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The Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership equips students with a more specialized understanding of leadership. To complete the certificate, you must complete 12 hours of required coursework, including studies in the culture of organizations and theories of management and leadership. You must also choose an elective option—either through coursework or the Experiential Leadership Completion Program which includes an intense five-day period on OU's Norman campus where you will work closely with faculty, consultants, and fellow students as you experience limited lecture, experiential learning exercises, and in-depth behavioral assessments.
Graduate certificates provide an opportunity for a focused program of graduate study in a specified topic. You may complete the certificate program while enrolled in a graduate degree program, or you may be admitted directly to the certificate program. The credit hours you take to complete your graduate certificate may be applied to a graduate degree program.
Twelve hours that can be completed 100% online or in a hybrid format. Note: Availability of onsite/hybrid courses depends on the number of students enrolled at each location.
Students may apply to be admitted to the Graduate College to pursue the certificate program, or they may complete the certificate program while currently enrolled in a graduate degree program.
For students applying for admission to pursue the certificate, the admission requirements and process are the same as for a degree-seeking student; however, students cannot be admitted on conditional status to a certificate program.
The Graduate Certificate Program Report will be completed during the term the last course is being taken.
Credit hours gained during a certificate program are eligible to be applied to a graduate degree at OU. However, in all cases, the specific hours that may be transferred to the graduate degree are subject to the prevailing rules regarding residence credit. Certificate hours completed while a student is enrolled in a graduate degree are not considered to be transfer credit.
Read further information from the Graduate College.
Organizational Leadership – Graduate Certificate Planning Sheet
This graduate certificate offers a program of graduate level coursework in Organizational Leadership:
Note: Upon admission, you will be required to submit official transcripts. Financial aid may be available to degree-seeking students only.
All graduate courses in this certificate are 16 weeks long in spring and fall or eight weeks in summer. Most students choose to take two courses (or six credit hours) in the spring and fall semesters and one course (or three credit hours) in the summer. The number of credit hours you take each semester should be discussed with your advisor and reflective of your personal and work schedules.
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Nidhya Palliakara - Presidential elections in Madagascar : Tomorrow, on Thursday, the official results will be announced. Andry Rajoelina is in the lead according to initial results. His rival Marc Ravalomanana is already challenging the outcome. The two former heads of state are clashing in the polls when ten years ago, they were already clashing about agricultural land grab in Madagascar. Agriculture is a major issue in the Big Island where 78% of the people lives in rural areas. Here with us, to talk about it, is the president of the Collective for the Defense of Malagasy Lands - TANY, Mamy Rakotondrainibe, good evening !
Mamy Rakotondrainibe- Good evening !
N.P - Your organisation, TANY, was created in 2008 to fight against this scourge of agricultural land grabbing following the Daewoo Logistics affair, a contract that was signed by Marc Ravalomanana at that time. This was the beginning of the crisis in Madagascar. What was this Daewoo Logistics project content ?
M.R - The only elements that we know about the Daewoo Logistics project, which was very opaque, comes from an exchange between a senior Daewoo Logistics executive and a Financial Times reporter : it was a 99-year lease of 1.3 million hectares of land in four regions of Madagascar to grow maize and oil palm export to South Korea. The Malagasy people were not informed, consulted nor asked their opinion.
N.P - They were expropriated ?
M.R - The project did not push through because it was stopped in time. In fact, it is only "suspended", not canceled.
N.P - This was criticized at the time by the young mayor of Tana, a certain Andry Rajoelina.
M.R - Yes, he was already demonstrating in the streets of Antananarivo against other elements of President Ravalomanana's manner of governing.
N.P - This led to the fall of Ravalomanana ?
M.R - Exactly. Therefore, for us this Daewoo case is the straw that broke the camel's back and led to the downfall of the government, although there were already other problems before.
N.P - And the project is suspended until today ?
M.R - To our knowledge, it is suspended until now. On the other hand, we remain very vigilant because the South Korea government is very active and shows a lot of interests in Madagascar. In 2013, a British journalist who was in Seoul sent us an article, that he later published, saying that within the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade there is a 'Madagascar' division.
N.P - Does this mean that the project could be revived again ?
M.R - Exactly. Besides, it could become a national issue for South Korea and not just that of a private company.
N.P - This land grabbing affair had haunted the two presidential candidates, particularly during the televised debate between the first and second rounds of the elections. Verbal attacks were made :
Andry Rajoelina - "People are crying. Many people cry and say, 'Help us President Rajoelina ! How can we fight against the President of the Republic ? It was in 2004 that these lands were registered in the name of your company, Tiko. Land grabbing of peasants' lands by a President of the Republic must stop. That's enough. One must choose : either one is President of the Republic, or one is a businessman.
Marc Ravalomanana – Enough of this. I maintain that what I have said is true. These lands are registered with the domains service."
N.P - What is the opinion of these two candidates today ? Andry Rajoelina, for example.
M.R - We have not studied their political programs until we see who is elected, especially since, Malagasies living in France do not have the right to vote. But in the last debate we saw that Mr. Andry Rajoelina does not wish to change the Constitution, which is one of our demands. Article 1 of the Constitution, which was voted during the transitional period when he was president, says the laws now will regulate the sale and leasing of land [to foreigners] (1). Selling land was until now prohibited by law in Madagascar.
N.P - It's a law inherited from the colonial period ?
M.R - Yes, the sale of land [to foreigners] (1) was not allowed by law. On the other hand, Mr. Ravalomanana, in an interview with AGENCE ECOFIN (2), said that, for him, there should be no large-scale land leases to foreign investors unless they benefit the Malagasy state or companies. In fact, this point, this corresponds exactly with the law 2007-036 article 18 which authorizes the sale of land to foreign companies. Therefore, we find ourselves almost in the same situation in the end.
N.P - What does this issue of land grabbing mean for local people, concretely ?
M.R - When the state or local authorities decide to allocate land to investors, local communities are victims. They are expelled when they have no land titles. But they can also be expropriated even when they have land titles or land certificates because in Madagascar there are laws saying that when a project is of public interest, people should be expropriated.
N.P - Does this mean that food sovereignty is threatened ?
M.R - Absolutely.
N.P - What about the investing country ? South Korea, in this case.
M.R - We are aware that some countries like South Korea do not have enough land. However, the problem is that the means of allocating land by the Malagasy governments and by the Malagasy leaders is done to the detriment of the local people and their food sovereignty. Therefore, the search for social justice on this issue is really a problem.
