Gerényes is a small village with some one hundred and twenty houses, the majority of which were those of Swabian Lutherans (380) while the minority were Roman Catholic Magyars. The two nationalities took turns in electing a Richter. Each group maintained their own language and customs.
In October 1944 large numbers of refugees treks passed through the village consisting primarily of Danube Swabians from the Batschka in Yugoslavia. Some remained for up to two weeks because there was enough room for them and their horses. They helped us with the harvest and then were told to move on. As they left they wept and told their hosts to remain at home and not take to the roads as they had done, it was something they now regretted. Little did they know of what was just over the horizon for us.
The leave taking was sad and we no longer considered a flight. But a few of the villagers joined the evacuation afraid to risk staying. Some of the youth of the village were taken to Komlö to work in the coalmines. In this way they were able to avoid recruitment into the Waffen-SS and after the occupation of Komlö by the Russians they were sent home in December.
Few Russians came to the village because it was of the beaten track. The village Richter brought any news of the outside world to the villager's attention. Accompanied by the Klein Richter they went about the village streets to the beating of drums to make his announcement and get everyone's attention.
When drumbeats were heard on the day after Christmas 1944 everyone realized that it must be something important to interrupt their Christmas celebrations. All women born in the years from 1914-1926 and all men born from 1900-1927 were ordered to report and register for labour in Sásd. Some were immediately taken by wagon to the town that was nine kilometres distant. Rumours spread that they were being taken to Pécs for fourteen days to build an airstrip. Some, however, smelled a rat and went into hiding (including the writer and her brother.) They hid in an old abandoned cellar about half an hour away from the village. Their mother came to them by night and told them that if they did not report and register their house and barn would be put to the torch. Both of them refused to go home. On the third morning their mother arrived breathless and in tears. She reported that their father had been taken in their place and she had to look after the cattle and farm all by herself. Her brother said they should return in order to release their father who was an old man and they were younger and stronger.
As they arrived at the place of assembly, their father and all women who were pregnant or had a child under the age of three were released along with the village schoolmaster, Mr. Neubauer, although his daughter was kept back with the others.
On the same day, it was December 27, 1944 at 19h all of the assembled people left on foot. They marched four in a row with Russians guards behind and beside them. Bundles with feather ticks, clothes and food were brought by wagon. They marched all night until 4h in the morning. They finally rested outside of Pécs, which meant they had marched for 36 kilometres without a rest. After an hour's rest they marched to Lakiscsalaktanya. They were imprisoned in a stable. Straw was spread on the frozen manure and the men and women were packed together there for several days. There were about three hundred of them. It was the assembly camp for the area. They received no food. Families and friends came and brought them food and drink. They remained there for thirteen days and in to the new year of 1945 but were not required to do any work. That surprised them.
On January 10th they were taken to the railway station in Pécs. The cattle cars were standing waiting for their cargo. This was goodbye for some forever. There were only Swabians in our group. No Magyars were deported with us. Our mother had come to bring us more supplies but she was prevented from doing so. The guards would not allow anyone near the prisoners or the cattle cars. Most had to return home still bearing the provisions they had brought. To this day many of the survivors thank God for those women who managed to get by the guards and handed provisions to those in the cattle cars. Some bribed the soldiers, but most had to stand back and see their loved ones from a distance and for the last time.
Thirty-six persons were packed into each cattle car. The train passed through Vasarosdombo in the vicinity of Gerényes and they saw it speed by through the small high windows in the cattle car. They dropped notes out of the window hoping that their families would get them. None did.
In Dombovár the train halted for the first time. The man in charge of the car was a good man and left the door open and said, "When the train starts up and goes slowly jump off here and head for home." No one dared to do it. They travelled on to Baja. The women were taken across the Danube by ferry and the men remained behind. They had already separated the men and women from Gerényes. They all spent the cold night out of doors on both sides of the Danube.
There were numerous Russian soldiers all around them. They were able to start a fire to warm themselves. One told them to escape but most were concerned about male members of their family on the other bank of the Danube. The night was so cold that the fire did not last and the soldiers took shelter in their quarters. By morning the women's dresses were frozen. They huddled together with one another and their bundles and packs. Early in the morning the men were ferried across the river. We were then taken to the railway station in Baja and loaded in cattle cars again. They were packed like herring. On one end were the women and teenage girls from Gerényes and on the other were those from Jagolak. The women and girls from Gerényes felt fortunate that they were able to remain together. There were fifteen of them in all. In the centre of the car a hole had been drilled to serve as a toilet. There was also a small stove to take the bite off of the cold. They could no longer leave the car. At night the train went faster and they were afraid that the stove propped on rocks would tip over and start a fire. In daytime the train would often stand on a siding for hours and we hoped that the Russians would get frustrated and turn around and take us home.
We did not want to believe that the war was lost and that somehow the German army would rescue us. Our hopes were to be dashed. On our way, one or two men or women were allowed to get water at stops along the way but always accompanied by guards. The food they were given was meagre and badly prepared. People began to share their remaining provisions with one another. They were separated from the men from Gerényes and had no idea of where they were in terms of the long line of cattle cars. The train passed through Romania and when it stood still at sidings, the local Transylvanian Saxon populations would sneak food to the prisoners. They knew where they were going because their own young people had already been taken a week before.
The women had Anna Müller from Csikostöttös as their interpreter. The officer was Jerilow and spoke some German. He suffered from a head wound and was often "not there." The prisoners were not mistreated or abused. So everyone anticipated to be passing through this "episode" in his or her lives.
On April 15th they all reported for work detail, most of the men and women were sent to work in the mines. Many of the Gerényes people worked in the sawmill. They unloaded the timber, had to cut it and had to drag the filled wagons of logs into the mine. Constant heavy work with little nourishment became to take its toll. They worked in three shifts, seven days a week. Every ten days shifts were changed. When loads of logs arrived all of them had to unload them if it was their shift or not. On the whole the Russians were not bad to them and encouraged them with promises that they would be going home soon.
There was no mail from home. It was only on June 2, 1946 that they heard from their parents for the first time. Her barracks was next to the hospital and saw the countless numbers of dead being taken out for burial.
In a letter one of the deportees received on August 23, 1946 the survivors from Gerényes learned of their family's plight at home: the confiscation of all of their property making them homeless and a loss of citizenship and in constant fear of deportation to Russia themselves. Gerényes was no longer their home. There lived strangers there now.
In February 1947 the second transport left Russia including one of the married women from Gerényes. Many sent letters home with her but she had to leave her sister behind. They had just learned that their father had fallen in the war. Meanwhile the writer's brother was in hospital again. He could not survive the journey back home. By now TB had set in and there was simply no medication available. He died on May 16, 1947 and was buried on the same day.
In 1949 the camp was dismantled and the inmates were sent to work in various places. Soon at the end of another year, with the most of the Gerényes people gone home the days and nights became longer and longer for those still left in Russia. The young author was sent to the camp in Gorlowka and here she met a married woman from Gerényes who worked in the kitchen with her.
Five weeks later they were taken to an assembly camp at Stalino. Cattle cares were stuffed with people and sent across Romania to Hungary. The married woman was in one of them.


