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Campaigns for marketing are, in a nutshell, a series of repeat mailings that are strategically planned so that there is maximum benefit (more new customers) for your business.
Nota bene (that means "take note" in Latin – and I do mean take note): If you are not doing repeat mailings then you are flushing money down toilet.
Why is this true? Basically, because people hold onto your postcard for a while. They can hold onto your postcard for six months. They will even hold on to your card for three years. When you repeat your mailings to those same people, your chances of them responding just got greater. Repeat mailings cannot be repeated enough.
A one shot in the dark postcard mailing is not going to change your business, your bottom line, your life or your anything.
So, if you are not up to confronting that you need to do a campaign then maybe you shouldn't be in business. And that may sound harsh – it is harsh. It's a harsh world. And I want you to succeed in it.
Why do businesses fail in the first three years? Because they don't have enough people paying money to them for their services. The bottom line is, they don't market – they don't get people buying their stuff. That's the whole point of marketing.
Yes, some promotion is better than no promotion. But the great thing about marketing campaigns is that you will be more able to predict your growth. Your income is dependent upon how much communication you put out on a subject. It's relative to that.
If you put out a blast of communication you will get inflow - prospects, customers calling or coming in and buying. Yes, once that initial blast goes out you will get some business from referrals…some. But you want that blast repeated over and over and over to get the inflow that it will generate consistently. You could almost make a big flow chart of what will happen.
Say you send out 5000 postcards.
Out of that 5000, 150 hang onto your postcard.
Out of that 5000, so many call the 1st week.
Out of that 5000, so many call the 2nd week.
Out of that 5000, so many call the next month.
Out of that 5000, so many call in 6 months.
There is a dwindling inflow from that first mailing and therefore can give a false impression of what occurs from one mailing. Someone sends out a postcard and says, "I only got four responses from my mailing!" But there is a whole dynamic that is going on that is continuing from that one mailing way after the person who sent the mailing expects things to happen. Think about it. Do you jump at every single advertisement that you get bombarded with that you think is a good idea? If you do, you are either a millionaire or broke. But most likely, you see some advertisement that catches your interest and say to yourself that you'd like to check that out some day. Then, you see it again and remember that you wanted to check that out one day. And then, you see it again and this time you decide to check it out. Or you file it away and when you pay off that credit card, you pull out your file and visit that store that advertised the rug you wanted to buy for your living room.
Victoria Secret, Ballard Designs – any reputable catalog company will mail you catalogs multiple times! Are you getting the picture yet?
You send out 5000 postcards one week and you have all that going on that I mentioned above.
You send out 5000 the next week and you have all that going on that I mentioned above.
You send out 5000 the next week and that dwindling flow chart is going on, on each one of those outflows.
What is going to happen? Mmmh, let me see… Eventually it is going to snowball – it's coming in from all different places!
You are really putting your communication out there consistently in a big way.
And yes, it costs a lot of money to do it. So, FIND THE MONEY. FIND THE MONEY. If you are going to borrow money to do a business, spend that borrowed money on marketing!
This is the thing about capital investment – people get money to start their business. They give themselves a nice big salary, they buy really great furniture, computers, a building, and so forth. That's not where they should be spending their money. They should be spending their money on marketing and promotion and getting their name out there. And then all that money from the sales that come in should be spent on upgrading their computer or designing a fabulous office. Then and only then.
Back to campaigns and mailing out boo coo each week. Start with a list and mail to one list one week, another list the next week and another list the following week. Then you rotate those lists – again. And again. And again.
Now you ask - what if you only have one list? You can still rotate one list. And it is always good to put it on a spreadsheet or a flow chart to track what you are doing and what you have already done.
For instance: You get one list of 6000 identities. You can mail to 2000 one week, 2000 the next week and 2000 the third week. Then you rotate. There are your three different lists!
OK, you got the point. The next thing to know about campaigns is that there are two different types of marketing campaigns. There is the campaign to get your customers to keep buying from you so they don't go elsewhere. And then there is the campaign to get new business in.
Once you have gotten new business in, then those customers (that once were prospects) get the repeat-customer campaign.
The first thing you should do when starting out and thinking of a marketing campaign is to start with your own customers.
Say you've been in business 5-10 years and have hit a plateau; start by mailing out to your own customers that have been with you and already know you are good. And then once you get your income up a little bit, start the second campaign to market to new customers.
But then, if you have the money just figure out how to do both. Don't go out to eat quite as much. Don't buy that new Lexus (yet!). Don't invest in that piece of real estate right now. Put your money back in your business.
If you have made all your money with your business, well then that business is the goose that is laying the golden egg (for the eventual Lexus), so put that money back in your business first. Go ahead and spend the newly earned money on both the new customer and customer retention campaigns.
Sure, be selfish; you earned it but just be patient. Wait until your marketing is really paying off and you couldn't stop the influx of business if you tried.
Above, I am speaking to someone that has gotten very comfortable in their own income and doesn't necessarily want to cut their own income to grow their business. But if you have a new business and really only have twelve customers, then you have to do a campaign to get new customers. And it costs money; it will be a big expense.
So buy a used computer on Ebay. Most of the $10,000 you borrowed from your dad to start up should be spent on marketing. Work out of your bedroom on a used computer, then sell and deliver your product or service. When you've sold plenty. then you pay yourself (when Dad's paid off and you actually have money).
To get back to what we were discussing: just mail to the list for a while – and rotate through it. It will pay off, I promise.
Who do you mail to?
Say you have a product that only goes into and works in an American made car. And say that you notice that the customers you have are between the ages of 40 to 60 years old. Well, find out from a list company how many people in a ten-mile radius or five-mile radius there are that fit that description in your area. Or, look at your own customer base and find out where they live and then find out how many other people fit that demographic in their area.
OK, so you get with a list company and there are 20,000 identities with that demographic. The catch is you can only afford 1/3rd or 1/8th of that to start with.
Fine! Take 5000 identities from that 20,000 and start. Divide your campaign into three-week segments. Mail out 1/3rd one week, 1/3rd the next week, 1/3rd the following week. You can mail the same postcard to all segments of the list.
The campaign aspect is that on mailing 2,3,4 and so on all your postcards should look similar. Not the same, but similar. You could do a three-card, four-card, five-card campaign. Look and feel should match. Your logo is in the same place each time, your color scheme is the same, etc.
You have got to come up with your look and feel beforehand. I suggest that you design and mail the first one and check for results. You can tweak it, but choose your basic colors FIRST. Do a little research. Which colors communicate to you the most? Be your own survey person. Love your mail piece. Don't sign off on anything a designer came up with if you don't love it. You'll imbue it with results. It'll pull better if you love it…sounds nutty, but it's true.
One thing about campaigns is that you have to commit to a campaign. Commit. Wherever you buy your marketing services from, commit to a campaign. Let them design all five pieces at once. I don't suggest printing them all at once. Tweak the design on the others if you need to as you go.
Consumers rarely get multiple postcards from a business. Yet it is such a brilliant idea. When I receive multiple postcards, I take a look. I think, "Hmmm, these guys are still contacting me." That shows persistence, it shows credibility. You are building credibility with a campaign. That is the point. So, hit 'em again, Sam.
A campaign is mailing to the same people over and over and over again. The point is you want to hit your prospects with different communication about the same thing or hit them with different products with the same look and feel. The rest will come. A great movie had a great quote that rings true through and through, "Build it and they will come." However, people usually think that it means put a building there and people will come. Or they build a web site and expect people to come. No, you have to drive customers to your business. So, "Build it and they will come" should actually have been "Build your marketing campaign and they will come". Because what you are building with a marketing campaign is credibility. You are building your business through communication. You are communicating consistently, so much that people will believe you (credibility) and they will respond; they will come , they will spend.


