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Lockdown losses: How are world economies dealing with downturn?
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Compared to the spring lockdown and restrictions in other countries, the quarantine in Ukraine might seem to be quite weak. Shops, beauty salons, cafes, and restaurants are not closed (except for weekends), transport continues to operate, and no one monitors the movement of citizens.
But why even such light and short-lived (from November 14 to 30) restrictions angered representatives of small and medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs, representatives of the creative sphere, restaurant and hotel business constantly come out to rally under the Cabinet of Ministers? Protesters said that when they lost the bulk of their weekend earnings, they still had to pay taxes, wages, and rent, which would have led to their closure.
For example, Dmytro Derkach, co-founder of the Planeta Kino cinema network, said on Facebook that all cinemas would probably have to be closed.
"... no compensation, tax holidays, interest-free loans, assistance to employees of closed companies. Cinemas receive up to 80% of their income on weekends. On weekdays, people do not go to the cinema, they actively ride in crowds in public transport. we will probably have to close all our cinemas and lay off 500 employees. People are left without jobs and salaries... We have much safer public transport, which will continue to overflow on weekdays," Derkach claimed.
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Prime Minister Denys Shmygal announced on November 25 that the entrepreneurs will get some help and the plan "has already been developed." This is better than nothing, but the weekend quarantine is almost complete and the artistic epithet for such a description of the mind-blowing speed would be best chosen by perhaps Les Podereviansky. Also, President Zelensky spoke about the need for financial assistance.
How do they help entrepreneurs in Ukraine now, what financial concessions is the government going to make, and also how do they compensate business losses due to quarantine in other countries? Understanding.
Current help
So, let's remember how state aid began from the very beginning of the pandemic. On March 17, the Verkhovna Rada introduced partial tax holidays and a moratorium on inspections. All individual entrepreneurs (IE) were exempted from paying the unified social tax (ERT). Fines for violation of tax legislation were not applied, the deadline for filing an annual declaration of property and income was extended, non-residential real estate was not taxed on real estate. After the abolition of strict quarantine in Ukraine, the payment of taxes resumed.
The second point is the government's program "Available loans 5-7-9%," it is still in effect. The program was constantly changed – in March, May, June, the conditions and the list of reasons for granting a loan were expanded.
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October 9, the Cabinet of Ministers changed the procedure for providing state support to microentrepreneurship and small businesses. The changes relate to the liberalization of a number of requirements for business entities in terms of increasing the maximum level of their annual income to the equivalent of 10 million euros and eliminating the requirement for profitability. These changes to the program were adopted as part of the government's order to develop and approve a program of financial support for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as cultural entities, creative industries, tourism, whose activities are under the influence of the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19.
"The program has already shown its effectiveness in crisis conditions. After all, as statistics show, more than 70% of hryvnia loans that were issued by banks from February to August this year were issued within the framework of the Available loans 5-7-9% program," said Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko.
Local authorities tried to resist the introduction of weekend quarantine.
Lviv city, Western Ukraine
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In Lviv, the authorities canceled the weekend until November 30 for catering establishments, shopping and entertainment centers, cultural institutions, gyms, fitness centers and markets.
In Uzhgorod, the city council decided to exempt entrepreneurs of I and II payer groups from taxes (they are prohibited from working on Saturday and Sunday because of the weekend quarantine). Abolished the payment of the single tax, land tax, and lease of communal property. Small and medium businesses may not pay taxes until the end of December.
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Feedback from business
The situation requires more effective measures, - this statement was made today by the Ukrainian Business Council. It is proposed to develop criteria of sanitary standards for trade and to close down enterprises that do not adhere to them.
The government and parliament urged to compensate for the negative impact of the weekend lockdown:
credit holidays for business;
tax holidays for the payment of ERUs for individual entrepreneurs, cultural institutions, and a number of other categories of enterprises;
reimbursement of expenses of enterprises that fall under the weekend quarantine for salary taxes and fees;
compensation for employers' expenses for testing employees;
holidays for paying taxes on land and real estate for the 4th quarter of 2020.
Individual entrepreneur assistance and salary compensation. While in the form of an announcement and bills
In the last week, the Cabinet of Ministers and the President came up with initiatives that should compensate for the impact of quarantine on business. So far, however, it seems that the plan is to confuse for a while and give time to read the text in small print. And that's why:
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Two options for business support
On November 25, the Verkhovna Rada registered two bills No. 4421 and No. 4423 on business support during the quarantine.
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Bill 4421 proposes to extend the moratorium on checks during quarantine; cancel the military duty for three months; establish a moratorium on changes in VAT rates for a year; for restaurants, cafes, shops, shopping malls, gyms, swimming pools to reduce the ERU tax (up to 11%) for three months, release from liability for non-fulfillment of economic obligations, renew the license for retail trade in alcohol and tobacco products.
Bill No. 4423 proposes to exempt FLP and persons engaged in independent professional activities from December 1 to 31, 2020 and from January 1 to January 31, 2021; the right of local governments in 2021 to amend local taxes and fees to reduce the rates of the single tax and/or payment for land and/or tax on immovable property owned by individuals or legal entities.
If adopted, they will enter into force the next day after publication. (!) But these bills are not the authorship of the Cabinet.
Cabinet of Ministers
And the Cabinet, in turn, also spoke about the preparation of a bill to support the business. Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said that the government, at the initiative of President Zelensky, has already developed programs in case (!) If quarantine in Ukraine is intensified.
Cabinet's suggestion:
Assistance to private entrepreneurs and employees, whose sphere may be subject to closure due to quarantine. Employees and sole proprietors will be able to receive assistance in the amount of UAH 8 thousand.
More than a million Ukrainians will be able to use the help, the state will allocate UAH 10 billion for this.
Employers will also be able to receive up to UAH 8 thousand of one-time assistance for each employee whose working hours are reduced as a result of quarantine.
Businesses that have stopped working will receive compensation for the costs of paying ERUs for employees.
Almost 200,000 individual entrepreneurs will be exempted from taxes and fees, including ERUs
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According to the head of government, these programs will be sent for consideration to the Rada.
It will be possible to get 280 USD of aid to private entrepreneurs and employees from the state in 5 minutes in the "Diya" application. There are also a number of conditions and a list of areas of activity.
- On November 25, at a meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution "Some Issues of Payment of Social Assistance for Children to Individual Entrepreneurs". So far, the text of the decree has not been published, and assistance will begin to be paid only after the entry into force of the corresponding decree.
Thus, the government resumed payments of assistance to children of FLP groups I and II, who had already received such assistance in May-August. In December, FLPs will receive assistance for November-December without submitting a new application.
Individual entrepreneurs who apply before December 15 will also provide such assistance.
Paying off the tax debt
President Zelenskyy said that for almost 4 million Ukrainians, tax debt of up to 105 USD will also be canceled.
Official website of the President of Ukraine
Another two bills of president Zelensky
On Thursday evening, Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada two bills on business support during quarantine – No. 4429 and No. 4430. In total, there are 4 different bills in the Rada regarding assistance to business, and this is only two days.
At the moment, the texts of the draft laws are not available. The President identified these bills as urgent.
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How other countries facilitate their business
Germany began helping entrepreneurs back in the spring, DW reports. Since March, the affected micro-enterprises and self-employed have received free payments of 9-15,000 euros and compensation of 67% for part-time work. There were also concessional loans to larger firms.
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In November, the country introduced a second lockdown. On the eve of the quarantine, protests were held by representatives of the creative industry and the restaurant business, which are losing revenue as a result of restrictions.
The state has prepared a second aid package and allocated 10 billion euros per month for this:
companies forced to suspend work with less than 50 employees and self-employed, the state will provide free assistance in the amount of up to 75% of their monthly income;
the calculation of compensation is based on revenue in November 2019. November is the pre-Christmas month and, together with December, provides shops and catering establishments with the largest revenue of the year;
preferential express loans from the state bank KfW to enterprises with less than 10 employees;
lending to larger companies.
On November 25, Germany extended the lockdown until at least December 20. According to the law, lockdown should not be administered for more than 4 weeks. They must be renewed each time. In addition, the country will make a "lockdown break" for a week to allow families to celebrate Christmas. The extension of the quarantine means that they will continue to provide assistance to entrepreneurs.
The UK has long since introduced the Furlough program in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is something like a forced leave, only the state pays an employee of the company 80% of the salary with a maximum of 2500 pounds sterling per month. The employer only covers pension taxes and government insurance contributions.
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This scheme pays a portion of the wages to people who cannot do their job because their workplace is closed or they no longer have enough work. They may also be unable to work because the family needs care for the sick or the children.
The system works like this: the employer asks the employee to contact Furlough, he can agree and submit an online application on his own behalf (no paper statements and a trip for signatures-seals are needed in a pandemic). All changes to the contract are discussed. The agreement must be consistent with employment, equality, and discrimination laws.
Since March, the terms of the program have changed: at first, the employer did not have the right to ask an employee who is located at Furlough to work. Then they came up with different options:
full forced to leave (without the right to ask to work with the preservation of 80% of the salary paid by the state);
part-time work - the employer is required to keep a record of how many hours employees work and how many hours they are absent. The state pays for the "weaned" hours, and the employer cannot ask to do the job.
While at Furlough, an employee may take part in training, volunteer for another employer or organization, or work for another employer.
Furlough has been renewed from November 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021.
The coronavirus has hit the UK economy, with the national debt at 19% of the size of the economy this year, a peacetime record (there has never been more debt since World War II).
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Germany and the UK are wealthy countries, but let's see what happens in Ukraine's closest neighbors.
Along with the introduction of a second lockdown and curfew, the Romanian government has developed a financial assistance program. The entrepreneurs were given tax holidays, and the employees will be paid two-thirds of their salaries from the state budget.
Poland. The neighboring country has imposed a full lockdown, and the government has developed two aid programs: Financial Shield and the Anti-Crisis Shield. During the new wave of coronavirus, the Polish government will cover up to 70% of the costs of small and medium-sized enterprises (rent if income fell by more than 30%). There is joint financing of leasing in the transport sector, assistance in business restructuring, and teachers will receive more than 100 euros for equipment for distance learning.
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Vladimir Komarov
Manager, Advanced Analytics at ShopperTrak
Turning the Retail Apocalypse into a Retail Boom with Advanced Analytics
We are living in a time of commerce disruption. Online giants like Amazon have changed the way people shop. One-click ordering and next-day delivery make it easy for people to purchase the products they need from the comfort of their home, their office, or using their smartphones when they're out and about.
The shift to e-commerce has made it harder for brick-and-mortar merchants to compete—and many traditional businesses have folded—but the retail apocalypse is not inevitable. There is something to be said for presence. Shoppers still find reassurance in the ability to see and touch a product and in having face-to-face conversations with a knowledgeable sales associate. User reviews and chatbots are no substitute for being there.
The World's Leading Customer-Tracking Solution
ShopperTrak is the world's leading provider of retail customer-tracking solutions. In fact, we invented the business. Our company was founded 20 years ago by a group of engineers who invented a device that counts the number of people who are entering and exiting a store.
You've probably seen one of our devices at the places where you shop. They look like cameras that are facing down and are mounted at every store entrance. Using this monitor as our foundation, we started building a retail analytics service that provides business intelligence to some 2,000 companies. Our current installed base consists of 150,000 of these sensors that track the habits of some 40 billion shoppers around the world.
To increase our data gathering capabilities, we have also started using Wi-Fi sensors at retail locations to track the movements of shoppers who are carrying Wi-Fi enabled devices like smartphones and tablets. To maintain compliance with privacy legislation like the GDPR in Europe, and California's Electronic Communications Privacy Act, we don't collect any personally identifiable information (PII).
In most cases, we install 10 to 14 devices of both types to cover an entire store. As you can imagine, this generates a lot of data, some of it useful, but much of it not. The question is this: How do we separate valuable data from the noise, and how do we then convert it into actionable insights?
Adding Data Analytics to Our Customer-Tracking Solution
The solution is adding a data analytics layer to our existing combination of perimeter and interior sensors, and to our ShopperTrak Retail Analytics Platform (STAN). To help with the BI of our platform, we chose Qlik Sense for its easy integration with our Oracle, MongoDB, and BigQuery databases. We then authored a series of Python scripts to extract clean data from these sources, and used Qlik's NPrinting app to generate and distribute data visualization reports to our customers.
Qlik Sense and NPrinting have empowered ShopperTrak to go beyond static performance reports that only provide information about customers' movements and their interaction with in-store reps. We can now use this data to generate dynamic reports and to supply our customers with solutions to business problems that are hampering their sales.
Qlik Sense and NPrinting have also greatly accelerated our customer onboarding and report generation processes. In the past, it would take four to six months to add a new account, create a new report, and generate its initial output. The process was slow and laborious because we did everything manually with Excel scripts.
Now, we're up and running in three to four weeks, and we can continue to refine our reports with extensions. Qlik Sense supports complex calculations, as well as flexible access and aggregation levels. These features mean that we can onboard clients with anywhere from 10 to 11,000 stores with equal ease.
Using Traffic Analytics to Boost Sales Per Shopper
Let's look at a couple of ways we've used Qlik Sense to generate dynamic reports that provide actionable insights—including business practice and labor model improvement recommendations—for our retail customers.
The first is a Quarter-to-Date Sales-per-Shopper (SPS) report we generated using a combination of sales and traffic data for one of our customers' stores. When we crunched the numbers at this location, we determined that the SPS of $12.53 was $7.68 below what it should have been. This figure was based on recorded conversion rates and average dollar sales (ADS).
We then looked at customer traffic figures and saw that the busiest four-hour periods on any given week were Saturday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The total traffic during these eight hours accounted for 21.7% of the customer volume in a seven-day period.
To increase conversions and ADS during these periods—and therefore overall SPS—we recommended that our client staff these times with their best sprinters, i.e. those sales associates who can serve the most customers at once.
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We also determined that the two lowest four-hour traffic periods (Sunday 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) account for only 2.2% of weekly traffic, and that these were the best times to schedule administrative tasks, restocking, and maintenance. A further recommendation was scheduling marathoners—sales associates who can ask open-ended questions and who can generate upsells—during these hours to increase ADS.
As you can see, these insights are far more valuable than simple traffic numbers.
Crunching the Numbers to Transform Interior Analytics
The second way we used Qlik Sense was for another client to create an interior analytics report that provides store layout suggestions and labor model improvement recommendations. Over a year, we tracked customer movements in 15 stores that were open 24/7. Monitoring all this activity generated some 5 million records every single day, and therefore required vast processing power to yield detailed insights.
Using Qlik, we were able to filter information collected by our Wi-Fi sensors, and then separate it into customer and sales associate data. We then subdivided each store into 12x12-foot zones to create heat maps which show where customer-associate interactions occurred. Next, we calculated dwell times and analyzed shopper behavior by determining sequences of similar readings and by comparing current values with the previous one. Finally, we aggregated this data to create dwell time figures for individual departments in every store.
Split big data into small batches for efficient processing.
To perform these calculations with maximum efficiency, we split the data set into smaller batches that are processed one by one in a loop. We also perform calculations using an incremental load, so we only have to re-process the current month every time we load new calculations.
By avoiding repeat calculations, we are able to process huge data sets on a modestly powerful server in a few hours. The resulting Qlik app uses only 80mb to generate a 20-page report that aggregates 500 million records into heat maps, customer behavior records, and other actionable data. This report is far more sophisticated and has far more impact than anything we could have done with Excel or using sensor data alone.
Deploying Qlik Sense has allowed ShopperTrak to bring new services to our clients, and this is good for our bottom line. More importantly, Qlik Sense's scalability, easy integrations, and powerful associative engine allow us to build solutions quickly and efficiently. We can go from the research and prototype phase to a client-facing solution faster than ever before, and we have new clients signing up for advanced analytics solutions every day.
In a few months, we'll be prototyping a video-tracking solution to better collect customer traffic data. This product is still in the developmental stage because we are looking for ways to ensure that customers' privacy is protected. We are also looking to boost our predictive analytics offerings and to create a product that tracks the impact external events like film festivals, rock concerts, and athletic competitions have on retail sales.
Thanks to Qlik Sense, ShopperTrak is helping to transform the retail landscape. We are no longer looking at a retail apocalypse, but instead are firmly focused on creating a retail boom.
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Village of Exeter: FIELD DAY FUN!!
Makenna Morgan leads her team for the tug of war at the Exeter-Milligan Field Day.
Kayla Geiger was having a ball practicing for the potato sack race at the Exeter-Milligan Field Day.
Jack Dinneen clears the high jump at the Exeter-Milligan Field Day.
Perfect weather made for a perfect Field Day for Exeter-Milligan Kindergarten through sixth graders.
Parents and family members watched as the classes raced against each other, running, skipping and relaying. The Kindergarten through second grades enjoyed trying out some of the field events while the third through sixth graders got to choose which activities they would participate in.
The long jump was very popular and the younger set got their first chance to see how far they could go. The high jump and softball throw were a challenge for the older group.
During the afternoon the high school helpers set up an obstacle course for the Kindergarten through second graders cheering them on under hurdles, through hoops, hitting a ball on the ground and a mini potato sack race.
All the students had the option to participate in the potato sack races. But the final event for the younger set was the four way tug of war. The Kindergarten, first and second graders were divided up and placed together on teams on each of the four rope tails. After they pulled awhile, their parents and siblings were invited to join in the pull.
All the teachers, Principal Mari Lyn Poppert and P.E. teacher Darcy White were instrumental in organizing the event.
Throughout the afternoon's activities the winners in each grade level were announced along with their times and distances.


