More than a third (37 per cent) of London-based businesses, including restaurants, hotels, and pubs, have said they will stockpile non-perishable goods in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics to help reduce deliveries made during the Games.
With road closures across the capital planned to allow officials and athletes easy access to the Games, operators of businesses have been warned by Transport for London (TfL) to expect disruption to deliveries and plan accordingly.
Now, a survey of 1,000 businesses across the capital by TfL shows that many (59 per cent) will be reducing normal deliveries during that time with 20 per cent, including the London branch of The Living Room, creating a temporary stock room to house goods bought in advance.
The restaurant and bar group has increased its usual order of non-perishable goods such as straws, napkins and crockery for its Heddon Street branch by 35 per cent which it will store in a temporary space in its basement to ensure it has enough during the Games period.
While it would be difficult for restaurants, hotels and pubs to store fresh goods in advance of the games, TfL has highlighted the steps some businesses will be taking to ensure daily deliveries still reach them.
Vegetarian restaurant Tibits, also in Heddon Street, is part of the 8 per cent of businesses who are working with neighbouring businesses during the Games to help share deliveries and reduce the amount of freight using London's roads.
Manager Edmund Farrow told BigHospitality he had teamed up with the neighbouring Ice Bar to co-ordinate deliveries where goods are used in both and will share staff to receive them.
He said: "We've been planning for the Games for the last six months. During that time, we've kept a diary of deliveries and collections we received which has given us a clearer picture on how to plan for this summer. We spoke to all our suppliers and neighbours to see what their plans were at Games-time.
Ben Plowden, director of planning at TfL surface transport said roads in central London were expected to be 'exceptionally busy' during the event, so businesses needed to make moves to help reduce traffic.
The Swan at the Globe in Southwark trialled a delivery of its beer kegs at 6am for a week in November. Although not on the Olympic Route Network, the bar and restaurant's usual twice weekly beer delivery takes place between 8am and 10am, expected to be a busy time of the day during the Games period.
Tibits in Piccadilly is sharing some deliveries with a neighbouring bar and has created extra space in its stock room to store dried goods and drinks.


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Homework

`webapp` - working directory

### Useful comands:

`npm install` - installs dependencies

`npm start` - starts webpack dev server

`npm test` - runs unit tests with karma

`npm run be` - runs fake backend

### Login credentials:

`login: 'dude'`

`password: any`

### To generate code coverage:

`
ng test --code-coverage
`

Note: coverage could be found then in the following directory of the project: `/ng2-global/webapp/coverage/index.html`

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What To Expect When You Visit The George W. Bush Library
The George W. Bush Presidential library opened last week, and the Good Dog, Carl jokes flowed like wine. But it wasn't all people thought.
Some of the surprises awaiting people?
"Saddam is 'juggling' weapons of mass 'indigestion' in the 'greenhouse'?? Ah, hahahahahah! That invasion would have been the BEST!
Justification For Invading Iraq mad libs!
When you reach the end of the first chapter of any book in the library, there's a "Ta-da!" chime, confetti, and a little banner pops up that reads "Book Accomplished!"
Big jar with discounted and discarded ballots from the 2000 election. Guess what percentage voted democrat and win a prize!
Bushism laboratories: dedicated engineers, chemists, architects, and other visionaries work 'round the clock to make all of Bush's malapropisms legitimate. They won't rest until we've set the pie higher, until we've made our wings take dream, and until we can get a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend.
Plan your trip carefully – the library is rarely open, as employees there take an astonishing amount of vacations.
Every 1,000th visitor gets bailed out of one botched career, military desertion, or failed academic pursuit by Bush Sr.!
Every 1,001st visitor gets shot in the face by Dick Cheney.
What Would You Have Done?: Try to minimize the suffering and terror as hurricane Katrina devastates one of America's most historic cities OR go to a barbecue? What you may not have known!: The barbecue had dry-rub.
Dictionaries all contain the word "nucular."
If you have a book overdue to the W. library? Guantanamo Bay.
An interactive "Well, What Would You Have Done, Smartypants?" game in which you, who think you're so smart, get to face the decisions the president did and see if you're such hot stuff. (here's the irony: I wrote this and then found out this one's real)
Televsions. So many televisions.
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50 Comments on "What To Expect When You Visit The George W. Bush Library"
Is there also a little "free speech" zone some 40-50 miles away where you can express your thoughts about the museum?
Exactly. The comment cards on-site only have room to say positive things.
Word Rummager Says:
Gosh, I figured there'd only be a few well-thumbed comics, a large screen TV streaming classic cartoons, and a vending machine. I had no idea it would be so diverse.
He is a many of many facets – and, as was recently discovered, watercolor paintings.
donofalltrades Says:
Good ribs are delicious and that water wasn't receding anytime soon. Tough call.
"Would my getting involved actually stop the hurricane? No? There you go. Bib me."
mairedubhtx Says:
Yes, as far as I know, the lie-berry does NOT include a section on Hurricane Katrina. Another stellar Bush moment. The pretzel that almost killed him is well-preserved, however. His baseball collection is there, as well. True. All this at his wife's alma mater.
I like the idea of a completely revised history there. No recession. No Abu Ghraib. No… well, no most everything from those 8 years.
rossmurray1 Says:
Gold, Jerry. Gold!
"What if we do a whole presidency about… nothing?"
[Opens door] "Hello… Cheney."
Nope. That just doesn't work in print.
Snoring Dog Studio Says:
But will there be barbecue? Cuz I'm there if that's there. Which Bush are we talking about?
Well, it's in Dallas, so I'm going to go ahead and say, yes. There will be barbecue.
I'm really worried about getting BBQ sauce on my Mad Libs, but this episode of Honey Boo Boo is so riveting!
You know I've never seen that show? I like to pretend it isn't real, and everyone's just fooling me.
aliceatwonderland Says:
Don't forget the pop-up books!
The Abu Ghraib pop-up book is, well, it's not for the feint of heart.
mistyslaws Says:
You forgot to mention the keg stand room and infamous glass encased "Presidency for Dummies" book made famous for it's historic and well-thumbed pages.
I can think of several presidents who could use that book.
Baddest Mother Ever Says:
You liberry card is printed on a pop tart because you might as well eat it.
No harm in multi-tasking!
List of X Says:
I have to preemptively sympathize with the 1,001,000th visitor: he'd be put on the path to the presidency by Bush Sr., only to be shot by Dick Cheney. But I think it's very likely that Bush Jr. will be that visitor.
He's generally there most days. Sometimes leading tours, sometimes just poking around, sometimes visiting the displays and sighing, "Yeah. Yeah, that's how it happened. Just like that."
and also, "Can you believe I was once president of the United States", and the visitors are all like, "No, we can't"….
She's a Maineiac Says:
BBQ AND some of them new-fangled televisions?! I'm sold (except for the buckshot in the face thing) It really is amazing they have a "WWYD?" exhibit, complete with a countdown for added pressure. Of course, I always opt for taking a nap before I make any big decisions, just like Bush.
Obviously the presidency has unimaginable pressure, but I like the idea of a literal countdown clock in the oval office – like a shot-clock. "You have two minutes to veto this bill or your signature is invalid!"
Ouch! Why anyone would fund the total ego trip that is a Presidential library is a mystery to me. For example, I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when somebody talked big-money donors into funding the Stained Intern's Clothing wing at President Clinton's library.
I'm working on my library. So far it's really just my boxes of memorabilia, but "library" sounds classier.
Paul George Eberlein Says:
"The Byronic Man Library and Archives" sounds even classier…
Reheated Coffee Says:
Wow. The George W. Bush library sounds like something I'd see in an onion headline. And I can't believe "What would you have done, Smartypants?" is real. Although, I'm sure it's not called anything even remotely as awesome as that.
Well… okay I added the 'smartypants,' but it's totally implied.
Brown Road Chronicles Says:
Is the last one you mention, the interactive game, called something like "You Be the Decider!"
I think it was supposed to be, but W threw a fit because being the Decider is like "Highlander" – there can be only one.
Is there a room devoted to "My Pet Goat?
It's filed under B for "Books to take your mind off in-progress national catastrophes."
Ah, good. It's such a great story.
Confetti made from hanging chads? I want to be greeted with it. Um, if I were to ever give in and go to Texas. Clever post Byronic.
It's so strange to think back to that election. There must have been people involved with that whole thing who just kept thinking, "There's no way we're going to get away with this. There's just no way."
I tend to believe they weren't really thinking… just running amok. But, either way, it was so yucky to watch.
Every Record Tells A Story Says:
I can't help feeling if only Alanis Morrisette had waited a few years, she would have had a new line for her "Isn't it ironic?" song:
"It's like rain / on your wedding day / It's like a libareeeee / named after Dubya…." Well ok, it doesn't scan, but you get the gist…
Well, what it lacks in rhyme it makes up for in legitimate irony.
Sandy Sue Says:
I just finished gobbling up the first season of The West Wing (remember that show?), so this hardy-har is really tickling my political funny bone.
What a great show that was. And it was like fantasy fiction for people who wanted a different president than you find in, you know, reality.
Are all the books on the shelves stored upside down so Dubya can pretend to read them to little kids whenever the mood strikes?
I wonder if he ever thinks of the morning of 9/11 and can't help but mutter, "of all the stupid, unmanly, unpresidential things I could be doing at that moment…"
silkpurseproductions Says:
Once you mention the dry rub it is game over for me. They would be on their own. I would be at the barbecue.
See? And now you know.
pithypants Says:
You know he's picked up painting, right? So it's safe to assume there's some kind of "Paint by Numbers" exhibit featuring many, many portraits of Barney.
thesinglecell Says:
Not only is the "What Would You Have Done, Smartypants?" thing real… it tells you when you're "wrong." George comes up and tells you why your way is not the way he did it because he was right.
Also? There's a section in the library called Decision Points, after the title of his book, and am I the only person who still insists that that very phrase is also a malapropism?
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Today I have the pleasure and honour to interview one of the most interesting names among the youngsters of the tour, Slovenian young talent Ula Hafner.
-So Ula, let's introduce yourself first, they know your name already, which is a start, but when and where were you born?
-Describe yourself in 6 words, 3 qualities and 3 flaws.
As qualities I would say that I'm a hard worker, easy going and positive person who likes to talk a lot. As for flaws, well I can be so damn stubborn even in situations when it would be better not to be, as 2nd flaw I would say I'm really grumpy when I'm tired or nervous and my 3rd flaw is that I hate fast changes, it makes me totally confused and lost so let's say that fast adjustability is not my second name.
-When did you start skiing?
When I was 3 years old I say to my mum and dad:'' I want to be a skier!'' and since then I'm skiing but with skiing in local ski club SK Alpetour Škofja Loka I started when I was 5.
-Did you have an hero you tried to emulate when you first started skiing? Do you still have a hero or at least a favourite skier?
Yes I had, when I was little I was a big fan of Janica Kostelić and Bode Miller and I was telling everyone around me that one day I would be as good as them. Now I don't have any hero and when anyone asks me about favourite skier I always say that there is no bad skier in world cup and it's hard to decide who is my favourite. Nonetheless I must say in last season Mikaela Shiffrin totally impressed me so maybe I should say that she's my new hero.
-Did you use to practice any other sport before dedicating yourself to skiing? Do you still enjoy them nowadays on your free time?
Sure, 1st I've been dancing then swimming it was pretty much serious and in between I was trying myself in all other sports, but it was more for fun ,professionally I continued just with skiing.
And yes of course, when skiing season is over I start with running ,swimming ,surfing ,cliff jumping ,tennis ,climbing and all other sports.
-Going back to skiing, what is your happiest memory related to the world of ski races? And what was your biggest disappointment?
My happiest memory is surely my first win on Topolino race, when I was still racing in children categories because even if I knew that I was not a bad skier, I've never thought that I could really win such a big race and I was totally surprised when I won it... so it's really my favourite memory even if I always like to look back and remember all my children categories' races.
Biggest disappointment...hmm...I'll say my wjc (World Junior Championships) in Les Houches and Les Planards- France it was my 2nd year of racing in FIS (season 2009-2010). I expected way too much from those races and then my gs race was a disaster full of mistakes and my slalom shape was good before World junior championship so we were all dreaming about top 10 and after a good 1st run I didn't finish my 2nd run so we were all totally disappointed.
-You've had one of the most impressive first season on FIS circuit, but since then you seem to be floating around that level without any great improvement. This is a very common scenario in women skiing, what do you think is the reason in your case? Do you think it's the same for the other cases too?
You are so right when you say that after first year of my racing in FIS I'm just floating around without any really great improvement. It is hard to say what is the main reason, but truth is that in my1st year of racing in fis I was training with my club, later they put me in women C team and then B team and it was pretty much different because when I came in team there were no money left for alpine skiing in Slovenia and staff was always trying to find good cheap training and, as we all know, it's not always the best so I lost myself a little bit maybe. Before I was always used to do not really much days on snow, but days I had were always efficient, hard and sometimes more difficult than trainings I had with team, so maybe that's one of the reasons, but like I said it's hard to say what went wrong. So if it's hard for myself, I guess it's harder to say for all the others.
-Your first race of this season was in Levi for the Ski WC and you were close to qualify, but since then things didn't exactly go well. How do you think you'll make this season turn to the best?
Levi world cup race, especially upper part of it, was great for me, but afterwards I honestly expected much more from ec races before new year, because on trainings I was still fast but on races I wanted too much and I was doing too many mistakes.
At the end of December I decided to take more than 10 days off, put my head on "off" and now I'm back on snow and I'll continue step by step -first I will go on FIS races then back on EC and try to prepare myself as good as possible for WJC and the rest of season.
-Being an athlet is a matter of goals, what are yours and how do you set them?
My goals at the start of the season were really high, something like: EC top 15 in slalom and GS constantly whole season-long, then WJC top 10 gs + sl and some placements in WC top 30 in slalom or GS, but I like to say that when I'm without goals and I think just on good runs I'm the best, so goals for the rest of season are : do my really best and show best run I can show in given moment.
-Skiing is an individual sport, but having a good team to train with is very important for one's development, do you agree on that?
Of course I agree on that! When you have a good team and especially a good staff who knows how to find good training and good conditions, it's much easier to succeed.
-It's generally believed that girls are a lot meaner to each other, even inside the same team, when it comes to individual sports. Have you ever experienced somethings alike? Do you think it's hard to make good friends in the circuit?
Well on my luck I didn't have such an experience yet -we are all good friends in team ,but honestly I always make good friends with men easier than with girls, maybe thats's because when I was little I was all the time training with boys and playing games with boys, somehow we could say that eversince I have had more men then women friends :) But I think it is not that hard, you can be good friends with another girl, but just until the race begins on race day, we are all fighting for the same goal after all -to win and there is no friends in that game.
-Being a professional athlete means training all year long, for skiers it is -if possible- even harder as you have often to take long journeys to train or race, how do you cope with studies?
Yes, you are right it's far away from being easy and when it comes to school I can say that normally I have just 2 months time to do everything for my school, but at the same time dry-land trainings starts so it's really difficult, still not impossible. I am still in high school which I should have ended last year but because of skiing I risked and so I am one school year behind my school mates.
-Since you are often travelling around the world, what is the thing you miss the most when away from home?
There is more then one thing I miss when I'm travelling around, but let say that i miss the most my bed ,mum and her food, my boyfriend and my dog.
-Anything else you want to say to your fans and our readers?
I would like to say to all my fans and readers thank you a lot for all the support and keep on following alpine ski racing and other sports!
It's been a great pleasure for me, I wish you all the best for the new year and your career!


