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Greening up: Norfolk Southern aspires to raise the sustainability ante
A $500 million green bond offering the railroad closed in May in part will help fund locomotive modernization work.
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By Jeff Stagl, Managing Editor
All Class Is are ratcheting up efforts on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. They are facing pressure from shippers, shareholders, government agencies and residents of the communities in their networks to be better environmental stewards, corporate citizens and engaged neighbors.
For Norfolk Southern Railway leaders, the primary ESG mission is to prove to all stakeholders that their organization is conscious about bettering the planet in a highly participatory, responsible and comprehensive manner. They realize the railroad's actions can have both tangible effects and meaningful benefits.
Although they consider all three ESG components to be important, NS leaders are devoting a lot of manpower and other resources to "E" pursuits to integrate sustainability company-wide into daily operations. Ongoing efforts include on-the-ground activities, such as employing hybrid cranes at intermodal facilities and ECO switchers in yards; financing structures, such as a first-ever green bond issue; and strategies, such as new science-based targets for greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission reductions.
Customers increasingly are turning to the railroad for help with making their own supply chains greener, NS Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James Squires wrote in a column published in Progressive Railroading's June issue. Many shippers are just starting their sustainability journey, so they need the assistance, while others are farther along the path.
"More than 25% of our customers have established public goals for carbon reduction through the CDP's global disclosure system," Squires wrote.
A large number of customers also now judge the Class I's service in part according to sustainability performance.
"With increasing demand for sustainable transportation solutions from our customers … we need to do more," wrote Squires.
That's why the railroad has been focusing on sustainability for a long time — since 2007. NS was the first Class I to create a sustainability program at that time, and since has accomplished a lot, says Chief Sustainability Officer Joshua Raglin.
Input and interaction
A DC locomotive undergoes the AC conversion process at NS' Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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To notch more progress, the railroad is encouraging interaction, communication and input from all levels, and taking more measures to engage the workforce. For example, a corporate sustainability advisory council staffed with 18 department leaders is charged with fostering more collaboration on five strategic environmental pillars: carbon, facilities, circularity, suppliers and nature.
What used to be the three "Rs" — reduce, reuse and recycle — has been changed to circularity, says Raglin.
"We look at what we're buying and what the end uses are. It's all about how we can keep stuff from landfills," he says.
All five pillars got a big shot in the arm in May, when NS closed a $500 million green bond offering to fund a number of projects designed to reduce carbon emissions. NS was the first Class I to issue green bonds, Raglin says.
Projects that can be funded with the proceeds include improving the locomotive fleet's fuel efficiency, investing in new and expanded intermodal terminals, powering operations with cleaner energy, boosting the use of energy-efficient buildings and technologies, and supporting reforestation and landscape restoration work to offset carbon emissions.
Chief Sustainability Officer Joshua Raglin (shown at NS' Brosnan Forest) has helped manage carbon-reduction reforestation projects involving 20,000 acres.
Green bonds aren't new — according to the Climate Bonds Initiative, $270 billion worth of green bonds were issued worldwide in 2020, Squires wrote in his column. The response from the financial community to the bond offering was substantial and buyer interest exceeded its size, he said.
"This is an important validation for investors, knowing their funds are going to projects with a positive environmental impact," Squire wrote.
NS concurrently issued $600 million worth of 100-year bonds. Only a handful of companies have the staying power to earn that kind of investor confidence, Squires wrote.
The green bonds exercise was a crossfuncational effort that involved many departments, including finance, law, sustainability and corporate communications, says NS General Counsel-Corporate Nabanita Nag.
"It demonstrates our holistic approach to sustainability and ESG. It's in every area of the company now," she says.
There was no precedent to fall back on, so many things needed to be worked through, Nag says. The primary one was the green financing framework, which outlines the projects that are eligible for allocations, as well as reporting and other governance elements associated with the allocations.
"We had to understand what projects would be considered eligible projects as described in that framework," says Nag.
Sustainalytics — a third party — assessed whether the framework was aligned with green bond principles published by the International Capital Market Association.
One of the key approved projects is an ongoing locomotive modernization program. NS for the past five years has been converting old DC-traction locomotives into modernized AC-traction units.
From outdated to modern
Known internally as DC2AC, the program targets a fleet of 1,200 DASH 9 series locomotives produced by GE and a small number of Electro-Motive Diesel SD70 units. By 2021's end, the railroad expects to have modernized 500 units since 2016.
"Instead of buying new locomotives, which are expensive, we are retrofitting units that are 20 years or older. We can use two AC units to replace three DC units," says Raglin.
Through DC2AC, the frame, engine, platform, radiators and air compressor of an older locomotive are retained, but controls, electronics, propulsion systems and other components are added or modernized. The main and auxiliary cabs, trucks, motors and control architecture are new, and the main alternator is reworked.
It takes about five weeks to complete one DC2AC conversion — from disassembly through painting and testing — at the Juniata locomotive shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
One of the hundreds of DC-to-AC conversion units, as denoted by the unique badging under the locomotive's side window.
"These are pretty substantial updates," says Tom Schnautz, NS' vice president of advanced train control, whose responsibilities include locomotives, cars, positive train control, and communications and signaling. "The horsepower is the same at 4,400, but the tractive effort holds better and can maintain effort at low speeds. That's where an AC unit shines."
Just by modernizing controls, fuel usage in each locomotive is reduced 3.5%. Adding modern electronics helps cut fuel usage another 18%.
"Each gallon of fuel saved helps reduce emissions," says Schnautz.
In terms of improving air quality, DC2AC retrofits can lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 500 tons per unit per year. NS can save another 183 tons of CO2 per unit annually because most of the steel in a locomotive is reused instead of needing to be produced in a steel mill, which produces emissions.
"It's avoidance. It's all about reduce, reuse and recycle — that circular economy," says Schnautz.
A switch on switchers
The Class I operates 18 ECO switchers and 12 working slugs at its yard in Atlanta.
NS also aims to up the ante on sustainability with the local locomotive fleet. For the past four to five years, the Class I has added 54 ECO yard locomotives and 23 ECO slugs at six locations.
The ECO switcher units feature modernized controls, auxiliary appliances, start-stop systems and other electronics that help reduce emissions and fuel usage. Forty-five ECO Locos and 23 ECO slugs were developed in partnership with local governments.
NS now operates 18 ECOs and 12 slugs in Atlanta; 16 ECOs and four slugs in Chicago; six ECOs and three slugs in Macon, Georgia; two ECOs and two slugs in Pittsburgh; two ECOs and one slug in Buffalo, New York; and one ECO and one slug in Rome, Georgia.
The ECO switchers are paired with slugs to improve tractive effort and braking power, says Schnautz.
"They go from six axles of power on the rail to 12 axles without adding engines or emissions, and at a lower operating cost," he says.
Locomotives account for 90% of the railroad's carbon emissions, so they are the prime focus of a new emission-reduction goal validated last month by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
The Class I has committed to reduce scope 1 and 2 GHGs 42% per million gross ton-miles by 2034 versus the level produced in 2019, which serves as the base year. SBTi determined the goal is in conformance with its criteria and recommendations.
To obtain the SBTi validation, NS could have followed one of two routes, including an absolute model that calls for reducing emissions 2.5% each year.
"But that's not for us. We want to grow each year," says Raglin.
Instead, NS opted to follow the second route of addressing overall intensity, such as by significantly lowering 1 and 2 emissions over the next 13 years.
"It's an ambitious goal," says Raglin.
As part of its 2015 strategic plan, NS had set a goal to improve fuel efficiency 8.6% by 2020, but exceeded it by reaching 9.4%, resulting in saving more than 130 million gallons of diesel and avoiding about 1.3 million metric tons of emissions.
The Class I also is equipping locomotives with smart energy management technology designed to automatically match horsepower to trailing tonnage and track terrain, and downsizing portions of its vehicle fleet or incorporating technologies in certain equipment to prompt more green results. For example, the railroad will switch out some trucks or equipment with models that are two sizes smaller, says Raglin.