Moscow, writer and director Alexey German Jr, son of the late Russian master Alexey German studied filmmaking at the VGIK before making three award-winning short films. His first three features, The Last Train (2003), Garpastum (2005) and Paper Soldier (2008) all screened at the Venice Film Festival where The Last Train received a special mention in the Nuovi Territori section and Paper Soldier, won the Silver Lion for the Best Director and the Osella for Best Cinematography. Paper Soldier was also nominated for the 2009 APSA Achievement in Cinematography. Under Electric Clouds screened in competition at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography.


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Hidden Figures (2016) Movie Review
There is something cautionary about a film that opens with a scene that outlines a superficial context by having every line of dialogue out of the characters' mouths point to the obvious mores of the day, to the point where a character has to exclaim what year it is to highlight the already obvious irony of their immediate situation.
It is this retrograde rose-tinting of history that plagues Hidden Figures. Morality films such as these often fall into this pitfall, where characters are hyper aware of their situation as if they themselves are looking back as we are. The film is designed around the punchline of laughing at historical transgressions, the thesis statement of "a Negro woman doing X! How ludicrous!"Our trio of protagonists respond quite calmly to these hurdles with winking one-liners, as if they realize that history will do right by them in the end.
There isn't anything particularly productive about making light in this way. This true story is one of breaking barriers and overcoming adversity, one of strong black women who fought back against their oppressive government by succeeding within it. But this story is not given the dignity of a script that can move beyond the predictable beats.
Hidden Figures is the type of sanitized film that middle school teachers show their students during Black History Month. If this is the goal of the film, then that is all well and good. But as much as the film attempts to highlight a negative period in American History, it only accomplishes this at the most fundamental level.
One would expect, then, that the attention to the eponymous characters would make up for this superficiality in historicism. And when we see Katherine's (Taraji P. Henson) home life, where her character is properly expanded upon, we get a genuine character study worth exploring. Henson's character is the strong, independent, glass ceiling-shattering figure the film wants to prop up, and we see this in the depiction of her as both a pivotal piece in the NASA mathematics division and as a single mother.
Almost everywhere where the three lead characters are not being shown as actual characters, however, the script just spouts dialogue full of useless platitudes. The film leaves no room for subtext nor subtlety.
And you know there is an issue with scripting when one NASA employee character has to explain, in detail, to other NASA employee characters who the astronauts they are working to send into space are.
At least the film looks crisp and warmly colored. That is except for the cases in which the director of photography fails to take the glare off of Henson's glasses into account when pulling focus. In one instance, in a standard shot-reverse shot between Henson and Mahershala Ali, Ali is in perfect and beautiful focus, but when it cuts back to Henson she is just slightly out of focus. Just enough to become noticeable.
The least the film can do is provide a worthy cast. The ensemble is great at playing off of each others' strengths. Henson, Spencer, Monae, and Costner all conjure up satisfying performances in spite of the script they are dealt.
Hidden Figures is sanitized, inoffensive Oscar-bait. It does not challenge you as a viewer, but instead looks down on your intelligence by presenting nothing more than a superficial Civil Rights-era period piece. In a film that should have honored the achievements of its protagonists, the characters get hampered by laughably on-the-nose instances of racial barricading. There is enough of a feel-good story to appease the average viewer, but it is a story with nothing novel in its bones.
Hidden Figures: C-
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We understand your purchasing process and we provide a month-to-month account system for all of our authorized clients with the capability to have multiple staff member send catering orders for your workplace under one account number. All of these invoices are sent out directly to your accounts department as specific billings and also as a monthly statement. This process eliminates the need to submit billings for payment daily or to settle accounts with a charge card each day. We make it easy for your team to take pleasure in premium food each and every day.
Within our menus, we provide a number of bundles which are perfect for a series of celebrations and budget plans. From the everyday requirements to those one-off events, our menus are designed to make your ordering process a simple one and to ensure that all of your visitors are accounted for. Each of our plans consists of a range of vegetarian and gluten free alternatives and we can also make extra menu alternatives ought to this be required.
If you have actually a set menu that you wish to order on a recurring basis or a set budget that you are working towards, our team would be delighted to tailor a set menu for your organisation. This allows your team to order your bespoke menu plan with a simple communication and a set spend per person. If you want to talk about the choices or sample a set menu, please simply let our team understand how we can help.
We pride ourselves on the company we keep. Our clients are a diverse variety of professional services firms, banks, and law firms among others. We are the go-to corporate catering company for many of Melbourne's business. Our high quality food and hard working team have actually ensured that we continue to develop strong relationships with our customers throughout many professional sectors and each with specific requirements.
If you are trying to find a trustworthy catering company in Deer Park, with a series of food that will impress your team and your clients alike, then contact our team to setup a menu tasting at your convenience. Your account manager will put together a tasting menu consistent with the types of food that you require within your organisation and organise to have a variety delivered for tasting. You can even organise to have a month-to-month account setup so that your everyday orders are all collected in one statement monthly, simple.
When it concerns the things that can make or break an event, few are as essential as the quality, taste and appearance of the food and beverages you serve. A lot is riding on your choice of which catering service to hire, and if you think this decision actually isn't really that important, look at it by doing this, remarkable catering can save an event that's on the rocks, but bad catering will generally send out guests to the doors.
In addition, since catering is typically the # 1 or # 2 line-item expense for many events, the caterer you select is also a considerable budgetary choice and can influence just how much money you have left over to spend on other areas depending on food expenses and amounts.
Include that caterers can vary dramatically in their rates and the types of meals and services they provide, and the procedure of choosing a caterer can figuratively and literally seem like you are comparing apples to oranges.
Of all the event and catering professionals we talked with, this showed up over and over and over again, generally due to the fact that how responsive and interested a catering service is during your preliminary discussions is indicative of how they will carry out throughout the length of their contract with you (and more on contracts later on).
A prospective caterer must be discovering as much as they can about you in your first few discussions with them, so you need to expect them to be talking and asking questions about 20% of the time and you providing responses and describing your needs about 80% of the time.
So when interviewing your Deer Park catering services (and you ought to consult with at least 3 catering services for any occasion with an affordable spending plan), you have to specify about the type of occasion you are planning and the type of food and/or presentation you are anticipating. Otherwise, you may end up choosing a caterer who simply isn't a good fit for the type or style of your event.
Virtually every caterer has a standard menu or menus to pick from, and many do offer some level of built-in flexibility to adapt these menus to your specific requirements by replacing specific items and/or personalizing others.
Some people shy away from asking to sample the specific items they want for their occasion since it appears like a trouble for the catering service, however it is standard to request a sampling of exactly what you are intending to order before you sign on the dotted line.
In addition, you can request wine parings for these tastings if they are appropriate for your event (once again, be prepared to pay a fee, it's a small price to pay to guarantee you pick the right catering service). When you are sampling the food, also attend to how it is presented, as any caterer who puts in the time to properly show a sample will probably be more likely to make that sort of effort on your event day.
You may be in for a surprise if you employ a BARBEQUE take-out joint to cater a formal ballroom charity event. Or if you choose a high-end business occasion catering service to serve a barn wedding. Why? Since these caterers may not be accustomed to preparing and serving food in such a setting.
Even more traditional places can also have constraints that caterers must follow, like certain setup standards or disposal limitations for waste food and water, so having a caterer that recognizes with a venue's rules can possibly save you lots of hassle on event day.
The caterer's contract ought to plainly define exactly what food, beverages and services the caterer will be supplying on the designated day( s). Moreover, it should safeguard you from non-performance as much as it safeguards the caterer from non-payment/default, so you may want to consider having a lawyer} look at it before you sign it.
Every detail needs to be consisted of in the agreement, included chosen menus, variety of portions and/or individuals to be served, beverage/bar service information (if suitable) and all rates and extra services.
No catering service in Deer Park with a shred of dignity and scruples participates in an agreement with plans to bail at the last minute, however you have to make certain there is a cancellation provision in your contract just in case your catering service needs to cancel.
Obviously you will need to check up on the caterers in Deer Park you are considering, and it's always good to begin online and check out sites.
Nevertheless, don't stop there, as online reviews are not constantly trusted (and even genuine); for example, a good catering service may have had a couple of nightmare/hater customers who alter their rankings, while a genuinely average caterer might have padded their online reviews. So see if you can locate some past clients of the caterers you are thinking about and connect to them.
Surprisingly, the length of time a catering company in Deer Park has been in business might not be as crucial in choosing a terrific catering service as you may believe.