At the end of a long day, all I want is to eat is Thai food...or just more specifically, something warm and soupy but substantial like curry. Since Duc moved, we've had to explore the eateries near him and recently came upon this gem of a Thai restaurant in an unassuming place. However, though the exterior is unimpressive, the decor inside is quite chic and modern.
Prior to this review, we had already eaten here by doing take-out. For the purposes of doing the review (and enjoying more of the good food), we decided to eat in and order a full course meal. So, drinks were a definite yes! I grabbed a Thai iced tea which was smooth, creamy, and just the right amount of sweetness to keep me coming back for more. Duc went with the mint tea, a strong fresh mint tea with plenty of actual mint in the pot.
We wanted to snag an appetizer so the "Shrimp Blanket" was our choice. What was it? Wonton wrappers were wrapped around large shrimp and then deep-fried. With the sweet chili sauce, these were great finger foods that weren't oily but were crisp on the outside and thick with shrimp on the inside. I would have preferred if different shrimp had been used (black tiger maybe?) but overall, a great starter.
Since we both hadn't had pad thai in just about a year or so (we've been trying different things okay?), we opted for that with chicken. They brought out quite the enjoyed dish as the noodles had a nice firm consistency. The sauce was well incorporated without being smothering or sparse. The crushed peanuts and fresh bean sprouts made it more authentic feeling, and the fresh lime gave the sauce some extra zip though the whole dish was fine on its own. A great plate of pad thai is a good thing to come by, and we enjoyed ours.
For my curry craving, we got the Red Tofu Curry which was red curry with tofu, green beans, and bamboo shoots. We had gotten their pineapple curry and massaman chicken curry before which were both extraordinary. This red tofu curry at their medium temperature had a flavorful sting to it but could have been a little spicier perhaps. Nevertheless, it was smooth and rich with the complexities of their spices. I wouldn't say it was as good as the other ones we've had there but it's still a solid red curry. I'm excited to keep coming back here!


Phantom Vision is back with their 5th studio album "Ghosts".
Thematically Phantom Vision's concept album explores one of the most profound questions we can ask ourselves: does anything remain? All things/ emotions die in the end. What is left is hope and a yearning for more - time, love, joy, life,... Ghosts are reflections of things that were once real and are now on the verge of being lost for all eternity, yet clinging to our realm before they fade forever.
Musically Phantom Vision sticks unapologetic-ally to their trademark sound of Gothic rock with a touch of electronic. The tracks "No limit" and "Wrong Time" are prime examples of this infectious combination and are reminiscent of Sisters of Mercy at their peak. Batcave at it's best! But Phantom Vision does not limit themselves by any means. The standout track "Millionaire" has an early punk vibe and is driven by a fantastic guitar and vocal arrangement. Some bands are shooting stars, other age like beautiful red Bourdeaux. Phantom Vision clearly belongs to the latter category!


