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https://www.barrons.com/articles/a-biotech-pro-loaded-up-on-these-2-stocks-51561289441
A Biotech Pro Loaded Up on These 2 Stocks
Ed Lin
Joseph Edelman Photograph by Chris Goodney/Bloomberg
Joseph Edelman has had strong instincts in picking biotech stocks in the past and he's recently been buying Athenex and VBI Vaccines stock. He already manages large positions in each stock.
Edelman, the founder, CEO, and portfolio manager of biotech-focused Perceptive Advisors and its hedge fund, Perceptive Life Sciences, has been beating the sector in recent years, including the 2016 meltdown.
Perceptive is already the largest holder of both Athenex and VBI stock, according to S&P Capital IQ.
Athenex, which is developing cancer drugs, is having a good year. Athenex stock is already up 41.4% through Friday's close at $17.94, more than erasing a 20% drop last year. The company went public in June 2017
Perceptive paid $10.3 million from June 13 through 18 for a total of 580,742 Athenex shares, a per-share average price of $17.67. It now owns 9.8 million Athenex shares, according to a form Perceptive filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's a 12.7% stake based on 77.1 million Athenex shares outstanding.
VBI stock has gone in the other direction in 2019, falling 36.9% year to date to $1.01 on Friday. Shares are well on their way for a second calendar year of double-digit losses. VBI stock cratered 63% in 2018 after a 38% rise in 2017. VBI is developing vaccines for infectious disease and immuno-oncology.
Perceptive paid $1.3 million over June 17 and 18 for 2 million VBI shares, an average price of 63 cents each. It now owns 28 million VBI shares, a 28.1% stake.
Read More: Don't Overlook Biotech IPOs Amidst the Tech Mania
Perceptive didn't respond to a request to make Edelman available for comment on the stock purchases. However, Perceptive isn't alone in buying the two stocks. Insiders at both biotechs have been purchasing stock recently, as well.
Athenex director Jordan Kanfer, managing director of Opti Capital Management, paid $37,525 on June 6 for 2,500 shares, an average per-share price of $15.01. Kanfer had joined the board in April, and this is his first open-market purchase of Athenex stock. He now owns 4,184 shares.
VBI President and CEO Jeff Baxter paid $105,336 on June 19 for 144,000 shares, an average price of 73 cents each. Baxter now owns 458,255 shares. Chief Medical Officer Francisco Diaz-Mitoma paid $45,180 on June 20 for 52,000 shares. Diaz-Mitoma now owns 268,839 shares in a personal account, and 88,904 shares through entities that he controls. Nell Beattie, VBI's chief business officer, paid $5,885.60 on the same day for 8,000 shares. She now owns 50,000 shares.
Athenex didn't respond to a request to make Kanfer available for comment on his stock purchase. VBI didn't provide a comment from Baxter.
JPMorgan analyst Ling Wang sees Athenex stock going to $20 by the end of the year and rates it at Overweight. In a June 7 research report, Wang noted the company had made presentations at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference that "reduce the overall risk profile of the company."
John Newman, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity, slashed the target price of VBI to $5 from $10 on June 17, the day VBI said its trivalent hepatitis B vaccine Sci-B-Vac missed a secondary endpoint in a clinical trial. Newman maintained a Buy rating on VBI but noted Sci-B-Vac now had "less-clear competitive positioning vs Heplisav-B," which is made by Dynavax Technologies (DVAX).
Write to Ed Lin at edward.lin@barrons.com and follow @BarronsEdLin.
Joseph Edelman has had strong instincts in picking biotech stocks in the past and he's recently been buying Athenex and VBI Vaccines stock.


The fifth Ipoh International Waiters Race 2017 was launched last week with much pomp and fanfare at Kinta River Walk.
The much-awaited walking competition among those in the service industry will be held on Sunday, 14th May, 2017, from 7.30am.
Organised by the Malaysian Association of Hotels (Perak Chapter) in collaboration with Perak Tourism Association and supported by Tourism Perak Management Berhad, the 1.2km race is in two categories: Classic Tray and Sportive Tray.
Classic Tray is open to individual professionals working in hotels while Sportive Tray is for waiters in restaurants, pubs and bistros, as well as students from hospitality colleges.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top five winners per category and gender groups. The first prize winner takes home RM2,000 for Classic Tray and RM1,500 for Sportive Tray.
Ipoh International Waiters Race was first organised in 2013 and it attracted 200 participants. The race has grown slowly but surely as the number increased to 420 in 2016.
This year, the organisers are targeting at least 400 participants, not only within Malaysia but also ASEAN countries, such as Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia and Brunei Darussalam. Contact has also been made with their counterparts in Hong Kong, Australia, and Japan.
Ipoh International Waiters Race (IIWR) is the one and only event of its kind organised in Malaysia. It is listed in Tourism Perak as well as Tourism Malaysia Calendar of Events.
19. mock cheque presentation by Ms. Rains Choong (L) representing Spurway Venture Sdn. Bhd.
With such a forthcoming unique attraction, IIWR certainly boosts Tourism Perak's target of 8 million tourist arrivals this year, in conjunction with Visit Perak Year 2017.
For further information or to register, log on to this official website: http://www.ipohwaitersrace.net.
13 Responses for "Launch of 5th IPOH International Waiters Race 2017"
Looks like an interesting event! I have never heard about this until now!
Happening! you always bring me to new event. The waiters race? So unique.
Omg the first time ever i heard about this competition. I felt worried at first that they might dropped all the glasses. You guys are the LEGIT PRO!
Interesting race. I'm sure all the waiters will have a blast!
Don't know about this until I read your post. Thanks for sharing with us.
wow the waiters look so cool. Impress with their skill. Keep it up a good job.
My first time see this kind of race.
Sounds like a fun event! Hope we have the same race in my country. I will surely come and watch the race.


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Blue Mountain College's Student Newspaper
New Year, New Spaces
The 2021-2022 school year at Blue Mountain College has brought in the college's largest number of enrollment to date. With that, over three hundred students reside on campus in the numerous dorms and college lodgings. As BMC grows, so does its need for updates to the various living spaces across campus.
Since the previous school year, the college has made many updates and improvements to all five dorms—most notably Whitfield, the oldest women's dormitory on campus. This summer, the society parlors in Whitfield received major renovations. The Eunomian, Euzelian, and Modenian parlors were each refurbished with brand new, modern style furniture and décor.
Ms. Cynthia Coleman, the resident director for Whitfield Dormitory explained, "The parlors and lobby were refurnished and decorated by Dean Ritchey and his wife, Stephanie. The goal was to keep the traditional colors and themes for each society while updating with some new modern touches." The bright red carpet was removed in the Modenian parlor, and all of the hardwood floors were refinished. Whitfield also received new paint on the outside door, new outdoor sitting furniture, and some suites received new furniture to replace old, outdated fixtures.
Alongside Whitfield, the other student dormitories were updated in a few different ways as well. Dorm rooms in Cockcroft, one of the men's dormitories, were newly painted, and the Resident Assistant office was also painted. New windows were installed in all of the rooms in the dorm.
In Stevens Dormitory, one of the women's dorms, eight bathrooms were painted, and new flooring was installed in all of the guest rooms. The outside doors also received a fresh coat of paint.
The newest women's dormitory, Mountain Village, got a few improvements as well. The deck area was given new outdoor furniture and a new deck cover that connects both sides of the dorm. Another addition to the area is a new silver sign with the dorm's name on it.
Southplex Dormitory, the newest men's dorm located a few minutes' drive off of campus, had all of its dorm rooms painted and new dorm furniture placed in all of the rooms.
Though the dorms received extensive updates this past year, there are always plans for the future. Dean Ritchey explained that there are continuous plans to update the current furniture, paint where needed, and replace flooring in some of the dorms.
Blue Mountain College continues to steadily grow and change. Though many updates and improvements have taken place, the college still maintains its rich history and tradition in architecture, just with a few modern touches.
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Blue Mountain College

