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New Zealand FMA CEO Sean Hughes Announces Resignation, Will Clear His Desk At End Of 2013
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority today announced the intention of its CEO to stand down at the end of this year, after a three year tenure during the inaugural stages of the national regulator.
Thursday, 11/07/2013 | 09:13 GMT-0 by Andrew Saks McLeod
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New Zealand's financial services industry regulator has announced today that its CEO, Sean Hughes, tendered his resignation from his leadership position.
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) elects senior executives, each of which serve two-year terms, at the expiry of which a re-election must take place.
Mr. Hughes was appointed CEO of the FMA designate in October 2010, in preparation for the regulator commencing operations on May 1, 2011. Having joined the FMA from a senior regulatory role at Australian regulator ASIC, Mr. Hughes previously held roles in banking, financial services, law firms and with public sector organizations in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia and Britain.
Under Mr. Hughes' leadership, the FMA took on its Regulation Regulation Like any other industry with a high net worth, the financial services industry is tightly regulated to help curb illicit behavior and manipulation. Each asset class has its own set of protocols put in place to combat their respective forms of abuse.In the foreign exchange space, regulation is assumed by authorities in multiple jurisdictions, though ultimately lacking a binding international order. Who are the Industry's Leading Regulators?Regulators such as the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the US' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Australian Security and Investment Commission (ASIC), and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) are the most widely dealt with authorities in the FX industry.In its most basic sense, regulators help ensure the filing of reports and transmission of data to help police and monitor activity by brokers. Regulators also serve as a countermeasure against market abuse and malpractice by brokers. Brokers adhering to a list of mandated rules are authorized to provide investment activities in a given jurisdiction. By extension, many unauthorized or unregulated entities will also seek to market their services illegally or function as a clone of a regulated operation.Regulators are essential in snuffing out these scam operations as they prevent significant risks for investors.In terms of reporting, brokers are also required to regularly file reports about their clients' positions to the relevant regulatory authorities. The most-recent regulatory push in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 has delivered a material shift in the regulatory reporting landscape.Brokers typically outsource the reporting to other companies which are connecting the trade repositories used by regulators to the broker's systems and are handling this crucial element of compliance.Beyond FX, regulators help reconcile all matters of oversight and are watchdogs for each industry. With ever-changing information and protocols, regulators are always working to promote fairer and more transparent business practices from brokers or exchanges. Like any other industry with a high net worth, the financial services industry is tightly regulated to help curb illicit behavior and manipulation. Each asset class has its own set of protocols put in place to combat their respective forms of abuse.In the foreign exchange space, regulation is assumed by authorities in multiple jurisdictions, though ultimately lacking a binding international order. Who are the Industry's Leading Regulators?Regulators such as the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the US' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Australian Security and Investment Commission (ASIC), and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) are the most widely dealt with authorities in the FX industry.In its most basic sense, regulators help ensure the filing of reports and transmission of data to help police and monitor activity by brokers. Regulators also serve as a countermeasure against market abuse and malpractice by brokers. Brokers adhering to a list of mandated rules are authorized to provide investment activities in a given jurisdiction. By extension, many unauthorized or unregulated entities will also seek to market their services illegally or function as a clone of a regulated operation.Regulators are essential in snuffing out these scam operations as they prevent significant risks for investors.In terms of reporting, brokers are also required to regularly file reports about their clients' positions to the relevant regulatory authorities. The most-recent regulatory push in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 has delivered a material shift in the regulatory reporting landscape.Brokers typically outsource the reporting to other companies which are connecting the trade repositories used by regulators to the broker's systems and are handling this crucial element of compliance.Beyond FX, regulators help reconcile all matters of oversight and are watchdogs for each industry. With ever-changing information and protocols, regulators are always working to promote fairer and more transparent business practices from brokers or exchanges. Read this Term of the OTC Derivatives marketplace, regulating Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation's currency into another nation's currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world's largest trading market by volume. According to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) latest survey, the Forex market now turns over in excess of $5 trillion every day, with the most exchanges occurring between the US Dollar and the Euro (EUR/USD), followed by the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY), then the US Dollar and Pound Sterling (GBP/USD). Ultimately, it is the very exchanging between currencies which causes a country's currency to fluctuate in value in relation to another currency – this is known as the exchange rate. With regards to freely floating currencies, this is determined by supply and demand, such as imports and exports, and currency traders, such as banks and hedge funds. Emphasis on Retail Trading for ForexTrading the forex market for the purpose of financial gain was once the exclusive realm of financial institutions.But thanks to the invention of the internet and advances in financial technology from the 1990's, almost anyone can now start trading this huge market. All one needs is a computer, an internet connection, and an account with a forex broker. Of course, before one starts to trade currencies, a certain level of knowledge and practice is essential. Once can gain some practice using demonstration accounts, i.e. place trades using demo money, before moving on to some real trading after attaining confidence. The main two fields of trading are known as technical analysis and fundamental analysis. Technical analysis refers to using mathematical tools and certain patterns to help decide whether to buy or sell a currency pair, and fundamental analysis refers to gauging the national and international events which may potentially affect a country's currency value. Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation's currency into another nation's currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world's largest trading market by volume. According to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) latest survey, the Forex market now turns over in excess of $5 trillion every day, with the most exchanges occurring between the US Dollar and the Euro (EUR/USD), followed by the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY), then the US Dollar and Pound Sterling (GBP/USD). Ultimately, it is the very exchanging between currencies which causes a country's currency to fluctuate in value in relation to another currency – this is known as the exchange rate. With regards to freely floating currencies, this is determined by supply and demand, such as imports and exports, and currency traders, such as banks and hedge funds. Emphasis on Retail Trading for ForexTrading the forex market for the purpose of financial gain was once the exclusive realm of financial institutions.But thanks to the invention of the internet and advances in financial technology from the 1990's, almost anyone can now start trading this huge market. All one needs is a computer, an internet connection, and an account with a forex broker. Of course, before one starts to trade currencies, a certain level of knowledge and practice is essential. Once can gain some practice using demonstration accounts, i.e. place trades using demo money, before moving on to some real trading after attaining confidence. The main two fields of trading are known as technical analysis and fundamental analysis. Technical analysis refers to using mathematical tools and certain patterns to help decide whether to buy or sell a currency pair, and fundamental analysis refers to gauging the national and international events which may potentially affect a country's currency value. Read this Term companies in the jurisdiction and tightened up rules.
