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Q: Understanding how sys.dm_exec_requests represents queries being rolled back I'm not sure whether this was an actual problem or just a normal situation where I needed to wait for rollback to finish. In either case, some insight would be appreciated.
Background details
I manage a server running SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 that has a fairly large table:

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*842 million rows at ~108 bytes each

*Clustered index (85 GB)

*1 nonclustered index (8 GB)

*Page compression applied to both indexes

Admittedly, table design and change control in my current working environment are not good. Someone ran the following batch to convert 9 decimal columns to numeric (18,6) NULL:
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col1] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col2] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col3] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col4] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col5] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col6] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col7] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col8] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL
ALTER TABLE [MySchema].[My_Table] ALTER COLUMN [Col9] NUMERIC(18,6) NULL

I think the purpose of the changes was purely for standardisation of data types across tables.
This ran for close to 24 hours and got partway through modifying Col4, at which point I killed it.
What happened after I killed the query
Four hours after killing the query, the row for the session in sys.dm_exec_requests showed a status of 'running', a command of 'KILLED/ROLLBACK' and a value of 0 for percent_complete.
I could tell the session was doing something because reads, writes, and CPU usage were still accumulating at a constant rate. The query was not blocked or waiting. There was little other activity on the server and I/O associated with this query was completing in <1ms according to Process Monitor.
Why what sys.dm_exec_requests showed seemed odd to me
This is confusing given that if I look at a killed query on another 2008 R2 server, sys.dm_exec_requests shows the session in a status of 'rollback', a command of 'AWAITING COMMAND', and a number reported for percent_complete.
The only difference I can find between these servers is that the former is 2008 R2 SP2 and the latter is 2008 R2 SP2 CU8.
The actual question!
What accounts for the difference in the way these rollbacks are reported in sys.dm_exec_requests?  For example, does a status of 'running' with a command of 'KILLED/ROLLBACK' indicate that the KILL command is still being processed, whereas a status of 'rollback' indicates that the query has progressed to performing the actual rollback?
The query finally rolled back, by the way. I never saw the status transition to rollback or a percent_complete reported even though I'm capturing sp_whoisactive output every 5 seconds.


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Q: BdMO - 2018 Regional - Geometry 9 In $ABCD$ tetragon $E $ and $F $ are mid points of $AB$ and $AD$ respectively. $CF$
intersects $BD$ at point $G$. If $\angle FGD = \angle AEF$ and the area of $ABCD$ is $24$ , what is
the area of $ABCG$ ?

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Note that $\angle FGD=\angle AEF$ and $EF\parallel BD$ so it must be that $FG
\parallel AB$. So triangles $FGD$ and $AEF$ have equal corresponding angles. On the other side $AF=FD$ and by ASA triangles $FGD$ and $AEF$ are congruent. It follows immediatelly that $EBGF$ is a parallelogram.
$$A_{ABCD}=A_{ABD}+A_{BCD}=\frac{2a\cdot 2h}{2}+2\cdot\frac{bh}2=(2a+b)h\tag{1}$$
In a similar way for trapezoid $ABCG$:
$$A_{ABCG}=\frac{2a+b}{2}h\tag{2}$$
By comparing (1) and (2) it's obvious that:
$$A_{ABCG}=\frac{1}{2}A_{ABCD}=12$$

A: Since $EF||BD$ ($EF$ is a midlle line in $ABD$) and $\angle FGD = \angle AEF$ we have $EG||AB$ so $G$ halves $BD$. If we use now the fact that median halves triangle on two triangles with equal area, we have $$ABCG = ABG+BCG= {1\over 2}ABD+{1\over 2}BCD = {1\over 2}ABCD = 12$$