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Clinical negligence: claimant Tier 1
Enable Law, the standalone clinical negligence practice of Foot Anstey, advises on the settlement of maximum severity cases. Andrew Hannam is experienced in investigating and litigating clinical negligence cases, particularly those linked to birth injury, cerebral palsy claims and brain injuries. The firm also handles clinical negligence claims linked to the management of orthopaedic injuries. The practice acts for parents in cases involving stillbirths and neonatal deaths. Laurence Vick specialises in child cardiac surgery claims.
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Commercial property: The West Country Tier 1
Due to its commitment in providing 'exceptional' legal support to clients, Foot Anstey's team has retained a long list of significant longstanding clients including developers, retailers and leisure operators, corporate occupiers and financial institutions. The team has also recently scored multiple client wins in the sectors of retail, leisure, financial services, and energy and infrastructure. Richard Walford's specialisation is in corporate occupier and infrastructure matters with particular emphasis on development and regulated property. Besides serving as a primary contact for a number of public sector clients, Duncan Tringham also handles development, regeneration and infrastructure work.
Contentious trusts and probate Tier 1
Foot Anstey advises on a wide range of contentious trusts and probate matters, including claims relating to the construction and validity of wills and trust documents, inheritance act claims, disputes involving executors and trustees, as well as trust variation applications, proprietary estoppel and claims relating to disputed lifetime transactions that affect the value of the respective estate or trust. The practice's client base involves high-net-worth individuals and families, trust corporations and charities.
Corporate and commercial: The West Country Tier 1
Foot Anstey provides corporate and commercial services through its four core sector lines of financial services, media and technology, property and infrastructure, and retail and leisure. The firm's varied workload includes M&A, private equity, commercial contracts and restructurings. Ken Lewins has an excellent reputation acting for larger businesses with an international or national focus, as well as ambitious management teams in the South West.
Employment: The West Country Tier 1
Foot Anstey has a strong track record defending clients in employment litigation, including equal pay claims. In addition, it is highly regarded for non-contentious matters, which includes assisting local governments with nationally negotiated pay deals and large-scale TUPE matters. Also notable is that the firm has a strong pedigree in the retail, media and technology sectors. The firm's standing in the market is evidenced by it featuring on the panels of clients such as Lloyds Bank and Flybe. Exeter-based Karen Bates leads the department.
Insolvency and corporate recovery Tier 1
The team at Foot Anstey has a first-rate reputation in corporate rescues, restructures, turnarounds and insolvencies (including formal and non-formal procedures). The group's work spans sectors such as energy, infrastructure, retail and charities, among others. Clients include banks, creditors, turnaround specialists, distressed equity investors and stakeholders. The 'excellent' Joanne Rumley regularly advises boards of directors on handling financial distress in the context of directors' duties and managing insolvency risk. Legal director Tim Pritchard, who joined from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, has particular experience of the special administration process applicable to investment banks. Managing associate Brett Eeles focuses on insolvency litigation.
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IT and telecoms Tier 1
Foot Anstey acts for both customers and providers of technology solutions. It supports clients on major technology projects, large-scale procurement and the implementation/exploitation of new technologies. Key clients (which include regional and international companies) come from the energy, fintech, retail and transport sectors. An area of recent growth for the practice has been blockchain technology and cloud-based solutions. Team head Martin Cuell has experience of working with City firms on technology matters. Senior associate Alexandra Leonidou specialises in privacy and data protection, digital media and advertising contracts, and has led the growth of the firm's strategic data practice. In 2018, managing associate Annalisa Checchi joined from Constituency Management Group. Will Foulkes was hired from FIDAL.
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Media and entertainment Tier 1
In addition to having an impressive publishing client base, Foot Anstey has a notable profile in the film and TV, marketing and music sectors. Neil Parkes regularly acts for media companies in both the UK and US, and also works with international law firms. Tony Jaffa is knowledgeable about all areas of publishing law, which is complemented by his expertise in reputation management, regulation and copyright, among other areas. Richard Neary is the head of the media and technology sector team.
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The expertise of Foot Anstey encompasses domestic and international tax, trusts and succession matters, which involves property structuring, shari'ah-compliant wealth structuring and succession planning, as well as the administration of landed estates. The practice also runs a trust corporation and advises financial institutions on trust law, fiduciary duties and compliance issues. The firm is additionally experienced in providing tax and probate advice tailored to elderly clients.
Banking and finance Tier 2
Foot Anstey's banking and finance practice is one of the core areas of focus at the firm. Its team provides extensive support on a full range of matters, such as corporate lending, development finance, leisure and healthcare finance, acquisition and event-driven finance, and project finance, among others. Also notable is that the group has established a strong presence in the real estate investment finance space, and it also increasingly generates work in the renewable energy sector. Clients include bank and non-bank lenders, borrowers and sponsors. Practice head Will Whitt focuses on corporate banking facilities, leveraged finance and real estate finance. Legal director Chris White has expertise in acquisition finance and project finance.
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Charities and not-for-profit Tier 2
Foot Anstey advises trustees, executors, beneficiaries and charities on inheritance and legacy disputes, legacy administration involving secondments as well as on trust compliance and recovering shares of estates. Practice head Lucy Gill also advises on property planning and provides strategic advice to charities with the aim of optimising legacy income and fundraising capabilities. Tax planning is another area of expertise.
Commercial litigation: The West Country Tier 2
Foot Anstey has a significant presence in the media and entertainment sector, and represents clients in high-value disputes in this area. In addition, the firm has strong links with the publishing sector, and the team also regularly acts for high-profile clients in this space, including in cross-border matters. Steven Richards, who is the key contact in the Exeter office, undertakes corporate disputes, banking and financial services litigation and contentious insolvency.
Corporate tax Tier 2
Foot Anstey handles both contentious and non-contentious corporate tax matters for clients such as private equity houses, household-name corporates and high net worth individuals. A notable feature of the practice is that, on the contentious side, the firm conducts the majority of tax litigation in-house, as opposed to instructing external barristers. Non-contentious work includes advising on employment-related taxation, and assisting with the tax aspects of corporate reorganisations and commercial real estate transactions. Plymouth-based John Pindard, who heads up the team, is both a qualified lawyer and Chartered Tax Adviser. Anna Parker made partner in 2018.
John Pindard - Foot Anstey
Employment: Bristol Tier 2
Foot Anstey provides support to national and international clients in the retail, media and technology sectors. It is particularly strong in defending clients in high-value litigation cases and, on the non-contentious side, advising on the implementation of pay and grading schemes. Elsewhere, the team's recent work included assisting several local authorities with negotiating pay deals for council staff and handling a high-value TUPE claim, which involved a significant number of staff. Richard Neary has particular expertise in collective workforce issues.
Health and safety Tier 2
The health and safety team at Foot Anstey has extensive expertise in handling prosecutions for the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities. The team also provides strategic and operational advice, as well as corporate due diligence. Practice head Nathan Peacey specialises in regulatory work, and advises clients on risk management, compliance and the defence of regulatory crime.
Intellectual property Tier 2
Foot Anstey acts for a wide range of household name clients, including Sky and Harper Collins, on contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm handles numerous disputes in the patent litigation arena. In addition, it assists clients with the management of IP portfolios. Practice head Paul Cox has particular experience of patent infringement claims, and he also assists clients with filing and prosecuting trade marks and designs all around the world, as well as conducting brand clearance searches. Neil Parkes has extensive expertise in contentious IP, anti-piracy and media litigation, and counts several high profile media providers as his clients. Rachel Warren specialises in contentious litigation up to the High Court.
Paul Cox - Foot Anstey
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Licensing Tier 2
Foot Anstey advises on the acquisition of licences in the mobile gaming, copyright, music and sports industries and provides licences for outdoor events and festivals. The firm also assists with a wide range of licensing aspects regarding construction and refurbishment work and has experience in dealing with venue hire for private and public gatherings, noise management and safety regulations.
Local government Tier 2
Foot Anstey's team provides a wide range of services to clients, such as advising on regulatory issues, judicial reviews, procurement, state aid, real estate, planning and litigation. Department head Duncan Tringham is adept at handling collaborations in the public and private sector, including grant-funded development, regeneration and infrastructure projects. Legal director Mark Li, who has experience of acting on local government-led regeneration projects, joined from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP. In February 2019, James Falle departed to join Temple Bright LLP.
Personal injury: claimant Tier 2
As the personal injury practice of Foot Anstey, Enable Law has a particular expertise in handling acquired brain injury claims, assisting with group litigations, and advising on amputee as well as spinal cord, orthopaedic and multiple injury claims. This involves assistance with the securing of rehabilitation funds. The practice also advises on workplace, traffic and sports accidents. The firm is also experienced in handling claims involving injured children.
Property litigation Tier 2
At Foot Anstey, the property litigation team assists clients with high-value disputes at all levels of the court system. The team is strong in multiple sectors including banking and financial services, media and technology infrastructure and construction. It has also increased its market presence in the retail and public sectors. 'Superstar lawyer' Patrick Wetherall joined from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in 2018. In a more recent development, Richard Bagwell moved to Stephens Scown LLP. Daniel Cuthbert and senior associate Nicola Purcell are highly recommended.
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Foot Anstey's group is experienced in advising sportspeople, employers and governing bodies; the scope of the work covers commercial contracts, regulatory issues, technology, data protection and employment matters. Areas of expertise include football, rugby, sailing and cycling. Sports betting is a notable area of growth for the practice; the team acts for several betting companies and governing bodies. Jonathan Oddy leads the team from the Bristol office.
Agriculture and estates Tier 3
Foot Anstey's expertise encompasses contentious disputes, including estoppel claims as well as tenancy, partnership, will land and property disputes and non-contentious activities involving the drafting and negotiation of sale and purchase agreements. The practice also provides regulatory advice on subsidies, environmental issues and health and safety. Clients include high-net-worth farming families and individuals, business owners, trustees, charities and beneficiaries.
Commercial property: Bristol Tier 3
Foot Anstey's practice has a focus on housebuilder and mixed-use development work, as well as property matters connected with the energy and infrastructure, financial services, retail and leisure, and public sectors. Richard Walford excels in corporate occupier and infrastructure work. Another key figure is Islamic finance expert Imam Qazi, who has extensive experience of investment, finance and development transactions. Duncan Tringham is also a name to note. In 2018, legal director Mark Li joined from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and managing associate Kutahya Cherry was hired from CMS. Paul Clark departed for Burges Salmon LLP.
Energy Tier 3
The 'extremely capable' lawyers at Foot Anstey handle matters concerning renewable energy transactions, emerging technologies, and generation and distribution projects, among others. The team works closely with other departments in providing assistance to its growing client base, which includes developers and funders of energy projects. The 'very knowledgeable' Chris Pritchett, who leads the department, specialises in battery storage, electric vehicle infrastructure and renewables projects and financing. Stuart Cleak leads on the real estate aspects of energy projects; Cleak's practice places special emphasis on renewables.
Family Tier 3
Foot Anstey assists with divorce proceedings, cohabitation disputes, children-related disputes as well as wealth protection measures and property disputes. The firm is also experienced in the drafting and negotiation of pre- and postnuptial agreements. Exeter-based Jessica Pitt is the practice head and regularly liaises with high-net-worth clients and farming families on setting out financial claims arising out of relationship breakdown.
Construction Tier 4
Foot Anstey has established a reputation as a strong performer in the construction sphere, as is reflected by its work for clients in the energy, infrastructure, technology, retail and leisure sectors. In addition to acting for clients in domestic UK matters, a significant portion of the firm's work has a cross-border element; team head Ian Stubbs is experienced in acting for overseas-based clients. Legal director Brian Hitchcock and managing associate Tris Tucker are other key figures in the team, which was strengthened by the arrival of senior associate Suriya Edwards from Geldards LLP.
Corporate and commercial: Bristol Tier 4
Foot Anstey advises national and international clients on corporate M&A, private equity transactions and fundraising. It demonstrates strong capabilities advising mid-market businesses from across the UK on cross-border transactions. On the commercial side, the team has undergone significant expansion with the arrival of a number of new lawyers, including managing associate Annalisa Checchi and senior associate Helen Mouser (both from in-house positions). Another notable hire is Mark Millar, who heads up the commercial side of the practice, while Chris Worrell leads the corporate practice. Emily Settle works closely with corporate and private equity clients to advise on complex M&A transactions and corporate development.
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Foot Anstey advises on a wide-ranging scope of planning law issues concerning highways law, compulsory purchase advice, heritage law, advertisement regulations, listed building legislation and judicial reviews. Its team has particularly extensive experience of the planning aspects of large development schemes. The varied client base includes regional and national developers, housebuilders, councils, landed estates and private clients. Tim Taylor, who is a qualified chartered surveyor, heads up the group.
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The firm: Delivering exceptional client service has enabled Foot Anstey to expand by 95% in the last six years.
Under the leadership of managing partner John Westwell, the firm continues to invest in people and technology to ensure value and quality, focused on helping clients to achieve their strategic objectives. The firm strategy is focused on organic growth in its six sectors and targeted talent acquisition which has seen Foot Anstey attract recruits from national, City and international firms.
