Upon hearing that some of the stars of the post-autonomist scene – Maurizio Lazzarato, Judith Revel, Franco Beradi aka Bifo and Antonio Negri – were to give presentations at a conference examining the conjunction of 'immaterial labour' and art, my initial reaction was fairly sceptical. The concept of immaterial labour has always showed signs of strain at the sheer weight of revolutionary expectation placed upon it – a carrier of a subversive charge so immanent to capital that it is almost already here. This conclusion has been subjected to an incisive critique by more sober analysts within autonomist Marxism such as George Caffentzis, Steve Wright and Sergio Bologna, amongst others. Given the pre-eminence of symbolic production inherent to immaterial labour, that Lazzarato and Negri, both intimately connected with the theorisation of immaterial labour, should now be addressing the role of contemporary art did seem oddly appropriate. However, it was also a source of potential disquiet. From the mass worker of operaismo (workerism) to the socialised worker of Autonomia to cognitive labour – would the cycle of struggles end in the self-valorisation of the knowledge worker and ultimately the artist? Such a schema is an easy caricature of this variegated discourse around the possibilities of resistance in post-fordism. Indeed, immaterial labour has lent itself to an uncritical optimism regarding its potentiality to give rise to the subversive subjectivities of the multitude. After an introduction by Peter Osborne of Radical Philosophy (co-organisers of the conference) and Eric Alliez of Multitudes, Lazzarato presented his paper, 'Art, Work and Politics in Disciplinary Societies and Societies of Security.' It immediately became apparent that one major problem of the conference was to be the difficulties of translation. This was unfortunately the case despite the uniformly excellent work of the translators, mainly Arianna Bove of Generation Online. Whereas Revel and Negri with some hesitancy but good grace read their papers in English, Lazzarato relied upon a simultaneous translation that caused him to cut sections and occasionally become confusing. Bifo seemed more comfortable speaking English and this showed in his more charismatic delivery. The audience was substantially different from a political event, philosophers seeming to twitch and mutter in a more muted way. This subdued atmosphere may also have been due to the particular psychogeographic effects of the Tate Britain lecture hall upon the docile subjectivities within it, inducing a soporific daze in even the most hardened post-autonomist acolyte. In a reading of Marcel Duchamp's readymades and Franz Kafka's short story 'Josephine the Singer', Lazzarato attempted to trace the possibility of a third term between the dichotomies of work and play established by capital. He described this as a suspensive space emerging through a gesture of refusal within the practice of art that consists of the appropriation of everyday objects, as in the readymade, through a minimal activity that removes virtuosity from the production of art. This problematised several themes theorised by Michel Foucault that Lazzarato characterised as the 'society of security', wherein the production of a certain amount of 'freedom' to produce value necessitates the management of difference. The injunction to create is subverted by such an artistic gesture; the distinction between the everyday and art, work and play, become subject to a double suspension and within this space there is the production of a more subversive subjectivity subtracted from the demands of utility and value.
Autonomist and post-autonomist thought has always had a place for Bartleby-style negation and it is unsurprising that Lazzarato's paper should reintroduce a figure of the refusal of work in the guise of artistic practice. Lazzarato's reading of 'Josephine the Singer' introduced the figure of the public and the worker into this analysis since Josephine, while an artist, only sings in a way that is easily replicated by the other workers. Lazzarato argued that it is a similar suspension that diffuses artistic labour across the social.
Revel's reading of Foucault's 'technologies of the self' emphasised the role of art as a process of the production of the subject albeit intertwined with networks of governmentality. She emphasised the complex interaction between these poles of subjectification and the infinity of ways that power is employed within this process of governmentality to create value within 'immaterial labour'. Against Agamben, who she maintained posited an impersonal universality of bare life as what remains and resists, Revel insisted upon an account of the production of resistance that is historical and materialist. One that contains a potentiality that is embedded in contemporary forms of production, an immateriality that is not opposed to the material. Nonetheless, a fairly classic reformulation of biopolitics within this strand of post- Autonomia. Bare life, for Revel, simply did not exist. She viewed it as an attempt to produce a theory of the margins that contradicted the insight of Foucault that it was necessary to invent forms of struggle that act upon the relations of power and produce new forms of subjectivity. Revel's emphasis upon an 'aesthetics of the self' as a form of political agency, is itself problematic. It particularly lends itself to identity politics, the production of a marginal oppositional subject, and tends to downplay capitalism, the present system of production, in favour of more abstract networks of power.
While Revel's critique of Agamben is a necessary corrective to the way that bare life has almost become a new critical orthodoxy in discussions of biopower, it might prove more difficult to dismiss bare life than the above summary suggests. Agamben has produced, in bare life, a concept that articulates a particular aspect of the operation of political sovereignty over 'life' in contemporary society. Whereas Revel emphasised the 'marginality' of bare life, Agamben is always at pains to underline that bare life, while originally situated on the margins of the political, now coincides with it in a 'zone of indistinction' and is diffused throughout society. It is not so much that we are all necessarily one step away from the camp or rendition centre, as much as that we are always already bare life in our everyday lives. Perhaps with reference to works, such as The Many Headed Hydra or The London Hanged by Peter Linebaugh, bare life could be historicised as one of the originary forms of primitive accumulation. Peter Osborne's droll assertion that 'Agamben is over', to which Revel punched the air, seemed a bit premature.
Beginning with an analysis of the Manifesto of Futurism, Bifo emphasised the shift in technology from the externality of modernism to the internalisation of the machine in contemporary subjectivity. Whereas the focus of the previous two papers was on the production of subjectivity through the conjunction of art and resistance, Bifo, in his paper 'Conjunction/Connection', argued that there would be no next wave of subjectification or political agency due to the shift from a society based around 'conjunction', composed of machinic assemblages that produce gaps and lines of flight, to a society based around 'connection' and the sensory overload of 'semio-capital'. In the society of 'connection', Bifo argued, the interpreter must learn to recognise a sequence, there is no room for ambiguity and the inability to recognise such a sequence leads to various social anxieties, expressed in psycho-pathologies such as panic, suicide, self-mutilation, etc. In fact Bifo predicted a 'wave of suicides' that he also related to the collapse of distinctions in time due to an increased 'precarity'. This production of an overwhelming sprawl of time, paralleled in the infinite expansive capabilities of 'cybertime' and cyberspace, marked the end of a future based upon any kind of technological speed based upon relative use value.
Image: Mechanical Head, Raoul Hausmann, 1919 Bifo's despair was genially universal. He rejected any application of art as activism as already superseded by the deterritorialising flows of capital, more efficient at mobilising the potentialities of the 'general intellect'. Any form of creation was an intimate form of exploitation within what he termed a 'Prozac economy'. Much of this did sound like the Baudrillard/Kroker axis of cybertheory that was influential in the 1980's and 1990's. An important proviso is that Bifo was speaking from the heart of a strand in post-Autonomia noted for its relative optimism. His assertion that the precarious nature of labour and its subsequent expropriation of time leads to an inability to project oneself as a political subject grounded his dystopian vision in a critique of the rhetoric of 'immaterial labour', that has an almost evangelical zeal for the potentialities of the multitude. Bifo advocated the 'intellectual potency of depression'. This was surprisingly well received at the conference, perhaps because of the strangely invigorating qualities of a dose of pessimism and the sense that, however pessimistic, he had in no way given up. However, Bifo's description of Lenin's three nervous breakdowns produced images in my mind of the old Bolshevik weeping and writing What is to be Done, that I would rather forget.