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Are you interested in crypto and like playing computer games? If so, WAX token combines the two and could be the cryptocurrency investment for you. In our guide, we'll tell you what WAX coin is, how it works and why it may shake up the computer game industry. Remember, investing in cryptocurrency is high risk and we do encourage you to do your own research.
1 What Is WAX Coin?
3 How Does The Worldwide Asset Exchange Add Value?
5 How Are WAX Token Used?
8 WAX Crypto: What Does The Future Hold?
10 Should I Invest In WAX Tokens?
11 How Can I Buy WAX Coin?
The first thing you need to know is that WAX coin and WAX token are used interchangeably in the cryptocurrency community. They are just different ways to refer to the cryptocurrency of the WAX project. Although WAX is a pretty cool name, it actually stands for Worldwide Asset Exchange. The team describes their project as a "global decentralized marketplace for virtual assets". Although, this sounds intriguing what do they actually mean by this and how does this tie into the computer game market?
Well, every year gamers over 400 million gamers around the world spend $50 billion on virtual in-game items. Many items are of course acquired in-game after many hours of play. The point is that virtual items in computer games are desirable and have value. After all, that high-level item you got on World of Warcraft might have taken dozens or even hundreds of hours to get. As long as a virtual item is in demand, is scarce and takes a long time to earn, it will always have a monetary value. In other words, these in-game items are actually assets that can be traded.
The idea is that digital in-game items from computer games are listed on the WAX exchange and are bought or sold using WAX tokens. These tokens can then be used to buy other in-game items or be cashed out for real dollars using cryptocurrency exchanges.
100's of millions of gamers spend billions of real dollars on in-game items or dedicate many hours to earn them. There are times that a gamer might want to cash out their digital assets. This could be because they could do with the money or they simply want to play a new game and wish to transfer value from one game to another. There are centralized marketplaces for trading different virtual items. However, there is a general lack of trust and in-game items are often stolen when a gamer uses these marketplaces. Even if a trade goes well, then high cross-border fees are paid to the likes of PayPal.
The centralized digital asset marketplaces of today also have another problem: They don't pool items together. This means a gamer might have to look at a dozen or more different marketplaces to either find the item they want or compare prices. This is even more inefficient when you consider that a gamer will also have to research if each digital asset exchange is trustworthy or not.
With such a fragmented marketplace for digital items, it is no wonder that it has not gone mainstream. With the options available today, the truth is that very few gamers are willing to take the risk or dedicate the time to trade their items.
Where Does WAX Fit In?
The team sees that there is an opportunity to provide a platform and process to make trading digital items easier and cheaper for gamers. WAX also opens up other exciting opportunities for virtual item traders. Marketplaces in other industries have created and have resulted in the rise of companies like Amazon, Airbnb, and Uber. All these platforms have thrived by providing a safe and simple platform for millions of small businesses. They have also solved expensive problems like fraud prevention, cataloging, supply and demand matching, and reviews.
How Does The Worldwide Asset Exchange Add Value?
For gamers that want to buy and sell items, WAX offers an easily accessible and simple platform. From a buyers perspective, they just need to select the item they want from the WAX widget, click the buy button, select a payment method and the item will be credited to them. The important part is that they do not need to understand what the platform is or have any knowledge about WAX tokens. WAX wallet creation and payment processing in cryptocurrency are taken care of automatically and run in the background. The user is also never redirected away from the website they are on. This makes the buying experience as painless and as easy as possible.
WAX also allows anyone to open up their own virtual marketplace. All this without having to bother with setting up security, a settlement process or the necessary infrastructure. Traditionally, all these things would have cost significant amounts of money to do properly and were significant barriers to entry. This means that any small website owner or entrepreneur can run their own virtual asset market and should provide new opportunities for millions for small businesses.
In the past, even if a small website somehow had a lot of money to invest and create a digital marketplace, they wouldn't have enough items listed for the marketplace to attract many users. Imagine if you came across a marketplace for World of Warcraft and it had five items in it. It wouldn't be very enticing to use, right? WAX solves this problem by consolidating all the items listed on the platform into a single catalog. This is good news for buyers, sellers, and small businesses.
Trust is one of the main obstacles to trading digital items. Quite simply, there needs to be a process to ensure the buyer receives their item and the seller gets paid. A transfer agent is therefore required to ensure the transfer goes smoothly. Fortunately, WAX have developed a smart way of doing this using bots and API's. All transactions are also secured using blockchain technology as well.
For small businesses like computer game blogs, they can integrate the WAX widget on their site to attract buyers and sellers of digital assets. The blog owner would get a share of the listing fee for any digital asset listed through their widget by their users. If a purchase was made on a blog, the blog owner would get a share of the transaction fee. This means businesses and small entrepreneurs are rewarded for the value they bring to the platform.
Essentially, this means that participation in the digital item marketplace will be open to everyone. In contrast, it used to be the preserve of the very few that had the money to create the necessary infrastructure. Even then, the experience was not particularly good for the actual gamers buying and selling items.
How Are WAX Token Used?
WAX tokens are the unit of currency to either buy or sell digital items on the marketplace. For example, if a user lists an item it will have a price displayed in WAX coins. Similarly, if a person wants to buy an item, their regular currency will be automatically converted into WAX tokens to make the purchase.
WAX tokens are also used for voting. The idea is that each computer game will have a guild that is responsible for signing off completed digital asset transactions. In return for this service, the guild will receive a fee. In short, these guilds are confirming nodes and the platform will start off with 64 elected guilds. WAX token holders can vote for anyone to be elected as a guild, aside from themselves. This is done by pledging tokens, which means they are locked up until the owner pledges them. Whilst tokens are pledged (used for voting) the tokens cannot be sold on a crypto exchange.
Anyone that pledges tokens for an elected guild will receive a proposition of the guilds profits. This is in proportion to the number of WAX tokens pledged to the guild. This reward mechanism encourages coin owners to continuously pledge their tokens and actively vote in guild elections.
Proposals can be submitted to the guild to change policies. Proposals can only be submitted by users that own 10 WAX tokens or more.
There are two main types of transactions on the WAX platform. 1) transferring WAX cryptocurrency 2) creating or interacting with contracts. For any transaction to be processed you will need to pay in WAX tokens.
The first is a user account that allows the person to buy or list items for sale.
The second is a guild account who are top of the totem pole. These guilds are elected through votes by WAX token holders and are in charge of the platform for a specific game. This means they oversee all digital asset transactions for the game they are in charge of and sign off the transactions as complete. If a guild does a bad job, another guild can be elected by WAX coin holders.
The third type of account is known as a 'transaction agent'. These people are in charge of the in-game transfer of items and ensuring the process goes smoothly. The transaction agent communicates with the buyer and seller of the digital item and makes sure the transaction is done properly. In return for this service, the transfer agent earns a fee. Guilds have the power to choose transfer agents or remove them for poor performance.
The WAX cryptocurrency is not just brought to you by any old team. The platform has been created by OPSkins which is already firming established as a leader in the virtual item marketplace industry. The company obviously knows how to complete a digital asset swap, as seen by the over 100 million digital purchases they process every year.
It is evident that the OPSkins team know how to create a massive business in this space. This makes them perhaps the best people to understand the shortcomings of the centralized exchange they have created. The WAX crypto is focused on solving these shortcomings by allowing virtual asset buyers and sellers to trade directly and at a cost centralized marketplaces simply cannot offer.
It is the expertise of the OPSkins team that has so many people excited about the WAX crypto project. The experience, contacts and know how that they have gained since starting their business in 2015, will be invaluable to the project's success.
What TotalCrypto really like about this project is that OPSkins didn't need to create the WAX cryptocurrency. After all, they had a very successful business in the niche already. Instead, they have decided to use their experience and technical know how to try and create a much better version of their existing marketplace.
WAX Crypto: What Does The Future Hold?
Right now, WAX coin is built on the Ethereum blockchain and is an ERC-20 token. However, in the future tokens will be moved over to the EOS platform. This is maybe not surprising given that the BitShares consensus algorithm is used by WAX and BitShares was co-founded by Dan Larimer, who went on to create EOS.
This means that in the future we could see WAX providing a marketplace for cryptocurrencies. Also, assets continue to be digitalized this opens up additional opportunities for this cryptocurrency project. However, as things stand, the in-game item market for computer games already stands at $50 billion. It is perhaps no wonder that the WAX cryptocurrency is focusing on this market first, before pursuing other opportunities.
The WAX token has the potential to widely adopted and tailor it's platform to many other niches. Before we get too carried away, the TotalCrypto team certainly want to see the project properly launch and gain market share in the computer game industry. We certainly have high hopes for the project and are confident that the team is in a position to execute.
Needless to say, the WAX ICO completely sold out.
Should I Invest In WAX Tokens?
The project is targeting the highly lucrative in-game item market. With a total market value of $50 billion annually, WAX doesn't need to win much market share to be a very valuable platform.
Gamers spend a lot of money or time to get highly valued computer game items. Being able to transfer this value to other games for even for money makes a lot of sense.
The value proposition of WAX should appeal to both gamers and businesses alike.
OPSkins have an amazing track record in the industry and have identified all the shortcomings of centralized digital item exchanges though experience. This puts them in a unique position to properly identify the issues and come up with a solution.
The coin has a real use case and makes a lot of sense when you consider how many different currencies there are and the fees associated with converting them. This problem is particularly apparent when you are trading a digital asset with someone on the other side of the world. Gamers are already accustomed to the idea of hard in-game currencies like gems, so the jump to WAX tokens is not particularly big.
The platform can be used to trade any digital asset, including cryptocurrencies. WAX is focusing on in-game item exchange first. However, the fact that it could be used to exchange any digital item means there is further potential for growth.
The cryptocurrency is not yet listed on Binance. This could mean a sharp spike in the WAX token price if it is eventually listed on the exchange.
The platform has not launched yet and they will have no official working product until Q4 2018.
The project has other cryptocurrency competitors like Enjin Coin.
It still remains to be seen if a decentralized marketplace will be more popular than the centralized ones already available.
How Can I Buy WAX Coin?
There is currently no direct way of buying WAX tokens with conventional currency through a single account. Instead, you will have to buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange like Coinbase and transfer this to an exchange that has WAX traded on it. We show you everything you need to do to buy your WAX coins in our simple how to buy WAX guide.
In short, the WAX project solves a big problem in a massive market. We are sure that there are millions of gamers out there that would love to exchange their in-game items for cash or effectively trade items from one game to another. The problem with the centralized exchanges available right now is lack of trust, a highly fragmented market (which harms adoption) and a high barrier to entry for anyone wanting to participate or add value in the market. WAX is aiming to solve all these problems and it's brought to us by OPSkins, who have already got a very impressive track record in this area.
The TotalCrypto Team cannot wait to see the WAX platform looks in Q4 of 2018 and look forward to seeing how many games and users it can onboard. 2019 and beyond will certainly be years for the team to focus on increasing market share and possibly even start tailoring the platform to trade other digital assets. We are very interested to see how things go with this project and finding out if WAX can live up to our high expectations.
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Handlung
Ein Jahrzehnt nach der plötzlichen Trennung von Naomi lädt Kris sie zum Abendessen ein, um mit ihr über ihr kompliziertes Leben und ihre Beziehungen zu reden.

