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RingCentral Acquires Customer Engagement Platform Dimelo
Sees this Paris company as a digital technology play that compliments its contact center offering while giving it a footprint in France.
I woke to the news that RingCentral had made its much-anticipated move to acquire a contact center technology company, a strong technology play -- Dimelo. RingCentral didn't share financial details, as Dimelo is privately held.
In terms of quick demographics, Dimelo is headquartered in Paris, with additional locations in Singapore and Kenya, and has approximately 50 employees. Organizationally, Dimelo will continue to operate as it has, in France, and its headquarters there will become French headquarters for RingCentral.
I'd been familiar with Dimelo from a 2017 briefing with CEO Stéphane Lee, but still had lots of questions about the acquisition -- primarily about the technology fit and RingCentral's planned go-to-market approach. Thank you to the marketing people from both firms (especially Neha Mirchandani from RingCentral and Julien Rio of Dimelo) for getting me on the phone this morning with Lee and RingCentral COO David Sipes to get my questions answered.
First, I wanted to know more about Dimelo's background. The company began in 2006, focused on creating a community platform, Lee said. It shifted in 2010 to the creation of a platform for classifying and managing social interactions. That platform, which Dimelo has continued to be expand over the years, is the asset that RingCentral was most interested in, though the community capabilities continue to exist and support customers.
The graphic below, from the RingCentral investor deck about the acquisition, does a great job of explaining the capabilities in the Dimelo solution -- as well as which company it sees as a key competitor: LivePerson.
Notice that the very first channel mentioned in the list is Apple Business Chat, which was announced to much hype about a month ago. When questioned, Lee cited three Dimelo customers using Apple Business Chat: Engie, the second-largest energy provider in France; La Redoute, a near billion-dollar online retailer, also in France; and AXA Switzerland, an insurance company. I asked if these three deployments would best be described as proof of concepts, and Lee said the companies "are seeing a lot of the popularity with this channel, a lot of volume," and that they are considered production deployments.
Lee's discussion of his Apple Business Chat customers previewed the answer to another question: Where is Dimelo's largest deployment, and how many agents are using the Dimelo platform there? That would be Engie, which has 500 concurrent Dimelo licenses, or, as Lee said, is the equivalent of support for 3,000 named agents. Engie chose Dimelo 18 months ago to support its digital channels (including email, chat, and social messaging) from a competitive field that included Salesforce, Lee said.
With a better understanding of how Dimelo has been competing in the market, I turned my questions to Sipes. I asked if the international characteristics of Dimelo were important or if this was purely a technology decision. Indeed, Sipes answered, RingCentral has acquired Dimelo primarily as a technology play, similar to its previous acquisitions. In terms of how RingCentral will integrate the Dimelo technology with its platform, Sipes compared it to how it uses Glip to augment the company's UCaaS portfolio with team collaboration. Just as employees require tools that go beyond voice services for next-generation collaboration, so too do companies need customer engagement tools to better digitally serve customers.
Returning to the topic of international reach, RingCentral has been having a lot of success in the U.K. and had a recent big win in France, Sipes said. Circom, a professional association of public television stations, is RingCentral's first million-dollar-plus deal in France. Dimelo offers a bigger presence in France to support that deal as well as relationships with European carriers, especially Orange and Proximus Group.
My last question to Sipes addressed what the Dimelo acquisition would mean to RingCentral's long-standing, and very successful, contact center resale agreement with NICE inContact. Dimelo "is very complimentary. It sits alongside legacy voice solutions today in large enterprises and it can easily fit alongside a cloud solution also," said Sipes, adding that Dimelo is typically deployed into organizations that have dedicated digital agents.
As was true with Vonage's acquisition of NewVoiceMedia, RingCentral said it continues to see value in partnering with NICE inContact. This is likely due to the fact that both RingCentral and Vonage continue to have great success bringing NICE InContact's CXone solution to their customers.
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Listen to a preview of Tutlie's new single and see them perform Saturday at Everybody Hits
By David Murrell
Tutlie | Photo by Philip Vitsky
Philly's Tutlie turned a lot of heads with their excellent 2014 debut record Young Cries, a masterclass in folky baroque pop. Although the group hasn't released any new material since, they've just put out a promo video for their upcoming show tomorrow at Everybody Hits that contains a clip of their first new song in over two years.
The brief preview features Tutlie's quintessentially bright vocals that were scattered throughout Young Cries, but it also reveals a darker, more atmospheric sound. It may only be a minute long, but the video provides a glimpse into a band that has simultaneously managed to stay true to its strengths (beautiful Paper Kites-esque vocal melodies), while exploring a more mature sound.
Making things even more enticing, Tutlie is to be joined on stage by a brass trio and harpist Liz Ciavolino, which is sure to provide a fantastic complement to their sound.
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The Little-Known Recording of Louis Armstrong Reciting 'The Night Before Christmas'
Shortly before he died, the jazz legend offered his own rendition of the classic holiday poem
Danny Freedman
"Bless whoever it was who came up with the idea," jazz historian Dan Morgenstern says in a Smithsonian interview about Armstrong's rendition of the holiday chestnut. Courtesy Continental Production Co.
"This is Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong," the voice resounds, "talking to all the kids from all over the world at Christmastime." With that, the trumpeter and singer tucks into a lyrical, buoyant reading of "The Night Before Christmas." He hews to the words but makes them his own in a voice that glitters with joy. When the 69-year-old describes Santa's "little round belly /that shook when he laughed like a bowl of jelly," he breaks into a wheezy giggle that sounds like a truck rumbling to life at a green light.
The poem, first published in 1823, would be Armstrong's final commercial recording. Armstrong taped it on February 26, 1971, on a reel-to-reel recorder at his home in Queens, New York, during his last spell of good health. Four days later, he began an ill-advised two-week gig at the Waldorf Astoria that was followed by two heart attacks, one of them just two days after his final Waldorf show. On July 6, Armstrong died in his sleep, reportedly from heart failure. The recording was distributed that holiday season by cigarette-maker Lorillard, which pressed it onto a million 45-rpm records as giveaways for anyone who bought a carton of cigarettes.
Despite its undeniable charms, the track is not a Yuletide staple and has gotten little attention in biographies, where scholars have been busy on other questions; all have struggled to take the full measure of Armstrong. First, he was the brash young genius who redefined jazz; then, in middle age, a humble colossus who lived to entertain but was stung by jazz purists and some in the Black community who accused him of "buffoonery" at the expense of art and activism. Later, at 63, he bumped the Beatles from No. 1 in 1964 with his version of the show tune "Hello, Dolly!" But "The Night Before Christmas" shows how his unique expressiveness reached beyond music.
"Armstrong had one voice, he had one style," whether blown, spoken or written, says Ricky Riccardi, the author of two Armstrong biographies and director of research collections at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens. "All of his ways of telling a story feature this same kind of totally swinging voice."
Though a few monologues appear on his studio albums, the Christmas poem is a closer kin to the homespun readings that pepper some 700 reels of tape that Armstrong recorded for himself. Amid taped conversations and trumpet noodling, there's a heartfelt 1958 recitation of the Gettysburg Address. These tapes, Riccardi says, show that Armstrong's stage presence was actually just his natural presence, rich with sincerity and a sense of delight. In that way, the Christmas recording makes for an accidental but fitting coda to his life. It's a track that Riccardi calls "one last gift" from Armstrong, even though it doesn't involve a single musical note. Only a voice, warming the silence around it.