There was a real sense in the panel of a shared political engagement and particular warmth between Bifo and Negri, who stated that Bifo's questioning of Autonomist orthodoxy in the 1970's, was correct. In comparison to his expressive, charismatic manner when presenting something in Italian Negri was restrained and heroically concentrated upon reading his paper in English. 'Concerning Periodisation in Art: Some Approaches to Art and Immaterial Labour', marks one of the rare instances where Negri has explicitly addressed Art, in contrast to Badiou, his major rival in questions of subjectivity and radical politics. He began with a broadly post-Autonomist spin on a classic trope in Marxism – the link between different modes of production and forms of art. Commencing with 1848 and the beginning of the cycle of emancipatory politics with the artisan, Negri emphasised how Courbet articulates something of the real of the struggle of the period 1848-1871, then how post 1914 the abstract forms of artistic production correspond to the increasing abstraction of labour and capital in the period of the mass worker. Post 1968 and into the 1970's, with the gradual emergence of the socialised worker he emphasised the role of the dematerialisation of art as a de-structuring demystification of the object and apparatus of capital.
This is a very rough précis of the first part of Negri's paper because by this point the long day of dense theory was beginning to take its toll and I was craving my own subtraction or exodus in search of food and alcohol. However, it did seem that in drawing such broad strokes Negri ran the risk of removing the singularity of particular moments of art that might be related to sequences of emancipatory politics. For instance, the rupture in art constituted by Berlin Dada (1917-20) has an undoubted relation to the politics of the Spartacist revolt that cannot be quite explained by such a periodisation. Image: Fathers and Sons, John Heartfield, 1924 Negri suggested that artistic production is subsumed within the biopolitical production of life that traverses industry and creates the 'commons'. However he proposed a contemporary role that would create an ethics capable of dealing with the 'monstrous' real of the biopolitical while postulating, with reference to Kant, a model of the sublime expressed in the creativity and resistance of the 'commons'. What Negri was suggesting is similar to Jameson's notion of 'cognitive mapping', perhaps with the added 'joy in production' that Negri's reading of Deleuze and Spinoza contributes to his brand of post-Autonomia.
A frustrating aspect of the conference was the lack of specific contemporary examples, excepting Bifo, that might add flesh to the immaterial bones of a post-autonomist reading of Art. For instance the sound art collective Ultra-Red would seem to be a perfect example of a dematerialised practice that refuses the commodification of free downloads and immersion in art institutions. By being based on the net; their sound-based research into political struggle and social space, and emphasis upon the exchange between Art, politics and organisation, would seem to embody a model of interaction between art and 'immaterial labour'. Another aspect that the relatively broad strokes of the conference singularly failed to address was the whole system of the art market, the production of value and the networks of institutions that create value from artistic practice. Odd, given that everyone speaking was a Marxist of sorts, and speaking at the Tate Britain. It was a relief that the focus of the conference was upon the possibility of resistance through the production of subjectivity and not the beginning of some sort of shift towards art as the embodiment of this. What emerged in the papers presented in the conference was an eclectic series of reflections that emphasised the role of art in the biopolitical production of subjectivity and resistance.
'Dematerialisation' or conceptualisation of art aside, one of the reference points of the conference suggested another possible 'dematerialisation' into the purely conceptual: that of this particular strand of post-Autonomia itself. Conferences such as this illustrate the danger of theory becoming its own self-regarding end point, reaching a plateau of conceptualisation that is divorced from the messy, concrete reality of the political. It is easy within the production of radical theory to mistake the statement for the thing itself. Politics, contra-Badiou, rather than being one of the conditions of philosophy, is expressed in increasingly opaque theory that mistakes itself for a politics when it is really a substitute. It is unfair to describe this strand of post-Autonomia, given that it's still informed by the network of activists, social centres, etc., formed in the anti-capitalist movement as completely within the bounds of such a shift, but some of the rhetoric of 'immaterial labour' is well suited to the self-valorisation of the academy.


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1) Provide the various plotting functions with a unified (as much as possible) way to handle chan_chan_freq_time data.
2) Provide options to plot data of this format using averages and singletons of different dimensions, i.e. plot a single frequency or time point, or the mean of two frequencies or time points across time or frequency space using the ft_singleplot, and ft_multiplot frameworks.
The figure below depicts a flow from the 4D bivariate data (chan_chan_freq_time) itself, represented as the 'time-varying cube' in the bottom left hand corner, through various visualization scenarios.
2) Go directly to ft_multiplotER representations in time or frequency space.
3) Go directly to ft_singleplotER representations in time or frequency space.
Inventorise how (dis)similar the different high-level plotting routines are, in particular with respect how the data are handled. The intention should be that the backbones of the functions should be very similar (particularly between the singleplotXXX, between the topoplotXXX and between the multiplotXXXs).


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Two favorites include the Toffee Nut Latte and Peppermint Mocha. The Toffee Nut Latte, rings in the Christmas season with steamed milk, espresso and toffee nut syrup, topped off with whipped cream and beloved toffee nut sprinkles, while the Peppermint Mocha, gives us a chocolaty coffee beverage highlighted with peppermint notes which brings memories of candy canes and Christmas festivities, topped with whipped cream, mocha drizzle, and red and white candy bits.
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These Christmas coffee concoctions are available in hot and Frappuccino blended beverage options. I'm just so glad that Toffee Nut Latte came back this year, as I have definitely missed this! Prices are at P155 - Short, P165 - Tall, P185 - Grande and P190 for the Venti, for the Frappuccino versions it's priced at P175 - Tall, P185 - Grande and P195 for Venti.
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BEP 94: Complimenting Someone at Work
What is a compliment? If you say something nice about someone, that's a compliment. You can "pay someone a compliment" by telling them how nice their new hairstyle or dress is, for example.
How often do you pay a compliment to your work colleagues? We all like to receive positive comments about how we look, but how you do it is important. To avoid making someone feel uncomfortable in a business or work situation, men should generally only compliment men, and women should stick to complimenting other women. This is especially true when commenting on someone's appearance or clothes.
If you are complimenting someone on their work, performance, etc., then it's acceptable to compliment the opposite sex. But beware, people who compliment too often are seen as being "phony" or fake, which is not a good thing.
You're now going to listen to 9 short exchanges where you'll hear people complimenting each other in workplace situations. After each exchange, you'll hear our comments.
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BEP 72: Welcoming Business Visitors
Knowing how to welcome business visitors is an important business speaking skill. This is often the first impression that a visitor will have of a company so you need to make a good impression. Treat visitors in a friendly and relaxed manner, and make sure they are comfortable if they have to wait around. Take an interest in who they are and what they've been doing.
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Dan Roberts is an important client from England. He has an appointment to see Tina Chan, the sales manager, at 11:30. He arrives 20 minutes early so as to be in good time for the meeting. Tina Chan's secretary greets him and makes him feel welcome. It is important for the secretary to make sure Dan is made to feel welcome and is comfortable while he is waiting for the meeting.
BEP 85: Telephone Communication Problems Part 1 - A Bad Line
We've become creatures of telephone habits. Having made and received thousands of telephone calls in our lifetimes, it is easy to assume that we have reasonable telephone skills. Most people do not even think there are any special challenges of telephone communication.
When all parts of the communications process work effectively together, telephone communication is clear and useful. Sometimes, however, even a well-practiced communication process can go wrong. Problems can occur in any of the following four parts of sending a message:
Trouble sending: The sender doesn't speak clearly, speaks in a heavy accent or speaks too quickly. What happens to the message? Will it be received?
