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Great things happen when leaders align
Wednesday, 10 July, 2019Close Article
Cities and regions where leaders collaborate, with a shared vision and an agreed set of priorities, attract major public and private investment, according to national and international evidence. Alignment among leaders across sectors ensures that advocacy on behalf of a city and region delivers economic and social benefits for the whole community and their enterprises.
That is the opportunity for Greater Newcastle to benefit from growth and foster economic diversification. It requires collaboration among disparate stakeholders. A measure of cooperation is evident with the Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils and the new and evolving Committee for the Hunter.
Cross-sector collaboration – and the 'distributed leadership' that can result – appears to begin with conversations, but people need to follow up with ongoing engagement and action. To provide scaffolding for such activity, the Hunter Research Foundation (HRF) Centre has been offering expert insight and facilitating initiatives under this year's theme of 'Collaboration and Vision'.
The Centre's March Hunter Economic breakfast featured former Tasmanian premier, the Hon. David Bartlett, discussing the 'MONA effect'. The opening of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart in 2011 boosted tourism numbers and spawned or enhanced a range of other enterprises, breathing new life into Tasmania's economy. Bartlett pointed to timing, underlying institutions and extraordinary individuals as contributing to MONA's impact.
"When MONA came along, we invested almost nothing. In fact, MONA would not have worked if it had relied upon Government money. However, we invested money in the Salamanca Markets and Arts Centre and in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. I believe that we ended up with something much bigger than the sum of its parts."
Bartlett also had the foresight, as Premier, to invest in supporting MONA Foma music festival, shortened to MoFo. The successful festival began two years before MONA opened and made sure the world was watching when it launched.
An international case study in the development of a vibrant innovation ecosystem was the focus of our May breakfast, featuring Sander van Amelsvoort discussing Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Over two decades, Eindhoven transformed from a declining industrial base with high unemployment to be recognised as one of Europe's most innovative regions.
Eindhoven's transformation relied on a 'triple helix' of university, business chamber and city council. Under their Brainport Next Generation strategy, Eindhoven are now moving away from the 'triple helix' model to embrace a 'multi-helix'. "The days of successfully innovating by yourself are behind us – to keep up with the fast-moving developments, you have to innovate together with your suppliers, customers, and even your competitors", stated Imke Carsouw, former Managing Director of Brainport Development.
Lucy Turnbull AO, Chief Commissioner, Greater Sydney Commission, will share her experiences in creating consensus and effectively exerting influence around strategic initiatives at our next economic breakfast in July. She is a former Lord Mayor of Sydney, former Chair of theCommittee for Sydney, and former deputy chair of the COAG City Expert Advisory Panel – all roles requiring skill in collaboration and influence.
Last year's Second Cities Symposium highlighted trends and opportunities in urban and regional planning and development in second cities and their regions, showcasing successes and revealing their secrets. The symposium comprised 21 sessions, including a final segment to identify priorities for Greater Newcastle and the region. This year's follow-up, again led by the HRF Centre, Smaller and Smarter Cities International Symposium, is scheduled for October.
One priority from the 2018 symposium – identity and positioning of Greater Newcastle – was the focus of a workshop in March, co-facilitated by the HRF Centre and the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation. Fifty-one participants came from 33 organisations in the business sector, government, utilities, universities, schools and peak bodies. Nine local government areas were represented. A working group is now progressing participants' recommendations.
The challenge of identity and positioning for the region has been taken up by four teams of young professionals in the HunterNet Future Leaders program for this year, at the request of and supported by the HRF Centre.
Collaboration was also cultivated in a workshop on development of the Committee for the Hunter, facilitated by the HRF Centre in June. More than 40 participants from 32 different organisations represented government, business, trade unions, and the arts and community sectors from Greater Newcastle to the Upper Hunter.
So, there you have it – insights from experts, workshops, symposia, working parties, and projects to foster greater collaboration and to clarify a vision for the region. It has been a busy year, but the distributed leadership that seems to be emerging provides encouragement.
This opinion piece by Professor Will Rifkin was published in the Newcastle Herald on 8 July 2019
Connectivity and collaboration critical to regional innovation
Wednesday, 12 June, 2019Close Article
Innovation is becoming increasingly imperative for the Hunter's future prosperity.
The Hunter Research Foundation (HRF) Centre recently released its 2018 data on local business innovation. Every year since 2009, the HRF has asked 300 businesses whether they introduced new or significantly improved goods and services in the year prior. In 2018, 45 per cent of Hunter businesses said that they innovated, a figure on par with the national rate for 2016-17.
The centre's time series shows a growing relationship between innovation and improved business performance. In 2009, there was virtually no difference between innovators and non-innovators in the share of firms reporting improved profitability. In 2018, however, firms who said that they were innovating were more likely than non-innovating firms to report that their profitability was increasing 'moderately or substantially'. Innovating firms were also more likely report they were hiring, exporting and experiencing improved trading performance.
This trend is confirmed at the national level, with innovation-active firms more likely to report increases in sales, profitability, productivity and firm size, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. Innovation is attributed with creating as much as 50 per cent of long-term economic growth of OECD member countries, and this contribution is expected to grow.
Innovation sectors offer a competitive advantage internationally, such as a unique product or service that cannot easily be reproduced or outsourced. Improving the number and performance of exporters is critical to improving overall regional productivity, the UK Centre for Cities says. In 2018, while almost 60 per cent of Hunter businesses sell outside the region, only 15 per cent sell outside Australia. This proportion has remained more or less unchanged for a decade and a half. Hunter firms must enhance such global connections.
The OECD identifies health and education, high and medium manufacturing, finance and insurance, telecommunication and business services as knowledge-intensive sectors. While employment in health and education grew strongly in the Hunter, there was minimal change in several key knowledge-intensive sectors from 2011 to 2016, Census of Population and Housing data shows. These low- or no- growth areas include professional, technical and scientific services, information, media and telecommunications, and finance and insurance services. These latter industries experienced stronger growth in Sydney and Melbourne.
But recent ABS business counts show 'green shoots' in such segments. From 2015 to 2018, there was strong growth in information, telecommunications and media businesses and in businesses within professional, scientific and technical services in Newcastle (28 per cent) and Lake Macquarie (22 per cent) local government areas. These rates are well above the national growth rate of 9 per cent. ABS Labour Force Survey data also show a welcome resurgence of employment in manufacturing in the past year.
Guest speaker at the Hunter Economic Breakfast, Sander van Amelsvoort, provided an international case study in the development of a vibrant innovation ecosystem in his home town of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Over two decades, it transformed, from a base of business failures and high unemployment to be recognised as one of Europe's most innovative regions. With only 4 per cent of the Netherlands population, Greater Eindhoven - now known as the 'Brainport' region - generates 44 per cent of the country's patents and 19 per cent of its private investment. 'Smart + Together = Strong' summarises the winning formula for Eindhoven, van Amelsvoort said.
Collaboration within an innovation ecosystem yields payback for individual firms, including: spill-over of technology, knowledge, suppliers, markets and talent from other firms and industries.
Eindhoven drove transformation thanks to combined efforts of three key regional organisations - a 'triple helix' of university, business chamber and city council. To optimise the triple helix model, a region such as the Hunter needs to focus its knowledge institutions, assets and resources.
