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Baja Russia "Northern Forest" will be the first round of the Cross Country Rally World Cup
December 8, 2013 By PC / PR
Baja "Russia – Northern Forest 2014", the first round of the Cross Country Rally World Cup will be held on February, 14-16, 2014 in the Leningrad region.
In 2009 and 2010 Baja "Northern Forest" has already been included in FIA calendar when FIA International Cup for Cross Country Bajas was held. The event has been highly praised by international observers. After a two-year break the "Northern Forest" in 2013 was held as a candidate event, and now it back as a part of the world's top off-road events series.
Cross-Country Rallies World Cup is a multiple-round competition series, held annually in different countries from hot United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt and Morocco in south to the race in Russia – the world's only snow and ice baja. In 2014 the World Cup will consist of 10 rounds, and each round is the best race in its country.
It's the first time ever when the World Cup round will be held in Russia. The world's leading drivers will be able to go through paces on an uncommon for many of them snow and ice surface, and Russian drivers will enter a trial of strength with their international colleagues.
Baja Russia – Northern Forest 2014As usual, "Russia – Northern Forest" competition will be held as a short cross country rally, called the Spanish word baja. Its main difference from the long cross country rallies is a looped route that minimizes liaisons between high-speed sections.
The race starts on Friday, February 14, in 50 kilometers north of St. Petersburg in the popular ski resort "Igora" at 15:00 Moscow time. After a colorful opening ceremony a short 6-km Prologue (Super Special Stage) will be held. This SS will be included into the scoring baja distance as well as it'll be a qualification stage to determine the starting order for the crews on the second day. Moreover, according to the new rules the first ten Prologue winners will choose their starting positions by themselves at a press conference at 18:30 of the same day.
On Saturday and Sunday (with a night break) the crews will follow the main competition route, which will consist of 400 high-speed kilometers, divided to four special stages (including the Prologue).
On Sunday, February, 16 at 16:00 in "Igora" resort the crews will climb at finish podium. The preliminary results will be announced then and traditional champagne "shower" for the winners a bit later will happen.
The final press conference will be held at 17:00, where Baja "Russia – Northern Forest 2014" winners will answer reporter's questions, and at 20:00 the awarding ceremony in "Igora" Ice Palace will finalize the event.
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Categories: MobilitySmartphones
Apple Says Sorry For iPhone Slowdown
Apple has issued a public apology after it was discovered the firm deliberately slows down older iPhones, which it claimed would help avoid unexpected handset shutdowns.
Apple said that there is a lot of misunderstanding about the issue, but as a result of the fallout, it has dramatically lowered the price of replacing an iPhone battery, which can only be done by professionals as Apple glues its batteries in, which hinders the easy swapping to a new battery.
Apple also said it would release "new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone's battery" in a future iOS release.
Battery Slowdown
The rare public admission from Apple comes after the issue first came to light just before Christmas after a iPhone user shared performance tests on Reddit that suggested that their iPhone 6S had slowed down considerably as it had aged.
However the handset suddenly sped up again after the battery was replaced.
Then John Poole, founder of benchmarking firm Primate Labs, gathered Geekbench data and analysed thousands of iPhones running different versions of the iOS operating system. He found that some of these older iPhones did indeed appear to have been deliberately slowed down.
Apple's practice of slowing down older iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 began when the iPad maker released iOS 10.2.1 in January 2017.
When the slowdown issue came to light before Christmas, Apple confirmed the practice.
But that admission triggered an angry reaction from users, some of whom felt it was a cynical ploy by Apple to encourage customers to purchase newer iPhone models, and that Apple had been less than transparent about the matter.
Days later, three class-action lawsuits were filed against Apple in Illinois and California, after angry users alleged Apple 'interfered' with users' handsets without their consent.
Public Apology
But now Apple has stepped forward with a public statement on the matter, in an effort to better explain its position.
"We've been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process," said Apple. "We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize."
Apple stressed the iPhone slowdown was not a cynical attempt to "degrade the user experience to drive customer upgrades," but said that its goal has always been to make "iPhones last as long as possible."
It explained how lithium-ion batteries can age, and that charging them in hot conditions can "chemically age" the battery faster.
"A chemically aged battery also becomes less capable of delivering peak energy loads, especially in a low state of charge, which may result in a device unexpectedly shutting itself down in some situations," it said.
Apple said its slowdown of older iPhones was designed to prevent these unexpected shutdowns, but a new battery would fix the issue.
Consequently, Apple is promising to make the following changes.
Firstly, Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by $50 – from $79 to $29 – for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, starting in late January and available worldwide through December 2018.
Apple had previously charged £79 in the UK (or $79/£59 in the US) to replace batteries not covered under the phone's warranty.
And Apple also said that in early in 2018, it will issue an iOS software update "with new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone's battery, so they can see for themselves if its condition is affecting performance."
"At Apple, our customers' trust means everything to us," the iPad maker said. "We will never stop working to earn and maintain it. We are able to do the work we love only because of your faith and support — and we will never forget that or take it for granted."
Apple's statement however did not address user concerns over whether rival smartphone makers implement a similar policy, and if they don't, why Apple feels it needs to do so with its handsets.
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Federal Financing Bank
Main Page: inventory, financial, credit, finance, investment, inventory control, financial advisor, business,
Definition of Federal Financing Bank
A federal institution that lends to a wide array of federal credit agencies funds it
obtains by borrowing from the U.S. Treasury.