In addition, NS is analyzing many types of fuel alternatives and low-carbon fuels, such as compressed natural gas, batteries and renewable diesel. Sometimes called green diesel, renewable diesel is a biofuel that's chemically similar to petroleum diesel. It can help reduce carbon emissions intensity by 50% to 80% based on the feedstock, according to the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
"Renewable diesel is promising," says Raglin. "We see it as a short-term solution."
A hybrid solution
There's another emerging emission-reduction tool that NS finds promising: diesel-electric hybrid cranes. The railroad is transitioning away from traditional diesel hydraulic cranes at intermodal terminals to save many tons of carbon emissions and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel costs.
Five diesel-electric hybrid cranes now are in operation at NS' 47th Street intermodal facility in Chicago.
The rubber-tired, hybrid gantry cranes supplied by Konecranes mostly operate on electricity. A supplemental diesel generator kicks in for high-intensity work, consuming only a quarter of the fuel used by old diesel hydraulic cranes.
Each hybrid crane — which also requires fewer repairs and has less down time — is expected to save about 22,000 gallons of diesel per year, or 440,000 gallons over its 20-year lifespan.
Five of the hybrid cranes now are in operation at NS' 47th Street intermodal facility in Chicago. The Class I has 50 intermodal terminals and 68 cranes, and plans to replace more diesel-electric units with hybrids over time. The goal is to replace 19 cranes per year as they age out, says Raglin.
After all cranes are converted, fuel savings could reach 1.5 million gallons per year, and nearly 30 million gallons over 20 years. That translates to 222 metric tons of emissions per year per crane — or more than 1,000 metric tons for the five current cranes, according to NS estimates.
"Hybrid cranes cost more than traditional cranes, but you get the money back quickly through less diesel usage," says Raglin. "They cost less to maintain because they have less mechanical components and they produce less noise, so they're good for local communities."
NS also is converting three hydraulic cranes to diesel-electric hybrid technology at its Greensboro, North Carolina, yard as part of a pilot project. The rebuilds cost 40% to 60% less than purchasing a new hybrid crane.
Yet another way NS is addressing sustainability is through a new less-than-truckload service now offered through its Thoroughbred Direct Intermodal Services Inc. subsidiary. Launched early in the second quarter, Thoroughbred Freight Transfer (TFT) provides truck and cross-dock solutions in a service that combines the strengths of intermodal and box-car transport.
TFT is designed to provide an array of flexible supply-chain solutions whether a shipper is consolidating products into a single-source solution or deconsolidating products from rail to multimodal options. The box-car service currently is offered in two corridors: Chicago-Atlanta and Atlanta-Miami.
"This is a trial run. We will add more corridors if it proves successful," says Raglin.
TFT is a way to enlarge the network, take trucks off highways and gain emission impacts, he says. NS has found that its services each year eliminate about 10 billion truck miles, which is equivalent to 400,000 trips around the Earth.
Nurturing nature
The railroad also is gaining emission — and financial — impacts from nature-based sustainability solutions. Reforestation projects help restore natural landscapes and offset carbon emissions.
At Brosnan Forest, the Class I has a number of ongoing projects involving 20,000 acres. Owned by NS, the forest is located about 35 miles northwest of Charleston, South Carolina.
NS began reforestation programs more than a decade ago. The Class I has enrolled over 10,000 acres with the CARB in a project that has created more than 350,000 carbon credits since 2010. Carbon credits can be sold, so they have monetary value.
Brosnan Forest currently is sequestering another 30,000 tons of CO2 annually while generating additional carbon credits.
"We have sold some of these credits in the California compliance market to generate revenue, which offsets our expenses to maintain this forested ecosystem," says Raglin. "We also get credits by restoring wetlands and streams."
To advance its green pursuits even further, NS recently created two new positions: a group manager of supplier diversity and sustainability, and a director of fuel efficiency.
As of press time, NS officials continued to conduct interviews for the group manager, who will report to the sourcing department head. The chosen person will be responsible for the design, implementation and management of a program aimed at increasing partnerships with disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) and suppliers that support corporate sustainability goals and objectives.
The manager will work with stakeholders and suppliers to identify ways to reduce NS' carbon footprint and support suppliers' efforts to reduce their carbon footprint; work with buyers during the RFP process to identify diverse suppliers for inclusion and participation in the bid process; and participate in outreach efforts with DBEs to further their understanding of the rail industry and how to be competitive in sourcing events.
"This is an example of how we are incorporating sustainability at the department level with new or expanded roles and positions, like the director of fuel efficiency and a senior communications manager for public policy, community and sustainability in our corporate communications department," says Raglin.
As for the director of fuel efficiency, the railroad in late July installed Jamie Helmer in the new position. She previously served NS as manager of process improvements and manager of a locomotive shop, and has information technology experience.
There previously was no specific department or functions that managed all the pieces of fuel efficiency, which involves rules and policies, various technologies, start-stop features, top-of-rail friction modifiers and other elements, says Schnautz.
"This will drive progress with efficiency. We see the role as aggregating our initiatives and strategy aimed at lowering fuel use," he says.
Railroads' fixation on driving sustainability initiatives resembles the rail industry's focus on safety in the 1980s, says Raglin. Safety eventually became ingrained into railroading culture and now rail is one of the safest industries in the world, he says.
The biggest payoff with efforts to become greener is volume and financial growth aren't sacrificed as a result.
"You can have both success and sustainability — they don't oppose each other," says Raglin.
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Bernie Sanders Is the Movement Candidate We Need
by James Haslam
It is time we acknowledge the political realities before us, and align on the candidate who will not only win, but build the kind of multicultural, multiracial and working class movement that will enable the next President to take on corporate power and deliver justice for all.
As the executive director of Rights & Democracy (RAD) in Vermont and an organizer based in our state for more than two decades, I have had many opportunities to work closely with U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
I know what drives him, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right when she says, he is "the real deal.
As someone who once wrote off the whole political system as corrupt and broken beyond repair, my experience with Bernie has been transformative. The Senator has demonstrated time and again the importance of electing leaders who emerge from and work with people's movements. He has been a steadfast champion for working people, and electing Bernie as mayor of Burlington then U.S. Congressman then U.S. Senator has resulted in key policy victories that directly improve the lives of the people of Vermont and people across this country. Electing Sanders as president will undoubtedly generate even more transformational change.
Many share my positive feelings about Bernie. So it came as no surprise to me when Rights & Democracy members from New Hampshire and Vermont voted overwhelmingly to endorse his candidacy for president, with Bernie winning over 63% of the first-place votes in our ranked choice vote. Our members' second choice (who a majority said they would support if she were the nominee) was Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
While Elizabeth Warren is a strong, progressive voice in the Democratic primary, I believe Senator Bernie Sanders should be the candidate to support for president. For anyone struggling with who to choose, I offer three key reasons why:
1. Bernie is the best candidate to beat Trump and to begin transforming this country
Bernie Sanders is uniquely positioned to defeat Trump in 2020 and build a broad multiracial working-class movement to advance a transformative people's agenda in this country.
Over my career I have been incredibly impressed by Bernie's ability to get broad support from working people, including many Republicans, Independents, and those who had checked out of the political process entirely. In the 2016 Democratic primary, Bernie won 22 states and over 13 million votes. He also smashed Obama's 2008 fundraising records. Consider the magnitude of this achievement, given the fact that he took no corporate campaign bribes from Wall Street, Big Pharma, fossil fuels, or weapons manufacturers and that he started the race with a 1% name recognition nationally.
The 2020 Sanders campaign is similarly a fundraising juggernaut. He has already received over 4 million individual donations (a record amount) and his email list is one of the largest in the country. His social media prowess is also far and away the strongest of all 2020 Democratic candidates and he has mobilizied a "grassroots army" of a million volunteers.
