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Conquistadors' women pardoned in paperback
· Debate as authors turn collaborators into heroines
· Critics say novels gloss over rape and savagery
Rory Carroll, Latin America correspondent
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Wed 15 Nov 2006 04.17 EST First published on Wed 15 Nov 2006 04.17 EST
Chilean writer Isabel Allende argues Inés Suárez was a fiery free spirit who fought oppression. Photograph: Roberto Candia/AP
For centuries both women have been reviled as collaborators in Spanish conquests of the new world that verged on genocide. La Malinche was an Aztec turncoat who helped Hernán Cortés conquer Mexico; Inés Suárez was a Spanish seamstress who joined another conquistador, Pedro de Valdivia, in slaughtering the inhabitants of Chile.
Now two of Latin America's female literary giants, Laura Esquivel and Isabel Allende, have come to the rescue by writing novels casting them as misunderstood heroines who could be role models for today's women.
Some critics have balked at the revisionism, saying the novels gloss over the rape and savage subjugation that accompanied the 16th century colonial invasions of central and south America.
Allende, 64, whose Inés of My Soul is published this week by HarperCollins, depicts the seamstress as a warrior, adventurer and founding mother of Santiago who built hospitals, dug wells and fed the poor - in addition to beheading enemies.
The author of The House of the Spirits said male perspectives had dominated the history of the conquests and that in four years of research she had learned to appreciate Suárez and her rise from a humble birth in 1507.
As a young wife Suárez crossed the Atlantic in search of her missing husband. Upon discovering she had been widowed she decided to stay, became the lover of Pedro de Valdivia, a lieutenant to the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, and accompanied his small band of soldiers in battles against tribes in Peru and Chile.
Drawing on documented events, Allende's 10th novel tells the story as an adventure-packed, romantic and occasionally raunchy epic casting Suárez as a fiery and independent spirit who lived life to the full. "What seduces me particularly about Inés is her refusal of oppression in any form," Allende told one reviewer.
Several critics complained it glides over the violence and disease that wiped out indigenous peoples. "There is not much from the other side of the conquista story beyond the Spaniards' view of them as savages," said the Miami Herald.
In recent years much of Latin America has hardened its view of the conquests and renamed what was Christopher Columbus Day - in honour of the European navigator who reached the continent in 1492 - Indigenous Resistance Day.
Esquivel, the Mexican author of Like Water for Chocolate, has drawn fire for a novel published earlier this year, Malinche, which rehabilitates an Aztec slave whose name has entered folklore as a byword for treachery based on sketchy historical details that she was a translator for Cortés as well as his lover. Esquivel portrays her as a freedom fighter against the Aztecs - who had oppressed and betrayed the spiritual legacy of her Mayan ancestors - and the architect of a rich, mixed heritage.
"The process of the conquest was painful, yes, but it was also the basis of a wonderful cross breeding," the author told one reviewer. "I would love it if my Malinche became a role model for those women today who must 'conquer'."
The Washington Post said: "Too bad about the slaughters perpetrated by Cortés and his men. Such bloody episodes exist in this book mostly to trouble (Malinche's) dreams."


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Photo: Replay
Matteo Sinigaglia, president, Replay
Replay's Matteo Sinigaglia: "We like to dream big and will launch a collaboration with Hugo"
by Tobias Bayer & Maria Cristina Pavarini — July 21, 2022
The SPIN OFF has met Matteo Sinigaglia, president, Replay. The Italian premium jeanswear and lifestyle brand hitting its 40th anniversary this year is not keen about celebrations and prefers to concentrate on its "king," the consumer, its hero product Hyperflex, and many new and ambitious projects, including a soon-to-be-disclosed collaboration with Hugo.
Matteo Sinigaglia
We have heard that Replay will collaborate with Hugo. Can you tell us about that?
For the first time in the history of casual and the premium apparel markets, two brands are coming together. I had a meeting with the top management of Hugo Boss and I realised we have very similar visions. We are both dreamers, we have a great passion and the same drive. In my opinion, people need to dream. At the end of September, we will launch our project and I can assure you that we will give enough visibility to a project that speaks to a young generation. I'm excited about it.
How is Replay today, and how did it face the pandemic?
We are quite satisfied with the present situation. Our company has obviously suffered psychologically from the pandemic, but in terms of business, we have been resilient. After a very good 2019, in 2020, we were able to calm the losses incurred during the pandemic, and in 2021, we jumped 23%, ending the year with sales of €287 million. After the first half of 2022, we expect another year of satisfaction that we could close with sales between €330 and €340 million.
How did it reach these results?
We have not changed our approach, but simply invested more in marketing and innovation by doing our job and staying close to our world.
Our business model is simple. It is not the result of a mathematical model, but we consider the consumer as a "king" and try to guess what are their attitudes to consumption.
And what did you discover about that?
Recently, much has changed. First, people buy differently and look for products that have "value per use", that is, they buy higher quality products that express their lifestyle. Denim, for instance, is one of the most used products in their wardrobe.
They also look for "brands with a purpose," that is, credible brands. The offer is much greater today, but people are informed and want to buy the best available product in that category.
Also, lifestyle has changed and everyone wants to feel as comfortable as if you were at home in every moment of the day. Therefore, casualwear is the only answer.
Replay Hyperflex Re-Used campaign
Hyperflex continues to be one of your top bestsellers. What is the key to its success?
This high-stretch and highly comfortable product was born in 2013 from a consumer's need based on two main values-sustainability and wellness. As we had to express a much broader concept than comfort to make the wearer feel good, we applied sports performance to a casual garment.
Claudio Buziol invented this brand 40 years ago. His intuition was that of a genius who invented the aged jean. We added additional content to that jean, such as performance and comfort. Hyperflex, in fact, celebrates Buziol's genius and makes it contemporary.
In which sense can you say that Hyperflex is also sustainable?
Hyperflex is the synthesis of tradition and innovation. Every season, there is an upgrade.
We have moved from "reactive" sustainability, which, for example, focused on reducing the consumption of water and chemicals, to "proactive" sustainability, that is, we have tried to make the whole production cycle sustainable through the use of, for example, recycled fibers and the reuse of textile waste.
Probably, we will be able to make the process even more sustainable, though we also make these jeans develop in terms of greater lightness and performance. Sustainability and innovation are the two goals of our future path.
Where does Replay stand in terms of sustainability at the corporate level?
In terms of ESG (Environmental, Social and Government), we are not yet a benchmark, and we know we still have a long way to go, but our goal is to become one of the best-in-class. For example, we have set up a team that deals with certifications. We would like to achieve many goals, including, for example, being able to achieve high levels of transparency. That will be the work of the next few years.
Along with it, we do not have a chief custainability officer, yet, but in the future we aim to hire one from outside the company.
Everything has changed in this market recently. What changes in logistics did you have to deal with?
There is a logistical inefficiency all over the world. All companies from the sports, luxury and casual sectors, have had to deal with supply chain problems. In addition, an energy crisis is ongoing. It is the perfect storm. We have also experienced delays.
Brands, retailers and suppliers are all in the same boat. Everyone has to make efforts and the risk has to be shared within these three players. Along with it, strategic alliances can also play an important part. Though, the solution is not timing but precision of work.
Have you been reshoring part of your production?
It has been indispensable. We are bringing production closer to the market. For some product categories that are sold in Europe, it doesn't make sense to produce in China. Instead, it doesn't make sense to produce other product categories in Europe that are sold in China. We have already started to move some production to Europe, and we already produce more than 60% in the Mediterranean basin and Europe, that is, Eastern Europe and North Africa, like, for example, Tunisia.
In concrete terms, has this required organizational changes on your part?
Reshoring requires simplicity of supply. In terms of SKUs, for the past six years, we have reduced our offering by 50% by concentrating it in three main areas, namely denim, jersey and nylon-which is not the usual synthetic nylon, but a material made by recycling scraps.
However, you have to follow clear ideas to operate today and have to make sure you offer long lasting products. If you think about sports brands, for example, innovation is key, and it can need up to 20 years in R&D as real innovation is expensive.
Is sport important for Replay?
Our journey in sports began in 2016 with the launch of Replay Sport Lab, while we are now fine-tuning by making specific products. In the world of sports, we are like dwarves playing against giants. However, there is nothing sexier than dreaming big.
From left: Neynmar Jr, Matteo Sinigaglia and Marco Verratti at Rolex-Replay Monte-Carlo Masters
What segments do you operate in exactly?