ABM (automated banking machine)
A bank machine, sometimes referred to as an automated teller machine (ATM).
Agency bank
A form of organization commonly used by foreign banks to enter the U.S. market. An agency
bank cannot accept deposits or extend loans in its own name; it acts as agent for the parent bank.
Asset-based financing
Methods of financing in which lenders and equity investors look principally to the
cash flow from a particular asset or set of assets for a return on, and the return of, their financing.
Loans granted usually by a financial institution where the asset being financed constitutes the sole security given to the lender.
Back-to-back financing
An intercompany loan channeled through a bank.
BAN (Bank anticipation notes)
Notes issued by states and municipalities to obtain interim financing for
projects that will eventually be funded long term through the sale of a bond issue.
Money in a bank cheque account, the difference between receipts and payments.
Bank collection float
The time that elapses between when a check is deposited into a bank account and when the funds are available to the depositor, during which period the bank is collecting payment from the payer's bank.
Bank discount basis
A convention used for quoting bids and offers for treasury bills in terms of annualized
yield , based on a 360-day year.
Bank draft
A draft addressed to a bank.
A guaranteed form of payment which is issued in amounts over $5,000.
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
An international bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, which
serves as a forum for monetary cooperation among several European central banks, the bank of Japan, and the
U.S. federal Reserve System. Founded in 1930 to handle the German payment of World War I reparations, it
now monitors and collects data on international banking activity and promulgates rules concerning
international bank regulation.
Line of credit granted by a bank to a customer.
Bank overdraft
Money owed to the bank in a cheque account where payments exceed receipts.
The process of taking the balances from the bank statement and the general ledger and making adjustments so that they agree.
A comparison between the cash position recorded on a company's
books and the position noted on the records of its bank, usually resulting in some
changes to the book balance to account for transactions that are recorded on the
bank's records but not the company's.
A computer message system linking major banks. It is used not for effecting payments, but as a
mechanism to advise the receiving bank of some action that has occurred, e.g. the payment by a customer of
funds into that bank's account.
Banker's acceptance
A short-term credit investment created by a non-financial firm and guaranteed by a
bank as to payment. Acceptances are traded at discounts from face value in the secondary market. These
instruments have been a popular investment for money market funds. They are commonly used in
international transactions.
Bankers Acceptances
A bill of exchange, or draft, drawn by the borrower for payment on a specified date, and accepted by a chartered bank. Upon acceptance, the bill becomes, in effect, a postdated certified cheque.
State of being unable to pay debts. Thus, the ownership of the firm's assets is transferred from
the stockholders to the bondholders.
The reorganization or liquidation of a firm that cannot pay its debts.
Bankruptcy cost view
The argument that expected indirect and direct bankruptcy costs offset the other
benefits from leverage so that the optimal amount of leverage is less than 100% debt finaning.
Bankruptcy risk
The risk that a firm will be unable to meet its debt obligations. Also referred to as default or insolvency risk.
Bankruptcy view
The argument that expected bankruptcy costs preclude firms from being financed entirely
with debt.
Interim financing of one sort or another used to solidify a position until more permanent
financing is arranged.
Cash Flow Provided or Used from Financing Activities
Cash receipts and payments involving
liability and stockholders' equity items, including obtaining cash from creditors and repaying
the amounts borrowed and obtaining capital from owners and providing them with a return on,
and a return of, their investments.
A section on the cash-flow statement that shows how much cash a company raised by selling stocks or bonds this year and how much was paid out for cash dividends and other finance-related obligations.
A public agency responsible for regulating and controlling an economy's monetary and financial institutions. It is the sole money-issuing authority.
Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS)
An international wire transfer system for high-value
payments operated by a group of major banks.
A privately owned, profit-seeking firm that accepts deposits and makes loans.
concentration banking
System whereby customers make payments to a regional collection center which transfers funds to
a principal bank.
Consortium banks
A merchant banking subsidiary set up by several banks that may or may not be of the
same nationality. Consortium banks are common in the Euromarket and are active in loan syndication.
Raising loan capital through the creation of debt by issuing a form of paper evidencing amounts owed and payable on specified dates or on demand.
New debt obtained by a firm during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
Electronic Federal Tax Payment Systems (EFTPS)
An electronic funds transfer system used by businesses to remit taxes to the government.
Eligible bankers' acceptances
In the BA market, an acceptance may be referred to as eligible because it is
acceptable by the Fed as collateral at the discount window and/or because the accepting bank can sell it
without incurring a reserve requirement.
A bank that regularly accepts foreign currency denominated deposits and makes foreign currency loans.
Export Financing
A range of financing products (loans. guarantees, letters of credit, insurance etc.) in support of a variety of activities which help Canadian firms expand into new export markets.
Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank)
The U.S. federal government agency that extends trade credits to U.S.
companies to facilitate the financing of U.S. exports.
Federal agency securities
Securities issued by corporations and agencies created by the U.S. government,
such as the federal Home Loan bank Board and Ginnie Mae.
Federal credit agencies
Agencies of the federal government set up to supply credit to various classes of
institutions and individuals, e.g. S&Ls, small business firms, students, farmers, and exporters.
A federal institution that insures bank deposits.
Federal Employer Identification Number
A unique identification number issued
by the federal government used for payroll purposes to identify the company
when it deals with the Internal Revenue Service.
Non-interest bearing deposits held in reserve for depository institutions at their district federal
Reserve bank. Also, excess reserves lent by banks to each other.
