With photo opportunities like the Sultan of Brunei's lavish birthday banquet, is it any wonder some of Southeast Asia's royals have as many Instagram followers as subjects?
Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, 26, has Hollywood looks and an Instagram following bigger than his country's population.
Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen – 10th son of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah – has Hollywood movie star looks and an Instagram following (705,000 and counting) larger than his country's population.
The Crown Prince of Johor, (a state in southern Malaysian) Tunku (Prince) Ismail Sultan Ibrahim – an avid polo-player who heads Malaysia's Football Association – often talks more sense than most of his country's politicians.
After decades in retreat, Southeast Asia's royal families are staging a dramatic comeback and nothing captures their current confidence better than last week's extravagant celebrations for the Sultan of Brunei's 50 years on the throne – making him the world's longest-reigning monarch after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
The subsequent State Banquet was attended by dignitaries from all over the globe, including a slew of Malaysian royals, Indonesia's Joko Widodo, the Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi(who looked more regal than most of the blue-bloods present).
But there's more: in "republican" Indonesia, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X was reappointed Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. He alone among Indonesia's thirty-four provincial heads retains power without having to undergo an election, in recognition of his forbearers' crucial support for the Indonesian Revolution.
Still, the sultan remains an extremely popular figure – recognised as a key bulwark against external influences, reinforcing the city's distinctive Javanese character.
Around the same time and in a rare moment of outspokenness, the Council of Rulers of Malaysia (comprising of the country's nine sultans) issued a statement warning against religious exclusivism.
Hundreds of thousands of Thais are expected to flood Bangkok's streets as the entire nation pauses to reflect on the man who steered his realm through seven decades of both peace as well as turmoil and the reality of his son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (Rama X) – a less-sympathetic figure – sets in.
In Brunei, Prince Abdul Mateen has graced the cover of GQ magazine. His above mentioned Instagram account regularly features posts of him piloting planes, petting tiger cubs and playing polo.
For example, the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has spoken out against religious segregation. When a launderette in his state sought to impose a Muslims-only policy for customers, the sultan demanded (and got) the policy revoked, affirming his vision of a Bangsa Johor – a Johor for all Johoreans. His actions were later reinforced by the pronouncement of his brother rulers mentioned earlier.
Subsequently, a preacher reportedly on the payroll of the federal religious affairs department criticised the sultan's decision, only to be severely rebuked by netizens backing the Johor royal family.
The Johor ruler said he would cut ties with the federal religious body. The cleric was arrested for several days, while the state of Selangor revoked his credentials to preach in its mosques. Such a bold move was unprecedented in the history of the majority Muslim nation.
In the often messy, always changing media landscape of the 21st Century, some royal families have clearly seized the opportunity to reach out to their subjects, bolster their image and reassert their political relevance.
Of course, this also exposes them to the freewheeling nature of social media, where criticisms and trolling between users are inevitable.
Inevitably, social media's democratising impulses can and do create tensions with traditional ideas of royalty being inviolate. Several netizens across the region (especially in Thailand) have run afoul of antiquated lèse-majesté or sedition laws.
Still, as elected governments face unprecedented attacks on their integrity and credibility, the mounting popularity (and permanence) of royals has permitted the more astute among them to position themselves as the de facto consciences of their respective countries.
Social media is an extremely disruptive force. It upends the status quo. It democratises the playing field and overturns old hierarchies. Ironically, at least in Southeast Asia, it's permitted many ancient and storied families a second stab at real political relevance; even influence.
The democratically elected elite has become primordial, narrow-minded and deeply resentful of progressive causes.
At the end of the day, blue-blooded or not, the institutions that are best able to serve the people are those that can evolve with the times.
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HB 0935 provides an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces who resides or is domiciled in the state and attends a public institution of higher education in Maryland is exempt from paying nonresident tuition at a public institution of higher education in this Maryland.
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Breaking Bad Named to Best of 2011 Lists by Huffington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
This week, Breaking Bad is named one of the best shows of 2011 by outlets including the Huffington Post and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and E! Online predicts Bryan Cranston will win a Golden Globe this weekend. Plus, more award nominations for the show, Aaron Paul gets engaged, and Jaleel White, a.k.a. "Steve Urkel," expresses interest in guest starring. Read on for more:
• Breaking Bad is the Huffington Post's choice for best returning dramatic series of 2011 because it's "one of those rare remarkable shows that truly improve as they get older."
• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch praises Breaking Bad as the best of 2011, calling it "amazing to watch."
• The Reno News & Review applauds Breaking Bad as "the new kingpin, and it completely delivered in Season 4."
• Bryan Cranston is 411mania's pick for last year's best male TV performance: "He packed a lifetime of work into a stunning single-season performance that towered over anyone else today." Breaking Bad also tied (with AMC's The Walking Dead) for first place in their race for best drama, calling the show "completely fearless television without boundaries or limitations."
• Breaking Bad is one of Complex.com's most anticipated shows this year because "there's no doubt in our minds that Breaking Bad mastermind Vince Gilligan won't chump out in any way, shape, or form" when concluding the drama's story.
• E! Online predicts Bryan Cranston will win the Golden Globe for best drama TV actor on Sunday because he "continues to blow the competition out of the water with his gripping performances."
• Vince Gilligan has been nominated by the Directors Guild of America for his work on the Season 4 finale, "Face Off." The news was covered by Variety, the Los Angeles Times and TheWrap, among others.
• Breaking Bad's Season 4 finale, "Face Off," has been nominated by the Visual Effects Society in the category of Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program. The nominated team includes The Walking Dead's Greg Nicotero.
• The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association nominates Bryan Cranston for TV Performance of the Year. He's up against Claire Danes of Showtime's Homeland, Jessica Lange of FX's American Horror Story, Kate Winslet of HBO's Mildred Pierce and Madeline Stowe of ABC's Revenge.
• E! Online reports that Aaron Paul is engaged to be married to activist Lauren Parsekian. after proposing in Paris on New Year's Eve.
• CinemaBlend highlights a fan video that features "the clever way [Breaking Bad] often includes strange character angles to give us a different perspective on what the characters are up to."
• New York magazine features Giancarlo Esposito's AMA (ask me anything) session on Reddit, while Flavorwire has highlights and a link to the conversation's entire thread.
• The Huffington Post reveals that Bryan Cranston will guest-star on the season finale of FX's Archer, playing an astronaut.
• Watch for Bryan Cranston voicing the character of a Siberian tiger in Madagascar 3, Entertainment Weekly reports. The directors liked the "resonate tone" of Cranston's voice.
• According to TheWrap, Sassy Pants, a comedy starring Anna Gunn, will be screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (which starts later this month).
• Examiner.com picks Anna Gunn as the year's best Los Angeles-area theater actress for her turn in Radiance: The Passion of Madame Curie, saying she was "superb in bringing the passionate, feminist Madame Curie to life."
• Broadway World reports that RJ Mitte gave a keynote address this week at an event promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in the media.
• According to Broadway World, Bob Odenkirk will participate in SF Sketchfest, which starts later this month.
• CinemaBlend reports that the name of a Mel Gibson film which co-stars Dean Norris has been changed to Get the Gringo from How I Spent My Summer Vacation.
• Actor James Marsden tells the Los Angeles Times that a guest spot on Breaking Bad "would be awesome."
• Jaleel White, who famously played Steve Urkel on '90's sitcom Family Matters, says he "would love to be on Breaking Bad," TheWrap reports.
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These Pumpkin Cookies bring a taste of Fall into a treat that everyone raves over. Packed with butterscotch chips and sprinkled with a touch of brown sugar, these cookies melt in your mouth and are quite a treat!
A few weeks ago, my mom and I headed to Bath and Body Works to stock up on our favorite Fall scents for around our houses. We bought candles, plug in scents, and soaps. Nothing screams Fall like Pumpkin everything, right??! We have to "fake" it since we live in Houston, TX and so far, the only cold front we have seen has been about 85 degrees instead of 90, haha!
Well, as we were browsing the store, we came across a hand towel that had a pumpkin recipe on it. Crazy that it was in a soap/lotion store, but I instantly caught interest and snapped a picture with my phone. I am always on the lookout for new ideas and recipes, so I was quite excited.
Fast forward a few days later, I was grocery shopping and quickly remembered the picture on my phone. It didn't call for the butterscotch chips, but I was in the mood, so I grabbed a bag. I also opted for the brown sugar sprinkling on top because lets be honest, everything with brown sugar is tasty to me!!
Once home, I set out to work and whipped these tasty cookies up! The house smelled amazing while these were baking and once ready to enjoy, the cookie basically melted in my mouth!
The kids went crazy over them once home from school and even requested more for their dessert after dinner! I put together a tray to send to my hubby's work and he text me the next day saying all his coworkers loved them and were popping into his office to rant and rave over them!
Quite the Fall treat, these are perfect whether enjoyed with coffee in the morning (yes, cookies for breakfast), or as a snack, afternoon treat, or dessert!
A tasty Fall treat that is packed with butterscotch chips, sprinkled with brown sugar, and basically melts in your mouth!
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon.
Combine the butter mixture with the flour mixture.
Add in the pumpkin, mixing until just combined.
Roll dough into 1-2 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Flatten the cookie slightly and sprinkle a touch of brown sugar on top (optional).
Place cookie sheet into oven and bake for about 23-25 minutes, or until light brown.
Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before placing on cookie sheet or enjoying!
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Sri Lanka secures victory over Ireland in a match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup
Published on 14 January 2018
Sri Lanka posted a seven wicket victory over Ireland in a match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup at Whangarei in New Zealand. Batting first Ireland made 207 for six, with J. Grassi scoring 75. In bowling, skipper Kavindu Mendis captured three wickets for 35 runs. Sri Lanka reached 208 for the loss of only three wickets off 37.3 overs to seal the match. Dhananjaya Lakshan made an unbeaten 101, and skipper Mendis also shone with the bat with an unbeaten 74.


