text:
We use cookies to optimise the user experience.
Please take note
You are about to leave the Absa Group website. The content of the website you are visiting is not controlled by the Absa Group. This link is being offered for your convenience and Absa is not responsible for accuracy or security of the information provided. We recommend that you read the privacy policies and terms of the other website. The requested site will open in a new window.
Country Operations
WorkInProgress
Africanacity
We're here for the ready
Evolve magazine
Tshimong debate series
G30 climate change
Absa Women Series
Pityana vs Prudential Authority & Absa Group
JSE and Regulatory announcements
Investor events and presentations
Capital and risk management
Working and growing with us
Got the skills?
Working at Absa
Diversity and our people
A force for good
Inclusive finance
Promoting a just society
Ready to rise
Ready to support
Ready to change
Ready to upskill
Bring your Africanacity
Absa Fellowship Programme
Nelson Mandela Foundation
Absa Cybersecurity Academy
Impact SA
Stories behind the scenes
Absa's ad campaign shatters creative comfort zones
Absa commits to getting things done for those who are ready
A caring mentor can be a shortcut to success
Our board sets strategic direction and provides oversight and control, acting as an independent check and balance to the executive management team, whose responsibility is to manage the business.
Independent directors
Sello Moloko
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Alex Darko
Independent Non-Executive Director
Daisy Naidoo
Francis Okomo-Okello
Ihron Rensburg
John Cummins
Nonhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube
Lead Independent Director
René van Wyk
Rose Keanly
Swithin Munyantwali
Tasneem Abdool-Samad
Fulvio Tonelli
Arrie Rautenbach
Jason Quinn
Group Financial Director
Akash Singh
Group Chief Compliance Officer
Cowyk Fox
Chief Executive: Everyday Banking
Charles Russon
Chief Executive: Corporate and Investment Bank
Deon Raju
Group Chief Risk Officer
Faisal Mkhize
Chief Executive: Relationship Banking
Geoffrey Lee
Chief Executive: Product Solutions Cluster
Punki Modise
Group Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
Prabashni Naidoo
Group Chief Audit Executive
Saviour Chibiya
Chief Executive: Absa Regional Operations
Jeanett Modise
Group Chief People Officer
Johnson Idesoh
Group Chief Information and Technology Officer
Sydney Mbhele
Group Chief Brand, Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer
Alex Darko (69)
Alex joined the board as an independent non-executive director in 2014 and is a member of the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC), Group Remuneration Committee (RemCo), Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC) and is the chairman of the Information Technology Committee (ITC). Alex was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Absa Bank Limited on 1 December 2021.
Alex held a number of senior positions at Dun & Bradstreet, including director of UK shared services, director of finance at Dun & Bradstreet Europe Ltd and head of accounting re-engineering. He later moved back to Ghana and worked for Ashanti Goldfields in a number of senior roles. Alex was vice-president, knowledge and information at AngloGold Ashanti from 2005 to 2010.
Alex is a director at Nkululeko Leadership Consulting where he advises organisations on leadership, culture, strategy and change management. He is also a non-executive director of Reunert Limited.
Qualifications: MSc (MIS); Fellow of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).
Daisy Naidoo (49)
Daisy joined the board as an independent non-executive director in 2016. She is a member of the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC), and Group Remuneration Committee (RemCo). Daisy is a member of the Group Actuarial Committee (GAC) and chairs the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC). Daisy assumed the Chairmanship of the ARCC in September 2020.
Daisy started her career in 1994 at Ernst & Young in Durban. She held various positions at South African Breweries, Deloitte and Sanlam Capital Markets, where she headed up the debt structuring unit between 2008 and 2010. Daisy is a non-executive director of Hudaco Industries Limited, Mr Price Group Limited, Anglo American Platinum Limited.
Qualifications: BCom; CA (SA); Masters in Accounting (Taxation).
Francis Okomo Okello
Francis Okomo-Okello (72)
Francis joined the board as an independent director in 2014, and was appointed as the chairman of the Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC) with effect from 4 June 2020 and is a member of the Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC). Francis also joined the Absa Bank Limited board as independent non-executive director from 4 June 2020.
Francis is an Albert Parvin fellow of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (formerly Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs), Princeton University, and a fellow of The Kenya Institute of Bankers. He is also an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He serves as chairman of TPS Eastern Africa Plc (Serena Group of Hotels and Lodges), and as a non-executive director of the Nation Media Group Plc. Currently, Francis is the executive director at Industrial Promotion Services Group of Companies, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
He also serves as a member of the advisory board of the Strathmore Business School (Strathmore University, Nairobi) and a member of the advisory committee of the Aga Khan University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – East Africa.
Qualifications: LLB (Hons).
Ihron Rensburg (62)
Ihron joined the Board as an independent non-executive director on 1 October 2019. He is a member of the Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC) and Group Remuneration Committee (RemCo).
Ihron was Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) from 2006 to 2017. Prior to his position at UJ, Ihron worked for the SABC and the Department of Education as Deputy Director General, where he was tasked to oversee and lead the development and implementation of the post-apartheid national education curriculum and policy.
Ihron is currently the Chairman of the South African National Commission for UNESCO. He is also Senior Advisor to the Principal and Visiting Professor at Kings College London. He has extensive strategy, policy development and organizational turnaround and merger experience, complemented by experience in engaging with government, business and civil society.
Qualifications: Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa), PhD (International Development Education), MA (Political and Organisational Sociology), and Bachelor of Pharmacy.
Mark Merson
Mark Merson (52)
Mark joined the board in January 2014 as a non-executive director and became an independent non-executive director with effect from October 2017. Mark is the chairman of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC) and is a member of the Board Finance Committee (BFC) and Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC). Mark was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Absa Bank Limited on 15 May 2019.
Mark is a graduate of Oxford University, a chartered accountant and was previously a partner in the financial services consulting practice of Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. From 2003 through 2016, he served Barclays PLC in a variety of roles including group financial controller, head of investor relations, chief financial officer for the Corporate and Investment Bank and latterly deputy group finance director. Mark is also a director of Veritum Partners Limited, which offers advice on market interaction to European banks and is a non-executive director of Petershill Partners plc.
Mark is also Chairman of Absa Securities UK Limited.
Qualifications: ACA; MA (Hons).
Tasneem Abdool-Samad (47)
Tasneem has been on the Absa Bank Board as an independent non-executive director since 2016, and joined the Board (Absa Group) as an independent non-executive director on 1 February 2018. She joined the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC) on 1 April 2018 and assumed the position of GACC chairman from 4 June 2020. She rejoined the board of Absa Bank Limited as independent non-executive director with effect from 4 June 2020.
Tasneem is also a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Board Finance Committee (BFC) and Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC).
Tasneem started her career at Deloitte in KwaZulu-Natal. She then moved to the University of the Witwatersrand, where she was a lecturer in auditing from 2003 to 2006. In 2006 she rejoined Deloitte and is a former member of the Deloitte South Africa board.
Tasneem is an independent non-executive chairman of Absa Financial Services Limited, and is a non-executive director of Reunert Limited, Long4Life Limited and Bid Corporation Limited.
Qualifications: BCom; CA (SA)
Wendy Lucas Bull
Wendy Lucas-Bull (68)
Wendy joined the board as an independent non-executive director and chairman in 2013. She is also chairman of Absa Bank and Absa Financial Services. Wendy is the chairman of the Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC) , and she is also a member of the Board Finance Committee (BFC), Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Remuneration Committee (RemCo), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC), Social and Ethics (SEC) and Information Technology Committee (ITC). She is a permanent invitee of the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC).
Wendy is one of the founders of the Peotona Group. She was previously chief executive of FirstRand Limited's retail businesses and prior to that an executive director of Rand Merchant Bank Holdings. Former non-executive directorships include those at Barclays PLC, Anglo American Platinum Limited, the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Alexander Forbes, Eskom, Nedbank, Telkom, Aveng (deputy chairman), Lafarge Industries (chairman), the South African Financial Markets Advisory Board, Discovery Holdings, Dimension Data PLC and the Momentum Group. She was also a member of the President's Advisory Council on Black Economic Empowerment. She is Deputy Chairman of the Incorporation Board of the Gender-Based Violence Fundraising (GBVF) Response Fund.
Wendy was appointed as independent chairman of Shoprite Holdings Limited on 16 November 2020.
Qualifications: BSc
Independent Non-Executive directors
Swithin Munyantwali (59)
Swithin joined the board as a non-executive director on 15 September 2019. He became an independent non-executive director from 1 March 2020, following his resignation from the board of Absa Bank Uganda Limited on 28 February 2020. He is a member of the Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC) and Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC).
Swithin is the head of international law firm Appleton Luff's East African office. He is the vice-chairman and co-founder of the International Law Institute African Centre for Legal Excellence.
Swithin was, until recently, the chairman of the Absa Bank of Uganda board. He is a board member of the African Philanthropy Forum, and International Law Institute in Washington, DC. He is also a member of the advisory boards of the Case Western Reserve University, Emerging and Frontier Markets Association, and The New Markets Lab.
Qualifications: B.Sc. (Criminal Justice); Juris Doctor; Masters in International and Comparative Law.
Jason Quinn (47)
Jason resumed the role of Financial Director of Absa Group and Absa Bank, following his appointment as Interim Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from 20 April 2021 until 28 March 2022. He remains an Executive Director on the Boards. Jason held the position of Group Financial Director from August 2016 to April 2021.
Jason joined the board and executive committee in September 2016. He is the chairman of the Models Committee (MC) and a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC), and Information Technology Committee (ITC). He is an executive director of the Absa Bank Limited Board.
Before joining Absa Group, he was a partner at Ernst & Young Inc. Jason joined the Group in 2008 as the Financial Controller and was appointed as the Head Of Finance in 2014 after holding several senior finance positions. Jason was appointed as Group Financial Director in September 2016.
Jason is a director of Absa Financial Services Limited, Woolworths Financial Services (Pty) Limited and is an employer-appointed trustee of the Absa Pension Fund.
Qualifications: BAcc (Hons); CA(SA).
Akash Singh (49)
Akash Singh was appointed as the Group Chief Compliance Officer with effect from November 2019. Prior to this role, he was the Chief Compliance Officer of Retail and Business Bank SA. Akash was the Head of Operational Risk: Africa for Barclays Africa Group with oversight across 14 countries. He has also held various Internal Audit roles within the Absa Group. Before joining Absa, Akash was with Nedcor Limited in the Finance function.
He has extensive knowledge and experience in strategic and technical management of operational risk, as well as regulatory and compliance risk management.
Qualifications: BCom (Hons); CA SA
Arrie Rautenbach (57)
Arrie was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director of Absa Group and Absa Bank, effective from 29 March 2022. He was previously the Chief Executive: Retail and Business Banking South Africa. He is a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC), Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC), Information Technology Committee (ITC) and Models Committee (MC).
With more than 25 years banking experience, Arrie previously served as the Group's Chief Risk Officer simultaneously providing executive leadership for the Group Separation Program and Group Strategy Office. His earlier roles within the Group included a number of leadership positions such as the Head of Retail Banking in South Africa, Managing Executive of Absa Card and Head of Absa's Distribution portfolio.
Arrie has contributed to the industry through his board executive membership of the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) and board memberships of Ford Financial Services (Pty) Limited and Woolworths Financial Services (Pty) Limited. He has also been a director of Absa Financial Services Limited.
Qualifications: BBA, AMP, MBA.
Bongiwe Gangeni
Bongiwe Gangeni (43)
Deputy Chief Executive: Retail and Business Banking South Africa
Bongiwe Gangeni is the deputy chief executive for Retail and Business Bank with accountability for Private and Business Bank.
Since joining Absa in 2007, Bongiwe has held a number of senior positions in the bank, with her most recent role being managing executive for distribution in Wealth, Investment Management and Insurance (WIMI).
Bongiwe's qualifications include a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) and postgraduate diploma in Management (PDM) from Wits Business School, an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and she has also attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.
Qualifications: BPharm, PDM, MBA, AMP.
Charles Russon (55)
Charles was appointed Acting Group Executive: Absa Regional Operations with effect from 25 May 2021. He joined the Group in 2006 and the Executive Committee in 2014. He was previously the chief executive: Engineering Services.
He completed his articles with KPMG and then joined Merrill Lynch in London as financial controller for credit products. Charles worked for Deutsche Bank in London and Frankfurt from 1998 to 2006 as the rates head of product control, before he joined Absa Capital in September 2006 as chief financial officer. He became the chief operating officer of Corporate and Investment Bank in October 2007 and regional head of Finance for Absa Group in September 2012. Charles was appointed as chief operating officer for Absa Group in May 2014.
Qualifications: CA (SA)
Rose Keanly (63)
Rose joined the board as an independent non-executive director on 1 September 2019. She is a member of the Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC), Information Technology Committee (ITC), Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC), and is the chairman of the Group Remuneration Committee (RemCo) . She has been a member of the Absa Financial Services (AFS) Board since July 2020. She was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Absa Bank Limited with effect from 8 February 2022.
Rose retired as the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Old Mutual Emerging Markets (OMEM) in February 2018, following a career with the Old Mutual group spanning 38 years and various, mainly information technology and operations related, positions. Prior to her position as COO, she was the Managing Director of OMEM Customer Services and Technology.
Qualifications: BSc; BCom (Honours).
Fulvio Tonelli (62)
Fulvio joined the Absa Group Limited board as a non- independent non-executive director on 1 July 2020. He is a member of the Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC), Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Information Technology Committee (ITC) and Board Finance Committee (BFC). He is also a non-executive director of Absa Bank Kenya Plc.
Fulvio was, until the end of June 2019, the Chief Operating Officer at PwC Africa and a member of the firm's leadership team. In this role, he assisted in the delivery of the firm's strategic direction and was also responsible for the effective operation of the firm's risk management, finance, information technology and other internal firm services. Fulvio retired from PWC in June 2020 having joined PwC in July 1987. Prior to that he completed his articles at Deloitte.
Fulvio is a member and director of Arwyp Medical Centre (Pty) Ltd, Equites Property Fund Limited and The Ethics Institute. He is also the chairperson of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA).
Qualifications: BCom (Hons), CA (SA).
René van Wyk (65)
René rejoined the Absa Group Board as a non-executive director from 1 August 2020. He served as the Group Chief Executive from 1 March 2019 to 14 January 2020. Following a cooling-off period of 12 months, René has since been regarded as an independent non-executive director from 1 August 2021. He was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Absa Bank Limited on 1 February 2022.
René originally joined the board as an independent non-executive director on 1 February 2017. He is a member of the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC), Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC), Board Finance Committee (BFC) and is the chairman of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), and Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC).
René is the former registrar of Banks and head of banking supervision of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and retired from that position in May 2016. Prior to that, René was with the Nedbank Group of companies from 1993 to 2011, where he occupied various positions, in the risk field, notably executive director responsible for risk at Nedcor Investment Bank, and CEO of Imperial Bank (a subsidiary of Nedbank). In his earlier years, he joined KPMG and became a partner in the financial services group.
Qualifications: BCom; BCompt (Hons); CA (SA).
Nonhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube (63)
Nonhlanhla joined the board as an independent non-executive director on 15 October 2020. She is a member of the Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC), Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC) and is the chairman of the Board Finance Committee (BFC). She was appointed as the lead independent director of both the Group and Absa Bank boards with effect from 8 February 2022.
She is the former economic advisor to the Presidency, former chairman of the National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency and former deputy chair of the Construction Industry Development Board. Nonhlanhla serves on the board and audit committee of Zeder Investment Limited, is a director of Zeder Financial Services Limited, and has previously served on the boards of several other listed companies including Capitec Bank, WBHO Construction, Cadiz Financial Services, Tongaat Hulett and Pioneer Foods.
Qualifications: Post-Graduate Certificate (Engineering Business Management); Fellowship in Urban Development (MIT); Masters in Urban and Regional Planning.
Prabashni Naidoo (45)
Ex Officio Member
Prabashni was appointed Group Chief Audit Executive effective from 4 January 2021 and is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee.
Prabashni is a seasoned Audit practitioner, with extensive experience in the banking industry. In her most recent role, she served as the Group Chief Internal Auditor at Nedbank Group, prior to which, she spent 15 years at Standard Bank in various senior roles.
Prabashni's responsibilities include leading the teams implementing the Group Audit programme, while providing strategic leadership and counsel to both the Exco and the Board on internal and external audit matters. She also works closely with the Group Compliance and Risk functions in dispensing of her duties as Group Chief Audit Executive.
Qualifications: B.luris; Post-Graduate studies in Banking; Executive Programme Certifications in Risk Management, and Digital Business Transformation.
Punki Modise (52)
Punki was appointed as the Group Chief and Sustainability Officer with effect from 1 July 2022. She has previously held the roles of Interim Chief Executive: RBB and Interim Financial Director.
Punki joined Absa Group in 2008 and has held various senior management positions, including that of Chief Financial Officer: Retail and Business Banking since June 2016. Previous roles include Head: Transactional Banking, Chief of Staff: Retail Banking and Chief Financial Officer: Distribution Channels. Prior to joining Absa Group, she held positions at Standard Bank and Fedsure, having completed her articles at PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Punki is a non-executive director of Absa Life Limited, Woolworths Financial Services (Pty) Limited and Ford Financial Services (Pty) Ltd.
Qualifications: B.Com; CA(SA); Masters in Financial Management
Deon Raju (44)
Deon Raju was appointed as Absa's Group Chief Risk Officer with effect from 1 June 2021 and is a member of the Executive Committee.
Deon has been with Absa for over 20 years of his 22 years in banking. Most recently, Deon was the Group Treasurer, primarily responsible for the liquidity risk, funding, capital, and non-traded market risks of the Group. Deon has held a variety of roles within the organisation, including within Enterprise Risk, Finance, Investment Banking, Credit Portfolio Management and Global Markets, and is a seasoned banking professional with deep institutional knowledge of the Group, as well extensive and diversified banking experience in business, finance and risk management.
Qualifications: B.Com (Hons); CA (SA); CFA.
Saviour Chibiya (50)
Saviour was appointed Chief Executive: Absa Regional Operations (ARO) with effect from 1 November 2021. In addition to his regional stakeholder responsibility, Saviour is responsible for RBB ARO as Chief Executive: ARO with effect from 1 July 2022.
Saviour has been with Absa since December 2010, having joined as Managing Director and CEO of Barclays Bank Zambia. More recently, he was Regional Managing Director in ARO, responsible for overseeing the Group's businesses in Botswana, Mozambique, the Seychelles, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce) and Uganda.
Saviour is a seasoned, senior executive with extensive banking experience that spans over 28 years, having started his career in the Corporate and Investment Bank of Citigroup, building his regional expertise as Country Representative in Ghana in 2003 and was subsequently appointed Managing Director and CEO of Citibank Zambia Ltd in 2006.
Qualifications: BA Econ, Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services (FZIBFS), IMD Senior Executive Breakthrough Program Certificate.
John Cummins (59)
John joined the board as an independent non-executive director with effect from 15 November 2021. He is a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC) and Information Technology Committee (ITC) .
John is the former group treasurer of the Royal Bank of Scotland (2007 to 2017) and the former group treasurer and finance director of Standard Life Bank (1997 to 2007). He is a former independent non-executive director of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc, and the former chairman of its Risk Committee.
Qualifications: MBA; BA (Hons)
Sello Moloko (56)
Sello was appointed to the board as an independent non-executive director and Chairman designate of Absa Group and Absa Bank with effect from 1 December 2021. On 1 April 2022, he took over from previous Chairman Wendy Lucas-Bull, who stepped down on 31 March 2022.
He is a member of the Directors' Affairs Committee (DAC), Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Remuneration Committee (RemCo) and Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC).
Sello has a career spanning close to 30 years in the financial services industry. He is a former CEO of Old Mutual Asset Managers, where he was also a member of the Old Mutual South Africa executive team. Thereafter, he founded Thesele Group, an investment holding company, where he is the Executive Chairman. He has served as chairman of the boards of Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited for 10 years from 2007 and has also chaired the boards of Sibanye-Stillwater Limited and General Reinsurance Africa Limited (a Berkshire Hathaway company), amongst others. He is also a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. He currently serves as chairman of Telkom SA SOC Limited.
Qualifications: Advanced Management Program (AMP); Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE); BSc (Hons).
Faisal Mkhize (49)
Faisal Mkhize is the Chief Executive of Relationship Banking and was appointed as a member of the Group Exco from 1 July 2022. He was previously Managing Executive: Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance (AVAF).
Faisal has over 25 years of banking experience and a solid track record in Retail and Business Banking. He has served in a number of senior leadership roles in the bank, including Managing Executive of Retail and Business Banking in KwaZulu-Natal, Head of Market Leadership and Change in Absa Business Bank as well as Regional Executive of Private Bank in the Northern Region. Faisal was also a Managing Director with Barclays Bank Mozambique.
Qualifications: B. Admin (Hons); Masters in Development Finance; Advanced Business Ethics Leadership.
Geoffrey Lee (52)
Geoff was appointed as Chief Executive: Product Solutions Cluster with effect from 1 July 2022. He was previously Managing Executive: Secured Lending.
Geoff has 15 years banking experience having held a number of senior leadership positions across the disciplines of Retail Banking including Managing Executive: Home Loans, Managing Executive: Absa Card and Payments, Head: Product and Pricing Centre of Excellence, CFO: Absa Mortgages; CFO Absa Card division.
Qualifications: B.Com; B. Acc; CA(SA); AMP (Insead)
Cowyk Fox (48)
Cowyk was appointed as Chief Executive: Everyday Banking with effect from 1 July 2022. He was previously Managing Executive: Everyday Banking within Absa Group's Retail and Business Banking (RBB) unit.
Cowyk has more than 23 years of experience in the financial services sector (16 years at Absa) mainly in Retail Banking, with extensive skills in Credit Cards, Retail Credit, Transactional, Deposits and Payments. He has held various executive level roles covering overall Business Unit Management, Risk Management, Operations and Finance.
Cowyk has served as the Chief Risk Officer for Barclays Africa RBB SA, and as Head: Absa Card and Payments. He previously held non-executive directorships, on behalf of Barclays Africa, at Virgin Money South Africa, NuPay and Edcon Financial Services Namibia. He is also the responsible Senior Officer on payments for Absa to the SARB.
Qualifications: B.Com; CA(SA)
Johnson Idesoh(52)
Johnson was appointed as Group Chief Information and Technology Officer with effect from 1 January 2023. He was previously the Group Chief Information Officer at Old Mutual, a position he has held since 2018. He has 25 years of experience in leading digitalisation in regulated industries. Johnson was previously employed at Aviva, a UK insurance, wealth and retirement business, during 2005 - 2014, holding various information and technology roles, including COO Shared Services Director and Group Functions IT Directors. Prior to this, he was Executive Vice President, Programme Director at biopharmaceutical business AstraZeneca (1998-2005).
Qualifications: Advanced Management Programme; MBA; B.Eng
Sydney Nhlanhla Mbhele
Sydney Mbhele(49)
Sydney was appointed as Group Chief Brand, Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer with effect from 1 January 2023. He was previously the Chief Executive: Brand at Sanlam Group and a member of the Group Executive Committee. He joined Sanlam in 2019 from Liberty Group, where he was Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. He was Executive Head – Group Marketing at Nedbank Ltd from 2011 to 2017. Prior to this, he held brand and marketing roles at consumer sector companies including SAB Miller, Unilever, Cell C and DIAGEO. Sydney is currently chairman of the Marketing Association of South Africa.
Qualifications: MBA; Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Marketing Management; B. Social Science
Jeanett Modise(59)
Jeanett was appointed as Group Chief People Officer with effect from 1 January 2023. She was previously Group Human Resources director at Sanlam Limited, a position she has held since July 2019. Prior to joining the Sanlam Group, Jeanett held senior HR roles at a number of blue-chip companies including SAP, AngloGold Ashanti, Industrial Development Corporation, Mutual & Federal and Hewlett Packard among, others. Jeanett started her career as a professional nurse and Midwife prior to pursuing opportunities in the HR profession.
Qualifications: MBL; Senior Executive Programme, Harvard; Advanced Management Programme; B. Com,(Business Management); General Nursing and Midwifery Diploma.
7th Floor, Absa Towers West
15 Troye Street, Johannesburg, 2001
PO Box 7735, Johannesburg, 2000
Absa Group on LinkedIn 20 October 2021
Absa Group
We are thrilled to welcome some of our 2021 new joiners who will bring new possibility to the Absa family.
The world of cryptocurrencies has evolved through technology, and new trends are changing the ways cryptos are used.
#AbsaEvolve Find out more here
Absa L'Atelier is a celebration of diverse talent across the African continent.
Terms Of Use | Privacy Statement | Cookies Policy | Sitemap | Absa Group Limited | Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa | Registration number: 1986/003934/06 | Authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP7) | JSE share code: ABG | ISIN: ZAE000255915