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From the charm of the Mediterranean to the enigma of the Northern Lights, a cruise in Europe reveals history, sun and UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Trace the footsteps of Vikings and succumb to ancient cities. Admire medieval castles guarding secluded coves and sail ethereal fjords where the scenery is spellbinding.
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The world's smallest country, Vatican City, is located in Europe. Home to the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, this tiny independent nation has around 800 citizens and sits within the city of Rome.
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Over 200 languages are spoken in Europe, although only 24 are officially recognised. The others consist of localised regional dialects, while English is the most widely spoken language across the continent.
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Of all the countries within Europe, Spain is considered the sunniest. The country regularly records more annual sunshine per year than its European neighbours, earning it the nickname "the frying pan of Europe."
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This UNESCO listed land where the midnight sun never sets is an awe-inducing blend of glacial granite cliffs, jewel-coloured pine forests and lakes in every shade that nature can conjure.
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A Northern Lights cruise propels you to the heart of Norway's atmospheric fjords, where the prospect of glimpsing nature's famous lightshow only adds to the sense of wonderment.
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Grand imperial palaces and stylish Scandinavian cities await on a cruise of the Baltic Sea. Walk the medieval streets of Tallinn's UNESCO-listed old town or uncover Russian Tsars in St Petersburg.
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We are bringing a first class art affair to heart of downtown Virginia Beach once again! This juried street festival will be located at The Town Center of Virginia Beach. The show will be set up on Main Street between Central Park Avenue and Constitution Drive. Meet some of the nation's finest artists and purchase one of a kind hand made work.
Join us on May 21st & 22nd as Coral Reef Park is transformed into a one of a kind art and craft event. Crafters will be displaying their handmade work, available for browsing and purchase. Coral Reef Park is a beautiful, shady park with open green spaces, pinelands preserve areas and a tranquil streaming canal. Located just south of Kendall-Miami.


It is easy to get caught in the trap that God can only move through us when we do certain things. Daniel Kolenda, President and CEO of Christ for the Nations shares how he had this experience before he had to speak one time. It is a great reminder that God can work through us despite us and our actions.
We can all take this wisdom from Daniel and know that no matter how God uses us, He can do it all without us, but He chooses to use us because He loves us! Because of this, it is important to always walk in the fear of the Lord and humility. It is God who draws people to Himself through us. Do you have a story like what Daniel shared or have you been healed? We want to hear about it! Write to us at [email protected]. Greg and John shared in this segment.


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Alan Dreezer We Have Come a Long Way
Sep 5, 2017 - Rebecca Cullen
Alan Dreezer's latest release presents a beautifully smooth and soulful few minutes of music, progressing with style and all the while detailing the human experience with subtle yet significant passion. As is often the way with his sound, the song develops into more of a rhythmic and uplifting piece, rather than maintaining simply a dreamlike atmosphere. However, in this case, the soundscape holds onto the smoothness as the energy just slightly intensifies, meaning that what you get from it is something that hits with emotional presence above all else.
The song's hook is sensational, one of the songwriter's best yet, and as mentioned – this pinnacle moment takes nothing away from the overall sentiment; the chorus is lifted just slightly higher than the verses, elevating you as you listen, making sure that the key line and melody sink in, but not overloading you with instrumentation and volume. It's a stunning mix, really – the production brings out the absolute best in the songwriting, and Alan Dreezer showcases only the most relevant and necessary moments of lyricism; so as to hold the heart of the writing under a humble spotlight.
The accompanying video for this release supports and enhances everything about it with simple yet incredibly effective shots. Filmed and directed by Jordan Hardy, with Holly Farndell as Assistant Director, the impressive visuals feature the artist in a somewhat thoughtful presentation, with an alternating backdrop that moves between the light and the dark – from the reflective and even sultry, to the much brighter and more hopeful – perhaps perfectly representing this concept of having come so far.
There's a certain moodiness to the video, expressed by clever use of colour and light, and underlined with strong relevance by Alan's own performance. You can tell that all of this means something to the singer, and that makes it mean something more to you as you witness it. The fact is though, the song offers a fantastic rhythm and melody that soak into you the very moment you press play. It's one of his most enthralling and memorable releases yet.
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NewTek Discussions > LightWave 3D Technique Discussions > Visual Effects > Hypervoxels/Particles Suddenly Disappear - HELP!
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I'm working on a scene where liquid rolls around in a space for a bit, then continues down a passage.
I'm using a particle emitter with Hypervoxels enabled. Object Type = Surface, with blending enabled. The particles begin emitting at frame 70, and the emitter is parented to a null that moves around, leaving a liquid "trail" behind it (it has a 15 frame life time.) It calculates fine, and shows the little preview orbs in layout that show up when "show particles" is turned on.
If I render it, though, the particles appear up to frame 76. After that, GONE. Even other hypervoxels in the scene have disappeared. Why? Does Lightwave have some sort of hidden particle limit with Surface on? If I change from Surface to Sprite or Volume, they show up, but that looks like smoke and that's not the effect I need. I want the particles to blend like water. There are under 10,000 particles... It shouldn't have a problem with that, right? I also packaged the scene and tried rendering on another machine, and no joy! What is going on???
Change your particle lifetime parameter to 0.
Then the particles won't die.... ever.
If the lifetime was too short, they wouldn't be showing up after frame 76 in Layout, though, right? The problem is they are there, they exist, but they're just not rendering after a certain frame.
Just so you know I'm not being stubborn, I tried taking off the particle lifetime and maxed out the particle limit, it just makes a ton more particles in the Layout preview window, but they still don't render. So its not that my particle setup isn't working... unless there is some hidden value somewhere regarding whether or not to display particles?
I've ordered more RAM for my computer as well and it should be here this week (will have 4GB up from 2,) so I'll come back and let you all know if that was the problem. Meanwhile if anyone else has any suggestions, I'm all ears!
Well I think I figured out what may have been the problem, though I am still really confused as to why this would be the case.
My scene has 2 emitters - one that creates a stream of particles pushed by a Wind animation path to enter the chamber, and then one that "trails" the liquid, as described above. It appears as though the first emitter's particle limit was somehow affecting the limit of the second one. Even if I made the limit on the first one really high, however, it still wasn't enough. And going over 2 million crashed the program. So I simply deleted the first emitter and am using the "trail" even for the entrance of the particles to the chamber. It doesn't look exactly right, as they are now too wide to fit through the narrow opening and so they clip through some geometry, but at least they are visible.
Thanks for the help, guys, and if anyone knows exactly why having 2 particle emitters was such a problem feel free to pop in and inform us! I'd sure like to know!
Sounds like a possible shading problem if you can actually see the complete (and correct) animation in Layout but once you render the're gone.
Do you have any envelopes or gradients setup which could cause the visibility of the particles to drop below 0?
The HV Dissolve channel (right below the Object Type).
