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ITECPP was invited to join UCLA's ITE Student Chapter on a joint tech tour at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on October 25th. The students were taken on a bus and driven around the surface level of the airport. The tour consisted of information on how airport operations are run and information about the different planes coming in and out of the airport.
The airport has 4 runways total; the southern side contains the longest ones at 12,000 feet and 11,000 feet. The other two runways located at the northern section of the airport are 10,000 feet and 9000 feet.
The students were taken on the southern side of the airport where the cargo airlines are located along with the catering companies. During the tour, students were able to witness many planes landing and taking off at a close up view while stationed at the end of the runway. There are around 1700-1800 operations happening per day at the airport with a peak of 2200 operations. During the peak hours there is an amazing view of the variety of planes queuing up in line ready to take off on all runways.
Tom Bradley International terminal recently completed their phase 1 and opened to travelers, with the project costing 2.9 billion dollars the terminal will be opening in a series of phases. It will consist of new terminals that are able to handle new bigger aircrafts like the Airbus A380, which is the largest passenger aircraft in the world. The students were taken along the runway and were able to see the Tom Bradley International Terminal from the outside where the Airbus A380's were parked.
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Pregnant woman's water breaks, she votes before going to the hospital
Precinct clerk Melinda Norris dealt with a unique situation at her polling place in South Carolina Tuesday: A voter's water broke.
At her polling place at St. Johns High in Johns Island, S.C., a pregnant woman in line wasn't feeling great, so the voter got out of the standing line, and moved to her car in the curbside line reserved for those who are unable to stand. That's where she realized she was about to go into labor.
Norris, 50, told USA TODAY on the phone that she met the woman and her husband outside, and they asked her if there was any way they could vote without waiting in line. "I brought the (ballot) machine out to the parking lot, and we got them processed," Norris said. "It was really funny, because he kept telling her to vote straight ticket, and she said, 'I can't!'"
After the pregnant voter submitted her ballot and went to the hospital, another funny thing happened: Norris encountered two more very pregnant women in line who were voting on their due dates. They didn't go into labor, though.
"I'm just glad I didn't have to do a delivery," Norris, who's been working polls for the last three elections, joked.


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The New York City Department of Education has temporarily halted plans to release Teacher Data Reports that reflect preliminary, confidential, evaluation ratings for thousands of New York City teachers pending a hearing before the New York State Supreme Court on the legality of releasing the data.
The proposed release of this data, driven by requests from several news organizations, follows a series of Los Angeles Times articles in August that analyzed 6,000 elementary school teachers' effectiveness in raising students' math and English scores. The Los Angeles Times articles were the first time such data had been made public.
The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:
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Be careful what you wish for, because it probably won't turn out the way you'd hoped it would.
Islamic law at heart of new Libyan constitution
The Libyan Transitional National Council (TNC) has issued a draft of a new constitution which has Islamic law as its foundation.
According to the document issued by the TNC, Islam will be the state religion and the principal source of legislation will be the sharia (Islamic law).
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Libyan Draft Constitution: Sharia Is 'Principal Source Of Legislation'…
DOCUMENT: Libya's Draft Constitutional Charter
Draft Libya Constitution Puts Sharia Front and Center
Libyan Draft Constitution: Sharia is 'Principal Source of Legislation'
What Will Libya Look Like?
Sharia In Libya
Libya Made Safe for Sharia?
Did NATO help pave the way for Sharia law in Libya?
New Constitution for Libya to Enforce Sharia Law?
Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Libya, three countries the United States has made safe for the constitutional dominance of Islamic law through force of arms. These are also three countries where Christians are routinely persecuted and killed just for being Christians living under Muslim rule.
And then there's Egypt, where the U.S. encouraged the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and downplayed the possibility of the Muslim Brotherhood gaining power. Well, now Egyptian elections are coming up soon and it looks like the Muslim Brotherhood will, indeed, dominate the next government of Egypt. While Mubarak was in power, Egypt was Israel's strongest partner in Middle East peace. Now, after Mubarak, the majority of Egyptians are calling for an abrogation of the peace treaty with Israel, weapons are being freely smuggled to Hamas through Egypt, and terrorist attacks are being launched against Israel from Egyptian soil.
/is this the type of "democracy" and "freedom" the United States is looking to spread throughout the Middle East region?
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'Doctor Who' fans celebrate 50 years of fun and adventure
Back in 1963, the bigwigs at the BBC were skeptical about the concept for a new sci-fi serial, and they had every right to be.
A two-hearted humanoid alien flying through space and time? In a clunky police phone box called the TARDIS? Battling diabolical fiends - Daleks - that look like salt and pepper shakers?
British viewers might have been expected to take one look at this riot of weirdness called "Doctor Who" and immediately shout "ex-ter-min-ate!"
But they didn't. In fact, they ate it up. And now, 50 years later, "Doctor Who" not only lives on, it has achieved a form of global domination. On Saturday, zealous fans - or Whovians - everywhere will gather to commemorate in style the golden goodness of the longest-running, most successful sci-fi TV series in history.
"It's a time for all of us to geek out together and pour forth our love for the show," says Holly Link, a devotee from Santa Cruz, who plans to dress up in "Who" attire and, with about a dozen of her pals, watch the show's 50th anniversary special, "Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor."
The 75-minute special, airing in the United States on BBC America, will be simulcast in more than 75 countries. Additionally in the U.S., it will be screened in 3-D at more than 300 cineplexes. All this week, BBC America has been hyping the anniversary shindig with "Doctor Who"-themed marathons and retrospectives and even a slick new original movie about the show's formative days.
That's a lot of fuss for a cult series that originally was envisioned as a kiddie show, burdened with a paltry budget and first aired on the telly in foggy black and white. In the five decades since, and despite a lengthy hiatus that begin in the '90s, "Doctor Who" has grown up and captured the imaginations of adults as well as younger viewers.
But in a medium where trends fade fast and shows drop like flies, why has it continued to thrive?
"It's a unique, yet very simple idea: A man travels through space and time," explains "Doctor Who" producer Marcus Wilson during a phone call from London, where he's working on the show's Christmas special. "And yet it is open to infinite possibilities. We can go anywhere, do anything. It's about hope, and adventure and excitement. And we can always stay current and refresh ourselves with different Doctors."
The latter aspect has been one of the show's greatest strengths. Over the years, 11 actors have played the so-called Time Lord, beginning with grandfatherly William Hartnell. Next in line is Peter Capaldi, who is due to succeed the popular Matt Smith when the latter bows out in the Christmas episode.
Unlike some shows where multiple actors have played the same guy, the Doctor conveniently "regenerates," or transforms into a different being - a process that allows each actor to put his own spin on the character.
"This enables the show to reinvent itself every few years and advance with the times," says Campbell resident Ken Patterson, an original member of Legion of Rassilon, a "Doctor Who" fan club founded in 1982 and claiming to be the Bay Area's oldest. "It's always moving, changing and making itself accessible to a new audience."
Indeed, it's "almost bittersweet" when a Doctor regenerates, says Nicholas Urbonas, a Whovian from Hayward. "You're sad to see him go but also excited to see what the next one brings."
Link, who once had the door to her home painted to look like the TARDIS, thinks a key reason that "Doctor Who's" time tourist resonates with its geeky fans is that he's a thinking person's hero.
"I love the idea that you can have an intelligent guy at the head of a show and be pretty much like a superhero," she says. "He's not wielding a gun and fighting all the time. There's very little blood and gore. He gets by with his wits, which makes it a show for all ages."
