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January 11, 2016 By Talent4Boards Team Comments are Off Board - Europe, Board Listed/Public Companies, Diversity on Board
– FRANCE, Paris – Korian (Paris:KORI), European leader of Ageing Well, announces Laurent Lemaire's appointment as Group Chief Financial Officer. As such, he joins the Group Executive Committee.
With , new Chief Executive Officer of Korian, who will take up her position on 26 January 2016, Laurent LEMAIRE will pilot, at Group level, the Finance, Legal and Tax, Purchases, and IT departments. He will notably manage the financial performance and the growth of the Group.
Graduated from ESSEC, Laurent LEMAIRE was previously Chief Financial Officer of SOPRA STERIA Group. He began his career in 1989 within DANONE where he held various positions within the Finances department, among which those of Director of Investor Relations and Financial communication (1999-2002), Financial Director of Danone Eaux France (2002-2005) and Financial Director of the Worldwide Beverages Division (2005-2007). In 2007, he joins the executive management of STERIA as Managing Director Finances, Legal, Purchases, IT and Transformation. Since the creation of SOPRA STERIA Group, he was Chief Financial Officer of the new group.
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Year's Day 2006 is the first anniversary of Glen Meloy's passing. A much-loved former devotee international coordinator of the Exposé, Glen is memorialised in a moving article by his close friend Barry Pittard, which we repost here in both text and pdf formats.
Glen Meloy, of Palm Desert, California, a global coordinator in the effort to expose Sathya Sai Baba and his worldwide cult, died of cancer on January 1, 2005. He was born May 3, 1930 DesMoines, Iowa.
Since early 2000, Glen Meloy was a major international leader of a coalition of former Sai Baba devotees and others, known among its proponents as The Exposé, which calls for formal investigation of alleged crimes by this guru and the cover-up perpetrated by his organization and maintained by successive Indian governments.
The enormously powerful and influential Sathya Sai Baba lives in south India, and proclaims that he is God incarnate come to save the entire world by 2022. Many power brokers in India across the socio-political spectrum believe in him. He has millions of devotees and an organization spanning more than 150 countries. For many years, there have been allegations that he serially exploits boys and young men for sexual purposes – from his schools, colleges and university, as well as boys and young men visiting from overseas - using bribery and threats as coercion. Investigators allege other wrongdoings such as faking miracles, promising but not delivering miraculous cures, claiming to be omniscient and making prophecies subsequently falsified, and the implication of Sai Baba and some of his leaders in police killings in his private quarters in June 1993, etc. Glen Meloy's greatest concern was always for the young and defenceless. He neither despaired nor retreated when he discovered the enormity of what he was up against, not least the powerful evidence that Sathya Sai Baba and senior officials of his organization have perpetrated massive cover-ups, which also implicates successive Indian governments, state and national.
Glen Meloy was a dedicated devotee and active social service volunteer within the Sathya Sai Organization for 26 years. He served in the United States Air Force, was Advertising Director for a large firm in Iowa, and a former co-owner and President of The Grand Chandelle, Inc, as well as other corporate roles where he created the projects and directed all operations. He helped found Los Angeles Magazine, which is still prominent in Los Angeles. Embezzled by a business partner, he lost a fortune and retired poor but unbowed, but kept up his extremely hard work at social uplift projects in devotion to his then guru. Some of the causes he championed were world health care, especially alternatives, children's and women's rights, vegetarianism, freedom from alcohol and tobacco … He once studied an English dictionary, word for word, A-Z. Deeply saddened by rapidly shrinking democracy in the United States, he loved the sea front in Victoria in Canada and deeply wished to live there. From there his ashes have now been scattered on the ocean – not in a funeral but a celebration.
The advisory cancelled UNESCO's participation, along with a leading Australian university partner, Flinders University, in an education conference at Sai Baba's ashram, stating that it was "deeply concerned about widely-reported allegations of sexual abuse involving youths and children that have been levelled at the leader of the movement in question, Sathya Sai Baba." It also cited "several other concerns" that reflected badly on Sai Baba's organizers. Glen's coordination of extensive efforts with the FBI and State Department resulted in the latter's public acknowledgement to the BBC in May 2004 that Sai Baba was the subject of their concerned investigations and US travel advisory. Just before Glen died, he was researching laws that offer hope to abuse survivors, even if the offences have been committed outside their own country. His legacy is ongoing and his example inspires others to bring his work towards the goal.
It was Glen's profound sense of moral outrage at the sexual abuse of children that most fuelled his fight. The lies, contradictions and evasions his and his colleagues' investigations unearthed acted as a fuel booster. More than once, with a passionate love, he spoke of "standing up for truth and goodness." However much he disdained his adversaries' deceptions and betrayals of these qualities, he did not hate his antagonists, nor did he respond to even the most vicious slurs cast by certain highly active Sai Baba supporters, whom he never regarded as typical of most Sai Baba devotees.
India's famous "guru buster" B. Premanand wrote: "Glen's death was a great shock. I wanted him to live till Sai Baba was arrested ... I am missing a great loving friend whom I came to know from the BBC film production." (Sri Premanand refers here to the BBC television documentary "The Secret Swami," screened in June 2004 in England and many other countries since.) Glen Meloy lavished on this documentary seven months' intense effort as an unpaid researcher and coordinated much testimony as well as assisting the BBC in its research and filming of interviews in the USA. He believed that the BBC, in focusing so much on just one family (no doubt for reasons of dramatization), obscured the sheer serial and worldwide nature of the sexual abuse that is being alleged, and of which the BBC investigators had direct contact with other and compelling witnesses from various countries.
Mick Brown, author and journalist (Daily Telegraph, UK), who flew to the USA to investigate allegations against the guru, wrote, "I spoke to Glen often at the time I was writing the piece on Sai Baba. He was not only extremely kind and helpful, but struck me as a man of great courage, honour and integrity, who was galvanized by injustice and determined to rectify it." Many tributes have applied the words "warrior," "compassion," "goodness," "honesty," "sacrifice" and "truthfulness." Glen was relentless in his quest for justice, and almost none of his colleagues knew that he campaigned despite a difficult and sometimes painful illness.
Glen was most self-effacing, but I believe he would have allowed for himself an honest obituary written by a close friend. He leaves behind many deeply indebted former devotees and others around the world. He leaves a son Glen Junior, and former wife and still friend of 26 years, Carolyn Wunderlich.


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Q: How many ways can I list the letters?
In how many ways can the letters $a, a, b, b, c, d, e$ be listed such that the letter $c$ and $d$ are not in consecutive positions?

My partial solution:
So, because we have $7$ letters, we will have $7!$ arrangements, but then we see that letters $a$ and $b$ have two copies, so we will have about $\frac{7!}{2!2!}$ arrangement, which according to my calculation is $1260$. But clearly, this number also counts all the arrangements where letters $c$ and $d$ are in consecutive order.
If I fix the letter $c$ in the first position, then I would have $5$ options for the second position, because I cannot have letter $d$ in the second position, and then $5!$ for the last five letters, so I will get $5*5!$. Same thing happens if I fix letter $d$ at the first position. But, then again they can be in other positions too. Plus, if letter $c$ is somewhere in the middle of the listing, then letter $d$ cannot be neither to its left nor to its right, which further limits the number of arrangements. I'm really stuck with it.

