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William Henry "Jack" Norman
b. 15 Mar 1858, Alabama
d. 19 Dec 1939, Leonard, Fannin County, Texas
& Sarah Jane Sisson
b. 14 Feb 1855, Alabama
d. 25 Apr 1937, Fannin County, Texas
m. 1879
|--William Norman Jr.
|----b. 1880, Talladega, Alabama
|----d. 1881, Talladega, Alabama
|--Thomas Franklin Norman
|----b. 6 Mar 1882, Alabama
|----d. 16 Aug 1958, Fannin County, Texas
|---& Nolie King Denison
|----b. 6 Apr 1887, Tennessee
|----d. 30 Mar 1967, Leonard, Fannin Co., Texas
|----m. 19 May 1905
|--Annie Norman
|----b. 1883, Talladega, Alabama
|----d. 1886, Talladega, Alabama
|--Jessie Fredrick Norman
|----b. 1884, Talladega, Alabama
|----d. 1895
|--Mary Jane "Mollie" Norman
|----b. 14 Feb 1890, Alabama
|----d. 21 Jan 1984, Leonard, Fannin Co., TX
|---& George Hampton Watson
|----b. 12 Aug 1876, Tennessee
|----d. 13 May 1941, Fannin County, Texas
|----m. 5 Sep 1910
|--Sallie Frances Norman
|----b. 5 Sep 1892, Talladega Co., AL
|----d. 8 Dec 1984, Ivanhoe, Fannin County, Texas
|---& Lawrence Carroll Brinlee
|----b. 29 Jan 1893, String Town, Atoka, OK
|----d. 9 Apr 1953, Bonham, Fannin, TX
|----m. 6 May 1911, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX
|--Obadiah "Oby" Norman*
|----b. 31 Mar 1895, Texas
|----d. Jun 1979
|---& Edith Beulah Watson
|----b. 2 Jul 1899
|----d. 12 Mar 1956, San Bernardino, CA
|----m. 3 May 1919, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
|--Obadiah "Oby" Norman*
|----b. 31 Mar 1895, Texas
|----d. Jun 1979
|---& Rhuea Mae Brown
|----b. 28 Oct 1889, Licking, Texas Co., Missouri
|----d. 6 Apr 1974, Napa, California
|----m. 23 Aug 1956, Bonham, Fannin Co., TX
This is the family of my great-grandparents William Henry "Jack" Norman (son of James Madison Carroll Norman and Rebecca Monk) and Sarah Jane Sisson (daughter of William T. Sisson and Jerusha Elizabeth Neeley). They were my paternal grandmother's parents. (Coincidence: Jack and Sarah were both the second children of the first wives of men who each had three wives.)
Originally I had heard nothing about the three children who died young – William Henry, Jr., Annie, and Jessie Frederick. I first saw them listed as children of Jack and Sarah Norman on a Sisson family website (included in the links on the left side of this blog). This information may have come from a Norman family history compiled by Inez E. Cline and passed to me by some generous cousins (thanks, Pat and Chuck!). This family history also attributes a third wife (Mary Roberts) to my great-uncle Oby Norman, but I have yet to check that one out, so I have not included her, yet.
Jack and Sarah Norman were the last set of great-grandparents I found after starting on the genealogical journey. I first saw their names on a listing for the Brown Shed Cemetery in Fannin, Texas. They appeared to be the right ages to have been Grandma Brinlee's parents, so I put them down as my candidates. Then right after I subscribed to Ancestry I found them with their surviving children, including Grandma Sallie and Great-Uncle Oby, on the 1900 census. I cannot find Jack on either the 1910 or 1920 census, and Sarah appears on the 1920 census with son Thomas Frank and family and is listed as a widow. I suppose this could have been a mistake, but it kind of makes me wonder.
I would love to share information with anyone related to/researching this family; you can use the "Contact" button on the left side of this blog to get in touch with me.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Featured Family Friday: William Henry Norman and Sarah Jane Sisson
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I wonder how common the Sisson surname is....my best friend next door is a Sisson. Wouldn't that be a small world if you and he were related.ReplyDelete
Apparently Sisson can come from several previous incarnations, including Cisum. The main Sisson lines in America are covered on the "Sisson Genealogy" site shown at the left under "Family Links." My line is the Thomas Sisson-Hannah Parker line. Your friend/neighbor could check that website and see whether or not anything rings a bell.ReplyDelete
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Five Craven County teacher assistants lost their jobs Thursday as school system leaders tried to manage a $1.27 million cut in state funding money for TAs this fiscal year.
Five Craven County teacher assistants lost their jobs Thursday as school system leaders tried to manage a $1.27 million cut in state funding money for TAs this fiscal year.
In all, the school system eliminated 36 teacher assistant positions for the 2013-14 school year, according to a news release issued by the Craven County Schools.
It is unclear who the five affected TAs are or where they worked. Details about the nature and location of the 36 eliminated positions also were unclear, including whether the posts are currently vacant.
The news release announcing the job cuts was sent out to media outlets at 5:05 p.m. Thursday. Efforts to contact system leaders for additional comment were unsuccessful.
On Wednesday, Craven school leaders had signaled the possibility of job cuts following a specially called meeting of the Board of Education that immediately went into closed session. In a statement issued Wednesday, the school system said it could no longer absorb position funding cuts through attrition.
In its Thursday release, a schools spokesman said the system had followed its �Reduction in Force� policy when deciding on the cuts. That policy, revised in 2011, is posted on the system�s website.
It states the superintendent will determine reductions with oversight from the board. Normal attrition is the first consideration, followed by employees on �action� plans and those who �issued annual, temporary or one-year employment.�
The policy then calls for the superintendent to make recommendations for staff reductions based on factors such as job performance, seniority, licensing and credentials and other criteria. The school board then can approve, disapprove or modify the superintendent�s recommendations, the policy states.
The $1.27 million cut in state funding for teacher assistants is the equivalent of a 21 percent reduction in funding for the positions, according to the system. The staff reduction will be effective Monday.
With an additional 19 percent reduction in teacher assistant funding projected for next year, all TA positions within the district will be frozen until further notice, according to the school system.
Megan Beyer can be reached at 252-635-5671 or megan.beyer @newbernsj.com.


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Around 3,000 county voters have been notified that they need to update their information, or be placed on an "inactive" voter list. But Barrow County elections supervisor Monica Franklin said Tuesday that voters who have received notices from her office in September would still be able to vote in next month's general election without having to re-register to vote.
