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BSens Split Finale
The Belleville Senators finished their season splitting a series with the Toronto Marlies.
By spencerblake May 22, 2021, 10:00am EDT
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The Belleville Senators went into this final series with a franchise record on the line. After winning six games in a row, the BSens needed one more to set a new record, and they would go on to do so in the opening game against the Marlies.
Just five minutes into the opening frame, Joseph LaBate and JC Beaudin scored goals 30 seconds apart to kick-start a high scoring affair. Just five minutes later, Egor Sokolov secured his 15th of the season on a play we've grown familiar with. Sokolov was in the right position, picked up a lose puck and blasted it into the back of the net.
Egor Sokolov scores 15th of the season in game #34
Sokolov became the first BSens player to hit double digits in both goals & assists this year with his 10th assist earlier in the game #GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/Nh02mGnjsq
— Sens Prospects (@SensProspects) May 20, 2021
Still in the first period, Clark Bishop added to the fun with his second goal in six AHL games. While Toronto was able to score four of their own, it wasn't enough to complete a comeback from the 4-0 hole they were put in by Belleville in the first period.
In game two, Kevin Mandolese got the nod to lead his team to an attempted eighth straight win. Unfortunately, this game did not go like the previous ones. It was Toronto that got out to the early lead with a first period goal. When the second frame started, Belleville came out flying, swarming the Toronto net and throwing not one, not two but three pucks in a row across the goal line. The second period saw Cody Goloubef's fourth of the season, Cole Cassels' fifth, and Parker Kelly's tenth.
With a 3-1 lead, it felt like this one was in the bag. Unfortunately, Toronto scored five straight between the second and third periods and took home the win, ending Belleville's winning streak and finishing their season on a low note.
Egor Sokolov
We have to give love to Belleville's leading scorer one more time. Sokolov had a goal and an assist in this final series against Toronto, making him Belleville's official leading scorer on the season with 15 goals and 10 assists in 35 games.
Clark Bishop
Bishop's return to the Belleville lineup was much needed. His poise down the middle and offensive contributions were a big reason the team was able to keep the momentum and finish the season strong. Bishop had a goal and an assist against Toronto.
Angus Crookshank
Like those mentioned before, Crookshank tallied a goal and an assist in this series. He finished the season with 16 points in 18 games, which made him sixth leading scorer, despite playing 12+ games fewer than four of the five players ahead of him.
Cole Cassels
Cassels finished the season on the highest note of anyone. He had a goal and three assists in two games against Toronto and ended the year with four goals and six assists in his final eight games.
Goaltending
Over the final eight games, Belleville's goaltending was pretty solid. Mads Søgaard came in and steadied the crease, playing some solid hockey in his seven starts. In this series, though, goaltending was definitely not at its best. While Søgaard managed to win his start, he did allow four goals on 27 shots for a 0.852 SV%. If it weren't for his team giving him excellent support with six goals, the BSens wouldn't have come out with the win. In the season finale, Mandolese posted a 0.808 SV%, allowing five goals on 26 shots.
Logan Brown's Body
There's not much else to say about Brown's injury history. It feels like every time he gets to a point where he's back at top flight, something else comes up. I love the player, his skill level is very high and many of his faults, in my opinion, are vastly overblown. But one thing is definitely true.: it's really difficult to live out your NHL dream if you can't stay healthy. I hope Brown is able to figure out how to do that because there's a future here for a healthy Logan Brown.
The Belleville Senators finished the year with an 18-16-1 record, good for third in the North Division. With no playoffs to be played, we head into the offseason looking ahead towards next season where we'll likely see a number of this team's top scorers and goaltenders return to the AHL.
More on the season to come in my end of season review but I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for following along. I know you come here for Ottawa content but I'm always happy to see Belleville posts receive lots of comments and deep discussion.


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Q: How can I change the title of a UIButton before all code in an IBAction is completed? I have created a button that reloads data from an online database. I want the UIButton title to change from "Reset data" to "Reset pending..." immediately when the button is pressed; the data reload code to occur, and the UIButton title to change to "Reset complete" when the data reload completion fires.
I can't get the button title to change before everything under @IBAction func returns, and would very much appreciate being pointed in the right direction.
If I remove the resetAllDataFromOnline() line from @IBAction the title changes as expected, if not I only get the reset complete when the download completes. I also can't change a separate label on the page either.
@IBAction func resetDataFromOnlineButtonPressed(_ sender: Any) {
    resetDataFromOnlineButton.setTitle("Reset pending...", for: .normal)
    resetAllDataFromOnline()
}

func resetAllDataFromOnline() {
    DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInteractive).sync {
        NetworkHelperFunctions.updateAnEmptyLocalDatabaseFromOnline(coreDataStack: self.coreDataStack) { (_) in
            let newCurrentUser = LoginHelpFunc.checkForValidUserAndLogoutIfNotValid(coreDataStack: self.coreDataStack)
            if let newCurrentUser = newCurrentUser {
                self.currentUser = newCurrentUser
            }
            DispatchQueue.main.async {
                resetDataFromOnlineButton.setTitle("Reset complete", for: .normal)
            }
        }
    }
}

A: The first sync call in resetAllDataFromOnline prevents your action method from returning. Thus it can't return to the runloop and update the view of the button. You should try a async call instead. You should also call your update operations in the background to allow concurrent updates of the view:
func resetAllDataFromOnline() {
    DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
        ...
    }
}

