Takeaway: Join us to learn more about WHMIS 2015 — its history, upcoming changes, and how it'll impact your operations.
Jamie: Hello and a warm welcome to everybody. We would like to wish everybody a good morning, a good afternoon, or a good evening depending on where you are in the world. My name is Jamie and I am one of the co-founders of Safeopedia.
Before we get started, I just want to run through a few house-keeping items for everybody. Everyone on the webinar will be on mute for the duration of the presentation, but we really, really want to hear from you. So we'll keep it interactive and ask that you type your questions into the go-to webinar console as we go, and we'll do our best to answer as many of the questions as possible during the presentation. Also, a reminder that today's webinar is being recorded and we will be sending out a link to the recording, and a few slides a couple days after the show.
Typically, one of the first questions that gets asked is, "How do I get in touch with the presenter after the webinar?" What we'll do is put up a slide show or Tracy's contact information. That way if we don't get to your question, or the webinar ends and you have a question after the fact, you can follow up with Tracy directly.
Today, we are proud to present Understanding WHMIS 2015. This webinar is hosted by Safeopedia and is being presented by our good friends at Danatec. At Safeopedia, it is our goal to support those EHS professional and operational folks, and any safety-minded individual, through free educational content and resources. We would like to thank those dedicated professionals for the great and safe work they do on a daily basis.
It is now my pleasure to present to you today's presenter, Tracey Thibeau. Tracey is an experienced international trainer and an accredited instructor with the IATA—that's the International Air Transport Association. He's taught in Europe, Africa, the United States, the Caribbean, and, of course, Canada. His extensive knowledge in WHMIS and the transportation of dangerous goods—air, ground, and water. Tracey is known to be a great chef and in his spare time and he loves to barbecue, umpire volleyball in the summer, and play with his grandchildren as often as he possibly can. So, with that and no further ado, I would like to introduce Tracey.
Tracey, before we get started with the questions, I kind of have a question of my own. On a daily basis, you know when we're out working on the site, what are three questions that we should ask ourselves everyday on the job site?
Tracey: Well, its great Jamie that everyone should have this on their mind when they go to work, if they're working around hazardous products: What are the hazards of the product? How can I use it safely? And what should I do if something goes wrong? Because its so important if there is an incident in the workplace that you react properly, and time is of the essence.
Jamie: That's good. So, on a daily basis, before I start anything, I should be thinking, stopping, understanding what should I do if something goes wrong and just planting that seed before the work starts.
Tracey: Yes, and be prepared. Read any SDS or material datasheet of any product that you're handling, and be aware of the surroundings in the workplace.
Tracey: WHMIS Training is required in Canada by anyone who works with hazardous products, or in anyone who works in proximity to the hazardous products. So, everyone in that workplace must be trained.
Tracey: Training in a lot of courses in the workplace does have an expiry, like the transportation of dangerous goods. That expires in 36 months. Air training for the transportation of dangerous goods by air, expires in two years. But with WHMIS, you take it once and say you went to another job, you must be trained on the specific products that you're working with in that place.
Tracey: Training and education—this is something that is fairly new in the sense that your training comes from your employer and your education comes from your instructor, or a course. So, if you took an online course you're getting education on WHMIS and all the basic facts. Once you go into the workforce, it's up to your employer to make sure that you are trained on how to use the products, how to store the products, how to handle the products, and in the other pieces of equipment or machinery that you're using in the workplace.
Tracey: Some companies do issue a training certificate especially if someone is traveling throughout different work sites. The company wants to see a training certificate. But as far as the WHMIS training is concerned, a WHMIS certificate is not mandatory to be issued.
Jamie: Do you know why that is? Why would some companies issue a certificate and some don't? And now I'm walking around with two or three certificates.
Tracey: Great question in the sense that sometimes you can put your certificate on your phone, and when you go to a work site the contractor of that work site wants to make sure that you have a valid transportation of dangerous goods certificate, and you have had the WHMIS training.
Tracey: WHMIS is a federal-type of training program. Canada has just recently come out with WHMIS 2015, which is Global Harmonization. The original WHMIS, which came about in 1985, was WHMIS 1988. So, what happens is the federal government comes out with the Occupational Health and Safety WHMIS, and each provincial government has the same type of program. Mostly, everything by the provinces are mirrored by the federal government, but it's up to the individual provinces and counties to ensure that they look at the provincial regulations for WHMIS 2015.
Jamie: So, they could be different? Check with your employer. Is that fair to say?
Tracey: Yeah, or most safety personnel check with the provincial government that handles the WHMIS program that must be mandatory within the businesses.
Tracey: 1988 was when it first came about. So, what you had was a supplier's label with a fast edge on it. That really stood out. It couldn't be black. It had to be contrasting to the background. So, when you saw this label you know that. But because of Global Harmonization—and they're making it the same if someone makes a supplier label in the United States or Great Britain or somewhere else in the European Union—they make the supplier label the exact same. So, they have done away with that thatched edge but they've also done something that I think is very good. There are some signal words. One of the signal words is "warning." In other words, this is a product that could cause some type of a reaction if you mishandle it. Then the other one is "danger." They are the signal words and if you have a product that is listed and the signal word is danger, it could do some major harm to you.
Jamie: Are there changes with the pictograms?
Tracey: Major change. The 1988 pictograms were in a circle with a back border around the circle and then the actual symbol inside. Now, with Global Harmonization, it's going to be the same again for whoever has joined, or has implemented Global Harmonization in their country. So now, they're diamond-shaped with a red border. Most of the symbols are the same, but there are some new ones and its up to you in your workplace if you are handling the new Global Harmonization symbols to make sure that you're aware of what they stand for.
Jamie: So, just a little follow up. Is there a deadline? What's the deadline? So, if I have packaging and I have got older pictograms, is there a deadline where I have to switch everything over with my company?
Tracey: Great question. Global Harmonization will take full effect December 1st, 2018. So, from December 1, 2018 on, it can only be Global Harmonization and WHMIS 2015 symbols, labels, and SDS sheets. So, that is very important. But up until December 1, 2018, if you have both 1988 and 2015, you must be trained in both.
Jamie: So, training is a big factor here. Not just in transportation or work sites, but the people that are training and are being trained.
Tracey: Yes. Your training and your education has to be on both WHMIS 1988 and WHMIS 2015, if both of the symbols, and the labels, and the SDS or MSDS sheets are in that workplace.
Jamie: What are the differences between the MSDS and SDS?
Tracey: The WHMIS 2015—they just dropped the letter M. Its now referred to as the SDS: Safety Data Sheet. There will now be 16 sections that are mandatory, in a specific order. So, when a manufacturer makes a safety data sheet from 1 to 16, those parts must be in a very specific order so that if you're looking at a safety data sheet and you wanted to find out the UN number of product, if it is governed by the transportation of dangerous goods. That is in section 14 of every SDS. So, it's good in that sense that its very uniformed and when you look at one, the same 16 sections are listed the exact same.
Jamie: Does that go through the border? So, is that the same for the United States, Canada, European Union?
Tracey: Yes, it is part of Global Harmonization. This is where sometimes some people get a little mixed up in the sense that WHMIS is going to be replaced by Global Harmonization. No. We still have WHMIS in Canada. Other countries have their program, but its not called WHMIS. So in Canada, it's still going to be WHMIS 2015. We've adopted Global Harmonization. So, we are the same in terms of symbols, safety data sheets, and labels. So if something is made in Great Britain or France and they're part of the Global Harmonization, the labels and everything will be the exact same.
