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Hedge Fund Investor in Focus: Sovereign Wealth Funds
by Graeme Terry
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are a unique investor group in the institutional universe due to the substantial assets under management associated with such funds, as well as their different investment horizons and demands. In recent years this investor group has become more prominent in the hedge fund investor universe as a number of these institutions have made maiden forays into the asset class.
The overall assets under management of SWFs have been steadily growing over the past few years and even over the past year aggregate assets have grown from $3.98tn in 2011 to $4.62tn today. At present 38% of SWFs are known to be investing in hedge funds, which is a slight increase on the 36% that were investing in 2011. Many of these investors are newcomers to the asset class, however they have become comfortable investing in other alternatives such as private equity where the proportion of SWFs investing is closer to 60%. Consequently it is expected that this trend will be replicated for hedge funds over the next few years as more of these institutions invest in hedge funds for the first time.
The majority of SWFs which do invest in hedge funds are willing to invest in a wide range of hedge fund strategies in order to diversify their existing portfolios of investments. Despite this, these investors tend to have a preference for more transparent strategies that are easier to understand such as long/short equity and global macro with 50% and 41% of institutions having a preference for these strategies respectively. In contrast distressed funds are less popular with SWFs when compared with other investor groups such as public pension funds as many feel that these do not offer the required level of transparency. In general, SWFs have a global outlook when investing in hedge funds, with 92% indicating that they will invest in the asset class on a global scale.
In terms of structural preferences amongst SWFs, funds of hedge funds are currently more popular than single manager hedge funds with 35% investing solely through multi-manager vehicles compared with 15% that make all of their investments directly. This indicates that many SWFs remain relatively inexperienced in the asset class and as a result they favour the diversification and industry experience offered by funds of hedge funds. Despite this, 50% of investors indicate that they include a mixture of single managers and funds of hedge funds in their portfolio and this is usually typical of investors in a transition period from multi-manager portfolios to direct investments. As a result it is likely that the proportion of SWFs investing directly will increase over the next few years and it is expected that this will become the structure of choice in the future.
There is plenty of evidence that suggests that interest in hedge funds is growing amongst SWFs and this could result in new allocations from these investors over the coming years. SWFs will be of interest to hedge fund managers due to the vast sums of capital they can potentially invest. These managers have the opportunity to attract substantial capital from this investor group providing the industry can increase its understanding of the SWF space.
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today, i will do at least 17 completely irresponsible things.
Today, I want to start something.
I want to incite joy.
I want to wake wonder.
I want to get something started.
I want to banish boredom.
I want to notice the small things like june bugs and the smell of leather.
I want to listen to a child tell a joke.
I want to cuddle with a beagle.
I want to live with a wide open appreciation of the gift of life.
I want to laugh out loud…a lot…maybe at inappropriate times.
I want to use my words to celebrate instead of criticize.
I want to talk like a pirate for no apparent reason.
I want to eat a burrito that's bigger than my face, or a corndog slathered in mustard, or a tomato sandwich.
I want to high five a stranger.
I want to sing in an elevator.
I want to spread fun like chunky peanut butter and leave a little everywhere I go.
I want to burp as loud as I can.
I want to tell stories of hope.
I want to wear socks that don't match.
I want to be left breathless by something other than a treadmill, like maybe a rainbow or my wife's beautiful smile.
I want to be uninhibited, unhinged and maybe a little uncouth.
I want to let the sun warm my face (unless it's raining, then I want to let the rain beat down on my bald head).
I want to listen for the music that only I can hear. And, when I hear it I want to dance.
I want to jump without caution and love without condition.
I want to learn at least 4 things.
I want to create something out of nothing.
I want to be amazed and amused.
Then, when I finish the day I will be a little younger than when I started it.
And tonight, I will lay down to sleep without regret and I will wake up tomorrow and start something new.


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        ('ethagaval', '0004_auto_20150412_1330'),
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Донгуз — топоним.

 Донгуз — река, приток Урала.
 Донгуз — река, приток Калмантая.
 Донгуз — военный полигон МО РФ.
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Pigment & Resin Technology
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(2004), "Editorial", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 33 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2004.12933caa.001
A typical coating formulation consists of colorants, fillers, binders, solvents and additives. This issue contains papers reporting recent research and development on fillers, binders and colorants, by relatively young academic and industrial researchers.
Many properties of coatings, such as rheology of the coating formulation, the colour characteristics and the gloss of the coating film, are associated with the degree of dispersion of the particulate matters within the coating film. It is, therefore, not surprising that one of the more time-consuming but important operation during a coating manufacturing process is the dispersion operation. Through the years, much effort had been made to improve the dispersability of colorants and fillers within coating systems. Development of dispersion agents and modification of particle surface had been the main directions of improving the dispersability of particles.
Dr Jesionowski and his colleagues at the Poznan University of Technology reported their study of the influence of the solvents, used in the modification of the silica filler, on the dispersability of the silica particles. It was found that highly uniform particles were achieved when silica was modified with five parts (weight) of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane in methanol. The editor hopes to see further studies, by Dr Jesionowski and his colleagues, into the chemical and physical-chemical mechanisms relevant to the solvent-silane-silica interactions.
In most anti-corrosive coating systems, polymeric binders play important corrosion inhibition roles. Amines and amine derivatives have long been known to be effective corrosion inhibitors. Professor Youssef prepared and characterised novel amide polymers which possessed significant corrosion inhibition capability. Such amide polymers were characterised by having electron pair rich centres which were capable of engaging in chemisorption on or complexing with metal surface. Professor Youssef concluded that the novel amide polymers prepared could be used as environment-friendly corrosion inhibitors in anti-corrosion coating systems.
UV curing technology is another environment- friendly approach in coating technology. UV curing technology has found significant applications in printing inks and printing. Worldwide, Europe has led the UV printing technology, whilst within the Europe, UK has led the UV printing technology, mainly due to a considerable level of commitment made by large printing companies such as Field Packaging. Currently, UV curable coatings/inks are still more costly than conventional coatings/inks. However, the significant benefits of UV curing technology outweigh the cost issue by a very large margin. In recent years, the editor has carried out research and development into UV curing technology and has been actively engaged in promoting UV curing technology to printing and coatings industries. It is the editor's view that the near future will see a significant increase in the application of UV curing technology, as legislations in various countries change to discourage the use of conventional curing coatings systems and as the demand for higher quality from consumers becomes more stringent. It is therefore a pleasure to see the report, by Dr Bajpai and her colleagues, on their study on the UV curable soybean oil. It is encouraging to notice that such a study was carried out jointly by academic and industrial researchers. The editor sincerely wishes that the materials developed by Dr Bajpai and her colleagues would soon become commercial products.
In textile printing/dyeing industry, effluent containing unfixed dyes is a challenging problem. Through the years, much effort has been made to develop dyes that have high colour strength, have good light, wash and rub-fastness, have high level of exhaustion and fix strongly to the fibres. Thus, superior dyes mean cleaner effluents. Dr Helal of Helwan University reported his study on the synthesis and characterisation of pyridinone azo dyes for application on nylon and polyester fibres. The new dyes were found to give good colour characteristics and good fastness properties on fibres.