CySEC Withdraws CIF License of PMT Matrix Capital
Until recently, many firms established in New Zealand due to its laid-back approach to financial markets regulation, proximity to the Asia-Pacific region and ease of doing business with a secure financial system and native English-speaking population. Last year, the FMA and Financial Services Providers Register issued a notice to all market participants stating that it would terminate the license of those organizations without physical offices and actual operations in New Zealand. Subsequently, 250 firms were unregistered by the authorities early this year.
Alpari Turns Its Back On NZ
There has also been a small-scale exodus of international FX companies from New Zealand, as denoted by Alpari's exit from the Pacific Island in May this year.
Alpari cited pending government regulatory changes as a primary reason for packing its bags. On June 3, all accounts were transferred to Alpari Ltd in St. Vincent.
The firm cited that the proposed rulings would affect trading conditions of Alpari RU account holders, stating at the time that "this transition is due to planned changes in New Zealand legislation that would force us to adopt more restrictive trading terms and eliminate certain services which our customers currently enjoy."
External Search For New CEO
In this case, Mr. Hughes will continue his role until the end of the year, and will not seek re-appointment for a second term as Chief Executive.
FMA Chairman Simon Allen said Mr. Hughes had done an outstanding job in leading the FMA to build credibility and confidence in the new regulator and financial markets since its establishment three years ago.
"While the Board is naturally disappointed that Sean will not be continuing beyond the end of his three year contract, we respect his decision" stated Mr. Allen on behalf of the regulator.
"We also recognize the significant work he has put into FMA's establishment and its positioning in both the domestic and Asia-Pacific markets," he continued.
On looking ahead, Mr. Allen explained that the FMA is set to expand its operations next year, due to further regulatory rulings coming into effect in New Zealand: "Looking forward, FMA's regulatory scope is set to further expand from next year with the introduction of the Financial Markets Conduct Act. The timing is well aligned for the next Chief Executive to advance this work" he concluded.
Reflecting on his achievements during his tenure at the FMA, Mr. Hughes said the launch and build of FMA had been an intense and satisfying period of work.
"Having delivered on my primary task to design, build and implement the strategic and operational platform for FMA, I have decided to complete my contract this year, and look to identify my next challenge," said Mr. Hughes.
"Announcing my decision now will allow a smooth and orderly transition for the leadership of FMA's next stage."
The FMA Board will seek an external agency to assist with the search for a new CEO and an appointment is expected to be made by the end of the year.
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Tobacco use among Romanian youth
Consumo de tabaco en jóvenes rumanos
Lucia M. Lotrean, MDI; Carmen Ionut, MD, PhDI; Hein de Vries,PhDII
IDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
IIDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands
This paper reviews data published between 1990 and 2006 regarding smoking prevalence as well as individual and contextual influences on the smoking behavior among Romanian young adults. Highlights include a consideration of multiple levels of influence, from intra-individual factors, such as demographic and cognitive factors, to social influences, such as families and peers, to the more macro, societal/cultural levels of influence, including advertising and tobacco-related policies The source of data is represented by articles and short information published in journals or in electronic format, legislation, statistics and are illustrated with pictures. Based on these data, recommendations for future smoking prevention and reduction actions for Romanian youth are taken.
Key words: tobacco use; youth; tobacco industry tactics; Romania
Se revisan datos publicados entre 1990 y 2006 sobre prevalencia de tabaquismo, así como influencias individuales y contextuales respecto al hábito de fumar entre adultos jóvenes rumanos. Los hallazgos incluyen una consideración de múltiples niveles de influencia, desde factores intraindividuales (por ejemplo, demográficos y cognitivos), influencias sociales (como familia y pares), hasta niveles de influencia macro sociales/culturales (publicidad y políticas relacionadas con el tabaco, entre otros). La fuente de datos incluye artículos y notas breves publicadas en revistas científicas o en formato electrónico, leyes, estadísticas, y se ilustran con imágenes. Con base en estos datos, se establecen recomendaciones para acciones futuras de prevención y reducción del consumo de tabaco en jóvenes rumanos.
Palabras clave: consumo de tabaco; jóvenes; tácticas de la industria tabacalera; Rumanía
It is estimated that each year in Europe tobacco use is responsible for more than 1.2 million deaths, 700 000 of which occur in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.1 In Romania smoking is responsible for more than 32 000 of deaths annually.2 Particular concern is caused by the increasing trends in smoking prevalence among Romanian young adults, which call for comprehensive actions of smoking prevention and reduction among this group.3
The argument for smoking prevention among adolescents is based on the observation that if smoking does not start during adolescence, it is unlikely to ever occur and on data indicating that the probability of cessation among adults is inversely related to age at initiation. Even infrequent experimental smoking in adolescence significantly increases the risk of adult smoking as well as the risk of diseases and death.4
In order to develop a comprehensive strategy regarding smoking prevention and reduction among Romanian youth, it is very important to make a clear diagnosis of the situation, to identify the factors which lead to this situation and the mechanisms that could help in tobacco control actions.
The objective of this paper is to review the data focused on Romanian adolescents' smoking behavior published between 1990-2006, in order to reveal the weaknesses and strengths of tobacco control targeting young adults in Romania. Based on these data, recommendations for future actions for smoking prevention and reduction for Romanian youth are made.
This paper reviews data regarding smoking prevalence as well as individual and contextual influences on the smoking behavior among Romanian young adults. Highlights include a consideration of multiple levels of influence, from intra-individual factors, such as demographic and cognitive factors, to social influences, such as families and peers, to the more macro, societal/cultural levels of influence, including advertising and tobacco-related policies.
The data sources consist of articles and short papers published in journals or in electronic format, legislation, statistics, and are accompanied by illustrations.
Smoking prevalence among Romanian young adults
For many years in Romania there was a scarcity of published data regarding smoking prevalence among Romanian young adults. The few studies available were based on national representative surveys.
A study performed among 18-19 year-old school students as part of a national surveillance program regarding lifestyle of Romanian school students shows that between 1993 and 1999 smoking prevalence rose from 9 to 24% among girls and from 20 to 38% among boys. Unfortunately no clear definition of smoking used by the study is available.5
Several studies have recently documented the prevalence of smoking among Romanian young adults. According to The National Survey on Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs, which is part of The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) carried out in 2003, 64% of 16 year-old Romanian school students reported smoking at least once during their lifetime, being noticed an increase of 11% compared with the year 1999.3
