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Peter (Beer) Barrels through CMW 2018
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Anthems in Ashes", "Atomic Tomb", "Eklectik", "Gnarly Horse", "Hotel Mira", "Iggy Pop And The Stooges", "Kilmore", "Lyric Dubee", "Mount Farewell", "Mulligrub", "Nahga", "Revelations", "The Alpacas", "The Julian Taylor Band", "The Original Kid Rock", 94.9 The Rock, Adelaide Hall, BlackDog Ballroom, Brandon Gregory, Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, Cleopatrick, Crown Lands, Darryl Hurs, David Bowie, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Elliott, Drop Top Alibi, dylan hennessey, Fortunate Losers, Indie Week, Ivory Hours, James Blonde, Junction City Music Hall, Metropass, Michael Stanfield, mudhoney, Mushy Callahan, Pat Blythe, Peter Montreuil, Return For Refund, Robert Segarini, Second Pass, Suzi Kory, the Bovine Sex Club, The Clash, The Crooked, The Hideout, The Record Company, The Reed Effect, The Who, Trampa on May 17, 2018 by segarini
Armed with my "media" credentials, my guidebook and my Metropass, I took on Canadian Music Week. (Note that all of the bands/artists that I mention in this column have Facebook pages, and are well worth further study, should you feel so inclined. It was a very busy week!)
Peter Montreuil – Makin' the Rounds, Checkin' Out the Sounds
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 94.9 The Rock, Bamboo, Bitter North, Bob Segarini, Brother Levon, Cherry Cola's Rock 'n Rolla Cabaret and Lounge, Crown Lands, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fat Mob, Iduna, James Blonde, Jim Dan Dee, Kid Lickies, King Beez, Los Senores, Pat Blythe, Peter Montreuil, Return For Refund, The Commoners, The Horseshoe Tavern, The Phoenix Concert Theater, The Road Heavy, The Tired Flames, TVDE on August 31, 2017 by segarini
I had decided to go and see "Jim Dan Dee" , who were playing last Saturday night at the Phoenix as part of the "Generation Next" concert series sponsored by radio station 94.9. To my delight, I found that "Crown Lands" would also be on the bill. ( Jim from "Jim Dan Dee" put me on the guest list and Kevin from "Crown Lands" offered to do so as well.) Now, "Return For Refund" would be playing at the Horseshoe, and Drew, ( their front man), invited me to be on that guest list as well. I declined the offer at first, as I was going to the Phoenix. Meanwhile, I learned that "Fat Mob" would be playing at Cherry Cola's. Hmm, I thought, "Even I can't be in three places at once!" However, when I found out that "Return For Refund" was playing at 8:30 P.M.,"Jim Dan Dee" would be hitting the stage at 11:00 P.M. and "Fat Mob" would be on at 1:00 A.M., it now looked possible to see all 3 shows. (As an aside, I was not the only person to do that Saturday night.) Shades of George Thorogood's "50 states in 50 days" tour 😉!


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Vladimir Putin names the priorities of Russia's policy in the Middle East
"They are the creation of a stable situation, the solution of international conflict situations, of regional conflicts, and the creation of conditions for the development of economic cooperation," the Russian President said in his interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram on the eve of his visit to Egypt which has been scheduled for April 26-27. According to Mr. Putin, of no small importance is cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. The head of the Russian state points out that Russia, just as earlier the Soviet Union, has very close relations with the Arab world. Mr. Putin believes that it is impossible to solve efficiently important global problems of international policy in the world today without taking into consideration the opinion of 300 million people living in the Middle East and North Africa. Vladimir Putin called for intensifying Russian-Egyptian economic cooperation. "This must be one of the priorities of our cooperation. We must contribute to direct contacts between our business communities," he said. In the opinion of Mr. Putin, the intensification of cooperation will give positive results in the spheres of high technologies, outer space and the power engineering. "W already have certain agreements between our big energy companies about the work on the Egyptian market and with Egyptian partners. We have a desire to work jointly, and this is the main thing. Our interest in Egypt and in its culture is great," the President said. Mr. Putin stated that last year the trade and economic contacts between Russia and Egypt had doubled in comparison with the previous year, but this amount is not yet sufficient, in the opinion of the head of the Russian state.
Vladimir Putin will attend on Friday a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union state of Russia and Belarus
The State Duma on Friday approved, in the third reading, a draft law on a new procedure of electing deputies to the Russian parliament
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Moscow with one-day visit
At 12:00 Monday April 25, President Vladimir Putin will make his annual state of the nation address to the parliament
The seminar of historians "The Second World War. The Soviet-Finnish Aspect" will be held in Helsinki on Thursday
Sergei Lavrov and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer signed an agreement on the legal status of the armed forces of the bloc and parties to the Partnership for Peace program on the territory of each other
Different groupings of Chechen terrorists are haggling over cash flows from abroad
An Iranian plane carrying 157 passengers crash landed and caught fire at Tehran's main airport on Wednesday night leaving several people injured
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet today with Jose Manuel Barroso who has come to Moscow for a one-day visit
Russia may ruin Georgia's and Ukraine's plans to join NATO
The five schoolboys, who mysteriously disappeared in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk on Saturday, April 16th, have not been kidnapped
Before visiting Moscow this week, Condoleezza Rice let loose a litany of complaints about Vladimir Putin's Russia
Three suicide car bombs, including one targeting a U.S. convoy, and several shootings killed at least six Iraqis in Baghdad on Wednesday
Joseph Ratzinger becomes Pope Benedict XVI, the eighth German Pope in history
Over 200 police officers are searching for five underage schoolchildren, who disappeared in the city of Krasnoyarsk
Vladimir Putin expects the Russian-US relations to be maintained at a high level
The State Duma passed an amnesty resolution in connection with the 60th VE-day anniversary
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II congratulated the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI
Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday that Moscow was not considering the possibility of American inspectors visiting Russian nuclear installations
Anti-American sentiments have been gathering pace all over the world
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Tick-takt: tools in time: John Bicheno of the University of Buckingham is the author of The Lean Toolbox. Here, he looks at the status and evolution of lean tools.
Know the why and how: Too many companies are not aware of why and how tools should be used. Jacob Austad, from Denmark's LeanTeam, discusses the most common mistakes we make when we open our toolbox.
Sign language: When used correctly, visual management is a powerful tool that helps a company to communicate strategy, progress and expectations. Alice Lee shares with LMJ the clever system that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, USA is using to optimise patient flow.
On the road (to lean): You don't always need a burning platform to initiate a lean implementation. Harley-Davidson was enjoying great success when it decided to revolutionise its product development department. Dantar Oosterwal looks back at his time at the iconic motorcycle manufacturer.
So much more to come: This month, the journal speaks with companies in India to try and grasp what lean means to them. The organisations featured in this month's special are: Cognizant, Wabco, Rane (Madras) Limited and TaeguTec.
Contributions in this issue come from editorial board members Jeffrey Liker, who comments on Panalpina's global roll-out of lean, and Gwendolyn Galsworth, who looks back at her gemba walk at Vistaprint Australia. Both companies were featured in the last issue of LMJ.
First impressions: In this new quarterly section, Lean Management Journal concentrates on the lessons we can learn from Dr W. Edwards Deming. For the first article of a series, Bill Bellows discusses the System of Profound Knowledge.
The seven capital wastes: Sandra Cadjenovic offers LMJ an update of where SCGM is in its lean implementation, looking at progress in tackling each of the seven wastes.
Lean by nature: World-renowned lean guru John Shook, CEO of the Lean Enterprise Institute in the United States, talks with Roberto Priolo about coaching and the evolution of lean.
In this regular section, LMJ presents interesting case studies from the healthcare sector. This month, Lisa Humphrey from the TriHealth Heart Institute in Ohio explains what the hospital did to improve patient throughput.


