Since news broke late on Sunday that a popular affair site had been hacked, one question has been looming overhead, taunting the public like some sort of horrible, noir-mystery novel title: Who hacked Ashley Madison? According to investigative journalist and security researcher Brian Krebs, who first broke the story, the group responsible for the massive data breach wasn't shy about announcing its presence, posting a ranting manifesto that claimed the company had been allegedly lying about the services provided under a $19 account deletion program offered to users looking for a full profile scrub. The team admitted to hacking two additional sites owned by parent company Avid Life Media (ALM) as well.
"Too bad for ALM, you promised secrecy but didn't deliver," wrote the hackers, who identified themselves as the Impact Team, about the company's supposedly faulty "Full Delete" service, which offered subscribers the option to completely scrap all private information on the site for a modest fee. "We've got the complete set of profiles in our DB dumps, and we'll release them soon if Ashley Madison stays online."
ALM CEO Noel Biderman confirmed to Krebs on Sunday evening that the company had indeed been hacked, explaining that technical teams were "on the doorstep" of confirming the identity of those behind the breach and that there was "definitely a person here that was not an employee but certainly had touched our technical services."
I don't care about my profile being up there (it does offer the opportunity to hide it so that it can't be found and I'm no longer getting e-mails from them). But this does seem like a crappy way of a company extorting money out of a (presumably wealthy) audience eager to quickly hide the details of their sordid extramarital dealings.
Trevor [Stokes], ALM's CTO, once said "protection of personal information" was his biggest "critical success factors" and "I would hate to see our systems hacked and/or the leak of personal information [exposed]. Well, Trevor, welcome to your worst [expletive] nightmare.
So far, the Impact Team says it has collected sensitive data on over 37 million Ashley Madison users, as well as information stolen from similar hookup sites, Established Men and Cougar Life. The group was able to post a sampling of that data on Ashley Madison's site before it was taken down Sunday. More of that information, the Impact Team claimed, would be posted online unless the sites were taken down.
Our one apology is to Mark Steele [Director of Security]. You did everything you could, but nothing you could have done could have stopped this.


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Faculty, Homepage, YU Spotlight March 31, 2014April 13, 2015 skier
In Yeshiva College Course, Students Examine Trends in School Violence From Multiple Perspectives
Schools are supposed to be safe places, where children learn, grow and acquire the skills and knowledge they need to build successful lives. But what happens when they aren't? In the last decade, news stories about violent outbreaks and bullying in school settings have brought this question and others to the forefront of American awareness. How are our children and institutions impacted when violence—whether in harder-to-spot forms like bullying or more alarming behaviors like muggings or assaults—becomes pervasive in our school systems? And, more importantly, how do we prevent it from happening?
Students gave a group presentation on the impact of school violence on teacher turnover.
At Yeshiva College, students in Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Daniel Kimmel's "Violence, Schools and Education" course are seeking answers.
"Issues like bullying have really come to light in the American public eye in the last 10 to 15 years, but even then people tend to notice only the really spectacular instances, the ones that lead to rampage shootings or highly public suicides—which are tragic, but don't convey the scope of the problem," said Kimmel. "Studies estimate that as many as a quarter of all students experience persistent bullying for a year or more during their school careers. There are so many kids who are suffering, but their suffering never reaches the point where the public eye notices them."
In Kimmel's class, that suffering is anything but invisible. Students look not only at the different ways violence can manifest in school settings, but also the long-term consequences for those affected by it—academically, emotionally, physically and beyond. The course was designed to fulfill the Human Behaviors and Social Institutions requirement in Yeshiva College's innovative new Core Curriculum, which heavily emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to education that enhances students' capacity to solve problems creatively and intuitively.
"Unlike more traditional intro courses which students still take for their majors, Professor Kimmel's course allows them to engage deeply within a specific area of focus, as they learn how sociologists, psychologists and political scientists would approach this shared set of questions and issues," said Dr. Rachel Mesch, director of the Yeshiva College Core Curriculum. "What they learn from this kind of class goes far beyond a specific body of knowledge—they learn new ways of thinking and understanding the world around them. These kinds of Core classes not only help students choose their specific area of study, but also provide them with enduring skills for their careers and their adult lives as engaged citizens."
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Daniel Kimmel
Context is king in Kimmel's course, which takes students first through individuals' experiences with school violence and broadens into a conversation about violence on a school and community level. Students explore the relationships between violence and differing social statuses, psychological characteristics, institutional policies and long-term health outcomes. "The goal is for students to see who the different stakeholders are in a major problem like this and to see how different vantage points can lead to different proposed solutions, different explanations for the behaviors we see, and ultimately different answers to our critical questions, 'Where does school violence come from and what should we do about it?' " said Kimmel.
Kimmel, whose research in the field at the University of Chicago focused on constructing a process model of violence in schools, encourages his class to propose their own suggested answers to those questions. However, he stresses that for now, the problem of school violence is too complicated to fix with one simple, universal solution. "The clearest thing is that when you put in the methodological heavy lifting and try to see if there are stark negative causal effects of this kind of violence, the same way that you'd see an effect on students exposed to drugs, they do seem to exist," Kimmel said. "It's a big problem."
Danny Poritz, a sophomore majoring in mathematics, found the course's psychological insights especially intriguing. "We talk about questions like, 'What causes students to adopt a violent mindset?' " he said. "It's fascinating just how many variables can contribute to school violence, from parenting down to the very culture of each school. Every facet must be explored in-depth to piece together the whole picture—the sheer complexity of this problem leaves us with so many questions and teaches us to challenge our assumptions."
"The course deals with a melting pot of current issues and understanding its scope is crucial for any educated person that wants to know more about the world we live in," said Benjamin Kohane, a junior double-majoring in mathematics and economics. "Its immersive style—detailed presentations and class discussions, interacting with all the sources from books and academic journals that Professor Kimmel provides us with—really helps me appreciate the field of sociology in a new light."
Bullying, Class, core, Course, daniel kimmel, education, Rachel Mesch, Sociology, violence, Yeshiva College
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Xbox Live Arcade Update – The Wolf Among Us
The Wolf Among Us, Telltale Games' next episodic game series, has begun rolling out today for the Xbox 360. The first episode "Faith" can be downloaded from the Xbox Games Store for $4.99 with episodes 2 – 5 being released in the coming months.
The Wolf Among Us, which is based on Bill Willingham's FABLES comic series, will also be coming to the PS3 next week.
The Wolf Among Us – Episode 1: Faith
Download Episode One of The Wolf Among Us, a five-part game series from the creators of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead. As Bigby Wolf – THE big bad wolf – you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences. Fairytale characters are being murdered in this hard-boiled, violent and mature thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic book series (DC Comics/Vertigo) by Bill Willingham. Additional episodes available as downloadable content.
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TEXT BY BWF STAFF | BADMINTON OCEANIA
No tournaments. Quarantined at home. Closed training facilities. Postponed Olympic Games. Lacking motivation.
The COVID-19-ravaged 2020 was becoming a real issue for Oliver Leydon-Davis.
Having won the men's doubles with Abhinav Manota at VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 and climbed to his highest world ranking (67th in men's doubles, 70th in mixed doubles with Anona Pak), New Zealand's aspiring Olympian was aiming to qualify for Tokyo 2020 when the pandemic hit.
Over 10 weeks were then spent in isolation (as per the New Zealand government requirements) and Leydon-Davis was one of many that had to shake up his training routine.
The 30-year-old, however, did not see it as all 'doom and gloom'.
"It was a unique opportunity to sit down and reassess. The year became a push-pause, push-pause process, but with everything essentially pushed back 12 months, it gave us an extra window to grow and develop partnerships," he told Badminton Oceania.
"Our coach had set us up with a training diary and it was the acceptance and good communication between our team which helped us make the most of the eight weeks of (the first) lockdown."
Pak and Leydon-Davis are currently 70th in the world.
The lockdown also provided a new opportunity for Leydon-Davis – it opened his eyes to the importance of self-reflection and methods for coping with negative thoughts.
"I've become more aware of my thoughts and it was a raw exposure of how you talk to yourself. It was revealing where I can get better in my life," he said.
"I can be a harsh critic and set high standards for myself. There were some tough days where I had to deal with negative self-talk. So, I turned to books to look for mental health models. You notice patterns in your behaviour and learn how to cope with these.
"We have to acknowledge there are things we can't control, but we must maintain a level of self-awareness and self-control to stay focussed and, particularly as doubles players, hold each other accountable. Thankfully, we were motivated and fed off each other, documenting our activities throughout lockdown."
Leydon-Davis and his partners are back on court following New Zealand's successful battle with COVID-19. Now, they eagerly await the easing of tight border controls to storm ahead with their Olympic qualification campaign.
** First published on Badminton Oceania website by Tom Leonard.
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In Prestashop for English website, I need to show the Arabic Language selector and on the Arabic website I need to show English as a Language selector.
currently, it showing the current website language on the language selector bar. is there is a way to do this?