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While a firm date has not yet been established for the debut of the UFC's 115-pound division, promotion officials feel certain it's coming. When it does, don't expect current flyweight Joseph Benavidez (16-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) to be a part of it.
"Honestly, when I make 125 and I weigh 125 and tell someone I weigh 125, I'm embarrassed sometimes," Benavidez admitted to MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "I don't feel like a man when I'm on the scale.
"If a girl asks me what I weigh, I'll tell her I fight 125, 'But I walk around at like 150. I'm a man and everything.' I think 115 is too light."
The 5-foot-4 Benavidez started his Zuffa run at 135 pounds, racking up a 5-2 record in the WEC, with both losses coming to future UFC champion Dominick Cruz. He continued his bantamweight run in the UFC until the promotion instituted the 125-pound weight class, which seemed a better suit for his frame.
Benavidez was one of four men selected for the promotion's inaugural four-man flyweight tournament, and he knocked out Yasuhiro Urushitani before falling short in the title fight against Demetrious Johnson.
But with Benavidez preparing to step on the scale for a UFC 156 bout with Ian McCall (11-3-1 MMA, 0-1-1 UFC), the Team Alpha Male product said he's not considering 115 pounds at any point in his career.
"At the moment, I'm pretty much a rice cake," Benavidez said. "After weigh-ins, 'Beefcake' will be back.
"I'll have nothing to do with 115. If they want to do that, whatever. At least I wont be the tiny guy, I guess. That's a plus."
Instead, Benavidez seems to think his permanent home will remain at 125 pounds. With a win over McCall, he could be in line for a potential rematch with Johnson, but he's not necessarily rushing his second shot at the title. He knows another title fight is in his future, and he's relishing his role as one of the sport's trailblazers at 125 pounds – perhaps even earning his spot on the Mt. Rushmore of the flyweight division.
"I hope so," Benavidez said. "That would be a good-looking Mt. Rushmore. 'Creepy's' little glasses, 'Mighty Mouse's head and ears, John Dodson's smile and me, I don't know what I really do. Maybe with a beanie and two thumbs up. I think that would be a hell of a Mt. Rushmore.
"It makes sense. We're the first people to ever do this. … That would be awesome. When it all comes down to it, all of us are going to fight each other at some point."
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Zimbabwe Population: 14,546,961NO VISITORS FROM HERE YET!
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|The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the former British South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 1997 and intensified after 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. In April 2005, the capital city of Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. MUGABE in June 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential poll, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in June 2008, considerable violence against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of violence and intimidation resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing "government of national unity," in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues. MUGABE was reelected president in June 2013 in balloting that was severely flawed and internationally condemned. As a prerequisite to holding the election, Zimbabwe enacted a new constitution by referendum, although many provisions in the new constitution have yet to be codified in law.
Landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi)
|Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 390,757 sq km
land: 386,847 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
Size comparison: slightly larger than Montana
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 3,229 km border countries (4): Botswana 834 km, Mozambique 1,402 km, South Africa 230 km, Zambia 763 km
|0 km (landlocked)
|Maritime claims:
|none (landlocked)
|tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
|mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 42.5% arable land 10.9%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 31.3% forest: 39.5%
other: 18% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|1,740 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
|Current Environment Issues:
|deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean
|Ethnic groups:
|African 99.4% (predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group), other 0.4%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.)
|Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)
|Protestant 75.9% (includes Apostolic 38%, Pentecostal 21.1%, other 16.8%), Roman Catholic 8.4%, other Christian 8.4%, other 1.2% (includes traditional, Muslim), none 6.1% (2011 est.)
|14,546,961 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 37.8% (male 2,778,806/female 2,720,033)
15-24 years: 21.29% (male 1,560,833/female 1,536,110)
25-54 years: 33.86% (male 2,578,142/female 2,346,993)
55-64 years: 3.55% (male 188,851/female 327,483)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 194,933/female 314,777) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 80.4%
youth dependency ratio: 75%
elderly dependency ratio: 5.3%
potential support ratio: 18.7% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 20.6 years
male: 20.5 years
female: 20.8 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|2.2% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|31.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 32.4% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|HARARE (capital) 1.501 million (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.58 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|20.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010/11 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|443 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 25.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 58 years male: 57.3 years
female: 58.7 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|3.5 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|58.5% (2010/11)
|Health expenditures:
|6.4% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
|Hospital bed density:
|1.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 67.3% of population
total: 76.9% of population
urban: 3% of population
rural: 32.7% of population
total: 23.1% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 49.3% of population
rural: 30.8% of population
total: 36.8% of population
urban: 50.7% of population
rural: 69.2% of population
total: 63.2% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|14.69% (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|1,425,800 (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|29,400 (2015 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|8.4% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|11.2% (2014)
|Education expenditures:
|8.4% of GDP (2014)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 86.5%
male: 88.5%
female: 84.6% (2015 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 10 years male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2013)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 8.7% male: 7.7%
female: 9.8% (2012 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe
conventional short form: Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
etymology: takes its name from the Kingdom of Zimbabwe (13th-15th century) and its capital of Great Zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in pre-colonial southern Africa
|Government type:
|semi-presidential republic
| name: Harare
geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands
|18 April 1980 (from the UK)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 18 April (1980)
|previous 1965 (at Rhodesian independence), 1979 (Lancaster House Agreement), 1980 (at Zimbabwean independence); latest final draft completed January 2013, approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013; amended many times in 2013; note - significant amendments proposed in early 2015 (2016)
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice Presidents Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA and Phelekezela MPHOKO (both since 12 December 2014); note - Vice President Joice MUJURU (since 6 December 2004) was dismissed 9 December 2014
head of government: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); note - following the 31 July 2013 presidential election, the position of prime minister was abolished
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president, responsible to House of Assembly elections/appointments: each presidential candidate nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least 1 candidate from each province) and directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018); co-vice presidents drawn from party leadership
election results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent of vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE (ZANU-PF) 61.1%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI (MDC-T) 34.4%, Welshman NCUBE (MDC-N) 2.7%, other 1.8%; note - the election process was considered flawed and roundly criticized by election monitors and international bodies; both the African Union and the South African Development Community endorsed the results of the election with some concerns
|Legislative branch:
| description: bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (80 seats; 60 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - 6 seats in each of the 10 provinces - by proportional representation vote, 16 indirectly elected by the regional governing councils, 2 reserved for the National Council Chiefs, and 2 reserved for members with disabilities; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (270 seats; 210 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 seats reserved for women directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 37, MDC-T 21, MDC-N 2, chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 196, MDC-T 70, MDC-N 2, independent 2
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 9 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, an independent body consisting of the chief justice, Public Service Commission chairman, attorney general, and 2-3 members appointed by the president; judges normally serve until age 65 but can elect to serve until age 70; Constitutional Court judge appointment NA; judges serve non-renewable 15-year terms
subordinate courts: High Court; Labor Court; Administrative Court; regional magistrate courts; customary law courts; special courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|Freedom Party [Cosmas MPONDA] Movement for Democratic Change - Ncube or MDC-N [Welshman NCUBE] Movement for Democratic Change - Renewal or MDC-R [Sekai HOLLAND]; note - has been kicked out of Parliament as of 17 May 2015 Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai or MDC-T [Morgan TSVANGIRAI] Transform Zimbabwe or TZ [Jacob NGARIVHUME] United Parties [Abel MUZOREWA] Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga or ZANU-Ndonga [Wilson KUMBULA] Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Robert Gabriel MUGABE] Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Dumiso DABENGWA]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU] Women of Zimbabwe Arise or WOZA [Jenni WILLIAMS] Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Japhet MOYO] Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights or ZLHR [Irene PETRAS]
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily; national colors: green, yellow, red, black, white
|National anthem:
| name: "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" [Northern Ndebele language] "Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe" [Shona] (Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe)
lyrics/music: Solomon MUTSWAIRO/Fred Lecture CHANGUNDEGA
note: adopted 1994
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Ammon MUTEMBWA (since 18 November 2014)
chancery: 1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 332-7100
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Harry K. THOMAS, Jr. (since 25 February 2016)
embassy: 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare
mailing address: P.O. Box 3340, Harare
telephone: [263] (4) 250-593 through 250-594
FAX: [263] (4) 796-488, or 722-618
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Zimbabwe's economy depends heavily on its mining and agriculture sectors. Following a decade of contraction from 1998 to 2008, the economy recorded real growth of more than 10% per year in the period 2010-13, before slowing to roughly 3% in 2014 due to poor harvests, low diamond revenues, and decreased investment. Lower mineral prices, infrastructure and regulatory deficiencies, a poor investment climate, a large public and external debt burden, and extremely high government wage expenses impede the country's economic performance. Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Dollarization in early 2009 - which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be used locally - ended hyperinflation and reduced inflation below 10% per year. The RBZ introduced bond coins denominated in 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent increments on a par with the US dollar in December 2014, more than five years after the Zimbabwe dollar was taken out of circulation. In January 2015, as part of the government's effort to boost trade and attract foreign investment, the RBZ announced that the Chinese renmimbi, Indian rupee, Australian dollar, and Japanese yen would be accepted as legal tender in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's government entered a second Staff Monitored Program with the IMF in 2014 and undertook other measures to reengage with international financial institutions. Foreign and domestic investment continues to be hindered by the lack of clarity regarding the government's Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act. In 2015 the depreciation of the South African rand against the US dollar has led to deflation in Zimbabwe as prices for South African imports decline while the costs of domestic production in US dollars remains stable.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $28.33 billion (2016 est.) $28.41 billion (2015 est.) $28.11 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $14.19 billion (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|-0.3% (2016 est.) 1.1% (2015 est.) 3.9% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $2,000 (2016 est.) $2,000 (2015 est.) $2,000 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|7.3% of GDP (2016 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.) -2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 83.7%
government consumption: 25.4%
investment in fixed capital: 13.2%
investment in inventories: -0.1%
exports of goods and services: 24.4%
imports of goods and services: -46.6% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 83.7%
government consumption: 25.4%
investment in fixed capital: 13.2%
investment in inventories: -0.1%
exports of goods and services: 24.4%
imports of goods and services: -46.6% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|tobacco, corn, cotton, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs
|mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages
|Industrial production growth rate:
|-3% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|8.098 million (2016 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 66%
industry: 10%
services: 24% (1996)
|Unemployment rate:
|95% (2009 est.) 80% (2005 est.) note: figures include unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
|Population below poverty line:
|72.3% (2012 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|50.1 (2006) 50.1 (1995)
| revenues: $3.4 billion
expenditures: $3.9 billion (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|24% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Public debt:
|45.4% of GDP (2016 est.) 44.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% (2016 est.) -2.4% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$1.069 billion (2016 est.) -$1.52 billion (2015 est.)
|$3.257 billion (2016 est.) $3.551 billion (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
|Exports - partners:
|China 27.8%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14%, Botswana 12.5%, South Africa 7.6% (2015)
|$5.738 billion (2016 est.) $6.016 billion (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products
|Imports - partners:
|South Africa 48.1%, China 12.1%, India 5.2%, Zambia 4.6% (2015)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$326.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) $339.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$10.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $10.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$3.413 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|$252.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|$4.073 billion (13 April 2015 est.) $11.82 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $10.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - 1 (2016 est.) NA (2013) 234.25 (2010) note: the dollar was adopted as a legal currency in 2009; since then the Zimbabwean dollar has experienced hyperinflation and is essentially worthless
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|Electricity - production:
|9.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|8 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|1.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|1.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|2.2 million kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|63.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|36.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|29,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|29,070 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|11 million Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 12.757 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 90 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: privatization and competition have driven rapid expansion of telecommunications, particularly cellular voice and mobile broadband, in recent years; continued economic instability and infrastructure limitations, such as reliable power, hinder progress
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, fiber-optic cable, VSAT terminals, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is most readily ava
international: country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 5 international digital gateway exchanges; fiber-optic connections to neighboring states provide access to international networks via undersea cable (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|government owns all local radio and TV stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite TV are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to TV broadcasts is extremely limited (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 2.328 million percent of population: 16.4% (July 2015 est.)