We move into athleisure because sports is winking at casual and these two different worlds are coming together. Just think of the color scale of sports. It has become much broader, and you see now see military green and sand hues, and no longer the old fluorescent yellow or orange. I like to express it this way: the casual sportifies the product, while the sport causalises it.
Which sports are most interesting to you?
We are interested in all sports, but right now we are focusing on tennis because, for example, unlike skiing or snowboarding, it is more inclusive. And that's why we have been Main Sponsor of the sponsoring the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters tournament since March.
Melissa Satta at Rolex-Replay Monte-Carlo Masters
In the future, it would be nice to see a tennis player wearing a pair of ripped denim shorts. Soon there will be denim pieces suitable for both walking and sports. We have already shown the specific product in Monte-Carlo, but in November we will introduce a new very highly technical product based upon Hyperflex technology.
Fabric News Part 2: More innovation in the pipeline
Is democracy the new cool in fashion? Diesel says: "Yes"
Replay goes gender-fluid
Replay x Neymar x P&C: Playing champions league
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After his father's death in 1842, Sir Watkin commissioned Mr Pryce of Bryn y Pys to collect a pack of hounds. Then in 1843 he decided to leave his Army commission in the Life Guards, shave off his moustache, and become one of the leading Masters of Foxhounds of his time.
The following year, he purchased a large portion of Sir John Chaworth Muster's famous pack from the South Notts country – and it was these hounds that were probably the foundation of the future pack.
Sir Watkin sold his racing stud and put together the finest stable of hunters money could buy. New kennels were built at Wynnstay and the whole establishment was run in great style.
Today this well known pack of Old English foxhounds covers wonderful grassland in Cheshire, Shropshire and Wales.
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Bust magazine's two decades of being unapologetically feminist
How has the feminist print magazine survived for 25 years as glossies with deeper pockets have folded?
[Photo: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images]
By Pavithra Mohan 5 minute Read
"We started this project 25 years ago with a mission of how we were going to present feminism," says Bust founder and editor-in-chief Debbie Stoller. "Now I have a strong sense that the culture has finally caught up with us. That's the most surprising feeling to me."
Since 1993, Bust—along with the likes of Bitch, which also started as a zine—has offered women an alternative to the pages of mainstream glossies like Glamour and Cosmopolitan. According to Stoller, those magazines made the women she knew "feel terrible about themselves" and made little to no mention of feminism. "We wanted to make a magazine that women could actually feel good about reading," Stoller says. "If Playboy is—or was—entertainment for men, then this would be like entertainment for feminists, to present pop culture from a feminist perspective and give feminism some better PR."
But unlike other indie publications that sprung up in the name of third wave feminism, Bust has made it to 2018, surviving the decline of print media and even outliving mainstream magazines with far deeper pockets. Stoller attributes this to being "scrappy," as well as the bimonthly magazine's investment in events—such as the Craftacular, a crafts fair in its 13th year, as well as lectures and classes—and subscription revenue. (Bust's current subscriber base is about 12,000.)
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"Unlike a lot of other magazines, we have always relied more on subscribers," Stoller says, noting that other magazines get much of their revenue from advertising. "The other thing is because we don't have a parent publisher and aren't running on someone else's dollar, we cannot afford to do anything other than what we can afford to do. We have to work within our means; we have to have a balanced budget." That said, Stoller plans to finally seek outside financial support for Bust. "I think with even a small amount of money, there's so much that we could do," she says.
The changing landscape of feminism in media
Perhaps more interesting is that Bust has survived the changing tides of feminism and what women demand from their media. One example of the latter is Jezebel, which launched as its own corrective to women's magazines nearly 15 years after Bust. ("The Bitch and Bust aesthetic, if you can call it that, never really appealed to me," Jezebel founder Anna Holmes once told the New Yorker. "Probably because I associated it, fairly or not, with cool young white women, and I was neither cool nor white.") In the years since Bust's inception, Cosmopolitan has deemed itself "deeply feminist" and published tough interviews with figures like Ivanka Trump; Barack Obama has written about his feminism for Glamour; the New York Times has brought on its first gender editor; and Teen Vogue's political coverage has drawn wide praise since 2016. And over the past year, countless publications have interrogated sexual harassment and sexism in the workplace in light of the #MeToo movement.
Related: The frustratingly familiar history of workplace sexual harassment
That evolution—and the mainstreaming of the term feminism—is something Stoller thinks Bust has had a hand in. "We've always interviewed celebrities and always asked whether they consider themselves a feminist," she says. "Some people would say yes, but I'd always had the sense that you could clearly feel there were celebrities who were afraid to say they were feminists." Now, she says, the opposite is true. "When female celebrities say they aren't feminists, there's a backlash, because what kind of a person really wouldn't be a feminist?"
Our Feb/Mar issue featuring ✨Jessica Williams✨ is fresh off the press! It'll be coming to subscribers soon and on newsstands Jan 19th! This issue also includes @amberrose, @lizzobeeating, and @shaunfleming, @adafruit, and more! #sneekpeek ???? #jessicawilliams #print #magazine #newsstands @msjwilly
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When I ask where Bust fits in now that many women's magazines have, indeed, grown with the times, Stoller points out that Bust has never really been reactive. "We've never been so much about news," she says. "We're much more often about pop culture, and very often about women's history." She also stresses that many publications aren't really curating content in a meaningful way and are often "throwing as much against the wall as they can" to see what works.
"[Bust] is like slow-roasted content," Stoller says. "We spend a lot of time on the stories, the photography, and the illustration. We spend a lot of time thinking about what the mix is going to be, so if you unplug and actually sit and read through the magazine—which most of our readers tell us they do—you get to have an experience. It's like the difference between watching 50 YouTube videos and watching a movie." The women who flock to Bust, she believes, aren't necessarily interested in the glut of mainstream content directed at women. "I always think our readers are too smart to be part of the mainstream," Stoller says. "They think for themselves, and they don't buy into a lot of bullshit."
Related: This designer is fighting back against bad data–with feminism
Feminism as a selling point
Bust is also fully woman-owned, a claim few other publications can make. The majority of mainstream women's magazines are owned by male publishers, and as Stoller notes, even feminist digital media isn't necessarily self-sustaining. "The advertising landscape of people who are willing to support this is still not quite where it should be," she says. "We used to not even use the word feminism when we were going out looking for ads because it would just turn people off, and we knew they didn't understand it anyway . . . today, it's a selling point. We can say it. But the stable of advertisers that are looking to reach young, smart women still seems to tend toward fashion and beauty."
Had a blast at the #bustcraftacular today, here's Debbie from @hissyfitcvlt with some of her #feminist wares, come see us tomorrow for more! #vaginacandle ❤????????✨????#holidaymarket #shescrafty #brooklynexpocenter
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Much like advertisers, a magazine like Bust also has to contend with the evolution of feminism itself—young feminists today, for example, are concerned with issues of intersectionality and gender fluidity—and varying opinions on what constitutes feminism across generations. The #MeToo movement, in particular, has thrown into stark relief some of these differences. "I don't see it so much as disagreements among generations, but more n evolution of thinking," Stoller says. "I think it's trying to solve a very, very complicated, intricate issue, which is: How do you achieve equality between men and women? What does it look like, and what does it mean? It doesn't have a straightforward, simple answer."
Pavithra Mohan is an assistant editor for Fast Company Digital. Her writing has previously been featured in Gizmodo and Popular Science magazine.


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For various reasons, I just didn't do many shows this year. It was kind of a bummer but necessary. However, I was invited back to the Johnson & Johnson Ortho Clinical United Way campaign show this year. As always, I was super excited because I get to meet and chat (however briefly) with all the ladies (and men this year too!). They have a few offsite locations and this year I added the second local offsite location at one of the Kodak buildings.
First and foremost, THANK YOU to all the wonderful ladies and men that I met and who purchased Crystal Allure Jewelry. A special thank you to my returning customers too! It is exactly your support and interest in my craft that drives my desire to create beautiful jewelry for you. And without doubt, thank you to Holly for pulling this all together and inviting me back for this years' campaign.
This year, I changed up my table decor and loved the new simple look. I like to change up the table every other year or so and the new setup was absolutely perfect for fall.
The show was such a success that I had to regroup and pump out a few new designs because I did one of the Kodak buildings first (it was a new location for me this year) and the ladies cleaned me out! I firmly live by the belief that every piece belongs to a particular woman and this was crystal clear at the first show because there were three necklaces in particular that were purchased by the very women they were perfect for. I hope you ladies are enjoying your new beaded jewelry!
