Billed as the biggest and grandest parade of its kind, Chingay 2015 promises to be a dazzling spectacle that celebrates cultural diversity in Singapore and around the world.
Chingay is a national event in Singapore that is held annually during the Lunar New Year season. The dazzling parade started in the 1970s as a substitute for the bangs and whizzes of firecrackers (which are still tightly regulated today). Over the years, the parade grew larger and moved about to different venues in Singapore.
The parade usually involves extravagant floats, special acts and thousands of performers. In 2015, the show lasted two hours.
For years, I've always watched Chingay at home. When it comes to such large-scale live shows, there's no substitute to experiencing it live. After catching a preview session of the full parade at the F1 Pit Building, I must say that the TV version completely fails to capture the scale of the event (and is marred by all sorts of distractions).
In celebration of SG50 – Singapore's Golden Jubilee – this year's Chingay is highlighted with a million handcrafted flowers representing love and wishes for Singapore. The entire lane beneath the seating gallery is lined with flowerbeds of "We Love SG Flowers" – made by recycled plastic bags. Hundreds of performers also don dresses that are embellished with such flowers.
There's even a mini cosplay segment!
These stiltwalkers never fail to amaze the audience. They might as well be kept as icons of Chingay – especially when they march down with spinning wheel fireworks.
A refreshing take on traditional dragon dance: Check out the Sunflower Dragon, unique to Bukit Panjang Dragon Dance group, which makes an appearance at Chingay 2015.
Windy conditions can make the parade more… interactive.
Even after the two Chingay shows at the end of February, the celebrations will continue around Singapore. There will be a street party: Chingay SG50 Night Fiesta on 1 March 2015 at Orchard Road. The parade will visit the heartlands throughout March 2015.
Tickets start from $28.50 for CAT3 seats, up to $60 for CAT1 seats on 28 Feb 2015.
Click here to visit the Chingay website for more information and to purchase tickets.
Special Thanks to Marina Bay Singapore for inviting Dejiki.com to experience Chingay 2015.


Please join us for a festive fall fundraiser full of Bavarian goodness! Buy tickets in advance to save $5 off the $25 at-the-door ticket price. Want to enjoy this delicious meal at home? Drive up to the clubhouse door for $15 take-out dinner.
Menu includes Brats in beer, Bavarian chicken; side dishes of sauerkraut, German potato salad, spaetzle and spiced apples; dessert features apple strudel a la mode and German chocolate cake, plus hot dogs for kids. 2 drink tickets for beer or wine. All ghosts, ghouls and goblins are invited!
To RSVP for event and pay $25 at the door or sign up for $15 take-out dinners, please call Jo Ann Smith at 954-298-5607 or send email to fortlauderdalewomansclub@live.com. Thank you for supporting the oldest civic organization in Broward County and preserving one of the most significant historic buildings in Fort Lauderdale. We hope to see you on October 29th!!
Hibiscus Theatre $5 Film Night is an occasional series of Florida-based movies aired at the Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club. Previous films shown in the 2014-2015 series were Key Largo, Cross Creek and Where the Boys Are. On October 16 we are featuring the SUNSHINE STATE. This 2002 comedy-drama was written, directed and edited by noted director John Sayles. The film was shot in Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island, and stars Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Alan King, Mary Steenburgen and Timothy Hutton.
Sayles' script accurately touches on Florida history. The changes wrought by integration on traditionally black businesses and white-run tourist attractions are mentioned, and there is a nod to changes in the roles of white and black women in southern states from the 1950s until the present.
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Synopsis: Black and white residents of a small beachside named town Delrona Beach in northern Florida face up to change and a loss of history when developers try to buy beachfront property from Marly Temple (Edie Falco) and her father Furman (Ralph Waite). Also at risk are the traditional black beach and a house owned by Eunice Stokes (Mary Alice). Desiree (Angela Basset), Eunice's estranged beauty queen daughter, who has come home to make peace with her mother.
John Sayles received the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Golden Orange Award 2003 for his examination of Florida's historic past and Angela Bassett received the 2003 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a motion picture.
Your $5 donation includes free popcorn. Cash bar of drinks & refreshments will be available for purchase. For questions, please contact The Arts Community Service Chair, Mindy Noble, at 954-815-3439 or conquerchaos@comcast.net. Thank you!
Our October meeting is featuring CANINE FOR COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE (CCI), which is the GFWC Florida President's Project. CCI is a nonprofit organization which breeds, raises and trains service dogs, hearing dogs, facility dogs and skilled companions for people with disabilities. Imagine not being able to open a door. Answer the phone. Hear a fire alarm. Or even pick up a pencil. These are the kind of challenges many people with disabilities face daily.
Would you like to support CCI? We are seeking participants to get involved with the inaugural DOGFEST WALK 'N ROLL event happening at Markham Park on February 20, 2016. We will be discussing our plan to sponsor and join with GFWC District 13 Team at our meeting in October. Click on image below about event. We will post more information soon about how you can help.
For questions about October 16 meeting, please contact Home Life Chair, Donna Richardson, at drdonnalou@yahoo.com or 954.762.9444.
The Community Service Program committees have arranged to support the following COLLECTION DRIVES this holiday season. See and click on links below for details about items you can donate and more information about our chosen local charities. Please bring your selected items to October, November and December meetings. Contact Chairs for more information. Thank you!


"Lebanon's Legendary Music Festivals Struggle despite Talk of Recovery "
One hundred years after her birth and two decades after her death, Ella Fitzgerald's voice still sounds like your best day, your most clever retort, your most glamorous party. By age twenty she had turned that voice into an instrument of outstanding facility and inventiveness; brassy, husky, and pearly by turns, there was nowhere it couldn't go, nothing it couldn't do. This voice, along with that of legendary jazz singers like Nina Simone and Miles Davis, and the greatest Arab singers, Um Kulthoum and Fairouz could be heard at Baalbek festival in the 1960s and 1970s which brought people of Lebanon together.
In fact, elite tourists from the Gulf also came to watch and spend big in the country. But times have changed since then. It was only recently that Shakira and Elton John played one-off concerts in Lebanon in recent months but the summer music festivals that helped make the country a cultural lodestar for the Arab world are still struggling.
Despite putting a great line up of well-known singers in the festivals, due to serious regional instability, Lebanon's economic malaise, and a funding crunch, the organizers have failed to gather festival-goers' interest.
For those who don't know, Lebanon is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. The fact that it shares borders with Syria is enough for Gulf tourists to stay away from the country and its music festivals. To top this off, a gradual economic decline has hit private sponsorship. And fear of the Syria war spilling over, as well as Lebanon's growing entanglement in a power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia, have kept away the music lovers.
Although, the country is at a stage of recovery. A deal in 2016 led to the first parliament elections for nine years in May and warfare in Syria has moved away from Lebanon's borders.
It's important for the country to get back in shape. Festival organizers - and many politicians - see such music events as important not only for the tourists they bring but because they portray Lebanon as a safe, stable and attractive place to visit.


