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So to clarify, the only affiliation between EF's founder, Sandra Kim, and Polaris is that she worked there a decade ago as a Case Manager where she provided services to women and children who had been sex trafficked in the DC area, along with her co-worker who is a survivor of child sex trafficking. She is not the co-founder of Polaris as the Tumblr post claims. Derek Ellerman, who is not EF's founder but was a former EF staff, is the co-founder of Polaris. He hasn't been a Polaris staff for almost a decade or a board member for few years now.
There is no other affiliation between EF and Polaris. In regards to EF's position on the sex industry, we apply an intersectional, anti-oppression analysis to the sex industry and believe people who provide commercial sex should be free of violence, coercion, exploitation, criminalization, and stigmatization.
Furthermore, we believe that organizations working on ending sex trafficking and those working on the rights of sex workers need to work together to address the oppressive elements in the sex industry and in our culture regarding the sex trade, rather than being pitted against each other.
To learn more about our anti-oppression analysis of the sex industry, please read the article below. Thanks!
They navigate and move between the spaces of visibility and invisibility, criminal and citizen, safety and danger, exploitation and empowerment.
People engaged in the commercial sex industry are constantly navigating these margins.
Amidst stigma and invisibility, they suffer high rates of violence and discrimination, and yet are too often left out of the conversation around violence against women.
With very limited and inaccurate media representations of people involved in the sex industry and the cultural stigma around commercial sex, there are a lot of misconceptions around them.
Feminism has historically simplified (and continues to simplify) the issue, wherever you may fall in the "feminist sex wars."
We too often fail to see the complexity and diversity in who is engaged in commercial sex, why they're doing it, and the degree of consent and coercion involved.
Maybe you yourself have been involved in the sex industry or perhaps you know someone who has. Or maybe what you know about it is informed by the overly simplified media representations of sex trafficking and sex workers, and you're not quite sure you know the difference.
Regardless, you can be an ally for people in the sex industry.
But given the level of misconceptions surrounding the sex industry, we need to debunk some of the most common myths that keep us from seeing this issue for what it really is.
Myth #1: The Words We Use to Describe Them Don't Really Matter
Our culture views people in the sex industry as trashy, dirty, drug-users, victims, survivors, carriers of diseases, bad people, criminals, as "sluts" and "whores."
Even those who don't want to use dehumanizing labels often don't know how to refer to people in the sex industry. Most often, you'll hear the word prostitute. And while some may identify themselves as such, this word has a strong negative connotation, and many prefer not to be referred to by this term.
Since there are major differences between those who engage in commercial sex consensually, those coerced into the sex trade, and everything in between, it's important that we use the language to reflect that.
For this reason, those who voluntarily engage in the sex trade generally prefer the term sex work and often identify as sex workers. This term was coined by sex workers as a way to rename and define the concept for themselves – as a form of labor and economic exchange.
Sex trafficking, on the other hand, refers to those who were induced through force, fraud, and/or coercion into selling sex. If they are a minor, then they are a survivor of child commercial sexual exploitation and/or of sex trafficking. Due to their age, no form of force, fraud, and/or coercion must be present for it to be considered trafficking, according to federal US law and some state laws.
These categories are actually not as simple as they seem, nor are they fixed. Much of the time, people's experiences lie somewhere along the spectrum, and the reasons why people are in the sex industry can change over time.
Are you making any kinds of assumptions people who fall into these categories, even now as you're reading this? As we discuss this issue, it may be helpful to examine your own biases and assumptions about the people involved this industry.
In this article, we refer to the "sex industry," meaning the individuals and businesses that engage in the exchange of sex-related acts for money, shelter, food, clothing, and other goods. This term is used here in a broader sense to include not just street prostitution, brothels, and escort agencies, but also those involved in survival sex, the porn industry, in strip clubs, and using indirect contact (over the phone or Internet).
We use the term "people in the sex industry" to refer to people who provide commercial sex. However, there are usually others involved with far more power and privilege in the sex industry – mainly traffickers and buyers.
Myth #2: People in the Sex Industry Are All Straight, Poor, Adult, American Women of Color Who Work in the Streets
When you imagine a person in the sex industry, what do you they look like?
While there are plenty of people in the sex industry who fall under the category we listed above, there is a wide and varied range of identities, and many are living and working at the intersection of multiple forms of oppression.
Since poverty and lack of job opportunities are often driving factors for many people entering the sex industry, a significant percentage of people in the sex industry are poor and of Color, but many come from middle class backgrounds, too, and a significant number of people in the sex industry are White.
Too often, however, it is primarily poor women and children of Color who are criminalized and imprisoned.
Many in the sex industry are straight women (both cis and trans), and the majority of people who buy commercial sex are straight men, but people of all different genders and sexualities consume and exist within the sex industry.
The archetypal image of someone in the sex industry is a person who is "working the streets." But technology and the Internet play a major role in the sex industry – as more often, commercial sex is done over the Internet, while other forms of technology like the telephone and films continue to be engaged.
Minors are also a significant part of the sex industry, and tend to be easy targets by American sex traffickers, who are often pimps. Due to their age, all minors are already marginalized and more vulnerable, and this includes children and teens of all genders and races.
Also, due to homophobia and transphobia, many LGBTQIA+ youth, particularly of youth of Color, run away or are kicked out of their homes, leaving them homeless. This puts them at a higher risk of engaging in survival sex or being commercially sexually exploited.