A: Take out $c$ and $d$ for the moment
Permute $aabbe$ in $\dfrac{5!}{2!2!}$ ways
Put back $c$ and $d$ in the gaps of permutations of $-a-a-b-b-e-$ in $6\cdot5$ ways
Putting everything together, $6\cdot5\dfrac{5!}{2!2!}$

A: I like the argument provided by true blue anil.  To make your argument work, we must subtract the number of arrangements in which $c$ and $d$ appear consecutively from the total number of arrangements.
As you determined, the number of distinguishable arrangements of $a, a, b, b, c, d, e$ is $$\frac{7!}{2!2!}$$  To determine the number of arrangements in which $c$ and $d$ are consecutive, we treat $c$ and $d$ as a single unit.  That gives us six objects to permute, of which two are $a$'s, two are $b$'s, one is the unit consisting of $c$ and $d$, and one is $e$.  We can permute these objects in $\frac{6!}{2!2!}$ distinguishable ways and permute the unit consisting of $c$ and $d$ internally in $2!$ ways.  Therefore, the number of arrangements in which $c$ and $d$ appear consecutively is $$2! \cdot \frac{6!}{2!2!} = \frac{6!}{2!}$$  Hence, the number of arrangements of the letters $a, a, b, b, c, d, e$ in which the letters $c$ and $d$ do not appear consecutively is $$\frac{7!}{2!2!} - \frac{6!}{2!}$$

A: $\frac{7!}{2! \times 2!}$ - The ways in which you can arrange the letters (including the cases when 'c' and 'd' are in consecutive positions).
$\frac{2! \times 5! \times 6}{2! \times 2!}$ - the cases when 'c' and 'd' are in consecutive positions.
$\frac{7!}{2! \times 2!} - \frac{2! \times 5! \times 6}{2! \times 2!} = \frac{7!}{4}-5! \times 3$ - this is what you want

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Scrittore e studioso di fama, è un forte sostenitore di Israele e promotore di un maggior dialogo tra ebraismo e cristianesimo.

Ordinato rabbino nel 1953 presso la Yeshiva Beis Yosef, ha ottenuto un Ph.D. dalla Harvard University e servito come rabbino presso il Riverdale Jewish Center; è inoltre professore associato di storia alla Yeshiva University di New York e fondatore, presidente e professore di studi ebraici presso il City College della City University of New York. È stato inoltre Presidente del National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. È sposato con la scrittrice ebrea ortodossa femminista Blu Greenberg.

Pensiero
Il pensiero di Greenberg si sviluppa in una lettura dinamica della storia ebraica attraverso l'uso di categorie filosofiche ebraice tradizionali. Ha scritto intensivamente sull'Olocausto e sul significato storico e religioso dello Stato di Israele.

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Teologia dell'Olocausto

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Greenberg osserva che vi sono state diverse terribili distruzioni della comunità ebraica, ciascuna con l'effetto di allontanare ulteriormente il popolo ebraico da Dio. Secondo la letteratura rabbinica, dopo la distruzione del Primo Tempio di Gerusalemme e l'uccisione in massa degli ebrei di Gerusalemme, gli ebrei non hanno più ricevuto alcuna profezia diretta. Dopo la distruzione del Secondo Tempio di Gerusalemme e l'uccisione in massa degli ebrei di Gerusalemme, gli ebrei non potevano più presentare sacrifici al Tempio. Questo modo di arrivare a Dio era finito. Greenberg conclude che dopo l'Olocausto, Dio non risponde più alle preghiere degli ebrei. Quindi, Dio ha unilateralmente spezzato la sua alleanza con il popolo ebraico. In questa prospettiva, Dio non ha più l'autorità morale di comandare alla gente di seguire la Sua volontà. Greenberg non asserisce però che Dio e gli ebrei si debbano separare, ma sostiene che si dovrebbe invece risanare l'alleanza tra ebrei e Dio e che il popolo ebraico dovrebbe accettare la legge ebraica su base volontaria. Le sue opinioni su questo tema lo hanno reso oggetto di molte critiche all'interno della comunità ortodossa.

Controversia
A causa delle sue opinioni indipendenti, Greenberg ha spesso ricevuto critiche da altri rabbini ortodossi. Inizialmente forte sostenitore dell'insediamento israeliano di Gush Etzion, è in seguito diventato critico di certi aspetti della politica israeliana. Greenberg, comunque, continua a raccogliere sostegni finanziari per il supporto della yeshiva Bat Ayin, i dormitori della quale sono dedicati al suo defunto figlio J.J..

Opere
 Cloud of Smoke, Pillar of Fire: Judaism, Christianity, Modernity After the Holocaust (1976)
 The Third Great Cycle of Jewish History (1981)
 Voluntary Covenant (1982)
 The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays (1988)
 The Ethics of Jewish Power  (1990)
 Judaism and Christianity: Their Respective Roles in the Divine Strategy of Redemption (1996)
 Covenantal Pluralism (1997)
 Living in the Image of God: Jewish Teachings to Perfect the World (1998)
 For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter Between Judaism and Christianity (2004)

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Voci correlate
 Teologia dell'Olocausto
 Ebraismo

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
 Articoli di Yitz Greenberg presso Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
 Lezione di Greenberg al Boston College

Ebrei statunitensi
Olocausto

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Deutsche Bank releases second-quarter earnings on Wednesday with a US$3.45 billion loss. On the heels of announcing 18,000 layoffs across the globe the financial giant is struggling to realign its business model.
Deutsche Bank AG reported a bigger than forecast quarterly loss of €3.15-billion (US$3.5-billion), underlining the challenges faced by chief executive Christian Sewing as he attempts to turn around the struggling business.
Germany's largest bank had already flagged it would lose around €2.8-billion in the quarter when it announced a restructuring plan that will see 18,000 jobs go and cost €7.4-billion overall.
The size of the loss, compared with a profit of €401-million a year ago, prompted the bank's shares to slide as much as 5.8 per cent in Frankfurt before regaining some ground. The bigger loss stemmed from higher goodwill impairment charges than expected when the bank announced its restructuring on July 7.
As it reshapes, the bank expects to post a loss in 2019, meaning that it will have been in the red for four out of the past five years. But it is aiming for profit in 2020.
The bank also anticipates 2019 revenue to be lower than in 2018. That forecast marks a further scaling down in expectations from previous quarters.
Founded in 1870, the bank is considered one of the most important for the global financial system, along with U.S. heavyweights JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc.
But Deutsche has been plagued by losses and scandal, prompting it to embark on one of the biggest overhauls to an investment bank since the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Mr. Sewing said on Wednesday that the bank had already taken significant steps in implementing the strategy. More than 900 employees had given notice or been told they would be made redundant from a bank that had around 91,500 employees.
In a note to staff, Mr. Sewing said that the lender's underperforming investment bank faced "strong headwinds" in the quarter, including questions about the bank's future that spooked clients.
"Now we can look ahead with more optimism," he wrote.
TALE OF WOE
Deutsche's troubles peaked with a US$7.2-billion fine in 2017 for its role in the U.S. mortgage market crisis, in a major blow that caused clients to flee.
A new leadership, with Mr. Sewing at the helm since last year, has tried to revive Deutsche's fortunes, but problems have persisted.
In April, the bank called off nearly six weeks of talks to merge with crosstown rival Commerzbank AG.
It then embarked on a plan for "tough cutbacks" to its investment bank, representing a major retreat from investment banking for Deutsche, which for years had tried to compete as a major force on Wall Street.
Net revenue in the quarter fell 6 per cent to €6.2-billion. Revenue at Deutsche's cash-cow bond-trading division dropped 4 per cent in the quarter, while equities sales and trading revenue dived 32 per cent.
The declines underscore the continued weakness at the lender's investment bank, which saw an 18-per-cent drop in net revenues during the period.
"I could make excuses," about the division's performance, Mr. Sewing told analysts. But "this simply doesn't matter. We must do better and we will do better."
RBC Dominion Securities wrote that Deutsche's earnings illustrated the "long road until we have visibility on the many stepping stones" to a turnaround.
Among details of the overhaul announced earlier this month, Deutsche said it planned to scrap its global equities business and scale back its investment bank. It also reshuffled management.
The bank will set up a new so-called "bad bank" to wind down unwanted assets, with a value of €74-billion of risk-weighted assets.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that it will take years to shed those unwanted assets, tying up capital that could have generated income of €500-million a year.
Preparations to auction unwanted equity derivatives are "well advanced," the bank's finance chief told analysts.
Some investors have said they doubted these moves would be enough to turn around its flagging fortunes in the face of intense competition and low interest rates.
Others investors have said they were worried Deutsche would backtrack on a pledge not to tap shareholders for additional cash, particularly in view of its capital constraints.
"I really can't say that I see the positives in this plan. I remain a bitter curmudgeon," said Barrington Pitt Miller, portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors.
Banking and finance industries
Deutsche Bank boss says scolded staff for suit fitting amid layoffs
Deutsche Bank careers end in an envelope, a hug and a cab ride
Big axe falls as Deutsche Bank to lay off 18,000 in $8.3-billion reinvention
Deutsche Bank expects major restructuring to cost up to $5.6-billion: source


