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Nonprofit Governance Reform: Rating Agencies Join The Fray
by Andrew J. Demetriou Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Los Angeles, CA
Over the past three years, nonprofit organizations have wrestled with the degree to which they should undertake the types of governance reforms that are mandated for SEC registered companies under the terms of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Common reasons for proceeding slowly, or not at all, were that Sarbanes-Oxley Act does not apply to nonprofits, and except in a handful of states, such as California, there have been no state law mandates for change. There are also practical considerations that militate against strict application of Sarbanes-Oxley in the nonprofit context, including significant differences in the development and expectations for board members, focus on mission rather that profitability and the overlay of federal exempt organization rules.
As a consequence, management of some nonprofit institutions has resisted efforts to reform and have continued practices that arguably are inconsistent with trends prevalent in the for-profit world. Recently, pressure to reevaluate and consider changes in corporate governance has come from a source that will directly affect the pocketbook of many large nonprofit organizations—the agencies that rate tax exempt debt. All three of the major rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and FitchRatings, have issued statements and/or revised their ratings criteria this year with respect to nonprofit corporate governance issues for healthcare institutions with rated debt. In their comments, they have specifically referenced reforms mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley for public companies as models, and indicated varying levels of expectation that issuers adopt these or similar governance measures.
It is difficult to know exactly how the evaluation of corporate governance will play into ratings for issuers of debt, as none of the rating agencies has explicitly assigned a value to governance factors. However, the mere fact that the rating agencies are stating that responses to specific governance inquiries will be considered in assigning a rating creates a strong incentive for nonprofit organizations to examine and implement reforms. This article will review the pronouncements of the rating agencies and assess the potential impact on issuer organizations.
In its August 9, 2005 Health Care Special Report, FitchRatings identified specific sections of Sarbanes-Oxley that it “views as most relevant to not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems and their relative importance to the credit rating process.” Fitch also notes its expectation that future state legislation will mandate Sarbanes-Oxley reforms. The Fitch report identifies three principal areas as important—1) relationships with outside auditors, including limitations on non-audit services and rotation of audit teams (Sections 201, 203 and 204 of Sarbanes-Oxley); 2) internal process, including audit committee charters and financial expertise, certification of financial statements, forfeiture of bonuses tied to restated financial results and adoption of codes of ethics (Sections 301, 302, 304, 406 and 407); and 3) assessment of the adequacy of internal controls (Section 404). Fitch concludes by stating that it will pose specific questions to the board of issuer organizations, relating to audit committee procedure and expertise, certification of financial statements and bond covenants concerning quarterly and annual reports to bondholders, policies on ethics and restatement of financial information, whistleblower and compliance procedures, and the degree to which the board intends to audit financial controls.
Fitch’s guidelines are the most closely aligned with Sarbanes-Oxley, and as a consequence, may present the greatest hurdle to nonprofits that have resisted change. The focus of Fitch appears to be on quality of financial statements and accountability for financial presentations. However, compliance with outside auditor standards, particularly rotation of audit teams, is directly contrary to the advice some nonprofits have received to date from their audit firms, which have viewed preservation of the existing audit team as a cost effective expedient.
Certification requirements are another area in which many nonprofits have justifiably resisted change, since, in the absence of reporting requirements in accordance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 for publicly traded debt securities, there is no particular regulatory body or corporate constituent to which the certification should be made. Fitch does not provide much guidance on this point, except to assume that an increasing number of issuers will be required in the future to issue quarterly financial reports to bondholders, rating agencies and “others” in accordance with bond covenants, and it notes that many issuers have begun to post quarterly financials on their websites. Fitch also highlights several specific elements of what it describes as “good quarterly financial disclosure,” including management discussion and analysis, variance from annual budget and notice of material events beyond what is identified in SEC rule 15c2-12. Adding a management certification requirement, while certainly consistent with accountability, may have the undesirable side effect of dramatically expanding the circle of individuals who may claim reliance on the certification, especially if it is attached to financial statements posted on the internet.
Perhaps the most controversial aspect of Fitch’s statement is that the certification of financials is “less meaningful” in the absence of a “[Section] 404-like” assessment of internal financial controls. Efforts by public companies to comply with Section 404, and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2, have resulted in substantial expense to reporting companies, with debatable improvement in the quality of financial reporting or disclosure. In addition, the sheer volume of work required to complete the outside assessment of controls required by the law has taxed the capacity even of the Final Four major accounting firms. Recent reports indicate that Section 404 audits focus on as many as 40,000 “key” financial controls and the process has become a largely mechanical “check the box” exercise. As a result, the SEC has pushed back effective dates for compliance with Section 404, and both the SEC and PCAOB have issued statements suggesting that the focus on individual financial controls is misplaced. Against this backdrop, suggesting that nonprofits take on the burden of compliance with Section 404 may not be feasible or financially practical.
Moody’s took a different tack in its Special Comment (June 2005), which stated that governance is a critical issue in the healthcare sector. The Comment notes that “[g]overnance can be an important contributor to the rating outcome, particularly if the hospital’s rating is on the borderline of two rating levels.” Moody’s did not endorse compliance with specific provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley, but rather identified seven factors that it regards as relevant to an assessment of governance: (1) development of the organization’s mission; (2) selection and evaluation of senior management; (3) board composition and performance; (4) understanding and interpretation of financial reporting; (5) use of performance metrics based on external benchmarks to review institutional performance; (6) maintaining and building the organization’s financial resources and (7) avoidance of conflicts of interest.
The choice of these factors reflects an emphasis on practices that will demonstrate value only in the longer term, or in times of institutional crisis, rather than exalting the formality of specific application of Sarbanes-Oxley criteria to a nonprofit organization. While quality of financial presentations is important, Moody’s is more concerned with issues such as review of the quality of management and assurance that the board will be active in preventing poor strategic decisions by management. However, in its report, Moody’s points to the emerging federal and state standards for governance and suggests that its evaluation factors reflect certain core dimensions of governance that are consistent with these developments. Moody’s also sets out particular questions it will pose to directors of nonprofit organizations, to elicit details about compliance with governance factors, and indicates that it may request a meeting or telephone conference with leading board members in cases where the organization is involved in significant strategic change, a major transaction or is subject to unfavorable publicity surrounding litigation or conflicts of interest. The purpose for such inquiries to understand how governance principles adopted by the institution are employed in practice.
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has been the least specific in its guidance to issuers on governance matters, but its 2005 Public Finance Criteria for Not-For-Profit Healthcare comments on the trend toward adoption of governance reforms and the fact that “many not-for-profit boards have adopted some or all of the rules articulated in the federal Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.” This statement does not reveal which of the Sarbanes-Oxley rules are viewed by S&P as particularly important or helpful. Rather S&P merely states that it wants to understand a board’s view of these rules and what, if any, have been adopted by the board of directors of an issuer. In this respect S&P appears to focus on an evaluation of a board’s choices to adopt particular governance reforms as opposed to mandating specific practices. Thus, S&P has arguably left itself open to follow, or not follow, Fitch and Moody’s on particular issues.
Each of the rating agencies notes that it is difficult to assign quantitative measures to governance issues, and none comments on the degree to which the identified governance issues will actually affect a rating. Fitch did not imply that it will mechanically grade an issuer based on the degree to which it has complied with some or all of the identified provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley and adjust a rating accordingly. In fact the comment was cautionary on a critical issue, namely whether nonprofits should undertake the expensive effort to have an external audit of internal financial controls. Similarly, Moody’s and S&P have sought to identify more general attributes of management that will contribute to long term financial health of issuers—which must be understood in this context as the ability to meet bond covenants and service long term debt.
There is the prospect of great uncertainty for bond issuers, given the differences in focus of the rating agencies. Inconsistent standards for assessment of the governance measures adopted by healthcare institutions may cause the boards of issuers to reconsider governance reforms that were tailored to particular needs of the institution, and may impact settled relationships with outside auditors. It is important that an element of certainty on the necessity of particularly expensive and complex features, such as required certification of financials or assessment of internal financial controls, emerge in the near future.
The pronouncements of the rating agencies will certainly add momentum to governance reform efforts and spotlight particular areas, such as certification of financial statements and assessment of internal management controls, that have not received as much attention as board composition, audit committee practices and ethics policies. Other than broad enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley reforms by the states, this development will probably have the greatest impact on the adoption of emerging governance practices, given the degree of reliance of significant nonprofit organizations on the capital markets and the financial impact of even a fairly minor change in the rating of debt. These developments deserve ongoing attention from boards of directors, management and advisors to nonprofits issuers of debt securities.
NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE REFORM: RATING AGENCIES JOIN THE FRAY
Andrew J. Demetriou, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Los Angeles, California
The Corporate Compliance & Regulatory Newsletter - www.ljnonline/alm?compliance, Volume 3, Number 5, January 2006
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Black rice - a better source of antioxidants than blueberries?
he LSU scientific team found that this kind of rice has more of red and blue anthocyanin antioxidants than blueberries and other kinds of fresh fruit.
Dr. Zhimin Xu of the LSU Agricultural Center says that a single spoonful of black rice bran offers more antioxidants than a spoonful of the best berries, but with more fiber, less sugar, and more vitamin E. If berries help in the fight against heart disease, cancer, and other health problems, Dr. Xu says, why not black rice bran?
But it's not just rice bran that's healthy for you. The grain itself, eaten as a whole grain including the bran, provides all the antioxidant and vitamin power plus energy and amino acids. It just takes a little getting used to, because of its appearance, not because of its taste.
Black rice is very literally black. It was once known in Imperial China as "forbidden rice," because it was considered a food for the Emperor alone. At one time, Chinese law prescribed the death penalty for anyone else caught eating it. No longer grown just in China, this strain of rice is now one of several heirloom plants producing rice with black or purple grains now cultivated primarily in Indonesia.
Black rice in comparison with other rice types
Black in the sack, this kind of rice actually turns a deep purple when it is cooked. Not as sticky as white rice, black rice has a deep, nutty flavor, a high iron content, and a good supply of most amino acids except lysine.
In China, black rice is being used to make black noodles. In the United States, it is being used to make a gluten-free "black rice bread." But it's not just black rice that has unusual health qualities. Even some kinds of white rice are not as "white" as others.
Kalijira rice is a rice with very small grains and a delicate aroma and texture grown in Bangladesh. It is traditionally served with aromatic spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves. While it is excellent for pilafs and side dishes where the appearance of individual grains adds to the aesthetics of presentation, it is not the best rice for puddings, stuffings, or soups.
Importantly for health, kalijira rice has a high content of amylase sugars that give it a low glycemic index, that is, its sugars are released slowly by the digestive tract, making it a relatively healthy source of carbohydrate for diabetics who have room for rice in their meal plans, dieters, and endurance athletes.

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Strive for Perfection
In my collage class we were asked to make a monster.
The monster I chose was the one we make ourselves into
when we strive for the so called perfection of beauty.
When this takes us over, and we become a creature inhuman.
Melody T. Newcomb
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With King's Lynn being approximately 107 miles from home, I decided that it would give us a reason to have a mini Easter break. So on the Thursday we headed north along the M11 towards Norfolk. We had booked a room in The Old Rectory Bed and Breakfast (approx 200 metres from the park gate, and only 700 metres away from the parkrun start line), which we found to be very nice indeed.
|the old rectory|
After three years and 142 parkruns, the overnight stay gave me the opportunity to do something I had never been in a position to do before... Travel to a parkrun ON FOOT! I could get out of bed at 8.30am on a Saturday and still arrive with time to spare. Of course, I woke up at 5.50am and eventually gave up trying to get back to sleep.
So at 8.15am, I left The Old Rectory and jogged a longer than necessary route as part of my warm-up to 'The Walks', which, at 17 hectares, is the largest park in the town. I was welcomed by some regulars as I entered the park. The Heritage Lottery Fund donated £4.3 million towards the restoration of the park (during 2007-08, I believe) and I have to say that it is a really lovely little green space.
|the meeting point / cafe / bicycle parking|
If you were driving to this venue, you can park on the streets to the south and east of the park for free. Alternatively there are some pay and display spaces or a multi-storey car park in the centre of the town. There has been an attempt to provide some cycling infrastructure in the town and the park is part of this (national cycle route 1 uses St. John's Walk) so safe(r) cycling is a realistic option for the locals. Cyclists can lock up their bikes at the bicycle racks at the cafe/meeting point, but when the racks are full there is a fence that runs around the adjacent playground that can be used.
The main meeting point is the cafe, which opens early for the benefit of the parkrun. It also has toilets. However, the queue does build up here. There is another toilet block on the opposite side of the park that can be used as an alternative.
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After the pre-run announcements at the cafe, the runners all walk over to the start line, which is on the small diagonal path on the east side of the park (the start and finish areas are slightly different to the official course map at present). From here it is a simple three-and-bit lap anti-clockwise course where runners have the opportunity to see all of the park's features.
From the start, the runners head towards the wooden statues of parents carrying children on their backs and then turn left onto St. John's Walk, which runs adjacent to the railway line (King's Lynn station is right next to the park btw). The runners then pass the parkour area, the playgrounds, the cafe and then swing a left to cut through the centre of the park via Red Mount Walk.
|the red mount chapel|
On their left, runners may catch a glimpse of the River Gaywood before passing The Red Mount Chapel, which was built between 1483-85 and is classified as an ancient monument. English Heritage have listed it as a grade 1 building. The path here meanders and then has a long curve around to the right and at the end the runners turn right and head off for an out-and-back section along The Broad Walk.
Once runners complete the out and back they continue along The Broad Walk by passing through The Guannock Gate (13th century) which once formed part of the town's defences but is now purely ornamental. It is Grade 2 listed by English Heritage.
|river gaywood meandering around the bandstand and vancouver garden|
Once through the arch, the next feature is the bandstand and the Vancouver Garden. This is dedicated to the city of Vancouver which takes its name from Captain George Vancouver who was born in King's Lynn in 1757. All that remains is for the runners to turn left and rejoin the diagonal path where the run started, but before completing the lap there are the five carved designs on the right, each with a drumstick carved into the top - this is in tribute to Roger Taylor, drummer with the band Queen, who was born in King's Lynn.
|they have drumsticks at the top|
Once three laps have been completed, there is just a little further to run. The finish is just off the main path near the children's playground. Barcode scanning takes place just outside the cafe, which is then a very convenient place for runners and volunteers to enjoy a spot of post-run socialising.
|coming up to the end of lap 1 (i think) (i'm on the left in the 100 club tee) [photo: from official set]|
The run takes place on tarmac and is completely flat so it's definitely a good course if you want to try for a fast time. It's a very nice run and is squeezed into quite a compact, but lovely park. The run usually attracts over 150 runners and the week I ran there were 217 of us! This was a new record number for them, breaking the previous record by 51 runners!
|a welcome sight after 5k of hard running|
If you run here, you'll find that there is plenty of interaction with other runners during the out-and-back section and as the laps progress, a fair amount of runners will either lap someone or be lapped themselves depending what end of the field they are at. There are friendly volunteers in all the right places and lap times are called out as you pass the start line at the end of each lap - good for keeping track of your pacing - mine were completely even (spot on 6, 12, and 18 minutes), which was nice.
Finally, this was week 4 of the #7weeksofparkrun challenge. With this venue being in Norfolk, I made this my fourth county and it was also my fourth sub-20 (18:40) of the challenge. So I am on target with all of the elements of the challenge.

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Race Unity Day celebrates the cultural heritage of Kiwis, whether your ancestors were the first to arrive on these shores or you are “fresh-off-the-boat!
If you have never had the good fortune to travel overseas and visit foreign lands, don’t worry because at Race Unity Day it will feel like the world has come to you!
For just a gold coin donation, you can expect to be entertained with the music and dance of many different cultures, be amazed by the beauty of traditional costumes worn by Nelson people who have come from faraway places and enjoy the day catching up with old friends and making some new ones!
No need to pack a picnic when you go to this event, with up to 30 food stalls offering delicious traditional foods, it might prove a challenge deciding on which to choose!
There will be activities for the kids and plenty of useful information on offer from various community organizations.
This event is organized by the Nelson Multicultural Council whose vision is that “migrants, newcomers and locals celebrate their diversity in a welcoming and safe environment so that all may enrich our community”.
Date: March 9, 2014
Start time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 04:00 PM
Cost: Gold coin
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Game Controller Pop Bubble Sensory Fidget Toy, Autism Special Needs Stress Reliever Silicone Stress Reliever Toy, Squeeze Fidget Sensory Toy for Kids Adults
(as of May 12,2021 06:03:38 UTC – Details)
The appearance of the toy imitates the appearance of a game controller, making you more eager and enthusiastic to play with this toy.
