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Note: TimeTec's or FingerTec's Products and Services may be covered by one or more of the following patents owned by TimeTec Holding Sdn. Bhd. and/or its affiliates or licensors.
The present invention discloses a system (100) for managing a parking lot (101), the system (100) comprising a plurality of parking zones (102), each parking zone (102) has a pre-defined parking rate; a plurality of first image acquisition devices (103), each being assigned to one of the parking zones (102) configured to capture a first image containing an identifier of the vehicle when the vehicle enters the corresponding parking zone (102); a second image acquisition device (104) configured to capture a second image containing the identifier of the vehicle when the vehicle exits the parking lot (101); and a server operably connected to the first (103) and second image acquisition devices (104), wherein the server comprises a data acquisition module configured to record at least one entry data of the vehicle entering the corresponding parking zone (102) based on the first image and an exit data of the vehicle exiting the parking lot (101) based on the second image, and a calculation module configured to determine a parking fare of the vehicle corresponding to the one or more parking zones (102) entered by the vehicle based on the recorded entry data and the recorded exit data of the vehicle.
The present invention discloses a method for facilitating a parking lot payment service, the method comprises the steps of: capturing one or more first images of a vehicle by a first camera (3) at an entrance (1) of a parking lot and one or more second images of the vehicle from a video stream of the first camera (3) by a server (5); performing a first vehicle plate recognition algorithm on the one or more first images by a processor of the first camera (3) and a second vehicle plate recognition algorithm on the one or more second images by the server (5) to respectively obtain a first vehicle plate recognition result and a second vehicle plate recognition result; extracting date and time information respectively from the one or more first and second images; initiating a parking fare payment process upon being triggered by a user (7) via a payment interface (6); and recording both the first and second vehicle plate recognition results to a paid record database so that a vehicle, whose vehicle plate is verified by a second camera (4) at an exit (2) of the parking lot to match with either the first vehicle plate recognition result, the second vehicle plate recognition result, or both, can exit the parking lot.
The present invention provides a system (100) and method for processing of mileage claims comprising: a first user device (110) installed with a first application module (111) configured to capture start location details and end location details during a travel undertaken by a first user; and, submit the captured details to a server (120) upon completion of the travel by the first user, for mileage claim amount processing. The server (120) comprising a mileage claim report generation module (121) configured to calculate total distance of the travel based on the submitted details; generate a report on mileage claim amount based on the calculated distance by referring to pre-stored claim rules and claim calculation formula in a rules database (150) and a claim calculation database (160) respectively, where the server (120) is in communication with the rules database (150) and the claim calculation database (160); and, transmit the generated report to a second user device (130) for second user's review and approval.
The present invention discloses a system (100) and method for sharing the parking space comprising: a first user device (110) installed with an application module (111), configured to submit a request to a server (140) for renting their parking space, by a first user, where access rights related to the parking space is stored in the server (140); and the server (140) upon the request received from the first user is approved by an administrator, configured to display the parking space; allows a second user to select the displayed parking space using a second user device (120) installed with an application module (121) and receives a request to access the selected parking space from the second user via the second user device (120); forwards the received request from the second user to the first user, for seeking approval from the first user whether to grant the second user with access to the selected parking space and transmits the access rights to the second user device (120) upon the request is approved by the first user.
The present invention discloses acommunity-based delivery system comprisinga server (1) in communication with one or more distinct residential community platforms (2), in which each residential community platform (2) having a plurality of registered merchants (3) which are accessible by one or more users (4) of the respective residential community; wherein the server (1) includes a purchase module (10) for allowing the users (4) to purchase the goods and/or services from the merchant (3); and a delivery module for managing delivery services of the purchased goods and/or services;wherein the delivery module is further configured to provide an option where the users (4) can designate another user, which is associated with a respective address, within the same residential community as an alternate receiverfor the delivery of the purchased goods and/or services.
The present invention discloses a system (100) and a method, to enable access to an area comprises: a data acquisition module (120) arranged in a mobile computing device (110), configured to receive an access related data from an user, whereby the mobile computing device (110) is installed with an application module (130) is in 10 communication with the data acquisition module (120). The application module (130) comprises: a template conversion module (132), configured to convert the received data into a pre-defined template; an authentication module (133), configured to determine whether the user is allowed to access the area based on the received template, by communicating with a database server (140) and an access control 15 module (135), configured to transmit an access signal to a controller (150) for permitting the user to access the area based on the determined result.
The present invention discloses a computer-implemented method for monitoring activities of patrols within a predetermined compound comprising the steps of tracking, via a waypoint location module (10), location of dedicated mobile device in real time; calculating, via an administrator module (20), an idle time of the mobile device when the location of the mobile device remains stationary over a predetermined period of time; determining, via administrator module (20), abnormally of the respective patrol based on calculated idle time; tracking, via a tracking module (30), activities of the guard mobile device upon the occurrence of abnormal event; analysing, via the administrator module (20), the tracked activities of the guard mobile device to determine safety adequacy of the patrols; and updating, via a reporting module (40), the safefy adequancy of the patrols based on the analysis.
The present invention discloses a computer-implemented method for providing 5 remote access control by voice command and voice recognition, the method comprising the following steps in the sequence set forth: detecting, by a transceiver of a mobile device (20), at least one controller (10) of remote access control system within a predetermined radial distance and establishes a communication link automatically to at least one detected controller using a short range communication 10 protocol for retrieving information relating to the at least one detected controller; determining, by an application of the mobile device, whether the at least one detected controller is a pre-assigned controller by comparing the retrieved controller information to a pre-stored template; prompting, by the application of the mobile device, a user (20) to complete a voice authentication on the mobile device 15 automatically upon the detection of pre-assigned controller (10); and transmitting, by transceiver of the mobile device, an instruction to the pre-assigned controller using the short range communication protocol to provide an accessibility of the remote access control system to the user according to the user's access level upon successful authentication.
The present invention discloses a computer-implemented method for authenticating access via contactless short-range communication, the method comprising the following steps in the sequence set forth : detecting, by a transceiver of a mobile device (30), at least one controller (10) of an access control system within a predetermined radial distance through a first short-range communication protocol and 10 establishes a communication link automatically to at least one detected controller (10);identifying, by an application of the mobile device (30), at least one designated controller (10) for an access of a user based on comparison of the at least one detected controller (10) against pre-stored authentication information; prompting, by the application of the mobile device (30), the user to verify a tag in proximity to its 15 correspondence designated controller (10) through a second short-range communication protocol initiated automatically upon identification of the designated controller (10); and transmitting, by the mobile device (30), an instruction to the designated controller (10) using the first and second short-range communication protocols to provide an accessibility to the user according to the user's access level 20 upon successful authentication.
A time attendance tracking method is provided by which a hand-held device is set as a primary device or a secondary device based on inherent mobile identity of the hand-held device and operable in either a first mode or a second mode. The first mode permits the user to clock-in or clock-out for attendance recording for the user tied account while the second mode restricts the user to clock-in or clock-out for attendance recording for the user tied account. The most illustrative drawing: Figure 2
The present invention discloses an electronic platform system comprises one or more cloud database (140) connected to a communication network (130); a store platform (201) connected to cloud database (140) via the communication network (130), configured to display a list of products and/or services for an user to select; a payment platform (202) connected to the store platform (201) via the communication network (130), configured to allow the user to make a purchase directly from the store platform (201); and an application server (200) connected to the cloud database (140) via the communication network (130), wherein the application server (200) comprises: a camera module (203) configured to communicate with at least one camera (110), retrieve visual and/or audio data from the camera (110), store the visual and/or audio data in the cloud database (140), a codec processing unit (204) for encoding or decoding the stored visual and/or audio data, and a web server (205) for a computing device of the user (120) to retrieve or display the stored visual and/or audio data from the cloud database (140) or display the visual and/or audio data directly from the camera (110) in real time.