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Владимир Олегович Лангин (род. , , РСФСР, СССР) — президент Международной федерации шашек (IDF), президент Федерации шашек Санкт-Петербурга, председатель правления Фонда содействия развитию шашечного спорта «Русские шашки».

Владимир Лангин, яркая, разносторонняя личность и успешный бизнесмен, имеет самые высокие достижения как в шашечном спорте, так и в тренерской и организаторской деятельности. За свои достижения награждён медалью ордена ["За заслуги перед Отечеством"] I степени, медалью ордена «За заслуги перед Отечеством II степени», почётными званиями «Заслуженный мастер спорта», «Заслуженный тренер России», почётным званием «Заслуженный работник физической культуры Российской Федерации», медалью «В память 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга», медалью «80 лет Госкомспорту».

Гроссмейстер России, международный гроссмейстер, трёхкратный чемпион мира по русским шашкам по версии МАРШ (1993, 1994, 1995 гг.), 2-кратный бронзовый призёр (1997, 1998 гг.), многократный чемпион России в личном и командном зачёте. Пятикратный чемпион Ленинграда — Санкт-Петербурга среди мужчин (1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 2003 гг.), многократный чемпион города в командных соревнованиях и по быстрой игре. Победитель различных крупных всесоюзных турниров — дважды побеждал в фестивале «За дружбу народов» в Тирасполе, трижды — в турнире памяти Героя Советского Союза Я. Чапичева в Джанкое, в турнире на призы Героя Советского Союза А. Пузикова в Орске, и др. Более 10 раз побеждал в чемпионатах Октябрьской железной дороги. Победитель первенства ЦС «Локомотив» среди мужчин (1985 г.), дважды побеждал в чемпионатах ВЦСПС в составе команды Ленинград-Финляндского отделения Октябрьской железной дороги (1989, 1990 г.г.). Победитель Кубка СССР 1989 г. на своей доске.

Биография
Владимир Лангин родился 17 декабря 1960 года в Ленинграде, первые 8 классов учился в школе № 534, был победителем и призером городских олимпиад по математике. В 1978 году окончил 30-ю физико-математическую школу. В 1983 году окончил Ленинградский институт инженеров железнодорожного транспорта по специальности «Промышленное и гражданское строительство». С 1983 по 1995 год работал по специальности на Ленинград-Финляндском отделении Октябрьской железной дороги. С 1996 года — старший тренер-преподаватель отделения шашек СДЮШОР по шахматам и шашкам. В 2010 г. получил второе высшее образование в Национальном Государственном университете им. П. Ф. Лесгафта.

Жена — Антонина Лангина, международный гроссмейстер, гроссмейстер России, дважды чемпионка мира по шашкам 64: в классическая программе (2003 г.) и молниеносной программе (2005 г.), многократная чемпионка Европы в составе команды Санкт-Петербурга.

Владимир Лангин — болельщик футбольной команды «Зенит» с многолетним стажем, впервые на стадион в 1967 году его привел отец. С тех пор Владимир, который в юности сам неплохо играл в футбол, активно болеет за «сине-бело-голубых», старается посещать все матчи любимой команды на своем поле.

В шашки Владимир пришёл в 13 лет, выиграв в 1973 г. турнир на приз газеты «Ленинские искры».

Диплом победителю вручали редактор газеты Валентина  Бианки и заслуженный тренер СССР Юрий Барский. Лангин занимался шашками во Дворце пионеров и школьников им. А. А. Жданова, а также, под руководством замечательного ленинградского тренера и педагога Юрия Михайловича Аксельрода, в шахматно-шашечном клубе «Спартак». Наиболее значимые спортивные результаты:

В 1978 году занял первое место в первенстве Ленинграда по русским шашкам среди юношей, а в первенстве города по стоклеточным шашкам занял третье место, победив будущего чемпиона мира Дыбмана.

В том же 1978 году завоевал второе место на чемпионате СССР среди юношей.

5-кратный чемпион Ленинграда — Санкт-Петербурга среди мужчин (1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 2003 г.г.), многократный чемпион города в командных соревнованиях и по быстрой игре.

Победитель различных крупных всесоюзных турниров — дважды побеждал в фестивале «За дружбу народов» в Тирасполе, трижды — в турнире памяти Героя Советского Союза Я. Чапичева в Джанкое, в турнире на призы Героя Советского Союза   Пузикова в Орске, и др. Более 10 раз побеждал в чемпионатах Октябрьской железной дороги.

Победитель ЦС «Локомотив» среди мужчин (1985 г.), дважды побеждал в чемпионатах ВЦСПС в составе команды Ленинград-Финляндского отделения Октябрьской железной дороги (1989, 1990 г.г.), был создателем и капитаном этой команды.

Победитель Кубка СССР 1989 г. на своей доске.

3-кратный чемпион мира по русским шашкам (1993, 1994, 1995 г.г.), 2-кратный бронзовый призёр (1997, 1998 г.г.), многократный чемпион России в личном и командном зачете.