Shape: Game Controller
Color: As the picture shows
Package include: 1 x Stress Reliever Toy
How to play:
1. It needs 2 players to play this game. Anyone of the players can press the bubbles down in a line in any numbers or all of them;
2. The other player then also press the bubbles in the line that the previous player pressed;
3. The one who press the last bubble on the board loses the game; 4. Flip the upside down and you can start a new game.
1. Please remember that due to the lighting effects, the monitor’s brightness / contrast settings / etc’s, there will be some slight differences in the color of the pictures and the actual items. Measured by hand, deviations of 1-2 cm are possible.
2. Please leave us a message if you have any questions. We will respond and offer you our best service.
Material: The decompression toy is made of high-quality silicone. Pure color and excellent texture. It is also very suitable for family and friends.
Unique design: The appearance of the toy imitates the appearance of a game controller, making you more eager and enthusiastic to play with this toy.
Puzzle game: Players take turns to press as many mice as they want in a row. The player who pressed the last mouse will lose. It exercises children’s thinking ability, which is very interesting.
Widely used: This popular fidget toy is also suitable for children, adults and the elderly to resist anxiety, reduce hyperactivity, relieve depression and make you more focused on work.
Easy to play: Just press the small bubble, and the restless toy can make a slight and pleasant popping sound, which will surely make any child like it. Then turn it over and start again.


Win-Win Standard Pedestal-Dual Robot Arm Waterjet Cutting Cell
This Workstation is normally used on Car Interior Part Water jet process. WW SPD (Standard Pedestal Dual Arm) has high cost-performance, it is very popular by global users. Many Car interior manufacturers usually adopt this type of cell to process Car roof/headlining and Floor Carpets.
1.Pedestal-Dual Robot Arm-Dual Workpiece Platform
2.Pedestal-Single Robot Arm-Dual Workpiece Platform
3.Ceiling – Dual Robot Arm – Dual Workpiece Rotation Platform
4.Ceiling – Triple Robot Arm – Single Platform
5.Ceiling – Triple Robot Arm – Dual Workpiece Rotation Platform
6.Ceiling – Quadra Robot Arm – Single Workpiece Platform
Win-Win adopts ABB 4600 Dual Robot Arm as Main Device. Users could customize according to their own demands.
ABB IRB 4600 has very good performance in Robotic Waterjet Cutting Industry, the non-stop working durability is outstanding even with UHP water system.
Excellent control cutting accuracy and cycle accuracy is to ensure the quality of products. Movement speed and positioning can be adjusted while system operating, so that it can reach to high precision standards, defective rate is low, even to zero.
Stabilization is another important feature for ABB IRB 4600, it means the quality improvement for cutting process, the edge of workpiece is on uniformity.
Fully automatic workstation is the best way to improve the working environment of operators. Win-Win Robotic Waterjet cutting cell only requires operators to regularly change the workpiece, a great of man power will be saved. Highly Increasing productivity. This workstation can be used on 24-hour non-stop working tasks.
For each workpiece processing, the working time is clearly same, easy for device management. Workstation has fixed working frequency, so that it will be convenient for formulating the production plan.
Win-Win Robot Workstation has very good compatibility to whole production line technical upgrading. For different types of workpieces, we only need to change the corresponding modules on platform.
Standard Option 2: 3D Waterjet cutting Head for Car Interior Part
The Super-long Cutting Nozzle Body, to make sure processing able to effectively cutting most of thick workpieces.
Normally-Closed Actuator, stable operation, can protect workpieces from damaging.
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Win-Win adopts different cutting heads, to meet the demand of different working pressure structure.
We adopt the most advance technology in the world to design this intensifier pump. As result of importing coral components from USA or Europe, the working durability can be stabilized above 8000 hours. The strong power of water supplying, which is capable of supporting Triple Robot Arm working synchronously. It has 3 times more efficiency than traditional intensifier pumps. Long time for non-stop working, suitable for Mass-Production.
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Capable of automatic protection in the case of low-pressure water. (When the Inlet Water is in low-pressure condition, Intensifier pump will stop automatically)
3D Dynamic Touch Board, Observe the core components condition with alarming system, very useful for operators.
1.6L Large-Volume Accumulator, can effectively eliminate the volatility of Water flow, One-piece forged style, 20,000 hours working time without any maintenance.
Low reversing frequency, low noise, create good working environment for operators. It is also capable of protection during overlock, pressure compensation function.
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It can save maximum 99 sets of parameters setting.
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We reserve more ports for users, in the case of connection with more function modules.
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The welding meets advanced requirements, Each of Seal degree is high, the vacuum suction pressure is enhanced, and the accessories can be reliably adsorbed.
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Support 24 hours cooling system, good cooling effect, simple operation, no maintenance.
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Oil temperature can be controlled at about 25° C by this cooling system even during 24H non-stop working.
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Automatic water purification system, automatic start and stop function, no operator operation.
Multiple groups of replaceable filter elements, tank pressure resistance, anti-corrosion materials.
Compact structure, small floor area, simple operation, reliable operation, suitable for water cutting workstations.
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The high-power centrifugal fan has strong adsorption capacity and the adsorption attenuation effect can reach above 10m.
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Thickened rigid plastic adsorption pipe, firm and stable, can be used for decades.
Intermediate loading of material waste box, prevent blockage of adsorption pipeline, easy to clean.


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The Wailing Echoes Series Prequel
Bella Dean Joyner
It starts and ends with a girl, Madeline, learning she needs to save humanity. In between the beginning and the end of the story, she is told Tobin’s story.
Tobin survived a car accident but his wife and daughter didn’t. The accident is odd in more ways than one. Tobin’s memories of the accident are unbelievable at best and crazy at worst. He saw things that couldn’t possibly be real.
The odd experiences continue in his home and beyond. He has been chosen for something he doesn’t want and tries to turn it down. Legion doesn’t give choices though.
Bella Joyner has struck gold with this creepy story and what better time to read it, right? October is all about the scary and impossible.
The descriptive language in this story is incredible. Each sentence shines with its own form of fictional monstrosities. My eyes couldn’t fly through the pages fast enough to devour this sinister story.
I can’t imagine how exceptionally terrifying the next book will be, and I wish I had it right now!
Menacing forms, strange noises, hallucinations—or are they—and human upheaval. It is like a trip through a haunted house; something jumps out at you around every corner.
Pub Date – October 31,2021
Pub Date – October 31, 2021

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In this week’s Week in Review: Discovery shares drop after Discovery+ disappoints with streaming numbers, WPP refuses to pay Sir Martin Sorrell share awards, and video proves key to helping Google and Facebook post another strong quarter.
Discovery Shares Drop After Reporting Disappointing Streaming Numbers and Ad Sales
Discovery Inc. which owns cable channels as well as newly-launched streaming service Discovery+ has seen its shares drop after it reported disappointing subscriber growth and ad sales.
Discovery+, which was launched in January has seen growth, with subscribers across all Discovery’s streaming platforms reaching 15 million, up from 5.2 million in December prior to the launch of Discover +. While this is significant growth, rival streaming service Disney+ is seeing extremely steep rates of subscriber growth, leaving Discovery investors disappointed in comparison. On the advertising side of the business, ad sales in the US fell four percent in Q1 2021.
Shares in Discovery fell by as much as 8.8 percent on the New York stock exchange on Wednesday.
WPP Refuses to Pay Share Awards to Sorrell
WPP has sparked open conflict with its former CEO Sir Martin Sorrell as it refused to pay him share awards, accusing him of leaking client information to the media. Sorrell denies the claims, telling Reuters “they’ve had to go back several years to try and find an excuse to deny me what’s mine”.
Sorrell has called in the lawyers, saying that he is owed hundreds and thousands of pounds from WPP. Sorrell resigned from WPP, a company which he founded, three years ago after a fall-out following an investigation into allegations of personal misconduct, accusations he has always denied. At the time WPP said that they could withhold payment to Sorrell, and now they have acted on that threat. Confirming in its annual report on Thursday that they would not be paying their former CEO share awards.
Video Drives a Bumper Q1 for Google and Facebook
Video has helped both Facebook and Google post strong results this quarter.