In Vermont and across the nation, he has also galvanized young people in record numbers to support his past campaigns and current run for president. Contrary to the corporate media's baseless narrative, Bernie also commands significant support—second only to Joe Biden—among black voters, particularly young black voters.
I believe Bernie has been able to build this diverse base of support because unlike the vast majority of politicians—he is not beholden to a small number of corporate and wealthy donors. He has been consistently fighting for the interests of his constituents his entire life. Bernie is unabashedly authentic and even people who may disagree with his politics trust him and respect the fact his message has stayed the same for over four decades. His commitment to economic, social, and racial justice is unwavering and enduring—and voters across the country know it.
Finally, when we hear the corporate media pundits go on about how only a centrist has the best chance to beat Donald Trump, we must remember that they got it wrong in 2016, when they paid no attention to the depth of anti-establishment sentiment in this country. It is not hard to imagine many potential Democratic nominees being tagged as elitists, à la Hillary Clinton 2016. That is a label they will never be able to credibly lay on Bernie.
We must lay to rest the notion that Bernie Sanders can't win, as the truth is he very well may be the best hope. For more on this, check out the Salon Novemeber 24, 2019 article "Quit Saying Bernie Sanders Can't Win - He May Be The Most Elected Democract in 2020."
2. Bernie has always understood the need to build people's movements
What has always stood out for me about Bernie Sanders is that consistently, throughout his 45-year political career, he has always stood up for the struggles of the working class and has never been afraid to take on large powerful corporate interests. And he has always believed in the power of organizing and understands that real change comes from the bottom up—not the top down—through mass mobilization.
I cannot even count the number of times in Vermont that I was involved in a community struggle—be it to organize a union, a local strike or fighting for health care as a human right—that Bernie would lend his active support and help us fight and win.
As mayor of Burlington in the 1980s, he took on the city's old political establishment. He built a strong coalition made up of community organizing groups, unions, tenant activists, women's groups, and environmentalists to challenge the old-guard obstructionists, and fundamentally transformed the city of Burlington.
"His candidacy is more than a campaign, it is a call for building the political revolution we need in this moment in our country's history."
In Burlington, Bernie showed that when you can make government work for average folks, they turn out to vote. In his re-election race in 1983, voter turnout in the city doubled.
But the most important lesson we can draw from Bernie's tenure as Mayor of Burlington, which applies to our situation now, is that the establishment never thought he could win. Through this grassroots engagement, Bernie was able to move major citywide policies because enough of the councilors either changed their positions, or the constituents changed their city councilors to ones that supported the policies they—and Bernie—did.
As Vermont's lone congressman from 1991 through 2006, and now as U.S. Senator, Bernie has held many hundreds of town-hall-style meetings and engaged average citizens—low-income and working-class folks—in discussions of the most important issues of the time. Bernie's town halls always include a broad cross section of Vermonters.
He organized bus trips of working-class Vermonters suffering from breast cancer to Canada to buy low-cost prescription drugs, highlighting the need for prescription drug pricing reform. He organized the largest rally against NAFTA on the State House lawn. He organized a meeting of 900 IBM workers to take on that company's effort to change their pension plans. The list goes on and on.
This is exactly what a Sanders Presidency would look like. In districts where Senators stand in the way of programs like Medicare For All and a Green New Deal that are supported by a vast majority of the population—he would be working with people's movements to hold massive rallies to push them through.
3. We don't need to just win this election, we need a political revolution
These first two points lead me to what I think is the core reason to support Bernie: his candidacy is more than a campaign, it is a call for building the political revolution we need in this moment in our country's history.
We all know there is now near consensus among scientists that the life support systems of our planet will be destroyed—possibly within the next decade—if we do not take bold action now to transform our economic and energy systems, including halting oil and gas drilling and production. If we want to save humanity, we will need to be able to not only overcome the enormous political and economic power of the fossil-fuel industry, but really the entire corporate establishment and elites that control both political parties, the military-industrial complex, the corporate media and the billionaire class. As writer Naomi Klein recently wrote given the context of the climate crisis and the power of oil and gas companies, "The world is on fire and our most credible hope of beating the arsonists is #Bernie2020 #NotMeUs".
The 2020 presidential election is going to be the struggle of our lives. Everything is on the line, and we have to beat Trump and then move bold policies through Congress. Along with grassroots outside groups, progressive leaders like Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib are gaining momentum. In turn, establishment forces are doing everything they can to stop us.
It is time we acknowledge the political realities before us, and align on the candidate who will not only win, but build the kind of multicultural, multiracial, and working class movement that will enable the next president to take on corporate power and deliver justice—economic, environmental, racial, and gender justice—for all people across the board.
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Big-wave surfer enters record books by riding 78-foot "monster"
Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for surfing the largest wave ever ridden, a towering 78-foot (24-meter) wall of water he says he caught at Nazare, Portugal, in November while "totally in the moment."
McNamara's record-setting feat was verified by Guinness after an independent panel of big wave and photography experts painstakingly measured still and video images of the colossal wave, a spokeswoman for the agency said. (Video: r.reuters.com/fuq28s )
"I was totally in the moment. PCP. Present, connected and protected," McNamara, 44, told Reuters in a phone interview from his home in Haleiwa, Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu.
According to Guinness, the epic feat eclipsed by more than 1 foot the previous record, set in 2008 by big-wave surfing great Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank in California.
McNamara, who has surfed professionally since age 17, said he had not planned on going to the beach at all on the day he set the record after spending the entire previous day in waves that "believe it or not were a little bigger."
He said friends woke him up early and persuaded him to come with them and that he went reluctantly — feeling "beat up" from the day before and only planning to drive the jet-ski used to tow big-wave surfers out far enough to catch the break.
"They talked me into getting on my board," McNamara said. And when I got on the board and they pulled me up with tow rope everything just felt right, it was like magic."
Towed out into a set of enormous waves by the jet-ski, McNamara passed up the first swell when he saw the record-setting behemoth shaping up ominously behind it.
"We saw it coming from way out and my lady Nicole (Macias) was on the radio saying 'there's a big macker coming on the outside!' and telling us where to go," he said. "The guy tried to drive me into the first wave and I'm all 'No, No. 2, No. 2! There was just this monster."
McNamara said he was caught up in the moment as he rode the wave, then worked to stay in control of his board as the colossal wall of water drove him straight toward rocks where "if you fall, there's not much chance of survival."
Garrett McNamara of Haleiwa, Hawaii, won the Biggest Wave title at the 2012 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards with this world record 78-foot wave ridden at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal on November 1, 2011 shown in this image released to Reuters on May 11, 2012. Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for surfing the largest wave ever ridden, a towering 78-foot (24 -meter) wall of water he says he caught at Nazare, Portugal, in November while "totally in the moment." McNamara's record-setting feat was verified by Guinness after an independent panel of big wave and photography experts painstakingly measured still and video images of the colossal wave, a spokeswoman for the agency said. REUTERS/Wilson Ribeiro/BillabongXXL.com/Handout
The surfer said he knew the wave was big but was not sure he had set a record until it was made official last week at the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards in Anaheim, California.
"I really just surf for the love of it and I wasn't looking to get the record. I wasn't looking to get any awards," he said.
"One the main reasons I'm doing this is to hopefully inspire at least one person to do what they love, to do what they are passionate about," McNamara said. "I am living proof you can do what you love as a career."
Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Lisa Shumaker


