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\section{Introduction}
The notion of quasi exactly solvable equations
has many different meanings.
Initially \cite{tur,ush} it was invented to
qualify operators (typically quantum Hamiltonian ones) which,
after suitable change of variables and(or) "gauge rotation",
are equivalent to an element of the envelopping algebra of some Lie
algebra, represented by differential operators.
In the following we refer to the above property as to algebraic
 QES property.
In opposition some operators can possess a series of values of the
coupling constants for which an explicit eigenvector is available
without beeing related to any representation of a Lie algebra.
We will qualify this property as "weak-QES".
In the recent few years the Calogero model
\cite{cal} (and several of its
extensions \cite{per})
have received a considerable new impetus of interest.
One of the new results was the construction \cite{rutu}
 of a set of variables (the so called $\tau$-variables)
in which the N-body Calogero model can be written as an element
of the enveloping algebra of $sl(N)$.
The complete integrability of the model was then directly related
to the finite representations of a Lie algebra, following very closely
one of the ideas underlying the notion of quasi exact solvability
\cite{tur}.
Some algebraic QES generalisations of the Calogero models were
proposed soon after the basic result of \cite{rutu}.
Unfortunately these extentions are all based of an $sl(2)$
algebra.  Basically, only one of the coordinates,
for instance $\tau_2$, is involved
into the additional piece of the potential.
The purpose of this note is to exhibit
series of weak-QES hamiltonians, generalizing the Calogero
hamiltonian, some of them depending generically of all the $\tau$'s.

\section{The Hamiltonian}

We are interested in hamiltonians of the form
\begin{equation}
\label{cal}
H = H_c + V
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{potcal}
H_c = {1\over 2} (-\Delta + \omega^2 r^2) + \sum^N_{j<k=1}
{\nu(\nu-1)\over{(x_j-x_k)^2}}
\end{equation}
with
\begin{equation}
\label{lapla}
\Delta = \sum^N_{i=1} {\partial^2\over{\partial x^2_i}} \quad ,
\quad r^2 = \sum^N_{i=1} x^2_i
\end{equation}
and such that the eigenvalue equation
\begin{equation}
 H\psi = E\psi
\end{equation}
admits eigenvectors of the form
\begin{equation}
\psi(x) = (\beta(x))^{\nu} e^{-{\omega\over 2}r^2} e^{P(x)}p(x)
\ \ , \ \ \beta(x) = \Pi_{j<k}(x_j-x_k) \ \ ,
\end{equation}
The function $\beta(x)$ is the Vandermonde determinant of the matrix
$M_{ij} = (x_i)^j$.
Moreover we restrict ourselves to polynomial forms
of $V(x), P(x), p(x)$ in $x\equiv (x_1,x_2, \dots ,x_N)$.
The operator acting on $p(x)$
will be denoted  $\tilde H$ :
\begin{equation}
\label{calred}
\tilde Hp = Ep
\end{equation}

In the following we  use the variables
$\sigma_1, \tau_2,\tau_3,\cdots,\tau_N$
introduced in \cite{rutu}.
In these variables,  the laplacian
(\ref{lapla}) reads \cite{rutu}
\begin{equation}
\Delta(\tau) = N{\partial^2\over{\partial \sigma^2_1}} + \sum^N_{j,k=2}
A_{jk} {\partial^2\over{\partial \tau_j\partial \tau_k}} + \sum^N_{j=2}
B_j {\partial \over{\partial \tau_j}}
\end{equation}
\begin{eqnarray}
A_{jk} &=& {(N-j+1)(k-1)\over N} \tau_{j-1} \tau_{k-1}\nonumber\\
&+& \sum_{l \geq \max (1,k-j)} (k-j-2l) \tau_{j+l-1} \tau_{k-l-1}\\
B_j &=& -{(N-i+2)(N-i+i)\over N} \tau_{i -2}
\end{eqnarray}
For the manipulation of a
generic (translation-invariant) change of basis, the relevant
formula reads
\begin{equation}
\sum_k {\partial w\over{\partial x_k}} {\partial\over{\partial x_k}} =
\sum^N_{j,k=2} A_{jk} {\partial w\over{\partial \tau_j}} {\partial\over
{\partial \tau_k}}
\end{equation}
The following identities are also useful~:
\begin{equation}
\beta^{-\nu} (-{1\over 2} \Delta(x) + \sum_{j<k} {\nu(\nu-1)\over{(x_j-x_k)^2}})
\beta^{\nu}
= -{1\over 2} \Delta(\tau) + {\nu\over 2} \sum^N_{j=2} (N-j+2) (N-j+1)
\tau_{j-2} {\partial\over{\partial \tau_j}}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
e^{{\omega\over 2}r^2} (-{1\over 2} \Delta(x) + {\omega^2\over 2} r^2)
e^{-{\omega\over 2}r^2} = -{1\over 2} \Delta (\tau) + \omega
\sum^N_{j-2} j \tau_j {\partial\over{\partial \tau_j}} + {N\over 2}\omega
\ \ \ ;
\end{equation}
they allow to handle respectively
the repulsive and the harmonic parts of the
potential in (\ref{cal}).

\par We have attempted to construct the
polynomial potentials $V(\tau_2,\tau_3,\cdots,\tau_N)$
such that the operator (\ref{cal}) is equivalent (after a change
of basis and
with the variables $\tau$) to an operator preserving
one vector space of the form
\begin{equation}
\label{space}
{\cal P}(N,n) = {\rm span}
 \lbrace \tau_2^{n_2} \tau^{n_3}_3\cdots \tau^{n_N}_N
 \ | \ n_2+n_3
+\cdots + n_N \leq n\rbrace
\end{equation}
Our calculations indicate that, for $N=2,3,4,5$, the
Calogero hamiltonian (corresponding to $V=0$ in (\ref{cal}))
is the only one to possess such a
property. After this negative result, we investigate
alternative possibilities of algebraic solutions
by imposing weaker requirements.
Four types of situation have been considered which
presented in the next section.

\section{Weak-QES Hamiltonians}

\subsection{Type 1}

\par We set $N=3$; as previously stated $V,P,p$
are then polynomials in $\tau_2, \tau_3$.
Use of the identities of Sec. 2 leads to the operator
$\tilde H$ acting on  $p(\tau_2, \tau_3)$ ~:
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{calre4}
\tilde H &=& \tau_2 {\partial^2\over{\partial \tau^2_2}} + 3\tau_3
{\partial^2\over{\partial \tau_2 \partial \tau_3}} - {1\over 3} \tau^2_2
{\partial\over{\partial \tau^2_3}} + {\partial\over{\partial \tau_2}}\nonumber\\
&+& ({\partial P\over{\partial \tau_2}}) (2\tau_2 {\partial\over{\partial
\tau_2}} + 3\tau_3 {\partial\over{\partial \tau_3}})\nonumber\\
&+& ({\partial P\over{\partial \tau_3}}) (3\tau_3{\partial\over{\partial \tau_2}}
- {2\over 3} \tau^2_2 {\partial\over{\partial \tau_3}})\nonumber\\
&+& \omega (2\tau_2 {\partial\over{\partial \tau_2}} + 3\tau_3 {\partial
\over{\partial \tau_3}})\nonumber\\
&+& 3\nu {\partial \over{\partial \tau_2}} + V_{eff}
\end{eqnarray}
where we define
\begin{equation}
V_{eff} \equiv V-{1\over 2} e^{-P} \Delta e^P
\end{equation}
We have constructed the solutions of this equation  for
particular values of the degrees of $P$  and of $p$.

\noindent {\bf{P \ is \ of \ degree \ four}}

We assume $P(x)$ to be at most quartic in $x$, i.e.
\begin{equation}
P = {c\over 2} \tau^2_2 + b \tau_2 + d\tau_3
\end{equation}
Choosing for $p$ a polynomial of global degree $n$ in $\tau_2, \tau_3$,
a careful power counting in (\ref{calred}), (\ref{calre4}),
reveals that polynomial solutions can exist
only if  $V_{eff}$ is the form
\begin{equation}
V_{eff} = v_1 \tau_2 + v_0
\end{equation}
($v_0$ accounts for the eigenvalue of $\tilde H$, i.e. $v_0 \equiv -E$).
Moreover  there are generically
${(n+2)(n+3)\over{2}} - 1$ algebraic equations to be solved and
${(n+1)(n+2)\over 2}+1$ parameters
(including the parameters of $p$ and the two defining $V_{eff}$).
We solved explicitely these equations for the first few
values of $n$.
\par Let $n=1$, then
\begin{equation}
p = \tau_2 + c_1 \tau_3 + c_0
\end{equation}
Two types of solutions are found after some algebra.

\vspace{0.5cm}

{\large {Solution (a)}}
\begin{eqnarray}
c_1 &=& d = 0\qquad , \qquad v_1 = -2c\nonumber\\
c_0 &=& {2b+2\omega+v_0\over {2c}}\nonumber\\
v_0 &=& -b-w \pm \sqrt{\omega^2-2c-6c\nu + 2b \omega + b^2}
\end{eqnarray}
This solution does not depend on $\tau_3$
and is therefore not generic. It depends only on $\tau_2$
and it has two possible of eigenvalues of the energy ($E\equiv -v_0$).
It is a particular case of the QES extension of the Calogero
model constructed in \cite{min}. The potential depends on four parameters
$\omega,\nu,b,c$.  Such solutions can be constructed for any values
of $n$. The corresponding Hamiltonian is an element of the
enveloping algebra of sl(2) realized on the space of polynomials of degree
at most $n$ in $\tau_2$.

