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Galane Gold Ltd. Announces Senior Executive Appointments
TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - Galane Gold Ltd. ("Galane Gold" or the "Company") (TSX-V: GG) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Nick Brodie as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Brodie has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October, 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Brodie distinguished himself in progressively more senior management positions in a number of industries. After working in CFO roles in mining for the last eight years, he has gained the breadth of experience required to make the next progressive step to CEO. Mr. Brodie has also been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ravi Sood, the Chairman of Galane Gold, will step down from his role as the interim CEO and continue to serve as Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors.
CEO Nick Brodie commented, "I am honoured and highly motivated to lead the Company forward through this opportunity-rich time period in our sector. We have an excellent team and a stable operation with expansion potential in an outstanding jurisdiction. I am optimistic that we will continue to perform through this challenging time period for our industry and capitalize on the many opportunities in front of us."
Wayne Hatton-Jones, General Manager of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary Mupane Gold Mines Ltd, has also been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Hatton-Jones has held a number of senior management positions in the mining industry including with Gold Ridge Mining, Avocet Mining Plc, Randgold and Harmony. The appointment as Chief Operating Officer reflects Mr. Hatton-Jones' key role in managing the Company's operations and developing its strategic direction.
The Company has appointed Stephen Doolan, who currently works within finance at Mupane Gold Mines Ltd., as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Doolan holds a Bachelor's degree in Business with a specialisation in accounting and has held progressively senior finance roles in a number of mining companies globally including Gold Ridge Mining, Rio Tinto plc, Glencore, and Newmont.
Chairman Ravi Sood commented, "We have benefited from Nick's exceptional performance at the Company over the past 2 years. He has assumed responsibilities above and beyond his role and consistently delivered results. The Board of Directors believes that Nick is an excellent choice for the Company and we are very pleased to announce his appointment. We are also particularly proud that the depth of talent at the Company is sufficient to fill all key appointments with outstanding individuals sourced internally."
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Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially are set out under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in Galane Gold's annual management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2013, a copy of which is available on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Management provides forward-looking statements because it believes they provide useful information to investors when considering their investment objectives and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and other cautionary statements or factors contained or referenced herein, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.


Throughout IBC2016, SMPTE will be available within the IBC Partnership Village, where the organisation will discuss current trends in the industry and answer questions regarding SMPTE activities, resources and publications as it continues its centennial celebrations.
The publications and resources include the latest SMPTE Standards Quarterly Report, while copies of the August 2016 special centennial edition of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, plus the September 2016 Progress Report issue will be available. The next generation of SMPTE's Digital PROjection VErifier (DPROVE2) is now available; and the new SMPTE Special Edition Chroma Selfie Chart from DSC Labs will be available for evaluation on the SMPTE stand.
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At the show, the SMPTE Technical Session 'Studio Video Over IP: Implementation, Standards, and Software Defined Networks (SDN)' will be chaired by SMPTE's new Director of Engineering and Standards, Howard Lukk. The session will explore the current state of studio video over IP in the real world, review the development of critical standards and examine how to avoid a format war as the industry embraces video over IP.
SMPTE is again supporting Rising Stars. The programme provides new entrants to the broadcast industry with the opportunity to meet industry experts across a series of specially staged sessions and events. A complete list of sessions for the two-day programme can be found here.
Also at IBC2016, Richard Welsh, CEO at Sundog Media Toolkit and former SMPTE Governor for EMEA and the Central and South America Regions, will join SMPTE Members including Julian Pinn in speaking at the EDCF Global Update.
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Elsewhere, SMPTE Past President Peter Ludé, senior vice president of innovation at RealD, and SMPTE Member Jon Karafin, head of Light Field Video, will join SMPTE Fellow and SMPTE Governor for EMEA, Central and South America Region, Siegfried Foessel, head of the department Moving Picture Technologies at the Fraunhofer IIS, to discuss the growing prominence of light field cameras and displays in the past five years, and how the recent refinement of the technology allows images to be refocused, reframed, and viewed from any angle – similar to a hologram. Attendees will learn how light field imaging works and why it is so difficult.
Barbara Lange, SMPTE Executive Director, will moderate the 'New Era, New Skills in Broadcast Media' panel, chaired by Emma McGuigan, UK/I Accenture Technology managing director and the global delivery lead for Careers at Accenture. Lange will join David Atkins, technical director at Suitcase TV, and Naomi Climer, president of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), in discussing how to attract the right people to the industry and how to retrain the teams that have served in the sector since the pre-information technology (IT) era.
