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It is possible for a theory not to correspond to reality?
The happiest people in Africa apparently reside in Angola, according to a 156-nation survey published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Released Monday, September 9th, the 2013 World Happiness Report ranks the happiest countries around the globe and around Africa.
The Solutions Network, launched in August 2012, mobilizes scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society, and the private sector in support of sustainable-development problem solving at local, national, and global scales.
The report identifies the countries with the highest levels of happiness: leading experts in several fields – economics, psychology, survey analysis, national statistics, and more – describe how measurements of well-being can be used effectively to assess the progress of nations.
The Report shows significant changes in happiness in countries over time, with some countries rising and others falling over the past five years. There is some evidence of global convergence of happiness levels, with happiness gains more common in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, and losses more common among the industrial countries.
For the 152 countries with data available, happiness (as measured by people’s own evaluations of their lives) significantly improved in 60 countries and worsened in 41.
The Report also shows the major beneficial side-effects of happiness. Happy people live longer, are more productive, earn more, and are also better citizens.
This year Angola happen to be the happiest Country in Africa in its 61st position between 152 Country surveyed.
So far so good, but it is possible for a theory not to correspond to reality? The answer could be yes, bust let’s give a look to the following video and find out what people of Luanda think about it.
Adjaime, the director of a Street children's Shelter in town, gives his own idea of being happy in Angola. Then a young angolan student gives is own clue.
Adjaime: “I don’t know if we can consider Angola the happiest Country but is a Country in which people try to move forward when they face difficulties in a way that appeals to suffer as little as possible, smiling even if you are suffering, going through the difficulties of life, singing and dancing, I’m not sure it means to be happy, it is just a way to face the problems”
“So this is true if it means to feel good in your own soul and from a materialistic point of view, that’s why we cannot think of Angola as the happiest country of the continent but as a Country which try to solve the problems without being overwhelmed by the problems”
Dani: "Angola is the happiest Country in Africa because the families living in this country are always willing to help one each other.
Etichette: 2013 World Happiness Report, Angola, economy, Luanda, poverty, street children, UN
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StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and Standard Insurance Company Announce the Promotion of Dan McMillan to President and Chief Operating Officer
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and primary operating subsidiary Standard Insurance Company (“The Standard”) announced today that Dan McMillan has been promoted to president and chief operating officer. J. Greg Ness retains his role as chief executive officer and chairman of the board.
McMillan is currently executive vice president for The Standard, with executive responsibility for the company’s two primary business units — the Insurance Services Group and the Asset Management Group. Insurance Services Group encompasses both group and individual insurance operations. Asset Management Group includes Standard Insurance Company’s Investment division, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, StanCorp Real Estate, and the company’s Retirement Plans and Individual Annuities businesses.
In his new role, McMillan will retain oversight of the company’s insurance and asset management businesses and add responsibility for Information Technology and Corporate Actuarial and Risk Management.
McMillan joined The Standard in 1989 and has held a succession of leadership positions with increasing responsibilities, as well as spearheaded large-scale business, technology and enterprise efficiency initiatives.
“Dan’s more than 30 years of experience across many varied areas of our organization will suit him well as he takes on these additional responsibilities. He is a strong and steady leader who strives to help us meet and exceed the expectations of our customers,” said Greg Ness, chairman and CEO of The Standard. “I’m excited about this new leadership opportunity for Dan and how it positions our company for continued success and growth.”
McMillan earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in mathematics from Linfield College. He also holds an Associate Life & Health Claims designation from the International Claim Association.
McMillan serves on the Group Insurance Executive Council of the American Council of Life Insurers. He previously served on the board of directors of the Council for Disability Awareness, Portland Children’s Museum, Lines for Life and the Portland Business Alliance.
About The Standard
The Standard is a family of companies dedicated to helping customers achieve financial well-being and peace of mind. In business since 1906, we are a leading provider of financial protection products and services for employers and individuals. Our products include group and individual disability insurance, group life, dental and vision insurance, voluntary (employee-paid) benefits, absence management services, and retirement plans and annuities for employers and individuals. For more information about The Standard, visit www.standard.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
The Standard is the marketing name for StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries: Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., StanCorp Real Estate, LLC, and StanCorp Equities, Inc.
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You Should Know What You're Paying For!
Do You Really Want to Buy Here?
See What Residents Say
Serious Safety Violations
Residents at Printing House Condos have reported a range of issues, including no heat, leaks, mice, rats or bedbugs, and constant elevator problems.
"During the past two years the building has been under a constant state of construction and there have been many times when there was no heat and no hot water and one or both of the elevators are out of service, which is unacceptable in a luxury building."
— Resident of the Printing House Condominium
Serious Safety Violations at The Printing House
Serious construction violations at the Printing House at 421 Hudson Street have included: faulty electrical wiring, danger of falling debris,
an unsafe elevator, scaffolding with fall risks and failure to safeguard public and property affected by construction operations.
Since conversions started, there have been 12 OSHA violations, totaling over $15,000 in fines issued to subcontractors.
Of the 12 violations, 11 were considered “serious” which is defined by OSHA as “a hazard, violation or condition such that there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result.”
In addition, there have been 11 violations, totaling nearly $18,000 in fines, issued by the Department of Buildings, the vast portion of which remain unpaid.
As recently as December 2013, the Department of Buildings issued an order to stop operating an elevator for being unsafe.
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Home \\ Economy \\ CPEC -Gwadar Port 13 Jan, 2020
Farhan Hassan*
CPEC -Gwadar Port
CPEC or China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a large economic project that includes a number of infrastructure projects in Pakistan.The most important aim is to establish a land road linking the city of Kashgar in China (East Turkestan) to the Pakistani port of Gwadar. Estimation of the total cost of the project is $ 46 billion, Pakistan is depending on it to improve its economy, especially in Baluchistan Area. CPEC was first proposed in May 2013 by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to Pakistan.
In 2015, China rented the port of Gwadar for 43 years, until 2059.this port is located in Baluchistan Province on the Arabian Sea. The port is located 533 km from Karachi, about 120 km from Iran and 380 km from the Sultanate of Oman. In the region that contains about two thirds of the world's oil reserves.
The port will include a floating LNG facility which amounts to $ 2.5 billion as a part of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. On June 2016 the Construction began on the Gwadar, which is being built on 2,992 acres, close to the port of Gwadar.
Two Phases of the project:
The Gwadar Port was developed in two phases,
Phase I:
Covered the construction of three multi-purpose berths and related basic port and handling equipment, and was open on March 20, 2007
Phase II:
The construction as part of the improvements planned under the CPEC and other ancillary projects which is expected to cost $ 1.02 billion.
The Operating
In 2015 it was announced that Gwadar Port is under the CPEC China – Pakistan Economic Corridor project at a cost of $ 1.62 billion,
On November 14, 2016, The Gwadar Port began operating and opened by Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
• Drifting the channel to a depth of 20 meters
• Built 100 +berths by 2045
• Capacity of 400 million tons of cargo annually
Pakistani side
Muhammad Talha the head of the Board of Economic Corridor Project from the Pakistani side said:
An estimated $ 64 billion in investment is considered as one of a major economic strategy for Pakistan and building 29 industrial cities along the path of the corridor, leading to economic big development and the provision of many job opportunities
The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced during one of his visits to China that activating CPEC as the economic corridor project, with the aim of driving growth and development in his country.
Pakistan is expected to achieve profits from the international road worth 5 billion dollars.
As well the international road will contribute to the growth of many Pakistani cities, such as the capital, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Multan, Hyderabad, and Karachi.
The Chinese side
According to the China Today newspaper that in 2013, China Ports Holding Company Limited acquired the right to manage and develop Gawad Port that in order to meet the "Belt and Road" initiative and promote Chinese-Pakistani economic cooperation,
In March 19, 2019, Mr. Song Tao, head of the International Communication Department of the CPC Central Committee, after the first meeting of the joint consultation mechanism of political parties was held in the framework of the CPEC indicated that the meeting is within the framework of The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is an innovation for deepening political party relations between China and Pakistan, and a new platform for promoting Sino-Pakistani cooperation under the "Belt and Road" project.
He added: "Since the launch of CPEC, there are approximately 22 projects under construction, some of which have been created, with a total investment of $ 19 billion and more than seventy thousand jobs have been created.
The Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Zhuanyu, said:" that the two countries will go ahead steadily in implementing the CPEC project while ensuring smooth operation of completed projects and progress of ongoing projects."
As expected, that China will be able to halve the length of the road from the Strait of Malaga of the European sea route, and will achieve annual profits of at least $ 10 billion
Kingdom and CEPC
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed an agreement to build an oil refinery at a cost of $ 10 billion, near the city of Gwadar.
Pakistani Oil Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said about this agreement, which was signed during the recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to Pakistan, that it will make Saudi Arabia an important partner for the Pakistani-Chinese economic corridor,
While former Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih also indicated that this project and partnership With Pakistan in the economic corridor, it would make Pakistan's economic development stable.
Commenting on the signing of the agreement from the Chinese side, Foreign Ministry spokesman Jin Shuang expressed China's readiness to establish a mechanism for interaction on the basis of a fruitful dialogue with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,
And also add " that the China-Pakistan economic corridor is a complex project and does not exclude the possibility of involving a third party, although the balance of interests in such projects with other countries is done on an equal basis of mutual benefit".
The environmental issue
A report by (SGOS) expressed concerns about the future environment of the region in light of the expansion of Gwadar Port as mentioned, that the expansion of the port will lead to further damage to the marine environment such as oil spills and other human industrial wastes that flow into the sea, in addition to that the Pakistan's laws on marine pollution have weak penalties.
India has a number of reservations about the corridor project, among which is that the new route will cross the part of Kashmir under Pakistani control. Also, some analysts said that the project will negatively affect the Gulf ports, especially the UAE ports on its future plan and as well we cannot neglect the American-Chinese trade war and its consequences on this major project.
The Silk Road pushed by the Chinese dragon under of international reservations and sanctions and according to reports and analyzes, the success of this project will be lead to major economic and political changes and that deserve us to study deeply and research to set the framework for our strategies in counter of expected the changes and possibilities that will may arise, especially that we are in an interconnected international economy and Intertwined and complicated.
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is cabbage a flower
A cabbage patch is a play which grows 30 leafs per stem. [90] Shigella species are able to survive in shredded cabbage. Ornamental cabbage seeds need light to germinate, so lay them on top of the soil 2 inches apart, but do not cover them. A cabbage flower is also known as a cabbage rose. Although found throughout the plant, these compounds are concentrated in the highest quantities in the seeds; lesser quantities are found in young vegetative tissue, and they decrease as the tissue ages. [14] Closer spacing reduces the resources available to each plant (especially the amount of light) and increases the time taken to reach maturity. Smooth-leafed, firm-headed green cabbages are the most common, with smooth-leafed purple cabbages and crinkle-leafed savoy cabbages of both colours being rarer. In both instances, the cabbage rose signifies strength of love and depth of passion. A practice that was especially common in the Victorian era, floriography allowed individuals---primarily suitors---to attribute extraneous meaning to their gift of flowers. A variety of rose, it is referred to as a cabbage rose because of the densely petalled blossom that features a closely packed head. How to Grow Ornamental Cabbage From Seed? [5] Many European and Asiatic names for cabbage are derived from the Celto-Slavic root cap or kap, meaning "head". [80] Studies on cruciferous vegetables, including cabbage, include whether they may lower the risk against colon cancer. [57] Some varieties of cabbage have been developed for ornamental use; these are generally called "flowering cabbage". If you are purchasing fully grown plants to transfer to your flowerbeds, do not expect them to grow much larger. The transition from a juvenile to adult state happens when the stem diameter is about 6 mm (1⁄4 in). Oblate, round and pointed shapes are found. Those used for processing, especially sauerkraut, are larger and have a lower percentage of water. The outer leaves are trimmed, and any diseased, damaged, or necrotic leaves are removed. Thus, the act of giving flowers could be a form of mute apology or a compliment. [66] The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is infamous in North America for its voracious appetite and for producing frass that contaminates plants. Unknown to many vegetable lovers, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts (baby cabbages) are closely akin to the lowly cabbage, and are members of a grouping known as cole crops or the cabbage family. They are very strongly scented, and are usually pink. [28] The headed cabbage variety was known to the Greeks as krambe and to the Romans as brassica or olus;[33] the open, leafy variety (kale) was known in Greek as raphanos and in Latin as caulis. [13], The inflorescence is an unbranched and indeterminate terminal raceme measuring 50–100 cm (20–40 in) tall,[13] with flowers that are yellow or white. [40] The antipathy towards the vine made it seem that eating cabbage would enable one to avoid drunkenness. A cabbage flower is also known as a cabbage rose. gemmifera); and Savoy cabbage (var. [6] It is also a part of common names for several unrelated species. While cabbage flowers may or may not form heads, the inner and outer leaves show contrasting colors with the inner leaves taking on the vibrant colors. Manuscript illuminations show the prominence of cabbage in the cuisine of the High Middle Ages,[24] and cabbage seeds feature among the seed list of purchases for the use of King John II of France when captive in England in 1360,[45] but cabbages were also a familiar staple of the poor: in the lean year of 1420 the "Bourgeois of Paris" noted that "poor people ate no bread, nothing but cabbages and turnips and such dishes, without any bread or salt". They can be prepared many different ways for eating; they can be pickled, fermented (for dishes such as sauerkraut), steamed, stewed, sautéed, braised, or eaten raw. Cabbage weights generally range from 500 to 1,000 grams (1 to 2 lb). [66], Planting near other members of the cabbage family, or where these plants have been placed in previous years, can prompt the spread of pests and disease. This original species evolved over thousands of years into those seen today, as selection resulted in cultivars having different characteristics, such as large heads for cabbage, large leaves for kale and thick stems with flower buds for broccoli. They are both seedborne and airborne, and typically propagate from spores in infected plant debris left on the soil surface for up to twelve weeks after harvest. Plants perform best when grown in well-drained soil in a location that receives full sun. [10] The late Middle English word cabbage derives from the word caboche ("head"), from the Picard dialect of Old French. Biological risk assessments have concluded that there is the potential for further outbreaks linked to uncooked cabbage, due to contamination at many stages of the growing, harvesting and packaging processes. [64] The fungi Alternaria brassicae and A. brassicicola cause dark leaf spots in affected plants. [9] The initial leaves form a rosette shape comprising 7 to 15 leaves, each measuring 25–35 cm (10–14 in) by 20–30 cm (8–12 in);[13] after this, leaves with shorter petioles develop and heads form through the leaves cupping inward. [32] By early Roman times, Egyptian artisans and children were eating cabbage and turnips among a wide variety of other vegetables and pulses. Unknown to many vegetable lovers, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts (baby cabbages) are closely akin to the lowly cabbage, and are members of a grouping known as cole crops or the cabbage family. [5] Cabbage seeds traveled to Australia in 1788 with the First Fleet, and were planted the same year on Norfolk Island. [37] Apicius gives several recipes for cauliculi, tender cabbage shoots. [55], Plants are generally started in protected locations early in the growing season before being transplanted outside, although some are seeded directly into the ground from which they will be harvested. Cabbage is a good source of vitamin K, vitamin C and dietary fiber. They do not produce heads and feature purple or green outer leaves surrounding an inner grouping of smaller leaves in white, red, or pink. Several other cruciferous vegetables (sometimes known as cole crops[2]) are cultivars of B. oleracea, including broccoli, collard greens, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi and sprouting broccoli. Cabbage can be stored the longest at −1 to 2 °C (30 to 36 °F) with a humidity of 90–100 percent; these conditions will result in up to six months of longevity. tuba, var. [2], Many shapes, colors and leaf textures are found in various cultivated varieties of cabbage. [54], In 2018, world production of cabbages (combined with other brassicas) was 69.4 million tonnes, led by China with 48% of the world total (table). Plants have root systems that are fibrous and shallow. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and the cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) thrive in the higher summer temperatures of continental Europe, where they cause considerable damage to cabbage crops. Revised continuously. The fruit is a silique that opens at maturity through dehiscence to reveal brown or black seeds that are small and round in shape. [84] The ancient Roman, Pliny the Elder, described both culinary and medicinal properties of the vegetable. In certain climates, cabbage can be planted at the beginning of the cold period and survive until a later warm period without being induced to flower, a practice that was common in the eastern US. [62], Due to its high level of nutrient requirements, cabbage is prone to nutrient deficiencies, including boron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. [11] Through the centuries, "cabbage" and its derivatives have been used as slang for numerous items, occupations and activities. [79] Cabbage is also a moderate source (10–19% DV) of vitamin B6 and folate, with no other nutrients having significant content per 100-gram serving (table). In Britain, the Anglo-Saxons cultivated cawel. [56] Growers normally place plants 30 to 61 cm (12 to 24 in) apart. Varieties of ornamental cabbage include: As with autumn leaves, chlorophyll obscures the color in your ornamental cabbage until temperatures drop below 60°F (16°C), but the colors don’t begin to fully develop until temperatures drop below 50°F (10°C). [59] Delays in harvest can result in the head splitting as a result of expansion of the inner leaves and continued stem growth. Ornamental cabbage is a relative of traditional garden cabbage, but it has a few distinct differences. As mentioned, you should start your seeds at least six to 10 weeks before the first frost date for your area. Allow the top inch of the soil to dry out between each watering, but check daily to make sure that the deeper soil remains evenly moist. Cabbage flowers and kale flowers are very similar, but kale flowers have fringed (ruffled), serrated, or feathered edges on the leaves while cabbage flowers have smooth edges on the leaves.