Research on regions that support innovation indicates that the Hunter should develop its innovation ecosystem to support entrepreneurs, start-ups and scale ups as well as to increase access to markets, talent and financial capital. A supportive, risk-taking culture and a favourable business climate are essential. Also required are anchor institutions like universities and medical centres, suitable digital and transport infrastructure, and built form that supports urban consolidation and mixed-use.
Greater Newcastle already ticks the boxes with smart city elements, growth of the innovation network, and plans to expand port and airport capabilities, the university and health precincts. To attract corporate investment and the local talent that it requires, we must add strong, collaborative leadership to implement a common vision.
Dr Anthea Bill, Lead Economist, HRF Centre
This opinion piece was published in the Newcastle Herald on 12 June, 2019.
Q&A: Sander Van Amelsvoort and Dr Anthea Bill
Wednesday, 5 June, 2019Close Article
This is an edited transcript of question time, which was moderated by Professor Will Rifkin, Director of the HRF Centre. It was recorded at the Hunter Economic breakfast in Newcastle on 16 May.
Q: What cultural or geographical factors do you think helped Eindhoven to use their crisis to its advantage whereas other communities haven't?
Sander Van Amelsvoort: In a country as small as the Netherlands, if you are not involved in trade and innovation, good luck to you. Cultural and geographical factors are big determinants in this context. I was recently asked about this in the context of Australia. I think that the 'tyranny of distance' is very rapidly being replaced by the 'promise of proximity'. Directly to your north, you have an Asian century taking off. That move will be of historical proportions, which means that the opportunities are of historical proportions. However, the competition will be as well. For a long time, Australia has had the benefit of being insulated from some of those competitive factors.
When you ask the question – what is the future of Newcastle, or of Australia? – you need to consider it in the context of this changing geo-political landscape.
Angus Maddison was a British economist who mapped out the world economy from 1st century AD. He found that, for the first 17 of the past 20 centuries, China and India generated half the world's economy. When the Industrial Revolution comes along in the 18th century, we see a two or three century 'exceptional period', I suppose you may call it. What we are seeing now is that new convergence, where most people recognise the rise of China as something. This is interesting, because when people think about the rise of China or the Asian Century, they often tend to think about what has happened in the last 30 to 40 years. However, if you look at it using Maddison's perspective, it is really a return to the historical equilibrium. The question for Newcastle, and Australia, is: what is your role in that world?
Q: What role do you think organised labour can play in supporting innovation? Why are they generally not invited to the conversation?
Dr Anthea Bill: I have not done any research specifically into the role of organised labour in supporting innovation. However, I do know what we learned from some work that we did at Hunter Research Foundation, speaking to 54 manufacturers across the region during a crisis in manufacturing. We saw substantial job losses in manufacturing. By interviewing some of the Hunter's high performing advanced manufacturers, we identified the value of empowering innovation across an organisation, from the ground up, and through all levels. Ensuring that everyone is committed to innovation, whether they work in marketing, management or conducting a routine, low-skill operation, was one of the key factors. It was successful in infusing innovation across an organisation, which led to success in that innovation space. I am not sure why workers are not currently at the table.
Sander Van Amelsvoort: In northern Europe, particularly in the Netherlands and Germany, it is something that is part of every business council, called 'Works Councils'. The really successful middle enterprises in Germany that have global reach have Works Councils, with labour leaders on their boards. That is mandated by law. That is a really interesting model. There are some down-sides to that as well. What it does do is to draw that aspect into the conversation. It helps those businesses to understand what kinds of accommodations they need to make in order to be competitive. Where does investment play a part and where does our labour force play a part? This could be another thing you could think about doing here – to explore those examples from northern Europe.
Professor Will Rifkin: I had a doctoral student who looked at dialogue between communities and mining companies. She landed on that key question – who is in the room taking part in the dialogue and who isn't? When you think of organised labour, you think, who else is not in the room?
Q: A recurring theme throughout Festival events has been the difficulty for start-ups to source funding locally or otherwise. How do we reduce this barrier to entry?
Sander Van Amelsvoort: I am not too familiar with the funding environment here. I do know that access to capital for start-ups in Australia is a real issue. It is not only a question of whether there is enough capital. There is also the question of whether there are enough start-ups to spend the capital.
People often ask why Australia's super funds can't set aside a proportion of their investment capital portfolios to invest in start-ups. In my previous role at the Committee for Melbourne, we have found that the super funds often can't justify finding the resources to build the knowledge required to set up that extra part of their portfolio. It is a key thing to think about. How can you build knowledge and awareness of these tactics among super funds in Australia? You also need a new risk mindset, so super funds have to consider how that would play out in their whole portfolio.
Another thing is the breadth and depth of the innovation system. Last night, at dinner, we spoke about the biotechnology research capabilities, particularly in Melbourne but also here in Newcastle. We have very strong capability in research but not in development. That has to do with many factors, including the small number of people who have experienced commercialisation in this sector from end to end. That also means that investors often don't really understand that sector.
For example, with tech-start-ups, they often just need $100,000 and a couple of laptops, a lot of coffee and off they go. Biomedical research, a key strength in Australia, is a very different game. They are usually longer projects and involve a greater level of investment with high levels of uncertainty. These are the kind of projects that need to be tackled. Apparently, a lot of biotechnology companies listing as a way of raising capital because they can't find it anywhere else. People in the industry are saying that they are often under-valued on the stock exchange because investors can't see the value as clearly as they can in some other investments.
Professor Will Rifkin: In relation to the last question on why labour isn't at the table, why aren't the financial institutions at the table too?
Q: How do you manage the previous workforce and ensure the skill base that previously drove a city is not left behind?
Dr Anthea Bill: Some recent work by Alpha Beta on the future of jobs highlights the need for Australians, and Australian education providers on all levels, to better understand the need for continuous learning. That is one strategy for ensuring people are not left behind. Also, we need very deliberate and concerted efforts to ensure that there are policies and government programs in place to support potentially marginalised workers. There are already some normal safeguards for people. However, we will probably need new programs to identify and foster pathways into future work and education.
Sander Van Amelsvoort: This is probably one of the defining questions of our time, given the rate of technological change. I am not sure what the statistics are for the current workforce. However, the Foundation for Young Australians has estimated that the average university graduate today is expected to have 17 different jobs across five different sectors. I have young daughters and I believe the chances of them going through the same kind of educational experiences that I have enjoyed are very small. I suspect that by the time they grow up, the idea of signing up for a university degree for four years, at the end of which you qualify for a profession, will be entirely different. I suspect it will be much more about lifelong learning, continual upskilling, micro-credentialing, and learning how to ensure your credentials are recognised.
It is hard to think about education needs in the 21st century. We talk about STEM skills in Australia, which are needed. We also need to have a discussion about the enterprise skills that are needed because more and more functions in the economy are going to be increasingly automated. What does that mean for your unique value as an employee? That is around critical thinking, negotiating, creativity, problem solving and team-playing. It is also about how you manage an increasing portfolio of skills, as you upskill throughout your working life. How do you manage a portfolio of jobs in the gig economy, where on Monday I work for one business, on Tuesday for another and in between I run my own business? These are all fundamental questions we have to grapple with if we want to maintain a competitive workforce.