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JERSEY Daily News
Home Breaking The Supreme court of Turkey found the ban "Wikipedia" illegal
The Supreme court of Turkey found the ban "Wikipedia" illegal
Continuing in Turkey for two years the ban is the world's largest online encyclopedia violates freedom of expression. This decision was made by the country's highest court, the Associated Press reports, citing Turkish news Agency Anadolu.
the"Wikipedia" was blocked by decision of the government of the country in April 2017, accusing the site of involvement in the "campaign to demonize" the country. It happened after the failure of the encyclopedia to remove content that allegedly depicting Turkey involved in the support of the banned in Russia "Islamic state" and other terrorist organizations.
Blocked the website under the law, allowing the government to limit access to resources, a recognized threat to national security. However, the government, the court's decision has not yet commented and it is unclear when the suspension will be lifted. Turkish citizens (and the Russians) without any problems find ways to access blocked sites.
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With target tracking scaling policies, you choose a scaling metric and set a target value. Application Auto Scaling creates and manages the CloudWatch alarms that trigger the scaling policy and calculates the scaling adjustment based on the metric and the target value. The scaling policy adds or removes capacity as required to keep the metric at, or close to, the specified target value. In addition to keeping the metric close to the target value, a target tracking scaling policy also adjusts to changes in the metric due to a changing load pattern.
You can have one or more target tracking scaling policies, one or more step scaling policies, or both. Application Auto Scaling scales based on the policy that provides the largest capacity for both scale in and scale out. This provides greater flexibility to cover multiple scenarios and ensures that there is always enough capacity to process your application workloads.
You cannot create target tracking scaling policies for Amazon EMR clusters or AppStream 2.0 fleets.
You cannot use Application Auto Scaling to create or update a scaling policy that's used with the AWS Auto Scaling service. For information about the AWS Auto Scaling console, CLI, or API, see the AWS Auto Scaling documentation.
You can use the Application Auto Scaling CLI or API to apply a target tracking scaling policy based on a predefined or CloudWatch customized metric. Not all resources allow you to manage customized metrics through the console, however. To see if a resource supports customized metrics in the console, consult the documentation for that resource's service.
Not all metrics work for target tracking. This can be important when you are specifying a customized metric. The metric must be a valid utilization metric and describe how busy a scalable target is. The metric value must increase or decrease proportionally to the capacity of the scalable target so that the metric data can be used to proportionally scale the scalable target.
Wherever possible, you should scale on metrics with a 1-minute frequency because that ensures a faster response to utilization changes.
A target tracking scaling policy assumes that it should perform scale out when the specified metric is above the target value. You cannot use a target tracking scaling policy to scale out when the specified metric is below the target value.
A target tracking scaling policy does not perform scaling when the specified metric has insufficient data, for example, because of a network connectivity issue. It does not perform scale in because it does not interpret insufficient data as low utilization.
You may see gaps between the target value and the actual metric data points. This is because Application Auto Scaling always acts conservatively by rounding up or down when it determines how much capacity to add or remove. This prevents it from adding insufficient capacity or removing too much capacity. However, for a scalable target with a small capacity, the actual metric data points might seem far from the target value.
For a scalable target with a larger capacity, adding or removing capacity causes less of a gap between the target value and the actual metric data points.
To ensure application availability, Application Auto Scaling scales out proportionally to the metric as fast as it can, but scales in more gradually.
You can have multiple target tracking scaling policies for a scalable target, provided that each of them uses a different metric. The intention of Application Auto Scaling is to always prioritize availability, so its behavior differs depending on whether the target tracking policies are ready for scale out or scale in. It will scale out the scalable target if any of the target tracking policies are ready for scale out, but will scale in only if all of the target tracking policies (with the scale-in portion enabled) are ready to scale in.
You can disable the scale-in portion of a target tracking scaling policy. This feature provides the flexibility to use a different method for scale in than you use for scale out. For example, you can use a different scaling policy type for scale in while using a target tracking scaling policy for scale out.
Do not edit or delete the CloudWatch alarms that are configured for the target tracking scaling policy. CloudWatch alarms that are associated with your target tracking scaling policies are deleted automatically when you delete the scaling policies.
The scale-out cooldown period is the amount of time, in seconds, after a scale-out activity completes before another scale-out activity can start. While this cooldown period is in effect, the capacity added by the initiating scale-out event is calculated as part of the desired capacity for the next scale-out event. The intention is to continuously (but not excessively) scale out.
The scale-in cooldown period is the amount of time, in seconds, after a scale-in activity completes before another scale-in activity can start. This cooldown period is used to block subsequent scale-in events until it has expired. The intention is to scale in conservatively to protect your application's availability. However, if another alarm triggers a scale-out policy during the cooldown period after a scale-in event, Application Auto Scaling scales out your scalable target immediately.
You can create scaling policies that tell Application Auto Scaling what to do when the specified conditions change. Before you can create a scaling policy, you must register a scalable target.
Use the following register-scalable-target command to register a scalable target.
The following is an example target tracking configuration that keeps the average CPU utilization at 40 percent. Save this configuration in a file named config.json.
Alternatively, you can customize the metric used for scaling by creating a customized metric specification and adding values for each parameter from CloudWatch. The following is an example target tracking configuration that keeps the average utilization of the specified metric at 40 percent.
The following is example output. It contains the ARNs and names of the two CloudWatch alarms created on your behalf.
You can describe all scaling policies for the specified service namespace using the following describe-scaling-policies command.
You can filter the results to just the target tracking scaling policies using the --query parameter. This syntax for query works on Linux or macOS. On Windows, change the single quotes to double quotes.
The following is example output.
When you are finished with a target tracking scaling policy, you can delete it using the delete-scaling-policy command.
The following command deletes the specified target tracking scaling policy for the specified Spot Fleet request. It also deletes the CloudWatch alarms that Application Auto Scaling created on your behalf.


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Thousands arrive to venerate tomb of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg
Moscow, February 7, 2017
Photo: RIA Novosti
Thousands of faithful came yesterday, Monday, February 6 to pay their respects to St. Xenia of St. Petersburg on the day of her commemoration in the Church, the press service of the St. Petersburg Diocese reported to RIA-Novosti.
The faithful waited for hours in a line that stretched throughout the Smolensk Cemetery where her relics are located in a small chapel.
"Today, February 6, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of one of the most revered saints, known far beyond the bounds of Russia—Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg… Many citizens of the northern capital and a huge number of pilgrims from other cities traditionally come to the Smolensk Cemetery in St. Petersburg on this day," said Natalia Rodomanova, head of communications for the diocese.
She also noted that although St. Xenia was canonized only in 1988, her place of burial has been a place of pilgrimage since the nineteenth century. The faithful often carry away rocks and dirt from around her tomb.
Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God Church in the cemetery, which St. Xenia had helped to build, working secretly at night. The faithful streamed in from early morning until late in the evening to light candles and venerate the relics of their beloved saint.
Her headstone bears the inscription: "Who knew me, remember my soul for the salvation of your soul." A small chapel was erected over her grave in the early twentieth century.
St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum displays only lifetime portrait of St. Xenia St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum displays only lifetime portrait of St. Xenia
An oil portrait of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg has been found among the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, which researchers believe to be the only lifetime image of the city's patron saint. We've Come to Matushka… Remembering Blessed Xenia We've Come to Matushka… Remembering Blessed Xenia
Alexei Maximov
It is amazing! These people don't have the mark of "religiosity" that we are accustomed to seeing—that customary piety, studied prayerfulness. People are not dressed too piously, but in their eyes and on their lips is a prayer that's not taken from a prayer book—it is a prayer that breaks forth from the heart. Should I start a conversation with them? But they didn't come here for discussion. The Life of St. Xenia of Petersburg
January 24/February 26 The Life of St. Xenia of Petersburg
January 24/February 26
Having come to know the inconstancy of earthly happiness through the death of her beloved husband, Xenia strove toward God with all her heart, and sought protection and comfort only in Him. Earthly, transitory goods ceased to have any value for her. Xenia had a house; but gave it over to an acquaintance under the condition that it be used to shelter paupers. But Xenia herself, not having a refuge, would wander among the paupers of Petersburg. At night she would go out to a field, where she spent the time in ardent prayer.


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require 'database_cleaner/cleaner'
require 'database_cleaner/safeguard'

module DatabaseCleaner
  class Cleaners < Hash
    def initialize hash={}
      super.replace(hash)
    end

    # FIXME this method conflates creation with lookup... both a command and a query. yuck.
    def [](orm, **opts)
      raise ArgumentError if orm.nil?
      fetch([orm, opts]) { add_cleaner(orm, **opts) }
    end

    def strategy=(strategy)
      values.each { |cleaner| cleaner.strategy = strategy }
      remove_duplicates
    end

    def start
      Safeguard.new.run
      values.each { |cleaner| cleaner.start }
    end

    def clean
      Safeguard.new.run
      values.each { |cleaner| cleaner.clean }
    end

    def cleaning(&inner_block)
      Safeguard.new.run
      values.inject(inner_block) do |curr_block, cleaner|
        proc { cleaner.cleaning(&curr_block) }
      end.call
    end

    def clean_with(*args)
      Safeguard.new.run
      values.each { |cleaner| cleaner.clean_with(*args) }
    end

    private

    def add_cleaner(orm, **opts)
      self[[orm, opts]] = Cleaner.new(orm, **opts)
    end

    def remove_duplicates
      replace(reduce(Cleaners.new) do |cleaners, (key, value)|
        cleaners[key] = value unless cleaners.values.include?(value)
        cleaners
      end)
    end
  end
end

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Q: C# sp2010 adding items to a list ClientContext ctx = new ClientContext("http://sp2010Server/sites/mySite");
Web web = ctx.Web;

ListItemCreationInformation itemCreateInfo = new ListItemCreationInformation();
ListItem listItem = web.Lists.GetByTitle("Site Requests").AddItem(itemCreateInfo);
listItem["Title"] = "title";
listItem["Description"] = "description";
listItem["Url"] = "someUrl";
listItem.Update();

i have the above code to update a sp2010 list, but it never adds an item to the list.  I manually created a list called "Site Requests" and want to add an item to this list.  Am i doing this right?  I do not get any errors, code executes fine but no new item in the list.

