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« वामपंथियों ने हमेशा श्रीराम के अस्तित्व को नकराने का काम किया
अयोध्या ही श्रीराम का जन्मस्थान पर विरोधी कुतर्क के आधार पर नकारते हैं »
Ayyappa: Ascetic extraordinaire
27 November, 2018 - 1:56 am | 9 December, 2018 Articles
The 50-odd day Mandala Puja at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, climax of 41-day long austerities by devotees who piously trek barefoot through Pampa forest to reach the shrine, has currently become a spiritual obstacle course for the faithful who have to suffer shabby sabotage by the State government that has ruthlessly curtailed transport and civic facilities for pilgrims, while hyperactively facilitating women of the prohibited age group to ascend the sacred sannidhanam (sanctum sanctorum).
Interestingly, in its controversial majority judgment of September 2018 allowing women of all ages to enter the temple on grounds of gender equality, the Supreme Court did not actually strike down rule 6(c) of The Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act (1950, 2018), which prevents entry of women aged between 10-50 years to the Sabarimala shrine. Hence, it can be argued that the Travancore Devaswom Board is duty bound to implement the rule and prevent women belonging to the said age group from entering the temple.
The State Government-dominated Board is refusing to implement its mandate, forcing devotees to brave stressful circumstances to protect the sanctity of the temple and its traditions. When police could misbehave with Pon Radhakrishnan, Union Minister of State for Finance, who came as a devotee carrying the sacred irumudi kettu on his head, the plight of ordinary pilgrims can be imagined. Images of women of the now-permitted age group weeping at the prospect of the tradition being defiled would surely have stunned the Honourable Justices who had tried to 'liberate' them.
So far, vigilant devotees have ensured that attention-grabbing women of the prohibited age group do not ascend the sacred 18 steps (pathinettaam padi) to the sannidhanam; many have been halted along the route itself. But until the temple opened for Mandalam Puja on November 16, it was open for only a few days in all; such intense vigilance may be difficult to sustain up to January 20-21; this has heightened tensions among the faithful. A devotee told this writer that while he was there, two women sporting false beards managed to escape scrutiny and reached the sacred steps; they were stopped with the demand that all men must ascend the steps bare-chested.
It would be appropriate for the Supreme Court, when hearing review petitions listed for January 22, 2019, to reconsider its decision to permit women of all ages to visit the temple in violation of the specific tenets of Ayyappa worship. The Court is also urged to revisit the principles on which it has been ruling on questions of faith. Too many judicial interventions in recent years appear to be driven by the personal opinions of the honourable judges of the day, in effect flouting the Constitutional separation of powers and even otherwise treading on tricky terrain, leading to complaints of judicial activism and overreach.
In the Shirur Mutt case (1954), the Supreme Court enunciated a doctrine of essential religious practice, and ruled that what constitutes the essential part of a religion is to be ascertained with reference to the doctrines of that religion itself. It stated that a religious denomination or organisation enjoys complete autonomy in deciding what rites and ceremonies are essential according to its tenets and no outside authority has any jurisdiction to interfere with their decision in such matters. Over the years, however, experts have observed that the Court has used this principle to itself decide what is "essential" and what is not, in an interventionist manner.
Ayyappa at Sabarimala is a unique yogi (ascetic); he sits in arddhasana (yogapadasana), a posture of extreme tapas (meditation). His knees are bent upwards, bound to His back by 'yogapatta' (a belt made of cloth) with right hand in Chinmudra (gyan mudra) and left hand facing downwards and resting on the knee. This is a rare yogic posture and symbolises the wish of the ascetic to leave no space for anyone to sit on His lap.
There is a powerful symbolism in this posture. When the seated image of a god has the left thigh folded, His divine consort sits over it; the folded right leg is for the child. Normally, the deity's legs are crossed. However, Ayyappa Swami's legs are not crossed as He is Naishtika Brahmachari (student who accompanies His Guru everywhere and learns Vedas from him), and has no need to fold His legs because He has no wife or offspring. His raised and bound knees deny space to all. While divinities sit on simhasanas (royal thrones), Ayyappa sits on His feet, on a peetham, in deep meditation, with eyes open. In this state, He elevates one to the conscious awareness (observing) state, Sat-Chit-Ananda, the supreme meditative state. The only other deity wearing yogapatta is Narasimha in Yoga-Narasimha form, but his legs are crossed and his consort sits on his left thigh.
This is the "essential religious practice" and core sanctity of the Ayyappa tradition that thousands of devotees, men and women alike, are fighting to preserve. Only the oceanic depth and diversity of the Sanatana Dharma can sprout such subtle and profound forms of divinity. They are not easy to comprehend, even for the devout, but they worthy of utmost reverence. The minority verdict of Justice Indu Malhotra understood that the Supreme Court should avoid wading into theology. Especially, as there was no threat to public order, morality or health. A bunch of busybodies with no locus standi had no right to tell a religious group what rites and ceremonies are essential to its practice.
In my considered view, the Court negated its own wisdom as defined in the Shirur Mutt case and failed to honour the assertions of the respected Thantri regarding the tenets of the faith, denied his autonomy to decide its rites and rules, and allowed the mischief of non-devotees to prevail over believers. The fact that well-funded activists flew to Kerala to become the 'first' to shatter the sacred barrier proves the iconoclastic mindset of the group which moved the petition.
In S. Mahendran vs. The Secretary, Travancore (1991), the Supreme Court opined that the prohibition of women of a particular age group was a reasonable restriction and did not apply to women as a class. It noted that the identity of a religious denomination consists in the identity of its doctrines, creeds and tenets which ensure the unity of the faith and bind its adherents together as one community. It is submitted that the Court should protect this bond of unity.
The author is Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library; the views expressed are personal
The Pioneer, 27 November 2018
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/columnists/ascetic-extraordinaire.html
http://vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=4872
This is the authorized collection of the writings of Sandhya Jain, published over the years in different places, and maintained by her personally, as a record. As such, it is not interactive. Readers wishing to interact for any reason may write to jsandhya@gmail.com