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Free live Jeff Beck track at Amazon; John Doe joins the ‘Country Club’
Posted on April 14, 2009 by Damian Fanelli
X's John Doe got together with The Sadies to make COUNTRY CLUB, which was released today. This is the artwork for the single, "Are the Good Times Really Over for Good."
I got the new issue of Vintage Guitar magazine in the mail yesterday. At the end of a review of Jeff Beck’s new DVD, LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ CLUB, the reviewer, Pete Brown, just comes right out and says it: “Jeff Beck is our best living electric guitarist.”
As I sat there at the MGM Grand Theatre in Ledyard, Connecticut, this past Saturday night watching the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and his band in action, it dawned on me that there’s pretty much nothing Beck can’t play — and that he’s probably capable of finding no weirder way of playing it.
They played brilliantly for about an hour-and-a-half-plus, making all the other musicians in the audience feel like beginners and/or frustrated wannabes.
Bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, 23, one of the reasons Beck has been enjoying a little more fame than usual for the past two years, was incredible as always, and it’s obvious her role in their live shows has been increased since people have caught on to the fact that Beck has a second potential headliner in his band. Tal kept up with Jeff the whole night, playing along on riffs Beck’s previous bass players didn’t dare — or bother — trying to play (prime example: the quick little downhill riffs in “Big Block”).
OK, so Beck was great. It the was clearly the best concert I’ve seen in 20 years.
FREE JEFF BECK TRACK AT AMAZON.COM
Lately I’ve been buying most of my downloads at amazon.com because whole albums are cheaper than they are at iTunes, and you get higher-quality MP3s, which you can then convert into AAC files and add to your iTunes library. Plus you get all the regular album artwork, etc.
Right now, you can download “Blanket,” an outtake from the LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ CLUB album (It appears on the DVD but not the CD) for FREE. Imogen Heap sings on it, and Beck plays some nice, non-whacky, non-whammy-bar-filled guitar. And of course Tal plays on it. … Ah, Tal … . If you buy it, be sure to insert it between “Space Boogie” and “Big Block” on your iPod (which is where it appears on the DVD).
NEW JOHN DOE AND THE SADIES CD RELEASED TODAY
Maybe I’ve been the only one waiting for it, but COUNTRY CLUB, the new album by John Doe and The Sadies, is out today. Doe, known for his work with his L.A. punk band X, is a bit like Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe in the sense that punk and/or New Wave brought them to our attention, but we’ve since found out that they’re capable of much more.
COUNTRY CLUB is a country album, and a pretty decent one at that, although it is a bit mild-mannered and doesn’t come close to whatever mysterious element it is that makes the Hacienda Brothers’ albums so believable. I haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but I love — as always — the bouncy Telecaster stylings of Travis Good of The Sadies. He’s pretty much the closest we’re gonna get to Clarence White, unless the real thing rises from the grave. Creepy, huh? Anyway, check it out!
P.S.: A really cool Travis Good/Telecaster/Clarence White-wannabe track is “What’s Left Behind” from NEW SEASONS by The Sadies (2007). If you need more recommendations, let me know! The Sadies are cool.
About Damian Fanelli
By day, Damian Fanelli is a mild-mannered editor and freelance writer. By night (or weekend), you might spot him performing at B.B. King Blues Club in Manhattan or at the Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival in Peoria, touring with bands in California or Texas or recording film soundtracks in Los Angeles or New York. Damian, a guitarist since age 11, is a NAMM-attending founding member of Deep Eddy Records recording artists Mister Neutron, the lead guitarist for The Blue Meanies (the NYC version) and a former member of The Gas House Gorillas. His stories have appeared in Vintage Guitar magazine and other glossy, rectangular things. Damian doesn't think he's an expert on anything. This blog is for fun, people!
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Chapter 11 for American Suzuki's Auto Division - Bikes to Follow?
The Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg today reported that American Suzuki Motor Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Suzuki claims that they are returning to their roots with a focus on their bike and ATV products, so 2 wheeled Suzuki supporters may not need to worry too much. However some convincing may be necessary with disappointed fans enduring a constant stream of bold new graphics (and maybe new brakes) since the financial crisis hit. Riders are left wondering what may become of this once great performance powerhouse.
From "American Suzuki to file for bankruptcy, end U.S. auto sales" @ Los Angeles Times
American Suzuki Motor Corp. said Monday that it will file for bankruptcy protection and will stop selling cars in the U.S.
The Brea-based company plans to restructure so that it can continue to sell Suzuki motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and marine outboard engines.
“The realignment is intended to better position ASMC for long-term success and is a return to the company’s roots in the U.S. market, which began with motorcycles,” the company said in a statement.
The Chapter 11 restructuring petition will be filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Santa Ana.
Suzuki started selling cars in the U.S. back in 1985. It is best known for the Samurai sport-utility and the Swift compact car.
But the company has been almost an afterthought in U.S. auto sales in recent years. Through the first 10 months of this year, the company has sold roughly 21,000 vehicles in the U.S., about 1,000 less than last year.
Its best-selling vehicle this year is the SX4, a small crossover.
Suzuki said that its “automotive division was facing a number of serious challenges,” including the low sales volume, a dearth of models, the unfavorable exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, the cost of the maintaining a dealership network and the regulatory environment for the automotive industry in the U.S.
Analysts said the company had trouble competing in the U.S.
“I don't think it's a big surprise given their lackluster sales performance of recent years. They have have low margin, low-priced cars with small volume. That's far from the ideal combination,” said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst with auto information company Edmunds.com.
“Over the long term it's hard to sustain a brand on such little volume when you don't have a healthy margin like exotic or specialty brands,” Caldwell said.
Suzuki said it will continue to honor warranties and will provide automobile parts and service through its parts and service dealer network.
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O’DONOGHUE, DANIEL JOHN – Volume XIII (1901-1910)
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TRASK, CATHERINE (Brown), farmer and home-maker; b. 9 Feb. 1857 in Pilkington Township, Upper Canada, daughter of Charles Trask and Ann French; m. there 9 Jan. 1881 William Brown; d. 26 May 1925 in Peel Township, Ont.
Catherine Trask’s parents were English immigrants who settled as tenants in the Pilkington block, northeast of Guelph [see Robert Pilkington*]. One of seven children, she was left fatherless at the age of seven when Charles Trask died of appendicitis. In 1865 the children received title to the family farm. Catherine continued to live with her mother, and at age 23 she married William Brown, a Methodist farmer from neighbouring Peel Township. They settled initially in the hamlet of Alma, where William found work in a sawmill. Their first son arrived in 1882, a daughter born the following year died after six months, and a second son was born in 1884. When Catherine became pregnant again two years later, the couple took steps to increase their income.
The value of farmland in many counties in Ontario had started to decline after 1879, but there was still a strong demand for grain threshers, whose work was being altered considerably by the use of movable steam engines. Fascinated with mechanics, William Brown bought a 12-horsepower engine made in Elora. By 1887 he had saved enough money to purchase, in Catherine’s name, a 56-acre farm. The following year, when he acquired a better machine, a Champion from the Waterous Engine Works in Brantford [see Charles Horatio Waterous*], William sold his possessions to Catherine, subject to a chattel mortgage provided by flax miller John McGowan. Thereafter all of their property would remain in her name, partially as a hedge against legal liability and perhaps because her family had assisted with the finances. Their dealings in the late 1880s marked the beginning of a complicated series of mortgages and debts that continued throughout Catherine’s married life. Initially these were contracted locally, but later the couple gained credit from the Metropolitan Bank in Guelph and, through Guelph lawyer Walter Ellis Buckingham, the British Mortgage and Loan Company.
While William was threshing throughout the region, from late summer to the dead of winter, Catherine assumed responsibility for running their own farm, though she disdained the work. Since farm accidents were common, particularly those involving exposed machinery, in 1891 the Browns bought insurance from the Alma court of the Canadian Order of Foresters so that Catherine would receive $1,000 if William were killed. (In a work-related accident, he did lose an eye.) Catherine’s early years of marriage were trying in other ways. A third son had died months after she moved to the farm, though two more sons and a daughter would live to maturity. Her first-born shouldered some of the farm work, but he died in 1900. Shortly thereafter the next eldest son, Melvin, moved to the Canadian west in search of cheap land. William’s threshing nevertheless paid enough for the couple to add a kitchen to the back of their storey-and-a-half house. By 1906 they were sufficiently well off to subscribe to the local county historical atlas, where their biographical entry boasted of Liberal and Methodist connections and described William as “one of the best threshers in his section.” It was Catherine who found comfort in her faith – William was never a regular churchgoer.
On small and middling Ontario farms, children were expected to make a contribution through their labour, but allowance had to be made for differences. No sooner had Melvin Brown returned than his brother Ezra, who had shown an aptitude for mechanics, departed for the west too, and Melvin, whose constitution was not strong, left again to work for a manufacturer. Their departures increased the burden on the youngest son, Cecil, and on daughter Dinah. Cecil’s disdain for work and his physical weakness so worried his parents that they bought sickness and funeral insurance for him in 1914. Dinah, who picked up the slack on the farm, wanted to join her father in threshing, but he encouraged her to stay home and learn to plough; she demurred and eventually moved to Elora and then to Hamilton as a servant.
Catherine and William had added to their landholdings in 1909 by purchasing a 100-acre farm nearby. This expansion placed them well above the Ontario mean, but refinancing required a much larger mortgage; new threshing equipment was also purchased on credit the following year. Deciding to leave a business where costs were rising appreciably, William, who at various times had sought employment with implement firms in Waterloo and Hamilton and with Canada Flax and Fibre in Alma, applied in 1914 for the caretaking position at the county court-house in Guelph, but he did not get the job. During World War I inflation hit so severely that the Browns were sometimes unable to pay their grocery bills.
Family circumstances had improved sufficiently by 1919 to allow them to clear the debt on their original farm, but their second property remained encumbered. When Catherine died in 1925 without a will, William became the administrator of her estate. Too old to run the first farm, he turned it over to Cecil, who lacked the ability to make it profitable, and it was sold at auction in 1930. Until his death in 1946, William spent part of each year with Ezra in the west and the remainder with relatives in Ontario.
Catherine Brown’s life reveals the heavy labour that farm women undertook in addition to housework and rearing children. Inextricably bound to the life and career of her husband, she testifies to the importance of family and to the resiliency of farmers in a period of economic and technological change in Ontario. Willing to take risks through the assumption of debt and to engage in various occupations, Catherine and William Brown worked as a couple to improve the chances they had inherited.
Terry Crowley
[Family information was kindly supplied to the author in his 1993 interviews with Dinah [Brown] Cripps of Kitchener, Ont., and with Irene [Brown] Allan, Milton and Morley Trask, and Enid Whale, all of Alma, Ont. Additional details were provided by copies of family bible records in the possession of Milton Trask. t.c.].
AO, RG 80-5-0-103, no.12137. Elora Municipal Cemetery (Elora, Ont.), Records. NA, RG 31, C1, 1871, Pilkington Township, Ont., div.1: 22; 1881, Peel Township, Ont., div.2: 44. Univ. of Guelph Library, Arch. and Special Coll. (Guelph, Ont.), Wellington North Land Registry copy-books, Peel Township: 297–98, 703; XR1 MS A060 (Henry Wissler papers), box 1 (d). Wellington South Land Registry Office (Guelph), Deeds, instrument nos.Y27-11616, Y28-11640, Y34-16409, Y35-16411; Pilkington Township, abstract index to deeds, concession 1, lot 3; reg. of deeds, book 3, no.24401 (27 July 1865) (mfm. at AO). Historical atlas of the county of Wellington, Ontario (Toronto, 1906; repr. as Illustrated historical atlas of Wellington County, Ontario, Belleville, Ont., 1972). Threshermen’s Rev. (Detroit and St Joseph, Mich.), April, June 1911.
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A historical Riverside Quay of Singapore, the Clarke Quay neighborhood is now home to restaurants, entertainment spots and retail shops. Known for its vibrant nightlife, Attica and Zirca within Clark Quay attracts both locals and visitors. Nearby, Zouk, Singapore’s most popular nightclub that ranks 5th globally, is bustling with activity among the 3 clubs it houses – Zouk, Phuture and Velvet Underground. Meanwhile, The Central is a commercial and residential building comprising of shopping mall and a 25-storey office tower. Residents in the vicinity can also enjoy dining and retail options at Great World City, Riverside Point and Liang Court. Hotels like Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Novotel and Swiss Merchant Court Singapore add on to the residential scene including Robertson 100, Watermark @ Robertson Quay and River Place condominium. With City Hall and Raffles Place a short distance away, residents can benefit from easy access to the central business district.
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Named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second Governor, Clarke Quay is located along the iconic Singapore River. Previously colonial Singapore's commercial center, Clarke Quay is now best known for its dining options, nightlife, and as a tourist attraction.
The architectural design of Clarke Quay has won much critical acclaim, winning the 2007 Cityscape Architectural Review Award (Tourism, Travel & Transport – Built) and the Cityscape Asia Awards and Best Waterfront Development in 2008.
Available housing in the area primarily consists of condominiums, such as [email protected] Quay, Robertson 100 and River Place condominiums. With their modern facilities and favourable location - which guarantees stunning views from their apartments - it's no wonder why these condos are in high demand.
In addition, there are many service apartments for rent in the area, such as Park Avenue Clemenceau, Somerset Liang Court and Village Residence Clarke Quay.
What better way to enjoy good food and drink than to pair it with a gorgeous view of the Singapore River? Be it day or night, quality food and view is guaranteed.
A seafood meal is a must while dining along the riverside, is it not? Head to Red House Seafood Restaurant, which is a short walk from Clarke Quay, to enjoy Chinese seafood dishes, especially the crab, lobster and other fish dishes, which are enormously popular.
Little Saigon offers a little slice of Vietnam along Clarke Quay, with its authentic Vietnamese fare and Vietnamese inspired cocktails; enjoy your meal with accompaniment from the house band.
Those who desire a more formal dining experience can head to Coriander Leaf Bistro, which boasts an impressive range of Asian and Middle Eastern food.
In addition to the riverside restaurants along Clarke Quay, try out TongKang Riverboat Dining - as the name suggests, the bar and restaurant is housed on the last surviving pair of 'tongkangs' (Chinese boats meant for carrying goods), which have been refurbished and moored along the Singapore River. It's guaranteed to be an unforgettable experience!
