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UK's largest digital festival opens its doors for the fifth consecutive yearBrighton Digital Festival, the UK's largest celebration of digital arts and culture opens for its fifth consecutive year on Tuesday 1 September and runs throughout the entire month.
With more than 180 events taking place in venues across the city, the festival promises to be the biggest and best yet. Over 100 of the confirmed events are free to attend offering something for everyone, from families and art lovers to makers and programming geeks.
A collection of the country's leading digitally focused conferences feature throughout the festival including dConstruct, The Long Progress Bar, Reasons to be Creative, Dots, Let's Get Real and Brighton SEO.
This year's full programme is made up of a diverse range of events. The festival's opening week includes new art exhibitions, celebrity presented screenings, digital meet-ups, hackathons, dance instillations, live music and much more.
The festival reflects Brighton's unique culture, strong community spirit and thriving digital industry, bringing together companies, professional digital workers, designers and artists.
Jesse Black Mooney, Brighton Digital Festival manager, said: "Our community's enthusiasm and involvement in shaping the festival is what makes Brighton Digital Festival so fantastic.
Brighton Digital Festival doesn't just celebrate digital culture, it celebrates the passion and creativity of the folk who live and work within the region."


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This is where the designer creates quick & numerous freehand fashion sketch ideas for the collection. This is usually created in quick pencil sketch form. We will take the research information, season's color trends & the best silouttes into consideration while sketching out the numerous sketch ideas. We strive to make our clients happy so in this phase, we usually over deliver. Pictured below are some past sketch examples.
All sketch ideas are numbered & presented to clients. Which designs will make the cut & develop into an actual garment?

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Before you can have Home Insulation installed, one of our approved Installers will need to carry out a survey of your property.
The survey will typically last no more than an hour, depending whether the surveyor is checking both the loft and the walls.
Why do I need a Survey?
There are certain criteria that your home must meet to be able to claim grant for Home Insulation. The surveyor will assess whether your home meets this criteria and will verify your grant entitlement.
The surveyor will assess whether your property is physically suitable for Cavity Wall, External Wall or Loft Insulation. This will include checking for damp problems, which need to be dealt with before Insulation is installed, and looking for factors such as adequate ventilation and loft access.
The Loft Insulation Survey
There are a number of factors to check, including:
- Depth of Insulation already installed (must be under 4 inches).
- Size of the area which needs to be insulated.
- Whether ventilation is adequate.
- Whether there is any damp present.
- Size of the hatch (must be 16 inches square).
- Headroom is sufficient. Should be at least 4 foot.
- Position of the hatch in relation to tanks and pipes.
- Amount of pipework to be insulated.
- Number of cold water tanks to be insulated.
The Cavity Wall Insulation Survey
Not every home is suitable so the surveyor will carry out detailed checks, including:
- Width of the cavity in your walls.
- Area of Insulation required.
- Type of structure.
- Condition of the structure.
- Services (wiring etc.) through the cavity.
- Whether the cavity is free of debris.
- Whether any damp is present.
- If the damp course is defective.
- Whether the cavity tops are sealed.
- Whether ventilation is adequate.
- Access to the exterior of the walls.
The External Wall Insulation Survey
The External Wall survey will include:
- Area of Insulation required.
- Type of structure.
- Condition of the structure.
- Services (flues etc.) through the walls.
- Fittings & fixtures to be removed & replaced.
- Whether any damp is present.
- If the damp course is defective.
- Whether ventilation is adequate.
- Access to the exterior of the walls.
How long will it take to be contacted?
Waiting times vary, depending on the time of year that you apply but are typically shorter in the Spring/Summer months when demand is lower.
In the run up to the colder Winter months, it can take longer for one of our approved Installers to contact you. This is due to increased demand, as households look to take advantage of Home Insulation to make their homes warmer and cut energy bills.
How can EnergyLink help with Grants?
If you qualify for a Grant, EnergyLink will put you in touch with a trusted Installer in your area, who has met our extremely high standards of customer service and quality. Our Installer will carry out a free survey, complete any work required and claim the Grant amount on your behalf.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 18580-18581] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-07808] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Parts 1, 25, 73, and 74 [GN Docket No. 15-236; FCC 16-128] Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, information collection requirements adopted in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 16-128. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rules. DATES: This final rule is effective on April 20, 2017. The amendments to 47 CFR 1.5000 through 1.5004, 25.105, 73.1010 and 74.5, published at 81 FR 86586, December 1, 2016, are effective on April 20, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams by email at [email protected] and telephone at (202) 418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on April 9, 2017, OMB approved information collection requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 16-128, published at 81 FR 86586. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1163. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of the effective date of those information collection requirements. Synopsis As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on April 9, 2017, for the information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 1.5000 through 1.5004, 25.105, 73.1010 and 74.5, as amended, in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 16-128. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1163. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents are as follows: OMB Control Number: 3060-1163. OMB Approval Date: April 9, 2017. OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2020. Title: Regulations Applicable to Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Form Number: N/A. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 81 respondents; 81 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-46 hours. Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory [[Page 18581]] authority for this collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 160, 303(r), 309, 310 and 403. Total Annual Burden: 1,830 hours. Total Annual Cost: $524,400. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In submitting the information requested, respondents may need to disclose confidential information to satisfy the requirements. However, covered entities would be free to request that such materials submitted to the Commission be withheld from public inspection (see 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules). Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: On September 29, 2016, the Commission adopted final rules in Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 11272 (2016) (2016 Foreign Ownership Report and Order). In the 2016 Foreign Ownership Order, the Commission:
Modified its foreign ownership filing and review process for broadcast licensees by extending to such licensees the streamlined rules and procedures developed for foreign ownership reviews of common carrier and certain aeronautical licensees (collectively, ``common carrier'' licensees) (previously codified in Part 1, Subpart F, Sections 1.990 through 1.994 of the Commission's rules), adopted in Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, IB Docket No. 11-133, Second Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 5741(2013), with certain modifications to tailor them to the broadcast context; and Reformed the methodology used by both common carrier and broadcast licensees that are, or are controlled by, U.S. publicly traded companies to assess their compliance with the foreign ownership limits in Sections 310(b)(3) and 310(b)(4) of the Act, respectively. The 2016 Foreign Ownership Report and Order incorporated broadcasters into the common carrier foreign ownership rules through various changes to the rules, including adding new paragraph (e) to Section 1.5000, which sets forth the new methodology for eligible public companies--both broadcast and common carrier--and new paragraphs (f)(2)-(3) of Section 1.5004, which sets forth new compliance provisions for such companies. Moreover, the rules adopted in the 2016 Foreign Ownership Report and Order included the following broadcast- specific provisions in lieu of provisions applicable to common carrier licensees: Broadcast licensees filing a petition for declaratory ruling (petition) to request Commission approval of foreign ownership in excess of the 25 percent benchmark in Section 310(b)(4) will use the broadcast ``attribution'' criteria to determine those U.S. and foreign ownership interests that must be disclosed in the petition. The disclosure will ensure the Commission has sufficient information to understand the licensee's ownership structure and to verify the identity and ultimate control of the foreign investor for which the petitioner seeks specific approval. Broadcast licensees will use the broadcast ``insulation criteria'' set forth in the broadcast attribution rules in determining whether the broadcaster must include in its petition a request for ``specific approval'' of a particular foreign investor because the investor holds, or would hold, directly and/or indirectly, more than 5 percent (or, in the case of certain passive investors, more than 10 percent) of the total outstanding capital stock (equity) and/or voting stock (or a controlling share) of the licensee's controlling U.S.- organized parent company. The current insulation criteria for common carrier licensees will continue to apply. In addition to these tailored changes to incorporate broadcast licensees into the existing foreign ownership rules applicable to common carrier licensees under Section 310(b)(4), the 2016 Foreign Ownership Report and Order clarified the Commission's foreign ownership compliance procedures (to be codified in Section 1.5004(f)(3)-(4)) allowing a broadcast or common carrier licensee to file a petition for declaratory ruling to remedy the licensee's inadvertent non-compliance with the statutory foreign ownership limits or the terms and conditions of the licensee's existing foreign ownership ruling with reasonable assurance that the Commission will not take enforcement action. The Commission also made non-substantial changes to this information collection to renumber the foreign ownership rules. There is for the most part a one-to-one correlation between the existing rules (1.990-1.994) and the new rules (1.5000-1.5004). List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 1, 25, 73 and 74 Communications common carriers, Radio, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Satellites, Telecommunications. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 1 as follows: PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 0 1. The authority citation for part 1 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79, et seq.; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 160, 201, 225, 227, 303, 309, 310, 332, 1403, 1404, 1451, 1452, and 1455. Sec. Sec. 1.990 through 1.994 [Removed] 0 2. In Subpart F, remove the undesignated center heading ``Foreign Ownership of Common Carrier, Aeronautical en Route, and Aeronautical Fixed Radio Station Licensees'' and Sec. Sec. 1.990 through 1.994. [FR Doc. 2017-07808 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P


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Cypresswood Montessori School has amazing child care programs to help your child explore, develop, learn, grow, and smile, no matter what age!
The goal of the Montessori curriculum is an emphasis on independence and respect for a child's natural psychological development, as well as technological advancements.
Below, you'll find a brief summary of all of the child care programs we proudly offer here at Cypresswood Montessori School. Make sure you click on the link to see more details and information!
Infants Program
Our Infants Program is for children 6 weeks thru 14 months. Your baby experiences an incredible degree of learning, awareness and growth in their first year, and we are here to help their development any way we can!
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Toddlers Program
The Toddlers Program is for youngsters 14 – 36 months. Toddlers learn, reach and achieve many milestones in this short span of time, and respond better to our two separate levels– Toddlers ONE for 15 months thru 18 months, and Toddlers TWO, for 18 thru 36 months.
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Primary Program
Our Primary Program has multi-age classrooms for 3 years thru Kindergarten, which helps develop and deepen a love for learning. It also helps with social skills, formulating concepts, and peaceful problem solving.
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Before and After School Program
Our Before and After School Program is available for children Grade 1 thru 5 Elementary students, and includes transportation with a yellow school bus for your peace of mind and convenience!
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Enrichment Programs
Cypresswood Montessori School is proud to offer a wide variety of Enrichment Programs and Extra Curriculum Activities! We know education goes far beyond the classroom and extends into everyday activities.
- Soccer Superstars — This is a fun-filled, professionally designed program introducing children from ages 3 and up to soccer. It is designed to increase your child's awareness of health, fitness, teamwork, and most importantly HAVE FUN!
- Fun Bus — An exciting, interactive program the Fun Bus brings fitness, learning and of course FUN to children everywhere!
- The Language Spark — Spanish classes for children, using videos, puppets, visuals, crafts, songs, and games.
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Do you think Sunday night's episode of "The Walking Dead" will be focused mainly on high-minded interplay between Glenn, Beth, Carl, Maggie and gang rather than a ghoulish ambush by walkers? Or do you believe we're going to see one of those gorefest episodes featuring dozens of severed zombie heads flying off during epic battle?
Before you make your prediction at Gold Derby, consider our official racetrack odds on how many of the undead will be obliterated:
1. More than 10 Walkers – 1/1
2. 1 to 5 Walkers – 12/5
3. 6 to 10 Walkers – 11/2
4. 0 Walkers – 20/1
This is one of seven questions you are asked while you compete this week for our cash prize and an esteemed place in our leaderboard of "The Walking Dead's" smartest prophets. Other questions you must tackle: Will Rick and/or Carl fire a gun in this episode? Which main character will be killed off? Which recurring character? Etc. See our current odds on all answers.
So give it a try. Log in to our prediction center by CLICKING HERE. Choose "The Walking Dead" box, then scroll down the page and begin answering the prediction questions. When you're finished and the TV episode is over, we'll send you an email with your score and we'll keep you updated after that.
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Why? Because your predictions will factor into our official racetrack odds that are pored over by other "Walking Dead" fans and TV execs in Hollywood who want to know what you think when predicting TV show plus the Oscars, Golden Globes and Grammys.
At Gold Derby, you can predict all aspects of Hollywood competition.
Below, get started with your picks for "The Walking Dead" by predicting who will die on the next episode while you use our easy drag-and-drop menu. After addressing that question, remember to keep going and answer the next six questions, too. You earn precious points for all of them.