Produktion
Regie führte Mari Walker, die gemeinsam mit Kristen Uno auch das Drehbuch schrieb.

Die Weltpremiere erfolgte am 16. März 2021 beim South by Southwest Film Festival. Ab Mitte April 2021 wurde er beim Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival gezeigt. Mitte August 2021 wurde er beim Outfest in Los Angeles vorgestellt. Am 1. April 2022 kam der Film in ausgewählte US-Kinos. Am 19. April 2022 wird er auf DVD und als Video-on-Demand angeboten.

Rezeption

Kritiken
Der Film wurde von 97 Prozent aller bei Rotten Tomatoes erfassten Kritiker positiv bewertet mit durchschnittlich 7,3 der möglichen 10 Punkte.

Auszeichnungen
Bentonville Film Festival 2021
 Nominierung im Narrative Features Competition

Calgary International Film Festival 2021
 Nominierung im International Narrative Competition

Sun Valley Film Festival 2021
 Auszeichnung als Bester Spielfilm (Mari Walker)

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Pinnell Dance Centre's Patrick is Back! Patrick began his dance training at Litchfield Dance Arts Academy in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, under the direction of Ilka Doubek. He went on to study at The South Carolina Governor's School of the Arts, Virginia School of the Arts, The Harid Conservatory, and the Atlanta Ballet School. He holds a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in dance from Troy University, which he attended on the chancellor's scholarship. Patrick has toured internationally with Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance, appearing on nationally televised events in Switzerland, Spain, Austria, and Germany. His industrial credits include work for Maryland Festival Ballet, The Carolina Opry Christmas Show, Sports Illustrated, and Royal Caribbean. Patrick also teaches master classes and choreographs for institutions around the country, including New Orleans based NTG Dance, where he serves as ballet and contemporary faculty. In 2014, Patrick's piece "Going Home" was selected to perform in the New Works Concert at Alabama Dance Festival.
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Kristin Sudeikis
A choreographer, dancer, teacher, and producer, Kristin Sudeikis is a highly involved and influential member of the New York metropolitan, national, and international dance communities. As both Artistic Director of Kristin Sudeikis Dance and as a commercial choreographer, Kristin creates work that is rooted in igniting social activism and connected to the world—seeking to affect lasting change through ephemeral moments. Her commercial work ranges from screen to brand promotion, and includes dance events for SELF Magazine, Microsoft, and Wells Fargo Bank. Most notably, Kristin created with and for NIKE as part of the NIKE Blast women's training event in Stockholm, Sweden (2010-2014). She and her choreography have also been featured on NBC's 30 Rock; with Mariah Carey on Good Morning America; in music videos and tours for recording artists; and in such publications as Marie Claire, Vogue, Dance Teacher Magazine, and SHAPE Magazine. Most recently, Kristin was commissioned to choreograph music videos for Chinese pop star Bibi Wu, expanding her cliental of recording artists to include international musicians.
Kristin has also produced, directed, and choreographed four original, sold out productions in NYC. Her 2010, "Even in Silence…" and its companion piece, "Even in Silence part deux, the light Remains…" explore the power and poignancy of the unsaid. In May 2012, Sudeikis had the honor of creating for the Peridance Contemporary Company, presenting the world premier work, "I Am You". With social activism as a constant influence, Kristin choreographed and produced "STAND", a benefit to promote awareness of the human trafficking epidemic. "STAND" was produced in conjunction with the GEMS organization and the Half the Sky Movement, both of which provide services for female victims of oppression and sexual exploitation. In addition to full-evening productions, Kristin Sudeikis Dance has also performed in festivals throughout the New York metropolitan area and the United States, including the Brooklyn Dance Festival, The Gratitude Project, Young Choreographer's Festival; and tours in San Francisco, Raleigh, Houston, and Stamford, CT. Kristin Sudeikis Dance made its film premier in March 2014, with an original dance film set to John Legend's, "Made to Love". The company is currently in the midst of creating their second series of dance films.
When at home in New York City, Kristin teaches at Broadway Dance Center and at Peridance Capezio Center. She also travels nationally and internationally, choreographing, performing, and presenting master classes at colleges, studios, and festivals. Most recently, Kristin taught at the American Dance Festival in North Carolina, and remarks, "a space that honors global visionaries such as Maya Angelou, Pina Bausch, and Bill T. Jones is a cool and invigorating place to move".This year, Kristin was among such artists as Camille A. Brown in representing "Women in Dance," a mentorship program for up and coming creators and choreographers. Whether on stage, on set, or in the studio, Kristin's driving focus is to allow others to experience the true and real social impact that is created when music, time, space, and 'the other' connect. Ultimately, Kristin encourages dancers to reach far beyond any limitations they may perceive themselves to have, "only then, can they tap into what they want to become. Dance is a gift. Study hard. Take care of it. Never cease striving to become the artist you want to be."
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Born and raised in Brooklyn NY, Andrew started his performing career at the early age of 17 dancing for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida as a "Kid of the Kingdom" as well as a dancer in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. He then continued on to perform for Royal Caribbean, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (NYC and Branson, MO), as well as numerous industrials, television commercials, movies and episodes of SNL. Andrew was also an original member of Mia Michael's dance company R.A.W.(Reality At Work). Other performing credits include A FEW GOOD MEN… DANCIN', FAME (Off-Broadway/National Tour), A CHORUS LINE (Lenape PAC), CARNIVALE (Radio City Music Hall), original company member of the American premiere of WE WILL ROCK YOU in Las Vegas and the role of "Chistery" in WICKED (Chicago).
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Pinnell Dance Center alumnus Chaz Wolcott!
Chaz grew up in Columbus, Ohio where he got his start in the performing arts at the ripe old age of 1. His parents, who were swing dance instructors, taught him how to cha-cha and his feet haven't stopped moving since!
Chaz enrolled in dance classes at Pinnell Dance Centre in Gahanna, OH and began acting in theatre with Phoenix Theatre Circle. He found his love for musical theatre in The Who's Tommy while playing the 4-year-old version of the title character. His family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada where Chaz found himself dancing more than ever while continuing his training at The Dance Zone in Henderson, NV. Chaz even appeared on CBS's "The King of Queens" as a Young Jerry Stiller and competed on ABC's "Good Morning America" in their Greatest Dancer in America Challenge. Chaz won the US Championships and won the Bronze Medal for the United States of America in the World Tap Dance Championships at the age of 14. Chaz graduated with High Honors from Coronado High School.