Trouble with the message content: The message is confusing, disorganized or irrational. Is it likely that the receiver will understand what is being communicated?
Trouble with the channel: There is background noise or a bad line. Will the message be transmitted effectively? Will it be received?
Trouble with the receiver: The receiver is not listening closely, has fallen asleep or is distracted. Will the message be understood?
In this podcast lesson, we're going to focus on trouble with the channel, where because of background noise or a temporary loss of signal, the message is sometimes lost or cannot be heard clearly.
You're now going to listen to Beatrice, from Sterling Associates, take a call from a client, Dan Tomkins. Dan wants Beatrice to reschedule a meeting for him.
BEP31: Pitching a Sale - Elevator Speeches
Imagine you have just entered an elevator. As the doors start to close, a man enters and smiles briefly. A moment later, he starts to chat and asks what you do. The response you give is called an "elevator speech." As the name suggests, the speech must be short enough to provide essential details before the door opens again and the man gets off on his floor.
There are certain things all elevator speeches have. You must tell your name. You must also give the name of your company. And then, you must tell why your company is different from or better than other companies out there. You could tell, for example, a unique approach you take. Or, you could explain the types of problems you solve. You could even tell a story that shows a successful result you had with a given client.
In this podcast lesson, we'll teach you how to create a professional elevator speech.
BEP 79: Small Talk with Colleagues
Many of you will be working for international companies where you come into daily contact with foreigners, some of whom will be native English speakers. Whether you're working face to face with a foreign colleague in your office, or just bump into a foreigner you know in your company canteen, a corridor, a lift or when you are arriving or leaving work, you'll need to make some conversation. You don't always need to talk about work although this is what you have in common and it is easier to talk about things that you both know about.
Social conversations are important when you want to build better relationships with people and when you want to develop closer friendships. If you want to become more than just work colleagues, you'll need to talk about things other than work!
Marcel and Donna, two colleagues at AEN Publicity, are chatting at the water-cooler. They don't really know each other very well, but are quite happy to exchange a few words. The conversation is very informal so you may come across some interesting new words and expressions.
BEP 88: Accepting and Refusing Business Invitations
Accepting an invitation is easy. Refusing an invitation is more difficult. In business situations, it's particularly important to know how to refuse an invitation politely so you don't cause offence to the person who is inviting you.
In this podcast lesson you're going to learn how to make, accept and refuse invitations in a business setting.
You're now going to listen to a short dialogue. Mary and David have just met each other at a business conference. During the conversation, Mary invites David to dinner.
BEP 75: Telephoning - Using Standard Phrases
Making and receiving telephone calls is one of the hardest skills in English, especially for non-native speakers who often rely on non-verbal cues such as signs gestures and facial expressions to help their understanding.
In business situations, however, telephoning has a language of its own. We use standard phrases for every telephone function such as answering the phone, offering to help the caller, putting a caller on hold, taking a message, closing a call, etc. Learning these phrases will help you not only better understand what the other person is saying, but also direct the telephone conversation so that you can communicate your message successfully and concisely. It's a good idea for you to practice and becoming familiar with the most common standard telephone phrases.
In this podcast lesson, we'll demonstrate the use of common standard telephone phrases through some short telephone conversations. Lynn is a receptionist at an international shipping company. You're going to listen to her take four routine calls.
BEP 95: Speculating About the Present
Speculating means guessing. When we make a guess about something, we may have some additional information which helps us to guess more accurately and with some degree of certainty. On the other hand, we may not have this information and in such cases our guess will be more uncertain.
Modal verbs allow us to speculate about past, present and future events. The modal verb you use depends upon how certain or uncertain you are. In this review we shall focus on speculating about present situations. When speculating, you should consider carefully the grammatical structures used. A review of the language focus page is recommended.
In this podcast lesson we shall focus on speculating about present or current situations using modal verbs.
You're now going to listen to a conversation between Ben and Jenny. Ben wants to talk to Jenny about her job and her future in the company.
BEP 52: Chairing a Business Meeting
Most formal business meetings are chaired by an individual who structures the meeting and ensures that different roles are assigned to the participants in the meeting. The chairperson also manages the opening and closing remarks of the meeting, which are both essential to the outcome of the discussion. Chairing a meeting involves knowing how to make remarks and comments at the right times, getting the conversation back on track if any deviates, and making opening and closing remarks that emphasise the main points of the discussion.
Usually, it is only formal business meetings which are chaired, which means that the chairperson's language also has to be more or less formal in nature. The language and usage of expressions depend on what kind of meeting is being chaired. Business meetings that are internal to a company can utilize more informal language, while meetings in which clients are present are usually more formally organised and conducted.
In this podcast lesson, we will examine the usage of language expressions in six different aspects of chairing a business meeting.
BEP 06 - Business Communication - Saying Goodbye
In this podcast lesson, we'll be looking at some of the phrases you can use when you're saying goodbye to someone - either for a short time, or for a long time.
In our example, Victor is from another country, and he's about to go back home. At a conference, he meets Sam and Lin.
After completing all the listening and language exercises, you can download the podcast which includes the dialogues as well as detailed explanations of all the language points.
BEP 37: Wrapping Up a Business Presentation
Presentations are an important aspect of working in a business environment. Since they give you an opportunity to showcase your abilities and thoughts, they should be planned well and organized in such a way that your main points are highlighted constantly. One of the best ways to do this is to end your presentation effectively. Remember, audiences tend to remember best what they hear last! An effective conclusion can help your listeners to quickly recollect your main points, and also set the stage for a discussion on the topic you have covered.
Here are some points to keep in mind for an effective conclusion to a presentation:
Always provide a brief summary of your main points (no more than two to three sentences).
Include recommendations for further research or exploration if possible.
End by checking with your audience if they need clarifications, or if they have any comments or questions.
You are now going to listen to a conversation with three participants. Tara is a language trainer at a large company. She has just completed a presentation on issues which need to be addressed by the company's training department in the coming month. Alex and Rebecca are members of Tara's team who ask her for clarifications.
BEP 21: Taking Telephone Messages
Taking telephone messages well is a skill that saves time for both the caller and the receiver.
If you need to take a message for someone, get as much information as possible. Always include:
The date and time of the call.
The full name of the person calling (ask for correct spelling).
The company the caller is from.
The phone number and time available for callback.
The purpose of the call.
Give enough information to the caller so they know what to expect, such as when the person they are trying to reach will return.
BEP 24: Expressing Agreement and Disagreement
Whenever people work together, there is always a possibility of disagreement. It's usually fine to tell friends bluntly that you disagree with them. But in business, we have to be quite careful about how we disagree. It's not that we can't do it, but that we have to do it in ways that won't cause offence. We have to disagree indirectly.
In this podcast lesson, we'll be reviewing the language used to disagree politely with someone.
BEP 83: Expressing the Future and Future Certainty
In this podcast lesson, we're going to look at how people talk about future events. We're also going to look at how to express future certainty, that is, to say how likely something will happen in the future.
What is the difference in usage between the future simple 'will' and 'going to'? Many native English speakers would have problems answering this question in a grammatical sense, but they would automatically know how to use both future forms in conversation. In the lesson, we'll make clear the difference between them.
Although seldom used by learners of English, native English speakers commonly use the present continuous tense to talk about the future. Seems strange to use a present tense for this purpose, but in certain contexts, it's the right thing to do.
Three common verbs are also used to express the future: 'plan,' 'intend,' and 'expect.' We'll show you how to use these verbs correctly in the right context.