The last day of December, 2012, I challenged 52 Quilts followers to complete 13 UFOs in 2013. Since that announcement, every month loyal quilters have sent photos of their finished quilts. More than 400 in the four years following!
Since I've taken a job at my fav LQS, Ruth's Stitchery, this blog has been sadly neglected. And the number of UFOs completed has dropped dramatically.
So I'm sad to announce, this is the last UFO Parade hosted by 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks. I haven't decided whether or not to curtail blogging, but I will no longer issue a monthly challenge.
So let's enjoy the final UFO Parade!
Bonnie Hunter mystery quilts are very popular among the UFO Challengers. And it's easy to see why, considering the huge number of pieces each one has. Are you doing her current mystery, En Provence?
Kerry, of Kerry's Quilting, has finished several of Bonnie's scrappy quilts. This month, she sent a photo of her "Midnight Flight." More details on Kerry's blog, Kerry's Quilting.
Sandi is another loyal UFO challenger, whom I had the pleasure of meeting last month in San Diego. It was like we had know each other forever! I look forward to seeing Sandi and Kerry whenever I visit My Little Sailor in San Diego.
It's been fun watching Sandi's latest "kwilt" come together. This one is made from blocks Sandi won in a 100 Blocks blog hop. Read all about it at KwiltnKats.
Sandi's second finish was a 52 Quilts UFO Parade prize back in 2014! She calls it Konstant Konnection, and you can read more about it here.
Another blog follower I look forward to meeting is Susan-from-Australia. I really hope you visit Susan's Sewing Space to read the story behind her UFO entry (entries!) this month. It's really special.
Most of my finishes these days are shop samples. I have five Strip Race quilts to share mid-month, I hope you'll come back to see them.
Thank you to all who have participated in the UFO Challenge these four years. It's been lovely getting to know you and sharing your UFO quilts!
No more UFO parade?!?! Sadness! I completely understand, though; it's not an easy thing to keep on top off when you are working. I certainly didn't have a finish every month, but I loved the extra incentive to work on projects and turn them into FOs instead of UFOs. Thanks so much for hosting the parade as long as you did!!!
Oh this is sad...but I do understand ...I find it hard to juggle blog time... I will miss the incentive to get a finish over the line too, but I have been able to cull my UFOs over the last few years and got rid of a number of smaller projects.
I will try to remember to go & visit Kwiltnkats.
Thanks for your creativity and inspiration!
I love how Sandi has creatively put all those blocks together.
No more UFO parade? Just when I thought I would have time to join in! I will have to draw my own numbers in 2017.
I understand how busy you must be. I only work ONE day in a shop!
I will miss the UFO Parade and the mystery of what number would be drawn each month. Hope you will still keep us up to date on the happenings at the quilt shop, and what you are working on. Look forward to seeing you the next time you are in San Diego!