Dr Anthea Bill: To involve all the elements in the city working collaboratively is a great step toward addressing some of the social problems that might come out of automation.
Q: How can Newcastle elevate collaboration (between business, civic leadership & the community) above the often mundane & immature realpolitik?
Sander Van Amelsvoort: First of all you need a shared sense of what the changes are going to be. Nobody is going to be immune from changes taking place that are outside our control. Technology, international politics, economic events, ecological trends – all these things are beyond our control. They cannot be solved at the local level or even on the national level. We do need to have a shared idea, as a society and as a community, of what changes are out there for us.
How do we want to navigate them? Having the ability to pull together around just that question is really powerful. To overcome the mundane and immature realpolitik, you need to first understand that we are all in this together. That takes time. You need to go back and forth, and sit down at the table again and again. There is no shortcut.
Dr Anthea Bill: I recollect comments from David Bartlett at the Hunter Economic Breakfast in March. When speaking about Tasmania's response to the establishment of the Museum of Old and New Art. He talked about the need for more progressive thinking and investment in the arts. There is a role for the media, and for leaders, in not under-estimating the understanding and sophistication of the populace. Even framing the question is a challenge for our leadership and our participation in the region.
Smart + together = strong: a formula for success
Wednesday, 5 June, 2019Close Article
The amazing economic transformation of his home town of Eindhoven in the Netherlands was described by Sander Van Amelsvoort at the recent Hunter Economic breakfast in Newcastle.
Van Amelsvoort is Director of SJS Strategy, and the Immediate Past President of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Australia. He provided an international case study in collaboration between the business sector, local government and a university that has resulted in development of a vibrant innovation ecosystem.
Eindhoven was synonymous with the electronics company Phillips. In the 1990s, Phillips undertook a massive restructure. Headquarters shifted to Amsterdam and the company shed thousands of jobs in Eindhoven. Another significant regional company, DAF Trucks, filed for bankruptcy. One-third of Eindhoven's workforce, 30,000 people, lost their jobs. The resulting economic downturn spelled the end for numerous smaller businesses, including the meat wholesale business owned by Van Amelsvoort's father.
From crisis, Eindhoven has successfully transitioned its economy over two decades. It is now the heart of one of the most innovative regions in Europe. With only four per cent of the Netherlands population, the Greater Eindhoven area - now known as the 'Brainport' region - generates 44 per cent of the country's patents and 19 per cent of its private investment.
How can Eindhoven's experiences inform development of the Hunter's innovation ecosystem?
Smart + Together = Strong summarises the winning formula for Eindhoven, Van Amelsvoort stated. He offered the following advice based on their experiences:
No cut-and-paste solution
Too many regions have tried to become the next Silicon Valley. There are unique reasons why Silicon Valley developed in the way it did. You need to understand the region's unique endowments. What is your heritage, and what are key capabilities built over the years? How do you leverage your strengths?
Collaborate to compete Knowledge needs to be shared. Eindhoven responded to their crisis by bringing together three key institutions – the university, the business chamber and the city council – to drive change. To optimise this 'triple helix model', you need to align your knowledge institutions with capabilities provided by other assets and resources. Do not make it too complex. Avoid fragmentation and duplication.
To create consensus, draw together the relevant actors to agree on and pursue a strategic vision for the region. Convince them of the necessity and the benefits of collaboration. That is not easy.
Bring together the resources, people and networks with the shared purpose to develop the entrepreneurial and intellectual potential of the region. That shared purpose should include attracting to the region both talent and innovative firms.
These elements provide competitive advantage. Van Amelsvoort noted, 'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together'.
Trust is needed
Trust is another key element in Eindhoven's success. Jan Mengelers,President of the Executive Board of Eindhoven University of Technology was quoted as saying: "The 'top 50 people' [in the Brainport region] all have each other's phone number. And if one of them calls you, you pick up. Even on the weekend. And if something needs to happen, then together you get it done in no time. That is the unique strength of Eindhoven."
You work together to get the region ahead, even if it does not serve your purposes in the short term. That is a real advantage for smaller and smarter cities. If you look at the really big cities, such extensive alignment and commitment can be more difficult to achieve. Do not underestimate the value of the network that is here today [at the Hunter Economic Breakfast], to collaborate and create a shared sense of purpose, Van Amelsvoort explained.
Never let a good crisis go to waste
Nothing substitutes for having your back against the wall. It allows you to do things that you previously thought were not possible. The period that Eindhoven went through in the late 90s and early 2000s could have easily turned the region inward. That has happened elsewhere.Countries decide it is a big scary world out there and choose to close themselves off from it.
In Eindhoven, they chose to collectively embrace a new reality. That is part of the conversation that needs to take place, in Eindhoven and increasingly across the world. Rather than seeing themselves as isolated entities, Van Amelsvoort concluded, key actors came together with the shared purpose of creating that single over-arching goal, the prosperity of the Brainport region.
Crunching the numbers on city 'activation'
Wednesday, 22 May, 2019Close Article
What does it take to create a vibrant city centre? To answer this question, we researchers at the Hunter Research Foundation (HRF) Centre are seeking to identify, integrate and animate data sets on population, transport use, and economic activity.
Many key agencies and organisations collect relevant data, with some data made publicly available. Such data are already helping to indicate progress on revitalising Newcastle. 'Activation' of the city's precincts can be progressively measured and communicated to inform planning with the help of these and other relevant data sets. Key to that is assembling a revealing dashboard of indicators. Such a dashboard is a current focus of the HRF Centre. It could include figures on use of public transport.
Publicly available transport data indicate how our city is changing. The data show significant growth in patronage in the past 12 months. Of particular note is the increasing use across all public transport modes by adults– Newcastle buses, the Stockton ferry and the heavy rail Hunter line, according to rolling, 12-month averages.
Newcastle bus usage by adults grew by 9.3 per cent over the year to April, an average of 10,513 extra trips per month (350 extra trips per day). Stockton ferry use by adults grew by 5.5 per cent, averaging an extra 1,344 trips per month (44 extra trips per day); and the Hunter train line by 7.2 per cent annually or 2,804 extra adult trips per month (93 extra trips per day).
Added to the increases on other public transport modes are the 229,034 trips on the light rail in March and April, of which 121,871 were adults as measured by Opal card usage. Overall, the data across the public transport modes indicate around 75,000 additional adult public transport trips per month, in and around Newcastle, as compared to a year ago. That is an extra 2,400 instances per day of adult public transport usage - suggesting an extra 1200 adults per day are new or returning public transport users for their return work commute, shopping trip or visit.
When trying to gauge activation of specific city precincts, some publicly available datasets, such as bus and heavy rail ridership, currently lack sufficient granularity. They are not showing enough information about where people started and where they got off the bus, for example. However, they can still be useful when used in context with other data.
The publicly available data on the light rail usage are much more detailed. They enable us to identify the most and least utilised stops. We get an early or baseline indicator of current 'activation' of city precincts – that is, where people are going. Such insight offers the potential to predict what strategies might increase activation. This information enables government and business to understand the potential benefits of planned public or private investment.
