I have to admit… I think I have the best job ever. I get to work with precious newborn babies, but also newborn puppies… Anything new is just way too cute.
Recently I have started taking on more little puppy sessions and Daisy, an adorable little french bulldog, didn't disappoint on the cuteness scale. As with any newborn, it is best to have them come into the studio as soon as you can. When they are under 3 months of age, they sleep much more and tend to have less energy to be totally wild. Also they typically do not shed which is why I'm able to have them in the studio space.
I hope you enjoy these little fur babies who will be popping up on the blog!
Daisy will be spending many days at the barn waiting for her mommy… so we thought it was perfect to capture these scene as they were on their way to ride after our photos.


But when eve's silent footfall steals Along the eastern sky, And one by one to earth reveals Those purer fires on high.
— John Keble, The Christian Year, Fourth Sunday After Trinity.
— Bells and Pomegranates No. V: A Blot in the 'Scutcheon (1843), Act i, scene iii.
Sometimes a strange light shines, purer than the moon , casting no shadow , that is the halo upon the bones of the pioneers who died for truth .
In political matters it is very hard for a man in office to be purer than his neighbours, and, when he is so, he becomes troublesome.
— Thomas Watson, "Christ The Redeemer" in A Body of Divinity (1692).


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Casio G-Shock Pays Homage to Bruce Lee With A Limited Edition Watch
Casio G-Shock introduced a new limited edition version of their flagship MR-G timepiece that pays tributes to legendary action film star and martial artist, Bruce Lee, who would have turned 80 years old this year. Based on the MRG-G2000 of the flagship MR-G series, the watch features a black and yellow color scheme, recalling the tracksuit donned by Lee in Game of Death.
Housed in a titanium case, this limited edition boasts a sleek bezel that is coated with diamond-like carbon (DLC) to increase abrasion resistance.
The bezel and back cover are engraved with 12 Chinese characters that state the main tenets of Jeet Kune Do: "Using no way as way. Having no limitation as limitation." At three o'clock on the face is Bruce Lee's signature "龍," which is the Chinese character for dragon.
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Lofaro Appointed Curator of Collections
Ellen Lofaro is the permanent curator of archaeology collections. She has more than eight years of curation experience, having previously worked at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, in addition to research fellowships at the Getty Institute of Los Angeles and the Plains Indian Museum in Cody, Wyoming.
Lofaro also brings nearly a decade of experience consulting on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). She will serve as the NAGPRA coordinator for the anthropology department. In addition to her scholarly publications, Lofaro has submitted three notices to be published in the United States Federal Register – a major milestone in the NAGPRA process as these publications represent many years of ongoing consultation with Native American tribes, as well as research and compliance paperwork.


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In his forthcoming book Team of Vipers, former White House communications aide Cliff Sims describes "how absolutely out of control the White House staff ... was at times," per an advance copy obtained by The Washington Post. But Sims did attempt to keep at least one thing in check, as the Post described from the book below.
As White House director of message strategy, Sims regularly met Trump at the private elevator of the residence and accompanied him to video tapings — carrying a can of Tresemmé Tres Two hair spray, extra hold, for the boss.


Grab has signed a transportation sector partnership with Primer Koperasi Angkatan Udara (PRIMKOPAU). The partnership looks to facilitate passengers who arrive in Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung.
This allows them to continue their travel journey by visiting Grab's official pickup point and directly book transport services through GrabCar. Meanwhile, official GrabCar fleets in Husein Sastranegara International Airport can be easily identified with a distinctive PRIMKOPAU stickers on the rear window.
Colonel M. Iman Handoyo, Danlanud Husein Sastranegara said that through a strategic partnership with Grab, the organisation hopes to give more access to other transportation services for the customers and Bandung residents. This is part of its effort to give the best for the visitors of Husein Sastranegara International Airport.
"We will work harder to support the existing transportation system in the airport and hopefully can be a good example for the presence of online-based on-demand service in public areas in Indonesia. In addition, we also provide our driver partners with further knowledge about safety riding, in parallel with the values upheld by PRIMKOPAU and Grab," he added.
Ridzki Kramadibrata, managing director Grab Indonesia explained that the move was also in line with the vision of Bandung city government to transform Bandung into a smart city. This also sees easy access to various transport services which can be integrated and enjoyed by the residents.
"We see that Grab's official presence with PRIMKOPAU in Husein Sastranegara International Airport is able to support that vision by providing the customers with the easy access to enjoy GrabCar service from the airport to their destination in Bandung and surrounding areas," Kramadibrata added.
According to Andika Nuryaman, executive general manager at Main Branch Office of Husein Sastranegara International Airport, PT Angkasa Pura II, in order to support this partnership, the main branch office of Husein Sastranegara Airport will provide a special facility for online taxi driver partners who are registered in PRIMKOPAU.
"Air travel can be very exhausting for passengers, especially when it's a long-haul flight. Through Grab's official availability in Husein Sastranegara Airport with PRIMKOPAU, we hope we can facilitate the airport visitors to get convenient, safe land transport services with fixed and affordable fares," Nuryaman said.
Currently, Grab is available in Bandung and surrounding cities. This includes Sumedang, Cimahi, Indramayu, Cirebon, Majalengka, Tasikmalaya, Garut, Pangandaran, Banjar, Kuningan, Ciamis, Subang Purwakarta, Sukabumi, and Cianjur, through GrabCar, GrabBike, GrabTaxi, GrabExpress, and GrabFood services.
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San Jose, CA -- Medical marijuana patients and advocates will descend on Tuesday's San Jose City Council meeting to convey their disapproval, and unwillingness to tolerate raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in their community. Over the past month, the Santa Clara County Specialized Enforcement Team, a local multi-agency police force, has carried out several raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, the most recent of which occurred last Thursday. After the City Council meeting, advocates will host a "Know Your Rights" training at 7:30pm and a meeting to develop a raid alert system.
"The City of San Jose must not be able to continue its harmful campaign against medical marijuana patients with impunity," said Lauren Vazquez, of the Silicon Valley chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the country's largest medical marijuana advocacy organization. "Patients are organizing to put a stop to this behavior and to make local officials accountable for the aggressive actions of their police." The "Know Your Rights" training, hosted by ASA, will be held after the City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 9th at 7:30pm at 2000 Senter Road in San Jose.
Medical marijuana patient advocates held a rally on October 14th, in response to the initial raids, but local police have continued their campaign to use aggressive force in an attempt to shut down state law-compliant facilities in the city. The first set of raids in early October, targeting patients and local delivery services, resulted in 22 arrests. The subsequent dispensary raids in mid and late-October resulted in at least a dozen additional arrests and the seizure of more than 100 pounds of medical marijuana and other property.
Santa Clara Police Chief Stephen Lodge who is behind the recent spate of raids stated that, "Those arrested have perverted the important role of a caregiver for seriously ill patients for their own financial gain," but has provided no evidence of wrongdoing. In fact, those arrested claim to be operating under Health and Safety Code Section 11362.775, which defines collective and cooperative association, not "caregiving," which is defined under a different statute of the Medical Marijuana Program Act, passed by the California legislature in 2003. With the absence of any evidence of state law violations, advocates are demanding that charges be dropped against all of those arrested.
The most recent raid, this past Thursday, on San Jose Patients' Group, came only two days after voters approved Measure U to tax the local sale of medical marijuana at levels as high as 10 percent, on top of the state's existing sales tax. The City Council is also deliberating on a local ordinance that would regulate and license what has grown to more than eighty dispensaries in San Jose. The next meeting, which will address the amount of tax to levy against patients, is scheduled for December 13th. "How can the City of San Jose impose an exorbitant tax on the sale of medical marijuana at the same time as arresting and prosecuting the same people for selling it?" asked Vazquez. "This inconsistent and misguided practice has to end."