A time and attendance recording system comprising a computing apparatus in communication with a database, which stores a plurality of registered user identities and each registered user identity is tied to an account; a time clock, connected to the computing apparatus, configured to send a user identity to the computing apparatus upon receiving the user identity from a user and the sent user identity is tagged with a timestamp recording the time and date which the user identity is received; wherein the computing apparatus is operative to verify the sent user identity against the registered user identities; determine an attendance status, check-in or check-out, of the user by comparing the tagged timestamp against a predetermined time interval which is assigned with the attendance status, characterized in that the attendance status in the system is free from user intervention. No Illustration For Abstract.
This disclosure describes an attendance system comprising a target device installed at a location that has a NFC tag and a processor; a mobile device incorporated with NFC module having a unique identification information of a user, and configured to communicate with the target device through performing an action to bring the NFC module in close proximity with the NFC tag when the user checks in or out from the location; and a central station defining at least a server wirelessly connected to the processor with a database for storing data related to the attendance event, identification information of the user and location of the target device; wherein the mobile device is incorporated with a positioning module for detecting position of the user such that the attendance event is recorded when the position of the user matches with the location of the target device that defines an allowable user position which is preset using the positioning module and stored in the database, and the unique identification information from the NFC module corresponds with the identification information of the user that is saved in the database.
A system for collecting and transferring electronic information comprising: one or more servers (200), having one or more centralized databases for storing and/or retrieving the data, connected to a network (500); one or more computing devices (300) connected to the servers (200) via the network (500) for retrieving the data from the centralized databases; a plurality of biometric devices (100) connected to the servers via the network (500), located at different locations, and each biometric device (100) comprises: means for identifying users based on biometric data of the users; means for storing the biometric data and activity information of the users; and means for sending the biometric data and activity information to the servers (200), in communication with the servers (200) in real time via the network (500); characterized in that the biometric devices (100) are configured to identify a user based on the biometric data, and collect activity information of the user, following which real time activity information together with the corresponding biometric data of the user is sent to the servers (200) based on HTTP PUSH protocol; wherein the activity information and the biometric data of the users are stored in the centralized databases of the servers (200) and are enabled to be retrieved by the computing devices (300).
The present invention discloses a biometric device (1) incorporated with an android platform for time and attendance application, the biometric device (1) comprising: one or more biometric sensing module (2, 3) for receiving biometric and time attendance data of an user; an attendance module (10) integrated with one or more predetermined rules for organizing and managing the received data in a way such that the organized data can be directly used in payroll calculation and generation of attendance report; a scheduling module (11) for managing and implementing the predetermined rules; a duty rosters module (12) configured to receive information relating to duty rosters, holidays, and leaves from the user, and to transmit the received information to the scheduling module (11); a payroll module (14) for calculating paychecks of the user based on the organized data; a reporting module (15) configured to generate attendance reports and to export the generated attendance reports in a designated form; and a display module (16) for displaying the outputs of the modules.
The present invention discloses a method for automatically recording time attendance of a user comprising the steps of: accepting, by a biometric device, biometric data and entry time data of the user; transmitting, by the biometric device, the accepted data to a processor via a communication network; comparing, by the processor, the accepted data with those stored in a database to identify the user and a corresponding working schedule of the user; applying, by the processor, a set of predefined rules based on the working schedule of the user to a time attendance template of the user; and organizing, by the processor, the entry time data of the user into the time attendance template of the user.
The present invention discloses a method for electronic attendance recording including at least one mobile device, comprises the steps of activating a local positioning system of the mobile device to acquire position information of the mobile device; and determining movements of the mobile device based on the acquired position information; characterised in that in the event that the mobile device passes through at least one boundary pre-defined by geo-fencing technique, it causes the mobile device to temporarily activate an indoor positioning system or a global positioning system for retrieving position information with higher accuracy than the local positioning system, and then generates an attendance record based on the retrieved position information.
The present invention discloses a system and method for recording electronic attendance, the method comprises the following steps in the sequence set forth: establishing, by a mobile device, a communication link between a server and the mobile device; activating, an application of the mobile device via an verification process; upon activation of the application, detecting and identifying, by the application, a checkpoint station carrying information relating to a checkpoint identifier; establishing, by the mobile device, a communication link between the checkpoint station and the mobile device for data transmission; reading, by the application, information relating to the checkpoint identifier from the checkpoint station; generating, by the application, an encrypted attendance record; transmitting, by the application, the encrypted attendance record to the server via the communication network; decrypting, by a decoder of the server, the encrypted attendance record; and updating, by the server, the record to an attendance report of an account.
The present disclosure relates to a comprehensive system and associated method (100) for real-time monitoring and management of the patrolling operations by a number of security personnel. The present system (100) includes one or more 10 electronic communication devices (102) that are configured to run a security patrol management application. The system (100) further includes a centralized server (104) running a server side security patrol management application capable of directly communicating with the security patrol management application running on the electronic communication devices (102). The server side security patrol management 15 application includes a number of features that allows the administrators or managers for monitoring and managing the operations of the security personnel through an interactive visual interface of the application. The server side security patrol management application is a cloud-based application to collect a variety of information to monitor and manage the patrolling operations of the security personnel 20 in real-time.
The present invention is a security management system of a restricted-access facility that comprises at least a security node operated by a security officer; at least an occupant node operated by an occupant of the facility; at least a visitor node operated by a visitor; one or more servers having at least one processor and a database, operative to process information including visit data being any one or combination of a visit invitation to the visitor node from the occupant node, a visit request to the occupant from the visitor node or from the visitor through the security node, and generate a visitor pass defined by a QR code; and an online platform operated by the server and accessible by the security node, occupant node and visitor node, capable of receiving information inputs 15 and displaying the information. The QR code is downloaded to the visitor node to be scanned by the security node as validation of the security pass for allowing access of the visitor into the facility upon acceptance of the visit request by the occupant node or visit invitation by the visitor node.
The present invention discloses a control system (100) for door lock comprising a server (110);a controller (140) linked to the server (110); anda mobile device (160) having: an application for user to trigger a door unlocking process, means for collecting biometric information of the user, a Bluetooth module to establish a Bluetooth communication link (150) between the mobile device (160) and the controller (140);and wherein door unlocking process includes: the mobile device (160) performs an biometric authentication to verify the user and then transmits an instruction to the controller (140) via the Bluetooth link (150); and the controller (140) upon receiving the instruction, performs a second authentication to verify the user's accessibility and then unlock the door based on the outcomes of the authentications.
The present invention discloses an alarm system comprises a plurality of alarm 5 sensors (101), each having a Bluetooth module to establish communication link using a Bluetooth protocol to at least one neighbouring sensor (101) in a way such that a Bluetooth Mesh Network is formed, and a controller (201) connected to the Bluetooth Mesh Network, configured to monitor and manage the status of each alarm sensor (101) and to trigger at least one alarm device (102) based on the status of the alarm 10 sensors (101), wherein the status data of each alarm sensor (101) is transmitted to the controller (201), and vice versa, instructions of the controller (201) are transmitted to at leastone sensor (101) via the Bluetooth Mesh Network.
