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Pasni (), is a city and a fishing port in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located on the Makran coast on Arabian Sea about  from Karachi. Administratively, Pasni is the headquarters of Pasni Tehsil, the sub-division of Gwadar District. Astola Island lies  ESE of Pasni, in the Arabian Sea. The city of Pasni is itself administratively subdivided into two Union Councils.

Topography

The topography of the area is marked by low jagged hills of the Makran Coastal Range, while flat land is more common towards the coast. Jabal Zarain is a small hill astride a promontory (Cape or Ras Jaddi) south of Pasni and marks the highest point (416' ASL) in the area. The unspoilt and pristine beaches of Pasni offer some of the most enchanting sceneries along the Arabian Sea.  Shadi Kaur (river) fed by adjoining rain water streams, drains into the Arabian Sea just north of the town. Vegetation is sparse and consists mostly of hardy desert shrubs. Most of the non-marine edible products are brought in from Turbat as well as faraway Karachi.

Pasni town, like the rest of Makran Coast, is affected by an active fault (the Makran Accretionary Front) caused by the northward movement (40–50 mm/year) of the Arabian Plate against the Eurasian Plate. Tectonic activity emanating from this subduction zone in the Arabian Sea causes occasional, low intensity quakes. On 28 Nov 1945, a tsunami, triggered by the 1945 Balochistan earthquake, completely destroyed Pasni town.

Demography

The population is predominantly Balochis in Pasni. These Baloch clans include: Kalmati, Bizanjo, etc. who belong to traditional ruling communities and currently, tend to dominate land ownership and the fishing industry. Pasni also has some other tribes such as Barr, Mullahzai,Sanghor, Jadgaal, Wadaila people living in this small town, but the working classes have traditionally comprised Medh, Darzada, Puxh, Maqsoodi and Naqeeb, some of whom are groups that were historically slaves of the ruling families. People of East African ancestry commonly known as Koweeg or 'sheedis' can also be found in Pasni in small numbers; this African lineage is found at low frequency in the rest of Makran, as well as Karachi. 'Sheedis' are mostly descended from female slaves brought in as concubines in the early 19th century, when slave trade flourished under Omani Sultans whose suzerainty extended over Gwadar till 1958.

Facilities

The city houses a modern fish harbour and Port of Pasni, with fishing being the main occupation of the city dwellers. Frozen catch is also sent to Turbat and Karachi for sale in the larger markets.

Pasni Airport is shared by Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Navy and civil aviation. PAF as well as PN-Aviation operational facilities are housed nearby. Daily commercial flights link the town with Karachi.

In 2008, the government approved the construction of Shadi Kaur storage dam 50 km north of Pasni, which was inaugurated in September 2017 and is expected to alleviate some of the water deficiency of the region.

History
Other than being a small fishing village, the city does not figure much in history. Alexander the Great is said to have stopped at Pasni (called 'Cysa' in Arrian's treatise Indica) while unsuccessfully trying to rendezvous with his admiral, Nearchus, during a disastrous exodus via Makran after the Indian Campaign (325 BC). According to one theory, Admiral Nearchus' well-stocked fleet was supposed to have continuously provisioned Alexander's army as the latter marched West along the barren coast towards Persia. In the event, a major portion of Alexander's route through Makran (Bela-Averan-Hoshab-Turbat and then south to Pasni-Gwadar) turned out to be much further inland than expected, apparently due to faulty knowledge of the terrain.

An unexplored Harappan-era settlement known as Sokhta Koh is tucked away in the low hills, about 25 km north of Pasni. It is conjectured that this was an ancient Harappan outpost which traded luxury wares with Mesopotamia and Persian Gulf settlements.

The city of Pasni, along with Gwadar, were burned by the Portuguese in 1581, having had some violent encounters with the Kalmatis in the area. The city was attacked again, by Baloch rebels during the 1898 Baloch uprising; the city was looted, and the telegraph lines running to Gwadar severed.

See also

 Pasni Fish Harbour

References

Coastal cities and towns in Pakistan
Port cities and towns in Pakistan
Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan


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Africa fact of the day
by Tyler Cowen March 7, 2007 at 6:48 am in
Advertising Age calculates that around $100 million has been spent blanketing billboards and magazines with images of Bono and other "celebrities", while the total sum raised for Africa is $18 million.
Just to be clear… Total spent on making Bono more famous = $100 million.
Total spent on drugs for Africans = $18 million.
Here is the link, and thanks to Chris F. Masse for the pointer. Jason Kottke comments.
A loyal MR reader asks:
Africa. What are your long term predictions? Which policies should rich countries adopt? Which will they adopt? What can I do?
My long-term prediction is that Africa will stay quite poor. Rich countries should offer Africa complete free trade, but the benefits of this move are overrated. Low productivity, and transport costs and corruption within Africa remain the central problems, not foreign tariffs.
Libertarians are too quick to say that foreign aid is counterproductive. Most African governments would be corrupt anyway, and there is usually some positive trickle-down from the aid. The wastage is massive, and I can understand the desire to stop sending government-to-government aid, but there is a real moral dilemma.
I also think most of Africa is in a Malthusian trap. That is perhaps the better critique of aid, but alas also of trade as well. But even within this trap, wealthy foreigners can help make the transition from one steady state to another less painful. And the trap need not hold in every local corridor. Plus we are offering a lottery ticket (with what p?) out of the trap. Malthus doesn't mean we should turn our backs on suffering.
The intellectual property issues, when it comes to copying drugs, involve an irreconciliable clash between rule and act utilitarianism.
Africa is a much bigger moral dilemma than most people are willing to admit. And that moral dilemma appeared pretty big in the first place.
I see some chance that parts of Africa, such as Ghana and Senegal, will escape the Malthusian trap within twenty to thirty years. That's the most positive prediction I am willing to make.
You can do some good if you are willing to directly administer medical treatments to Africans, in Africa.
Here is an interesting bit:
"Thinking about problems analytically can easily suppress sympathy for smaller-scale disasters without, our research suggests, producing much of an increase in caring for larger-scale disasters", the researchers said. "Insight, in this situation, seems to breed callousness".
#14 in a series of 50.
Markets in everything: African dictator edition
by Tyler Cowen October 26, 2006 at 8:15 am in
Hmm…I had just been thinking about related ideas:
Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim (of Celtel fame) has created a $5 million dollar cash prize for Africa's most effective head of state.
year the winning leader will, at the end of his term, get $5m (£2.7m)
over 10 years and $200,000 (£107,000) each year for life thereafter.
"We need to remove corruption and improve governance," Mr Ibrahim said.
…The Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership will
be launched in London on Thursday… It will be available only to a
president who democratically transfers power to his successor. Harvard
University will do the measuring to see just how well the president has
served his or her people during their term in office.
Here is more, and thanks to Pablo for the pointer. The prize sounds too small, relative to the lure of corruption, but I see no reason not to try this idea.
Why hasn't South Africa done well?
Dani Rodrik reports:
South Africa has undergone a remarkable transformation since its
democratic transition in 1994, but economic growth and employment
generation have been disappointing. Most worryingly, unemployment is
currently among the highest in the world. While the proximate cause of
high unemployment is that prevailing wages levels are too high, the
deeper cause lies elsewhere, and is intimately connected to the
inability of the South African to generate much growth momentum in the
past decade. High unemployment and low growth are both ultimately the
result of the shrinkage of the non-mineral tradable sector since the
early 1990s. The weakness in particular of export-oriented
manufacturing has deprived South Africa from growth opportunities as
well as from job creation at the relatively low end of the skill
distribution. Econometric analysis identifies the decline in the
relative profitability of manufacturing in the 1990s as the most
important contributor to the lack of vitality in that sector.
Here is a non-gated version of the paper. The bottom line is that South Africa is de-industrializing.
by Tyler Cowen April 6, 2006 at 8:42 am in
This one is good news, sort of. Contrary to common claims, many African nations have HIV-positive rates of only two or three percent. The truly horrific rates of thirty percent or more appear restricted to the southern part of the continent. The incorrect estimates stem from placing too much weight on data from urban prenatal clinics.
by Tyler Cowen December 16, 2005 at 6:48 pm in
For say, a banana picker in the Central African Republic…The trade barriers at the borders of the rich world may have disappeared, but if our picker wants to sell his bananas abroad he first has to get them onto a ship bound for America or Europe. That takes 116 days, and an incredible 38 signatures — each one an opportunity for some official to collect a bribe.
That is by Tim Harford, from today's New York Times. Today in fact was Tim Harford day, here is his Slate piece, which, among other things, recounts his dinner at China Star with yours truly. Here is an account of his recent lunch with Tom Schelling.
Sponsor an African Business
by Alex Tabarrok November 2, 2005 at 7:16 am in
Charitable organizations have long made it possible to sponsor a child in a poor country. Kiva lets you sponsor a business in a poor country.
By choosing a business on our website and then lending money online to
that enterprise, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's
working poor make great strides towards economic independence.
Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can
receive monthly email updates that let you know about the progress
being made by the small business you've sponsored. These updates
include reports on loan repayment progress, photos of new capital
equipment, narratives on business growth and standard of living
improvements, and more. As loans are repaid, you will get your original
loan money back.
Kiva has recently been discovered by the web and so they are currently out-of-businesses to sponsor (which is a good sign), but it's a great idea and I intend to sponsor a business as soon as one becomes available.
Thanks to Pablo Halkyard for the pointer.
A small African state like Chad has an economy smaller than that of a Washington suburb like Bethesda and a banking sector smaller than the Federal Credit union set up for World Bank staff.
That is from Tim Harford's The Undercover Economist.
by Tyler Cowen September 29, 2005 at 7:48 am in
Estimated wealth of African wealth held in foreign accounts, expressed as a percentage of African GDP: 172
That is from Harper's Index, October 2005 issue, p.11, the figure is based on UN sources.
African private safety nets
by Tyler Cowen August 29, 2005 at 11:44 am in
Here is an encouraging development from Africa:
In most of Africa, there is no such help for informal workers like Ms. Sow, who sells ndambe, a hearty bean paste that she mixes with tomatoes and onions and slathers on bread. Across the continent, fewer than 10 percent of working people have health insurance, pension coverage or other forms of social security, according to the International Labor Organization, the United Nations' oldest specialized agency.
But that is slowly changing, and not just because some African governments are expanding their ailing social security systems, vestiges of the colonial days and geared mostly to the vast number of people on the government payroll.
The bigger push is coming from everyday Africans who are tired of waiting for politicians to address their needs and have begun spinning their own safety nets.
Plans in which neighbors come together and create their own makeshift health coverage are the rage in Africa, particularly in the continent's west. Here, the plans now have a significant presence in 11 countries and membership has grown beyond 200,000 people.
Some of these mutual health organizations, as they are known, include fewer than 100 beneficiaries. The tiny group negotiates with a local clinic and forges a better price for care. Others have linked dozens of community groups to produce sophisticated plans that cover 10,000 or more people and offer an array of services.
"Every day there's a new group," said Olivier Louis Dit Guerin, who helps set up these microinsurance plans as part of a program run by the Labor Organization. "They're growing and growing to fill the big gap."
Here is the story.
Books for Africans
by Lee Coppock July 11, 2005 at 7:05 am in
Last year before leaving for Liberia, I solicited book recommendations from a few friends (including Alex). I wanted to come up with a fairly short list of books that Liberian leaders should read if they were interested in building an economic system that would be conducive to economic growth.
Here is the list of books that I took and donated to a college library:
The Birth of Plenty, by William Bernstein
The Noblest Triumph, by Tom Bethell
The Mystery of Capital, by Hernando De Soto
The Elusive Quest for Growth, by William Easterly
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, by David Landes
How the West Grew Rich, by Nathan Rosenberg and L.E. Birdzell
My lectures last year were essentially built around the material in Easterly's book. This year, I'll be lecturing from Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity, by James Gwartney, et al. In fact, Jim Gwartney personally donated twenty-five copies of this book for me to take along for the Liberians!
So what books would you take if you were headed off to sub-Saharan Africa, with the chance to lecture to academicians and policy makers? I have opened up the comments section for you to post your suggestions.
Experimental economics, African style
This settlement in western Kenya, where Ms. Odera lives, has become
a giant test tube, and Ms. Okoth's instruction is one part of that
experiment. Eventually there will be 10 such test villages, scattered
across the world's poorest continent.
Led by Jeffrey Sachs,
director of the Earth Institute of Columbia University, the project
aims to fight poverty in all its aspects – from health and education to
agriculture and energy in one focused area – to prove that conditions
for millions of people like Ms. Odera and her neighbors can be improved
in just five years.
It is an important and uncertain gambit. If
it fails, initiatives like that pushed recently by Prime Minister Tony
Blair of Britain to greatly increase foreign aid to Africa may seem
foolhardy. If a single village cannot be turned around with focused
attention, how can whole communities and even countries be revitalized?
…The researchers behind the program are keeping track of every penny
they spend, trying to demonstrate that for a modest amount, somewhere
around $110 per person, a village can be tugged out of poverty.
have tried to measure exactly how bad Sauri was at the start of the
project last fall. Every home was surveyed to get an accurate portrait
of the population. Blood tests were taken among a smaller group for a
nutritional analysis, because many villagers eat only once a day, and
show it.
Blood will also be tested to determine how widespread
the malaria parasite is, and then again later, to see whether the
mosquito bed nets given to every villager help keep more people,
especially children, alive.
Here is the New York Times story. Here is my earlier post on Sachs's plan. Here is an on-line World Bank discussion about when foreign aid works and doesn't; they invite MR readers to join in.
by Tyler Cowen March 27, 2005 at 6:52 am in
…the four hundred richest U.S. taxpayers had a combined income in 2000 that exceeded the combined incomes of four of the countries of Mr. Bush's tropical tour. The difference was astounding: the $57 billion in combined income of Botswana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda [TC: Botswana and Senegal are relative success stories in Africa, and Nigeria has oil] was the income of 161 million people, who average $350 in income per year, whereas the $69 billion was the income of four hundred individuals.
That is from Jeffrey Sachs's new The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time. And you got it right, there is no typo, that is 400 people richer than 161 million people.
Left-wingers think: "My goodness, how can so few have so much? They were lucky anyway. Let us raise marginal tax rates."
Randians think: "Hail the productive powers of capitalism!"
Rawlsians think: "They didn't produce that wealth, we did."
Others think: "My goodness, Africa is screwed up."
The economist? The economist wonders why there is not more trade between the two groups…
Aids, Condoms and Africa
by Alex Tabarrok March 1, 2005 at 7:11 am in
Regarding my post, The African Cliff, a number of readers wrote to me about the Catholic Church's anti-condom teachings (and apparently in some cases mis/disinformation campaigns).
I have three reasons for thinking that Catholic teaching on condoms, whatever you might think of the substantive issue, is not a major factor in the African Aids crisis. First, Catholics in the US don't seem to find it difficult to ignore the Church's teachings when these are costly. Second, many African countries with high Aids rates have few Catholics. (Compare the countries in yesterday's graph with this map of Catholic membership in Africa.) Third, couples who do not use condoms but follow Catholic teaching in regards to monogamous marriage are unlikely to contribute much to the Aids problem. It seems inconsistent, moreover, to assume that religion is strong enough to prevent men from using condoms but not strong enough to stop them from sleeping with multiple partners. Does the man having sex with a prostitute feel less guilty because he isn't wearing a condom? (Admittedly, I don't know enough about venial versus mortal sins to be sure about the latter.)
We hope that Marginal Revolution can be enjoyed by the whole family so I am somewhat reluctant to discuss a second hypothesis brought to my attention by Steve Sailor. Nevertheless intellectual honesty compels me to mention dry sex.
Epidemiologists are also finding that multiple concurrent sex partners are an important transmission route. Halperin and Epstein writing in the Lancet (subs. required) note:
Of increasing interest to epidemiologists is the observation that
in Africa men and women often have more than one–typically two or
perhaps three–concurrent partnerships that can overlap for months or
years. This pattern differs from that of the serial monogamy more common in
the west, or the one-off casual and commercial sexual encounters that
occur everywhere.
Morris and Kretzschmar
used mathematical modeling to compare the spread of HIV in two
populations, one in which serial monogamy was the norm and one in which
long-term concurrency was common. Although the total number of sexual
relationships was similar in both populations, HIV transmission was
much more rapid with long-term concurrency–and the resulting epidemic
was ten times greater.
It is important to understand that multiple concurrent partners does not mean more partners in a lifetime. What differs in parts of sub-Saharan Africa is the pattern and timing of sexual relations not the number of lifetime partners. (See also Sailor for a tendentious but interesting take on the why the pattern might be different in parts of Africa.)
The African Cliff
by Alex Tabarrok February 28, 2005 at 7:12 am in
Even though I know about AIDS in Africa this figure shocked me.
What I don't understand is why the discussion of solutions focuses so heavily on AIDS drugs when condoms are cheaper and more effective in preventing spread of the disease. And why isn't condom use in Africa skyrocketing? (A notable exception is Uganda where AIDS rates have begun to level off due to condom use– see graph). Condoms are cheap – even if not to every African they can be easily subsidized by donor groups or governments but there is still a large condom-gap in Africa.
Note that in theory condom use could increase transmission of AIDS if it increases sex. Evidence from the US and elsewhere indicates this is unlikely in practice. Moreoever, it doesn't explain why more condoms are not being used.
Figure from the Economic Report of the President (2005) via Ben Muse.

