Posted on January 8, 2019 by Pogson Productions Ltd.
It's the first week for everyone which is partly the reason for the title as it's also the first week of Goldblacks recording.
And my first time off in about eighteen years, which naturally, I used to work on something.
As I'm writing this, the protest here in Victoria is marching up Fort Street in solidarity with the BC First Nations who are, long story short, being put through the same crap that they did in Standing Rock. Really unfortunate this still needs to be sorted out but great to see such a large crowd of support on a rainy January day.
For those who we should be building bridges with we are quarreling with, pulling Elders (First Nations seniors) out in the snow.
Here's a link to more about their first week.
I also have some plans for a music video for She Lives There and maybe two more. I did that Such a Drag one to kick the year off but Ill have to see. The main thing is to finish the CD in time for this Summer.
First Cookeilidh rehearsal is this week so getting ready for that, with the focus being on Robbie Burns as his day comes up on January 25th.
There is a few shows this year that we're doing including Craigdarroch Castle with the address to the Haggis. The castle has been a wonderful partnership with us all these years and we are very lucky to play such a beautiful Scottish castle for this date. If you are in Victoria at any point check it out, and especially during Robbie Burns or Christmas season.
Inside Craigdarroch, the last being us two years back!
It has been a politically busy first week, but I think that's because we are finding more and more that we can't take things for granted.
Posted on November 3, 2018 by Pogson Productions Ltd.
Posted on October 29, 2018 by Pogson Productions Ltd.
This will be a blog on the move.
I practice music every morning, and did so this morning for a short period but we planner to head out to my parents and that means time to travel. Traveling makes me think because, well, most of the time you are stuck with that.
In some situations you can play music on ferries or busses, and I have, but to me writing works better. It's like you are already doing something so anything you add is a bonus. And you're stuck there for a while so don't worry about being too keen.
What I want is to perform more, which was recently inspired by the story of Ed Sheeran. Now I have performed lots already, but I want to do more especially with my keyboard which is fast becoming my second primary instrument. I learned guitar as a early bass teacher told me I should learn a chord instrument and my mom's nylon string was around so I started learning, accelerated when I told the church choir I had started and then the guitarist quit, putting me alone in front of a congregation (along with singers). They were a forgiving audience 😏 but it did help to get me ability to play and change chords fast happening.
Even with all that though, and being a bassist, I could never really get into crazy levels of playing, or taking it seriously. I wanted to because I knew I should but it was like a less comfortable bass to me so soloing and really fine playing has never really happened.
Playing keys really didn't become a thing until almost a year ago now (I had one around for multitrack attempts, a la Depeche Mode) but never actually tried to play a song solo and sing. Naturally I knew C major. Not altogether hard to find, that one.
More recently I have fallen into a once a day pattern of putting something out there. I'm still on the bus as we speak and between parent's and work I imagine this will be today's.
Kind of fits with the sleepless one before. What would you like to try? Take some time when you are next stuck in traffic of any kind. Note apps are just amazing for this.
Today's music will be this one I just rediscovered of Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers. I think last time was Scott as well but I thought I would add his hit.
Posted on October 8, 2018 by Pogson Productions Ltd.
I know today has other other holidays attached, such as Canadian Thanksgiving but you can learn about this one wherever you are, even if you can't get your hands on a Tofurky.
There are so many books out there especially by First Nations authors that you can really get stuck in if you wish. Makuk, First Nations 101, Two Houses buried in Sand spring to mind from just the top of my head (and that's just from here on Canada's west coast.
In my own area there is so much to learn. On Vancouver Island's southern tip are around 8 bands and 3 main languages. Then, similar to the Uk's variation on accents regionally, there are subtleties between bands and clans in all aspects of life. To say you can just learn it all is a little like saying "I'm gonna learn the history of every family in Western Europe!"…it's huge! But you can always dip your toe in with something today. After all you have studied some history I assume. Why not add the stuff they never taught you?
Posted on August 27, 2018 by Pogson Productions Ltd.
Ever wanted to be a rock star?
Even better… Imagine being a central figure of a massive band that then breaks it up to be a huge solo act, traveling the world and trying everything under the sun from different music styles to acting to writing.
But the reason I chose Sting was because of something he rightly said in the sleeve of his first solo album.
Since I started this thing people have referred to it as my solo album, which is of course ridiculous.
What? I just called it that. But as he goes on to explain there's absolutely no way that it could have been a success without the work of his team of musicians, sound engineers and everyone else that would have been needed in 1985 to make that album finally release in the June of that year.
Whether your a rock star from the Northeastern England or someone working on a company project the truth is we all need other people to make something of substantial value. Often it's best for one person to oversee the vision of the thing like in Sting's case but as he said, it would have been crazy if he tried to hop around and do everything. When you work as a team, not only does the whole become greater than the sum of it's parts (which it does) but also each person can bring the full effect of focusing on what makes them awesome.
What's cool here is…each part is usually fueled by other people too. As a bassist myself there are plenty of other people involved to make it so that I can sit there and develop what I do from luthiers to teachers to other musicians I've worked with, to the entire life world outside of that that makes it so I can sit there and work on 2nd inversion arpeggios and triplets and one-e-and-ah stuff that you have to work through enevitably.
Of course this is a metaphor for the whole world outside of this.
It's not just "nice" or "cute" to be inclusive and do away with us-and-them tribalism but it's actually good business. If your on Team A and you want to work with the best of the best but that person, or even part of their network is in Team B, then you either resolve or accept that it wont have that person.
What's more is the reality of possibly undiscovered talent. The bass playing world freaked out when we all first heard Bakithi Kumalo playing on Paul Simon's Graceland album.
Now controversy behind the album rightly said things like "So it took a white person for this music to be heard?" It's true. It should not take one of us at all and this is because of the pigeonhole thing we have that comes from a tribalistic background.
The trick is to have learned we can't be divided. We are superior as one tribe.
Speaking of Bakithi, for today's tunes…check this out!
Now I know…a bass album? But again, here is a project driven but many hands to make not just a light load but a beautiful one!


