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Let’s not take our freedom for granted
For today’s generation independence is natural, a way of life because they haven’t had to fight for it.Updated: Aug 12, 2018 12:07 IST
Most of us take India’s freedom for granted. While the generation that went through the freedom struggle was fiercely protective of the values and ideals of the then leaders, the subsequent generations slowly forgot about them.
Not that it was something wrong. It’s quite natural for those who don’t have memories associated with those traumatic moments to allow dust to settle on the past slowly.
However, poignant stories of soldiers’ valour and victory move us all. Soldiers actively participate in the mission of guarding the country, while others closely connected to them by bonds of blood and brotherhood often spend sleepless nights praying for their safety and well-being.
The moving words on a war memorial of 13 Kumaon (Regiment) near Rezang La Ladakh for the 1962 India-China war, bear repetition as long as there are wars and there are brave soldiers: “How can a man die better than facing fearful odds; For the ashes of his father and the temples of his Gods.”
For today’s generation independence is natural, a way of life because they haven’t had to fight for it. Moreover, it has always been hard to define what being a patriot or what being an Indian is. Nationalism is an abstract concept, a palpable emotion felt by us whenever the National Anthem is played. Being an Indian holds symbolical and spiritual meaning. There is always an emotional bond one feels for the motherland.
In an increasingly globalised world now it is time to show that we are not only independent but also a power to reckon with. The present generation is innovative and brimming with confidence, with the youth wanting to carve a niche for themselves and set new objectives to conquer the world. They have keen awareness of the political, economic, social and environmental concerns of our times. So it is not fair to judge their patriotism that is not applicable in this technologically advanced era.
One can safely say, however, that though preferences, sensibilities and lifestyles have changed, yet the true spirit of nationalism and passion to take the country to new heights and glory remain the same.
Indian culture today: Our practices, rituals, heroes, stories, philosophies and world view are enriched by the confluence of progressive ideals which are woven into the warp and weft of our culture. We have been accretive. Whenever politics of hatred has polarised our society, people have stepped up to keep the faith, bridging communal divides.
As we gear up to celebrate 71 years of independence in our nation’s journey, let us pay tributes to our all the brave soldiers who laid down their lives for the country. The epitaph at the War Cemetery in Kohima says it all: “When you go home, tell them of us and say; for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
Independence Day is time for us to learn from our soldiers, put our shoulders to the wheel, reform what needs reforming, build what needs building. I am not blind to all that is wrong but like a true Indian, I look for the best in limited resources with the conviction that all will be well soon. So we need to strive for a better India and beat back what is unacceptable. Nevertheless, I am proud to be an Indian. I love our glorious past, epics that bind us, our positivity, charity, spiritualism, warmth and resilience. Jai Hind! Glory to Mother India.
The author is associate professor in English, MLN College, Yamunananagar
First Published: Aug 12, 2018 12:07 IST


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|01-03-2014 05:37 AM|
+1 on the belly heat. I don't like heat lamps for snakes.
+1 on feeding every 5-7 days. They need food more often when they're young.
I've never had an issue with my corn snakes and humidity. As long as it's not desert dry it shouldn't be a problem. If you're worried though, just make sure the little guy has a water bowl big enough for him to fully submerse in. You can also offer him a moist hide (plastic box with moistened sphagnum moss inside).
As far as naming goes, unless you plan to breed you don't really need to worry about the sex of the animal. He won't care what you call him. As long as he gets his meals and stays healthy he'll be happy.
|04-03-2013 10:33 PM|
|Tabberwok||if it's a baby def feed more often. until mine are about 15" I feed small meals every 5 days|
|03-09-2013 12:27 AM|
|dreamwallaby||I would not do the heat lamps. I have 6 corn snakes myself and they need belly heat. You should get an under tank heater. Check out www.cornsnakes.com|
|02-27-2013 01:39 AM|
probing is the only way I know of determining sex with any accuracy.
I'll let you google it.
|02-25-2013 04:17 AM|
Thanks for the info! I'll get a spray bottle of regular water to mist with for humidity during the day when the main light/heat lamp comes on. I was using the spray stuff that came with the zilla enclosure but it has a very odd smell to it and I don't really want to use it till I learn more about it.
So I supposed I'll be feeding this little snake sooner than later, they said they fed every other wednesday and this wednesday would be it's normal feed day.
Oh and for those interested till I get a pic on here, I am almost 100% sure it would be considered an Anerythristic color pattern. It looks a LOT like the snake in the top right of this little pic:
Any way to tell gender at this young age? We want to name him or her, but don't wanna get gender wrong lol.
|02-25-2013 04:05 AM|
if it is a baby i would feed every week. misting the substrate 1x a day works well for humidity, esp make sure the substrate in the hide box gets a good mist. substrate should be 100% dry by the afternoon/evening.
feeding can be tricky. when small i would feed mine, wait till the 'bulge' in their belly was gone, wait 2 more days then feed again. this may start as 1x per week then advance to 2x per week as they get bigger. after 2-3 weekd of 2x a week feeding it's time to move up to the next larger size mouse.
HTH and that is what I did with success
|02-25-2013 03:58 AM|
My New Herp...
Hey everyone... New to Herp here. I have been working on an aquarium journal for a while, and in the meantime, my fiance and I got a snake... well she really is taking the reins on this one mostly, but I get to do some of the research lol.
Anyway, we got a baby corn snake... I used to have a corn back when I was just a kid, my parents took care of it. I don't remember a whole ton about them.
We got a zilla snake starter kit for it, is a 20 gallon long enclosure, daytime light/heat lamp, and night time heat lamp. Also a little rock hide, a water dish, and we picked up a fake tree thingy for it to climb on.
So now I'm wondering, what did we do wrong? And what do I need to replace? lol. From my research it seems they like humidity between 40-50%, and temperature around 75ish? Does that seem right? We live in so-cal, and so we tend to have a dry climate... what's the best way to add humidity? Mosses? Wet substrate? Misting? Suggestions? lol
In general, is there anything I should really really know to make sure I do right by this snake? We plan to feed it once every other week with thawed frozen mice. That's what the pet store has been doing. Does that seem like it's enough feeding? Or should it be more frequent?
Thanks for any and all info!