Jamie: So, call it whatever you want just don't call me late for dinner. Its all the same. That's got to be a big efficiency and safety aspect. If everything is the same across borders, the chance for messing something up goes way down.
Tracey: Definitely. Especially when you look at the MSDS that were applicable from 1988 until now. What has happened is they could do whatever they want as long as some of the information is there. But now its very specific. Where the information is, how do you handle a fire, how do you put the fire out, what type of extinguisher must you use. There is a specific place and it's the same on every SDS that is issued.
Jamie: So instead of finding a needle in the haystack when you need it—its just the same.
Jamie: Genius move. Do mobile/contractor workers need their own SDS, or will my employer provide it?
Tracey: There are a lot, especially in some specific provinces, especially when you have a mobile mechanic or a service technician—as long as they can be in contact in the place where the truck starts in the morning, as long as they can get a hold there and contact someone about the SDS that's on file, that's okay. If not, a lot of companies what they'll do is they'll make for all the products that are on that service truck or that vehicle, anything that is WHMIS controlled, they'll have a small mobile binder right there with them.
Jamie: So jobsite specific. Ask my supervisor or my EPC to go to the site shack and find out where it is before I start to work, is probably a good idea.
Tracey: Definitely. Because if you're a worker that's going to a building that's being built—a high rise—you're not going to take your SDS in your car when you go to work. So, the SDS will be in a shed or the center where the foremen are so its stored there. This is covered in your toolbox meetings everyday—what chemicals you're going to be exposed to that day and that follows that format.
Jamie: Maybe you should get back to those three questions that you should ask yourself. The first question is "Where is the SDS for the job site," along with these other questions.
Tracey: Yes. Especially if you're working with a product that is WHMIS controlled. We go back to the same three questions: What are the hazards of the product? How can I use it safely? and, What should I do if something goes wrong? That is what you have to ask yourself everyday when you go on a work site with hazardous products.
Jamie: Your new mantra. Another question here, is my WHMIS training transferable to another employer?
Tracey: Yes, it is. Because once you take WHMIS the first time, if it is a generic course, that is all you have to take. But when you go to either a work site or a new employer, that employer now must give you training on the products that you will be handling in the new workplace you're at. So, that training could be How do I store this product? How do I handle this product? What do I have to be careful of? If it's flammable liquid are the vapors in a confined area? So, it could be very dangerous. You need ventilation or grounding of the container. That employer must train you on the specifics of the product that you'll handle.
Jamie: Yeah and it sounds like this is a daily, hourly, minutely thing. I should be thinking back to those three questions. What are the hazards? How do I use it safely? What do I do if something goes wrong?
Tracey: And even if you did have WHMIS training and you've been with this company for five years, a new product comes into the workplace, so now you have to be trained on that product. It has to be documented that you've been trained on how to handle this product. Whether it's a piece of machinery like a drill press or whatever, what are the procedures on handling that.
Jamie: Got it. Can an SDS be available via phone, tablet, or computer or do we need a hard copy?
Tracey: Great question in the sense that because we're in the technical world now, everything is stored on the cloud and as long as you can get access to it anytime, now, you've done your due diligence as an employer. But if it's on a computer and the power goes out, you're not going to get that. So, you have to have some sort of a backup if you have to get access to that material safety data sheet or the SDS.
Jamie: Can I complete WHMIS documents electronically, or must they be completed via paper?
Tracey: Depends on what the document is. But if you're talking on the SDS and it is on a cloud and you have access to it at all times—you're covered. Again, some companies through due diligence, will still put a copy of the SDS—one binder in a specific place—where everyone has access to it, at anytime.
Jamie: How will the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) affect WHMIS?
Tracey: GHS is something that Canada has adopted. It is still the WHMIS program. But GHS is a new set of regulations that just makes it the same standards for every country that has the Global Harmonization. And that's what it stands for, "Global Harmonization." So, it's the same in Canada and the same for the United States. It will be the same format for your supplier's label and your SDS. It will be the same format.
Jamie: With GHS coming in, do all my employees need retraining?
Tracey: There has been a little bit of a misconception out there that its different and that it will now be called Global Harmonization. It will still be called WHMIS in Canada. Other countries have different names for their government organizations in that country. But in Canada, it still stays WHMIS. It still is the same format. Everything is the same except this change, and its going to be the same for what the other countries are doing. It follows the Global Harmonization regulations. So yes, you do have to be re-trained because your symbols now have changed. Your pictograms and your safety data sheets will now be in a 16-section format. And there have been 16 section formats for SDS or MSDS for years, but the information has been put in different sections, or different orders. Now, the order must be exactly the same. And the same with classification as far as the manufacturer; they follow the same format for classifying the hazardous products. And what we did have in Canada with the WHMIS 1988 was the Control Products Regulations and Act. Now, its called the Hazardous Products Regulations and Act.
GHS comes into full effect December 1, 2018. All training must be current. Everything must follow the new rules by this date.
What are the hazards of this product?
How can I use it safely?
What should I do if something goes wrong?
WHMIS is job and product specific.
GHS is a positive change.
Tracey: An excellent change in the sense that if anybody has ever looked at the Material Safety Data Sheets in the 1988 WHMIS, they are sometimes complicated, sometimes not as user friendly, but now the SDS format is the same for every country—that is part of the Global Harmonization. So, the manufacturer of the product must come up with a safety data sheet with the 16 sections in the exact same order and the classification—and the information will basically be the same on whatever the hazardous product is.
Jamie: I love it. Those were some of my takeaways but if you had to give us a couple of takeaways, what would they be?
Tracey: One of the most important takeaways that I would have from this is if you're working with a product and it is a hazardous product, if I am the worker, I want to know what is it going to do to me if its mishandled? How can it harm me? And if it can harm me by absorption through the skin, or inhalation, or whatever—I want to know what safety procedures I must have—like your personal protective equipment. Do I have to wear a mask? Gloves? So, if I am handling that product and I see the signal word on the label that says "danger," now that could do some damage. So, I would suggest to everyone, whatever product they're handling, if its hazardous, read the material safety datasheet or safety datasheet before you go any further.
Jamie: Great takeaway. And look out for your co-workers, as well. I am responsible for me, but if I look to the left and look to right—and perhaps if somebody is doing something that could harm them potentially—speak up.
Tracey: Yes, because remember if something has happened to you in a workplace, you want to have the security in mind that they're going to know how to react and what are they going to do if something goes wrong. So like you say, everybody has everyone's back, and knowledge is power.
Jamie: Planting those seeds tends to reduce or limit the panic when something does happen and that can't be all bad.
Tracey: Not at all. Be prepared.
Jamie: Alright. We'd like to thank everyone for attending the webinar. Great questions, so thank you everybody that asked questions online. If you have any further questions, Tracey, how do people get a hold of you?
Tracey: Email: tthibeau@danatec.com or Cell: 780-298.9544. Contact me anytime if you have questions. We do have Train the Trainer Course for WHMIS 2015. There will be a course February 27 & 28, 2017, in Edmonton, AB. If you are interested in these courses, it is a 2-day course. Very comprehensive on going through not only the regulations, but the labels, the SDS—everything. And once you leave that course, you can provide a course for your company through this course that we offer.