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How Immaculate High School Increased Email Click-Through Rates by 480%
When Finalsite launched the new eNotify email editor, schools were excited about the possibilities of the new, simple, drag-and-drop interface. It opened new windows of opportunity for design and engagement — something that Ryan Nolan, Immaculate High School's Director of Communications and Digital Marketing, took total advantage of.
Inspired by Twitter's simple, daily "here's what you missed" emails, Ryan sought to use Finalsite's new eNotify editor to build simple, engaging emails, and the results have been spectacular.
With their new email template, email engagement rates soared:
Click-through rates sky-rocketed from 234 to 1,183
Website sessions more than doubled from 387 to 1,050
Page views nearly tripled, increasing to 3,194 from 1,191
Bounce rate decreased from 51% to 34%
So what exactly contributed to that impressive improvement in email engagement? A few key elements of their email design and strategy stand out.
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It has a visually appealing format.
Immaculate High School's emails are, no doubt, visually appealing. They are comprised of multiple high-res images and calls-to-action, following a grid layout — which is ideal for responsive design.
Prior to the redesign of the newsletter, Immaculate High School's weekly newsletter suffered from the same issue most school newsletters do: it was jam-packed with content. "It was so bombarding and so long because there was just so much content. The new template engages the user up front with an awesome photo, and then uses a soft icon that encourages them to click and read," said Ryan.
"In the emails, we provide just enough content to tease them, and get them to click and read the post on our website."
The back-end set up of the email is pretty simple, too. Ryan created a basic "Weekly Updates" templates, that includes two columns of content blocks. Each week, he simply creates new images, and places them in the already-existing template.
It forces subscribers to go back to their website.
Immaculate High School's new email template has two main goals.
First, they want to provide the information subscribers need and want — which is obvious. Not sending good content is a really great way to decrease engagement. The school accomplishes this by writing a news story for all the school's announcements, no matter how small.
This helps contribute to goal number two: send subscribers back to the website. Rather than listing all information and news in the email, the school uses their email newsletter to link back to the website. This ultimately increases website traffic and time spent on the website — two key metrics important to Immaculate High School.
They track success using analytics.
Immaculate High School keeps a close eye on email open and click-through rates. But, they also are extremely in tune with what stories resonate most with their audience, allowing them to fine tune their news and email content, and overall communications.
"The new newsletter format gives us full reign of tracking all our stories and content," said Ryan. "Since it's all going to our site, we can use Google Analytics to track website trends on our news stories."
Immaculate High School is most interested in what email recipients do after they click, so they looked at a variety of statistics, including:
The bare bones metrics: opens, click-through rates.
The time spent on each news story: it gives Immaculate High School an idea as to whether or not recipients are actually reading the content
Number of website sessions
Bounce rates
Overall time spent on the site
"I wanted to compare progress, so I compared our old newsletter, sent on the same day to the same audience from 2015, to our one from this year...and the results are incomparable," said Ryan.
"Every number was tripled or doubled, including page views, users, session length, and pages per session, you could just see the spike in the days when we were sending out emails."
They segment their email lists.
All of Immaculate High School's email newsletters have a targeted audience. Their weekly newsletter is sent to all current and prospective families, and includes all important news and updates. "In a way, it gets prospective families in tune with what communications will be like when they're here, and it gets them excited," said Ryan. "They're subconsciously getting used to where to find information."
Their monthly newsletter includes some of the bigger news updates from the weekly email, but includes new content with bigger stories, and is sent to the same audience.
They strategically place content to increase engagement.
"There were some that I was afraid of," admitted Ryan. "If you think of our main goal, we want them to get the message, and we don't want your email design to detract from that."
Keeping this in mind, Ryan began tracking which news stories week after week generated the most traffic.
"The biggest story every week is our Athlete of the Week," said Ryan. "Since I know subscribers are going to go looking for it, I put it in the middle of the newsletter, and then put the most important stories I needed them to see at the top — so in order to get to the interesting story, they had to see the important ones first."
They have crafty subject lines.
Part of increasing email click-through rates is, of course, needing to increase open rates — which all has to do with the subject line. While Ryan hasn't done much A/B testing, he does have a couple tips that have brought success:
Use emojis! Emojis increase open rates by nearly 45%.
"We use the notepad and pencil for our weekly updates, and then the horse emoji for our 'Mustang Monthly' email," said Ryan. "This has helped us because, really, how many people get a horse emoji in their inbox? They recognize it, and it's out of the ordinary."
Worried about emojis showing up properly? "While some inboxes have their own rendition of an emoji, I haven't spoken to anyone who says the emojis aren't showing, which is great," said Ryan.
Brand your subject line.
Immaculate High School doesn't complicate things. Their subject line is "Weekly Updates + Date + Emoji." This recognizable brand has helped the school increase open rates because subscribers know what they're getting and what to expect.
Make your sender something recipients will recognize.
Sending emails from a "donotreply" address is just asking for low open rates. Immaculate High School's emails come from info@immaculatehs.org, as well as real names and other departments, like admissions.
Most importantly, they listen to what their subscribers want.
Immaculate High School is all about following trends, and keeping up with the kind of content today's audience needs and craves. By taking the risk of completely re-vamping their newsletter, they were able to increase engagement and website traffic. Future plans include more A/B testing and longer, more engaging news stories.
As Finalsite's Content Marketing Manager, Mia plans and executes a variety of inbound marketing and digital content strategies. As a former TV and news reporter, freelance cinematographer and certified inbound marketer, Mia specializes in helping schools find new ways to share their stories online through web design, social media, copywriting, photography and videography. She is the author of numerous blogs, and Finalsite's popular eBook, The Website Redesign Playbook.
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Les kisaeng sont des courtisanes coréennes, dans un sens très proche des geishas du Japon. Les kiseang ont pour rôle de tenir compagnie aux personnalités de haut rang tels que les rois, les nobles, les yangbans et les hauts fonctionnaires.

Apparues tout d'abord pendant la dynastie Koryo, les kisaeng sont officiellement les dames de compagnie des membres du gouvernement. La plupart sont employées à la Cour, mais elles sont peu à peu introduites dans les grandes demeures provinciales. Elles maîtrisent la poésie en vers et en prose. Toutefois, leur talent est très souvent ignoré du fait de leur statut social peu élevé.

Le statut social des kisaeng est souvent ambigu : elles sont vues comme des personnes de basse classe par les membres du yangban mais leur lieu de vie, leurs parures et parfois leur richesse font d'elles des personnes différentes du peuple.

Les kisaeng, tant dans la fiction que dans les faits réels, jouent un rôle important dans la culture coréenne traditionnelle de la période Joseon. Beaucoup de contes historiques et populaires coréens, telle que la légende de la fidèle Chunhyang, le Chunhyangga, ont pour héroïne des kisaeng.

Bien que le nom de la plupart des kisaengs ait été oublié, les plus remarquables d'entre elles ont été retenues par l'Histoire. La plus célèbre d'entre elles est Hwang Jini ( s).

Rang social

Pendant la période Koryo et la période Joseon, les kisaeng ont le statut de  (천민), le rang le plus bas de la société, tout comme les bouchers et les esclaves. Le statut social étant héréditaire, la fille d'une kisaeng devient par voie de conséquence, une kisaeng. Le gouvernement détient un registre qui répertorie toutes les kisaeng afin de s'assurer de la lignée. La même procédure est appliquée aux esclaves. Une kisaeng peut se voir libérer de son statut si un prix colossal est reversé au gouvernement. Cet «affranchissement» ne peut être effectué que par un haut fonctionnaire ou un noble.

Beaucoup de kisaeng sont douées pour la poésie, et une grande quantité de sijo composés par des kisaeng nous sont parvenus. Ils ont souvent pour thème les peines de cœur ou encore la rupture, proche des poèmes composés par les lettrés en exil. En outre, la plupart des poèmes sont composés dans le but d'attirer les érudits. Il faut ajouter que le style sijo est surtout associé aux kisaeng alors que les femmes yangban se concentrent plus sur le style gasa.

Les kisaeng relèvent du gwang-gi, administration locale dont relèvent aussi les esclaves. Toutefois, leur statut est bien différencié de celui des esclaves puisqu'elles sont recensées à part. De ce fait, elles sont peu à peu considérées comme supérieures aux esclaves bien qu'elles fassent toujours partie du cheonmin.

On dit souvent que les kiseang possèdent le corps des basses classes mais l'esprit des aristocrates.

Toutes les kisaeng ne se livrent pas au commerce du sexe. De nombreux témoignages font état de kisaeng se spécialisant spécifiquement dans les arts, la musique, la poésie et les techniques de conversation.

Carrière

La carrière d'une kisaeng est généralement courte : elle commence vers 16-17 ans pour finir à l'âge de 22 ans. Seules quelques kisaeng peuvent continuer à travailler au-delà de cet âge. C'est donc pour cela que l'entraînement commence très tôt, à l'âge d'environ 8 ans. Toutes les kisaeng, même celles qui ne pratiquent plus leur métier, doivent se retirer à l'âge de 50 ans, conformément à la loi. Une kisaeng de renom peut finir sa carrière en devenant la concubine d'un de ses clients. Toutefois, ce cas reste très rare. La kisaeng choisit souvent d'ouvrir son propre commerce, comme des tavernes par exemple.

À la fin de la période Joseon, un système hiérarchisé à trois niveaux s'est mis en place dans le milieu des kisaeng :

  Haengsu  (hangul 행수, hanja 行首) : le plus haut rang. Il regroupe les kisaeng qui dansent et chantent aux banquets des classes les plus élevées. Elles arrêtent leur art après l'âge de 30 ans. Néanmoins, elles peuvent se reconvertir en couturière ou encore travailler dans la médecine jusqu'à l'âge de 50 ans. Elles ne reçoivent leurs clients qu'en fonction de leur volonté. La plupart des kisaeng de la cour font partie du haengsu, elles sont aussi appelées seonsang (hangeul 선상, hanja 選上) et sont responsables des apprenties.
  Samsu  (hangul 삼수, hanja 三首) : le rang le plus bas. Les kisaeng du samsu ont l'interdiction formelle de pratiquer les danses et les chants des kisaeng du haengsu.

Ce système hiérarchisé s'est totalement effondré à la fin du .

Au cours de sa carrière, une kisaeng peut amasser des fortunes considérables. Cependant, cela reste rare. Une kisaeng doit subvenir elle-même à ses propres besoins, qu'il s'agisse de nourriture, parures et vêtements, et autres maquillages.

Devenir une kisaeng

Une femme peut entrer dans le milieu des kisaeng via plusieurs moyens. La voie la plus courante est la voie héréditaire ; la fille d'une kisaeng devient à son tour kisaeng. Les autres sont alors vendues au gijeok par les familles qui ne peuvent plus élever leur fille. Ces familles font souvent partie du cheonmin. Mais il arrive que des familles de rang plus élevé, endettées, se voient dans l'obligation de vendre leur fille. Et, plus rarement encore, certaines femmes yangban peuvent devenir kisaeng, notamment lorsqu'une femme a commis un adultère.