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Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao is determined to make a comeback, not just against Jessie Vargas, but also for a re-birth of some sort of his career. Call it a second wind, if you may, but it may not be that easy.
Manny Pacquiao age and father time may have a thing or two to say about his return to the sport, among other things, such as his legislative responsibilities and religion.
ALSO READ: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Manny Pacquiao 5 for $30 million? More entertaining than Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather 2
Close to 38 years old, "Pacman" isn't exactly what one would call spring chicken, but he hasn't slowed down so much either. He is still in a good position to compete and beat the best out there, such as Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, or even Floyd Mayweather after Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas on November.
At least that's what Freddie Roach and Manny believes at this point in his career.
"Manny still has a good future in boxing, I think," Freddie Roach said in a report by Boxingscene.
"And I really want him to fight Floyd Mayweather, one more time, just to shut him up. I know we can fight a better fight. I know Manny can beat him."
When the time comes that Manny Pacquiao age actually becomes a hindrance, his coach and father figure Freddie Roach said he already has a deal with his ward on the matter.
"We have an agreement that he will retire when I tell him, but I haven't seen that step lost yet. In his last fight, he fought a very good fight. We saw a lot of aggressiveness come out of Manny." Roach said according to Yahoo! Sports.
ALSO READ: Manny Pacquiao is in lose-lose situation vs. Jessie Vargas says, analyst
Many feel Pacman's devotion to religion has diverted his aggression and dulled his fighting instincts, and that could pose as a hindrance toward knocking out his opponents. He's become a bit complacent and seems to lack the drive to win in stunning fashion.
"He has the killer instinct coming back and I like that a lot. With his religion, it (the killer instinct) got away from him for a little while, but he is very dedicated to his religion also and that makes the training a little more difficult." Freddie Roach added.
Just how much would it continue to affect his attitude coming back from retirement, we do not know yet, or, if he's returning with a new outlook. For now, it is enough to know that Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas is something the Filipino champ really wants and has taken much heat for it. He might as well convince everyone how serious he is by making a strong statement.
If Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas turns out to be a great fight, we might as well expect better matches to follow in 2017, compelling for a rematch with Mayweather.
Do you think religion will hinder his performance, or that Manny Pacquiao age will prove a major factor in his decision to return to the sport he loves?
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To err is human and to entertain is Bollywood. With their interesting storylines and the larger than life dance sequences, Bollywood movies have always managed to amuse us while raking in millions. But there are times when our larger than life Bollywood films are so far fetched from reality that heroes show no sign of injuries after being shot by a volley of bullets and time travel is very much possible. While we were too busy laughing, crying or watching the beauties sizzle on screen, we have missed the most obvious of bloopers. Here is a list of 10 movie mistakes that will make you go WTF:
2) Gunda
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Published: May 26, 2017
The US supreme court will soon decide whether to repeat one of the most shameful moments in American history. On Thursday, 10 judges on the US court of appeals for the fourth circuit voted to uphold a lower court's order blocking President Trump's Executive Order No 13780, which would have banned people from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
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These pots are believed to be Edwardian and are simply more ornate but as full of charm and character as the rest of our range.
They catch the light wonderfully and make a great choice if you want to grow decorative herbs on a windowsill in your kitchen.
They are available in either 3", 4" and a few 5" – please contact for a quote.
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Fighters of the Air Force of Japan intercepted anti-submarine aircraft of the Russian Navy near the island of Honshu.
This was the second time in the last 2 days; the previous interception of 2 anti-submarine aircraft IL-38 happened the day before in the north-eastern coast of Japan.
Overall, such incidents go on for the third day, and the day before yesterday, on June 27, Russian planes came from Sakhalin island "unacceptably close" to Japan.
According to the Defence Forces of Japan, they passed over the southern part of the Kuril Islands, then circled to the east of the Japanese island of Honshu, and returned back.
However, on June 27 the incident did not end up with launching Japanese fighters, while yesterday and today the Japanese military planes had to go for interception.
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Now my furbaby is giving me trouble. I noticed a little lump on her head a few days ago. It was the same color as her skin, stuck up just a bit and looked smooth and completely round. In true neurotic fashion I took to the internet and promptly scared myself. I decided to wait a few days in case Nells was having some sort of puppy puberty driven thing going on. So yesterday the thing looked huge and is turning bright red. It sticks up above her furline and is quite noticeable now.
I called the vet and they agreed with my now sudden panic. If course the little voice inside my head tells me that anything that changes this quickly can't be bad… right? Right! The vet is literally right around the corner from my house but that office could not see us until next week sometime. We agreed that it should be looked at sooner and so Mr. took her to the main office this morning. I make him do all of the dirty work. I don't want her to associate me, her loving human mother, with the vet. The vet who pokes, prods and picks at her. No, she can associate that with someone else. I am the one who cuddles her and gives her treats.
The vet said that because of the dramatic change since we first noticed it that most likely it is nothing too serious. She said wait a while longer and see if it resolves on its own (puppy puberty thing). If not then we can have it removed and biopsied. So here is to hoping that it just goes away as quickly as it came.


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Loading image (splash) in iOS application can be localized depending from your device language. This feature allows to improve your app quality. This ability is not require any special skills and could be done for a few minutes.
Where to start
1) Create usual splash image with your default file name in appropriate quantity by your template. I use 3 languages – en, ru, de. For a basic example I will use 3 images. In your case you must create all assets of splashes that you doing usually.
2) Create localization folders (en.lproj, ru.lproj, de.lproj)
3) Each splash image you must place in appropriate folder depending on it language. Want to note that you must use same file name (images above). The difference only in content inside this images
4) Add this 3 folders (en, ru, de) into the project for packaging during compilation
5) We have done!
How to test
Compile and install your app. Execute it and watch for the splash. If you want to see the difference – you must change your device language in the Settings.
Re-run your app again and you will see another splash. iOS selects automatically appropriate splash if your app don't include device-selected language.


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SHAMOKIN -- While a family of three from Shamokin was enjoying their Christmas holiday somewhere else, their home on East Chestnut Street began to burn.
Firefighters say the smoke and flames destroyed everything inside, leaving the family with nothing.
