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THE NEW SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
The second scramble for Africa is definitely with us. Africa is being shared up once again, a perfect replay of the Berlin Conference held between 1884 and 1885. However, there are salient differences between the two scrambles for Africa, both of which have been used by western countries to justify their illegal take-over of Africa. GATHURU MBURU writes.
In the (in) famous Berlin Conference of 1885, Africa was dubbed as a dark continent which needed salvaging from itself, by bringing light to the continent. The God-sends did not involve or inform Africans of the decisions to share up their territory. The west has today dubbed Africa as idle land, which needs to be excited into activity to produce food for Africans. Today, however, elected African leaders are the key players in the scramble as they play a very dangerous facilitative role.
African communities basically survive on bio-diverse resources, including crops and animals. Production in Africa is primarily small scale in key life-sustaining sectors that feed over 80% of the continent's peoples. Most farmers produce on a small scale. Livestock production is also small scale for most pastoralists, while fishermen catch few fish with their unsophisticated gear. Africa's hunter-gather communities work very closely with nature and the artisanal mining has hardly caused any serious environmental impacts. This character of Africa's civility in survival is the target of new-day scramble, as the continent is viewed as a gigantic unexploited resource.
The new scramble is being manifested in many ways but the most outrageous is the resource take-over, which is being referred to as foreign investments. This is happening in vital resources of forests, grasslands, farmlands, seeds, water, and the new found minerals – all of which are leading to massive land grabs across the African continent.
For the small scale farmers of this continent, our governments are being arm-twisted by powerful multinational seed companies to pass laws that criminalise handling and sharing seeds that communities have saved and shared since the beginning of their time.
The Seed and Plant Varieties Acts are being aligned to the injurious requirements of UPOV 1991; these same laws are being harmonised regionally, with the aim of having a continental law on seeds; Biosafety Acts in several countries in Africa are designed to allow genetically modified organisms into the countries, and they are also being harmonised to allow easy flow of genetically modified foods and seeds in the continent. Clearly, the sovereignty of the continent of Africa is once again under siege.
The above laws are an affront to food sovereignty of the continent, an ideal that small scale producers (small scale farmers, pastoralists, fisher folk, hunters and gatherers) – have held dear for a long time, and which has provided food to over 80% of Africa's peoples. The same laws are taking away the responsibility of African peoples to feed themselves, and giving it to multinational companies whose key interest is to make profits.
As the adversaries strengthen their resolve to illegally take over the lifeline of Africa's peoples, it is incumbent upon African communities to organise and consolidate their struggles to protect the resources of the continent for posterity. It is widely believed that Africa is the least prepared continent to face the vagaries of a changing climate.
Protection of the resources of the continent by the people themselves is the greatest preparatory and adaptive action that communities can take together. The farmers must protect their seeds and soils, pastoralists must protect their animals and other rangeland resources, fisher folk must protect their fish and other aquatic resources, hunters and gatherers must protect their bio-diverse wild resources.
Africa's grassroots movements must go out to reclaim, liberate, use, protect and share locally the resources of the continent for true food sovereignty to be realised.
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APG and Fiera Infrastructure Complete Purchase of Conterra Networks
By Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc.
By Troy Record | troyrecord@medianewsgroup.com |
PUBLISHED: June 30, 2021 at 11:04 a.m. | UPDATED: July 26, 2021 at 4:28 a.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. and NEW YORK and TORONTO, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. ("Conterra Networks", "Conterra" or "the Company") today announced that affiliates of APG Group NV ("APG") and affiliates of Fiera Infrastructure Inc. ("Fiera Infrastructure"), along with significant participation by the Company's senior management team have closed on the purchase of the company from affiliates of Court Square Capital Partners ("Court Square") and certain other indirect equity holders of Conterra (the "Transaction").
Conterra Networks, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the largest independent local providers of fiber-based services in the United States, with a 13,000-route mile fiber network that brings high-capacity customized middle and last-mile fiber and fixed wireless services to enterprise, carrier, education, government and data center customers across 21 states in the Southeast, South Central and Western US.
Craig Gunderson, President & CEO of Conterra, commented, "On behalf of the Conterra management team and our employees, we want to thank the Court Square team, our founding management team and our employees for guiding and supporting the growth of Conterra. We are excited to be partnering with APG and Fiera Infrastructure to accelerate our expansion plans in Tier II and Tier III markets through the rapid expansion of our fiber networks, strategic acquisitions and enhanced fiber-based solutions, while remaining fully committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience."
APG is one of the largest pension fiduciary asset managers in the world, working for over 22,000 employers and providing the pension for one in five families in the Netherlands (approximately 4.7 million participants). APG is one of the most active infrastructure investors globally, including a growing global presence across the telecommunications sector. Steven Hason, Americas Head of Real Assets, commented, "On behalf of our clients, APG is pleased to announce this investment in Conterra Networks. APG's approach to investing in digital infrastructure complements Conterra's long-term growth plans. This investment will position Conterra to provide vital infrastructure to their growing customer base in Tier II and III markets well into the future. APG looks forward to our partnership with both Fiera Infrastructure and the Conterra management team."
Fiera Infrastructure acquired a significant equity interest in the Company in April 2019, and the Transaction represents the culmination of Fiera Infrastructure's plan to acquire additional equity interests.
Fiera Infrastructure is a leading global mid-market direct infrastructure investor and an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation (TSX: FSZ). Fiera Infrastructure's interests in Conterra are held in its EagleCrest Infrastructure strategy. "Fiera Infrastructure looks forward to working closely with our new partner APG in support of Conterra's solid management team and employee base as they continue to execute upon their expansion strategy," said Alina Osorio, President of Fiera Infrastructure. Jamie Crotin, Managing Director of Fiera Infrastructure, added that "Conterra provides a very strong platform on which we will continue to grow the Company, through both organic network builds and acquisitions."
About Conterra Networks
Founded in 2001, and now operating approximately 13,000 fiber route miles, Conterra is one of the largest independent providers of fiber-based services in the United States.
About APG
As the largest pension provider in the Netherlands APG looks after the pensions of 4.7 million participants. APG provides executive consultancy, asset management, pension administration, pension communication and employer services. We work for pension funds and employers in the sectors of education, government, construction, cleaning, housing associations, sheltered employment organizations, medical specialists, and architects. APG manages approximately EUR577 billion (March 2021) in pension assets. With approximately 3,000 employees who work from Heerlen, Amsterdam, Brussels, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing.
APG has been an active infrastructure investor since 2004, investing approximately EUR16.0 billion to date and managing 36 direct stakes in portfolio companies. APG's investments include assets within energy and utilities, telecommunications, and transport infrastructure. APG's Global Infrastructure team is comprised of 35 investment professionals. For more information, please visit www.apg.nl
About Fiera Infrastructure
Fiera Infrastructure is a leading global mid-market direct infrastructure investor operating across all subsectors of the infrastructure asset class. Led by a team of highly experienced and specialized professionals, the firm leverages strong global relationships, with a local presence in both Toronto, London and New York. Its rigorous approach to investment and asset management aligns with its long-term approach. Fiera Infrastructure has assets under management and commitments of C$2.7 billion as of March 31, 2021. Fiera Infrastructure has invested in 35 infrastructure assets across utilities, telecommunications, transportation, renewables and PPPs. For further information, please visit http://www.fierainfrastructure.com
About Court Square
Court Square is a middle market private equity firm with one of the most experienced investment teams in the industry. Since 1979, the team has completed over 230 investments, including several landmark transactions, and has developed numerous businesses into leaders in their respective markets. Court Square invests in companies that have compelling growth potential within the business services, general industrial, healthcare, and technology and telecommunications sectors. The firm has $7.3 billion of assets under management and is based in New York, N.Y. For more information on Court Square, please visit www.courtsquare.com.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as corporate counsel and Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP served as regulatory counsel to Fiera Infrastructure and APG, and Goulston & Storrs PC served as legal counsel to APG. TD Securities and Evercore served as financial advisors, and Dechert LLP acted as corporate counsel to Conterra and Court Square and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP served as regulatory counsel to Conterra.
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Bai Dinh Pagoda – A Wonderful World Heritage Site of Vietnam
If you are planning a Vietnam tour, then Trang An- Bai Dinh - a World Heritage Site will be your ideal choice. Being one of the largest Vietnam temples, Bai Dinh is becoming well-known for being an attractive destination for many domestic and foreign tourists. Let's explore and experience this destination with our travel guides.
Bai Dinh Temple is located on the sacred land at Sinh Duoc, Gia Sinh, Gia Vien, Ninh Binh, about 100km from Hanoi. It is a popular destination, attracting a large number of visitors every year. Bai Dinh Temple has the largest area in Vietnam with 539 hectares including 27 hectares of ancient Bai Dinh temple, 80 hectares of new Bai Dinh temple built in 2003 and other items such as Public cultural and Buddhist Academy, roads and car park, Dam Thi Lake, etc. The majestic limestone mountains surround Bai Dinh temple.
Bai Dinh Temple is also known for its many Vietnamese and Asian records. It was established as the giant gilded bronze Buddha statue in Asia. The temple also has the longest La Han corridor as well as the largest bronze Di Lac statue in Southeast Asia.
Bai Dinh Pagoda
The best time to visit Bai Dinh Temple