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Das Börsenhochhaus (im Volksmund meist nur Börse) ist mit 75 m Höhe das höchste Gebäude in der rheinland-pfälzischen Stadt Idar-Oberstein. Das Hochhaus befindet sich im Stadtteil Idar an der B422 und diente von 1974 bis 2011 als Sitz der deutschen Diamant- und Edelsteinbörse.

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Das Börsenhochhaus beinhaltet Einzel- und Großraumbüros, die von verschiedenen Unternehmen genutzt werden. Außerdem sind ein Hotel, Konferenzräume, darunter der sogenannte Börsensaal, eine Anwaltskanzlei und eine Musikschule in den Räumen des Hochhauses untergebracht. Im Erdgeschoss befindet sich ein Bistro. In der 20. Etage gab es einst ein Restaurant. Bis 1996 befand sich das Deutsche Edelsteinmuseum im Börsenhochhaus, das seitdem in der knapp 150 m entfernten Villa "Purpers Schlößchen" untergebracht ist.

Parkplätze
Es befindet sich auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite ein Parkplatz, der rund um die Uhr geöffnet ist, sowie ein Parkhaus.

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Auf dem Dach des Börsenhochhauses befindet sich eine Mobilfunkstation.

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Im Börsensaal tagte jahrelang die Jury für den Deutschen Schmuck- und Edelsteinpreis. Bei der Verleihung in den Jahren 1992 und 1993 hielt Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl die Festansprache.