За высокие спортивные результаты Владимиру Лангину присвоены звания «Заслуженный мастер спорта России», «Гроссмейстер России».

На протяжении 30 лет Владимир успешно занимается тренерской деятельностью. В. О. Лангин, заслуженный тренер России, подготовил чемпионов мира по русским шашкам Антонину Лангину и Михаила Горюнова, пятикратную чемпионку России среди женщин Татьяну Андросик (Маркову), воспитал 12 гроссмейстеров, более 30 мастеров спорта. Среди его учеников победители первенств СССР среди юношей Роман Витенберг и Даниил Теплицкий, чемпион России среди юношей Игорь Шукшин, победители и призёры первенств мира, Европы, России Камилла Куликова, Антон Смирнов, Дмитрий Бочкарев, Евгений Вязников, Дмитрий Абаринов, Евгений Подковыров, Екатерина Иванова, Виктор Егоров, Мария Крискевич, Юрий Прокопенко, Светлана Стрельцова; чемпионы России в личном и командном зачете, призеры Кубков мира Дмитрий Мельников, Роман Щукин, Георгий Таранин.  .

С 1993 года Лангин В. О. возглавляет Федерацию шашек Санкт-Петербурга. За прошедшие годы по его инициативе и при непосредственном участии в Санкт-Петербурге открыта СДЮСШОР по шахматам и шашкам (1995 г.) и специализированное отделение шашек в Национальном Государственном университете им. П. Ф. Лесгафта (2008 г.). В Санкт-Петербурге проведены: турнир по шашкам в рамках культурной программы Игр Доброй воли (1993 г.), чемпионаты мира по шашкам 64 среди мужчин и женщин (2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 гг.), юношей и девушек (2005, 2006, 2010 г.г.), чемпионаты Европы по шашкам-64 среди мужчин и женщин (2014 г.), юношей и девушек (2016 г.), по стоклеточным шашкам среди юношей и девушек (2002, 2007 г.г.), среди клубных команд (2001 г.), матч на мировое первенство между Н. Стручковым и Г. Колесовым (2014 г.), этапы Кубка мира (2010-2017 гг.); первенства России по русским и стоклеточным шашкам (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010 г.г.), Кубок Победы, посвященный 70-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне (2015 г.); ежегодно проводятся крупные турниры "Белые ночи" и Мемориал В.А. Сокова, в разные годы имевшие статус международных турниров, этапов Кубка мира, всероссийских соревнований.

Судья республиканской категории по шашкам (1996 г.), Всероссийской категории по шашкам (Приказ Минспорта России № 197-нг от 26 декабря 2016 г. «О присвоении квалификационной категории «Спортивный судья всероссийской категории»).

На протяжении многих лет Лангин В. О. активно участвует в международной шашечной деятельности.

В 2006 году Владимиру Лангину было присвоено высшее судейское звание Всемирной федерации шашек ФМЖД — Международный арбитр.

В 2008 году Лангин В. О. на Генеральной Ассамблее Секции-64 ФМЖД в Калининграде (Россия) был избран директором турниров. В 2010 году на Генеральной Ассамблее в Херсоне (Украина) был избран президентом Секции-64 ФМЖД, а в 2014 переизбран на второй срок. Вице-президент ФМЖД с 2010 по 2015 год.

Президент Международной федерации шашек (IDF) с момента её образования (12.07.2012 г.). При непосредственном участии Лангина В.О. IDF ежегодно организует и проводит мировые и континентальные чемпионаты среди мужчин, женщин, ветеранов, командные соревнования, кубок мира, детские первенства в 6-ти возрастных группах, крупные международные мероприятия. С 2016 г. проводятся чемпионаты Африки, с 2018 г -  Пан Америки. В 2016 г. шашки были представлены на VI Всемирных играх TAFISA в Джакарте (Индонезия). Сайт IDF64

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Ю. Королёв — В. Лангин, 48-й чемпионат СССР (Баку, 1988 г.)

1. cb4. dc5. 2. b: d6. e: c5. 3. bc3. cd6. 4.gh4. ba5. 5. hg3. fe7. 6.cb4. a: c3. 7. d: b4 fg5. 8. h: f6. g: e5. 9. ef4. hg7. 10. ab2. ab6! 11. ba5. gf6. 12. a: c7. d: b6. 13. cd2? ba5. 14. fe3. ed4. 15. gf2 de5x.

В. Лангин — И. Доска, 5-й чемпионат мира (Баку, 1997 г.)

1. cb4. hg5. 2. gh4. ba5. 3. bc5. d: b4. 4. a: c5. cb6. 5. ed4. gf4. 6. bc3. bc7. 7. ab2. cd6. 8. de5. d: b4. 9. e: g3. gh6. 10. gf4. fg7. 11. fe5. f: d4. 12. c: e5. ba3. 13. hg3. bc5. 14. gf4. ab6. 15. fg3. dc7. 16. ef2. ef6? 17. hg5!x

В. Лангин — М. Амриллаев, «Звезды Самарканда»

1. cb4. bc5. 2. gf4. ab6. 3. ba5. ba7. 4. bc3. cb4. 5. a: c5. d: b4? 6. ed4. ba3. 7. fe3. ed6. 8. hg3. fg5. 9. gh2. gf6. 10. ef2! bc5. 11. d: b6. a: c5. 12. cd4. fe7. 13. d: b6. fe5. 14. dc3x

И. Макаренков — В. Лангин, турнир на призы Героя Советского Союза А. Пузикова (Орск, 1990 г.)

1. cd4. hg5. 2. bc3. gh4. 3. cb4. ba5. 4. dc5. a: c3. 5. d: b4. fe5. 6. gf4. e: g3. 7. h: f4. gf6. 8. ba5. d: b4. 9. a: c3. ed6. 10. cd4? de5! 11. f: d6. c: c3. 12. ef4. fe5! 13. f: d6. ab6. 14. gh2. hg7. 15. hg3. gf6. 16. gf4. fe5. 17. fg3. e: c5. 18. cb2. h: f2. 19. e: g3. cd6. 20. b: d4. dc5. 21. de5. de7. 22. ab2. ba7. 23. bc3. cd4. 24. cb4. d: f6. 25. ba5. bc5. 26. gh4. cd4x

В. Лангин — В. Голосуев, чемпионат Ленинграда (1990 г.)

1. cb4. dc5. 2. b: d6. e: c5. 3. bc3. cd6. 4. cb4. ba5. 5. cb2. a: c3. 6. b: b6. a: c5. 7. ab2! hg5. 8. bc3. gh4. 9. cd4 bc7? 10. d: b6. c: a5. 11. ab4. a: c3 12. d: b4. dc7. 13. gf4. fe5. 14. ba5. e: g3. 15. h: f4. dc5. 16. ed2. gf6. 17. dc3. cb4. 18. ed4. b: d2. 19. fg3. h: f2. 20. g: c1. cd6. 21. ab6!! dc5. 22. bc7. c: g5. 23. cb8x

В. Лангин — В. Голосуев, фестиваль «За дружбу народов» (Тирасполь, 1990 г.)

1. cb4. fg5. 2. bc5. b: d4. 3. e: c5. d: b4. 4. a: c5. gf4. 5. g: e5. cb6. 6. cd6. e: c5. 7. fe3. de7. 8. ef4. cb4. 9. bc3. ba3. 10. hg3. ba5.11. gh4. ef6. 12. ab2. f: d4. 13. c: e5. fe7. 14. gf2. bc7. 15. bc3. ab6. 16. de3! bc5? 17. fg3. ef6. 18. cb4! a: c3. 19. ed6. c: e7. 20. ed4. ce5. 21. f: b8. hg5. 22. ba7. ed6. 23. ae3x

В. Лангин — А. Пономарев, Кубок СССР (Орск, 1987 г.)