Chaz went on to major in Dance Performance at the prestigious Oklahoma City University. He excelled through his four years at the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management, reaching the highest levels in dance technique classes and graduating Summa Cum Laude. Chaz was a member of the award-winning American Spirit Dance Company and served as the Company Deputy and Dance Captain.Over the summers during college, Chaz started adding professional theatre credits to his resumé at Music Theatre of Wichita, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Gretna Theatre and The Moon River Theatre in Branson.
Since earning his BFA, Chaz has been busy! Two days after graduation, Chaz was offered the role of Mistoffelees on the National Tour of Cats, a dream role of Chaz's. He toured with the show for about six months and then took the leap and moved to New York City. Chaz has accrued regional credits at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, The Fireside, Gateway Playhouse, Fulton Theatre, Casa Mañana, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Gretna Theatre and was invited back to the Cats tour for its 30th Anniversary Tour. Chaz has made appearances in HBO's "High Maintenance", "Anderson Live" and off-Broadway in Prince of Christmas. Chaz has performed for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS annual fundraising shows: Gypsy of the Year and Easter Bonnet. Chaz was featured on FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" where he jumped on Mary Murphy's Hot Tamale Train to the Academy in Season 14! He is a proud member of Actors Equity Association.
Chaz is also building his choreography resume with recent choreography credits at Forestburgh Playhouse – Crazy for You and Mary Poppins. This past summer, Chaz also Directed and Choreographed Cats at Interlakes Theatre, and served as Choreographer / Associate Director of Newsies at The Legacy Theatre. Chaz teaches and choreographs for dance studios across the US and tours with The Broadway Collective, bringing musical theatre training to students nationwide. He has taught for Dancers Responding to AIDS, Dancers Against Cancer, Broadway Connection, Stage Door Connection, Inside Broadway and Chaz presented choreography at Leg Up On Life, which raised money for The Trevor Project, and at The Ho Ho Holiday show, which raised money for Toys for Tots. Most recently, Chaz was thrilled to make his Broadway choreographic debut by directing/choreographing the National Tours presentation at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 29th Annual Gypsy of the Year competition at the New Amsterdam Theatre!
Chaz recently completed touring as one of the newsies, Buttons, in the First National Tour of Disney's Newsies after visiting 70 cities, performing over 750 performances and spending two years on the road. The show was filmed live at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre, which was released in movie theaters as Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical. The movie is available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon and Disney Movies Anywhere, and is available for streaming for a limited time on Netflix. Check out www.newsiesthemusical.com for more information!
Chaz also produced & directed four cabarets for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS while on tour with Newsies and is proud of leading the fundraising campaign that raised over $400k for the incredible charity. Please check out this video playlist of some of the performances: The Newsboys' Variety Show. The show has gone on to be produced twice at NYC's Feinstein's/54 Below.
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Alexander Pushkin is adored in Russia, and his "Eugen Onieguin" (1830), a novel in verse, is particularly admired. Plus the fact that there is a parallel between Lenski´s death and the writer´s, both in duels for passional reasons, has given it popularity. It inspired Tchaikovsky´s best opera and one of the most attractive choreographies imagined after World War II: John Cranko´s for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1965.
Walter Erik Schäfer, then Stuttgart Opera´s Director General (Intendant), admitted the idea but with a restriction: no music from the opera could be used. So Kurt-Heinz Stolze (1926-70), pianist, harpsichordist and composer, adapted Tchaikovsky pieces from the suite "The Seasons", the opera "Cherevichki" and the tone poem "Francesca da Rimini"; he did so skillfully and in close agreement with Cranko.
Naturally, although it follows the general plot of the opera, there are changes, not only because the language of dancing is so different but also due to the inclusion of certain new ideas or the transposition of the last scene of Act I to the first of Act II. To those who know the opera well, of course they will miss such moments as Lenski´s marvelous aria but by and large the music is adequate and accompanies faithfully the choreographer´s steps.
The Romantic spirit has somehow been maintained after 135 years, and the Neoclassic refinement of Cranko´s style blends with a natural expression of deep feelings in choreography that is never showy, but by no means easy. He depìcts in sure traits the psychology of the five principals: Tatiana grows from youthful passion to disappointment, and afterwards serene love for Prince Gremin; the blasé Onieguin of the First Act becomes a traitor of friendship in the Second, and desperate lover in the Third; Olga, Tatiana´s sister, by her coquettish behavior with Onieguin brings about the drama of her fiancé´s death ; Lenski loves Olga with no limits and challenges Onieguin to the fatal duel; and the mature Gremin gives Tatiana the firm responsible love she needs.
All this is beautifully told in movement by Cranko, but he also gives us big scenes for the Corps de Ballet in each act: vital Russian peasant dance in the First, complex intermingling of old and young people in the Second, and the Polonaise in Act III. Also, some family interchanges between the sisters and the widow Madame Larina, and affectionate gestures between Tatiana and her wet nurse.
The ballet was premièred in April 1965 by Cranko´s Stuttgart Ballet, with Marcia Haydée and Ray Barra. In November 1979 I witnessed at the Colón the wonderful Stuttgart company, with the ideal Haydée and Richard Cragun, Egon Madsen and Susanne Hanke, in the lovely staging of Jürgen Rose. They came back in 1985. And in 1994 the Colón Ballet staged it with a different production, the one we saw now: Pier Luigi Samaritani, stage design; costumes, Roberta Guidi di Bagno. Two splendid couples did Tatiana and Onieguin: Alessandra Ferri and Maximiliano Guerra, Silvia Bazilis and Rául Candal (their goodbuye to the stage). It came back to the repertoire in 2011 with two Stuttgart dancers, Alicia Amatriain and Jason Reilly; and in alternate casts, Maricel de Mitri and Alejandro Parente; and Karina Olmedo and Juan Pablo Ledo. In 2012 it was again staged.
And so we come to the present revival, with the bright light of Marianela Núñez as Tatiana, paired with Parente. Alternates: Olmedo and Ledo; Nadia Muzyca and Matías Santos. Let it be said squarely: the second and last performance with Núñez and Parente showed a Colón Ballet in fine shape and in an outstanding production. True, they had Marianela, prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet, and as we know, such a position only goes to exquisite dancers of perfect technique and taste. But Marianela has a special radiance of her own, the immaterial quality of Haydée, Ferri and Amatriain: she moves the audience with each stance of her body. And she was ably partnered by Parente.
Federico Fernández, tall, lithe and poetic, was just the artist for Lenski; and Natalia Pelayo gave us a pert and agile Olga. Vagran Ambartsoumian was a solid Gremin and Virginia Licitra a charming Larina. The Corps de Ballet was disciplined and able, prepared by Agneta and Victor Valcu.
Javier Logioia Orbe completed the feast with fine conducting of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic.