CHICAGO --- A surprisingly high number of women have postpartum depressive symptoms, according to a new, large-scale study by a Northwestern Medicine® researcher.
The study underscored the importance of prenatal as well as postpartum screening. Mothers' and infants' health and lives hang in the balance. The lives of several women who were suicidal when staff members called them for the screening were saved likely as a result of the study's screening and immediate intervention.
Wisner is director of Northwestern's Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders and the Norman and Helen Asher Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She's also a physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
- In women who screened positive for depression, 19.3 percent thought of harming themselves.
- Many women who screened positive for major depression postpartum had already experienced at least one episode of depression previously and, in addition, had an anxiety disorder. The study found 30 percent of women had depression onset prior to pregnancy, 40 percent postpartum and 30 percent during pregnancy. More than two-thirds of these women also had an anxiety disorder.
- Of the women who screened positive for major depression, 22 percent had bipolar disorder, the majority of whom had not been diagnosed by their physicians. There is often a delay in correctly diagnosing bipolar disorder, which depends on identifying not only the depressed phase but the manic or hypomanic phase as well. But postpartum is the highest risk period for new episodes of mania in a woman's life.
Maximizing a woman's overall mental and physical health in pregnancy and after childbirth is critically important.
When a new mother is depressed, her emotional state can interfere with child development and increases the rate of insecure attachment and poor cognitive performance of her child, Wisner said.
"If we identify patients we must have treatment to offer them," Wisner said.
The study was funded by grant RO1 MH 071825 from the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health.


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@module @ember/engine
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import EmberObject from '@ember/object';
import { RSVP } from '@ember/-internals/runtime';
import { assert } from '@ember/debug';
import EmberError from '@ember/error';
import { Registry, privatize as P } from '@ember/-internals/container';
import { guidFor } from '@ember/-internals/utils';
import { ENGINE_PARENT, getEngineParent, setEngineParent } from './lib/engine-parent';
import { ContainerProxyMixin, RegistryProxyMixin } from '@ember/-internals/runtime';
import type { InternalOwner } from '@ember/-internals/owner';
import type Owner from '@ember/-internals/owner';
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  The `EngineInstance` encapsulates all of the stateful aspects of a
  running `Engine`.

  @public
  @class EngineInstance
  @extends EmberObject
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*/

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// `ContainerProxyMixin`, which respectively implement the same `RegistryMixin`
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interface EngineInstance extends RegistryProxyMixin, ContainerProxyMixin, InternalOwner, Owner {}
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  declare application: Application;

  declare mountPoint?: string;
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  [ENGINE_PARENT]?: EngineInstance;

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  init(properties: object | undefined) {
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    @public
    @method boot
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    if (this._bootPromise) {
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    if (this._booted) {
      return this;
    }

    assert(
      "An engine instance's parent must be set via `setEngineParent(engine, parent)` prior to calling `engine.boot()`.",
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    );

    this.cloneParentDependencies();

    this.setupRegistry(options);

    this.base.runInstanceInitializers(this);

    this._booted = true;

    return this;
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  setupRegistry(
    options: BootOptions = this.__container__.lookup('-environment:main') as BootEnvironment
  ) {
    (this.constructor as typeof EngineInstance).setupRegistry(this.__registry__, options);
  }

  /**
   Unregister a factory.

   Overrides `RegistryProxy#unregister` in order to clear any cached instances
   of the unregistered factory.

   @public
   @method unregister
   @param {String} fullName
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    this.__container__.reset(fullName);

    // We overwrote this method from RegistryProxyMixin.
    this.__registry__.unregister(fullName);
  }

  /**
    Build a new `EngineInstance` that's a child of this instance.

    Engines must be registered by name with their parent engine
    (or application).

    @private
    @method buildChildEngineInstance
    @param name {String} the registered name of the engine.
    @param options {Object} options provided to the engine instance.
    @return {EngineInstance,Error}
  */
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    if (!Engine) {
      throw new EmberError(
        `You attempted to mount the engine '${name}', but it is not registered with its parent.`
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    }

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    let engineInstance = Engine.buildInstance(options);

    setEngineParent(engineInstance, this);

    return engineInstance;
  }

  /**
    Clone dependencies shared between an engine instance and its parent.

    @private
    @method cloneParentDependencies
  */
  cloneParentDependencies() {
    const parent = getEngineParent(this);

    assert('expected parent', parent);

    let registrations = ['route:basic', 'service:-routing'] as const;

    registrations.forEach((key) => {
      let registration = parent.resolveRegistration(key);
      assert('expected registration to be a factory', isFactory(registration));
      this.register(key, registration);
    });

    let env = parent.lookup('-environment:main') as Record<string, unknown>;
    this.register('-environment:main', env, { instantiate: false });

    // The type annotation forces TS to (a) validate that these match and (b)
    // *notice* that they match, e.g. below on the `singletons.push()`.
    let singletons: FullName[] = [
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}

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Hear a Pair of Songs From Duff McKagan and Mike McCready's Levee Walkers Project
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Duff McKagan and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready have teamed up with ex-Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Strong to form a new group, Levee Walkers, and released the first two songs from the project.
For the two new tracks, titled "Freedom Song" and "Tears for the West," the band enlisted the aid of Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman. According to Martin, the trio met Coleman several years ago at the Classic Rock Awards. "We have been listening to his music for decades," wrote Martin. "We were seated at the same table and introduced by our fellow bandmate Duff McKagan, and we immediately hit it off with a night of memorable conversation, which is how great collaborations usually begin."
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Walerij Sokolenko (* 21. Juni 1982 in Tschernihiw) ist ein ehemaliger ukrainischer Fußballspieler, der zuletzt beim ukrainischen Fußballverein Tschornomorez Odessa unter Vertrag stand. Sokolenko war ein Abwehrspieler, der hauptsächlich auf der linken Seite einsetzbar war.

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Sokolenko begann seine Profifußballerkarriere in Borysfen. Dort spielte er aber nur ein Jahr von 2003 bis 2004. Danach wechselte er zu Energetik, aber auch dort war er nicht lange unter Vertrag (Juli 2004 bis Dezember 2005). Weitere Stationen waren Górnik Łęczna (Januar 2006 bis Juni 2008), Tschernihiw (Juni 2008 bis Dezember 2008) und Polonia Bytom (Januar 2009 bis Juni 2009).

Zwischen Juli 2009 und Februar 2011 stand er bei Energie Cottbus unter Vertrag. Seinen ersten Pflichtspieleinsatz beim FC Energie Cottbus hatte er am 9. August 2009 gegen den FC Augsburg, als er kurz vor Spielschluss eingewechselt wurde. Sein erstes Pflichtspiel von Anfang an absolviert er am 25. September 2009 gegen den FSV Frankfurt. Bei seinem zweiten Ligaeinsatz gelang ihm auch sein erstes Tor in der 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.