Foot Anstey's growing client base comprises regional, national and international businesses and public sector organisations. The firm is truly committed to strengthening relationships with local communities and actively engages in corporate social projects from conventional fund raising, to support for the long term unemployed.
The firm's turnover growth has been impressive, with considerable investment in premises, systems and IT.
Types of work undertaken: Corporate: the firm's respected corporate team supports a wide range of clients, from global businesses on transactions with an international dimension to entrepreneurs and business owners requiring local expertise and connections. Our corporate team is comprised of leading experts in private equity, banking, restructuring and insolvency, international transactions, tax, and company secretarial. Types of work include advising on public and private M&A, domestic floats, delistings and equity fundraisings, joint ventures and group restructuring.
Commercial: the commercial team are trusted experts to private, public and third sector organisations, advising on all aspects of business, including research and development through to the post sales environment, commercial contracts, complex projects and disputes, competition and procurement law, financial services and consumer credit, intellectual property, privacy and data protection, IT and telecommunications, and outsourcing and commercial collaborations.
Dispute resolution: the rapidly growing dispute resolution team looks after a wide range of commercial disputes, with highly specialist teams offering advice in a number of niche areas.
Employment: the firm's employment law team is the largest in the South West, working with major national and regional employers.
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The industry sectors on which Foot Anstey is focused include: banking and financial services; property, infrastructure and construction; media and technology; retail, leisure, and food and drink.
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Malaysia: Reforms to boost business dynamism would strengthen pandemic recovery
The Malaysian economy is on the road to recovery from COVID-19, although risks remain from the ongoing crisis. A return, over time, to pre-pandemic growth rates will require continued reforms to improve the business environment further, and accelerate digitalisation, according to a new OECD report.
The OECD's third Economic Survey of Malaysia says high unemployment in the wake of the crisis poses a challenge, along with weak productivity growth. In the short-term, accelerating the vaccination programme is crucial. Policy support for people and firms should continue until the recovery is well-established. Malaysia should then resume its pre-pandemic efforts to boost productivity by easing regulatory and administrative burdens and accelerating firms' adoption of digital technologies.
Over the medium-term, a fiscal consolidation strategy will be vital to reduce public debt and prepare for growing health and economic costs from Malaysia's ageing population.
"Malaysia is a business-friendly country, which attracts large flows of foreign direct investment and is well-integrated in global value chains. Nonetheless, further reforms to ease regulation and expand the digital economy will be essential to drive growth in the post-pandemic world and to ensure Malaysia fully benefits from today's digital opportunities," OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said, presenting the Survey alongside Malaysia's Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Economic Affairs, Mustapa Mohamed.
Malaysia was experiencing solid growth prior to the pandemic. With sales of electronic and health-related goods bouncing back, and policy support propping up domestic demand, the Survey projects GDP growth to rebound to 4.3% in 2021 and 6.1% in 2022, following a drop in economic activity of 5.6% in 2020.
The economic blow from COVID-19 hit small firms and young, self-employed and migrant workers hard. Persisting high unemployment underscores the need to improve social protection and policy support for those not adequately covered, including many independent employees working for online platforms, and the micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses that account for a significant part of Malaysia's economy.
Prior to the pandemic, Malaysia undertook a series of reforms to improve the business environment, including by streamlining regulations and administrative burdens for businesses, and establishing competition authorities. While Malaysia now ranks well compared to its Southeast Asian peers, there is room to reduce barriers to competition further, particularly in the energy and transport sectors, professional services and retail, where the OECD's Product Market Regulation indicators show that regulations and procedures remain restrictive relative to OECD countries.
The Survey also recommends accelerating Malaysia's digital transformation by improving digital infrastructure, developing workers' Internet skills and encouraging small firms – particularly older ones – to adopt new technologies that can stimulate innovation.
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Economic Activity in Myanmar to Remain at Low Levels, with the Overall Outlook Bleak
Myanmar's economy and people continue to be severely tested by the ongoing impacts of the military coup and the surge in COVID-19 cases in 2021. Following an expected 18 percent contraction of the economy in the year ended September 2021, the World Bank's Myanmar Economic Monitor, released today, projects growth of 1 percent in the year to September 2022. While reflecting recent signs of stabilization in some areas, the projection remains consistent with a critically weak economy, around 30 percent smaller than it might have been in the absence of COVID-19 and the February 2021 coup.
The near-term outlook will depend on the evolution of the pandemic and the effects of conflict, together with the degree to which foreign exchange and financial sector constraints persist, as well as disruptions to other key services including electricity, logistics and digital connectivity.
"The situation and outlook for most people in Myanmar continues to be extremely worrying," said World Bank Country Director for Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR Mariam Sherman. "Recent trends of escalating conflict are concerning – firstly from a humanitarian perspective but also from the implications for economic activity. Moreover, with a low vaccination rate and inadequate health services, Myanmar is highly vulnerable to the Omicron variant of COVID-19."
Among recent signs of economic stabilization, mobility has recovered to 2020 levels after falling around 70 percent below pre-COVID-19 baseline levels in July 2021, though it remains about 30 percent below pre-pandemic levels for retail, recreation, and transport venues. This is likely to have supported the services sector, though overall consumer demand continues to be weak due to recent shocks to incomes and employment. In the manufacturing sector, output and employment also appear to be stabilizing, and exports have recovered in recent months.
Nevertheless, economic activity continues to be affected by substantial weaknesses in both supply and demand. Firms continue to report sharp reductions in sales and profits, cashflow shortages, and a lack of adequate access to banking and internet services. Results from the latest World Bank firms' survey indicate that around half of all companies experienced disruptions in the supply of inputs and raw materials in October, largely because of increases in costs amid logistics constraints and a sharp depreciation of the kyat. Farmers continue to be affected by higher prices for key inputs, restricted access to credit, and ongoing logistics constraints.
Ongoing economic pressures are having a substantial effect on vulnerability and food security, particularly for the poor, whose savings have been drained as a result of recent shocks. The share of Myanmar's population living in poverty is expected to have doubled compared to pre-COVID-19 levels. Combined with pressures on agricultural production, rapid price inflation and reduced access to credit are expected to further compound food security risks.
Over the longer term, events since February 2021 are expected to limit Myanmar's growth potential. "Most indicators suggest that private investment has fallen markedly, and previously viable projects are becoming unviable as demand remains weak, the cost of imports has risen, and kyat-denominated revenues are worth less in foreign currency terms," said World Bank Senior Economist for Myanmar Kim Edwards. "In addition, lost months of education, together with large increases in unemployment and displacement, will substantially reduce human capital, skills and productive capacity over the longer term."
Structural Reforms Needed to Put Tunisia on Path to Sustainable Growth
Decisive structural reforms and an improved business climate are essential to put Tunisia's economy on a more sustainable path, create jobs for the growing youth population and better manage the country's debt burden, according to the Winter 2021 Edition of the World Bank's Tunisia Economic Monitor.
Titled "Economic Reforms to Navigate out of the Crisis" (in French, "Réformes économiques pour sortir de la crise"), the report estimates a slow economic recovery from COVID-19, with projected growth of 3% in 2021. Weighing on this recovery is rising unemployment, which increased from 15.1% to 18.4% in the third quarter of 2021, affecting the youth and people in the western regions hardest.
The report outlines how the weak recovery puts pressure on Tunisia's already strained public finances, with the budget deficit still elevated at 7.6% in 2021, despite a small contraction from 9.4% in 2020. The budget deficit is projected to gradually decline, reaching 5% to 7% of GDP in 2022-23, helped by lower health-related expenditures and provided that the moderately positive trajectory of spending and revenue are maintained. However, Tunisia's rising public debt will be hard to finance without decisive public finance and economic reforms, the report noted.
"Just like everywhere else, COVID-19 has adversely affected Tunisia's economy and the report strongly highlights the need to address longstanding challenges to sustainable growth, including improving the business environment," said Alexandre Arrobbio, World Bank Country Manager for Tunisia. "To emerge from this crisis, Tunisia needs to adopt decisive reforms to promote private sector development, boost competitiveness and create more jobs, especially for women and youth."
The first chapter of the report analyzes potential reasons behind Tunisia's slow economic recovery and highlights two specific factors: the country's reliance on tourism and transport services; and the rigidity of the business climate, including restrictions on investments and competition which constrain the reallocation of resources in the economy.
The second chapter elaborates on key barriers to competition, arguing that Tunisia's current regulatory environment restricts competition and discourages the development of new businesses. Looking ahead, the report recommends that policy reforms to ensure a level playing field in every sector are essential in order to boost employment for Tunisians and to increase purchasing power.
Lebanon's Crisis: Great Denial in the Deliberate Depression
The scale and scope of Lebanon's deliberate depression are leading to the disintegration of key pillars of Lebanon's post-civil war political economy. This is being manifested by a collapse of the most basic public services; persistent and debilitating internal political discord; and mass brain drain. Meanwhile, the poor and the middle class, who were never well served under this model in the first place, are carrying the main burden of the crisis.
According to the World Bank Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM) Fall 2021 "The Great Denial", Lebanon's deliberate depression is orchestrated by the country's elite that has long captured the state and lived off its economic rents. This capture persists despite the severity of the crisis –one of the top ten, possibly top three most severe economic collapses worldwide since the 1850s; it has come to threaten the country's long-term stability and social peace. The country's post-war economic development model which thrived on large capital inflows and international support in return for promises of reforms is bankrupt. In addition, the collapse is occurring in a highly unstable geo-political environment making the urgency of addressing the dire crisis even more pressing.
The LEM estimates real GDP to decline by 10.5 percent in 2021, on the back of a 21.4 contraction in 2020. In fact, Lebanon's GDP plummeted from close to US$52 billion in 2019 to a projected US$21.8 billion in 2021, marking a 58.1 percent contraction—the highest contraction in a list of 193 countries.
Monetary and financial turmoil continue to drive crisis conditions, under a multiple exchange rate system which poses valuable challenges on the economy. The sharp deterioration in the Lebanese Lira persisted in 2021, with the US$ banknote rate and the World Bank Average Exchange rate depreciating by 211 and 219 percent (year-on-year), respectively, over the first 11 months of the year. Exchange rate pass through effects on prices have resulted in surging inflation, estimated to average 145 percent in 2021—ranking 3rd globally after Venezuela and Sudan. Inflation is a highly regressive tax, disproportionally affecting the poor and vulnerable, and more generally, people living on fixed income like pensioners. Food inflation remains concerning as it forms a larger proportion of the expenses incurred by poorer households who are struggling to make ends meet with their deteriorating purchasing power.
Government revenues are estimated to almost halve in 2021 to reach 6.6 percent of GDP, marking the 3rd lowest ratio globally after Somalia and Yemen. The expenditure contraction was even more pronounced, led partially by drastic cutbacks in primary spending, which has reinforced the economic spiral. Meanwhile, gross debt is estimated to reach 183 percent of GDP in 2021, taking Lebanon to the 4th highest ratio in the world preceded only by Japan, Sudan and Greece.
A rare relative bright spot in 2021 has been tourism, which helped hold the current account deficit-to-GDP ratio steady.
Starting Spring 2021, a disorderly termination of the foreign exchange (FX) subsidy commenced and was in full force by the summer. The path authorities followed to the subsidy removal was opaque, inadequately coordinated and lacked timely pro-poor alleviation measures. As a result, subsidy removal mostly benefited importers and smugglers while precious and scarce FX resources were drained.
"Deliberate denial during deliberate depression is creating long-lasting scars on the economy and society. Over two years into the financial crisis, Lebanon has yet to identify, least of all embark upon, a credible path toward economic and financial recovery," said Saroj Kumar Jha, World Bank Mashreq Regional Director. "The Government of Lebanon urgently needs to move forward with the adoption of a credible, comprehensive and equitable macro-financial stabilization and recovery plan and accelerate its implementation if it is to avoid a complete destruction of its social and economic networks and immediately stop irreversible loss of human capital. The World Bank reconfirms its readiness to continue to support Lebanon in addressing the pressing needs of its people and challenges affecting their livelihoods."
As detailed and called for in previous issues of the LEM, this strategy would be based on: (i) a new monetary policy framework that would regain confidence and stability in the exchange rate; (ii) a debt restructuring program that would achieve short-term fiscal space and medium-term debt sustainability; (iii) a comprehensive restructuring of the financial sector to regain solvency of the banking sector; (iv) a phased, equitable, fiscal adjustment to regain confidence in fiscal policy; (v) growth enhancing reforms; and (vi) enhanced social protection.
Particularly, initiating a comprehensive, well-structured and swift reform of the electricity sector is critical to address the long-standing and compounding challenges of this sector which is at the center of Lebanon's economic and social recovery. In addition, Lebanon needs to step-up efforts to ensure efficient and prompt delivery of social protection assistance to the poor and vulnerable households struggling under the continuing economic crisis.
The Special Focus section of the LEM "Searching for the External Lift in the Deliberate Depression" examines the reasons for the weaker than expected increase in exports considering the Lebanese Lira's sharp depreciation; it analyzes the failure thus far for the external sector to sufficiently benefit from increased price competitiveness and become a more robust driver of growth. The Special Focus finds that Lebanon's exports are inhibited by three factors (outside of the crisis itself): (i) (pre crisis) economic fundamentals; (ii) global conditions; and (iii) political/institutional environment.