Got an invite from EG to sign up for the Kiva web-site. This site allows for affluent donors to provide loans to "third-world" entrepreneurs in need of money. The donors are directly in contact with the entrepreneurs and get regular updates about how their money is being used, and about the Money repayment details.
The web-site has a video of Bill Clinton explaining the working of Kiva on Television.
The projects to be financed are picked up through local Micro-finance organizations. One of the requirements for a Micro-finance company to avail of Kiva's services is to be listed on and ranked highly on MIX Market.
I am surprised to see very few Indian Micro-finance companies listed on both Kiva and MIX Market. Micro-financing seems to be an appropriate model for stimulating economic growth among the skilled poor in any part of the world.
Wonder if anyone in my friends' circle have - or know someone who has - started a business in Micro-finance space.
Ever since Micro-finance was thrust into the limelight by the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 to Muhammad Yunus & Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, there seems to be a rapid growth in the spreading of this grass-roots level "revolution".


Slimming diets otherwise called reducing diets, are diets which consist of a set of dietary recommendations to contribute to reducing the amount of body fat. Slimming diets are usually used to treat obesity and to achieve an accurate weight.
Slimming diets should be used in consultation with a nutritionist or doctor, especially if they have to lose more excess weight (e.g., more than 10 kg).
a skillful compilation of nutrients in the meals.
The use of weight loss diets should be based on the correct proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats in the diet. Should not also forget about the microelements as minerals, vitamins, and the trace elements.
Classic, slimming diets are based on eating large amounts of fruits and vegetables, unprocessed products, reducing fat and carbohydrates, the use of products with a low glycemic index, avoiding sugar and lessen the portion of meals.
Many weight loss diets require a lot of discipline, and they also tend to be monotonous thus not easy to persevere in them. Strict following the wrong diet can cause many serious problems like eating disorders. Correctly performed slimming diet should make that weight loss occurs due to loss of fat, not dehydration, muscle loss or burning other essential spare substances accumulated in the body.
Slimming diet alone, will not produce optimal results unless it is combined with exercise. Also, an obstacle, tend to bad eating habits, which very often are not easy to overcome.
A healthy menu of weight loss diets should include fruits and vegetables, which should replace sweets. We must remember to drink plenty of fluids (preferably water), as well as reducing sugar and salt.
Slimming diets are not only the food but also the time in which we eat meals. Should not give up on breakfast, eat a light dinner, and the last meal should take place no later than 2 hours before bedtime. Perfect for smaller meals five times a day, instead of 3 abundant.
Prepare meals yourself allow you to have control over what we eat, therefore, is better to avoid calorie snacks and junk food.
excessive weight loss can contribute to the manifestation of eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, etc.) as well as some diseases.
Healthy weight loss should be considered, and the best if it is discussed with doctor or nutritionist. Before the decision on the use of dieting, it is important to know its possible negative consequences affecting health.