Wondering what the BG community here thinks of the list and what you would consider to be your own list for the most overlooked/underrated BG songs?!
Great post, man!!! I really like the descriptions for the songs, especially the one about Noldor! I share the same feelings with this one... And, yeah, because of moments like this BG is probably the most majestic thing in the music world!
Thorn - probably my favourite song from this album! This song has that spiritual feeling for me, as you described about Noldor. The chorus, especially the climax in the first one, is probably one of the best things in the epic history!
At The Edge Of Time - I know it's too early to say that this song is underrated, but I have the feeling that it might become, because it will be hard for the band to promote something like this!
But what can I say here - probably the best vocal lines I have ever heard in my life! Those opera lines are like a winds coming - especially the ones at the end of the song! This is probably the most motivational thing I have ever heard(especially the beginning and the ending), containing my favourite opera composition! This song is like the whole Lion King soundtrack, but on steroids!!!!! Seriously, look at the first three vocal lines on the ending: "I Don't Look Back, There's More In Me, My Hour Shall Come" - it's like the Mifasa's roar, but also on steroids! Then we have: "Then Straight Ahead" and "That's When The Ancient Gods Retuuuuuurn" - I mean, seriously, those two lines sounds giantic, not like from human being, but from how God would sound if we can hear his voice... Probably my favourite song ever!
Under The Ice - it's impossible to skip this chorus - it's like choirs of angels singing together! My God, Such a bless for the ears... That's exactly what I call a catchy chorus, even from the first listening!
Road Of No Release - probably in my top ten of BG songs! This song is so theatrical, containing this beautiful and touching dark vibe in it! Such a complex and glorious piece of music! I love it!!!
I just don't have the time to write about each of these songs, but to me they are kind of underrated - some of them from the band, some of them from the fans - and also some of my favourite BG songs ever!
Interesting list, I should qualify that I left off the newest album (Red Mirror) simply because its so new, in a way all of its songs are underrated by default right now. That being said, in a few years time I think "Distant Memories" and your choice "At the Edge of Time" will be two candidates for being underrated/overlooked. I do enjoy the latter quite a bit, particularly that moment early in the song where Hansi delivers a really emotional vocal (Who'll grant me wings to fly? / And will I have another try?"), its one of my favorite moments on the album.
Thorn has been the surprising choice for alot of people from the feedback I've gotten, particularly in the US Power Metal Connection group on Facebook, and it has a fantastic chorus, spiritual as you suggested, but I don't think I've ever held it in esteem as much as Noldor. Good picks on Age of False Innocence and Under the Ice, they really benefited from the remixed album on the boxed set.
I notice you had nothing from Twist in the Myth, no potential candidates from there at all?
Distant Memories, yes, I totally missed that one, but you're right about it..! This piece is so beautiful..!
Last edited by priderock on 11 Mar 2016 02:32, edited 1 time in total.
So awesome guitar solos. Hansi's demanding to follow them... Actually my favourite song atm.
So much feeling and drama.
The Maiden and minstrel Knight.
Great post! I agree with a lot of your choices but I will say that I think Lionheart is one of BG's worst songs. I despise it.
I also agree with Max on Follow The Blind....it's fantastic. I would add in The Eldar, This Will Never End, Run For The Night, and Miracle Machine as being underrated.
It is very interesting to see, that some songs are mentioned very often, for example The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight.
The Bard's Song (The Hobbit) -> Every time I hear the guitar harmony during the verses and the outro it gives me goosebumps. The music matches perfectly the content and atmosphere of the lyrics, and furthermore the lyrics are about Middle-Earth. What more do you want?
The maiden and the minstrel Knight -> Nothing more to say. Just an incredibly beautiful piece of music.
Ashes to ashes -> Even not knowing that this song is about the death of Hansi's father, it always was one of the most emotional Blind Guardian songs for me. The chorus sounds just like it was coming from the realm of the dead. Very striking and touching lyrics.
Turn the Page -> Together with Fly this is the best song on A Twist in the Myth, I think. I love its cheerfulness.
Black Chamber -> short, melancholy, dark and perfect. I like the Somewhere version more than the Forgotten Tales version.
Sacred Mind --> In my opinion this song was not given enough appreciation during the discussion of BTRM. The awesome tempo change and the absolute catchy and unique chorus make it one of the album's best songs.
At the Edge of Time (song) underrated? That piece of crap is the most overrated song that the amatuer BG fanboys have ever latched onto. Give me a break. The song is uninspired and soulless. Remove that song from Beyond the Red Mirror (bonus tracks included) and you have the best thing BG has ever done. They should've sat on it until the orchestral album, instead of interrupting the flow of perfection on BtRM.
clintilona wrote: At the Edge of Time (song) underrated? That piece of crap is the most overrated song that the amatuer BG fanboys have ever latched onto. Give me a break. The song is uninspired and soulless. Remove that song from Beyond the Red Mirror (bonus tracks included) and you have the best thing BG has ever done. They should've sat on it until the orchestral album, instead of interrupting the flow of perfection on BtRM.
I feel like half the discussions on this board now are about whether At the Edge of Time is fantastic or terrible.
I've listened to it probably 30 times or so by now, and still think it's incredibly overrated by people on this forum (don't know about listeners overall). I finally decided it's actually my second least favorite song in the IFTOS and forward era, after Carry the Blessed Home. Meandering melodies, promising build-ups that never deliver, orchestral melodies that I still can't call to mind after 30 listens. I'm just not sure what happened there. It feels like they're just constantly holding back what could have been a great song, not letting it go where it wants to. I don't think I'll ever understand what it is about the song that some people love, because it does almost nothing for me. It's probably a 6 or something. Nothing that makes me want to not listen to it, but nothing that makes me want to listen to it either.
Led Guardian wrote: I feel like half the discussions on this board now are about whether At the Edge of Time is fantastic or terrible.
For me it's the brooding atmosphere that doesn't let go until the end. It's intense. The chorus lets one breath with its melody but then the song goes back to its hellish winding path (in a good way). That's just how I feel when listening to it.
It's my favourite song on the album too, probably the most intense song on the album to me!
Everything is so giantic and gentle here and it's so beautifully leading to the climax in the album - the last minute of the song, which is the best opera part I have ever heard!
My favourite hipster BG song is Precious Jerusalem. Other than that, I'm also into A Dark Passage, All the King's Horses, Age of False Innocence, Harvest of Sorrow.
It's a really interesting song. For me, BG+orchestra=win, so it shouldn't be different in this case. And I can't point out any flaws.
However, every time I listen to BTRM, I kinda lose my attention when ATEOT plays. Not that it's boring, but to me it has this weird quality that it makes me want to sleep or something. Might have something to do with the fact that I was suffering from Pfeiffer's disease around the time it came out. Anyway, it's really hard for me to stay focused for the whole song.
To me, the climax in the album comes here(At The Edge Of Time), cause the protagonist faces his inner war. Everyone has his inner war inside himself, so I find the song as the true climax here... That's why "The Prophecies" and "At The Edge Of Time" are the songs forming my favourite and intense chapter in the album!
But I agree with you "Blind Guardian + orchestra = 110% WIN"
As for the sleep condition , you're talking about, I remember that I had the same feeling with Sacred Worlds back in the past and I always played it when I went to bed... It's not about that the song is boring(it's one of the best things in the music history ever), but about all those harmonies between the orchestra and Hansi's vocals... It was such a bless for the ears to me, that I just wanted to go to bed and imagine new worlds..
I would compare ATEOT to a Christopher Nolan movie: The pacing is weird, it's kind of clunky in some areas, but somehow it all comes together very well.