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The ANC Urges the Catalans to Use the Mobilizations of the Independence Trial Verdict Response to "Take Strength" to Resume Unilateralism
August 13, 2019 August 13, 2019 by Josep Goded, posted in Catalan Trial, Catalonia, EU, Europe, Europeanunion, Freedom, human rights, Independence Trial, International Community, Journalism, Journalist, justice, Media, News, people, UE, Uncategorized, World
Last week, the President of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), Elisenda Paluzie, urged the Catalans to use "the impulse of the upcoming Independence Trial verdict" to make demonstrations capable of forcing the Catalan government to recover unity and re-make a roadmap for independence.
Paluzie also said that according to the roadmap of the ANC, unilateralism must be resumed when pro-independence parties get over 50% of the total votes in a Catalan general election. In this regard, she said that unilateralism is "complex" and that it must be "reinforced" with the legitimization of the votes.
The President of the ANC admitted that there is "disparity" within the pro-independence movement, but that has also occurred on other occasions, such as in 2012 and 2013. For this reason, she insisted on calling for unity "in the face of the foreseeable condemnation of the political leaders and entities that serves to resume the path to independence and bring the objective back on the top of the agenda."
Regarding the discomfort expressed by ERC with ANC's strategy in the last few weeks, Paluzie pointed out that "it depends on the moment and the strategy adopted, the ANC may disturb one party or another." She also made it clear that if there were people who ever insulted ERC leaders in a demonstration, it is an "isolated fact that the ANC does not support at all […] we have to be very hard in the content, but very elegant in the forms," added Elisenda Paluzie
International Observers Find Violation of Numerous Human Rights and Legal Procedures During the Catalan Independence Trial
July 15, 2019 July 15, 2019 by Josep Goded, posted in Catalonia, EU, Europe, Freedom, human rights, Independence Trial, International Community, InternationalCourt, Journalism, Journalist, justice, Media, News, people, PRESS, UE, UN, Uncategorized, World
The organization of international observers Trial Watch – Catalan Referendum Case (ITW) has concluded in its preliminary report that the trial of the 12 independentist leaders held at the Supreme Court over the past few months is a "political cause" in which "fundamental rights such as free assembly, political participation and freedom of expression have been violated." The group also considers that there is no basis for condemning political prisoners for rebellion and seditious crimes, and that they have been "reworked" to adapt them to the Criminal Code.
The ITW concludes that organising citizen demonstrations was not capable of "transforming the constitutional order or preventing the legitimate public authority from carrying out its functions," since in this case a state of siege had been applied. The conclusions of the report also make a special mention of the cases of the former president of the ANC, Jordi Sànchez, the president of Òmnium Cultural, Jordi Cuixart and the former president of the Parliament, Carme Forcadell: "Your behavior cannot be criminal because it was protected in the exercise of fundamental rights, such as the right of assembly or freedom of expression."
The ITW also considers that the investigation carried out by prosecutor Javier Zaragoza in the National Court on November 5, 2015, has shown that it is a general cause: "The object was to investigate the entire Catalan political movement," which is forbidden in the Spanish legal system.
More than 30 human rights organizations support the 20 points with which observers summarize the most important violations in the trial. Although not part of the process after the Supreme Court questioned the quality of observers, the group of experts hopes that the judges will accept the criticisms in the report. They also expect their analysis to help the defendants continue their path to European courts after the ruling, which will be known in the coming months.
Jailed Catalan leader Jordi Cuixart: "The solution to the problem of blind obedience is civil disobedience"
July 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 by Josep Goded, posted in All the truth, EU, Europe, Freedom, freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, human rights, humanrights, International Community, Journalism, Journalist, Media, News, people, PRESS, UE, World
The President of the Catalan grassroots and pro-independence organization Òmnium Cultural, Jordi Cuixart, said on Thursday that "the solution to the problem of blind obedience is civil disobedience." In a letter that was read during the opening of the first days on civil disobedience organized by the entity, Cuixart explained that in order to reverse the "dramatic" situation that society suffers from, it is necessary to train "even more" and to exercise the practice of non-violence.
"To instruct us is essential because the powerful know how to criminalize the protest and cause dissent by putting us traps," he argued. From the prison of Lledoners, he told the conference attendees that "we will do it again" and cited "constant, persevering and full of courage mobilization." "The only battle that is lost is the one that is abandoned," he concluded at the end of the letter.
Mauri, vice-president of Òmnium, also intervened in the conference to say that injustices in society must give rise to "non-violent civil disobedience."
"We are in a moment of regression of rights. Civil disobedience is the most useful and legitimate instrument for the situation we are experiencing. Given the situation of the degradation of rights that we suffer in Catalonia, Spain and Europe, we understand that the committed, mobilized and organized citizens have the obligation to face it."
Mauri emphasized that Cuixart's phrase "we will do it again […] is not just a slogan, but is a guide for the coming years. All rights are defended by exercising them. We have a duty of citizenship, of civic commitment and moral obligation to defend them when they are violated, tried or condemned."
President Puigdemont's Defense Denounces that "Some People in the EU Parliament don't Act in Accordance with the Law"
June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 by Josep Goded, posted in Catalonia, EU, Europe, human rights, International Community, Journalism, Journalist, justice, Media, News, people, PRESS, UE, Uncategorized
Lawyer Simon Bekaert, one of Puigdemont and Comín's lawyers, said in an interview for ACN that he hopes that the veto of the two elected MEPs by some members of the EU Parliament is "illegal" and warns that his team is ready to appeal to an instance such as the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) if necessary.
"We are aware that there are forces within the European Parliament and its administration that are trying to prevent that both Puigdemont and Comín from occupying their seats on July 2." As to whether or not they will wait until day 2 to take legal action at European level, Bekaert merely said: "We will see."
Whether or not to go to an international body and the legal strategy, he insisted, it will depend "on how the European Parliament reacts or does not react. We hope that they have considered the arguments we have made and that they comply with European law," he says. In this regard, he emphasizes that it is not only a legal matter, but also one of "credibility and legitimacy." If Puigdemont and Comín cannot occupy their seats, the institution will lose legitimacy as a democratic institution," he warned, at a time when, according to him, "there are many people who have already lost faith in European institutions." In any case, he says that if it arrives to the point where they should go to the Luxembourg court they will ask for a "quick resolution" because "there is much at stake." "It is not a question of Catalonia or independence, but a greater concern: the legitimacy of the European Parliament as an institution and the fact that there are people trying to prevent elected MEPs from taking their seats," he said.
For the lawyer, European law is "very clear in one thing: that members of the EU Parliament do not represent their country but the citizens who voted for them." Thus, he recounts, European legislation says "clearly" that the European Parliament "must take into account the results of the elections and based on the results must declare the elected persons as members of the chamber." In addition, he explains that all the members of the chamber "must act personally and without ties." In this regard, he considers that the fact that they were obliged to abide by the [Spanish] Constitution "is clearly a violation of these principles." "There is no other MEP from any other country that has to go to his country to make an oath of loyalty, therefore it is very clear that it is an illegal condition."
Summary Penultimate Week of Independence Trial: June 4
June 9, 2019 by Josep Goded, posted in Catalan Trial, Catalonia, EU, Europe, Europeanunion, freedom of speech, Independence Trial, International Community, InternationalCourt, Irregularities, Journalism, Journalist, justice, Media, News, people, PRESS, Truth, UE, UN, Uncategorized, World
On Tuesday, the concluding statements from the prosecuting lawyers (at the Supreme Court trial of 12 Catalan political leaders) were heard:
– Spain's Public Prosecutor affirmed that the 2017 Catalan independence referendum was "a coup d'état."
– Attorney Javier Zaragoza affirmed that the roadmap to independence, including a referendum and a declaration of independence in 2017, was a violent insurrection, uprising, involving coercion.
"It was a serious attack on the foundations of the constitution with illegal, coercive methods, using violence when needed," he said.
Zaragoza also said that the 9 jailed Catalan leaders were not political prisoners.
"There are no political prisoners, they are not political prisoners," he insisted. He also rejected the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's report urging the "immediate" release of the leaders, accusing the institution of ignoring Spain's arguments.
– Spanish prosecutor Moreno: "There was violence, it was necessary for their cause, they knew the vote would provoke confrontations, and yet they still called people to vote knowing what would happen."
– Public Prosecutor Fidel Cadena said that the jailed Catalan leaders should be charged with rebellion because "they violated the constitution and the foundations of the Spanish state."
– Rosa María Seoane, the Solicitor General, affirmed that the "trial against the Catalan leaders is completely transparent" and denied that their right to defense was undermined during the process.
– The popular prosecutor of the far-right Vox party, accused the political prisoners of perpetrating "the most sophisticated and original coup d'état against a democracy ever seen in a modern society."
– Javier Ortega Smith, one of the lawyers for far-right Vox, affirmed that the accused were part of a "criminal organization."
Vox lawyers concluded by saying that they wanted tough sentences "so that no one dares to attack the constitutional order again."
– The trial will resume on Tuesday, June 11, at 9.30am with the closing arguments from the defense lawyers. The lawyers will only have one hour to defend each of the accused.
– The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls for the immediate release of the jailed Catalan leaders Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Cuixart, and Oriol Junqueras.
– "Prosecutors are trying to define a new concept of violence" says defense lawyer.
Catalan Independence Trial: Summary May 27, 28, and 29
June 2, 2019 June 2, 2019 by Josep Goded, posted in Catalan Trial, Catalonia, EU, Europe, Freedom, freedom of speech, humanrights, Independence Trial, International Community, Journalism, Journalist, Media, News, people, Politics, PRESS, UE, UN, Uncategorized, World
May 27, Day 47 of Trial
– The documentary evidence phase started on Monday, showing documents and presenting hundreds of videos from both the defense and the accusation related to what happened during Autumn of 2017.
– Videos were not shown during the witness stage of the trial, and in this documentary phase no commentary on the footage was allowed.
– The evidence shown on Monday included police reports on activities allegedly related to the misuse of public funds and the seizure of material for the referendum.
– The accusation presented videos showing "violence" perpetrated by the voters against the Spanish police.
– The defense presented videos showing the "violence" perpetrated by the Spanish police during the October 1 referendum.
– On Tuesday, videos presented by the prosecution team aimed to establish that violence was used in the 2017 independence bid were shown.
– Footage shown in court featured protesters and voters peacefully trying to prevent the Spanish police from entering polling stations during the 2017 independence referendum.
– In many cases the state prosecutor was unable to say where or when the footage had been recorded.
– The prosecutor was often unable to tell the defense lawyers where exactly the video had been recorded, saying that the intention had been to show the "general climate everywhere."
– The defense teams presented their video evidence in court.
– The videos shown in court featured some of the jailed leaders calling for the people to keep a peaceful attitude during the referendum.
– One of the videos featured the jailed Catalan leader Jordi Cuixart openly rejecting "violence and non-democratic behavior."
– Videos with images of police violence against peaceful voters and protesters at numerous locations across Catalonia were shown.
– The lawyers for the defense were able to identify when and where each of the videos had been filmed.
– The defense will present their summaries on June 10 before the defendants also share their closing remarks.
– The public prosecutor confirmed the charges of rebellion against most of the defendants on trial and requests prison sentences of up to 25 years for organizing a referendum and declaring independence in late 2017.
– The prosecutor requested 17 years in jail for the former parliament speaker Carme Forcadell and for the Catalan leaders Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez.
– The prosecutor requested 16 years in jail for the former Catalan ministers Jordi Turull, Josep Rull, Dolors Bassa, Raül Romeva, and Joaquim Forn.
– The solicitor general's office requested 7 and 12 years in prison for sedition.
– The private prosecutor representing the far-right party Vox requested 74 years in prison for the former ministers and 62 years for Sànchez and Cuixart.
– Vox reduced its demands regarding Santi Vila, reducing the charges to disobedience, which carries no prison sentence.
Independence Trial: Most Important Testimonies April 29 and 30
May 5, 2019 May 5, 2019 by Josep Goded, posted in Catalan Trial, Catalonia, EU, Europe, human rights, Independence Trial, International Community, Journalism, Journalist, Media, News, people, PRESS, UE, Uncategorized, World
April 29, Day 37 of Trial
Ivo Vajgl, MEP for Slovenia, told the court that he considers jailed Catalan leader Romeva a "defender of human rights" and that his relationship with him involved conflict resolution.
"I've always said that Romeva has always acted peacefully and has defended dialogue. We collaborated on issues related to peace and war in Syria and the Middle East," said Vajgl.
"The Catalan question was always present in the European Parliament. Everyone has their own opinion, mine would be to face the issue with dialogue," explained Vajgl.
Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes said that she and Romeva were both members of a subcommittee of defense in the European Parliament.
"I am absolutely convinced that Romeva is a true democrat who is pro-human rights. Regarding Catalonia, we spoke in private; he was in favor of dialogue and an agreement," Gomes told the Court.
The Portuguese politician explained that she attended a conference on the Catalan conflict and possible solutions.
"I went to it because the ideas on how to solve it seemed interesting to me. They were pushing for an agreed referendum solution, like what we saw in Scotland," explained Gomes.
German MP Andrej Hunko said that he was invited to Catalonia by Diplocat, the diplomacy council of Catalonia, but affirmed that his visit was not official as an international observer.
"We wrote a report [on the referendum], making particular mention of the violence from the Spanish police," said Hunko
"I didn't see any act of violence by protesters against police cars," said Lluís Llach, singer and former Catalan MP, in reference to the protests on September 20, 2017, against Spanish police raids of Catalan government buildings.
"We take to the streets because we know that the protests are peaceful, and should anyone engage in violent acts, we would leave them alone," Llach told the court.
A witness said that the Spanish police officers were very violent during the referendum. He saw police officers "beating people and pulling them by the hair." Another witness said he was forcefully removed by officers, who then kicked him "twice in the back."
Joan Pau Salvadó, who participated in the 2017 independence referendum, said that the police beat voters despite being peaceful. "The voters were raising their hands and chanting: we only want to vote." "It was the most important day of my life," added Salvadó.
Albert Salvadó, another voter, told the court:
"The first officers brought people out without violence, but they were forceful. After that, more police arrived, and they exercised explicit violence. I saw several friends with T-shirts with blood."
Salvadò also said that there was neither violence nor threats against the Spanish security forces by voters.
David Elvira, former head of the Catalan health department, CatSalut, said that some 1,066 people received medical assistance for injuries provoked by the Spanish police violence during the referendum.