\vspace{0.5cm}

{\large{Solution (b)}}
\begin{eqnarray}
c_1 &=& {-3c\over{2d}}\qquad , \qquad c_0 = {2d^2-\omega c-bc\over{3c^2}}\nonumber\\
v_1 &=& -3c \qquad , \qquad v_0 = {1\over c} (2d^2-3\omega c-3bc)
\end{eqnarray}
which has to be supplemented by one condition on $\omega, \nu, b,c,d$:
\begin{equation}
\label{rel}
3 b^2 c^2+6 b c^2 \omega - 8 b c d^2
+ 9 c^3 \nu + 3 c^3 + 3 c^2 \omega^2
- 8 c d^2\omega + 4 d^4
= 0
\end{equation}
Unlike the "solution (a)",
this solution non trivially depends on $\tau_2$ and $\tau_3$.
The potential is parametrized by
$\omega,\nu, b,c,d$ constrained by (\ref{rel}).
One can in principle solve (\ref{rel}) with respect to one of the
constants and obtain a finite number of potentials each admitting one
algebraic eingenvector. This result is similar in spirit
to a QES-type II equation \cite{tur}.

Repeating the above calculation for $n=2$, i.e.
\begin{equation}
p = \tau^2_2 + c_1 \tau_2\tau_3+ c_3\tau^2_3 +c_2 \tau_2 + c_4 \tau_3 + c_5
\end{equation}
As a counterpart of solution (b), we find the following expressions
\begin{equation}
v_1 =  - 6 c \ \ , \ \
v_0 = 2{  2 d^2 - 3 b\ c - 3 c \ \omega  \over c}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
c_1 = -3 {c \over d} \ \ , \ \
c_2 = {32 d^4 - 16\ b\ c\ d^2 - 9 c^3 - 16 c\ d^2 \omega
\over 24 c^2\ d^2}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
c_3 = {9 c^2 \over 4 d^2} \ \ , \ \
c_4 = {b \ c + c \ \omega - 2 d^2 \over c \ d}
\end{equation}

\begin{eqnarray}
c_5 &=& (16 b^2\ c^2\ d^2 + 9 b\ c^4 + 32 b\ c^2\ d^2\ \omega
- 48 b\ c\ d^4 + 9 c^4 \omega  \nonumber \\
&+& 36 c^3 d^2 \ \nu + 15 c^3\ d^2 + 16 c^2\  d^2 \omega^2
- 48 c\ d^4 \omega + 32 d^6)/(36 c^4 d^2)
\end{eqnarray}
which fix the parameters of $p$ and $V_{eff}$ in
terms of the coupling constant $\omega , \nu, b,c,d$.
Two supplementary relations,
analog to (\ref{rel}), have to be imposed
of these coupling constants
\begin{equation}
0 =  24 b^2 c^2 + 48 b c^2 \omega - 64 b c d^2 + 72 c^3 \nu
 + 105 c^3 + 24 c^2 \omega^2 - 64 c d^2 \omega + 32 d^4
\end{equation}

\begin{eqnarray}
0 &=& - 192 b^3 c^3 d^2 - 108 b^2 c^5
      - 576 b^2 c^3 d^2 \omega + 704 b^2 c^2 d^4 \nonumber \\
   &-& 216 b c^5 \omega - 576 b c^4 d^2 \nu
- 156 b c^4 d^2 - 576 b c^3 d^2 \omega^2       \nonumber  \\
&+& 1408 b c^2 d^4 \omega - 768 b c d^6
- 81 c^6 \ \nu - 27 c^6 - 108 c^5 \ \omega^2
- 576 c^4\ d^2\ \omega \ \nu
\nonumber  \\
&-& 156 c^4 d^2 \omega + 576 c^3\ d^4 \nu + 216 c^3\ d^4
 - 192 c^3\ d^2 \omega^3 + 704 c^2\ d^4 \omega^2 \nonumber \\
&-& 768 c\ d^6 \omega + 256 d^8
\end{eqnarray}
So that we end up with a three-parameters family of
weak-QES potentials.

\noindent {\bf{P \ is \ of \ degree \ six}}

We also considered the case of a
polynomial $P$ of degree at most six in $x$, i.e.
\begin{equation}
P = {c\over 2} \tau^2_2 + b \tau_3 + d \tau_2 + {\tilde c\over 3} \tau^3_2
+ {\tilde b\over 2} \tau^2_3 + \tilde d \tau_2\tau_3
\end{equation}
and found that  $V_{eff}$ has to be of the form
\begin{equation}
    V_{eff} = v_0 + v_1 \tau_2 + v_2 \tau_3 + v_3 \tau_2^2
\end{equation}
i.e. at most quartic in the variables $x_i$.
Solving the equations  (\ref{calred}) for $n=3$, we checked that
a four-parameter family of weak-QES potentials exists.
The form of the constraints on the parameters rapidly
becomes cumbersome when the degree of $P$ increases.

\vspace{0.5cm}

\subsection{Type 2}

\par
When we demand the functions $V, P, p$
in (1)-(5) to depend on the variable
$\tau_2$ only,  the
operator $\tilde H$ takes the form
\begin{eqnarray}
\tilde H &=& \tau_2 {\partial^2\over{\partial \tau^2_2}} + (\tau_2
P' + 2\omega \tau_2 + {N-1\over 2} (1+N\nu)){\partial\over{\partial \tau_2}}
\nonumber\\
&+& (2\omega \tau_2 + {N-1\over 2} (1+N\nu))P' + \tau_2 (P''+ (P')^2)+V(\tau_2)
\end{eqnarray}
where $P' = {dP\over{d\tau_2}}$, etc.
\par The case $P = -{a\over 2} \tau^2_2 - b \tau_2$ corresponds to the QES
extension of \cite{min};
the potential $V$ is then of third degree in $\tau_2$.  However
weak-QES potentials of higher degree can be constructed.
 Let indeed $V$ be of degree $2 \delta+1$,
then a power counting reveals that $P$ has to be of degree $\delta+1$
and that the algebraic equation (\ref{calred})
can be fulfilled with a polynomial $p(\tau_2)$
provided a number of  $\delta$ conditions among the $2 \delta+1$
coupling constants entering in the potential are satisfied.
This results into families of weak-QES  potentials depending of $\delta+1$ parameters.

\subsection{Type 3}

\par We have reconsidered the QES
Hamiltonian of \cite{sh} and tried to generalize it
by following the approach presented in Sec.2.
The hamiltonian   has the form  \cite{sh}
\begin{equation}
H = -\Delta + V + g \sum^N_{i,j=1,i\not=j}
\bigl( {1\over{(x_i-x_j)^2}} -
{1\over{(x_i+x_j)^2}} \bigr) \ \ .
\end{equation}
We look for the most general change
of function $e^P$ and potential $V$
such that
\begin{equation}
\tilde H = e^P H e^{-P}|_{\xi_i}\qquad , <qquad \xi_i \equiv x^2_i
\end{equation}
is an element of the enveloping algebra of the Lie
algebra $sl(N)$ in the representation given by
Eq.(16) of \cite{rutu}. After an algebra, we find a four parameters family
of potentials with
\begin{equation}
e^{-P} = (\Pi^N_{i,j=1,i<j} (\xi_i-\xi_j))^{\alpha} (\Pi^N_{j=1} \xi_j)^{\beta}
\exp \lbrace -{a\over 4} \sum^N_{j=1} \xi^2_j - {b\over 2} \sum^N_{j=1}
\xi_j\rbrace
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
V = \sum^N_{i=1}\lbrace {g'\over{4\xi_i}} + (b^2-a(4n+4\alpha(N-1) + 4\beta
+ 3)) \xi_i  + 2ab \xi^2_i + a^2\xi^3_i\rbrace
\end{equation}
with $g  = \alpha(\alpha-1), g' = 2\beta (2\beta-1)
$. This is slightly more general than
the potential given in  \cite{sh} since the coupling
constants $g$ and $g'$ are here independent.

\vspace{0.5cm}
\subsection{Type 4}

\par Finally we present a result which  directly generalizes to
N dimensions the famous
one-dimensional  sextic QES potential \cite{tur,ush}.
In this purpose we consider
\begin{equation}
H = -{1\over 2}\Delta + V_6 (x)
\end{equation}
and assume that the even function
$V_6(x)$  contain powers of degree at most six in $x_j$.
The most general change of function $e^P$ such that
the operator
\begin{equation}
\tilde H = e^P H e^{-P}|_{t_i}\ \  \ , \ \ \  t_i = x_i^2
\end{equation}
is an element of the enveloping algebra of $sl(N)$
(in the representation
given by Eq.(16)
of \cite{rutu}) is given by the $2N+1$-parameters function
\begin{equation}
P = \alpha T^2 +
\sum^N_{a=1} p_a t_a +
\sum^N_{a=1} q_a \log t_a\quad , \quad
T = \sum^N_{i=1} t_i
\end{equation}
where $\alpha, p_a, q_a$ are constants. Correspondingly the most general
QES potential reads
\begin{equation}
V_6 = 4\sum_i t_i ({\partial P\over{\partial t_i}})^2 + 4\sum_i t_i
{\partial^2P\over{\partial t_i^2}} + 2\sum_i {\partial P\over{\partial t_i}}
- 16\alpha n T
\end{equation}
For $N=2$, the 2-body
polynomial potential of \cite{ush, shtu} is then recovered as
the special case $q_1 = q_2 = 0$.

Summarizing, we have analyzed the rational Calogero
model from the point of view of the notion of quasi exact
solvability. We found, at least for the small number of particles,
that it is unique in the following sense~:
it is exactly solvable but has no exactly or quasi-exactly solvable
translational-invariant extension except those following from an
sl(2) structure. By relaxing the notion of quasi-exact solvability
(weak QES) we were able to find a number of extensions of the Calogero
model. They are characterized by the existence of analytical expressions
for some levels without hidden symmetry behind.

\bigskip
{\bf Acknowledgments.} This work was
supported by the Belgian F.N.R.S. and
carried out under
the grant n$^0$ 2 P03B 076 10 of the Polish Government.

