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Q: Assistance in converting UML Diagram into Ruby Code UML Diagram
That is the link to my diagram.
Their are 3 classes.(Appointment, MonthlyAppointment, & OneTimeAppointment). I am lost at this point. I rewatched my lecture a couple of times, but I'm not able to get past this point. This is just a practice problem. Any step by step assistance would be very helpful.
This is the code that I have so far for each.
class Appointment
  attr_accessor :location, :purpose, :hour, :min

  def initialize the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min
    @location = the_location
    @purpose = the_purpose
    @hour = the_hour
    @min = the_min
  end

  def to_s
  end
end

class MonthlyAppointment
  attr_accessor :location, :purpose, :day, :hour, :min

  def initialize the_location, the_purpose, the_day, the_hour, the_min
    @location = the_location
    @purpose = the_purpose
    @hour = the_hour
    @min = the_min
  end

  def occurs_on?(the_year, the_month, the_day)
  return @day == the_day
  end
end

class OneTimeAppointment
  attr_accessor :year, :month, :day

  def initialize the_year, the_month, the_day
    @year = the_year
    @month = the_month
    @day = the_day
  end

  def occurs_on?(the_year, the_month, the_day)
  return @year == the_year &&
         @month == the_month &&
         @day == the_day
  end
end

Edited Post: Am I suppose to implement it like this...
 class Item
  def initialize(item_name, quantity)
    @item_name = item_name
    @quantity = quantity
  end

  def quantity=(new_quantity)
    @quantity = new_quantity
  end

  def quantity
    @quantity
  end
end

A: Let's take Monthly Appointment for an example. (I'll leave the other one for you so I'm not doing all your homework :) )
The top level class here is Appointment, which has fields and methods which are common
to the other two classes. So we can start there.
Let's define the class
class Appointment
end

it needs to have an initializer that takes a couple fields
class Appointment
  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
  end
end

Now, since we have a class that we've defined the initializer on, ruby will give us the new method for free.
This class has a couple fields in it, location, purpose, hour, min. We can save those from the initializer into
instance variables.
class Appointment
  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @location = the_location
    @purpose = the_purpose
    @hour = the_hour
    @min = the_min
  end
end

There. We now have all the fields, the new method and the initialize method. Next up we need location().
This is meant to be a getter, a method that gets the value of the field.
class Appointment
  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @location = the_location
    @purpose = the_purpose
    @hour = the_hour
    @min = the_min
  end

  def location
    return @location
  end
end

There we go. But as it happens, because writing a getter like this is such a common task (we have to do it 5 times just in
this class), ruby has a much shorter way to do it. If we say attr_reader :location, ruby knows to define a method
just like the one above. So using that, our new class is this:
class Appointment
  attr_reader :location

  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @location = the_location
    @purpose = the_purpose
    @hour = the_hour
    @min = the_min
  end
end

and we can do the same thing for the other four fields as well.
class Appointment
  attr_reader :location, :purpose, :hour, :min

  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @location = the_location
    @purpose = the_purpose
    @hour = the_hour
    @min = the_min
  end
end

Okay, now we have everything except to_s(). to_s is a method that returns a string version of the appointment.
A roughly human readable description, basically. Let's define that
class Appointment
  attr_reader :location, :purpose, :hour, :min

  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @location = the_location
    @purpose = the_purpose
    @hour = the_hour
    @min = the_min
  end

  def to_s
    "<Appointment #{@hour}:#{@min} at #{@location} for #{@purpose}>"
  end
end

That will give us a description something like "Appointment 2:34 at the office for progress update".
That looks good to me!
Now we're done with the Appointment class, lets do the MonthlyAppointment class.
It's clearly supposed to be a subclass of Appointment, even though your diagram doesn't show that.
class MonthlyAppointment < Appointment
end

So far so good. It has an initializer. Let's define that
class MonthlyAppointment < Appointment
  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_day, the_hour, the_min)
  end
end

There, that meets what the UML specifies for the interface of initialize.
Now, we see that there is a field called "@day", and since the initializer has an argument for day,
we can save the value from the initializer. We also still want to save everything that the superclass
cares about too, so we call super to get the parent class's initializer to run too.
class MonthlyAppointment < Appointment
  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_day, the_hour, the_min)
    super(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @day = the_day
  end
end

and we need a getter for the day field
class MonthlyAppointment < Appointment
  attr_reader :day

  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_day, the_hour, the_min)
    super(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @day = the_day
  end
end

Lastly, we need to define occurs_on?. occurs_on? takes a year month and day and will return true or false.
Methods with a question mark should always return true or false.
Now, a monthly appointment happens every year, so we can ignore that for now.
It also happens every month, so we can ignore that. But it only happens on a specific day
every month, so let's compare the day that's being asked about with the day we saved.
If they match, then we should return true. Ex if you have a monthly appointment on the 15th,
you only have to know whether it's the 15th or not to know if it happens on a date.
class MonthlyAppointment < Appointment
  attr_reader :day

  def initialize(the_location, the_purpose, the_day, the_hour, the_min)
    super(the_location, the_purpose, the_hour, the_min)
    @day = the_day
  end

  def occurs_on?(the_year, the_mon, the_day)
    if @day == the_day
      return true
    else
      return false
    end
  end
end

And voila! That should be your MonthlyAppointment class. Can you try to implement OneTimeAppointment?
If you post it here I'll give pointers.


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Q: When does $f:X \to X$ give $L_f(A) \subseteq R_f(A)$ for all $A \subseteq X$? Let $f:X \rightarrow X$ be a continuous function on a topological space $X$. Under what conditions is it the case for every subset $A \subseteq X$ that
$$L_f(A)=A \cap \bigcap_{i=1}^{\infty} f^{-i}((X-A)\cup f^{-1}(A) ) \subseteq \bigcap_{i=1}^{\infty} f^{-i}(A)=R_f(A)?$$
This appears to be equivalent to the condition that
$$A \cap \bigcap_{i=1}^{\infty}[(X - f^{-i}(A)) \cup f^{-i}(A)] \subseteq \bigcap_{i=1}^{\infty} f^{-i}(A),$$
if that helps. This is a question equivalent to when the dynamic topological logic induction axiom $A,*\circ(A \supset \circ A) \rightarrow *A$ holds in topological semantics.