At the second show, which was at the main location (Canal Ponds), I did put out some of my "special jewelry stash" designs for all the fantastic ladies there. Keeping this special stash is my way of thanking the ladies for their support and to offer pieces that no one else has seen yet. At the end of the show, my table was cleaned out, except for a few pieces. I even had a shopper comment on that (that I was cleaned out). But, I consider that a good thing and at this particular event, each purchase helps the United Way too.
You know how there are 'reformed smokers', you know the ones...they are soooo anti-smoking (and they used to smoke)?! I consider myself a 'reformed consumer'. Since I started designing jewelry, I just can't and won't purchase mass produced products (of any kind) if I know I can get it locally and more importantly by a local artist. I find the quality is much, much better and I'm actually investing in something rather than just buying it. This is another good reason why I love doing this event. It gives the opportunity to purchase handmade goods, from a local artist -the purchase supports the local economy AND helps the United Way. All this from one event. Fantastic!!
It is usually at the end of this show that I am inspired to create a host of new designs....and provided they do not sell before the next show -I promise in 2010, if invited back, that the designs will be even more fabulous than before!
I love your new table display. It looks simple and elegant. Nice to be cleaned out for sure!


Peer-to-Peer/Grid computing has emerged as a potential next generation platform for solving large-scale problems in science, engineering, and commerce. It is expected to involve millions of (heterogenous) resources scattering across multiple organizations, administrative domains, and policies. The management and scheduling of resources in such a large-scale distributed systems is complex and therefore, demands sophisticated tools for analysing and fine-tuning the algorithms before applying them to the real systems.
Simulation appears to be the only feasible way to analyse algorithms on large-scale distributed systems of heterogenous resources. Unlike using the real system in real time, simulation works well, without making the analysis mechanism unnecessary complex, by avoiding the overhead of co-ordination of real resources. Simulation is also effective in working with very large hypothetical problems that would otherwise require involvement of a large number of active users and resources, which is very hard to coordinate and build at large-scale research environment for investigation purpose.
The primary objective of this project is to investigate effective resource allocation techniques based on computational economy through simulation. We like to simulate millions of resources and thousands of users with varied requirements and study scalability of systems, algorithms, efficiency of resource allocation policies and satisfaction of users. We are also interested to explore how significantly the local economy and the global positioning (e.g., the time zone) of a particular resource play role in securing jobs under various pricing and demand/supply situations.
As such a large-scale simulation consumes large amount of computing power, we would like to use parallel and cluster computing systems. In our simulation we would like to model applications in the areas of biotechnology, astrophysics, network design, and high-energy physics in order to study usefulness of our resource allocation techniques. The results of our work will have significant impact on the way resource allocation is performed for solving problems on cluster and grid computing systems.
We also believe that the economy driven resource management and scheduling algorithms, that we are keenly interested to work with in this project, can benefit directly in modelling efficient e-commerce paradigm for service oriented computing. One of the potential outcomes of this project would be a programmable software toolkit that can be used by the researchers to analyse policies on large-scale distributed computing systems including the Internet, e-commerce, e-trading etc.
incorporates failures of Grid resources during runtime.
incorporates a datagrid extension into GridSim.
Saurabh Kumar Garg - Contact person for GridSim!
Please use the GridSim mailing list to contact us.
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Instructions on how to use GridSim with Eclipse (pdf - 838KB) or JBuilder (pdf - 754KB) or JCreator (pdf - 819KB).
Examples of use and instructions are provided with the main distribution.
Inside the downloaded package, it contains all the source, examples, jar, and API html files.
GridSim 5.0 beta (released on Sep. 25, 2009). Size is about 3MB.
GridSim 4.2 beta (released on Oct 12, 2008). Size is 2.9MB.
GridSim 5.0 uses a modified version of SimJava2. You do not need to download SimJava2 separately because a jar file is already included in the GridSim distribution. However, if you want, you can download the source code of SimJava2 with the changes from here.
gridsim-users (at) lists.sourceforge.net : for general queries and feedbacks.
gridsim-developers (at) lists.sourceforge.net : for contributing to GridSim or questions related to the existing GridSim code.
NOTE: please submit your query to one of the above mailing list.
The GridSim Toolkit software are released as open source under the GPL license.
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Anthony Sulistio, Uros Cibej, Srikumar Venugopal, Borut Robic and Rajkumar Buyya A Toolkit for Modelling and Simulating Data Grids: An Extension to GridSim, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CCPE), Online ISSN: 1532-0634, Printed ISSN: 1532-0626, 20(13): 1591-1609, Wiley Press, New York, USA, Sep. 2008.
Rajkumar Buyya and Anthony Sulistio, Service and Utility Oriented, Data Centers and Grid Computing Environments: Challenges and Opportunities for Modeling and Simulation Communities, Proc. of the 41st Annual Simulation Symposium (ANSS'08), April 13-16, 2008, Ottawa, Canada. Keynote Paper.
Agustin Caminero, Anthony Sulistio, Blanca Caminero, Carmen Carrion and Rajkumar Buyya, Simulation of Buffer Management Policies in Networks for Grids, Proc. of the 41th Annual Simulation Symposium (ANSS'08), April 13-16, 2008, Ottawa, Canada.
Agustin Caminero, Anthony Sulistio, Blanca Caminero, Carmen Carrion and Rajkumar Buyya, Extending GridSim with an Architecture for Failure Detection, Proc. of the 13th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2007), Dec. 5-7, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Anthony Sulistio, Gokul Poduval, Rajkumar Buyya, and Chen-Khong Tham, On Incorporating Differentiated Levels of Network Service into GridSim, Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS), ISSN: 0167-739X, Volume 23, Issue 4, May 2007, Pages: 606-615 Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 2007.
Marcos Dias de Assuncao and Rajkumar Buyya, An Evaluation of Communication Demand of Auction Protocols in Grid Environments, Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Grid Economics & Business (GECON 2006), World Scientific Press, May 16, 2006, Singapore.
Anthony Sulistio, Gokul Poduval, Rajkumar Buyya, and Chen-Khong Tham, Constructing A Grid Simulation with Differentiated Network Service Using GridSim, Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP 2005), June 27-30, 2005, Las Vegas, USA.
Anthony Sulistio, Chee Shin Yeo, and Rajkumar Buyya, A Taxonomy of Computer-based Simulations and its Mapping to Parallel and Distributed Systems Simulation Tools, International Journal of Software: Practice and Experience, Volume 34, Issue 7, Pages: 653-673, Wiley Press, USA, June 2004.
Anthony Sulistio and Rajkumar Buyya, A Grid Simulation Infrastructure Supporting Advance Reservation, Proc. of the 16th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS 2004), November 9-11, 2004, MIT, Cambridge, USA, pp. 1-7.
Anthony Sulistio, Chee Shin Yeo, and Rajkumar Buyya, Visual Modeler for Grid Modelling and Simulation (GridSim) Toolkit, Proc. of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2003), Springer Verlag Publications (LNCS Series), June 2 - 4, 2003, Melbourne, Australia.
Rajkumar Buyya, Manzur Murshed, and David Abramson, A Deadline and Budget Constrained Cost-Time Optimization Algorithm for Scheduling Task Farming Applications on Global Grids, Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA 2002), June 24 - 27, 2002, Las Vegas, USA.
Manzur Murshed and Rajkumar Buyya, Using the GridSim Toolkit for Enabling Grid Computing Education, Proc. of the International Conference on Communication Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation (CNDS 2002), January 27-31, 2002, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Rajkumar Buyya and Manzur Murshed, GridSim: A Toolkit for the Modeling and Simulation of Distributed Resource Management and Scheduling for Grid Computing, The Journal of Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CCPE), Volume 14, Issue 13-15, Wiley Press, Nov.-Dec., 2002.
Anthony Sulistio and Rajkumar Buyya, The GridSim Toolkit, Poster for the 3th International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing (e-Science'07), Dec. 10-13, 2007, Bangalore, India.
Anthony Sulistio and Rajkumar Buyya, The GridSims: Real Tools for Simulated Parallel and Distributed Computing, International Science Grid This Week (iSGTW), Feature on 17 October 2007.
June 2005, Constructing A Grid Simulation with Differentiated Network Service Using GridSim (1.1MB), International Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP'05), June 27-30, 2005, Las Vegas, USA.
GridSim: Java-based Modelling and Simulation of Computational Economy-based Scheduling for Grid Computing, Poster Exhibit @ CCGrid 2001: The First IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid, May 15-18, 2001, Brisbane, Australia. [PDF] and [PPT] version.