Link also admires the platonic relationships the Doctors generally have had with their various traveling "companions," who are, more often than not, comely young women.
"It's nice to see a male-female friendship without the constant will they/won't they questions," she says. "That's very rare on television."
On top of all that, Elec Thureockes, a fan from Ben Lomond, just loves "Doctor Who" because it doesn't take itself too seriously.
"It's much more of a fun, happy-go-lucky type of show," he says.
As with most sci-fi/fantasy fans, Whovians are a passionate bunch. Thureockes asserts that he and his friends can dissect and debate the show, and the efforts of head writer Steven Moffat, for three hours straight "without even having an episode on." And Patterson points out that devotees will drive from all over the Bay Area, through rush-hour traffic, to attend their club's monthly meetings at a San Jose IHOP.
And they're gaining more company. For ages, "Doctor Who," while a sensation in the United Kingdom, mostly operated under the radar on these shores. But in recent years, the show's U.S. profile has grown, thanks in large part to promotional efforts by BBC America, which secured the U.S. rights in 2009. Two years later, "Doctor Who" was the most downloaded series on iTunes.
So now it's cool to be a Whovian.
"I think for a long time in this country, the image people had of a 'Doctor Who' fan was a sad, 30-year-old guy watching the show in his parents' basement," Patterson says. "That's not the case anymore."
And that brings us back to the clamor surrounding this weekend's anniversary special that pairs the current Doctor, Smith, with his cheeky predecessor, played by David Tennant. Wilson promises it's going to be an "epic event full of surprises" that celebrates the show's history, but also takes "a big step forward."
"It's as much about the future as it is the past," says the producer, who gets tight-lipped when asked if there will be a juicy cliffhanger.
"If I told you about that," he replies, "Steven Moffat would hunt me down and kill me."
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There's more than one way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic sci-fi series "Doctor Who."
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Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360) review
"Youll want to squeeze every second of life from Red Dead Redemption. Youll do this because you know that, sooner or later, the game will end and youll no longer be a part of its world. Youll want to elongate your stay. And John Marston will let you, because there might be someone out there somewhere he hasnt shot at yet."
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Kyoto attracts many with its hundreds of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, as well as pink cherry blossoms in spring. The city is bordered on 3 sides by mountain ranges and bisected by the tranquil Kamo River. Cobblestoned streets and centuries-old buildings in the eastern quarters complete the historical scenery.
Culturally, the ancient city is known for its sophisticated cuisine, sensitivity to the seasons, and ancient traditions. In the famous Gion district, you'll often see real geishas heading off to their tea house engagements in the early evenings, as well as locals in traditional fashion going about their day. Kyoto is famous for its stunning Japanese gardens, many with beautiful restaurants that serve traditional Kyo-ryori, the cuisine of the tea ceremony.


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Another way to watch the rains get blessed
Are you ready to take one step deeper into the Toto-sized hole that Weezer has blown in the universe?
What started as an internet campaign has become one of the biggest songs of the year and an ever-present part of our reality. First Weezer covered Toto, then Toto covered Weezer, then "Weird Al" Yankovic joined Weezer for a performance of the song, and now "Werid Al" has become Weezer for the video for the song.
In fact all of Weezer has been swapped out for this performance video, but it's the recent Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star recipient "Weird Al" that goes full Rivers for the occasion.
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Ray's having a bad day. As a seasoned hard-hat tester, he's used to taking a few knocks on the head. But after a mysterious object falls from the sky and hits him directly on the noggin, he wakes up from a coma with the biggest headache imaginable - and some incredible mind-reading powers.
And as if a giant spaghetti-like arm protruding from his skull that lets him hear people's thoughts isn't enough to worry about, Ray suddenly finds himself the target of a manhunt led by a shadowy character known only as The Man.
Lost in an escalating spiral of events, Ray must use his new-found telepathy to outsmart the thugs that are hunting him, save his beloved girlfriend Arlene and work out just what in the world is going on!
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Groupon Announces $30-Per-Year VIP Program
Groupon emailed a select group of the company's "best customers" this week an exclusive invitation for Groupon VIP access.
The testing period will last three months. After its release the Groupon VIP program will cost $30 per year. VIP in the daily deals world guarantees early access to deals, first dibs on reservations, access to closed or sold-out deals, and swap-in deals for Groupon Bucks, even after a package has expired.
Groupon's CEO Andrew Mason said at this week's 2012 Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference that the company hopes to continue to change the local deal commerce market, calling this "the first inning." Groupon stock hasn't been doing well since the company announced its IPO at $20 a share in November, dropping below $17 a share during its first week.
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LivingSocial, the number two competitor in the daily deals industry, is testing a similar premium product called LivingSocial Plus. The plan costs $20 a month. If you are a LivingSocial frequent user, it may be a smart option since you'll receive $25 Deal Bucks every month as a premium subscriber.
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Professors: Massive online courses shouldn't be worth college credit
Survey details: "The Minds Behind the MOOCs"
Professors teaching hundreds or thousands of students online has been all the buzz in academic circles, but the professors who teach those courses say they shouldn't be worth college credit. That's the big finding in a study published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The magazine surveyed 103 professors who teach what are known as Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, in February. The courses are sometimes taken by thousands of students at one time, on subjects ranging from basic English literature courses to engineering.
The courses are popular with legislators and administrators, as a way to stretch college funds at a time when budgets are tight.
Although 86 percent of the professors surveyed thought the courses could help reduce the cost of a college degree, 72 percent don't believe the courses themselves should count for college credit.
That's not a surprise to Southern California educators.
"I think, in a sense, that people are conflating MOOCs with online education," said Jodie B. Ullman, who leads the faculty senate at Cal State San Bernardino. "There are very high-quality, high-level online education (programs) that are very successful. The MOOCs, not so much. "
The problem, she said, is the scale. "There's too many students and you're not seeing the interaction between faculty and students," Ullman said.
"Administrators seem to think that education is delivered like a pizza," said Greg Meyer, who teaches environmental science at Pierce College in Woodland Hills. "If you're a good teacher, every student is a different person with different needs and they learn in different ways. "
But the programs do have their supporters. "All new technologies challenge the way we do things," said David Jordan, a law professor and L.A. Mission College who helped spearhead the campus' online program. He has been teaching online since 1997.
"The MOOCs challenge the idea that the only way to learn is sitting in a classroom. Many times, sitting in a classroom, listening to a professor and daydreaming, is a lot less effective than a MOOC, where you have to actively listen and engage with the materials. "
Jordan doesn't believe every class or discipline benefits from the format, however.
"It has a place," he said. "The best place for a MOOC is math, science or engineering," with concrete answers and student evaluations with multiple-choice tests. But classes that require more individualized attention require a smaller-scale teaching environment. "A MOOC, for my law program, could be three weeks in which it covers the system of the United States government and court system" to get students up to speed on the basics faster. "It's similar to open education on the Internet. It would help them, yes, but would it let them test out of anything? No. "
Larry Press, a professor of information systems at California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, counts himself among those who are enthusiastic about MOOCS. For one thing, he said, they are finally leading to some genuine innovation in terms of how online education is delivered.
"What they've done so far with the Internet is they've taken old face-to-face classrooms and textbooks and tried to duplicate that online," he said, referring to the time before massive online courses. Press likens the approach to the infancy of the motion-picture industry, when movie cameras were simply placed in front of stage plays.