The present invention discloses a method for providing access control to delivery service providers comprising selecting (102), by a logged-in user (208) through a platform (203), a delivery provider (207) for a delivery service; generating (106), by a server (201), an access code and transmits the access code to the selected delivery provider (207); and providing, by the delivery provider (207), the access code to an access point to obtain for passing through the access point (205)
The present invention discloses a method for recording attendance using Bluetooth-enable mobile devices comprising the steps in the sequence set forth: triggering (104,105), by a logged-in user, a respective mobile device to detect for surrounding Bluetooth beacons, wherein different user account each is assigned with their respective list of Bluetooth beacons for triggering the attendance recording; comparing (106), by 10 the respective mobile device, the detected list of Bluetooth beacons with the assigned list of Bluetooth beacons of the corresponding user account and only retrieves one or more Bluetooth beacon IDs from Bluetooth beacons that are assigned to the corresponding user account; and forwarding (107), by the respective mobile device, the retrieved Bluetooth beacon ID(s) together with a retrieval timestamp to an administrator 15 server for generating an attendance record.(Fig. 1)

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As we've noted before, Google engineering director Ray Kurzweil devotes a lot of his life to postponing death. Kurzweil, the brilliant 65-year-old inventor and futurist, is dead-set on living long enough to be immortal, although getting himself to that point has proven to be a lot of work in and of itself. In an interview with Maclean's, Kurzweil reveals how he's built himself a "bridge" to immortality by making sure his body holds together long enough for life-lengthening technology to really mature.
"In the last two health books I co-wrote, we talk about a bridge to a bridge to a bridge," he explains "I can never say, 'I've done it, I've lived forever,' because it's never forever. We're really talking about being on a path that will get us to the next point. People sometimes ask me, 'You take a lot of supplements. Do you really think it will make you live hundreds of years?'"
At this point, the Maclean's interviewer asked Kurzweil how many supplements he takes a day and he replied "about 150." Kurzweil says that all these supplements are keeping his body healthy enough for him to reach his ultimate goal of living long enough to reach the "nanotech revolution." At this point Kurzweil says "we can have little robots, sometimes called nanobots, that augment your immune system" and can "be reprogrammed to deal with new pathogens."
It should be noted that Kurzweil has also predicted in the past that by the late 2020s, we'll be able to eat as much junk food as we want because we'll all have nanobots injected into our bodies that will provide us with all the proper nutrients we need while also eliminating all the excess fat we'll gain.


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Simple – Natural – Adorable: Our tagline sums up our approach to sourcing the very best children's products.
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Made of the purest ingredients and materials possible – beeswax crayons, wooden balance boards, non-toxic nail polish, biobased material, and organic cotton dolls and puppets are some examples.
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Measurement solutions for clinical, industrial and research applications.
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Xylem analyzers measure glucose in blood, plasma, and serum; and lactate in blood, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid. They are used extensively for glucose measurement in diabetes research and glucometer manufacturing settings; and for lactate in exercise physiology and athlete training programs. Our complete line of refractometers serve the sports science industry to ensure athletes receive optimum levels of hydration during training and competitions.
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Our instruments measure common parameters like temperature, pH and key ingredients and byproducts in process settings and in quality assurance laboratories. Among the analytes are glucose, sucrose, lactose, starch, choline, glutamate and ethanol. In food spoilage applications lactate and ethanol levels provide quantitative evidence of unwanted microbes. Our biosensor technology is utilized from raw material analysis through final product QC testing and effluent monitoring. Our systems also test for a variety of contaminants that can be found in food such as benzene, herbicides, dyes, pesticides etc. Laboratory refractometers allow for precise measurement of concentration in the food and beverage industry.
We measure important nutrients like glucose, glutamine, and methanol; and can monitor the level of potentially harmful byproducts like lactate and ammonium. The biopharma industry uses Xylem's rapid electrode-based measurements to both monitor and control processes.
Xylem analyzers measure xylose and glucose to monitor fermentation progress in cellulosic ethanol research and measure residual ethanol during distillation in production facilities.
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Our analyzers measure key analytes. Results provide information related to growth factors, metabolism, toxic agents, and more.
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Xylem offers several products for online monitoring and control of key analytes in cell culture bioreactors. Our online monitoring & control systems offer a cost-effective, simple method for monitoring (with the possible addition of a feed pump/control).
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PHOTO COURTESY CENTRAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL ARCHIVES: Sam Richardson passes the baton during the men's 4×100 relay during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Like Jesse Owens, who became a friend, Richardson proudly represented his nation while facing the institutionalized racism of Nazi Germany. Read more
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Female war veterans received a special honor at the U.S. Capitol Monday.
For Mary Jo Yager, the somber sound of "Taps" is an emotional reminder of the deadly sacrifice made by so many of her fellow veterans, including those she knew.
"When it plays, you feel like you're there all over again at the funeral," says Jo Yager.
Jo Yager was among a group of 135 veterans who made the journey to Arlington National Cemetery Monday. The group come from all over, but they share on thing in common: they are all women who volunteered to serve.
The Nebraska Female Veterans Flight—which took off from Omaha, Nebraska--included women who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, to the current global war on terrorism. They served in a variety of roles, from nurses to counselors to intelligence analysts.
"In the military you build a lot of friendships and here you can build some more, because there's people you never served next to but they're a sister in arms," says Jo Yager.
Another veteran in attendance, 80-year-old Judy Rosenkotter, helped trained medics in Desert Storm. She remembers feeling overlooked when she returned home from serving.
Rosenkotter said upon returning from Saudi Arabia, she would wear her military jacket, only to be asked if it belonged to her son or husband.
While a growing number of women are serving in the military, women have always made up a significantly smaller percentage than men.
For Rosenkotter, it's a sense of pride being among other female veterans honored for their service on this free trip to see military memorials in the nation's capitol.
"I've always had a feeling that women veterans are not truly recognized as frequently and as often as they should be," Rosenkotter says. "And I feel like this is a really wonderful thing to do, and I wanted to be a part of it."


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Watershed forestry back on the table
Waynesville town leaders are weighing whether to conduct selective logging of an old white pine plantation in the Waynesville watershed, a protected 8,000 acre tract whose creeks feed Waynesville's drinking water reservoir.
While the town permanently protected the watershed from development and large-scale logging several years ago, it left the door open for limited forest management as the need arose. Despite public outcry, the town board maintained that limited timber harvests would be used sparingly and wisely — if at all — and only when the overall health of the forest stood to benefit.
Logging would not be pursued for purely a profit motive, they claimed at the time, nor would it jeopardize water quality of the headwaters that supply Waynesville's drinking water.
Indeed, the logging being recommended today is being billed as environmentally beneficial.
Foresters, along with the town's watershed advisory board, have recommended thinning out an old white pine plantation to make way for hardwood trees, which have more ecological benefits.
The harvest plan calls for cutting most of the white pine trees from a 10-acre area. The white pines are widely spaced, and hardwoods have already started growing up in the understory. Removing most of the white pines will allow the hardwoods to mature.
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The timber harvest plan calls for selective cutting on another 40 acres, where the white pines are much denser and about 30 years old.
"The idea is to thin this stand," said Rob Lamb, executive director of Forest Stewards, which has spent several years studying and assessing the watershed's ecology to develop a long-range forest management plan.
Thinning will increase the vigor of the remaining white pine, plus let some light in to the forest floor to accelerate the re-establishment of native hardwoods.
The far more healthy and valuable stand of white pines left standing could be harvested 20 years from now while allowing for the re-establishment of natural forest at the same time.
Lamb believes it is a win-win-win scenario. He said the watershed will benefit ecologically by phasing out an old white pine plantation in favor of hardwoods, while the town will likely see some profits from the harvest. The logging company that gets the winning bidder would also make money.
Charles Miller, a Waynesville native who lives near the watershed, doesn't like the idea, however. He was an outspoken critic of timber harvesting in any form or fashion during the debate over the issue five years ago and instead advocates a hands-off management approach.
Miller said the white pine stand is dying off anyway, and hardwoods will take over in their own time.
"The pines are dying. It would be better to have that dead wood on the ground and regenerate the soil than to go in there and destroy that," Miller said.
Miller said logging will tear up the ground and trample the small hardwoods that have already taken root.
Miller said it is likely a done deal though, citing the outcry that ensued five years ago, to no avail.
"We turned in a petition with 600 names on it and they ignored it," Miller said.