Comme les kisaeng se doivent d'être habiles dès le début de leur carrière, le gouvernement veille de très près à leur éducation. Il met en place des  qui sont des instituts d'entraînement des kisaeng vouées à exercer leur art dans les palais pendant la période Koryo. Durant la période Joseon, le système des gyobang est de plus en plus codifié. L'instruction se concentre sur la musique et la danse. Les entraînements les plus spécialisés sont destinés aux kisaeng du haengsu. Les cours consistent en l'étude de la poésie, la danse, la musique et l'art. L'école la plus réputée est celle de Pyongyang. Le système s'est poursuivi même pendant l'occupation japonaise, période pendant laquelle le nom des instituts s'est changé en gwonbeon.

Vie quotidienne
En tant qu'esclaves du gouvernement, la vie des kisaengs était étroitement réglementée. Elles étaient surveillées par l'officier chargé des kisaengs, le hojang. Celui-ci était également chargé de tenir le registre des kisaengs, et de s'assurer qu'aucune des kisaengs du district ne fuit. Les kisaengs étaient tenues de répondre aux demandes des clients, à moins qu'elles aient préalablement notifié le "hojang". Les kisaenge du district devaient se présenter pour une inspection deux fois par mois et également lorsqu'un nouveau fonctionnaire arrivait dans la région. En outre, elles devaient se présenter à une formation continue, généralement axée sur la musique et la danse. La fréquence et le contenu de cette formation variaient d'une région à l'autre.

Cependant, les affaires détaillées des kisaengs n'étaient pas directement supervisées par l'État. L'ordre était maintenu au sein de chaque "gyobang", qui pouvait comprendre quelques dizaines de kisaengs, par les kisaengs "haengsu", celles du niveau le plus élevé. Lorsqu'un problème survenait entre une kisaeng et un client, ou lorsque des accusations de comportement criminel sont portées contre une kisaeng, la kisaeng "haengsu" joue généralement le rôle de médiatrice.

En outre, la plupart des kisaengs avaient un "gibu", ou "mari kisaeng", qui leur offrait une protection et un soutien économique, par exemple en leur achetant des objets de valeur ou en leur accordant un statut social en échange de divertissements. La plupart des "gibu" étaient d'anciens soldats, des agents de l'État ou des serviteurs de la famille royale. Parfois, il y avait des frictions entre les clients potentiels et des "gibus" possessifs, bien que le "gibu" n'était pas le mari de la kisaeng et n'avait aucun droit légal sur elle. Le rôle du "gibu" a changé avec le temps ; au début, de nombreuses kisaengs au service du gouvernement n'avaient pas de protecteur. mais à la fin de la dynastie Joseon, le système du "gibu" était plus ou moins universel.

Sous la dynastie Joseon, les maisons de kisaengs étaient généralement en centre-ville, souvent à proximité du marché. Elles étaient disposées de manière à créer un effet accueillant ; dans de nombreux cas, l'emplacement était choisi avec une belle vue, et la zone autour de la maison était aménagée avec des bassins et des plantations ornementales.

Politique et diplomatie

Les kisaeng ont joué un certain nombre de rôles politiques importants, en tant que serviteur de l'État et de façon personnelle. Elles étaient employées pour recevoir et divertir les dignitaires étrangers en visite en provenance de certaines régions de Chine, et pour les accompagner s'ils voyageaient dans le pays.

Grâce à leur fréquentation des tavernes et des auberges de la ville, les kisaeng étaient souvent parmi les mieux informées des affaires locales. Pour cette raison, elles étaient parfois une source d'information essentielle. C'est par exemple grâce aux informations fournies par kisaeng que l'armée rebelle de  a pu facilement prendre la forteresse de Jongju au début du .

Lorsque les villes tombaient, comme cela a été le cas pour beaucoup de villes coréennes lors des invasions japonaises de la Corée (1592-98) à la fin du , les kisaeng étaient souvent appelées pour divertir les généraux de l'armée victorieuse. Certaines des kisaeng les plus célèbres de Corée, dont  de Jinju, sont aujourd'hui commémorées pour leur bravoure dans l'assassinat ou la tentative d'assassinat des chefs de l'armée impériale japonaise.

Certaines kisaeng ont également été actives dans les mouvements d'indépendance coréen du début du . En cela, elles ressemblaient à d'autres femmes de Joseon, qui ont souvent joué un rôle de premier plan dans la lutte pour l'indépendance. Aengmu, une kisaeng de Daegu, était l'une des principales donatrices du mouvement pour le remboursement de la dette nationale au début du . Une cinquantaine de kisaeng de Jinju ont participé à une manifestation dans le cadre du Mouvement du 1er Mars en 1919.

Différences régionales

Les kisaeng semblent avoir été relativement peu nombreuses, tout au plus quelques milliers. Elles étaient réparties dans tout le pays, avec quelques centaines dans les grands centres et un petit nombre dans les villages hyeon.  et  notent que certaines estimations placent le total à , mais il est finalement d'accord avec Hwang pour dire que le total était probablement inférieur à . On pouvait aussi en trouver dans les « stations » et les auberges qui fournissaient de la nourriture et un abri aux voyageurs le long des routes artérielles du pays, comme la grande route du Yeongnam.

Le nombre et les caractéristiques des kisaeng varient beaucoup d'une région à l'autre. Pendant la période Joseon, la ville qui comptait de loin le plus de kisaeng était Séoul, alors appelée Hanseong, avec peut-être 1000 kisaeng. Beaucoup d'entre elles travaillaient pour la cour, et aidaient à former le grand nombre d'artistes nécessaires pour les grands festivals. Les kisaeng belles ou talentueuses étaient souvent emmenées des provinces à Séoul. La formation requise pour les kisaeng à Séoul était régulière et très stricte, les kisaeng inattentives étant renvoyées chez elles.

Il y avait également un grand nombre de kisaeng dans les anciennes capitales de Kaesong et Pyongyang. Les kisaeng de Pyongyang étaient réputées pour leur haut niveau de compétence et de beauté. L'école des kisaeng de Pyongyang était l'une des plus importantes du pays, et a continué à fonctionner jusqu'à la fin de la période coloniale. Les kisaeng de Pyongyang étaient également connues pour leur capacité à réciter le gwansan-yungma, une chanson du compositeur du  .

D'autres grandes concentrations existaient autour des camps militaires, en particulier le long de la frontière nord. Par exemple, à l'époque de Sejong le Grand au , une soixantaine de kisaeng étaient rattachés à la base militaire de Nyongbyon. Dans ces régions, les kisaeng jouaient essentiellement le rôle d'épouses pour l'armée et leur rôle était proportionnellement plus axé sur les tâches domestiques que sur le divertissement.

Les kisaeng des autres régions conservaient également des identités locales distinctes. Les kisaeng de Jinju étaient particulièrement adeptes du geommu, une danse traditionnelle à l'épée. Celles de Jeju étaient connues pour leurs prouesses équestres. Dans de nombreux cas, les compétences valorisées des kisaeng d'une région correspondaient à d'autre revendication locale de gloire. Les kisaeng de la région de Gwandong sur la côte est, qui abrite de nombreux sites célèbres, dont les monts Kumgang, mémorisaient le gwandongbyeolgok, un poème qui raconte le paysage de leur région. Celles de la région Honam du sud-ouest étaient formées au pansori, tandis que celles de la ville seonbi d'Andong pouvaient réciter la Grande Étude par cœur.

 Histoire

Un silence écrasant plane sur l'histoire officielle de la Corée lorsqu'il s'agit des kisaeng. Elles n'entrent qu'occasionnellement dans les registres officiels tels que les Goryeo-sa ou Annales de la dynastie Joseon. Pourtant, les références aux kisaeng sont assez répandues dans les yadam ou histoires anecdotiques des penseurs ultérieurs de Joseon du mouvement silhak tels que Yi Ik et Jeong Yak-yong, aussi connu sous le nom de Dasan, qui ont réfléchi à leur rôle et à leur place dans la société. Aujourd'hui encore, de nombreuses histoires officielles de la Corée ne tiennent pas compte de l'histoire des kisaeng. Par exemple, la "Nouvelle histoire de la Corée" de Lee Ki-baik ne contient pas une seule référence aux kisaeng.

 Origines
Il existe différentes théories concernant l'origine des kisaeng. La première théorie a été formulée par le savant Dasan, et les théories se sont multipliées à mesure que les kisaeng elles-mêmes ont été reléguées dans le passé.

Une théorie situe en fait leurs origines à l'époque de Silla, parmi les , prédécesseurs féminins des hwarang. Cependant, il y a peu de choses qui suggèrent un lien concret entre les wonhwa de Silla et les kisaeng ultérieures. De plus, les wonhwa semblent avoir été choisies parmi l'aristocratie, alors que les kisaeng ont toujours été membres des classes inférieures. Pour ces raisons, peu de chercheurs contemporains soutiennent cette théorie.

Beaucoup d'autres retracent leurs origines aux premières années de Koryo, lorsque de nombreuses personnes ont été déplacées à la fin de la période des Trois Royaumes tardifs en 936.

À cette époque, un grand nombre de personnes de Baekje erraient dans le pays. On ne sait pas si un mode de vie nomade était déjà établi, ou s'il est une conséquence des récents troubles. En fait, un lien entre ces vagabonds et les tribus nomades de Mandchourie a été évoqué. Le premier roi de Koryo, Taejo, considérait ces vagabonds comme une menace pour la stabilité de l'État. Il a ordonné qu'ils soient transformés en esclaves du gouvernement. Bien qu'il n'existe pas de documents précis, il est probable que les premières kisaeng aient été tirées de ces anciens vagabonds.