Pfizer, the world's biggest drugmaker, is recalling one batch of its Prevnar pneumonia vaccine because it was filled with expired material, U.S. drug regulators said.
Pfizer began the recall on February 10, the Food and Drug Administration said on its website on Tuesday. The recall affected just one wholesaler, meaning the medicine had not yet reached doctors.
Prevnar 13 fights pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases caused by pneumococcus bacteria, and was recently approved for use in adults 50 and older. It had previously been approved for children.
Pneumonia caused by the pneumococcal organism is one of the biggest causes of death in older people and its incidence begins to increase after age 50. The FDA has said about 300,000 older adults in the United States are hospitalized each year for pneumonia.
The vaccine is poised to become one of Pfizer's biggest brands. Wall Street analysts, on average, have forecast Prevnar 13 sales of $4.42 billion this year, rising to $6.75 billion by 2016.
The recalled Prevnar syringes had been labeled as expiring on September 30, 2013 and had the lot number F73652, the FDA said.
Pfizer said it continually monitors the safety of all of its medicines, and does not believe the recalled doses posed any risk to health.


That's complete nonsense. Tell the employee you'll be happy to reconsider the decision/pay situation as soon as he gives you the appropriate legal citation showing that the National Labor Relations Act (the law the NLRB oversees) requires this.
Some State's wage and hour laws require advance notice of a pay cut before the employee starts working any hours at the reduced wage but that's it.
The NLRB oversees organized labor so unless you have a union, they have no authority over you.
And, if you do have a union, whether or not someone could be demoted without notice would be governed by the CBA so I think your employee is blowing smoke.
That is not entirely true. For example, if an employer were to fire several employees for discussing their salaries, the National Labor Relations Act considers that to be protected speech, even if there is no labor union, and claims could indeed be filed with the NLRB. And companies with no unions could in theory have employees taking organizing actions that could fall under the NLRA.
However, if we are only talking about the OP's original question, then I agree that the employee is "blowing smoke". The action described would fall under the juristication of federal and state DOL (if anybody).
Ok, DAW is correct. However, I dont believe the NLRB has anything to do with the process of demotions in a non-unionized firm.
That's correct, Morgana. And the NLRB wouldn't even have anything to do with demotions in a unionized workplace unless that's a condition that was negotiated and specified in a CBA and the employer violated the terms.
I spoke with the Nevada Labor Commissioner and was told that this falls under the statute NRS 608.100... and was told that for no matter what reason we had to give the employee 7 day written notice and if we didn't there would be a penality (back to the day they were demoted)... The employee was give written notice just not 7 days... He sign a his discussion which noted he was told he was being demoted to dealer.
So are they saying we cannot decrease their wages for the job they were hired for without giving them a 7 days notice. But in the case of a demotion, they are doing a different job and they do not have to accept the demotion.
Also regarding penalities... If we are penalized and he was making tokes during that 7 days he wants the Supervisor pay... can that be deducted from the wage he would have made as a Supervisor???
NRS 608.100 Unlawful decrease in compensation by employer; unlawful requirement to rebate compensation; prerequisites to lawfully decreasing compensation.
(c) Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount earned by the employee when the work was performed.
2. It is unlawful for any employer to require an employee to rebate, refund or return any part of the wage, salary or compensation earned by and paid to the employee.
(a) Not less than 7 days before the employee performs any work at the decreased wage, salary or compensation, the employer provides the employee with written notice of the decrease; or (b) The employer complies with the requirements relating to the decrease that are imposed on the employer pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement or any contract between the employer and the employee.
It would appear that the issue here is not with the NLRB but with the Nevada DOL. There are a few states which require a certain amount of notice before a pay reduction; evidently Nevada is one of them. I can think of a couple of others.


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Zombies, climbing cliffs? I thought they were all slow and uncoordinated. Thank goodness I have an assault helicopter! Kapow! Pow!
Doing the same thing over and over again.... Don't recommend playing this game.
I actually thought it was fun. Especially the rockets!


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Back to list January 08, 2015
Hundreds of full-time jobs to come at new Amazon fulfillment center
Amazon has opened its new 700,000-square-foot fulfillment center on 2 Ames Drive in South Middleton Township, the online shopping company said in a news release Tuesday.
Amazon representatives would not specify the date the fulfillment center opened or the exact number of employees that would be hired.
Amazon said it is hiring "hundreds" of full-time workers to pack and pick customer orders in its centers in the Carlisle area, the release said.
The South Middleton fulfillment center shipped its first product order in October — a home-brewing beer kit to a customer at a U.S. Naval Air Base overseas, the release said. Amazon also donated $5,000 to the Carlisle detachment of the Marine Corps League to commemorate the opening shipment.
In September, Amazon said the fulfillment center would be used for the storage of large items, including kayaks and televisions.
Those interested in the available jobs can apply at www.workatamazonfulfillment.com.
This article can be found from the Sentinel on January 8, 2015.


ERICH GONZALES Teams Up With MARIO MAURER's Brother In Music Video! - MYX | YOUR CHOICE. YOUR MUSIC.
ERICH GONZALES Teams Up With MARIO MAURER's Brother In Music Video!
Erich Gonzales is working with another Thai artist after co-starring with Mario Maurer in the 2012 movie Suddenly, It's Magic. And yes, it's the older brother of Mario - Marco Maurer - who flew to Manila to shoot his new music video "Won't Let You Go"!
The Filipina actress and the Thai rapper both shared sneak peeks from the music video shoot on their respective Instagram stories. Apparently, Erich is not just starring in the visuals - it will also be her directorial debut! And based on Thai production A:Tip's post last July, the Kapamilya star lent her voice to the upcoming song as well.
Shooting with marco_maurer Won't Let U Go ❤❤❤ Music Video Coming Soon!!! @atipofficial .


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St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Snowmass on Saturday
The Green Celebration: Folks dressed in their St. Patrick's Day best celebrate the holiday at the Snowmass Mall in 2011.
Jeremy Swanson/Courtesy photo
Snowmass Village will be home to a slew of St. Patrick's Day debauchery Saturday, with festivities on and off the slopes starting early afternoon.
A number of Snowmass restaurants also will feature St. Patty's themed food and drink specials throughout the day.
See below for a rundown of the day's events; for a complete list of restaurant specials, visit http://www.gosnowmass.com.
1 p.m.: Ullrhoff Games
Back for its second year, the Ullrhoff Games return to Ullrhoff restaurant. As part of the games, teams compete in beer pong, speed quarters, corn hole and more for prizes. Partygoers also may take a spin on a blender bike to make their own margaritas. The deck party also will include a DJ, beer and food specials and prize giveaways.
2 to 4:30 p.m.: "Apres on the bricks"
A family oriented apres ski party will take place at Base Village with DJ Benny, face painters, balloon artists, dancers and more. Snowmass' Ice Age mascot, Snowy the Mammoth, also will be on deck for photo ops from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.: Snowmass S'mores
This free, apres activity takes place in Base Village and the Snowmass Mall from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every day. Find s'mores carts near the fire pits to roast a sweet winter treat.
4 p.m.: Base Camp party
The final party will kick off with DJ Rama spinning upstairs at Base Camp Bar & Grill starting at 4 p.m. Sponsored by Goslings Rum and Jefferson's Bourbon, the Base Camp Stoke Party will feature free giveaways as well as corned beef and cabbage specials, green beer and car bombs.
6 to 9 p.m.: Starlit Trek and Dinner
A play on Snowmass' popular "Moonlit Treks" the past two years, Starlit Treks takes place on the Saturday closest to the darkest night of each month, allowing optimal stargazing and constellation viewing. The 1.2-mile, self-guided snowshoe or cross-country ski tour starts at the Snowmass Cross Country Center, stops at Anderson Ranch Arts Center for a cocoa and cookie break and goes around the Snowmass Golf Course.
An astronomer from the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies will be available to talk star patterns, planet alignments, the Milky Way and more. At the end of the evening, a pasta dinner and s'mores will be served at the Black Saddle Bar & Grille.