If one of those has an envelope or a gradient applied to it which drops below 0 then the HV's won't render ofcourse.
Also, if you parent one emitter to another and have that emit particles from the parents particles (parent-emitter) usually the particle count goes up astronomically if you do not pay attention to the parent emitter's Birth Rate but that shouldn't affect the particles visibility at render time.
In your last message you talk about 2 emitters. Parented or not or do you mean the null of your first message was an emitter ?


As part of TOMRA's ongoing commitment to raise awareness of its industry-leading sorting solutions, the company has participated in the last three months in conferences and exhibitions in South America, North America, the Middle East, and Europe.
World-class experts also gathered to share latest industry knowledge at the two-day Oman Waste and Environmental Services Conference Exhibition at the Sheraton Oman Hotel in Muscat in mid-December. At the invitation of the event's organisers, Sebastian Ebers, Sorting Sales Engineer for the Middle East and Africa, shared information about TOMRA's solutions in 'The Automation in the Sorting of Municipal Solid Waste.
To bring TOMRA's industry know-how to the industry, in October Christoph Bach, Sales Director EMEA, presented the new AUTOSORT LASER to the press at Ecomondo, the leading green technologies exposition for the Euro-Mediterranean area, in Rimini, Italy. Sales Manager Tom Jansen also participated in a panel discussion on how to recycle high-tech products and explained TOMRA Sorting's technologies to recycle and recover materials from end-of-life vehicles.
Also in October, TOMRA's LIBS-based sorting technology stole the show at the Aluminum USA convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Here the spotlight was on the recently re-engineered X-TRACT and highly flexible COMBISENSE. Eric Thurston (Sales Manager Metals - Recycling) and Frank van de Winkle (Business Development Manager, Metals) met with hundreds of attendees, including representatives of the major automakers.
At the Salon des Maires et des Collectivitiés Locales, at the Porte de Versailles in Paris in November, the focus was on providing waste collection and recycling services to municipal authorities. Here Frédéric Durand, Director TOMRA Sorting France, introduced the latest AUTOSORT application, capable of separating PET bottles from PET trays with an accuracy of over 95% even when there is very mixed material input.
WasteExpo Brazil, held later in November in São Paulo, was dedicated to solid waste management in a country where about 80 million tons of waste are generated every year and but only 3% of that is recycled. At an event whose speakers included the Minister of State for the Environment, Carina Arita, Sales Manager TOMRA Sorting Brazil, highlighted the benefits of our AUTOSORT Series, a separator so popular it has now sold more than 4,000 units worldwide.


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AITA For making the kid who came on my dog pay for the vet?
by CopyPastaArchive September 4, 2022, 11:19 pm
How do we avoid a future where no one can get a job due to automation and AI, but still have to pay for housing, food, water, and medicine with money that cannot be obtained?
Would you be willing to pay for child-free plane rides and other services, like movies and plays? Why or why not?
TIL while filming "The Other Side Of The Wind" in 1970, director Orson Welles was unable to afford to pay his cinematographer Gary Graver for his work. Instead, Welles gave Graver his Oscar statuette that he had won for Best Original Screenplay for "Citizen Kane" in 1941.
would you guys pay for teeth only fans?
TIL of Martin Couney the creator of "Infantoriums", A 20th century sideshow where people would pay 5 cents to view premature babies housed in incubators. Despite the ethics at the time premature babies were neglected and 4/5 died in hospitals. Couney is credited with saving the lives of 6,500 babies
I circumcise elephants for the circus, the pay is lousy…..
by cringeyjokesman August 25, 2022, 12:06 am
I can't afford to pay for electricity anymore…
What is one song you would pay to have permanently rid of?
by QuestionGuy August 23, 2022, 5:30 am
What job deserves more pay ?
If a man wants the pregnancy terminated & the woman chooses not to, why should he have to pay child support?
TIL that, in Mexico, artists may pay their taxes with Artwork


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News Introducing the new Editorial Board of SICOT-J – improved structure and new appointments
Introducing the new Editorial Board of SICOT-J – improved structure and new appointments
In January 2021, Dr. Andreas F. Mavrogenis was appointed as the new co-Editor-in-Chief of SICOT-J alongside Dr. Jacques Caton, who continues to serve as co- Editor-in-Chief. As dedicated and responsible Editors-in-Chief, one of their duties is to increase the quality of their journal and to raise interest in it. Part of caretaking the journal, its reviewers and authors effectively, has been to look for established, well connected scientists within the orthopaedic surgery and traumatology community to join the journal as Deputy, Associate or Section Editors.
These scientists have been identified through their expertise in Orthopaedics and Traumatology to help bring SICOT-J higher up the list of high-quality publications in the field. By ensuring quality and representation among existing key specialties, and developing the journal to its full potential, the Editors-in-Chief aim to expand its expertise with recognised specialists in new areas.
"We believe that Editors-in-Chief who wish to increase the prestige and visibility of their journal should aim to increase the impact, reputation and attractiveness of their journal among members of the community. We look forward to doing this within the Orthopaedics community." Dr. Andreas F. Mavrogenis.
SICOT-J is therefore pleased to announce its restructured Editorial Board. The new board includes esteemed scientists and well-respected members of the community, who are highly specialised and skilled in Orthopaedics and in their own field of interest. They are prestigious authors, scientists and surgeons with longstanding careers in Orthopaedics.
The role of Deputy Editor is similar to that of the Editors-in-Chief. The role of Associate Editor is very much that of an ambassador for the journal. The Editors-in-Chief plan to keep the involvement of Deputy and Associate Editors in the peer review process of articles to a minimum, but welcome any support they can provide with regards to projects for the journal's editorial development. The Editors-in-Chief will be seeking their advice and input constantly.
A number of new Section Editors have also been appointed to the updated Editorial Board. The role of the Section Editors is to review specific manuscript types that are closely related to their field of expertise (knee, hip, spine etc.). Often, these editors make final decisions on their assigned manuscripts, but the Editors-in-Chief may wish to review decisions. Section Editors are therefore the 'backbone' of the journal's review process.
Overall, the new-look Editorial Board aims to oversee and improve the review process of the journal, to bring a wealth of experience to support and develop the journal, to increase the quality of the published papers so as to increase the pool for citations for the journal, and therefore, to increase the visibility and the prestige of the journal. "…standing on the shoulders of giants…" will help the journal to see and go further.
The Editors-in-Chief and editorial team appreciate the interest and continuous support for SICOT-J, and encourage all Editorial Board members and readers to submit their own articles to the journal. For SICOT members publishing in SICOT-J, a 30% discount is available. SICOT-J is indexed in Scopus and was recently awarded the DOAJ Seal for demonstrating "best practice in open access publishing".


Bologna Children's Book Fair is just round the corner: one of the most important international events for illustration and Children's publishing will take place from the 4th 'till the 7th of April. The Fair is made of exhibitions, events, meetings, stands and prices and represents a great opportunity for illustrators and publishers to meet each other.
Bologna Children's Book Fair means updating about new trends and everything that is going on in national and international Children's and Young Adults' publishing. It means meeting and exchange between publishers, literary agents and illustrators. It means exposure and promotion of portfolios and work chances consequently.
