5 Things I'm Loving Right Now (March 2013) ~ Learn, Live, and Explore!
Here are the five things that have caught my attention recently. All but one are fashion related because there's something about spring and changing from the heavy and dark clothes of winter into fun and lightweight spring clothes and accessories.
1. Quinoa Pasta - higher in protein and I almost think it's just as good or better than standard pasta.
2. French Connection Pumps in a great shade for Spring! I actually found that they didn't work on my feet, but the ballet flat was a really cute alternative.
3. All of the Helmut Lang sweaters that Lea Michelle's character has been wearing on Glee this season. Casual and chic! This one was from the recent "Guilty Pleasures" episode. You can find a few of them on ShopBop. Others are older and would have to be searched for on eBay.
4. Knits from Ella Moss. Seriously the softest cotton knit fabrics out there, it seems! I especially like this maxi dress from her Spring collection.
5. These floppy leather cross-body tote bags are fun and sophisticated. The FC Lady Tote by Foley + Corinna come in several colors so you can find one that suits your preferences!


Protesting in support of Vladimir Putin? OK.
Protesting that Barack Obama is the main enemy of Russia? OK.
Protesting for Putin's resignation? No way.
Political demonstrations in Russia are a fraught matter these days, not to mention arbitrary, as journalists in the country's fourth-largest city have found.
Nearly two years after President Putin toughened criminal penalties for some forms of public demonstrations, reporters at the news portal 66.ru, in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, set about trying to highlight the vagaries of the new rules.
A law passed in 2014, and another Putin signed two years earlier, followed large-scale demonstrations in Moscow in 2011 and 2012 against what organizers said were dubious parliamentary elections, as well as the vote that returned Putin to the Kremlin for a third term. They were the largest antigovernment protests in Russia since Putin was first elected in 2000.
The Yekaterinburg local legislature, dominated by lawmakers from the country's Kremlin-backed ruling party, approved legislation last year that gave the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, where the city is located, discretion to approve the nature of such protests.
Under the project, titled Crash-Test Democracy, the Yekaterinburg reporters set out to see which protest themes would be green-lighted by authorities in the city of 1.4 million ahead of elections scheduled for later this year.
Later, they decided on 18 specific political themes, submitting an equal number of separate written applications on March 21 to the Department of Public Security for Sverdlovsk Oblast. According to the 66.ru website, the applications were rejected on minor technicalities a few days later.
"We, of course, took back all our applications because, honestly speaking, picketing in support or in opposition of someone or other wasn't in our plans," the website said, addressing its readers. "We don't want to get involved in a preelection war under banners with political slogans.
"However, now you know what you can and can't yell out at meetings and pickets in Yekaterinburg," it said.


The Advertising Specialty Institute's (ASI) Counselor Magazine has ranked the top 100 American cities and metropolitan areas for selling promotional materials. Below are the top five cities that made the list and the reasons why. Businesses can look for similar characteristics within their own communities to determine why promotional products might be an effective marketing tool for their services.
There are many factors that account for the fact that Connecticut's largest city sits at the top of this list, but the most noteworthy may be the location. Approximately 35 percent of the U.S. population and 64 percent of Canada's is contained within a 500-mile radius of Bridgeport. Additionally, Bridgeport is close to a high number of Fortune 500 companies and sits almost directly between New York and Boston, two very densely-populated areas. Bridgeport's lesson: consider all of the markets available to your organization, not just those in your immediate vicinity.
Though they constitute a large metropolitan center in their own right, the Twin Cities hardly make up the bulk of the U.S. population. Such isolation and unique location may account for the success of this market. Minneapolis/St. Paul boasts 28.5 small businesses per 1,000 people and saw upwards of $316 million in promotional product sales last year. The Twin Cities lesson: being isolated from the competition means that small businesses can flourish on their own turf.
The proximity to trading partners in the Caribbean as well as its geographic location near the meeting point of major shipping routes makes Miami/Ft. Lauderdale a burgeoning mecca for many businesses. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale has experienced a 3.3 percent population growth in the past five years and is home to over 176,000 small businesses. Miami's lesson: pay attention to where other industries have found success.
The traditional home of country music is experiencing major growth in the 21st century. This has quite a bit to do with its position as an economic power in the middle of the South. Add to that a 12 percent population boom in the past five years as well as a staggering 38,000 small businesses within the city limits. The ASI's Advantages Magazine discovered earlier this month that the South is the top American region for promotional products sales, so it's easy to see why Nashville would be so successful. Organizations that seek out the most bustling hubs in their regions will likely experience the most success when offering promotional products.


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Shonda Rhimes Announces a New Show About the White House
But unlike Scandal, The Residence will focus on the lives of staffers who work with the family that lives 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
By Caroline Hallemann | JUL 24, 2018
IMAGE GETTY IMAGES/ BRYAN BEDDER
Netflix is clearly is getting its money's worth out of that nine-figure production deal that Shonda Rhimes reportedly signed in 2017. Over the weekend, it was announced that Rhimes is bringing her take on Kate Andersen Brower's The Residence to the small screen.
Not unlike Downton Abbey, but for the most famous house in America, Brower's text is a deep dive into the people who keep 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue running: the staff of the First Family's residence.
The book spans from the Kennedy administration to Obama's and features first-person stories and extensive interviews with current and former staff members.
At this point, it is unclear if Rhimes's adaptation will be fictionalized or in a documentary style, but either way, we're excited to see her back at work on a story centered around White House drama.
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, Brower Kate Andersen, amazon.com$10.73
The Residence is only one of eight new projects Shonda Rhimes has announced on Netflix. The slate also includes a show centered around Anna Delvey, the notorious grifter who conned rich New Yorkers out of cash and is now incarcerated at Rikers awaiting trial, as well as an adaptation of The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson's award-winning work of narrative nonfiction about the Great Migration.
"I wanted the new Shondaland to be a place where we expand the types of stories we tell," Rhimes said, "where my fellow talented creatives could thrive and make their best work and where we as a team come to the office each day filled with excitement."
Read more on all of her upcoming projects here.
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Most of us know by now that video is one of the most popular types of content on the web today. Video allows us to share so much with the world, and with the massive popularity of YouTube, it's amazing just how easy it is to reach a worldwide audience. In order to watch video, someone needs to create video content.
Adding video as a social asset should be the goal of almost any organization, company, or individual wanting to grow their online presence. The reasons for adding video to your social assets will certainly vary, but it's a great way to get users engaged in what you are trying to accomplish and the message you or your group is trying to share. Many are reluctant to create and publish video for an assortment of reasons. "It's expensive, it's time consuming, my face looks too fat on camera…" and on, and on. While good equipment, and even professional help is sometimes needed to achieve a certain level of quality and professionalism, it's not always necessary.