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Staffer Accuses Former Israeli Foreign Minister of Sexual Assault
'He said: "Take off your pants and show me you like me,"' Linor Itzkovitch said in an interview with Channel 12 News. Silvan Shalom, who was her boss during his term as Israel's foreign minister, denies her claims
Silvan Shalom, in 2015.Credit: Tomer Appelbaum
A former employee accused former Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom of sexually assaulting her in 2003 on a Channel 12 News interview Tuesday. Shalom denied the accusations.
Linor Itzkovich, who was Shalom's secretary when he was Israel's foreign minister, is the first former employee who openly accused Shalom of sex crimes after several allegations have been made anonymously.
"[Shalom] stood in front of me and asked if I liked him, nothing happened before that," Itzkovich said during the interview. "I said: 'of course I like you'."
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"He said: 'Then take off your pants and show me you like me,'" she added, "[he] came up to me and began to kiss me. I pushed him back gently, I was scared, I didn't know what to do. And he simply gestured to me with his eyes to go to the sofa."
"He told me: 'lie down,' I lied down on the sofa, and then he bent down on me, opened my legs with force. He did what he did, and it hurt, I didn't breathe, only stared at the fluorescent [light] and began counting. It took a full five minutes, and it was over, then he told me 'I'm done, thanks.' When he left, he said to me: 'You're getting up? I'm in a big hurry'."
Itzkovich said that after the incident, Shalom continued to harass her, even after she asked him to stop.
In 2014, because of complaints filed against Shalom, the police approached Itzkovitch – but she denied it and refused to cooperate with the investigation.
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The accusations of sexual harassment and crimes against Shalom were first made public in 2014, amid his intentions to run for president. An investigation started after a former employee filed a complaint, but it was closed after she refused to testify.
He withdrew from the presidential race but continued serving as a lawmaker and in the cabinet. He resigned in December 2015 after Haaretz reported on testimony in another case of sexual assault from a woman who worked in his office, which led to other women speaking out.
Shalom's spokesperson told Channel 12 News on Tuesday that "this is a libel" which was conceived only because "Shalom had given in to the monetary demands and pressure to receive money on the part of Itzkovitch and her mother."


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PUMA's Partnership with Clark Atlanta University Shows Importance of HBCU Students
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been the epicenters of Black excellence and Black talent for decades.
However, these institutions and their students have been deprived of key opportunities for advancement over the years due to the underlying racial climate in America and a lack of exposure. Yet, corporations like PUMA are looking to become a much-needed catalyst for HBCUs and their students.
Earlier this month, PUMA announced a $1 million partnership over the next five years with Clark Atlanta University that will focus on helping students gain awareness and prepare them for roles within the sports apparel industry. Through customized curriculum, career prep, research projects, scholarships, and internships, students will experience the world of design/merchandising and be exposed to roles in information technology, marketing, and supply chain management. In addition to career prep, this initiative propels a semester-long mentorship program that will pair students with senior-level managers and employees.
"It's incredibly important to have partnerships like this because we want to ensure within our industry that we are giving access to these students and we know that in order for them to have access they have to have the skills and they have to have the resources to be able to enter into our field," said Michelle Marshall Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for PUMA North America in an exclusive with Cassius. "So this partnership will allow us to work with the students, mentor the students, provide scholarships to the students to ensure that we are building those relationships and really building awareness with them around all the incredible opportunities within our industry."
"That pipeline is incredibly important to us," said Adam Petrick, Chief Brand Officer at PUMA in a Cassius exclusive. "I don't think it has always been there. And I think we want to make sure we are establishing those connections for the long term."
According to Marshall, Clark Atlanta was perfectly aligned as an institution to work with PUMA. When the company did its research on HBCUs, Clark Atlanta was at the top of the list and had one of the more robust programs in terms of fashion merchandising. They are also looking to recruit students in other majors and disciplines like Information Technology, and Supply Chain, that could benefit from opportunities at PUMA.
Since its inception, Clark Atlanta University has cultivated a spirit of graduates that have gone to make impactful change…
"Since its inception, Clark Atlanta University has cultivated a spirit of graduates that have gone to make impactful change, establishing their own legacies," said George French Jr, Clark Atlanta University President. "We are thrilled to partner with PUMA, amplifying the opportunities available to the next generation of changemakers at Clark Atlanta University. This partnership is an opportunity to introduce our HBCU to the world."
The PUMA partnership with Clark Atlanta highlights the impact that corporate America could have on HBCUs and the impact that HBCUs could have on corporate America. At a time when these institutions are receiving more recognition and exposure, the need for sustainable and effective initiatives that lift up these students both socially and financially is vital.
"In time I think the goal would be that we'd have relationships with numerous HBCUs that we'd be able to tap into for upcoming talent for opportunities to expose ourselves to our consumer and be able to tap into their understanding of what our brand means and really be able to expand our vision and our understanding of the culture," said Petrick.
Corporations and other large entities must continue to realize the value of HBCUs and invest their resources to create opportunities for these students and allow these unique places of higher learning to thrive.
If organizations want to talk the talk and say that we are all about human beings and we're all about people," said Marshall. "They need to also make sure that they are spending their dollars just like they do with the Ivy League and all the other universities, make sure they are also spending their dollars equally with HBCUs."
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Act I: The Lake South, the River North è il primo album in studio del gruppo musicale statunitense The Dear Hunter, pubblicato il 26 settembre 2006 dalla Triple Crown Records.

Descrizione
Come spiegato dal frontman Casey Crescenzo, si tratta della prima parte di una storia suddivisa in sei atti. La storia narrata nell'album è incentrata sull'infanzia del protagonista, noto come The Dear Hunter o The Boy.