It is not easy to deal with this huge offer and there is a serious risk of feeling petrified for the high number of activities.
This is a small guide in 6 points for a conscious involvement to the fundamentals of the Fair's reality.
This is the 53rd edition of the Fair: 25.000 attendees, 1.200 exhibitors coming from 98 countries. 55 languages spoken. 131 literary agents, 9 special exhibitions, 166 meetings, 864 journalists coming from 33 countries. 24.034 square meters of space.
From 1967 the illustrator exhibition is the place where new talents are discovered and where illustration new trends are pointed out. all the artists selected by the prestigious international jury have their work displayed in the Fair.
The same works are published in Annual, the globally distributed exhibition catalogue.
From pop to more alternative styles, the Exhibition held during the Bologna Children's Book Fair displays a wide selection of artists from different countries forming a unique showcase of the children's contemporary illustration.
Cafés of the Bologna Children's Book Fair are places where it is possible to meet professionals in the field, exchange information, create debates and find out the most recent trends.
The Digital Café, dedicated to the most excessively multimedia meetings, the Authors Café, where people talk about writing and literature, the Illustrator Café, where they talk about pictures, portfolio, art and the Translators Café, where languages, literature and its performances in translations animate the meetings.
Taking note of every interesting event in its own sector is the first step to take as soon as Fair's program is at hand.
Every year Bologna Children's Book Fair hosts a country, dedicating a special room inside the Fair. This year it's Germany to have this honor of 300 square meters of an exhibition entirely dedicated to German talented illustrators and a special catalogue, that will be inclusive of the works and a selection of books by already published artists.
IllustrArt & Licencing is a business area inside the Licensing Trade Fair pavilion. It is about an area fully dedicated to illustrators interested in developing its own works beyond the limits of publishing industry. It is about a precious opportunity to meet the world of licensing.
The Bologna Fair has always been privileged as a meeting point between illustrators and editors. The massive presence of editors from Italy and all over the world makes the Fair a unique occasion to get in direct touch with potential clients.
Get informed and prepared for this event is a duty for an illustrator who wants to get a job in children's publishing: knowing the taste of the editors, bringing a coherent and professional portfolio and providing up-to-date contacts are fundamental to be at least considered by the publishers, who watch hundreds of aspirant book illustrators parading in front of them. Leaving its own mark is not that easy and requires a lot of work, but the opportunity is definitely unique and is worth giving it a try.
Ilaria Cairoli has always cultivated her passion for Children's literature and picture books. She studied their pecularities and promotion, following continuing education courses and conferences by Hamelin Associazione Culturale.
Since 2011 she works with the online editorial staff og Panorama, writing weekly about children's literature and books.
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For some, it's filled with joy, laughter and happiness. For others, it's marked by struggle, doubt, illness and depression. And for still others, it's simply a matter of trying to survive. But for all, it's Your deepest passion that they know Your love.
Use me to share that love. To reach out and embrace all persons. To say words that deeply touch their minds and souls. To find ways to meet their deepest needs. And, as I do, help me do more than I ever can on my own.
So please fill me with Your love to overflowing. Place the compassion of Your heart into my heart. Give me a spirit of generosity that knows no bounds.
I pray this in the name of the One who is all of these things, Jesus Christ.


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The Zone is made up of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, The Netherlands, Ireland, Britain and Belgium.
Superficially it looks as if they are all similar with dedicated Subud members, and together they make a large contribution to the international association. But experience shows that there are distinct differences between the more relaxed south, where emotions are more freely expressed, and the more "rational" and reserved north.
There are countries with strong organised groups and countries with mainly isolated members. There is Britain, where Subud got its first foothold in the West, with a well established organization and many Subud houses, while Belgium and Ireland have small memberships but nonetheless manage to stay together. There are six different languages, meaning that at zonal meetings and gatherings six different versions of English are spoken. But despite these differences there is a strong wish to share, cooperate and support one another, very apparent at the annual zonal meetings where the latihan unifies us.
Together we have some 1650 active members, and there are 26 Subud-owned or leased premises, from Perth in Scotland to Alpujarrra in southern Spain. There are active Susila Dharma and SICA organisations or projects in Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, and the Zone itself has SES and SYA Representatives on the Council. Youth activities such as the Basara gathering are strongly supported by the Zone, and this is organised through a youth team which works jointly with young members from Zone 4. In September 2017, members of the Zone 3/4 Youth team got together in Brussels to connect, share their latihan and talk about life experiences with the support of Belgium's Kejiwaan Councilor. This inspired them to look at organising more of these get-togethers in other countries with the support of local KCs.
The Zone also has an SES Representative who has established a valuable mentoring programme for young members. A Zonal kejiwaan programme is provided by the KC's dewan and funded by the Zone. The KC's are able to meet at least once each year, and in recent years these meetings have been extended to include "Helper Sharing" weekend gatherings where helpers from the Zone can meet to develop their understanding of their latihan and their role.
Belgium is smallest in terms of membership numbers and geographical area, but this nucleus of members is committed to the practice of the Latihan. Conflicts divided the membership in the past, but they are now dedicated to overcoming this, and working together to foster the growth of Subud in their country.
Britain has many members and several Subud houses. One of these, the Amadeus Centre in London, operates as a commercial enterprise, generating significant funds for the national organisation as well as hosting a group. Subud Britain has a well-developed organizational structure with regions, regional helpers and regional chairs, who also act as trustees on the national board. Financially it is a big contributor to both the zone and to the WSA. Wings activity is well represented, and the very popular Subud Youth Families Association has enriched the lives of many Subud families with young children both within the UK and the Zonally. Subud Youth Families Association get together, Glansevin, UK.
France has a strong organisation, and has maintained a strong and steady development in recent years. A National Council gathers the four chairpersons of France's major groups (Paris, Mayenne, South-West and South -East) together with the chairperson of the National Committee. This new body makes decisions in between national congresses, with the assistance of National Helpers. Several smaller groups (Nice, Montpellier, Toulouse and Versailles ) are linked to the main ones, and new smaller groups seem to be a developing trend.
Ireland has a scattered membership similar to Italy, but they are willing to frequently travel long distances to meet for latihan and social activities. Enterprise support has traditionally been strong here.
Italy has a small but persistent and dedicated membership. They are widely scattered with isolated members and small groups. Regular meetings are arranged in the one self-owned Subud house in Florence. This was originally financed partially through a concerted effort throughout the zone, and hopefully is now beginning to yield a very welcome rental income for the national organisation.
The Netherlands is a well organized Subud country, with a national committee, a national helpers team, two self-owned Subud houses, a healthy financial position, and the oldest uninterrupted national publication in the world, Subud News Netherlands. Membership has been stable for many years and, like other countries has an average age moving slowly to the grey area.
Zone 3 has an annual zonal meeting that travels from one country to another. Minutes are available on this webpage.