"Until now, online education has put old wine in a new bottle," he said. "But now we're starting to put some new wine into that new bottle."
Press points to MOOC creators eschewing the traditional 50-minute lecture approach in favor of an experience that is broken up into segments. A MOOCS class might offer a five or six-minute lecture, followed by a short video, followed by an online quiz -- all while allowing students to interact via social-networking technologies.
Still, not everyone is on board just yet.
"It really doesn't surprise me that the majority of professors would say 'no, this really wasn't intended to be a college course; this was intended to be a mechanism for self-study,'" said James Monaghan, assistant vice-president for academic technologies and distributed computing at Cal State San Bernardino.
He sees the courses working best when supplemented with smaller, hands-on classes. "The MOOC that enrolls 10,000 people really isn't intended to be a replacement for traditional college courses," Monaghan said. Online education is used as a supplement to traditional classroom education at the University of Redlands.
"The University of Redlands offers courses taught in the 'hybrid' format, where there is a blend of in-class and online instruction," Karen Bergh, the university's Director of Public Relations said. "We do not currently have plans to offer MOOCS. "
Mechanical engineering student Johnathan Jianu has taken both purely online and hybrid classes at Cal Poly Pomona, albeit with only about 70 fellow students. "I actually liked the experience online," he said. "It was kind of at your own pace, and if there was something I wasn't getting in the lecture, I could just open another tab (in a Web browser), and there was Google right there. "
At the moment, MOOCs lack a means for professors to really know what students are getting out of their courses, according to Shanthi Srinivas, associate vice president for Academic Planning, Policy and Faculty Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona.
"I think the whole environment is fairly new; it's almost developing as we speak," she said. "I think it's a question of demonstration of student learning. If they are in your class, and you're interacting with them, it's more readily accessible to see if students have achieved the learning goals of your course. "
Although California's public universities have gotten a bit of budgetary relief with the passage of Proposition 30 last November, the need to teach ever-more students with the same or fewer professors will likely keep online education on the minds of administrators and legislators.
On Feb. 21, state Sen. Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) introduced SB520, which would allow private online education vendors to offer online versions of difficult-to-get-into classes that would be worth college credit at the University of California, California State University or from California Community Colleges.
"This is an evolving entity and it's certainly going to be something that's part of the conversation," Srinivas said. "But how it will, and what form it will take, is not clear." Others, though, are more skeptical.
"I think it's an experiment that they're going to pull back from," Ullman said. "I think this is not at all the way that future online courses are going to go. " Those old correspondence courses, those went out the window, and these are the same deal. "
"I think it's going to happen because I think the administrators are not so much interested in education," Meyer said. "Do I think it's good for education? The answer is no. "
Jianu, a former student body president, appreciates why officials are fans of online education, but says they can serve students' needs as well. "I know the CSU's doing a huge push to not only cut costs but reach more people," he said. "I'm not necessarily in favor of a giant classroom size with 1,000 people to one professor, but this online experience will let students learn at their own pace. "
Staff Writer Robert Kuznia contributed to this story.


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With our Japanese correspondent Brian Ashcraft waist-deep in the Japanese Vita launch, commenter Mykalt45 wonders if you folks think it's a worthy purchase, or purely in "3DS territory".
So, I haven't kept up with the Vita launch, so I am curious to know what the consensus is so far. Are we looking at a pretty solid device, or is it in 3DS territory? I'm wondering if I should consider getting it, even though I don't really game very much right now, even though I have a PlayStation 3, iPhone, Mac, and iPad. I already played through Uncharted 3, and I am waiting for StarHawk and Mass Effect 3.
About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have to say has nothing to do with the stories we run. That's why we have a forum on Kotaku called Speak Up. That's the place to post anecdotes, photos, game tips and hints, and anything you want to share with Kotaku at large. Every weekday we'll pull one of the best Speak Up posts we can find and highlight it here.


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| 6.6°C Belfast
Police have released images of 10 football fans suspected of being involved in disorder at Saturday's FA Cup semi-final.
The game was marred by Millwall supporters attacking police and fighting among themselves inside and outside London's Wembley Stadium.
Fourteen people were arrested on Saturday, police said - 12 Millwall supporters and two Wigan fans.
Officers from Operation Arrowtip - Scotland Yard's response to football-related crime - want to identify everyone involved in the trouble and appealed for anyone with information to help.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Barnes said: "We want to reassure the public that we are working closely with our partners to do everything possible to remove these people from the stands.
"We are committed to bringing them to justice and in doing so we will seek to obtain lengthy football banning orders for all those found guilty at court.
"Over 60,000 fans went to this game to support their teams, sadly there was a small minority intent on violence. In sending a clear message to those intent on causing trouble, I would appeal for help from the public to identify any of the suspects featured in the images we are releasing today."
Anyone who recognises someone in the pictures is asked to contact police on 020 8246 0076 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.


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Love Lines From TV and Movies 2012
Advice For Every Relationship Status, Straight From SAG-Nominated Characters
Advice For Every Relationship Status, Straight From SAG-Nominated Characters
Love is crazy. Just ask Silver Linings Playbook's Pat and Tiffany, who literally went nuts over their relationship drama. Or Liz Lemon, who spent seven seasons dating (or running away from) an assortment of loonies before finally nailing down her Mr. Right. We can face some insane ups and downs in our relationships, and the characters we watch on TV and in films often offer pearls of wisdom for navigating the waters of love. Tonight, Hollywood's most talented stars will come together for the SAG Awards to celebrate the best characters of 2012, so in anticipation of the award show, we've gathered some of the most witty, surprising, and poignant love advice from beloved onscreen characters. From hilarious sitcom one-liners to touching movie moments, check out these nominated characters' best love lines for every relationship status!
Source: The Weinstein Company, NBC, Fox Searchlight, and ABC


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Course Descriptions
ATP 117 - Toyota (T-TEN) Automotive Co-op IV
This is a 15-week co-op course in mechanical repair work experience for Toyota (T-TEN) Automotive students.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Complete an Apprentice Monthly Report.
2. Complete a Workplace Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Evaluation Report.
3. Complete a Daily Work Journal Report.
4. Complete a Monthly Work Efficiency Report.
Course Offered Fall
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A cut above the rest
Patchwork Heroes puts you in the role of Titori, charming leader of the brave band of daredevils fighting to save their city, family and friends from deadly flying warships.
Titori's home was a peaceful place before these deadly engines of destruction appeared on the horizon, terrifying and threatening the lives of everyone below. Now, Titori and the other city dwellers must hack the pesky oncoming warships to bits to preserve their way of life.
Transported in a custom built flying machine, you lead the resistance against each ship while an announcer fills you in on what the mission has in store. They instruct you on any special requirements you may need, such as the power-enhancing Mojo, which will help you saw your way through some particularly tough bits of the ship's hull.
During your quest you will face bigger warships, with more weapons, enemies and on-board missions. Listen to your announcer before boarding and choose your path carefully to become the saviour of the city...
A lovely patchwork of presentation
There's a distinctive art style to Patchwork Heroes which makes it a wonderfully unique title to look at. Inspired by the animated films of Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn and classic animated movies, the Acquire developed game presents large brooding warships and endearing characters as enchanting paper cut-outs, appropriately patched together with colourful charm.
Its retro-animated design and whimsical soundtrack fit perfectly with the tone Patchwork Heroes sets - open, friendly and appealing, hitting all the right notes to draw you into a world fraught with fast thrills and tactical manoeuvres. Complementing this welcoming feel is a Tutorial Mode that eases you into the game's intricacies, making sure you're fit for the task ahead.