A: Please see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee539976.aspx
ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext("http://sp2010Server/sites/mySite");
SP.List oList = clientContext.Web.Lists.GetByTitle("Site Requests");

ListItemCreationInformation itemCreateInfo = new ListItemCreationInformation();
ListItem oListItem = oList.AddItem(itemCreateInfo);
oListItem["Title"] = "title";
oListItem["Description"] = "description";
oListItem["Url"] = "someUrl";

oListItem.Update();

clientContext.ExecuteQuery();


The introduction of the telecommunication industry has been pretty late in Bangladesh compared to that of the neighbouring countries. This is very much attributable to the political unrest in early 1990s.
With the capital Dhaka ranking third in freelance IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) outsourcing globally, and with a consistent GDP growth rate of around 6% for the last few years in a world which has seen near-zero or negative growth, the country has reasons to be proud and confident. With over 90 million mobile phone users, 2.7 million Facebook users, 99% geographical coverage in voice and data connectivity (mostly through wireless networks), the country has attained initial readiness for service delivery using ICTs. The IT sub-sector in Bangladesh has the potential to become an attractive ICT outsourcing destination which would lead to a rise in export earnings as well as creation of employment.
Though the first telecom company, Citycell, was introduced in 1989, as the only CDMA mobile operator in the country the device has not become so pervasive until 1997, the year when the biggest telecom of the country, GrameenPhone (GP) hit the market with its GSM technology. Since then the industry grew at such an incredible rate in just a decade that anyone could hardly imagine. Now there are a number of players battling so hard for their respective market share and the consumers as well as the economy benefitted tremendously from this fierce competition.
Software and IT service industry in Bangladesh has come of age. The industry no more remains on the sideline. It has joined the mainstream globally. Not only the industry is contributing significantly to the national income, but also it has been playing very crucial role in creating high quality employment for a sizable portion of young graduates of the country. The enthusiasm and resilience of the young entrepreneurs are the main driving force of Bangladesh IT industry.
According to survey done by the industry association BASIS, there are over 800 registered software and ITES (IT Enabled Service) companies in Bangladesh. There are another few hundred of unregistered small and home-based software and IT ventures doing business for both local and international markets. The total industry size is estimated to be around Tk. 1,800 crore (US$ 250 million). Software contributes around 44% to the overall industry revenue whereas ITES contributes around 56% to the overall industry revenue. Approximately 30,000 professionals, majority IT and other graduates, are employed in the industry. Though, compared to other traditional mainstream industry, the contribution for overall employment creation is not significantly high, but if considered in terms of creating high quality employment (average monthly compensation over Tk. 15,000 per month), software and IT service industry is surely one of the top graduate employment sectors in the country.
One of the most encouraging recent trends in the industry is that, leveraging on recent positive changes like larger Internet user-base, better connectivity as well as introduction of new payment methods (online payment – through credit card and mobile payment), a good number of companies (around 45%; some dedicatedly and some along with their core software or IT service business) are focusing or diversifying on different web based services that include specialized portals, listing services, e-Commerce, e-Learning, payment intermediary services etc. A number of these ventures have done quite well in terms of popularity as well as financial viability. Of late, some companies are also developing web applications based on cloud/SaaS delivery model. These emerging new business and service delivery models might define the new wave in the coming years for Bangladesh IT industry.
Grameenphone – Joint venture ownership 62%Telenor and 38%Grameen Telecom. Brand position: (Best Network Coverage in the country – 98% pop coverage; perceived as the market leader and brand for the successful; nationalistic and conservative approach).
Warid Telecom/Airtel – An investment of Dubai and Abu Dhabi Group UAE. Brand position: (Last entrant in the market; strategically aggressive in capturing market; favorite brand amongst youngsters).
There are two important ICT infrastructure areas which have emerged as viable investment area over last few years. With both public sector and private sector putting in high importance for last mile connectivity across the country and creating sustainable demand for data connectivity, particularly in non-metropolitan and rural areas, investment in ICT Infrastructure promises to be important for both local and international investment. In last few years, apart from cell phone operators, the data connectivity sector (Wi-Max, NDN etc.) has attracted US$ 300 million of which over 30% are from foreign sources such as the UK's Augere Group. These investments are however long term in nature and there is a minimum investment size in most cases.
Apart from connectivity, another infrastructure investment area is technology parks. In the last annual budget, the government announced 10 year tax Holiday for investment in this area. With the demand for office space for ICT companies growing rapidly (current need of office space is over 1 million square foot) and with no large scale IT or Software park in the country, this can be a good investment area for foreign investors. Government is also keen in PPP (public private partnership) model for such investment.
Currently, there is no large scale data centre in private sector. With significant digitization taking place in both private and public sector as well as new technological trends of cloud computing being adopted, the commercial data centre business can be another ICT infrastructure investment area for foreign and NRB investors.
Bangladesh being one of the most populous countries in the world with a huge youth bulge has a vast market for digital content delivered over internet or mobile. The current number of Internet users is over 7 million while the number of mobile users is over 80 million. Most internet users are young and have moderate purchasing power. Though apparently there have not been many cases of successful monetizing on this user base to date because of the number as well as the natural growth, the Internet as a media is certainly going to catch up with the highly profitable 'print' and 'electronic' media in terms of advertisement and other monetizing business models.
Mobile content is another big business opportunity. There are already a few mobile content and application development companies including few foreign funded ones.
However, given that VAS (Value Added Service) is still only a small part of revenue collected from the huge mobile user base and mobile sets are becoming less costly but smarter, there is going to be significant commercial opportunity for innovative services in different areas like mobile entertainment, education, health etc.
Regarding investment opportunity in digital media business, it can be noted that already few serious global internet/digital media investment funds have done preliminary research on Bangladesh and are considering Bangladesh as their next destination for venture investment. The best time of investment in such business is typically the early phase of investment which is not significant in size (often less than US$ 1 million). There are feasible entry (through partnership with local entrepreneur or acquisition of start-up) and exit options for early investors.
More than 100 Universities, colleges and institutes provide ICT related degrees and produce more than 5.500 graduates annually. The Bangladesh Government and the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) are actively promoting the ICT sector as a career through awareness building, practical education for new graduates and paid internships, and training programs for mid-career employees to excel their skills. For call centres, Bangladesh is considered as an interesting location. The parts of the population with good education speak English well and the workforce is increasingly service minded.
Cash transaction is still the predominant financial transaction method for majority of the population. Cash based transaction is always costly and time-consuming; hence there is a natural demand for more effective transaction service.
In recent past, there have been some very important developments with regard to both financial transaction regulation (mobile payment, digital wallet, smart card) and transaction infrastructure (e.g. EFT, payment gateway etc.). This has created interesting business avenues for financial institutes and other entrepreneurs to offer electronic/mobile payment processing services to the unbanked population. Investment areas for non bank entrepreneurs can be solution development and operation for payment intermediary services (in BOO model), direct service delivery model partnering with banks, development of value added financial application etc. This area of electronic payment processing service has already attracted local and foreign investment. In the last couple of years, at least US$10 million investment has been made in this business The creation of the Bangladesh Electronic Funds Transfer Network is the most critical component in the development of a modern payments system infrastructure. Bangladesh Bank in partnership with the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) embarked on a project in 2010 to modernize Bangladesh's national payments system. The project is multifaceted and its primary objective was to increase and improve the delivery of workers' remittances. The effort is known as the Remittance and Payments Partnership (RPP). Over the past two years significant progress has been made in achieving the goals of the initiative. The RPP project has two major payment system components consisting of the creation of an interbank electronic funds transfer system which has been named the Bangladesh Electronic Funds Transfer Network (BEFTN) and the automation of the existing paper cheque clearing system which is known as the Bangladesh Automated Cheque Processing System (BACPS).
Powered by a very large young population, a significant portion of which has at least High School level of education, Bangladesh offers one of the best cost propositions in the world for large scale BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) and ITES (IT-Enabled Services), particularly for low end services like data entry, graphic design, image processing, special type of call centre operations etc. Traditionally, such services have been done in countries like India and China where cost in recent years have risen significantly. In the last decade, Bangladesh could not avail these opportunities mainly because of connectivity problems (no Internet redundancy and high cost). NovoCom, a Bangladeshi company, connected Bangladesh with Indian telecommunication companies Tata and Airtel, using terrestrial optical fibre cable as an alternative of the submarine cable on 8th December 2012. Bangladesh depended only on one submarine cable for telecommunication. When the cable needed repair, an often-needed procedure, there had been no other ways to communicate earlier. As the new connection has been created using terrestrial cable, disruption in submarine cable service will not hamper service anymore. Therefore, the connectively issues have now been somewhat solved largely by alternative connectivity and it has brought down the cost of Internet significantly. Now captive BPO and other ITES operation can be more commercially feasible.
Average BPO/ITES worker costs less than USD 150 at Dhaka while the cost for similar person is almost double in major metropolitan cities in India or China. The rent and other overhead cost for such operation is also lower in Dhaka. In last few years, a number of offshore captive BPO/ITES services (for North America and Europe market) were established either by joint venture or 100% new investment.
The Telecommunications Sector: many foreign investors are now interested to do business in the telecom sector in Bangladesh which reveals that Bangladesh has become a significant hub for telecoms. The average revenue from telecoms sector will be more than USD 183 million a year. Bangladesh is a country which is densely populated and also is a flat and easily extends able coverage. The infrastructure and Tele-density is low which on the other hand made the market a perfect place for telecom business. The demand is very high and the consumer base is very large but the investment is low because of the topographic layout. The government has a receptive foreign investment policy with no restrictions on repatriation of profit. Even though the current infrastructure is not much developed – it is suitable for foreign investment.
WiMax: Bangladesh has a huge potential in WiMax and submarine cable which is a new technology in the country and has attracted the foreign telecom operators. Many foreign telecom operators are coming to Bangladesh to explore the potentiality of the technology. Some interested international telecom operators who want to start a business in Bangladesh are UK-based Orange Telecom, South Korean SK Telecom and UAE's Etisalat. The government is encouraging private sector to invest more in the industry as they think that the industry is playing a vital role in developing the socioeconomic structure of the country.
Mobile Applications: The mobile telecom world in recent times has observed a massive change in the telecom industry. The focus of the industry in recent years has unanimously shifted from building subscriber base to building a successful mobile app store as competition among the players heat up. However, building a strong subscriber base initially mattered a lot for the operators in that nascent industry. As the industry becomes saturated, point of differences among the players gradually dissipates and the number of subscribers increases at a decreasing rate. Now it's all about the mobile applications. This is an emerging phenomenon that has turned out to be a $6 billion business following the Apple's launch of Apple App Store and has affected almost everyone involved in the business, ranging from app developers, and mobile phone manufacturers to the operators. This offers a complete new stream of revenues not only to the carriers but also to the developers as well as phone makers, which is yet to be exploited to its fullest extent here.
Contract Cell phones: This is nothing new to the world telecom arena. In the Western countries, contract cell phone is a significant business model. This trend can emerge in our country also as in major urban cities like Dhaka and Chittagong there is a sizable population, especially young adults, who are very much attracted to the high-end mobile phone handsets. For them, getting a high-end set for such a low price would be a very lucrative option. This trend also assumes a greater impact on b2b implications in the sense that it brings the mobile manufacturers, the operators and the end-users to the same platform and as a result the success or failure becomes inter-dependent on each other.
The Emergence of 3G: Bangladesh entered the 3G era on October 2012 putting telecom growth in the fast track. The state-run telecom company 'Teletalk' initiated the new technology with 0.3 million users, with plans to further expand the technology country wide. Being the state-run operator, TeleTalk was given the opportunity to launch 3G experimentally before other operators. Bangladesh's private operators Grameenphone, Banglalink, Citycell, Airtel and Robi, foreign companies will also be able to take part in the 3G auction. By mid 2013, various other private telecom operators would also be permitted to offer 3G connections.
The Telecommunications Division of the posts and telecommunications ministry (MoPT) is likely to be merged with the newly formed Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According to telecom experts in Bangladesh, mobile communication is the key role player in ICT development, especially when the world is moving forward with mobile broadband connectivity. But telecommunications could not be incorporated in the ICT Policy 2009 as it was under another ministry. So now, this move is being made so that the telecommunications sector and the ICT sector come under a common umbrella. However, there are objections from various stakeholders that the present government formulated the BTRC (the independent regulatory body for telecom industry) but now it is going to share its power with the telecom ministry, which could question the efforts for ensuring a level playing field. If this bill gets through, the regulator will be able to impose fine for any kind of activities by treating as wrong doings. Even for sending a wrong SMS, anyone can be penalized by the regulator. The proposed bill contains 21 sections describing penalties of telecom and ICT operators for different offenses.
Formulation of a universal access policy and broad band policy to ensure equity in ICT-based growth and development. Details of the relevant rules such as the Patent Law, Secrecy Act, Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and Income Tax Act should be taken into consideration while implementing the policy to avoid any infringement of rights or violation of existing rules.
There is a critical need for skill training (including training in the English Language) for the existing and potential workforce of this sector. Training courses should be upgraded to reflect advanced technology. This can have positive effects on employment as well as profiting IT businesses.
Fiscal and financial incentives for attracting local investments and FDI in ICT through the (Public Private Partnership) PPP.


