As a veteran teacher of 30+ years, Janis comes to Compass with a wealth of knowledge regarding the teaching of literacy. Since the opening of Compass, Janis volunteered three days a week as a trained Reading Recovery teacher, working with first grade students in the area of literacy. In her third year at Compass, she began coaching teachers. In addition to Reading Recovery, Janis is trained in Wilson's Fundations program. From 2008 to 2016, Janis worked as an Adjunct Instructor at Bank Street College, teaching two graduate courses to aspiring literacy coaches and special education teachers. Additionally, during six years of those eight years, she volunteered at PS 175 in Harlem as a Reading Recovery tutor. Prior to that, Janis worked for 25 years at Trevor Day School in Manhattan as the Lower School Reading Specialist and as a classroom teacher in First and Third grades. At Trevor, Janis led a collaborative effort in designing the literacy curriculum for K-5th grade, developed a literacy assessment program, conducted parent and teacher workshops, provided coaching for teachers, participated in weekly Child Study Team meetings, provided small group literacy instruction and one-on-one Reading Recovery instruction to first grade students. Janis believes ALL children can learn, if provided with the right instruction and support. She relishes a collaborative approach including: parents, specialists, teachers, administrators and most importantly, each child at the center of his or her learning. Janis graduated from American University with a B.A. in Political Science and Columbia University, Teachers College, with an M.A. in Elementary Education. Additionally, Janis graduated from the Bank Street College program, Reading and Literacy: Clinical Practice.
Rob is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, SUNY Binghamton, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he earned a PhD in Mathematics. He had a brief career as a college professor and research mathematician, but became interested in elementary education with the birth of his own children. That interest led to a post-doc at NYU and to a 10-year stint as Math Specialist at the Village Community School in Manhattan. There he became one of the first advocates of a now widely accepted approach to teaching arithmetic that emphasizes discovery and understanding. His third series of math books for children will be published in January 2018.
Rob went on to work at Children's Television Workshop where for 15 years he was Vice President for Interactive Technology. He led the effort to bring Sesame Street into the age of computers and the Internet.
Rob is married with 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren, the youngest of whom is a student at Compass. He spends a lot of his free time swimming and over the last 10 years has won several open-water national championships. He is a 3-time U.S. Masters Swimming All-American.


Signs Showing That You Need to Redesign Your Restaurant Menu NOW!
Being a restaurateur, what all comes to your mind while you look up to upgrade your restaurant experience? Or let's say if you are tired with the falling sales at your eatery, what all things come to your mind which you need to upgrade? You might say working on the infra and decor, adding more staff and expert chefs, and what else? Is that it? But let me tell you, you are missing something major to in it. If you are still using a paper menu, it's high time to make a switch today!
Getting your paper menu redesigned and printed while you add new menu items is just not acceptable in this tech world. You need to save on costs you spend on designing and printing the paper menu and channelize your capital in a more smarter way. How? Making a switch to the digital menu, an automatically operated menu which handles your restaurant menu efficiently over a tablet. Yes! You heard it right!
By now, you would be wondering that why do I need to use digital menu? Isn't it? So, here are some convincing points which directly indicates that it's high time to get your menu re-designed and make a switch to the digital menu. This would not only enhance your customer experience but rather it also streamlines your restaurant operations. So, let's dig deeper and get a closer view of it!
Unpopularity of Some Items: Keeping the menu items which your customers no more prefer or are seasonal, but still are lying on your menu then you might be in danger. Keeping irrelevant things and dishes which are out of stock or are not preferred by people needs to be erased from your menu immediately.
Low Profits: Despite the high sales and crowd of customers at your restaurant, if you still aren't getting profits, you need to analyze your reports and analytics thoroughly. Maybe you are ignoring a food category which customers never order and still, you are getting that food item prepared.
Poor Customer Feedback: Putting in your best efforts don't end the game right here. You need to concern your customers too, what they feel and how they feel about your services and food quality. Getting their feedback over digital tablet can be one of the perfect ideas for you.
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national science foundation funds quantum research by university
CAMPUS NEWS: OCTOBER 1, 2018
National Science Foundation Funds Quantum Research by University of New Orleans Mathematician
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $162,000 to Peter Bierhorst, assistant professor of mathematics at the University of New Orleans.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $162,000 to Peter Bierhorst, assistant professor of mathematics at the University of New Orleans, to take his research into quantum nonlocality to the next plane. Bierhorst's expertise is addressing practical problems in secure communication and cryptography through quantum physics.
Less than three years ago, Bierhorst was a member of an experimental team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., working to demonstrate the phenomenon of quantum nonlocality, which is what Einstein described as "spooky action at a distance." The phrase describes the curious phenomenon of quantum entanglement, whereby two microscopic particles such as photons or electrons, can appear to act in concert instantaneously even when tested miles apart, Bierhorst said.
For Bierhorst and his colleagues at NIST, the demonstration of quantum nonlocality came in the form of a random number generator constructed to make online passwords more secure. Because of the random nature of quantum mechanics, there is no predictable pattern to the numerical sequence. The device and experiment that led to its creation was featured in stories on NPR radio, WIRED magazine and in the April 2018 issue of the nature research journal Nature.
The experiments Bierhorst participated in at NIST were significant because they ruled out all potential explanations of the data that didn't involve the concept quantum nonlocality. These experiments, according to Bierhorst, were "a big step in demonstrating quantum 'weirdness' experimentally."
Those experiments, though, were quite large, requiring separations of about 100 yards to ensure that separate measuring stations wouldn't influence each other. With the award from NSF, Bierhorst will now prepare to attempt the experiment in a single room.
"For the single-room experiment, the process will require speeding everything up to continue to ensure that separated parts of the experiment are not influencing each other," Bierhorst said. "We will develop a new high-speed all-optical switch as a key experimental component to make this possible. It will be easy to turn this switch "on and off" much faster than previous methods, and the switch will also have applications to many experiments beyond quantum nonlocality tests.
"The basic idea is that the output of this experiment in nonlocality generates true quantum randomness and cannot be predicted. Given the demand for passwords and cryptographic protocols, there is value in developing a system that can ensure the standard generation of random numbers."

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Firefighters form a line and point to the sky. What they do next? HILARIOUS!
In what may be the most charming public service announcement in history, a group of fire fighters dance along to the 1970's classic 'Stayin' Alive' in a flash mob. They're performance is to raise awareness about CPR training. The beat of the legendary Bee Gees hit is the exact same beat a person should use … Continue reading Firefighters form a line and point to the sky. What they do next? HILARIOUS!