Federal funds market
The market where banks can borrow or lend reserves, allowing banks temporarily
short of their required reserves to borrow reserves from banks that have excess reserves.
Federal funds rate
This is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a federal Reserve district bank
charge other banks that need overnight loans. The Fed Funds rate, as it is called, often points to the direction
of U.S. interest rates.
The interest rate at which banks lend deposits at the federal Reserve to one another overnight.
Federal Home Loan Banks
The institutions that regulate and lend to savings and loan associations. The
federal Home Loan banks play a role analogous to that played by the federal Reserve banks vis-à-vis
member commercial banks.
Federal Insurance Contributions Act of 1935 (FICA)
A federal Act authorizing the government to collect Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes.
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
Fed committee that makes decisions about open-market operations.
Federal Reserve Banks
The twelve district banks in the federal Reserve System.
Board of Governors of the federal Reserve System.
The central bank of the U.S., established in 1913, and governed by the federal
Reserve Board located in Washington, D.C. The system includes 12 federal Reserve banks and is authorized
to regulate monetary policy in the U.S. as well as to supervise federal Reserve member banks, bank holding
companies, international operations of U.S.banks, and U.S.operations of foreign banks.
The central banking authority responsible for monetary policy in the United States.
Federal Reserve (the Fed)
The central bank in the United States, responsible for setting interest rates.
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
A federal Act requiring employers to pay a tax on the wages paid to their employees, which is then used to create a
pool of funds to be used for unemployment benefits.
Federally related institutions
Arms of the federal government that are exempt from SEC registration and
whose securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (with the exception of the
Tennessee Valley Authority).
One of the three classes of cash flows reported in the
statement of cash flows. This class includes borrowing money and paying
debt, raising money from shareowners and the return of money to
them, and dividends paid from profit.
financing decision
a judgment made regarding the method
of raising funds that will be used to make acquisitions; it
is based on an entity's ability to issue and service debt and
Decision as to how to raise the money to pay for investments in real assets.
Financing decisions
Decisions concerning the liabilities and stockholders' equity side of the firm's balance
sheet, such as the decision to issue bonds.
This is a generic term that refers to the many different forms of financing a business may use. For example - loans, shares, and bonds are all considered financing instruments.
Foreign banking market
That portion of domestic bank loans supplied to foreigners for use abroad.
A banking system in which banks hold only a fraction of their outstanding deposits in cash or on deposit with the central bank.
Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)
A Congressionally chartered corporation that
purchases residential mortgages in the secondary market from S&Ls, banks, and mortgage bankers and
securitizes these mortgages for sale into the capital markets.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - IBRD or World Bank
International bank for Reconstruction and Development makes loans at nearly conventional terms to countries for projects of high
economic priority.
International Banking Facility (IBF)
International banking Facility. A branch that an American bank
establishes in the United States to do Eurocurrency business.
Legal bankruptcy
A legal proceeding for liquidating or reorganizing a business.
Merchant bank
A British term for a bank that specializes not in lending out its own funds, but in providing
various financial services such as accepting bills arising out of trade, underwriting new issues, and providing
advice on acquisitions, mergers, foreign exchange, portfolio management, etc.
A financial institution that engages in investment banking functions, such as advising clients in mergers and acquisitions, underwriting securities and taking debt or equity positions.
Money center banks
banks that raise most of their funds from the domestic and international money markets, relying less on depositors for funds.
Multi-option financing facility
A syndicated confirmed credit line with attached options.
Net financing cost
Also called the cost of carry or, simply, carry, the difference between the cost of financing
the purchase of an asset and the asset's cash yield. Positive carry means that the yield earned is greater than
the financing cost; negative carry means that the financing cost exceeds the yield earned.
Off-balance-sheet financing
financing that is not shown as a liability in a company's balance sheet.
PIBOR (Paris Interbank Offer Rate)
The deposit rate on interbank transactions in the Eurocurrency market
quoted in Paris.
Planned financing program
Program of short-term and long-term financing as outlined in the corporate
financial plan.
Prepackaged bankruptcy
A bankruptcy in which a debtor and its creditors pre-negotiate a plan or
reorganization and then file it along with the bankruptcy petition.
Production payment financing
A method of nonrecourse asset-based financing in which a specified
percentage of revenue realized from the sale of the project's output is used to pay debt service.
Debt finance, usually non-recourse, provided by financial institutions for the development and construction of a new project.
Refinancing (Credit Insurance)
Extending the maturity date or increasing the amount of existing debt or both. Also, revising a payment schedule, usually to reduce the monthly payments and often to modify interest charges.
Seed Financing/Capital
Generally, refers to the first contribution of capital toward the financing requirements of a start-up business.
Threshold for refinancing
The point when the WAC of an MBS is at a level to induce homeowners to
prepay the mortgage in order to refinance to a lower-rate mortgage, generally reached when the WAC of the
MBS is 2% or more above currently available mortgage rates.
Wholesale mortgage banking
The purchasing of loans originated by others, with the servicing rights
released to the buyer.
A multilateral development finance agency created by the 1944 Bretton Woods, New
Hampshire negotiations. It makes loans to developing countries for social overhead capital projects, which are
guaranteed by the recipient country. See: International bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The International bank for Reconstruction and Development, an international organization that provides long-term loans to developing countries to improve their infrastructure.