 Koryo
Quelles que soient leurs origines, les kisaeng sont apparues comme classe puis se sont fait connaître pendant la période Koryo, 935-1394. Elles sont mentionnées pour la première fois au début du . À cette époque, elles exerçaient principalement des métiers spécialisés tels que les travaux d'aiguille, la musique et la médecine. Les artistes féminines de la cour pendant cette période jouaient un rôle similaire à celui qu'ont joué plus tard presque toutes les kisaeng.

En raison de la croissance de la classe des kisaeng, sous le règne de Myeongjong, l'État a commencé à tenir des registres (appelés ) des kisaeng vivant dans chaque juridiction. À cette époque, l'État a également fait ses premiers efforts pour mettre en place des institutions éducatives pour former les artistes kisaeng. Ces académies étaient connues sous le nom de , et sont apparues pour la première fois dans l'histoire avec leur abolition par Hyeonjong en 1010. Cependant, ils ont été rétablis sous le règne de Chungnyeol. Le "gyobang" assurait la formation dans les styles musicaux ' et '.

Les femmes formées au "gyobang" étaient exclusivement des artistes de cour. Leur rôle dans les affaires de la cour devint de plus en plus important au cours des dynasties suivantes. Elles divertissaient à la fois le roi et les dignitaires en visite, un rôle qui s'est poursuivi à l'époque de Joseon. En outre, à partir du règne du roi Munjong, elles se produisaient lors de cérémonies officielles de l'État.

Tout comme l'origine des kisaeng n'est pas claire, leur relation précise avec les autres couches de la société l'est également. Les artistes féminines qui apparaissent dans les registres sont exclusivement des kisaeng de la cour, et sont enregistrées comme esclaves du gouvernement.

 Dynastie Joseon

La dynastie Joseon, qui a duré de 1394 à 1897, a succédé à celle de Koryo. Pendant la dynastie Joseon, le système des kisaeng a continué à s'épanouir et à se développer, malgré l'attitude profondément ambivalente du gouvernement à son égard.

Joseon a été fondé sur le confucianisme coréen, et les érudits de l'époque avaient une vision très négative du travail des femmes et de la classe des kisaeng en particulier. De nombreux appels ont été lancés en faveur de l'abolition des kisaeng ou de leur exclusion de la cour, mais ils n'ont pas abouti - peut-être à cause de l'influence des femmes elles-mêmes, ou peut-être de la peur que les fonctionnaires eux-mêmes volent les épouses d'autres hommes. Une proposition de ce type a été faite sous le règne de Sejong le Grand, mais lorsqu'un conseiller de la cour a suggéré que l'abolition de la classe conduirait les fonctionnaires du gouvernement à commettre des crimes graves, le roi a choisi de préserver les kisaeng.

Pendant le règne bref et violent de Yeonsangun (1494-1506), les kisaeng sont devenues le symbole de la démesure royale. Yeonsangun traitait les femmes comme des objets de plaisir et faisait même du kisaeng médicinal (yakbang gisaeng) un divertissement. Yeonsangun a fait venir  et filles des provinces pour servir de kisaeng de palais ; beaucoup d'entre elles étaient payées par le trésor public Il a peut-être été le premier à instaurer une hiérarchie formelle entre elles, divisant les kisaeng du palais en "Ciel", celles avec qui il dormait, et "Terre", celles qui remplissaient d'autres fonctions.

En 1650, toutes les kisaeng étaient devenues des esclaves du gouvernement. Les kisaeng attachées à un bureau du gouvernement étaient connues sous le nom de "gwan-gi", ou "kisaeng du bureau". Leur rôle n'incluait pas, selon la loi, le service sexuel au titulaire de la fonction ; en fait, les fonctionnaires du gouvernement pouvaient être sévèrement punis pour avoir fréquenté une kisaeng. Cependant, dans la pratique, les kisaeng étaient souvent forcées de servir le titulaire de la fonction. Une distinction a parfois été faite entre les "gwan-gi" qui étaient obligées de coucher avec le titulaire de la fonction et celles qui ne l'étaient pas. Cette distinction a été présentée dans la pièce de théâtre populaire Chunhyangga.

La réforme Gabo de 1895 a officiellement aboli le système de classes de la dynastie Joseon, ainsi que l'esclavage. À partir de cette année-là, toutes les kisaeng sont devenues nominalement libres. Dans la pratique, de nombreuses kisaeng, comme beaucoup d'autres esclaves, ont continué à être asservies pendant de nombreuses années. En outre, beaucoup de celles qui ont été libérées n'avaient pas d'autre carrière ; elles ont continué à travailler comme artiste, sans les protections que leur offrait le statut de kisaeng. Au cours de la décennie suivante, beaucoup de kisaeng sont allées travailler ailleurs.

 Kisaeng modernes

À partir des années 1970, les danses et le vocabulaire des kisaeng sont partiellement conservés dans la scène de la danse et du théâtre coréens contemporains observés dans les gwonbeon, les écoles de kisaeng, qui ont prédominé pendant la période coloniale japonaise, entre 1910 et 1945. Bien que le vrai gwonbon n'existe plus, une convention académique s'est développée où les étudiants étudient en privé avec d'anciennes kisaeng ou des animateurs de gwonbon.

Très peu de maisons traditionnelles de kisaeng continuent à fonctionner en Corée du Sud, et de nombreuses traditions et danses sont considérées comme perdues à jamais. Certaines entreprises sud-coréennes continuent d'escorter les hommes d'affaires étrangers en visite dans une maison de kisaeng, mais ces lieux sont pour la plupart des interprétations modernes des vieilles maisons de kisaeng. La plus ancienne maison traditionnelle de kisaeng en Corée, Ohjinam (오진암), a été fermée en 2010. Aujourd'hui, l'évolution des kisaeng et leur impact sur la société coréenne font l'objet d'une nouvelle attention, les Coréens redoublant d'efforts pour redécouvrir et revitaliser leur patrimoine culturel et historique. Toutefois, cet intérêt se concentre presque entièrement sur les kisaeng historiques de la période de Joseon, et non sur les traces des kisaeng qui perdurent aujourd'hui.

En Corée du Nord, tous les descendants de kisaeng ont été étiquetés comme membres de la "classe hostile" et sont considérés comme ayant un "mauvais songbun", c'est-à-dire du "sang contaminé".

 Les kisaeng dans la littérature

Les kisaeng ont joué un rôle important dans la littérature populaire coréenne à partir du milieu de la dynastie Joseon. Avec l'émergence de la littérature populaire comme les romans et les pansori, les kisaeng ont souvent joué un rôle de premier plan. Cela était en partie dû à leur rôle unique de femmes pouvant se déplacer librement dans la société. Les kisaeng apparaissent en tant qu'héroïnes dans des histoires telles que "Chunhyangga", et en tant que personnages importants dans de nombreux autres récits de l'ère Joseon.

Les kisaeng ont également commencé à apparaître dans l'art vernaculaire du Joseon tardif. Elles sont particulièrement fréquentes dans l'œuvre du célèbre peintre du début du  Hyewon, dont le travail portait à la fois sur la vie des "cheonmin" et sur des thèmes érotiques.

Les kisaeng continuent d'être au centre de la compréhension et de l'imagination de la culture de Joseon dans les pays contemporains de Corée du Sud et Corée du Nord. Par exemple, le personnage principal féminin du film Ivre de femmes et de peinture est une kisaeng, la compagne du peintre Owon. De nouveaux traitements des histoires populaires de kisaeng, y compris  Chunhyang et Hwang Jini, continuent d'apparaître dans les romans et le cinéma populaires. Le drama  est une reprise moderne du thème des kisaeng.

 Au Lotus d'or - Histoires de courtisanes est une fiction de Lee Hyeon-su qui se déroule dans une maison de kisaeng de la Corée du Sud moderne.

 Kisaeng célèbres
Voici quelques kisaeng célèbres :
 Du-hyang, amante de Toegye Yi Hwang, s'est suicidée dans une rivière de sa ville natale Danyang après la mort de Toegye. Sa tombe se trouve toujours près de l'endroit où elle s'est suicidée.
 Sangchunrim, kisaeng de Séoul pendant Jungjong, associée à de nombreux savants : Sin Jong-ho, Jeong Sa-yong, Hong Eon-pil, Kim Han-guk, & Jeong Sun-yeong.
 Gang-a, kisaeng de Jeolla pendant Seonjo, l'amante de Jeong Cheol.
 Juk-hyang, kisaeng pendant Sunjo, l'amante de Kim Jeong-hui.
 Chu-hyang, l'amante de Sim Yook, meilleure poète féminine de son époque.
 Yi Mae-chang, poète de Buan
 Hong Rang
 Seol-mae, esprit remarquable.
 Hwang Jini, musicienne et intellectuelle de Kaesong.
 Non Gae, dont on se souvient pour l'assassinat d'un général japonais lors de la bataille de Jinju.
 Gyewolhyang, qui a tenté de faire tuer le général japonais Konishi Yukinaga à Pyongyang.
 Man-hyang de Hamhung
 Yuji de Hwangju
 Kim Ja-ya, la dernière kisaeng formée de façon classique en Corée du Sud.
 Lee Hwajungseon, une kisaeng qui a donné une interview, sans précédent à l'époque, dans le numéro de mars 1923 de "Contemporary Review".

 Notes et références

 Bibliographie
   (In two volumes).

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 McCann, David. (1974). Traditional world of kisaeng. Korea Journal 14''(2), 40–43.