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|196 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 17
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 179
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 104
under 914 m: 72 (2013)
|refined products 270 km (2013)
| total 3,427 km
narrow gauge: 3,427 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2014)
| total 97,267 km
paved: 18,481 km
unpaved: 78,786 km (2002)
|(some navigation possible on Lake Kariba) (2011)
|Ports and terminals:
river port(s): Binga, Kariba (Zambezi)
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|Military branches:
|Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) (2012)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2012)
|Military expenditures:
|2.79% of GDP (2014) 2.64% of GDP (2013) 2.94% of GDP (2012) 2.05% of GDP (2011) 2.94% of GDP (2010)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
| refugees (country of origin): 5,414 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2015) IDPs: undetermined (political violence, violence in association with the 2008 election, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2015)
stateless persons: 300,000 (2015)
|Illicit drugs:
|transit point for cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines en route to South Africa
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With Apple's stock being hammered daily and shareholders increasingly pointing at the company's huge war chest, CEO Tim Cook hinted on Wednesday he was "seriously considering" ways to return some of the company's cash hoard.
At a shareholder meeting in its Cupertino headquarters, Apple put forth a raft of relatively minor governance proposals. However, the iPhone maker sidestepped hints of a new strategy to parcel out more of its sizable money pile.
Cook renewed his criticism of shareholder activist's David Einhorn's lawsuit against the company as a "silly sideshow". The controversy has put added pressure on a stock that has fallen sharply in the last several months, shaving billions off Apple's market share, and making investors more nervous about its ability to keep up with fierce competition from competitors Google and Samsung.
Cook acknowledged as much on Wednesday, as he fielded questions from shareholders.
"I don't like it either," Cook said about the stock's tumble from an all-time high hit last fall. He added the company was focused on the long term, and that 2012 had been "an incredible year of innovation" at Apple.
Apple is currently sitting on more than $137 billion in net cash, with $23 billion of operating money collected in the last quarter alone. Einhorn — who a few weeks ago likened Apple's cash management to his frugal grandmother's — is vigorously pressing the iPhone maker to deploy some of that cash in the form of a special dividend or preferred stock.


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2012) - MCW Enterprises Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MCW) ("MCW"), a Canadian holding company involved in fuel distribution and the creation of oil sands recovery technology, announces that it has entered into an agreement with an arms‐length lender, pursuant to which MCW will issue 940,963 common shares in satisfaction of indebtedness of $781,000 currently owed to such lender, based on an agreed issue price of $0.83 per share. MCW determined to satisfy the indebtedness with common shares in order to preserve its cash for use on the construction of its extraction technology in the Uinta Basin of Utah, USA.
In addition, MCW announces that it has entered into an agreement with Alex Blyumkin, Chairman/Director of MCW, and David Sutton, President and a Director of MCW, to issue up to 722,892 common shares (361,446 each) in consideration for personally guaranteeing up to $3,000,000 of MCW debt, based on an agreed issue price of $0.83 per share. As of the date of this News Release $2,000,000 has been drawn on by MCW and accordingly 481,928 of the bonus shares (240,964 each) will be issued.
The shares will be issued upon acceptance by the Exchange. The common shares issued in satisfaction of the indebtedness and in consideration for the personal guarantees will be subject to a four month statutory hold period from the date of issuance.
Following completion of the 940,963 common shares in satisfaction of indebtedness and the 481,928 in consideration for the personal guarantees MCW will have a total of 35,497,778 common shares issued and outstanding.
About MCW Enterprises Ltd:
MCW, through its wholly‐owned subsidiary, MCW Energy Group Limited, is focused on value creation as (i) a distributor of gasoline and diesel fuels to service stations in Southern California for over 60 years, having revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2011, of US$241.5 million and, (ii) as a developer of proprietary technology for the extraction of oil from sand at its first field in the Uinta Basin of Utah, USA. MCW's management team is comprised of individuals who have extensive knowledge in both conventional and unconventional oil and gas projects and production, as well as refinery and fuel distribution experience. For additional information on MCW, please visit: www.mcwenergygroup.com.
The information in this news release includes certain information and statements about management's view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Because of these risks and uncertainties and as a result of a variety of factors, the actual results, expectations, achievements or performance may differ materially from those anticipated and indicated by these forward looking statements. Forward‐looking statements in this news release, include, but are not limited to, the commercial viability of the technology and the extraction plant, economic performance and future plans and objectives of the Company. Any number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward‐looking statements as well as future results. Although MCW believes that the expectations reflected in forward looking statements are reasonable, they can give no assurances that the expectations of any forward looking statements will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, MCW disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward looking statements or otherwise.
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Cheap labor market will have to make do without Chinese workers
As the media so loudly pointed out, a large number of foreign residents left Japan right after the earthquake of March 11, mainly due to fears of radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi reactor. According to the Mainichi Shimbun, most have returned, or, at least, those who worked in nominally white collar jobs did. For instance, about 40 percent of the foreign language teachers at Berlitz went home, and since then 90 percent have returned.
The situation is much different when it comes to low-wage laborers, particularly those from China. The foreign trainee program has been badly hit. Many people believe that the program, which is supposed to offer people from foreign countries the opportunity to learn skills in Japan, is more or less a front for trafficking cheap labor, and the agricultural and textile industries are heavily dependent on workers from Asia. The Asahi Shimbun reports that before the earthquake there were about 40,000 foreign trainees working at Japanese textile companies, 99 percent of whom were Chinese. Almost all of them went home and very few have returned.
An association in Dalian that processes potential trainees for work in Japan told the Asahi that before the earthquake there were five applicants for every potential job opening, but now there are none. Another association that helps Chinese pass the test to be accepted in the trainee program said that all 50 people who passed a test to work at a marine products processing plant in Chiba Prefecture have now changed their mind and are staying in China. In almost all these cases the Chinese trainees are quite young, which means the decision to leave Japan or not go in the first place was made by their parents. Since China still has a one-child policy, a parent may not want to risk the health of his or her only child.


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My husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 signet ring cell adenocarcinoma [of the colon] in December 2005 and had 5 months of chemotherapy. Within the past month, his CEA level has risen from 1.5 to 3.4. His doctor ordered a PET scan, and the results came back clear. It showed absolutely nothing. Are there any cancers that don't show up with a PET scan, or is his CEA too low, or is the PET scan right and there is no cancer?
Peeyush Bhargava, MD, Chief of Nuclear Medicine at The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, responds:
Colon cancer is an FDG-avid disease (meaning that it usually shows up on PET imaging). In centers where the combination PET-CT scan is available, it is preferred over PET scan alone. This is because the PET-CT combines both the PET and CT images to give more information, based on the metabolic and the anatomic information, respectively. It is generally accepted that PET is limited in the evaluation of subcentimeter lesions (those smaller than 1 centimeter), as lesions this small can be falsely negative. This means that the disease is not seen on the scan, even though it is present. It is also recognized that as a part of PET-CT, a contrast enhanced CT can provide more information. So in summary, the use of PET-CT may provide a more accurate assessment of a patient's clinical status.