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Exhibit A: Drake Kisses Rihanna on Stage, Fails.
Please note that she appears to have mouthed "that wasn't funny" post-smooch (h/t Vulture).
No one has ever been more shut down then Drake in this moment.
Fingers crossed that Drake managed to get a kiss before the night was out, because these two could not be sweeter.
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88-Keys, Sia and Mac Miller have unveiled a new collaborative track called "That's Life."
The song was recorded back in February 2015 in New York, but it's just been given the green light by Miller's family.
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Misamis Occidental è una provincia filippina situata nella regione di Mindanao Settentrionale. Il suo capoluogo è Oroquieta.

Geografia fisica
Il Misamis Occidental è una provincia dell'isola di Mindanao, posta nella parte settentrionale del tratto iniziale della Penisola di Zamboanga, che da lì si estende verso ovest. Proprio su quel lato ci sono gli unici confini terrestri, con le province di Zamboanga del Norte e Zamboanga del Sur. A sud è separato dal Lanao del Norte dalla baia di Iligan che si apre sul Mare di Bohol che bagna tutta la parte costiera ad est e a nord di questa provincia.

Geografia antropica

Suddivisioni amministrative
Il Misamis Occidental è diviso in 14 municipalità e 3 città.

Città
 Oroquieta
 Ozamiz
 Tangub

Municipalità

 Aloran
 Baliangao
 Bonifacio
 Calamba
 Clarin
 Concepcion
 Don Victoriano Chiongbian

 Jimenez
 Lopez Jaena
 Panaon
 Plaridel
 Sapang Dalaga
 Sinacaban
 Tudela

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Ok. pues me compre una Tea Lenght Skirt, la vdd no se como se diga en espaniol. Pero esta muy padre, ahora la pregunta aqui, es como la usare, con que blusa y zapatos...Por que podria llegar a verme como viejita por el largo de la falda.
Falda estilo Tea Lenght, es mas o menos a la altura de entre la rodilla y el tobillo. Entonces no es larga hasta el piso y no es corta.
En si esta muy padre, prometo tomarle fotos cuando este segura de como usarla. Tambien ese dia compre un cinto que trae 2 cisnes por hebilla :).
Como podran darse cuenta tengo un pequenito problema casi ni existe con comprarme cosas, mas bien con comprarme ropa :P.
En estos posts se daran cuenta de mi shopaholic issue. Pero esta padre por que asi tendre mas de que contarles.
El dia de hoy en la escuela empezamos con la tecnica al Oleo. El olor es algo potente pero rico, y me manche mi blusa, tristemente, dice la profe que no se quita, pero si ustedes saben de una tecnica para desmanchar mi blusa sin hecharla a perder mas, diganme !!!!!
Ok, so I bought a Tea Lenght Skirt yesterday. Its so cool and colorful, now the queation here is how am I going to use, with what type of shoes, shirt or... I dont know..TBH, cause I dont want to look like an old lady.
A Tea Lenght Skirt is a skirt that goes all the way till the in between of your calf, so is not as long as a maxi skirt but is not short either. Is really beautiful, and I promiss you I'll take pics of it to show it to you, once I use it correctly. Also that day I bought a belt that has 2 swans as the buckle :).
As you will see I have a tiny bitsy problem with shopping, but only with shopping clothes, shoes, and accesories.
But that's ok, cause I will have more to tell you in these posts.
Today at school we started with Oil painting. I really enjoyed it, the only thing is that I got my denim shirt messed up :(, and according to my teacher, the stain wont go away, but if you know any way to get rid of it, pleasee tell me !!!!!!!