Clarke Quay has one of the liveliest nightlife scenes in Singapore. Not only does it house Zouk, a club which ranked number 10 on DJ Magazine's list of Top 100 clubs in the world in 2006, 2007 and 2010, it also houses other popular clubs:
Attica, for the R&B and chart-topper lovers, as well as those who prefer house, progressive and trance;
Shanghai Dolly, which has awesome live mandopop music;
Crazy Elephant - for the rock & roll enthusiasts;
and Cuba Libre, which has Latin music and signature Latin cocktails.
The dining and drinking options aren't just limited to those along the riverside, however. At the nearby Central and Liang Court shopping malls, there are infinitely more food options to enjoy, especially specialty Japanese restaurants. Those looking for meals at more affordable prices are also more likely to find them at these shopping malls.
Clark Quay Central is the newest shopping mall in Clarke Quay, and is accessible from Clarke Quay MRT. Designed in such a way as to fully take advantage of its riverside location, its design has won several awards.
The mall features a plethora of retail and F&B outlets, including specialty Japanese restaurants with stunning views of the river. There are also many clothing boutiques that cater to different fashion styles to please any fashionista, and the mall also has a sky garden and recreational facilities.
Yet another shopping mall in the neighbourhood is Liang Court. This shopping mall has many Japanese-related stores, such as a Japanese supermarket, MEIDI-YA, and Kinokuniya, the well-known Japanese bookstore franchise. In addition, there are many other restaurants, fashion outlets, and food stores.
Last but not least, there is Riverside Point; this development houses many unique restaurants and bars, as well as art galleries, hobby shops and gyms.
Shopping in Clarke Quay is not just limited to shopping malls, however. There are many shophouses and pushcarts along Clarke Quay which sell handcrafted or otherwise rare products worth a look. For example, you can find expertly handcrafted pewter items, such as table ware, at the Royal Selangor store.
Such a wide range and variety of stores means that all things can be found easily in this neighbourhood, from furniture to fashion to food.
As one of Singapore's tourist hotspots, there is plenty to do in Clarke Quay. Take part in one of the river cruises or ride a river taxi along the Singapore River to gain some insight into Singapore's history while enjoying the terrific view, or visit the various museums or galleries:
The Asian Civilisations Museum, which specialises in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations, has several notable collections which may be of interest to any history buff.
The Civil Defence Heritage Gallery is housed in the Central Fire Station, which is the oldest existing fire station in Singapore. Parents with young children might find this a great way to spend a free afternoon, as there are various interactive exhibits targeted at children.
The Art-2 Gallery located along Hill Street specialises in sculptures, installations and ceramics, and occasionally hosts exhibitions as well.
Alternatively, relax among nature at Fort Canning Park, which, in addition to being a significant historical monument, is a great refuge from the hustle and bustle of city life.
However, if what you desire is not relaxation, but an adrenaline rush, look to G-MAX Reverse Bungy: the thrill of sitting in an open capsule with two others and being tossed through the air, wind rushing pass you is unparalleled.
Those who prefer to be challenged intellectually would do well to go to Lockdown, located at Clark Quay Central, which is a real-life escape room adventure game. Passing your time solving riddles and planning an escape sounds like a thrilling way to spend a free day, doesn't it?
Clarke Quay MRT is at the centre of the neighbouhood, and runs along the North-East Line. It is only a few stops away from Raffles Place and City Hall MRT, where the Central Business District is.
(All images are sourced from Pixabay, and may not be representative of actual appearances of objects discussed in the article.)
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Statement by Frente POLISARIO to the UN Fourth Committee
New York October 10, 2012
By Sahrawi Republic Ambassador Ahmed Boukhari's on behalf of the Polisario
I address this Committee on behalf of Frente POLISARIO, the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people ( UNGA resolution 3437) and party with Morocco in the peace process led by the United Nations.
Every year we come here to bring to you the hopes and confidence of the Sahrawi people in the UN. As is known, Morocco, ignoring the Security Council and the International Court of Justice, decided to invade our country in 1975. This Committee drew up in 1979 Resolution 3437 of the General Assembly, which requested Morocco, I quote, “To end its military occupation of Western Sahara” (unquote). Morocco did not want to hear this message nor that of the African Union in 1982 when it admitted the Sahrawi Republic as a Member State. In 1991, following these developments and 16 years of bloody war, Morocco committed itself before you to cooperate with the UN to organize a referendum on self-determination, including the option of independence. The Security Council approved the Peace Plan and entrusted MINURSO with this mission, which it should have accomplished in 1992.
Betraying its own commitment, Morocco decided to prevent the referendum and proclaimed unilaterally its ‘sovereignty’ over Western Sahara, a decision that the international community considers null and void. Today it is still illegally occupying a large part of an African Territory included in the decolonization agenda of this Committee, where it continues, as has been proven internationally, to violate human rights while plundering its natural resources.
MINURSO has been prevented from carrying out its mandate. MINURSO is still in the Territory, but it is forced by Morocco to live without credibility and without authority. One needs only to read the Secretary-General’s latest report to the General Assembly. The negotiations that we have been holding with Morocco, from which you expected so much, have been suspended because the other party decided last May to end its cooperation with the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General. It is said that the veto was revoked, but there has not been yet any tangible evidence of it.
The UN is an essential part of the solution to a problem of decolonization. Yet, Morocco was able to make it part of the problem and, more seriously, to become a problem for itself. Morocco invites itself to solve problems in the Middle East and in the Sahel, a thin smokescreen to hide all this. We committed ourselves, Mr President, to cooperate to make possible a peaceful and honourable solution to which you were wholeheartedly attached. Twenty years of Moroccan deception and of paralysis of the UN are now shaking up this commitment. The Sahrawi people wish to remain confident that you know how to assume the responsibilities you have undertaken and that you have not exhausted all the resources offered to you by the UN Charter. Morocco must cooperate to facilitate the holding of the referendum on self-determination to which it had committed itself. Otherwise, the Sahrawi Republic expects to have your support to be admitted within the UN. It is the least we expect from you. Thank you very much.
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Casias v. Raytheon Co.
United States District Court, D. Colorado
BRUCE CASIAS, Plaintiff,
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MARCIA S. KRIEGER, SENIOR JUDGE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (# 38), the Plaintiff's Response (# 41), and the Defendant's Reply (# 42). For the reasons that follow, the Motion is granted, in part
I. JURISDICTION
The Court exercises jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
II. BACKGROUND[1]
Plaintiff Bruce Casias, who is Hispanic, was employed as a lead test engineer at Defendant Raytheon's Aurora Campus. He worked on Raytheon's contract with the United States Air Force to produce the next generation of satellites - the GPS OCX Program. He reported directly to Joseph Hollon, who ultimately reported to Bill Sullivan through a couple of layers. In 2015, Mr. Casias was responsible for developing and running test procedures called dry runs for the GPS OCX Program. In this capacity, he supervised around 35 employees.
In November 2015, a number of test procedures had been developed but remained incomplete because Mr. Casias and his team encountered defects preventing successful completion. On orders from Program leadership, Mr. Hollon directed Mr. Casias to change these procedures from “incomplete” to “complete”. Mr. Casias expressed concern that doing so was unethical and contrary to Raytheon's contract with the Air Force. He also expressed these concerns to Program leadership at a meeting. He nevertheless made the changes, worried that he would be terminated if he did not.
In May 2016, Mr. Hollon reassigned Mr. Casias to a different role in the GPS OCX Program where he developed software scripts. The number of employees under his supervision decreased to two. Mr. Casias and others considered the reassignment a demotion. When Mr. Casias asked why he was being reassigned, Mr. Hollon told him it was due to inaccuracies in the data he had been working with - the same data he had been told to change. The nature of the inaccuracies was that they were caused by Mr. Hollon's prior direction. Mr. Casias sought and obtained employment elsewhere in July.
Raytheon maintains a designation of Engineering Fellow for certain employees who exhibit ingenuity and resourcefulness. During his tenure at Raytheon, Mr. Casias applied for the designation but never received it.
In this action, following the Court's order (# 28) on Raytheon's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (# 18), Mr. Casias has two claims: (1) retaliation in violation of the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act based on his reassignment and constructive discharge, and (2) discrimination on the basis of race/national origin in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 based on not being accepted as an Engineering Fellow. Raytheon moves for summary judgment on both claims (# 38).
III. LEGAL STANDARD
Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure facilitates the entry of a judgment only if no trial is necessary. See White v. York Int'l Corp., 45 F.3d 357, 360 (10th Cir. 1995). Summary adjudication is authorized when there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). Substantive law governs what facts are material and what issues must be determined. It also specifies the elements that must be proved for a given claim or defense, sets the standard of proof, and identifies the party with the burden of proof. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986); Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. v. Producers Gas Co., 870 F.2d 563, 565 (10th Cir. 1989). A factual dispute is “genuine” and summary judgment is precluded if the evidence presented in support of and opposition to the motion is so contradictory that, if presented at trial, a judgment could enter for either party. See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248. When considering a summary judgment motion, a court views all evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, thereby favoring the right to a trial. See Garrett v. Hewlett Packard Co., 305 F.3d 1210, 1213 (10th Cir. 2002).
If the movant has the burden of proof on a claim or defense, the movant must establish every element of its claim or defense by sufficient, competent evidence. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(1)(A). Once the moving party has met its burden, to avoid summary judgment the responding party must present sufficient, competent, contradictory evidence to establish a genuine factual dispute. See Bacchus Indus. Inc. v. Arvin Indus. Inc., 939 F.2d 887, 891 (10th Cir. 1991); Perry v. Woodward, 199 F.3d 1126, 1131 (10th Cir. 1999). If there is a genuine dispute as to a material fact, a trial is required. If there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact, no trial is required. The court then applies the law to the undisputed facts and enters judgment.
If the moving party does not have the burden of proof at trial, it must point to an absence of sufficient evidence to establish the claim or defense that the non-movant is obligated to prove. If the respondent comes forward with sufficient competent evidence to establish a prima facie claim or defense, a trial is required. If the respondent fails to produce sufficient competent evidence to establish its claim or defense, ...
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25-02-2014 - Η Dolby εξαγοράζει την Doremi ...
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San Francisco, February 24, 2014—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Doremi Labs, the leading provider of digital cinema video playback solutions. Together with Dolby’s award winning Dolby Atmos object-based sound platform, Dolby and Doremi will enable exhibitors and content creators to redefine the movie experience for audiences around the world. Dolby is acquiring Doremi for $92.5 million in cash plus an additional $20 million in contingent consideration that may be earned over a four-year period.
“Dolby and Doremi Labs have complementary technology expertise and solutions,” said Kevin Yeaman, President and CEO, Dolby Laboratories. “Together we’ll be able to advance the pace of innovation and create the kind of cinematic experiences that drive movie attendance for our exhibitor partners.”
“For more than 40 years, Dolby has provided innovative technology to the cinema exhibition industry, offering storytellers the tools and technology to express their visions in new ways,” said Camille Rizko, Founder and President, Doremi Labs. “But more importantly, Dolby shares our commitment to working closely with exhibitors to bring amazing experiences to moviegoers.”
The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including review by US and international regulators. Depending on these conditions, the transaction is anticipated to close by the end of 2014. The impact of the acquisition on fiscal year 2014 revenue and non-GAAP results is not expected to be material.
About Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For nearly 50 years, sight and sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and meaningful in Dolby®. For more information, please visit www.dolby.com.
About Doremi Labs
Doremi Labs, established in 1985, is a leading developer and manufacturer of digital servers and format converters for the broadcast, postproduction, and professional audio/visual markets and is the world’s leader in digital cinema technology. Doremi Labs’ technology is installed in more than 47,000 screens with a broad customer base of leading exhibitors. Doremi Labs has about 130 employees and has offices in Burbank, California, as well as other international sites including France.
Certain statements in this press release, including but not limited to statements relating to the timing of the acquisition’s closing, the expected benefits of the acquisition, and Dolby’s plans for the cinema market, are “forward-looking statements” that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, and as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those projected. The following important factors, without limitation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: risks associated with the timing and pace of regulatory review in the United States and Europe; risks associated with trends in the cinema market; Dolby’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits from the acquisition; Dolby’s ability to
successfully integrate Doremi Labs; the loss of, or reduction in sales by, a key customer; pricing pressures; risks associated with the effects of macroeconomic conditions, including trends in consumer spending; Dolby’s ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships with industry participants; Dolby’s ability to develop and deliver innovative technologies in response to new and growing markets in the entertainment industry; competitive risks; risks associated with the health of the motion picture industry generally; the development and growth of the market for digital cinema and digital 3D, and Dolby’s ability to successfully penetrate this market; Dolby’s ability to expand its business generally, and to expand its business beyond sound technologies to other technologies related to digital entertainment delivery; risks associated with acquiring and successfully integrating businesses or technologies; and other risks detailed in Dolby’s SEC filings and reports, including the risks identified under the section captioned “Risk Factors” in its most recent annual report on Form 10-Q. Dolby disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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6 of the Longest Bridges in the U.S.
22 Oct 2019 • 4 min read
While you may be familiar with the country's more famous bridges — such as the Brooklyn Bridge — there are many enormous ones that don't have that kind of name recognition, though they're equally impressive. Here are just six of the longest bridges in the United States.
Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge
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This concrete toll bridge opened in 2009 and is also known as the Gateway to the Gulf Expressway. It's approximately nine miles long, making it one of the longest bridges not just in the United States, but in the world. It spans across Louisiana's Bayou Lafourche, a 106-mile-long river providing drinking water to over 300,000 people. Along with LA 3090, Louisiana Highway One provides one of the only ways to access Port Fourchon by land.
If you didn't think this bridge was long enough already, the LA 1 Improvement Project wants to expand it by nine more miles. Under this project, the bridge would ultimately reach Louisiana's Golden Meadow. The goal is to provide better evacuation routes to residents and local businesses when Louisiana experiences hurricanes or floods. The expanded bridge would also boost the economy by making local port towns more accessible to tourists and fishers.
Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge
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This bridge is over ten miles long and carries Interstate 10. It spans Lake Pontchartrain, the LaBranche Wetlands, part of the St. John the Baptist Parishes, and, as its name suggests, the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Louisiana.
This spillway is a vital part of the Louisiana landscape. It helps to prevent the Mississippi River from flooding, reduces the river current's speed, and prevents local levees from becoming overwhelmed. This structure has only been opened 12 times since it was completed in 1931. The huge bridge spanning across the top of it was constructed several decades later, in 1972.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
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Shore to shore, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel spans a spectacular 17.6 miles. It was opened in 1964, and by 1965 it had been designated as "One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World." It was also given the award for "Outstanding Engineering Achievement" by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
This bridge connects the Delmarva Peninsula with southeastern Virginia, spanning across open waters around the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It offers an incredible amount of convenience, cutting 95 miles off the trip between Wilmington, Delaware, and Virginia Beach.
Even more impressive is the condition under which it was built; due to its location on the Atlantic Ocean, this bridge had to be constructed during hurricanes and other severe storms. In 1995, a parallel crossing project was built under these same dangerous conditions in order to make the bridge even safer and to meet the increasing traffic demands.
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
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Sometimes called the Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge or the Swamp Expressway, the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge measures 18 miles long and stretches across the Atchafalaya Basin. This basin is the largest river swamp in the country, encapsulating approximately a million acres of land — more than the Florida Everglades. In fact, the word "Atchafalaya" derives from a Choctaw term and means "long river."
The bridge is a twin bridge, meaning that it consists of two roadways running parallel to one another. It opened in 1973, and since then has become one of the busiest bridges in the state. Driving along the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, you might find yourself driving through the treetops — parts of the bridge were elevated in order to allow barges to sail underneath. This bridge also connects several rural bayou areas with the highway, making travel much more convenient.