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The curate’s search had already greatly widened the sphere of his doubts. But if there be such a thing as truth, every fresh doubt is yet another fingerpost pointing toward its dwelling. -George Macdonald, The Curate’s Awakening
A few days ago, I was in conversation with someone who, although raised Christian, had too many doubts and had walked away from the faith. He felt that since he had so many doubts, he couldn’t be considered Christian.
For most, faith and doubt are seen in terms of opposites. Faith is seen to reside on one end of the spectrum and doubt on the other end—poles apart from each other. However, this is not the way the two are handled in Christian theology. It is more accurate to say that faith and doubt stand side-by-side on one end of the spectrum and, on the other, stands unbelief.
Faith and doubt typically dwell together, informing as well as challenging each other. Faith grows as doubt spurs it on to further thinking, research, and prayer, and with God’s help, we emerge with a stronger, more profound level of faith.
So doubt, far from being the sinful and destructive thing it is often thought to be, is the guard which keeps us from falling asleep. It adds the necessary pressure to keep us from spouting the mindless “leap-in-the-dark” imaginary faith. Doubt poses essential questions: Is what I believe accurate and true? Is God reliable? Is belief in the resurrection and Jesus’ power over life fact or fiction? Honest wrestling through these questions leads us to the truth of the Christian faith.
Doubting Thomas is valuable to us, not because his experience warns us away from honest doubt, but because he affirms the legitimacy of it. Jesus rebukes Thomas for doubting (if it was a rebuke), not because he asked for evidence of the resurrection, but because he had received so much evidence already and was slow in coming around to believing it. Thomas wanted incontrovertible evidence that Jesus’ claim was valid and, in the end, he was given more than he asked for—the presence of his risen Master in a physical body, so irrefutable and decisive, Thomas did not really need all the evidence that he was offered (John 20:24-29).
But Thomas’ doubts give hope to those who are in the same place as Thomas was. If Jesus gave Thomas what he asked for, we too are assured of Jesus’ being with us and answering our doubts.
Doubt helps reveal dubious faith. Cult theology, homemade religion, eccentric and provincial expressions of Christian faith (i.e., what Aunt Sally taught me) are exposed when people begin to have misgivings of what they had been taught. Many find that what they had believed all their lives to be true had nothing to do with the Bible.
A helpful metaphor is that of the host body and the parasite. Faith is the host body, and doubt is the parasite. It feeds off the host as the tick feeds off the dog. It can’t be greater than the host, but depends upon it for its life. So the greater the faith, the greater the doubts, and the lesser the faith, the lesser the doubts, precisely the converse of what one might expect.
We tend to think that saints and veteran warriors of faith have few, if any, doubts. Experience demonstrates the opposite. Doubts, as well as great temptations, feed off faith. Doubts might be due to conscience or considered superior intellect, or even from the Tempter himself. Still, God permits each challenge to drive our roots deeper into biblical life-enriching soil.
The real enemy of faith and condemned consistently in Scripture is not honest doubt, but unbelief. From the point of view of Scripture, unbelief is defined as the will and desire not to believe. It is a simple rebellion against God’s will. Unbelief is resolutely bent on not believing or obeying, regardless of the truth.
Unbelief doesn’t ask, Is the Gospel the word of God? Am I trusting in something reliable? Rather, its question is more, How can I avoid God and his unwanted claim upon my life?
Unbelief seeks to twist and turn in whatever way is necessary to keep from submitting to the divine command. Jesus described it as the true object of God’s wrath, “the love of darkness rather than light” (John 3:19-20). Honest doubt is not condemned in Scripture, but dishonest unbelief is.
If you have doubts, don’t see it as unbelief. The two realities, on the surface, may appear to be the same. For example, one may say, “I don’t believe that Jesus Christ is the resurrected Son of God and Savior of the world,” yet makes this confession out of genuine doubt and would gladly embrace the truth when it is proven. The other makes it out of resentment or not wanting to follow the Truth. They love abiding in their sin and have no intention of changing their ways.
Martin Luther said, The Holy Spirit is no skeptic. He has written neither doubt nor mere opinion into our hearts, but rather solid assurances, which are more sure and solid than all experience and even life itself. Praise God for the gift of his Holy Spirit. Through his power, we are guaranteed that whatever our doubts are, he will reveal the truth of his presence and lead us upward to the glory of God.
John I. Snyder is an international pastor (currently serving at Starnberg Fellowship, Starnberg, Germany), conference speaker, and author of the book Resenting God: Escape the Downward Spiral of Blame (ranked #1 on Christian Ethics in Theology on Amazon) from Abingdon Press. His highly acclaimed prayer guide Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Actively Waiting on God (ranked #1 on Meditations on Amazon books, #1 on Prayer on Amazon Kindle, #9 on Christian living on Amazon) from Thomas Nelson Publishers has transformed the lives of readers all over the world, taking them on a 100-day journey in prayer over a specific issue or circumstance in their lives. John received his Master of Theology and Master of Divinity degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, and he received his Doctor of Theology degree magna cum laude in New Testament Studies from the University of Basel, Switzerland. John has been featured on Focus on the Family, Moody Radio, Fox News, Faith Radio Network, Cru, American Family Radio Network, In the Market with Janet Parshall, The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh, Miracle Channel, Bill Martinez Live, and many more.

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Please help!! This is my question!
It is common to see birds of prey rising upward on thermals. The paths they take may be spiral-like. You can model the spiral motion as uniform circular motion combined with a constant upward velocity. Assume a bird completes a circle of radius 8.00m every 5.00s and rises vertically at a rate of 3.00m/s .
a)Find the speed of the bird relative to the ground.
b)Find the magnitude of the bird's acceleration.
c)Find the direction of the bird's acceleration.
d)Find the angle between the bird's velocity vector and the horizontal.
I'm not to sure of the equations that I should really use as I am trying to re-learn all the math behind it! My guesses are:
a) a(rad) = v^2/R and stops from there...
The Attempt at a Solution
I have made a diagram of what I think it should look like but thats about as far as my attempt goes... I am in need of some help and advice, My main problem is looking at the question and trying to decide what equation will give me the right answer. Please help!


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Sun Tui, who founded the Dare to Live Trust, which uses horses to help ease wounded veterans back into civilian life, describes a poignant moment on one of the courses.
“A particularly angry soldier joined the programme a couple of years ago. He’d lost contact with his family, he wasn’t in the right mindset to hold down a job and he felt he had nothing to live for.
I took him straight out into the horse’s field and our pretty little Arab caught his eye. She was looking particularly beautiful that day and as she quietly grazed in the sunlight. The soldier stared at her but the Arab kept her head down.
Meanwhile Jigsaw, our elderly riding school pony, was looking at him intently. He began making his way towards us, shuffling along in a mouldy sweet itch blanket, his mane disheveled from rubbing against the fence.
I asked the soldier if he’d noticed any of the horses trying to connect with him. “Well he is,” he said grumpily, pointing at Jigsaw. “But I like that Arab over there.”
It’s not my place to suggest clients connect with a particular horse but I knew from past experience that Jigsaw only paid attention to those who really needed some support.
He was close to us now, ears pricked, gazing into the soldier’s face – so I started to tell him a bit about this scruffy old pony.
Jigsaw was a brilliant riding school pony, ridden by numerous children every day, but as his sweet itch grew itchier and more painful he lost patience and grew bitter. He started to bite and buck children off and push people around. He became dangerous, quite frankly, until we took him in and loved him and he began to show some respect.
When I’d finished, I pulled off Jigsaw’s blanket so the soldier could see his beautiful tri-colour coat underneath. Tears began to roll down the soldier’s face. “His story is a bit like mine,” he said.
I opened the pen and the two of them stood there together in silence. Great big tears were rolling down Jigsaw’s face too and plopping onto the floor. It was one of the most extraordinary things I’ve seen, particularly given horses don’t have tear ducts.
These two grumpy, violent men were inseparable for the rest of the course, which was a blessing for me as Jigsaw is notoriously difficult to catch.
The soldier went home a different person and has since rebuilt his relationship with his family based on trust and respect, which was exactly how he communicated with Jigsaw.”


