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Ortega's isolation from the OAS will "indirectly affect" the financial entities
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. Photo: Government
Dante Mossi always argues that the CABEI is an apolitical institution, but the actions he's taken as president are political
The extent of the economic repercussions Nicaragua could eventually face from their departure and/or suspension from the Organization of American States (OAS) remains to be seen, warned economist and political analyst Enrique Saenz. Similarly, its effect on the socio-political crisis in which the country has been immersed is still unknown. These outcomes will depend on how the representatives of the different governments that partner with the multilateral organizations view these developments. That view, in turn, is conditioned by each government's ideological leanings and geopolitical interests.
In an interview broadcast on the online Nicaraguan news program Esta Noche, Saenz stressed that recent political events in Nicaragua, including the November 7th electoral farce and the dictatorship's continuing wave of detentions, will influence these decisions. Organizations to watch include the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the Central American Economic Integration Bank (CABEI) and the World Bank, as their partners make the necessary determinations.
The interview with Enrique Saenz, as well as all contents broadcast on Esta Noche, are transmitted via YouTube and Facebook Live due to the censorship of the Ortega regime.
During the program, the economist explained that there's no direct or automatic repercussions from the international financial institutions following Nicaragua's decision to begin the process of withdrawing from the OAS. Nor are there automatic repercussions if the country ends up suspended from the OAS as a result of measures taken by the General Assembly of Foreign Ministers on November 12.
No matter which of these two scenarios become effective, there'll be no automatic replication from the financial entities, including the Inter-American Development Bank. Even though the latter functions within the framework of the same inter-American system, it operates with autonomy from the OAS processes.
Despite this, Saenz cautions that we shouldn't lose sight of what are called "indirect effects" in the votes to approve loans cast by the governments that partner with the multilateral organisms.
"Although there's no direct or automatic relationship, obviously there's an indirect connection, in the sense that the largest body of votes in the IADB includes the United States. A part of Latin America has some relative weight, but there are also members from Europe. Seen that way, then – yes – there's some correspondence between the political declarations of the governments in the OAS framework, and the decisions of the related financial institutions like the IADB. Hence, there will certainly be some repercussions, but not as an automatic reaction," Saenz explained.
This scenario is slightly different in the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). This has become the regime's principal financial lifeboat, having awarded them US $2.28 billion dollars between 2017 and June 2021.
The United States – the country that has exerted the most political and diplomatic pressure on the regime in demand of civil liberties – is not a part of this financial body. Its principal partners are Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Taiwan.
"CABEI's governing structures are its Board of Governors and Board of Directors. Those serving on these boards represent governments that are each guided by specific interests and political inclinations. Clearly, the president of the CABEI plays a very important role in processing and implementing the credits, and in speeding up the transactions, but the CABEI president isn't the one who approves [the disbursements]. That's done by the representatives of the different member governments. We'll have to watch the political evolution of these governments and the real way that the crisis evolves," noted Saenz.
Dante Mossi has assumed an inappropriate position
The CABEI presidency is currently held by the Honduran Dante Mossi. He's been accused of extreme complacency with the Ortega regime, despite their atrocities. Under his influence, the regional financial entity has become the principal financial provider for the Ortega-Murillo administration, after multilateral organizations such as the IDB, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund distanced themselves from the regime due to its brutal repression of the 2018 civic protests.
Mossi is currently seeking reelection as CABEI president. According to Otton Solis, formerly the Costa Rican representative to this financial body, Mossi "promoted credits for Nicaragua. He came to the board of directors for this, because Dante Mossi is maneuvering for his reelection. In the coming year, the presidency of CABEI is up for a vote. [Mossi] wants to be reelected, so he's anxious to assure Nicaragua's vote," Solis stated in an interview published in the Confidencial news site.
Saenz also questioned the tolerance Mossi has shown towards the Ortega regime. He brushed aside the arguments the Honduran bank president has used to justify his posture.