Miss Sydney Hopson will join us February 3rd at 1pm to present her program.
Nine year old Sydney Hopson, commonly referred to as the ABC (All aBout Christ) Girl, continues to travel the Southern region of the United States of America singing, playing piano, and reciting memorized Biblical passages and patriotic speeches.
And her family is thankful for all the support throughout Hopson's 4 year performance journey!
Sydney diligently seeks to carry out the unique assignment on her life. Sydney celebrated the release of her first DVD entitled Created to Worship October 2017 with Bell Productions of Conway, AR. Sydney signed with the Donna Groff Modeling and Talent Agency of Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ (AMTC) and will represent Arkansas in the Midsouth Talent Showcase this year. Without the support of so many wonderful people, Sydney's Grandmother says the traveling ministry would not have become what it has to date.
Other talented guests, such as 7 year old D'Asia Eason, will join Sydney in the February 3rd celebration. Eason is a student at Forrest Park School in Little Rock, Ar. D'Asia will render an opening song during the program. D'Asia is the daughter of Marcia Moore and DeAndre Eason.
Sydney has been the recipient of numerous types of awards and recognitions from individuals, churches, institutions, and governmental agencies who have shown considerable support over the years to Sydney and her mission for Christ and as a youth ambassador. Sydney is a member of Greater Friendship M.B. Church in Conway, AR, Pastor Houston White. She participates in supplemental studies at New Life Church as her schedule permits. Sydney participates in fundraisers and volunteers in civic causes, especially those directly benefitting kids.
Sydney continues to make the Principal's list with all A's in her classes. She is in Mrs. Landers 3rd grade class at Conway Christian School. One of Sydney's long range goals is to possibly serve her country as the 53rd President of the USA. Before becoming President; however, Sydney thinks she may like to be a nurse practitioner, scientist, or doctor, and professional performing artist. Sydney developed interest in politics after discussions with her peers at school about the 2016 Presidential election, after speaking at Democratic functions, after attending political meetings, after knocking on doors and distributing campaign literature on behalf of candidates and composing a fundraising song about Hillary Clinton on You Tube. Sydney pays close attention to CNN political News. Sydney has her initial agenda for her anticipated campaign which addresses kid's hunger and homelessness, and immigration.
This past summer Sydney completed the UAMS Center for Diversity Affair's inaugural Jr. STEM Academy in Little Rock prior to leaving for summer visitation with her Dad. Sydney also participated in the Kenneth L. Robinson Quartet and Singing Convention in July. After a stand up reception of applause and Amens from the church filled audience, judges, and promoters, ABC Girl Sydney Hopson was invited to open up for the finale sold out night of the Bishop Kenneth L. Robinson Singing and Quartet Convention at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in North Little Rock, AR.
Hopson is no stranger to Quartet Conventions as she was named the winner of the 15th Annual National Exclesisa Gospel Showcase Extravaganza held in West Memphis, AR, March 2016. And during its 2017 Annual Extravaganza, organizers Ester Wooten and Harvey Watkins, Jr. along with Bishop Neal Roberson presented Sydney an Outstanding Youth Achievement Award. From that national appearance, Sydney was named on the front cover of Joint Heirs Magazine. The full story, entitled And A Child Shall Lead Them appears in the Fall/Winter issue of the Magazine and can be accessed through Amazon.com.
Grandmother Rene Henderson says "She is a blessed little girl. She's been able to go places and meet people I never would have imagined largely because of her God given gifts and talents and also because of the people who afford her the opportunities". Repeatedly, Henderson references the role Conway Christian School and area churches and clergy have in Sydney's spiritual growth and development.
And though the achievements and accolades continue to pour in, Sydney remains humble, grateful, and focused. Grandma Rene says she notices Syd's math skills have sharpened as she counts her money received from donations and engagements and as she subtracts her expenses to arrive at her balances. Because she requires a chaperone for all appearances, Sydney is awed when her Grandmother reminds her to subtract twice for items such as airplane tickets and meals.
When Grandma Rene is asked which of the many events and milestones Sydney participated in does she most remember, Grandma says her September 2016 Baptism which aired on Fox 16, her recital for Arkansas Matriarch Annie Abrams 85th birthday celebration in Washington, DC on the same day the Smithsonian's African American History and Culture Museum opened, and when the School of Religious Study conferred upon Sydney the Exceptional Youth Award, the youngest recipient ever in the history of the program. She had to be picked up to the microphone to give her acceptance speech.
call 501.697.3346, email abcgrandma@gmail.com or Facebook Rene Henderson.
Interested persons may get copies of her DVD or interactive biographical book entitled God Made MeWho I Am at any of her performances or by contacting her Grandmother, Arkansas Talks PR Manager Patricia Rogers-Ward. Hopson is the daughter of Travis Hopson and Trina Moore.


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From 18-29 July 2018, the fourth biennial Countertechnique Teacher Training (CTTT) will take place in Melbourne, Australia. Directed by Countertechnique Founder Anouk van Dijk and Master Teacher Nina Wollny, a select group of aspiring and existing Teachers will come together to develop and practice their skills as Countertechnique Teachers.
For aspiring Teachers, the main focus of the CTTT will be on understanding the basic principles of the Countertechnique movement system from a teacher's perspective, and learning and practicing how to teach a basic Countertechnique class. Existing Countertechnique Teachers will use the CTTT to further develop their theoretical, practical and didactic skills, and to research, reflect and debate their intellectual and physical understanding of Countertechnique.
To join the CTTT program as an Aspirant, you're required to have at least three years of experience as a professional dancer. Previous teaching experience is an advantage, but not required. All aspiring Teachers are expected to have attended a substantial number of Countertechnique classes and to have taken part in one or more workshops by Anouk van Dijk or Nina Wollny, of which at least one "One Body, One Career" Intensive. Based on an individual assessment, Aspirants may be required to do a pre-CTTT training in order to be eligible to join the CTTT in July 2018. It is recommended for all participants - and in some cases required - to attend the annual "One Body, One Career" Intensive 2018, which will take place in Melbourne from 2-13 July, directly prior to the CTTT.
At the end of the CTTT, the aspiring Teachers should know the general framework and exercises of a basic Countertechnique class, have a clear understanding of the Countertechnique principles and to be able to convincingly apply these in their own dancing. If these conditions are met, and if the Aspirant is able to confidently structure and lead a basic Countertechnique class, the Aspirant will graduate and receive an official Countertechnique Teacher Certification.
Everyone who is interested to participate in the CTTT, is required to send in their EOI Registration Form to cttt@countertechnique.com by 10 November 2017.
Upon submitting your registration, you will receive an invoice for a 25 euro registration fee. This invoice will need to be paid within 10 days for your application to be considered in the final selection.
All applicants will be informed on the result of the selection procedure by 8 December 2017 at the latest.
Any additional questions you might have, can be addressed to cttt@countertechnique.com.
The CTTT Intensive 2018 is supported by dance company Chunky Move.