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His solo performances are in high demand and a number of residencies have been held for long periods of time proving his ability to successfully read the crowd and play a wide selection of music to entertain all types of clients. These venues have included Highland parks Ohagens where a Wednesday night residency was held for almost a year and a half until a change of ownership, Thursdays at Spectator bar for a year and a half, Sunday afternoons at Fin McCools in Manukau for several months until a change of ownership, and a current ongoing Friday evening residency at Heading Home Bar and Brasserie Ti Rakau Drive, so far 1 ½ years to date and growing. Other gigs include Mission Bays Reef Bar, Sky city casino and a number high level Weddings, corporate and private functions.
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Blink a LED with STM32 Nucleo | Teach Me Microcontrollers!
You'll see that the pin assignments is very much like the Arduino UNO. In fact, you can use the same pin names (A0, A1, etc.) when programming in Mbed.
Again, the similarities with the Arduino UNO is still there, making the Nucleo board compatible with Arduino shields.
This gives us an additional 76 pins to work with, much more than the Arduino Mega!
On the next part of this tutorial, I will show you how to include a button to control the blinking of the LED.


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Q: Help me convince a teacher that he needs to stop teaching IE filters! The Issue
Just to give you some background, I'm currently enrolled as a student  at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Currently the web design classes there are somewhat... sub-par. My DHTML teacher worked on websites in the Netscape/IE clash and most of the stuff he teaches is deprecated, non-semantic HTML, or inline code. He is still a huge supporter of IE and is still avid about students learning IE filters. From what I've seen he seems to see no need to support multiple browsers. I'd really like to see the web design section of the school grow and as long as the teachers are still teaching deprecated code, it probably won't. I'm planning on sending him an e-mail trying to convince him to drop the IE filters section of the course next semester and replace it with something that students will actually be able to use cross-browser.
The Request
I need help building my argument.

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*I need to build a list of reasons on
why filters are deprecated and
shouldn't be used(I believe they
aren't even supported in IE9
anymore).

*It might also be advantageous to give
reasons why cross-browser support
should be achieved.

*I need some reputable sources that I
can quote. This excludes sites like
wikipedia.

Also, on a side note, one of the reasons I'm asking this here is because I don't have any type of real world coding experience. If I had support from someone else who worked in the same era of the web, it could do wonders for the legitimacy of my argument. I don't want this to sound like I'm just bashing his methods, or even worse... just trying to get out of work.
Thank you in advance for any help you post! I know this is a huge request. I appreciate any time your willing to give.
Edit
I just wanted to point out that I agree with some of the comments made. The filters section of the course is a very minor problem. There is a numerous amount of other issues that would be far more important if the students were going into a web design career. Unfortunately most of the students are forced into this class specifically for degree requirements of the CGD Major. There currently is no major dedicated to web design and there are probably only 4 people on campus that actually are pursuing web design as a career. The average Joe of this class will probably never produce more than a personal website. This being said, version compatibility and other issues solved by filters will probably never be used.
The main issue isn't that the teacher is teaching IE filters, though, it's that he's teaching a three week section on filters. Through the entire semester, the class has only been able to go over very simple Javascript such as variables, functions, arrays, loops, and attaching events via event attributes. We haven't even touched the DOM yet and the stuff we have gone over we only touched on very lightly. I would just like to see the last section of the class dedicated to the more universally useful information such as the DOM, Objects, Object methods, and Regular Expressions.
Despite all of this though will be making a large section of the document over browser compatibility and I appreciate the information y'all have supplied for that. I wish I could tell him everything that he's doing wrong, but that would be way more than one e-mail. I would like to take it one step at a time though and at least point him in the right direction.
Sorry for the long post!
Thanks

A: Cross-browser support:

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*If it's a project for a client: What do you tell your client if the site you created does not work on non-ie browsers? Actually usually clients require cross-browser compatibility.

*Only supporting IE means losing customers which means losing money

*Why use proprietary filters if cross-browser alternatives exist? IE9 supports CSS3, opacity etc

*Modern developer tools facilitate and support modern technologies - and all developers want to use shiny new tools (they're more fun :-))

*Forward compatibility: You may create an ie-only site with table-layouts and proprietary filters, but you will need to start from scratch once you'll realize what you've done, whereas building a site based on today's standards will be maintainable longer before a complete remake is due.

*Maintenance: A web site needs to be maintained, probably by different people - choosing current and well-known technologies will make this easier.

*It's not that hard (once you exclude IE6 - see compatibility table linked below)

Some sources:

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*Browser compatibility by PKK, for example CSS: http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html Excellent resource for implementing cross-browser compatible web sites. PPK is one of many professionals promoting cross-browser compatible web sites, you won't find the contrary (professionals promoting IE only sites).

*Even Microsoft promotes moving on from IE6 towards modern browsers and technologies, and is proud of ie9's CSS3 support: http://www.theie6countdown.com/default.aspx

A: It might be worth mentioning the fact that filters can be applied by use of HTC files. There's really no way I know of to convert IE filters into proper CSS(3) rendering, while there are lots of great scripts out there like CSC3 PIE for achieving the opposite, which can all be thrown away the minute you decide that old IE support is no longer a relevant to your audience. Filters are proprietary to Microsoft, CSS is supported in basically* every browser * Just warding off the potential Lynx comments :). We should be supporting standards first, and resorting to proprietary solutions like -ms, -webkit, and -moz only as long as they are relevant. The relevance of IE filters is dwindling.
The existence of IE conditional comments may be a compelling argument that IE support is a special case, and not something that should be a priority from the outset. IE targeting, including version targeting, is much easier to implement than targeting say, Opera 8 or Firefox 2 (which is rarely necessary, just an example), and that IE's "problems" will be less and less significant as we move to IE9. IE9 has great CSS3 support, and it will be the future browser for every Joe Schmoe who buys a new PC. I actually got the prompt yesterday on Win7 to upgrade, which most users will be getting as well about now. Windows yelled at me for not installing it, so most users won't know any better and assume it's a required security upgrade or something.
And then there's IE's compatibility view. All these signs seem to point to the fact that the need for IE hacks is becoming less necessary (if it was ever necessary to begin with) and should be considered the edge case these days. You should learn how to use them, but don't rely on them as any more than a fallback. And with the huge popularity in mobile web: How many mobile phones have IE8 installed?
When people say "cross browser compatibility", 99% of the time it means "will work in IE". If something doesn't work - it doesn't work. If something doesn't work in IE, you have all these wonderful tools to work with.

A: Perhaps talk to someone above him and explain the issue.
Then you don't have to do the explaining to the IE nut.