"Being Christmas day, it's really sad. Being a father I can totally understand. I mean, losing everything right on Christmas..." said Ronald Lash of Shamokin.
Shamokin officials say a mother, her daughter, and one-month-old grandson lived at the home. The family did not have renter's insurance and lost everything.
"That's pitiful, them poor people. To lose everything. It didn't seem like it was the worst fire in the world, but it was enough to do the right damage." commented Barbara Tentromono of Shamokin.
According to Shamokin police, the city's code enforcement officer and another police officer arrived on scene first and started putting out the fire with fire extinguishers."
"The fire company responded pretty quick and they had it out pretty quick," said Lash.
With the houses in the neighborhood so close together, the neighbors worried about the fire.
Tentromono was not home at the time, but was concerned when she found out where the fire was located.
"I didn't know whose house it was and I knew I lived on this street in this block. And I panicked," stated Tentromono.
Shamokin police do not know what started the fire but say at this point it's not suspicious.
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by Tina Case
My blogging partner wrote earlier in the week about the wonderful time her friend had on San Francisco's Ride the Duck excursion. My family also had a great time this past Easter Sunday. We participated in a local Easter parade that spanned about 1 mile and ended up at Ghirardelli Square.
Amid the noise of the fun "quakers" they hand out to each guest, we danced on board the boat as fun party music blared out from the speakers. We meandered our way through the parade route, it was a wonderful sunny Sunday.
After we reached our destination we disembarked the DUCK and were led through a private tour of Ghirardelli Square. We got a great lesson in the history of the landmark. All of us were treated to a nice Easter gift bag of delicious chocolates before making our way to explore the area on our own. Rather than wait for the Ride the Duck trip back to our car, my family opted to have a nice Easter lunch at McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant which has an outstanding view of the bay. Lunch was fantastic.
Then we Uber'd our way for only $15 back to our car and ended our nice day in the city. If you're looking for something to do up in the city with family or out of town guests, Ride the Duck is a wonderful option. Check out this link to see a map of tour. They also have special packages and party tours for groups and corporations. For something different, check them out. We love Ride the Duck!


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What are stem cells?
Stem cells are powerful healing cells in the body that can become other types of cells. There are many adult stem cells in fat tissue, however they lie dormant. Stem cell therapy allows us to isolate stem cells from an animal's own fat tissue, activate them, and re-inject them directly into damaged areas. For example, in the case of arthritis, stem cells become new cartilage cells, reducing pain and increasing mobility.
What is so great about Stem Cell Therapy?
Stem cells treat the source of the problem by becoming new tissue to replace damaged tissue. Other treatments, such as drugs, though very useful, merely attempt to reduce symptoms. The treatment is very low risk, because it uses the animal's own stem cells. With our technology, over 95% of animals treated show improvement.
How long has this been available?
Stem cell therapy for animals has been commercially available since 2004, and thousands of animals have been treated around the world. The technology has only recently come to the UK.
Is it safe?
This procedure is very safe. The biggest risk is using a general anesthetic, to remove the fat tissue from which we isolate the stem cells. We always carry out a full pre anesthetic blood test and use the safest available anesthetics. Typically, the fat is collected in about 30 minutes. Processing the sample in our lab takes 4 hours, during which the stem cells are isolated, concentrated and activated. In the thousands of animals treated across the world, Vets have not noted side-effects from this stem cell therapy.
An initial consultation is carried out where we discuss all your concerns and carry out a full clinical examination. We will assess the current treatment protocol you have in place and make adjustments or recommendations so that we are happy that you have the benefit of all the most up to date therapies. This assessment will look at the suitability of any or all of the following conventional treatments:
- Steroids
- Non steroidals
- Nutritional supplements
- Dietary change
- Laser therapy
- Pulse therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Homeopathy
- Acupuncture
- Physiotherapy
- Cartrophen injections
In many cases, the patients we see are being treated with some or all of these but are still struggling with their condition.
In these cases we look at stem cell therapy as an additional benefit.
What happens to my pet when they come in for stem cell therapy?
The procedure is carried out in one day as an outpatient, and patients do not need an overnight stay with us.
We need some blood tests and a urine test for anesthetic safety. Once we are happy with these, we administer a short general anesthetic. Typically this lasts 30 to 90 minutes.
We need to have x-rays of the affected joints and also a chest x-ray. Where recent x-rays are available from your own Vet, we will not need to repeat these.
We then harvest approximately 40 grams of fat from a site behind the shoulder or just inside the tummy and your pet is woken from the anesthetic. There will be a few stitches that need to come out in 10 days.
A small blood sample is taken and prepared into a platelet rich plasma solution. The fat is processed to isolate, concentrate and activate stem cells in our lab, and this takes around 4 hours. The stem cells are mixed with the platelet rich plasma in preparation for injection. Once we have the stem cells, we administer a light sedative to allow us to inject the cells directly into the affected joints. A portion of the cells are given intravenously.
What is the recovery period, and how long does it take to see results?
We recommend that the patient be kept quiet for the first 10 days.
We typically see improvement starting after 3 weeks, and then continuing up to around 2 months.
How long does a treatment last? What happens if my pet starts having trouble again?
We typically see 1-3 years of relief after the initial treatment. We will bank additional stem cells, so repeat treatment is easy. We have a UK cell banking facility in Hampshire. If symptoms return, we request a dose of cells from the bank, and inject them. No repeat surgery is necessary.
Are there any animals that you don't treat?
Yes. Because we don't know exactly what happens when cancer patients are treated with stem cells based on human studies, we do not treat those patients, and it is for this reason that we take a chest x-ray on the day of the procedure.
- Full initial consultation and physical exam with assessment and recommendations
- Blood tests to ensure suitability for regenerative medicine therapy
- Full radiograph service under anaesthetic
- Injection of PRP into joint(s)
- Preparation, counting and culture of stem cells
- Injection of stem cells into joint(s)
- Storage of stem cells for future use in our dedicated lab
- Follow up consultations at 30, 60 and 90 days
The cost of treatment does vary for each patient depending on the individual clinical condition. We recommend an initial consultation with Dr Halperin during which all treatment and cost considerations are discussed thoroughly.
Most insurance companies will now cover the cost of the treatment, but not always the cost of cell banking. You may need to check with your insurance company to see exactly what costs they cover.
