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China's Sputnik Moment?
How Washington Boosted Beijing's Quest for Tech Dominance
By Dan Wang
A map of China seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen, Singapore, July 2021
Edgar Su / Reuters
In 2016, AlphaGo, a computer program developed by machine learning experts in London, beat the world's top players of the classical Chinese board game Go. It was a revolutionary breakthrough in artificial intelligence: AlphaGo had demonstrated an unprecedented capacity for intuition and pattern recognition. That a Western program had been the first to achieve this AI feat prompted some commentators to declare that China had experienced a "Sputnik moment," an event that would trigger widespread unease in the country about its perceived technological lag. Indeed, China has had a Sputnik moment in recent years—but it wasn't prompted by AlphaGo's victory. Rather, since 2018, tightening U.S. trade restrictions have threatened the viability of some of China's biggest firms, fueling anxiety in Beijing and forcing Chinese companies to reinvent the U.S. technologies they can no longer access.
The Chinese government has long had twin ambitions for industrial policy: to be more economically self-sufficient and to achieve technological greatness. For the most part, it has relied on government ministries and state-owned enterprises to pursue these goals, and for the most part, it has come up short. In semiconductor production, for example, China has barely crossed the starting line. Rather, China's private entrepreneurial firms have driven the bulk of the country's technological success, even though their interests have not always aligned with the state's goal of strengthening domestic technology. Beijing has, for example, recently begun cracking down on certain consumer Internet companies and online education firms, in part to redirect the country's efforts towards other strategic technologies such as computer chips. This has meant that China's most impressive technological achievements—building state-of-the-art capabilities in renewable energy, consumer Internet services, electronics, and industrial equipment—have as often been driven in spite of state interference as they have because of it.
Then came U.S. President Donald Trump. By sanctioning entrepreneurial Chinese companies, he forced them to stop relying on U.S. technologies such as semiconductors. Now, most of them are trying to source domestic alternatives or design the necessary technologies themselves. In other words, Trump's gambit accomplished what the Chinese government never could: aligning private companies' incentives with the state's goal of economic self-sufficiency.
A MIXED BAG
The Chinese state has intervened in the economy since the early days of the People's Republic. In addition to its famous five-year plans, the first of which was implemented in 1953, the government developed several discrete plans explicitly focused on advancing its technological capability. For decades, industrial policy mostly consisted of empty statements. The 1990s, in particular, saw the government issuing a series of industrial policies that functioned as aspirational goals rather than binding targets and, unsurprisingly, achieved little.
As the economist Barry Naughton has noted, the turning point came with the implementation of the government's "medium- and long-term plan for science and technology" in 2006. In stark contrast to its lackluster execution of previous industrial policies, Beijing devoted substantial financial and administrative resources to the plan. The State Council, China's highest administrative authority, outlined the development of 16 "megaprojects," each under the mandate of a designated ministry, and directed $5 billion to $6 billion to these efforts every year—something that had not occurred under any previous policy. Although a few of these megaprojects did make small inroads, the program as a whole spent large sums without appreciably improving the country's technological capabilities.
As it happened, however, the medium- and long-term plan turned out to be a warm-up exercise for China's evolving industrial policy. In 2010, the State Council unveiled another initiative, which designated emerging technologies, such as electric vehicles and next-generation computing, as the drivers of economic growth. By then, the global financial crisis had shaken Beijing's purse loose, and the government began lavishing resources on favored projects. In addition to direct financial support, the Chinese government has helped domestic technology companies through other means—by using government buying power, for example, to increase demand for solar panels.
But the centerpiece of the Chinese state's industrial planning apparatus is the "Made in China 2025" plan. Announced in 2015, the plan highlights ten high-tech industry segments in which Chinese firms should make breakthroughs, and it sets self-sufficiency targets in striking detail. One advisory document, for example, specifies that Chinese semiconductor production ought to reach between 49.10 and 75.13 percent of the domestic market size in 2030, that domestic industry should master extreme ultraviolet lithography by 2025, and that the country should be producing multicore central processing units for computer servers by 2030. Such specific targets bring to mind the days of China's planned economy, when the state micromanaged all industrial output.
Made in China 2025 triggered a fierce backlash among many industrialized countries, which were wary of China's efforts to dominate advanced technology. Having failed to anticipate this reaction, Chinese leaders subsequently tried to dismiss Made in China 2025 as an aspirational planning exercise developed by overly confident academics. But by then, the state had already released a stream of plans focused on advancing select technologies—such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence—as well as enormous proposals for direct subsidies, cheaper access to capital, and investments from public-private funds. Beijing had already showed that it was keen not only to catch up on the technologies of the past but also to dominate the industries of the future—and that it was willing to spend vast sums to get there.
China is now undertaking a whole-of-society effort to improve domestic technology.
What has China really accomplished with these plans? If the country's recent industrial policy programs had reached fruition, the country would be a technological giant today—but it is not. Chinese tech firms have mastered the production of certain goods, including renewable power technologies, electric vehicles, high-speed rail supplies, heavy machinery, and automotive parts. China is at the fore of 5G network deployment, boosted by Huawei's strength in mobile networking equipment.
But on bigger-ticket items that are explicit government targets, such as semiconductors and aviation technologies, China's industrial policy has failed. Long-term programs devoted to semiconductor development have yielded a few modest successes but have mostly resulted in floundering companies that are nowhere near the cutting edge. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), China's answer to Airbus and Boeing, is years behind schedule in its development of a new fleet of planes. China has worked for decades to develop a car brand that can rank among the world's top automakers—but its car companies have had difficulty producing anything that consumers in developed countries actually want to buy.
Even the success stories require caveats. When Chinese companies master a product, they often end up turning it into a commodity, tanking profits across the board—including for themselves. Chinese companies may dominate the solar panel industry, but the market is so fiercely competitive that few companies make much profit. China may be at the fore of high-speed rail, too, but it has accomplished this by requiring foreign companies to turn over sensitive technologies to potential competitors, embittering many foreign partners. And many of China's leading companies are still critically dependent on U.S. technologies.
In other words, Chinese central planning has not defied economic gravity and proved that the government knows better than the market. There is a meaningful difference in China between companies that are formally designated as part of the state system and those with entrepreneurial founders: state-owned enterprises, such as COMAC, China Telecom, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, are not the country's most globally competitive firms. Successful Chinese firms, such as ByteDance (the company behind TikTok) and DJI (a top consumer drone manufacturer), have grown around the state sector rather than out of it. State-owned companies are insulated from real market competition and treat their private counterparts with jealousy, sometimes wielding state power to squeeze them out of existence. More often than not, reliance on government spending results in lazy firms surviving on subsidies rather than private firms capitalizing on state assistance.
It is true that Chinese industrial policies have had some success. China today is a huge market featuring a growing number of dynamic firms. A large manufacturing base trains many workers to produce sophisticated technologies. China's enormous size has facilitated competitive state procurement infrastructure, which has hastened some strong technological advancements, as it has, for example, in solar power. But these policies have not propelled China to the lead in foundational technologies such as semiconductors—and the government has had little to do with the direct achievements of China's largest technology firms. The private Internet giants ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent are the only companies that can look upon their Silicon Valley counterparts as peers. In hardware, the entrepreneurial firms DJI, Huawei, and Lenovo are the only Chinese companies developing cutting-edge consumer products.
TOO FAR?
The limitations of Chinese central planning did not stop Made in China 2025 from setting off alarm bells in Washington. In the final week of Barack Obama's presidency, the White House released a plan to defend U.S. primacy on semiconductors. By the time Trump took office, there was a broad bipartisan appetite to confront predatory Chinese business practices.