According to customary, Vietnamese people often go to worship pagoda on the occasion of the new year. Therefore, Bai Dinh temple as well as and other temples attracted a lot of visitors to pour into in the spring, especially the new year's days. In this time, the weather is quite beautiful, cool and fresh.
In particular, Bai Dinh has many festivals taken place during spring. You should choose the new year's days to enjoy the complete spring atmosphere. However, you can also visit Bai Dinh Temple at other times of the year to avoid the crowds.
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Option 2: Go to Ky Lan Mountain (Television Station of Ninh Binh province), turn right and then follow the instructions, you will go to Bai Dinh Temple and Trang An tourism area.
If you do not have a motorbike, you can also take the car from Hanoi to Ninh Binh about 60km. You can also tell the driver to turn to Bai Dinh, then get off and continue to catch motorbike taxi or taxi.
The golden statues in Bai Dinh Pagoda
What to eat in Bai Dinh Temple
Coming to Bai Dinh, many tourists will eat vegetarian food. You can go to Tam The Hall to eat this kind of food. Also, Ninh Binh also has many specialties food which attracts visitors. There are a lot of strange and unique dishes such as mountain goat meat, fried rice, Yen Mac fermented pork roll. These dishes enjoyed with a glass of Lai Thanh Kim Son wine will be great. Also, in Ninh Binh, you can also find many eating places and restaurants serving many traditional dishes of Vietnam.
Some tourist attractions in Bai Dinh
The community of Bai Dinh Temple
Visitors will be overwhelmed by the grandeur of this Buddhist work. The architecture of Bai Dinh Temple is prominent with large cubes bearing the impress of Vietnamese architecture.
The Dharma Temple
The Dharma Temple is a massive structure in the community of Bai Dinh Temple. It consists of 5 compartments. The middle compartment is very wide. In the central compartment, there is a bronze statue with a height of 10 m and the weight of 100 tons on the high platform. It is the largest bronze statue in Asia.
From the Dharma Temple, tourists go to Tam The Hall. It is the most magnificent architectural work in Bai Dinh and also the largest Buddhist shrine in Vietnam today. Tam The Hall has three curved roofs and 12 roofs on four sides, 30m high. In Tam The Hall, there are 3 Tam The bronze statue, each statue weighs 50 tons.
The Buddha statues in the corridor of the pagoda
The bell tower
The bell tower in Bai Dinh Temple is located on a high hill. The special feature of the bell tower in Bai Dinh that probably none of the temples in Vietnam has is a bronze drum with the largest size and volume of 70 tons in Vietnam. Dai Hong Chung is located in the bell tower with a weight of 36 tons is confirmed as the largest bell in Vietnam.
Bai Dinh temple has become the largest center of spiritual activities in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. From the top of the majestic mountain, overlooking the vast natural landscape, you will find your soul tranquil. If you want to know more information about Vietnam group tour, feel free to contact us via our website. Share it if it is useful to you. Have a great trip!
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Remembering Ex-Rep. Dan Benishek: The Last Angry Man
Then-Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Mich., attends a congressional panel on Sept. 19, 2015, in Mackinac Island, Mich. Benishek, a surgeon who served three terms in Congress, died Oct. 15, 2021, at age 69, his family says. (Carlos Osorio/AP File)
By John Gizzi Friday, 22 October 2021 06:04 PM Current | Bio | Archive
''The interview went quite well,'' Lorraine Millot, Washington correspondent for the venerable French publication Liberacion, told Newsmax shortly after sitting down with Rep.-elect Dan Benishek, R-Mich., in December 1994.
''And I have to say he's a good face for the 'tea party,''' she added.
The death Oct. 15 of the former three-term congressman and surgeon at age 69 evoked memories of the Republicans who took over the House a decade ago in a wave of public anger against the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The election of so many political outsiders backed by the virulently anti-tax and anti-government tea party movement drew the attention of the international press. Millot was just one of a score of foreign correspondents who wanted to find out what made this new force in politics so appealing.
In Benishek, at least, she found the answer. A graduate of the University of Michigan and the medical school at Wayne State University, he was known as ''Dr. Dan'' across Michigan's Upper Peninsula for his years of practice at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain.
In 2009, ''Dr. Dan'' became much like Dr. Sam Abelman, the fiercely independent physician-hero of the film ''The Last Angry Man.''
''Yes, I was mad as hell,'' Benishek once told Newsmax, recalling how his congressman, Democrat Bart Stupak, reversed himself from his insistence on a ban on abortion in the ACA and thus made its passage possible, in a 219-212 vote, on March 21, 2010.
Because the handful of anti-abortion Democrats in the House would not vote for the ACA unless it included the Stupak-Pitts Amendment to prohibit funding for abortions, the Michigan lawmaker became what The New York Times called ''the single most important rank-and-file House member in passing the bill.''
Two days after he insisted on the inclusion of his amendment in the bill, Stupak abruptly turned around and said he had President Barack Obama's assurance of an executive order to ban abortion funding.
Abortion opponents denounced Stupak as a traitor. Benishek was so angry that he immediately announced his candidacy for Congress, even though he had never been politically active before. Tea party activists and fellow political newcomers flocked to Dr. Dan. On the day Stupak cast his pivotal vote, Benishek received $50,000 in unsolicited campaign contributions.
Three weeks after his reversal on ACA, Stupak announced his retirement. Sensing an opportunity, other Republicans suddenly entered the race. State Sen. Jason Allen emerged as Benishek's leading rival.
''But we've got Joe the Plumber [the blue-collar worker who emerged as a symbol of the opposition to the Obama administration] coming in to campaign for Dr. Dan,'' Benishek campaign quarterback Lori Wortz told Newsmax at the time. ''Just keep thinking 'tea party.'''
The tea party, Joe the Plumber and Dr. Dan himself turned out to be the right ingredients — barely, as he eked out the GOP nomination over Allen by 15 votes and then went on to win in the fall over state Rep. Gary McDowell, a Democrat.
Rated 100% by both the American Family Association and the Americans for Prosperity, Benishek essentially remained the same conservative outsider he had been in his first campaign. He was inevitably in the front lines of fights to repeal the ACA and freely voiced his skepticism about climate change.
In 2016, despite urgings from Republican leaders that he seek a fourth term, Benishek was adamant about going home. He had vowed to serve three terms in his first race, and he meant it.
''He really felt someone had to do something, and if it had to be him, then so be it,'' Wortz recalled. ''He wasn't going to make a career of it. When leadership was trying to convince him to do another term, Dan couldn't be swayed.
''He wanted to get back home. He wanted to spend more time with [wife] Judy, and he didn't want to spend more time in Washington at the expense of seeing his grandkids grow up. He was so smart to invest in what really matters, the real relationships in his life. He was a good man.''
John Gizzi is chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax. For more of his reports, Go Here Now.
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The New Obi-Wan Kenobi Series on Disney+—Which Is Not Canceled—Will Explain Everything About Force Ghosts
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Now that The Mandalorian concluded its first season on Dec. 27, 2019, fans want to know what's next for Star Wars. We can't expect another movie after The Rise of Skywalker for about three years. However, Disney+ is planning a new series surrounding Obi-Wan Kenobi. Let's take a look at what we can expect from the series and how it will explain everything you need to know about Force ghosts.
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Here are the basics surrounding the 'Obi-Wan Kenobi Series' on Disney+
Ewan McGregor will reprise his role from 15 years ago as the fan-favorite Obi-Wan Kenobi. The president of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, announced at the 2019 D23 Expo that the scripts for the series are written. The filming will begin in the summer of 2020, but the only other information we know comes straight from McGregor.
Brief rumors that began on Jan. 15, 2020 that indicated the show was canceled, are now squashed, according to The Wrap.
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"It will be interesting to take a character we know in a way and show him," McGregor explained to Men's Journal. "Well, his arc will be quite interesting, I think, dealing with that the fact that all the Jedi were slaughtered with the end of Episode III. It's quite something to get over."
He is excited to get back into his old character, although he is 15 years older. He feels as though the time will be on his side since he was so young when he played Obi-Wan the first time.
"I want to get closer and closer to how Obi-Wan felt while Alec Guinness was playing him," the actor continued. "I feel like I'm grayer and nearer him in age, so it'll be easier to do that."
McGregor also told the magazine that the first season would feature six- one-hour long episodes.
What are Force ghosts, and when did we see them last in the 'Star Wars' movies?
In the film, Star Wars: A New Hope, Qui-Gon Jinn appears to Obi-Wan as a Force Ghost. The spirit guides Yoda and Obi-Wan in the secret of retaining one's individuality after becoming one with the Force.
"The Force ghost was the soul and essence of a deceased Force-sensitive who denied the will of the Force upon death, yet was able to interact with the living," according to the Star Wars Fandom. "It also describes those who committed a final act of selflessness that led to their death, and have come to terms with it."
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During The Phantom Menace, viewers had many questions when Qui-Gon Jinn's body did not vanish after his duel with Darth Maul. He was instead cremated on a Jedi funeral pyre like Vader. However, in Revenge of the Sith, fans find out that dying and maintaining one's identity does not happen to every Jedi. It is an ability that is acquired by Qui-Gon's spirit and is then passed on to Yoda and Obi-Wan.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series will explain precisely how Jedi become Force ghosts
Although the Star Wars fandom describes the Force ghosts, it is still a little fuzzy as to exactly how it happens. The new upcoming series will rectify that. Viewers will see how a Jedi trains to become a Force ghost, according to We Got This Covered.
The new series will show us how Obi-Wan learns how to make himself a Force ghost. The show will give us more information about the Force as a whole. He will also encounter several other important characters who will teach him new things about the Force.
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It will take ideas from the dialogue between Obi-Wan and Yoda at the end of Revenge of the Sith. After Padme dies, they decide that Obi-Wan will go to Tatooine to watch over Luke. This is when Yoda explains to Obi-Wan that he has been contacted by Force ghost Qui-Gon Jinn. Yoda also tells him that he will teach him how to interact with Jinn.
It will be interesting to learn more about the Force. It will also hopefully solidify our ideas about how Baby Yoda already has the Force in The Mandalorian. Look for more information to come regarding the new series when it starts filming in the summer of 2020.