Manchac Swamp Bridge
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If you're into ghost stories and impressive feats of engineering, you'll absolutely love the Manchac Swamp Bridge. The 22.8-mile-long bridge stretches across the Manchac Swamp — a place swimming with folklore and supernatural tales. According to legend, a voodoo princess began haunting the swamp after she died in 1915. She is said to have placed a curse on the surrounding area, causing hurricanes and dangerous storms. But she isn't alone in the swamp. She shares her space with a Rougarou, or a Cajun werewolf (and a lot of alligators).
Just over 2,000 people travel across this area every day. The bridge carries about a third of I-55 across swampland. Due to its location, it was incredibly expensive to build. In order to ensure its stability, each concrete leg of the bridge had to be planted more than 250 feet into the swamp — this means that every single mile of the bridge cost $7 million to build.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
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At nearly 24 miles in length, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the world's longest bridge across water — it was even recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1969. You should avoid this bridge if you have any sort of fear of heights or water; once you get far enough onto it, there is a portion of the bridge where you completely lose sight of land in all directions. Drivers have been known to freeze up during this eight-mile stretch, suddenly feeling trapped and frightened. It is a common enough occurrence that local police know to simply escort these motorists back off the bridge.
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NCPA Opera Turandot
The NCPA opera Turandot is the first western opera the NCPA launched since its inauguration. Puccini Festival Foundation, as the specially invited partner in the NCPA's production, has rendered full support from opera creation to rehearsal. HAO Weiya, the Chinese young composer, entrusted by NCPA, becomed the third composer of the world and also the first Chinese artist to complete Puccini's Turandot. In the NCPA production, Chinese composer HAO Weiya gave a fresh and original 18-minute finale, making him the third one to finish the ending of Turandot in the world.
Ending aria by HAO Weiya
Conductor: LÜ Jia
Visual Director / Set Designer: GAO Guangjian
Costume Designers: MO Xiaomin, WU Junxi
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Make-up Designer: ZHAO He
Chorus Master: JIAO Miao
Turandot: SUN Xiuwei / Maida Hundeling
Calaf: Warren Mok / Amadi Lagha
Liu: YAO Hong / Ekaterina Bakanova
Timur: GUAN Zhijing ●
Ping: ZHANG Yang ●
Pang: KOU Jing ●
Peng: JIN Zhengjian ●
Herald: YANG Yi
Emperor: ZHANG Shibo ▲
Princess Louling: YIN Shuo
The Featherman: WANG Zheng
▲ stands for NCPA Chorus Member
Turandot depicts a love story of mystery. Turandot, she is a most beautiful Chinese Princess, but coldhearted. And she stipulates that any prince seeking to marry her must answer three riddles - and if he fails, he will be sentenced to death. Three poor princes have unfortunately lost their lives. Calaf, the prince of Tartary who is in exile in China, smitten with the princess's beauty, determines to win her as his bride and answers all the questions correctly. However, Princess Turandot refuses to accept defeat. Calaf generously offers Turandot a riddle of his own: if she can learn his name by dawn, he will forfeit his life. Princess Turandot captures the father of the prince and his maid Liù and extorts a confession from them by torture. Liù kills herself to keep the secret. Liù's death gives coldhearted Turandot a great shock. At dawn, Turandot still has no idea of the prince's name. Calaf forces Turandot to kiss him and melts her icy heart and finally tells her his real name. Yet Princess Turandot does not announce the prince's real name. O n the contrary, she announces to the public that she will marry the prince and his name is Love.
HAO WeiyaEnding Aria Composer
HAO Weiya
HAO Weiya is a famous composer, who is also Associate Professor and Masters' Supervisor of Composition Department of the Central Conservatory of Music. In 1999, he obtained doctorate from the Central Conservatory of Music, and began to teach in this university. Fulfilling many teaching tasks, he devotes to broad subjects and genres in music creation. In 2006, dispatched by Ministry of Education, he studied at Santa Cecitia Conservatory of Music (Italy) as a visiting scholar.
Born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, he was admitted to Composition Department of the Central Conservatory of Music in 1989. In 1999, he graduated from doctorate class run by the Ph.D. Professor WU Zuqiang. Subsequently, he teaches at Composition Department of the Central Conservatory of Music.
As a teacher, HAO Weiya undertakes many teaching and research tasks. At the same time, as a young composer, he devotes to extensive and inclusive themes and genres in creation ideologically and technically. His achievements include the band works, chamber music works, dance dramas, musicals, TV plays, films, advertising promos and so on.
LÜ JiaConductor
LÜ Jia
LÜ Jia is Artistic Director of Music of National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Music Director & Chief Conductor of China NCPA Orchestra, and Music Director & Chief Conductor of the Macao Orchestra, prior to which he has acted as Music Director of the Verona Opera House, Italy, and Artistic Director of the Santa Cruz De Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Spain.
LÜ Jia has conducted as many as 2000 music concerts and operas in Europe and the United States. The world renowned opera houses and symphony orchestras he has cooperation with include: Teatro alla Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Lyon National Orchestra, etc.
As the first Asian conductor assuming the director position in national opera house of Italy, he is proclaimed as "a conductor who has a deeper understanding of Italian operas than Italians" by the Italian music commentators. In 2007, he was awarded "The President Cup" by the Italian President for his exceptional contribution and outstanding achievements made in Italy, followed by the acclaim as the "Best Opera" of Europe for the La gazza ladra that he conducted in "Rossini Opera Festival" held at Rossini's hometown Pesaro.
CHEN XinyiStage Director
CHEN Xinyi
CHEN Xinyi has been stage director of several NCPA's operas including Turandot, La bohème, A Village Teacher and The Chinese Orphan.
She is a famous dramatist, national first-grade director and recipient of special allowance by State Council of China.
CHEN Xinyi is a fruitful director who has been actively engaged in the creation of theatrical drama for 62 years. She has created nearly 100 plays; in addition to stage play, opera and Peking Opera, she is found as well involved in musical drama, children's play and local dramas. The works directed by CHEN have won CAO Yu Drama Literature Award, and Splendor Award (for professional theatrical artworks) (Ministry of Culture) even for 14 times (of which four works were given grand prizes), Shanghai White Magnolia Award. Her Dream of Red Mansion and Women of Huizhou (CAO Yu Drama Literature Award) were highly acclaimed. Prosperity of Zhenguan and Mei Lanfang have been selected in the Ten Excellent Stage Works Project.
As a female director, she imparts her works a delicate and understated mood as well as the sensational impact and flavor.
GAO GuangjianSet Designer
GAO Guangjian
GAO Guangjian is stage design director of NCPA, National Grade-A Choreography Designer, Outstanding Expert of Ministry of Culture, Vice President of China Stage Art Association and Visiting Professor of Shanxi Vocational Art College. His works are often awarded with Wenhua Award from Ministry of Culture, Stage Art Design Award and CSAA Award of China Stage Art Association. Many works are listed among Top Ten Repertoires of National Stage Art Masterpiece Project.
Major works include: opera Turandot, The Taming of the Shrew, Rigoletto, The Wilderness, La Traviata, Du Shiniang, Die Zauberflote and A Village Teacher; dance dramaMoon over A Fountain, Dream of Great Dunhuang, Love and Hate of Yuanmingyuan Garden, Tibetan Antelope, Blue Sea and the Silk Road and Marco Polo; large-scale Shanxi talking and singing drama Liberation; Peking Opera Princess Turandot and Red Cliff, etc.
MO XiaominCostume Designer
MO Xiaomin
Born in Sichuan Province in 1964, MO Xiaomin began studying Sichuan Opera at the age of thirteen. For ten years, he worked as both an actor and set designer before enrolling in the prestigious Shanghai Drama Academy in 1987. After having studied operatic stage design under the tutelage of great masters like WANG Fushi, MO furthered his education by attending university classes in ancient Chinese culture, specifically: architecture, sculpture, calligraphy and the cultures and religions of China’s ethnic minorities. Joining the Shanghai Opera House, he soon found himself an artist in productions including many different forms of regional opera and four television films. To date, Mr. MO has designed costumes for over 50 major film, television, and stage productions. Having won many awards including those presented by China’s Ministry of Culture, Mr. MO is recognized as one of China’s most distinguished costume designers. Included in his credits are period costume designs for fifteen television series, four feature films, six operas, and thirteen dance dramas. He was nominated for the Gold Satellite Award for Best Costume Design for the award winning film The Emperor and the Assassin. Mr. MO received a Dora Awards nomination for Best Costume Design for the show Heartbeat.
WU JunxiCostume Designer
Vladimir LukasevichLight Designer
Vladimir Lukasevich
Vladimir Lukasevich is the director of lighting design in the Mariinsky Theatre. He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography. His artistic career began in 1975. He had been chief lighting designer in various drama theatres throughout Russia until 1985, when he began to serve as the chief lighting designer in the Mariinsky Theatre. He is well-known for his lighting design worldwide. His works can be seen in many of the world's top theatres and opera houses.
ZHAO HeMake-up Designer
ZHAO He
ZHAO He acted as the make-up designer for NCPA opera Turandot and drama Jane Eyre.
As a A-Level make-up designer at the National Theatre of China, her works have won national awards.
Her major works include the opera Turandot in the Italian version, Imperial Ancestral Temple version and 2008 NCPA version, the Chinese operas Lingding Bay, The Jade of the He Family and YAN Fengying, the dramas Imperial Inspector Minister, Madame Curie, The Crucible, Human World, Adou, Boeing-Boeing, Jane Eyre and so on.
JIAO MiaoChorus Master
JIAO Miao
JIAO Miao graduated from the Conducting Department at China Conservatory of Music where she studied under Professor WU Lingfen, a renowned Chinese conductor. Currently, she serves as the Assistant Conductor of NCPA Chorus and the Conductor of NCPA Youth Chamber Chorus conductor.
While at college, JIAO Miao participated in many master classes launched by Chinese and foreign experts and performed in France, Austria, Italy and other countries and regions multiple times. In addition, she also fully participated in the establishment of NCPA Chorus and Youth Chamber Chorus and attended the chorus rehearsals of such performances as Xi Shi, Carmen, La Traviata, and L'Elisir d'Amore in NCPA Opera Festival, NCPA August Chorus Festival, and large Music & Dance Epic Road to Revival. She has held a series of choral lectures in the Centre, which won her high comment from experts and audience.
SUN Xiuweias Turandot
(Jun. 20, 22)
SUN Xiuwei
She has performed in NCPA productions of Turandot, Tosca, Der Fliegende Hollaender, Nabucco, Un Ballo in Maschera, Pagliacci, Norma, Andrea Chenier, Tannhäuser and NCPA opera commission Rickshaw Boy.
Soprano SUN Xiuwei is Professor of Academy of Opera, Peking Univrsity. She studied with Professor GAO Zhilan and famous soprano Rita Orlandi-Malaspina in Milan, Italy. From 1994 to 1995, she won first prizes in six world class singing contests around the world within less than two years. In 1994, she began her opera career with her first singing engagement of G. Verdi's La Traviata at the Tokyo Opera House. She then sang in Norma, La Traviata, La Forza del Destino, Il Trovatore, Attila, Suor Angelica, Andrea Chenier, Il Corsaro, Macbeth, Turandot, Pagliacci, Requiem, Nabucco and so on. She also sang in Madama Butterfly by G. Puccini, and she has played more than three hundred performances of this opera around the world. She performed in opera houses in Roma, Bologna, Palermo, Trieste, Genova, Venice, Torre Di Lago, Catania in Italy, Berlin, Bonn and Carlsruhe in Germany, Nice in France; Zurich in Switzerland, Bilbao, Spain, Serbia, Washington, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Philadelphia in the United States. She worked with famous artists like Domingo, Gatti, and Nagano.
Ms. SUN has participated in the performance of NCPA opera films Nabucco with maestro Placido Domingo and Turandot with conductor Daniel Oren. She is one of the few Chinese sopranos that are much sought after in Europe.
Maida Hundelingas Turandot
Maida Hundeling
“The first night was unbeatably crowned by German soprano Maida Hundeling … She sang securely and beautifully in all registers, she is a charismatic and sophisticated soprano singer in her prime means of expressing emotions, varying from dreamy girl to later a determined woman...” (Novinky.cz)
Soprano Maida Hundeling’s 2018/19 season features several appearances at prestigious opera theaters throughout Europe. She makes her highly anticipated debut at the Royal Opera House as Helmwige in Keith Warner’s production of Wagner’s Die Walküre, led by Antonio Pappano, later reprising the role at the Staatsoper Hamburg conducted by Kent Nagano. She will present her first Brünnhilde (Die Walküre) conducted by Stefan Anton Reck at Teatro Petruzzelli in April 2019. At the Slovak National Theater, she stars in two of her signature Puccini title roles beginning with Tosca led by Martin Leginus then as Turandot later in the season. Hailed as a “top class Elektra” by Online Music Magazine last season, Ms. Hundeling concludes her 2018/19 season singing the title role of Strauss’ Elektra at the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka.
In 2017/18, she began her season singing Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Stadthalle Biberach to great acclaim. She returned to the role of Senta in Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer at the Theater Lübeck and at the Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari. She was lauded for her portrayal of Strauss’ Elektra at the Staatstheater Braunschweig before returning to her signature title role of Tosca at the National Theatre Brno led by Ondrej Olos, and then at the Thurn und Taxis Schlossfestspiele where she was praised for her “full, dark primed soprano voice” (Mittelbayerische.de). Ms. Hundeling traveled to the The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre to sing Desdemona in Ivan Krejči’s production of Verdi’s Otello, where she received the annual Thalia prize, and returned to the Slovak National Theater for the title role of Turandot.
Recent highlights on the operatic stage include Maida’s thrilling debut at the Houston Grand Opera as the Foreign Princess (Dvořák’s Rusalka); the title role in Verdi’s Aida at the Schweriner Schlossfestspiele; and Turandot, Elsa (Wagner’s Lohengrin), and Leonore (Fidelio) at the SND Bratislava; and the title roles in Tosca and Janáček’s Jenůfa as well as Aida and Turandot at Hungary’s Bartók Plusz Operafesztivál and with the National Theatre Brno, as well as a concert version of Strauss’ Elektra with the Slovak Philharmonic.
Warren Mokas Calaf
Warren Mok
He has performed in NCPA's productions of Carmen, Die Fledermaus, La Bohème, The Chinese Orphan, Turandot, Der Fliegende Hollaender, Norma, Andrea Chenier, Tannhäuser and Classic Operetta Gala.
A Hong Kong Chinese tenor with a distinguished international career, since his European debut in 1987 at the Deutsche Opera Berlin Mok has been making frequent guest appearances throughout the world, including Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris Opera, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro di Bologna Comunale, Teatro Carlo Felice Genova, Teatro Massimo Palermo, Opera de Nice, Opera de Lyon, Opera Australia in Sydney Opera House, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, The Netherlands Opera, Leipzig Opera, Royal Danish Opera, Teatro di San Carlos Lisbon, Seattle Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, Warsaw Opera, Teatro di Caliari in Italy, ABAO Bilbao, Opera Irland, Teatro di Palma di Mallorca, Nancy Opera France, Bergen Opera Norway, Latvian National Opera, Lithuanian National Opera, Orlando Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, concert halls in New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Musik Verein, Tokyo Suntori Hall, Seoul, Florida, Prague and Zurich.
His operatic repertoire exceeds 50 roles including Calaf (Turandot), Cavaradossi (Tosca), Rodolfo (La Bohème), Don Jose (Carmen), Riccardo (Masked Ball), Radames (Aida), Duke (Rigoletto), Alfredo (La Traviata), Don Carlos, Romeo, Faust and Werther, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos.
Mok is currently the artistic director of the Macau International Music Festival and founder and artistic director of Opera Hong Kong. He holds a Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music.In 2008, Mok was awarded Cavaliere dell'Ordinedella Stella della Solitarita' Italiana (Knight of the Star of Solidarity of Italy) from the Government of Italy and Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Government.(Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters).