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In Monetary Policy
Agreement on Framework
September 2016 Statement
October 2013 Statement
December 2007 Statement
July 2003 Statement
August 1996 Statement
Inflation Target
Interest Rate Decisions
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board
Sydney – 1 July 2014
Members Present
Glenn Stevens (Chairman and Governor), Philip Lowe (Deputy Governor), John Akehurst, John Edwards, Kathryn Fagg, Martin Parkinson PSM (Secretary to the Treasury), Heather Ridout AO, Catherine Tanna
Members granted leave of absence to Roger Corbett AO in terms of section 18A of the Reserve Bank Act 1959 .
Others Present
Guy Debelle (Assistant Governor, Financial Markets), Christopher Kent (Assistant Governor, Economic), Jonathan Kearns (Head, Economic Analysis Department), Anthony Dickman (Secretary), Peter Stebbing (Deputy Secretary)
International Economic Conditions
Members opened their discussion of the world economy by noting that the available data for the June quarter had been consistent with Australia's major trading partners continuing to grow at around the average pace of the past decade.
In China, indicators of economic growth had generally been holding steady of late, although growth overall still appeared to have been somewhat slower than in the previous year. Over recent months, growth of retail sales and industrial production had been steady while the more timely PMIs had picked up. Growth in real estate investment had declined recently, consistent with softer conditions in the property market, whereas growth in infrastructure investment had increased somewhat. The authorities had eased reserve requirements a little for banks that lend mainly to the rural sector and small businesses.
Prices for steel in China, and the spot price of iron ore, were little changed over June, although the price of iron ore was about 30 per cent lower than earlier in 2014, reflecting increases in supply as well as a softening in the growth of demand for Chinese steel. Members observed that most mines in Australia (and Brazil) producing iron ore for export to China had lower variable costs of production than mines in China and other countries. Overall, other commodity prices were also little changed over the past month, but had fallen significantly since the start of the year.
Economic activity in Japan fell sharply in April, as had been expected given the sizeable run-up in spending ahead of the consumption tax increase in early April. Since then, there had been a pick-up in a number of indicators of activity. The rate of core inflation fell back in May after a large increase in April owing to the rise in the consumption tax rate. Members noted that while much of the higher rate of inflation over the past year had resulted from the depreciation of the yen, indicators pointed to demand growth running ahead of the growth of productive capacity and some tightening in the labour market. In the rest of east Asia, recent indicators were consistent with a slight pick-up in the pace of growth in the June quarter. Growth remained relatively subdued in India.
Recent data suggested that the US economy had grown at a moderate pace over recent months, after contracting in the first quarter. The labour market had strengthened further, with payrolls rising strongly in May and the unemployment rate noticeably lower than it had been earlier in the year. There were also some signs that consumer price inflation had picked up somewhat over recent months, although growth of wages had remained relatively modest.
Economic activity in the euro area appeared to have continued to expand at a modest pace in the June quarter. The unemployment rate had recorded a slight decline since the start of the year, but unemployment remained high and inflation continued to be well below the 2 per cent target.
The national accounts data showed that the economy grew at an above-average pace in the March quarter, driven by very strong growth in resource exports. GDP increased by 1.1 per cent in the quarter and by 3.5 per cent over the year. With the sharp rise in resource exports reflecting capacity expansions and unseasonably favourable weather conditions, resource exports were not expected to grow as quickly in coming quarters. Excluding resource exports, GDP growth had still picked up but was less than 2 per cent over the year. Mining investment had declined noticeably to be around 15 per cent below its peak in late 2012, and further substantial falls were anticipated over coming quarters. Growth in public demand was weak and was expected to remain so over the next couple of years, in line with planned fiscal consolidation by federal and state governments.
Labour market conditions had improved a little since late in the preceding year. The level of employment was around 0.9 per cent higher since then. The unemployment rate had been steady at 5.8 per cent for the third consecutive month, although the participation rate had declined over that period. Employment growth in household services continued to be strong over the past six months, while employment in business services had also picked up. Members observed, however, that total hours worked had not increased for a considerable time. Forward-looking indicators of employment had recently been mixed and while these indicators were higher than at the low points of the previous year, they remained at levels consistent with only moderate growth in employment in the months ahead.
The recent national accounts data indicated that unit labour costs were little changed over the past year, reflecting low growth of wages and above-average growth of productivity. Members noted that while labour productivity had been boosted by a sharp improvement in the mining sector, productivity growth had improved across a wide range of industries in recent years. Business surveys and liaison suggested that wage growth was likely to remain subdued for some time, consistent with the modest improvement in the labour market to date.
There was a sharp fall in mining investment in the March quarter, while non-mining business investment increased a little. The high level of non-residential construction work yet to be done would support growth over the coming quarters, but non-residential building approvals had declined in recent months. Measures of business sentiment remained at around average levels, with the federal budget having had little discernible effect. Growth in intermediated business finance had increased somewhat over the past few quarters.
Household consumption growth had been a little slower in the March quarter than had been suggested by the retail sales data. In April, retail sales values were reported to have increased slightly and the Bank's liaison contacts indicated that retail sales were little changed over the May to June period. After falling sharply in May around the time of the federal budget, measures of consumer sentiment stabilised at below-average levels in June.
Dwelling investment increased noticeably in the March quarter and, over the six months to March, was running at close to the fastest pace seen in around a decade. Residential building approvals had declined somewhat in recent months, but they remained at relatively high levels and both work yet to be done and loan approvals for new dwellings pointed to further strong growth in dwelling investment in coming quarters. At the same time, there had been signs of a tempering in conditions in the established housing market. Members observed that, looking through the monthly volatility, housing price inflation had slowed over recent months, auction clearance rates had fallen from the high levels seen late last year, and loan approvals had been little changed over the past six months.
Members began their discussion of financial markets with the observation that markets continued to be characterised by low volatility. The main news over the past month had been the announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) of a widely anticipated package of stimulatory policy measures that sought to address the risk of a prolonged period of low inflation in the euro area. The package comprised three main elements:
a reduction of 10 basis points in the ECB's main policy rate to 0.15 per cent, with an equivalent decline in the ECB's deposit rate to −0.10 per cent (which applies to banks' holdings of excess reserves at the ECB)
a new program of quarterly targeted long-term refinancing operations to provide low-cost funding to banks for up to four years, with those loan terms conditional on participant banks increasing their lending to the non-financial business sector
an extension of the ECB's provision of liquidity under fixed-rate full allotment to at least March 2017.
While these measures generally had little impact on financial markets, an exception was the expected path of the ECB's policy rate, which had shifted down further. The policy rate was now expected to remain below 0.50 per cent for more than three years. Members noted that the ECB had indicated that it would continue preparatory work to enable it to undertake outright purchases of asset-backed securities if required. The ECB had also reaffirmed its commitment to further unconventional policy measures – including large-scale, broad-based asset purchases – if the latest measures failed to boost inflation towards the 2 per cent target.
Members contrasted these measures with the actions taken by the US Federal Reserve at its June meeting, when it again reduced its asset purchases by a further US$10 billion to US$35 billion per month, down from a peak of US$85 billion per month in 2013. The Fed remained on track to cease asset purchases later this year, with markets expecting the first increase in the federal funds rate around the middle of next year. Members also noted that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand had raised its policy interest rate for the third time in the current cycle in response to a strengthening economy, while market expectations of the first increase in the Bank of England's policy rate had shifted forward to the end of this year.
In response to generally better-than-expected economic data, government bond yields in the United States had increased a little in June, largely reversing the decline in the previous month. In contrast, yields on German bonds had fallen towards their historic lows during June. Members noted that Japanese purchases of foreign bonds continued to rise in June, with earlier more detailed data showing solid purchases of US and Australian bonds. Yields on Australian government bonds had declined over the past month, while the spread to US government bonds had declined towards 1 per cent, which was around its narrowest level since mid 2007. Borrowing costs for Australian state governments continued to fall to historic lows.
Members observed that government bond yields in a number of emerging markets had not changed much over the past month, although bond yields in Argentina had been volatile following the earlier decision by a US court to force Argentina to honour obligations to 'holdout' creditors who continued to hold bonds on which Argentina had defaulted more than a decade earlier. Members also noted that the manner in which these Argentine claims would be resolved over the next few months had the potential to affect future efforts to restructure sovereign debts in other markets.
Prices in the major equity markets were up a little in June, supported by the announcement of the ECB policy measures and slightly stronger data for the US economy. While heightened concerns about the situation in Iraq and Ukraine had weighed on markets, historically low volatility remained a feature of the major equity markets. In contrast, Australian equity prices had underperformed those in other developed markets, with declines in iron ore prices over recent months leading to falls in share prices in the resources sector. Nonetheless, members noted that equity prices in Australia rose by 12½ per cent over the year to the end of June 2014.
Conditions in foreign exchange markets had remained very subdued, with little change in the major exchange rates and volatility declining further to multi-decade lows in the past month. The Australian dollar had appreciated by around 2 per cent over the past month on a trade-weighted basis, which took its appreciation since late January to 8 per cent notwithstanding noticeable declines in bulk commodity prices over the same period. Members noted that other currencies such as the Canadian and New Zealand dollars had experienced similar movements and that the most surprising development was the continued low level of the US dollar, as well as the resilience of the euro.
Members were briefed that the marginal and average cost of wholesale debt of the major banks continued to decline. In turn, this had led to a decline in spreads on term deposit 'specials' relative to equivalent term swap rates.
In Australia, market expectations of future cash rates were little changed over the past month and the cash rate was currently expected to remain unchanged for at least the next 12 months.
Members concluded their discussion with a brief review of the large increase in the Reserve Bank's balance sheet over 2013/14, which had been driven by three main factors, namely an increase in exchange settlement balances held by authorised deposit-taking institutions with the Reserve Bank to facilitate faster payments, a rise in deposits held by the Australian Government, and the government grant to the Reserve Bank in May 2014.
Considerations for Monetary Policy
Overall, global economic conditions were little changed over the past month and were consistent with growth in Australia's major trading partners remaining close to the average of the past decade. Commodity prices had also been steady, but were well below levels seen earlier this year, the more so in Australian dollar terms given the appreciation of the exchange rate since then. Financial conditions globally remained very accommodative.
In Australia, GDP growth was above trend in the March quarter and over the past year, reflecting very strong growth in resource exports from new capacity coming on line. Resource exports were expected to continue to expand in coming quarters, but not at such a rapid pace. There had been a gradual improvement in the pace of activity in the non-resource sector and forward-looking indicators suggested that further strong growth in residential construction was in prospect, despite some easing of conditions in the established housing market over recent months. After picking up through last year, household consumption growth appeared to have eased, while non-mining business investment was picking up gradually.
Conditions in the labour market had improved a little since earlier in the year, although forward-looking indicators had been mixed of late and consistent with only moderate growth in employment. The national accounts data confirmed that wage growth had been relatively low, which was consistent with the spare capacity in the labour market.
At its recent meetings, the Board judged that it was prudent to leave the cash rate unchanged. Low interest rates were working to support demand, but members agreed that it was difficult to judge the extent to which this would offset the anticipated substantial decline in mining investment and the effect of planned fiscal consolidation. The exchange rate remained high by historical standards, particularly given the declines in key commodity prices, and was therefore offering less assistance than it otherwise might in achieving balanced growth in the economy.
With growth in resource exports expected to ease back, GDP growth was forecast to be a little below trend over the next year or so, before picking up gradually thereafter. Inflation was expected to remain within the target. Accordingly, with the significant degree of monetary stimulus already in place to support economic activity, the Board judged that, on present indications, the most prudent course was likely to be a period of stability in interest rates.
The Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent.
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision

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Compeer Financial Awards 22 Rural Schools Innovation Grants
RSC and Compeer Financial announce Rural Schools Innovation Grant recipients
The Rural Schools Innovation Grants allowed schools to share what they started doing during the pandemic, and how it worked. The funding will continue to advance these vital programs so more students can benefit from outside-the-box thinking.
"Even when faced with the unprecedented hardships of COVID-19, rural schools and communities persevered and turned their innovative ideas into reality," said John Monson, chief missions and marketing officer at Compeer Financial. "By awarding the top innovations with funding, we're ensuring longevity for these programs and promoting new ways of thinking."
Grants of up to $10,000 per school district were available through this one-time program. Rural public schools in Compeer Financial's 144-county territory in parts of Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin were eligible to apply.
The schools receiving grants include:
Bright Futures Preschool, Galesburg, IL: adding an outdoor classroom space at the school
Central Intermediate, Monmouth, IL: engaging students in live and recorded broadcasting, live research, reporting and documentation in the community with place-based learning
Farmington Central CUSD #265, Farmington, IL: adding seating and recycling stations to outdoor classroom
Liberty CUSD #2, Liberty, IL: creating an AV program to educate students in basics and in-depth studies in audio and video recording, photography, podcasting, broadcasting and the art of sound
West Prairie Jr/Sr High School, Sciota, IL: nurturing the school culture where students feel connected and valued. Closing the learning gap created by school closing and online learning by focusing on students' mental well-being first
Eagle View Elementary School, Pequot Lakes, MN: adding an outdoor classroom space at the school
Kasson-Mantorville Community Education, Kasson, MN: bringing tutors and academic coaches to one-on-one or small groups of students
McGregor K-12, McGregor, MN: supporting the creation and distribution of pollinator science kits for families to develop awareness and skills to protect, preserve and promote plants and insects that contribute to pollination and a sustainable and healthier environment
Minnesota New Country School, Henderson, MN: adding a mobile kitchen unit, to help students learn healthy ways of preparing and serving the food they have grown in the school's hydroponic system
Monticello Public Schools, Monticello, MN: adding more nature-based education units, adapting traditional classroom lessons to natural learning with the great outdoors as the classroom
Pine Island High School, Pine Island, MN: expanding eco-literacy at schools by offering more field kits. Kits include field supplies like clip-on phone microscopes, seed growing materials and other hands-on learning materials
Spring Grove Public Schools, Spring Grove, MN: expanding outdoor classroom to a farm-school partnership, working with a local farmer to add a pig as a learning tool
Ellsworth Elementary School, Ellsworth, WI: adding warm, waterproof gear for students to wear while engaged in outdoor learning year round
Iowa-Grant, Livingston, WI: constructing an outdoor space for learning
Lodi High School, Lodi, WI: developing and purchasing equipment for new publication class to produce newscasts, announcements and editorials
Luck High School, Luck, WI: supporting school and FFA program to purchase food from local farmers and grow in the school green house
Mellen School, Mellen, WI: adding an outdoor structure, tables and benches for outdoor learning
Mineral Point High School, Mineral Point, WI: expand opportunities to better meet the production and programming needs of students, staff and community; and adding a class focused on multi-media productions
North Crawford Elementary, Soldiers Grove, WI: providing books for students of all grade levels to keep at home
Potosi Elementary School, Potosi, WI: creating permanent sensory paths on playground and adding a sensory path in the hallway. These paths allow students to move, which helps them focus on learning
School District of Turtle Lake, Turtle Lake, WI: adding a pavilion and tables to school forest
Wauzeka-Steuben Schools, Wauzeka, WI: providing books for students of all grade levels to keep at home
Thank you again to Compeer Financial for their partnership with RSC on the Rural Schools Innovation Grants program! We are thrilled to support these 22 innovative projects in rural schools and can't wait to see their community impact.
About Rural Schools Collaborative
The Rural Schools Collaborative is a national nonprofit launched in 2015 to build sustainable rural communities. With a keen focus on place, teachers, and philanthropy, RSC's mission is realized through four signature efforts: The Place Network, Rural Teacher Corps, Grants in Place, and Impact Philanthropy. RSC is powered by a small, dedicated staff and board, as well as Regional Hub Partnerships. Learn more at ruralschoolscollaborative.org.
About the Fund for Rural America
The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America is the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, structured to support Compeer Financial's mission to enrich agriculture and rural America. Compeer Financial's Board of Directors has dedicated one percent of annual net earnings to support the Fund's focus areas of agricultural advocacy and development, agriculture education, cooperative initiatives, rural development and community enrichment; and youth engagement. The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees, made up of team members from Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin and members of the Compeer Financial Board of Directors. More information about opportunities available through the Fund can be found at Compeer.com/giving-back.
About Compeer Financial
Compeer Financial is a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving and supporting agriculture and rural communities. The $25.4 billion organization provides loans, leases, risk management and other financial services throughout 144 counties in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Based in the Upper Midwest, Compeer Financial exists to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America, while providing personalized service and expertise to clients and the agriculture industry.
Compeer Financial is the third largest cooperative of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of lending institutions supporting agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. Learn more about Compeer Financial.
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I decided to make a few new Feltidermy Brooches for my shop. This time they are bunnies in spring colors!
There are still a couple more on the way, they should be in the shop by the end of the week.
And now for your viewing pleasure, just because it's so cute… Hammy the Hamster Goes Organic!
I love the brooches! They are so cute and the colors are so happy and spring-ish 🙂 Great work!
Second of all, great brooches!


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Hanse is a classic trading sim based around the trading association Hanse set in the 14th century. I remember playing this one for many hours on the C64. Some computer magazines trashed the game back then, but nevertheless it became very popular. Build and send out ships, trade with goods to build up a trading empire and to earn as much money as possible. There are no computer players, so Hanse is most fun played together with some friends. In 1994, Ralf Glau together with Ascon released an enhanced remake of his own game called Hanse: Die Expedition, which is also available for download from this site.
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28.Nov.2009 It has been five years since the fulfillment of a dream of ours – for the Bulgarians living in Toronto to have where to dance traditional Bulgarian folk dances to the tunes of traditional Bulgarian folk music. It seems like yesterday when my wife Katya, my daughter Zlatina, and I launched the Igranka folkdance group. In those five years some four hundred people have passed through our organization, and they can now not just watch the dances from aside, but also participate in them and do all the intricate steps. Our performing group has shown a tremendous improvement too – at the beginning I have had to guide some dancers' feet with my hands; this year, more than a hundred public performances later, our dance troupe won the first place at the Carabram in the Entertainment category, leaving behind strong dance groups from the other nationalities who participated in that festival.
We also instigated and established the celebration of some old Bulgarian traditions like the Christmas/ New Year's male groups' carol singing, dancing and blessing; the Midwife's Day, St. Trifon Zarezan's Day (the Vine-Growers' and Wine-Drinkers' Day), the Koukeri Day (the Mummers' Day).
In these five years more than twenty thousand people have seen us, and have learned about Bulgaria, our dances, our gaida and tapan.
Igranka's fifth anniversary party was a feast for those who love Bulgarian folk music and dancing. We had a great live band in the face of Zoran on the clarinet, and Vlado on the keyboard. It was an incredible honour for me to play the tapan along such great musicians. And the dancing? Oh, that was the major thing of the event. It went on from 8 p.m. till 2 a.m. without stopping. As I've mentioned above, this was the goal behind the launching of Igranka – for those who love Bulgarian music and dances in Toronto to have a place where they can enjoy them to the full.
We would like to thank all of our friends and well-wishers for their support over the years! See you at our future events!