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(c) the institution's employees or agents do not administer any study intervention being tested or evaluated under the protocol.
In the hypothetical scenario posed in this query to OHRP, if the administration of the survey does not merit professional recognition, the survey firm typically performs surveys for non-research purposes, and the survey firm will not be administering any study intervention being tested or evaluated under the protocol, then we would not consider the survey firm to be engaged in the research study provided that the survey firm was not involved in obtaining the informed consent of human subjects for the research. Note that under scenario (A)(5) of our engagement guidance, institutions whose employees or agents obtain the informed consent of human subjects for the research generally would be considered engaged in human subjects research. The non-engaged scenario described in (B)(1) of the engagement guidance was not intended to apply to scenario (A)(5).
With regard to whether the survey firm typically performs surveys for non-research purposes, a survey firm would meet the condition described in scenario (B)(1)(b) of our engagement guidance provided that most of the surveys conducted by the firm were not performed for "research" purposes as defined at 45 CFR part 46.102(d). This means that the firm could conduct some surveys that would meet the regulatory definition of "research" and still satisfy this condition described in our engagement guidance document.
With regard to whether the survey firm's employees or agents will be administering any study intervention being tested or evaluated under the protocol, we agree that the administration of a survey generally constitutes an interaction, not an intervention. In our view, an intervention typically involves something that is done to a research subject (such as administering an experimental treatment intervention, drawing blood, or altering the subjects' environment), while an interaction typically involves communication or interpersonal contact between investigators and subjects (such as conducting interviews or administrating questionnaires). In the case of survey research, there may not be a "study intervention" being tested or evaluated under the protocol. If a survey research study does not include a study intervention, the condition described in scenario (B)(1)(c) of our engagement guidance would be satisfied since the survey firm would not be administering any study intervention. In other words, assuming the first two conditions were met, if a survey firm was only administering a survey as part of a research study, then the survey firm would not be engaged in the research, provided that the firm's employees and agents did not obtain the informed consent of human subjects for the research.
Regarding the relationship between the engagement of institutions in research and the terms of the FWA, we want to clarify that the Terms of Assurance apply to institutions that have already been determined to be engaged in the conduct of human subjects research. Through the FWA, the institution commits to HHS that it will comply with the requirements set forth in 45 CFR part 46, as well as the specific Terms of Assurance that identify certain requirements that the institution agrees to fulfill under the FWA. In contrast, OHRP's guidance document on engagement in research was developed to assist institutions in determining whether or not they are engaged in a particular human subjects research project. Therefore, the Terms of Assurance should not be used to determine whether an institution is engaged in a particular research project.
It is also important to note that while employees of a contracting firm may sometimes be considered to be agents of an engaged institution holding an FWA, neither the Terms of Assurance nor the guidance document on engagement in research are intended to suggest that every employee of a contracting firm carrying out some aspect of a research study on behalf of an engaged institution holding an FWA automatically will become an agent of the FWA-holding institution. In the OHRP guidance document on engagement we defined an institution's employees or agents as "...individuals who: (1) act on behalf of the institution; (2) exercise institutional authority or responsibility; or (3) perform institutionally designated activities. 'Employees and agents' can include staff, students, contractors, and volunteers, among others, regardless of whether the individual is receiving compensation." We believe that the determination of whether an employee of a contracting firm is an agent of an FWA-holding institution is generally for the institution and contracting firm to determine.
Accordingly, in the case of the firm performing the surveys, the determination of whether or not employees of that firm are considered agents of the institution that hired it will largely depend on whether or not those two institutions have decided to characterize the survey firm's employees as agents of the hiring institution.
As to why it might matter whether or not employees of the survey firm are agents of the other institution, it is important to note that one of the Terms of Assurance relates to the requirement for assurances for collaborating institutions such as contractors (see Term 7 of the Terms of Assurance for institutions within the United States, and Term 8 of the Terms of Assurance for international institutions. Under this term of the assurance, when the institution holding the FWA is either a) the primary awardee under a federal grant, contract, or cooperative agreement supporting research to which the FWA applies, or b) the coordinating center for federally-conducted or -supported research to which the FWA applies, the institution is responsible for ensuring that all collaborating institutions engaged in such research operate under an appropriate OHRP-approved or other federally-approved assurance for the protection of human subjects. This means that if an external contractor is determined to be engaged in an HHS-conducted or -supported research study, then the contractor needs to be covered by an FWA.
This requirement could be met in any of the following three ways: (1) the survey firm could obtain its own FWA; (2) the FWA-holding institution and survey firm could agree that the employees of the survey firm were agents of the FWA-holding institution; or (3) the FWA-holding institution could determine that the employees of the survey firm were not agents of the FWA-holding institution and in certain circumstances could choose to extend the applicability of its FWA to cover the collaborating investigators who are employees of the contracting firm through an Individual Investigator Agreement (IIA) or another similar agreement developed by the institution holding the FWA. See OHRP's guidance on the use of the IAA and the link to the sample IIA document.
We hope these clarifications are helpful. Please feel free to reach out to us if it would be useful to have additional OHRP input on these issues.


