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Kagame's aide, Carlos Lopes to lead AU-EU trade talks
The African Union has appointed Carlos Lopes as the high representative for the post-2020 negotiations with the European Union. PHOTO | AFP
London, July 8, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The African Union has appointed Carlos Lopes, a member of President Paul Kagame's dream team in reforming the continental body and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, as the high representative for the post-2020 negotiations with the European Union.
The appointment of the Bissau-Guinean development economist was ratified by the Heads of State Summit in Nouakchott, formally opening the doors for engagements with the EU on a continental economic partnership agreement (EPA).
Mr Lopes' appointment comes barely a week after the European Commission received authorisation from the Council to open negotiations for a new partnership agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states.
The current agreement, the Cotonou Partnership Agreement — will expire on February 29, 2020 — and its provisions forecast the opening of negotiations on a future partnership by August this year, at the latest.
Africa's foreign and planning ministers will meet by September to consolidate Africa's position on the matter.
The Cotonou Partnership Agreement is the legal framework for relations between the EU and 79 ACP countries, signed in 2000 for a period of 20 years.
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The current agreement was revised in March 2010, to capture the growing importance of regional integration in the ACP bloc; the interdependence between security and development; the global challenge of climate change; and the transaction costs of EU aid to the ACP.
The EUC recently welcomed the Council's decision allowing negotiations with the ACP states in the coming weeks.
"We are ready to embark on a modern and dynamic partnership with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. This new partnership will be a powerful tool to tackle global challenges — from poverty and inequality to peace and security; from climate change to sustainable growth for all," said Neven Mimica, European commissioner for international co-operation and development.
He added that the key objectives of the negotiations will be to secure a legally binding framework adapted to today's realities, based on modern and forward-looking agenda.
It will also explore new ways of achieving key interests, better addressing global challenges such as inclusive growth, sustainable development, investment, job creation, peace, security and migration, human development, fundamental freedoms, human rights, the rule of law and democratic principles.
Europe is also seeking to build a powerful alliance in international fora, as the EU and ACP constitute more than half of the UN membership.
"We will develop a more tailored approach to ACP and draw lessons from 43 years of EU-ACP collaboration to nurture the development roadmaps in place," the EUC said.
For Africa, this will be an opportunity to renegotiate the trade agreements with the EU, after concerns were raised about the trade imbalance that has bogged down several regional economic blocs.
The impact of Brexit on Africa will be discussed to ensure that member countries individually enter into trade partnerships with the United Kingdom.
The Coutonou deal was signed when the UK was still in the EU.
There have also been fears that the current trade deal with the EU has impacted Africa's industrialisation agenda, and the AU is expected to push for more allocations of EU's $5.82 billion fund set up to assist countries with expected economic shocks, which are signatories to the pact.
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European Medicines Agency publishes policy on changing scope of paediatric investigation plans
The European Medicines Agency has published a policy on changes in the scope of paediatric-investigation-plan (PIP) decisions , to address problems encountered by companies making changes to their development plans.
The new policy allows the scope of a previously agreed PIP to be extended or merged if the company wishes to apply for marketing authorisation for more than one condition at the same time. It also allows companies to reduce or split a PIP if it intends to apply for fewer conditions than originally planned.
The policy also addresses related issues, such as the impact of these changes on the PIP leading to the reward and the validation of applications for a new indication that may already be covered by an existing PIP condition. It illustrates these issues with examples and practical procedural advice.
A PIP is a development plan aimed at ensuring that the necessary data are obtained through studies in children, when it is safe to do so, to support the authorisation of a medicine for children. Pharmaceutical companies submit proposals for PIPs to the Agency's Paediatric Committee (PDCO), which is responsible for agreeing or refusing the plan.
Companies planning to submit a PIP or a waiver application should read the new policy, as should companies that already hold a PIP or intend to request a compliance check. They should read it together with these documents:
Guideline on the format and content of applications for agreement or modification of a paediatric investigation plan and requests for waivers or deferrals and concerning the operation of the compliance check and on criteria for assessing significant studies
Questions and answers: Paediatric-investigation-plan guidance
Paediatric investigation plans, waivers and modifications
European Medicines Agency policy on changes in scope of paediatric-investigation-plan decisions (PDF/95.53 KB)
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Recently, Parallels released a new remote access app called Access, which is available through the iOS app store. It's designed to give consumers remote access to their Mac and Windows devices from their iPad, and it has generated a lot of buzz because of its innovative interface.
Recently, Parallels released a new remote access app called Access, which is available through the iOS app store. It's designed to give consumers remote access to their Mac and Windows devices from their iPad, and it has generated a lot of buzz because of its innovative interface. If you're looking to try it yourself, you'll need to download it from the App Store, then follow the instructions to create an account. You'll be able to use it for free for a limited time, after which you'll have to make an in-app purchase to continue using it.
Before we go on, it's worth noting that it only works on iPads. In part, this is because you have to start somewhere, but primarily it's because Android is so fragmented across devices and OS versions that it's hard to focus on it this early in the product's life. Parallels is considering other client OSes, but for now you'll just have to go get a shiny new iPad to use it.
Access uses a home grown protocol that was purpose built not only to work well in low bandwidth environments but also because they needed to add features to overlay the iOS interface on to Mac and Windows applications. For instance, the client is aware when you tap in a text box, so it automatically brings up the keyboard. There's also a magnifying glass and text selection feature that mimic those of iOS. These and other features mean that you can interact with your desktop apps the same way you would with your iOS apps.
There is a launcher that gives you access to the applications, and they start full screen on the iPad. You can switch between with a few taps, and even see which windows are open. On the desktop side, it adjusts the screen resolution to be that of the iPad's. In my case this was 1024x768, since I have an iPad 2 but the same holds true for retina displays. When you disconnect from Access, it resets your desktop screen back to the state it was in before you connected (so your icons and windows go back to where they were).
Protocol performance is really, really good over 4G connections. There is a build-to-lossless look to it when the connection slows, but even playing back Flash video via Youtube was impeccable, including audio sync, as long as the connection remained stable. I even tested it on my old standby, all Flash, hell-on-mobile-remote-protocols website, pollypocket.com (it's a long story), and was able to use it quite well. I'm not sure what you do on that site, but I think I made 6 burgers in one minute for a princess picnic or something.
Thankfully, I don't have to wait long in the spot where I live for 4G conditions to get flaky. When conditions started to wane, the entire experience started to decline (audio, video, keystrokes, etc…). It does try to adapt by losing video fidelity, but the video I was watching became unwatchable. It's possible that if I didn't have so many pixel updates and audio coming across the wire, it would have been better. This isn't a knock on Access' protocol so much as an acknowledgement that there's no magic here. It's subject to the same limitations as every other remote protocol (except maybe Framehawk's).
This app is aimed for consumers because that's the a largest base of users that identifies with Parallels. Parallels claims they have a 90% retail market share for Mac hypervisors, though VMware sells most of their copies of Fusion via vmware.com and to enterprises directly, so who knows what the actual market share is. From my own experience, though, it seems that consumers know the brand "Parallels" more than "VMware," and this is what Parallels is trying to leverage.
Since it's aimed at consumers, there are some security concerns for companies. If you're company gives users admin rights, that means they can install this. If users install this and take remote access into their own hands, I wouldn't blame them (especially if a suitable remote access solution doesn't already exist), but the challenges to IT of that situation speak for themselves. The default security config for the application is wide open, meaning that if a user loses their unlocked iPad, a thief could get unfettered access to their work computer. Of course, you can turn on the security settings to lock the computer and require a username and password, but that's up to the user to implement. IT can't do anything to enforce that setting.
So, while Access v1 is a breath of fresh air from an interface perspective, we still need centralized management for this to be a big hit in the enterprise. That management capability should also be assume control of existing installations of Access, because it just takes one unaware user to put a company at major risk.
From the experience standpoint, there's not a lot of work to be done. I had some issues using Access with Mavericks, but that's understandable on a day-old OS. Those issues didn't exist with my other Mac, which is running Lion, so I'm sure they will be remedied soon. I'd like to see some prioritization in the protocol so that things like audio and keystrokes take precedent over video in low-bandwidth situations. Parallels says that it is optimized for keystrokes, so the functionality is there for the tweaking. When watching a video, audio should always be prioritized so that you can still keep up with dialog even if the video is laggy. These are small nitpicks, though, especially for a v1.
Of course, there are solutions out there that do this already, like Citrix Remote PC. To get that, though, you need to purchase XenDesktop, which costs much more than the $50 price tag for Parallels Access. Yes, you get more potential functionality, but if you're just trying to get access to remote desktops, why would you buy into the entire stack? Oh, and RemotePC only works on Windows, whereas Access works on both (technically, Windows support is in beta, but it will be released in full soon enough).
As awesome as it is, the only thing keeping this from being a real thorn in the side of IT is the fact that until now it has cost $80/yr per machine, which end users are probably hesitant to pay. Parallels recently put the product on sale for $50, which will make it more attractive when compared to solutions like LogMeIn. While LogMeIn is free for 10 computers, the iOS client is $35, and the better experience with Access is well worth the extra $15 if you only need to access one system. If users catch on to this and take matters into their own hands, this could be on many of the Macs in your organization in short order.
You have to see Access to believe it, so check out the eval by downloading from the iOS app store. Then, start telling Parallels what you need Access to do in your organization. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they add to v2.
After about 2.5 years of RSN, NoMachine finally released NX4 a couple of weeks ago. If you weren't aware it is a completely new protocol. NX3 was based on the X11 protocol and as a result would only work with Unix/Linux backends. With NX4 they are using some sort of mp4-based stream... and they have Windows, Mac, and Linux servers now... so you can access your Windows, Mac, or Linux desktop from a growing variety of clients. I'm not sure if they have an iPad client or not... but I'd love to hear what you guys think of NX4. It supposedly does a good job with video a/v sync, recording, usb access, printing, etc. I haven't put it through the paces... mainly because I'm more interested in FLOSS-based solutions and NX4 is all proprietary. In related news, the x2go project seems to be putting the GPL'ed NX3 libraries to good use after the death of FreeNX some time ago... but that is Linux-only so I'm sure you guys aren't interested in it.
That's good to know. I missed the announcement, and I sort of counted out NX a while ago for the reasons you mentioned. I'll add it to the list of things to take a look at.
Apart from Parallels Access, you may also try R-HUB iOS app for web conferencing and remote support. It can be downloaded for free from Apple store.