A: install firefox/chrome/opera/safari on your, or a friend's laptop and create a page full of filters. Then show him the page in IE6. Then show him the trends of any version of IE. Now show him the page in one of the other browsers. And finally let him see the trends for the other browsers. Then talk about the number of users using a non-IE browser, including mobile platforms like the iPhone, Android, N900. And if available, show that none of the three support IE filters. If you can, or if you know someone able, explain him the beauty of CSS3 and JS mixed, the jQuery and Dojo framework. Finally demonstrate how this methods work on (almost) all of the major browsers.

A: You could hand him a book -- or a big pile of books -- that makes this case. Anything by Jeffrey Zeldman, for example, will go on about this at length.


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Catholic Record Society Conference 2014
May 28, 2014 Other eventsAssociation for Church Archives of Ireland
It has been announced that the Catholic Record Society Conference will be held at Downing College, Cambridge, 28-30 July 2014. Registration is open until 1 July 2014. E-mail catholicrecordsociety@gmail.com for a booking form or with any further enquiries.
Interestingly, for those unable to attend, the conference will also be live tweeted using the hashtag #crs2014.
The programme is as follows:
[1.00 p.m.] CRS Council Meeting
2.30 p.m. Registration
3.00 p.m. Conference Secretary's welcome and notices
Panel: The Role of Women Religious – Early Modern and Modern Perspectives
3.15 p.m. Augustinian Convent Autobiography (Williams Award 2013)
(Dr Victoria van Hyning, University of Oxford)
3.55 p.m. Female Religious Life post-1940 (short communication)
(Dr Carmen Mangion, University of London)
4.30 p.m. Coffee
5.00 p.m. New Perspectives: the Archive and Object Collections at Ushaw College
(Jonathan Bush and Claire Marsland, Ushaw College)
6.30 p.m. Conference Reception and Supper
8.00 p.m. Works in Progress and Short Communications – TBC
7.30 a.m. Holy Mass for deceased members of the CRS
8.30 a.m. Breakfast
9.15 a.m. Catholic Perceptions of Lollardy
(Dr Susan Royal, Durham University)
10.45 a.m. Coffee
11.15 a.m. Cardinal Francis Bourne in Southwark and Westminster
(Fr Mark Vickers, Diocese of Westminster)
12.30 p.m. Lunch
2.00 p.m. AGM
Panel: Private and Public Writing
3.00 p.m. The Impact of 'Rationes Decem' on Polish Religious Thought in the late 16th century
(Teresa Bela, Clarinda Calma and Jolanta Rzegocka, Tischner European University, Poland)
3.40 p.m The Letters of George Errington (1804-1886)
(Dr Serenhedd James, University of Oxford)
5.00 p.m Soundscapes of 17th century Catholicism
(Dr Emilie Murphy, University of York)
6.30 p.m. Supper
8.00 p.m. Works in Progress: Private and Public Writing
'Whatsoever is not faith is synne' Religion and Politics in a 17th Century Catholic Manuscript (Katie McKeogh, PhD candidate, Oxford University)
Catholic Convert and Apologist: John Whittingham, 18th-Century Coventry Nurseryman (Ruth Barbour, PhD candidate, University of Warwick)
7.30 a.m. Holy Mass
9.15 a.m. New Research on Anne Line
(Martin Dodwell, independent researcher)
Panel: Rogers Awards 2012 and 2013
11.15 a.m. Economic Strategies of British Catholics during the long 18th century (2012 Award)
(Giadi Pizzoni, University of St Andrews)
11.45 a.m. Anglo-Roman voices (Stella Fletcher, independent researcher)
12.15 p.m. Conference Secretary's thanks and closing remarks
12.30 p.m. Lunch (and excursion)
CONFERENCE TO FINISH NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. for trains back home.
Conference Excursion
The excursion will take place on Wednesday 30 July. This year the excursion will be to Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire. Full details are available on the website. Dr Francis Young will lead the excursion. There will be a separate cost for transport and a donation for entrance which will be payable on the day. Please indicate on the booking form whether you wish to attend the excursion.
Student Bursaries
A limited number of bursaries are available to postgraduate students and bona fide scholars. Further details are available via the website. If you wish to apply for a bursary please contact the conference director for an informal discussion or fill in the online application on the website. All applications must be received by 1 July 2013. Successful applicants are asked to deliver a Short Communication (c. 2000 words/15 – 20 minute delivery) on the subject matter of their research. Membership of the CRS is not necessary to apply for a bursary.
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Q: Re-importing (Virtual) Foreign Disks on Windows 2003 I have a virtualized Windows 2003 Server machine with one basic disk (boot drive) and three Dynamic disks. The machine is running in an VMWare ESXi server.
I had to remove the three dynamic disks from the VM, and now I want to re-attach them. The disks now are recognized as Foreign on the Disk Management console.
When I right-click on one of those disks, I have the option to "Import Foreign Disks...", when I select it, a dialog showing "Spanned volume - Data Incomplete" appears, and when I click Ok on this dialog, the message "Some of the volumes you are importing will lose data because...".
What can I do to re-attach those disks?
Here's a screenshot of the Disk Management console:

Thanks in advance,
Leonardo.

A: Because you are working with a spanned volume, you need to import all of the disks in one operation in order for the volume(s) to be correctly identified by Windows.  If you try importing the disks one-by-one, as you have been doing, Windows will not correctly identify the volume(s) and will only give you the option to delete the existing data on the disk.
Helpful tip:  since you are working in a virtual environment, it would not hurt to make copies of your vmdk's PRIOR to reattaching them just to be on the safe side.  You can do this in vSphere client using the Datastore Browser.

A: Why not get yourself a cheap raid card like Adaptec or AMCC/3Ware etc, 40-50 bucks
then your "lump" will be totally independent of Windows frustrating disk management.
the only thing I do with DM is rename Volumes.
I recently added a disk to Adaptec RAID 6 to give me a bit more space, the adapec took care of my request in 7 hours (reasonable for 6Tb full to 92% of capacity).
When you go into Windows disk manager it sees the old size, with no spare space just created bt 5805 Manager
thank God for good old Paragon Disk manager.
Also go down the GPT route instead of Dynamic, from Win7 Server 2008 onwards and with current disk prices and capacities it's a no brainer.


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General Fund (pdf)
Legislative & Administrative
Engineering & Beach Repenishment
Communications, Electronics, Emergency Management
Volunteer Fire
Career Fire/EMS
Public Works Admin & Construction
Public Works Maintenance
Solid Waste & Transfer Station
Town Sponsored Events & Festivals
Tourism & Business Development
Miscellaneous (pdf)
Convention Center & Museum
Service Center & Impound Lot
Vehicle & Equipment (pdf)
LEGISLATIVE & ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
TOWN OF OCEAN CITY
FISCAL YEAR 2022 ADOPTED BUDGET
Print/Download Data Summary
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
PERSONNEL CHANGES:
There are twenty-eight full-time employees in the Legislative and Administrative divisions. A step increase on January 1, 2022 has been included for full-time employees. Two employees, the Communications Manager and the Digital Communications Coordinator have been transferred to the newly-formed Communications and Marketing Department, and are no longer funded in the City Manager's department. Part-time salaries were added in the City Clerk's department for vacation coverage and office coverage. In the Human Resources department, part-time hours have been included for an Office Associate position. Estimates for retirement and retiree health increase, while the estimates for worker's compensation and health insurance decrease. Employee benefits include an allowance for tuition reimbursement, funded at $10,000 for FY 22. Overall, employee benefit costs increase $36,087 for the legislative and administrative divisions.
CHANGES IN OPERATIONS:
Contracted Services include professional services such as legal fees and consultants, maintenance, travel and training, printing and dues. Legal expenses account for $500,000 of the Contracted Services line item in this division. The FOP contract negotiations are included in the FY 22 budget at $80,000. An allowance for other issues that may arise, such as tax differential, windfarm and other personnel issues has been included at $270,000. Other expenses included in the Contracted Services line item are the annual Town audit, funded at $60,000, a biannual actuarial study to determine retiree health contributions, $11,000 and banking services fees funded at $49,200. EMS billing fees have been included at $84,320 and are offset by projected revenue. Printing expense for the Town's newsletter has been moved to the Communications/Marketing department. Fees for the Acela agenda management system have been funded at $15,470. Also included is the Affordable Care Act IRS Preparation/Filing fee of $10,000. Travel and Training costs in this division remain level. Training included in this division are the Government Finance Officer's conference, the National Hurricane conference for three council members, the Mayor, and the City Manager, and the VMCA academy for the City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk. Under Supplies and Materials, postage has been included at $121,450, the same level as FY 21. Applicant tracking software has been included in the Human Resources budget at $5,000. The Intragovernmental allocation for the Information Technology department decreases $33,758 for these divisions. Allocations for insurance and radio equipment lease increase.
SUMMARY COMMENTS:
These divisions are responsible for overall Town management, business functions, and record-keeping. The Mayor & Council, City Clerk, City Manager, Finance, Legal and Human Resources divisions are included in the summary. Administrative costs to manage the Town's various enterprise funds are allocated to each fund. This reimbursement totals $2,279,533 for FY 2022.