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported Q1 sales of $55.31 billion, an increase of 34 percent from Q1 2020. The record sales were fuelled by digital ad success. YouTube ad sales were a particular bright spot, they beat expectations of $5.7 billion, bringing in $6 billion. This figure represents a 49 percent increase from Q1 2020, when they were at just over $4 billion.
Facebook too saw digital advertising and, indeed video advertising, as a particular strong point in good results. Facebook reported revenue of $26.17 billion for Q1 2021, a figure that represents a 48 percent increase from the previous year. In terms of ad sales, there was a 30 percent year on year increase in the average price per ad and a 12 percent increase in the number of ads delivered.
The Week in Tech
Google Tracking Claim to Be Heard in the Supreme Court
A landmark case that alleges that Google tracked millions of iPhone users without their consent is to be heard in the UK’s Supreme Court. The hearing in the Supreme Court is not about the case itself but about whether the former director of the consumer group, Which? Richard Lloyd can bring the claim on behalf of those affected. The case is the first of its kind in the UK and Google’s lawyers said on Wednesday that it could potentially “open the floodgates” to other vast claims.
OpenAP Launches Identifier to Streamline TV Ad Measurement and Planning
TV consortium OpenAP is launching an identifier called OpenID which is aimed at making TV ad measurement and planning more efficient. OpenID will be a common identifier that can be used across TV networks for consistent audience planning and measurement. Currently, advertisers have to adapt their ad measurement and data formats not only between CTV and linear platforms, but also for different networks. OpenAP has been aiming to simplify this ad-buying and planning process. OpenAP says that all the major broadcasters have agreed to use the identifier, as well as GroupM, Dentsu, Omnicom Media Group, Haworth Marketing + Media and Horizon Media on the buy-side.
The Guardian Says It Will Not Use FLoC
Some publishers have decided to block Google’s Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), including The Guardian. The Guardian told Digiday that it would block FLoC until the “commercial and privacy implications of the technology” becomes clearer. Contributors to WordPress have also been considering disabling FLoC, potentially spelling more trouble on the horizon for Google’s post-cookie solution.
Zeta Global Files for IPO
Zeta Global, a company that combines marketing tech, ad tech and data services, has opened its books as it filed for an IPO on Monday. Zeta, which was founded by ex-Apple CEO John Sculley, reported $368.1 million in 2020 revenue, which was a 20.3 percent increase from the year before. The company said in its filing that it deployed 6 billion emails a month, making it a top-three email service provider. Zeta also classes itself as a top ten programmatic platform because it delivers 3 billion impressions a month on CTV.
ViacomCBS Expands with Comscore Amid Nielsen Fight
ViacomCBS has signed a deal with Comscore expanding its TV measurement services on its cable and broadcast networks. The deal comes amid an ongoing row between the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB), which represents major US networks and Nielsen over allegations that the TV measurement service under-recorded viewing figures during the pandemic.
BT and Essence Adopt PubMatic’s Buyer-Controlled Fee Structure
Telecommunications company, BT, and data and measurement-driven agency, Essence, which is part of GroupM, have employed a buyer-controlled fee structure to gain control of all programmatic inventory bought via PubMatic. This announcement follows GroupM selecting PubMatic as its preferred global SSP partner.The partnership should give BT better visibility into how much of its total media spend reaches end publishers and help them to investigate the the lost or unaccounted-for ad spend between advertisers and publishers during a programmatic auction.
Egami.TV and Speakable Partner Select IPONWEB’s Customisable DSP
Social action company Speakable and video content platform Egami.tv have both selected BidCore, IPONWEB’s customisable DSP, as they expand their programmatic media buying. BidCore will let each company tailor its ad bidding strategies to fit their specific business goals and measure against the metrics that are relevant for their individual operations.
SpotX Integrates TVSquared
SpotX has integrated tv ad measurement platform, TVSquared. The partnership will allow measurement and attribution of national, regional, and local CTV campaigns.TVSquared’s ADvantage platform is designed to serve up real-time proof of performance and analytics that inform programmatic TV buying, including audience planning and targeting. The partnership will benefit clients in Europe, North America and Latin America.
Peach Acquires Adtoox
Peach has acquired Adtoox, a Scandinavian ad-delivery company. Peach is expanding its footprint into new markets and will name Stockholm as its Nordics Hub with commercial and technical staff on the ground.
The Week in TV
Roku Accuses YouTube of Anti-Competitive Behaviour in Carriage Dispute
Roku has warned its users that YouTube TV may no longer be available to them, after negotiations over a carriage deal broke down due to alleged “anti-competitive” behaviour from Google. On Monday, Roku sent an email to its users who subscribe to YouTube TV warning them that the paid American streaming service may soon no longer be available on the platform. The current carriage deal between Roku and YouTube TV expires in the next few days.
Oscars Ratings Are the Lowest on Record
This year’s Oscars ceremony was the lowest watched on record. American network ABC’s broadcast of the Academy Awards show Sunday night drew 9.85 million viewers, a drop of 58 percent from the previous year when it drew in 23.6 million viewers. Last year’s ceremony took place just weeks before live events were halted due to coronavirus risk.
Nearly 122 Million OTT Subscribers in Western Europe
Research from Kagan, has suggested that 16 countries in Western Europe, have 121.9 million paid streaming service subscribers across them. The countries with the largest numbers of subscribers are the UK, Germany and France. At the end of 2020, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK had more OTT than pay-TV subscriptions.
BT Considering Selling Sports Broadcasting Business
BT is in talks to sell to or partner up with another company on its sports broadcasting business as it looks to focus on its core telecommunications purpose. BT has held initial talks with companies including Dazn, Amazon, Walt Disney and private equity firms over a potential investment in the business. Different options for the broadcast business are being considered, including partnership, turning it into a joint venture, selling a stake or complete disposal.
Premier League Seeks Permission to Roll-Over Existing TV Deal
The Premier League is seeking permission from the British Government to roll-over its existing broadcasting deal with Sky, BT and Amazon, rather than go to auction. The current deal is worth £5 billion and is due to go to auction soon, instead the Premier League hopes to conduct private negotiations with its existing broadcasting partners. The move marks a departure from the Premier League’s past tactic of pitting broadcasters against each other in these auctions.
Mediaset Bids for Controlling Stake in Groupe M6 Amid Aims for Consolidation
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is bidding for the controlling stake in French broadcaster Groupe M6, its CFO confirmed on Tuesday. Mediaset joins other broadcasters bidding for the controlling stake including Mediaset’s second-biggest shareholder, French media group Vivendi <VIV.PA, and Bouygues. Mediaset also reiterated its aim to consolidate across countries on Tuesday and said it would ask shareholders to approve moving its legal headquarters to the Netherlands.
Rakuten To Expand Into Europe
Rakuten has launched AVOD channels in 42 European markets. The new offering consists of over 90 free linear channels, which will consist of a variety of content depending on which market including movies, entertainment, lifestyle, music, sports, news, TV shows and kids. Content will be available from a number of brands including Bloomberg, CNN and Conde Nast.
Peacock Subscribers Reach 42 Million
Peacock has beat earnings estimates as its number of subscribers hit 42 million this quarter. The number of US-based subscribers of NBCUniversal’s AVOD service Peacock rose from 33 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 42 million in Q1 2021. The streaming service generated revenue of $91 million, which was better than predicted, Comcast reports. However, it had an adjusted EBITDA of $227 million, the company has made losses as it acquires more content sources.
The Week in Publishing
LinkedIn Ads Business Brings in More than $3 Billion in Revenue
Professional networking site, LinkedIn brought in more than $3 billion in revenue during the year ending 31 March. This figure was higher than ad competitors like Snap and Pinterest. LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions unit’s clients include brands like American Express, Adobe and Chase. The company has tried to reposition itself as a better home for business-related ads than digital giants like Instagram and LinkedIn.
Amazon Sellers Will Now Be Able to Contact Consumers Directly
Amazon is testing a new feature that will allow sellers to directly contact customers via email to inform them of deals and sales. The move marks a departure from Amazon’s current policy which restricts interaction between sellers on the site and buyers to matters such as returns and delivery date estimation. The change may give sellers on Amazon more direct power to market to customers.