1. cb4. dc5. 2. b: d6. e: c5. 3. bc3. cd6. 4.gh4. ba5. 5. hg3. fe7. 6.cb4. a: c3. 7. d: b4 fg5. 8. h: f6. g: e5. 9. ef4. hg7. 10. ab2. gf6? 11. bc3. ab6. 12. ba5. ba7. 13. a: c7. d: b6. 14. ed2. cd4. 15. ab4. d: b2. 16. c: a3. bc5. 17. fe3. ed4. 18. gh4. d: f2. 19. g: e3. fe5. 20. dc3. e: g3. 21. h: f2. hg5. 22. fg3. gh4. 23. gf4. ef6. 24. cd4. de5. 25. f: d6. c: e7. 26. dc5!x

В. Лангин — А. Бакумец, турнир на призы Героя Советского Союза А. Пузикова (Орск, 1990 г.)

1. ef4. de5. 2. f: d6. c: e5. 3. de3. fg5. 4. gf4. e: g3. 5. h: f4. bc5. 6. cd4. ab6. 7. de5! ba5. 8. ed6. cd4. 9. e: c5. g: e3. 10. f: d4. gf6. 11. cd2! dc7. 12. gf2. c: c3. 13. d: b4 a: c3. 14. b: d4. hg5. 15. cb6. gf4? 16. bc7! b: d6. 17. dc5. d: b4. 18.a: c5x