N.P - It's environmental problem, too ?
M.R - Yes because, when implementing investors' projects, people in charge do not take environmental protection into account at all and this causes a lot of problems, especially regarding water and other natural resources.
N.P - So, tomorrow the official provisional results will be announced. What do you want to say to the winner ?
M.R - What do I want to tell the winner ? Please, stop look down upon the Malagasy people and their lands and inviting foreign investors to come and occupy your territories. The Malagasy people need those lands for their food and their development since it is their main factor of production. Land is the main means of livelihood of Malagasy people who are in majority farmers.
N.P – Mamy Rakotondrainibe, thank you. I remind everyone that you are President of the Collective for the Defense of the Malagasy Lands - TANY.
M.R - Thank you.
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(*) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hX...
(**) Free translation of excerpts from the televised debate of December 16, 2018 : https://www.koolsaina.com/video-en-...
(1) The last sentence of Article 1 of the 2010 Constitution currently in force is 'Terms and conditions relating to the landsale and long-term lease for foreigners are determined by law'
(2) https://www.agenceecofin.com/politi...


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Manchester United keeping their title push alive and well after grabbing a massive result on Saturday as they defeated Arsenal 3-1 at Emirates.
Playing away from home, Man United started off strongly as they immediately push forward and got themselves in front through Antonio Valencia's low drive after just four minutes of play.
That early goal stunned Gunners as they continue to look shaky defensively and seven minutes later things got worse for the home team as United doubled their lead, this time from Jesse Lingard's sweet finish.
Trailing two goals suddenly woke up the host as they started to dominate proceedings, pushing forward vigorously while Jose Mourinho's men were more keen playing on the counter.
Arsenal's relentless attempt were rewarded early in the second period as Alexandre Lacazette scored from close range, finally beating David De Gea who performed brilliantly in that tie.
Despite being under huge pressure, Man United never loss their poise going forward as from a swift counter attacking play they regained their two goals margin with another goal from Lingard.
The match almost turned into Arsenal's favor when the visitor have to finish the match with 10 men as Paul Pogba got sent off on 74 minutes.
However, Mourinho's boys stood firm and hold down their 3-1 win until the final whistle was blown.
In other match, defending champions, Chelsea also grabbed all three points after defeating Newcastle United 3-1 with goals from Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard's brace.
Full results of English Premier League Saturday Fixtures:
Chelsea 3-1 Newcastle United; Brighton and Hove Albion 1-5 Liverpool; Everton 2-0 Huddersfield Town; Leicester City 1-0 Burnley; Stoke City 2-1 Swansea City; Watford 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur; West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Crystal Palace; Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United.


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November 2, 2007Monetary Policy
Teaching Notes on Regional Monetary Integration by CFR Senior Fellow Peter B. Kenen and co-author Ellen E. Meade.
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Teaching Notes on The Opportunity: America's Moment to Alter History's Course by CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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Teaching Notes on Skilled Immigration Today: Prospects, Problems and Policies by CFR Senior Fellow Jagdish N. Bhagwati and coauthor Gordon Hanson.
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Teaching Notes for On Nuclear Terrorism by CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi.
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Teaching Notes on War of Necessity, War of Choice by CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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Teaching Notes on No One's World by CFR Senior Fellow Charles A. Kupchan.
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Teaching Notes for CFR's InfoGuide on China's Maritime Disputes; explaining the scene of escalating territorial disputes between China and its neighbors.
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The Internet Isn't a Threat to Students ... It's a Tool for Teachers
Inevitably, new technologies stimulate images of calamity. Many fear an out-of-control, antisocial technology that proceeds inexorably and autonomously down deleterious pathways. But technology is not autonomous. It is created by humans and subject to all the competing forces of a complex civilization. Nowhere is this more true than in schools.
In the case of the Internet, commentators often dwell on hypothetical possibilities of bizarre uses without examining what is actually happening in thousands of classrooms where the Internet is being used as a controlled resource by teachers. The overwhelming testimony of these teachers is that the Internet will be the premier tool for enhancement of teaching and learning in the 21st century.
When questioning whether the Internet is developmentally correct for children--whether it inappropriately substitutes "virtual" for real experience, whether it promotes "information overload," and whether it transmits unreliable and distorted presentations--we should remember that it is not Orwell's Big Brother who will be in charge of the classroom, but a professionally trained teacher.
Internet paraphernalia are more pervasive in schools today than understanding about the medium's educational potential. This imbalance should lead to calls for more ambitious teacher-professional-development programs, not to pronouncements that we all be wary of technology running amok.
While systematic, long-range studies of the Internet's impact on student learning are rare, classroom experience with this technology is not. We can therefore receive guidance from the seasoned teachers who have used Internet technology. Even without statistics-laden reports, a wealth of information is at hand in self-studies, peer reviews, and observations of Internet use by experts that can help us judge its potential.
The National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, state education authorities, local school systems, and public and private foundations and corporations have supported scores of pilot projects, and there are tens of thousands of early users of the Internet in America's K-12 schools. With NSF funding, the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education has been implementing a large-scale Internet-in-education project throughout New Jersey since 1994. The center has conducted workshops for more than 3,000 teachers from over 700 schools, and the project has involved school administrators as well as an evaluation team from the Educational Testing Service.
We have found that teacher preparation for using the Internet in the classroom should extend beyond the merely technical functions, such as use of a browser, e-mail, and Web-site creation. The biggest impact of this medium will be for educational uses that cannot be duplicated through any other means. These include accessing real-time data from instruments distributed worldwide, such as ocean-temperature sensors or images from the Hubble spacecraft. Other sources of real-time data originate via student-to-student collaboration in which observations from widely varying locations are shared. For example, students measure the boiling points of water at sea level in Florida and compare the data with results obtained from the "mile high" city of Denver. Other real-time interactions include consultations with experts and on-line mentoring.
Teachers who have become proficient in the technical aspects of the Internet and who have also strategically integrated this technology into their lesson plans respond with great enthusiasm, as evidenced in our surveys. Cornelia Rogers, an 8th grade teacher at an urban school in Jersey City, described students involved in Internet collaborative projects as approaching learning with a different attitude: "They come in eager to get started, they stay on task, there are fewer behavior problems, and their persistence is much greater than in more traditional lessons." Added Fran Kenny, an 8th grade teacher in North Arlington: "Using computers, especially the Internet, definitely affects student motivation, and once students are motivated, they learn more."
