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NorthPoint Development to break ground next year on Fairfax project in Kansas City, Kan.
25 Apr 2013 / 0 Comments	/ in News/by NorthPointKC
NorthPoint Development, a growing player in local industrial real estate and development, wants to attract new manufacturing opportunities to the 80-acre site of the old General Motors Fairfax plant that was demolished in 1987.
The firm has an agreement with a federal agency and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County to acquire the property near the current General Motors Fairfax plant. Should the environmental and engineering review prove satisfactory, that transaction will close by summer and construction could begin this fall.
The redevelopment plan calls for up to 1 million square-feet of industrial space to be built in four or five projects valued at about $40 million. When fully built-out over six- to 10 years, what's being called the Central Industrial Park is projected to create about 2,000 jobs.
"To see a brownfield site get redeveloped into a premier manufacturing and industrial park, and create an opportunity for new industry that hasn't existed for 30 years is thrilling to be part of," said Chad Meyer, NorthPoint chief operating officer.
The property is where the original North American Aviation plant opened in 1941 to manufacture B-25 bombers. After the war, GM used it as an auto plant until it was closed in 1986 after the auto maker opened its new Fairfax facility.
When GM declared bankruptcy during the recent recession, its surplus property was taken over by a federal agency called RACER or Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust. It was RACER that reached the deal with NorthPoint and the Unified Government for the transfer.
"NorthPoint's planned Central Industrial Park represents a strong commitment to the community, with more than $40 million in capital investment and projections for 2,000 new jobs," Elliott P. Laws, a RACER trustee said.
George Brajkovic, economic development manager for the Unified Government, said the new NorthPoint redevelopment effort is the second to be announced for the Fairfax area. Last fall, the UG reached an agreement with the Industrial Realty Group to manage and redevelop what's called the "public levee" property.
"We think both of these will lead to further redevelopment around Fairfax," he said.
Meyer said NorthPoint plans to spend $3 million upfront on redeveloping the site, building a rail spur into the property from the nearby Union Pacific tracks and improving other infrastructure in the area. Improvements to Kindleberger Road and Fairfax Trafficway also are planned, Brajkovic said.
NorthPoint is developing the Horizons Industrial Park in Riverside and recently took over as lead developer at the new BNSF Intermodal facility scheduled to open this fall in Edgerton.
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Spam may be a costly and seemingly unstoppable nuisance, but the trend offers an opportunity for companies developing technology to fight it, according to a new report.
Spam may be a costly and seemingly unstoppable nuisance, but the trend offers an opportunity for companies developing technology to fight it, according to a new report from market research firm IDC.
The report, released Thursday, predicts that a growing glut of spam will help propel the worldwide daily volume of e-mail from 31 billion messages this year to 60 billion in 2006.
The report comes as legislators are passing new rules aimed at limiting spam and victims are increasingly turning to the courts to fight back against spammers. America Online, for instance, won an injunction and a monetary settlement against a purveyor of pornographic e-mail.
But the real battle over spam will likely take place at the technology level.
Products targeting corporate users, such as blacklists and rules-based filters, are already in high demand. Consumer products such as SpamKiller, SpamAssassin, MailWasher and SpamNet have also proliferated in recent months, offering a variety of methods that aim to keep in-boxes free of unwanted messages.
Despite the best efforts of the Net community to combat spam, the open architecture of the Net and ever-changing tactics by spammers promise to keep anti-spam providers in business for years to come, according to IDC analyst Robert Mahowald.
"As (anti-spam technologies) have gotten more sophisticated, spammers have gotten sophisticated," he said.


CCSJ is governed under the conditions set out in the Oxfordshire County Council Instrument of Governance. We have ensured that we have a broad range of skills and expertise on the Board of Governors in order to best achieve the schools aims and goals along with the statutory responsibility of running a school.
The governors are passionate about the school and visit the school termly within their subject responsibilities role. The Chair and the Head Teacher meet often, usually weekly.
The Governing Body provides oversight, critical evaluation and strategic direction for the Head Teacher and the senior leadership team of the school. It is also the body that makes senior staff appointments and to whom the Head Teacher reports. It is not, however, an executive body involved in the day-to-day running of the school. The Governing Body are happy to be contacted by parents or carers to discuss relevant matters, particularly in regards to the strategic direction of the school. Please contact us via the school office or email, office.3210@church-cowley-st-james.oxon.sch.uk .
If you have a serious concern about the school or your child that you feel has not be resolved by discussion with the relevant staff member or subsequently by discussion with the Headteacher, it would be appropriate to contact the Chair of Governors. The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the school office, details about the reason for this request need not be disclosed to the school office.
CCSJ Instrument of Government can be found by clicking here.
The Full Governing Body meets at least termly to discuss all issues relating to the running of the school, the performance of its pupils, safeguarding, health and safety as well as to consider plans for the development and improvement of the school.
I was born and raised in Kidlington, but my wife and I have lived in Cowley for about 10 years now and we had a child at school until he was in Year 4. I work as a researcher at the University of Oxford, specialising in the development of high-performance computing and "Big Data" for medical research, particularly genetics. I am also a member of several University Committees to try and encourage the strategic development of our computer facilities at all levels. Aside from technology my main interests are travel and cricket. I strongly believe that Church Cowley School is becoming a fantastic place for our children to learn and to be inspired. As Chair of the Governing Body, I try to encourage these positive changes across the school while keeping a strict eye on the quality of the education offered to our pupils.
important role to play in helping that happen. I am always happy to talk and chat to people about school or anything else." Until Nov 2015 Geoff was serving communities in Essex.
I have lived in Oxford since 2007 starting my teaching career later in life after 10 years of living and working in London. I started teaching in a secondary school in inner city Nottingham and transitioned to primary on moving to Oxford. I completed my NQT year in a school not too far away from Church Cowley in Blackbird Leys and I've taught in and around this area ever since. I'm passionate about offering opportunities for all children beyond maths and literacy that help children get to grips with the 'big issues' in the world, developing a school that offers awe and excitement for all children. My wife is the Assistant Head for inclusion at the school. I have three children, two teenagers and a toddler that keep me on my toes outside of school.
I am from Abingdon and moved to Cowley 14 years ago after meeting my husband. Both our son and daughter attend CCSJ. After completing my A-levels, I studied Accounting and Finance at Oxford Brookes University. I joined Oxfordshire County Council in 2001 where I completed my professional accounting qualification and now lead a team that sets the overall revenue budget for the council and manages the £800m capital programme. I am the Chair of the Budget Scrutiny Committee so help to ensure the school has a sustainable budget. I strongly believe that primary schools should give children a firm foundation for their future education, career and life. All children should be inspired to achieve. As a Governor I like to help the school deliver the very best for every child.
We've lived in Cowley since I came here to study at Oxford University, and I don't think we'll ever leave! We have one child at the school and one set to join next year. I have a background in management consulting and regulation, and currently work at Oxfordshire CCG to improve our health by commissioning and supporting healthcare services for the NHS. My focus will be as subject lead for the sciences, if you're interested in helping out please email.
I went to secondary school in Oxford and after studying in Warwick, York and London, I have been living and working in Cowley for the past 9 years. My professional background includes history and theatre education, community engagement and fundraising. I now work in communications for the University of Oxford. My two sons are at CCSJ. As a parent governor I am here to help all parents and carers feel informed and excited about what is going on at the school. I want it to be easy for you to interact with the Governors, and I want you to feel confident that your voice is being heard.
I have lived in East Oxford with my husband since 2010 and we have been very happy here. I am a social anthropologist, having worked for universities in the UK and abroad and for various humanitarian organisations. I am originally from the Czech Republic and I have also experience of coordinating Inclusive Education Centre in Prague, which supported primary schools to be able to better work with diverse pupils. I speak several languages and I believe that as a member of British – Czech family, I can understand to some extent the challenges that culturally diverse families are facing in primary education and can bring some of these views to the fore. My son attends CCSJ and I am excited about my role as a parent governor. I enjoy listening to what parents have to say and how this can be turned into positive support to the staff so that every child can reach their full potential.
The Budget Scrutiny Committee meets to consider the school's finances and budget plans. The committee reports its findings and recommendations to the Full Governing Body.


Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras, still reeling from the Lava Jato corruption scandal and its monumental debt obligations, is banking on offloading subsidiaries and assets to restore its fortunes. The firm will pursue a 2023 divestment target of $26.9bn, focusing on its untapped deep-water pre-salt reserves and returning the company to financial health.
Freeing its asset portfolio of low-performing onshore and shallow-water fields is the upstream priority in the near term. Last year, the national petroleum, natural gas and biofuels agency (ANP) gave the company a mid-2019 deadline to decide which of 254 fields to invest in or relinquish. Petrobras has been granted carte blanche by the Bolsonaro-led administration to offload 70pc of the fields, but has since asked for an extension on its deadline. Décio Oddone, director general of the ANP, spoke of the importance of the resale to improve the overall investment climate and attract new companies.
In the downstream, Petrobras will look to reduce its near 98pc domestic refining monopoly. The firm made its first move outside Brazil itself, with Chevron agreeing at the end of January to purchase the company's Pasadena refinery in the US for $350mn. The facility has a processing capacity of 110,000bl/d and a storage capacity of 5.1mn bl of oil and products.
In the domestic market, the justice ministry has advocated the sale of four refineries to improve market competition and streamline the state's involvement. But Petrobras plans to retain a 60pc stake in the four should the sale go ahead. Two of the facilities are in the northeast: the Refinaria do Nordeste (Rnest) in Pernambuco and the Refinaria Landulpho Alves in Bahia, with a combined capacity of 430,000bl/d. Rnest also has a second processing train but construction was halted when it was only 80pc complete. When finished it will have 115,000-bl/d processing capacity. In the south, the Refinaria Presidente Getúlio Vargas (Repar) in Paraná and the Refinaria Alberto Pasqualini (Refap) in Rio Grande do Sul have a combined processing capacity of 416,000bl/d.
But efforts to privatise the refineries have encountered difficulties in the past. Court justice Ricardo Lewandowski suspended the sales last year when two trade unions lodged protests and the process was handed back to Congress. Petrobras has said this year it will resume the process, after meeting the requirements set by the Federal Supreme Court.
Similar obstacles have afflicted Petrobras' upstream divestment strategy and threaten to resurface in 2019. Last year, court justice Marco Aurelio Mello suspended a Petrobras' upstream assets sale when the leftist Workers' Party (PT) filed a lawsuit. On 11 January, court justice Dias Toffoli overturned the decision, pending re-evaluation by Congress on 27 February.
"Should the decree's suspension or revocation be confirmed, the most immediate impact will be the uncertainty introduced into ongoing and new divestments, as [it will raise questions] to the legitimacy of the procedures followed to date and the ones to be followed after the Supreme Court's decision," says Ali El Hage Filho, a partner at Brazilian law firm Veirano Advogados.
While Petrobras focuses on core areas of the business, lesser priority divisions will be put up for sale. The company plans to terminate its fertiliser and biofuels subsidiaries. Last year it closed the fertiliser plants Fafen-SE in Laranjeiras, Sergipe and Fafen-BA in Camaçari, Bahia. The firm will now also look to sell its minority share in BSBios, a biofuels producer, and auction off fertiliser producers Araucária Nitrogenados, in Paraná, and Unidade de Fertilizados Nitrogenados, based in Tres Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul.
Similarly, the company will optimise its overseas portfolio. Its Nigerian assets will be sold to a consortium including trading house Vitol, and its Paraguayan fuel assets transferred to Grupo Copetrol, a Paraguayan fuel operator. Petrobras will also dilute its ownership of the Transportadora Associada de Gas (TAG) pipeline by 90pc. The pipeline, in the north/northeast, has a capacity of 75mn m³/d and last year the firm was in talks with French utility Engie when the court injunction blocked the sale.
The pending pipeline deal echoes that of the controversial southern midstream business Nova Transportadora do Sudeste (NTS), which was sold to Canadian firm Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in 2017 for $4.2bn. The federation of oil workers union opposes both the TAG and NTS deals, saying they leave Brazil's gas pipelines and pricing in the hands of multinationals. The union claims the NTS sale means that Petrobras will pay $1bn/yr to utilise the pipeline network, outstripping the deal's value after four years.
Concerns over the sale of state-controlled fields and infrastructure triggered protests last year. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, offshore workers staged demonstrations at the prospect of Campos Basin fields being sold and the privatisation of Transpetro, a transportation and fuel logistics subsidiary. At the time, the oil and gas workers' syndicate Sindipetro issued a statement denouncing planned sales. "It is a betrayal to the people, to the eyes of all, the selling of optimal areas of the sector-exactly the same as the neoliberal discourse of the 90s." Other workers' unions have discussed mobilising in the future.
Petrobras hopes 2019 will see its costly deep-water operations finally start delivering. At the beginning of February, the Brazilian company announced the start-up of its Lula North Deepwater project. Located around 260km (160 miles) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, the P-67 floating production storage and offloading vessel is currently capable of processing 150,000bl/d of oil and 6mn m³/d of natural gas. The holding consortium consists of Petrobras with a 65pc share, Shell Brazil with 25pc and Portugal's Galp with 10pc.
its importance to the new strategy.
The new government also plans to resolve the "Transfer of Rights" dispute with Petrobras. In 2010, Petrobras was given the rights to produce 5bn boe in certain areas in return for company shares, based on the oil price at the time. But the reserves found far outstrip 5bn boe, and negotiations between the government and Petrobras on exactly how much has been found — and on what price Petrobras should pay for its share given the gyrations in oil price over the last few years — have become deadlocked. At the end of last year, the government reportedly agreed a settlement figure, but in January denied this. Most agree, though, that Petrobras will end up a net creditor, if not on exactly how much will be returned to it.
"The settlement of this dispute and the launch of the preparations for bidding the volumes in excess of the original 5bn boe is fundamental for balancing public accounts. The new government has this as one of their priorities for its first 100 days, so there are a lot of incentives for everyone to complete this process as soon as possible," says Filho.