A:
Let $f:X \to X$ be continuous. The condition that for every $A \subseteq X$ that $$L(A)=A \cap \bigcap_{i=1}^{\infty} f^{-i}((X \setminus A)\cup f^{-1}(A) ) \subseteq \bigcap_{i=1}^{\infty} f^{-i}(A)=R(A)$$ is equivalent to $f$ having both of the following properties:

*

*$f:X \to X$ is a bijection,

*$Orb(f,x):= \{f^i(x) \mid i \in \mathbb{Z}\}$ is finite for all $x \in X$

Let $f:X \to X$ be a continuous function such that for all $A \subseteq X$
\begin{align} L(A)=A \cap \bigcap_{i=1}^\infty f^{-i}\left( (X\setminus A) \cup f^{-1}(A)\right) \subseteq \bigcap_{i=1}^\infty f^{-i}(A)=R(A) \quad (*)
\end{align}
and in particular this is true for all singelton $A$. Suppose that $A=\{a\}$, $a \not\in f^{-1}(A).$ So $a$ is not in the right hand side of $(*)$, hence not the left hand side, assuming $f$ has this property. So for some $n$ we have that $$a \not\in f^{-n}\left( (X\setminus A) \cup f^{-1}(A) \right).$$ So we have that $$f^{n+1}(a) \not\in f\left( (X \setminus A) \cup f^{-1}(A) \right)= f(X \setminus A) \cup \{a\} $$ and that gives us that $f^n(a)=a$ as otherwise $f^{n+1}(a)  \in f(X \setminus A)$. Suppose that $B=\{b\} $ and that $b,c \in f^{-1}(B)$. So $f(c)=b$ and if $c \neq b$, but this contradicts the fact that there would be an $n>0$ such that $f^n(c) =c$ by our last claim since $f^n(c)=f^{n-1}(b)=b$, hence $f^{-1}(B)=B$. So at this moment we have that for all $x$ that there is an $n>0$ so that $f^n(x)=x$ and that $f$ is a bijections since every element has exactly one preimage. We have now completed showing that $L(A) \subseteq R(A)$ means that $f$ has property 1. and 2..
Let $f:X \to X$ be a bijection and suppose that $Orb(f,x)$ is finite for each $x \in X$. Suppose that $a \not \in R(A)$ and $a \in A$ (the case $a \not \in A$ is trivial), so there is an $i>0$ such that $a \not \in f^{-i}(A)$, and we can assume $i$ to be the least such. Also suppose that $|Orb(f,a)|=n \geq 1$. Let $i>1$, so in particular we have that $a \in f^{1-i}(A)$. Notice that $$f^{1-i} \left( (X \setminus A) \cup f^{-1}(A) \right)= (X \setminus f^{1-i}(A)) \cup f^{-i}(A)$$ does not contain $a$ so $x \not\in L(A)$.
Say $i=1$, so $a \not \in f^{-1}(A)$, and $n \neq 1$ as otherwise $a \in f^{-1}(A)$ since $a$ would be fixed by $f$. We have that, by our assumption of $Orb(f,a)=n$, $a \not\in f^{-1-n}(a)$ and $a \in f^{-n}(A)$, $n>1$. This reduces $i=1$ to the case of $i>1$ since $$(X \setminus f^{-n}(A)) \cup f^{-1-n}(A)$$ does not contain $a$. So $a \not \in L(A)$. We have proven that $L(A) \subseteq R(A)$ hence property 1. and 2. give us $L(A) \subseteq R(A)$.
A question I thought a bit about is whether $f^{-1}$ is continuous (hence $f$ a homeomorphism)? I am not sure, I am guessing if it were continuous it would come from a fairly basic fact in general topology that I just don't know and I can't think of a proof at the moment, or it is false in general.
(edit:I have now asked the question about whether $f^{-1}$ is continuous)