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Sign Ordinance Taking Shape
LaGrange Daily News By Alicia B. Hill June 21, 2017
After months of review, county staff are beginning to see the updated sign ordinance take shape.
Both the City of LaGrange and Troup County have been working to bring their sign ordinances in line with state ruling for months in an effort to make them legal, enforceable and up to date with modern technology. On Tuesday, the Troup County Board of Commissioners offered its comments on the updated county ordinance which is now nearing completion and focused much of its attention on how the ordinance will affect temporary signage.
"We reached a compromise that we think is workable to allow temporary signage for 20 calendar days without a permit, but for anything over 20 days it would be with a permit," County Planner Tracie Hadaway. "We would allow it for 30 days once a quarter."
The permit would give the county the ability to enforce the sign ordinance, and discourage residents from keeping signs that are designed to be temporary up for months at a time. The updated ordinance will also attempt to make new signage more consistent between the cities and the county.
"The main changes between the ordinance that we've got now and the one that we are revising (are to) the free standing poles located in the commercial industrial zoning districts are reduced from 35 foot to 25 foot-35 is what is in the existing zoning ordinance – and the sides would be decreased from 200 square feet to 100 square feet," Hadaway said. "This change is more consistent with the municipalities and other jurisdictions, although Troup County will still be on the higher side for height."
Other updates to the sign ordinance include decreasing how many signs are allowed to cover store windows from 100 percent to 20 percent, billboards will be allowed on Interstate 85, digital multiple message boards will not be allowed on Troup County's scenic roads – which are currently designated as Salem Road, Dennis Smith Road and Salem-Chipley Road- and portable signs will only be allowed on a temporary basis with a permit.
The commissioners have reviewed the ordinance, and its updates, and some expressed concern on the ease of citizens hoping obtain permission to put up temporary signs.
"Is that something that can be done online?" Commissioner Lewis Davis asked. "Or is that something that they will physically need to come into the zoning office for?"
According to Senior Building Official Jay Anderson, the forms should be available online, but citizens would still need to come into the office to turn them in at this point. Signs for weekend events like yard sales would not require a permit, but would only be allowed on Fridays through Tuesdays mornings.
Some concern was also expressed over the ordinance's regulations concerning flags.
"Whatever we can do or need to do, we do not need to get into a discussion about if people can fly a large American flag," County Commission Chairman Patrick Crews said. "I've seen too many communities and homeowner's associations get in fights about that, and I think we don't want to go there."
The update ordinance purposefully avoids naming what can and cannot be displayed on signs due to the ruling of a recent lawsuit where it was found that content based regulations which specifically list sign categories as yard sale signs and realtor signs instead of weekend signs and event signs could easily run afoul of first amendment rights. The county staff has been hesitant to make exceptions in the ordinance, even for the American flag.
Staff did however agree to take a closer look at how the ordinance could affect county citizens display the American flag.
Hadaway also noted that staff hoped to put together a reference guide on signage regulations for local business owners who may have questions regarding the updated signage policy.
The Troup County Board of Commissioners voted to extend the moratorium on signage for another 30 days in order to make it possible to have a final public hearing before the updated sign ordinance is passed.
The vote will be held on July 18 at 9 a.m. at 100 Ridley Avenue which will be the next meeting with an accompanying work session when all the commissioners will be able to attend.