When Ms. Rogers' students were engaged in a comparative study of pond water with students in South Africa, Japan, and England, she noted that "I had a problem I never had before--they were writing too much!" And because her students knew that students from other countries would be reading their words, she said, they seemed to want to communicate more extensively, and were much more careful about grammar and spelling.
Here is middle school science teacher Barbara DeBenedictis discussing the impact of Internet resources: "Making use of real-time data and collaborative projects, my students are not just science students--they're scientists. They can access data--the same data that scientists all over the world are using. They then have the job of making sense of the data--calculating, comparing, analyzing, inferring--really honing their critical-thinking skills. One student told me that he never knew math could be so much fun. That's the bottom line: The Internet makes learning real and gives our classroom activities meaning."
|The biggest impact of this medium will be for educational uses that cannot be duplicated through any other means.
Comments like these from teachers who have participated in professional-development programs for Internet use in classroom instruction are not unusual. What should be clear is that we are not talking about technology in isolation, but in the context of trained teachers, supportive school environments, curricula that seek to meet high standards, and an appreciation for pedagogy that encourages student creativity.
When the center's work with thousands of K-12 teachers was reviewed after four years, our ETS evaluator reported 15 conjectures about Internet use that could be drawn from the responses of project participants in the areas of student motivation, cognitive outcomes, behavioral outcomes, and nonmotivational affective outcomes. What is most striking about these conjectures is that all 15 are positive.
Teachers believe, for example, that students do learn to evaluate information they access from the Internet. They do not assume that the students will be overwhelmed with excessive amounts of incomprehensible and sometimes incorrect or misleading information. These teachers are proactive; they are not sitting back and inviting anarchy. Rather, they are informing their students about useful information-retrieval strategies.
Neither do the teachers view the Internet's interactive real-time, real-world nature as a "virtual experience" that could u*ndermine a child's need for hands-on activities. It is seen, instead, as a more dynamic medium than static textbooks. Students engaged in projects such as the pond-water or boiling-point-of-water studies make real-world, direct measurements and then share their data with others around the globe. The Internet use makes the hands-on experience more compelling and meaningful because it is not an idle exercise: It is an activity shared with peers and scientists.
Talented teachers also do not view the vast amounts of information available on the World Wide Web as a source of potential confusion for children. They see it as a resource teachers can mold into opportunities for independent learning and exploration. The possibility that students might be duped by false or misleading information is lessened, teachers say, when they are able to engage the students in collaborative learning and consultation with experts, which promote validation and authentication of Web statements.
The concern that Web materials and experiences could be developmentally inappropriate for students is hard to sustain in contexts where teachers with an appreciation for their students' intellectual and emotional development are mediating student use of Internet resources.
A clear distinction needs to be made between random and unsupervised use of the Internet--either at home or in the classroom--and use that takes place as part of a thoughtful lesson plan. When use is orchestrated by technologically experienced and savvy teachers, the potential dangers of the Internet become, in fact, its great advantages: as a mechanism for introducing the vitality and dynamics of the real world into classroom learning; as a venue for independent learning and exploration; as a source of information from valuable reference archives as well as from experts; and as an interactive medium that matches a student's learning style while nurturing cognitive development.
Anticipation of these results does not arise from blind faith in technology, but from the reported experience and aspirations of thousands of teachers. They see the Internet not as a panacea, but as a tool that can help them accomplish their goals. Simply having the technology will not turn such an optimistic vision of the future into reality. Nor will teachers' growing facility at manipulating the technology. Real Internet-based improvement in education will result only from creative curriculum development, pursuit of higher standards, flexible and sensitive management of school environments, and training programs that bring the artful application of these new tools into the repertoire of all educators.
Vol. 18, Issue 4, Pages 33-34Published in Print: September 30, 1998, as The Internet Isn't a Threat to Students ... It's a Tool for Teachers
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NANAIMO, BC – In October 2016, 399 single-family homes sold on the MLS® System compared to 368 last October, an increase of eight per cent. Month over month, sales decreased by 24 per cent from September, which saw 528 unit sales. Reduced sales activity in October was likely caused by typical late-summer cooling and continuing inventory challenges. Active listings of single family homes dropped once again in October, dipping to 1,158, the lowest VIREB has seen since the board began tracking inventory levels in 1999.
Robust Sales
Robust sales in the VIREB area and throughout much of B.C. continue to be driven by a combination of economic factors that are creating a sound foundation for housing sales.
"British Columbia's GDP and employment growth have been above three per cent for three years now, and GDP is currently tracking at 3.5 per cent," says Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. "Population growth is also a significant factor, with over 8,000 people migrating to B.C. from other parts of Canada in the second quarter of 2016."
There has been a moderating trend in activity and prices occurring in Vancouver and on the Lower Mainland, with Vancouver experiencing three consecutive months of flat sales in August, September, and October. Yet Vancouver's housing prices are still high, so many of B.C.'s new residents are settling down in the Fraser Valley or on Vancouver Island.
Foreign Buyer Tax
BCREA cannot yet determine whether the Foreign Buyer Tax imposed at the beginning of August has adversely affected the Vancouver market, nor whether the new housing rules introduced by the Government of Canada in October will have an impact. Thus far, however, there appears to be no negative fallout from any of these factors in the VIREB market. Foreign buyers are not turning to Vancouver Island instead of the Lower Mainland and are not the impetus behind VIREB's robust housing market. As well, the federal government's new rules that standardize eligibility criteria for high-ratio and low-ratio insured mortgages will have a greater impact on buyers purchasing homes in the $500,000-plus range. VIREB's benchmark prices on all property types are below that mark.
Rather, the biggest challenge for the VIREB area continues to be a lack of inventory. Sales would be higher if there were were homes available, and buyer frustration is growing. Jason Finlayson, 2016 VIREB Past President, is encouraging potential home sellers to take advantage of these market conditions.
Sellers are still in the driver's seat!
"Sellers are in the driver's seat right now, but consumers need to realize that sellers' markets don't last forever," says Finlayson. "If you're thinking of putting your home on the market, now is the time."
Finlayson adds that in a competitive housing market, connecting with a local REALTOR® is crucial. They have specialized knowledge of their communities and are equipped with sales tools, such as custom analytics, to help you develop a winning strategy for buying or selling a home.