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Brocton Electricity Rates
Commercial Electricity in Brocton
^ The average commercial electricity rate in Brocton, NY is 5.32¢/kWh.[1]
Residential Electricity in Brocton
^ The average residential electricity rate in Brocton, NY is 8.34¢/kWh.[1]
Industrial Electricity in Brocton
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Brocton, NY is 4.67¢/kWh.[1]
Brocton, NY Electricity Statistics
Commercial electricity rates in Brocton
The average commercial electricity rate in Brocton is 5.32¢/kWh.[1]
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Brocton is 64.67% less than the New York average rate of 15.06¢/kWh.[2]
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Brocton is 47.27% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.[2]
Residential electricity rates in Brocton
The average residential electricity rate in Brocton is 8.34¢/kWh.[1]
This average (residential) electricity rate in Brocton is 52.67% less than the New York average rate of 17.62¢/kWh.[2]
The average (residential) electricity rate in Brocton is 29.8% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.[2]
Industrial electricity rates in Brocton
The average industrial electricity rate in Brocton is 4.67¢/kWh.[1]
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Brocton is 30.3% less than the New York average rate of 6.7¢/kWh.[2]
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Brocton is 29.99% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.[2]
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AirAsia is entering a market where the skies are already crowded with key players, including the ambitious budget carrier Vietjet. © Reuters
Company in focus
AirAsia set to meet its match in Vietnam's Vietjet
Low cost-carrier drives growth by copying from Southeast Asia's budget pioneer
CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer January 4, 2019 15:34 JST | Vietnam
KUALA LUMPUR -- Three times Tony Fernandes has tried to take AirAsia Group into Vietnam, one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing aviation markets. Three times he has failed. Now, the unstoppable head of the region's first and largest low-cost carrier is going for a fourth attempt.
But he may have met his match in Vietnam's Vietjet Aviation, which in just seven years has snapped up 45% of the local market, largely by imitating -- and sometimes topping -- AirAsia's brash, confident business model.
Fernandes, a former accountant and Warner Music executive, started his airline with just 1 ringgit ($0.24), 40 million ringgit of debt, and a planeload of confidence. He faces off against Vietjet's highflying Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, who made her first million dollars trading goods while studying in Moscow. Thao has gone on to become one of Southeast Asia's first female self-made billionaires, partly thanks to deployment of her early wealth in the creation of Vietjet.
Both understand the vast potential of Vietnam, an emerging economy with an annual growth rate ranging between 6% and 7% over the past three years. Of its population of 95 million, over 40% is between 25 and 59 years old. Yet budget-flight penetration is one of the lowest in Southeast Asia, at 1.7 aircraft per million people operated by low cost carriers, compared with 2.1 in the Philippines and 2.6 in Indonesia, according to Vietjet.
It is this potential that makes Fernandes determined to crack the Vietnamese market, the missing piece in the puzzle for the Malaysia-based airline with operations in India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand. "AirAsia is an ASEAN airline," said Fernandes on Dec. 6. "And in ASEAN, Vietnam is one of the remaining countries with a large population that we are not in."
His latest attempt was sealed in December when AirAsia struck a deal to set up a joint venture with Vietnamese tour operator Thien Minh Group, by the second half of 2019. AirAsia will hold 30% of the venture.
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes (Photo by Tsuyoshi Tamehiro)
But Vietnam's skies are already crowded with several key players vying for airspace. In addition to Vietjet, national carrier Vietnam Airlines and its low cost affiliate Jetstar Pacific Airlines, jointly owned with Australia's Qantas Group, operate commercial flights. A fourth, Bamboo Airways, is hoping to make its first commercial flight in the coming weeks.
Vietjet, focusing on the same price-conscious market and often employing the same savvy marketing techniques, arguably poses the most significant challenge to AirAsia's Vietnamese ambitions.
Founded in 2007, the budget airline carried its first passengers in 2011 and has seen compound annual sales growth of 46% over the past three years. Its fleet of 60 aircraft is one of the youngest in aviation, with planes averaging less than 3.5 years in age. The carrier has placed orders for a further 371 jets to be delivered by 2025, according to its investor relations website.
Vietjet, which listed in February 2017, recently overtook AirAsia in terms of market capitalization with a value of $3.6 billion in September -- the second-highest for a Southeast Asian carrier after Singapore Airlines. Meanwhile, AirAsia's market value stands at $2.5 billion, even though it dominates the region through a joint venture network operating 208 aircraft, with another 375 jets on order.
Yet both carriers face challenges. Barely two weeks ago on Dec. 25, Vietnam's aviation regulator halted Vietjet's expansion and put the airline under supervision following incidents which it said represented a "serious threat" to aviation safety. In recent weeks, one aircraft landed on the wrong runway after being forced to return to the airport following a technical error, and others have reported false alarms tied to software installed in new planes delivered last year.
Vietjet is expected to remain under supervision until Jan. 15, when the regulator will decide whether the airline should be allowed to resume adding flights. A Vietjet spokesperson said the company was coordinating with authorities to ensure the "highest level of safety" in its operations.
Meanwhile, AirAsia also faces headwinds from rising fuel costs and overcapacity across its network. All units except Malaysia reported operating losses in the third quarter, when net operating profit fell two-thirds due to higher financing costs, signaling the "start of tough times ahead," according to Raymond Yap of CIMB Research.
AirAsia also suffered a setback to plans for Chinese expansion. In August, the carrier aborted a project to enter the market with a state-backed Chinese partner, when bilateral relations soured in the wake of a new government in Malaysia.
Fernandes this week admitted that the company needs to focus on making its existing franchise profitable before looking for new partnerships. "AirAsia will not be opening up any more new airlines for the next three years," he tweeted on Jan. 2, saying the Vietnam joint venture would be the last until units in Indonesia and Philippines return profits.
Vietnam may now be key to keeping the carrier's momentum in the region going, but success is far from guaranteed.
The country has been on AirAsia's radar since 2005, just four years after the airline's founding. The carrier initially offered to support Vietnam's Pacific Airlines, the predecessor to Jetstar Pacific, but lost out to Qantas.
Its first serious attempt to break into the market was made in 2007 through a joint venture with Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, or Vinashin, in which AirAsia had a 30% stake. Reports in Vietnamese media suggested the partnership failed over government reluctance to license new airlines, especially those with foreign investors.
Three years later, in 2010, it tried to tie up with Vietjet. That partnership also fizzled, partly because of strict regulations imposed by the socialist government.
Barely a year later, Vietjet took off on its own. Under 48-year old Thao, whose other interests span real estate, banking and industry, the budget carrier has grown from one aircraft and two domestic routes in 2011 to more than 100 routes, about two-thirds of which are international. According to Vietjet's last annual report, Thao and her family still control at least 45% of the airline.
Vietjet's launch was well-timed. The carrier has benefited from the opening up of the country's economy. Demand for air travel began rising after the country joined the World Trade Organization in 2007. Vietnam's underdeveloped land transport has also helped: The marathon 38-hour train ride between the capital of Hanoi in the north and the commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City in the south can be cut to a comfortable flight lasting an hour and 45 minutes.
According to the International Air Transport Association, Vietnam's air travel sector has logged 17.4% compound annual growth over the past decade. Thao, known by her pilots as the "princess" for her meticulous appearance and style, has been credited with helping to spur that growth by making air travel affordable for ordinary Vietnamese and, in the process, breaking the national carrier's tight hold on the market.
Thao is not afraid to copy formulas that have worked elsewhere -- and in particular for AirAsia. From AirAsia's black PVC seats and fuel-efficient narrow body aircraft to the preordering of in-flight food, Vietjet has adapted the most successful -- and sometimes the most controversial -- initiatives.
For example, AirAsia is famous for its striking stewardesses clad in tight, bright uniforms, who cluster round Fernandes during high-profile promotional events. Vietjet went a step further when it used stewardesses in lingerie to promote its low cost flights -- earning it the unofficial tagline, "Bikini Airline."
Ultimately, however, the focus is on keeping costs low in order to expand the network of cut-price fares. With one of the lowest unit costs in the industry, according to the CAPA Center for Aviation, Vietjet is building market share by connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to the country's second-tier cities. But it still lags its bigger rival, with unit costs minus jet fuel of $0.24 in the third quarter of 2018, well above AirAsia's $0.19.