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While many fish are caught from shore or wading, an angler with a boat can access far more water.
Anglers effectively use boats ranging from little more than boards to huge boats. There's something to fit every angler's budget and storage limitations.
Canoe or kayak: Kayaks designed specifically for anglers are increasingly popular and used even for ocean fishing. They're easy to paddle, stable and have surprisingly good storage for fishing gear.
Float tube: Perhaps the cheapest and most portable way to get on the water. They're inflatable, so they can easily fit in the trunk of a car. They're stable, and since you propel and control them with fins, both your hands are free to fish.
Pontoon boat: Typically designed with two inflatable pontoons bridged by a frame with a seat and a set of oars. Pontoons allow the angler to carry more gear, add an electric motor and sit higher in the water compared with a float tube, while still allowing foot-finning to hold the craft in position.
Stand-up paddleboard: While not for balance-challenged anglers, fishing versions of these beefed up surf boards come with rod holders and a variety of attachments to secure gear and a cooler that doubles as a seat. Fish while standing or sitting.
Published: April 20, 2016, 2:59 p.m.


One of only a handful of Tom Ford boutiques in the world, this outpost at the Crystals at CityCenter shops carries both the men's and women's collections. Ford designs and oversees all fabrics, including shirting made in Egypt and Scotland. It also has the most comprehensive Tom Ford Beauty collection.


Jan Dibbets' work is Dutch as Dutch can be. Last February the Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven held an exhibition of his work from 1972–80.
Born in 1941, Dibbets was originally a painter. He went to the Academy in Tilburg and studied for some time at London's St. Martin 's School of Art. Around 1967, he decided that painting had led him to a dead end, and that the next logical step was total three-dimensionality.