Im Februar 2011 wechselte Sokolenko zum FK Tschornomorez Odessa in die ukrainische Perscha Liha.

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from django.conf import settings
from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, include, handler500, url
from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
from django.utils import translation
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _

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language_saved = translation.get_language()
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Warrensburg is situated in the center of Johnson County, Missouri, the state's 7th largest county. In part because of the county's size and in part due to the rural nature of our area, we've got a great diversity of species. Deer and lots of turkeys of course, but also quail, rabbit and a unique variety of waterfowl; teal and dove are plentiful here, and hunters have come from surrounding states to enjoy this diversity.
Lion's Lake
One of Warrensburg, Missouri's smaller lakes at 12 acres. Boats with trolling motors are allowed and the area is good for bass, catfish, crappie, and sunfish. Read more about Lion's Lake.
Lake Cena
Just south of Lions Lake, and also referred to as Pertle Springs Lake, Lake Cena is owned and managed by the University of Central Missouri. Local fishermen recommend the shaded west end of the lake for catfish. The much smaller Racehorse Lake, at the southernmost tip of Lake Cena across from Par Drive, is also open to the public.
Hazel Hill Lake
The Conservation Department purchased this 502-acre area in 1984, and the 71-acre lake was constructed in 1987-88 and stocked with fish in 1989.
The area is composed of cropland, old fields, native grass plantings, and timbered areas which together create habitat for a variety of wildlife species. Vegetation is managed using prescribed fire, mowing, and cropping to provide year-round food and cover for both upland and forest wildlife. View more about the Lake.
The area features disabled-accessible fishing, parking, and toilets. A boat ramp is located on the lake. Area for fishing and hunting deer, dove, quail, rabbit, squirrel, and waterfowl.
Knob Noster State Park
Cast your line into two small lakes, Buteo and Clearfork, or Clearfork Creek. Catfish, bass, bluegill and crappie are some of the fish anglers may catch. Fishing is available sunrise to sunset daily, except during special management activities when the park may be closed. Find out more about the Park.
Ralph & Martha Perry Memorial Conservation Area
This area is named after the late Dr. Ralph Perry and his wife, Martha, who donated both land and money to create the conservation area. The area features a diversity of terrain and habitats, including crop fields, old-field habitat, wetlands, glades, woodlands, and both bottomland and upland forest.
Management of this 4,134-acre area includes mowing and controlled burning to maintain plant diversity in the open areas. Habitat plantings include shrubs, native grasses and trees, including two plantings of the Concordia oak, a rare three-way hybrid. Wetland management includes the seasonal flooding of more than 750 acres. Check out more about the area.
A hiking trail consisting of two loops travels through varying habitats and provides access to several fishing lakes. Several small ponds, the Blackwater River and two lakes provide fishing opportunities. The Conservation Department stocks selected area waters with catfish, bass, redear sunfish and bluegill.
Seasonal access to the Blackwater River is provided in Unit 1. Over seven miles of the Blackwater River flows through the area.
J.N Turkey Kearn Memorial Wildlife Area
J.N "Turkey" Kearn Memorial Wildlife Area is in Johnson and Pettis counties. J.N"Turkey" Kearn, who delighted many people with his humor and knowledge of local history, lived on this land in harmony with its natural beauty. In 1976, he donated 1,479 acres to the Conservation Department with the wish that the bounty of wildlife his ancestors spoke of when they first settled here be restored and preserved for future generations. The Department purchased an additional 195 acres, bringing the area to its present size of 1,674 acres.
The area features a great variety of habitat types, including wooded hills, bottomlands, crop fields, and native grass fields. Two fishing lakes, covering nine and 25 acres, respectively, were built in 2000. The area contains several small ponds and one two-acre pond, and Muddy Creek crosses the northwest corner of the area. Learn more about the area.
Management of the area focuses on providing habitat for upland wildlife species, including deer, turkey, rabbits, squirrels, doves, and songbirds.
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How Do You Keep A Remote Team Motivated? (6 Expert Opinions)
Keeping a team engaged that you can be hundreds or thousands of miles away is tricky. When you cant physically stand in the same room as a coworker, it can be difficult to communicate and build relationships in the same way. We spoke to 6 industry experts who work with or manage remote teams to give you some ideas on how to keep remote teams stay motivated.
Marty Newkirk - Product Manager - Car Next Door
At Car Next Door, we continue to try a lot of different things in order to ensure our remote team is happy, healthy and productive. It is still a work in progress, however, there are three things that we currently try to do in order to keep our remote team engaged, communication, engagement and accountability.
Communication. Transparency with our mission, and strategy to achieve that mission, are the most important things in getting the whole team on board with what we are trying to do. This means not just having a clear mission, but communicating why it is important to your team, and ensuring they are equally as passionate about it.
Engagement. Once a clear mission and strategy is identified, the next thing to do is to engage with your team in planning out the projects and tasks required to achieve that mission. It's important that the remote team is brought into that process, either in person a few times a year, or very effectively online.
Accountability. Lastly, once the planning has taken place, the next challenge is keeping everything on track until the next planning cycle. This requires effective task management processes and tools. We use Asana in order to give broad clarity as to what our big goals are for the current period, and also to track what we should be working on now, today. As part of this we have regular accountability meetings to make sure we are all staying on track with our goals.
Nikki Thomas - Career Success Coach
As office space becomes more of a luxury, more and more companies are working remotely. I work with businesses all over the world and find the most important thing is to invest in is good quality equipment.
If the systems are substandard you encourage people not to use the equipment and instead try to do as much as they can via email. This is when the system starts to break.
By using good quality video conferencing you encourage people to get back on the phone / video more and even though you are working in different places you are able to still get that connection. A lot more can be sorted out in a quick 15 min video call than 2 days of back and forth emailing.
Gregory Golinski - Head of Digital Marketing - YourParkingSpace
To keep remote teams engaged, we try to include play in our work.
Every Friday, we vote for the team member who obtained the greatest achievement or came up with an idea that made a big difference. The winner gets to wear a Japanese bandana, like the one you see in The Karate Kid. He/she is the Samurai of the team for a day!
Remote employees vote via Skype, and they also get to wear the bandana when they win. It's really fun, we laugh a lot and it's a great way to get together.
David Lee - Managing director - CPD Online College
We work with a number of people remotely for both short and long term goals. It is a difficult situation at times as you cannot use traditional methods to motivate. We find the best thing to do is to continue to build relationships with the individual through email, video conferencing and other means so that they feel part of the organisation. This in turn helps them to develop ownership and become part of the corporate culture.
Ensuring that the the remote worker has clear lines of communication and a specific person to report to reduces the risk of mixed messages and we also try to keep the individual as busy as possible. A lot of the time it is hard to estimate the length of time tasks will take so we set varied deadlines to keep remote workers on their toes and ensure their workload is engaging.
Alexander Porter - Head of Copy - Search It Local
As an agency Head of Copy I work with remote teams on a daily basis.
But with the benefits that remote teams bring comes the greatest challenge - how do you keep remote workers engaged and motivated?
Most teams will use traditional tactics to foster relationships. Things like weekly video meetings, KPIs, and and on-boarding training programs.
But we prefer to go the opposite route. Rather than create a process where remote workers are brought into the system to encourage optimal performance, we provide them with a higher level of autonomy and the freedom to create their own system.
As long as the end goal is shared, we worry less about the journey.
Our remote workers are given responsibilities and the tools to shape their own path towards the goals set out. For example, in my role I require a set number of articles to come through our remote teams. While our in-house system divides this into a set number of articles per day, this is not the black and white rule for our remote workers.
If they choose to change the submission order to suit their schedule, I encourage this behaviour. As long as the final target is hit at week's end, why force a square peg into a round hole.
Instead of placing them in the company box that works for our in-house team, we appreciate and celebrate the fact they're working remotely.
We don't want them to feel like a cog in the machine. By assigning responsibility and letting remote employees set out their own systems, each individual feels valued.
We believe it is this feeling, more than any training or video meeting, that will drive results.
Instead of fighting against the distance and trying to minimise it, or pretend it doesn't exist through technology, we encourage a sense of self-motivation and have found this improves efficiency and streamlines processes in a way that constant meetings and catch ups does not.
Anastasia Iliou - Senior Content Manager - Medicare Plan Finder
Remote and flexible working produces healthier work/life balances and allows your employees to feel more trusted which keeps them engaged. Being able to work wherever and whenever you want means that your manager trusts that you are going to work at least a productive 40 hours per week. Remote employees can change up their work environment as much as they want, from their home office or a local coffee shop instead of sitting at the same desk day after day which boosts productivity. Working from home also allows your remote employees to enjoy life more and feel less stifled in your personal life by your professional life which keeps remote workers motivated.
My best advice for managing remote employees and keeping them in the loop and always part of the team is to have an excellent communication system intact. All your employees, regardless of whether they are remote or not, should always communicate in the same way. Issues start to arise when remote employees are treated differently from in-office employees. Everyone needs to be on the same page (sometimes literally) for effective communication. That means you should have one program (be it Slack, Google Hangouts, or something else) that you use effectively.
The best tip I have for remote workers is to have a closed-door office space. This is a way to block out noise both for yourself and for anyone on the other end of the phone during a meeting. Having a closed-door space with a desk and a comfortable chair will almost always increase production. You'll also want to invest in a comfortable pair of noise-canceling headphones so that anything from outside traffic to barking dogs or screaming kids will not go through on any conference calls.
With the stress and time constraints of commutes taken away, it can suddenly feel like there are more hours in the day! The U.S. Census reported that the average American commute time was just over 25 minutes, which means you're looking at anywhere from five to six hours per week that Americans spend driving to and from work. Saving those hours means more time for working out, cooking, cleaning, quality family time, or even working more hours. With the current state of technology, there is almost no need for most people to report to a traditional office. All you need is a strong Wi-Fi connection and an updated computer.