Aggressive expansion might help to bridge that gap, as long as costs are controlled. So, unlike AirAsia -- which enters new markets through strategic joint ventures -- Vietjet has been adding new routes through code sharing with more established carriers, including Japan Airlines and Qatar Airways. It recently began a service between Hanoi and Osaka, and plans other long-haul routes to India, Russia and Australia, Thao told the Nikkei Asian Review in an interview in November.
VietJet Aviation CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao © Reuters
This policy potentially puts Thao in direct competition with Fernandes and his long-haul unit AirAsia X, which already serves some of the same routes. However, Vietjet's expansion has not yet disturbed the plans of AirAsia X executives. "We don't see Vietjet as a competitor for us -- yet," said Benyamin Ismail, the unit's CEO. Malaysia Airlines is the more important rival, he said, as it focuses on the same markets in Southeast Asia, Australia, China and Japan.
For Thao, Vietjet's next phase of development will be about becoming what she calls a "consumer airline," selling additional goods and services -- known in the industry as ancillaries -- such as duty-free items and travel packages. Ancillaries accounted for 24% of the airline's total revenue in the second quarter of this year, according to CAPA.
Vietjet is also exploring a possible tie-up with U.S. retailer Walmart to push the strategy further.
Meanwhile, AirAsia is also seeking to exploit the opportunities for add-on sales that new technology brings, with ancillaries accounting for just 19% of revenue. "I want my platform to be more than buying airline tickets," Fernandes told the Nikkei Asian Review in an interview in November.
The airline announced in October a partnership with Google Cloud to integrate artificial intelligence into its business, aiming to be a "travel technology" company and not just a low-cost carrier. "We need to be as nimble and quick as a digital company," said Fernandes.
Using AirAsia's huge customer database, Fernandes plans to launch services that include parcel delivery and even online payment, going up against other tech companies. "Competition is good," said Fernandes. "It makes me better."
Nevertheless some analysts warn that the competition in Vietnam is now so fierce that AirAsia risks defeat a fourth time. "If anything the market has become even tougher as VietJet is now much larger and another startup, Bamboo... is presumably close to launching," said Brendan Sobie of the Sydney-based CAPA.
Moreover, there are serious structural obstacles. It was "not realistic" to assume that the international travel market in Vietnam would continue to grow at 20% a year, given the limitations of Vietnam's already congested airports, he added.
Still, other analysts believe there could be scope for AirAsia's more mature model and extended network to take a share in Vietnam more quickly than in other markets. "We see Vietnam as having the ability to succeed at a much faster pace compared to the Philippines and Indonesia, supported by feeder traffic from its other AirAsia affiliates within the region," said Ahmad Maghfur Usman, an analyst at Nomura Research.
Vietjet's Thao is not too worried about AirAsia's threat to her home market just yet. The economics graduate started studying the aviation business six years before getting an airline operating license in 2007. It then took her another four years of preparation to launch the first commercial flight. "It's not easy to run an aviation business in Vietnam," Thao reassured shareholders worrying about new competition at an annual meeting in April.
"Start it and you'll feel the pain."
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Vermonters want to tame the wind power momentum
Steve McGrath · January 15th, 2013
What's not to like about wind power? It's clean, it's abundant, and windmills look pretty sleek – unless they're blighting scenic mountain ridges.
That's just one concern that some in Vermont, the country's second-bluest state, are decrying in their bid for a three-year moratorium on large-scale wind development. Supporters of the measure want the state to take time to figure out how to better manage wind proposals.
"We shouldn't permit ourselves to be pressured by corporate, mostly out-of-state entities while we take that time," said co-sponsor Bob Hartwell, D-Bennington. "We shouldn't be allowing our cherished mountains, our cherished history to be destroyed while we take that time. We shouldn't involve ourselves in social upheaval while we take that time. For that reason, a bipartisan effort … is being made to make sure we back up the train, set the reset button and redefine a conversation with Vermont's history and environmental proactivism involved in the discussion." (Source: vtdigger.org)
Although a similar bill failed last year, Gov. Peter Shumlin has called for a commission to look at energy permitting in the state. And with every wind proposal come a new group of affected neighbors. Last fall, nearly 200 activists descended on the capitol, issuing a mock "Certificate of Public Harm" to the governor, wind developers and others.
This should get interesting. There's enough energy in wind to power our warming planet more than 20 times over. But if resistance is coming from a state that's so blue it has "green" in its nickname, we're in for a long slog.
Renewable energy is showing spark for 2013 and beyond
Mike McGrail · January 8th, 2013
2012 had all the ingredients for a bummer year in renewable energy, but instead it gave us a lot to be optimistic about for 2013 and beyond.
Sure, the renewable energy and conservation grants in the stimulus bill are going away. Consumer demand for alternative energy systems dropped. A glut of solar photovoltaic equipment on the international market helped fuel a trade dispute between the U.S. and China. That dispute raised uncertainty about solar's long-term prospects as free trade collided with low prices.
Solar energy companies, some backed by government loans and grants, scaled back operations or shut down. Critics in Congress derided each failure as a waste of tax money. Some tried to prevent the military from investing in biofuels.
In the end, Congress restored the military's freedom to explore alternative energy sources. That was emblematic of what happened in the U.S. and the world in renewable energy. It didn't look good for a while, but by the end of 2012, there were a lot of positives on the scoreboard.
Germany again showed what a developed nation with a large, complex economy can accomplish in renewable energy. The country's renewable energy output rose to 25 percent of its total energy production in the first half of 2012. Wind led the way at 9.2 percent, followed by solar at 5.3 percent. When the final numbers from 2012 are in, Germany expects to beat its 2011 clean energy output by 15 percent.
China, the world's largest energy consumer, erected 36 wind turbines per day in 2012. One of its provinces alone generates as much electricity through wind power as the entire United Kingdom does from all fossil-fueled and renewable sources. The Chinese government quadrupled the amount of solar power it wants to generate by 2015 to 21 gigawatts.
In the U.S., total renewable energy output dropped slightly in 2012 because of lower water levels in the Pacific Northwest that cut hydroelectric energy production. However, renewable output is forecast to rebound to 2011 levels in 2013.
As of Nov. 30, 2012, new wind power installations in the U.S. outpaced natural gas and coal with 6,519 megawatts of new capacity. Natural gas was at 6,335 megawatts and coal was less than half of the wind power total. Wind power electric generation increased 15 percent in 2012.
As good as 2012's lagging indicators were, the signs of what's coming in 2013 and beyond were even more encouraging.
Investor Warren Buffet bought the 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Project in California for somewhere between $2 and $2.5 billion. It's the world's largest solar photovoltaic development. When a guy like Buffet puts that much down on a venture, he's clearly not afraid of government subsidies drying up, or market peaks and valleys.
On the technology front, there are encouraging signs that companies are plugging away at the limitations holding renewable energy back from mass acceptance. A U.S.-based company has applied for a patent on a wind turbine design that stores energy as heat instead of immediately converting it to electricity. The heat generates steam to drive turbines when the wind isn't blowing, a stubborn drawback of wind power.
In solar photovoltaics, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and partner Solar Junction announced a solar cell that converts 44 percent of the light that hits it into energy. Efficiency has been a drag on solar photovoltaic; most panels only convert somewhere around 20-25 percent of available light into electricity. At the same time, the government research agency DARPA is experimenting with nano materials that can boost solar cell efficiency to 50 percent.
Politicians and economists are still guarded in their predictions about renewable energy. Even so, there's a feeling of inevitability building around it. The feeling ebbs from time to time, but even during slack tides like 2012, the trend is for better and smarter renewable energy technology and a bigger renewable energy market.
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Fire Minister opens upgraded Shropshire fire headquarters
The Fire Minister Bob Neill MP was in Shropshire to officially open the county's newly renovated fire HQ.
Bob Neill MP was given a tour of the new control room − the first in the UK to open after the cancellation of the failed regional control project. He was shown the state of the art equipment necessary for rapid mobilisation of fire engines answering 999 calls across the county.
