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Media Travel Programme: Meet the 2015 Participants
Every year, the International Transport Forum, through its Media Travel Programme, invites up to 35 non-European journalists to attend the Annual Summit. For the participants, the Media Travel Programme provides deep immersion into the issues that drive mobility policy for the 21st century. It is a unique opportunity to listen to, meet and interact with key decision-makers from government, business and academia. Below the participants offer their take on changes in transport and the Leipzig Summit.
Meirav Moran
Twitter: @MeiravMoran
Meirav Moran has been an editor at "Globes", Israel's largest financial newspaper, for the past 9 years. She is Deputy Editor of Globes' real-estate magazine and also the "City critic" of the newspaper, covering the subject of urbanisation. She writes the "the Smarter city" column, which features projects, applications and special events in this particular field. Moran has also initiated a media project called "Talk of the Town", which is part of the weekly magazine. In this project, Globes hosts key figures in leading cities around the world, and writes about the development challenges facing each city.
Describe your vision for your country's transport future?
On the urban level, the challenge for decision makers of municipalities and the business community is to develop the best way to connect between personal shared vehicles and mass transportation, that will be beneficial to the city, will not demand to much of the state's budget, and will be attractive to all of us - the users of the city – residents, visitors, and tourists.
אותה כמות נסיעות - רק עם 10% מכלי הרכב
[Same amount of travel using only 10% of vehicles]
Globes (Israel) | 09 June 2015
Grant Bradley
Twitter: @gbradleynz
Grant Bradley has been on the news desk of the Business Herald for the past seven years covering aviation, tourism and energy. Grant has been a journalist for the last 25 years working mainly in New Zealand. He has worked for the New Zealand Herald newspaper and the paper's website, nzherald.co.nz, for most of that time in general reporting and news desk roles.
What are the challenges facing transport in your country?Main urban area road congestion, funding for public transport, encouraging green alternatives to existing transport, attracting more airlines to service this country which is remote from many of our main markets.
What transport initiatives/projects in your country would you like to share?
Air links. Almost all visitors to New Zealand arrive by air and these links are also improving as a result of more government to government air services agreements and efforts by tourism and other agencies such as airports to attract more carriers. Improved air links are also important for moving increasing volumes of high value freight, particularly fresh produce from this country.
The expanding cycle trail network. Work on the tourist cycle trails got underway as the global financial crisis was starting to bite. The network was envisaged as a way of providing jobs and attracting tourists to regional areas and has proved a big draw for overseas and domestic tourists. There have been matching efforts in cities with an extensive cycle network being built in Auckland, NZ's largest city.
What should policy makers focus on, in your country/globally?
Having a sensible debate about how roads and public transport can be funded in the future. Preparing for the surge in the number of electric vehicles.
Flight check: Abu Dhabi to Sydney
The New Zealand Herald | 16 July 2015
Superfactory - Behind the scenes at BMW's electric car plant
New Zealand Herald | 02 July 2015
Prajakta Chavan Rane
Prajakta Chavan Rane is a senior reporter with Hindustan Times. Her reporting experience with this paper and also with DNA has given her exposure to different beats, including politics, real estate, reporting on civic life, assembly polls, right to information act and consumer affairs. She also covers transport which is a crucial topic affecting day to day life of the citizens.
What are the challenges facing transport in your country?
I come from the most populous city in India'Mumbai which has numerous transportation challenges. Traffic jams is regular phenomena on the city roads. I admit our public transport is in pathetic state but even private transport owners have their set of problems, which includes bad roads, traffic jams, lack of parking and road toll which was one of the main election agenda taken up by the various political parties in the recently held state assembly elections.
The growing number of private vehicles on the road network which has not grown over the last decade is also a problem.
Like Mumbai even other metros in the country have itheir own share of transportation problems. Though there are several problems in the country still there is some hope. The Indian Government especially Indian railways are investing heavily in the infrastructure and rail connectivity to ports, this will serve the citizens in long term. I suppose only if we maintain our focus on enhancing public transport like bus rapid transit system, more railways and car-pooling we will soon start seeing the difference.
India and Mumbai particularly faces severe space crunch and therefore more insistence should be on enhancing the public transport and discouraging use of private transport. Besides, apart from looking at road construction the focus should be exploring the water transport mode. Mumbai has a huge coastal line which should be utilised to provide connectivity to other nearby regions. More focus should be on spreading the railway network instead of only roads and highways.
Camilla Cornell
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/pub/camilla-cornell/31/327/98
Camilla Cornell is a freelance journalist who writes for top national magazines and newspapers in Canada, including: the National Post, More, Reader's Digest, Today's Parent, Canadian Family, MoneySense, Canadian Capital, Profit.
The subject areas she covers include personal finance, travel, health and relationships.
Camilla has won two National Magazine Awards (Gold and Silver) and one Rogers Award for Editorial Excellence.
In Canada, winter storms can play havoc with flights and the increasing tendency for airlines to overbook sometimes results in unreasonable delays for passengers. The tendency for airlines to squeeze more passengers in less space is troublesome for both business and leisure travelers.
I'd like to see airlines clearly spell out their obligations to passengers in the event of cancellations and delays. The passenger rights movement in Canada is not as robust as in Europe or even the U.S.
Definitely a stronger emphasis on passenger rights. Better planning for winter storms, which are only worsened by global warming.
A. Elizabeth Sunimalee Dias
Sunday Times Sri Lanka
Twitter: @Sunimalee
Elizabeth Dias is currently a Senior Journalist for the Business section of the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka. She has been working at the Wijeya Newspapers, a leading newspaper group, since 2000, covering tourism, travel and aviation beats. She has had assignments in IT, Aviation, Tourism, peace negotiations between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the government in 2002 in addition to working for the Business section of the Daily Mirror and Daily Financial Times newspapers reporting from India, Thailand, Qatar, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Japan, Germany, Maldives, Vietnam and Lebanon.
Elizabeth started out as a freelance radio presenter and news reader at the state radio station, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and later joined the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) in 2002 as a news presenter on the nine o'clock news. She has a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) in 2002, completed a Masters in Conflict Resolution at the University of Colombo in 2010.
Sri Lanka faces issues relating to a limited number of transport modes and service options compared to the number of users. There are more people travelling by bus or train to work that has led to a high incidence of people falling prey to increased congestion inside the available public transport services. Moreover, the increased number of imported vehicles has also contributed to intense traffic during peak hours.
Sri Lanka is looking at a metro network of transport services in addition to having road travel for buses increasingly streamlined in a bid to ensure that buses would ply on a different lane from the rest of the traffic.
Convenience, safety and timely transport services in much faster speeds with increased infrastructure for road development and rail services is what's required in Sri Lanka.Globally there is a need to increase both parking spaces and infrastructure for roads to cater to the growing numbers.
Dania El Saadi
Dania El Saadi is general business reporter at the National newspaper in the UAE. She has been a reporter for 15 years working for newspapers, newswires and magazines. She has worked for the Daily Star newspaper in Lebanon covering general business stories and in Dubai at Bloomberg New covering all aspects of the energy sector. Other assignments included covering Arab economies and stocks in Cairo and working for Reuters covering Qatar news and covering Kuwait news for Dow Jones.
In the UAE, my country of residence, the main challenge is dealing with congestion, which is becoming a major problem due to population growth. A new problem is the conflict between national airlines Etihad Airways and Emirates with European and US airlines over competition. US airlines are calling for the cancelation of open skies agreements with the UAE in order to stem competition from the UAE carriers. Another challenge UAE carriers have to face is meeting rising demand for travel in the UAE while at the same time expanding airports.
The government is trying to deal with the problem of road congestion by expanding the metro and bus networks. They have an impressive plan to expand one of two existing metro lines to cater to the expected 24 million visitors to Dubai's Expo 2020. They are also expanding one of the airports, Dubai World Central, to receive 160 million passengers by the 2020s. They are also expanding roads and building new bridges to help ease congestion.
Joy Fang Zhiwen
Joy Fang Zhiwen is a senior reporter at Today. She focuses mainly on transport, housing and consumer beats. Joy has produced several news stories and features, such as on how third-party taxi booking apps could fragment the driver pool, the new bus contracting model and new initiatives by the Land Transport Authority. She has won News Story of the Month four times in the monthly internal Today awards. Another areas of interest is in animal welfare.
What are the challenges facing transport in your country?Singapore faces issues such as high commuter traffic which flows in one direction during peak hours provoking congestion, high costs in purchasing cars, and an ageing rail system which has led to several high profile disruptions affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters. Commuters are becoming increasingly disgruntled and sensitive, reacting negatively to fare increases or transport operators' efforts to diversify into other forms of businesses.
A seamless transport system that allows travel with ease. For instance more sheltered walkways (air-conditioned tunnels connecting bus stops to train stations), waiting times of less than 5 minutes for buses and trains at any hour, autonomous vehicles or other forms of mobility such as segways to help ease connections between nodes.
Keeping all forms of transport (including cars, bike rentals, motorcycles, taxis and trains) affordable, making sure the public system is well oiled and well maintained. Have more alternatives for commuters, instead of just buses and trains. They should also work on new ways to combat congestion on roads, given that our ERP system is not fully effective (some complain that they pay the congestion fee and yet it is still as jammed as ever).