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Smoke Fairies: Darkness Brings The Wonders Home
We've never really warmed to Smoke Fairies (Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies), who've been going for years, releasing music every now and then, but this is solid, comforting indie, with injections of goth and blues. The vocals may be your decider, as they're bold, powerful and to the fore. The album opens with On The […]
Howard Skempton: The Man, Hurdy-gurdy and Me
We sometimes rave about albums but this is 100% wonderful. If we ever send a space rocket into space (in case you wondered where space rockets go), you could send this recording to sum up Britishness: witty, joyful, a bit mad, wildly eccentric and lots of fun. Whatever you want it's got it, from early […]
Stumbleine: Sink Into The Ether
Producer Stumbleine's seventh album, offers, say the Press notes, "a deep submergence within a celestial upper region somewhere beyond the clouds", which in a nutshell is Moby in his more thoughtful moments. It's a decent album, albeit low key: one for late nights and reflection. If you weren't locked in your house, it would be […]
Littlemen: It's a Beautiful Thing
If ever an album hid its delights in its opening bars, it's this. The start of opener The Girl With The Red Blouse sounds something like a country take on Wet Wet Wet's Something In The Air, a gentle, slow pop tune with soft vocals, no indication of what's coming. Then it builds in power […]


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Le championnat maghrébin des clubs masculin de basket-ball 2012 est la première édition de la compétition maghrébine de basket-ball.

Équipes participantes

Groupes préliminaires
 Match d'ouverture :  à 17 h heure locale (heure locale = UTC+01:00).
 Les deux premiers de chaque groupe sont qualifiés pour les demi-finales.

Légende : Pts : nombre de points (la victoire vaut 2 points, la défaite 1), G : nombre de matches gagnés, P : nombre de matches perdus, PP : nombre de points marqués, PC : nombre de points encaissés, Diff. : différence de points, Dép départage particulier en cas d'égalité, en vert et gras les équipes qualifiées, en italique celles éliminées.

Phase finale

Match de classement

Places 1 à 4

Équipe-type
Meneur (1)
Abdelhalim Kaaouan ( CSM Constantine)
Arrière (2)
Neji Jaziri ( US Monastir)
Ailier shooteur (3)
Amine Maghrebi ( ES Radès)
Ailier fort (4)
Wahid Omran ( Al-Shabab Al-Arabi)
Pivot (5)
Mokhtar Ghayaza ( ES Radès)

Notes et références

Compétition de basket-ball en Tunisie
Basket-ball en 2012
Sport en Tunisie en 2012

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When people think of marketing, they typically think of tactics such as flyers, social media or commercials. When you own a small business, your time and your budget are very limited, so it's important to have a marketing strategy that will give you the greatest return on investment without breaking the bank.
We hear it all the time… "I hear Instagram/SnapChat/YouTube is the new thing! I need to be on that!"…but don't be swayed by the hype! Here's why Facebook is still reigning supreme in the Sarasota, Florida market.
Be more than another nice head shot! Some brokers provide a lovely page on their websites for their agents, some don't. Either way, you may have found you want to break loose and have an online place all your own. We know that you are special and unique - why not let your light shine - online.


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Аршак Нерсисян е арменски художник.

Биография
Аршак Нерсисян роден на 1 ноември 1952 г. в Армения, завършва училище "Терлемезян" /Ереван/, а след това Художествена академия /Ереван/.

Работи като редактор в списание "Жените на Армения" до 1993 г. Сключва брак през 1980 г. Има две деца.

През 1994 г. за първи път посещава България в качеството си на представител на частен фонд "Културата на Армения". Престоява една година. През 1996 г. отново се връща в България, този път със семейството си. Установява се във Варна. Започва свободна практика като художник. През 2002 г. се запознава с художничката Надя Станчева и от 2003 г. живеят заедно в София. Прави над 50 самостоятелни изложби, в частни, международни и български пленер, илюстрира книги – Арменски приказки, издадени от Силвия Хачерян и др. През 2015 г. негов куратор става проф. Аксиния Джурова, с която установяват и добро приятелство. През последните 15 г. от живота си боледува тежко от остра белодробна недостатъчност, която става и една от причините за смъртта му.

Почива на 21 август 2021 г. в София.