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After starting his profession as a promising Chilean-American actor guest-starring on completely different TV exhibits, Peter Pascal He has managed to make a reputation for himself in a quickly altering trade. He initially gained international recognition for his position as Oberyn Martell in sport of Thrones and as Javier Peña in a Netflix biographic sequence Narcos. In fact, the position that has maybe skyrocketed his profession to newer heights is the titular character in The Mandalorianwhose season 3 is ready to premiere later this yr.
Certainly, 2023 appears to be like to be an thrilling yr for Pascal. At this yr's Cannes Movie Competition, he will probably be seen in Pedro Almodóvar's queer Western Unusual Manner of Life. Extra instantly — and arguably extra excitedly — followers can quickly see Pascal return to HBO in The Final of Us. Already being heralded as the most effective online game adaptation ever (through BBC), this zombie epic additional cements the actor's place within the motion style. As we await the HBO sequence' premiere episode, let's reminisce the most effective motion roles Pascal has ever performed in motion pictures and TV exhibits.
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8/8 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
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Though Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a disappointing sequel for some, Pascal was predicted to steal the highlight—and he did. The spy action-comedy movie directed by Matthew Vaughn introduces Pascal as Jack Daniels aka Agent Whiskey. He will get teamed up along with his British counterparts to defeat Poppy Adams (Julianne Moore) and her ella drug poster. The entire solid excels of their performances and delivering the humor simply the correct method. Furthermore, you'll be able to rely on Pascal taking a morally grey character — one who's by no means really the dangerous man, merely simply misunderstood — and portraying it flawlessly. It is easy to get obsessive about this minor character, solely to be fully devastated when he dies a rough loss of life on the finish. Solely Pascal is able to capturing your consideration so strongly in such a brief span of time.
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7/8 The Equalizer 2 (2018)
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Whereas we're as regards to morally grey character, we will not not point out Pascal's efficiency of Dave York. With Denzel Washington within the lead position, The Equalizer 2 stands because the second film within the vigilante motion franchise. As a retired US Marine and former DIA officer, Robert McCall units out on a path of revenge after his good friend and colleague will get murdered. As he tries determining who's behind the murders, he's shocked to study that his life-time good friend Dave is accountable. As a substitute of introducing a one-dimensional villain, Pascal's character feels genuine. Due to his efficiency, as a substitute of studying York as fatally flawed, we perceive he is looking for a option to help his household with the playing cards he is been handled after feeling used and discarded by the federal government.
6/8 Triple Frontier (2019)
Put Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac in a film collectively, and it immediately turns into a extremely entertaining spectacle. Bromance is, general, one thing visibly highlighted within the action-adventure movie that's triple frontier. The story follows former US Military Delta Pressure—becoming a member of Pascal and Isaac are Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, and Garrett Hedlund—as they reunite to drag off a grand heist of a South American crime lord. One in all Pascal's (and Isaac's) strongest property is totally redefining a style that is been traditionally made for males. Characters similar to Francisco "Catfish" Morales (Pascal) and Santiago "Pope" Garcia (Isaac) and their charistmatic and attention-drawing performances fully break the macho portrayals of male characters that we count on to see in motion motion pictures like Triple Frontier.
5/8 Surprise Lady 1984 (2020)
In case you're nonetheless not satisfied that Pascal can do all of it, watch him play a personality modeled on Bernie Madoff and Donald Trump. Surprise Lady 1984 is the follow-up superhero DC movie of the 2017 spectacle and the ninth movie within the (previously) DC Prolonged Universe. With Gal Gadot as Diana Prince in the primary position, the sequel is ready in 1984 through the Chilly Struggle and focuses on Diana and her de ella previous lover de ella Steve as they face off in opposition to Maxwell Lord (Pascal) and Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) . Maxwell is a struggling but charismatic businessman, with the potential to be harmful and scary. The storyline makes use of its underlying metaphor of fact versus deception, and Pascal's character is on the coronary heart of it. He is able to inducing skin-crawling emotions, whereas sustaining sufficient humanity and love for one individual. He was positively the correct casting alternative.
4/8 The Insufferable Weight of Huge Expertise (2022)
Pascal's no stranger to action-comedies as effectively. In August 2020, he entered negotiations to star within the Nicolas Cage movie The Insufferable Weight of Huge Expertise. Whereas Cage performs a fictionalized model of himself—a struggling actor, extra exactly—Pascal performs a personality referred to as Javi Gutierrez, a billionaire who can be Cage's super-fan. To revive the actor's profession, Javi proposes an concept for a film the 2 would begin collectively. He'd pay for all of the bills, in fact. What's wonderful to level out is that Pascal has appeared as much as Cage as an actor his entire life. It should've been a full-circle second to star alongside him and provide a scene-stealing efficiency that may match his idol. Though the film carried out poorly on the field workplace, the chemistry between Cage and Pascal was extremely praised.
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3/8 Sport of Thrones (2014)
Pascal's short-lived flip as Oberyn Martell in sport of Thrones will go down as probably the most iconic characters and performances within the franchise's historical past. Particularly when you think about his unforgettably ugly loss of life scene from him. whereas sport of Thrones is extra drama than motion, Pascal's ultimate scene as Oberyn—going through off in opposition to The Mountain in trial by fight—demonstrated the actor's skill with stunt work and combat choreography, arguably setting the stage for the roles that adopted.
2/8 The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian noticed Pascal enterprise into the galaxy far, distant. equally to The Final of UsPascal's Din Djarin finds himself unintentionally within the care of a kid — the impossibly cute Grogu — and should use his abilities as a bounty hunter to make sure his security. The Mandalorian is notable for not solely efficiently mixing motion, drama, and nostalgia, but in addition spearheading Star Wars' success on the small display screen on Disney+, thereby introducing newer followers to the long-standing franchise.
1/8 Narcos (2015-17)
Final however not least, now we have to say the position that has given him the worldwide recognition and love he has now. From 2015 to 2017, Pascal starred as Javier Peña within the American-Colombian crime drama tv sequence Narcos. He performs a DEA agent, based mostly on an actual individual, who was given the duty of bringing down the Colombian narco-terrorist and drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Within the first two seasons, Pascal was not supplied the highlight he really deserved, however after changing into the primary protagonist within the (ultimate) third season, he was lastly given an opportunity to showcase his skills. Critics praised him left and proper. Collider wrote, "Pascal carries the sequence admirably, increasing the scope of his character de él by Peña's relationship along with his father de él." In case you nonetheless cannot get to the gist of Pascal's worldwide likability, we recommend you begin with Narcos.
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For Republicans, Dr. Ben Carson, the pediatric neurosurgeon, could be just what the doctor ordered. He's accomplished, he's articulate, he's respected by his peers … and he's a black conservative whose political fortunes are rising faster than a shooting star.
Dr. Carson, 61, is a big-hearted Christian who favors smaller, more responsible government. He stirred up the faithful at CPAC two weeks ago when he said he would retire from his medical practice at Johns Hopkins in the near future and might be open – might be – to playing some political role in Washington.
"I want to quit while I'm at the top of my game, and there are so many more things that could be done," Carson said. Then he added, "Let's say you magically put me in the White House." That earned him a standing ovation.
Carson, a registered independent, has since reiterated his point while dancing around an actual declaration. He told CNN last Thursday he might "seriously consider" a run for the White House if a top Republican candidate doesn't emerge in the next year and a half.
Here's why, specifically, Dr. Carson, a devout Seventh-Day Adventist Christian, has those on the right happily hopeful at the moment.
All of this and more is why many believe Ben Carson could rejuvenate the GOP as it works to widen its appeal and prepare for the next round of election battles.
The question remains, though: Can this doctor fix not only what ails the GOP, but the country at large?
Because he so personally benefited from the rigors of education after years of being called a "dummy" by other kids at school, Carson is passionate about a strong educational underpinning. To help those less fortunate, 17 years ago Carson and his wife, Candy, started a nonprofit called the Carson Scholars Fund for deserving students in grades four through eleven. The fund has helped American kids in every state and to date has awarded more than 5,600 scholarships.
As a successful neurosurgeon, Carson has for years performed difficult surgeries to separate conjoined twins, an expertise requiring patience, skill and resilience. Many of his surgeries are detailed in his 1990 bestselling book Gifted Hands, which was also a popular movie. The book has sold over 1.5 million copies in its various formats and continues to "sell and sell and sell," says Gundry. He says that Carson, while confident in his own abilities, couples the confidence with self-deprecation.
"He is very confident in what he knows, but with a proper sense of humility," Gundry said. "He's not cocky. I think that's a lot of his appeal when he speaks." Gundry says the sales of America the Beautiful, which have surged since the February Prayer Breakfast in Washington, may rival those of Gifted Hands.
One thing is also clear. The doctor, even in this fraught political environment, has a sense of humor and knows how to share it.