Camera Quality – Use the best equipment you can. This is true for video, and audio as well. People are getting more and more used to viewing HD resolutions and they will notice if you video is not up to par.
Stay Relevant – Keep your content new, interesting, informative, and entertaining.
Get to the Point – Try to keep it concise and brief, don't lose the attention of your viewers by needlessly dragging out your topic.
Get Noticed – Make your video interesting by adding in appropriate edits and effects including titles/text, transitions, music, video effects, still-frames, etc. This can be done by using a wide range of paid or free video editors.


Today I have something a little different to talk about: a dress for a little girl!
I've been thinking about what makes me enjoy sewing and what makes it feel like work lately. A lot of people talk about "selfish sewing," which is a term I don't really like. I have enough trouble feeling tremendously guilty when I do things for myself. I don't want to feel like whenever I sew for myself, I'm being selfish. I put a lot of hours into learning what I know about sewing, and I want to reap the benefits of those hours by having clothes that actually fit my body, which is something that is simply not possible when I buy ready-to-wear clothes. There's always something I have to alter or decide to live with even though it's ill-fitting. I enjoy my sewing time most when I'm making things for myself, and it's my hobby, and I'm deciding to not feel guilty about it.
But with all that said, it's not that I hate sewing things that I won't personally wear. When I decide to sew something as a gift for someone else without them asking, I find that I really enjoy it. The dress below is one I decided to make as a birthday gift for a friend's little girl, and I really enjoyed sewing it. I still don't know if it fit her well, which is the problem with sewing gifts for people, but wondering about the fit was really the only thing that was stressful about this dress.
I used the Geranium pattern from Made by Rae. I have two Washi dresses made with Rae's version of this pattern that's for adults, and I love them. I've never blogged them because I made them so long ago and they don't fit so well anymore, but I want to make more of them, so maybe I'll end up writing about one in the future. Both dresses have cute pleated skirts and lined bodices (Rae has instructions on doing a full lining if you'd like), but the children's version has a button up back and the women's version has no closures and a shirred waist in the back. The looser fit is cute on little girls, but I love the way the shirred backing allows for a closer, more customized fit in the women's pattern.
The fabric I used for this dress is quilting cotton from Pat Bravo called Innocent Charm from the Coquette line. I bought it for myself because I thought it was so pretty, but when I got it, I realized it was too pale both for my skin tone and my personal style. I spent hours online looking for the perfect fabric for this dress, but then I realized that I already had it in my stash. I used some hot pink ribbon at the waistline because I apparently can't do anything without a shot of bold color, and I really like how that turned out. Using ribbon or piping at the waistline also allows for a cleaner finish, because you have to stitch in the ditch around the waistline to secure the bodice lining, and if you have ribbon or piping, you can just stitch under it where no one will ever see.
These buttons are again from my friend Annah's grandmother. I have tons of buttons that I bought myself, but lately I seem to find the perfect match in her grandmother's buttons. You guys, these buttons were so hard to get lined up straight! My markings didn't line up because I didn't overlap the two back pieces as much as the pattern called for because it looked like it was distorting the way the skirt was hanging. I don't know why – it might be that I did something wrong, or it might be that there's something funky about the way the pattern is designed. I don't know how closures usually work on kids' clothes, but on this one, there's a center back seam on the skirt, and you when you sew them together, you leave about three inches at the top unsewn. After sewing the two pieces together, you fold the seam allowances over twice so they're finished, and then you stitch them down to the skirt. Then the skirt pieces connect to the bodice pieces, and the opening on the bodice extends into the skirt, if that makes sense. So the problem I had is that when you overlap the two bodice pieces, the opening on the skirt sort of bubbles because there's overlap built into the bodice pieces, but not into the skirt pieces.
I don't know if any of that makes sense because I'm terrible at describing spatial relations (perhaps why I never got any of those technical writing jobs I applied to straight out of college!). But the point is that I moved my buttons over a bit to compensate for the way the skirt wasn't laying flat, and that made the buttons really difficult to line up. You would think it would be easy to just use the buttonholes as a guide, but it wasn't for me. I think I sewed them on three times trying to get them straight! As you can see, I eventually got the buttons on straight and the ribbon on the back lined up reasonably well.
For the clean-finish bodice lining, I used Bemberg rayon. Sorry for the sort of poor quality of these pictures, by the way! I took them the night before I left for Ohio, which is where the little girl who now owns this dress lives. I finished it that night and was leaving super early to catch the Megabus, so I didn't have a chance to get photos in the daylight.
Overall, this is a really cute pattern and pretty easy to sew up. I don't know what happened with the back closure, but I'm guessing I just did something wrong because no one else has complained about it.
I had a lot of fun making this tiny dress, from choosing a pattern (it was between this one and the Oliver + S Seashore Sundress) to sewing it up. I really wanted to make a handmade gift for this particular little girl, because her mother was one of my dearest friends before she passed away three and a half years ago, and we bonded over creating things. We used to make hand-stamped cards together all the time, and I know she would have appreciated a gift I made with my own hands. Even though she wasn't there to appreciate it, I felt like I was honoring her memory while I was making this dress.


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EVL Labs
Evaluating Variations in Language Lab
JGAAP
EVL Labs is located at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Patrick Juola, Ph. D.
David Berdik
Sean Vinsick
Derek Prijatelj
Jean Zambri
Computer Scientist Who Outed J.K. Rowling's Pseudonym Uses Program To Preserve Writers' Anonymity
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Dr. Juola is an internationally noted expert in text analysis, security, forensics, and stylometry. As a faculty member at Duquesne University, he has authored two books and more than 100 scientific publications as well as generated more than two million dollars in Federal research grant funding. As director of the Duquesne University EVL lab, he is the lead architect of the JGAAP project and provides overall scientific direction for Juola & Associates.
David Berdik is an undergraduate student currently attending Duquesne University in pursuit of a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. In the EVL Lab, David serves as the main developer for the Java Graphical Authorship Attribution Program (JGAAP). Additionally, David researches n-gram length effectiveness for authorship attribution in a variety of languages.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. —Anonymous
Sean Vinsick is an undergraduate student at Duquense University and is pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science and Philosophy (Double Major) with Mathematics as the minor. His primary skill at EVLLab is utilizing the Twitter API for data mining purposes.
Derek Prijatelj is an undergraduate student currently attending Duquesne University in pursuit of a B.S. in Computer Science with minors in Mathematics, Statistics, and Philosophy. Derek's role at EVL Lab involves researching statistics and machine learning techniques to improve the common practices of using linguistic analyses for automated stylometry.