At the halfway point of their Generation NEXT apprenticeships, Austin, Bailey, and Nathan reflect on their time so far. They've done a lot of work on the porch of the house, and in this video, you can watch what they learned directly from Tommy and Richard about their respective trades and working on the show.
The Generation NEXT apprentices are learning new techniques. Check out the latest from the jobsite!


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Q: How to get plural translation for string that requires context? I know that the gettext library has pgettext() which can be used to translate a piece of string for given context. I also know that it has ngettext() which can be used to translate string which should have different singular and plurar forms.
How to translate a string which should have different singular and plurar forms and depends on context? It seems that logical extension called pngettext() doesn't exist.
I'd want to use such behavior from PHP but I'd be happy to know a solution for plain C only.

A: There seems to be npgettext() in Python's gettext documentation, and for C, a macro by that name is defined in gettext.h (but not libintl.h).


"Carla Provost tells 'Fox & Friends' that her agents were being assaulted with rocks and bottles in California.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner says.
"Kevin K. McAleenan announced in a conference call with reporters Monday that at least 69 people have been detained after they crossed the border near San Ysidro, Calif., on Sunday. McAleenan added that he is not aware of any that managed to cross and evade capture by U.S. authorities.
"In Mexico, Tijuana's municipal government also announced it arrested more than three-dozen migrants for disturbing the peace and other charges related to the crossing attempt. Thousands of migrants have been gathering there after traveling throughout Mexico in a series of caravans that originated from Central America — and presumably are amongst those who were arrested on both sides of the border.
"During the mad dash, U.S. border agents shot several rounds of tear gas after some migrants attempted to penetrate various points along the border. McAleenan said Monday that four agents were hit by rocks thrown by the unruly group.
"Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement some migrants "attempted to breach legacy fence infrastructure along the border and sought to harm CBP personnel by throwing projectiles at them.
Are you happy with the way President Trump has been handling the attempted breach of our borders? Was watching the border patrol take care of business the highlight of your Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Leave a comment and let us know.