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New Music from Faroese Master Sunleif Rasmussen with soloist Michala Petri
OUR 6.220674
Sunleif Rasmussen is the best known composer from the Faroe Islands which are about mid way between Iceland and Denmark. He turned 60 on March 19th. He is certainly lauded in his homeland but his works have demonstrated him to be an artist whose reputation can hardly be contained by a single country. His works favorably compare with the finest composers from all of the Nordic countries (Iceland, Faroe Islands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland). His work is known, as it should be, internationally.
This most recent release on the Danish label OUR Recordings contains music written between 2009 and 2014. All of these works are collaborations with the wonderful recorder player Michala Petri, a Danish artist whose name is as easily recognized as predecessors like David Munrow and Frans Brüggen. She is arguably the first lady of the recorder and the instruments most prominent advocate having first taken up the instrument at the age of three. and gone on to play over 4000 concerts.
The recorder is featured in several different contexts from solo to collaborations with choral, chamber, and orchestral groups. These contexts serve to demonstrate Petri's facility as a performer as well as Rasmussen's range of compositional vision.
The album opens with Flow (2012) for recorder and string trio. Here Petri is joined by the Esbjerg Ensemble String Trio with Bogdan Bozovic, violin; Michele Camile, viola; and Pau Codina Masferrer, cello. The piece was conceived as a companion piece to Mozart's Flute Quartet K.285 (for flute and string trio). This work, in three movements utilizes a variety of extended techniques on the recorder and Petri's collaboration was essential to provide the composer with information of the possibilities of such techniques with her instrument. The string writing is also laden with harmonics and techniques that were virtually unknown in Mozart's time. To be clear, this "companion" piece is more homage than imitation but there are phrases which are clearly neoclassical nods to the Austrian master.
"I" (2011) is for the unusual grouping of recorder with chamber choir (with alto and tenor soloists) in a setting of a poem by Danish poet Inger Christensen whose text is a response to Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"(1917). Christensen's poem is a personal (and dare I say feminist) response to Stevens' classic work. Lyrical writing in the composer's essentially tonal idiom belie the intricate structures of this brief setting. It is clearly a challenge for all but the Danish National Vocal Ensemble under their director Stephen Layton, along with Petri, deliver a truly excellent performance.
Next up is a piece for solo recorder, "Sorrow and Joy Fantasy" (2011), essentially a set of variations on a theme. It is based on a folk melody which was applied to the Thomas Kingo (1634-1703) sacred poem/hymn, Sorrow and Joy. There are twelve variations each with increasing demands on the soloist. It is a stunning vehicle for Petri's lyricism and virtuosity.
Next is "Winter Echoes" (2014), an homage to the late Danish master Axel Borup-Jørgensen whose work has been championed by OUR records. This piece, scored for recorder and 13 solo strings. Petri is accompanied by the Lapland Chamber Orchestra under Clemens Schuldt. It sounds like a concerto in all but name. The piece requires Petri to play bass, tenor, alto, soprano and sopranino recorders as the piece progresses from low to high, dark to light. Extended instrumental techniques are present for the recorder soloist and the the string players.
The final piece, and the one from which this album derives its title, is "Territorial Songs" (2009). This concerto for recorder and orchestra finds Petri accompanied by the Aaborg Symphony Orchestra under Henrik Vagn Christensen. It is cast in five movements. The composer states that he was inspired by bird song in composing this piece, an inspiration shared by Olivier Messiaen most famously but also by composers who have written for the recorder. Again we have music that is lyrical, basically tonal, and virtuosic for both soloist and orchestra. Rasmussen's facility with orchestral color make for an exciting listening experience and, as always, Petri meets the considerable demands with grace and seeming ease.
The recording, as seems to be the case with all The OUR Recordings that have met these ears, is bright and clear. The liner notes include a statement from the composer and a very welcome and useful set of liner notes by my friend and colleague Joshua Cheek who alerted me to this release. He provides insight and detail that enhance one's appreciation of the music. The photography and design are both beautiful and distinctive. Lars Hannibal deserves high marks for his work as producer. It is a fine 60th birthday gift to Maestro Rasmussen and a major release for Ms. Petri. If you don't know Rasmussen's work (or Petri's for that matter) this is a fine introduction that will have the listener craving more.
Michala Petri and Sunleif Rasmussen at Other Minds in San Francisco, 2013
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Michala Petri in the 21st Century
OUR Recordings 8.226912
Since her debut in the mid 1970s Michala Petri has proven herself as one of the great masters of the recorder. The recorder is an instrument which, until the 20th century was pretty much only heard in music written before 1750 or so. Many previous masters such as David Munrow and Franz Brüggen restricted their playing to early music. Petri has certainly broken that mold. She has mastered baroque, renaissance and contemporary music for her instrument as her recent releases demonstrate. And her skills as a musician have only grown stronger and more convincing.
This disc is her celebration of American music for the recorder. We hear four 21st century concerti for the recorder. Composers include Roberto Sierra (1953- ), Steven Stucky (1949-2016), Anthony Newman (1941- ), and (a new name to this reviewer) Sean Hickey (1970- ). These are fine compositions but they are basically mainstream sort of neo-romantic/neo-classical/neo-baroque works. These are all finely crafted compositions but nothing here is experimental. Despite the names all are basically concerti which highlight the interplay between soloist and ensemble. Therein lies the joy.
The disc begins with Roberto Sierra (1953- ) wrote his "Prelude, Habanera, and Perpetual Motion (2016) as an expansion of an earlier recorder and guitar piece but, obviously, with a great deal of expansion and orchestration. Despite its colorful title the work is basically a concerto and a fine one at that. Petri here performs with the Tivoli Copenhagen Philharmonic under Alexander Shelley. From Sierra's web page there is a link to a video of the premiere here. Sierra, born in Puerto Rico, affirms his skills as a composer in this exciting work.
Next up is music of the late Steven Stucky (1949-2016) sadly known almost as much for his recent demise as for his compositions. However Petri's performance of his "Etudes" (2000) for recorder and orchestra goes a long way to affirming some of the gravity of the talent we lost and the wonderful legacy he left. The Danish National Symphony under Lan Shui do a fine job of handling the complex orchestral accompaniment and Petri shines as always. This concerto is in three movements titled: Scales, Glides, and Arpeggios respectively.
Anthony Newman (1941- ) is a name that must be familiar to classical recording buyers in the late 1970s into the 1980s when Newman's exciting recordings of Bach dominated record sales. It is no wonder that he composed an essentially neo-baroque concerto pitting the recorder against an ensemble consisting of a harpsichord (deliciously played by Newman) and a string quartet (in this case the Nordic String Quartet). Clearly a more suitable sized ensemble that might have been used in the 18th century. This is the only piece on this album that is actually called a concerto by its composer. Concerto for recorder, harpsichord, and strings (2016) in four movements (Toccata, Devil's Dance, Lament, and Furie) shows this performer, musicologist, and composer at the height of his powers in this lovingly crafted work.
Last (and certainly not least as the cliché goes) least is by a composer unfamiliar to this reviewer, Sean Hickey (1970- ) is also the youngest composer here. His A Pacifying Weapon (2015) is subtitled, "Concerto for Recorder, Winds, Brass, Percussion and Harp" which tells you about the rather gargantuan dimensions of his work. While not representing a specific "program" the work is the only one on this CD that espouses some political content. The title reflects the composer's desire to use this concerto to represent some of his response to "current events". The three movements are simply numbered 1, 2, and 3. I can only begin to imagine the problems of balancing the little recorder against such a huge and loud ensemble but the Royal Danish Academy of Music under conductor Jean Thorel are clearly up to the task.
Hickey originally hails from Detroit and is now based in New York. A quick perusal of his web page suggests that listeners like your humble reviewer have much to hear from this up and coming young composer.
All these are world premiere recordings which show Michala Petri at the height of her powers. Indeed she is an international treasure whose instrumental skills and her range of repertory continue to amaze and entertain her audience. The recording under Lars Hannibal's direction is, as usual, lucid and very listenable. Joshua Cheeks liner notes save this writer a great deal of research time and pretty much answered all this listener's questions.
Happy listening all. This recording has it going on at many levels.
1 Comment Posted in 21st century, American Composers, Chamber Music, classical music, composers, conductors, experimental music, modern music, music, new music, Nordic, political music, politics, protest music, social issues Tagged Alexander Shelley, Anthony Newman, band music, baroque, classical, Danish National Symphony, David Munrow, Franz Bruggen, harp, harpsichord, Jean Thorel, Joshua Cheek, Lan Shui, Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri, neobaroque, neoclassical, Nordic String Quartet, percussion, political music, recorder, renaissance, Roberto Sierra, Royal Danish Academy of Music Concert Band, Sean Hickey, Steven Stucky, String Quartet, Tivoli Copenhagen Philharmonic
Axel Borup-Jørgensen's Floating Islands, New Music for Guitar
OUR recordings (Lars Hannibal, producer) continues its survey of the inexplicably little known Axel Borup-Jørgensen (1924-2012). I first encountered this composer when I received for review the earlier disc of his percussion music (reviewed here) and later when I received the CD/DVD of his orchestral music (reviewed here). He belongs to a lineage of Danish composers whose work dominated the Danish music scene of the mid to late twentieth century and just a dip in the water of the twenty first.
The lucid liner notes by my esteemed colleague Joshua Cheek put the composer in context where his reputation lives among his contemporaries Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996), Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919-2000), and his students Per Nørgard (1932- ), Ib Nørholm (1931- ), and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (1932-2016). Indeed these are the names to know if you want to learn about post 1950s classical music in Denmark.
This disc focuses on his guitar music and features the fine young Danish guitarist Frederik Munk Larsen who studied with Erling Moldrup for whom the composer wrote some of his music. His virtuosity, passion, and commitment to this music are evident in the careful readings of this somewhat diverse music ranging from the Preambula, Op. 72 (1974-76) to the Floating Islands, Op. 169 (2000-2), a series of pieces which, appropriately, float in amongst the other tracks (in non-adjacent tracks).
The recording, as seems to be the standard of this label, is quite excellent and lucid. This is not a complete recording of the guitar music but a representative selection which will hopefully lead to another volume of guitar works and a recording of his Guitar Concerto "deja vu", Op. 99.