Tracce

Formazione
Musicisti
 Casey Crescenzo – voce, chitarra, basso, pianoforte, organo, percussioni, programmazione della batteria
 Nick Crescenzo – batteria
 Tom Neeson – tromba
 Ryan Muir – tromba, corno francese
 Andrew Borstein – trombone
 Judy Crescenzo – cori (tracce 3 e 4)
 Dan Nigro – voce aggiuntiva (traccia 5)
 Phil Crescenzo – assolo di organo (traccia 5)

Produzione
 Casey Crescenzo – produzione, ingegneria del suono, missaggio, mastering
 Brandon Gold, Claude Zdanow – missaggio

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Concept album

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Mirza Teletovic sank a 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining to lift the Brooklyn Nets to a 97-95 preseason win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday in the first of two NBA exhibition games to be played in China this year.
Brooklyn Nets' Mason Plumlee, right, competes with Sacramento Kings' DeMarcus Cousins for the ball during a NBA exhibition game in Shanghai, China Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Nets defeated Kings 97-95.
Sacramento Kings' Rudy Gay jumps to slam-dunk against the Brooklyn Nets during a NBA global game in Shanghai, China Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Nets defeated Kings 97-95.
Brooklyn Nets' Sergey Karasev, black, competes with Sacramento Kings' DeMarcus Cousins in white (15) during a NBA exhibition game in Shanghai, China Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Nets defeated Kings 97-95.
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The Global Food Security Index 2021 highlights the critical lessons that have been learned over the past ten years
THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX 2021: THE TENTH-ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
The Global Food Security Index 2021 anniversary issue highlights the critical lessons that have been learned over the past ten years about global, national and regional-level food security
Released today, Economist Impact's Global Food Security Index (GFSI), sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, is a benchmarking tool that examines the underlying drivers and causes of food security across both developed and developing countries. The GFSI evaluates how effectively a country is able to meet its population's calorific and nutritional needs, while also examining the impact of external factors such as agricultural infrastructure, political stability and climate risks, among others.
This ten-year anniversary issue of the GFSI allows us to look back over the past decade of data to inform action towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal of reaching zero hunger by 2030. This past decade has shown how important it is to look at hunger from a food-systems approach. This involves weighing up the affordability, availability, quality and safety of food, as well as assessing how resilient nations are in protecting their natural resources to enable them to keep producing food now and in the future.
"The Index is a powerful indicator of the trends in food security and Corteva Agriscience is proud to have been a sponsor of the Index since its inception," said Tim Glenn, Executive Vice president and Chief Commercial Officer of Corteva Agriscience. "Corteva believes farmers have a critical role in helping achieve a more food-secure world. To reverse the trends in food insecurity, we believe that all stakeholders must collaborate to bring meaningful, science-based solutions to farmers worldwide."
There are three main actions that can be taken to drive progress and improve food security in this decade, which the UN has deemed the "Decade of Action". "We must ensure that well-targeted and efficient food safety-net programmes are in place, and focus on lowering inequality in income and across genders" said Pratima Singh, project lead for the Global Food Security Index at Economist Impact. "We must invest in future-proofing our food supply by investing in agricultural R&D and technology. And we must prioritise agricultural adaptation, including through national and regional policies, and disaster risk management plans, to develop sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices."
Key findings from the Global Food Security Index 2021 include:
After making rapid gains in the first few years of its inception, the GFSI scores across all nations peaked in 2019, before dropping over the past two years amid the covid-19 pandemic, conflict and climate variability.
This drop in GFSI scores has been seen across all regions and nations in all the different income tiers. However, high-income nations in Europe still lead the index, as they did a decade ago, taking up seven of the top ten places, with Ireland getting top spot, scoring 84 (all GFSI scores are marked out of 100).
Similarly, Sub-Saharan African nations continue to dominate the bottom ten spots on the index, taking up seven of these places, with bottom-scorer Burundi's score of 34.67 only 43% that of Ireland.
The GFSI shows that hunger (using undernourishment as a measure) and stunting in children are most tied to the quality and safety of food. Populations with diets that lack quality protein and micronutrients, and where access to drinking water is limited, score worse in food security.
The countries that are models for food security are those that score highly on all four pillars of food security. For example, top-scorer Ireland scores above 92 points for Affordability, and Quality and Safety of food, and above 74 points for the Availability and resilience pillars.
Over ten years, Ireland has been able to keep food costs down at the same time as tackling inequality and ensuring that a safety net remains in place. It has seen a big jump in agricultural R&D and has been able to minimise food loss, helping to ensure that enough quality food is available. The government also has high nutritional standards and is politically committed to adaptation.
These trends have been replayed to some extent across the top ten most improved nations over a decade, which include countries like Tanzania, Oman and China, who have moved up because they have been able to tackle affordability, instil safety nets and boost market access. They have also cut back on volatility in production and committed to food security strategies and adaptation policies.
Conversely, those nations that have deteriorated the most, like Venezuela and Burundi, have done so because they have been unable to keep food costs down, have not had sufficient food supply or market access, and have suffered from volatile production. The bottom ten nations have often not had the capacity to grow food security through investing in R&D, safety nets, food security strategies, national adaptation policies, risk management plans and nutritional guidelines. These policies, investments and regulations are essential to the construction of food-secure economies.
The Global Food Security Index 2021 was launched on Tuesday, October 12th. The launch was followed by a live broadcast event at 2pm BST on the same day.
To access the global report, GFSI model and other detailed findings from the index, visit https://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com.
For any press enquiries please contact Pratima Singh of Economist Impact at [email protected].
About Economist Impact
Economist Impact combines the rigour of a think-tank with the creativity of a media brand to engage a globally influential audience. We believe that evidence-based insights can open debate, broaden perspectives and catalyse progress. The services offered by Economist Impact previously existed within The Economist Group as separate entities, including EIU Thought Leadership, EIU Public Policy, EIU Health Policy, Economist Events, EBrandConnect and SignalNoise.
We are building on a 75 year track record of analysis across 205 countries. Along with framework design, benchmarking, economic and social impact analysis, forecasting and scenario modelling, we provide creative storytelling, events expertise, design-thinking solutions and market-leading media products, making Economist Impact uniquely positioned to deliver measurable outcomes to our clients.
Resetting the agenda: How ESG is shaping our future
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a wealth of interconnections – between ecological and human wellbeing, between economic and environmental fragility, between social inequality and health outcomes, and more. The consequences of these connections are now filtering through, reshaping our society and economy.
In this setting, the need to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when investing has become even more critical. Institutional investors must employ ESG not just to mitigate risks and identify opportunities, but to engage with companies to bring about the positive change needed to drive a sustainable economic recovery in the post-Covid world.
In order to understand how ESG could be both a new performance marker and a growth driver in this environment, as well as how institutional investors are using ESG to make investment decisions and to assess their own performance, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), sponsored by UBS, surveyed 450 institutional investors working in asset and wealth management firms, corporate pension funds, endowment funds, family offices, government agencies, hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and reinsurers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Download the report and infographic to learn more.
Charting the course for ocean sustainability in the Indian Ocean Rim
Charting the course for ocean sustainability in the Indian Ocean Rim is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by Environment Agency Abu Dhabi and the Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi, which highlights key ocean challenges facing the Indian Ocean Rim countries and showcases initiatives undertaken by governments and the private sector in the region to address these challenges.
Click here to view the report.
Fixing Asia's food system
The urgency for change in Asia's food system comes largely from the fact that Asian populations are growing, urbanising and changing food tastes too quickly for many of the regions' food systems to cope with. Asian cities are dense and are expected to expand by 578m people by 2030. China, Indonesia and India will account for three quarters of these new urban dwellers.
To study what are the biggest challenges for change, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) surveyed 400 business leaders in Asia's food industry. According to the respondents, 90% are concerned about their local food system's ability to meet food security needs, but only 32% feel their organisations have the ability to determine the success of their food systems. Within this gap is a shifting balance of responsibility between the public and private sectors, a tension that needs to and can be strategically addressed.