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The ORIGINS Project, a collaboration between The Telethon Kids Institute and Joondalup Health Campus, has achieved a major milestone – recruiting its 1000th family.
The unique long-term study, which is the largest study of its kind nationally and one of the most comprehensive studies of pregnant women and their families in Australia to date, aims to recruit 10,000 families whose babies are born at the Joondalup Health Campus over the next five years.
ORIGINS Co-Director and Head of Paediatrics at Joondalup Health Campus, Professor Desiree Silva, said she is delighted to meet the significant milestone of 1000 families recruited to the study.
The ORIGINS Project has achieved a major milestone – 1000 families recruited into the study! The ORIGINS Project is a long-term study that aims to recruit 10,000 families whose babies are born at the Joondalup Health Campus over the next five years. The Project is a collaboration between the Telethon Kids Institute and the Joondalup Health Campus. The Project is funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation and the Commonwealth Government through Telethon.
"Our ultimate goal is to recruit 10,000 families. There's so much information that you can obtain from that number of families, and that's information that can be used by researchers all around the world to make a real impact," she said.
The 1000th family to be recruited – pregnant mother Jess, her husband Michael and their 2-year-old son Eli – said they are excited to be part of the project.
ORIGINS Co-Director at the Telethon Kids Institute, Professor Susan Prescott, said the team is focused on the big picture.
"ORIGINS is a local project with a global vision, recognising that planetary health starts locally in every community. We are part of a global network of community projects, not only with local benefits, but as part of a connected grass-roots strategy to restore global health," she said.
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A 21 Million Dollar Bug Spray Campaign in NYC
In Zika Battle, Latest Weapon is Simple Paper
Move Over Zika, It's Yellow Fever's Turn
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photo credit - nyc.gov
Any public health initiative seeking to reduce the mosquito population is a welcome one -- and there's one taking place in New York City right now. It's called "Fight Back NYC," a three-year, $21 million citywide Zika virus awareness campaign.
No one likes mosquitoes, or the viruses they carry, but I think that Mayor Bill de Blasio, together with Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett, really missed the mark with this plan. That's because their singular focus on mosquitoes has ignored an issue of even greater importance to reduce transmission: condom use. In my view, our Zika public awareness campaigns should look more like they did for HIV/AIDS in the 1990s. Since the CDC's report came out Feb. 5 we've known that Zika virus is sexually transmitted, and there are new reports of sexual transmission every week. But, instead of educating the public about this route of transmission, the city is plastering subway cars and garbage trucks with this 3-point plan as how to prevent Zika infection:
Remove standing water so mosquitoes cannot breed
Apply insect repellent and cover exposed skin to avoid bites
Use window screens to keep mosquitoes out
Well, thank you Mr. Mayor. Perhaps the next $21 million should be earmarked for a campaign to tell New Yorkers that umbrellas are useful for staying dry on a rainy day. With more and more sexually-transmitted cases, why are our city officials only talking about mosquitoes? How much of a real concern is it that Zika will be delivered here by these warm-weather pests? First of all, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main carrier of Zika, does not exist this far north (although a computer model showed that it may be able to be here this year). And, the Aedes albopictus, which can be found in New York, may be a vector for Zika, but that has not yet been confirmed. Even if we do end up with one of the Zika carrying mosquitoes here, telling people to remove standing water is futile as the mosquitoes only need a teaspoon of water to breed and their eggs are frequently found in places such as inside the tires of a car. The 1,132 cases of Zika infection in the continental U.S. have been classified by the CDC as "travel associated," meaning that the Zika was obtained elsewhere. So, until we have a single case of a person in this country infected by a mosquito, which would most likely happen first in warmer, southern regions, it's safe to say that we should not panic over a puddle on the corner of 42nd and Lex. At April's rollout of "Fight Back NYC" Mayor de Blasio said, "We are doing all we can to target the mosquito that could transmit Zika here in the city, and building the capacity to respond to every possible scenario, no matter how unlikely." However, a very different scenario may be looming. We are aware of it, and we know how to combat it. However, the risk of sexual transmission is not only being underestimated, it is frequently being completely dismissed. All we need is to get the message out. At the same rollout news conference, Dr. Bassett said, "it's very important that people understand that this isn't a person-to-person spread." which is completely wrong. With the city's top public health official giving such grossly incorrect information, how can we expect our public health campaigns to be effective, or even accurate? It's also worth noting that in a separate initiative that began in May, NYC is sending one million condoms to Puerto Rico for Zika prevention measures. So if our government recognizes that combating sexual transmission is important there, why not incorporate that message into the "Fight Back" initiative here? So, thank you, Mr. Mayor for holding up different brands of insect repellent while repeating three mosquito-reducing tips we already knew about. And it's now been three months since the "Fight Back" rollout in New York, and there's been no mention that safe sex can lessen Zika's threat. Hopefully, the next time you address Zika and public health, you'll instead be holding up the most potent weapon of all -- a condom.
Mayor Bill de Blasio
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By Julianna LeMieux
Senior Fellow in Molecular Biology
Dr. Julianna LeMieux received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology from Tufts University School of Medicine where she studied the pathogenic bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. She followed that with a post-doc at MIT, working on the nematode C. elegans. After teaching as an assistant professor for four years, she realized her passion for science communication and left her faculty position to join the team at the American Council on Science and Health in April 2016. She also served as a faculty member in the Citizen Science program at Bard College for two years, and stays on in a training role and as part of a working group.
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Hurricane Katrina, 5 years later: Katrina churches 'back, going strong'
By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
In April 2008, Franklin Ave. Baptist Church pastor Fred Luter Jr. dances in the pulpit to end his sermon on going from disaster to dancing in the first service for the New Orleans church after an absence of two and a half years since Hurricane Katrina. Luter said it was the first time in his 21 years that he danced from his pulpit. (The Times-Picayune / Matthew Hinton)
The Rev. Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in east New Orleans, lived for seven months in Birmingham after the hurricane flooded his church in water eight feet deep.
The massive flood created an exodus of biblical proportions from New Orleans. People scattered across the country.
Luter and his wife lived temporarily with their daughter, Kimberly Luter, a Birmingham schoolteacher who recently earned her master's degree in education from Samford University.
On the first Sunday after the hurricane, Luter preached at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham. Someone stood up during the service and shouted, "That's my pastor!"
Too many from New Orleans are still scattered, he says. "A lot of people will never come back," Luter says. "Housing is still an obstacle. There's a lot of boarded-up houses."
Things are still not back to normal in New Orleans in terms of access to healthcare and groceries, he says.
"We had two hospitals within two miles," Luter says. "Both closed and neither one has reopened. A lot of infrastructure is not back up yet. It's still a slow process."
Franklin Avenue Baptist held services for two-and-a-half years at First Baptist Church of New Orleans, which had not been flooded in the storm. Luter's predominantly black congregation made many friends during its time sharing facilities with the predominantly white First Baptist. "It was a good testimony," Luter says. "A lot of good came out of it."
Before the hurricane, Franklin Avenue Baptist had 7,000 members attending three Sunday services. Attendance is back up to 3,500 at two services now, Luter says. The church moved back to its restored worship facility in April 2008.
The Rev. Calvin W .Woods Jr., pastor of Greater Liberty Baptist Church in New Orleans, found himself in the same situation as Luter after the hurricane.
He came to Birmingham to stay with relatives for about a year. His father, Calvin Sr., is pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham. "The doors that were opened by family and friends really sustained us," Woods says.
Greater Liberty, at 1230 Desire St. in the Upper Ninth Ward, was four to five feet deep in water after the hurricane.
"We've been back and going strong," Woods says.
Before the hurricane, Greater Liberty had 600 to 800 members attending in two Sunday services. Now there's one service, with about 300 to 400 people.
"God has blessed us to recover and impact our community," Woods says. "We've restored houses, provided low rent in the community."
The neighborhood has struggled to overcome crime and joblessness, but the church has made a difference, he says.
"Before we got back, it was dreary and empty," Woods says. "It revitalized our community. If the church is present, it's a huge difference in that community. It's a social activity and spiritual development."
Woods said the Upper Ninth Ward is about 90 percent occupied, while the harder-hit Lower Ninth Ward remains about 90 percent unoccupied.
Greater Liberty Baptist and Franklin Avenue Baptist, which is in the Seventh Ward, are about two miles apart. Woods recently preached at Luter's church.
"God blessed both of us and brought us back," Woods says. "We saw God bring us through this situation, so we know he can bring us through any situation."
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Romano Scarpa (Velence, 1927. szeptember 27. – Málaga, 2005. április 23.) a Disney-képregények leghíresebb olasz szerzője volt. Gyerekkorában is rajongott a Disney képregényekért, és a negyvenes években saját animációs stúdiót nyitott Velencében, ahol kiadta első munkáit: néhány tévéreklámot és két rövid történetet (E poi venne il diluvio és La piccola fiammiferaia, 1953).

Miután szakított az animációval, az idejét teljes egészében a Disney képregények készítésének szentelte. Az új típusú Mickey egér történetek szerzőjeként a máig legismertebb Disney-képsorok sorát hozta létre ("Topolino e la collana Chirikawa", 1960) vagy "The Flying Scot", 1957) – ezek több nyelven is megjelentek és későbbi Disney-filmeknek szolgáltak alapjául.

Karrierje során Scarpa több plusz karaktert is tervezett, amiket "odaát" nem mindig fogadnak el, mint például:

Brigitta McBridge, Dagobert McCsip önjelölt barátnője (és segítőtársa, Filo Sganga);
Dália Kacsa, egy tizenéves kacsaládtag;
Gideon McDuck, Dagobert késői féltestvére;
Kildare Coot, Donald kacsa őrült kuzinja;
Trudi, Pofatag barátnője és társa a bűnözésben.

1988 óta az Egyesült Államokban is jelennek meg történetei (az olasz Disney szerzők történetében először).