SMPTE Member Michael Zink, vice president of technology at Warner Bros., will speak on high dynamic range (HDR) and wide colour gamut (WGC), along with panelists Bill Baggelaar, senior vice president of technology for production and postproduction at Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Curt Behlmer, senior vice president for content solutions and industry relations at Dolby Laboratories. The group will discuss the power of HDR as a creative story tool for directors, surpassing stereoscopic 3D and immersive audio.
Barbara H. Lange, Executive Director of SMPTE, said: "SMPTE celebrates its centennial this year, and we invite IBC2016 guests to join in the revelry and share a piece of birthday cake with us at our stand. The Society has accomplished a great deal in the past 100 years, and the past year has been remarkable for advancing our standards, education, and membership work. We look forward to showcasing these achievements – and our hopes and goals for the future of the motion-imaging field – in Amsterdam."
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Starting Saturday, April 10th, skiing services will be resumed at TC "Bukovel"!
Our region has been transitioned immidiately from "red" quarantine zone into "yellow", which allows for full fledged reopening of the primary resort infrastructure hubs: hotels, ski lifts, restaurants, rental stations. This pleasant information came as a real surprise to us.
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Recap: Christian Ponder's 2 touchdowns lift 49ers past Broncos 31-24
Recap: Christian Ponder's 2 touchdowns lift 49ers past Broncos 31-24
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot
SF 0 17 0 14 31
DEN 7 3 7 7 24
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QB Christian Ponder was just signed by the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, but he would end up being the quarterback that looked the most efficient on Saturday night against the Denver Broncos.
The 49ers started the game winning the coin toss and elected to begin on defense. The Broncos' starting offense took advantage and efficiently march down the field on the first drive of the game, capping it off with a 19-yard run into the end zone by RB C.J. Anderson.
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Among those out for tonight's game were defensive ends Arik Armstead and rookie DeForest Buckner. OLB Aaron Lynch was also not in uniform after being poked in the eye during a skirmish with the Broncos earlier this week. That eliminates most of the players that the 49ers defense hopes to use to generate a pass rush this season.
Nice to see Bowman blitzing. He's always been a gifted and intuitive blitzer. #49wz #49ers
— Aaron Erickson (@EricksonAaron44) August 21, 2016
With QB Colin Kaepernick still unable to go, Blaine Gabbert got his second straight start of preseason. The suffocating Broncos defense prevented the 49ers from gaining a first down on their opening drive, forcing the 49ers to quickly punt.
Broncos QB Trevor Siemian had been picking apart the 49ers defense, going 10 of 11 for 75 yards before throwing an interception to 49ers FS Eric Reid, who returned the football to the end zone to tie the game up at 7-7. Reid had missed last weekend's game against the Texans to be present for the birth of his baby girl. It was a short night for most of the 49ers starting defense, who exited the game following the interception.
Early in the second quarter, the 49ers offense put together a 6-play, 63-yard drive, which ended with a 4-yard run by RB Carlos Hyde into the end zone to put the 49ers up 14-7. The drive started with a Gabbert pass to WR DeAndrew White, playing in place of the injured Bruce Ellington, for 17 yards. White was practicing well during training camp and has become one of Gabbert's most comfortable targets.
Gabbert finished the night 6 of 9 passing for 69 yards passing and the Broncos' Siemian would finish 10 of 14 for 75 yards and an interception. However, he failed to complete any of his three final throws, including the interception. Rookie Jeff Driskel replaced Gabbert in the second quarter. He finished the game 6 of 7 for 66 yards passing.
The two teams exchanged field goals, with the 49ers maintaining a 17-10 lead heading into halftime. The 49ers went into the half with nine first downs for 163 total yards of offense. 95 yards came through the air and 68 on the ground. The 49ers defense allowed 18 first downs for 255 total yards in the first half.
SF DEN
Passing Yards 216 282
Penalties (Yds) 5 (45) 8 (45)
Punts (AVG) 5 (39) 6 (38)
Time of Pos. 25:19 34:41
RB Mike Davis, who had a surprisingly great game against the Texans last week, fumbled the ball twice against the Texans – perhaps lowering his stock a bit. He finished the game with 21 yards rushing on four carries.
RB DuJuan Harris nearly increased the lead by two touchdowns with a near-score in the third quarter, but he fumbled the ball in the end zone and Broncos DB John Tidwell recovered it for a touchback.