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Takeaways from WhatTheyThink's "Interactive Print" Lunch-and-Learn
Didn't make the August 25 lunch-and-learn "Interactive Print in the Real World: What's Really Working?" No problem. Here's a roundup of the presenters' main points.
By Heidi Tolliver-Walker Published: September 8, 2021
Didn't make the August 25 lunch-and-learn "Interactive Print in the Real World: What's Really Working?" No problem. Earlier, I posted a roundup of key data points presented in the webinar under the theme "If you're waiting for AR to arrive, you're too late—it's already here." Here, we will look at some key takeaways from the two main presenters, Tracy Archuleta, co-owner of image8creations (Salt Lake City, Utah), and Will Gee, founder and CEO of BaltiVirtual (Baltimore, Md.).
(If you would like to watch a replay of the webinar, you can do so here.)
Both presenters are deeply invested in augmented reality. Archuleta comes to image8creations from Konica Minolta, so her background is print, and all image8creations campaigns include both a print and an AR component. Her clients are primarily small to mid-sized companies, such as independent artists and musicians, schools and nonprofits, local breweries, and even printers. BaltiVirtual handles larger accounts, including Under Armor, Marvel, and Amazon. Between the two, they span the gamut of client sizes and types of applications.
AR from the Large-Brand Perspective
Will Gee opened with an explanation of the differences between AR, VR, and what BaltiVirtual calls XR. Virtual reality requires wearing a headset and puts you into another reality. AR does the reverse, bringing computer graphics into the real world. Examples include putting a Baltimore Raven in your living room or allowing you to "walk around" and interact with a Lamborghini in your office. Although some AR can be accessed with a headset, these experiences are more likely to be viewed on a phone or tablet. XR, or "extended reality," encompasses all types of mixed reality regardless of the types of devices used to experience them.
Gee provided multiple examples of the types of applications built by BaltiVirtual, most of which are "high-touch" (such as AR games) built over weeks or months.
One campaign, called Tilt the Ice, was a game designed to build excitement around the Washington Capitals hockey playoff season. It was accessed through printed coasters distributed to local venues in the Washington, DC area. "This was launched on a relatively small scale—it was local, limited to bars and restaurants around the Capital Arena—and one of the stats that stood out was that it averaged 10 repeat plays for anyone who engaged with it," says Gee. "We also found that people were taking these back home with them to as far away as Washington State and California."
This, Gee says, reflects the value of AR to measure engagement. In fact, this was one of the motivations for BV client Hallmark to add AR characters to greeting cards. "Hallmark had very little insight into the level of engagement with their greeting cards once those cards were purchased," says Gee. "Do people care about those cards one month later? One year later? They didn't know. AR gives us insight into the average number of times someone interacts with the piece.'"
While custom, high-touch applications are still expensive to produce, Gee maintains, those costs have come down dramatically with the advance of technology. "AR used to be a million dollar investment," he says. "Then it went to a hundreds of thousands of dollars investment. These days, it's a tens of thousands or thousands of dollars investment. That barrier will start to go away, especially as you see the emergence of online model libraries and free-to-use tools."
Also driving the adoption of AR, Gee says, is QR Codes, which allow users to interact with AR experiences without downloading an app. "Back when we were doing more app-based campaigns, you'd have to give directions, say 'download this app, scan this image, and see it come to life.' Ninety-five percent of people wouldn't bother," he explains. "But with the renaissance of QR Codes, that barrier is starting to disappear.
Serving Small to Mid-Sized Clients
Gee then handed off to Archuleta of image8creations, who spoke from the perspective of serving small and mid-sized clients. Archuleta opened with the statement: "If you are not telling your clients about AR, someone else will. That is where the space is today."
Like BV, Image8creations uses both app-based AR and browser-based AR via QR Codes, although she is using more QR Codes than apps these days. Archuleta refers to these codes as "AR codes" rather than QR Codes so people know there is an AR experience behind them.
For printers, Archuleta says, AR has a variety of benefits:
It changes the conversation with brand owners in a way that raises your work out of the commodity market and gets you involved much earlier in the process.
It's purely additive to—not competitive with—your print work.
It allows you to collaborate in a way that doesn't hurt your relationship with the agencies that feed you print. "Many of the agencies producing AR are purely digital agencies," says Archuleta. "This is the first time that printers can go to the brand owner without hurting the relationship with the marketing agency feeding them print."
Top AR applications for image8creations? Trade shows, events, in-school presentations, fan engagement, and portals leading to 360-video, and more.
Archuleta gives the example of an application that is very popular with nonprofits. She calls it "track the container," since it allows donors to track their donations supporting underserved communities, disaster relief, and similar projects from origin to destination. image8creations is producing one of these programs for Sister Schools, which gives donors refrigerator magnets with AR codes so they can watch the progress of their donated supplies all the way to their destinations at Sister Schools' Ugandan partner schools.
Another, perhaps surprising client segment for AR, Archuleta says, is printers themselves. Image8creations is increasingly working with printers using AR to market their own businesses, often using portals. In these applications, printers allow potential clients to drop AR portals into their homes or offices, walk through them, and be transported onto the printer's shop floor, where they can take a 360-degree video tour of their plant. "Clients and potential clients can see the equipment they have on the floor and how clean the plant is," says Archuleta. "They can take a full plant tour without leaving their offices."
How to price these projects? The same way you price television and radio ads.
The key, Archuleta concludes, is to maximize the use of the AR code by placing it everywhere you can—on magnets, coasters, newsletters, in your social media, and anywhere else you can get visibility. "Keep it out there, and you'll get the ROI you're looking for," she says.
About Heidi Tolliver-Walker
Heidi Tolliver-Walker is former print industry magazine editor and long-time industry analyst, content developer, author, and blogger. She has written for the industry's top publications, research companies, and private companies for the past three decades — so long that she still has an AOL address, which she signed up for back when AOL was still cool. You can reach her at [email protected]