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Roberto Ángel "El Chocho" Florio (* 9. November 1929 in Buenos Aires; † 5. Oktober 1993) war ein argentinischer Tangosänger.

Leben und Wirken
Florio gewann zwanzigjährig einen Gesangswettbewerb im Club Federal Argentino und hatte danach kleinere Auftritte. Unter anderem vertrat er zeitweise Alberto Marino im Café Los Andes. Dann engagierte ihn Lorenzo Barbero für sein Orquesta de la Argentinidad, dem er drei Jahre angehörte und mit dem er drei Titel beim Label Pampa aufnahm. Eine Aufnahme mit Oscar Castagnaro entstand beim Label TK.

Auf Empfehlung von Jorge Casal kam er zum Orquesta Típica Francini-Pontier, mit dem 1954–55 weitere Aufnahmen beim Label RCA Victor entstanden. Als sich Francini und Pontier trennten, blieb Florio bei Pontier und nahm mit ihm und Julio Sosa als Duopartner die Tangos Lágrimas de sangre und Quemá esas cartas auf. Zwischen 1956 und 1958 nahm er mit dem Orchester Carlos Di Sarlis zahlreiche Hits auf, darunter Buenos Aires, Cantemos corazón und Pobre buzón. Mit dem Sänger Juan Carlos Godoy und dem Orchester von Alfredo De Angelis entstanden 1958 sechs weitere Aufnahmen beim Label Odeon.

1959 gründete Florio mit Jorge Durán ein eigenes Orchester, das von Orlando Tripodi geleitet wurde. Eine LP beim Label RCA wurde nicht fertiggestellt, die bereits aufgenommenen Titel blieben jedoch erhalten. Sein Schwager, der Tänzer Eber Lobato, vermittelte ihm Auftritte in den USA, wo er auch zwei Nummern mit einer von Héctor Garrido geleiteten Gruppe aufnahm. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Argentinien arbeitete er mit dem Tänzer Juan Carlos Copes zusammen.

Im Jahr 1962 gehörte er kurze Zeit dem Orchester José Bassos an und nahm mit Jorge Durán und Floreal Ruiz beim Label Music Hall zwei Tangos auf. Danach trat er als Solosänger an Veranstaltungsorten in ganz Argentinien und im Fernsehen auf. Weitere Aufnahmen entstanden 1967 mit José Libertella und 1969 mit Carlos García und mit Roberto Pansera. 1974 produzierte Magenta eine Kassette, auf der er vom Trío Yumba begleitet wurde. Zwei weitere Titel nahm er mit der Gruppe Dante Smurras auf. 1980 entstand seine letzte Aufnahme, der Tango El último escalón, begleitet von Armando Lacava. Danach gab er aus gesundheitlichen Gründen seine musikalische Laufbahn auf.

Aufnahmen

Quellen
Toda Tango: Roberto Florio
tango.info: Roberto Florio

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Jacob Dahlgren: 'Game Changer' Collective at Meadowbank Sport Centre, Edinburgh, UK
Image: Jacob Dahlgren Heaven is a place on Earth, 2013 Digital Weighing Scales, Courtesy of the artist and Workplace Gallery, UK
Rachel Adams
Jacob Dahlgren
Nilbar Güreş
1st August - 1st September
Collective at Meadowbank Sports Centre
139-143 London Road, EH7 6AE
www.collectivegallery.net
Game Changer is a group exhibition presented at Meadowbank Sports Centre, which brings together artists whose work considers materials, space, movement, physicality and body image.
The exhibition includes new and existing work, site-specifically installed in Meadowbank Sports Centre. Included in the exhibition is; a new sculptural installation by Rachel Adams, a remade version of Heaven is a place on Earth by Jacob Dahlgren, Nilbar Güreş will exhibit her 2009 series of photographs Unknown Sports and with Haroon Mirza's 2013 work Sitting In a Chamber.
Meadowbank Stadium was the main sporting venue in Edinburgh during the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Over the next two years Collective will place work by contemporary artists into sporting venues which were built for which will place contemporary artists in existing sporting venues built or used for the Edinburgh 1970/86 Commonwealth Games and in venues to be used in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Entitled All Sided Games, this series of events will invite audiences to consider the relationships between participants and spectators, winners and losers and private and public spaces.
Rachel Adams was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Recent solo-exhibitions include: Space-Craft, Tramway, Glasgow; Suburban Mystic, Lombard Method, Birmingham (2013); Posturing, part of The Sculpture Show, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; and Refurnished, Galerie DeExpeditie, Amsterdam (2012). Recent group-exhibitions include: Costume: Written Clothing, Tramway, Glasgow; Title, Newbridge Space, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Jesmonite on Paper, Malgras/Naudet, Manchester (2013). Adams' work is also currently featured in Artangel's Open 100.
Jacob Dahlgren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He has exhibited widely and represented Sweden in the Nordic Pavilion at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Solo-exhibitions include: From art to life to art, Galleri Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm; Work as Method, project for Austrian Chamber of Labour, Vienna (2013); Forward, Back, Right, Left, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (2009); and Altered, Stitched and Gathered, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center/MoMA, New York (2006). Recent group-exhibitions include: Kiasma's 15th anniversary exhibition, KIASMA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki; Double Illums Bolighus, Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen; Baltic Sea Record 2013, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel, Germany (2013).
Nilbar Güreş was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Recent solo-exhibitions include: Nilbar Wien-Na, Gallery Martin Janda, Vienna; Open Phone Booth, Gallery Rampa Istanbul (2013); and Undressing, MQ, Vienna (2011). Her work has been shown in various group-exhibitions and festivals including What is Waiting Out There, 6th Berlin Biennial, Berlin (2010); Where Do We Go From Here?, Secession Vienna, Vienna (2010), What Keeps Human Kind Alive, 11th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul (2009) and the travelling exhibition entitled Tactics of Invisibility, which was previously exhibited at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna (2010) and at Tanas, Berlin (2010-2011) and at Arter, Istanbul (2011).
Haroon Mirza was born in London, where he studied Design Critical Theory and Practice at Goldsmiths College and Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design. Bristol. Recent solo-exhibition include Haroon Mirza at The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield; o/o/o/o/, Lisson Gallery, London (2013); and Preoccupied Waveforms, The New Museum, New York (2012). His work and performances have been widely shown in group-exhibitions including Ruins in Reverse, Tate Modern, London (2013), The British Art Show 7 and Performa 11 (2011). He was recently awarded the DAIWA Foundation Art Prize, the Silver Lion at the 54th Venice Biennale and in 2010, The Northern Art Prize.
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"Structural Reform and Political Consolidation: the Pathway to Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", paper for the workshop "Challenged by the Decreased Price of Oil: Adjustment Policies in the Arab Gulf and Beyond since 2014", Beirut, Lebanon. 14-15 March 2019. Hosted by the Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative (LOGI) and the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA).
Muslims Minority – State Relations book launch, Middle East Studies Center, American University in Cairo, October 2016.
Muslims Minority – State Relations book launch, Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University, Washington D.C., February 2016.
Muslims Minority – State Relations book launch, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Christian – Muslim Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., February 2016.
UAE Foreign Policy, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics, October 2015.
Chinese, British and Turkish Policies in Sub-Sahara Africa, Centre for International Studies, London School of Economics, January 2015.