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So when we found out that she was going to be on the show I don't think anyone who knew her was really surprised. A badass female with tats, muscles, who's also a science nerd, with a great story and a great smile. NBC was like, "yes, please!"
Yet, there is something we can all learn from this show, these contestants and what it takes to live a life of meaning, achievement and become "Titans."
We watch this super cool show captivated by the stories of strangers who we do not even know, except in our case we do, and we say things online and in person about Kara and the Titans about how inspiring they are and ask questions like "how do you do that" or "I wish I could," or "I could never.."
America gets moved and touched because we see what they are doing and think to ourselves, "man, what makes them so special?" "Do I have what it takes?"
You may not vocalize it or want to admit it..and that's okay. Because that's the irony.
It's a game show of people telling their story and being called "Titans" when they win.
But what about the lives we have been given for ourselves? What about the challenges we have overcome? What about the gifts we have been given? These contestants are not blessed with perfection, actually far from it, they have all OVERCOME obstacles to get where they are.
So what about you? Do you see yourself as the Titan you really are?
What about raising a great family that is healthy, strong and confident? That sounds pretty heroic.
What about overcoming your obstacles when it comes to food and weight loss so that you prove to yourself that YOU can do it? Sounds pretty heroic.
What about being the most thoughtful, loving, present version of yourself? When no one is watching, how do you show up to those closest to you? Pretty heroic.
What about being honest with your health and your future? Achieving and sustaining a goal you set out to achieve is pretty damn heroic.
It is why America gets captivated by others. They are IN THE ARENA.
But so are you and you don't need NBC cameras to live a life of impact, joy, fulfilment and presence. And you are more than enough to achieve whatever it is you set your hearts and minds to AND EMPOWER those around you do to the same.
I have a three-year-old daughter and yes, I'd love for Sierra to watch the show and see someone like Kara fighting and think it's awesome to be fit and healthy. But to be honest, I'm more interested in empowering her to love her muscles because they are her muscles. To fight for her goals because they are her goals and to empower her to get up when she falls…because she WILL FALL.
You know what? I'd bet Kara and the Titans would agree with me.
Sierra can't learn that from a show. But she can learn it through the example of those closest to her and the way in which she lives her life. That's why motivation is fleeting….drive however, something that runs way deeper than a thrill is everlasting.
Titans are all around us. My wife, Stephanie does an amazing job as a teacher, mom of two and takes care of herself with limited sleep every night. Here's our two little one's Sierra and Landon.
So, how about you?
I see a lot of people that walk through our doors that are their own Titans. That have their own arena to fight in and can find their own joy and discovery in this journey of life, lifting and health.
Many have made such tremendous strides… I wonder do they feel proud of themselves every damn day?
Many are just starting their journey and are filled with self-doubt and self-sabotage? I wonder do they realize they are more than enough?
Many feel stuck when they start, unable to advance or retreat, because of the what ifs… I wonder do they realize they have nothing to lose as their family and our Driven Family will still think they are awesome..and maybe even more awesome, regardless of where they start?
Many are eager to find another gear, another level… I wonder if they realize what they are capable of.
You do not need a T.V. to tell you you are powerful. You already are. And if you feel like something is missing you have to find it within because I can guarantee there are people close to you who could use your example, your gifts, and your presence.
As they say in the show, Titan's aren't born, they are made.
So if you want to MAKE yourself into a leaner, thinner you without the stress of another diet or the pressure of reckless workout plan, you have your chance.
You have the pen, I'd just be your guide.
Our Strong Dads and Lean Moms 90-Day Challenge is for those who are looking for strength, weight loss and a transformation they can be proud of with a chance to win 3- free months on the back end.
Bet on yourself, believe in yourself.
If you want to schedule a call to discuss our 90-Day Challenge you can do on our Contact Us page.
2016. Coach Kara with now Coach Judy…how many Titans do you see? Because I see two amazing, strong women who make people around them better!


In honor of our anniversary month we have created five exciting cupcake flavors to benefit Community Table, the new Arvada Community Food Bank.
Every time you buy one of these cupcakes we are donating a $1 to the backpack lunch program, to help feed the neediest of our young generation for a better future!
The cupcakes come in both traditional and gluten free/dairy free flavors: Banana Split, Dark Horse, Poppyseed Lemon, S'mores and the Everything Cupcake (not GF).


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Imitation in Economic Decisions: A good idea?
Imitating the choices of others can appear to be an attractive way to make economic decisions. Yet, there may be circumstances where imitating others doesn't deliver the best outcomes.
In his talk Professor Weidenholzer will use coordination problems, encountered in a variety of human interactions, and online trading to showcase the implications of imitation learning for individuals and societies at large.