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Château Lechovice resulted from the reconstruction of a former abbatial residence of the Premonstratensian of Louka in 1720. The originally baroque château got its current shape at the beginning of the 20th cenntury through a gradual neo-classicist reconstruction when new annexes were added of towers in pseudo-renaissance , neo-baroque and art nouveau style. The château is surrounded with an English natural landscape park with a number of exotic woody plants and a thousand-year old oak. The château , today reconstructed and open for public, is located in Znojmo district, approximately 100 kilometres from Viena.
If you are interested in getting our catalogue please send us your request via contact form. +420 777 816 220 lucie.soukupova@chateau.cz
Price: 1.076.923 EUR
District: Znojmo
Distance from Prague: 240 km
Description of the château and Château park
Château Lechovice was purchased by its current owners in 2012, since 2014 it has been open for public and the owners run the château wine shop, the wine bar and the cafe, organize weddings and receptions for the capacity of 50 people in the château private room. Part of the spaces is rented for exhibition purposes. Within the compound there are also three rentable apartments, a four-room apartment of 70 square metres, a single-room apartment of 30 square metres, and a single-room apartment of 40 square metres. The compound itself is formed by a neogothic tomb of the Kubeck family from 1859, enclosed with a latticed pillar fence with decorative fill wrought by a blacksmith.
The château is surrounded with a park started in the times of romanticism in which you can find a number of beautiful polychromic fountains, a château colonnade with a summerhouse, French parter with a balustrade staircase and a beautiful cast-iron terrace. There is also a fruit orchard with a beehive, a vegetable garden with a greenhouse or historical waterworks.
Disposition of the château
The useful area of the château is 1, 850 square metres, four apartments in total 300 square metres, a drying room and a laundry in the courtyard 80 square metres, garages 42 square metres, farming buildings 60 square metres and a beehive, a workroom of the greenhouse and greenhouses 170 square metres. The cellars make in total 240 square metres, the family tomb 900 square metres. The total area of the land for sale including the tomb and the waterworks is 39, 000 square metres. The bulit area of the château is 2,000 square metres excluding the farming houses.
Project of the reconstruction of the château
These days 520 square metres of the residential area are used and this part is also heated. In the loft there are further 12 rooms suitable for accommodation before reconstruction. The plan for the accommodation capacity including the yard is up to 100 beds.
The project deals with creation of a hall for up to 100 people, a new access staircase leading to the attic, a catering kitchen and technical facilities, four wedding suites for 12 people.
To those who are interested we can provide accomplished project documentation (project of the reconstruction of a part of the château, project of the new water junction and a sewerage project), all included in the price of the château. The project documentation has a building permit which has come into force. The reconstruction of the northern wing has started and 2 million Czech crowns have been invested.
Subsidies and grants
Every year it is possible to draw a subsidy of 500, 000 Czech crowns from the program for the rennovation of the National heritage buildings and compounds of the National heritage institute (NPÚ), area office Brno.
Further you can draw for agitourism through Szif up to 60 % of the amount of the order. Similarly for the recovery of the historical park.
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July 17th-Attention heads to Korea
This coming Sunday isn't a stacked day in Asian boxing but it could be a day where were learn a lot about one of the most promising fighters in Asia, who we suspect will be given his first real gut check.
That promising fighter is former Pakistani amateur stand out Muhammad Waseem (3-0, 3) who takes of former world title challenger Jether Oliva (24-5-2, 11) in a bout for the vacant WBC silver Flyweight title, essentially moving the winner to within a step or two of a world title bout. Waseem only turned professional last year but has quickly impressed with a trio of stoppage wins and looks to continue his progress here against a very capable Oliva. For Oliva, who has fought a reltive who's who of the lower weights, this is a bout that he must win if he's to remain relevant, it is however a big ask against a fighter who some suspect could go on to become the first Pakistani born world champion.
In the chief support bout fans will see Korean Eun Chang Lee (9-4, 5) take on Indonesian visitor Maxi Nahak (6-11-2, 2) WBA Asia Middleweight champion and seems to see this as a chance of getting some sort of recognition with the WBC, for Nahak the bout is a chance to score his most notable win so far, though he has lost 3 of his last 5 and will be the massive under-dog here.
As well as the above show there will be another Korean show, this one being held by Buffalo Promotion and held under the banner of the KBF. Like the other Korean show this one will also in Seoul.
The main event of this one will be a KBF Middleweight title bout and should feature 8 under-card bouts.
February 20th-Titles on the line in Metro Manila!
The notable action this coming Saturday comes from he Philippines where this is a great show featuring a number of title bouts.
The most well matched bout on this card comes at 108lbs where former world title challenger Richard Claveras (14-1-2, 12) defends his WBC International title against Jonathan Refugio (14-4-4, 3). Whilst Claveras was taken out inside a round in his world title shot this is a bout he should win and probably the sort of bout that he needed before getting a world title fight. Refugio has mixed with good company, including Knockout CP Freshmart and Wanheng Menayothin, but has lost in his most notable bouts and we suspect that will happen again here.
Another notable title fight will see OPBF Flyweight champion Ardin Diale (30-9-3, 15) defending his title, for the first time, against clear under-dog Jonathan Francisco (8-4-1, 2). We're unsure how Francisco has earned this shot, and we can't see him winning, though in many ways Diale deserves an easy fight to record his first defense of the title he won in December.
A third title fight, and another that looks likely to be one-sided, sees the under-rated Michael Enriquez (11-4-1, 7) facing veteran Donny Mabao (21-24-3, 4) for the GAB Flyweight title. The under-rated Enriquez has lost 2 of his last 3 but one of those was a razor thin loss to Rex Tso, in Macau. Mabao on the other hand is with out a win since a 2012 upset over former world champion Florante Condes, he has since gone 0-4-2. Mabao was better than his record, but is looking like a fighter who is done, despite only being 27 years old.
There are two other title fights on this card however we prefer to ignore those and instead mention a much more intriguing match up as Rene Dacquel (15-6-1, 5) battles Mateo Handig (13-10, 7) in a really solid looking bout. Of the two men Dacquel seems to be the one with more to give but recent loses to Takuma Inoue and Jonas Sultan have killed the momentum he had from a win last April over Melvin Gumban. Whilst Dacquel's ecent form hasn't been great Handig has lost his last 5, including 3 by stoppage, since a 2012 win over Katsunari Takayama.
Sinaloa, Mexico
In Mexico we'll see two Filipino's facing off against Mexican brothers on a card from Sinaloa.
The most notable of the bouts will see former world title challenger Jether Oliva (23-4-2, 11) battle against former WBC Light Flyweight champion Pedro Guevara (26-2-1, 17). For Guevara this is his first bout since losing the world title to Yu Kimura last November and he will be favoured to return to winning ways, however Oliva is no push over and will be returning to Mexico with revenge in mind following a loss last year to Luis Nery, where Nery's team messed Oliva about in regards to weight.
The other bout will see Edward Mansito (13-3-2, 7) face former world title challenger Alberto Guevara (23-2, 9). Coming in to this one Guevara is on a 5 fight winning run, including a victory over Oscar Blanquet, since losing in 2013 to Shinsuke Yamanaka.
October 7th-Action for Filipino fans!
Sarangani, Philippines
There isn't much action this coming Wednesday but Filipino fans do get a bit of action in a small show from Saragani.
In the main event fans see a GAB Minimumweight title fight as the once beaten Ronie Tanallon (7-1-1, 2) takes on Lester John Pronco (9-10-1, 6). The bout is the first time either man has been scheduled for more than 10 rounds, in fact it will be Tanallon's first bout scheduled for more than 8 rounds. Notably Pronco, the under-dog, will be fighting in his second successive title bout, tough he did lose the previous bout, a MinProBa Minimumweight title bout.
In another feature bout fans will see former world title challenger Jether Oliva (23-3-2, 11) take on journeyman Romulo Ramayan Jr (6-5-3, 3) in an 8 round bout. It's hard to see anything but a straight forward win for Oliva, who is a fringe world level fighter as he showed in his close bout with Moruti Mthalane.
Possibly the best bout of the card will feature unbeaten 19 year hopeful Romero Duno (7-0, 6) who goes up against Eusebio Baluarte (19-12, 12). On paper this is a good test for Duno, though one he should come through, especially given that Baluarte has been stopped in 10 of his 12 defeats.
June 7th-An emotional and busy day in Japan
This coming Sunday will be an emotional but busy day in Japan with 3 shows in the land of the rising sun as well as a single show in the Philippines.
Possibly the most notable, and easily the most emotional, of the Japanese cards comes from Hyogo where we see several fighters of note in action on a Taisei promoted card that is being held in memory of Kaito Hattori, who sadly passed away earlier this year.
The main event of the show will be the Japanese debut of youngster Riku Kano (5-1-1, 3), who battles against late replacement Marihot Hutajulu (1-2). Kano, who has fought in Thailand and the Philippines so far, is tipped to go a long way however he will have a lot of pressure on his shoulders coming in to this bout. The talented youngster has been matched easily here but knows that this is just the beginning of a journey expected to take him a very long way.
In the chief support bout we'll see Rikito Hattori (2-0, 1), the older brother of Kaito, take on an Indonesian foe. This won't be a major bout but it will be a hugely emotional one for Hattori.
In an interestingly matched 8 round bout fans will see Hikaru Matsuoka (8-2-3, 1) battle against Seizo Kono (14-7-1, 9). This will be Matsuoka's first bout since he was stopped by Yuki Strong Kobayashi in April and he'll know that back-to-back losses will push him a long way from a major bout. As for Kono he's can't afford a loss after back-to-back defeats.
A very peculiar looking bout will see Japanese based Filipino Mark John Yap (20-12, 10) take on former WBA interim Minimumweight champion Juan Jose Landaeta (26-7-1, 20). The 36 year old Landaeta is well known on Japan for his bouts with Yutaka Niida and Koki Kameda though he is likely to be giving away a lot of natural size here against Yap.
Kanagawa, Japan
We have a lesser show in Kanagawa that has an interesting main event but, over-all, looks to be a much less interesting card that some of the others.
The main event will see Middleweight hopeful Shoma Fukumoto (6-1, 5) attempt to claim his 5th straight win as he faces the more experienced Kazuaki Irisawa (8-6, 5). On paper this is a big step up for Fukumoto though one that he should come out on top of given that Irisawa has already been stopped 5 times, including last time out.
In a support bout Keita Nakano (13-9-3, 4) will be taking on Yuta Saito (7-6-2, 6). Coming in to this bout Nakano is ranked by the JBC and would likely lose that ranking if he was to be beaten here. Notably however Saito has gone 0-3-1 in his last 4 bouts and is win-less since the end of 2012.
A second support bout will see Emika Himuro (4-1-1, 1) battle against Kai Johnson (5-7-3, 2). These two fought in November 2013, fighting to a 6 round majority draw, and will be hoping to settle the score here.
Yamaguchi, Japan
Another Japanese card is being promoted by Kanmon Japan.
The main event here will see recent OPBF title challenger Accel Sumiyoshi (4-4-1, 1) take on Leonardo Doronio (14-9-3, 9) in a 10 round bout. This is a rematch from a contest the two men had last year, which resulted in a split decision draw. Since their first bout Sumiyoshi has challenged for the OPBF Lightweight title, losing a wide decision to Masayoshi Nakatani, whilst Doronio has been inactive, perhaps giving the Japanese fighter the slight edge.
Sadly the rest of this show is relatively weak.
Cotabato del Sur, Philippines
In the Philippines fans get an interesting show with a number unbeaten fighters or notable fringe contenders.
The main event will see the once beaten Daryl Basadre (14-1-1, 10) take on the once touted Kenny Demecillo (8-3-1, 5) in a bout for the WBA Oceania Bantamweight title. This s a great opportunity for both with the winner possibly able to claim a fringe WBA ranking. On paper Basadre is the favourite though Demecillo will not be coming in to this bout to roll over.
Of the many prospects in action on this show we tend to think the best is Jack Tepora (13-0, 9), who has been dubbed "The Golden Boy". Tepora will be up against tough veteran Eric Barcelona (53-23-5, 19). This should be a good test for Tepora but a test that he should pass comfortably whilst getting some good rounds under his belt.
On paper the bout of the show looks to be a contest between Rimar Metuda (6-0, 3) and Jerry Castroverde (5-0, 3). We believe this bout was expected earlier in the year though has been rescheduled. This could be a very good test for both men, or could see one man "exposed".
The biggest name in action is former IBF Light Flyweight world title challenger Jether Oliva (22-3-2, 10). Oliva, who was stopped last time out by Luis Nery, will be up against Jonathan Ricablanca (7-47-2, 1) in what looks to be an easy comeback fight for Oliva.
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)
October 5th-Jether Oliva enters the Danger Zone
This coming Sunday sees rather small but interesting Filipino show that we are looking forward to even if we aren't massively excited about it.
The main event features former world title challenger Jether Oliva (21-2-2, 10) who will be taking on Indonesian journeyman Jemmy Gobel (18-24-5, 13). Oliva, best known for his spirited effort against Ulises Solis back in 2011, will be expected to capture the WBF Asia Flyweight title here. Gobel, despite having 47 fights of experience, isn't a very good fighter and has been a regular visiting loser in Thailand. Among those losses in Thailand was a 6th round stoppage to Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi just a few months ago and it's likely Oliva will also stop Gobel.
Although the main event is a mismatch we are very interested in one of the chief support bouts which will see the unbeaten Christian Araneta (5-0, 4) battle against the once beaten Bonjun Loperez (8-1-1, 4). Araneta will be favoured by those who just look at records though his opposition so far has been awful with a combined record of 6-16. Loperez is unbeaten in 9 fights following a debut defeat to Lester John Pronco and we suspect that was inexperience as much as anything. This could well be the show stealer.
A third bout of note on this show will see Kenny Demecillo (7-2-1, 4) battle against Vergel Deguma (2-1). On paper this doesn't look fantastic but we suspect it'll be a more even bout than the records of the men suggest.
(Image thanks to Ian Bautista Melodillar)
September 9th-Jether Oliva looks for second win of the year!
The only show of note this Tuesday is a small one in the Philippines at the Polomolok Gym.
In the main event of the card we'll see former world title challenger Jether Oliva (21-2-2, 10) taking on a yet to be named foe in an 8 round bout set to take place at Flyweight. Oliva has blown hot and cold and looked very good against Moruti Mthalane last year though looked terrible against Wilber Andogan in May of the year, his most recent bout. Although his opponent has not yet been named we're hoping for a complete performance from Oliva rather than one that sees him over-looking his opponent and under-performing.
In the chief support bout Engelbert Moralde (7-2, 5) will be battling against the very limited Paul Apolinario (10-11-2, 6) who should be problem for Moralde. Although not a world beater Moralde isn't a bad fighter at all and his 7-2 record is somewhat misleading considering who he has lost to.
We expect another 2 bouts on this card though neither will get much attention internationally with none of the men involved being more than domestic Filipino fighters unlikely to make a mark above the domestic level.
May 24th-Charlie Ota and Jether Oliva in action on foreign soil
Not all days are about fights that take place in Asia, a lot are actually about fights that take place around the world. This weekend is a great example of that as we have a world ranked Japanese based fighter fight in Canada and a Filipino fighting in Mexico.
In a rare day a fight not in Asia takes the top billing for us as the Japanese based American Charlie Ota (24-1-1, 16) fights in the biggest fight of his career so far. Ota, a former Japanese and OPBF Light Middleweight champion, will be fighting against unbeaten American Jermell Charlo (23-0, 11) in an eliminator for the IBF #2 ranking. The bout is a genuinely tough one for "Charlie" and Charlo has looked very impressive at times, so much so that some in America are already dubbing him as a future champion. For Ota to win he will have to slow down the fast Charlo and that alone is a huge ask.
The winner of this bout should, in theory, be a fight or so away from a clash with IBF Light Middleweight champion Carlos Molina. That's a very difficult bout but Molina doesn't have the power to bother many fights and Ota may well see Molina as an easier foe than Floyd Mayweather, the WBA/WBC champion, or WBO champion Demetrius Andrade, who himself has a mandatory against Brian Rose later this year.
As well as the big international fight we have two notable cards in the Philippines. For us the more interesting of those is the small card at the Lagao Gym. This show's main event is a bout between Raymond Tabugon (12-3-1, 5) and the unbeaten Jake Bornea (6-0, 3) who will be meeting a battle for the currently vacant WBC Asia Council Continental Flyweight title.
A second bout of note on this show will be between former world title challenger Jether Oliva (20-2-2, 10) and the over-matched Jopher Marayan (6-4-2, 2). It's hard to see anything but an easy victory for Oliva here and although he's not scored that breakthrough victory yet it's clear he's got the talent to mix it up at world level, as he showed in a recent bout with former IBF Flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane. At just 26 years old we are expecting to see Oliva claim a world title some day and he should make light work of Jopher Marayan here.
On the under-card fans will get the chance to see the very talented John Vincent Moralde (8-0, 4) who battles the sketchy Rolando Omela (5-9-3, 1) in what we imagine could be a bit one sided, if Moralde is as good as we're being told.
On the other Filipino show the main event will see Giemel Magramo (9-0, 6) battle against journeyman Pit Anacaya (8-23-2, 1) in a 10 round contest. There is no title on the line here and we can't see anything but a Magramo victory.
In the most interesting under-card bout Jay Loto (7-0) will be fighting against the once beaten Lester Abutan (5-1-2, 2). This is a better match up, on paper, than the main event but it;s still not a great bout in all honesty.
Baja California, Mexico
Talking about Filipino's it's worth mentioning that the promising youngster Jun Doliguez (18-1-2, 14) returns to Mexico after suffering his first loss there last month. He returns in an attempt to avenge that loss as he rematches Mexico's Gabriel Francisco Pina (11-11-5, 4), who claimed a controversial decision over him just a few short weeks ago. We're expecting Doliguez to make light work of Pina this time around and although he was dropped in the opening round of their first meeting many had him winning clearly. Hopefully however Doliguez shows a new found calmness to his work as he has often looked reckless through his career with his all out offensive mentality, which is fun to watch but can get him into trouble.
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
In Germany we get to see Kuwaiti Light Heavyweight Ali Rami (1-0, 1), not to be confused with Yemen's KO sensation Ali Raymi, in action as he takes on the win-less Emilio Beljan (0-3), who hasn't fought in over 6 years. It's hard not to feel that this is an easy win for Rami though we're unsure on what he imagines his ceiling is going to be in this sport. We doubt he'll go far and in fact the comparison's between himself and Raymi maybe his one claim to fame.
In Australia we have a trio of Asian's in action. These include Filipino journeyman Roberto Lerio (16-19-1, 6) who will be looking to be the the second Oriental fighter this year to defeat Jason Cooper (9-2-1, 5), who was beat by Qiu Xiao Jun in February. Incidentally this is the second meeting between these two men with Lerio actually holding a split decision win over Cooper from back in 2012 when he gave Lerio gave Cooper his first loss. Cooper has improved since the first fight but Lerio may have the confidence and belief to think that he can repeat his achievement from a coupld of years back.
Another of the Asians is Thailand's tough Paitoon Jaikom (1-5) who will be hoping to upset the debuting Dean Thomas (0-0) in a Welterweight bout. We know Paitoon is nothing special but we are impressed by his genuine toughness which he demonstrated against Ben Capps in a very recent bout. The other Asian is also a Thai in the form of Arnon Yuchareon (0-1) who will be hoping to score his first career as he battles the debuting Zoran Cassidy (0-0).
(Image, of Ota, courtesy of http://dbe1.com)