Jean Zambri is the Office Administrator of the EVL Lab at Duquesne University. She possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Point Park University and has extensive experience working in administrative roles at nonprofits and educational institutions including the Community College of Allegheny County, the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and Duquesne University. She started working at Duquesne University in 2010 when the EVL Lab was founded and she served as the Office Administrator for over 6 years until 2016. After a hiatus from 2016 to 2018, she has returned to her role in the EVL Lab as the Office Administrator. She also helped co-found Juola & Associates in 2010, a company which provides authorship attribution and text analysis services for a wide range of clients.


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The Government in Belarus
Belarusian People's Congress
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Importance of optimizing Belarusian law enforcement agencies underlined
"We will determine personnel numbers, the expenses required for specific areas, and will make adjustments this year," Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the government conference with top officials of the State Secretariat of the Security Council...
Belarus to host CSTO Collective Security Council session in autumn
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with the high-ranking officials of the State Secretariat of the Security Council of Belarus...
Belarus, South Africa discuss mutual visa facilitation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of South Africa Andrei Molchan met with Deputy Director General of the Department of Home Affairs of South Africa Jackie Mckay...
Lukashenko sends National Rebellion Day greetings to Cuba
"Today, amid a complicated and volatile international situation, Belarus particularly values the reliable and open relations with Cuba. We deeply respect Cuba's consistent and principled policy aimed at securing social justice, defending independence and national dignity," the message of greetings runs...
City councils of Minsk, Omsk sign agreement on cooperation
According to Chairman of the Minsk City Council of Deputies Vasily Panasyuk, cooperation prospects at the level of government bodies were discussed during the Days of Omsk in 2015. "It is great that the words were turned into concrete actions. The implementation of these steps is a logical addition to the cooperation the two cities have already been maintaining," he said...
Belarus, China to take care of security of Belt and Road facilities together
A delegation of China's Public Security Ministry led by Deputy Police Commissioner Xia Chongyuan was in Belarus. The delegation visited the international center for training, career enhancement, and retraining of personnel specializing in migration and the counteraction of trafficking in persons at the Interior Ministry Academy...
Lukashenko backs production of articulated tractors in Belarus
Belarusian Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk pointed out that such tractors are in demand abroad and Belarus would be able to compete with foreign manufacturers. It means the project has great prospects...
Alexander Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to People's Artist of Belarus Dmitry Smolsky
"By your enormous talent, high professionalism and dedicated service to art you have won the hearts of many fans both at home and abroad. Your pedagogical activities, the work to develop young talents deserve the words of sincere gratitude," the message reads...
Russian army logistics specialists arrive in Belarus for Zapad 2017 exercise
As part of the preparations for the Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017 a special training session will be held for military command units, logistics and technical support units of the Belarusian and Russian armies...
Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Uzbekistan President
"Belarus knows you as an experienced and wise state figure who enjoys strong support from his people and does his best to secure wellbeing of the country, strengthen its economic power and the authority in the international arena, peace and concord in the society," the message of greetings says...
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Tryckt långfibrig, tunn och mjuk bomull med mönstret Crescendo av Liberty London. Perfekt till skjortor, toppar och klänningar.
Liberty London Fabrics' Crescendo is lustrously detailed and rich in colour.
Our Crescendo print draws inspiration from the magical tessellations of hidden Alpine fauna. Its geometric design shows birds twisting and tumbling in the clear mountain skies, holding treasures in their beaks from the wooded slopes below.


Cracked Windshield? | Auto Body Repair Weymouth MA | Factory Collision & Restoration | FCR The type of protection a window provides depends on the type of glass it is made with. There are two main types of safety auto-glass that are commonly used for windshields and auto windows: tempered glass, and laminated glass. Tempered glass is up to 10 times stronger than laminated glass and much stronger than your average piece of glass, but when it breaks, it can't be repaired, only replaced. After a piece of glass is cut to size, it is tempered through a repeated process of heating with extreme temperatures followed by rapid cooling. After this process, tempered glass is more resistant to extreme temperature changes. When a collision occurs, tempered glass breaks into small oval pieces rather than sharp pointy shards. Laminated glass, while not as strong as tempered glass, is what windshields are made of. Laminated glass consists of two sheets of glass with a piece of plastic vinyl between them. The idea is that if a collision compromises the structure of one sheet of glass, the vinyl will protect the other. For example, if stone from the road strikes the windshield, it might crack the outer piece of glass, but the interior of the windshield will remain in tact. Why should you fix a cracked windshield? Generally, it's a good idea to have your windshield repaired or replaced if you notice a defect. Why? It might grow. - What starts as a chip or a small crack will weaken the glass, making it more vulnerable to changes in temperature, pressure, or damage in an accident. It can affect visibility. - One of the first issues, even with a small chip, is that it can get in the driver's way! A chip or crack low in the windshield on the passenger side is the only one that might not affect visibility. The cost might increase if you wait. - Small chips and cracks, especially those that are only on the outside of the windshield, can probably be repaired. However, if they grow or cause another accident, the entire windshield will need to be replaced.


Portuguese Water dogs are an athletic breed that requires a lot of exercise. Although they are loving and loyal, they are not a breed for everyone. If they do not get exercised on a daily basis, they can become very destructive out of boredom.
Portuguese Water Dogs are a highly intelligent, spirited, and strong-willed breed. They are fast learners and eager to please. The are a great breed for obedience, agility, water work, and search and rescue, to name a few activities that they excel in.
The Portuguese Water Dogs is known as a hypoallergenic breed. They are low shed and low dander, but people can still be allergic to them (or any hypoallergenic breed). Always meet the breed first before committing to buying a puppy. The coat colors are black, brown (in various shades), or white. They also come in black & white, and brown & white. There are two coat varieties, wavy or curly. Both coat types require daily brushing and regular trips to the groomer.
Portuguese Water Dogs are a medium breed. The weight ranges from 42-60 pounds for males and from 35 to 50 pounds for females. The height at the withers ranges from 20-23 inches for males, and 17-21 inches for females.
As with many dog breeds, Portuguese Water Dogs also have some health issues that you should be aware of. We can test for some of these diseases, and there are others that are still being researched.
HD is an improperly formed hip joint. It occurs in pure breed and mixed breed dogs alike. It can only be diagnosed by an x-ray. The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) is an organization will evaluate hip x-rays for signs of hip dyslasia in dogs 2 years and older. Once evaluated, the dog will receive a permanent certificate, an OFA number, and a rating of excellent, good, or fair. Dysplastic dogs will not receive a number, and the degree of dysplasia will be rated mild to severe. Prior to breeding, dogs should have their evaluated by the OFA. Only dogs receiving an excellent, good, or fair should be bred from. Please note that breeding 2 dogs with excellent hips will not guarantee that all of the puppies will have excellent hips.
Elbows can be x-rayed too. They are rated normal, or not normal.
PRA is an eye condition that eventually causes blindness, which unfortunately there is no cure. Affected dogs can be either identified by a genetic test or an eye exam as an adult. The test, performed by OptiGen identifies dogs as Normal/clear, Carrier, and Affected. Carriers will never become blind from PRA, only affected dogs.