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October 21, 2014 | Opinion/Article
Pension Funds Administration And The Magic Of A Woman
By Eberechi Kennedy
The success story of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund and its subsidiary; Trust Fund Pensions Plc is a good example that should be replicated in more Federal Government establishments. This is due to the new visionary, proactive and more purposeful pension oriented leadership of the Chairman of the Board of Directors – Dr. Ngozi Juliet Olejeme who decided on assumption of office that the rights of pensioners in Nigeria would no longer be taken for granted.
Thanks to President Jonathan for this appointment in fulfilling the Transformation Agenda. Through the enabling legislation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Trust fund Pensions Plc was incorporated by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), in collaboration with other institutional investors and social partners, as a Pension Fund Administrator, in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The sole business of Trust fund Pensions Plc is the administration and management of retirement savings (pension funds). By that, the Trust fund is expected to protect and enhance pensioners' interest through information, education and enforcement of appropriate standards.
Prior to now, the mention of the word 'pension funds management' draws suspicion from Nigerians who have been jolted by embezzlement of hundreds of billions of pension funds. This was because pension management and administration had a lot to be desired in its visibility, hence there was complacency with pension funds administrators and employers of labour, which ultimately meant that pensioners' rights were never recognized not to mention observed.
However, the coming of Dr. Olejeme, who is on record as the only woman serving as Chairman of the board of two sensitive Federal Government establishments, the Trustfund Pensions Plc made a 3600 turn around in the industry. Pension administrators and employers of labour began to realize that it is no longer business as usual, and most importantly Pensioners' trust in the management and administration of pension was restored because, the saying that 'Pension is all about Trust' became obvious.
Perhaps, a highlight on the profile of the Chairman; Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Juliet Olejeme will give us an insight on why Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund has not relented in its quest for a transparent pensions management and administration.
Dr. Ngozi Juliet Olejeme took the helm as the Chairman of the Board of NSITF in 2009 under the the late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua's administration. For her transformational leadership at NSITF and its subsidiary Trust Fund Pensions plc, she got reappointed for another term of a four year in 2011 by President Goodluck Jonathan. With a wealth of experience in business, Olejeme has a proven track record of success in business management - this obviously accounts for her presence on the Board of several organizations.
She has been instrumental to the enhanced services of the NSITF, where she fought for and won the acceptance of Employee Compensation Scheme (ECS) and the passage of the bill into Act. The scheme protects all categories of workers both in private and public sector across Nigeria. The scheme simply makes provision for compensation to employees and their dependents for any injury, disease, disability or death arising in the course of employment.
Also her role in the Country's Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program, SURE-P; a program derived from the partial removal of subsidy for fuel, speaks of her capacity to care for the poor through adopting poverty alleviating policies.
Today, by virtue of Olejeme's doggedness, Pension Fund Administrators are on their toes to perfect their service delivery by recognizing the rights of pensioners. They now realize that the old system of business as usual no longer exists. As such, for the first time, we are witnessing pensioners in Nigeria reposing confidence in pension fund management and administration.
Broadly speaking, as a pension administrator passionate with transparently and accountably running this critical sector of the economy, it therefore follows that she can be entrusted with the high office of a State Governor.
Disclaimer: "The views/contents expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of Eberechi Kennedy and do not necessarily reflect those of The Nigerian Voice. The Nigerian Voice will not be responsible or liable for any inaccurate or incorrect statements contained in this article."

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Q: How can I search for photos taken at a specific time? All my photos are in iPhoto and I want to be able to search for photos taken at a specific time. Happy to use an app or command to search at file system level from Terminal if I need to.

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*Smart Albums will let me do date, but not time.

*Spotlight will let me search meta data, but I cannot figure out how I can do a fuzzy search on the kMDItemContentCreationDate field.
Any ideas?

A: OK, so it turns out Aperture can do it with a Smart Album.
Date lets you specify Capture Hour of Day
EXIF lets you specify Capture Hour of Day, Capture Minute of Hour and even Capture Second of Minute
Interestingly, iPhoto honours and displays this Smart Album but will not let you edit it.
Hope that's of help.