In October 2016, the benchmark price of a single-family home in the VIREB area was $393,700, up 16 per cent from one year ago. Prices increased in every zone, ranging from around 13 per cent in Campbell River and Port Alberni to 19 per cent in Nanaimo and the Parksville-Qualicum area. The benchmark price of an apartment rose approximately 18 per cent board-wide, with ParksvilleQualicum reporting an increase of 33 per cent. The townhouse market also strengthened, posting a 12 per cent increase boardwide.
The October 2016 benchmark price of a single-family home in the Campbell River area was $308,900, an increase of 13 per cent over October 2015. In the Comox Valley, the benchmark price was $398,500, up 17 per cent from 2015. Duncan reported a benchmark price of $342,100, an increase of 13 per cent compared to October 2015. Nanaimo's benchmark price rose 19 per cent to $428,500 while the Parksville-Qualicum area saw its benchmark price rise by 19 per cent as well to $449,400. The price of a benchmark home in Port Alberni hit $215,700, up 13 per cent from one year ago.


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L4 Media, the interactive media company, has unveiled Panorama, the company's new television widget platform. Panorama is designed for IPTV and television service providers who want to make it easy for consumers to access personalised content, like Twitter and Facebook updates, weather forecasts, and sports scores, directly from their televisions. L4 Media announced that Nokia Siemens Networks will be one of the first companies to integrate the Panorama product into its IPTV solution, available immediately.
Panorama was architected from inception to incorporate mobile phone integration, social networking features, and unique revenue-generation capabilities.
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If you suffer from acne, the idea of putting lotion on your face may seem like you're asking for trouble: Acne is usually caused by excess oil and clogged pores, after all, so why would you want to slather on a product that's coats your face and adds moisture? Because healthy moisture and unhealthy dirt and oil are different things, and because not all lotions will clog your pores. The important thing is to choose a product that's meant for your skin type and incorporate it correctly into your existing skin-care routine.
Not all people who are prone to acne have very oily skin, but the two do tend to go hand in hand. If this sounds like you, you'll want to choose a moisturizer that's oil-free and not too thick or creamy. (Most will say "oil-free" on the package, but you can also look for ingredients that end in "icone," like silicone -- a hint that the product is mostly water-based.) [McMullen] Gary Goldenberg, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, recommends using a very light formula, like Cetaphil or CeraVe, immediately after washing your face or bathing. [MacMillan]
Another option is to try a moisturizer that has built-in acne fighters. Look for a lotion that contains salicylic acid, says Cheryl Karcher, MD, a dermatologist in New York City; this gentle acid causes the top layer of skin to soften and peel off, getting rid of dead skin cells that may be clogging pores and letting clean, fresh skin underneath come to the surface.
"Salicylic acid lotions can be more effective than salicylic acid face washes, since they stay on your face for a longer period of time and will continue working throughout the day," says Karcher. But use these with caution: If you're already using another salicylic acid product or a prescription-strength acne product with retinol, she warns, the combination of the two may be too drying for your skin. You may need to choose just one or the other, or cut back on how often you use one or both products.
Some moisturizers contain alpha hydroxy acids (or AHAs) like glycolic acid. These are also chemical exfoliators that works to slough off dead skin cells, and are a good choice for people who have dry skin but are still prone to acne, redness and discoloration and irritation. [Libov, Suszynski]


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Mesker in St. Louis?
Earlier this week a Mesker storefront was identified at 4273 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in St. Louis, Missouri. This shouldn't be a surprising discovery in the hometown of Mesker Brothers Iron Works. But it is. The storefront is only the second extant Mesker example in St. Louis. More interestingly, it is by the George … Continue reading
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Astrid Newton '23 is on the Teen Advisory Board for Miss Heard Media. This is her third post for them, published on May 15, 2019
As girls and young women, our opportunities have opened up greatly within the past couple of decades. That's not to imply that we don't have a long way to go in the fight for equality, but it seems that now more than ever we have powerful women cropping up in the media. For this month's theme, State of the Girl, I would like to reflect upon teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg's recent influence, as her knowledge, eloquence and passion has already inspired many audiences internationally.
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#5334 open enhancement
support atrac lossless
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C:\>ffmpeg -i lossless_64kbps_44khz.aa3" ffmpeg version N-78758-g5156578 Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 5.3.0 (GCC) configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-av isynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enab le-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca -- enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-l ibilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enab le-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --en able-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --ena ble-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis -- enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-lib x265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-d ecklink --enable-zlib libavutil 55. 19.100 / 55. 19.100 libavcodec 57. 27.100 / 57. 27.100 libavformat 57. 26.100 / 57. 26.100 libavdevice 57. 0.101 / 57. 0.101 libavfilter 6. 37.100 / 6. 37.100 libswscale 4. 0.100 / 4. 0.100 libswresample 2. 0.101 / 2. 0.101 libpostproc 54. 0.100 / 54. 0.100 [oma @ 038de5e0] Unsupported codec 33! lossless_64kbps_44khz.aa3: Function not implemented
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comment:1 Changed 5 years ago by cehoyos
- Component changed from undetermined to avcodec
- Keywords atrac3 added
- Priority changed from normal to wish
- Reproduced by developer set
- Status changed from new to open
- Type changed from defect to enhancement
- Version changed from unspecified to git-master
comment:2 Changed 5 years ago by richardpl
There is tool which can create/decode this?
comment:3 Changed 5 years ago by ami_stuff
Sound Forge and Sony Vegas can decode/encode Atrac Lossless. Don't know about something smaller.
comment:4 Changed 5 years ago by DJX
Not freely available but Sony Sound Forge can.
I created some samples here (with uncompressed WAV files for reference):
comment:5 Changed 5 years ago by richardpl
I will need binary dll responsible for this.
comment:6 Changed 5 years ago by DJX
Take a look at the file: "atracplug.dll" I just placed in that directory.
comment:7 Changed 4 years ago by ami_stuff
here is one more set of samples (atrac 3 lossless [34] and atrac 3 plus lossless [33]):
comment:8 Changed 4 years ago by ami_stuff
comment:9 follow-up: ↓ 10 Changed 4 years ago by ami_stuff
this format seems to be supported by switch audio converter:
("decoding with DirectX")
comment:10 in reply to: ↑ 9 ; follow-up: ↓ 11 Changed 4 years ago by ami_stuff
Replying to ami_stuff:
this format seems to be supported by switch audio converter:
("decoding with DirectX")
It looks like decoding relies on something from SS package, so you need to install:
comment:11 in reply to: ↑ 10 Changed 4 years ago by ami_stuff
Replying to ami_stuff:
Replying to ami_stuff:
this format seems to be supported by switch audio converter:
("decoding with DirectX")
It looks like decoding relies on something from SS package, so you need to install:
so SS installs some directshow filters:
and you can see them with this tool (with referrences to used dlls):
this way "switch" converter is able to decode atrac lossless files
comment:12 Changed 2 years ago by Maximumspatium
Atrac lossless appears to be abandoned today.