And finally, we'll show you how to talk about a future event in varying degrees of certainty.
Merta Motorparts, is going through a merger and, as a result, many changes are being planned in order to prepare the company for their new owners. Listen in as three employees from the Finance Department discuss some of the changes and how these changes will affect them.
Notice the use of "will," "going to," and verbs such as "plan," "expect" and "intend" to talk about the future. Notice also how the speakers speculate about the future, i.e. say how likely a future event will happen, using words such as "probably," "likely," "possibly," etc.
BEP 12 - Telephone Talk - Sales Techniques
Telephone selling forms a major part of many companies' sales strategy. Some people find the technique comes naturally but for others it is very difficult and they need to make a conscious effort to develop the necessary skills.
In this podcast lesson we present you with two telephone dialogues showing the right way and the wrong way to handle this type of call.
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1) When watching story movies I noticed that some sprites were scaled using Nearest Neighbor algorithm, that resulted in very blocky image (e.g. Lee on first two screenshots).
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2) Highscores caching (at least global ones). It usually takes 2-5 seconds to load just one screen (but sometimes up to one 1 minute).
Total score is updating every time it appears (e.g. go to rewards and go back), it annoys a lot. Old data is better than no data at all...
3) Songs preview. In all music games I've played before when you select the song you instantly can hear it. It helps a lot when choosing a track... I hope it can be added. It would be especially helpful for "Beat Your Music" mode (when selecting song to import and when choosing between already imported songs).
4) Sorting options in "Beat Your Music" mode. I've imported 20 songs (out of ~100 that I prepared) and I'm getting lost already. Or just sort them alphabetically by default.
5) Also some options to rate imported song would be great. Some generated tracks were fine, some were good, some were bad. But I can't remember which ones...
6) Support for any number as Beat Start, or, at least, 10 seconds limit.
7) And just random question. Is it possible to read ID3v2 tags? I've read that it's possible to store a lof of data there (more than 1-2 KB). I'm wondering if it could be possible to use them for storing beatmap (enemies types and timing)...
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Retreats ride wave of popularity
Alex Cooke
Published: Dec 10, 2018 at 6:04 p.m.
Updated: Dec 12, 2018 at 4:12 p.m.
Unleash Surf founders Amy Schwartz and John Furness in Huanchaco, Peru. - Catherine Bernier
Amy Schwartz of Unleash Surf is seen surfing in Huanchaco, Peru. - Catherine Bernier
A Halifax couple behind a surfing retreat company for on-the-go entrepreneurs is ramping up for another season.
The idea for a remote working experience came to Amy Schwartz and John Furness, a pair of avid surfers, while living and working abroad in Peru a few years ago.
Schwartz said they realized there could be a market for people who want to get some work done while still enjoying the experiences the country has to offer — like surfing.
"Once you're into it, it's kind of like you do whatever you can to make your life revolve around it," said Schwartz, 38.
"So if you can make your job revolve around surfing, then you've won."
They've since created Unleash Surf, which provides an apartment with reliable Wi-Fi for people to work a stone's throw away from a popular surfing spot in Huanchaco, Peru.
Schwartz said the business caters especially to those who are experienced in their field of work, describing the cost of their service as "luxury pricing." She said it's open to both experienced surfers and those who want to learn.
Unleash Surf offers three packages: 14 days at US$2,750, a month at US$3,250 and, for those who wish to stay two or three months, a rate of US$3,150 per month. The prices don't include travel or food.
Schwartz said Unleash Surf, which has one other employee aside from her and Furness, only takes about eight people at a time.
"We want to keep it to small groups so you can really get to know people and have an incredible experience with a small group."
While the company is based out of Halifax, very few people who sign up are from Nova Scotia. Their guests come from all over North America, and most hail from Europe.
"I think Europeans have an easier time getting their head around really working remotely and travelling," said Schwartz.
"For people in North America, it might be a bit of a foreign concept."
People who use the service would meet with Schwartz and Furness at the airport, where they would greet them and take them to their apartment.
Furness, 42, said that the company also aims to help people become more familiar with Huanchaco and the people who live and work there.
"We don't like to go places and just show up for a week and leave," he said.
"We really want to share the experience with other people."
Huanchaco is a beach town in the city of Trujillo on the northwestern coast of Peru. The popular surfing spot is said to be the birthplace of ceviche, a seafood dish.
Schwartz said they hope Unleash Surf helps open the doors to a new way for people to have fun while working.
"The way that we work is really changing, and more and more people are working remotely," she said.
"We're part of a shift in how people work nowadays."
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Regina police warn elderly about recent trend in credit card theft
By Jonathan Guignard and Katelyn Wilson	Global News
WATCH: Police believe two men between the ages of 30 and 45 with heavy Eastern European accents are responsible for a string of scams targeting seniors. Katelyn Wilson explains.
The Regina Police Service is warning senior citizens about a trend in credit card theft, following a number of incidents dating back to 2018.
Police said seven incidents have been reported: four cases in September 2018 and three more since January 31.
"It's particularly disgusting, in that it effects some of our most vulnerable citizens, our seniors," Regina Police Service spokesperson, Elizabeth Popowich said.
All seven thefts happened at or near grocery stores, department stores and drugs stores, usually in the parking lot, according to police.
READ MORE: Man and woman arrested and charged with identity theft
Officers believe their methods involve two or three people who distract and then steal from the victim.
Police believe one method used is where a suspect stands close to the victim inside the store to memorize their pin number.
"They're in the business, they make a purchase and when they're asked later what they remember, they say there was a person standing too close to me in line," Popowich said.
Once outside, the suspect runs up to the victim telling them they dropped a $20 bill.
The same suspect insists to help put the money back into the victim's wallet or purse where police believe the theft takes place.
READ MORE: Edmonton police release photos of suspects wanted in credit card thefts
In two cases, the suspect convinced the victims to get out of the vehicle by pretending there was something wrong with the rear tire. Another suspect then opened the door and committed the theft, police said.
All victims are seniors and mainly women.
"Its really disappointing, because we are talking about people who are on a fixed income," Popowich said.
Police suspect the perpetrators are travelling from city-to-city in attempt to avoid being caught.
"For scammers this is their job and they're good at it," Better Business Bureau CEO, Karen Smith said. "They believe there's an easy way to set up confusion which then makes them more vulnerable to the scammer."
To help combat the growing number of scams, the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism, in collaboration with a number of partners, created a Fraud Prevention & Safety Handbook.
"It's a pretty comprehensive look at each scam and some tips to avoid for anyone not just seniors," Smith said.
READ MORE: Kingston police looking for 3 in credit card fraud investigation
The stolen credit cards were used in several Western Canadian cities with total losses in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Regina police at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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Affordable Alternatives To Adidas's Iconic Superstar Sneakers!
To help you on your quest of looking your fashionable best, this time around, we bring to you affordable versions of a normally high-priced popular fashion item that will look equally good without burning a hole in your pocket. Without further ado, let's dive right in and talk about the iconic Adidas Superstar, shall we? The Adidas Superstar with their legendary black stripes against white was manufactured in the late 1960s. But it was during the '80s that it reached the supreme status that made it one of the top fashion items till date, thanks to the hip-hop stars - Run DMC. When Run DMC wore these shoes in one of their music videos, it instantly changed the game for Adidas and all the other white sneakers that followed.