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Post by crs7string » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:33 pm
I've always felt that 50% of something is far better than 100% of nothing.Chuck
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Post by mattfig » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:48 pm
As I recall, the lawyer I used requested a "sunset revision" or "reversion" but that request wasn't granted...It's a scary thing to sign over 100% of anything for me...I'm glad to hear that contract isn't so bad, especially by Matto's standard as I know he's the man 'round these parts and for good reason!
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Post by Casey H » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:16 pm
So, you are sure there is no reversion clause at all? I just wanted to make sure I understand... I'm surprised a good music attorney would let you sign a contract without one.Question: What was the reason you tried to contact them? Was it to ask how things were going with respect to pitching your tracks? Those are the types of emails these types of guys often don't answer (it's still a bit rude unless they get such a large volume of them, they decided not to answer any).Regards, Casey
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Hi again Casey! Yep, no reversion but that was pointed out to me and my choice to sign was against the lawyer's recommendation...I signed at a time that not much else was going on in that arena for me and went with the idea that it's better than nothing...Now, I guess I still hope it is...I actually have been trying to contact them regarding the contract to see if there would be any chance of modifying things to add a reversion...I know, why would they do that if they already have the rights? I was hoping to offer them a more favorable monetary split in exchange for the reversion .... I love those songs and they are special to me... Are they my best? I don't think so and I'm realizing that I just need to let this be and move on...Oh yeah, and LEARN from my mistakes...So basically, my emails have been short and to the point...I'd feel better about things if I would have received a simple reply with a no or yes...I'm not pestering them with constant emails...Quite the contrary as I know they're busy and I want them to be busy! Just an acknowledgment that they know I asked....They were so good at the beginning with communication so I know they can do it...I just assumed no return contact meant that they wanted to simply obtain my songs just in case someone else came knocking....The whole hand in the wallet thingy....That's how I came to writing this thread...Although, thanks to you guys, I understand how this works a little better...Plus, I've since signed with other publishers for other songs WITH reversion clauses...
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Post by matto » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:08 pm
Quote:(...quote deleted...the following may not make perfect sense anymore )The deal is what it is, it's not in any way a "rip-off", and you signed without being coerced, knowing full well there was no reversion. If the songs were too special to sign to an exclusive deal without a reversion clause, you shouldn't have signed the deal. But of course there's a danger in that too...sometimes we get so attached to (some of) our songs that no deal is good enough...we wanna keep it for our own artist project or too pitch to some big giant superstar artist.In my experience those "precious" songs will still be sitting on the shelf 10 years later without ever having made a penny...at least that happens a LOT.
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Post by gitarrero » Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:23 am
Quote:But of course there's a danger in that too...sometimes we get so attached to (some of) our songs that no deal is good enough...we wanna keep it for our own artist project or too pitch to some big giant superstar artist.In my experience those "precious" songs will still be sitting on the shelf 10 years later without ever having made a penny...at least that happens a LOT.that's true, that can be a danger. I think with some songs it's a "small line" - deciding between the value of the song and the offered deal.I just don't recommend to sign a song with a good potential to an exclussiv deal where the songwriter gives of the ownership in perpetuity (that means "forever" - until 70 yrs after the death of the composer) to a company that hasn't any references yet.cheers,martin
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Post by Casey H » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:06 am
Hello againWell, it looks like it is what it is and you have to move on.The company appears to have little or no track record yet. An Internet searched turn up very little. That is not necessarily a terrible thing- sometimes working with a startup can be OK. It does however guide you as to the type of agreement you might enter with them. As we all discussed, you signed a contract with no reversion clause even after your attorney advised you not to. The other piece of information- why you were emailing them at all is important!! Even though you were polite, they might have seen your email about changing the terms of the contract and decided to ignore you. Once they saw that, they may have written you off a bit- too much hassle. (Yes, they could have nicely answered with "no"... rude, but industry typical).So, unless they went out of business, they have the publishing to your songs. The good news is... Who knows? Maybe they will place one of them. Earlier I said maybe you should contact TAXI for assistance. I take that back now that all the facts are in. The only thing TAXI might be able to find out for you is whether or not they are still in business. Other than that, you are putting them in a bad position. They did their job and you even had legal advice.Not beating on you at all. We all make mistakes. The only real sin is not learning from our mistakes. Wish you the best and hope we hear one of these songs on TV or radio one day! Casey
Post by mattfig » Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:15 am
Quote:I would strongly advise against this. The deal is what it is, it's not in any way a "rip-off", and you signed without being coerced, knowing full well there was no reversion. It really doesn't matter how "special" the songs are. If they were too special to sign to an exclusive deal without a reversion clause, you shouldn't have signed the deal. But of course there's a danger in that too...sometimes we get so attached to (some of) our songs that no deal is good enough...we wanna keep it for our own artist project or too pitch to some big giant superstar artist.In my experience those "precious" songs will still be sitting on the shelf 10 years later without ever having made a penny...at least that happens a LOT.Just for the record, I have no intention of trying to nullify the contract. I knew when I signed that it was a gamble. My concerns are merely communication based and were amplified by the fact that I don't get as many forwards as some posters (but I'm working on it) so my eggs are in fewer baskets. What I need to do is spend more time scrutinizing the eggs rather than the baskets. I know the point is to keep writing good songs, pitching them, and signing only deals I'm comfortable with. That's the plan from here. I'm sleeping in the bed I made and have learned a valuable lesson. If anything, I'm more hopeful after this thread. Thanks to everyone for the help. I don't know why I never came to these boards before but I have found a wealth of information and nice people. It's almost like a support group! Hi, my name is Matt and I am a songwriter.
Matt and MattoIt was wrong for me to even suggest anything related to nullifying the contract... I removed that portion of my post and hope you will both remove the quotes with that text. It was irresponsible of me to post that & very dangerous because you don't know who would read that and take it as advice. Casey
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Post by aubreyz » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:04 am
Quote:There's nothing really "spooky" about this contract, it's pretty much a standard 50/50 split exclusive deal with the exception of international track fees. To Aub, yeah transferring the ownership of the composition and master is standard in most exclusive library deals.Matt,It's so great to have you around here. I didn't know that. After chewing on it a while, I can understand why an exclusive deal would require that. The "library" route is not top of my list right now for several reasons, but that is really good to know. At some point I'm going to focus on getting instrumentals placed, and it's helpful to know what to expect.Aob
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Canadian University Investigating 'Jews Are Rodents' Facebook Post Rejects Student Group's Charge of 'Witch-Hunt, Racial Profiling'
by Rachel Frommer
Students cover Israeli flag at UOIT. Photo: Bnai Brith Canada.
A Canadian university investigating a Facebook post comparing Jews to rodents rejected the charge that it was conducting a "witch hunt" involving "racial profiling," a spokesperson told The Algemeiner on Thursday.
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) vice president of external relations Susan McGovern said the inquiry into an online celebration earlier this month by suspected members of the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), following the covering up of an Israeli flag with its Algerian counterpart at an on-campus multicultural language festival, was "being done according to university policies."
McGovern said part of the "democratic investigation process includes bringing in people from both sides, to ensure that we hear both sides of the story," and that the administration has not made SJP and the Arab Students Association "subjects of racism and intimidation," as SJP alleged in a statement posted Wednesday on Facebook.
In its statement, SJP also rejected that it or any of its members had any "part in the events that unfolded" at the festival or later on social media, where a Jewish student was told to "go back to Palestine," according to the Jewish human rights group B'nai Brith Canada.
"We are speaking to those students identified as relevant," McGovern explained. "And without speaking to everyone believed to be connected with this issue, we couldn't get to the real face of the matter and determine if our university's code of conduct has been breached."
Judy Zelikovitz, vice president for university and local partner services at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, and Aidan Fishman, campus advocacy coordinator for B'nai Brith Canada both lauded UOIT for treating this incident with "the seriousness it deserves."
"UOIT is pursuing the obvious leads in this investigation," Fishman said.
Zelikovitz added that "anti-Israel groups on campus have a long track record of being fast and loose with the truth and so we are not surprised to see this hyperbolic attack against the UOIT administration."
SJP did not immediately respond to The Algemeiner's request for comment.


Reminder…. Friday October 7 is the next "First Friday Potluck" – it's the Thanksgiving edition! Bring your neighbours, bring your friends…. and most importantly, bring some yummy food to share with others & folks that join us from Extend-a-Family!
We gather at the W.A.L.E.S portable building behind Extend-a-Family on Moore Avenue (91 Moore Ave). You can also access the building via the entrance on Braun Street.
Bring your own dishes, cutlery, cups and food to share.
And, because one food potluck event isn't enough, we bring you…..
Cooler fall days and nights make me think of hearty soups and stews… with crusty bread & cheese… mmmmmm…..
on DeKay Street, between Shanley St & Briar Ave.
chairs, blankets and warm clothing – this is an outdoor event!
Some assistance still needed (tables, extension cords, napkins & set up): contact Michelle Buckner to let her know that you are available!
Let's hope it doesn't rain.