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29 March 2018 Mapping the Heavens
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Volume 27, Number 6 - 6 June 2022 /
Liveness online in deadly times
How artists explored the expressive potential of live-streamed concerts at the face of COVID-19 in Norway
Yngvar Kjus University of Oslo, Department of Musicology
Hendrik Storstein Spilker Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Sociology and Political Science
Håvard Kiberg Kristiania University College, School of Communication, Leadership and Marketing
https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i6.12398
streaming, covid-19, live-streamed concerts, modes of liveness, music industry crisis
This study was initiated as the pandemic erupted in the spring of 2020, triggered by our curiosity about the wave of Internet-mediated concerts which followed in the wake of COVID-19. The article examines what kind of social and cultural phenomenon these events were, and how their presentational and participatory potential was explored within a few, hectic spring months. Basing our analysis on interviews with 13 performers and four promoters in Norway, we find that the performances transcended traditional modes of live concerts in innovative ways, while responding to the stresses associated with the pandemic crisis. We identify three performance strategies, intimization, intensification and expansion, which in different ways rearticulated established modes of live musical expression by fusing them with the liveness of mediated communication.
Yngvar Kjus, University of Oslo, Department of Musicology
Associate professor of music and contemporary media in the Department of Musicology at the University of Oslo, Norway
Hendrik Storstein Spilker, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Sociology and Political Science
Professor in sociology of media and technology at the Institute for Sociology and Political Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim
Håvard Kiberg, Kristiania University College, School of Communication, Leadership and Marketing
Doctoral research fellow at Kristiania University College in Oslo, Department of Communication, and at the University of Bergen, Department of Information Science and Media Studies
Kjus, Y., Spilker, H. S., & Kiberg, H. (2022). Liveness online in deadly times: How artists explored the expressive potential of live-streamed concerts at the face of COVID-19 in Norway. First Monday, 27(6). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i6.12398
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Analyzes the administrative and operational aspects of the fire service. Upon completion of the certificate, students should be able to do the following: Evaluate industry-standard, administrative techniques in fire service settings and analyze effective fire prevention methods utilized in fire science organizations and the community.
As working a mother that also is active in my community, I needed a fit that allowed maneuvering around my busy schedule. Columbia Southern University provided that opportunity.


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INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL SCHECHTER (Director/Co-Writer, Supporting Characters at Tribeca 2012 Festival)
Fest 21 (Suzanne Lynch) sat down with Daniel Schechter, the director and co-writer of SUPPORTING CHARACTERS, a low-budget indie that's set to become a darling of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. The film, which pleases due to its skillful, often unexpected writing and the deft comic timing of its cast, tells the story of two best friends, both film editors, who must repair a film that's not playing well in test screenings. In the process of working on the post-production of the film, b...
Fest 21 (Suzanne Lynch) sat down with Daniel Schechter, the director and co-writer of SUPPORTING CHARACTERS, a low-budget indie that's set to become a darling of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. The film, which pleases due to its skillful, often unexpected writing and the deft comic timing of its cast, tells the story of two best friends, both film editors, who must repair a film that's not playing well in test screenings. In the process of working on the post-production of the fi...
19.04.2012 | Suzanne Lynch's blog
A Celebration of Music in Film in Sundance with Ice T and Chuck D: just for u :-)
Sundance Institute today announced that Ice-T and hip hop icons Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Grandmaster Caz will perform at 'A Celebration of Music in Film' on January 21 at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. 'A Celebration of Music in Film,' one of the most anticipated music events at the annual Festival, this year celebrates SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP, by director Ice-T, co-director Andy Baybutt and producer Paul Toogood. The event takes place Saturday, January 21, 8:3...
Sundance Film Festival 2012 Films in Premieres and Documentary Premieres Sections
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will be held January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org/festival. John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, "The fact that most of the Premieres have been produced completely independently fu...
IFFR brings Gondry's Home Movie Factory to Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam announced today it is bringing the successful interactive installation "Home Movie Factory" by French filmmaker Michel Gondry to the Netherlands. Following the example of Jack Black and Mos Def in Gondry's film BE KIND, REWIND (2008), the installation gives participants the opportunity and resources to make a short film in under three hours. Gondry will open the installation in Rotterdam on 26 January 2012 and it will run until 5 March 2012. ...
African Diaspora summer film series
Experience 10 days of compelling, provocative films at The 6th Annual African Diaspora International Summer Film Series ...
Tribeca Spotlight and Cinemania sections announced
The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival lineup. The 10th edition of the Festival will take place from April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan. "Now that the majority of the program has been announced I believe you will see the rich variety and quality of the films and talent that we are presenting at Tribeca this year," s...
Music Videos Competition at Plus Camerimage 2010
It is our great pleasure to announce the list of music videos selected for the Music Videos Competition of 18th PLUS CAMERIMAGE, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. The partners of the Music Videos Competition are: This section of the Festival has become an inseparable and highly anticipated part of PLUS CAMERIMAGE. Similarly to last year a large group of professionals working in the field of music videos watched and judged the submi...
13.11.2010 | Plus Camerimage's blog
AmericanFilmMarket heavy load
The 31st American Film Market (AFM) AmericanFilmMarket.com from Nov. 3-10 will screen 409 motion pictures, including 49 world premieres and 287 market premieres, for thousands of film buyers and industry professionals from 70-plus countries. Jonathan Wolf, AFM Managing Director and Executive Vice President of the Independent Film & Television Alliance, made the announcement today.Films making their world premieres include Age of Heroes starring Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Izabella Miko and James D'Ar...
Burt Reynolds To Be Honored Tonight At Palm Beach Film Festival
For its distinguished honorees this year, the 15th edition of the Palm Beach International Film Festival pays tribute to a local legend and a star on the rise. This evening at the recently-opened swanky The Omphoy Ocean Resort (www.omphoy.com), the Festival will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to local Florida legend, actor/director/producer Burt Reynolds. The Festival's Horizon Award will be given to actor Quinton Aaron, who recently starred opposite Oscar winner Sandra ...
23.04.2010 | Palm Beach Intl Film Festival's blog
THE 48TH ANNUAL VILLAGE VOICE OBIE AWARDS CEREMONY 2003 PHOTOS
By: Maria Esteves The 48th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards celebrated the outstanding achievement in Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway Theater at Webster Hall, New York, Monday, May 19, 2003, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. WBAI New York/ Pacifica 99.5FM was proud to Host the Second Annual Live OBIECAST. OBIE Grant Award Winners* COLLAPSABLE HOLE - $3003.33 * GALAPAGOS - $3003.33 * THE IMMIGRANT THEATRE PROJECT - $2000The Ross Wetzsteon Award SOHO THINK TANK'S ICE FACTORY series at the Ohio Theat...
18.03.2008 | Aviva Press's blog
LA Pan African Film & Art Fest winners
The 16th ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (PAFF) today announced the winners of its 2008 Pan African Film and Arts Filmmakers Awards and Audience Favorite Awards. Jury Prizes were awarded in the following categories: Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Narrative Short, Best Feature, and Best Director-First Feature. New for the 2008 PAFF is the addition of The Oscar Micheaux Award, named after the first African-American filmmaker. In addition to the Jury Prizes, Audience Fav...
LA Pan African Film & Art Fest line up, largest ever
The 16th ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (PAFF) today announced the line-up of films selected from a record number of submissions for their 2008 film competition. Known for showcasing new films first and recognized as America's premiere black film festival, past PAFF features have included box office and award-winning hits: Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Redemption, Crazy As Hell, Kingdom Come, The Brothers, Gridlock'd, Days of Glory, and the 2006 Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Film, T...
Sundance Film Festival announced its Jury members
The 2008 Sundance Film Festival announced today the members of the six juries awarding prizes at the Festival, which runs January 17-27, 2008 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The juries collectively are comprised of twenty-four individuals from the global film community, each of whom brings unique perspective and range of experience. Award-winning directors, screenwriters, actors and cinematographers in the Competition categories will be announced on the evening of January...
Sundance Film Festival juries announced
Sundance Festival has announced the line-up of films
Sundance Institute announced today the line-up of films selected from a record number of submissions for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The premier showcase for the best new work by American and international independent filmmakers, Sundance Film Festival provides audiences with abundant opportunities to discover today's most innovative films. In addition to the four Competition categories, the Festival presents films i...
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Sundance Institute announced today the line-up of films selected from a record number of submissions for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The premier showcase for the best new work by American and international independent filmmakers, Sundance Film Festival provides audiences with abundant opportunities to discover today's most innovative films. In addition to the four Competition categories, the Festival presents films in five ...
This year's Turks and Caicos Fest jury recognized winners both Latin cinema and Bollywood
The Third Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF), which celebrates the fusion of cinema and music, came to a successful close on Sunday, October 21, 2007. The Festival, organized by Executive Directors Jasmine Guy and Terrence Duckette, ran from October 16-21, screened 6 features, 12 documentaries and 11 shorts at both The Regent Palms Theatre and the outdoor beach screen at the Alexandra Resort, the Festival's host hotel. Program Director, Karolyn Ali scheduled the Best...
25.10.2007 | turksandcaicosff's blog
The Third Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival, which celebrates the fusion of cinema and music gave its awards
Lalo Guerrero Receives Best Documentary, Best Director and Best Song;Guru Receives Best Feature and Best Song; Marc Anthony Receives Best Actor for El CantanteThe Third Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival, which celebrates the fusion of cinema and music, came to a successful close on Sunday, October 21, 2007. The Festival, which ran from October 16-21, screened 6 features, 12 documentaries and 11 shorts at Palm Theatre or the outdoor beach screen at the Alexandra Resort, the Fe...
Turks & Caicos Fest awarded Lalo Guerrero 3 prizes
The Third Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF), which celebrates the fusion of cinema and music, came to a successful close on Sunday, October 21, 2007. The Festival, organized by Executive Directors Jasmine Guy and Terrence Duckette, ran from October 16-21, screened 6 features, 12 documentaries and 11 shorts at both The Regent Palms Theatre and the outdoor beach screen at the Alexandra Resort, the Festival's host hotel. Program Director, Karolyn Ali scheduled the Best o...
In Prison my Whole life to screen at London Fest
SHOWING AT THE BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL IN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE : Dir. Marc EvansIn short, this film looks at the life of imprisoned political activist and former Black Panther member, Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was found guilty of the murder of a police officer in Philadelphia and sentenced to death. He has been awaiting execution ever since.However, this man's story cuts far deeper than you may first think. There is much speculation around the legitimacy of Abu-Jamal's arrest and so many shady c...
13.10.2007 | BFI London Film Festival's blog
Sun And Celluloid On A Tropical Island Paradise
Tuesday, September 25-------The Third Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF), which celebrates the fusion of cinema and music, will screen 28 films in the resort paradise of Providenciales from October 16-21, 2007. For this year's edition, the Festival will present an intriguing mix of new international films, mixed with beloved music-driven classics, as well as events, panels, musical performances, and more on the tantalizing white sands of Turks & Caicos.The m...
11.10.2007 | Festival Circuit's blog
Music and Movies Mix In Tropic Island Paradise
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Turks & Caicos International Film Festival line-up
The Third Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF), which celebrates the fusion of cinema and music, announced its line-up of 28 films to screen October 16-21, 2007 in Providenciales. The Festival combines relaxing by the beach and screenings of new international films mixed with beloved music-driven classics, as well as events, panels, musical performances, and more on the tantalizing white sands of Turks & Caicos.Commenting on this year's line-up Festival Executive Director ...