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Koreans pile in for feeder newbuilds
March 25th, 2019 Sam Chambers Asia, Containers, Shipyards 0 comments
The age profile of the sub-3,000 teu containership fleet has been among the oldest in shipping, but it is finally getting the newbuild treatment it needs. Last week Splash reported Maersk's move to take in a swathe of 2,200 teu ships to be built at Chinese yards and taken on charter from ICBC Leasing.
Brokers now report a series of other sub-3,000 teu boxship orders. Korean yard Hyundai Mipo has received an order for three 2,500 teu feeder units which, upon delivery in the second half of next year, will go on charter to to Korea Marine Transport (KMTC). Also in South Korea, Namsung Shipping and Pan Continental Shipping have placed orders at Dae Sun Shipbuilding for one 1,011 teu feeder unit each.
Sam Chambers
Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world's oldest newspaper, Lloyd's List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.


Tuberculosis (TB) remains an epidemic in developing countries, such as the Philippines. This year's observance aims to remind member countries of the commitments made during the United Nations High Level Meeting on TB held last year where the Philippines declared that it is pursuing business "not-as-usual" in its fight against TB.
According to the 2017-2022 Philippine Strategic TB Elimination Plan Phase 1, the impact targets against TB for 2022 include the reduction of the number of TB deaths by half from 22,000 to 11,000; 23% reduction in the TB incidence rate; reduction to zero in the number of TB-affected households that experience catastrophic costs due to TB; and, at least 90% patient satisfaction with TB services.
World TB Day will emphasize the urgency to act on the commitments made by each country during the United Nations High Level Meeting held in September last year.
"Due to advances in TB screening, diagnosis, and treatment, the country is scaling up rapid molecular tests as the initial diagnostic test countrywide," Health Secretary Francisco Duque III declared as its initial salvo in the fight against the disease. With this, the country committed to find and treat 2.5 million TB cases by 2022. We have to do this to decrease the incidence of TB by 23%.
Furthermore, a commitment was also made to implement the Mandatory Notification of TB cases as required by RA 10767, the Comprehensive TB Elimination Law. By end of 2018, more than 30,000 TB cases were reported by the private physicians.
Thus, on March 24, various stakeholders are expected to articulate their plans of action in the country's efforts against TB. Among them are the patient group organizations, hospital sector, professional societies, pharmacy sector, workplace sector, laboratory sector as well as the academe.
"The time to act is now. Managing the TB burden towards eliminating it is our call to action to our stakeholders and partners. We need to Find, Treat and Prevent TB. Let us end TB now!" Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said.


Yesterday, Health Minister Matt Hancock addressed the annual meeting of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes and highlighted the need for more focus on prevention of illness rather than its treatment.
The Minister highlighted that 10 times more money is spent in the UK on treating disease rather than preventing it, which "doesn't stack up". As Chief Commercial Director for Punter Southall Health and Protection, I'd say the same is true for employee benefits spending.
This is the first time we have seen the government talk about health prevention rather than treatment. It is a watershed moment that also sends a massive wake up call to UK employers to take action. Employers need to shift the focus of their employee benefits spending – away from treatments for the ill such as medical insurance, critical illness and even life insurance and focus on healthcare solutions that benefit the majority.
While the Minister has suggested companies introduce positive initiatives such as bicycle loans, free fruit and counselling services to promote health, they can go so much further by embracing technology solutions, such as health screening.
Technology exists today that enables companies to screen people's DNA, their blood and their physical and mental health. Such screenings can be a one-off investment for companies that would give employees valuable personal health information that will help them make informed choices about their future health.
Employers would also gain a high-level overview of their workforce health which can enable them to make informed investments in wellbeing.
There is a massive opportunity for companies to focus their money and energy on predictive solutions that can help them better understand the health of their people and inform wellbeing and health solutions. It also makes complete business sense to invest in the health of the majority.


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McCall Baugh, Golden Gate University School of Law
An Unfulfilled Promise: How National Security Deference Erodes Environmental Justice
This Comment focuses on two main issues: environmental justice's procedural limitations following Alexander v. Sandoval, and the loopholes within existing environmental legislation as they apply to military activities. In this respect, Richard Armour's famous idiom "hindsight is 20/20" is telling. As long as the military has carte blanche to ignore environmental laws, environmental justice will continue to remain a legal mirage beholden to the government's pecking order of judicial deference. Vague notions of national security and deference to the military wrinkle the fabric of environmental laws that are intended to create safe and healthy communities. Legislators must close loopholes in environmental laws, codify the Order, and explicitly create a private cause of action for disparate-impact plaintiffs so that environmental justice can finally be achieved.
Subpart A of the Argument describes existing military exceptions from environmental laws. Of particular concern is the military's invocation of "national security" to opt out of environmental laws. Despite congressional intent to limit national security waivers to exceptional and emergency contexts, courts interpret security needs broadly. Subpart A also highlights the concern for environmental justice proponents when faced with national security waivers. Subpart B examines the procedural limitations that environmental justice advocates experience through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Then, Subpart C discusses why super-deference to the military under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) is of particular concern to environmental justice proponents. Subpart D focuses on Alexander v. Sandoval, a Supreme Court case that limited private causes of action for disparate-impact claims. Following Alexander v. Sandoval, there are three ways for communities to fight environmental justice. First, communities facing disproportionate environmental hazards must prove that the government intentionally discriminated against them. Second, claimants may seek redress through Title VI's administrative review process. However, because intentional discrimination is so difficult to prove and Title VI's administrative review process rarely results in a finding for the claimants, these options are inadequate. Third, claimants may seek alternatives to the court and administrative systems to combat disparate impacts of environmental hazards facing their communities. Finally, Subpart E discusses these alternatives, which include avoiding "lawyer-centered" models by advocating grassroots activism and community partnerships with the military.