Choosing what to market at the flea market can be a challenge. Finding the perfect product, or products, that fills a niche at a low-cost takes a lot of research. Common sense about what items would sell well at outdoor open markets in the summer may lead you astray, however. This post covers the top ten flea market that have saturated market place so much it really is hard sell them for a earnings potential.
Roads do not always get wider as population soars. Since many areas are definitely busy than ever, winter fatalities are still on an upswing. About sixty years ago, someone invented the suburbs, and thought these were so clever in doing so. While many people own a back yard in dedicate and age, commuting never been so problematic. Some folks think it looks poor think about a school bus.
MTV Cribs has sold more lcd tvs than any venture could wish to. Will a 21" LCD screen get you to work faster or more enticing? Nope. CRT monitors are cheaper and perform the same task. If its supplied as standard with the product then that's fine. Don't go purchasing an LCD upgrade.
Ask many questions regarding car anyone bring it in for repairs. Center your questions around latest problems and also the precautions where you can take avoid these problems from recurring. Preventing vehicle issues is a easy way of essential than saving money annually.
Here's a few things i can share with you Eggland's Best Cage Free Brown Eggs from my review. I also tried 4 Grain Cage Free eggs and a Viagra Coupons white egg to find out if they tasted the quite.
It could possibly be a big nuisance to live through car factors. They may also cost you quite somewhat of money. Beneficial understand the basics of car repair out on the internet the tips provided in this particular article, might properly save your car in order to avoid the expensive repair bills of an auto mechanic.
Check as a.S.E. certification before opt for a auto mechanic. This certification confirms the mechanic characteristics lot of expertise working on cars. That way, many have exercise mechanics performing on your car.
On the whole, the Weber 7573 premium pay for Weber Spirit 200/300 propane gas grills comes highly recommended. It is a heavy duty cover that can a regarding damage, which makes it ideal for shielding your investment.
Are you looking for replacement laptop batteries? To be able to decide help make matters a purchase, make sure you know some useful information that you need in order to an informed decision.
Many people complain that switching out their wheels costs hard earned cash. This is not true when they reach the has a garage which includes jack and contains the strength to lift heavy rubberized. It pays to keep the car in the garage during winter months for that. In some places there could be much traffic, even on bad lanes, that it's a good idea to own a dedicated set. They'll provide the appropriate traction, although they is really a pain on the dry road.
The Nasty. Many generic inks are not even in order to the company's original printer brand cartridges and can leave you with streaky, spotty prints and colors that don't even look anything close to the original inks. Most of these you find in cheap remanufactured printer ink cartridges that are from overseas.
With so many tools and appliances available, it hard to support. But if you in order to be style your hair like how a salon does it, be less expensive a good idea to become their weaponry. This article lists down five good 5 most preferred hair equipment that can be purchased in the market today.
Avoid these at all cost. They usually are substandard foods and have highly questionable ingredients. The Viagra Coupon brand pet foods have been written about for several years in veterinary literature like a inadequate and poor in quality. Frequently have severe mineral deficiencies.
Luckily my initial impressions were dead along. Deseo at first is strong, potent, you should also a brief moment has the aroma of something an older woman dons. It attributes a powerful woodsy note that hit me first. Quickly though the strong woodsy scent faded into a warmer watery note.
Many of the above use vit c and e vitamin as natural preservatives that add chelated minerals and amino acids for better absorption. They may be made making use of finest quality ingredients. You need to pick one with the bottom quantity of protein. Great deal protein can stress the immune system, kidneys and the liver. Make sure they do have no inferior products like "wheat flour" though. Look at the label. Wheat flour is indeed white flour, you want ground rice or whole-wheat flour.
No matter what kind of art and design you are considering, it is often important discover more whether not really it's truly meant to be able to made to the real body image. Participating in forums is a simple way to be sure that the design you want will fantastic when it's inked to your skin!