General Manager Report - March 2018 - Sun City, Arizona - The Original Fun City!
The Recreation Centers of Sun City, Inc. (RCSC) has ended February 2019 within its operating and capital budget year to date. Every division has met or exceeded its net operating budget projections which is extraordinary considering that we have reportedly had the second coldest winter in the last 40 years which left gross income short by $105,636 for the year.
Payments on past due assessments in February were 10% of past due balances. This payment rate has been consistent over the past 6 months. Overall accounts receivable increased in February by 1.2%. The Over 30 category saw the largest change and increased by 39% in February. January assessments went 30 days past due at 4.9% rate and December assessments went 60 days past due at a lower 2.6% rate.
Payments from our third-party collections firm continued the slow start this year and totaled $10,823 in February. Year to date payments through our third-party collections firm total $19,970. Payments made in February by Cardholders through the online RCSC Web Portal totaled $127,439 from 291 property owners. Year to date web portal payments total $256,096 from 571 property owners.
In February, property transfer balances increased by 2%. Property transfer related balances have increased 13.6% from the end of 2018. These balances are the highest in over a year and contribute to the overall accounts receivable increase. Outstanding balances related to property transfers represent 57% of all receivables and 56% of past due balances. Outstanding lender related balances decreased in February although the number of properties owned by lending institutions increased. At the end of February trustee sale notices on Sun City properties ended at 33 and properties owned by lending institutions increased to eight.
As the first quarter of the year comes to a close, I want to share some interesting statistics regarding staffing and demographics of staff members employed with RCSC. Since January 1, eighteen newly hired individuals have joined our staff. In addition, eight current employees have requested and received job transfers and/or position changes. Current employees have the opportunity to apply for changes when openings occur. Of the 384 employees currently on staff, 154 are full time and 230 part time. Two hundred and sixty employees are residents of Sun City AZ and the remainder live in various surrounding communities. The average age of RCSC employees is 65 years.
The RCSC Senior Prom was an extremely popular event. There were over 350 in attendance, dressed in the theme of "Mid-Summer Nights Dream." A festive event it was!
April promises to be just as exciting as the month begins with our annual "Dancing with the Sun City Stars" on Friday, April 5 at 7pm in Sundial Auditorium. Then on Saturday, April 20, at Sun Bowl we will host our annual Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 9am. There will prizes, pony rides, a petting zoo and face painting. These are free events; however, please be sure to have your RCSC Photo Membership or Privilege card for admittance.