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Эбе́новое де́рево, или Эбе́н, — чёрная (либо чёрная с полосами) древесина некоторых тропических деревьев рода , произрастающих во влажных тропических лесах Западной, Центральной и Восточной Африки, Южной и Юго-Восточной Азии, на островах Индийского океана, в муссонных лесах Индии и острова Шри-Ланка. Ядровая древесина без различимых годовых колец очень твёрдая и тяжёлая, относится к самым ценным древесным породам. Жёлто-серая заболонь, которую удаляют с дерева сразу после повала, может занимать до 70 % ствола и никогда не поступает в продажу, так как считается некрасивой. Плотность эбена — до 1300 кг/м³ при влажности 15 %. Эта древесина тонет в воде.

Сорта

Древесину эбенового дерева делят на сорта в зависимости от вида растения, являющегося её источником.
  — древесина вида ; поступает из Африки и является самым распространённым на рынке сортом эбена, обычно глубокого чёрного цвета или с серыми прожилками. Для него характерны выраженные открытые поры, вследствие чего он ценится существенно ниже других, мелкопористых сортов.
  — древесина вида ; имеет самое лучшее качество: очень твёрдая (в два раза твёрже дуба), хорошо полируется (после полировки становится идеально ровной), практически без видимых пор, устойчива к повреждению термитами и к воздействию воды. В XVI—XIX веках именно из этого сорта эбена делали лучшую мебель.
  — древесина вида ; имеет тёмно-коричневый цвет, очень мелкие поры, устойчива к термитам и воде, плотность около 1000 кг/м³.