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Official Bio
Joysy John is the Strategy & Digital Transformation Director at Trinity College London, one of the leading examination boards for music, drama and English language. She is passionate about education, technology and inclusion. Joysy is the former CEO of 01 Founders, tuition-free coding centres with a job-guarantee to improve diversity in tech. She was appointed by the Department of Education to the Edtech Leadership Group and by the Welsh Government to the expert panel on Schooling Reimagined. Previously she was the Director of Education at Nesta, UK's innovation foundation and CIO of Ada, the National College for Digital Skills.
She helped launch three non-profits focused on education. She founded Founders Fit to help startup leaders find the right cofounders. She is the founder of the London chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, a global initiative (3600+ Fellows in 28 cities worldwide have gone on to raise over $2.4B). Joysy has over a decade of experience in technology, business management, strategy and sales roles with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley in Singapore, US and UK. She was the youngest person selected into the Future Leader Development Programme at JP Morgan Chase.
She has worked across different sectors spanning education, technology, banking and entrepreneurship across Singapore, US and UK. She was nominated to the Financial Times top 100 BAME leaders influencing tech in 2019 and Finalist for Woman of the Year at the 16th Asian Achievers Award in 2016. She holds a Computer Engineering (Honours) degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and an MBA with Distinction from London Business School where she was the President of the Women in Business Club and a Forte Scholar. She is on the Education Committee of The Royal Society, Advisory Council of Foundation for Education Development, Global Advisory Committee of Intrinsic Labs and Founder of Startup Leadership Program in UK.
I was born in Kerala, India and grew up in Uttar Pradesh. My mum was a teacher who instilled a growth mindset in me. My dad helped build a strong work ethic. I am the eldest of three siblings and the first person in my family to study computer engineering, to go abroad and to do a masters degree. Now I live in London with my husband and two daughters.
I studied computer programming in the early 90s in India. Thanks to my school St Mary's Convent High School, I learnt to code at the age of 12. My Computer Science teacher inspired me to become a software engineer and nurtured my love for algorithms and problem-solving . I was fortunate to get a scholarship from the Ministry of Education in Singapore for my undergraduate studies. I graduated with a Computer Engineering Honours degree from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in 2000. I got a Forte Foundation scholarship for my masters. Graduated with an MBA with Distinction from London Business School in 2008.
Debating and public speaking changed my life. I have represented my university in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. I continue to learn and hope that someday I'll go back to university for my post-doctoral studies.
I have over two decades of work experience across technology, banking, education entrepreneurship and charity leadership. I have worked across corporates (JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, EF Education First), charities (Ada College, Nesta, Startup Leadership) and startups (Founders Fit, Emerge, Flow, Stir Education). I have been a computer engineer, business analyst, banker, angel investor, entrepreneur, non-profit leader and strategy consultant at various phases of my career. I have lived and worked across Asia, US and Europe and launched numerous startups.
I am passionate about technology education, entrepreneurship and women's empowerment. Professionally I am on an adventure to transform the education system in the UK, close the digital skills gap and address the gender gap in tech. I am excited about the opportunity to transform education and empower more women to innovate, create and shape technologies in the future.
This is my way of sharing the joy of technology and inspiring young people to learn digital skills so they can solve big challenges and have an impact on the world.
Outside of work, I love to paint, travel, read and meditate.
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" Hallo! I am a mother, a wife and a dreamer. I am a mother of two children. My oldest child is Sena, he is a Software Engineer. He is calm and easy like Sunday morning. The second one is my daughter Rani, who is a Performance Maker/Producer. She is active and creative like Monday morning. I feel, that my children are the greatest gifts I have received from the universe. I am the wife of Danny, who hails from Toraja, Sulawesi. And I dream of a great Indonesia, where no one is poor and the tenun or hand-woven textile art and culture thrive.
According to the World Bank 2017 report, out of 252 million population, more than 28 million Indonesians still live below the poverty line. Approximately 40% of the population remain vulnerable of falling into poverty, as their income hover marginally above the national poverty line. Empirically, a high percentage of the poor are rural women. Many of them then work overseas mostly as household helps. Annually, many of them come back abused or dead. According to Migrant Care, between 2012-2017 there were 1,267 dead migrant workers who were reported and returned to Indonesia. The real number must be higher.
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We're thrilled to finally announce Emerald City Music's summer party and fundraiser on August 23rd, 6–10pm!
Argosy Cruises will take us out on the waters of Lake Union as we celebrate summer with music, games, drinks and bites. We'll host a panel discussion with Artistic Director Kristin Lee, and a special performance ON A BOAT!
Tickets and funds raised support Emerald City Music's operations fund, which keeps the organization ticking strong all year long! Tickets available May 24.
Tickets include drinks, passed, plates, a musical play-along with Artistic Director Kristin Lee, and lots of live music, games, and fun!