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US Air Force delivers helicopters, bolsters Australian alliance
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter is unloaded from a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter pylon is unloaded from a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at Royal Australian Air Force Base, Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
Members of the Royal Australian Army unload a CH-47H Chinook helicopter from a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory McBride, right, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, checks ramp shoring procedures on a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy cargo ramp at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Larry White, left, 9th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, performs a tire check on a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
Cargo is unloaded from a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
Airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force, along with 9th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, push a cargo pallet onto a K-loader from the ramp of a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at RAAF Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Dittess, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a K-loader to the ramp of a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Dittess, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, discusses unloading procedures to Royal Australian Air Force airmen aboard a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy, at RAAF Base Townsville, Australia, July 7, 2021. The C-5 transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to RAAF Base Townsville as a part of the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The strong alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)
Boeing maintenance team members, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmasters and 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services personnel load a CH-47F Chinook helicopter onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 26, 2021. Personnel uploaded two Chinooks onto the aircraft as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
A member of the Australian Army observes the winching-in of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter on the forward ramp of a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 26, 2021. Boeing maintenance team members, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmasters and 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services personnel uploaded two Chinooks onto the aircraft as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Ramp services personnel from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron review a C-5 M Super Galaxy load plan at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 26, 2021. Team Dover personnel uploaded two CH-47F Chinooks onto the aircraft as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Senior Airman Damon Hutchins, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, monitors a CH-47F Chinook helicopter as it is winched up the forward ramp of a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 26, 2021. Team Dover personnel uploaded two Chinooks onto the aircraft as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Boeing maintenance team members, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmasters and 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services personnel upload a CH-47F Chinook helicopter aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 26, 2021. Two Chinooks were loaded on the aircraft as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Boeing Defence Australia maintenance team members prepare the rear pylon and transmission on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter for removal at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 12, 2021. BDA maintenance personnel readied two Chinooks for shipment aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Boeing Defence Australia maintenance team members remove a bolt from the forward transmission on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 12, 2021. BDA maintenance personnel readied two Chinooks for shipment aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Boeing Defence Australia maintenance team members prepare a CH-47F Chinook helicopter for shipment at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 9, 2021. BDA maintenance personnel readied two Chinooks for shipment aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Boeing Defence Australia maintenance team members remove a rotor blade from a CH-47F Chinook helicopter as a C-5M Super Galaxy flies overhead at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 9, 2021. BDA maintenance personnel readied two Chinooks for shipment aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Boeing Defence Australia maintenance team members remove a rotor blade from a CH-47F Chinook helicopter at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 9, 2021. BDA maintenance personnel readied two Chinooks for shipment aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy as part of the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)


During the live production of Bob's new TV talk show, Auntie's prized Charismango Tree disappears and she wrongly accuses her new Thorch of eating it. Russel decides to save the Thorch and bring it back to its forest home, but Auntie hires the famous tracker Mr. Queep to get it back. Meanwhile, Vernon and Loopy try to find the real culprit, with Bob, the Frags, Hugh the Yu-Yu and Cousin Tess as their main suspects.


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(13) Penn State at Michigan:
Michigan has won nine straight meetings versus Penn State, and Saturday's contest should be another rivalry-inducing game. Penn State is 6-1 on the season, and Michigan is 5-2. Michigan won last season's contest by the score of 14-9, and Penn State is probably a better all around team this season, but they were a much better team last season, and they still continued their losing streak to the Wolverines.
Michigan has made huge strides this season after a dismal 3-9 campaign a year ago. Michigan is led by a freshman sensation at quarterback in Tate Forcier. Forcier has led a formidable offense attack that has averaged just over 38 points a game this season. The Penn State defense will have a large task in front of them.
Penn State's defense, though, is one of the best in the nation. They have two of the best defensive tackles in the country in Jared Odrick and Ollie Ogbu. Penn State has the personnel to hold Michigan under 38 points, and they will do so.
Preseason Heisman Tropy candidate Daryll Clark runs Penn State's offense, and he will play a great role in keeping Michigan's offense off the field. Running back Evan Royster averages 5.8 yards per carry this season, which is actually down from 6.5 a year ago. Penn State runs one of the most balanced attacks in the country, which is what makes them effective.
After starting the season undefeated, Michigan has lost two straight. They will right the ship this weekend against a strong Penn State team. It is going to be a tight game, and home field advantage will go a long way. Final score: Michigan 28 Penn State 24
South Florida at (20) Pittsburgh:
South Florida will head into Pittsburgh after being handed their first loss of the season from Big East rival Cincinnati. South Florida is 5-1 on the season, and this weekend's match up against 6-1 Pittsburgh will not be any easier. Pittsburgh's lone loss on the season came against NC State by the score of 38-31, and they have defeated three straight Big East opponents.
Pittsburgh has one of the most potent offensive attacks in the country, and they are led by freshman Dion Lewis who is third in the nation in rushing yards per game (131.1). The Panthers run a balanced attack, and senior Quarterback Bill Stull has played the best football of his career. He has thrown 14 touchdowns this season to only 3 interceptions.
South Florida is led by redshirt freshman B.J. Daniels. Daniels had a poor performance a week ago, but he has been consistent otherwise. Daniels had led his team in both rushing and passing. South Florida's defense is their strength, though, with two-time All-American defensive end George Selvie. South Florida has shut down their opponents this season, and most notably, they held Florida State to seven points.
In this match up, a top-tier offense is facing off against a top-tier defense, which makes it an intriguing game. A week ago, Cincinnati proved that an elite offense can move the ball against South Florida. B.J. Daniels does not command the fire power to keep up with a potent Panther attack. South Florida will keep it close, but Pittsburgh will win. Final score: Pittsburgh 27 South Florida 17
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Enrico Gatti (né en 1955 à Pérouse, en Italie) est un violoniste spécialisé dans la musique baroque.

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Né à Pérouse, après son diplôme de violon Enrico Gatti s'est consacré à l'étude du répertoire des . Éleve de Chiara Banchini, il a obtenu au Conservatoire Populaire de Musique de Genève le diplôme de violon baroque et celui de la Société de Pédagogie Suisse; il s'est ensuite perfectionné sous la direction de Sigiswald Kuijken au Conservatoire Royal de La Haye.