Many of the Trump administration's early actions to that effect made sense. China requires domestic firms to invest in overseas businesses to acquire the technologies they lack at home, a policy that has stoked fears that China could end up owning large chunks of the U.S. technology sector. After the state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup, a semiconductor company, made a brazen bid in 2015 to acquire Micron Technology, the last American memory-chip maker, the Trump administration responded in 2018 by stiffening the process by which it reviews foreign investment in domestic companies. Congress and the White House granted the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States new authority to block foreign investments in sensitive technology companies. The Department of Justice also channeled more resources into prosecuting the theft of trade secrets. And the Office of the United States Trade Representative detailed China's unfair economic practices and created the legal basis for tariffs on certain Chinese products outlined in Made in China 2025.
Had the Trump administration stopped there, the response would have constituted an appropriate plan to protect U.S. firms from predatory Chinese practices. But it went much further, putting in place an extensive export-control regime that weaponized U.S. dominance of technologies such as semiconductors to cripple Chinese firms. Because these sanctions deprived Chinese companies of access to American-made components, they threatened the viability of Chinese firms even in their domestic market.
China's state and its leading firms are working together so that no Chinese firm is at the mercy of U.S. trade policies.
When the Trump administration banned the sale of critical U.S.-made parts to the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE, for example, its operations collapsed as a result. It did the same to Fujian Jinhua, then China's leading memory-chip maker, which subsequently failed, too. The bloodletting reached its peak in the final days of Trump's presidency. The U.S. Department of Commerce had by then added the Chinese firms DJI, Hikvision (a video security company), Huawei, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) to its list of entities that, for national security or foreign policy reasons, have restricted access to U.S. technology. The White House also issued executive orders intended to ban TikTok and WeChat in the United States, but the language was so broad that it might have prevented any American person or firm from interacting with each of their parent companies.
The White House reserved its most intense firepower for Huawei. The Commerce Department wrote a highly complex rule for Huawei alone, asserting extraterritoriality on all items sold to the company that are based on U.S. technologies, even if they were produced by foreign firms overseas. This restriction has prevented Huawei from working not just with U.S. companies but also with many of its Chinese, Taiwanese, and European vendors, leaving it in a precarious position. Today, the company is unable to procure new components and has been forced to rely on its dwindling stockpiles to sustain operations. Huawei's smartphone sales are collapsing, and in response, the company has pivoted to far less lucrative low-tech endeavors, such as automotive parts and fish farming technologies.
AN UNLIKELY UNION
Beijing watched with anger as the Trump administration successively labeled its companies national security threats and imposed severe restrictions on them. China's foreign ministry repeatedly pledged to take "all necessary countermeasures," while the nationalist news outlet The Global Times promised retaliation against Apple, Boeing, Cisco, and Qualcomm.
But Beijing's actions have not matched its fierce rhetoric. Far from doing unto Apple what the U.S. government has done unto Huawei, the Chinese government has, for the most part, continued to roll out the red carpet for foreign firms. Tesla, for example, was granted an unprecedented license to establish a wholly owned auto production plant in Shanghai. It is clear why Beijing wants to maintain good relations with U.S. firms: they are major employers in China, continue to provide critical technology, and act as a moderating force against the hawkishness of the U.S. government.
At the same time, Beijing is pushing hard for technological self-sufficiency. Top officials including President Xi Jinping have discussed the importance of improving "indigenous innovation" and gaining control over "chokepoint technologies." The 2020 Central Economic Work Conference, an annual meeting that sets the national agenda for the Chinese economy, identified advancements in science and technology as the top two economic priorities of 2021—neither of which had ever been discussed independently in this forum before, let alone taken the top spots. Greater state funding will almost certainly follow—far more than the $5 billion to $6 billion spent on Made in China 2025. And for the first time, China's drive for technological self-sufficiency is being matched by private-sector efforts, thanks to U.S. trade restrictions.
The ripple effects of Chinese technological success will be felt beyond China.
China's entrepreneurial companies have sometimes benefited from the state's largess and protection, but they have also worked to keep the state at arm's length. In order to be truly competitive globally, firms such as Huawei and Alibaba have decided that they need to use the best components on the market, many of which are American made. China's leading tech companies rely on U.S. technologies to sell some of the best smartphones, computers, and Internet services in the world. A Huawei phone, for example, has a Chinese-designed processor but otherwise uses American hardware in quantities comparable to the iPhone. If Huawei had followed the government's directives to buy domestic, it would not have become the behemoth it is today, nor would it be suffering so deeply from U.S. trade restrictions.
Leading entrepreneurial firms can no longer ignore the state's commands to source products domestically, however. Enhanced U.S. export-control measures have made that decision for them and united China's government and its leading firms in a shared goal: to pursue technological and industrial self-sufficiency so that no Chinese firm is at the mercy of U.S. trade policies. By imposing restrictions on American products, the U.S. government has inadvertently done more than any party directive to incentivize private investment in China's domestic technology ecosystem.
Washington is right to target Chinese firms that are obvious military actors or complicit in human rights abuses. But the sweeping nature of the Trump administration's sanctions did not suggest a careful selection process. Rather, they gave the impression that the United States would punish any Chinese company that achieved success. Chinese firms are no longer sure if they can depend on U.S. products—or if they will be added to another opaque government blacklist and face potential collapse. U.S. export controls have already encouraged other foreign firms to exploit anxieties around U.S. sanctions by marketing themselves as more reliable vendors. And they have created a perverse incentive for some American firms to move production overseas in order to maintain access to China's enormous market.
U.S. sanctions against Chinese technology companies have deeply offended many in China, especially given their perceived arbitrary criteria and severe effects. Many engineers at top companies such as ByteDance, DJI, and Huawei have studied and worked in the United States and were bewildered by claims that their work constituted a threat to U.S. national security. Chinese officials scratched their heads when the Pentagon declared that the Chinese electronics firm Xiaomi had ties to the military; some joked that Xiaomi was in American crosshairs because the company's founder, Lei Jun, contained the character for "soldier" in his name. Now that Huawei's phones are difficult to find in stock, every consumer in China knows that U.S. restrictions have started to bite. It is not unusual, these days, to see people on the Beijing subway watching video explanations of the semiconductor supply chain.
Square in Shanghai, China, May 2020
Aly Song / Reuters
THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT
China's true Sputnik moment has been its realization that it cannot count on the United States to supply its technology—and that it must cultivate domestic alternatives. Washington bristled at Beijing's ambitions for semiconductor self-sufficiency and then proceeded to punish Chinese companies naive enough to depend on American technologies. U.S. companies are now facing uncomfortable questions on whether they can be counted on to be reliable suppliers. For all the complaints about Xi's efforts to drive "offensive decoupling," it is the United States, not China, that is forcing Chinese firms to abandon American products—and now these companies are pursuing domestic self-sufficiency with a vengeance.
The combined efforts of China's state drive and its innovative industry will accelerate the country's technological advancement. In the 1960s, integrated circuits were developed when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was willing to pay any price for technology that could send astronauts to the moon and bring them safely back. Today, the U.S. government is putting Huawei in NASA's position: a cash-rich organization willing to pay for critical components on the basis of performance rather than cost. Smaller Chinese companies that previously never stood a chance of selling to Huawei are now sought after as vendors, and they receive infusions of cash and technical expertise that will accelerate their growth. Private and state-owned chip manufacturers are ramping up their operations. Once siloed industries now collaborate in the service of tech innovation: the Chinese Academy of Sciences, for example, has begun coordinating regular sessions that bring together math professors and private companies. China is now undertaking a whole-of-society effort to improve domestic technology, specifically around what Chinese leaders think will drive not only economic growth but also geopolitical power.
Is all of this enough to make Chinese industrial policy work this time around? It is likely that in a decade, China will have made greater technological advancements under the U.S. export-control regime than it would have had the United States not forced China's leading companies to buy from weak domestic firms. Had the United States implemented necessary but measured reforms—strengthening the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and prosecuting intellectual property theft—and stopped there, Made in China 2025 would have likely played out in the usual way, with inefficient state-owned enterprises and government ministries taking the lead rather than innovative tech firms.