McCall Baugh, An Unfulfilled Promise: How National Security Deference Erodes Environmental Justice, 8 Golden Gate U. Envtl. L.J. 81 (2015).
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The interdistribution link is used for transit.
The HSRP standby becomes the gateway.
The interaccess link is used for transit.
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Matheny wins, Curtiss undecided
One state representative that serves Warren County won easily last night, while the other was still clinging to a narrow lead at press time.
Republican Judd Matheny cruised to re-election as he easily beat Democratic challenger Scott Price 14,898 votes to 7,779.
Matheny has faced a fight for his 47th District seat every year he has been up for election. In defeating Price last night, Matheny was elected to his sixth term.
Matheny was strong in Warren County, winning with 68 percent of the vote. He represents all of Coffee County and roughly one-third of Warren County.
As for state Rep. Charles Curtiss, he was clinging to a narrow lead over his challenger, Robert Dunham. Curtiss was up 8,690 votes to 8,252.
Curtiss was strong in Warren County where he won 4,264 to 3,435.
The delay in election results comes due to problems in Grundy County. Votes were finally trickling in around midnight in Grundy County, but not in time to make this edition of the newspaper.
Due to redistricting, the 43rd District now represents all of White and Grundy counties and roughly two-thirds of Warren County.
The race was tight thanks to a negative campaign launched by Dunham and the Republican Party. Curtiss was criticized in several mailers as his opponent made claims Curtiss said amounted to a bunch of lies.


Presented in a limited edition of 200 watches, the GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE "Lumen" combines a brilliant moon-phase display with a mystically luminous outsize date that reflects the characteristic style of the brand icon.
In 2013, A. Lange & Söhne introduced the GRAND LANGE 1 "Lumen", a watch with a semi-transparent sapphire-crystal dial that exposes the ingenious disc configuration of the Lange outsize date. It was followed a year later by the GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE with a prominent in-dial moon-phase display that reproduces the lunations with an accuracy of 99.998 per cent. Now, the GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE "Lumen" combines these two remarkable accomplishments in one watch.
The dial of the new model is made of blackened silver with ample apertures and black-tinted, semi-transparent sapphire-crystal glass. The special coating applied to the glass blocks most of the visible light but not the UV spectra that "charge" the luminous pigments on the outsize-date mechanism and cause them to glow in the dark. The tens cross is coated with a white luminous compound and printed with black numerals. Conversely, the units disc, also featuring black numerals, is made of transparent glass and rotates in front of the luminous background of the date aperture.
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State crosses mark, 20,000 killed by COVID-19
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported the grim news this week that the state had surpassed the mark of 20,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths Friday.
In a press release, Kathleen Toomey, the state Public Health Commissioner said, "It is tragic but not surprising that we have surpassed this grim milestone of 20,000 COVID deaths in our state. Ninety-seven percent of COVID deaths since we've had vaccines are in unvaccinated individuals. These deaths are preventable."
During the first three days of September, the state saw 100 deaths. Georgia's highest average daily death toll was in mid-January, when the state averaged about 115 deaths per day.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just 42.1% of the state is fully vaccinated, which lags the national average of 52.9% fully vaccinated. Georgia DPH is again pleading with residents to get vaccinated.
The Cobb County School District COVID news showed a little improvement, but continues to be daunting. It reflected 947 new cases among students and staff over the past week, which is slightly less than the week before when 1,033 new cases were reported. The Cobb County School District total number of cases is now 3,744.
Sope Creek has the highest number of active cases among elementary schools with 19 active cases. Of the district's 67 elementary schools, there are 16 with 10 or more cases.
Lindley Middle School, in Mableton, has 25 active cases with McCleskey Middle School with 22.
Four of the 16 high schools have more than 20 active cases including Allatoona (27), McEachern (27), Sprayberry (26), and Walton (21).
As of Friday, Wellstar Health System, based in Marietta, had 737 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 92% of them unvaccinated. The system had 162 COVID-19 patients in Intensive Care Units, 94% of them unvaccinated, and 123 COVID-19 patients on a ventilator, 95% of them unvaccinated.
For a full Cobb County Schools report, visit https://www.cobbk12.org/page/40801/covid-case-notification.
For a full Marietta City Schools report, visit https://www.marietta-city.org/casereports
For the Georgia DPH's full report, visit dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report.
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The next Balkan war
It could still be avoided with a relatively small amount of money, so long as it is spent wisely and soon
LeadersApr 1st 2000 edition
LOST in their cyber-dreams in Lisbon, the European Union's leaders must have felt pleasantly far from the mess in the Balkans. They did, it is true, offer some reassuring generalities about fast-track procedures for effective assistance and so on in their conclusions; and EU panjandrums and officials from a host of governments and international institutions were taking stock of the Balkan imbroglio again in Brussels a few days later. But there is little evidence that the Union's leaders are ready to devote the necessary attention to an issue that should be high on the agenda of any European political summit right now: the avoidance of another war in the Balkans, which remains all too real a possibility.