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Mr. Robert "Bob" Reynolds stands tall in death, as he did in life. His physical presence alone commanded deep respect and he was known throughout the Eugene-Springfield community. Quite simply, Mr. Reynolds had a big heart and was always giving. He believed in helping others, giving to those in need, and he took great pride in providing for his large extended family.
Born on Sept. 21, 1938 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Mr. Robert Reynolds was the third of twelve siblings. Bob married Lois Stubbs on March 14, 1956 and they were just shy of celebrating their 64th wedding anniversary when he passed on October 20th at the age of 81. Lois and Bob had nine amazing children (Reynolds9Strong) and family was their most important focus. Bob was no doubt a strict father and (neighborhood father 🙂 everyone in the house knew to be home before the street lights turned off. Only the boys would try and test him on this house rule. He wanted the best for his children, as reflected in so many ways.
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I read that some city wants to get rid of all its billboards and large signs. I ask that city how can they do that? What is happening to the good'ol things in life and why does everything have to be gotten rid of?
When I sit here and think back to my younger days – oh those wonderful times of yesteryear with the billboards along the side of the road! I feel old now – Help me!!!
Those great billboards that lined the road with some nifty saying or telling you that at the next exit you only have to drive 5 miles and there will be some exciting adventure for the whole family.
Or there was one where I lived with a giant ice-cream cone and as a kid I always dreamed that one day I would get an ice-cream cone that size but somehow my dream never came true and the sign was torn down when I was about 10 years old.
Or there was the happy family driving along without a care in the world in a car waving to all those who passed by. Those were great times.
There were giant burgers or soft drinks that would make your mouth water and as a kid I would beg my parents to take me there only to hear my dad say it was too far away; maybe some other time. My dad must have said that sentence a trillion times every time I saw a billboard with food on it; I wanted to go there and have something to eat.
There were the billboards for tourist attractions too which were really great; promising you the world and wild animals that would eat you alive if you weren't careful.
Those words brought tears to my eyes because I wanted to see a real man-eating animal and what did I get just a glimpse of the place as we drove by.
Though one year my dad decided to drive to Florida for Christmas and so we made our way from upstate New York to Florida and that was a trip that left lasting memories in my brain and my dad was the best dad in the world that year and he still is!!!
As we crossed the border into the southern states that's where the signs began to tell me there were great thing in store if I just keep reading. The first sign was only 200 mile to (whatever the name of the place was) and it went like that every couple of mile so there was a building up of excitement in the car because I knew that was a place to stop at and after my dad driving for hours and listening to me begging from the back seat when will be there and my mom sitting there patently listening to me too. Then the moment came and my dad pulled off the highway to the place with the giant sombrero! I was ecstatic just to see that hat that had been on all the billboards since entering the southern states.
Then we parked and got out and my dad gave me .50 cents so I could get myself a souvenir. That was life and I knew that they would have something there for me! I ran into the store only to see that it was full of tee-shirts and plastic alligators and some sombreros and post cards. Nothing was there that was as exciting as the bill boards. I wanted excitement and looked and looked only to be disappointed and walked back out to the car with my mom and my .50 cents still in my hand.
After we got back onto the highway again my spirits were lifted by the bigger than life signs for pecan pie. I had never seen such huge pies before and they looked really good too along with the happy people who were eating the pies. My dad said we would stop for some of that great looking pecan pie, which we did but I didn't like the pie so I had to settle for a wonderful chocolate ice-cream sundae.
Then the moment came with the giant orange welcoming you too Florida and there in that state were billboards with giant fish and alligators on them or monkeys and other exotic creatures that I had never seen before.
Those billboards really showed me what life was about and all the great things that life had to offer. I couldn't sleep in the car because I was so excited that I would miss out on some great picture on a billboard. What pictures they were indeed!!
To all those people who will decide about billboards: Please, don't get rid of all those great things because that was and makes life so memorable!
As you can imagine from the title this has something to do with men and their passion for cars.
Today my guy took it upon himself to drag me to an auto show where a huge hall was filled with all models of cars manufactured by some European company.
There I was and let me tell you I wasn't the only gal there not too excited about how much horsepower the car had or what sort of tires it had. There were lots of gals there just standing looking into space while their other half was prancing around the car like it was an object that has never been seen before.
Actually, I wanted to ask each gal" are you having a good time or are you here like me,; just along for the ride?" I am pretty sure most were in the same boat as I was. If I asked my guy to come look at handbags he would tell me that I am nuts and that I can do that alone or with one of my gal friends. But with cars I have to be dragged along for some reason which I am sorry to say I cannot answer.
The men themselves were more interesting than the cars were; because it seemed each one was trying to outdo the other by the way they swayed up to the car and stood in front of it. It was like being in the Wild West without a horse. Gals I am sure you know what I am talking about.
Somehow I think most of the men there had forgotten where they were and of course who knows more about which model is very important or for example MPG and so forth. Men say we gals have a handbag problem but when I was standing there I thought if all these guys here had enough space at home each one of them would have bought at least 5 cars and have them on display in their garage all shining and nice but not to be touched by the female species.
My guy came across a model which he found interesting and talked to some guy for 45 minutes about this and that. I wasn't there anymore and when he was finished he turned and said to me" oh, you are still here?" I thought were should I be? His mind was clouded by the fresh leather interiors and shiny paint, and I was lost only to be an object there to hold onto the brochures.
But then I got bored and thought I will look around myself while he's gossiping with some guys about whatever.
There before my eyes was my car! It was like a handbag screaming at me saying "buy me." I stood there before it and saw myself sitting behind the while driving endlessly through the countryside with the top down and the sun shining and not a care in the world. I was in heaven!
But I was brought back to reality because I didn't have the right amount of small change with me. So my driving around in the convertible was brought to an abrupt halt. Though it was great for a couple of minutes and I could amuse myself until I was brought back to reality again for the 2nd time by the salesman saying that car was for younger folks and I should maybe take a look at the other model with seats that are easier to get out of. You can just image the look I gave him and walked away! Men don't they think gals can't like cars too?
Well, after wandering around I found my guy still in the same spot that I left him but only to find the number of other guys in the conversation had increased to 6 now. I thought -> how can I get his attention? Maybe jump up and down, scream or stand on my head? I tried the old fashioned way of tugging on his sweater but no luck so I said to him that I wanted to go home. That was a mistake with a capital "M".
Gals never; I repeat never say that at a car show.. I will spare you the rest here.
So, gals if your guy asks if you want to go to a car show with him than I would nicely suggest that you say "You can go alone and I can enjoy a nice day out with the gals." This way saving a lot of grief on both sides and the men can enjoy their time with the cars and we can enjoy our time with the handbags!
Enjoy your day whatever you decide to do!
Picnicking is a great thing when the weather warms up and the sun is shining. There's nothing better than getting together with your partner or friends for a great picnic.