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How 5G Will Impact Network Operators in 2022
Looking to 2022, we'll see renewed focus on the growth of 4G and time spent on evaluating the most pragmatic ways to add capacity and capability into 5G deployment plans. CommScope's Farid Firouzbakht blogs about three major trends in the market for the coming year.
Farid Firouzbakht
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Outdoor Wireless Networks 5G
As more people worked remotely during the early stages of the pandemic, operators shifted investment to fixed infrastructure underpinning home broadband connections. Looking to 2022, we'll see renewed focus on the growth of 4G and time spent on evaluating the most pragmatic ways to add capacity and capability into 5G deployment plans. We see three major trends in the market for the coming year:
Determining a Strategy to Simplify 5G Rollouts
Operators in North America will spend time reviewing options given recent events like the C-band auction, the highest-grossing spectrum auction ever held in the U.S. This grossed more than $80.9 billion, putting even more pressure on operators to roll out spectrum quickly across the U.S. especially as carriers like T-Mobile have already started deploying mid-band spectrum. This sense of urgency creates new opportunities for mobile operators to address the ever-growing requirements for network capacity, spectral efficiency, and a migration path to 5G and beyond.
At the same time, we're seeing new entrants in the service provider space, especially cable companies testing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to drive network innovation and eventually launch local area 5G networks of their own.
Across the globe, operators are seeking ways to monetize their networks. We'll see the first layer of 5G gain traction mainly in cities. In addition to faster mobile speeds, the industry will test new use cases such as customised fan experiences, 5G connected collars on farms and remote-controlled ultrasound scans over public 5G networks. The spectrum used for these new services will require densification and operators will seek technology that enables local coverage.
We may also see business model innovation coming from industries like healthcare or logistics, for example. This is no surprise given AWS recently launched a new managed service that helps enterprises set up and scale private 5G mobile networks in their facilities in days instead of months. This trend may continue as vertical application specialists decide to purchase a slice of the 5G network to be rebranded and sold as a niche industry solution for their customers.
Uncovering Ways to Maximize Existing Network Infrastructure
The race to 5G has become as much about civil engineering as it is about technology. In fact, one of our customers said 5G is the biggest civil engineering program of all Gs. With 5G there are new frequencies, meaning new equipment will have to be deployed on top of already crowded towers. Operators face significant challenges as this combination of heavier 4G and 5G equipment puts phone masts under additional strain.
Mobile operators are looking for ways to maximize use of their current infrastructure while reducing power consumption. The goal is to minimize the need to build new towers or add structurally to existing ones.
To address this, engineers will combine 5G active antennas with passive base station antennas already used in the legacy cellular networks. Operators will seek technologies that optimize their tower space and wind loading while combining multiple antennas under one radio. More network operators may turn to neutral host providers to reduce footprint, cost, and increase energy efficiency.
Looking ahead, operators will continue to ramp up their eco-credentials, investigating how much power is used to manufacture 5G components. This might include additional green commitments based on legislation and concerns around energy storage, new energy usage and heat dissipation. Energy efficient equipment, renewable electricity, and new ways to power the network will continue to be measured as opperators aim to reduce their carbon footprints.
Being green has never been more important and in an increasingly 5G world, especially as network operators could face significant growth in their energy bills. As operators turn to multiple input, multiple-output (MIMO) techniques for 5G readiness, they could potentially consume 2.5-3 times more energy than previous systems. This means that in the foreseeable future, the millions of cells sites at the heart of the 5G network will require more power than their Long Term Evolution (LTE) predecessors, as mentioned in a CommScope feature by GSMA.
Although passive antenna solutions draw very little power and uses less energy to manufacture, operators will become more concerned about power consumption in 2022 as they deploy more massive MIMO antennas for urban and suburban areas.
Furthermore, C-band spectrum has only recently been allocated, so operators haven't yet had time to turn up C-band networks, but as they do, power consumption will loom larger as a key factor to address. In the future, we may see cloud-native network management software using analytics to collect data from devices in the field. This could help to identify looming network performance problems before they occur.
Seeking Ways to Support O-RAN
Before Open RAN becomes a core 5G technology, there is still plenty of work to be done around interoperability between vendors. We expect to see further commitments in promoting network architecture and industry standards in 2022.
The focus will be on long term planning with specific emphasis on O-RAN as a concept for 4G as operators consider new strategies on how new standards will play out in 5G rollouts, especially in Europe. Five of the leading European telecommunications companies, including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia (TIM), Telefónica and Vodafone, gave recommendations on building an Open RAN ecosystem in 2021. In Asia, Japan's largest telco claims to have built a 5G network based on Open RAN fundamentals.
Ultimately, the goal of O-RAN will be to drive more innovation. Operators will have more flexibility on the types of services they offer as third parties write new AI-driven applications.
Preparing Outdoor Wireless Networks for the Future
Operators are globally estimated to spend around $1 trillion (2019 – 2025) as they capture emerging growth in 5G. 2022 will be a year of building experience in planning and deploying 5G networks.
Operators will turn to vendors who can help simplify 5G rollouts and maximize previous investments. For example, active/passive hybrid antennas can reduce tower loading and operational costs. Simplified base station and radio connections speed deployments and reduce labor costs. Power conditioning equipment can cut power consumption.
In addition, telco equipment vendors will be expected to deliver network-agnostic solutions, so their customers have more flexibility on deployment options.
Data center evolution in 2023: Efficiency is the name of the game
The last few years have introduced unprecedented business conditions for every industry, but among the most heavily affected are cloud-based services that are run by the global network of data centers. The business model has changed to accept new realities and fulfill new obligations.
John Schmidt
Co-Packaged Optics—the Next Evolutionary Step in Data Center Switches?
Co-packaged optics (CPO) seeks to mitigate power consumption issues in data centers by placing the optical engine and ASIC on the same substrate as a single packaged assembly. Done right, CPO would not only reduce power requirements; it could also help data centers improve port density, thermal management, and bandwidth.
Earl Parsons
5G means big changes for large public venues in 2023 and beyond
We are now in the phase of 5G growth for in-building wireless. Over the the next few years, we expect to see many more 5G upgrade projects for the distributed antenna systems that deliver cellular networks in large public venues.
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Author Profile: Laura Hamill
Manchester United Season Review
Date: 6th June 2015 at 5:33 pm | Written by Laura Hamill
As another season comes to an end, things are looking much, much better for the Red Devils than they did 12 months ago. New manger, new players, and finally back in the top four. There's plenty to shout about, but there...read more »
Five things Manchester United need to consider ahead of the weekend
Date: 8th May 2015 at 12:03 pm | Written by Laura Hamill
Manchester United's home defeat to Tony Pulis' West Brom side highlighted all of the issues Louis van Gaal's men are currently having. No Michael Carrick again meant fewer chances being created, proving how key he is to the side. It showed...read more »
Are Manchester United too reliant on Michael Carrick?
Date: 28th April 2015 at 3:35 pm | Written by Laura Hamill
Manchester United were left red faced following another defeat at Goodison Park. This is their second successive loss - following a 1-0 loss to Chelsea - after such a good run of games. One name was mentioned over and over again:...read more »
Five things we learned about Manchester United in their derby win
Manchester United have struggled with one of their biggest clashes on the calendar; the Manchester Derby, in recent years. But balance has now been restored at Old Trafford. Manchester City continue on their disappointing run of games, following their defeat to a...read more »
Five signs shown by Manchester United to suggest three points against Liverpool
Date: 20th March 2015 at 6:30 am | Written by Laura Hamill
After a devastating defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup, Manchester United came back with a bang in the league. They hosted Tottenham Hotspur, and United put on their best performance of the season so far, and even netted three goals...read more »
Should Manchester United be concerned about their strike force?
Date: 9th March 2015 at 5:36 pm | Written by Laura Hamill
Manchester City have Sergio Aguero, Tottenham Hotspur have Harry Kane, Chelsea have Diego Costa. Where is Manchester United's prolific goalscorer? Goals coming from up front are not as frequent as they once were - but what is the problem with Manchester United's strikers?...read more »
Five things Tottenham Hotspur have to do to progress in the Europa League
Date: 20th February 2015 at 4:00 pm | Written by Laura Hamill
Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur are doing pretty well in Europe thus far, with only one loss out of nine. After a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane with Fiorentina in their first leg, round of 32 tie in the Europa League,...read more »
Is Van Gaal's formation failure costing Manchester United?
In recent weeks, it seems the dreaded 3-5-2 formation Louis van Gaal was hell-bent on using has slowly filtered out. Van Gaal did not take the criticism he faced to heart, but it was clear that playing just three at the...read more »
Five points for Manchester United to ponder ahead of their FA Cup tie
Date: 15th February 2015 at 7:00 am | Written by Laura Hamill
Manchester United have two aims this season. Finish in the top four of the Premier League - something that they are well on their way to doing despite the performances of late, and win the FA Cup. The latter seems increasingly...read more »
Five things we learnt about Manchester United after lucky escape against West Ham
Date: 9th February 2015 at 7:47 pm | Written by Laura Hamill
With Manchester City dropping points in their clash with Hull City, it was the perfect opportunity for Louis van Gaal and Manchester United to close the gap on their rivals. It was never going to be a simple task against high flying...read more »