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At a meeting at Carnegie Center on Vancouver's low income Downtown Eastside on Thursday evening, Chair Margaret Prevost told Rachel Davis to "Shut up". For many members present that about summed up what was behind this Special meeting to change Carnegie's constitution: silencing Rachel Davis.
Davis and two others elected to the Board, William "Bill" Simpson and Sophia Friegang, had become thorns in the side of the hard line left-wingers on the Board who are in favor of free speech as long as it follows their script.Â
Simpson was completely off script. He was an outspoken critic of the Downtown Eastside poverty industry in which Carnegie Board members and staff tend to be immersed.Â
Although more politically aligned with the Carnegie Board than Simpson, Davis and Friegang became targets of overt hostility by the Board when they spoke out against the barring of Simpson from the Carnegie Center and Board meetings just two weeks after he was elected. Friegang argued that the Board was complicit in abuse of "human rights". Definitely off script. She was ignored. She resigned.Â
Two down, one to go.
As Davis remained on the Board, she became the target of tactics ranging from verbal abuse to a secretive meeting by Board members to discuss her advocacy on the Bill Simpson matter. She was sent a letter from the Board requesting her resignation. But she wouldn't take that train to Siberia.
Shortly after Davis refused to resign, the Board called a Special meeting to pass a resolution to change the way Board members got elected. The timing left Carnegie members suspicious. "Why is this in front of us now?", a man called out from the audience at the meeting.
If the resolution passed, it would do away with guerilla election tactics allowed by the current system. Any member who hangs out amongst the low income Carnegie Center population can now simply turn up on election night, get a pal to nominate them, give a three minute speech, and get elected if they've asked enough of their pals in the Center to show up to vote. The long term members of the 15 member Board, who rely on abysmally low election turnouts to re-elect one another year after year, are caught off guard.Â
Bill Simpson caught them off guard. He had been barred from the Carnegie Learning Center on the 3rd floor for allegedly blogging about Carnegie – that was a few months before he was barred from the entire Carnegie building – but on the day of the June 2007 election, he asked his acquaintances in the Centre, "What are you doing at 5 o'clock? Would you be willing to vote for me?" A troop of Carnegie members trailed him into the election and Holy Brazen Blogger, Batman! Bill Got Elected!
If the new resolution passed, there would be a gap of a month between the nomination of candidates and voting. Never again would the current Board, which has members such as Jeff Sommers who have sat on the Board for decades, be caught completely off guard.  Â
At Thursday evening's meeting, Board member Peter Fairchild spoke in favor of the resolution, saying that every year on the evening of the election, "A whole bunch of people wander into the room who have never been involved."  The proposed requirement that nominees wait a month before the election, he argued, would "give people time to consider whether they actually want to do it." He insisted that the Board was not attempting to "restrict" participation.Â
"Would you close the door and lock it," Board Chair, Margaret Prevost, sitting beside Fairchild, called out to the door man checking membership cards of people arriving late to vote.
Rachel Davis spoke against the resolution. The current system "encourages positivity" in campaigning, she said. "It's only negative campaigning that this will make easier. . .It will give a time period in which to do it in, a whole month."
Jeff Sommers spoke in favor of the resolution. He's the Board member who last year spoke against the request by Davis and Friegang for a review of the barring of Simpson, arguing that everybody who felt they had been unfairly barred would want their cases reviewed. "If you want to talk about shutting down democracy," Sommers said on Thursday evening, "it's not letting people campaign. . . .We're one of the few community centers that doesn't allow campaigning." But as Carnegie member, Wilf Reimer, has pointed out in the past, Carnegie is not funded as a community center; it is funded and supervised by the City's Social Services Group.
Karl MacDonald said he could see both sides of the debate but his concern was this: "It could end up as a smear campaign against people who for one reason or another are not accepted…It could end up like Pink Floyd 'Up Against the Wall'." Â
Jean Swanson, an activist with the Carnegie Community Action Project who has been outspoken about the treatment of Vancouver's homeless but seems to have lost her tongue when it comes to the treatment of homeless Bill Simpson, spoke in favor of the resolution. "Listening to Karl made me think if we voted yes, we could have an All Candidates Meeting where people would get a chance to say what they're all about and answer questions."Â
Joan Morelli, an anti-poverty activist and 35-year resident of the Downtown Eastside  opposed the resolution. "I think that this Board should do it's best to be inclusive of everybody in the neighborhood. Making it easier for people to participate should be the rule. Now they're told they have to come twice."
A man with a grey beard who volunteers as a tutor in the Carnegie Learning Center, said, "If people want to run for the Board, they should be willing to come to two meetings."Â
Board member Gena Thompson was concerned that members were accusing the Board of "taking their voice" with this resolution. "Frankly, I'm starting to get angry."Â
But Peter Fairchild saw his glass half full: "I've never seen so many people in the room for a meeting."
"Yes you have Peter!", yelled former Board member Michael Read. "When William Simpson packed the meeting!"
Apparently picking up on the distrust in the room, Fairchild and Whitty counted the ballots in front of the membership. Each ballot was held up for the membership – those with stellar eye sight — to see.Â
Despite the many people who spoke passionately against the resolution though, the majority of the 52 people who cast ballots voted in favor of it. But the resolution failed to pass. That's because the bar is high for a change to the constitution; seventy-five per cent of voters must vote in favour.Â
When the result was announced, Jeff Sommers immediately piped up and said, "There's enough support here that we can do it next time." "Who said you had the floor?", called out Wilf Reimer who, along with Davis, insisted throughout the meeting that Roberts Rules of Order be followed to curb people speaking out of turn and interjecting abusive comments. Sommers would eventually snipe, "Do you have to have a rule to take a piss?"
Davis says Fairchild later made a point of telling her that the resolution had failed to pass by just one vote.
(photo of Rachel Davis taken by Wilf Reimer)Â
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Dubai, January 25, 2023: Subfossil Oak Company and Crystal Caviar, manufacturers of luxury products based in the Czech Republic, are showcasing 6,500-year-old 12 sub-fossilised oak trees, as well as artwork pieces by Czech artist Jaroslav Prošek and products made from this unique wood at the VIP Terminal Jetex at Al Maktoum International Airport.
Themed 'Subfossil Oak Forest at Jetex: The Past Becomes Luxury', the event comes in line with the commitment to provide exclusive and luxury products to the world, that are unique in their own sense, with no 2 woods being alike and they are not just decorative pieces, but also artwork.
The products, which will be featured during the exhibition, include art pieces, interior design products, decorative products, and jewellery.
Found more than 8 meters deep in the ground, the subfossil oak trees, which were preserved for 6,500 years by glacial sediments in the North Moravia region of the modern Czech Republic, are considered to be the first trees after the Ice Age.
Some of the art pieces from these companies have been made by renowned artists such as Sir Anthony Douglas Cragg and the world-famous Czech artist Vlastimil Beránek. These artworks are currently exhibited in important museums in Europe.
In addition, the most significant museums in Europe, including the Natural History Museum in Vienna, the Manchester Museum in Manchester, the National Museum in Prague, the Museum fr Naturkunde in Berlin, the Natural History Museum in London, the Royal Botanic Gardens in London, and the Museo de Arte Moderno in Bogota in Latin America, currently have subfossil oaks trees in their collections.
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Mexico is among the world's 15 largest economies and is the second largest economy in Latin America. The country is highly dependent on the United States, its largest trading partner and destination of nearly 80% of its exports. According to the IMF, GDP grew by an estimated 6.2% in 2021, mainly due to a significant increase in remittances and a gradual job market improvement which positively impacted household consumption. The country is expected to continue growing in the coming years, albeit at a slower pace, with the IMF forecasting a growth of 4% for 2022 and 2.2% for 2023. With increasing vaccination rates and the improvement of the labour market, household consumption is expected to be a key growth driver.
The country recorded a budget deficit of an estimated 3.3% in 2021, a rate that should remain stable in 2022 and 2023, at 3.2% and 3%, respectively. Spending priorities include social programs, the creation of the National Guard to fight rising crime and new funds to support PEMEX, whose rating was downgraded by Fitch due to uncertainty around its future strategy and financial stress. The sector is of pivotal importance to the Mexican economy, as oil production accounts for one third of the government revenues. The country's debt-to-GDP ratio decreased to 59.8% in 2021 and is expected to remain stable in the upcoming years, at 60.1% in 2022 and 60.5% in 2023. Inflation has been above target since 2017, and it further increased in 2021, reaching 5.4%, the highest rate since 2018. Domestic factors, such as the recovery in the demand for various services, as well as upward pressures on food and energy prices fuelled inflation in 2021. However, inflation is expected to decrease to 3.8% in 2022 and 3% in 2023, boosting purchasing power and private consumption. Overall, Mexico's economic recovery plan in response to the COVID-19 crisis has been efficient, and the country's economy has been gradually rebounding. However, further fiscal support is needed in to ease the strains of the pandemic in the short term.