The Minister also opened the newly renovated Shrewsbury Fire Station and emergency vehicle workshops vital to keep the county's fire appliances and vehicles on the road. They replace 'dilapidated' 1970's buildings condemned as uneconomical to repair. The existing St Michael's Street premises have been replaced with a completely renovated and larger building identified as the most cost effective solution paid for from Government funds and efficiency savings.
"What I have seen here today has been immensely impressive. I am particularly pleased to see how quickly Shropshire has responded to our challenge to secure resilience for their fire control systems in light of the failed regional control projects," the Minister said.
"But what I have been most impressed by is the quality of the people who work for the fire service. You should be most proud of the skill and courage of your local firefighters."
He said he had witnessed how local taxpayers' money, together with government grants, had been invested to deliver an excellent service.
The Fire Minister was shown a number of demonstrations featuring the rescue tender team with their specialist skills and equipment, the aerial ladder platform and the water rescue unit based in the town. He also met wholetime and on call firefighters from across the area.
Officers from the fire prevention and community safety teams spoke to Mr Neill about their work in preventing fires and working with a wide range of local partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors. The Minister heard how everyone at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service had worked to identify savings to support the government's deficit reduction plan while delivering a high level of service.
The Fire Minister said he hoped that Shropshire would protect frontline services and continue to make sensible savings such as through flexible staffing arrangements, better sickness management, sharing back office services, improved procurement and sharing chief fire officers and other senior staff.
The Minister declared the site officially open by unveiling a plaque in front of 40 invited guests and 30 staff members.
Councillor Stuart West, Chair of the Fire and Rescue Authority, said that it was a great honour to have the Fire Minister open the fire station and HQ. "Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to providing the community with the best possible service and our new fire station, workshops and HQ is a symbol of our ambition and desire for continual improvement."
Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond said: "Today showcased Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at its best, with a huge sense of pride and confidence that we are an excellent organisation focussed on delivering services local people need. It has been a fantastic day for us all.
"The opening of the new site shows that even in very difficult times the local fire and rescue service will continue to invest locally in facilities that deliver the best emergency service for local people. We have planned since 2006 to make today a reality and with prudent efficiencies over the years together with government funding we have been able to pay for the new site without long term costs for local people."
The purpose built HQ houses vital support functions for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service with uniform and non-uniform personnel working in finance, IT, operations support, technical services, communications and human resources. Fire control is also based on the site.
One of the main aims when designing and building the new HQ was to ensure it was safe, environmentally-friendly and sustainable. It is fully sprinklered and has an air source heat pump heating system and top class insulation to significantly reduce its carbon footprint.
Shrewsbury architects Baart Harries and Newell designed the buildings built by Oswestry construction company Paveaways Ltd.
Mr Neill, a former barrister, was greeted by dignitaries including the High Sheriff of Shropshire Richard Burbidge, Shrewsbury Mayor, Councillor Tony Durnell, Telford and Wrekin mayor, Councillor Malcolm Smith and Councillors Keith Barrow and Kuldip Singh Sahota, the leaders of Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin Council.
Also attending were Director of Public Health Rod Thomson and representatives from West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Photo: Fire Minister Bob Neill at the official unveiling ceremony with Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond and Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority Chairman Stuart West
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Sabine Chalmers has been appointed to the Coty Inc. Board of Directors. She will also serve on the audit and finance committee. Chalmers brings to the board 25 years of senior management experience in international consumer goods and an extensive track record in M&A. She served as chief legal & corporate affairs officer, company secretary and a member of the executive board of management of Anheuser-Busch InBev since 2005. In this role, she led the global legal, regulatory, communications and CSR functions during the successful growth of the organization to one of the world's top consumer products companies. During her tenure, she was also closely involved in three of the world's largest and most complex cross-border M&A transactions.
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The medical NGO Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a scathing attack on the international community for its slow and patchy response to the effort to stamp out Ebola in west Africa.
It says the response risks creating "a double failure" because ill-equipped locals in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea have been left to run hospitals and treatment centres.
MSF compiled its briefing three months after calling for countries to get involved in the Ebola response. Liu criticised the concentration of international efforts on the construction of Ebola treatment centres without also providing staff and training, transport and laboratories.
In rural areas of Liberia, where hopes had been raised that the Ebola infection rate had plateaued, there were still "active chains of transmission" and no transport facilities to test the patients. In Sierra Leone, the national Ebola response team was struggling, with callers to the emergency 117 helpline being told to isolate themselves at home.
"How is it that the international community has left the response to Ebola – now a transnational threat – up to doctors, nurses and charity workers?" said Liu.
MSF's briefing paper on the three countries hardest hit by the disease comes a day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it was optimistic about the region despite rising numbers of reported cases.
Bruce Aylward, assistant director general in charge of emergencies at the WHO, said "there has been a real slowdown in the spread of new cases" in Sierra Leone, where the disease is on the rise, and that "across west Africa we are no longer seeing exponential growth and in some areas a steady decline".
MSF said the situation was "far from under control" in Sierra Leone, that the "situation is alarming" in Guinea and, while progress was being made in Liberia, there was no room for complacency. "The outbreak is far from over, as a single case can start a localised epidemic," it said, reporting infection chains starting in remote rural areas with no access to treatment centres or testing facilities.
MSF said case numbers had dropped in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, where there was now surplus bed capacity, but added that many international agencies "seem unable to adapt to the rapidly changing situation" with outbreaks in Bong, Margibi, Gbarpolu, Grand Cape Mount and River Cess counties. In some areas, such as River Cess, patients must travel for up to 12 hours by road to reach a functioning laboratory and a community care centre, it said.
Guinea, where the outbreak started, was "long overlooked by international efforts", according to MSF, which said the response was "painfully slow". It said Guinea's taskforce for dealing with Ebola was improving but that the caseload in November, month on month, was up 25%. It added: "New areas are reporting infections and 17 of Guinea's 33 prefectures have reported cases in the past three weeks.
Infection is increasing "alarmingly" in Sierra Leone, said the report, and local healthcare workers were carrying the burden. The latest number of confirmed cases in the country is 5,978.
It said the UK's contribution in Sierra Leone has yet to have an impact two months after its aid programme was announced. The UK and China have sent teams to build Ebola centres in locations including Port Loko, Freetown and Makeni, the worst-affected of the country's 14 districts.
MSF said the UK's promise to build and provide resources for an additional 700 beds had yet to be fulfilled. "As of 27 November, only 11 of these beds were operational, and only 28 patients had been treated. While the remaining centres are under construction and scheduled to open soon, they will not be running at full capacity until well into the new year," it said.
Since the UK government's announced plans for six hospitals, only one has opened, in Kerrytown, an hour's drive from Freetown. About half of the available beds were government-run or run by the armed forces, with another 40% run by MSF, it said.
DfID added that it had trained 4,000 healthcare workers who are all in Africa, mostly in Sierra Leone, that teams in Freetown were burying all corpses in the city within 24 hours and that three labs funded by British aid were now up and running.
Lack of education about Ebola in all three countries is still a major issue and will prevent the containment of the virus. "MSF teams are still finding that misconceptions about Ebola are widespread and stigma is intense, leading some to avoid seeking treatment or report cases," it said of Liberia. In a recent example it found that people who had been in contact with the sick were fleeing into the bush so as not to be traced, fearful of what would happen if they were.