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Basics of Commodity Pricing – Commodity Pricing Mechanism
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ICE Nymex and the Exchange, Price discovery, forward curves
OTC products versus Exchange Traded vrs Clearport
Options and their structures
Commodity Assets – Upstream
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Commodity Trading Company Structures
The Future for Commodity Trading Companies
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Role of Trader – Arbitrage in Space
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Role of Trader – Arbitrage in Time – Backwardation Markets
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Role of Trader – Option Trading strategies
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Bush to Fob Margin – Asset plays
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Of the KSAOs, which are those that you are good or great at? Which do you lack currently?
You have to ask yourself these honest questions.
After you have identified your strengths and weakness, it is time to do something about it!!
But how are you going to do it?
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Here are 4 steps to doing it!
Step 1 : Knowing Yourself
Before moving on you should know who you are as a person, and what you are good at. This include things like your learning styles, values at work, personality traits, interests, and skills that you are done at.
Here are some links which you can use to learn to learn about yourselves.
[Credit: Some of these weblinks are provided from http://mystudio.bethechangecareers.com/resources/resources-2/]
Learning Style: VARK Questionnaire
Career Values: Value-Sort Activity (RMIT website)
Personality Traits link 1: Jung Type Test
Personality Traits link 2: IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers
Interests: O*NET Interest Profiler
Strengths: Motivated Skills Inventory
Step 2: Exploring Your Options
Once you understand your personality traits, interests, strengths, and values, you should start to explore some options and do some research about the industry and the jobs available. There are mainly three things to do:
- Occupational Research: This involves doing some research on the occupation, on what it entails. It is pretty much like finding out about the job description. This can be done by browsing the job search sites or companies that offer jobs you are interested in. Another reference website you can look at is O*NET Online.
- Knowing the industry trends: Knowing what is happening in the industry for the last 10 years will be beneficial in understanding whether this career is something that you would do. I would advise that you go for career talks in your university or educational institute, and network with some professionals in the industry or the Singapore Psychological Society. You can also learn about the trends through the different Facebook pages.
- Knowing your career options: This will be useful to know the other jobs that you may be interested in. This could be based on your personality traits, values and interests as mentioned above. Knowing this will be beneficial if you wish to have some form of a career start or career change in a different industry, other than psychology.
The main purpose for Steps 1 and 2 is to build up your knowledge regarding yourself and the career choice. Once you have obtained this knowledge, you can then proceed to plan and to take action to work towards your choice of having a psychological-related career!!
To be continued.. See Career Planning for a Psychological Career (Part 3)...


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Siama and his wife Dallas host lively, interactive kids' programs and classes for students, lifelong learners and communities seeking expression and connection.
Siama and Dallas host an age 0-5 program that's perfect for libraries and day care settings and a special program that's great for kids in school settings. Begin by greeting each other in a variety of languages, then dance and sing along to happy songs, hear fun stories about Siama's rural childhood in DR Congo and enjoy watching puppets animate songs.
In the older kids' program (early elementary and beyond), they learn to sing along in Kikongo, Lingala and Swahili in traditional Congolese style like breathing from the diaphragm in order to produce the big African vocal sound, how to yodel Congolese-style and how to sing in the call-and-response style of the Mbaka people.
Interactive performance/Jam for Kids and Families
This is a great fit for events and festivals with a roving-type format. As Siama and Dallas play and sing catchy songs, kids and their families can pop by to grab a fun instrument to sing and play along.
This class is a terrific option for libraries, community centers, nursing homes and more.
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"It's truly inspiring to see Siama work with children. He not only shares his great musical talent, but also generously provides the opportunity to creatively express themselves through music."
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"Siama and Dallas put together a sensational show for people of all ages. Their music is unique, joyful, and utterly irresistible, and their love for both music and for people shows through in everything they do. Truly a delight to work with!"
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"I've never been to the Congo, but after having Siama perform for our Early Childhood concert series, I feel like I got the chance to live there! I am so grateful for the time and care they took to put together a program that would not only entertain but educate and engage our children and their families."
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"Siama and Dallas provided a wonderfully engaging performance at our Family Art Day event. Children were encouraged to try out the instruments, play along and learn more about the history of different cultures and musical traditions. A perfect way to reach all ages!"
Siama and Dallas encourage participants through a series of brainstorming and freewriting exercises in order to compose songs on a chosen theme. The new songs can be incorporated into a performance, a recording or both.
This can be a transformative experience for:
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"I attended in order to learn how best to manage my profile whilst on a career break. However, what I took away was so much more.
It was a great workshop and Kath was absolutely brilliant. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to make the most out of their LinkedIn profile."
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LinkedIn Workshop
"I found it to be very helpful and motivating. I found myself more confident and energised after the session.
I would not hesitate to look to Kath for advice in the future."
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Thank you, I am now brimming with excitement and couldn't recommend this course highly enough!"
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"The workshop really helped me to understand how to restructure my profile, inspired me to think about my 'brand' and use LinkedIn more effectively overall as a networking tool.
As with all workshops and training by Kath, it was highly informative and motivating."
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"What makes Kath stand out is her focus on turning thinking into positive and targeted action.
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In the past year of living in this house, we've hung very little on the walls. For a while, it made sense: we were in the depths of dusty renovations, so unpacking our photos and bits of art to hang on said dusty walls would have been silly. But, for the past six months, we've stared at our blank walls and wondered just exactly what we should do with them. A few things got leaned, some empty frames got hung to move them out of the way, but, for the most part, my walls were art-less.
So, I fixed it.
I gathered all our frames, filled a few empty ones, detached some art from some canvas, created some templates with newspaper and started arranging. Before hammering holes into my wall, I taped bits of newspaper up in the size of each frame to place everything and, once I'd found an arrangement I was happy with, simply nailed in the hanging nails through the paper. So much easier than guessing where the nail would go.
Of course, this will consistently be a work-in-progress. I expect that, eventually, it will curve around the corner, and perhaps up over the shelves above our TV. And, one day, the whole lot may have to relocate while we rip apart our house once again, and then find a home on a stairway wall.