The Dominion Post
Michael Forbes is a journalist with The Dominion Post. He has covered the transport and regional council rounds since 2012, reporting on a variety of local and national issues, including the development and construction of the Government's four-lane expressway through the Wellington region, and plans to extend Wellington International Airport's runway by 300 metres. He has also covered developments in national road safety, including new breath-alcohol limits and licence requirements for drivers, as well as proposals to both raise and lower open road speed limits.
New Zealand's geographic isolation from its major trading partners means it needs to work hard to promote itself as an attractive destination for air and shipping lines, and an efficient domestic freight network is key to that success. Transport demands are also likely to change significantly over the next few decades given the country's aging population and multiple trends that point towards declining private vehicle use, such as less young people obtaining driver licenses.
New Zealand's rugged terrain and poorly-designed highways in many areas, coupled with a vehicle fleet that is old by world standards, means it lags behind many developed countries in road safety. In 2010 the Government launched its 10-year Safer Journeys Strategy, which was designed to reduce death and serious injuries on our roads by attacking the problem from a multiple angles. Since its inception, the blood-alcohol limit for driving has been reduced, tougher driver licence tests have been introduced and police have taken a harsher line with speeding. In 2013, the national road toll of 254 deaths was the lowest since 1950.
What should policy-makers focus on, in your country/globally?
As an island nation in the Pacific, New Zealand is vulnerable to the cost and disruptions caused by extreme weather events. About 18 per cent of the country's greenhouse gas emissions come from transport and measures to reduce this to date have had little impact. New Zealand's policy makers, along with those elsewhere, need to come up with workable solutions to this problem.
Government says it will take the 'lightest touch' possible to regulating Uber
stuff.co.nz | 06 June 2015
Simon Bridges hoping to attract more electric and driverless cars to NZ
The Southland Times | 22 May 2015
Yonah Freemark
The Transport Politic
Twitter: @yfreemark
Yonah Freemark is a journalist and city planner who founded the website The Transport Politic and who has written on issues relating to transportation and urban affairs for CNN, The New York Times, CityLab, Next City, and others. He manages work on transportation and transit-oriented development for Chicago's Metropolitan Planning Council and is an adjunct professor at Roosevelt University.
For thirty years, the U.S. has been underinvesting in its transportation systems. The results are obvious to any visitor: Poorly maintained roads, decrepit transit systems, and an embarrassing intercity rail network. Without additional public funding dedicated to transportation infrastructure, these problems will worsen, but the political support for that funding is limited.
The intercity rail projects being pursued by California and Florida are dramatically different but both would significantly improve rail mobility in these major states. California's project, much like European antecedents, is publicly funded and will produce 350 kph trains operating between San Francisco and Los Angeles, but questions remain about whether it will be fully funded or just partially built. Florida's project, on the other hand, is using private funds to connect Miami and Orlando at much lower 180 kph speeds. The outcomes of both projects could profoundly influence future rail investments in the U.S.
Given climate change and transportation's enormous contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, it is imperative that investment in transportation be altered dramatically. Notably, despite the well-understood connection between transportation and land use, policy makers in the U.S. continue to support transportation investments that worsen climate change by encouraging lifestyles in sprawling, energy-inefficient environments. We must alter our approach immediately to address the climate challenge head-on.
For rail services, downtown sometimes isn't the right place for a terminus
IThe Transport Politic (USA) | 06 July 2015
Will autonomous cars change the role and value of public transportation?
IThe Transport Politic (USA) | 23 June 2015
Dhanusha Gokulan
LinkedIn: https://ae.linkedin.com/pub/dhanusha-gokulan/a/631/587
Twitter: @wordjunkie88
An Indian national and a journalist since 2008, Dhanusha is the resident transport expert at Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She has covered a wide range of topics and issues, such as education, civic problems, health, youth, real estate, and culture, Dhanusha finally settled on transport and infrastructure as a beat in 2013, choosing it for its dynamism and diversity. A prolific writer Dhanusha has worked in/with several news organisations in both India and UAE.
Globally, UAE is one of the fastest developing countries. Even though giant leaps have been made to make UAE a regional hub for international trade, metropolitan transport suffers due to limited availability of public transport and a heavy focus on automobile travel. The three key transportation challenges in UAE are:
Proper integration of all means of public transport like buses, trains, water taxis, and taxis
Lack of bicycling and walking tracks. (Not always possible due to extreme weather conditions)
Narrow exit ways on highways causing severe road blocks during peak traffic hours.
Describe your vision for your country's transport future?
To achieve smart transportation goals, the UAE needs to invest in high-density, circular and compact communities, taking inspiration from ancient times, which will inevitably give rise to:
Cheaper and more environment friendly modes of transportation;
Higher dependence on public ;transportation and smart and dynamic highways;
Bicycles becoming primary mode of short-distance transport, hereby encouraging healthy lifestyles among people.
The Dubai Tram, which was launched in November 2014; the Dubai Metro, launched in 2009, and the Etihad Rail Project, which is still undergoing.
Gulam Ali Khan
Muscat Daily
Twitter: @GAliKhan1
Gulam Ali Khan has been a senior business reporter with Muscat Daily, the leading English daily in Sultanate of Oman, since May 2010. He has extensively covered the transport and logistics infrastructure developments in the Gulf region including Oman's ambitious national railway project and expansion of airports. As a seasoned journalist he has also been covering wide ranging economic issues, oil and gas industry and financial markets. He has covered international conferences on transport, oil and gas industry and economy in the Gulf region including IATA's 2014 World Air Transport Summit in Doha, Qatar.
Oman has made heavy investments to develop transport and logistic infrastructure in past few years. With rapid development of ports and national railway project linking to the neighbouring countries, Oman, in the coming years, is going to serve as the gateway for international trade in the Middle East and Africa.
With new ports capacities being developed and national railway project to link Oman with the neighbouring countries, the movement of goods and people between Gulf countries will be much fast and easier in next few years.
The most ambitious transport project in Oman is the National Railway Project which will link major cities, ports and towns within Oman and with other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
The expansion of two international airports is in the final phase of development that will significantly boost the country's capacity to accommodate more international passengers.
With the development of infrastructures the major focus should be on interconnecting the transport infrastructures among neighbouring/regional countries. Oman is doing a great work by linking its infrastructures (through roads and railway) with the neighbouring countries. However, there is a need to develop and improve the quality of public transport services and the government is considering setting up a new public transport system in Muscat.
Sang-Soo Kwon
Sang-Soo Kwon has been working at the Korea JoongAng Daily since June 2011 and works on the National Desk to cover politics and social affairs. He started his career as a business reporter to cover car and manufacturing industries.
Korean automakers have been challenged by foreign automakers, particularly by German automakers such as BMW, Mercedes Benz, Audi and Volkswagen, in the domestic market. The market share for foreigners marked nearly 15 percent in 2014 while the combined market share for the nation's leading automakers - Hyundai and Kia - fell below 70 percent. Korean automakers also are having a tough time in the global market as their core markets including Brazil, Russia and other newly industrialised nations are experiencing a slump in their economies.
Koreans need to focus on next-generation cars including smart cars converged with IT and eco-friendly cars. One thing that industry insiders are carefully watching is Hyundai Motor's recent aggressive investments in high end car technology including the driverless driving system because this will impact the overall industry including the parts industry.
The Korean government has been consistently saying that the country should improve its overall infrastructure for environmentally-friendly vehicles, but it hasn't improved that much. The subsidies for electric vehicle buyers have been cut down and not so many charging stations were built in the past few years.
Ayoub Lahrache
Groupe Maroc Soir
Twitter: @AyoubLahrache
Ayoub Lahrache has been a journalist at Le Matin since January 2013. He started his career as a web editor, but swiftly became a journalist working on the national desk. He trained as a journalist at l'Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme et de Communication (ESJC) à Casablanca, and obtained a Masters in journalism.
Adrian Lim has been working in the news industry for the past eight years. He is currently working as correspondent for The Straits Times' Newsdesk, with an interest in transport-related issues, both public (trains, buses) and private (taxis, cars). He writes on a diverse range of subject matter, from Government policies to industry developments, statistical trends, and sustainable transport options.
Previous appointments include reporter at My Paper, Singapore Press Holdings, Lifestyle Editor at AsiaOne, Singapore Press Holdings and Content Producer at AsiaOne.
Land space is limited in Singapore, and since policy makers cannot keep building new roads to accommodate more cars, the alternative is a reliable and well-connected public transport system. Singapore's rail network is set to double in length by 2030, and while new train lines are being built, older ones which are more than 20 years old have to be kept running smoothly. The recent years have also seen more people using bicycles and other personal mobility devices (PMD), such as electric kick scooters. With more mixed-use traffic on roads and pavements, there needs to be greater mutual understanding between pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and PMD users.
New metro lines are being built, which will double the country's rail network by 2030. A new Government Contracting Model for the bus industry is also in the pipelines, modelled after the London system, where the Government owns all the buses and infrastructure, while operators bid to run the routes and meet service standards.
Globally, it should be about making transportation - public or private - accessible and friendly to everyone. Transportation helps people travel to find jobs, get to work, access services such as healthcare, and also brings people together, whether for work or social reasons.