If you want to take a break from your warship destroying mission, there's a nice array of extras to play with, including a Challenge Mode which gives you specific objectives such as slicing off certain enemies within a time limit or rescuing a number of imprisoned allies. There's also a handy Records menu to see how you performed on each of the levels, check out the game's loveable cast and more.
We came, we saw
Patchwork Heroes puts the fate of a city in your hands as a deadly airborne warship threatens the lives of innocent citizens. You must stop this warship from reaching the settlement, before it destroys everyone who lives there.
How do you perform such a huge and gruelling task? Cut the ship into pieces, of course. Along with your comrades, you must board the ship and quickly slice, saw and slash bits off it until it can go no further.
While rescuing other comrades and chopping up the ship, be aware of the deadly enemies trying to stop your mission. Cannons, bombs and giant deadly spiders are aboard, along with some sneaky mechanical insects that will repair your hard-earned destruction.
With plenty of pick-ups to stop time, detonate bombs and boost your speed, you can find new and inventive ways to send the ship crashing to the ground before your time is up and the city is toast.
Patchwork Heroes provides you with some frantic and tactical gameplay, where the contrast of clear planning and complete destruction pave the path to victory. It's a refreshingly different blast of pick up and play fun.
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Tunis - Tunisia
3 - 4 June 2009
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Regional TIR Seminar in Tunis on 3 and 4 June 2009
Seminar Registration
Place of Venue and Hotel Information
Further Information
Regional TIR Seminar in Tunis on 3 and 4 June 2009
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the TIR Executive Board and the TIR secretariat, in close co-operation with the National Customs Directorate of Tunisia, organize a Regional TIR training Seminar which will be held in Tunis, on 3 and 4 June 2009.
The Seminar is aimed at capacity building of Customs authorities for the proper implementation of the TIR procedure and will address issues such as Customs fraud prevention, risk management, controlled access to the TIR regime, termination and discharge of a TIR operation, inquiry procedures.
The Seminar will provide detailed information on the functioning of the TIR Customs transit regime, its advantages for Customs authorities and international transport and trade in the region. The Seminar will inform participants on the roles and responsibilities of the various actors involved in TIR Customs transit operations (Governments, transport operators, national associations, the IRU, the TIR Administrative Committee and the TIRExB). The major part of the Seminar will be dedicated to an open discussion and exchange of views on the present situation with regard to Customs transit in the region and on the application of the TIR procedure in particular.
The Seminar is intended for senior Government officials responsible for Customs, transport and trade policies as well as Customs transit procedures. The seminar is also open to representatives of the private sector from these countries, which are involved in Customs transit procedures (national associations or road carriers, Chambers of Commerce, freight forwarders and/or Customs brokers).
Attached please find a first provisional programme of the Seminar. More detailed information on the programme of the Seminar and on the participating experts will become available in mid May 2009. Each participant will receive a free copy of the TIR Handbook. At the end of the Seminar, certificates of attendance will be distributed to all participants. English, French, and Arabic will be the working languages. Full simultaneous interpretation into/from these languages will be provided.
Seminar Registration
Participation in the Seminar is free of charge for registered participants. Participants are however expected to cover their own travel costs, accommodation and other personal expenses. Each participant at the Seminar must register with the TIR secretariat prior to the Seminar using a copy of the attached seminar registration form. Participants are advised to return this form to the UNECE TIR secretariat as soon as possible.
Place of Venue and Hotel Information
Seminar participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements. The Laico Hotel Tunis, the venue of the Seminar is located in the Centre of Tunis. Block bookings have been made for Seminar participants at the Laico Hotel. In order to profit from these rates, participants should fill-in the attached Hotel registration form and return this form to the TIR secretariat as soon as possible.
You may well need a visa to go to Tunisia. In this case, participants are invited to apply, in due course, for a visa to the competent Tunisian Consulate and follow its instructions.
Further Information
Should you need any further information on the TIR Seminar in Tunis, please contact the TIR secretariat:
Mrs. Maria Ceccarelli (English, French)
Tel: +41-22-9172455
Mr. Konstatin Glukhenkiy (English, Russian)
Tel: +41-22-9171531
Mr. Imed Ben Hamida (Arabic, English, French)
Tel: +41-22-9172403
TIR secretariat
Palais des Nations, Office 400
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: +41-22-9170614/0039
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NEA applauds winner of 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education
Georgia's Gwinnett County Public Schools win $1 million for college scholarships
WASHINGTON - October 19, 2010 -
Georgia's Gwinnett County Public Schools today nabbed the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education, which provides $1 million in college scholarships for that district's high school students.
The runners-up, which each won $250,000 for student scholarships, include Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, and the Socorro Independent School District and the Ysleta Independent School District, both in El Paso, Texas. Since 2002, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has been honoring five large urban school districts each year that demonstrate the strongest student achievement and improvement while narrowing achievement gaps between income and ethnic groups.
Georgia's Gwinnett County Public Schools, which received the Broad prize, the nation's largest K–12 public education award, is once again celebrating the hard work, commitment, and success of public education employees and students.
The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:
"The National Education Association and its 3.2 million members congratulate Gwinnett County Public Schools on winning the $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education. For years, educators there have worked hard to close the achievement gaps in its schools. Today the Broad award recognizes the hard work—and many successes—in Gwinnett County and in other urban public schools.
"While achievement gaps present great challenges in public education, especially in urban areas, the Broad prize is testament to the fact that that in many places, these challenges are being addressed.
"This is an important time to recognize good news in urban education. And the scholarships that will be funded through the Broad Prize will help students continue to achieve and to realize a brighter future."
For more information on NEA's Priority Schools Campaign,
an effort to transform low-performing schools, visit: www.neapriorityschools.org
Visit the NEA Press Center: www.nea.org/presscenter
Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/NEAMedia
The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.
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Thank you Esther Chrem of "Cupcake Wars" for sharing your Hanukah recipe for jelly filled cupcakes! Being a judge at cupcake wars I was gained about 10 pounds tasting all the cupcakes, and I kid you not! These Hanukka cupcake were delicious!!!! A secret Hanukkah tip from Esther- lightly fry each donut in a pan before serving!!!
Enjoy! Marlene
Makes approximately 12 cupcakes.
- 1 cup soy milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup raspberry, strawberry, or grape jam
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners. In a mixing cup, combine the soymilk, vinegar, and cornstarch and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt. Create a well in the center of the flour for the wet ingredients and mix gently.
Fill the liners 3/4 full with batter. Place a heaping spoonful of jam into the center of each cupcake, being careful not to overfill. The jam will sink into the bottom of the cupcake during baking.
Bake cupcakes for 21 to 23 minutes. Cool them completely on a wire rack, and then set uncovered overnight in a cool, dry place. This will make the tops slightly crispy, like a donut crust. Using a sifter, sprinkle the donuts with powdered sugar and serve with coffee.
Recipe courtesy of http://www.vegnews.com/
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Seminar 1: Cotton seminar: Improving productivity & Value Addition in Africa
Speakers Profiles and presentations
Mr. Christoph Kaut
Christoph Kaut, Managing Director of the Aid by Trade Foundation / Cotton made in Africa
Christoph is Managing Director of the Aid by Trade Foundation. He studied Political Science in Hamburg and Jakarta. After working for the GFA-Consulting Group and the ILO in Germany and abroad, Christoph joined AbTF in 2007.