The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 35-45 mph, the contact noticed gas leaking on the fuel rail. The gasoline smell entered the passenger compartment. The failure occurred twice. The contact discovered a leak under the hood. Daimler Chrysler stated that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 00V268000 (fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system). The current and failure mileages were approximately 36,000. Updated 06/09/2008.
: the contact detected an odor of gasoline after driving and suspected there was a leak. But was unable to pinpoint the source. There was NHTSA recall campaign 00V268000, regarding the fuel system. The vehicle had the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
2000, Dodge Grand Caravan, there was a fuel leakage in the fuel injection system. Consumer noticed on website that there was recall NHTSA campaign 00V268000, consumer contacted the dealer service who referred her to the manufacturer. Diamler Chrysler told consumer that this vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vehicle identification number. Consumer could smell gasoline when she turned the ignition on. The service dealer mechanic checked out the vehicle, and told her that there was a leak in the fuel injection system, the problem was not repaired. The consumer received a recall letter concerning the air bag clock spring failure. The letter stated that if the airbag light stayed on the vehicle should be taken to the dealer for repairs. Consumer did not have this problem and she did not take vehicle to the dealer for repairs. There were no other known problems with the vehicle at this time.
My 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan mini van has a 3.3L engine. Early in March 2005, I had a difficult time starting the vehicle and the smell of fuel was prominent. Upon a search of fulel injection problems on the internet, I found NHTSA recall notice 00V268000. This notice describes the following problem for minivans with the 3.3L and 3.8L enginges: These vehicles have fuel rails with nitrole rubber O-ring seals that can degrade over time. Fuel leakage from the underhood fuel injection fuel rail could result, increasing the likelihood of a vehicle fire. I suspect that, although my vehicle is not in the recall, my problem is the same as the problem that affected the recalled vehicles.
The vehicle experienced the same defect with the fuel system leakage as stated in recall 00 V 268 000, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.