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Green Green is the most important ecchi anime, for all the wrong reasons. Don't be fooled by the pictures that promise you fun times with the occasional peak at tits. Green Green is cruel and mean-spirited. It doesn't want to, but this is the side-effect of taking sexual shenanigans to their extreme. This is what happens when you're making a sex comedy and enjoy the limitlessness of animation.
Despite what I and many reviewers write, anime is a really just a lot of lines and colors moving around. The stories are in our heads. It's like how a novel is just some ink painted in different shapes upon (recycled?) paper. No real people are involved, but it's surprising how legal action hasn't taken against the creators. Surely, such sexual harassment shouldn't be presented in such a care-free and comic way, even if it targets animated characters, right? If not, then the viewer himself was sexually harassed and the viewer is a real person.
This is how watching Green Green feels like for most of its length. Panty shots and the camera finding its way to the girls' bathroom aren't its defining feature. Very early in the first episode the fat guy gets off on rubbing his man-boobs. This is what the series revolves around. Everything else is just a side dish.
It's amusing, but only because it's hard to take your eyes off it. The show pushes things to the extreme, doing things in the real world would land the idiots in jail if not in a hospital. Key scenes include 'fishing' a shirt in front of other boys, basically stripping her and a fat guy jumping on the teacher screaming 'here we go'. In the real world, we call this an attempted rape.
There is a light-hearted tone to all of this, but it doesn't fit the events. It gives the impression that it takes what's going on lightly, which only makes things worse. The three idiots are not bumbling buffons, but creeps. It's hard to feel anything but contempt and hatred for them. The fat guy sees women as literally a stick with tits on. Tenjin is a pedophile who gets off on eating rice while Sanae is asleep. Metalhead-looking guy is sometimes better. He sometimes serves as an amusing satire of a desperate horny teenager. Mostly, he's a stalker who goes on and on about love but tries to use brute force.
The creators try sometimes to give them what they deserve, but its at the expense of the viewer. We may not feel very sorry for them when they get humiliated, but here the punishment includes a rape from a bear. Worse, it's not an implied one. A bush volunteers to prevent it from becoming full-blown porn, but there are enough sounds and moaning so you'll have a clear image enough in your head.
The characters have nothing resembling depth, but that's not the problem. They're comic relief characters, but it's hard to be funny when all you do is harass. What else can you call peeking at the girls while they bath and sending them questionnaires about their bra size? There are even homoerotic and cross-dressing moments. This is when their assault shifts again target to the viewer. I don't know what is worse, but if I had to choose between seeing Futaba humiliated again or watching Bacchi-Gu rubs his breasts again, I'd choose the latter. Call me a white knight, but it's not like I'm catching a bullet.
No girl leaves this show unharassed. Sanae and Futaba are the main victims, but only Wakaba kind of avoids this. She only falls victim to them whenever their harassment schemes target all the girls, instead of their girl of choice. The fact Wakaba is the luckiest girl, and she's still getting harassed thanks to scheme that are the equivalent of sexual genocide should tell you how unpleasant this feels.
The creators hit a fun, energetic, sex-driven high school vibe that makes me feel nostalgic for the days when I was too young to see that girls were just as confused as I. The decision to have more than one male character and have them do stuff makes this stand out. Most high school anime tend to have a comic relief who pops once or twice, a gay dude or a trap.
Still, in such a sexually-predatory environment it's hard to find friends. Almost everyone here is a creep, not just the idiots. Midori has her happy-go-lucky charm, but what she does to Yusuke is only a little better than what the three idiots do to the girls. Chigusa remains AWOL for most of the show, appearing occasionally to let us know reality can't compete with those breasts. Sanae is boring and does nothing, and Arisa is a pathetic attempt to make us feel awkward with a horny ugly girl. Too bad for her she can't compete with the three idiots.
Speaking of Yusuke, he's a little less boring than your typical do-gooder. His occasional aggressive behavior with Midori is surprising. It's good to see a male character this active, but all he does is add more to the mean-spiritedness. Midori and Yusuke, instead of being the emotional core and safe haven just add to the unplesantness of it all. Adding Futaba to the love triangle doesn't help. She's fun at first, but then quickly becomes a tsundere. You're always sure these tsunderes are bit more interesting than they are.
Reika and Wakaba are the only ones who lighten the atmosphere a little, and even the former isn't good enough. Reika doesn't fit any archetype at first, and she adds some genuine appeal. For a show so obsessed with sexuality, she's the only one with actual sex appeal and it's not just because she has breasts. Too many times though, she's given a cruel edge whose reason is very unsatisactory. She also get a single moment of harassment that might be worse than anything else. You'd think the creators would let us enjoy the sex appeal without seeing the girl humiliated. As for Wakaba, her role is to stand around and talk to the cactus. It's the only joke here that works, and it's those little details that make characters feel alive. She's the only one who's not an empty archetype or a creep. She deserved a much better show, maybe something like Bamboo Blade where everyone is weird like her.
Maybe it's the story that makes everyone comes off like creeps. All this envelope-pushing at least makes them feel alive, and not just archetypes. The premise is also great and has a lot of room for satirizing the sexual confusion. There's even a great atmosphere that makes it easy to forget how terrible everyone they are. They just don't do anything with it.
High school boys can be silly, and sometimes creepy with their sexuality. They're never like this. This is criminal behavior. It's like a satire of bullying where the bully is the killer. They're both violent, but the satire is way off-target. It doesn't deal with the confusion or the pressure or the excitement of being sexual. All it does is present sexual harassment with a light tone, hoping we'd forgive because 'it's just comedy'. Sexuality can be a pain, but it shouldn't be this depressive.
The romance is also shaky. It was about to say something interesting about fate and destiny, but then it decided to take the easy road of manipulative sentimentality. A big emotional climax was very uncalled for, but the supernatural elements made the whole thing look like they came up with it ad hoc. It gains a little impact because the characters feel alive, even though they're shallow. It's a romance whose obstacle isn't inner but outer. Instead of exploring how the two lovers deal with challenges, it just throws a silly reason that doesn't let them be together with hopes it'll capture some tears.
Yet, this is somehow not a total trainwreck. It would've been easier if it this was just a string of terrible ideas after another. There's focus here. There's more life in this anime than others in the genre. The story is actually concerned with themes, and teenage sexuality can be a lot of fun to watch. Is focusing on a terrible idea better than not focusing on a good idea? I'm not sure. Green Green has a few things to teach other shows, but I'm afraid people will borrow the size of Reika's breasts instead of her sex appeal or the fun atmosphere.
The fact that I spent so much time writing about women's breasts should tell you enough about this anime. I wish I could've used it as a starting point to talk about how messy but fun high school, but here I am, writing about the fourth paragraph where women's breasts appear. I hang my head.
1.5 horny idiots out of 5
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on July 4, 2015 Categories anime, reviewTags animation, anime, anime review, cartoon, comedy, destiny, ecchi, fate, high school, romance, sex, sexuality, teenagers, youth
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Bulgari CEO Sees 'Very Positive Results' in China in 2015
The impact of China's slowing growth on luxury-goods sales shouldn't be overstated, according to Jean-Christophe Babin, chief executive officer of Italian jeweler Bulgari.
PARIS, France — The impact of China's slowing growth on luxury-goods sales shouldn't be overstated, according to Jean-Christophe Babin, chief executive officer of Italian jeweler Bulgari.
"It's not a catastrophe, it's a correction," Babin said Wednesday in an interview with Bloomberg Television at the World Retail Congress in Rome.
China's devaluation of the yuan last month sparked a sell-off in global equities on concern the world's second-largest economy may be in worse shape than previously thought. That added to reports of declining luxury sales in the country, including at Bulgari owner LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, following a government clampdown on lavish spending.
Recent declines in share prices have brought world stock markets back "to what we all considered a good level last year," Babin said.
With economic growth of around 6.8 percent in China, there are still enough new customers who can afford Bulgari's trinkets, the CEO said. That means the Rome-based company will continue to invest there, opening stores and spending on advertising, he said, while forecasting "very positive results in the country" this year.
Bulgari's global sales in July and August were "exactly in line with the first semester," Babin said, declining to provide figures.
The yuan's devaluation hasn't deterred spending outside China and Bulgari is on course for record travel purchases this year, Babin said. The CEO also said he expects luxury-goods makers to increase prices on the mainland to at least compensate for the weaker currency.
By Andrew Roberts; editors: Matthew Boyle, Paul Jarvis, Thomas Mulier.
Jean-Christophe Babin