I was doing some research before I decide about opening an NRI Bank account with any bank in India. It is very tough to decide as I was looking for a NRI account which is also linked with Mutual Fund Account and I can do my MF Investments directly via online banking method.
But only Citibank was fitting into my requirements(which are pretty simple I think!). Specially the Online way of doing Mutual Fund Investments and branch in Singapore too. I know it does not matter in this internet world that we must have a physical branch here, but gave me an extra edge over other banks.
ICICI do not offer online mutual transactions. As per their website you need to contact them for doing the transactions.
HDFC does offer online MF transactions, but do not have presence in Singapore. Also I guess there customer care is not 24x7.
Finally I went for Citibank. The account opening experience was good. The account was opened in just 2 weeks. I am familiar with their online stuff as well. The only limitation I have found that the Mutual Funds allowed for investments do not cover all AMCs(which is fine ..as I knew this already ..only ICICIDirect offers all the AMCs!(again not for NRI may be)). Also the AMCs listed in Citibank MF Investment page do not show all the Funds from that AMCs. This is something I don't understand, unless the AMC is not offering that particular for NRIs..which I doubt.
If you would like to do just Mutual Funds using your exiting NRI or resident account(if you are in India). You can use TimesofMoney, their process if very simple and works well for some of the few AMCs again. But they have wider choice of funds. The process of opening an account is also pretty fast.
Please share your experience with on NRI Online banking and Investment specifically..I will be glad to hear them !
Thanks for your post. i want to know whether they charge for the mutual funds , invested thru citibank online.
No bank charges more than the 2.25% charged by the AMC for the Mutual Funds in India as far as I know. Whereas in Singapore/USA there are additional charges by each one like Bank, AMC, Broker etc ! ...I am sure India will have the same story once the MF market is stabilized and more people are locked into(there is no harm btw) MF schemes as major medium for their investments apart from other instruments !
I am living in Dubai. I also did similar research. I opted for HDFC. It has a good internet banking facilities incl. online 3rd party money transfer, MF investment, LIC Premium payment, Utility (i can pay here without disturbing my parents). HDFC is having local presence in Dubai as a representative office. Also I can transfer money to anybody (to home or your other accounts) in India quickly thro' 3rd party transfer. Another main reason is that it has many branches in India. For the above all reasons I selected HDFC over Citibank etc.
In fact I am having HSBC also, it is also equally good. I used to have two accounts since it is good in case of problem in one a/c we can use other account.I also opened trading and demat account with HDFCSEC. So all in ONE account. I can transfer money instantly from HDFC NRI to PIS A/c (must for NRI if we want to trade shares). In many ways I have a good experience with HDFC.
If you are reside in main cities in India, HSBC also very good option. It has good net banking etc.
I am having a/c with HDFC and HSBC (Dubai). Nowadays it will not take 2 weeks. It is instant, in Dubai when u call they will come to your office with account opening kit. It will have Account Number, ATM, DebitCard etc. But it will not have your name in it. But u can apply later to emboss with your name in the card. So Internet account will be enabled with 2-3 days. The momemt u signed the paper, your account is enabled.
I forgot to mention this in my earlier comment.
thanks for commenting, it will help others too. Yes even for me the second choice after Citibank was HDFC.
The Opening of MF account if instant once you the internet banking access.
Sudarshan and Sandeep, these were very useful tips!! The same criteria applies to normal account also, I feel. I still live in India, but getting the right bank is equally challenging.
I agree with you that among the current choices in India, HDFC and CitiBank have the most convenient online banking facilities. ICICI is also good but their Netbanking GUI is quite cluttered and their hidden charges are more than both HDFC and Citi.
HSBC has been a terrible experience for me over the past 2 years, even though I am a PowerVantage customer. Their helpdesk is quite moronic and takes 3 months to fix minor issues. Lately, even complaints to their Nodal Officer get unprofessional and incorrect responses. For example, Nodal Officer took 2 months to answer why my Gift Redemption was not delievered and by time they said I must re-apply for redemption, the gifts had already reached-- 3 months from redemption date. Similarly, my auto-renewed debit card reached me 2 months after the date printed on their letter. All this points to a rot in HSBC India's management.
Public Sector banks have improved a lot recently and they have least hidden charges and gotchas. Unfortunately, their Netbanking looks like it was made by a 9 year old kid. In today's age, I had to shut my Axis bank account merely because they required me to visit a branch for many tasks!
Once again, a very useful post from you, Sandeep. Am sure it will help many people take better decisions!
I trade in Indian stock market and have taken a couple of Mutual funds all via ICICIDirect.com. Now I will be going to USA in a month's time. I want to open an NRI account which gives me an option in redeeming/purchasing shares and mutual funds. Which bank should I opt - ICICI, HDFC or SBI? Any help would be appreciated.
Its is nice guiding stuff. Thanks Sandeep. I have been meshed up with SBI people. They took four months to send the ATM card after several calls...yet to see other things.Note 4 months...by this time my current address is going to changed.
recently one of my friend was trying to open NRE account with HDFC bank. The experience was not so good. He went to their branch in India to do the formalities, in spite of having all the required documents as per the website/form. They insisted that he get a employment offer letter ..otherwise they wont proceed with a/c opening ! ...insisting that the Employment Card for Singapore in original seen means that the person is really employed ..but they did not agree ...so for me I would still recommend Citibank based on my experience so far.
remember that having a bank branch in the country/city where you are located makes a huge difference in service sometimes.
thanks for sharing experiences as well.
I had this experience, I went there with all the documents as per their form/website. But they keep on asking for my offer letter from Singapore company, even though I had my original EP card with me.
so it mainly depends on who is processing your application & how much aware he/she is about the NRE/NRO account opening process..
I found citibank better in this!
Thanks for the info Sandeep, As someone said I too feel HDFC bank is one thing for their marketing but another for their customer friendliness. Im puzzled as to how they win the JD Power customer satisfaction survey. They are too archaic in their customer relations. ICICI is like an elephant who can no longer stand on its own weight. SBI is certainly no winner but as far as reliability & security it is second to none.
Nice link. I have a very bitter experience with ICCICI. I have been trying to open an NRI (from Ohio, USA) account for the last 5 months and each day I expect a call from ICICI that some other papers were forgotten etc... they are the most unprofessional folks. I also used their money2 India, it was good in the beginning, now it takes almost 2 weeks before the Indian account really sees the cash! I think I will try HSBC.
Ive managed to open a Citibank NRI account, not seen the debit card yet but Ive got an email saying the account has been opened and am yet to recieve the ATM card, chequebook and PINs. The cheque handed in during the application process has been cleared from payee account in the UK. Hopefully the rest should follow suit.
any bank which buys funds on your behalf will take entry load from you.
So buying directly from amc is the only choice, previously it was difficult as it was through paper work, now you can do it online.
I came across this post... good discussion. I have CitiBank, ICICI & HDFC NRI accounts. Now a days I use mostly ICICI and key reason is currency conversion rate. HDFC also gives good rate and thats why I opened it rcently. But if you look at CitiBank, it give much lower rate as comapred to ICICI and HDFC. So, be carefull when using CitiBank.
Yes you can XFR money from your Citibank NRE/NRO account to any other Indian Resident Savings Bank account like ICICI, HDFC etc.
NRE/NRO account is essentially an account with Indian Bank in INR .
I have opened my NRO account in hdfc bank and they opened within ten days time they received my application. What was surprising was they opened my account and sent me all necessary debit card, IPIN, PHone pin etc even without my first cheque never even cleared. That is, my account showed -INR 100, as I think they are deducting 100 rupeed for DHL courier and registered posts. I would say their service is too good. And I tried HSBC bank to open before hdfc but they said I need to attest in local bank, which my banks refused to do attestation. HDFC have this SELF-ATTESTATION facility where we are the one who are signing all photocopies and not any other bank. Form 60 is not required for HDFC bank NRO a/c, while it is a must for HSBC a/c. And citi bank is too worse as they require INR 40,000 as initial deposit. HDFC and HSBC are flexible in this and they require only INR 10,000 to open account. ICICI need 15,000 and donot provide debit card for NRO acs, but only provide ATM card, which is useless. I hope my experience finds others more useful.
Thanks Sandeep for this blog and all others too on their views n comments. This helps me to make my decision faster.
Has anyone have had experiense opening FCNRI account with the Indian BAnk from USA.
Nice to read all the experiences. I would like to share my experience with Citibank... My God i did open a NRI Account in london with citibank and was fine for 6 months use to make transcations. But one of the experiences was like a nightmare.
I was visiting india and went to the ATM to for a transcation of Rs 5000 my little kid was with me and was playing with card and was afraid she does not put it into the slot so RS 5000 which came out went back into the Machine which does not happen in UK and USA so i did make another transcation and it showed Rs 10000 withdraw which was not fare i made the complain the same day at the branch but no action for almost 2 yrs i use to make call to their customer services and they use to say yes we will check and credit Rs 5000 at last i gave up.
Thanks for sharing your experience. But this could happen with normal residence account as well. Its just that being NRI you are out to of India to manage such situations.
I would suggest to have an NRE account only with the bank who has a local branch in the country/city you live in ..that helps a lot.
Thanks Guys. Posts are really useful.
I have both an NRE as well as an NRO acct with ICICI, for last 7-8 years,a nd have been quite happy with them.
I use the NRO account mostly, since I can use the income I get from my India investments, get them deposited there, and use it for further investments or local purchases, when I visit India.
I use the NRE account primarily for repatriating funds from USA, only when my NRO account balance gets too low.
One major gripe with ICICI NRO account. They do not have a debit card, only ATM card, this is a major drawback for me. especially when HDFC has a wel advertised and promoted NRO DEbit Card, called EasyShop NRO Debit Card.
Not clear why ICICI is so much behind on this one feature. I am thinking of yanking out my accounts from ICICI & transferring to HDFC, when I travel to India this December, unless the ICICI bank manager is able to pulla rabbit, and find a creative way for me to get an NRO debit card.
Currently I am in US and would like to open only NRO and not NRE..Is it fine?
Looking at the Pros and Cons for each bank to open account with...Can anybody suggets, with which bank I should go for NRO account...?
It is nice to refer this site Sandeep! Though I had my PIS account with HDFC for some years & NRO A/c, I was looking for opening Indian accounts fo rest of my family (in Australia). Eventhough the individual experience seems to be good & bad with each of these banks, this discussion chain provides a good measure of insight. Thanks. -Muru.


There are a few things we can do to encourage pollinators to visit our landscape and to support them once they are there.
Planting for pollinators continues as a popular trend for gardeners. There are a few things we can do to encourage pollinators to visit our landscape and to support them once they are there.
The temptation is to plant lots of flowers scattered among garden beds. However, to reduce bee labor (yes, that's a thing), plant in clusters rather than singles spread across the landscape.
Some bees, such as honeybees, practice what's called bee fidelity. They don't flit from flower to flower like butterflies do. Honeybees leave their hive and visit only coneflowers. The next time out, they may visit only lavenders. Next time, only clover. That's how we get flavored honeys. By planting the same plant in clusters of three to seven, we reduce the amount of travel bees have to do to forage.
Remember that pollinators are more than bees. Beetles, birds, wasps, moths, butterflies and flies join the ranks to pollinate our plants, helping them produce fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and flowers. Here are some other tips.
• Reduce or eliminate the use of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.
• Provide a water source, such as bird bath or fill a saucer with marbles or cords. The latter works well for bees and butterflies.
• Select perennials preferred by pollinators. Native plants, such as coneflowers (Echinacea spp.), columbine (Aquilegia spp.), garden phlox (P. paniculata), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia spp.) and aster (Symphyotrichum spp.) are excellent candidates.
• There are exotic, but non-invasive bulbs, annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees that also attract and support pollinators.
One of them is 'Hummelo' (Stachys monieri), the 2019 Perennial Plant of the Year. So named by the Perennial Plant Association, this sun-loving plant is winter hardy throughout Indiana, blooming from July to October. The magenta flower spikes attract lots of bees and butterflies. The flowers also can be cut for indoor arrangements.
'Hummelo' was the highest rated Stachys in Chicago Botanic Garden's plant trials. As an added bonus, it's considered deer resistant. Sometimes called betony, it is available at garden centers and online retailers. I like this plant because of when it blooms, helping to carry summer into fall.
In keeping with the pollinator trend, the National Garden Bureau has named 2019 the Year of Salvia, another sun-loving perennial that bees, butterflies and hummingbirds like. Salvia flowers contain a trigger mechanism that deposits pollen on the back side of bees. The bees transfer pollen to receptive female salvia flowers among the same or similar species.
Many of the most popular salvia varieties are members of the Balkans woodland sage family (S. nemorosa), such as May Night (the 1997 Perennial Plant of the Year), Blue Hill, and my favorite, 'Caradonna', which has dark purple stems.
Also considered deer resistant, most bloom in late spring into early summer. Salvias are good cut flowers. These and other salvia plants or seeds are readily available at garden centers and online retailers.


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Home / Destinations / South Australia / Riverton
This charming town thrives as the commercial centre of a fertile farming district.
Riverton has preserved many significant buildings and a heritage walk brochure is available from the Riverton History and Information Centre, listing 39 buildings of interest.
The Riverton railway station, built in the 1870s, was the first of the buildings along the railway line to be constructed of stone and is a magnificent example of early Australian architecture. Scholz Park, with its cottage, blacksmith and wheelwright's shop is also historically significant. Holy Trinity Church, built in 1857, was the first church in the valley and today overlooks a nine-hole golf course.
Activites and Experiences at Riverton
Sports Viewing
Ambulance St Johns Ambulance
Banking Facilities BankSA, ANZ
Licensed Club
Service Club Masonic Lodge, Lions Club
Fuel Mobil Roadhouse
Hospital Riverton Hospital and Medical Centre
Public Bar Riverton Hotel, Central Hotel
Medical Facilities Riverton Medical Centre
Newsagent
Police Riverton Police Station
Places of Worship Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Uniting


You know those days when you feel like your look needs just a little something more? That thing's probably these rose gold earrings. When you catch them head-on, they almost look like straight lines, but from the side, they're like discs going straight through your lobes. Tricky—in the best of ways.