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Strategies for how and when to grow your company
November 1st, 2018 / By: Jeff Moravec / Feature
Employees at Party Reflections Inc., a special event equipment rental firm in Charlotte, N.C., pull supplies for a client's event. Dan Hooks, the company's president and CEO, says he staffs based on expected growth: "If you wait for the growth, it will be too late." Photo: Party Reflections Inc.
They're called "growing pains" for a reason. You've put in the blood, sweat and tears (and a few bucks) necessary to make your business a success. You've made your customers happy, and they've told their friends. There's never been enough time in the day, but now … it's getting tough to manage it all.
It's time to ask some hard questions: Do you want to grow? Do you want to take this dream to another level? How do you get bigger without messing up what you've worked so hard to build?
Half the battle is knowing which questions to ask, says Rick Ludolph, founder and president of Productive Solutions LLC, a consulting firm in Marietta, Ga. For new clients, his questions include: "Do you have a strategy? What is it? What are some of your main challenges, and what are you doing about them?
"Step one for any business owner in this situation is to understand the pluses and the minuses," Ludolph says, "and work to prioritize what's important.
"Companies who are still here today are more strategy-oriented than those that have fallen by the wayside," he explains. "You can't maintain a successful business just running from one fire to the next."
Be selective, be strategic
In many cases, Ludolph says, the biggest question might be, "What can be done right now that gives the business the biggest bang for the buck?"
According to Steven Malone, founder and principal consultant at IronClad CFO, a business consulting firm in Salt Lake City, Utah, answering that question can help a business owner understand whether having too much work means the operation needs to grow—or whether it needs to become more selective about the work it's doing. Companies that took on any kind of work possible during the recessionary period of 2008 and after, simply to survive, may need to rethink their business mix.
"Where is the profit margin?" Malone asks. "You have to analyze what you're doing. Are there some jobs that require a lot of travel and lodging costs? Are they profitable? You need to understand the reality of the numbers."
Feed the core elements
Part of considering a growth strategy involves making sure the core elements of the business are in a good place, Malone explains.
"Some entrepreneurs can't stop looking forward," he says. "They spend so much time trying to figure out what the next thing is that they never fully develop the first thing."
If that core business is run correctly, it can fund other opportunities, Malone says. "But remember what feeds your family and your employees' families," he cautions. "One of the worst decisions anyone can make is taking all the resources you have and dumping it into something new. It can kill off what you've had."
With any expansion, Malone says, it's critical to set up a system that separates different lines of business. "Sometimes creating a completely different entity is the way to go, but you need separate line items," he explains. "You need to be able to see what's happening, what is profitable and what might be costing you money. If everything is grouped together, you can't do that."
Trust your staff
Taking time to analyze the business and adopting a strategic viewpoint can be challenging when you're busy pumping out the work. "It's not how most entrepreneurs are used to working," Ludolph says. "But it needs to be done."
But how? According to Malone, any business owner contemplating growth needs to realize that he or she just can't make every important decision; that's what limits expansion.
"Putting trust in other people can be hard for an owner," Malone says. "But if they want to start to do more strategic planning and begin to look forward, they need people they can trust to handle more of the day-to-day business. A good staff can certainly relieve a lot of the pressure."
Dan Hooks, president and CEO of Party Reflections Inc., a special event equipment rental firm in Charlotte, N.C., seconds that viewpoint. "As you think about growing, the company's leadership team needs to also grow to meet new challenges that a larger company must face," he says. "Wearing three hats may not work anymore. As a leader, you cannot do all the things you once did, and had to do, when the company was smaller. If you want to grow, you must trust others to handle the things you used to do."
Choose the right path
Ohio Awning & Manufacturing Co. in Cleveland had problems outsourcing the powder coating for its metal canopies. So the company set up its own operation, which gets jobs done faster—and improves the quality. Photo: Ohio Awning & Manufacturing Co.
Knowing your market is a key consideration in deciding the best method for growth, according to Hooks. "You need to determine if the market is growing organically so that adding new products and employees can sustain the growth," he says, "or if it is stagnant or not growing fast enough so that an acquisition is a better approach."
Hooks says his company first made an acquisition in 1998, when a nearby company had reached its limit of growth and decided its best course of action was to sell the business.
"We felt we had the capacity to grow and just needed market share," Hooks says. "But we didn't analyze the revenue volume very well, and didn't see that the majority of the work fell during the months when we were already busy. We didn't recognize the significance of what that would do to our workforce, our trucks and our ability to produce the events with the same quality and service our customers had grown to expect."
"Failure was not an option," he says, "but we suffered many losses in our customer base and it took several years to gain some of that business back."
What did they learn? "Staff for the business before the growth hits. If you wait for the growth, it will be too late to find the people and train them in time to be effective," he says.
For William Morse, president of Ohio Awning and Manufacturing Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, the firm's acquisition of Canvas Exchange Inc. at the beginning of this year allowed the business to expand, but without the need to find new employees—a tough thing in today's market—to do the additional work.
"Acquiring Canvas Exchange was essentially making key hires, so to speak, because we brought the staff over," Morse says. "It gave us trusted people who know what they're doing."
Roadblocks may be opportunities
Opportunities for Ohio Awning to grow have also presented themselves in the form of roadblocks, Morse says. He says the company spends time looking at what is stopping it from doing better and how those problems can be fixed.
"For example, we had a bottleneck in outsourcing the powder coating for our metal canopies," Morse says. "We were at the mercy of our vendors, prices were high, turnaround time was slow and quality was mediocre."
So Ohio Awning set up its own powder-coating operation, which Morse says has improved both the speed at which projects can be completed and the product's quality.
"Also," he says, "while we set this up for our own purposes, we're doing it for others as well, and it's a revenue stream that is growing our business. Before we even started, we were getting people asking us when it would be ready—they had jobs for us. That reassured us that we had made the right choice."
Technology is key
No discussion of growth strategies could be complete without mentioning technology.
"Businesses are successful because they do a lot of things right," says Ludolph, "but more and more these days one of those things needs to be velocity—the speed of business has changed, and that's where technology comes in."
Just keeping up with the competition—let alone growth—requires more attention to technology, Ludolph adds, whether it is increased automation on the shop floor or software that allows for keeping better track of inventory.
"The good news is that technology doesn't have to be the investment it used to be," he says. "What used to be only for the big guys is today much more accessible and affordable."
Critical, according to Ludolph, is the role technology can play not just in incremental improvement, but in "transforming" the business. An example, he says, is using software to help customers keep track of the status of their orders: "You become much more interesting to customers when you can provide that level of transparency."
Growth requires imagination
Growth strategies seem on the surface to be something that are usually considered when the business environment is good. But even when the economics are challenging, there are opportunities, according to Hooks.
"The recession of 2008 took almost all of our growth away," he says. "Growth strategy changed to survival strategy. However, if you maintain an active imagination toward opportunities, you can find a way to thrive in the midst of survival."
In his company's case, Hooks says, a competitor in the region went out of business. "We didn't think the market they were in represented a large growth opportunity, but we felt it was a great time to get some inventory that would be needed when the recession passed and business returned to normal.
"Regardless of the plan in place," Hooks concludes, "part of growth is looking at opportunities when they come up, even if they don't coincide with your plan."
Jeff Moravec is a freelance writer from Minneapolis, Minn.
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The straighter your teeth, the easier to keep them clean. Dental braces can therefore improve your overall dental health. What type of braces is suitable for you depends on the position of your teeth. If necessary, we refer you to an orthodontist to have retainers, brackets or dental headgear fitted. If your teeth are adjustable using invisible braces, we can help you in our practice.
Invisalign is an invisible brace that corrects your teeth. It consists of custom-made clear plastic aligners, to put over your teeth – people will hardly notice you wear them. Apart from invisible, these clear aligners are also removable, meaning you can eat anything you like.


