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HOUSTON — Mahindra North America (MNA) announces the addition of Mike Cotter to its senior management team as Vice President of Sales, Channel Development and Business Planning. Along with the addition of Cotter, the sales team has reorganized to incorporate additional field sales personnel, sales management and inside sales staff to support the continuing growth of the dealer network and increasing sales of tractors and utility vehicles. In addition to managing the sales organization, Cotter is focused on expanding MNA's revenue stream through dealer channel growth, expansion and development as well as delivering new products and services.
"Mike is a great addition to Mahindra. He brings vision, diverse experience and enthusiasm for the brand and the sales and channel development team. As Mahindra and our dealer network grow and prosper, we are continually examining and investing in all areas of our infrastructure including people, facilities products, services and marketing. With the addition of Mike, the newly promoted and added Regional Sales Managers and our entire talented sales team, we are excited about what's lies ahead for this realigned sales organization," says Mani Iyer, President & CEO, Mahindra North America. "Given the pace of our growth, this further strengthens our sales and channel development organization to ensure that our foundation is solid and we are future-ready as we chart our path to the next level."
"Joining the sales team at Mahindra, at this point in their growth and expansion, provides the opportunity to bring in new ideas and build on a proven platform of success. It is energizing to work with this motivated, savvy and focused team of sales professionals. I have enjoyed getting out in the field and talking with our dealers. Their loyalty to the brand is rock solid and, coupled with their drive for success, the future looks bright," says Cotter.
Cotter is experienced in the global automotive and small task-oriented vehicle industries from both business-to-business and business-to-consumer perspectives. Cotter served in the military as an Army Infantry Officer during the Gulf War as part of the 101st Airborne Division. Following his military service, Cotter began his career with General Motors where he spent 12 years in sales, service, product and marketing. Most recently, he was with Club Car where he expanded his expertise in sales, channel development and marketing. Cotter earned his master's in business administration from Michigan State University and a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
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NASA and "Star Trek" are both committed to exploring the final frontier, so it's no surprise they have teamed up occasionally. Take a look at some great NASA-Trek moments over the years, including this one from 1976 when NASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of its manufacturing facility and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the "Star Trek" television series. From left to right: NASA Administrator James Fletcher; DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. "Bones" McCoy on the series; George Takei (Mr. Sulu); James Doohan (Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott); Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura); Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock); series creator Gene Roddenberry; U.S. Rep. Don Fuqua (D-Fla.); and Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov).
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The crew of NASA's STS-134, the next to last shuttle mission, in their version of the 2009 Star Trek movie poster.
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NASA referenced Trek lore overtly with its Star Trek Replicator Challenge, which called on the next generation of starship engineers to create 3D-printed designs for things astronauts need in space.
While visiting Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, George Takei (Hikaru Sulu on the original series) had the chance to exchange Vulcan salutes with Robonaut on May 29, 2012.


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Pat on the back for ASLEF as tube records are broken
Mick Whelan, general secretary, says he would like to congratulate all London Underground workers for the pivotal part they have played in transporting massive amounts of Londoners and visitors to the Olympics.
'The record number of people carried by London Underground was broken three days running last week - and our members were key to that,' Mick says. 'I am congratulating them because no one else has done so. The silence of politicians and the media at this good news is a marked contrast from last week when there was a possibility of industrial action. Everyone had something to say then!'
On the first Wednesday of the Games, 4.25 million people used London Underground. On Thursday that rose to 4.31 million and on Friday the number of Underground passengers rose to 4.4 million.
'We've been driving more than half a million passengers more a day since the Olympics began,' Mick says. 'Perhaps the regular moaners can reflect on that before they start complaining about ASLEF members in the future.'
And the Gold medal for 'the Tube's happiest passenger' probably goes to Ruben Limardo, the Venezuelan fencer who put in the performance of his life, picked up a Gold medal – and then hopped on to the Tube to get back to his hotel! Here's a couple of pictures of a very happy man!

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For years Disney has been planning a theatrical adaptation of their acclaimed cartoon series "Phineas and Ferb", with a film originally planned to be released in 2014. Plans were put on hold to focus on wrapping the series itself, though Disney never cancelled the project and now has potential to become an even bigger franchise on the silver screen.
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HYPNOPAZŪZU is a music project featuring David Tibet and Youth. Having released a debut album last year, they've begun announcing live appearances at various European festivals in 2017 including April 23 at the Roadburn Festival and July 29 at the Prophecy Festival in Germany in the Netherlands. You'll find links for purchasing tickets here: http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=7b916e3330f84786d828dc92d&id=1a8c78efa1
The House of Mythology site has posted this account of the duo:
"A transformative union of two idiosyncratic tellers, Hypnopazūzu sees Current 93 speller David Tibet joining forces with the eternal Youth, famed not only for his work as bassist with Killing Joke but for production and collaborative work with an outlandishly eclectic list of artists from Alien Sex Fiend to Paul McCartney. Together, they've created a singular hallucinatory vision that marries symphonic splendour to indignant gnostic intensity – Create Christ, Sailor Boy draws in, and down, masks terrestrial and celestial and summons a collection of songs unlike anything either artist has created previously.