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Музей Ларишес, La Richesse (), с 2015 ЧУК Крымский исторический музей-заповедник — музей крымскотатарских древностей, созданный в начале июля 2011 года на территории исторического комплекса Девлет-Сарай в помещении Зынджирлы-медресе в поселке Староселье (исторический район Бахчисарая Салачик) на основе коллекции президента ассоциации «Франция-Крым» Гулливера Альтина (начало 14 февраля 2004).

История создания

До возвращения в Крым экспонаты музея «La Richesse» хранились в сейфах одного из французских банков.

Экспозиция музея (1,5 тысячи предметов) содержит крупнейшую в мире коллекцию изображений Крыма и крымских татар XIII—XX вв. (Гравюры, литографии с видами Крыма, изображения его жителей 1535—1921, фотоматериалы о Крыме и крымских татар периода Второй мировой войны), коллекцию географических карт 1550—1906, библиотеку раритетных книг 1552—1935, предметы быта крымских татар XVII — начала XX в.

После присоединения Крыма к Российской федерации музей работал до 2015 года под руководством Гуливера Альтина пытаясь оформить документы как частный объект культуры «Крымский исторический музей-заповедник». Было начато сотрудничество с Институтом истории имени Шигабутдина Марджани Академии наук Республики Татарстан", выпускался журнал «КРЫМСКОЕ ИСТОРИЧЕСКОЕ ОБОЗРЕНИЕ». Летом 2015 было сообщено об открыти Музея истории Великой Орды и Дешт-и-Кипчака. В настоящее время информация о фунционировании музея на его сайте отсутствует.

В 2016 году во время посещения Украины Гуливер Альтин был задержан в середине декабря в Херсонской области неустановленными лицами, которые под угрозой насилия требовали, по словам Альтина, переноса его музея на территорию Украины.

Экспозиции
Первый зал музея посвящён топонимии Крыма и названа в честь крымскотатарского топографа начала XIX века Ахмеда Киримии. Здесь представлена коллекция из более 100 оригинальных старинных карт.

Второй зал — «Девлет» («Государство») — рассказывает об истории Крымского ханства (гравюры с изображениями ханов, книги, изданные в этот период, письма ханов к своим женам и государственных правителей и т. п.).

Третий зал — экспонаты по истории Крыма конца XVII — конца XIX в.

Четвёртый зал — уникальные фотографии, сделанные немецкими оккупантами в 1941—1943 гг. В Крыму.

Пятый зал представляет картины известного крымскотатарского художника Рустема Эминова из серии «Унутма» («Помни»). Его произведения посвящены теме депортации крымскотатарского народа (фотодокументов о тех событиях не сохранилось).

Шестой и седьмой залы — выставки картин современных крымскотатарских художников (постоянно меняется).

Примечания

Ссылки
 Крымскотатарское «Богатство» вернулось домой // День, № 117—118, 8.07.2011
 Крымский исторический музей _Ларишес_ — YouTube

Крымскотатарская культура
Музеи Бахчисарая

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TSA bill requires competition
House says fingerprint contract must be competed
Despite a lobbying effort by airport executives, the Transportation Security Administration reauthorization bill that passed the House on June 4 retained a provision to require full and open competition for security background screening services for aviation workers.
Under the measure, TSA must seek competitive bids for the first time to process and transmit biometric fingerprint data needed for background checks on millions of aviation employees.
Since 2001, the work has been performed by the Transportation Security Clearinghouse, an entity owned by the American Association of Airport Executives, which was designated by TSA as the sole provider to perform that work. The clearinghouse collects fees from the aviation workers, currently $27 per worker.
Under H.R. 2200, Section 233, TSA would be required to publish a notice in the Federal Register stating that airports may use any qualified provider for these services and must disclose the technical requirements.
Biometric executives supported the provision. "If this provision becomes law, all International Biometric Industry Association member companies (as well as non-member companies) that meet the requirements of TSA would have a chance to compete to provide these services to airports," said Tovah LaDier senior vice president, said in a statement dated June 5. She said the association would continue to promote the provision's incorporation in a Senate bill.
Executives at more than 80 airports urged Congress to consider the risks of putting the work up for competition. "While competition in this area is a worthy goal, it must not come at the expense of a process that works well and that has served our industry and the cause of aviation security admirably for nearly eight years," the executives wrote June 2 in a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Homeland Security and Transportation committees.


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Q: How to use the require function in solidity? Not sure what is going on. Am I using require wrong? I am using pragma 0.8.10.
Here is my transfer function in my contract.
function transfer(address _to, uint256 _value) public returns(bool success) {
        //Transfer Exception if account doesnt have enough
        //Transfer Event
        //Return a Boolean
        require(balanceOf[msg.sender] >= _value,"revert");
    }
}

And Here is My Test Function
it('transfers token ownership', function() {
        return DappToken.deployed().then(function(instance) {
            tokenInstance = instance;
            return tokenInstance.transfer.call(accounts[1], 99999999999999);
        }).then(assert.fail).catch(function(error){
            assert(error.message.indexOf('revert') >= 0, 'error message must contain revert')
        })
    });

I am not sure why this test is not passing. Any help would be appreciated.

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The Office of Education is making available to Columbia Union educators Powerpoint presentations that have been used in our field for presentations to union and local conferences boards of education, principals councils, curriculum committees, academy boards and constituency meetings. Topics will be wide-ranging and focused on both public and private/Adventist education. It is hoped that these resources will be used as resources by educators in their own presentations to groups to which they are responsible.
Abbreviated SWOT Analysis: Process—Several years ago, the C.U.O.E. responded to a request by Tidewater Adventist Academy to assist in launching a visioning process. Among the precursors to visioning was a board/faculty SWOT analysis conducted in a Sunday morning session. This presentation provided a visual introduction to and overview of an abbreviated SWOT. T.A.A., shortly after the presentation, used the information gained in a full-day of work to begin longer-term planning.
Building Effective Teams: Principles and Practices—Several years ago, a conference superintendent and academy principal asked if I could help to rebuild a staff that had been fractured and dysfunctional. I developed this presentation (presented over one and one-half days of pre-session) to assist that academy (unnamed) and in building effective administrative/faculty teams. Variations have been used with other schools and church groups. No school can long succeed when issues of trust and confidence erode the essential building blocks to effective teaming on an academy campus. Among the items addressed are (1) Jesus as a Team Leader, (2) Team Development: Types (3) from Hierarchy to Teaming, (4) the Team Performance Curve, (5) Team Skills Development, (6) Team Skills Requirements, (7) Conditions for Successful Teams (8) Constructive Feedback, (9) Synergy, (10) Team Member Types, (11) Team "Start-Up" Essentials, (12) Stages of Team Growth, (13) the Career Cycle, and (14) the Social Interaction Model of Change.
CUBOE Report – November 2011—The Columbia Union Conference Board of Education received the following report at its regularly scheduled meeting of November 15, 2011. Included in the report are details regarding significant happenings in our union field, re: education, and several references to current research finding in select topics in education.
Effective School Boards (complement to the new board manual)—This PowerPoint presentation is provided for those superintendents, principals, and school board chairs that wish to use it as a continuing education presentation to school board members. While not substantially reflecting specific content of the new school board manual, this presentation complements it with other well-established principles of effective governance. If used together with the new 2008 school board manual (Look under Resources on this web-site), school board members should gain a broader understanding of their roles and responsibilities and those of the board as a whole.
State of the Union: Report to CUBOE (Fall 2009)—In 36 slides, the Columbia Union Office of Education presented a variety of items to the members of the K-16 Board of Education. Among the items: (1) 5-year enrollment trends for PreK-Gr. 8 amd Grs. 9-12; (2) 2008/9 - 2009/10 Opening Enrollment Comparisons, re: elementary, senior academy, and total Pre-k-Gr. 12 enrollment data; (3) Significant happenings in the Columbia Union K-12 Education arena: (4) Significant happenings at Washington Adventist University and Kettering College of Medical Arts; (5) New personnel, re: K-12 including new academy principals, superintendents, and associate superintendents; and (6) Items of interest in education , K-16 public and private. Check it out!
Think Like Jesus: Make the Right Decision Every Time (George Barna)—This presentation, from Barna's landmark study, was provided to a select group of educational leaders commissioned to work on remodeling/restructuring schools and exploring new school models. Slides include and explore matters, re: Developing a World-View; Born-Again Christians; "How Did Jesus Think Like Jesus;" How are We to Think Like Jesus; The Costs & Benefits of Thinking Like Jesus, etc. Presentation notes are also provided for some slides.
Valuegenesis 2: A Study of Two Generations—This presentation was made to the educators of Allegheny East Conference at their teachers convention in 2004. The information included in the presentation is from the work of La Sierra University/Dr. Bailey Gillespie, re: education and the integration of faith and learning, and George Barna. Slides include: EGW Quotes, Reasons to Rejoice, Adventist Standards, At-Risk Behaviors, Attitudes towards Families, What Influences our Youth (Barna), Attitudes towards Schools, etc.
Virtues in Adventist Education: Aspirations for the 21st Century (Creating the Climate in Adventist Schools)—This presentation has been used for half-day seminars to principals and teachers in the Columbia Union and elsewhere. The foundational principle of spirituality drives the seminar and is highlighted as essential to every SDA school. Among the items addressed are (1) basic strategies, (2) "teachable moments," (3) emotional intelligence, (4) the "language" of virtues, (5) spirituality, (6) the "spiritual" dimensions of virtues, (7) seven basic principles of education, (8) "Heart Start," and (9) making choices. Adventist schools must remain distinctively spiritual, true to their calling to prepare our young people for the Lord's return and service to their fellow man.