MetroTwit is a Windows 8 Metro Style twitter application for previous versions of Windows and it means business.
MetroTwit is a new Twitter client for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP that represents the true nature of native Metro applications for Windows 8. Doing away with the oh so familiar chrome borders and translucent edges of Windows 7, Metrotwit showcases flat, slate-like graphics with an emphasis on typography and single colors. And it does not stop there.
This is a serious twitter client app that can run on multiple customized configurations. Almost everything about this Twitter client can be customized, that includes the width of the columns to the color combinations to which columns can create pop-ups and where those pop-ups should pop up from. In fact, if there's something you feel like customization, chances are that you can do it in MetroTwit.
It has extremely sleek UI features that will take some time to get used for the common Windows user who has not used Windows 8 so far. Btu once you get used to it, it is a different world all together. The progress bars are things of beauty and they are extremely thin too. There are intelligent design features like the intelligent scroll bar that shows you where you are right now and where the unread tweets begin. So at any given point, you know exactly how far away you are from unread conversation.
But that can get confusing at times too. Also, the software is not completely free of kinks, so you will get the occasional glitch. Most of these can be ignored and won't slow you down. They are definitely not deal-breakers.
MetroTwit features a great conversation view so that you can keep track of who's replying to what. This is one of those important features that you really need to get serious about twitter conversations. The free version allows you to connect to one twitter account but with the paid version (~$16 at the moment, exchanged from Aus$), you can connect to several accounts.
How to create Windows 7 Themes?
What Storage Medium To Backup Files ?