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Are you willing to open your heart to an animal that might only have a few months to live, but we're not ready to give up on? These animals may need fluids, daily monitoring and that little extra TLC that one can only give in a home environment. To learn more, email email@example.com. Read our Fospice Manual (1MB PDF).
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The College of St. Scholastica seeks to increase the number of students graduating in the fields of science, technology and mathematics and to better prepare these graduates for the next step in their careers, whether it is graduate school or employment.
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Our Signature electric flatglass access hatches are double glazed as standard. Powered by two 24v actuators and a control panel, including a thermostat and rain sensor, these units can open up to 90° for excellent ventilation and ease of access to roof areas. The minimum kerb span for these units is 90cm.
The Signature flat glass rooflights all come with standard RAL colour slate grey. Alternative RAL colours can be selected when placing your order. For custom design finishes, please contact us on the number above.
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All of the rooflights in our Signature range come with a sandblasted border as standard. Not only does this hide the glazing frame, improving the aesthetics of these units, but it also helps to reduce the risk of thermal stresses and fractures in laminated glass, which in some cases can be increased by the use of a black-painted border.
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ClearShield Eco-Glass™ is a "non-stick" glass, meaning your window stays cleaner for longer, resists all types of staining and discolouration, and keeps your glass looking like new.
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In Caroline Glick's Jerusalem Post column on Prime Minister Netanyahu's close encounter with President Obama last week, we find this condensed account of the challenge raised by Obama's leadership style:
Obama's leadership model is the model of subversive leadership. Subversive leaders in democracies do not tell their citizens where they wish to lead their societies. They hide their goals from their citizens, because they understand that their citizens do not share their goals. Then once they achieve their unspoken goals, they present their people with a fait accompli and announce that only they are competent to shepherd their societies through the radical shift they undertook behind the public's back.
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ATLANTA, Ga. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve Zohydro, a potent and controversial painkiller, was "outrageous" and will have "long-lasting, devastating effects" across the nation, U.S. Rep. William Keating said Wednesday during a national conference on prescription drug abuse in Atlanta.
"Why do you need a super drug like that that's going to be five times more powerful than Vicodin?" Keating said after his remarks to about 1,100 clinicians, addiction counselors, pharmacists, policy makers and other officials from across the country.
The controversy over Zohydro — which the FDA approved last October despite its clinician advisory panel voting 11-2 against it — has hovered over this week's third annual Rx Drug Abuse Prevention Summit.
Twenty-eight states' attorneys general have written letters protesting the FDA's decision to approve Zohydro, which contains up to five times the amount of narcotic hydrocodone previously available in pills.
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky told summit attendees that he requested U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder investigate the matter. Keating said lawmakers have also called for an inspector general's investigation.
"Is money from pharmaceutical companies influencing this? We need an answer to that," Keating said.
On Tuesday, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg defended her agency's decision to approve Zohydro by arguing that it will benefit patients with severe pain for whom alternative treatments are ineffective. Hamburg said she did not believe that Zohydro will increase the number of people being prescribed painkillers, suggested it is less toxic to the liver than other opioids and added that stricter labeling rules would make the drug safer.
Many conference attendees grumbled at Hamburg's remarks, and other speakers, including Keating and fellow U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch of Boston, criticized the FDA's decision.
"How powerful, how addictive are these drugs that we're going to allow the pharmaceutical companies to put on the market?" said Lynch, who has sponsored a bill to revoke the FDA ruling on Zohydro.
Keating, whose 9th Congressional District includes the SouthCoast and Cape Cod, has cosponsored Lynch's bill, though it faces an uphill battle in Congress because lawmakers might be hesitant to target a single medication.
Keating said the FDA would not have approved Zohydro if Congress had passed the Stop the Tampering of Prescription Pills Act, a bill Keating first sponsored in 2012 and reintroduced last month.
The STOPP Act, Keating said, would direct pharmaceutical companies to invest in research and production to manufacture tamper-resistant drugs. The bill also necessitates that any brand-name painkiller — immediate and extended release — currently on the market to employ an abuse-deterrent formulation.
Critics say Zohydro, in its current approved form, could be crushed and snorted, which addicts have done to other drugs, especially Oxycontin, to attain a faster and stronger high.
On Tuesday, Gov. Deval Patrick implemented new restrictions on Zohydro just before a state ban on the drug was set to expire by a court order. The restrictions include a Board of Registration in Medicine requirement that providers complete a risk assessment and pain management treatment agreement with their patients before prescribing Zohydro. The prescriber is also required to participate in the state's Prescription Monitoring Program, a database used to screen for improper prescribing practices.
The introduction of Zohydro comes at a time when elected officials, community leaders and health care providers across the country are already struggling to stem the tide of opioid-based prescription painkiller abuse and addiction. More than 125,000 Americans have died from opioid painkiller overdoses in the past 10 years, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which have declared opioid addiction to be an epidemic in the country.
"We should be afraid of these drugs. You can get addicted to them within a week," said Keating, who added that he has seen the depth of the problem across SouthCoast, Cape Cod and the Islands.
Despite the challenges, Keating said a cure for the epidemic is within reach, though it requires efforts on several fronts that include education, enforcement, treatment and prevention.
"The power of the pill," Keating said, "is no match for the power of the people."


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From that first day, the collection continued to grow, but remained solely a record of the Jewish people in the British Isles. As time passed that database grew to contain the records of well over 100,000 Jews. At that time, five additional databases were added to give coverage of the entire world. The collection now consisted of the 6 databases that it has today.
New records continued to be added. These consisted of vital records, synagogue records, civil records, probate, census and family histories. The family histories have been donated by families from throughout the world, all wishing for their records to be preserved. I am extremely grateful to all who have added their own records. The six databases now consist of records from almost 2,000 different sources.