Based on the climate and weather in Monticello, the best time to go is September. See below for details.
If you go to Monticello in January, you will notice that it can be extremely cold. Expect it to snow occasionally. Daytime temperatures are in the high 30s F (single digits C).
If you are traveling to Monticello in February, you will notice that it is cold. Daytime temperatures are in the high 40s F (single digits C).
March here can be chilly. Temperatures average in the low 60s F (high 10s C) during the day.
Traveling to Monticello in April, you will notice that it is balmy. Daytime temperatures are in the low 70s F (low 20s C).
May is extremely warm. Temperatures average in the low 80s F (high 20s C) during the day.
If you are traveling to Monticello in June, you will notice that it is extremely warm. Daytime temperatures are in the 80s F (high 20s C).
If you go to Monticello in July, you will notice that it is hot. Daytime temperatures are in the low 80s F (high 20s C).
Traveling to Monticello in August, you will notice that it is a perfect temperature. Daytime temperatures are in the high 70s F (mid 20s C).
If you are traveling to Monticello in September, you will notice that it is balmy. Daytime temperatures are in the 60s F (high 10s C).
October is cold. Temperatures average in the high 40s F (single digits C) during the day.
November in Monticello is freezing. Temperatures average in the 30s F (single digits C) during the day.
If you are traveling to Monticello in December, you will notice that it is chilly. Expect it to snow once in a while. Daytime temperatures are in the low 60s F (mid 10s C).
Here are some general tips on what to wear in Monticello, as well as several items to remember to pack when traveling there.
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Q: Syntax error in lex & yacc file I am pretty new to lex and yacc. I was trying out a grammar to recognize the input text: ESCREVER 1; or ESCREVER 1+2; but everytime I try it shows me syntax error , I think the problem is parsing the number or the word ESCREVER.
Here is my flex/lex code
%{
#include "gram.h"

int yyerror(const char *s);

%}

/* letras [A-Za-z]+ */

/* id     ({letras})({letras}|{digito})* */

%%

"ESCREVER" {return   ESCREVER; }
"TERMINAR" {return TERMINAR; }

[0-9]+     { yylval.num =atoi(yytext);
             return NUM; }

[A-Za-z0-9]* { yylval.str=strdup(yytext);
                return TEXTO;}

"/" |
"-" |
"+" |
"*" |
"=" |
.          {return yytext[0];}
[ \n\t]    {  }

%%

int yywrap(){ return 1; }

YACC code:
%{

  #include <stdio.h>
  int yylex(void);
  int yyerror(const char *s);

%}
%union{
        char *str; /* para strings*/
        int num; /* para inteiros */
     }

%token TERMINAR ESCREVER
%token SUBTRACAO
%token MULTIPLICACAO
%token DIVISAO
%token SOMA
%token<num> NUM /*para inteiros*/
%token<str> TEXTO /*MUDAR PARA VAR*/
%type<num> elemento
%type<num> expr
%type<num> lista
%start s

%%

s:linha s
 |TERMINAR ';' {return 0;}
 ;

linha: ESCREVER lista';' {printf("%d",$2);}
     | VARS
     ;

lista: lista ',' elemento
     | elemento
     ;

elemento:NUM
        |expr
        ;

VARS :
     | NUM
     | TEXTO
     | expr
     | TEXTO '=' VARS ';' /* para delcaracoes */
     ;

expr     : NUM  SOMA expr                {$$=$1+$3;}
         | NUM  SUBTRACAO expr           {$$=$1-$3;}
         | NUM  MULTIPLICACAO expr       {$$=$1*$3;}
         | NUM  DIVISAO expr             {$$=$1/$3;}
     | NUM  '+' expr                 {$$=$1+$3;}
         | NUM  '=' expr                 {$$=$1=$3;}
         | NUM  '-' expr                  {$$=$1-$3;}
         | NUM  '*' expr                 {$$=$1*$3;}
         | NUM  '/' expr                  {$$=$1/$3;}
         | NUM                           {$$=$1;   }
         ;

%%

int yyerror(char const *s) {
    fprintf(stderr,"Erro: %s\n",s);
    return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    extern FILE *yyin;

    if (argc > 1) {
        if((yyin=fopen(argv[1],"r"))==NULL){
            fprintf(stderr,"erro ao abrir o ficheiro \"%s\".\n",argv[1]);
            return 1;
        }
    } else
        printf("introduza comandos: \n");
    yyparse();
    return 0;
}

A: These two rows in your scanner specification both match space:
.          {return yytext[0];}
[ \n\t]    {  }

When you type ESCREVER 1; the space is interpreted by the first rule. Since Flex uses the rules in the order they are written, you can just move the blank-ignoring rule up, so it is checked first.

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The location of the hotel is very convenient to Eckerd College, where my daughter and I were visiting. It was also convenient to the highway to get to the beach. The rooms were clean but could be modernized. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I would definitely consider this hotel again if travelling to St. Petersburg. The view of the water was beautiful and could be seen from our room.
I have to start with this: THE STAFF ARE ALL AMAZING! What a great group of people they have working there. Everyone was just as nice as they could be. The room was spotless. The air conditioner on the other hand was super noisy, to the point that I had to turn it off so I could sleep. The room was not a $200 a night quality (wanky light shades, antique air conditioner, rough linens and such). She definitely needs a makeover as far as aesthetics but the amazing staff balances it out. The pool area is gorgeous as is the view!
The Hotel was convenient to our event, the staff was friendly and helpful, the food was good as was restaurant service. Our family appreciated the amenities -- pools, playground, and small beach area. Although the hotel is older and the rooms are a little small, it is well kept. One of our three rooms was a bit musty smelling was the only complaint from our group.


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Australia women equal ODI world record with New Zealand victory
AUSTRALIA women have equalled the world record 21-game winning run in one-day internationals after beating New Zealand by 232 runs in Brisbane.
Looking to match the record set by Ricky Ponting's Australia side in 2003, the hosts totalled 325-5 after stand-in captain Rachel Haynes hit 96.
The visitors were all out for 93 in their biggest ODI defeat by Australia, who won the series 3-0.
Australia can set a new record when they face India on 22 January, 2021.
"It's a really special effort, especially over a long period of time," said regular captain Meg Lanning, who missed the match because of a hamstring strain.
"To win 21 on the trot is something to be really proud of, and the way we have swept this series has been something that has given us a lot of pleasure."
Stand-in skipper Haynes echoed Lanning's comments and said the side can look back at their three-year run with "a lot of pleasure".
Australia are also the women's Twenty20 world champions after winning their home tournament in March.
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Rajupalem is a village in YSR Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Rajupalem mandal of Jammalamadugu revenue division.

Demographics
 census, Rajupalem village has a population of 2465, of which 1218 are males while 1247 are females. The average sex ratio of the village is 1024, which is higher than Andhra Pradesh's state average of 993. The population of children with age 0-6 is 234, which makes up 9.49% of the total population of the village, with sex ratio of 1035. The literacy rate of Rajupalem village was 64.10% compared to 67.02% in Andhra Pradesh.

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Villages in Kadapa district

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President Reagan has made a good choice for secretary of Health and Human Services. He is Otis Bowen, a small-town doctor, former legislator and two-term governor of Indiana who was good at all three jobs.
Dr. Bowen--''Doc'' to everyone who has known him for more than five minutes--has been a general practitioner in Bremen, Ind. (population 3,500), since 1942. While treating Bremen`s ailments, he served 14 years in the Indiana House, the last eight as speaker, and was governor from 1972 to 1981. In short, he`s had a lot of useful experience.
There is opposition to his appointment, but it is of a kind that does him honor. In 1981, when his wife was dying of bone cancer, Dr. Bowen eased her pain by treating her with dimethyl sulfoxide and marijuana tablets--medication that the Food and Drug Administration had not approved for cancer victims. He has also advocated the practice of ''living wills,'' by which people may direct doctors in the future not to subject them to life-prolonging treatments when they are terminally ill and near death. As a consequence, some extremists under the pro-life umbrella have accused Dr. Bowen of favoring euthanasia.
The charge is contemptible. Dr. Bowen chose to relieve suffering in a dying woman without waiting for a bureaucracy to stamp the proper papers. That was an act of decency and courage, and is another good reason for confirming him in the cabinet post.