There are 19 tracks with most lasting 5 minutes or less (he is not afraid of brevity when it suits his compositional needs) but the early Preambula, Op. 72 and the Für Gitarre, Op. 86 each take some 15 minutes in performance. All of the music comes across as carefully crafted and the briefer pieces contain worlds unto themselves as do the longer ones. No electronics, maybe just a few extended techniques, mostly just good music for the competent guitarist (worthy of note is that the producer, Lars Hannibal is a highly accomplished guitarist himself).
The music is enjoyable but this is also a very important historical document (with excellent documentation) which nicely fills a gap in the historical record of the story of classical music in Denmark. As a result I will leave it to the listener to peruse the very useful liner notes as they learn of this unique composer's oeuvre. And of course enthusiasts of guitar music will be enthralled as well.
Leave a comment Posted in 21st century, Chamber Music, classical music, composers, extended instrumental techniques, historical, modern music, music, new music, Nordic Tagged Axel Borup-Jørgensen, classical guitar, Danish Music, Denmark, Erling Moldrup, Frederik Munk Larsen, Ib Nørholm, Joshua Cheek, Lars Hannibal, Niels Viggo Bentzon, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Per Nørgard, Vagn Holmboe
Leegowoon's First Piece: Korean Post-Modernism?
OGUN Music JEC- 0253
This review was completed by chance on International Women's Day. It is not intended to stand in for all that means but I am pleased to present this woman's work today.
Lee Go Woon is a composer new to this reviewer. My friend Joshua Cheek has been sending me occasional shipments of some really hard to find releases from the western edge of the Pacific Rim. There are some amazing gems being released from Korea, China, Japan, etc. that rarely find distribution in the United States and this is one of those discs.
One thing these discs (classical or popular) seem to have in common is a serious attention to art work and album design. It is enough to start people like me whining about the loss of the 12 x 12 format of the LP which brought about the genre of album art, something I can never stop lamenting I'm afraid.
Well, it's not just pretty pictures though. This is a curious disc by young Korean woman who is familiar with traditional Korean classical music and apparently with other genres as well. Korean classical is less well known to the general public in America than its analogous counterparts in Japan, China, Thailand, India, etc. but it is a fascinating and ancient system of music with its own set of artfully designed instruments.
Cultural appropriation has become a strongly pejorative term these days but what happens if an artist is appropriating their own culture? What I mean is, for example, the incorporation of traditional Hindustani instruments and idioms in the hybrid pop of Bollywood music or similar such mashups with Chinese or Japanese traditional musics. These are creative options and, while not necessarily a cherished part of so called "high culture", are nonetheless acceptable and marketable options. It is a hybridization or perhaps something like "self appropriative" or simply promoting?
The incorporation of traditional music is akin to the work done by composers like Bela Bartok, Zoltan Kodaly, Aaron Copland, and that whole late 19th and early 20th century fascination with folk and traditional music spurred on by late romantic nationalisms. The present disc fits roughly in that tradition, just being done in the 21st century and it does not appear to be about nationalism either.
Lee Go Woon's first piece is basically a song cycle written for voices (one male, one female) and an orchestra comprised of traditional Korean instruments. It is not the synthesis of east and west that one finds in Toru Takemitsu's November Steps (1967). It is not really at all about the west at all. And it is therein that the real interest lies.
The composer studied piano as a child and later she studied traditional percussion instruments. She graduated from the Korea National University of Arts in 2012 with a Bachelor's Degree and attained a Master's Degree from the same school in 2016. She received a Gold Medal in the 31st Korean Traditional Music Competition the same year.
Korea has, perhaps more than many countries, had their traditional culture undermined by military occupations, bombings, forced relocations, etc. The fact that there have been 31 years of competitions attempting to recover some of their precious musical culture is certainly reason for hope and these first compositions by one of their finest new composers is a reason to listen.
Unfortunately the liner notes in that beautiful booklet are mostly in Korean and I haven't been able to find someone to impose upon for a translation. But I can tell you that the album has 5 tracks and that the music is quite listenable. It would be helpful to know the text of the sung portions but the music speaks pretty well for itself. The recording is lucid and there is quite a bit of definition to bring out the subtleties of the instruments and the performances are wonderful.
Happily this music can be heard via MP3 downloads on Amazon as well as via various streaming services. Hopefully there will be more to hear as Korea moves on and recovers more of its rich culture and shares it with the world.
Leave a comment Posted in 21st century, authentic performance practice, classical music, composers, modern music, music, music scholarship, new music Tagged China, cultural appropriation, India, International Womens' Day, Japan, Joshua Cheek, Korea, Korea National University of Arts, Korean Culture, Korean Traditional Music Competition, Lee Go Woon, MP3, streaming, Thailand, traditional Korean instruments, voice, World music
Zhang Zhao's Myths of China
Rhymoi RMCD- 1067
The strikingly beautiful look of the physical CD and the packaging are practically an indictment of streaming and digital music formats. Producer Ye Yunchuan is the founder of Rhymoi, an audiophile label dedicated to contemporary Chinese music. If this release is any indication it would be wise to pay attention his work. Besides the excellence of the physical product the quality of the recording will please the ears of the staunchest audiophile.
Zhang Zhao is apparently one of China's best known living composers (at least in China) and said producer favors us with a truly grand release. Some of Zhang's piano works are standard test pieces for conservatory students and this recording reveals his unquestionable mastery of orchestral technique and a mastery of a variety of traditional Chinese instruments as well. Though biographical specifics are sparse this composer has a growing discography and the present disc demonstrates a highly skilled compositional voice.
This ambitious project is essentially a tone poem or series of tone poems (think Smetana's Ma Vlast) on stories from a collection of Chinese myths called the Shan Hai Jing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas) a large collection of stories dating from the 4th Century B.C. I don't know how well these stories are known in contemporary China but this is a vast and rich culture that has deservedly survived its own sociopolitical dynamics and continues to inspire new artistic endeavors from its rich legacies. It is no wonder that the composer found inspiration here.
The composer has chosen 11 stories from the big 18 chapter work. The setting is for large orchestra, chorus, children's chorus, and at least 21 solo instruments which include both western classical and traditional Chinese instruments. Such a large and diverse set of instruments poses a challenge by itself but the composer succeeds well due in part to having some of the country's finest musicians whose mastery of these (to most western ears) obscure instruments is clear. The orchestral musicians and choruses also demonstrate a high level of skill and commitment. And the composer succeeds very well in integrating such diverse instruments quite comfortably into the larger mostly western classical fabric. It is reminiscent of Tan Dun's large Symphony which incorporated a set of ancient Chinese bells into its texture and similarly pays homage to great traditions.
The 11 sections are beautifully illustrated both by calligraphy and line drawings by Dong Xiaqingqing. Thankfully there are lucid texts in English by Joshua Cheek and Nicholas Angiers describing the myths and giving some clues to some of the interpretive intentions of the composer's musical choices. These greatly enhance the enjoyment for those unfamiliar with this lovely mythology.
The sections are:
1. Pangu Separates Heaven and Earth
2. Yao and Shun Discuss Morality
3. Yu the Great Controls the Floods
4. Chang' e Flies to the Moon
5. The War on Chiyou
6. The Tears of Xianfei
7. Nuwa Repairs the Sky
8. The Peach Banquet
9. Kuafu Chases the Sun
10. The Goddess of the Luo River
11. Fuxi-Ultumate Harmony
Soloists include:
Qin: Zhao Jiazhen
Erhu: Wang Ying
Guzheng: Chang Jing/Ding Xueer
Pipa: Yu Yuanchun/Dong Xiaolin/Sun Jing
Chinese Harp: Wu Lin
Di/Xiao/Xun: Ding Xiaokui/Li Yue
Ruan: Di Lin/Zhao Yue
Suona: Wang Rongfei/Yao Di/Shang Shuai
Liuquin: Di Yang/Pan Yuechen
Yangquin: Wang YuJue
Hansheng: Shan Chunshen
Lusheng: Yang Shengwen
Khoomei: Li Wenbin
Morin Khuur: Hasibagen
Violin: Zhao Kunyu
Cello: Yang Changying
Brass: Qin Guochen/Zhao Xiu/Jia Hui/Mi Qi
Woodwinds: Cao Lei/Yang Yilin/Xie Hongliang/Ren Biao
Harp: Zhang Xiaoyin
Percussion: Zhang Yangsheng/Tian Wei
Piano: Zhang Zhao
Music Assistant: Li Yongmin
This writer has but a passing familiarity with a few of these traditional instruments but the sonic colors are used to great and sometimes subtle effect. It is a huge sonic tapestry and the lush and full sound are the result of the skills of sound engineer Zhang Xiao'an.
It is important to note that this disc does not have an experimental feel but rather utilizes a range of compositional devices whose end result leans toward an easily digestible experience which successfully avoids bland populism while creating a lucid musical experience. It is music that would doubtless be welcomed in most orchestral programs and contains great depths of invention and descriptive power. It is grand and perhaps cinematic in scope as are the best works in the tone poem genre.
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Signing completed in connection with acquisition of SMS.it in Italy
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement from LINK Mobility Group ASA on the 26th of January 2018 regarding the signing of a term sheet for the acquisition of Italian mobile messaging company SMS Italia Srl (SMS.it). LINK Mobility has today signed a final Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of all shares in SMS Italia Srl from the seller A2P Ventures Ltd.
SMS.it is one of the leading mobile messaging providers in Italy. The company was the first in the world to provide mobile internet and mobile messaging services on a global scale. Located in Milano, with offices in Bologna, SMS.it is a mobile operator owning an independent mobile network, fixed network, signalling and SS7 interconnection, and has in place interworking agreements with all the Italian mobile operators and the primary MVNO's.
The company doubled its revenues from 2015 to 2017 witnessing strong demand for its services in the Italian market.
"I am really happy to announce that we have now reached a final agreement with the sellers of SMS.it. The Italian market is growing strongly and the acquisition of SMS.it in Italy gives LINK a strong platform to continue growing the business and adding more innovative services to our existing and new customers." says Arild E.Hustad, Group CEO LINK Mobility.
The acquisition is based on an agreed enterprise value of EUR 10.371 million on a cash-free and debt-free basis. The enterprise value is based on a normalized EBITDA for 2017 of EUR 1.503 million multiplied by a factor of 6.9. The structure of the deal is as follows:
1/3 of the purchase price to be paid in cash on closing
1/3 of the purchase price to be escrowed for 12 months
1/3 of the purchase price to be paid in shares at a share price of 144,8. There will be a lock up period of three years on the shares of which 1/3 of the shares can be sold in the market per year during the three year period
LINK has a solid cash position and the transaction will be fully financed through LINK´s corporate funds.
Aabø-Evensen & Co Advokatfirma AS, DLAPiper Italy and BDO Italy are acting as advisors to LINK in connection with the above mentioned transactions.
The transaction is expected to close 1st of June 2018.
Arild Hustad, CEO