Voir aussi
 Dames Bacchus
 Ca trù, une profession similaire au Vietnam
 Oiran, une profession similaire au Japon
 Kanhopatra
 Kippumjo
 Tawaif, une profession similaire au temps de l'Inde coloniale

Lectures supplémentaires

  (Tr. from Japanese original)

Culture coréenne
Courtisane

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From a career development perspective, employers need to think about what will excite, surprise or develop a feeling of trust from employees, and again this differs by generation, says Dr Sue Paterson, co-author of The Fear-Free Organization: Vital Insights from Neuroscience to Transform your Business Culture. "A graduate or young recruit needs to be excited by the job he or she has chosen, so should not be asked to do only the mundane jobs," she says. "A working [parent] needs flexibility to do [their] job and look after [their] family well, while a late career worker needs to avoid getting tired and stale."
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Employers may need to adapt how they manage the various generations, says Dilys Robinson, principal research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies. "Baby boomers, for example, tend to be more loyal to their employer, work hard and have a longer-term focus, whereas more recent generations (Y and Z) have grown up with fast-moving technology and instant communication, so their focus tends to be shorter term," she explains. "This has implications for feedback; baby boomers like to know they're on track but don't need frequent communication, while much younger people like much more frequent reassurances."
The concept of team coaching can be useful in helping to make different generations feel valued, as well as improving and sharing knowledge, says Angela Jowitt, an executive coach at Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School. "More experienced team members have the opportunity to mentor, to share their experience and knowledge, which often leads to them feeling valued," she explains. "It's also likely to appeal to the younger generation because it does not rely on a hierarchy for the process to work."
Offering flexibility around working hours will undoubtedly form part of any employer's attempts to juggle multiple generations. Bill Alexander, chief executive officer at Red Letter Days for Business, says: "Trends show employees want more flexibility from their working day and motivation strategies in the future will reflect this concept. Self-governance is very motivating to an individual, no matter what level they're at or what role they play within their organisation."
This issue is only likely to become more important for tomorrow's workers, as more employees struggle to balance looking after both children and older relatives. Ben Black, director of My Family Care, says: "A multi-generational and modern workforce will need a culture that understands its particular needs and desires. This will need to be backed up by a benefits strategy that helps put practical support in place to make sure work and family really can work."
Back-up care schemes, help with finding childcare and eldercare, and employee assistance programmes can help here.
Health and wellness is also starting to feature high on the agenda for both employers and staff, and this will only become more important in the future. However, this needs to go beyond facilitating access to gyms and offering healthy food in the canteen, explains Ben Moss, managing director at Robertson Cooper. "We talk about six essentials that need to be in place for employees and organisational cultures to really thrive, including working relationships, control, well-managed change and having the right resources and communications in place to do the job well," he says. "These are key characteristics that can block or enable wellbeing, engagement and motivation."
Rewarding each generation
Underpinning all these wider initiatives should be an effective employee benefits package that allows employees to choose what matters to them. Joanne Abate, assistant vice-president, global benefits and insurance programs at Unum, says: "Employers must start by promoting an ageless culture that treats and rewards each age group equally. But it is also important to evaluate the needs and motivations of workers at different life stages. For example, support around ill health becomes increasingly important as we get older, while younger workers might be more interested in softer benefits such as gym membership and flexible working."
Some employers are already offering staff a greater degree of choice, on the understanding that they cannot have everything, says Deborah Rees, director of consulting at Innecto. "A few years ago, proper [flexible benefits] was the prerogative of larger organisations that had a big workforce but we're now seeing some new players that are able to offer micro- and mini-businesses a really impressive flex package," she says.
There is also a particular focus from generation Y on technology, but this has to be of a good enough standard to enable employees to work or manage their personal lives effectively while on the move.
Yet, despite all the talk of tailoring a strategy to suit different ages or stages of life, there are some basics that will always remain essential in motivating a workforce. Gayle Wiley, chief people officer at telecommunications firm Lifesize, says: "Recognition is a key motivator for employees. This may be as simple as praising staff in team meetings or a handshake and 'thank you' from a leader. Ultimately, employees who feel valued and happy within their team will almost certainly work harder. The little things can make the difference."
Stott and May provides motivation with an engaging workplace
Recruitment business Stott and May has gone out of its way to ensure the office is not just seen as a place of work as it seeks to appeal to a modern workforce.
The firm's London office is decorated in a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory theme, while its New York equivalent is themed around Alice in Wonderland. There is also the boardroom, now known as the 'inventing room', where people can write ideas on the walls, in an attempt to stimulate creativity.
Stephen Stott, chief executive officer, says: "Everyone is given the opportunity to contribute, even to the aesthetics in the office, so it feels like an extension of their life outside work, and that's helped to ensure there's a real community."
The business has also looked to bring the staff of all generations together with benefits that include free breakfasts for all employees, a table-tennis table that staff of all ages regularly use, and other team-based challenges such as cycling or in-house competitions.
Viewpoint: Staff motivation needs to be carefully planned to suit different generations
A major challenge that managers face in contemporary workplaces is motivating employees. However, the inducements that motivate are unique for every individual. As employers are instinctively concerned about meeting their business objectives, it is worthwhile for them to strike meaningful relationships with their employees and together identify the things that help their employees achieve their personal goals and aspirations, as well as meet business objectives. Some of the things that motivate employees include factors such as responsible leadership, career advancement, recognition, and the nature of the job.
Being attentive to the issue of employee motivation is important for a variety of business reasons. Having responsible leaders can serve as a motivational tool by communicating organisational norms and values. If leaders maintain good relations with their staff and treat them fairly, this may improve performance levels and loyalty. Also, most employees today want to be recognised for their work and are constantly looking for ways to improve their skill sets and aptitudes. When employees receive such developmental opportunities, in line with the norm of reciprocity they not only become more committed to the organisation but are also more likely to stay.
Several studies on generational differences have suggested that the needs of younger workers are different from those of older workers. As younger people are less likely to have outside obligations, they are primarily motivated by personal growth and new learning opportunities. On the other hand, workers approaching the end of their careers may not be as interested in developmental opportunities as in the opportunity to flexibly arrange work and non-work obligations.
Finally, motivational incentives need to be carefully designed to fit the requirements of different generational groups. While this is an approach employers might be unwilling to embrace, when it comes to incentive schemes one size rarely fits all.
Dr Shainaz Firfiray is an assistant professor of organisation and human resource management at Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick
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Bo Xilai Says He Was Framed as Corruption Trial Begins
Could face the death penalty
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(Reuters) - Fallen politician Bo Xilai put up a feisty defense on Thursday as he faced China's most political trial in decades, saying he was framed in one of the bribery charges against him and had admitted to it against his will during interrogation.
The 64-year-old former Communist Party chief of the southwestern city of Chongqing has been charged with illegally taking almost 27 million yuan ($4.41 million), corruption and abuse of power and will almost certainly be found guilty.
Bo's denial of one of the charges and strong language as he made his first public appearance since being ousted early last year were unexpected. But observers said he could have struck a deal with authorities to show he was getting a fair trial in exchange for a pre-arranged sentence.
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Q: conditioning, conditions and circumstances I am reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. And I come across the following saying that I do not quite understand.
They are page 71.

They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior.
  ...
  Because we are, by nature, proactive, if our lives are a function of conditioning and conditions, it is because we have, by conscious decision or by default, chosen to empower those things to control us.

Could you please explain the meaning of circumstances, conditions and conditioning in the above?
Thanks.

A: Circumstances and conditions are very similar, but not identical in this context:
Circumstances- "The situation that I'm in": the things that exist that have an affect upon me:  "I'm weak", "I'm poor", "I'm unemployed".
Conditions- "The status of things around me": Like the weather outside, the things that exist in the broader world that have an effect on my situation: "It's a bad time to start a business", "Nobody can afford this kind of product right now.."
Finally, conditioning is in the classic sense of learned psychological response, "how I've been trained or ingrained to react to external events"
To re-write his sentence (albeit less elegantly ) "They don't blame the unique circumstances that they personally are in, they don't blame the conditions in the world around around them, and they don't blame "the events that have taught them to behave a certain way..."

A: Bob's answer was to lengthy for me here ya go
axiom - a position that is known as certain (100%)
postulate - a position that is held to a certain degree of certainty  ( may be 1% to 99%)
circumstances - axioms in direct correlation to observed object
conditions - postulates that may be in direct correlation in with the observed object

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I haven't been listening to Tom Power and his Under the Covers feature on CBC Radio 2 in the mornings, so I've kind of been running out of ideas for cover comparisons. I'd hoped to be running into new music or having some inspiration of some kind, but that hasn't really happened.
But given yesterday's 50th anniversary of the Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, I'll give you this video.
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For me, the iPad looks like an iPhone, but the size is bigger than iphone! I think that it can used like PCs with mouse and keyboard. It is very light and easy to carry or put it in your bag! It features include gaming, email, photos, contacts, maps, music and e-books.
I wonder if they've fixed the issue with Youtube and other web videos not displaying subtitles yet. The iPad uses HTML 5 rather than Flash to display videos, and thus far HTML 5 has no built in subtitle capability. It's one thing to be able to display subtitles on videos you've bought from their store, but quite another to be able to see the whole web with full accessibility.
Unfortunately, ITUNE has very limited movies with closed caption. Infact, there are more old released movie then newer ones as I stated ITUNE has very limited selection. ITUNE needs to get on the ball...perhaps NETFLIX may be able to provide more. Does anyone know if Netflix provide closed caption movies for ipad?
Nope, still no closed captioning for Netflix movies on the iPad! Sigh.
Joy, there are nearly 2,000 film with closed cpation on iTunes, not only old but news are getting grow.
Netflix are available with subtitle optional, there are lot of TV shows with CC.