The Farmington Police Department congratulates Lt. Casey Malone on his recent graduation from the FBI National Academy Program. Malone was one of 213 law enforcement officers who graduated from the academy in Quantico, Virginia on June 10. The 264th session of the national academy consisted of men and women from 47 states. Included in the class were members of law enforcement agencies from the District of Columbia, 21 international countries, four military organizations and eight federal civilian organizations.
The FBI National Academy Program consists of 10 weeks of advanced communication, leadership and fitness training for selected officers who have proven records as professionals within their agencies. On average, these officers have 19 years of law enforcement experience and usually return to their agencies to serve in executive level positions. Since its inception in 1935, a total of 49,234 individuals have graduated from the program.


The majority of imports from outside SACU are subject to high import tariffs. These tariffs comprise a basic customs duty and, in cases of luxury items, an additional scaled tax.
Namibia uses the Harmonised System of Classification, which is widely recognized.
A letter of credit is required by U.S. exporters selling into Namibia.
An Additional Sales Duty (ASD) is levied on all imports to Namibia. ASD varies between zero and 15 percent and is similar to a luxury tax. A General Sales Tax (GST) of 8 percent is also levied at the point of final sale. Together, the ASD and the GST are similar to a Value Added Tax.
Export controls are maintained on exotic and indigenous live animals (e.g. ostriches) but not on general manufactured products. The regulations of the South African Bureau of Standards are still followed by Namibia for labeling requirements and other manufacturing standards. These regulations are consistent with international requirements and standards.
There are no free trade zones in Namibia (see discussion on export processing zones below).
Namibia is a member of various Southern African regional groupings. In addition, Namibia maintains membership in the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Namibia has also signed bilateral trade agreements with twenty-one major trading nations around the world.
At present, Namibia is a member of the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the International Labor Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the Commonwealth of Nations.