I've just presented on Cacheboy at AUSNOG in Sydney. The feedback so far has been reasonably positive.
There's more information available at http://www.creative.net.au/talks/.
So by and large, the pushing of bits is working quite well. I have a bunch of things to tidy up and a DNS backend to rewrite in C or C++ but that won't stop the bits from being pushed.
Unfortunately what I'm now lacking is US hosts to send traffic from. I still have more Europe and Asian connectivity than North American - and North America is absolutely where I need connectivity the most. Right now I'm only able to push 350-450 megabits of content from North America - and this puts a big, big limit on how much content I can serve overall.
Please contact me as soon as possible if you're interested in hosting a node in North America. I ideally need enough nodes to push between a gigabit and ten gigabits of traffic.
I will be able to start pushing noticable amounts of content out of regional areas once I've sorted out North America. This includes places like Australia, Africa, South America and Eastern Europe. I'd love to be pushing more open source bits out of those locations to keep the transit use low but I just can't do so at the moment.
Canada node online and pushing bits!
The Canada/TORIX node is online thanks to John Nistor at prioritycolo in Toronto, Canada.
AS7657 891.93 1187 1.48 VODAFONE-NZ-NGN-AS Vodafone NZ Ltd.
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Query content served: 54878.07 mbytes; 23170 requests.
Total content served: 60123.25 mbytes; 28037 requests.
I've just written up the first "test" hack of BGP aware DNS.
The basic logic is simple but evil. I'm simply mapping BGP next-hop to a set of weighted servers. A server is then randomly chosen from this pool.
I'm not doing this for -all- prefixes and POPs - it is only being used for two specific POPs where there is a lot of peering and almost no transit. There are a few issues regarding split horizon BGP/DNS and request routing which I'd like to fully sort out before I enable it for everything. I don't want a quirk to temporarily redirect -all- requests to -one- server cluster!
All of the DNS based redirection caveats apply - most certainly that not all client requests to the caches will also be over peering. I'll have to craft some method(s) of tracking this.
Squid-3 is the continuation of Squid-2.5, made to compile using the GNU C++ compiler. It is not a rewrite.
If Squid-3 -were- a rewrite, and the resultant code -was- as much of a crappy-performing, bastardised C/C++ hybrid, then I'd have suggested the C++ coders in question need to relearn C++. Luckily for them, the codebase is a hybrid of C and C++ because it did just start as a C codebase with bits and pieces part-migrated to C++.
G'day! Cacheboy has been running on autopilot for the last couple of months whilst I've been focusing on paid work and growing my little company. So far (mostly) so good there.
The main issue scaling traffic has been the range request handling in Squid/Lusca, so I've been working on fixing things up "just enough" to make it work in the firefox update environment. I think I've finally figured it out - and figured out the bugs in the range request handling in Squid too! - so I'll push out some updates to the network next week and throw it some more traffic.
I really am hoping to ramp traffic up past the gigabit mark once this is done. We'll just have to see!
I've been slowly working on tidying up the codebase before the next snapshot release. I've been avoiding doing further large scale code reorganisation until I'm confident that this codebase is as stable and performs as well as it should.
I'll hopefully have the next stable snapshot online tonight. I'll then re-evaluate where things are at right now and come up with a short-list of things to do over the next couple of weeks. It'll almost certainly be the remainder of the IPv6 preparation work - I'd like to prepare the last few bits of infrastructure for IPv6 - and make certain that is all stable before I start converting the client-side and server-side code to actively using the IPv6 routines.
client database code - convert to a radix tree instead of a hash on the IP address; make IPv4/IPv6 agnostic.
persistent connection code - up the pconn hash key length to fit the text version of the IPv6 address. I'll worry about migrating the pconn code to a tree later on.
Importing the last remaining bits of the IPv6 related code into the internal DNS code.
Make sure the internal and external DNS choices both function properly when handling IPv6 addresses for forward and reverse lookups.
Import the IP protocol ACL type and IPv6 address ACL types - src6 and dst6.
Modify the ACL framework to use the IPv6 datatype instead of "sockaddr_in" and "inaddr" structs; then enable src6/dst6.
Make certain the source and destination hostname ACLs function correctly for both IPv4 and IPv6.
The last time I did a "hack" conversion to support IPv6 client side code I found a number of places which expected a newly-allocated struct to be zero'ed, and thus the "in_addr" embedded inside it to be INADDR_ANY. This caused some crashes to occur in production testing. I'm thus going to hold off on pushing through the IPv6 client side changes (which are actually surprisingly simple once the above is done!) until I've enumerated and fixed all of those particular nightmares.
The IPv6 server-side stuff is a whole different barrel of fun. I'm going to ignore a lot of that for now until I've made certain the client-side code is stable and performing as well as the current IPv4-only code.
I don't even want to think about the FTP related changes that need to occur. I may leave the FTP support IPv4 only until someone asks (nicely) about it. The FTP code is rife with C string pointer manipulations which need to be rewritten to use the provided string primitives. I'd really like to do -that- before I consider upgrading it to handle IPv6.
Anyway. Lots to do, not enough spare time to do it all in.


1996 Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, department of Economics. Studiedt in Spain afterwards.
2001 Trained under Nakagawa Jinenbo.
2008 Built his own clibming kiln in Kunisaki Peninsula Ohita.
2014 Held his first exhibition at Shibuya Kurodatoen.


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Tiny Desert Concert: The Sugar Thieves
By Lauren Gilger
Published: Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 4:08pm
Updated: Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 4:34pm
TDC-THESHOW-2018612.mp3
The Sugar Thieves
Sugar Thieves
It's time now for a Tiny Desert Concert. It's a series where we bring local Arizona bands and musicians into the KJZZ studios to play a couple of songs and talk about their music.
Today, we hear from The Sugar Thieves. This award-winning Phoenix band draws from the blues, Americana, jazz and folk to create their own blend of contemporary American music. Headed by husband-and-wife duo, Mikel Lander and Meredith Moore, the band has been steadily refining their sound since 2006, and they are expecting to release a new album in 2019.
But, things have changed since they started. This year, Lander and Moore welcomed their second daughter into the family and the demands of parenthood have changed how they approach their music. Both say being parents has brought so much joy to their lives and music, but it also makes the unpredictable job of being a musician a lot harder.
The Show spoke with Lander and Moore at KJZZ's East Valley bureau, and started by telling their story — how did they meet? And how did the band come to be?
This performance was filmed at KJZZ's youth media center, SPOT 127.
If you're in a band or know of one that you'd like to hear play at the KJZZ studios, send us a note at [email protected]


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Services and experiences that you only read of in books. Terrible grammar faults since I am Afrikaans. Every word is from my heart and that cannot be changed.
I am a Nurse for 29 years now. I was once upset because I did not get a charge sister position when I was 2 years a sister, I knew everything about that ward that I was working in, even "the old hands/staff" came to me and asked advise on how to treat or to confirm a prescription. A good 10 years later, I realized that being in charge is much more than knowing your job. You have to have interpersonal skills – SKILLS!!! You need to understand dynamics of business and harmony of people that is working for you. It is not a power game or a chip on your shoulder statement. Interpersonal skills, love, passion and being a human is what make a Charge Sister/Matron the best. With that off my chest I will weekly start to blog something interesting and what you can learn (if you didn't know it) from my experience.
O yes!!! Experience comes only with time and being inquisitive when colleagues does things and you stand by. Take every opportunity to learn and you will end up being powerful in your knowledge. That is what your trademark, thumbprint and footsteps will leave when you move on in your life.
Enjoy the humor, sad and real life journey that I will take you on from today.
What is your slogan in life?
Keep an eye on my blog for for something of everything in life. Also available on my twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn account.
Traffic makes the web turn, with visitors come money by way of money comes a good business.
Congrats on your blog. I look forward to reading more information.
Thank you. I trust that you will enjoy the journey. Enjoy a wonderful day.