Арменски художници


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MOCAD Presents "Sonic Rebellion: Music as Resistance"
(Detroit, USA)
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) continues its programmatic focus on the relationship between art, music, and politics with its new exhibition "Sonic Rebellion: Music as Resistance". Inspired by the vital history of music in Detroit and the legacy of the 1967 Detroit Rebellion, "Sonic Rebellion" connects Detroit's musical and political histories with a wide range of artworks, music ephemera, and artefacts to offer a listening space for the Rebellion's reverberations.
The exhibition features artwork by PIPA 2010 and 2011 nominee Marcelo Cidade and PIPA 2014 and 2016 nominee Vivian Caccuri. Namely, her artwork TabomBass (2016), which was commissioned by the 32nd São Paulo Biennial. This hybrid work of art is a sound system composed of stacked speakers and subwoofers only, meaning that it only plays low frequency sounds. In front of the speakers are lit candles, which move with the displaced air and dance to the rhythm of the bass of music by artists from the city of Accra, who collaborated with Caccuri after her research in Ghana. Accra received groups of African-Brazilians after the Malê Revolt, a slave rebellion that took place in Salvador in 1835. Caccuri takes this historical background and seeks to expand connections and meanings to consider the Africa-America trajectory, proposing an encounter in which Brazilian musicians and performers improvise based on the African sounds.
"Sonic Rebellion" also connects the legacy of the 1967 Detroit Rebellion to more recent social movements, from Occupy to Black Lives Matter, illustrating threads between past protests and the unresolved racial politics in the United States today. One major thread is the role of music as a catalyst for social change and empowerment and so, the contemporary artworks in the exhibit all deal with race, identity politics, and protest in connection with music. After all, the Rebellion must be listened to and heard if it is ever to be understood.
You can see more photos of Vivian Caccuri's TabomBass (2016) below:
TabomBass, 2016.
"Sonic Rebellion: Music as Resistance"
From September 8, 2017 to January 7, 2018
Curated by Jens Hoffmann, Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at Large, with Robin K. Williams, Ford Curatorial Fellow
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)
4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Working hours: wed, sat, sun, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., thurs – fri, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
info@mocadetroit.org
Tagged: Marcelo Cidade, The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), Vivian Caccuri
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I moved back to Texas a little over a year ago. I had lived in New England for about 40 years and that included all of my gardening years. Gardening in hot weather is very different from the New England gardening I had been doing for the past few decades. I feel like I am starting from the beginning.
I didn't do much gardening last fall since I was getting situated and feeling my way around. I did buy a few tomato plants but mostly waited for spring to start really gardening.Where I'm living now we are not allowed to plant anything in the ground, but we can do whatever we want with container gardening. In fact, the landlord encouraged me to plant and offered me the use of unused pots and even gave me some worms to start a composting bin.
I didn't get too much in at first. I made some stacked soda bottle rows (see article on container gardening) for lettuce and Swiss chard. Building the stacks took a bit of time. It would have been much faster to hoe a row in the ground but now that they're in I can keep using them.
The lettuce started really well and I still am picking a few leaves although most of it has bolted by now. I would say the lettuce was very happy in this arrangement. The Swiss Chard started well in the bottles but is a little stunted now and the leaves have turned red. I think they needed bigger pots.
I put a couple of strawberry plants in a 3-gallon bucket. It produced some strawberries and even has more blossoms but some of the leaves are turning brown. I suspect the drainage isn't as good as it could be. I may enlarge some of the holes for a second time and see if that helps. In New England, I would have just stopped watering it so much, but I can't afford to do that here. The plants need the water, but don't always like wet feet.
My biggest challenge here is to figure out how much to water. Not enough and the plants will die. Too much and the plants drown.
The best section of my garden is the Swiss chard and carrots growing in a cloth shoe bag. I can really soak it with water without worrying about it collecting in the bottom. I'm going to be on the lookout for more cloth bags to plant in.
I repurposed my shoebag, but there are some available for mini gardens.
I've got other things like onions, garlic, pineapple, and a mango in pots. I just got a canopy so some of the plants are getting some shade and not burning up.
I have some potatoes growing in a big barrel-sized pot. I only put a layer of soil in the bottom and I'm adding hay as it grows. These all seem to be doing well.
I have not been able to have a healthy tomato plant since I moved here. They shrivel up and wilt and the tomatoes are the size of a dime. And, no, they are not cherry types. I suspect it's a wilt or some such disease. I've been researching it and just sprayed them with a baking soda/oil mixture in water. I'll see how that works.
I noticed a neighbor had some wilted tomato plants too. The last summer I spent in New Hampshire many people got hit with a blight that was airborne. It traveled from garden to garden on the breeze. It originated from diseased plants brought in from other areas and sold at garden centers. It wiped out the largest tomato crop I had ever planted.
I'll be trying tomatoes again and trying to figure out why they won't grow. There are some that are more resistant to blight. I might give those a try.
The exciting part of gardening in Texas for me is that it has two seasons. In New England I was always struggling to get tomatoes ripened before a freeze, no matter how early I started them indoors. I ripened plenty of them in paper bags. Some vegetables I couldn't grow at all because the season was too short. Now I'm going to be starting seeds for my fall garden - in July.
I'll be starting some broccoli along with the tomatoes for setting out in July. I can start some lettuce and more chard now and plant every two weeks for a good rotation.
One list says I can plant squash and beans in a couple of weeks. That is just going against everything I learned about gardening in the north. Another list says I can even plant eggplant and cantaloupes this month. I'm going to get some seeds and get started.
Sweet potatoes! My daughter loves them, and I would like to grow some for her. But I need to know what climate conditions they require. I am in the North West of England. We are temperate and damp. But would they grow in greenhouses?
Sorry about the pear tree. Nothing like tree ripened pears and peaches. Good to have an expert in the family. At least you know why they aren't producing.
I wish I hadn't killed my potatoes. I forgot to water them during one of my times away from home. But it's the first time I've ever grown sweet potatoes so I'm pretty excited about that.
I have had a really good crop of potatoes this year.In fact the crops have been generally good My problem is the pear tree, which is producing weakly, which is, as my son, who is a fruit tree nurseryman says, due to the cold spring that Britain has had. Pears will not catch up, even if the summer is warm, as it has been.
I lost all my potatoes but my sweet potato is HUGE. I do have to water it a lot but it is a hot weather item. I just planted some veggies for my fall garden and they're doing great so far. I want to plant more in grocery bags, maybe this evening. My Swiss chard is still growing like mad.
My garlic didn't do well this year either. Not sure why. All my onions are re-grows. They look good so far.
Keep the water flowing and happy gardening.
Yeah, a bit hotter and a LOT dryer. Harder on the plants. While the humidity makes us suffer, it's better for the plants. Sometimes the only water is dew but it does keep things green.
I am in Arizona (even hotter than Texas, I think) and feel your pain. Right now, it's plain too hot. I just broke off the three tomato plants I'd started from seed. They can't stand the 110+ days. I'll try again in the fall. Very bassackwards to me, too!
You have a good eye. Yes, that is a sweet potato. It's my first attempt ever since we couldn't grow them in NH. I think I managed to kill off my other potatoes by forgetting to water them during a week away. The sweet potato is growing like crazy though.
Wow. Interesting about purslane. I have read about it but never found it in the wild. I'll check into it again.
I've been trying to root some rosemary but not having much luck. I have some cuttings to try again.
Is that a sweet potato plant in the main picture? I don't see you mentioning them in this page, but I've actually had very good experiences with growing them in containers. I find them (a) exceptionally easy to root from cuttings (b) fast growing (c) surprisingly tolerant of low-light conditions and even able to be grown indoors. I do find they dry out fast though when grown in containers in hot weather, which can be an issue.
If you want a drought-tolerant green, try purslane. It's incredibly nutritious, and usually easy to find for free growing as a weed--and it can be grown easily from seed or cutting. Purslane is a succulent that stores water in its leaves and stem, allowing it to survive prolonged periods with no rain. It's also super high in omega 3 and Vitamin E.
I've also found certain herbs really thrive in Texas. Rosemary is one of them! I've grown it in PA which is much colder, and it does well in the summer, but cold winters often kill it off.
Yes, the weather can really mess up the best laid plans. We haven't had any rain in weeks! I can water, of course, but it makes it hard if I have to be away. I was lucky the last week I farm-sat. I could come home every couple of days to water. It's trying to rain today but it's just teasing us I think.
Yes, let's do compare notes! That would be fun.


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The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases is a prize for cardiovascular medicine conferred by McGill University. Described as Canada's "top cardiovascular research prize", it has been awarded annually since 1978, except in 2007.