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Lumix DMC-G1 SLR
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 SLR Review
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By: Mike Flacy
Review posted 3/2/2009
PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-G1: WORLD'S SMALLEST AND LIGHTEST DIGITAL INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA
World's First Micro Four Thirds System Camera Features Portability, Ease-of-Use and Colorful Blue and Red Models For Personalized Style and Active Lifestyles
Secaucus, NJ (September 12, 2008) - Panasonic today announced the world's first Micro Four Thirds system camera, the LUMIX DMC-G1, the world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera, weighing in at approximately 385 grams (0.85 lbs). Based on the new Micro Four Thirds System standard, the LUMIX G1 eliminates the internal mirror structure that defines digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, thus reducing the size and weight by nearly half. With the mirror-less system, the G1's flange back, which is the distance between the mount and the image sensor, has been reduced from 40 mm - as specified in the Four Thirds System - to approximately 20 mm.
The new Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G1 will enhance the advanced photo quality and flexibility made possible by the Four ThirdsTM System, and with its innovative design, consumers will appreciate the portability of a smaller camera body and lenses. The G1 will be available in mid-November as a kit with the new LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5- 5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S lens. Also available in November, and announced today, is the LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA O.I.S.lens.
'With the LUMIX G1, we are filling a void that has existed for a long time in the digital camera market because consumers wanted the power of an SLR, but previous models were bulky and inconvenient,' said David Briganti, National Marketing Manager, Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. 'The LUMIX G answers this challenge as consumers can benefit from the flexibility of changing lenses; a quick Auto Focus; and a sensor that produces high-quality photos. By packing all those powerful assets into an extremely compact body with easy-to-use features familiar to point-and-shoot users, we are excited about G, as it brings new possibilities to the consumer.'
The LUMIX G1 is also the world's first interchangeable lens camera that will come with color variety - with availability in black, blue and red models - allowing consumers to personalize their style through color, something very popular with point-and-shoot camera models.
For current Four Thirds users with a collection of lenses, an optional mount adapter will allow Four Thirds lenses to be compatible with the LUMIX G1.*** Also, today, with the introduction of the Micro Four Thirds System, Panasonic is announcing a wide-variety of accessories including: External Flash DMW-FL220(GN22); PL Filter: DMW-LPL52; Mount Adapter: DMW-MA1; Battery Pack: DMW-BLB13; DC Cable: DMW-DCC3; Soft Case: DMW-CG1; Soft Bag: DMW-BAG1; Shoulder Strap (Stylish) DMW-SSTG1-A/C/R; Shoulder Strap (Woven) DMW-SSTG2-W; Shoulder Strap (Leather) DMW-SSTG3-T.
The G1 is also compatible with current accessories: External Flash: DMW- FL360(GN36)/DMW-FL500(GN50); ND Filter: DMW-LND52; MC Protector: DMW- LMC52; Remote Shutter: DMW-RSL1; HDMI mini Cable: RP-CDHM15(1.5m), RP- CDHM30(3.0m).
The G1's compact size can also be attributed to its electronic full-time Live View Finder, as opposed to a conventional optical viewfinder. The electronic Live View Finder, with an impressive and high-resolution 1,440,000-dot equivalent, allows the user to shoot the exact image the camera sees while also displaying information about the camera's settings through the view finder. The G1 also features a clever built-in eye sensor, so the camera can detect when the user is nearing the view finder and automatically switches off the LCD, thus conserving battery life. Furthermore, the Live View Finder has a large 1.4x (0.7x on a 35mm equivalent) magnification and when using the G1 in manual focus mode, the frame in the view finder or LCD will enlarge by 5x or 10x (can adjust using the dial).
The Live View Finder and the bright 460,000-dot resolution, 3.0-inch LCD provide a 100% field of view, letting the user adjust settings before taking a shot, which is a great learning tool for consumers beginning to use manual controls as they can visually confirm the effects of changed settings. The LCD can also swivel 180 degrees horizontally and 270 degrees vertically, giving the consumer flexibility to take high and low-angle shots, and its Auto Power technology will automatically boost brightness by as much as 40% depending on the shooting condition so it remains visible in all lighting environments.
The G1 introduces a new Contrast AF (Auto Focus) function that is not only accurate and easy to use, but also very fast. Users can choose from a wide-range of AF modes, including multiple-area AF with up to 23 focus areas, 1-area AF with a selectable focus area, Face Detection, and AF Tracking. In the 1-area AF mode, the AF frame size can be changed by simply turning a dial. The G1 also has a Quick AF function that begins focusing as soon as the user aims the camera - no need to wait to press the shutter button halfway. This provides quicker focusing that can help capture the subject before the crucial moment passes.
Users familiar with point-and-shoot digital cameras, and new to the world of advanced interchangeable lens cameras, will benefit from Panasonic's Intelligent Auto (iA) mode. When in iA mode, the G1 will detect the shooting condition and automatically adjust for the ultimate shooting results. Panasonic's iA includes the following intuitive technologies.
AF Tracking - Automatically tracks the subject as it moves, keeping it in focus without the need to hold the shutter halfway down.
Intelligent Exposure - Helps prevents photos from being under- or over- exposed by analyzing the framed image and adjusting the brightness in areas that are too dark because of dim lighting, backlighting or the use of the flash.
MEGA O.I.S. - Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and the lens system shifts to compensate, helping to prevent hand movement from creating a blurry image.
Intelligent ISO - Determines if the photo subject is moving and changes the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly, thus giving a blur-free photo.
Intelligent Scene Selector - Senses the ambient conditions and will automatically select the appropriate mode from Scenery, Portrait, Close-up, Night Portrait or Night Scenery.
Face Detection - Detects faces in the frame (up to 15 faces), even if they are moving, and selects optimal focus and exposure settings so portraits come out clear. Also features Digital Red-Eye correction.
The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G1, a 12.1 Megapixel camera, also includes the following advanced features.
Live MOS Sensor - Provides the best of both worlds with high image quality from a CCD sensor, and the lower-power consumption of a CMOS sensor. New technology makes it possible to read four channels of data simultaneously and deliver 60 frames-per-second full-time Live View images.
Venus Engine HD - New imaging processor enhances noise reduction and provides independent gradation control for each of the R, G and B colors.
Supersonic Wave Filter Dust Reduction System - Designed to prevent dust from adhering to the image sensor by vibrating 50,000 times per second, the filter repels dust and other particles.
My Color Mode - Users can freely adjust the color, brightness and saturation while composing shots, allowing for more expressive and creative shots.
HDMI Output - With an optional HDMI cable, the G1 can connect to an HDMI- capable High Definition television, such as a Panasonic VIERA Plasma or LCD. When connected to a VIERA, using VIERA Link capability, the TV's remote control can direct the slideshow on the G1.
My Menu - This new tab automatically stores the five most recently used menu selections for quick, convenient retrieval. The custom-setting can also be used to program a frequently-used function, which can be activated by pressing the down arrow on the cursor key. The color of the menu viewed on LCD can also be changed to three different colors: black, red, blue.
The Panasonic DMC-G1 will be available in mid-November 2008 for a suggested retail price of $799.95, which includes the LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. kit lens. Also available in November, the LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA O.I.S. telephoto Micro Four Thirds lens with a suggested retail price of $349.95.
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the observatori: Chinese New Year - in style!
This being Chinese New Year, I elected to stay back and do something unusual; enjoy a weekend in Singapore. With the Chinese comprising a large percentage of the population here, the entire island seemed to be decorated for the occassion. Our Saturday night plan was to check out the fireworks in Chinatown. Sounds like a good plan, eh? Well, apparently everyone else in Singapore thought so, too. The show itself was confined to an area smaller than Olympic Plaza and was closed off by walls of buildings on every side (*hello* who's brilliant idea was it to have the show here?). By the time we arrived, which was just in time for the fireworks, about a zillion people were already there. The courtyard sized area was already over capacity and we were stuck behind a building. We could hear and smell the fireworks, but could see nothing.
Not to let a good weekend be lost, we packed it in early so that we could get up for brunch on Sunday. One of the essential stops on any proper stay in Singapore is the Sunday Champagne Brunch at Raffles (for those who don't know, Raffles is an over-the-top colonial era hotel named for the founder of the city/country). It's not cheap, but I'd say that we did our best to get our money's worth.
When the place eventually shut down, we headed to the casino - the first (legal) casino in Singapore (since the 'good old days'). It opened today. The government has developed a dual entry scheme in order to capitalize on foreign money, while discouraging gambling among citizens. That is, when you enter the building, you have to show your passport; foreigners enter for free, while locals must pay S$100 just to enter. My guess is that this is a deterent not only for locals but for some foreigners as well. When you combine this with a culture that is, by nature, more reserved than the community in vegas, the result is an empty room completely devoid of enthusiasm. As I don't gamble myself, I realise that I might be missing something; however, it would seem to me that the uninhibited enthusiasm is an essential ingredient in a successful casino. This was neither a fun place to be, nor the sort of environment in which one might get totally carried away and bet the farm. It will be interesting to see how this place does in the long term.
you'd think they'd at least be sensible enough at business fundamentals to realize that a) building a half baked casino was a waste, or b) if the casino was to be built, don't let it be half baked.