Delhi is known to the as capital of India, country's political hub and home to various world famous monuments like the Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Jantar Matar and so on. However, little did we know about the level of training for different internationally acclaimed courses provided in the capital? The union territory of Delhi serves as home for numerous training institutes for a wide range of courses. Some of the major trainings in the capital are Technical analysis training Delhi and SEO training institute in Delhi.
Technical analysis is related to stock markets, and basically deals with the analysis of share prices of the securities of different companies. It teaches us how to interpret price movements in future by looking at the past price data. Institutes of technical analysis training Delhiteach us how to analyze different types of price charts, following indicators and developing trend ranges. Learning all of these at the technical analysis training Delhi, may prove beneficial for a person's career and he/she may even invest in the stock market based on their own analysis. It is important to note that if an individual knows how to do the correct technical analysis, then he/she may never suffer from losses in the ever-so-dynamic stock market.
Next is the SEO training institute in Delhi. SEO or search engine optimization training teaches an individual the different tactics or strategies using which, he or she can increase the number of visitors on a particular website. This is done when the website obtains a high rank in the pages of various search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo!, etc. SEO training institute in Delhiwill teach an individual or consultants or companies, specialized SEO skills. By attaining these skills, the users of this training will have an edge over others in the competitive markets. Post completion of the course, several job opportunities will open up, as the person who has the applicable knowledge and practical exposure to SEO skill will be desired by companies who want to shown in various search engines.
Within Delhi, SEO training in Lajpat Nagar is known to be the best among the rest. There are various institutes all across Delhi that claim to provide SEO training, but a very few actually provide quality training in SEO skills. Institutes that provide SEO training in Lajpat Nagarare among the few such institutes that do so. This is a comprehensive training that teaches the trainees about different related concepts like search engine results page or SERP, about the organic ranking, about white hat and black hat SEO techniques and so on.
If a person wants to achieve a target by doing something out of the box, then he or she may either go for technical analysis training, if interested in the field, gain something by investing in the share market, or might opt for SEO training and work with firms who want their content to be reviewed with a high ranking in the search engines. It is always true that a trained person always has an edge over his or her competitors who are not trained, and the quality of the training depends upon a person's choice for the training institutes.
Vidya Topa Institute of Professional Studies is a stable professional training institute in Delhi NCR region.
It provides training of all professional courses, in one of them is Search engine optimization training, at vtips there are 3 skilled and experienced trainers from the growing industry that provides full knowledge of SEO.
As you know to create a website is not a very big task ,but to make popular in other terms to make website visible in various search engines (Like Google, Yahoo and Bing etc.) is a very hard work.
And if your website visibility is not good then you can't earn from your site. So the way is to make your website popular and visible -SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
VTIPS (Vidya Topa Institute of Professional Studies) also provides the services of SEO for the clients.
So if you want to learn how SEO performed lets come at our institute and learn full SEO with live project training.
We also provides job assistance after training.
And if you want to do your websites SEO then contact at our center of training, we insure your sites first ranking in search engines in very short time.
For training of seo kindly visit our website page of SEO-www.vtips.org/seo .


Dr. Dalovisio is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Jesuit High School and Washington & Lee University. He received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency followed by a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Dalovisio is a member of the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Dalovisio's professional interests include hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplant. He serves as interim head for the section of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, and the Co-Director of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program.


text:
BBC Radio Bristol, April 2013
Homeshare West founder and Coordinator Audrey Heard was recently interviewed by John Ford on BBC Radio Bristol's Mid-Morning Show along with Householder Shosh and Sharer Milly. The feature is well worth a listen.
Audrey talks about the history of homesharing in the West and then goes on to explain about the interview and vetting process for both Householders and Sharers.
As you hear from from Shosh and Milly, you really feel the warmth of the friendship they have developed.
Meet glamorous Lady Valerie Style from Chelsea and her two Sharers
The Sunday Times May 2013

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
<!--
  #%L
  cache2k config file support
  %%
  Copyright (C) 2000 - 2022 headissue GmbH, Munich
  %%
  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at

       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  limitations under the License.
  #L%
  -->
<cache>
    <name>sample</name>
    <entryCapacity>5</entryCapacity>
    <suppressExceptions>false</suppressExceptions>
    <sharpExpiry>true</sharpExpiry>
    <sections>
        <dummySection>
            <type>.....</type>
        </dummySection>
    </sections>
</cache>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Le Welsh A (, , soit « poney gallois des montagnes » ou « poney des montagnes galloises ») est le plus petit et le plus léger des quatre types du poney gallois. Mentionné depuis l'époque romaine, c'est également le seul poney gallois qui vit encore à l'état semi-sauvage, et appartient donc aux races britanniques de poneys des montagnes et des landes. Au cours de sa longue histoire, il est présumé avoir reçu l'influence du Pur-sang et surtout celle de l'Arabe, notamment à travers les étalons fondateurs Merlin et Dyoll Starlight.

Poney de petite taille considéré comme élégant, le Welsh A présente un profil de tête concave, de petites oreilles pointues et une robe souvent grise. Réputé pour la qualité de son trot, il forme un excellent poney de selle et d'attelage, en particulier pour l'apprentissage des enfants à l'équitation. Souvent croisé avec d'autres races, le Welsh A est à l'origine de tous les poneys gallois ainsi que de nombreux poneys de sport. Toujours présent dans sa région d'origine à l'état sauvage, il a été largement exporté vers l'Europe continentale et l'Amérique du Nord.

Dénomination et sources
Le nom originel de la race en anglais est Welsh Mountain Pony, ce qui se traduit en français par  ou par . « Welsh » est en effet le mot en anglais qui désigne ce qui est gallois.

Il arrive fréquemment que le nom anglais de cette race soit utilisé dans des sources en français, ou bien avec un mélange de français et d'anglais (« Welsh Mountain Poney »). Le nom « Welsh Mountain » est aussi conservé dans des publications en allemand.
Le registre généalogique du poney gallois (Welsh) est divisé en quatre sections identifiées par des lettres, la section A étant celle des poneys les plus petits.

Un ouvrage de référence a été publié en 1993 par le  Wynnes Davies, un expert reconnu des poneys gallois, à propos de cette race : The Welsh Mountain Pony.

Histoire

Probable descendant du poney celte, le poney gallois est vraisemblablement présent dans les collines du pays de Galles avant l'arrivée des Romains, et vit dans ce biotope sur plusieurs siècles. Le journaliste autrichien Martin Haller estime que ses ancêtres sont arrivés depuis des régions orientales avec les Celtes, vers  Les conditions climatiques et le terrain entraînent une sélection naturelle.

La présence de petits chevaux sur le territoire de l'actuel pays de Galles est mentionnée dès l'époque romaine. Une légende (présentée comme une vérité dans divers ouvrages de vulgarisation) voudrait que Jules César ait encouragé leur croisement avec le cheval oriental ou l'Arabe, en fondant un haras au lac Bala, dans le comté de Merioneth. La journaliste britannique Caroline Silver explique cette erreur par l'apparence du poney gallois et par une confusion dans la notion de cheval oriental, la race Arabe n'existant pas et n'étant pas mentionnée à l'époque romaine. Pour Haller, ce sont plutôt des chevaux berbères qui ont été introduits à cette époque. Quoi qu'il en soit, le poney gallois a bien été croisé avec l'Arabe au cours de son histoire, mais vraisemblablement bien plus tard qu'à l'époque romaine.

Une autre légende à son sujet fait intervenir deux juments arabes importées qui se seraient enfuies pour se mêler aux poneys gallois sauvages, d'autres sources évoquent des chevaux arabes ramenés après les croisades. La race a failli disparaître au , quand un édit du roi Henri VIII exige l'abattage de toutes les juments qui ne dépassent pas , au profit de l'élevage de chevaux de guerre. Les poneys réfugiés dans les montagnes galloises échappent à cet abattage. L'anthropologue Samantha Hurn souligne l'existence d'une légende locale faisant intervenir un étalon arabe relâché dans les montagnes galloises pour lui permettre d'échapper à ce décret d'abattage de Henri VIII, et dont les poneys gallois auraient hérité leur robe de couleur grise. Elle note aussi que, malgré l'influence du nationalisme gallois, l'origine arabe du poney gallois est acceptée localement comme une vérité qui ne remet pas en cause la gallitude (welshness) de ces poneys, cette origine arabe étant attribuée à la totalité des races de chevaux modernes.

Du  au

Historiquement, ce poney est monté en équitation de travail, pour le gardiennage des moutons, et même mis au travail dans les mines. Les premiers écrits relatifs aux pratiques d'élevage chevalin du pays de Galles datent du . Le poney gallois est croisé au  avec le Pur-sang et l'Arabe. Il descend notamment du chef de race Merlin, un petit Pur-sang du , lui-même descendant du Darley Arabian. Cependant, d'après Judith Dutson, l'influence de Merlin est surtout palpable chez le Welsh de section B, encore parfois appelé « Merlin ». Apricot, décrit comme un croisement entre un étalon Arabe-Barbe et une jument galloise, est un autre chef de race. Enfin, le véritable  du poney gallois est l'étalon Dyoll Starlight, élevé par Meuric Lloyd et né en 1894 d'une mère d'origine arabe, nommée Moonlight. Cette dernière aurait pour père Crawshay Baily Arab, un étalon qui se serait reproduit avec des poneys gallois pendant les années 1850. Le fait que le père de Dyoll Starlight, Glassalt, soit castré en 1893, a donné naissance à une rumeur qui a fait de Dyoll Starlight le fils d'un étalon arabe. La fille de Meuric Lloyd publie une lettre à destination de la presse pour mettre un terme à cette rumeur, affirmant que l'origine arabe de Dyoll Starlight provient de sa mère.

Il est possible que la race ait reçu aussi l'influence de chevaux cob, du Hackney et de l'Andalou.

En 1874, cette race de poneys est étudiée par les vétérinaires de Becon  Cobbold et Mr Rees Lloyd, dans le cadre d'une  due au parasitage par des vers.

Depuis le début du

La reconnaissance séparée de la race date de la fondation du registre généalogique en 1902, quand les poneys gallois sont séparés entre quatre sections : le Welsh A, le Welsh B, le Welsh C et le Welsh D. Le Welsh A, ou poney gallois des montagnes, est à l'origine des trois autres types du poney gallois (Welsh). À partir de cette création du stud-book, une sélection se met en place pour obtenir des poneys plus raffinés.

Dyoll Starlight devient le père de nombreux poneys britanniques de show réputés, dont Greylight, vendu en Australie pour la somme importante de . L'influence de l'étalon Coed Coch Glyndwr (né en 1935), dont la mère est l'arrière-petite fille de Starlight, est également déterminante.

Cependant, les poneys semi-sauvages sont longtemps considérés comme n'ayant que peu de valeur. D'après Silver, en 1948, il est possible d'acheter un Welsh A non-débourré pour douze shillings. La montée en popularité de la race attire peu à peu de nombreux acheteurs européens pendant la capture annuelle des sujets semi-sauvages en vue de leur marquage et de la vente des individus surnuméraires, notamment durant les années 1970.