Diesel registrations accounted for 56.4% of the fleet market in March – a four percentage point fall on March 2016.
February's figures showed an even greater decline, with diesel market share falling by more than six percentage points from 63.7% in 2016 to 57.5% in 2017.
And, it was a similar story in January, with diesel accounting for 57.1% of the fleet market compared to 61.4% in 2016.
Petrol has been the main beneficiary, with its market share growing by about four percentage points year-on-year, while alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) have also shown a small rise. For example, petrol hybrids such as the Mitsubishi Outlander have proved popular among company car drivers.
Diesel has been the powertrain of choice for most fleets since the taxation rules changed in 2002, thanks to better fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. But, growing concerns around air quality is "unfairly" impacting its market share, according to the SMMT.
Contrary to recent reports, it says diesel cars are not the main source of urban NOx. In London, for example, gas heating of homes and offices is the biggest contributor, responsible for 16%.
Road transport as a whole is responsible for around half of London's NOx, with diesel cars producing just 11%, although concentrations will vary dependent on congestion, it says.
Hawes claims some recent reports have failed to differentiate between these much cleaner cars and vehicles of the past.
According to Emissions Analytics, which measures and contrasts real-world driving to the manufacturers' published figures, average NOx emissions from Euro 6 diesel are 55% lower than Euro 5. However, they are still on average 4.3 times over the EU limit for Euro 6 in real-world operations.
The Government has hinted at tax rises after Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond promised to look at the tax treatment of diesel vehicles, before announcing any changes in the Autumn Budget later this year – June 8 general election permitting.
Morgan Devereux, Managing Director of Hilton Vehicle Leasing, argues that an anti-diesel agenda could have a negative impact on the fleet sector.
"We need a sense of calm, because if the 'dirty diesel' phrase gets into people's minds the likelihood is it will impact resale values," he said.
The latest figures from pricing experts at Cap HPI report that overall values reduced by 0.1% at three years/60,000 miles. Petrol vehicles rose by 0.3% but diesel fell by 0.4%.