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Global impact of a slowdown in China (312 KB) Xu Bing, Moritz Roth and Daniel Santabárbara
Given its systemic importance, a sharp and sustained economic slowdown in China affects the world economy, not only on account of its share of global GDP, but also because of its links with other economies through trade, the commodities markets and, on a more incipient level, the global financial system. Developments in China also have indirect effects on global uncertainty and confidence. This article presents various simulations of the negative impact that a sharper slowdown in the Chinese economy than expected by the main analysts would have on the global economy and, especially, on the euro area. Specifically, a further slowdown in annual growth of 1 pp in China would give rise to a decline in global growth of 0.4 pp in a year, with particularly marked effects on commodities producers and on the Asian economies.
Report on the Latin American economy. Second half of 2019 (786 KB)
This article analyses the recent performance of the main Latin American economies (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru). In the first three quarters of 2019 the region's growth was once again lower than expected and below that of other emerging areas of reference. This lower growth is essentially explained by domestic factors (political and economic policy uncertainty and structural problems of low potential growth), although the external environment has not been favourable either in terms of developments in world demand and in the terms of trade. Most central banks in the region have reduced policy interest rates given the absence of inflationary pressures, the existence of negative output gaps and the relatively stable performance of exchange rates. Fiscal space is limited in most of the economies and certain risks to the sustainability of their public finances persist in some of them. The main international organisations and private institutions expect activity to rise in the coming quarters, especially domestic demand. This would be based on looser financial conditions and improved external conditions (lower trade tensions) and domestic conditions (agents' confidence). In this setting, the balance of risks is tilted downwards, given the persisting doubts about economic policies in the main countries in the region and about the dissipation of political uncertainty, and about the improvement of the international economic situation.
This report includes two boxes. Box 1 analyses the channels which could be transmitting global trade tensions to Latin America. Box 2 describes the economic situation in Argentina after the worsening of the financial turmoil last summer.
The Federal Reserve review of its monetary policy framework (399 KB) Susana Párraga, Pedro del Río and Juan Luis Vega
This article offers an overview of the monetary policy framework review currently being conducted by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed). First, we examine the alternative strategies under consideration to address the likely greater incidence of episodes in which monetary policy is influenced by the existence of an effective lower bound (ELB) to which the policy rate can fall. We also discuss how the available empirical evidence drawn from the Fed's own experience makes it likely that it will retain in its toolkit the non-conventional monetary policy instruments adopted in the wake of the global financial crisis to tackle the problem of the greater incidence of the ELB: namely, quantitative easing and forward guidance. Finally, we analyse possible changes in the Fed's communications policy.
Tariff protectionist measures and Spanish goods exports (616 KB) Eduardo Gutiérrez Chacón and César Martín Machuca
The rise in global protectionist tensions in recent years has, after decades of across-the-board declines, entailed increases in tariffs that are proving detrimental to international trade and thereby affecting the Spanish economy's external sector outlook. This article estimates the effect of tariffs on Spanish non-energy, non-EU goods exports drawing on data broken down by country of destination and type of product. The results show that an increase in tariffs adversely impacts both export possibilities and, persistently, export values. On the estimates made, a 1% increase in import tariffs imposed by another country on a Spanish product entails a reduction in nominal exports of around 0.6%. Protectionist risks underscore the role of the EU in promoting international trade agreements, such as those recently entered into with Japan, Canada and Mercosur.
Leveraged loans: definition and market development (437 KB) Carlos González Pedraz
Over the past decade, the volume of leveraged loans has grown to reach its highest level since the end of the crisis. Growth has been more contained in Spain, which accounted for 5% of the total volume of such lending in Europe in the period 2016-2018.
The terms and conditions of leveraged loans have become less restrictive and a large proportion is distributed among institutional investors worldwide, in the form of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs). This originate-to-distribute model poses potential risks for the financial system. In the event of a cyclical downturn the losses in this market could be significant, in particular, owing to the relaxation of investor protections. In addition, given the importance of these loans as a source of corporate financing, a rise in defaults would have adverse effects on the real economy.
The impact of China on Latin America: trade and foreign direct investment channels (623 KB) Jacopo Timini and Ayman El-Dahrawy Sánchez-Albornoz
The economic, political and institutional ties between Latin America and China have become closer as the Chinese economy has grown. Indeed, as a result of its rapid economic growth, China now plays a systemic role in the world economy. However, since the global financial crisis, the Chinese economic model has shown signs of exhaustion and controlling the rate of growth may prove to be a particularly difficult challenge, taking into account the profound structural transformation to be addressed and the high level of debt of the Chinese economy. Against this backdrop, the article provides an empirical analysis of the effects on the Latin American countries' growth of their trade and investment relations with China. It also analyses the channels through which the Chinese economic slowdown is transmitted to the region. The study shows that, through the trade channel at least, an unexpected slowdown in China could have a negative impact on economic growth in Latin America.
Capital flows to emerging economies: recent developments and drivers (571 KB) Luis Molina and Francesca Viani
Emerging markets have gained prominence as recipients of capital flows since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. This raises their exposure and goes hand in hand with greater dependence on external financing and heightened sensitivity to global shocks. However, some differences can be observed across regions. For example, while the more stable types of capital flows (direct investment) continue to outweigh other types in Latin America, in Asia and the Middle East the recent increase in capital inflows has taken the form of debt, private in the case of Asia and mostly government debt in the Middle East. Against this background, this article examines the impact on the capital flows to these economies of five potential global shocks: an appreciation of the dollar, a fall in commodity prices, an increase in global aversion to risk, expectations of monetary policy tightening in the United States and lower regional growth compared with advanced economies. The findings of this article suggest that the factor with the greatest impact on portfolio flows to emerging markets is the appreciation of the dollar although, in the case of Latin America, commodity prices also play a very significant role.
Report on the Latin American economy. First half of 2019 (1 MB)
This article reviews the recent performance of the main Latin American economies, in a difficult external environment, owing to the slowdown in the world economy and the uncertainty associated with trade tensions. Growth in 2018 was lower than in 2017 and lower than projected at the start of the year, primarily on account of the severe recession in Argentina and a slower than expected recovery in Brazil. Activity is expected to be more positive in these countries in 2019, but a slowdown is forecast in Mexico. In addition, the risks remain predominantly on the downside. Among the internal risks, the uncertainty surrounding the economic policies to be implemented in Brazil and Mexico stands out. This issue is analysed in detail in this article. Two other articles on specific aspects of the performance of the Latin American economies will be published together with this one: "Capital flows to emerging economies: recent developments and drivers", and "The impact of China on Latin America: trade and foreign direct investment channels".
The latest protectionist trade trends and their impact on the European Union (682 KB) Francesca Viani
In an attempt to rebalance trade with China, the United States administration decided in early 2018 to introduce a series of protectionist measures affecting certain imports in particular. This gave rise to an escalation of US-China trade tensions. The new tariffs have affected a significant percentage of Chinese exports to the United States, but their impact on EU trade has only been marginal to date. The indirect effects on European economies through the global value chains have also been limited. However, possible tariff barriers on the automotive sector could raise the affected trade flows substantially.
Simulations made with econometric models confirm that the tariff measures adopted to date would have relatively moderate direct effects on global economic activity and on EU countries. That said, the simulations also warn that a decrease in business confidence and an unfavourable reaction by international financial markets could amplify such adverse effects. Additionally, possible future auto sector tariffs could have a significant impact on European economies in an industry already facing important challenges associated with the structural and technological transformation process currently under way.
World economic outlook for 2019 (698 KB) Pedro del Río and Esther Gordo
Recent weaknesses in the world economy have prompted a downward revision of forecasts for 2019. The baseline projection scenario points to a widespread easing of growth, albeit more so in some areas than in others, against a backdrop of high uncertainty and significant downside risks. These include, most notably, the possible proliferation of protectionist measures, a disorderly no-deal Brexit, a sharper than expected slowdown in China or in the euro area, or a severe financial market adjustment. Any – or a combination – of these events could have a significant impact on the world economy, in a setting in which there is little room for manoeuvre in macroeconomic stabilisation policies.
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Isle MP Andrew Percy, speaking in the House of Commons.
In his letter, Mr Woolnough complains about the inequality of reporting of the fracking issue. I, too, feel there is an inequality.
Despite the excellent coverage in our local papers on the issue of fracking, I consider that wider coverage, both on television, radio and in the national newspapers, has not been balanced or particularly informative.
Having canvassed the people of Pendle and Burnley regarding fracking I am aware the majority are unaware of how potentially injurious the industry could be to all our lives.
Indeed, Mr Woolnough himself admits to concerns about the industry and I doubt he would be willing to allow fracking to go ahead if he was aware of all the dangers. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the land on which we grow our food and graze our animals would all be at risk from contamination. On a societal level, property values would plummet and house insurance premiums would rocket as has been experienced already on the Fylde coast.
In his letter, Mr Woolnough mentions wind turbines. It is often the case that those less in favour of renewable energy and more inclined towards the burning of fossil fuels always restrict their view of alternative energy sources to wind turbines.
Mr Woolnough has done the same thing and ignored the fact that, as well as wind power, we also have water power, both tidal and river, and solar power. As an island we are the best placed country in Europe to exploit all the benefits of renewable energy and so far this has not been done as successive governments have concentrated on continuing to invest in fossil fuels.
Mr Woolnough, and all your readers, should bear in mind this government is not doing the north west any favours by giving us the fracking industry despite the lies told about the provision of employment and the benefit to the economy.
As a body, Lancastrians should write to their MP and write to their councillors and demand they listen to the people. It is not too late to save the county from destruction.


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Q: Sorting on child model's price attribute I have 2 models: Product and Sku, where a Product has many Skus
I'm trying to come up with a search & sort interface, and I have filters working for product category, etc.  My question is how to return the ranked products based on the price of the skus.
For example:
product | id: 1
product | id: 2
product | id: 3

# Skus for Product 1
sku | id: 1, product_id: 1, price: 1111
sku | id: 5, product_id: 1, price: 5555
sku | id: 9, product_id: 1, price: 9999

# Skus for Product 2
sku | id: 2, product_id: 2, price: 2222
sku | id: 3, product_id: 2, price: 3333
sku | id: 4, product_id: 2, price: 4444

# Skus for Product 3
sku | id: 6, product_id: 3, price: 6666
sku | id: 7, product_id: 3, price: 7777
sku | id: 8, product_id: 3, price: 8888

A sort by "price low to high" should return:
[ product 1, product 2, product 3 ]

while "price high to low" should return:
[ product 1, product 3, product 2 ]

This is simple enough for 3 products, but I'm having trouble figuring out pagination (i.e. thousands of products, with consistent offsets etc).
It seems like it should be some combination of group by and searching by sku followed by finding the corresponding product.  Is there a simple way to do this type of ordering in Postgres?
Update
This is different than the referenced "duplicate".  I have 2 models here, and want to sort one model based on the values of its children.  The referenced duplicate has only 1 model.
For edge cases: a "tie" on sku price could be dealt with however (e.g. id asc for skus), as long as it's consistent. Products do not have values to order, and there are no duplicate products in the DB.