Previous recipients

 1978 Nicolae and Maya Simionescu, Bucharest and Yale University
 1980 , Johns Hopkins University
 1981 Gilbert Thompson, Hammersmith Hospital
 1982 , University of Copenhagen
 1983 , University of California
 1984  and Una Ryan, University of Miami
 1985 Earl Wood, Mayo Clinic
 1986 , University of Antwerp
 1987 , University of California
 1988 , University of South Alabama
 1989 , New Jersey Medical School and , University of Florida
 1990 , Vanderbilt University
 1991 , State University of New York, Syracuse
 1992 Judah Folkman, The Children's Hospital, Boston
 1993 Arthur Brown, Baylor College of Medicine
 1994 John B. Barlow, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
 1995  and , University of Virginia, Charlottesville
 1996 Robert Furchgott, State University of New York and Salvador Moncada, University College, London
 1997 Russell Ross, University of Washington
 1998 , Johns Hopkins University
 1999 Victor J. Dzau, Harvard Medical School
 2000 Robert J. Lefkowitz, Duke University Medical School
 2001 Mark C. Fishman, Harvard Medical School
 2002 Salim Yusuf, McMaster University
 2003 Eric N. Olson, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
 2004 , University of Louisville
 2005 , Jr., Harvard Medical School
 2006 Peter Carmeliet, University of Leuven
 2007 not awarded
 2008 , Harvard Medical School
 2009 Peter Libby, Harvard Medical School
 2010 , Stanford University School of Medicine
 2011 , University of California, San Francisco
 2012 Garret A. FitzGerald, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
 2013 David Ginsburg, University of Michigan
 2014 , University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
 2015 , University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
 2016 Brian K. Kobilka, Stanford University School of Medicine
 2017 John McMurray, University of Glasgow
 2018   Dan M. Roden, Vanderbilt School of Medicine ; Nabil G. Seidah, Montreal Clinical Research Institute
 2019   Joseph A. Hill, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Source: McGill University

See also
 List of medicine awards

References

Medicine awards
Canadian awards
Cardiology
Awards established in 1978
1978 establishments in Canada


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Thomas Scheitlin (* 20. Juni 1953) ist ein Schweizer Politiker. Er gehört der Partei FDP.Die Liberalen an und vertritt  den Wahlkreis St.Gallen im Kantonsrat des Kantons St. Gallen.  Von 2007 bis 2020 war Thomas Scheitlin Präsident der Stadt St. Gallen.

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 Website von Thomas Scheitlin

 Profil von Thomas Scheitlin auf ratsinfo.ch

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Natsagiin Bagabandi (; born April 22, 1950) is a Mongolian politician and the director of Oyu Tolgoi LLC. Previously, he was the President of Mongolia from 1997 to 2005, and a member of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.

Biography

He was born on 22 April 1950 in Zavkhan, Mongolia into a peasant family. In 1979 he joined the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. He studied in Leningrad (Leningrad Technical School of the Refrigeration Industry), Ukraine (Odessa Technological Institute of the Food Industry) and Moscow (Academy of Social Sciences at the Central Committee of the CPSU), and graduated in Food engineering. In 1987, he received a doctorate in Philosophy. He became speaker of the legislature, State Great Khural, in 1992 for four years, then ran for presidential elections in 1997, winning them. He won re-election in 2001.

In early 1997, he became General Secretary of the MPRP, shortly before the presidential elections, which were held in difficult conditions for the party. After his victory in the 1997 presidential elections, defeating his predecessor Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, he served as president. In the presidential elections on May 22, 2005, Nambaryn Enkhbayar was elected to succeed Natsagiin Bagabandi with 53.4 percent of the vote and took office in June.

Awards

 Order of Genghis Khan (2011)
 Order of Sukhbaatar (September 13, 2006)
 Order of Friendship (April 19, 2000)
 Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2005)

Personal life
He is married with two children.

Works
"Address to UN General Assembly", 29 September 2003

References

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Speakers of the State Great Khural
1950 births
Living people
People from Zavkhan Province
Mongolian People's Party politicians


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As the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi has spent most of the past two decades under arrest in the Southeast Asian country of Burma. She is truly that rare hero of a legend - a symbol of hope - championing the rights of individuals in the face of human rights violations and dictatorial oppression. Freedom From Fear is a groundbreaking feature documentary that chronicles Suu Kyi's story and the struggle for human rights, democracy, and freedom in Burma.
The film takes viewers on a journey behind the scenes and into the lives of activists around the world working to promote change in Burma. Over two decades ago, Aung San Suu Kyi and a group of student activists initiated a massive popular uprising where over 10,000 civilians were brutally gun down by the military regime. Since that point a global movement has been building to inspire change. Calling on the lessons learned from previous non-violent movements, Freedom from Fear pays tribute to the epic courage and monumental power of spirit in Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters around the world who have sacrificed their own lives, families, and freedoms in pursuit of democracy and human rights.
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is a toll road in Ōita Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the West Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO West Japan). The route is signed E97 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's  "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."

Junction list
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Japan National Route 10

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 West Nippon Expressway Company