The Broncos tied the game 17-17 in the third quarter off of a touchdown pass from rookie QB Paxton Lynch to TE John Phillips. The Broncos are involved in a quarterback competition themselves with Siemian and Sanchez being the frontrunners, but Lynch was the only one to throw a touchdown pass against the 49ers.
San Francisco 49ers Leaders
Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
C. Ponder 7/8 86 1 0
B. Gabbert 6/9 69 0 0
J. Driskel 6/7 66 0 0
Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
K. Taylor 10 47 0 24
Receiving REC YDS TD LG
V. McDonald 3 38 0 19
D. White 2 30 0 17
G. Celek 2 14 0 9
Ponder entered the game late in the third quarter and play to completion. He was asked on Wednesday if he expected to play against the Broncos, who were his favorite team growing up. "Yeah, I'd like to play," said Ponder. "I think it won't be the full playbook, but hopefully we come up with a plan about what I can do in a game and go out and play. It will be fun to compete and get out there."
Not even knowing the full playbook didn't appear to set Ponder back, who went on to help the 49ers regain the lead in the fourth quarter capping off a 15-play, 75-yard drive with a 22-yard touchdown run. The run into the end zone gave the 49ers the 24-17 lead with just over 10 minutes left in the game. Ponder was 5 of 6 for 33 yards on the scoring drive.
#49ers scoring drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:31 ➡ @cponder7 TD! #SFvsDEN pic.twitter.com/rrlcg4DbT9
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) August 21, 2016
Ponder followed that drive with another scoring one, this time finding WR Dres Anderson in the end zone. That ended up being a 5-play, 83-yard touchdown drive to put the 49ers up 31-17. Ponder finished the game 7 of 8 for 86 yards and two touchdowns with one coming on the ground.
TD @cponder7 to @DrizzyDrezz_6!@JohnLunsford49 PAT makes it 31-17 #49ers. #SFvsDEN pic.twitter.com/tCgonOnG72
A late Broncos score on a pass from Lynch to WR Durron Neal brought Denver within a score, but the 49ers held on to win the game 31-24 following an interception of Lynch by CB Kenneth Acker.
San Francisco will next host the Green Bay Packers at Levi's Stadium on Friday, August 26. The coaching staff hopes to ease quarterback Kaepernick back into practice this week to prepare him to play against the Packers, which would be his first action of preseason and the first time he has taken the field since November 1, 2015 against the then-St. Louis Rams.
The highest passer rating possible is 158.3. Christian Ponder's was 151 vs. the Broncos. #Ponder4President
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) August 21, 2016
WR Bryce Treggs is believed to have suffered a torn MCL following a 25-yard reception from Driskel. He will have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. A torn MCL would not be season ending and would not necessarily even require surgery.
Notes and Quotes
Head coach Chip Kelly said that Ponder had never run the play that resulted in a 30-yard touchdown pass to Anderson. "Maybe we should do that more often," said Kelly.
"He's got a really good understanding of what we're doing right now," said Kelly regarding Gabbert.
"That's the most fun I've had on a football field in a long time," said Ponder following the victory.
What We Learned: 49ers 31 - Broncos 24 49ers.com - Aug 20, 2016
49ers get encouraging signs after slow start against Broncos The Mercury News - Aug 20, 2016
49ers pick up pace in win over Broncos The Mercury News - Aug 20, 2016
49ers play quality preseason game, beat Broncos, 31-24 Niners Wire - Aug 20, 2016
Some things to Ponder from 49ers' 31-24 win in Denver Sacramento Bee - Aug 20, 2016
49ers 31, Broncos 24: Grades Press Democrat - Aug 20, 2016
Will Christian Ponder make the final roster?
PFF examines what it might cost the 49ers to move up in the draft
What would it take for the San Francisco 49ers to move up in the NFL Draft to grab a future franchise quarterback? Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus recently looked at five teams he feels should trade up to get a rookie passer and lists the Niners among them. The analytics site recently released a mock draft that had the 49ers moving up to the No. 4 overall pick to select quarterback Justin Fields of Ohio State. Right now, the 49ers are slated to select at No. 12 overall. What would it take to move up to that spot? Renner believes San Francisco would need


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Why it's tough to characterize SiC power MOSFETs
May 29, 2019 By Lee Teschler
Switching transients and parasitics can combine to thwart the accurate measurement of important MOSFET operating parameters.
Levi Gant, Xuning Zhang, Ph.D., Littelfuse, Inc.