Three general gatherings have been organized in recent years. In 2010 Subud Britain held a joyous family holiday and hosted the Britain National Congress and a World Subud Council Meeting, in Great Malvern, bringing approximately 650 members together. In 2009 the 'El Camino' meeting in Poio, northern Spain, included a pilgrimage to the large cathedral in Santiago de Compostella (photo) where Osanna Vaughn, then Chairlady of the WSA, gave a presentation of Subud to hundreds of pilgrims attending mass. In 2007 the 'Thank You' gathering in Ascot, England commemorated the start of Subud in the West 50 years ago and held special celebrations for the pioneers who were able to attend, that is, the original members who joined Subud.


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"The Farewell of Slavianka" in Moscow
A monument to all the women who saw off their husbands, brothers, and sons now stands at the Belorussky railroad station in Moscow, seeing off and welcoming trains.
Natalya Mihailova | 11 May 2014
The sculpture "The Farewell of Slavianka" consists of two not very large figures, about two meters high: a woman hugs a man dressed in a cloak that was worn by soldiers during World War I. The pedestal on which they stand is quite low, so it seems that they are standing right on the pavement, among those that have come to meet and escort their loved ones.
On May 8, 2014, on the square before the Belorussky train station, the unveiling of the monument "The Farewell of Slavianka" took place, which is named after the eponymous march, under which soldiers departed to the war front.
The patriotic march "The Farewell of Slavianka" was written in 1912-1913 by Vasily Agapkin, a trumpeter of the 7th Cavalry Regiment Substitute, who was strongly moved by the events of the Balkan war. His 93-year-old daughter, Asa Vasilyevna Sverdlova (Agapkina), came to the opening of the monument.
Asa Vasilyevna Sverdlova (Agapkina)
In an interview with "Pravmir," she stated that she loves the monument: "I am so joyous that I lived to the moment when such a beautiful monument is dedicated to my father's music. I simply came alive again! It's a pity that my father did not live to see this moment. In 1941, I was not allowed to attend that memorable parade, but I know that my father conducted the orchestra there, and saw off our soldiers to the war front under his own march. It was terribly, terribly freezing then, and when my father wanted to get down from the stand in order to let the cavalry pass, he could not even budge, because his feet were frozen to the ground."
About a dozen veterans sat in the front row. One of them, Galina Vasilievna, went to the war front with ambulance cars when she was only sixteen years old: "I am grateful to you that you have not forgotten about us veterans, and that you have come here, showing such interest and asking us about what happened."
Galina Vasilievna
The Minister of Culture, Vladimir Medinsky – to whom, incidentally, the idea of the monument's creation belongs – noted at the opening: "The singularity of this monument is that it is not dedicated to a specific person, or even to a particular melody. On the centenary of World War I, and on the eve of Victory Day, we inaugurate a monument to that which unites us all: love, honor, and loyalty to oaths. And whoever was in power at a given time – the Sovereign Emperor, the Communists, or modern rulers – people always went to battle for the sake of their families and in the name of their Homeland, and won."
The Minister of Culture, Vladimir Medinsky
Vladimir Yakunin, the President of Russian Railways, who also participated in the creation – financially and morally – said of the monument: "It is a monument of loyalty and devotion to duty of men, and the devotion of a woman to her loved one, her family and country. By next Victory Day we want to carry out a special event. If you support us, we will organize not the regular, traditional railway Victory train. We want to invite veterans of the coalition that fought against fascism to become its passengers, along with young people, so that they can ride the train along with the veterans. Which route the train will take will be decided later, after we consult our colleagues from the Western European railways. In the meantime, passengers who arrive in Moscow will be met by the march 'The Farewell of Slavianka.'"
Vladimir Yakunin, the President of Russian Railways
The monument that opened on the square of the Belorussky train station was created by a team of sculptors: Vyacheslav Molokostov, Sergei Shcherbakov, and architect Vasily Danilov, under the guidance of Salavat Sherbakov, a People's Artist of Russia. The monument was cast in the town of Zhukovsky, by the company "Lit Art."
In an interview with "Pravmir," Salavat Sherbakov said that, although the last phase of the work went by fast, the monument was in preparation for a long time: "We pondered over the project, 'maturing' it for the job. And when it became clear that we had won the contest, we then completed the task more quickly."
To the question of whether the author himself likes the monument, S. Sherbakov noted that he could not yet fully assess the work: "While the opening is going here, everything looks a bit different. On a regular day, people will sit here, the granite benches will be open to all, and the monument will 'live' here. We must come back here in a week's time, become used to the new monument, walk around – and then we will understand."
Salavat Sherbakov
The sculpture "The Farewell of Slavianka" was created and established by initiative of the Russian Military-Historical Society and the company "Russian Railways" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the participation of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
Photo by Anna Galperina
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TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran's Bahram Ghasemi said that the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly is a good chance for discussing the issue of Myanmar.
"Regarding the responsibility the Islamic Republic of Iran bears about the Muslims of the world, we will concentrate the whole of our efforts for restoring the rights of this population of Muslims in Myanmar," said Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday.
"In the past, this issue has been brought in and seriously followed up in all international arenas like at last year's OIC summit in Malaysia and in bilateral meetings and phone conversations," asserted the Iranian diplomat.
He also enlisted a series of measures 'for restoring the rights of the wronged Muslims of Myanmar' taken by Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the past week; telephone conversations, FM Zarif's letter to UN Secretary General Guterres, and issuance of statements.
He described the annual meeting of United Nations General Assembly as a good opportunity for following up the issue. "If further measures and meetings were needed, we would take up the necessary measures," stated the Iranian diplomat.
"In the recent OIC summit held in Kazakhstan, a short meeting was held to support the wronged Muslims of Myanmar, and the heads of Islamic countries exchanged views upon the issue in that meeting," recounted Mr. Ghasemi.
He reassured that the foreign ministry will keep on putting efforts on this issue at different levels..


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1/2 C Granulated sugar
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Medical Care. 45(6):579-583, JUN 2007
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318041f723
Quality of Care in Hospitals with a High Percent of Medicaid Patients
L Goldman;Eric Vittinghoff;R Dudley;
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and ‡Institute of Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Background:Certain hospitals play a central role in ensuring Medicaid-insured patients' access to care. Their quality of care is critical to evaluate.Objective:To determine whether hospitals for which Medicaid patients represent a high percentage of total discharges provide a different quality of care than other hospitals.Research Design:Cross-sectional analysis.Subjects:Acute care hospitals participating in the first Hospital Compare public report (released November 2004) and the 2004 American Hospital Association hospital survey.Measures:Hospitals serving 1 standard deviation above the national mean percentage of Medicaid patients were designated high Medicaid hospitals. Performance was assessed using percent compliance with 10 processes of care for 3 conditions: myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and community-acquired pneumonia.Results:Among the 2874 nonteaching hospitals, high Medicaid hospitals had lower adherence (P < 0.01) than other nonteaching hospitals on all 10 indicators. Of particular clinical importance, high Medicaid nonteaching hospitals less frequently prescribed β-blockers (83% vs. 90%%, P < 0.0001) and aspirin at discharge in myocardial infarction (85% vs. 91%%, P < 0.0001), and administered antibiotics on time in CAP (68% vs. 75%, P < 0.0001). Among teaching institutions, there were few differences between high Medicaid and other hospitals.Conclusions:Among hospitals publicly reporting on the Hospital Compare Web site, nonteaching hospitals treating a high percentage of Medicaid patients had lower adherence to quality indicators than other nonteaching hospitals on 10 indicators. Further research is needed to determine what factors contribute to differences in reported quality.


