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Acura RDX Canada Sales Figures
#Crossover/SUVS #Premium Compact Crossover/SUVs
How many RDX did Acura sell in 2021?
Acura sold 7,976 RDX in 2021. (From Jan - Dec 2021)
How many RDX did Acura sell in December 2021?
Acura sold 750 RDX in December 2021.
Acura sold 7,563 RDX in 2020. In 2019, Acura sold 9,716 RDX. They sold 2,153 more units in year 2019 compared to 2020 with a percent loss of 22.16% YoY.
The 2022 Acura RDX is a vehicle from automaker Acura.
How Much Does the 2022 Acura RDX Cost?
Pricing for the 2022 Acura RDX starts at $45,800 MSRP and goes up to $61,500 fully loaded.
Acura RDX Engine, Transmission, and Performance Numbers
Acura RDX delivers 272 horsepower with 280 ft-lb torque delivered through a all-wheel-drive drivetrain.
List of Acura RDX Competitors
Some of Acura RDX competitors include the Infiniti QX50, Infiniti QX55, Infiniti QX60, Infiniti QX56/QX80, Lexus NX, Acura MDX, Lexus RX, Infiniti QX50, Buick Enclave, Genesis GV70 and Volkswagen Atlas.
Acura RDX Canadian Sale figures by year, quarter, and month are presented below. Including the most up to date sales data for the Acura RDX. See how the Acura RDX stacks up the other models in the Crossover/SUVS, Premium Compact Crossover/SUVs segments.
For sales numbers of the Acura RDX in US, click here.
Acura RDX Canada Month Sales
2006 - - - - - - - 91 412 261 303 348
2007 263 232 355 339 315 293 238 471 376 272 481 469
Total 4976 5054 6596 8319 8813 8753 7996 8452 8913 8597 8534 8259
Acura RDX Canada Quarter Sales
2006 - - 503 912
2007 850 947 1085 1222
2008 876 1050 900 747
2009 557 819 778 715
2011 547 682 792 1049
2012 479 1607 1369 1271
Total 16626 25885 25361 25390
Acura RDX Canada Year Sales
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From Charlie's Angels to Cagney and Lacey; Starsky and Hutch to Dynasty, the Americans have given us decades of OTT soap drama - and we've loved every minute!
Can it really be 40 years since we first heard the words "good morning angels" spoken by a mysterious husky voice to three crime-fighting American beauties? Yes, this autumn, Charlie's Angels, the most glam girls of the undercover detective world, pass their milestone birthday, celebrating four decades since they broke the mould with their all female crime team. Originally called The Alley Cats and starring Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith in the title roles, Charlie's Angels went onto be a runaway hit between 1976 and 1981. But Charlie's were not the only American angels of TV that lit up our screens – and faces – back here in Britain. How many of these other blockbuster shows from the States do you remember?
This was the show that had many of us experiencing symptoms of light-headedness, hot flushes and racing heartbeats. The cause of our sudden affliction: a rather serious case of heart-throb Richard Chamberlain looking gorgeous in the title role of Dr Kildare. Based on a popular film series run by MGM in the Thirties, the TV show that started in 1961 told the story of the intrepid young intern, Dr James Kildare, as he started working medical life at Blair General Hospital. The show broke new ground in many ways, not least by showing a lot of medical conditions we'd never seen on telly before including epilepsy, sickle cell anaemia and drug addiction. Meanwhile, viewers thought the action was so realistic, Richard Chamberlain used to get a postbag full of letters addressed to Dr Kildare asking for medical advice!
By the early Sixties, Coronation Street had well and truly gripped Great Britain. And the Americans, of course, wanted their own slice of soap success. Cue Peyton Place, the first American prime-time soap opera and the first to be screened on British television, which started in September 1964. Set in a New England village around the lives and loves of the Harrington family, murder, passion, insanity and secrets became the everyday bread and butter of the soap's storylines. We couldn't wait to see our favourites Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal and Barbara Parkins, who played the fragile young things Allison MacKenzie, Rodney Harrington and Betty Anderson, who were forever falling in and out of love with each other. We never quite recovered when Mia left the soap at the request of her then-husband Frank Sinatra, and neither did the show, which switched off for good in 1969.
Peyton Place's producer Paul Monash originally thought about importing Coronation Street to the States but he later decided that Americans might not understand Lancashire life – or the accents!
They were the epitome of Seventies cool with their flared jeans, fetching cardigans and trusty bright red Ford Gran Torino in which they tore around the fictional Bay City, California, catching baddies. Starring Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul – sparking endless arguments over whether you fancied the blonde one or the dark-haired one – police detectives Starsky and Hutch first sprung onto our screens in 1975 with guns, criminals, crashes and chases. But the best thing about it was the brotherly friendship between the boys, the kind of which we'd never really seen in men on the telly before. And it completely captured our hearts.
Who shot J.R? That was the burning question on everyone's lips in the early Eighties thanks to epic family drama, Dallas. For a whole nail-biting eight months, we clung onto that cliff-hanger of who had killed off J.R.Ewing outside his office in what was the show's – and, to some extent, TV history's – biggest storyline ever. When it was finally revealed, more than 90 million American viewers and millions more around the world, tuned in for the answer. It was all a big turn-around for the show about a wealthy Texan family that had originally received something of a lukewarm response.
A spin-off from Dallas who could forget Dynasty, the Eighties' series that gave us non-stop cat fighting between Alexis, unforgettably played by Joan Collin, and Krystle (Linda Evans). Amazing shoulder pads were a must for the women in this soap that ran for nine years from 1981 to 1989.
Here come the girls! And my words, you didn't want to mess with Mary Beth Lacey and Christine Cagney. One may have been a working class mother-of-four, the other a hard-drinking party girl, but together the best friends became the most formidable female coppers on telly, taking absolutely no nonsense as they fought crime on the streets of New York. Cagney and Lacey ran for six series between 1982 and 1988, during which time the show was actually cancelled twice – but mass public outcry got it back on the air.
Do you remember making calls from a phone box?
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"—Hohou. That's a pretty interesting story isn't it?" They were in the Kirishima family's garden, having tea time after dinner.
Yuuki made a facepalm after sipping some tea. Was it wrong to tell his sister about what happened the previous day?
He remembered what happened at the mansion that day. They were guided by Chiyo-san until they were able to meet the silver haired transfer student for the second time. After which, the girl ended up closing herself off in her room due to being seen in such an abysmal state.
He didn't even have a chance to say a greeting.
As they were leaving the mansion, the maid who ended up accepting the printouts had said, "Please do come again." Whether or not he could take that at face value though, he couldn't know for sure.
A week has passed since the previous incident.
However, it should be obvious but the transfer student didn't come to school once.
The incident was not due to Yuuki (supposedly, definitely). Still, it's not like he didn't feel any sort of responsibility. After all, he still had the position of being a class representative. If possible, he would want Kanaruzawa Sekai to once again go to school.
His sister smiled immediately. It was only at times like these where his beautiful adult looking little sister actually looked her age as a young girl.
Then, she began her analyzation Most likely, the transfer student was ignorant of the world.
Being a shut in, she had little experience of the outside world, and despite her beautiful silver hair and red eyes, she had her own complex when it came to her appearance. She doesn't seem to think positively about living in such a wealthy looking house, so it can be said that her family relationship isn't exactly blessed.
However, from her words and her behavior, her honest personality didn't seem to be hiding anything. In addition, at least from the first day that the transfer student had shown up, she not only showed willingness to go to school, but also showed willingness to communicate with others.
Rather, it seemed to match. It was almost the same as the impression that Yuuki had from watching the transfer student.
Yuuki once again visited Kanaruzawa's mansion.
She seemed to be in a really good mood. It seemed to be very welcoming, but he couldn't help to feel that there was something behind that smile.
He asked her as they cut across the garden and into the hallway.
She seemed to be in a really good mood.
"She will definitely be most pleased." She insisted further.
He had thought the maid was not a very straightforward person… from that though, he was convinced of one thing. This person is definitely a sadist. Even though she looks kind and gentle, there is no mistake about it.
They had arrived in front of a door.
There was no response. If she's still mad it's no wonder.
"Now, please go ahead." Chiyo-san urged him on with her eyes.
He opened the door. Then, he took one step into the room. There, what he saw there was the pitiable figure of the silver haired girl in the middle of changing into clothes.
"—Ch" Kanaruzawa Sekai opened her eyes wide. Her face became completely red, and her body trembled as she yelled.
"Chiyoooooooooooooooooo!" She quickly hid behind the table and continued to change, "It wasn't just once but now twice! What is this!? What are you thinking!?" Showing only her head, she protested with tearful eyes.
Chiyo-san, while smiling, turned heels and backout. As she was passing Yuuki, she whispered quietly, "I leave what's left to you." Even if she said something like that he was quite troubled.
Her face was red with anger as the silver haired girl groaned. Finally, she had noticed Yuuki, standing there with a blank face and her face turned red for a completely different reason as she looked downwards.
Kohon kohon, she cleared her throat.
Saying that, the transfer student really started to take deep breaths.
Her way of speaking is already a little weird. It was the first time he had ever been called with the word "you" . He was wondering whether the transfer student had the so-called chuunibyou.
Across the table, Yuuki sat and faced the transfer student.
Then, he confirmed the rooms interior.
It was a nice room. It was wide and had nice aesthetics. And neither was it overly vain.
When it comes to furniture, there was really only a bookshelf, a bed and things like that. Just the bare minimum.
After seeing that she was just about done with her deep breathing, Yuuki called out to her.
The transfer student answered with a high pitched voice.
They couldn't keep the conversation going.
As expected from a shut in like Kanaruzawa Sekai, her communication abilities aren't very high.
On the other side, Yuuki didn't know what to do with her. It was like there wasn't any handhold or something like that. Basically, he couldn't keep up with the flow.
Why was he alone right now with the transfer student? There was no one else to follow up now. Even if he wanted to leave now, he couldn't.
He tried to think of a way to escape this awkward atmosphere.
Is there some sort of ingenious plan—then, he remembered some small piece of wisdom that he was given.
It was advice that the maid had given him earlier.
He tried his best to say it in a bright tone. There was also a little bit of a hesitation in his voice. Just in case, he had made preparations to just brush it off if need be.
The moment that tears came out of the corner of her eyes Yuuki gave up.
He lowered his head in the form of giving a dogeza .
Seemingly quite annoyed, she swung her arms and legs around in order to express her anger.
It was somewhat cute. Her emotions were shown clearly.
Yuuki unconsciously let of a laugh and when she noticed, the transfer student once again grew red in embarrassment.
The transfer student puffed out her cheeks.
Yuuki continued to ask further.
… If what developed was all according to her plans, then the maid really would be an outrageous strategist.
Finding the chance to badmouth the maid, Kirishima Yuuki and Kanaruzawa Sekai quickly broke the ice between them. If it's about saying bad things about Chiyo-san, the transfer student easily spoke her mind. On the other hand, Yuuki just listened as she continued to speak. Usually, in this place where there weren't very many other people, she never had that much of a chance to interact with others.
Yuuki smiled smiled and shook his head. Since the maid is fired now, it should be about time to go now.
The transfer student looked down dejectedly. However, she quickly lifted her face.
The transfer students smile was like a blooming flower.
Then, for a little while, she looked right, then looked left. She looked towards the floor and then to the ceiling. All the while, fiddling around with her fingers.
Eventually, she looked at him with upturned eyes and spoke hesitantly.
While waving his hand, he left the room.
The transfer continued to nod, waving her hand while sending him off.
On the way home, the thought of his sister's anger came into Yuuki's mind. Well, if it's this much, she'll probably forgive him. It was because he followed her advice that this development occurred after all.
He really could understand that the seemingly otherworldly transfer student, was really just a normal girl at heart. The "feeding" will start from here.
An onomatopoeic that signals someone's smiling, the literal translation of "to smile".
She uses a very old-fashioned form of the word "you".
The kneeling directly on the ground and bowing to prostrate oneself while touching one's head to the floor. Used to express deference to a person of higher status, as a deep apology, or to express the desire for a favor from said person.
Needs more sister! Or naked Sekai!
Really interested to see where this novel goes.