Ewa Deelman, Gurmeet Singh, Miron Livny, Bruce Berriman, and John Good, The Cost of Doing Science on the Cloud: The Montage Example, Proc. of the 2008 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing (SC'08), Nov. 15-21, Austin, Texas, USA.
Krzysztof Kurowski, Jarek Nabrzyski, Ariel Oleksiak and Jan Weglarz, Grid Scheduling Simulations with GSSIM, Workshop on Scheduling and Resource Management for Parallel and Distributed Systems (SRMPDS), Proc. of the 13th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2007), Dec. 5-7, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Kyong Hoon Kim and Rajkumar Buyya, Fair Resource Sharing in Hierarchical Virtual Organizations for Global Grids, Proceedings of the 8th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Grid Computing (Grid 2007, IEEE CS Press, Los Alamitos, CA, USA), Sept. 19-21, 2007, Austin, Texas, USA.
Gurmeet Singh, Carl Kesselman, Ewa Deelman, A Provisioning Model and its Comparison with Best Effort for Performance-Cost Optimization in Grids, Proceedings of the Sixteenth IEEE International Symposium on High-Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC 2007), Monterey, California, USA, June 25-29, 2007.
Arun Ramakrishnan, Gurmeet Singh, Henan Zhao, Ewa Deelman, Rizos Sakellariou, Karan Vahi, Kent Blackburn, David Meyers, Michael Samidi, Scheduling Data Intensive Workflows Onto Storage-Constrained Distributed Resources, Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid 2007), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 14-17, 2007.
Julio L. Albin, Juan A. Lorenzo, Jose Carlos Cabaleiro, Tomas F. Pena and Francisco F. Rivera, Simulation of Parallel Applications in GridSim, Proceedings of the 1st Iberian Grid Infrastructure Conference (IBERGRID), Santiago de Compostela (Spain), May 14-16, 2007.
Vikas Agarwal, Gargi Dasgupta, Koustuv Dasgupta, Amit Purohit, Balaji Viswanathan, DECO: Data replication and Execution CO-scheduling for Utility Grids, In Proceedings of International Conference on Service Oriented Computing (ICSOC), Chicago, USA, Dec 4-7, 2006.
Andrew Flahive, J. Wenny Rahayu, Bernady O. Apduhan, David Taniar, Simulating the Distributed Ontology Framework in the Semantic Grid Environment with GridSim, Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA 2006), pp. 717-723, CSREA Press, June 26-29, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Sai Rahul Reddy, Market Economy Based Resource Allocation in Grids, Master Thesis, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, May 2006.
Syed Naqvi and Michel Riguidel, Grid Security Services Simulator (G3S) - A Simulation Tool for the Design and Analysis of Grid Security Solutions, Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing (e-Science 2005, IEEE CS Press, Los Alamitos, CA, USA), Dec. 5-8, 2005, Melbourne, Australia.
Erik Elmroth and Peter Gardfjall, Design and Evaluation of a Decentralized System for Grid-wide Fairshare Scheduling, Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing (e-Science 2005, IEEE CS Press, Los Alamitos, CA, USA), Dec. 5-8, 2005, Melbourne, Australia.
Jia Yu, Rajkumar Buyya and Chen Khong Tham, QoS-based Scheduling of Workflow Applications on Service Grids, Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing (e-Science 2005, IEEE CS Press, Los Alamitos, CA, USA), Dec. 5-8, 2005, Melbourne, Australia.
Rajiv Ranjan, Rajkumar Buyya and Aaron Harwood, A Case for Cooperative and Incentive-Based Coupling of Distributed Clusters, Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2005, IEEE CS Press, Los Alamitos, CA, USA), Sept. 27 - 30, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Chee Shin Yeo and Rajkumar Buyya, Service Level Agreement based Allocation of Cluster Resources: Handling Penalty to Enhance Utility, Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2005, IEEE CS Press, Los Alamitos, CA, USA), Sept. 27 - 30, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jahanzeb Sherwani, Nosheen Ali, Nausheen Lotia, Zahra Hayat, and Rajkumar Buyya, Libra: A Computational Economy based Job Scheduling System for Clusters, International Journal of Software: Practice and Experience, Volume 34, Issue 6, Pages: 573-590, Wiley Press, USA, May 2004.


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Canada Day – Heliophon Article
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This was written for Heliophon, a youth intercultural e-magazine. Unfortunately the editors were unable to get the article up on time for Canada Day, but here it is nonetheless.
Canada Day. It's like the Independence Day of our southern neighbours, but with a little less pomp and fanfare. It marks the signing of the British North America Act in 1867, which joined our first four provinces (Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) into one country. In other words, it's Canada's birthday. You can find large, outdoor concerts with quintessentially Canadian bands (like The Tragically Hip or Great Big Sea) across the country, though Parliament Hill in Ottawa is generally seen as the place to be. Wherever you are, there's always somewhere to show off your red and white and watch fireworks. Poutine will be eaten, Tim Horton's coffee will be drunk and references to hockey will be made; it's a once-a-year opportunity to be unapologetically Canadian — whatever that means.
As we approach our Canada Day celebrations on July 1, I'm reminded of my tenth grade Canadian history class, where we were tasked with an essay to answer the question, 'what is the Canadian identity?' Several years older and a bachelor's degree wiser, a definitive answer to this query remains evasive as ever. More knowledge and less idealism have simply made my search more convoluted.
Beyond our surface symbols (the majestic beaver) and stereotypes (an alleged affinity for pronouncing the word about, 'aboot'), what is the Canadian identity? What, other than our existence, are we collectively celebrating on Canada Day?
Our diversity as a people makes this incredibly challenging to answer. Canada has two national languages, English and French, with the latter spoken by around one-third of our population. The majority of French speakers reside in one of our ten provinces, where threats to secede have dwindled since the 1990s, but not disappeared entirely. We also have a large population of diverse Aboriginal Peopleswith unique cultural customs and heritages. Many of these groups have highly tenuous relationships with national and provincial governments, given the historical oppression they have experienced and the devastating conditions faced by some on reserves today. Our diversity is also reflected in the rich cultural tapestry woven by the substantive immigrant population we host. While this might suggest multiculturalism is a defining national characteristic, it is a value that has been threatened, in my view, amid increasingly stringent immigration regulations.
Given these immense differences within our population, how does one begin to grasp what it means to be truly 'Canadian'?
I've spent the last two Canada Days abroad. It's given me a lot to reflect on in terms of how other people view my country and what I represent when I am acting as an unofficial ambassador for it. I live in a country with a (more or less) functional democratic system; a universal healthcare system that we love, and love to hate; and a relatively young, though highly valued, Charter of Rights and Freedoms. While forms of discrimination tragically still find their way to fruition here, I believe that more than in many other countries, you can bring your own values to the table and find a place for them. My own province of Ontario, where we recently elected an openly gay, female premier to a majority government, is a testament to this. Maybe that's part of why we work, in spite of the challenges. You're free to ascribe to your own version of what Canada means to you, rather than being forced into a narrow, pre-ordained definition. Simplistic, perhaps, but it's not so different from what I wrote on that grade 10 history paper. That's what I'll be celebrating on Canada Day. Of course, there are some who would disagree with that—I welcome the challenge.
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Sunshield Flight Processes on Full-Size Model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 -- Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have confirmed how the James Webb Space Telescope's five ultra-thin sunshield layers are attached, folded and stowed for launch using the Sunshield Full-Scale Mockup test article. The company is leading the telescope design and development effort for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
The operation is an important part of risk reduction efforts to confirm the sunshield designs are correct before making the final commitment to produce all of the flight hardware. This recent activity focused on the fits between aligning and attaching the folded sunshield membrane layers to the sunshield support structure.
"Checkouts like this allow us to validate the designs in full scale to make absolutely sure they are correct," explained Andy Tao, Webb telescope chief sunshield engineer, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "This is one of the things we need to do as we transition into full-scale production of the flight sunshield. It has helped us prove out some important processes we developed specifically for Webb."
The mockup sunshield membranes were folded with key features aligning the sunshield structure, validating the sunshield stowed design approach. This test confirmed the process used to locate the membrane attachment points, a significant risk reduction milestone and step to flight membrane production. The operation will be repeated next year with a higher fidelity set of sunshield membranes.
Engineers and technicians conducted a precision lift of the 2.8 ton telescope mockup, placed it on the sunshield/spacecraft model and attached it. The sunshield structure holding the test membranes were folded up against the mockup simulating the stowed configuration of the observatory during launch. Engineering evaluations were then performed, which included clearance measurements on how the stowed structure fit to the test membranes.