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Portishead's Rehearsal Show @ The Mayan, 4/24/08
My camera wasn't allowed in, i guess because its a "private rehearsal" or something, so instead of the horrible cellphone-cam pics i took, here's a nice pic provided by the band. And how did this guy get his nice camera in there? And why does he have "all rights reserved"?! UGH!
With the Mayan Theater about half-full and slowly being filled with puffs of pot smoke, Portishead took the stage last night for their super-secret-show, and welcomed the crowd by announcing that it was a rehearsal for Coachella, and that this whole event is just so they can test their instruments.
The crowd was immediately awestruck, as the band started off with two new songs from their album Third, even the security guards.
It became crystal the band still had it, and if anything were better than ever.
They seemed to be taking a departure from their more trademark trip-hop sound complete with turntables and scratching, to a more shoegazer style.
Mysterons was their third song, and they played it exactly like the CD up to a point, and gave it a unique ending. By now the crowd was swaying like crazy with a sporadic, "WOOO!" being screamed here and there. Even the occasional, "I LOVE YOU GUYS!"
After a couple of songs that were either new or unfamiliar to me, they played Glorybox for their 5th song, and the hairs on the back of my neck stood straight out.
The band seems kind of shy, like they appreciate the crowd 100% but are at the same time a little intimidated by the attention. It's cool though; you get the feeling that they're just more into making good music than being in the spotlight.
For song 6 they played Wandering Stars, where they sat down and played the song more as an acoustic "unplugged" version.
I went upstairs at this point to check out the vibe, and everyone was just in a trance, completely engulfed in the music. I nodded in approval and moseyed on back downstairs.
They then played their new single, Over, Sour Times, Roads, several others that I just can't remember right now.
They came out for a two song encore, and while the very last song was playing lead-signer Beth Gibbons hopped off the stage and stood on the barrier in front of the crowd so that she could shake hands, and greet the audience.
She made sure to span the whole front of the audience as to greet and high-five as many fans as possible.
Then we all cheered like maniacs and filed out of the Mayan, and you could see the expression on everyone's faces was that of, "Holy Fuck! I am blown away!"

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open networking solutions, today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Gregory McCray, CEO of Alphabet’s Access Company, the Alphabet subsidiary that oversees Google Fiber, as a director. Mr. McCray’s extensive background in driving the connected future will be a tremendous asset to ADTRAN’s Board as the company continues to focus on expanding Gigabit broadband speeds to support the broader demands of smart cities, the Internet of Things and software-defined networking.
Access systems provider Adtran has launched an open software defined access architecture capable of supporting rapid service creation and delivery for both business and residential broadband services.
Dubbed ‘Mosaic’, the new architecture combines modern web-scale technology with open source platforms to facilitate rapid innovation in multi-technology, multi-vendor environments, according to the vendor.
Adtran has unveiled its plans to add NG-PON2 capabilities to its broadband product portfolio. The upcoming product release will use the latest 10G per wavelength symmetric ITU/FSAN standard-based technology on a single, common architecture that supports both residential and business applications.
Adtran, a leading provider of cloud connectivity, enterprise communications and mobility solutions, has unveiled its NetVanta® 4660 Integrated Layer 2/3 Carrier Ethernet Services Router.
CableLabs is spearheading efforts to develop a proposal that uses coherent optics to dramatically boost the capacity of hybrid fibre coaxial networks, reports Andy Extance
Systems vendors are using intelligent software to squeeze more performance from optical networks. Pauline Rigby reports on developments at OFC 2017