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Q: How to create a table in MySQL when using java I'm trying to create a table in mysql through java. I'm using putty for this by the way. Here is a bit of the code I have so far but it doesn't work.
rs=s.executeQuery("CREATE TABLE test(id CHAR(2),name VARCHAR(3),PRIMARY KEY(id)); ");
while(rs.next())
{
  System.out.println(rs.getString(1));
}
catch (SQLException ex)
{
  System.out.println("SQLException:"+ ex.getMessage());
}

A: executeQuery() is for quires (usually SELECT) that return a ResultSet.
With DML (and DDL) queries you need to use executeUpdate() method.
For more information and examples use Setting Up Tables tutorial.

A: See this post here: Data Manipulation Statements
You should be using executeUpdate() if you wish to actually modify the database.

A: Your query is ok! But you don't get a result set! the CREATE TABLE won't give an rows or columns.
You have been tricked be the documentation:

Returns:
      a ResultSet object that contains the data produced by the given query; never null

however

Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs,... the given SQL statement produces anything other than a single ResultSet object, ...

In my opinion a call of "execute" would be the proper way.

A: I don't think its ever a good idea to generate your database schema via Java. Use the utility tool that comes with your database to create your schema. This way, you or anyone (such as a DBA) can create your tables, views, indexes, constraints, grant permissions, etc without having to know Java. You can even have your database utility generate an SQL script that you can run to re-generate the schema from scratch. Last point: I believe you will be better off calling your primary key test_id and making it type numberic, long, or int. this way, when you refer to it as a foreign key in another table, you will immediately know it refers back to the test table.

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The new trailer for The Sorcerer's Apprentice is blasting your face full of Nic Cage's plasma bolts. Watch and learn Cage's magic-school rules. (Sadly, Conditioner is not one of them.) Plus see the first Fantastia walking-broom-disaster shout-out.
Rings on every finger, fingerless gloves, pointy leather wizard cap, a leather duster and a hatred for showering — this is what makes a wise old wizard. Or at least, that's what we're getting from Cage. Not to be a hater, because this new trailer has me so jazzed for this film, I can barely find words.
First up — dragons, hadouken plasma blasts, bugs and iron birds, all tucked into the streets of NYC. It's like my usual daydreams brought to life. Besides the fact that Cage has brought out the Full Crazy for this one. We're just ready to see some classic urban fantasy hit the streets, Jerry Bruckheimer style. I'm going to watch this movie so hard, I might even buy it dinner afterwards.
Check out this gallery of pivotal moments from the new trailer. Plus the first reference to Fantasia, which the film was inspired by. We were wondering how they were going to fit that in there — looks like the Jay's taking on the classic role of the mouse, messing with the old man's magic to a disastrous broom-walking end.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice hits theaters July 16th 2010.


Bob Elliott, (Robert Brackett Elliott), American comedian (born March 26, 1923, Boston, Mass.—died Feb. 2, 2016, Cundys Harbor, Maine), was one-half, with Ray Goulding, of the comedy duo Bob and Ray. The pair were known for their keen sense of the ridiculous, their gentle satire, and low-key deadpan delivery. Each played an array of characters. Elliott's most-notable alter ego was radio interviewer Wally Ballou, "winner of over seven international diction awards." Elliott and Goulding met when they worked together on radio at WHDH in Boston; their on-air banter was the beginning of their comedy team. In 1946 they became headliners on the station, first with Matinee with Bob and Ray and later with Breakfast with Bob and Ray. In 1951 they were given a radio program, The Bob and Ray Show, on the NBC radio station in New York City; the program later aired on CBS and the Mutual Broadcasting System as well and was briefly (1951–53) shown on TV. Elliott and Goulding appeared on Broadway (1970–71) in Bob and Ray—the Two and Only and were often guests on late-night TV talk shows. The last version of their radio show, The Bob and Ray Public Radio Show, aired (1982–87) on National Public Radio. Bob and Ray received three Peabody Awards (1951, 1956, and 1982) and were inducted (1984) into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame and (1995) into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Following Goulding's death in 1990, Elliott appeared as the father of his real-life son, comic actor Chris Elliott, in the 1990–92 TV series Get a Life and in the 1994 movie Cabin Boy.


The 148th Akutagawa Prize will be awarded to Kuroda Natsuko for her story a-b-san-go (a-b-san-go, published in the September 2012 issue of Waseda Bungaku [issue no. 5]). Kuroda, who is 75 years old, is the oldest writer ever to receive the award. Although she earlier wrote for coterie magazines, her last published fiction dates to the 1970s. The 148th Naoki Prize will be shared by Asai Ryō, for Nanimono (Who Is It?, published by Shinchōsha) and Abe Ryūtarō, for Tōhaku (Hasegawa Tōhaku, published Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha). The presentation ceremony will be held on February 23 in Tokyo.
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō XII died today of pneumonia in a hospital in Tokyo, where he had been hospitalized since last December. Danjūrō was stricken with an acute leukemia in 2004 and had received a bone-marrow transplant from his sister in 2008. Following closely on the death of the 57-year-old Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII on December 5 of last year, Danjūrō's unexpected demise has sent shock waves through theater circles and Japanese society as a whole. Danjūrō was 66 years old.
The holograph of an unpublished short story written by Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972) has been discovered among documents purchased in 2010 by Tsurumi University in Yokohama. The story bears the title Kin'ō no kami (God of Loyalty to the Emperor) and deals with the life of the late-Edo-period Shintoist Inoue Masakane. What is probably a publisher's seal and the handwritten date December 26, 1928 (in another hand) appear on the manuscript, making it likely that Kawabata wrote the story that same year.
The fifth incarnation of the Ginza Kabukiza theater reopened today after close to three years of reconstruction. The facade closely resembles that of the previous Kabukiza (built in 1951), but a 29-story building now rises at the rear. Sixty-three kabuki actors took part in a parade in Ginza on February 27 to commemorate the impending event. A special series of performances (known as kokeotoshi kōen) has also been inaugurated and will continue until March 2014. An introduction to the new facilities can be found on the Kabukiza home page.
The print run of Murakami Haruki's Shikisai o motanai Tasaki Tsukuru to kare no junrei no toshi (Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, published by Bungei Shunjū) has passed one million copies, just a week after the novel's publication. This is five days faster than was the case for the third volume of 1Q 84, which Murakami published in 2010, and Bungei Shunjū has now added two extra printings to the original printing of 800,000 copies to meet the demand for the novel by Japanese readers.
The 149th Akutagawa Prize has been won by Fujino Kaori for the story Tsume to me (Fingernails and Eyes, published in the April issue of Shinchō). The 149th Naoki Prize will go to Sakuragi Shino for Hoteru Rōyaru (Hotel Royal, published by Shūeisha). The presentation ceremony will be held in Tokyo in mid-August.
It has been reported that the writer Rokusō Ichika, who in 2011 identified Polish-born Elise Marie Caroline Wiegert as the model for Mori Ōgai's 1890 story, Maihime (The Dancer), has now unearthed a photograph of Wiegert by tracking down a descendant of Wiegert's younger sister. The postcard-size photograph shows Wiegert standing with her husband possibly sometime between 1908 and 1918, when she would have been between 41 and 52 years old. Rokusō will publish her findings in September in a book titled Sorekara no Erisu (What Happened to Elise, Kōdansha).
Two letters sent by novelist Shimazaki Tōson (1872-1943) to Natalalia Feldman, the translator of the 1955 Russian version of his novel Hakai (The Broken Commandment, 1906) have been discovered at the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in Moscow. One of the letters is a short note in English agreeing to the translation, while the other is a longer message in Japanese touching on the background to the novel. The letters had been mistakenly classified by the Archive and were discovered by Ōta Jōtarō, a professor at Kumamoto Gakuen University in Kyūshū, while he was conducting unrelated research there.


the countdown to Xmas has started and people are rushing through the streets to buy presents for their loved ones. But in all this Xmas craziness we should not forget those that live on the streets and have nothing or those that are alone and have nobody to celebrate the holy Xmas days with.
This version of the old time Xmas classic "Holy Night" by Kabanjak is dedicated to those that live on the edge of society.