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(2002) Stage: Starred (as "Ira Taub") in "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife", a play by Charles Busch (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, June 2002).
(1969) He starred in an unsold sitcom pilot for ABC called "A Guide for the Married Man". Based on the 1967 film of the same name, A Guide for the Married Man (1967), the pilot also featured Hal Buckley and Pat Delany.
Absurd Person Singular (1974). Comedy. Written by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Eric Thompson. Music Box Theatre: 8 Oct 1974- 6 Mar 1976 (591 performances + 7 previews that began on 1 Oct 1974). Cast: Larry Blyden (as "Sidney") [died during production run; replaced by Paul Shyre], Sandy Dennis (as "Eva"), Richard Kiley (as "Ronald"), Geraldine Page (as "Marion"), Tony Roberts (as "Geoffrey "), Carole Shelley (as "Jane"). Standbys: Wayne Carson (as "Geoffrey/Ronald/Sidney"), Marilyn Clark (as "Eva/Jane/Marion"). Replacement actors during production run: Marilyn Clark (as "Jane") [from 4 Aug 1975- ?], Curt Dawson (as "Geoffrey") [from 12 May 1975- ?], Dalton Dearborn (as "Ronald") [from 4 Aug 1975- ?] (as "Sidney") [from 24 Oct 1975- ?], Carol Lynley (as "Eva") [from 26 Jun 1975- ?], Sheila MacRae (as "Marion") [from 25 Aug 1975- ?], Paul Shyre (as "Sidney") [from 19 May 1975- ?], Betsy von Furstenberg (as "Eva") [from 12 Jan 1976- ?], Fritz Weaver (as "Ronald") [from 10 Mar 1975- ?]. Standbys: Dalton Dearborn (as "Ronald"), Martha Randall (as "Marion"), Naomi Riordan (as "Eva/Jane"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Philip Langner and Armina Marshall) and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Produced in association with Michael Codron. Note: Music Box Theatre owned and operated by Irving Berlin [who had no direct involvement in this production] and Select Theatres Corporation.
Unsold pilot: In 1976 he starred, as "Conroy", in a World War II comedy pilot called "Snafu", also starring James Cromwell as Kaminski, Kip Niven as Lt. Hemsley Hauser, Phillip R. Allen as Capt. Robinson and Terry Hinz as Lockwood. The story revolved around two battle-weary GIs spending the war in the muddy trenches of Italy.
Barefoot in the Park (1963). Comedy. Written by Neil Simon. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Directed by Mike Nichols. Biltmore Theatre: 23 Oct 1963- 25 Jun 1967 (1520 performances + 2 previews that began on 21 Oct 1963). Cast: Elizabeth Ashley (as "Corie Bratter"), Kurt Kasznar [final Broadway role] (as "Victor Velasco"), Mildred Natwick (as "Mrs. Banks"), Robert Redford [final Broadway role before concentrating on film career] (as "Paul Bratter"), Herbert Edelman (as "Telephone Man"), Joseph Keating (as "Delivery Man"). Standbys: E.J. Peaker (as "Corie Bratter"), Gene Rupert (as "Paul Bratter"). Understudies: Herb Edelman (as "Victor Velasco"), Ruth Gregory (as "Mrs. Banks"). Replacement actors during run: Ilka Chase [final Broadway role] (as "Mrs. Banks") [from 23 May 1966- ?], Joel Crothers (as "Paul Bratter") [from 29 Aug 1966- ?], Penny Fuller [Broadway debut] (as "Corie Bratter") [from 8 Jun 1964- ?], Eileen Heckart (as "Mrs. Banks") [from 20 Sep 1965- ?], Judd Hirsch [Broadway debut] (as "Telephone Man"), Charles Korvin [final Broadway role] (as "Victor Velasco") [from 20 Sep 1965- ?], Joan McCall (as "Corie Bratter") [from ? May 1967- 25 Jun 1967], Jules Munshin (as "Victor Velasco") [from 21 Feb 1966- ?], Stephen Pearlman (as "Telephone Man"), Robert Reed [Broadway debut] (as "Paul Bratter") [from 7 Sep 1964- ?], Tony Roberts [credited as Anthony Roberts] (as "Paul Bratter") [from 5 Apr 1965- ?], Wood Romoff [credited as Woody ROmanoff] (as "Victor Velasco"), Sylvia Sidney (as "Mrs. Banks") [from 4 Apr 1967- ?], Joan Van Ark [Broadway debut] (as "Corie Bratter") [from 23 May 1966- ?]. Standbys: Jed Allan (as "Paul Bratter"), Beverlee McKinsey (as "Corie Bratter"). Understudies: Joseph Keating (as "Victor Velasco"), Ruth Matteson [final Broadway role] (as "Mrs. Banks"). Produced by Arnold Saint Subber. Produced in association with Ellen Enterprises Inc. Note: Filmed as Barefoot in the Park (1967).
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Stage: Appeared (as "Danny Maguire" and "Zeus") in "Xanadu" on Broadway, July 2007.
Print ads: Campari liqueur, 1982.
Don't Drink the Water (1966). Comedy. Written by Woody Allen. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Motley. Production Sound: Robert Maybaum. Sound Design by Lincoln J. Stulick. Associate Designer: Paul Trautvetter. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: Leor C. Warner. Directed by Stanley Prager. Morosco Theatre, (moved to The Ethel Barrymore Theatre 22 Jan 1968- 23 Mar 1968, then moved to The Belasco Theatre from25 mar 1968- close): 17 Nov 1966- 20 Apr 1968 (598 performances + 19 previews that began on 2 Nov 1966). Cast: Lou Jacobi (as "Walter Hollander"), Kay Medford (as "Marion Hollander") [final Broadway role], Tony Roberts (as "Axel Magee"), Anita Gillette (as "Susan Hollander"), Luke Andreas, Jonathan Bolt (as "Waiter"), Oliver Clark, James Dukas, John Hallow, House Jameson (as "Ambassador James F. Magee") [final Broadway role], Richard Libertini (as "Father Drobney"), Gerry Matthews, Donna Mills (as "Sultan's 1st Wife") [only Broadway role], Sharon Talbot, Gene Varrone, Curtis Wheeler. Produced by David Merrick. Produced in association with Jack Rollins and Charles Joffe. Associate Producer: Samuel Liff. Note: Produced on film as Don't Drink the Water (1969).
The Last Analysis (1964). Farce. Written by Saul Bellow. Directed by Joseph Anthony. Belasco Theatre: 1 Oct 1964- 24 Oct 1964 (28 performances + 10 previews). Cast: Charles Boaz, Edwin Bordo, Bert Conway, James Dukas, Alix Elias, Tresa Hughes, Leon Janney, Will Lee, Sam Levene, Sully Michaels, Lucille Patton, Minerva Pious, Phillip Pruneau, Tony Roberts, Ted Schwartz, Michael Vale, Ann Wedgeworth, Walter Williams. Produced by Stevens Productions, Inc. Associate Producer: Lyn Austin and Victor Samrock.
(1978) TV commercial: Polaroid Polavision Instant Movies
(mid 80s) TV commercial: US News Magazine
(1996) He acted in Blake Edwards' musical, "Victor/Victoria," at the Marriott Marquis Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Rachel York, and Mark Lotito in the cast.
(1992) He acted in A.R. Gurney's play, "The Fourth Wall," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Kelly Bishop in the cast.
(1974) He acted in Woody Allen's play, "Play It Again, Sam," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Marcia Rodd and Mark Shapiro in the cast. Jeremiah Morris was director.
(April 15 to May 31, 1998) He acted in Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Follies," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Kaye Ballard, Eddie Bracken, Michael Gruber, Laurence Guittard, Ingrid Ladendorf, Donna McKechnie, Ann Miller, Liliane Montevecchi, Natalie Mosco, Phyllis Newman, Meredith Patterson and Donald Saddler in the cast. Robert Johanson was director. Jerry Mitchell was choreographer. Jim Coleman and Tim Helm were musical directors. Michael Anania was scenic designer. Mark Stanley was lighting designer. Gregg Barnes was costume designer.
(June 18 to August 11, 2002) He acted in Charles Busch's play, "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," in the West Coast premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Valerie Harper and Michele Lee in the cast. Lynne Meadow was director.
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Q: как сделать правильно замыкание функцией на api lua c++ помогите, пожалуйста, как сделать правильно замыкание функцией на api lua c++, не получается.
    void checkerror(lua_State *L, const char* LUA) {
    if (luaL_dostring(L, LUA) != LUA_OK) {
        cout << "error " << lua_tostring(L, -1) << endl;
    }
    }
void showstack(lua_State *L) {
    int i = lua_gettop(L);/* получаем количество элементов в стеке.*/
    cout << "\n  the number on the stack = " << i - 1 << "\n\n\n";
    int j = (i) * -1;
    i = -1;
    for (i; i > j; i--) {
        int t = lua_type(L, i);
        cout << "\t " << i << "  ";
        if (LUA_TSTRING == t) {
            cout << lua_tostring(L, i) << endl;
        }
        if (LUA_TNUMBER == t) {
            double x = lua_tonumber(L, i);
            int x2 = (int)x;
            if (x == x2) { cout << x2 << endl; }
            else { cout << x << endl; }
        }
        if (LUA_TBOOLEAN == t) {
            cout << lua_toboolean(L, i) << endl;
        }
    }
   }
     //showstack(L);// вывести стек.
   static int counter(lua_State *L) {
    int val = lua_tointeger(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));
    lua_pushinteger(L, ++val);  /* new value */
    lua_copy(L, -1, lua_upvalueindex(1));  /* update upvalue */
    return 1;  /* return new value */
}