Also read: The CUTEST Sneakers We're Crushing On! (All Below Rs 900!) These shoes are nicknamed "Shell Toes" or "Shell Shoes" because of their trademark rubber toe-top. When the new wave of sneakers hit the fashion industry, these classic shoes came back with a bang. The Superstar 2 with golden highlights and new celebrity collabs were available to order...and everyone wanted to get a pair! The sad news is that they are pretty highly priced. If you're looking to buy a pair but don't want to spend so much, then here are some reasonably priced alternatives you can go for instead. These shoes have similar aesthetics and look equally swell! Also read: How To Wear Your Sneakers With EVERY Kind Of Outfit!! POPxo Recommends: Jove White Casual Sneakers (Rs 1,749) POPxo Recommends: Truffle White Sneakers (Rs 1,195) So, until you get hold of the iconic Superstar, make do with these fab alternatives that will look equally amazing!


Keeping it stylish and comfortable in cold season is definitely one big sartorial challenge we all get to face. While it might not be as easy and fun as during warmer months, winter dressing brings in endless layering possibilities and outerwear options to play with. When temperatures go below -15C, let's admit that fashion is one of the last things we have on our frozen minds. We turn on the ultimate survival mode, resuming to a pair of comfy snow boots and a warm chunky parka. If you somehow manage to still look attractive in this combo, please call us. Luckily, sometimes mother nature is more forgiving and we can play around and make our boring winter routine more fun and enjoyable.
Layer a statement maxi coat over a warm knit dress. Regardless of the length you choose, wear your favourite winter dress with opaque tights. They will both make your legs look slimmer and keep you warm. Plus, black allows you to wear something shorter and still look appropriate in a professional environment.
Give up on the boring fitted parka and consider a crazy oversized puffer for a contemporary look. While you can go further and experiment with a midi skirt for an edgy contrast, we highly recommend you to start with something basic like a pair of ripped jeans and high heel ankle boots. This is a piece that requires a lot of confidence so unless you have it, don't pull it. Otherwise, you risk looking like you're wearing a two sizes bigger puffer.
A shaggy faux fur coat (like this fresh piece by Canadian designer Kate Hewko) is a perfect addition to your winter wardrobe. Throw it over a basic denim piece to add a touch of glam to your look. As most fur coats are fluffy, skinny jeans will nicely balance the silhouette. A daring bright colour will help you easily make a bold statement.
While shorter fur coats look funky, a midi tailored fit makes for a more classic, timeless approach. This is a piece worth the investment if you are more committed to a business attire routine as it works perfectly with midi skirts and pantsuits. In terms of accessories, you can always enhance the luxe with a pair of dramatic sunglasses or statement jewelry.


On behalf of Janet L. Goehle, Attorney at Law posted in Divorce on Friday, November 7, 2014.
Divorce proceedings have been known to take on interesting narratives. As the emotions run high and spouses recognize the assets at stake, finger-pointing and story-telling can run rampant. A recent case involving the son of David Mandelbaum, a Vikings' co-owner, though, presented a novel storyline.
The scenario began when the wealthy Mandelbaum's wife of more than 20 years filed for divorce in New Jersey. Like Minnesota, New Jersey is an equitable division state, meaning marital assets must be divided in a fair and equitable fashion. Mandelbaum's argument, though, was that he was never married at all. According to him, the couple did not get their marriage license until a few days after the ceremony, a technical violation of New Jersey law. Since there was no marriage, Mandelbaum argued, there can be no divorce or equitable distribution of assets he claimed were his alone.
The benefits of such a strategy, of course, would be to divest his wife of an ownership interest in the family fortune and leave her with nothing but a claim to child support payments. The wife, as expected, countered with 20-plus years of evidence that the couple was in fact married, including an anniversary card from Mandelbaum with an admission that after 20 years of marriage he would marry her all over again.
Despite the frivolous nature of the argument, tenuous positions like these are routinely taken in divorce proceedings for leverage, especially in a high asset divorce. Local St. Paul family law lawyers have seen it all and will not allow their clients to be pressured by unsupported positions. These attorneys will strengthen a divorcing party's bargaining position by separating fact from fiction and putting forth an objective analysis of likely outcomes. This knowledge has allowed hundreds of spouses to avoid taking unnecessary hits in a divorce.


The Princess Bride back up on the big screen of the Crest Theatre. The thrills of the man with the mask, the romantic chase for the 6 fingered man, and watch out for the R.O.U.S..
At least they name check Florin.
Share in the love and the kissing stuff of a great romantic movie. Have fun storming the castle later!


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October 26, 2011 / 7:49 PM / 8 years ago
South Sudan schools to teach in English, not Arabic
JUBA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - South Sudan said on Wednesday its schools will start teaching English, phasing out Arabic that had been used as a tool to spread Islamic law and Arab heritage by former civil war foe Khartoum.
The mainly Muslim north imposed Islamic law and Arabic on the south, which seceded in July to become the world's newest nation, and where most follow Christian and traditional beliefs.
The language move is symbolic of the nation's vision of closer integration with African neighbours, said Samson Wattara, an associate professor in political science at Juba University.
"The switch will not be automatic and will probably be problematic but South Sudanese want to look southwards," Wattara told Reuters.
"This is a departure from the arabisation doctrine which was consistently opposed by different rebellions," he said.
South Sudan's government passed a bill making English mandatory for teaching in primary and secondary schools, Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin told reporters.
"Under the Khartoum government subjects were universally taught in Arabic. We will teach our national languages at pre-school and for the rest, the instructions in mathematics or science will all be in English," he said.
South Sudan has dozens of local languages and dialects, but the most commonly spoken languages are English and Arabic.
Benjamin said the country is training 7,000 new teachers to help launch the new syllabus, to give students easier access to universities in east Africa. Secondary school students will continue to sit exams in Arabic for the next three years.
South Sudan's independence vote, agreed under a 2005 peace deal, ended decades of civil war with the north over religion, oil, ethnicity and ideology.
North and South Sudan yet have to settle a range of disputes such as sharing oil revenues and other assets and find a solution for the disputed border region of Abyei.	(Reporting by Hereward Holland; Editing by Louise Ireland)


Take The Adam Carolla Show, and the rest of the Carolla Digital shows, with you everywhere you go!
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Ah, it's a great time to be a Marvel fan! What? No, they haven't fixed the dumpster fire on the comic side of things, but we've got some amazing trailers for Deadpool 2 and Infinity War, I just picked up the Blu-Ray of Thor: Ragnarok, and I've got enough Marvel Legends figures to keep me happy for the foreseeable future. Today I'm pressing on through the Okoye Wave and opening up Nakia from the spectacular Black Panther movie!
Nakia, not to be confused with that brand of famously indestructible Finnish cell phones, Nokia, comes in the typical Legends window box. It's got some great character art on the side panels, the back panel shows you the rest of the figures in the wave, and the window on the front lets you get a look at all the goodies inside the box. I really enjoyed Nakia in the film, and I'd love to see them explore her character further in the next one, particularly her background with the Dora Milaje, and boy would it be cool for them to work the Malice storyline into it. I can practically see that whole thing unfolding on the screen and it would be awesome.
And here she is out of the package and looking fabulous. Black Panther was a visual feast, and a lot of that came from the pageantry of the Wakandan costumes. Hasbro had a lot to work with when it came to Nakia's outfit and I think they did a bang up job with it. The top of the red tunic is part of the buck, while the lower half is part of the belt, sculpted in soft plastic, and extends down to hang down the front and back. The effect works really well, and it's pretty convincing as being one plastic garment. There are a ton of cut lines running throughout the tunic, forming various geometric patterns, some of which are picked out by gold paint. On top of that you get long segmented bracers on her forearms, a large piece of armor on her right shoulder, a smaller piece on the left, and some sharp detailing around her neck, all painted in silver. She also has a sculpted silver belt buckle that looks like a panther emblem. This is some fantastic stuff!