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Comment: So what next for care.data?
The fundamental issue at stake here is respect for the citizen.
The last month of debate about care.data feels like the previous ten years of discussion about the sharing of personal data bottled as a concentrate solution of ill-temper or should that be distemper?
Many will say that NHS England – who yesterday announced a six-month pause in the scheme – have taken the biggest hit. But no one emerges with great credit from this affair. For citizens are non the wiser one way or the other. They have been ill-served by policy-makers on both sides of the debate, as they have been on this issue for as long as I can remember.
I should say that I support care.data.
I think that it will be a secure system but that there are always risks. And no guarantees. I buy into the notion that it is important to future medical research. But I think the claims around this are often exaggerated and don't do their proponents any favours. I think a form of 'opt-out' is the most practical option and in keeping with the values that most of us hope underpin the NHS. Yet I also think that we should have the right to change our minds if and when our life circumstances change.
I think the professions have played fast and loose on the issue for too long. After all, a lot of their power within the system is locked into the current status of yours and my medical records and data.
When we developed the 'Your health records saves lives' leaflet many moons ago, citizens were more willing to share their data than GPs who tended to take up a highly paternalistic stance. However, more than a few were less and less paternalistic about their patients when it came to the prospect of working with pharmaceutical companies and being rewarded for it.
Anyway, that's an aside or should I say unwarranted broadside. But I am afraid that care.data and the years of debate about data preceding has often been a case of policy-makers being, at best, neurotic and, at worst, mistrustful of their fellow citizens.
Fact is that I have been able to form an opinion because I have had an opportunity to listen to, and interrogate, the arguments at close quarters. And that is what was so wrong about the care.data leaflet campaign. In tone and style and delivery it was dismissive of the citizen and their right to question and form an opinion. Would it have been different if NHS Citizen had been in place I ask? Could it not be the perfect issue on which to test and perfect this initiative? Or is that too much to expect?
As an example of how 'national' and 'local' can work together in the new NHS to roll-out national initiatives, care.data has been a disaster. Whatever happens over the next six months, the initiative must be co-produced with citizens at source, and its delivery collaborative effort by NHS England working with Healthwatch, patient groups, GP Participation Groups and many other partners. If care.data means that much to our nation in terms of health and wealth, we should spend the time and money in investing in our citizens to understand why.
And, lastly, if researchers and doctors and managers want a lifetime of yours and my data to work on then they need to do more to develop a relationship with citizens about its importance and how we can be better custodians of it. A few weeks ago a head of an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre was telling me how their NHS Trust is now including short statements in letters to patients to help grow understanding about how data is used. It is a small example of the level of visibility we need for this important aspect of delivering care in the future.
Fact is, if we want a 21st Century NHS, we need a 21st Century attitude to involving citizens in decision-making.
care.data, medical research
AMRC, care.data, NHS England Tim Kelsey, patient data, patient data in research, Your health records saves lives
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2 thoughts on "Comment: So what next for care.data?"
Nicola Kingston says:
It's now essential that they start to learn about the benefits of actually investing the time and energy to build those connections that enable coproduction.
Have to say, there are also plenty within NHSE who also knew this high handed approach,and the leaflet which did not give any choice or options for opt out, were going to be a disaster. Sadly it says yet again that they do not have any decision making mechanisms that quality check for veracity over spin. Simon I nominate you for that role!
simondenegri says:
Thanks for your comment Nicola. I think there are many good people across NHSE and elsewhere trying to do the right thing but not being listened too. I will do anything to help that I can.


August 1945. In a converted theological seminary on the outskirts of Nagasaki, a young doctor works to help his patients, as unsettling news comes of a new weapon used by the Americans on the city of Hiroshima. When the second nuclear weapon is dropped on Nagasaki, the hospital staff must work to save lives in the midst of the concentric circles of death that their city has become.


There was excitement in the air as the first ever to be held Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) conference took place in Durban on 9- 11 June 2017. HEAIDS was formed to develop and support the HIV mitigation programmes at South Africa's public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), and progressively Technical & Vocational Education and Training Colleges (TVETs). Before the official start of the conference, HEAIDS Country Director & Head, Dr Ramneek Ahluwalia asked HEAIDS Committee member and UNFPA Representative, Dr Esther Muia, to speak about the late UNFPA Executive Director, Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, before a moment of silence was observed in his honour.


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Q: GnuPG. File size limit? Is there a file size limit for encrypting a single file with GnuPG(1.0.xx,2.0.xx,2.1.xx)?
The file size ranges from about 2GiB to 100GiB. I'm not worried about the 2Gib but I'm not really sure if it's a good idea to encrypt a single 100GiB file. Do I run into problems if I do that or is it perfectly safe to encrypt such large files?
I checked the FAQ on https://gnupg.org/ and only found an article dealing with
file size limits of the different ciphers but not if there is a limitation of the program itself. Here is the link to the specific part:
https://gnupg.org/faq/gnupg-faq.html#recommended_ciphers
Kind regards

A: There's no limit, only a possible security issue.