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To continue to become a diverse and inclusive company, we want to increase the representation amongst our leadership within the company and, therefore, encourage people of colour, 2SLGBTQ+ and those with disabilities to apply and grow with us.
Vale truly is an international company with operations in several countries around the globe such as Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, United Kingdom. Regardless of where you live or have studied, we want to make sure you feel like you are a valuable asset of our company and want you to be a part of our evolution
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What to expect from the Global Trainee Program 2021?
Trainees will learn, dig into, and enhance their business skills, including project management, change management, and digital transformation. They will also be challenged by supporting multidisciplinary projects of great relevance for Vale, which will help trainees develop key leadership behaviors. The program also includes job rotations to provide recent graduates with an integrated view of the business.
If you are a natural leader and want to leverage and build your professional career focused on business positions with a broad perspective of business strategy across a global company, this program is perfect for you.
Check out the other activities included in this program:
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Vale embraces diversity by recognizing that in a truly inclusive environment, the difference makes all the difference. We believe that our company must reflect the plurality not only of the communities in which we operate but also the public at large.
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Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we have decided that the process will be strictly online and remote to protect the physical integrity, health, and well-being of our candidates.
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In this first phase, we want to learn a little more about you. You must fill out an application form with questions about yourself, your studies, and your working preferences.
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Rich Sapien is a senior attorney at Vela Wood. He represents startups through all stages of their lifecycle – from incorporation, to fundraising, to go-to-market, to exit. He advises on strategic corporate matters and transactions and also focuses on corporate partnering, privacy compliance, tech transactions, and protection and commercialization of IP.
"You see you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had damaged petals. On the contrary, we would all celebrate its tenacity. We would all love its will to reach the sun." – Tupac Shakur
Rich represents startups through all stages of their lifecycle – from incorporation, to fundraising, to go-to-market, to exit. He has served as corporate counsel to startups of all sizes (from first-time founders to Unicorns with a legal team), Fortune 500 tech companies, and VC firms.
Rich also focuses on corporate patterning, privacy compliance, tech transactions and protection and commercialization of IP. He does this for startups in various industries (from enterprise SaaS to social media to e-commerce to medical device to life sciences) and by structuring and negotiating a wide range of transactions and agreements (including IP licenses, development agreements, partnership and revenue-share agreements, SaaS agreements, supply and distribution agreements, channel agreements, and terms of service and privacy policies).
Prior to Vela Wood, Rich practiced at Fenwick & West and Gunderson Dettmer, two of Silicon Valley's top startup law firms.
Rich studied law at Stanford University. While there, he volunteered at Project ReMade, an entrepreneurship training program for formerly incarcerated people. He received his BBA in Economics from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Rich was born and raised in San Diego, California. He spent his high school and college years in El Paso, Texas, his adopted (second) hometown. He now splits his time between both cities. He is a member of the State Bar of California.
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But let's be honest. Although I am about to give you my best arguments for getting outside in the winter with children, I will admit that on some days cold weather keeps me from doing fairly basic and important things. Like moving. Showering. Getting out of bed. This article is not about me though. It's a bigger picture than that. It's about not abandoning winter for spring too soon. There is much more winter to be had before we get the garden tools out. For instance, when I looked out my snowy window at the birds eating at my feeder today, I stopped to think.
Animals will migrate to warmer climates, hibernate until spring, or stay and endure the winter.
Psychologists will say that stressed children often react to minor worries in one of three similar primitive ways: flight, fight, or freeze. All three of these behaviors can be "challenging" for parents to deal with. Our response to them can be to punish, which often just pushes a child into deeper panic.
Another approach is to "reason" with our children at a time when their brains are not able to give immediate thoughtful answers ("I dunno" or shoulder shrugs). We demand to know why, ask them to feel sorry, and want them to problem solve on the spot so it won't happen again. For a child to be able to access the higher order of functions of the brain such as reflection, empathy, and reasoned thought, the child must feel safe, and if they are in "survival mode" while we are in their faces, it can't happen.
I think that in most situations, we would like our children to be able to "fight" or adapt to hard circumstances rather than flee or freeze. Use their wits and resources to make changes in order to succeed. Things like talk about problems or fears, change behavior that hasn't worked, prepare better, compromise, be patient, think positively, ask for help–all good survival strategies to practice and perfect during childhood, but not in the heat of the moment. Allow them some time and space.
Children are hungry for patterns and predictability, and there are comforting examples in nature. Winter will always pass, and winter will always return.
In the cold and darker months of winter, children can learn to love the season of peace, family traditions, winter rest, and feel the hope for renewal. If we are lucky, our children will also learn to zip their own coats, put their boots on the correct feet, and bring home both mittens.
Many of our strongest childhood memories are connected to nature. Why are they so strong? Why are they so happy? Children learn to feel and care deeply when given the freedom to explore nature through their imaginations and play. Once (not twice) I went ice fishing in Wyoming with my husband. My adult memory was of the wind pushing me so hard across the ice that I couldn't stand still! My boys have the same memory, but they remember lifting their coats up over their heads and becoming airborne! I learned not to rob my boys of the chance to make lifelong memories and bonds because Wyoming winter wind is not my cup of tea.
Young children easily identify with babies and animals. They innately understand the universal needs for food, shelter, love, warmth, and family. The connection they feel to a squirrel or a whale is immediate. Young children's brains crave animal and nature facts. They learn to admire the plants and animals that find clever ways to survive the winter storms and long nights. They want to learn their secrets. Help them do that through the hundreds of beautiful books written and illustrated just for them.
It's the melding of science and love that helps children know they belong.
Don't ignore or abandon the natural world when it is cold. There is great beauty, but of a different kind in winter. Anyone who wakes up to a landscape changed beyond recognition is called by the creative forces triggered by snow. Just ask me about it at the crack of dawn as I'm chipping the car windshield with my scraper!
Help children celebrate and befriend the harsher beauty of winter as they cheerfully don their 5 layers of snow gear. Make the very first footprints in the park, slip and slide on a frozen puddle, fall down in deep piles of sparkling powder, build an upside down snowman, follow fresh tracks and make up stories about the animals, watch the birds, pull icicles from the roof, blow steamy breath from your mouth, and catch snowflakes on your tongue.
I think that the biggest trick is to get outside every single day and have the outdoor gear to make it a pleasure. Invest in warm, waterproof clothes and help your young one learn how to manage their boots, buckles, zippers and gloves independently.
If you asked me how use Winter to help your child learn about survival, beauty, and our interconnectedness, that is what I would say, but of course that is from the comfort of my afghan swaddled body snuggled up on the couch. Oh, the tea is ready–gotta go!