In addition to the OptiGen test, Portuguese Water Dogs used for breeding should have their eyes examined annually by a Board Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologist to ensure the overall health of the eyes.
Improper Coat is an recessive inherited trait that causes changes in the coat. Affected dogs have a short coat on the head, face, legs, and muzzle. These dogs will look similar to flat coated retrievers or border collies, and they can shed. There is a genetic test for IC that identifies the dog as normal, carrier, or improper coat (affected).
Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy is an inherited, recessive disease of the heart that is fatal. It causes the heart to enlarge. JDCM affects puppies 6 weeks to 7 months of age. Affected puppies can die suddenly or develop lethargy, breathing difficulties, and inappetence. There is no cure for this disease. There is a test available that identifies dogs as JDCM clear/normal, or carrier.
Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism) results from a reduction of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid secretion from the adrenal gland. This affects metabolism and electrolyte imbalances in the body. Symptoms of Addison's include weight loss, vomiting, weakness, collapse, depression, and excessive shedding, and death. Symptoms can be triggered by stress. Once Addison's is diagnosed, it can be treated. Despite extensive research to locate the mode of inheritance, there is no genetic test for Addison's presently.
GM-1 is a recessive storage disorder that is fatal. Affected dogs rarely live past 6 months. The disease affects the nervous system causing ataxia, blindness, seizures, and changes in behavior. There is a DNA test available through OptiGen that identifies dogs as Normal/Clear, Carrier, and Affected. Carrier dogs do not show signs of the disease and can be bred to Normal/Clear dogs.


This is my second in a series of posts I am writing about smaller Canadian stocks which are either on the Venture exchange or should be, and that I have taken a bit of a bucket approach with. I am buying small positions with the hope of taking advantage of the individual company dynamics as well as the larger theses that the Canadian dollar that will benefit their competitiveness and that there is an improving speculative investment atmosphere for Canadian stocks.
For those of you not very interested in stocks with a market cap in the double digit millions, I apologize. I do not plan to become a penny stock guru, it just seems to be a place where some opportunities lie right now. I did make a couple of tweets over the last week of two larger company's that I have added in the last couple of weeks; Sherritt International and Nordion. I'll try to come up with more extensive write-ups on both of these positions at some point, but because they are reasonably large well known entities I felt that the tweets were sufficient explanations of my rationale, whereas these micro names required further delineation. Its worth noting that my positions in Nordion and especially Sherritt are significantly larger than what I am putting into something like Avcorp.
Avcorp (AVP) is an interesting little story that I have a small (less than 1%) position in. Before I go too far into it, a word of warning; this is a stock that certainly might not work out and it may just languish at these levels indefinitely. However there is a chance it breaks out to significantly higher levels if the stars align just right, and that's why I have a position.
Avcorp fabricates parts and assemblies for airplane manufacturers. They have contracts with Boeing, BAE and with Bombardier. The contracts they have tend to be long-term;for example they just re-signed a Boeing contract for wheel well farings for a 5 year term. They make things like floor panels, wing components, stabilizers, so a bunch of little pieces that go into the larger airplane assembly.
There are about 280 million shares outstanding and the stock trades at 16c. So it has a very small capitalization stock at $45 million. The company has cash on hand that more then covers its debt.
A second litigation for a contract dismissal against Bombardier, was settled recently before going to court. Unlike Cessna, Bombardier remains a customer. I wouldn't be surprised if Avcorp dropped the litigation in part for the promise of future work. Indeed, last week it was announced that Avcorp received a new contract from Bombardier to manufacture floor panels on the Aerospace Global 7000 and 8000 aircrafts. The number of these planes currently on order looks to be over 100, but though I tried I was not able to get a good idea of the contract on a per plane basis, so I'm not able to comment on its significance.
When it comes right down to it, the investment thesis behind Avcorp is similar to ADF Group (ADF Group was the first of my series of small Venture stocks that I wrote about). An improving economy should result in an improved order book, and the company has been given an added boost as they go after orders from the 10% decline in the Canadian dollar.
But Avcorp is admittedly more of a flyer than most of the stocks I buy into. You can go back all the way to 2009 in their financials and you'll find nothing but negative EBITDA. But 2013 showed the first signs of turnaround; in the first nine months of the year they generated $3.8 million in EBITDA on sales of about $60 million. The company is not cheap on these numbers, so my bet is being made on the anticipation that they can grow their business further as the economy improves.
The company has a very different way of recording cash, which I know that some of the folks are going to raise an eyebrow at. If you look at this years cash flow, it has been negative even though EBITDA has been positive. This was a big red flag to me at first. But I dug further and I think its just a legitimate consequence of their customer funding.
Avcorp then records some of the upfront costs that this money is paying for as capex. That cash goes through the cash flow statement as an investing activity via payments relating to development costs and tooling. I think this cash outflow sits on the balance sheet as "development costs".
The rest of the costs and the revenues are expensed along with the deferred revenue and costs as the product is shipped to the customer. But the net effect on cash from operations is negative because the cash from the deferred revenue has already been realized from the prior quarter.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around what all this means so by all means if you have a clarification to provide, either leave me a message in the comments or send me an email.
Another interesting aspect of this story is that they are majority owned by a Netherlands based private equity company called Panta Holdings. Panta has been slowly increasing their stake in Avcorp over the last 5 years, including taking another 10% stake in December, They own 64% of Avcorp. Clearly given the daily volume of the stock they are not going to monetize this stake on the open market. I hope for some sort of monetization of their stake through the sale of the company if operations do improve.
Clearly given the daily volume of the stock they are not going to monetize this stake on the open market. I hope for either some sort of monetization of their stake through the sale of the company if operations do improve, or possibly for Panta to take them fully private.
I'd really like to get some numbers to the incremental revenue from the Bombardier contract, but in absence of that this is a story where one hopes that the company can improve its backlog and increase its capacity utilization, thus leveraging some of the fixed costs. I have read from a couple of different sources that the facility in Delta BC is operating at half its full capacity so there is lots of fixed overhead that needs to be spread out over higher revenue. The thing is, the company is right on the cusp; its existing revenues are just enough to cover costs and a little bit more, but a relatively modest step change in revenue (let's say from the current annual $80 million run rate to $100 million, or 20%), either from the new Bombardier contract or perhaps from new work from Boeing or BAE, could be extremely accretive to profitability.
This is the sort of company I am only investing in because I think the timing in the cycle may be ripe for it. You don't invest in a tiny little parts manufacturer unless you think the economic expansion is going to mature, that capital investments are going to be made, and that the stock market isn't going to be in for any strong macro-headwinds. Given the lack of liquidity in the stock, a dearth of any of these factors would be a major drag. As it is, I keep my position very small, watch it closely, and if there is a little bit of luck on my side maybe this company turns out to be a multi-bagger. Far from a sure thing, but not impossible either.