Playing with baby dolls. That's the first time you remember wanting to be a Mommy. The Mommy. And like every other little girl with a baby doll, you knew when you grew up that you would have a little girl who would look at you and call you Mommy. You were going to meet Prince Charming, get married and have 3-4 children.


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Liebherr Makine Ticaret Servis Limited Şirketi was founded in 2008 in order to provide sales, marketing and after-sales services of selected Liebherr products in Turkey. The product lines in responsibility of the company are earthmoving and material handling equipment, crawler cranes, port equipment, deep foundation machines and tower cranes. The company is also responsible for the sales of Liebherr refrigeration and freezing appliances.


The Falcons (12-7, 6-6) advanced to the Region 3D playoffs last season before falling 7-1 to Staunton River.
A great way to get comfortable with your infielders is to practice. This drill helps infielders and outfielders gain confidence in each other's abilities and range for fly balls: Start with one infielder and one outfielder, both with their backs to the coach (batter).
The outfielder catches the ball and throws through the man who started it to the other inside man (throwing through the cutoff man). Once the second inside man catches the ball from the far side outfielder, he turns and does the same thing to the outfielder on his side. You keep doing this until the coach says stop.
One outfielder starts at the left-field line and makes a series of runs — out and back — across the outfield to make two giant Ms. The outfielder begins by running deeper in the outfield to make an over-the-shoulder catch thrown by the first coach. She throws to a coach positioned near shortstop and charges toward that area to field a grounder.
Outfielder's Instructions- Softball General Rules 1) Break a sweat 4) Rotator Cuff strengthening 2) Shoulder stretches 5) Shoulder stretches 3) Throwing program 6) Ice for 20 min. Warm-up - Begin at 20' and advance 20' at a time throwing 3-5 times at each distance at 50 % effort until reaching the warm-up distance for that workout.
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25 Outfield Drills The chart below contains 25 drills that can be used to improve various components of the outfield positions. When you read through them, keep in mind the following: 1. Most of the drills listed below are intended for individual or small group work performed indoors or out. 2. All drills are not created equal.
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder.An outfielder's duty is to try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield.