The sunshield material, made of a tough plastic film, Kapton ®E, is only one-to two-thousandths of an inch thick, about as thick as a human hair, and covers a surface area the size of a tennis court. The layers are separated from each other and held in place by spreader bars and deployable booms. The sunshield deflects sunlight to keep the telescope operating at temperatures near -400 degrees F so Webb's science instruments can see into the most distant galaxies.
Successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope is the world's next-generation space observatory. It will be the most powerful space telescope ever built. Webb will observe the most distant objects in the universe, provide images of the very first galaxies ever formed and study planets around distant stars. The Webb Telescope is a joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
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Q: Countdown flip effect without images I'm trying to to animate a countdown with a flip effect with only text, but I can't figure out how to do it,this is what I have thought:

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*To animate I thought to shrink each part (upper->lower) of the class='active' div and update the otherone

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Otherwise I thought to have always 4 divs in the same position and run 4 synced animations and 1 after, but I don't know if it possible to do and/or if them could cause some lag or flash" effect:

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I hope that you will understand and could explain me which one is better and suggest me how to solve the "blank" points
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Carla Stefaniak: Body found in Costa Rica identified by family as missing Florida woman
A body found in Costa Rica has been identified as a Florida woman who went missing while she was on vacation, according to her family.
By: Kelly Bazzle, Mary Stringini, Veronica Beltran, WFTS
The father and brother of Carla Stefaniak identified the body as the 36-year-old Tuesday night.
During an exclusive interview with WFTS, Stefaniak's father, Carlos, said his heart shattered when he saw her body.
Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) said an autopsy performed on her body showed that she had stab wounds around the neck and extremities and blunt-force trauma to the head.
Family friend, Greg Zwolinsky, who is with them in Costa Rica, said he wants everyone to remember Stefaniak based on the radiance of her personality that is portrayed in pictures of her smiling.
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Exclusive interview with Carlos Stefaniak and Greg Zwolinsky
On Monday, a spokesperson for the OIJ confirmed that remains were found.
The body was found in a wooded area as investigators combed through the region, roughly 1,000 feet away from where Miami resident and Tampa native, Carla Stefaniak, spent what was supposed to be her final night in Costa Rica last week, Judicial Investigator Director Walter Espinoza said in a press conference.
On Monday night around 11 p.m., OIJ officials detained a security guard at the apartment complex, 32-year-old Bismarck Espinoza Martínez. Martínez has been in Costa Rica since June 2018.
After Stefaniak was reported missing, agents began to investigate where she was last seen. Officials say that Martínez had the time and space to commit this crime and became a suspect because of the investigation. Specifically, his statements did not match video surveillance in and around the area at that time.
In addition, fluids found in the apartment where Stefaniak was staying have the consistency of blood, OIJ officials said.
Stefaniak traveled to Costa Rica to celebrate her 36th birthday, according to the family. She left for Costa Rica on Thanksgiving Day but had not been heard from since Tuesday, her brother, Carlos Caicedo, told WFTS.
Meanwhile, the lawyer representing the complex that houses the Airbnb told WFTS they were "deeply saddened and devastated by the tragic events that occurred last week" and said that the owners were cooperating with authorities. He said the rental had been temporarily closed while officials conduct the investigation. The lawyer released the following statement:
"Since 2013, Villa Le Mas has operated a small vacation rental facility located at San Antonio, Escazu, Costa Rica. We have received over a thousand guests with wonderful reviews about the property and our service.
We are deeply saddened and devastated by the tragic events that occurred last week. The owners are fully cooperating with the authorities in the investigation and we hope that once the facts are determined, the perpetrator is brought to justice.
Our deepest sympathies are with the family of the victim of this horrible crime.
While the investigation is ongoing, and since the focus of the owners is the comfort of our guests, the facility has been temporarily closed."
Now that Stefaniak has been identified by her family, they say they will continue to press Costa Rican officials for more information on who killed her.
WFTS' JJ Burton, Nicole Grigg, Michael Paluska, and Isabel Rosales contributed to this report.
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Can Bongbong Marcos have Majority Votes in Congress when He's President?
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Former first lady Imelda Marcos tried it in Congress before, but can her son do better?
FEM's Last Will and Testament Congress Hearing
In the 1990s the former first lady Imelda Marcos desperately begged Congress to hear her out about FEM's last will and testament. She urged them to do their part in prioritizing it for the welfare of the Filipinos. They have to look into the trust fund of her husband through the Marcos foundation. However, she was not successful. Now, at her old age, she just wishes her son, Bongbong Marcos to be president. That way, it's proceeding can start rolling.
Mrs. Marcos' Plea to Congress
"The most urgent reason I was looking forward to my coming to this hearing of the Philippine Senate is to seek your help – Honorable Senators – to help me implement the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of the late President Marcos to enlist assets in the hands of Trustees, to implement the Marcos humanitarian foundation so that we can help the country in our economic crisis and help the Filipino people in their agony and suffering. " Imelda Marcos during a Senate Hearing in the 90's at the time of Cory Aquino. THEY IGNORED HER PLEA FOR THE NATION.
Legal Entity – Not Myth
Marcos detractors might say that the wealth for humanity is a myth. However, the late President Marcos already thought about that beforehand. That's why they are placed in legal entities and can be obtained only through court proceedings. This should serve as a challenge to fact checkers by answering this: Why can't the Congress face this hearing head on?
Why are Relatives of Terrorists Allowed to Run for the Congress?
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Relatives of Terrorists are in the Congress
Comelec Involvement
The death of an NPA member who is the daughter of a congresswoman is proof that relatives of terrorists are in the government. They kill military officers. Cong. Eufemia Campos Cullamat admits that her daughter, Jevilyn is an NPA fighter. Her husband is also in the same organization. But the CHR condemns the trophy photo of the fatality. This goes the same for the opposition. They seem to act like they are on the insurgents' side. So, while this confuses the public, a press group questions the Comelec's election guidelines for the Congress.
Double-Faced Partylists
Connivance is more likely between government officials and the terrorists themselves. Imagine ones beloved daughter on the rebels side and the mother on the government's side. So, speculations that there are double-faced Partylists of this kind in the Congress loomed. They pretend to be one with the government to seek ways to destroy it.
Move to Disqualify Parties with Links to the Underground
The group appeals to the Comelec to possibly disqualify these partylists that have connections underground. This is a violation to the public servants' code of ethics. Therefore, they must not be allowed to serve both sectors that have contradicting mandates. Nonetheless, parties must not stand as fronts for underground movements. Therefore, Comelec must act quickly if they are not collaborating with them as well.
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President Duterte Ignites the Congress to Marcos Gold but Hangs in the Balance
Why the Mahárlika (Philippines) is the Wealthiest Nation in the World Today
Maharlika and the Philippine Congress
The Philippines' change of name might be tedious in Congress but this is possible. Several attempts in the past were made to rename the country. Among the earliest was that of then-Senator Eddie Ilarde in 1978. This was when the administration of then-President Ferdinand Marcos tries to carve an identity for Filipinos. This is to do away with the country's mindset as a former colony. Ilarde's Parliamentary Bill 195 explains that Maharlika ingrains the country's heritage long before Western colonialists set foot on the country's shores.
President Duterte and the Marcos Gold
President Rodrigo Duterte awaits Congress' approval to deal with the Marcos gold. The ball is now in the legislative branch's court. Congress is needed to set parameters. It takes into account the concerns of critics and the citizenry. The President cannot simply act on his own on this matter. The legislative has to come into play in this case as per the constitution. This only shows that the Marcos gold is not an ill-gotten case. This has something to do with the world economy. It follows a legal process that any entity that tries to steal it lands in jail.
The Strenght of the World's Capitalists
The capitalists are running the show for decades now. The Filipinos ought to know where they stand. However, the players of the world's monopoly hold important positions in the Duterte administration. The President has to balance his supporters to avoid dictatorship issues. The situations of the marginalized poor are getting harder. The middle class and the rich ones are helping despite their own financial blows. However, they may not be enough to feed everybody. Elections 2022 may be fast approaching but many people are in need now. It might be necessary to rally on this issue to put pressure on the government's priorities.
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Posted on April 12, 2020 April 12, 2020 by carelinkwebpr — Leave a comment
Can Congress Fast Track Hearing to Facilitate Movements of Marcos Gold?