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Masakra w więzieniu w Stanisławowie – likwidacja więzienia w Stanisławowie (ob. Iwano-Frankiwsk), połączona z masowym mordowaniem więźniów, przeprowadzona przez sowieckie organy bezpieczeństwa pod koniec czerwca 1941 roku. Ofiarą zbrodni padło od 1200 do 2500 więźniów. Była to jedna z wielu tzw. masakr więziennych, dokonanych przez NKWD po rozpoczęciu niemieckiej inwazji na ZSRR.

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Stanisławów, przed wojną polskie miasto wojewódzkie, od września 1939 roku znajdował się pod sowiecką okupacją. Osoby aresztowane przez NKWD były osadzane w miejscowym więzieniu. Było ono jednym z trzech sowieckich więzień funkcjonujących na terenie obwodu stanisławowskiego; w oficjalnych dokumentach określano je mianem "więzienia nr 1". Stanowisko naczelnika piastował kpt. Werszuchanow.

22 czerwca 1941 roku nazistowskie Niemcy dokonały inwazji na Związek Radziecki. Pierwsze tygodnie wojny miały bardzo pomyślny przebieg dla strony niemieckiej. Dywizjom Wehrmachtu udało się bowiem rozbić wojska nadgranicznych okręgów wojskowych ZSRR, a następnie wedrzeć się w głąb sowieckiego terytorium. Sukcesem uwieńczone zostało między innymi niemieckie uderzenie na terenie Wołynia i Galicji Wschodniej, gdzie broniło się największe i najlepiej uzbrojone zgrupowanie Armii Czerwonej – Front Południowo-Zachodni. W pierwszych dwudziestu dniach wojny jego jednostki poniosły ogromne straty w ludziach i sprzęcie, a także były zmuszone wycofać się na odległość blisko 250 kilometrów na wschód od granicy niemiecko-sowieckiej.

W chwili wybuchu wojny niemiecko-sowieckiej w więzieniach i aresztach na Kresach Wschodnich przetrzymywano około 40–50 tys. więźniów. Władze sowieckie były zdecydowane nie dopuścić, aby zostali oni uwolnieni przez Niemców. 24 czerwca 1941 roku ludowy komisarz spraw wewnętrznych Ławrientij Beria wydał obwodowym urzędom NKGB rozkaz rozstrzelania wszystkich więźniów politycznych przetrzymywanych w zachodnich obwodach ZSRR, których ewakuacja w głąb kraju była niemożliwa. W myśl rozkazu Berii stracone miały zostać osoby skazane za "działalność kontrrewolucyjną", "działalność antysowiecką", sabotaż i dywersję, a także więźniowie polityczni znajdujący się w śledztwie.

Ewakuacja i eksterminacja więźniów
Z dokumentów odnalezionych w sowieckich archiwach wynika, że stan osadzonych w stanisławowskim więzieniu na dzień 10 czerwca 1941 roku wynosił 2555 osób. Byli to w większości Polacy i Ukraińcy.

Pod koniec czerwca 1941 roku Sowieci podjęli próbę ewakuacji więzienia. Według raportów NKWD wywieziono koleją do Iwanowa 577 więźniów, a kolejnych 942 zwolniono lub "pozostawiono w więzieniu". Z ustaleń Okręgowej Komisji Badania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu w Łodzi wynika natomiast, że pod Husiatynem jeden z transportów został zaatakowany przez niemieckie lotnictwo. W powstałym zamieszaniu więźniowie podjęli próbę ucieczki, lecz udała się ona tylko nielicznym. Większość uciekinierów zginęła od kul konwojentów.