Amadi Laghaas Calaf (Jun. 21, 23)
Amadi Lagha
One of the most interesting tenors of today, French-Tunisian tenor, Amadi Lagha has played leading roles in operas of Verdi and Puccini in some major theaters in Italy and abroad, including Arena di Verona, Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, Shanghai Opera House Grand Theatre, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Beijing NCPA, Opéra de Toulon, only to name a few.
Recent engagments have included Turandot (Calfaf) in Valencia, Toulon, Sofia, Shanghai, Torre del Lago and Savonlinna, Aida (Radames) in Genova, Il trovatore (Manrico) in Bari, Carmen (Don José) in Cagliari and Verona. Among his future plans: Un ballo in maschera at NCPA in Beijing, Luisa Miller at Teatro Regio di Parma, Jenufa and La forza del destino (Don Alvaro) at Opéra de Toulose, Carmen at Savonlinna Festival.
YAO Hongas Liù
YAO Hong
She has performed in NCPA's productions of Turandot, La bohème, Die Fledermaus, Rigoletto and NCPA opera commission The Chinese Orphan.
YAO Hong, China's famous soprano, is a first-grade national actress. Among her numerous awards, she has won the First Prize at the 'Concord' International Opera Competition in Marseilles, the First Prize at the First National Vocal contest organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Sixth Wenhua Award by the Ministry of Culture, and the 'Plum Blossom Award' by Chinese Dramatists Association. In 2001, she performed on stage with the world's three major tenors at the Meridian Gate, Forbidden City. In 2005, she played the role of 'Liu' in Puccini's opera Turandot directed by China's famous director ZHANG Yimo successively in Paris and Munich, for which, her performance has been widely praised by international media and critics.
Ekaterina Bakanovaas Liù
Ekaterina Bakanova
Born in Russia, Miss Ekaterina Bakanova graduated from music school in accordion, piano and singing and won her degree in Vocal Studies from Gnesin Music Academy in Moscow.She went on to places and won several major international singing competitions like Bilbao International Singing competition (Bilbao, Spain), Hans Gabor Belvedere (Vienna, Austria), AsLiCo (Como, Italy), Bella Voce (Moscow, Russia) before becoming a soloist at Novaya Opera.
Her awards at the Giuseppe di Stefano competition in Sicily and the Maria Caniglia competition in Sulmona led to her professional debut in Italy, where she studied privately with Gabriella Ravazzi in Genova, and where since 2007 she has established a very successful career.
Ekaterina Bakanova performs regularly on international opera stages like Arena di Verona, La Fenice Opera House, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, NCPA in Beijing, Semperoper Dresden, ROH Covent Garden.
The artist collaborates regularly with RAI National Simphony Orchestra and such conductors as Maurizio Benini, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Stefano Montanari, Nello Santi, Placido Domingo, Karel Marc Chichon, Jan Latham Koenig, Myung-Whun Chung and Yutako Sado; and with directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Robert Carson, Calixto Bieto, Richard Eyre, Henning Brockhaus, Hugo de Ana and Roberto Andó.
Her upcoming highlights and engagements include debut as Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann in NCPA in Beijing and Zürich, Violetta Valery in La Traviata in Peralada Festival, Teatro Real Madrid, Geneve and ROH Covent Garden, Leila in Pearl Fishers in Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Dortmund Klangvokal Festival and Opera de Oviedo and debut as “Manon” in Massenet´s opera with Dan Ettinger in the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv.
GUAN Zhijingas Timur
(All dates)
ZHANG Yangas Ping
NCPA Resident Artist ZHANG Yang played the title role of NCPA opera Don Giovanni and FANG Dafu in NCPA Commission & Chinese Epic Opera The Long March. He also served as soloist and leading singer in various concerts of China NCPA Chorus. In 2014, upon completion of university study under the tutelage of tenor Professor ZHANG Xiaonong, he graduated from School of Art, Guangxi University. He was admitted to China NCPA Chorus in 2014. In 2013, he got course-completion certificate issued by Master Class of Giuseppe Sabbatini.
In addition, he has performed in nearly 20 Chinese and western classic and original operas, such as Aida, Tannhäuser, The Long March and Visitors on the Snow Mountain. He is also a member of China NCPA Chorus touring Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and other places.
KOU Jingas Pang (All dates)
KOU Jing
NCPA Resident Artist KOU Jing has performed in NCPA productions of Rusalka and La Traviata. He got a Master’s Degree of Opera Performance in the Parma Conservatory of Music in Italy and starred in the Verdi’s Requiem Mass held by the Italian Ministry of Culture in memory of the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth, which toured in Italy and dozens of cities in America and received extremely high appraisal from Parma Mail. He won the Third Place and Special Award in the “Voci dal Mediterraneo” International Opera Competition and the Special Award of the “Maria Caniglia” International Opera Competition.
JIN Zhengjianas Peng (All dates)
JIN Zhengjian
NCPA Resident Artist, and a National Class-A actor. JIN Zhengjian has played in NCPA operas Rickshaw Boy, Nabucco, and La Traviata, etc.
During his study in the Master Class of Wolfgang International Art Festival, he won the Award for Outstanding Student and the praise from Cheista Ludwig and James Levine. Since 2008, sponsored by the French government, he has studied systematically classical operas of France, such as Le Roi d'Yis, Faust and Romeo and Juliet, under the Artistic Director Robert Gonnella, and won the praise from the famous French conductor Michel Plasson.
In 2000, he won the Silver Award for Team Competition at the CCTV "BBG Cup" Young Singers Competition and the Silver Award for Individuals (Professional) at the "Lark Cup" competition.
He has participated in many operas, including the original Chinese operas The Wild, Farewell, My Concubine, Farewell to Cambridge Again, Song of Youth, Imperial Concubine Yang , Romance of Rawap, Mourning, Legend of Yao Ji, Year of Dragon in Tangshan, Wu Guniang, The Injustice Done to Dou E; Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde; French operas Le Roi d'Yi, Turandot, The Magic Flute, The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Bartered Bride, Lucia of Lammermoor, La dame aux Camellias, Rigoletto and Candide, etc. He has worked with famous orchestras including China National Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, symphonic orchestra and Chinese music orchestra of the China Opera and Dance Drama Company, China National Opera House Symphony Orchestra, China Film Symphony Orchestra, China Youth Symphony Orchestra, Chinese Music Orchestra of the China Broadcasting Performing-arts Troupe, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. Moreover, he has acted as soloist and leading singer in many major performing events such as Handel's oratorio Messiah.
LIU Naiqias Emperor
LIU Naiqi
LIU played The Emperor in Turandot and Geraldo in Gianni Schicchi produced by NCPA. Other works includes NCPA-produced operas Carmen (Il Remendado), Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Andrès/Cochenille/Frantz/Pitichinaccio), Nabucco (Abdallo), Die Fledermaus (Dr. Blind)，Le Nozze di Figaro (Don Curzio), and Andrea Chenier (Spy).
As a tenor actor from China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, LIU starred in the operas such as Turandot, Gianni Schicchi, Le Nozze di Figaro, Le Barbier de Séville, Salome, Tosca, Un Ballo in Maschera and Il Trovatore. It is worth mentioning that LIU was in the spotlight for he put in an excellent performance in Gianni Schicchi at NCPA. As the Music Weekly comments: “Young tenor actor Liu Naiqi who played Gerardo stands out from others and his beautiful voice bears comparison with the great Italian tenor Stefano at his early life.
In 2002, LIU won golden prize in National Adolescent Talent Contest and other prizes in national contests such as CCTV Young Singers Contest and Golden Bell Awards.
YANG Yias Herald
YANG Yi
YANG Yi has performed in NCPA opera commissions The Chinese Orphan, The Long March, and NCPA operas Tuandot, La Traviata.
Graduating from the Vocal Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, YANG Yi has starred in quite a few operas such as Marco Polo, Turandot, Carmen and Rigoletto. In 2001, he was elected by the Ministry of Culture to go in for the International Voice Competition of Bilbao, Spain and won the superior award. Currently, he is a solo of Berlin State Opera (since 2002) and studies German artistic songs at Karlsruhe National Music Academy and takes lessons from vocal masters such as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Schwarzkopf. In 2003, he won the top prize at the Hugo Wolf International Artistic Songs Competition.
YIN Shuoas Princess Louling
YIN Shuo
YIN Shuo graduated from the Classical Dance Department at Beijing Dance Academy, and now is one of the main actresses in China National Song and Dance Ensemble under China Oriental Performing Arts Group.
Main Dancing Performances include Dance drama: Huang Daopo, Big Hakka Round House, Dream in Red Dowry, Godness Luo River, Wang Zhaojun, Arethusa Flower; Solo dance in the chapter of Silk Road in the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games; Dance: Bloom in the 2010 Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala.
Awards include The Third Prize in juvenile-B group of the Seventh "Peach & Plum Cup" Dance Competition; The Silver Award on classic dance in the youth-A group of the Eighth "Peach & Plum Cup" Dance Competition; The Third Prize in the classical dance group of the Fourth CCTV TV Dance Competition; The Wen Hua Performance Prize in the Ninth China Arts Festival.
WANG Zhengas The Featherman
WANG Zheng
WANG is a resident actor at PLA Air Force Political Art Troupe. He graduated from Dance Department, PLA Academy of Art in 2003 and began acting at the troupe back from then on. In the following year, he played the man in black in Ode to Red Plum. In the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, he performed high-altitude solo dance Traveller.
In 2009, the excellent acting in dance drama The Ethereal Fairy of Luo River received “Wenhua Performance Award.”
In 2010, he began to serve as compere in Drama Art Team, PLA Air Force Political Art Troupe. And WANG furthered his studies at PLA Academy of Art in the same year. Then he played WEI Jibo, a villain in the fifth rehearsal of Sister JIANG that made its impressive debut at NCPA. In 2013, he got involved in NCPA’s Turandot as featherman. When it came to 2015, the actor performed in the musical commission Galia as Vasili.
The NCPA Orchestra demonstrates an abiding commitment to the highest levels of artistic excellence and takes pride in its long-term collaborations with the finest musicians of our time. Artists associated with the orchestra in the past few years have included Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, Myung-Whun Chung, Christoph Eschenbach, Fabio Luisi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Leif Segerstam, Gunter Herbig, Hannu Lintu, Shao-Chia Lü, TANG Muhai, ZHANG Xian, ZHANG Guoyong, ZHANG Yi, Rudolf Buchbinder, Stephen Kovacevich, Khatia Buniatishvili, Behzod Abduraimov, Alexei Volodin, Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, CHEN Sa, ZHANG Haochen, Gautier Capucon, WANG Jian, Li-Wei Qin, Kyung-Wha Chung, Vadim Repin, LÜ Siqing, NING Feng, Alison Balsom, Sabine Meyer, LI Biao, Placido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Renee Fleming, Liang Li, HE Hui and CHEN Yang, among many others. Lorin Maazel worked closely with the orchestra before his passing and praised the musicians for their “amazing professionalism and great passion in music”. After working with the orchestra in a series of concerts, Christoph Eschenbach also declared it as “one of the finest orchestras in Asia”.
The 19/20 season has “Cadenza” as its theme, featuring over 30 concerts conducted by LÜ Jia, ZHANG Yi, Christoph Eschenbach, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Markus Stenz, Tung-Chieh Chuang, ZHANG Xian, Myung-Whun Chung, Daniel Stabrawa, VIadimir Fedoseev, Manfred Honeck, LI Xincao, Ryan Bancroft with soloists Jian Wang, Paul Meyer, Gilbert Audin, Johannes Moser, HE Ziyu, George Li, Michaela Kaune, Kian Soltani, Radovan Vlatkovic, Vadym Kholodenko, Khatia Buniatishvili and many others. Anne-Sophie Mutter and WU Man, both as this season's Artist-in-Residence, will lead a number of concerts as well as educational projects. The orchestra will also perform in eleven NCPA opera productions including Les Pecheurs de Perles, Le contes d'Hoffmann, The Long March, La Fanciulla Del West, Journey to Reims and Song of Youth.
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by admin on May 4, 2011 in College Admission Updates
CBSE to be expected to announce fresh date for AIEEE examination
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is to be expected to announce a fresh date of exam for those students who missed the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) on May 1. Several students had to skip the AIEEE paper as its timing clashed with the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) entrance test, after the engineering exam was delayed by two-and-a-half hours due to a paper leak on May 1. CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi had announced that students, who have missed the AIEEE, will be allowed to appear for it on May 8. However, several students brought to the board’s notice that the Karnataka combined entrance test and the Banaras Hindu University’s medical entrance test were also scheduled for May 8.
The CBSE had to postpone the exam after it was informed by the Uttar Pradesh special task force about the paper leak. After the AIEEE was rescheduled from 9.30am to noon, the AFMC test was also put off by two hours. The AFMC test, scheduled for 2.30pm on Sunday, was rescheduled to 4.30pm. But, there were no clear instructions from AIEEE authorities. So, students who wanted to take both the AIEEE and the AFMC examinations found it tough to decide which test to skip. The AIEEE centre in many cases was located far from the AFMC test centre. The AIEEE centre officials seemed totally clueless about what to tell the students and parents after the exam did not begin at its scheduled time of 9.30am.
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More on the Aftermath of the Bourgeois Electoral Project in Wisconsin
Now that both the protests have long since come and gone and the official historians have written down the histories of the protests in Wisconsin, it is important to take stock of how those very individuals and organizations that were key in roping workers into the failed electoral recall effort against Governor Walker now lay blame for the failure squarely on the shoulders of the Democratic Party. Some speak of the need for unions to be free from the political dominance of the ruling bourgeois Democratic Party. The factions of bourgeois reformism now speak of the Democratic Party as though it were a foreign entity rather than the very party they were supporting through the height of the protests.
The mood in the union local offices was one of panic, and frenzied activity to catch up with the working class while the class reacted by shutting down and walking out of schools and state workplaces across the state. They were literally rushing off to the State Capitol building to catch up to the workers that had taken it over. Shortly after this came the “assistance” provided by the Democratic Party apparatus, in the form of celebrities, portable toilets and electoral politics. The unions were playing their role as “transmission belts” [Lenin] only to more capitalist class dominance and the destruction of a workers' movement.
The breakdown in the old social compact came when the outgoing state Democratic Party governor allowed the American Federation of State Clerical and Municipal Employees/Wisconsin State Employees Union contract to expire, effectively handing the contract over to the new incoming governor in full knowledge that he would kill it. The very leftists who claimed to believe in “revolutionary leadership” and rank-and-file radicalism tail-ended the leadership of the Democratic Party faction of the bourgeoisie. The consciousness of workers was not articulated enough to break from the Democratic Party. It was the loudest voices on the left that had supported this party and its institutions of defeat.
If it were not for the tireless efforts of the Democratic Party and the unions, things would've spun out of control very quickly. The left, that is the dominant strands of bourgeois reformism on the ground, today blame the Democratic Party and whitewash their own role in the defeat. Socialist Action called for a statewide strike with their direct model being the public sector workers strike in Ontario in 1993.
Of course, the Ontario strike in 1993 lasted five weeks and was sold out in the end by the unions leading it. For most bourgeois reformists, the problem is one of union bureaucrats and bad leadership. On the very highest level, the bourgeoisie runs the unions. They can't just be reformed out of power; otherwise such a thing would've been accomplished long before now.
The AFSCME and the AFT at the national level committed themselves to silencing all talk of strikes. This was the command from the top of the union down to the local shop stewards and no amount of rank-and-file radicalism at the local level would've changed that. In the end the best answer AFSCME had to the pay cuts was to distribute a pamphlet to members on financial management in tough times. The decertification votes threatened by the Walker regime were answered by AFSCME's own voluntary decertification.