But this time is different. True, China has big technological hurdles to overcome, including weak basic research, ambiguous intellectual property protections, and excessive bureaucratic meddling. Yet the United States cannot assume that China's leading firms will stay down forever: companies are rushing to fill the demand that U.S. firms can no longer supply. Chinese firms have to reinvent only certain wheels, with many simply working to recreate technologies that already exist. And no U.S. restriction can change the fact that China is an enormous market loaded with entrepreneurial talent and technical expertise.
The ripple effects of Chinese technological success will be felt beyond China. For one thing, they will shape American politics. A Beijing less dependent on U.S. products will feel less apprehensive about retaliating against American firms, giving it license to respond to perceived affronts. For another thing, technological dominance will shift the Chinese leadership's calculations on Taiwan. Beijing knows that any armed invasion of the island would prompt U.S. sanctions that could inflict great pain on the Chinese economy. Greater self-reliance would deflate the threat of those sanctions and remove a deterrent against military action.
The economic consequences of Chinese technological dominance on the United States would be no less significant. For the most part, U.S. technology firms have stayed a few steps ahead of their Chinese competition. But they might fall back as their sales dip and as Beijing launches a more powerful drive to replace them. If China comes to dominate semiconductor production in the way it has dominated solar panels, then the United States will have lost its last crown jewel in manufacturing as the products become commoditized and profits disappear.
At this point, no effort on behalf of the U.S. government can deter China's state from its end goal of industrial self-sufficiency. But Washington can still change the calculations of private Chinese tech companies. Many of these businesses would rather not have to reinvent their tools and find new suppliers and would likely stick with U.S. technologies if given the chance. The United States should therefore roll back its most punitive restrictions on the Chinese technology sector, lest it force some of the most innovative companies in the world to work within their domestic tech ecosystem. At stake is the future global center of technological innovation: Washington should know better than to fuel its greatest competitor.
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Yesterday, on my radio show I interviewed Jim Thomas head coach for the BSU Women's Soccer team.
An interview that blew my hair back (what's left of it), because Jim's coaching philosophy was so innovative and inspiring. He talked about how he came to his unique style of coaching only after multiple failures.
A tugboat uses its extreme power to guide and steer giant ships where they need to go.
The bigger the problem, the harder Jim felt he had to pull to get the ship where it needed to go. With sheer willpower, he would try to fix the problem.
When he said that, I instantly thought, yep, that's me too.
The problem with being a tugboat, as strong as you might be, you are always limited to one. One engine. One way to pull.
All the while, you are fighting something so much bigger than the weight of the giant ship. You're battling strong tides, bends in the river, unexpected gale force winds, and navigating around other large ships in your path.
There is only so much a tugboat can do, even an incredibly strong one.
We are trying to accomplish great things with sheer willpower.
The alternative of course, is not relying on just one engine.
If you can just take a step off your tugboat and look around, you might just see many others who eagerly want that ship safely up the river too, and they all have different ways they can help make that happen, if you let them.
Jim Thomas says he was fortunate to learn this lesson early in his journey as the head coach of the BSU Women's Soccer program.
As a result, he has developed new ways if elevating the roles and responsibilities of his staff and players. Now they all work in many ways to guide the ship.
Jim has been with the program for the past 6 years, and in that time they have stacked up more wins than any other time in BSU team history. In the past year, they've broken all their previous records, and continue to reach new heights, not just in the sport of soccer, but also in academics and community impact.
You only have one engine. You are limited by you.
Your tugboat is impressive, but maybe it's time to find new ways to guide your ship up the winding river.
It's working for Jim and his amazing team at BSU.
Who is on the same path as you?
Who else is facing the same problem?
Can you envision a way you could work in tandem instead of solo?
If you can answer these questions and take some tangible action toward this approach, I bet you'll quickly discover that all of you reach your destination much faster.
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A two part series examining the question of 'home snow advantage'. The short answer is that while overall there is generally no (statistically) significant effect, there are noticeable differences between athletes and nations that are quite interesting.
A look back at the career of a great Italian sprinter who's retiring this season, including some interesting stats that place her as one of the most consistent sprinters ever.
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Anthe: Crystallization of Liver is considered a Anthe Quality in Sunless Sea.
"Your liver is impervious to any abuse."
Anthe: Crystallization of Liver has different statuses according to your actions, defined by the comment in front of the quality.
 Your liver has turned to a crystalline sieve.
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I just love [wikipop]Dogwood[/wikipop] blooms. So delicate and fleeting, it's a magical flower. When not in bloom it's a rather non-descript tree/bush but for a week or so in spring, they're amazing. I've had a love hate relationship with the dogwood in Yosemite for a of couple years now. The timing of the bloom has proven to be my undoing. Try as I might, I always seem to miss "the peak" by a week or so. Maybe someday I'll get it right.
With just one or two non-native exceptions, the dogwood in Yosemite are all, white petaled, Pacific Dogwood. This image was taken much closer to home and is a pink variety of Eastern Dogwood. By much closer, I mean 175 miles closer. I made this photograph at the Jensen Botanical Gardens just 2 miles from my house. It's a tiny little garden that now belongs to a local parks and recreation district. Park policy, for years, has been that photographers must purchase a $10 daily permit to make images in the garden. Apparently you can drag your easel and paints in without a problem but to take a picture it costs $10. After pointing out that disparity to a park official I've been told that I can shoot there any time. I'm not sure what the original thought behind the regulation was but it seems a bit silly.
I made the image with my Canon 5D and 24-70 f/2.8f lens. I've considered replacing the lens with the 24-105 to fill a gap in my range but every time I see the buttery smooth bokeh this lens produces at f/2.8 I change my mind.
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During my day-to-day activities, I use the Bash shell a lot. My #1 policy is to optimize the most frequently used activities as much as possible, so I've compiled these handy bash shortcuts and hints (tested in SecureCRT on Windows and Konsole on Linux). The article only touches on the default bash mode – emacs, not vi. If you haven't specifically assigned your shell mode to vi (set –o vi), you're almost certainly using the emacs mode. Learn these and your shell productivity will skyrocket, I guarantee it.
For quite a while now I wanted a tool to maintain a list of my domains and monitor them for expirations and registration state changes. Having a spreadsheet didn't cut it anymore but thanks to Joel's question on stackoverflow, I found DomainTools monitor.
Domain Status like "registrar-lock", "redemption-period", and "pending-delete" changes will be sent to you so you can take action when your favorite domains are about to be released.
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I'm now convinced that insurance companies exist in this world for the sole purpose of making our lives a living hell any time we need to deal with them. The worse each experience, the less likely we are to file another claim. Of course, we're also less likely to continue coverage with the same company, but at that point they'd already received our money and, if we accept a notion that most insurance companies have the same evil idea in mind, there's little one can do to get satisfaction. Except for one thing – spread information about such especially heinous institutions.
Peteris Krumins is nothing short of a technical genius. Every single one of his blog posts is so detailed, one can write a book about it. He blogs about Linux, programming, and other tech stuff on his blog http://www.catonmat.net/.
There were 3 phone interviews and 5 on-site interviews.
Peteris flew in all the way from Latvia, fully sponsored by Google. They paid for his flight, hotel, transportation, and food – brilliant!
This is a great read by NY Times. An article on 6 pages rarely gets my full attention but this is one of them (though I detest the usage of "basement hacker").
Basement hackers and amateur mathematicians are competing to improve the program that Netflix uses to recommend DVDs — and to win $1 million in the process.
"THE "NAPOLEON DYNAMITE" problem is driving Len Bertoni crazy. Bertoni is a 51-year-old "semiretired" computer scientist who lives an hour outside Pittsburgh. In the spring of 2007, his sister-in-law e-mailed him an intriguing bit of news: Netflix, the Web-based DVD-rental company, was holding a contest to try to improve Cinematch, its "recommendation engine." The prize: $1 million.