As author of both Atrac3 and Atrac3plus implementations in ffmpeg, I think it should be possible to provide a quick support for decoding of the base layer which is simply either Atrac3 or Atrac3plus.
The lossless property is achieved by the so-called enhancement layer (that's how Sony guys calls the residual data). It transmits differences between the original signal and its lossy encoding using Atrac3/Atrac3plus. I believe that due to the nature of the residual consisting of very small differences, some kind of entropy encoding is employed. Understanding it will be probably rather easy compared with the sophisticated lossy algorithms used in the base layer.
Can someone provide me with samples, preferably those that use both Atrac3 and Atrac3plus base layers as well as different bitrates? All datafilehost links attached to this issue are broken.
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- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup canole oil
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- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinager
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- zest of one orange
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Heat the canola oil in a large skillet pan over medium-high heat.
- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and sprinkle salt and pepper over the chicken pieces. Add chicken pieces to a gallon-sized Ziploc bag (or you can do this in a bowl) and add the cornstarch. Close the Ziploc bag and shake to mix it together and coat the chicken pieces in cornstarch.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat with a fork.
- Take a handful of cornstarch coated chicken pieces out of the bag and place in the egg. Coat both sides of each piece and then place in the hot oil. Let cook for 2-3 minutes per side. You just want a nice crispy crust, you do not have to cook them all the way through. Repeat with the remining chicken pieces in several batches. It takes me about 4 batches to cook them.
- ** Once chicken pieces are done place them on a plate lined with paper towels so they can drain.
- Add the crispy chicken pieces to the prepared 9×13 baking pan.
- Combine all the ingredietns for the orange sauce into a small bowl and stir with a whisk until mixed together. Pour over the chicken and stir to coat all the chicken pieces in the sauce.
- Bake, uncovered for 1 hour. Turning and mixing the chicken every 15 minutes to make sure it stays coated in the sauce.
- Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.
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Well we have made it to week number five in the nailed it or failed it series, and I'm almost too afraid to go anywhere near a scale! If you haven't been following along, you can catch up on week numbers one through four here. In a nutshell, we are working our way through the cookbook by Chef Antonio Bachour, and enjoying every delicious moment of it.
We had so much strawberry puree leftover from the Berry Brazo Gitano recipe, I figured we may as well go ahead and stick with the berry recipes until we run out. This strawberry mousse cake has a lot of pieces to it. And with so much cooling time between layers it can seem intimidating. But not one piece of this cake was difficult to make. If I were to make this for a home function, I'd plan for a Sunday Funday type of day. It's football season and between each layer I could hang out in front of the TV and enjoy the games.
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- Add milk and mix for two more minutes on medium speed.
- Pour onto a 1/2 sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 19-22 minutes.
- Bring puree, inverted sugar and cream to a boil in a small pot.
- Slowly pour hot liquid over white chocolate and whisk until it is smooth.
- Continue mixing until the ganache reaches 95°F.
- Add cubed butter and blend with a hand blender to emulsify.
- Soak gelatin in ice water until softened; squeeze out excess water and set aside.
- Bring puree and sugar to a simmer in a small pot.
- Stir in gelatin to dissolve and set aside to cool before folding in whipped cream.
- Soak gelatin in ice water until softened; squeeze out excess water and set aside.
- Bring juice and sugar to a simmer in a small pot.
- Stir in gelatin to dissolve and set aside to cool.
- Place half sheet of Sponge Cake into a half sheet pan frame. Pour a thin layer of Strawberry Ganache evenly over cake and freeze until set.
- Spread Strawberry Mousse evenly over ganache and freeze again until set.
- Pour Strawberry Jelly over mousse and freeze again until set before cutting as desired.
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Adam was created outside of the garden. God made the garden and put him in it. He had a chance to spend time with God and see things and learn things. In the garden, he was alone, as far as being the only human there.
So then in the setting of the garden, from a restful sleep, he wakes up and sees a vision. Something that appeals to every part of his body. In fact, Eve was a part of his body. Adam wants physical contact.
Eve wakes up in a beautiful garden and doesn't know what a man is or what it is like to be alone. In fact she wonders where she is and what all this is all about. She is curious and wants answers, she wants details.
Adam is so grateful and at that time so loving, that he wants to please his new help mate. Talking for them must have been wonderful. Talking before the "blame" comes in. Talking before they ever disagree or are angry with each other. Intimacy then comes very freely and very naturally for them both. Intimacy is loving and good.
Adam's first delight was of the eyes and then the ears.
Eve's first delight was of the ears and then the eyes.
That is the way it was from the beginning.
But now we are all in a hurry. Now we are forgetful.
A man will see his wife's body and be full of desire and he forgets what a woman needs first.
A wife will dream of beautiful words, ones she so desires to hear. She will give her body, hoping to hear those words, but the right words never come.
A wife's respect for her husband now fades and her actions and words towards him become unloving. Now the husband avoids words and situations that should be enjoyed between the husband and wife.
Intimacy becomes hurtful, intimacy becomes lust. Wives don't want lust, they want intimacy that is from a mutual love and respect.
If the husband cannot take leadership to restore this relationship, then wives are instructed to encourage their husbands by showing him the respect he so wants but may not deserve.
But how can wives show respect to a man she does not respect? This can only be done by grace alone. Wives look to the cross. Here Jesus died for all, even though all have sinned against Him. Just as He did for those who did not deserve this, even must we do for those who are not deserving.
Prayer comes next. Ask the Spirit of God, in you to tell you ways in which you can show respect to your husband. Until it is clear what God is telling you, then keep asking and ask another to pray with you, always comparing answers to the written Word of God, because God will not disagree with Himself.
Then comes the hard part. How much desire do you have for a restored relationship of mutual Love and respect? Are you willing to do what God may ask of you?