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Pieter Malan's future: possibly limited, definitely bright
Malan showed mastery at an important art - that of knowing when not to offer a shot
Several minutes after the end of his press conference at Newlands on Tuesday, Pieter Malan popped back into the room. "I don't get them for free - I still have to pay," he said as he retrieved the sunglasses he had left behind.
That wasn't his only zinger. There was this, when he was asked about the pressures of playing Test cricket: "That's not pressure, that's privilege. Pressure is playing out there in a semi-pro game, nobody watching, and you're fighting for your career. Being out there, the Barmy Army cheering, Jimmy Anderson running in, it felt like a video game at some stage. It was unbelievable. I felt very privileged to be in a position to fight for the team and try and bat long and just be there for as long as I can."
There was also this, on the challenges of making his debut: "For me the most difficult parts are away from the ground; when you're in the bus or in the hotel and your mind starts racing and you can't do anything about it. If you're in the middle, as soon as you walk down the stairs... I've walked down the [Newlands dressing room] stairs a lot of times, playing for Western Province. I've even played a club game here, so you walk down the stairs and always take a second or two looking at the mountain, appreciating where we play because then you end up playing in Kimberley and there's nothing to look at."
Malan spoke with the authority earned by lived experience. As recently as December 1, he was playing in a semi-professional one-day game for Western Province against Northern Cape in - you guessed it - Kimberley. Officially, that's two levels below the international arena. In real terms, it's a world away from where Malan was when he opened the batting for South Africa in the second men's Test against England at Newlands.
His first innings was over in a minute less than half-an-hour, in which he faced 17 balls for five runs: he steered to first slip a Stuart Broad delivery that was veering away. "That shot was so out of character it was ridiculous; I don't play that shot," Malan said, frustrated with his former self. "It was probably a bit of Test-debut nerves, taking in the situation too much and then I end up sparring at a ball I should have left. Second innings, I just tried to knuckle down and play the way that I normally do and it seemed to work better."
Indeed, there was no getting rid of Malan that easily once he took guard again, this time on a pitch significantly flatter. He scored 84 off 288 balls in a marathon of more than six hours and showed his mastery of the important art - that of knowing when not to offer a shot: "In the last three or four years, that's been a massive part of my game - leaving the ball well and eliminating dismissals that I felt were soft. Especially as a new-ball player, you want to make them bowl at you. In South Africa, it's tough opening the batting. There's a lot of things happening; there's nip, there's bounce. So the less you can give the bowlers, the better. In their third and fourth spells, that's where the real runs are."
If all that makes Malan seem suspiciously grown up for a debutant, that's because he is. He turned 30 in August, and went to Newlands with the experience of 245 first-class innings and 10,161 runs in his kitbag. In the process, he has lived a chunk of life. He made his debut for Northerns in January 2007 and was playing for the Titans two years later. Because of a glut of batting talent at Centurion he moved to other end of the country, where he has turned out for Western Province from November 2013 and the Cobras from February 2015.
"I don't think I did myself any favours when I was younger," Malan said. "I took a lot of stuff for granted, and didn't put in the hard work that, in hindsight, I needed to put in. It's also a matter of opportunities and them being limited and not taking them when I got them. It's been a long road but it's a road that I am glad I've been on because I am a better cricketer and I am a better person."
Did he wonder if Test cricket had passed him by? "I thought it was never going to happen but life works in funny ways. I decided if it's going to happen, it will happen. That it's not something for me to worry about. Luckily it did happen." But earning his chance for South Africa depended on him making the right choices. Like putting himself in the hands of Ashwell Prince, the Cobras coach who, like Malan, took plenty of obduracy to the crease in his 66 Tests.
"Ashwell has been massive in my career," Malan said. "He gave me my first chance for the Cobras, and back into franchise cricket. He has played 60-odd Tests, averages over 40 and has scored hundreds. So when he tells you something, you listen. He has lived it, he has done it, he is not making it up as he goes along. We work on small technical stuff that we just keep refining because you need to keep improving.
"It's a bit of a cat-and-mouse game. You improve something, then the bowler spots another weakness, and you end up going back and forth. He is very good with that. And also from the mental side: he pushes you all the time and I enjoy that. You can never be comfortable, you can always be better, you can always do more. He is that type of coach."
A picture doing the rounds on social media shows Malan in sleeveless training gear about to catch a tennis ball with his biceps bulging as if he has stepped straight out of the pages of super hero comic book. How long does he spend in the gym? \"I've seen that photograph. I don't do a lot of arms, actually. They should have taken a shot of my legs - that's where I spend most of my time.
"But I do enjoy the gym. That's where I go to switch off, put the music on and train and get away from whatever is going on around me." - like the fact that, despite the 189-run loss, Malan's debut - which only happened because Aiden Markram broke a finger in the first Test - was a solid success; and that, for all its weaknesses and limitations, South Africa's domestic system clearly does prepare players for the international arena. The gym might also be where Malan goes to not think about the fact that, because of his age, his time in Test cricket could be limited.
Even so, his future promises to be bright. Don't forget the shades.

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Qooqqut Nuan is one of Greenland's most unique restaurants, located in a deserted island settlement that's accessible by a one-hour boat ride from Greenland's capital of Nuuk. The kitchen practises a catch-and-eat philosophy - customers can fish in the fjords during their voyage to the restaurant, then hand the Arctic char to the team here for them to cook. The result is a fabulously fresh, surprisingly delicious meal, prepared with abundant heart and skill.


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Tom Cruise Mega Yacht Spotted In St Ives Bay
By ADMIN on Fri 23 July 2021
Tom Cruise the world-famous actor known for his roles in Top Gun and Mission Impossible is visiting St Ives Bay today (Friday 23rd) in his £32 million super yacht.
The vessel carrying Tom Cruise costing £450,000 a week to rent arrived in St Ives this morning with crew seen loading food and other goods from the surrounding areas.
The vessel named Triple Seven has also been spotted in Penzance and Mevagissey over the last few days with Tom Cruise, 59, boarding on Wednesday.
Tom Cruise is currently in the country filming Mission Impossible 7 where shooting is currently underway at a quarry in Wiltshire.
The vessel is currently in St Ives Bay and can be easily seen from The Penelle & Self Catering Properties.


For the past year or so, I've been off my Lilly Pulitzer kick. I don't know why but I just wasn't feeling anything they were releasing. It also might have something to do with the fact that Fall & Winter don't scream Lilly to me.
That all changed this past Spring when I was craving some color in my life. I ordered a new Lilly t-shirt at the start of summer but it didn't fit so I returned it. I got my Lilly Pulitzer Planner and even scored a Swell Bottle (which I've been loving - the bottles are still available!) so I've definitely been in the Lilly mood.
I've been wanting to rock my Lilly dresses all summer long but they are just too big on me now (Thank you Weight Watchers! It's definitely not a bad problem to have) so I wanted to invest in something new.
That feeling didn't really kick in until I saw all the New Arrivals and the new prints that Lilly recently put out. There was something that just clicked inside of me and I was truly inspired.
With this late summer collection, Lilly released a lot of pink and greens. They went back to their heritage and what they do best, with a modern twist. There are a lot of deep forest greens and baby pinks; it looks so grown up and sophisticated, I am running out to the Lilly store to get something.
Particularly, I'm lusting after everything in Pan's Garden and It's Prime Time -- they are definitely my favorite prints of the entire new batch.
I'm planning on buying the Raylee Dress in Inky Navy Peanut Gallery -- I'm obsessed with the flowing silhouette of the dress and the print. I feel like I could wear it right through fall since it's on the darker side!
I also have my eye on all the items below!
Have you been loving or lusting after Lilly Pulitzer lately?