Son activité de concertiste l'a conduit à se produire dans toute l'Europe, aux Canada, aux États-Unis, en Amérique du Sud, en Russie, au Japon et en Australie; il a collaboré, entre autres, avec La Petite Bande, l'Ensemble 415, Concerto Palatino, Hesperion XX, La Real Cámara et, en qualité de premier violon, avec Les Arts Florissants, Les Talens Lyriques, Taverner Players, The King's Consort, Bach Collegium Japan, Ricercar Consort, Accordone Ensemble, Accademia W. Hermans, Concerto Köln, ARTEK (New York), De Nederlandse Bachvereniging et "Les Muffatti" (Bruxelles), ainsi que sous la direction de maîtres tels que Gustav Leonhardt et Ton Koopman. Il dirige l'ensemble "Aurora", qu'il a fondé en Italie en 1986, et il alterne l'activité de soliste avec la direction d'orchestre. Il a déjà enregistré plusieurs disques pour Harmonia Mundi française et allemande, Accent et Ricercare (Belgique), Fonit Cetra, Tactus et Symphonia (Italie), Arcana et Astrée (France), Glossa (Espagne); en outre, il a effectué plusieurs enregistrements pour la radio italienne, française, suisse, espagnole, hollandaise, belge, allemande, suédoise, finlandaise, russe, canadienne et américaine. Ses disques ont souvent été remarqués par la presse spécialisée et ont remporté, entre autres, le Prix International du disque "Antonio Vivaldi" (1993 et 1998) et plusieurs fois le "Diapason d'or".

Enrico Gatti exerce une activité pédagogique très importante, puisqu'il a été professeur de violon baroque au Conservatoire de Toulouse, au Conservatoire populaire de Musique de Genève, à la Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, à l'École de Musique de Fiesole et à la Civica Scuola di Musica de Milano; il enseigne actuellement au Conservatoire Royal de La Haye aussi bien que au Conservatoire  "G.B. Martini" de Bologna: son enseignement est fondé sur l'ancienne tradition violonistique italienne des XVII et XVIII siècles et attire des élèves venus du monde entier. Sa collaboration en qualité de professeur est demandée par des institutions telles que les Conservatoires de Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Madrid, Amsterdam, Utrecht et Tel Aviv, l'Hochschule für Musik de Trossingen, la Juilliard School de New York, l'University of British Columbia, l'University of Texas, l'Université de Salamanca et l'Accademia Musicale Chigiana de Sienne, ainsi que par les cours d'Urbin, Erice, Venise et Lanciano (Italie), Barbaste (France), Spa (Belgique), Béjar (Espagne), Szombathely (Hongrie), Amherst (États-Unis).

Il a été membre de jury aux concours de musique ancienne de Bruges (1993), Brescia (1995), Rovereto (1997 & 1998, président du jury en 2010), "Symphonia en Perigord" (1998), « Principe Francesco Maria Ruspoli (2012, président du jury en 2014) et, entre 1997et 2005, directeur artistique des cours internationaux d'Urbino.

Enrico Gatti est citoyen honoraire de Fusignano, ville natale d'Arcangelo Corelli, et président du Comité Scientifique du Symposium international Arcomelo 2013 qui en novembre 2013 a célébré le tricentenaire de la mort de Corelli.

