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Michael Cohen's latest plea deal shows Mueller's 'starting to finally get to the truth' behind Trump and Russia
Sonam Sheth
Nov. 29, 2018, 2:48 PM
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Michael Cohen's latest plea deal with the special counsel Robert Mueller has far-reaching implications for President Donald Trump, as well as other witnesses in the Russia investigation.
Cohen pleaded guilty to one count of lying to Congress, marking the first time the special counsel has prosecuted someone for making false statements to Congress, as opposed to the FBI.
"Today's plea deal has certainly shown that anyone who has lied to Congress before about the Russia probe, you don't have to wait for Congress to bring any sort of contempt charge — Mueller will take care of that for them," one Justice Department veteran told INSIDER.
The deal also ascribes a potential motive to Trump for his repeated deference to Russia. "The motive is money and business deals," an expert in criminal law said. "This gives Mueller the last piece of the puzzle."
The deal adds context to other meetings and financial dealings between campaign associates and Russians during the election.
"When you start to see corroboration from two people who didn't intersect, as far as plea deals and the time period, and the same facts, that tells you as a prosecutor that you're starting to finally get to the truth," the Justice Department veteran added.
Prosecutors in the Russia investigation made one of their most consequential moves on Thursday when they announced that they had struck a plea deal with Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former longtime lawyer.
According to a criminal information against Cohen filed by the special counsel Robert Mueller's office, Cohen pleaded guilty to one count of lying to Congress about his Russia contacts last year.
Cohen also pleaded guilty earlier this year to tax evasion, bank fraud, and campaign-finance violations as part of a separate investigation by the Manhattan US attorney's office. He has been cooperating with that inquiry and the Mueller probe since August.
Mueller has already shown a willingness to prosecute witnesses who lie to the FBI, including Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide, and Rick Gates, the former deputy campaign chairman.
But Cohen's plea deal with Mueller marks the first time the special counsel has prosecuted someone for making false statements to Congress.
Read more: Michael Cohen reaches a new plea deal with Mueller, and his dozens of hours of testimony could severely damage Trump
Michael Cohen.
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'You don't have to wait for Congress to bring any sort of contempt charge — Mueller will take care of that for them'
Cohen's false-statements charge centers primarily on claims he made about his involvement in the Trump Organization's push to build a Trump Tower in Moscow at the height of the campaign. Lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committees questioned Cohen extensively on the project last year, and Cohen expanded on it in statements he provided to both panels.
Prosecutors said Cohen knowingly misled congressional investigators when he said negotiations for the deal ended in January 2016 and that he did not discuss it extensively with Trump Organization executives.
They wrote that Cohen "discussed the status and progress of the Moscow Project" with Trump "on more than the three occasions Cohen claimed" to the Senate Intelligence Committee and that "he briefed family members" of Trump within the Trump Organization about it.
Cohen was also discussing it with the Russian-born businessman Felix Sater as late as June 2016, the document says.
Jeffrey Cramer, a longtime former federal prosecutor who spent 12 years at the Justice Department, didn't mince words when discussing the implications of the plea deal.
"There are certainly others at the Trump Organization that knew about this Russian overture," he told INSIDER. "If they knew about it and lied, either to Mueller or to Congress, there's no reason to think they'd be treated differently than Cohen. You don't get a pass because your last name is Trump."
Read more: Trump falsely accuses Mueller of coercing people to 'flip and lie' and suggests he may pardon Manafort
If, for instance, Cohen briefed Donald Trump Jr. — a key adviser in the Trump Organization — about the now defunct Trump Tower Moscow project, and if Trump Jr. gave false testimony about it to congressional committees, "he or any other individual is now staring at the same fate Cohen is," Cramer said.
"It brings home to those in the company who may have lied about the deal that their time could be coming sooner rather than later," he added. "And it could also endanger people who have potentially lied about other things."
The longtime GOP strategist Roger Stone has been in Mueller's crosshairs for months over his murky links to the radical pro-transparency group WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, as well as the Russia-linked hacker Guccifer 2.0.
In addition to investigating whether Stone had any advance knowledge of Russia's hack of the Democratic National Committee and WikiLeaks' plans to disseminate stolen emails, Mueller is also looking into whether Stone perjured himself before the House Intelligence Committee last year when discussing his connections to WikiLeaks and Russia.
Where Cohen and Stone are concerned, "there's no doubt that potentially lying to Congress falls within Mueller's purview, because we're talking about Russian interference in the election," Cramer said.
"Today's plea deal has certainly shown that anyone who has lied to Congress before about the Russia probe, you don't have to wait for Congress to bring any sort of contempt charge — Mueller will take care of that for them," he added.
Roger Stone.
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'This gives Mueller the last piece of the puzzle'
Jens David Ohlin, a former vice dean at Cornell Law School who's an expert in criminal law, cautioned that it was unlikely that the special counsel would put someone on trial for lying to Congress.
"In this case, though, the charge flows from a plea deal with Cohen," Ohlin told INSIDER. "It's the easiest way of getting it on the record that Trump still had business dealings with Russia during the campaign. Yes, others could be charged with lying to Congress as well, but prosecutors usually rely on a charge of lying to the FBI as a first option."
Trump does not face significant criminal liability based on the Trump Tower Moscow deal itself, because it isn't illegal for Americans to do business in Russia.
But Cohen's guilty plea is a confirmation that the president was not being truthful when he denied having any financial interests in Russia during the campaign. It could also help prosecutors shed light on Trump's long history of praising Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and of siding with Russia against US intelligence agencies.
In other words, the problem for the president arises not from actions, but from motive, Ohlin said.
"Not Cohen's motive, but Trump's motive for deferring to Russia over and over again," he added. "The motive is money and business deals. This gives Mueller the last piece of the puzzle."
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Mueller may be 'starting to finally get to the truth'
The Cohen plea deal also adds new context to previously reported meetings and business dealings between Trump associates and Russia-linked individuals.
Prosecutors said in Cohen's charging document that in addition to traveling to Russia to discuss getting the Russian government's backing for the Trump Tower Moscow deal, Cohen also asked Trump and a "senior campaign official" about the possibility of Trump himself going to Russia for business.
In May 2016, the filing said, Sater told Cohen he "had a chat with Moscow" and asked whether Trump's trip to Moscow should happen before or after the Republican National Convention in July. Cohen responded that he would head to Russia before the convention, and Trump would go after.
Over the next few days, Cohen and Sater discussed an invitation to Cohen from a Russian official — believed to be Dmitry Peskov, an aide to Putin — to attend the St. Petersburg Forum in June, at which the official said he would introduce him to Putin or Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Sater said the official told him "anything you want to discuss including dates and subjects" were on the table, according to the filing.
Cohen replied, "Works for me."
From June 9 to 14, Sater sent Cohen information about the event and travel, but Cohen met with Sater in the lobby of Trump Tower on June 14 and told him he would not go to Russia after all, the document says.
Around the same time, however, other Trump campaign officials were arranging a separate meeting with two Russian lobbyists offering dirt on Hillary Clinton's campaign. Trump Jr. — along with Paul Manafort, then the campaign chairman, and Jared Kushner, a senior adviser — met the lobbyists at Trump Tower on June 9.
Trump Jr. initially said the meeting had nothing to do with campaign business, but it later emerged that the meeting was pitched to him as "part of Russia and its government's support" for Trump's candidacy.
Trump and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.
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The Atlantic reported late Thursday that federal investigators were probing a letter in which someone who used to be close to Papadopoulos claimed he told them he was pursuing a lucrative Russian business deal on behalf of himself and Trump that would yield "large financial gains" for them.
The letter, which was sent last week to Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, says Papadopoulos made the disclosure in December 2016, shortly after Trump won the election, according to The Atlantic.
"Cohen's guilty plea raises questions about a lot of these things that happened during and right after the election that we wouldn't normally have thought would be related," Cramer said.
A hallmark of most investigations, he said, is that "when you get closer to the end, all these different data points that may have seemed unrelated become connected later on."
"When you start to see corroboration from two people who didn't intersect, as far as plea deals and the time period, and the same facts," Cramer said, "that tells you as a prosecutor that you're starting to finally get to the truth."
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Q: Double cosets (Neukirch's Algebraic Number Theory) This is a question from Neukirch's Algebraic Number Theory, Ch.1 $\S$9.
Let $A$ be a Dedekind domain with quotient field $K$, $L$ a finite separable field extension of $K$ and $B$ the integral closure of $A$ in $L$. Let $N/K$ be a Galois closure of $L/K$ and set $G=\operatorname{Gal}(N/K)$, $H=\operatorname{Gal}(N/L)$.
Let $\mathfrak p$ be a prime ideal of $A$ and $P_\mathfrak p$ the set of prime ideals of $L$ above $\mathfrak p$. If $\mathfrak P$ is a prime ideal of $N$ above $\mathfrak p$ let $G_\mathfrak P$ be the decomposition subgroup of $\mathfrak P$ over $K$.
Consider the map $H\backslash G/G_\mathfrak P\rightarrow P_\mathfrak p$ defined by $H\sigma G_\mathfrak P \mapsto \sigma \mathfrak P\cap L$.