Good write up, you've certainly picqued my interest.


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Today's article will be about Germany and its immigration history, past and present. By observing what happened during the last 70 years, we will try to understand if people are really able to learn from their mistakes.
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country at the intersection of Central and Western Europe, situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; covering an area of 357,022 square kilometres, with a population of over 83 million within its 16 constituent states.
Germany is a great power with a strong economy. As a global leader in several industrial, scientific and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer of goods. As a developed country, which ranks very high on the Human Development Index, it offers social security and a universal health care system, environmental protections, and a tuition-free university education. (1)
But what about immigration?
In 2011, Germany had 80.3 million residents. Of those residents, 15.96 million – almost 19% of the entire population – had a migration background.
Incessant wars, religious conflicts, famines, political grievances and a lack of prospects forced many people to leave Germany over the centuries. The land's relative population loss was enormous. An estimated six million emigrants left Germany between 1820 and 1920. The tide of emigration only began to ebb, beginning in 1890, as the industrial era brought economic success to the German Empire. From that point on, the number of individuals immigrating to Germany surpassed the number of Germans who left. Foreign laborers found employment, above all, in the booming centres of the coal and steel industries.
During the national socialist dictatorship the camps and the daily sight of forced laborers were simply part of everyday life for the local population.
The years after 1945 were shaped by people in motion as well. The forced mobility of diverse groups of people (refugees, people expelled from their homes through territorial exchange and other so-called displaced persons) altered the structure of the German population, giving rise to tensions and conflicts with local residents. The number of refugees and expellees only first began to decline at the end of the 1940s. Simultaneously, the growing demand for labour soon outstripped the capacity of the labour force.
In order to offset labour shortages, the federal government turned to a traditional model of recruiting and temporarily employing foreign workers, who took on jobs that German laborers considered unattractive. After the 1966-7 economic crisis, the immigration process decelerated until the early 1990s, when the numbers rapidly grew again and are continuing to grow even now. (2)
As a result of immigration, people with different cultures and traditions and greater religious diversity are now living together.
Attitudes about successful coexistence in an immigration society differ significantly across generations: the younger the person, the less the wish for adaptation. While 66 percent of the population over 70 years of age express the opinion that immigrants should culturally adapt, this proportion gradually declines among younger groups, to 22 percent among respondents under 25 years of age. (3)
There are still many prejudices and stereotypes about foreigners, but, in the end, the truth is that Germany profits from the immigrants. They boost the economy, contribute towards the welfare system and help reduce the lack of professionals. (2)
This doesn't happen to Germany alone: immigration remains a profitable asset for all countries, even though many people haven't understood that yet, and continue to regard this phenomenon as a destructive cancer.
To those who think that I can only say that if you look at your family tree and go back to centuries, you will surely find that your ancestors migrated from a place to another. The fact is that we are all children of migrations and we must never forget it.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany
(2) https://domid.org/en/service/essays/essay-migration-history-in-germany/
(3) https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/our-projects/religion-monitor/projektnachrichten/how-do-germans-deal-with-cultural-diversity/
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ALM business method China's Cultural Diversity communication skills communication training The Intercultural Negotiators' Training
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Today I would like to talk about the cultural differences that can be found in the Chinese area, starting with a brief explanation of China's History.
China is one of the biggest countries of the world and the most populated one. Understanding its history is very important to understand the global development, because some of the most decisive discoveries and inventions took place precisely in this area (e.g.: paper, printing, gunpowder, compass, etc.)
One of the most important elements of Chinese history is the Dynasties. Emperors and Empresses from the same bloodline ruled China from 150 BCE to 1911 CE. When a dynasty was overthrown, a new one would take its place or China would be divided into different states. These Dynasties were held together by one of the most influential ideas of though, known as Confucianism. (1)
Confucianism was developed in China by Master Kong in 551-479 BC, who was given the name Confucius by Jesuit missionaries who were visiting there. However, the fundamental principles of Confucianism began before his birth, during the Zhou Dynasty.
At that time, the ideas of respect and the well-being of others were prevalent, but there was also an emphasis on spiritual matters – specifically, the goodness of the divine and the mandate to rule given to those in power. These ideas were meant to unite the people, create stability and prevent rebellion.
Confucius believed his philosophy was also a route toward a civil society. However, he shifted attention away from ruling authorities, the divine or one's future after death, focusing instead on the importance of daily life and human interactions. This new, refined version of the philosophy did not completely take root until the next dynasty, the Han (140-87 BC). The foundation of Confucianism is an appreciation for one's character and the well-being of others.
This doctrine has a complete system of moral, social, political, and religious thought, and has had a large influence on the history of Chinese civilization. (2)
In 1911, China overthrew the Qing Dynasty to form a democracy, however in 1916 the government fell apart. This caused a great chaos leading to China being divided up into several smaller states. Eventually, two major parties tried to reunify them: the Nationalist party, that sought for democracy, and the Communist party lead by Mao Zedong, that took control of the country after the 1949 revolution.
Mao Zedong lead multiple cultural and industrial revolutions with varying degrees of success, turning this country into a mix of Communism and Capitalism. (3)
Even though it recently got reunited, china's cultural differences still live. Due to the many barbaric invasions that got different ethnic groups mixed up, to the different geographical features that can be found in this vast land, to constant political and economic divisions and reunifications, etc. China possesses an incredible variety of cultures.
For example China legally recognizes 56 distinct ethnic groups and 292 living languages. All these languages could communicate thanks to Chinese characters, that could be well understood all over the country.
Concerning religion, the government of the People's Republic of China officially espouses state atheism, but over the millennia, Chinese civilization has been influenced by various religious movements, such as Taoism and Buddhism, that were combined with the doctrine of Confucianism.
Diversity can be found also in Chinese cusine. In China we have the "Eight Major Cuisines", including Sichuan, Cantonese, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Hunan, Anhui, and Zhejiang cuisines. All of them are featured by the precise skills of shaping, heating, colorway and flavoring. Generally, China's staple food is rice in the south, wheat-based breads and noodles in the north. Furthermore, southern cuisine, due to the area's proximity to the ocean and milder climate, has a wide variety of seafood and vegetables, that the northern cusine do not possess. (4)
There are many other cultural differences that can be mentioned, but there is not enough space to list them all.
So, to conclude, China is an example that cultural differences do not exist only among different countries, but also inside one country. To negotiate effectively, we must be aware that even our closest neighbour, culturally speaking, can be the exact opposite of us, even though we both share the same place of origin.
(1) http://goayc.org/blog/2018/5/17/a-brief-overview-of-chinese-history
(2) https://study.com/academy/lesson/confucianism-definition-beliefs-history.html
(4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
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Today I would like to talk about USA and China relations, starting from their first official encounter, up to their recent diplomatic problems, comparing them to see why they can be called "superpowers".