This is such a great way to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and see the countryside. But to make picnicking easier you need your picnic tray which attaches to your jeans and has a built in drinks holder so nothing will spill.
This wonderful set-up is a must for all picnickers and you can fold the tray up and place it in your jeans pocket when you are finished. I am not sure about the exact set-up but it has to be somewhat as I just mentioned.
So imagine you are bicycling along with your guy or gal and in the basket you have all the picnic supplies, such as food and drink, plus a blanket to sit on too. So no cold backside -> don't want to get hemorrhoids now do we?
There is the spot nice and sunny by a river bank with ducks or swans on it. The perfect spot for a picnic! You spread out the blanket and place the food on it and stand there and think "my how lovely" but something seems to be missing? But what?
Ah, and then it dawns on you your fold-up tray for your jeans making any picnic an experience. Both of you whip-out your trays for your jeans -> sit down and then the picnic can begin.
But be careful this can be a bit awkward if you haven't practiced a bit at home because if you want to lean forward to take a sandwich everything on your jeans tray could slide off it making your picnic a disaster and dampening you with your drink. This would be a nightmare for me!!!
My day is ruined! And thank goodness I didn't forget my special picnic spot remover set that goes with the jeans tray especially for these problems, so I could save our picnic because I could see my guy was getting a bit impatient with the whole ordeal.
Those jeans trays are really something and if you practice you can balance 2 plates full of food 2 glasses of whatever you are drinking and 2 beers along with a dessert.
Tip: you have to sit down first to attach the tray to your jeans otherwise forget it, and it is advisable to have someone along to serve the food because it is really tricky too carry all that, sit down and then place it all on your jeans tray.
But once you have practiced a bit with the jeans tray then it can be a real highlight at you next picnic.
Another tip that I must mention: You cannot ride your bike or drive your car with the jeans on because of the 2 metal holder thingies on each leg. This could be very painful if you are on a bike, so wear another pair of jeans and once you are at your destination then change into your picnic tray jeans.
This is a must for all picnic fans, so remember at your next picnic; don't forget your picnic tray jeans or else it could be boring picnic. Have fun!
I never before thought about being in love with a marble statue but supposedly somewhere in the world someone is.
This could be seen as bringing a whole new meaning to the words dating and relationships for guys and gals.
I'll be somewhat old fashioned and start with "Ladies first" and list the pros and cons of such a relationship.
Your Mr. Marble never argues with you -> now this is a real plus and saves your nerves and you won't go gray so fast from arguing with someone.
Never complains -> This is even better because there is no one there to say that dinner is cold or his shirts aren't pressed right and so forth.
Virtually maintenance free -> never have to do any laundry or clean up after him, so this means more free time to do what you want.
There are many other things too that I could list here but then I would run out of space.
Mr. Marble can't talk -> this makes for a very one sided conversation and could get boring after awhile, and because I love to talk; I am not too sure about such a guy.
Can't take me out ->now here's a real problem. Just think about it; you reserved a table at a nice restaurant and you show up with Mr. Marble and take your seat and he is seated next to you. Well, don't be surprised if you get some strange looks, and the worst part is when you are finished you have to pay for the meal yourself, plus you never get invited out by Mr. Marble.
I like to be invited out, so this defiantly wouldn't work for me!
The worst one is driving around in your car. You have to chauffeur Mr. Marble everywhere and pay for the gas on top of that too. But if you own a bicycle you can put Mr. Marble in the basket and ride around with him and be the envy of all your gal friends.
Still somehow a real guy seems more appealing to me. But then again I never had a Mr. Marble.
The worst thought of all is; what happens when Mr. Marble accidentally falls on the floor and shatters into a thousand pieces??? Will you be able to replace him and is he insured with accidental cover?
Otherwise, there could be serious trouble in your life, unless to deliberately threw Mr. Marble on the ground because you had enough of him and wanted a newer model. Now that's not bad. No arguing crying or divorce. One drop and he's out of your life!
Now guys, I haven't forgotten you here either. There's the Ms. Marble version who will never talk back to you either and can sit next to you hours on end as you watch sports on TV and never complaining about it. Or just plain o'l cruise around with Ms. Marble in the car and be the envy of all your buddies and the advantage of Ms. Marble is she's a cheap date.
No more spending money on needless dates that don't lead anywhere because Ms. Marble won't lead you anywhere either. Ms. Marble will always have a face of stone so no worries there either.
This whole issue brings you to think that times are really changing and if you want to keep abreast of them, then maybe you should consider in investing in a Mr. or Ms. Marble at an unbelievable cheap price of $19.95 plus tax and a five year guarantee against rust. So rush out now before Friday and pick yourself up one for a stress free weekend.
On Saturday while reading the newspaper I came across the section where guys are looking for gals and thought to myself "I have to read this, but how?
Because with my husband sitting across from me it would be rather difficult and I don't want him to think that I want to replace him for someone who I read about in the newspaper.
But since it was a sunny day I knew that sooner or later he would go outside and wash the car, and if it was up to me it could be sooner. Then I wouldn't have to wait soooo long to read this section of the newspaper with all those great guy ads.
It seemed to take ages before he went outside and then he asked me: If everything was ok, because I seemed a bit impatient today as if I wanted to get rid of him?
Do men have a built in App that tells them what gals are thinking?
Anyways, he finally went outside and I could finally finish reading the newspaper and take a closer look at what's on offer out there in the world of guys.
A couple of agencies had toll-free numbers, so you could save money and others you had to call at your own expense (tight wads).
A lot of guys were older models looking for younger gals not older than 40 and offering them: cash, vacations and maybe more. The maybe more I found a bit vague because that could mean anything and probably not what I think it is.
There was a guy who said he was romantic, played golf and the accordion too. Now that I found really good because my husband can play golf but not the accordion, and this somehow gets me dreaming about being on the golf course with this guy.
The date starts at the first hole and he has teed-off and then I place my ball on the tee and he hands me a rose and my heart starts to flatter and before I have a chance to tee-off he plays a lovely tune on his accordion. This brings goose bumps to my skin and fall in love with him until we reach the 15th hole and he doesn't have any beer with him for me to enjoy so my whole bubble of love has popped.
Another ad states that the guy is romantic, likes good food and no conversation.
How that works don't ask me and I would not want a date with him either. I can see it now. I show up at his place he says to me you can cook and he sits there and watches some stupid program on TV and I end up eating what I cooked myself because he is busy texting his friends that he has got some chick at his place to cook for him. I like to talk and so that relationship would not work out for me.
The final ad was for a guy who owned a company and the chick could work for him as a "girl Friday", and it is written in black & white: She by no means is to live at his place!!!
He is a real character and seems to have a one track mind wanting to boss others around and to top it off; I have to have my own place!! He's got nerve…..
After reading all those ads I started to look out the window at my husband washing our car and thought -> he really isn't such a bad guy after all when I compare him to the guys in the newspaper.
Plus an afterthought is that I have no idea whether or not the guys have even written the truth in the newspaper or is everything exaggerated so that all single gals will fall for them?
Who knows and who cares. All I can say if you want some good reading in the newspaper by all means read this section!!