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IDT opens molecular biology R&D facility in Redwood City
Already the world's leader in custom nucleic acid synthesis, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is capitalizing on its expertise to deliver a broader range of validated molecular biology products. Research and development for these products will now be performed in a newly built facility in Redwood City, California. The 8,000 square foot building houses state-of-the-art labs that will allow IDT scientists to maximize the company's world-class custom oligonucleotide manufacturing capability. For an advance look, view a video of IDT's new Redwood City R&D facility.
This new Center of Excellence for research and development keeps IDT on the cutting edge of innovation in molecular biology applications, particularly qPCR, next generation sequencing (NGS), and synthetic biology (SynBio). "For years we've focused on enabling research," said Stephen Gunstream, Chief Commercial Officer. "Redwood City takes that mission to the next level. Now, in addition to our traditional offerings, we will be able to develop complete workflow solutions for cutting edge applications. This provides more value to our customers."
To lead Redwood City's Product Development Team, IDT is pleased to announce that Dr Caifu Chen has joined the company as Senior Vice President for Research and Development. Dr Chen has 25 years of genomics research experience in the academic and biotech sectors, particularly in developing qPCR- and NGS-based assay products for research and diagnostics applications.
"I'm very excited to join the Redwood City team," said Dr Chen. "We built this new facility for two reasons: One, to have a presence in the Bay Area, which is the worldwide center of the biotech industry. Second, we want to attract top talent that will develop innovative, robust solutions for NGS and qPCR. Robust products equal happier customers. This is our goal."
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"The addition of Dr Chen to our R&D team ensures that our customers can continue to rely on IDT to deliver impactful, high quality products in a timely manner," said Dr Joseph A. Walder, founder and CEO of IDT. "Dr Chen will build and manage our team of R&D experts who will develop breakthrough genomic solutions."
To celebrate the opening of its Redwood City Center of Excellence in R&D, IDT will host a special event on April 30, 2015, beginning at noon. The event will include facility tours, networking, and presentations by IDT executives.
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Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT) is the largest supplier of custom nucleic acids in the world, serving all areas of life sciences research and development. IDT's primary business is the production of custom, synthetic nucleic acids for molecular biology applications, including qPCR, sequencing, synthetic biology, and functional genomics. The company manufactures and ships an average of 44,000 custom nucleic acids per day to more than 82,000 customers worldwide. IDT manufacturing locations include facilities in Coralville, Iowa; San Diego, California; Leuven, Belgium; and Singapore. For more information, visit www.idtdna.com.
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Q: javascript onkeypress using regex to validate data types I'm trying to use the function validateDataType() on the textbox's onkeypress event.  It works on the button's onclick event just fine, but if I execute the function on the onkeypress, it does not seem to recognize the code. By using onkeypress event, I hope to alert users upfront that it's not the desired data type for a question.
I appreciate any input, thanks for help in advance.
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Q: Garbage storage, programming in C I'm new programing in C. I have a main code with 781 lines that is out of control because garbage value is stored in vectors. A short part of the main code is shown below where it calls a subroutine called diff_conv_intermedia1.
diff_conv_intermedia1(&factorteta,&N,ID,DIFF,X1_intermedia,Y1_intermedia,X1C_intermedia,Y1C_intermedia,CU1_intermedia,CV1_intermedia,AW1_intermedia,AE1_intermedia,AS1_intermedia,AN1_intermedia,AP1_intermedia,Q1_intermedia,FXI1,FYI1,FI_intermedia1,1,2,1,1);

int q,w;
for(q=1;q<(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1;q++)
 {
   for(w=1;w<(*N_Ptr)+1;w++)
 {
   printf("%lf\n",AP1_intermedia[q][w]);
 }
 }

So the subroutine shown below. When I print the results inside the subroutine, everything is OK, but when I print the results outside the subroutine, in the main code, garbage is stored in the vectors as AP1_intermedia. I don't know what could be wrong. I repeat the same procedure with other subroutines and I don't have any errors.
int diff_conv_intermedia1(int *factorteta_Ptr,
                          int *N_Ptr,
                          int ID,
                          double DIFF,
                          double X[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double Y[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double XC[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+2][*N_Ptr+2],
                          double YC[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+2][*N_Ptr+2],
                          double CU[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double CV[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double AW[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double AE[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double AS[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double AN[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double AP[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double Q[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double FX[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double FY[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          double FI[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1],
                          int WBC,int EBC,int SBC,int NBC)
{
int i,j;
double value,* valuePtr;
double AED, AWD, AND, ASD;
double AEC, AWC, ANC, ASC;
valuePtr = &value;

// Diffusive coefficients

for(i=1;i<(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1;i++)
{
  for(j=1;j<*N_Ptr+1;j++)
{
  AWD = -DIFF*(Y[i][j-1]-Y[i-1][j-1])/(XC[i][j]-XC[i][j-1]);
  AED = -DIFF*(Y[i][j]-Y[i-1][j])/(XC[i][j+1]-XC[i][j]);
  AND = -DIFF*(X[i][j]-X[i][j-1])/(YC[i+1][j]-YC[i][j]);
  ASD = -DIFF*(X[i-1][j]-X[i-1][j-1])/(YC[i][j]-YC[i-1][j]);

  // Convection term
  if(ID==2)
    {
      max1_or_min2(CU[i][j-1],1,&value);
      AWC=-*valuePtr;
      max1_or_min2(CU[i][j],2,&value);
      AEC=*valuePtr;
      max1_or_min2(CV[i-1][j],1,&value);
      ASC=-*valuePtr;
      max1_or_min2(CV[i][j],2,&value);
      ANC=*valuePtr;
    }
  if(ID==1)
    {
      AWC =-CU[i][j-1]*(1.0-FX[i][j-1]);
      AEC =CU[i][j]*FX[i][j];
      ASC =-CV[i-1][j]*(1.0-FY[i-1][j]);
      ANC =CV[i][j]*FY[i][j];
    }

  // Set Coefficients matrix
  AW[i][j] = AWD+AWC;
  AE[i][j] = AED+AEC;
  AS[i][j] = ASD+ASC;
  AN[i][j] = AND+ANC;
  AP[i][j] = -(AE[i][j]+AW[i][j]+AN[i][j]+AS[i][j]);
  Q[i][j] = 0.0;

}
}
// West Boundary - Inlet B.C
for(i=1;i<(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1;i++)
 {
  if(WBC==1) Q[i][1] = Q[i][1]-AW[i][1]*FI[i][0];
  if(WBC==2) AP[i][1] = AP[i][1] + AW[i][1];
  AW[i][1] = 0.0;

// East Boundary - (1)Dirichlet (2)ZERP-GRAD Outflow B.C
  if(EBC==1) Q[i][*N_Ptr] = Q[i][*N_Ptr] - AE[i][*N_Ptr]*FI[i][*N_Ptr+1];
  if(EBC==2) AP[i][*N_Ptr] = AP[i][*N_Ptr] + AE[i][*N_Ptr];
  AE[i][*N_Ptr] = 0.0;
}

// South Boundary - (1)Dirichlet (2)ZERO-GRAD
for(j=1;j<*N_Ptr+1;j++)
{
  if(SBC==1) Q[1][j] = Q[1][j] - AS[1][j]*FI[0][j];
  if(SBC==2) AP[1][j] = AP[1][j] + AS[1][j];
  AS[1][j] = 0.0;

// North Boundary - (1)Dirichlet (2)ZERO-GRAD
  if(NBC==1) Q[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2][j] = Q[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2][j] - AN[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2][j]*FI[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][j];
  if(NBC==2) AP[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2][j] = AP[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2][j] + AN[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2][j];
  AN[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2][j] = 0.0;
}

// Print
int l,k;
for(l=1;l<(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1;l++)
{
  for(k=1;k<*N_Ptr+1;k++)
{
  printf("%lf %lf %lf %lf\n",AP[l][k],AS[l][k],AN[l][k],FI[l][k]);
}
}

return 0;
}

If anybody wants I can send all code, but have many extensions.