"It must be said: the CABEI president has assumed an inappropriate position. He always argues that the CABEI is an apolitical institution, but the actions he's taken as president are political," Saenz expressed.
The economist explained that a large part of the resources that CABEI receives and channels to its members come from the international capital markets. This allows the financial entity access to resources under more favorable conditions than what an individual government can achieve. The bank then transfers these as credits to those countries that require them.
As a CABEI partner, Nicaragua is causing instability
"A large part of CABEI's resources come from outstanding loans. They're not concessional resources, like those of the Inter-American Development Bank or the World Bank, which are extended on substantially more generous terms. If the partners granting these resources are paying attention to the political evolution [of Nicaragua], and to the credit transactions being realized with their members, evidently this can have an impact, if it hasn't already, on the reputation and the risks that these lenders perceive," the economist noted.
"We're talking about a political situation that's generating instability in the region, beginning with the confrontation between one of the CABEI members [Nicaragua] with the United States and the European Union, which are Central America's main commercial partners," Saenz added.
The economist is among those who believe that Ortega's actions on November 7th, when he declared himself the electoral victor, after a process with no political competition, doesn't represent political consolidation, much less economic stability.
Saenz estimates that the regime will face many difficulties in the economic arena. These will be visible, even as the dictatorship's propaganda apparatus focuses on emphasizing the fact that Nicaragua is experiencing a stage of constant economic growth.
"At present, Ortega doesn't have any instruments at his disposal to reverse the political crisis. He may seek a summit with his allies in January, to demonstrate that he has some backing. However, he has no means of reversing the international isolation, nor the grave economic situation and its social impact in Nicaragua. Where will he receive economic help? It will either have to come from the multilateral financial institutions, or fall from the sky," was Enrique Saenz' final verdict.
This article was originally published in Spanish in Confidencial and translated by Havana Times
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CCC's Semi AGM will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 7pm-9pm in the lounge.
Come down and join us for this years Semi AGM, recap of the season and meet the candidates running for board.
This is the last week for all of our leagues here at the club. Playoffs finish up this Saturday, with draws at 10:30am and 2:00pm. Feel free to stop by the club to cheer on your league-mates or pick up a burger and beer combo. After that, the club will be closed for the season. The only events after March 30th are the Awards Night on April 5th, and the Semi AGM on the 10th.
Join us May 5th at Poppy Estates for a golf tournament. This tournament is open to everyone and it is best ball. Register as a team or individual we have room for everyone. SHOTGUN START AT 1 PM.
Cost is $75/person and it includes dinner and prizes. You must pre register and pay by Friday, April 12!
Our Saturday night Drop-In has been so popular we have added a second session to our last drop-in of the season.
March 23 at 8:30pm the second session will take place.
We are already filling up fast, so if your interested register ASAP!
*Please notethat full payment must be recieved prior to confirming spot and is spots are based on first come first serve.
Congratulations Team Harris for winning this year's Workingman's Spiel! Thank you to everyone that joined us for this year's event and we look forward to seeing everyone next year.
There will be NO practice ice Monday, Febuary 18.
We hope everyone enjoys their Family Day!
Registration is now open for the annual Cloverdale Open Bonspiel. This spiel is open to any combinations of 4 players (female/male, beginner/experienced). Each team is seeded into blocks depending on their experience. Your team entry fee includes minimum 3 games, the team buy back, Saturday night dinner and some fun curling.
Due to the 60+ bonspiel practice ice is cancelled for today, Monday January 7, 2019. Sorry for the inconvenience .
The Cloverdale Curling Club will be closed for the Holiday Season between December 22 and January 5. Curling will resume on Sunday January 6 with the Sunday Morning Crew, then 2 draws of the Optimist Interclub and then the Novice League.
On behalf of the Board and Staff we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Congratulations to Team Brunn (pictured below), the winners of the 2018 Cloverdale Curling Club Candy Cane Bonspiel!
24 Senior Ladies Teams participated in this annual spiel. A great time was had by all. A special thank you to Laureen Hull, Shannon Schreder, their committee, draw master Darry Fay and the ice crew. You all did a superb job.
Cowan Scores Second Eight Ender of the Season!