Everyone hates spam, right? Right, well maybe except for security researchers – it pays their bills. But the rest of the sane world does, and so do I, and while gmail has figured out a way to deal with the problem 99.9% of the time, nobody invented instant messenger anti-spam solutions yet [I think].
Lately I have been getting increasingly annoyed with a certain unexplainable, persistent, and surprisingly intelligent botnet on AIM. From time to time I would get messages from some sort of a fish variation. My list so far consists of the following IM names: CroppedCoho, FortifiedTrout, FreshenedupTrout, FrozenSolidTrout, HandcuffedCoho, KissableCoho, PreferentialCoho, SmarterCoho, TentativeCoho, WantedCoho, and YoinkedTrout. Does it look annoying already? Well, it is.
This is insane. Probably the best Halloween light show I've ever seen. Best part starts around 0:50. 3:53 is great too….
I've been meaning to post this for a while: a friend of mine by the name of Thaya took this picture at his office recently and shared it on nowthen.com. I love office pranks, and this one is world-class! Check it out.
Kudos to the Coral8 team.
I'd like to share this relatively new video that shows Google Android's mutli-tasking capabilities and the seamless integration of these capabilities. Hey, it's got a copy/paste too (eat that, iPhone!). Android is an OS that's got a clue. I applaud Google developers for thinking ahead.
You can view more videos from the Android/Google developers here….
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Jan 2017 Traffic Diversion in place along Matangi Road to allow construction of the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway.
Yes certainly do wonder especially after this wet winter, water table gets quite high!
Will ask if they have any further info on that and how they are managing it.
Thanks for the update. How deep is water there or is that an irrelevance in such construction work?


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The Memorial Project has had a huge response in Uruguay from the start. Supporters from the very beginning have been Ernesto Kroch and Oscar Cambre, both now deceased. In addition NGOs, human right organizations, politicians and Uruguayans welcome the idea of a central monument.
It is now more than 30 years since the end of the dictatorship in Uruguay. Since they won the elections in 2004 the Frente Amplio, a coalition of parties and groups of the left founded in 1971, forms the government of Uruguay. But in Montevideo and other places a process of coming to terms with the violent past had started even earlier. Driving forces behind these processes were and are persons affected by the dictatorship, human rights groups as well as politicians of different parties.
"Raising awareness and achieving a debate about this period and the exemption from punishment is an indispensable contribution for the restitution of democracy."
Madres y Familiares de Uruguayos Detenidos Desaparecidos – Mothers and Relatives of Uruguayans Arrested Missing
"To erect a monument for the victims of a dictatorship means to pay them their due tribute as a society and at the same time to strengthen national memory of past events to prevent such a tragedy from ever happening again."
Crysol Asociación de ex pres@s polític@s del Uruguay – Association of Ex-prisoners of Uruguay
"The concept of a memorial as a place of remembrance, of encounter, reflection, exchange and as a learning source about the recent past including audiovisual media, seems to us to be a successful and important one; as well as introducing the topic delicately and artistically to the younger generation and to cause reflection and sensitization with those who haven't so far perceived the traces left by the dictatorship."
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More adventures about going home.
I'll be giving a brief recap of some of the things we experienced on our trip back to America.
In comic form of course.
It's been a while, but here's what I'm checking out this week.
Conan O'Brien's Trip Was Tottori Awesome!
Sorry for being quiet for so long, but I was very busy with grading at the university and I visited America for two weeks (comics to come based on that).


1998 EI (today SoEnergy) is created as a spin-off of the Energy Division of Gecolsa, the Caterpillar Dealer for Colombia.
1999 SoEnergy Purchases two engineering companies, Hidroestudios & Mejia Villegas, to form HMV Engineers. HMV had 600+ engineers with experience in electrical engineering, transmission & distribution, and hydroelectric projects.
2000 SoEnergy is created as a joint venture with Sotreq, the largest Caterpillar dealer in Brazil, to market Medium Speed Engine "MSE" projects to the Brazilian energy sector.
2002 Creation of Brasympe in association with SoEnergy, Petrobras and other investors. Brasympe built and operated 368 MW of rental power in Brazil between 2002-2005. Creation of Energy International Corp. (Cayman). All turn-key projects are sold through this entity. First-turnkey project – Arco, Quininde, Ecuador pipeline project.
2003 The Group expanded into Bahamas successfully negotiating the Caterpillar dealership for the Bahamas, Cayman islands and the Turks and Caicos.
2004 SoEnergy's first use of absorption chillers for a tri-generation application at the Elcatex textile plant in Honduras.
2006 FerrEnergy is created in association with Ferreyros S.A.A., the Peruvian Caterpillar Dealer, to develop energy projects in that country.
2007 SoEnergy purchases partner's shares and assumes full control of SoEnergy Brazil, as part of this transaction reduces ownership of Brasympe to 13%.
Commenced operation of the company's first BOOMT contract for Pluspetrol at their Guayabal field. SoEnergy added Gas Turbines to the rental fleet .
2008 HMV is spun-off from SoEnergy group to simplify the financial audit process. Creation of SoEnergy Argentina for two initial bridge power contracts in Argentina, which grew to nine (9) projects by 2010. Termo Rubiales is created as a project company to develop a BOOMT agreement for 59 MW with Meta Petroleum at the Pacific Rubiales oilfileds in the Eastern Llanos of Colombia. First use of steam turbines in a hybrid plant – Petrobras, Block 18, Ecuador.
2010 Four (4) new project companies are created to develop additional BOOMT agreements with ODL and Meta Petroleum for the Llanos pipeline and Pacific Rubiales fields.
2011 SoEnergy FZCO Gulf, in Dubai, is incorporated, as sales office for the Middle East, Europe and Africa. First contract in Europe (Cyprus) First contract in the Middle East (Oman) SoEnergy is named a Global IPP by Caterpillar for worldwide rental projects.
2012 Initiation of development of first biomass fueled Sale of Energy project for El Salvador S.A. de C.V, as a joint venture with an existing client, Textufil S.A.
2013 Company name changed to SoEnergy International, Inc.


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HomeHealth NewsVitamins C and E Tied to Lower Risk for Parkinson's Disease
Vitamins C and E Tied to Lower Risk for Parkinson's Disease
Consuming foods high in vitamins C and E may help protect against the onset of Parkinson's later in life, a Swedish study suggests.
People who consume a diet rich in vitamins C and E may be at reduced risk for Parkinson's disease.
Researchers followed 41,058 Swedish men and women for an average of 18 years, gathering data on their health and diet. They assessed intake of vitamins C and E as well as beta-carotene and a measure called NEAC, which takes into account all antioxidants from food and their interactions with each other.
Over the course of the study, published in Neurology, there were 465 cases of Parkinson's disease.
After adjusting for age, sex, B.M.I., education, smoking, alcohol consumption and other characteristics, they found that compared with the one-third of people with the lowest intake of vitamin C or E, the one-third with the highest intake had a 32 percent reduced risk for Parkinson's disease. Those in the highest one-third in consumption of both vitamins together had a 38 percent reduced risk. There was no effect for beta-carotene or the NEAC measure.
The lead author, Essi Hantikainen, who was a researcher at the University of Milano-Bicocca when the work was done, that more research needs to be done before drawing definitive conclusions or offering advice about diet or supplement use and the risk of Parkinson's.
Still, she said, "Implementation of a diet that includes foods rich in vitamins C and E might help protect against the development of Parkinson's later in life. In any case, it's never wrong to implement a healthy diet."


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Here is the second single to their new upcoming album "Junior" from Royksopp featuring Robyn. Considering the fact that I usually sleep with my laptop by my side, I guess I am in love with the robot too. Pathetic.


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Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to explore Osaka's rich culinary food options beyond the very basics. What we did have, though, was pretty brilliant.