This will be ever evolving. I have plans to spray paint some frames, to finish that long and skinny painting on the left, to add in details that are neither paintings, nor, necessarily, framed. As I adventure through life, this will be the wall I will add mementos to, little reminders of family and friends, a few photos, but mostly art and d'objet, bits of things that make me happy.
Have you created a gallery wall? I know, they're so popular right now, some would say trendy. What do you think of them?


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Shanghai, China, July 27, 2017
Bill Russo spoke on "Rising Opportunities in China's Automotive Independent Aftermarket" at the Automotive Aftermarket Forum organized by Messe Frankfurt in Shanghai
Beijing China, June 5, 2017
How China is Shaping the Future of Mobility
Click here to watch the recording of the panel discussion
The China auto market is transitioning from a period of rapid growth and expansion of individual car ownership to a future where mobility needs are served via a more diverse stream of personal mobility solutions. Personal mobility solutions now include new cars, an expanding supply of good quality used cars, as well as on-demand mobility (ODM) services (including bike sharing and ride hailing) for people who prefer a pay-per-use model over ownership.
China's market is also quite unique with its short history of car ownership, ultra-dense urban population, and high penetration of the mobile internet. With an urbanization rate of 56%, China's urban population now exceeds 750 million people, and the transportation needs of this increasingly urbanized population has driven the explosive demand for personal mobility. With a car population of over 190 million vehicles at the end of 2016, individuals who own cars are still far outnumbered by those who do not, and mobility needs are increasingly served through mobility services "usership" beyond just individual car "ownership".
In this context, automakers are expanding their focus from the product (the "automobile"), to the utility that is derived from the product ("automobility"), and are challenged to create a business model and digital ecosystem optimized to provide digitally-enabled solutions for both car owners and users.
We will discuss: How are these factors shaping the auto market in China? What solutions are being developed to ease mobility "pain points" in China? How do you see these solutions impacting and shaping our everyday lives today and in the future? How will this impact the structure of the industry going forward?
Innovations such as these, originating from both traditional OEMs and new mobility solutions platforms, many of whom are Chinese, is paving the way to an entirely new business model for China's auto industry.
Topics for discussion:
Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG; President & CEO, Volkswagen Group China
Mr. Olaf Kastner, President & CEO, BMW Group Region China
Mr. William Li, Founder & Chairman, NIO
Dr. Daniel Kirchert, President & Co-Founder, Future Mobility Corporation
Moderated by:
Mr. Bill Russo, Managing Director, Gao Feng Advisory Company
The Nation, April 19, 2017
SHANGHAI- Unable to afford a car, Shanghai university student Long Yi endured an expensive taxi commute across his vast city until he started using one of the car-sharing schemes quickly gaining momentum in China.
Essentially an Internet Age twist on car rentals, car-sharing is attracting Chinese millennials who increasingly demand mobility but shun the burden of auto ownership.
Long, 20, drives himself to school for around 50 yuan ($7) using EVCARD, a service launched by state-owned automaker SAIC Motor that has compact electric vehicles sprinkled around the city, slashing his travel time and costing one-quarter the taxi fare.
"It is cheaper and more convenient and very flexible. I'll choose EVCARD as my primary mode of transport almost every time," said Long.
After years of skyrocketing China sales, the global auto industry is contemplating slower growth as it convenes this week for the Shanghai Auto Show, putting alternative sales channels like car-sharing in focus.
Long-established in Western countries, such services only began appearing in China in the past two years, but are part of an ongoing Chinese personal-mobility revolution.
Already bike-sharing businesses have exploded across China, flooding major cities with bicycles that are unlocked by GPS using an app, can be left anywhere and have become critical to countless commutes.
Similarly, drivers typically use a smartphone app to find and unlock shared cars, later parking them anywhere or at set locations.
Dozens of Chinese and foreign companies have now either launched or invested in car-sharing operations, with some making purpose-built cars.
Germany-based consultancy Roland Berger forecasts annual market growth of at least 45 percent.
"That is a significant growth opportunity (for manufacturers). There are only a few hundred thousand cars now, but it's growing and it's growing very quickly," said Johan Karlberg, a Shanghai-based partner with Roland Berger.
– Driving new sales –
German giant Daimler launched a car-sharing service last year that has since expanded to seven cities, gaining more than 250,000 registered users, the company said.
Jochem Heizmann, China CEO for Volkswagen, the country's top car brand, told reporters in Shanghai VW would partner with Chinese car-sharing operator Shouqi in multiple cities, partly to boost electric-vehicle sales.
"You have to see the development of such fleets as sales channels," he stressed.
Lynk & Co — a new unit of Chinese automaker Geely, which owns Volvo — unveiled in Shanghai two SUVs with built-in touch-screen sharing software developed with Microsoft and Sweden's Ericsson.
"Communities", such as companies or residential developments, can jointly purchase vehicles to share, or owners can share their car for a fee with other drivers who join Lynk & Co's network, said Alain Visser, the company's senior vice president.
"It becomes an interesting concept because sharing can reduce the cost of ownership," he told AFP.
Lynk & Co also is partnering with TripAdvisor and Tujia — China's Airbnb — on a proposed system combining shared accommodation and cars.
"Instead of entering the (car-sharing) market once it becomes big, we want to make it big," Visser said.
Bill Russo, head of Shanghai-based auto consultancy Gao Feng, said such services will guide auto manufacturing in future.
"You may build them to entertain people in the backseat, or to provide more connectivity so people can be productive. We'll see this segment influence specifications," he said.
China's central government and many local authorities are keen to reduce congestion and air pollution and have dangled various incentives for car-sharing, such as eased licensing requirements and guaranteed parking.
Further supporting car-sharing's potential, countless Chinese face significant car-ownership hurdles, including cost, scarce parking and limits on car use in several major cities.
By 2020, China will have just 195 million cars for 355 million licensed drivers, Roland Berger estimates.
"Many middle-class families that can afford a second car are opting not to. It's a real hassle," said Karlberg.
High start-up costs and other hurdles in the fledgling car-share industry mean no one is making money yet, analysts say.
But they expect the growing numbers of industry entrants soon to consolidate into a solid few able to run sustainable businesses, perhaps in partnership with government.