Silicon carbide (SiC) power MOSFETs get a lot of attention because they can switch fast while maintaining high blocking voltages. But their superior switching qualities also have potential drawbacks. Parasitic inductances caused by less-than-optimal board layouts, along with the SiC MOSFET's fast dv/dt and di/dt qualities, can create voltage and current overshoot, switching losses, and system instability problems. To head off such difficulties, designers must understand SiC MOSFET switching qualities in depth.
Additionally, the extremely fast switching speeds of SiC MOSFETs also present challenges when characterizing the devices. For example, equipment selection can affect test and measurement accuracy. The highly sensitive design and integration schemes of the driving and power stages also play a role in minimizing voltage spikes, EMI, and switching losses.
Ensuring test and measurement accuracy
Circuit and package parasitics and the high-speed switching of SiC MOSFETs all complicate characterization tasks. The fast dv/dt and di/dt amplify measurement inaccuracies, voltage/current ringing, etc. High dv/dt can produce large transient voltage spikes, as well as common-mode noise that can appear as damped oscillations. High di/dt generates noise that can couple with nearby magnetic fields. These effects can be difficult to measure and diagnose. It takes special tools and test methods to uncover hidden problems before they emerge during product qualification stages or as infant mortality failures. And it takes tools with exceptional bandwidth and dynamic range to characterize SiC power devices that are switching high levels of power at high speeds.
Differential probes are commonly used for high-voltage measurements of this type. But though they offer built-in galvanic isolation, they have relatively limited bandwidth. In contrast, passive voltage probes have enough bandwidth but lack galvanic isolation. Additionally, many passive voltage probes are not rated for high voltages. If this is the case, a traditional voltage divider must be designed into the circuit as well, introducing another resistive load. All things considered, the best option for these voltage measurements is a passive voltage probe with a voltage rating high enough to capture high dv/dt transients.
Four methods are commonly used for measuring current: a Rogowski coil, an active current probe, a current transformer, or a coaxial current shunt. Each method presents both pros and cons. For example, an active current probe and a Rogowski coil are unobtrusive in terms of incorporating them into the test circuit. However, they typically lack the bandwidth to measure current ringing effects.
A current transformer likely has enough bandwidth to capture ringing frequencies. But it requires that current pass through its aperture – sometimes a tight bottleneck — and can't make dc measurements, a drawback it shares with the Rogowski coil.
The current shunt also requires a bottleneck in the circuit and is not galvanically isolated like the other three options. But it is often the best way to measure current during characterization because it captures all frequencies, from dc up to megahertz. It should be noted, however, that the current shunt has a low power dissipation. So it is only appropriate for measurements in pulsed tests and not for continuously operated systems.
Optimizing power loop layout
Most power circuits actually contain two main circuits: the gate drive loop and the power loop. In the power loop, high levels of voltage and current switch at extremely fast edge rates. This phenomenon leads to voltage and current overshoot and ringing. The extent of overshoot and ringing relates to the amount of parasitic inductance and capacitance in the power loop.
One primary concern is voltage overshoot during turn-off. This overshoot is characterized by the product of the di/dt and power loop inductance. A high di/dt is desirable, so designers must keep the power loop inductance as low as possible. Peak-voltage overshoots that approach the device's maximum voltage rating put the device at greater risk of catastrophic failure. If excessive parasitic inductance in the power loop can't be avoided, designers could be forced to limit the speed at which the devices switch or to implement a multi-level topology, at the cost of greater design complexity and more components.
Another concern is electromagnetic interference. During switching, severe ringing in the current waveforms can turn the power loop into an antenna, broadcasting megahertz-band frequencies. This noise broadcast by the power loop can potentially couple into other sub-circuits, perhaps causing inadvertent device turn-on and shoot-through, nearby peripheral circuit malfunctions, or failure to comply with mandated electromagnetic compatibility regulations.
The first principle of optimizing the power loop layout should be to keep the board compact and simple, minimizing the overall power loop area. The ideal scenario would be a loop that consists of only one point in space, that is, no trace/wire at all. A more realistic scenario is a loop with an outgoing path that overlaps with (is mirrored by, on another PCB layer) the return path, a practice known as lamination. In portions of the loop where lamination is not possible (such as the pins of a through-hole component), power paths should be wide enough to accommodate the current but as short as possible to maintain a compact overall loop.