Marc Fisher and Laura Vozella have penned an intriguing extended piece on the problems faced by Tea Party candidate Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia Governor's race. Key figures in the Republican Establishment refused to give him any money.
Four years ago, [Bob] McDonnell's largest single donor other than Republican Party organizations was the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent $973,000 on his campaign. This year, the chamber gave Cuccinelli nothing.
And it wasn't just the Chamber that pulled back.
Of the 43 donors who contributed $50,000 or more to McDonnell four years ago, 27 made no major gifts to Cuccinelli this year.
Fisher and Vozella's reporting shows that mainline Republicans withheld their checks because of Cuccinelli's denial of climate change, support of mandatory vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions and hostility to the Violence Against Women Act. That shortfall of money put Cuccinelli in difficulty even before the federal government shutdown over defunding Obamacare (another of his signature causes), exerted outsized impact in Northern Virginia.
In the best of all possible worlds, Virginia would be a harbinger of the Republican Establishment splitting from the Tea Party in a meaningful way (i.e., by withholding money, not just making modest verbal criticisms). If this pattern is replicated around the country, it would be good for the republic: The country needs a healthy, realistic Republican Party.
But before anyone celebrates a return to adult supervision within the GOP, remember that in a low turnout election, anything can happen. If Cuccinelli pulls off an upset win, this "show of force" by the Establishment will look laughable in retrospect. Also, the fact that the Democratic candidate in this particular contest is very close to Hillary Clinton, who may well be the next President, might have made Republican businessmen more comfortable jumping ship than they will be in other races to come around the U.S.