GF Machining Solutions is a globally active corporate Group of the Swiss Georg Fischer Group, which attaches great importance to corporate governance. Corporate governance is the domain of Georg Fischer's Board of Directors and of its Executive Committee, of which GF Machining Solutions' President is a member.
Pascal Boillat was named President of GF Machining Solutions in January 2013. He joined GF Machining Solutions as Head of Operations in October 2010. From 2003 to August 2010, he was President and CEO of GE Fanuc Automation Europe. After earning his ETS degree in electrical engineering at Ecole Technique supérieure Biel/Bienne, Pascal Boillat began his career in software development for machine tools at Wahli Frères. He then joined General Electric's (GE), Industrial automation division in 1984 as a sales and application engineer. After the creation of the joint venture between GE and FANUC in 1985, Pascal Boillat took on leadership of the Swiss company before moving in 1999 to GE Fanuc Headquarter in Luxembourg as Executive VP Sales and Services.
Aitor Bustinduy joined GF Machining Solutions as head of Finance in August 2013. Prior to joining the Group, he had been Senior Finance Manager with Amazon Europe since December 2010. Earlier in his career, Aitor Bustinduy was a controller with GE Fanuc in Spain and, later Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis and Chief Financial Officer with Fanuc CNC Europe in Luxembourg. He has a degree in Business from University of the Basque Country-Bilbao in Spain with additional executive master training in controllership from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium.
Jean-Marc Hug joined GF Machining Solution in December 2011 as Human Resources (HR) Director Switzerland. In May 2014 he was named Head of Human Resources. He holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Lausanne and completed executive trainings in HR management at CRQP.
He started his career as legal counsel and then worked as Head of HR in several industrial companies, including Wenger SA and Manufacture des Montres Rolex. Before joining GF Machining Solutions he was the Head of Human Resources at Leclanché and Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA.
Ivan Filisetti was named Head of Operations (COO) in January 2013. From 1990 to 2000, he served Agie in Losone in several roles, ranging from Production Manager and Project Manager to product engineer and CAD-CAM programming. From 2000 to 2005, he was Plant Manager in Gildemeister Italiana (DMG Group) where he was responsible for logistic, production, mechanical machining and purchasing. From 2005 until the end of 2008, Ivan Filisetti was Operations and Division Manager with SAMPutensili Bologna (Italy) responsible for the six plants located worldwide. He rejoined GF Machining Solutions, Losone in January 2009 as Managing Director with global responsibility for the EDM division research and development (R&D), production, finance, human resources, purchasing and marketing. Ivan Filisetti, a mechanical engineer specialization in automation and robotics, graduated in 1989 in Como. Since then he has continued his education with several trainings on production, R & D, project management, administration topics.
Andreas Rauch is responsible for GF Machining Solutions Digital Business since August 2018. He's driving the digital transformation, software engineering and design thinking initiative through our organization.
Born in Zürich, Switzerland, he graduated in Mechanical Engineering and postgraduate studies in business administration and software development. Andreas founded his own company in 1998, specialized in Design to Manufacturing processes, and sold it in 2010 to a leading company in the turbomachinery environment. Before joining GF Machining Solutions in April 2017, he was GEs Head of Advanced Works in Europe and responsible for Digital Twin implementation projects and Brilliant Factory Systems.
Blaise Mahieu joined GF Machining Solutions in January 2013 as Head of Quality. He is a graduade engineer from Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Ingénieur d'Angers (ISTIA), University of Angers, France, and holds a production management engineering degree from Institut des Sciences de l'Entrepise de Montpellier (ISEM), France. Blaise is married and has two children.
After gaining experience in production environments in France and Indonesia, he joined Valeo Group, a main automotive industry supplier. Within Valeo, he held successive positions in the field of quality, with growing responsibilities and within different divisions in France and Thailand.
Stefan Hoher joined GF Machining Solutions in August 2018 and was appointed to Head of Marketing & Communications in December 2018. He is responsible for the Business Unit Marketing & Communications, which includes Product Management (EDM, Milling, Laser, Additive Manufacturing & Software) and Communication (Brand/Communication, Events, Digital Communication). The mission is to provide tools and support for a successful sales organization worldwide.
After an education in banking he started an advertising agency in 1994 which early on specialized in online marketing. In 2005 he joined GF Piping Systems as Head of Marketing Communications. 2008 he moved to California, USA to work for Shaw Industries, Inc. in the position of Head of Marketing – Technology. In 2013 he joined GF again as Head of Global Communications at GF Piping Systems, and was 2015 named Head of Branding & Digital Communications at the GF Corporation.
Armando Pereira is Head of Business Development, Segmentation & Competition, since December 2018, based in Geneva.
After earning his mechanical engineering diploma from Ecole d'ingénieurs, in Geneva, he worked for a year in production at Stellram before joining Charmilles Technologies as an application engineer in 1985. From 1988 to 1989, Armando Pereira set up the Center of Application at Charmilles United Kingdom; the following year, he set up the Center of Application for the then newly established Charmilles Japan, where he also served as a die-sinking EDM expert. From 1991 to 1997, Armando Pereira served at Geneva headquarters, where he was responsible for Marketing the high-end line of die-sinking EDM machines. In 1991, he was named head of GF Machining Solutions South China, with responsibility for setup and development of the company. From 2002 to 2008, Armando Pereira was based in Geneva as Head of Marketing and Communication for EDM products. In 2008, he was named Head of Market Region Asia. In January 2013, he took over the responsibility of the Business development for the Division and was named Head of Marketing, Communication & Business Development-Segmentation in March 2015.
Scott Fosdick holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado. He started his career in Japan as a development engineer for a Japanese machine tool company, before joining GF Machining Solutions in 1994. He successfully worked for our technical service in Japan before taking over the position of Service Manager for Asia. In 2001, Scott Fosdick became Managing Director of Agie Charmilles South China and achieved outstanding results until he left GF Machining Solutions in 2007.Over the period 2007-2013, Scott Fosdick developed his knowledge in the aerospace market segment, working for one of our renowned competitors. Scott Fosdick rejoined GF Machining Solutions in May 2013 as Segment Manager for Aerospace and Automotive in Asia.
Since March 2015, he's been promoted Head of Market Region Americas.
Antonio Faccio, former Head of GF Machining Solutions Italy, holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has an excellent expertise in computer numerical control. In 1998, he joined FANUC Italia, and swiftly moved from the application field to the sales area. Since 2011, Antonio Faccio has been in charge of the GF Machining Solutions sales company in Italy, and successfully developed the Italian market. "Thanks to his profound professional experience, he will bring the right dynamism to further develop this important region", says Pascal Boillat, Head of GF Machining Solutions.
Laurent Castella is Head of Market Region Asia since September 2012, based in Shanghai. He joined GF AgieCharmilles in August 1990 and after a short period in Geneva, moved to Japan as technical support engineer in December 1991. There he became successively Service Manager then Consumables Manager for the Asia region. In 2000, Laurent moved to Taiwan in his first role of Managing Director. In 2005, he moved to Shanghai and became Managing Director for East China market. Laurent joined back the Group in September 2012 after 3 years spent with another Swiss machine-tools company. He has a bachelor of electrical engineering from the Engineering School of Fribourg - Switzerland, and completed his education with a MBA from the University of Southern California in 2010.


In any situation, you have to make sure the you is solid. That is the only constant that you can rely on.
In modern America, and heck, pretty much for the entirety of this great land's history, race and gender have been sensitive subjects. As proud as my Puerto Rican mother is, and as strong as my Chinese father is, my sisters and I were raised conscious of the multicultural world around us.
Growing up in a predominantly white, Jewish area of New York's suburbs, I was made fun of, a lot. People and children make fun of and harass that which is unfamiliar. It's always been that way, and probably always will be.
While my parents had plenty of chats with other parents and school officials about the bullying and teasing, their biggest lesson and heaviest talks were with us. We were made aware that you can't control other people's fears, prejudices, and past; we can only control who we are and how we deal with these situations. Don't start fights, but don't back down, either.
I don't expect people to always accept who I am. I don't expect people to go into a social situation thinking of me as just another person with whom to get acquainted. To strangers I might be the minority woman who was a priority hire, a bad driver, hail from the Bronx, have a 13-year-old child, live in the projects, or own a laundromat. While any of these identifiers ring true for many, they are untrue assumptions for me.
It is the strength and the pride of my parents that was passed on most clearly through this lesson. Be confident in your identity, live the best you can, keep your head up, always push forward, and prove the haters wrong. Living well is not only the best revenge, is how you make an incredible first impression.


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The War On Terror Six Years On
Tony Blankley
As we start the seventh year since the Sept. 11 attacks, many in the United States and other countries seem largely baffled and conflicted about the nature of the world in which we live.
In the Muslim fifth of the world, probably about a quarter of the population wishes to clash with America and the West. Probably more than half do not wish such conflict but wrongly suspect that America is out to divide and suppress Islam.
Meanwhile, much of the Muslim Westernized elite (no more than 5 percent of the total population) — who live in Muslim countries, America and the rest of the West — rather desperately hope radical Islam and the Western response it has induced would just go away. It would prefer to live and prosper peacefully in the globalized Western world.
Muslim governments in the Middle East and elsewhere are playing a dangerous double game — cooperating with Western intelligence and covert military efforts and jailing some of the terrorists, while at the same time giving rhetorical and financial support to the deranged paranoia about Americans and Jews that inflames the radical instincts of the Muslim masses.
In fairness, those governments, indeed most governments — West or East — focus on the short term. Moderate Muslim regimes realize that in the long term they would be overthrown if the radicals gain power, but in the short term they rhetorically support the madness of the radicals to avoid further inflaming them. So they risk losing tomorrow for the sake of staying alive today.
It might seem logical that Russia and China would have an interest in fighting radical Islam; instead they have decided that their strongest short-term self-interest lies in standing back and letting the U.S. get more deeply entangled in the struggle. Leaving America to carry the burden alone allows the Russian government to more effectively rebuild its influence over the former Soviet empire and enables China to strengthen its economy and regional hegemony.
Overwhelmingly in Europe, and to a lesser but still large extent in the United States, the vastly unpopular Iraq war has been conflated with the broader war against radical Islam. This regrettable fact has been compounded by the intense hatred of President Bush, who has prosecuted the war with such personal determination and whose own rhetoric has contributed to the confusion.
As a result, six years after 9/11, there is little consensus in the United States or Europe as to the nature and magnitude of the threat, and many — including government officials, experts and the general public — still believe there is little to fear from radical Islam and its terrorists. These people — perhaps two-thirds of Europeans and 30-40 percent of Americans — believe the terrorists can be dealt with merely with law enforcement, as previous 20th-century European terrorists had been. Those who hold this view are likely to wrongly see President Bush, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others, such as me, who agree with them as exploiting the fear of Muslim terrorists for crass political advantage.
Thus, much of the ferocious controversy over electronic intercepts, Guantanamo, CIA renditions, semi-secret foreign-based CIA prisons, coerced interrogation methods, and the Patriot Act provisions is a product of not seeing a sufficient threat to national security to justify tough wartime intrusions into civil liberties.
If we in the United States can't agree on the nature and magnitude of the threat, we aren't likely to agree on the means of protecting ourselves from it. Until a majority can be convinced that we face real danger from radical Islam, virulent political strife in Washington will continue to delay the design and implementation of an effective, united national defense.
Europe's large and growing Muslim population is inducing an ever-growing fear and distaste of Islam in the indigenous peoples. Several countries — those of the European Union generally; Britain, Holland and Sweden specifically — have responded with a politically correct concern for Muslims, at the expense of their own cultures. The failure of those governments to respond to justifiable anxieties is increasingly alienating their own citizens.
France and Denmark, however, are making tentative steps to deal firmly with the excesses of Muslim culture. And even the British are beginning to consider tougher immigration and deportation procedures.
With America's smaller, less geographically concentrated, more prosperous and perhaps better-integrated Muslim population, we are not yet experiencing the same degree of culture clash Europe now suffers.
But we should not remain complacent. Europe is the canary in the mineshaft regarding cultural stress between Muslim and indigenous culture. If we permit unmanaged cultural drift, in five to 10 years we will be where Western Europe is today — in the throes of violent inter-cultural contention.
In the days following Sept. 11, I realized we were in for a test of our strength, will and capacity to persist for decades in a harrowing task. But I never imagined that six years into the ordeal, we would remain so utterly divided in the face of a unique and little understood enemy. That constitutes a collective act of abdication of duty without parallel in our long history. We live in greater jeopardy because of it.
ENPR: Week of September 12, 2007
Why Craig Needs to Go
Written By Tony Blankley
Mr. Blankley is executive vice president of Edelman public relations in Washington
Commodities Supercycle Revisited: Baby Out With The Bathwater?