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Coach 'forced high school cheerleader to FIGHT with teammate who had been bullying her over a boy'
A high school cheerleader has claimed that her coach forced her to physically fight with a teammate who had bullied her over a boy.
Cimone Holloway, a junior at Palisades Charter High School in California, was left with black eyes and cuts to her face after the other girl repeatedly hit her as the coach egged them on, she said.
Cimone has now transferred schools and the teacher, who has only been named as 'Tina', was suspended as an investigation into the incident continues, the school said.
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'Bullied': Cimone Holloway, pictured left and right in her cheerleading uniform, said her coach forced her to physically fight with a teammate after they had a disagreement over a boy
Cimone said that she was at odds with another member of the team over a boy, and when she arrived at a practice ahead of a game in January, her coach said they should fight it out.
'I've never been in a fight in my life. I didn't want to fight,' she told KTLA.
But the coach insisted, pushed back a desk, put on music and signalled for the punching to begin.
When another student broke up the fight, the coach shouted: 'Do you guys want to go another round?' Cimone said.
'I tripped over my foot and was on the floor and [the girl] was on top of me and again punching me,' she said. 'And sometime during that fight, she kicked me in the forehead.'
Injuries: She suffered black eyes, cuts and bruises in the fight and said she was left feeling humiliated
Denial: The cheerleading coach told the girls not to tell anyone about the fight, Cimone saud
Upset: Her mother, Tonya Humes, said the coach told her the girl had fallen while doing a stunt
She said the fight left her covered with bruises and feeling humiliated and she had to sit on the bench for the game.
She also claimed the coach made her and the other girls to 'pinky-swear' not to tell their mothers or anyone else about the fight.
And when Cimone's mother, Tonya Humes, texted the coach about her daughter's bruises, the coach said the girl 'came down from a stunt and caught an elbow', according to texts shown to KTLA.
'I was gonna call ya but she said no she was fine,' the texts read.
When the concerned mother revealed the extent of her daughter's bruising, the coach responded: 'Omg shut up, goodness ok I'll bring more aloe Vera when I head up there.
Scene: The coach has been suspended from Pali High and Cimone has transferred to another school
'Tanya I'm serious when I say I'm here and if u need me or if she does for any reason don't hesitate to call or ask for my help seriously.'
No police report was filed and the Los Angeles Unified School District Police would have handled the case, the LAPD said. The department did not return requests for comment from MailOnline.
Humes said she hired lawyers to seek justice for her daughter, who has now transferred to a school where she feels 'more comfortable'.
The dean of the school said the coach has been suspended and that administrators were talking with girls on the squad, KTLA reported.
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Bangladesh amends war crimes law, mulls banning Islamists
By Anis Ahmed
DHAKA (Reuters): Bangladesh’s parliament, meeting the demands of protesters thronging the capital, amended a law on Sunday allowing the state to appeal any verdict in war crimes trials it deems inadequate and out of step with public opinion.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators jamming central Shahbag Square for the 13th day burst into cheers amid driving rain as the assembly approved the changes.
The protesters have been demanding the death penalty for war crimes after a tribunal this month sentenced a prominent Islamist to life in prison in connection with Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.
The life sentence pronounced on Abdul Quader Mollah, assistant Secretary General of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, for murder, rape and torture had stunned many Bangaldeshis.
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Mr Thomas Hughes
- About Mr Thomas Hughes
- Portland, Dorset, UK
- musician/sound engineer/producer/film maker
- Born in 1977. Self taught pianist from 4 years old. Grew up listening to great 60s stuff. Gigging at 13.Recorded 3 albums with The Lucky Bishops. Did a few tours with various bands. Got drunk. Snogged ladies.
- Career highlights
- Recording my own songs, touring with The Lucky Bishops, Phil Guy, Eddie Floyd, Pauline Black, Geno Washing(machine)ton and Nektar, recording other people who's songs I like, THIS gig! http://youtu.be/hlwyHHYch5E
- Other interests
- Making curry, drinking with nice people, painting, annoying strangers on youtube.
- Key gear used
- Akai DPS24 (yep, still using it!), a bunch of mics...SE Voodoo VR1 (Perfect!) self modded Oktava mk219 (honky), self modded Apex 210 (wooly), Rode NT2 (Toppy) etc blah blah blah, LA-610 pre-amp (Mmmmm) Art Voice Channel (hmm) M-Audio DMP3 etc, etc, yada yada, Yamaha HS50s, shit old Behringer Toob Composer (though I like it for the sidechain), blah blah blah, still reading? Blimey!
- 60s French stuff, particularly Andre Popp's production of Marie Laforet. Also, plenty of 60s UK, US and Brazilian music. (Os Mutantes!) Plenty of vocal harmonies: Andrews Sisters, Beach Boys, CSN, Some 50s stuff. Not much 70s. No 80s thanks.
- Hammond organ, piano, guitar, bass, vocals, percussion, rhodes, etc
- Studio Name
- Tom's Mobilish Studio
- Back Line
- That'll be due to the corduroy bed sheet.


A waterway separates the Amsterdam City Center – highlighted by the NEMO Science Museum - from Marineterrein Amsterdam, an area in full swing of development. Without a bridge across the canal, it takes more than 10 minutes to walk the almost one kilometer from one side to the other. roundAround could reduce this travel time to less than two minutes.
Researchers at MIT, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute), have developed the concept of roundAround, the world’s first dynamic ‘bridge’ made of Roboat units. roundAround will connect the waterway between Marineterrein Amsterdam and the City Center of Amsterdam, seamlessly transporting hundreds of people per hour across the water while pushing the boundaries of technology and design.
A need for more dynamic infrastructures in cities
The idea of roundAround should open up discussions to also consider innovative and dynamic ways to make changes to the city’s infrastructure. The city of Amsterdam is growing rapidly, and various new areas are being developed. With this the question arises on how to keep the city connected. Permanent infrastructural developments are complex and lengthy processes. To keep up with developments the dynamic infrastructure of roundAround could be used as a temporary solution. When needs change the boats can be used at a different location or for a different purpose.
Marineterrein Amsterdam Living Lab
In the past year AMS Institute has relocated to Marineterrein Amsterdam, a partly decommissioned military area in the heart of Amsterdam that is rapidly becoming a hub of innovation. The area is developing into a location where organizations with the shared goal of making and keeping cities livable can research, experiment and test urban innovations in a real-life setting in order to develop scalable innovations.
How does roundAround work?
Equipped with cameras and Lidar technologies powered by artificial intelligence, roundAround’s multifunctional hulls are designed to transport people and goods across the canal while constantly evaluating the surrounding environment to maximize safety and efficiency. The Roboat units move in a continuous circle across the canal. Once at the quayside, these electric boats are guided by rail to a platform with inductive charging infrastructure where they can pick up and drop off passengers. Platforms are furnished with benches for passengers along with interpretive material showing details and real-time updates about the Roboat project.
Transporting people and deploying a flexible infrastructure are just two of the possible use cases of the Roboat platform. Other Roboat use cases include collecting household garbage and transporting construction materials via Amsterdam’s canals, both of which could relieve pressure from the busy roads in the city center.
Expanding the range of urban infrastructural solutions
roundAround is part of a larger effort to understand what the most suitable method will be to bridge this waterway. Various options are being considered, ranging from more traditional options to roundAround. Autonomously bridging the waterway between NEMO and Marineterrein Amsterdam would continue the Dutch tradition of innovation in naval technology and illustrates how the intersection of science, technology and design can bring about creative solutions to urban challenges.
For more information visit the roundAround project website or www.roboat.org.