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New position, less attention in Shaquem Griffin's second year
RENTON (AP) — Shaquem Griffin is thankful for a relatively normal offseason, even if it included a position change.
After a year during which he was in the spotlight for first being drafted and then making the Seattle Seahawks roster despite having lost his left hand as a child, the second-year linebacker enjoyed the lack of attention this year.
"I didn't have to worry about the extra everybody trying to hype your head up and get you big-headed, and stuff like that, and everybody telling you what you can and cannot do," Griffin said Thursday as the Seahawks wrapped up their mandatory minicamp. "More so for me was to take time for yourself, find out who you are, find out what you want to do, find out what your goals are, and what you want to get out of the next season and go after it."
Griffin will begin his second training camp next month in a different position and feeling more comfortable when he's on the field. Griffin has moved from weak side linebacker to the strong side, where he will play closer to the line of scrimmage. Griffin's ability to be disruptive there won't be known until the preseason rolls around and Seattle can gauge his effectiveness as an undersized rusher off the edge.
But Griffin is all for the move because it's a return to what made him successful in college.
"You can see him on the edge, in space and coming off the edge and pressures and stuff like that, that it's a good spot for him," coach Pete Carroll said.
Griffin started the first game of his rookie season due to need, but he had mixed success in his first season as a professional. He was a regular contributor and a standout on special teams, but after that opener in Denver played sparingly. He had just 11 tackles as a linebacker and only four in the final 12 games.
Seattle struggled to find a way for Griffin to make an impact, which led to the offseason change. Rather than playing off the line of scrimmage, Griffin will be on the edge, allowed to play in space, and will both rush the passer and drop into coverage.
It's a return to what he did at Central Florida when he was one of the most disruptive players in college football.
"It's the exact same thing. I'm rushing, I'm dropping, I'm going man-to-man coverage, I'm setting the edge. I have so much time," Griffin said. "I remember so much from college on how I need to set the edge and what's best for me and how I need to use it that it just snapped right back as soon as they put me there. I'm having so much fun again. It's just such a big difference because I feel so comfortable."
One question will be whether Griffin can play on the line of scrimmage at his weight. His goal is to come into training camp at around 230 pounds. He and his twin brother, Shaquill, hired a personal chef in the offseason. Shaquem wanted to put on good weight, while Shaquill was trying to slim down.
Shaquem acknowledges it was his brother's idea.
"I'm just like, 'I agree with you. Whatever we need to do,'" Shaquem said. "It helps so much."
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Two Atoms Enter, One Atom Leaves
While Cartoon Network is still holding off on airing new episodes, someone hasn't passed the word along to iTunes or Amazon, because they're releasing new episodes every week. Grab 'em before they notice their mistake! So this post is about episode 7 (listed as episode 6 with the online vendors), and if you want to avoid even the tiniest of spoilers, stop reading now (although the title is about as spoilery as this post is gonna get anyways).
Still reading? OK then, here's the thing - Show 7 is our Atom episode, the one where we introduce Ray Palmer. But don't fret, Ryan Choi fans, he's in it too. But by the end of the episode, only one will be the Atom. I just wanted to take a moment to say that DC's been really good with giving us a lot of leeway in our show, but they did have a specific mandate for which Atom would still be our show's Atom at the end of the episode. All the same, thanks to DC for mostly giving us free rein.
Also, for those who are interested in the behind-the-scenes kinda stuff, we switched the teasers for Battle of the Superheroes! with this show. So really, there wasn't quite so much of an Aquaman barrage in the script for this one, it just kinda worked out that way.
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As promised, here's an apology for Night of the Batmen! Not for the episode itself, which I think was a good one, and one I'm proud of. Also, I won't apologize for the fact that "The Ballad of Batman" is now stuck in your head forever, because that's what a good song is supposed to do. No, my apology is not for anything that was in the show, but something we left out.
In the original script, from first draft all to the final version, Joker was accompanied by his cute but calamitous companion-in-crime, Harley Quinn. But as we started to get ready to board it, I asked James Tucker if he'd mind if I replaced her with one of Joker's previous sidekicks, Gaggy - which he obviously agreed to, because in the show, we did this -
So to all of the Harley Quinn fans out there, I'm sorry I removed her from the show. But here's the thing - in an 22 minute episode with five guest heroes and six villains with talking parts already, there was no time to include Harley, except as a silent partner. And if you're gonna use Harley, you want her to have some dialogue - it's just out of character for her to hang around quietly in the background. Not so much for Gaggy. So while I don't regret swapping Gaggy in for her, I know she has a lot of fans who would have liked to have seen more of her in our show, and to them, sorry.
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I meant to post something about Joker: The Vile and the Villainous! a while back, but I didn't want to post anything before it aired, because I couldn't think of anything to say that wasn't spoilery (even the title itself is a little spoilery for my tastes), so I figured I'd post something after it aired. But then I got really busy, and this is the first chance I've had to sit down and blog, so here we go.
So anyways, Joker: The Vile and the Villainous - this was the first story written for Season 3, and according to Michael Jelenic, the concept for the episode was inspired by none other than this very blog, specifically this post! So that was nice to hear.
We (Michael, James Tucker, Jim Krieg and I) blocked out the structure of the story over the course of a morning, then James left us with one unresolved piece of the puzzle - who would the Joker team up with? So spent a lot of time (most of a full afternoon) trying to come up with a partner for the Joker, running through a couple of candidates that weren't quite right, until James saved our collective behinds by emailing in from nowhere with the Weeper.
This Friday, Night of the Batmen!, our adaptation of issue 13 of the comic book - after which, another blog post, featuring an apology from me to one particular fanbase that's sure to hate me when they find out what we've done (or rather, didn't do)!
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Labels: Aquaman: The Awesome and the Outrageous, Joker: The Vile and the Villainous
Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Comic Book Pages (Manga Edition)!
Sometimes people ask me how to get into animation. Mostly I encourage them to keep drawing, preferably from real life to get those fundamentals solid, and that's pretty good advice, I think. But the curmudgeon in me just wants to warn them away, because the truth of the matter is that animation is, by and large, a lot of work for very little reward.
By way of example, lets consider a sequence from Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases! As a transition from Bat-Mite's lair to the manga section of the show, we had to come up with a few fake pages of a Japanese Batman comic, based on the old comics by Jiro Kuwata. Legal wouldn't let us just use scans from the originals, so we had to cobble together some fakes, made to look enough like Jiro Kuwata's art to be recognizable, but not enough to exact duplicates of the original.
So I spent a couple weeks coming up with these 6 fake pages -
-and then we sent it off to legal, who had some tiny changes. Next up, inks-
-so with the legal hurdles cleared, we got Craig Cuqro to colour the pages, and added a layer of aged paper texture from Bill Dunn. We also got some dialogue translated into Japanese by Toshi Hiruma (I can't remember what it says any more, sorry) -
-and wrapped it all up in this cover, drawn by Lynell Forestall, inked by Robert Lacko and again coloured by Craig Cuqro and aged up by Bill Dunn -
All told, the whole process probably took about a month. Now watch it go by onscreen -
And that's after we duplicated the cycle to extend it. So in a nutshell, we compressed a month's worth of labour into three seconds of screentime. So there's my advice for aspiring animators - always remember that animation is a medium that will drain years off of your lifespan and leave you mere snippets of footage in return.
And keep drawing!
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Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Spoilers!
I wasn't going to post anything about Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases until Cartoon Network at least decided when they were going to air it for fear of spoiling things. But now that's it's aired in the UK, it's starting to spread, so anyone who wants to see it probably has. In the meantime, if you're avoiding spoilers, and even if you're not, our background supervisor Bill Dunn has started posting some of his paintings from the show. He's working chronologically, and so far he's only up to episode 2, so it's spoiler-free. Check it out here!
As for Bat-Mite, just to be safe -
(LIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD)
That should do it. The spoilers will be pretty light-to-non-existent here in the first B-MP:B'sSC post, but it will get spoilerier with each following post. The details are leaking out across the internet already, what with Paul Dini and Weird Al already tweeting about their involvement with it (plus, tweet-wise, I got a nice shoutout from superstar comic book writer Tom Peyer), so I'm assuming anyone reading this far has seen the episode.
First up we have a look at the posters on the wall in Bat-Mite's lair. These posters were all drawn by me, inked by Robert Lacko, and coloured by Hector Martinez. The first poster commemorates Batman's teamup with Sherlock Holmes. You might expect a nerd like me to use the cover to Detective Comics #572 -
- and know that I tried, but legal wouldn't have any of it. In fact, the closest that I could get to an image depicting a teamup between Batman and Sherlock Holmes is this -
Long time fans of the show will probably now ask, "Hey, why not just use a screengrab from Trials of the Demon!?" to which I can only say that the legal issues surrounding the use of Sherlock Holmes are complex, labyrinthine, self--contradictory and ever-changing. In short, I tried that too, and legal said no.
Next up we have the Elongated Man. I'm glad Paul Dini put him in the script, because I actually like Ralph Dibny. He gets written off as a Plastic Man ripoff, but like many characters that have been around for four decades before being needlessly slaughtered in a company-wide crossover, Ralph's character picked up a few interesting aspects over the years, like his status as the JLA's #2 detective, and his rare-for-comics idyllic marriage. I also liked the running gag started in Justice League Europe (I think) about how all the other characters are kinda weirded out by his mystery-sniffing nose, so I tossed that into the poster.
The next three posters weren't called out in the script, but there was a lot of dialogue to cover and I wanted to keep Bat-Mite moving, so I had to make some stuff up for him to float past. Now, DC has a lot of detectives we could have used for these posters - Slam Bradley, the Crimson Avenger, Roy Raymond, Rex the Wonder Dog, and so on - but we didn't have designs for any of those guys, and this show was already pretty design heavy, so I just pulled three detectives from the characters we already had designed. Detective Chimp was a pretty obvious choice. You can see the tracks he's following transform from human to simian, so maybe they're tracking a victim of Grodd's E-Ray, or a were-ape, or something.
Our next detective is the Question - for his poster, I leaned more towards his portrayal in JLU than our show. I mean, he's still a detective and all in our show, but by that point, we'd only seen him tied up in a giant scale and breaking into Darkseid's lair on Apokolips. Here we have him sneaking around in a much more Earthbound environment, probably uncovering some nefarious underhanded crimes by a shadowy conglomerate. Or a 32nd ice cream flavour.
And finally, the Martian Manhunter helping Batman solve some sort of mystery on the moon. J'onn, of course, is a police detective in his civilian ID, and debuted in Detective Comics, so he's certainly qualified for the wall of detective teamups.
And that's that for that. Coming up, more B-MP:B'sSC posts, unless work gets crazy again, in which case, I hoped you liked this one, 'cause I won't have time for any more.
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Sherlock Holmes ™ and © don't even ask
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Jeff Harris, the communications director for the Aspen Institute, did not respond to questions I submitted about whether the journalists who participated in the Security Forum accepted fees. (It is likely that all relied on Aspen to at least cover lodging and travel costs). CNN sponsored the forum through a special new website called CNN Security Clearance, promoting the event through Twitter and specially commissioned op-eds from participating national security figures like former CIA director John McLaughlin.