In every generation throughout history, there have been athletes who are so incredibly unique; so captivating, charismatic and great, that they've redefined what it means to perform and operate in their respective sports, forever.
Athletes like Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Pelé, and Michael Phelps are just some of the athletes who have transcended the status quo of their sport so much so that they've become individuals who are larger than life.
In the world of Muay Thai, many fans and fighters past and present would argue that Suphachai Saenpong, also known as Saenchai PKSaenchaiMuayThaiGym (formerly Saenchai Sor. Kingstar), is their combat sport's version of such an athlete.
Throughout his career, Saenchai has been different. Different not just in his style, approach, and in-ring abilities, but also in his disposition; desiring to be something much greater than the limits many have put on him because of his physical attributes.
And once he laced up his gloves at the tender age of 8, this same hunger and desire was hard to ignore. And soon enough, his brilliance in the ancient "Art of Eight Limbs" would go on to capture the attention of an entire nation, and not long after, the entire world.
At 37 years old, Saenchai has been fighting actively as a professional for almost 30 years and counting, with more than 20 of those years being at the highest level of professional competition both in Thailand and globally.
Mesmerized by the nation's favorite pastime even as a child, Saenchai started practicing Muay Thai at the age of 7 in the Maha Sarakham province of northeast Thailand. Without a gym nearby, Saenchai would train at home with his father who would wrap clothes around his hands and arms to resemble kicking pads and punching mitts for Saenchai to practice on.
At the age of 8, Saenchai began training at his first Muay Thai gym and won his first professional bout after only a week of training there; earning 30 Thai Baht (THB) and giving 20 THB to his father after the fight. From there, he began to make a name for himself before finally having his first fight in the nation's capital of Bangkok at the age of 14.
Just two years after his first fight in Bangkok, Saenchai won his first Lumpinee Stadium title – the most prestigious title in the world of professional Muay Thai – at the age of 16 in the super flyweight division. He would then go on to win a second Lumpinee Stadium title, this time in the bantamweight division, another two years later at the age of 18.
In Thailand, it isn't uncommon for a fighter to start training in Muay Thai at a very young age. It is, however, uncommon for young fighters to be recognized as prodigies among the sheer amount of world-class teenage fighters who emerge from Thailand every year. But even among the few prodigies singled out by fans and experts alike, Saenchai, with his impressive achievements as a teenager, was a prodigy considered to be truly extraordinary.
Throughout his now almost 30-year-long career as a professional fighter, Saenchai has accumulated a total of over 300 fights with one of the highest win percentages for such a large number of bouts in the history of the sport.
From those wins, he has gained four Lumpinee Stadiums titles in four different weight divisions, multiple World Muay Thai Championship titles in various weight divisions, multiple Thailand Championship titles, was named Sports Writers of Thailand Fighter of the Year twice, and even an international interim championship title in boxing where he remains undefeated.
However, it isn't just the many titles that have made him arguably the greatest Muay Thai fighter of all time; it is also the great fighters and legends he has beaten to earn them. Saenchai has been consistently able to beat and hold his own against some of the very best fighters of his era and even those from after his era.
Some of these include Thongchai Tor Silachai, Neungsiam Fairtex, Singdam Kiatmoo9, Nopparat Kiatkamtorn, Kongsak Sitboonmee, and many more.
Throughout history and of the many elite level fighters in Thailand, very few have the well-rounded skillset to be considered a complete embodiment of all that is Muay Thai. That is, to be exceptionally skilled with the use of all the eight limbs of the ancient art – fists, elbows, knees, and shins.
Other greats like Samart Payakaroon, Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn, and Orono Wor Petchpun are just some of the legendary fighters who fall under this unique category, and the name Saenchai is without question a very deserving one on that list as well.
However, what sets Saenchai apart is the skill, genius, and fearlessness he possesses to be able to perform extremely rare techniques that no other Muay Thai fighter before him would dare to do in the ring, and even more so in the modern era of the sport.
From near perfect feint-sweeps and jumping switch teeps, to his trademark scissor and cartwheel kicks; Saenchai is unparalleled not just in his creativity, expertise, and ring generalship, his artistry and showmanship in the Muay Thai ring are magnificent as well.
To be able to reign at the top of Muay Thai for so long against those who match you in size and strength would make you a legend; to do the same against those who outmatch you in size and strength way beyond the levels of fairness would grant you a godlike status in the arena of combat sports.
Saenchai was so unmatched in skill at one point in his career that many fighters in his natural weight class would not take up fights against him. Because of this, Saenchai ventured to the higher weight classes to seek high-level opponents who were much bigger, lengthier, and stronger.
At that time, as a natural 126 lb (57 kg) fighter standing at only 5 feet 5 inches (1.66 m) inches, Saenchai was still able to dominate in the 130 to 140 lb divisions, even winning the Lumpinee Stadium title at 135 lbs.
After running out of opponents and having no desire to rematch anyone in Thailand, Saenchai sought fights outside of Thailand, winning almost every single time against opponents who were 17 pounds above his natural weight with great height and reach advantages due to the often large gap in skill against foreign opponents.
This establishes Saenchai as the ultimate and true representation of Muay Thai – an ancient martial art that has always emphasized refined technique over strength. Saenchai has been able to dominate giants of both skill and size using his mastery of Muay Thai offense and defense and doing so in an easy, fun and often times, mischievous way. This is the brilliance of a true pound for pound king.
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"Diageo engaged Axe to present to a diverse range of nationalities and personalities across our Asia Pacific team. He has a fantastic sorry to tell and he delivers it with a unique speaking style interspersed with some deadpan Kiwi humour. The result is engaging and gripping, both entertaining and with some key messages to be absorbed. Axe's message is powerful and his themes of leadership, determination and decision making under pressure, amongst others, are highly applicable to a business environment. We were privileged to gain an insight into the world of high altitude mountaineering which very few people frequent, and be left with an understanding of the personal journey Axe has taken over the last fifteen years".
A 30 -40 minute motivational talk, mountains of passion shares the importance that having passion for the 'process' of achieving a goal is more important than the goal itself. Mountains of passion is suitable to all audiences. Axe uses his personal journey's through 25 years of rugby (including International 7-aside rugby) and 14 years of mountaineering to emphasise the key message that following your passion's is the key to long term sustainable success in any walk of life.
A 60 minute presentation, Axe on Everest covers Axe's 13 year climbing journey to the highest point on earth. This is suited to clubs and societies and audiences wanting to be 'wowed' with a thoroughly entertaining, thought provoking, dramatic and inspirational journey from the bottom to the top of the world.
A cut down version of the 'Axe for Everest' talk above to fit into the allotted class period time.
School children love Axe's engaging presentation style.
Axe's talks leave them inspired and motivated with increased self belief. As an extra benefit Axe can also include a quiz of ten questions which the students fill in with the answers during Axe's presentation. This further reinforce's the key learning messages. Was a great keynote speaking done in Tambalog School in Singapore.