 Пламенный эбен — древесина вида  (Индонезия); считается «цветным» эбеном, его заболонь желтовато-белая, а ядро чёрное с очень характерным рисунком из светло-жёлтых и коричневых полос, при созерцании которых создаётся впечатление, словно языки пламени трепещут на поверхности дерева. Древесина очень плотная и стойкая. Плотность составляет от 1100 до 1300 кг/м³.
 Макассарский эбен — древесина эбенового дерева с характерным рисунком в виде чередующихся прямых черных и коричневых полос. Древесина плотная, тонет в воде.
  — древесина вида ; поступает из Лаоса и Вьетнама и похожа по раскраске на макассарский эбен.
  — древесина вида ; крайне редкая разновидность чёрного эбена. Родина — Филиппины, сейчас встречается только в непроходимых лесах Мьянмы. Лунный эбен — единственный сорт среди эбеновых деревьев с древесиной светлых оттенков. Текстура дерева очень красива. При спиливании имеет белый цвет с зеленоватыми разводами. После высыхания приобретает золотисто-жёлтый цвет с чёрными разводами, прожилками и полосками. Иногда разводы и полоски могут иметь и другие оттенки, например голубоватые, зеленоватые, шоколадные. Лунный эбен запрещён к рубке и вывозу. Мьянма крайне редко продаёт квоты на незначительные партии. Деревья, допустимые к рубке, имеют возраст от 400—450 до 1000 лет. Это происходит потому, что заболонь эбеновых деревьев составляет порой до 70 % от общей толщины дерева и её отделяют и выбрасывают сразу после спиливания дерева, забирая только твёрдую сердцевину, которая находится в самом центре ствола. То, что дерево эбена оказалось лунным, — определяется по мере спиливания дерева, так как внешне оно неотличимо от других видов эбеновых деревьев. Эбен растёт очень медленно — проходят века, пока дерево вырастет до товарных размеров. Из-за крайне медленного роста древесина эбена приобретает огромную плотность — до 1300 кг/м³. Очень требовательна к условиям сушки, после сушки сильно теряет в объёме. Содержит большое количество эфирных масел, поэтому устойчива к воздействию внешней среды, к перепадам влажности и температуры, не гниёт, устойчива к повреждению насекомыми, в том числе термитами. Из лунного эбена делают самые дорогие, редкие, эксклюзивные и красивые бильярдные кии, имеющие высокие игровые характеристики и твёрдость, однако стоит отметить, что далеко не каждый мастер возьмётся за изготовление кия из лунного эбена, так как структура волокон и большая твёрдость требуют от мастера большого опыта по обработке этого очень дорогого дерева, необходимо также наличие особых инструментов повышенной износостойкости, так как лунный эбен быстро и легко затупляет практически любой режущий деревообрабатывающий инструмент. Кии из лунного эбена, особенно цельные, являются штучным товаром и стоят очень дорого. Также из лунного эбена изготавливают мебель и предметы интерьера, декоративный паркет, сувениры, инкрустации. Квадратный метр паркета из лунного эбена продаётся поштучно и стоит в среднем около  США (2013).
Пыль, в частности возникающая при обработке эбеновой древесины, вызывает раздражение кожи, глаз и лёгких.

Применение

Эбеновое дерево находит применение в первую очередь при изготовлении мебели. Также его используют для интарсий и шпона или при изготовлении музыкальных инструментов (например накладка на гриф скрипичных инструментов, порожки, колки),  и в искусстве. Из истории известно, что это было излюбленное дерево для дверных и оконных ручек, ручек столовых приборов, обрезки использовались для изготовления вязальных спиц и крючков или на ручки бритв.

Этимология
В наше время эбеном называется чёрное дерево из рода Diospyros, растущее в Индии и Шри-Ланке, однако в Библии под названием håvnîm  подразумевалось похожее дерево, древесина которого привозилась из Нубии. Исследования тёмного дерева, которое находят в египетских гробницах (египетское hbny = эбен), позволили установить, что это древесина  из семейства Бобовые, которое произрастает в засушливых областях у южной границы Сахары.

Эбен в мифологии

В мифах, магии и эзотерике эбену часто приписываются магические свойства. Так, по поверьям, в дома, обнесённые частоколом из эбеновых кольев, не могут проникнуть злые духи, а оружие из эбена якобы может убивать демонов. Волшебные палочки тоже часто делаются из эбенового дерева, кроме того, волшебные предметы должны храниться в эбеновой шкатулке, чтобы не потерять свою силу.

Красная книга
Высокий спрос на древесину этих тропических деревьев стал угрозой для их существования. В 1994 году Всемирный союз охраны природы занёс их в Красную книгу.

Из 103 видов рода Diospyros большинство отнесено к категории «под угрозой» (Vulnerable), 14 к категории «в опасности» (Endangered) и 15 к категории «в крайней опасности» (Critically Endangered). Только 21 вид отнесён к категории «малый риск» (Near Threatened) и два — к «вне опасности» (Least Concern), а именно  и .

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Maui Homeless Count Down 2.6% to 873 Individuals
May 8, 2018, 12:04 PM HST
* Updated May 8, 12:09 PM
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Maui's homeless population has decreased 2.6% since last year with a total of 873 homeless individuals tallied on Maui. The information was compiled in the annual Hawaiʻi Statewide Point in Time Count survey, with Maui recording the smallest change over the year.
Kauaʻi, meantime, had the greatest decrease in homeless individuals with a nearly 29% drop, followed by Oʻahu at 9.4% and Hawaiʻi Island at 8.8%.
According to the survey, the data marks the second consecutive year of declining homeless numbers in the state; and the first time since 2009 that O'ahu's homeless population declined.
The annual Point in Time count — a census of people experiencing homelessness — showed a nearly 10% overall decrease in the number of homeless individuals across the state compared with the same period last year.
The 2018 count found 6,530 homeless individuals across Hawai'i compared with 7,220 in 2017. On O'ahu, the 2018 count found 4,495 homeless individuals compared with 4,959 in 2017.
"This validates that our comprehensive program for reducing homelessness is working. Our focus on Housing First, putting homeless individuals in permanent housing and offering services, is decreasing homelessness across the board," Gov. Ige said. "Collaborating with Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and our mayors across the state, and coordinating county, state and federal programs have resulted in drops in homelessness the last two years. We stayed the course and gave our programs time to build momentum, and we are now seeing the results."
"This report shows that the gains we made last year are continuing to solidify, and that the tide is definitely starting to turn on homelessness in Hawaii," said Brandee Menino, Chair of Bridging the Gap and CEO of Hope Services Hawaii Inc. Bridging the Gap represents all neighbor islands. "This is a continuing trend, not a one-time thing."
"However, our efforts to end homelessness are far from over," Menino said. "We need to maintain our commitment to reducing homelessness by continuing to invest in programs that work and build housing that is truly affordable."
This year's Point in Time Count was conducted during the week of January 22, 2018, and included an estimated 600 volunteers statewide.
"In the last few years, our homelessness service providers have made tremendous strides in using data and evidence-based practices to address homelessness," said Heather Lusk, the Vice Chair of Partners in Care and Executive Director of the Life Foundation and CHOW Project. "We know the Point in Time Count doesn't give us an exact number of the number of people who are currently homeless, but this is an indicator that we are gaining momentum. For the sake of the individuals and families affected by homelessness, and our broader community, we need to continue to quicken our pace in building upon the foundation we've laid."
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According to data compiled by Forbes, this is a list of the world's richest royals who both are and have been.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on a Brunei banknote.
Royals are often among the wealthiest people in the society which they lead. In the year 2011, Forbes carried out a survey of the richest royals in the world as per their net worth. Forbes did not include the properties that are held by their crowns or the governments they lead. The list of the richest royals as established by Forbes is as analyzed below. The net worth of these royals is in U.S. dollars.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the 9th monarch of Thailand and the longest-serving head of state in the world ,having served for 70 years.
After the Asian financial crisis, the net worth of Bhumibol Adulyadej household and that of the Crown Property Bureau (CPB) was estimated at between 10 and 20 billion US dollars. He was listed first in the World's Richest Royals by Forbes in 2008 with a net worth of about $35 billion. The amount listed by Forbes was however disputed by the Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing arguments that the king's net worth was incorrectly posted and that CPB's assets should not be included. Forbes did another revised publication in 2009 that still indicated that Bhumibol was still first at $30 billion.
Hassanal Bolkiah is Brunei's incumbent Prime Minister. He has ruled since 1967, following the renouncement of his father from office. The Sultan is worth $20 billion and is ranked among the wealthiest individuals in the world as per Forbes publication in 2008. He is ranked as the second richest royal in the world coming second after King Bhumibol of Thailand whose net worth is believed to be around $30 billion.
Abdullah was the king of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2015. In his time, he had over 1,000 horses and owned Janadria Farm which is located in the suburbs of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's major city. Abdullah bin Abdul was among the wealthiest individuals in the world and according to the Forbes' financial magazine of 2011, his wealth and that of his immediate family were listed as being at $21 billion. According to the same magazine, his personal worth is $18 billion which is almost the wealth of the entire family.
Khalifa bin Zayed is Abu Dhabi's Emir as well as the president of the UAE. He is also the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority that has an asset base of over $600 billion. Being the chairman of the investment authority he manages these assets. The entire Nahyan family where Khalifa bin Zayed comes from is believed to be worth $150 billion as a family. Forbes however, an estimate of is personal wealth is in the regions of $15 billion.
The list above of the richest royals in the world as established by Forbes may not be the exact net worth of the respective royals. At some point it is not easy to determine their net worth while excluding that of their crowns as some have total financial powers over them.