Scam Ads are Slipping Through Facebook and Google’s Nets
Facebook and Google are failing to crack down on fraudulent ads, even after users report them, says research from British consumer platform Which?. According to the study, 34 percent of people who reported a scam ad to Google said that it was not taken down, for Facebook this figure was 26 percent. While Google was found to have a worse reaction to reports, users were more likely to encounter fraudulent ads on Facebook. 27 percent of those in the study said that had encountered a scam ad on Facebook, compared to 19 percent on Google.
Sports Media Startup Overtime Makes $80 Million from Investors
Overtime, a sports media startup has made $80 million from its investors, which include Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, rapper Drake and Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian. The company delivers sport content on platforms like Instagram and YouTube. In information obtained by Insider, the company says it is successfully reaching young sports fans, and aims to increase its annual revenue to $200 million by 2024.
Facebook Says It is Now a Credible TV Competitor
Facebook has claimed it is now “a very credible competitor” to broadcast and other ad-supported TV channels, as it expands its video media offering to brands. Ian Edwards, global connections planning director at Facebook said that the social media site’s in-stream ads now reached two billion people every month. “Facebook is now a very credible competitor and option for video advertising,” Edwards told The Drum.
Spotify Posts Strong Subscription Gains
In Q1 2021, Spotify reported 356 million monthly active users, up 24 percent from the previous year. In terms of paying subscribers, those grew to 158 million, up 21 percent from the same period last year. Spotify has said uncertainty lies ahead, as markets it had hoped to expand in, such as India and Brazil, face ongoing pandemic spikes.
The Week for Agencies
WPP Launches Consolidated Data Business Choreograph
WPP this week launched a new data business called Choreograph, which brings together the specialist data units of GroupM and Wunderman Thompson. WPP says the new unit will “help clients realize the value of their first-party data, consult on and implement their data and technology strategies, and advise on privacy-first approaches to navigate the fast-changing data landscape”.
IPG Posts 1.9 Percent Organic Net Revenue Growth
Interpublic Group was the last of the big four holding groups to report its Q1 financial results this week, announcing that organic net revenues were up 1.9 percent year-on-year. Overall net revenues reached $2.03 billion, up 2.8 percent. “Our strong start to the year reflects the quality of our talent, across the organization, and underscores the successful evolution of our offerings at a time of accelerating, transformational change,” said IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky.
UK Ad Market on Course for World’s Strongest Recovery
The UK ad market is on course to bounce back from the pandemic faster than any other market in the world, according to data from the Advertising Association (AA) and Warc. The two organisations forecast that UK ad spend will grow 15.2 percent this year, marking a full recovery from the pandemic.
WPP Returns to Organic Revenue Growth
WPP beat analysts’ expectations in its Q1 financial results, posting a return to organic revenue growth of 3.1 percent. “Our strengths in ecommerce, digital media and technology, combined with our ongoing investment in creative talent, are resonating with clients as their markets recover and they seek to transform their offer for future growth,” said WPP CEO Mark Read.
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise In-Houses “Significant Portion” of Advertising Business
IT brand Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is moving to in-house a “significant portion” of its advertising business, according to a report from Business Insider. HPE’s advertising accounts, currently mostly held by Publicis, are said to be worth up to $100 million according to Business Insider’s sources.
VMLY&R Retains US Navy Account
The US Navy announced this week that it is retaining WPP-owned VMLY&R as its agency of record. The US Navy account is worth over $450 million according to Adweek.
The Time That CMOs Spend In Their Post Shrinks Again
The amount of time that chief marketing officers (CMOs) spent in their job again declined in 2020, according to research from executive search firm Spencer Stuart. The average time a CMO spends in post at 100 of the top US ad spenders shrank to 40 months last year, down from 41 in 2019, the annual study found. The median tenure for CMOs was 25.5 months, dropping from 30 months in 2019. These figures are much lower than the time than other executives spend in-post; for example, the average for CEOs is 80 months and the median is 50.
Hires of the Week
Peacock Names Jim Denney Chief Product Officer
NBCUniversal has named Jim Denney executive VP and chief product officer for Peacock. Denney joins Peacock after previously leading Hulu’s product organization as vice president of product management.
ID5 appoints Joseph Quaglia as VP Sales and Business Development
Joseph Quaglia is joining ID5 as the company’s first ever US based hire. He will join the ID5 team as VP sales and business development. Quaglia was previously at IRIS.TV where he led strategy, sales and business development efforts for their data partnerships
GB News Hires David Weeks as First Commercial Director
GB News has appointed David Weeks, as its first commercial director. GB News is a new British current affairs channel that does not yet have a launch date. Weeks is former executive director of The Week.
Kedma Pognon Brown Joins Dentsu Media as Chief Operating Officer
Dentsu has hired Kedma Pognon Brown as its chief operating officer for its Americas media service line. Brown joins having held multiple positions at Publicis.
This Week on VideoWeek
Why Haven’t FAST Services Taken Off in Europe? read on VideoWeek
Roku Accuses YouTube of Anti-Competitive Behaviour in Carriage Dispute, read on VideoWeek
Here’s How Mobile Publishers Are Trying to Convince Users to Opt-In to IDFA, read on VideoWeek
Media and Data are Driving Recovery for the Big Four Holding Groups, read on VideoWeek


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Fireworks MX Magic has self contained projects including step by step instructions, explanations, tips, and tricks You can customize each project or use them as launching pads for their own projects This book covers the functional upgrades and best practices of Fireworks with special emphasis on building web graphics, animation, navigation, and integrating Fireworks into the workflow Macromedia s Fireworks allows users to develop illustrations, manipulate photos, and design layouts while offering integration with all professional web applications including Flash, Dreamweaver, and UltraDev CD ROM contains all files needed to complete projects in the book....
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Fireworks MX Magic (Magic (New Riders)) Reviews
These "Magic" books are very hit and miss and this one does more missing than hitting. While there are a few good sections, this book is more of a portfolio for a few selected graphic designers than a useful instructional guide.
This expensive book on Fireworks MX has a little over 200 pages covering 15 projects. It is assumed that you are a beginner wanting to move to the next level. The projects address important problems you will encounter on a daily basis and explain solutions in a simple step by step fashion.
If you're looking to really jazz up a web site, incoporate Fireworks with Dreamweaver or Flash, or simply to use Fireworks as a standalone software product, this book is for you. Granted, beginners will have a harder time understanding all the concepts, but you can get Fireworks 4 Expert Edge (by the same authors) if you need some help with the basics. The included CD provides all the tutorials listed in the book, and you can modify and/or copy any needed elements. The 15 lessons will provide you hours of instruction from some of the most brilliant minds in web design. What are you waiting for?
Gives step-by-step, easy to follow instructions to use intermediate and advanced techniques to create or modify graphics. This book would be very hard for someone with little or no Fireworks experience to follow, as it assumes one knows where all the menu items and commands are located. But for those who are ready to dig a little deeper into the features and functions of Fireworks, this is a great tool.
If your looking for the basics on getting started there are many others that will do the job. This book step right into the heart of Fireworks and bends and stretches the tool we know as Fireworks.
I had a lot of fun going through this book learning how to use most of the tools Fireworks MX has to offer. The only improvement I'd make is color! I was surprised to find such a rich book in black and white. Overall, I recommend this book to anyone doing graphics for the web. This book is a great intro and Fireworks is a great tool.

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text: Steven A. Clark is excited to announce the release of his new album Fornication Under the Consent of the King, which is out today on L&E Media Co. & BloodyGround USA. The album is available as a full stream today on Consequence of Sound HERE or as a download HERE. The rising R&B artist is also thrilled to announce his partnership with Secretly Canadian Publishing. “Upon first encountering an early version of Superhero last year, I knew I was hearing a special songwriter and vocalist,” says Chris Swanson, co-founder of Secretly Canadian Publishing. “The more songs I heard the more clear it became that Steven A. Clark was one for the ages. We’re very proud to be partnering with him.” After breaking onto the scene in 2010 with his critically acclaimed STRIPES, the Miami based artist bares his soul with his follow up album Fornication Under the Consent of the King. Representing his progression in both his musical and personal life, F.U.C.K. showcases a new level of maturity in his songwriting.