Ganko was a gorgeous place that specialised in fried food - katsu - of all kinds. We ordered a mixed platter that had katsu from pork katsu (tonkatsu) to fried prawn, oyster and potato croquette. The crumble was light, crispy and piping hot and did not have that oily heaviness you usually associated with fried foods (though eating too much is also not recommended).
Top tip for accompanying salad: Crush the sesame seeds they give you, sprinkle over salad and then drizzle some sesame (goma ごま) sauce. Eat. And love.
Omurice (rice wrapped in egg omelette) specialty store on 6F of Namba Parks - a hugely difficult lunch decision to make because everything on that floor looked so good. The store also had a size guide outside for the size of the omurice.
The omurice was tomato sauce based and rice filling was generous and well seasoned. We also chose to have a bit of butter inside our rice, which made it very fragrant. We ordered the medium size, which was very large, for my usual eating capacity - two medium sizes left us all very very full.
The mushroom was super creamy and flavours were subtle but very good, especially if you liked the flavour of beef sauce. Definitely recommend this.
You honestly cannot get over how impeccably Japanese-made 'Western' desserts are, in Japan. All the cakes at Harbs looked perfect.
It was, honestly, a waste to only order a slice, given how beautifully it was packaged as a takeaway for us, complete with cooling packet and a carboard roll inside to prevent the cheesecake slice from moving in its box. I would definitely drop by again.
I'm not sure why the slice was called 'rare' cheesecake (perhaps to do with the cheese?) but it was fluffy and delicious and so soft, especially with its sponge base. I personally prefer the base of cheesecake to be hard so there's some textural contrast, but this was a lovely dessert.


The thing is, I want to be open and honest with my son about what he's eating. The flip side, I want him to eat his darn vegetables. It's been a struggle, at home. Apparently at school (daycare) he'll eat most of what they put in front of him. A fellow blogger recently posted a school lunch she prepared for her kids. I commented on the post, and she had the most smack in the face honest and PERFECT advice, this is also why I LOVE her blog!) She was like 3 year-olds don't get to make demands. Which is so true. I was letting him get the best of me because it was easier than dealing with the dinner time meltdown. But in the long run is that really in his best interest. Not at all. I claim he gets his pickiness from his father, because I'll basically eat anything. But regardless, it's up to me to help encourage him and fix that problem. I'm happy to share that we've been making progress. We have a deal that he tries at least one bite of a veggie and then he gets to show me how big his muscles have grown and how fast he can run. Win-win for me! He ate the darn veggie and I get to see his adorableness being so proud of himself. I have been getting more creative with hiding veggies in some foods. This recipe, in particular, has a secret ingredient. Zucchini! We have SO much of it (that's also an understatement) that it was a great way for me to get a veggie in there and use some of it up. I had every intention of making this more of a muffin, but when I ran out of cocoa powder and had to melt chocolate chips, they became more brownie/cupcake like. No complaints here! The next time I make these, I will probable shred the zucchini a bit more finely, or chop it more after shredding it, because he could clearly see it and was hesitant, but gave it a shot and was pleasantly surprised.
Line muffin tins with paper liners and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl, combine eggs, oils, melted chocolate chips, and vanilla.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to combine. Mix just until everything is incorporated and no white remains. Fold in the shredded zucchini.
Fill the muffin tins and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
September 9, 2017 at 10:27 am Yes! That is exactly what they are like. A slight crunch on the top, with the sugar, and a soft delicious interior! SO good!
September 8, 2017 at 10:42 pm Ooooh I need to try this! I have a zucchini in my fridge just waiting for me to make it into a chocolate muffin... thanks for the idea!


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15 Surprising, Interesting & Fun Facts About Sushi
ByLaura Updated on November 22, 2022
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Sushi is one of the most beloved dishes in the world but how much you do really know about sushi? Like did you know that sushi wasn't always popular? Or that originally it had a very strong smell? Read these fun facts about sushi to learn about the history of this popular Japanese dish and the crazes that it inspired.
Sushi has Chinese roots
These days sushi might be synonymous with Japanese cuisine, but sushi did not originate in Japan. In fact, the origins of sushi can be traced back thousands of years ago to the Neolithic period in China when people were preserving excess fish by fermenting it with rice. Other Asian cultures also used similar fermentation methods.
The sushi rice was originally discarded
Eventually, the Japanese learned to ferment fish pickled with rice from their neighbors, and by the 10th century, they were preparing narezushi, which is now considered to be the earliest form of sushi. Narezushi was fermented and preserved in barrels for months and even years using nothing but raw rice and salt. When the time came to eat the fish, the Japanese would throw away the stinky rice.
Modern sushi was invented in Tokyo around 1824
By the 14th century, the Japanese enhanced the original narezushi recipe by adding vinegar. This increased the dish's longevity and shortened the fermentation process. Around the 1500s, the Japanese started consuming half-fermented fish and rice together. And during the Edo period (1603–1868) they started serving fresh fish over vinegared rice and nori. Chef Hanaya Yohei is credited for perfecting the technique and inventing nigirizushi, the hand-pressed vinegared rice sushi we know and love today, at his shop in Ryōgoku (now a district of Tokyo), around 1824.
The traditional fermented sushi is quite stinky
These days, you can still find narezushi in the Shiga Prefecture although it's a dish mainly reserved for special occasions. Narezushi is usually sold as a whole fish. Sushi chefs either serve it atop a bed of rice, prepare it as porridge or fry it like tempura. For connoisseurs, the stinkier this dish is, the better, but for everybody else, it's an acquired taste. Narezushi pairs well with sake and even wine and it's usually aged for about a year. But the oldest narezushi has been fermented for a century and it costs hundreds of USD.
Sushi became popular in Japan due to an earthquake
In its beginning, sushi gained popularity as a Tokyo street food. But the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area and killed over 140,000 people changed all that. Many Japanese lost their houses and were displaced. Among them, there were many sushi chefs. As a consequence of the earthquake, real estate prices in Japan also dropped, making purchasing brick-and-mortar stores more accessible. And so, many sushi chefs started opening restaurants, which led to sushi becoming popular across Japan.
Sushi receives its name from the rice not the fish
Although in the west we tend to associate sushi with raw fish, a curious fact is that the term sushi refers to the rice and not the fish. The piece of the raw dish is called sashimi. While sushi means "sour-tasting" a word that hails back to sushi's origins and narezushi in spite of the fact that sushi is not a fermented dish anymore.
Sushi has a wealth of health benefits
Sushi is not only tasty but good for your body and mind as well. Sushi is packed with omega-3 fatty acids known for their power to nourish and repair brain cells. It is also high in vitamin B12 which can improve mood and symptoms of depression as well as prevent osteoporosis. Minerals such as zinc, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and iron are also present in sushi and play an important role in energy production and immunity. While iodine, a mineral nori seaweed is rich in helps the thyroid gland.
People would do anything for sushi
These days, sushi is beloved around the world. So much so that when a conveyor belt sushi chain restaurant in Taiwan ran a promotion in March 2021 offering free all-you-can-eat sushi to people whose name included the Chinese characters for salmon, hundreds of Taiwanese happily paid the legal fees to change their name. In Taiwan, the law allows citizens to change their name up to three times and many participants did this knowing they can easily change their names back. But some had already used all their allowed name changes and got stuck with the name of the fish.
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It takes 10 years to become a sushi master
It's safe to say that becoming a sushi master or itamae is a test of patience. When aspiring sushi chefs begin training with a master, for the first few years they simply learn how to hold the sushi knife correctly. Only then they are allowed to prepare sushi rice. The next step is becoming wakiita, which translates as "near the cutting board" which means they are allowed to prepare the fresh ingredients and learn to interact with customers by observing the sushi master. Eventually, they become itamae and can stand in front of the chopping board and serve customers themselves.