Town leaders voted 3 - 2 to reserve the right to conduct limited timber harvests in the watershed if deemed ecologically sound. While the watershed emerged as an election issue, those who favored forest management provisions kept their seats.
Peter Bates, natural resources professor at Western Carolina University and president of Forest Stewards board of directors said the harvest plan doesn't jeopardize the town's primary goals of conservation and water quality protection.
Town manager Lee Galloway said he feels the Town is ready to "take action" on the white pine harvest plan.
The recommendation comes from the Waynesville Watershed Advisory Board, which Galloway says is comprised of people knowledgeable of forestry practices as well as ordinary citizens. It is also based on a comprehensive management plan for the watershed created by Lamb and Bates,
After the comment period the town board will ultimately decide whether or not to go ahead with the white pine harvest.
"If they decide to go ahead and we advertise the timber sale it could be several months before the bid is completed," Bates said.
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The SM Mall of Asia Music Hall was the venue of the 21st-anniversary celebration of CHILD Haus, an institution founded by 'Mader' Ricky Reyes to be a bastion of hope for children stricken by cancer. Throughout its history, one consistent major supporter of the establishment has been the Sy family – in its early years, Henry 'Tatang' Sy, Sr., and over the last decade, SM Prime Holdings Inc. Chairman of the Executive CommitteeHans Sy continuing the tradition established by his father.
CHILD Haus founder 'Mader' Ricky Reyes and SM Prime Holdings Inc. Chairman of the Executive Committee Hans Sy (center) celebrate the institution's 21st anniversary with the CHILD Haus beneficiaries.
Leading the event were Mr. Sy and 'Mader' Ricky, and several individuals and companies who, over the years, have contributed to the well-being of CHILD Haus were invited. Many children, who have been 'adopted' by CHILD Haus and now call it home, were also in attendance. The media was present as well, recognizing how establishments like CHILD Haus make a big difference and become the 'answered prayers' of so many children and their parents.
CHILD Haus founder 'Mader' Ricky Reyes
SM Prime Holdings Inc. Chairman of the Executive Committee Hans Sy
Three CHILD Haus stories, featuring Aya, Laura, and Jessa, were turned into video vignettes that highlighted the message of hope and the life-saving work of the organization. While it is easy to describe such events as heartwarming and tear-jerking, it was truly remarkable to witness even the most seasoned press photographers being moved to tears by these videos. This is a clear testament to the profound impact that these testimonials had on the audience at the event.
CHILD Haus founder 'Mader' Ricky Reyes, SM Prime Holdings Inc. Chairman of the Executive Committee Hans Sy, and three inspiring CHILD Haus children, Aya, Laura, and Jessa.
After 'Mader' Ricky's heartwarming welcome, Mr. Sy himself took the stage to present plaques of appreciation to the many friends of CHILD Haus whose generous donations have made the organization's life-saving work possible.
CHILD Haus founder 'Mader' Ricky Reyes and SM Prime Holdings Inc. Chairman of the Executive Committee Hans Sy award plaques of appreciation to the generous friends of CHILD Haus whose contributions have enabled the organization's life-saving mission.
Those suffering from cancer and 'adopted' are provided food and shelter. There are presently two CHILD Haus locations – one in Manila, near the Philippine General Hospital, and one in Quezon City. Until the children are declared cancer-free and/or have completed their treatments and medical procedures, one child and one parent are allowed to live at CHILD Haus. If it's an infant, both parents can stay.
A longtime supporter and regular visitor to CHILD Haus, Karylle, led the children in a rousing song composed by Karylle's husband, Yael Yuzon. Then 'Mader' Ricky's daughter sang a rendition of Florante's 'Handog' that had been reworded to fit the sentiments of the children at CHILD Haus. These were two songs that the children had learned and practiced as a "thank you" to the many guests who have helped make the 'haus' a reality.
Singer Karylle leads the CHILD Haus children in an uplifting song.
In the end, both 'Mader' Ricky and Mr. Sy acknowledged the significance of this event, which commemorates 21 years of compassion, fortitude, and the spirit of giving and sharing.
To know more about inspiring stories and events at SM, visit www.smsupermalls.com or follow @smsupermalls on social media.


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I had just cheerfully entered my dentist's office for more extensive repair work. It started like the other dental visits. But this time, as I hoped, while Mercedes, his dental assistant prepared me for the work, Dr. Azarbal asked about the source of my joy and positive demeanor. I had only been a patient for a few months, and he and his staff seemed perplexed that my disposition was consistently favorable and upbeat – not that of the typical dental patient.
"Doc"' often commented to his assistants that I meditate while he works on my teeth. Mostly, I pray, focus on scripture verses or sing to myself, to divert my attention away from discomfort and the dreaded drill.
"You always seem to be in a good mood – how do you manage that?" he asked.
Anxiously anticipating the opportunity to share my testimony, I responded instantly, "I don't have any bad days, because every day is a gift from God to me. I am a bona fide miracle. Less than two years ago, I was dying after a brain aneurysm. By God's grace, I survived brain surgery, my memory has been restored, and my healing is nothing short of miraculous!"
As I completed my statement, Mercedes' swift retort pierced my heart, pinning me to the chair. "My Mom didn't make it."
Her words, so matter-of-fact, stunned me into momentary silence.
Certainly I could not expect her to share my joy, but I sensed the Lord wanted me to connect with her sorrow.
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and mourn with those who mourn." Romans 12:15
"Oh Lord, I thought, what can I say to her?" Taking a few deep breaths, I turned my face to meet her eyes and asked, "Can you talk about what happened?"
My own gratitude and enthusiasm on hold for a moment, I listened as she spoke easily and freely, recalling the events of her mom's last hours, following a brain aneurysm. I marveled at the calmness of her voice as she shared that her mother's friend was present when her mother collapsed, yet panic paralyzed her, delaying a lifesaving 911 call. It had been seven years since she lost her mom, her best friend.
"I am so very sorry; this has to be extremely difficult for you," I offered. Then I asked if she had been able to open her heart to release forgiveness to her mother's friend.
After a pause, she stated, "I was angry with her for many years because she wasted precious time calling family members when she should have called the paramedics…but I have forgiven her."
"If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.." Matthew 6:14
Hers was not the first incident shared with me about a family member who succumbed to the very affliction that I had survived. Yet, each story amazed me, further confirming the unexplainable sovereign move of God. The more stories I heard – Felicia's younger brother, Diane's mother, Cynthia's older brother, Mildred's sister, a 17 year-old student, and many others – the more awed I became of God's bountiful grace to me. While I have no answers for why so many lost loved ones, I can encourage them to do the difficult, yet necessary, healing work of forgiving.
Lord, losing a loved one is one of the most difficult, painful experiences to understand. Sometimes that pain has caused me anger as I searched for answers. When I am honest, I realize I am most angry at you for not healing them. Help me to trust your sovereign wisdom, releasing all bitterness and unforgiveness. Lord, help me to rejoice with others whom you choose to heal. Amen.
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Considerations To Make When Choosing A Life Coach
The world has become chaotic, and many people are dealing with a traumatic situation. People face a lot of challenges in their daily lives, and one needs positive motivation to keep going and reaching new heights. Most people choose to turn to life coaches for guidance and support. The life coach offers positive affirmation and life organization skills that help an individual overcome traumatic life events that could be weighing them down. Coaching has a big impact on people who need personal counseling and support from a professional who is ready to walk with them on their journey. Many life coaches are advertising their services aggressively, and one may have a tough time when choosing one. Research thoroughly before choosing a life coach to ensure they have a proper education, and they are passionate about what they do. Browsing on the internet can give you a list of life coaches located near you that you can choose. Search online to get a list of life coaches and do a background check to know their qualifications, experience, and their main areas of focus. The life coach you choose should be properly trained to offer quality services. Find out if they have life coach certifications which proves that an individual has gone through the necessary training to equip them with skills they need. The life coach you choose should be licensed from established learning instructions. The best life coach is one that pursues ongoing education and keeps up to date with advanced courses to give their clients the best.