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Pokemon Rumble Rush Arrives On Mobile For Free
A free new Pokemon game has arrived, though its beat 'em up style doesn't take away from its cuteness.
Published May 15, 2019, 10:18 a.m. about Pokemon Rumble Rush
by Liana Ruppert
Pokemon Rumble Rush has arrived for mobile devices today and the cutesy beat 'em up style game promises to be the perfect on-the-go treat for hardcore Pokemon fans.
The latest free-to-play mobile experience is available on both Android and iOS devices, allowing players to collect, powerup, and take out Pokemon while exploring new islands that house their own surprises.
According to the official Pokemon company, "In Pokémon Rumble Rush players assume the role of an intrepid adventurer tasked with discovering new islands and the various Pokémon that inhabit each area. As they explore each island players must overcome the hordes of enemy Pokémon that stand in their way. By tapping the screen, the players' partner Pokémon will rush in and attack each oncoming wave. During each of these encounters there is a chance one or more of the Pokémon will befriend a player and in turn use those Pokémon in future battles. Each island adventure features Super Boss fights and, if victorious, players have the chance to get items that power up their Pokémon."
Rumble Rush offers hundreds of different species of Pokemon for players to encounter, including upcoming world events and special Legendaries as well. The surprise debut is the perfect addition to the Pokemon franchise and couldn't have come at a better time with Detective Pikachu currently dominating the box office.
To learn more about the latest Pokemon adventure, you can check out the official website here. You can also download it for yourself, for free, on iOS and Android mobile devices.
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Conservative Journal
Idaho Internet Provider Blocks Access to Facebook and Twitter After Customers Decry Censorship
Conservatives Journal
A North Idaho internet provider has blocked access to Facebook and Twitter for some customers after customers requested the block, citing the social media platforms' recent ban on President Donald Trump and other conservatives. YourT1Wifi announced the block in an email to customers, urging customers who want to access Facebook and Twitter to reach out so the company would put them on its "allowed list." In separate comments to a local news outlet, the company's president suggested that only users who requested the block would be unable to access Facebook and Twitter.
"It has Come to our Attention that Twitter and Facebook are engaged in Censorship of our Customers and Information," YourT1Wifi said in an email to customers. The company said its customers had called in, "voicing the concern that they do not want these sites allowed to be displayed on their internet feed… and that they do not want their children to go to these sites."
The company insisted that "too many" customers have requested the block for the company to restrict access "one at a time." Therefore "we will be blocking these 2 and any other website that may also be Censoring whether it be through their algorithm they use for their site or any other means."
According to the email, any customer who wishes to access Facebook and Twitter need only reach out to the company for an exemption. "If your family would still like to be able to connect to Facebook or Twitter please let us know and we can add you to the allowed list to be able to not be blocked from going to these sites and the ones that do want to be blocked will have to do nothing they will just not show up."
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YourT1WiFi announced the block will go into effect on January 13.
Brett Fink, the company's owner, told CBS affiliate KREM-2 that the internet provider would only block Facebook and Twitter for customers who asked.
"We've had customers asked to be blocked [from] it. That is what the email was about, so no we are not blocking anybody, only the ones that have asked for it," Fink insisted.
In the email, YourT1WiFi took a stand against Big Tech censorship.
"Our Company Does not believe a website or Social Networking site has the Authority to Censor what you see and post and hide information from you, stop you seeing what your friends and family are posting," YourT1Wifi said in an email to customers. "We take not [sic] stand weather [sic] Democrat or Republican or any other Political affiliate [sic] just a moral high ground of fair and decent communication" (emphasis and typos original).
Big Tech companies have clamped down on various conservatives after pro-Trump protesters breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent Vice President Mike Pence and Congress from counting the Electoral College votes to certify Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election. Many have accused President Donald Trump of inciting violence in the situation, even though Trump told protesters to go home. While the president did engage in dangerous rhetoric by insisting he won the election by a "landslide" and by urging Pence to unilaterally reject some electoral votes, he did not explicitly call for violence or an attack on the Capitol.
Even so, after the riots, Twitter suspended Trump's account for the first time and Facebook permanently banned the president. After Trump deleted the tweets Twitter had flagged and had his account restored, Twitter proceeded to ban him entirely on Friday, and then it banned the official President of the United States (POTUS) account.
Facebook throttled conservative radio giant Rush Limbaugh, notifying him that his "Page has reduced distribution and other restrictions because of repeated sharing of false news." Limbaugh left Twitter in protest after the platform banned Trump. Facebook also locked former Congressman Ron Paul out of his Facebook page without identifying any post where Paul allegedly violated Facebook's community standards.
Apple and Google removed conservative social media alternative Parler from their app stores, claiming the site had failed to take down posts inciting violence. On Saturday, Amazon announced it would follow suit after employees pressured the company to remove Parler. Parler went offline on Monday and announced it could not secure hosting from companies other than Amazon. Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Monday, claiming that Twitter had also failed to take down posts inciting violence — and indeed had far more of them on its platform.
YourT1WiFi condemned the attacks on Parler.
"We also Don't condone what Google, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook and Apple are doing either to Parler by trying to strong arm them into submission," the company said in the email. "Actually looks like they are trying to exterminate the competition is what it looks like."
YourT1WiFi's response to the Big Tech crackdown may be unique, but conservatives are likely to fight back in a myriad of ways. Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Google, and Amazon have crossed a Rubicon in the suppression of conservative voices.
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Hollywoodland Nov 28 2019
Can there ever be too much of a good thing?
We're still cleaning out that pulp closet, so above you see some random scans from another National Police Gazette. We have an excess of this magazine, and since these late stage editions aren't as interesting as the ones from the '50s and '60s, they have to go. And speaking of overabundance, our favorite story in this issue is, "The 3 Ways Wives Murder Their Husbands." What are they? Apparently, food, aggravation, and sexual excess. We're guessing very few husbands receive number three on that list. But the good news is now you can tell your significant other that one of the world's oldest tabloids, a magazine established in 1845 and full of wisdom, says you should be killed with sex. Good luck with that.