The labour market is gradually recovering after the initial impact of the pandemic. Mexico's unemployment rate slightly decreased to 4.1% in 2021 and it is expected to reach 3.7% in 2022 and remain stable in 2023. However, the informal sector is still estimated to involve around 60% of employment (OCSE). Key challenges which remain to be tackled include high dependence on the U.S. economy, high and rising criminality rates, income inequality, weakening infrastructure and education, and decades of underinvestment in the oil sector.
GDP (billions USD)
1.00 1.00e 1.00 1.00 1.00
GDP (Constant Prices, Annual % Change)
-8.1 4.8e 2.1 1.2 1.8
GDP per Capita (USD)
8e 10e 10 11 11
General Government Balance (in % of GDP)
-2.5 -3.0 -3.7 -4.0 -2.6
General Government Gross Debt (in % of GDP)
Inflation Rate (%)
Unemployment Rate (% of the Labour Force)
Current Account (billions USD)
27.10 -4.82 -17.57 -17.74 -16.78
Current Account (in % of GDP)
2.5 -0.4 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1
Source: IMF – World Economic Outlook Database, Latest available data
Note: (e) Estimated Data
Main Sectors of Industry
Mexico's economy is diversified, including hi-tech industries, oil production, mineral exploitation, and manufacturing. According to the latest data from the World Bank, agriculture accounted for 3.8% of Mexico's GDP in 2020 and employed 12.4% of the country's active population in 2019. Mexico is the world's seventh agricultural power and ranks among the world's largest producers of coffee, sugar, corn, oranges, avocados and limes. Cattle farming and fishing are also important activities in the food industry. Mexico is also the world's forth largest producer of beer and its largest exporter. Although the agricultural sector suffers from occasional draughts and other issues related to climate, agriculture grew in 2021, mainly driven by the increase in food exports to the USA.
Industry employs 25.5% of the workforce and represents 29.6% of GDP, according to the World Bank. In 2021, employment in manufacturing recovered to above its pre-pandemic levels, as the sector greatly benefited from stronger U.S. activity, which favours the Mexican manufacturing industry. Mexico is among the world's leading producers of many minerals, including silver, fluorite, zinc and mercury. Moreover, oil and gas reserves are one of the country's most precious possessions. The aerospace sector has grown sharply, thanks to the development of a cluster in Queretaro and the presence of nearly 190 companies, including Bombardier, Goodrich, the Safran group and Honeywell, which together employ 30,000 people. Mexico is also one of the world's ten largest car producers and due to significant real estate investments, the construction sector is dynamic.
The service sector constitutes 60.1% of GDP and employs 61.9% of the workforce. The hi-tech, information and software development sectors are experiencing a real momentum, driven by the quality of the workforce, clusters and low operating costs that favours the creation of call centres. Medical services and tourism have been growing steadily for the past few years, mainly due to lower service costs than in other Western countries. Although the services sector was hit the hardest during the pandemic, it showed a significant recovery in 2021. However, even though a steady recovery was seen throughout the sector, key industries, such as leisure and hospitality, lagged behind and have yet to reach a full recovery.
Breakdown of Economic Activity By Sector
Employment By Sector (in % of Total Employment)
Value Added (in % of GDP)
Value Added (Annual % Change)
Source: World Bank, Latest available data.
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Indicator of Economic Freedom
The Economic freedom index measure ten components of economic freedom, grouped into four broad categories or pillars of economic freedom: Rule of Law (property rights, freedom from corruption); Limited Government (fiscal freedom, government spending); Regulatory Efficiency (business freedom, labour freedom, monetary freedom); and Open Markets (trade freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom). Each of the freedoms within these four broad categories is individually scored on a scale of 0 to 100. A country's overall economic freedom score is a simple average of its scores on the 10 individual freedoms.
World Rank:
Regional Rank:
Economic freedom in the world (interactive map)
Source: Index of Economic Freedom, Heritage Foundation
Business environment ranking
The business rankings model measures the quality or attractiveness of the business environment in the 82 countries covered by The Economist Intelligence Unit's Country Forecast reports. It examines ten separate criteria or categories, covering the political environment, the macroeconomic environment, market opportunities, policy towards free enterprise and competition, policy towards foreign investment, foreign trade and exchange controls, taxes, financing, the labour market and infrastructure.
Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit - Business Environment Rankings 2020-2024
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Sources of General Economic Information
List of government agencies and ministries
Ministry of Foreign Relations
Ministry of Welfare
Ministry of Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Statistical Office
National Institute of Statistics and Geography
Bank of Mexico
Mexican Stock Exchange
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
ProMexico
Main Online Newspapers
Mexico News Daily
El País Mexico
El Milenio
Economic Portals
Trade in Mexico
Political Outline
Current Political Leaders
President: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (since 1 December 2018) - MORENA
There is no de facto vice president in Mexico. In case the President is unable to perform his duties, Congress names a Substitute or Interim President. Until the nomination, the Secretary of the Interior is the one who assumes executive powers provisionally.
Next Election Dates
Presidential: July 2024
Senate: July 2024
Chamber of Deputies: July 2024
Current Political Context
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador broke a two-party hegemony that had lasted for decades when he took office in December 2018, capitalising on social discontent. López Obrador's government declared economic reforms as its priority, including reforms of the legislation in the energy, financial, fiscal, and telecommunications sectors; along with an overall objective of a more equitable income distribution. More recently, however, the Mexican president has been criticised for not implementing a stimulus programme large enough to jump-start economic recovery and growth following the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, in June 2021, the country held midterm elections, where the ruling Morena party and its allies failed to achieve the required two-thirds majority in the Lower House to pass constitutional changes. Nevertheless, a simple majority allows the government to keep control of issues such as the budgetary process. Still, the election results strengthened Morena's coalition ahead of the 2024 presidential election, as the party won 11 out of the 15 governorships that were at stake. Also in 2021, President Obrador announced his plans to send a constitutional amendment to Congress to the workings of the energy sector. The bill aims to modify the constitutional scheme for the generation and commercialisation of electrical energy, and if it passes in Congress, it'll place the country in a position contrary to the global trends that aim for greener energy alternatives, which could negatively affect business confidence in Mexico.
Main Political Parties
Mexico has a multi-party system. Under the transition to democratic pluralism, the centre of political power has shifted away from the executive and towards the legislative branch and local governments. The largest political parties in the country are:
- National Action Party (PAN): centre-right to right wing, liberal conservative, Christian democratic party.
- Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI): centre to centre-left, oldest political party in the country, constitutionalist, technocratic, social conservative, big tent party.
- Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVE): centre-right, environmentalist, conservative.
- Labour Party (PT): left-wing, social democratic, labourist, left-wing nationalist.
- Citizens' Movement (MC): centre-left, social democratic, progressist.
- Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD): centre-left to left wing, social democratic party.
Type of State
Mexico's official name is the United Mexican States. It is a federal republic based on presidential democracy.
As established by the Constitution, the Executive power is headed by the President of the United Mexican States. The President is both Head of State and of Government, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. He or she is elected by popular vote for a six year term and cannot be reelected. The President appoints the Cabinet.
Legislative Power
The Mexican legislative power is in the hands of the Congress of the Union, which is divided in two chambers: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. The Chamber of Deputies has 500 members, 300 of which are elected through plurality voting and 200 through proportional representation, with a three-year mandate. The Senate of the Republic is composed by 128 members, 96 of which are elected through plurality voting and 32 through proportional representation, all with a six-year mandate.
Indicator of Freedom of the Press