The rail-light rail interchange is the busiest stop on the new route. The graphic below shows the next most 'activated' light rail stops. Newcastle Beach and Civic, with access to the University's city campus, are the busiest. That is followed by Queens Wharf (with access to the Stockton ferry), Honeysuckle (TAFE), and finally Crown Street. Will the Crown Street stop move up the rankings when the large number of East End apartments and offices, currently under construction, are completed? What about the usage of the Honeysuckle and Civic light rail stops when the University's Innovation Hub and School of Creative Industries building is completed?
The linkage of the light rail stops to other public transport modes – e.g., Queens Wharf stop to the Stockton ferry, and the Newcastle Interchange to both the Hunter and Central Coast/Sydney rail lines – can be seen to foster "multi-modal" transit. This story will be interesting to follow.
A meaningful set of indicators to measure the activation of the city – and region – require analysis of more data from more sources. At the HRF Centre, we are talking to regional stakeholders who manage or use relevant data. They are being invited to a 'data-tent'. The data sharing that can result would enable us to conduct more detailed and nuanced analysis and to identify key indicators for the publicly available dashboard that we see is needed.
It is not a fishing expedition. Rather, the Centre's researchers provide expertise in analysing and interpreting a variety of data sources to identify the figures that provide the most revealing and relevant insights on Newcastle and the Hunter region. The team are skilled in the confidential management of large data sets, and the University provides valuable support in that process.
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie represent living laboratories within which we can witness economic and social transformation. We are excited by the prospect of leading development of a ground-breaking social-mapping dashboard to demonstrate their progress. Smart cities that are open to the world provide such information as it gives confidence to those who are considering moving in, investing or setting up shop.
Karl Strichow, Research Affiliate, HRF Centre, University of Newcastle
This opinion piece was published in the Newcastle Herald on 22 May 2019
Business innovation focus of Hunter Economic breakfast
Thursday, 16 May, 2019Close Article
A higher proportion of Hunter businesses report having innovated in 2018 than the national rate, according to the latest data from the HRF Centre.
The HRF has collected data on local business innovation since 2009. Each year 300 local businesses are asked whether they introduced new or significantly improved goods and services in the year prior. Figures from the 2018 survey were released at the Hunter Economic Breakfast on 16 May. They show that 45 per cent of Hunter businesses said that they innovated during the year prior. This rate is above the national rate of businesses claiming to have successfully introduced or implemented a new good or service (17%) or any broader innovation (38.3%) in 2016-17. The Hunter rate is on par with the proportion of businesses claiming to be innovation-active Australia wide.
Dr Anthea Bill, HRF Centre's lead economist, said the latest data show why innovation is an imperative for all businesses in the Hunter.
"Our Hunter time series confirms that there is a relationship between innovation and improved performance," Dr Bill stated. "It also shows that the benefits for firms who innovate have been growing over time."
In 2009, the start of the HRF data series, there was virtually no difference between innovators and non-innovators in the share of firms reporting improved profitability. In 2018, firms who were innovating were more likely to report their profitability was increasing 'moderately or substantially' than non-innovating firms. The same was true of firms who were hiring, exporting and experiencing improved trading performance. Greater benefits accrued to innovators versus non-innovators in 2018 compared to 2009.
Dr Bill delivered her insights on the growth of the Hunter's innovation ecosystem to a 250-strong business audience at the breakfast in Newcastle. Her research demonstrates the value to cities and regions of connectivity and open innovation. Click on the link to download the Centre's latest Innovation in Hunter Businesses publication.
Sander Van Amelsvoort, Director of SJS Strategy, and the Immediate Past President of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Australia, was guest speaker at the breakfast. He provided an international case study in collaboration across sectors on development of a vibrant innovation ecosystem in Eindhoven.
Eindhoven has successfully transitioned its economy, over two decades, to be recognised as one of the most innovative regions in Europe. With only four per cent of the Netherlands population, the Greater Eindhoven area - now known as the 'Brainport' region - generates 44 per cent of the country's patents and 19 per cent of its private investment. Van Amelsvoort shared some 'takeaways' for Newcastle and the Hunter based on Eindhoven's experiences.
The Hunter Economic Breakfast was an event in the 2019 Hunter Innovation Festival.
Click the link to download the speaker presentations.


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Calcium: Although some bone loss is inevitable with age, women can slow the process by getting enough calcium and vitamin D. Women between the ages of 50 and 70 need 1200 mg of calcium and 600 IU of Vitamin D a day. Women older than 70 require 1200 mg of calcium and 800 IU of Vitamin D a day. Because the skin becomes less efficient at converting sunlight to vitamin D as we age, older women may need more vitamin D in the form of supplements. Talk to your doctor.
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Vinyasa and power may not be the only forms of yoga that will get you closer to that long, lean, limber look. Research presented at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association found that restorative yoga—which focuses more on relaxing and stress-reducing movements rather than a challenging flow or balancing poses—burns more subcutaneous fat (the kind directly under your skin) than stretching does. By the end of the yearlong study, yogis who practiced at least once a month lost an average of about three pounds, nearly double the amount lost by those who only stretched. So if you don't feel up for a more athletic yoga class, ease your way into a practice with a gentle one.
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To many women, the word diet implies two things that are notorious saboteurs: deprivation and an end-date. Whether it's the grapefruit diet, Atkins, or some other fad diet in the latest fashion magazine (that's why they're fashion magazines, not health magazines), diets require deprivation. They force the follower to give up enjoyable foods, endure intense hunger or some combination of the two, which usually leads to intense cravings and even more intense binges.
The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that all women of childbearing age consume 400 mcg of folic acid (a B vitamin) daily to reduce their risk of having a pregnancy affected with spina bifida or other neural-tube defects. Women who are actively trying to get pregnant should consume 600 mcg, and lactating women should consumer 500 mcg. Women of childbearing age should also take care to meet the daily requirements for calcium, fiber, iron, protein and vitamin D. Discuss supplements with a health care professional, however. Iron and vitamin D in particular can be dangerous in high amounts.
No matter how busy you are, eat lunch before 3 p.m., a Spanish study suggests. Researchers placed a group of women on a diet for 20 weeks; half ate lunch before 3 and half consumed their midday meal after 3. Although both groups' daily caloric intake, time spent exercising and sleeping, and appetite hormone levels were the same, those who lunched late lost about 25 percent less weight than earlier eaters. Being European, lunch was the biggest meal of the day for these women, constituting 40 percent of their calories for the day, so consider slimming down dinner in addition to watching the clock.
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I subscribed to this magazine thinking it would be about health, fitness, and above all, working out. The headlines on the cover seemed to suggest that was true, with the biggest fonts advertising things like "flat abs now" and "maximize your workout". In reality, the content of the magazine is mostly beauty (how that counts as "health" is beyond me) and weight-loss. Oh, the endless, endless articles about "burn more fat!" "three new foods that will help you burn fat!" "drop pounds with this easy exercise!" I don't need to lose weight and I found that these articles just played into my growing impression, as issue after issue dropped on my doormat, that the magazine views women as vapid, stereotypical beings whose only desire is to look good, whether through exercise (almost inevitably restricted to cardio and yoga), the "right" work-out clothes (really?) or knowing what dress is in fashion or what color make-up to buy. If you enjoy that sort of thing, that's fine- it is essentially one step above Cosmopolitan on the seriousness scale. If you're looking for actual information about working out and building muscle, know that Women's Health magazine is barely aware that these things exist, and when it does, it will come wrapped in the form of "ten minutes a day to tone your bum like a super-model!" or something equally cringe-inducing.