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With clear passion and conviction, he's spoken to groups as large as 70,000 people or more intimate groups in his high-performance sales workshops.
He excels at communicating proven business strategies, inspiring his audiences with his own personal stories of finding achievement and significance through building trust. Todd's voice is fresh, relevant and leading-edge, harnessing the ability to not only engage, but also energize a crowd. Todd has been mentored by some of the world's best, including Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, John Maxwell and Ken Blanchard — and his collected wisdom is evident.
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Ash Fused Glass came about after the sudden passing of my dad and I wanted to use my glass making skills to create some personal keepsakes for myself, my mum and other family members. It was a way of helping us through our grief by knowing that a little bit of him is always nearby. Now I hope to also help others and create 'Ash Fused Glass' jewellery and keepsakes for you too.
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I didn't give quite the proper directions for the way I made the sorbet, in yesterday's post. So, please ignore it, and use these instead.
This is MY way of making it, not the recipe's way. My way turned out really really really good, and is darned near foolproof for anyone who, like me, does NOT have an ice cream maker. In fact, I don't know if this would work in an ice cream maker or not,lol.
Mix the sugar and cocoa together in a medium-sized bowl, until they are well blended. Add the salt if you're using it, and stir it well. Pour the boiling water over all of it, and stir stir stir, until the sugar and cocoa are dissolved. Be sure to stir from the bottom up, as the cocoa tends to lump and sink to the bottom of the bowl. Let this sit on your counter, or, if you prefer, in your 'fridge, until it's cool to the touch, and that's when you stir in the 1 teaspoonful of vanilla. Pour the mixture into a shallow container and freeze. Stir every 30 minutes or so, until the desired consistency, about 2 hours.
What I use for containers isn't flat, but the sorbet is usually ready to eat in about an hour and a half. My containers originally held 3.5oz. of goat cheese, but they hold about 3/4 of a cup of sorbet.
So, that's the corrected version. I think that if you're pouring it into a flat pan to freeze it, you could probably stir in some chopped nuts(I'd use cashews, youcan use what you want. How about Macadamia nuts? I love those, and can't usually afford them)or maybe some shredded coconut? You can add more sugar and less chocolate, too. Or less sugar and more chocolate. Make the recipe your own.
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on Sunday, 18 September 2011.
Guest blog post by small business champion Jane Plitt.
While Susan B. Anthony was leading the charge for women's vote, she was urging Martha Matilda Harper to lead the way for women's economic emancipation according to the new eBiography of Harper, Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream: How One Woman Changed the Face of Modern Business.
Both women, located in Rochester, NY were changing the American landscape.
Harper, a former servant for 25 years, in 1891 launched the first modern retail franchise called the Harper Method, specializing in healthy hair and skincare. Suffragists and society women like Mrs. Bertha Palmer, Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, and Mrs. Grace Coolidge mobilized to popularize the shops that grew to over 500 worldwide. President Wilson delighted in relaxing scalp massages in the Paris Harper shop while negotiating the Treaty of Versailles.
Harper, originally born near Oakville, Ontario, Canada, was bound out into servitude from the time she was seven years old. Determined to change her destiny, she learned the art of pleasing others while she served as a servant.
Fate intervened, when her last Canadian employer bequeathed her the formula for his healthy hair tonic . She took that treasure and fled to Rochester, NY, a community full of progressive thinking people. It was the home of Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, , and many new entrepreneurs, such as George Eastman of KODAK and John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb of Bausch and Lomb.
It was a community that welcomed people who were different from the mold and Harper certainly had distinctive ideas about the role of women as business leaders.
However, it was more difficult for women to succeed in business then. Money and credibility were issues. In 1888, when Harper opened her first healthy hair and skincare salon in Rochester, NY, she used her entire life savings of $360.
That same year, Eastman opened launched his KODAK camera down the street from Harper with $1 million in venture capital. Bausch borrowed money from Lomb and they became business partners. Harper had no such access to money.
Harper needed an alternative way to expand her shops to meet many objectives. Bertha Palmer wanted a Harper shop in Chicago for the 1893 World's Fair and Palmer's best friends committed to patronize the shop when it came.
Susan B. Anthony urged Harper to expand economic opportunities for women." I hope that a constantly increasing number of women will earn their own living instead of marrying men with whom it is impossible to live. " Harper herself needed money to fund the expansion AND she wanted to help other poor working class women like herself..
She found the expansion model in the organizational structure of her Christian Science church. It had a strong Mother Church and training, with "satellite" operations, and prayer books that instructed members what to read when. Harper applied this system to her shops and decided to put her targeted poor women in ownership roles under her tutelage. In 1891, she created modern retail franchising and pioneered social entrepreneurship.
The word "franchise" comes from the French and means, "to free from servitude." That is exactly what Martha Matilda Harper had in mind when she created the structure, although she did not initially call her shops franchises, but she operated them as though they were. All owners had to:
attend Harper training programs
purchase only Harper made products and equipment including the basin and innovative reclining shampoo chair
follow Harper's directions to the tee, not allowing any non-Harper authorized products in the shops
locate a Harper shop only where Harper decided.
Besides Chicago, early shops sprung up in Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, Palm Beach, San Francisco, and elsewhere. Harper records indicated the first 100 franchises went to only poor women, former servants or entry-level workers. At its peak, in the 1920s, there were over 500 shops around the world.
At a time when there were no computers, faxes, or smart phones, Harper's methods and directives were strictly followed because her owners were significantly loyal to Harper for changing their lives.
Sir Harold Evans in his book They Made America cited Harper as one of sixty entrepreneurs who changed America. Harper not only introduced franchising to American retailing, but pioneered social entrepreneurship by choosing to hire only poor women in her shops.
Such women owned the first 100 Harper franchises. Today franchising is the fastest growing segment of American business. Harper biographer, Jane R. Plitt, indicates "Harper established total control over the hiring, operation, product distribution and training of staff. Harper would have loved that the word "franchising" comes from the French word, which means, "to free from servitude." According to Harper, "The Great Achievement of the Harper Method is the women it made."
Jane Plitt is a champion for small business, women, and social justice. She has authored articles and lectured internationally on creative marketing, economic development, entrepreneurship and women's rights. Her blog, Turning Dollars Into Change spotlights how to use business for social change, just like Martha Matilda Harper did. A graduate of Cornell University, Plitt has an amazing family!
Martha Matilda Harper (Businesswoman/Entrepreneur/Inventor)
www.marthamatildaharper.org