Carmen Luna
CNN Expansion
LinkedIn: https://mx.linkedin.com/pub/carmen-luna/65/a72/282
Carmen Luna is a financial journalist; she has been working in the media industry since 2008. Currently she works in Mexico City, at CNNExpansión website where she covers sources of macro-economy and financial systems.
Her previous professional experience includes financial analyst and journalist for El Economista journal, and journalist in La Razón journal. Carmen studied Economics at UNAM.
In Mexico City the strong population growth in urban and suburban zones has been a huge problem for the last 15 years. Both demand for urban transport and the number of cars in circulation has increased considerably because the sources of employment are in urban areas, while the population tends to live in the suburbs. Increased car use has in turn led to poorer air quality.
So, I think that the main challenges facing transport in Mexico are: the lack of sustainable public transport, saturation of roads, number of cars circulating, an outdated subway, lack of road and pedestrian awareness and lack of programs to take the old cars off the road.
One of the most successful projects implemented in Mexico City is the so-called Metrobus, which runs on the main roads of the city. It has allowed the Mexican authorities to takeout of service a large number of buses, however the service level is still somewhat lacking.
What are you best and worst travel experiences?
My best travel experience was in London, especially in the subway. The worst, I live it every day to transport me from my home to my work in underground and then by bus.
Laura J.Nelson
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/laurajanenelson
Twitter: @laura_nelson
Laura J. Nelson is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times. She focuses on transport issues in Southern California, including the influence of technology on mobility, the push for more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly streets, and the rapid expansion of Los Angeles' rail network. She is on the board of the California Scholastic Press Association, where she helps to teach and mentor high school journalists. Laura grew up in Kansas and received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.
What are the challenges facing transport in your country?Money is the biggest concern. The federal fund for highway, road and transit improvements in the U.S. is essentially bankrupt, because it is paid for through a tax on gasoline that has not been raised for more than 20 years. At the same time, vehicles have become more fuel efficient, reducing revenue. National leaders in Congress are, for the most part, not willing to raise taxes because doing so is politically unpopular—but there is no clear idea of where money could come from, instead.
As a Los Angeles resident, I'm most interested in what's happening locally: We currently have five rail lines under construction, an infrastructure push that dwarfs what any other United States city is doing. California is in the early stages of building high-speed rail from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and is considering whether to shift our taxation structure toward the number of miles driven, in addition to a per-gallon fee on gasoline. Across the United States, we're also seeing a shift toward more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly urban areas, and growing interest in public-private partnerships, which have been very popular on other continents, but not common here.
No travel experience is bad! My most memorable trip was to India, an overwhelming but beautiful country.
Yusuf Omar
eNews Channel Africa (eNCA)
Yusuf Omar is a journalist for eNews Channel Africa (eNCA), the country's only independent 24-hour news channel. He recently covered the Syrian civil war, Zimbabwean elections, and documented the illegal rhino horn trade in Vietnam. At eNCA he has participated in the 'Building South Africa,' series and has told stories of the nation's ageing infrastructure, how it has impacted on the economy, the country's multi-billion dollar plans to bring reliable public transport, and the provision of free internet, to over 50 million people. Born in England, raised in Australia, educated in America, and now living in South Africa, Omar brings a global perspective to local issues.
After completing his post-graduate media studies at Rhodes University, Omar worked for The Star newspaper in Johannesburg, where he focused on environmental issues. This beat saw him cover the UN's COP17 meeting on climate change in Durban.
In 2012, he moved to eNCA, and participated in the 'Building South Africa,' series.
Jorge Oviedo
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jorge-oviedo/8/363/7
Twitter: @OviedoJorge
Jorge Oviedo is journalist and columnist at La Nación (www.lanacion.com.ar),
columnist at Semanario Mil30 Radio del Plata saturdays from 7 to 9 and columnist at Claro y Sencillo FM Milenium 106.5 radio
LinkedIn: http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/sinan-öztürk/2a/897/215/en
Twitter: @sinan_ozturk
Sinan Öztürk has been a web editor at Daily Sabah since 2014, he primarily writes news stories on the business section of our website, which are also often published in the printed version of the paper. Previously, he worked for a customs audit and consultancy company. Sinan is currently doing a master's degree on International Relations in Galatasaray University, after obtaining a bachelor's degree in the same field in Bilkent University.
What are the challenges facing transport in your country?Turkey's transport sector is pretty much based on fossil fuels, which are exported from foreign countries. Sea transport is underdeveloped, despite Turkey being surrounded by seas while rail transport, especially for freight, is very limited. The current turmoil in the Middle East, North Africa and Ukraine, and in the Balkans and the Caucasus in the past, have been major challenges for Turkey's transport sector. Non-tariff barriers from the EU and Iran are also important challenges for Turkey's transport sector.
I would like to see Turkey's transport less dependent on fossil fuels, with much more emphasis on sea and rail transport. Turkey's role as a logistics hub between Europe, Eurasia, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa should be further improved with uninterrupted links to these regions.
Istanbul's third airport, which is under construction and to be inaugurated in 2017, will be the largest airport in the world in terms of passenger capacity and will strengthen Turkey's role as a transit hub. The Kars–Tbilisi–Baku railway, which was delayed several times, will improve ties between three countries in the Caucasus, while linking Turkey with an alternative route from Central Asian countries to China that manufacturing bases are in a trend to move inland.
Jekki Bryan Pascual
ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC)
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jekki-pascual/20/bb8/956
Twitter: @ANCALERTS
Jekki Pascual is a TV journalist working for a 24-hour English news channel based in Manila, Philippines. He has been working for over 7 years now, writing on various topics ranging from business, international news, politics, features, technology to climate change and many more. Jekki has also worked as a reporter and even as a news anchor. He has also been part of a team doing special documentaries. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Communication from the prestigious Ateneo de Manila University.
Congestion. That's one word to describe the transportation problem in the Philippines - airport congestion, road congestion, rail congestion. So many people, so little space.
Commuter friendly nation. The Philippines need to develop transport infrastructure so Filipinos and tourists will find it easier to navigate and travel in and around cities.
Jeepneys and tricycles are iconic modes of transportation in the Philippines. Now, many groups and some government agencies are pushing for electric jeepneys or e-jeeps/ e-tricycles to help the environment and commuters as well.
Diana Laura Pazos
Clarín Newspaper / Viajes Clarí
Twitter: @dianapazos
Diana Pazos has been working as a journalist for Clarín, a major newspaper in Argentina, since 2001. She writes articles for the "Suplemento Viajes & Turismo", the Sunday Travel and Tourism Section of Clarín. And she also works for the website http://www.clarin.com/todoviajes, focusing on travel articles, trends of the tourist market and industry, transport, technology and gastronomy.
She has also written for several magazines (Buquebus, Avianca, Rumbos, La Primera and Sustainable Development Pymes, among others), newspapers such as El Día de La Plata and Hoy and the Italian press agency ANSA.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media from Universidad Nacional de la Plata (UNLP).
The challenges are the development and improvement of public transport's efficiency: for instance, people need more trains and better frequency in Argentina, in general, and in Buenos Aires, in particular. And this city also needs more subways because traffic jams are a huge problem.
There are some policies to develop the rail network, to add lanes in highways and to promote the use of bicycles in big cities, such as in Buenos Aires.
My best travel experiences were with Air New Zealand and with the high speed rail AVE-Renfe in Europe. As regards the worst experiences, I could mention the one I had in El Cairo, Egypt: the traffic was extremely chaotic. Also, in Cuba, ten years ago, I waited for hours for a bus that never showed up.
Fabio Eduardo Ramos Murakawa
Valor Economico
Twitter: @fabiomura
Fabio Murakawa currently works as a reporter for the international desk of the newspaper Valor Economico, covering macroeconomic and political issues, with emphasis on Countries in South America. He has been professional journalist since 1997 and has worked for some of the major media outlets in Brazil, such as the newspapers Folha de S. Paulo and Agora São Paulo, Universo Online - UOL (news website), R7.com (news website) and Reuters news agency
Aparajita Ray
Twitter: @AparajitaRay
http://in.linkedin.com/pub/aparajita-ray/14/287/b42
Aparajita Ray is Urban Infrastructure Correspondent at The Times of India. She has been covering urban infrastructure for about four and a half years, particularly the urban transport and power sector and has also covered many stories that delve deep into social issues.
Abashi Shamamba
Abashi Shamamba has worked at L'Economiste for 19 years. He is currently head of the economy desk. He manages the International economy and macro-economy section of six journalists. Shamaba is also responsible for coordinating the journal's quality policy. Holder of an award from ENA in Rabat, he holds a degree in business economics from Hassan II University in Casablanca, and an award from ENA, Rabat. Abashi Shamamba is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Emily Stewart
The Business, ABC
Twitter: @stewart_emily
Emily Stewart has been a reporter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the national broadcaster, since 2008. She has been the Melbourne reporter for The Business program, a national business, economics and finance television show, since 2010. She has covered a wide range of transport issues including public private partnerships, shipping industry reforms and biofuel in the aviation industry.
Google is searching for billion dollar ideas with the X-factor
ABC (Australia) | 28 July 2015
Dai Tian
Dai Tian has been a business reporter with China Daily, the national English media group, since 2014, writing exclusive stories ranging from cross-border trades to company profiles. Prior to that, she worked as a Hong Kong-based reporter with Caixin media, covering financial markets and corporate news.