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Garuda to add 2,495 seats for Christmas, New Year holidays
Wednesday, 27 Nov 2019
JAKARTA (ANN) National flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia will prepare 2,495 additional seats to anticipate a surge in passengers during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The additional seats will be available from Dec 20 to Jan 6.
Garuda Indonesia's commercial director Pikri Ilham Kurniansyah said on Tuesday(Nov 26) that the airline would focus on deploying wide-body aircraft such as Boeing 777 and Airbus 330 to increase its passenger capacity.
The wide body aircraft will be used mainly to serve several busy routes such as Jakarta-Surabaya, Jakarta-Denpasar and Surabaya-Denpasar. Pikri said for extremely busy routes like Surabaya-Denpasar, a wide body aircraft would be used to serve flights all day.
Using wider aircraft will be more efficient than adding flights with narrow-body aircraft, said Pikri.
"Using wide-body aircraft is much more effective than adding flights. What are the benefits? The first benefit is, normal air traffic can be maintained. Adding flights also increases the risk of delays because of increased air traffic, " said Pikri.
However, not all airports have the capacity to accommodate wide-body aircraft. For flights to Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, for example, Pikri said Garuda Indonesia might provide extra flights with narrow-body planes.
"The demand for flights to Labuan Bajo is high, but unfortunately, the airport cannot accommodate wide-body aircraft, so we will provide extra flights." he said.
Pikri estimated that passenger numbers during the upcoming holidays would be 2 to 3% higher than during the same holiday season last year. - The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network
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Bahamas issues US travel advisory over racial tensions
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Tensions have intensified in the US following the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling
The Bahamas has issued a rare travel advisory for its citizens visiting the US, recommending particular care for young men in cities affected by tensions over recent police shootings.
The advisory warns citizens to not get involved in protests and avoid crowds.
It comes after two black men were shot dead by police in Minnesota and Louisiana, and five officers were killed at a protest in Dallas.
Some 90% of the Bahamas population is black, according to the CIA.
The advisory comes as the country, a former British colony, celebrates its Independence Day holiday, on 10 July, a time when many locals travel abroad, including to the US.
When do US police use deadly force?
Why do US police kill unarmed black men?
How often are US police killed on duty?
The statement, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tells citizens to "exercise appropriate caution", especially in cities affected by "tensions... over shootings of young black males by police officers".
"In particular young males are asked to exercise extreme caution in affected cities in their interactions with the police. Do not be confrontational, and co-operate," it says.
"Do not get involved in political or other demonstrations under any circumstances and avoid crowds."
The US regularly issues travel advisories for Americans visiting other countries, but it is rare for nations to issue warnings for their citizens travelling to the US.
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The Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI), the global leader in developing insights, networking and creating collaborative sustainability solutions for business, convened its membership for GEMI's summer meeting focused on making the business case for water stewardship. GEMI member Smithfield Foods hosted the meeting, themed "Global Water Trends: Addressing Water Risks and Opportunities," at its Patrick Cudahy facility in Milwaukee, Wis.
The meeting included several water management experts, including guest speakers from Alliance for Water Stewardship North America, Antea Group, Badger Meter, Ceres, Ecolab, Deloitte, Environmental Defense Fund, GE Water & Process Technologies, U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development, Veolia North America and The Water Council. Together with fellow GEMI member speakers, the meeting facilitated conversation about water efficiency, building partnerships for better water stewardship, best practices for applying water sustainability tools for various industries as well as case studies showing successful water programs and collaboration. The meeting concluded with a focus on how GEMI can help create collaborative solutions for water stewardship.
Resulting from the meeting, GEMI's Quick Guide Work Group is exploring the creation of an education tool that tackles priority water topics for corporate sustainability experts, such as: how to develop a corporate water strategy, how to make the business case for water, how to quantify water risks in business terms and how to determine which water tool is most appropriate for a specific business need or environment.


New Packaging and branding for a range of top quality smoothies, pressed and blended juices.
To create a brand (link to brand section) and packaging for new juice brand 'Juice republic' to enable it to compete and outsell its competitors in the crowded juice market.
We created a number of concepts exploring 'island life' and other colourful and modern graphic imagery. Keeping a keen eye on budgetary constraints, with four different types of drink and many flavour variants underneath each one, we eventually decided on the most simple route of cap colour coding and change of label materials to both easily identify the variant and be cost effective in production. (See Fig1) The 'Island Life' imagery to be explored further as the visual identity of supporting materials, such as website, advertising etc.


Wilbert "Coach" Ellis, left, speaks with Grace Tirado, center, and Linda Graham, right, at the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber 96th Annual Awards Banquet on Friday at the Ruston Civic Center. Ellis received the Chamber's Robert E. Russ Award for outstanding civic service.
The Lincoln Parish School Board learned more about the decision they'll have to make regarding performance-based teacher salary increases during the Nov. 13 regular board meeting.
Lincoln Parish residents have the opportunity to help local children find something special under the Christmas tree through the annual Toys for Tots drive.
Boxes are now out at various locations around the city to allow residents to donate toys to this cause. Sgt. Justin Schnicker, the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots coordinator for the local area — which includes Shreveport, said the local program helped approximately 5,600 children last year.
Louisiana National Guard Sgt. John Loomis takes a trash bag from Dakota Hill during Saturday's local Great American Cleanup event. Among the items residents cleaned up and cleaned out: 600 pounds of trash, 40 tires and a truckload of donations to Rolling Hills Ministries. The city of Ruston, Lincoln Parish Police Jury and Keep Lincoln Parish Beautiful commission sponsor the event.
Ruston High School STEM Marine Science students Kate Warner (left) and Meagan Hammons are seen using the class's 55-gallon tank to test the remotely operated vehicle units that they constructed. Under the direction of teacher Amy Guerin, the students completed a study of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and investigated how the ROV's were used during the disaster. Students experienced what it was like to control the units while exploring concepts that included ballast, buoyancy and Archimedes's Principle.


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18e Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne "The Brave"
18e Gaming Community, where it started 7 years ago.
The 18e was created during mid 2012 as "Clan Dragonfyre" on the Persistent World mod. We then decided to move onto NW as it was released as the 46th (South Devonshire). Shortly after the 46th's sister regiment, the 56th decided to merge with what members we had left and created the 83rd with John Price (Chriseh) at the helm, who was 3rd in command of the 46th. This regiment lasted for around 5 months after being extremely successful bringing 60-85 members per event for around 3 of those months. We had a rough start to Season 2 of the Napoleonic Wars League which lead to an argument between detachment leaders about our participation. However Price wanted to keep going which lead to the split of the 83rd Cavalry and part of the Rifle companies. However after a week of hard practice we brought in our first competitive win against the 25th Kings Own lead by Easy-E. A Mount & Musket veteran regiment. So Price took the decision to reform the regiment, into a competitive line + artillery only regiment, the 18e. Focusing on improving our individual skills with a new structure boasting 2 exceptional leaders. Price, leader of the 83rd and Pluto as his right hand man, former Major of the 2ndCSG lead by Spartan and Sjt of the 83rd.
The first week went exceptionally well. Beating the best French speaking regiment at the time, the 75e, with a convincing 7-3 during our NWL match and bringing a fantastic 42 attendance. The regiment continued as the 18e from January of 2013, till mid 2015 where we took a small break. To return in October of 2015 and has been running ever since. After 2+ years since the last one we recently took a small break again for 2 months from November 2017 till January of 2018 coming back in full force to pull in a convincing victory at NWL Season 9! Video of the deciding match against 15thYR.
We are a 6 Year standing community which boasts an excellent officer core and great group of players. We do 5 events a week and 1 fun event. None of our events are technically mandatory, however if you are free you are of course encouraged to turn up, with the exception of league matches during specific time frames. The 18e consistently brings 15-35 attendance depending on the event. We are a relaxed regiment that does not mind a chat during events and enjoying ourselves. However Price's (leader) only rule is that when someone is speaking, not just an officer, nobody is to talk over them. This keeps the teamspeak clear and relaxed without sounding like 30 children screaming at each other down the microphone. We play plenty of other games such as EU4 in our spare time and despite being an old community, we always welcome new players.
All lined up for dismissals!
4 Kills on the dirty headglitchers!
3-7 to 15thYR. Every round was very close! Shame!
Lovely LB vs 8pp for NLC.
Price has made a modpack for his past regiments that are open for all to use. This Includes a new reticule, better sounds and better textures for the main UK and French units. Along with a few minor banner changes.
You may find screenshots down bellow.
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The company is also planning to raise Rs 25,000 crore through rights issue, in which the promoter shareholders — Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group — have reiterated to the board that they intend to contribute up to Rs 11,000 crore and Rs 7,250 crore.
The country's largest telecom firm Vodafone Idea is planning to invest around Rs 20,000 crore in networks over the next 15 months, according to company officials.
"We have given capex of Rs 270 billion for financial year 2019 and financial year 2020, combined together. Out of that, roughly Rs 70 billion has been spent in first nine months. In next 15 months we are looking at capex deployment of Rs 200 billion," Vodafone Chief Financial Officer Akshaya Moondra told analysts in a tele-conference.