The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) carried out for the first time in Romania in 2003 shows that 56.7% of 13-17 year-old school students had ever smoked cigarettes and 23.2% currently smoke cigarettes (smoked cigarettes at least once in the past month). 6 These data are similar to those found in other former communist countries such as Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Hungary.7
A general population based study from 2003 points out that 40.6% of the Romania young adults aged 14/24 years old smoked at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime.8
According to another study from 2004, smoking prevalence among general population aged 15-24 years is 61.8% during lifetime and 32.9% within the past month previous to the survey.9
Individual factors which influence smoking behavior
Sociodemographics
Although historically the prevalence of smoking was higher among young men than young women, data from different western European countries have revealed that the rates of current smoking and initiation to smoking are approximately equal for the two groups.4 This pattern started to be found in some Central and Eastern European countries, such as Hungary and Serbia.7 In Romania smoking is still more frequent among boys than girls. The GYTS shows that 49.1% of young girls smoked at least once during lifetime and 19.7% smoked in the month previous the survey, while smoking prevalence among boys was 65.1% during their lifetime, and 27.1% in the past month.6
A general population-based study presents that 29.8% of 14-24 year-old Romanian girls smoked at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime, while the figure was 50.6% of Romanian boys from the same age group.8 Nevertheless, in recent times gender differences are becoming less significant.
Cognitive factors
Different cognitive factors have been consistently found to be predictors of smoking onset in many studies from North America or Western European countries,4,10,11,12 but few data are available from Eastern European countries, including Romania.
Similar to their counterparts from other countries, Romanian adolescents often concentrate on the short-term benefits of tobacco use, neglecting its harmful effects.1,13 One in three Romanian young adults 15-24 years of age believes that smoking less than 10 cigarettes /day can not be dangerous to health.9 Smoking is mainly a social activity for them and a way of controlling their emotions such as stress and nervousness.13,14 Many of them do not have refusal skills, since the smoking prevention programmes in Romania were generally concentrated only on offering information on health effects of smoking.13,14
Social influences
In Romania smoking has a high social acceptance and Romanian young adults often see teenagers and adults smoking. The prevalence of daily smoking among general population older than 15 years is 31.3%, while 62.1% of them smoked at least once during their lifetime.9
Parents and siblings' behavior and attitudes regarding smoking have been proved to be important factors in influencing smoking behavior of young adults.4,15 In Romania almost two thirds of 13-17 year-old school students have at least one parent who is a smoker.6 Moreover, 9 out of 10 school students declared that they are exposed to passive smoking in their homes.6
This is not surprising, since other studies show that 54.6% of smokers aged 14-60 years smoke at home in the presence of other non-smoking members of their family.8
Many studies from different countries proved that peer influence is an important factor associated with smoking behavior among teenagers.4,12 Since the prevalence of smoking among youth is high in Romania, many adolescents have friends and classmates who smoke and thus they are probably often confronted with cigarette offers and pressure to smoke from their peers. Actually, a study carried out among 15-16 year-old school students from Cluj-Napoca, a big town of Romania, shows that having friends who smoke is an important factor associated with smoking among Romanian teenagers.14
Societal/cultural influences
Tobacco advertising and promotion
After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, all Eastern European countries, including Romania, have suffered the invasion of transnational tobacco companies (TTC), which discovered new important markets in this part of the world.
As Philip Morris documents show (Bates No: 2500120503-0537) their strategy was to work very closely with high level officials and to impose the policy they wanted:16
"PM's strategy has been to work via top-level political contacts in Eastern European markets, notably in the Finance Ministries. PM is also making use of US diplo matic missions in the Eastern Countries to convey our point of view. This effort is being done in coordination with our Washington office, while our monitoring and lobbying capabilities in EE are being beefed up."
One example that shows that this strategy adopted by all TTC is an effective one is the position of US ambassador Alfred Moses addressed in 1994 in audience at the grand opening of a new American cigarette factory near Bucharest, the capital of Romania: "I am sure that Camel and the other splendid products of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. will prosper in Romania."
At the same time, transnational tobacco companies have started an aggressive campaign of promotion in Romania, including ample advertisement targeted to young adults as well as sponsorship of different social and cultural events for youth. Figure 1a presents a picture from a concert at a club in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, sponsored by the tobacco industry, where one of the singers was a girl from the audience.
Selling packages of cigarettes with less than 20 cigarettes (figure 1b), offering objects with a cigarette brand logo as well as free cigarette samples were other tactics used by the tobacco companies in Romania in the past 15 years.
GYTS shows that 22.2% of Romanian school students aged 13/17 years old have an object with a cigarette brand logo and 11.6% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative.6
The tobacco companies have tried all the time to associate the image of smoking with the idea of freedom, success, wellness and a Western value system whose allure has been hard to resist for adolescents during their search for identity.
In spite of this, the tobacco companies denied that they promoted their products to young adults, and they even organized so-called smoking prevention programs. Phillip Morris Romania and British American Tobacco Romania launched in 2000 and 2001 the smoking prevention program "The decision is mine" (figure 1c). The main message of the program was that smoking is a decision of adults, provoking in this way the young adults, who want to be considered mature, to smoke. The program had the support of the Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Health of that time.
Tobacco control in Romania
Legislation regarding tobacco advertising
After political changes from 1989, cigarettes were present practically in all mass media - on TV, radio, outdoor billboards, magazines, etc - with attractive spots, banners and articles.
Since 2000, advertisement was regulated partially, nowadays accepting some forms of indirect advertisement: outdoor, sponsorship for cultural events, advertisement inside journals, magazines and books.17,18
Cigarette availability for teenagers
In Romania there is a complete ban for sale of single or unpacked cigarettes and for selling of tobacco products to minors (less than 18 years of age).19 However, the law is very poorly enforced. GYTS show that 62.9% of teenagers who smoke buy cigarettes from a store.6 Also, the price of cigarettes in Romania was quite low in the past 15 years.16
Smoke-free areas in public places
In Romania smoking in public places (except pubs and restaurants), workplaces, health care buildings and public transportation is banned, but the law is not very well enforced.16,20,21 GYTS show that more than 8 out of 10 Romanian teenagers are exposed to cigarette smoke in public places.6
Tobacco control actions and programs
During the past 15 years, education for children, adolescents and young adults from Romania regarding tobacco use prevention had and still has weaknesses. Not enough informational and educational programmes were implemented. Often the programmes were implemented just occasionally and for a short period of time, evidencing the lack of long term strategies as well as the lack of evaluation of the programmes.
On the other hand, health professionals were not offering frequent smoking cessation counseling to their patients, whatever their age. The primary impediment to their accepting responsibility for tobacco control lies in their failure to recognize that their professional responsibility extends beyond the treatment and cure of tobacco-caused diseases and includes the prevention and cessation of tobacco use. This lack of recognition is reinforced by a medical compensation system that does not pay for counseling and cessation services.