To download this speakers presentation click HERE
Matthias Knappe
Matthias Knappe is the Program Manager in charge of Cotton, Textile and Clothing at the International Trade Center [ITC], Geneva, Switzerland.
His tasks include coordination, strategic direction and management. Matthias has been actively involved in promoting Cotton Trade between Africa and Asia under the South South cooperation program.
Dr. Edoardo Peterlini
Dr. Peterlini has had a 30 years career with EC, UN (IFAD, UNIDO, WB, IOM) USAid and Regional Organisations (COMESA, IGAD, IOC, EAC) managing, monitoring and evaluating a large number of projects, programmes and strategies in the field of agri-business and micro & small enterprises in more than 20 countries of Asia, Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Furthermore Dr. Peterlini has been teaching on Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation in several training programmes and University Courses and he published several manuals and extensive literature on project management, development economics and economic of vocational training.
Mr. Fritz A. Grobien
Mr Fritz A. Grobien studied European Business Administration. Since summer 2009 Mr. Grobien is working as a consultant mainly advising African Cotton Operations.
Mr. Grobien was President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange for a two year term in 1991, 1999 and for a third term in 2012. He was member of the Board of the LCA and became the First President of the International Cotton Association after the name change of the LCA in 2004.
In 1999 he was nominated as member of the Private Sector Advisory Panel of the ICAC (International Cotton Advisory Committee), which he chaired in his final year 2001.
Mr. Grobien is also a member of the Cotton Advisory Group to the European Commission.
Gérald Estur
Gérald Estur is a consultant with 40 years' experience in the cotton sectors in Africa. He is thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the global cotton industry, and has a recognized expertise in cotton trade and price risk management. Clients include the International Trade Center (ITC) and the World Bank. He is a member of the African Cotton Association (A.C.A.) and of the Association Cotonnière Française (AFCOT).
Mr. Estur was Statistician of the Secretariat of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in Washington, D.C, from March 2001 through September 2005.
Mr. Estur is a graduate from HEC Paris Business School.
Dr. Karembu
Dr. Margaret Karembu is the Director of ISAAA-AfriCenter (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications – Africa region.
She is a senior level environmental science management specialist with extensive experience in technology transfer, environmental audits and biotechnology applications on small-scale agriculture.
She is also the Chairperson of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB – Kenya Chapter), a platform that provides stakeholders an opportunity to share knowledge and experiences on modern biotechnology and related issues.
Dr. Karembu holds a Ph.D degree in Environmental Science Education from Kenyatta University, Kenya.
Seminar 2: Home Textile & Home Décor: Product Development & Marketing
Mercedes Gonzalez
Mercedes Gonzalez works with domestic and international clients in both the retail and fashion design sectors, as founder and director of the multifaceted Global Purchasing Companies. She has grown up in the industry with hands on experience from manufacturing to marketing. Her expertise in the fashion industry has earned her a judges spot on Jamaicas Mission Catwalk and an appearance on Fine Living. She is also a contributor to many industry publications and is a sought after keynote speaker for industry events.
Nigest Haile
Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Aaccelerated Women's Economic Empowerment (CAWEE)
Nigest is an activist in the promotion of women entrepreneurs, with particular focus to women exporters, existing and potential/emerging exporters. She has 23 years' experience working in the Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Industry, at different capacities. In 2004, she founded CAWEE, the only NGO working in the country, providing capacity building support services.
Nigest received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Ethiopia and her post graduate diploma from The Netherlands. She also was able to get trained in women's entrepreneurship development & other relevant areas of enterprise development and export promotion in different countries and has different diplomas and certificates.
Nigest is a member of other different boards, jury, platforms and networks and has been widely recognized locally, regionally and internationally.
Seminar 3: Special sourcing seminar
Speaker Profile and presentation
Mercedes Gonzalez
Seminar 4: Facilitator Moderator and speaker profiles
Speakers presentation
Facilitator:Mr. Finn Holm-Olsen
Finn Holm-Olsen is an international trade expert with over 20 years of professional experience working in Africa. During this time, he has designed and managed enterprise development and capacity building programs, advanced U.S. trade policy interests in Africa, and promoted U.S.-African business ties. He has lived and worked in Kenya for the past 11 years. He currently serves as the Senior Trade Promotion Advisor at the East Africa Trade and Investment Hub, a USAID project based in Nairobi, Kenya and implemented by DAI, Inc. He has traveled extensively throughout Africa and has worked closely with private sector organizations and government institutions there. Mr. Holm-Olsen holds an M.B.A. in International Business and a B.S. in Marketing Management. He is married with two children.
Moderator: Jas Bedi
Mr. Bedi is the Vice President of International Textile Manufacturers Federation [ITMF]; Chairman of African Cotton & Textile Industries Federation (ACTIF); Managing Director of Bedi Investments Ltd; Executive Director of Fine Spinners Ltd; Director of East African Business Council (EABC); Governor of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and Chairman of the Trade Committee; Director of International Textile Manufacturer Federation (ITMF).
Mr. Jaswinder Bedi is a textile technologist graduate from the UK with 24 years' experience in the textile sector in Kenya. He has attended several business seminars organized by Harvard Business School, IMD and he is also a member of The Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
Mr. Bedi is currently actively promoting the textile and apparel value chain in Africa. Since the inception of AGOA, he has been involved in private sector initiatives to improve the trade provisions under AGOA, and aspiring to achieve predictability and sustainability that would lead to increased investment in trade on the African continent.
Achim Berg
Mr. Berg is Partner at McKinsey and co-leader of the consultancys Apparel, Fashion & Luxury Group. The apparel industry is Achim Bergs area of special expertise. Over the past 14 years, Mr. Berg has advised numerous leading retailers, wholesalers, and producers worldwide on issues in operations, strategy, and marketing. As a result, he has deep insights into apparel markets, industry trends, and sourcing strategies. His experience ranges from conducting change programs and multiple due diligence engagements to optimizing assortment management processes.
Achim Berg has a degree in Business Administration and Economics and a doctorate in the field of strategy and value generation for private equity firms.
Marie D'Avignon
Marie D'Avignon is the Manager of Government Relations for the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). AAFA is the national U.S. trade association representing apparel, footwear, and other sewn products companies, and their suppliers, which compete in the global market. Representing more than 1,000 world famous name brands, AAFA provides education and advocacy for its members in a variety of areas. On behalf of AAFA's membership, Ms. D'Avignon leads AAFA's efforts to increase trade and investment in in Africa. Ms. D'Avignon has a degree in International Politics from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX
Prashant Agarwal
Co-Founder and Joint Managing DirectorWazir Advisors Private Limited
Prashant is a textile engineer from TITS Bhiwani and has done his M.B.A from IMS Indore.
Prashant has about two decades of experience in strategy, JV's, M&A, operations consulting and manufacturing, with domain expertise in textiles and apparel industry with on-the-ground experience in Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and china), Japan, Europe, Africa and North America.
Prashant has been involved in various corporate strategies, business creation, diversification, Joint Ventures, Merger and Acquisition and performance enhancement assignments across sectors for Indian as well as International clients.
Prashant has consulted some of the major Indian and International clients and worked closely with textile ministry in some of their major initiatives like Textile Policy, SITP, Mega clusters etc. He has completed projects successfully with all major associations in textile and apparel industry in India.
Roy Ashurst
Roy is the Hub Leader for PVH Corp for Africa and the Middle East
Over 25 years in garment manufacturing in UK, Zimbabwe and Morocco before moving into global sourcing in the Middle East, sub Sahara Africa, the Far East and India sub-continent
Passionate about Africa and believe its time is here.