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Pollination is the movement of pollen within a flower or from one flower to another by insects, animals, wind, or water. This process of fertilization is essential for plant reproduction and a healthy ecosystem.
Did you know...? One out of every three mouthfuls of food we eat is made possible by pollinators.
When you mention pollinators, most people immediately think of honeybees, an introduced species that lives in managed hives. In addition to honeybees, there are also over 400 species of wild native bees in Ontario (and over 4000 bee species in North America!) that contribute significant work as pollinators.
Bees are the most important insect pollinators, but other "beneficial insects" including wasps, butterflies, moths, flies and beetles are also pollinators. Birds and bats also contribute to pollination.
DId you know...? Over 80% of flowering plants, including fruits, nuts, oilseeds, and most vegetables, are dependent on pollination by insects or other animals.
Wind also acts as a pollinator. Most staple grains, including wheat, rice, oats, rye, sorghum, and corn are wind-pollinated.
How can we support pollinators?
Start by recognizing pollinators as a vital component of urban and rural landscapes, both for their role in human food production and in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Plant pollinator friendly gardens! Pollinators need a variety of nectar and pollen-rich flowers available throughout their foraginging period.
Create and help protect suitable undistrubed nesting sites close to pollinators' forage.
Go organic! Pesticides are a significant threat to pollinator health and have been linked to widespread bee deaths. Help reduce the use of pesticides by planting organic seeds and plants and by practicing organic gardening and yard care techniques. Support healthy agriculural systems by buying organic food.
There are many easy things you can do to help support pollinators in your own yard.
Plant a variety of flowering plants - different types of flowers with different colours attract a diversity of pollinators.
Plant native species - they have co-evolved with their pollinators. Avoid hybridized plants - many have no pollen or nectar, or are too difficult for pollinators to access.
Aim for three seasons of flowering to support pollinators that are active early and/or late in the year.
Plant flowers in clups or groupings. Pollinators are less attracted to single plants.
Provide a slow drip of shallow container filled with small pebbles or coarse sand that rises above the level of the water. A pond with a gently-sloped bank can also work.
Many native bees live solitary lives in ground burrows. Leave bare, mulch-free ground in sunny, well-drained areas to help protect nesting sites.
Some native bees commonly nest in the pithy stems of plants like raspberries and blackberries. If you must remove the old canes to encourage fruiting, place the cut stems in vertical bundles close to the plants for at least one year.
Allow leaves and broken branches to remain in your yard or garden. They provide important overwintering sites for many beneficial insects.
For a printable version of this information, check out our Pollinator Fact Sheet.
Click here for a more extensive list of native & well-adapted pollinator-friendly plants.
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from __future__ import unicode_literals

import os
import boto.kms
from moto.core import BaseBackend, BaseModel
from moto.core.utils import iso_8601_datetime_without_milliseconds
from .utils import generate_key_id
from collections import defaultdict
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

class Key(BaseModel):

    def __init__(self, policy, key_usage, description, tags, region):
        self.id = generate_key_id()
        self.policy = policy
        self.key_usage = key_usage
        self.key_state = "Enabled"
        self.description = description
        self.enabled = True
        self.region = region
        self.account_id = "0123456789012"
        self.key_rotation_status = False
        self.deletion_date = None
        self.tags = tags or {}

    @property
    def physical_resource_id(self):
        return self.id

    @property
    def arn(self):
        return "arn:aws:kms:{0}:{1}:key/{2}".format(self.region, self.account_id, self.id)

    def to_dict(self):
        key_dict = {
            "KeyMetadata": {
                "AWSAccountId": self.account_id,
                "Arn": self.arn,
                "CreationDate": iso_8601_datetime_without_milliseconds(datetime.now()),
                "Description": self.description,
                "Enabled": self.enabled,
                "KeyId": self.id,
                "KeyUsage": self.key_usage,
                "KeyState": self.key_state,
            }
        }
        if self.key_state == 'PendingDeletion':
            key_dict['KeyMetadata']['DeletionDate'] = iso_8601_datetime_without_milliseconds(self.deletion_date)
        return key_dict

    def delete(self, region_name):
        kms_backends[region_name].delete_key(self.id)