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CHILLING CLASSICS MONTH: Lady Frankenstein (1971)
Imagine a Hammer movie where instead of implied nudity and strange sexuality, everything is laid, well, bare. It's not hardcore, but compared to where horror was pre-1971, Lady Frankenstein is a somewhat audacious concept: the man is no longer in charge and it turns out that the heroine (or villain, there's no real hero in this movie though) is even more warped and insatiable than those that have come before. If you listen to Rob Zombie, you may know the sample from the trailer for this film: "Who is this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead?"
Three graverobbers deliver a body to Baron Frankenstein (Joseph Cotten!) and his assistant Dr. Marshall (Paul Muller, Barbed Wire Dolls) to bring back to life. The twist is that Tania Frankenstein (Rosalba Neri, Lucifera: Demon Lover, Amuck!) has completed her studies in medicine and is eager to help her father with his secret work.
The next day, the Frankensteins and Marshall watch a criminal be hung and run into Captain Harris (Mickey Hargitay, the former husband of Jayne Mansfield and father of actress Mariska Hargitay, who was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1980 made for TV movie The Jayne Mansfield Story), who already suspects them of graverobbing.
That night, Frankenstein brings the man back to life — a scarred, weird headed, giant-eyed beast — who pretty much instantly hugs the Baron to death. Tania and Marshall report the murder as a burglar, but Harris calls their facts into question.
If you thought that killers going after people as they have sex was something that was invented in 1980's slashers, the creature in Lady Frankenstein is here to show you the error of your ways as he comes upon (no, not like that, get your mind out of the gutter) numerous frolicking couples and eviscerates them.
Meanwhile, Tania makes Marshall confess that he's always loved her, but his old body can't satisfy her. This is a polite way to say that the dude has erectile dysfunction and if Viagra had existed in the 1800's, there would be no need for the movie to continue the way that it does. Tania does find the mildly mentally challenged servant Thomas (Marino Masé, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) attractive, so she has sex with him while Marshall watches. Thus cuckolded, he snuffs the young man out with a pillow.
Things get better for him, as she puts his brain in the young man's body, making him superhumanly strong for some reason. While all that's going on, the creature keeps on terrorizing people until they remember that they're supposed to pick up pitchforks and torches and take him out.
The monster makes its way back to the castle, where it attacks Marshall, who rips off its arm, allowing Tania to stab it before he smashes its head open. As the castle burns down around them, Marshall and Tania make love as Harris and Thomas' sister Julia (Renate Kasché, Devil in the Flesh) watch. The flames consume them as Marshall begins to choke out Tania.
Lady Frankenstein isn't a great movie, but has a great lead who can do anything a man can do, if a man wants to bring the dead back to life and have sex with their reanimated corpses. It's progress. And if you want, you can watch it on Amazon Prime.
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The following conversation was assembled in 1994 from the electronic correspondence of several Alfa enthusiasts who gathered on what was then termed the new "Information Super Highway" to remember one of the great personalities of Alfa Romeo history.
Carlo Chiti could be called the father of modern racing. Among his many accomplishments Chiti developed the periscope air intake, the mid-engined race car and the rear spoiler which evolved into today's rear wing. He was directly responsible for development of the Alfa Romeo factory racing program and all race cars built between 1965 and 1983. The writer and producer of this article, Robert Little, had this article published in the September 1994 issue of the Alfa Owner magazine in the USA.
"Another Alfista has gone to the big test track in the sky. The remaining few are watching the end of an era. The tradition and memories soon become 'History' to be preserved by you, the enthusiastic reader."
At High Noon on the day of Carlo Chiti's funeral, The People of Italy joined together for three minutes in solitary observance....of his achievements and of their universal sadness of his passing.
I hope you enjoy this serialized glimpse 'behind the curtain' of this truly remarkable Alfa Romeo leader and his group of highly dedicated men.
This is your History to preserve. Pass it along.
Pat Braden: It was Don Black who faxed me the news that Carlo Chiti died on July 7th, 1994. I should probably begin with some factual information, so Alfa Owner readers will understand just who Carlo Chiti was. Just as Ferrari had campaigned the great Alfa Romeo cars of the 1920s and 30s under the Scuderia Ferrari prancing horse logo, Chiti's Autodelta organization was responsible for the Alfa Romeo racing successes of the '60s and '70s, including the cars which gave Alfa the 1975 World Championship and the 1977 Sports Car World Championship.
Bob Little: Chiti was the end of an era. He was the last one of that Golden Era alive, except Don Black. There is no one else in the world from that period and of that grand stature.
Braden: I'll have to respond to that for Don, since he's modest about this point. I also need to explain that Oscar Feldman, Bob Little, Don Black and Dr. Paul Tenney have all known Chiti as a friend. Oscar co-drove with Gaston Andrey in the middle '60s. Paul served as Autodelta's resident U.S. race physician for a period and Bob, I think is one of the highest seniority employees still with the firm. Don's position as the Alfa Romeo, Inc. chief engineer in the United States gave him the opportunity to work closely with some of the great individuals I've only read about. For example I've only met Orazio Satta. Don was his good friend. So he has lots of personal anecdotes about Alfa greats, including Chiti.
Don Black: Like the time he had Surace (Alfas VP of research and development) on his boat with him in the harbor at Viareggio. Chiti was at the helm and Surace was in the bilge looking at one of the twin Alfa I-Os. Chiti was yelling, "I am the captain, you are only the cabin boy..." as the boat turned in circles.
Little: Chiti was always properly addressed as "Ingeniere" by employees and associates. He gave me my first job at Alfa as a 'gofer' at Sebring. He also showed me the passionate and compassionate inner world of Alfa Romeo that endures to this day among Alfa Romeo enthusiasts.
Oscar Feldman: He had several different personas. During working hours he was as tough as nails, impossible at times. He had a bellowing voice and when he yelled at the top of his lungs it could be heard thoughout the factory. After the blow-up, though, he was always as pleasant and delightful as could be.
Little: One of Chiti's darkest moments was the 1972 Targa Florio when Alfa lost by 17 seconds to Sandro Munari's 312T Ferrari. During the race, one of his team drivers had to stop alongside the road briefly due to reasons that are not entirely clear. After the race Chiti was absolutely furious.
Black: Away from automobiles and racing Chiti was quite a different person than the media made him out to be. Actually, he was very likeable. I'm convinced that some of his "image" was the result of his crafty sense of humor. In reality, once you let him know that you knew he was trying to get the best of you, he would let down his shield. Chiti was usually found hanging around with my old boss Filippo Surace. They seemed inseparable. This pair was a living Laurel & Hardy film. One-liners and sight gags were the order of the day, though not actually planned that way.
Dr. Paul Tenney: He could be a sight gag, a real Charlie Chaplin. I'll always remember how he held a telephone with his fingertips, like it was an alien object.
Black: Do you know anyone who would name his dog after his wife? A riot. Carlo would call "Lina". If his wife answered, Carlo would reply: "Not you, the other dog." With his limited English vocabulary, he always could clarify "Lina dog" or "Lina wife" for outsiders. I loved the scene: it was a master stroke of humor. And his beautiful wife had the patience of a saint.
Braden: Chiti spoke some English?
Black: Remember the 150 degree temperature in the pits? I can still see Chiti, sleeves rolled up but his vest still on.
Tenney: Yes, he made his engineers wear suits and ties.
Feldman: Gus Andrey told me about the 1965 Sebring when he and Zeccoli opened a cooling hole in the Autodelta TZ-2 because it was so hot. All hell broke loose when Chiti found out, but it ended with the cooling hole remaining. After the blow-up, Chiti had a four-hour dinner. He was extremely iron-fisted with the team, but he was delightful afterhours.
Black: The heat at Sebring was so bad Chiti usually wore a four-knot hankerchef on his head. He would pour vodka on his hands and then splash it on his arms, face and neck. "Vodka leaves no after-aroma like bourbon or gin." he explained.
Tenney: Well, we were wondering about Chiti's English. I remember being in the parachute building at Sebring drinking some Italian wine that Chiti had bootlegged inside some parts boxes from Italy. Chiti told a joke - of course this was all in Italian - but everyone laughed so hard at the joke, I became caught up and began to laugh right along even though I didn't understand it. Chiti whirled and fixed me with a mischievous look. I'll never forget the raised eyebrow and piercing eyes. He said in accent-free English "Speak Italian, do you Paul?"
Black: You got him back, though. There was the time at Sebring - it was in the mobile home behind the pits. You looked into Chiti's little black medical bag and asked him, "Do you have a license to practice medicine?"
Braden: So far as the history is concerned, Chiti was born in Pistoia on December 29, 1924 and joined the experimental department of Alfa Romeo in 1952 as an engineer, helping Satta to develop the Disco Volante.
Little: He was very careful about keeping design details secret. He developed new body designs, such as the periscope intake behind the driver for the grand prix cars. Occasionally, a magazine would get spy photographs of his Balocco test sessions, but those were rare. One of the pictures I've got shows 1969 and 1970 prototype bodies covering the cages of the stray animals he kept. He was doing "aerodynamic testing".
Black: He was a trained aeronautical engineer. You may not be able to imagine Chiti flying a J3 Cub, but he did - in the early 1950s when he was very thin.
Braden: In 1957 he moved to Scuderia Ferrari where he was credited with the development of both the mid-engined race car and the rear spoiler, a design which led directly to the use of the rear wing.
Little: He had an extremely active mind - always restless and always dissatisfied with the current state of the art. He made no effort to document the past, including the birth or evolution of his racing cars. That attitude made it almost impossible to get a proper replacement part for any car Chiti worked with. Mike Ryan tried to get a replacement camshaft for his Stradale. He ended up with six unsuitable samples, simply because the documentation was lost or disregarded.
Black: There's a biography on him. It's Chiti Grand Prix, by PIero Casucci, from Automobilia in Italy.
Braden: Chiti left Ferrari in 1962 to design the A.T.S. 1.5 liter V-8 grand prix car for Scuderia Serenissima. But in early 1963, he returned to Alfa Romeo to help put together the organization which would later become Autodelta. In 1965 Alfa turned over all its racing activities to Autodelta and Chiti became its director general.
Chiti's first assignment was to put the TZ right. As part of the "sorting out", Chiti created the TZ-2 with lowered chassis and bodywork. Chiti's next assignment was to take the GTA racing. The GTA won the European Touring Car Championship in 1966, 1967 and 1968. According to Peter Hull and Roy Slater, "The success of these cars over the next three seasons was almost embarrassing."
Several versions of the GTA were created by Autodelta as the GTAm cars, including the GTA-SA, a turbocharged coupe which used oil pressure instead of exhaust gasses to spin the twin turbines.
Black: In my life I believe I have met four, maybe five persons I would classify as "genius." Carlo was one of those people.
One late night at Sebring, while we were hiding from the sheriff (testing on the runways at night while Sebring was still functioning as an airport), Carlo looked up at the clear Florida sky, pointed to a constellation and started naming its component stars. He must have gone through eight or nine constellations, star by star.
Braden: Chiti next turned his attention to a new sports-racer under development by Satta. Originally known as the type 105.33, this series later became known simply as the Type 33.
Little: I remember the re-engineering of the original T-33. The chassis was originally made up of 10" diamater tube sections in an H-shape. The tubes were bladder-filled with fuel. The T-33TT8 and the T33TT12 chassis used Satta's design of 1.5" fuel and oil carrying titanium piping to get additional rigidity. The Autodelta staff in Settimo Milanese helped in this.
Chiti soon found that his competitors, Lola, Porsche and Ferrari, all had a weight advantage because they were using a lighter monocoque construction. At Daytona in 1972 we had excessive tire wear because of the extra weight of the tube chassis, but Chiti stayed with the design, in part because it would help save the life of a driver in an accident. Zeccoli (Alfa's chief development test driver at Balocco) put a Type 33 straight head-on into an earthen wall at over 100 mph and credited the TT chassis with saving his life.
Little: Chiti was deeply affected by the death of a driver, such as the loss of Lucien Bianchi at LeMans, and he was driven to find safer ways of building race cars. He and Ing. Garbarino developed and patented the Fluobrene cellular fuel tank in early 1970. It was a cellular matrix with anti-slosh foam which mixed Freon 1142B2 with fuel during an impact to make it inflammable. This was a great step in safety and Chiti offered it to any competitor who would use it. He campaigned the CSAI and then the FIA to make it mandatory, but it didn't catch on because there were capacity and weight penalties. In my opinion, some of the builders of the era displayed an "expendable" attitude regarding their drivers.
Braden: In 1982, Alfa Formally withdrew Autodelta from Grand Prix racing. In 1985 Chiti joined Motori Moderni to develop a flat-12 grand prix engine for Subaru for motor racing and hydroplane competition. Motori Moderni continues as a development group and also serves as a show for the restoration of vintage and classic cars.
Little: Living inside the Autodelta factory in the "Infirmaria" as I did for a while in 1972, I came to know the stray dogs and cats, some injured or sick, that Chiti would rescue from the streets of urban Milan. They would be fed leftovers from the lunch-time cafeteria and patrol every inch of the walled factory for rodents and nighttime intruders. They also provided company to the workers who were fabricating GTAms, T-33s and rally GTVs.
Black: Everyone knows that Chiti was an animal lover. His apartment in Milano was always occupied by convalescing small animals picked up on the streets.
Little: One evening I asked Chiti why he collected so many strays. He struggled to express himself, using what few words he knew of English at the time: "Danger...for life." Those words were indelibly impressed into my heart and mind, serving to symbolize for me his great compassion and respect for life.
Black: I remember eating in a posh outdoor restaurant, high in the mountains overlooking Forte Dei Marmi. There was a large crowd of people, including Surace, the President of SPICA (Pinkerli) and some other friends, including me and my wife Margaret.
Margaret sat next to Chiti because no one else dared. There was a high vine-covered wall behind Chiti and some "restaurant cats" were overlooking our long table. After finishing a piece of chicken, Carlo would throw the bones over his shoulder onto the wall for the cats to enjoy. Everyone turned white, except Margaret, who joined Carlo in throwing chicken bones over her shoulder. From that moment, Carlo knew Margaret had seen through his antics. Never again did he eat from her plate, another tactic guaranteed to shock visitors.
Braden: Don, the last word's yours.
Black: Another Alfista has gone to the big test track in the sky. The remaining few are watching the end of an era. The tradition and memories soon become "history", to be preserved by you, the enthusiast reader.
"In Rememberance: My Friend Ing. Carlo Chiti"
Thank you also for your invitation to participate with my memories to your inquiry about Chiti and Autodelta.
I would like to explain few basic facts. I was not an important actor in the game. Just a lucky young man that happened to be in right place at the right time. My story was a simple one. I am Italian of clear Serbian origins, and beside engaging in some modest racing activity, in those years I had owned (together with few other friends-partners) a small Alfa Romeo based racing team created with some help from Jorge De Bagration and Peter Monteverdi.... with the intention to rent well-prepared racing cars to private drivers.
Ignazio Giunti, a great driver and a close friend of mine introduced me to Carlo Chiti in 1966. In the intervening years I became first a client with good relationship with the "Boss", then a kind of a friend, and we had spent many good times, good wines and good food together.
Chiti was a person of vast culture and numerous interests, and was a splendid conversationalist . I have to admit that I haven't witnessed anything important in the life of Autodelta nor did I take part in Chiti's activities in that period. Just friendly chatting about everything and everyone, and as I had lived in Milano, the occasions to meet him were numerous.
Today, I belong to a small group of "old friends", survived from those glorious times that share memories and meet from time to time to remember absent friends and good old days. Some of us have touched the peaks in racing sport and some (like me) were only participants of that fascinating world.
All my memories that I have sent to you are connected to the period 1967-1972 when I was in touch with Autodelta and Chiti. From 1973 I transferred from Milano and (alas) my relationship to Chiti was reduced to exchanging Christmas cards and only few telephone calls. Don Black is certainly not new name for me, and I am pleased by his compliments and the comments he made in your story written in 1994.
Here are some fragments of my memories, and as a contribution to your knowledge about Chiti, there might be some unknown details and "small" secrets or something that could enlighten or support your point of view. This is my personal reminiscence that you can use.
I had met Chiti for the first time on one cold and rainy mid-February day in 1967. It was Ignazio Giunti who had arranged that appointment at Autodelta in Settimo Milanese, and we were there waiting for "Uncle" (as drivers used to call him) who was late. He arrived, huge, volcanic and loud and immediately I got impression that I had known him for long time.
I remember his way of speaking with a strong Tuscan inflection, his educated yet familiar moods and his omnipresent dogs. He brought us back to downtown Milano to "his" restaurant "Alla Collina Pistoiese".... not far away from the Duomo... a kind of his informal office where he performed the role of "Big Boss" with natural generosity.
So started our friendship, and for the almost five years that I was in contact with Autodelta we shared more than our mutual passion for dogs, racing cars, good books and many other things. He was the undisputed master of informal conversation and surprise discussions by virtue of his vast knowledge of culture and erudition, but he was also capable of absolute silence about his professional activity. You could not hear from him any technical detail or any anticipation about the affairs at Autodelta Settimo Milanese.
It was a kind of a taboo subject, equally as he did not have an ideal relationship with the House of Alfa Romeo, particularly with the staff of the Servizio Esperienze Department where he was considered someone who encroached upon the hard-won honors for the team work of Busso, Satta, Nicolis, Garcea, Surace, Russo and others, as TZ, GTA and even the initial 33 concept were planned and produced there, and Chiti's assignment was to make them victorious.
There was evident shortage of sympathy between Chiti and other managers at Portello and Arese.
Chiti was seen as Luraghi's invention and only the loud sound of victorious Alfa racing cars gave him permission to continue. Although nobody suspected or appreciated his enormous talent and curriculum at Ferrari and ATS, he was often accused of exploiting the ideas and solutions of others.
It was obviously not the truth as he was a real genius... capable of immediate solutions and revolutionary innovations and also one of the worlds' most validated and honored engine designers with great intuition.
When the winds had changed in Alfa's decision rooms and Autodelta's parabola has come to its end, the farewell to "Big Carlo" was rather unfair and he left his Alfa Romeo career pretty embittered.
He was never interested in money, and just searched spaces and opportunities to try and prove his ideas, sometimes capable of hours and hours of continuous work that he also expected from all his technicians. As he was generally beloved by his crew, that devotion to work from those around him was also possible. It was common to see him under heavy rain at Balocco track measuring for hours lap times and vehicle handling dynamics and trying to understand difficulties.
He had considered Teodoro Zeccoli, Autodelta's test driver... an excellent driver, a kind of his own extended senses... and trusted him blindly. There was perfect interplay between him and Teo and that was surely crucial for many of Chiti's decisions.
Drivers generally considered Chiti as a kind of close relative. As they all were chosen by Chiti personally, their rapports were good and cordially though he had preferences that he never outwardly manifested or openly confessed to de Adamich, Giunti, Galli and Hezemans were pilots that he liked more (I am speaking exclusively about early years of Autodelta, until 1973) and with Merzario was evident a kind of personal sympathy.
Among the young, rising stars, the "winning factor" (as journalists called him) Gian Luigi Picchi, had a particular popular standing, but when he suddenly decided to abandon races, Chiti had accepted that decision saying that Picchi was absolutely right, being pilots only "cannonball meat" in the cruel racing battles.
His visions of racing were decidedly technical and oriented to the future, and the fact is that he never spoke about past times or 'history' willingly. He was considered a key engineer at Ferrari in the "golden years of 250GT", the one that had convinced Drake to accept rear engine design as the future solution in racing car engineering, but he was also one of the "Fallen Rebel Angels" of Maranello in '61. That was discussed in various moods, and seen mainly as a sign of his disagreement with Enzo Ferrari.
In those years I was obsessed with Enzo Ferrari (in positive sense), and so I had asked Chiti to explain his decision to leave SEFAC Ferrari S.p.A.. He told me sincerely (I am sure) that he took part of the group only as a sign of solidarity with Gardini, Giberti, Tavoni and Bizzarrini (who was Tuscan like himself), and that between him and Enzo Ferrari there was not any serious disagreement.
Indeed, he added words of real sincere respect towards Ferrari, depicting him as extremely capable and with good intuition, but somewhat over-sensitive to the gossip and slanders (that was exactly the word he used) that his "spies" regularly presented to him.
The fact is that Chiti was also haunted by "spies" that he was sure were placed all around him, and who reported promptly to the "friends" in Servizio Esperienze everything that had been happening in Settimo Milanese.
I remember well the episode that explained that sort of his conviction. He had high opinion about British racing car engineers, Chapman, Duckworth, Costin and Campbell and I brought him as a gift the book "The Sports Car Engine" by Colin Campbell (in English) from Switzerland (as it hasn't been published yet in Italy), and while he was flipping through pages to see its contents, there came in his office engineer considered a "spy" by Chiti.
He showed him the book and with his Tuscan sense of humor told him that after learning important things from that manual, he would be ready to produce winning car. Later he told me seriously that I could be sure that this fact was relayed back to the "friends" as he called managers from Servizio Esperienze. A year or so later, I was invited at his house at San Siro quarter in Milano, and with immense delight, I saw that book on his table.
Anyhow, his relationship with the "Big Boss" in Alfa in those years, Giuseppe Luraghi, was good and cordial based on mutual sympathy and respect. He also preserved friendship with co-founder of Autodelta, Lodovico Chizzola, although the Chizzola brothers had decided to remain in Udine and left the Autodelta enterprise.
Chiti had a little bit of an antiquated vision of management and Autodelta was judged and autocratically so by his personal will and domain through the actual motor racing end of the business...but pertinent decisions concerning everything else (finances, trading and administration) he delegated to qualified personnel. After Luraghi was sent to another function and after a short and successful collaboration with Cortesi, new Alfa's Board of Directors led by Massacesi took a different approach to the sports activity of the Factory, and Chiti's relationship with "decision board" started to deteriorate rapidly.
He remained each day more alone... with continuous pressure from the House of Alfa Romeo...and without the necessary time to develop new weapons. Victories also began to disappear from his Autodelta curriculum.
Almost 'ghettoized' and without support.... Chiti was embittered and quit his more than 20 year long career at his once beloved Alfa Romeo to start a new one with Motori Moderni, being absolutely sure that he could add still fresh blood to car racing.
Courtesy of the archives of Vladimir Pajevic-Pale`.
Courtesy of the archives of Vladimir Pajevic.
"Quick...Take a Peek!" One visitor to this website had in 1978 the occasion to travel to Autodelta seeking camshafts for his Alfetta GTV 2000. He testified in the Visitors Comments section that all he saw were walls...walls everywhere and guards restricting his mobility.
Here is a rare peek at what the inner courtyard area looked like...where tractor trailer trucks or Giulia Colli's pulling a long trailer heavily wrapped with tarpaulins would be packed up in this courtyard prior to the iron gate being opened and the vehicles entering onto Via Enrico Fermi. Secrecy was important and Balocco testing was frequent and as secret as Autodelta could reasonably maintain.
Chizzola and Chiti. The original founders of Autodelta in Udine.
Photograph courtesy of the archives of Vladimir Pajevic.
Sig. Zeccoli, second from left most assuredly recalls the Balocco test session crash he lived through in an early T-33/12 I believe, where he lost braking efficiency and slammed his test car head-on into an earthen embankment at over 120 mph…suffering the complete loss of his upper front teeth but, thankfully… nothing else! His life was saved on that day because of the tubular chassic design specified by Ing. Chiti …who had seen many of the finest racing drivers of his day die needlessly in crashes while piloting relatively fragile racing cars.
The loss of some of the drivers mentioned in this article who had perished in the 1960s had touched Ing Chiti deeply …especially the death of Lucien Bianchi during a practice session for the 1969 24 Hours of Endurance at LeMans causing him to withdraw his team from that race and to eventually turn Alfa Romeo and Autodelta sharply away from the 'drivers are expendable' ….'super lightweight fragile racing vehicle' philosophy made boldly fashionable by Mr. Chapman, Mr. Ferrari and Lola racing designers…for example.
Photograph from the archive of Alfa Romeo S.p.A.
The very first GTAJ Chassis number AR775001 in steel with Teodoro Zeccoli at Balocco.
Ing. Satta, Ing. Busso, President Luraghi and Ing. Chiti.
From the archives of Vladimir Pajevic.
Messrs. Marcello Gambini chief mechanic, Giovanni Manfredini, and Paolino Fiore, engine specialists that stayed much of their time in the dyno room, Pietro Maggi, Mr. Matati, Gobbi and Vaifro Vignoni all from engine repair and assembly in Hangar 2, Enzo Bulgarini, Luciano Avosani, Giuseppe Carraro, Antonio Damascchino, Arturo Faccioli, Giuliano Luppi, Giovanni Menati, Umberto Spregiaro, Ermis Peressutti, Ettore Vicario, and also Stroppa, Settimio, Liuni, Lucchi, the Moscardo brothers, Vanzo, Enrico Maestri, Longhi, Vittorio Berno, Diego Della-Rosa, Renato Melchioretto, Shop Foreman Guiseppi Callegher, tire changer and wheel balancing expert Milani, Fabbri, Leopardi, Paris, Taverna, Tosello, material handler Del Geloso, Roberto Favin, Nicola and Beartrice Paone, and last but not least the beloved, loud and animated truck driver Mr. Calloni.
Later came Mr. Ermanno Cuoghi who became chief mechanic at Autodelta for F1 engines and who continued to serve as the personal mechanic for Niki Lauda... both of whom came from Ferrari to the Brabham Alfa project.
Those names referenced above and many more terrific men like them formed the complete team that travelled as vagabonds campaigning Autodelta cars throughout the world together with tons of materials to repair cars, engines, suspensions or simply to perform miracles on the spot.
What made them so devoted and long lasting to Autodelta was unlimited and tireless love for Alfa Romeo and their deep sense of personal pride to be a part of the History and Tradition of the Quadrifoglio.
To conclude this long article "Inside the Walls", Vladimir found a beautiful Latin citation that Italian journalist Zigliotti used to describe Chiti's rise and fall (1963-1983): "Inquissima haec bellorum condicio est; Prospera omnes sibi indicant, aduersa uni imputantur".
"The unfair aspect of war is the fact that victory is claimed by everyone, and defeat has only one to blame."
Nothing ever depicted better Chiti's fate.
I hope you have enjoyed this serialized glimpse of this truly remarkable Alfa Romeo leader and his group of highly dedicated men.
My dear friend "Senora Domestica Numero Uno". My dear friend "Senora Domestica Number Due".
A truly rare item, the funeral memorial badge created upon the passing of Carlo Chiti and distributed to those honored few who were admitted inside the church where he was mourned.
The only such memorial badge distributed to an American was this one presented by Ing. Chiti's wife Lina to Alfa Romeo Technical Director Don Black who considers this his most prized and revered posession.
"...Through these portals passed some of the most exciting racing cars ever conceived and constructed....the doors are now closed forever...".
View of # 7 Enrico Fermi in December 2015 photography by Alfa Romeo enthusiast and our Contributing Editor Ulrich Zensen.