India has pledged an additional $100 million towards the UN partnership fund, significantly scaling up its support to sustainable development projects across the developing world.
The India-UN development partnership fund was set up earlier this year as a partnership between India and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).
The first project from the fund is being executed in partnership with seven Pacific Island countries. The fund has since then identified 15 more projects, he noted. Of the $5 million India contributed to the fund this year, $2 million would be utilised for reconstruction in Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda, which took a big hit from hurricanes, he said.
Among major contributions include UNDP ($4.5 million), World Food Programme ($1.92 million Biennium 2017-18), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Near East($1.25 million), UN Women ($1 million), United Nations Children's Fund ($862, 000). United Nations Population Fund ($500,000), United Nations Commission on Human Settlements Programme ($150,000), United Nations Environment Programme ($100,000), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ($100,000) and Voluntary Fund for Technical Co-operation ($200,000).


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Q: Referencing current object of a class in JQuery I'm not very experienced when it comes to any kind of web development, much less jquery and ajax, which I am required to use so I'm having a dificult time.
I'm working on a project that requires me to  repaint two checkboxes to 'unchecked' when a seperate button called "Reopen" is clicked. Right now the code I'm working with is:
$('.reopenBtn').click(function() {
    var confirm_reopen = confirm("Are you sure you want to open this opportunity back up?");
    if (confirm_reopen) {
        var href = 'cfcs/opportunity.cfc';
        var method = 'ReopenOp';
        var opsid = $(this).parent().parent().attr('id');
        $('#' + opsid).ajaxSuccess(function() {});
        $.post(href, {
            method: method,
            opsid: opsid
        });
        $('.lost').removeAttr('checked');
        $('.won').removeAttr('checked');
    }
});

The problem with this code is that it repaints all instances of the checkboxes on the page and not just the specific instance of the won and lost check boxes. What I'm looking for is something like this:
$(this).('.lost').removeAttr('checked');
$(this).('.won').removeAttr('checcked');

Like I said, I'm not very experienced with most web development languages so I really dont know the syntax to be able to do this. My limit is just being able to read and understand the code enough to tweak and change it, not start from scratch on anything new.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A: You can pass this as the context in your selector http://api.jquery.com/jQuery/#selector-context
$('.lost,.won',this).removeAttr('checked');

Just FYI though, .prop() is the right way to set disabled in property as of jQuery 1.6+

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Something I have been highly anticipating in the 2017 line up is Paul Smith's All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Middle Child's most daring enterprise yet. Did it deliver? It delivered, far and beyond the show's personified asteroid. The night began with The Holy Orders, an alternative indie rock band born out of The Strokes / Interpol / Editors and occasionally Queens of the Stone Age. The guys' performance matched the heavy energy of their music which found its way into every nook and crevice of Welly, they were nothing short of captivating to hear and watch. The short set flowed into the commence of the narrative.
Marc Graham must be commended on his ability to carry the show as the MC. Think of the waltzer's ringmaster at Hull Fair, yet a multifaceted, story telling version who leads and helps engage his audience. We first meet our characters in the 90's, the beginning of Leah & Chris's lives. Played by Bryony Davies and James Stanyer, Leah and Chris are from opposite ends of place, class and opportunity in Hull. Yet their journeys into adulthood are somewhat parallel. Bryony's Leah is one which any working-class twenty-something Hullian could relate too. As is James' Chris, who struggles to cope with the pressures of University and the subsequent life expectations. Supporting these two protagonists are their single parents, Leah's dad Brian (Josh Meredith) and Chris's mum Kimberley (Emma Bright). Both tell so truthfully what it is to bring up our generation of 90's babies, that detachment and difference which develops as our age experiences much sociological change.
The versatility of all the actors creates such a spectacle as they lark and dance around the playing space taking hold of various different musical instruments. In doing so they amplify the constant rhythm of Luke Barnes's pen, who's writing was something more like verse against the changing genres of music. James Frewer's composition tied the entire show together and made a new gig theatre fan in me. He has the flair of bringing us into time and place with his well-made tunes. The lurking doom hovering over us is the cool Asteroid (Alice Beaumont) who remains eerily present with her futuristic beats which build unto the crescendo ending of our narrative.
Paul Smith has directed something spectacular in the Hull 2017 line up. This being a personal favourite so far, it has reached beyond entertainment and has invited me into the world as I relate to it. Be prepared to laugh a lot, cry a little, be engaged in action and feel a beat which resonates in memory and moment. It's one hell of a night out.
Tickets are on sale now at £12 (£10 concessions) from HullBoxOffice.com.
See allweeverwanted.co.uk for more details on the story, the music and the bands.


Ezechiele Ramin, a Comboni missionary who was shot to death by hired killers after standing up for the rights of peasant farmers and traditional tribesmen in a remote rural area in Brazil, was born on this day in 1953 in Padua.
Ramin was only 32 when he was murdered in July 1985, having worked in the South American country for about a year and a half.
He had already completed missionary assignments in North and Central America, worked to help victims of the Irpinia earthquake in Campania and organised a demonstration against the Camorra in Naples before being posted to Brazil.
He was based in the state of Rondônia, an area in the northwest of Brazil next to the border with Bolivia, where small farmers found themselves oppressed, by legal and illegal means, by wealthy landowners, and where government measures had been introduced to curb the freedom of the indigenous Suruí tribes.
Ramin, an easy-going and popular man who amused himself by making sketches and playing the guitar, tried to solve the problems by arranging for a lawyer, paid for by the Brazilian Catholic Church through the Pastoral Land Commission, to act on behalf of the peasant farmers to see that their legal rights were properly observed.
This led to Ramin finding himself regularly threatened by the same armed gangs, hired by the landowners, who intimidated the rural workers.
He was advised by his superiors at the Comboni Mission to act with caution but he continued towards his goal and on July 24, 1985 made a journey of around 100km (62 miles) from the city of Cacoal, in the Amazon valley, where he was based, to a large estate called the Fazenda Catuva. He had with him a trade union leader, Adilio de Souza, to chair a meeting of peasant farmers.
The meeting broke up and he had left the estate at the start of his return journey when a gang of seven armed gunmen, hired as an assassination squad by the landowners, ambushed the car in which he and De Souza were travelling and opened fire.
De Souza managed to escape but Ramin was hit by an estimated 50 bullets. The irony is that feelings ran so high at the meeting he had attended that he spent much of it trying to persuade the farmers not to take up arms against the landowners, urging a peaceful solution.
His body was recovered by his fellow missionaries the following day, having been protected overnight by Suruí tribesmen, before being flown back to Italy for burial in the Cimitero Maggiore in Padua.
The possessions that were brought back with him included a substantial number of sketches, mainly in charcoal, which were displayed some time later in an exhibition in Padua.
A few days after his death, Ramin was defined as a "martyr of charity" by Pope John Paul II.
Ramin had been born in the parish of San Giuseppe in Padua, the fourth of six sons in a family of modest means. Known as Lele, he was a handsome boy who, according to some of his male friends, always seemed to be surrounded by groups of girls.
He was described as outgoing and sporty, with a particular enthusiasm for cycling. In ball games he was highly competitive and if ever he lost he would always challenge his opponent to an immediate rematch.
But his family always encouraged him – and all of his brothers – to be true to their Christian principles and think about the wellbeing of others, and when Ezechiele became aware of how much poverty existed around the world he joined a charity called Mani Tese (Outstretched Hands), organising fund-raising activities to support projects in the Third World.
In 1972, he decided to join the religious institute of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus. His studied in Florence, in Venegono Inferiore, in the province of Varese, and in Chicago, where he graduated from Catholic Theological Union and served in the St. Ludmila Parish.
He did his first missionary work with impoverished Native Americans in South Dakota and later in Baja California in Mexico.
Ramin was ordained a priest in 1980 in Padua. He was assigned to a parish in Naples but, following the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, he moved to the village of San Mango sul Calore, near Avellino, to assist survivors in an area almost completely destroyed.
Back in Naples in 1981, he organised one of the first peaceful demonstrations against the Camorra, the ruthless Neapolitan equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia.
In 2005, on the 20th anniversary of his death, a bronze sculpture created in his honour by Ettore Greco was unveiled in Piazza San Giuseppe in Padua, in front of the church he used to attend as a boy. In the same year, an icon depicting Father Ezekiel – as he was known in Rondônia – with a dove of peace was painted by Robert Lentz for the Chicago Catholic Theological Union.
The Comboni Mission, meanwhile, is trying to promote the idea of Ramin being beatified and, in time, made a saint.
The city of Padua in the Veneto – Padova in Italian – would almost certainly attract more visitors were it not for its proximity to Venice, which is less than half an hour away by train. Apart from being a picturesque city to explore, with a dense network of arcaded streets and several communal squares, it is the home of the Scrovegni Chapel and its wonderful circle of frescoes by Giotto, the vast Palazzo della Ragione, the Teatro Verdi, the elliptical square Prato della Valle and the two basilicas, of St Anthony of Padua and Santa Giustina.
Irpinia, which was the centre of the earthquake in 1980 that killed at least 2,500 people and possibly nearer 4,000, is an area of the Apennine Mountains around the city of Avellino, about 55km (34 miles) inland from Naples. A largely mountainous area, it has a great tradition for producing wine and food. The Greco di Tuffo, Fiano di Avellino and Taurasi wines are indigenous to the area, while local produce includes scamorza and caciocavallo cheeses, sopressata – a type of salami – and sausages, as well as chestnuts, hazelnuts and black truffles. Ariano Irpino, a town built on three hills, is a popular destination for visitors to the area.