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Ford Ranger UK first drive
Ranger is rugged enough to cope with life as a workhorse yet comfortable and well equipped enough to perform family and leisure-related duties
Ranger combines handsome, chunky looks of an American pick-up with a more modern platform, engines and electronics than before
Chunky, presentable fascia is arguably more attractive and better laid out than the current Focus's
New Ranger comes with all of the safety and convenience features you'd expect of any modern road car
The 2.2 TDCi Ranger's performance is best described as leisurely, and it can be a little ponderous at low speeds
With a wading depth of 800mm, there's no reason to doubt its credentials as an off-roader
by Allan Muir
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This is the first pick-up created under the 'One Ford' banner, which means it's designed to be sold in the same form worldwide — except of course in the US, where a completely different Ranger is already sold. Built in Thailand, the new-generation Ranger combines the handsome, chunky looks of an American pick-up with a more modern platform, engines and electronics than that of the previous, Mazda-developed model, as well as a relatively plush cabin in the case of our Double Cab Limited test car, driven for the first time on British roads.
The four-door Double Cab is one of three body styles available, the other two being a two-door Regular Cab and a halfway-house Super Cab with small rear suicide doors like those of a Mazda RX-8. The Regular Cab is obviously the true workhorse of the trio, with a 2.3-metre-long load bay and a net payload of 1.2 tonnes. Those figures shrink to 1.56 metres and a fraction over a tonne for the more family-friendly Double Cab. The 4x4 models can also tow a braked trailer weighing up to 3350kg, making the Ranger a pretty versatile load lugger.
The engine line-up is restricted to two diesels – a 148bhp 2.2-litre four-pot and a 197bhp 3.2-litre straight five – and a six-speed manual gearbox is standard in all models, with a six-speed automatic optional in the Double Cab Limited 2.2 TDCi and Double Cab Wildtrak 3.2 TDCi. Most models have an electronically controlled, switch-on-the-fly four-wheel drive system that offers a choice of rear-wheel drive only for road use and high or low-range 4x4 for venturing into the rough stuff.
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With pick-ups increasingly being called upon to widen their brief beyond the traditional workhorse role, the new Ranger comes with all of the safety and convenience features you'd expect of any modern road car, including electronic stability control, hill descent control, hill start assist, automatic headlights and wipers and all the Bluetooth/USB connectivity you could want inside. The cabin is relatively smart and car-like, too, successfully taking the Ranger away from its utilitarian roots.
Clamber up into the high-set cabin and you're greeted by a chunky, thoroughly presentable fascia that's arguably more attractive and better laid out than the current Focus's, albeit with slightly more hard-wearing plastics. There's plenty of space front and rear for four adults, and the standard leather seats of the Limited-spec model provide a comfortable driving position with a great view out.
With a claimed 0-62mph time of 12.5sec and a 109mph top speed, the 2.2 TDCi Ranger's performance is best described as leisurely, and it can be a little ponderous at low speeds, not helped by an automatic gearbox that's quite slow-witted in urban use. But beyond 30mph the Ranger gets along briskly enough and is surprisingly refined at a cruise.
As you'd expect of a vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, the ride is firm at low speeds and always fairly lively, but it's well within the bounds of acceptability. After a while you barely notice it any more, unless you hit a particularly nasty lump in the road.
In two-wheel-drive mode the steering is faithful and pleasantly weighted, making the Ranger a surprisingly easy, even confidence-inspiring vehicle to thread along a twisty or narrow road. Running in 4x4 mode takes its toll on the steering, though, adding unwanted extra weight and making the vehicle feel much less manoeuvrable at low speeds. On the road at least, it's clear that the 4x4 system isn't as slick as that of, say, a Land Rover Discovery and is best confined to proper off-road use.
We didn't get a chance to try the Ranger in the rough on this occasion, but Ford says it's got 28deg approach and departure angles, a 25deg breakover angle and a generous 229mm of ground clearance, along with a wading depth of 800mm, so there's no reason to doubt its credentials as an off-roader. It'll go places.
Should I buy one?
Rugged enough to cope with life as a workhorse yet comfortable and well equipped enough to perform family and leisure-related duties as well, the Ranger is a much more likeable vehicle than you might have expected. I found myself wishing for the sort of lifestyle that would justify owning a vehicle like this, preferably one involving dirt bikes, jet skis and the like. Sad, I know. The Ranger is facing some serious competition from the likes of the relatively new Volkswagen Amarok as well as old favourites such as the Toyota Hilux and Mitsubishi L200 Warrior, but it's more than up to the job.
Ford Ranger Double Cab Limited 2.2 TDCi auto
Price £27,600; 0-62mph 12.5sec; Top speed 109mph; Economy 30.1mpg (combined); CO2 248g/km; Kerb weight 2063kg; Engine 4 cyls, 2198cc, turbodiesel; Power 148bhp at 3700rpm; Torque 277lb ft at 1500rpm; Gearbox 6-spd automatic
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Challenger440 12 August 2012
... but thirsty - Isuzu D-Max looks better to me...
mapa17 27 July 2012
What Hilux?
I picked up my 3.2l limited this week after parting with my Hilux Invincible 200. All I can say up to now is that this vehicle lives up to the hype, it feels and drives like my Disco 3 did in 2004 and is much quicker. Quality is top notch much too. After a long delivery delay well done Ford take a bow.
K1NZ 26 July 2012
Big sales
These things are selling like hotcakes in NZ theres a 6 month wait on Rangers right now. They are smashing likes of the Amarok, hilux, and mitsis, but in all honesty NZ has a love affair with pick ups