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Q: Reference request: When is a conic birationally equivalent to the projective line? I am looking for a reference which contains the proof of the following theorem:
"A conic $C$ defined over the field $\mathbb{F}$ is birationally equivalent to $\mathbb{P}^{1}(\mathbb{F})$ if and only if $C(\mathbb{F})\neq\emptyset.$"
Google didn't seem to help me too much (but maybe I've been shortsighted!).

A: The idea of the proof is this:
Let $P$ be a rational point on $C$. Then look at all the lines through $P$. Each such line intersect $C$ in one more point.
This lets us define a rational map $\mathbb P^1 \to C$ since lines are parametrized by $\mathbb P^1$ (it is rational because the tangent line only meets $C$ at one point). The map is well defined and injective by Bezout.

A: 'Diophantine Geometry: An Introduction', by Silverman and Hindry, contains a proof in section A.4.3 (Page 74). A few minor steps are skipped, but it should be fairly easy to follow.


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Album Review: MS MR – How Does It Feel C
Album Review: MS MR – Secondhand Rapture C+
Washington, DC's 9:30 Club is launching its very own public access TV variety show
Episodes of Live at 9:30 will begin airing in April featuring Garbage, The Arcs, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Henry Rollins, and more.
Hollywood Bowl reveals 2016 summer schedule: Brian Wilson, Kraftwerk, ELO, "Weird Al", more
Plus: Kurt Vile, Sigur Rós, a Jeff Beck tribute with Buddy Guy, and a Star Trek live score.
on February 09, 2016, 12:10pm
Album Review: MS MR – How Does It Feel
The New York synthpop duo's sophomore LP doesn't reach any epiphanies.
by Lyndsey Havens
on July 13, 2015, 12:00am
JBTV and Consequence of Sound team for 26th annual Safe Drive Live Music Marathon
Featuring 10 hours of live performances from over 80 bands.
TBD Fest 2014: The 9 Most Memorable Sets
Northern California sure sounds better to me than October in Texas.
by Philip Cosores
Sacramento's TBD Festival reveals 2014 lineup
Justice, Explosions in the Sky, Blondie, Kurt Vile, The War on Drugs, and more to play Sacramento festival.
Bonnaroo 2014: Top 35 Moments + Photos
Awards for: Best SuperJam, Most Inebriated Moderator, Wisest Life Lessons, and more!
by Ben Kaye,Steven Arroyo,Amanda Koellner,Sam Willett,Carson O'Shoney,Pat Levy and Alex Young
Beale Street Music Festival 2014: An Evolving Memphis Tradition
Soul-stirring sets from Alabama Shakes, The Dandy Warhols, Memphis Dawls, and many more.
by E.J. Friedman
on May 06, 2014, 7:14pm
Watch: MS MR's in-studio session and video interview
Indie pop duo chat, perform "Think of You" and "Hurricane".
by CoS Staff
Album Review: MS MR – Secondhand Rapture
Sleek, dark, maximal pop.
Sweetlife Festival 2013 lineup: Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Kendrick Lamar
Passion Pit, Solange, and Youth Lagoon, too.
on February 05, 2013, 9:45am


Things make so much sense in hindsight!
Thinking back, of all those things, the days out, the screams in the car on the way home after having eaten Pizza, me in tears thinking 'another family outing ruined, why do I bother'.
Is there any guilt? HELL YES! I feel guilty all the time, there I was, angry and upset and frustrated with her, and there SHE was, obviously (in hindsight) in PAIN and having a full on reaction.
Any trip in the car was a nightmare, I often had to use all my strength to force her in to her car seat, we had the back arching and the screaming. Funny now that I think of it, I used to give her biscuits to make the car rides easier… and the calm never lasted! I actually cringe at the thought now. POOR POOR girl! Again, this is why I do what I do. Because we just didn't see it, we just thought we had a 'very angry child', we had no idea that she was ILL. We had never heard of Celiac disease. In some ways I feel we failed as parents, simply because we were not educated enough. Its every parents duty to know about 'stuff'. It took for vomiting and diarrhoea to become so frequent we needed weekly IV's for us to realise she wasn't just an 'angry kid'. In our defense, the doctors didnt spot it either. Our peadiatrician was always commenting about her big big stommach and skinny skinny arms and legs…..
Another DR in the ER SAW her stomach literally ballon up after eating (gluten) and told me to tell the paediatrician upstairs, but still no connection.
Obviously…. in hindsight…. its all as clear as glass!
Hope this blog may help someone else to not have to see these things in hindsight. With over 95% of Celiacs remaining un diagnosed I bet we all know at least ONE undiagnosed Celiac. Maybe your neighbour has an 'angry kid'. Hit share, hit like, here or on other Celiac blogs posts, help us, the Celiac community, to reach other families like mine, maybe if we had had our diagnosis sooner things would not be the way they are today. Maybe we can prevent that happening to someone else.