The first representatives of the Unites States visited China in 1784. A ship called the Empress of China arrived in Guangzhou (Canton) in August. The vessel's supercargo, Samuel Shaw, had been appointed as an unofficial consul by the U.S. Congress, but he did not make contact with Chinese officials or gain diplomatic recognition for the United States. Since the 1760s all trade with Western nations had been conducted at Guangzhou through a set group of Chinese merchants with official licenses to trade. Some residents of the American colonies had engaged in the China trade before this time, but this journey marked the new nation's entrance into the lucrative China trade in tea, porcelain, and silk. (1)
From that moment onward USA gradually started its diplomatic and trade relations with China: sometimes they were successful and both countries gained money, obtained refined and exotic products and learned from each other, but sometimes they were not, leading them to misunderstandings, conflicts and wars.
Nowadays this complicated relationship hasn't changed much, meaning that successes and failures continuously interchange.
Let's look for example at what happened 3 years ago when the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports, worth at least $50 billion, in response to what the White House alleged was Chinese theft of U.S. technology and intellectual property. (2)
Furthermore, in that same year U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech marking the clearest articulation yet of the Trump administration's policy toward China and a significant hardening of the United States' position. Pence said the United States would prioritize competition over cooperation by using tariffs to combat "economic aggression." He also accused China of stealing American intellectual property and interfering in U.S. elections.
Facing these accusations China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced Pence's speech as "groundless accusations" and warned that such actions could harm U.S.-China ties.
The trade war intensified until January 2020, when president Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed an agreement, that relaxed some U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and committed China to buying an additional $200 billion worth of American goods, including agricultural products and cars, over two years. China also pledged to enforce intellectual property protections. (3)
And then, again, we all well witnessed the Covid-19 Crisis and we are still witnessing its consequences.
The fact that these countries' diplomatic relations are evolving nowadays, indicates that both of them have reached a high level of economic, financial and political power, that force them to compete.
In other words, both of them are superpowers.
But what is a superpower?
As Wikipedia well explains:
"a superpower is a state with a dominant position characterized by its extensive ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale. This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological and cultural strength as well as diplomatic and soft power influence". (4)
And what makes them world superpowers?
Let's start from the US.
United States have a huge lead by the most important measures of national power. It is the wealthiest country with the greatest military capability. Furthermore, it has the best long-term economic growth prospects. Economists have shown that long-run growth depends on a country's geography, demography, and political institutions and the United States have an edge in all three categories.
Demographically, America is the only nation that is simultaneously big, young, and highly educated. The U.S. workforce is the third largest, second youngest, most educated in years of schooling, and most productive among the major powers. (5)
And what about China?
China, home to almost a fifth of the world's population, is a country of superlatives. Forty years of economic growth, at an average of nearly 10% a year, has transformed the country into a global leader in technology and manufacturing.
Its economy is now second only in size to the United States – larger if trade is taken into account – and it is home to six of the world's megacities.
Despite its trade dispute with the US, China enjoyed first-quarter growth of 6.4% this year, more than double the UN's forecast for the rest of the world, and life expectancy has risen to 75 for men and 78 for women, according to the World Health Organisation. (6)
Obviously, there are not only positive aspects, but also negative.
USA, as well as China, must fight against corruption and inequalities.
In USA, in the last few years, poverty has increased and democracy has been weakened by corrupted powers. China, on the other hand, still remains a dictatorship: people must endure censorships and ethnic and religious minorities still suffer repressions from the government. China's rapid growth made it the world's biggest producer of CO2, damaging its citizens health.
I could go on forever talking about their pros and cons, but I must come to a conclusion.
There are no more powerful countries than China and USA today, and we can grasp their power by looking at their complex economic and political relations, made of failures and successes. One question remains: what will the future superpower be?
(1) https://history.state.gov/countries/issues/china-us-relations
(2) https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-relations-china
(4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpower
(5) https://now.tufts.edu/articles/why-united-states-only-superpower
(6) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/china-by-numbers-10-facts-to-help-you-understand-the-superpower-today/
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Today I would like to talk about USA and its incredible melting pot. Starting for US history, I will introduce the concept of melting pot, underling its pros and cons in the business field.
The United States are famous for the wide variety of cultures that live inside their borders. But how was this melting pot created? Let's look at some interesting passages in the history of this country.
Before 1600 A.D. North America was inhabited by many indigenous peoples (Native Americans) with different identities, religions, beliefs and cultures, who lived in tribes. Thanks to the Atlantic Ocean, these people lived in their own world, apart from all other societies.
This period lasted only until the European colonization. In 1492 Christopher Columbus, financed by Spain, made the first of four voyages to the New World, landing in the Bahamas. From this point onward, European countries started a gradual colonization of North America. English, Spanish, French, Dutch, etc. moved to the new world in search of a new life of prosperity, each of them bringing his/her own personal culture. These many cultures got into contact with native Americans' cultures, giving birth to a multicultural community.
Furthermore, many African slaves were forced to these areas, where their culture was added to the already existing cultural mix.
All these cultural differences brought improvements and conflicts, especially conflicts. Wars between Natives and Europeans, as well as fights among different European colonies, were quite frequent.
As we all well know, after years of inner and outer wars, USA became an independent nation in 1776, but being independent wasn't enough to stop all conflicts derived from multiculturalism. In fact, from 1861 to 1865 America fought its Civil War, which began as a result of the unresolved controversy of the enslavement of black people and its disputed continuance.
Even though the loyalists of the Union won, putting an end to slavery, African American people had had to suffer abuse, violence, racism and racial laws for many years. Even now there are people, who are not able to accept other identities and cultures that refuse them without a concrete reason.
Before and after the two World Wars, the US welcomed a great number of immigrants from all the continents and what we have now, after years of cultural mixing and wars, is an incredible melting pot.
In order to describe the concept of "melting pot" I'm going to use the perfectly summarised definition of Wikipedia:
"The melting pot is a monocultural metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" with a common culture; historically, it is often used to describe the cultural integration of immigrants to the United States. The exact term "melting pot" came into general usage in the United States after it was used as a metaphor describing a fusion of nationalities, cultures and ethnicities in the 1908 play of the same name by Israel Zangwill." (1)
US melting pot is linked to cultural assimilation or Americanisation. This means that instead of maintaining cultural differences, USA politics prefer mixing them up, while creating a unique culture based on these multicultural features. This new unique culture represents the US identity.
But what are the pros and cons related to this attitude to multiculturality?
As we saw in US history, bringing culture together means generating innovative and original world views, as well as creating conflicts, misunderstandings and rejection. The same happens in business.