Question: how do I show that it is bijective?

I can show that it is well-defined and injective but surjection seems more tricky. I know that the number of distinct primes in $N$ above $\mathfrak p$ is $[G:G_\mathfrak P]$. Does this imply that the two sets are of equal size?
Many thanks.

A: Surjectivity is easy, as clearly when $\sigma$ traverses all the cosets of the decomposition group of $G_P$, $G_P\cap L$ traverses all prime ideals above $p$ in $L$, as each such prime has some prime $P$ in $N$ above it.
Injectivity follows from the fact that if $P$ and $Q$ are two different primes in $N$ above $p$ having the same intersection with $L$, then if $\sigma(P) = Q$, we can show that $\sigma$ is in the same doubled coset as the identity. Proof is as follows: Denote by $q$ the intersection of $P$ with $L$ ($P\cap L = Q\cap L = q$), then since $N|L$ is Galois, and $P,Q$ are above $q$, there is an element of $H$, which stabilizes $L$ and takes $P$ to $Q$, let us denote it $\tau$. Then $\tau^{-1}\sigma(P) = P$, implying that $\tau^{-1}\sigma\in G_P$ (apologies for not knowing how to write Gothic $P$). We therefore have: $\sigma\in \tau G_P \subseteq HG_P$, which is the doubled coset of the identity.

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Much of Nicholas Carr's The Shallows reads like a transcript of the ongoing dialogue I have with myself about the pluses and minuses of my Web use. Or rather, it's more like the ongoing lecture of a nagging parent toward a recalcitrant teenager.
Since the mid-1990s when I was a college freshman, I have enjoyed almost unfettered daily access to the Internet. This access has become even easier with the advent of the smartphone (and how endearingly quaint that term will surely seem in another few years). Digital ubiquity and dependency characterize my waking existence and, thanks to my new electronic sleep monitor, even my nocturnal one. In fact, I couldn't help but check my e-mail and favorite sites several times while doing the reading.
For all the wondrous things the Internet has enabled me to do, it has also been an impediment to my attempt to be healthy and productive. My Internet usage has affected my sleep, study and exercise patterns, and even the way I relate to others. It all comes down to habit, the outward manifestation of neuroplasticity. I have tried, and mostly failed, to reform my habits to better serve myself, from adopting B.J. Fogg's methods, to reading this book, to purchasing a "wearable tech" device (one step closer to the merging of technology and biology that some say is in our future). And so I ask you: how has the Web helped or hurt your efforts to live the life you want to live?