    @classmethod
    def create_from_cloudformation_json(self, resource_name, cloudformation_json, region_name):
        kms_backend = kms_backends[region_name]
        properties = cloudformation_json['Properties']

        key = kms_backend.create_key(
            policy=properties['KeyPolicy'],
            key_usage='ENCRYPT_DECRYPT',
            description=properties['Description'],
            tags=properties.get('Tags'),
            region=region_name,
        )
        key.key_rotation_status = properties['EnableKeyRotation']
        key.enabled = properties['Enabled']
        return key

    def get_cfn_attribute(self, attribute_name):
        from moto.cloudformation.exceptions import UnformattedGetAttTemplateException
        if attribute_name == 'Arn':
            return self.arn
        raise UnformattedGetAttTemplateException()

class KmsBackend(BaseBackend):

    def __init__(self):
        self.keys = {}
        self.key_to_aliases = defaultdict(set)

    def create_key(self, policy, key_usage, description, tags, region):
        key = Key(policy, key_usage, description, tags, region)
        self.keys[key.id] = key
        return key

    def update_key_description(self, key_id, description):
        key = self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)]
        key.description = description

    def tag_resource(self, key_id, tags):
        key = self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)]
        key.tags = tags

    def list_resource_tags(self, key_id):
        key = self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)]
        return key.tags

    def delete_key(self, key_id):
        if key_id in self.keys:
            if key_id in self.key_to_aliases:
                self.key_to_aliases.pop(key_id)

            return self.keys.pop(key_id)

    def describe_key(self, key_id):
        # allow the different methods (alias, ARN :key/, keyId, ARN alias) to
        # describe key not just KeyId
        key_id = self.get_key_id(key_id)
        if r'alias/' in str(key_id).lower():
            key_id = self.get_key_id_from_alias(key_id.split('alias/')[1])
        return self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)]

    def list_keys(self):
        return self.keys.values()

    def get_key_id(self, key_id):
        # Allow use of ARN as well as pure KeyId
        return str(key_id).split(r':key/')[1] if r':key/' in str(key_id).lower() else key_id

    def alias_exists(self, alias_name):
        for aliases in self.key_to_aliases.values():
            if alias_name in aliases:
                return True

        return False

    def add_alias(self, target_key_id, alias_name):
        self.key_to_aliases[target_key_id].add(alias_name)

    def delete_alias(self, alias_name):
        """Delete the alias."""
        for aliases in self.key_to_aliases.values():
            if alias_name in aliases:
                aliases.remove(alias_name)

    def get_all_aliases(self):
        return self.key_to_aliases

    def get_key_id_from_alias(self, alias_name):
        for key_id, aliases in dict(self.key_to_aliases).items():
            if alias_name in ",".join(aliases):
                return key_id
        return None

    def enable_key_rotation(self, key_id):
        self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)].key_rotation_status = True

    def disable_key_rotation(self, key_id):
        self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)].key_rotation_status = False

    def get_key_rotation_status(self, key_id):
        return self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)].key_rotation_status

    def put_key_policy(self, key_id, policy):
        self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)].policy = policy

    def get_key_policy(self, key_id):
        return self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)].policy

    def disable_key(self, key_id):
        self.keys[key_id].enabled = False
        self.keys[key_id].key_state = 'Disabled'

    def enable_key(self, key_id):
        self.keys[key_id].enabled = True
        self.keys[key_id].key_state = 'Enabled'

    def cancel_key_deletion(self, key_id):
        self.keys[key_id].key_state = 'Disabled'
        self.keys[key_id].deletion_date = None

    def schedule_key_deletion(self, key_id, pending_window_in_days):
        if 7 <= pending_window_in_days <= 30:
            self.keys[key_id].enabled = False
            self.keys[key_id].key_state = 'PendingDeletion'
            self.keys[key_id].deletion_date = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=pending_window_in_days)
            return iso_8601_datetime_without_milliseconds(self.keys[key_id].deletion_date)

    def generate_data_key(self, key_id, encryption_context, number_of_bytes, key_spec, grant_tokens):
        key = self.keys[self.get_key_id(key_id)]

        if key_spec:
            if key_spec == 'AES_128':
                bytes = 16
            else:
                bytes = 32
        else:
            bytes = number_of_bytes

        plaintext = os.urandom(bytes)

        return plaintext, key.arn

kms_backends = {}
for region in boto.kms.regions():
    kms_backends[region.name] = KmsBackend()

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Chauncey Logan Sr.
STARKVILLE — Chauncey Demarquis Logan Sr., 44, 4ided Jan. 2, 2022, in Salem, Virginia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Hairston and Hairston Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tyrone Stallings Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Lindsey Chapel Cemetery. No visitation will be held. Hairston and Hairston Funeral Home of Starkville is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Logan was born Oct. 26, 1977, in Starkville, to Wilburn Logan and the late Jerelene Harrell. He was a graduate of South Kingstown High School in South Kingstown, Rhode Island and also attended Starkville Public Schools, Meadowview Elementary and Fernbank Elementary in Atlanta, Georgia. He was formerly employed as a technician with Dish Network.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Dorian Henry Logan and Undre Williams.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his children, Chauncey "Deuce" Logan Jr. and Coen Logan of Salem; stepmom, Dr. Yvette Harps-Logan of Washington, D.C.; siblings, Marlon Boyd of Starkville, Gavin Logan of Washington, D.C., Chancellor Logan of Tuscon, Arizona, and Rhonda H. Manuel of Columbus, Ohio.


[Blog post] How to get the best value out of your facilities.
Competing pressures on the IT budget is a challenge faced by every CIO. After you've accounted for the daily costs that constitute keeping the lights on there often isn't a lot left for innovation and value add.
A good proportion of any IT budget spend will include hardware and data centre costs, and with that in mind iTnews has helped develop the Data Centre Strategy Summit to assist IT managers tackle age-old data centre problems.
The summit provides IT professionals, suppliers and academics a forum to discuss everything from energy efficiency to monitoring, capacity planning and performance management, to name a few.
The event, held on the Gold Coast in March, offers participants the opportunity to think about the value data centres provide to their IT strategy, new ways of maximising the investment and a chance to hear first-hand experience from peers.
Mitch Miller, IT manager from St Luke's Anglican school, has studied the problem in a new light, and flipped the role played by a data centre on its head.
His unique approach to disaster recovery and business continuity is to use an on-premise box for DR with the institutes' production environment hosted in AWS.
Miller will expand on the advantages that kind of thinking has brought to his education institute at the summit.
As will Mark Thomas from investment bank UBS - who has much to share on the lessons he learnt from his company's global network overhaul.
As the head of networks and data centre for UBS' APAC operations, Thomas was brave enough to volunteer the Australian business to be the first to undertake the collapse of its traditional three-layer network into a single, programmable network.
I'm also excited to be moderating a panel to discuss the value open source technology is bringing to cloud pundits via OpenStack.
Representatives from Cisco Systems, Melbourne University, Telstra and Rackspace will debate the value of OpenStack versus concerns about security and its future development path.
OpenStack is built by a thriving community of developers in collaboration with users, but can it compete with Azure, AWS and SoftLayer?
Plus case studies from Qantas, Australia Post, Teachers Mutual Bank and NSW Department of Finance.
The 2015 Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit will be held at the Marriott Resort on the Gold Coast from March 10-12, 2015.
A 20+ year veteran of the industry Penny has worked in marketing roles for vendors including Oracle, Infor and SAP. Penny began her career in the '80s with Australian Consolidated Press as a reporter.