-A full-fledged high-speed train network connecting all major cities in China, increasing mobility for business and travel
-Improved highways and other infrastructures to assist e-commerce trade between urban and less developed regions
-More convenient and diversified ways of cross-continent transport, as enabled by the revitalization of the Silk Road and the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
China has been seeking co-operation with countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, promoting mutual development in economics and transport infrastructures. As China unveiled the framework and new routes of its Belt and Road initiatives in April, infrastructural projects will likely to kick off along with multilateral trade promotions.
Policy makers should encourage private sectors to fully participate in the Silk Belt and Road initiatives and allow market forces to play a decisive role. This is in line with the government's determination to improve investment efficiency and uphold high-quality growth.
İbrahim Türkmen
Today's Zaman / Aksiyon Turkey
Twitter: @pesemitt
Ibrahim Turkmen is Senior correspondent and business editor of Today's Zaman and in 2014 was also appointed business editor of Aksiyon magazine, the largest weekly news magazine in Turkey. In 2007 he was a member of the team who built Today's Zaman, and in 2010 he assumed the responsibility of coordinating the publication of ZAman groups weekly papers in the US and Britain. Ibrahim studied Economics and International Relations at the Bilgi University in İstanbul and graduated in 2001. He spent more than a year as a Treasury expert at a private bank and then moved to journalism.
- Too much reliance on land transport, failure to tap the vast potential in maritime and railway transport effectively.
- Extremely expensive fuel and heavy tax burdens.
- Externalities on transport companies arising from the political problems with countries in the region, the latest example of which is the unilateral suspension of the RoRo agreement with Egypt.
- To become a part of a great network of transport spanning from China to the westernmost edge of Europe, hence ensuring the utilisation of trade opportunities such a vision promises,
- Best: A domestic trip across Anatolia.
- Worst: A mess in ticket records on a way back to Turkey from the US.
Richard Willingham
Twitter: @rwillingham
Richard Willingham is State Political Correspondent with Melbourne Age, where he has worked since 2010. He has a strong interest in major infrastructure projects, including debate between road and rail, which have become critical issues in Australian politics, particularly at a state level.
He has covered a wide-range of issues including industrial relations, gambling, infrastructure, emergency services as well as the daily grind of politics.
- Building road and rail projects in expanding cities and how best to connect Australia's major cities over such vast distances.
- How to fund major infrastructure projects
In my home state, Victoria, a new government ripped up contracts for a new road tunnel. The issue of the East West Tunnel and how Australia decides what projects to fund and build has become highly political, with demands for transparency over the benefits of projects.
Sustainability and effective use of infrastructure, including building major projects as a tool to boost the economy and employment.
Ye Zhang
Twitter: @ZhangYolanda
Ye Zhang has been working as a business reporter at the Global Times since 2012, covering stories of businesses in different industries such as e-commerce, transportation, consumer products, logistics, and macro-economy.
More cities in China are confronted with traffic congestion issues, as increasing numbers of Chinese households own at least one car. And how to optimise the transportation system during Spring Festival travel is also a problem for the Chinese government. As for shipping companies, they are suffering from overcapacity amid economic slowdown.
China is actively pushing the One Belt One Road initiatives, which is expected to spur trading and communications between China and other countries and regions around the world. But the prospect s of the initiatives depend on how much support China can gain from governments and individuals in other countries.
Chinese policy makers need put more focus on how to ease city transport pressure via Internet. Car-sharing is becoming a trend, but China still has yet to map out any specific and clear regulations for the sector. Smart transport, an important aspect of smart cities, is also a field that should be addressed with great importance.


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Sustainable project finance
It has taken the Equator Principles just 10 years to have a positive impact on lenders and clients alike. In less than a decade, the global framework by which banks manage environmental and social risks in project financing, known as the Equator Principles (EP), has impacted lending procedures by financial institutions and influenced the work of corporate clients and sponsors. So says Christopher Steane, Head of Lending Services at ING.
Christopher Steane, Head of Lending Services at ING.
Steane believes the guidelines have intensified ING's sustainable lending practices and become a catalyst for a new commercial focus on sustainability overall. "This journey has gone by very quickly for us; from the initial scepticism of some in our commercial teams, to the full endorsement of the principles across the organisation," he said. "Today we accept the rules, and this is helping our clients become more accepting of them too."
"Our approach is to establish a clear dialogue with clients early on, so we can identify potential issues and address them together. Dialogue and cooperation are essential."
Deepening the dialogue
One of the greatest challenges in EP implementation, says Steane, has been to raise awareness among sponsors and clients, especially in markets where social and environmental standards for business are less stringent. Companies with little or no experience in applying mitigation measures often require additional support and advice from their lenders.
"Clients don't want banks telling them how to behave, they want assistance." says Steane, who is quick to point out that the credibility of global financial institutions is still under heavy scrutiny following the financial crisis. "Our approach is to establish a clear dialogue with clients early on, so we can identify potential issues and address them together. Dialogue and cooperation are essential."
Steane references the example of a EUR 1.18bn ING deal with Kazahkstan China Pipeline, owners of the pipeline transporting crude oil from Kazakhstan to China, in which China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) was the sponsor. The syndicate, consisting of ING and several Chinese non-EP banks went through a highly challenging process to ensure that all applicable international environmental and social standards were implemented. It became the first time that CNPC achieved full EP compliance on any of its projects around the world and was also the first-ever EP-compliant project in Kazakhstan.
Businesses that have applied the framework once are likely to do so again, and this has a knock effect across their industries, says Steane. "What we are seeing is that when a client or sponsor embraces the principles on a particular deal, it lifts up the standards everywhere, not just for themselves, but for peers as well."
Sustainability and innovation
For ING, the sustainability momentum created by the EP has also been a driver for the development of new business models, processes, products and services that have sustainability at their core. This has led to a notable increase in volumes of business in areas with strong sustainability credentials, and is becoming a distinctive feature for ING in the corporate market.
"It is only recently that we have concrete evidence pointing to the fact that companies with the best CSR practices are also those that tend to produce higher investment returns," says Steane, pointing to a recent study by the Harvard Business Review. "Resource-efficient companies are more likely to display high levels of innovation and entrepreneurship and that pushes them above the average business," he explains.
An example of ING's stronger focus on sustainability has been its growing presence in the renewable energies market. Since 2008, the number of deals relating to renewable energy within ING's global project finance energy portfolio has consistently grown at a faster rate than energy projects relating to coal, which have the highest GHG emissions and impact on global warming.
Although it is a promising trend, Steane cautions against having unrealistic expectations about the types of deals that ING will finance in the future. "Sustainable business opportunities are growing, but it is as critical as ever that we lend to businesses that are well established and commercially viable," he says. "We will not lose sight of the fact that our primary responsibility is towards our deposit holders, and that means deploying their savings in an economically beneficial way."
What began as a small and predominantly European and US initiative, the EP framework is today endorsed by almost 80 financial institutions from over 32 countries, many of them from emerging markets. "To have achieved such critical mass so quickly is a tremendous success," says Leonie Schreve, Chair of the EP Steering Committee and Head of Sustainable Lending at ING. "We continue to see new financial institutions adopting, and recently welcomed our first members from Russia and India."
Most significantly, EP association members have overwhelmingly approved the third and most robust iteration of the principles to date, EP III. As part of its role as Chair, ING was responsible for overseeing the development of EP III, which will capture more projects under the framework by extending the scope to project-related corporate loans and bridge loans.
"We have moved the agenda forward, even though there are plenty of issues we continue to struggle with," says Schreve. "It is as important as ever that the pace of change be one that the industry and our clients can sustain."
Steane also agrees on the importance of getting the balance right. "EP has helped us to broaden our sustainability journey, but the challenges facing the world today are also broad and many. We are adapting our lending processes for the wider world, but equally important is that we partner with our clients and help them in their own sustainability journeys."

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Introducing the Hybrid Workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the way people worked drastically, and it did it very suddenly. As more people are being vaccinated, offices are starting to reopen. Workers, who gained substantial flexibility by working from home, however, are now expecting some of that flexibility to continue. Employers, who up until mandated shutdowns were not enthusiastic that they could make the remote workforce work for their companies are now set up to manage them proficiently. This month we thought we would take a look at the inevitable compromise that is being reached: the hybrid workplace.
A Necessary Shift
For years, workers had been chomping at the bit to be allowed to work remotely. Some companies made it work for them, while others attempted it only to realize that it was too difficult or in some cases costly to permanently utilize the strategy. The lion's share of companies axed the idea from the get go. This all changed when jobs that could be done remotely were moved offsite due to health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies that for years had been denying their workforce the ability to work from home, now needed people to.
Obviously, some businesses weren't set up for this. Others, that had invested in cloud-hosted tools as a way to control capital costs, were miles ahead. Most businesses needed to make adjustments, as did most workers. Regardless of how management viewed the work-from-home model, the sustainability of many businesses was at stake, and as a result, it was clear how the situation had to be approached. Business owners and managers needed remote workers to keep their businesses running.