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El IBEX 35 (acrónimo de Iberia Index) es el principal índice bursátil de referencia de la bolsa española elaborado por Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME). Está formado por las 35 empresas con más liquidez que cotizan en el Sistema de Interconexión Bursátil Español (SIBE) en las cuatro bolsas españolas (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao y Valencia). Es un índice ponderado por capitalización bursátil; es decir, al igual que índices como el S&P 500, no todas las empresas que lo forman tienen el mismo peso.

Cálculo

La fórmula utilizada para el cálculo del valor del índice es:

donde I(t) es el valor del índice en el momento t, I(fecha de fundación) = 2.676,12, Cap es la capitalización bursátil del free float de las compañías que integran el índice y J es un coeficiente usado para ajustar el índice para que no se vea afectado por ampliaciones de capital, etc.

Las empresas con mayor capitalización bursátil tienen mayor peso dentro del índice y sus alzas y bajas influirán en mayor medida en el movimiento final del IBEX 35. Esto significa que cuando la cotización de valores como Banco Santander, Inditex, Iberdrola, BBVA, Telefónica o Amadeus es a la baja, la evolución del IBEX 35 genera gran preocupación, porque estas empresas influyen mucho sobre el índice. Por eso se mira a los seis primeros valores del índice con mucha más frecuencia y atención.

Los criterios utilizados por el CAT (Comité asesor Técnico) para la inclusión o salida del IBEX 35 son principalmente la liquidez de los títulos, número de acciones en circulación, valor de capitalización bursátil, etc.

Este comité se reúne cada seis meses de forma ordinaria (normalmente junio y diciembre), aunque pueden convocarse reuniones extraordinarias cuando las circunstancias así lo requieran.

Historia

El IBEX 35 se puso en marcha el 14 de enero de 1992.

La mayor subida diaria del IBEX 35 se produjo el lunes 10 de mayo de 2010, fecha en la que subió un 14,43 % (de 9065,10 hasta los 10351,90 puntos). Esta subida se produjo debido a la aprobación del plan de rescate europeo después de la segunda peor semana del índice en su historia (la primera fue en octubre de 2008, cuando perdió un 21,20 % en solo cinco días de cotización).

La mayor caída diaria del IBEX 35 se produjo en plena crisis de la pandemia por COVID-19 de 2019-2020, el jueves 12 de marzo de 2020, con una caída del 14,06 %.

El IBEX 35 cayó durante el año 2008 un 39,4 %, la mayor caída anual de su historia.

Selección de la composición del IBEX 35

La entrada o salida de valores del índice es decisión de un grupo de expertos denominado Comité Asesor Técnico (CAT) . Este comité se reúne para tal fin dos veces al año, normalmente en junio y en diciembre, haciéndose efectivas las modificaciones el primer día hábil de julio y el primer día hábil de enero de cada año. No obstante, pueden celebrarse reuniones extraordinarias ante circunstancias que así lo requieran para modificar la composición del IBEX 35.

Para que un valor forme parte del IBEX 35, se requiere que:

 Su capitalización media sea superior al 0,30 % de la capitalización media del IBEX 35 en el período analizado.
 Que haya sido contratado por lo menos en la tercera parte de las sesiones de ese período.

No obstante, de no cumplirse dicha condición, la empresa también podría ser elegida para entrar en el índice si estuviese entre los 20 valores con mayor capitalización bursátil.

Composición del IBEX 35

En determinadas ocasiones y de manera temporal, el índice no ha contado con 35 valores, sino que ha estado compuesto por 34 o 36 valores.

Componentes actuales

En la siguiente tabla, se indican los 35 valores que componen el IBEX 35 desde el 27 de diciembre de 2022:

Por otra parte, el valor de capitalización de los valores del IBEX 35, en noviembre de 2022, era de 441.779 millones de euros.

Componentes históricos

Valores que formaron parte del IBEX 35 en el pasado:

Índices sectoriales

Actuales

 IBEX Medium Cap. Continúa la serie del antiguo índice IBEX Complementario a partir del 1 de julio de 2005.
 IBEX Small Cap: Creado 1 de julio de 2005.
 IBEX Top Dividendo.

Históricos

 IBEX Utilities: Creado en 1998, desaparecido el 1 de julio de 2005. Incluye compañías del sector de los servicios públicos cotizadas en el SIBE.
 IBEX Financiero: Creado en 1998, desaparecido el 1 de julio de 2005. Compuesto por los valores de finanzas, banca y seguros cotizados en el SIBE.
 IBEX Industria y Varios: Creado en 1998, desaparecido el 1 de julio de 2005. Refleja la evolución de las compañías del sector industrial y de servicios.
 IBEX Complementario: Creado en 1998, desaparecido el 1 de julio de 2005. Incluye los valores que forman parte de los índices sectoriales de la Sociedad de Bolsas pero no están incluidos en el IBEX 35.
 IBEX Nuevo Mercado: Creado en abril de 2000, desaparecido el 3 de diciembre de 2007. Incluye empresas de nuevas tecnologías que se negocian en el Nuevo Mercado.

Véase también

 Bolsa de Madrid

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 . Mercados Bursátiles - Ibex35
 IBEX 35. Bolsas y Mercados españoles
 10 preguntas clave sobre el IBEX 35. Bolsas y Mercados españoles
 Análisis de la evolución del IBEX 35 de 1991 a 1999
 Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores. Índices bursátiles españoles