The use of virtualization is progressively accommodating diverse and unpredictable workloads as it is being adopted in virtual desktop environments. One benefit of virtualization in these environments is the ability to multiplex several operating systems on a single physical host. Xen is an open source VMM which is widely used in commercial as well as the research community. An important requirement of virtualization is performance isolation. The Xen credit scheduler currently does not account for the amount of work delegated by a particular VM to the Isolated Driver Domain (IDD). Thus, the behavior of one VM can negatively impact resources available to other VMs, even if the per-VM resource limits are enforced. Also, virtual machine scheduling has a critical impact on I/O performance. The VMM is totally agnostic of the internal workloads of the virtual machines; hence it has difficulty in considering mixed workloads. Such semantic gap can degrade the I/O responsiveness when the workloads are diverse.
In this project, we plan to develop a non-intrusive mechanism which accurately measures the per-VM resource utilization, including the amount of work delegated to the driver domain. We also plan to introduce strong inference and correlation mechanisms to track the internal tasks of the VMs. We focus on improving the I/O responsiveness in VMs with mixed workload environment and guarantee complete CPU fairness among virtual machines. All the implementation is confined to the virtualization layer based on the Xen VMM and the credit scheduler.
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Springfield man charged, accused of selling cigarettes to underage informant
In case you missed it: 3 recent Springfield crime stories
Natalie Jones, Staff Writer
Here are three crime stories the Springfield News-Sun reported recently.
1. Springfield man charged, accused of selling cigarettes to underage informant
Jasvinder Chhoker, 44, of Springfield, has been charged with illegal distribution of tobacco. The charge is a 4th-degree misdemeanor and holds a maximum penalty of a $250 fine and 30 days in jail.
According to Chhoker's arrest record, two Ohio Department of Public Safety agents and a 15-year-old informant were conducting a tobacco compliance check on Dec. 17 at Clark Gas Station, located at 936 W. North St. in Springfield, when the illegal sale allegedly occurred.
The record says the 15-year-old informant was provided with an audio recorder and a $20 bill but was not given an Ohio identification card or driver's license.
"The confidential informant approached the tobacco product check-out lane and was greeted by on-duty clerk later identified as Jasvinder Chhoker," the arrest record said. "The confidential informant requested a pack of Marlboro Gold brand cigarettes."
RELATED: Springfield man charged with illegal distribution of tobacco
Chhoker grabbed the pack of cigarettes, rang the sale into the cash register and then requested payment, the arrest record said.
"The confidential informant handed Chhoker that $20 bill," the arrest record said. "Chhoker made change from the cash register and handed back change to the confidential informant. The confidential informant removed the cigarettes from the counter and exited the permit premises."
The informant met the two agents outside the store, the arrest record said.
"At no time during the transaction did Chhoker ask the confidential informant for her identification to verify her age as being 21 years of age or older," the arrest record said.
The agents then entered the stores, explained to Chhoker that a tobacco compliance check had taken place and placed him under arrest.
2. Springfield woman charged with abandoning dogs at rental property
Heather Taylor, 24, of Springfield, has been charged with four counts of cruelty to a companion animal and two counts of abandoning animals.
According to an affidavit filed in the case, the Clark County Sheriff's Office was dispatched on Nov. 16 to a report about two dogs abandoned and malnourished inside a home in the 3000 block of East Leffel Lane in Springfield.
When officers arrived at the home, they were greeted by the property owners who stated, "there were dogs in the garage and they were skinny," the affidavit said.
"Once inside of the garage I saw both dogs more clearly and saw they both were very thin," the investigating officer wrote in the affidavit. "I looked around and saw no food or water."
The officers removed the two dogs, a small brown mixed dog and a black and white pit bull mix, from the home and turned them over the Clark County Dog Shelter with permission from the property owners, the affidavit said.
RELATED: Springfield woman charged with four counts of cruelty to a companion animal
The property owners told officers that Taylor and her father were the last residents to reside in the home, the affidavit said, but the two were evicted on Sept. 16.
"(The officer) was able to find Heather's Facebook to see a few photos of the black of the black and white pit whose name is Clutch," the affidavit said.
Later that day, Taylor came into the Clark County Dog Shelter trying to redeem the black and white male pit bull mix, according to the affidavit.
Taylor also began asking questions about possible charges against her, the affidavit said.
"Heather claimed that she didn't know who the second dog was but the brown female dog was very excited when they got into the room together," the affidavit said. "(The officer) said that the brown dog hasn't responded to anybody at the shelter like that."
According to the affidavit, Taylor admitted to meeting the brown dog once in late September.
"Heather claimed she hadn't been at the house on Leffel Lane for two months," the affidavit said.
Taylor denied knowledge of the dogs being inside the home without care, the affidavit said.
Springfield woman charged with abandoning dogs at rental property
3. New Carlisle woman indicted, charged with stealing from pharmacy where she worked
Elizabeth Bowen, 34, has been indicted on four counts of trafficking in drugs, four counts of possession of drugs, three counts of deception to obtain a dangerous drug, nine counts of theft of drugs, receiving stolen property, counterfeiting and grand theft.
The investigation into Bowen began on Sept. 6 when the owner of Harding Road Pharmacy, located at 400 W. Harding Rd. in Springfield, called the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy to report "he had a pharmacy technician stealing controlled substances," according to an affidavit filed in the case.
"(The pharmacy owner) stated he was reviewing his wholesale sales to Madison Avenue Pharmacy and Springfield Pharmacy and found six suspicious sales since August, 1," the affidavit said.
According to the affidavit, the owner called the pharmacy on Madison Avenue and they confirmed they did not make the purchases.
RELATED: New Carlisle woman indicted on multiple counts of trafficking in drugs
"All of the suspicious sales were cashed out at their Point of Sale (POS) by the same person, Certified Pharmacy Technician Elizabeth Bowen," the affidavit said. "(The pharmacy owner) advised he was able to check video evidence and verify that CPT Bowen had bagged up and cashed out all six transactions."
Later that day, the pharmacy owner ran a report of all wholesale sales from Jan. 1, 2018 until Sept. 6, 2019, the affidavit said.
"(The pharmacy owner) advised he identified 39,500 tablets of benzodiazepines e.g. alprazolam, clonazepam as well as tramadol and phentermine in varying manufactures, strengths and doses which had been stolen," the affidavit said.
According to the affidavit, on Sept. 10, another bulk order of phentermine was stolen from the Harding Road Pharmacy.
"Bowen placed the order for the bulk order. Bowen bagged it up," the affidavit said. "Officers followed her home, but she made four stops on the way."
On Sept. 23, Bowen placed a bulk order of 1,000 count of alprazolam, the affidavit said.
"On Sept. 24, officers witnessed the delivery to the Harding Road Pharmacy. The bulk order, once again, went missing- the bottle had been marked with a UV market," the affidavit said.
Officers followed Bowen as she left the pharmacy that day, where they initiated a traffic stop, the affidavit said. Bowen was then arrested.
"The bulk order was found in the back of Bowen's vehicle in a paper pharmacy bag," the affidavit said. "Officers had witnessed Bowen take the paper pharmacy bag from the pharmacy. Bowen did not have the authority to take the bulk order from the pharmacy."
The next court date for Bowen has not yet been set.


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Q: Optimal unions of planar convex regions This post continues Optimal intersections between planar convex regions.
Question: Given two planar convex polygonal regions $C_1$ and $C_2$, how does one algorithmically find how to place and orient them so that the largest convex planar region that can be covered by the union of $C_1$ and $C_2$ is of maximum area?
Simple Examples: If $C_1$ and $C_2$ are identical squares, they can be put with a side coincident and a $2\times 1$ rectangle can be covered. If they are identical circular discs, one needs to make them partially overlap to maximize the largest convex region the two can together cover.
Further question: Which is the planar convex shape $C$ of unit area (special case: $C$ is centrally symmetric) such that the largest convex region coverable by two copies of $C$ has the least area? Is it the circular disk?

A: For the last question, the answer is no: there are unit-area shapes such that the greatest convex area in the union of two of them is less than the greatest convex area in the union of two unit-area circles.
Consider three shapes:

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*Let $C$ be a circle of unit area.

*Let $D$ be the slightly larger area enclosed by $C$ and its tangents at $-1^\circ$, $+1^\circ$, $179^\circ$ and $181^\circ$.

*Let $E$ be similar to $D$ but of unit area.

The two copies of $C$ can cover a convex region of area at most $\sim\!\frac32$: If the circles are placed symmetrically, and $x$ is the central angle subtending their intersection, the precise area is $\frac1\pi(x+3\sin x)$, which is maximized at $x=\arccos(-\frac13)$.
The two copies of $D$ together have four pointy regions outside the circles, but they can cover a convex region of area at most $\sim\!\frac32$ plus two of the pointy regions.
So the two copies of $E$ can cover a convex region of area at most twice a weighted average of $\sim\!\frac34$ and $\frac12$, weighted by the areas of $C$ and $D-C$ respectively, and this area will be less than the maximal area covered by two copies of $C$.