Workers From Home
For many workers there was some excitement when they were forced to work from home. Over time, however, some workers have shown fatigue. Others have prospered. Workers with children who were also home for much of the time due to the same health concerns, found it to be both a benefit and a curse. As regulations start to ease some workers, who have thrived during this period, are afraid that the good work they put in during the pandemic won't be rewarded as their management teams bring people back to the workplace. Others just want to get out of their houses and are looking forward to the personal interaction they typically have at work. There are a lot of different situations and a lot of different perspectives.
Ultimately, given the flexibility that remote work provides, a lot of workers simply don't want to go back to how it was before. The studies that have been conducted over the past several months make this clear. In fact, one survey found that 87 percent of workers that worked remotely over the past year would like the ability to continue to do so in some fashion after the risks subside.
The Compromise
With the lack of concert expectations from management and the workforce, the workforce of the future will likely adopt some type of hybrid model. What this means is that workers will be asked to be in the office on certain days and be able to continue to work from home on the others. This is not just because workers want to work from home. It is also because people are going to be worried about going back to work with the COVID-19 pandemic still an issue, even if they are vaccinated. It's just an uncomfortable situation, especially as tens of millions of people outright refuse to get the vaccine.
The hybrid model still needs to be hashed out for a lot of businesses, including who would work from where when. Do you need to schedule specific days for people to be in the office, or would it be more about who needs to collaborate or use internal resources that are more secure and more readily available from the confines of the office? Your individual business will dictate how the hybrid workplace should be structured at your company.
The Main Benefit of the Hybrid Workplace
While it doesn't seem like there are a lot of benefits on the surface to doing business this way, you need to understand just how expensive it is to replace workers. As mentioned above, workers will look for the situations that will benefit them, and for a business that has been operating for over a year with a completely remote workforce, allowing your employees to work from home a couple of times a week is a compromise that you have to make. Your employees want flexibility, and making this move will help your retention rates and your staff's overall happiness. Ultimately, you save from having to replace the workers that will most likely leave if you were to make them come back to the office full-time.
The post-pandemic workplace will look different, but through the use of technology, you can successfully move on from the pandemic with your staff intact. If you want to talk to one of our IT consultants about the technology that can help you successfully implement the hybrid workforce strategy in your business, give us a call today at (800) 346-0122.


Extensive experience is always vital for any self-respecting firm. But that's not enough. It takes technology, innovation, flexibility and very, very good taste.
Marmi Adami works in collaboration with architects and designers, constantly focusing on the project. We use state-of-the-art numerical control machinery for high-precision work, and rely on an expert team who have the skills to carry out extremely precise designs and projects, both classical and modern.
All this so that every facing, every floor, bathroom or staircase, is created as if it were our own, not just the client's.


What Should Your Fund Director Actually Be Doing?
You've appointed your independent directors. They seem like good people, came highly recommended, have great resumes and seem interested and enthusiastic about your strategy. Now that you have them on board though, do you know what they should actually be doing?
Since the 2008 financial crisis, directors of investment funds have faced more and more scrutiny of their actions and decisions. Recent court cases have confirmed the rules on directors' duties and in December 2013 the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) issued a statement of guidance on corporate governance (the Guidance) which it expects regulated funds to follow as a minimum. Although the BVI does not have an equivalent to the Guidance, the principles under BVI law are the same and a BVI fund director would be well advised to take direction from the Cayman Guidance.
So what should the directors of a regulated fund in Cayman or the BVI actually be doing?
Before Launch – before the fund launches directors should be reviewing and signing-off the fund's documents, in particular the offering document, eg. to confirm the investment strategy and restrictions, to make sure that statements can be verified, risk factors are appropriate and conflicts of interest are fully disclosed. Launch board resolutions should also include approval of delegation of agreed functions to the various service providers, among other launch matters.
After Launch – CIMA expects the oversight, direction and management of a regulated fund to be conducted in a fit and proper manner. Many of the principles in the Guidance reflect general directors' duties and are already good practice for well-run funds. It is also clear that CIMA drew on comments made in the first instance decision of the Cayman Islands Grand Court decision in Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund Limited (in liquidation).
The Guidance applies to the governing body and operators of the regulated fund, ie directors of a corporate fund, general partner of a limited partnership and trustee of the unit trust.
All of the principles set out in the Guidance are equally applicable to the directors of a regulated fund in the BVI and should be considered to reflect the expectations of the FSC in relation to the management of BVI regulated funds.
Making sure that the governance structure is appropriate and suitable for effective oversight of the fund, looking at the fund's size, nature and complexity, including the level of assets under management, number of investors and nature of investment strategy.
The governing body has ultimate responsibility for effectively overseeing and supervising the fund and should monitor and regularly take steps to satisfy itself that the fund is operating in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and its service providers are monitoring compliance.
Requiring regular reporting from the fund's investment manager and other service providers.
Identifying, disclosing, monitoring, managing and documenting all conflicts of interest.
Meeting at least twice a year in person or by telephone or video conference call, more frequently if the size, nature and complexity of the fund requires it. Where necessary, service providers should be asked to attend governing body meetings.
Full, accurate and clear written records should be kept of governing body meetings including agenda items, circulated documents, a list of attendees and if they were present physically or by telephone or video conference, all matters considered and decisions made and information requested from and provided by service providers and advisors.
Exercise independent judgment, acting in the best interests of the fund, taking into account the interests of investors as a whole.
Operate with due skill, care and diligence and act honestly and in good faith at all times, making sure they have sufficient and relevant knowledge and experience to carry out their duties.
They must exercise the care, skill and diligence of a reasonably diligent person with such general knowledge, skill and experience.
Make relevant enquiries when issues are raised and be satisfied that appropriate action is being taken and communicate adequate information to the fund's investors when it can.
Make sure it has sufficient capacity to apply its mind to overseeing and supervising each regulated fund it's appointed to. No specific limits are set however on the number of directorships that can be accepted by an individual or corporate director.
Making sure that the fund's constitutional and offering documents comply with Cayman law, including that the investment strategy and conflicts of interest policy are clearly described in the offering document.
Being responsible for approving the appointment and removal of the fund's service providers, monitoring and supervising the functions and notifying investors of any changes. The operators have ultimate responsibility for functions which are delegated and should regularly ask for confirmation from the service providers that they are acting in accordance with the fund's constitutional and offering documents, including regularly monitoring whether the investment manager is acting in accordance with the fund's investment criteria, strategy and restrictions.
Inform itself of the fund's investment activities, performance and financial position and review and approve the fund's financial statements.
Regularly monitor the fund's net asset valuation policy and that NAV is being calculated in accordance with the policy.
Act in a transparent and honest manner with CIMA, always disclosing any matter which would materially and adversely affect the fund's financial soundness and any non-compliance with applicable laws.
Ensure it provides suitable risk management oversight and that risks are appropriately managed and mitigated.
In Cayman, all directors of regulated funds also have to be registered or licensed with CIMA under the Directors Registration and Licensing Law before they are appointed as a director (see our earlier blog on Cayman Islands Director Registrations – Funds for more details). CIMA won't register a fund which is applying to be regulated with them if the directors aren't registered or licensed, so directors simply have to comply with this one. On this Cayman and the BVI differ and there is no similar requirement in the BVI. Fund directors also need to act in accordance with their usual directors duties under general Cayman or BVI corporate law (see our earlier blog on Directors' Duties for Cayman Islands and BVI Funds for more details).
Many of the principles in the Guidance will be second nature to experienced independent directors but it does at least provide a helpful checklist of minimum expectations for all regulated funds to follow.


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Incompatible changes are MUST CHECK items when upgrading to a new version. If you were doing a bare-bones / quick-and-dirty migration this is what you want to check. Granted you should always read through all changes noted in migration guides so that you know what was changed and will allow you to learn what is new and what changes have occurred throughout the extensions.

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Service Members Who Gave The Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered At Ft. Detrick
May 27, 2021 - 9:27 pm
The post will have a display set up through the middle of June.
Ft, Detrick, Md (KM) Fort Detrick is honoring the fallen this Memorial Day, and their families. Flags and several placards haver been placed along Porter Street, which is described as the post's "main drag." They will remain up from Friday, May 28th to Tuesday, June 15th.
The effort was put together by the Survivors Outreach Services which provides assistance to families from parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. "We have lost so many soldiers, they wanted to create a program, an outreach program, that outreached to the families of the fallen soldier that we lost after 9/11," says Liz Keirsey, the Coordinator at Fort Detrick for Survivors Outreach Services.
The display has 97 placards which honor the fallen service members who have family in this year. "There will be placards with each service members' name and their rank. It will be along Porter Street up and down, both sides. And it will accompany 246 American flags which represent the 246th birthday of the Army," she says.
Kiersey says access to this display by the general public right now is restricted. "It's hard for the public to get on post. Mostly it is for the civilian employees, obviously, active duty and surviving family members," she says.
Survivors Outreach Services provides assistance to families who lost loved one, and are trying to cope. Keirsey says some of those services include grief counseling, financial education, estate planning and educational planning for children. "The big thing with the program is we just want these families to know that they are recognized., and that they are part of the Army family as long as they want to be," she says. ":They have paid the ultimate sacrifice and we honor their them and we recognize them and their deceased service members."