text: Understanding spatio-temporal resource preferences is paramount in the design of policies for sustainable development. Unfortunately, resource preferences are often unknown to policy-makers and have to be inferred from data. In this paper we consider the problem of inferring agents' preferences from observed movement trajectories, and formulate it as an Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) problem . With the goal of informing policy-making, we take a probabilistic approach and consider generative models that can be used to simulate behavior under new circumstances such as changes in resource availability, access policies, or climate. We study the Dynamic Discrete Choice (DDC) models from econometrics and prove that they generalize the Max-Entropy IRL model, a widely used probabilistic approach from the machine learning literature. Furthermore, we develop SPL-GD, a new learning algorithm for DDC models that is considerably faster than the state of the art and scales to very large datasets. We consider an application in the context of pastoralism in the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa, where migratory pastoralists face regular risks due to resource availability, droughts, and resource degradation from climate change and development. We show how our approach based on satellite and survey data can accurately model migratory pastoralism in East Africa and that it considerably outperforms other approaches on a large-scale real-world dataset of pastoralists' movements in Ethiopia collected over 3 years.


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For veteran mountaineers, as well as newbies, Dolomites hiking can be a truly unique experience: the silence high up at the summit, unspoiled nature, cool mountain breeze, and breathtaking views are waiting for you! But before leaving: what should I put in the hiking backpack?
This question may seem trivial to many, but we assure you that it is not always easy to prepare your backpack to face a mountain hike.
Unexpected events are always around the corner, and you should be well-prepared. And most of all: you should never underestimate the trails and the mountain power. So always keep a good head on your shoulders. Leaving with the right hiking gear and appropriate clothing is essential to safely experience a wilderness adventure. Your backpack is your best ally, and filling it with the right hiking gear is essential to get off on the right foot.
Here are backpack essentials for experiencing the mountains at their best.
Dolomites Hiking Backpacking Tips
There are some untold rules to follow in the mountains.
- Never venture out on a trek with a backpack that is too heavy. It is good to choose carefully what to bring.
- Keep the weight in the part of the backpack close to your back, so you avoid the shoulder straps being too much in tension and not making your stride easy.
- The weight should be balanced. You should not feel more weight on one side than the other.
- Put the change for your clothes and the items you use the least at the bottom, on top of everything put food items tightly sealed while you can keep water and bars in the outside pockets. Take advantage of any small pockets and zippers to put all those items that may be useful to you such as sunscreen products and cell phone.
- But remember to carry the basics: you should not be afraid of weight, because finding yourself on a Dolomites Hiking without the essential stuff could be not only unpleasant, but even dangerous.
That’s why we created this content. But mostly important: that’s why it is better to hike with experienced and local guides that can lead you through the Dolomites wonders in total safety and peace of mind.
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Dolomites Hiking Backpacking List
Let's come to point and see what to absolutely put in your backpack for your Dolomites hiking.
- Sleeping bag
If you are staying overnight in a shelter or bivouac, although they are always quite clean, for added hygiene it is recommended to have a sheet bag to insulate from the mattress where many other people have slept.
- Pocket blanket
Practical, small to carry and lightweight, but ideal for sitting on during trekking breaks or for having a base to eat that is not soil or grass. It can also come in handy inside the tent or for sitting outside the tent. It costs little and is very comfortable.
- First Aid Kit
You can never be too careful! It can happen to be stung by some insects or get small wounds that need to be disinfected. Or if you are allergic to something or should take some specific medications, please bring it with you on your Dolomites hiking.
- Water bottle
For a summer trek in the Dolomites you absolutely cannot forget a water bottle. It will be up to us to evaluate the quantity depending on the length of the route and how much we usually drink, surely in the trekking backpack there should be at least one liter.
- Multifunction pocket knife
Every hiker or trekker should be ready for anything by carrying a multi-tool, like a pocket knife, which is always useful for different things.
- Flashlight Headlamp
Among trekking equipment, the headlamp (or head flashlight) is really important for having illumination when it is dark. The convenience is that it clips onto your head, leaving your hands free. It also allows you to illuminate mountain trails in case darkness falls and you have not yet reached your destination, or to get out of the tent at night and keep your hands free. Remember to bring also a traditional flashlight, which has more power than the headlamp.
- Powerbank or solar charger
If you do not have an electrical outlet available because you are not staying overnight in the hut, it allows you to recharge your smartphone 4-5 times, but also your flashlight or gps or action cam. We recommend a capacity of 20000 mAh.
- A map of the place and a compass
Your guide will lead you safely through your Dolomites hiking but it’s important if you carry a map and compass so that you can understand where we are.
In the mountains, the sun's rays are stronger! It is good to safeguard the eyes.
- Nylon bags
Both for trash-we certainly don't want to abandon them in such a wonderful environment, as well as for used underwear or to shelter clean clothes in case of rain.
Dolomites Hiking Clothing Tips
One thing to pay fundamental attention to when equipping for a trek in the Dolomites is precisely clothing. We always bring long pants - preferably technical ones - to avoid plant scratches and viper bites. If we want to keep our pants short, we always wear long socks to keep pulled up.
It is important to bring spare T-shirts, underwear and socks.
And in Italian we say “dressing like an onions”, which means wear different layers. A good summer trek in the Dolomites makes you sweat, and when you get to the summit it is always windy. Summer in the mountains is not like summer elsewhere: the weather could change from one moment to the next, it is good to keep a warm garment - sweater, fleece or heavy sweatshirt - in your backpack for those times when you stop or in case you need get covered from the sun. You also need to be equipped in case of rain, so in preparing your trekking backpack we should always include a waterproof rain jacket.
A fundamental role in trekking in the Dolomites is played by your trekking shoes. First of all, they must be comfortable, we must walk well in them and they must not give us blisters, whatever difficulty of path we face. The first thing to look at, then, is the sole: it must not be smooth and it is better if it is vulcanized - in this case it is marked with colored stickers - because it must make friction with the ground and prevent us from slipping.
Ps. If you tackle the via ferrata, what should we put in our trekking backpack? In addition to the equipment mentioned before, we need to add ropes, harness and carabiners, i.e. the ferrata kit. If you need it, you can rent it also before starting your Dolomites hiking.
Our local and qualified guides will for sure make this journey really comfortable, safe and above all unique! After your booking, you will be provided with all the necessary information to embark on this adventure!

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A starter set of Chunkies Paint Sticks in a travel-friendly pack of 6! These paint sticks are easy to hold and come in 6 classic and quick drying colors. You can twist up barrels for long-lasting, mess-free fun that kids and adults alike will love.
- For drawing and painting in a fun and clean way
- No brush or water needed
- Smooth, quick-drying and doesn't smudge
- Great for little hands
- Suitable for ages 3 and up

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Energy metabolism is a fundamental process of life. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) provides energy for most cellular activities in resting and activated brain. Recently developed optical and magnetic resonance (MR) Neuroimaging methods have revolutionized our ability to study the brain and renewed our interests in cerebral bioenergetics involving normal brain function and brain disease. However, these methods rely on secondary metabolic and physiologic processes invoked by neuronal activity and do not provide direct measure of the cellular energetics. In last few years, we have carried out a series of studies, which demonstrated the capability, and feasibility of the in vivo 31P MR spectroscopy in combined with magnetization transfer (MT) techniques at ultrahigh field for directly measuring the oxidative phosphorylation rate in the brain. These compelling developments have led to our central hypothesis: In vivo 31P MT approach is suitable for measuring and quantitatively imaging the net cerebral metabolic rate of ATP synthesis from Pi and ADP (CMRATP) and this MR measured rate is dominated by the rate of oxidative phosphorylation which directly reflects the product between the coupling efficiency of the electron transport chain to the F1F0-ATPase reaction in the mitochondria and the rate of cerebral oxygen consumption (CMRO2);the validation and establishment of this in vivo approach, and its use in conjunction with direct determinations of CMRO2 will provide an invaluable Neuroimaging modality for noninvasively studying the central role of oxidative ATP metabolism in regulating neuroenergetics associated with brain function and dysfunction. To test this hypothesis we propose: 1) to further improve in vivo 31P MT measurements and quantification methods for accurately determining CMRATP in animal brain at ultrahigh field;2) to conduct concurrent measurements of CMRATP and CMRO2 using high-field in vivo 17O MRS imaging approach in resting brain to examine if the 31P MT measured CMRATP matches the net oxidative phosphorylation rate estimated from the corresponding CMRO2 and the P:O ratio, and if it is sensitive to the brain activity level under a wide physiological range;3) to conduct functional studies using visual stimulation to examine if CMRATP increases in the activated visual cortex for supporting higher energy demand and stimulus-evoked neuronal activity;4) to conduct extracellular neuron-recording studies in resting and stimulated animal brain, and to correlate electrophysiology results with CMRATP results for providing new insights into the neuro-ATP-metabolic coupling relationships. The significance of this research lies in two layers: to establish a unique Neuroimaging modality for imaging CMRATP: a fundamental and direct measure of brain ATP energy;and to understand the possible roles of oxidative ATP metabolism in neuroenergetics and neurophysiology for supporting normal brain function.