A: In your function declaration:
double AP[(*factorteta_Ptr)*2+1][*N_Ptr+1]
I don't quite think this is doing what you think it is doing.  While I haven't seen something like this myself before, I believe that this is telling the compiler to create a variable length 2D array for you based on the other given parameters.  Then, you fill in these values in your function.  But, because you don't return this value nor do you declare it as pass by reference, it is thrown away when you return, thus the work is lost and you have garbage in your array in main().  Better form would be to create this array in main(), then pass it in by reference something like double *AP[][], or return this array upon exit, or hack things up even worse than this function and just make it a global so that you can see it anywhere.


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NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the classic games of their long and illustrious rivalry, the Boston Red Sox finally outlasted the New York Yankees 6-5 in 19 innings early Saturday when the game-ending double play was turned at 2:13 a.m.
In the first meeting of the year between the teams, Boston at last went ahead for good on a sacrifice fly by Mookie Betts. Xander Bogaerts scored the decisive run after reaching on his fourth hit in extra innings.
Chase Headley and Mark Teixeira hit tying home runs for the Yankees in an early-season epic interrupted by a power outage for 16 minutes in the 12th. That's why the official time of game was 6 hours, 49 minutes — even though it took more than 7 hours to complete.
The teams get little chance to rest, too. They're back at it for the middle game of the series Saturday at 1:05 p.m.
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Generation X should be cancelled in its entirety
From using banned words to enjoying problematic movies, songs, and games, we've all done our part to promote racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and everything else. It's time to repent our sins. Or is it?
Let's face it: Everyone born before 1980 has committed at least one cardinal sin against our increasingly woke culture. Whether it be whispering a now banned word, enjoying a problematic movie, or just geeking out playing Dungeons & Dragons, all of us are guilty of perpetuating racism, sexism, ableism, and a whole host of other horrors.
For example, have you ever used the r-word? Do you even know what the r-word is?
If not, just ask 19-year old NASCAR Truck Series driver, Hailie Deegan. Last weekend, during an i-Racing event, she said it and now needs to undergo sensitivity training. Apparently another driver had bumped into her (virtual) car, prompting the young woman to say, "This is fun. Oh, ay, who's the r-word behind me? Don't do that please."
She apologized even before the evening was over. Saying in a statement, "It was inappropriate slang and a stupid thing to do. I apologize to everyone who was offended by it. There's no excuse for it, and I know I have to do better for my sponsors and my fans."
Of course, her sponsor, Ford, chimed in. "We are aware of this inappropriate comment. Hailie immediately acknowledged this mistake, has apologized and promised to be much more thoughtful in the future," the company said in a statement.
It still wasn't enough, and a re-education camp was required.
Hailie is 19. If you're over 40, have you ever said worse? What percentage of you can honestly say you've never used the r-word, the g-word, the f-word, or even dare I suggest it, the n-word? There might well be other words I'm not even thinking of right now. The list keeps growing and growing.
Words aren't the only things that are problematic these days. Did you enjoy movies like Revenge of the Nerds? Short Circuit? The Goonies? Teen Wolf? If so, that's a problem.
In Short Circuit for example, Digital Spy reports they cast Fisher Stevens, a "thin, white Jewish kid from Chicago" as an Indian engineer. Rosie Fletcher notes, "Though the character was initially meant to be a white grad student, director John Badham decided to make the character Asian – but didn't bother to re-cast. Fisher did his best to embrace the role, working with a vocal coach and even living in India for a month in prep but… Well, it's still weird and inappropriate."
This, apparently, is how racism is perpetuated: I must've watched the movie half a dozen times as a kid and I never noticed that an actor was playing something he wasn't. I just liked the robot, but little did I know the horror. Now, I wonder if they got a real robot to play Number 5? Or was it a fake robot, an actor robot?
Surely, it won't be long until robots have rights too.
Like me, you might also be wondering what's wrong with Teen Wolf. Apparently, Teen Wolf uses one of the banned words. This time the f-word. Ms. Fletcher reports on a scene that unfolds as follows. "Are you going to tell me you're a f-word? Because if you're going to tell me you're a f-word, I'm not going to be able to handle it." Michael J. Fox replies, "I'm not a f-word. I'm a Werewolf."
Apparently, the f-word appears in quite a few 80's movies. Ms. Fletcher adds to the horror, "Also guilty of the other F word: the otherwise-irreproachable Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Sigh."
I guess it's time to cancel Keanu Reeves.
Overall, the situation is so serious that Molly Ringwald, star of many an 80's movie from Sixteen Candles to Pretty in Pink, opposes them now. "I feel very differently about the movies now and it's a difficult position for me to be in because there's a lot that I like about them. And of course I don't want to appear ungrateful to John Hughes, but I do oppose a lot of what is in those movies."
Amazingly, Ms. Ringwald ultimately stumbles onto the truth somewhere, though clearly lacking the self awareness to recognize it. "I feel like the movies that I made then were very much representing the culture at the time. And I feel like that is why they resonated with people, because it was their experience and they did feel that they had these films that were real."
Cultures change over time, you don't say? We don't ride horses anymore or use the guillotine?
It's not only movies in the 80's that were problematic. ScaryMommy.com reports on 80's music that was equally problematic, if not worse. Dire Straits smash hit, Money for Nothing, is at the top of the list, once again for use of the f-word. The song contains the lyrics, "That little f-word with the earring and the makeup/Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair."
As usual, any sense of self-awareness is completely lacking, though in a different way. The author, Kate Seldman notes that "today, I'd never dream of saying something so hateful," and that "The song is written from the perspective of a working-class man watching music videos," but then concludes "does that mean Knopfler [singer, songwriter, and guitarist] is suggesting working-class people are homophobic?"
Apparently, irony is completely lost on Ms. Seldman: In the lyrical construction of the song, Knopfler is the little f-word himself. He's the millionaire making money playing music, and everyone watching the video wanted to be the rockstar, not the construction workers. Not to be outdone, Ms. Seldman goes on to note "There's just generally a lot wrong with this situation, not to mention the whole 'chicks for free' part," because you know rockstars are normally associated with boring sex lives.
The madness doesn't stop there, of course. The Bangles Walk Like an Egyptian is also problematic and racist because…Egyptians don't actually walk like that. I'm dead serious. "You know who I'm betting didn't think this was cool at all? Egyptian people. Because, surprise! They didn't actually walk like that. That walk was based on ancient Egyptian drawings, and wasn't anything to do with modern Egyptians. Problematic? You betcha."
Who knew? Apparently, we were all promoting racism listening to the song because we were too dumb to realize that actual Egyptians didn't walk like that. I know I definitely thought everyone in Egypt went around like The Bangles at the time and it was only Ms. Seldman that clued me in on the harsh, racist reality.
As an aside, if this is truly a sin, I am double-plus extra guilty. During a performance of South Pacific (is that problematic too?) in high school, a castmate and I who weren't even supposed to be on stage, walked across the back of the set like Egyptians during a musical number. We thought it was just a harmless practical joke for the last performance, but, surely, it was a banner day for racism in Hazlet, NJ. The White Supremacists in the audience must've been thrilled.
Of course, Ms. Seldman's rant doesn't end there: Queen's We Are the Champions is also singled out for scolding, albeit in a roundabout manner. Apparently, she played it for her students and they weren't impressed. "I don't like the part where he says 'No time for losers,'" one of the students noted. "That's not nice to the people who lost." Another student said, "He's being a bully."
This should've been a teachable moment about the nature of art in general, something apparently lost on Ms. Seldman given the structure of her various criticisms. Artists don't necessarily depict the things they like or audiences enjoy the things depicted because they want the events to happen to them. Most people don't watch a performance of Macbeth wishing they were him, excited at the thought of being vanquished at the end for their numerous crimes. Nor am I aware of anyone who wants to be King Lear descending into madness after giving up his kingdom.
Ms. Seldman gets close, awfully close, to this once-basic concept, now completely lost. "I don't think that songwriter Freddie Mercury was trying to put anybody down, given that the rest of the song is about triumphing over adversity." Then she completely fumbles, "I do appreciate, however, that my students recognize hurtful words and see that it's wrong to use them against others."
This is what she appreciates? Not that they can't understand that art isn't a guidebook for life and that when you see something in a film, you aren't necessarily supposed to go out and do it?
As I said at the beginning, given our contributions to perpetuating the racist patriarchy, not to mention understanding basic storytelling techniques, we're clearly at the point where we're better off just cancelling the entire generation.
You might not admit it now, but you know you committed these and other atrocities — from playing Dungeons & Dragons to watching Seinfeld, yes problematic Seinfeld episodes are a thing — therefore we have no place in polite society anymore. Repent your sins, scrub your music playlists, film libraries, gaming preferences, bookshelves (that's a thing too), or else.
Or else what? Perhaps we can just recognize that, in many ways, things have changed for the better over the past 40 years and ignore the constant whiners and complainers who want to tear everything down. After all, they could well be coming for your favorite thing next. Maybe we can cancel them instead?
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Cameron Craig	 January 17, 20213:39 pm	 Reply
We are going to start to need to use F1-word, F2-word, etc….