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Source: Chapel Films Prod. Company: AA-ABC Prod: Cy Feuer Dir: Bob Fosse Scr: Jay Presson Allen, Hugh Wheeler based the Broadway musical from John van Druten's play I am a Camera Photography: Geoffrey Unsworth Editor: David Bretherton Art Director: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach Music: John Kander, Fred Ebb
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey, Helmut Griem, Marisa Berenson
"A great movie musical. Taking its form from political cabaret, it's a satire of temptations. We see the decadence as garish and sleazy; yet we also see the animal energy in it – everything seems to become sexualized. The movie does not exploit decadence; rather, it gives it its due."
– Pauline Kael (1)
"If the Germans [on location in 1971] were reticent about the past, it only made [Bob] Fosse more persistent in his efforts to reclaim it. He and [Liza] Minnelli visited several places on the Reepersbahn, where they watched lesbians mud-wrestling and live pornographic sex shows. In Bavaria, they made a frightening discovery when they were told about a group of neo-Nazis. The strange juxtaposition of rampant sex and fascism was too tempting for Fosse to resist; it was, after all, the core of Cabaret."
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"Outside it is windy. But here it is so hot! Every night we have the battle to keep the girls from taking off all their clothing. So, don't worry! Who knows? Tonight we may lose the battle!."
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Within a couple of years of my seeing Bob Fosse's filmusical Cabaret (no less than seven times within two months following its city release) I can remember a dear, darling lesbian chum (and fan of the film) turning to me at some druggy, drunken dinner party and proclaiming, amidst post-prandial debris, in slurred tones from the side of her slightly older-and-maybe-wiser-than-me mouth, "There are only two kinds of people in this world, Peter. The corrupt and the corruptible." This same loveable good-timesy companion would adamantly insist on not doing any damned social thing unless she deemed it or the proposed participants to be sufficiently 'festive,' as in "But will it be festive?" or "Is X, Y or Z a very festive person?" So, for me, first and foremost, Cabaret, which was promoted as a "divinely decadent experience", is primarily a festive one, a cynically festive foray across the politico-personal heights and depths of human corruptibility. It's movies like Cabaret that can, for certain people at impressionable ages (I was eighteen), both rescue and ruin you, both ravish and ravage you for life, which is, after all, a cabaret (old chum).
But even by that stage, in the early 1970s, the budding cinephile in me had already viewed, thanks to film societies and university screening groups, a bit of Lubitsch, von Sternberg, Ophuls and Welles. All of them stylish, worldly recorders of passionate, susceptible folly. Surely enough of these masters to be able to look past and see through the somewhat manipulative conceits, the rather over-stated mechanics of upstart, theatre-trained, non-auteur Bob Fosse's Cabaret, a musical revamping of Christopher Isherwood's Berlin stories by way of John Van Druten's filmed stage version of the same, I Am a Camera (1955). Some of my (again older and supposedly wiser) film buff friends poo-pooed the very idea of any film which set out to reflect and juxtapose the social currents of 1931 Weimar Germany with the cramped, tatty milieu of a Berlin nightspot (the Kit Kat Klub) where can-canning chorus girls turn into goose-stepping Nazi soldiers and where a giant female gorilla dressed up in taffeta performs as a metaphor for persecuted Jewry. What's there in Cabaret that you don't already 'get' in To Be or Not to Be (1942), The Blue Angel (1930), La Ronde (1950) or The Lady From Shanghai (1948)? (Not to mention Billy Wilder!) What does Fosse's singing 'n' dancing pseudo-Brechtian microcosmos have over these other perhaps more subtly suggestive, equally engaging, more complex studies of sense and sensuality?
Well, Cabaret has (for this filmusical fan) a lot more singing 'n' dancing. The metallic, razor-edged lyrics and music of Fred Ebb and John Kander were adapted (and re-orchestrated by Ralph Burns) from their 1966 hit Broadway show with almost half the original material jettisoned in favour of three new punchily perfect pieces: "Mein Herr", "Maybe This Time", and "Money, Money", each of these added beauties contributing to the narrative's overriding, infectious mood of fickle, live-for-the-moment, bitter-sweet desperation. The score's corrosive stream of pertly apposite, quite jauntily hummable songs are matched, often eclipsed, by choreographer-director Fosse's dazzling, daring, always dynamic dances. The boldly distinctive Fosse signature weaves and underwrites its sinuous way throughout Cabaret's amazing array of numbers. The 'amoeba' groupings in the opening "Wilkommen" routine; the brilliant bits of business with sloping chairs and floor-slapping hands in "Mein Herr"; the frisky, frenetic play with a tablecloth/bedspread in "Two Ladies"; the erogenously charged fetishization of juggling breasts and jiggling balls in the shimmying, delirious "Money, Money"; the ever-so-dainty courtliness and gentility of gestures that underscore the gleeful nastiness of "If You Could See Her". Angular corporeality, staccato pacing, comic-book stylization, ferocious thrust, contorted attack, what dance critic Arlene Croce calls his "narcissistic display and slithering innuendo", all these make Fosse's choreographic vision and its pulsating realization possibly the one indelible after-effect of Cabaret which you just can't shake. (3)
Also indelibly unshakeable are two absolutely remarkable performances. In spite of the institutionalised caricature of herself which she later became, Liza Minnelli's portrayal of Sally Bowles, the young-ish American entertainer hoping to break out of the Kit Kat Klub's squalid arena and make it big time as a UFA movie star, is an inspired symphony of faltering laughter, eager gasps, sniffling tears of insecurity and self-doubt, loud squawks of assertion and a bellowing belter of a voice when it comes to delivering her big ballads. Plucked up in the prime of her burgeoning perfomative talent, Minnelli's wonderfully wide-eyed gamin is a tour-de-force, exuding the kind of raw emotionalism we'd associate with merging the ever-present ghost of her mother, Judy Garland, and the sing-and-shout-it-like-it-is gutsiness of rock diva, Janis Joplin. In the annals of memorable female leads in filmusicals, this superbly driven, always 'on' performance is right up there in the pantheon alongside Garland's Vicki Lester in A Star is Born (1954), the still underrated Doris Day's Calamity Jane (1953), the great Julie Andrews' Maria in The Sound of Music (1965) and La Streisand's Yentl (1983).
Minnelli's singular achievement, for many, is virtually capped and topped by Joel Grey's as the Kit Kat Klub's pasty-faced, pixie-thin Master of Ceremonies, the compere to Cabaret's darkly glittering universe and its one-man chorus, constantly commenting upon the narrative action outside his tawdry tinsel realm. This deliciously dirty-minded imp seems to prey on everyone else's foibles, ready to transform any plot move or thematic register into some nastily pithy song or dance. If Caliban were transplanted into Ariel's body, you'd probably end up with Grey's mischievously malevolent MC, the nimble-witted, camply kidding court jester who, through a smirk or a wink, a deft twist of the wrist or turn of the head, is able to ridicule rulers, mock the winners, laugh at losers. Of all the creatures that inhabit the fantastical spheres of the filmusical, Joel Grey's MC would have to be amongst the weirdest and most weirdly disturbing.
But it's not just as a Brechtian backstage 'meta' filmusical that Cabaret impresses us. As a parable or metonym for the rise of German Nazism, as a comedy of social and sexual manners, as a romantic drama involving widely divergent character types and sexual tastes, Fosse's film kicks in, clicks, works triumphantly well. Much of this appears to comes together in a memorable sequence which is the film's only number not staged inside the Kit Kat Klub, namely the "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" song which is performed at a sunny, innocent-looking beergarden. Here a handsome, blonde youth stands and starts to sing of meadows, forests and stags running free which then associatively flow into images of babes in cradles and bees being embraced by blossoms. Somehow at the same time we are shown the swastika armband the tenor-voiced teen is wearing and we are aware that his solo turn is being taken up by others so that by the point where lyrics are referring to the fatherland showing us a sign to arise! arise!, a pastoral tune has become a strident populist anthem; spanning generations (middle-aged women sing, a young girl sings) and crossing classes. The literal germ of Fascism's sentimental Utopian appeal has been lucidly demonstrated. Sally and her two bi-sexual beaus choose to leave the scene but they can't finish it or escape its wide-spreading repercussions. The whole Dystopian turnaround of this number puts a disquieting lateral spin on any other more Utopian musicals' paeans to beautiful mornin's, Junes bustin' out all over and hills being alive.
For its Dystopian anti-filmusical-ness, for the ample bravura opportunities it presents to the Fosse-Minnelli-Grey triad, for its satirically cutting edginess, for its appeal to the festively corrupt (and corruptible) amongst us, Cabaret is a Pandora's Box of 'strange and extraordinary' treasures. Wilkommen! Bienvenus! Welcome!
Pauline Kael, 5001 Nights at the Movies, Arrow Books, London, 1984, p.86.
Kevin Boyd Grubb, Razzle Dazzle: The Life and Work of Bob Fosse, St Martins Press, New York, 1989, pp.145-146.
Arlene Croce, Afterimages, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1978, p. 183.
Welcome to Issue 4 of SENSES OF CINEMA – the biggest so far!
Peter Kemp is a writer, broadcaster and lecturer in cinema studies in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University.
Woyzeck (Werner Herzog, 1979)


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TELFAIR TRADED TO CELTICS
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Sebastian Telfair, who first made a name for himself by leading Brooklyn's Lincoln High to three straight PSAL titles, is headed to the Celtics.
The point guard from Coney Island, who spent the last two years in Portland after the Blazers made him the 13th overall pick in the 2004 draft, was packaged with Theo Ratliff and a second-round pick in 2008 in exchange for Raef LaFrentz and Dan Dickau, as well as former Villanova standout Randy Foye, who was selected by the Celtics last night with their first pick, seventh overall. Foye was traded again to Minnesota.
"I was surprised," Telfair said. "I didn't really know when it was coming. I heard rumors, but when it was finalized I was very happy that it went through. I wasn't exactly happy to leave, but to play for a team that's running up and down, that's a much better fit for me."
The all-time leading scorer in state history and the first player from New York City to go directly from high school to the NBA was inconsistent in his first two seasons with Portland.
Last year, he averaged 9.5 points and 3.6 assists despite playing most of the season with an injured thumb that he suffered 12 games into the season. His second year was marred not only by the thumb injury, but also by a two-game suspension he received after he was found to have brought a firearm onto the team plane in Boston.
The point guard crop in last night's draft wasn't very good, and Boston GM Danny Ainge has had an eye on Telfair since he was still in Brooklyn. Ainge said after the '04 draft that he likely would have selected the 6-footer had he been there when the Celtics picked at No. 15.
Boston often had Delonte West playing the point last year, so Telfair would figure to be the team's top point guard, although the Celtics could also pursue the acquisition of Allen Iverson from Philadelphia.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Ashford Castle features a golf course and outdoor tennis courts. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, and guests can grab a coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 3 bars/lounges. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 5-star property offers access to a business centre. This luxury hotel also offers a fitness centre, a sauna and spa services. For a surcharge, a round-trip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. On-site self-parking and valet parking are complimentary.
Ashford Castle is a smoke-free property.
This family-friendly Cong hotel is located on a lake, just steps away from Ashford Castle Golf Club and Ashford Castle. Quiet Man Museum and Cong Abbey are also within 15 minutes.
This smoke-free hotel features 3 restaurants, a full-service spa and a golf course. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Other amenities include 3 bars/lounges, a fitness centre and a coffee shop/café.
All 82 individually decorated rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet and pillowtop beds. For a bit of entertainment, plasma TVs come with satellite channels, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches such as bathrobes and slippers.
Ashford Castle offers 82 forms of air-conditioned accommodation with minibars and a safe. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Plasma televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay-per-view films. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, a complimentary bathrobe, complimentary slippers and designer toiletries. This Cong hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and a hairdryer. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.
Ashford Castle has 3 restaurants on site.
Guests can play rounds at the 18-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including outdoor tennis courts. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness centre.
The Spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include hot stone massages, facials, body wraps and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a steam room.
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 1000 per pet, per stay.
Ashford Castle is listed in the 2015 Travel + Leisure 500.