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iconAbout MolycopAbout Comsteel
1917 – 1928 The Early Years
April 16, 2018 comsteelt
Railways are the arteries of commerce. If the economy of a young country is to develop vigorously, the products from primary and secondary industry must be encouraged to flow in a continuing stream towards the markets. Rolling stock must be kept rolling.
As wagon wheels, tyres and axles wear out they must be quickly replaced, or the system breaks down. Before the end of World War I it was realised just how dependent Australia was on foreign imports of these essential items…
At a meeting on 30 April 1917, four engineering firms decided to form a new company to manufacture in Australia, wheels, tyres, axles and steel castings for railway use.
The firms represented were The Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd., Messrs Ritchie Bros., A. Goninan & Co. Ltd., and the Pioneer Spring Co. Ltd. It is interesting to note, at this point, that at that meeting there was present Mr. J. D. Ritchie, who later became the first Chairman of Directors and whose son, Mr. Stuart D, Ritchie, was Chairman and Managing Director during 1950's. Also present was Mr. A. Goninan, who later became Managing Director, and then Chairman – a position he filled for many years. A few months later Howard Smith Ltd. joined the group.
Born of necessity, the new company called Commonwealth Steel Products Ltd. (The Company), was registered on 12 March 1918 with an authorised capital of £250,000 (£1 shares).
Before the company got under way, it was discovered that the N.S.W. Railways had plans for building their own tyre and axle plant. They were happy to abandon the idea as soon as they were informed of the intentions of the Commonwealth Steel Products Ltd.
The Waratah Site
At first, serious consideration was given to siting the new plant on the Parramatta River in Sydney. The availability of electric power was the decisive factor in selecting the present site at Waratah.
In the long run the location in Waratah enabled an important association with B.H.P., and influenced the Company's growth to its present stature.
In 1918 the Company acquired 47 acres of land at Waratah, valued then at £50 per acre. In 1919 four acres of the property were sold to Newbolds and later sixteen acres, on the North West side of Waratah Lane (now Maud St.) were sold to Mr. A. A. Rankin.
The site had been a brick works. When Commonwealth Steel Products The Company's first main office was built, the builder's contract stipulated that he would purchase, bricks which had been made on the site by the old brickworks.
Back Row Mr. B D Scarth, Mr J M Adams Front Row Mr. A Goninan, Mr. J D Ritchie, Mr. R W Knox, Mr. J F Rofe
Certificate of Incorporation 12th March 1918
Tyre Shop - Becking Hammer (foreground) 2000t and 3000t Press' (Background)
Aerial of Works 1928 looking West
Original Tyre Rolling Mill
Foundry 1920 - 1922
Commonwealth Steel Products Main Office 1925
Early plant capacity
The original plant included a 6-ton capacity electric arc furnace, a steam driven tyre mill, a 5-ton steam hammer, foundry and machine shop. A 2,000 ton forging press was installed in 1924. Mr. A.M. Henderson was the Company's first manager. The No. 1 furnace tapped its first heat in February 1919.By late 1918 the site employed 140 people.In 1927 consideration was given to install a Universal Tyre Mill. At this time, there were no rolling mills; there was only one steel furnace and railway requirements were virtually the be-all and end-all of the Company's existence.In 1928, negotiation began with the Edgewater Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania regarding the purchase of their Edgewater Mill at a cost of £50,000.
Before this, a substantial interest in the Company had been acquired by Taylor Bros. of Leeds – one of the leading makers of railways components England. In these early years it was learned that the well-known English firm of Vickers Ltd. was intending to start a tyre plant in conjunction with B.H.P. Commonwealth Steel Products Ltd. proposed, as an alternative, that Vickers Ltd. buy an interest in their company and they would agree to buy their steel from B.H.P. This arrangement was acceptable and in 1923 the name of the Company was changed to Vickers Commonwealth Steel Products Ltd.
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1929 – 1938 The Formative Years
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Solar powers Cal Poly's Lyle Center
By Canan Tasci | canan.tasci@langnews.com |
October 3, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
POMONA – Cal Poly Pomona officials have flipped the switch on two large solar panels at the John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies to start generating power.
The new Amonix 7700 solar power panels will produce enough electricity to make the 16-acre site carbon neutral.
"Higher education must take a leading role in helping society become carbon neutral …," Cal Poly President Michael Ortiz said. "Our ability to meet this goal will be paved with our partnerships in the community."
The university hosted a celebration last week to commemorate the center being the first carbon neutral facility on the Pomona campus.
The center's two 72-by-30- feet-wide solar panels are 17 feet off the ground but are adjustable and can get as close to 2 feet from the ground.
The Lyle Center plant will use two solar power systems, which are the equivalent of planting 53 acres of trees, according to an university news release.
The solar power systems will meet the center's energy demands without generating greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, they will save the university $30,000 a year in reduced energy purchases.
"The benefits of this project go well beyond the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions … What's good for the environment can also be good for business, the university and society," said Kyle Brown, director of the center.
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Titans vs Colts: Betting Preview, Odds, and Picks
It's a Sunday night NFL super showdown between the Tennessee Titans (7-3) and the Indianapolis Colts (7-3). Week 12 of the National Football League matchup is scheduled to take place on November 29, by 12:00 PM EST.
Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts Betting Odds
Odds via FanDuel as of Saturday, November 28 (8:15 am ET)
Money Line: Tennessee Titans +146 | Indianapolis Colts -174 (at FanDuel)
Point Spread: Tennessee Titans +3 (-105) | Indianapolis Colts -3 (-115) (at FanDuel)
Total Over/Under: Over 51.5 (-110) | Under 51.5 (-110) (at FanDuel)
Tennessee Titans Lust After Another Win
The Tennessee Titans are coming off a victory in their last match against the Baltimore Ravens. The match ended with a 30-24 final score, as the Tennessee Titans took an early lead in the first quarter of the match. In the game, Tennessee's quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, threw for 259 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Meanwhile, running back Derrick Henry ran for 133 yards with 28 carries and scored a touchdown, and wide receiver Corey Davis caught five balls for 113 yards in the game against the Baltimore Ravens. The Tennessee Titans accumulated a total of 423 yards of offenses in the game.
This season in total offense, the Tennessee Titans have gained an average of 27.9 points per game. The team has accumulated a total yardage average of 390.5, 239.4 passing yards average, and an average of 151.1 in rushing yards.
Season lead quarterback has thrown 2,387 yards through the air, scoring 22 touchdowns with four interceptions. Meanwhile, running back Derrick Henry has run 1,079 yards with 229 carries and scored nine touchdowns. Wide receiver Corey Davis has hurled in 39 throws in 384 yards and scored two touchdowns this season.
When it comes to fending off attacks on their territory, the Tennessee Titans average 25.9 points allowed per game. In passing yardage, the team has allowed an average of 277.2 yards per game and an average of 121.5 rushing yards allowed per game.
The Tennessee Titans have a few players that might be unavailable for the game on Sunday due to injuries and health complications, including Larell Murchison (DT), Kenny Vaccaro (S), Adoree' Jackson (CB), Roger Saffold III (G), and Adam Humphries (WR).
The Indianapolis Colts with four wins and a loss
The Indianapolis Colts have good reasons to be confident entering this match, having won their last game against the Green Bay Packers. The match was a close one, with the Indianapolis Colts defeating the Green Bay Packers 31-34. The Colts gained 420 yards of offense against the Green Bay Packers.
Leading in passing yardage, quarterback Philip Rivers threw for 288 yards scoring three touchdowns with an interception. Running back Jonathan Taylor led the team on the ground with 22 carries in 90 yards, and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. received three throws in 66 yards, and scoring a touchdown.
In total offense, the Indianapolis Colts have gained an average of 27.6 points per game. In average yards gained, the team has accumulated 379.2 yards, 270.0 in the air, and 109.2 on the ground per game.
Season lead quarterback Philip Rivers has covered 2,683 yards passing and scored 14 touchdowns with eight interceptions. Running back Jonathan Taylor leads the team on the ground running for a total of 518 yards with 135 carries and 4 touchdowns. Wide receiver Zach Pascal is leading the Indianapolis Colts in receiving yardage with 31 balls caught in 384 yards and scoring two touchdowns.
When it comes to protecting their territory, the Indianapolis Colts have allowed an average of 20.8 points per game from their opponents. In average yards allowed, the Colts average 313.7 in total, 224.5 in passing yards allowed, and 89.2 yards allowed on the ground.
The following Indianapolis players will be possibly unavailable for the game on Sunday: Philip Rivers (QB), Isaiah Rodgers (CB), Noah Togiai (TE), and Braden Smith (G).
Betting Position
The Tennessee Titans have lost three of their last five games in the season, their most recent wins being the game against the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals. Meanwhile, the Indianapolis Colts have won four out of their five most recent games and look ready to take on the Titans. We expect the Indianapolis Colts to take an early lead in the game and become victorious after the final whistle.
Pick: Indianapolis Colts to win (-174) at FanDuel
Published November 28, 2020 By Phil P
Categorized as NFL Betting News
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Former Maine prosecutor sentenced for child porn
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine's former top drug prosecutor is going to prison for 16 years following his conviction on charges of possessing child pornography.
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock imposed the sentence Thursday on James Cameron, who was convicted last summer of 13 counts of transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography.
The porn was discovered on computers seized from Cameron's Hallowell home in December 2007. At the time, he was serving as an assistant attorney general in Maine.
Prosecutors say the judge concluded there were 600 child pornography images on his computers depicting sadistic and violent conduct involving children.
Cameron, who's 48, has been in custody since his conviction. The defense plans to appeal.
Cameron's attorney has said the government failed to prove it was Cameron who sent, received or possessed the images.