In the past few years different governmental institutions such as the Ministry of Health and the National Agency against Drugs as well as non-governmental organizations were starting to get more actively involved in tobacco control actions. Several campaigns and programmes have been organized for smoking prevention and cessation, based upon previous similar international campaigns, funded by international, national and local organizations. These have included Celebrate World and National No Tobacco Days, campaign of information and education regarding passive smoking, and smoking prevention and cessation programmes for teenagers such as Quit and Win, SmokeFree Class Competition, I do not smoke, Adolescent smoking cessation and Protego. Table 1 describes the target group and content of these programmes.
As a signatory to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control since the end of 2005, Romania is in the process of further strengthening its tobacco control legislation and activities.
After the change of the political regime in 1989, Romania was confronted with an aggressive promotion campaign developed by the transnational tobacco companies as well as with a lack of sustainability in the field of tobacco control. Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that the social acceptance and prevalence of smoking increased among Romanian young adults. From this point of view, Romania is a good example of how effective the tobacco industry strategies can be for penetrating a new market, including influencing political factors. A similar situation was encountered in other Eastern European countries.7
Hence, a comprehensive tobacco control strategy needs to be adopted and applied in Romania. One focus must be on educational smoking prevention programs, which should help Romanian young adults to develop skills to cope with pressure to smoke and with challenging situations. Programs that motivate and help smoking adolescents to quit smoking must be also implemented for Romanian young adults, since many of them are already regular smokers.
As several studies from different countries showed,21-23 ban on tobacco advertising and tobacco industry promotional activities, restrictions of smoking in public places, enforcing a smoke-free schools policy, and increase of cigarette price could effect important benefits in preventing and decreasing smoking among Romanian adolescents. Mass media could be also a useful ally in attempts of promoting a non-smoking culture among Romanian young adults.
Regular surveys should also be performed to monitor the situation and the effectiveness of tobacco control programs, campaigns, and actions.
On the way to integration to the European Union, the Romanian legislation has to be harmonized with the European one and in this moment different governmental as well as nongovernmental organizations should actively advocate and help to speed-up the application of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Romania.
The authors thank Mr. Cornel Radu Loghin from the non-governmental organization Pure Air, Romania for his help in the process of gathering information for this article.
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19. The Official Gazette of Romania no. 165, Law no. 55/1999, Romania.
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Accepted on: March 6, 2006
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Imagine a society where there is no humor or humorists. How would you deal with information if there were no humor or humorists? In many articles, YouTube clips, and movies that I have viewed such as deadly sins happening at a church bake sale by "The Onion", the comedian Sebastian Maniscalco in "Doorbell", and Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire show that they play a vital role in society by addressing information to the public that is happening right in front of them.
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According to Alain de Botton, "to convey impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly." Humorists address that they play a vital in society by addressing how to deal with situations that happen in the public's daily life.
In the article "All Seven Deadly Sins Committed at Church Bake Sale" humorists address how people are religious, but still they are committing deadly sins at a church bake sale. For example, when at the church bake sale Betty Wicks walks past Connie's table and says, "I just have to buy something," said the 245-pound Wicks.
" ,and by them saying this it shows how vindictive they really are. Another example is the sin of lust committed at the church bake sale when, "male attendees ogled Wyckoff" the shapely 20-year-old redhead". Both of these quotes show that humor and humorists address a vital role in society when deadly sins are being committed at a church bake sale, and they show how to address a situation such as this one.
In the YouTube clip of Sebastian Maniscalco "Doorbell" he as a humorist addresses how times have changed from how things were back then compared to how things are now when company rings your doorbell, which shows the ludicrous side to this comedic situation. For example, he did a skit about how when it did not matter who it was back then on who rang the doorbell because company was always welcomed.
People got up, ran to the door, drank coffee, ate cake, talked for hours and they were already saying for another time to stop by and do it all over again. Then compared to the other skit for example when the doorbell rang now. He said when the doorbell rings now; people would say who the heck is at my door, everyone gets down on the floor, and act like no one is home until they leave. The YouTube clip of Sebastian Maniscalco "Doorbell" addresses why humor and humorists are a vital role in society and how they can deliver news to the public in a comedic way.
In the movie Mrs. Doubtfire the thing that Robin Williams addresses as a humorist is the divorce with his wife and the custody battle over his kids. For example, when he makes jokes about what is happening and about himself instead of dealing with the problem in front of him about his divorce, when he is trying to divert attention to something else. Another example is when he dresses up as a woman to keep an eye on his wife and to make sure that nothing happens between her and someone else. Also since he is dressed up as a 60-year-old woman, he has a show that teaches good morals and lessons to kids, and at the end of the show he read a letter about a kid whose parents were going through divorce and no matter who it was that loved you there was always a family for you.
For example, when he has a custody battle with his wife for the kids he dresses up as a 60-year-old woman and acts as a housekeeper to see his kids every day of the week. He also dresses up as a woman because he wants to be with his family. He dresses up as a woman to show the humorists' sides' way to deal with his divorce and the custody battle over his kids, and this addresses how humor and humorists play a vital role in society and shows a different way to deal with this kind of scenario.
Another example that Robin Williams uses in Mrs. Doubtfire is when he does the voice over for a cartoon and the cartoon has a bird smoking in it. This is also against his morals and he does not like the fact that there is a smoking bird in the cartoon to show to children. For example, then he asked the people around him if it was wrong to basically promote smoking to the kids that would be watching this, when they were all smoking. Another example is since he quit his job and he dresses up as a woman (Mrs. Doubtfire) he stars in a new show to teach good morals and lessons to the kids by using his sagacity. He shows that humor and humorists play a vital role in society to show how to give good morals and lessons to people in a humorous way.
Throughout the articles, YouTube clips, and movies that I have viewed and in society, humorists have addressed that they play a vital role in all of them. Either by bringing up topics that are hard to talk about or by delivering news in a comedic way.
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Q: Mount host directory in a virtual machine I have a directory on a system which is the host for a virtual machine. I want to make this directory accessible from the guest of the virtual machine.
There are some way I can think of, packing the directory to iso or img file which means make a copy of the directory, not the directory itself. For virtualbox, there's shared folder method which I have to install guest additions to the guest machine. That's not what I need because I want to mount the directory when installing Arch Linux on a new virtual machine.
I can't find a way for Qemu too. Then I wondering, is it even possible? If it is, how to do that?
My goal is to do something like:
mount /dev/sdb /mnt