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How (and Why) Agencies Should Develop a Visual Creative Brief With Clients
Thud. The latest creative brief lands on your desk. It's seven pages long, has a half-inch thick PowerPoint deck attached, with a few emails copied and pasted in to boot. As you sift through the bullet points and marketing data, your brain scrambles into overdrive to envision what a possible design solution could be. Key words flash in front of your eyes: "It must be premium." "It must be approachable." "It must be edgy."
Fast forward a week and a half to the first client presentation. After all of the head-scratching and late nights, there's an anticipation of applause after the big "tada!" moment. Instead, silence; perhaps a cough. "Sorry, that's not quite what we had in mind. I think we're going to need to see some new options and ask you to go back to the well."
Sound familiar? This is not only every agency's nightmare -- it's actually every client's as well.
Both teams have given blood, sweat and tears to create a new campaign, product, brand, etc. Yet this scenario plays out time and time again with precious hours wasted on ever-shortening deadlines. And it's been this way since before Don
The key problem is that agencies are forced to start this process by translating the verbal into the visual. Why not get clients and designers to speak the same language -- a "visual" one, as well as engage in a more tightly-knit collaborative process? Enter what we call the "visual creative brief."
We started doing this several years ago, soon after our agency launched, when a trusted client -- launching a film production company -- agreed to be our test pilot. Like most great tools, it's deceptively simple to do.
You start by getting all of the key decision-makers in a room to build the brief together, and it absolutely must be visual. Our creative team generally collects and edits about 100 images in advance that we think will generate a thought-provoking discussion, and we ask the client to bring visual inspiration as well. Typography, graphic forms, illustrations, photography, even a structural inspiration -- we talk through each of these categories together. Roll our sleeves up. Spread all the images out on the table. Move them back and forth. Sometimes it takes a few tries for everyone to get warmed up, but soon everyone is in the flow.
We ask the client to talk openly about the "whys" and the "why nots" when selecting or rejecting an image. This is where the magic happens and deeper understanding is formed. Not only do our designers get access to greater depths of insight, but clients are now communicating in visuals and creating greater alignment among their own team as well.
The whole process is an opportunity for creative and client teams to co-create in a fast, inexpensive and iterative way, and leads to a surprisingly clear result. The visual creative brief becomes our focal point of inspiration and springboard for the design exploratory, and consistently leads to a smarter, faster, better route to success, because it starts with alignment. An additional side benefit is that it often helps clients feel comfortable stretching beyond where they're typically willing to go, because we've pulled back the curtain and brought them behind the scenes as an active part of the design process.
Once our clients do this exercise, they become converts. Some have said, "It's as if we're designing it ourselves." Well, while not exactly true, we are equipping them with tools to talk about design in language that designers understand -- pictures.
Collectively, we wind up with common visual definitions of what some of the most notoriously elusive words can mean for a brief (every project has its own particularly vague terms). We have a better understanding of what "premium" means, what "approachable" means, even what "edgy" means -- and we know it together and we're getting to great work faster. And that feels good. Hope you'll give it a try with your clients as well.


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Earning the best Exporter perfomance predicate
Toyota Indonesia once again winning the Primaniyarta Award
Consistently maintaining the position of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturing Export Base
Jakarta - PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) winning the prestigious appreciation of Primaniyarta Award 2016 from the Ministry of Trade Republic of Indonesia, which is the 7th time in the category of Exporter Performance. Primaniyarta 2016 is presented by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, who was accompanied by Minister of Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita to the Senior Director of TMMIN, Edward Otto Kanter in the opening of the Trade Expo 2016 in Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO) Kemayoran, Jakarta, Wednesday (12 / 10).
"We are very pleased to re-gain the appreciation of the Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Trade on the export performance of Toyota Indonesia that is stable and growing. Hopefully, we can contribute to the performance of exports in order to increase the non-commodity exports that support the addition of foreign exchange. Definitely , the export activity that resulting this award could not be achieve without the support of all parties, especially the Government of Indonesia that provides a variety of facilities, infrastructure and regulations, "said Edward Otto Kanter after the event.
Primaniyarta award has been obtained by TMMIN since 2008, 2010, 2011 and respectively - has received four times since the year 2013 until 2016. The recognition achievement on the export performance of TMMIN also confirmed by Bank Indonesia in December last year with the award for "Best Company that reporting Foreign exchange from Export Result" "with the record of Toyota export value amount to $ 2 billion and accumulated more than $ 15 billion.
TMMIN as the only vehicle manufacturer's that achieve Primaniyarta award this year, managed to increase the export variant of complete vehicle of Toyota from 8 model consisting of Kijang Innova, Fortuner, Vios, Yaris, Avanza, Rush, Town / Lite Ace, and Agya, has come to 9 models with the start of Sienta that will be exported to several countries in Asia. These hero products for export are manufactured in the Toyota factory and its group in Indonesia with the support of human resource capabilities that has a global class.
In addition to adding products export in the form of a complete built-up vehicle, TMMIN also started exporting gasoline and ethanol R-NR engine type that has just started production in March 2016 last month. This exports have completed the line-up of petrol and ethanol type TR-K.
TMMIN also export completely knock-down vehicles, the vehicle components as well as production in the form of jigs tools (tools for the welding process), and dies (tools for the pressing process), which also shows the depth of TMMIN industry.
Flashback Journey of TMMIN Export
The achievement of TMMIN as automotive manufacturing industry in Indonesia is not achieved with short time. Starting as an importer in the 70s, is now slowly becoming TMMIN production and export base since 2004 and aspires to become the supply chain for Toyota globally. The addition of the product and the presence of a new engine plant in Karawang is the realization of Toyota's commitment to continue to grow with the Indonesian community at the same time play an active role in the development of the national automotive industry.
TMMIN export activities started in 1987 by sending the 3rd generation of Toyota Kijang (Kijang Super) to Brunei Darussalam. TMMIN best export momentum gained when it is trusted to be one of the production bases for the development of IMV vehicles (Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle) models of KIjang Innova in 2004, and direct exports in the same year.
Throughout 2016 to September, TMMIN has recorded the exports of CBU approximately by 123.700 units, as many as 34,500 CKD units, the gasoline engine is more than 90.300 units, ethanol engines by more than 16,200 units, and vehicle components around 64.7 million pieces. These export products have been shipped to more than 80 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Middle East.