En 2006, le countryside council for Wales commande une étude sur l'état de conservation de la race, notamment en libre pâture. Une autre étude sur les populations de ce poney, menée en 2012, permet de conclure que les populations semi-férales et férales du Welsh A constituent une race unique. Cependant, une étude plus approfondie est publiée en 2013 et conclut que la lignée de Carneddau, jusqu'alors incluse au Welsh A, constitue plutôt une race à part. Le microbiome des populations semi-férales est étudié en 2018, avec en conclusion des niveaux élevés de variation intra-individuelles dans la composition de ce microbiome.

En , un éleveur important du Nord du pays de Galles décède subitement, la récupération de son troupeau de quarante poneys étant prise en charge par l'association World Horse Welfare.

Description

De tous les poneys gallois, le Welsh de section A est à la fois le plus petit et le plus proche de la souche du poney celte d'origine. Il a cependant beaucoup évolué depuis ses origines, le poney actuel étant beaucoup plus raffiné que la souche rustique dont il est issu. Il appartient au groupe des poneys des montagnes et des landes des îles britanniques.

Taille et poids

Sa taille est obligatoirement inférieure à . Il n'est généralement pas beaucoup plus petit qu', cette valeur étant considérée par l'auteur anglais Nicola Jane Swinney comme sa taille moyenne. Parmi un échantillon de 37 Welsh A originaires de la Tchéquie, des Pays-Bas et du Royaume-Uni, une hauteur moyenne de  a été déterminée.

Le poids médian de ce poney est de .

Morphologie

Le type est médioligne. L'apparence du Welsh A est très distinctive, caractérisée par une perception de beauté et de raffinement. Son modèle s'éloigne radicalement du stéréotype du poney lourd. Il est souvent qualifié de  en raison de son apparence distinguée et de sa ressemblance évidente avec l'Arabe. L'autrice tchèque Helena Kholová le considère comme le poney gallois le mieux conformé parmi les quatre types existants. Il est souvent considéré comme le plus beau de tous les poneys d'origine britannique, voire comme le plus beau poney du monde.

Tête
La tête est de profil rectiligne ou légèrement concave. Le profil de tête concave est un héritage des croisements avec l'Arabe, l'apparence de la tête rappelant celle de cette dernière race. Le front est large, la joue bien dessinée et le museau fin. La forme de ce dernier doit toujours être concave, une forme convexe ou rectiligne étant un critère disqualifiant. Les naseaux sont larges et proéminents.

La tête est petite et dotée de grands yeux expressifs, surmontée de petites oreilles pointues. L'apparence des oreilles est un critère essentiel dans l'identification de la race. La tête est bien attachée à l'encolure.

Corps et arrière-main
L'encolure est relativement longue, légèrement incurvée, bien attachée et bien sortie, recouverte d'une crinière flottante.

Le garrot est bien défini et sorti. La poitrine est large et profonde. L'épaule est longue, inclinée et bien marquée. La forme de l'épaule et son inclinaison sont particulièrement surveillés parce qu'elles déterminent la capacité d'allongement des allures.

Le dos est droit et court, musclé et solide, la ligne dorso-lombaire droite. Le passage de sangle est profond. La cage thoracique est arrondie et le corps compact. L'arrière-main est solide, longue et fine, les reins sont courts, larges et puissants. La croupe est légèrement inclinée, avec une queue attachée haut.

Membres
Les jambes sont droites, minces et dures. Elles disposent de solides articulations. Les avant-bras sont longs et les canons courts. L'humérus est droit. Le paturon est de longueur moyenne. Les sabots sont ronds et solides.

Robes

Les robes les plus communes sont le gris, l'alezan, le bai et le bai-brun, mais toutes les couleurs sont autorisées, sauf le pie et le tacheté. Le gris est la couleur de robe la plus fréquente, avant l'alezan. Cette fréquence est notamment due aux étalons fondateurs Dyoll Starlight, Coed Coch Glyndwr et Clan Pip, qui ont largement répandu le gène du gris parmi la race. La plupart des experts estiment que c'est Dyoll Starlight qui est responsable de l'introduction du gène Gris parmi la race, les poneys gallois étant à cette époque habituellement bais, bai-bruns, noirs ou porteurs du gène Dun.

Le noir est possible, comme l'illustre le chef de race Glassalt, père de Dyoll Starlight, dont le père Flower of Wales était gris.

Les poneys qui arborent des balzanes sont particulièrement appréciés en modèle et allures.

Allures

Les allures sont puissantes, aériennes, efficaces et souples, avec un très bon trot et une excellente spontanéité. Les actions du Welsh A revêtent un aspect spectaculaire, de par la puissance de l'arrière-main et l'action libre de l'épaule. Elles doivent être droites, rapides et rythmées. Le mouvement du jarret est bien fléchi sous le corps.

La qualité du trot est un critère essentiel pour la race en concours de modèle et allures ainsi qu'en concours d'attelage, où des poneys de toutes tailles disposent d'un temps limité pour terminer leur parcours. Il n'existe pas de différence significative dans la qualité des allures en fonction du pays d'élevage, tous les éleveurs de Welsh A ayant des objectifs d'élevage communs en termes d'allures. Peu d'attention est portée sur la qualité du pas, bien que celle-ci soit aussi importante que la qualité du trot pour les usages de ces poneys.

Le Welsh A dispose d'un pied sûr, héritage de son élevage sur les terrains accidentés du pays de Galles. La race a fait l'objet d'une étude visant à déterminer la présence de la mutation du gène DMRT3 à l'origine des allures supplémentaire : cette étude a permis de confirmer la présence de cette mutation à rare fréquence chez le Welsh A, et l'absence de mention de chevaux ambleurs parmi la race.

Tempérament et santé

Courageux et docile, le Welsh A est à la fois fougueux et robuste, tout en restant généralement obéissant. Il est considéré comme facile à entraîner et à dresser. Son tempérament est réputé amical envers l'être humain. Il est plus rustique que son apparence pourrait le laisser supposer, et apprécie la vie en extérieur malgré des climats parfois difficiles. Habitué à un environnement rude, le poney Welsh A peut se contenter de faibles rations alimentaires et prendre du poids rapidement s'il trouve de la nourriture à volonté et n'est pas mis au travail. Aussi, son poids doit être surveillé en raison du risque d'obésité.

Plusieurs études de cas vétérinaires ont été publiées au sujet d'un Welsh A. En 1986, une malformation cardiaque est étudiée chez un poulain Welsh A, un cas de communication interauriculaire de type 1 (ostium primum persistant) compliqué d'un ventricule droit hypoplasique et d'une dysplasie tricuspide. En 2008, une jument Welsh A de 20 ans est soignée d'une pneumonie et de lésions pulmonaires multiples avec succès. Un poulain né en France en 2020 avec une fente palatine, malformation très rare chez les chevaux, n'a en revanche pas survécu.

Le Welsh A a également fait l'objet d'une étude concernant sa métabolisation de la phénylbutazone. Deux étalons Welsh A ont été testés sur leur capacité à se reproduire toute l'année en cas d'exposition à la lumière artificielle, concluant que cette exposition à la lumière ne rend pas les étalons capables de se reproduire toute l'année.

Utilisations

Ce poney gallois est apte à la selle, au bât et à l'attelage léger. La pratique de l'attelage est notamment fréquente et très appréciée par les adultes et les familles. Il est aussi adapté à la pratique de la randonnée équestre. En randonnée, il peut porter des bagages sur un bât. La randonnée équestre touristique avec un poney de bât est vue localement comme un moyen de promouvoir la race dans son pays d'origine.

Il fait une bonne monture pour les jeunes cavaliers, en particulier pendant leur apprentissage. C'est un poney sportif, il est donc fréquent d'en rencontrer en concours d'équitation pour les jeunes cavaliers. En France, il apparaît sur des concours de saut d'obstacles, des concours complets, du dressage, des pony games, des concours d'équitation hunter pour poneys, et des concours d'attelage. Il dispose d'une bonne capacité de saut.

Un Welsh A peut être capable de porter des adultes, à condition qu'ils soient légers. Son aptitude au saut d'obstacles est bonne, de même qu'à l'attelage. C'est aussi un excellent poney d'exhibitions (shows), particulièrement compétitif. Il dispose de sa propre finale ouverte au Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), point culminant de l'année en matière d'événements équestres sur les îles britanniques ; en 2018, le gagnant de la section Welsh A, Glebedale Mumbo Jumbo, a aussi été élu comme poney monté de l'année dans la catégorie des poneys des montagnes et des landes, en battant des rivaux plus grands que lui.

Croisements
Le Welsh A est considéré comme un excellent poney de croisement, améliorateur d'autres races. Sur les îles britanniques, il a été utilisé en croisement pour donner le Hackney, le Welsh B, le Lundy, le Poney de selle britannique, des poneys de polo, des hacks, des hunters, ainsi que les deux types de Cob gallois. Il est apprécié en croisement avec le Pur-sang. Il a été importé vers la France durant les années 1960 et 1970, entrant en croisement pour donner le Poney français de selle.

Il est à la base de la sélection de la plupart des poneys de chasse et de concours de petite taille (moins de ).

Diffusion de l'élevage

La base de données DAD-IS cite le Welsh Mountain Pony comme race de chevaux locale et native du Royaume-Uni. Plus précisément, elle provient du pays de Galles, sur l'île de Grande-Bretagne. Il existe des populations semi-férales et férales, qui vivent toujours en liberté au pays de Galles. En 2020, ces populations férales représentent environ 500 poneys enregistrés dans le registre de la race. Elles sont présentes à Stackpole, dans le Long Mynd du Shropshire, et dans les Brecon Beacons.

Cependant, ces poneys qui vivent dans les collines font face à de nombreuses menaces sur leur pérennité, rendant nécessaire la mise en place de mesures de conservation spécifiques. L'entretien et le dressage des poneys féraux demandent un temps conséquent, car ils sont plus longs à habituer à l'être humain qu'un poney né dans un élevage.