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The Broadway adaptation of Disney's Frozen, currently running at the St. James Theatre, has released a fresh batch of production photos featuring new cast members Noah J. Ricketts, Joe Carroll, and Ryann Redmond, who joined the production in February. They play Kristoff, Hans, and Olaf, respectively, joining original stars Caissie Levy and Patti Murin as sisters Elsa and Anna.
Frozen, directed by Michael Grandage, features choreography by Rob Ashford, sets and costumes by Christopher Oram, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Peter Hylenski, video design by Finn Ross, puppet design by Micahel Curry, hair design by David Brian Brown, makeup by Anne Ford-Coates, and special effects by Jeremy Chernick.


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VMware Fusion beta for Macs goes public
Test application from VMware lets Windows operating systems run in a virtualised environment on Mac OS X
By Matt Loney | December 27, 2006 -- 12:35 GMT (04:35 PST) | Topic: Hardware
VMware has made available a public beta of its desktop product that lets Windows operating systems run in a virtualised environment on Mac OS X.
The release of the product, codenamed Fusion, was noted in a VMware blog by the company's director of product management and market development, Srinivas Krishnamurti. It was first publicly demoed at Apple's developer conference in San Francisco last August.
In his posting, Krishnamurti says the company talked to a lot of customers about their needs "and zeroed in on the fact that most customers simply wanted to run some PC applications on a Mac so they can either get rid of the PC that is occupying space on their desks or avoid having to buy or even use a PC." With that in mind, says Krishnamurti, VMware built a clean native (Cocoa-based) user interface from the ground up for Mac users.
The Fusion beta has support for Intel's Virtualisation Technology (Apple only uses Intel processors, not AMD's), can assign two CPUs to a virtual machine, can access USB 2 devices from within a virtual machine and offers support for isochronous devices like web cams. A virtual battery feature passes notifications into the Windows virtual machine to indicate battery life even when running Windows in full-screen mode, says Krishnamurti.
VMware said that virtual machines created with VMware Workstation, VMware Server or VMware Infrastructure will run seamlessly in Fusion with no need to recreate libraries.
Although VMWare is the best-known software virtualisation company, it has been beaten to the Mac desktop by Parallels, another provider of virtualisation products. Gold code of Parallels Desktop for Mac has been available since November 2006 with features such as support for Intel VT, shared networking which enables multiple IP addresses appear as one on the network, and an installation wizard that automatically installs and configures hardware drivers for Windows.
Fusion is available from VMware's site.
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So, you've acquired a new computer with a newer operating system. How do you minimize the hassle of moving all your files and programs over from the old system to the new one? That's a problem that must confront tens of thousands of people every day.
I went through it a few months ago when I bought a new netbook that has Windows 7 installed. My old system runs Windows XP. It took some digging and a bit of expense to zero in on a workable approach that was not too daunting.
I discovered that there is no way to move both document files and programs over in one fell swoop. So face it, all program applications will need to be installed fresh on your new computer. It turns out that is not so bad, and actually has some advantages.
Upgrading to a new computer has never been easier. The Belkin Easy Transfer Cable is the quickest way to migrate files, music, photos, user accounts—and more—from your Windows XP or Windows Vista ® PC to your new Windows 7 PC.
The listed price is $39.99, but you can probably find it cheaper on eBay or elsewhere.
Install all of the application programs you want to run on your new Windows 7 computer from the CDs or downloads of these programs. So, gather your programs and serial numbers together before you make the move to Windows 7.
Make a full backup of your old WinXP computer using Acronis True Image and save that backup on an external hard drive.
Install True Image 2011 on your new Windows 7 computer. Older versions of True Image will not run on Windows 7. Only True Image 2010 and True Image 2011 will run on Windows 7.
Attach your external hard drive containing the most recent backup image of your WinXP computer to your new Windows 7 computer.
Run Windows Explorer on your Windows 7 computer and use this to find your data files on your WinXP backup image on the external hard drive. Move these to your new computer's hard drive.
This approach takes a bit more effort to re-install all of the application programs on your new Windows 7 computer, but you will end up with a cleaner running system when you do this. Moving your data files from the backup image is a simple task to do. Most users will find this approach the easiest one to follow.
The product that makes the migration to a new Windows 7 computer so easy is the Acronis True Image Home 2011 backup utility. This top rated backup utility will not only help you to move your important data files to your new computer, but it can be used to backup your new Windows 7 computer for the future. To order True Image 2011 from us, go to http://www.ugr.com/TrueImage.html and click on the appropriate Buy Now button. We offer this excellent backup program at half the normal price you will find it elsewhere, just $25 per license. Each computer you wish to backup should have its own license of the product to be legal. I not only provide you with a super price on this excellent software product, but I will try to make using this product easy and effortless for you.
One thing that is not clear from Gene's description is whether your settings can also be migrated using this method.
The US and NATO agenda in Libya is obviously not to protect the civilian population. More likely, it is to topple the present government and replace it with one that is more compliant with the demands of the western banking and industrial establishment. Here's a short speech about it by congressman Dennis Kucinich.


Wasabi Lobster is an amazing seafood recipe that you can try at home for get-togethers and kitty parties. The hung curd gives this lobster recipe a little sour taste which goes best with the juicy lobster.... There are a number of recipes on the internet that use mirin, mustard oil, sugar and wasabi powder. I have found that this just gives a sweet very weak tasting oil with not a lot of flavour.
Stir together wasabi powder and water in a bowl and let stand 5 minutes. Add vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce, whisking until sugar has dissolved. Add cucumbers and toss well.


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		case BLOND: s = "blond"; break;
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I just returned from the Brain Expo in California, and it was simply amazing! It yielded me an, "I told you so!" from my mom. Not too long ago, she called to tell me about a brain special she was watching on television. She wanted me to tune in ... but of course, I was too busy!
Well, long story short, Dr. Daniel Amen was a keynote speaker at the Expo. He also did an all-day preconference session and a luncheon session. Yes, this is THE Dr. Daniel Amen from the PBS channel my mother watched ... and she was right ... I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him at the Expo and can't wait to read more!