The six databases that make up the Knowles Collection have now been updated. Thanks to the work of so many people the combined collection now holds the genealogical records of over 1,000,000 Jewish people. Each of the 6 databases has grown considerably over the years. The amount of people contained in each database is as follows;
- Jews of the British Isles 191,000
- Jews of North America 393,000
- Jews of Europe 360,000
- Jews of South America and Caribbean 21,000
- Jews of South Pacific 21,000
- Jews of Africa, Orient and Middle East 37,000
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The 8th edition of QCon New York (June 24-26, 2019) wasn't just a software conference; it was the software conference where leading shops like Slack, Google, Uber, and Netflix opened their doors and shared engineering successes and failures. Over 1200 software engineers came together for technical talks, panels, AMAs, open spaces and networking at QCon.
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Paris, FRANCE – Qatar Airways will proudly take part in the 50th International Paris Air Show this week with its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner taking centre stage during one of the world's largest aerospace events.
The Doha-based airline took delivery of its sixth Dreamliner this morning following its direct flight from Seattle to the show venue Le Bourget.
Qatar Airways traditionally has a strong presence at the Paris Air Show, held every two years, by having a static aircraft on display. This year the airline's Boeing 787 will make its debut for the first time in France, at Le Bourget.
Tens of thousands of trade visitors from around the world are expected to attend the Air Show, which runs from June 17-23. A limited number of tours of the 787 are planned for select VIPs, industry guests and the media during the trade days.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said: "We are absolutely delighted to have our brand new 787 fly into Le Bourget direct from Boeing's assembly plant in Seattle for what promises to be yet another exciting Paris Air Show.
"The 787 has created new benchmarks in comfort and space, with revolutionary seat design as well as key state-of-the-art features, and we look forward to showcasing this aircraft to visitors from around the world.
"Our 787s provide passengers with a travel experience quite unlike any other with custom-built comfort features that are the hallmark of our Five Star service across both the Business and Economy cabins."
Qatar Airways' 787s feature 254 seats – 22 in Business Class in a 1-2-1 configuration and a 232 seating capacity in Economy with a 3-3-3 layout.
Key features include an award-winning iTouch touch control unit, over 1,000 movies, programming and audio entertainment options, an iPort, USB port, remote data outlet, a custom designed culinary offering, plenty of storage space for personal items and more – all available in every seat across both cabin classes.
Of the airline's five Dreamliners already in service, they fly from Doha to a select few destinations including London Heathrow, Zurich, Frankfurt, Munich and Dubai with more 787 routes expected to be announced over the next few weeks.
As the 787 Middle East launch customer, Qatar Airways' first unveiled its Dreamliner at the world's largest aviation event, Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, UK in July last year.
Organised by the Salon International de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (SIAE), Paris Air Show brings together industry leaders from across the aviation, aerospace, travel and corporate sectors.
The show is also open to members of the public, as more than 2,000 exhibitors from over 40 countries display their products and services.
Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 125 aircraft to 128 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas.
Qatar Airways has so far this year launched six destinations – Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA), Salalah (Oman) and Basra (Iraq).
Over the next few weeks and months, the network will grow further with Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (August 20), Chengdu, China (September 3), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 18), Clark International Airport, Philippines (October 28) and Philadelphia, USA (2 April 2014).
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Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the screen in the latest sequel to The Terminator. But don't plan on seeing him at your local theater or expect this production ever to be released on home video. That's because Terminator 2 3-D, Figure 1, is playing only at Universal Studios Florida. And like the other attractions at Universal Studios Florida, Terminator 2 3-D is not something you sit passively and watch — you experience it.
This latest sequel reunites Schwarzenegger with former costars Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, Edward Furlong as young John Connor, and Robert Patrick as T-1000, the morphing metal menace. Joining this cast is a host of new villains, including a fleet of Mini-Hunter-Killers and T-1,000,000, which is entirely computer generated and exceeding in complexity than anything that had been done to date.
Directed by John Cameron (who also directed The Terminator), Terminator 2 3-Duses the latest in digital imaging technology to catapult the audience into the center of 3-dimensional action right alongside international superstar Schwarzenegger. Sharing in directorial credit are special-effects wizards Stan Winston (Jurassic Park) and John Bruno (True Lies). With a production cost of $60 million, the 12-minute film is, frame by frame, the most expensive live-action movie ever produced. Cameron commented that he regards Terminator 2 3-D as a true sequel to his blockbusters. "It's definitely the next film. The only difference is this film is only 12 minutes long, and you can't see it in just any theater."
Terminator 2 3-D departs from convention in that it is presented in a three-dimensional format, so many of the images appear to pop out of the screen. The production is simultaneously projected onto three 23- by 250-ft screens oriented 60° from each other to envelop the audience. But perhaps the most impressive feature of Terminator 2 3-D is the addition of live actors and an in-theater set that incorporates the audience into the action to add an even greater dimension to the attraction. The electrifying nature of the stunts is typified by a sequence featuring Schwarzenegger driving a 1500-lb Harley Davidson "Fat Boy" that explodes off the screen and roars onto the theater's stage.
Transition sequences proved to be the trickiest elements of the three-act show, requiring split-second timing to seamlessly unite stunt actors flying out of trap doors in the stage and screen with filmed elements that boasted their own special effects. Producer Chuck Comisky revealed that, "Working out the timing of the screen-to-live elements was our biggest challenge. There are so many variables in a live show, while the movie part is essentially locked in. Yet, somehow, we have to ensure it all works together — every time."
Pulling it off
Terminator 2 3-Dmerges innovative fluid power, electronic, and mechanical motion-control techniques hidden from the audience's view to accomplish many of the fast-action scenes. Scenic Technologies Inc., New York, was contracted to develop a technique to permit split-second opening and closing, raising, and lowering of various rigging to achieve a number of live-action visual illusions and to accomplish these effects without alerting the audience to how they were done.
The primary challenge was how to execute rapid linear motion within a half-second time limit to avoid tipping off the audience as to what was happening. A hybrid solution was derived, involving PLC control of hydraulic and pneumatic actuators driving a series of mechanical pulleys and cables. Engineers at Scenic Technologies originally proposed a concept using a high-power servomotor, an electromagnetic clutch, belt-driven linear actuators, spring-mounted guide wheels, and specially machined tracks. In addition, special safety provisions had to be met, which added extra rigging and other mechanisms. This solution met Universal's original design goal of a full 6½-ft traverse within 1 sec.
In an effort to further enhance the illusion, Universal's show designers cut the traverse time for lighter objects from 1 to ½ sec. The final design uses a high-speed, servo-controlled, double rod-end hydraulic cylinder rigged with multiple lines of high-strength wire rope. This enables full traverse of heavy objects in a little less than 1 sec.