Le Welsh A est l'une des races de poneys les plus populaires auprès des enfants et des jeunes adultes. Ce poney est donc largement exporté, notamment vers l'Europe continentale et l'Amérique du Nord. Il est élevé intensivement hors de sa région natale. Il dispose d'un registre au Danemark depuis 1965. L'Australie dispose aussi d'un registre spécifique.

En France, ses effectifs sont de 216 étalons à la reproduction, pour 73 naissances en 2012 ; il représente 8 % du total des poneys enregistrés dans ce pays. L'association française du poney Welsh organise localement des concours de modèle et allures et un championnat national ouvert aux quatre types de welsches.

Culture

L'anthropologue Samantha Hurn souligne une parenté culturelle entre les habitants du pays de Galles et leurs chevaux, exprimée à travers la notion de welshness (« gallitude »). Le squelette de l'étalon fondateur Dyoll Starlight a été exposé au musée d'histoire naturelle de Londres en 1935.

Les Queen's Dragoon Guards, une unité de cavalerie galloise de l'armée britannique, ont pris un poney Welsh A comme première mascotte en février 2016, et le promeuvent au rang de caporal suppléant pendant le Royal Welsh Show de 2019.

Un poney gallois des montagnes nommé « Cream » est cité dans le roman La Quête de Wynne, par l'auteur américain Aaron Gwyn.
Cette race est aussi le sujet d'un beau-livre de photographies, Spirit of the Welsh Mountain Pony, paru en 2010.

Notes

Références

Références scientifiques

Références d'articles de presse

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Poneys des montagnes et des landes
 Welsh
 Liste de races chevalines
 Cheval au Royaume-Uni

Liens externes

Bibliographie

Ouvrages spécialisés
.
.
.
.

Encyclopédies
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Articles de recherche

.

Articles de presse
.

Race chevaline originaire du pays de Galles
Poney mountain and moorland

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Bears top pick Justin Fields to start Sunday against Browns
Quarterback Justin Fields #1 talks with Quarterback Andy Dalton #14 of the Chicago Bears talks before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Soldier Field on September 19, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO - Justin Fields will be the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears this Sunday with quarterback Andy Dalton out because of a knee injury, head coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday.
"Justin's gonna be our starter," he said.
Fans have clamored for the Bears top pick since the team traded up to draft the Ohio State standout with the 11th overall pick.
The Bears (1-1) will travel to Cleveland to play the Browns Sunday at noon.
During last Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Dalton injured his knee on a scramble and tried to come back into the game but couldn't manage it. Fields was thrust into the game and helped secure the victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-17.
Fields was 6-for-13 with 60 passing yards and an interception. Fields had 10 carries for 31 yards.
Nagy said Dalton remains the team's No. 1 quarterback for now and the plan is for him to be the starter when he is healthy. Nagy said the three-time Pro Bowler is week to week, though the Bears don't think he will be placed on injured reserve. Super Bowl 52 MVP Nick Foles will be the backup quarterback.
"He's probably further along than we thought he'd be at this point right now. So if that's the case, then we feel good about it, and Justin has worked really, really hard to get to this point. Even today in that moment as a rookie, coming in in that situation, super calm, super cool. Even after the interception when that dropper, he dropped, and the zero look, made the play, he was very cool coming out there and knowing -- to try to make a play," said Bears Coach Matt Nagy after the game.
Chicago police ask public's help identifying suspect in Washington Park homicide


text:
Average US long-term mortgage rates hold firm another week
This is a home sold in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday, Dec. 9, that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan ticked down this week to 3.10% from 3.11% last week. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
By MATT OTT
SILVER SPRING, Md. —
The average interest rate on a long-term mortgage in the U.S. held firm again this week.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan ticked down this week to 3.10% from 3.11% last week. A year ago, the rate stood at 2.71%.
The average rate on a 15-year mortgage also dipped slightly, to 2.38% from 2.39% last week. One year ago, that rate was 2.26%.
Many economists expect U.S. interest rates to rise in coming months as the Fed pivots from the easy money policies it adopted after the coronavirus outbreak ravaged the U.S. economy in the spring of 2020.
Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the central bank would shift toward tightening credit more quickly than it previously suggested. Powell said it would be "appropriate" for the central bank to consider accelerating the reduction of its bond purchases at its meeting next week. That could lead to the Fed hiking its benchmark interest rate as early as spring.
The U.S. housing market has seen a surge in demand during the pandemic as people seek more space after spending a big chunk of the past two years working from home. Lured by low interest rates, many prospective homebuyers have been thwarted due to a limited supply of homes for sale and rapidly rising prices. Builders have struggled to keep up with demand as supply chain snarls delay projects.
Get U-T Business in your inbox on Mondays
Get ready for your week with the week's top business stories from San Diego and California, in your inbox Monday mornings.
Chinese factory activity rebounds, adding to recovery signs
A survey shows Chinese factory activity rebounded in January, adding to signs the world's second-largest economy might be recovering from a painful slump
Samsung Electronics says its profit for the last quarter plummeted nearly 70% as a weak global economy depressed demand for its consumer electronics products and computer memory chips
The outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-COVID policies and the world shows surprising resilience in the face of high inflation, elevated interest rates and Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine
The Biden administration is estimating that it could collect as much as $4.7 billion from insurance companies with newer and tougher penalties for submitting improper charges on the taxpayers' tab for Medicare Advantage care
Ira "Bob" Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make the marshmallow chicks, has died
A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Russian businessman and associates made tens of millions of dollars by cheating the stock market in an elaborate scheme that involved hacking into U.S. computer systems to steal insider information about companies such as Miscrosoft and Tesla
Most read business stories
Alaska Airlines adds nonstop flights to Washington D.C., Oregon and Florida from San Diego airport
SANDAG is shopping for substantial office space in downtown San Diego
Qualcomm trims San Diego workforce by 153 jobs
Amazon to trim 100 tech jobs in San Diego as part of corporate headcount reduction
HOA Homefront – Open Forum guidelines for directors and members
SoFi Technologies, CACI International rise; Ford, Hess fall
How major US stock indexes fared Monday 1/30/2023
Grains higher and livestock mixed


text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--
     Copyright (C) 2013-2015 The CyanogenMod Project

     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
     You may obtain a copy of the License at

          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     limitations under the License.
-->
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:settings="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:paddingStart="20dip"
            android:paddingEnd="20dip"
            android:paddingBottom="20dip">

        <TextView android:id="@+id/color_red_text"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="@string/color_red_title"
                android:paddingTop="10dip" />
        <TextView android:id="@+id/color_red_value"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                android:paddingTop="10dip" />
        <com.android.settings.IntervalSeekBar android:id="@+id/color_red_seekbar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_red_text"
                android:paddingTop="2dip"
                settings:min="0.20"
                settings:max="1.00"
                settings:defaultValue="1.00"
                settings:digits="4" />

        <TextView android:id="@+id/color_green_text"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_red_seekbar"
                android:text="@string/color_green_title"
                android:paddingTop="10dip" />
        <TextView android:id="@+id/color_green_value"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_red_seekbar"
                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                android:paddingTop="10dip" />
        <com.android.settings.IntervalSeekBar android:id="@+id/color_green_seekbar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_green_text"
                android:paddingTop="2dip"
                settings:min="0.20"
                settings:max="1.00"
                settings:defaultValue="1.00"
                settings:digits="4" />

        <TextView android:id="@+id/color_blue_text"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_green_seekbar"
                android:text="@string/color_blue_title"
                android:paddingTop="10dip" />
        <TextView android:id="@+id/color_blue_value"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_green_seekbar"
                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                android:paddingTop="10dip" />
        <com.android.settings.IntervalSeekBar android:id="@+id/color_blue_seekbar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_blue_text"
                android:paddingTop="2dip"
                settings:min="0.20"
                settings:max="1.00"
                settings:defaultValue="1.00"
                settings:digits="4" />

        <ImageView android:id="@+id/black_scale_picture_color"
                android:src="@drawable/color_tuning_preview"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="40dip"
                android:layout_below="@id/color_blue_seekbar"
                android:paddingTop="20dip" />

    </RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>


Are you passionate about children's learning?
Are you an innovative, creative practitioner?
Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?
Teaching Personnel is working in partnership with a multi-trust academy which oversees the work of two Special Schools. The academy has been recognised as outstanding in its last three inspections. We know what outstanding looks like and what it takes to get there and stay there. The staffs have developed some fantastic practices and we are continually striving to further develop the learning opportunities we provide for the children.
To complement the professional work of teachers by supporting learning activities, in line with the School policies and guidance. This will involve supporting learning activities for individuals/ groups or for whole classes. It will involve supporting assessment, recording and reporting on achievement, behaviour for learning, progress and development.
If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and aim to re-engage the young children, we would like to hear from you. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity, send your updated CV and covering letter to the email address provided.
Hi I'm Rachel, and I manage all jobs in this area.