The use of decoupling capacitors is another good practice for optimizing the power-loop layout. The process of switching at high speeds creates higher-order harmonics of the switching frequency (fs) and transient-related frequencies (ftrans) that extend well into the megahertz range. Typically, the dc link capacitor acts as a notch filter, eliminating oscillations corresponding to fs and its harmonics of appreciable amplitude; however, it does not suppress ftrans frequencies, which can couple into neighboring traces and circuits. To suppress peaks associated with ftrans, connect relatively high-farad film capacitors across the dc link and place them as close to the power transistors as possible to minimize the associated loop inductance.
Gate driver design
The gate drive has two main purposes: to turn power switches on and off in a stable, well-controlled manner and to protect power stages when necessary. However, these tasks can be difficult without proper design layout and integration of the gate drive with the power stage. Common problems include unnecessary switching losses, gate-voltage overshoot and ringing, and EMI from the power loop that makes the control circuit malfunction.
Even a modest level of common-source inductance (LCSI) will resist fast changes in current and boost switching losses. In the presence of high gate and source loop inductance (LG and LS), high values of di/dt can lead to overshoots in the voltage that appears at the device gate. Oscillations in the gate voltage waveform can lead to inadvertent turn-on and, as a result, potentially catastrophic shoot-through events. Hammering the device gate repeatedly with excessive voltage can also degrade device reliability and lifetime.
Best practices to optimize the design and integration of the gate driver circuit include reducing the effect of inductive coupling between the gate and power loops. Wherever possible, place these two loops in orthogonal planes. Next, just as with optimizing the power loop, minimize the total gate loop area through a combination of lamination and shortening of path lengths. Finally, to reduce common-source inductance, decouple the gate and power loops by using packages with a dedicated Kelvin source, such as the four-lead TO-247 or the seven-lead TO-263.
A double-pulse test setup. In this test, an inductive load is in parallel with a free-wheeling device in the upper switch position. These elements make up the free-wheeling path for current during DUT turn-off states. The DUT occupies the lower switch position. This testing configuration is useful for studying switching energy and gate charge characteristics of the DUT.
Double-pulse testing offers a way to evaluate a SiC device's switching performance accurately on a per-cycle basis. This test involves turning the device on twice. The width of the first turn-on pulse, in conjunction with the inductor value and bus voltage, determines the current amplitude through the device during turn-off. During the period between the first and second turn-on pulses, the energy stored in the inductor circulates through a free-wheeling device. This action allows the device to see the same set of operating parameters during the rising edge of the second pulse, the turn-on event.
Results of a double-pulse test performed with an 800-V dc bus voltage and a device current of 20 A. Top, captured waveforms from double-pulse test (10 μsec/div). Middle, magnified portions of the waveforms above that correspond to the turn-off transient waveforms (50 nsec/div). Bottom, magnified portions of the top waveform that correspond to the turn-on transient waveforms (50 nsec/div). These events are used to characterize the switching behavior of the MOSFET in terms of its switching energy, switching speed, rise and fall times, voltage overshoot, etc.
In a double-pulse test, an inductive load is placed in parallel with a free-wheeling device in the upper switch position. These elements make up the free-wheeling path for current during DUT turn-off. The DUT occupies the lower switch position. This testing configuration is useful for studying switching energy and gate charge qualities of the DUT. The waveforms of interest are gate-source voltage (VGS), drain-source voltage (VDS), and drain current (ID).
In this test, voltage-controlled relays disconnect the dc power supply (positive and negative rails) from the test setup. The dc link capacitance is sized so it can maintain the desired bus voltage throughout the test after being disconnected from the dc power supply. This improves measurement conditions by minimizing the risk of ringing during transient events caused by ground loops. If the system can't accommodate a dc link capacitor big enough to allow for disconnection from the dc voltage supply, the dc link capacitance must still be large enough to maintain dc voltage during device switching.
The high switching speed of SiC MOSFETs means the dv/dt and di/dt can exceed 80 V/nsec and 5 A/nsec respectively under certain test conditions. Because these devices are switching on and off within tens of nanoseconds, the measurement probes must have adequate bandwidth, good dynamic performance, and loading capacitance that is small.
Double-pulse test waveforms after post-processing.