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MARCOS GOLD CAN SAVE THE WORLD 987 BILLION DOLLARS AND MILLION TONS OF GOLD IN THE PHILIPPINES
Meet the Keeper of the Wealth for Humanity
The trust for the benefit of humanity holds the World Bank gold certificates issued to the late President Ferdinand Marcos for the deposits in overseas banks. However, most of these stocks are just at the Central Bank. The current World Bank Loans with almost zero percent interest for 29 years plus 10 years grace period are proofs enough that these reserves are real. President Rodrigo Duterte said previously that he would instruct the Congress to convene to recover the Marcos Wealth. The family cannot do this alone.
The World Bank and the IMF
The World Bank and its sister organization, IMF (International Monetary Fund) are special organizations that sit on top of the world's wealth. They are hidden in secrecy. 400,000 metric tons of them are in the Central Bank. 200,000 metric tons are in the Union Bank of Switzerland. The rest are shipped to around 200 countries. Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is the keeper of the bill of lading.
Warring Factions on the Marcos Wealth
Senator Imee Marcos is the only senator who pushes to secure the World Bank loan necessary to keep the economy afloat during the Covid-19 outbreak. She is known to have a strong alliance with the President. Strong enough to obtain the recent $500 million initial loan. This can go on depending on the extend of the Coronavirus devastation. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The whole world is in need. Since the country has tasted the fruits of the late President Marcos' labor already, it's about time that the Congress must prioritize to convene on the said issue to save and rebuild humanity as a whole. Warring factions should not matter anymore at this time.
Marcos' Golden Wealth was Never Hidden – Senate Just Didn't Listen
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No Doctor's Clearance for Senator Imee Marcos to Attend the Congress' Special Session
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Zubiri, Marcos cold to Senate adopting House-OKd budget
Senator Imee Marcos No-Show at the Congress' Special Session
Senator Imee R. Marcos' physician advises her not to attend the Senate special session due to cough. This is to debate on and pass the proposed Bayanihan Act of 2020 authorizing the President to use unspent government finances. The aim is to resolve the negative effects of the coronavirus crisis. Earlier, she calls on the government not to be stingy on the provisions to the people who have no work no pay status. She is also thinking ahead on drawing resources to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus aftermath.
Go All Heart, All Out
The Senator said that the government should go "all heart, all-out" in funding the fight against COVID-19. She calls an emergency budget to be taken up in a special session of Congress. This is the most crucial investment in our country's future, She said. Marcos, who chairs the Senate committee on economic affairs, has drawn up an emergency package of almost 750 billion pesos called Pag-ASA: Alaga, Sustento at Pag-Angat. This seeks immediate and sustained protection of health workers, provision of food and cash aid for marginalized communities, and stimulus packages to badly hit industries employing millions of workers.
The Economic Pitch of the Senator
Marcos plans to pitch the Pag-ASA emergency package in a Senate bill. This is due to her fear of public panic in the coming months if the government's proposed emergency budget of only P200 billion is approved. Possible sources of the first P300 billion of the Pag-ASA emergency package can be squeezed from funds left over from the 2019 budget.
These are from calamity funds in the 2020 budget; intelligence and social funds of the Office of the President; PhilHealth's emergency reserve fund; and contingency funds from various departments. Namely; education, agriculture, labor and employment, social welfare and development, and public works and highways, Marcos said.
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Posted on July 24, 2019 July 24, 2019 by carelinkwebpr — 1 Comment
Cayetano-Romualdez Congress Deal Gives BBM an Edge
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano administers the oath-taking for Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez recently. He takes on the role of majority floor leader of the 18th Congress on July 22, 2019. The Cayetano and Romualdez deal is President Du30's remedy for the previous speakership conflict. Du30 calls on unity in Congress. The arrangement gives an edge to the current administration's policies and future endeavours. That could include Bongbong Marcos' plight for 2022 or before.
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[VIDEO]: Martin Romualdez takes oath as Majority Floor Leader
4th Powerful Position
Taguig-Pateros Rep. Cayetano ascends to the fourth most powerful position in the country. He receives the nod of 266 out of 300 House members in the speakership vote during the first regular session of the 18th Congress after the plea of the President. Romualdez immediately backs out from his speakership candidacy in unity with the President's majority block.
15-Month Term
Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Du30 said the House should elect a new Speaker after Cayetano's 15-month term ends. President Du30's son made the manifestation before nominating Cayetano for Speaker. Former Speaker aspirants. Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco also nominates Duterte's running mate in the 2016 presidential elections. Velasco was Cayetano's arch rival for the position whom Du30 wants to install as the next Speaker.
Not Term-Sharing but Resignation
"The term sharing agreement is one between congressman Cayetano, Romualdez, Velasco and the President. I am against any term sharing agreement, however, if the Speaker resigns after 15 months, then we will have to elect a new Speaker," Paolo said during the chamber's first regular session of the 18th Congress.
The Power of the Congress on BBM's Plight
A President can nominate someone to become Vice President if that office is vacant, with the approval of Congress or the House of Representatives. It is known that the current VP now faces charges filed against her by the PNP. That includes sedition. If an impeachment is successful against Robredo, the second position of the land will be available. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. When Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo succeeded to the presidency and nominated Teofisto Guingona as Vice President. Guingona was confirmed by Congress on February 9, 2001 and took the oath of office the same day.
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Posted on May 7, 2019 May 7, 2019 by carelinkwebpr — Leave a comment
Tearful Atty. Chong Answers Why NOT the Congress but the Senate?
Atty. Glenn Chong who seeks for a seat at the Senate addresses his fellow Biliran residents why not run for the Congress? The warm welcome in his hometown recently proves that it would be easier for him to become a Congressman than a Senator.
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[VIDEO]: Interview with Senatorial candidate Atty. Glenn Chong
The Support in Biliran is as Hot as the Heat of the Sun
The hot and not just warm support of the people of Biliran amazes Chong. This is after 9 years of not being with them. He wishes to have this kind of support nationwide this coming elections. This is for him to have the power to make sure that the votes of the people are counted properly.
Why not Party List?
Atty. Chong actually prepares 3 Party Lists. All of them did not qualify at the end. Only the Senatorial candidacy of an old woman with no money gets through. He was able to become her substitute.
Chong's Priority Task as Senator
Should Chong manages to win a seat, he vows to get rid of Smartmatic right away. He believes in returning the power of election to the people. He can be in a better position as Senator than in the Congress for this mandate. Especially in making the election cheaters accountable for their fraudulent actions.
The Power Must Belong to the People
As Atty. Chong swears to safeguard the power of the people, he urges his fellow Biliranon to vote for the local officials that he has alliance with. He said that they are the ones who can help him implement his intentions for the island.
The Senator to be from Region 8 is Powered by the OFWs
It is heartwarming for Chong to get financial support from the OFWs. This allows him to organize decent political sorties, motorcades, and get-together. Some of them even went home to help in his campaigns physically. The new game-changer after President Rodrigo Du30 can only be grateful win or lose.
Posted on November 30, 2018 by carelinkwebpr — 5 Comments
Election 2019 Substitution: Imee Marcos' Son Matthew Runs for Governor Opposite Rudy Fariñas

Imelda Marcos' grandson, Ilocos Norte 2nd District Senior Board Member Matthew Marcos Manotoc, will run for governor instead of her. Manotoc, the son of Ilocos Norte Governor and bet for Senator, Imee Marcos, originally filed his candidacy for vice governor. This makes the previous politicizing in the Congress launched by Rep. Rodolfo "Rudy" Fariñas against his mother clearer than ever. The Ilocos 6 suffered a great deal just for Fariñas to get an edge over Manotoc-Marcos for the election 2019. How could Ilocos Norte forget?
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[VIDEO]: Rep. Imelda marcos, umatras sa kandidatura sa pagka-gobernador; papalitan ni BM Matthew Manotoc
Substituting Imelda Marcos
Matthew Marcos Manotoc, incumbent Senior Provincial Board Member, will run for Governor of Ilocos Norte. Previously, he had filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for Vice Governor of the province but decided to finally substitute his grandmother, 2nd District Rep. Imelda R. Marcos, in the 2019 gubernatorial race.
Opposing the No. 1 Detractor
Manotoc will be running against Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Rodolfo "Rudy" Fariñas, who substituted for former Barangay Bengcag, Laoag City Jesus Arimbuyotan as the gubernatorial bet recently. Fariñas strategy seems to boomerang to him. He is now opposed by the more younger and charming Marcos. Manotoc's mother, Imee's ordeal in the Congress definitely failed. Imelda Marcos is also smart enough to pretend that she is really running despite her old age.