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The District is looking for a Natural Resource Specialist to support all aspects of the of the District's Exotic Weed Management Program and Conservation Planning Programs, including providing GIS and cartographic services: This position provides project based support such as grants support, data processing and analysis and reporting. Ongoing training will be provided.
Starting Salary and Core benefits: $52,000 to $54,000 to start. Medical and dental, paid leaves, paid training opportunities.


In a letter to the editor of the Washington Post, published on August 11, 2010, attorney Gibson Vance, who is current President of the American Association for Justice, writes that the current Maritime Laws hamper oil spill settlements. He emphasizes that not only must Congress lift the Seventy-Five Million Dollar cap that is currently present in the Oil Pollution Act, which will severely limit BP's responsibility for the economic damages suffered on the Gulf Coast, but he also urges Congress to amend the Death on the High Seas Act and the Limitation of Liability Act. Otherwise, he says, the residents of the Gulf Coast, as well as small businesses there, will end up footing the bill for BP's disaster.
As stated in his letter to the editor, DOSHA severely limits recovery for families of anyone killed on the high seas when DOSHA is applicable, including the families of the eleven men who died in the Deep Water Horizon rig explosion. DOSHA limits the families' recovery to economic loss only, which normally translates to the costs of the funeral, as well as proven loss of financial support and services the family member would have been provided.
The Limitation of Liability Act, which is an outdated law from 1851, is an act that the company Trans Ocean is trying to use to limit their liability to the value of the Deep Water Horizon after the incident, which has been calculated at under Twenty-Seven Million Dollars.
Our maritime and wrongful death firm has handled many cases involving the Limitation of Liability Act, which requires cases to be pursued in Federal Court without a jury trial. Not only does the act deprive litigants from their right to a jury trial in many cases, but the fund that is available for recovery if the ship owner is successful at limitation is often times inadequate to adequately compensate the victims.
The Deep Water Horizon disaster is a perfect example of the inequities involved when the Limitation of Liability Act is applicable. The same applies to the Death on the High Seas Act limitations.
Hopefully when Congress does return from its recess, it will address these antiquated Maritime Laws not only to assure that the victims of the BP Oil spill are adequately compensated, and that BP Oil is held fully accountable, but by amending these laws all Maritime lawsuits in the future will not be subject to these antiquated and unfair Maritime Laws.


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The National Development Council (NDC; ) is  the policy-planning agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China .

History
NDC was formed on 22 January 2014 after the merging of Council for Economic Planning and Development, Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, part of the Public Construction Commission and part of the Data Management Processing Center of the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics.

Organizational structure
 Department of Overall Planning
 Department of Economic Development
 Department of Social Development
 Department of Industrial Development
 Department of Human Resource Development
 Department of National Spatial Planning and Development
 Department of Supervision and Evaluation
 Department of Information Management
 Regulatory Reform Center
 Secretariat
 Personnel Office
 Civil Service Ethics Office
 Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office

List of Ministers

Transportation and access
The council building is accessible within walking distance West from NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also
 Executive Yuan
 Council for Economic Planning and Development
 Research, Development and Evaluation Commission

References

2014 establishments in Taiwan
Executive Yuan
Government agencies established in 2014
Councils of the Republic of China


Big Daddy Entertainment is a fun and lively wedding DJ company that is located in Pepperell, Massachusetts. This DJ company is owned and operated by Boston Radio Personality "Big Daddy", also known as Mike Morgan. Mike Morgan started his DJ company when he was 13. From playing at school dances years ago to now, he has developed a serious name for himself. Big Daddy Entertainment has the talent, energy and experience to ensure your wedding event is an unforgettable one.
With Jason Mraz at Mix 104.1's "Spring Fling" show.
I found a future DJ at this Wedding!
Having some fun playing a trick on the gentleman who caught the garter.
Mike is amazing and such a pleasure to work with. He helped make it a night we will never forget. Our wedding coordinator and many of our guests kept coming up to us to say how great he was. Super personable and knew exactly how to keep the party going. One of our best decisions during the whole wedding planning process and we would hire him again in a heartbeat!!!
Big Daddy awesome awesome Dj . Allways on Duty . Super music , Has wicked funny jokes . Top notch professionalism .
Best part of our reception! We had a smaller wedding, and almost didn't hire a DJ, but we are so glad we did - it made our night! Mike sends out a link to use to choose your wedding music - from your entry song to your cake cutting and last dance. We had so much fun choosing our songs! He even sends a link to share with your guests so they can make requests. He ran the events of the evening, and kept everything running smoothly. I can't recommend them highly enough!
Pro-fess-sional! Kills it with lights, music & photo booth! Our go to when we are all booked up & client needs a great referral. Mike....I mean Big Daddy is the one!
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Afgelopen weekend werden wij opgeschrikt door onderstaande mail van Yusuf over een brand in de London Corner School. Gelukkig zijn er geen gewonden gevallen, maar is er wel materiële schade. Hoe groot deze is, is nog onduidelijk.
Good afternoon to all the family members and also to the Yamah Foundation. How are you all doing, hope you are all fine. We wish to inform you all about the fire disaster at the London Corner school. There was fire outbreak at the school yesterday. The fire burnt most of the things in the school office. most of the children uniforms were burnt, books, some medicines, the fan and so many other things including the office chair were all burnt.
The fire which claimed lots of items in the office started around 2:oopm when we were having some classes in the school . The cause of he fire was due to electrical fault.
The good news is that the members of the community quickly joined hand and help to put off the fire. We thank God that non of the children was injured.
We are now trying to pack out all the damage material.
The children will resume back normal classes on Monday. We thank God it was only the Office that was affected and not the classrooms.
Once again we thank you for and Yamah Foundation for all your efforts.
Bro Yusuf, Akeem, Mrs Jobe, Children, Staff and PTA.