Oil analysis is a tool that can be used by the owner and maintenance personnel to make more informed decisions as to the current condition of an engine.
The parts used in aircraft engines are made from a number of different metals and alloys (pistons are made from an aluminium alloy, cylinder barrels are generally steel, piston rings have a chrome face, main bearings are made from an alloy of copper, tin and lead, connecting rod bushes are bronze etc). In operation all these parts wear slightly, depositing minute particles of the metal in the oil.
If wear of a particular part accelerates then the concentration of wear metal particles increases, signalling a problem.
Analysis of the various levels of the individual wear metals assists in identifying the part that is wearing at the accelerated rate.
Oil analysis assists in detecting problems early so minor problems can be repaired before more expensive repairs are required or a major failure occurs. For example high levels of silicon in the oil can indicate that dirt is entering the engine. Fixing the air cleaner is cheaper and easier that having to overhaul the cylinders after the dirt has caused wear to the piston, rings and cylinder barrel.
The major advantage of oil analysis is confidence. As long as the level of the various wear metal elements is fairly consistent over time and do not show a sharp rise, the operator can be reasonably confident that the engine was operating normally when the oil sample was taken.
Oil analysis provides a good guide as to the wear that is occurring in an engine but it does have limitations. For example as oil analysis is based on examining the concentrations or various substances in the used engine oil, it will not predict the sudden breakage or fracture of a part.
Some caution is also required when comparisons between different oil samples are made. Changes to the type of use, sampling procedures and seasonal changes can all result in variations to the wear levels in the oil sample.