This video was designed for a live event in LA, to be played on a plasma screen. However, we created the project files to be modular, and reusable for multiple formats.
For this project, NextBook gave us the challenge of working with text for their new releases.
Because we had to work with so much text, we hand animated each frame to create a high definition experience, while keeping all the text present, readable, and comprehensible.
Last night, The Defibulators hosted a great night of music to celebrate their new CD Release, Corn Money.
You can listen for yourself on their site.
But before you do, watch this video we made to promote their new album.
New Album CORN MONEY out March 3rd! from the defibulators on Vimeo.
Peter Radizeski and I were recently guests on Jeffrey Powers' show, Geek-a-zine, on UStream.tv.
We spoke about cell phones, the data on them (McCain's and Obamas Blackberry issues), elections in Estonia, Yahoo email and their new social rollout, the Palm Nova, and a whole lot more.
Check out the show below, and catch his show every Monday, at 7pm on Geekazine's UStream channel.
The video below was made for JDub, an NYC record label, to help them pitch their artists at a sales conference. JDub represents artists such as Matisyahu, Golem, and Sway Machinery.
The purpose of the video was clear: showcase the label's artists and their energy.
Check out the video for the final product.
In addition to editing the final video and delivering a DVD for the sales conference . . .
We also optimized images, logos, and videos for JDub. Additionally, we converted multiple video files from DVD's from performances, archives, and promos. All these graphic and video files were delivered to JDub for future use.
Finally, we produced this media player for all the video files. The media player can be managed by JDub without knowing any code.
Buddy Ebsen Hackett is The Defibulators marketing "arm" for The Defibulators, a brooklyn based musical act. Who-ee! This is the first version of a promo video for The Defibulators' new album.
Buddy Hackett introduces: The New Album by the Defibulators from Jaki Levy on Vimeo.
We produced and edited this version in 1 very fun night.
The fire in the fireplace was real and made the entire Brooklyn apartment very, very smokey.
Darian Dauchan's Media Madness directed by Margaret Perry premiered at The Kitchen's Counter Culture series. The show features live video and pre-rendered video pieces and is a "multi-media" extravaganza.
You can read an in-depth interview with Darian in The Ithaca Times or check out this great interview in The Ithacan.
Surprisingly, Keynote is running it all.
In the next production, I'd like to incorporate more interactivity into the piece using either Isadora or Max/MSP Jitter so I can create custom titles during the live feed. For example, there is a scene for a press conference (picture above). I'd like to have graphics and lower thirds appear that say "LIVE," to give it a sense that it's a media circus in a fictional place by creating custom titles.
However, I've found the delay and pixelation in these software platforms to be problematic.
Produced for Ralph Lauren's flagship store in New York City on Madison Ave and 72nd Street. The work was designed to play on 4 plasma screens simultaneously. The video was produced from a series of still images taken by myself and Robert Moon.
For more on the project, visit the blog for documentation and research.
Time Lapse with Music from Jaki Levy on Vimeo.
I shot Part I, Dee shot Part II.
For this installation 2 VCRs are networked, sending a custom made VHS tape from one VCR to another. As the VHS tape travels in the space between the VCRs, the VHS signal slowly degrades in quality.
The decomposing signal on the VHS tape mirrors the disappearance of analog technology from our culture.
Like audio cassette tapes and other analog technology, the VCR is on its way out. With the rise of DVRs (digital video recorders) DVDs, and other digital technologies, the VCR is now a quaint thing of the past. Taking the cue from Vinyl Records, VHS tapes are now acquiring a nostalgic status.
In the installation, the top left image represents the "realty" as it happens in front of us – the live feed is what our eyes see.
The bottom right is what our mind keeps of that. After filtering the "feed" coming in through our eyes, each mind keeps its own memory, which is in fact, a minute fragment of the data that the actual "live feed" contained. In a day from now, what you saw in the room will remain in your brain as a few scattered images with no detail – if any.


is when King Duncan comes to the castle of Macbeth for a visit to celebrate Macbeth's elevation to Thane of Cawdor. The audience knows that the king is going to be murdered, but the king has no idea. King Duncan comments on how beautiful the castle is, but the king does not know that he has walked into a trap. The Macbeths have a lovely feast. Lady Macbeth, especially, pays respect to the king, honors the king, and celebrates with him. She tells her husband that they must not reveal from their facial expressions or their demeanor any of their plans for later that night.


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Summer Camp Campaign: Luis would rather deliver fun than the mail
Unlike most other kids, 12-year-old Luis Arevalo doesn't have an entire summer of leisure and fun ahead of him. So far, he is experiencing the working world by spending time on the job with his dad, driving back and forth between Orange County and Las Vegas delivering mail.
It's not an ideal vacation. So Luis will appreciate the change of scenery — the Santa Monica Mountains instead of the open road — when he spends two weeks at Camp Mt. Crags and Camp Gilmore, operated in tandem and run by the Salvation Army.
Surrounded by oaks and evergreens in the scenic Malibu Canyon, Luis will have the chance to hike, swim, play games, rock climb and practice archery.
Luis has attended the Salvation Army's afterschool program in Whittier nearly every day after school for five years. There, he performs with the choir and in musical productions such as last winter's "Christmas County Spelling Bee." He also participates in the Adventure Corps, similar to Boy Scouts. The program is devoted to developing interpersonal skills, performing community service, building friendships and engaging in multicultural learning.
At the first of two camp sessions that he'll attend this summer, Luis will earn Adventure Corps emblems by completing specific tasks and activities. At the second, Luis will indulge his love of music with the camp's "Rock and Soul" theme, inspired by the Hard Rock Café.
A couple of years ago, Luis also attended the Salvation Army's Music Camp, where activities included hip-hop and rap classes. According to Robert Davidson, assistant corps officer, music camp teaches not just confidence but also stage presence, something Luis can carry with him for the rest of his life.
At the moment, Luis isn't thinking too hard about future plans. Like many boys his age, Luis loves video games and fantasizes about a career in that field. He says, "They have this thing where you can actually test video games and get paid for it! That's a pretty good job." He also considers the possibility of joining the Marines. His father encourages that goal, noting that the military can help with expenses of college and buying a home.
But for now, Luis is looking forward to two weeks of camp, enjoying friends, sports, music and the life of a 12-year-old boy.
With $1.6 million raised last year by the Los Angeles Times Summer Camp Campaign, approximately 6,500 children will go to camp in Southern California this summer.