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Biografia
Professore di letteratura al liceo e funzionario del ministero degli Esteri, fu tra i primi a perfezionare in Turchia il genere novellistico. Seguendo la sua carriera consolare, soggiornò in Georgia, a Budapest e a Bombay.

Le sue due raccolte di novelle («Spineto e roseto» e «Le cascate») sono considerate tra i migliori saggi di prosa turca dell'inizio del ventesimo secolo, e grazie ad esse contribuì a diffondere questo genere nel suo Paese.

Hikmet, nei suoi lavori focalizzò la sua attenzione su problematiche sociali, storiche, politiche e familiari, tra le quali l'emancipazione della donna, e il delicato periodo di transizione da un passato ancorato alle tradizioni ed un futuro legato alle innovazioni.

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Introducing… Blair Dunlop
on 25 April 2015 at 7:21 pm
'I really enjoy listening to vocalists, there's such an art to being able to tell stories'
Youthful English songwriter Blair Dunlop is faithful to the art of storytelling that has defined folk since its very beginning
Name: Blair Dunlop
Location: Chesterfield, England
Style: Folk with a hint of bluegrass
Look out for: Albums Blight & Blossom and House Of Jacks are out now, joined by recent single Fifty Shades Of Blue
hesterfield's Blair Dunlop may not be long into his career, but he's already an award-winning folk songwriter. Having collected the Horizon Award at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, he followed that up a year later by winning the Premio Campi award.
The product of a musical background, with his mum having 'done the folk clubs' during her youth, growing up he always loved music. It was during his formative years, though, that it evolved from a mere enthusiasm, into something that he took more seriously. As Blair tells it: "When I was in my teens, I really got really into improving on the guitar and felt I could really express myself."
He wasn't satisfied with simply being able to express himself, and took lessons so that he could get into "the nuts and bolts of playing guitar", although it was after he quit lessons that he really became in-tune with his writing. As he says, "My rate of improvement went through the roof when I took it away and did it on my own, and then my writing became more prolific." That's not to say that it's only his guitar playing that he seeks to hone. Possessed of a fine voice, Blair utilises this to bring a storytelling aspect to his music. As he says, "I really enjoy listening to vocalists, there's such an art to being able to tell stories, I feel like I have a story to tell and hope that people find it interesting."
And he has plenty of stories to tell, with his latest single Fifty Shades Of Blue inspired by real events – though he leaves the precise nature of these to the listener to discern – and being "about lying to yourself and being honest to yourself when you don't want to be". Surprisingly for a songwriter who puts so much time into his craft, this was a song that was born in a flash, with Blair revealing that it was written "in about an hour, after I began playing a kind of west coast-y kind of thing on the guitar. Normally I'll spend hours toiling over words, but this was the shortest. It was just natural.'
His second album House Of Jacks was released last year and work on its follow-up is well under way. Blair, though, won't be rushed, and he has no release date in mind just yet. He explains that he wants to put his trust in letting the album design its own complexion. "I'm not working to any timescale aside from my general impatience. You want to present your ideas to people. Palette-wise, it could go either way, I'm just going to see how it feels and go with that. There's a song for instance that's a bit The xx-ish. I'm really fortunate to have people around me that support me, a manager that really trusts me. I think you've always got to be open to different ideas and possibilities."
He won't be resting, though, with 2015 to be a year in which he settles into a new life in London and takes his music to ever more venues. He's currently on tour with the brilliant Emma Stevens, and he'll be doing the festival rounds during the summer. And next year? He'll be hoping continuing his quest for quiet domination of the world of folk by playing shows in Australia.
To find out more about Blair Dunlop you can visit his website . In the meantime you can catch his track Fifty Shades Of Blue below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3x-N_-O9E
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Xerox's Impika reports that it's strengthening its presence in Asia by building a network of resellers to sell its production inkjet printers for the growing demand for the printing of books, direct mail, catalogs, brochures, invoices, and financial statements. According to research from trade association NPES, China will be the largest print market in the world by 2017, growing five times faster than any other region.
Impika says it and its partners are positioned to capitalize on this rapid growth and fulfill unmet market needs for customers interested in producing low- to high-volumes of black-and-white or color print jobs.
Infotech Group Limited, Syntax Technology, Loxley Public Company Limited and JCI Applications Pte Limited will immediately market, sell, and service the full portfolio of Impika's inkjet printing solutions. Impika's says it aqueous inkjet printing systems offer significant flexibility and scalability, meaning customers can print on a variety of paper types, at a range of speeds and using different image quality, all depending on their specific page volume and print job needs.
Fuji Xerox will remain Xerox's channel of distribution for all other document-imaing products in Asia.
Infotech's three strategic business units cover offset printing, digital printing and printing supplies, and value-added services. Infotech has six offices and branches in China: Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Impika says Infotech has deep expertise in the publishing, commercial and package printing segments.
Syntax Technology will add the Impika portfolio to its range of continuous-feed, packaging, and laminating equipment that supports a variety of on-demand and variable-data print and packaging needs.
Loxley offers a wide range of commercial services to customers in Thailand. Loxley is a leader in many areas of commerce and industry covering telecommunications, broadcasting, and general infrastructure that includes power, transport, environment and construction materials.
For nearly 20 years, JCI Applications has focused on reselling and servicing both water-based and UV-based production-printing inkjet systems to customers with direct mail, transactional printing, security printing and label-printing needs.