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Shaler Area Little League's new president has big plans for future
Shaler Area Little League President Dave Hymowitz with his wife, Rachel, and daughters, Aurora and Alivia.
Even though it's the winter, new Shaler Area Little League (SALL) President Dave Hymowitz is thinking of ways to improve the nonprofit softball and baseball organization in 2020.
"I want to make our baseball, softball product better and make our community better in the process, so we're offering a lot of cool stuff this year," Hymowitz, 40, of Allison Park, said.
He ran uncontested for a term that started Nov. 1.
Under Hymowitz's leadership, SALL members who register for the spring 2020 season will receive access to winter conditioning programs and open gym time.
Similarly, new coaches may participate in winter training, where seasoned coaches prepare the novices for the upcoming season.
The organization's calendar will run for 10 months, with spring in-house ball, summer tournament ball and a fall learning program.
"Kids love baseball and want to play all the time, so they leave and want to play travel baseball. So, we want to give those kids opportunities to work 10 months out of the year and if they want to throw, we want to offer that."
SALL aims to grow its membership from 350 players, ages 4 through 18, to 400, Hymowitz said. Players must reside within the Shaler Area School District.
New this year, the nonprofit is offering an equipment exchange program where players may bring their gently used equipment to in-person spring registration and SALL officials will give the items to deserving players. Additionally, the organization is providing tuition reimbursement for five players in need. Those interested in applying, should visit http://www.shalerareall.com/about-sall/board-members/ and contact a staff member.
SALL is concentrating on large fundraising events, Hymowitz said, rather than smaller door-to-door sales. A Monte Carlo Night is slated for March 17 and the 10th annual golf outing is planned for May 9 at Butler's LakeVue North Gold Course. The league has used funds for equipment upgrades and the replacement of a batting cage on Burchfield Primary School's property, installation of new batting cages, fences and turf at the eight other fields it maintains.
"We want to create value for the families that are part of our organization and the people that are donating to our organization. But I believe it's positive, and we want to do as much as we possibly can to make our community better."
Originally from western Ohio, Hymowitz moved to Shaler Area seven years ago with his wife, Rachel, and his daughters, Aurora, and Alivia.
"We are baseball people, coming from that part of Ohio. We are lifelong (Cincinnati) Reds fans. … We were always out on the field playing ball and so there's a level of that that I want my kids to have. … . So, I wanted to give that opportunity to my kids."
Five years ago, Aurora and Alivia started playing softball for SALL. While other community softball and baseball organizations existed, Hymowitz and his wife chose SALL due to its Little League International charter.
Through coaching T-ball and attending his daughters' softball games, Hymowitz gained local friends and formed community ties, he said. He went on to serve as the softball commissioner.
"I feel like I'm standing on the shoulders of the giants of all people that came before us," he said of his current position.
"Dave has a passion for baseball and working with the kids," Pat Murray, SALL vice president said. "As some of the people who have been on board for multiple years now and have done great things to help the organization have kids starting to age out of the organization, I think people are excited to have someone like Dave from the younger kids stepping in to continue making this community organization better."