A: To order by the min value of each price range:
SELECT id
FROM (
  SELECT p.id, min(s.price) as min_price
  FROM product p
  JOIN sku s on p.id = s.product_id
  GROUP BY p.id
) x
ORDER BY min_price ASC

You probably want this
SELECT p.productid
from (
  SELECT p.productid, s.price,
       ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY p.productid, ORDER BY s.price ASC) as rn
  from product p
  JOIN sku s on p.id = s.product_id
) x
where rn = 1

and this
SELECT p.productid
from (
  SELECT p.productid, s.price,
       ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY p.productid, ORDER BY s.price DESC) as rn
  from product p
  join sku s on p.id = s.product_id
) x
where rn = 1

But as I said I'm still not sure if you are ordering by price and removing dup productids (as this is) or if you want to order by the min value and max value of each products price range (as the "duplicate" does).


The US housing market took a dark turn in 2018, as homebuying fell off a cliff and mortgage lenders saw a steep decline in applications, originations, and profits.
Significant housing declines have foreshadowed nine of the 11 post-war US recessions, according to UBS.
As 2018 headed toward its close, Americans' appetites for buying homes fell off a cliff.
In December, the rate of existing US home sales cratered to 4.99 million, 10.3% below the mark from the year-ago period, according to data released earlier this week by the National Association of Realtors.
The decline has been broad, affecting every region in the US. Even home sales in the the posh Hamptons got battered in 2018.
At two of the largest bank mortgage originators and servicers in the US, the numbers were more pronounced.
At Wells Fargo, mortgage banking revenues fell 50% to $467 million in the fourth quarter, while originations declined 28% to $38 billion.
JPMorgan, meanwhile, saw mortgage income fall to $203 million, a 46% drop from the same period last year. Originations fell 30% to $17.2 billion.
These ugly housing numbers have raised red flags for Wall Street investors and analysts, who are concerned that "the deterioration in housing and its intensification since mid year raise the possibility of underlying weakness in the household sector," according to a note issued this week by UBS economists.
It's too soon to head to the panic room, as this trend could prove a small bump that smooths over throughout 2019, but a deeper drought in housing is dark news for just about everybody, not just the banks.
Significant housing declines have foreshadowed nine of the 11 post-war US recessions, according to another note by UBS from December examining the housing slowdown.
"The housing market usually does not slowdown in a vacuum and a falling housing market may well be the first indication of broader economic weakness," the bank's analysts wrote.
The US economy has been exceptionally strong the past year - we've had wage growth, low unemployment, and low delinquency rates, among other positive drivers that should auger well for real-estate investing, UBS notes.
So what happened to the housing market? The most glaring explanation is that mortgage rates increased, convincing prospective homebuyers the market had become unfavorably expensive.
The Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest rate four times in 2018; the rate on a 30-year mortgage hit 4.94% in November - the highest mark since 2011 - before falling down to 4.45% by year's end.
That November figure may not seem a gigantic increase from the average rate of 3.65% just two years ago, but for a $250,000 home, the difference in the monthly payment is $190 and the lifetime cost is greater by nearly $70,000.
But interest rates don't tell the full story - UBS analysts estimate rates account for roughly half of the slow down.
Home prices have also been ascending for years. The median existing-home price in December was $253,600, a 2.9% increase from 2017 and the 82nd straight month of year-over-year gains, according to NAR.
"We saw a cooldown because buyers couldn't afford these homes anymore," Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at real-estate brokerage Redfin, told Business Insider.
Cash-strapped and saddled with student loans and other debts, millennials - a generation of more than 70 million in their 20s and mid-30s - have delayed buying a home later than their parents, but their participation is crucial to buoying home sales.
"They need to be in the housing market to keep things going, but they face real affordability challenges," said Jody Shenn, a VP in structured finance at Moody's. "Just being able to get a house they can afford on a monthly basis with a mortgage is on the challenging side at this point."
But the debt-burdened millennial didn't materialize in 2018. That long-standing trend is likely contributing to the overall slowdown, though it doesn't necessarily explain the precipitous drop in fourth-quarter home sales.
Other factors that may have had an impact but are harder to pin down: rising construction costs, a reduction in the mortgage deduction in the new tax law, tightening credit standards by some lenders, and less flexibility in underwriting.
Curiously, despite less homebuying demand and falling revenues, the rate of mortgage and refinancing application rejections also shot up in the second half of the year, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
In its "Credit Access Survey" - a quarterly report on US borrowers - the Fed found in October that even as mortgage applications among those surveyed fell from 9.2% to 6.7% over the previous year, the portion of respondents who experienced a mortgage application rejection increased from 15.6% to 19%, the highest mark in the survey since February 2015.
Two Moody's analysts Business Insider spoke with said they hadn't noticed tightening lending standards for residential mortgages. Home-lending standards have actually been loosening of late, they said.
Charge-offs have been on the downswing, though, suggesting lenders have been doling credit out responsibly in recent years.
But it could still be the case that lenders experienced an influx of applications from borrowers they deemed too risky to lend to. The Fed has telegraphed its rate hikes, so savvier and more credit-worthy borrowers may have taken action early on to get a cheaper mortgage rate.
Borrowers applying at the peak were "probably more desperate," according to Fairweather, and banks don't typically like to lend to people in desperate situations who have a higher chance of defaulting on their loan.
Riskier borrowers may have grown more interested in buying a home, but in general the number of consumers who think it's a good time to buy has been declining since 2014, according to surveys from the University of Michigan and Fannie Mae.
The number of consumers who believe it's a favorable time to buy a home has fallen below the number who think it's a good time to sell a loan - a foreboding signal.
As UBS points out, that's only happened twice in the 26 years those survey questions have been asked - and those instances preceded our two most recent recessions.
There's no quick fix for consumers feeling stretched too thin to buy a home, according to Kornfeld and Shenn at Moody's. Costs and rates have to fall, or wages need to increase, or some combination thereof.
Mortgage lenders face a bleak horizon this year. Their profit outlook fell for the ninth straight quarter and reached an all-time low to close out 2018, according to Fannie Mae's Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey.
Consumer spending hasn't flatlined elsewhere, and as previously mentioned, unemployment and wage growth are trending in the right direction.
Fairweather anticipates another strong year for the economy in 2019, and she's optimistic that buyers will have an easier time and more leverage in negotiations this year.
Still, amid a steady housing decline and following the especially ugly numbers from the fourth quarter, analysts are on alert, and UBS says it will be tracking the trend closely this year.