Check the experience level of a life coach before choosing one. Find out how long the life coach has been in practicing and read reviews from some of their clients. Reading testimonials from their clients will guide you in choosing an expert who is knowledgeable in providing reliable services and someone that you can get along with easily. Find out the area of specialization of a particular coach before choosing one. The life coach you choose should be a specialist in areas that you want them to focus on. Find out the variety of approaches the life coach uses for their counseling. You need to choose an experienced life coach that you are comfortable working with. Choose a life coach who is willing to discuss their coaching programs and design a program that works with your schedule and circumstances. Consider the availability of a life coach before selecting one. Consider choosing a professional who will be available when you need their services. The life coach you choose should be willing to offer customized counseling that is tailored to meet the needs of the client.
Consider the coaching philosophy a life coach adapts before choosing one. Life coaches take different approaches to help their clients reach their full potential and achieve the best that is within them. Schedule an appointment with the life coach and ask about their life philosophy. Take time to discover their innermost beliefs and how their beliefs are revealed during counseling. The life coach you choose should have a (approach to counseling that is compatible with your belief system. Choose a life coach is friendly and one that you can easily get along with.


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We have put together all of our film footage on Mr America RICHARD BALDWIN to make a fantastic SUPER TAPE.
It was said by famous IRONMAN Magazine writer Roger Schwab:"Richard Baldwin has a fine, graceful physique, the type the general public can identify with." This DVD starts off with Richard's performance at the 1977 AAU Mr. USA.
Next we see Richard in extreme "muscle worship" type close-ups, from oiling and pumping to posing on the beautiful Venice Beach in California. Includes full body and close-up posing, with emphasis on the best biceps in the Mr America contest of 1978.
The second part was filmed at "Muscle Rocks" near Malibu in July, 1978. Shot on a brutally hot day, with sweat dripping and muscles pumping and flexing, this sequence is a Baldwin classic. Many close-ups as DANNY PADILLA helps Richard pump up before Richard poses solo and then duo with Padilla. The duo posing turns into a posedown in this famous sun-drenched location!
The final sequence shows Richard competing in the middleweight class of the 1980 IFBB World Amateur Championships in the Philippines followed by a gallery of 41 superb photos showing Richard at his 'sliced and diced' peak.
This compilation of all of our Richard Baldwin footage includes the "Muscle Rocks" posing sequence never seen before on video. It includes fantastic sequences of Baldwin's solo posing plus duo footage with future Mr Olympia competitor, DANNY PADILLA.
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* Richard Baldwin's contest history
I waited with anticipation for the "Richard Baldwin Super DVD" and was not disappointed! The DVD arrived quickly and every moment of it was pure viewing satisfaction. The color and content were even better than expected. There's something about Wayne's style of filming, then transferring the footage from classic 8mm film to DVD, which is pure "nostalgic" joy! Richard is presented in top form, first pumping, oiling then posing. Each shot providing the viewer with motivation and inspiration! Richard has a "realistic" physique that inspires the average person to become motivated, as well as inspiring the seasoned bodybuilder. This "incredible" DVD features footage of legendary bodybuilder Danny Padilla, who's in complete contrast to Richard's physique, but completely "compliment" each other by their own diversity. Rare contest footage of Richard is also featured as well as "fantastic" still photographs in the conclusion. This "Super DVD" is not only a must for Richard Baldwin and Danny Padilla fans, but for the average person interested in bodybuilding as well. It's "not-stop" action of pure encouragement and motivation. I highly recommend it!
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Nigerian queen of Afro-House – Niniola had a stellar outing in 2017 with the release of her debut offering "This Is Me". She begins the new year where she left off. With singles like "Maradona" and "Sicker" still getting massive airplay she comes with the visuals for one of the standout singles on the LP "Saro"
"Saro" was produced by the usual suspect Sarz and the visuals was directed by the well versed Clarence Peters.
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Jean and Tom Heffernan create this Terra Firma Mirror. Using copper or steel that is treated with heat and chemicals, they hand-weave and hand-paint the narrow metal strips into eye-catching, colorful Works of Art.
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Due to the nature of handcrafted work, subtle variations are natural.
Jean and Tom Heffernan of Heffernan Art Mirrors create these artistic, copper and steel handwoven mirrors.
"Mirrors 'reflect' energy into a room."
"Our work is about color, light, and you. Mirrors have been virtually ignored as a medium for artists. Yet for us, it is perfect. We like people. And we like them raw, exactly as they are – unfiltered, untouched. To celebrate you, your individual qualities and moods, we have put you at the heart of our work"
How They are Made
The production of an Art Mirror is a many-layered process.
The frame of each Art Mirror is constructed of 3/4" cabinet grade plywood. The metal is then woven directly onto the frame, and the mirror is recessed from behind. It is treated with several coats of lacquer made specifically for metal to retard oxidation.
The final step is placing the backing board and hanging hardware on each piece. Steel wire is used to hang their work instead of picture wire, as it is permanent and will never fray or unravel.
What Makes Them Unique?
Art Mirrors are unique in several ways - Styling, Patinas, and Hand Painting
Art Mirrors have an asymmetrical design, with the mirror placed off-center in the frame. This gives them a more dynamic appearance and keeps them from being boring. It also allows you to hang them in either direction for more versatility.
They use chemical patinas as the background for each piece. The tones are muted, and fairly subdued.
Hand Painting
After the piece is woven, it is carefully hand-painted with bright, colorful dyes. The muted tones of the patinas combine with the vibrant colors of the dyes and produce vivid, contrasting color combinations. The look is bold, vibrant, and exciting, with an interesting textural effect.
Care and Maintenance
Care for your mirror, like a fine painting, place out of direct sunlight. Avoid fingerprints, by wearing soft gloves when handling. Do not apply liquids to the steel, only dust with a soft cloth. The mirror glass should be cleaned with a soft cloth and a non-ammonia, non-streaking, glass cleaner.


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The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) wants to make Singapore the world's first Smart Nation, and this vision means connecting devices, things and people to provide better quality of life in an era of mobility, urban density, aging population, and so on. IDA's executive deputy chairman, Steve Leonard, has said that when tackling difficult urban challenges in areas such as healthcare and energy, enterprises in Singapore need to capture and analyze massive amounts of data, and use that situational awareness to take meaningful actions (link).
From a technology perspective, cloud has reached a tipping point in the enterprise. An exciting new era of cloud deployments is being ushered in, one characterised by high levels of flexibility, agility and innovation. Today, cloud is no longer just a buzzword, but an integral fabric of the modern enterprise. Conversation nowadays have shifted from cloud deployments to optimizing those resources and thus improving the overall user experience.
Let's explore 7 relevant questions about Singapore's approach:
The focus on infrastructure and services will serve as the nation's framework. There are three areas of innovation: Smart Logistics, Smart Nation Tech Challenges and Smart Health-Assist. The vision to connect devices, things and people is a grand one, and starts with ensuring the integrity of the nation's framework is built on a strong foundation.
Applications and connectivity are at the heart of this vision and the technologies enabling flow of information are increasingly cloud-based. Enterprises are fast adopting a hybrid-cloud infrastructure, so sensitive data can be stored in a private cloud while the public cloud can be leveraged for computational resources to provide for the running of less critical applications.