Diana Bird
Diana Bird, British – Non Executive Director
Diana is the immediate former Managing Director of Deacons Kenya Ltd, having served in that capacity from 1986 to 2003. Prior to this she worked with the renowned Marks & Spencer chain of stores and has a wealth of experience in sourcing, buying and marketing for apparel retail across the world. She now divides her time between Devon in the UK and Nairobi in Kenya.
Mohamed Kassem
Before pursuing business opportunities in the private sector, Mohamed Kassem had a Foreign Service career for 15 years. His last post was a commercial counselor in the Egyptian Embassy in Washington D.C. from 1985-1989.
Kassem is now Chairman& CEO of World Trading Company –Egypt and Nanotech International for Industry & Trade .And was named as the first Chairman of Baseera (The Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research).
He also help founded and serves as a board member in a host of other companies span different industries such as textiles, ICT energy and industrial real estate development.
He currently serves as the chair for Garment Export Council .He had also helped establish and still serve on the board of different NGO's and industry associations, including the board of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI).
Facilitator: Kanini Mutooni
Kanini is the EATIH Director for Investments and Technology and has worked at Director and Vice President levels at institutions such as Merrill Lynch, KPMG, Ernst and Young and Kleinwort Benson Bank over 13 years and in 3 continents covering Wealth Management, Investment Banking and Corporate Governance. She has an MBA from Cass Business School in London and spent 4 years running a technology company in Berlin, Germany.
She has also acted as an Investment Adviser for the largest Challenge Fund in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) she is also an independent Board Director of Shelter Afrique in March 2014 was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.
Moderator: Navdeep Sodhi
Mr. Navdeep Sodhi is a textile industry economist with 30 years of international experience, interestingly a substantial part of which has been in sub-Saharan Africa. His expertise includes strategy, technology and international trade and investment. He contributed to the formulation of the perspective plan for Indian textile engineering industry (TEI) and has successfully contributed to the development of the textile and clothing industry in Ethiopia and Nigeria. Mr. Sodhi is a partner with Gherzi Textil Organisation, Switzerland.
Mr. Claude Vernier
Speaker 1 - Mr. Claude Vernier, Lummus Corporation
Claude VERNIER is an engineering graduate in electro-mechanic from E.E.M.I in Paris and the French institute of Administration of Companies (I.A.E.). He has been in Africa since 1978 with a long stay in Chad and later in Mauritania and Mali, and has a 25 year experience working in cotton ginning since 1989 at CFDT/Dagris (French company in charge of development of cotton activity in Western Africa) where he was in charge of the engineering of technical projects of new cotton gin plants and improvement of existing ones in countries like Mali, Cameroon, Chad etc. using several trademark of cotton ginning machines.
Since 2004 Claude has been working for the best cotton machine manufacturer, Lummus Corporation as the Commercial Manager covering more than ten Western and Central African countries including Senegal and Cameroon
Mr. Sourabh Bafna
Speaker 2: Mr. Sourabh Bafna
Sourabh is the Strategic Planner at Bajaj Steel Industries Limited.
Sourabh has been working at Bajaj Steel for the last 3 years handling Sales & Sales execution for Cotton Ginning Turnkey Plants & Spares for Africa, and is responsible for Business Development for all products of the company.
Education: B.E (Mechanical), Masters in Management Studies (MMS), Post Graduate Diploma in Imports & Exports (PDGFT);
Mr. C. Arunachalam
Speaker 3: Mr. C. Arunachalam
C Arunachalam is the General Manager – Sales (Global) of Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd., India.
Graduate in Textile Technology & holds Masters in business administration,
He has been working with Lakshmi Machine Works for the past 30 years, have vast experience right from conducting feasibility studies for setting up textile projects until successful establishment.
He was instrumental in developing new spinning projects / products across various countries in globe.
Bruno Caffieri
Speaker 4: Bruno Caffieri
Mr. Bruno Caffieri has been working as a Sales Manager for weaving machines at Picanol NV since 1991. Picanol develops, produces and markets high-tech weaving machines, based on air (airjet) or rapier (rapier) technology. Picanol weaving machines are a synthesis of technological know-how and experience built up over more than seventy-five years. Today, about 2,600 weaving mills around the world use Picanol machinery, totaling some 130,000 weaving machines. R&D, technology and continuous innovation are core tenets of Picanol's business philosophy. Picanol is one of the current world leading weaving machine manufacturers.
Avedis H.Seferian
President & CEO
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP)
Avedis Seferian joined WRAP in 2004 and became its President and CEO in April 2012. He began his career in the research field, working for a business development organization before migrating over to legal research. Prior to joining WRAP, Mr. Seferian was with a small law firm in Washington, DC.
He has also taught in various capacities in the business and legal arenas, and is an adjunct professor in the University of Maryland University Colleges MBA program. Mr. Seferian speaks five languages and holds three degrees from three separate continents - a Bachelor's in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University in India; an MBA from the American University of Armenia; and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in the United States, where he was a Law Fellow and made the Dean's List. Mr. Seferian is a member of the Virginia State Bar, as well as the American Bar Association.
Clay E. Hickson
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development
Clay Hickson helps develop and refine the organization's vision and strategy; specifically, focusing on managing relationships with global brands and retailers and with governmental organizations. Previously he was Executive Director of TowsonGlobal Business Incubator, where he helped early-stage companies succeed in the global economy. He also was Managing Director of Rhôton Hill Group, a management consulting firm he established, which provided international marketing, corporate communications, strategic planning and cross-cultural communications services. Mr. Hickson has developed and taught training programs, seminars and college courses that have prepared executives for doing business in international environments.
Mr. Hickson is Chairman Emeritus of the Maryland-China Business Council, serves on the boards of directors of the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce and of the National China Garden Foundation. Mr. Hickson received his MA in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University and received his BA in International Relations from The George Washington University. He also studied Chinese at Columbia University.
Moderator: Cyrille Nabutola, CEO, Export Processing Zones Authority
Mr. Cyrille Nabutola holds an MBA in Strategic Management and is currently the CEO of Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) Kenya, an investment Promotion Organization that specializes in Export Oriented investments in Kenya's EPZA.
Prior to joining the EPZ Authority he served as Managing Director Gemstar International Ltd from 2009 - 2012. He was instrumental in sales management, creative marketing, branding, relationship management, strategic management and leadership which steered away from conventional and standard approaches to product, brand and service delivery.
Mr. Aref Adamali
Speaker 1 - Mr. Aref Adamali, World Bank
Aref Adamali works as a regional economist for Sub-Saharan Africa for the Trade & Competitiveness Practice of the World Bank Group. Prior to this, he designed and manufactured high-end furniture in Nairobi, Kenya, leading the second-generation transformation of his family's business, and before this as a management and competitiveness strategy consultant in different parts of the world. Aref has a masters degree in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and an undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Hon. Adan Mohamed
Speaker 2 - Adan Mohamed
Hon. Adan Mohamed was appointed the Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization and Enterprise Development on 15th May, 2013. Prior to this appointment, he was the Chief Administrative Officer for Barclays Africa, with responsibility for nine(9) Barclay's Bank subsidiaries in Africa. In addition, he was responsible for Brand & Marketing, Corporate Communications and Citizenship across Barclays Africa businesses.