W międzyczasie funkcjonariusze NKWD przejściowo opuścili Stanisławów, pozostawiając więźniów bez nadzoru. Część osadzonych podjęła wówczas próbę ucieczki, lecz nie sposób ustalić, ilu z nich powiódł się ten zamiar. Ówczesna prasa oraz ocalali polscy więźniowie podawali, że z więzienia wydostało się nawet do tysiąca osób. Z kolei jeden ze świadków przesłuchiwanych w latach 90. XX wieku przez OKBZpNP w Łodzi, zeznał, że ucieczka powiodła się 40 mężczyznom i 40 kobietom. Pomoc z zewnątrz dla uciekających więźniów zorganizował kpt. Ignacy Lubczyński wraz z młodzieżą ze "Strzelca" i Przysposobienia Wojskowego.

Niedługo później do miasta powrócili enkawudziści, którzy przystąpili do systematycznej eksterminacji więźniów. Ofiary rozstrzeliwano w więziennych piwnicach lub na dziedzińcu wewnętrznym. Na czas egzekucji uruchamiano silniki samochodowe lub puszczano głośną muzykę z megafonów, chcąc w ten sposób zagłuszyć odgłosy strzałów i krzyki mordowanych. Środek ten okazał się skuteczny, gdyż masakra wyszła na jaw dopiero po ostatecznej ewakuacji Sowietów ze Stanisławowa.

2 lipca miasto zostało zajęte przez sprzymierzone z Niemcami oddziały węgierskie. Mieszkańcy udali się wówczas do więzienia, mając nadzieję, że odnajdą tam aresztowanych krewnych i przyjaciół. Na terenie gmachu znaleziono jedynie dziesiątki zmasakrowanych ciał. Gadzinowy "Goniec Krakowski" podawał, że na dziedzińcu sądowym i w pobliskim ogrodzie odkryto w dodatku trzy zbiorowe mogiły wypełnione kilkoma warstwami zwłok. Masowe groby odnaleziono także w Posieczu (ponad 200 zwłok) oraz w Pasiecznej (trzy groby z setkami ciał). Świadkowie ekshumacji relacjonowali, że wiele zwłok nosiło ślady tortur – np. rażenia prądem elektrycznym. Twierdzili ponadto, że w jednej z cel enkawudziści zamurowali więźniów żywcem (prawdziwość tego typu doniesień kwestionuje jednak Bogdan Musiał).

Źródła podają rozbieżne informacje na temat liczby zamordowanych więźniów. Dokumenty NKWD informują, że w więzieniach w Stanisławowie, Kołomyi i Peczeniżynie zlikwidowano łącznie 1000 osób. Inne źródła podawały natomiast, że w samym tylko stanisławowskim więzieniu zginęło od 1200 do 2500 więźniów. OKBZpNP w Łodzi, która prowadziła śledztwo w sprawie tej zbrodni, szacowała liczbę ofiar na około 1500.

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Zwłoki odnalezione w więziennych celach i piwnicach lub na dziedzińcu wewnętrznym grzebano w zbiorowych mogiłach na cmentarzu miejskim. Jedynie ciała zidentyfikowanych ofiar zostały zabrane przez rodziny. Z masowych grobów na dziedzińcu sądowym wydobyto natomiast tylko osiem zwłok; resztę ze względów sanitarnych ponownie zasypano.

W latach 1989–1990 masowe groby w Posieczu i Pasiecznej były badane przez pracowników stowarzyszenia "Memoriał".

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It's with a true emotion and a big tiredness that we have the great pleasure to share with you the opening of our second cottage. We've spoken of this project to several of you during the past months and after 2 years of work mainly done by Alex, it is at last ready !
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Here are the first pictures we wanted to share with you to give you a taste of this place we've designed for your comfort, for your pleasure.
Few details are different : toilets are independant on the lower level and have automatic light, the bathroom as a large shower instead of a tub. And the garden is completely independant from ours.
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Stairs. To reach the Café !
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"Imagining Things Differently" for Female Empowerment by Hollywood Film Makers
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A recent article in The Atlantic urges directors and filmmakers to "start imagining differently" when it comes to gender roles and female empowerment. The article explains why more womens' stories are needed in science fiction, and includes a long explanation of why "Star Wars" doesn't include many women.
Author Noah Berlatsky points out that science fiction has a rich history of questioning gender roles. Authors like Ursula K. LeGuin and Octavia Butler have written entire series of novels with interesting gender twists. There is even a graphic novel series that explores what would happen in a world where men disappear. However, Berlatsky points out that "Star Wars" doesn't include women, even though there's no logical reason for this. According to Berlatsky:
"There seems reason to believe, then, that sci-fi film's lack of creativity when it comes to gender is more about its own preconceptions than about some inevitable logic of the market. And those preconceptions are often circular: Sci-fi is for guys because guys like sci-fi because sci-fi is for guys. To break that cycle, I think you need not just casting changes, but a broader conception of science-fiction. Adding more female characters to Star Wars would certainly be great, and I'm all for it. But I'm also for different kinds of stories."
How to get these kinds of stories and how to empower women seem to be inextricably tied together. In order to tell different kinds of stories, Hollywood film makers need to include diverse groups of people in the filmmaking process. Adding a strategic partnership agreement with women filmmakers or other groups of people would shake up the status quo and bring more interesting female empowerment stories to the big screen.
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Man Violently Robbed on H Street NE
by Andrew Ramonas July 6, 2015 at 12:15 pm 1,487 2 Comments
(Updated at 2:20 p.m.) A thief attacked and robbed a man on the H Street corridor on Independence Day.
The robbery happened on the 600 block of H Street NE about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, police said.
The robber struck the victim in the back of the head when he was walking on the block, which includes a CVS. The victim fell, and the thief robbed him.
The man declined medical treatment, police said. Authorities didn't have any suspect information.
In addition to the fatal stabbing on a train at the NoMa-Gallaudet University Metro station, other crimes reported in the Capitol Hill area over the holiday weekend included another stabbing and an assault with a gun.
Someone was stabbed in Southwest on the Fourth of July, authorities said. The stabbing, which police said was a domestic assault, happened on the 100 block of N Street SW about 10 p.m. Saturday.
A person also was hit with a handgun after an altercation near Miner Elementary School in Northeast Capitol Hill Friday night, police said. The attack happened in an alley on the 1500 block of F Street NE about 8:30 p.m. Friday.
The victim received a minor injury, police said.
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She had slipped down off her seat and was groping drunkenly for the dashboard.
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Then I saw a puddle pooling at her feet, staining her skirt.
To hell with this, I decided.
Taking a deep breath, I kicked out a window and swam for the surface.