As cities in the United States blossomed during the industrial revolution in the mid-nineteenth century, Americans soon found themselves craving the benefits of nature and the undeveloped environment. Progressives and public officials agreed that citizens living in noisy, overcrowded tenements surrounded by brick and stone, and faced with endless amounts of pollution needed an escape from the drudgery of city living. The result was the birth of the modern public park or an Americanized version of the expertly-manicured English garden. The goal of the urban public park was to preserve and enhance undeveloped space, and to provide the beneficial effects of a natural "wild" environment, while at the same time maintaining order and promoting civilization.
Established in 1853, New York's Central Park was one of the nation's first city parks. Considered the father of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted meticulously architected the design of Central Park, yet left it "wild" enough to give the visitor a feeling of being close to nature. Soon after, Olmsted's services as a landscape architect were commissioned all over the United States, including Baltimore. His ideas and visions have directly impacted many famous urban parks and the National Park Service.
Baltimore's park system began around the same time as the establishment of New York's Central Park during the mid-nineteenth century. As the oldest public park in Baltimore, Patterson Park was originally owned by William Patterson. During the War of 1812, local Baltimoreans joined up with the militia at the site of Patterson Park to defend the city of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. from advancing British troops. In 1827, Patterson donated six acres of his property to the city of Baltimore with the intent that it be made into public recreational space. It became an official city public park in 1853. During the Civil War, the land served as an important military camp and hospital center. Patterson Park's acreage was later expanded in 1873, 1883, 1907, and 1913. The later expansions came with the help of the Olmsted Brothers. The park has contained numerous architectural structures, some of which still stand today like the Pagoda (1891). Today, Patterson Park still serves the public as a 137-acre recreational space in the middle of the city.
As the second oldest public park in Baltimore, Druid Hill Park is perhaps better known than any other Baltimore park. The area which is now considered Druid Hill Park was once owned primarily by three generations of the Rogers Family. Nicholas Rogers (son of the first Nicholas Rogers who originally purchased the land) developed an interest in landscape architecture when he studied in Glasgow, Scotland during the late eighteenth century. As a veteran of the American Revolution, Nicholas Rogers is known for planting many of the trees in the park and for constructing the original mansion (which was destroyed by fire and later replaced in the early nineteenth century). Rogers died in 1822 freeing all of his slaves and bequeathing most of his land to his only son, Lloyd Nicholas Rogers. Established as an official city park in 1860 when Lloyd Rogers sold most of the land, Druid Hill Park is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Its most well known elements are the man-made Druid Lake, which began construction in 1863, and the Maryland Zoo (previously known as the Baltimore Zoo). Established in 1876, the Zoo received its early animal collections from prominent Baltimoreans who wanted to enhance the experience of nature in the park. Druid Hill Park continues to revitalize the citizens of Baltimore today with its 746 acres.
Baltimore's third municipal park, Carroll Park, was originally part of the enormous Mount Clare estate owned by Charles Carroll, Barrister in the mid-eighteenth century. It also served as a union encampment during the Civil War. Purchased by Baltimore in 1890, Carroll Park's 170 acres of land now features a golf course, recreational facilities instituted by the Olmsted Brothers, and the original Mt. Clare Mansion constructed in 1756.
Materials compiled in this document can be used by educators to fulfill the following National History Standards for Grades 5-12.
DESCRIPTION: Map and directory of Camp Patterson Park [Baltimore, Maryland] One Hundred and Tenth Regiment of New York Volunteers. Col. D.C. Littlejohn, commanding By. J.B. Butler, engineer and surveyor. Printed by F. Bourgquin & Co., Philadelphia. September 27, 1862.
DATE CREATED/PUBLISHED: [Philadelphia F. Bourquin & Co.], 1862.
NOTES from American Memory: Scale 1:360. Reference: LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 256 Detailed map indicating position of tents, principal buildings, wagon roads, and "earthwork intrenchments of the War of 1812." Tents are keyed by number to a list of occupants printed at the sides and bottom of the map. Includes portraits of nine officers of the regiment. Description derived from published bibliography.
REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION: Colored lithograph,	Camp Patterson Park. Baltimore, Md. 110th Reg't New York Volunteers, Col. D.C. Littlejohn.
DESCRIPTION: Colored lithograph, U.S.A General Hospital, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md.
DESCRIPTION: "The Importance of a Botanical Garden, For the Unimproved Section of Patterson Park: Read Before the East Baltimore Business Men and Old Town Merchant's and Manuf. Associations"
DESCRIPTION: Postcard,	Druid Hill Park - Camel House, Henry Rinn, Jr.
DESCRIPTION: "Correspondence in regard to John W. Garrett's present of four camels to Druid Hill Park"
DESCRIPTION: Colored lithograph,	Camp Carroll. Baltimore, Md.
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920. From the Library of Congress, American Memory.
Blodgett, Geoffrey. "Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architecture as Conservative Reform." The Journal of American History Vol. 62, No. 4 (Mar., 1976), pp. 869-889.
Bowditch, Eden Unger. Baltimore's Historic Parks and Gardens. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishers, 2004.
Magnus, Becky and Lisa C. Jack, eds. Druid Hill Park Revisited: A Pictorial Essay. Baltimore, MD: Friends of Druid Hill Park, 1985.
410-396-7459 Friends of Patterson Park, Inc.
27 South Patterson Park Ave.
This document packet was researched and developed by Sarah Davis.