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November 29, 2022 Contributed by: AlCircle Team
According to Statista, the global aluminium market will reach an estimated US$210 billion in 2027, rising at a CAGR of 5 per cent from US$150 billion in 2020. The transportation and construction industries will primarily facilitate this growth. Despite the promising numbers, the lurking global economic crisis, geopolitical conflicts, and energy crisis in the European Union may affect the aluminium industry.
A slump in the aluminium trade has been observed recently in many regions, and this is keeping experts up at night.
The growing popularity of the metal across different end-user sectors made the manufacturers hopeful that aluminium's future was bright. However, several unprecedented factors are adversely affecting the industry, and no gainsaying the fact that the impacts can be seen in prime markets like Europe, America, and Asia.
European aluminium market and the economic crisis:
Europe is bouncing from one crisis to the other, and the struggle does not seem to end for them. Currently, it is riddled with the economic crisis as well as the energy crisis, and each of them is bleeding the aluminium industry. In 2021, European smelters were forced to cut down (or shut down) production as they struggled to keep up with the energy-intensive manufacturing processes.
However, the energy crisis is not the only reason why the European aluminium industry is suffering. The geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine is also acting as a catalyst. Rusal, the largest aluminium producer in Russia had stopped production at its 1.75 million tonnes alumina capacity in Nikolaev, Ukraine, and suspended shipments. Although the company mentioned the cause as logistical issues, the reasons are evident. The fate of this refinery and Europe's aluminium sector inevitably lies in the hands of geopolitical tension. It was also reported that the company's shares plummeted.
The London Metal Exchange was also earlier considering banning new deliveries of Russian aluminium. But post consultation with some consumer associations, they have now reconsidered their decision and chosen not to sanction Russia. Rusal produces 6% of the global aluminium, and the US sanctions on Rusal in 2018 wreaked havoc in the supply chain.
Europe is under immense economic pressure as the energy crisis continues to rise and the economy continues to plummet. Other reasons Europe's aluminium industry is suffering include undermining of the production and recycling capacity by supply chain disruptions, unfair trade practices, and high regulatory costs. Due to these reasons, the market lost 30% of its primary aluminium production capacity. By the end of 2022, Europe is expected to lose another 1.1 million tonnes of primary aluminium production capacity because the energy price inflation has affected Europe more than any other region.
1 million tonnes of total 4.5 million tonnes of Europe's aluminium production capacity has been reduced since 2021, while another 500,000 tonnes is under threat, according to Citi analysts.
American aluminium market and the economic crisis:
The aluminium market in North America seems grim, and the delay in the buyer-seller mating season is making the manufacturers anxious. The aluminium shipping prices have dipped by 11% in the region, causing buyers to hold back purchases in hopes that the prices will fall further. The fear of inflation and supply chain bottlenecks are forcing buyers to rethink before ordering as they believe in overstocking the metal.
Furthermore, earlier in 2022, American buyers refrained from making new purchases as the geopolitical tension in Europe was likely to impact the supply chain, with inflation and recession being right around the corner. The USA's Rusal sanctions of 2018 sent the world into a frenzy, impacting the supply chain. Again this time, the Russia-Ukraine tension is casting its shadow on the US aluminium.
The automobile industry makes up 31% of the United States' aluminium needs. However, in March-April of 2022, a demand slowdown was recorded as the shipping charges plummeted, indicating a decrease in quoting activities. This could be linked to the shortage of semiconductors that the industry was facing in early 2022. Some experts are warning buyers of the surging interest rates, where most customers are accustomed to almost no interest rates on funds used to finance their aluminium purchases.
Besides the supply chain, the rising supply costs are also troubling the manufacturers, and the second largest domestic producer of aluminium in the US, Century Aluminium Co., declared in June 2022 that it would close production in one of its plants and lay off 600 employees. Therefore, the economic crisis is deeply cutting the aluminium sector in America. Additionally, the largest producer of aluminium in the US, Alcoa Corp, warned its investors of low earnings in the third quarter due to all these factors.
China and the aluminium market crisis:
It is no secret that China plays an important role in the global aluminium supply chain. However, it seems like they could not shield themselves from the ongoing crisis. The outbreak of a new Covid-19 strain in China has left the aluminium industry unsettled. Due to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, China's primary aluminium production was estimated to fall to 3.105 million tonnes in May and further to 3.005 million tonnes in June, as reported by SMM News.
From 2005 until the next 15 years, China accounted for the entire world's incremental aluminium production. In fact, in 2021, it had a market share of 58% in total production of 67 million tonnes. One of the reasons leading to this large market share is a cheap power source. Extracting aluminium from bauxite is an energy-intensive process, and manufacturers preferred the coal-fired stations of China, which were light on the pockets and heavy on pollution.
However, due to the frequent power outages, China forced smelters to shut down production and conserve electricity. This approach was similar to the European smelters troubled by the energy crisis. However, China's power rationing is not similar to Europe's energy crisis. But China's attempt to lower carbon dioxide emissions is hurting the supply chain. The demand for aluminium was on the rise in 2021, especially created by automotive giants like Ford and Tesla. A recent report highlighted that due to reduced production, the aluminium market slipped into a deficit of more than one million, and the trend was to be seen in 2022. Additionally, the deficit also impacted the stocks, with current primary aluminium inventories hovering around 518,000 tonnes as of November 24. Similarly, global inventories on the London Metal Exchange are down from 5.5 million tonnes in 2014 to a little more than 500,000 tonnes at the end of November 2022. Additionally, a consultant group, CRU, predicted that the estimated existing stock could only cover up to 36 days by the end of 2022.
The cost of energy is likely to rise in the future as environmental policies, resulting in the surge of aluminium prices as an effect of 'greenflation.' The aluminium scene in Europe does not seem to improve in the near future, and only time will tell how the market revives from these financial blows.
However, it is not all downtrend for the sector. Although the construction and automotive industry in the US is not promising at the moment, experts believe that solidifying the demand in the packaging and beverage can industry and the aerospace industry will keep the manufacturers optimistic.
Nevertheless, China's aluminium situation has to improve to maintain the global inventory. Therefore, either existing plants have to open up, or new smelters need to be set up in other parts of Asia. In the case of China, the economic crisis is not the only hindrance to the aluminium sector; environmental issues are also its foe.
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Back to School. Now three of three!
It's back to school! Praise the Lord, we were able to get everything in order with registration, tests, and school prep for their first day in a new school!! They're positive, excited, and so ready to face the challenges- scholastic + social. Emma is officially in middle school. New school vibes, so there were a lot of changes Em had to already go through in this school system. But we're confident she'll adapt and sword-of-omens this year in the face. Zi is taking on the role of veteran and big sister to Elle as she'll be explaining all the ropes, even if this school is also new to Zi. She's Sandy Olssen on the outside, but Stephanie Zanoni on the inside… We can't believe Elle is in KINDERGARTEN! Yay! She was so excited today because there so many FIRSTS in store. Pretty sure she'll try to be the funny one in her class; she's confident like Kelly Kapowski, a go getter like Jesse Spano, and sassy like Lisa Turtle. But deep down, she's mischievous like Zach Morris. Get 'em, girls! Girl power!!
Leading the girls in family devotion the night before their first day of school. We knew the girls were all going to face new challenges, being in a new school and having left their old friends, the familiarity of their previous campus, schedules, and policies, and scholastic standing. And even Elle, who will be going into her first year of school. There will be a number of changes, but as parents, we know God loves them, and He will be with them with every second we cannot. We have faith they will not only find their way, but have that reminder of who they are in God's family, to be the salt in their personal spheres. We're praying for all the students out there. Continue to stand your ground, and be the change you want to see, to find your voice in this very confident and loud world. Strive for excellence and pursue the love for learning and knowledge.
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Happy birthday to my not-so-little beloved Elleonai who turns 5 today. Last year, she learned how to skate, ride a bike with training wheels, swim under water without Floaties, indoor rock climb, read, write her full name, hula hoop, whistle, love the Beatles + Abba, make simple meals, ride really tall rides, was a flower girl for 3 weddings, and met Mickey Mouse + Jollibee. She is opinionated, super social, outgoing, vocal, and extremely brave to new activities. We are quite surprised with her ability to try new things even if she is this small little girl…her courage is immense. She is also very sassy, prone to make a myriad of facial gestures that can even be sarcastic and extra. But she is an amazing little girl, who already knows what it means to be a loyal friend, an understanding sister, a responsible worker, a mini leader, and can melt her way into the hearts of her parents. Not to mention, she has such a mature sense of humor for her age and weird interests…I asked her what she wanted for her birthday, and she said ,"Peppa pig and a model of gray matter." What a pleasure to raise her. […]