inside the guest machine, but instead of /dev/sdb, somehow pass a directory of the host machine.
More specifically, I've backed up all of packages that pacman has downloaded to a directory in host machine. And I want to mount that directory to /var/cache/pacman/pkg so I don't need to download the package everytime I install Arch Linux. I'm doing Arch installations often for testing purposes.

A: This can be easily done by using NFS. You'll have to install a NSF server on your host (very easy) and then mount the directory on the guest. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NFS

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by Villanueva, Maria Sophia; Kolli, Kirthi; Ayscue, Jennifer; Kumar, Anjali S.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; .Department: Surgery/Colorectal Surgery.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Villanueva MS, Kolli K, Ayscue J, Kumar A.Local accession number: 2013_106.
by Vora, Anup; Nissim, Hanaa G; Bandi, Gaurav; Lynch, John; Venkatesan, Krishnan; Ghasemian, Seyem Reza; Verghese, Mohan; Hwang, Jonathan.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Urology.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Vora A, Nissim H, Bandi G, Lynch J, Venkatesan K, Ghasemian R, Verghese M, Hwang J.Local accession number: 2013_64.
by Vora, Anup; Lynch, John; Venkatesan, Krishnan; Ghasemian, Seyem Reza; Hwang, Jonathan; Verghese, Mohan.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Urology.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Vora A, Lynch J, Venkatesan K, Ghasemian R, Hwang J, Verghese M.Local accession number: 2013_60.
by Vora, Anup; Nissim, Hanaa G; Kowalczyk, Keith; McGeagh, Kevin; Bandi, Gaurav; Lynch, John; Venkatesan, Krishnan; Ghasemian, Seyem Reza; Verghese, Mohan; Hwang, Jonathan.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Washington Cancer Institute.Department: Urology.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Vora A, Nissim H, Kowalczyk K, McGeagh K, Bandi G, Lynch J, Borges P, Venkatesan K, Ghasemian R, Verghese M, Hwang J.Local accession number: 2013_63.
by Vora, Anup; Harbin, Andrew; Nissim, Hanaa G; Kowalczyk, Keith; Bandi, Gaurav; McGeagh, Kevin; Lynch, John; Venkatesan, Krishnan; Ghasemian, Seyem Reza; Hwang, Jonathan; Verghese, Mohan.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Urology.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Vora A, Harbin A, Nissim H, Kowalczyk K, Bandi G, McGeagh K, Lynch J, Venkatesan K, Ghasemian R., Hwang J, Verghese M.Local accession number: 2013_61.
by Vora, Anup; Nissim, Hanaa G; Harbin, Andrew; Kowalczyk, Keith; Bandi, Gaurav; McGeagh, Kevin; Lynch, John; Venkatesan, Krishnan; Ghasemian, Seyem Reza; Verghese, Mohan; Hwang, Jonathan.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Washington Cancer Institute.Department: Urology.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Vora A, Nissim H, Harbin A, Kowalczyk K, Bandi G, McGeagh K, Lynch J, Venkatesan K, Ghasemian R, Verghese M, Hwang J.Local accession number: 2013_62.
Institution: MedStar Health Research Institute; MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Urology.Full author list: Vora A, Large T, Aronica J, Haynes S, Luskin J, Tefera E, Harbin A, Marchalik D, Nissim H, Lynch J, Bandi G, McGeagh K, Kowalczyk K, Ghasemian R.
by Wenk, Kurt S; Khanna, Sarika; Peck, Gary L; Venna, Suraj S.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Washington Cancer Institute.Department: Dermatology.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Wenk K, Khanna S, Peck GL, Venna SS.Local accession number: 2013_39.
by Yi, William S; Villanueva, Sophie; Kumar, Anjali S.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Surgery/Colorectal Surgery; Surgery/Trauma Surgery.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Yi WS, Villanueva S, Kumar A.Local accession number: 2013_100.
by Yi, William S; Hafiz, Shabnam; Sava, Jack A.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; MedStar Health Research Institute.Department: Surgery/Trauma Surgery.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Yi WS, Hafiz S, Sava JA.Local accession number: 2013_3.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Surgery/Trauma Surgery.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Yi WS, Hafiz S, Sava JA.Local accession number: 2013_40.
by Yurteri-Kaplan, Ladin A; St.Clair, Chris; Gutman, Robert E.
Institution: MedStar Health Research Institute; MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Yurteri-Kaplan L, St. Clair C, Gutman R.Local accession number: 2013_66.
by Yurteri-Kaplan, Ladin A; Mete, Mihriye; St.Clair, Chris; Iglesia, Cheryl B.
Institution: MedStar Health Research Institute; MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.Publication: Conference Activity.Full author list: Yurteri-Kaplan L, Mete M, St. Clair C, Iglesia CB.Local accession number: 2013_65.
by Geboy, Alexander; Mahajan, Sandeep; Fleming, Ike; Daly, Allison; Sewell, Candice; Cole, Carmella A; Cho, Won Kyoo; Fishbein, Dawn.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; MedStar Health Research Institute.Department: Medicine/Infectious Diseases.Publication: Poster Presentation.Full author list: Geboy A, Mahajan S, Fleming I, Daly A, Sewell C, Cole C, Cho WK, Fishbein D.Local accession number: 2013_185.
by Graf, Shannon K; Goyal, Munish; Bhat, Rahul; Arnold, Lauren; Bhooshan, Anu; Tefera, Eshetu; Dubin, Jeffrey S; Frohna, William J.
Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; MedStar Health Research Institute.Department: Emergency Medicine.Publication: Poster Presentation.Full author list: Graf S, Goyal M, Bhat R, Arnold L, Bhooshan A, Tefera E, Dubin J, Frohna W.Local accession number: 2013_108.
by Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, Joanna; Mete, Mihriye; Burman, Kenneth D; Wartofsky, Leonard.
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by Ortiz, Rachel T; Jo, Daniel Y; Randad, Pranay R; Prindeze, Nicholas J; Moffatt, Lauren T; Jordan, Marion H; Shupp, Jeffrey W.
Institution: MedStar Health Research Institute; MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Surgery/Burn Services.Publication: Poster Presentation.Full author list: Ortiz RT, Jo DY, Randad PR, Prindeze NJ, Moffatt LT, Jordan MH, Shupp JW.Local accession number: 2013_126.
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Institution: MedStar Health Research Institute; MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Department: Surgery/Burn Services.Publication: Poster Presentation.Full author list: Prindeze N, Fathi P, Travis TE, Mino MJ, Mauskar NA, Moffatt LT, Shupp, JW.Local accession number: 2013_125.
by Ryan, Andrea; DiPhillips, Raymond; Mete, Mihriye.
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Citation: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 19(2 Suppl 1):S15. 2013.Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital Center; MedStar Health Research Institute.Department: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery.Publication: Poster Presentation.Full author list: Yurteri-Kaplan LA, Mete M, St. Clair C, Iglesia C.Local accession number: 2013_143.
by Prindeze, Nicholas J; Ardanuy, Jeremy G; Carney, Bonnie C; Moffatt, Lauren T; Shupp, Jeffrey W.
by Agunbiade, Tolulope A; Ottaviano, Yvonne; Goswami, Debolina; Ruiz, George; Barac, Ana.
by Kent, Rhett A; Shupp, Jeffrey W; Fernandez, Stephen J; Prindeze, Nicholas J; DeKlotz, Cynthia.
by Richter, Lee; Bradley, Sarah; Lynce, Filipa; Tefera, Eshetu.
by Tejiram, Shawn; McLawhorn, Melissa M; Moffatt, Lauren T; Shupp, Jeffrey W.