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Apple launched iPad OS for the first time at the WWDC event conducted on June 4th. However, it left many people wondering why the company would want the iPad to have its own OS in the first place. According to a report on The Verge, they got their hands on an iPad running the new iPadOS and found out that Google Docs runs perfectly on Safari in comparison its native App on iPad. Read More
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I am new on the forum and just wanted to say hi...
Found really interesting topics here and just wanted to participate.
Me and my boyfriend bought a house in Karaisen this summer. I am actually (not officially any more) bulgarian, but left the country when I was a kid. Cant wait to go back and spend some time in our new village.
As I read, there is another couple, who bought a property there - Volker and Viola from Germany. This is somehow unbelievable for me. As we are from Austria, Karaisen is going to be the german point I guess
Volker, let us get in contact and exchange experience and maybe good time. Anyone who knows him, please give him a note from us...
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text: Quiet Talks by Samuel Dickey: Gordon, Samuel Dickey - Quiet Talks with World Winners: 082. Our Spirit-touch Online Resource Library Return to PrayerRequest.com | Commentary Index | Bible Index | Search | Prayer Request | Download Quiet Talks by Samuel Dickey: Gordon, Samuel Dickey - Quiet Talks with World Winners: 082. Our Spirit-touchTOPIC: Gordon, Samuel Dickey - Quiet Talks with World Winners (Other Topics in this Collection)SUBJECT: 082. Our Spirit-touchOther Subjects in this Topic:000.1. Title Page000.2. e-Sword Module Prepared by BibleSupport.com001. Part 1: World-Winning002. The Master Passion003. The Earliest Calvary Picture004. The Love Passion005. Mother-love006. The Genesis Picture007. God Giving Himself008. God's Fellow009. The Genesis Water-mark010. A Human Picture of God011. On a Wooing Errand012. Jesus' World-passion013. The Master's Plan014. Will the World Be Won?015. Some Bad Drifts016. Great Incidental Blessings017. The World Really Lost018. 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You may be in some African fastness or in the midst of China's age-old civilization or just here at home, but you can be exerting a tremendous spirit-power that can be felt out to the ends of the earth.It will all be in the Name of Jesus. It will be in the power of the Holy Spirit. Only in that Name and through the Spirit can such winning influence be exerted at all. So a man can have spirit-touch with the man by his side. And just as truly he can have spirit-touch with men at the farthest reach of the earth.There is a spirit influence going out from each of us in addition to that which goes through the direct personal touch. It is not a conscious influence. That is, we are not concsious that it is being exerted. It goes out from us as we pray. It goes out of us as our thought is centered on those far-away parts and peoples. 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Often listeners respond very well to settings that demonstrate a sense of humor and fun without being irreverent. David Schelat walks that tightrope admirably in this collection of hymn tune arrangements. There is a variety of moods and techniques here, as well as a few that present more challenges than others (LLANFAIR, for example, which has pedal flourishes). A great new collection to have around.
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Robotic cameras head back in the water of Lale Memi in Cyprus on Monday, in search for a young victim of a Cypriot national who is charged with multiple murders, as officials contemplate a partial drain of the lake.
Following the recovery of a total of six bodies in the serial killer case, police believe one more victim lies at Memi Lake, Xiliatos reservoir in rural Nicosia.
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The search has proven to be very difficult due to a large volume of water combined with an uneven terrain at the bottom of the lake. Experts also pointed out the difficulty in the search, citing police are looking for a body only wrapped in a sheet and exposed to the...
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HP Quietly Withdraws Document Router From the Market
Thursday, August 09, 2001
Press release from the issuing companyAccording to The Gartner Group, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has stopped selling a bundled version of the distributed output management (DOM) software from its subsidiary Dazel. HP will help customers buy and implement the software separately, but they could end up paying more. On 1 August 2001, HP decided to withdraw the Document Router — i.e., software from Dazel bundled on an appliance platform — from the market. HP made no formal announcement, but says it has alerted its Document Router customers and channel partners. First Take Having recently announced that it will lay off up to 6,000 workers, HP tried to minimize bad press by not formally announcing the withdrawal of Document Router. HP began offering the product in 2000 in response to the relatively high prices of Dazel's unbundled product, Output Server. Now HP has dropped the Router because the product had lower demand than other products (e.g., HP Print Server Appliance) and HP faced some tough choices. HP originally targeted the midmarket to gain share, but Gartner observed large enterprises considering these routers rather than buying Dazel's Output Server software separately. Gartner believes that the Document Router in effect lowered the profit margin for Dazel without a compensatory rise in sales volume. HP had also underestimated the cost and time required to integrate the Document Router in midrange environments. Finally, the economic slowdown reduced the resources that HP and its partners could commit to this product, and HP had to divert scarce R&D resources back to the core product. Nevertheless, HP did not make this decision easily. It must take back inventory from its channel partners, and it will give money back to Document Router customers or convert them to Dazel Output Server. The latter move raises pricing concerns as HP's decision about the Router means that the vendor has not yet addressed the high pricing structure for Dazel's software two years after acquiring the company (see Research Note E-08-5793 "HP Acquires Dazel: Bold but Necessary Move"). Document Router customers could end up paying more (although HP says they will receive software similar to the Document Router). Enterprises evaluating the Document Router should stop doing so as HP no longer sells it. Document Router customers should discuss remedies with HP, including a refund or replacement of the Router with standard Dazel software. Because Document Router will have limited support, customers should cut their losses and move to Output Server or more competitively priced DOM products (e.g., IBM's InfoPrint Server and Macro4's Columbus for Output Management).
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Maggie Stiefvater is famous for her fantasy novels. "The Dream Thieves," the second book (on the New York Times Best Sellers list) in "The Raven Cycle," is a story full of magic, violence, love and foreboding: When Blue, one of the protagonists, first gives her true love a kiss, he will die.
So Blue, quite understandably, is afraid to kiss either of the two boys she is attracted to. They are entirely different kinds of boys. Adam is from her hometown, poor but with big ambitions and an abusive father. The other, Richard Gansey, is from her town only while he is attending the private prep school, Aglionby Academy, and he is a complete charmer, smooth and sophisticated but single-minded in his search for a long-dead king.
The third in the unlikely group of friends is Ronan, son of a man who was murdered mysteriously, and whose immense wealth was just as mysterious. Ronan finds out the source of his father's wealth in this book. He also finds out why his father's will was equally mysterious — forbidding the three sons from stepping foot on the family farm while at the same time leaving each wealthy in his own right.
There is also Noah, who has died, but whose ghost seems to remain, able to talk and generally interact with the boys and Blue.