As early as 2013, 83% of Singaporean companies felt they have already experienced the financial advantages of cloud deployments. This is 16% more than the global average (link). The journey of cloud adoption is aligned with the Smart Nation Initiative and Singapore is a significant investor in cloud adoption. State initiatives aside, a question to ask is "to cloud or not to cloud"? The many benefits of cloud adoption include quicker disaster recovery times and increased collaboration amongst employees since they are able to sync up and work on documents and shared apps simultaneously. All these can only result in a positive business impact as productivity goes up. More importantly the cloud provides for business agility allowing companies to scale up and down their information infrastructure in a relatively short time frame, sometimes with the benefit of paying for capacity that is being consumed. "Pay to use" versus "Buy to depreciate" provides for a better financial argument, which generally goes well with CFOs.
As technologies such as IoT become mainstream and as Singapore moves forward to becoming a Smart Nation, the correct question to ask is "How do we effectively deploy and maximise the potential of cloud?"
Business has reached the tipping point of cloud computing with the utilisation of cloud both inside and outside the enterprise. To fully maximize the potential of cloud, there are 4 notable considerations for an enterprise cloud strategy.
Companies today run a remarkable number of workloads within their IT environments, with some enterprises running more than 100 concurrently. Most of these applications demand differing sets of requirements and characteristics. However, as cloud-based services start to demonstrate the capability and maturity to run core workloads, confidence in off-premise solutions is increasing. The result, today's enterprises are gaining more confidence in migrating critical workloads to a cloud environment.
Business Decision-makers:
The self-service nature of cloud solutions is starting to evolve decision-making process away from IT, and into one that involves multiple stakeholders and business leaders. More and more, departmental heads will play major role in identifying needs and shortlisting cloud solutions. Compliance/risk directors then need to take the lead in evaluating solutions and manage risks, while the entire C-suite make the final purchase-decision.
Cloud, and indeed IT in general, has traditionally focused on internal enterprise and benefits such as cost savings, resource optimization and business agility. However, this ignores a key segment of IT user pool – the customer! Forward-thinking businesses are now beginning to evaluate what cloud means to their customers and how they can leverage it to enhance the customer experience.
Security and privacy of IT environments are perennial topics to any cloud discussions, whether it is about apps, business or customers. Security is often highlighted as the biggest impediment in adopting cloud services or choosing service providers. Security considerations should never be an afterthought to any cloud migration planning and should be considered and deliberated extensively prior to any move to the cloud.
A "security-first" approach to a cloud strategy will ensure that the move to the cloud does not cause any major operational or internal policy issues as well as ensure a smooth customer experience. This should be complemented with a "follow the apps" defensive posture where the app security services should be fronting the application wherever it resides.
From optimization to orchestration. Today, the primary use of cloud services is to optimize and streamline conventional business processes. This will change. Enterprises will next leverage cloud services to automate business processes and drive business transformation. There will also be more collaborative decision-making in cloud service procurement. The role of the CIO is set to shift from information to innovation.
With the inclusion of customers in the IT user pool, enhancing customer experience through high availability and performance of business apps is crucial. Cloud will continue to evolve.
Every battle is won before it is fought, says Sun Tzu. This is also the philosophy undertaken by Singapore in the march towards being a Smart Nation. And security continues to be one of the largest barriers to cloud adoption. It is also a key consideration in a hyper-connected environment and the prolific use of applications adds an additional layer of challenge.
Organisations generally do a decent job securing their infrastructure but face challenges when securing applications regardless if these applications are hosted in-house, in a cloud environment or both. The security strategy should encompass considerations at the network/infrastructure area, applications and web assets, endpoints and devices, users behaviours. Security is everyone's business and a foresight consideration.
Companies are investing in cloud and using it for competitive reasons. 77% of senior information technology executives have placed high importance on digital transformation and count it as a key factor for driving the business growth of their organisations (link). Improving operational excellence and customer experience are some of the reasons why cloud adoption is on the rise. Innovations in IoT are evolving and continue to shape how people use and interact with the technologies. New devices will emerge and the technologies will evolve with these devices which in turn will shape how information is being delivered to users. In a Smart Nation where hyper-connectivity is at the heart of everything, accessing information and applications in a secure and seamless manner is key and cloud will play a crucial part in its success.
It is a common perception associated with the build out of a cloud strategy, but the key consideration is knowing how applications are being consumed and the corresponding services they need. In reality, not all applications will be delivered from the cloud due to the nature or the intent of the application, especially if there is a high level of data sensitivity or the need for high operational in house secure management. We will likely see the emergence of a hybrid cloud architectures requiring seamless management and orchestration services with a balanced security posture both in house and in the cloud. This will be especially applicable for the delivery of citizen services in an aspiring smart nation like Singapore where mobile and internet penetration rates are high and technology adoption is prevalent in every aspect of our daily lives.
The expectation for service on demand will increase as IoT adoption becomes mainstream and becomes interconnected with the social platforms. Architecting the infrastructure from this perspective allows for better and efficient management and reduce costs in deploying cloud. Organisations and Governments alike are already starting to build out their own cloud strategy in an attempt to drive business growth and national transformation. In an increasingly connected world where mobility is driving productivity and consumption of information, cloud adoption in a hyper-connected Smart Nation will spur productivity and improve customer satisfaction, with the right consideration and strategy. At the end of the day, a cloud strategy is just one of the many means to an end – an end to become a smart nation, a nation where the citizens and corporations alike are empowered to harness technology for driving growth.


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A naive question:
Are these subjects, i.e. classical GR and QFT in curved spacetime, being worked upon much anymore?
Who is researching this and what are the problems within these fields? Any sources are greatly appreciated.
A naive question:
Are these subjects, i.e. classical GR and QFT in curved spacetime, being worked upon much anymore?
Who is researching this and what are the problems within these fields? Any sources are greatly appreciated.
There are tons of research going on in the classical general relativity. One particularly active subarea is the so-called "numerical relativity", in which the evolution of the spacetime is simulated in computers.
Another smaller subarea, which I mention here because I'm personally interested in it, is the "fluid-gravity correspondence" which is the study of the hydrodynamic behavior of the spacetime close to the black holes. For example, the Navier-Stokes equation arises naturally as a certain limit of the Einstein equation.
From a very biased point of view of a mathematician, there are lots of open problems in classical general relativity. I enumerated some at this post at Math.Stackexchange. Note that some of those are considered "solved" by (members of) the physics community (the "No-hair theorem", for example, on the uniqueness of Kerr-Newman black holes); but mathematicians sometimes like to poke holes in arguments.
For the state of the art of research in general relativity, have a look at this site:
For research of QFT in curved spacetime there are actually two quite different approaches, Lagrangian QFT and axiomatic QFT. I don't know much about the former, I only skimmed this recently published texbook:
So at least two people are still active in that area :-)
People in axiomatic QFT have been busy to generalize the Haag-Kastler axioms to curved spacetimes. There are several concepts that obviously have to be generalized, like the spectral condition that uses the Poincare group. This has been accomplished several years ago and now people are generalizing theorems and concepts.
A good place to start is this textbook:
which includes a derivation of Hawking radiation and the Unruh effect.
Recently published review papers are:
A few topics comes to mind on QFT on curved spacetime are:
Quantum inequality, which addresses bounds on quantum violation of energy conditions. Just type in Larry Ford, Tom Roman or Chris Fewster for recent development.
DeSitter instabilities, which addresses whether DeSitter invariant vacua exist for interacting field theory. Perhaps a good starting point is a following paper by Polyakov.
and a paper by Higuchi, Marolf and Morrison.
There are several interesting approaches to dark matter in classical gravity. For explaining rotation curves in spiral galaxies without appealing to dark matter check out Cooperstock
and subsequent papers (which I am less familiar with).
Also, there is an interesting idea generically called "exotic smoothness", which (among other things) might reproduce lensing experiments that imply the existence of dark matter. A good introduction by Carl Brans can be found here:
He also coauthored a textbook on the subject with Torsten Asselmeyer-Maluga, Exotic Smoothness and Physics: Differential Topology and Spacetime Models published by World Scientific.