Ferdinand Marcos' Kin Runs for Vice Governor
Board Member Mariano "Nonong" Marcos has substituted Manotoc for the vice gubernatorial race as well. Nonong Marcos is the son of Pacifico, the younger brother of Imelda's husband and former President, the late Ferdinand Marcos whose works still exist at the present time in service to the Filipino people.
Politics in the Congress
The House of Representatives allowed majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas and House accountability committee chairman Johnny Pimentel to harass Gov. Imee Marcos. It detained six officials of the Ilocos Norte provincial government on the strength of what it construes as "contempt of the House" or "obstruction of justice". The six detained officials, who are known as "Ilocos 6," are Pedro Agcaoili, chairman of the planning and development office; Josephine Calajate, provincial treasurer; Eden Battulayan, Encarnacion Gaor and Genedine Jambaro, staff at the treasurer's office; and Evangeline Tabulog, provincial budget officer.
The North Remembers in the Election 2019
It is a sure win for Manotoc, a champion amateur golfer like his dad, Tommy Manotoc is a viral comment over social media. Given the stunts of Fariñas, it is likely that most Ilocos Norte voters would go for a Marcos whose family is known to prioritize their people than their position. Surely, Imee Marcos is right that the North indeed remembers.
Tags: Congress, election 2019, Imee Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Matthew Marcos Manotoc, Rudy Fariñas, senator
The Reason Behind Anti-Marcos Media Noise VS. Silent Reality at the Congress
The Filipino people are not anymore reliant to mainstream media news for information on major public interests. Instead, most of them exert efforts to verify facts. Recently, the noise about Former First Lady Imelda Marcos' alleged graft conviction and bail was everywhere. It highlights that the Sandiganbayan records show that former senator Bongbong and Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos were beneficiaries of the Swiss foundations earlier found to illegally exist under an unknown law. Naturally, the direct beneficiaries are the children. However, the 3rd Marcos sibling, Irene is not a politician. There's rarely any mention of her name. Whereas the first two are strong contenders to the country's top posts. Currently, Rep. Marcos is back to the Congress like nothing happened.
[VIDEO]: Imelda Marcos back in the House after bail.
Back to the Congress
The former first lady was an early bird for the 3 pm plenary session at the Batasang Pambansa, arriving at the hall around 2:30 pm. She was wearing a pink terno-inspired long blouse and matching pants. The 89-year-old widow of the late President Ferdinand Marcos did not grant any media interviews. She was at the Congress on Monday, November 19. It was as usual.
Anti-Graft Court's Show
On November 9, the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan found Marcos guilty of creating and maintaining private organizations in Switzerland. However, no law was cited why is this illegal. She earned at least $200 million from interest and investments for the "private benefit of the former first family. It is stressed out that the transaction is private because the deposits are privately owned.
Supreme Court's Reversal is Expected
She was sentenced to prison for 6 years and 1 month to 11 years for each of the 7 counts of graft. Marcos, who is running for Ilocos Norte governor in 2019, can only be perpetually disqualified from holding public office if the conviction becomes executory. The Supreme Court is likely to reverse the ruling on Rep. Marcos – just like the previous dollar-salting case. The evidence was based on hearsay. Despite the documents from Swiss authorities, only two witnesses with no personal knowledge testified.
Shallow Media
An infamous yellow media even covers a Facebook post. It claims that the late Philippine President Marcos holds a Guinness World Record. That is for being the 'Most Brilliant President in History'. Guinness did not give him such accolade, it clarified. It does list him as the one responsible for the 'Greatest robbery of a Government,' it added. It is odd that this publication goes to that extent of destroying the reputation of the dead. Obviously to discredit the rest of the family. These kinds of media give a bad name to journalists. They are either competing with bloggers or act as LP's announcer.
Stopping the Marcoses' Leadership
Meanwhile, Sandiganbayan records signify that the former senator whose electoral protest against the presumptive VP Leni Robredo is about to get a ruling from the PET for the recount on his pilot provinces. On top of that, the 80% ghost voters found in ARMM of the LP bets also made his case looks good. There's no stopping the rising popularity of Ilocos Imee Marcos as well who is a survey favorite for Senator in the upcoming election. Many mainstream media are really desperate knowing that their faction can be wiped out soon.
Tags: Bongbong Marcos, Congress, graft, Imee Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Leni Robredo, Supreme Court
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UN Ambassador Becomes DFA Secretary as Cayetano Vies for the Congress
President Rodrigo Du30 said they began to look for the outgoing Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary, Alan Peter Cayetano's replacement. This is right after the latter revealed his plan to vie for a seat in the Congress again. The President said that United Nations Ambassador, Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr. might take Cayetano's place. Locsin replied by saying that he accepted Du30's offer.
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[VIDEO]: SI TEDDY BOY LOCSIN JR. NA NGABA ANG ATING BAGONG DFA SECRETARY
Trust is a Big Factor
Locsin, a lawyer, politician and former journalist, had served as the representative of the 1st district of Makati from 2001 to 2010. He talks highly of the president. He said that he can trust Du30's decision since his uncle Chito Ayala also trusted him. Locsin believes in the Philippine leader's wisdom when he was first appointed as the Philippine Representative to the United Nations.
Cayetano's Last Trip before Trying His Luck at the Congress
Meanwhile, Cayetano's Bali trip with the President for the ASEAN Leaders' Gathering would be his last overseas travel as DFA secretary. After filing his certificate of candidacy next week, Cayetano said he would not work as foreign affairs chief anymore. No more foreign trips with the President as well. This includes the ASEAN Leaders Summit in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Papua New Guinea next month.
Panelo is Set to Wear a New Hat
Also set to wear a new hat is presidential chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo. He is preparing to be the chief of the soon-to-be-organized Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). It will replace the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) of Martin Andanar. Panelo is the President's choice head of the OPS after presidential spokesman Harry Roque bares his plan to run for senator.
Positioned as Spokesman
Current officials of the PCOO are going tender their courtesy resignation to give Panelo a fresh start. Panelo is no stranger to the task of speaking for the President. It was he who had been facing the media before Roque's appointment. His hosting the "tete-a-tete" with the President also draws speculations that he could soon become the Presidential spokesman.
Siblings Exchanging Positions
Cayetano's sister, Pia Cayetano, currently occupies the Taguig City-Pateros, 2nd District Congress seat. It was his position in the Congress before. She is about to file her certificate of candidacy for senator in the mid-term elections. Taking turns is quite common among siblings in politics just like Gov. Imee Marcos who is running for senator in lieu of her brother, former senator Bongbong Marcos. Others may have to run against each other. Take the case of Makati's Abby and Junjun Binay for mayor and Jinggoy Estrada and JV Ejercito for a senatorial seat.
Dominance in Taguig Might Win a Congress Seat
Just like the Binays in Makati, Maria Laarni Lopez Cayetano also known by her nickname Lani Cayetano is the former congresswoman and the incumbent mayor of Taguig City. She is the wife of the outgoing DFA Secretary who is proud of his achievements. However, working alongside a popular president gives the latter some pros and cons among avid voters. Especially when he was a rival to the President's choice for his successor. Running for the Congress in his territory is the best that he could do to win a seat.