As featured on ITV's Goals on Sunday programme, here is footage from the Iron's 1-1 home draw against Southend from October 1998.
Alex Calvo-Garcia was our goalscorer.
Thanks to John Rowbotham for the footage.


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Today's blog is directed to the Local Government Ombudsman, as well as Mr. Parry and Mr. Murphy at Cardiff County council unelected officials who could have done a whole lot more than they have with regards my housing situation. It is to make them aware of the latest videos that I have uploaded to youtube and listed below.
The first on the list and the last uploaded is again a situation where I am being threatened with violence. I wonder given the provocation over the fir tree earlier in the day, where it had been deliberately vandalise by either Mr. Watkins or his Lodger and then this and following that on Sunday the wire I use to hold the front garden gate shut being all mangled up by the Lodger, what would have happened if I had taken up his offer of 'come on then' and what would have happened if things had not gone his way? Would I be facing another trumped up charge of Common Assault like I was last year? Eh Chief Constable?
So last night I tweated Jonathan Morgan with the video URL asking is he likely to do anything about that today Monday the 8th June 2009. What with David Cameron in Cardiff they are probably to busy swishing it up to bother with the like of me. In a South Wales Police booklet mentioned in previous blogs Ombudsman dudedess it states 'That the threat of physical violence can lead to a 7 year prison sentence' yeah well I have had my share of those and no prosecutions. So do I expect any in this instance? Not based on past experience eh Crazydave? Not likely at all. I would be suprised if any one of them do anything this coming week, or the next or the next after that, given the number of years they have allowed this all to continue to their perverse pleasure.
Here then are the video Url's they also deal with the roof water collection system that I have now put in place to offset the cost of keeping the Council Property in a manner that it hadn't seen in the 20 years prior to my taking custodianship of it. I trust that the art works are also enjoyed, but mostly I would like some direct intervention this week, by someone in authority over Cardiff County Council so that I know this situation will end very soon and I be adiquately re-housed and my reclusive nature be taken into account when that is done. I will also need financial help to move, and I would appreciate that given the limited finacial straights that I have lived under for so long, I do not have to have a loan from the social fund but that I receive a grant. That may require the intervention of a social worker one assigned me regardless of any requirement that I have to attend gabalfa clinics mental health team. Social Security have agreed for tha last 10 years that I am incapacitated that ought to be a enough for Mr. Michael Murphy.
Well there are lots of un-answered questions in these videos, stuff todo with the council computer terminals, you would have thought that by now something would have been done so that I can view videos on youtube by now.I am sure that others are not blocked and considering that I have adjusted the settings of my youtube videos so that only those over 16 can view them what is the problem.
I used to be able to view them, that is until I shot the Judith Woodman video, and as you will see in the Jonathan Morgan Twitter video the adult machine at Gabalfa wouldn't take a CD, and the 9 to 5 Librarians really don't give a fug. So once again I have had to go to an internet cafe to upload these, hardly community freindly, and it is time the Burn the Books brigade at Cardiff County Council provided a fuller range for the impoverished of this city who provide the conduit of wealth so that the machines are even there, through the community charge paid direct from central government, just like the rent in housing benefit Crazydave! Oh yes just like the rent, that the council have the cheek to discribe as rent rebates paid for by them.
So can I expect a Criminal Investigation by the Ombudsman regarding all this, not when I have yet another email from them like the one below, or when exactly is Mr. Parry going to furnish me with a Corporate Complain number best practice and all that Jazz, way over any time scale laid out in those documents, but thats Ok isn't it Mr. Parry, its only Crazydave after all, and we can do what we like to that sucker cos nobody is going to defend him are they Mr. Parry!!!!
The Ombudsman wants tells me to complain to the Police its obvious they are not taking the 'additional information' in the way of youtube videos as evidence or else they would have seen this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76UnLPiYkbU or this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq_dR_tPfr0 or read one of my blogs regarding South Wales Police, relating to the Trial for Common Assault and I guess I will have to publish the perjured report that PC Haines proffered the court and ask excuse me officer why weren't any of these alligation ever investigated????????????
Here is the Ombudsmans latest to me (3rd June 09)and then, Mr. Parry's a way over due reply Eh Mr. Parry.
Thank you for your email dated 2 June 2009.
Based on the content of your email, the complaint referred to in your email below (ref 1999/0897/CF/253/C06/JD) was closed in 2000 and, given the content of the letter that you have quoted from Mr Bowen, was not pursued by Commission for Local Administration in Wales. Our record retention policy states that we retain records for 15 months following closure of a complaint, we do not therefore have records of this correspondence. Given that these matters were responded to in July 2000 the complaint about these matters will not be re-opened and as you have already had a response on the issues we would not consider this to be a new complaint. We would only be able to consider a new complaint if the issues complained about were new and you became aware of the problem within the last 12 months.
In respect of your comments related to alleged criminal negligence, if you believe that individuals have been engaged in criminal activity you should report that to your local police force. Criminal negligence is not a matter for the Ombudsman as it is outside his jurisdiction and so we cannot help you with any issues of that nature.
I refer you again to my previous emails and advise you that, if you want the Ombudsman to consider whether you have a complaint that he can look into, you must provide the clarification that has been requested.
I have been in touch with other Services Areas and you can expect to receive a response to your queries from those Service Areas.
In the meantime Adult Services will continue to offer assistance in terms of social care.
Excuse me Mr. Parry but what assistance has adult services provided so far??? None that's what given what is written above I hope that I get some active human face to face interaction with someone this week, someone who is able to come up with some sort of action plan fro getting me out of the intollerable situation.
Wellthat's it people time to send it to the Usual Suspects and see if its more of the same old same old do nothing pretend that they have not recieved it bull that I have had in the past. Remeber for those who havent vote from now on get out there and vote NO-TA NONE OF THE ABOVE only that way will the 60% force a new kind of democracy fit for the 21st Century not one in the hands of the Elite, by the people for the people.
UPDATE FRI 12TH JUNE 2009: LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN TURNS A BLIND EYE TO INTIMIDATION OF COUNCIL TENANT.
I have been waiting all week for one of the Uusal Suspects to act on my behalf, especially someone from the council given the nature of the blog above. But nothing it seems has been forthcoming. It can be said then that the Ombudsman, by inaction counternances such acts of intimidation, and wanton vandalism against vulnerable adults especially when you opened their email dated the 9th June 2009 eh Crazydave. Oh yes especially, I ought really to list the email receipients of this blog to show who was sent it altogether, but that has already been done.
Here then is the Ombudsman's reply to the above blog, I very much doubt that they have even bothered to view the videos, but then they have had enough in words. As for Mr. Parry's Office or Mr. Murphy's nothing so far this week, and I wonder what the victimiser's or vulnerable adult abusers have got planned for this weekend, knowing as they do that nothing will be done about their actions, with respect to Crazydave's property or person.
I refer you to my previous emails, the latest of which was dated 3/6/09. If you have a complaint that you would like the Ombudsman to look into you must provide the clarification that has been requested.
So much for protection eh Crazydave. The Question still remains to be answered, is that does it take a form to be filled out before action ought be taken given the information supplied to such people as the Ombudsman, or un-elected officials of the County Copuncil for them to take action in order to stop abuse of an individual, no matter who they are? Is the Ombudsman Culpable in Criminal Negligence your honour? Oh I think so!