The oxidative phosphorylation deficit in mitochondria has been linked to numerous brain diseases, in particular, the neurodegenerative and aging problems. Although, the main objective of this proposal does not directly address specific clinical questions, the success of this research project would provide a powerful imaging tool for potential clinical research and diagnosis of various brain disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
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By Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Translated by Alex G Bardsley
I am an Indonesian citizen of Javanese ethnicity. This “fate” [kodrat] makes it clear that I was brought up with Javanese literature. It is a literary tradition dominated by wayang drama, oral as well as written, that tells of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana–the Javanese versions and their chewed-over wads, that continue to depend on the authority of Hindu culture. This dominant literature, without anyone being aware of it,2 glorifies the satria class or caste, while the classes or castes under it have no role whatsoever. The satria caste’s main job is to kill its opponents. In addition to the somewhat more dominant wayang literary tradition, there is the babad or chronicle literature. This also glorifies the satria caste, and in the hands of the court poets conjures away the crimes and defeats of kings, leaving fantastic myths instead.
One example is how the court poets of Java mythified the defeat of Sultan Agung, a king of the Javanese interior, who in military operations against Dutch Batavia in the second decade of the 17th century experienced total defeat. As a result Mataram suffered the loss of its power3 over the Java Sea as an international [sic] sea route. To cover up the loss the court poets dreamt up the Sea Goddess Nyai Roro Kidul as camouflage, so that Mataram still ruled the sea, that is the Southern Sea (i.e., the Indian Ocean). This myth produced further mythical offspring: it was made taboo to wear green clothing on the shore of the Southern Sea. This was to sever any association with the green clothes of the Dutch [East India] Company. And without the court poets themselves intending it, the Goddess consolidated the power of the kings of Mataram over their people. She even became the thought police [polisi batin] of the Mataram people.
Here we are faced with literature in its relation to the state, and its utilization by the state, functioning for the glorification of [the state's] own works. Passed down from generation to generation the result is to deny the progression of ages, to bestow an unnecessary historical burden, to make people think that the past was better than the present. This conviction made me leave literature of that sort behind altogether. Leaving behind a literature that was born in the lap of power and functions (in my experience) to cradle power, right away I came across escapist literature, that feeds the ancient instinctual dreams of its readers. As Machiavelli put it, this kind of literature becomes an indirect instrument of Power, so that society will pay no attention to the power of the state. In short, so that society will not be political, will not care about politics. Literature of this second category brings its readers to a complete halt.
Because of my experience as the child of a family of freedom fighters, I pardon my own self if I do not like this escapist literature, the second type of literature. Consequent to my personal experience, though at first I was not aware of it, I was drawn directly to a literature that could provide courage, new values, a new world-view, human dignity, and agency [peran] for the individual within society. The aesthetic that emphasizes language and its employment is put to the service of a new orientation of the role [peranan] of the individual in an aspired-to society.4 It was this third type of literature that later became my field of creative activity.
Each work of literature is the autobiography of its author at a certain stage and in a certain context. Hence it is also the product of an individual and is individual in character. Presenting it to society is no different from contributing to the collectivity. Also in regard to the relations of power, and to the prevailing standard of culture, the writer’s attitude as an individual is disseminated, aware of it or not.5 To this point the duty of a writer is to make an evaluation and reevaluation of the establishment in every walk of life. This action is taken because the writer concerned is dissatisfied, and feels cornered, even oppressed by the establishment “in effect.”6 He cries out, resists, even rebels. It is no accident if this writer–naturally type three–has been called an oppositionist, a rebel, even a revolutionary, alone in his muteness.
In states living with democracy for centuries, winning and losing in a clash of ideas is something normal. That does not mean that democracy is without flaws. Europe, while democratic in Europe itself, was on the contrary undemocratic in the countries it colonized. As a result, in the colonized countries that never tasted democracy, winning and losing in the clash of ideas can give birth to long-lasting resentment, arising from traditional concepts of personal prestige and patrimonial authority.
In Indonesia, the censoring of literary works was first known in the second decade of this century. Before that, censorship had been more directed at the mass media. And in accordance with the tradition of law, actions regarding press offenses were decided in court. The prohibition against the circulation of several works by Mas Marco Kartodikromo, untraditionally, was put into effect without legal procedures, and was carried out by native colonial officials locally. Prohibition and confiscation, also by colonial native officials, were once carried out against my father’s work, though that was not a literary work but a text of lessons for elementary schools that did not follow the colonial curriculum.
Prohibition of a literary work is truly something extraordinary. [So it was] for centuries after the maritime kingdoms of Nusantara were shoved aside by the power of the West and became back-country principalities or agrarian villages; the Power of feudalism that was sustained solely by the peasant brought about the birth of a new mentality that deteriorated too. The court poets of Java consolidated the culture of “tepo seliro” (= knowing one’s place), the awareness of one’s social station vis a vis Power according to its hierarchy, from life within the family to the pinnacle of power. The use of euphemism (= High Javanese) up to the 7 levels “in effect” to match the hierarchy of Power, interpreted traditional culture more and more stuntedly. Therefore in Javanese culture the evaluation and reevaluation of culture has never taken place. It can happen only by using the Indonesian language, that if need be denies all euphemism: hence it is also in Indonesian literature that Power’s censoring occurs.
As ideas from all corners of the world are absorbed by modern Indonesian society toward the end of the 20th century, their reflection can no longer possibly be blocked by a Power that is reluctant to grow up.7 In order to allow [those] people with the power of the state to sleep soundly without the need to improve themselves, the institution of censorship does indeed need to be established.
Java was “fated” to possess profitable geographic factors. Of all the islands of Indonesia, it was on Java that the inhabitants multiplied thanks to climatological factors that favored farming. It is no accident that the Dutch colonialists made Java an imperial center of their world outside Europe. On their departure, as Java remained the center of Indonesia, with its inhabitants [comprising] a majority out of all Indonesia, the introduction of a certain amount of Javanese traditional culture into the power of the state was quite unavoidable. One thing from Javanese traditional culture that was felt to oppress was “tepo seliro,” in Power’s present existence called, in English, “self-censorship.” Seemingly Power is ashamed to use its original name. In this way, how people conceal their atavism becomes one of the facets of existence in modern Indonesia.
I am inclined to include the third type of literature with the literature of the avant garde. I deem writers of the third group to have the authenticity [kemurnian] to evaluate and reevaluate culture and the established Power. And as an individual alone [the writer] in return must endure alone the backlash from any other individual who feels his stability [kemapanan threatened.
So to what extent can a work of literature be a danger to the state? According to my personal opinion, no literary work, here [meaning] a story, has ever actually been a danger to the state. [A story] is written with a clear name, where it comes from is known, and also it clearly originates from only one individual who does not possess a troop of police, military, or even a troop of hired killers. He only tells of the possibility of a better life through models for the renovation of an establishment that is rotten, old, and out of luck.
In the meantime, any state can at any moment change its basis and its system, with or without works of avant- garde literature. Such changes have already been experienced by the Indonesian state itself, from liberal democracy to guided democracy and later Pancasila democracy, that is [during] the era of national independence after the collapse of the colonial state called the Netherlands Indies and the changeover to occupation by the Japanese militarists. During the period of liberal democracy in which the state was based on the Pancasila, the Pancasila did not get much attention; during the period of Guided Democracy when, with all the consequences [it implied], President Soekarno wished to be autonomous and to shake off the influence of and involvement with the superpowers’ Cold War, the Pancasila was given more emphasis. Soekarno as the discoverer of the Pancasila never tired of explaining the Pancasila was mined from, among others, Sun Yat Sen’s San Min Zhuyi,8 the Declaration of Independence of the United States, and the Communist Manifesto, in issues of social justice. In the time of Pancasila Democracy, which was signaled by the de- Soekarnoization movement, not only were the Pancasila’s references no longer mentioned, there was even an effort by a New Order historian to fabricate a theory that the Pancasila did not originate with Soekarno.