China’s second largest property developer Evergrande made headlines in recent years for getting into a severe debt crisis, with liabilities of over US$300 billion. Evergrande is just one example of risks in China’s highly leveraged property sector,a sector which once performed as China’s economic engine.
In just a few decades, the immense size and speed of China’s urbanization have exceeded the boldest predictions of the reformers who initiated it. The big shift in China’s urbanization policies came in the late 1980s, when the model of financing China’s industrialization and urbanization through agricultural accumulation was determined to be unsustainable.
This led to China’s 1994 tax sharing reform, which gave local governments the initial incentives to develop a “land finance system, which later led to China’s real estate boom. This reform adjusted the tax distribution between the central and local governments, so that local governments were able to accumulate original capital at an unprecedented speed.
Without land finance, many of the problems of China’s economy, such as soaring housing price, wouldn’t have existed. On the other hand, China’s rapid development wouldn’t have occurred either, as “land finance” provided a much-needed funding solution for China in the 90s.
Against this backdrop, we debate this question:
Will the real estate sector remain the driver of China's economic growth?
Director of the Institute of New Structural Econimics,
" The real estate sector will continue to be the driver of China's economic growth. But in the coming years, housing will no longer be an asset for speculation, but rather an asset for living,which will make both the housing market and the economy much healthier."
"I think the Chinese government will find ways to support public housing, as we have seen in Singapore. There will certainly be significant investment in public housing, which will also spureconomie growth. "
Director of Capital Market Research Department, Institute
of Finance,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
" Real estate will be considered all the more pivotal to China's economy which is projected to be volatile in the near term. In the short run, the government will continue its policy support for the stable development of the real estate sector. In the long run, a transformation of the industry would benefit generations to come. The future of China's real estate sector lies in further structural differentiation and diversification, which will allow the industry to be more professional in providing housing that meets the needs of the public, especially the need for higher quality housing and higher quality of life. "
Chief Economist of BOC Securities and Director of China Chief Economist Forum
" I think the ‘winter of exports’ has just begun. In the past two years China’s economy can be best described as ‘hot outside and cold inside’, meaning weak domestic demand. As we are likely to see a weakened external demand for China in 2023, the driver of "stable growth" can only come from domestic market. I think it’s crystal clear that it will come from the real estate industry. "
"Since the US subprime mortgage crisis and the subsequent global financial crisis extended its influence on China, deflationary pressures brought about by the lack of domestic demand has always been one of the key restraints on China’s economic growth. China’s economy will likely see fast growth again if new domestic demand is located. What we’ve seen in the past two years is comparatively strong external demand, and a dampened domestic demand. The real estate was not only experiencing low growth rate, but also performing abnormally, almost creating a vicious circle, which resulted in the stalling growth in economy overall. "
Chief Economist of BOC Securities and Director of China Chief Economist Forum
" Real estate is the pivotal industry of the national economy, but it is also the industry that has been subject to the most regulation, and the one with the lowest market confidence. Promoting the healthy development of the real estate industry is critical to the improvement of overall economic performance. "
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of AVIC Fund
" Real estate is likely to play a leading role driving China's economic growth in 2023.” In contrast to previous times, real estate purchased for personal use will play a bigger role in boosting China’s economy compared with those purchased for investment purposes.
Due to comparatively high unemployment in the past two years, young people were postponing marriage and real estate purchase, creating a pent-up demand in real estate sector.
"Among the younger generation, especially among those who hope to start a family, property purchase is likely one of the largest purchases of their lives. We expect to see ‘revenge spending’ on real estate for personal use in 2023."
Guangfa Securities:China's economic growth driven
by real estate is unsustainable.
" We believe China's economy is entering into a post-real estate age. What does it mean? Of course for China there is still room for urbanization. Currently in China, only 60% of the population live in urban areas, whereas urbanization has reached 80% or even 90% in some developed countries. But with the advent of the post-real estate economy, the end is near for an age when real estate and its industrial supply chain function as the main driver for economic growth."
"As for investment recommendations, areas that are not highly related with the real estate sector, such as power equipment, automotive and electronics,are worth countercyclical investment."
Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley China
"In the future, average real estate sales will be around 10 million units per year, with a total value of roughly RMB 11-12 trillion – a step down from 16 trillion yuan previously. This will be the New Normal.”
In 2019 and 2020, housing was oversupplied in China due to excessive leverage commonly practiced in the industry. Under the current policy direction of “housing for living, not for speculation”, it is unlikely that the real estate sector will bounce back to its status of 2019, despite policies put in place to restore and stimulate the real estate sector.
"China’s policy direction should be interpreted as helping to stabilize real estate under the “New Normal”, and avoiding overadjustment so as to break the downward spiral oflow expectations, low sales. "
Chief China Economist,Head of Asia Economic Research,
UBS:Real estate will not be the most important engine of economic growth in the future.
" China is recalibrating its real estate policies, as seen through the ' 16-point playbook' released in mid-November 2022. The major policies shifted from 'deleveraging' to 'stabilizing real estate and the economy'. In the long run, real estate will remain as China's pillar industry, but its importance in economic development will be significantly reduced compared to the decade of 2000-2013;it will not be the main engine of economic growth. "
Chief Economist of Greater China and North Asia, Standard Chartered Bank and Director of China Chief Economist Forum: “ Real estate investment will be less of a drag on the economy, but cannot yet become an engine of growth.”
"We expect to see stronger stabilization in real estate investment thanks to China’s latest financing support initiatives for the real estate sector. The introduction of these measures indicates that China is switching from a piecemeal policy approach to a comprehensive approach. If these measures are effectively implemented, the financing needs of developers with relatively sound financial and operating conditions will be better fulfilled, which will contribute to the stabilization of the real estate sector."
"However, given the timing difference among real estate financing, sales and investment, plus the structural downward trend in housing demand, we expect that while the negative effect of real estate investment on economic growth will be lessened in 2023, it will not be a growth engine either. "
deputy director and researcher of the National Economic Research Institute of China Reform Foundation and executive director of the China Society for Economic System Reform.
"The housing construction area of real estate development enterprises reached close to 1.6 billion square meters per year for the past three years. Under the current pace, we will see a surplus of one third of the commercial real estate.
Market saturation has occurred in China’s real estate sector. Decline in China’s housing market data is not caused by short-term fluctuation, but long-term trends. I am afraid that this year will be the inflection point. China’s housing market will gradually contract in the future.
Many people currently believe that ‘real estate investment will remain the driving force of China's economic growth in the future’. I am afraid that this judgment is wrong. This is only a phenomenon that has happened in the past as opposed to a phenomenon that will keep happening in the future. "