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This One's for the Girls
Posted on August 1, 2006 January 10, 2017
Gregory Rumburg
Artists light a way for listeners to discover unique aspects of God's character. But, in Christian music, is a woman's point of view being edged out in favor of popular musical trends? ?Not if these leading female artists have anything to do with it.
Not much more than a decade ago, if you played in a Christian band, you were generally elated just to have enough greenbacks to get to the next gig. Ask StarFlyer 59, Bleach, the O.C. Supertones, Five Iron Frenzy, Seven Day Jesus and The Waiting. Even Third Day once traveled at the mercy of a fuel-thirsty van.
Now, there are more bands in the limelight than you can shake a stick at. Think Kutless. David Crowder Band. Pillar. Sanctus Real. Hawk Nelson. The Afters?and on and on and on. The pendulum of popularity has swung in favor of these bands of brothers like no other time in Christian music.
And female artistry is losing out on the gas money.
As labels divert artist development and marketing dollars to these male acts in this $700 million dollar Christian music industry, it's tough to advance a female act's career, let alone break a new artist who is a woman.
So, for those who dream dreams by singing into hairbrushes — or once did — we salute several of today's top female acts: Sara Groves, Mary Mary, Nichole Nordeman, Rebecca St. James, Natalie Grant, Kierra "Kiki" Sheard, Bethany Dillon, BarlowGirl and Leigh Nash. These leaders share their perspectives for restoring Christian music's time-honored tradition: Women and men standing shoulder-to-shoulder for the sake of the cause.
The most high-profile female artist of the last year has been Natalie Grant.
"I've had so many people say, ?How does it feel?'" the 2006 GMA "Female Vocalist of the Year" says. "I don't know how else to say it but to be honest and say, ?I feel really, really good.'"
Enjoying the Pottery-Barn-styled home she shares in Nashville with her husband/producer Bernie Herms (Avalon, Casting Crowns), Grant's dressed this June afternoon in earthy summer casuals. It's a scene disguising the fact that she's a scrapper, an artist who's survived not one but two label shutdowns across her first two records — each time just as her career taxied for a blue-sky takeoff.
But her last two studio projects — 2003's Deeper Life (Curb), which included the hit "No Sign of It," plus 2005's Awaken (Curb) — finally gave Natalie flight. Christian radio's been one key to Grant's takeoff. She's long been admired for her vocal expertise and for spot-on emotional interpretation, as with last year's moving No.1, "Held" (which also charted at mainstream radio).
"It took me a while to realize that it is OK to speak up; you have to take control of your own artistry," Grants says, trying to key in on how she cleared the clouds. She gives ample credit to her record label, Curb Records, for sticking with her as she found her wings for a third time. She's also taken charge by learning the craft of songwriting. "It took me on a real journey of self-discovery to find out what I wanted to say," she explains.
Along with her husband's coaching, Grant says she was inspired by other women whose artistry helps guide her toward discovering her songwriting voice — peers such as Sara Groves, Leigh Nash and Nichole Nordeman.
Grant says a woman's artistry at its best "reflects that she's empowered, that she's a woman of substance and has something to say." That's a fitting description for todays top female acts. Several tend to focus their efforts on presenting an encouraging message to the Christian church.
Nichole Nordeman is a two-time GMA "Female Vocalist of the Year" widely recognized as a songwriter's songwriter. With the poetry and precision of a surgeon's scalpel, her lyrics cut to the crux of both human brokenness and divine hope.
Speaking to the state of female artistry in Christian music, Nordeman reflects, "I have been obsessed recently with Sara Groves' Add to the Beauty album. It feels very much to me like an example of what the strong but broken heart of a woman can offer in a culture where we seem mostly to be giving credibility — and airplay — to ?God is Great! God is Great! Praise His Name! He Reigns! He Rules!' etc. Sara's songs don't deny any of God's goodness. To the contrary, instead of heaping on the superlatives, she just starts peeling layers away…one song at a time…until I'm sitting at the red light weeping because I, too, want to add to the beauty, or build the kingdom one chunk of stone and messy bit of mortar at a time, or love someone who is impossible, just because it's right to."
Continuing in this vein, Nordeman adds, "This is what women bring to the table of Christian music. Or should. This is what motivates me now. First, that we look for the redemptive work of Christ's love — always and in everything and everyone — and that we write and sing about that. Second, that we make a pact with ourselves not to perpetuate the mis-marketing of God — singing and saying empty and theologically shaky things because that might be easier and people might buy more records. And, thirdly, that the music we offer to the world and to the church is not just for the sake of stirring everyone up emotionally, but that it calls us to action — whether that action is serving anonymously in our community or taking a public stand against sex trafficking like Natalie [Grant] or exposing the suffering in Rwanda like Sara [Groves]. Once our music points to the redemption of the love of Christ on a broken planet, it has to ask, ?What now?' Otherwise, we've brought nothing."
Taking a public stand has literally defined the career of Rebecca St. James. Late last year her If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something (Forefront) signaled a newfound sense of freedom, joy and energy for doing what the Grammy-winning artist does better than anyone — rallying the Christian church to be and do its best.
"Rock Bec is back!" remarks St. James, and fans are loving it. During a recent visit to the White House, even President Bush appeared pleased with her efforts. St. James — who also moonlights as an author, speaker and co-founder of the SHE events for girls — has spent the first part of 2006 feeding her ever-broadening worldview. She says, "We've had some really, really amazing ministry opportunities so far this year, starting out in Kenya and Rwanda earlier this year — my first trip to Africa. It's really been a blessing."
Singer/songwriter Sara Groves continues to enjoy a remarkable season herself. While she's been a popular favorite since her first hit single, "The Word," entrenched itself on Christian radio in 2001, many of her most avid fans are fellow artists. In addition to Grant and Nordeman — who have already cited Groves' influence — Jars of Clay, Bethany Dillon, Point of Grace and many others are quick to champion her artistry — especially her latest album, Add to the Beauty (INO). Groves' critically acclaimed 2005 release sounded a clarion call to the church, urging it to become increasingly active in God's justice work around the world.
"Long before the album ever came out, I felt like Add to the Beauty was my clear declaration of faith," Groves says. "So, to have other people reinforce that is obviously a great feeling."
Regarded for the vulnerability communicated in her art, Groves releases Just Showed Up for My Own Life (INO) this month. It's an engaging, documentary-style DVD that's a natural extension of Beauty, illustrating Groves' personal transformation toward advocacy. She says this "paradigm shift, this heart change" is about being in greater community with the body of Christ. "It's the greatest thing I've ever experienced." (Read more about Groves' poignant DVD on page 11)
Young Pioneers
The writer of 1 Timothy exhorts, "Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity." Bethany Dillon and BarlowGirl are shining examples.
Dillon resembles a sort of prodigy singer/songwriter whose lyrics belie her youthfulness. A self-described tomboy from rural Ohio, she released 2004's Bethany Dillon (Sparrow) at the age of 15, scoring big at radio with the No.1 single "All I Need" and the Top 10 hit "Beautiful." Her second record, last year's Imagination (Sparrow), landed her song "Dreamer" in the motion picture by the same name, put Dillon on the cover of CCM and further exhibited that she's a blue-chip talent.
"I think I'm grateful that I still feel like one of the kids in my family," Dillon says, reflecting on her achievements. "I'm happy all this has happened, but, if all of it ended tomorrow, I'm glad that family has been maintained." On the edge of 18 years old, there's little doubt Dillon's best is yet to come.
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New England Conservatory names next president, first woman to lead in its history
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Andrea Kalyn takes up her post in January 2019.
By Jeremy Eichler Globe Staff August 01, 2018
Andrea Kalyn, currently the dean of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, will be the next president of New England Conservatory.
Her appointment marks the end of a protracted three-year search following the stepping down of former president Tony Woodcock in 2015. When Kalyn takes up her post in January 2019, she will be NEC's 17th president and the first woman to lead the school in its 151-year history.
"We spent a lot of time looking forward, to find a president who is capable of helping us sort out what the educational needs of the future music student will be, said Kennett F. Burnes, chairman of NEC's board of trustees and chairman of the search committee. "We wanted someone with experience in education who had thought deeply about the problems facing musicians in today's world. At the end of the day, the experience Andrea brings was overwhelming for us."
Kalyn has served as dean of Oberlin since 2014, before which she served for nine years as Oberlin's associate dean for academic affairs. During her time at the school, she oversaw the opening of a new underground performance club; broadened the school's curricular offerings to include, among other areas, a new major in jazz voice; and directed Oberlin's entrepreneurship program for seven years. In that capacity she collaborated on an initiative called LaunchU, described as a start-up accelerator and pitch competition.
Her arrival comes at an uncertain time for music in the world of higher education, as schools grapple with how to best prepare their students for careers in a field that is itself very much in flux, given changing audience demographics, evolutions in the performance landscape, and the art form's own shifting position in the broader culture.
"It's a matter of finding ways to ensure that students have opportunities to imagine their professional lives beyond their schooling," said Kalyn, speaking by phone from Oberlin, Ohio, prior to NEC's planned announcement. "And it's about finding ways for students to practice their professional life as well as their craft, so that they are developing a perspective and a confidence to put their artistry out into the world perhaps in ways we can't even yet imagine."
Born in England, Kalyn grew up primarily in London, Ontario. She holds a PhD in musicology from the Eastman School of Music, where her research interests centered on 20th-century American music. She is also trained as a pianist.
The oldest independent music school in the country, NEC has an endowment of approximately $120 million, with over 2,700 students enrolled across its undergraduate and graduate programs, its preparatory school, and its school of continuing education. Its areas of focus include classical music, jazz, and contemporary improvisation.
Reflecting on the extended course of the search, Burnes noted that "music education at the conservatory level is at a very important point in its history, and it was very important that we found the right president to lead NEC into the future. It's been a long process, but we're very pleased with where we ended up."
Jeremy Eichler can be reached at jeichler@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @Jeremy_Eichler.
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Volume review
Loud quiet loud.
Review by	Dan Whitehead, Senior Contributor, Eurogamer.net
Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell bypasses the difficult second album hurdle with a simple, elegant and carefully paced stealth puzzler.
One of the most refreshing things about Volume, Mike Bithell's second game after the charming Thomas Was Alone, is that the design is entirely naked. This isn't a game that tries to hide its systems behind a fig leaf of "immersion". It's not a game that wants to grease your path to victory so you can see the ending.
It is, proudly and defiantly, a game. Games have rules, and Volume's are spelled out in unmissable ways. Like the great pioneering arcade titles, everything you need to play the game is right there on the screen, in the sound effects, in the colour schemes and animation. That's design, and Volume isn't afraid to let it show.
Developer: Mike Bithell
Reviewed on PC, and also available for PS4. Vita version due in the near future.
At a surface level, Volume seems like a quantum leap from Thomas Was Alone. Gone are the flat geometric shapes, replaced with stylish 3D characters which retain the same sharp angles as Thomas and his friends, but wrestle them into more complex forms. More importantly, out goes platform jumping and in comes stealth.
Yes, stealth, that most blighted of genres where the slightest wobble in the gameplay balance can be the difference between joyous thrills and howls of frustrated anguish. It's here that the design-first ethos pays off.
Bithell has made no secret of his debt to Metal Gear Solid, and it shows in the simplicity of his stealth mechanics. Guards have rigid paths and clearly delineated fields of vision. If you're outside of those sweeping cones, you're safe. There's no doubt, no ambiguity. Even if you are, technically, standing right in front of a guard, provided his eyesight ends before the spot you're on, you are invisible. Does it make sense? In reality, no. In a game? It makes perfect sense. Rules. Design.
Standard guards are soon joined by turrets, dogs and more. The game never stops introducing new elements.
You're playing as Robert Loxley, a sort of Robin Hood for the Occupy generation. He's come into possession of the titular Volume, a military training VR device that he repurposes for his own propaganda, live-streaming his virtual burglaries of the rich, corrupt and powerful in order to inspire the populace into rising up against Gisborne, the brilliant and malevolent private sector bully who has taken over Britain and is running it as a corporation.
Each level of the game's core storyline sees Loxley attempting to grab every precious gem before heading for the exit. There's a Pac-Man style purity to the idea that is overtly acknowledged in one of the later stages. Yet each level then breaks down into even smaller challenges, with perfectly placed checkpoints slicing each stage into distinct environmental puzzles to be navigated.
Control is slick and crisp, as you'd hope in a game that is all about precise and decisive movements. Your footsteps don't make a noise, so there's no need for the redundancy of having a sneak button in a game entirely about sneaking. One button sticks you to the nearest wall, another helps you slip around corners. That's really all you need in order to be stealthy in a game, and Volume sticks with what works.
On top of that you have a selection of gadgets and tricks, introduced at a sensible pace. The most basic is that you can whistle or interact with scenery objects like toilets and taps. Guards within earshot - depicted, again, with a simple and unmistakable radius - will come and investigate, creating gaps for you to slip past.
Later on, you get the bugle, a wonderful toy that can be bounced around the level with a satisfying ping, using an angular aiming tool familiar from any snooker or pool game. When the bugle lands, or earlier if you prefer, it emits a noise to lure guards away. The mute, meanwhile, does what you'd expect, allowing you to run across noisy floor plates without a sound. The mute also speeds up your movement while active, a subtle side effect that makes all the difference in some skin-of-your-teeth scenarios. The oddity, on the other hand, is perhaps my favourite - an object so fascinating that enemies are compelled to stare at it, oblivious to any noise or disturbance for the duration. It's incredibly useful, but also has a Douglas Adams absurdity that is especially fun.
The top down view evokes memories of Pac-Man. This is not an accident.
There are more, but part of the joy is in the way the game introduces them, lets you play with them, and then leaves you to understand how they might be used in the future. Some stages even offer a choice of gadgets - you don't carry them between levels and can only ever have one equipped - so the route to success is not always prescriptive.
Each tool has a similar function, since your needs are so primal - distract, avoid, hide. The differences are minor but require satisfying tactical thought. Many are the situations that would be easy with an oddity, but seem impossible with a bugle. Working out the way to progress leads to many a happy "Aha!" moment.
Progress isn't insultingly easy, but nor is it punishingly frustrating. The smart checkpointing makes a big difference, but levels are rarely designed to take more than a few minutes to beat - once you know what you're doing. Each one has a par time and a leaderboard, as this is a game where speedrunning is very much part of the DNA.
At a purely mechanical level, this is the video game as a well-oiled machine, where every feature and function just makes sense, and where you never feel like the game is going to punk you with cheap tricks or flaky AI. You always have absolute confidence in how the world works, meaning the only rogue element is your own skill - or lack thereof.
The game's weakest element, somewhat ironically given the success of Thomas Was Alone, is its story. Or, rather, the way its story is presented. It's one thing to have narration over the top of a platform game, but Volume requires a different, deeper level of engagement, with the result that I found much of the game's dialogue washing over me rather than sinking in.
It's not that it's poorly written. It's actually very witty - if a little precious at times - it's just that here the story kind of sits on top of the game, rather than slotting neatly into its spaces.
Guards will give chase if they spot you, and if you stay in their line of sight for too long they'll shoot you.
It's not as if there's much to complain about in terms of acting. Danny Wallace returns in a similar role to his BAFTA-winning narrator from Thomas Was Alone, voicing Alan, the AI in charge of the Volume simulator, with a similar mixture of beguiling personality and winking irony. Andy Serkis, Gollum himself, makes for a fantastically menacing Gisborne.
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The decision to use YouTuber Charlie McDonnell as main character Loxley is harder to warm to. His performance is a little too drama school, his voice too thin and reedy, to comfortably fit with the game's satirical political undertone. It doesn't help that some of his random interjections veer too far into the realm of Tumblr whimsy, cribbing David Tennant's "allons y" cry from Doctor Who, and referring to "the internets" in a cutesy fashion. To its credit, the script does acknowledge this and makes his lack of gravitas a part of Loxley's character, but it remains a weak point in a crucial area.
The story mode is really only the appetiser, though. Volume's long term appeal comes from the community, and the robust level editor that makes it quick and easy to build your own locations, populate them with enemies and set their behaviours. Creating a really good level takes time, inspiration and patience, but all the tools you need are intuitive and accessible. As with the gameplay itself, everything clicks together with Lego-style neatness.
It's this clarity that keeps impressing me. So many games are cluttered these days, piling features on top of busywork. Volume isn't short of great ideas, but it delivers them gracefully, one at a time, layering simple concepts on top of solid mechanics to create the sort of organic gameplay experience that seems effortless. Its rules are clear, the edges of its world and your place in it clearly defined. Everything you need to know is on show. While Volume may be more complex than Thomas Was Alone in almost every respect, it's still the work of someone who understands the value of simplicity.
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Banks Announces Tracklist for '|||'
by Darrel Foster
Banks has revealed the tracklist for '|||', her upcoming third studio album, just one week after confirming that it will drop next month.
The American singer-songwriter confirmed by posting a photo of the full tracklist, which features 12 tracks, including recently released single Gimme.
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— BANKS (@hernameisBANKS) June 10, 2019
"This album is an ode to my journey. It documents a major growth spurt. Of self-acceptance, letting go, forgiveness, and deep love. It has been painful to realize that life is not black and white. Romanticism leads to fierce reality checks, which leads to wisdom, which leads to deeper empathy which leads to greater love. This album documents the cycle. " She wrote on Instagram.
"Yes, this is my third album, but that is not why I called it |||. Birth-Life-Death, Beginning-Middle-End, Past-Present-Future. All |||'s and all ending with a theoretical period. To me, ||| represents a cycle of life. It represents acceptance, the ability to let go, and the shaky first step into the unknown. I can't wait to step into the unknown with you."
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The use of electricity has grown a lot over the years. The operation of machinery is what the energy has been used for and in the performing of the duties, there has been increased performance. For reasons like those, electricity has been considered one of human's greatest achievement in terms of invention. It has enabled people be able to live in peace because of the lighting it gives in the dark. By enabling machine operations, the electricity has been able to help people raise their economic lives. Because the government controls the production and the supply, the only gap that was created was that of the repairs. A new career line has been formed through the handling of electricity in the public being taught to people in schools.
Once after training, they become specialists who can now offer the services to the public. The viability of the venture has been ascertained through the fees that they charge because it has become their source of income. The economic benefits have caused the people to be attracted into the industry and hence there has been a flooding in the market. The choice of the client is faced by a lot of difficulties because they want one to do the electrical work for them. They however can have an easy time if their decision will be made based on a number of factors.
The first factor to consider is the level of experience. When on the job, the electrician is able to accumulate skills and that is what experience is all about. The client is able to know the level of experience of the expert if they have a look at the jobs they have carried out in the past. The results that the client desires can be given by the experts who have a higher level of experience. An expert with a high level of experience should be considered by the client.
The budget is the other factor that should be put into consideration. The budget refers to the cost or the fees that the client has to part with to finance the operations. The budget is a common tool among many people and it is created while the resources at the client's disposal are considered. The customer should not spend past the limits that the budget has created. The services that the client will subscribe to should be affordable to them.