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With Brexit, international market and general economic risks looming the role of the Irish entrepreneur is more important than ever to maintain Ireland's economy.
As Irish entrepreneurs invest the economy grows, employment numbers are maintained and increased, and the driver of Irish economic activity is diversified to compliment multinational investors.
When entrepreneurs invest they take commercial risk motivated in part by the financial reward that follows business success. The Irish CGT rate is 33% and such a high CGT rate can discourage investment by entrepreneurs.
It is limited to gains of €1M.
This compares with the UK relief which applies to gains up to €10M.
The full time working requirement means that entrepreneurs can generally only qualify in one business even if they invest in many businesses.
It makes sense to encourage investment in business of scale and to invest in more than one business. Entrepreneurs will be watching Budget 2019 closely.
If the limit on the relief is increased closer to the UK limit of €10M and the full time working relief requirement can be relaxed there will be more reason than ever for Irish entrepreneurs to invest with the benefit that brings to the Irish economy and employment.
From the 7th of April 2009 the tax relief for landlords on mortgage interest paid on debt used to purchase, improve or repair a residential property has been restricted to 75% of the interest incurred in the year. With effect from 1 January 2017 the amount restricted increases to 80%.
The restriction will increase by 5% every subsequent year until the full 100% of interest incurred is allowable. Landlords will therefore be entitled to a full interest deduction with effect from 1 January 2021.
For landlords renting properties to tenants availing of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, 100% of the mortgage interest can be claimed on condition that an undertaking is given that the property be rented to HAP tenants for at least 3 years. Mortgage interest is claimed, subject to the above restrictions, in the first 3 years of the tenancy. The balance up to 100% of the relief can be claimed by the landlord in the year following the expiration of the three-year tenancy.
Landlords should note that the availability of the interest deduction is still dependent on the tenancies being registered with the Residential Tenancies Board.


With more emphases on lifetime preventative dental care in Massachusetts, Harvard Family Dentistry offers a full range of services to meet the demands and preferences of every patient. From routine check-ups to complete smile makeovers, we make use of the latest dental facilities and techniques to give our patients the most updated dental care. Our outstanding service, friendly team of dentists and state-of-the-art facility ensure you will receive the highest quality one-on-one dental care you deserve.
It's our belief at Harvard Family Dentistry that keeping your teeth and gums healthy is the most crucial part of our job. And by so doing, we've invested much in preventative dental care, so you can have a lifetime smile and prevent your teeth and gums from dental disease.
Below are some of our services under preventative care that will keep you and your family members smiling all the way!
At Harvard Family Dentistry, we know you want your smile to remain beautiful and healthy, and we are ready to help you make plans to achieve your goal. And the best way to curb dental issue is to concentrate more on preventative dental care.
You should always get your teeth examined by a dentist at least twice a year. At HFD, our doctors will conduct an oral cancer screening; check the health status of your jaw joint, screen for periodontal disease and check for tooth decay.
Routine check-ups and examinations are the bases of preventative and proactive dental health care. Our dentists and hygienists at HFD will carefully check, clean and examine your teeth, mouth, and gums, and they will discuss with you the result of the check-up.
At HFD, we recommend a check-up of every 6 months for our patients to keep their teeth as healthy as possible. Call us today, plan a schedule with us and also learn more about all our general dentistry services!
In our quest to serve you better than anyone else does; and providing advanced resolution with less radiation exposure, the digital radiograph x-ray at HFD is an excellent way to help diagnose possible oral problems. Not only does the digital radiograph produces half the amount of radiation associated with conventional x-rays, but also consumes less time. At HFD, a sensor is placed in your mouth in the right position while the pictures are taken and immediately sent to our computer for further review right from the computer screen.
This depends on your dental history; our doctors and hygienist will suggest a regular cleaning schedule that will suit your needs. This interval is usually twice a year, but our doctors may recommend a cleaning schedule of every 3-4 month if you have a history of gum disease.
Teeth cleaning, also called dental prophylaxis is a professional process of teeth cleaning which patients are required to undergo so as to maintain a good dental health. Dental cleaning is a form of preventative dental care that involves evacuating plaques that have built up and deposited in the mouth from the surfaces of the teeth.
The pellicle, which will know is responsible for making the teeth strong contains calcium. However, pellicle can store up excess calcium which, at the long run, develops into plaques. Dental cleaning helps to polish the teeth at a level that cannot be achieved with regular brushing and flossing. Dental cleaning makes teeth surfaces smooth and clean, and effectively combating bacterial growth.
At HFD, the common procedures of dental cleaning include teeth scaling, tooth polishing, and tooth debridement in cases where too many plaques have stored. We usually recommend that a cleaning is done twice a year, but if you have an excellent dental care routine, your dentist might suggest you do it once a year.
At Harvard Family Dentistry, we are proud to say that we have an in-house Imaging System that allows our dentists to give quick, comfortable, secure and effective dental imaging for the most precise dental health diagnosis. At our Harvard dental office, we use a state-of-the-art imaging device to offer the most comprehensive treatment possible to our clients.
Harvard Family Dentistry uses imaging services to be able to provide patients with the best dental preventative care. An initial image will be conducted on new patients to review their current state of dental well-being; and also to maintain as a basis for comparison as against future images. We also provide routine reimaging usually every 5 years or as may be recommended, if a patient has an immediate dental issue where a new scan is conducted for proper diagnosis.
Fluoride is good for preventing tooth decay. Our HFD's doctors recommend that children should receive a topical fluoride treatment every 6 months while adults receive theirs at least once a year. Fluoride strengthens teeth during formation and can prevent the spread of new cavities after teeth have formed. Fluoride is also helpful to adults because it prevents root decay which may occur as the gums recede from age or through overzealous brushing habits.
Oral cancer is a growing health issue among adults within the age of 40 and older; especially among smokers, tobacco users, and heavy drinkers. But according to the American Dental Association, over 25% of those who are diagnosed with oral cancer, including adults under the age of 30, have no lifestyle risk factors and do not fall into this category.
" I will constantly look forward to having more medical advances and treatments, ensuring that my team of experienced, seasoned and qualified dentists and I offer the best possible care; more importantly, the solution to oral cancer"……..Dr. Dalwin.


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Turn your child into a Formula 1 sensation at this race track in Greater Manchester
A Junior Karting Scholarship could help you follow in the footsteps of Lewis Hamilton
Phoebe JoblingCommercial Writer
Your child can race around the track at Three Sisters Circuit in Wigan
Three Sisters Circuit are hoping to discover the next Formula 1 star this summer with their Junior Karting Scholarship.
If your son or daughter is aged eight to 11 and has a need for speed, they can climb up the motor racing ladder with the help of Bill Sisley's Kart School.
Bill Sisley was involved in the career of Jenson Button as well as many other up-and-coming British drivers.
Since then, the school has trained more than 20 British kart champions, with all three current British F1 drivers having raced at the circuit during their karting career. So your child will be in very good hands.
With 1.5km of outdoor track, Three Sisters Circuits in Wigan is known as one of the UK's most challenging racing and go-karting circuits.
What does the scholarship involve?
An aerial shot of the Three Sisters Circuit in Wigan
To complete this exciting summer scholarship, young drivers need to qualify through a series of fun-filled rounds.
After taking part in the qualifying rounds, the top drivers will be invited back to take part in a knock-out competition to find the winning boy or girl driver.
The scholarship winner will then have further schooling and take the ARKS test in order to obtain their Motorsport UK racing licence.
No previous experience is required, but for safety reasons, drivers must take part in at least one Novice Kart Lesson before participating in the scholarship.
Bill Sisley was involved in the career of Jenson Button
When is this happening?
If you're stuck for things to do with your kids over the long summer break, Three Sisters Circuit is the perfect place to take them to exhaust their energy.
The Cadet Novice lessons will commence in the school summer holidays in late July.
There is no restriction on the amount of lessons drivers can attend before the knockout rounds, which will commence in early August.
How do you find the winner?
The winner will not necessarily be the driver that has scored the most points but judged independently on each driver's skill, attitude and sportsmanship.
Bill Sisley, owner of the school, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for a young driver to take the first steps up the motor racing ladder.
"We have trained over 20 British Kart Champions and helped both current and past British F1 and Touring Car drivers on their way as youngsters.
"There is no reason why the winner of this inaugural Scholarship at the circuit cannot follow in their footsteps.
"All three current British F1 drivers raced at Three Sisters during their karting careers.
"I shall be keeping a very close eye on their progress."
More junior activities
Three Sisters Circuit hosts a range of other activities for kids of all ages to get involved in during the summer holidays.
Arrive 'n' Drive karting sessions for ages eight to 15 years offer twenty minutes of karting fun in the Biz, Honda powered Junior karts.
No previous experience is necessary to join in on the fun, and there are different circuits to suit all ages.
You can also bring your child as young as six to start learning the art of kart racing, starting with Bambino lessons.
The aim of these lessons is to teach youngsters the basics of kart racing before they move up into the Cadet and Junior lessons, and then onto the Kart Club.
Adult racing
Young drivers need to qualify through a series of fun-filled rounds to complete the scholarship (Image: David Holbrook Photography)
And if you fancy a race around the track yourself, there are adult karting sessions available to pre-book - or just arrive and drive on upcoming selected dates.