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Louisiana appeals court bars felon mayor from taking office
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The man who was elected mayor of the small Louisiana town of Ball has lost another round in his effort to move into the office, stymied by recent passage of a constitutional restriction on felons in elected jobs.
A three-judge Louisiana appeals court panel late Thursday upheld a state district judge’s decision that Democrat Roy Hebron cannot be seated as Ball’s mayor.
Hebron overwhelmingly won the election to lead the town of 4,000 in central Louisiana, ousting previous Republican Mayor Neil Kavanagh with 56 percent of the vote in a three-man race.
But on the same November ballot as Hebron’s election, voters statewide passed a constitutional amendment requiring felons to wait five years after their sentences before seeking office.
Hebron falls short of that standard since he was under corrections supervision for a hurricane-related fraud conviction until 13 months ago. Kavanagh filed a lawsuit, challenging Hebron’s win and citing the new constitutional provision.
A district judge determined the constitutional change prohibits Hebron from moving into the mayor’s job this month and ordered Kavanagh to keep running things. A three-judge panel of Louisiana’s Third Circuit Court of Appeal refused to overturn the decision “finding no legal error or abuse of discretion on the part of the trial court.”
Hebron’s lawyer Charles Elliott said Friday he will appeal the latest ruling to the state Supreme Court. Elliott argues the law on the books on the day of the election should govern things and the new restrictions shouldn’t affect Hebron’s victory. He’s also challenging whether Kavanagh had the right to sue.
If the high court supports the decision barring Hebron from office, a new election for mayor would be held.
Hebron worked as mayor of Ball for 24 years, from 1987 until 2011, when he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the federal government by overbilling FEMA thousands of dollars for the town’s disaster recovery efforts after Hurricane Gustav, according to court documents. As part of the plea agreement, Hebron agreed to resign. He spent more than three years in federal prison, the documents say, and his three-year term of probation ended in December 2017.
Kavanagh was elected mayor while Hebron was in prison.
The appeals court decision came from Chief Judge Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Judge Elizabeth A. Pickett and Judge Phyllis M. Keaty.
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Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Nacho Monreal against Everton on Sunday afternoon.
Monreal featured for Arsenal in their Premier League game against Everton away from home at Goodison Park.
The 33-year-old defender started the match and played for the entire 90 minutes, as the Gunners lost 1-0.
Phil Jagielka scored the only goal of the match as early as the 10th minute, as Arsenal failed to find an equaliser.
Monreal did not play well, as the left-back struggled to cope with Richarlison, and also failed to make an impact in attack.
According to WhoScored, against Everton, Monreal had a pass accuracy of 85.4 %, won one header, took 66 touches, made three tackles, two interceptions and one clearance, and put in two crosses.
The defeat to Everton has dented Arsenal’s chances of finishing in the top four of the Premier League this season, with Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Chelsea also in the running.
Unai Emery’s side are fourth in the league table at the moment with 63 points from 32 matches, a point behind third-placed Tottenham and level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea.
Arsenal fans were not impressed with the display produced by Monreal against Everton and have criticised him on Twitter.
Below are some of the best comments:
Monreal should never play again.— Josh (@AfcJosh_) April 7, 2019
Does anyone know why we left Monreal on?— ⁹ (@Dave9AFC) April 7, 2019
Mans finished out here.
Jogging back 24/7.
Monreal has been a toast for Richarlison in this game... A draw would be OK #AFC— Taiye Taiwo (@tayo_taiwo) April 7, 2019
How rancid have the two full-backs been today? Monreal is finished IMO...looks as old and slow as Lichtsteiner does.— Elvis (@EJPSarriesAFC) April 7, 2019
Monreal is done— JAY B AFC (@jayjames4) April 7, 2019
Their goal shouldn't have stood. The linesman should have seen that he twice stepped on the pitch to take a long throw, referees again costing us big time. We're not helping ourselves either, Mustafi has been our best defender in the half mate. Monreal getting roasted again. #PL— Swikar Acharya (@Swikar_afc) April 7, 2019
Abysmal. Monreal and Elneny off for Ramsey and Iwobi/Auba at half-time.— Sebastian AFC (@sebas8santos) April 7, 2019
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Humans love treats and our brains are primed to want fuel. When you eat these cookies, make them with love and enjoy them with gusto. The ingredients I chose provide brain fuel, minimize inflammation for most people, and provide healing help for your brain.
I developed these cookies as a way to incorporate chaga mushrooms into my diet as part of my cancer-prevention strategy. Chaga mushrooms are super high in beta-glucans which feed your white blood cells so they speed around your body killing things that should not be there. While I use LifeCykel’s double liquid chaga extract daily, I see only positives from making these cookies too!
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We have been reading lots of Christmas books lately. Actually we started reading Christmas books probably the week of Thanksgiving but now it seems to be all we read. I secretly bought a few Christmas books from Gabrielle's monthly Scholastic book orders and the book fair. This past week we made a trip to the library to check out some new books. Our excellent librarians had already pulled all of the Christmas books and had them conveniently on a cart. We came home with 21 children Christmas books!! Don't worry - there were plenty of good books remaining on the cart for everyone else.
I am no expert on giving a book review but we have read so many good ones lately I wanted to share our favorites.
Gabrielle's favorite book is probably "The Gingerbread Man" by Jim Aylesworth. She loves gingerbread men anyway and when I saw this book I realized she probably had never heard the original story so I had to buy it. We have read this book at least a dozen times in the past week. It is the classic story of the Gingerbread Man who is chased by various characters, only to be outwitted and eaten by the fox. The illustrations have this old fashion look to them.
Samantha's favorite book is a board book I bought when Gabrielle was 15 months old, for her second Christmas. It is a simple story but perfect for a toddler. "Christmas in the Manger" by Nora Buck and Felicia Bond is a short and simple board book with cute pictures telling the true reason for Christmas. Samantha loves to say "baa" at the picture of the ram, "moo" at the photo of the oxen, "shiny" at the foil star and of course "baby" for baby Jesus. We read this one almost every night before bed.
Another cute board book we checked out from the library is "Down Through the Chimney." The book originally comes with a CD which has a narrator reading the story as well as singing the song. Unfortunately the disk was lost with the library's copy but the book itself is really cute too. Samantha loves seeing Ho-Ho.
Some of Gabrielle's other favorites from the library are "Reindeer Christmas", "The Christmas Hat" and "The Christmas Humbugs" (my favorite out of the bunch we have read so far). All very cute stories.
If you are looking for a book true to the Christmas story scripture but on a child's level I definitely recommend "My First Story of Christmas" by Tim Dowley. I found this recommendation last year from Proverbs 31 and ordered a last minute Christmas gift for the girls. I let them have it on Christmas Eve so we could read the Christmas story before bed that night. We have already read it once or twice this year but I will definitely make it a tradition to read it every Christmas Eve.
With all the Christmas books for the girls I decided I wouldn't mind something on my level as well so I too checked out a couple of novels from the library. In one evening I read the short novel "Miracle on I-40" by Curtiss Ann Matlock. It was an excellent (and quick) read in which part of the story takes place near Raleigh, NC - which was the first thing that peaked my interest about the book. I had not planned to read it one sitting but as I sat down to read I could not find a good place to stop, I wanted to know what happened next.
Both myself and the girls still have a pile and a list of books we want to read this Christmas season. If we come across any other favorites I'll be sure to share those as well!