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Top 20 Studi Legali Italia
Posted by locks on December 3, 2022
TRENDS AND AVERAGESThe performances that have just been archived confirm the growth trend of this sub-category of the national lawyer, which has seen a 29.4% increase in turnover over the last five years. If we count professionals (accountants and employment counsellors also work in many companies) and trainees, there are about 10,240 people who are "employed" in these 50 structures. The average turnover per person is 282 thousand euros. The brands with the highest value in this case are Latham & Watkins with nearly €970,000 per lawyer, followed by Grande Stevens with €627,000 and Cleary Gottlieb with €595,000. While the average income per shareholder (here we have included capital and non-equity partners) was about 1.4 million. There are only two American brands here: Cleary Gottlieb with 5.6 million, followed by the law firm Latham & Watkins with 5.2 million. The firm, chaired by lawyer Francesco Tedeschini, can boast an exceptional year in many respects and especially in the mergers and acquisitions sector, with 60 transactions with a total value of more than 73 billion (see issue 175 of the MAG). According to the survey, the "Big 4" (Pwc, EY, Deloitte and KPMG) occupy 18.8% of the market (in line with 18.6% in 2017), the largest share after 30.8% of large Italian companies (against 31.3% in 2017). According to the legal community, BonelliErede is confirmed as the law firm with the highest turnover in 2018 with 166 million euros, followed by Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli with 145 million and Pwc Tls with 140.3 million. "Pwc Tls` performance is particularly significant," says Nicola Di Molfetta, Head of the Legal Community, "as it reflects the dynamics of advisory structures, which are once again playing a leading role in the legal services market." So much so that "of the seven studies that recorded sales of more than 100 million in 2018, three are representative of the Big 4".
Large consulting and audit firms confirm their leading role in the legal services market. And the most dynamic studies turn out to be almost all of international origin. This is what emerges from the legal community`s estimates of the turnover of the 50 main business law firms in Italy in 2018: a market of 2.38 billion euros, an increase of 6.4% compared to 2017. READ MORE / It is a merger between the law firms BonelliErede and Lombardi With 100 Professionals 2021, the special appendix on this topic, Forbes Italia has selected 100 of the best companies in the legal and consulting world, divided into five different categories: Italian law firm, Italian boutique, tax and legal, foreign law firm and consulting. For each, one or a few key personalities were given, such as the CEOs, the founding partners, the managing partners or the partners and lawyers of the firm, who have distinguished themselves over the past year by particular initiatives or merits, as well as the headquarters of the activity. The photo taken at the national business lawyer gives us the image of an exception to the average situation in which the forensic category navigates. The data on all Italian lawyers comes from a long time ago and tells us that the average annual turnover of an Italian lawyer is 56,592 euros (-6.5%) with an average income of 37,785 euros. Overall, the average turnover of the category decreased by 4.6% (source: Cassa nazionale forense, reference year 2020) to nearly 12.8 billion. If 2020 is the annus horribilis of the professions, 2019 may have been the year of miracles for law firms, with revenues difficult to replicate.
Last year, as confirmed by Legalcommunity, the information platform for legal services for companies, was a year of growth – the sixth consecutive – from the total turnover of commercial law firms in the ranking, which exceeded the ceiling of 2.5 billion euros for the first time, with an increase of about 5% compared to 2018. And compared to 2013, the year of the first research on this topic, the value of the Top 50 increased by 56%. The commercial law sector and the list of the top 50 factors that supported such significant growth in 2021 is the exceptional performance of the business on the corporate finance front, with mergers and acquisitions accompanied in particular by private equity. We must therefore think of the extraordinary reaction that the market gives to the multidisciplinary offer, which rewards, for example, organisations with high-quality taxation and transversal skills organised by industry: a reference is above all what can be done in the fields of energy and infrastructure. The third driving factor for the sector is the trend towards aggregation. Here we don`t see a race to see who develops the most. The processes in which business lawyers organize themselves into articulated and composite structures seem to follow above all a strategic approach, resulting in the attempt to create market subjects (whether large companies or industrial shops) with a defined value proposition, capable of meeting specific needs. Among Italians, immediately after BonelliErede Legance, is the study that marked the strongest growth, with an increase in turnover of 13.1%, for a collection of 95 million euros. DLA Piper, on the other hand, closed the last financial year with a turnover growth of 15.4%, which corresponds to 100.9 million euros, confirming its leading position in terms of turnover among international companies in the country, increasing the number of affiliates in Italy with a Sales increased from more than one hundred million euros to eight. Significant growth also for Andersen Tax & Legal, which enters the Top 50 this year with 12 million sales. The studio, led by Andrea De Vecchi, is the first to experience growth in 2019 with a 50% increase in sales. It follows with +23%, Gattai Minoli Agostinelli with 39.488 million and La Scala, the only company among the stock market lawyers in the Top 50, which closed 2019 with a 20.7% increase in turnover with a turnover of 29.5 million euros.
FFT Fatigato Follieri Teta is a joint venture composed of three historical and recognized legal boutiques in the Midsouth: Fatigato Avvocati Giuslavoristi, Enrico Follieri & Associati, Teta Studio Legale. More than 80 years of history and 15,000 cases have followed for more than a thousand customers throughout Italy. A one-stop law firm with a team of over 25 professionals focused on labour and labour relations, administrative law, commercial law, banking, restructuring and litigation, with recent M&A transactions of national significance. Andrea De Vecchi, Co-Managing Partner Europe and CEO of Andersen Italia, leads a team of tax and legal experts in constant contact with foreign colleagues from Andersen Global`s professional agencies. This exchange guarantees knowledge of the specificities of the markets, the flexibility of investment opportunities in different countries and the choice of jurisdictions. De Vecchi`s experience has made him aware of the recognition of business needs: planning for the future and designing visionary business projects to adapt and take advantage of an increasingly changing and globalized world. Milan Surprisingly, the turnover of commercial law firms was around 200 million euros compared to the previous year, or a total of 2.5 billion euros. Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati is a leader in tax and legal advice and has more than 500 professionals who integrate technical and specialized skills, with the aim of ensuring a wide range of services in tax, corporate and legal disciplines both nationally and internationally. The firm has ten offices in Italy (Milan, Rome, Turin, Bologna, Padua, Verona, Naples, Brescia, Parma and Florence) as well as offices in London, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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Exploration isn't just a hobby, it's a purpose filled process. It's the means by which we reach the end goal.
As children we are taught to methodically and calmly reach our goals. Usually these goals are revolving around education or sports. Rarely are we given the opportunity to look further into what it is that makes us dance or scream or laugh and cry.
Feel something deeper than what you're currently feeling. Take a deep breath and focus your attention into your chest. Imagine your heart is there, like a flaming ball of energy, revolving and bursting with bright energy, like fire. Now, place your attention on it, close your eyes, and feel yourself sink into that ball of fire. Rest there, let the energy build around you and in you. No need to define it, just feel it, experience it, know it.
As you read this, become aware of the feeling in your whole body. Feel that ball of fire spread its fingers through you, like electricity.
Now, follow your impulse. Whatever you feel first, allow it. If it's a jerk of the shoulder, let that shoulder jerk and see what comes next.
If it's a sound in your chest that wants to come out, let it, press it through, encourage it!
If it's just shaking your head or doing pushups, do it!
Spend some time listening to the rest of this song, let whatever comes come and don't worry, no one is watching or judging. Let it loose, if you can.
The fact is, we all have pent up emotions and experiences that we've never allowed. The more we get in touch with that lingering energy and let it out, the more true we are to ourselves, the more accurately we are living, the less sinful (as sin is latin for to be off the mark).
Align yourself with whatever it is you felt compelled to do, a dance move, words, a shout, a laugh, a flexion of your muscles or tears. Allow it completely.
And try, if you can, to feel where it's coming from. Why are you expressing yourself this way?
That's the truth. It really does feel amazing when we express our truest selves. Imagine you are the sun and there's a whole planet of humans who can't feel your rays, see your light, or enjoy your beauty. That'd only be like a million times more frustrating, but the point is that we are each meant to affect an audience of people in the world. There are specific souls who at this time, need exactly what it is we have to offer, what we are supposed to be sharing.
Only by encouraging those things that we held back from experiencing as children can we know what some of our earliest and thus truest inclinations were. Because as neonates we were as near perfection as we ever will be.
So go ahead, dance or sing, shout or scream, leap or stretch.
Something feels good to everyone.


Amir Khan of Bolton, England was an Olympic silver medalist that has gone on to win multiple world titles. His speed, work rate and style has made him an exciting fighter to watch, but his lack of defense and seemingly fragile chin has made him vulnerable. Here are the greatest Amir Khan quotes.


Prof. David Zitoun is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and a member of the Nano-Energy and Nano-Materials Center at the Bar-Ilan Institute of Nano-technology and Advanced Materials (BINA).
The Zitoun lab focuses on the chemical synthesis of materials to promote the renewable and green energies. The lab has a high expertise in the wet synthesis of nano and micro-scale materials with the accent on the transition metals, their complexes, organometallic, metallic, metal-oxide compounds.
The lab develops the synthetic routes, explores the chemical and physical properties of the materials and devices. Today, the lab works on the electrocatalysis for fuel cells, electrolyzers and redox flow batteries; on the electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors; on gas sensing and on electromagnetic tuning of chemical reactions.
The lab has strong collaborations with other disciplines (physics, engineering), with the industry and with international labs (US, Germany, France, China, South-Korea).