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*The OpenPGP format according to RFC 4880 has no limits on file size (although a single packet is limited to ~4 GiB, the file will simply be stored as a series of partial packets).

*Some 32-bit versions of various OpenPGP software might have a limit of 2 or 4 GiB per file. So if you encrypt a file, it's not guaranteed that old computers will be able to decrypt it.
Software compiled for 64-bit should have no problems. (I haven't tested 32-bit GnuPG, but I think it should be fine.)

*Make sure to avoid old ciphers using 64-bit block sizes (such as IDEA or Blowfish) due to possible security problems similar to the Sweet32 attack.
Ciphers with larger block sizes, such as AES, have no practical limits, but they didn't become the default in GnuPG until very recently (I think 2.1.x) – and even then, if you're encrypting to someone else, their's old pubkey, it might have "preferences" stored that tell the software to use a specific old cipher.

A: Do I run into problems if I do that or is it perfectly safe to encrypt such large files?
The file size limit is Operating System dependent.
--max-output n
                 This option sets a limit on the number of bytes that will  be
                 generated  when  processing  a  file.  Since OpenPGP supports
                 various levels of compression, it is possible that the plain-
                 text  of a given message may be significantly larger than the
                 original OpenPGP message.  While GnuPG  works  properly  with
                 such  messages, there is often a desire to set a maximum file
                 size that will be generated before processing  is  forced  to
                 stop  by  the  OS  limits.   Defaults  to  0, which means "no
                 limit".

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A: There may be no official limits but I have had no success encrypting 10Gb files with Gpg4win with an rsa2048 key. Kleopatra crashed after 56MB's and GPA will encrypt and decrypt the file but I can't open it after creating it. What's more it also creates 0byte checksums of such large files.

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Charlotte Duncan moves to the small town of Puckhaber Falls in Montana with the sole intention of ending her life after a tragedy in her past. She meets Lucas Tine and finds herself drawn to him, despite her desire to remain isolated from other people. Whilst she discovers Lucas is harboring a secret, she surprises him and his Kiss by revealing a major secret of her own.
Charlotte is 20 years old and has seen too much horror in her short life. Lucas is drawn to the beautiful brunette, who with her dark curls and green eyes is enchanting, although she has little confidence in herself when they first meet.
What neither of them realize, is that Lucas and his Kiss are not the only ones who are fascinated by Charlotte's special ability and soon they will find themselves facing dangers they could have never predicted.
In the following pages you'll find brief biographies for some of the major players in my books. Of course, everyone will have their favorites, but I hope you'll enjoy learning a little about each of them here. Eventually I will add more information for other characters who appear in the books, but I hope you will enjoy this beginning to the process.


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The US's New York Daily News reported the death of Bin Laden using a graphic headline: "Rot in Hell".
The Washington Post focused on President Obama's statement that justice had been done.
The Vanguardia newspaper in the city of Saltillo in Mexico reports "Matan a Bin Laden", which translates to "They killed Bin Laden" in English.
El Siglo newspaper, published in Panama City, Panama, used a large image of Bin Laden on the front page of their 2 May newspaper.
The Daily Observer from the city of Kingston in Jamaica used a simple headline along with the description "Most wanted terrorist slain by US forces in Pakistan".
The Winnipeg Free Press in Canada featured a large image of Bin Laden on the front page of their 2 May issue.
The Peru.21 newspaper published in Lima in Peru published the headline "Matan a Osama Bin Ladan" -- "They killed Osama Bin Laden".
The New York Times republished an image of the World Trade Center being attacked on 9/11 in their 2 May issue, reporting Bin Laden's death.
The newspaper El Nuevo Dia in Puerto Rico reported "Muere Bin Laden" - "Bin Laden dies".
The Samoa Observer, based in the city of Apia, is published five days a week in both English and Samoan.