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Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the SNP Bridge(Most SNP) stop to "MiU Čunovo"[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/MiÚ+Čunovo/@48.0303402,17.1979731,16.34z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x476c7daa1f77ab95:0x643fb51304d6cf4f!8m2!3d48.0299978!4d17.1988499?hl=en] - it is a "request" stop, so you'll need to push a button to let the driver know you're getting out. Alternatively, take bus no. 90 from the Nové SND stop (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the National Theater) to "Schengenská"[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/48%C2%B001'21.4%22N+17%C2%B011'36.6%22E/@48.022606,17.1927698,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d48.022606!4d17.193503] (also in Čunovo, but a little closer to the border and also a request stop) - this is a less frequent bus route (once an hour, more frequent during rush hour) - '''however''', the bus will go Schengenska only if there is a "d" next to the departure time(ie. 10:30d - most will). Once in Čunovo, walk down the street (back towards where the bus came) until you reach a pub called "Čunovská csárda" - on your right will be a multi-directional sign with street names - walk along Schengenska street. You'll reach the end of the village and a crossroads - this is the Schengenska bus stop, so if you took bus no. 90 this is where you'd get off. There will be a large wooden sign saying "ACTION PARK - Paintball - Off road" - follow this sign (ie. go straight ahead). As soon you pass the "action park", you'll be in Hungary - take a right on the Hungarian side onto a dirt road through the field - this will lead to you to a small crossing and right behind it (behind the rail) will be the large highway crossing with a service area. Signs will be useful here and unlike in Vysehradska, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (duh!) - getting a ride to Budapest will be a piece of cake. You can also approach people on either side of the border as they're getting the Hungarian vigniette (highway toll) - the shops are located in the old customs buildings. [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/48.028717,17.1980773/48.0139888,17.1807876/@48.014496,17.1766486,14.33z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d17.1967488!2d48.0269525!3s0x476c7daa9258a2fb:0xf71afb22cc0ba4a9!1m0!3e2 Google Maps directions.]
Actually there is an '''easier way to get there''' than described by the user before. Take '''bus Nr. 90 or 91''' (check [http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90] or [http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/91] for schedules) till the stop '''''Čunovské jazerá''''' (it's a request stop, so watch out!), and then just walk further along that road, where to your right, across the field, you can already see the motorway. After about one kilometer, you will reach a farm track leading to the right, across the railway tracks towards a bridge over the motorway, where you can already spot the former border infrastructure. Depending on the season, you might have to fight your way through a corn field, though, but that's our deal, right?''
Probably the best way: From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, which is the name of the last stop. From there, you will have to walk along the road around 15 minutes in the following directions: getting off the tram, you'll see a footbridge, which you need to cross over and continue up the road in the direction the tram was heading. You'll be walking along a grass verge so be careful along the road. Have some faith, keep moving and you'll pass a lake on your right hand side. Continue on and you'll see a bridge up ahead with a petrol station on the other side of the carriageway. There are some offices to your right here. Push on under the bridge and you'll see in the distance the petrol station you're after. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, the petrol station is located on the right hand side. Go a few metres through bushes, following the tracks in the field, and you'll find a hole in the fence through to the station forecourt and truck stop. Jump over it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway. From there its very easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungary. Some people also go to Italy using this way to avoid paying for vignets for Austria, which are expensive. If you want to go to Budapest, you can also ask someone who is going to Vienna to take you to the next petrol station on the same highway. It's the last one before the border, there are a lot more cars that stop there and it is really easy to find someone who goes to Hungary. You can get here also by buses 53, 56, 65 , 514. This is how you can get here Here is the map. Here is the map [[1]]--Looking for Stu (talk) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) ]
Personal Experience//Fabio//May 2018 I tried to pick a ride to Budapest in that petrol station following the advise above, maybe that days I was unlucky, but nobody picked me. I was alone, only with my backpack. I made a sign and spent an entire day (since 09am to 5pm) standing in the exit if the petrol station. The cars and truck are going really fast by the highway therefore is hard to them stop. The cars going out of the petrol station have place for stop but still no one did it. The good thing is that petrol station have toilets, a little shop for water coffee and some food, outside there are tables and benches for rest (or sleep)
Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV petrol station, McD and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also try to get a lift to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovce. (I tried this option with a girlfriend. Enough cars, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceries, kids or a wife (MF)) July 2016: I tried this option with a grirlfriend and anouther couple as well. The other couple got a ride to Linz in 15 minutes. It took us another 25 minutes to get a ride to a petrol station right before Vienna.
A very good way : Motorway-petrol station in the north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the bus stop Húščavova, walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the petrol station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at Pridánky, cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the petrol station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is it. When there are two buttons it's not the one that opens the door, it's the one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but there are also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Jarovce and passing by the big petrol station located there. Here is the map
Personal experience- A very bad place for a ride to Vienna. We waited there for 2.5 hours before we got a ride. Truck drivers do NOT stop and standing at the exit with a sign was futile. Use a sign, stand near the pumps and ask the drivers. Other than that- a very good place to stand: free Wifi, free toilets and a huge and cheap supermarket ("Kaufland") within 5 minutes walking. If you get stuck and have to spend the night there go to the mentioned supermarket, keep on walking down that road and turn left right after the supermarket ends. Keep on walking that road until you get to a big stadium. To your right there will be an old football field where you can pitch a tent (camping on public ground is legal in Slovakia). There are clean toilets at the supermarket (open 7 days a week) and at the stadium if it's open.
Antonopa (April 2017) Although most traffic is heading to Vienna it is possible to get to Budapest, it is not too far from Bratislava and easily reached by walking. I waited 3hrs for a lift to Budapest directly, although I was offered many lifts in the direction of Vienna in the meantime. There are a lot of people going further too, as a lot of trucks stop here.
Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily. (2012.01.24 I took this route and only ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides. Probably better than waiting in town for a ride. -lex)y
April 2019: user:suburbandrifter: The motorway border crossing certainly is the best spot to catch rides towards pretty much anywhere in Hungary, Romania, Serbia, etc. Worked for me countless times. During summer even many Turkish people living in Germany pass through on their route through Southeastern Europe. You can approach drivers directly at the spot where most buy motorway toll stickers for Hungary (the shop is located right at the former border infrastructure). What's more, you can even find a vast truck stop area just a bit further, where many have their night or weekend breaks.
Bratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and trolleybuses. In Slovakia public transport is referred as abbreviation MHD. The cost of 15 minute one trip ticket is 0.70€ and 60 minute ticket (90 minutes on weekend) is 0.90€. When using night lines you have to buy night ticket which costs 1.70€. It's not possible to buy ticket from driver, you have to mark your ticket instantly after entering vehicle. To plan your journey you can use maps of lines, online route planner or offline Android route planner (1 month trial).
Blackriding is not advised, ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and penalty is very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 if paid within 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). They always come in three, two of them are ticket inspectors and one is from security. However, if you're from outside the EU(within the EU, there are ways to get you to pay), say you don't want to pay and give them your passport, if they ask for it because the most that they can do is to write you a fine. They will try to to intimidate you and make up all kinds of bullshit, but again, all they can do is take down your personal details.


More and more frequently, they are heading to Central and Eastern Europe, which has now become a privileged location for the shared service centers (SSCs), business process outsourcing (BPO), IT and R&D services centers of many international companies.
Poland, together with Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria are important investment destinations in CEE. With more than 2,150 SSCs and 640,000 people employed, this sector continues to consistently and rapidly grow in all CEE countries.


Here is the final cover of VIBE magazine, and from what I'm told, it will not be available on newsstands. After the jump, read the official statement from former CEO, Steve Aaron and former Editor in Chief, Danyel Smith.
It is with a heavy heart that I share some tough news, VMG is closing down effective today, June 30th.
It's been an 16 incredible years since VIBE's inception. There are very few magazines with the richness of history and breadth of talented visionaries who created the powerful lens in which VIBE viewed and shaped urban music and culture.
* Micro-site development Mostmag.com to start off.
Unfortunately, over the last several months, a confluence of events has obviously posed VMG to exceedingly serious challenges.
* The collapse of the capital markets has impacted us greatly. Over the past several months, we have actively pursued investment resources while working intensively with our bank to find a solution. But the deal market right now remains very poor and at the end of the day, the lack of investment resources to restructure the huge debt on our small company has made this outcome become a reality.
* The print advertising collapse hit VIBE hard, especially as key ad categories like automotive and fashion, which represented the bulk of our top 10 advertisers, have stopped advertising or gone out of business. It's also unfortunate that in a recession many companies reduce the multi-cultural campaigns. These facts, coupled with the continuing decline of the music industry not to mention the newsstand wholesaler consolidation in early 2009 all negatively impacted our business in a significant way.
* The relentless economic situation has depressed our growth initiatives on the digital front. To be clear, VMG has made significant improvement in this part of our business, but not at the accelerated pace required to offset the devastating effects of the most severe recession in our lifetime and the accompanying print losses.
I want to thank you all for your hard work and commitment, and for all of the adventures along the way. I'll miss this place a lot, but I'll miss you all and the magic you create.
Vibe will be remembered as a shockingly brilliant content company that everyone can be proud of and I look forward with great excitement to all of future endeavors you all pursue.
Vibe magazine, the urban-music magazine founded in 1993 by Quincy Jones, is the latest victim of the media recession. A source with knowledge of the situation tells DailyFinance that the staff has learned the magazine is ceasing publication, and assistants in the offices of editor in chief Danyel Smith and publisher Edgar Hernandez confirmed the news. No further information was immediately available. Messages left for Smith, Hernandez and Vibe Media CEO Steve Aaron were not immediately returned.