Last week the PTA held its AGM, Mrs Lucie Fleming was re-elected as Chair and Mrs Jess Masterson Vice Chair, Mrs Janet Craggs was re-elected as treasurer and Mrs Jane Geenaway as Secretary. A number of new parents joined the committee.
Thanks were expressed for all the PTA's support for the School over the past year. They have organized numerous events for the children, including: Christmas parties, cinema nights, the Easter fun day, tombolas, cake stalls and the French cafe as well as the Leavers' Prom. In addition they have held many fundraising events from 'Bags to School' to the May Ball and Summer Fete.
Their hard work has enabled them to very generously present the School with a third minibus allowing us to more easily take children offsite for sporting fixtures and educational trips and visits. I thank all who have been actively involved or supported the PTA for their assistance.
If you would like to help the PTA they are always on the lookout for more willing hands you can contact Lucie via the Prep & Senior School office on 01642 553370.


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Jesse The Walking Man Turner has an anthem for his history making walk. When he came to WCSU in June, he met song writer Barry Finch from Ridgefield CT. Barry wrote this wonderful song for Jesse and his walk. Please listen and share far and wide.
Click here to hear the anthem!
I will be posting the words to this song soon – stay tuned.
To support Jesse's walk, please click here.
Poetic Justice is standing strong in support of MA teacher Gus Morales who has, once again, not had his contract renewed.
I am re-blogging a message in support of Gus from Dr. Mark Naison. Please share far and wide.
You are leading a high poverty school district in Massachusetts with a majority Latino population. You have a teacher who grew up in the district. He is male, Latino, brilliant, and charismatic. He always dreamed of teaching in the community he grew up in. But he is also a veteran who is proud and outspoken. When he sees something wrong, he says so. Evern though he is a new teacher, his colleagues, who are mostly white, look to him for leadership, especially when he speaks out against excessive testing and the way tests and data walls are used to humiliate students. They elect him, as an untenured teacher, president of the local teachers unions.
So what do you do? Do you focus on what this teacher- Gus Morales- brings to his students, to the families in the district, to the entire community. Or do you decide to get rid of him to crush the opposition to the new testing policies and have a teaching staff that accepts the new "reforms" passively?
You decide to do the latter. You fire him once, and then in the face of national protest, hire him back. And then, after a year, you decide to fire him again.
This shows something we see happening all over the country. For all the comments that Arne Duncan makes about diversifying the nation's teaching force, there is nothing more threatening to the current generation of school reformers- Duncan included- than people with real roots in the communities they teach in who can connect with the students and parents in those districts. That is why they fire people like Gus Morales and try to bring in Teach for American temps who will be in those classrooms for only a few years and then leave.
And that is why we- the people who really care about children and schools and teaching- have to fight to get Gus Morales back in the classroom.
He represents exactly what we need in our high poverty schools and indeed all our public schools- teachers for life who live in the communities they teach in and love the children they work with.
Note: The School District is Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Gus represents the Good Teacher – the teacher who will lay down his life for his students – the teacher who will devote his whole life to helping just one student. We need to do everything we can to keep him where he belongs – in the classroom.
To see Gus Morales in action, see this video of his testimony in support of Opting Out before the Education Committee of the Philadelphia City Council on November 19, 2014.
Poetic Justice is a member of EduBloggers. Please check out their website. The bloggers represented there are defending public school students.
there was a good teacher.
with passion and with eloquence.
forever with light, love, and learning.
had begun while she was asleep.
Her power was slowly drained.
These are the worst of times.
These are the times that try men souls.
Let the revolution break forth.


After a recent tip on how to extract two mono tracks from a stereo track, one of the comments asked for how to convert mono into stereo. Well, we aim to please…so here's one option.
A common way to create stereo from mono is by duplicating the track, delaying one of the tracks compared to the other, and panning them left and right. However, this approach has two problems. First, you might not want a delay. Second, when you collapse the signal back to mono, there will likely be partial cancellation due to phase differences. The method we'll cover here not only produces stereo imaging from a mono source, but collapses perfectly to mono. It works with pretty much any instrument, but is most effective with instruments that play chords (for example, try this on acoustic guitar—it works well).
Create two buses. One of these will become the left channel, and the other, the right channel. In your mono source track, create two pre-fader sends (one for each bus). Turn down the mono source's fader.
Insert a Multiband Dynamics into one of the bus inserts. Solo the bus with the Multiband Dynamics. Click on "Edit All Relative" and set the Ratio control to 1.0. This will set all bands to a ratio of 1.0, which converts the Multiband Compressor into a multiband EQ.
Play the track you want to convert to stereo. Solo each band in the Multiband Compressor, and adjust the frequency sliders to divide up the frequency response evenly over the five bands (the screen shot shows frequencies selected for dry electric guitar). Mute bands 1, 3, and 5.
We're not done yet, though. The levels of the two buses will be fairly low because with only two or three bands, the output level will be down quite a bit. Turning up the bus faders may be sufficient to compensate, but if not, turn up the Multiband Dynamics processors' master Gain controls (not the per-band Gain controls). Feel free to play around with the pan and Gain controls to achieve the desired sonic balance. Also, no law says you need to mute every other band. For example, you might want a bassier sound on the left by muting the three upper bands, and a brighter sound toward the right by muting the two lower bands.
Finally, note that when you toggle the master bus from stereo to mono, the sound collapses to mono without any funky phase interactions. Done!
I don't double parts much, I think individual parts generally have more focus. Of course there are situations were layered sounds work, but for those, you don't need artificial stereo.
Cool, that's exactly the point – no phase issues. If you have Studio One Pro, the suggestion below about using FX Chains makes sense if you have a "favorite" setup. I often find, though, that I need to make changes for different signal sources, and it can be more convenient to expose everything through buses. I can tweak one EQ, drag it over into the other insert, and do the complementary gain thing easily.
The splitter can split the channels into left and right, different frequency bands, or parallel signals. I don't know about the macros… Maybe someone else can shed some more light regarding that!
Why not record two guitars?
This works really well! The phase cancellation thing is all but eliminated with this over a low ms delay doubling technique. I built this into my templates! Thanks!
First, thanks for commenting, feedback is useful 🙂 Yes, it could definitely be done in the channel splitter, but…although I don't have Studio One Artist, I believe it doesn't do parallel effects (someone can correct me if I'm wrong), nor does it have macros. Last week's tip and next week's both use parallel effects chains and macros, so I wanted to do something more universal.
Frequency splits would be useful for something different, the parallel effects crossover splits are high and low, and you need bands to be able to collapse into mono without issues (which was a major motivation for this tip). However, what you're suggesting could have other applications other than just converting mono into "faux" stereo. As you may know I'm super into multi-band processing, so I definitely know the value of what SO4 offers with parallel effects! The frequency crossover can do virtual stereo somewhat like the virtual mics techniques I've written about.
Thanks for that tip. May try it soon. But I guess this could also be done with a channel splitter in the FX routing window instead of using extra buses. Because even if the events of a track are mono you can switch between mono and stereo processing. Also worth a try: Instead of splitting the signal into left/right you may create a couple of splits by frequency and putting a dual pan fx into every split. By that you are not limited to the number of bands the multiband dynamics fx offers AND you could also pan every frequency range wherever you want. Because that is what you basically do here, if I am not mistaken.