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A combination of pneumatic actuators and mechanical pulleys mounted to the building's structure move other, lighter objects simultaneously but semi-independently at full traverse speeds within a half second. By adding some smoke, flames, sound effects, and pumping music, guests never know how the magic trick is pulled off.
Lighter objects had to be moved 6½ ft and be synchronized with movement of heavier objects described above. A double-rod end cylinder with pulleys arranged in a block-and-tackle configuration was chosen to cut the cylinder stroke in half while doubling the effective speed. The double-rod end cylinder solution proved ineffective in this instance, however, because of the high torques that would be developed. Further, the external bearing arrangements necessary to prevent rotation would have overcomplicated the rigging.
According to Steve Sywak, project engineer at Scenic Technologies, Festo's DGPL non-rotating guided rodless cylinders, Figure 2, were selected instead. These cylinders provide an ideal solution, offering extra-long strokes and maximum travel within their own length. In addition, the barrel of the DGPL cylinder offers enough structural strength to eliminate the need for external structural fixturing. The integral ball-bearing slide connected to the cylinder's drive yoke provides a simple means to connect the pulleys.
High speed is essential in achieving this particular illusion. Because pneumatic cylinders normally are designed for travel speeds between 4 to 60 in./min, Festo project engineer Daniel Sandoval proposed using a combination of pre-exhaust and air reservoirs to increase piston travel speed to achieve the exceptionally fast 42 in./sec travel required. This solution, Figure 3, proved to be the key to the success of the design.
A 3/2-way valve at each end of the rodless cylinder allows simultaneous control of pressurization and exhaust. Normally, a 5/2-way valve would be sufficient and less expensive, but would not permit pre-exhausting of the cylinder. Four reservoirs (shown in the inset photo on the front cover) were added to the circuit — two near each valve — to compensate for pressure line losses and for the pressure drop that occurs as the cylinder extends. Pre-exhausting the cylinder provided virtually zero resistance to the piston when it was pressurized. This made hydraulic shock absorbers necessary at each end to of the stroke to maximize cushioning and minimize piston impact.
Finally, timing of the sequence and all safety controls are coordinated by the PLC via sensors. Pneumatic/electric pressure switches are used to warn of unexpected pressure drop in the reservoirs, allowing human intervention in the sequence if necessary.
Richard Day, deceased, was marketing manager, Festo Corp., Hauppauge, New York, when this article was originally published.
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ST. LOUIS - Alexander Steen gave the St. Louis Blues the early lead and Jaroslav Halak earned his fourth shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Brenden Morrow added a power-play goal midway through the third period and Maxim Lapierre scored into an empty net with 2:08 left. The Blues have won three straight and moved a point ahead of the Blackhawks, who played later at Calgary, for the Central Division lead.
The Blues cleaned up on defence a week after getting whipped 7-1 in New Jersey when Halak surrendered four goals in 14 shots after relieving Brian Elliott. Halak has started all three games since that setback, allowing a total of four goals.
The Devils mustered little offensively three days after losing 7-3 to the Rangers at Yankee Stadium. They were shut out for the sixth time, although this was the first time in 35 games.
The Blues are an NHL-best 17-3-1 against the Eastern Conference, and 9-0 at home.
Steen was the NHL's second-leading goal scorer in late December before missing 11 games with a concussion. He's been back six games and has a point in the last five with three goals and four assists.
Halak and Brian Elliott have combined for seven shutouts this season. Halak has won four straight starts with two shutouts this month, and holds the franchise mark with 20 shutouts in four seasons.
Morrow deflected a waist-high shot past Cory Schneider for his eighth goal and first point in nine games, capitalizing on a tripping call against Bryce Salvador.
St. Louis killed off Roman Polak's high-sticking penalty just nine seconds into the game, and then took the lead on Steen's 27th goal at 3:25. Steen scored his 100th goal in six seasons with St. Louis scoring from the slot on an odd-man rush with assists by Jaden Schwartz and David Backes.
Alex Pietrangelo took a holding call foiling a break-in by Stephen Gionta late in the period and, again, the St. Louis penalty killers came through. The Blues' Vladimir Sobotka hit the goal post on an odd-man rush with just under five minutes to go.
The Devils played in St. Louis for the first time since Nov. 20, 2010, a 3-2 Blues victory.
NOTES: NFL Hall of Famer Dan Dierdorf, who recently retired from broadcasting, wore a Blues jersey with his number 72 while watching from a private box. ... New Jersey is 5-16-3 when trailing after two periods. ... Jaromir Jagr had totalled two goals and four assists the previous four games.


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Is Hawaii's solution to illegal street drifting an increased support for draconian law enforcement or enactment of anti-hoon legislation? Nope. Anti-skid road surfaces that have the added bonus of making the roads safer for everyone and faster for enthusiasts.
Residents along Hawaii's twisty mountain roads have long complained of the noise and danger caused by punk kids illegally drifting, but the police haven't been able to deter the practice. Rather than fitting speed cameras, speed bumps or otherwise ruining the roads for slightly more law-abiding drivers, the local government plans to pave the mountain curves in a high-grip surface that'll virtually eliminate skidding and therefore drifting.
In this instance called Tyregrip, but also known as Shellgrip in the UK where it's used to improve the safety of very dangerous corners and slippery bridges, the technology packages a very sharp aggregate inside a tough resin and is applied on top of the existing road surface. It's typically impregnated with a contrasting color to alert drivers to its presence. It works like very rough sandpaper, increasing the friction between a tire and the road, dramatically improving grip. It's not used across long stretches of road because that increase in friction also results in a proportional increase in tire wear. The surface works especially well in wet weather, where the sharp points of the aggregate provide very good levels of grip even when covered in water.
In addition to making drifting nearly impossible, the surface will increase general safety by improving grip levels, especially in the rain. Of course, more grip also equals faster corner speeds for drivers like you and me.
Hawaii plans to install test strips of Tyregrip on eight sections of road popular with drifters. If it proves successful at limiting their antics, it'll be rolled out through other trouble spots too. [via MSNBC]


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Pumpkin Dream Cake – Three layer pumpkin cake with a Cinnamon Butter Cream Frosting. Gorgeous, and perfect for any Holiday table.