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Some news on our 2015-16 season opening
Montréal, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 —
The Trials of Patricia Isasa
Our next production is in development with an extraordinary team: Kristin Norderval, composer, Naomi Wallace, libretto, Pauline Vaillancourt, stage direction, Dominique Blain, set design, Nancy Bussières, lighting, Jacques-Lee Pelletier, make-up and Marianne Thériault, assistant director and costume design. The world premiere will be presented on May 19, 20 and 21 at the Monument-National in Montréal.
See the production page
For the first time in its history Chants Libres will be presenting a public reading of a new opera in New York at Roulette on January 13, 2016. The soloists and the musicians from the production will be conducted by Cristian Gort.
Ensemble KÔ
We are happy to announce that the Ensemble KÔ, a choir of 20 members under the direction of Thiphaine Legrand, have joined us for the production of The Trials or Patricia Isasa!
More about the Ensemble KÔ (French only)
In residence at Chants Libres in the month of November, Kristin Norderval and Pauline Vaillancourt will continue their collective work and will collaborate for the first time with the Ensemble KÔ, and continue their work with the soloists and the conductor. Nota bene: Miss Norderval, soprano, will perform the lead role of the elder Patricia Isasa in the opera.
Last June, our artistic director was honoured with the Opera America Service Award for her 25 years of work for Chants Libres. Always on the go, she is leaving for Argentina in November to collaborate with Patricia Isasa on the opera that tells her incredible story.
See Pauline Vaillancourt page
Yo soy la desintegración
The original version of Yo soy la desintegración starring Pauline Vaillancourt is now available on YouTube:
Yo soy la desintegración, œuvre de Jean Piché / Yan Muckle
September 09, 1997, 66m34s
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Must be admitted to hospital for general anaesthesia.
Need insulin, even if fasting, to avoid ketoacidosis.
Should receive a glucose infusion when fasting before an anaesthetic to prevent hypoglycaemia.
Surgery on children and adolescents with diabetes should only be performed in centres with dedicated paediatric facilities for the care of young people with diabetes.
To ensure the highest levels of safety, careful liaison is required between surgical, aesthetic and children's diabetes care teams before admission to hospital for elective surgery and as soon as possible after admission for emergency surgery.
Add soluble insulin 50units to 50ml 0.9% saline making solution of 1 unit/ml; attach to syringe pump and label clearly.
Start infusion at 0.05 ml/kg/hr (i.e. 0.05 units/kg/hr).
Aim to maintain BG levels between 5 and 12 mmol/l by adjusting infusion hourly.
Do not stop insulin infusion if BG <5 mmol/l as this will cause rebound hyperglycaemia: reduce the infusion rate.
The insulin infusion may be stopped if BG < 3 mmol/l but only for 15 minutes.
Give one-third of the usual morning insulin dose as short-acting insulin if the operation is after midday.
Then as for morning operations (above).
reduce (e.g. give of) usual insulin dose or give repeated small doses of short/rapid-acting insulin.
Glucose 5–10% infusion and frequent BG monitoring are recommended in all these situations.
Content by Dr Íomhar O' Sullivan 27/03/2007. Next review 27/03/2008.