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> August 2005
'All right, let's get the hell out of here'
Bolivia: rough draft of history
A journalist who was in Bolivia on the day of the death of Che Guevara in 1967 recalls the moment when the army, with the help of US officers and agents of the CIA, brought the revolutionary's body to the town of Vallegrande.
by Richard Gott
I was living in 1967 in Santiago de Chile, where I worked at the university and wrote from time to time for the Guardian in London. That January, I was told by Chilean leftist friends that Che Guevara was in Bolivia. Public indications of an incipient guerrilla movement emerged in March. Several journalists descended on the abandoned guerrilla camp at Nancahuazú, close to the oil town of Camiri in eastern Bolivia, and a group that left the camp, including the French writer Régis Debray, were captured and detained in the town in April. Then, in Havana, the Cubans published Che's final work, an essay, "Create one, two, many Vietnams", which was an appeal for action by the international left.
I decided to visit Bolivia to see whether it was really a suitable terrain for the development of another Vietnam, for there had been little news in the international press about the war there.
In August I took the train over the Andes from the Chilean port of Antofagasta to the capital La Paz. Bolivia was a military dictatorship ruled by General Rene Barrientos, an air force officer who had seized power two years earlier. With the emergence of the guerrillas, the country had been placed under martial law, and there were military checkpoints at the entrance to every town.
I took all the necessary precautions: I arrived by train to avoid the airports that were more closely surveyed, and I shaved off my beard since all barbudos were suspect. My idea was to travel as a tourist, without - officially - registering as a foreign correspondent, but this proved impossible. It was forbidden to travel outside the city without the written permission of General Alfredo Ovando, the commander-in-chief, later the president.
So I went to register in La Paz with other foreign journalists, including a friend from the Times in London. He told me that there was something strange about a journalist from Denmark who spent two hours daily sending telex messages (...)
Richard Gott
Richard Gott is a journalist, who has worked for the Guardian, London. Among his books are 'Cuba: a New History' (Yale University Press, New Haven, 2004) and 'Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution' (Verso, London, 2005).
Translated by the author
français — Le corps du Che
Deutsch — Der Körper des Che
Español — Frente al cuerpo del Che
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import cats.data.ValidatedNel
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import com.wavesplatform.transaction.TxValidationError.GenericError
import com.wavesplatform.transaction.lease.LeaseCancelTransaction
import com.wavesplatform.transaction.validation.TxValidator

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Union Internationals
Andre Blake gets Jamaica National Team call-up
The Philadelphia Union will be without Andre Blake as he goes to represent Jamaica in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
By Eugene Rupinski@GolazodelGringo Aug 31, 2015, 3:10pm EDT
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Andre Blake is set to miss this Saturday's match against the San Jose Earthquakes, as he'll be with the Jamaican National Team as they do a home-and-home series with Nicaragua in the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. The 24 year old goalkeeper will look to supplant Ryan Thompson in goal for the Reggae Boyz in their first action since losing to Mexico 3-1 in the 2015 Gold Cup Final in July. Blake did not feature for Jamaica, even when Dwayne Miller sustained a head injury during the July 14 match against El Salvador. Blake was coming off of his second meniscectomy in six months, and it was thought Thompson (who plays for the USL's Pittsburgh Riverhounds) was the safer choice.
Blake has made nine appearances for Jamaica, and won the Golden Gloves award during the 2014 Caribbean Cup. Jamaica is scheduled to host Nicaragua on Friday, September 4 and will go to Managua on Tuesday, September 8 for the second leg of the series.


Ramin Aryaie creates short films, documentaries, music videos and experimental visual films. His work discovers unique ways of visualising and capturing moments and feelings.
Below you can find a selection of films and projects Ramin has realised.
Come on an audiovisual journey through a reinterpretetd performance by Vincent Moon and Marco Donnarumma.


Lucknow Kolkata Special Fare Holi Special (04206) runs from Lucknow (LKO) to Kolkata Chitpur (Kolkata Chitpur). It has classes third ac (3A), sleeper (SL). It is not a superfast train and covers a distance of 1060 kms in 22 hr 0 min. This train runs on Mon. It has 251 halts. This train runs with an and does not have a pantry car. Final chart for 04206 is prepared usually 3-4 hours before train departure time or a day before if train departs early morning.
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I've continued the experiments with the windowfarm and there are actually things growing in there now, though the strategy has been modified somewhat from what I started with.
Most hydroponics systems rely on some kind of circulation to keep the nutrient solution moving past the plants: flood and drain, nutrient film technique, etc. Those are active hydroponics systems. There is, however, also the option of passive hydroponics: hydroculture.
Originally, I was aiming for an active system with the nutrient solution flowing through the window planters in an almost-continuous stream. However, I found that the plants didn't seem to be getting quite enough water, probably because my circulation was too intermittent and the water level too low. This got me to wondering if the same strategy I was using for the garlic-in-hydroton-and-water would work with my lettuce and tomato seedlings.
And that called for an experiment.
I took one of the tomato seedlings (started in a cube of rockwool) and put it in a jar filled with hydroton pellets. The rockwool cube got nestled into the pellets, then more pellets packed up and around the cube to hold it upright and steady the plant. Then I topped up the jar with fertilizer water (hydroponics nutrients mixed into waste water from the fish tank, plus a splash of vinegar to bring the pH down a little) and set it in the window.
That's working quite well! The plant is very happy and growing steadily, the stems are nice and strong and the leaves are a good colour. The hydroton and rockwool ensure that the roots are sufficiently aerated, and the glass makes it easy for me to see the level of the nutrient solution and keep it topped up appropriately.
Given this success, I decided to modify the window planters to work in a similar fashion: I twisted the drain tubes up and clipped them in place so that the troughs are now able to hold water rather than instantly drain it out, and filled the whole thing with hydroton pellets with rockwool cubes of seedlings and the odd garlic plant nestled into the clay marbles. With nutrient solution filling the trough about halfway up, the plants are able to get water and air both without any difficulty, and they are in full light as the window mounted planters are right up next to the glass.
Hydroton does not wick water very well, so it's important that the nutrient solution be in easy reach of the plants roots or the rockwool cube if the roots haven't grown out of it yet. The seedlings get started in a turkey roaster with a plastic dome lid that sits on top of my natural gas stove, where the heat of the pilot lights warms the tray to about the perfect temperature for early seedling growth. Once the seedlings pop their heads up out of the rockwool, I transfer them to another tray closer to the window so they can have light but still be protected under a plastic greenhouse dome, and when they seem to be well on their way and are maybe starting to seem a little leggy, I move them into the hydroton troughs in the window, nestling the cubes down deep so that the plants can reach the water level.
Everything is growing quite slowly, but as I am not using grow lights of any kind I think that is probably to be expected. It's early in the year yet, and though we are getting more and more light, the days are still short in this part of the world. I'm okay with slow growth as long as it is steady. I've lost quite a few plants to the experimentation stage – some got dried out before I noticed, some seemed to do well for awhile then gave up when they didn't have enough nutrients … but that too was expected, as I have never grown things this way before.
As it gets a little closer to outdoor-gardening-season, I'll be starting some seedlings the more traditional way: I was gifted with a large stash of nursery pots that I can use to start plants for outside, and will be putting those into use in a little while. In the meantime, though, I'm really liking the easy setup and care of hydroton planters and liquid plant food.
Interesting - I'm amazed at your patience with growing things - especially where the season is so short! I'm glad you appreciate live plants - my only contribution to your interst for sure! NO plastic plants!