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Texas for Sports-loving Groups
By Courtney Peter January 22, 2020
The Lone Star State's elite sports scene creates a competitive advantage
When picking a meeting destination for a sports-loving group, swing for the fences: Choose Texas. Each player on the state's impressive roster possesses sporting venues and experiences to exhilarate attendees.
Fervent fan bases, championship-winning teams, historic playing fields and standard-bearers of modern sports entertainment fill the megacities. The smaller markets have assembled a team-building dream team around a nucleus of golf courses, minor league athletic facilities and outdoor recreation. In this wide, wide world of elite Lone Star State talent, every planner holds a No. 1 draft pick. Consider this your fantasy cheat sheet to the best places to meet in this dynamic destination.
The University of Texas at Austin's DKR Memorial Stadium
Thanks to six hometown professional sports teams, Dallas' sports obsession constantly operates at fever pitch. The epicenter of the fan frenzy is American Airlines Center, the star attraction at Victory Park, a 70-acre urban gathering space. In addition to serving as home base for NBA's Dallas Mavericks and NHL's Dallas Stars, American Airlines Center has hosted arena football, gymnastics, bull riding, figure skating, concerts and more.
Groups can experience the arena via luxury suites and behind-the-scenes tours, as well as meeting and event spaces such as Lexus Platinum Club, featuring downtown views and space for 250 attendees, and 17,000-square-foot Victory Plaza, located outdoors.
Apart from the arena, Victory Park venue options include Hero, opened in May. The hip sports bar offers groups of up to 1,100 five distinct bars, a VIP cocktail mezzanine with a private bar and balconies, a '90s arcade room featuring customizable claw machines and custom-printed swag via local boutique Bullzerk.
The site of one of college football's most heated annual rivalry games, Cotton Bowl Stadium has been embedded in the sport's lore since 1932. Each year, the nation's ninth-largest football stadium hosts the postseason Cotton Bowl Classic in late December or early January. In October, the Red River Showdown between University of Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners kicks off amid the pride of State Fair of Texas.
Cotton Bowl Stadium anchors 277-acre Fair Park, a cultural, educational and sports facility that draws more than 7 million visitors each year. The complex, which hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936, represents the only intact, unaltered pre-1950s world's fair site in the United States. An exceptional array of Art Deco art and architecture populates the grounds, as does an equally expansive collection of event spaces suitable for conventions, festivals, galas, meetings and parties.
AT&T Center
The glitziest gridiron temple of the modern era sits 20 miles west of Dallas, in Arlington. The star logo on the 50-yard line at AT&T Stadium, home field of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, pinpoints the center of the Texas football universe. But football Sundays—and Mondays, and Thursdays—only tell part of the story. Groups can explore the largest domed structure in the world via guided VIP tours and view the revolutionary stadium's collection of museum-quality contemporary art. Architecturally stunning event spaces include intimate IT Amphitheater, with seating for 48 attendees, six end zone platforms ranging in size from 14,000 to 24,500 sq. ft., two main-level clubs measuring 9,300 sq. ft. each and the playing field itself, offering more than 98,200 sq. ft. for up to 8,000 guests.
Soon, AT&T Stadium will get a new neighbor. MLB's Texas Rangers will throw the first pitch at Globe Life Stadium, their new Arlington home, when the 2020 season opens in March. The 1.7 million-square-foot ballpark will seat 40,000.
Whatever their group's area of interest, Visit Dallas can guide planners toward success. Recently, Visit Dallas hosted 20 employees from a company bringing its 11,000-person conference to the city for the first time in 2021. To foster familiarity and excitement, the team crafted a custom itinerary featuring a tour of the Mavs Gaming esports facility in the Deep Ellum neighborhood, high-altitude sushi-rolling lessons at Reunion Tower and a Latin American-inspired meal at newly opened hot spot Te Deseo.
Perpetually paired in a twin bill with Dallas, Fort Worth is very much its own city, with a full calendar of sporting events to prove it. The PGA Tour comes to Fort Worth each May for Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial, played at Colonial Country Club since 1946. Private hospitality venues available on club grounds provide the perfect setting for incentive trips and entertaining clients.
Adrenaline junkies take to the tracks at Texas Motor Speedway year-round for a once-in-a-lifetime driving experience: an unforgettable professional driving session developed by seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty. Groups that would rather leave the driving to the pros can head for a suite during NASCAR and Indycar races held in April, June and November.
Every Friday and Saturday night, the world's only year-round rodeo ropes spectators into an authentic Western cowboy experience. Stockyards Championship Rodeo at Fort Worth Cowtown Coliseum features bull riding, team roping, barrel racing and more. Groups of up to 2,000 can book private events and chuckwagon dinners at the facility, which is also home to Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Dickies Arena opened in November with 14,000 seats, ready to host the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, concerts and sporting events. Planners can make use of the site's 98,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, as well as 209,088-square-foot, outdoor Dickies Arena Plaza.
An updated scouting report on the Fort Worth group market shows that Fort Worth stands to gain more than 1,000 new hotel rooms, split between newly opened properties and others coming soon.
The Sinclair, Autograph Collection, which opened in October, captures the ultramodern, refined and rustic vibe of its home city in its rooftop bar and 164 guest rooms, including a two-story penthouse suite overlooking downtown. Set to debut in late 2020, the 200-room Hotel Drover is a key part of a massive redevelopment project underway at Stockyards National Historic District that will also feature Second Rodeo Brewing Co., a brewpub and live-music hall from Texas chef Jason Boso.
In nearby Irving, boutique Texican Court offers several unique meeting options, including Little Chapel Ballroom ( 2,668 sq. ft.). Its 152 guest rooms feature Smeg fridges and cool country-luxe decor.
A pair of newly implemented public transportation programs make it easier than ever for attendees to navigate Fort Worth. Texrail offers daily service along a 27-mile commuter rail line connecting Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and downtown Fort Worth. An electric bus known as The Dash began service between downtown and the Cultural District in September
To keep pace with the city's growth, local officials are considering a $380 million expansion of Fort Worth Convention Center that would increase exhibit space to 300,000 sq. ft. over the next half-decade.
Already, the city's renewed vitality is making an impact on groups. "Fort Worth has changed and grown so much over the years, especially the downtown vibe, and it was noticeable to attendees in a positive way," says Jennifer Rousch, senior director of operations and events at Texas Travel Industry Association (TTIA), which hosted 400 attendees for its annual Texas Travel Summit in late September.
Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel
Apart from the opening night receptions and excursions, all other meetings and events were held at Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel, containing 53,009 sq. ft. of function space in 19 event rooms. "TTIA requested morning activities to keep their members active," says John Cychol, vice president of sales for Visit Fort Worth.
"Considering the host hotel's spacious terrace and the mayor's noted love of cycling, our Convention Services team arranged for Zumba on the Worthington rooftop and a bike ride through the city with a local guide and cycling guru."
"The Visit Fort Worth team added different elements of Fort Worth throughout the conference. From delicious bites from a renowned chef to unique flavors from a local ice cream parlor, to music from local artists, to tours highlighting some of Fort Worth's gems, attendees were able to experience the city every day," Rousch says.
A population of 2.3 million, the fourth-largest city in the nation and the biggest in Texas: The statistics put Houston in a weight class by itself. Foremost among the heavyweights of the H-Town sports universe is NRG Park, a highly adaptable destination for sports, entertainment and conventions. Facilities include NRG Stadium, host of NFL's Houston Texans games as well as Super Bowl LI, containing 196 suites and 125,000 sq. ft. of event space.
The supersized complex also includes NRG Center, with more than 706,000 sq. ft. of contiguous, single-level event space and eight adjacent parking lots for outdoor gatherings.
A perfect match for events with 10,000 or fewer attendees, multifunctional NRG Arena features 350,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, an 8,000-seat arena and a 2,000-seat pavilion. Most equine competition events during Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo take place there. Since beginning in 1932, the three-week event has become the largest of its kind, providing a showcase for the sport of rodeo, the livestock industry and musicians from Miranda Lambert to Zac Brown Band.
MLB's 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros play at Minute Maid Park, located downtown at Union Station. The 41,000-seat stadium celebrates the city's historic connection to the railroads with a full-size 19th-century replica locomotive chugging along the left-field wall. Available team-building activities include batting practice on the field or indoors, scavenger hunts and softball games. There's no risk of a rainout, thanks to a retractable roof.
Another property that leaves nothing to chance is The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston, which premiered in March 2018. The lavish 16,000-square-foot ballroom within the 38-story, 250-room luxury high rise has its own private entrance, but attendees won't want to miss the chance to explore the property's opulent features, such as a two-level Rolls Royce dealership and the cascading crystal chandelier custom-built in the Czech Republic to crown the three-story glass lobby.
Top-tier amenities extend to the sports world, as well. The Post Oak and Houston Rockets NBA franchise share the same owner, allowing the hotel to offer groups insider access to team facilities at Toyota Center. Host a seated dinner for up to 2,000 on the arena floor, have attendees compare their wingspan and vertical jump to those of the pros with a team-building activity in the Children's Memorial Hermann Sky Court or entertain clients and VIPs in the 5,190-square-foot Lexus Lounge.
Two elegant boutique properties from Valencia Group deliver big style for small groups. The 5,000 sq. ft. of meeting space at Hotel Alessandra accommodates one group at a time, creating an environment of exclusivity and privacy. Clients work with the same planner from inquiry to completion, ensuring a streamlined, consistent planning experience. Toyota Center and Minute Maid Stadium are a short walk away, and NRG Stadium is accessible door to door via light rail.
An anchor of Houston's Citycentre mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly shopping, dining and entertainment district, Hotel Sorella Citycentre offers 10,000 sq. ft. of event space in nine meeting rooms, accommodating groups of eight to 230. An adjacent 15,000-square-foot meetings and event center is accessible via skywalk. In the hotel's 3,000-square-foot, two-story presidential suite, one of the city's largest, double-height, floor-to-ceiling windows frame panoramic views.
Austin possesses world-class sports facilities that draw events as varied as Formula One United States Grand Prix, X Games and Davis Cup golf, and the local sports scene is about to get even bigger.