Kansas City, Mo. – Invicta Fighting Championships travels to Union Event Center in Salt Lake City for Invicta FC 28, a nine-fight card streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS on Saturday, March 24.
Tickets for Invicta FC 28 go on sale tomorrow, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. MT via Ticketfly.com.


You don't have to big a large pension fund to get the best exposure.
There is a widely held belief that it isn't possible for smaller funds to construct real estate portfolios similar to those of the largest funds. The fact is, not only is it possible but it's also quite straightforward. The starting point is to understand what the big funds are doing. Across the largest funds in Canada, the average real estate allocation is 13%. Without exception, policy statements of the biggest funds in Canada cite stable, predictable income as the main reason for having such significant exposure to real estate.
The place to start creating a real estate portfolio is at home. Canada has been the best-performing global real estate market for the last five to 10 years. In a broad sample of global real estate investors, 71% said Canada will be the best place to make real estate investments over the next year. Of those investors, 87% said they plan to maintain or increase their real estate exposure over the next year, and an overwhelming 92% said they would maintain or increase their real estate over the long term.
The objective in building the portfolio should be to diversify by strategy, vintage year, property type, size, liquidity, region, country, sector, risk and return. It is critical, as well, to ensure that the portfolio is appropriately matched to the unique liability characteristics of each particular fund. There are well-diversified domestic funds available that provide an excellent foundation for the portfolio. Notably, while the big funds in Canada generally make direct investments and participate in club deals on large acquisitions, they also use funds, typically for speciality strategies and for single-country or regional international exposure.
A smaller plan sponsor can build out its portfolio over a five-year period. The first year would see the addition of one or two diversified, core, open-end domestic funds, with an investment in a global real estate index exchange-traded fund (ETF) to begin establishing the international component. In the second year, a smaller pension fund would move up the risk/reward curve with the addition of one or two closed-end value-add funds. Year three brings in an opportunistic fund and a diversified global fund, replacing the global ETF. The portfolio construction could end here and be quite satisfactory. Or, a plan sponsor could progress further over the next two years by adding an emerging-markets fund and a development or speciality fund.
What does the target end portfolio look like? It's 50% domestic open-end core, 10% closed-end value add, 10% closed-end opportunistic, 20% global core/core plus, 5% emerging markets and 5% development/speciality.
David Mather is executive vice-president and director, Integrated Asset Management Corp.


Materials are of various varieties and fall in several classes. Cloth is available in two varieties – pure and man-made. Because the identify suggests pure material comes from nature. Its sources are silkworm cocoons, animal coats and totally different a part of a plant, i.e., seeds, leaves and stems. The class of pure material holds a protracted listing of its form.Cotton – Used principally in summer season, cotton is gentle and comfy. Did you occur to know that cotton is essentially the most breathable material? It absorbs moisture, which makes it breathable.Silk – Silk is the smoothest and extremely most well-liked material. It's also the strongest pure fiber. Certainly one of its many options is that it may be simply dyed due to its excessive absorbency. Resulting from its capability to soak up moisture, additionally it is nice for summer season. It doesn't wrinkle or loses its form.Wool – The factor that retains us alive even in harsh winter in any other case we crumble to loss of life. Wool additionally absorbs and releases which makes it breathable. It's heat due to being an insulator. It doesn't catch filth simply, so there is no such thing as a want to scrub it each time you put on it. It's sturdy and can't be torn simply. It's also filth and flame resistant. Wool is strongest when it's dry.Denim – It weighs heavy. Denim is excessive in vogue. Denim jacket, pants, and denims are extra most well-liked by individuals. It's produced from tightly woven fabric and like many of the material can also be breathable. It lasts longer than common cotton. Denim resulting from its thickness calls for to be ironed at a excessive temperature to eliminate all of the fold marks and creases.Velvet – You possibly can name velvet a subdivision of material as a result of it does come out of one thing straight, however is made of various materials like rayon, cotton, silk to call a couple of. It's thick and heat and is of nice consolation in winter. It's also sturdy. Velvet requires particular care and correct dealing with. And keep in mind that not all of them may be washed within the washer. It's higher to examine the directions first.Apart from these, different pure materials are leather-based, terry fabric, linen, corduroy, and so forth.Artificial materials The fiber of artificial material both comes straight from inorganic supplies or natural supplies mixed with chemical compounds. Its fiber comes from glass, ceramic, carbon, and so forth.Nylon – Nylon is sort of sturdy. As a result of it's stretchable in nature nylon regain its form and can also be sturdy. The fibers in nylon are clean which makes it straightforward to dry. It additionally weighs lower than different fibers. In contrast to pure material, it doesn't take in moisture which makes it unbreathable. It would trigger sweat and isn't good for summers.Polyester – This artificial material can also be sturdy and stretchable. Polyester can not take in moisture apart from microfiber. It additionally doesn't get wrinkled.Different artificial fibers are spandex, rayon, acetate, acrylic, polar fleece and so forth.


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import { getFullErrorStack, isString, isFunction } from '@terascope/utils';
import { TestOptions, CleanupFN } from './interfaces';
import signale from '../signale';
import { formatList } from '../misc';

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    ended = 0;
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    private cleanups = new Map<string, CleanupFN>();
    private errors = new Set<string>();

    private onSIGTERM: () => void;
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        if (this.options.keepOpen) {
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                signale.info('Cleaning up after tests tests');
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                await this.runCleanupByKey(key);
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            signale.warn('Skipping cleanup because the SIGTERM and SIGINT was called more than once');
        }