There are six types of sushi
While we tend to think of sushi as one dish, a fun sushi fact is that there are actually six types of sushi and they are quite different from one another, although they all have a common denominator — the vinegared sushi rice. There's chirashizushi (scattered sushi served in a bowl), inarizushi (fried tofu filled with rice), makizushi (sushi roll), modern narezushi (fermented sushi), nigirizushi (oval-shaped rice balls topped with fish) and oshizushi (boxed sushi, a specialty from Osaka prepared with cooked or cured fish).
Also read: 18 Hidden Gems in Osaka (From A Local)
There's an International Sushi Day
International Sushi Day is celebrated every year on June 18 and it has been so since 2009. Not that we really needed an excuse to eat more sushi these days… But an interesting fact is that only a few short decades ago sushi was not all that popular in the west. Actually, sushi has become a global phenomenon in the past 30 years or so. Before that, eating raw fish didn't sound all that appetizing to us. Plus in the US, not many Americans who lived through WWII were eager to give sushi a try.
There are rules for eating sushi
It's a bite-sized dish, so how difficult can it be? Well, as a matter of fact, there are quite a few rules for eating sushi. For starters, sushi has to be eaten immediately and as close as possible to the body temperature so it doesn't lose its texture. You should also eat sushi in one bite — it's shaped like that for a reason — and it goes without saying that you should never redip your sushi in soy sauce. In fact, you should never drown your sushi in soy sauce to begin with. At best, you should only dip the fish but not the rice, since this would ruin the vinegar flavor, the texture and the shape of the sushi. Also, pickled ginger should be used as a palate cleanser in between bites of sushi and not on top of the sushi.
Salmon sushi is a Norwegian invention
Although salmon is one of the most popular sushi toppings today, that wasn't always the case. Until not so long ago, the Japanese used to prepare sushi with all kinds of fish but salmon wasn't really an option. That's because the Pacific salmon is quite susceptible to parasites and therefore not safe to be eaten raw. When the Norwegians started raising salmon in fish farms in the 1960s, that problem was eliminated and salmon sushi became popular in Norway. But salmon-topped sushi was not an instant hit. In fact, it wasn't until the 1990s that it finally gained popularity in Japan.
Also read: 25 Japan Facts From Cool to Downright Weird
California sushi roll is an American invention
The popularity of sushi has grown so much in recent years that out of the 30,000+ Japanese restaurants in the US, half specialize in sushi. Los Angeles was the first US city to embrace sushi. The California roll or inside-out roll (uramaki in Japanese) was also invented in Los Angeles quite possibly at the hands of chef Mashita Ichiro in the 1960s as he started substituting tuna for avocado. Early accounts of the California roll are quite different from the sushi roll we know today and the identity of the inventor is also disputed. What is certain is that the invention of the California roll had a big impact on sushi's popularity and inspired other sushi chefs to create fusion sushi.
The most expensive sushi costs almost $2,000
The 96-year-old Jiro Ono is credited with being the greatest living sushi master. His exclusive restaurant in Tokyo hosted personalities such as Barack Obama and has been awarded three Michelin stars every year since 2007. He was also the subject of the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. And his restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, is one of the toughest restaurants in the world to get a reservation. Yet, Jiro Ono doesn't serve the most expensive sushi in the world. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Filipino chef Angelito Araneta Jr. for creating the most expensive sushi ever. Laced with African diamonds and edible gold leaf and pearls, Angelito Araneta Jr.'s five-piece nigiri roll is priced at an eye-watering $1,978!
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Over the years, the UBMRC has had some great drivers. Learn about some of them here!
It turns out Andy Priaulx is not the only fast driver from Guernsey.
Former UBMRC president.
Degree: MSc Mathematics and Engineering
Notable BUKC achievements:
2 x 2nd place
1 fastest lap
Other karting achievements:
Winner of multiple GK&MC (Guernsey Kart & Motor Club) Championships:
Cadet Summer Championship 2002
125 Gearbox Winter Championship 2007
125 Gearbox Summer Championship 2008
Jack Kilkenny
"The fastest Man in Birmingham"
Former UBMRC Vice President.
Degree: MSc Economics
2 x 3rd place
2 x 1st in Drivers Championship heats
Other karting results:
2011 Maxxis TKM Festival TKM 4 Stroke – 2nd
2011 Formula 6 South East Championship TKM 4 Stroke – 2nd
0 plate winner 2011 – TKM 4 Stroke
Recipient of the Golden Tyre Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Chris Grange awards
Jack Nicholls
Degree: BA(Hons) English and Drama
Since graduating from the University of Birmingham, Jack Nicholls has gone on to establish himself as a great sports commentator, specialising in motorsport commentary. He has been lucky enough to commentate on the FIA Formula Two series, the FIA GT series and the BRDC Formula Four Championship. In 2012, he made his first appearance commentating a non-motorsport event, when he worked with the Olympic Broadcasting Service at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He will also be providing commentary for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
He is currently working as the lead commentator for the debut season of FIA Formula E.
More information about Jack Nicholls can be found at his website.


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Convict name: White, Mary.
Convicted at Norfolk Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 12 April 1825.
vessel: Midas
date_of_departure: 22 July 1825.
place_of_arrival: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.
Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 281 (142)
Mary White, one of 109 convicts transported on the Midas, 22 July 1825.
Canberra [A.C.T.] :Australian Joint Copying Project,[1948-1990]
Connected with White, Mary.
Adams, John.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 7 years on 25 June 1823.
Transported by Norfolk (15 April 1825.).
Carter, John.
Convicted at Wilts. Assizes for a term of life on 04 March 1826.
Ewing, Robert.
Convicted at Glasgow Court of Justiciary for a term of life on 30 April 1825.
Transported by Woodman (01 December 1825.).
Godfrey, James.
Convicted at Norfolk Assizes for a term of 7 years on 10 August 1824.
Haley, Margaret.
Convicted at Surrey, Special Sessions and Gaol Delivery for a term of life on 27 December 1824.
Transported by Midas (22 July 1825.).
Hurrell, Robert.
Convicted at Suffolk Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 18 July 1825.
Hutchinson, George.
Convicted at Cumberland Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 13 January 1824.
Transported by Minstrel (05 April 1825.).
Marsden, Samuel.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 7 years on 03 July 1822.
Transported by Medina (19 April 1825.).
Miller, George.
Convicted at Surrey Assizes for a term of 7 years on 17 July 1826.
Mills, Thomas.
Pearse, Richard.
Randle, Edward.
Convicted at Somerset Assizes for a term of life on 26 March 1825.
Transported by Medway (28 July 1825.).
Ransome, William.
Convicted at Norfolk, Norwich City Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 13 July 1824.
Tasker, John.
Convicted at Suffolk, Liberty of Bury St Edmunds Assizes for a term of 14 years on 25 March 1825.
Transported by Marquess of Hastings [Marquis of Hastings] (19 August 1825.).
Toon, John.
Convicted at Warwick Assizes for a term of 7 years on 27 March 1824.
Watson, Sarah.
Convicted at London Gaol Delivery for a term of 7 years on 15 September 1825.
Transported by Providence (08 December 1825.).
Webster, Elizabeth.


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Q: Parsing XML Data Into SQL Server I am struggling with importing XML Data into SQL Server 2016. I have tried a few things, but keep either getting errors or just no data is returned.