Horsesensing uses Chris Irwin's method coupled with Jungian Theory, principles and practice to create an intuitive blend.
Rather than using the horse as a therapeutic tool to elicit emotions, Chris's work involves the horse directly as a teacher. A horse's respect, trust, focus and willingness is only earned when a human learns to balance their predator-based behaviors with the horse's prey-based behaviors. What a horse needs to see in the one it willingly elects as its leader, be it horse or human, is the same character traits we want to see in ourselves. Learning to be the better horse translates literally, not just metaphorically, into becoming a better person.


ECMOD Business Awards for Retail - We made the Finals!
We are proud to announce than Home Leisure Direct has been shortlisted for the National Venda ECMOD Direct Commerce Awards 2013 alongside some huge household names such as John Lewis, Argos and Littlewoods.
These awards have been orchestrated by ECMOD as recognition of businesses across the country who demonstrate excellence in direct-to-customer retailing across all channels. We have been shortlisted for the finals of best business who specialises in B2C retailing with a turnover less than £5 million.
We are so excited to be in the finals of such a prestigious award that celebrates the best of the best in retailing across the United Kingdom. This is the second national award that we have been selected as finalist for.
In 2011 Home Leisure Direct was shortlisted for the E-commerce Awards for Excellence where we made the finals and were one of the top 4 small, e-commerce businesses in the UK, something we are immensely proud of.
During 2012 we decided to work on our offering going through some huge changes including a complete rebrand, working with and developing our licensing partners, opening a brand new luxury showroom and relaunching our website so all awards entries were off the cards last year whilst we developed our offering.
This year we presented a well thought out entry that took the esteemed panel through the developments afoot at Home Leisure Direct and it seems what we have done over the past 12 months has paid off with a finalist spot and one of the most well respected e-commerce awards in the country.
We are so proud to be part of the event, whether we win or are runner up, we are honoured to be featured in the company of some truly inspirational British businesses.
The awards ceremony will be held on the 18th April at Chelsea Football Club.


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12 AUG 2017
1. LOK SABHA PASSES STATE BANKS (REPEAL AND AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017
i. The Lok Sabha passed State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill 2017 to repeal the SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act 1959, State Bank of Hyderabad Act 1956 and to further amend the State Bank of India Act, 1955, following the merger of 5 associates with the parent State Bank of India.
ii. From April 1, 2017, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Travancore and Bharatiya Mahila Bank were merged into State Bank of India.
iii. On account of this merger, these subsidiary banks ceased to exist and, therefore, it became necessary to repeal the SBI India (Subsidiary Banks) Act and the State Bank of Hyderabad Act which established these subsidiaries.
2. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY GAVE APPROVAL OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN ANDHRA PRADESH
i. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved two projects for development of industrial clusters at Hindupur and Bobbili in the respective districts of Ananatapur and Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh.
ii. It comes under 'Modified Industrial Infrastructure Up gradation Scheme'. The objective of the above projects is to provide quality and reliable infrastructure to industrial units located in these clusters.
iii. These projects aim to provide road network, drainage, power and water supply networks. It also provide some other common services like health centres, dormitories, canteens, crèches, parking areas, etc.
3. TELENGANA CM INITIATES 2000-CR SRIRAMSAGAR MODERNISATION PROJECT
i. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has initiated Rs 2,000-cr project that seeks to modernise and strengthen its network. It has been initiated to modernise the SriramSagar project and increase the area served by this lifeline project.
ii. The project on the Godavari River has the capacity to boost water supply to several districts in the State. The State plans to keep the reservoir full throughout the year by filling it with water from the Kaleshwaram project.
iii. The project aims to ensure that water will flow continuously in the canals of SRSP and all lakes will get steady inflow of water.
iv. Under the SriramSagar project revival and repairing initiative, water from the Pranahitha River, which joins the Godavari, will be diverted at Medigadda and pumped into the SriramSagar project.
v. Under the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, from Medigadda, water will be diverted to Yellampally SRSP flood canals and Mid Manair and Lower Manair.
4. GOVERNMENT FIXES TARGET OF INSTALLING 60 GIGA WATT WIND POWER CAPACITY BY 2022
i. Government has fixed an ambitious target of installing 60 Giga watt wind power capacity in the country by 2022. Power Minister Piyush Goyal said, the current wind power installed capacity in the country is over 32.5 GW.
ii. Till 2016-17 the wind power was being procured through Feed in Tariff determined by respective State Electricity Regulators. Annual wind power capacity addition of around 5500 megawatt is required to meet wind capacity target of 60 GW by 2022.
5. 15TH MEETING OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF BIMSTEC COUNTRIES
i. 15th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting was held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
ii. The meeting was attended by foreign ministers from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan and the deputy foreign ministers from Myanmar and Thailand. Union Minister of External Affairs, Ms. Sushma Swaraj also attended this meeting.
iii. Speaking at the meeting, Ms. Swaraj mentioned that India will host the 1st BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise in October 2017, to build regional capacities.
iv. Progress and achievements in the 14 identified areas of cooperation was reviewed and ways to accelerate the cooperation under the BIMSTEC processes were discussed at the meeting.
v. Besides, discussions were also held on appointment of the next secretary general, date and venue of the 16th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting.
6. RBI TO PAY RS. 30,659 CRORE DIVIDEND TO GOVERNMENT
i. This year, Reserve Bank of India will be transferring to the Government Rs 30,659 cr as dividend. This amount is less than half the amount of Rs 65876 cr it transferred to Government last year.
ii. The reduction in the transfer of surplus to the government could be due to a number of factors including higher cost of printing new currency notes and cost of managing excess liquidity generated from phasing out of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
iii. During last year, foreign currency reserves of RBI were fetching less return because most of the foreign countries were giving negative returns or very low returns.
iv. Also, throughout the year the reverse repo has been high that means that RBI has to pay to banks. The whole of last year there was surplus liquidity and RBI had to pay more interest to the banks.
7. MCX GETS SEBI APPROVAL FOR LAUNCHING GOLD OPTIONS
i. The Multi Commodity Exchange Ltd has received markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's approval to launch country's first gold options contract.
ii. MCX has received the approval to launch options on futures in gold contract from SEBI. MCX will soon finalise exact contract specifications and launch date.
iii. SEBI has mentioned that options could be launched on futures contract of only those commodities that are among the top 5 in terms of total trading turnover value of previous 12 months.
iv. For agricultural commodity and agri-processed commodities the average daily turnover of underlying futures contracts in past one year should be at least Rs 200 cr.
v. SEBI had also stipulated necessary guidelines with regard to the product design and risk management framework to be adopted for trading in options on commodity futures.
8. FACEBOOK TO MONITOR MSME GROWTH IN ODISHA, LAUNCHES SHEMEANSBUSINESS
i. Facebook will monitor the growth of the MSMEs in Odisha after imparting training to them in next one year.
ii. Facebook has partnered with the Odisha's MSME department and Project Mission Shakti to train 25,000 entrepreneurs by the end of 2018.
iii. The state government has plans to organize hands-on workshops for MSME entrepreneurs and women SHGs on 'Digital Marketing Skills'. The partnership aimed to reduce the digital divide and empower nearly 25,000 entrepreneurs and SHGs over the next one year.
iv. Facebook will also prepare a data base through registrations in which they will take the email ids and mobile numbers of entrepreneurs in all the workshops.
v. Facebook has launched its SheMeansBusiness programme in Bhubaneswar, which was attended by about 1,100 women entrepreneurs of the state.
vi. The programme of Facebook is launched in 16 countries around the world including India. It is designed to aspire and established women entrepreneurs to help them build and grow their business online.
9. REAL MADRID WON THE 2017 UEFA SUPER CUP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
i. Real Madrid, a professional football club of Spain, has won the 2017 UEFA Super Cup football tournament by defeating Manchester United in the final.
ii. Union of European Football Associations European Super Cup held at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia. It is 4th UEFA Super Cup title for real Madrid.
10. DAVINDER SINGH KANG, 1ST INDIAN TO QUALIFY FOR JAVELIN THROW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
i. Davinder Singh Kang has become the 1st Indian to qualify for the final round of the javelin throw World Championships.
ii. The IAAF World Athletics Championships is going on in London. Kang, who was competing in the qualification round of Group B qualified for the finals.