WILLEMSTAD – In about two weeks the Court of Appeals will hear the Babel case which involves the former Prime Minister of Curaçao Gerrit Schotte and his life partner Cicely van der Dijs. Last year the Court of First Instance convicted Schotte to three years in prison and for five years he will not be allowed to participate in the elections as a candidate.
If the Court of Appeals ratifies this sentence, that means that Schotte will not be able to participate in the 2021 elections nor in 2025. This means that if the Government that is formed after 2025 completes its term, Schotte will not be able to participate until 2029.
Schotte still believes that what the Netherlands wants to do to him is to make sure he doesn't participate in the next two elections. He is also convinced that he will be exonerated from all charges by the Court of Appeals.
Schotte's party MFK is still considering the worst scenarios and is already talking about a possible change of leadership. Former Prime Minister Gilmer Pisas is being considered as the new leader of the party. Last elections he received 3000 votes. The party is still hopeful that their leader will be absolved from all accusations.


If anything hinders our ability to do what God has called us to do, we don't have the option to let it slide.
People use a lot of excuses for not putting their best foot forward in pastoral ministry.
Depending on your call to ministry, some of those may not be issues to overcome as much as they are quirks we all live with. If you're a writer instead of a pastor, you might not need to be a people person. And texting may never be an essential tool.
But most are universal. Honesty is no excuse for rudeness, for example. And if you were raised being taught bad manners or principles, abandon them and learn better principles to live by and pass on to others.
Even in the areas that aren't universal, we all need to assess and adjust our shortcomings. Especially as Christian leaders.
For example, being an introvert (like me) is not a 'get out of being a team-player' card. And if you're too blunt, it's not less-than-honest to learn some subtlety.
As a leader, there's only one appropriate response to your shortcomings.
And if you don't know how to get better, find out!
Living with mediocrity or incompetence in ministry because "it's just the way I am" is not an excuse.
Actually, it is an excuse. A really bad one.
If anything hinders our ability to do what God has called us to do, we don't have the option to let it slide.
We need to let go of our excuses for not doing ministry better, and regularly learn new skills.
We need to let go of excuses for not doing ministry better, and regularly learn new skills. Including old-school essentials that may be new to us because we somehow missed them along the way.
As Christian leaders, we have an awesome responsibility. To God and the congregation he's called us to serve.
Mastering the required tools is a bare minimum for fulfilling our ministerial calling. Both the long-standing principles and the new innovations.
When we stand before Christ, he's not going to tell us "I said I'd judge you for every idle word, but I notice you were raised in a household that yelled a lot, so you get a pass on being rude."
Copyright © 2017 by the author or Christianity Today.


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Software giant Oracle to set up three hubs in Turkey
Oracle, the world's second-largest software company after Microsoft, will set up nine data centers in Turkey, the U.S. and the U.K.
Many European retail giants, headed by personal care products, have recently decided to leave Turkey. While British TopShop, German Douglas and Dutch C & A lead the way among the aforementioned world giants, the finance and technology firms led by Korean, Japanese and Chinese companies, on the other hand, are making new investment decisions in Turkey, including Oracle, one of the most important software companies in the world.
Oracle, the world's second largest software company after Microsoft, has launched new projects to set up nine data centers in Turkey, the United States and the United Kingdom, reports Dünya daily. The company's 2017 investment projection was announced by Oracle CEO Mark Hurd in New York. CEO Mark Hurd, who previously chaired the Oracle Corporation, said investments in the field of global cloud technology will be launched this year.
According to Hurd, the company will focus on three new locations in 2017. While the three centers to be opened in the U.S. will be in the Reston region of Virginia, three other hubs in Britain will open in the capital of London.
Centers are close but independent of each otherThe locations of the three centers in Turkey have not been specified yet. However, it has been reported that the centers will be a few kilometers away from each other but will operate completely independent of one another. With the addition of these centers, the number of networks in Oracle's global operation will reach 26.
In 2018, the software giant's global expansion will be towards the Asia-Pacific (APAC), North American and the Middle Eastern regions. According to Deepak Patil, vice president of product development in Oracle, these investments mean the realization of the commitments made for the leadership of the engineering and capital investments for the global cloud platform.
In last November, Turkcell and Oracle made a strategic-cooperative decision, which led to the establishment of a new data center.
A software giant with 136,000 employeesThe fact that U.S.-based Oracle,the world's biggest software company after Microsoft with a turnover of $37 billion and 136,000 employees, will set up three cloud technology-oriented data centers in Turkey is very important for the country, both in this economic environment and in the same investment geography as the U.S. and the U.K. It should be noted that shares of Oracle, which was founded in 1977, are traded on the U.S. stock market. Oracle's founder Larry Ellison holds the title of the world's seventh richest person with his personal wealth of $48.4 billion.


We would not be so perplexed by the mysteries of our lives!
We are not in this world merely to have a pleasant time — but to be fashioned into beauty of Christly character. If we would always remember this, we would not be so perplexed by the mysteries of our lives.
If joy is ours — it is to make us a greater blessing to others.
If sorrow is ours — it is to bring out Christ's image in us more clearly.
If our hopes are disappointed — it is because God has some better thing for us, than that which we so earnestly desire.
If we are called to endure pain — it is because godly character can only be matured by affliction.
If bereavement comes and we are left without the human arm we have always leaned upon — it is because there are elements of character in our life which never could be developed unless the human support were removed.
If our burdens are heavy — it is because we grow best under burdens.
If we suffer wrong — it is to teach us better the great lessons of meekness, patience and sweet temper.
Always the Master is making us into the beauty of the holy pattern He has set for us, and preparing us for greater usefulness and better service!