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China builds its own virtual currency
China accelerates preparations to create its own virtual currency, at a time when Facebook promises to revolutionize the global payment system with its "pound."
This is a change for Beijing, which in 2017 accused cryptocurrencies of being "the instrument of criminal activity" at the service of drug trafficking and financial fraud.
At the end of September, the head of the Central Bank, Yi Gang, said that the future virtual currency would be associated with electronic means of payment (WeChat, AliPay ...) that the Chinese already use in their phones to pay for most of their purchases .
Yi gave no dates or details about how the coin works, but the Chinese press talks about a launch on November 11, the day of the "bachelor party", when there is a frenzy of online shopping.
"We can consider a blockchain technology (such as bitcoin) or another that evolves from existing electronic payments," Yi said. But it will be centrally managed, contrary to what happens with bitcoin.
"The central bank will be at the first level as coordinator and the other banking institutions in the country below," said Stanislas Pogorzelski, chief editor of the specialized site Cryptonaute.fr, who added that the purpose is to "replace cash."
Monetary shock
Until two years ago, China's three main bitcoin transaction platforms (BTC China, Okcoin and Huobi) accounted for more than 98% of world trade, according to the bitcoinity.org reference site.
The sector was not regulated and the transactions went under the radar of the authorities, so the government closed the cryptocurrency exchange platforms in 2017.
But the communist regime fears being overtaken by the future currency of Facebook, locked in China.
The pound, whose launch is scheduled for next year, will allow you to buy goods and pay as easily as sending an instant message.
The pound, like bitcoin, "represents a danger to the yuan" at a time when Beijing is concerned about stabilizing its currency, says Song Houze, of the MacroPolo reflection group, specializing in the Chinese economy.
The announcement of the birth of the pound is an "alert" for Beijing, according to an exalted central bank official quoted in the Chinese press. He explains that it could shock the international monetary system.
The pound project is rejected by several governments, such as the United States and some in Europe, concerned about Facebook's bad reputation on issues of privacy and protection of personal data and afraid of being used to deceive the Treasury.
Several companies, such as Visa and Mastercard bank card issuers, the eBay online trading platform, withdrew from the project.
"Last bulwark of privacy"
Song warns that the Chinese central bank should not be left out of the fact that "the use of paper money declines."
With a national cryptocurrency, the authorities will have "a better perception of transactions in the country," said analysts at Trivium China, based in Beijing.
The virtual currency could help "improve risk management and reduce financial misappropriations," they said in a note.
The central bank may "obtain new information that it cannot obtain with a cash transaction," Song said.
Less traceable, the cash currency "represents the last bulwark in terms of privacy," says Pogorzelski.
In a country where "social credit" systems and facial recognition surveillance cameras are generalized, the cryptocurrency could allow "to monitor more the facts and gestures of the population," he warns.
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What is behind MPI's decision to stop the acceptance of preauthorized credit card payments?
Politics? Lobbyists? Pressure from the broker association? Lucrative broker commission payments? Maybe according to the Winnipeg Free Press.
Saving money? Apparently, but the savings are coming from the reduced scope of PCI DSS compliance by eliminating cardholder data storage (according to CBC reporting). We are all used to some "small P" politics around compliance, but not too often is PCI DSS compliance a "big P" Political issue!


Naples transfers, Ancona transfers pages.
How to get from Naples Train Station (centrale) to other destination not listed here?
We can arrange a transfer from Naples Train Station (centrale) to most destination. If your destination is not listed please contact us.
Please note that all transfers from Naples Train Station (centrale) are private transfers with fully licensed and insured vehicles, including: Mercedes sedan cars, luxury minivan and minibus vehicles as well as small buses for up to 19 passengers and buses for up to 54 passengers. We don't currenty offer a shared shuttle service from Naples Train Station (centrale).


Great opportunity to buy this beautiful dry lot in the very popular rose garden area. The rose garden area is very clean, friendly and save neighborhood. Very close , in walking distance, to the Tarpon Point Marina. Here you can find nice restaurants, bars, gift shops, galleries and boutiques.
Listing courtesy of Brian Gomer of Bmi Florida Real Estate Llc.


Registration deadline is January 16th at 5pm MT.
Late entries are accepted until Team Leaders meeting. An additional $100 late entry charge applies in addition to the regular $99 entry fee. Fees to be paid in cash to the LOC.
Team Leaders/Coaches meeting and draw will be Thursday TBA at the Pettit National Ice Center.
AmCup is open to all skaters who are members of their national speedskating NGB. If you meet at least ONE of the qualifying time standards you are eligible to enter all distances.
In case you do not have a qualifying time you can race 500m and Mass Start ONLY.
Further infomation can be found in 2016/2017 USS LT Rules & Regs.
Time standards have to be achieved between July 1st 2015 and prior to entry deadline for the event.


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// Copyright (c) Brock Allen & Dominick Baier. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE in the project root for license information.

using IdentityServer4;
using IdentityServer4.Models;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Security.Claims;
using IdentityServer4.Test;

namespace TekConf.Identity
{
    public class Config
    {
        // scopes define the resources in your system
        public static IEnumerable<IdentityResource> GetIdentityResources()
        {
            return new List<IdentityResource>
            {
                new IdentityResources.OpenId(),
                new IdentityResources.Profile(),
                new IdentityResources.Email(),
                //new IdentityResource("roles", new[] {"role"}),
                //new IdentityResource("experience", new[] {"yearsofexperience"})
            };
        }

        public static IEnumerable<ApiResource> GetApiResources()
        {
            var api = new ApiResource("tekconfApi", "TekConf API");
            api.Scopes.Add(new Scope("tekconfApiPostAttendee"));

            return new List<ApiResource>
            {
                //api
            };
        }

        // clients want to access resources (aka scopes)
        public static IEnumerable<Client> GetClients(string webUrl)
        {
            // client credentials client
            return new List<Client>
            {
                new Client
                {
                    ClientId = "ExternalApiClient",

                    ClientSecrets =
                    {
                        new Secret("secret".Sha256())
                    },
                    AllowedScopes = {"tekconfApi", "tekconfApiPostAttendee"},
                    AllowedGrantTypes = GrantTypes.ClientCredentials
                },

                new Client
                {
                    ClientId = "tekconfweb",
                    ClientName = "TekConf MVC Client",

                    ClientSecrets =
                    {
                        new Secret("secret".Sha256())
                    },

                    RedirectUris = {$"{webUrl}/signin-oidc"},
                    PostLogoutRedirectUris = {webUrl},

                    AllowedScopes =
                    {
                        IdentityServerConstants.StandardScopes.OpenId,
                        IdentityServerConstants.StandardScopes.Profile,
                        "tekconfApi",
                        "roles",
                        "experience"
                    },
                    AllowedGrantTypes = GrantTypes.Hybrid,
                    AlwaysIncludeUserClaimsInIdToken = true
                },

                new Client
                {
                    ClientId = "com.arteksoftware.tekconf",
                    ClientName = "TekConf Mobile App",