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FinMin Venizelos claims that some use foreign policy in 'their political games'
Published at 18:06, Jul 20 2014
Government Vice-President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos on Monday accused small political groups that do not desire cooperation between the New Democracy and PASOK parties of seeking to involve foreign policy in their political games, stressing that this was inconceivable.
In a document tabled in Parliament, Venizelos said these same groups were reproducing a "bizarre theory" that there was a divergence of views between the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and himself.
The document was submitted in response to a question raised by independent MP Nikitas Kaklamanis, following the note verbale sent to the Cyprus' foreign ministry by Athens.
Kaklamanis had complained that the leadership of the foreign ministry in Athens was following a "new diplomatic ethos" and he spoke of "mistakes" on issues that could create problems in international relations and for national security. Among the questions raised by Kaklamanis was whether Venizelos had "acted in concert with his superior" or of his own free will.
"The question submitted by the deputy feeds the propagation of a bizarre theory about a divergence of views between the prime minister and government vice-president and foreign minister on these issues. This is then reproduced in the media by some small groups, which are not at all content with ND-PASOK cooperation and express their preference for cooperation between ND and various versions of the far right. It is inconceivable that some people also involve the country's foreign policy in this political game," Venizelos replied to Kaklamanis.
"The deputy considers that there was a supposed crisis in Greek-Cyprus' relations. This is completely unsubstantiated and false. It is a view cultivated by groups who, unfortunately, seek to create problems in relations between the two countries because they actually disagree with the line adopted by the President of the Cyprus Republic and with the support and the handling of the Greek government," Venizelos added.
The foreign minister said that the reality was quite the opposite and that Cypriot MEPs had attempted to disrupt harmonious and brotherly relations between Greece and Cyprus when, during the presentation of the report of the Greek Presidency before the European Parliament plenary, they had criticised Greece's reaction to Turkey's written positions submitted after the EU-Turkey Association Council.
In his document, Venizelos also pointed out that the specific MEP had been a rival to Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades in the internal Democratic Rally party's elections to select a presidential candidate.
Venizelos added that this ought to be clarified in the European Parliament. "They should have made clear that this was the individual opinion of the MEP, completely opposite to the position of the Cyprus Republic and its government. That is what the Greek foreign ministry officially asked the Cyprus foreign ministry to do, following a telephone call between the two ministers who are in constant, almost daily, contact. The same good relation also exists between the prime minister and the president of the Cyprus Republic," he said.
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The Site Selectors Guild (SSG), the world's foremost organization of location advisory consultants, welcomes one new member to the organization in 2018. With the induction of Frank Spano, the organization's membership reaches a new high of 44 and continues to showcase the world's top site selection professionals.
Frank Spano is the Managing Director of Austin Consulting based out of Cleveland, Ohio. Frank has advised and recommended locations for numerous manufacturing clients in his 30 years with Austin Consulting. He has worked in a wide range of industrial sectors including consumer products, food and beverage, automotive, aviation, chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, distribution centers, publishing facilities and the alternative energy industry. Frank has represented clients on projects in urban and rural areas throughout North America and Europe.
The Site Selectors Guild is a professional association comprised of the world's leading corporate location advisory consultants to companies looking to build or expand. The mission of SSG is to advance the profession of corporate location strategy by raising the awareness of the value professional location strategy and site selection services create for corporations, sharing thought leadership and best practices, developing and nurturing relationships between SSG members, economic development organizations and corporate stakeholders and contributing to policy discussions that affect location strategy and the future of the profession.
All members of SSG have been nominated and approved by their industry peers. As the first and only group of its kind, SSG brings together a dynamic network of site selectors from around the world, combining their talent and expertise to create an invaluable, top quality resource for both corporations seeking site selection assistance and the economic development community. For more information, visit https://www.siteselectorsguild.com or follow @siteselectguild on Twitter.


Raymond Albert Romano, American actor, comedian and screenwriter better known by his stage name Ray Romano was born on the 21st day of December 1957, in Queens, New York. As the son of a piano-teaching mother and a real estate agent father, Ray Romano attended Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in New York to complete his middle school while he graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1975. After moving to Queens College to attend his degree, he dropped out with just 15 credits in 3 years but later returned and completed his studies.
Ray Romano started his career as a comedian in 1989 when he competed in the Johnny Walker Comedy Search. He worked for the Comedy Central as Dr Katz, Professional Therapist and also took part in Star Search. This was when he was appointed and fired by American sitcom News Radio and was replaced by Joe Rogan. His career saw daylight after he made an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, after which he was invited to run his own show 'Everybody Loves Raymond' on CBS.
In 2008, he appeared in dramedy 'Men of Certain Cage' which he produced with ex-writer of Everybody Loves Raymond, Mike Royce. Ray Romano also featured in the 3rd season of The Middle (a premier of ABC sitcom). The TV star appeared in the film, 'Grilled' – a salesman comedy he did with his best friend.
As you might expect, his net worth boomed after he and his comedian friend Kevin James started the sales comedy entitled Grilled.
He also starred in an episode of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' in the year 2000, winning millions of dollars for the NYPD's D.A.R.E unit.
He was the star guest at CBS series (The Price Is Right), who sent a birthday card to Bob Barker in his 80th birthday party. The card was sent on the 27th Million Dollar Spectacular special of the program.
He was also a cast in the seventh season of the show; The Office on NBC as well as in the movie Parenthood. He is among the major stars in the series Get Shorty (an Epix comedy). Apart from the many movies and shows he has appeared in, Romano has also been a cartoon voice actor. He lent his voice to the cartoon character; the hairy mammoth Manfred (Manny) in the film 'Ice Age'.
With these many movie appearances to his name, Ramona has won six Emmy nominations, one of which he won in 2002. He also has five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations.
How Much is Ray Romano Worth?
Ray Romano's wealth also increased through his appearance on the show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' in 2000 where he won $125,000. Considered to be one of the best comedians, he became the highest paid television actor in 2004 for his comedy show on CBS while he also made the highest ever revenue at $3.9 billion that saw Romano's earnings greater than all other comedians during his time.
A man of great character and humor, Ray Romano's wealth is estimated to be around $120 million as of today while he annually made around $16 million annually with his CBS show.
He also was the subject of the English documentary movie, '95 Miles To Go'. He came back to his television career in 2008 with the TBT show 'Men of a Certain Age' while also making many guest appearances for several television comedy shows like 'Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg', 'The Middle', etc.
Having starred on several famous television shows like 'The Nanny', 'The Simpsons', 'Hannah Montana', etc, he never had to look back on his fortunes. Ray Romano's wealth further increased after the computer-animated movie 'Ice Age' and all of its sequels were blockbusters garnering several million worldwide.
Ray Romano has two brothers, an older brother who is with the New York Police Department and a younger brother who teaches in the city.