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While deal-making has exploded, impact investors are struggling to differentiate themselves
While deal-making has exploded, impact investors are struggling to differentiate themselves.
By Rahul Sachitanand, ET Bureau | Updated: Feb 03, 2019, 10.37 AM IST
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The limited partners who invest in such funds are wary of accepting lower returns, the terms these funds offer entrepreneurs in turn are sometimes not markedly different from traditional investors.
The premise and promise of impact investing has always been clear. This is capital that avowedly cares about the triple bottomline— people, planet and profits. The idea is that there are opportunities in the social sector and towards the bottom of the income pyramid that needs innovation in the way the business models are funded.
The traditional venture capital expectation of high and quick returns, the argument goes, are singularly unsuited when you are not just building a business, but often willing a new sector into existence, working in unorganized segments and rural areas. It takes time, patience, networks and rolodex of a different nature, links with the government and regulators, and so on.
But some two decades after the pioneer fund Aavishkaar made the first Indian deals in the space, while the players and money in the space have grown by leaps and bounds, the industry appears to suffer from an identity crisis.
Because the limited partners who invest in such funds are wary of accepting lower returns, the terms these funds offer entrepreneurs in turn are sometimes not markedly different from traditional investors.
Mainstream funds have also recently muscled their way into this space, inspired partly by the early success impact funds had in microfinance in India. The net result — the distinction between impact funds and others feel increas-ingly diluted, a number of entrepreneurs, many of whom declined to be named for fear of alienating investors, told ET Magazine.
Vishal Mehta, the founder of Lok Capital, is an impact investor in ventures as varied as Drishti Eye Care (low-cost eye treatment) and Ummeed (housing finance for informal sector workers).
"Given the force and direction the market is moving towards, the distinguishing characteristics between impact funds and others are hardly visible," says Mehta, who has raised three funds and made 30 investments in 14 years.
He is referring to the entry of marquee names such as KKR and Carlyle bringing a flood of new money that is appearing to disturb the equilibrium traditional impact investors had arrived at with entrepreneurs in the space. He hasn't lost out though. He reaped good returns from the first two funds and is now setting up a debt fund.
Many other, namely Acumen, Unitus, Elevar, Aavishkar Intellecap and Ankur Capital, are also scaling up with new funds and deals, executives at these funds told ET Magazine. Ankur has nearly 20 investments planned. Aavishkar, too, is raising a $75-million fund and Unitus is planning a $45-million fund. Menterra Venture is also preparing to expand.
But they are also expecting competition since global players have collectively readied a corpus of some $10 billion to invest in social ventures here.
The biggest bet so far by a foreign PE fund has been the $50-million TPG Impact investment in Dodla Dairy two years ago.
But Rema Subramanian, co-founder of Ankur Capital, continues to be optimistic. "The gaps are huge across sectors like agriculture, infrastructure such as cold chains and affordable healthcare. There are many opportunities to be explored."
Her third fund is expected to make some 20 deals. Ankur's portfolio currently includes CropIn (agri-tech) and Niramai (breast cancer screening).
But CropIn also has on its cap table sector-agnostic US PE investor IDG Ventures. Rail Yatri, too, is backed by Blume Ventures, besides Omidyar Network.
Industry executives say this convergence of investors is a validation of the success of the impact investment segment.
"Integration (of various types of investors) is the only way to ensure equitability," says Subramanian.
"Across agriculture, education and healthcare, mainstream investors are interested in deals."
Blume Ventures, too, sees it as a positive trend. "There is a convergence happening between different types of funds," says Sanjay Nath, cofounder of the early stage VC firm.
Meanwhile, given their expertise in the field, PE and VC firms are seeking meetings with impact investors to better understand the market and also to prospect for joint deals.
Balance sheet So far
The evolution of impact investing in India dates back to 2000, when Vineet Rai began scouting for deals here with his Aavishkar fund.
It took a decade or more and the outsize returns from microfinance for this category of capital to grow. What used to be a homegrown, two-fund story until recently, has since expanded, with at least eight or ten funds being established in the past decade. More recently, the arrival of global giants' impact units have added to the action in the sector. The first wave of such investments helped microfinance startups targeting the unbanked population and a raft of investors made handsome returns.
Impact investors do not give donations or grants.
They expect to turn around an investment and make money off the deals. Traditionally, such investors provide 'patient capital' or give investee companies more time to build the business.
However, as the market gets crowded with specialised funds and marquee names, some of these rules of engagement, entrepreneurs say, are also under threat. They may have more options to raise growth capital but the fundraising terms from traditional impact investors are not as lenient as they would expect.
So the new challenge, entrepreneurs say, is to finalise an investor who provides both money and expertise to help them grow their ideas from a business plan to a living and breathing enterprise.
However, impact investors they have meet seem to want the best of both worlds -- highgrowth in early stages besides the benefit of longterm investment.
"As a result, they are neither patient capital nor are they classic tech VCs," says Ramesh C, who is bootstrapping his agri-tech startup in Tamil Nadu and has approached several investors for fundraising.
To his surprise, he discovered that it was easier to move forward with tech venture capitalists (he claims to have received several term sheets). But impact investors were more cautious and took longer to take the first step.
He asked us not to use his full name or the reveal the name of his firm.
Other entrepreneurs say that there is little premium attached to going with impact investors, like the founder of a Pune-based startup that signed up with a tech-centric VC in Bengaluru.
"I wanted a larger round of capital and access to a network that this investor could give me. The impact investor promised more hands-on support but didn't have the financial heft I wanted," she says, not wanting to be named.
Luis Miranda, former chief of IDFC Private Equity and currently chairman of Collective Good Foundation, says impact investors have struggled to show returns beyond financial services. "Outside of the outsized success of investments in microfinance, returns earned by impact investors have been more limited." According to an estimate by consultancy McKinsey, impact investors exited barely a tenth of their investments between 2010 and 2016. While microfinance exits were strong, returns from other segments were tepid.
The other challenge for impact investors is to placate limited partners used to bigger returns. "Expecting an IRR (internal rate of return) of 14% in segments that are difficult to deal with and require patience is stupidity," Miranda says.
Impact investors appear to agree.
"If you're going to Bihar, you're not going to have the same return (on investment) as a startup in Bangalore," says Vineet Rai, CEO of Aavishkar Intellecap Group.
What he alludes to is the challenge of investing early in a business that often starts in the hinterland with no supporting ecosystem and then catalyzing growth.
Aavishkar once gave seed capital and helped grow SKS Microfinance (now called Bharat Financial Inclusion). The investor has so far raised Rs 2,200 crore for six funds and closed nearly 70 deals.
Despite these numbers, the company has made limited returns amounting to Rs 300 crore with exits of around Rs 600 crore expected this year, the fund's executives said.
And Rai gives an indication of the current mood among his peers. "Impact investment companies must remain attractive to capital and as an investor, you must expect significant returns… If you don't return money, the movement will die."
Mehta of Lok Capital is also practical. "Ninety per cent of the impact money being raised is coming with the premise that returns can't be diluted".
This means investors need to take bets in segments such as finance that are better structured and support better exits rather than segments such as healthcare and sanitation, which may require patient capital.
"For entrepreneurs, this can dilute their perception of impact investors," he says.
As impact investors battle for their turf with the biggies, they are also keeping an eye out for new opportunities to assert themselves, opportunities like the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals that require nearly $2 trillion in investments.
Much of this capital will be focused in the impact investment sweet spot and funds hope to tap into this. "Over 12 to 18 months, there has been pressure from pension funds and other key investors to tap these opportunities," says Rai. "The potential for impact investment has grown exponentially."
As this market evolves, impact investors hope they have the capital and strategy in place to cash in or risk being left behind.
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Hi Rahul,Very excited to read this article. We have speaking about this very dichotomy for a few years now and gathered our own evidence around it. Needless to say there is a growing frustration with what is currently out there. I would really appreciate some time to speak with you on this in more detail around the work we are involved in to break through these barriers and also get more visibility on this dichotomy.
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Only seven light and heavy vehicles per day would be permitted to pass through Oamanthai SLA check post according to the new GoSL restriction on transport of goods to Ki'linochchi.
At least 15 to 20 heavy vehicles are needed daily to transport food and other essential commodities to Ki'linochchi from Vavuniyaa to meet the requirements of the people in Vanni, Mr. Vethanayagam said.
Mr. Vethanayagam said that he had made representations about the problem with the SLA Command in Vavuniyaa.
SLA spokesman Brigadier Uthaya Nanayakara, however, said that there are no restrictions on the transport of goods between Vanni and Vavuniyaa.
Meanwhile, Jaffna GA said that the price of 450 gm bread will be fixed at a control price of Rs. 48 and the price of 150 gm bun will be Rs. 25 while the price of a 130 gm tea bun will be Rs. 23.
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According to CRRC's 2007 Data Initiative 2007 (visit www.crrccenters.org), around 3% of the population have Internet access at home in Georgia; nevertheless, we were curious to know how fast these people's Internet speed is across the Caucasus. Speedtest.net, which is identical to Ookla Speed Test, provides visitors with the opportunity to measure broadband connections. For more, visit the site.
According to Speedtest.net, the top Internet service provider in Georgia is Rustavi 2 Online with 713 kb/s (it seems to be outdated though). The top region by download speed is strangely Dushetis Raioni with 640 kb/s (please let us know if you know why). In Armenia and Azerbaijan the top regions by download speed are Yerevan and Baku, respectively. The fastest download speed is in Azerbaijan — 3184 kb/s (only best test scores are used for the ranking, so this is probably inflated). Of course, the Caucasus still lags quite a ways behind developed countries. Japan is number one for download speed according to Speedtest.net — it scored 11,237 kb/s.
If you want to find out the fastest Internet Service Provider close to you or elsewhere, wish to install this software on your computer, or simply are curious, click here.
If you test it from the Caucasus or have criticisms of the test, we'd love to hear from you.
The development of Azerbaijani think tanks and their role in public policy discourse
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By Zaur Shiriyev