In case the summiteers have forgotten, the most dramatic event in Europe last year was not, alas, the launch of some bold economic experiment but the outbreak of the continent's most intensive war for half a century—and its conclusion on terms that offered no guarantee against a recurrence. Since the end of the war over Kosovo last June, the West's adversary Slobodan Milosevic has tightened his grip on power, at least in his native Serbia, and raised the rhetorical temperature. He is a man who thrives on wars, even though they invariably leave him king of an ever-smaller castle, and several signs suggest that his next war could be fought over Montenegro, the last remaining republic with which Serbia is linked in the shrunken Yugoslav federation.
Heading for the last bust-up
Montenegro is hardly a model democracy, neither is its president, Milo Djukanovic, a model citizen. But he is pro-western and no friend of Mr Milosevic. Indeed, he has been trying to put some distance between his small republic and Serbia, and the West would rightly like to see him succeed, so long as his efforts do not precipitate a bloody rupture.
That, however, is just what Mr Milosevic might welcome. As an indicted war criminal, in charge of a country under sanctions, Mr Milosevic may well calculate that he has nothing to lose by testing transatlantic solidarity once again and drawing Russia's new administration, as well as NATO, into an international crisis. As the experience of the past decade makes plain, European governments cannot keep the peace in the Balkans without taking America into account. In the continent's potential killing fields, moreover, there is a natural division of labour whereby America's might serves as a strategic deterrent, while artfully applied economic assistance from EU governments keeps local antagonisms from boiling over.
In sensitive spots like Macedonia, Kosovo and, above all, Montenegro, the swift dispatch of relatively small sums of financial assistance could well make the difference between peace and war. Many European politicians understand this perfectly well, but their collective response to the need has shown up many of the EU's worst features: introversion, lack of urgency and an obsession with arcane technicalities.
In the Balkans no less than in cyberspace, the EU is always capable of conjuring up lofty visions. At this week's conference in Brussels on economic development in south-eastern Europe, there was much talk—some of it sensible—about the need for bridges, roads, railway links and the like to create inter-dependence. There was also a realisation that Montenegro's pro-western government needs aid over the next few weeks if it is to fend off economic warfare from Serbia and maintain some credibility at home: Mr Djukanovic says Mr Milosevic is trying to promote a coup against him, using Yugoslav troops garrisoned in Montenegro. There was a realisation, too, that spending money wisely in the Balkans is not quite the same as spending it freely: if the aim is to keep Mr Djukanovic in power, it must go to pay the pensions of deserving Montenegrins (including the Serb-minded) and so on, not to finance cigarette-smuggling by corrupt members of the regime. But did all that add up to action?
In Lisbon, the heads of government urged the "competent institutions"—including, presumably, their own finance ministers—to "make necessary decisions" to help Montenegro. But if those decisions continue to be held up by technicalities and buck-passing between different parts of the EUclosesinglequote>s decision-making structure, they may come too late to bolster the Montenegrin government against a takeover bid by Mr Milosevic—and hence too late to avert another war in the Balkans. If Europe's minds are indeed genuinely concentrated on high, no time should be wasted in taking action lower down.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline "The next Balkan war"
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Opera comes to Carbondale
Jessica Cabe
jcabe@postindependent.com
Brett Sprague (Romeo) and Leah Bobbey (Juliet) star in Opera Colorado Young Artists' production of Charles Gounod's opera, "Romeo & Juliet," which is coming to the Third Street Center on Thursday, courtesy of the CCAH.
Courtesy of Cherity Koepke |
If You Go...
Who: Opera Colorado Young Artists, Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities
What: 'Romeo & Juliet'
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14
Where: Third Street Center gym
How Much: $18 CCAH members, $22 nonmembers, $10 youth, $125 patron tickets (includes front row seating for two and a reception with the artists following the performance), free for volunteers (call 970-963-1680 to sign up)
A rare opportunity to experience opera midvalley is coming this week, courtesy of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (CCAH), when Opera Colorado's Young Artists perform a shortened, accessible version of Charles Gounod's "Romeo & Juliet" at the Third Street Center.
The French opera, first performed in 1867, has been translated to English, making this performance perfect for audiences new to opera and those who already have an appreciation for the art form.
"I think our touring production of 'Romeo & Juliet' is highly accessible; it's awesome, actually," said Cherity Koepke, director of education and community engagement for Opera Colorado Young Artists. "I've updated the setting to modern day, and I combined portions of Gounod's opera with some of Shakespeare's original text. I've translated the opera from the original French to English as another way to make it more accessible, but I've left portions in French so the audience can experience it in the language it was written in.
"Because this story is so well-known, I've tried to give it a fresh feel," Koepke said. "I've highlighted some of the more comedic and joyful moments in the story, and I think this makes the ending all the more impactful. The themes are all still relevant and incredibly powerful."
This is the second year the CCAH has hosted Opera Colorado's Young Artists, which is a residency program composed of young professional opera singers who perform in Opera Colorado's mainstage productions as well as touring pieces. Last year, the CCAH set up a successful performance of "The Barber of Seville."
"Amy Kimberly contacted me and asked if we'd be interested in making Carbondale one of the stops on our Greater Colorado Tour," Koepke said. "I jumped at the chance to connect with a new community. The partnership was fabulous; the response we received was overwhelming. People immediately asked us to come back, so we started making plans for a stop on our 2015 tour."
Deb Colley, operations manager at the CCAH, said the organization provided a unique opportunity last year for the Young Artists tour by turning the performance into a bigger event.
"I think [Opera Colorado] thought it was going to be something very small," Colley said of last year's opera. "They're used to touring at schools, and we were like, 'No, we want to actually host it like it's the opera in an auditorium with a reception afterward.' So we did that, they had a blast, and we had a great time. We had a great turnout, and we're doing it again this year."