int newcounter(lua_State *L) {
    lua_pushinteger(L, 0);
    lua_pushcclosure(L, &counter, 1);
    return 1;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    const char* LUA = R"(
 c1 = newcounter()
      print(c1(), c1(), c1())   --> 1    2    3
      c2 = newcounter()
      print(c2(), c2(), c1())   --> 1    2    4

        )";

    lua_State *L = luaL_newstate();/*Функция создает новое Lua состояние. Она вызывает lua_newstate с функцией-*/
    luaL_openlibs(L);

    checkerror(L, LUA);//Функция проверка на ошибки.

    lua_newtable(L);
    lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
    lua_getglobal(L, "newcounter");
    lua_pushcfunction(L, newcounter);
    lua_pushcclosure(L, counter, 1);
    lua_setglobal(L, "newcounter");
    lua_settable(L, -3);
    lua_close(L);

    cin.get();//ожидает ввода символа программа завершается.
    return 0;
   }

A: Вот как сделал замыкание, может кому поможет.
    void checkerror(lua_State *L, const char* LUA) {
    if (luaL_dostring(L, LUA) != LUA_OK) {
        cout << "error " << lua_tostring(L, -1) << endl;
    }
}
static int newcounter(lua_State *L) {
    int val = lua_tointeger(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));
    lua_pushinteger(L, ++val);          /*  новое   значение    */
    lua_pushvalue(L, -1);   /*  дублирует   его */
    lua_replace(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));    /*  обновляет   верхнее значение*/
    return 1;
}
static int counter(lua_State *L) {
    lua_pushinteger(L, 0);
    lua_pushcclosure(L, newcounter, 1);
    return 1;  /* return new value */
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    const char* LUA = R"(
   c1 = counter()
   print(c1(), c1(), c1())   --> 1    2    3
   )";

    lua_State *L = luaL_newstate();/*Функция создает новое Lua состояние. Она вызывает lua_newstate с функцией-*/
    luaL_openlibs(L);

    lua_register(L,"counter", counter);// отправить c функцию в стек.
    checkerror(L, LUA);

    lua_pushcclosure(L, newcounter, 1);

    lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, 0);// вызвать функцию foo.

    lua_close(L);

    cin.get();//ожидает ввода символа программа завершается.
    return 0;
}

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Iran Executes Journalist Who Encouraged 2017 Protests
Home Breaking
Ruhollah Zam, a dissident journalist who was captured in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, speaks during his trial in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2020. Picture taken June 2, 2020. Mizan News Agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Iran has executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017.
Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency said that Ruhollah Zam, 47, was hanged early Saturday morning. The reports did not elaborate.
In June, a court sentenced Zam to death, saying he had been convicted of "corruption on Earth," a charge often used in cases involving espionage or attempts to overthrow Iran's government.
Zam's website AmadNews and a channel he created on the popular messaging app Telegram had spread the timings of the protests and embarrassing information about officials that directly challenged Iran's Shiite theocracy.
Those demonstrations, which began at the end of 2017, represented the biggest challenge to Iran's rulers since the 2009 Green Movement protests and set the stage for similar mass unrest in November of last year.
The 2017 protests reportedly saw some 5,000 people detained and 25 killed. The initial spark for the protests was a sudden jump in food prices. Many believe that hard-line opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani instigated the first demonstrations in the conservative city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, trying to direct public anger at the president. But as protests spread from town to town, the backlash turned against the entire ruling class.
Soon, cries directly challenging Rouhani and even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could be heard in online videos shared by Zam. Zam's channel also shared times and organizational details for the protests.
The details of his arrest still remain unclear. Though he was based in Paris, Zam somehow returned to Iran and found himself detained by intelligence officials. He's one of several opposition figures in exile who have been returned to Iran over the last year.
France previously has criticized his death sentence as "a serious blow to freedom of expression and press freedom in Iran."
Reporters Without Borders, a group that campaigns for press freedoms, said Zam's hanging was a "new crime of Iranian justice."
Tags: Ayatollah Ali KhameneiIran Executes JournalistRuhollah ZamZam. Zam's channel


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What Biden has Really Caused in Afghanistan has now been Exposed
by Phil Schneider November 29, 2021
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Afghanistan is now another radical Islamic State – like Iran. It was created by President Biden. Steve Hilton properly gives CNN the credit for exposing just how horrible the new lives for Afghanis has become. Why? All so that Joe Biden can make a speech and declare that the War Against Radical Islam from 9/11 is over. Well, Hilton properly points out that not only is it not true that the battle against radical Islam is over – it is now entering a new beginning – with Iran and Afghanistan run by militant clerics.
There are also a few very important points here. In Afghanistan, what was done was not just a retreat, but a total surrender. But it was much more than that. When Jimmy Carter's policies led to Iran falling into the hands of the Ayatollahs, at least Jimmy Carter didn't arm the Ayatollahs. President Biden literally handed the Afghanis an arsenal that can and is at present supplying an Army of tens of thousands of militants.
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Q: Running a Client-Server Chat program This is one of the most common application scenario that can be found all over the net. and I'm not asking any questions about the java codes that I did because I was successful in running it on my laptop where both the client and server part of the .java file resides. Rather I have had problem getting it to work in between two computers. I tried establishing physical connection using cross-over cable to connect two computers, and did a test to see if file transfers successfully and it did, however, keeping one Server part of the .java file in one computer and client part in the other, I tried to run the server first and then the client but it got a "access denied" error.
For reference here's my two .java files:
/* ChatClient.java */
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;

public class ChatClient {
private static int port = 5000; /* port to connect to */
private static String host = "localhost"; /* host to connect to (server's IP)*/
private static BufferedReader stdIn;
private static String nick;
/**
* Read in a nickname from stdin and attempt to authenticate with the
* server by sending a NICK command to @out. If the response from @in
* is not equal to "OK" go bacl and read a nickname again
*/
private static String getNick(BufferedReader in,
PrintWriter out) throws IOException {

System.out.print("Enter your nick: ");
String msg = stdIn.readLine();
out.println("NICK " + msg);
String serverResponse = in.readLine();
if ("SERVER: OK".equals(serverResponse)) return msg;
System.out.println(serverResponse);
return getNick(in, out);
}
public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException {
Socket server = null;
try {
server = new Socket(host, port);
} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
System.err.println(e);
System.exit(1);
}
stdIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
/* obtain an output stream to the server... */
PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(server.getOutputStream(), true);
/* ... and an input stream */
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
server.getInputStream()));
nick = getNick(in, out);
/* create a thread to asyncronously read messages from the server */
ServerConn sc = new ServerConn(server);
Thread t = new Thread(sc);
t.start();
String msg;
/* loop reading messages from stdin and sending them to the server */
while ((msg = stdIn.readLine()) != null) {
out.println(msg);
}
}
}
class ServerConn implements Runnable {
private BufferedReader in = null;
public ServerConn(Socket server) throws IOException {
/* obtain an input stream from the server */
in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
server.getInputStream()));
}
public void run() {
String msg;
try {
/* loop reading messages from the server and show them
* on stdout */
while ((msg = in.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(msg);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.err.println(e);
}
}
}

and here's the ChatServer.java:
    /* ChatServer.java */
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.Hashtable;

public class ChatServer {

private static int port = 5000; /* port to listen on */

public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException
{
    ServerSocket server = null;

    try {
            server = new ServerSocket(port); /* start listening on the port */

        } catch (IOException e) {

System.err.println("Could not listen on port: " + port);
System.err.println(e);
System.exit(1);
}

Socket client = null;

while(true) {
try {

client = server.accept();