Gao Feng Insights Report, August 2016
We are pleased to share with you our paper titled: The Explosive Growth Opportunity in China's Automotive Aftermarket. In this report, we examine one of the major discontinuities shaping the future of the Chinese auto market: the rapid expansion of the independent aftermarket (IAM).
China's automotive market is transitioning from a period of rapid growth in new car sales to a slower pattern of expansion going forward. While this slower pattern of growth is a concern for automakers and suppliers, the market remains at historically high levels of sales, and the car population continues to expand at double digit rates annually. In addition, the average age of the vehicle population is rising. Add to this a recent push by the Chinese government to allow sales of original equipment service (OES) parts by independent service providers, coupled with the emergence of digital platforms for accessing services, the conditions are ripe for discontinuous expansion of the independent aftermarket.
All of these factors are contributing to an explosive expansion of the automotive aftermarket services business in China. In this environment, automakers and suppliers are seeking ways to offer a clear and differentiated value proposition in order to succeed in the aftermarket, and they must act quickly to compete with new entrants who are seeking to disrupt the traditional service model.
We welcome your comments and feedback on our briefing paper or in general about our firm. We would be glad to meet you in person to share our data and perspectives in a fuller manner. Please let us know if you are interested in meeting and discussing directly how we can help you to operationalize these insights.
Thought leadership is core to what Gao Feng does. We will, from time to time, share with you our latest thinking on business and management, especially as it relates to China and China's role in the world.
Best Regards,
Bill Russo
Managing Director, Gao Feng Advisory Company
Robert Zhang
Senior Associate, Gao Feng Advisory Company
Emily Wang
Senior Consultant, Gao Feng Advisory Company
AFP Newswires, April 23, 2016
Chinese Internet giant LeECO Holdings Ltd unveils its internet electric battery driverless concept car 'LeSEE', during a launch event in Beijing, on April 20, 2016
Beijing: Chinese manufacturers and internet giants are in hot pursuit of their US counterparts in the race to design driverless cars, but the route to market is still littered with potholes.
While Google has been working on autonomous vehicles for at least six years, with the likes of BMW, Volvo and Toyota in its wake, more recently Chinese businesses have entered the race, from internet search giant Baidu to manufacturer Changan.
Last week, ahead of the Beijing Auto Show opening on Monday, two self-driving Changan cars made a mountainous 2,000 kilometre (1,200 mile) journey from Chongqing in the southwest to the capital in the country's first long-distance autonomous vehicle test.
Another Chinese internet giant, LeECO, is also venturing into autonomous technologies, unveiling Wednesday in Beijing an electric car that can park itself and be summoned to its owner's location via smartphone.
And late last year Baidu tested China's first locally designed driverless vehicle, a modified BMW, with a 30 kilometre ride through the streets of Beijing.
Despite China's relatively late entry to the field, analysts believe the country could become a key market for driverless vehicles thanks to a more favourable regulatory and consumer environment.
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) forecasts that global sales of driverless cars will reach 12 million by 2035, with more than a quarter sold in China.
Vehicles which automatically adjust their routes in response to real-time traffic information could solve chronic gridlock in China's major cities, BCG's Xavier Mosquet told AFP.
"If they believe this would ease traffic, Chinese authorities will do all they can to promote the development of this technology and then its use," he said.
Robot taxis
Public concerns over the safety of driverless cars are far lower than elsewhere, according to a survey by Roland Berger consultants in 2015, which found 96 per cent of Chinese would consider an autonomous vehicle for almost all everyday driving, compared with 58 per cent of Americans and Germans.
In a country notorious for accidents, the promise of better safety through autonomous technologies could also be appealing.
The ultimate prize, say analysts, will be when mass transport firms such as taxi-hailing giant Uber, or its Chinese rival Didi, can deploy huge fleets of robot taxis.
"The real payoff for truly driverless technology will come when cars on the road are no longer owned by people, but are owned by fleet management services," said Bill Russo, managing director of the consultancy firm Gao Feng.
"That's where you want to think about taking the driver out of the equation. Mobility on demand is hugely popular here."
In the Roland Berger survey, 51 per cent of Chinese car owners said they would prefer to use robot taxis rather than buy a new vehicle themselves, compared with 26 per cent of Americans.
With a ready market, China may soon become the top location for companies to refine driverless technology.
Swedish manufacturer Volvo, owned by China's Geely since 2010, this month announced plans to test drive up to 100 of its vehicles on Chinese roads this year.
Changan, a partner of Ford, is set to roll out commercial autonomous vehicles for motorways from 2018, while mass production of driverless city cars is projected to begin in 2025.
'Does the car choose?'
Baidu, meanwhile, says it will launch self-driving buses by 2018, which will operate on fixed routes in select cities in China.
Like Google, the internet giant already owns detailed road maps and has experience in electronic security, and a company spokeswoman told AFP it had had "very positive feedback" from the government.
But analysts are more cautious, predicting slow-moving autonomous vehicles will not appear in towns until at least 2020.
Production costs were still too high to make a robot taxi fleet viable, BCG's Mosquet said.
"There are still many questions to be resolved" before fully autonomous vehicles can be put into public use, said Jeremy Carlson, a senior analyst for IHS.
He pointed to "chaotic traffic situations" on roads shared with cyclists and pedestrians, and less-than-adequate infrastructure.
Technology will be the first to see solutions, he said, but that still left regulation and issues around liability and insurance to be addressed.
For some, there are moral dilemmas as well.
"If you have someone jumping out in front of an autonomous car, does the car have to choose between killing that person, or swerving and crashing and killing the passenger?" asked Robin Zhu, senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein.
"If your car could choose to kill you, would you get in it?"
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-04-chinese-firms-driverless-future.html#jCp
Premier Li Keqiang vowed to "step up support" for the electric vehicle industry at a meeting of the State Council on Wednesday by shifting funds from supporting EV production to rewarding companies that produce new technologies and hit sales targets, according to the government website.
Principal targets include achieving a "revolutionary breakthrough" in battery technologies and using EVs for taxi and bus fleets in major cities.
China considers the development of its EV market a key strategic goal, and policy has encouraged auto producers to focus on fuel replacement in the hope that such technologies will allow them to be competitive abroad while reducing air pollution at home.