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Karachi plane crash: Pakistani International Airlines Airbus A320 crashes in residential area
Rourke WalshThe West Australian
Fri, 22 May 2020 7:05PM
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Camera IconA plane, Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Karachi, reportedly carrying more than 100 people has crashed in Pakistan. A child is rescued out of the Plane Crash site by Pakistan Rangers Sindh Troops. Credit: Twitter/Twitter
A plane reportedly carrying more than 100 people has crashed in a residential area in Pakistan, according to reports.
The Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Karachi reportedly had around 99 passengers and eight crew, aviation officials told the BBC.
Camera IconA plane, Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Karachi, reportedly carrying more than 100 people has crashed in a residential area of Pakistan. Credit: Twitter/Twitter
Pictures shared on social media show smoke rising from the crash site, which is in a residential area in Karachi.
The plane was reportedly preparing to land when it crashed a few kilometres north-east of Jinnah International Airport.
Camera IconA plane, Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Karachi, reportedly carrying more than 100 people has crashed in Pakistan. Credit: Twitter/Twitter
Emergency services are at the scene and it is believed several homes have been damaged.
"The plane crashed in Karachi. We are trying to confirm the number of passengers but initially it is 99 passengers and eight crew members," Pakistan aviation authority spokesman Abdul Sattar Khokhar said.
The crash comes just days after the country allowed some commercial flights to resume.
Pakistan has a chequered aviation safety record, including a number of deadly plane crashes.
Camera IconWreckage from the crash. Credit: Twitter/Twitter
In 2010, an aircraft operated by private airline Airblue crashed near Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.
Camera IconSmoke billows from the crash site. Credit: Twitter/Twitter
In 2012, a Boeing 737-200 operated by Pakistan's Bhoja Air crashed in bad weather on its approach to land in Rawalpindi, killing all 121 passengers and six crew.
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Remarks by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
at Akademgorodok
I am delighted to be here and to have this opportunity to speak to such a distinguished audience of educators, professors, students and other citizen leaders of Siberia. I have enjoyed my opportunity to be here, but my regret is that my visit will be far too short. I wish I could see for myself many of the changes and the exciting events that are occurring here, and so I will have to, I hope, return at some future date.
Because Siberia has been that part of Russia that is closest to my country, even when our people in the past stood far apart from each other, we shared this part of the world. Together, we are now celebrating our new proximitythis time, measured not only in geographical distance, but in shared values.
I have come to Russia on behalf of my husband, the President of the United States, and on behalf of the American people to reinforce the expanding ties of friendship and cooperation between our two countries.
I was in Yekaterinburg last evening with a group of people, including Mrs. Yeltsin. I told them that when I first met my husband when we were both students at the Yale University Law School, one of the first stories I remember him telling me is that as a student studying in England at Oxford, he did not have enough money to go home for Christmas one year, but he did have enough money to buy a student ticket on the railroad and go into Russia.
And so he went to Moscow. He had long hair and he was quite poor, but he told me with such great enthusiasm how he felt he had so much in common with the Russian people he met. When he told me that story, it was in the early 1970s, and there were many who thought our people had nothing in common. But my husband knew better. He talked about how we had so many interests and values that we didn't even know we shared. Now, we have an opportunity to build on that common ground for ourselves and our children.
In the last few days and in the last several years since I have been privileged to travel to Russia with my husband on official trips, I have witnessed firsthand the historic transformation that is occurring, and I have learned about how different regions of your country are making their own contributions in advancing democracy and in creating economic opportunity.
When this academic complex was first founded, bringing together a great university and an extraordinary academy of sciences, there were probably very few in either of our countries who thought we could bridge the gap that divided us. This was particularly true among our scientists. We know and can remember that our best scientific minds were focused on competition, not on cooperation.
Now when I look back, it seems like that was another lifetime. I can remember very well the darker side of those years when, as a young child in school, I and my classmates would hide under our desks practicing drills in case of a nuclear attack. We all prayed in my country and yours that such a moment would never occur. By the grace of God, because of the courage and wisdom of our leaders and our people, it did not.
Soldiers who were once prepared to go to war against each other now stand side by side, securing a lasting peace together in Bosnia. When I visited our American troops in Tuzla, Bosnia, I was so pleased to be able also to meet some of the Russian troops who were stationed with the Americans on the same base. Astronauts and cosmonauts who once raced each other into space now work together high above our earth. Students who were once taught to mistrust each other now send messages to each other over the Internet.
Clearly, we now live in a remarkable age of possibility. The light of peace and freedom is spreading across the globe. Democracy is alive on all the continents of our world. Scientific breakthroughs seem to be occurring at a break-neck pace. Just think what we have seen in the last few years alone. We are rapidly mapping the human genome. We have discovered genes linked to diseases such as hereditary breast cancer. Technology developed to fight the Cold War is now being used to map the ocean floor, protect the environment, and save lives.
Consider this. There is now more computer power in a Ford Taurus automobile than there was in Apollo 11 when Neil Armstrong took it to the moon. Cell phones, computers, fax machines, pagers, once the stuff of fiction, are now becoming a staple of everyday life. And yet, while we can recount the extraordinary developments that have occurred in this age of possibility, we also know that it is a time of real challenge for individuals and for nations. As individuals, we face the changes in our everyday life. The older we are, the more difficult change seems to be, especially at the pace at which it now occurs.
In our nations, mine and yours, we face challenges about how we will move with confidence into the next century. What you have accomplished in Russia in just a few short years is truly extraordinary. After seven decades of totalitarian communist rule, you threw off your past and decided with extraordinary courage to chart a new course. The architecture of that new freedom and opportunity may not yet be complete; but the outlines are clear to see for anyone willing to look. I know that this time of transition, based on conversations that I have had with Russian friends, has not been easy for any sector of society. I assume that here in Siberia and here at this academic complex it has posed great difficulty for many. Scientists and researchers whose expertise and years of education once earned them status and security, now face uncertain futures. The questions that I'm sure are being asked within these halls include whether or not the skills that were acquired in the past will sustain a life and a profession tomorrow. We see the same questions being asked in our education systems, again in my country as well as yours. In my country, we are struggling with how we try to provide high education opportunities to all of our students, regardless of their background, regardless of how well or poorly their own family was educated, how we set high standards and then hold our young people to achieve them.
Here, I would imagine you also are asking how to update textbooks and modernize classrooms for the Information Age, how to ensure that teachers receive the pay and the respect in society they deserve, how to build up a system of both public and private education that will preserve what was beneficial about the old way, even as it educates young people to lead and live in a democracy.
The fact is that for nearly half a century, science, technology and education were used in both of our countries to fight the Cold War. Today, we have an unparalleled opportunity to put them in service of freedom, prosperity and democracy. Your education system has long been the envy of many of us elsewhere in the world. Your literacy rate, your scientific and research capacity have served as a model. I remember very well when Sputnik went up and I was in elementary school. All of my teachers told me I had to study even harder. They made me do mathematics in which I did not have great interest. I think I secretly blamed Russian scientists that I had to study so much algebra.
Today, this heritage can enable you to surpass so many other societies, to leapfrog over developments that others have had to do incrementally. The rich depth of scientific capacity present right here gives you advantages that few other countries can claim.
It is not only in the scientific arena that your heritage is as strong and varied as the landscape of Siberia. I have witnessed it in the private rooms of the Kremlin and in the Museum of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography that I just visited this morning. I have seen it in the works of literature and music that the entire world enjoys as part of our mutual cultural heritage.
So how do we take what each of our societies has and translate it into opportunity for the greatest number of our fellow citizens? You have a very strong foundation on which to answer that question. Your challenge, it seems to us who are your friends and who are your advocates, is to harness this talent to a new free market economy and ensure that democracy and prosperity take root and grow in Siberia and throughout Russia.
Those of you in this room today, leaders and students alike, have the power to make that happen by creating economic progress, building a vibrant civil society, and ensuring that the new Russia becomes a leader in the democratic community of nations.
As I was preparing to come to Siberia, I learned about some of the activities that are already taking place, building on the skilled work force that is already here, that will enable you to compete in the global economy; building on the understanding that you have, which is that education is the bright line that divides those who will make it in the Information Age and those who will not. It may be unfair, and I think about that in my own country, it may be unfair that the demands of the new global economy, the knowledge society and the Information Age fall so disproportionately on some people, people who, for whatever combination of reasons, are ill-equipped to find their way in this new time.
In my own country, I go into schools where I see state-of-the-art technologyschools like the one with which you have a relationship here, Phillips Andover, where the students will be equipped to work anywhere in the world, where their own futures are limitless, where their contributions to society will be very significant.