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The 25 Best Dance Songs of 2020: Staff Picks – Billboard
Here are our picks for the 25 best dance songs of the year.
25. The Knocks Feat. MUNA, "Bodies"
"Bodies" would have been the song of the summer, if this summer wasn't totally whack and had actually felt like summer at all. The Knocks teamed up with queer pop-rock trio MUNA to pay homage to something we didn't realize we'd miss so much until it was taken away — dancing on top of strangers in crowded, sweaty basements. Bearing uplifting builds, sunny synths and a steady kick drum for good measure, "Bodies" is the feel-good bop we needed in 2020. Maybe one day soon, we'll get to live out its message. — MEGAN VENZIN
24. Griz & Jauz, "No Doubt"
Indeed, there were a lot of existential issues to ponder this year. So many so, that in fact in certain moments it felt better to just kind of turn off our brains entirely. How, you ask? Bass music. The genre has always been particularly physical, and so it went with "No Doubt," the October collab from Griz and Jauz. Hitting like a Mack Truck to your solar plexus and nasty in all the right ways, the song was a pummeling headbanger for all of the moments when we just needed to get out of our heads. — KATIE BAIN
23. 박혜진 Park Hye Jin, "Like This"
After breaking through in late 2018, 박혜진 Park Hye Jin leveled up in 2020 by signing her How Can I EP to Ninja Tune. It's a genre-hopping display of her musical repertoire, yet lead single "Like This" calls back to the dreamy, lowkey-rap-meets-deep-house sound for which she's known. The song, with its airy synths and gentle wind chimes, would float away were it not anchored by a shuffling beat, and PHJ's ASMR-like vocals are especially soothing. Conveniently well-suited to home listening, "Like This" finds a plushy middle ground between the club and the couch. — KRYSTAL RODRIGUEZ
22. Cookie Kawaii feat. Tyga, "Vibe (If I Back It Up)"
Cookiee Kawaii's "Vibe (If I Back It Up)" — an ode to posterior power set to the thump of 160bpm and laced with Kawaii's soft serve vocal — started the year as a meteoric TikTok trend. But when 15 seconds of booty-shaking stretch to a full-length track, the vibe, if you will, doesn't always endure. Enter Tyga, who's wise not to overshadow Kawaii's and producer Alteriek "TrillzAl" Williams's musical gluteal bounce, allowing this tune to serve as an invitation to more from a promising young artist. — ZEL MCCARTHY
21. Kelly Lee Owens, "Jeanette"
Welsh producer Kelly Lee Owens delivered a sophisticated slice of cerebral IDM with "Jeanette," from her August sophomore LP, Inner Song. The song, like the rest of the album, is the product of a challenging few years in which Owens experienced a breakup, the passing of her grandfather and the generalized anxieties of the time. With its punchy, powerful kick drums and sparkling synths in the driver's seat, "Jeanette" thus packs an emotional punch while dually serving as a sort of catharsis. — VALERIE LEE
20. TroyBoi, "Mother Africa"
All hail mother Africa, the place from which all human life began. For TroyBoi, the connection is a little more direct. The British producer paid homage to his Nigerian roots with this slinky, smooth, funkadelic grinder, basing the beat around a traditional vocal sample that his friend tipped him off to after a trip to Kenya. It's an intoxicating blend of culture and style, with proceeds from the song going to Save the Children Africa in their fight against hunger, disease and child trafficking. — KAT BEIN
19. Joel Corry x MNEK, "Head and Heart"
The genius of Joel Corry and MNEK's "Head & Heart" is that the melody of the chorus and verse are the same. The success of the track, however, is that the dangerously infectious chorus of non-lexical vocables ("ba-ba-ba-dum ba-ba-dum ba-ba-dum") opens the record in a cappella, and recurs with increasing frequency in less than three minutes, but somehow doesn't get annoying. Dance-pop rarely gets as effortlessly anthemic as this. — Z.M.
18. Kylie Minogue, "Magic"
While the synth-pop-informed "Say Something" announced Kylie Minogue's new era, the Wurlitzer-esque chords that open "Magic" make it clear: the diva has arrived at the disco. Re-teaming with frequent collaborators Peter Wallevik and Daniel Davidsen (and for the first time with Teemu Brunila and Michelle Buzz) for the first single off her Disco album, Minogue delivers harmonies and vocal range that would make the Bee Gees proud without sounding overly retro. "Do you believe in magic?" she sings in the chorus, and after listening, you'll surely answer yes. — Z.M.
17. Tensnake feat. Fiora, "Automatic"
After spending a few years meandering in midtempo soundscapes, Tensnake announced his return to the club by barging into this year with frequent collaborator Fiora for the synth pop banger "Automatic." In lesser hands, this tune's bassline could have been a mere gimmick, but the way these two play with major and minor key shifts, it's like a jumper cable to the solar-plexus — while Fiora's mezzo becomes a purr keeping this motor running on automatic. — Z.M.
16. Inner City, "We All Move Together"
"This is techno love," growls actor and erstwhile DJ Idris Elba in the spoken word intro to the title track of Inner City's first album in 30 years. Elba's performance and the throbbing beat that follows it is so arresting, any doubts that the Detroit icons only enlisted the actor for his starpower are halted. To be clear, this feature isn't necessary; the trio of Kevin Saunderson, his son Dantiez Saunderson, and vocalist Steffanie Christi'an is formidable on their own. Still, the electricity of this track is undeniable as both a proclamation of techno's glory and the return of one of its architects to the fore. — Z.M.
15. Aluna & Kaytranada feat. Rema, "The Recipe"
If house parties were officially back, Aluna and Kaytranada's supremely fresh collaboration "The Recipe" would be bumpin' at all of them. Having previously linked on "Together" from Kaytranada's 2016 debut album 99.9%, this time Aluna plays host on her own debut LP Renaissance, punctuating her transition from AlunaGeorge frontwoman to solo star. "The Recipe" highlights both artists' individual strengths and collective cohesiveness as Francis' sugar-coated vocals sashay over Kaytranada's distinctively suave production. It's a Friday-night-into-Saturday-sunrise vibe made extra luxurious by an Elizabethan-inspired music video. — K.R.
14. TSHA, "Change"
There's a story behind every track on TSHA's Flowers EP, like how "Sister" was inspired by the sudden discovery of a sister the U.K. producer didn't even know existed. But "Change" remains the brightest and most infectious of the bunch. It's poppier than her usual output, with sultry vocals from Gabrielle Aplin, echoing '80s drums and a delicious amount of 303. It's summer throwback vibes were exactly what quarantine called for, and we're still putting it on repeat all winter long. — K. Bein
13. Louie Vega & The Martinez Brothers feat. Marc E. Bassy, "Let It Go"
When Louie Vega and The Martinez Brothers get together, it's practically a family reunion. The house legend and new-school duo, respectively — all Nuyorican music prodigies from the Bronx — created a summertime-in-the-city anthem in "Let It Go," their soulful, breezy love letter to NYC. First featured on The Brothers' Fabric Presents mix and then released on their Cuttin' Headz imprint, "Let It Go" was such a hit that Defected Records re-released it in July alongside remixes from Dom Dolla and Honey Dijon. — K.R.
12. Bronson, "Heart Attack"
What's a year of dance music without the unveiling of a highly-anticipated super group? Enter Bronson, the brainchild of live electronic duo Odesza and Australian bass house producer, Golden Features. The lead single from their debut self-titled album, "Heart Attack" has a deep house groove featuring an emotional vocal performance from lau.ra. But its most enchanting characteristic is its thumping bassline, which mimics the erratic qualities of a heart on the fritz. — M.V.
11. Baauer, "Reachupdontstop"
Everybody reach, reach to the top and give a big round of applause to Baauer. The producer was nominated for his first Grammy this year, a well-deserved nod after about a decade of grade-A productions. His sophomore album, Planet's Mad, is a wild rush conceptual piece that explores the '00s-era big beat and French touch sounds the producer born Harry Rodriguez favored in youth. "Reachupdontstop" is a perfect rave pleaser that smells like smoke machines and tastes like sweat. Do check out the music video, which features aliens partying with humans after planets collide. — K. Bein
10. Dua Lipa and The Blessed Madonna, "Break My Heart" (Moodymann Remix)
By the time Dua Lipa and The Blessed Madonna's mix album, Club Future Nostalgia, reaches its final stretch, you'd be forgiven for feeling all danced out. The set keeps the energy buzzing throughout, with songs from Lipa's Future Nostalgia album remixed by the likes of Mark Ronson, Masters At Work, Paul Woolford and Mr Fingers. (Not to mention the drop-ins from pop royalty including Madonna, Missy Elliott and Gwen Stefani.) After all that exuberance, Lipa and The Blessed Madonna saved a real gem for last: Moodymann's remix of "Break My Heart." The combination of a Detroit underground hero with a global pop superstar is curious on paper and joyous in execution. Moodymann can get esoteric with his remixes, but here he meets the moment with an upfront house anthem that puts Lipa's vocals in sharp focus. Every DJ set needs a closer this strong. — JACK TREGONING
9. Jamie xx, "Idontknow"
For fans of Jamie xx, it's been a long five years since the Londoner's debut solo album, In Colour. That tracklist oscillated between intimate ballads with The xx vocalists Romy and Oliver Sims, percussive instrumentals and jump-up party tunes like "Gosh" and "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)." In April of this year, the producer returned with "Idontknow," a comeback single that stands apart from In Colour. In a move reminiscent of his friend and collaborator Four Tet, Jamie xx decided to shake up his reputation for tasteful, pared-back productions. "Idontknow" is instead dense, layered and zippy, with abrupt tempo shifts and splintered vocals that conjure a peak summer London rave-up. With it, the Jamie xx color palette is bolder than ever. — J.T.
8. Deadmau5 & Kiesza, "Bridged By a Lightwave"
In a year where many of us blotted out reality with the fuzzy comfort of nostalgia, Deadmau5 and Kiesza brought us back to the late 2000s — a somewhat more innocent time when Deadmau5 was establishing himself and his sound with now classic tracks like "I Remember" and "Faxing Berlin." The Canadian producer's first collaboration with Kiesza, "Bridged By a Lightwave" escorts us down the same darkly alluring sonic wormhole of those earlier hits and reminds us why we fell for Deadmau5 in the first place. — K. Bain
7. Mat Zo, "Love Songs"
Mat Zo has a knack for elevating the borrowed and making it new. "Love Songs" finds its foundation in a '70s-era Eddie Holman R&B ballad of a similar name. The lifted and chopped vocal sample takes on a fresh vibe that's bright, flashy and classic Zo — reminiscent of the "Easy" years and wrapped up in enough euphoric chords and swells to send a sea of kandi-crusted hands waving through the air. We can't wait to hear this one amplified, but for now, computer audio and Zo's own Minecraft Festivals will have to do. — M.V.
6. Madeon, "The Prince"
Bathed in heavy electro beats, "The Prince" plays back like a dark B-side to Madeon's Grammy Nominated 2019 LP, Good Faith. Despite the lyrics being nearly indiscernible, there's a melancholy tone that breaks through the filters with force. This cut is deep and desperate and tugs at the soul, which for obvious reasons, hits just right during these drab days. — M.V.
5. SG Lewis feat. Lucky Daye, "Feed the Fire"
If 2020 has imparted any life lessons, it's to cherish the present. Though we can't yet participate in the escapist euphoria of communal dancing, SG Lewis conjures it in his latest single, "Feed the Fire" featuring New Orleans vocalist Lucky Daye. Between the irresistibly groovy bassline and brain-tickling arpeggios, the pair paints a picture of desire under the disco ball; the breath-hitching, cosmic thrill of connecting with someone you may have only just met. It's a night to live over and over again, just by pressing repeat. — K.R.
4. Jayda G, "Both of Us"
The arrival of Jayda G's "Both of Us" in May was both thrilling and bittersweet. In a normal year, the house jam would've had a very busy summer, emerging any time a festival or club dancefloor needed a shot of sunshine. With 2020 being what it is, we had to just imagine the darkened room full of strangers. Luckily, "Both of Us" is built for transcendence. Over six minutes, Jayda G deploys the time-honored combination of warm pads and piano, weaving the melody around her own breathy vocals. The track peaks, mellows, then peaks again, before an inspired home stretch where everything slows and builds to an ecstatic final crescendo. While "Both Of Us" didn't get the summer it deserved, at least Jayda G rounds out the year as a much-deserved Grammy nominee. — J.T.
3. Jessie Ware, "Soul Control"
Disco fanatics know dance music and electronic music aren't always synonymous. Four tracks into the resplendent What's Your Pleasure? we find Jessie Ware playing a musical push and pull with producers, princes of nu-disco James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco) and Morgan Geist (Metro Area, Storm Queen) on the mostly non-electronic "Soul Control." Ware's staccato chorus is the hook here, as Ford and Geist keep the track's layers as loose as they are live, centering the power of the chanteuse's vocals — but more importantly, its soul. — Z.M.
2. Disclosure, "My High"
The Lawrence brothers outfit an undeniable slice of U.K. garage with serious swagger, via crisp vocals from Oregon hip-hop artist Aminé and a rapid-fire feature from British rapper slowthai. The lead single from Disclosure's 2020 album Energy, "My High" layers lyrics pleading simply "B–ch, don't f–k up my high" over an endurance-test-level BPM and singalong chorus that we dreamed of shouting en masse on a sweaty dancefloor — but which instead was just heard in heavy rotation on our exercise playlists. The duo has never had a problem with ebulliently sophisticated house music. With "My High" they delivered something tougher, but no less joyful. — K.Bain
1. Bicep, "Apricots"
In an often haunting year, Bicep released a song that was commensurately eerie — and no less compelling for it. Colliding cultures via samples of traditional Malawian singing and a 1950s performance by The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir, "Apricots" is spare and urgent, building into near cacophony before releasing into warmth. The lead single from the London-based duo's forthcoming album, Isles, "Apricots" sounds like a transmission from deep space that nonetheless hits a deeply human and very primal part inside us. More than any party anthem, that's what we needed from electronic music this year. — K.Bain