Local Products gets favored in the Global Market
"Since the last few years we try to show the performance of exports that could contribute to the development of Indonesia's automotive industry. Currently the average volume of exports of completely built uo vehicles from Toyota factory and its group in Indonesia has reached 12,000 units per month and the average volume of exports of machinery / CKD / components as many as 750 container (FEU) per month. The increase in export volume as well as our Toyota vehicles is accompanied by the increasing use of domestic components, so that the products we produce not only has a global quality but also loaded with local content "said Edward.
To support and strengthen the domestic auto industry, TMMIN has fully strive to make the localization of products or increase the local content. Products such as the Toyota Kijang Innova has a local content level up to 85%, while new products like Sienta already reached 80%, 75% on Fortuner and Vios, Yaris, and Etios Valco has a local content of 60%. The improvement can not be obtained without the presence and support by the existence of local suppliers. Until 2016, there were 139 first-tier local suppliers who support the activities of the TMMIN factory production.
Toyota Indonesia has been presence for 45 years to grow and develop with the people of Indonesia. In keeping with the spirit of Toyota Berbagi (Together Building Indonesia), Toyota is strongly committed to providing products and technologies that match the customer needs, being part of the development of the national automotive industry, and actively participate in social activities. (*)


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- According to Jim Ross on Twitter, WWE will be holding wrestler tryouts in England later this week. Ross is staying overseas to attend tonight's SmackDown and work the tryouts before flying back to the United States.
- According to The Wrestling Observer, the original script for last night's WWE RAW from England was tore up on Friday and re-done over the weekend with more changes being made on Monday before they taped and as they taped.
- The new Fandangoo character hyped on last night's RAW has been revealed to be Johnny Curtis. Here he is working the gimmick at the recent WWE tapings in Providence, Rhode Island, where he defeated Sami Callihan in a dark match:
Source: F4WOnline
Nick contributed to this article.


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Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is an annual campaign held the third week of March of each year. Safe & Strong Farms is a three-year campaign celebrating farm safety across Canada. The aim of the campaign is to empower farmers, farm families and farming communities to build, grow, and lead the agricultural industry in safety and sustainability.
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Cosmetic claims can be due to either surgical procedures or non-invasive procedures.
Common causes of non-invasive injury:
Beauty treatments are widely available in the UK. Many women and an increasing number of men visit beauty salons regularly to treat themselves to various instant pick-me-ups such as; Botox injections, lip fillers, brow shaping, waxing, laser hair removal, eyelash extensions and false nails. Although these procedures are non-invasive and often completely harmless they can sometimes go wrong resulting in nasty injuries.
Some common reasons to make a cosmetic claim of this nature are:
- Hair dye allergy
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- Botox
- Lip fillers
Common causes of cosmetic surgery claims:
Cosmetic surgery is a rapidly growing industry, with its popularity increasing year on year. Over 45,000 people in the UK have plastic surgery each year, and unfortunately with the rise in numbers come a rise in cosmetic negligence claims. Those who carry out cosmetic procedures have a duty of care to their patients and if they fall below the expected standard of care, then you are entitled to compensation for your injuries.
Express Solicitors have experience in dealing with the following cosmetic surgery claims:
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After finding out about Aquarion's writing pace widget (via Coline) yesterday, I looked more into the statistics side of things today. On the NaNoWriMo forums, there are a number of links to stat-filled spreadsheets so you can know all the data of your novel: where you should be, how much you write per hour, what percentage of 50,000 words you have completed, and so on.
A novel in statistics. Does that tell its own story? I suppose so.
I downloaded one such spreadsheet, because I am after all quite interested in geeky stats like cricket average tables and collated best-of film lists. After today, I have written 1901 words. This is 3.8% of the 50,000, leaving me 96.2%, or 48,099 words, to go. I wrote those 1901 words in approximately one hour total, meaning I write at about 1900 words an hour.
What this tells me is that:
- I am well behind schedule
- but write quite a lot in the short time that I actually set aside
- (even if it's utter drivel)
- so if I spent more time writing, I'd probably be just fine
What this DOESN'T tell me is why I'm taking so little time to write this thing so far. Fortunately, I already know the answer. This month, in addition to writing a novel I am: going to my day job at least three days a week; writing at least one piece a week for The NRI; putting a blogger interview up on here every Monday (hopefully) in addition to one or two other original JW posts a week; meeting with friends in tough situations; eating three meals a day; sleeping 7-8 hours a day; blah blah you get the message. I am in fact relishing the chance to be very busy for a change and squeeze as much out of my time as possible, but all this probably isn't helping my story.
A story which, by the way, has hardly advanced yet. That's another thing the stats don't tell: I may have been writing the thing for three days, but the 'real time' that Mari has so far experienced in my novel amounts to about two hours. I think what that tells me is that I need to throw description to the wind a bit and actually start making stuff happen, then go back in December/January/December and give the action more context. I will actively try to do that tomorrow.
Something else I decided to do today was to put only Japanese music on my music player so I could better put myself in the mind and environment of a Japanese woman. It's… not really working yet, maybe a little, but the fact is that India and Japan are just so diametrically opposed – on the surface at least – that I'd probably have to keep my eyes closed every time I left the house if I wanted to pretend I was walking across Hachiko Crossing. Mind you, I didn't have much variety – a combination of punk rockers The Blue Hearts, the occasionally quite mad Tokyo Ska Orchestra (thanks Liz) and the sweet, experimental melodies of Shugo Tokumaru. I need to get some Ayumi Hamasaki and Koda Kumi on there – you know, really terrible music.
I think I have spent longer putting this update together than I did writing today. Oh, and it contains more words. That probably isn't right, is it? Anyway, I just wanted to sum up by saying that I do think the stats tell a story – they almost always do – but in the case of a writer working on a novel, it's probably only a story that means anything to them personally, and there are bound to be a lot of gaps that maths can't cover. Hopefully the same won't be true of the story I'm trying to tell.


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Woodford listed fund gets 'greater flexibility' for Northern Trust loan
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn
LONDON (Reuters) - Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT) <WPCT.L>, the only listed trust run by Neil Woodford, said on Friday it had agreed greater borrowing flexibility with its lender Northern Trust as its works on selling some assets.
The trust has come under scrutiny after the veteran money manager froze his flagship equity income fund in June because it could not meet redemption requests.
WPCT has said it may fire Woodford, who faces criticism from regulators and lawmakers for investing in illiquid unlisted companies, as its investment manager.
Woodford has said he is "extremely sorry" for the suspension and is repositioning the assets of the frozen equity income fund towards more liquid assets.