Before taking up the role in Barclays on 1 February, 2013, Hon. Mohamed performed various senior roles in Barclays including CEO of Barclays Kenya for over 10 years, and Managing Director – Barclays East and West Africa since 2008. He also worked in senior Finance roles in Barclays Bank.
Prior to joining Barclays, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (London) in the Management Consultancy and Business Advisory Services. His international career has seen him serve in the UK, US and Africa.
Adan is an MBA graduate from Harvard Business School and an alumni of the University of Nairobi, Kenya where he graduated with a First Class Honors degree in Commerce (Accounting option). He is also a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
He currently serves as the Chairman of the African Council of Ministers for Industry.
Patrick RAVOARAHARISON
Speaker 3: Patrick RAVOARAHARISON
Patrick is the General Manager of industry development / Ministry of industry in Madagascar. He has also worked as the General Manager of Madagascar Bureau of Standards and Quality Manager at Ministry of trade and industry.
Patrick holds an MBA in Marketing and a certificate – World Trade and conformity assessment, Quality infrastructure development.
Ms. Patricia Cisse
Speaker 4: Ms. Patricia Cisse, Ministry of Industry and Mines, Cote d'Ivoire
Mrs. Patricia ANOMA CISSE has been a Technical Advisor to the Minister of Industry and Mines, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, since 2013. She is in charge of the launching of a quality and competitiveness programme dedicated to private sector industrial companies, and she also oversees the revitalization of the Textile industry.
Before joining Government, Mrs. ANOMA CISSE was the Managing Partner of Africa Investment and Business Advisers (AfIBA). She has also previously worked at the African Development Bank (AfDB); International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank Institute; OCTIDE group of agribusiness companies; Compagnie Ouest Africaine de Crédit-Bail (LOCAFRIQUE); & CITIBANK N.A. Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire);
She holds a Master's degree in Business Administration specialised in Finance from CASS Business School of London, UK and a Business Administration degree (Finance) from NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France. She also holds the Commonwealth Certificate of Corporate Directorship.
Mr. Jeremy Youmans
Speaker 5: Mr. Jeremy Youmans, ZIMTRADE – Zimbabwe
Group Financial Director, Paramount Group Chairman, Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers Association.
Jeremy grew up in New Zealand and studied Company Law and Economics at Victoria University, Wellington. He lived in the UK for ten years and qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant. In 1995 he emigrated to Zimbabwe.
Paramount is a group comprising the two largest clothing companies in Zimbabwe, a narrow textiles mill, a cotton buying company and other investment vehicles. It is the largest clothing exporter with primary markets being Germany and sub-Saharan Africa.
Jeremy is the Chairman of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, Trade Development and Investment Promotion committee, participates in various trade negotiating forums and private sector advocacy delegations to the USA and EU. He is a staunch supporter of Zimtrade, Zimbabwes trade promotion agency and the need to rebrand Zimbabwe as a nation.
Mr. Hugh Scott
Speaker 6: Mr. Hugh Scott, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)
Hugh Scott is currently the Director of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF – www.aecfafrica.org), under contract to KPMG International Development Advisory Services. The AECF is a US$250m fund providing grants and soft loans to private sector companies to support their innovative agribusiness and renewable energy ideas. 190 companies, across 23 African countries, have received funding from the AECF so far and over 4.5 million rural people benefited in terms of jobs and increased incomes in 2013. Hugh's particular areas of interest and experience include agribusiness, improving the investment climate, making markets work for the poor, financial sector development (with a particular focus on making financial markets work for the poor), land and labour markets. He has over 35 years of experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and holds a first degree in Agriculture from Reading University in the UK and a Masters in Agricultural Economics (with distinction) from Wye College, London University.
Facilitator: Bernard Kagira
Bernard is a trade/investment economist with over 15 years working experience as an economist at the Central Bank of Kenya (1988-1996) and as a trade policy advisor/trade policy analyst and researcher on regional integration agenda in EAC, COMESA and on Multilateral Trade Issues since 1997. He was among the team of experts that supported the negotiations of EAC Customs Union between 2000 and 2004, the EAC/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Bernard has also contributed immensely to the regional integration agenda in the EAC and COMESA region as a Trade Policy Advisor under the USAID Regional Agricultural Trade and Expansion Support (RATES) and USAID Competitiveness and Trade Expansion (COMPTE)/East Africa Trade Hub (EATH) projects between 2002 and 2014. Bernard is currently providing strategic technical input to the East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (EATIH) as a Senior Policy Advisor on short term basis.
Moderator: Betty Maina, CEO, Kenya Association of Manufacturers
One of Kenya's leading business associations with over 800 members. Previously, Betty served in a similar position at the Institute of Economic Affairs.
She was appointed by the United Nations Secretary General on July 31, 2012 to a High level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015; the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
She was in June 2013 appointed to the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Poverty and sustainable Development to address global major challenges. She also serves on the COMESA Business Council board.
Mr. Fred Kong'ong'o
Speaker 1 - Mr. Fred Kong'ong'o, COMESA
A textile engineer by training and spent initial years of his career in the manufacturing sector. He has worked as a Quality Assurance Officer at National Standard body before moving to the regional economic development sector through a USAID programme where he was involved in the formation of ACTIF.
Fred has provided technical support to several regional economic and private sector development projects in East and Southern Africa funded by the EU, USAID, CIDA and DFID. He has also worked as value chain strategy development consultant for ITC, freelance factory production and product safety Auditor for Levi Strauss & Co Europe, Industrial value chain and SME development for COMESA.
Currently he is Head of Science, technology and Innovation programme/Industrial cluster development at COMESA. He is also the Focal Point for cotton to clothing value chain activities at the institution. He is also part of a technical team working on the COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite Industrialization development Road map.
David Luke
Speaker 2: David Luke, Africa Trade Policy Center [UNECA]
Mr, David Luke is the Coordinator of the Africa Trade Policy Centre at the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Prior to this, he was Senior Adviser and Coordinator of UNDP's Trade and Human Development Unit in Geneva where he was responsible for leading UNDP's global trade-related interventions. He has also held senior positions on trade issues at the African Union and taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. He was educated at the London School of Economics (B.Sc. and MSc.) and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London (Ph.D). He has written widely on trade and development and trade capacity building.
Dr. Samuel Gayi
Speaker 3: Dr. Samuel Gayi, UNCTAD
Samuel Gayi started at UNCTAD in 1994 as an Economic Affairs Officer in the Office of the Special Coordinator for Least Developed Countries. He is currently Head, Special Unit on Commodities. He holds a Ph.D. in Development Economics from the University of Manchester. In the 1980s, he taught in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He was a Visiting Lecturer at the Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK (2006); and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK (October 1992).
Mr. Abisha Tembo
Speaker 4: Mr. Abisha Tembo, DTI, South Africa
Abisha Peter Tembo is employed as the Chief Director for the Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear Business Unit of the Industrial Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa.
Abisha holds a Master of Science Degree in Textile Science which he obtained from the University of Leeds in United Kingdom. He has over forty years' experience in the textiles pipeline manufacturing having held position of Operations Director, Quality Assurance Director, General Manager etc. in the industry.
He also held position of Vice Chairman of ACTIF between 2007 & 2009 and is currently one the Council Members of Textile Institute UK.


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Hi Everyone! Trick or Treat! I just had to post a photo of Hanz and Bella in their Halloween costumes! One of my co-workers generously gave me these costumes that formerly belonged to her daughter Jackie's dog, Sammy! We thought Hanz would be a cute Lobster and Bella fittingly a "Lil' Devil"! Gosh she's terrible! Always into something she shouldn't be or barking @ anyone that walks by the window! Mark calls her Yapitty Yap!