One field which uses part of the formalism is relativistic quantum information. You might want to check out http://www.isrqi.org/
Some of the problems being researched are: 1. Quantum information on curved backgrounds arXiv 1108.3896
Vacuum entanglement arXiv 1105.1192
Closed time like curves arXiv 1003.1987
Entanglement and quantum information for accelerating observes quant-ph/0410172
There is a 2003 review on the subject but it does not include too much about QFT on a curved ST.


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major macro economic indicators
2020 | 2021 | 2022 (e) | 2023 (f) | |
GDP growth (%) | -3.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
Inflation (yearly average, %) | 2.6 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 10.1 |
Budget balance (% GDP) | -9.3 | -7.1 | -6.2 | -5.2 |
Current account balance (% GDP) | -5.0 | -7.5 | -9.1 | -8.8 |
Public debt (% GDP) | 47.3 | 48.9 | 47.9 | 47.0 |
(e): Estimate (f): Forecast
- Large domestic market
- Important agricultural potential: wheat, barley, colza, etc.
- Limited energy dependence thanks to local coal, oil, gas and uranium
- Large-scale renewable electricity generation
- Diversified and competitive industry thanks to cheap labour
- Accessibility for non-EU foreign workers
- Expanded and upgraded information and communication technology infrastructure, including 5G mobile networks
- Well-integrated in the euro area through trade and investment ties, but still not a eurozone member
- NATO member
- Demographic downturn: low birth rate and emigration of well-educated youth
- Strong regional disparities in terms of education, vocational training, health and transport; rural areas lag
- Low participation of Hungarian and Roma minorities, youth, and women in the economy
- Large underground economy
- Inefficient agricultural sector
- Volatile tax legislation
- Slow administrative and legal processes; corruption, bureaucracy, and poor management of the workforce and procurement
Storm clouds loom over the Romanian economy in 2023
Despite robust economic growth in 2022 that was driven by private consumption and investments, the Romanian economy is set to soften in 2023 due to high inflation, tighter financial conditions and Russian-Ukraine war fallout. The direct effects of the Russian-Ukraine war are limited as the country is a cereal exporter (e.g., corn, wheat, barley) and relatively independent for its energy supply (around 70% of energy demand is covered by domestic production). The already limited energy imports from Russia (especially crude oil) were drastically reduced thanks to imports from other countries such as Kazakhstan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and the UAE. Moreover, following the easing of regulatory requirements for extracting natural gas from the Black Sea, Black Sea Oil & Gas (an independent energy company) began to extract gas in June 2021 from Romania's offshore reserves. However, the indirect impact of the war is being felt via the surge in global commodities prices. The latter pushed up Romania's average annual inflation rate to over 13.5% in 2022, its highest level since 2003 when Romania last faced spiking inflation. Despite robust state support aiming at softening its impact, inflation has eroded private household purchasing power that is expected to slow consumption over the 2022-23 winter and spring months. Although the labour market is gradually recovering, the unemployment rate is still above its pre-pandemic level. Paradoxically, skill shortages and brain drain remain a challenge, which could lead employees to continue asking for higher wages, while the minimum wage should rise further. Consumer prices are likely to increase further over 2023, but at a slower pace. To fight inflationary pressures, the central bank of Romania (NBR) increased its key interest rates to 7% in several stages between October 2021 and early 2023, pushing up borrowing costs to their highest level since February 2010. Further hikes are expected in 2023 and will depend on inflation trends. Rising interest rates will weigh on investment, including construction. Net exports should again make a negative contribution to growth in 2023, as the economic slowdown in Europe (over 73% of trade is intra-EU), particularly in Germany (21% of Romanian exports) will hurt exports. Contrasting with brisk services and cereals exports, the exports of electrical components, telephones, machinery, and motor vehicles and parts (35% of exports) will struggle, particularly in light of supply-chain disruptions and rising uncertainty. Furthermore, relatively resilient domestic demand and elevated energy prices will keep the import bill high.
European aid will partly finance the twin deficits
In 2023, the fiscal deficit is likely to narrow marginally due to reduced spending on some of the economic and social measures implemented in 2022 to combat the fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war, while other public spending will remain robust. In this sense, public revenues will not be sufficient to compensate government expenditures owing to the economic slowdown. Meanwhile, the public finances will benefit from loans and grants under the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework and Next Generation Recovery Plan over the 2022-2027 period, but disbursement delays are expected due to administrative shortcomings. Local implementation of the NextGenerationEU Plan is expected to be delayed as well, with only around 20% of the total allocation absorbed by 2023 because of the low absorption rate. These European funds will also fail to offset public spending in 2023. Public debt (57% external in 2021) will decrease slightly and remain moderate. Rotation of the prime ministership in 2023, elections in 2024 and uncertainty surrounding economic development will undermine future fiscal consolidation. The trade in goods deficit is expected to widen in 2023 as imports rise faster than exports (amid deteriorating terms of trade). This should be partly offset by a higher surplus in the services account (4% of GDP in 2021). Moreover, EU agricultural subsidies and expatriates' remittances (mainly from Spain and Italy) will still not fully mitigate the repatriation of income by foreign investors. European funds in the form of grants and loans, recovering FDIs and portfolio investments (in sovereign bonds) will finance the current account deficit.
Alliance between rival parties against a backdrop of heightened regional security problems
In November 2021, the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) formed a coalition government with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (PSD), historically its biggest rival, and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), ending almost two months of stalemate. Together, the three parties have a large majority in both houses of Parliament. Appointed by President Klaus Iohannis, Nicolae Ciuca (PNL) will serve as Prime Minister for 18 months and later be replaced by a PSD candidate for the final 18 months. This rotation is likely to take place in May 2023 and the PNL is unlikely to block the PSD's access to the prime ministerial seat. However, the rotation agreement could harm ongoing political reform as both parties have their own specific goals. According to the latest polls, the PSD has gained support since the end of 2021 and is currently polling at 35%, followed by the PNL at 23% (slightly up from 18% in the middle of 2022). In terms of international relations, Romania is still waiting to be admitted into the Schengen area, which could happen in 2023 at the earliest. In the context of the war, Romania shares the longest border with Ukraine among NATO members, which pushed NATO to bolster its military presence in the Black Sea region and deploy a multinational battlegroup to Romania.
Furthermore, increased tensions in late April 2022 between neighbouring Moldova and Moldova's pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria, brought Romania (which has close relations with Moldova) even closer to the war. Overall, the current coalition government, with its rotating prime ministership, is expected to maintain political stability until the next parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in late 2024.
Last updated: April 2023
Bank transfers are becoming the most common payment method in Romania. The main Romanian banks are now linked to the SWIFT electronic network, which provides low-cost, flexible and rapid processing of domestic and international payments.
Professionals often choose to use cheques as a payment method for the equivalent value of purchased and received goods and services. Although cheques are considered to be a secure method of payment, the beneficiary of the cheque can only present it to the bank and cash-in the amount designated.
While promissory notes are mainly used as a means to guarantee a professional's trade debts, in practice they are often used as a payment method. In Romanian law, promissory notes represent a credit instrument under private signature, created by the issuer as debtor, by which the issuer promises to pay a fixed amount of money on a certain date, or upon presentation to another beneficiary acting in the capacity of a creditor.
Both cheques and promissory notes become enforceable titles once signed by both parties. If they are not cleared due to the absence of cash, forced execution proceedings can be initiated against the debtor.
Debt collection
Fast-track proceedings
Summons for payment (Art. 1013-1024 NCPC)
This procedure applies to certain liquid and eligible debts with a value exceeding RON 10,001, resulting from a civil contract. These include contracts concluded between a professional and a contracting authority, with the exception of debts registered in a statement of affairs, within an insolvency procedure. The debtor will be summoned to pay the due amount within 15 days of receipt. The ordinance is enforceable even if a request for cancellation is brought against it. Nevertheless, the debtor may raise an appeal against enforcement, under common law.