text:
PortfolioLet's Connect(512) 771-6588LOG IN
2407 McCullough ST
*Unbelievable Opportunity to build Your dream home in Tarrytown on a rare .6Acre FLAT lot * *The current house sold "AS IS" and "Ryan Street" architecture plans are available at additional costs. The project is currently under permitting review. *The current house is a beautiful 3300sq Ft 3 beds and 3 baths with 2 living areas and is perfectly livable. The plans are for potential buyers who want a larger home in this fabulous location. *The new plans are thoughtfully designed by the award-winning Ryan Street Architects, one of Austin's most respected and sought-after firms. This rare, oversized flat, 0.6 acres, 26,136Sq Ft lot in the heart of Tarrytown is ready to build. *Located in central Austin's highly coveted Tarrytown neighborhood on an oversized 0.6-acre flat lot which creates both space and privacy. The proposed new build is a sensational offering of warm contemporary architecture that makes a remarkable statement of vision and design, it encompasses approximately 7000 Sq. t. of living space surrounded by lush mature oak trees. Tarrytown is a little nook of Austin where residents truly do run into familiar faces. At just under 5 minutes from downtown, the charming, long-established neighborhood is filled with lush mature trees, gently rolling hills, stately homes, and cozy neighborhood conveniences. Such as in the boutique strip mall, you'll find the Tarrytown pharmacy and Starbucks...Schools are within walking distance. Tarrytown has an air of prestige with an unassuming undercurrent that could only be found in a city such as Austin. It's both dynamic and laid back You can maximize the building envelope on this flat lot and add on whatever your heart desires. Pool, Sports/Pickle court, and more... *FOR MORE INFO CONTACT me at...
Erika Levack
Mobile: (512) 771-6588Email: erika.levack@compass.com
I would like to receive more information about 2407 McCullough ST.
Primary Bedroom on Main
Family Room, Gas
Private Yard, See Remarks, None
Level, Sprinkler - Automatic, Trees-Moderate
Austin ISD
Casis
Park, Sidewalks, Street Lights, Walk/Bike/Hike/Jog Trail(s
Courtesy of Stride Real Estate, LLC
Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. All properties are subject to prior sale, change, or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) nor Erika Levack shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Austin/Central Texas Realty Information Service.
Listings courtesy of ACTRIS as distributed by MLS GRID. Based on information submitted to the MLS GRID as of ©2023 (date and time MLS GRID Data was obtained). All data is obtained from various sources and may not have been verified by broker or MLS GRID. Supplied Open House Information is subject to change without notice. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information
©2023 Austin/Central Texas Realty Information Service. All rights reserved.
Database last updated 7:01 PM UTC, 1/28/23


text:
Five Unusual Diamond Shapes
The De Beers Supplier of Choice initiative, launched in the early 2000s, rewarded diamond manufacturers who ventured downstream into jewelry and retail branding efforts. As a result, we witnessed an explosion in proprietary diamond cuts that continues today, albeit to a lesser extent. A Google search can lead to hundreds of unique diamond shapes, but even within this long list of unusual diamonds there are still a few that really stand out for their creativity and uniqueness.
Diamonds - More Than Meets the Eye
Clarity, one of diamonds' four basic 'C's, refers to how free a diamond is from inclusions and blemishes, internal and external features that negatively affect a diamond's shine, beauty, light refraction and its value.
Knowing Your Way Around Round Diamonds
Round diamonds are the most common and sought-after diamond shape in the world. We stated that diamonds are polished into a variety of shapes and that the choice of shape is mostly one of taste, best use of the pre-polished rough diamond, and, occasionally, color. Historically, diamonds were polished only into rounds, and for good reason.
Christmas diamond shapes
The Christmas Star
The Christmas Star was commissioned by De Beers and placed on top of their 1994 Christmas tree, which toured 20 cities in Japan and was seen around the world on television including CNN.
It was developed in order to provide retailers an alternative marketing concept that would allow diamonds to be used in decorative pieces for the home, as opposed to jewelry. It is also one of the earliest examples of a branded diamond, first cut and polished by Fancoldi in Israel.
Oval-shaped diamonds - Head Oval Heels
Oval-shaped diamonds are another member of the semi-round diamond shapes - those that are based on the round brilliant, but with a twist. Unlike the Pear-shape, discussed last week, which is half of a round on one end and a Marquee on the other, the oval is a somewhat elongated round as the name suggests, which gives it the appearance of larger than it really is.


text:
package edu.psu.citeseerx.dao2.logic;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.sql.*;
import javax.sql.DataSource;

import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException;
import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
import org.springframework.jdbc.core.SqlParameter;
import org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.JdbcDaoSupport;
import org.springframework.jdbc.object.MappingSqlQuery;
import org.springframework.jdbc.object.SqlUpdate;
import org.springframework.jdbc.support.KeyHolder;
import org.springframework.jdbc.support.GeneratedKeyHolder;

import edu.psu.citeseerx.domain.ThinDoc;
import edu.psu.citeseerx.domain.AuthorStatContainer;

public class CitationStatisticsDAOImpl extends JdbcDaoSupport
implements CitationStatisticsDAO {

    private GetClusters getClusters;
    private GetInCol getInCol;
    private GetClustersByYear getClustersByYear;
    private GetInColByYear getInColByYear;
    private GetAuthorStats getAuthorStats;

    protected void initDao() throws ApplicationContextException {
        initMappingSqlQueries();
    } //- initDao

    protected void initMappingSqlQueries() throws ApplicationContextException {
        getClusters = new GetClusters(getDataSource());
        getInCol = new GetInCol(getDataSource());
        getClustersByYear = new GetClustersByYear(getDataSource());
        getInColByYear = new GetInColByYear(getDataSource());
        getAuthorStats = new GetAuthorStats(getDataSource());
    }

    public List getMostCitedArticles(int amount, boolean includeCitations)
    throws DataAccessException {
        if (includeCitations) {
            return getClusters.run(amount);
        } else {
            return getInCol.run(amount);
        }
    }

    public List getMostCitedArticlesByYear(int amount, int year,
            boolean includeCitations) throws DataAccessException {
        if (includeCitations) {
            return getClustersByYear.run(year, amount);
        } else {
            return getInColByYear.run(year, amount);
        }
    }

    public List getAuthorStats(long startingID, int amount)
    throws DataAccessException {
        return getAuthorStats.run(startingID, amount);
    }

    private static final String DEF_GET_CLUSTERS_QUERY =
        "select id, size, incollection, cauth, ctitle, cvenue, cyear " +
        "from clusters order by size desc limit ?";

    private class GetClusters extends MappingSqlQuery {

        public GetClusters(DataSource dataSource) {
            setDataSource(dataSource);
            setSql(DEF_GET_CLUSTERS_QUERY);
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.INTEGER));
            compile();
        }

        public ThinDoc mapRow(ResultSet rs, int rowNum) throws SQLException {
            return mapThinDoc(rs);
        }

        public List run(int amount) {
            return execute(amount);
        }
    }

    private static final String DEF_GET_INCOL_QUERY =
        "select id, size, incollection, cauth, ctitle, cvenue, cyear " +
        "from clusters where incollection=1 order by size desc limit ?";

    private class GetInCol extends MappingSqlQuery {

        public GetInCol(DataSource dataSource) {
            setDataSource(dataSource);
            setSql(DEF_GET_INCOL_QUERY);
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.INTEGER));
            compile();
        }

        public ThinDoc mapRow(ResultSet rs, int rowNum) throws SQLException {
            return mapThinDoc(rs);
        }

        public List run(int amount) {
            return execute(amount);
        }
    }

    private static final String DEF_GET_CLUSTERS_BY_YEAR_QUERY =
        "select id, size, incollection, cauth, ctitle, cvenue, cyear " +
        "from clusters where cyear=? order by size desc limit ?";

    private class GetClustersByYear extends MappingSqlQuery {

        public GetClustersByYear(DataSource dataSource) {
            setDataSource(dataSource);
            setSql(DEF_GET_CLUSTERS_BY_YEAR_QUERY);
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.INTEGER));
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.INTEGER));
            compile();
        }

        public ThinDoc mapRow(ResultSet rs, int rowNum) throws SQLException {
            return mapThinDoc(rs);
        }

        public List run(int year, int amount) {
            Object[] params = new Object[] {
                    new Integer(year), new Integer(amount)
            };
            return execute(params);
        }
    }

    private static final String DEF_GET_INCOL_BY_YEAR_QUERY =
        "select id, size, incollection, cauth, ctitle, cvenue, cyear " +
        "from clusters where cyear=? and incollection=1 " +
        "order by size desc limit ?";

    private class GetInColByYear extends MappingSqlQuery {

        public GetInColByYear(DataSource dataSource) {
            setDataSource(dataSource);
            setSql(DEF_GET_INCOL_BY_YEAR_QUERY);
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.INTEGER));
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.INTEGER));
            compile();
        }

        public ThinDoc mapRow(ResultSet rs, int rowNum) throws SQLException {
            return mapThinDoc(rs);
        }

        public List run(int year, int amount) {
            Object[] params = new Object[] {
                    new Integer(year), new Integer(amount)
            };
            return execute(params);
        }
    }

    private static ThinDoc mapThinDoc(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException {
        ThinDoc doc = new ThinDoc();
        doc.setCluster(rs.getLong(1));
        doc.setNcites(rs.getInt(2));
        doc.setInCollection(rs.getBoolean(3));
        doc.setAuthors(rs.getString(4));
        doc.setTitle(rs.getString(5));
        doc.setVenue(rs.getString(6));
        doc.setYear(rs.getInt(7));
        return doc;
    }

    private static final String DEF_GET_AUTHORS_QUERY =
        "select id, cauth, size, selfCites from clusters where id>=? " +
        "order by id asc limit ?";

    private class GetAuthorStats extends MappingSqlQuery {

        public GetAuthorStats(DataSource dataSource) {
            setDataSource(dataSource);
            setSql(DEF_GET_AUTHORS_QUERY);
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.BIGINT));
            declareParameter(new SqlParameter(Types.INTEGER));
            compile();
        }

        public AuthorStatContainer mapRow(ResultSet rs, int rowNum)
        throws SQLException {
            long id = rs.getLong(1);
            String authors = rs.getString(2);
            int size = rs.getInt(3);
            int self = rs.getInt(4);
            AuthorStatContainer ac = new AuthorStatContainer(authors,size-self);
            ac.setCluster(id);
            return ac;
        }

        public List run(long startingID, int amount) {
            Object[] params = new Object[] {
                    new Long(startingID), new Integer(amount)
            };
            return execute(params);
        }
    }

}  //- class CitationStatisticsDAOImpl