Índices bursátiles de España
Introducciones de 1992


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Home Latest	Understanding and Dealing with inevitable threats of Globalization
Understanding and Dealing with inevitable threats of Globalization
Globalization steers the world's economy. To put it simply, business needs a globalized world. But, today there is a realization that globalization has far many demerits than merits to its credit. The social class is getting embroiled in culture issues with a multicultural new world inflow- a direct effect of globalization. There comes a time when economic growth takes a backseat to cultural and political upheavals and society stages an uprising. It seems as though the recent violent unrests in many nations is a shout out to globalists everywhere that it is time to pay heed to its critics.
Threat to social order
One of the foundations of globalization is democracy- a country must be a peaceful, efficient run state, but many topics such as outsourcing of local work and a rapid number of immigrants entering the nation are being considered a lot, especially in first world nations. Furthermore, differences in cultures and the lack of the ability of an immigrant to adapt to their new cultures is causing anger among the social class.
If the social order is disrupted than that will lead to a new ideological government which seems to be the case lately in most nations. Globalization has made bigger cities melting pots of culture and whilst it is good in certain aspects, many times there are culture clashes which lead to social unrest. In this day and age it is so easy to get an instant update of what is happening around the world. The internet may have made the world a whole lot smaller but it has also created many rifts and cracks.
Nationalism; Racism; Group-ism
Nationalism is on a steep rise in most European countries and a globalized and multicultural world is mainly responsible for it. Terrorism is an offshoot of globalization according to a lot of right wing blogs. This is giving rise to international laws that are being tempered with.
Another area which has seen a steep rise is belonging to alternate party groups. Most people have lost faith in the traditional right and left wing models- both of whom had varying degree of association and opinion of globalization as a movement. Young alt left and right groups are springing up and with the help of the power of the internet- spreading like wildfire. Racism, it seems is insignificant especially since it happens in isolated instances, but globalization poses a threat to the very stability of race relations. All of these are of course in ways interlinked and globalization is seen as the main threat.
Other factors that globalization is leading up to are climate change and recession and the reasons being that everyone has become so interdependent on the other if one country's economy collapses it sets off a chain reaction. Similarly food supply chain numbers and industrial emission numbers have drastically increased due to migration by so many people at any given time. Globalization is leaving a lot of carbon footprint in its wake and everything from going green to sustainability efforts are an indirect result of globalization.
What the future holds…
The future will be decided by what people feel about immigration, job loss, multiculturalism and globalization and depending on the results an anti globalist party will rise to power. Immigration, whilst a sensitive topic would be one of the first points of discussion. Although it should be mentioned that Japan- a country which has always been anti- globalism is now finding it difficult to sustain a healthy future, with a majority of its population aging.
Corporations and organizations which are heavily dependent on labor would need to understand that jobs should be reserved for locals first, and only the best migrant workers should be given an opportunity. This could lead to a change of policies. On the other hand, if a pro globalist government comes to power, especially in major countries of the world, this could lead to a need to adapt oneself to a globalist world whilst living in your local region.
The threats of globalization are its own creation and it is a philosophy which is bearing down on us individually and as a collective species. Whatever the future may hold, globalization would be a key word in it.
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Writing can be difficult, and writing regularly can see downright impossible. But here's the thing: writing, especially blogging, can become as organic as breathing air with just a little practice and the proper planning and approach.
Some bloggers and traditional writers fall into the trap of thinking that just a few well-placed images or a high-resolution photo or video are the best ways to beautify your copy.
Proper formatting and maintaining an overall consistency throughout the copy is the best way to make your blog much easier to digest for readers and increases the likelihood of it being shared through social media networks. People love to read things that are easy to understand and follow uniformity from the first word to the very last period, so why not take advantage of that?
What does my audience want to know about?
What are some "pain points" that may resonate with my audience the most?
What can I provide my audience that would set me apart from others like me?
As an example, say you're trying to write a blog geared towards older, retired veterans looking for ways to volunteer in their respective communities. Because there might be more of a technology gap between them and a much younger generation, an article may focus on how to learn to utilize social media to search for nearby volunteer networks.
Writing a title or headline that immediately captures the attention of the reader will elevate your blog and increase the likelihood of people reading more.
Adding informative and relevant subheads to your copy creates a sense of chronology and organization when reading, and allows readers to easily identify what sections are going to be about before reading them. This saves readers time by being able to avoid certain sections that may not pertain to what they're trying to read or learn as that time.
Once you've organized your thoughts and locked in a viable topic, you've got to start writing. Your content needs to be organized, compelling, informational, but above all, accurate. Readers do not respond well to nonfactual information. Not only does this hurt your reputation as a writer, it also affects you credibility as a person.
Making sure that whatever research you do you strengthen the veracity of your post is also valid goes a very long way in establishing yourself as a reputable blogger.
Once you're finished writing, be sure to go back and optimize your copy for search engine optimization, or SEO. Focus less on the length of sentences or phrases and more on the overall fluidity.
There's a fine line between organic writing and blatant keyword stuffing that can be crossed if you're not careful. If a word can be replaced with a keyword, feel free to do such. But be mindful of how much you do this. Many of Google's latest algorithm updates have all but abolished the use of shadier SEO tactics to increase search visibility.
Relying more on quality content and meaningful sentence inclusion go a much longer way in the end.
Preferably placed in the middle or near the end, a call to action, or CTA, gives readers a task that can potentially turn them into repeat readers or followers. A CTA can take many different forms, but most are either clickable buttons or a hyperlink that points a reader to more information or resources.
For example, asking readers in an article to subscribe or sign up for a monthly newsletter of your site is considered a simple CTA that increases your following without being too invasive.
Blogs rarely become popular by just sitting around on the Internet. Marketing your content socially is one of the best ways to get your name out there into the world. Applications like Facebook, Twitter and RSS feeds are all perfect ways to advertise.
There's also third-party software, like Mail Chimp, that allows you to create email and newsletter campaigns that you can send to readers for free.


This week we ventured into spring...now it is the countdown to bikinis on the beach! Two thirds of Brits are on a diet at any one time - but now you can still have pasta, pizza and a fry up without having loads of fat, carbs and calories!
The 'pasta' comes in a sealed bag, swishing around in water and is a mixture of just water and 5% konjac - a Japanese fibre-rich root vegetable. It doesn't look appetising...at all.
It was totally relaxing...until some much needed extraction!
My dry skin felt plumper and hydrated; my fine lines visibly reduced. Affordable to book in for as a treat every few months...and I will!


i could go into elaborate detail of how rune endeavours to intimate God's creatures in their natural habitat through inanimate objects. or how the sculptures are structured to echo the tiers in hierarchy that are so evident in wildlife....but i have no idea what any of that really means. however, integrating a bunch of working lamps in the stillest of forests and illuminating globes in the whitest of snow makes me love his work nonetheless.


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One single system - wrapping care around the patient
We believe that the best way to achieve our ambitions is to transform services so that cancer care, treatment and support is wrapped around each individual patient throughout their entire cancer journey - from awaiting diagnosis, to treatment options, to discharge where appropriate, end of life care where needed, living with and beyond cancer.
We are committed to breaking down the organisational boundaries which are irrelevant to those affected by cancer. Our Alliance comprises organisations responsible for commissioning and providing NHS services; local councils and other agencies who commission and provide social care and public health; national, regional and local charities; individual patients and patient groups. Together we WILL make a difference.
As an Alliance, our success depends on the delivery of strong and ambitious cancer plans in the six local places; mutual support to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients, with support, facilitation and advice from the Alliance core team, including the sharing of good practice where implementation is best driven at West Yorkshire and Harrogate level.
Watch our short film from the second Alliance stakeholder event and hear about how our work is gaining momentum.
What are the specific challenges we face in West Yorkshire and Harrogate?
Every week, 250 people in West Yorkshire and Harrogate are diagnosed with cancer and 115 people will lose their fight each week.
The Cancer Alliance has set out an ambitious programme of work to deal with the particular context and challenges across the area and to deliver significant improvements in outcomes and experience for local people affected by cancer. Those challenges include:
A higher incidence and mortality from cancer compared to the England average, with lung cancer the most common
Significant variations between the best and the worst across the area
Some of the highest levels of deprivation and lifestyle risks associated with the development of cancer
A heterogeneous population with 17 per cent of residents from black and ethnic minority communities
One-year survival rates below those of the England average (69.7% compared to 70.2%)
The number of cancers diagnosed at curative stage (1 and 2) is currently 39%. It is estimated that if best local rates in England were achieved for lung and colorectal cancer alone in West Yorkshire and Harrogate, an additional 156 people would survive at least one year.
Screening uptake is poor. Nine of the 11 Clinical Commissioning Group areas across the area have lower than national average uptake for breast cancer screening, four of the 11 for colorectal cancer screening.
How does our work fit alongside other health and care partnership working in West Yorkshire and Harrogate?
Our boundary is co-terminous with that of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, which has adopted the Alliance for the delivery of its priority work programme around cancer. Working together, we are committed to:-
Preventing cancer wherever possible and reducing the 40% of cancers which are caused by behavioural, environmental and lifestyle factors, with a particular focus on tobacco control
Making more cancers curable by improving the speed at which patients receive their diagnosis. Supporting people to understand and act upon early signs and symptoms of cancer
Promoting access to screening programmes for cancers
Ensuring that the experience of individual patients is taken as seriously as the effectiveness of their clinical care and treatment
Supporting people to live as full and active a life as possible with and beyond their cancer diagnosis
Investing in modern and high quality services
More specifically, our programme ambitions can be summarised as follows:
Reducing the number of adult smokers in our area by 125,000, from 20% of the population to 13%
Saving around 700 lives a year by increasing one-year survival rates from 69.7% to 75%
increase the number of cancers diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 from 40% to 62%, increasing chances of patient survival
Increase the number of patients formally invited to feedback or be involved in service improvement
Put in place measures to ensure existing and new cancer waiting time standards are met
Make the Cancer Recovery Package available to all cancer patients and develop the use of stratified follow-up and supported self care
Deliver lower treatment costs as a result of earlier diagnosis of up to £12million


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