My only nitpick is the legs, which are painted to look like they're supposed to be bare, but have a lot of the same ornamental cut lines running throughout. Just looking at them makes me wince, because it's like she went through some kind of ritual and had these carved into her flesh. I've only seen the movie twice now, but I don't remember this being the case, and I haven't been able to find any reference shots of her costume showing it either. In fact, it looks like she's just wearing some fairly plain leggings. Okoye's costume does have these designs, but they're part of her leather leggings. Anyway, her ensemble is rounded out by a pair of black boots, with some accordion style rings on the top, which look a little clunky, and throw off what is an otherwise pretty graceful figure. If it sounds like I'm coming down on this figure, keep in mind, these are just nitpicks, and I think the sculpting and coloring on this costume look outstanding.
Also outstanding is the head sculpt. More often than not, Hasbro has been on point with their MCU head sculpts, but they've really upped their game recently and this is another great example of that. The likeness to the lovely Lupita Nyong'o is certainly there. Granted, I prefer it when she's smiling, but the stern and solemn look here is more appropriate for the character and action figure. They did an amazing job sculpting her hair and she even has her tiny earrings.
The articulation here is what I've come to expect from my Legends MCU ladies, which means good, albeit not perfect. I would still love to see Hasbro go with double hinged elbows and bicep swivels in the arms. Instead, we get the typical rotating hinges in the shoulders, elbows, and wrists. The legs fare a lot better, with ball joints in the hips, double hinges in the knees, swivels in the thighs, and both swivels and rockers in the ankles. There's no waist swivel, but she does have a ball joint under the chest, and she has both a hinge and ball joint in the neck.
In addition to the BAF parts, Nakia comes with a pair of Chakram, which as far as I knew were generally from India, but I'm not going to quibble about it because they're exotic and cool and movies often play it fast and loose with historical authenticity. Anyway, these are beautiful accessories, with brown textured grips to simulate wood or leather, and silver blades with decorative inscriptions scultped into them.
Black Panther and Killmonger were both great figures, but lets face it the black with gold and black with silver suits didn't really showcase the movie's colorful costumes. With Nakia, we finally get to see some of that translate to plastic, and it looks superb. I nitpicked some of the liberties Hasbro seemed to take with the costume, but really I have nothing but love and admiration for the work they did here. From the exquisite costume, to the beautiful likeness, to some really fun accessories, this figure has it all.
And that's it for the packaged MCU figures. Next week, I'll start in on the comic-based figures!
Hehe. I liked the mobile phone remark.
Yup. Bork bork bork ikea saab….
Oh wait, that's not Finnish.


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Independent Documentary "Japanese Packers Cheering Team" Seeks Funding Through Kickstarter
Film tells the once-in-a-lifetime story of Japanese Green Bay Packers fans traveling to the US to see their very first Packers game, live and in person.
We are making a documentary about how the love of the Green Bay Packers spans the entire world.
GREEN BAY, WI, August 29, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Even though the Green Bay Packers have the smallest market share of any NFL team, they have fans all across the country--even outside of it.
In Japan, there is a small but fervent pocket of incredibly devoted and excited Packers fans. Not expats, but Japanese citizens who have come to love all things Packers and Green Bay.
They are the Japanese Packers Cheering Team.
Now they are traveling 6,000 miles to see their very first Packers game--in person--at historic Lambeau Field.
In September, they are coming to Green Bay to fulfill this dream. They will be staying with host families, and this meeting of loyal fans a world apart shows the power of everything that the Green Bay Packers are.
Imagine their lifelong dream being fulfilled. Stepping out of a plane and onto Wisconsin soil, and finally being in the heart of Packers' country. Imagine them in the bars of Green Bay. Mingling with lifelong Packers fans, experiencing a real Wisconsin Packers bar, and experiencing what it means to be in the city that they have come to love from afar.
The Japanese Packers Cheering Team would like a proper documentation of their amazing journey, and we want to provide the best possible one we can.
Our Kickstarter aims to raise $10,000 to cover the cost of filming and housing our Japanese guests. We believe that the power of sports to unite different cultures and people of all walks of life is a very powerful thing. We want to document this historic occasion on film, and show the world that the Green Bay Packers are more than just a football team.
For more information about Japanese Packers Cheering Team and to view the trailer, visit our Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2g2iAco
Time Horse Productions makes documentary films that delve into the mysteries of the universe and the vagaries of the human mind with the singular goal of making compelling, thought-provoking films.
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Anyone who has ever wished their birthday would go on for ever will love this book. Splodge and his friend Humbug set out to solve one of life's little mysteries: 'Where does Thursday go before Friday comes?' This friendly and highly appealing book is a perfect combination of Janeen Brian's charming story and Stephen Michael King's luminous, whimsical illustrations.
I was born in Adelaide, South Australia, looking like a skinned rabbit—according to my dad!
When I was four, I went to a small school run by two elderly ladies (I loved them—like grandmothers with beautiful voices), then to Brighton Primary where I found out I was quite good at school. High school was at Brighton High, where I came to love Latin and French and loath Maths and Chemistry.
Yes. It's Neen. I love it because my family and my oldest friends call me that and so it always feels loving and affectionate.
Well-behaved, a good all-rounder, bored at times, got high marks in exams; loved recess and lunch times!
Turned up at school pretending I was a new girl. I even dressed differently and pretended I had no books, no friends and didn't know the schoolwork. The teacher let me get away with it!
The Enid Blyton books, because there were few others in my life, but nothing came up to those books for adventure. I still recall the ache for those types of childhood adventures!
I could NEVER in a million years pin that down to ONE! Sorry.
I love seafood (actually I love all food!); my favourite colour(s) are red and green—and black (if that's termed a colour!); and I loved An Angel at my Table—an evocative, poignant film about the New Zealand writer Janet Frame.
Me. I just decided to write small bits and pieces for fun, and mainly for my two daughters to start with. Later I was given some encouragement by a creative writing teacher or two.
Probably in my early thirties. I'd hardly written at all before then and never, ever set out to become a writer!
I hadn't planned to. But over the years I became hooked!
I jot down notes in books; I keep my eyes and ears open for interesting things and imagine how they might lead to a story...or at least an aspect of one. Ideas often spring into my mind as I read other authors' work, and I also try to remember times when I was young.
I write notes anywhere, but to actually write my stories or poems, I really prefer to be somewhere quiet and 'bookish'. My office is perfect!
I can't think of anything better than to be able to create—and writing fulfills that desire in bucket loads!
Have you had any funny or embarrassing moments as a writer/illustrator?
Probably, but I can't recall them.
I read at every opportunity, make mosaics, do aqua-aerobic classes, go to yoga, walk, garden, go to films and theatre, spend time with my family and friends, travel and do craft work.
I was a primary teacher and I enjoyed that before becoming a full-time author, so I'd either have liked to work in kindergartens or gone into some area of art.
The Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori.


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Top 10 Spinning Machine Manufacturers in 2023
I. 1. LEIFELD
II. 2. DENN
III. 3. NihonSpindle
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VI. 6. ERNST GROB
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LEIFELD Metal Spinning Press Manufacturing Company is mainly engaged in the development, production and distribution of chip free metal forming machine tools.