Furthermore, there's the Open Kart Racing Championship for those adult go-karting enthusiasts who also crave an adrenaline rush.
The go-karting school is based at Three Sisters Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8DD
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Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan believes that the club can take positives from their opening day defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea, admitting that the north Londoners are working hard to find a balance between attack and defence.
One major criticism of Arsène Wenger's later years in charge at the Emirates was Arsenal's far from reliable style of defending - something which new manager Unai Emery has also been accused of.
But January signing Mkhitaryan claims the Gunners are moving in the right direction, adding that the "results will come" if the players continue to work on Emery's philosophy.
"Emery kept the philosophy of Wenger but is building something new on it," Mkhitaryan told Sky Sports. "He knows he can give something different to this club, like the balance between attack and defence. It's not easy but I think he's doing it in the right way.
"We're not happy with the result but we know where we're going, what we're doing, what the coach is demanding from us and we're trying to do that.
"We can say we had a hard schedule having played Manchester City and Chelsea, but we had to face them now or later so it doesn't matter.
"We did our best. In one case we can say we were unlucky a bit, but that is football, it can happen. The most important thing is to stay positive, believe in ourselves and to keep working the same way and the result will come."
Arsenal will be desperate to register their first win of the season when West Ham, who are also without a point this campaign, make the short trip across London on matchday three.
Individual errors proved to be Arsenal's biggest problem in attack at Stamford Bridge but the club weren't short of goalscoring opportunities. However, fans will demand a much-improved defensive performance against West Ham - whose only goal this season has come from the penalty spot.


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Renovated Maytan building in Midtown Reno earns commercial design award
Before (bottom) and after photos of the old Maytan building in Midtown — and the reimagined 777 Center project.
Photos: Courtesy Shaheen Beauchamp Builders
RENO, Nev. — The old Maytan Building at 777 Center St. in Midtown Reno was renovated in 2015 in a project led by architectural firm Hawkins and Associates and general contractor Shaheen Beauchamp Builders.
Five years later, the Northern Nevada Chapter of the American Institute of Architects presented Hawkins and Associates with the 2019 Commercial Architecture Citation Award for Design Excellence.
"The Maytan building was a cultural icon in Reno for decades," said Jack Hawkins, founder of Hawkins and Associates, in a press release announcing the award. "People had fond memories of the building – whether they had their first music lesson, bought their first guitar or their kids had music lessons there, people were worried about it changing or disappearing. It was kind of a challenge."
The building — which currently is home to Midtown Diamonds, Piñon Bottle Company and Noble Pie Pizza Parlor, among other businesses — still is home to a 15-year old mural on northside exterior wall that was created by a local artist.
According to the press release, the building makes passive use of the sun to strategically heat and cool tenant spaces, and maximizes energy efficiency by incorporating extra insulation instead of its pre-condition of virtually non-insulation; efficient glazing and access to solar voltaic preparation.
"The most sustainable aspect of the project, though, is the reuse of a 60-year-old building that had all but outlived its first life and is now equipped for a second life as a mixed-use development that can still give back to the public in a very different way," Hawkins said.
The developer on the project was Tom Johnson, and Vance Gabbart from Gabbart and Woods provided structural engineering.
For their part in the 2015 renovation, Shaheen Beauchamp Builders previously received the 2016 Summit Award for Mixed-Use Development of the Year from the Northern Nevada chapters of Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM), Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) and NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.


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Although the menu prices are set at reasonable price, all of menu uses top quality ingredients without any compromise. Both of their soup and Udon noodles are handmade everyday in order to reproduce Japanese quality taste.
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Ida Elizabeth Brandon Mathis (1857-1925)
Ida Elizabeth Brandon, the daughter of Mary Baldwin Munn Brandon and Washington McClure Brandon and wife of Giles Huff Mathis, was born in Florence, Alabama in 1857.
Ida Brandon Mathis was called the "Economic Moses of the South" by Mittie McDavid in the May 12, 1918 issue of the Times Picayune. She was a farmer's daughter and a practical woman who not only was a successful farmer and financier, but also dedicated herself to the principle of an agriculturally sound state and nation. Mrs. Mathis, a strong proponent of crop rotation and crop diversification, preached her economic doctrine of "Safety in Food Crops" from New York to Louisiana and in states westward. She was appointed by Alabama Governors Henderson and Kilby to represent and assist with agricultural and developmental conferences. She spoke at the very first meeting of the Alabama Chamber of Commerce on October 26, 1916, and was the only woman on the committee of 100 that worked to secure a nitrate plant for Muscle Shoals. Merle Crowell, in the February 1917 issue of American Magazine declared the "Mrs. G. H. Mathis has been worth $20,000,000 to the state of Alabama."
In 1917, Ida Mathis was also the first woman in seventy-five years to deliver a the baccalaureate address at Alabama's Howard College (now Samford University). Receiving many invitations to speak outside of Alabama, she addressed the Banker's Farmer Conference in Chicago in July 1917. On October 7 and 8, 1915, she spoke at the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America (FMBA) in St. Louis. Her speech was so moving that a copy of her address was sent to President Wilson along with resolutions expressing the appreciation of the FMBA for the great service she was rendering to the cause of better social conditions in the South. In May of 1917, Secretary Treasurer McAdoo called her for a conference.
John Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C. told her that with her credit system she had done more toward winning the War than any other person in the United States.
As a field agent of the Alabama Bankers Association, farmer, economist, teacher, lecturer, and reformer, Mrs. Mathis was a woman of foresight who sought to prepare her country for its responsibilities during restless times by sharing freely the successes of her own experiences with others.


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April 18, 2018 by spacemtfan
Wooden Coasters: braking systems part 2
In 1985, The Texas Cyclone at Astroworld (Houston, TX) got its braking system modified. It went from friction brakes to Arrow Dynamics pneumatic pinch brakes. The two PTC trains that ran at the time on the roller coaster had a braking fin retrofitted to one of the under carrier friction plate. In 1987, when the ride gained its infamous "Coffin Cars" from DH Morgan, the fins were designed and manufactured into the trains.
The Grizzly at California's Great America (Santa Clara, CA) used Arrow Dynamic pneumatic brakes and those are still in use. That ride opened in 1986.
Interestingly, at one point, an Arrow brake caliper was replaced by a smaller PTC brake.
In 2000, Intamin supplied the ride hardware and trains for the Magnus Colossus at Terra Mitica (Benidorm, Spain). Designed by Dennis Starkey and the Stand Company and built by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America, Intamin installed for the first time on a wooden coaster magnetic brakes. Those rare earth permanent magnets are mounted in a regular caliper configuration and work on the eddy-current principle. The main idea is that the braking power is proportional to the speed of the train. This provides a smooth braking motion, but they are unable to completely stop and hold the train. Intamin solution to that was to use large heavy duty drive tires to stop the trains in the pre course braking area and station area in a similar set up to their steel Mega Coaster and Giga Coaster installations.
2000 saw a new player enter the wooden coaster business: Vekoma. That year, as a part of a major project to transform Walibi Flevo (Flevoland, Netherlands) into Six Flags Holland, Vekoma sold 5 new attractions to Six Flags for that park, including a wooden coaster. Robin Hood at that park used standard Vekoma pneumatic pinch brakes to slow and stop the trains. It was so successful that was Six Flags ordered another wooden coaster in 2001 for the Walibi Wavre (Wavre, Belgium) transformation into Six Flags Belgium and Tusenfryd near Oslo, Norway also ordered a wooden coaster.
2002 saw Premier Rides third foray into the wooden coaster area and it was at Kings Island (Mason, OH). The Beast was involved in an incident the year before and the park decided to change the whole braking process. The 3 existing PTC trains were modified by Premier to receive brake fins and many parts of the ride rebuilt to remove the skid brakes and install new brake calipers. The innovation here was that Premier was the first to come up with the right metal alloy for the fins that would be react well enough to eddy current brakes and yet be durable enough for standard pneumatic mechanical braking. So, The Beast feature Premier fin brakes in the station, before the transfer section and 2 pre station braking zones. The rest of the ride as well as the speed reduction zone at the end feature strips of eddy current brakes that can easily be removed in the fall season when temperature falls and the ride need more speed to complete the course.
This strip of magnetic brakes is installed in the pre station brake run of the Beast.
Premier Rides also offer those adjustable/mobile brakes. Both of the above photos were found at http://premier-rides.com/
In 2003, Great Coasters International Inc. (GCII) came up with their own version of the fin brakes. In that case, the calipers are of a different shape and use smaller pads inside. Later on, in 2007, they also started using eddy-current magnetic brakes to trim most of the speed to reduce wear and tear on the brake fins and calipers.
This picture show the main section of a GCII fin brake caliper.
One of the GCI brake on Gold Striker at California's Great America (Santa Clara, CA).
The Python in Bamboo Forest at Wanda Theme Park in Nanchang, China use both eddy-current magnetic brakes and GCI pneumatic brakes. The magnetic brake is on the left and the pneumatic brake on the right.
In May 2004, there was a fire at the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, UK and it destroyed the station of the Grand National, a 1935 classic wooden roller coaster. Pleasure Beach called in Kumbak, a Dutch engineering firm. They installed a brand new modern ride control system and installed a mixed fin based pneumatic calipers/eddy current braking system on the reformed Grand National. The fins on the new PTC trains were also changed by Kumbak to work with their equipment. The project was completed quickly and the ride reopened in October of the same year.