A trio of forthcoming venues will give planners fresh options for group outings, team-building activities and special events. The University of Texas at Austin is building a world-class 15,000-seat arena to host the Longhorns men's and women's basketball games, plus concerts and events. The on-campus facility is expected to open in 2021. A $175 million expansion project underway at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will further enhance college football Saturdays in Austin.
Two new soccer venues are also coming soon. The 21,000-seat Austin FC Stadium will be the future home of the Austin FC Major League Soccer team, set to begin play in 2021. Austin Bold FC, a professional soccer team competing in the United Soccer League Championship, is getting a 5,036-seat stadium of its own. Bold Stadium broke ground in October 2018 next to the Grand Plaza at Circuit of The Americas, a 1,500-acre sports and entertainment complex that is the only facility in the United States purpose-built to host elite motor sports championships, such as Formula 1, MotoGP and Indycar. Planners can book a private suite for a top-tier racing event, a tour for up-close views of the racetrack, or a driving experience behind the wheel of an Audi or a go-kart and navigate the track for themselves.
Golf courses abound in and around Austin. More casual golf options include high-tech driving range-meets-upscale pub Topgolf Austin and the PGA-tour designed Henry Penick Golf Campus, featuring a hybrid of golf and soccer known as footgolf.
The city's meeting and convention facilities play up to the level of the local sports facilities. Educational technology company Blackboard brought 1,500 clients, partners and staff members to Austin in July for BbWorld 2019. The majority of the event took place at Austin Convention Center, the city's meetings MVP. The LEED Gold EB-certified complex covers six blocks and has 247,052 sq. ft. of column-free space.
Fairmont Austin, a 1,048-room tower, connects to the convention center and contains 140,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, including 13,500 sq. ft. outdoors.
The single professional sports franchise to call San Antonio home is a bona fide dynasty: San Antonio Spurs, the five-time NBA champions, are known for stability and organizational excellence.
"San Antonio has a fervent community spirit that embraces a love of sports to the fullest," says Casandra Matej, president and CEO of Visit San Antonio. "This exuberance permeates our neighborhoods and culminates in our arenas and stadiums. The AT&T Center and Alamodome teams can host groups for amazing events with plenty of local flare."
The 725,000-square-foot AT&T Center, which the Spurs share with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, provides multiple meeting, dining and hospitality spaces for groups of all sizes in both business and casual environments. The arena floor holds up to 18,000 for concerts or up to 750 banquet-style. SWBC Terrace Restaurant serves up high-end cuisine and a sneak peek of the arena for up to 200 attendees. Views are the main draw at the Porch, a memorable gathering spot for groups of up to 400. Private, behind-the-scenes tours of select team areas are also available.
Alamodome, now the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners' home football field, contains more than 160,000 sq. ft. of flexible space for up to 65,000 attendees. Recently, the iconic venue's largest capital improvement project yet expanded the east and west concourses, added two exterior beer gardens, installed video boards, enhanced the sound system and improved Wi-Fi coverage.
Along with the Rampage, the San Antonio Missions Triple-A baseball team and the USL Championship San Antonio FC soccer team provide a deep bench of options for group outings. "Minor league games offer unique opportunities to get up close and personal with the action, and groups can customize their experience with video-board recognition, on-field activations or unique team-building activities before and after games," Matej says.
The all-star staff at Visit San Antonio can create an ideal game plan for any group. Recently, the team planned a unique, interactive and efficient showcase of River Walk venues. Two river barges ferried 80 vendors between 15-minute information sessions at six restaurants, with food and beverage samples at each stop. The tour delivered a varied, detailed local scouting report in less than three hours.
A riverwalk icon for cuisine—and meetings—is newly renovated Hotel Valencia Riverwalk. A blend of Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean design, the charming property offers over 7,000 sq. ft. of event space and 213 luxury guest rooms.
Rhianna S. Collier, managing director of global events at Society of Exploration Geophysicists, cites Visit San Antonio as a key component in the success of her organization's mid-September annual meeting, which drew 5,126 attendees and included a golf tournament at The Quarry Golf Club. "The Visit San Antonio staff were one of the most accommodating and hospitable teams we have worked with. They made all of our ideas come to fruition," Collier says.
In early 2020, San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter will complete a multimillion-dollar, river-to-rooftop renovation encompassing the hotel's 1,000 guest rooms and suites, common areas, 68,496 sq. ft. of premium meeting space and more. And over the next three years, the city will add more than 750 new hotel rooms spread across multiple properties, including a W Hotel on Broadway, expected to debut in 2022.
Ironman Texas North American Championship
The Woodlands, a master-planned community 30 miles north of Houston, hits accessibility out of the park. The Town Center Trolley system connects nearly 5 miles of shopping, dining, hotels and outdoor recreation.
More than 300 holes of golf cover The Woodlands in a meticulously groomed blanket of green. Towering trees and Lake Harrison frontage keep The Oaks, the course at The Woodlands Resort (406 guest rooms, 60,000 sq. ft. of meeting space), on par with the area's best.
Each April, participants in Ironman Texas North American Championship race through The Woodlands, swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running 26.2 miles in a single day. The grueling event tests athletes and inspires spectators. Ideally situated for an aerial view of the road race, The Westin at The Woodlands also contains 16 meeting rooms totaling 28,492 sq. ft. of event space.
Galveston is a Texan destination in a league of its own. Situated on a barrier island, it feels far removed from city life yet it's just 50 miles from Houston.
Groups up to 2,000 are right in Galveston's strike zone. The 209-square-mile island packs in 300,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, 5,000 hotel rooms, 150 restaurants and 32 miles of beaches. The beaches provide an idyllic backdrop for yoga. Or gather attendees to run, jog, walk or bike the 10-mile gulfside Seawall, the nation's longest continuous sidewalk.
At historic Hotel Galvez and Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel, team-building activities range from spooky to spirited. Attendees can enjoy ghost tours led by a concierge or via the hotel app. Another team-building option was born of necessity. When Swiss-based engineering company Sulzer couldn't find the perfect budget-friendly team-building activity, the hotel created one.
"We decided to do a mixology contest and keep it all in house. Along with our F&B team, we created an over-the-top experience that was a hit not only with attendees, but also with our planner and her team," says Christine Hopkins, the hotel's director of communications.
They are very detail-oriented," says Jennifer Cardillo, Sulzer's marketing and communications manager. "We have had them host mixology events for two different groups, and they were a blast."
The Tremont House, another Wyndham Grand Hotel, radiates 19th-century ambiance in Strand District., with 133 luxury rooms and almost 16,000 sq. ft. of meeting space.
A $500 million investment in downtown El Paso has rewritten the meetings game plan for this far-west Texas city. El Paso's hotel room tally of 9,500 includes over 400 rooms added during the last three years.
For more than 100 years, groups have met beneath the stunning stained-glass ceiling of Hotel Paso del Norte, Autograph Collection, which will reopen before year's end with 32,444 sq. ft. of event space.
A glamorous past is being revived at The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park. The 130-room hotel's encore begins in early 2020 with 7,600 sq. ft. of meeting space.
Both properties are conveniently located near Judson F. Williams Convention Center (133,100 sq. ft. of usable space), which has a renovated outdoor plaza.
Less than 4 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the city of Grapevine is so much more than a suburb of the metroplex. Its historic downtown beckons all who seek small-town charm with local art galleries, intriguing shops a wide range of restaurants, craft breweries and an urban wine.
Grapevine Vintage Railroad, with its 1920s Victorian coaches, offers Jazz Wine Trains and other special events—and can be booked for groups.
In mid-2020, Hotel Vin will join Marriott's Autograph Collection when it debuts as the gateway to Main Street District. Eight meeting rooms will total 10,327 sq. ft., and outdoor space will add another 4,140 sq. ft. Connected to the hotel will be Harvest Hall, featuring chef-driven, specialty foods from around the world.
Other group meccas include Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (1,662 guest rooms, 152 suites and 490,132 sq. ft. of meeting space). Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau has details on the more than 20 hotels within the city, which collectively offer more than 800,000 sq. ft. of space.
The city calls itself the Heart of Texas. On the banks of the Brazos River, this former cattle-drive town in central Texas is proud of its many unique attractions, including Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum and Dr. Pepper Museum (in honor of the soft drink invented at a local drug store). The bones of two dozen mammoths are on display at Waco Mammoth National Monument. Baylor University also makes its home there.
Downtown Waco features Magnolia Market, created by Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV's Fixer Upper in old grain silos. It's a shopping complex with specialty stores and event space that is so hugely popular that Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau created a Magnolia Trail, a self-guided tour.
The city hosted 28 citywides in 2018, and one of the meetings mainstays is Hilton Waco, which connects to Waco Convention Center (144,000 sq. ft. of meeting space) via a covered walkway and has more than 10,000 sq. ft. of meeting space and 196 guest rooms. Across the street is Courtyard Waco (153 guest rooms, 1,248 sq. ft.). New on the lodging scene for 2020 will be Aloft Waco Downtown (115 guest rooms, 486 sq. ft.) and Hyatt Place Waco-South (96 guest rooms, 701 sq. ft.).
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En Vogue has Just Made a Comeback with 'Electric Cafe'
En Vogue is BACK! One of our favorite 90s R&B group, which now consists of Cindy Herron-Braggs, Terry Ellis, and Rhona Bennett, has dropped their newest album, Electric Cafe aka their sixth studio album.
Electric Cafe features the previously released track, "Have a Seat" which features Snoop Dogg and the track, "Rocket," which was written by NeYo.
The trio stopped by The Wendy Williams Show this past week and talked about the album, touring and more.
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Q: Replacing / Unifying Attributes I'm not a programmer and I am in charge with a Magento online store developed a year ago by someone else.
I have to solve a problem and need to know if it can be done without programming (in order to solve it fast) or I must wait until hire a Magento programmer.
Problem:
The store has several categories (fragrances, cosmetics, drinks, tobacco, accessories, sweets and toys).
Products in each categories has separate attribute sets.
For each attribute set, there is a brand attribute (for example, in fragrances's attribute set I have brand, in drinks's attribute set I have drink_brand and so on).
I want to unify all brands (frangrance, drinks, accessories, toys, a.s.o) under only one attribute named brand.
Can I add to the existing brand attribute (which, by the way, contains only the fragrance brands) all other brands (for drinks, accessories, toys...) an then replace this attribute in all attribute sets?