Colley said she believes it's important for Carbondale to host opera because there isn't much opportunity to experience it in the valley aside from in Aspen, and the productions that come there aren't always affordable or accessible for audiences new to opera.
"I think it's just fun being connected to this really long history of music meeting performing arts that goes back so long," she said. "It's so dramatic, so colorful — in some ways it's really a bombastic art form. There's nothing small about opera; the voices are big, the people tend to be big, the theatrics are big, and I just think it's a really special piece of culture to be exposed to."
Colley said the CCAH is still looking for volunteers to help with setup and tear-down, and anyone who helps out will be able to see the performance for free. She also said any school groups who want to come but can't afford to spend $10 per student should call the CCAH at 970-963-1680 so they can work out a price that feels good for everyone.
"Opera usually speaks to pretty classic stories that students are exposed to in literature, like 'Romeo & Juliet,'" Colley said. "So I think that's another piece of it that's important to why people should come to an opera. Other than that, it's fun, it's novel, it's different, it's unique, it's an hour long, so why not come try it out?"
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Who is Meltem Conant Husband? Check out Her Biography, Facts
Published: October 23rd, 2019 / Modified: December 21st, 2022
1 Her Husband's Career
2 In the year 2007, Melton Conant Married with Her Husband
3 Her Husband's Past Relationship
4 What is Scott Conant's Net Worth?
Meltem Conant is the wife of famous American celebrity chef Scott Conant. He is also one of the well-known restaurateur and cookbook authors.
Meltem Bozkurt Conant was born somewhere in Turkey. She must be in her early forties. She belongs to Turkish nationality.
For your information, her husband Scott Conant was born on February 19, 1971, in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. He was born under the birth sign Pisces and currently 48 years old as of 2019.
Her Husband's Career
Melton's husband Scott Conant is one of the successful restaurateurs in America. He worked as a sous chef and helping the restaurant garner at the San Domenico in New York. In the year 1995, Scott got the opportunity to become the chef de cuisine at the Il Toscanaccio which is an Upper East Side Tuscan.
After working there for a year, Conant went for a renovation of two institutions: Barolo in SoHo and Chianti on the Upper East Side. He worked at the City Eatery as the executive chef in Bowery, New York City. He also appeared on television The Today Show. Scott got the attention of the New Yorkers along with his modern take on Italian cuisine in 2000. And he got a glowing two-star review from The New York Times.
Caption: Meltem Conant's Husband Scott Conant (Source: Instagram)
In September 2002, Scott started his own restaurant named LImpero in Tudor City. The restaurant received a three-star review from The New York Times only after a week. Scott's signature pasta appeared on the cover of Food and Wine magazine. In 2003, the James Beard Foundation honored him with the Best New Restaurant in the US and as well as Outstanding Restaurant Design.
Furthermore, he also made his appearance on television as the guest judge in seasons 2,4, and 5 of Top Chef and as well as judge of seasons 1-34 of Chopped. He also appeared in Martha Stewart Living, Good Morning America, and also on The Today Show. Scott also participated and won the third season of Chopped All-Stars. He is currently appearing as a judge on the Food Network's show Chopped.
In the year 2007, Melton Conant Married with Her Husband
Talking about the personal life of Melton Conant, she is a married woman. She is married to a famous American restaurateur Scott Conant. The couple had been in a long-term relationship for several years and finally tied the wedding knot in the year 2007. They married in a private ceremony in Bodrum, Turkey. The couple went to Tahiti, the largest island in French Polynesia for their honeymoon. By now the couple had been married for over 11 years and are very happy together.
Caption: Meltem Conant with his husband and daughters (Source: Instagram)
The two are blessed with two beautiful daughters named Ayla Conant and the name of another daughter remains unknown. As of now, the couple is living a happy married life with their daughters.
Her Husband's Past Relationship
Before marrying Meltem, Scott first married Chris Cannon who is an entrepreneur. The two were not just husband and wife but were also business partners and they had two restaurants in their names.
However, their marriage ended with an ugly divorce. After their divorce, they also ended up in their partnership at Alto and L'Impero in the year 2007. The tension between the former partners reached the peak point where both of them were suing each other for a hefty sum of money in the year 2007.
What is Scott Conant's Net Worth?
Meltem's husband Scott Conant is a famous American chef, restaurateur, and as well as television personality. From his successful professional career, Scott has earned a net worth of around $5 million as of 2019. He receives $45,00 per year as his salary. Besides, he also earned from his books and restaurants which help him to add some amount to his net worth.
Caption: Meltem Conant's husband (source: Instagram)
He also earned a lot of popularity and money by appearing as the guest judge of various Food Network shows such as Top Chef and Chopped. Similarly, he also made his appearance in some other shows like Martha Stewart Living, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and as well as the 24 Hour Restaurant Battle.
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Hiking TraIl nearby Sabinetto natural area, in Francia and Cargèse population.
The largest locality in the area is Alata, with a population of 2,584 persons, at a distance of 34.124 kilometers from the center of the map.
The nearest is Cargèse (1,032 persons), at a distance of 19.916 kilometers.
Trail length: 15.546 kilometers.
Average slope downhill: -17.953 %.
Mathematical difficulty index: 102.417.