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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Giving Away New Song For Free!
By Tokemaster General, Contributor
Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 6:16 AM
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION - the band featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE), drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER) and blues rock guitarist JOE BONAMASSA - have just issued a free download of the first track from their forthcoming second studio album 2. Entitled 'The Outsider', the new song is available as a free download from the Official BCC website.
In the UK and the rest of Europe, Mascot Records will issue an exclusive limited edition digipack of Black Country Communion's "2" album, produced by Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, AEROSMITH, JOURNEY). The limited edition digipack is available for pre-order now, and includes hand-written liner notes from each member of the band, plus exclusive photographs. The sleeve artwork will be embossed in a high quality "grain texture" finishing.
The forthcoming BCC album features the song 'Save Me', originally intended to be performed by LED ZEPPELIN after their 2007 reunion concert at London's O2 Arena. The song, written by Jason Bonham, was intended to be worked on by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, but was abandoned when Robert Plant opted out from touring with the band.
Earlier this year, before Jason entered the studio to record the new Black Country album, he gave 'Save Me' to BCC's vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, who finished the arrangement and wrote the lyrics. "Save Me originally started off as an idea that I worked on with Jimmy and John," says Bonham. "You'll notice it - there's a slight Zepesque riff - It's got a definite feel to it."
Black Country Communion's sophomore album 2 will be released in the UK on June 13th via Mascot Records, and June 14th in North America on the J&R Adventures label.
The album tracklisting is as follows:
'The Outsider'
'Man In The Middle'
'I Can See Your Spirit'
'The Battle For Hadrian's Wall'
'Save Me'
'Cold'
'Smokestack Woman'
'Faithless'
'An Ordinary Son'
'Little Secret'
'Crossfire'
'Crawl'


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What are Your Rights and Responsibilities During an Audit?
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The prospect of being selected for an audit by the CRA is likely a scary one for many business owners.
If you're a self-employed individual or own a small business, specifically a cash-based business, be aware that you're a prime candidate for a CRA tax audit.
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Fix your Tax Return. Or Else, Prepare to Face a CRA Audit.
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Jason McGatlin | Executive Vice President, Production, Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Jason McGatlin is the Lucasfilm Executive Vice President of Production where he oversees all Physical Production for Lucasfilm, including the Star Wars feature films, animated series, and live action long-form series, as well as the Indiana Jones franchise. McGatlin was an Executive Producer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story, and will continue to serve as an Executive Producer on the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
McGatlin began his career working on films such as Clint Eastwood's, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Bridges of Madison County, as well as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Deep Blue Sea, The Parent Trap, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Volcano, and Broken Arrow. He moved up to Production Supervisor for Tim Burton's, Planet of the Apes in 2001 and both produced and edited the documentary Old Coaches as well as the film Head Hunter the following year. In 2003, McGatlin returned as Production Supervisor for X-Men 2, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, X-Men: The Last Stand and War of the Worlds, which was his first film with Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy. He became Production Manager in 2007 on Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
In 2011, McGatlin rejoined Spielberg and Kennedy to co-produce The Adventures of Tintin, which spanned three years of production in both Los Angeles and New Zealand. After Kennedy became President of Lucasfilm in 2012, she hand-picked McGatlin to serve as Senior Vice President of Production to help oversee the finalization of the George Lucas executive-produced animated feature Strange Magic.