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There are three counterintuitive narratives about today's Afghanistan. The Taliban is not a composite or comprehensive entity. It is a rag-tag group of young ideological fighters, who are indoctrinated by several Jihadi entities. From now on, nations such as China, Russia, and Iran, in partnership and consultation with Pakistan, may shape the future of this Central Asian nation. India has found itself on the losing side on two occasions in the past three decades. The first when the Soviets were forced to flee Afghanistan in 1989. At that time, New Delhi was close to Moscow. Now, the US forces have left the country, even as New Delhi strengthened its ties with Washington. Hence, India has to rethink its strategies, not merely react. Obviously, Pakistan holds the best cards today
by Jayanta Bhattacharya
The author (centre) poses with the Mujahideen during his earlier trip to Afghanistan
For some time now, an air of apprehension has grown in some global sections over the formation of the China-Russia-Iran-Pakistan grouping. This is being considered a palpable challenge to the existing geopolitical 'Quad' of Australia, India, Japan, and the US.
The new diplomatic quartet, argue some experts, is based more on specific regional interests, and not on international issues. At a theoretical level, it lacks the globalised tenets of diplomacy, cooperation, and inherent principles. However, at stake, among other geopolitical interests, is Central Asia – and particularly the region conveniently surrounded by the China-driven Quad, which has witnessed several vicissitudes through time. On the radar of both the quartets is the prominent landlocked country, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which is at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.
From the English writer Rudyard Kipling to India's Rabindranath Tagore, the Afghans were portrayed as aggressive, sometimes vengeful and revengeful, communities of tribes. Though Tagore's short story, Kabuliwala, largely personified an emotional, caring Afghan, but for one physical assault on a debtor, Kipling's poem, The Young British Soldier, closes with the gory depiction of Afghan women who "cut up what remains" of a wounded enemy.
The Afghans themselves have witnessed several invasions and intrusions. For centuries, their country underwent consecutive wars by outsiders such as the Persians and Greeks, followed by Arabs, the Turko-Mongol conqueror, Timur, the Mughals, and the erstwhile USSR. Then it was the turn of the Americans to occupy their land to create peace. Now, it is time for the US and other allied forces to pull out of the country after almost a decade of considerable military presence.
Add to this the complexity of social diversity. Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic, and mostly tribal society. The population comprises Baloch, Hazara, Nuristani, Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbek people, among others. Pashtun is the dominant group among them. The diversity has been used by the conquerors to divide the people, and goad and encourage them to fight one another.
This history was chronicled by Peter Hopkirk, who authored the book, The Great Game, in the last century. He wrote extensively about the diplomatic significance of Afghanistan for major nations such as Russia and Britain, and documented the overt and covert battles fought in the region for centuries. The title of the book was borrowed from the phrase and term coined by a British intelligence officer, Captain Arthur Conolly, in the 19th century.
As mentioned earlier, Conolly's 'Great Game' was played between the then Russian and British empires to control Central Asia. Brigadier Mohammed Yousuf, who headed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence's (ISI) Afghan desk (1983-87) during the US' counter-Soviet operations in Afghanistan in the 1980s, called it "The Bear Trap". He co-authored a book by the same name with Mark Adkin, a former major in the British Army. The book detailed the logistical and armed support that Pakistan was showered with by US' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in its covert war against the Soviet's Afghanistan occupation.
For centuries, Afghanistan faced invasions and intrusions. It was a target of covert operations by empires and superpowers. The war continues
The evolving and changing strategies behind the 'Great Game' and 'Bear Trap' spawned a war between the US and USSR, mainly with Pakistan's Peshawar as the launch pad. It enabled tens of thousands of 'Mujahideen' fighters to cross the Khyber Pass, and enter Afghanistan. With the CIA's blessings, Pakistan was involved in a purportedly covert 'Holy War' against the Russian forces that occupied its neighbour.
Not all the Afghan leaders supported the Pak-bred fighters, who were mostly Pashtuns. The Tajik warlord, Ahmad Shah Massoud, who later would be President Burhanuddin Rabbani's defence minister, was one of them. The cunning commander that he was, his militia kept the Pak-backed fighters outside Kabul. He was assassinated on September 9, 2001, or just two days before the dreadful 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US by the now-dead Osama bin Laden. Rabbani, who was the President between 1992 and 2001, was assassinated a decade later.
Meanwhile, in Pakistan, the war machine turned into a Frankenstein's monster. The "Mujahids" controlled the Afghan border, from Peshawar to Quetta, and beyond. Even the Pakistan security forces feared to enter this region. Later, a new breed of fighters, called the Taliban, evolved to forge ties with Osama bin Laden's terrorist outfit, Al Qaeda. With the withdrawal of Soviet troops in 1989, the US lost interest in Afghanistan. But 9/11 made Uncle Sam march back into Afghanistan.
India tried to rework its relations with Afghanistan through SAARC, and $3 billion investments in dams, roads, power, schools and hospitals
The US-led forces removed the Taliban from power in 2001, but the militia took to regrouping itself. Thus, when the Taliban was ousted from power, Northern Pakistan, particularly the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, turned into a haven for its members, and those of numerous other Islamic extremist groups. Now, with the US troops going back home, the resurgence and re-rise of Taliban, and the formation of two 'Quads' in the region, Afghanistan is caught in a new, evolving geopolitical vortex. India is caught in it, as it was earlier.
The power shift cannot be ignored. The change came after a rearmed and resurgent Taliban set out on another offensive soon after talks of US-NATO forces' withdrawal began. The result: the return of the Taliban in Kabul.
While some specialists believe that India does not have a clear policy regarding Afghanistan, others prefer to term it as strategic patience. However, from time to time, India tried to rework and re-strategise its relations with the neighbour. India has reached out to the successive governments in Kabul. The New Delhi chapter of the 14th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in 2007 saw Afghanistan being represented by President Hamid Karzai. Afghanistan became a regular member of the association, along with Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
India provided financial and technical assistance in several infrastructure and other projects, including a new Parliament building in Kabul. In over two decades, India poured in $3 billion investments in dams, road and power infrastructure, schools, and hospitals. This was a blueprint to use soft financial power to wield influence in the region, as opposed to the hard military presence.
New Delhi involved itself in several other exercises to ensure that Afghanistan does not turn into a neighbour-too-far, i.e. closer to Islamabad and Beijing, and hostile to India's interests. Early this year, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval led a delegation that held talks with the Afghan leadership just before the new Biden-Harris administration assumed power in the US. Apart from his security counterpart, Doval met President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah. However, some experts contend that this was not fruitful as those in power in Kabul did not have control across the entire country.
India has held talks with the Taliban. But New Delhi has only accepted that it is in touch with the various stakeholders to pursue its own long-term commitment