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Rhonda E. Borkowski, 54, of Clarks Hill, died at 11:54 am Monday, March 28, 2016 at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis. She was born August 2, 1961, in Lafayette, to Sharon Turner Finney of Little Rock, AR and the late Mark F. Finney. Rhonda graduated from Seeger Memorial High School in West Lebanon. Her Marriage was to Matthew W. Borkowski and he survives. She had worked at Lafayette Venetian Blind as the Product Drapery Manager. Rhonda enjoyed gardening, shopping, fishing and time spent with her family and mostly her grandchildren. Surviving along with her husband are her daughter, Sharon McLochlin (husband David) of Lafayette, step–daughter, Bobbi Borkowski (Ethan Harris) of Lafayette, a sister, Debra Dates (husband Donald) of Kenosha, WI, and her brother, Mark Finney (wife Brenda) of Little Rock, AR. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Brittany and Bailey McLochlin, Kenadie and Titus Davis and Ellenore Harrisas well as a niece, Janelle Lucas of Kenosha, WI. She was preceded in death by a step daughter, Kelly Davis. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm until the time of the service at 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel with Pastor Tom Camp officiating.
Rhonda E. Borkowski, 54, of Clarks Hill, died at 11:54 am Monday, March 28, 2016 at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis. She was born August 2, 1961, in Lafayette, to Sharon Turner Finney of Little Rock, AR and the late Mark F. Finney. Rhonda graduated from Seeger Memorial High School in West Lebanon. Her Marriage…


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2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Ribosome
By scientificactivist on October 7, 2009.
The winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry have been announced, and the prize will be shared equally between Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome." The information encoded in DNA is decoded to produce functional proteins in two stages: transcription (DNA --> RNA) and translation (RNA --> protein). This prize was awarded for the work that described this second stage in atomic detail, and you can read more about it in the scientific background document released with the prize announcement. This prize complements the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which was awarded for atomic-resolution work on transcription (although the transcription prize was specifically for work on eukaryotes, and the work recognized by the translation prize was carried out on prokaryotes).
This prize marks the sixth time in eight years that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for biological work, and most of these have been for atomic-resolution structural biological work (X-ray crystallography in three cases, NMR in one). As I've noted before, crystallography and NMR involve a mix of biology, chemistry, and physics, so it's reasonable that such work is often recognized by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath win 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Welcome visitors coming from a recommendation by Dr Carmen Drahl at C&ENtral Science, the blog of the American Chemical Society's Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN): Terra Sig has a fantastic post about the chemistry prize. The money quote: "If I see electrons being pushed around, it's…
Nobel in Chemistry
The Nobel in Chemistry for 2009 has been awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath for "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome." And because I am (or was, or am, or..whatever) a physicist, I will note that Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has a Ph.D. in physics…
Congratulations to Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath, and Curious Wavefunction
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome." I know just about enough to recognize this as something biochemical, but I'm sure there will be plenty of commentary about…
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By ghafoor (not verified) on 04 Apr 2012 #permalink
congralations,Mr.Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.Every tamilan is proud of your achievement
By murugan (not verified) on 07 Oct 2009 #permalink
very good post dear
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By Sarah Danes (not verified) on 08 Oct 2009 #permalink
Congratulations Ada!! You are not just an asset to the Structural Biology Department of the Weizmann but to Israel and - as recognized with this prize, to the world.
By Jaime Lagunez (not verified) on 08 Oct 2009 #permalink
"Dr. Yonathâs success, meanwhile, had drawn others into the field, including Dr. Steitz, who solved a key problem on how to interpret the dots on the diagram of the large sub unit, aided by electron microscope images of the ribosome obtained by Joachim Frank, then at the Wadsworth Center in Albany and now at Columbia. Meanwhile, Dr. Ramakrishnan, who got his start in ribosomes working as a postdoctoral fellow at Yale with Dr. Steitzâs colleague Peter Moore, decoded the structure of the other half of the ribosome, the so-called small sub unit."
Phasing was successful thanks to the cryo-EM method by J. Frank.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 08 Oct 2009 #permalink
For all the joint winner of Nobel Prize.
Very indians were proud of you Mr.Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.
Thanks for sharing this article!
By rendev (not verified) on 09 Oct 2009 #permalink
Congrats! You all deserved it..
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