Épicerie, D 124, Ota, Ajaccio, South Corsica, Corsica, Metropolitan France, 20150, France
Refuge de Puscaghia, GR20, Albertacce, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Metropolitan France, 20224, France
You can find around this zone pois of interest and places relates with Geography
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Sarrola-Carcopino ( Population: 1,908 persons, At a distance of 31.392 kilometers from the center of the map)
Calenzana ( Population: 1,882 persons, At a distance of 32.096 kilometers from the center of the map)
Afa ( Population: 2,157 persons, At a distance of 33.694 kilometers from the center of the map)
Alata ( Population: 2,584 persons, At a distance of 34.124 kilometers from the center of the map)
Peri ( Population: 1,198 persons, At a distance of 34.800 kilometers from the center of the map)
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POLIO may prevent Isabel Thompson from doing the housework or shopping without assistance, but it'll take more than her disability to stop her determination and her independence.  It's a condition the Wagga resident has lived with almost all her life after she contracted it at the age of 10 while living on a small dairy farm. On Wednesday, up to 40 survivors and their families, including Mrs Thompson and her husband, Clarrie, will converge on Canberra decked out in T-shirts and armed with a strong message – "We're still here". That's because the eagerly awaited National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), now known as DisabilityCare Australia, will omit most polio survivors due to the 65-year age cut off. The survivors make up the largest single disability group in the country, with an estimated 400,000 mostly aged over 50, and the scheme could have assisted in providing much needed aids, equipment and support in the home. "They forget that all of us old ones are still here and our polio is coming back at us," Mrs Thompson said.  "We're trying to get finance for Polio Australia to look after us and to help educate medical professionals, because they think it's gone because of eradication." Sixty years after her diagnosis, Mrs Thompson is unable to walk any distance and is required to use a scooter.  "The government has to realise that financial assistance is required to assist those now suffering from the late effects of polio, as most of us are over 65 we won't qualify. "We are forgotten, they think we're gone but we're still here." Polio survivor and president of Polio Australia Dr John Tierney said the federal government told survivors they would be looked after when the scheme was rolled out. "The NDIS is scheduled to start in 2018 so virtually all of us will be excluded," Dr Tierney said.  "I am lobbying Canberra again because in such a wealthy country, people with a disability, who are over the age of 65 should not be treated as second-class citizens." Anyone wanting to supportthe "We're still here" campaign can contact Mrs Thompson on 6926 2459.
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June 24 2013 - 7:00AM
Don't forget survivors of polio
Andrew Pearson
POLIO may prevent Isabel Thompson from doing the housework or shopping without assistance, but it'll take more than her disability to stop her determination and her independence.
It's a condition the Wagga resident has lived with almost all her life after she contracted it at the age of 10 while living on a small dairy farm.
On Wednesday, up to 40 survivors and their families, including Mrs Thompson and her husband, Clarrie, will converge on Canberra decked out in T-shirts and armed with a strong message – "We're still here".
That's because the eagerly awaited National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), now known as DisabilityCare Australia, will omit most polio survivors due to the 65-year age cut off.
The survivors make up the largest single disability group in the country, with an estimated 400,000 mostly aged over 50, and the scheme could have assisted in providing much needed aids, equipment and support in the home.
"They forget that all of us old ones are still here and our polio is coming back at us," Mrs Thompson said.
"We're trying to get finance for Polio Australia to look after us and to help educate medical professionals, because they think it's gone because of eradication."
Sixty years after her diagnosis, Mrs Thompson is unable to walk any distance and is required to use a scooter.
"The government has to realise that financial assistance is required to assist those now suffering from the late effects of polio, as most of us are over 65 we won't qualify.
"We are forgotten, they think we're gone but we're still here."
Polio survivor and president of Polio Australia Dr John Tierney said the federal government told survivors they would be looked after when the scheme was rolled out.
"The NDIS is scheduled to start in 2018 so virtually all of us will be excluded," Dr Tierney said.
"I am lobbying Canberra again because in such a wealthy country, people with a disability, who are over the age of 65 should not be treated as second-class citizens."
Anyone wanting to supportthe "We're still here" campaign can contact Mrs Thompson on 6926 2459.
DRIVING THE MESSAGE: Wagga polio survivor Isabel Thompson is heading to Canberra to demand support for those living with the late effects of polio. She'll be joining up to 40 others, all with a simple message "We're still here!" Picture: Alastair Brook
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The Brooke Hospital for Animals – Singing to Donkeys
Singing to Donkeys by Lynne Nesbit
The Brooke Hospital for Animals
After working for the Brooke Hospital for Animals for nearly 29 years, Lynne Nesbit recalls some magic moments chosen from her wide range of experiences during that time. Lynne worked in various capacities in the charity organisation between 1982 and 2011, when she retired. During those years, she worked at everything from Secretary to the Board of Trustees to counting rosettes for Brooke Junior Club members. She was also the Brooke's Legacy Manager, trying to protect the charity's interests and inheritance, and though some things have to stay confidential, she tells of the many inspirational supporters who have worked tirelessly for the Brooke, and she shares some of the more poignant moments, and some amusing tales.
In short, "Singing to Donkeys" recalls those moments that have become part of the Brooke's history. Lynne Nesbit opens a window onto the life of The Brooke Hospital during that long period, giving a glimpse of how it was thirty years ago and how much committed work by so many people over the years has made the Brooke the influential charity for working equids overseas that it is today.
Many readers of this book will be new supporters of the Brooke Hospital for Animals; some may have connections with the charity far longer than Lynne has, but all can join the swelling numbers of people around the world who have become "Brookies".
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