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Phoenix Semiconductor Nets $13.46M in 2015
07/03/2016 PHStocks	0 Comments Phoenix Semiconductor, PSPC, Samsung Electronics
Pampanga—(PHStocks)—Phoenix Semiconductor Philippines Corp. (PSE: PSPC) has reported that its net income after tax in 2015 totaled $13.46 million, down from the $17.45 million posted the previous year.
The decline was attributed to the 10 percent drop in revenues of $208.86 million from the $233.33 million due to lower production volumes and demand from Samsung Electronics of Korea, particularly in the second half of 2015.
"The global semiconductor industry was affected by the downturn in the China economy and excess inventory levels in the memory segment of the semiconductor industry," said Kyuho Han, Director and Treasurer. He explained that the sudden slump in demand for PC and other computing products resulting from the China economic slowdown has led to weaker selling prices for memory devices which further exacerbated the profit decline.
In spite of the decline in profits, earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and allowances (EBITDA) decreased at slower pace of 8.57% to $39.25 million in 2015 from the $42.93 million the previous year. The company benefited from the decrease in finance cost to $4.04 million from $5.15 million as a result of settlement of a principal loan with its creditor bank during the year.
Total assets stood at $180.00 million as of December 31, 2015, lower than the $199.52 million as 2014, due to the decline in retained earnings. Stockholders' equity amounted to $99.92, translating to a return on equity (ROE) of 14% for the year.
"PSPC's financials remains sound as evidenced by positive liquidity and the continued healthy operational efficiencies in 2015," Han pointed out. He added that the semiconductor industry is characterized by cyclical movements, and the Company is financially strong to cope with the industry fluctuations.
PSPC has an exclusive supply chain partnership with Samsung, a global leader in consumer electronics and the world's second largest semiconductor company. Han expressed confidence that its Business Transaction Agreement with Samsung Electronics will be renewed within the year. The company is only one of five outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers in the world that has a long-term supply chain contract with Samsung.
The current weakness in the global economy due to the China slowdown is expected to ease and reverse in the second semester of 2016. The economic recovery, Han said, will benefit PSPC as its fundamentals remain intact and that its current Phase 1 manufacturing plant can absorb increased demand in the short-term.
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The Shining Light Awards (SLA) were first launched in 1996 in South Africa to provide support for the future of the South African jewellery industry by helping to develop technical and design skills of South African designers, as well as an ethos for South African jewellery design.
The competition was extended to Namibia and Botswana in 2007, but was only launched in Namibia in 2008 to establish a platform for creating opportunities for further value addition activities in the Namibian diamond industry. Through the Shining Light Awards competition, the NDTC has pioneered the way for Sightholders, the sponsors of the collection pieces, local manufacturers and designers to collaborate in producing innovative and progressive jewellery design work.
The inaugural competition was a great success with over 60 original design entries of which five (5) where chosen as the finalists and manufactured in partnership with NDTC Sightholders as the sponsors. Andre Canto was announced as overall winner of 2008/09 edition at a glittering event in February 2009.
The second NDTC SLA competition (2010/12) was officially launched in November 2009 with over 87 entries received. Various information sessions on the competition were held at different institutions in Windhoek and across a number of towns in Namibia such as Otjiwarongo, Tsumeb and Ongwediva.
A team of independent judges, both international and local, chose 10 designs as the finalists. These designs were manufactured into jewellery pieces once again in partnership with NDTC Sightholders as sponsors for the pieces. Richard-Lee Shoombe, a student at the Arts Performance Centre (APC) in Tsumeb won the overall prize for his design at a red carpet event in Windhoek on 17 February 2011.
The current competition has attracted a record entry of 103 designs of which six (6) made it as the finalists.
Preliminary judging
Final judging & catalogue shoot
The Second Year
The SLA competition runs over a two-year period. In the first year, the competition begins with the launch of a theme. The theme guides designers in their creations as they interpret and express their understanding of the theme and how it can be applied in the design.
The SLA team then holds theme presentations to potential designers to explain the competition guidelines and what is expected of them.
Once the presentations are complete, a design workshop is arranged where designers are introduced to the processes of the competition which include presentations by various speakers on the following topics:
The fashion industry,
The recovery of rough diamonds
After all these information sessions, designers are then requested to send in their designs. The designs are received and put through a preliminary judging process from which a certain number of designs are selected for manufacture into jewellery.
The selected designs are presented to NDTC Sightholders who offer to sponsor the manufacturing of the design pieces. When all the pieces have been allocated a sponsor, sponsors are then given a few months to manufacture the diamond jewellery pieces, a process which involves the designers as well.
Upon completion of the manufacturing process, the diamond jewellery pieces are handed over to the NDTC. The jewellery pieces are then taken through the final judging process, after which they travel to South Africa for the Southern African SLA catalogue photo-shoot with models.
Namibian pieces join jewellery pieces from South Africa and Botswana (which together form part of the Southern African collection) and travel to various fashion shows and glittering events across Southern Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The SLA catalogue travels with the pieces wherever they go.
Official launch of the Namibian collection and the Shining Light Awards
At the beginning of the second year of the competition, the Namibian diamond jewellery pieces return home for an official launch event where the overall winner is also announced. At the same event, a designated art school or educational institution receives an educational grant towards the development of that institution's art department, to encourage more students to take up jewellery design. To date, the Katutura Community Arts Centre has received N$ 20 000 and the Tsumeb Arts Performance Centre, a grant worth N$ 30 000 which went towards the purchase of materials for the centre.
Due to their popularity, the pieces are regularly booked by various shows and institutions from all over the world including the Miss Namibia pageant, therefore, the pieces
In an effort to diversify the SLA, NDTC introduced the inaugural NDTC Shining Light Awards Model Search on the 27th June 2012. The model search aims to provide a unique opportunity for Namibian women from across the country to take part in a first of its kind model search and showcase their talents.
The Model Search prompted 160 young Namibian ladies to come for casting. Four models were selected out of this group and will feature in the 2012/13 catalogue and all the SLA promotional material for the current edition of the competition. The four models will travel to South Africa for shoots with the jewellery pieces at the beginning of this year's spring.
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National Open Science Days in Belgrade, Serbia
Biljana Kosanovic
country highlights OpenAIRE National Workshops
At the National Open Science Days, held on October 18th and 19th in Belgrade, researchers from Serbia had the opportunity to get to know the principles of open science, as well as the changes that can be expected in the future. In addition to the experiences from other European countries, special attention has been paid to the Open Science Platform , which the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development adopted in July (see this blogpost for d...
Serbia has adopted a national science policy!
country highlights policies & funders
Serbia has adopted a national science policy on July 14th, 2018, called the 'Open Science Platform'. The Serbian version of the policy is available on the official webpage of the Serbian Ministry (MESTD) and t he version in English is available on OpenAIRE. The discussion about OS in Serbia started in 2014. At the time, in Serbia, OA was mandated only for PhD theses. Therefore, a working group was established by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MESTD) with ...
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Serbia celebrates Open Access Week with ORCID tutorials!
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Kickstart your ORCID ID! OpenAIRE NOAD in Serbia has released a set of brief video tutorials about ORCID IDs. The video's are in Serbian and should be understood throughout the Western Balkans. They are intended for all those who (still) do not have ORCID profiles, but they may also be useful for registered ORCID users who have not fully set up their profiles. [embed]https://media.rcub.bg.ac.rs/wp-content/uploads/wp-uploads/2017/10/ORC-ID-01-Uvod-06-50.mp4[/embed] Each topic is explained in a ...
Open Access publishing in Serbia and Western Balkan Open Science Working Group
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Supporting Open Access journal editors and publishers in Serbia and participating in the Western Balkan Working Group on Open Science SCIndeks is the central hub of the integrated system of quality-controlled scientific publishing in Serbia. The SCIndeks team developed guides and templates to help editorial boards of Serbian Open Access journals to comply with the "new" DOAJ inclusion criteria on publication policy and licensing. New functionalities in editor services were implemented and SCInde...
Open Science in Horizon 2020: Serbia OpenAIRE National Workshop
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Over 350 researchers attended "Open Science in Horizon 2020": the Serbia OpenAIRE National Workshop hosted by the University of Belgrade on November 8, 2016. The event was opened by the Vice Rector of the University of Belgrade and the Deputy Minister of Science. The presentations covered the following topics: " OpenAIRE as a European infrastructure supporting Open Science", " OpenAIRE2020 in Serbia: an overview and successes" and a new Erasmus+ project " BE-OPEN (Boosting Engagement of Serb...
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There can be no watch house less in need of an introduction than Rolex. It is a brand whose name echoes beyond the boundaries of our industry. Synonymous with luxury, interchangeable with quality, imbued with a heritage that no amount of money, spin, or PR stunts can synthesize, Rolex almost occupies its own territory. Sometime during the last decade, the brand founded by a wide-eyed Hans Wilsdorf in 1905 has transmogrified. It is no longer a watch brand, but rather a phenomenon. The rules do not apply to this relentless juggernaut as it rolls over all-comers. No, when it comes to playing the game, Rolex has a distinct, insurmountable advantage: It wrote the rule book.
Rolex SA is the leading luxury watch manufacturer in the world producing over 2,000 watches per day that generate sales of over $7 billion dollars each year. The Swiss based Company manufactures, services and distributes wristwatches under the Rolex and Tudor brand through authorized dealers. It was founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London, England and was recently ranked 57 on the worlds most powerful brands. The original name of the company was Wilsdorf and Davis, and in 1919, operations were relocated to Geneva, Switzerland. The brand today produces industry icons such as the Rolex Submariner, Daytona, and GMT-Master, and competes with other leading luxury watch companies like Patek Philippe, Omega, and Panerai and sponsors many major sports events in tennis, golf, yachting, and racing.
Industry Manufacturing Watch Produced 2,000 daily
Founded 1905 Services offered Repair and Maintenance
Founders Alfred Davis, Hans Wilsdorf Owned By Wilsdorf Foundation
Corporate Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland Employee Count 2,800
CEO Jean-Frederic Dufour Website www.Rolex.com
The Founding of Rolex
The Hans Wilsdorf Foundation
How Many Wathces Does Rolex Produce Annually?
Watch Models Rolex Currently Produces
Genius in Five Letters: The Hisotry of Rolex and the Submariner
Who is the CEO of Rolex?
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An Overview of Rolex
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To understand why Rolex has so much sway over the industry and the trends therein, we have to go back to the beginning, back to the dawn of the 20th century and into the mind of a young entrepreneur, who believed he had struck upon an idea that would put his fledgling company on the map.
Rolex was founded in 1902 by Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf and Davis. He founded the watch making company in London where they specialized in importing Hermann Aegler's quality movements and then placing them in quality watch cases made by companies such as Dennison. The duo distributed the timepieces to jewelers that added their names to the wristwatches. Some of the earliest watches produced were often stamped with "W&D" on the inside of the caseback.
Rolex Brand is Created
1908 was a big year for the company. Wilsdorf registered "Rolex" as a trademark and opened their first Switzerland office in La Chaux-de-Fonds. It has been said that Wilsdorf wanted his brand to be easy to pronounced in any language. The word "Rolex" was also said to sound like a watch being wound according to Wilsdorf.
In 1910, thanks to Wilsdorf's high standards and the excellence of Maison Aegler's output, a Rolex wristwatch became the first wristwatch to be awarded an independently ratified certificate of chronometric performance (meaning the watch was unbiasedly judged to be a superlative timekeeper). The first such test took place in Bienne in Switzerland, nearby Maison Aegler.
A Rolex watch was awarded a Class A precision certificate by the Kew Obervatory in 1914. This was an exciting distinction considering that normally the award was given exclusively to marine chronometers. It was the very first time a wristwatch had achieved this honor in England and paved the way for Rolex to become one of the most respected brands in the world for its chronometric performance.
But Hans Wilsdorf was not satisfied with just timekeeping excellence. When he established his company in 1905, he had set out with a very clear goal: to produce watches that were able to accompany their owner through the adventure of life. Although his watches kept excellent time throughout static chronometer tests, Wilsdorf wanted to ensure that they would continue to perform their primary function no matter their environment.
Wartime taxes imposed on luxury items caused Wilsdorf to leave England in 1919. The levies on silver and gold, which were metals that were used in the production of Rolex watches, became too costly. Wilsdorf decided it would be beneficial to relocate to Geneva so that he could work more closely with his suppliers in Bienne. The Rolex brand moved with Wilsdorf settling down in Geneva, Switzerland as Rolex Watch Company. Later the brand would become Montres Rolex, SA and finally Rolex, SA.
Wilsdorf had been creating watches for just 21 years before the seminal release of the Rolex Oyster case in 1926. It was to be a game-changing model. With that release, the company was at once placed on a stratospheric trajectory. Marketed as the world's first waterproof watch (although the brand, along with most others in the industry, prefers to use the term water-resistant these days), the Oyster case was a revelation. Not only was it up to the prescribed task, but it also boasted an iconic aesthetic thanks to the fluted bezel and caseback, which had been included for practical reasons: The notches on the bezel and caseback enabled both components to be screwed down to the middle case using a special tool invented by Rolex, thus hermetically sealing the case.