The development of local think tanks in Azerbaijan has taken a different route to that followed by most other post-Soviet states and Eastern European countries. In the Eastern Bloc countries, research institutes modeled on Western think tanks became increasingly popular following the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, in Azerbaijan this did not happen, largely due to domestic political developments in the early 1990s.
Think Tanks in Armenia: Who Needs their Thinking?
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By Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
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Deserving to be beaten and tolerating violence: Attitudes towards violence against women in Azerbaijan
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Islam in Azerbaijan: A Sectarian Approach to Measuring Religiosity
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Internet Usage and Popularity in the South Caucasus
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Civic engagement in the former Soviet Union has been - with some exceptions - quite low since the breakup of the USSR. Data from the 2012 Social Capital, Media and Gender Survey suggest that Azerbaijanis' trust and membership in civic groups and social organizations remain low, while efficacy in personal and local relationship...
Knowledge of Russian in Azerbaijan
Although over 20 years have passed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russian remains the most commonly spoken language in Azerbaijan after the official language (Azerbaijani).
Abortion Rates in Azerbaijan
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines abortion as a "termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus." According to the United Nations' publication, World Abortion Policies, 2011, by 2009 roughly 97% of countries in the world had made abortion legal to save a woman's life.
Trends in the data: A majority of the population of Georgia now uses the internet
Internet use is on the rise worldwide, and while internet penetration is increasing the world over, in some countries still relatively small shares of the population use it. While only about a third of the population of Georgia reported using the internet at least occasionally in 2009, today, slightly over half of the population is online. This blog post looks at the trends in internet usage in Georgia from 2009 to 2015 by age and settlement type, using the CRRC's Caucasus Barometer survey (CB) data.
Do Armenians Still View Integration with the EU as Part of a Positive-Sum Game?
On September 3rd 2013 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan surprised many observers, including some in his own government, when he announced that Armenia would sign an agreement with Russia to join the Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) and spurn a long-negotiated Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union. The move has been dubbed a "U-Turn" as well as a "sudden shift in policy," although it was predated by landmark Armenian-Russian agreements in 1997 and 2006.
The recent history of the South Caucasus as seen by the world's media – Part 1, Armenia and Azerbaijan
History has been a qualitative discipline and has often been considered part of the humanities, well, historically, but the emergence of big data is likely to extend the use of quantitative methods in historical research in the long run. Big data projects have aimed at everything from finding out where to pick fruit in your city to mapping the prevalence of AIDS in the United States, but a recent project, Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) has compiled a massive database of print media coverage in over 100 languages including Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian. Originally created by Kalev Leetaru and Philip Schrodt at Georgetown University, the GDELT database contains about a quarter of a billion uniquely coded units starting from 1979.
The French Senate Bill and Armenian Perceptions on Turkey
As the New York Times reports, on January 23, 2012 the French Senate "approved a bill […] criminalizing the denial of officially recognized genocides, including the Armenian genocide begun in 1915." The bill has fanned tensions between Turkey and France, emphasizing the complexities of politics and perceptions.
Tracking "CRRC" on the Web | Google Alerts
In the spirit of being data-driven, we try to track when and how people refer to our work on the Internet. The simplest tool for this is Google Alerts, from which we receive the weekly update on some of the main terms that are associated with our work.
ETF Migration Survey in Armenia | Update
For the last few months, CRRC Armenia has been doing a survey for the European Training Foundation (ETF).
This is a major undertaking, with 4.000 respondents, and a specialized sampling procedure (basic details here).
Brookings Event - Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities: The Limits of Hospitality?
...all of this straight from the Brookings website, an event that one of our colleagues, Yulia Aliyeva, will contribute to this week:
Most of the world's 27 million people who have been internally displaced by conflict do not live in camps; rather they live with family members or friends or are dispersed within communities. One frequently overlooked aspect of displacement is the impact of internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the communities which host them—communities which are often poor and marginalized themselves.
Third Stage of the Junior Research Fellowship Program at CRRC-Azerbaijan Launched!
In February 11, 2011, the CRRC-Azerbaijan office launched the third stage of its Junior Research Fellowship Program, funded by the Open Society Institute Think-Tank Fund. Fifteen selected participants will attend the next round of extensive trainings that will prepare them for writing public policy papers.
Armenia Civil Society Index | 2009 Findings
In 2009, Counterpart International Armenia was given the rights by CIVICUS to use their methodology to conduct a public opinion survey and measure the Civil Society Index (CSI) in the Republic of Armenia. On February 22nd, Counterpart International Armenia presented the respective report.
Spreading the News: File Sharing through Mobile Phones in Armenia
How do multimedia phones affect the way media is consumed and circulated? Katy Pearce lays out interesting findings for the case of Armenia in the International Journal of Communication (5, 2011, pp. 511-528).
E-transparency in Georgia: A key to faith in democracy?
Can more available public information on Georgian governmental websites promote institutional trust and enhance faith in democracy in Georgia? This is the topic of a recent book called "Electronic Transparency in Georgia" by the Institute for Freedom of Information (IDFI).
Conference Summary | "Building Turkish Awareness of Armenian Genocide"
By Ben Bronstein
On March 15th 2011, the 'Yerkir' Union and the Caucasus Institute held an international conference on Building Awareness of Turkish Society Regarding the Armenian Genocide. Speakers included Armenian experts as well as Cengiz Aktar and Ali Bayramoğlu, two Turkish experts who initiated the 'I Apologize' campaign in Turkey. The 'I Apologize' campaign was launched in 2008 by a group of Turkish intellectuals, allowing Turks the opportunity to personally apologize for the Armenian Genocide by signing an online petition. At present, approximately 70,000 people have signed the petition.
CRRC-Azerbaijan Junior Research Fellows Compete for the Best PowerPoint Presentation
On March 11, 2011, the participants of CRRC-Azerbaijan's Junior Research Fellowship Program (JRFP) competed for the best PowerPoint presentations based on data from the 2009 Caucasus Barometer (CB). The event was their first time demonstrating their skills in organizing and presenting data. The fellowship selection committee and organizers were anxious to see what the fellows would present after many months of training in quantitative data analysis.
Internet Penetration in Armenia
Scholar Katy Pearce recently published an article on Epress News (http://www.epress.am/) revealing some interesting points about internet penetration in Armenia. Using information from CRRC's 2010 Caucasus Barometer, Pearce writes that internet penetration tripled from 2009 to 2010 within Armenia. According to Pearce, the most likely reason for this is increased access to mobile internet.
Conference on Social Protection and Social Inclusion in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
The South Caucasus Social Protection and Social Inclusion regional conference was held in Tbilisi, Georgia on May 19th and 20th. Both the CRRC-Armenia and CRRC-Azerbaijan offices presented country reports on these issues.
Foreign Policy Perceptions in Turkey | new TESEV report
TESEV's Foreign Policy Programme recently published a report entitled 'Foreign Policy Perceptions in Turkey', which analyses Turkish attitudes towards international relations with several countries, including Armenia. The main finding of their survey regarding attitudes towards Armenia is that Turks are more supportive of undergoing various kinds of rapprochement with Armenia than they are of fully re-establishing diplomatic relations and opening the border.
New and Old Media: Trends in Azerbaijan
Despite some international criticism on media freedom, nationwide survey data shows that Azerbaijanis seem to be generally satisfied with certain forms of national mass media—although with a few exceptions. The overall picture that emerges from the 2011 Caucasus Barometer in Azerbaijan is that 44% of the population thinks TV journalists inform the population well, 32% are neutral, and 16% say TV journalists do not inform the population well (7% don't know).
Armenian attitudes towards opening the border with Turkey
During the 20th anniversary of Armenian independence from the Soviet Union on September 21, 2011, the Armenian news service Hetq reported that the organizers of celebratory events were delivering commemorative T-shirts made in Turkey – which has had closed borders with Armenia since 1993. Despite the fact that trade between Armenia and Turkey flourishes via Georgia, the border between the two countries remains closed. What does the population of Armenia actually think about opening the border with Turkey?
Armenian Corruption Survey Retrospective | still relevant
The Mobilizing Action Against Corruption (MAAC) effort in Armenia, led by Casals, has come to an end. We undertook four surveys for this USAID project, three household surveys and one business survey. Unfortunately it proved impossible to do a survey among civil servants. The surveys showed that Armenia made practically no progress against corruption, over the three years.
Graduation Ceremony for the Junior Fellowship Program in Azerbaijan
On October 15, 2011, CRRC-Azerbaijan organized a conference recognizing the completion of its first Junior Research Fellowship Program (JRFP). The conference featured five presentations of individual research projects by the winners of the JRFP essay contest, as well as information about the general activities of CRRC-Azerbaijan office followed by an award ceremony and lunch. More than 30 invitees attended the event, representing civil society, academia, governmental agencies, and international organizations.
Internet Cables to the Caucasus
If you ever wondered how the Caucasus is connected via underwater Internet cables, here is your answer (via James Fallows).
Aleksey Hovakimyan on Rural & Economic Development in Armenia
While writing his PhD, Aleksey Hovakimyan was a regular user of CRRC-Armenia, often working in the computer lab or the library. We therefore were delighted to hear that his PhD thesis has now been published, and wanted to support him in spreading the word of his book's release.
Winners of the First Stage of the Junior Research Fellowship Program-Azerbaijan Announced
In August 2010, the Fellowship Selection Committee of the Junior Research Fellowship Program (JRFP)-Azerbaijan had the difficult task of selecting the three best policy papers submitted by program participants. The voting, which was held by secret ballot was extremely difficult because these three papers had minimum differences between scores. Thus, the distribution of the top three winners was unknown until the very last moment. CRRC-Azerbaijan is proud to present the winners of the JRFP policy paper competition: Aynur Ramazanova (first place), Shabnam Agayeva (second place) and Gulnar Mammadova (third place).
Friends Are Hard To Come By: Friendship Divides by Gender in Azerbaijan
Close friends are an important part of life, whether we are starting a new school year as a child, a new job, or in the context of a stable and familiar environment. Whatever the backdrop, close friends help provide a social safety net where individuals can feel understood and protected against perceived obstacles and hardships. In short, friends are an important part of a sense of well-being and belonging, which affects attitudes across a wide spectrum of issues.