Perhaps, according to Qatar's Special Envoy for Counterterrorism and Mediation of Conflict Resolution, Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani, this is the reason that the Indian officials visited Doha to establish contact with the Taliban. He stated this while addressing a web-based academic conference on June 21, 2021, hinting that India may recognise the recent rising influence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Clarifying that he was participating in an informal discussion, "Looking towards Peace in Afghanistan after the US-NATO Withdrawal", in a personal capacity, he said, "I understand that there has been a quiet visit by the Indian officials to speak with the Taliban." He added, "Taliban is a key component, or should be, or is going to be a key component, of the future Afghanistan." In his view, this was the compelling reason for the dialogue to reach out to all the parties in Afghanistan. He was right. Now, the Taliban is in Kabul.
Earlier, Kabul's regime was engaged in a fierce battle with the Taliban and Qahtani's statement came days after India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's two stopovers in two weeks in Doha. While India did not officially react to Qahtani's analysis, the Ministry of External Affairs earlier stated that India was in touch with the various stakeholders to pursue its long-term commitment to development and reconstruction in Afghanistan.
The Taliban started gaining ground even as US troops vacated the key base at the Bagram airfield, about 70 km north of Kabul, and initiated a complete withdrawal of the American soldiers. It has cost the US military 2,312 lives and $816 billion, according to the country's Department of Defense, to wage the war in Afghanistan in post-9/11 military strategies. A Taliban spokesman then welcomed the exit of the "foreign forces" from the Bagram airfield.
Whoever controls this vital airbase enjoys a military edge. The airfield was an important base for the CIA in the anti-Soviet operations. Various chroniclers of the period of USSR occupation have dubbed William Joseph Casey, CIA Director (1981 to 1987), as the architect of the then US covert operations. He was supported by Hamid Gul, who swiftly rose through the ranks to become the Director General of Pakistan's ISI (1987-1989). He took these secrets to the grave.
Beijing stepped up funding to Afghanistan under its expansive Belt and Road Initiative. In return, it wants the Taliban not to support demands for a separate Uighur state in China
During his recent visit to Delhi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed that there was no military solution to the conflict that afflicts Afghanistan. India's Jaishankar said that the independence and sovereignty of Afghanistan could only be ensured "if it is free from malign influences". The reference is to Pakistan's involvement.
Statements stemming from Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan have complicated the situation. In a recent interview with PBS, he said that Taliban were "normal civilians". In 2020, Khan called Osama bin Laden a "martyr". While addressing Parliament, he referred to the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, as a "shaheed". His foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, told an Afghanistan-based TV news channel that "he (Prime Minister Khan) was quoted out of context. A section of the media played it up". When the interviewer prodded: "Is he (Osama bin Laden) a martyr? You disagree (with Khan)? Osama bin Laden?" Qureshi's answer after a long pause was: "I'll… (pause) …let that pass…." The flutter and anxiety was obvious.
As indicated earlier, China's growing activity in the region is another significant factor that drives India's increasing interest in Afghanistan. While China's expansive and extensive Belt and Road Initiative in Asia originally did not include Afghanistan, Beijing has stepped up the funding in the country, and started taking an active interest.
A visit by a Taliban delegation to China late July underlined the Red Dragon's increasing push. China expressed hopes that the Taliban would check the activities of the Eastern Turkestan Islamic Movement. According to a report of the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, this group is primarily aligned with Al Qaeda and remains active in Badakhshan, Faryab, Kabul and Nuristan Province of Afghanistan. "Many Member States assess that it seeks to establish a Uighur state in Xinjiang, China, and towards that goal, facilitates the movement of fighters from Afghanistan to China," stated the report.
On 28 July, Taliban spokesperson Mohammed Naeem posted a series of tweets. The first read, "Mullah Baradar Akhund, Deputy Political Director and Head of Political Office, led a nine-member high-level delegation and paid a two-day visit to China on 27/7/2021 at the official invitation of China". This was followed by: "During the visit, separate meetings were held with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Deputy Foreign Minister and China's Special Representative for Afghanistan…" Then there was an assurance: "Discussions and exchanges took place on the current situation in Afghanistan and the peace process. The Islamic Emirate assured China that Afghanistan's soil would not be used against any country's security." He added: "China will continue its cooperation with the Afghan people and promised development and said that they are not interfering in Afghanistan's affairs, but helping to solve problems and bring peace."
Photo: JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA
However, there is a belief in certain quarters that the Taliban may not be the only actors in Afghanistan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a platform for various militant organisations based at the Pakistan-Afghan border, enjoys clout. The TTP is an extreme rightist, radical, and trigger-happy group. The TTP possibly spearheaded the current forays into Afghanistan, and helped in laying siege to Kabul. The Afghan air force was bombing Taliban hideouts, and the army vainly resisted the advance.
India needs to deal not only with the Taliban, but also the TTP based in Pakistan. Hence, patience and calculations will help New Delhi deal with Beijing and Islamabad
Kabul was also trying to clamp down on Taliban propaganda. Four journalists were taken into custody on 26 July for visiting a Taliban-held border town, and accused of spreading enemy "propaganda". The arrest came two weeks after an Indian photojournalist was killed while covering the fighting in Spin Boldak.
It will be a miracle if India can open a line of communication with the TTP. Along with the Haqqani Group, which was responsible for the attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul in 2008 and operates mainly out of Pakistan, the TTP has reservations about India. But in this round of the "Great Game", and the resultant "Bear Trap", the nation that manages shrewd moves with patience and calculations can checkmate the other players. But this will be for a short period. Over centuries, the situation in Afghanistan has remained fluid – and fast-changing.
The writer has covered India, South and Central Asia, and the conflicts in Afghanistan for several decades
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"We're not going to be around forever!" my parents declared, as they booted me out the door. I twirled in the air and bounced on the ground like a rubber ball. Ouch! That hurt bad--in more ways than one. I picked myself up and after recovering from the pain in my behind, I moved to Spencer. The year was 1979. It is pleasant to look back on my adventures in Spencer now.
I lived in the Holiday Apartments on west second street. It was a small 3-room apartment. The bathroom sink was small enough to put just two hands (closely) or half a foot in. I worked at the Tangney Hotel Coffee shop and "moonlighted" at Stub's House of Plenty. Occasionally, I'd walk to Zesto at the corner of west second street and Grand. They had the best maidrites. A visit to the Stepping Stone Christian Bookstore at 324 Grand was also on the agenda. It carried a variety of Christian books and gifts. Next stop was Book's N' Things at the corner of west fourth street and Grand. Jerry and Sandy always greeted patrons with a smile. They were pleasant and fun people. I continued my shopping at JC Penney's and Feldman's. Also in the vicinity was: Poole's, Winslow's, House of Dorelle, Clothes Horse and Clothes Peddler. A stop at The Camera Shop was necessary to turn in my film for developing. It was interesting to see the latest in camera's. Mike was very helpful and educated in that field, naturally.
In later years when I moved to a bigger apartment ( with bigger sink), I remember eating at the Rexall Drug luncheonette located where White Drug is now. It was a small area with 8 blue booths and a counter/stool area on the east end of the drug store. You could access the luncheonette through the back door without walking through the drugstore itself. I enjoyed going to Blair House of Beauty for a haircut or style. John and his staff always did a fantastic job. In the evening, a good game of bowling was enjoyed at the Spencer Bowl in the north mall. A trip to Elfredo's Pizza at 419 11th Street southwest usually followed bowling. Though times have changed, these memories will remain fresh in my mind.