Definition – The broad range of financial services accessed and delivered through digital channels, including payments, credit, savings, remittances and insurance. The digital financial services (DFS) concept includes mobile financial services (MFS).
Further Explanation – In this context, the term "digital channels" refers to the internet, mobile phones (both smartphones and digital feature phones), ATMs, POS terminals, NFC-enabled devices, chips, electronically enabled cards, biometric devices, tablets, phablets and any other digital system. DFS models usually employ agents and the networks of other third-party intermediaries to improve accessibility and lower the overall service delivery cost.
The panel will discuss the current state of play in Trinidad and Tobago, what other services can be provided and how DFS can facilitate digital inclusion.


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Buenavista es un barrio rural  del municipio filipino de primera categoría de Corón perteneciente a la provincia  de Paragua en Mimaro,  Región IV-B.

Geografía
Este barrio  se encuentra en  la Isla Busuanga la más grande del Grupo Calamian, donde se encuentra su ayuntamiento. Situado a medio camino entre las islas de Mindoro (San José) y de Paragua (Puerto Princesa),  el Mar de la China Meridional a poniente y el mar de Joló a levante. Al sur de la isla están las otras dos islas principales del Grupo Calamian: Culión y  Corón, que da nombre al municipio.

Su término  linda al norte con el barrio de Malawig; al sur con los de  San Nicolás y de Borac; al este con el estrecho de Mindoro,  bahía de Minangas, y también con el barrio de Turda; y al oeste con el barrio de Decabobo.

Su término comprende las con las islas de Dapagal y de Napuscud, así como los sitios de Ducol y Buenavista.

Demografía
El barrio  de Buenavista contaba  en mayo de 2010 con una población de 940 habitantes.

Referencias

Archipiélago de Calamianes
Barrios de Corón

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Coalition Airstrikes in Yemen May Force Houthis to Attack Saudi Arabia
A member of Houthi political council warned that Houthis may strike Saudi Arabia in retaliation amid coalition airstrikes in Yemen. 02.04.2015, Sputnik International
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A member of Houthi political council warned that Houthis may strike Saudi Arabia in retaliation amid coalition airstrikes in Yemen.
Dozens of Foreign Troops Disembark at Yemeni Aden Port - Reports
2 April 2015, 10:45 GMT
CAIRO (Sputnik) — The Houthi rebel group that captured parts of Yemen will be forced to attack Saudi Arabia if coalition airstrikes under its leadership continue, a member of the Ansar Allah (commonly known as Houthi) political council warned Thursday.
"We have the power for a retaliatory strike, but the decision will be made when other options are exhausted and they change their minds," Daifullah Shami told RIA Novosti.
Yemen is suffering from violent confrontation between Houthi militants and forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. The Houthis have seized large parts across the country, including the capital of Sanaa.
On March 25, Hadi addressed the Arab League asking for military aid for his government in Yemen to counter the advance of the Houthi insurgency. Following the president's request, Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries launched airstrikes on the Houthi positions. Hadi fled the country amid hostilities and is believed to be in Riyadh.
Other states participating in the strikes include Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, Pakistan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
Gulf States Launch Military Operation in Yemen
Shiite Houthi movement
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Apple's futuristic 'Campus' HQ will finally open its doors to employees this April under its new name, 'Apple Park', situated in California's Santa Clara Valley.
While there's no word yet on whether or not it has a T-Rex, it will have a heartfelt homage to former Apple boss Steve Jobs. Jobs, who helped in the early stages of the site's development, will have the 175-acre campus's 1,000 seater theater named after him.
The Park, replacing Apple's current One Infinite Loop base of operations, is fully powered by renewable energy, with its spaceship-like design measuring up at 2.8 million square feet of space.
"Steve invested so much of his energy creating and supporting vital, creative environments," added Jony Ive, Apple's chief design officer.
If a job at Apple didn't already seem like a dream, the Apple Park has some great perks or its employees, with a 100,000 square-foot fitness center, apple orchards (obviously) and running paths to explore.