"'I first met Youth in the very early '80s at a club called the Bat Cave in Soho; I asked Youth to play bass on the first C93 album, Nature Unveiled, which he did," relates Tibet on this partnership. "Then we probably didn't have any contact for around 25 years, though I was very aware of what he was doing. A few years ago, I started working with David Bianchi, who put C93 on for two nights at London's The Forum venue. He managed Killing Joke—and Youth and I met again through Bianchi. Youth suggested I go to his London studio and record an album with him. So I did… and we did!'
"Together, these two again manifested their sticky alchemy, with Youth's ornate and dramatic arrangements sliding into and around Tibet's vivid hypnagogic visions to end up in a psychic picnic hinterland that is as sumptuous as it is colourful in its opulence. Nothing was discussed between them about how the album would sound, with just their Names guiding their intuitive journey into SweetDreamSound. 'The album worked organically: Youth created the music, and I wrote the lyrics, and it all worked as beautifully as we knew it would' notes David, 'There was no plan—it was spontaneously channelled by both of us from The Spheres above. Youth is the master, and only he can tell you how he summons such extraordinary music. I just sit and watch in delight and amazement. He is an Archōn!'"
"'The magical side of that first C93 album was difficult for me—seven years bad luck!' recollects Youth. 'But having reconnected with David a few years ago, I become aware of his great canon of work, his command of expression and his mastery with words, so I was inspired and keen to work with him again, and had a specific sound in mind.'
"Tibet's luxurious kosmoi sliding slyly onto peaks of intent and intoxication on the album, and songs such as the Galactic Sexiness of 'The Sex Of Stars' and the Cuneiform Cuteness of 'The Auras Are Escaping At The Forest' show him, backed by the emotive and expressive power of Youth's arrangements, as a conduit turning unspelled grammars into grimoires. Nonetheless, Tibet stresses that his mode of expression here do not mark a departure from his areas of exploration in Current 93: 'There is no difference in terms of the ideas and the dreams and the spheres I used in this album and in this project to anything I have done with any of my other faces. They are all the same face, all 93 of them!'
"'The group's name Hypnopazūzu brought together 3 beings, and 2 languages, that move me and delight me and trouble me. Hypnagogia. Hypnos. Pazūzu. The Coptic language. The Akkadian language,' he explains. 'Youth kindly allowed me to choose the name, on the basis that we called the album Create Christ, Sailor Boy, which was a line of mine that he liked, and which opens the album."'
"'Music-wise I wanted something analogue, psychedelic and authentic, timeless yet also contemporary,' adds Youth. 'In some ways I wanted the music to be invisible so you only hear the stories. The main instruments are Moog synth and my Vox Repeater vintage guitar as well as many acoustic elements and some digital elements too. It's very personal… I've composed, played and engineered pretty much all of it, with minimum of assistance from my team. The inspiration, of course, comes from many sources of art, literature and film culture in general, but also the esoteric.'
"Transcendent, tumultuous, and tricky, Create Christ, Sailor Boy is the sound of two spirits skipping as one to create a sidereal glimpse into uncounted cartoons. With a London date planned for October, it seems likely this partnership will be a fruitful one, both in this realm and other playgrounds. 'I am happy always to work with Youth in any way, forever and for ever and always and in all ways' stresses David. "I wait for my Ouija Board Planchette to receive his Mind's Eye Text.
– Jimmy Martin, with David Tibet whispering occasionally into his AngelWitchEars
A song by this pair is included on this House of Mythology sampler which is available for free download: https://houseofmythology.bandcamp.com/album/mmxvii-free-hom-compilation
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Before 2010, women in Luc Binh commune gave birth at home without the assistance of any trained doctors or healthcare staff. Nor did they have access to postpartum checkups. In addition, low community awareness on issues such as child nutrition meant many mothers only breastfed for the first three months, and weaned their newborns with rice soup after that. As a result, the malnutrition rate for children under five was over 13% in 2010.
One of the first projects ChildFund implemented in Luc Binh was maternal and child health. This project included improving the range and quality of health care services available at the local clinic, and organising education events, themed talks and contests on reproductive health care, nutrition, childcare and disease treatment for health workers, pregnant women, mothers and care givers.