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Auto-taxi Fare Hike: Metro Travel Costlier, Bus Cheapest, Rs 65 Will Have To Be Paid In Auto For Five Km Journey
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In Delhi, if you travel in metro and have to take auto or taxi to go from the station to the last destination, then you will have to shell out more in auto and taxi than in metro. For traveling the same distance of five km on an average by all the three modes of transport, the auto will cost twice as much as the metro, while the taxi will cost three times as much. Even after this, there will be no guarantee of reaching your destination on time in the traffic of Delhi via road. Amidst all this, buses will still prove to be the cheapest mode of travel in Delhi.
The increase in auto-taxi fares by the Delhi government will further increase the financial burden on the passengers as well as the drivers as the transport services become costlier. For a journey of about five kilometers, the metro will cost Rs 30, while auto will cost Rs 65 and non-AC taxi will cost more than Rs 100. If traveling in a normal bus of DTC or cluster then Rs 10 while for AC buses one has to spend Rs 15 for traveling this distance. Means the fare will be two and a half to three times more in metro, four times in auto while up to six times in taxi.
Expenses on different transport services
Metro 5 to 12 km – Rs 30
5 km in auto – Rs 65
Taxi – more than Rs 100
Bus-Non AC-10, AC-15 Rs
Drivers are demanding increase in subsidy from the beginning, cab companies benefit
Rajendra Soni, general secretary of Delhi Auto Rickshaw Union, said that since the beginning, the drivers have been demanding to increase the subsidy on CNG. Due to the increase in the fares of only black-yellow taxis and autos, passengers will not be able to travel even from railways and airports. They will get a chance to travel in app-based taxis at low fares. The government has ignored the interests of private taxi drivers.
Drivers' earnings will be affected
Kishan Verma, president of All Delhi Auto Taxi Transport Congress, has termed the increase in fare as a conspiracy of the government. He said that the fare has been increased at the behest of app based cab companies. Instead of increasing the subsidy in CNG, increasing the fare will further reduce the earnings of the drivers. After the Corona period, travelers want to spend less first. The decrease in the number of passengers due to increase in fare will affect the earnings of the drivers.
Drivers will get relief from the increase in auto fares. But with the increase in rent, the government should give subsidy on the cost of revising the meter or the companies should do it free of cost. Revising the rental rates in one meter costs around Rs 600.
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Situated on the south side of Millet at 4905-45th ave just off highway 2A, Bigstone Custom Cabinets will be opening their doors for business February 3.
Established in 1990 the business employing approximately 20 is a welcome addition to the Millet business community. When asked why they picked Millet to build their new shop owners Gerald and Tracy Finnman are quick to list the virtues of their new location. "Economics for one, the land and tax prices here are much more reasonable than in bigger municipalities, most of our market is in this area and north which also makes it a good location along with the easy accessibility from the highway and visibility, Gerald explains adding that he feels it's a ground floor investment in the future growth of Millet.
The attractive new building boasts a 13,000 square foot shop. One piece of technology, a Barbaric Sorter, is the first one running in Canada. This new technology in the wood working industry sorts and picks up all the wood needed for a project after having the sizes and amounts programmed in.
Bigstone uses environmentally friendly water based finishes on all their products. They also use their wood scraps for heating with the hopes that will be able to achieve 50% of their heating from this source.
The show room won't be finished right away but you're encouraged to check out Bigstone Custom Cabinets website and Facebook page, where you can see the endless possibilities. Besides cabinets they also supply laminate, granite, quartz and other stone counter tops.
Bigstone can also help you design custom mantles, entertainment units, murphy beds and furniture. As well as options for storage in your kitchen, mudroom or laundry room. The options are as limitless as your imagination.
The official Grand Opening is tenitively scheduled for June 21st so the showroom will be fully set up to showcase product and design options for the public.


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Gender equity at close quarters
by Carolyn Moynihan Jul 6, 2009 Nov 26, 2019 / 4 mins /
It was a shock-horror story for a slow Sunday night, but the news of a sexual scandal on board an Australian Navy ship has drawn comment from the country's Prime Minister and his deputy, serving to highlight problems surrounding women's role in the military.
HMAS Success has a mixed crew, in line with a gender equity policy that has counterparts in the defence establishment of many countries. This mixing of men and women is supposed to be a great thing for them and for the military. Women who hanker after risk and adventure can fulfil their desires while putting their special talents at the service of their country.
But some of the men on board Success have grown ho-hum about the privilege of having women around and the opportunities for sex that it presents, so four of them devised a betting game in which they competed to see who could have sex with the most women crewmates. They kept a written record and there were extra points for taking advantage of female officers and lesbians.
Since an Australian television channel broke the story on Sunday, the Defence Department has confirmed that four men were sent home in May from Singapore, where the ship was stationed, and that a formal inquiry is under way. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called the allegations "disturbing" and Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has indicated she wants a full investigation.
Ms Gillard said that both the government and the nation had been saying for a long time that women should be able to join the army, the navy or air force. "We don't want to see anything that precludes women from having a good career in our armed forces if that is what they choose to do with their lives."
According to Defence, the allegations came to light during "an equity and diversity health check" when women "raised a number of concerns". If the details of the "game" are true, it showed utter contempt for the women being targeted, if not the whole female complement of the ship. Dismissal would be too good for these men; a spell in the stocks would be an appropriately shaming punishment.
But, what then? Is it a question of replacing a few bad eggs, drilling the others on the sexual harassment policy, upping the penalties — that sort of thing? Or is there something fundamentally wrong with the military's experiment with sexual integration?
Sexual harassment and assault have become a huge issue in the United States forces. According to an AP report last year, 15 per cent of women veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who have sought help from a Department of Veteran Affairs facility have screened positive for military sexual trauma, and the VA has at least 16 inpatient wards specialising in treating of such women.
Military sexual trauma means that while they were on active duty they were sexually assaulted, raped, or were sexually harassed, receiving repeated unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature. One woman, who now advocates with government on this issue, described how she was harassed while sharing a house with about 20 men while on service at an outpost in Iraq, and was traumatised by it.
One woman with 20 men? Doesn't that illustrate how crazy this policy can get? Of course, she should have been safe with 120 men, especially men serving in what has traditionally been an honourable occupation, based on the ideal of defending what is right.
But there are strong forces working against the honour code. Military men come from the same cultural environment as other men (and women) — one in which sex is debased to the level of personal recreation and public entertainment. Casual and short-term relationships are taken for granted, pornography is defended (by women as well as men) and consent is the only recognised rule.
It appears to be the only rule in the forces as well. There is nothing to suggest that the Australian sailors are being investigated simply for having sex with women crew members — although US Defence surveys show that women marines are more likely than other servicewomen to experience unwanted sexual touching. Rather, the issue seems to be that the women felt demeaned when they discovered that they were the objects of a cynical game in which dollar amounts were placed on their heads and they would be material for bragging among the men.
Did the men know that their nasty little game would not only be offensive to the women — they simply must have known that — but would constitute a formal offence, sexual harassment, presumably? Maybe not.
If that is the case, the sexual equality policy means the authorities have put themselves in the ridiculous position of having to define a whole range of offensive sexual behaviour and/or arbitrate all the disputes that arise from the casual sex it allows to go on in its ranks. He will call it a game; she will call it harassment and an attack on her dignity. Or he will call it "having sex" and she will call it rape. And there will have to be an inquiry to sort it out. And then more time and resources may have to be spent on punitive measures, re-education and compensation.
Worse than that, in view of the fact that some personnel are married and some become pregnant, the institutions responsible for defending the homeland help to undermine the nation's homes and families by condoning extra-marital affairs and unwed motherhood.
It is this high level stupidity, more than the low-level brutishness of the sailors in question in this particular dispute that makes one worry about the calibre of the forces and their defence readiness.
There is a place for women in a nation's defence system, but it is not in close quarters with men on a ship. Nor is it in mixed quarters at the front line of battle. If that is what Ms Gillard and others of her persuasion mean by "a good career in the armed forces" they really are talking through their hats.
Carolyn Moynihan is deputy editor of MercatorNet.
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Is Henry's HIdeawa/Fetzer's listed? Also know as the Hornyest place in Texas.
No Henry's is not listed among college bars, but I am certain Henry's and Borski's are on the list for honky tonks in Texas – or should be anyway.