Elsewhere in the issue you get Jacqueline Bisset, Gene Tunney, Jean Harlow, and the strange death of Paul Bern. The Bern incident is part of Hollywood lore. He was married to Jean Harlow for four months when he committed suicide by shooting himself. He left a note behind that apologized for a "frightful wrong" he had done Harlow, and referred to the previous night as "only a comedy." It led observers to believe Bern had a sexual problem that he tried to solve by artificial means, only to fail. A strap-on, was the inference made by tabloids. But the truth never emerged, certainly not from Harlow herself. There's more to the story, and maybe we'll get into it later. Scans below, and more issues of Gazette here.
Police GazetteJacqueline BissetBrian HylandJean HarlowPaul BernGene Tunneysuicidetabloid
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Bisset holds all the cards.
English actress Jacqueline Bisset peeks out from behind the suits of a card deck in this striking promo image made sometime during the late 1960s. A different photo from the session was used for the cover of Italian publisher Garzanti's 1970 release of 007 Casinò royal, which you see here as well. Bisset was born as Winifred (ouch!) Bisset in 1944 and made a name for herself in such impactful films as Bullitt, Murder on the Orient Express, The Deep, and Casino Royale. You could include efforts like Under the Volcano, The Man from Acapulco, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, and Two for the Road in the aforementioned list. All told, Bisset seems a bit under-appreciated considering her filmography, but not by us.
EnglandItalyGarzantiThe DeepBullittCasino RoyaleMurder on the Orient ExpressJacqueline Bissetcover art
Vintage Pulp Jul 23 2017
Sharks aren't the worst predators in the water.
Behold! The longest piece of promo art we've ever shared. The oceangoing thriller The Deep premiered in the U.S. in June 1977 as part of a wave of similar movies that came in the wake of Jaws (see what we did there, with the "wave" "wake" thing?). Yeah. So anyway, author Peter Benchley, who wrote the novels that spawned both films, used similar themes for the two, but switched the monster shark for human dangers in The Deep. The Japanese run of the film began today in 1977, and for once the Japanese title isn't something wildly different—they went with ザ・ディープ, which means "the deep."
We've never seen anything like this poster before, and we doubt we will again. Also of note is that the movie, which was not considered top notch, was a massive hit thanks to a brilliant marketing campaign that saw co-star Jacqueline Bisset wardrobed in a white t-shirt that turned transparent when wet, such as during her opening diving scene in the warm Bahamian waters. Never had a pair of nipples made such a splash. A longtime a sex symbol and thirty-three years old when the The Deep appeared, the film made Bisset a legit superstar for the first time.
JapanBahamasThe Deepザ・ディープJawsJacqueline BissetPeter Benchleyposter artcinema
Vintage Pulp Dec 16 2013
It's possible to have too many Bonds.
1967's Casino Royale wasn't a global Christmas movie in the sense that today's films are, however it did premiere Christmas week in ten European countries, as well as today in Japan. The movie wasn't good. Basic idea: Sean Connery is an imposter, so the real James Bond in the form of David Niven is coaxed out of retirement, and he comes up with a plan to confuse his arch enemies SMERSH by renaming all British agents—male and female—James Bond. Time's review of Casino Royale was headlined "Keystone Cop Out," and The New York Times' Bosley Crowther was just as scathing, noting that "since it's based more on slapstick than wit, with Bond cliché piled upon cliché, it tends to crumble and sprawl."
But one thing about holiday blockbusters—past and present—is that they're expensively promoted. The many posters produced to sell Casino Royale were top notch. A U.S. poster painted by the legendary Robert McGinnis remains one of his most iconic pieces, but we also like these Italian quattro foglio promos painted by the extensively and expensively collected Giorgio Olivetti. We saw a set of these asking $8,500 at an auction site. By contrast, below are several U.S. promos, not paintings but photo-illustrations, on which the film's secondary players get starring roles. They aren't nearly as collectible as the movie's paintings, but they're pretty, so we're sharing them as well.
ItalyJapanCasino RoyaleRobert McGinnisGiorgio OlivettiJames BondDavid NivenWoody AllenBarbara BouchetJoanna PettetUrsula AndressPeter SellersJacqueline BissetDaliah LaviBosley Crowtherposter artcinema
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Does your wife want to kill you? The National Police Gazette tells you how she'll do it.
Those scamps at The National Police Gazette are at it again in this issue from November 1971, the cover of which screams: The 3 Ways Wives Murder Their Husbands—and get away with it! What ways would those be, we wonder? Well, murder method one is: Feed Him To Death. Here's the juicy bit from that section: Women prepare the meals. If the husband is overweight, has high blood pressure, and has been warned by his doctor to avoid certain foods, the truly concerned wife will follow the instructions. But we know of case after case where the wife insidiously fed her husband what he shouldn't have had, worsening his condition until the fatal heart attack. The scenario runs on for a bit, but you can imagine the rest.
Murder method two is: Nag Him To Death. Our favorite line is this: Nothing can weaken a man's will to live as much as a nagging wife, a leading psychiatrist has stated. She can undermine his health just as surely as an invading virus. What follows are some quotes from various quacks supporting the thesis, backstopped by a bogus study. But we aren't buying. The Pulp Intl. wives are nothing but rays of sunshine. And we're not saying that because they'd beat us if we didn't. Murder method three is: Sex As a Weapon. The money quote: Sexologists have long known that certain acts associated with love play are super tension-producing. Oral sex, for example, can make dangerously inordinate demands on the husband's blood pumping system. Heh. Blood pumping system.
Gazette asserts that the vast majority of murders committed by wives fall into the three categories listed, making them impossible to prosecute. Their advice? Know about the deadly weapons at your wife's disposal, and develop the proper defenses. No word on what those defenses might be, though not being an asshole and making your wife want to kill you comes readily to mind. Did we mention our girlfriends are rays of sunshine? Elsewhere in this Gazette you get Jean Harlow, Jacqueline Bisset, and more. We've uploaded a few scans, and of course we still have a stack of Gazettes to post later.
Police GazetteJean HarlowJacqueline Bissettabloid
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1946—CIA Forerunner Created
U.S. president Harry S. Truman establishes the Central Intelligence Group or CIG, an interim authority that lasts until the Central Intelligence Agency is established in September of 1947.
1957—George Metesky Is Arrested
The New York City "Mad Bomber," a man named George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs. Metesky was angry about events surrounding a workplace injury suffered years earlier. Of the thirty-three known bombs he planted, twenty-two exploded, injuring fifteen people. He was apprehended based on an early use of offender profiling and because of clues given in letters he wrote to a newspaper. At trial he was found legally insane and committed to a state mental hospital.
1950—Alger Hiss Is Convicted of Perjury
American lawyer Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury in connection with an investigation by the House unAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC), at which he was questioned about being a Soviet spy. Hiss served forty-four months in prison. Hiss maintained his innocence and fought his perjury conviction until his death in 1996 at age 92.
1977—Carter Pardons War Fugitives
U.S. President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all of the country's Vietnam War draft evaders, many of whom had emigrated to Canada. He had made the pardon pledge during his election campaign, and he fulfilled his promise the day after he took office.
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The world's 5 biggest oil companies by 2018 revenues