Jegyzetek

Velenceiek
Európai képregényrajzolók
Disney
1927-ben született személyek
2005-ben elhunyt személyek
Olasz grafikusok


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It's 60 something degrees outside! Holy cow!
This morning I made my very first poached egg and it turned out pretty awesome.
Our kitchen remodel is on its final stages to being nearer to completion. Can't wait to share photos!
We are in season 2 of Breaking Bad and are (surprisingly, well for me at least) enjoying it v much.
It's been pretty busy ever since we moved into our house and Kyle started school again. I look forward to the evenings after we have eaten dinner and done the dishes, walked the dogs around the neighborhood, and can finally CTFO and watch BB or AGT on our couch.
We've been entertaining a lot more than we ever have in our time together and it has been so much fun. I made these enchiladas a few weeks ago and they were bomb! I knew I needed to remake them and share the recipe. My goal with this space is to start incorporating everyday recipes that we eat here. I usually think they are too simple to share but I think that is what most of y'all like based on what I gather from instagram comments and such: easy weeknight recipes! So, stay tuned! Although, now that it is nearer to Fall I can guarantee there will be lots of baked goods here too.
Enchiladas are one of those things that you can feed me pretty much at any time and I will be so happy. What I love about enchiladas is that they are so versatile. I love experimenting with new fillings, especially veggies. Black beans, squash, corn, mushrooms, zucchini, the list goes on. Even if you are a meat-enchilada-fan and think veggie filled enchiladas are boring, they are wrapped in a tortilla and doused with sauce and covered in cheese. So it's NEVER boring.
These have chicken this time around, but I'm thinking of sharing a veggie filled one later on!
Sometimes when I make enchiladas at home I cheat and use rotisserie chicken from the grocery store (gasp) and store bought enchilada sauce. But I felt like making an effort on this particular day, and I will say I can definitely taste the difference!
This recipe uses hatch green chiles which is what was in abundance at the time I made these here, but if you are out of hatch green chiles feel free to sub in a few serrano chiles instead. The hatch green chiles can make it very spicy too, depending on the heat level. Most salsa verde chicken enchilada recipes have a bunch of sour cream to make it more creamy and cut a little bit of the heat out. This version is a little bit lightened up (although there is still cheese, obviously!). If you want to make it more creamy, add in 1/2 cup of sour cream to the salsa verde.
Few things are more comforting as the evenings get cooler than a tray of hot, cheesy enchiladas. Enchiladas go up there as one of my favorite foods. They are a staple in any good Texans (or non-Texans) diet! I hope you try these and if you do, tag me on instagram and let me know what you think!
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with the oil, and season with the chili powder, ground cumin, paprika, and salt and pepper. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until cooked through and juices run clear. Set aside to let cool slightly, and then shred the chicken with two forks.
Change the oven temperature to a high broil. On a large baking sheet, arrange the chiles, tomatillos, jalapenos, and garlic cloves (skin on). Set on the top oven rack under the broiler and broil for 5-10 minutes or until tops of peppers are charred. Flip everything over and broil for another 5 minutes until charred.
Remove baking sheet from the oven and pop out the garlic cloves. Using tongs, transfer the hatch green chiles in a plastic bag. Let steam for 1-2 minutes, and then carefully peel the outside skin off and discard. Cut off the tops and deseed the hatch green chiles, and then repeat the process for the jalapenos.
In a high speed blender or food processor, combine the hatch green chiles, jalapenos, tomatillos, garlic cloves, onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Blend until completely smooth.
In a bowl, combine the shredded chicken, corn, and a few tablespoons of the salsa verde. Mix until combined.
Using a large glass 9x13 baking dish, spoon about 1/2 cup of the salsa verde in the bottom of the pan. On a cutting board or clean surface, lay out tortillas and other fillings. Spoon 2-3 scoops of the chicken corn mixture in the center of the tortilla. Add a little bit of the shredded cheese. Roll up tightly and place seem side down in baking dish. Repeat until baking dish is full.
Spoon the rest of the salsa verde on top of the enchiladas, and cover with the rest of the shredded cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve immediately!


The trees are in bloom, the weather is starting to warm up, and club forms are pouring in as Miss Ruthie goes through each and every one of them… Camp is just around the corner and we've planned a fun packed summer season of great activities for all our campers to enjoy.We hope you've had a chance to look through our Leadership Team Bios. We welcome two new Division Leaders, Allison Loring and Mike Marinello, who are both teachers with tons of camp experience under their belts. And we're proud that we have such a high staff return rate in addition to the incredibly talented new staff members that have joined our North Shore Day Camp family.
I hope you'll be checking our blog regularly as we post all kinds of great new stories, games, photos and information about NSDC and the entire Timber Lake Family of Camps.
It's only 69 days until summer 2010 begins and it can't come soon enough for me. It's going to be AMAZING!


This course will take you to the next level in this Advanced training in SCOM 2019. Learn to create Multi Layered Service Monitoring in SCOM. This three day course is created and run by Kåre Rude Andersen, MCT and active member of the System Center Alliance Team as well as TechNet. The class is continuously updated to cover the latest release of the product, as well to include new tools and MPs.
Kåre Rude Andersen is MCT and active member of the System Center Alliance Team, TechNet moderator and co-founder of Coretech.dk with Kent Agerlund. He is one of the leading System Center Operations Manager experts and trainers in Northern Europe.
Kåre has held all Glasspaper`s SCOM training the last years, and have attended NIC Conference in Oslo several times giving lectures on System Center.
Let Kare share his unique knowledge, tools, methods and experience gained from real scenarios and consultancy work.
This course is intended for Enterprise Systems Engineers, Administrators, System Integrators and Management Pack Developers who need to implement Monitoring using System Center Operations Manager 2019 (SCOM).
An understanding of the System Center Suite is desirable, but not needed.
Digging into the Data warehouse database and using the aggregated tables for reporting.


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Hong Ying Lo Restaurant Exterior
Murch Morris - 1920s
This view of Campau Square shows the Pantlind Hotel on Monroe Ave. at the left half of the photo, and the Hong Ying Lo Chinese American Restaurant, which was on the second floor of the building, at the corner of Monroe Ave. and Pearl St. The Powers Opera House was to the right of the restaurant and outside the photo. A portion of the Grand Rapids Savings Bank can be seen in the distance between the hotel on the left and the restaurant building on the right. In front of the restaurant and near the corner is a small white building which provides free tourist information (possibly what was referred to as The Hut). To its right is the Fox Jewelry Store, a business that still exists but at a different location. A delivery truck from the Lincoln Park Dairy is parked on Pearl St., and many cars of the 1920s vintage are on the street. Trolley tracks are visible in the brick-paving, and an island for waiting passengers is in the middle of the street to the left of the cars.
Monroe Ave.
Pantlind Hotel
Pearl Street
Murch Morris
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Een contrabasconcert is een concert voor solo contrabas en orkest of kamerorkest.

Voorbeelden
Kalevi Aho - Contrabasconcert
Giovanni Bottesini: Contrabasconcert nr. 1 en Contrabasconcert nr. 2
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Contrabasconcert nr, 1 in D majeur, Contrabasconcert nr. 2 in D Majeur
Tan Dun: The wolf (contrabasconcert); opgenomen door Dominic Seldis en het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest onder leiding van de componist
Andrej Eshpai: Contrabasconcert
Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Contrabasconcert in Es majeur
Wenzel Pichl: Contrabasconcert in D majeur
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Angel of dusk (contrabasconcert)
Eduard Tubin: Contrabasconcert
Johann Baptist Vanhal: Contrabasconcert in E majeur, Contrabasconcert in Es majeur

Compositie voor contrabas
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Q: Captcha: is it enough? I'm implementing re-captcha.
And I'm just wondering if I have to spend some time implementing CSRF or if a captcha eliminates the need for the CSRF protection?