Kumbak was formed in 2001 after Vekoma underwent financial hardships that year. Some engineers branched off and formed an engineering firm that specializes in ride upgrades and refurbishment. In 2007, Port Aventura called in Kumbak to do an upgrade to the ride control system, braking system and change the trains on Stampida. Stampida is a 1997 Custom Coasters International (CCI) racing/dueling wooden roller coaster that was experiencing some heavy wear and tear issues on the trains. Kumbak came in in 2007, designed and built four new trains and installed at the same time new brakes. It is the same combination of the pneumatic calipers/eddy current brakes that were installed 3 years earlier on Grand National. Tomahawk, the sister junior ride to the Stampida also had the same control and braking upgrades.
These pictures show the magnetic brakes on Stampida:
Photo: Kumbak
Kumbak worked on another project in 2010. Bakken (Klampenborg, Danemark) decided to upgrade its classic scenic railway, the Rutschebanen. It opened in 1932 and still had the original trains with the brakeman riding on board. Kumbak came in and combined a Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Guardlogix safety controller with pneumatic friction brakes and magnetic brakes. Three new trains were built and thanks to the new braking and control system, no brakeman is necessary and the ride now is TUV approved.
The green plate in front of the train is one of the magnetic brake used on the ride.
Velocity Magnetics came onto the scene in the early 2000's. They are today a large supplier of magnetic brakes to many manufacturers, such as Rocky Mountain Construction. RMC use Dyna-Brake magnetic brakes on their installations, such as Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO). The other brakes used on Outlaw Run are similar in shape and function to the Arrow pneumatic squeeze brakes.
One major innovation for Velocity Magnetics is magnetic friction brakes, first introduced in 2012 on the Comet at Waldameer Park (Erie, PA). For this project, the park removed approximately 175 feet of track from the station and brake run. Velocity Magnetics then manufactured pre molded steel track that was bolted to the existing structure. The wooden running boards were bolted to the top of the running steel. Meanwhile, one car of the two PTC junior trains was sent to Velocity for modifications. The pads under the car were replaced by a new alloy that is both resistant and compatible with the rare earth magnets that will slow down the train in the 3 fixed magnetic brake sections. Then, 5 pneumatic friction brake sections will slow down the train and hold it. The load and unload has two more sections that are independently controlled.
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It's hard to pigeonhole Gnarls Barkley into a specific genre. The collaboration between Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse draws from many influences, but their unique blend quickly garnered critical acclaim and various awards. When "Crazy" hit the radio waves in 2002, it was hard to find a station that didn't have it in constant rotation. With so little going wrong with their first record, what is there to look forward to next?
With "The Odd Couple," Gnarls Barkley tries to regain the efficacious charm that seduced the nation with its debut. It is often hard to resist Danger Mouse's talent for manufacturing accessible tunes out of a hodgepodge of sound as it is with Cee-Lo's laid-back vocals. However, the new album teeters between doing too much and too little too often, while the clash of style that helped propel "St. Elsewhere" is this time destabilizing.
The album starts off with an easy-going pop song, mixed with handclaps and Cee-Lo's fast-paced lyrics along with a soft xylophone and a female counterpart littering the song with la-la-las. The song tries to be playful, but doesn't necessarily get there.
The next song, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul," is a bit more straightforward, and is a down-tempo brooder. "Going On" is one of the more focused songs on the record, with Cee-Lo dictating the pace from the start. From there, he takes off running with "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)." The song is supposed to be the first quick track on the album, but feels too redundant and predictable to get anyone excited about it.
"Would Be Killer" comes up next and moves at a deathly slow crawl. While this song doesn't do enough, "Open Book" does far too much at once. Danger Mouse tries to mix numerous things together and the end result is a fuzzy song that goes nowhere. Up until this point, the album feels completely lost.
However, the second half of the album redeems what little is left. "Whatever" is a fun little jingle that is very simple, but short enough that it never drags. "Surprise" is definitely the highlight of the album. Cee-Lo's lyrics take turns bouncing off a wavy guitar and clickity-clack percussions, while he smirks "Don't be surprised," during what turns out to be the turning point of the album. "No Time Soon" and "She Knows" give an ethereal feel lacking in the earlier songs.
"Blind Mary" starts off with what sounds like a toy keyboard, but the carefree tone of the song works fittingly with it. A bouncy love song filled with backing vocals that sound like they came out of Mo-Town, this is another keeper off the record. "Neighbors" is marked by similarly strong vocals, and Cee-Lo really stretches his voice with a great performance here.
"A Little Better" closes the record, and feels like the closest Cee-Lo gets to a real groove on the entire album. Hip-hop fans have been waiting the entire record for a track like this, but it may have come too late to bring the group into the good graces of its followers.
Just as Danger Mouse did when he mashed up Jay Z's "The Black Album" with the Beatles' "The White Album," Gnarls Barkley are known for effortlessly mixing hip-hop with pop rock.
However, while this was done well on their debut, their sophomore effort falls flat too often than not to be called a success. There are plenty of solid moments on the record that can't just be dismissed, but after the blend that we've already heard, it's a little disappointing to see such a spotty follow up.


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PlayStation 4 welcomes 19 new games, Lego Batman on the list
LEGO Batman game. [Image via Flickr/Jorge Figueroa]
The gaming company has presented a new batch of titles on its streaming platform.
by Jon Lindley Agustin
August 9, 2017 at 3:23 AM August 9, 2017 at 3:23 AM
Gamespot had earlier reported that PlayStation 4 is launching 19 new titles this August, including Lego Batman 3, OlliOlli2 and more.
Sony added a new set of games to its PlayStation Now streaming platform in North America and PlayStation 4. Players can play new exciting games that are on the list.
The website released a total of 19 games on the set. Some of them include "Back to Bed," "Blazerush," "The Book of Unwritten Tales 2," "Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus," "Goosebumps: The Game," "Farming Simulator 15," and "Fluster Cluck."
Gamespot also further reported more games coming out this month.
These games are "Ironcast," "Jumpjet Rex," "Last Tinker: City of Colors," "Legend of Kay," and "Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham."
According to the gaming website, this is the second batch of games that Sony has introduced to the console. The PlayStation Now streaming service provides users with unlimited access to over 500 PlayStation games and media in the library.
The rest of the newly-added games are "Leo's Fortune," "OlliOlli OlliOlli 2, "Pure Chess," "Tearaway Unfolded," "Q*Bert Rebooted," and "Velocibox."
Second batch
As reported, the games mentioned are part of the newest batch of titles that the gaming console welcomes this month. Last July, Sony has reportedly added 20 new titles on the streaming platform.
Leading the July list are games "NBA 2K14," "WWE 2K16," "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," and "Mortal Kombat.
The rest of the list last month are "Red Dead Redemption," "Mafia 2," "Injustice: Gods Among Us," "Payday 2," "Saint's Row IV: Re-Elected," "God of War: Remastered," and many more.
'Beyond Gotham' game
PlayStation 4 and its steaming service welcome the best-selling LEGO Batman game.
This August, the game console company launches "lego batman 3: Beyond Gotham."
The official website of the game stated that this game runs with the LEGO version of the Caped Crusader battling opponents from outer space with other DC comics superheroes. The game features the villain Brainiac in one of the most exciting virtual adventures this season.
There are also new features coming along, according to the website. These features include a whole new space combat field, new characters such as Cyborg and Solomon Grundy, a fresh storyline, hack computer terminals, customizable character suits and a variety of locations.
Players can choose and upgrade their characters' attire and superpowers in a much easier way. Plus, there are new locations such as the Hall of Justice and the Justice League Watchtower.
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Iterum Therapeutics plans to raise up to US$92m in an initial public offering on US technology stock market Nasdaq. The Irish company develops oral and IV antibiotics for urinary tract infections and intra-abdominal infections.
The Dublin, Ireland-based company with a headcount of 29 was founded in 2015 and booked US$0.5m in revenue for the 12 months ended December 31, 2017. It plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol ITRM. Iterum Therapeutics plc filed confidentially on February 2, 2018.
Advent Life Sciences, Arix Bioscience, Bay City Capital, Canaan Partners and Sofinnova Ventures are among the company's investors that so far provided about US$105m venture capital. The series B round roughly one year ago raked in US$65m. The IPO and series B proceeds taken together are destined to fund three Phase III trials of both oral and IV versions of Iterum's candidate sulopenem.
Iterum is developing and commercialising sulopenem – potentially the first and only oral and intravenous (IV) branded penem available globally, the company claims. Sulopenem was licensed from Pfizer Inc. back in 2015. It is a potent, thiopenem antibiotic delivered intravenously which is active against gram-negative bacteria that cause urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections. Pfizer also developed an oral prodrug, sulopenem etzadroxil, which Iterum further enhanced with the addition of probenecid and combined into a single bilayer tablet, which is referred to as oral sulopenem. Both oral sulopenem and IV sulopenem have the potential to be important new treatment alternatives to address growing concerns related to antibacterial resistance without the known toxicities of some of the most widely used antibiotics, specifically fluoroquinolones.


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