Subsidies for producers and buyers alike helped sales rocket to more than 330,000 vehicles in 2015, up fourfold from 2014 but still shy of Beijing's goal of half a million.
Growth-by-subsidies cuts both ways, however, and reports in Chinese media of widespread "fraudulent" claims by companies that take government money without redirecting their efforts towards the expensive process of EV technology development prompted the Finance Ministry to announce in January that it would phase out subsidies by 2021.
"The age of subsidising manufacturers is whittling away," said Bill Russo, managing director at Gao Feng, a Shanghai-based advisory. The government has "decided to focus the development down to areas where China can develop some degree of competitive leadership," he said.
Sourcing and manufacturing battery-related technology, a key component of electric vehicles, is one area in which China has a natural advantage due to its large — and carefully guarded — store of rare earth metals such as lanthanum, which is used to make hybrid batteries.
The success of companies such as US-based Tesla Motors has been as much due to battery technologies as to motors and recharging components, and China is keen to create homegrown champions that can compete in this crucial area. Currently most major EV producers in China are joint ventures with foreign carmakers.
Mr Li's statements also included a push to use public transport and institutions as a conduit for boosting EV sales, with the mandated percentage of new energy vehicles purchased by public institutions rising to 50 per cent from a previous 30 per cent.
The prospect of updated public transport fleets being encouraged to use only electric vehicles also raises the possibility of an uneven playing field developing, with local manufacturers given priority in bidding for deals.
"When you look at the taxi fleet in any city, they are pretty much buying for the home team," said Mr Russo. "The local manufacturer has the advantage."
Gao Feng Insights Report, February 2016
We are pleased to share with you our paper titled: Reimagining Mobility in the China Context. This article builds on the themes from our previous article titled Digital Disruption in China's Automotive Industry, and offers a perspective at how the traditional value chain of the automotive industry is being fundamentally transformed by a new wave of "digital disruptors".
Unlike traditional automotive OEMs and suppliers, these digital disruptors are leveraging mobile internet technology to present new and innovative "Connected Mobility" services to users, and in the process challenging the business model of the automotive industry. The century old hardware-centric business model of individual car ownership and product-based segmentation is transforming into a new form which leverages internet technology to deliver a broader range of services to address mobility needs. Such changes are happening faster in China than in the rest of the world, where the size and scale of the urban population and the sheer numbers of mobile internet users are much greater than other markets.
In such an environment, China's Internet giants (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) along with mobility disruptors such as LeEco and NextEV are vying to deliver an increasingly connected, electrified, smart and personalized mobility experience. Coupled with the Chinese government's regulatory push on new-energy vehicle adoption and sustainable transportation infrastructure, China has demonstrated strong potential to become the breeding ground for the Connected Mobility revolution. As a result, Automotive OEM and supplier CEOs must learn to reimagine mobility in the China context in order to secure a strong position in this new competitive landscape.
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Shanghai, China – February 15, 2016 – Augmentum, Inc., a provider of software services for products and solutions that can digitally transform enterprises, today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Gao Feng Advisory Company ("Gao Feng"), a global management consultancy with roots in China. Both firms will seek to join forces to deliver a unique and comprehensive set of services to their clients in China and worldwide.
The "connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime" world we live in today requires us to re-imagine and transform the journeys that enterprises and their customers take with each other. These transformations have shown us that enterprises need to build, over time, a holistic unified view of their customers, internal teams, and partners. The delivery of such innovative services to customers is only the tip of the iceberg. Behind these services there are many more services facing their customers, internal teams and partners to orchestrate the end to end activities necessary to meet the immediate service expectation. Existing islands of systems and information need to be connected in order to effectively respond to the immediate gratification expectations of their customers.
Augmentum & Gao Feng will bring a globally experienced team to collaborate with their clients to co-innovate, architect, design, build and operate digital ecosystems that deliver competitive advantage with a deeply-rooted in-China perspective. This will encompass providing digital transformation services, digital marketing & ecommerce services, and software development services.
"Throughout the years, we have worked with many large companies as well as startups here in China and worldwide. Our clients together with us have achieved speedy phased incremental transformation within the context of an overall strategy, robust architecture, and product-level quality implementation. We look forward to leveraging our strong partnership with Gao Feng to accelerate the transformation for our clients", said Dr. Leonard Liu, Chairman & CEO of Augmentum.
"Gao Feng is a pre-eminent strategy and management consulting firm", said Dr. Edward Tse, founder and CEO of Gao Feng. "The partnership with Augmentum allows Gao Feng to offer our clients a broad set of capabilities beyond those typically found among strategy consultancies, leveraging deep expertise in the area of digital hardware, software and big data solutions", he added.
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Gao Feng Insights Report, January 2016
We are pleased to share with you our paper titled: Digital Disruption in China's Automotive Industry. Recent advances in mobile connectivity, big data and social networks have infiltrated the traditional automotive industry and are beginning to redraw the competitive landscape among traditional hardware companies and digital "disruptors".
The traditional automotive industry, where technology innovation has primarily been focused on powertrain and safety systems, must now contend with new forms of mobility services that are transforming the business model of the auto industry. The conventional hardware-centric, sales-driven, asset-heavy, and ownership-based business model with sporadic customer interactions is being superseded by more connected, on-demand, cost-effective, personalized mobility services. This new form of "connected mobility" is driving new technologies in the areas of navigation, analytics, driver safety, driver assistance and information virtualization.
China's automotive industry is at the forefront of digital disruption as this transformation is happening much faster in China than the rest of the world, and China will leapfrog to a new era of personalized and electrified mobility. The unique context of China's urban transportation challenge, the high rate of adoption of mobile device connectivity, combined with the rapid and aggressive introduction of alternative mobility and ownership concepts will compress the time needed to commercialize smart, connected car technology and related services. These conditions may permit China to "leapfrog" to towards a new era of personalized and electrified mobility.
We welcome your comments and feedback on our briefing paper or in general about our firm. We would be glad to meet you in person to share our data and perspectives in a fuller manner. Please let us know if you are interested in meeting and discussing directly how we can help you to operationalize these insights.
Thought leadership is core to what Gao Feng does. We will, from time to time, share with you our latest thinking on business and management, especially as it relates to China and China's role in the world.
Best Regards,
Bill Russo
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