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Report: Concept Art For The Han Solo Film Surfaces
By: Benjamin Hart
Production on the still untitled Han Solo standalone film is well underway, and while very little has been officially revealed about it, some very interesting leaks are beginning to shed some light on the film. Most recently, a collection of concept art that is believed to be from the Han Solo film made its way online via an Ebay UK auction. Star Wars News Net got their hands on the artwork, and you can see an abridged gallery below. But before we move on, it should be noted that this art could be considered spoilerly and includes concepts for ships, speeders and even Han Solo himself. Scroll further at your own risk. This is your official SPOILER alert.
First off, we get a look at what looks to be an Imperial transport of some kind. Additionally we also see a speeder code named "Bumper Car", which includes a concept sketch of Alden Ehrenreich wearing a costume that looks identical to Han's look in The Empire Strikes Back. There's also several other intriguing pieces included that hint at the inclusion of other elements and vehicles in the film. You can check out a collection of concept art below, and the rest over at Star Wars News Net. It also should be made clear that the validity of these images is impossible to verify at this point, so take everything you see with a grain of salt.
The untitled Han Solo film hits theaters on May 25th, 2018!
Source: Star Wars News Net
Anthology Films News Benjamin Hart Han Solo Anthology Film News


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Finding ways to create real democracy in place of cuts and corporate agendas was at the heart of discussions at Croydon's Ruskin House on Saturday 26 November.
The fifth Croydon Assembly since 2014 brought together community and political activists, anti-cuts campaigners and trades unionists to develop a people's plan for Croydon.
Punk poet and singer Attila the Stockbroker opened up with a stirring performance of his ironic and uncompromising attacks on the capitalist system and its rulers.
National Union of Teachers former president Philipa Harvey set the scene. She warned of 20% government cuts to come in education spending. Southern Rail, currently in dispute with two unions, came under fire from both Harvey and Paul Cox, South East regional organiser for the Rail Maritime and Transport union.
Multiple discussion groups focused on the defective nature of existing democracy and how the community could achieve the power to make the decisions that affect their lives.
There was agreement about the need for a strategy for Croydon based on local people, neighbourhood councils, co-operatives and a sustainable approach to the economy as alternatives to the consumer-based corporate policies being implemented by the existing authorities.
A range of ideas arose as groups examined different ways in which local areas could be brought under people's control. Health provision, public transport, education, housing and the quality of life were analysed as crucial aspects of everyone's life which needed to be democratised.
One woman stressed the need for a coherent vision of democracy – popularised through social media and web-based technologies to challenge the rise of right-wing populism.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's recent proposal that citizens assemblies could bring people closer to power was welcomed. "It could be critical in addressing democratic deficit and to bring together activists, campaigners and labour group organisations," a summary concluded.
The need to be properly informed and consulted was vital, the Assembly heard. Public property, such as schools and hospitals was in danger of being secretly sold off without people realising. People needed to know that they could change things. There was at present no way for grievances to be addressed.
The sharp difference between north and south Croydon could potentially be addressed by communities of interest based on the need for equal treatment across the borough and by bringing things back into public ownership.
The academisation of local schools and proposed return to grammar schools was strongly opposed. Instead of constant testing, the curriculum should inspire and help children to reach their full potential. Children should learn through play and start formal education later.
One discussion group proposed that the curriculum should be created jointly, by teachers, parents, guardians and representatives from the wider community. The Prevent programme was thought to encourages scaremongering, alienation and was seen as a tick box exercise for Ofsted.
Some advocated a return to more powerful local authority control over services, whereas others felt that all communities should have assemblies which needed to become part of a larger movement with decision-making powers of its own.
In the afternoon, the Assembly heard Harold Wilson from the Black Lives Matter campaign speak about the shocking killing of black people by law enforcement officers.
Sandra Ash from Keep Our St Helier Hospital (KOSHH) highlighted the low standing of the UK in medical provision and the danger posed by the closure of local hospitals. Disability activists from DPAC invited people to visit their stall and support them.
Croydon Assembly chair Ted Knight, read out a letter of support from actor Ricky Tomlinson, who is fighting for justice for the Shrewsbury building workers' pickets, including himself, jailed in 1973. Knight said Croydon would make links with other campaigns fighting for democracy in Manchester and throughout the UK.
More people need the experience of decision making and begin to understand challenges of exercising power and being able to be involved in bodies that make decisions that affect their lives and circumstances.


MILAN (AP) — Juventus is starting to entertain. Often winning by a solitary goal in the first half of the season, Juventus has now scored three goals in two straight matches. However, there was little sign of the defensive frailties that cost it dearly in last week's 3-3 draw against Parma as the Bianconeri cruised to a 3-0 win at Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday.
AC Milan's Krzysztof Piatek celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Cagliari at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
AC Milan's Krzysztof Piatek scores his side's third goal during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Cagliari at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
"Getting the win was important after the game against Parma," midfielder Blaise Matuidi said. "We played well last Saturday, but it was really important to take home the three points today. "We need to continue in this vein right until the end as good performances in Serie A will give us confidence for the Champions League. Physically we're improving and we've been working really hard in training — you could see that today. However, we want to do even more."
Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 34 last week, had a hand in all three goals. The Portugal forward saw his swerving shot parried by Andrea Consigli in the 23rd minute but Sami Khedira was on hand to fire in the rebound.
Ronaldo had a goal ruled out for offside shortly after halftime but he did get on the scoresheet in the 70th when he headed in a corner. It was his 18th league goal, two clear of Atalanta forward Duvan Zapata in the race for the top scorer award.
Ronaldo also set up Juve's third. After some delightful interplay with Paulo Dybala, Ronaldo picked out substitute Emre Can who scored with his first touch. Juventus moved 11 points clear of second-placed Napoli as it continues its seemingly unstoppable march to a record-extending eighth successive Serie A title. In the Champions League, it plays at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the round-of-16 match on Feb. 20.
NEW BOYS SHINE AC Milan's two new signings combined to keep the Rossoneri firmly on track for a Champions League berth. Lucas Paqueta and Krzysztof Piatek, who were signed last month for a combined total of 70 million euros ($79 million), both scored as Milan beat Cagliari 3-0 to move back into fourth spot.
It was Piatek's fourth goal in three starts for the Rossoneri but Paqueta's first for Milan and he dedicated it to the victims of the fire at the training ground of his former club Flamengo. The fire killed 10 of the Brazilian club's academy players.
"Scoring for Milan is a dream come true, as it was to play for Milan, but I lived at Flamengo for years and that was my home," Paqueta said. Milan's opener was an own-goal as Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno parried Suso's effort and it came off teammate Luca Ceppitelli.
Milan is one point above Atalanta, Roma and Lazio. The top four in Serie A qualify for next season's Champions League. Joao Pedro saw his attempt hit the crossbar for Cagliari after Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had first pulled off a brilliant save to deny the Brazilian. It was the 19-year-old Donnarumma's 150th competitive appearance for Milan.
Cagliari is three points above the relegation zone. OTHER MATCHES Duvan Zapata kept up his scoring streak to help Atalanta come from behind to beat Spal 2-1 and keep up its push for a Champions League place.
It was Zapata's 15th goal in his last 10 Serie A appearances. Udinese is just one point from the drop after it had two goals disallowed, saw a penalty saved, hit the bar and had a player sent off in a dramatic final 20 minutes before losing 1-0 at Torino.
Spal slipped to just four points off the drop zone, and relegation-threatened Bologna drew against Genoa 1-1. Frosinone pulled off a shock 1-0 win at Sampdoria.