Toll roads in Japan
Roads in Ōita Prefecture


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Boards should stop their players from going to IPL: Allan Border
BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022
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Border had already backed the world games, the T20 World Cup should be prioritised over leagues like IPL.
Former Australian Test captain Allan Border has been a strong critic of franchise cricket. In his opinion, a T20 league is nothing but a way to fill pockets with hefty amounts of money. Border had already backed the world games, the T20 World Cup should be prioritised over leagues like IPL.
"I'm not happy with that. The world game should take precedence over local competition. So, the World T20, if that can't go ahead, I don't think the IPL can go ahead. I would question that decision, it's just a money grab, isn't it, that one?" Border had told ABC
"The World T20 should take precedence, for sure. The home boards should stop their players going to the IPL if that's the case," he added.
As the series is getting closer, Border, who is an ardent admirer of Virat Kohli, believes that the Indian skipper can keep Test cricket, the true form of the game, alive.
The 65-year-old strongly believes that Kohli's absence in the last three Tests will favor Australia's chances of regaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy, which commences from 17 December in Adelaide.
"The one thing that is in Australia's favor is Virat Kohli playing only the first Test. I think that is a big 'out' for India. He is irreplaceable at the moment as a batsman and a leader. Should be 2-1 to Australia," Border said.
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Palin unaware of Russian energy meeting in Alaska
Palin did not know that Russian oil officials would be visiting her home state this week.
DOVER, New Hampshire (CNN) - The campaign of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said the Alaska governor was unaware of a visit by Russian energy officials to Anchorage on Monday.
Eight high-level officials from Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled energy conglomerate, traveled to Anchorage earlier this week to meet with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the chief executive of ConocoPhillips to discuss energy projects and the possibility of expanding into new markets.
The meeting on Alaskan soil comes at a time of chilly relations between Russia and the United States following Russia's invasion of Georgia in August. Both Palin and John McCain have been critical of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the campaign trail, and Palin raised eyebrows last month in an interview by saying that Putin "rears his head" by dispatching Russian jets into Alaska's airspace.
Palin has argued that her state's proximity to Russia, as well as trade missions between Alaska and Russia, have helped give her the foreign policy experience necessary to be Vice President. But the campaign said the governor did not know that the Gazprom delegation was meeting with the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, who is a Palin appointee.
Asked if Palin supports Gazprom doing business in Alaska, an aide to the governor said that "Alaska state officials routinely meet with government representatives from energy companies around the world."
"Alaska has been, and will remain, very selective about companies with whom they do business," said Palin spokesperson Tracey Schmitt.
UPDATE: The commissioner of Alaska's Department of Natural Resources, Tom Irwin, tells CNN he informed Palin's chief of staff, Mike Nizich, about the meeting before it took place two days ago. Irwin did not know if Nizich had passed the information along to the governor.
Irwin told CNN that he exchanged emails with Palin on Wednesday about energy issues, but that neither of them mentioned the Gazprom meeting in their messages. Despite Palin's absence from the state, Irwin said "it remains business as normal, and the governor has stayed very involved in state activities and is still leading state government."
He noted that Monday's meeting with the Russian officials actually took place in the governor's conference room in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, which he said is a common practice for large meetings and only requires on-site approval by office staffers.
Irwin stressed that the meeting with the Russian delegation was simply "a presentation of what they do" and that there was no specific pitch made about any business interest in Alaska.
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T.O, New York, NY
Duh.......Are we surprised?
October 15, 2008 12:55 pm at 12:55 pm |
y'know – the ONE thing Sarah Palin had going for her was Energy. She has a clue about what's going on in Energy in Alaska.
Everything else – it's like sandblasting a soup-cracker.
And now she isnt even aware that "Putin is rearing his ugly head"? (IF you could even call it that ... apparently this is business as usual)
Slow down Flossie, we dont want to overload ya...
Alsaka, a country of its own, negotiating energy contacts with other countries. Too Funny. GO AIP!
I guess they came over during the middle of the night. It was dark and Gov. Palin was sleeping, which made it hard for her to keep an eye on Russia and she couldn't see them from her house.
Hmm, that makes me wonder what else she doesn't know about is happening while she's away. You'd think her administration would keep her in the loop – unless they're used to this type of behavior.
Just listen to some her speeches, again and again.
I don't know if she's just a puppet, or if she is smarter than that but accepted to act like a puppet.
Whatever the case her speeches don't provide any kind of substances whatsoever.
No surprise the now she doesn't even know what's going on in Alaska.
Kuilor2k
It makes perfect sense that CNN (and it's in the tank attitude for Obama) would completely ignore the "spread the wealth around" comment by Obama. Like I want wealth redistribution (and I only make 80K a year, but according to Obama, that's enough to make sure I have to givve 500 bucks to some guy that doesn't want to work so he can get a free ride off my rear end!)
PRINT THIS CNN, YOU OBAMA LOVERS!
Figures. She's absolutely clueless and thank GOD America sees her clulessness.
Palin is unaware of MANY THINGS. The one thing she should be aware of is her HUSBANDS TIE TO AIP. The HATE Group that wants to form a seperate nation because they HATE EVERYTHING AMERICAN. Is that the kind of people to "PAL" around with?
Schneider (I) - CA
Clueless...McCain must be cursing himself every day that he was forced to choose that fundamentalist airhead.
Obama fans though don't get too cocky...polls are deceiving. Although most national polls have Obama up around 12 pts, the polls among likely voters is only a 5 pt lead. 5 pts can disappear overnight – with one miscue. The only way to secure an Obama win, is to not get overconfident and continue to push up to and through the election.
we need change
MCcain's hale mary is a BUST!
Bayside, Annap Maryland
You can see Russia, and can deal with Russian threat, yet you don't even know when Russians come to your own State. . . That is the most Poetic thing yet. You Rock Palin! Go O n Joe!
You'd think she would have been there...you know...to help burnish her foreign policy credentials!
Uh Oh! Is that Putin's head a-rearin'? For the love of God, Governor, SECURE THE AIRSPACE!
very big issue ?
Obama : tell us why you and Biden are scared of American people in McCain's rally asking "legitimate" questions, and are angry at the state of affairs ?
Why Biden should not be scared of Rezko and Rev Wright's ideology and Farrakhan's comments, and Bill Aiyers past deeds instead ?
CNN moderator, these are valid points, nothing racial here, post it.
repub 4 obama
IS SHE REALY ON THE TICKET?
I'M STILL WAITING FOR MCCAIN TO SAY HE JUST PUNKED THE
WORLD...LMAO
Anne E.
Guess Putin didn't want her to know he was invading "our airspace."
I will be SO GLAD when this woman is nothing more than a bad political memory.
So if this fool doesn't even know what's going on with Russia and her state how can we trust her to be on top of things on the wold stage.
Just say 'NO' to the Mummy and the Dummy.
J.MCKINNEY
Can't control your State you can't the country No WAY NO HOW NO PALIN
pat C.
GOD THIS WOMAN IS SOOOO DUMB! so much for her being worldly and keeping up with what is going on around her huh?
sarah palin is a joke and has ruined mccain 's reputation of honor and trust worthiness. he should send her packing today!
his chioce of sarah palin will go down in history as the worst blunder ever made by a candidate running for office.
maybe if he had vetted her he would have found out just how incompatant she is. her past is catching up with her now and unfortunately is bringing them both down! poor john mccain....be careful what you ask for ,you just might get it!
What kind of a Governor is she if she doesn't know that high-level Russian officials are visiting her state??? Please don't say, there's so much other business going on she can't know everything – this is Alaska, not so much going on. What makes it more egregious is that they are there to discuss her supposed area of expertise, ENERGY!!!! Alaska lives and dies by the energy industry and she didn't know? This woman is a joke. This does not bode well if Putin "rears his head" in the future!
Bushwhacked in Eugene, OR
I'm not surprised she didn't know about it - but perhaps more importantly:
What was this meeting all about? New ways for Conoco to ship US oil to Russia? I've heard rumors that some US oil is shipped outside the country, but haven't seen it verified. Anybody have any facts about this?
GAWoman4Obama, Atlanta
She is clueless, clueless I say. How she gonna run the country as a Vice President (2nd in command) & not know that officals from another country is in her state.
GA4OBAMA
what happened palin? aren't you supposed to keep an eye out on russia? the one time russians came into alaska's air space and you missed it. HA!
OBAMA/BIDEN '08
Eric-30-m-PA
Now it's time to ask Barack the tough questions. There's a lot that he doesn't know either. Let's be fair now.