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ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE RECEIVES $70,000 GRANT FROM GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE RECEIVES $70,000 GRANT
FROM GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
(SARASOTA, October 18, 2017) — Asolo Repertory Theatre proudly announces that it is the recipient of a $70,000 Arts Appreciation Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The grant will support Asolo Rep's 2017-18 season "Staging Our World," which kicks off November 14 with EVITA.
The Arts Appreciation Grant provides essential support for Asolo Rep's 2017-18 season, from the actors on stage, to the musicians in the pit, to the sets, costumes and props, and the highly skilled artists and crafts people who bring the production elements to life. Gulf Coast's Arts Appreciation Grant ensures that Asolo Rep is able to continue to cultivate the best artists, designers and actors and create world class theatre here in Sarasota for the Sarasota community.
"Since its inception, Gulf Coast Community Foundation has been one of Asolo Rep's greatest champions in all of our endeavors," said Linda DiGabriele, Managing Director of Asolo Rep. "Gulf Coast's latest grant in support of our 17/18 season will give us confidence to make bold choices on the stage, and to produce Broadway-caliber work to engage and inspire our audience members from Sarasota and beyond."
"The arts are a differentiator that set our region apart, and Asolo Repertory Theatre is one of the cornerstone arts organizations here in our community," said Dr. Mark S. Pritchett, President|CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation. "Gulf Coast's grant investment reflects Asolo Rep's vital contributions to both our economy and our exceptional quality of life."
ABOUT ASOLO REP
Now in its 59th season, Asolo Repertory Theatre is recognized as one of the premier professional theatres in America and one of the largest in the Southeastern United States. One of the few select theatres in the nation that performs in true rotating repertory, Asolo Rep's highly skilled acting company and extensive craftsmanship bring to life this unique performance method that gives audiences the opportunity to see multiple productions in the span of a few days. Asolo Rep presents up to 10 productions each season including contemporary and classic works and provocative musical theatre experiences. A theatre district in and of itself, Asolo Rep is committed to expanding its reach into the community, furthering its collaboration with the best theatre artists working in the industry today and cultivating new artists through its affiliation with the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards and Managing Director Linda DiGabriele, Asolo Rep's ambitious theatrical offerings and ground-breaking education and community programming engage audiences and ensure its lasting legacy for future generations.
ABOUT GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Together with its donors, Gulf Coast Community Foundation transforms our region through bold and proactive philanthropy. Gulf Coast is a public charity that was created in 1995 through the sale of the Venice Hospital. Since then, it has become the philanthropic home of more than 650 families who have established charitable funds there, and has invested over $260 million in grants in the areas of health and human services, civic and economic development, education, arts and culture, and the environment. Learn more at GulfCoastCF.org.
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Latest News from Gamecreature: How Does it Feel?
Yes, I am afraid, most of us don't do enough exercise. Its the same for comic-artist-work. You spend hours sitting and drawing.
Anyway, still all the best wishes for quick recovery!
Very true, I definitely need to get back into an excercise routine too. I've been slacking and your words are definitely a warning in my ears.
Glad you're feeling better and hope you're back to your usual self soon!
Oh my...I am already exhausted only by looking at poor gamecreature's Exercises!
Oddly enough, I used to be pretty good with my exercises until I got hit with this gall bladder thing. I think that was my body's way of rebelling against all of the extra activity. Now my chect is all bruised and complains if I yawn. I've definitely got to take care of that!


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A road warrior's guide to netbooks
Five tips to help pick the right one for your needs
Michael Gartenberg (Computerworld) 15 October, 2008 08:44
The netbook is one of the most interesting categories on the market. These small laptops can do most of the jobs of their big brothers while costing under US$500. For some people, such as students, a netbook can be a primary computer. For a business user, it might be a second PC for use when traveling or commuting. Here are five tips to help pick the right one for your needs.
1. Choose your operating system wisely
Depending on the vendor, netbooks are usually offered with Linux variants, Windows XP or Windows Vista. For the most part, I'd ignore the Linux devices. True, they're cheaper (since there's no need to pay for a Windows license), and they're usually loaded with open-source software, so things like an office suite, instant-messaging client and other applications are available from the get-go. But most users will struggle to add new applications to these machines, and the latest and greatest hardware peripherals usually aren't supported.
I'd avoid Vista as well. For the most part, netbook hardware is too slimmed-down to run Vista well. Most users will do best sticking with good old Windows XP. Microsoft recently allowed OEMs to continue to offer XP on netbooks, and that's a good thing. XP brings the breadth of Windows applications and devices, and it's been around long enough to work well on this class of device. The downside: Windows XP netbooks usually come with XP Home or XP Pro, but that's something that's easily fixed.
2. Avoid the SSD
It's cool to have a solid-state drive instead of magnetic media, but I'd avoid SSDs for now. The price/performance benefit isn't there just yet, and that's especially true for machines that cost under US$500. At that price, you can expect to max out at perhaps 16GB or 20GB for an SSD, but at 120GB to 160GB for a hard disk drive. Even if your storage needs are modest, you'll want the larger drive. And if you're looking at the netbook as a primary device, it's a no-brainer.
3. Screen size matters
You can find netbooks with 7- or 8-in. screens, but I'd recommend a 10-in. screen. You need a resolution of about 1,024-by-600 to run Windows well, and that just renders too small for most folks on anything tinier than a 10-in. display.
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It's 2014 and Big Brother IS Watching: 1984 coming to the big screen again
SONY, the studio behind Still Alice (where, oh where is the trailer? I can't wait for everyone to see it, I loved the movie so much) has hired a writer and a director to tackle 1984. It will be the third time around for George Orwell's dystopian classic where individuals are not allowed to have even freedom of thought, let alone action. Love? Forget about it.
Ironic isn't though, Big Brother is Watching used to sound so ominous and threatening. Now the government knows who we're talking to, and likely what we're saying, while corporations know many of our thoughts, plot our behavior patterns and we don't seem to care much, just say, gimme more, gimme more. Our complacency is what's pretty frightening to me.
So ... Paul Greengrass has been hired to direct the film based on a script by James Graham. Graham also wrote the book for an upcoming musical adaptation of Finding Neverland. Which could be heaven or well, you know, hell!
Greengrass is the director best known for Captain Phillips with Tom Hanks, and the Bourne movies and have you heard? He and Matt Damon are reteaming for numero four. Not sure what that does for Jeremy Renner and his Bourne Legacy off-shoots but knowing Damon will Be Bourne Again pleases me greatly. Not usually what I'd call my kind of flick, but I could watch the Bourne Indentity with Damon and Franka Potente as Maria, the woman he falls in love with, anytime. Such a strong team, a true partnership, which is my idea of romantic perfection. We're in this thing together.
Whoops, back to 1984 —some days I wish I could — no word on who they're thinking of to play Winston Smith, the man who dares to buck the system. In the last version which came out in, wait for it ... 1984, John Hurt played Winston with Richard Burton, in his final role, as O'Brien, the high-ranking government official. Suzanna Hamilton was the woman who Hurt falls in love with. I'm not familiar with her work but she seems to have had a long if subdued career since.
I haven't read the book since, when, high school? so the details are fuzzy. But the concept is cemented into our universal subconscious, Big Brother IS Watching and that's not a good thing. I'll repeat that - It's NOT a good thing!
Let's take a look at the trailer for the magnificent looking John Hurt/Richard Burton version and see if that sparks some casting ideas. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Oh yeah, I know you're out there, and I even know where you came from. But have no fear, unless you share them with me, I don't know your thoughts. Not yet, anyway.
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Q: Solving systems of second order differential equations I'm working on a script in mathematica that will take simulate a string held at either end and plucked, by solving the wave equation via numerical methods. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_equation#Investigation_by_numerical_methods)
n = 5; (*The number of discreet elements to be used*)
L = 1.0;  (*The length of the string that is vibrating*)
a = 1.0/3.0; (*The distance from the left side that the string is \
plucked at*)
 T = 1; (*The tension in the string*)
[Rho] = 1; (*The length density of the string*)
y0 = 0.1; (*The vertical distance of the string pluck*)
[CapitalDelta]x = L/n; (*The length of each discreet element*)
m = ([Rho]*L)/n;(*The mass of each individual node*)
c = Sqrt[T/[Rho]];(*The speed at which waves in the string propogate*)

I set all my variables
Y[t] = Array[f[t], {n - 1, 1}];
MatrixForm(*Creates a vector size n-1 by 1 of functions \
representing each node*)

I define my Vector of nodal position functions
K = MatrixForm[
SparseArray[{Band[{1, 1}] -> -2, Band[{2, 1}] -> 1,
Band[{1, 2}] -> 1}, {n - 1,
n - 1}]](*Creates a matrix size n by n governing the coupling \
between each node*)

I create the stiffness matrix relating all the nodal functions to one another
Y0 = MatrixForm[
Table[Piecewise[{{(((i*L)/n)*y0)/a,
  0 < ((i*L)/n) < a}, {(-((i*L)/n)*y0)/(L - a) + (y0*L)/(L - a),
  a < ((i*L)/n) < L}}], {i, 1, n - 1}]]

I define the initial positions of each node using a piecewise function
NDSolve[{Y''[t] == (c/[CapitalDelta]x)^2 Y[t].K, Y[0] == Y0,
Y'[0] == 0},
Y, {t, 0, 10}];(*Numerically solves the system of second order DE's*)

Finally, This should solve for the values of the individual nodes, but it returns an error:
"NDSolve::ndinnt : Initial condition [Y0 table] is not a number or a rectangular array"
So , it would seem that I don't have a firm grasp on how matrices work in mathematica.  I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could help me get this last line of code to run properly.
Thank you,
Brad

A: I don't think you should use MatrixForm when defining the matrices. MatrixForm is used to format a list of list as a matrix, usually when you display it. Try removing it and see if it works.


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Vassar puede referirse a:

 Phil Vassar (n.1964), artista estadounidense de música country.
 Mateo Vassar (1792-1868), cervecero y comerciante de Estados Unidos, fundador de la universidad Vassar College.
 Vassar College, universidad en Poughkeepsie, Nueva York (Estados Unidos).