For his love life, Ray Romano is a family man of great repute. He has been married since 1987. His wife is Anna Romano and together they have been blessed with four children, the most famous being his daughter Alexandra "Ally" Romano who played the role of Molly in his TV show Everyone Loves Raymond. Besides his daughter, his other family members who appeared on the show include his father, his elder brother and his wife Anna. There is no record of Ray Romano having any extramarital affair nor is there any indication of any marital crisis, rather, the couple has been doing awesomely well. Sometime in 2012, Romano announced that Anna had successfully fought stage two breast cancer.


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18th Sep 15
British Gazette readers well know Aesop's Fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" concerning the a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When one actually does appear and the boy again calls for help, the villagers believe that it is another false alarm and the sheep (and the boy) are eaten by the wolf.
The Ancient Greek fabulist (story teller) Aesop was drawing from "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers" where Diogenes Laërtius records Aristotle; "How are liars rewarded? Even if they tell the truth, no one believes them."
According to the report on the Guardian however (GOTO: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/18/sturgeon-scrap-cuts-trident-another-vote-independence?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2) Scotland's First Minister Ms Nicola Sturgeon is either ignoring or has forgotten the wisdom contained in this fable.
Her threats towards Cameron – for which the adjective, "clumsy" is inadequate – is sheer folly. As this lady rattles the empty can of yet another independence referendum the results of her empty rhetoric become clear; Scots will becoming increasingly irritated.
Of course, the Right Honourable, the Lord Feldman of Elstree, Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party will be a VERY happy bunny!
When Lord Feldman was handed this particular chalice on the 11th May 2010, he could have been forgiven as to wondering how much poison was laced with the nectar therein. After all, the Tories had won a majority but it was a small one and with five years before the next appointment with the voters, Lord Feldman knew that his bed was not one that was full of roses.
That however was before "Satisfaction Saturday" (12 September 2015) when the yet to be "Right Honourable" Jeremy Corbyn MP won the Labour leadership contest and became the Leader of the (Her Majesty's Loyal?) Opposition.
But then of course we are forgetting something: the luxury of opposition. This is something that Mr Corbyn and (now to a lesser extent) Ms Sturgeon have in common: they are lifelong opposers. Indeed Mr Corbyn is an Opposer par Excellence.
Mr Corbyn began his career in elected office 1974, when he was elected onto Haringey Council. He was Secretary of the Islington Constituency Labour Party (CLP) until his election as the MP for Islington North. Before now, he has never held office being a back bench MP and permanent rebel.
Being in opposition therefore is something Ms Sturgeon and Mr Corbyn have spent their whole lives doing. It is a comfortable existence. No responsibility. It has perks: Position, status, money.
Being on the radical left one is guaranteed a comfortable time whenever one appears on such as the BBC's "Any Questions" or "Question Time" or any hustings. Then of course there is the luxury – for Mr Corbyn – of the TUC Conference – where (as long as he is Leader of the Opposition and NOT Prime Minister) is is assured of a warm welcome.
Trident is that great shibboleth for the lefties. They can pretend to wail and nash their teeth – even on the NHS dentistry is expensive so they are not actually going to grind their teeth down – and wallow in their self aggrandisement fêted by those such as Sandi Toksvig and David Mitchell.
Why would one want to change this and enter government?
For Mr Corbyn he would have to deal with the UK's many problems. Dealing with real life problems is not the way to remain the doyen of left wing chaterati! As for Ms Sturgeon? Hers is comfortable position: Since Scotland is not an independent state but a province with devolved competences, she and her SNP colleagues can luxuriate in the ability to blame all of Scotland's ills on those "Terrible Tories" in Westminster.
Were the day ever to come when she was answerable ALL things in Scotland this happy existence would end.
So, what does the wolf in the image represent?
The English electorate of course! For many English folk are well tired of this pantomime.
So the British Gazette has this advice to Ms Nicola Sturgeon: "Dear Lady: Put a sock in it!"
And the British Gazette's advice to Mr Jeremy Corbyn: "Sir, Long may you walk the path you have chosen. Enjoy!"
Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon


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Rare Earth Metals Production is No Longer Monopolized by China
Govind Bhutada
Rare Earth Elements: The Technology Metals
In the midst of our daily hustle and bustle, we often don't notice the raw materials that go into the technologies we rely on.
Rare earth metals, also known as rare earth elements or simply "rare earths", are one such group of raw materials. From this group of 17 minerals, many are found in a range of technologies—from our smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles and wind turbines.
Rare Earth Metals Production Over the Years
Despite the relative abundance of rare earth deposits, extracting them from the ground is difficult, and preparing them for usage entails significant environmental risks.
The U.S. was the world's leading producer of rare earth metals from the 1960s to the 1980s. However, China took the helm in the 1990s and has been the dominant producer ever since.
U.S. Production (metric tons)
China's Production (metric tons)
ROW Production (metric tons)
U.S. % Share
China's % Share
1985 13,428 8,500 17,757 34% 21%
1990 22,713 16,480 20,917 38% 27%
1995 22,200 48,000 9,700 28% 60%
2000 5,000 73,000 5,500 6% 87%
2005 0 119,000 3,000 0% 98%
2010 0 120,000 11,000 0% 92%
2015 5,900 105,000 19,100 5% 81%
2020 38,000 140,000 62,000 16% 58%
In 1985, China introduced a policy that partially refunded the taxes paid by domestic producers of rare earths, which lowered costs for Chinese mining companies. This, in addition to lax environmental regulations and cheap labor, made China's rare earth industry increasingly competitive. In fact, its production increased 464% between 1985 and 1995.
Meanwhile, in California, the Mountain Pass Mine struggled to compete with Chinese producers while facing stringent environmental regulations. Therefore, the U.S. share of production declined from 34% in 1985 to 6% in 2000 before ceasing completely in 2002.
Putting Rare Earths in Different Baskets
In 2010, China slashed its rare earth export quotas by 37%, pushing rare earth prices to all-time highs. This, in turn, fueled an influx of capital into the rare earth mining industry and kickstarted mining in other countries.
Namely, Australia saw a 672% increase in rare earth production over the last decade, and more recently, Myanmar entered the mix—producing 30,000 metric tons of rare earths in 2020. Additionally, the Mountain Pass Mine is undergoing a revival following an investment from MP Materials in 2018. As a result, the U.S. share of production is growing again.
While the mining of rare earth metals is diversifying, 80% of refining still occurs in China. With the demand for rare earths projected to double by 2030, building both mining and refining capacity overseas may prove key in reducing reliance on China.
Related Topics:chinarare earth metalsrare earthstechnology
Visualizing All the Metals for Renewable Tech
Visualizing the Natural Graphite Supply Problem
Rare earth elements are the critical ingredients for a greener economy, making their reserves increasingly valuable to global supply chains.
Nicholas LePan
Rare Earths Elements: Where in the World Are They?
Rare earth elements are a group of metals that are critical ingredients for a greener economy, and the location of the reserves for mining are increasingly important and valuable.
This infographic features data from the United States Geological Society (USGS) which reveals the countries with the largest known reserves of rare earth elements (REEs).
What are Rare Earth Metals?
REEs, also called rare earth metals or rare earth oxides, or lanthanides, are a set of 17 silvery-white soft heavy metals.
The 17 rare earth elements are: lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), scandium (Sc), and yttrium (Y).