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Fiji Airways' New Flight Direction Takes Off
On June 27, Fiji's national airline Air Pacific underwent a changeover in flight status by returning to its roots with its founding name, Fiji Airways. The launch date also rolled in a number of significant changes for the carrier, including a new line of three A330-200 airbuses and a rebranding that incorporates the Fijian tradition of Masi motifs.
To reveal these changes to American flyers, Fiji Airways hosted a consumer launch party at the Flight Path Museum in Los Angeles on July 8. A private walk-through of an A330 led by the airline's CEO Aubrey Swift provided a sneak peek at business and economy class with enhancements ranging from seat design to inflight entertainment.
Business class guests will sleep comfortably as the section's 24 seats are now equipped with an eight degree in-flight sleep bed and 76 inches of bed length at 60 inches of pitch. Fliers in this section will also find Panasonic's 15.4-inch LCD displays, a handset that includes a credit card reader and keyboard, a noise cancelling audio jack and a USB interface. They will also receive special amenity kits for overnight flights and noise cancelling IFE headsets.
With meals, fine dining will include world-class menus with more choices and a selection of fine wines. Another new feature for business class is a sleeper and breakfast service called Yadra Vinaka. Meaning "Good Morning" in the Fijian language, the service lets passengers specify when they want their morning meal served.
Bottom photo provided by Fiji Airways
With seating, the 254-seat economy class on the A330 hasn't been forget about. Slight adjustments relating to the armrest and seat angle have been made to increase personal space. Passengers can also stay entertained with a state of the art system from Panasonic's eX2 that features on-demand television programs, movies, radio, video games, and other applications. The system also contains a USB port for charging devices. An outlet plug is located on the lower part of the seat. And for young passengers, a Fiji Airways Kids Club provides complimentary entertainment for children with movies, games and e-books.
Right now for the U.S. market, the airline offers flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fiji six days a week. In December, there will be seven flights per week (adding on Fridays) and, during Fiji's peak travel season, eight flights a week out of LAX. In addition to the new A330s, the airline will be upgrading its existing Boeing 737s through the end of this year.
Culturally speaking, the airline has rebranded its trademark by incorporating Masi motifs. Created by recognized Fijian Masi artist Makereta Matermosi, this stone-toned symbol will grace the aircraft's fuselage areas. As for inside in the aircraft, blankets and pillows also have Masi patterns with an earthy-shade for business class and a salmon hue in economy. Flight attendants will also be sporting color as well. Their new uniforms contain vibrant hues and rich tones and patterns reflective of Fijian culture.
Accompanying our crew on board the A330, Elizabeth Powell, Fiji's permanent secretary for public enterprises and tourism and director of the board for Fiji Airways, shared new marketing strategies aiming to promote Fiji to Americans as a potential vacation destination.
In visiting Fiji, Powell cited that Americans are more likely to seek to connect more with the country in ways that differ from their Aussie and New Zealand counterparts. The latter appear to opt for short stays or remain at one hotel or on one island.
With American visitors, their vacation interests involve pursuing adventure activities and interacting with local residents to learn more about culture. For those who love spending time in the ocean, water activity options in Fiji can encompass everything from surfing to water rafting to diving.
For newlyweds, Fiji can also be considered as a honeymoon location or even for holding a destination wedding (having a Fijian ceremony can happen too).
"If you're the type of person looking for something that's unusual [and] genuine, that allows you to be part of that experience; that is why [you] should think about Fiji," Powell explained.
Fiji Airways CEO Aubrey Swift (center) is joined by Elizabeth Powell, permanent secretary for public enterprises and tourism and director of the board for Fiji Airways, (back) and the airline's flight attendants in a ribbon cutting ceremony.
And that thinking appears to be on the rise. Since 2009, U.S. visitors to Fiji has increased by 3 to 4 percent, and 2012 welcomed in around 56,400 visitors. For this year, Powell cited that estimates will factor in double digit growth.
Oprah Winfrey's visit to Fiji last December has also been a major tourism boost. A recent announcement about the historical port town of Levuka becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site has been good news for Fiji as well.
Right now, most of Fiji's visitors primarily come from New Zealand and Australia, and Fiji is recognized for many attributes such as being called the "Soft Coral Capital of the World."
According to Powell, Fijians are genuinely warm welcoming to visitors, noted for their sense of hospitality. "It's in our DNA," she added.
"We are about each other," said Powell of Fijians' sense of community. "Everyone is connected."
Fiji Airlines' rebranding compliments the tourism board's new direction. Each of its three A330s will be named after Fijian islands. Two planes have taken their positions this past March and May. The third aircraft is scheduled to make its debut in November. All three of them are powered by twin Rolls-Royce's Trent 700 engines that are made to be fuel efficient and produce less C02 emissions.
In changing direction with its marketing campaign, Tourism Fiji adopted a new slogan: "Fiji: Where Happiness Finds You." This change alternates from the previous slogan, called "Fiji Me," which was ended due to being difficult to define its meaning, Powell said. "For a small country, we have to do things smart."
Similar to Tourism Fiji, Fiji Airways' turnaround plan took off in 2010, and further product and service enhancements will continue through the rest of this year. To continue on its celebrated launch, the airline has launched a fare sale. Now through August 31, 2013, book round trip Los Angeles to Fiji direct starting at $999. Conditions may vary. Visit www.fijiairways.com.
For more information about Tourism Fiji, visit www.fiji.travel.
This entry was posted in Air Travel, Fiji, Fiji Airways, South Pacific and tagged A330 airbus, Fiji Airlines, flights from LAX to Fiji, flights to Fiji, things to do in Fiji, Tourism Fiji on July 18, 2013 by She Is Going Places.


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Q: Remove duplicates from rows and columns (cell) in a dataframe, python I have two columns with a lot of duplicated items per cell in a dataframe. Something similar to this:
Index   x    y
  1     1    ec, us, us, gbr, lst
  2     5    ec, us, us, us, us, ec, ec, ec, ec
  3     8    ec, us, us, gbr, lst, lst, lst, lst, gbr
  4     5    ec, ec, ec, us, us, ir, us, ec, ir, ec, ec
  5     7    chn, chn, chn, ec, ec, us, us, gbr, lst

I need to eliminate all the duplicate items an get a resulting dataframe like this:
Index   x    y
  1     1    ec, us, gbr, lst
  2     5    ec, us
  3     8    ec, us, gbr,lst
  4     5    ec, us, ir
  5     7    chn, ec, us, gbr, lst

Thanks!!