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Patient Wolf brings a new flavour to the Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix
Experience the limited-edition Formula 1® inspired cocktail.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) is thrilled to announce Patient Wolf as the Official Gin Partner of the Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix 2022.
Located less than ten minutes from the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, the boutique distillery makes one of the country's favourite gins and will provide a brand-new flavour for crowds at next year's event.
Whether it's a gin and tonic, or something a little bit fancier, Patient Wolf will have you covered at bars throughout the Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix 2022.
Afterall, a world-class event requires a world-class gin.
To celebrate the partnership, Patient Wolf will also release a limited-edition Formula 1® inspired cocktail, named the Pitstop Spritz.
The bright berry and bitter orange combination give this highball a unique complexity and character.
Patient Wolf becomes the Official Gin Partner of the Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix 2022
Sporting a shade of Ferrari red, the Pitstop Spritz will be the sparkling cocktail of choice for those wanting to get a taste of the luxury and extravagance of F1®.
The Pitstop Spritz will be available exclusively at Patient Wolf's Southbank distillery throughout 7-10 April, aligning with the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2022 event dates.
Now is your chance to Live Fast, hospitality experiences and Park Pass (General Admission) tickets are on sale now!
AGPC's General Manager of Sales and Commercial Michelle Greco said, "This is fantastic news for gin lovers - Patient Wolf is one of Australia's most exciting distillers and will bring its signature flavours to the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2022."
We're always looking for ways to harness the power of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and support local suppliers. Patient Wolf isn't only a premium gin that crowds will love, it's a homegrown business based in Southbank right around the corner from the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit!
- Michelle Greco
Co-Founder of Patient Wolf, Matt Argus is excited to strengthen the experience of those attending next years Grand Prix.
"We can't wait to enhance the experience of visitors to next year's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. We make world-class gin, made right here in Melbourne's Southbank. We have such a strong connection to everything that this great city has to offer, whether that be great food, fashion, culture, arts, and of course sport," he said.
"Just like the event, our gin is recognised as one of the best in the world. You'll find our gin throughout all of the bars at the event, including our brand-new G&T cans. And of course, the distillery will be open to visitors throughout the event, the perfect pit stop on the way to or from Albert Park, where we offer drinks, tastings and masterclass experiences."
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For the sake of safety, always ensure that the piece being cut off is adequately supported as it becomes free and be careful not to cut through your trestles!
This handy ripping guide will save you hours of fiddly setting up with straightedges and clamps. The usual tool for breaking down these sheets is a portable circular saw, but normally the widths you will want to cut will be far wider than the standard rip fence will allow.
If you use a conventional straightedge as a guide you will have to make detailed measurements to allow for the offset of the base, always a potential source of error, for me anyhow! This jig allows you to align the edge guide on the line to be cut without having to allow for the offset, obviously a much quicker and easier option.
9 For safety's sake always ensure that the piece being cut off is adequately supported as it becomes free and be careful not to cut through your trestles!
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Post Categories Rainforests of South-East Queensland The Rainforests of the NSW North Coast and Tablelands
Clarence Cane Toads
It's a bust for Northern Rivers Cane Toads
The number of cane toads in NSW Northern Rivers boomed after the catastrophic bushfires of 2019, which led the local Landcare group to apply for a Landcare Bushfire grant to reduce their numbers.
The $160,000 grant awarded to Clarence Landcare is part of a grant program managed by Landcare Australia and the National Landcare Network, delivered in partnership with State and Territory Landcare organisations, to help environments and communities rebuild after the 2019 bushfires.
Cane toad numbers grew because the bushfires stripped the undergrowth opening pathways for pest species to move in quickly. Added to this was the high rainfall experienced earlier this year and the number of cane toads and other invasive species took off drastically impacting the survival of native species like goannas, snakes, insects, turtles, and small carnivorous marsupials.
Alongside environmental group, Watergum, Clarence Landcare created a program to educate the community about the harm caused by the cane toad, how to identify them and how to capture them. All these activities lead up to the Great Cane Toad Bust, a national event that will be held in January. The Clarence community will join others to find and collect cane toads across the region, log their numbers so they can be collated and tracked online. The hope is this will bring out everyone's competitive nature to remove as many cane toads as they can from the local ecosystem.
Cane Toad – Watergum
"This event builds on Watergum's national cane toad control program, and it's exciting to be partnering with them on a project with such a broad reach," Kelly McRae from Clarence Landcare said.
While it may be an unusual activity for those new to cane toad control, make no mistake, toad busting is a lot of fun. It's a great opportunity to get out at night with your family and friends and search for the nocturnal native wildlife you are trying to protect. We're looking forward to getting the community involved and giving our native species the best chance of recovery post fires," said Kelly.
The Australian Government funded $14 million Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants are supporting projects in regions impacted by the Black Summer bushfires of 2019–20.
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Good place to kick yourself in the head, if you must. The eyebrow bleached out a little more from all of the cleaning that I was doing with hydrogen peroxide.