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Last post on : November 12, 2014
Mwale for ZRU overhaul
Published On November 12, 2014 » 2585 Views» By Hildah Lumba » Rugby, Sports
By FELIX MALUNGA –
WITH just three days before elections, Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU) presidential hopeful, Ackim Mwale has promised to overhaul the operating system of the union if ushered into office with emphasis on restructuring the secretariat.
Mwale said being the operating machinery of ZRU, the secretariat needed to be professionally structured for it to discharge its functions efficiently and diligently.
In a Press release in Lusaka yesterday, Mwale said once elected as ZRU president, his initial thrust would be to ensure there was a proper operation structure with clearly defined roles of personnel at the secretariat.
The ZRU secretariat staff under Mwale's reign will be given job descriptions and expected to meet the performance targets.
Equally ZRU executive committee members, he said, would have their own targets which would be made known to the Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) and the world rugby governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB).
Mwale, who will battle for the presidency against Clement Sinkamba in Kabwe at the weekend, also promised to use the ZRU constitution as a strict guiding principle in running the affairs of the union.
"I need to stress here that the incoming executive committee under my leadership will use the ZRU constitution as a strict guiding principle in running the affairs of the union. There will be no compromise on flouting laid down guidelines, rules and procedures. All existing structures will be revisited with a view to make them more effective in achieving set goals and objectives," he said.
Mwale, who is Investrust Bank Zambia head of media and public relations, charged that it was important to have a well spelt out structure as that would be used to receive and manage funding from sponsors, affiliation fees and IRB grants.
He promised to complete an overhaul of the ZRU operating system within the first 30 days in office and that he would involve all stakeholders like past presidents, club heads, coaches and referees in the whole process.
Mwale is facing a stiff challenge during the extra-ordinary council meeting from former ZRU president Brigadier General Sinkamba for the top post vacated by Martin Musunka.
On his part, Sinkamba promised to raise the standards of rugby in Zambia using his experience and exposure with creation of a solid financial base being his first priority.
Sinkamba pledged to come up with a five-year strategic plan to reinforce the union's internal structures and ensure an efficient and professional management of rugby.
He also promised transparency and accountability in his leadership, making the union more attractive to sponsors.


Pictured above you can see the stairs and back room when they were just the stairs and back porch. This was our son's fifth birthday party. A number of the attendees are no longer with us, sadly.
In the remodel, the stairs were more time consuming than the huge expanse of floor that made up the upstairs living area because of all the angles and cuts. There was also a limit that could be done each day which was the reach of my husband's arm. But little, by little, he tiled the stairs.
We had decided on the wooden handrail, but we had to wait a bit for that. Carpenter Harley's business was booming and he couldn't get to it right away. When it was finally ready, my husband changed his mind on where he wanted the first post to be. I had to work so I let them duke it out on their own. My husband won the battle but the railing is one post short.
The stairs after we made a room out of the back porch.
The railing was sturdier than I imaged it would be for the price Carpenter Harley charged us. Of course, installation took all day. It didn't help that the carpenter left all his tools at home and had to go and get them before he and his son could even get started. Despite all that, I am so pleased with the finished result!
No, these are not Christmas lights. The steps are very dark at night and in lieu of actual electricity, I ordered a string of solar lights. My husband installed the recharging panel outside and ran these little lights through a hole in the wall. Now, there are twinkling (or not) lights at the top of our stairs to aid in ascent and descent.
We mostly used the backroom for a lot of junk storage. We don't have any closets and some things (like my school supplies) are just too costly to replace. So the room was piled high with boxes of stuff.
My husband and son made some awesome bookshelves a few years ago for me. Before that, my books were in piles around the house. (No closets remember?) He added some doors to the top shelves for a new storage space. My husband left a gap between the bottom of the bookshelves and the floor for that tile we were going to put down someday.
Well, that someday finally arrived. As you can see, the tile on the lower floor is not the same. I think they complement one another. I have hopes of having French doors installed right here at the intersection of flooring, but that will have to wait. Maybe a throw rug at the junction of the two floors?
The back room needed some additional work before we could call it done. This is the area where the boila (hot water heater) is located. Remember, this had been a porch before. Now that the upstairs was closed in, the gas fumes gathered on the second floor when we lit it to heat water for a shower. Not good. So my husband installed an air outtake tube. I also ordered a carbon dioxide sensor to install upstairs, just to be on the safe side. The boila still wasn't pretty, so we asked carpenter Harvey to make a cancel (screen) to hide it from view.
Boila tube running to the outside.
Installed next to my puzzle table!
The door also had to be altered to allow for the tile to fit underneath. This entailed getting another power inverter since the previous one had fried. With the power inverter and his handy-dandy tools, my husband fixed it right up.
Of course, the room was repainted too. It really has a nice homey feel to it now!
Really nice. You'd better up your security. The neighbors will think you're rich!
Security upgrades are in the works as well!
Enjoying the remodel and is coming along!!
THe solar lights are a really clever solution—well-played!


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Home Competitions English Premier League Rio Ferdinand reacts as Leeds United sign Spanish international striker Rodrigo
Rio Ferdinand reacts as Leeds United sign Spanish international striker Rodrigo
Leeds United have completed the signing of Spanish international striker Rodrigo Moreno from Valencia, and the 29-year-old has signed a four-year deal.
✍ #LUFC are delighted to announce the signing of Rodrigo from Valencia for a club record transfer fee
— Leeds United (@LUFC) August 29, 2020
The deal is in the region of £30 million, breaking their transfer record of £18 million for Rio Ferdinand after two decades, and the Manchester United legend has reacted thus to the development on Twitter:
Just seen after 2 decades @LUFC have broken their club record transfer fee since…. 👀 https://t.co/FqguKC2yes
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) August 29, 2020
Ferdinand joined Leeds in November 2000 for £18 million, then a British transfer record as well as becoming the world's most expensive defender, and he became the most expensive British footballer in history at the time and the world's most expensive defender for a second time after leaving for Old Trafford in July 2002.
Leeds got relegated from the top-flight in 2004 and only returned for the first time at the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
They are looking to re-establish themselves at the top of English football again, and landing a marquee signing this summer is way to go.
Rodrigo brings quality and experience to the table, and Leeds shouldn't have a problem securing top-flight safety at the end of the campaign.
The Elland Road outfit are also close to sealing a move for Freiburg centre-back Robin Koch, with both clubs ready to do business for around £13 million.
Leeds kick off their campaign in two weeks time with a clash against defending champions Liverpool.