Since 2010, the clinic has become a proper health centre, providing services for local people and children. The number of health workers increased from two to five. Health workers and village volunteers have been provided with professional knowledge on child and mother care, gaining additional experience through visits to quality health centres in different ChildFund's project areas.
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"I had a safe birth delivery at the health centre three months ago. Now my daughter has reached nine kilograms. I am taking maternal leave from work to stay at home so I can breastfeed her. I also often bring her to the health centre's yard because it has many outdoor toys for my daughter to play on!" shares Phay, a local mother.
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If you thought the death of Jon Snow took Games of Thrones to explosive new heights, just wait for the events that take place in Season 6. At a photography exhibition opening in support of the worldwide refugee crisis Thursday night in L.A., Emilia Clarke (aka Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen) took a moment to dish on what to expect from this Sunday night's premiere.
Without a doubt, Clarke managed to stun in a Alexander McQueen frock that contained hints of a Khaleesi-approved gothic M.O. "I just love McQueen," she told InStyle. "There were other things I could have worn, but you're like … speaking of legends. He was definitely one of them. Especially as a Brit." And while the 29-year-old talent's dress had us mezmerized, we pined for more GoT details.
So what, exactly, can we expect from the hit HBO show's return? "It's going to be huge," Clarke confidently said. "I keep saying like, I just truly believe televisions are just going to blow up—couldn't get bigger."
The star also recently hinted at a greater amount of on-screen nudity on The Late Late Show with James Corden, where she pushed for more equality among men and women in sharing the clothes-free spotlight.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of France's NicOx soared as much as 32% on Tuesday as the biotechnology company landed a deal to license its technology to Merck & Co.
The agreement contemplates the development of anti-hypertensive drugs, and it marks NicOx's second major deal with a U.S. pharmaceutical company in less than a month.
NicOx (007413) said it will receive an upfront payment of 9.2 million euros ($11.2 million) and will be eligible for milestone payments of up to 279 million euros ($340 million) as well as standard royalty payments from Merck MRK, -0.66%.
NicOx also will have the option of co-promote drugs that result from the collaboration to specialist physicians.
NicOx said a previous collaboration with Merck generated promising results, and the firms plan to make drugs to treat high blood pressure, complications of hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders.
Merck already sells the blood-pressure drugs Cozaar and Hyzaar, which had combined sales of $3 billion in 2005.
Shares of Merck, part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, rose as much as 22 cents in early New York trading.
NicOx earlier in the month agreed to license the same nitric oxide-donating technology to Pfizer Inc. PFE, +0.95% for ophthalmology use in a deal that netted them 23 million euros upfront and up to 300 million euros in milestones.
The stock has more than doubled in the last month.
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Minister of Defence Ron Mark and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw have announced the release of a Defence Climate Change Implementation Work Plan, titled Responding to the Climate Crisis: An Implementation Plan.
The plan sets out a series of recommendations based on the 2018 New Zealand Defence Assessment, The Climate Crisis: Defence Readiness and Responsibilities, released last December.
In support of the wider New Zealand Government work programme on climate change, the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force have encouraged Defence forces to consider what effect climate change will have on their activities. This includes recognising the potential of climate change to increase the need for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as a well as the potential to present security risks.
"The impacts of climate change continue to intensify globally, and in our region, exacerbating a range of human security challenges, including community violence, biosecurity and health implications, and resource scarcity—notably around food and water shortages," says Ron Mark.
Drawing from the 2018 recommendations, the two Defence agencies have developed a four pillar model outlined in the plan – Respond, Adapt, Mitigate and Engage – to capture the recommendations and advance Defence's work on climate change.
"This work plan marks the beginning of Defence's journey to better respond to the increasingly complex impacts of climate change. It outlines both current work commitments, including for the 2020 calendar year, as well as next steps for further work with the view of growing best practice over time,"
Preparing for and responding to the intensifying impacts of climate change in the Pacific are key components of the Coalition Government's defence policy as outlined in the Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018.
The Defence Capability Plan 2019 released in June also demonstrated how Defence is striving to be a reliable and responsive partner in facing this challenge, by outlining range of investments critical to enhancing our ability to respond in the Pacific. These include enhanced sealift and airlift capabilities, improved aerial surveillance and maritime domain awareness, as well as increasing the size of the New Zealand Army.
"Defence plays a key role in supporting the Government to respond and enhance its understanding of the security implications of climate change." says Ron Mark.
"Following on from the 2018 Climate Change Defence Assessment, this implementation plan is another important addition to the work underway to both mitigate and adapt to climate change," says James Shaw.
"The passing of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act in November was a crucial milestone to help ensure a safer planet for future generations,"
"Climate change is challenging our region and Defence has positioned itself to be able to support the Government in responding to the impacts of climate change as they arise,"
"Some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change are also the least well equipped to respond to its worsening impacts. New Zealand needs to be ready to play its part by ensuring humanitarian support is available when it's needed," says James Shaw.