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Birthday Boys / The Reckoning
The Birthday Boys are bringing their bizarrely brilliant sketch comedy to SF Sketchfest with a jam packed* show! One of the most accomplished groups to come out of the Upright Citizens Brigade, the Boys have credits ranging from writing for the MTV Movie Awards to starring on Portlandia and everything in between. Their eponymous sketch series, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk, aired for two seasons on IFC and is now available to stream online. With improv comedy by The Reckoning.*jam sold separatelyThe Reckoning played to packed houses and critical acclaim at iO Chicago for over a decade and toured across the country with their singular brand of long-form improvisation. Hailed as "hands-down, the best in Chicago" and "a versatile rock band" of improvisers, they are known for their unpredictable shows and forms, as well as experimentation and innovation as ensemble. The members who now call Los Angeles home bring the Reckoning's unique style to the iO West Mainstage every Thursday night at 10pm. $25
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Mike Hanford is an L.A.-based comedian who has appeared on "Love," "Comedy Bang Bang," "Conan," "Portlandia" and "Bajillion Dollar Propertie$." He's also a member of the sketch comedy group The Birthday Boys--creators of the IFC sketch comedy series "The Birthday Boys" (produced... Read More →
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Why Mossad's Retrieval of Eli Cohen's Watch Matters
by Steve Balestrieri Jul 10, 2018
This one may not rate up there with some of the other coups that Mossad has pulled off, like the incredible stealing of Iran's nuclear files, but the retrieval of a wristwatch that was owned by Eli Cohen is important because of the symbolism of what it means more than the watch itself.
Cohen was an Israeli spy who was initially rejected by Mossad. Born in Alexandria, Egypt to devout Zionist Jews, he eventually was forced to leave Egypt and settled in Israel in 1957. He was recruited by Mossad in 1961 and using a cover identity of a Syrian businessman by the name of Kamal Amin Taabet, he furnished the Israelis with a wealth of incredible intelligence, befriending some of the top Syrian government and military leaders.
He would host parties and act intoxicated although he was always sober and he'd ply the Syrian military officers with liquor to loosen their tongues.
He spent time living in Argentina working on his cover story and there were even rumors that he, as a rich businessman with a wealth of contacts in the government was being considered as the Deputy Defense Minister for Syria. He was known only as 566 in the Intelligence HQs. He wrote in encrypted French and used a tiny radio transmitter.
He got a tour of the Syrian Golan Heights defenses and made notes of everything he saw. Included in this was that the Syrians had constructed three lines of defense where the Israelis believed there was only one. In a brilliant move, under the guise of feeling badly for the troops sitting in open bunkers in the heat, he arranged to have trees planted, giving the troops some shade and relief from the heat. The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) made note of where the trees were and their artillery pinpointed them in the 1967 war.
After four years of working undercover, he was caught as he was transmitting a message to Israel and was arrested in January 1965. The Syrians were aware of a mole inside their government. Cohen had returned to Israel in late December 1964 to be there for the birth of his son and tried to convince his bosses to let him remain. But he returned for one final go at it, unaware that the Syrians had brought in Soviet radio direction finding equipment. They shut down all traffic and picked up his signal and they tracked it to his house.
He was arrested and tortured and put on trial where he was convicted. His wife and others pleaded for clemency but to no avail.
Four months later, he was executed in a public hanging. The Syrians moved his body's location several times to prevent the Israelis from stealing it and bringing it home to his family. Now they claim that they don't even know where it is buried.
The Mossad released a statement on the recovery of Cohen's watch stating:
"After Eli Cohen's execution on May 18, 1965, the wristwatch was held by an enemy state. Upon the watch's return to Israel, special research and intelligence operations were carried out which culminated in the unequivocal determination that this was indeed Eli Cohen's watch," the Mossad said.
Even after more than 50 years, the Mossad didn't forget their man and tracked down the watch and the location and learned that it was for sale. They infiltrated into Syria and were able to purchase the watch and bring it home.
Cohen's widow Nadia spoke about the recovery of his watch, "a few months ago, the Mossad shared with us that they had tracked down the watch, which was on sale. We don't know where, in what place, in what country. And of course, the Mossad bought it and carried out all of the tests to make sure it was the right watch."
"I decided the watch would remain in the Mossad. I felt like it was part of his body, that some of his skin and some of his blood was in that watch," she added.
Mossad Director Yossi Cohen said, "We remember Eli Cohen and do not forget. His heritage—of dedication, determination, courage, and love of the homeland—is our heritage. We remember and have maintained a close connection over the years with his family, Nadia and the children."
"This year, at the conclusion of an operation, we succeeded in locating and bringing to Israel the wristwatch that Eli Cohen wore in Syria until the day he was captured. The watch was part of Eli Cohen's operational image and part of his fabricated Arab identity," he added.
Apparently, the woman that had the watch after Cohen's arrest and execution wanted to sell it. But as she's old now, her grandchildren knew that Israelis would pay more for it, so they approached them about buying it since they assumed, that they'd pay the most for it.
At a ceremony at Mossad headquarters, Director Yossi Cohen presented the watch to Cohen's family. Eli Cohen's daughter Sofia Ben-Dor was excited about it because that is all they have.
"There was great excitement because it is essentially the only item of dad that came back, we have nothing else besides that," she said.
The watch, she said, "was not kept in pristine condition, but it's moving to know dad touched it. We haven't touched it yet, it's in a frame at the lobby outside the Mossad director's office."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Mossad for an operation whose sole purpose, he said, "was to bring back to Israel a memory of a great fighter who contributed greatly to the State of Israel."
So while this operation wasn't anything as bold as some of their other operations, it shows that the Israelis have a very long memory and a token as this watch is as important to them as it was over 50 years ago. The Israeli government is still trying to get his body returned and even had the Russian government intercede on their behalf. But as of today, that still hasn't happened. For now, the watch is all they have and will have to suffice.
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About Steve Balestrieri
Steve served as a Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer before injuries forced his early separation. He writes for SOFREP and covers the NFL for PatsFans.com and his work is regularly featured in the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and Grafton News newspapers
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Common Ground was first performed through Playworks at the International Thespian Conference and was published in Dramatics Magazine. Playscripts, Inc. publishes and licenses productions of Common Ground.
Common Ground has been produced in Manteca, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Fort Collins, Colorado; Durango, Colorado; Coral Gabels, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Milton, Florida; Tallahassee, Florida; Deluth, Georgia; Dublin, Georgia; Oakwood, Georgia; Snellville, Georgia; Evansville, Indiana; Westfield, Indiana; Olathe, Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; Annapolis, Maryland; Silver Spring, Maryland; Southboro, Massachusetts; Waterboro, Maine; Billings, Montana; Beatrice, Nebraska; Lincoln, Nebraska; Henderson, Nevada; Corning, New York; Concord, North Carolina; Arlington, Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Rochester Hills, Michigan; Battle Creek, Michigan; Billings, Montana; Lyndhurst, Ohio; Mansfield, OH; Parma, Ohio; Solon, Ohio; West Alexandria, Ohio; Forest Grove, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Newberg, Oregon; Salamanca, New York; Gladwyn, Pennsylvania; Millersville, Pennsylvania; Rosemont, Pennsylvania; West Chester, Pennsylvania; Barrington, Rhode Island; Hixson, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; St. Johnsbury, Vermont; Annandale, Virginia; and Bothell, Washington.
Canadian productions include performances in Abbotsford, British Columbia; Vernon, British Columbia; North Vancouver, British Columbia; Labark, Ontario and Birch Hills, Saskatchewan.
On the other side of the world, Common Ground has been performed in American Samoa and South Australia.