Then I go into schools where the students are not being challenged, are not performing, are not up to the tasks that will await them when they enter this new economy. I imagine that Siberia and Russia are not so different from that experience. We already heard Anna introduce me in flawless English. As I was getting out of my car to go into the institute to see the extraordinary discoveries they have displayed there, a woman called me over across the street and said that her son had been a Bradley Scholar studying in the United States.
We know that you have here in Russia, just as I know I have in my own country, some of the finest young people anywhere in the world. The challenge, though, for people like us who are blessed with intelligence and are willing to use our energy to learn and get the best education we can, is how we then take that and transform it into prosperity and opportunity for our broader society.
If we look at, for example, the year 2000 in my own country, 80 percent of the new jobs created will require post-high school education. These jobs will demand workers who are flexible and fluent in the Information Age. What we have tried to do in the United States as we have downsized our military since the end of the Cold War, closing many defense industries, putting many scientists, researchers, teachers out of work, is to take the energy and education and intelligence in that work force and find new outlets for it to be productive.
Some of you who have traveled to California where, as the Vice Rector said, my daughter is now attending Stanford University, may remember that in the 1980s and early 1990s there was a very high level of unemployment among some of our very best scientists, researchers and technicians. When my husband ran for the presidency in 1992, in place after place he met workers who had lost their jobs because of the changes that were going on as we reacted to the end of the Cold War and shut down so many of our plants, our factories, our research institutes.
So we understand some of what you are facing as well. How do we take those skills that were used in advanced technology on behalf of defense industries and put them to work in the private sector? That is what you are struggling with; that is also what we have addressed in our own way in the United States.
Now these issues are important for everyonethe entire society, for the individuals who are looking for ways to reclaim their future by using their skills differently. It's especially important for children that they be given the incentive to get the best education possible even though we are not sure what jobs will be like in the years to come. Many of the jobs that the young people trained here will do have not yet been invented.
It's also especially important for women who have traditionally held roles in science and technology in Russia. One of the great benefits that your education system has had over the years is the opportunities that it gave educated women. And yet, despite their education, too many women are still the first to get fired and the last to get hiredin my country as well as yours. We have to make it clear that any economy that does not take full advantage of the contributions of women in the workplace will never live up to its maximum potential.
These are just some of the challenges we face when it comes to making sure our education system and the already acquired skills of the educated will be preparing our people to take their places in the new economy. You are not just creating a new economy. You are also creating and building a strong, sustainable democracy. And that means we have to be educating people to be citizens because, ultimately, democracy is about more than a new constitution or even the right to vote. It is built from the ground up, not from the top down, and it is a constant struggle.
We have been a democracy for more than 200 years now, and we still struggleagainst our flaws and our imperfections. We still struggle to make sure that all people are treated equally as citizens in our democracy, so you should not ever be discouraged at the progress that you have made. You should know that the progress has got to be continuing, because the struggle is never-ending.
Part of what makes a democracy live and function, despite whatever stresses come from the outside, is that the space between the free market and the government is filled by so many associations and individuals who give their best to making their society a better place. We call that "the civil society." I know that there are representatives in this auditorium who are working on behalf of disabled children, on behalf of the environment, on behalf of women's rights, on behalf of small businesses. You are building that critical civil society that is really the third part of the triangle of democracy: the free market, the government, and then what the citizens do on their own to make conditions better.
Education is critical to the functioning of all three, an education which challenges us, teaches us to think critically, enables individuals to make their contribution to civil society. In the United States, at the beginning of the 19th century, as some of you who have studied American history will know, we were visited by a Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville. He came to the United States, he traveled around, he spoke with people who were, themselves, finding their way in a democracy. They had come from monarchies and authoritarian regimes to find freedom in the United States, but they weren't quite sure exactly how one did that.
So they, like many people in Russia today, were doing it as they lived, day by day. What de Tocqueville noticed is that they were forming into all kinds of informal associations, associations of business and farm people, people who were working in behalf of their own better futures. There were church groups and education groups. He pointed out something that is very important to our democracy, and that is that what really mattered was what he called "the habits of the heart," what it is that we felt inside ourselves about the role of the individual, about the respect for people who were not like ourselves.
That cannot be taught; that cannot be imposed. That has to be inspired from generation to generation. It has to be taught by mothers and fathers to their children. It is those habits of the heart that sustain a democracy through bad times. I am pleased that the United States, both our government and so many private individuals, businesses and nongovernmental organizations, is committed to working with Russia, working with Siberia, as you carry out your reforms, particularly when it comes to education. The United States Information Agency supports a wide range of educational initiatives, from providing updated textbooks for students, to backing educational exchange programs, to sharing techniques from American schools.
We want to be your partners. That is why we are offering training programs in business, law, and journalism, and why Peace Corps volunteers are helping teach English, and an American business center is working to train managers. It is why, through our joint public-private efforts, the United States has joined with Russian and Ukrainian aeronautics companies to produce commuter aircraft, the first of which rolled off the assembly line this month in Siberia. This effort, which involves a private company, Allied Signal, also has the support of the United States Trade Development Agency and the Export-Import Bank. In supporting the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow, the United States is helping nuclear weapons specialists to adapt their highly sophisticated skills to civilian needs for state-of-the-art technology.
There are many ways in which we are working together. I would imagine that sometimes as you look at the day-to-day challenges you face, the pace of change just may not seem fast enough. It would be easy to lose sight of how remarkable it has been to see what has been accomplished in a few years. Less than 40 years after Sputnik made me study algebra, who would ever have imagined that these kinds of alliances between our countries would have been possible? Who would ever have imagined that I would be so honored to be here to talk about our shared future, and particularly the future of my daughter, Chelsea, and young women like Anna? That is not to say the journey will not be hard, because the scientific process and democracy have a lot in common. Both ask that you sacrifice today for results tomorrow. Both demand patience, stamina, and creativity. Both require faith. I have that faith, and I see it and hear about it in what you are doing as wellfaith in the talented and visionary people like those here and throughout Siberiafaith because of the next generation and faith in the next generation.
I was told yesterday that 65 percent of Russians over 65 think things in Russia got worse over the past year. Sixty percent of people under 35 said they got better. This is one of those examples, I suppose, of where we stand on our life journey. As I get older, I also get more conservative. I also worry more about change. But I don't see that in the eyes of my daughter and her friends, and I don't see that in the eyes of the young people I saw in the university yesterday or today. It is these students in my country and yours who will determine the fate of both Russia and the United States, not just for the next few years, but in the millennium.
What young people everywhere are saying and what I believe they are saying here in Russia as well iswe want the opportunity to demonstrate our individual talents. We want to seize the opportunities that can be made available to us in a new and dynamic society. We want a nation that expects all of us to live up to our own potential. I think young people in both our countries want those of us who are older to give them nations where science, technology, and research are never again used to divide us, but rather to unite us always in friendship and cooperation.
At the institute this morning, I spoke with the director about how people from Siberia crossed the Bering Strait thousands of years ago to populate North America. Whenever I am in the company of archaeologists and ethnographers, I think about how much we have in common because of where we all came from. As we move through the centuries, we will either recognize that or ignore it at our peril. We will either appreciate that the differences that superficially divide uslanguage or race or ethnicity, even country of originare minor compared to the deep, common values we share as human beings.
In many ways, the decisions that the United States and Russia make, individually and together, will determine what happens in our world. I have come to a place where I know many of those decisions will be thought about, debated and made. I have come to stress how strongly we in the United States want Russia to succeed in every way possible and how much we look forward to the years ahead where our children will exchange ideas, information and learning as easily across our oceans as they do next door to one another here. I believe that because of our blessings in our respective countries and because of our traditions of education, we not only have an opportunity, but an obligation to spread the benefits of democracy and prosperity to all of our people.
I thank you for what you are doing here, but more than that, I thank you for what will be done here in the years to come. On behalf of peace, prosperity, democracy, and friendship, thank you all very much.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's Trip to Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine


The rapid development of the food and beverage industry in Malaysia resulted in various ideas of product innovations among the producers for the purpose of commercializations. Sunnah drinks are a phenomenon in today's market which is said to have many benefits to human health. Although Sunnah food could always be seen as permissible and lawful (Halal), the safety, healthy and quality aspect of mixing them up with other food ingredients which are suspicious (mashbooh) and hazardous (mudhorrah) in the production line is still disregarded. Yet, the implementation of standard policies and guidelines concerning on the issue of Sunnah food ingredients, technology, and processing in beverage industry from scientific perspectives in Malaysia are still scarce. This concept paper is aimed to review and correspond to the abovementioned issues as an efforts in securing the authenticness of Sunnah food from being jeopardized in the future. There are four key principles discussed; Halalan Toyyiban and Islamic dietary guidelines in Beverage; Islamic Manufacturing Practices (IMP); Food Safety, Hygienec and Quality Issue via HACCP; Standard Identification and Claiming on food Labeling which could act as the backbone of the efforts. Thus, the exploitation of Sunnah foods could be resolved effectively and immediately.
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Blake Mycoskie
by Heather from Brea
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Out of the many heroes in the world, which one would you choose? A hero is kind, loving, and caring. Blake Mycoskie is all of these. He was just some ordinary man and now he has changed the lives of many little kids. He was born in Arlington, Texas in 1976 and lives on a sail boat in Los Angeles. Blake has started five different businesses before Toms. He and his sister traveled the world, and were very close to winning a million dollar grand prize.
Blake has done many kind deeds for the world. One of his best deeds was creating Toms. Toms are shoes that are very popular and super cute. They are comfortable and it makes you feel good when you buy a pair. Why do you feel good? Well, when you buy a pair of Toms another kid in Argentina gets a pair. He did not just start Toms for the money. He really wanted to help others in need. He started the phrase One for One.
Blake was on vacation in Argentina, and he met some community workers who were holding a shoe drive. He was surprised to see how many people were there. He saw that many of the kids feet had cuts or infections. And at that moment he had the idea of a shoe company that matched every pair sold, with a pair given to a child. Blake Mycoskie gives brand new shoes to little kids in Argentina. He felt a need to help and serve others. He left Argentina and this is when the One for One movement came to be. He returned the following year with his friends and family. Blake then hand-placed ten thousand pairs of Toms on children.
His favorite quote was by Gandhi and it is: "Be the change you wish to see in the world". And that is one of the reasons his mind started ticking. He felt bad for the kids and wondered what would happen to them once they grew out of the shoes. He wanted his foundation to be giving. He said without creating a profit he would only be able to give the kids shoes once or twice. But because of the profit he has made he is able to give as many shoes as he needs.
Blake Mycoskie is an amazing and inspiring person! He has put others first and has made a big change in the world. Without his help, children would not be lucky to have the shoes that were given to them. Toms is a great foundation and has been for the past five years. It is great that many of the shoes are bought, because the more the shoes are bought the more the children get. Blake has made a life changing idea and I am so thankful to know that a person just doesn't think of an idea, they keep on pushing farther and farther to make it happen.
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A water-themed Disney park in the United States is probably a dream for many fans of theme parks and aquatics across the country. It's bittersweet that it was so very close to becoming a reality twenty-some years ago.
Though it ended up being constructed in Japan, DisneySea was originally intended for the West Coast of the United States. The plans for the Port Disney / DisneySea project in Long Beach, California were extremely complex and extravagant, so much so that the Mouse ultimately decided it couldn't afford to execute them.
However, thanks to a burgeoning theme park business in Japan, the stars aligned so that DisneySea could exist on another continent. Read on to see the spectacular plans for Port Disney and DisneySea in America, as well as the past, present and future of Tokyo's fully-realized version.
The birth of Port Disney
Port Disney was born out of the acqusition of the Disneyland Hotel, years after it was originally built. Walt Disney tied up so much money into making his crazily ambitious Disneyland concept a reality that he couldn't afford to fund a place that would house all the visitors. Walt convinced his friend Jack Wrather to build a Disneyland Hotel in return for the rights to any Disney-themed hotels in California. It wasn't long before Walt Disney did have the money for a hotel, but, realizing the value of what he had, Wrather wouldn't sell. Only his death caused his corporation to be sold to Disney. Among the Wrather Corporation's assets were the Disneyland Hotel, rights to Disney-themed structures in California and interests in Long Beach, California.
Disney executives quickly wanted to take advantage of the property. They eventually decided on a whole new resort called Port Disney as part of Disney CEO Michael Eisner's so-called "Disney Decade." It would have such elements as a marina with around 400 boats, a cruise ship port for the Disney Cruise Line, an expansive retail and entertainment area, five hotels and, most significantly, its very own aquatic theme park named DisneySea. In 1991 Disney announced its intention to build Port Disney in the debut of a publication sensibly titled the Port Disney News, which only ever had that one issue. Here's an excerpt, with thanks to Jim Hill Media.
Welcome to DisneySea! Here you will experience a thrilling journey through the mysteries, challenges and natural wonders of the sea. Among the highlights of your trip will be an intimate encounter with our planet's most important environmental resource and the chance to participate in exciting research activities conducted by some of the leading oceanic scientists.
For millions of Southern California residents and visitors, this fantastic voyage may become a reality based on the conceptual master plan for one of the most innovative theme parks ever conceived by the Walt Disney Company. According to its designers, the goal of DisneySea is to enable everyone to experience the "marvels of nature's secret world beneath the sea" and to gain first-hand experience of how the oceans affect human life as well as the life of the planet.
Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative, design, production and project management subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company responsible for the creation of Disney theme parks and attractions, has been charged to develop DisneySea. Its vision for Long Beach is a singular blend of entertainment and education through Disney-style rides and attractions, marine research facilities, an oceanarium and other aquatic adventures.
A separate document called the "Port Disney Preliminary Master Plan Executive Report, 1990" covered some of the ambitions the Imagineers had for the place.
Disney's Imagineers have focused their efforts on exploring the myths, romance, challenges and mysteries of the ocean – the world's last great frontier. Both fun and educational, DisneySea would break down barriers between our guests and the sea.
You might think that once Disney had announced it, there was no going back. That didn't up being the case, though, despite that and the very extensive plans the Imagineers had for a DisneySea theme park. Read about many of those ideas next.
The INSANE plans for DisneySea
The ideas that were thought up for California's DisneySea are absolutely awe-inspiring. A core Disney Imagineering philosophy is to not consider budget when coming up with an attraction, and oh boy did they stick to that for DisneySea. Check out some of the concepts that Imagineers came up with, most of which would never come to life..
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A very proud moment for Gareth Lowe who donned an England vest to race in the Chester Marathon finishing with a time of 2:40:30. Natalie Crofts also ran at Chester achieving a new PB with a time of 3:27:30.
Michelle Needham ran the Glencoe Marathon, a tough trail route with amazing scenery, and finished with a time of 5:52.
Hannah Sharpe ran a time of 51:58 at Sheffield TenTenTen.
Mike Brown ran the Druridge parkrun in Northumberland in a time of 21:42 and would recommend the beautiful and friendly course to any one visiting the area.
Graham Worsfold ran the Goose Fair Gallop 10k finishing 8th in 39:44.
The latest event in the clubs Grand Prix was the Osberton Chase 10k which saw lots of CRR's taking part. First home for the club finishing in 7th place was Gemma Scougal in 45:38 followed by Hannah Sharpe in 47:22 (PB), Karen Shipman 47:23. Andy Foster 48:31, Malcom Ward 48:36, Annie Morton 51:07, Katy Taylor: 52:02, Michael Lees 52:03, Jackie Robson 52:39, Jo Johnson 52:42 (Bronze club standard), Andrea Walker 54:20, Giles Searby 54:29, Bridget Hemstock 56:20, Graham Sheen 1:00:35, David Johnson 1:01:07, Lindsay Baker 1:01:38, Lynn Hazelton 1:01:42, Sandra Lees 1:02:21.