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Remarks by Secretary Clinton: March 2010
Remarks With Gabonese President Ali Bongo After Their Meeting
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, this is a very great opportunity to welcome President Bongo to the State Department. Gabon is a valued partner of the United States, and this visit gave us an opportunity to discuss a wide range of common concerns.
Before I comment on our meeting, though, I wish to express our concern for the tragic loss of life in Nigeria. We continue to urge all parties to exercise restraint and seek constructive means for addressing the cycle of violence in Plateau State. The Nigerian Government should ensure that the perpetrators of acts of violence are brought to justice under the rule of law and that human rights are respected as order is restored.
I thanked President Bongo for his and Gabon's efforts on behalf of regional stability in Central Africa and for its leadership on the world stage, particularly at the United Nations. This month, Gabon holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, and we look forward to working together on a number of shared global challenges and goals.
Among these is the grave threat posed by the possible spread of nuclear weapons. In our discussion today, I expressed our serious questions about Iran's continued refusal to live up to its international obligations. We do believe that engagement and negotiation is preferable. And to that end, the United States has made an unprecedented effort to engage constructively with Iran and resolve the international community's issues over Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Unfortunately, Iran has not reciprocated that outreach, and its leaders have left the international community with little choice but to demonstrate to Iran that there are consequences for its decisions. We are now working actively with our partners to prepare and implement new measures to pressure Iran to change its course. The best way to send Iran a clear and unified message is for the international community to speak with one voice and respond with additional measures through a new Security Council resolution. President Bongo and I discussed this issue, and I look forward to continuing that conversation in the weeks ahead.
We also explored ways to strengthen the ties between our two nations, including broader economic cooperation. We are very supportive of Gabon's efforts to diversify its economy, widen the circle of prosperity, and create new opportunities for its people. And we know, as the president knows, that economic progress depends on responsible governance that rejects corruption, enforces the rule of law, provides good stewardship of natural resources, and delivers results that help to change people's lives for the better.
So I want to recognize President Bongo's efforts to improve government efficiency, eliminate waste, and fight corruption. Gabon is participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and taking other steps that will give confidence both to international investors but, more importantly, to the people of the country. We stand ready to support Gabon as it further strengthens its democratic institutions and processes.
And I also want to applaud the leadership that Gabon has shown in combating human trafficking. We have forged new partnerships with the Justice Department, and Gabon is moving toward ratifying the UN protocol. This is one more example of the reform-minded leadership that President Bongo is bringing to his country.
So Mr. President, I want to reiterate what I told you in private. President Obama and I are committed to broadening and strengthening our partnership and our friendship based on mutual respect and mutual interest. We have much to learn from one another, and I look forward to your leadership in the years ahead. Thank you so much for your visit and your friendship.
PRESIDENT BONGO: Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to thank President Obama and Madam Clinton for welcoming us to Washington. We are coming from Africa, where it's at the time very warm, hot, and we appreciate efforts made to welcome us in the city. Because the last time we looked on television, we were afraid. (Laughter.) I remember in Copenhagen, President Obama telling us that he had to head back home because there was a snowstorm coming. (Laughter). So we went with that, and we were a bit worried when we got the invitation to come to Washington.
But we would like to really take this opportunity to thank the Administration, first for having been there with us, and last year was a very difficult year for us. And that's those times when you see that you have friends. We've come a long way, we've gone through a democratic process, and now we are moving forward. As Madam Clinton said, our message is very clear. We want to take Gabon further. We want Gabon to become an emerging country, and we will take all the necessary steps to do that. Good governance, fight against corruption, diversity our economic – our economy and our partners. This is what we're doing.
But we also know that we have responsibilities because we also are an elected member of the Security Council, and we know, as such, we have responsibilities. And we are going to work very closely with the United States and all the permanent members of the Security Council to make sure that the world is a better place. We fully agree with what Madam Secretary just said regarding the situation in Iran and other countries. We feel that it's for the authorities in Iran to demonstrate that they're willing and to go along with what the international community demands.
It's not for us to reassure. It's for them to reassure all of us, especially the neighbors of Iran. The neighbors of Iran have a right to live peacefully. And the people of Iran also have a right to live peacefully. So we are going to work closely because our aim is not just to punish. Our aim is to help assist, and we want to do that. But it has to be the same will on both sides, if I may say so.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, sir.
MR. CROWLEY: Jill Dougherty from CNN.
QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you. On Iran, a couple of things. One is have you heard anything about the Chinese coming – in their meeting, coming from Deputy Secretary Steinberg? And then also on these – the easing of sanctions with the internet, the internet side of it, how will that actually work? What's the practical use to that? Because after all, if the government of Iran wanted to stop that, couldn't they just stop it as they have before? Couldn't it be perceived by them as very – let's see – provocative, an attempt to bring down that government?
And if I could, very quick question on Pakistan, there's conflicting information about an American al-Qaida being picked up. We're still not clear about what the case is. Can you tell us?
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I'm not going to comment on the third question, Jill, but let me take the first two.
We are having very constructive and comprehensive conversations with many countries, including China, and it's not only the United States but other nations and their leaders reaching out to China as well. And I think that there is a growing awareness of the need, as President Bongo said, for Iran to reassure the world because of the consequences that could, unfortunately, come to pass if Iran pursues a nuclear weapons program and other nations feel compelled to respond. So any nation that is concerned, as China is, about oil supply, stability in the Gulf has to look very carefully at that.
With respect to internet freedom, you're right, we are supporting the right of free expression and have granted licenses, or in the process of granting licenses, to companies that wish to provide internet tools to citizens of Iran so that they can communicate, so that they can have other sources of information about what is going on inside their country. We believe that Iran calls itself a democracy – it should act like one, and that means respecting the right to free expression and assembly of its own people. And in the 21st century, expression and assembly are carried out on the internet as well as in person. So we're going to continue to support those Iranians who wish to circumvent and be able to communicate without being blocked by their own government.
MR. CROWLEY: (Inaudible.)
QUESTION: (In French.)
PRESIDENT BONGO: (Via interpreter.) Madam Secretary, the question was from a gentleman from the Gabonese press concerning the exchange of views between President Bongo and yourself, especially regarding whether there was any views that you give to the president concerning the Iran question. And President Bongo's answer was, of course, that he is hoping that Iran would of course assure its population and its neighbors as well. And President Bongo is hoping that Gabon and the United States are going to work hand in hand within the Security Council. And then regarding also, on the other members of the Security Council (inaudible) on this issue.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr. President. Thank you all.