The local Occupy movement never got many people as the electoral activity had consumed everything. Eventually the Occupy encampment was shunted off into the empty car dealership lot on the east side of Madison. In the end they were unceremoniously removed once the local authorities decided on what they wanted to do with that particular piece of real estate.
Now that the protests are a distant memory, those who had sown illusions in electoral politics and unions are faced with the ruins of their own political program that was based on unions and electoral politics. For workers the ballot box was a political coffin and the unions were their gravediggers.
Once the next round of state government elections is over, there will probably be attempts to lower the financial burden associated with a state pension system that is still solvent for now. Thus future struggles are already set to arise so the challenge goes out to all revolutionaries to better coordinate our mutual efforts and make ourselves heard.
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Taxi Driver or Chauffeur
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs drive people to and from the places they need to go, such as homes, workplaces, airports, and shopping centers. They must know their way around a city in order to take both residents and visitors to their destinations.
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs typically do the following:
Check their car for problems and do basic maintenance
Keep both the inside and outside of their car clean
Refuel their car when necessary
Pick up passengers and listen to where they want to go
Operate wheelchair lifts when needed
Help passengers load and unload their luggage
Drive to passengers' destinations
Obey all traffic laws
Collect fares, including allowed extra charges
Provide a receipt if the passenger requests one
Keep a record of miles traveled
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs must stay alert and monitor the conditions of the road. They have to take precautions to ensure their passengers safety, especially in heavy traffic or bad weather. They must also follow all vehicle-for-hire or livery regulations, such as where they can pick up passengers and how much they can charge.
Good drivers are familiar with the streets in the areas they serve. They choose the most efficient routes, considering the traffic at that time of day. They know where the most frequently requested destinations are, such as airports, train stations, convention centers, hotels, and other points of interest. They also know where to find fire and police stations and hospitals in case of an emergency.
Taxi drivers, also called cabbies, generally use a meter to determine the fare when a passenger requests a destination. The most common way for cabbies to provide their services is when a customer calls a central dispatcher to request a cab and the central dispatcher tells the taxi driver where to go to pick up the customer. Another way some drivers pick up passengers is when customers are waiting in lines at cabstands or in the taxi line at airports, train stations, and hotels. In some large cities, cabbies drive around the streets looking for passengers, although this is not legal in all cities.
Chauffeurs take passengers on prearranged trips. They operate limousines, vans, or private cars. They may work for hire for single trips or they may work for a person (in general), a private business, or for a government agency. Customer service is important for chauffeurs, especially luxury car drivers. Some do the duties of executive assistants, acting as driver, secretary, and itinerary planner. Other chauffeurs drive large vans between airports or train stations and hotels.
Paratransit drivers transport people with special needs, such as the elderly or those with disabilities. They operate specially equipped vehicles designed to help people with a variety of needs in nonemergency situations. For example, their vehicles may be equipped with wheelchair lifts, and the driver helps a passenger with boarding.
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs held about 233,000 jobs in 2012. About a quarter of taxi drivers and chauffeurs were self-employed. Self-employed drivers may own their own car and contract with a company. The company refers passengers and allows the driver to use their facilities for a fee. Some drivers use a company’s car as part of the fee. Drivers keep all their fares and pay their own expenses.
Other taxi drivers and chauffeurs are directly employed by an organization that provides them with a car. The industries that employed the most taxi drivers and chauffeurs in 2012 were as follows:
Taxi and limousine service 21%
Health care and social assistance 13
Other transit and ground passenger transportation 10
Driving for long periods, especially in heavy traffic, can be stressful for taxi drivers and chauffeurs. In addition, they often have to pick up heavy luggage and packages.
Injuries and Illnesses
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs have one of the highest rates of injuries and illnesses of all occupations. This is largely due to car accidents.
Work hours for taxi drivers and chauffeurs vary. About a quarter worked part time in 2012 and about one in seven had variable schedules. Evening and weekend work is common. Some drivers work very late at night or early in the morning.
Taxi drivers work with little or no supervision, and their work schedules are flexible. They can break for a meal or rest whenever they do not have a passenger.
Chauffeurs' work schedules are much more structured. The hours they work are based on the needs of their clients. Some chauffeurs are on call while they are not at work.
Most taxi drivers and chauffeurs go through brief training. Many states and local municipalities require them to get a taxi or limousine license. Although a high school diploma is not required, many taxi drivers and chauffeurs have one.
Many drivers have a high school diploma or equivalent; but, generally, it is not required.
Most taxi and limousine companies provide their new drivers with a short period of on-the-job training. This training usually takes from 1 day to 2 weeks, depending on the company and the location. Some municipalities require training by law.
Training typically covers local traffic laws, driver safety, and the local street layout. Taxi drivers also get training in operating the taximeter and communications equipment. Taxi drivers are trained in accordance with local regulations; in contrast, limousine chauffeurs usually are trained by their company, and customer service is emphasized. Paratransit drivers receive special training in how to handle wheelchair lifts and other mechanical devices.
Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations
All taxi drivers and chauffeurs must have a regular automobile driver’s license. States and local municipalities set other requirements; many require drivers to get a taxi or chauffeur's license, commonly referred to as a “hack” license. This normally requires passing a written test, with information such as local geography and regulations and a drug test.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires that limousine drivers who transport at least 16 passengers at a time (including the driver) have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) with a passenger (P) endorsement. To get these, a driver has to pass knowledge and driving skills tests.
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs have limited advancement opportunities. However some may find managerial positions. For chauffeurs, advancement usually takes the form of driving more important clients and different types of cars. Some taxi drivers and chauffeurs can become a “lead driver,” which means they train new drivers in addition to continuing to drive their own clients.
Important Qualities
Customer-service skills. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs regularly interact with their customers and have to represent their company positively and make sure passengers are satisfied with their ride.
Dependability. Customers rely on taxi drivers and chauffeurs to pick them up at the agreed-upon time so they get to their destinations when they need to be there.
Hand-eye coordination. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs have to be able to observe their surroundings and steer away from obstacles and dangerous drivers while operating a vehicle.
Map-reading skills. Although many cabs and limousines have GPS systems, it is still important for taxi drivers and chauffeurs to be able to understand directions and read maps.
Math skills. Taxi drivers count cash when a customer pays a fare and have to be able to make change quickly.
Patience. Drivers must be calm and composed when driving through heavy traffic, congestion, or dealing with rude passengers.
Professionalism. Chauffeurs are the face of their company and are expected to dress, speak, and act in a professional manner when they are with a customer.
Visual ability. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs must be able to pass a state-issued vision test in order to hold a driver’s license.
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs usually work with little or no supervision, so they must be self-motivated and able to take initiative to earn a living.
The median annual wage for taxi drivers and chauffeurs was $22,820 in May 2012. The median wage is the point at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $17,050, and the top 10 percent earned more than $37,200. These wage data include money earned from tips. The better the service taxi drivers and chauffeurs provide their customers, the more likely they are to make a good tip on each fare.
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs who lease their car from a company may pay a fee for the use of the car. This fee covers storage, insurance, and maintenance costs. Drivers who own their cars can contract with a company that allows the drivers to use their facilities for a fee. In addition, drivers usually pay their own fuel costs, so those who use hybrid taxis will have lower expenses.
Employment of taxi drivers and chauffeurs is projected to grow 16 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations.
Job growth is expected to be affected by an increase in demand for taxi drivers. Taxis generally complement public transit systems because people who regularly take a train or bus are more likely to use a taxi than would people who drive their own car. Therefore, as public transport systems grow, the demand for taxis should grow.
Paratransit is expected to grow rapidly. The growing number of elderly people who wish to remain independent might increase their use of these types of services to get around. Some growth will occur at nursing homes and assisted living facilities as these institutions try to increase mobility and quality of life for their residents. Growth may also occur due to federal legislation that requires transit agencies to offer paratransit services for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Some employment growth for chauffeurs is expected due to an increasing amount of corporate travel. To be successful, most chauffeurs depend on clients who travel for business.
Job prospects for taxi drivers and chauffeurs will likely be excellent. The occupation has low barriers to entry and high turnover. Applicants with a clean driving record and flexible schedules should have the best chance of being hired. Most taxi drivers and chauffeurs work in metropolitan areas, and those areas that are experiencing fast economic growth should offer the most job opportunities.
For more information about taxi drivers, chauffeurs, and paratransit drivers, visit
Taxicab, Limousine, and Paratransit Association
For more information about limousine drivers, visit
National Limousine Association
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ICAS is preparing for the International Amateur Games WGA2021-RUSSIA. Athletes from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, France, Australia and other countries will take part in the competitions. The program of the Games: football in 8X8 format, futsal in 5×5 format, swimming in the pool, swimming in open water, tennis, wushu, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, other sports. The venue of the Games is subject to approval. Possible cities: Moscow, Kazan. The exact time and place of the Games, the start of registration will be announced later.
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BRWAG 2019 CHINA
The International Council of Amateur Sport ICAS, together with the International Sports Exchange Center of the General Administration of Sport, China, together with the Sports Department of Zhejiang Province and with the Government of Wenzhou City, People’s Republic of China, organized and completed the International Belt and Road Partner Countries Amateur Games, BRWAG 2019, from 13 to 19 October 2019.
The Sports:
1.FUTSAL
2.TENNIS
3.SWIMMING
From October 13 to October 19, 2019 in China, Wenzhou hosted the International Amateur Games “One Belt – One Way”, BRWAG2019. The competition was organized by the International Council for Amateur Sports ICAS (Director General Alexei Polyushkin), the Center for International Sports Exchange of the Ministry of Sports of the PRC and the Sports Department of Wenzhou.
The nine millionth Wenzhou on the shores of the East China Sea has created truly excellent conditions for the Games: the Olympic Sports Center with an indoor soccer field with stands for 5,000 spectators and a 50 meter pool, the International Tennis Center, 5 and 4 star hotels for accommodating participants, including three food. The organizers prepared an extensive cultural program consisting of the Games Opening Ceremony and a banquet at their end with performances by national music and choreographic groups, entertainers, with a sumptuous menu and service, city tours and a historical reserve outside Wenzhou, rafting on the mountain Nancy River, a laser gala show on the Wujiang River. The Chinese partners ensured the highest possible level of preparation for all the events with which our sports lovers had hardly met anywhere else.
The games included competitions in three sports: football in the hall (futsal 5×5), swimming, tennis. More than 300 athletes took part in all categories and nominations, of which 120 sports enthusiasts from Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Israel, Pakistan, who arrived at the invitation of ICAS, and about 200 Chinese athletes. All sports and cultural events were covered in the press and on television, there were direct reports from sports grounds. The winners of the football competitions were the Russian team, out of 58 sets of awards in swimming, more than 35 gold medals also went to the Russians, the first place in the team classification at the tennis tournament was taken by the team from China. The youngest participant in the Games was 13 years old (futsal, Pakistan), the oldest was 79 years old (swimming, New Caledonia).
The main result of the Games was the stunning impressions of all the participants left from Wenzhou, from the people and from the country who so warmly received them. Many saw for the first time how it is possible and necessary to prepare and conduct such competitions when so much honor, respect and care are shown to each amateur athlete. Everyone could feel like a hero of the day, which undoubtedly became a great incentive to continue to engage in your favorite sport and achieve even higher results.
ICAS is preparing new international amateur Games in 10 sports to be held in the summer of 2020. in Russia. One of the candidates for the role of the host city is considered the city of Kazan. Information on the results of BRWAG2019 and the preparations for the 2020 Games is available on icasworld.org. We will be glad to see everyone at this sports festival!
OPENING – ACCREDITATION
OPENING – CEREMONY, CONCERT
CLOSING – CEREMONY, DINNER
BRWAG2019 Culture Sport Tourism PHOTO reports
International Amateur Games are not only competitions in many sports. This is a grand fesival, a multicultural event, during which competitions are harmoniously combined with an extensive cultural program.
People come thousands of kilometers from home with their families and friends, not just for sport. Acquaintance with the country and its inhabitants, with historical and cultural attractions, with the nature of the host country of the Games is a very important motivating component of the Games.
Wenzhou City, as the host of the 2019 Amateur Games, has made an excellent tourism program for participants and guests of the competition. One of the excursions was dedicated to the city itself. During the day, traveling on several buses, the athletes visited the historical center of the city, in the coastal area on the largest island of Dangtu, visited the historical museum. On another day between the competitions, the Games went out of town to the historic village of Yongjia County, rafted down the river in the Lion Rock Nature Reserve, took an evening boat ride on the Oujiang River and watched a grand night laser show against the backdrop of the Wenzhou Mountains. Separately, it is worth noting the excellent concert program that the Organizers prepared at the grand opening and closing of the Games. With the participation of leading local radio and television on the stage of one of the best prima halls in the city, a children’s orchestra of folk music, a choreographic ensemble, the troupe of the Wenzhou People’s Theater, and pop artists performed. Thanks to the great work and the talented organization of both sports competitions and the cultural program, the city of Wenzhou, its leadership and residents have earned great appreciation and gratitude from the participants and guests of the Games.
EXCURSION IN WENZHOU.
HISTORICAL RESERVE LION ROCK
DANGTU ISLAND
ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ.
GAMES PROGRAME
10/13/2019 – Start of the check-in ( 13:00) and continuation of the accreditation of participants and guests of the Games. Accreditation starts at 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Olympic Sports Center of Wenzhou city.
10/14/2019 – Continuation of check-in and accreditation of participants and guests of the Games.
9:00 – 17:00 – football (futsal) Olympic Sports Center.
19:00 – 21:00 – Solemn Opening Ceremony of the Games.
10/15/2019 – Start of all sports competitions.
9:00 – 17:00 – tennis, International Tennis Center.
9:00 – 17:00 – swimming, Olympic Sports Center.
10/16/2019 – Continuation of the competition according to the established schedule.
10/18/2019 – The free day (but futsal) for Excursion – Bus Tour.
9:00 – 21:00 – morning: bus excursion to the countryside “Yongjia Nanxi River Senic ”; evening: bus and walking tour of the city of Wenzhou: the ancient shopping streets of Wuma, Nantang, other points of the tour program.
19: 00-21: 00 – Solemn Closing Ceremony of the Games. Awarding the winners of the competition. Olympic Sports Center.
10/20/2019 – Check-out 12:00.
The Games Program may be changed by the decision of the Organizing Committee of the Games.
The official opening date of registration for the Games is scheduled for June 15, 2019.
1. It is necessary to fill in the sections of the REGISTRATION form and pay on-line to the Organizing Committee the registration fee of $ 120. For team sports (including football), a system of direct application and payment to the Organizing Committee of the Games has been established. From June 15, 2019 all individual Participants can register on-line in the “registration” section on the Games website: https://event.icasworld.org/.
2. After receiving confirmation in electronic form about the Registration for the Games, the participant receives constantly information from the Organizing Committee to his e-mail address.
3. With mandatory accreditation before the start of the Games upon arrival in Wenzhou from 13 to 14 October 2019. in the Registration Center for the Games, each participant receives a “Participant Package”: a name badge with a photo, the Games Info-booklet and a sports backpack with the Games symbols.
4. Completion of registration: September 15, 2019.
5. The Organizing Committee of the Games has set the condition for participation in the Games: each participant and guest of the Festival can take part in the Games if he purchases a Package to stay in Wenzhou during the period of the competition, which includes the following services:
1. meeting and seeing off (transfer) at the airport and at the Wenzhou railway station;
2. Accommodation 8 days / 7 nights from 13.10 to 20.10. 2019 in a hotel with breakfast and dinner;
3. hot meals during the competition at lunch;
4. use of sports facilities and their amenities;
5. transfers from the hotel to the sports facility and back;
6. information and tourist support;
7. Participation in general events of the Games (Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Games) one-day out-of-city bus tour of the sights of the province and Wenzhou.
Airfare, visa, medical insurance are not included in the package price and are paid independently.