Through all these changeovers the existence of a work of literature that conferred any influence was never proved. And indeed an avant-garde literature has practically not yet come into being. Indonesian works of literature have practically only just become descriptive in character. If nonetheless an avant garde came into being, it occurred under the oppression of Japanese militarism, in a rebellion as harsh as its suppression. The individual concerned, Chairil Anwar, in his poem “Aku [I],” declared: “I am an untamed beast /From its herd outcast.” He refused to be treated by the Japanese as a farm animal, that must carry out Japanese orders only, and cut itself off from the rest. It was he himself who had to take responsibility for his work. The Kempeitai9 arrested and tortured him, though he was in fact later released. Ironically the society of readers, many of whom read and like that poem, generally do not connect it to the period of Japanese militarist occupation during which he created it.
My apologies if I only discuss Indonesian literature. Still, I believe that to speak about any particular literature is also to speak–although indirectly- -of regional and international literature at the same time, because each work of literature is the autobiography of an individual, one person out of the rest of humankind, who contributes his inner experience to the collectivity of humanity’s experience.
Based on its history, Indonesia needs a large troop of writers from the avant garde. For centuries the common people paid on behalf10 of feudalism. With the victory of colonialism, the people then had to fund the running of colonialism as well. Although feudalism as a system was eliminated by the proclamation of independence, the character of its culture still lives on, and the power elite even tries to preserve it. It is avant-garde literature that offers evaluation, reevaluation, renovation, and naturally the courage to bear the risk alone.
Here it becomes clear that a story, a work of literature, is in no way dangerous to a state that at any time can change its basis and system. The literary works of avant-garde writers merely disturb the slumber of persons in power-elite circles, who fear that some time their hold over the common people may loosen. I myself, though coming from a family of freedom fighters and being myself a struggler for freedom as well, have over the 50 years of national independence actually suffered the loss of my personal freedom for as long as 33 1/2. 2 1/2 were stolen by the Dutch, nearly a year was stolen during the Old Order by the Power of the military, [which took another] 30 years during the New Order, among them 10 years of forced labor on Buru Island and 16 as livestock, being a citizen with the code “ET,”11 meaning a detainee outside of prison. As a writer, certainly I rebel against these circumstances. So in my works, I try to tell about particular stages in this nation’s journey, and try to answer: why did this nation get to be this way?
That the works are forbidden to circulate in my own homeland at the request of several persons among the power elite, for me is no problem. The prohibitions in fact give surplus value to my works without Power being aware of it.
Perhaps there are some who are surprised, [wondering] why for me literature is so closely tied to politics. I will not reject that fact. In my view each person living in society, let alone in a nation, is always tied to politics. That a person accepts, rejects or affirms a particular citizenship is a political stance. That a person waves the flag of her nationality, is a political act. That a person pays taxes, is an acknowledgment of power, so it also means political obedience. Literature too can not be free of politics, since literature itself is brought into being by humanity. As long as there are human societies and Power that regulates or ruins them, each individual in them is tied to politics.
There once arose the belief that politics is dirty, hence literature must be kept separate from politics. Really, it is easy for politics to become dirty in the hands of and from the business of politicians who are dirty. If there are some that are dirty, surely there are also some that are not dirty. And that literature properly must be kept separate from politics actually emerges from the thoughts of the directors, whose politics is to be apolitical. Politics itself can not be limited in its meaning to a party system. It is every aspect of that which involves Power, and as long as society exists Power also exists, no matter the manner of its existence, dirty or clean. And it can be said that literature that “rejects” politics in reality is brought into being by those writers who are already established in the lap of the Power “in effect.”
Jakarta, August 24, 1995.
1. “An essay written to be delivered on September 4, 1995, in Manila, as part of a series in the program for the presentation of the 1995 Magsaysay Awards…. The title of the essay was at the request of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation to the writer” (Hasta Mitra, ed.); later published in Suara Independen, no.04/I, September 1995. [back]
2. In this essay, Pramoedya plays with statements about awareness in which the subject (society, the writer, “Power”) is indeterminate. [back]
3. Kekuasaan stretches to cover power, authority, domination and so forth. Pramoedya is playing with this broad meaning, and with Benedict Anderson’s “Idea of Power in Javanese Culture,” (in Language and Power, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1990). Following Anderson’s usage, I have capitalized “power” where it seemed appropriate. [back]
4. Masyarakat yang dicitakan. Compare to “imagined community.” [back]
5. See note 2 above. [back]
6. Yang berlaku is a bit of officialese also meaning “prevailing,” “applicable,” “that applies” and so forth. On the one hand it is as unarguable as a parent answering “because” to a child’s “why,” yet the words presuppose an ending to the situation they describe. [back]
7. This nicely echoes the 1950 literary manifesto “Surat Kepertjajaan Gelanggang”:
…Kebudajaan Indonesia ditetapkan oleh kesatuan ber-bagai2 rangsang suara jang disebabkan suara2 jang dilontarkan dari segala sudut dunia dan jang kemudian dilontarkan kembali dalam bentuk suara sendiri. Kami akan menentang segala usaha2 jang mempersempit dan menghalangi tidak betulnja pemeriksaan ukuran-nilai….” (Cited in Teeuw,
Pokok dan Tokoh dalam Kesusastraan Indonesia Baru
, Djakarta: P.T. Pembangunan, 1955, v.2, pp.15-6).
[Indonesian culture is determined by the unity of various vocal stimuli, that is evoked by voices thrown from all corners of the world and that later are thrown back in the form of a voice of its own. We will defy all efforts that constrain or obstruct falsely [?] the testing of standards.] [back]
8. The Three People’s Principles: nationalism, democracy, and the people’s livelihood. [back]
9. The Japanese military police. [back]
10. Membiayakan, in contrast to membiayai in the next sentence. [back]
11. Ex-tahanan politik: former political prisoner. [back]


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Published 10:30 pm Saturday, September 14, 2013
At its meeting Thursday, a School Board member’s bid to explore using outsourcing to fund a 5-percent raise exclusively for educators was shot down.
Board member Linda Bouchard raised the topic in two motions. The first, to prioritize a 5-percent raise for teachers and assistants in upcoming budget deliberations, was supported unanimously.
The second, to direct Superintendent Deran Whitney to explore outsourcing “parts of maintenance and custodial services” to fund it, failed narrowly.
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While other school district employees also deserve raises, “we have to fully support those directly teaching children,” Bouchard argued. “I want it to be the most important thing on our agenda.”
Opposition to Bouchard’s plan to explore outsourcing came from Judith Brooks-Buck, Enoch Copeland and Lorraine Skeeter.
With Diane Foster out of the chambers during the ballot, votes for and against Bouchard’s second motion were tied, killing it.
Some board members appeared shocked that one of their colleagues had raised the issue.
“I think some of this should have been brought up with the superintendent prior to this meeting,” Copeland said. “What we are discussing, I think, should have been recommended by the superintendent. Therefore, I can’t support the second motion.”
Brooks-Buck had a problem with proposing a raise for some district staff and not all. “I think we are a whole team,” she said.
“I can’t imagine taking away from one (group of workers), and saying, ‘Business could do it a better way.’”
She also said that while affected staff might not lose their jobs, history shows they would lose benefits.
Bouchard said there is a precedent for outsourcing, citing Norfolk Public Schools, the City of Norfolk, Isle of Wight County Public Schools and Virginia State University.
“There are many school systems that have determined they can more efficiently take care of these services with a private company,” she said. “It does not necessarily mean we are taking jobs away.”
Suffolk Public Schools owes it to Suffolk citizens, “who are paying for all these bills,” to look at other ways of rewarding teachers, she said.
Board chairman Michael Debranski, who voted for the second motion, said the the system needs to “look at all aspects … that can help us support instruction.”
“I’d like to see the different particulars … the benefits versus the things that are not good with it,” he added.
Whitney, who said exploration of outsourcing had been initiated before “based on previous conversations,” appeared lukewarm on Bouchard’s idea.
“I have reservations about it only being instructional staff, because we need to send a message to all our staff that they’re worthy of an increase of some sort,” he said.


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The track is called “Used to Look Up to You,” and is one of seven tracks on the rapper’s recently-released mixtape The Miseducation of the Negro You Love to Hate.
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