Beyond The 'Like': Does Facebook Need New Buttons?
It does not surprise me that Facebook have scrapped the idea of a 'dislike' button shortly after CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced it in September this year. The very thought of it conjures up images of internet trolls sat behind their computer screens, laughing as they wreak havoc down other people's timelines. One of the main concerns many people had regarding this controversial new feature were heavily linked to childhood cyber bullying, with around 7,296 counselling sessions taking place last year alone with victimised children according to the NSPCC. This number may have simply continued to increase had the 'dislike' button been added to the social media site.
However, the 'emoji' buttons that are set to replace the 'dislike' button are equally as useless. Whilst it is obvious that not everything in life is to be 'liked', and some people use Facebook as a means to inform their friends and family of negative events, there is a sense of laziness and apathy that comes with the use of these buttons. The reason the 'like' button works so well is because it allows for a quick acknowledgement of something good, which people are less likely to do in an unfortunate situation, hence why these 'reactions', which include emojis such as 'haha', 'yay', and 'sad' seem pretty pointless (especially when we have the option to just comment on the status).
Ok, admittedly I can see the flaws in the Facebook dislike button. An out and out dislike button undoubtedly does throw up some problems, and Mark Zuckerberg's announcement was definitely greeted with more than a few raised eyebrows. The concerns voiced were valid, that encouraging users to publicly 'dislike' something would increase cyber-bullying and negativity – something we can all agree is already far too prevalent on the Internet. For me however, the idea of of Facebook finally offering something other than the linear 'like' response is a step in the right direction.
We can all appreciate the times when a simple 'like' isn't quite going to cut it. It has become a truth universally acknowledged on Facebook that a 'like' did not always mean someone actually approved of the status – it came to take on different meaning when applied to the context. For example if someone shared sad or unfortunate news, Facebook 'likes' came to mean support, as opposed to being synonymous with enjoying the situation.
So, when the development of a Facebook dislike button was announced, to me it signalled that the worker bees up at Facebook HQ had seen that the 'like' button alone wasn't going to suffice and they were going to offer us an improvement.
Now they have expanded the development and are giving us something even better – the new 'emotional' buttons. These buttons (which are going to express feelings we can all relate to on a spiritual level such as 'haha', 'wow' and 'yay) show that Facebook is listening to people's requests for an attempt at a more human range of emotions. For me the dislike button would have been the beginning of an increasingly real social media – and now these emotional buttons are going to help us express ourselves though something other than just the infinite optimism of the 'like'.
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SPH Reit to invest in second Australian mall for $630 million
Freehold Westfield Marion has three storeys of retail space and five office floors, with 5,270 parking spaces. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM GOOGLE MAPS
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SPH Reit plans to take a half-stake in a shopping centre Down Under for A$670 million (S$627.9 million), to be funded by proceeds from a recent perp issue plus debt and/or equity fund-raising, in a deal with Lendlease Real Estate Investments inked on Thursday (Nov 7).
The manager, which in December 2018 bought a majority interest in a New South Wales mall, said that the latest transaction involving the 1.5 million sq ft Westfield Marion Shopping Centre "deepens strategic presence in Australia with entry into attractive and stable Adelaide market".
Freehold Westfield Marion, billed as "the only super-regional shopping centre" in the state of South Australia, has three storeys of retail space and five office floors, with 5,270 parking spaces.
The mall, which is next to Oaklands Train Station, is about 10km away from the central business district of state capital Adelaide, while its anchor tenants include department stores David Jones, Myer, and Harris Scarfe, and supermarkets Aldi, Coles, and Woolworths.
On a pro forma basis, the transaction would have upped full-year distribution per unit from 5.6 Singapore cents to 5.69 Singapore cents if it were done on Sept 1, 2018, SPH Reit's manager said.
It said that it planned to pay for the Westfield Marion deal with a mix of proceeds from the August 2019 issuance of S$300 million of perpetual securities, as well as debt and/or equity fund-raising, with a decision on the timing and share of funding yet to be made.
The manager will also arrange a bridging loan facility that can be drawn upon to fully fund the acquisition if need be, it added.
The price tag, reached on a willing buyer, willing seller basis, took into account an independent valuation of Westfield Marion at A$679.5 million.
According to the manager's bourse filing, the transaction will increase SPH Reit's portfolio weighted average lease expiry, by net lettable area, to 5.1 years, up from 3.2 years as at Aug 31, 2019.
Also, Australian assets would make up 19.7 per cent of the Reit's portfolio value, up from 5.3 per cent before. SPH Reit already owns an 85 per cent stake in Figtree Grove Shopping Centre in Wollongong, New South Wales, and interests in three Singapore properties.
Under the deal, SPH Reit will enter into a joint venture partnership with retail real estate investment trust Scentre Group, which owns and runs Westfield malls in Australia and New Zealand.
"The acquisition will enhance the sustainability and resilience of SPH Reit's returns to unit holders through the increased geographic diversity, larger freehold land tenure, and longer underlying leases with embedded rental growth potential," said Susan Leng, chief executive of the manager.
The counter shed one cent, or 0.87 per cent, to S$1.14, before the announcement.
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%include "asm/stack.mac"

GLOBAL _sched_init_stack
GLOBAL sched_drop_to_user
GLOBAL sched_step_syscall_rax
GLOBAL sched_call_zygote

EXTERN panic
EXTERN show_stack

EXTERN _sched_get_current_process_entry
EXTERN sched_switch_to_user_stack
EXTERN sched_get_process
EXTERN syscall_exit

; Read this before making any changes (or reviewing the code):
; http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9383544

SECTION .data
warn: dw 'panic'

SECTION .text
_sched_init_stack:
    ENTER
    mov     r10,    rsp
    mov     rsp,    rdi

    ; If the interrupt is in a higher privelege level, SS and RSP
    ; are pushed to the stack, each one consuming 8 bytes.
    ; For the same level this step is skipped.

    ; SS / RSP get saved to the stack if/when a stack switch occurs.
    ; This is default for inter-privilege events (interrupt while
    ; in usermode / ring 3) and non-default for intra-privilege
    ; events (interrupt while already in kernel / ring 0)

    push    syscall_exit
    push    0       ;save stack segment
    push    rsp     ;save frame rsp

    ; Then RFLAGS, CS and RIP are pushed to the stack, each one
    ; using 8 bytes too.

    push    QWORD 0x202     ;save rflags
    push    QWORD 0x08      ;save code segment
    push    rsi             ;save RIP

    ; Create a faux trap frame. If / when we implement params,
    ; then this function should store argc and argv in the rdi
    ; and rsi stack positions.

    ; Initialize the process stack with the stack base rbp,
    ; argc 0, argv 0.
    INITPROC rsp, 0, 0, rdx

    ; Return the stack pointer for the process and jump back to caller
    mov     rax,    rsp
    mov     rsp,    r10
    LEAVE

sched_step_syscall_rax:
    ENTER
    SET_SYSCALL_RET rdi, rsi                ; Step rax at stack
    LEAVE

; Force a scheduler step
; then jump to userspace
sched_drop_to_user:
	call sched_get_process
    mov     rsp,    rax
    POPA
    pop     rax
    sti
    jmp     rax
    hlt

sched_call_zygote:
    ENTER
    call    rdx
    mov     rdi,    rax
    call    syscall_exit
    hlt
    LEAVE


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Gaming in Libraries in the News
July 14, 2008 Beth GameRT
The Arizona Daily Star picked up the story about ALA's $1 million Verizon Foundation grant in an article, Libraries Booking Young Gamers, and interviewed, among others, gaming panel expert Liz Danforth. Liz has some great talking points in the article. Way to go, Liz!
The Malpass Library at Western Illinois University offered a second gaming night on Friday July 11. Events included dominoes, Wii DDR and a LAN party.
The London (Ontario, Canada) Public Library, produced a short and sweet blog post to introduce patrons to videogames, with links to resources on game ratings, game quality, and popular titles. "Gaming is no longer the domain of the young," writes a staff member.
Manitowoc-Calumet (WI) Library System is offering a series of tournaments, funded by an LSTA grant. "Libraries are all about literacy, but literacy isn't only reading and writing. Literacy is about technology," says Rachel Muchin Young, the library's public relations manager
AASL is planning its 2009 annual conference in Charlotte, NC, and specifically mentions requests for information about gaming. Proposals are due by September 15, 2008.
I hadn't heard of the LOEX conference, but one attendee wrote up a post about two sessions on gaming.
A librarian in Stanley, Idaho is launching gaming services this summer, and seeking best practices for small town libraries.
In general gaming news…
Hasbro has teamed with the Electronic Arts to create a sanctioned Scrabble game that began private testing Monday at Facebook and should be publicly available later this month. The popular Facebook game, Scrabulous, is unauthorized, and Hasbro have demanded it be removed. An interesting twist in the gaming and copyright debate!
Led Zeppelin continues to decline licensing for recreating their music in videogames. "It ain't about the money," says Jimmy Page's manager.
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E. Goforth reached on a fielding error by 3b.
E. Goforth advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Evans, J. singled up the middle; Whetsell, T. advanced to third.
Creps, R. grounded out to 2b, RBI; Evans, J. advanced to second; Whetsell, T. scored.
Whetsell, T. doubled to left center.
M. Treadway pinch hit for C. Smith.
C. Brown pinch ran for M. Treadway.
Creps, R. reached on a fielding error by 2b.
G. Valentine to p for D. Long.
Creps, R. advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt.
Hilderbrandt singled through the left side, RBI; Allen, C. advanced to second; Creps, R. scored, unearned.
Coor, A. to dh for Hilderbrandt.
Huber, B. singled to third base; Coor, A. advanced to second; Allen, C. advanced to third.
Cornell, A. flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Allen, C. scored, unearned.
H. Bishop pinch hit for M. Wroth.


Here's an adorable song and video of Enzo's Song (The Moment When You Fall) by Martin Odstrcil.
beautiful!!!!!!!! breaks my heart but I love it!
This book lives in my heart. I read it years ago, keep it on my shelf and cherish the memories as if Enzo was part of my family.
Love this song so much. I love that..thank you so much for sharing..It's so beautiful!
enzo reminds me so much of my dog!