"The company has agreed with its lender greater flexibility around certain obligations relating to the borrowing base for a period of time while the company pursues the disposal of certain unquoted assets," WPCT said in a statement.
The existing facility requires WPCT to cut its borrowing if the trust's value falls. WPCT said last month its administrator had cut the value of one of its biggest holdings.
WPCT had 65% of its investments in unlisted assets in May, when it last reported its holdings.
WPCT said it had agreed an interest rate for the Northern Trust facility of LIBOR plus 1.5%. It previously paid LIBOR plus 1.35% on the facility, which was due to expire in Jan 2020, according to its 2018 annual report.
It also said it would not make new investments without consulting Northern Trust.
The existing credit facility was for up to 150 million pounds ($184.40 million), allowing WPCT under its investment policy to borrow up to 20% of net asset value (NAV) at the time of borrowing.
The company said its borrowings were 113.7 million pounds as at Sept 4 and its gearing had increased to 17.1 percent of NAV.
WPCT shares were trading at 42.75 pence at 1158 GMT, up 0.35%. The stock was ejected from the FTSE mid-cap index <.FTMC> earlier this week.
($1 = 0.8135 pounds)
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Animating the Directors: 100 Masters of Short Animation
The twelfth essay, "Animating the Directors: 100 Masters of Animated Short Film," is published in full at Fandor Keyframe. The short written essay leads into a witty and joyous video celebration of the great animation directors by Kevin B. Lee. Enjoy!
One of Keyframe's most popular articles from last year was its illustrated guide to 100 masters of the animated short film. Film animation has thrived for over a century, but has never seen quite the level of recognition afforded to live-action feature filmmakers. And while there are plenty of outstanding animated features to celebrate, a list of those films wouldn't boast nearly as much eye-popping diversity as those represented by this list.
And here's the video as a stand-alone essay on YouTube:
I've seen 100 out of 100! How'd you do?
This series of 21 essays is inspired by a list of 250 great animated short films, composed in August 2012 by Scott Bussey, Jorge Didaco, Waldemar Hepstein, Bill Kamberger, Robert Reynolds, Sulo Vatanen, and Lee Price, with additional assistance from participants on the IMDb Classic Film message board.


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The Union Territory of Puducherry comprises of the erstwhile French colonies viz. Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The Puducherry and Karaikal regions are surrounded by the State of Tamilnadu, whereas Mahe is surrounded by the State of Kerala and Yanam by the state of Andra Pradesh.
The foundation of Pondicherry was laid in the year 1673 after the "La Compagnie française des Indes orientales" was successfully obtained firman from the Qiladar of Valikondapurarm under the Sultan of Bijapur. On 4th February 1673 a French Company Official by name Bellanger, took up residence in the Danish Lodge in Pondicherry. In 1674, the French Company placed François Martin as the first Governor and who initiated the ambitious project to transform Pondicherry from a small fishing village into a flourishing port-town.
In 1674 the Governor of "La Compagnie française des Indes orientales" (French East India Company) François Martin, set up a trading centre at Pondicherry and this outpost eventually became the chief French settlement in India. Wars were raged among the European companies for their share of trade with India. Consequently, Pondicherry was captured by the Dutch in 1693 but was returned to French company by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1699. During the period from 1720-1738the French company acquired Mahe, Yanam and Karaikal. In the period of Anglo-French wars from 1742 to1763 Puducherry changed hands and in 1761 the British "East India Company" captured Puducherry from the French and restored the French Company administration by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
During the French Revolution in the year 1793 the British "East India Company" took control of the region and returned to the French "East India Company" in 1814. However, when the British "East India Company" gained control of the whole of India in the late 1850s, they allowed the French "East India Company" to retain their settlements at Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam, Karaikal and Chandronagor.
In 1947, the independence of India gave impetus for the union of France's Indian possessions with former British India and an agreement between French Government and India Government, in 1948, stipulated that the inhabitants of France's Indian possessions would choose their political future. On a de facto basis, the bureaucracy had been united with India's on 1 November 1954 and the de jure union of French India with the Indian Union took place in the year 1963. In the process Chandronagor opted to be merged with the State of West Bengal and Pondicherry along with Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam was constituted as a Union Territory in the Indian Union.


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In this segment of "Dishing With Chicago Chefs," Chef Tony Mantuano previews this year's Chicago Gourmet and shares a special recipe.
The ninth annual food and wine festival returns to Millennium Park Monday, Sept. 23 through Wednesday, Sept. 25. Limited tickets are available for purchase on Chicago Gourmet's website here.
Fried Eggs with Mushrooms, Garlic, and Parsley
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 10 ounces mushrooms, preferably wild, such as morels or shiitake, brushed clean and halved or quartered if large
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 4 large eggs
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Preheat broiler to high. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large ovenproof sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cover for 1 minute. Turn the mushrooms over, replace the cover, and cook until the mushrooms are browned evenly, 2 to 3 minutes more.
2. Meanwhile, combine the remaining tablespoon olive oil with the garlic and parsley. With a spatula, move the mushrooms to the edges of the pan to make room for the eggs. Crack the eggs into the pan one at a time, being careful not to break the yolks. Cook until set on the bottom, about 2 minutes.
3. Drizzle the garlic mixture over the eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Place the pan under the broiler until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. To serve, slide the eggs and mushrooms out of the pan onto plates.


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The Greater Manchester HS2 Communications Steering Group brought in the agency after a pitch.
PRWeek understands that a main thrust of the work will be to argue the case for the rail link, which has faced increasing calls to be scrapped in recent weeks.
An agency source said that the work would involve stakeholder engagement and 'making sure the economic benefits for the North and more widely the UK were understood'.
The work to support HS2 was 'more urgent than ever' because of recent negative publicity, the source said.
The consortium is chaired by Manchester Metropolitan University vice-chairman John Brook and includes Manchester City Council CEO Sir Howard Bernstein and Manchester Airport Group head Charlie Cornish.
Construction on phase one of the line, which runs from London to the West Midlands, is to start in 2017.
However, the second phase linking the West Midlands to Leeds and Manchester recently underwent public consultation.
The plans have come under attack across the political spectrum, including by former Labour minister Peter Mandelson, after the construction budget rose by £10bn to £42bn.
It is understood that the work will be run out of Lexington's Manchester office and will last at least six months.
Manchester City Council confirmed the appointment, but declined to comment further.
In April, HS2 brought in Andy Taylor May from the Association of Train Operating Companies to become its head of public affairs.