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What tremendous blessings and milestones in the Ababa family! We praise God for His grace in provision and favor. May our family continue to be a vessel for His glory.
We bought a new house! We praise God for giving us hope and peace as we had to simultaneously sell our previous home. It was a nail biting experience, but God's provision and timing were perfect. Perze's enjoying the gadgets and toys that come with owning a single family home like going green with solar panels + rechargeable electric equipment.
Elle is in her 1st year of school! She knows all her classmates' names, is now reading, + 2 out of 5 days falls asleep on the bus ride home. She has recently been chosen to participate for a peer modeling group. One of her favorite hobbies is reading, + one of her favorite series is the "Little People, Big Dreams".
Emma is taking her 1st year of French, joined the chess club, is taking performance art, and is part of her school choir, 7/8th grade orchestra, + chamber ensemble. She is incredibly outgoing when it comes to auditioning, joining different musical ensembles, and has such a strong interest in performing. She helps her dad sing during his praise sets.
Changing schools for Zienne has been an positive experience, as she has found her social niche + is one of the top readers and math students of her class. Zi's hobbies include anything creative, making crafts, arts.
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Hawaii's biggest island has everything you could ever want to do and more. But what separates it from the other islands is Volcano National Park. Explore volcanoes, climb through old lava tubes, and watch as new lava oozes into the ocean. Then there are all the waterfalls on the island, too. Big Island has it all. I mean it's Hawaii — how could you go wrong?!
Airlines have substantial fixed and operating costs to establish and maintain air services: labor, fuel, airplanes, engines, spares and parts, IT services and networks, airport equipment, airport handling services, booking commissions, advertising, catering, training, aviation insurance and other costs. Thus all but a small percentage of the income from ticket sales is paid out to a wide variety of external providers or internal cost centers.
Thus the last 50 years of the airline industry have varied from reasonably profitable, to devastatingly depressed. As the first major market to deregulate the industry in 1978, U.S. airlines have experienced more turbulence than almost any other country or region. In fact, no U.S. legacy carrier survived bankruptcy-free. Among the outspoken critics of deregulation, former CEO of American Airlines, Robert Crandall has publicly stated:
Where to stay in Santorini: Trendier pretenders come and go, but Perivolas is still the most stylish and peaceful place to stay. If you have cash to splash, and can't stand the crowds, take over Perivolas Hideaway, a waterfront villa on Santorini's undiscovered offshoot, Thirassia, or Erosantorini, a stunning clifftop estate with a tiered pool plunging 1000 feet to the sea.
Folegandros – which means 'iron hard' in ancient Greek – is as barren as its name suggests. Fruit trees are protected from fierce winds by rings of stones. You won't find sandy beaches lined with sunbeds; only limpid, pebbly coves, such as Katergo, Ambeli and Livadaki. Water taxis service some beaches in high season; otherwise you'll have to scramble down rocky footpaths to cool off. On your way home, stop at Synantisi in Ano Meria for the island speciality of matsata (goat or rabbit stew with hand-made pasta).
In Finland, the charter establishing Aero O/Y (now Finnair) was signed in the city of Helsinki on September 12, 1923. Junkers F.13 D-335 became the first aircraft of the company, when Aero took delivery of it on March 14, 1924. The first flight was between Helsinki and Tallinn, capital of Estonia, and it took place on March 20, 1924, one week later.
Despite its legendary stature, the homeland of Homer's hero, Odysseus, remains surprisingly under-the-radar. Ithaca's turquoise and emerald coves are popular with the sailing set, but few visitors venture into the forested hills. So, you might be the only person exploring dramatic hiking trails, like the heady trek to the church of Anogi, covered in 16th-century frescoes (ask for the key at the village coffee shop), or the 8th-century BC ruins of Odysseus' palace. Do stop at Yefuri (facebook.com/Yefuri) on the way down, for thin pizza, fat chips, and its famous lemon tart.
Aside from coral, there is a lot of history in Zlarin, dating back to the 13th century. If however, you're more about beaches and beauty, then Zlarin has it covered, and then some! The long sandy beach is ideal for families who want to run free and explore, and the green background gives you that 'castaway' feel. You won't find a lot of hotels on the island, though. Instead, there is wonderful private accommodation, which helps you get that home-away-from-home vibe to your break.
By the end of the 1930s Aeroflot had become the world's largest airline, employing more than 4,000 pilots and 60,000 other service personnel and operating around 3,000 aircraft (of which 75% were considered obsolete by its own standards). During the Soviet era Aeroflot was synonymous with Russian civil aviation, as it was the only air carrier. It became the first airline in the world to operate sustained regular jet services on 15 September 1956 with the Tupolev Tu-104.
Of the above groups the Dodecanese probably constitute the best opportunity to mix islands between groups. You could, for example, take the Blue Star Ferries and map an island-hopping route that essentially heads in the same direction. In this way you could take in some of the Cyclades – Syros, Mykonos, Patmos, Naxos and some of the Dodecanese – Patmos, Leros, Kos, Chalki, and Rhodes – without any backtracking. Hellenic Seaways is another major ferry company whose routes you may want to explore.
Located just off the coast of Western Sahara in Africa, the Canary Islands are actually a Spanish archipelago and therefore owned by Spain. There are 7 main islands in the Canaries, with each offering something different for the intrepid traveler looking to kick back and enjoy island life. Tenerife is the largest of the islands and has a bit of everything, including one of the largest Carnival festivals in the world each February.
U.S. citizens don't need a passport to explore this trio of Caribbean islands (St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix). While the 133-square-mile chain has history in spades — Christopher Columbus touched down in 1493 — 2017 marks a banner year as the USVI celebrates its Centennial, with special events (festivals, parades and presumably lots of rum cake) continuing throughout the year. Also historic, Caneel Bay, the 60-year-old, 170-acre escape in St. John's Virgin Islands National Park founded by environmentalist and preservationist Laurance Rockefeller, just celebrated its diamond anniversary. The property is bringing back the original beauty of its pared-down, 1950s-inspired Scandinavian style.
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Hi Dave. Thank you for your amazing website! We (30's / 40's couple – no kids) used your recommendations last year in September and visited Santorini (7days), Milos (3days) and Crete (12days) before spending 3 days in Athens. The trip was amazing and Greece is calling us to go back again this year! We have a conundrum which we are hoping you can assist (well, many of them really!)
Hi Dave! Your website is so detailed and helpful! I'm starting to plan a trip for late May-early June. We were interested in visiting Santorini, Naxos (we opted for Naxos instead of party-filled Mykonos) and Milos. Our main airport of arrival is Athens. What order should we visit all three islands (in terms of convenience of ferry/flight availability) and how many nights do you recommend allotting to each? Thanks in advance for your time!
Great place to have fun and people watch simple good food and some fancy delicious food – exciting shows and magic acts -Then there's the other side of the coin , the criminal element , destitute wondering souls. Casino security has to stay on it! Door posted sentries are needed !! People will harrass you to buy gold jewelry ,cocaine , (any kind of drugs), or just Wander around inside looking in the machines trying to find the leftover tickets Or some tourist to hustle. Allowing those "regulars" street hustlers inside the casinos is definitely going to hurting that business. it's amazing to me that don't crank down on it harder!
I think it depends on where you live when it comes to expensive holidays, and what sort of accomodation you want. I'm from London and went to the Maldives in oct 2010 2 wks all Inc, £1150. Which was a bargin as previous years I been to Spain spending over £100 day on food and drink etc. I went to the addu atoll on the island of gan which is the most southern chain of islands. The hotel was everything I could have dreamed of, it wasn't posh or extravergant but who cares when ya in the Maldives. Another great reason to go to the addu atoll is that when the British were there they built bridges and causeways connecting the south and west islands which means u can get on a bike and go and meet the locals, they were so friendly and I recomend the addu atoll to anyone !!!!!
Known as the Cradle of Polynesia, Samoa is notable for its Fa'a Samoa way of life — a 3,000-year-old social code that prizes family, tradition and the environment. Happily, the landscape is as lovely as the local culture. On the main island of Upolu, a plunge into the To Sua Ocean Trench swimming grotto is a must. On Savaii, Samoa's largest island, visit caves, waterfalls, blowholes and the Saleaula lava field, formed by a 1905 volcanic eruption that buried five villages.
Yes, it's possible. Get the SeaJet ferry from Athens to Mykonos. It should arrive at 9:30am or shortly after. You'll have to hurry to store you're luggage at the Sea and Sky travel agency across from the Old Port and then buy tickets for Delos. The last ferry to Delos leaves at 11am or maybe 11:30am. Ferry to Delos is about 30 minutes. Last ferry back is at 3pm which will give you plenty of time before the last ferry of the day to Naxos (at 6:15pm on SeaJet). All the ferries mention here use the Old Port. Don't book any ferries that use the New Port or you'll have trouble making the connections.
My husband, another couple, and I are planning a trip to Greece in September 2017. We are staying in Milos for a few nights and were planning on staying at Melian Hotel and Spa….do you know anything about this hotel? I was worried about proximity to things, but it looks like no matter what, we are going to need to rent a car or use the bus system to get around. It seemed though that Melian had 6 or 7 restaurant options within walking distance. Also, any ideas or tips on things to do, see, or go?? We plan to do one of those semi private sailing tours, but other than that we are an open book. Thanks so much for any input!