The world rankings, published annually, measures violations of press freedom worldwide. It reflects the degree of freedom enjoyed by journalists, the media and digital citizens of each country and the means used by states to respect and uphold this freedom. Finally, a note and a position are assigned to each country. To compile this index, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) prepared a questionnaire incorporating the main criteria (44 in total) to assess the situation of press freedom in a given country. This questionnaire was sent to partner organisations,150 RWB correspondents, journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists. It includes every kind of direct attacks against journalists and digital citizens (murders, imprisonment, assault, threats, etc.) or against the media (censorship, confiscation, searches and harassment etc.).
Indicator of Political Freedom
The Indicator of Political Freedom provides an annual evaluation of the state of freedom in a country as experienced by individuals. The survey measures freedom according to two broad categories: political rights and civil liberties. The ratings process is based on a checklist of 10 political rights questions (on Electoral Process, Political Pluralism and Participation, Functioning of Government) and 15 civil liberties questions (on Freedom of Expression, Belief, Associational and Organizational Rights, Rule of Law, Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights). Scores are awarded to each of these questions on a scale of 0 to 4, where a score of 0 represents the smallest degree and 4 the greatest degree of rights or liberties present. The total score awarded to the political rights and civil liberties checklist determines the political rights and civil liberties rating. Each rating of 1 through 7, with 1 representing the highest and 7 the lowest level of freedom, corresponds to a range of total scores.
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Political Freedom:
Civil Liberties:
Political freedom in the world (interactive map)
Source: Freedom in the World Report, Freedom House
COVID-19 Country Response
COVID-19 epidemic evolution
To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Mexico, please visit the Mexican government platform with the official data. Official information on the progress of the epidemic in Mexico is consolidated by the Secretary of Health, which provides a daily epidemiological update and includes key national figures.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest worldwide data in the daily situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.
To find out about the latest public health situation in Mexico and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the Mexican government platform COVID-19 Mexico including the up-to-date information on the containment measures put in place and public health recommendations. The full list of the COVID-19 related websites of the different States of Mexico is available here.
The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.
Import & export restrictions
For the information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the Mexican government platform dedicated to Covid response. Further details can be sought on the portal of the Mexican Custom Authorities.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Mexico on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage, and the website of World Customs Organisation.
Economic recovery plan
For the information on the economic recovery scheme put in place by the national government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Mexican economy, please visit the portal of the Mexican government. Further details in English are available on the dedicated page on KPMG's website.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Mexican government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Mexico in the IMF's Policy Tracker platform.
Support plan for businesses
For the information on the local business support scheme established by the Mexican government to help small and medium-sized companies to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the dedicated pages on the official portal Mexican government platform (in Spanish).
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the OECD's SME Covid-19 Policy Responses document.
Support plan for exporters
For the up-to-date information on possible support plans for exporters in Mexico, if applicable, please consult the Mexican government platform, as well as the website of the Secretariat of Economy.
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Children in Texas FEMA Camps Forced to Take Big Pharma Drugs
Investigation reveals detained children forced to take unneeded antipsychotics
on&nbsp21st June 2018 @ 5.05pm
Children are given the unneeded and highly-additive drugs by force
Following the recent bombshell discovery of a series of FEMA camps in Texas, investigators have revealed that the children detained in the facilities are being given highly-addictive antipsychotic drugs and Big Pharma vaccines, by force.
A series of disturbing investigative reports published by Reveal and The Texas Tribune has exposed that children in the camps are being dosed with unneeded antipsychotics to "keep them quiet and compliant" before they are vaccinated with powerful pharmaceuticals, without their parent's consent.
Some of the more gruesome details have emerged from the Shiloh Treatment Center near Houston, Texas.
A report by Reveal likened the children found in Shiloh to "zombies" in a concentration camp, saying:
"A zombie army of children forcibly injected with medications that make them dizzy, listless, obese and even incapacitated, according to legal filings that show immigrant children in U.S. custody subdued with powerful psychiatric drugs."
According to investigators, children were told by officials that they wouldn't get to see their parents again unless they took the drugs.
Children were forced to take drugs and threatened with 'never seeing their parents again'
According to Gizmodo, the filings are part of a lawsuit filed against the federal government for alleged mistreatment of children sent to Shiloh and other FEMA camps and detention centers.
The timeline of incidents appears to predate the recent trend of children forcibly separated from their parents at the border and mostly concerns children deemed unaccompanied minors who hoped to join a parent or guardian in the US.
18 pills a day
The lawsuit includes devastating affidavits by children and parents about their alleged treatment at Shiloh, along with documentation that lays out the staggering number of drugs some children were allegedly told to take (as many as 18 pills in one day, according to one account).
The lawsuit describes children who were given these medications supposedly to help treat their depression or other mental health issues.
But in many cases, these children have alleged, they were told they had to take the drugs in order to see their parents again, while others were told the drugs were actually vitamins.
Most of the drugs mentioned in the lawsuit, such as olanzapine and quetiapine, are antipsychotics used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.
But there are also drugs like prazosin, used to treat high blood pressure, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety, and benzodiazepines like clonazepam, a tranquilizer used to manage seizures and panic attacks.
All antipsychotics work mainly by blocking the effects of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that normally helps neurons signal to one another in the brain but has also been implicated as a key factor in psychosis and schizophrenia.
But while these drugs are moderately effective in adults, their rising use of antipsychotics in children is a controversial issue.
There's little safety data for many of these drugs commonly prescribed for children, especially those diagnosed with behavioral or aggression problems rather than a psychiatric illness.
And there's some evidence that many of the known side effects of these drugs—weight gain, tremors, and an increased risk of diabetes, to name a few—are more likely to happen in children, whose brains are still developing.
Children are being held in the camps without trial
Benzodiazepines, meanwhile, depress a person's brain activity, which makes them a valuable tool to help manage seizures and sometimes anxiety.
Memory loss and hallucinations
But they can also cause hallucinations and memory loss and increase the risk of suicide and depression.
They can also become habit-forming, leading to withdrawal symptoms if people aren't correctly eased off the medication.
And prazosin's blood-pressure-lowering effects can cause dizziness, weakness, and fainting.
"You don't need to administer these kinds of drugs unless someone is plucking out their eyeball or some such," forensic psychiatrist Mark. J. Mills, who examined the medical records of these children made available through the court filings, told Reveal.
"The facility should not use these drugs to control behavior.
"That's not what antipsychotics should be used for.
"That's like the old Soviet Union used to do."
Mills is referring to the fact that dissidents in the Soviet Union were routinely subjected to unnecessary psychiatric treatment.
Gizmodo contacted Shiloh Treatment Center for comment and will update this post when we hear back.
The incidents documented in the filings have emerged during the Trump administration, but the root of the problem far pre-dates Trump.
As Reveal also reported Wednesday, FEMA camps, private detention centers and shelters have been repeatedly cited for neglectful behavior, as well as sexual abuse and physical violence, toward detained children in recent years.
READ MORE: 3 FEMA Camps Now Discovered Holding 'Babies & Toddlers' Prisoner on US Soil
But despite these complaints, Reveal's investigation found that facilities accused of abuse or neglect have received more than $1.4 billion in federal funding by the Office of Refugee Resettlement since 2014.
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El plaçage fue una costumbre extralegal pero reconocida de manera informal en colonias de esclavos francesas y españolas en Norteamérica y el Caribe (p. ej., en la Luisiana colonial y otros territorios), en la que varones franceses o españoles, y más tarde también criollos, entablaron uniones civiles de hecho (equivalentes a un matrimonio formal) con no europeas de ascendencia africana, amerindia o mestiza. Muchas de estas mujeres eran cuarteronas (quarteronnes o quadroons), hijas de europeo y mulata, pero también había plaçage entre blancos y mulatas, y entre blancos y negras.