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The global economic landscape would be impossible to understand without the essential role that central banks are playing. Any statement issued on any given day by any of the chairs of the world's main regulators (Kuroda, Yellen, Draghi or Carney, to mention some of the most prominent) is certain to make markets explode into frenzied motion. The "whatever it takes" uttered by Draghi in 2012 will resound forever in the collective mind of the financial world.
Central banks are responsible for ensuring price stability and confidence in national currencies. Their measures have a direct impact on credit and savings regulations.
Another task, maybe less well-known, for which central banks are responsible, is the effective management of international reserves to tackle financial and foreign exchange turbulence. Currently, due to the total volume of reserves they manage – approximately $13 trillion – central banks have become key players in the world economic landscape.
The start of the financial crisis in 2008 triggered a shift in the priorities of monetary policies, which begun to focus on strengthening the banking system. Traditional measures and instruments of central banks had to be underpinned through the implementation of the so-called Quantitative Easing operations.
These expansive monetary policies entail massive purchases by Central Banks in the secondary market of debt issued – mainly – by states and of private debt securities. The ultimate purpose of this policy is to invigorate the transmission mechanisms of monetary policies, in order to stimulate the economy.
The basic premises of central banks when managing international reserves have been, by order of significance: (I) security, capital preservation; (II) high degree of liquidity; and, finally, as desirable factor, (III) an adequate profitability. These premises turn central banks into very conservative public investors, always putting immediate availability (very liquid short-term investments) and capital preservation before profitability.
However, and – paradoxically – as a result to their own monetary policies, the current economic scenario in most developed markets is riddled with low returns and negative rates. This has caused many central banks to step out of their comfort zones to pursue higher profits, and start engaging in slightly riskier investments, increasing the diversification of currencies (including the RMB, for example) and expanding the range of instruments toward somewhat higher (risk-adjusted) profitability rates, or extending the average term of their portfolios.
Central banks also need support from financial institutions to perform their functions. BBVA, for instance, has a team exclusively devoted to offering coverage to public sector customers, including central banks. The Global Public Finance unit is responsible for covering public sector customers and offering them different collaboration and support alternatives: Market color/research, transactional and product capabilities and specific training sessions.
From this unit, BBVA puts a series of support mechanisms at the disposal of central banks, in order to help them to better manage their international reserves. These mechanisms include the purchase-sale of sovereign bonds and other investment instruments, long-term deposits, mandates for outsourcing the management of a portion of their reserves and hedging instruments.
Within the context of this line of support, the institution organizes the Seminar for Public Sector Issuers and Investors, aimed especially at central banks, sovereign funds and public issuers such as national treasury departments, public agencies and multilateral institutions. This seminar provides a meeting framework for public sector customers, which allows to perform an in-depth analysis of the different financial markets, and an opportunity to go take a look at currently relevant topics, such as the world macroeconomic outlook, asset allocation strategies or investment flows. The purpose of this forum is to gain a better understanding of the needs of this very specific customers, helping them to bring their investment strategy to fruition.
In recent months, the term MREL (which stands for Minimum Required Eligible Liabilities) has been appearing more and more frequently in business and economic news outlets. We see it being used repeatedly in bank-related reports, but what is behind this acronym?


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Documentary reveals why Brits refuse to eat American meats
By Hannah Sparks
October 12, 2020 | 1:30pm
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Microbiologist Lance Price, a professor at George Washington University in Washington, DC, has embarked on a five-year examination of bacterial contamination in American livestock. Recently, he shared his findings for UK's Channel 4 program "Dispatches," which aired Sunday.
Compared with farms in the UK, Price found that pork from pigs raised in the US is up to six times more likely to be contaminated with salmonellosis, the bacteria that causes salmonella infection, as close to 13% of samples tested coming from the US contained the diarrhea, fever and cramp-inducing bacterium. While symptoms generally last about a week, about 26,500 victims out of an estimated 1.35 million infections each year in the US will end up in the hospital due to the illness and 420 will die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Meanwhile, Escherichia coli, or E. coli, was detected in a shocking majority of American-based livestock products tested during the study, including pork (60%), beef (70%), chicken (80%) and turkey (90%).
Though there are several types of E.coli, it's the variety that creates the Shiga toxin that is well-known to cause similar symptoms as salmonella infection, though marginally less lethal with about 265,000 illnesses and about 30 deaths each year, according to a 2012 CDC report. However, North America has become a top producer of one of the deadliest strains of the bacteria, the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, also called STEC 0157.
"I find it a little disturbing because E. coli is an indicator of fecal contamination, so most of the meat is contaminated with feces, and the feces within it has these dangerous pathogens," said Price during the half-hour documentary — an investigation prompted by a post-Brexit US trade deal.
So-called "chlorinated chicken" has become a revolting mascot for American poultry among UK consumers, who have long shunned our chops over the practice of bleach-washing raw chicken in order to eliminate the harmful pathogens discussed in Price's study. In 1997, the European Union put a ban on the practice, meaning a majority of poultry raised in the US were not eligible for export to the UK and other European nations. However, Brexit has reopened livestock trade negotiations between the US and UK.
Now we've left the EU, the government is trying to do a trade deal with the US. @Dispatches can exclusively reveal dangerous levels of contamination in American meat that could soon be stocked in UK supermarkets. 1/
— Channel 4 Dispatches (@C4Dispatches) October 11, 2020
"With salmonella [and] Campylobacter, you're going to get diarrhea, you're going to be sick for a few days and you'll get over it, but if you have any kind of compromised immune system, they can cause serious invasive infections; that is, they can get into your blood and kill you," the food researcher claimed.
The lesser-known Campylobacter, whose symptoms are milder than salmonella and E. coli, has led US food poisoning rates in the past.
Price's study also explores the potential health dangers of six growth hormones that are commonly used by US beef producers, which encourage rapid and outsized growth. Regulators of European beef imports have already called out one such chemical, 17-beta estradiol, as a potential carcinogen among certain groups of people. Animal studies have shown the hormone to produce tumors and may increase the risk of breast and uterine cancers.
Price called US rates of food-borne pathogens "unacceptable, given that it is controllable." However, powerful interest groups have stymied efforts to clean up the meat market. He added, "the industry has been very successful in fighting any kind of regulations there."
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