Welcome to day #3 of Christmas Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen of Juanita's Cocina. Today's theme for Christmas Week is "Christmas Cakes and Cupcakes".
Just look at this cake! This is the first cake recipe I have ever shared on this blog, and I am so excited with how it turned out! In my family, pumpkin does not stop at Thanksgiving. We have pumpkin pie at Christmas too. Plus, with how pretty it is, how could you not have this as part of your Christmas celebration?
I actually made this for Thanksgiving, in addition to pumpkin pie. There were the traditionalist in the room that shunned it because it wasn't pie, but everyone who tried it, loved it! The frosting is a Cinnamon Butter Cream, and is just amazing. You can see the flecks of cinnamon in the frosting, and it adds so much depth to the cake. The cake itself is a little dense, but still light, and super moist (bad word, I know!).
This cake actually comes together very quickly. The mixer does all the work for you. Beware the batter is a little thicker than I was used to when baking a cake. Then as soon as it comes out of the oven you put it in the freezer. This stops the cooking process, and cools it quickly, so you don't have to wait forever to frost. Freezing the cake, made it so easy to get the cake to come cleanly out of the pan. I will be doing this trick from now on with any cake! I changed up the frosting from the original cream cheese based, because there was no room in the fridge for a cake. And also, cream cheese frostings aren't my favorite. This cake would be perfect as the center piece of your dessert table this holiday season.
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- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter , softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tblsvanilla
- 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup milk
- Cinnamon Buttercream
- 2 sticks butter , softened
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 (2 lb) bag powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Generously butter the bottom and sides of 3 - 8 inch cake pans. Set aside.
- In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in vanilla, pumpkin and canola oil until combined. Mix in the flour and the milk, alternating between the two, until everything is well combined.
- Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Once fully cooked, immediately remove the pans from the oven, and place them in the freezer for 45 minutes. This stops the cooking process, and makes the cake very easy to remove from the pan.
- Meanwhile, prepare the frosting. Using an electric mixer beat all of the frosting ingredients together. You can adjust the milk and sugar amounts to get the desired consistency. You want it a little on the thin side, but not so thin that you can drizzle it.
- After 45 minutes, remove the pans from the freezer. Remove the cake from the pans, and begin to frost. Spread a layer of frosting between each layer of cake, and then spread along the edges and top.
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Jasmine spies are great. But when testing AngularJS services, it can really be be hard to test that the correct calls are being made to services where you're calling the service itself instead of an attached method, such as the $interval service. When you're testing controllers, you can directly inject your own spy if you want to test that $interval was called with the correct arguments, but how do you get hold of a function that's not attached to an object to be able to spy on it?
It turns out that your only option is to replace the service with your spy in the config phase with either $provide.decorator, or module.decorator. For your TL;DR convenience, here is a working module that you can add to the list of modules you instantiate before each test. I'll explain why all this works after the code.
angular.module('spies.interval', []) .decorator('$interval', function($delegate){ var spy = jasmine.createSpy('$interval').and.callFake( function() { return $delegate.apply(arguments); } ) spy.cancel = angular.bind($delegate, $delegate.cancel); spy.flush = angular.bind($delegate, $delegate.flush); spyOn(spy, 'cancel').and.callThrough(); return spy; })
The spy gameLet's first think about what happens when you call spyOn(someObj, 'someFunction'), so we can understand why we're not using that syntax here. Jasmine looks at someObj. If someObj has a function called 'someFunction', jasmine overwrites that function with a generic spy which may or may not call the original someFunction. But without someObj, there is nothing to attach that replacement function to to make the replacement invisible to the calling code under test.
Knowing when to delegateSo we have to "trick" Angular into injecting our replacement into the code under test when the code asks for the $interval service. We do this by returning the actual spy rather than an altered $delegate.
This then becomes very different from injecting a fake $interval service into a controller that's created for just one test, because when you call $interval(), it caches the method to call after the elapsed time, the elapsed time, and so forth internally so that it can work its magic. So if you only replace $interval with a spy, you can no longer test that the right things happen after the time has elapsed, because that internal state isn't right.
So we need to go on to call the actual $interval service, and we need to call it with the arguments that our service under test is using, which is why we use apply(). Once we've done that, we need to make sure to return the result of the call, a promise, so that when we test that code that should be canceled in our client code does not run, that doesn't break because there's no promise to give cancel().
Once you've taken all of the above into account, you have
var spy = jasmine.createSpy('$interval').and.callFake( function() { return $delegate.apply(arguments); })
Spies upon spiesBut you can't call cancel yet (or flush), because the spy you're replacing $interval with doesn't have a cancel() method or a flush() method. If you try just directly adding the functions (spy.cancel = $delegate.cancel), the functions don't run in the same scope that we wrote to when we called $delegate.apply(). By using angular.bind, we force them into the same scope as the delegate like so:
spy.cancel = angular.bind($delegate, $delegate.cancel); spy.flush = angular.bind($delegate, $delegate.flush);Finally, we spy on the cancel function. This is just a convenience—you can of course spy on this function as normal from any test.
spyOn(spy, 'cancel').and.callThrough();And that, folks, is how you create a spy to be able to check that an angular service where the function is called directly was called with the correct methods without breaking the service.
But wait, there's moreIf you're a Jasmine expert, you're probably thinking that I could have just used the undocumented second argument of createSpy, which simplifies the code to this:
angular.module('spies.interval', []) .decorator('$interval', function($delegate){ var spy = jasmine.createSpy('$interval', $delegate); spyOn(spy, 'cancel').and.callThrough(); return spy; })Unfortunately, that doesn't work. You would expect the Strategy to do the same thing internally that my home-rolled version does, but it doesn't. Maybe some other day I'll dig through the code and blog about why.
How useful is this anyway?I think the main reason to use this is when the amount of time you need to wait or the optional arguments at the end will vary based on some data. However, your test usually can't even see the method that ultimately gets called by $interval. So it feels a bit like it should not need to know so much about it that it is looking at what arguments are being passed to this function it can't see.
So after all this, I ultimately came to feel that though you can do this, you probably shouldn't, because it introduces a lot of coupling between your test and the internals of the methods in your service that you're trying to test. For example, your test should not need to know whether your service internally creates its own closure to store state to call the method from in $interval or whether it directly stores that state in the end parameters of $interval.
In Scotland, they have a saying that a gentleman is a man who knows how to play the bagpipes, but doesn't. I often feel that programming is like that.