The Implementation Plan was co-produced by the New Zealand Defence Force and Ministry of Defence, and can be found online here: https://www.defence.govt.nz/publications/publication/responding-to-the-climate-crisis


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Arab Spring refers to the revolutionary wave of protests, violent riots, demonstrations, and civil wars in the Arab world that started on December 2010 (Harrigan, 2014). Those protests and demonstrations also affected the other countries of the Arab League as well as in the neighborhood. Most of the revolutionary wave finished by the mid of 2012, and the aftermath of civil wars and revolutions were shown as the Arab Winter after the mid of 2012. Rulers were forced to move out from power in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and Libya. Civil uprisings were found in Syria and Bahrain. Major protests were found in Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Israel, Morocco, and Sudan, whereas minor protests were seen in Oman, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine. Many demonstrations found violent responses from authorities and governments. Protestants and demonstrators used latest techniques for a sustained civil resistance involving marches, strikes, and rallies. Social media was also effectively used to manage, communicate, and increase awareness about the campaign. Main saying of the protestants was "to bring down the regime".
Protests and demonstrations began in Tunisia in December 2010. In Egypt, protests started on 25 January 2011 and remained for about 18 days. At that time, Egyptian government was able to remove the internet access of people by midnight of 28th January. In Syria, protests started on 26th of January 2011 after the assault of a man by police in public at Al-Hareeka Street in old Damascus. As a result of continuously increasing sense of frustration and injustice, anti-government protests also started in Libya on 15 February 2011. Anti-Gaddafi Protestants and fighters captured in Tripoli in late August resulting in the end of his 4 decades of power. On 5th of August 2011, anti-government demonstration started in Syria called as "God is with us". At that time, security forces of Syria killed about 11 people by shooting from inside the ambulances. Regional unrest moved beyond the Arab world. Initial uprisings in North Africa were caused by the 2009 to 2010 uprisings in the surrounding state of Iran. As a result of unrest in the Middle East as well as in North Africa, which are the main areas of oil production, oil prices were thought to go higher than original forecasts (Darbouche, & Fattouh, 2011).
Causes and effects of Arab Spring on Tunisia
Political unrest and corruption of ruling families
In Tunisia, protests started as a result of economic frustration, indignity, and injustice, and got strength against the corruption found in ruling and elite families. On 17th of December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, who was a street vendor, set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid in protest against Tunisian officials, who harassed and humiliated him, and confiscated his vegetable cart. He became the symbol of people's frustrations, and raised the sense of indignity and injustice faced by many people in the area. Those protests resulted in the most significant wave of political and social turmoil in Tunisia in over 30 years. Frustrations in people resulted in demonstrations ultimately leading to the removal of longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on 14th of January 2011. Ben Ali moved to Saudi Arabia and his more than 2 decades of power came to an end (BBC, 2011). After the departure of Ben Ali, country went into the state of emergency. A caretaker alliance government was developed including the member of the part of Ben Ali, the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD), and oppositions from different ministries. Five newly selected non-RCD members resigned immediately, and Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister at that time, reallocated the government on 27 January as a result of continuous protests. As a result of reshuffling, all previous RCD members were removed except Ghannouchi. After further demonstrations, Ghannouchi resigned on 27th of February, and Prime Minister, Béji Caïd Essebsi, came to the seat. People voted in the first election after revolution on 23rd of October to elect representatives to a constituent assembly composed of 217 members. Ennahda, which was the main Islamist party, won about 37% of the vote, and elected 42 females to the Constituent Assembly (Deeter, 2012).
Use of Police for Political Purposes
Use of political police was also among the important causes of the sustained demonstration. In fact, it was a policewoman, who confiscated the vegetable cart of Mohamed Bouazizi, who became the starting point of protests and demonstrations. Many injuries and deaths were reported as a result of those protests. Most of those deaths and injuries were by the action of police as well as security forces against protests and demonstrations. Those protests and demonstration also resulted in the dissolution of the political police. Moreover, political prisoners were also released as a result of demonstrations.
Poor living conditions
People, mostly students, in Thala also protested on 3rd of January 2011 after having increased level of frustrations caused by inflation (increased cost of living) and unemployment. However, effects of all demonstrations and protests came in the form of food inflation, high levels of unemployment, lack of political as well as speech freedom, corruption, and poor living conditions (Spencer, 2011).
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Spencer, R. (2011). Tunisia riots: Reform or be overthrown, US tells Arab states amid fresh riots. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/8258077/Tunisia-riots-Reform-or-be-overthrown-US-tells-Arab-states-amid-fresh-riots.html
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