                    RedirectUris = {"tekconfmobile://callback"},
                    PostLogoutRedirectUris = {"tekconfmobile://callback"},

                    AllowedScopes =
                    {
                        IdentityServerConstants.StandardScopes.OpenId,
                        IdentityServerConstants.StandardScopes.Profile,
                        IdentityServerConstants.StandardScopes.Email,
                        //IdentityServerConstants.StandardScopes.OfflineAccess,
                        //"tekconfApi",
                        //"roles",
                        //"experience"
                    },
                    AllowedGrantTypes = GrantTypes.Hybrid,
                    AlwaysIncludeUserClaimsInIdToken = true
                }
            };
        }

        public static List<TestUser> GetUsers()
        {
            return new List<TestUser>
            {
                new TestUser
                {
                    SubjectId = "d10841fe-d702-434b-9050-745eea366b87",
                    Username = "Roland",
                    Password = "password",

                    Claims = new List<Claim>
                    {
                        new Claim("name", "Roland"),
                        new Claim("website", "http://rolandguijt.com"),
                        new Claim("role", "speaker"),
                        new Claim("yearsofexperience", 5.ToString())
                    }
                }
            };
        }
    }
}

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What are Graph Parser Combinators?
Graph parser combinators are an attempt to carry over the popular parser combinator approach to the domain of graphs. In analogy to string grammars there are also several different graph grammar formalisms. We have noted that most advantages of string parser combinators also apply to graphs, and, surprisingly, even further advantages have appeared. A parser constructed using graph parser combinators resembles the particular graph grammar very closely. It can be adapted to varying demands in a flexible way, and can be freely used in the host program -- it is a first-class citizen after all.
What is the current state of the implementation?
We have already written a powerful Haskell library on top of polyparse. However, we have noticed that a functional-logic approach is even more suited. Therefore, we have reimplemented the framework using the multi-paradigm declarative language Curry. The resulting library is simple and straightforward. We have already applied it successfully to several practical problems. However, since this is very much work in progress there is no downloadable release yet. We gladly send you a commented snapshot on request.
What can Graph Parser Combinators be used for?
As already mentioned the use of graph parser combinators has several merits. Most exciting is the fact that parsers can be applied backwards and, thus, used as generators or for the completion of graphs. We have connected our framework to the diagram editor generator framework DiaGen, where we use it to compute completions of a given diagram.
In the report "Graph Parser Combinators: A Challenge for Curry-Compilers" we have suggested to use this application as a benchmark for Curry compilers. Since only three compilers have been compared and we are no expert on these particular compilers we provide the benchmark suite here for download. That way you can reconstruct or even improve our results. You may also want to add data for your favourite compiler. Just send me an email and I gladly add your data here.
We can send you these documents in PDF on request.
S. Mazanek, M. Minas. Constructing a Bidirectional Transformation between BPMN and BPEL with Functional-logic Graph Parser Combinators. Accepted solution for the GraBaTs 2009 synthesis case study. At the contest this solution was awarded with the third place out of the 10 submitted solutions.
S. Mazanek, M. Minas. Graph Parser Combinators: A Challenge for Curry-Compilers. 25. Workshop der GI-Fachgruppe Programmiersprachen und Rechenkonzepte, 2008. Technical Report of Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, no. 0811, pages 55-66.
S. Mazanek, S. Maier, M. Minas. Auto-completion for Diagram Editors based on Graph Grammars. Appears in Proc. of the 2008 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC 2008), 2008. IEEE Computer Society Press.
S. Mazanek, M. Minas. Functional-logic graph parser combinators. Proc. of the 19th International Conference on Rewriting Techniques and Applications (RTA 2008), 2008. LNCS, Volume 5117/2008, pages 261-275.
S. Mazanek, M. Minas. Parsing of hyperedge replacement grammars with graph parser combinators. Proc. 7th International Workshop on Graph Transformation and Visual Modeling Techniques (GT-VMT 2008), 2008. Electronic Communications of the EASST, Volume 10.
S. Mazanek, M. Minas. Graph parser combinators. Proc. of the 19th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages (IFL 2007), 2008. LNCS, Volume 5083/2008, pages 1-18.
Please send any questions, requests and suggestions to Steffen Mazanek.
Typsysteme moderner funktionaler Programmiersprachen unterstützen den Software- Entwicklungsprozess maßgeblich. So verwundert es nicht, dass viel Arbeit in ihre Weiterentwicklung und Verbesserung investiert wird. Im Bereich der objektorientierten Programmierung hat es sich gezeigt, dass Erweiterung und Spezialisierung durch Bildung von Subtypen und Vererbung eine enorme Produktivitätssteigerung ermöglichen. Dies legt die Überlegung nahe, bestimmte Konzepte davon in die funktionale Welt zu übertragen.
Bisher fehlen diese Möglichkeiten etwa in der Programmiersprache Haskell, so dass wir, ausgehend von O'Haskell, dem Ansatz Nordlanders, ausarbeiten, welche Bedeutung Subtyp-Beziehungen in Haskell haben könnten und wie sie sich realisieren lassen. Dabei stellen wir eine neue Anwendungsmöglichkeit des Haskell kind-Systems vor und erweitern mit dessen Hilfe den Ansatz Nordlanders auf sogenannte higher-kinded types. Varianzen berücksichtigen wir durch spezielle Funktions-kinds und kind-Variablen. Unser Konzept sorgt dafür, dass auch zwischen sehr komplexen, currysierten Typen Subtyp-Beziehungen aufgestellt werden können.
Desweiteren motiviert unser kind-System eine bestimmte Form des subkinding. Erfahrungen aus Typsystemen folgend soll diese subkind-Beziehung Abschwächungen spezifischerer kinds erlauben. Daraus resultieren weitere bemerkenswerte Analogien zwischen Typen und kinds. Beispielsweise verhält sich auch der Konstruktor für Funktions-kinds kontravariant im ersten Argument, so dass bekannte Effekte auftreten.
Unsere Ziele sind Übersichtlichkeit, Kompatibilität zu Haskell98 und eine akzeptable Komplexität. Wir werden unseren Ansatz mit anderen Ideen und bewährten Ergänzungen des Haskell Typsystems vergleichen und deren Verträglichkeit untersuchen. Letztlich stellen wir mit dieser Arbeit eine Implementierung der vorgestellten Algorithmen zur Verfügung.
RATH ist ein Paket von Haskell-Modulen, die die Analyse von (endlichen) Relationenalgebren und bestimmten schwächeren Strukturen wie Kategorien, Allegorien und Dedekind-Kategorien unterstützen.
In dieser Arbeit ging es nun darum, eine Art Taschenrechner für Relationenalgebren zu implementieren. Entstanden ist eine eigene kleine Programmiersprache, in der Relationen "Bürger erster Klasse" sind und sehr komfortabel manipuliert werden können.