} catch (IOException e) {

System.err.println("Accept failed.");
System.err.println(e);
System.exit(1);
}

/* start a new thread to handle this client */
Thread t = new Thread(new ClientConn(client));
t.start();
}
}
}

class ChatServerProtocol {

private String nick;
private ClientConn conn;

/* a hash table from user nicks to the corresponding connections */
private static Hashtable<String, ClientConn> nicks =
new Hashtable<String, ClientConn>();

private static final String msg_OK = "OK";
private static final String msg_NICK_IN_USE = "NICK IN USE";
private static final String msg_SPECIFY_NICK = "SPECIFY NICK";
private static final String msg_INVALID = "INVALID COMMAND";
private static final String msg_SEND_FAILED = "FAILED TO SEND";

/**
* Adds a nick to the hash table
* returns false if the nick is already in the table, true otherwise
*/

private static boolean add_nick(String nick, ClientConn c) {

if (nicks.containsKey(nick)) {
return false;
} else {
nicks.put(nick, c);
return true;

}
}

public ChatServerProtocol(ClientConn c) {
nick = null;
conn = c;
}
private void log(String msg) {
System.err.println(msg);
}
public boolean isAuthenticated() {
return ! (nick == null);
}
/**
* Implements the authentication protocol.
* This consists of checking that the message starts with the NICK command
* and that the nick following it is not already in use.
* returns:
* msg_OK if authenticated
* msg_NICK_IN_USE if the specified nick is already in use
* msg_SPECIFY_NICK if the message does not start with the NICK command
*/
private String authenticate(String msg) {
if(msg.startsWith("NICK")) {
String tryNick = msg.substring(5);
if(add_nick(tryNick, this.conn)) {
log("Nick " + tryNick + " joined.");
this.nick = tryNick;
return msg_OK;
} else {
return msg_NICK_IN_USE;
}
} else {
return msg_SPECIFY_NICK;
}
}
/**
* Send a message to another user.
* @recepient contains the recepient's nick
* @msg contains the message to send
* return true if the nick is registered in the hash, false otherwise
*/
private boolean sendMsg(String recipient, String msg) {
if (nicks.containsKey(recipient)) {
ClientConn c = nicks.get(recipient);
c.sendMsg(nick + ": " + msg);
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
/**
* Process a message coming from the client
*/
public String process(String msg) {
if (!isAuthenticated())
return authenticate(msg);
String[] msg_parts = msg.split(" ", 3);
String msg_type = msg_parts[0];
if(msg_type.equals("MSG")) {
if(msg_parts.length < 3) return msg_INVALID;
if(sendMsg(msg_parts[1], msg_parts[2])) return msg_OK;
else return msg_SEND_FAILED;
} else {
return msg_INVALID;
}
}
}

class ClientConn implements Runnable {

private Socket client;
private BufferedReader in = null;
private PrintWriter out = null;

ClientConn(Socket client) {

this.client = client;

try {
/* obtain an input stream to this client ... */
in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
client.getInputStream()));
/* ... and an output stream to the same client */
out = new PrintWriter(client.getOutputStream(), true);
} catch (IOException e) {
System.err.println(e);
return;
}
}

public void run() {
String msg, response;
ChatServerProtocol protocol = new ChatServerProtocol(this);
try {
/* loop reading lines from the client which are processed
* according to our protocol and the resulting response is
* sent back to the client */
while ((msg = in.readLine()) != null) {
response = protocol.process(msg);
out.println("SERVER: " + response);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.err.println(e);
}
}

public void sendMsg(String msg) {
out.println(msg);
}
}

Now, what should I do in order to run this two files from two computers given that I have the physical connection(TCP/IP) setup already??
Thanks in advance... :)

A: Sounds like it's quite possibly a firewall problem. Have you tried opening a hole in your firewall for port 1001?

A: Have you also looked at your java.policy and make sure that it is configured to allow local codebase to open sockets?

A: as mentioned in comment, you should not use port < 1025 for you applications, since they are always used in deamon processes. However you should test your program like this

1) if you get connection refused then you should check the exception properly, whether client program takes time before generating exception ( that mean request is going to server and then it's giving connection refused), in that case you should try java.policy put following in a file named java.policy
grant {
    permission java.net.SocketPermission ":1024-65535",
        "connect,accept";
    permission java.net.SocketPermission ":80", "connect";
    permission java.io.FilePermission "", "read,write,delete";
    permission java.security.SecurityPermission "";
};
while compiling use this flag -Djava.security.policy=java.policy
more-over you should also try -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=IP, where IP is clien-ip for client.java and server-ip for server.java

2) if you are immediately getting exception at client side then your request is not going outside your pc, so client has some problem.
check the exception properly and post them over here.
3) though i've not got access denied error, but it seems to have port problem that might be solved using policy or port>1024.

post what are you getting now.


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First Interstate could refer to:
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This is the second in an ongoing series examining high-profile free agent starters that may be of particular interest to the Twins. You can follow the rest of the series by checking in regularly at Twins Daily.
Once upon a time, Phil Hughes was among the most highly touted pitching prospects in the game. A former first-round pick, he emerged as a dominant force in the minors, climbing to the No. 4 spot on Baseball America's list of top prospects before debuting in the majors at age 20 in 2007.
Sadly, the right-hander has never lived up to his immense promise. With a career 4.54 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, he has essentially been the definition of "average" over the course of his seven years with the Yankees. Most disturbingly, he has deteriorated as he's aged toward his physical prime. Hughes had some fairly impressive campaigns earlier in his career, including an 18-win 2010 season, but over the past three years he has posted a 4.85 ERA (86 ERA+), and fielding-independent metrics don't suggest that his results are greatly out of line with his performance.
Hughes offers two primary attractions: his age and the potential that he'll improve once removed from the AL East and hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium.
By virtue of his early entry into the majors, Hughes hits free agency for the first time at the uncommonly young age of 27. That means that -- unlike most veterans on the open market -- he could be signed to a long-term deal that won't necessarily take him into his mid-30s. Unfortunately, as discussed above, while ages 27-32 are generally thought to be a player's physical prime, Hughes hasn't shown the improvement you'd like to see while edging toward this window. Still, considering that he's less than a year older than Kyle Gibson, he clearly fits into the Twins' long-term timeline better than a guy over 30.
Undoubtedly, Target Field would be a better environment for him than the ballpark in the Bronx. Hughes is an extreme fly ball pitcher, and one of his most glaring issues has been proneness to the long ball. Over the past three seasons, he has coughed up 68 homers in 411 innings -- an average of 1.49 HR/9 that ranks as the fifth-highest in the majors during that span. It stands to reason that many of those deep flies would die in the spacious gaps of Target Field, and then his consistently solid K/BB ratios become a whole lot more intriguing.
The notion that a change of scenery would benefit Hughes is backed up by his home/road splits; this year, he went 1-10 with a 5.88 ERA and 17 homers allowed in 16 starts at Yankee Stadium, compared to 3-4 with a 3.88 ERA and seven home runs allowed in 13 road starts.
The Twins are seeking a starter who is a proven producer -- a guy who has been durable and has eaten up innings. Hughes doesn't really fit that bill. He has never thrown 200 innings in a season and has averaged just 147 since becoming a full-time starter. He completed six innings in 13 of his 29 starts this season. Only as a reliever has he excelled over an extended period.
Hughes was a high-end talent while coming up through the minors and he's flashed that ability at times in the majors, but in the current climate he'll likely require a significant investment, which would mean taking a major leap of faith. That would be pretty uncharacteristic for Terry Ryan and these Twins.
In the Offseason Handbook, we estimated Hughes' contract at three years, $30 million. That's seemingly a large amount to guarantee a guy who hasn't really produced in recent years, but the righty's youth -- in combination with his pedigree and potential -- could create a bidding war of sorts in a pitching-starved market where money is more flush than ever.
On the bright side, because of the hurler's poor performance this year -- especially down the stretch (he posted a 7.22 ERA in August and September) -- it sounds unlikely that the Yankees will extend a qualifying offer, meaning that signing him won't cost a draft pick.


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You can't blame everything on racism."
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I know I am. Does that make me a racist?"
It's as if everybody has decided we just don't matter. Well, we do matter."
"I don't see color, I just see the person."
so you want to blot it out and say I am exactly like you."
but my family has lived in Texas for five generations. In fact, I don't speak Spanish."
but if I'm not willing to be here nothing is going to change."
who don't necessarily share the same views or interests."