Plum, berry and raisin aromas are fine but they don't go beyond the basics for Gran Reserva. This feels solid and dense, but again fairly regular for a mature Gran Reserva. Dry peppery flavors of cherry and cassis seem ready. Drink through 2019.


The project is aimed at the development of the novel anti-tumor biotherapeutic technologies and biomedical cell products that can completely cure and/or prevent tumor relapse and tumor metastases of various types of cancers, sarcomas and other malignant disorders. The project relies on the unique experimental and clinical research of the team of the Russian oncologists under the supervision of the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Prof. Nikolay Trapeznikov held in the Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center (RCRC) from 1982 to 19993. Using the principle of histocompatibility and alloreactivity of the bone marrow of the donor and recipient, the Russian scientists studied the immunological phenomena known as graft-versus-tumor effect (GvT) and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) induced by allogeneic transplantation of the bone marrow (allo-bone marrow) in different groups of cancer cases. The effectiveness of their method was 41% of complete cure and recovery in the cases of the solid tumors and 56% of the cases showed long-term remission and no metastases for 4 to 10 years. The pioneer research and novel results of the therapy of various types of malignancies appeared forgotten in the time of the USSR breakup and social and economic turmoil of the 90-s and even more because of the death of the leader Prof. Nikolay N. Trapeznikov. However, now professor's students and followers have resumed his research enriching it with the advances of the scientific progress and new evidence of immunology and cancer biology. In this project we deal with allogeneic immunotherapy (alloIT) as viewed from the molecular-biological point of contemporary oncology. We do not plan complete replacement of the cells of the immune system of the patient as in alloIT after the high-dose therapy; we will partially replace the cells of the immune control and surveillance (natural killer (NK) cells and T cells) for the analogous donor cells. AlloIT is achieved by the transfusion of the allogeneic biomedical cell product (allogeneic bone marrow+allogeneic mesenchymal stromal stem cells (SCs) +/- hematopoietic SCs) along with immunosuppression for further development of the anti-cancer immune response represented as controlled GvT. The project proposes to match the donor and recipient according to the HLA-compatibility of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) of I and II classes, blood group, Rh factor and blood phenotype, and alloreactivity of the donor and recipient is evaluated by the non-coincidence of the repertoire of Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) (the receptors NK) and blood T-lymphocytes surface markers. The treatment consists of two independent stages of the immune therapy (IT). At the first (preparatory) stage IT is given to reduce the risk of complications of the consequent alloIT. Depending on the immune and interferon status the cytokine-therapy, adoptive immunotherapy, anti-cancer dendritic vaccines, cytotoxic lymphocytes, immunomodulators, immunosuppressors and other will be used. The goal of this stage of IT is restoration of the immune balance of the patient. The second (main) stage of the IT is KIR-based alloIT that involves administration of the biomedical cell preparation after immunosuppressive chemotherapy. The proposed alloIT is an alternative to the anti-tumor therapy in the cases of high risk of relapse or metastases cancers when the chemo- and radiotherapies are impossible as well as the measure of prevention.


2013 Novel Contest 2nd Prize!
When terrorists assault Saint Agnes Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, they expect to find a congregation of lambs: they get Bobby Kurtz, instead. An unrepentant Cold Warrior, Kurtz destroys the terror cell with violent finality. Against his will, Kurtz is pulled back into the life he left behind decades before. He reluctantly picks up the burden of hunting the terrorists in our midst. He risks his life, and his marriage, in a single-minded pursuit of victory over evil. Working with a shadowy government agency, Kurtz uses all of his skills and experience to foil a plan that would plunge the Twin Cities back into the Stone Age. The final battle rages across the plains during a Christmas Eve blizzard in a story that will leave the leader pleading for more of Kurtz and his team of experts.


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