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World Cup lessons to give your business a competitive edge
Russia is not normally a country we look to for tips on business technology, but as the dust settles after the World Cup, some lessons that translate into a business environment can be drawn from how the most successful teams overcame their opponents.
Brazilian great Pelé once said: "When you control the ball, you control the score". But that wasn't always the case in this World Cup, where teams frequently dominated possession only to lose, with Spain's attempt to bore the host nation into submission during their quarter-final defeat being the most notable example. Instead of possession, the deadliest football weapon in Russia was speed.
Whether it was the searing pace of France's Kylian Mbappe leaving defenders tackling thin air, the lightning counter-attacks of Belgium and Mexico, or the Socceroos' fans drinking the bars of Kazan dry in record time, speed created all manner of problems during the four-week tournament. In both the semi-final and final, the French were often pressed back by aggressive opponents; they absorbed the pressure, waited for their moment, then hit on the break faster than a newly employed Paris Metro worker demanding to go on strike.
Getting the right kit
A business manager aspiring to be faster and more agile is about as remarkable as a football manager wanting his team to score more goals and concede less; everyone wants to do it, however far fewer achieve it. But attaining faster, more efficient business processes to drive productivity and profit can be easier to pull off than bribing a FIFA official – and not nearly as expensive. What it takes is expert knowledge of the best enterprise technology and – more crucially – how to optimise it.
Over the past year, Microsoft has taken its business technology offerings to a new level with the unveiling of its Power Platform, integrating the features of Power BI, Power Aps and Microsoft Flow. The genius of the system is its ability to creatively meet business requirements on one powerful platform, with endless adaptability allowing greater innovation.
The PowerApps component of the Platform allows even technological benchwarmers to become software developers. Use PowerApps to quickly create tailored business applications and deploy them across a range of mobile devices. Take a photo, conduct a survey, capture data in the field – like rising Socceroos star Daniel Arzani, this program is nimble, dynamic and adaptable. Give it instructions, send it onto the field, then sit back and collect the praise for your shrewd tactical decision.
Microsoft Flow plays the role of Croatian captain and midfield playmaker Luka Modric within the Platform. Instead of linking attack and defence, Microsoft Flow securely and effortlessly collects data from multiple sources across your business, and efficiently distributes the information where and when you need it to be.
Finally, every team needs a predatory goal scorer who can rise to the big occasion when the pressure is on. Look no further than Power BI to finish off your team's hard work in style by creating compelling dashboards and other data analytic tools. Power BI lets you rapidly and easily achieve your deepest insights ever through visualisations that look more impressive than the Portugal vs Spain Post match analysis.
Importantly, the Power Platform has unlimited extensibility, so you can expand its capabilities indefinitely, without a capacity "cliff" seeing your progress collapse in a heap like Neymar Jr in the penalty box.
Bringing in a top-class coach
As the first-round departure of 2014 World Champions Germany demonstrated, having the right tools only works if you know how to effectively use them. Many businesses already have the right technology infrastructure in place, but lack the expertise to unlock its almost unlimited potential. They just need to be shown how.
Customer Experience (CX) consultancy Bluleader is heading the charge on the Power Platform in Australia as technology pioneers. Bluleader specialises in guiding its clients on a high-speed journey towards digital transformation. Bluleader's CX team will teach your business how to use this innovation toolset to unleash your competitive advantage through faster processes, greater efficiency and flexibility, and deeper insights from your data. It's like Football Federation Australia hiring Dutch coaching great Guus Hiddink to take the Socceroos to their greatest international success.
The combination of pace, precision and the Power Platform can help your company attain another attractive "p-word" – profit. Because while business world may not be a sport, it's most certainly a competition, and one where defeat can have far more dire consequences than a sombre post-match interview, slightly smaller bonus and a first-class plane ticket home.
To sign Bluleader up to your team and unleash your business's full potential, call Phil Walsh or Louwis Venter on (02) 9037 4345
By Philip Walsh and Louwis Venter|2018-08-19T23:00:37+00:00August 13th, 2018|Customer Experience, Customer Relationship Management, CX, Microsoft, PowerApps|
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Photographer Lisa Kristine traveled to Nepal to document modern-day slavery, including this young girl who started carrying stones because her family is in debt bondage. (More at http://www.lisakristine.com)
3 voices: How to end modern-day slavery
By Liane Membis, CNN
It seems impossible.
Human trafficking cases, blind promises of freedom, forced prostitution rings — these aspects of modern-day slavery come to light all too often.
Estimates of the number of slaves worldwide range from about 10 million to 30 million, according to policymakers, activists, journalists and scholars. Approximately 100,000 victims are in the United States, working as slaves inside homes, in agricultural fields, in the sex industry and other places, according to the U.S. Department of State's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.
That's millions of women, children and men struggling to escape captivity. That's millions of people wondering what it means or what it would take to be free again.
But what about solutions - How can we end modern-day slavery? Three experts weigh in on what businesses, governments, the public and individuals must do. FULL POST
Post by: CNN's Liane Membis
Topics: Business • Government • How to Help • Solutions • Voices