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This NBA Legend Was Actually Born And Partly Raised in Beirut
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While the assassination of his father left a terrible, long-lasting scar in his heart, it did not stop Steve Kerr from going on to achieve greatness in his life.
On September 27th, 1965, Stephen Douglas Kerr was born in Beirut to the American Malcolm H. Kerr and Ann Zwicker.
Because his family traveled a lot, Steve Kerr spent most of his childhood mainly in Beirut – where he attended the American Community School (ACS) – and other Middle Eastern cities.
When Kerr was an 18-year-old college freshman, he received the shocking news that his father had been killed in Beirut.
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Up until that devastating event, "my life was impenetrable," Kerr has said.
Nonetheless, life went on, and Steve Kerr slowly began his race to the top of his favorite sport's food chain when he played basketball for the University of Arizona.
"Playing basketball took my thoughts away from what was going on," Kerr, who played basketball with his father quite often as a child, has said in an interview after Malcolm's shocking assassination.
He started playing for the university in 1983 and, three years later, he was chosen to play in the USA Basketball team that competed for and won a gold medal in the FIBA World Championship, in Spain.
Design i made of Steve kerr when he was a member of the bulls guarding the chef @stephencurry30 #stevekerr #chicagobulls #goldenstatewarriors #chefcurry #3xchampion🏆🏆🏆
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The bittersweet match
After missing an entire season at the University of Arizona due to a knee injury, Steve Kerr returned to shine in a 1988 tournament when he led the Wildcats to victory, personally seizing 20 points in the first half of the game alone.
But, despite his great performance, Kerr found himself in a very tough spot during the match, when aggressive fans of his rivaling team began chanting "PLO" and "your father's history" to break him down.
The decisive results of the match showed that the toxicity of those people did not serve its intended purpose, though it did cause him to tear-up during the game.
勇士在主場再次輸球,戰線延長到洛杉磯,柯爾:「責任在我,我沒有讓我的球員準備好要戰鬥,因為我們真的沒有。」 「我們下半場打的比較拼,但沒有比較聰明。」 #jcontaiwan #warriors #kerr #coachstevekerr #stevekerr
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Following the sensitive incident, the athletic director of Arizona State sent an apology letter to the young Kerr.
After his remarkable performance with the Wildcats, Steve Kerr began to build a solid reputation as an outstanding player in the NBA.
Between 1988 and his retirement in 2003, Steve Kerr played for several prominent NBA teams, most notably the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs.
LINK IN BIO : 'The Last Dance': Michael Jordan's most memorable clashes, from punching Steve Kerr to fighting Reggie Miller⠀ ⠀ #nba #nbanews #sports #sportsnews #basketball #reggiemiller #michaeljordan #stevekerr #jordan #thelastdance #bulls #chicago #chicagobulls #jumpman
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Over the same period, Kerr won five NBA championships and held the NBA record for the highest three-point percentage in a season (52.4%). Furthermore, he holds the highest career three-point percentage (45.4%) in NBA history.
His legendary career did not end with his retirement as a player, though. Between 2007 and 2010, Steve Kerr served as the Phoenix Suns' president of basketball operations and general manager.
Four years after leaving The Suns, Kerr was named the Golden State Warriors' head coach, which he led to a historical win against the Dallas Mavericks in 2015.
What a Career Steve Kerr had! Don't sleep on the numbers that Steve Kerr put together, not only as a pivotal player for the NBA Championship winning @chicagobulls, led by Michael Jordan, but also as a coach for the Golden State @warriors. #NBA #Sport #SteveKerr #MJ #MichaelJordan #ChicagoBulls #Chicago #goldenstate #goldenstatewarriors #warriors
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With that win, the Steve Kerr broke the NBA record of the most regular-season wins for a rookie coach.
Since then, he has broken several other records and won 3 additional NBA championships as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, which he remains to this day.


Chile's Gender Quota: Will It Work?
Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie. "Chile's Gender Quota: Will It Work?." (2015) http://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/chiles-gender-quota-will-it-work/.
In April 2015, Chile passed a gender quota law as part of a larger reform to the country's election laws. Quotas are not new to Latin America, and Chile is, in fact, one of the last countries in the region to adopt such a law. Yet, expectations for success must be tempered by what scholars know about making quotas effective for increasing women's legislative representation. Analysis of gender quota laws in Latin America suggests that Chile's quota may be less effective than proponents hope.


The windstorm debris has been cleared from the roadways at Spanaway Park and the north gate is open for vehicle traffic.
Public Works and Utilities staff responded throughout Monday night to clear downed limbs and trees caused by the wind storm. On Tuesday, crews continued to remove storm debris from roadways and clear leaves from storm drain inlets. The latest forecast predicts up to one half inch of rain on Wednesday. Clearing storm drain inlets helps prevent localized flooding and gets water off the roadway before it freezes.
Residents are encouraged to clear neighborhood storm drains if it is safe to do so. They should contact the Road Operations Division of Public Works and Utilities if they see a storm drain that needs attention on busier roads. Requests can be made by phone to 253-798-6000 or online at www.piercecountywa.org/rfa.
Fill your vehicle's gas tank.
Stock your car with basic winter driving equipment: ice scraper, small shovel, jumper cables, bag of sand or kitty litter for traction, tire chains that fit the vehicle's tires, road flares, a blanket, heavy boots, warm clothing, and a flashlight with batteries.
Check the road conditions before you travel. Drivers can call 511 for pass reports from WSDOT.
Slow down, leave extra space between you and other vehicles, give yourself extra time to get where you're going, and stay back from snow plows and anti‐icer trucks.
If you have questions, visit www.piercecountywa.org/snowremoval or call (253) 798‐6000.
OLYMPIA – With a storm front predicted to hit Western Washington this weekend, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its Urban & Community Forestry Program remind people that proper tree care can reduce hazards during storms. Trees that are neglected or improperly pruned can fall or shed limbs during storms, causing power outages, property damage, and injuries or deaths.


From the moment you open the doors of your business, everything is sunshine and daffodils and you're rolling in the money, am I right! Wait, no?
Let's face it: while starting your business may have been a dream for the longest time, sometimes dealing with the actual "business" of your business can be the stuff of nightmares. The team at Tardy & Co., P.C. can help you get things back on track, establish the systems that work best for your business and allow you to work more efficiently and effectively. We can't promise daffodils, but we do promise to make running your business a little easier.