The company is one of the world's leading suppliers of spinning, shearing, necking and profiling technologies.
The company has more than 200 employees, and its business locations are all over Germany, the United States, China and Russia.
In addition, the company has many agents in various continents, covering all important markets around the world.
The company's production base and headquarters are located in Allen, Germany.
The company's customers use the equipment provided by Leffield to produce various intermediate or final products for automotive, aviation, energy and industrial applications.
The company's machine tools have flexible automation solutions that can be flexibly adjusted according to customer needs.
In the past 125 years, the company has produced more than 6.250 machine tools and sold them to 60 countries.
From the initial conception of the product to the required R&D, engineering activities, on-site commissioning, etc., the company has always been a solid backing for customers.
This means that customers can obtain comprehensive and perfect services throughout the product life cycle.
The company provides technical services, spare parts procurement, consulting, training and modification services and second-hand machine tools.
The company is one of the few global machine tool manufacturers with its own R&D center in the metal processing industry.
The company's more than 140 patent applications demonstrate its innovation strength and application determination.
This makes LEIFELD a reliable partner and facilitator – both now and in the future.
2. DENN
DENN focuses on metal forming through different types of technologies.
It includes spinning forming, spinning forming, necking and rotary forging.
Metal forming can effectively shape plates, tubes and prefabricated parts and convert them into finished products.
INDUTRIAS Puigjaner SA was founded by Joan PUIGJANER Jane in 1885 and is a family business.
As a pioneer in machine tool manufacturing, DENN manufactured the first machine tool in Spain, where the company is located.
Since its establishment, DENN has been focusing on the development of metal forming technology and the design and construction of metal forming machine tools.
As a family business founded in 1885, the company's mission is to maintain continuity over time.
The company integrates the team into the family business so as to have a pleasant and effective working environment.
The continuous investment in R&D enables the company to have new technologies to develop technical solutions, provide customers with more added value by providing them with complete services, innovative processes and technologically advanced equipment, and have a team of after-sales technicians at their disposal.
Excellence is the main goal of the company, and the company firmly strives to achieve it.
As the leader of "solving metal deformation through rotation", the company hopes to become the ideal choice for customers and provide them with more than 130 years of customized design technology capabilities and experience to meet the specific needs of customers.
3. NihonSpindle
Dalian NihonSpindle Environmental Equipment Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Dalian NihonSpindle Cooling Tower Co., Ltd.) is located in the beautiful coastal city of Dalian.
The company was jointly invested and built by Japan NihonSpindle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Dalian Iceberg Group, and officially opened on December 22, 1996.
The company has modern production equipment and modern experiments.
Dalian NihonSpindle Environmental Equipment Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling various forms of cooling towers and precision air conditioners.
In 2015, the Precision Air Conditioner Business Department was established, and all products adopted the technology of Japan Stende Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Since its birth, the company has adhered to strict management, strengthened the awareness of technology excellence, and established a set of effective management systems and systems.
It has also obtained ISO9002 Quality Management System Certificate, ISO14001 Environmental Management System Certificate, ISO9001:2008 Quality Management System Certificate, and GB/T28001-2011 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate.
The cooling tower produced by the company is characterized by high efficiency, energy saving, small size, light weight, quiet operation, sensitive control, beautiful appearance, long service life, small water drop loss, convenient maintenance, etc.
It can be widely used in buildings, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas, textiles, chemicals, tobacco, steel and other fields of the national economy.
Company tenet: to provide high-quality products and create a comfortable environment.
Japan NihonSpindle Manufacturing Co., Ltd
Founded in 1918, Japan Spyder is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NihonSpindle Heavy Machinery Group.
The agency is located in Nizaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, with a registered capital of 3.28 billion yen.
The company operates in the following industries: environmental machinery, textile machinery, industrial machinery, hydraulic machinery, building materials, etc.
Since 1961, it has been producing and selling cooling tower products in Japan.
Dalian Iceberg Group
The predecessor of Iceberg Group was the original Dalian Refrigerator Factory, which was founded in 1930;
In 1993, Daliang A-share was listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange and renamed as Dalian Refrigerator Co., Ltd;
In January 1994, Dalian Iceberg Group Co., Ltd. was formed with Dalian Refrigerator Co., Ltd. as the main body.
Since then, it has embarked on the road of group development.
After reform, reorganization, restructuring, merger, association and reorganization, Bingshan Group has developed from a medium-sized enterprise into a mixed ownership enterprise group with diversified investment subjects.
It has a listed company, 11 domestic companies and 23 joint ventures.
The total assets exceed 10 billion yuan, and the total number of employees is 12000.
In 2005, Iceberg Group broke through the sales revenue of 10 billion yuan in Liaoning equipment industry and Dalian machinery industry.
4. WF
WF, founded in 1975, is located in Sendenhorst, Menst, Germany.
For a long time, the company has been making continuous efforts in the research and development and manufacturing of efficient metal spinning equipment, and has the reputation of German machinery manufacturing.
The equipment produced by the company has been widely sold around the world, becoming a major international manufacturer of spinning machine equipment.
In June 2016, the company became a member of Mpool Group.
In the field of aluminum wheel manufacturing, the forging aluminum wheel cold spinning vertical series spinning machine VFM2/4C (cold spinning) designed and developed by WF and the hot spinning vertical series spinning machine VFM2/4H (hot spinning) used in the casting spinning process are widely welcomed by customers and become the core production equipment of mainstream aluminum wheel manufacturers, including China.
5. MJC
MJC Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. of the United States is the leader of international advanced spinning forming technology, and a larger spinning equipment R&D and manufacturing company in the United States.
As an advanced and professional global spinning forming technology R&D and production center, the CNC metal spinning forming equipment developed, designed and manufactured by MJC Company with high global cost performance ratio is widely used in aerospace, aviation, national defense industries, pressure vessels, medical and pharmaceutical equipment, various gas and liquid transport devices, gas and liquid filtering equipment, chemical and chemical, automobile and other parts manufacturers.
According to the special requirements of users to design and manufacture CNC spinning machine is the real advantage of the company.
The company cooperates closely with users to ensure that users can obtain economic benefits with its advanced professional technology and innovation ability.
The company has experienced spinning experts to solve the process problems encountered by customers in production and help users develop new products.
The whole machine is developed, designed, assembled and debugged in California, USA.
All parts of the machine are provided by internationally renowned parts manufacturers.
6. ERNST GROB
Ernst Grob Co., Ltd. is a global family company with traditional technology, which is located in Manidorf and Ortwell, Zurich.
Since 1962, the company has developed and manufactured special equipment for cold forming.
At present, the company's products cover spline and sleeve cold forming equipment and reducing equipment for metal solid materials and metal sheets, and punching forming equipment for bowl shaped or annular metal sheet parts.
The company's equipment inherits the GROB cold forming process invented by Dr. Ermst Grob, the founder, and is a globally mature chip free spline generation technology.
At the same time, the company also provides various services for cold forming, reducing and punching forming (outsourcing processing, sample development and after-sales service, etc.) to improve the company's product range.
7. REPKON
Country: Türkiye
REPKON is a supplier of turnkey complete sets of production equipment in the metal forming industry, as well as a designer, manufacturer and supplier of key metal forming machines in the global market. It enjoys a high reputation for its excellent performance.
REPKON is famous worldwide for its proprietary design and manufacturing technology.
Since 1978, it has been selling sheet metal forming equipment to global manufacturers.
REPKON is a diligent supplier of customized solutions, strictly focusing on customer requirements, with a track record of 30 years, challenging traditional methods to achieve brilliant results.