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by Vaishali Dedhia	in IRIS GST TIMES
IRIS GST TIMES
October ,2019
New ITC Rule………………………………………………… P.1
FASTag Meets EWB……………………………………….. P.2
IRIS Sapphire– Search GSTIN Data Utility………. P.3
TRS India ……………………………………………………….P.4
Vaishali Dedhia
On the occasion of Diwali, We wish for your happiness, peace, prosperity and best of the blessings from Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi.
IRIS GST wishes you a very warm and Happy Diwali.
In this issue, IRIS newsletter covers the details of the new ITC rule – 20% Capping of ITC not reflected in GSTR 2A. furthermore, the edition also features the integration of GST Eway bill with IHMCL FASTag, Single Authority refund Disbursement, updates in CGST rules and India's first ever Time Release Study.
The feature of the issue is IRIS Sapphire – GSTIN Data Search
Team IRIS GST
GST Refund Process with Single Authority Disbursement
In a bid to enable seamless GST refund processing and communication between taxpayers and tax officers, the GSTN portal has been incorporated with an Online GST Refund Processing System. As per the new refund system, the taxpayer shall need sanction order from a single authority to have his refund disbursed, unlike the previous system wherein the orders from the both Central as well as State/UT authorities would be required to sanction the GST refund, which would further slow the process down.
Benefits Of The Online Refund Processing
Taxpayers and Tax officers will be able to communicate with each other online
The taxpayer will be notified via SMS and Email at every important stage of their GST refund application
The taxpayer will be able to keep a track of his GST refund status through the dashboard.
The taxpayer will be able to reply to any notice received from the tax officer.
GST Refund Process
Updated CGST Rules, 2017 -The Sixth Amendment
vide Notification No. 49/2019 – Central Tax dated 09-10-2019.
CGST Rule 21A(3) Updated
(Suspension Of Registration)
A registered person, whose registration has been suspended under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2), shall not make any taxable supply i.e. shall not issue a tax invoice and, accordingly, not charge tax on supplies made by him during the period of suspension.
CGST Rule 91 Updated
(Grant Of Provisional Refund)
The proper officer shall issue a payment [order] in FORM GST RFD-05 for the amount sanctioned under sub-rule (2) and the same shall be electronically credited to any of the bank accounts of the applicant mentioned in his registration particulars and as specified in the application for refund, on the basis of a consolidated payment advice
The Central Government shall disburse the refund based on the consolidated payment advice issued under sub-rule (3)
Read the complete article here
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20% Capping of ITC not Reflected in GSTR 2A
The central government vide Notification no 49/2019 central tax dated 9/10/2019 has made amendments to CGST Rules, 2017. One of the amendments is insertion of sub-rule (4) to rule 36 which is reproduced as follows:
'Input tax credit to be availed by a registered person in respect of invoices or debit notes, the details of which have not been uploaded by the suppliers in GSTR-1 ( and consequently does not appear in GSTR-2A) under sub-section (1) of section 37, shall not exceed 20 per cent of the eligible credit available in respect of invoices or debit notes the details of which have been uploaded by the suppliers under sub-section (1) of section 37.'
How The Taxpayer Will Be Impacted By The 20% ITC Rule
After the insertion of this sub-rule, the taxpayers might have to face the following challenges/issues:
Blockage of Funds
Following up with suppliers
Monthly Reconciliation
Open Issues To Be Addressed With Regards To 20% ITC Rule
Mismatches between GSTR-1 and GSTR-2A – Since GSTR-2A is auto-populated on the basis of the corresponding FORM GSTR-1 furnished by suppliers even after the due date, in such cases there would be a mismatch between the updated FORM GSTR-2A and the actual invoices for a given period, making it difficult to reconcile both.
Cases where GSTR-1 is filed quarterly by supplier – In case of taxable persons having Turnover less than Rs.1.5 crores, the GSTR-1 is to be filed quarterly. However, since ITC is to be availed each moth in FORM GSTR-3B, it becomes impossible to reconcile monthly invoices with GSTR-2A.
Calculation problems – The newly inserted sub-rule does not clarify the situations when the supplier reports the invoice/debit note in a subsequent tax period. Whether this amount will form part of eligible ITC for the reported tax period for the calculation of 20% is a question yet to be clarified. Also when the invoices/debit note is reported subsequently, whether the ITC can be taken as credit on FIFO basis or on a pro-rata basis is also to be clarified.
ITC not Reflected in GSTR 2A
FASTag meets Eway Bill
14 October, 2018, two of the major government alliances The Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL) and Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which focused on the merger of FASTag with GST e-way bill system. Another MoU signed on the day suggest that from December 1, 2019, onwards, the collection of toll charges on any National Highway Toll Plaza shall be carried via FASTag, mandatorily.
What is FASTag
In simple terms, a FASTag is a rechargeable tag that a user can stick on the windscreen of their vehicle. These tags can be detected from 25 metres away using (RFID). Once detected, toll plazas can automatically deduct the toll charges from the traveller's FASTag wallet, without halting the vehicle for any transaction.
Why Was Time Release Study Conducted In India?
The Time Release Study has been conducted to help officials identify and address the bottlenecks in the trade flow process. This will help the government to make industry-friendly port policies and operational measures. The study was instituted at 15 ports (Sea, Air, Land and Dry Ports) in India, at the same time
FASTag and EWB
FASTag enabled EWB will be mandated across the country from April 2020 onwards. But vehicle owners who are eligible for GST payments need to apply for the e-wallet by December 1, 2020.
With this integration, along with the GST authorities, transporters too, would be able to track their vehicles through SMS alerts that would be generated at each toll plaza.
Benefits of FASTag enabled E Way Bill for transporters/traders
Precise Transport Monitoring
Track and Trace mechanism for EWB system
SMS based Consignment tracking-assistance:
Cashback on Toll Payments:
One eWallet, multiple Utilities
NHAI Prepaid Wallet:
My FASTag App: Provides a single one-stop solution to FASTag customers. Features include:
Helps linking of bank neutral FASTag to the bank account of your choice.
UPI recharge of bank-specific FASTag
Search for nearby Point-of-Sale location by various banks and IHMCL, List of Operational Toll Plazas under NETC programme, and Customer Support Toll-Free numbers.
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How to buy FASTag?
A person can buy the FASTag through any nearby POS locations such as Toll Plaza, Partner banks, issuer agencies or online aggregators like Amazon, etc. However, before the FASTag can be put to use, it needs to be activated at any one of the POS by submitting the below-given documents and creating FASTag account.
You need to have separate FASTags for separate vehicles
In case of loss of FASTag, you can call the issuer agency and block your FASTag. On creation of a new account, your balance amount will be updated in the new account.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHT
IRIS Sapphire: GSTIN Search
IRIS Sapphire's utility – GSTIN Data search utility has been updated to provide you with single as well as bulk GSTIN details in one single click.
In order to check the GSTIN details follow the below given steps
Go to Sapphire > Utilities
Select the GSTIN Data tab
Enter the GSTIN
Click on GSTIN details
IRIS Sapphire will provide you with your supplier's GSTR 3B compliance status and GSTR1 filing frequency, along with other GSTIN details. Furthermore, you can also check the GSTIN holder's entire filing history for the selected financial period.
In order to download GSTIN details in Bulk,
Enter/paste the GSTIN list in the box
Click on GSTIN details button
Click on download button to download the CSV file for the GSTIN details
With this utility, user will be able to
Keep a track of all the Vendors/Supplier's GSTR 3B and GSTR1 filing and accordingly follow up with vendor who has not filed. This will in turn help to keep a track of provisional ITC claimed which is now capped at 20%
Help choosing your prospective vendors/suppliers, as well as guide you with your Buyer's credit management (Non-Compliance is considered to be the red flag to an unstable economy.)
Avoid getting into business with fraudulent GSTIN holders.
IRIS Sapphire is an application built with a highly scalable, available and secure architecture that will help you to file with GST. With built-in analytics and dashboards, IRIS Sapphire will ensure that you stay compliant, while always having a pulse on the process. Book your free demo today!!!
TRS in India
Time Release Study in India
The Time Release Study (TRS), recognised by World Customs Organization (WCO), is a systematic and standard method to measure the average time taken to release cargoes and for each step or intervention in a border procedure. In an attempt to improve the global trade, India's first-ever National Time Release Study was conducted by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. The first phase was held from 1st to 7th August 2019 and the second phase lasted from 3rd – 9th September 2019. Considering its cascading effect on overall global trade of Indian companies, the TRS shall be institutionalized on an annual basis around the same period, every year. This brings us to question and understand the Time Release Study in detail and how can businesses benefit due to the same.
What Is Time Release Study?
Time Release Study, a strategic and internationally recognized tool, is used to measure the actual time required for the release and/or clearance of goods, from the time of arrival at borders until the physical release of cargo. A TRS thereby measures relevant aspects of the effectiveness of operational procedures that are carried out by Customs and other regulatory actors in the standard processing of imports, exports and in transit movements.
The Time Release Study has been conducted to help officials identify and address the bottlenecks in the trade flow process. This will help the government to make industry-friendly port policies and operational measures. The study was instituted at 15 ports (Sea, Air, Land and Dry Ports) in India, at the same time.
Who Will Benefit From The Annual Time Release Study?
The baseline data from the study can be used to determine the efficiency of customs clearance and streamline the border trade process. The expected outcomes include a reduction in the duplication of forms, reduced time and improved system of information sharing amongst agencies,.
Thus, the outcome of the Time Release study will be very beneficial for the export-oriented industries as well as the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises With TRS in place, the industry will witness standardization of trade processes in the country viz-a-viz international standards.
How Will Time Release Study Help Exporters And Importers In India:
The main focus of the TRS is the clearance time at the border, although it is also applicable to the time required for processes related to documentation & to the time taken for intervention. With TRS implemented at ports as of now, the study will help companies dealing in port transactions. Few ways how TRS will help the businesses:
Measuring the time taken at various points for the release of goods will help to address the concerns of trade circles regarding long delays in Customs clearance.
TRS will help companies who are in need of advance planning for the movement of goods across borders in order to meet tight production schedules and just-in-time inventory systems.
The international trading community assesses the time required to release goods to measure the effectiveness of a Customs administration. A lesser release time will enhance trade relationships of Indian companies.
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In order to transform reality, the writer must be deceitful.
But action is never deceitful.
"The harmony of pen and sword."
This samurai motto used to be a way of life.
Can art and action still be united?
Today this harmony can only occur in a brief flash, a single moment.
...in the Roman era, 22.
Heaven must have been beautiful then.
Today it must loo dreadful.
When a man reaches 40, he has no chance to die beautifully.
No matter how he tries, he will die of decay.
He must compel himself to live.
...for the presentation of our new uniforms.
...an army of shields to protect His imperial Majesty.
...they challenged me to speak.
The police warned they could not guarantee my safety.
For a moment I felt I was entering the realm where art and action converge.
For a moment, I was alive.
Then, again came the words.
The ultimate verification of my existence.
Our members were allowed to train in the facilities of the regular army.
I flew in a combat fighter.
...because of the symbolic significance of our society.
...the Army represented the ancient code of the Samurai.
It was here on the stage of Japanese tradition that I would conduct my action.
Having come to my solution, I never wavered.
Who knows what others will make of this?
There would be no more rehearsals.
Body and spirit had never blended.
...had I discovered the chilling satisfaction of words.
Never in words had I experienced the hot darkness of action.
Somewhere there must be a higher principle which reconciles art and action.
That principle, it occurred to me, was death.
To survive in this atmosphere, man, lie an actor, must wear a mask.
...the silver phallus of the fuselage floated in the sunlight.
My mind was at ease, my thought process lively.
No movement, no sound, no memories.
...were lie the spirit and body of the same being.
Here I saw the outcome of my final action.
In this stillness was a beauty beyond words.
Then I saw a giant circle coiled around the Earth.
...more fragrant than any scent I have ever known.
Here was the moment I had always been seeing.