So confident in its ability to keep the inner workings of a movement dry was Wilsdorf, that he implored famous Channel swimmer, Mercedes Gleitze to wear one around her neck on her ill-fated Chanel crossing attempt of 1927. Although Gleitze didn't make it to France on that occasion (she would do so later that year), the watch performed admirably, keeping excellent time throughout the entire swim, and not allowing a single drop of water to ingress.
Five years later, Wilsdorf achieved his own personal Holy Grail - the creation of a self-winding wristwatch. 1931 saw the debut of the first Oyster Perpetual model - a model name that still graces many Rolex dials today. The combination of the water-resistant and dust-proof case, along with an automatic movement secured Wilsdorf's finest creation a place in the pantheon of great watchmaking advancements.
What followed over the next 50 years was a series of model releases that would go on to define the watchmaking landscape for a generation. Each release by the now-storied brand became a classic.
The 1940s brought us the prolific Datejust model. Less than a decade after that significant release, the Submariner followed in 1953. Two years later, the first GMT-Master debuted. Before the decade was out, the Day-Date and the Milgauss had joined the Rolex ranks.
Along with creating Rolex, Wilsdorf also founded the high-quality yet lower priced Tudor brand of watches. This subsidiary company was founded in 1946. Wilsdorf continued to grow both companies and produce quality and innovative timepieces until his death in 1960. It is often possible for a brand to consume the reputation of its founder, but in the early years, and, even up until his death in 1960, Wilsdorf was an active, driving force within his company, and his personality was stamped on every product produced on his watch.
The '60s got off to a bang with the launch of the Deep-Sea Extra Special (which would give rise to the extant Sea-Dweller first released in 1967). Between those two aquatic releases, the very first Cosmograph Daytona hit the shelves in 1963. 1971 saw the release of the Explorer II, the first of two iconic updates to existing models in the catalog. The second such update came in 1982 with the release of the GMT-Master II, which has gone on to be one of the most sought after models produced by the brand.
Since the heyday of new model releases, the Yacht-Master, and Pearlmaster (both 1992), the Yacht-Master II (2007), the DeepSea (2008), the Datejust II (2009), and the Sky-Dweller (2012) have also joined the party. These modern Rolex watches, designed for a new age, utilize Rolex's high-quality materials and in-house movements and are a testament to the know-how accumulated through years of graft and a tireless desire to innovate.
In 1944, Hans Wilsdorf created the Hans Wilsdorf foundation after the death of his wife. Mr. Wilsdorf left all of his shares to the foundation insuring that some of the companies income would go to good works. To this day the Rolex company is still owned by a trust and is not publicly traded.
There are several surprising things about the foundation of Rolex that are often overlooked. Firstly, although one might assume Wilsdorf was Swiss, he was actually German-born. Hailing from Bavaria, the young Wilsdorf first entered the watchmaking industry while working in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He became convinced very early on, that wristwatches (which still played second fiddle to pocket watches in those days) would become far more popular provided their construction could be adequately shored up to withstand the rigors of daily life.
Secondly, the company that would give birth to the Rolex legend was (believe it or not) founded in London, while Wilsdorf was living there. In 1905, he registered the company name Wilsdorf & Davis and listed the company's prime concern as the distribution of wristwatches throughout Great Britain and the British Empire. At that time, Wilsdorf had all his company's components produced by Swiss manufacturers, most notably, the Maison Aegler in Bienne. This was the only manufacture Wilsdorf deemed adept enough at producing parts to the quality he desired. Eventually, this factory would become Manufacture des Montres Rolex S.A.
The Rolex Company has been in business since 1902 and has a long history of innovative and successful watch designs. Rolex had many firsts including being the first company to offer a wristwatch that would automatically change the date and day on the dial, the first watch case that was waterproof up to 100 m, the first wristwatch to display two time zones at once and the first wristwatch to earn chronometer certification. Some of the numerous innovations include:
1910 - The first wristwatch to receive the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision
1926 - Rolex had another breakthrough by inventing and producing the first waterproof wrist watch. From this watch was born the famous Oyster collection which is still being produced today.
1945 - First watch to have an automatic date on the watch dial.
1954 - First timepiece to display two timezones
1956 - The Day-Date is born as first watch to display both day and date on dial
2012 - The first wristwatch to have a command bezel designed for multiple uses
Previous to 1931 Rolex produced watches that required manual winding. In 1931, however, a self-winding model was offered called the "bubbleback." The watch used movement from the wearer's arm to drive the self-winding component. The new self-winding technology not only made it more convenient but also made time keeping more reliable.
During the late 1960's as well as 1970's the engineers at Rolex were critical to the quartz movement technology. Rolex collaborated with 16 manufacturers where they were eventually able to produce the Beta 21 quartz movement, found in the Rolex Quartz Date reference 5100. Continuing their efforts,within five years the clean-slate 5035/5055 movement was produced and used in the Rolex Oysterquartz.
How Many Watches Does Rolex Produce Annually?
Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) statistics reveal that Rolex produces around 700,000 mechanical chronometers every year.
Rolex has produced countless watches over its long history. Just do a quick search for shop used Rolex watches and you will find a number a variations that include both vintage and modern variations. While some have been discontinued and are now considered vintage and collectible, other modern models are continuously developed and offered to the public.
There are a wide range of Rolex models that are geared towards specific types of wearers. For example, if you enjoy swimming and diving, the Rolex Submariner may be the best option for you. This model is specifically designed to withstand water pressure and remain accurate. If you enjoy racing, the Rolex Daytona is a better option. The Daytona was specifically designed for racing enthusiasts and is even named after one of the most popular annual racing events.
In Rolex's Oyster Collection they currently offer the following models:
Datejust Pearlmaster 34
Lady-Datejust Pearlmaster
Sea-Dweller 4000
Yacht-Master II
In Rolex's new Cellini Collection the following models are offered:
Cellini Time
Cellini Date
Cellini Dual Time
Cellini Rolex Prince
Genius in Five Letters: The History of Rolex and the Submariner
In London, England in 1905, a 24-year-old Hans Wilsdorf had a vision to create a wristwatch that was as elegant as it was reliable.
Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis had already established their own shop and were importing Swiss movements and placing them in quality cases. But Wilsdorf wanted more.
He envisioned a name for his timepieces that would be easy to remember and pronounce in any language. He called it Rolex. One theory is that he believed the name "Rolex" was onomatopoeic, which sounded like a watch being wound. He registered the name and quickly opened an office in Switzerland and by 1915 the name Rolex was registered.
The most important factor to the Rolex Company in creating these new watches was that the movements be of the highest quality. This chronometric precision that the makers of Rolex watches insisted upon was what catapulted the company's rapid ascent. Rolex soon received the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, granted by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne – the first wristwatch in the world to receive this prestigious mark.
Rolex timepieces were then honored with Great Britain's Kew Observatory's Class A precision certificate. From that moment on, these quality watches became synonymous with precision.
The company then moved to Geneva in 1920, and Rolex began waterproofing its timepieces. Given the name the Oyster, this watch featured a hermetically sealed case, providing optimal protection. Proving its amazing craftsmanship, the first Rolex lasted 10 hours in the water, when Mercedes Gleitze, a young English swimmer, crossed the English Channel wearing her Rolex. The watch was in perfect working condition when she arrived on shore.
Throughout the years, motorsports, aviation and other sporting expeditions were the real-life laboratories that tested the quality of Rolex watches. Of course, the brand always exceeded even the loftiest aspirations.
In 1953, the Submariner was launched as the first divers' watch. This masterpiece was waterproof to a depth of 100 meters, or 330 feet, while its rotatable bezel allowed divers to read their immersion time. Stainless steel 904L is utilized in high technology, aerospace and chemical industries, where maximum resistance to corrosion is essential, and this is the material Rolex uses for its steel watch cases. This superalloy is extremely resistant and highly polishable, while maintaining elegance during the harshest conditions.
More than 60 years after its unveiling, the Submariner is still a favorite among divers. Updated with improved water resistance, new movements, and numerous small cosmetic changes, this watch can now reach 300 meters, or 1,000 feet, under water. Rolex celebrated the watch's 50th anniversary by launching the Rolex Submariner-Date anniversary edition (Model 16610) in 2003. This collector's edition includes distinguishing features such as a green bezel and Maxi dial; in 2008 a new case from the GMT II was introduced for the Submariner-Date, which includes heavier lugs and a crownguard. A cerachrome bezel and updated clasp featuring a quick adjust function were also added.
When you read about the rich history of Rolex, and the unparalleled status of its iconic timepieces, like the Submariner, it's easy to see why so many yearn for this brand and its products. More often than not, however, many admirers have a hard time wrapping their head around the hefty price tag that comes with a new Rolex. Before the age of the Internet, it was hard to find pre-owned Rolex watches in excellent condition. But these days, it's different. Customers from around the world trust the online service of Bob's Watches.
Bob's is the world's first and only pre-owned Rolex exchange where consumers can buy, sell and trade used Rolex watches at a true fair market value. The company believes in complete transparency and publishes the current buy and sell values for each Rolex model, making it the online marketplace for aficionados looking for the best deal. Devoted exclusively to the used-Rolex market, Bob's Watches prides itself on obtaining stellar results for its customers. The company's business philosophy is built on integrity and trust, which is exactly why it has become the leading online destination for used Rolex timepieces. And unlike other online watch companies, Bob's carries an actual inventory of watches: Each and every watch at BobsWatches.com is in stock and ready to sell.
Many have only know Rolex SA for their brand "Rolex." What isn't obvious to everyone is that Rolex SA also ownes and founded the brand Tudor.
Tudor: Since 1946, the Tudor Watch Company has produced timepieces that are as reliable as Rolex but at a less expensive price. The company manufactures their timepieces in Montres Tudor SA.
Rolex: Rolex is the orignal brand founded in 1908
The current CEO of Rolex is Jean-Frederic Dufour. This makes Dufour the sixth Rolex CEO in its long history. It is no surprise that Rolex secured such a prominent professional as the CEO. Dufour is both a friend and protégé of Jean-Claude Biver, former CEO of Hublot. He also served in senior roles in other watch companies including Zenith and TAG Heuer.
While Rolex was originally founded in London, in 1920 the company moved its headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland where the headquarters are still located to this day. Despite the headquarters being located in Europe, Rolex watches are sold all over the world. The company employees about 2800 individuals and has a yearly revenue of about $7.4 billion.
Rolex timepieces are the most reputable and renowned timepieces in the world today. Invented by Hans Wilsdorf in 1908 and branded under the iconic Rolex name in 1915, these watches epitomize timeless elegance and prestige among all luxury watches. Along with being the first watch brand to pass the COSC, the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, Rolex was the leading innovator of waterproof watch cases, multiple timezone timekeeping, and the date feature on dials. Rolex continues to expand their Rolex lines by producing masterful and unrivaled timepieces including the Rolex Submariner, Day-Date President, Cosmograph Daytona, DateJust, Yacht-Master, GMT-Master II, Explorer, Explorer II, Air-King, Oysterdate, Oyster Perpetual, Date, Sea-Dweller, Deepsea, Day-Date II, Masterpiece, Lady Pearlmaster, Lady-DateJust, and Lady-Perpetual watch. Each model has its own chracteristic and evokes a unique feeling of adventure, power, and success. With a variety of sizes, metals including gold, white gold, stainless steel, two-tone, and optional diamonds or mother of peal dial, the versatility of these timepieces are guaranteed to satisfy the most sophisticated tastes.
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The phrase "life is an adventure" is one that has meant many different things to many different people throughout time.
NAGS HEAD, N.C.—The phrase "life is an adventure" is one that has meant many different things to many different people throughout time. To some, maybe it has meant travel, to others, just the daily routine of activities. But for Lauren Diehl, a Respiratory Therapist at The Outer Banks Hospital, it is a combination of them both.
With a zest for life, Diehl always brings with her a positive attitude and commitment to her work, coworkers and patients. All of which led her to be selected as September's Employee of the Month at The Outer Banks Hospital. But she also goes well beyond the duties of her job—often seen helping clean rooms, answering phones, helping the nursing staff with patients and doing anything else that is needed.
"Being selected as Employee of the Month was a definite surprise to me," said Diehl. "Everyone I work with puts so much effort into trying to provide the highest quality of care for patients and The Outer Banks Hospital has provided me with a work environment that embodies the words 'teamwork and respect.' I am very appreciative and touched by the remarks I have received from my fellow employees and I am pleased to be surrounded by such wonderful and caring people at this facility," noted Diehl.
Prior to living on the Outer Banks, Diehl resided in Colorado, where she both graduated from college and worked for several years. Diehl lives in Nags Head with her two dogs, Dakota and Bear, whom, according to Diehl, "seem to have adjusted well to life on the beach." She's even taken up photography since moving to the Outer Banks. "This place has a beauty of its own that is hard not to capture, which is one of the reasons I love living here," said Diehl.
Photo note: Judy Bruno, hospital Vice President of Clinical Operations, and Debra Johnson, hospital Director of Diagnostic Services, congratulate Lauren on being selected as the Employee of the Month.