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Accounting Basics
Cameco
Manitoba Telecom Systems
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Cameron Graham
Since 1958, I have been mercilessly pointing out things that bug me, to anyone who will listen.
Since 2001, I've been trying to channel this core competence into a more careful critique of society. That was the year I began my PhD in accounting, after a 20-year career in information systems. Now I am an accounting professor at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto.
Why accounting? Because no matter what happens in this world, accounting is always involved. This means I can study pretty much any social issue. Looking at the role of accounting in these issues gives me a different perspective than other experts. Whether my perspective is helpful is really for others to decide.
My research is about accounting and poverty. I figure there are enough accounting scholars looking at the capital markets, where money is piled high. I decided to look where money is scarce, at poverty in its various guises. My reasons for this decision have to do with my father's death while I was doing my PhD, and with my experiences in seminary in the early 1980s, where I was exposed to liberation theology and learned a concern for social justice. My motivations are no longer theological, but the concern for social justice has stuck.
As an accounting scholar, I've studied old age pensions. They are a great example of how accounting can be used to address a potential cause of poverty. I've studied the history of our Department of Indian Affairs, where accounting was instrumental in Canada's (continuing) attempt to subjugate the First Nations. With some amazing co-authors, I've studied homelessness in the UK, microfinance in Sri Lanka, and multinational companies operating in Mali. The topics are never simple. Accounting gives me a handle on them.
As you will see in the "Theory" section of this website, I draw on a number of important theories and methods relevant to critical accounting research. The chief of these is linguistic theory, which means looking at the way language constitutes the world. Accounting is one of our languages, a mighty peculiar one that expresses some things quite well but leaves out a lot. It is useful for certain purposes, and so it is widely used. Understand those purposes and you understand accounting. Understand accounting and you understand the world in new ways.
"Homo semioticus looms larger today
than homo economicus."
— Norman Macintosh
My linguistic theory approach to accounting builds on the work of people like Jean Baudrillard, Richard Rorty and Norman Macintosh. I also draw heavily on Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Hardt & Negri, and Judith Butler. These are all what are called postmodern or post-structuralist scholars. I find their way of looking at the world wonderfully disruptive of my preconceptions. I talk more about them and their theoretical perspectives in the Theory section. In the Practice sections, you can read insights derived from my various research projects.
Some of my Published Research Topics
Algoma Steel
Canada Pension Plan
Old age pensions after World War I
Government annuities for the elderly
Post-colonial management in Mali
The cost of airline travel to remote First Nations communities in Ontario
Employment for people with disabilities in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
Microfinance in Sri Lanka
In my so-called spare time, I serve as Treasurer and Past Chair the Canadian Abilities Foundation, which publishes Abilities magazine. This organization is dedicated to changing the way Canadians think about disability.
The Executive Director of CAF is the incredible Caroline Tapp-McDougall, from whom I have learned so much about entrepreneurial thinking and creative energy.
CAF was founded in 1986 by the late Raymond D. Cohen, a true trailblazer in the field of disability. Ray's grasp of social innovation was years ahead of everyone else.
Check out Abilities today! The magazine has surpassed 100 quarterly issues, an incredible achievement in the Canadian magazine industry. You can subscribe and make a charitable donation at www.abilities.ca.
Photograph of the author courtesy of Graduate Business Council, Schulich School of Business
cgraham@schulich.yorku.ca
All text © 2016-2017 Cameron Graham, except quotations as cited.
All images © 2001-2017 Cameron Graham, except those otherwise credited.


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wazzab: That is rubbish from 2degrees. I've had 2 iPhones from work and my wifes iPhone stolen this year. I had to photocopy original apple boxes or provide police report for proof, and get this to both Telecom and Voda to get them blacklisted. I should now be able to provide this to 2degrees also, to get them blacklisted also, to stop the scumbags who stole them using them, or the person who received stolen goods using them.
I wonder, is there anything stopping you from now reporting theses handsets stolen to 2degrees, you've got all the relevant info there, they were stolen. Why can't you now report it to them.
Turn a handset on, on the Voda network, will it be checking its old blacklist for Vodafone only, then checking against this new combined blacklist from all three networks.
Turn a handset on, on the Telecom network, will it be checking its old blacklist for Telecom only, then checking against this new combined blacklist from all three networks.
Turn a handset on, on the 2D network, it will only checking this new combined blacklist from all three networks.


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