8. GROTNES
Grotnes is located in Niles, Michigan, and has the tradition of being rich through cooperation, acquisition and hard work.
Mr. Grotnes was originally established in Chicago, Illinois, in 1898.
At that time, he was named Charles GrotnesSMachineWorks "(later called Grotnes Metalforming Systems or GMS).
He invented a machine that can stretch and shape metal rings.
Grotnes machines, later known as expanders, allow rings to be made from simple cylindrical returns that expand to a certain size while setting the desired shape.
Grotnes has also developed other technologies, such as shrinkage and rotary roll forming for metal cold forming.
In the 1960s, GMS and Fontijne (located in the Netherlands) formed a licensing arrangement to use the technologies of the two companies.
Finally, Fontijne acquired GMS, and the new company was named FontijneGrotnes, Inc. (FGI).
In 2013, FGI acquired the intellectual property rights of Hess Industries, opening a new market for the discharge cans and metal spinning technology that are well integrated with other product lines.
Eugene, the son of Charles Grotnes, moved to Atlanta and founded the Atlanta Grotnes Machinery Company (AGMC) in 1956.
In 1975, Eugene's son Carl and his father founded the company together and became the leader of rigid packaging, power distribution and commercial electrical appliances and tank metal forming systems.
In 2019, FGI acquired AGMC and its intellectual property.
This brings together two companies originally founded by the same family, so the new company after the merger has been renamed Grotnes.
Today, Grotnes is headquartered in Niles, Michigan, with a factory in Atlanta, Georgia, and a sales/service office in Monterrey, Mexico.
Grotnes is an innovative manufacturer of customized and integrated metal forming equipment and units for the automotive, aerospace, agricultural, petroleum, power distribution, hard packaging, electrical/tank and forging industries.
Grotnes' proven engineering solutions, such as expansion, shrinkage, rotary roll forming, spinning and canning, have been used for more than a century.
Grotnes supports its equipment worldwide by providing spare parts as well as comprehensive reconstruction and reconstruction.
FormittMetalLabs also provides customers with prototype design and production service capabilities.
9. PROSPER
Guangdong PROSPER CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise integrating R&D, manufacturing, sales service and education.
After 20 years, PROSPER has a production base of 50000 square meters, including R&D center, manufacturing factory, sales service company, technical school and other business departments.
Today's PROSPER R&D team continues to grow, and its innovation ability continues to increase.
It has the ability to design and manufacture CNC spinning presses and the forming process;
Undertake many national scientific research projects;
The sales service network covers 90% of China's provinces and exports to more than 50 countries and regions around the world.
The numerical control chip free metal forming technology owned by PROSPER is a new energy-saving and material saving technology vigorously promoted by the country, and it is also the need of the times.
It has a wide application range. This process can obtain various hollow bodies with a very small tolerance range of complex bus shape and excellent surface quality when the cost of tools is very small.
It can also determine the wall thickness and profile of the workpiece, and the repeated wall thickness and profile.
At present, PROSPER has developed more than 10 series and 40 models, developed advanced control systems, provided users with automatic programming operation software, and provided personalized customization and all process support for users.
10. dsp
The Shanghai Representative Office of Japan dsp Co., Ltd. is located in Room C-02, 8th Floor, Yonghua Building, No. 138, Pudong Avenue, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, with a registered capital of RMB 0 million, and was established on November 8, 2007.
At present, the company's main business scope is to engage in non-profit business activities related to foreign (regional) enterprises.
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Posted in Interviews on 10 Apr 2014
This month the legal recruitment experts meet the legal expert. Joshua Rozenberg should need little introduction but if you don't watch television or read papers or the Law Gazette, here goes.
Joshua was the BBC's Legal Correspondent for fifteen years moving to the Daily Telegraph in 2000 and editing the paper's legal coverage until the end of 2008. Also on his CV is his weekly commentary for the Guardian's online law page; twice monthly column for the Law Society Gazette; presenting the popular Radio 4 series Law in Action (a programme he launched in 1984); chair of Halsbury's Law Exchange (independent and politically neutral think-tank); regular appearances on Sky News, the BBC news channel and other news networks in the UK and the US plus appearances on The One Show and in 2012 he was included by The Times in its independently-judged list of the UK's 100 most influential Lawyers, the only journalist to feature in The Times Law 100. You want to know more? Google him. There is only one Joshua Rozenberg.
You are a broadcaster, blogger and author. Give our readers an overview of what you do.
I write a weekly column for the Guardian's online law page. I write twice a month for the Law Society Gazette. I present Law in Action on Radio 4. I pop up constantly as a pundit on television and radio stations across the UK and further afield and I lecture, make after-dinner speeches, moderate discussions, chair conferences and speak confidentially to Lawyers and Judges.
"Britain's best-known commentator on the law". What an accolade. How did this happen?
It's quite a small field really. I was the BBC's Legal Correspondent for fifteen years spending most of my time appearing on television news at a time when people used to get most of their news from television. My face became well-known.
Why did you choose to read Law at university?
I wanted to try something I had not studied at school. I also thought it might lead to a career.
You then qualified as a Solicitor but now don't practise - what changed?
While still an Articled Clerk as Trainees were called then I applied on a whim to join the BBC's News Training Scheme. To my amazement the BBC offered me a place. It would have been discourteous to turn it down.
What do you enjoy most about your job?
Living on my wits. There's nothing like broadcasting live on something you know very little about to wake you up in the morning.
What is the most challenging element of your job?
Lawyers who are happy to broadcast for nothing. How would they feel if I started giving free legal advice?
You have a phenomenal ratio of followers (circa 22,000) to following (circa 260) on Twitter. Do you think that Twitter and social media have a real, and valuable, place in our world now?
Certainly. I learn a lot from Twitter but it's hard to find time to read the tweets and retweets published by the people I follow and so I am reluctant to follow anyone else. For the same reason I take care not to burden my followers with too much trivia and gossip.
You use Twitter to break stories; what has been the biggest story you have broken?
The names of three Judges who were about to be promoted to the Supreme Court.
You also lend your skills to speaking at corporate events - what's been your best heckle?!
I was constantly heckled by Claimant Lawyers as I presented awards to Defence Lawyers working in the field of Personal Injury. Fortunately I have forgotten the exact words used.
What has been your greatest achievement so far in life?
Celebrating my fortieth wedding anniversary with family and friends last week.
Who's been the biggest influence on your career?
Probably my wife who was a journalist before I was. Robert Fox was always one step ahead of me at the BBC and then at the Daily Telegraph — a producer who became a reporter then a correspondent and then moved to a newspaper before freelancing. Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC and Marcel Berlins wrote legal gossip columns before I did. Various BBC sub-editors taught me how to write.
Here at Douglas Scott we have front row seats at the Crown Court in Manchester (our office looks out over the front steps). We have witnessed recently a number of protests from Lawyers about the Legal Aid cuts. Can we have your view on these cuts?
I share their concerns about the dangers of undermining the criminal bar. We need strong Criminal Advocates if we are going to have effective Criminal Judges in the future.
What's the best advice you could give an ambitious Solicitor at the start of their legal career?
Try to get a broad range of experience as early as possible both in the law and outside.
Tell us about you - growing up, education, career path, family, interests etc.
Born and raised in west London; educated at public expense; trained at a suburban law firm; 25 years on the staff of the BBC; eight years in newspapers; married with two married children and three grandchildren; more interested in Lawyers than in Law.
Thanks Joshua
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