El término procede del francés «placer» («poner con»). La mujer no recibía reconocimiento legal como esposa, y se la denominaba «placée». Sus relaciones eran reconocidas entre las personas de color libres, que las llamaban mariage de la main gauche o matrimonio de mano izquierda. Estas relaciones se institucionalizaban con contratos o negociaciones que otorgaban propiedades a la mujer y sus hijos y, en algunos casos, les daban la libertad si eran esclavas. El sistema floreció durante los periodos coloniales francés y español, y al parecer alcanzó su cénit durante este último, entre 1769 y 1803.

Se practicó ampliamente en Nueva Orleans, donde la sociedad agrícola había creado suficiente riqueza para sostener el sistema. No estuvo limitado a Luisiana, sino que también se practicó en las ciudades de Natchez y Biloxi (Misisipi), Mobile (Alabama), San Agustín y Pensacola (Florida); así como en Saint-Domingue (el Haití moderno). No obstante, el plaçage llegó a asociarse particularmente con Nueva Orleans, a raíz de la naturalidad con que se practicaba allí.

Sin embargo, citando la falta de evidencia de contratos u otros registros existentes, al menos tres historiadores (Kenneth Aslakson, Emily Clark y Carol Schlueter) han cuestionado la historicidad del plaçage y se han referido a muchas de sus características, incluyendo los llamados «bailes de cuarteronas», como «un mito».

Véase también
 Casa chica

 Matrimonio morganático

 Concubinato
 Cortesana
 Hipergamia
 Signare

Referencias

Etnias de Estados Unidos
Colonialismo
Tipos de matrimonio
Cultura de Luisiana
Historia de Luisiana
Mujer en la sociedad
Historia de Nueva Orleans

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This has been an exceptionally cold winter here in Nebraska. We are seeing lots of foot problems associated with the cold weather, including thermal injuries such as frostbite. Your feet need protection in cold conditions! Not doing so can lead to long-lasting problems.
It doesn't take very long – brief exposure to the cold can cause foot problems. Previous frostbite and cold exposure will certainly make any subsequent cold exposures worse. People with a history of frostbite are much more susceptible to reinjury.
Cold weather injuries are especially a concern for those in outdoor occupations, outdoor enthusiasts, and people with certain health conditions such as diabetes, Raynaud's disease, and especially with those that have poor circulation.
Shoes (or for that matter, socks) that are too tight cause pressure which can decrease blood flow. Shoes that are too loose, or that are made of a mesh, will allow for wind exposure and heat loss. We recommend being fitted by a professional. Boots are even better than shoes in the cold weather, especially hunting or hiking boots that come above the ankle. Look for boots that have insulation like Thinsulate®, and waterproofing such as Gore-Tex®. You might need to travel to the hunting/hiking/workboot section of your retailer. ALWAYS fit your cold weather shoes or boots with the accessories you plan to wear (socks, inserts, orthotics).
I like a 2 layer sock regimen for the cold. The sock against the skin should be a synthetic liner sock made from a material such as polypropylene. This will allow moisture to be carried away from the skin, and help prevent blisters. This can be worn under a thicker, full-length sock designed for colder weather, with materials such as Coolmax®, Smartwool®, and Dacron®.
You need to keep warm head to toe. If the body is cold, the feet will be colder. Dress in layers, again with a base layer that is synthetic in nature (cotton will hold sweat against the skin), and the outer layer being waterproof. Modern materials have really changed cold weather gear options!
Moisture is the enemy and accelerates heat loss. This can be avoided with a good waterproof boot. If you have a condition which your feet are excessively sweaty, your podiatrist may prescribe an antiperspirant.