Matlab is a useful tool for determining the numerical values of device switching qualities. Once the raw data is imported, the VDS and ID must be properly de-skewed. A nearby graphic gives an example of plots generated for the turn-on and turn-off transient voltage (VDS), current (ID), and instantaneous power. Switching energy calculations and switching behavior of the DUT can be derived from these waveforms. The waveforms indicate that, during the turn-off event, a ~70-V overshoot takes place, dv/dt = 68.72 V/nsec, di/dt = 1 A/nsec, and turn-off loss is ~60 μJ. During the turn-on event, a ~10-A overshoot takes place, dv/dt = 39.47 V/nsec, di/dt = 5.2 A/nsec, and turn-on loss is ~270 μJ. Note that switching loss values are obtained via integration of instantaneous power.
The double-pulse technique has proven useful for characterizing SiC MOSFET switching losses, as well as for other typical dynamic parameters such as switching times, gate charge, and reverse recovery.
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NDP in Nunavut: If you want people to listen, sometimes it helps to serve food
On Tuesday, September 29, 2915, the NDP's Thomas Mulcair spent time taking in the scenery of Nunavut on an ATV ride driving around Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park. (Omar Sachedina/CTV News)
Omar Sachedina, National Affairs Correspondent, CTV National News
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Published Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:18AM EDT
If you want people to listen to your pitch, sometimes it helps by serving food.
So Tuesday evening, the NDP organized a community feast to woo voters in Iqaluit, Nunavut. About an hour after it started, I received an email from a member of Leona Aglukkaq's team, with a statement from the Conservative candidate, who most recently served as Environment Minister in Stephen Harper's cabinet. In it, she accuses Mulcair of paying "lip service to important issues affecting us." "That's her problem," said Jack Anawak, the NDP candidate in the riding - who is also Inuk, "If she wants to go all negative that's her problem."
One of the Northern issues the NDP accuse the Conservatives of botching is a food subsidy program called Nutrition North. It is, in theory, supposed to help offset some of the high transport costs of flying-in nutritious food to this remote part of the country. But, a recent Auditor General's reports raised questions about whether those subsidies were being actually being passed on to consumers. CTVNews.ca did a story on the controversial program last month.
This week, Mulcair promised $32 million over four years to "fix" and "expand" Nutrition North: $5 million in year one; $7 million in year two; $10 million in year three; and another $10 million in year four. He also pledged to expand the program to include 50 isolated communities currently excluded from the program by the Conservatives.
Mulcair also spent time taking in the scenery of the region on an ATV ride around Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park with Jack Anawak.
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A: When two tables are laid over top of each other on information that intersects,
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As I've posted in a few different threads, I went through a full bag dynamic fitting. The EX9 was actually not the first driver I hit. I hit the Callaway Great Big Bertha, TaylorMade M1, and the PING G before I hit the EX9. My ball speed was pretty consistent in the mid 140s (lousy smash factor), until I hit the EX9, my dispersion tightened, my ball speed was up and spin was down by nearly 600 rpm, it was a clear choice for me.
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Read for you – Dismissal of Minister Lazhar Hani and of the CEO of Air Algérie
January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021 Admin Air Algeria, Algeria
KAMEL BENELKADI source elwatan.com translation by Africa Aero
Lazhar Hani, Minister of Transport, Bakhouche Alleche, CEO of Air Algérie, as well as the head of catering for the airline, have been dismissed.
Decisions taken yesterday on instructions from the President of the Republic, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's services. According to the same source, 'this decision was taken following the undertaking of an import operation by the national airline Air Algérie of supplies related to the catering activity, without taking into account the national economic context and the financial guidelines for the rational management of currencies and the priority to be given to national production».
According to our information, this is the purchase of porcelain for the first class, while the planes do not currently fly internationally. This was considered an inappropriate expense in times of crisis. Lammari Mounir Kamel, director of catering, paid the price for this market.
Faced with the collapse of oil prices, the country's main resource, and the drying up of foreign exchange reserves, the President of the Republic has instructed the public managers in the framework of the new economic model to opt for the rationalization of the expenditures and has ordered to «privilege the national production» to the import.
Guidelines that would not have been respected by Air Algérie officials. The national airline, which has resumed its domestic flight programme, is nevertheless in a difficult financial situation, marked by a shortfall of 40 billion dinars. Air Algeria has been hit hard by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bakhouche Alleche has been at the head of the company for almost 4 years, where he replaced Mohamed Abdou Bouderbala in February 2017.
He began his career in 1975 as a pilot and rose through the ranks in senior positions, as director of the operations division and deputy CEO of Air Algérie. He tried to adapt Air Algérie to a particular context, marked by constant changes in the air transport sector. But the mission was not at all easy for a company that went through several areas of turbulence and repeated protest movements.