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Album Review: Jaelee Roberts - "Something You Didn't Count On"
Posted By Matt Bjorke on Wednesday August 31, 2022 at 09:59AM PST 2022-08-31 18:04:03
The Progeny of The Grascals' Danny Roberts has a debut album from Mountain Home Music Company that's sure to make waves.
Being the child of "celebrities" (be it musicians, actors, athletes or any one else with "juice") can be difficult as you're often expected to follow in the footpath of your parent(s), no matter if you're actually good at that vocation. While not every child has the abilities of their parents, young Jaelee Roberts, the daughter of bluegrass maestro Danny Roberts, definitely has the goods as her debut album Something You Didn't Count On suggests.
More of an acoustic album than a straight-up bluegrass recording, Something You Didn't Count On showcases a very talented vocalist at work as she glides through the dozen songs featured on the project. Respected musician and producer Tim Surrett serves as the producer on the project. "Think Again," a Marla Cannon-Goodman and Shane Stockton composition, finds Jaelee singing to a man who has done her wrong as she's left him behind for better days ahead. It reminds me of an early Lee Ann Womack track and showcases the immense potential Jaelee has in the country music world should. This potential is again showcased on "I Owe Him Everything," "Lie To Me," and "The Beginning Was The End."
The album's more bluegrass numbers include the opener "Something You Didn't Count On," a song which showcases Jaelee Roberts bluegrass pedigree with the instrumental band featuring the genre's a-list players in Grascals' Kristin Scott Benson, former Grascal Jimmy Mattingly, Alan Bibey on Mandolin, Tony Wray on guitar and Tim Surrett on bass and Dobro. Elsewhere, the band features harmony vocalists like Kenny and Amanda Smith and the one and only Vince Gill. As for other bluegrass standouts on this record, my ears point to "Sad Song," "The Best of Me," "November," "Lie To Me" and "You Can't Stop Me From Staying." All of these songs showcase the genre in the best of ways while also serving notice as to why Jaylee is already on the IBMA's radar as one of Bluegrass music's best vocalists.
There are a couple of covers here and while it's interesting to hear "Landslide" admirably performed by Jaelee with harmony vocals from Vince Gill, the arrangement isn't much different than the one the (Dixie) Chicks released years ago. Something You Didn't Count On closes with a cover of Graham Parsons' "Luxury Liner" and this one is a spirited bluegrass number and the iconic godfather of Alt-Country and Americana's most well-known song just cooks in this bluegrass arrangement. It allows for room where the band gets to showcase their talents (particularly Alan Bibey, Kristin Scott Benson, and Jimmy Mattingly) inbetween the lyrical verses performed by Jaelee.
Jaelee Roberts is a refreshing young talent. She showcases this as she also wrote a few of the songs on Something You Didn't Count On. Her road to stardom in the bluegrass world is already well on its way as she's both known as a vocalist and as a member of the all female group Sister Sadie. Not only has Jaelee Roberts lived up to her father Danny's talent and "celebrity" and could outpace him in no time if she continues to make records like Something You Didn't Count On, be it in the Bluegrass/Acoustic music world or if she were to ever follow the likes of Alison Krauss and Rhonda Vincent, among others, to make mainstream country or Americana music. Wherever she goes, I'll be here eagerly anticipating her next steps.
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Before the internet, people who were trying to diet and shed pounds had limited options. There are currently literally thousands of resources available to you if you are thinking about losing weight. Diets, programs, books, videos and courses are just some of the many roads you can take. This guide holds some of the best pieces of advice on safe weight loss. While there are tons of weight loss strategies out there, I can tell you that using self defense knives or telling you to look for the top otf knives of 2017 to do some DIY liposuction are not one of them (I literally found an article describing how to do that). Consider each idea in the context of your own situation and whether it might help you shed pounds.
A simple way to shed some pounds is to chew your food very slowly. Your appetite will probably be curbed in less time by chewing your food more slowly, which will cause you being less likely to eat more than you should. Increasing chewing time also aids the digestion process. Count when you chew. Chew steak thirty times before swallowing.
Exercise can contribute greatly to your ability to drop excess weight. However, you do not need to exercise for many hours to shed pounds. Most people have trouble carving out blocks of time to go to the gym. There're simple changes you can make to get in some workout time, like getting off one stop sooner, or parking a little farther away when running errands.
A single drink can add hundreds of calories to your diet and still do nothing to tackle your appetite. Just try to treat yourself on weekends and cut back in other places. You'll add about 100 calories per serving to your total when consuming a light beer, vodka and soda or even a glass of wine. One of the most beneficial things you could do for your diet is drink more water.
If you drink a lot of coffee, make the change from coffee to drinking green tea. Someone who consumes a lot of caffeine will notice dehydration and that they are gaining water weight. Antioxidants in green tea will certainly help you feel better, and they can also aid in maintaining a healthy weight. So try it. There're decaffeinated varieties of tea available in the grocery store.
Everyone should eat the same food even when you are on a diet because it won't hurt if everyone eats healthy. If everyone around you is eating the same thing, you may find it easier to lose and maintain your weight. That way you are not tempted to eat someone else's unhealthy food. Bear in mind that the little things add up over time.
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A robust, caring relationship can make many other parts of your life considerably more enjoyable. It could seem near impossible to find someone who you really want to spend your entire life with. But never lose faith even if you've had a large number of short-term relationships. You can still discover how to meet that special someone when you read our suggestions.
Even the wisest person can find that loneliness, lust, or nerves can cloud his or her judgment when it comes to romantic relationships. You should first be certain that you really grasp what a healthy relationship looks and feels like; it'll assist in clearing your thoughts. Ask yourself if you have a rational sense of what a relationship should look like. If you still feel confused, you should consider talking to a relationship expert.
When dating someone for the first time, be certain to use some common sense. A great idea is to ask a friend to invite you and your potential date to their home for dinner. Now the two of you could get acquainted with mutual friends around, which will defuse any tension in the situation. The very best blind dates are in low-pressure situations that allow a connection to develop naturally.
If you are hoping to get back into dating, don't rule out talking to your family and friends about it. After all, they might have some helpful advice on the type of person who will be right for you. It may be that they actually know you somewhat better than you know yourself. Listen carefully to their suggestions about the qualities you should be seeking in a date and you may find your forever love. A great way to get a date of course is to do things that would attract the opposite sex, for men that could be wearing one of the best Akribos watches of 2017 or you can find a great watch that is sure to catch the eye of the ladies by checking out the best Tissot watches review.
You ought to think about the qualities you need that the people you are interested in might not have when you have found the two best connections. Decide if you could handle the the absence of any of those qualities. Think about how you feel when you're around that person. If you don't have a true connection and chemistry, this isn't the person you should be with.
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Pope predicts pizza on Trump's menu, and is proven correct
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When it came to guessing what first lady Melania Trump served the president, the pope proved infallible.
"What do you give him to eat? Pizza?" Pope Francis asked Melania Trump when they met on Wednesday, referring to the president.
"Pizza," Melania Trump answered.
PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETS WITH POPE FRANCIS AT VATICAN
Trump and the pope met at the Vatican, joined by first lady Melania, his daughter Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump and Pope Francis exchanged gifts after a private meeting that lasted about 30 minutes.
Trump gifted Pope Francis a first-edition set of writings from Martin Luther King Jr. The White House said the set includes the five books King wrote in his lifetime. Each one is custom-bound and the books are in a custom display case. It also included a piece of granite from the Martin Luther King. Jr. Memorial in Washington.
The White House said the gift "honors Dr. King's hope, vision, and inspiration for generations to come."
Trump also gave the pope a bronze sculpture, called "Rising Above," that "represents hope for a peaceful tomorrow," according to the White House.
The pope's gifts to Trump included a medal by a Roman artist depicting an olive branch, which is a symbol of peace.
"We can use peace," Trump responded when he received the gift.
The pope also gave the president a signed message of peace along with copies of his three main teaching documents.
U.S. FCC Votes 2-1 to Advance Repeal of Obama-era Internet Rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 on Thursday to advance a Republican plan to reverse the Obama administration's 2015 "net neutrality" order.
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has proposed the commission repeal the rules that reclassified internet service providers as if they were utilities. He thinks the open internet rules by President Barack Obama, a Democrat, were unnecessary and harm jobs and investment.
"We propose to repeal utility-style regulation," Pai said Thursday. "The evidence so far strongly suggests that this is the right way to go."
The public will have until mid-August to offer comments before the FCC votes on a final plan.
Pai wants public input on whether the FCC has the authority or should keep its "bright line" rules barring internet companies from blocking, throttling or giving "fast lanes" to some websites. He has not committed to retaining any rules, but said he favors an "open internet."
House Speaker Ryan: Trump's budget is 'right on the target'
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., praised President Trump's budget blueprint Tuesday night, telling Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" that "the aspiration and the goal is right on the target."
The blueprint drawn up by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike for its proposed $3.6 trillion cuts from an array of benefit programs, domestic agencies and war spending over the next decade. Those proposed cuts include more than $600 billion in Medicaid payments and $191 billion in food stamp benefits.
North Korea threat: US official warns 'inevitable' regime develops ICBM
A U.S. defense official said Tuesday that– if left unchecked– it is "inevitable" that North Korea will develop a nuclear device that has intercontinental capabilities.
Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said at a Senate hearing that North Korea is working to produce a device that can be transported on a ballistic missile.
"If left on its current trajectory, the regime will ultimately succeed in fielding a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States homeland," Stewart said.
Stewart's remarks are the latest indication of the U.S.' increased worries about North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons program, which Pyongyang has said is only being developed for self-defense.
Stewart was joined by Director of National Intelligence Dan Coasts.
Coats added that North Korea's testing over the last year indicates Kim Jong Un is intent on proving the isolated regime's capability. The North's public claims suggest it could conduct its first flight of an intercontinental ballistic missile this year.
North Korea has significantly speeded up its missile tests over the past year or so and appears to be making tangible progress toward developing an arsenal that poses a threat to South Korea and Japan — which together host about 80,000 U.S. troops — and developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the mainland United States.
North Korea's often-stated goal is to perfect a nuclear warhead that it can put on a missile capable of hitting Washington or other U.S. cities.
Its state media, meanwhile, have stepped up their calls for even more missile launches because of what the government says is an increasingly hostile policy from President Trump.
Stewart and Coats' remarks came as the heads of six U.S. intelligence agencies reviewed a slew of national security challenges facing the United States, warning about deteriorating security in Afghanistan, China's rising challenge, and Russian and other countries' use of cyberspace to target the U.S. and its allies.
Trump administration proposes massive $190 million cut in aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed $344 million in financial assistance to Pakistan+ including $100 million in foreign military funding, a massive $190 million reduction in grant+ as compared to the 2016 fiscal.
"Pakistan plays a key role in US counter-terrorism strategy, the peace process in Afghanistan, nuclear non-proliferation efforts, and stability and economic integration in South and Central Asia. It is also a large and growing economy offering profitability for US businesses," the State Department said in its annual budget proposals sent to the US Congress.
In the maiden budget of the Trump administration, the State Department said that it will maintain a robust diplomatic presence that will enable continued bilateral cooperation on the many joint US-Pakistan interests, and bolster stability in this strategically important country.
The State Department has proposed $344 million in financial assistance and grant to Pakistan including $100 million in foreign military funding, which is used for sale of military hardware.
Last year, the US assistance to Pakistan under the State Department budget was $534 million, which included $225 million towards foreign military funding.
In all, the State Department has proposed a massive $190 million reduction in its financial assistance to Pakistan as compared with the 2016 fiscal. The current 2017 fiscal would end on September 30 this year.
In addition to State Department's financial assistance, Pakistan also receives reimbursement from the Pentagon every year for its expenses towards US operations in Afghanistan.
However, after Afghanistan, Pakistan continues to be the second largest aid recipient of the US in South Asia.
For instance, the State Department has proposed a $200 million aid to support its long-term stability and broader security and stability in the region.
US revives two infrastructure projects in Asia to counter China's OBOR
A brief outline of the two projects was made available in the administration's maiden annual budget on Tuesday, which indicated that the 'New Silk Road' project would be a public-private initiative in which India would be an important player.
The state department said the budgetary request of its south and central Asia will support the two initiatives: the New Silk Road (NSR) focused on Afghanistan and its neighbours, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor linking South Asia with Southeast Asia.
This request will be leveraged through side-by-side collaboration with regional countries, other bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, and the private sector.
It said "the importance of…the NSR grows" as the transition in Afghanistan continues and the US "strives to help the Afghan people succeed and stand on their own."
The state department said it will deepen support for the objectives through "far-reaching" public diplomacy programmes.
According to James McBride of the Council on Foreign Relations, the NSR refers to a suite of joint investment projects and regional trade blocs that have the potential to bring economic growth and stability to Central Asia.
"Following the surge of 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan in 2009, which President Barack Obama's administration had hoped would lay the groundwork for complete withdrawal a few years later, Washington began to lay out a strategy for supporting these initiatives through diplomatic means," McBride said.
Announcing her vision for a New Silk Road, Clinton had said in Chennai: "Turkmen gas fields could help meet both Pakistan's and India's growing energy needs and provide significant transit revenues for both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tajik cotton could be turned into Indian linens. Furniture and fruit from Afghanistan could find its way to the markets of Astana or Mumbai and beyond."


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