Without reading the first book, a reader will be lost regarding the group's mission: finding the lost Welsh king Glendower. Adam's life has changed since he awakened the ley lines, magical elements which provide some of the magic the group is seeing. Ronan, who can bring things back from his dreams, is realizing the cost of that particular magic. Blue, who comes from a family of psychics, is putting pieces together.
There are also some sinister characters introduced in this book. Who could imagine a likable hit man? Maggie Stiefvater, of course. Most readers will actually root for him.
"The Dream Thieves" continues the magic and mystery of "The Raven Boys." It delves more deeply into the complex characters and the mystery of their search. What drew these friends together? And will the bonds survive the violence and evil that lurk in the magical forest (which has disappeared) and in Ronan's dreams? These are questions that will plague the reader until the next book.
This reviewer has a minor complaint. Stiefvater creates magnificent worlds full of magic and unique ideas. Her characters are full of depth and personality. Her plots are intriguing and mysterious. But in this book, it seems as if she is trying to throw extra figurative language into the mix with mixed success. Some of the language seems out-of-context and actually disengages the reader from the plot.
A few examples: "Somewhere, a violin sang with vicious victory."
"Somewhere in there was Gansey's mother, stretching her hands out to the hungry D.C. off-the-rack suit crowd, offering them treasure in heaven in return for votes."
"The unseen violin wailed. The acoustics gave the impression the instrument was imprisoned in the chesterfield by the door."
A minor complaint. But so much of the rest is superb, weak metaphors and similes seem jarring.
Please note: This review is based on the advance reader's copy provided by the publisher, Scholastic Press, for review purposes.
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A 2008 study at Hofstra University played two different binaural beats and a control sound (a babbling brook) to patients with high blood pressure. There was no difference between the groups. In one small study from Japan that was published in the Journal of Neurophysiology in 2006, they played various binaural beats to nine subjects, and observed the resulting EEGs. They found great variability in the results. Their conclusion was that listening to binaural beats can produce activity on the human cerebral cortex, however the cause was more likely a conscious auditory reaction and was not correlated to the frequency of the binaural beat. However, a 2005 study published in Clinical Neurophysiology found that they were able to induce a desired frequency in the EEG matching the phantom beat frequency encoded in a binaural beat, however this was with a single subject and was neither blinded nor controlled.
a past history of trauma. When faced with stressful situations, you may find yourself totally stuck and unable to take action. Your challenge is to break free of your "frozen" state by rebooting your nervous system and reactivating the body's natural "fight-or-flight" stress response. Physical movement that engages both your arms and legs, such as walking, swimming, running, dancing, climbing, or tai chi, can be particularly helpful. As you move, focus on your body and the sensations you feel in your limbs rather than on your thoughts. This mindfulness element can help your nervous system become "unstuck" and move on.
Deep breathing is an easy stress reliever that has numerous benefits for the body, including relaxing muscles and quieting the mind. Breathing exercises are especially helpful because you can practice them anywhere. Perhaps more importantly, they work quickly so you can de-stress in a flash. The karate breathing meditation is a great exercise to start with, and this basic breathing exercise can be done anywhere to help you reverse your stress response, get back to being more proactive (rather than reactive), and face stress with greater resilience.
For those who accept that we are spiritual beings currently experiencing a physical existence, with consistent practice of meditation and brainwave entrainment, you get all of the above, plus; a deeper feeling of connection and oneness with all things; a heightened sense of relationship with the Divine, whether you believe in an anthropomorphic God or just an All-Inclusive Presence; more peace and confidence in the Divine and less reliance on dogmatic policies and practices (this is not to say that dogma and ritual do not have their proper time and place!); more freedom from the fear of death; greater hope for that which comes after this life; a greater appreciation for and sense of relationship to others, even when others act in ways that are not in our personal best interests, and much, much more.
While originally brainwave entrainment was achieved by using pure tones of sound, it is now possible to take these tones and blend them with music, rhythms, and natural sounds, such as the sounds of flowing water, bird sounds, or waves lapping on a beach, creating extended tracts of varied and intriguing brainwave entrainment music for everyday use.
How does brainwave entrainment work? Consistent, precisely engineered audio frequencies in the form of binaural beats cause the brain's frequencies to match the stimulus. Your brain perceives two beats with slightly different frequencies (which are inaudible to the ear) through your headphones. It takes the difference between the two, and matches its own frequency to it. This is called the "frequency following" response.
Both brainwave entrainment and neurofeedback deal with brainwaves, but the similarity stops there. Entrainment pushes your whole brain into a pre-determined state, while neurofeedback teaches you how to move specific parts of your brain on your own. It is the differeence between forcing the brain into a given position, and skills building so you can move it there yourself.


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The biggest off-track battle in motorsports today is not the split between Championship Auto Racing Teams Inc. and the Indy Racing League, but the corporate combat for market dominance between CART and NASCAR. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, which sanctions the stock car series, has been wildly successful in expanding its fan base and in turning its drivers into major sports celebrities. Several NASCAR drivers have become pitchmen for a vast array of consumer products, including M&M's candy, Pepsi, Ray-Bans sunglasses and Kellogg's Corn Flakes. In addition, NASCAR has marketed itself and its name through theme restaurants such as the NASCAR Cafe and through licensed products that appear on merchandise ranging from children's bed sheet sets to Barbie dolls. The result has been that NASCAR consistently fills seats at its venues, and its television ratings are the best in the racing world. 'If you look at NASCAR, it's pretty hard to walk into a retail, point-of sale-environment and not realize that there's companies involved in NASCAR, whether you're going to see Jeff Gordon with Pepsi, or whether you walk into a Home Depot and you see things tied into Tony Stewart, or whether you see things with Bill Elliott and Hershey's,' said Ardy Arani, managing director of The Championship Group, a sports marketing and sales promotion firm in Atlanta that has been retained by the IRL to boost that series' marketing efforts. 'They (NASCAR) do so much at retail with those racing programs that even a very casual observer is going to come away aware that there is a tremendous marketing presence in NASCAR,' Mr. Arani said. It's an enviable record of marketing prowess unmatched in the auto racing world. And it's one that CART, the sanctioning body for this weekend's Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland, would love to match. CART's efforts to build a stronger marketing presence in the motorsports arena are complicated because the series must do battle on two fronts: it compet es with NASCAR for market share, corporate dollars and the status as the country's leading racing series; and it must hold off the challenge of a rival open-wheel series, the IRL, which lacks marquee drivers but has the world's most famous race -- the Indianapolis 500 -- on its schedule. CART has many inherent strengths, including a highly competitive field where any one of a number of drivers can win, as well as urban venues that appeal to a broad audience. CART also has a hospitality concept that has been especially welcomed by corporate backers. Hospitality at NASCAR races is limited and low key. At CART races, sponsors and guests can gather with their respective teams and dine on lunches prepared by chefs who travel on the circuit. The number of business deals closed under the canopies of the motorhomes has been significant. While NASCAR has benefited in large part from consumer products sponsorships, CART increasingly is counting on the technology revolution to bolster its sponsorship base. CART has MCI WorldCom Inc. and Motorola Inc. as part of its high-tech platform, stressing the similarities between high-tech products and the advanced race cars in the series. CART's appeal to a more upscale sports crowd than NASCAR is typified by the series' title sponsors -- Federal Express Inc. for CART, and Winston cigarettes for NASCAR. Yet the lure of NASCAR's popularity and the potential for profitability with licensing arrangements make some CART teams yearn for the southern hospitality of stock car racing. They have found it's better to join NASCAR in the search for corporate dollars rather than to fight the stock car series. Cal Wells III, who fields Champ Cars in the CART series for drivers Scott Pruett and Cristiano da Matta, announced last month that he will field a car in the Busch series, the NASCAR Winston Cup feeder series, with sponsorship from McDonald's Corp. He then plans to move into the Winston Cup ranks. Mr. Wells will join current CART team owners Carl Haas and Shaker Heights native R oger Penske as owners who compete in both CART and NASCAR. His foray to NASCAR indicates a growing type of cross-pollination of competition between the two series. Like Messrs. Haas and Penske, Mr. Wells owns race-related businesses and has run championship-caliber operations, specifically in off-road racing. The draw to NASCAR was based on a desire to expand his current race businesses and as a way to make up for the loss of the Indy 500. 