Tags: Alan Peter Cayetano, Bongbong Marcos, Congress, Imee Marcos, Junjun Binay, senator, Teddy Locsin


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Chongqing Chuanyi Automation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Chongqing Chuanyi") which recently published a prospectus in the Securities Regulatory Commission, once landed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1996. In 1999, it sold its shell because of adverse operations, that is, it sold its shell 000607 to the post existing assets of Zhejiang Huali group that year. Now it returns again and wants to be listed independently. Insiders said that the CSRC has reviewed the company for nearly two years, and it remains to be seen whether it can pass
it was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1996
the data shows that the former Chongqing Chuanyi was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in August 1996, but the second year of listing encountered the Asian financial crisis, and the total market demand was insufficient; At the same time, the former Chongqing Chuanyi, as a traditional state-owned enterprise, failed to deepen the system reform and transform the operating mechanism after listing, which is difficult to meet the requirements of modern enterprise system and capital market operation; In addition, the entry of foreign products has led to the deterioration of the original Chongqing Chuanyi business and continuous losses. The company suffered continuous losses in 1997 and 1998, and was specially dealt with by "ST" in 1999. The former Chongqing Chuanyi was difficult to turn around its losses in a short time by relying solely on the strength of the company and its original shareholders. In order to improve the asset quality and operating conditions as soon as possible and avoid delisting, under the guidance of the Chongqing municipal government, Silian group and Huali group reached an agreement to restructure the former Chongqing Chuanyi in June 1999. The restructuring plan is as follows: Huali group becomes the largest shareholder by acquiring the former Chongqing Chuanyi state-owned legal person shares held by Silian group; Huali group and Chongqing Chuanyi carried out asset replacement, and Huali group replaced the equivalent original weight with new assets. Haig continued: our analysis results show that qingchuanyi assets, and at the same time, Silian group bought back this part of the assets from Huali group; The original listed company changed its name; After adjusting the original Chongqing Chuanyi assets repurchased, Silian Group invested in the establishment of Chuanyi Co., Ltd., which is now Chongqing Chuanyi
now it plans to log on to the Shanghai Stock Exchange
the prospectus disclosed by Chongqing Chuanyi recently shows that the industry in which the company is located is the instrument industry, mainly engaged in the research and development, production, sales, technical consulting services and other businesses of industrial automatic control system devices and complete sets of engineering. The company plans to log on to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and plans to issue 395million shares, which are sponsored by GF Securities (Weibo) (29.01,0.56,1.97%), and are still in the stage of implementing feedback
the prospectus said that with the improvement of corporate governance, the strengthening of internal management mechanism reform, and the strengthening of continuous innovation in technology and market, the gradual upgrading of products, the competitiveness of enterprises has been enhanced, turning losses into profits, and fundamental changes have taken place. From 1999 to 2011, the net profit increased year by year, from a loss of 39 million yuan in 1999 to a profit of 176 million yuan in 2011. At present, the company is the largest comprehensive automatic instrument manufacturer in China, and has obvious scale advantages, technical advantages and market advantages among domestic enterprises. The controlling shareholder of the company is Silian group, holding 143 million shares, accounting for 48.34% of the total share capital before the issuance. Chongqing SASAC holds 100% of the equity of Silian group and is the actual controller of the company. Chongqing SASAC also holds 100% of the equity of Chongqing Yufu and Chongqing Water by cutting thin sheets with sharp blades such as razor blades along the plane perpendicular to the conductor axis. It indirectly controls a total of 72.45% of the shares of the company through Silian group, Chongqing Chongqing Yufu and Chongqing water
whether it can "pass the meeting" remains to be seen
an investment banker said that it was the first case that the surviving company applied for IPO again after selling the shell. The company's business is still the same as before, but its performance has been good in recent years, so the company hopes to be listed again. Under normal circumstances, the company meets the listing conditions, but how does the CSRC decide? This involves the issue of regulatory orientation. Is it allowed for the surviving enterprises to be listed again after selling the shell? The final answer to be given by the CSRC. The project has been reviewed for nearly two years, and it is still possible to be killed. Many delisted or shell selling enterprises hope to be listed again, either in preparation or dare not apply again, because they are worried that they will not be able to pass the issuance examination meeting
xuzeling of Shenzhen Zheling investment said that it is difficult for the company to "pass the meeting", but it is not impossible. According to the prospectus, the reason why the company was previously acquired by Silian group was that the cycle of instrument business was not good, resulting in the decline of performance. But now the profitability of this asset has improved, meeting the listing standards. Investors need special treatment. He also said that from the perspective of the prospectus, the company's valuation will not be very high. It belongs to a cyclical industry and needs to be cautious. It also needs to pay attention to the relationship between major shareholders and several subsidiaries and the capital flow
Lai Xubo of Shenzhen zhiduoying said that the company can be regarded as a new company. The law has no provisions in this regard that do not allow similar companies to be listed again. Even if the market demand for biodegradable plastic packaging maintained a double-digit average annual growth rate of more than three boards and four boards from 2013 to 2019, as long as the conditions for listing are met, the company can come back, so it only depends on the company's profitability. As long as the enterprise is profitable within a few years and its main business meets the national requirements, it can be listed, not to mention the opportunity and strength to restore the company's performance to a certain level, which also proves the company's ability
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You've Got Five Pages, #Horse by #GeraldineBrooks, To Tell Me You're Good.
Posted on June 15, 2022 by jeanleesworld
Hello, amazing fellow creatives! Here's to more fun perusing the library's new releases to see what strikes our fancy. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I've retitled Story Cuppings to better fit the premise of the podcast.
As writers, we hear all the time that we've got to hook readers in just the first few pages or else. We've got to hook agents in the first few pages or else.
Well then, let's study those first few pages in other people's stories, shall we?
Whether you're looking to get published or just hoping to hook your reader, first impressions are vital. Compelling opening scenes are the key to catching an agent or editor's attention, and are crucial for keeping your reader engaged.
JEFF GERKE, THE FIRST 50 PAGES
Today I snagged from the New Release shelf:
Horse: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks.
What will you, fellow creative, learn in the first five pages? Let's find out!
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The first chapter of Horse by Geraldine Brooks leaves me with…mixed feelings. On a technical level–scene execution, prose, and such–Brooks is stellar. The very word choices the protagonist makes in those opening pages say a lot about the protagonist's nature; in fact, some of the word choices made me feel like I lack the intellect to fully appreciate the language utilized here. Still, the memories the protagonist recalls of family bereavement while interacting with a racist neighbor also experiencing grief speaks volumes as to the power of upbringing and culture in our lives. I just wish it was clearer as to where this story is intending to go. I don't want it broadcast and/or spoonfed to me, but I do need *something.* Brooks' last line of the chapter does promise there will be a *something* when Theo discovers "the horse" in the neighbor's discarded items on the street. But when I see Chapter 2 is not going to continue with this momentum but will instead change over to a new protagonist with a new point of view, I worry that we'll be stopping and starting several times before the plot can truly find its groove. I am likely assuming too much here, but as a picky reader, I am just not a fan of hopping among the characters, especially when we've barely gotten to know even one of them.
As always, I love hearing what's on the shelves of your own libraries. Libraries Rock!
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6 thoughts on "You've Got Five Pages, #Horse by #GeraldineBrooks, To Tell Me You're Good."
leggypeggy on June 16, 2022 at 2:21 am said:
This book seems to need more than five pages to draw in the reader.
jeanleesworld on June 25, 2022 at 2:30 pm said:
I concur. Perhaps 50 pages would do it, but I'm just not interested. Ah, well.
jkaybay on June 20, 2022 at 5:41 pm said:
Totally agree on this: "I am just not a fan of hopping among the characters, especially when we've barely gotten to know even one of them."
I just started a book that switched characters AND decade in Chapter 2
(It's French Braid, by Anne Tyler – I stuck with it cos her books are usually worthwhile).
Thank you! It's taxing on both the reader and writer: the writer's got to make sure the voice and prose are clearly different, but even then it may not work because the reader's not had enough time with the first character's voice to know it well enough to separate it from another pov. It's just too gosh darn soon.
I hope French Braid was worth reading in the end! 🙂
I'm almost at the end of French Braid, and I've found it disappointing so far – and I normally like Anne Tyler books.
Chapter 1 is set in recent times and then chapter 2 zooms back to the 1960's or '50's and the narrative then moves forward through time from that point. Two characters in Chapter 1 were grandchildren of the main characters but they are fairly unimportant in the story, so why start with them? I'll report back when I finish the book, but so far it's one of Anne Tyler's weakest for sure
jeanleesworld on July 5, 2022 at 6:32 am said:
Ooo, excited to hear more of this! Yeah, the multiple POVs often doesn't feel necessary–oh hey, I did that with my second novel, so I'm not saying it's a bad method. It just needs to be worth it and limited. Like when Christie hops between TEN different characters? Noooo thank you!


Sathya Sai Baba's death certificate was not legally valid. The doctor who signed it resigned from his post almost immediately, the suggestion being that he was forced into a role which he could not accept.
Sathya Sai Baba's death was announced on April 24, 2011. The certificate above was published widely in India on that same day.
Not producing a death certificate is in strict violation of Andhra Pradesh State regulation, Indian law, and international law. This kind of cover-up attempt is typical of virtually every announcement made through decades by Sai Baba authorities whenever there was anything untoward involved. The 'spin doctors' of the Sathya Sai Central Trust are just continuing a tradition of secrecy… in this case keeping the public from knowing from which illnesses Sathya Sai Baba actually suffered which led to his weight loss (to 28 kilogram) and successive failure of his heart, lungs, liver, kidneys… until he was evidently disconnected from life support in a cynical ploy to make it appear he was akin to Jesus – passing away on Easter Sunday.
The resurrection that was widely expected – in many instances of posted comments on newspapers and web outlets with fanatical certainty – never occurred.
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