Is Donlin doing everything they can to minimize or eliminate impacts to the resources we rely so heavily on? - The Delta Discovery, Inc.
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By now you might have heard about the recent mine tailings dam collapse in Brazil that killed 58 people with hundreds still missing.
You may, or may not, be aware of the recent Op-Ed about the Donlin Gold Mine by the new Commissioner of DNR – Corri Feige – that appeared in several papers around the state. In her Op-Ed, she more or less gave several assurances that the State's approval of the mine would guarantee few, if any, impacts to the environment here in the Kuskokwim.
She doesn't mention that the State has never before permitted a mine designed with a pit lake two-miles long and 1,800' deep – filled with toxic wastewater – that will require water treatment in perpetuity. What about human and mechanical failure? Don't forget, this project is off the road system. Perpetuity is forever!
Here is what else Ms. Feige had to say. "Overall, I have been very impressed by the rigor of the baseline data collection and analyses that have been conducted for the Donlin Gold project. From tailings management to mercury and cyanide risks, to potential impacts on fish and subsistence resources, the project has undergone a high level of scrutiny. In every case, Donlin Gold has never shied away from tackling difficult questions, and has often gone above and beyond what is required by the statutes and regulations.
That scoping letter was written a year before two other catastrophic tailings dam failures – the Mount Polley Mine (MP) in British Columbia and the Brazilian mine in Mariana that killed seventeen people … both relatively new projects. Unfortunately for the residents of the Kuskokwim region, neither the COE nor the State have yet to require an adequate assessment of such catastrophic failures.
The Fort Knox dam was less than 300 feet high at the time of the quake, but as noted, Donlin's will be at least 470 feet high. No matter what, there are no guarantees that problems won't arise either during the life of the mine (which is when all of the previously mentioned failures occurred) or after closure. And the tailings dam in the Kuskokwim will be around forever and ever possibly affecting future generations.
From my experiences after visiting over twelve Kuskokwim villages from Kwigillingok to McGrath, many local residents feel they haven't been adequately kept informed about the project. Prior to the FEIS being released, I contacted the COE's Project Manager and asked if anyone from his agency would be coming to the region and explaining the contents of a document that stands over a foot high and is filled with highly technical jargon. Because it was so voluminous and expensive to print, people were expected to download the materials online. However, the Internet in most villages is too slow to effectively do that. The Project Manager informed me that there were no such plans.
If you look at Nova Gold's Board of Directors, they're from all over the world; likewise, for Barrick that recently merged with a company from across the Atlantic. The truth is, the main players involved with making the Donlin Mine decisions are not really from Alaska. What will bear that out is if one day, the Chinese aren't part owner in this endeavor. That is something that some local miners have expressed concern to me over.
My response to this would be the same as above for Ms. Feige's similar assertion. The proponents of the Donlin Mine would like everyone to think that the people of region had meaningful input into the process. But the truth is, most of the comments from local residents were disregarded (including some state and federal biologists); for example, the routing of the pipeline location in the vicinity of McGrath and Nikolai.
The habitat that they're talking about was marginal fish habitat at best, even before it was impacted from past mining operations. Regarding salmon, very few salmon ever used those streams. What the mine operation will do is remove a good proportion of Crooked Creek's water, 80-100% near that "improved habitat" area, and roughly 30 % or more down near Crooked Creek's mouth where it enters the Kuskokwim River.
That dewatering will have a negative impact on the spawning salmon adults, but more importantly the developing eggs that are in the gravel during the winter…the most critical period. Without adequate flows, the delicate eggs could be left high and dry during the late summer or fall and easily freeze in the winter.
The mitigation in the FEIS is woefully inadequate to protect the smelt. Five of the last ten years the Kuskokwim River has experienced low flows during May and early June. If Donlin Gold, the State, and the COE were sincere about "ensuring" no impacts to the smelt, those 3,000 h.p. tug/barge tows would cease for a one-month period from the time the smelt reach the spawning grounds to the time the juveniles safely migrate out.
That is the truth; anything else is just a hollow promise.
Dave Cannon is a resident of Aniak, AK.