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Can Ukraine Win Its War on Corruption?
What's Ahead for the Country's Reform Movement
By Melinda Haring and Maxim Eristavi
MELINDA HARING is Editor of the Atlantic Council's UkraineAlert blog and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. MAXIM ERISTAVI is a Nonresident Research Fellow at the Atlantic Council and Co-Founder of Hromadske International, an independent news outlet based in Kiev.
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Supporters of Ukrainian opposition figure and Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili take part in a procession during a rally against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, February 2018.
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"We are sliding back," the Ukrainian journalist turned parliamentarian Serhiy Leshchenko warned a year ago about the arc of political reform in his country. At the time, his assessment sounded alarmist, but it rings true today. Since the 2014 Euromaidan revolution, reformers in and out of Ukraine's government have tried to remake a fiscally troubled and deeply corrupt country into a Western-oriented, rules-based one, but have only partially succeeded.
Ukraine's future as an independent and sovereign state will depend as much on winning its internal war on corruption and fixing its broken government as on keeping Russia contained in
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Guyana captures 5 of the 8 awards for best regional performances at the CSEC exams 2013 from CXC
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The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has announced the winners of this year's regional awards; Guyana has won five of the eight awards offered. The winners from Guyana are as follows: Yogeeta Persaud - Anna Regina Secondary School, Overall Outstanding Achievement; Rafena Mustapha - Saraswati Vidya Niketan, Most Outstanding in Humanities; Cecil Cox – Queen's College, Most Outstanding in Sciences; Sasha S Woodroffe – Queen's College, Most Outstanding in Business Studies; and Zimeena A Rasheed - Anna Regina Secondary School, Most Outstanding in Technical Vocational.
The other three awards for Most Outstanding Candidate in Visual Arts, 2-Dimensional Work; Most Outstanding Candidate in Visual Arts, 3-Dimensional Work; and Most Outstanding Candidate in Short Story Writing were won by other students from the Region.
The Honorable Minister of Education, Ms. Priya Manickchand salutes the Guyanese students who continue to place Guyana in the spotlight of excellence throughout the Region. "I am extremely pleased to congratulate these students on their momentous achievements. I know they have had long nights and very early mornings as they prepared themselves for excellence. To the teachers and parents who would have worked incredibly hard to ensure that these children perform at the highest level, I thank you," the Minister said.
She further stated that: "This is indeed a very proud moment for Guyana and our education system. That the government remains committed to the development of the education sector and continues to invest significantly in the enhancement of the quality of education provided to our students means that as a country we will be producing more students of high quality who will be well equipped with the essential skills that will forge a development strategy from which all Guyanese will benefit. The level of achievement and progress that a country makes depends on its education system. As such, we will remain focused – as a Government and as a Ministry - on providing an enabling environment for our students so that they will continue to excel. Moreover, we hope that this quality of excellence will serve as benchmarks so that all students of Guyana can aspire to this quality of achievement."
I am extremely pleased to congratulate these students on their momentous achievements. I know they have had long nights and very early mornings as they prepared themselves for excellence. To the teachers and parents who would have worked incredibly hard to ensure that these children perform at the highest level, I thank you.
Honorable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand
Within the last decade, Guyana has been consistently winning awards from CXC because of the excellent performance of our students. We are proud to say that our students have been dominating three categories over the years: the Best Overall Science Award; Best Business Studies Award; and, Most Outstanding Performance in the Region Award. In 2012 Guyana won four (4) of the eight (8) Regional Awards.
The MOE wishes to further encourage all students in Guyana to continue to apply themselves to the core principles and practices of the subjects they study, to achieve higher quality passes at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level.
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"You always meet such nice people on the train," said the man sitting next to me at lunch. The dining car followed the railroad tradition of community seating. The dining room attendant sat each person or party in order from the front of the car to the back, filling each table. So Mom and I sat with the man, who set out from Los Angeles to Houston to have Thanksgiving with family and friends, and a woman traveling from San Diego to Maryland for her mother's funeral.
The man was right. Everyone on the train has been courteous, patient, warm. In the 36-hour trip, not once had there been an anxious moment. Not at my starting point, at Los Angeles' Union Station, where dozens of us stood in line for our boarding passes but no one had to go through security or any level of disrobing. Not on the train platform, where we newbies asked cheerful attendants questions they had heard hundreds of times before. And not on the train itself, where we were jostled along turns and on uneven rails.
Is it that only nice people take trains? Or that traveling by train brings out the nice in all of us? Traveling by train … making your way in stops and starts … across the unfolding countryside … leaves you no option but to slow down and enjoy the ride. There is also some self-selection of patient passengers. Busy people pushing towards their next business meeting didn't travel by train. There are no bi-coastal work-weeks via Amtrak. There is no wifi on this train to help passengers do business on their way to work. This is travel for those with either the time or enough social anxiety to take the slow road over the super-stress of holiday flights.
I chose Amtrak as an homage to both the 50th anniversary of Steinbeck's Travels with Charley and the recent resurrection of train-travel across America and within our growing cities. As an ecological planner and designer, I want to better understand how cities embrace transit-oriented-development, whether long-standing systems or still evolving. So, I arranged a trip from Los Angeles to New York, with stops in Fort Worth, Saint Louis, Chicago and New York. My mom joined me in Tucson, in honor of her 75th birthday.
My sister and son dropped me off at Union Station an hour before the train was to leave. The line for boarding passes wound around the entire rehabbed wooden seating section that is now only open to train passengers.
"Where are you headed?" the man behind me asked. Bent over, he was about my height, but I could tell he used to be quite a bit taller. He was likely in his 70s and wore a plaid shirt tucked neatly into green pants. The letters "PC" followed by three numbers adorned his blue, billed hat.
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"He's a bartender," I said flatly, for effect.
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"What kind of painting?" he asked.
"You'd make a pretty portrait," he said, nodding his head.
"Back home to Texas," he said. "I'm coming from Albany, Oregon … see that tall box?" He pointed across the seating area to a seat with a tall box sticking up under a coat with the letters USN.
"That's a pelican I found down by the Port … it's made of mahogany." Again, the eyebrows and the lip.
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The people in front of us shuffled forward, and as we moved along the man behind me perched on the arm of any empty chair. He never stopped talking. Halfway to the ticket booth, he perched beside a man wearing a full white beard and brown coveralls.
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It took 45 minutes to reach the window, where the woman informed me I didn't need a boarding pass since I was already assigned a roomette.
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Read more CISO must act as a translator between technology, security jargon and business risks.
Regulatory and industry standards like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and similar local regulations are the modus operandi for commerce today.
Compliance provides a health check for businesses and instills trust in the market. But achieving compliance − and staying that way − can be costly and cumbersome. The PCI standard, for instance, involves meeting a 12-step list of requirements that cover firewall, encryption, antivirus, authentication, logging and monitoring, systems testing and more. Plus, businesses have to address new complexities with every new iteration of a standard.
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