I have this XML Data stored in an XML file (limited the data because it is pretty sensitive:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<wd:Report_Data xmlns:wd="urn:com.workday.report/Worker_Details_-_EXPORT_-_Workplace">
    <wd:Report_Entry>
        <wd:Active_Status>0</wd:Active_Status>
        <wd:Legal_Name_-_First_Name>Charlotte</wd:Legal_Name_-_First_Name>
        <wd:Position>Executive Housekeeper I</wd:Position>
        <wd:Worker_Management_Level>Supervisor</wd:Worker_Management_Level>
        <wd:continuous_service_date>1979-04-29-08:00</wd:continuous_service_date>
        <wd:Hire_Date>1979-04-29-08:00</wd:Hire_Date>
        <wd:termination_date>2019-12-22-08:00</wd:termination_date>
        <wd:Anniversary_Month>04</wd:Anniversary_Month>
        <wd:Years_of_Service>40</wd:Years_of_Service>
        <wd:Employee_Type>Hotel</wd:Employee_Type>
        <wd:Time_Type>Full Time</wd:Time_Type>
        <wd:Pay_Rate_Type>Salary</wd:Pay_Rate_Type>
        <wd:Marital_Status>Single</wd:Marital_Status>
    </wd:Report_Entry>
    <wd:Report_Entry>
        <wd:Active_Status>0</wd:Active_Status>
        <wd:Legal_Name_-_First_Name>Robert</wd:Legal_Name_-_First_Name>
        <wd:Cost_Center_-_Name>Electronics</wd:Cost_Center_-_Name>
        <wd:Work_Address_-_State_Province>Missouri</wd:Work_Address_-_State_Province>
        <wd:Position>Manager Of Voice Networks</wd:Position>
        <wd:Worker_Management_Level>Manager</wd:Worker_Management_Level>
        <wd:continuous_service_date>1980-02-25-08:00</wd:continuous_service_date>
        <wd:Hire_Date>1980-02-25-08:00</wd:Hire_Date>
        <wd:termination_date>2020-03-22-07:00</wd:termination_date>
        <wd:Anniversary_Month>02</wd:Anniversary_Month>
        <wd:Years_of_Service>40</wd:Years_of_Service>
        <wd:Employee_Type>Corporate</wd:Employee_Type>
        <wd:Time_Type>Full Time</wd:Time_Type>
        <wd:Pay_Rate_Type>Salary</wd:Pay_Rate_Type>
        <wd:Marital_Status>Married</wd:Marital_Status>
    </wd:Report_Entry>
</wd:Report_Data>

I have this code that I am trying to use, but keep getting just an empty result:
SELECT
    XMLCol.ReportEntry.query('Active_Status').value('.', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS ActiveStatus
FROM
    (SELECT
         CAST(XMLCol AS XML)
     FROM
         OPENROWSET(BULK '\\afcn2011\root\DATA\VisualCron\Employee Export\EmployeeExport.xml', SINGLE_BLOB) AS T(XMLCol)
    ) AS T(XMLCol)
CROSS APPLY
    XMLCol.nodes('Report_Data/Report_Entry') AS XMLCol(ReportEntry);

A: You need to respect and include the XML namespace defined in your document.
Try something like this:
-- define the namespace and give it a prefix - here "wd"
;WITH XMLNAMESPACES ('urn:com.workday.report/Worker_Details_-_EXPORT_-_Workplace' as wd)
SELECT
    -- you need to include namespace prefix when referring to the XML element
    -- also: is "VARCHAR(20)" really the best datatype?? Looks more like "INT" to me ...
    XMLCol.ReportEntry.value('(wd:Active_Status/text())[1]', 'VARCHAR(20)') AS ActiveStatus
FROM
    (SELECT
         CAST(XMLCol AS XML)
     FROM
         OPENROWSET(BULK '\\afcn2011\root\DATA\VisualCron\Employee Export\EmployeeExport.xml', SINGLE_BLOB) AS T(XMLCol)
    ) AS T(XMLCol)
CROSS APPLY
    -- you need to include namespace prefix in your XPath expression
    XMLCol.nodes('/wd:Report_Data/wd:Report_Entry') AS XMLCol(ReportEntry);

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The Lake Powhatan fishing pier and access trail in the Bent Creek area of Pisgah National Forest are closed during construction of an accessible pier.
BENT CREEK The fishing pier at Lake Powhatan in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest is temporarily closed this week during construction of a new, accessible pier.
But just in time for the opening of trout season, April 7, the new pier will appear.
The lake is part of the popular recreation area that includes a 90-site campground and swim beach, hiking and mountain biking trails. Fish species include trout, catfish, bluegill, bass, and chain pickerel.
The trail leading from the Hard Times Trail parking area to the lake is also closed during the construction.
The replacement pier will cost $20,000, Owenby said, funded by revenue generated from user fees at the Lake Powhatan Recreation Area. It is being built with in-kind donations from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
The new fishing access will be a floating pier that requires less impacts for installation because there are no support footers placed into the lake.
Lake Powhatan is hatchery-supported with trout so it has been closed to fishing since March 1 while the Wildlife Commission stocks the lake, along with about 1,000 miles of stream with nearly a million trout.
Hatchery-supported trout waters in 25 Western North Carolina counties will reopen at 7 a.m. April 7. The season will run through Feb. 28, 2019.
Lake Powhatan is at 375 Wesley Branch Road in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Call the gatehouse at 828-667-5627.
For more on fishing in North Carolina, visit the wildlife commission's trout fishing page.
For more on fishing in national forests in North Carolina, visit www.fs.usda.gov/activity/nfsnc/recreation/fishing.


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Brother Noland – Contemporary & Traditional Hawaiian Music – Tickets – Napili Kai Beach Resort – Aloha Pavilion – Napili, HI – September 11th, 2019
Brother Noland - Contemporary & Traditional Hawaiian Music
Doors: 6:45pm - Show: 7:30pm
Every Wednesday evenings at Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui. All Show tickets are open seating. We offer two options for purchase:
Dinner and Show Tickets: $95.00:Dinner: 5:00pm at Sea House Restaurant (Napili Kai Beach Resort).Show: After dinner, walk to the Aloha Pavilion for the show. Doors open at 6:45pm, show begins at 7:30pm. Only Available with advance reservation.
Show Only Tickets:Tickets are $37.99 in advance online or by phone.Tickets are $45 at the door the night of the show.Show: Aloha Pavilion. Doors open at 6:45pm, show begins at 7:30pm.
All sales are final, no refunds available after purchase.
Special Guest Brother Noland:
Brother Noland has deeply influenced contemporary Hawaiian music and is widely considered as the "Father of Jawaiian Music." Fluid in both Slack Key and standard guitar tunings, Brother Noland goes wherever the music carries him. "As far back as I can remember," Noland says, "I was always surrounded by the beautiful sounds of Hawaiian music." Brother Noland is popular for his unique interpretations (or "Nolandization") of songs yet remains respectful of traditional Hawaiian music and culture.
Born and raised in Kalihi-Palama on the island of O'ahu, Brother Noland is most famous for his original song "Coconut Girl," which birthed the "Jawaiian" contemporary style (fusion of Hawaiian & Reggae) music. He has won numerous Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards including Best Reggae Album and his music is featured in several movies including "Pineapple Express" and "Snakes in the Plane." He is regularly featured in Slack Key Guitar festivals around the islands.
Brother Noland is an impactful player in Hawai'i"s music scene and one of Hawai'i"s most respected artists. He was honored in 2014 by the State of Hawai'i for a "Lifetime Achievement in Music" award. But despite all the accolades, Brother Noland has never forgotten his roots and the community. Through his philanthropy he helps at-risk youth define their choices and make a quality connection to the community through his Ho'ea Initiative, dedicated to teaching children about how to live off the 'aina (land) and the ocean. As a steward of the land, Noland has a deep connection to Hawai'i and even cares for acreage on the island of Moloka'i while preserving Hawaiian customs, indigenous plants and animal species. His music and community spirit always carries a message of positive reflection, while rooted in the reality we face today.