PACKAGE OFFER FOR STAY
From 13.10 on 10/20/2019
Hotels Type stay 8 days – 7 nights Price AVIA
Package №1 А 5* 1 person in a single room $ 795 not included
Check in 13:00
Check out 12:00
Package №1 B 5* 1 person in a double room $ 520 not included
Package №2 А 4* 1 person in a single room $613 not included
Packages are paid at the request (written application) of participants and guests sent to the email address: brwag2019@icasworld.org. In the application, you must specify the number of people, data (Name, Last Name, Date of Birth), the selected Package, the number of rooms in the hotel. Accompanying persons, including children, should also be included in this list.
Package payment is carried out in 2 stages:
Stage 1: Payment for the reservation is 20% of the package price. Payment is made by the details specified in the invoice within 5 banking days. After booking the participant receives a confirmation of registration at the Games.
Stage 2: Full payment (80% of the package price) is the difference between the Full package price and the cost of reservation. Full payment is made upon arrival in Wenzhou directly at the reception of the selected hotel before checking in before undergoing the accreditation procedure.
According to the application, an invoice is issued, which indicates the amount of the Full Package price, the Cost of reservation and the Full Payment Amount. Participants and guests who received registration but did not pay for the reservation (20% of the package price) and who arrived in Wenzhou on their own will not be accredited to the Games.
In case of cancellation of the trip within 35 days before the start of the competition, the Organizing Committee of the Games will return the cost of the reservation minus 10% (registration costs of the OCG). In case of cancellation of the trip from 35 days to 25 days before the start of the competition, 50% of the cost of the reservation will be refunded. In case of cancellation of the trip within a period of less than 25 days before the start of the competition, the cost of booking is not refundable. An application for the return of the cost of booking must be sent to the address brwag2019@icasworld.org. For all questions regarding the purchase of Packages, including an individual calculation of the cost of increasing the duration of the trip, the children’s living conditions, the transfer of rights to use the Package to third parties in case of refusal of the trip and on other matters, contact: brwag2019@icasworld.org
In the case of shorter stay, the package price does not change.
Registration fee of the competitor is not refundable. The registration fee for participation in competitions is $ 120 per participant in each sport, regardless of the number of ranks or nominations stipulated by the competition regulations for each sport. The registration fee is paid before the start of the competition during the registration of the participant on the Games website icasworld.org.
The participant will be registered only after the payment of the registration fee and the Stay Package.
1. Upon arrival at the Games, the competitor must undergo the Accreditation procedure.
2. On Accreditation, each participant must present an identity document, the original of the medical insurance policy and sign an agreement on personal responsibility for health (a Waiver Agreement). Without presenting the above documents, the participant will not be allowed to compete.
3. A participant who fails to attend the Accreditation is not allowed to compete.
4. Address Accreditation: Olympic Sports Center Wenzhou, China, address: 20 Minhang Rd, Lucheng Qu, Wenzhou Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China, 325027, 浙江省 浙江省 温州 鹿城 区 民航 路 20 号 邮政编码: 325027.
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Building a Simple Backyard Ice Rink
by George S Rossano
(14 December 2020) The Autumn surge in Covid cases has recently resulted in the closure or severe cutback of hours for ice arenas. Many skaters are without access to ice completely, or can book only very limited hours in those rinks that are still operating. These conditions are likely to be in place throughout the winter. One solution to the problem of skaters not being able to get to arena ice, is to bring ice to the skaters, by building a backyard ice rink.
While many places in the U.S. still have skating on frozen ponds and lakes, such places are not suitable for serious figure skating. The ice is rarely flat, and one has to contend with debris frozen into the ice surface. When I was a graduate student in Maryland, a pond near the university froze enough during the winter that skating was possible at times. The ice froze enough you wouldn't fall through, but the ice surface fractured in large pieces that would bob up and down slightly as you moved from one section of ice to the next.
A far more realistic source of ice is a backyard rink. Backyard (naturally-frozen) rinks and their community equivalents can be traced back over 150 years in the north-eastern United States. Artificial lakes in New York City's Central Park were design to be converted in the winter into ice surfaces by controlling the water level to allow quicker freezing. 1981 through 1984 U.S. Pairs Champions and 1984 Olympic silver medalists Peter and Kitty Carruthers began their skating on a backyard ice surface created by their father.
As their father described it for the Christian Science Monitor in 1981, "We lived on a hill. We were very much afraid that they would go sliding and slide out into the street sometime. So I got the bright idea when they were roughly 5 1/2 and 7 1/2 years old of leveling off some of the backyard and making a little skating rink. That would be something they could do for winter recreation, and we could watch them."
For the northern 40% of the U.S., temperatures from late November through early March are sufficiently cold to build a practical outside ice surface. In other states farther south which have mountainous regions, many have local regions where it is also cold enough to build a rink, if sufficient flat land can be found. Do-it-yourselfers report costs as little as a $150 dollars to a few thousand. A common size they describe is 24 X 40 ft. Commercially available kits are available up to $5400, or more, for surfaces as large as 40 X 80 ft.
The three basic requirements for a backyard rink are sufficient flat ground, water and cold. The amount of space needed depends on how ambitious one is, and the level of the skater to be using the rink. Various shapes and sizes are possible.
During the days of compulsory figures, skaters did "patch" on strips of ice 18-20 feet wide and the width of the rink long. Two skaters would usually share a strip. A 20 X 80 ft surface is sufficient to practice compulsory figures and those Moves in the Field that are laid out the width of a standard size rink. For a small skater (as in pre-teen) 20 ft wide is big enough for practicing spins, but not really the best choice for practicing jumps. A better choice for jumps is a square or slightly rectangular size. 30 X 30 ft. would be suitable for a young skaters doing singles and maybe some doubles. For doubles and some of the triples a surface 2500 to 3600 square feet would be needed, such as 50 X 50 ft or 60 X 60 ft.
The average lot size in a congested suburban development is about 9000 square feet with the house taking up a third, and in less congested suburban and rural areas even more space may be available. Some people build temporary rinks over tennis courts (120 X 60 ft) or basketball courts (84 X 50 ft) if their property has one.
In addition to size and shape, a very important factor is how flat the ground is. Ideally, the land should be nearly perfectly flat. As the slope of the land becomes greater, building the boards that contain the rink and freezing the deep end becomes more difficult, and may reach a point where the slope leads to all sorts of complications better avoided. The general consensus we find is that the elevation of the land at the deepest point should not be more than 4 in. below the highest point. The ice surface should be no less than 4 in. deep at the shallowest place, and thus no deeper than 8 in. at the deepest place. Some do-it-yourselfers describe building rinks with a slope of over 12 in. from end to end, though it seems they have to invest a lot of extra work to accomplish it.
Building the rink is very simple, consisting of building a wooden frame that is either staked in place, or supported by buttress-like supports every few feet. This frame is typically 8-12 in. high. A plastic liner is then placed within the frame to hold the water in place as it freezes. Materials are readily available from home improvement stores and are not that expensive. In many cases the cost of the water will exceed the cost of materials. For example, where I live, a 60 X 60 surface 4 in. deep would result in about a $400 water bill for filling the rink.
Another method some people use, after snow has fallen, is to compact snow in the area desired and to build up a compacted snow berm around the perimeter that is about a foot high and at least a foot thick. While it is below freezing the snow is misted using a garden hose to build up a layer of ice at the bottom of the rink surface and the sides of the berms. Once there is a layer of about 1/2 in. of ice, this ice "bathtub" can be filled with water and left to freeze.
One way to help the freezing process is to use a long hose that is buried in the snow so the water that comes out of the hose bibb cools as it travels though the hose and will be near freezing when applied to the snow. The snow berm method has the limitation, however, when used in places that do not stay above freezing all day, that ice-melt water can escape making maintenance more difficult. With a liner, the melt water remains trapped to refreeze.
Other considerations on placing the rink include the amount of sunlight received during the day (you want to minimize it) and avoiding sources of debris (twigs, leaves, etc.) that might fall on the surface and freeze into the ice if it partially melts during the day, and are a pain in the butt to remove when frozen. If daytime temperatures rise to allow some melting during the midday, it can be slowed down by covering the surface with a white tarp that will reflect sunlight and trap cold air under the tarp. An important safety consideration is that no stakes, posts, obstructions, etc. are nearby to cause injury if someone falls at the edge of the rink. A completely empty space a few feet wide around the rink would seem to be a prudent safety precaution. If the rink is not used for hockey, there is no need for the side boards that hockey players so love to smash each other into.
Unlike an indoor ice arena where the ice temperature is maintained at about 24 degrees F for figure skating, a backyard rink will fluctuate in temperature with conditions, anywhere from your overnight low temperature to just above freezing.
Maintaining a smooth surface is handled as it was done before the invention of the Zamboni; holes are patched with snow, the surface layer is scraped flat with a scraper, the snow removed, and a layer of water is sprayed on the the ice surface and smoothed with a squeegee. For the truly ambitious, one can also build a simple hot water barrel that will leave the ice surface patch perfect after the ice is patched and scraped.
Backyard rink kits are available in various sizes for a few thousand dollars, up to $5400 or more. A popular kit size for backyard peewee hockey is 40 X 80 ft. and includes all materials required other than water.
Backyard rinks can be set up in a day and the ice surface frozen in a few days. With ten weeks or more of use possible in many parts of the U.S. a backyard rink pays for itself compared to ice time at an ice arena, were it available.
While a backyard rink is no substitute for normal training at an indoor ice arena, for this winter at least, it is a cost effective way to complete some productive training, keep in shape, and is the only practical option for recreational skaters during a time of extended Covid lockdowns and rink closures.
A simple backyard ice rink does not require a permit in most places if it does not involve plumbing, refrigeration equipment, electrical work or lighting, fencing or side boards. A backyard snow berm rink does not require a permit if it is nothing more than snow and water. Even without a permit, property-line setbacks must still be met. Check with your local planning department if a permit is required, just to be sure. Any form of front yard rink will almost certainly require a permit.
Anyone subject to the rules of a HOA should check with them too, but as HOAs seem to always not like anything out of the ordinary (or even things in the ordinary), anyone subject to a HOA is probably SOL. If non-household members are allowed to use a backyard rink, home owners should verify their insurance company will cover claims resulting from its use.
Detailed instruction for how to build a backyard rink are readily available on the internet and YouTube, as well as from websites for companies that sell kits.
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Indu Subaiya Interviews Steve Krein & Unity Stoakes – Part II
March 22, 2012 - By Indu Subaiya
This is the the second part of an interview with Steve Krein and Unity Stoakes, co-founders of OrganizedWisdom and StartUp Health. You can catch the first part here, and even more about StartUp Health when Steve joins us onstage for the incubators panel at the 2012 Spring Fling Matchpoint Boston.
Indu: Tell me about how things transitioned; where and when did the idea for StartUp come from, and then talk about how you launched the initiative.
Steve: Interestingly enough, they’re all tied together. One of the first things that Esther Dyson asked us back in 2007, when she first made the investment and joined our advisory board was, “How can I help you guys?” The board of advisors know that Esther travels in very interesting circles. She knows a lot of interesting people.
One of the things that Unity and I had both wanted to do with OrganizedWisdom was we to get a board together with not only incredible people, but with what we’ve learned is called the billion dollar board member. A billion dollar board member is actually a concept out of a book called Blueprint to a Billion, which was written by a guy who just jotted down the characteristics of all companies that made a billion dollar sales in revenue. Each one of those 300 companies that had achieved that number all had a board member that had themselves built a billion dollar business or multiple billion dollar businesses.
So we mentioned this to Esther that in her travels, if she ever comes across not only a billion dollar business, but more importantly, one that is passionate is about the healthcare space entrepreneurship, we’d love to meet them. That was many years ago but in early 2010, we got a call from Esther and she had breakfast with Jerry Levin and his partner Bill West. The punch line was that she asked if we would be interested in having lunch with her and Jerry. She thought he might be a potentially great addition to our board. So, that introduction came from her, and one of the things that struck both Unity and I was something Jerry asked us, “What would be needed to transform the healthcare sector over the next decade?” It was an open-ended question, but it really gave us a lot of discussion and Jerry ended up spending a lot of time with us and in the summer he made an investment and joined our board. So it all ended up happening very organically from that lunch in early 2010 and that really raised the heat for StartUp Health.
Indu: When you started Startup Health, was it the incarnation that it is today? Tell us a little bit about what need you were bridging in the marketplace with the concept, and then, how did you get to where you are today?
Unity: It really started as a strategic initiative first out of what we were doing to try to build an ecosystem and be a support infrastructure, if you will, for the whole community. The basic premise was that we had experienced all these challenges along the way in the process of building OrganizedWisdom and we thought to ourselves, “What if we could share all of the lessons learned, all of the wisdom and create this community, to make it easier for new entrepreneurs to come in to the sector, to create a way that would inspire more developers and more designers from other sectors to come over?” So it really started out as the strategic initiative and then we formally launched StartUp Health on June 9 at the White House. And it started, it took off from there.
Indu: Anything to add to that, Steve?
Steve: I think that as entrepreneurs for almost 20 years, and for most of them up until five years ago outside of the healthcare sector, it’s a completely different experience being an entrepreneur in that sector. Being an entrepreneur everywhere is difficult obviously, but inside this sector, it seems as though much more is stacked into entrepreneur. Whether it’s the regulatory issues, whether it is the long sale cycles, whether it’s the stagnant and resistant to change, bureaucratic organizations that are preventing startups and other innovative things from actually getting piloted, it just seemed like so much was against us as entrepreneurs in this space.
So this notion that you could create a system that would combine, as Unity mentioned, a community of all the stakeholders including hospitals, academic institutions, doctors, and the large insurance companies like Aetna, United and other large organizations that historically have not been viewed as innovative and systems. What if we could all work together over the next decade to transform the sector? If you layer it on with a academy or a school that takes all of our lesson and puts it in to a curriculum that would really bring together. The idea of community collaboration and curriculum all tied together helped shape the notion of StartUp Health as an academy for health and wellness entrepreneurship that would help a whole new generation of entrepreneurs come in to this sector. They would have all the stakeholders helping them navigate their business from an idea to startup, to ramp up and to a speed up.
Indu: I love that you’re doing that and I think a lot of people have been talking about how we provide the foundation for people, especially those coming in from outside of healthcare. The need is now, more than ever, to recruit the best and brightest into the space. I think that is spot on, without us as a community, priming the adoption end of this curve, any startup can come out and will have little prospect to succeed without the education.
Steve: We had our sixth roundtable a couple of weeks ago in New York. We had Brad Weinberg from Blueprint Health and we had Mo from West Health and Maria Gotsch from New York City Ventures, Todd Pietri for Milestone and Dave Whitman from New York City of Collaborative. Somebody raised their hand and asked the question about an how you get an introduction to them, and at some of the answers given, we’re like, “If you know somebody, you get a referral.”
What I think about customers or investors or any of these relationships, the introductions are only a small piece of what you need. Getting the meeting is just the part where you actually show up and now you got to perform. If you go to these meetings unprepared, and if you don’t know exactly what these companies need, if you don’t know what kind of answers to have prepared before doing that. Often, you’re going to have the meeting, but it’s not going to result in anything after that meeting because it’s not been properly set up to become a meaningful relation. Not because you screwed up in your meeting, but because it’s just not a connection between what you can do for that company and what they can do for you. It happens oftentimes in a lot of customer meetings, investor meetings is that entrepreneurs go in excited about the meeting, and what they end up with is a whole pipeline of meetings with very little result in things afterwards.
So, we’d like to believe that the focus on the right companies, the right startups and entrepreneurs having the right meetings and both sides preparing properly for that meeting, with a good sense of what they can do for each other, to create value for each other. In many cases, the value of creation would come from a pilot program, comes from something in a form of a real opportunity to set your foot in the door, to these large organizations.
Unity: The other advantage to having a collective or a group or a peer network, if you will, is you can go in with force. You can go in as a group and get into institutions or corporations or customers in a way that you may not be able to do on your own as a small, little startup. We think there’s a great power in being a collective sort of working together, to support one another. By focusing on the customers, the investors will come because you’re building a real business. We always tell other entrepreneurs the best way to get the best investor is actually your customer.