Air Algérie had to review its management method (a plethora of staff, an improvement in its image). 25 companies operate in the Algerian sky. The France network is the most important for Air Algérie, but opposite, there are four companies that make resistance: Air France, Transavia, ASL and Vueling.
Most foreign companies have focused their development on continuations through «hubs», that is to say correspondence platforms. During the Council of Ministers on 4 October 2020, President Tebboune asked to «review» the management of Air Algérie in order to make it competitive internationally, while ensuring that the number of its commercial agencies abroad is reduced. Since then, nothing has been done in that direction. No action plan has been proposed for a redefinition.
But if the explanation of the dismissal of the CEO of Air Algérie is more or less admissible, how is the Minister of Transport concerned or involved in a transaction between Air Algérie, which is an economic public company (EPE/SPA), and a foreign operator?
Was he aware of this transaction? Did he let it go despite the recommendations of the President of the Republic? It is true that since his appointment to the Department of Transport, this sector has been stalling while it is strategic and needs to be reformed and modernized to meet the needs of the country.
Since his arrival at the head of this department, a conflict of interest has also been raised about him, knowing that he is as active as his family, in a private capacity, in the field of maritime transport. Indeed, he is a shareholder in the Algerian subsidiary of the Spanish logistics Romeu Algeria, and that of Green Algeria of the taiwanese Evergreen Marine Corp.
Better yet, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors (PCA) of China Shipping Algeria, an Algerian subsidiary of China Shipping Container Lines. The new Algerian transport minister is a real baron of the maritime sector. Lazhar Hani and his daughter Lamia Naila Hani represent several major foreign shipowners and logisticians. A conflict of interest that does not go without irritating competitors,' writes the Africa Intelligence website in its June 29, 2020 edition.
Its exclusion is also explained, according to some observers, by the «disastrous course of repatriation flights and the return of almost empty planes». Emigration deputy Noureddine Belmeddah and Senator Abdelouahab Benzaim sent a letter to the President of the Republic in early January to denounce the progress of repatriation operations entrusted to Air Algérie.
The two elected officials said they were «shocked» by the bureaucracy surrounding the operation. 25,000 Algerian nationals stranded abroad are still waiting to join the country. This operation must be thoroughly reviewed.
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Forums > Hangout > BBS Hangout >
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Under Investigation By Child Services After Photo Of Daughter Goes
Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by mr. 13 in 33, May 21, 2014.
FLASH21 Heart O' Champs
I can't believe anyone cares about this.
Insert *will someone please think of the children* Simpsons meme
#41 FLASH21, May 21, 2014
rezdawg Contributing Member
Im thinking Child Services should stop wasting time and money on something so stupid.
The girl was freaking fully clothed on a bed. Oh no she didnt!!! Those bad, bad parents!
#42 rezdawg, May 21, 2014
Salvy Member
Hmm said: ↑
Woody Allen...
with one hand
#43 Salvy, May 21, 2014
Buck Turgidson Mineshaft Enthusiast
I can't think of a more terrible "famous" actor than Will Smith. He's awful. Just awful. I don't really care about his crazy Scientology family or his idiotic beliefs, just stop being on the tv. I would love to see a Thunderdome between Woody Allen and Will Smith, they both annoy the **** out of me, but I don't want 1 to leave.
#44 Buck Turgidson, May 21, 2014
Raven said: ↑
It could be a photo of them at the mall, and it still wouldn't matter. Any parents who allow their 13 year old daughter to associate with a 20 year old man have officially entered the Jerry Springer zone.
The guy is one of Jadens best friends, apparently, so it wouldn't be weird for them to associate.
#45 RV6, May 22, 2014
Awesome Member
rezdawg said: ↑
From what I was told, because one case slipped through, they have to investigate everything.
If your neighbor calls and lies on you that youre abusing your kids, they have to check it out and start a case regardless. Its ridiculous but its happening way more than you think it is. The system isnt exactly helpful when it comes to supporting parents.
#46 Awesome, May 22, 2014
Awesome said: ↑
I understand that part, but if they are investigating based on the picture, then it should be an open and shut case right there. Now, if someone said something like, "this picture is taken 10 min before a full on orgy took place", then maybe they should keep investigating.
I cant count how many times my niece or nephew would be on my bed playing video games. Id shower, get in some basketball shorts with my shirt off and then go and chill on my bed with my laptop. Im a half naked man on a bed with a girl and boy under the age of 12...if someone took a picture of it and that forced my sister to have to be investigated off of that one piece of evidence, then that's truly a messed up system. Lot's of resources being wasted.