Are You Above or Below the Median List Price for Greater Cincinnati Townships?
Sold in a week or sitting on the market? How does your property compare list prices in your areas?
The value of any property currently listed is decided by buyers. Overpriced properties tend to sit on the market for a long time before sellers finally realize a price adjustment is needed. While each home or condo for sale is unique-buyers are shopping for a home just like they shop for groceries. Walking down the aisle, looking at prices and labels then making a decision. Many sellers think today's buyers will make an offer on overpriced listings-but many buyers don't bother to look at these properties. Keeping your property priced within the neighborhood range significantly increases your chances to capture the buyer's attention.
Median prices on both single family homes rose, while condos are struggling in the majority of the townships below- not bad considering the lack of homes/condos for sale continues to drag the local real estate market down. Data pulled from the Multiple Listing Service of Greater Cincinnati shows that potential buyers have 7589– single family homes and 1273 – another small increase in the numbers 0f single family homes and a slight decrease in the number of condos available since the last township report.
Each neighborhood and complex within each zip code has unique pricing characteristics-make sure you look at not only the average/median list prices but also the absorption rate and the prices of recently sold properties.


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De heerlijkheid Lichtenberg (niet te verwarren met Graafschap Lichtenberg) was een miniatuurheerlijkheid bij het kerspel Silvolde die in 1462 was afgescheiden van het rechtsgebied van de Heren van Wisch ten behoeve van Berend, bastaardzoon van Hendrik van Wisch. Het lag als enclave tussen Terborg en Anholt midden in de heerlijkheid Wisch. Deze heerlijkheid, die in latere tijden in bezit van andere geslachten is gekomen, is altijd allodiaal gebleven.

Geschiedenis

Het gericht bestond uit een richter (tevens landschrijver) en twee gerichtslieden. Ook was er een advocaat-fiscaal. Volgens een instructie voor een nieuw aan te stellen richter (protocol 1772-1809) bezat de heer het recht van criminele justitie. Uit archieven blijkt niet dat van dit recht gebruik is gemaakt. Tijdens de Franse Tijd in 1798 zou Lichtenberg aan het Ambt Bredevoort worden toegevoegd, hetgeen nooit is gebeurd.

Omstreeks 1860 werd het kasteel Lichtenberg gesloopt.

In 1916 kocht Frederika Johanna Knufman in Amsterdam, de naam en de titel van de Heerlijkheid Lichtenberg met de daaruit voortspruitende recht tot het voeren van het bekende wapen van Lichtenberg.

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Ambt Bredevoort, 1795-1811 op:ecal.nu
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 J. Belonje, "De Heerlijkheid Lichtenberg", in: Archief van de Oudheidkundige Vereeniging De Graafschap 5 (1954-1957), p. 128-147

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Geschiedenis van Oude IJsselstreek
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Chan Lam Hams (nascido em 13 de maio de 1955) é um ex-ciclista honconguês. Competindo no ciclismo de estrada, representou o Honguecongue em duas provas nos Jogos Olímpicos de 1976, realizados em Montreal, Canadá.

Ciclistas olímpicos de Hong Kong
Ciclistas nos Jogos Asiáticos de 1978
Ciclistas nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1976