In 2013, he authored the "Hawaiian Survival Handbook" where he shares the outdoor skills he has developed over a lifetime spent in Hawai'i"s forests and waters. An author, singer, artist, poet, philanthropist, mentor, musician and family man, Brother Noland continually inspires and infuses creativity and innovation to pave new paths of music and humanity around the world
Napili Kai Beach Resort - Aloha Pavilion
5900, Lower Honoapiilani Road
Napili, HI, 96761
Wed 7/17 - Kawika Kahiapo - Six time Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winner
Wed 7/24 - Stephen Inglis - Contemporary Slack Key Guitar
Wed 7/31 - Kevin Brown - Traditional Slack Key Guitar
Wed 8/07 - Led Kaapana - Grand Master of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Wed 8/14 - Sonny Lim - Big Island Slack Key Guitar
Wed 8/21 - Jeff Peterson - Slack Key Guitar Virtuoso
Wed 8/28 - George Kahumoku, Jr. & The Slack Key Show Ohana
Wed 9/04 - Kevin Brown - Maui's Slack Key Master
Wed 9/11 - Brother Noland - Contemporary & Traditional Hawaiian Music
Wed 9/18 - Herb Ohta, Jr. - Ukulele Master
Wed 9/25 - Slackers in Paradise with Jim Kimo West & Ken Emerson
Wed 10/02 - Slackers in Paradise with Ken Emerson & Jim Kimo West
Wed 10/09 - Led Kaapana - Grand Master of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Wed 10/16 - 16th Anniversary Show with Sonny Lim & Kevin Brown
Wed 10/23 - Kawika Kahiapo - Six time Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winner


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SEC Mandates Board Diversity for NASDAQ Companies
by: Rohan Atal
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed new mandatory board diversity measures for all Nasdaq-listed companies. This landmark decision is in line with Nasdaq's recent push for disclosure on board diversity in terms of race and gender statistics.
Nasdaq Diversity And Inclusion Policy Changes
A few new components of the new policy are the requirements of:
At least two diverse directors
A self identifying female
and a self identifying underrepresented minority or LGBTQ+ director.
"These rules will allow investors to gain a better understanding of Nasdaq-listed companies' approach to board diversity, while ensuring that those companies have the flexibility to make decisions that best serve their shareholders," Gary Gensler, Chair of SEC said in a public statement.
SEC, Nasdaq Board Diversity Requirements For Companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in August, approved Nasdaq's proposal to require the disclosure of diversity in a company's board in its listing rules.
If companies don't meet standards, the Nasdaq requires companies to explain why they don't meet race and gender targets for their company boards. The requirements differ depending on the company's size and other factors. For most companies in the nation, the objective would be at least two "diverse" board members: one female, plus one member of an underrepresented minority group or someone who identifies as LGBTQ.
A Path to Change
The decision to mandate Nasdaq companies to meet standards for diversity is a catalyst for tangible change. Prior to this, many companies would implement superficial diversity policies that did little to change the workplace culture for their employees. A move like this forces companies to take a hands-on approach, tied to specific objectives and key metrics.
Based on Nasdaq's findings in 2020, more than 75% of their listed companies would not meet the proposed standards. This means there will be a rapid shift in the way companies seek to collect, measure and analyze data surrounding diversity and inclusion.
How can Companies Bridge the Gap?
Here are three steps all companies should take as they embark on their diversity and inclusion journey.
Establish a system that measures, tracks and reports on D&I
Set interview quotas prior to any recruitment efforts to reduce biases in hiring and ensure a more diverse talent pipeline
Assign accountability at the leadership level
It is important for companies to assess where they are now before they benchmark themselves against where they want to be. Collecting relevant data is a meaningful first step to indicate where a company has room for improvement. For example, after deploying Diversio's pulse survey, clients report an average increase of 0.2 inclusion points.
Creating a recruiting pipeline that is reflective of the diversity goals of the organization is the first step in achieving them. A goal of 20% minority representation will require at least 20% of candidates that receive interviews to be minorities. Similarly, it is important to track where talent is progressing throughout the organization. For example, the newest batch of hires may be incredibly diverse however there could be a bottleneck preventing them from reaching upper management.
Organizations should appoint a leader with the task of managing the recruitment process and guiding the company to achieve its inclusion goals. This ensures the top levels of management echo the commitment to the company. Similarly, this individual will hold the organization accountable to achieve these goals.
At Diversio, we use data analytics to determine the core problems companies are facing in relation to diversity and inclusion. We are then able to analyze the experiences of marginalized groups in conjunction with each other and benchmark them against the dominant group in their workforce. This allows us to provide tailored solutions pulled from a curated database of Diversio Recommendations.
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The EU and the G7 nations clinched a deal last week to fix the price of seaborne Russian crude oil exports at no more than $60 per barrel, aimed at crippling Moscow's revenue stream while avoiding major disruption in the global oil market. But it remains to be seen whether the move will work as hoped in practice, as Russia has already declared it will not sell any oil to buyers that abide by the price cap and will curtail production if necessary, raising the risk that the global energy crisis could get far worse.
"The G7 and all EU member states have taken a decision that will hit Russia's revenues even harder and reduce its ability to wage war in Ukraine," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement, announcing the cap agreement. "It will also help us to stabilise global energy prices, benefiting countries across the world who are currently confronted with high oil prices."
The cap will be implemented in tandem with the EU's embargo on most Russian oil supplies, which came into effect on December 5. The rationale is that most of the largest global shipping, insurance and reinsurance companies are based in EU or G7 nations. Those companies will be prohibited from providing services for handling seaborne Russian oil exports, unless the buyer abides by the price cap. The cap will be extended to Russian refined petroleum product exports on February 5, 2023, coinciding with the point when the EU will expand its embargo to them as well.
The cap, at its current level, will have only a limited impact on the price at which Russian oil sells, given that the country's flagship Urals blend is already trading at a hefty $20-25 per barrel discount to other benchmarks, as a result of sanctions and Western buyers shunning the supplies. But now that the measure has been put in place, the EU and the G7 will find it easier to lower the cap in the future, with some EU member states pushing for the threshold to be reduced to as low as Russia's cost of production.
What remains to be seen is how Moscow will react. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on December 4 that the government would forbid Russian companies from selling Russian oil under the cap, and that the Kremlin was prepared to slash oil production to compensate for lost exports.
Russia "will only sell oil and oil products to those countries which will work with us on market conditions, even if we have to somewhat cut production," Novak said in a comment carried by the TASS news agency. "We are not going to use instruments linked with the price cap. We are now looking at mechanisms to ban the use of the price cap instrument." Russia has already shown its willingness to damage its own commercial interests in the global energy market in response to Western sanctions, having drastically reduced its natural gas supplies to Europe this year, likely causing irrevocable damage to its market share.
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Listen to U2 on Kendrick Lamar's New 'XXX.'
Jeff Giles Published: April 14, 2017
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Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated new DAMN. album is now in stores — including "XXX.," a track featuring surprising contributions from the members of U2.
As previously reported, U2's credit on the DAMN. LP raised eyebrows when it was announced earlier this week; the band is one of only two guests to earn a "featuring" designation on the track listing, with the other being Rihanna, who appears on the song "LOYALTY." Happily for Lamar's fans, "XXX." sounds very much like a collaborative effort, with the group working within the rapper's distinctively eclectic sonic palette.
Rather than a hip-hop track with Joshua Tree overtones, "XXX." is utterly of the moment, and whatever U2's contributions may have been, they sound thoroughly organic; listeners may not even notice the band until Bono comes in partway through the politically charged track, singing a refrain that pointedly observes "You close your eyes to look around."
Lamar, a critical and commercial sensation since making his breakthrough with Good Kid, M.A.A.D City in 2012, scored a Grammy-winning smash with his previous official full-length album, 2015's To Pimp a Butterfly. DAMN.'s first single, "HUMBLE," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
U2, meanwhile, continue to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their watershed Joshua Tree LP with a deluxe reissue and a retrospective world tour. The group's next album, Songs of Experience, remains on the back burner while the group's on the road, with current plans calling for a late 2017 release and a tour in support of the new set next year.
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