A: I'm unsure how a CAPTCHA would provide any guard against CSRF. CSRF occurs when a user authenticates with a secure site, and then visits a malicious site that then submits requests to the secure site via forms, images, AJAX that leverage that authenticated connection.
CAPTCHA only ensures that someone is a human being, typically for ensuring that a commenter or a new registrant is a person, and not a bot. I would never rely on CAPTCHAs for any sort of security, as bots are now better than humans at reading some of them.


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Imran Khan Family and Relatives
Submitted by LovePk on Wed, 01/07/2015 - 21:01
Imran Khan was born on 25th November 1952 at Lahore, Pakistan. He is a politician and ex-cricketer of Pakistan. His father name is Ikramullah Khan Niazi was a civil engineer, mother Shaukat Khanum was a housewife. Imran Khan has four sisters and no brother. His sister names are Rubina Khanum, Aleema Khanum, Uzma Khanum and Rani Khanum. In 1995 Imran Khan married with Jemima Khan, marriage last for nine years up to 2004, then ended by divorce and his wife Jemima Khan left Pakistan to England with sons. After ten years Imran Khan married again with Reham Khan in 2014. His son names are Suleiman Isa and Kasim. His cousin names are Inamullah Niazi, Javed Burki and Majid Khan; Inamullah Niazi is a politician and Javed Burki and Majid Khan was famous cricketer of Pakistan.
Imran Khan Family
Imran Khan's father Ikramullah Khan Niazi was a civil engineer. He graduated from Imperial College, London in 1946. He was also a board member of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and Research Centre.
Imran Khan' mother, Shaukat Khanum was a housewife. In 1985 she died of cancer. After her death in cancer Imran Khan much disheartened and decided to make a cancer hospital for those people who cannot afford treatment. In 1994 Imran Khan founded Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and Research Center in Lahore, and named in memory of his mother.
Imran Khan has four sisters named Rubina Khanum, Aleema Khanum, Uzma Khanum and Rani Khanum. Her elder sister Rubina Khanum is an alumnus of Lahore School of Economics and working in a senior post in United Nation. Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khanum is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. She graduated MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1989. Her business offices are in New York and Karachi. She was marketing director of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust and played an important role in fundraising for hospital; she is also member of board of governors of hospital. She is also a board member of Imran Khan Foundation and Namal Education Foundation. Imran Khan's sister Uzma Khanum is a qualified surgeon based in Lahore while Sister Rani Khanum is a university graduate and taking part in charity work.
Imran Khan has no brother; he is only son of his parents.
Imran Khan first wife name is Jemima Khan. He married with Jemima Khan in 1995 and divorced her in 2004. Imran Khan second wife name is Reham Khan, he married with her in 2014.
Sons and Daughter
Imran Khan Sons name are Sulaiman Isa born on 18 November 1996 and Kasim born on 10 April 1999.
Imran Khan Relatives
Paternal Relative
Inamullah Niazi is paternal cousin of Imran Khan. He is a politician and ex-parliamentarian. He is now senior vice president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Punjab. Before joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf he was in Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Maternal Cousin
From maternal side Imran Khan eight cousins played first class Cricket. Javed Burki and Majid Khan are more famous of them and was captain of Pakistani Cricket Team.
Imran Khan Related Pages and Links
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Madu Bala Abdulhamid
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Madu Bala Abdulhamid, MBBS, MPH
PhD Research Fellow in Miscarriage Medicine and Infertility, Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK
Principal Medical Officer, Yobe State Government Ministry of Health Damaturu, Nigeria
madubala06@yahoo.com
Dr Madu Bala Abdulhamid was born on the 10th of October 1975. He graduated from the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria in 2005 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree and subsequently secured a Master's Degree in Public Health from the University of Wolverhampton, UK in 2012. He held the position of Personal Physician to the Executive Governor of Yobe State and Principal Medical Officer, Yobe State Government House, Nigeria (August 2007 - January 2009). Currently on study leave, he is a prospective postgraduate (PhD) research fellow in Miscarriage Medicine and Infertility at Birmingham University, UK. He is a good verbal communicator, an avid reader and adept at engaging in multiple areas of responsibility while remaining firmly committed to maintaining productive relationships, and earning and inspiring rapport and confidence with all members of a team.


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Shinzo Abe's Surprising Victory
Mireya Solís Friday, September 28, 2012
The election of Shinzo Abe as president of the Liberal Democratic Party caught many by surprise – in an informal poll of seasoned Japan-watchers in fact no one picked Abe as the likely winner in this intra-party contest. That the outcome was unusual can be readily appreciated by the fact that the selection of the LDP's president had not been decided in a runoff election in over 40 years, and that it had been close to 56 years since there had been an upset between the first and second place candidates in the two rounds of voting (coincidentally Abe's grandfather Nobosuke Kishi lost that run-off election in 1956). The victory of Abe is even more surprising if one takes into account that his competitors had strong bases of support: Mr. Nobuteru Ishihara from the party elders and Mr. Shigeru Ishiba from the party's base in the prefectural branches. Moreover, since Mr. Abe resigned abruptly as Prime Minister in September 2007 after just one year in office, few thought he would be given a second chance to head the LDP and aspire again to the top political office in the country.
In the weeks to come, we will be scratching our heads trying to figure out this unlikely outcome. Some possible explanations are already circulating: the divisions and increasing weakness of the party factions in deciding party presidential elections, the perception that the Japanese population is so disenchanted with the DPJ, that the party can still win the election without choosing its most popular candidate, and of course the appeal of the "deliverables" Mr. Abe has put on the table: securing an early general election, reaching out to popular Osaka Mayor Tōru Hashimoto's party (the Japan Restoration Association) to set up the basis of a future coalition government, and standing firm with China.
Mr. Abe has a history of surprising us, not only with his recent political comeback to the helm of the LDP but also during his tenure as Prime Minister when, despite his hawkish profile in foreign policy, he chose China for his first trip overseas in an attempt to mend-fences, as he noted in his speech at Brookings in April 2009. Now that Mr. Abe is the head of the largest opposition party and a potential Prime Minister of Japan, he could prove his reputation for doing the unexpected by initiatives like the following:
A decision not to use legislative gridlock as a tool to pressure the DPJ to call an early election. Important bills – like the one on deficit financing bonds – will require legislative action soon, and the scenario of the country facing policy-making paralysis as the parties squabble over the timing of the election should be avoided.
A reconsideration of critical issues in the national agenda, such as Japan's participation in the TPP. Hopefully, Mr. Abe will reconsider his present opposition to this trade agreement -not just in an attempt to achieve collaboration with the pro-TPP Mr. Hashimoto – but also based on an in-depth consideration of the benefits for Japan of TPP membership, as he himself highlighted in a 2005 speech at Brookings the positive effects of trade agreements.
A move away from party rhetoric that hints at greater control (including inhabitation) of the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, and from controversial statements on the issue of comfort women which are sure to irk China and South Korea. A pragmatic, level-headed diplomacy in East Asia that seeks to deflate -and not inflame- nationalism in the region is sorely needed.
Financing the 2016 Election
Edited by David B. Magleby
Primary Politics
By Elaine C. Kamarck
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
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Women in Information Systems (WIS) host Career Development Panels with JPMorgan Chase
Wednesday, April 11 2018 12:00am
OHIO's Master of Athletic Administration announces formation of advisory board, appointment of members
Nine-member board includes seven MAA alumni
MBA Bobcat Q&A: Neeley Allen
Neeley chose OHIO's Professional MBA to prepare for the next step in her marketing career
OHIO's College of Business receives second ranking from U.S. News & World Report
Wednesday, March 21 2018 12:00am
Professional MBA joins the Online MBA as top-100 public graduate business degree
Alumnus and wife celebrate diversity in the College of Business with new scholarship
Wednesday, February 21 2018 11:00am
Eric Peterson, BBA '74, and his wife, Sandy, have established a new scholarship to celebrate and encourage diversity in Ohio University's College of Business, extending their career-long devotion to service
OHIO's Department of Analytics and Information Systems welcomes Integrated Business Cluster students to MIS Day
IBC students learn more about the MIS major and analytics co-major
Meet the Graduate Business Admissions Team: Elana Harnish
Elana is here to help you navigate the admissions process for OHIO's Professional MBA and Professional Master of Accountancy programs
Ohio University Online MBA ranked 15th best in the nation by Poets & Quants
Online MBA students Brittany Simen and Justin Gulbrandson, participants in the Leadership Development Program, discuss the different ways extroverts and introverts communicate and which they relate to more during Patrick Donadio's presentation, Communicating with IMPACT.
Ohio University's College of Business launches a Master of Accountancy program
Friday, February 9 2018 12:00am
New degree offered in three formats to meet the needs of graduate accounting students
Master your grad school application
Tips to be successful when applying to a master's program