I was under the impression from the Petsmart ad, that a girl dressed like a witch would be in the photo with them, but no - to boot, an hour into the event when we arrived, Petsmart ran out of frames, so I ended up making my own! Had gone to Hobby Lobby and JoAnns and didn't find any Halloween photo frames, so got a plain black one @ Michaels and stuck a bunch of adhesive Halloween decorations on their - very cute! One petowner had their little chihuahua dressed like a taco, and another had her bulldog dressed as a princess and there was a french bulldog dressed as a bumblebee!
Well, after those 2 bleeds I recently had, I was a bit shook up for a couple of days. I go through phases where it feels like the world is closing in on me. Then other days where I see the big picture and realize how very blessed I am to have such love and support from everyone! I really DO NOT like when people stare all the time. I rarely go out for lunch, since it's easier to just bring my own, take my time eating and have my "quiet time" that I love - reading during my lunch hour! Well today I decided to go out for a McRib, and sure enough, someone had to ask about my face! UGH! The lady was very nice - approached me and said, "God Bless you"! She asked what I had, whether it was cancer and if she could pray for me. Of course I said Yes! Before I left, she called me over to her table and gave me a couple of miraculous medals and a prayer card. Told her thank you and how much a big part Faith plays in this entire avm thing! Kind of bummed me out for the rest of the day though. Most times I forget what I look like, until times like I was @ Penney's yesterday and saw myself in the mirror. My kerchief was all askew, so you could see I have a trache, and of course right now the left side of my face has a huge black scab from the last procedure, not to mention the hole made from a past embolization! I've been trying to "soften" that scab to get rid of it and do some wound care - so much fun! NOT! Plus, while I was last in CO, a culture was done on that open wound and of course there is a pseudomonous (sp?) infection that I'm taking antibiotics for! The steroids help w/my swelling, but lower my immune system and make healing slower! Not to mention increase my appetite, so I'm a moose! The steroids make me crave carbs like crazy and I go through phases where I have these "addictions" and can't get enough of a certain type of food! For a while I was addicted to candy corn, then it was coconut cake! Now, it's those protein drinks like Ensure, and dairy products! Can't get enough cottage cheese and yogurt and you know what that means don't you? Yeah, phlegm! UGH! That does not help, hacking and trying to get that out when I can't open my mouth very wide and the fear that the strong hacking will end up causing a spontaneous bleed! I have to just hope that doesn't happen - this avm has a mind of it's own and will blow whenever it wants regardless of what I eat or do!
Speaking of being a moose, that reminds me, I'm glad Chaz Bono got voted off Dancing with the Stars - finally! I'm figuring the top two will be JR Martinez and Ricki Lake, right?
I'm currently preparing for BREAKING DAWN PART I in the TWILIGHT series, by reading all the books for the 12th time! Yup! I love to read and when I read those books, I become Bella Swan with Edward Cullen as my cutie boyfriend! :) FX Channel was just showing Twilight this evening! I started watching AS GOOD AS IT GETS on Sat. night to see our inspiration for getting a Brussels Griffon - the little dog in the movie Verdell! He is just precious! Did you know that there were about 6 Verdells used in the movie?! Course our Hanzie and Bella are the cutest! Everyone says that about their own kids though, right?! :)
Ok, this is just a short note so that I could post my kiddos Halloween photo! Hanz and Bella make me so happy! We adore them and they are such a wonderful distraction from my stupid avm stuff! As always, I'll keep you posted on my progress! Thanks for all your love, prayer and support!
By the way, kuddos to my husband Mark that takes such wonderful care of us! From picking up the slack on chores I normally do but don't feel up for, to always cooking our dinner, changing out my trache (tonight), picking up prescriptions, bathing and cutting Hanz and Bella's hair, clipping their nails and taking them for a walk; as well as humoring me by taking them to Petsmart on weekends to "socialize" or visit other Brussels or whatever comes to my mind! Mark is an awesome husband and best friend!
Oh! Adding some photos! Here are Hanz and Bella when we took them to St. Pius X to be blessed on the Feast of St. Francis! Also, see Taco Dog - the chihuahua @ Petsmart! Another photo is on Hanz and Bella's birthday, we had a bubble machine going! Course some photos of Hanz and Bella on their own! My babies!


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I have been writing more about Archer lately because of his monthly updates, and because most of my Ava posts I save for the Defying Disabilities monthly post that I write. But there are several things she has done the past several months that I want to remember.
She is really growing up and doing some fun things. I am always amazed at her! And honestly, I had an unpleasant encounter this week, and it made me realize just how sad some people are, and how privileged I am, to be her mom. And to understand the value of an individual who happens to have special needs.
Ava Moment 1: She was in her room, playing with her blinds. She KNOWS this is against the rules, and she knew she was doing something bad. I was busy at the moment, so I just yelled back to her, "Ava! Get out of your blinds!!!" A few seconds later, she slammed her bedroom door! And went right back to playing in the blinds!
Ava Moment 2: After breakfast, I sent her to her room while I followed after grabbing her clothes out of the laundry basket. When I got to her room, her closet was mostly closed but her little hand was holding the door. I said "Huh. I wonder where Ava went???" With that, she jumped out of her closet, laughed hysterically for a few seconds, then jumped back in!
Ava Moment 3: Tonight, I took the kids to see their grandpa who just had surgery. Cole was already there with his dad, and it isn't often that I attempt to load both kids at the same time. But it just worked out that way. She waited patiently by the garage door while I set the alarm, then she walked to her door all by herself and tried to open the door! I put her in but noticed that her shirt was wet. So I just sat her in her seat while I strapped her brother into his seat and grabbed a fresh shirt. I explained to her what I was doing, as I could see she was concerned that I wasn't going to buckle her in. But obviously, she wasn't happy with my decision because when I got back she had her seat belt straps over her shoulders!
Ava Moment 4: This is less a moment than a new skill. Since Thanksgiving, Ava has sat in a regular dining chair, without any adaptations! She is doing so well! And when finished, she gets up, goes into the living room, and closes the gate behind her!!!
Ava, mommy is so proud of you. And I am so encouraged reading about how close the researchers are to a cure. I cannot wait to hear your voice and have a conversation with you. That is my dream, my #1 on my bucket list. And I pray that it comes true, not just for me, but mostly for you!!!! I love you so very much. And I am blessed to call you my sweet daughter.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
My Sweet Ava
I have been writing more about Archer lately because of his monthly updates, and because most of my Ava posts I save for the Defying Disabilities monthly post that I write. But there are several things she has done the past several months that I want to remember.
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- Unknown said...
Your Ava is such a blessing! I am so glad to have the opportunity to be a part of her life! My favorite thing she does at school right now is get in the laundry basket! She loves that thing! I took her back to her classroom the other day and she knew right where to go to get it! She immediately went to the table it was under, pulled it out and got right in! She is such a joy :)
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- January 10, 2014 at 9:55 PM
- The Brewers said...
That is funny Miranda! She does the same thing at home. She LOVES sitting in laundry baskets!
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May be not neutrinos, but antineutrinos? Or both types? In the last case, why they didn't annihilate and what is the ratio of relic neutrinos to relic antineutrinos? Is that ratio somehow related to the barion asymmetry?
For reference: Relic neutrinos or cosmic neutrino background
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