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Me Too now hits Journalist Vinod Dua
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Vinod Dua who had earlier expressed anger at a lewd joke directed at her daughter Mallika Dua by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has now been hit by the Me Too Tsunami which has exposed many. The senior journalist who has worked with several news channels and magazines has been accused of sharing dirty joke with a the-then fresh graduate and present-day filmmaker Nishtha Jain. What is even more ironic is that the daughter of Vinod Dua is also supporting the Me Too movement.
Here is what Nishtha Jain wrote about Vinod Dua:
"It was June 1989. I still remember the day because it was my birthday. There was extended family at home and mom was preparing for a little celebration in the evening. I was a recent graduate from Jamia Mass Communication Centre. I put on my favourite saree and left home with a fair amount of confidence for a job interview with a famous TV personality who had had a very popular show called Janvani. He was starting a new gig. It was supposed to be a political satire and I was interested. I was greeted with his typical sardonic smile. Before I could settle down he began telling a lewd sexual joke in that soft voice, barely opening his mouth. I don't remember the joke but it wasn't worth a laugh, just dirty.
I felt hot in my face and I sat there most probably with an angry look. He explained the job and asked me what my expectations were and I quoted an amount that most graduates were getting at the time – 5,000 rupees. He looked at me and said, 'Tumhari aukat kya hai?' I dont know what had hit me. I was stunned. What was this about? I had faced sexual harassment early in life but this sort of humiliation was a new experience. By the time I reached home I was in tears. My birthday was ruined. I did tell my brother and friends about it.
Soon after, I got a job as a video editor in Newstrack. I don't know how this man learnt about it. He had friends in my office who would inform him when I would be working late. One night as I came down to the parking, he was there. He said, he wanted to talk to me and asked me to enter his car – a black SUV/Jeep, I don't remember the make as I'm not into automobiles. Assuming that he wanted to apologise for his behaviour, I entered the car but before I could even settle down he began slobbering all over my face. I managed to get out and get into my office car and leave. I spotted him again in the parking in the coming nights and would go right back and wait till someone was ready to leave along with me in the office car. After a few days he stopped stalking me. The man was Vinod Dua. When I read about his outrage against Akshay Kumar's sexist words to his daughter Malika Dua, I said to myself he's obviously forgotten that he was no less sexist, no less misogynist, no less creepy a sexual harasser, potential rapist. If he did to me, I'm sure he would have done it to other women. Today, he does programmes explaining the world what constitutes sexual harassment. He should stop everything and look into his own shady past. I saw him on a thread which was expressing outrage the false accusations against Varun Grover.
I could see what his mind was cooking up when stories against him spill out. I won't be surprised if he denies. He's always been an opportunist. Sorry, Malika Dua, your father is also one who belongs to the hall of shame."
Twinkle Khanna is an 'embarrassed wife' by Vinod Dua, see her retort
Vinod Dua has not issued any statement on this issue so far.
It is to be pointed out, that several other journalists have also been hit with the 'Me Too' and have had to resign from their posts. What fas fate in store for Vinod Dua?
Akshay Kumar, India, journalism, Journalist, Mallika Dua, Mass Communication, Me Too, Nishtha Jain, sexual harassment, Twinkle Khanna, Vinod Dua
Healing program canceled after angry Hindus protest in Malaysia (Pics)
Me Too strikes Vinod Dua, daughter Mallika Dua tells Bhakts and RW Trolls to F*** Off (Statement)