Summons of a lower value
This procedure was designed as an alternative to common law proceedings and to the ordinance procedure. Its aim is to enable a fast resolution to patrimony litigations, when the value does not exceed RON 10,000 and does not refer to matters excepted by the law. The procedure entails the use of standard forms, approved by Minister of Justice. These include the request form, the form for completion and/or rectification of the request form and the response form. Romanian legislation expressly states that only documents can be presented as evidence.
The decision of the court can be submitted to appeal within 30 days under common law, except for requests relating to debts with a maximum amount of RON 2,000. By way of derogation from the common law however, the exercise of appeal does not suspend the enforcement procedure.
Ordinary proceedings
Common Law procedure
The judge orders the communication of the request to the debtor, who must submit a statement of defence within 25 days of the petition. The creditor is obliged to submit an answer within 10 days, while the debtor must acknowledge the answer. Within three days of the date of the answer to the statement of defence, the court establishes the first trial date, where both parties will be summoned within a maximum period of 60 days. This process is somewhat lengthier, as further evidence is considered such as accounting expertise, cross-examination of the parties involved and witness testimonies. Following these deliberations, the court renders a legal decision. Appeals can be made to the upper court within 30 days of the decision being rendered. Extraordinary remedies are the appeal, the appeal for annulment and revision.
Enforcement of a Legal Decision
The enforcement procedure implies the existence of a valid and legally rendered enforceable title. It necessitates the failure of the debtor to execute its obligations, the existence of an enforcement procedure request formulated by the rightful creditor to a bailiff and finally the fulfilment of conditions within the execution procedure. The enforcement procedure commences at the request of a creditor through various means such as sequestration and sale of tangible or non-tangible assets
For judgments rendered in EU countries, special enforcement mechanisms are at the creditor's disposal. These include EU Payment Orders and the European Enforcement Order. Awards issued by non-EU members are normally recognised and enforced, provided that the issuing country is party to a bilateral or multilateral agreement with Romania. If this is not the case, exequatur proceedings will ensue in front of domestic courts, as stated under Romanian private international law.
Insolvency Proceedings
Out-of-Court proceedings
According to the 2014 insolvency law, the concordat preventiv consists of an agreement with the creditors whereby the debtor proposes a business recovery plan, which includes a payment scheme for the creditors'receivables. By signing this agreement, the creditors confirm their support in helping the debtor to overcome its financial difficulties. The procedure is managed by a special receiver, who draws up an offer to the creditors. This must be approved by at least 75% of the creditors within 60 days from the date when they receive it. It is also subject to the approval of a syndic judge.
Insolvency proceedings
This is a preliminary procedure, which can be followed by a reorganisation procedure, or a bankruptcy procedure.
Reorganisation proceedings
The judicial reorganisation procedure requires the drafting, approval and implementation of a reorganisation plan aimed at the debtor successfully redressing its activity and performing the repayment of its debts, in accordance with an agreed payment schedule.
The plan can provide for the financial or operational restructuring of the debtor's activity, corporate restructuring by modifying the share capital structure, or selling assets. The reorganisation plan is subject to the approval of the general meeting of creditors. During this period, the debtor is represented by a special administrator.
Bankruptcy proceedings
In the event that no reorganisation agreement is reached, the debtors will enter bankruptcy. The purpose of bankruptcy proceedings is to convert the debtor's assets, for the repayment of creditors' receivables. During this procedure, the debtor is represented by the judicial liquidator. The latter will perform the clearance of all the assets of the debtor and the sums obtained will be distributed to the creditors, based on the priority ranking as documented in the final consolidated debt table.


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While many of the factories may have closed, art installations have blossomed, and your trip to Detroit should include at least some of the latest in modern art.
المواقع السياحية
While many of the factories may have closed, art installations have blossomed, and your trip to Detroit should include at least some of the latest in modern art. The best can be seen at the Museum of Contemporary Art, formerly a car dealership and now a space where young artists can express themselves through painting, sculpture and installations. Expect to be surprised. The Detroit Institute of Arts is also a very popular destination, and is home to over 65,000 works of art.
Entire neighbourhoods have been turned over to the artists of Detroit, and one of the most iconic is the Heidelberg Project, where you'll find polka-dot covered streets, technicoloured houses and sculptures right in people's front yards. This is living art, and is a symbol of Detroit's regeneration.
A trip on the city's 'People Mover' monorail is just three miles long, but it will give you an interesting perspective on the city. To discover Detroit's roots, head to the Model T Automotive Heritage complex, or for a journey through the musical influence of Berry Gordy's legendary record label, check out the Motown Historical Museum, where you can learn about the history of the Motown Sound during the 1960s. Several artists recorded their hit albums here, and it is still open today for tours. -
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While much of Detroit is undergoing extensive regeneration, there are some historical buildings that are worth seeing. The easiest way is to join one of the Preservation Detroit tours, which provide you with a guided excursion through some of the city's oldest neighbourhoods.
For an aerial view of the city head to the rooftop restaurant of the Renaissance Center (also known as the Ren Cen). For those with a head for heights, the glass elevator ride to the top of the central tower is an exhilarating experience. A trip to Detroit also opens up the possibility of exploring a little further afield, including cruises of the Great Lakes.
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The Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) was launched 11 years ago, with a focus on facilitating social housing development for household income of less than R7 500 (in 2002 prices).
GPF CEO, Kutoane Kutoane, says: "There will always be a demand for rental housing, which is essentially the first rung on the property ladder for many a young person or family.Government, in particular, appreciates the need to provide rental housing for its citizens. It is crucial that people don't stay in this rental-housing market forever; once they are able to access ownership opportunity, they need to move on to the next rung in order to provide room for others to gain a foothold on the property ladder.
"In Gauteng as in the rest of South Africa, there is a great need for rental housing, and we would welcome all possible partners in realising this need. Not only is there money to be made from rental housing, but from a social and moral perspective it's also the right thing to do."
Since its inception in 2002, GPF's Rental Housing Fund has facilitated the development of some 24 000 rental-housing units. "Our interest rates are very affordable compared with those of other mezzanine funders, and our 20 year term – as opposed to the 10 year terms of commercial bank loans – makes a considerable difference to a developer's cash flow over the course of the project," says Kutoane.
In response to market needs, GPF subsequently expanded its mandate to mobilise and facilitate funding for housing development for households earning less than R15 000/month. "GPF assists private rental housing developers to procure finance at most favourable terms in order to develop affordable, quality accommodation that is well managed for the target market. GPF's modus operandi in the affordable housing rental market is one of risk sharing and co-funding," Kutoane continued.
A senior funder provides the greater portion of the development facility, with GPF then topping up the facility with a further 20% to 30% subordinated debt funding, with a loan term of up to 20 years. The developer is expected to contribute 10%, sometimes more, depending on the cash flows. There are special dispensations on equity contributions for empowerment projects with a minimum of 2.5% equity by the client. "The rental income of the project needs to cover the loan amount, but if it doesn't then the developer will be expected to contribute additional equity," explains Kutoane.
GPF is particularly thorough in performing the basic feasibility on projects by checking the developer's business plan and in ensuring that the area the developer's project is aimed at is affordable for potential tenants, as well as by doing a due diligence and acquiring comparative information from other rental-housing developments in the area and on their bad-debt ratios.
"GPF will only consider projects with an economic number of units and a total project value of not more than R250 million, determined on the basis of our internal capital requirements. What is crucial about rental projects is that the developer must demonstrate to GPF that they either have the capabilities to deliver an affordable product within time and budget and that the professional team contracted has the expertise and experience to deliver the product," says Kutoane.