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Baxi turns to hyperlocal delivery model with two FMCG tie-ups
Ojaswita Kutepatil December 28, 2018 Business
As part of the restructuring, Baxi would be rebranding itself as B-fresh and would be operating as a delivery service.
The firm has brought on over 800 delivery executives to its platform and would be delivering dairy & grocery products from more than 2,000 stores.
Baxi, a bike taxi service that is owned & operated by Gurgaon-based tech firm 74 BC Technologies, has reportedly announced that it has pivoted the company's structure towards a hyperlocal delivery model with two major FMCG brand tie-ups.
Reports cite, the company, under its latest initiative, has partnered up with dairy industry giant Mother Dairy as well as India's home-grown brand of consumer goods, Patanjali. The firm is reportedly in the final stages of rolling out its hyperlocal delivery services.
According to a report by Entrackr, as a part of the shift, Baxi has also re-branded itself as B-fresh with a brand-new smartphone-based delivery app. Moreover, under the new hyperlocal delivery model, the company has also brought on more than 800 delivery executives to its delivery platform and would be delivering dairy & grocery products from over 2,000 stores through its partnership with Mother Dairy.
The company would be initially delivering the goods to its customers throughout Gurgaon and would also be active across certain areas of the nation's capital Delhi, cite sources privy to the matter.
The Chief Executive of B-fresh, Ashutosh Johri stated that the idea behind the move was to partner up with major retail chains, who possess a considerable physical presence yet not enough to warrant them developing their own smartphone app.
B-fresh reportedly follows similar model to that of Instacart Inc., a U.S-based grocery delivery services company, which successfully closed a $600 million funding round recently, valuing the startup at about $7.6 billion.
According to reports, B-fresh has entered a competitive market space and would be competing with established players such as SoftBank-backed Grofers as well as Alibaba-backed online grocery store, BigBasket.
Reliance makes two strategic acquisitions to boost e-commerce services
Ojaswita Kutepatil March 4, 2019
American software magnate Adobe acquires Marketo in a USD 4.75B deal


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Juha Janhunen, né le  à Pori, est un linguiste orientaliste finlandais et professeur de l'université d'Helsinki.

Biographie
Juha Janhunen a principalement effectué ses recherches sur les langues ouraliennes et mongoles ainsi que le chinois, le japonais et le coréen.

Publications
Parmi les nombreux ouvrages de Juha Janhunen citons:

Juha Janhunen (2005). Khamnigan Mongol. Munich: Lincom Europa.
Wu Yingzhe and Juha Janhunen (2010). New Materials on the Khitan Small Script: A Critical Edition of Xiao Dilu and Yelü Xiangwen. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.

Reconnaissance
Le professeur Janhunen a été élu membre de l'association scientifique finlandaise en 2003 et membre de l'Academia Europaea en 2008.

Bibliographie

Annexes

Notes et références

Liens externes
Juha Janhunen 375 humanistia -sivusto 22.10.2015

Naissance en février 1952
Naissance à Pori
Linguiste finlandais
Universitaire finlandais du XXe siècle
Universitaire finlandais du XXIe siècle
Orientaliste finlandais
Mongoliste finlandais
Finno-ougriste


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Pieve Santo Stefano es un municipio en la Provincia de Arezzo en la región italiana de Toscana, localizada a 70 kilómetros al este de Florencia y 25 kilómetros al norte de Arezzo. Al 31 de diciembre de 2004 tenía 3.299 habitantes en una área de 155km².

Limita con los siguientes municipios: Anghiari, Badia Tebalda, Caprese Michelangelo, Chiusi della Verna, Sansepolcro y Verghereto.

Evolución demográfica

Evolución demográfica

Enlaces externos

 www.pievesantostefano.net/ (en italiano)

Localidades de la provincia de Arezzo