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ComplianceFirst regroupe un réseau de professionnels suisses et étrangers qui collaborent dans l'organisation de projets de conférences spécialisés en droit bancaire et fiscal, ainsi que de visites de délégations de fonctionnaires étrangers, tout en assurant par ailleurs une logistique complète de A à Z (transports, réservations de salles et d'hôtels, traduction simultanée…). En raison du succès grandissant de notre réputation de sérieux et de professionnalisme, nous sommes fortement sollicités pour organiser des programmes complets dans tous les domaines d'excellence.
The Lebanese Association for Taxpayers' Rights (ALDIC) was declared by the Lebanese Ministry of Interior on August 8, 2012, under number / 1399 /.
ALDIC is a place of cooperation, exchange and initiatives, whose mission is to serve the general interest. ALDIC strives to promote tax ethics and compliance by informing citizens about their rights and obligations and by enlightening them on issues and challenges of taxation, in particular, to encourage them to seek greater control over the management of public funds at all levels of the administration.
Public finances are the backbone of the state policy. Indeed, it is through effective management of public resources that the modern state can realize the ultimate mission assigned to it, namely to ensure the well-being of its citizens by guaranteeing them access to education, health, employment, and retirement, as well as a number of public services.
However, proper management of public funds requires active participation on the part of citizens, who, in a democratic system such as Lebanon, have not only the right but also the duty to ask for accountability from their representatives. It is therefore by acknowledging the role to be played by the civil society that the Lebanese Association for Taxpayers' Rights (ALDIC) was born and has set, among other missions, to promote knowledge, financial literacy and citizenship in fiscal matters.
– To militate in favor of a reform of the current tax system to ensure greater justice and tax fairness through a fair redistribution of resources and efficient public services while promoting the necessary growth of the Lebanese economy and its sustainable development and competitiveness.
– To call for the modernization of the institutions and the establishment of structures that permit a better control of the management of public funds as well as a protection against all forms of misappropriation or misuse of power.
– To promote tax ethics as a key factor in informing citizens and taxpayers to encourage them to fulfill their obligations and protect their rights.
– To support communication and interaction means between citizens and the tax administration in order to contribute to the establishment of an area of ongoing dialogue (forum).
– To draft and submit studies, action plans and projects of all kinds that may be used in the legislative and regulatory areas to improve and modernize the existing legal framework.
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Chris Orchard joined Hansuke after 31 years at HM Revenue & Customs (British Tax Authority). He has worked in various technical and policy areas, including as an investigator and policy lead in Counter Avoidance. During that time, he chaired the working group at the OECD. Chris has worked in the International Relations and Exchange of Information team, where he was directly involved in exchanging complex tax arrangement information with overseas tax administrations. Latterly, he was the senior policy adviser for Automatic Exchange of Information. During this period he worked closely with the OECD and the European Commission on delivery of the Common Reporting Standard («CRS») and its adoption into an EU Directive, as well as delivering the UK legislative framework and associated guidance.
Maxence Manzo est avocat en droit fiscal. Sa pratique couvre tous les aspects de la fiscalité relatifs aux entreprises pour leurs transactions et restructurations tant françaises qu'internationales (audits fiscaux pré-acquisition et structuration fiscale), notamment en matière de fiscalité immobilière. Il conseille également les dirigeants pour la mise en place de management package (BSPCE, actions gratuites, actions de préférence, …) et les investisseurs français et internationaux en matière de fiscalité générale. Enfin, il a également une pratique du contentieux fiscal (procédures de rectification, perquisitions fiscales, contentieux administratif et judiciaire, …). Il est membre de l'Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF) et est diplômé de l'Université de Paris II-Assas (Maîtrise en droit des affaires et fiscalité, 2002 – DESS Fiscalité internationale en partenariat avec HEC, 2003) et de l'Université de Pennsylvanie (LL.M, 2005).
Ali Kazimi is the managing partner at Hansuke. Before founding Hansuke, Ali served as the Tax Leader for the Banking and Investment Management sector at a leading global consulting firm. Ali has over 25 years of financial services industry experience having held successive leadership roles within Big 4 firms and as head of tax at Barclays Global Investors (now BlackRock). Ali has been at the forefront of helping leading Financial Institutions become complaint with FATCA and CRS. Ali is a frequent speaker at conferences and has also written on a wide range of topics. Ali is a chartered accountant and a long-standing member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, International Fiscal Association, and the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Shawki Ahwash is the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Head of AML / CFT and Sanctions Division at North Africa Commercial Bank sal, Beirut-Lebanon. Shawki holds a Master's Degree from AUB and is a certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS) and holder of Combating Financial Crime (CFC) certificate from CISI-London. He is a speaker with Union of Arab Banks (UAB), World Union of Arab Bankers (WUAB), ACAMS, and other institutions tasked with countering money laundering. Shawki has also participated as AML / CFT trainer in several MENA compliance and corporate governance workshops aimed at building and strengthening capacities to counter illicit financial flows and mitigate financial crime risks.
Ahmed has extensive consultancy experience in assisting Financial Instructions understand and comply with European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). He combines his privacy, data protection, compliance, operational and information systems expertise to assist financial institutions with transformational projects. He shall share key insights for Lebanese banks on how to comply with legal and fiduciary duties under the EU GDPR regime.
Ahmed is a PRINCE 2 and GDPR qualified practitioner and has worked for global banking groups. He holds an MSc from the London School of Economics in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems ('ADMIS').
Sarkis Mazraani is the Head of AML / CFT Compliance Unit at Creditbank s.a.l.. Sarkis holds a Master's Degree in Banking Management from USJ, certified as Anti Money Laundering Specialist from ACAMS and as Operational Risk Executive from Grant Thornton. He has a banking mixed experience for more than 23 consecutive years in the local and international banking sectors in IT, Migration, IT Security, Operational Risk, Operations, Distributions, AML / CFT and Compliance. Sarkis is a trainer, facilitator and University Lecturer.
Omar Modad is a Senior Anti Money Laundering Compliance examiner at The Lebanese FIU (SIC), and an AML / CFT assessor with the MENAFATF. He has spent over 13 years auditing banks, financial institutions, brokerage firms, money dealers & other reporting entities within the Lebanese financial system to assure compliance with AML / CFT laws and regulations. Omar Modad holds a Master's degree in Financial Economics from AUB.
Nadège joined Norton Rose Fulbright in 2011 and is leading the Technology and Innovation team in Paris.
Nadège Martin is a technology and intellectual property lawyer based in Paris.
She has specialized in information technology, outsourcing and data protection law for the last 17 years and works for a broad range of clients from various sectors (banks and insurance, energy, life science, retail, etc).
Nadège has extensive experience in assisting clients on major IT transactions (BPO and ITO, cloud services and other XaaS licensing models, integration agreements, etc) and on complex software compliance audits initiated by software editors. Nadège also advises on recent technological developments, such as new cloud computing models, blockchain technology or AI technologies.
In the field of privacy, Nadège regularly advises clients, under French law and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on local and cross-border data privacy issues, information and consent policies and data export solutions, and assist them in the implementation of their GDPR compliance program. Nadège helps clients on the development of their data-based product and service offerings, e-commerce strategies, digital projects, connected objects, big data programs. Nadège also has a broad experience in advising and assisting clients in the handling of data security incidents and data breaches.
Partner at Kobeissi & Frangié law firm and member of the Beirut and Paris Bars, Jade Kobeissi graduated from the Lebanese University (Maîtrise de droit). He holds a Master (DEA) in international private law and international commercial law from Paris II Assas University, a Master (DESS) in litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolutions from Paris II Assas University, and a Master in Management from HEC (Paris). Jade Kobeissi joined Kobeissi & Frangié after working as an associate for several years in the Merger & Acquisitions department of Gide Loyrette Nouel (Paris & Casablanca). He specializes in foreign investments, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and more generally on corporate law (MENA Region and more particularly Lebanon), in intellectual property and international. He has recently developed a specific expertise in the economic sanctions field.
Hadi holds a degree in Telecommunication Electrical Engineering from Ecole Supérieure d'ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB), Université Saint Joseph (USJ) and a Master's degree specialized in Computer Security Systems & Networks Télécom ParisTech.
During the last 17 years, Hadi advised, trained, and taught several organizations around the world, both in the public and privates sectors, on issues related to Cybersecurity and digital risk management. He holds many distinctions in digital security innovation.
Hadi often speaks about Cybersecurity and digital technology at schools, universities, conferences, events and on the media. His educational technique is praised by hundreds of auditors who have followed his presentations.
Hadi is Co-Founder of the French Chapter of the information Systems Security Association (ISSA), international organization which groups more than 12000 cybersecurity professionals.
Finally, Hadi is a member of the Cyberdefense reserve team within the French Army.
Following a degree in Telecommunications from Université Saint-Joseph (USJ) in Beirut, Antoine Feghali completed a DESS in NDS (Network and Distributed Systems) from Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris VI in 1998. Since 2000, he is a lecturer on NDS security management at USJ (Faculté d'Ingénierie et Faculté de management). As a member of CIMTI-USJ research laboratory, Antoine has participated in numerous research projects on ICT security and participated in different international conferences relative to group applications security, IPv6 security, Cloud computing security, SDN, Blockchain, etc.
Throughout his 20 years career, Antoine has held several technical and managerial positions with leading integrators and has been a consultant for the Lebanese Army / Ministry of Defense for 3 years.
Antoine is currently Associate Director of Potech Consulting S.A.R.L., an advisory firm specialized in information technology, OB Soft S.A.R.L, company specialized in software engineering, as well as Soft Pro Services S.A.L, specializing in Cloud Computing and managed services.
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Q: Ошибка "Неправильное пространство имен" при попытке использовать NetQosPolicy в Powershell Пытаясь ограничить пропускную способность сети для определённого приложения, я наткнулся на такую вещь, как NetQosPolicy. Я начал пытаться создавать новые политики через PowerShell, но постоянно получал ошибку:

New-NetQosPolicy : New-NetQosPolicy : Неправильное пространство имен строка:1 знак:1 + New-NetQosPolicy -Name TestPolicy -IPProtocolMatchCondition Both -Net ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : MetadataError: (MSFT_NetQosPolicySettingData:ROOT/StandardCi...licySettingData) [New-Net
QosPolicy], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x8004100e,New-NetQosPolicy

Использовал я данный код: New-NetQosPolicy -Name TestPolicy -IPProtocolMatchCondition Both -NetworkProfile All  -ThrottleRateActionBitsPerSecond 1200000
Я подумал, что ошибся в синтаксисе и решил даже посмотреть примеры на сайте Microsoft (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/netqos/new-netqospolicy?view=windowsserver2022-ps), но даже их примеры вызывают у меня эту же самую ошибку.
Я нигде не нашёл решения этой проблемы так что спрашиваю на форуме. Буду благодарен, тому, кто знает, как решить эту проблему.
(К слову, эта же ошибка у меня вылазит, когда я пытаюсь использовать модуль NetSecurity (например команду: New-NetFirewallRule))

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Home > News > Timor-Leste With New Currency of 200 cents to Circulate in the Country From Today
Timor-Leste With New Currency of 200 cents to Circulate in the Country From Today
Administrador, 5 years ago 3 min read 2699
Timor-Leste has as of today a new currency of 200 cents, with a value equivalent to two US dollars, which aims to reduce the dependence and the high cost associated with the replacement of lower denomination notes.
The currency was launched today at a ceremony at the central bank's headquarters in Dili, chaired by Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo, four years after the launch of the 100-cent coin in 2013.
The currency that comes into circulation today – coinciding with the 6th anniversary of the Central Bank – is added to the 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents that were already circulating in the country, where the official currency is the US dollar .
Abraão de Vasconselos, Governor of the Central Bank, said that the entity continues to watch over the circulation of money in Timor-Leste, essential for the country's economy, and that it is important to reduce costs.
"The cost of repatriating one-dollar, five-dollar, and ten-dollar bills – which are damaged – is very high. Our goal is to continue to reduce spending on currency use," he said.
Rui Maria de Araújo, head of the Government, welcomed the efforts that the Central Bank has been developing in recent years to help strengthen the Timorese economy, including as a 'guarantor' of the management of the Petroleum Fund, the main source of state funding.
With a diameter of 25.5 millimeters and a weight of 8.46 grams, the coin has a central golden core and a silver outer – identical to the one of 100 cents.
In the main face, and like in the other currencies, the one of 200 cents has a kaibauk, the traditional adornment of head used in Timor-Leste.
The verse has Matebian, the second highest mountain in Timor Leste and a place that served as a refuge for elements of resistance that fought against the Indonesian occupation, a buffalo and a rice field, central elements of national culture and economy.
The buffalo was already the main symbol of the Central Bank logo.
Sara Brites, deputy governor of the Central Bank, explained that the goal of introducing the new currency – with a face value of two US dollars – is to reduce the country's dependence on lower-denomination notes.
"This currency will help significantly reduce the annual cost that the Government annually has to replace the 1, 5 and up to $ 10 bills, the most used and quickly damaged," he explained.
The deputy governor explained to Lusa that the country is currently circulating about 16 million dollars in cents and that it is expected to distribute in the coming years about 6 million in the 200 cent coins.
Timor-Leste annually has to import all the coins and notes that are used in Timor-Leste which, in the case of North American bills, represents a high cost, especially due to the necessary security.
Coins were minted at the Mint in Portugal until last year and are now being minted in Australia.
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Will the LG V30 be able to play MKV files? If you run into troubles playing MKV movies on LG V30, you may come to the right place. This post explains a workaround to get V30 playing MKV videos flawlessly.
It is probably because the MKV file you are trying to play has a audio track with DTS,DTS-HD, DolbyTrueHD, or something along those lines which I'd assume the LG V30 is incapable of decoding. If this is the issue, I would recommend converting the MKV to AAC MP4 for playback on V30 smoothly with aPubsoft HD Video Converter. Here's how.
How to convert MKV files for LG V30 playback?
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Tip: If you want to play Blu-ray and DVD movies on LG V30, you can rip Blu-ray/DVD movies to LG V30 supported format for playing.
At present, MKV is popular for its high definition video quality. Therefore, it is easy to get various sorts of MKV files online for free. Many people prefer to download movies in MKV files as well. But these people have found that the MKV files cannot be recognized by fashionable iPhone. How to convert MKV to iPhone 8 is a big problem in front of them.
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Install and launch aPubsoft Video Converter as the best MKV to iPhone 8 Converter on your computer, and click the "Add File" button to add MKV videos to it. Batch conversion feature allows you to import multiple MKV videos to convert.
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Tip: If you want to play Blu-ray disc/ISO movies on iPhone 8, you can rip Blu-ray movies to iPhone 8 supported format for playing.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the most exciting smartphone from 2017 so far. The Galaxy Note 8 is really different which has a bottom and battery that detach, allowing you to clip in new modules that give the Note 8 special abilities, like a better camera or higher-quality sound. Highlights include a massive 6.3-inch 18.5:9 aspect ratio Infinity Display, top-of-the-range Exynos 8895 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipsets, an increase to 6GB of RAM and dual rear camera. There will also be the range's customary S Pen stylus. The Galaxy Note 8 is worth your money, and it's only going to get better.
After bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, there are many users want to transfer MKV files to Galaxy Note 8 for playing, but most of them have encountered the MKV to Galaxy Note 8 playback issue, they found Galaxy Note 8 can't play the MKV files well, why Galaxy Note 8 can't play MKV files smoothly? It is because MKV format is a container format it has many different codecs, and many codecs are not supported by Galaxy Note 8, in this case you will not be able to play MKV on Galaxy Note 8 directly.
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Q: amount to move in a particular width I have a track of 2.5 units. I wanted my car to move every time such that the track is covered in 3 moves when it travels from extreme left to extreme right and accordingly it should calculate the X position to reach at every move at any point of the road.
Leftmost end of the track is at -1.45
Righmost is ar 1.05

As far as I can understand, amountofmovement should be 2.5/3 if track of width 2.5 is divided in three car moves from one end to the other but 2.5/3 will result in 0.83 which is not available to be moved in one particular direction since my range of track is from -1.45 to 1.05.
2.5/10 is what I found by hit and try but to understand it in a better way, what exactly shall be the concept?
Here is my code:
amountofmovement = 2.5/10;

which results in amount of movement = 0.25
this.transform.position = new Vector3 (this.transform.position.x - amountofmovement, this.transform.position.y, this.transform.position.z);

A: I can't give you an code example, but what you did is perfectly right.
When you Start at -1.45 and move the car three times by +0.83 you will reach +1.05.
So you covered a distance of 2.5 in three steps.
Here are the x positions:
x (Start): -1.45
x (after first move): -0.62
x (after second move): 0.21
x (after third move/Finish): 1.05
(All values are rounded so please calculate them by yourself)


Sydney (PTI): Newly-crowned Indonesia Open winner Kidambi Srikanth continued his rampaging run to advance to the men's singles semifinals but it was curtains for PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal at the Australian Super Series here on Friday.
In the all-Indian quarterfinal duel between Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth, it was the former who came out on top with a fighting 25-23 21-17 win over his countryman in a 43-minute clash at the Sydney Olympic park.
It was the second time that the two Indians were facing each other. They had squared off at the finals of Singapore Open where Praneeth had the last laugh.
Srikanth, who had edged out world no.1 Son Wan Ho in semifinals en route his title triumph at the Indonesia Open last week, will face fourth seed and All England finalist Yuqi Shi of China in the last four round.
World No.11 Srikanth had beaten Shi Yuqi, winner of the 2016 French Super Series, at the Singapore Open this year.
However, disappointment was in store for India in the women's singles as Rio Olympics silver-medallist Sindhu and defending champion Saina squandered opportunities galore to go down in thrilling three-game matches.
Sindhu failed to get the better of world No.1 and top seed Tai Tzu Ying of the Chinese Taipei for the seventh time in her career, while Saina fought for an hour and 19 minutes before losing to last year's finalist Sun Yu.
Sindhu squandered a game's advantage to go down 21-10 20 -22 16-21 in a contest that lasted exactly an hour, while Saina went down 17-21 21-10 17-21 to Sun.
Earlier, in a match between two friends, it was Praneeth who took early lead, moving to a 4-1 advantage and despite Srikanth grabbing a slender 11-10 lead at the break, the Thailand Open champion once again moved to a 16-13 lead.
Srikanth then reeled off five straight points to turn the tables and moved to a 20-17 lead. Praneeth grabbed four straight points to hold a game's advantage but the 2014 India Open champion ensured he had the last laugh.
In the second game, Praneeth again had a 4-1 lead but Srikanth once again surpassed him to grab a 11-9 advantage.
Praneeth narrowed the gap to 12-13, before Srikanth zoomed ahead to seal the match.
In the women's singles match, Sindhu dished out a brilliant show in the first game after initially fighting to a 8-7 lead. She reeled off five straight points to move to 13-7, before producing a seven-point blast to seal the game.
In the second game, Sindhu once again had a 11-8 lead but Tai Tzu grabbed the advantage at 16-13. The Indian erased the deficit to held the match point at 20-19 but the Chinese Taipei shuttler sealed it with two good points.
In the decider, Sindhu squandered a 8-4 and 14-10 lead to eventually go down to the World No. 1.
43-minute clash at the Sydney Olympic park.