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Thank you very much for your kind thoughts. I appreciate them, but don't warrant 'em.
I find your blog to be an interesting, informative, and entertaining read. Thanks for taking the time.
I am in my mid 60s, opinionated, and a retired federal manager.
Federal and Defense employees receive training on legal aspects of this and that, along with too much contracting training. The goal always seemed to be to make it as boring, mind numbing, and stupefying as possible.
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I thought the 'stfu' was admirable. How many times, sitting in meetings, listening to certain individuals go on and on, have I wanted to ask them to kindly stfu. I was far too 'go along, to get along,' to say it – I now regret that reticence.
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OPTIMUS at ISE 2023, Barcelona (7F620)
For one more year OPTIMUS will be present at the world's leading system integration and audio/video exhibition, Integrated Systems Europe, which brings together the most important manufacturers and integrators on the international scene, with a complete cycle of conferences and activities in the sector.
The exhibition will take place at the Fira de Barcelona venue, Gran Via, between January 31 and February 3, 2023. OPTIMUS will be present in Hall 7 (stand 7F620) with a complete and extensive sample of its products and solutions public address system, voice alarm and SIP and industrial intercom for the business & tourism, healthcare & education, industry & energy, commerce & sales and transport & mobility. Among other equipment, it will be possible to see, touch and test the main components of its COMPACT range (EN 54 certified), the SIP public address and intercom solutions, or manage audio matrices by an app.
OPTIMUS invites you to the exhibition, it is only necessary to access here.


This past month, I was selected to be a judge as part of the LifeStyle Collective's Summer Beauty Awards and the winners are finally in! It was really fun testing out lots of beauty products and although all the judges' scores were compiled for the final awards, below are my favorite products.
This Josie Maran whipped argan oil body butter is by far, the best lotion I have ever used in my life! It's sooo smooth and it smells heavenly. I don't ever think I can use another lotion in my life. Take my recommendation and try it for yourself!
My second favorite beauty product is Benefit's They're Real Mascara. The black mascara is very bold and doesn't clump your lashes together. I also really love the blue color if you yourself are feeling a bit bold 😉 Surprisingly, my third favorite item is this Medi-Matte Perfected Oil Control Tinted Moisturizer. I really don't like wearing foundation at all and I basically don't wear much makeup up in the summer or in general in all, but this tinted moisturizer was refreshingly nice. It really hydrated my skin and at the same time made me a little tanner while not feeling heavy on my face at all. The medium color and the SPF 20 sure make this a sun-free friendly product. Last, but not least, in my top four list is this Unwash hydrating hair masque. It's a great mask to repair summer damaged hair within minutes. I use this about once a week to give my hair an extra boost of softness.
Check out the entire list of winners here and let me know if any of the winners are products you already use.


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Window Film Tinting for Lantana, TX
Celebrating 27 years of service excellence! We have now been in the home and office window tinting business for 27 years and still going strong. We have been providing excellent service in Lantana, TX and surrounding areas for 27 years!
Home Window Tinting, Inc. has been serving the Lantana metroplex since 1989. Our personalized service before, during and after your installation is second to none. Your satisfaction is our most important priority. We will educate you about window film/ tint so you can make an informed decision and the best choice for your home or office. We carry a full selection of sun control (Night Vision &Prestige), security (3M Ultra) and decorative films (Fasara). Call us at 972.539.2989 or 817.421.3911, or Toll Free at 800.689.8468.
Lantana, TX History Tidbit
Lantana a master-planned community developed by Republic Property Group, 8 miles (13 km) south of Denton in unincorporated Denton County, Texas, United States. Republic Property Group estimates the population is 7,500, as of early 2010. It shares the mailing code of Argyle.
Lantana encompasses 1,743 acres (7.05 km2). It was developed starting in 1999 on land acquired from the Rayzor family (known as Rayzor Ranch). The first new home was sold and occupied in July 2001. The homes of Lantana are built around an award-winning 18-hole golf course, designed by award-winning golf architect Jay Morrish.
Three of Denton ISD's schools are located within the communtiy: Tom Harpool Middle School and Annie Blanton Elementary School, which opened in August 2008, and Eugenia Porter Rayzor Elementary, which was the first school to be built and opened in August 2002. Both elementary schools are rated "Exemplary" and the middle school is rated "Recognized". Lantana is divided into subdivisions or neighborhoods listed below:
Fairlin
Heritage Canyons-60's
Heritage Trails-50s
Sandlin
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If you went to any ESO related community forums prior to launch you'd see a common topic being discussed, Will ESO go Free to Play? This topic sparked some of the largest debates I've seen in the MMORPG community.elder scrolls gold. However, after discussions comparing the pros and cons of the F2P model, the majority of the Elder Scrolls Online community did not want the F2P model. They wanted ESO to be a subscription based game.