SwoLy-D Contributing Member
RV6 said: ↑
She wasn't in bed with him, more like on a bed with him.
Doesn't help your argument. STILL a bad thing.
Beds aren't meant to be used to be shared with adults ON there, unless it's the mom and they kids are young.
Please don't tell me you would let your kids be ON a bed with an adult, either. PLEASE. Would you?
#48 SwoLy-D, May 22, 2014
SwoLy-D said: ↑
Depends. Is it some stranger that I know nothing about...and at his location.
Or is it a family friend or someone Ive known? At my own home?
When you're hanging out in a bedroom, there usually isnt a couch present....and it's very common to hang out on the bed.
Were where CPS when common kids get beat and raped by foster parents?
Where are they when the Castros kidnap women for 20 years .
Going after celebs for pictures. Smdh
#50 REEKO_HTOWN, May 22, 2014
Of course! I'm quire sure most enlightened Europeans have no problem with their 13 year old daughter hanging around with a 20 year old man.
Hanging around?
Do you know any details of who the guy in the picture is and what his relationship is to the girl or the family?
When I was 20 years old I was dating a girl who had a 13 year old sister. She was around me when I didn't have a shirt on. We "associated" because of the relationship with her sister.
#51 justtxyank, May 22, 2014
REEKO_HTOWN said: ↑
Where was CPS when common kids get beat and raped by foster parents?
It's easier to reprimand parents when their kids take these kinds of photos. Also, how do you know CPS doesn't do anything when kids get beat and raped by foster parents?
Lastly, FIXED.
RedRedemption Contributing Member
I typically use beds as couches if there is no couch present, so I wouldn't bat an eye if I saw a 13 year old clothed girl and an adult on a couch or bed.
#53 RedRedemption, May 22, 2014
g1184 Member
The acronym "CPS" is a collective noun, a plural verb would be appropriate.
#54 g1184, May 22, 2014
Granville Member
Sounds like an 11 year old boy who went in trying to be funny and then settled down. What's the problem? Being Smith's kid, I'm sure he knows he's got to try and be funny to win the audience over. Plus, Letterman likes to play stupid, so he sets kids up to act like they know a lot. Grown ups usually know he's kidding.
From those pictures alone, I don't see anything worthy of CPS investigating the Smiths. There's nothing to suggest anything other than 2 people relaxing. There's a 3rd party who took the photo too so I wouldn't freak out on this alone.
#55 Granville, May 22, 2014
Ziggy 99ers STAND BY
Of course they're weird man, they're rich and idolized and don't have to do much for themselves if they don't want to. They don't have to cook meals, shop for groceries, mow the lawn. They don't play by our rules. Deal with it.
#56 Ziggy, May 22, 2014
RedRedemption said: ↑
If it's the dad or a grandfather, I might see it OK, but not if it's an non-related adult without clothes on. Come, now. You won't compare this famous person to you and me, or to what you or I would do.
g1184 said: ↑
CPS is a singular noun. We're not talking about their services or their collective anything. It is not acceptable to make CPS plural. Now, if you talk about the people, in CPS, we can make it about them, but the way it was used, it is SINGULAR.
"CPS was working." not "CPS were working." Maybe in England, but not here.
Without clothes on?
You are right. If his penis is hanging out next to the side of her face, something funny is going on.
Being shirtless is not "without clothes" on.
Do you have any idea how many 20 year olds have gone back into the house at a lakehouse and plopped onto a couch or bed with a 13 year old? Way overreacting. She is fully clothed!
Thing is they have a standard procedure for you no matter what the case is.
They're going to visit the Smith's home at least twice and look around and check the kids for abuse.
They're going to go to the kids schools and call their doctors offices on top of that.
Its a ridiculous thing to send people through and it'll be a few months before the case is closed even if they find nothing, which will also end with a visit.
He's barely an adult. This isn't some random 40 year old man. He's best friends with her brother. Obviously a third person took the picture and was in the room. Maybe there were more. What's so weird about it? It could easily be explained. There could have been a group of them watching TV in a room and someone took a picture of just them two.
I was not raised where it was common for males to be around the house shirtless, but sometimes it happened. I know for some families, it's EXTREMELY common, especially when they sleep. If that's how her brothers and friends are, then it's not out of place. My guess is, this guy was sleeping over with her brother and she came into their room to hangout after they woke up.