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Home » Awards » Jury Awards » Investment Deal of the Year, CEE
Acquisition of a majority stake in Polnord SA by Cordia International Zrt.
Category: Investment Deal of the Year, CEE
In 2020, as part of its international expansion strategy, Hungary-based Cordia International Zrt. acquired a majority equity stake (92,92%) in the Warsaw listed Polish residential developer Polnord SA. The transaction mainly involved: (1) the subscription for the newly issued Series T shares in Polnord SA, which represented approximately 65.66% of all of the shares in the company (including the newly issued shares); and (2) the acquisition of approximately 27.26% of the shares in the company within a tender offer for all of the remaining shares in Polnord. The tender offer was settled on 9 April 2020. The aggregate value of the transaction was approximately PLN 230.5 million (EUR 52.6 million). Importantly, Cordia has already recorded PLN 192.4 million (€42.2 million) of profits from the recent takeover.


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Eighty-year-old Nancy McAdams is still involved with the day-to-day operations of Anchor Travel Agency, in Pawtucket, the business she opened 40 years ago.
Her daughter, company manager Colleen A. Keane, said the pair have attempted to discuss how and when to handle the transfer of the company when McAdams retires "three or four times" over the years, but the subject is too emotional for either to complete and so the company remains without a valuation or succession plan.
"Every time she and I talk about it we both get choked up, teary-eyed and can't go any further," said Keane, herself 61 years old.
Valuing a business or selling it from one owner to the next can be a difficult enough process, said David Karofsky a Framingham, Mass.-based consultant for The Family Business Consulting Group out of Chicago. But when a family-owned firm changes hands, it's often further complicated by the fact that the parties are also related.
Unique aspects of valuation and succession planning among family businesses, he said, can range from the inability to emotionally address the subject to simplified valuation and succession planning completed in-house by the family members involved.
McAdams knows she and Keane will eventually be forced to deal with valuation and succession, but working at the travel agency allows her to exercise her mind and go on trips with her companion.
He suggested the women try to identify the barriers keeping them from discussing a plan and seek professional help in facilitating the process.
With eight children, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, McAdams' and Keane's family is a large one. McAdams said the grandchildren and great-grandchildren are always interested in traveling with the elder generation, asking their opinion of international destinations and booking through the agency, but the women know the business will close with them.
"I wish there was somebody in the family, a younger person, who would be interested" in taking over management of the business, said Keane.
Both women agree the travel agency is at a place where if "somebody gave it a chance, they could really grow the business," said Keane. However, she added, "there's not a lot of money to be made in the [travel industry]," which isn't attractive to millennials starting out careers with student loans to repay.
As the third-generation owner, Jonathan Teoli has worked at the family business, Rhode Island Limb Co. in Cranston, for 19 years – five of which he worked side by side with his father, the second-generation owner, before the patriarch began to phase into retirement.
Over his career, Teoli said he's come to understand many family-owned businesses fail because of "internal struggles" – for example, "the older generation struggles with sharing responsibility and the younger generation fails to understand and respect the experience and knowledge" of the elders – and refused to let that be the case for Rhode Island Limb Co.
There's no negative to in-house negotiations, said Karofsky, adding they can often lead to plans that are beneficial to both the family and the business.
"Families will tend to be more flexible on the value and terms of the deal when working with other family members," he said, but in his experience "a lot of families struggle" to accomplish what Teoli and his father have done.
For Teoli, the inclusion of external consultants, such as Karofsky, to "hash out" the valuation and succession process was akin to "selling a house to a stranger" and was something they felt "was not really appropriate" in their case.
Karofsky agrees. He believes marketing his services to families is "inappropriate" but rather markets himself by educating the public about his services and listening to family-owned businesses express issues they have encountered with the valuation and succession process.
Unlike McAdams' and Keane's situation, Teoli isn't concerned about Rhode Island Limb Co. surviving into a fourth generation.
"Prosthetics is so atypical, its alluring to a lot of young people," he said of the field, which is increasingly involved in 3-D printing technology.
While his two children are too young to make career decisions, Teoli said there is continual interest among local youths, who sign up for internships, as well as the children of his employees who also grew up around the business.


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Events from the year 1878 in France.

Incumbents
President: Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta
President of the Council of Ministers: Jules Armand Dufaure

Events
 1 May–10 November – Exposition Universelle in Paris; the head of the Statue of Liberty is a principal exhibit.
 May – Chemins de fer de l'État formed to take over ten small railway companies operating between the Loire and Garonne.

Births

January to June
 5 February – Jean Becquerel, physicist (died 1953)
 5 February – André Citroën, automobile pioneer (died 1935)
 21 February – Mirra Alfassa, spiritual leader (died 1973)
 28 February – Pierre Fatou, mathematician (died 1929)
 24 March – René Baudichon, sculptor and medallist (died 1963)
 2 April – Émilie Charmy, artist (died 1974)
 17 April – Albert Canet, tennis player
 3 May – Jean Chiappe, civil servant (died 1940)
 26 May – Charles Burguet, film director (died 1946)
 28 May – Paul Pelliot, sinologist and explorer (died 1945)
 8 June – Yvonne Prévost, tennis player (died 1942)

July to December
 22 July – Lucien Febvre, social historian (died 1956)
 16 August – Léon Binoche, rugby union player (died 1962)
 2 September – Maurice René Fréchet, mathematician (died 1973)
 15 October – Paul Reynaud, politician and lawyer (died 1966)
 17 October – Henri Mulet, organist and composer (died 1967)
 14 November – Julie Manet, painter and art collector (died 1966)
 23 November – André Caplet, composer and conductor (died 1925)

Full date unknown
 Georges Garnier, soccer player (died 1936)

Deaths
 7 January – François-Vincent Raspail, chemist, physiologist and socialist (born 1794)
 8 January – Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, general and statesman (born 1796)
 18 January – Antoine César Becquerel, scientist (born 1788)
 19 January – Henri Victor Regnault, chemist and physicist (born 1810)
 11 February – Auguste Poulet-Malassis, printer and publisher (born 1825)
 19 February – Charles-François Daubigny, painter (born 1817)
 2 April – Louis Léonard de Loménie, author (born 1815)
 8 April – Eugène Belgrand, engineer (born 1810)
 6 May – François Benoist, composer and organist (born 1794)
 25 May – Antoine Laurent Dantan, sculptor (born 1798)
 6 June – Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, Marshal of France and politician (born 1795)
 12 June - George V of Hanover, German monarch of kingdom Hannover (born 1819)
 2 September – Garcin de Tassy, orientalist (born 1794)
 11 October – Félix Dupanloup, Bishop of Orléans (born 1802)
 31 October – Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès, politician (born 1803)
 8 November – Joseph-Epiphane Darras, historian (born 1825)

Full date unknown
 Amédée Faure, painter (born 1801)
 Nicolas Rémy Maire, bow maker (born 1800)

References

1870s in France