A: Yes, it's possible and if you have good reasons for it, do it. A good reason would be having a single brand attribute in the filter navigation if you search across multiple categories.
Just be aware that the result will be one attribute with lots of options. Magento does not handle thousands of options per attribute well, this can be a performance problem in some areas.

A: I assume you can add your attribute in various attribute set from admin.
Go to
Admin -> Catalog -> Attributes -> Manage Attribute Sets

Click on attribute set and move your brand attribute to your attribute set group where you want. Same way you can remove any attribute from your attribute set.


Creation of the first mechanised production plant through the invention of the steam engine.
Beginning of the automated production with development of the electronic, automatism, and the industrial informatic.
At each step of the production and supply chains, tools and workstations communicate permanently thanks to internet and networks. This is a change of the industrial environment, which facilitates and optimizes processes by having objects connected among them and accessible from mobile devices (tablets and smartphones).
This change in the environment can offer customers the possibility to get a customized product without additional costs or additional delivery times, linking together different actors, their added value and knowledge to its manufacture.
In 2010, Sirea has already created connected PLCs, allowing its remote monitoring thanks to a dedicated space in the Cloud : MicroSERVER. This Cloud allows to control and manage remotely installations, from a computer.
Now, Sirea has given a step forward towards the industry 4.0 concept, proposing its customers application integrating Augmented Reality through iAR. This application, downloadable in Google Play, getting a control even more efficient for equipments and machines, thanks to a mobile device, and in real time.
From the beginning, we aim to propose solutions for industry, that allow to optimize work conditions and company's performance. In a constant search for innovating solutions at the vanguard, we propose performant tools, at the leading edge of technology.


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Organizational Structure and Agency Slack
German Research Foundation (DFG) Funds Multi-Method Research Project on Organizational Structure and Agency Slack
New DFG Project "International Bureaucracies as 'Runaway Agents'? How Organizational Structure Affects Agency Slack", Principal Investigator: Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt (TU Munich), 2018-2021
Project Summary: "Over the past decades states have delegated extensive decision-making authority to the administrative bodies of international organizations. These international bureaucracies are setting agendas, participate in decision-making processes, implement policy programs, represent states in international organizations, create new regulatory agencies, and even settle disputes among states. Their gradual process of empowerment has been accompanied by an increase in oversight mechanisms, as member states, in some cases, considered that international bureaucracies had undertaken actions contrary to their intentions and overstepped their mandates (agency slack). Accordingly, international bureaucracies are sometimes portrayed as "runaway agents" that escaped the control of their principals (member states). This prompts a key question for research on international bureaucracies in global governance: under what conditions do secretariats of international organizations engage in agency slack – deviating from their mandate and acting in a way unintended by their principals?
To address this question, this project takes a Multi-Method Research approach that is suited to test and further develop principal-agent theory. We employ fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and fuzzy-set ideal type analysis for a systematic cross-case comparison and, subsequently, process-tracing for an in-depth study of selected international bureaucracies, each of which are analyzed for specific policies. We test our theoretical expectations on 27 international bureaucracies, where we gather data on four organizational characteristics: fragmentation, staffing rules, buffering, and permeability. The chosen approach will allow us to investigate necessary and sufficient conditions for the occurrence of agency slack, to identify underlying causal mechanisms, and to assess the plausibility of alternative explanations. The insights gained from the project will enable us to map different patterns of agency slack and explain under which organizational structures international bureaucracies act against their principals' preferences. Showing how organizational structure matters by comparing different international bureaucracies will enrich principal-agent theory and help us bridge the gap between theoretical considerations and empirical work in the field." [More Information] [DFG Gepris]