PensionsEurope welcomes the EU's initiatives in the area of sustainable finance. Pension funds are long-term investors that aim to deliver adequate pensions for their members and beneficiaries at low costs. This means they naturally take the long view and are required to consider the long-term risks that may affect their portfolios. Moreover, pension funds increasingly align their investment practices with the values of their membership and increasingly society at large. The proposals will support this effort by increasing the transparency of sustainable investments.
At the same time, regulatory intervention needs to take account of pension funds' primary role of providing a retirement good income to their members and beneficiaries. The fact that the EU is taking a comprehensive approach including all sectors of the financial system does not mean that this should lead to a uniform regulatory approach. It is therefore not necessary to employ prescriptive legislative tools such as delegated acts. Pension funds are covered by a principle-based minimum harmonisation framework where Member States retain sufficient flexibility to adjust the rules to their domestic pension systems, as well as social and labour law. Moreover, the IORP2 Directive is still under implementation. From a 'better regulation' standpoint, it would be best to assess how the new ESG provisions are transposed and put into practice, before amending them.


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A BMW 326 egy német közepes méretű luxusautó, melyet a BMW gyártott 1936 és 1941 között, majd a második világháború vége után, szovjet uralom alatt még egy nagyon rövid ideig. Utóbbi időszak alatt mindössze 16 darab készült. A 326 volt a BMW első négyajtós szedánja. Az innovatív dizájnnal rendelkező autó magas ára ellenére kelendő volt a piacon. A gyártás befejezése után több gyártó is készített a 326-on alapuló modelleket.

Tervezés és dizájn

A Fritz Fiedler által tervezett autó alá szekrényes alvázszerkezet került, mely könnyedén alkalmazható volt a rajta alapuló egyéb modellekhez is. Szintén az innovatív megoldások közé tartozott a torziós rudas hátsó felfüggesztés, melyet a Citroën Traction Avant-ban használt megoldás ihletett. Emellett a BMW modellek közül ebbe került először hidraulikus fékrendszer. A 326 külső formatervét Peter Schimanowski tervezte, a kocsi négyajtós szedán, valamint két- és négyajtós kabrió karosszériaváltozatokkal volt kapható. A szedán volt a legelső négyajtós BMW a piacon. A gyártó korábbi modelljeihez képest a 326 jóval áramvonalasabb karosszériát kapott, ezzel jelentősen csökkentve a légellenállást, melyhez a hátul elhelyezkedő pótkerék karosszériába olvadó burkolata is hozzájárult. A BMW 320, 321, 327 és a 335 is a 326-on alapult.

Hajtáslánc

Az 1971 cm³-es, soros hathengeres motor a BMW 319-ből származott, mindössze annyi különbséggel, hogy a furatot 65 mm-ről 66 mm-re növelték, míg a löket változatlanul 96 mm maradt. Erre két darab 26 mm-es Solex karburátor került, ez a konfiguráció 50 lóerős (37 kW) csúcsteljesítményt biztosított az autónak, 3750-es fordulatszámon. A végsebesség 115 km/h volt. A hajtást a hátsó kerekekre egy négysebességes manuális sebességváltó vitte át, melynek felső két fokozata szinkronizált volt.

Fogadtatás

A BMW 326-ot a Berlini Autószalonon mutatták be, 1936 februárjában és májustól lett megvásárolható. A kocsi nagy sikert aratott a vásárlóközönség köreiben, a gyártás 1941-es leállításáig 15 936 darab készült belőle az Eisenachi gyárban.

Későbbi modellek a 326 alapján

Kelet-Németország

1945-ben Eisenach az amerikai hadsereg megszállása alá került, de egy háborús egyezség során egész Türingia végül a szovjetek ellenőrzése alá került. A BMW által 1929-ben birtokba vett Eisenachi üzem nem pusztult el teljesen a háború során, így a túlélőknek lehetőségük volt rá, hogy visszatérjenek és még 16 darab BMW 326-ot összeszereljenek. 1948 körül megjelent egy modernebb karosszériával rendelkező, de a 326-ra épülő modell, a BMW 340. Ekkorra már világos volt, hogy az elnevezés és a BMW nevét hirdető feliratok ellenére az Eisenachi gyár már nem a BMW irányítása alatt üzemel. Az új modell neve később EMW 340-re változott, egy a BMW márkanév használatával kapcsolatos jogi vitát követően. Talán a 326-ot övező csodálatnak és a képzett dolgozók jó munkájának köszönhető, hogy a gyár egészen 1955-ig készíthette a BMW alapú modelleket, még jóval azután is, hogy a közeli Zwickauból a szovjetek hazavitték az Auto Union gyártósorait, a háborús jóvátétel részeként.

Egyesült Királyság

A BMW 326 nemcsak a szovjeteket, de a briteket is lenyűgözte, akik a hazavitték magukkal a szedán változat részletes terveit. Ezeket végül Bristolban hasznosították, köszönhetően annak, hogy a Bristol Areoplane Company repülőgépgyár alapítója és az 1930-as években BMW-ket importáló és összeszerelő Frazer Nash igazgatója között rokoni szálak húzódtak. 1945-ben megalapult a Bristol Cars autógyár, mely 1947 és 1953 között több olyan modellt is megjelentetett, melyek minden kétséget kizáróan a 326 tervein alapultak. Ezek közül a legemlékezetesebb az 1953 és 1955 között gyártott Bristol 403 volt, melynek nemcsak a hűtőrácsa hasonlított a BMW-éhez, de motorja is 1971 cm³-es, soros hathengeres volt. Igaz, ez az erőforrás már komoly modernizáláson esett át, melynek eredményeképp teljesítménye megduplázódott, azaz 100 lóerő (75 kW) leadására volt képes.

Galéria

Források

BMW modellek


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Linje unveiled in Japan
By Andrew Cane Chilapondwa on Mar 07, 2018 Sports
The former Be Forward Wanderers attacker was officially unveiled on Monday at Y. S. C. C Yokohama, which currently plays in J3 of Japan Professional Football League.
Jabulani Linje became the first Malawian player to play in Japan after signing a two year deal following his successful trials a month ago.
And speaking during the ceremony, which was aired on a television, Linje said he was very excited with the new challenge and urged his new fans to come out in large numbers on Friday to watch Y. S. C. C Yokohama in a league match.
It has been reported that the former Civo Service United (now Civil Sporting Club) forward could make his debut in the said game.
Linje travelled to Japan with teammate Precious Msosa for the trials but he was the only one who was successful during a three week spell.
He has been handed jersey number 28.
kachepa on Mar 07, 2018 15:02
All the best Jabulani…..do all what you can to impress the Japanes