Scandium and yttrium are not part of the lanthanide family, but end users include them because they occur in the same mineral deposits as the lanthanides and have similar chemical properties.
The term "rare earth" is a misnomer as rare earth metals are actually abundant in the Earth's crust. However, they are rarely found in large, concentrated deposits on their own, but rather among other elements instead.
Rare Earth Elements, How Do They Work?
Most rare earth elements find their uses as catalysts and magnets in traditional and low-carbon technologies. Other important uses of rare earth elements are in the production of special metal alloys, glass, and high-performance electronics.
Alloys of neodymium (Nd) and samarium (Sm) can be used to create strong magnets that withstand high temperatures, making them ideal for a wide variety of mission critical electronics and defense applications.
End-use
% of 2019 Rare Earth Demand
Permanent Magnets 38%
Glass Polishing Powder and Additives 13%
Metallurgy and Alloys 8%
Battery Alloys 9%
Ceramics, Pigments and Glazes 5%
Phosphors 3%
The strongest known magnet is an alloy of neodymium with iron and boron. Adding other REEs such as dysprosium and praseodymium can change the performance and properties of magnets.
Hybrid and electric vehicle engines, generators in wind turbines, hard disks, portable electronics and cell phones require these magnets and elements. This role in technology makes their mining and refinement a point of concern for many nations.
For example, one megawatt of wind energy capacity requires 171 kg of rare earths, a single U.S. F-35 fighter jet requires about 427 kg of rare earths, and a Virginia-class nuclear submarine uses nearly 4.2 tonnes.
Global Reserves of Rare Earth Minerals
China tops the list for mine production and reserves of rare earth elements, with 44 million tons in reserves and 140,000 tons of annual mine production.
While Vietnam and Brazil have the second and third most reserves of rare earth metals with 22 million tons in reserves and 21 million tons, respectively, their mine production is among the lowest of all the countries at only 1,000 tons per year each.
Mine Production 2020
% of Total Reserves
China 140,000 44,000,000 38.0%
Vietnam 1,000 22,000,000 19.0%
Brazil 1,000 21,000,000 18.1%
Russia 2,700 12,000,000 10.4%
India 3,000 6,900,000 6.0%
Australia 17,000 4,100,000 3.5%
United States 38,000 1,500,000 1.3%
Greenland - 1,500,000 1.3%
Tanzania - 890,000 0.8%
Canada - 830,000 0.7%
South Africa - 790,000 0.7%
Other Countries 100 310,000 0.3%
Burma 30,000 N/A N/A
Madagascar 8,000 N/A N/A
Thailand 2,000 N/A N/A
Burundi 500 N/A N/A
World Total
While the United States has 1.5 million tons in reserves, it is largely dependent on imports from China for refined rare earths.
Ensuring a Global Supply
In the rare earth industry, China's dominance has been no accident. Years of research and industrial policy helped the nation develop a superior position in the market, and now the country has the ability to control production and the global availability of these valuable metals.
This tight control of the supply of these important metals has the world searching for their own supplies. With the start of mining operations in other countries, China's share of global production has fallen from 92% in 2010 to 58%< in 2020. However, China has a strong foothold in the supply chain and produced 85% of the world's refined rare earths in 2020.
China awards production quotas to only six state-run companies:
China Minmetals Rare Earth Co
Chinalco Rare Earth & Metals Co
Guangdong Rising Nonferrous
China Northern Rare Earth Group
China Southern Rare Earth Group
Xiamen Tungsten
As the demand for REEs increases, the world will need tap these reserves. This graphic could provide clues as to the next source of rare earth elements.
Electric Car Companies: Visualizing the Race for EV Dominance
Tesla was the first automaker to hit a $1 trillion market cap, but other electric car companies have plans to unseat the dominant EV maker.
Electric Car Companies: Eating Tesla's Dust
Tesla has reigned supreme among electric car companies, ever since it first released the Roadster back in 2008.
The California-based company headed by Elon Musk ended 2020 with 23% of the EV market and recently became the first automaker to hit a $1 trillion market capitalization. However, competitors like Volkswagen hope to accelerate their own EV efforts to unseat Musk's company as the dominant manufacturer.
This graphic based on data from EV Volumes compares Tesla and other top carmakers' positions today—from an all-electric perspective—and gives market share projections for 2025.
Auto Majors Playing Catch-up
According to Wood Mackenzie, Volkswagen will become the largest manufacturer of EVs before 2030. In order to achieve this, the world's second-biggest carmaker is in talks with suppliers to secure direct access to the raw materials for batteries.
It also plans to build six battery factories in Europe by 2030 and to invest globally in charging stations. Still, according to EV Volumes projections, by 2025 the German company is forecasted to have only 12% of the market versus Tesla's 21%.
Sales 2020
Sales 2025 (projections)
Market cap (Oct '21, USD)
Tesla 499,000 2.8M $1.023T
Volkswagen Group 230,000 1.5M $170B
BYD 136,000 377,000 $113B
SGMW (GM, Wulling Motors, SAIC) 211,000 1.1M $89B
BMW 48,000 455,000 $67B
Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) 55,000 483,000 $103B
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi 191,000 606,000 $39B
Geely 40,000 382,000 $34B
Hyundai -Kia 145,000 750,000 $112B
Stellantis 82,000 931,000 $63B
Toyota 11,000 382,000 $240B
Ford 1,400 282,000 $63B
Other auto giants are following the same track towards EV adoption.
GM, the largest U.S. automaker, wants to stop selling fuel-burning cars by 2035. The company is making a big push into pure electric vehicles, with more than 30 new models expected by 2025.
Meanwhile, Ford expects 40% of its vehicles sold to be electric by the year 2030. The American carmaker has laid out plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in electric and autonomous vehicle efforts in the coming years.
Tesla's Brand: A Secret Weapon
When it comes to electric car company brand awareness in the marketplace, Tesla still surpasses all others. In fact, more than one-fourth of shoppers who are considering an EV said Tesla is their top choice.
"They've done a wonderful job at presenting themselves as the innovative leader of electric vehicles and therefore, this is translating high awareness among consumers…"
—Rachelle Petusky, Research at Cox Automotive Mobility Group
Tesla recently surpassed Audi as the fourth-largest luxury car brand in the United States in 2020. It is now just behind BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz.
The Dominance of Electric Car Companies by 2040
BloombergNEF expects annual passenger EV sales to reach 13 million in 2025, 28 million in 2030, and 48 million by 2040, outselling gasoline and diesel models (42 million).
As the EV market continues to grow globally, competitors hope to take a run at Tesla's lead—or at least stay in the race.


If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that I LOVE to travel. I'm always looking for new places to go and new things to see. There's something so exciting about exploring a new place with family, friends or even by yourself.
I'm the type of person who would much rather spend my money on experiences than material things. If you came to me and asked if I wanted to go on an all-expense paid vacation or if I wanted a handful of free designer handbags, I'd pick the vacation in a heartbeat. But, that's just me!
Since I'm always on the move (playing off my blog's name - see what I did there?) I wanted to fill you guys in on my travel plans for the upcoming year. I'm definitely looking forward to all of my upcoming trips and I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to travel for pleasure and for business purposes.