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Despite the signings of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai Jurgen Klopp remains interested in signing more midfielders this summer.
We struggled massively in the middle of the park last term and many believe at least one more addition is required in midfield if we’re to compete on all four fronts next season – especially following the exits of James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and the impending departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho.
Concerns about our midfield will be somewhat relaxed, however, if we can keep Thiago Alcantara injury-free during the campaign and his return to training for the first time since undergoing hip surgery will therefore delight supporters.
There’s no doubt that when the Spaniard is in the team he strengthens our starting XI.
His injury record is far from ideal, though, and he’s missed a serious amount of games while on the treatment table since joining from Bayern Munich in 2020.
The former Barcelona midfielder, who Klopp described as ‘outstanding’ last season (via This Is Anfield) is one of the most gifted members in our squad and with him now in the final year of his current Liverpool deal it would be a shame for us not see him out on the pitch regularly with him unlikely to extend his contract.
Let’s hope he can get some minutes under his belt during pre-season to ensure he heads into the campaign in good shape!
Check an image of our No. 6 in training today via @AnythingLFC_ on Twitter:
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Awford determined to show Pompey progress
Defiant Andy Awford is refusing to stop looking up the table as he seeks to prove Pompey progress.
The Blues slipped to 14th in League Two following a desperately disappointing 2-0 defeat to high-flying Shrewsbury on Saturday.
A goal in each half from Bobby Grant capped a dominant display from Mickey Mellon’s side who were comfortable victors.
But Awford remains determined to finish the campaign strongly, with an improvement on last season’s placing.
He said: ‘I have been saying it for weeks, we have got to get as many points as we can and finish as high as we can, it doesn’t change.
‘You want progress, obviously finishing higher than 13th is better than finishing 13th last year.
‘But everybody’s aim is to finish as high as you can and that is what we still have to try to do.
‘The players have got to keep going until the end of the season, they have to.
‘They signed for this football club knowing what comes with it, so they have to.
‘They don’t go out there to lose on purpose, but we as a group need to do better than we did in the last two games.
‘It has not been good enough. I think on Saturday we ran into a very good side.
‘Shrewsbury are as good a team we have probably seen at Fratton Park and look like they are going to get promoted.’
The Blues have now won just one of their past seven matches and Awford felt the Shrews deserved their win.
He added: ‘Shrewsbury were the better team.
‘I think we gave the ball away too much, while the urgency to win the ball back is something we need to look at.’


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The QGI wishes member Mary Palmer well with her exhibition of work at Bishopstown Library.
We also congratulate Mary as the 2012 RDS winner of the
William Smith O'Brien Perpetual Challenge Cup 2012.
Mary is a very talented textiles artist so please go and visit the exhibiton and show her your support.
Good Luck Mary with the show.
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Within the frames of Boris Pasternak anniversary days, on February 27th at 18:00 the Writers’ House invites you to the opening of the exhibition and the weekly. On the same day at 18:30 Ludmila Ulitskaya will talk about the work of Boris Pasternak.
At 20:00 the poetry evening will be held. Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Lana Ghoghoberidze will read Boris Pasternak’s verses.
G. Leonidze literature museum provided the materials for the exhibition. Implementation of Boris Pasternak weekly was made possible by financial support of the Ministry of culture and monument protection of Georgia.


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Aluminum exposure at human dietary levels promotes vascular dysfunction and increases blood pressure in rats: a concerted action of NAD(P)H oxidase and COX-2.
Toxicology. 2017 Aug 18. Epub 2017 Aug 18. PMID: 28826906
Caroline Silveira Martinez
Aluminum (Al) is a non-essential metal and a significant environmental contaminant and is associated with a number of human diseases including cardiovascular disease. We investigated the effects of Al exposure at doses similar to human dietary levels on the cardiovascular system over a 60day period. Wistar male rats were divided into two major groups and received orally: 1) Low aluminum level - rats were subdivided and treated for 60days as follows: a) Untreated - ultrapure water; b) AlCl3 at a dose of 8.3mg/kg bw for 60 days, representing human Al exposure by diet; and 2) High aluminum level - rats were subdivided and treated for 42days as follows: C) Untreated - ultrapure water; d) AlCl3 at 100mg/kg bw for 42 days, representing a high level of human exposure to Al. Effects on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and vascular function of aortic and mesenteric resistance arteries (MRA) were studied. Endothelium and smooth muscle integrity were evaluated by concentration-response curves to acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside. Vasoconstrictor responses to phenylephrine (Phe) in the presence and absence of endothelium and in the presence of the NOS inhibitor L-NAME, the potassium channels blocker TEA, the NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor apocynin, superoxide dismutase (SOD), the non-selective COX inhibitor indomethacin and the selective COX-2 inhibitor NS 398 were analyzed. Vascular reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation and total antioxidant capacity, were measured. The mRNA expressions of eNOS, NAD(P)H oxidase 1 and 2, SOD1, COX-2 and thromboxane A2 receptor (TXA-2 R) were also investigated. Al exposure at human dietary levels impaired the cardiovascular system and these effects were almost the same as Al exposure at much higher levels. Al increased SBP, decreased ACh-induced relaxation, increased response to Phe, decreased endothelial modulation of vasoconstrictor responses, the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO), the involvement of potassium channels on vascular responses, as well as increased ROS production from NAD(P)H oxidase and contractile prostanoids mainly from COX-2 in both aorta and mesenteric arteries. Al exposure increased vascular ROS production and lipid peroxidation as well as altered the antioxidant status in aorta and MRA. Al decreased vascular eNOS and SOD1 mRNA levels and increased the NAD(P)H oxidase 1, COX-2 and TXA-2 R mRNA levels. Our results point to an excess of ROS mainly from NAD(P)H oxidase after Al exposure and the increased vascular prostanoids from COX-2 acting in concert to decrease NO bioavailability, thus inducing vascular dysfunction and increasing blood pressure. Therefore, 60-day chronic exposure to Al, which reflects common human dietary Al intake, appears to pose a risk for the cardiovascular system.

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Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto admits the Italian squad is taking "a gamble" by putting its fate in the hands of young chargers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, but insists the Scuderia wants to begin a new cycle.
One must hark back all the way to the 1968 F1 season, when Chris Amon and Jacky Ickx spearheaded Ferrari's efforts, to find a comparatively young line-up at the Scuderia.
Furthermore, the Italian outfit, which typically shied away from young drivers until Leclerc's promotion last year, has almost always incorporated an F1 world champion in its line-up in the past 25 years, with Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa in 2007 representing the previous Ferrari pairing void of such a credential.
But Binotto has looked away from the past to focus resolutely on the future, which won't include four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.
"During this period, we've had time to reflect, mull over and reach this conclusion," the Ferrari boss told Sky Sports Italia. "We're pleased with our choice.
"The world has changed during this time and we have to look at the future of F1 in a different light.
"There's a new challenge that we must all embrace and we believe we've singled out the right person to complete our team."
"Carlos Sainz is a young driver and Ferrari haven't had such a young driver pairing in 50 years. It's a gamble for us and we're happy to be taking on this challenge. We want to begin a new cycle.
"It'll be a tough path but putting faith in youngsters is also geared towards that, not just for the drivers, but also for the mechanics. Sainz is a very nice and intelligent guy.
"He is a real team player and works very hard, so having him alongside Charles will be useful.
"He's done well over the last five seasons and has almost always reached the finish line, earning his team so many points in the process."
Binotto recently alluded to Ferrari and Vettel's differences in terms of the team's short and long-term goals as a reason for the pair's separation.
The Swiss engineer added that there was "a mutual understanding" of the reasoning behind the change that was made official this week.
"I think it was the right thing for him and for us," Binotto explained. "Only Seb knows what he will do in the future. He's a great driver and he'll make the right choice.
"He spent six years at Ferrari and the team has a special place in his heart. We have a good relationship with him, which isn't to be taken for granted when there's a parting of ways.
"There's a mutual understanding of the reasoning behind this change."
As for where Vettel heads next, contrary to McLaren boss Zak Brown who expects the 32-year-old to retire from the sport, Binotto believes the German's passion might keep him going.
"I think he's so passionate about this sport," he said. "He'll want to get back into it, although he'll have a few things to think about.
"I expect him to do very well this year because he's a great professional and we hold him in high regard.
"We'll have to give our drivers the ideal car to be able to perform at their best."