We live in a complex, interconnected world where diversity, shaped by globalization and technological advance, forms the fabric of modern society. In this era of globalization, diversity in the business environment is about more than gender, race and ethnicity. It now includes employees with diverse religious and political beliefs, education, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientation, cultures and even disabilities.
Diversity in the workplace is an asset for both businesses and their employees, in its capacity to foster innovation, creativity and empathy in ways that homogeneous environments seldom do. Yet it takes careful nurturing and conscious orchestration to unleash the true potential of this invaluable asset. (2)
If these differences are not rightly managed, conflict is inevitable. Cultures will clash and business performances will be affected by this tense working atmosphere. For this reason, it is important to create a business environment that minimizes intercultural disharmony (3), while giving all employees the possibility to freely express their ideas and values, without prejudices.
To conclude, looking at the US history and at its melting pot, we can understand that without cultural awareness, there is no cultural respect. So, open your mind, feel free to express your own cultural identity, but be aware that your view of the world can be different from others and you have to accept it. Do not impose your ideas and opinions, just share them and be happy if others share their own personal cultures with you, because this cultural contact will enrich you and will give birth to a person able to see the world in many different ways, thus capable of finding original solutions to every problem.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot#Melting_pot_and_cultural_pluralism
(2) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/business-case-for-diversity-in-the-workplace/
(3) https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2013/12/09/how-cultural-conflict-undermines-workplace-creativity/
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The foreign policy of Trinidad and Tobago does not elicit any interest among people except on rare occasions. One such occasion was when Mrs Kamla Persasd-Bissessar supported a resolution on international terrorism in the United Nations during her term of office (1910-1915). Her government position was severely criticised by then opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley who argued that such action would generate undue attention to Trinidad and Tobago and open the country to terrorist attacks.
The situation in Venezuela is a current issue where Trinidad and Tobago has to face and address; and given the proximity of the country to Venezuela and to CARICOM countries one is forced to take positions. We are already witnessing a clear division among the leaders of CARICOM. Some are exchanging harsh words against each other. CARICOM has so far failed to take a united position on the Venezuelan crisis; some are supportive of the Madura regime and so couching their position in the non-interference in the internal affairs of a neighbouring country while, on the other hand, the United States and a majority of members of the Organisation of American States (OAS) are condemning Madura and his descent into dictatorship. The United States is actively vocal on the Venezuelan crisis, even threatening military action.
United National Congress (UNC) Naparima MP Rodney Charles criticised the PNM government for a "lack of a well thought out foreign policy towards Venezuela and this shows an abdication of its responsibility for foreign policy." He added that in the light of the latest events in Venezuela with the establishment of a Constituent Assembly "we are now all left hoping for divine intervention." He claimed that since the PP government demitted office "we outsourced our CARICOM foreign policy to the likes of Antigua and Barbuda and St. Vincent and the Grenadines which are pro-Madura." He was critical of Dr Rowley taking issue with the OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro for criticising President Maduro.
The reality was that the PNM and the PNM government under Eric Williams were one and the same – a not so tacit reality of PNM party paramountcy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs since independence in 1962 was Eric Williams and the entire staff and leadership of the Foreign Service were handpicked by Eric Williams, save a few who had a career in foreign service but who anyway had to be approved by Eric Williams. Dumas came into the country's Foreign Service at the end of Federation and when Trinidad and Tobago became Independent in 1962. He never addressed the issue that had he not been a black man he would not have been given the high position in the foreign-service in the first place. The foreign policy of the country and in fact the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be linked to the Prime Minister Eric Williams.
Further elaborating on foreign policy on Trinidad and Tobago and the dominant role of Eric Williams on the foreign policy Dumas wrote: "I was not alone in seeing our foreign policy as wanting in connectedness. Eric Williams was without peer where enunciation of policy was concerned; similarly he had no equal in lack of focussed attention to its effective execution unless he himself was effectively involved." Quoting Sahadoe Basdeo and Graeme Mount's book "The Foreign Relations of Trinidad and Tobago 1962-2000." The case of a small state in the global arena (2001) that "Williams was very much the chief architect of our foreign policy, no matter who the foreign minister happens to be…" He further added that "in general you received no instructions, you did and said what the country needed, and tried to stay out of trouble…foreign policy was so personalised." Personalised and dominated by Eric Williams and this for the twenty –five years as head of continuous PNM governments from 1956- 1981.
Dumas gave an account of meeting with Prime Minister Eric Williams at his (Dumas ) request to obtain clarification on his assignment in 1965 to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to open a Trinidad and Tobago embassy. He expected "to be briefed on the reasons for the mission's establishment what the mission was to do, and how it was to do it." He added "to my astonishment, neither the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs nor the Minister of External Affairs could help." This is contained in the last three pages of his 2015 autobiography. Williams' agenda emerged at the very end of the meeting "when I received two directives: One of them I could easily follow: 'Have a good time.' The other was 'Make sure you get the Emperor (Haile Selassie) to visit next year." The reason for Williams' second request was purely political ": from what I later understood." ": There were many people of Williams' generation and race who held Selassie in high esteem…And the younger persons were voters too. The following year 1966, was an election year. A state visit by the legendary Selassie would certainly satisfy Williams at the personal level; more important it would give a stimulus to his political standing and electoral future, especially among many people of African origin." Thus the role of the Foreign Service in Ethiopia was to fulfil the personal and party political considerations of Eric Williams – such was the abuse of the Ministry of External Affairs under the PNM and Eric Williams. The conclusion was that "The Embassy in Addis Ababa carried out the Prime Minister's directive. The Emperor was rapturously received in Trinidad and Tobago between April 18 and 21, 1966." Regretably, Dumas never commented on the 1966 elections where racial passions were enflamed and states of emergency were declared in Indian inhabited areas – The country was on the verge of racial warfare. But Eric Williams would have won the 1966 elections anyway with the use of the voting machines and the gerrymandered constituency boundaries which guaranteed PNM 24 constituencies.
Having a good time was carried out not by Dumas, but by Ellis Clarke. He had great parties with the purpose of "favourable exposure for Trinidad and Tobago, and his parties for us would receive lengthy and glowing reports in the Washington Post." The parties even attracted African-Americans who had developed "so effective a party –tracking process that they would call a few days before a function and demand invitations." Through his stay at Washington DC Ellis Clarke enjoyed his social activities. On his return to the Washington DC embassy after Dumas left Ethiopia he found an embassy staff divided and Ellis Clarke told him to engage in enquiry of that state of affairs. He did and found that Ellis Clarke was the problem with his small group of favourites with who he socialised. One of this circle even left for carnival in Trinidad and lied about the date of leave.
Ellis Clark lived the good life at the expense of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. During the corruption debate in 1990, just before Parliament was invaded, Prime Minister Robinson accused him of corruption in going to Europe to a wine festival at taxpayers' expense. Having a good time was really living on the fat of the country and Ellis Clarke personified this culture of the PNM.