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Radicals & Visionaries
How Former PepsiCo CEO Roger Enrico Transformed the Corporation Into a Food and Beverage Giant
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Lydia Belanger
June 3, 2016 4 min read
Stroll the aisles of any grocery or convenience store, and you'll witness Roger Enrico's legacy.
Enrico started his PepsiCo career in 1971, marketing Funyuns for the company's Frito-Lay subsidiary. He had earned a business administration degree from Babson College before serving in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Despite never enrolling in an MBA program, he quickly moved up the ranks at Pepsi, becoming chief executive of Pepsi-Cola USA in 1983 at the age of 38. By that time, he'd already had stints as brand manager of both Cheetos and Fritos, as well head of PepsiCo's operations in Japan and South America. From 1996 to 2001, Enrico served as PepsiCo's chairman and CEO.
During his 30-year career with the company, he spearheaded crucial marketing campaigns that positioned Pepsi on par with Coca-Cola for the first time, pushing celebrity endorsements and the Pepsi Challenge. Behind the scenes, he shifted the company's focus toward restaurants and food.
"Roger Enrico was, quite simply, one of the most creative marketers of his or any generation," said Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo's current chairman and CEO, in an email statement. "He was a risk-taker, never afraid to challenge the status quo."
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Here's how Enrico elevated Pepsi from Coke wannabe to branding powerhouse.
He made the "other guy blink."
Pepsi had always ranked far below Coke, but when Enrico became chief executive of Pepsi's USA operations, the tables began to turn.
Within a year of becoming the head of Pepsi-Cola USA, Enrico landed the ultimate celebrity endorsement: Michael Jackson. It was the largest sponsorship in history, at $5 million ($11.5 million in today's dollars). The partnership gave Pepsi a fresh, youthful image and made the world's hottest pop star the face of the brand, intertwining Pepsi with the King of Pop's image.
"You couldn't separate the tour from the endorsement from the licensing of the music, and then the integration of the music into the Pepsi fabric. If you pulled any one of those pieces apart, it really took away from what the campaign was all about," former TBA Global branded entertainment executive vice president Brian J. Murphy told Billboard in 2009.
Other celebrity endorsements followed, including Madonna and Michael J. Fox. By 1985, Pepsi's share of the cola market had reached 30 percent, according to the Wall Street Journal. At that time, Coca-Cola became paranoid and altered its recipe, replacing it with New Coke.
"After 87 years of going at it eyeball to eyeball, the other guy just blinked," Enrico wrote in a newspaper ad and a 1986 memoir titled, The Other Guy Blinked—How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars. New Coke's launch went down in history as one of the most ill-advised marketing decisions of all time.
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Then he made some major acquisitions.
Though it successfully positioned itself as a direct rival, Pepsi never fully overtook Coke in popularity. At the turn of the century, when Enrico served as PepsiCo's CEO, he began to restructure the global corporation as a parent company for a diversity of other products. While PepsiCo had long been in the snack and restaurant business, with Frito-Lay, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC under its umbrella, soda was the company's namesake and priority.
In 1998, PepsiCo acquired Tropicana Products from Seagram Co. for $3.3 billion. The following year, Enrico was responsible for spinning off the company's fast-food division into Tricon Global Restaurants (now Yum! Brands). By 2001, he had completed a $13.4 billion acquisition of Quaker Oats Co., which produces Gatorade.
While a foray into food may seem puzzling, it was the smart move for Pepsi, which already had robust distribution channels in place through Frito-Lay. Enrico envisioned Pepsi and a food megabrand, and today, the company owns 22 iconic brands -- all of which generated at least $1 billion in sales in 2015, according to the company.
Today, PepsiCo's market value is $148 billion. Enrico left the company in 2001, but his marketing and growth strategies continue to pay off.
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The Central Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Pakistan Air Force and is based at PAF Base Mushaf in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

CAC is commanded by a senior PAF officer known as the "Air Officer Commanding" or "AOC", who is of Air Vice Marshal rank.

See also
Northern Air Command (NAC), Peshawar
Southern Air Command (SAC), Karachi
Air Defence Command (ADC), Rawalpindi
Air Force Strategic Command (AFSC), Islamabad
List of Pakistan Air Force Bases
List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

Published sources

 Pakistan Air Force, The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds, Islamabad: Shaheen Foundation, 2000
 Pakistan Air Force, The Story of the Pakistan Air Force: A Saga of Courage and Honour, Islamabad: Shaheen Foundation, 1988
 Warnes, Alan, The Pakistan Air Force 1998-2008: A New Dawn, 2009

References

Pakistan Air Force
Air Force units and formations of Pakistan


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