'I think the lines can blur,' Mr. Wells said of competing in both CART and NASCAR. 'I think the biggest setback that we've had (in CART) is not running at the (Indianapolis) Speedway. That's what hurt open-wheel racing in the United States the most. 'I think that it opened a door and NASCAR has appropriately capitalized on it (the split), and I think you'll see a lot more cross-pollination as sponsors have certain demographic groups they're trying to reach,' Mr. Wells said. Andrew Craig, chairman and chief executive officer of CART, is not concerned about CART owners running in NASCAR. 'I think it's healthy,' he said. 'I don't see it as a threat. I think it's good. What I see as a threat, because there are always competitive threats out there, is when somebody decides, `I won't do CART. I'll do something else.' That's a competitive threat.' From a business perspective, Mr. Craig envisions deals that consolidate sponsorships between series such as CART and NASCAR. 'I think you'll see somebody, a team owner, go offer a corporation a completely integrated range of sponsorships and have sponsors over a whole range of activities,' Mr. Craig said. 'I guess you might also see more driver crossovers.' From a sponsor perspective, the CART/NASCAR dichotomy presents a challenge. STP motor oil, one of the most famous sponsors in motorsports, has its roots in the Indy Car series, where its products helped to fuel innovations. Yet STP now is one of NASCAR's most recognizable sponsors, due in large part to its s ponsorship of NASCAR driver Richard Petty and its continuing sponsorship of his race team. 'Indy Cars are our heart. It's what made us famous,' said Jim Vogrin, senior racing manager for STP. 'Now we are on anything that is raced. NASCAR is attractive not only because of the split, but because they offer the best value. And their fan base has a lot of do-it-yourself people who work on their cars and buy our product after seeing it promoted in NASCAR. The people who follow CART are wealthier and tend not to work on their own cars. It's a different audience.'
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Mike Styler, Division of Natural Resources
Mike Styler, the longtime director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, is retiring after more than 14 years on the job — making him the longest-serving person in that post, according to the governor's office.
Styler called his tenure "incredibly rewarding," especially his interactions with the more than 1,300 hardworking DNR employees and Gov. Gary Herbert, he said in a prepared statement.
"Utah faces a number of difficult opportunities moving forward with water, wildlife, recreation and fire particularly," Styler said. "DNR has amazing and dedicated people. They are up to the task of meeting those challenges."
Herbert is said to be nearing the end of interviews for candidates to replace Styler and is expected to name his nominee Monday.
Styler listed his major accomplishments as launching a watershed restoration initiative that has helped improve and restore an estimated 1.6 million acres, helping form a task force on water and playing a role in setting up the process for adjudicating water rights, as well as signing hunter access agreements with the state School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
One of Styler's higher-profile activities — not mentioned in the news release Friday — was advocating for millions of dollars in public money to go to a private consultant/lobbyist for efforts to prevent the reintroduction of the gray wolf into Utah and on behalf of the campaign to remove endangered species protections from the wolf.
He later attempted to take back his T. rex comparison. "I misspoke. They're more like velociraptors," he said, referring to the deadly dinosaur popularized in "Jurassic Park."
The payments have continued on a nearly yearly basis, including $500,000 in this year's legislative session.
The governor called Styler's leadership "invaluable," adding, "I will greatly miss having him as part of my Cabinet."
"Mike's leadership has been invaluable both to the Department of Natural Resources and to our state," Herbert said. "… I wish him the very best."
His entrance into politics was as a Millard County commissioner. Before that, he worked as a middle-school history teacher and farmed in the town of Oasis.
Deputy Director Darin Bird will serve as interim director of the department until Herbert's new pick is installed.


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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – February 9, 2016 – Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW) – a leading supplier of components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries – today issued fiscal year 2016 guidance for net sales and Adjusted EBITDA and reconfirmed its previous guidance for fiscal year 2015.
Accuride expects 2016 net sales to be in the range of $650 million to $700 million, with Adjusted EBITDA in the range $65 million to $80 million. The Company is basing these expectations for its 2016 guidance on the following projections for North American commercial vehicle production and other key assumptions for the year:
Accuride expects to release its final 2015 financial results in late-February after it completes its year-end audit process and its ongoing goodwill and asset impairment analysis. Based on previously reported and on-going declines in Brillion's end-markets, the Company expects that it will record a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of up to $4.4 million, which represents the current amount of goodwill recorded on the books of the Brillion business unit.
Commenting on Accuride's reconfirmed 2015 guidance, President and CEO Rick Dauch said, "Accuride expects to report another year of strong results in 2015 despite the significant end-market challenges in our Brillion segment, which is highly exposed to the oil and gas market. The Wheels and Gunite segments performed exceptionally well as their award-winning facilities operated at higher efficiencies and both businesses further improved their market share positions. Having completed a concentrated period of capital investment needed to fix the business, we continue to expect to report strong cash flow and demonstrate a solid liquidity position. We also expanded our footprint beyond North America in 2015 by acquiring a majority stake in Gianetti Ruote, located in Italy. This strategic move leverages our current customer base and allows us to develop new international relationships leading to growth and increased end-market diversification.
"Looking toward 2016, we expect our top line growth to be impacted by the decline in Class 8 production in North America, as it returns to normalized levels, and the continued softness in Brillion's end markets. Countering these factors is expected demand strength in the North American medium-duty truck, trailer and related aftermarkets as well as the full-year results of the Gianetti business. While our profitability will be impacted by the decline in North America revenue and a continued effort to bring the Gianetti facility up to Accuride's operating standards, we expect to maintain our strong liquidity position."
Rick Dauch, Accuride President and CEO, and Michael Hajost, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will speak to the investment community on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST. Accuride's presentation will be broadcast live through an audio webcast available at the Investors section of the company's website – www.accuridecorp.com/investors. Presentation slides will be available for download at the site and the webcast will be available for replay following the event.
With headquarters in Evansville, Ind., USA, Accuride Corporation is a leading supplier of components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries. The company's products include commercial vehicle wheels; wheel-end components and assemblies; and specialty cast-iron components for a range of agricultural, construction and mining, and oil and gas equipment applications. The company's products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride®, Accuride Wheel End Solutions™, Gunite®, Gianetti Ruote™ and Brillion™. Accuride's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ACW. For more information, visit the Company's website at https://accuridecorp.com.