A: Split and apply set and join i.e
df['y'].str.split(', ').apply(set).str.join(', ')

0         us, ec, gbr, lst
1                   us, ec
2         us, ec, gbr, lst
3               us, ec, ir
4    us, lst, ec, gbr, chn
Name: y, dtype: object

Update based on comment :
df['y'].str.replace('nan|[{}\s]','', regex=True).str.split(',').apply(set).str.join(',').str.strip(',').str.replace(",{2,}",",", regex=True)

# Replace all the braces and nan with `''`, then split and apply set and join

A: If you don't care about item order, and assuming the data type of everything in column y is a string, you can use the following snippet:
df['y'] = df['y'].apply(lambda s: ', '.join(set(s.split(', '))))

The set() conversion is what removes duplicates. I think in later versions of python it might preserve order (3.4+ maybe?), but that is an implementation detail rather than a language specification.

A: Try this:
d['y'] = d['y'].apply(lambda x: ', '.join(sorted(set(x.split(', ')))))

A: use the apply method on the dataframe.
# change this function according to your needs
def dedup(row):
    return list(set(row.y))

df['deduped'] = df.apply(dedup, axis=1)


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The Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art is one of the most important Russian cultural events and was founded in 2003.

First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art

The First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (January 28 – February 28, 2005) caused great response both in Russia and abroad. The main exhibition  "Dialectics of Hope" included projects by 41 artists from 22 countries and represented art that focuses on one of the most fundamental experiences of a modern human being: hope. The main project was realised at the former Lenin Museum, near the Red Square. The Biennale's special projects and parallel program numbered over 50 exhibitions of Russian actual art as well as European, American and Asian visual artists. Curators (main project): Joseph Backstein, Daniel Birnbaum, Iara Boubnova, Nicolas Bourriaud, Rosa Martinez and Hans Ulrich Obrist.

Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
The main project of the Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (March 1 – April 1, 2007)  titled "FOOTNOTES on Geopolitics, Market and Amnesia" showed works of 115 artists from 20 countries. Different curators and curatorial teams realized 5 exhibitions of the main project united by one theme. The project featured the exhibitions organized at various venues including The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Contemporary Art Center Winzavod, Moscow Museum of Modern Art.

Exhibitions of the main project:
 Nothing but Footnotes? Art in the Epoch of Social Darwinism, Moscow-City, Federation Tower. Curator: Joseph Backstein.
 USA: American video art at the beginning of the 3rd Millennium, Shopping centre TsUM. Curators: Daniel Birnbaum, Gunnar B. Kvaran, Hans Ulrich Obrist.
 History in present tense. Moscow-City, Federation Tower. Curator: Iara Boubnova.
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 After all. Moscow-City, Federation Tower, State Schusev Museum of Architecture. Curators: Fulya Erdemci and Rosa Martinez.

Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art

The commissioner of the Biennale was Joseph Backstein. The exhibition program of the Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (September 24 - November 1, 2009) featured main project "Against exclusion" and more than 39 special projects and 7 special guests shows.

Main project "Against exclusion"
The main project of Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art entitled "Against exclusion" (curator Jean-Hubert Martin, best known for his exhibition "Magiciens de la terre" at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1989) was held at the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (now known as Garage Museum of Contemporary Art) and was presenting artists from Russia, Europe, United States, Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania. French curator Jean-Hubert Martin mixed the work of well-known contemporary western artists with non-western and non-professional artists. He was assisted by Exhibition Designer and Dutch Curator Mattijs Visser and French Curator Oliver Varenne.
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Special guests shows

The Special Guest program represent personal exhibitions of the important figures of the modern art scene.
 Olga Chernysheva, Russia. "Present - Past", Baibakov Art Projects, Red October (former chocolate factory)
 Antony Gormley, Great Britain. "Domain Field", The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (July 16 – September 2, 2009)
 Michail Grobman, Israel. "The Metamorphoses of Collage", Moscow Museum of Modern Art
 Bertrand Lavier, France. AFTERMOON
 Atelier Van Lieshout, Netherlands. "Slave City", Moscow Contemporary Art Center WINZAVOD
 Vladimir Tarasov, Russia. "Sound Games", Multimedia Art Museum
 Luc Tuymans, Belgium. "Against the Day", Baibakov Art Projects, Red October (former chocolate factory)

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Parallel program
There was also a parallel program of exhibitions at Triumph Gallery, Winzavod, Zverev Center of Contemporary Art, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, The Lumiere Brothers Photogallery, The State Literary Museum, One Spectator's Gallery, Praktika Theater, Pop/off/art Gallery, Regina Gallery, RuArts Gallery, State Museum of Alexander Pushkin, Design center ARTPLAY, State Museum of Contemporary Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts, The State Literary Museum, Fine Art Gallery, Kino Gallery, Instituto Cervantes de Moscu, Open Gallery, Vostochnaya gallery, The State Literary Museum, Aidan Gallery, Proekt Fabrika, Ravenscourt Galleries, Russian Academy of Arts, Red October, Petr Vois Gallery, Photographer.ru, Moscow Zoo (Exhibition Hall), State Tretyakov Gallery, VP Studio, Kovcheg Gallery, State Museum of Contemporary Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts, ARTPLAY, Schusev State Museum of Architecture, Elena Vrublevskaya Gallery, National Centre for Contemporary Arts, XL Gallery, GP, Arka Gallery (ЦЕХ V), Pobeda Gallery, Krokin Gallery, L-gallery, and M&J Guelman Gallery.

Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
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External links
 Neue Review, "The First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Exhib. Review)"
 Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
 Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
 Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
 Frieze Magazine, "3rd Moscow Biennale"
 Art Margins, "The 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Exhib. Review)"
 Artupdate, 'List of participating artists in 5th Moscow Biennale announced Summer 2013'

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Alte Vista —
Walking around San Diego County these last couple of weeks, you may have noticed an usual trend popping up on the streets.
Del Mar Dreamin' —
To celebrate the Californian city being awarded the Breeders' Cup -- North America's premier thoroughbred event -- local artists were asked to paint 20 life-size horse statues, which were then distributed around San Diego.
Juan Enrique —
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American Flag —
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Sea Horse —
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"It's certainly made all the locals aware and gave a little flavor of Del Mar even to the people who don't usually come out here."
Mare de la Mer —
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Del Mar Sunset —
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Armored Grace —
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