Overcoming Negative Stereotypes in the South Caucasus
CRRC hosted a presentation on October 27 by Onnik Krikorian, a British journalist of part-Armenian descent and the Caucasus editor for Global Voices, entitled "Overcoming Negative Stereotypes in the Caucasus: New and Social Media in cross-border communication and conflict reporting."
Award Ceremony of the JRFP-Azerbaijan
Here are some photos from the award ceremony of the first stage of the Junior Research Fellowship Program – Azerbaijan (JRFP) that was organized in a cozy Baku restaurant. The winners of the competition for the best policy essay were awarded iPods, and other participants who had submitted essays received book vouchers.
The Media in Armenia and Azerbaijan: Effective or Affective?
Written by Arpine Porsughyan. Re-posted from the Caucasian Knot.
Many academics argue that the influence of the media is especially strong in environments where citizens depend on a limited number of news sources. In contrast, when citizens have alternative sources of information they are less subject to the potential effects of media.
PISA 2009 | Results for Azerbaijan
Every three years, a range of countries take part in the educational PISA tests, an assessment of the competencies of 15-year olds. The tests are organized by the OECD, and have led to soul-searching and vigorous educational reforms in various countries. In the 2009 round, 34 OECD countries and 41 partner countries took part.
Inflation in Armenia? | Lecture by IMF Representative
Readers here may not be aware that actually our Armenian CRRC also runs its own blog, to announce and describe CRRC's events. One of the most recent events was a lecture by the IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, Dr. Nienke Oomes.
PISA in Azerbaijan | Take 2 | great maths scores
In a previous post we wrote about the PISA scores of 15-year olds in Azerbaijan. As you may recall, PISA is an international test of competency, primarily focusing on reading, mathematics and science. Azerbaijan deserves particular praise for participating in this challenging international exercise: the results in science were not altogether flattering, but it's better to take part than to stand aside, and it can only be hoped that Georgia and Armenia will also be taking part soon.
Armenia and Azerbaijan's Performance | Millennium Challenge Corporation's Meta-Index
A previous blog entry on Millennium Challenge Corporation's Meta-Index, as you may recall, presented Georgia's performance. For those who do not know, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) uses data from the research of various organizations such as the IFC, the World Bank Institute, UNESCO, Freedom House and others. Millennium Challenge Corporation recently released an assessment through its annual scorecard, which has three main policy categories: Ruling Justly, Investing in People, and Economic Freedom.
Creative Commons for the Caucasus! | A real opportunity
Many readers will already be aware of the concept of Creative Commons. The basic idea is to facilitate collaboration, interaction and people adding value to each other's online work. Creative Commons provides licenses for sharing easily, without giving up some of the author's basic rights. A great exposition of this entire concept is given by the founder of the entire idea, Lawrence Lessig, in an engaging TED talk (you didn't think that intellectual property rights could be that entertaining, did you?). See below.
Diaspora Internet Presence | Switzerland and Germany
One way of tracking how organised migrants abroad are is simple -- just check the web. During a less exciting conference presentation, we browsed how the people from the Caucasus represent themselves -- checking Germany and Switzerland, since these are less likely to offer a plethora of sites. As you might have guessed, Armenia stands out with the most organised webpresence. Let's look at what they are up to.
Maths in Armenia | comparing through TIMSS
What is the average Armenian secondary school student's competence in Maths and Science? Is Armenia doing fine, or is it time for the education policy makers to review the secondary school curricula. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) proposes an answer to these questions. TIMSS is an international evaluation of the mathematics and science knowledge of fourth and eighth grade students around the world.
Diaspora Armenians in Armenian Society: the Problem of Adaptation
Difficulties with socio-economic integration – unemployment and a feeling of being "a society within a society," are some of the examples from the list of problems Diaspora Armenians face when immigrating to Armenia. CRRC-Armenia fellow, Anahit Mkrtchyan, researched why these issues are problematic for the Diaspora Armenians and made policy recommendations.
PFA Report on "Armenia's 2008 Presidential Election"
For those who have been far from Armenia or who have not actively followed the plethora of developments that have occurred in the country for the past six months, the report encompassing a nearly full picture of the current situation in Armenia has finally become available. "Armenia's 2008 Presidential Election: Select Issue an Analysis" is a report recently released by Policy Forum Armenia (PFA), a newly founded association
Cuil for the Caucasus? A quick test!
As many of you may have heard, this week saw the launch of a competitor to Google. Cuil, which apparently is an old Irish word for knowledge, has been set up by several former Googlists and promises a search that's more oriented on content, and says it can do a more comprehensive job in the ever-expanding worldwide web.
Doing business in Azerbaijan: easy in theory
Results of the World Bank's Doing Business 2009 project, claims to present "objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the sub-national and regional level", were made public today.
Baku's Urban Change | Commentary and Photography
Interested in urban development? Want to know how outsiders describe the urban experience of Baku? Two young researchers from Germany have set up a blog to follow their project in tracking changes in Baku. Oriana Kraemer and Sebastian Burger take photographs, attend lectures, and comment on what they observe. Given the inflow of sudden wealth, Baku witnesses comprehensive change. A great project, therefore.
Polling Data on Turkish-Armenian Bilateral Relations
Recently, as a result of the football diplomacy between Armenia and Turkey, an opinion poll was conducted in both Turkey and Armenia to gauge the reaction to new gestures in the Turko-Armenian relationship. The poll was carried out by MetroPoll in Ankara (Turkish only website) and by the Armenian Center for National and International Studies -- run by Rafik Hovannisian an American Diaspora Armenian now resident in Yerevan and involved in Armenian politics.
Focus on non-oil tax policy as oil revenues predicted to decline
The IMF has recently published its analysis of the developments in non-oil tax policy, administration and revenues in Azerbaijan. Non-oil tax policy could be an important tool in stimulating the development of non-oil sectors of the country's economy.
Institutionalization of Ethnic Communities in Azerbaijan
The Russian community is the most institutionalized ethnic community in Azerbaijan, according to the research of Ilham Abbasov, a CRRC 2007 Fellow. This is due to the quite diverse nature of this community, some support from the kin state, and the demand for the social communication space among mostly urban Russian speaking actors.
PISA Test | how are Azerbaijani schools doing?
OECD has just published their 2006 PISA results, which stands for "Program for International Student Assessment". In PISA, 15-year olds are tested for basic abilities in various fields. The 2006 round focused primarily on science learning. A little more than 60 countries participated, including Azerbaijan. Georgia and Armenia did not take part.
Restructuring Schools in Armenian Neighborhoods: Does Social Capital Matter?
Public schools in Yerevan face serious problems of restructuring. Most of the schools have not been renovated since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Does economic well-being affect the level of social capital in the neighborhood? Are the neighborhoods with higher social capital more likely to be willing to participate in school renovations?
CRRC-Azerbaijan Past Events Summary
If you didn't have time or are just too far away to attend a lecture at CRRC Azerbaijan, you can now get information about our past events from our main website.
Exploring Azerbaijani Views on Alternative Energy
We have written previously about the World Public Opinion project of the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland. The project has recently released interesting data on energy issues based on the poll conducted in 21 countries. According to the WorldPublicOpinion.org publication, the majority of Azerbaijanis favor alternative energy development. 64% (compared to 77% average of 21 world countries) think that solar and wind power should be promoted more strongly in the country. Increasing the energy efficiency of buildings is also favored, while opinions split on the expansion of coal/oil-fired and nuclear power plants.
Douglas North, and his relevance to Azerbaijan
Recently a post by Farid Gulyev, founder of the Azerbaijani_Studies List:
"Economist Douglass North, Nobel Prize speech 1993 'Evolution requires that society develop institutions that will permit anonymous, impersonal exchange across time and space…
Financial Sector Snapshot - Armenia
A special issue of the Armenian Journal of Public Policy (published by AIPRG, with CRRC's Heghine Manasyan as one of the Editors) is devoted to Financial Sector Development. All the papers are engaging for non-specialists.
Student Migration from the South Caucasus
Foreign students officially registered in Germany, 2004
Gabala Radar Station -- local health awareness
Rashida Abdullayeva examined a curious relic from Cold War days: in Gabala, Northern Azerbaijan, there is a giant radar station, which is leased out to Russia until 2012. According to reports citing the Russian Ministry of Defence the radar station has a range of up to 6000 km, was designed to detect missile launches from the Indian Ocean, and hosts around 1200 Russian servicemen.
Labor Dynamics in Armenia | Youth Unemployment
In May 2007, the World Bank released a two volume report on Armenia's labor dynamics (click here for the overview page). Unfortunately, most of the report is based almost wholly on Armenian National Statistical Service (NSS) data from 2003 and 2004. Given the problems with Armenian statistical data and the fact that the statistics may already slightly outdated, the results should be read critically.
Unemployment in Azerbaijan: Beyond the Economic Consequences
Unemployment following the collapse of the command economies in the Caucasus has had consequences far beyond the traditional questions of income. Unemployment affects people's psychological condition and, on a more basic level, the very fabric of society.
The Dynamics of Diaspora Investment in Armenia
In the South Caucasus, the question of investment from Diaspora communities has become increasingly important. With the largest and most well developed Diaspora network, the dynamics of Diaspora investment in Armenia is of special importance.
"The Economic Dynamics of the Countries of the South Caucasus"
Two years ago, Tigran Sargsyan, the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, wrote a brief paper looking at various facets of the economies of the countries of the South Caucasus from four different vantage points including an evaluation of compliance with the Maastricht Treaty, the relationship between each country's economic processes and the creation of human capital, macroeconomic effectiveness, and the actual sustainability of development.
Civil Society in Post-Soviet Armenia
The study and analysis of civil society and civic participation is a fundamental way of better understanding a region and its processes of development and democratization. Researcher Babken Babajanian has studied civil society and civic participation in post-Soviet Armenia.
During Sargsyan's incumbency, dissatisfaction with government grew and support for protest increased
Serzh Sargsyan, formerly the President and then Prime Minister of Armenia, resigned from office on April 23rd, 2018, following 11 days of peaceful protest. Over the past 10 years, which coincide with Sargsyan's time in office, Armenians were increasingly dissatisfied with their government. At the same time, the country witnessed growing civic engagement, with "youth-driven, social media-powered, issue-specific civic activism," referred to as "civic initiatives". CRRC's Caucasus Barometer data from 2008 to 2017 reflect both these trends.