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Education for the Future | China Unlocked
June 13, 2018 China Report ASEAN China Unlocked Leave a comment
By Wang Hai
Professor Hu Biliang, dean of Emerging Markets Institute at Beijing Normal University delivering a speech on the 2017 graduation ceremony
"I look at the long term of this program," explains Professor Hu Biliang his ambitions for the International Masters of Business Administration (IMBA) program of the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI). While serving as the dean of EMI at Beijing Normal University (BNU) for about seven years, Hu dedicated most of his time to "helping students establish not only business administration knowledge , but also a clear savvy about the economy and social development of China."
After decades of rapid development and remarkable success integrating into the global economy, China is positioned to play an exemplary role for other emerging markets. Furthermore, as one of the earliest advocates of South-South Cooperation, China has always been willing to share its experience with its fellow countries. Educational cooperation represents, according to Hu, a "tremendous opportunity."
The tremendous opportunity was first seized by BNU about seven years ago when it established China's very first Emerging Markets Institute in 2011. For the seven years since then, EMI has been training international talent with outstanding leadership and at the same time presenting authentic images of China's modern economy and regional development to students from around the world with hopes of them becoming politicians, experts, officials or scholars.
China, the "Database"
When asked about the most glaring difficulty in designing the lectures and syllabus for the one-year program, Professor Hu admits that it was never easy to keep the program standardized with other top international MBA programs while keeping it attractive and uniquely valuable. Ever the erudite educator, he listed myriad areas in which the program could be improved. Once a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University, Hu is dazzlingly familiar with top-level MBA programs worldwide, which convinced him that it is crucial for local MBA programs to distinguish themselves.
That said, such colossal difficulties should be overcome by the 4-year-old program. "Probably our greatest capability is providing countless cases from China for our students to analyze, deconstruct and theorize," Hu illustrates. "The country is truly a priceless 'database'."
To offer students opportunities that would otherwise never have been available, Hu and his colleagues incorporated a large amount of empirical lessons into the courses. The purpose is to help characterize the economics and social development in China. Or, in an alternative but preferred way, as Hu puts it, it's about "getting out of the classroom and learning from real cases."
Some IMBA students from the class of 2017
On April 15, 2018, China Report ASEAN was invited for the fourth consecutive year to cover a field research trip to Kunshan in southeastern China's Jiangsu Province. Each year for the past four, at least two weeks were set aside on the academic calendar for students to finish their field research tasks, according to Li Pengpeng, HR manager of EMI.
From the modern metropolis of Shanghai to Dingxi, an agricultural town in western Gansu Province, various research destinations have been introduced into the training scheme, providing students abundant opportunities for field research.
Academic Image of the Country
Perhaps nobody can judge the program like the students, who are selected from hundreds of applicants from Asia, Latin America, Africa and other developing countries. They come prepared with great aspirations and boatloads of motivation in tow.
"My biggest motivation to study here was seeing the economic development of China," reveals Romtham Khumnurak, a graduate student from Thammasat University in Thailand. "I got everything I wanted after a year of studying. Not only did we learn a lot from the lectures, we also conducted extensive field research. It was exactly what I expected: learning from this country through authentic cases."
Although most students, Romtham included, had not been to China before joining the IMBA program, some have established systematic knowledge framing of China's economy, social development, urbanization process and poverty alleviation practice. After working for the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar since 2006, Tin Tin Nwet describes her experience in China as an incredible and fruitful journey. "I am here because I was curious about the Belt and Road Initiative and eager to learn how it will affect China's neighbors like Myanmar," she says. "Bilateral relations between China and Myanmar are developing fast, so I am excited to introduce this program to my friends in Myanmar."
Over 120 students from about 50 countries have joined the program during the past four years. Even though some of the them came with limited knowledge of China, they still brought sophisticated inquiries to be figured out. Unlike many of his classmates, Beksultan Mametibraimov, a Kyrgyzstani alumnus of Peking University, was inspired to be more insightful when accepting the offer. He finished his masters at Peking University last year, where most of his knowledge about China was gained. "Part of my job responsibilities in Kyrgyzstan was to know about the Belt and Road Initiative, which is why I chose to study here after my 2-year master program. My country has been looking forward to developing infrastructure like railroads, highways and the energy sector. It was energizing to learn from those who have been doing this on a massive scale."
Emerging Markets, Emerging Opportunities
"Leadership towards the future" is a phrase frequently heard from EMI staff, especially Professor Hu Biliang when discussing long-term expectations of alumni. "Very much alike our students, I joined a similar postgraduate program offered by the German government in 1989," he reveals, adding that the program represented a turning point in his life. "The project, pretty much identical to our IMBA program, was specially designed for young scholars and talents from emerging market countries including China."
Grzegorz Witold Kołodko, former Polish Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance was invited to give a lecture to the IMBA students in 2017.
Later employed by World Bank, Societe Generale and CASS, Hu started his career as professor in development economics and global economics. He credits the German program with putting him on the track to success. Thus, Hu hopes the knowledge the students gain in China today will kindle new experiences and drive to achieve big careers helping the emerging markets from which they hail.
"Tremendous changes have taken place in our country," Hu continues. "China is more than willing to share its experience with other emerging market countries, which is why we advocated a plan that included financial support from the Chinese government. " According to Hu, instead of simply training talent, the program also aims to create future opportunities for China and other emerging markets.
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What are you doing this summer? Do you want to participate in an archeological dig? Study in a yeshiva environment? Work on a kibbutz? Hike and climb the length of Israel?
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NFTY in Israel – North American Federation of Temple Youth. Hike, climb, discover, and explore with new friends from across the continent. Return home with endless personal accomplishments, meaningful memories and stories you'll never forget.
Passport to Israel – BBYO's Passport to Israel (P2I) will bring you to Israel to explore desert canyons, walk in the footsteps of history, and connect to your Jewish identity on a whole new level.
Camp Ramah Noam in Israel – Values of tolerance, absorption of new immigrants, democracy, pluralism, and Zionism are all part of our educational programs.
Young Judaea Israel Programs – Spend 5 1/2 weeks exploring all Israel has to offer. You will have an amazing summer experience while climbing Masada, swimming in the Dead Sea, learning Hebrew and much more!
NCSY – National Synagogue Youth's Jerusalem Journey. Israel, from sea to sea, from desert to modern and ancient Israeli cities – you'll see the most beautiful country in the world.
Every bar or bat mitzvah celebration now offers a twofold opportunity to link a child with Israel. The Blue and White Fund, a U.S. mutual fund that invests solely in Israeli companies, has been offering chai ($18) in free stock shares to youngsters celebrating a Simcha. Now a sapling – as well as equity – can grow for Jews coming of age.
The Jewish National Fund, a nonprofit devoted to the stewardship of lands in Israel, is partnering with the 2-year-old mutual fund, based in Beverly Hills, Calif. As part of the pact, JNF will plant a tree in the Jewish state in the young person's honor.
"It's a way to honor their bar or bat mitzvah and establish roots for them in the land of Israel," said Rona Rodrig, JNF's director of product and campaign development, of the program of Jewish youth.
Israel sends its knowledge all over the world to assist nations in need. Israel has shown that the desert can be conquered and made hospitable for habitation and farming. Thousands of agronomists, farmers and agricultural managers from all over the world have attended Israeli educational programs and seminars.
In disaster aid for a country of its size, Israel is second to none. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Israel invests 50 million shekels ($11.4 million) in humanitarian assistance each year, with ad hoc supplements in emergency situations.
The Israeli army's search and rescue teams have rushed to earthquake-stricken areas in Turkey, Armenia, and Mexico. Israel has contributed financial and medical support to those suffering in Darfur, Sudan. Israeli doctors perform open-heart surgeries on babies and children in Ethiopia and China.
With the recent tsunami disaster in Asia, Israel was one of the first nations to send a medical team to the area. Besides the dispatch of volunteers to Sri Lanka, thousands of Israelis of all ages mobilized to raise money and collect food for the victims.


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