To work in the foreign service of the country was an immense achievement. Save one or two persons the Foreign Service was the preserve of Blacks of independent Trinidad and Tobago; even educated Indians could not be admitted. This has been a sore issue among Indian activists who constantly complained that the face of Trinidad and Tobago was not reflective of the population of Trinidad and Tobago. Even as recent as the PP administration Dr Rowley took issue with a member of that government loudly complaining that he could not see any Indians at the Trinidad and Tobago embassy in Washington DC and in New York. It was in effect the preserve of blacks. Reginald Dumas does not observe the colour bias and racism practised by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago yet the race factor and afro-centric consciousness dominate his publications and will be a topic of another review by this writer.
The foreign policy of the country from 1962 onwards was dominated by Eric Williams and an account of this by experienced men such as Reginald Dumas, Ellis Clarke and Patrick Solomon underlined the absence of any. This is the legacy of Eric Williams – he was personally responsible for this. He kept back the country. Trinidad was blighted to have a leader like Eric Williams. He was not anywhere like the Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who transformed his country to be a business success of international standing.


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How We Play Basketball in Serbia
It was all about horses for me. I always loved basketball, but when I was little — even when I was 13 and 14 — I was going to horse race. I didn't even practice basketball that much. I went to the stables, just to be the stable boy. That was my life. I raced. Not professionally, but amateur. I even placed fourth one time. It was a nice hobby.
I start to really practice basketball every day only in my last year in my hometown of Sombor. It's nice. You can Google it. It's in northern Serbia. I figure out that I can live from basketball. It can be my job and my love at the same. I knew I could be good — I didn't know that I could be in the NBA. But maybe Europe.
Growing up, I watch the national teams, because when you're a kid in Serbia, that's your goal. I didn't follow that much NBA, because in Serbia, the games are on at 3 and 4 a.m. When YouTube came out when I was like 15, I watched Magic because of his passing, and Hakeem because of his post moves, and Jordan because he is Jordan.
But when I was a kid, I just watched my brothers. They play basketball, too. We had some courts outside in our hometown. When they would play on those courts, I would watch when I was a little baby with my pacifier. I mix a little bit of both of them. One is talented, one is really strong. I'm a little bit talented, and a little bit strong.
Our apartment was really small. We had two rooms: kitchen, bathroom. It was my mom, dad, me, my two brothers and my grandma. It was always a full house. My brothers — cousins really, but in Serbia we call them brothers — also came over. It was always a full house of people, and we always mess around. We were crazy kids. We were making a lot of noise.
Nikola Jokic as a jockey
We even had a little basketball hoop in our apartment, and my brothers would play with me when I was little. The neighbor downstairs would always come up and complain about us making too much noise.
When I started playing, I was really fat, and I wasn't that tall yet. I played center, but I also played point guard. I dribbled the ball all over the court. I just play for fun, you know? But the year I turned 16, I just feel like I could really play. And that's the year I went from my small town of Sombor to the bigger town, Novi Sad.
In Serbia, you play for club team and you go to school, they're separate. It's not like United States, where you play for your school's team. But, every year, all the schools in Serbia have one basketball tournament. I played for my school in Novi Sad, and we won the whole tournament.
My first two games in the bigger, junior league, I played really good. The Belgrade club KK Mega Basket saw me and call me and stay in touch with me that half season. Then, the next half season, I go to Mega.
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Europe and NBA are totally different basketball. When you see the score in Europe, it's like 50-58. And that was a good game. But here you see the games have 100 or 120 points. In Europe, they play really strong defense. If a team score 80, that's bad defense.
We just want to play good defense. On offense, you have freedom to attack if you're open. Everyone can shoot. If there's 20 on the clock, you can shoot if you're open. The coach wanted us to play defense, and then run, run, run. But…we weren't that good at defense. We were really talented, and could score, but we couldn't defend that well.
Last year, we were in the National Cup finals against Zvezda. In Europe, especially in Serbia, fans are crazy, especially against Zvezda or Partizan. Those are the biggest teams with a huge history in Serbia. When they play each other, it's called "the derby." I've played in Oakland, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, and Utah. Utah Jazz have a really good home court. But in Europe, there's more passion, I think. It's their life, being a fan for that team.
You're in the tunnel, and you hear the "dum, dum, dum" of the drums and it's really intense.
Against Zvezda, the whole gym was against us. You're in the tunnel, and you hear the "dum, dum, dum" of the drums and it's really intense. Fog was all over the gym, fans screaming, cheering the whole game.
That was crazy, because we were the youngest team. They didn't know us. Everyone was booing us, and I was like "You don't even know us! I bet all you guys don't know our 12 players on the court."
I actually missed the basket for the win. In the moment I was thinking "Oh man! I miss the shot for the trophy! First time in club history!" I was down a little bit, but I didn't think about it anymore after that night.
I'll make the next one.
Nikola Jokic and Denver
Every young European player, it's like tradition: you must play Euroleague for two years, then go to NBA. But I didn't think about the NBA at first. In the second part of my last season, we had some contacts with the Nuggets. I thought maybe I can make it, because I'm young. I can develop like NBA player, not European player.
Actually, though, I was sleeping when the Nuggets drafted me.
My brother had celebrations and champagne, and he called to tell me. I picked up the phone, but I really wasn't listening. I just told him, "Come on, man, I'm sleeping." Then I hung up. So I heard the next morning.
I didn't think it was going to be a big thing. I thought, they drafted me, and I stay one more season in Europe. I didn't think that I was going to make it to the NBA right away.
Barcelona, one of the best teams in Europe, came to watch me, and I played the worst game ever. I think I scored like 4 points, and maybe that was a sign that Europe wasn't for me. At the end of that season, the Nuggets called me, and said they wanted me on their team.
Suddenly, everything is different. Everything.
The locker rooms, practices, weight rooms, people. We have like 10 coaches. The style of the game with a lot of running. Especially for big men, if you can run fast, you're going to be really good in this league.
The best part is the travel. With Mega, we travel on bus, like 10 hours. Not good for big guy like me. Now, everything is airplanes.
Even the game is different. In Europe you have 4 quarters, 10 minutes. Here, it's 4 quarters 12 minutes. You basically have one more quarter here than Europe.
Nikola Jokic, layup
One thing that hasn't changed, for me, is the passion.
You've seen a few times when other players pull me or grab my leg. I love that kind of play on the basketball court. This is just how we play in Serbia. Last year, I scored an and-one, and I just start yelling, excited. And the guy just push me, and I fall down and make a flip. My teammates start fight for me. That's what I want to continue doing. Not to make fight, but just to get passion into the game. I don't want basketball to just be a job. I just want to keep that passion.
It's better than racing horses.
Source: The Players Tribune
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