by Kyriaki Balkoudi
posted onApril 22, 2019
Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil giant, was the most profitable company on the planet in 2018, posting a net profit of $111.1 billion but China's Sinopec continued to lead the world's biggest oil and gas companies, generating $426bn in revenues. There are many companies making billions of dollars from petroleum. Investopress profiles the five biggest of them.
1. China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) – $426bn
Sinopec's operating revenue was up by 22.09% to reach $426bn in 2018. The company's refinery and distribution segment accounted for approximately 60% of the total revenue. The state-owned Chinese oil company in Beijing was formed in 2000 out of the China Petrochemical Corporation.
Sinopec's business includes oil and gas exploration, refining, and marketing; production and sales of petrochemicals, chemical fibers, chemical fertilizers, and other chemical products; storage and pipeline transportation of crude oil and natural gas; import, export and import/export agency business of crude oil, natural gas, refined oil products, petrochemicals, and other chemicals.
Sinopec is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
2. Royal Dutch Shell – $388.37bn
Shell registered a 27.26% year-over-year growth to achieve $388.37bn of operating revenue in 2018. The company's downstream business accounted for 86.17% of the total revenue.
Shell was formed in 1907 through the amalgamation of two rival companies: the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Limited of the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands and incorporated in the United Kingdom.
It is an international energy company with expertise in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.
Shell has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange.
3. Saudi Aramco $359.9bn Saudi Arabia's national oil company posted a net profit of $111.1 billion in 2018, dethroning Apple as the world's most profitable firm. International ratings agencies Fitch and Moody's Investors Service got rare access to Aramco's accounts which show the oil giant generated $359.9 billion in revenues.
Saudi Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company was founded in 1933 as California-Arabian Standard Oil Company. The company is based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and focuses on hydrocarbons exploration, production, refining, distribution, shipping, and marketing crude oil and natural gas liquids.
Earlier this month, Aramco tapped international debt markets for the first time ever, receiving more than $100 billion in orders for its maiden international bond which breaks all records for a bond issue by an emerging market entity. The company which filed filed for its international bond debut on April 8 a $10 billion issuance said it will use the proceeds from the bond sale for general purposes.
Aramco last year put its plans for an initial public offering on hold until 2021. The IPO -that could value the oil company at $2 trillion- aimed at raising money for a government looking to cut its budget deficit and diversify its economy beyond oil.
4. China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) – $346bn
CNPC registered a 25% year-on-year growth to achieve $346bn operating revenue in 2018 out of which PetroChina contributed $298bn.
CNPC is the government-owned parent company of publicly listed PetroChina Co. Ltd. and is the largest integrated energy company in China. The company engages in the hydrocarbon exploration and production operations in onshore and offshore areas in China, Africa, Central Asia-Russia, South America, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific.
It is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. In 2018, PetroChina signed significant LNG deals with Qatar and Canada.
5. BP Plc – $298.75bn
BP reported a 24.37% year-on-year revenue growth in 2018 earning $298.75bn. BP's origins date back to the founding of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1908, established as a subsidiary of Burmah Oil Company to exploit oil discoveries in Iran. In 1935, it became the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and in 1954 British Petroleum.
It is a vertically integrated company operating in Europe, North and South America, Australia and Africa in all areas of the oil and gas industry,including exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power generation and trading. In Russia, BP owns a 19.75% stake in Rosneft, the leader of Russia's petroleum industry and the world's largest publicly traded petroleum company by hydrocarbon reserves and production.
BP has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
Last year, BP established six major upstream projects, namely Clair Ridge, Western Flank B, Thunder Horse Northwest Expansion, Shah Deniz Stage Two, Taas-Yuryakh Expansion, and Atoll Phase One.
If you are looking to invest in the oil industry, which is not going away anytime soon,
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I seriously believe the sour cream/condensed milk really do something in achieving a wet looking cake layer as a basic cake recipe doesn't always result in such an outcome. I absolutely loved how this cake tasted and even decided to post the recipe despite not including the step by step photos I usually include in my recipe posts, (I wasn't really making this for the blog, but this cake came out so good, I decided to post the recipe.) I really think the tang from the sour cream is very mild (you won't detect any in the cake) so don't be hesitant to use this frosting because not only does this taste good but the sour cream slightly thins out the frosting making it settle in more into the cake, yet firming up upon refrigeration (if that makes any sense.) This is a total must make if you like moist and yummy cakes.
1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Line and lightly grease two 9″ spring-form pans with aluminum foil. Set aside.
2. Place eggs and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat over high speed for 20 minutes. Add in the baking soda mixture. Then mix in the condensed milk and sour cream until well combined.
4. Bake 25-35 minutes or until done. Cool completely.
7. Frost the cake and garish with chocolate crumbs. Drizzle Dulce-de-leche on top and refrigerate.
This Sour cream cake is so incredibly moist with the right amount of sweetness and hint of sourness for a delicious tasting cake.
Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Line and lightly grease two 9" spring-form pans with aluminum foil. Set aside.
Place eggs and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat over high speed for 20 minutes. Add in the baking soda mixture. Then mix in the condensed milk and sour cream until well combined.
Bake 25-35 minutes or until done. Cool completely.
Frost the cake and garish with chocolate crumbs. Drizzle dulce-de-leche on top and refrigerate.
Can you freeze smeetanik cake?
I think freezing the cake layers shouldn't be a problem, but not so sure about freezing the assembled cake since the cream is made up of sour cream.
You are very welcome, Ruta. Thanks for the feedback.
Line pans with foil or wrap around outsides of pans? Thanks!
Hey, would it be ok if I bake layers the day before and put together cake the next day?
Yes! You can make the cake layers ahead of time and assemble the cake the next day.
Please tell me what I can substitute for cool whip as we do not have this in Australia.
You can substitute cool whip by beating heavy whipping cream with powdered sugar (about 1 cup of cream and 1/3 cup of powdered sugar) for the cool whip.


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Alfie Hewett (Norwich, 6 de diciembre de 1997) es un tenista en silla de ruedas británico.

Hewett es campeón de 23 Grand Slams, 7 en categoría individual y 16 en dobles junto a su compañero Gordon Reid.

El 29 de enero de 2018 se situó en la primera posición del ranking por primera vez en su carrera.

Resultados

Grand Slams individuales

Grand Slams dobles

Referencias

Tenistas en silla de ruedas
Medallistas paralímpicos de Río de Janeiro 2016
Medallistas paralímpicos de Tokio 2020
Nacidos en Norwich