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Selected candidates for the position of Young Professional-II will be paid emoluments as per norms of Govt. of India/ ICAR.
 Candidates willing to reside inside the campus shall be given preference for which they have to submit necessary undertaking with their application format by specifically mentioning their intention for staying inside the campus  Candidates should be above 21 years and below 45 years as on 31.3.2019. Age relaxation as per rules.  Selected candidates for the position of Young Professional-II will be paid emoluments as per norms of Govt. of India/ ICAR.  No Objection Certificate from the employer/University, in case he/she is employed.  Initially the candidate shall be engaged for 6 months extendable to another term subject to his/her performance.  The appointment of Young Professional would be on full time basis and he/ she would not be permitted to take up any other assignment during the period of engagement with ICAR/ ICAR-CITH, Srinagar.  The selected candidates shall not claim any regular appointment as the positions are purely temporary.  No TA/DA will be paid for attending the Walk-in-Interview.  The Director, ICAR-CITH, Srinagar reserves the right to terminate his/her services without any notice at any time and the decision of the Director, ICAR-CITH, Srinagar will be final and binding in all respect.  Candidates shall bring original qualification at the time of interview for verification alongwith one full copy of marks sheets duly self attested, publications, experience, and other documents.
Young Professional-II Vacancy – Last Date (Interview) 29 April 2019 (Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir), Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture recruits Young Professional-II Post. Candidates with B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD can apply.
To harness the vest potentialities of temperate horticultural crops in the region, the Central Institute of temperate Horticulture (CITH) established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as a premier Institute with main campus at Srinagar and one Regional Station at Mukteshwar for carrying out basic, Strategic and applied research on major temperate horticultural crops. Since the inception the Institute is involved in generation of basic information identification and development of high yielding varieties and hybrids, efficient cropping systems and appropriate production and protection technologies, post-harvest management, production of quality seeds and planting material, demonstration and transfer of technologies through eight network centres across the country. To gear up temperate horticultural production and productivity, the research on temperate horticultural crops was given an independent status in 1991, after its establishment at Mukteshwar, Kumaon, Distt. Nainital (Uttarakhand) with the transfer of 20 ha. of land along with 1 Sr. Scientist, 1 Sr. Clerk, 2 technical assistants and 7 supporting staff of Potato Research Centre at Mukteshwar under the administrative and financial control of CISH, Lucknow. The main campus of the Institute at Srinagar (J&K) came into existence in October 1994 with the joining of Officer Incharge under the administrative and financial control of CISH, Lucknow and subsequently an area of 34 hectares was taken on lease from SKUAST (K) as per MOU of ICAR with SAU at KD Farm, near Old Airfield, Rangreth, Srinagar. The Institute virtually became functional by 1997-98 at main Campus with the appointment of regular Director and sanctioned twenty one scientific positions to look after the mandated activities.


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Welcome to Skatebase
The SkateBase web portal supports the North East Bioinformatics Collaborative's project to sequence the genome of the Little Skate. Provided is a clearinghouse for Little Skate Genome Project and other publicly available Skate and Ray (Batoidea) genome data, and tools for data visualization and analysis.
Little Skate Genome Project
The little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) is a chondrichthyan (cartilaginous) fish native to the east coast of North America. Elasmobranchs (Skates, Rays, and Sharks) exhibit many fundamental vertebrate characteristics, including a neural crest, jaws and teeth, an adaptive immune system, and a pressurized circulatory system. These characteristics have been exploited to promote understanding about human physiology, immunology, stem cell biology, toxicology, neurobiology and regeneration. The development of standardized experimental protocols in elasmobranchs such as L. erinacea and the spiny dogfish shark (Squalus acanthias)has further positioned these organisms as important biomedical and developmental models. Despite this distinction, the only reported chondrichthyan genome is the low coverage (1.4x) draft genome of the elephant shark (Callorhinchus milii). To close the evolutionary gaps in available elasmobranch genome sequence data, and generate critical genomic resources for future biomedical study, the genome of L. erinacea is being sequenced by the North East Bioinformatics Collaborative (NEBC). As close evolutionary relatives, the little skate sequence will facilitate studies that employ dogfish shark and other elasmobranchs as model organisms.
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Wang, Q.*, C.N. Arighi*, B.L. King*, S.W. Polson*, J. Vincent*, C. Chen, H. Huang, B. Kingham, S.T. Page, M.F. Rendino, W.K. Thomas, D.W. Udwary, C.H. Wu, and the North East Bioinformatics Collaborative Curation Team. Community annotation and bioinformatics workforce development in concert – Little skate genome annotation workshops and jamborees. Database, 2012. doi:10.1093/database/bar064.
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June 28, 2011 — A 1934 Ford painted in PPG black recently took top honors at the 62nd Grand National Roadster Show in Pamona, Calif.
The car was named America's Most Beautiful Roadster, a coveted designation in the custom-car world. Daryl Wolfswinkel owns the car, which was built by Doug jerger and his team at Squeeg's Kustoms in Chandler, Ariz. It took 18 months to design, build and paint the car.
The car also features a 427-cubic-inch Ford engine making 700 horsepower, a brown leather interior and nickel-plated wheels.
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As Mega Millions Prize Balloons, Our Brains Are Affected
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July 28, 2022 – After no lucky winner claimed the previous $830 million prize, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot was raised to $1.025 billion, the third-highest prize in the game's history.
While monumental, the current jackpot is shy of the ground-breaking $1.537 billion won in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018, the world's largest lottery prize ever won on a single ticket, according to Mega Millions.
While it's fun sometimes to fantasize about what you would do with all that money, keep this in mind:
The chances of collecting this life-changing prize are about 1 in 302.5 million, Mega Millions reports. Considering these odds, you are more likely to be hit by a meteorite or be struck by lightning, according to National Geographic. With that said, winning numbers will be drawn at 11 p.m. Friday.
There is science at play when you lay down your money for a ticket, too.
When you gamble, your brain releases a "feel-good" hormone called dopamine that contributes to the pleasure many feel when they play. As you bet more and more, your body will build up a tolerance for dopamine, skewing your brain's reward system and leading you to take more significant risks, according to the Gateway Foundation.
This chemistry is a root cause of gambling addiction and problems, which over 2 million U.S. adults meet the criteria for, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling.
The Hidden Costs
Although about 85% of Americans have gambled at least once in their lives, and the global gambling market is expected to grow, a debate has unfolded over whether or not winning the lottery will wholly improve one's life.
It's the whole can-money-buy-happiness thing. A Journal of Personality and Social Psychology study found that "lottery winners were not happier" than other people and "took significantly less pleasure from a series of mundane events." Yet, other studies have argued that increasing one's income does make happiness more frequent, although not as intense.
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Die Saison 1951/52 war die 16. und letzte reguläre Saison der Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL). Meister wurden die Saskatoon Quakers.

Teamänderungen
Folgende Änderungen wurden vor Beginn der Saison vorgenommen:
 Die Portland Eagles stellten den Spielbetrieb ein.
 Die Calgary Stampeders aus der Western Canada Senior Hockey League wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.
 Die Edmonton Flyers aus der Western Canada Senior Hockey League wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.
 Die Saskatoon Quakers wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.

Reguläre Saison
Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte

Tabelle

Weblinks
 Die Spielzeit bei hockeydb.com

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BRUSSELS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Quantitative Easing (QE) program by the eurozone is unlikely to impact directly on China through financial markets, but it may affect China's monetary policy-making and have an indirect negative impact on China's real economy in turn, experts have said.
If QE is successful for the EU, it may be good for Chinese export in the long run, but negative consequences for China lies in the fact that with major economies such as Japan and the eurozone pushing ahead with stimulus measures, China may be dragged into a "game" of competitive devaluation and even into a currency war it doesn't want Markelle Fultz Jersey , experts warned in interviews with Xinhua.
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Rajiv Memani, chairman of Global Emerging Markets Committee, Ernst & Young Global, told Xinhua the risk China may have to take is its exports to the EU.
"Such monetary policies need to be carefully watched depending upon the trade relations it carries. With a depreciating euro, China will be able to import more, but it's a risk for Chinese exports to EU," he said in a recent interview with Xinhua.
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Experts also noted that QE of the European Central Bank may bring challenges to China's monetary policy making.
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"China will be spurred to follow suit of Europe's QE, which China's economy does not need and cannot afford to have Jerryd Bayless Jersey ," Tan told Xinhua.
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Liu Fang, a seasoned air-safety official, will run to be elected secretary-general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), its Asia-Pacific branch told Xinhua on Sunday.
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