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Passenger Killed after Car Crashes into Tree in Orange County
A male passenger in a car that crashed into a tree was killed in Orange County on Sunday.
A 2006 Nissan driven by Joshua Clayton, 29, was traveling eastbound on Oberly Parkway near Abalone Boulevard around mid-night. Troopers said, Clayton was traveling above the posted speed limit and failed to stop before the road ended.
33-year-old Shawn Fika, of Orlando, a passenger, died on the spot when the vehicle struck a tree, after leaving the roadway.
Clayton suffered minor injuries and was transported to Florida Hospital East.
The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending, according to Florida Highway Patrol.


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Recently the Social Impact and Environment Societies were fortunate to welcome Matthew Griffin and Erika Scarth, who are volunteers with Greenpeace. A renowned environmental organisation, Greenpeace’s aims to defend the natural world, confront international environmental abuse, and advocate for environmentally responsible solutions to global problems.
Matthew, the Ethical Environmental Officer at the University of Birmingham, explained to our virtual audience exactly how Greenpeace achieves its aims. Whether through lobbying, petitions, non-violent direct action or investigation, the organisation has made significant improvements to global sustainability. Examples of this include bans on nuclear weapons testing and toxic waste disposal, and the recent prevention of super trawlers destroying protected areas of ocean.
Erika, who is Head of Coaching at the Blockchain & Climate Institute, educated us on the ways developing industries are leaching environmental resources, destroying habitats of endangered species and exacerbating global warming. She advocated for tactics to limit this, which include achievable changes to everyday habits, like eating more sustainably and reducing the use of plastics. These are actions that students can get involved with at school and local community level.
Indeed, whilst global corporations are being asked to change their practices to prevent further environmental disaster, we were reminded that each of us as individuals can also make a difference.
Each of us as individuals can also make a difference in the fight against global warmingGreenpeace volunteers, Matthew Griffin and Erika Scarth

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News App Developer at The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced visual journalist/ news app developer. Candidates would be assigned to work on WSJ.com’s highest profile projects including long-term investigative pieces, real time news coverage, and the online components of data-centric packages. Many projects will appear prominently on the homepage and promoted heavily through traditional and social media, and viewed subsequently, by millions of people.
Persons applying should be highly skilled in the field of data visualization and well schooled in the narrative presentation of complex topics.
The news graphics team also develops the tools that update and support several ongoing graphics and this person would be expected to contribute to that effort.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dato' Mohammed Azlan Hashim - Chairman
Dato’ Mohammed Azlan bin Hashim is the Chairman of Prima Ekuiti (UK) Limited since its establishment.
He is also the Chairman of the KWAP Investment Panel. He is the Chairman of several public listed entities including D&O Green Technologies Berhad, SILK Holdings Berhad and a director of IHH Healthcare and Scomi Group Berhad. He sits on the Boards of various government and non-government related organisations including Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Labuan Financial Services Authority.
Dato' Seri Ahmad Johan Raslan - Director
Dato' Seri Ahmad Johan Raslan is a Director of Prima Ekuiti (UK) Limited since 2015.
He is an Executive Director / Senior Adviser to Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Holdings Berhad. He is also a member of the board of Eco World International Berhad and a member of the Financial Services Professional Board, an appointment under Bank Negara Malaysia. Dato' Seri Ahmad Johan Raslan was the former Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Malaysia. In addition to his assurance and advisory work, he has frequently been consulted in matters concerning corporate governance. He has worked with the main Malaysian regulators in Malaysia including Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia. Until he retired in 2012, Dato’ Seri Johan was a member of BNM’s Financial Stability Executive Committee and the SC’s Corporate Governance Consultative Committee.
Syed Hamadah Syed Othman - Director
Syed Hamadah Syed Othman is a Director of Prima Ekuiti (UK) Limited since 2018.
Syed Hamadah Othman is one of the leading practitioners in the pension and social security space in the country. Prior to joining KWAP, he was a director at Actuarial Partners Consulting Sdn Bhd. During his tenure at the firm, he led the pension business and specialised in consulting on issues including pension funding and accounting, mergers and acquisitions, pension scheme design, pension reform and training. He was also part of the consulting team on the review of pension, social security, and healthcare system in Malaysia. He has worked on benefit reviews and designs of major pension schemes in Malaysia and abroad. He has vast experience as speakers and panelist at major conferences in the country.
Syed Hamadah is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries, United Kingdom and a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Malaysia. He holds a BSc (Honors) in Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.
Azmeen Adnan - Director
Azmeen Adnan is a Director of Prima Ekuiti (UK) Limited since 2018.
Azmeen Adnan assumes his current role as the Chief Investment Officer of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) in November 2018. Prior to the appointment, he was the Director/Head of Fixed Income. His current responsibilities include strategizing, developing and overseeing investment functions for KWAP across all asset classes namely, Equity, Fixed Income Securities, and Alternative Investments including Private Equity, Property and Infrastructure. His investment team also handles the Research Department and Portfolio Strategy which manages Macroeconomic Quantitative Investment and Strategizing Asset Allocation, the Investment Policy and Guidelines, Performance Matrix and the selection of the investment related counterparties, amongst others.
He is a member of Persatuan Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia since 2016. He obtained BSc in Business Administration from University of Denver in Colorado, USA.
Ahmad Shakir Asri - Director and Principal Officer
Shakir Asri is currently the Principal Officer of Prima Ekuiti (UK) Limited. Started as a Portfolio Manager here in 2015, he leads the establishment in areas of strategic development and implementation of its corporate strategic plans while ensuring sustainable investment and corporate returns.
From his initial background of policy formulation in Bank Negara, Shakir built his experience in investment, particularly in Global Fixed Income and International Equities, managing the international reserves. He is a CFA charterholder since 2011.
Ahmad Shakir Asri- Principal Officer
Nik Amnani Fathil - Portfolio Manager
Nik Izzat Hakim - Portfolio Manager
Nooralina Mohd Shah - Office Manager
Manavaalan Ramasamy - Investment Analyst
Megat Khairul Ismail - Investment Analyst
Mark Ariff Hisham - Office Administrator

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