You probably know folk singer Woody Guthrie's famous "This Land is Your Land," but did you know he has a special place in Oregon's musical and political history?
Guthrie lived in Portland for a month in 1941, traveling through the Columbia River Gorge on commission to help promote the public construction of dams along the Columbia River. He wrote 26 songs in 30 days, crooning about the mountains and canyons, orchards and pastures in classics such as "Roll On, Columbia," "Pastures of Plenty" and "Grand Coulee Dam," which are part of his Columbia River Collection.
Guthrie's style and use of lyrics to speak out against class inequity went on to inspire rockers including Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, the Byrds, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan (whom he mentored) and more.
A new podcast series, "Hear in the Gorge" takes you back in time to Guthrie's soulful tunes — the ultimate road trip music — and celebrates his contribution with stories about the places that inspired him. Other episodes in the 2017 podcast series are just as compelling: One marks the 75th anniversary of internment of Japanese Americans, which happened in parts of the Gorge; another details the history of the Crag Rats, the nation's oldest mountain rescue team.
Listen to them all — or download for your next road trip — via iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn.
The podcast series is a companion to the "Sense of Place" lecture series hosted by the nonprofit Gorge Owned, which encourages people to love and invest in the region. The Sense of Place lectures bring local experts to educate and entertain audiences at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River.
Upcoming Sense of Place lectures include "History Slam: An Improvisational View into our Past" (Dec. 13, 2017); "Hanford: Our River Runs Through It" (Jan. 10, 2018); "Steamboats and Captains of the Columbia" (Feb. 14, 2018); and "River of Hope — Salmon Dreams and the Columbia River Treaty" (March 14, 2018).
Editor's note: Months after the Eagle Creek Fire burned 48,000 acres, the area is still recovering. Many iconic landmarks, state parks, trails and other sites between Troutdale and Hood River (except Cascade Locks and Bonneville Lock and Dam) remain closed, slated for rehabilitation in spring 2018 or later. It's always best to call ahead before traveling.