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Constantin Schmid (Oberaudorf, 27 de noviembre de 1999) es un deportista alemán que compite en salto en esquí.

Participó en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2022, obteniendo una medalla de bronce en la prueba de trampolín grande por equipo (junto con Stephan Leyhe, Markus Eisenbichler y Karl Geiger).

Palmarés internacional

Referencias

Saltadores en esquí de Alemania
Saltadores en esquí en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2022
Medallistas olímpicos de bronce de salto en esquí
Medallistas olímpicos de bronce de Alemania
Medallistas olímpicos de bronce de Pekín 2022
Deportistas de Alemania en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2022
Alemanes del siglo XXI


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Rhacel Salazar Parreñas (born February 13, 1971) is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at USC. She previously taught at Brown University, the University of California, Davis and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research has been featured in NPR's "The World", Bloomberg News, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, de Volkskrant, and the American Prospect. Parreñas has written five monographs, co-edited three anthologies, and published a number of peer-reviewed articles.

Career
Parreñas received her Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from University of California, Berkeley in 1992. She finished a Ph.D. in comparative ethnic studies with a designated emphasis in women, gender and sexuality from UC Berkeley in 1998. Parreñas works on issues such as gender, migration, and globalization, particularly the international division of reproductive labor, also known as the care chain. Her work has inspired books and studies, including reports released by the United Nations. The idea of the care chain also inspired the production of the documentary The Care Chain by VPRO-TV in the Netherlands.

Notable lectures available online include a public discussion on the family with other renowned social scientists held at CUNY Graduate School and a public lecture on transnational mothers that aired on WBUR, Boston's NPR station, on October 11, 2009, and January 3, 2010.

Life
Parreñas migrated to the United States in 1983, as a daughter of political refugees.

Books

Interviews

 2008 "In transnational households traditional notions of mothering and fathering are reinforced", Interview with Rhacel Parreñas on transnational families and the gendered division of reproductive labour. In: genderstudies 13 (2008). p. 6‐7.

Awards
She has received research funding from the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and National Science Foundation. She was given the honors of the Edith Kreeger Wolf Distinguished Visiting Professor from Northwestern University in 2010 and the Distinguished Research Professor of Gender Studies from Ochanomizu University for the 2005-2006 academic year. For Illicit Flirtations, she received the 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, sponsored by the American Sociological Association Labor and Labor Movements Section.  In 2003, Parreñas received an honorable mention in the Social Science Book Prize Category from the Association for Asian American Studies for Servants of Globalization. In 2019, Parrenas received the Jessie Bernard Award.

References

External links
 Rhacel Parreñas Brown University Professor, American Civilization and Sociology
 New York Times 2005 article by Nina Bernstein
 UN-instraw
 Icarusfilms.com Chain
 BUworldofideas.org The Gender Revolution
 Rhacel Salazar Parrenas Fora.tv
 Rhacel Parreñas Website

Brown University faculty
1971 births
Living people
Family sociologists
Feminist studies scholars
American sociologists
American women sociologists
Filipino feminists
University of California, Berkeley alumni
University of Southern California faculty
Filipino women academics
21st-century American women