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Q: Bullet point [dcl.init]/7 (7.1) I understand [dcl.init]/7 (7.1) was changed in relation to C++14, due to DR 1630. But shouldn't the highlighted sentence (see below), present in C++14, continue to exist in C++1z?
[dcl.init]/7 (7.1):

If T is a (possibly cv-qualified) class type (Clause 12), constructors
  are considered. The applicable constructors are enumerated (16.3.1.3),
  and the best one for the initializer () is chosen through overload
  resolution (16.3). The constructor thus selected is called, with an
  empty argument list, to initialize the object.

[dcl.init]/7 (7.1) in C++14 (emphasis is mine):

if T is a (possibly cv-qualified) class type (Clause 9), the default
  constructor (12.1) for T is called (and the initialization is
  ill-formed if T has no default constructor or overload resolution
  (13.3) results in an ambiguity or in a function that is deleted or
  inaccessible from the context of the initialization);

A:
... and the best one for the initializer () is chosen through overload resolution ...

Overload resolution already implies all that was deleted. With the old wording, with the restrictions not mentioned, it could be read as implicitly allowing inaccessible default constructors to be invoked, but with the new wording, it's already clear by simply specifying that the usual rules apply.


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Pinewood Studios, Studio Hamburg announce joint venture
UK/GERMANY: The new operation will allow European and international filmmakers "to take advantage of their joint infrastructure and skills when producing feature films in Germany". As a result of the creation of Pinewood Studio Berlin Film Services, the two companies say that filmmakers will be able to make use of Studio Hamburg's production and studio services in Berlin Adlershof (pictured) and Hamburg, as well as Pinewood Studios' 75-year-history of experience in the creative industries.
By PSNEurope staff
UK/GERMANY: The new operation will allow European and international filmmakers "to take advantage of their joint infrastructure and skills when producing feature films in Germany". As a result of the creation of Pinewood Studio Berlin Film Services, the two companies say that filmmakers will be able to make use of Studio Hamburg's production and studio services in Berlin Adlershof (pictured) and Hamburg, as well as Pinewood Studios' 75-year-history of experience in the creative industries.
The announcement confirms expectations that Pinewood would seek to propagate its enormously influential brand beyond the confines of the UK.
"I am delighted that we have reached a joint venture agreement with Studio Hamburg," comments Pinewood Studios Group CEO Ivan Dunleavy. "This is a further development in our international strategy to leverage the Pinewood brand and expertise globally to benefit both local markets and the UK creative industries. Studio Hamburg's excellent stages in Berlin, coupled with Pinewood's expertise and reputation in the film industry, will undoubtedly be an attractive offering to many European and international producers that favour the excellent skills base, varied locations and incentives available."
Studio Hamburg MD Dr Robin Houcken adds: "The joint venture offers international film producers new and cost-effective solutions for filming in Germany. We're very pleased to have in Pinewood a partner that stands for quality, growth and, ultimately, a great cinema tradition."
An array of audio equipment is available at Studio Hamburg's facilities. For example, studio E/F at the Adlershof site includes a 48-channel Stagetec Cantus console, Stagetec Nexus routing and Sennheiser microphones.
» www.pinewoodstudioberlin.com
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