A major earthquake struck the Solomon Islands late this evening New Zealand time.
A magnitude seven undersea earthquake struck the Solomon Islands at 9:40 p.m. this evening New Zealand time.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake as magnitude 7.1 located 97 km west-south-west of Kira Kira in the Solomon Islands (211 km south-east of Honiara) at a depth of 52 km.
Geoscience Australia reports the event as magnitude 7.2 and deeper at 90 km. They estimate that the quake would have caused damage within 120 km of the epicentre, and would have been felt up to 1500 km away.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued two bulletins for this event – one for Hawaii and the other for the Pacific Ocean. Recording the event as magnitude 7.0 at a depth of 70 km, they advise that a Pacific-wide tsunami threat does not exist, but note that a locally destructive wave may have been generated.
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AlfieAttachment ParentingEsmeOliveWorking Mama
I Don't Care If You Judge
Something really curious has happened to me over the last year, and like a lot of incremental changes, I'm not quite sure when it happened, only that it has.
On Sunday we went to an incredible street festival in the centre of town and, as befits the law of averages, one of the three children was on the verge of melting down on a rolling basis throughout the day.
First to go was Alfie who, on discovering that his sister had eaten all the dumplings while he had been off watching a batucada band, flipped both his lid, and the remaining dumplings clean out of my hands.
While soy sauce dripped off my nose and pooled in my bra, I took a deep breath and refocused on what needed to happen.
"Alfie" I said gently, getting down to his level "look around you. This is my favourite top, and those were your sister's dumplings. I know you feel sad, but now we feel sad too."
And then we hugged, and he said sorry to me and to his sisters.
And then I said sorry because now he had soy sauce all over him too.
Throughout this little scene, I'm pretty sure – no scratch that, I KNOW – that there were people around us looking on in disgust. I could hear them, I could see them, and I could feel the waves of disapproval at my parenting approach.
You know how much I cared?
About as much as I care who wins the current series of the latest must watch "reality show", which is to say, not even the slightest bit: It is actually impossible to quantify the lack of fucks I was able to give at that point, numbers do not go down that low. Minus fucks only extend so far, and I was way off the end of that scale.
Later on, Miss Olive reached the end of her day which, because she is only 2, was about 4 hours before the rest of the family reached the end of their days. I don't think it is an over exaggeration to say that there was a hella ton of woes, with a generous side helping of doom expressed attached to the situation.
We were in a makeshift bar garden, where extremely cheerful adults were in the process of enjoying some extremely alcoholic drinks and some extremely pleasant music. None of them had planned to add an extremely loud toddler tantrum into the mix.
I wanted to share how I reacted to that one too, because for some reason, one of the other adults who was there with us grabbed my camera and took a photo:
This is what it looks like to finally get my parenting priorities right.
I was shocked when I downloaded my photos and found this; shocked enough to want to mark this as something important, both in my life and the children's.
Right here, is me giving all of myself to my children, and none of myself to the judging of others. Right here is me being 200% present for the people who need me. Right here is me being able to do that without the knot of nausea I used to feel when my children "kicked off" in public.
I have no idea when it happened, I just know that it has.
Carmen Downes April 20, 2017
That photo is just everything. Beautiful moment. - Carmen


Most designers I know are introverts. We love to hide in our corner and imagine the pixels that could be. We love to write essays on our process. We sit on the train, headphones blocking out the world, deep into our Kindles while everyone socializes around us.
Yet most design teams I know are centered around in person interaction. We craft our offices out of big open spaces: perfect for the hovering art director to roam about. We fetishize the dream team locking themselves in a room together to create the next big thing. And we ask people to present their designs, in person, to a room full of others for critique.
GitHub didn't have an office for the first six months I was an employee, and as of today, only about half our team works out of our main office. In this talk, I want to go over the systems and processes that we've developed as a distributed team, and why I think it's an important lesson for introverts everywhere.


The report on research output for African countries was written by one of the partners from the RINEA consortium. Prof. Mokhtar Sellami and his team targeting to provide general overview of African scientific research and to identify for each African country the scientific areas of competence, reflecting its human capacity and ability to drive Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) actions. This report is based on publications indexed in the Web of Science covering the period 2006-2015.
This report enables you to get access to data by African region or by country, the two works are separated. For each region (Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, Central) general information are displayed. Furthermore, links can move you directly to general, then specific data concerning the areas of Earth Observation (EO), Global change (GC), Global health (GH), Renewable Energy (RE) or Waste management (WM).


SARAJEVO – A regional project aimed at supporting women entrepreneurship in South East Europe (SEE), focusing on expansion and job creation of women-owned businesses, will be launched at a stakeholders meeting at the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat in Sarajevo tomorrow, 1 October.
The aim of the project is to address three key obstacles to the growth of women entrepreneurship: lack of networking opportunities, difficult access to credit, and lack of specific knowledge and skills. The project has been developed in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Welcoming remarks will be delivered by the RCC Secretary General, Hido Biscevic, Senior UNECE Social Affairs Officer, Malinka Koparanova, and Entrepreneurship Department Director of the Small and Medium Industrial Development Organisation of Turkey (KOSGEB), Necla Haliloglu.
This preliminary meeting will discuss the project idea and share stakeholder experiences in supporting small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) and women entrepreneurship in South East Europe, as well as identify potential donors, providers of technical expertise and credit lines, and a strategy for identifying the target group of women beneficiaries.
The ultimate goal is to establish a regional network of women entrepreneurs, provide support to the development of innovative financing options, and deliver capacity building in technical skills required to expand, access finance and support a larger business.
The event will bring together associations of businesswomen from SEE, representatives of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), European Training Foundation (ETF), Unioncamere Veneto, and other respective organisations, initiatives and institutions from SEE.
This meeting will also pave way for a regional conference envisaged to take place in Istanbul in the first half of 2010, within the framework of the Turkish Chairmanship-in-Office of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP).
Journalists are invited to attend the opening of the event on Thursday, 1 October 2009, at 10.00 hours, at the premises of the RCC Secretariat, Trg BiH 1/V, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
More information about the meeting is available HERE.