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Sorry, i made an error when i said "325"....i wanted to say 425
Photo proof that you have prismatic sockets on all your benthic gear.
Plus there is no Casino for stats considering they're fixed stats for that specific piece of gear.
I got a Haste/Mastery set of legs with a Prismatic first go.
We're all newbs, some are just more newbier than others.
Just a burned out hardcore raider turned casual.
I had BfA Alpha. Then I had BfA Beta. Now I has BfA. Meh
No Classic Beta. Even if I got it I probably wouldn't play.
Ps: you are from Portugal or Brazil?
I thought i was able to get them but...maybe it got fixed? I just created 6 waists and none had a Socket?
Do you think it got fixed and it was a bug?
I can make a video showing you my:
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You can check wich versions exist here:
Im from Portugal
I thought the secondary stats were the same no matter what?
You can check here all versions (check your armor type)
All other slots have different versions...and can proc a gem socket.
lmao didn't know you could get socket off that thing
o well classic can't come soon enough
Because of the nature of this loot, *cough* slot machines *cough*, I couldn't give 2 shi#s about it.
As someone said earlier, what I get is what I get, I'm not going to start farming them.
And if it were up for feedback, I'd say the plain obvious. Quit it with this BS loot and bring back the old times where the only RNG was getting the piece and not getting it and then praying for the right version of the 1st layer, then the 2nd layer, then the 3rd layer.... Combined a billion options or whatever.
Oh noes three different items, how will you ever get the one you want.
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What's the point if trying to get perfect benthic gear when - after weeks and month of farming for upgrading all the slots - the itemlevel is capped 5 levels below heroic raiding/m+ instance drop gear?


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We've got a new release of the WayMaps tiles out today. Details here. We try to build a new release fairly regularly as the underlying data from which the tiles are built, especially from OpenStreetMap, is changing constantly (not least because we are updating it outselves ). There's a couple of highlights to this release however:
Here in the Lakes we've got the Ullswater Way shown for the first time.
In Scotland the Queenferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth is now open and our tiles reflect that.
One interesting thing that we did discover while looking at that crossing which I thought I'd mention here. On the OS OpenSpace server, which we use over at http://maps.the-hug.net (assuming the users haven't consumed 65,000 tiles that day) the crossing is still shown as under construction on the 1:50K tiles* and is marked "Due to open Early 2017". I'm not really surprised, I'd expect OS to be a little slower updating their tiles.
But here's the interesting thing, if you are logged into our GPS mapping and using the "OS (BIng)" tiles it's shown as "Due to open Mid 2016". So it looks like Bing are serving an older set of Ordnance Survey tiles. How much older we can't be sure and it's probably not a problem for walking as conditions on the ground generally don't change that fast but I thought I'd just mention it here and we will be keeping an eye on this.
* It's currently not shown at all on the higher zoom level tiles, but that may be because they only show open roads on those zoom levels.


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From celebrated novelist S.E. Hinton, the classic YA novel TEX, now available as an eBook for the first time.
Tex McCormick, fifteen, is happy: happy living in a small town in Oklahoma; happy living with his big brother Mason; and especially happy to live next door to his best friend Johnny, and Johnny's sister Jamie. But with money running out and no sign of Pop for months on end, Mason is getting nervous. He's talking about leaving Oklahoma too, for good. Feeling adrift, Tex goes looking for - and finds - trouble. When happiness is impossible to find, how will Tex keep himself and his family together?
From the author of THE OUTSIDERS, S.E. Hinton's classic story explores the true meanings of strength and vulnerability.
"In Tex, the raw energy for which Hinton has justifiably reaped praise has not been tamed—it's been cultivated, and the result is a fine, solidly constructed, and well-paced story."—School Library Journal
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A review isn't supposed to be a spoiler. Wow thanks for ruining it.
Best book ever so sad when text gets shot but better because he lives!!!!


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I was at my oldies place the other weekend for some Mumma loving. I am not sure about you, but sometimes you just need your Mum to cook you dinner, split a bottle of wine with and to sleep in your childhood bedroom. Call me sentimental, I don't mind. I am lucky that I can still do this.
While we were visiting, Mum and Jack decided to make meringues, which is one of my least favourite things to eat because give me savoury over sweet any day of the week. This of course excludes any form of Maggie Beer ice cream of course. That shit be whack!
They were measuring out quantities of this and that when I wandered into the kitchen, where I damn near lost my shit when I saw the goings on.
"Have you chucked out the mushroom measuring cup?" I lamented.
Mum assured me that she would never do such a thing.
They were not using the mushroom measuring cup. They were using some sort of shiny, fancy new device that looked like it had never seen a cup of plain flour in its life. I hated it immediately.
See that mushroom measuring cup up there? That is a symbol of my own childhood. It reminds me of time spent in the kitchen with my Mum as a child, measuring out oats and other stuff that you needed to make Anzac biscuits and chocolate slice. The bottom was lost along the way. You have to really squint hard to see the things that you could measure on the side. Stuff like sultanas, rice, milk, flour, sugar and coconut. Food. Real food that was combined with other real food to make another real food.
Mum knows that if she got rid of the mushroom measuring cup that there would be a family mutiny on her hands.
There is another thing in her kitchen that she wouldn't dare get rid of. It is an original milkshake maker leftover from a shop they owned back in the early 70's. It in a slim cupboard right next to the dishwasher. To get it out, you need to bend your knees and not lift with your back. It will only work if you use the beaten and battered tin vessel that originally came with it. I can, and my hand is truly on my heart here, tell you that it makes the worlds best milkshakes. Sure, it sounds like an airplane is about to take off, but the results are worth it.
I married a sentimental old fool as well. Mr. Woog treasures two things above all others. One is a framed tapestry of some monkeys. He grew up visiting his Nagymama where it used to hang proudly on her wall. After she died, he snaffled it up. It now hangs in his man cave because, well…. tapestry monkey.
The other is a, lord this is going to be hard to describe.
Give me a minute.
Well it is an old wooden man that was attached to his grandparents toilet wall. In his hands is a yellowed paper roll. It was made with the intentions that you could write your thoughts on the paper roll while you took a dump.
Isn't it wonderful that these simple items can immediately transport us back to a simpler time? I wonder what my kids will treasure. I am thinking anything with leopard print, or sequins. It will take them back to a time where their Mum was disco dancing in the kitchen. And that is a legacy I am happy to leave.


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Qt : QProcess get PID
In computing, the process identifier (normally referred to as the process ID or just PID) is a number used by most operating system kernels (such as that of UNIX, Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows) to (temporarily) uniquely identify a process. This number may be used as a parameter in various function calls allowing processes to be manipulated, such as adjusting the process's priority or killing it altogether (wikipedia).
From this post, I try to write how Qt with QProcess get PID. We can show QProces get PID with use command :
Q_PID QProcess::pid () const
This function will Returns the native process identifier for the running process, if available. If no process is currently running, 0 is returned. This is screenshot my program Qt : QProcess get PID :
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