There’s something I think going on now where there’s a critical mass emerging. We’re seeing this a lot in New York City right now because now. It’s really magical with the collaboration going on, and I’m hearing the same thing from other cities. So I hear like there’s the real opportunity going on now for these startups to bond together and get access to customers in a new way.
Indu: I was actually going to ask you about New York City and why you think it’s so hot these days?
Steve: Ironically enough, New York used to be the most uncool place to be an entrepreneur. Back in the ’90s, when we were building Webstakes, I can’t tell you how many investors had a requirement and referrals to actually get an investment from them. It would be a requirement to move to San Francisco to build our business. So we resisted that. We’re New Yorkers obviously, raising our families here and loving being an entrepreneur here.
Now, we’re meeting people everyday who are moving here from not only San Francisco, but other parts of the country or moving here from Israel to build their business. Not only because of how great New York is but it’s now great to be an entrepreneur. Layering that on with healthcare and wellness, I think it’s a great place to be a health and wellness entrepreneur. In New York City, the EDC, New York State, the eHealth Collaborative, has made it incredibly rewarding to be a part of a community that feels connected. It’s finally a place that you can build your business and get access to talent, customers and thought leaders that you couldn’t have connected with in any other part of the country.
Indu: It’s kind of counterintuitive, because the reputation that New York has is big and really expensive. I think this message of it being a good place to build a company from scratch is really important for people to hear.
Steve: Everyone’s got a story for why they are passionate about building a business or working on a solution in the sector. A mother or a father or a sister or brother, themselves, that have been impacted by healthcare in some way. So it seems as though that’s one thing. Being an entrepreneur in the space is fun, which is that it’s not just people who are entrepreneurs because they want to be entrepreneurs. Actually, they are entrepreneurs because they want to change healthcare. They want to lower the cost to healthcare. They want to improve the outcome. They want to do something because they had a bad experience, or they realize health cost were out of control, or they watched their mother or father, sister or brother engage with a system that is broken.
Indu: That’s really exciting. So, who’s in the class of StarUp Health now? What types of company, something that you’re seeing?
Steve: So we haven’t announced our first class yet. We’re doing that actually next week in Austin on March 12. We just finished making the final selections, and the question to ask is actually not what kind of startups are part of StartUp Health academy, but it’s who are the entrepreneurs that are in the first class. I think that the idea that the people behind these startups are going to be the transformers in this sector and the focus needs to be on what they and their teams can do.
Unity: I wouldn’t even call them startups. It’s really an amazing collection of companies and many have already done some amazing things or have created groundbreaking technologies, or a new type of service. But they are all doing things that either lower the cost of care or something that is really going to improve the healthcare system and make a dent in the healthcare universe. We’re excited by the group because in many ways, we think it’s going to be a showcase to inspire a lot of other companies, entrepreneurs and startups to come into the space and be an example, if you will, of what’s possible.
Steve: Four of the ten entrepreneurs are serial entrepreneurs whose previous companies were acquired. Most of these entrepreneurs already raised angel or series A rounds for their companies. I think what everyone should be inspired by is I think some of the potential coming out of these individuals and their teams. The startups the companies that are participating are going to be the types of companies that over the next several years are the kind that are going to be in the industry for the long haul, with multiple businesses and making multiple, impactful changes here.
Indu: The relationship is with the individual not the company, so is there any equity taken by StartUp Health in these companies that come in?
Steve: For our first class and likely for our first several batches, we are not taking equity. In fact, it doesn’t call for the entrepreneurs anything to be a part of StartUp Health. We have scholarship partners who provide the tuition for the entrepreneurs and their teams to participate StartUp Health Academy. This is a long term program because it’s going to take a long time for the entrepreneurs and their teams to navigate the life cycle of their startup business. So, we expect relationships and participation at the Academy will last several years, and the goal is obviously to help take these entrepreneurs and their start-up from start-up to ramp-up.
Indu: That’s really exciting. Thinking about the federal level, from your perspective, are you seeing the impact of the administration on the ecosystem and on the people that you’re seeing coming in to StartUp Health?
Steve: Yes, and the individuals, like Todd Park, who are making a difference. Like we were saying that t’s not about the startups, it’s about the entrepreneurs. This is not about the administration, but individuals who are transforming the sector and giving entrepreneurs a reason to roll up their sleeves and look at open data and challenges. To look at these things that we couldn’t have ever imagined a few years ago. What they have accomplished with the open data, with the challenges now with this CMS brand. I mean, just money flowing into entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ventures. Todd Park’s famous line that there’s never been a better time to be a healthcare entrepreneur – totally because of these guys. There is a culture that they’ve built that will hopefully be there long after they’ve served their time.
Indu: I couldn’t agree more. I think we’ve definitely felt the impact of their enthusiasm and active support here at Health 2.0. It’s been really great to catch up with you guys and I personally feel like I’ve learned a lot in terms of your thoughts on entrepreneurship. I think that will really be helpful to people reading this interview.
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Last night, I went to hear Grace Paley read. Her poetry didn't do much for me, but her stories -- oh my god, they were good. Smart and funny and vibrant; quite possibly it was the best short story reading I've ever been to. She may be one of the strongest short story writers working in America today, and if you aren't familiar with her work, go read some. You'll like it.
There is no one like Kitty Skazka. Unlike other people who have similar flaws that doom, she is tolerant and loving. I wish Kitty could live forever, bearing daughters and sons to open the heart of man. Meanwhile, mortal, pregnant, she has three green-eyed daughters and they arent that great. Of course, Kitty thinks they are. And they are no worse than the average gifted, sensitive child of a wholehearted mother and half-a-dozen transient fathers.
an excerpt from Faith in a Tree, by Grace Paley
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1960)
She's also 81, and passionately committed to confronting political and social issues in her work, and in the streets. She's been arrested for protesting (and read a marvellous story last night based on that). She was inspiring -- she made me want to put together a chapbook of war-related poems, like the one I wrote a few weeks ago, from a bunch of the writers I know, and then do a limited edition print run and distribute it at WisCon and other cons. Charging just enough to make back part of my costs. I think I could do it for $500 or so -- less if I didn't pay the poets. And if someone volunteered to help me with the graphic design. I feel like I want to do something, to at leat help raise consciousness, raise questions, about this war. I don't have any answers; maybe poetry will help me (and others) figure some of them out.
Goofy idea? Let me know what you think. Also if you happen to know if I'm way off on my cost estimate.
I'm also tempted to put together a sf war anthology, but I don't even know who in sf one talks to if one wants to do anthologies. Is there a person to call or e-mail?
Author Mary Anne MohanrajPosted on April 4, 2003 Categories Uncategorized
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Jed says:
There was a series of anthologies in the ’80s edited by Jerry Pournelle called There Will Be War (one review online says that not all of the stories glorified war and warriors); there was also an anti-war sf anthology called When the Music’s Over, edited by Lewis Shiner (Bantam, 1991) and another one called There Won’t Be War, edited by Harry Harrison and Bruce McAllister (Tor, 1991). I had mixed feelings about the Shiner, and am unfamiliar with the Harrison/McAllister.
tobias s buckell says:
Marty Greenburg (the major antho dude)?
I have ‘There Won’t Be War’ in my library if anyone wants it I can send it along. The main reason I kept it was because it was Stross’s first appearance with a somewhat now dated cold-war-esque story. Overall that anthology was disappointing because despite the theme most of the stories seemed to be about ending war through fighting. I would have thought maybe more stories would have looked at Ghandi-esque approaches.
The Man-Kzin Wars is an anthology series
which I like very much. So, maybe Larry
Niven would be a person who could put
you in touch with an agreeable publisher.
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Bartók / Debussy / Mozart
~ Release by Martha Argerich, Stephen Bishop Kovacevich (see all versions of this release, 2 available)
▼ CD 1
1 Sonata for two pianos and percussion, BB 115 (Sz 110): I. Assai lento - Allegro molto
percussion:
Michael De Roo (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) and Willy Goudswaard (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11)
Martha Argerich (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) and Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11)
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: I. Assai lento (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11)
Béla Bartók (composer) (1937)
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
2 Sonata for two pianos and percussion, BB 115 (Sz 110): II. Lento ma non troppo
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: II. Lento, ma non troppo (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11)
3 Sonata for two pianos and percussion, BB 115 (Sz 110): III. Allegro non troppo
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: III. Allegro non troppo (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11)
4 Andante with five variations in G major for piano duet, K501: Andante
recorded in:
Wembley, Brent, London, United Kingdom (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
Vittorio Negri
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Thema (Andante) (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501
5 Andante with five variations in G major for piano duet, K501: Variation I
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation I (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
6 Andante with five variations in G major for piano duet, K501: Variation II
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation II (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
7 Andante with five variations in G major for piano duet, K501: Variation III
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation III (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
8 Andante with five variations in G major for piano duet, K501: Variation IV
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation IV (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
9 Andante with five variations in G major for piano duet, K501: Variation V
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation V (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
10 En blanc et noir: I. Avec emportement
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London, England, United Kingdom (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
En blanc et noir: I. Avec emportement (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
Claude Debussy (1915-06-04 – 1915-07-20)
A. Kussewitsky
En blanc et noir, L. 134, CD 142
orchestrations:
En blanc et noir: I. Avec emportement (Robin Holloway orchestration)
11 En blanc et noir: II. Lent. Sombre
En blanc et noir: II. Lent, sombre (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
Jacques Charlot
En blanc et noir: II. Lent, sombre (Robin Holloway orchestration)
12 En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando
En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (composer)
En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando (Robin Holloway orchestration)
13 Out of Doors, BB 89 (Sz 81): I. With Drums and Pipes
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (1969-09)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 1: With Drums and Pipes (1969-09)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89
14 Out of Doors, BB 89 (Sz 81): II. Barcarolla
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 2: Barcarolla (1969-09)
15 Out of Doors, BB 89 (Sz 81): III. Musettes
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 3: Musettes (1969-09)
16 Out of Doors, BB 89 (Sz 81): IV. The Night's Music
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 4: The Night's Music (1969-09)
17 Out of Doors, BB 89 (Sz 81): V. The Chase
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 5: The Chase (1969-09)
18 Sonatina, BB 69 (Sz 55): I. Allegretto - Allegro
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: I. Dudások. Molto moderato (1969-09)
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69
is the basis for:
Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra, Sz. 96, BB 102b: I. Dudasok (Bagpipers)
19 Sonatina, BB 69 (Sz 55): II. Moderato
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: II. Medvetánc. Moderato (1969-09)
Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra, Sz. 96, BB 102b: II. Medvetanc (Bear Dance)
20 Sonatina, BB 69 (Sz 55): III. Allegro vivace
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: III. Finale. Allegro vivace (1969-09)
Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra, Sz. 96, BB 102b: III. Finale
Wembley, Brent, London, United Kingdom (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (tracks 4–9)
Michael De Roo (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) (tracks 1–3)
Willy Goudswaard (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) (tracks 1–3)
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (1969-09) (tracks 13–20)
Martha Argerich (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) (tracks 1–3)
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) (tracks 1–3)
Martha Argerich (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (tracks 4–12)
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (tracks 4–12)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (tracks 4–9)
Béla Bartók (composer) (1915) (tracks 18–20)
Claude Debussy (1915-06-04 – 1915-07-20) (tracks 10–12)
Béla Bartók (composer) (1937) (tracks 1–3)
Jacques Charlot (track 11)
A. Kussewitsky (track 10)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (composer) (track 12)
Vittorio Negri (tracks 4–12)
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London, England, United Kingdom (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (tracks 10–12)
Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra, Sz. 96, BB 102b: I. Dudasok (Bagpipers) (track 18)
Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra, Sz. 96, BB 102b: II. Medvetanc (Bear Dance) (track 19)
Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra, Sz. 96, BB 102b: III. Finale (track 20)
En blanc et noir: I. Avec emportement (Robin Holloway orchestration) (track 10)
En blanc et noir: II. Lent, sombre (Robin Holloway orchestration) (track 11)
En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando (Robin Holloway orchestration) (track 12)
En blanc et noir, L. 134, CD 142 (movement) (tracks 10–12)
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115 (tracks 1–3)
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69 (tracks 18–20)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89 (tracks 13–17)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501 (tracks 4–9)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 1: With Drums and Pipes (1969-09) (track 13)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 2: Barcarolla (1969-09) (track 14)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 3: Musettes (1969-09) (track 15)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 4: The Night's Music (1969-09) (track 16)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 5: The Chase (1969-09) (track 17)
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: I. Dudások. Molto moderato (1969-09) (track 18)
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: II. Medvetánc. Moderato (1969-09) (track 19)
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: III. Finale. Allegro vivace (1969-09) (track 20)
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: I. Assai lento (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) (track 1)
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: II. Lento, ma non troppo (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) (track 2)
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115: III. Allegro non troppo (1977-05-10 – 1977-05-11) (track 3)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Thema (Andante) (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 4)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation I (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 5)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation II (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 6)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation III (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 7)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation IV (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 8)
Andante and Variations for Piano with 4 Hands in G major, K. 501: Variation V (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 9)
En blanc et noir: I. Avec emportement (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 10)
En blanc et noir: II. Lent, sombre (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 11)
En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando (1977-05-21 – 1977-05-23) (track 12)
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Catering to the masses: Levy & Franks
December 22, 2015 T Farrell 2 Comments
Levy & Franks pioneered the introduction of catering to public houses in the late nineteenth century. The business developed the Chef & Brewer concept, which survives as the second oldest pub chain in the world.
Isaac Levy (born 1845) was born into a working class Jewish family from Whitechapel, London. He worked as a bookmaker before he acquired the licence of The Pitt’s Head pub on Old Street, London in 1887.
The King Lud, Ludgate Circus (1908)
As the capital grew, city workers increasingly commuted from the suburbs, and were keen for somewhere to buy a hot lunch. However, pubs at the time were descendants of the gin dens, and it was difficult to get a good cup of tea, let alone a meal. Levy was passionate about food, and he acquired The King Lud at Ludgate Circus, where he began to sell Welsh rarebit.
Establishment of Levy & Franks
Ezekiel Levy (born 1872), the son of Isaac Levy, followed his father into the public house trade when he acquired the licence of the Admiral Keppel, Fulham Road in 1893 (later sold to Levy & Franks in 1924).
Ezekiel Levy entered into partnership with his brother in law, Henry “Harry” Franks (born 1869), to acquire the licensed premises of his father in 1897.
Isaac Levy grew wealthy and relocated to 50 Russell Square, where he employed five servants by 1901.
Levy & Franks rebuilt the Thurland Hall public house in Nottingham after they acquired it for £8,000 in 1898.
Harry Franks introduced the Chef & Brewer brand name in 1901.
Levy & Franks was incorporated as a private company in 1911.
Levy & Franks controlled 70 to 80 public houses by 1914. A typical daily sale for one of their pubs was 600 sandwiches, 135 meat pies and 800 Welsh rarebits.
Establishment as a public company and subsequent owners
Levy & Franks was converted into a public company in 1946. The business owned 46 licensed houses, all but two of which were in the Greater London area. The Chef & Brewer brand was familiar throughout London by the 1950s.
Levy & Franks operated 50 pubs and eleven delicatessens by 1962.
Levy & Franks entered into financial difficulties due to high warehouse and head office costs, and the directors approached Grand Metropolitan, a hotels and catering concern, who acquired the business for £2 million in 1966.
Chef & Brewer was acquired by Scottish & Newcastle, a large British brewer, in 1993.
Chef & Brewer was sold to Spirit Group, a pub company, in 2004.
Greene King, a large British brewer, acquired Spirit Group in 2014. The Chef & Brewer chain operated over 140 outlets as of 2019.
Chef & Brewerhistory of Chef & BrewerLevy & Franks
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