While much of the sex industry in the US involves US citizens, there are also many foreign national networks in the US that bring over women from other countries to sell commercial sex. Some face additional risks due to their undocumented status and lack of English-speaking ability and understanding of American society, which are often used to exert control over them.
The sex industry clearly exists in so many different forms with many different people, and yet in spite of the diversity, those who are already socially excluded and marginalized face much higher levels of structural and individual violence than their privileged counterparts.
People with overlapping identities of privilege – like those who are White and/or with greater wealth and social capital – tend to engage in commercial sex in avenues that are less visible (for example, the Internet) and are less exposed to the possibility of arrest.
Meanwhile, those who are more visible and already experience higher levels of policing – like those who are transgender, Black, Latinx, Asian, undocumented, or who have criminal backgrounds – are targeted and unfairly face higher rates of arrest and incarceration.
Myth #3: People in the Sex Industry Are All Victims or All Empowered
Too often, the conversation around the sex industry becomes reduced to a simplistic notion that the sex industry is either a sexist, victimizing industry or one that empowers and strengthens women. In fact, it is both, and neither, and many other things.
People enter the sex industry for a wide range of reasons, which we will group into three broad categories:
- Sex trafficked: Induced into the sex industry through force, fraud, or coercion as an adult or is a minor providing commercial sex (aka commercial sexual exploitation of children).
- Economically coerced: Feels that commercial sex is the only or primary viable source of money they can make to survive and support their needs.
- Voluntary sex work: Chooses to provide commercial sex as an adult.
Now just because we gave you three categories doesn't mean it's that simple and clear cut for every person. For many people in the sex industry, there are overlapping reasons or causes and they can shift over time as well.
For example, many cis and trans women who face a sexist and transphobic society may sell commercial sex because it's the only way to earn enough money to support themselves and their families. Some are coerced by people who have power over them. Some choose to be involved in the sex industry and view it as a form of work. Some find it meaningful and enjoy providing commercial sex.
A child who sells commercial sex is automatically considered a victim of sex trafficking and/or of child commercial sexual exploitation according to federal law (although historically and still often is criminalized today by state laws). But often from their perspective, they may see it as voluntary because they're doing it for their older "boyfriend" (aka pimp).
Because there is a such a range of experiences and a diversity of backgrounds and futures experienced by people in the sex industry, the victimized/empowered dichotomy is clearly false and simplistic.
Myth #4: People in the Sex Industry Can't Be Raped
Why do we assume that there are people who "can't be raped?" This myth comes from notions perpetuated by rape culture, in which certain types of people – those who are sexual for money or otherwise – are seen as unable to be forced to have sex against their will.
Under this assumption, people in the sex industry have no boundaries, no decision-making power over their own bodies, and therefore cannot claim (or not claim) consent. If a culture views a person as having no ownership over their own body, whose body is seen as only belonging to others, then we do not give them the agency and ability to say yes or to say no.
This is a problem not only associated with stigma, but that plays out in real-world consequences from clients, police, and others.
According to two studies by the Sex Workers' Project, 17% of the sex workers they interviewed reported sexual harassment, abuse, and rape by police. Since people in the sex industry are so marginalized and can be imprisoned, the balance of power allows this sexual violence by the police to go on unchecked.
In fact, extortion of sexual acts by police officers, or being "given the choice between having sex or going to jail," is a far too common experience. Reporting such incidents (and being taken seriously) is pretty much out of the question.
Instead, our society tends to blame people in the sex industry when they experience sexual violence, claiming that they "brought it on themselves." But the requirement for consent in sex does not disappear just because a person has sex in exchange for money or goods.
Myth #5: People in the Sex Industry Should Be Ashamed for Selling Their Bodies
We already know that our culture slut-shames women for having sex, and this certainly extends to the sex industry. The stigmatization and the idea that people in the sex industry should feel shame, or should be shamed as a way to get them out of this industry, is altogether wrong.
Under the category of sex trafficking, this stigmatization has led to another false, but prevalent dichotomy of the good/bad victim. A "good victim" is someone (usually white, cis, and young) who didn't have any idea that they were going to be providing commercial sex and was 100% tricked into it. A "bad victim" is someone (usually a person of color) who knew there would be commercial sex and "still" got involved – even when there's physical abuse keeping them there.
Janet Mock, discussing her experience in the sex industry, wrote eloquently about shame in her book, Redefining Realness: "I do not believe using your body — often marginalized people's only asset, especially in poor, low-income, communities of color — to care after yourself is shameful. What I find shameful is a culture that exiles, stigmatizes, and criminalizes those engaged in underground economies like sex work as a means to move past struggle to survival."
Regardless of the reason for them being there, allies should support and work to de-stigmatize people in the sex industry.
If they want to leave the sex trade, then we should provide supportive services to help them do so. And if they don't, we should support that as well. Services delivered to people in the sex industry should be done in a way that respects their humanity and supports their agency.
Myth #6: People Involved in the Sex Industry Are Criminals
Correction: They are criminalized.
People in the sex industry experience a whole host of emotional, cultural, and physical violence and harassment at the hands of their communities, but even more so, quite often, from the police.
And who is typically targeted by the police and the criminal justice system? Women of color. Trans women. People selling commercial sex visibly in the street. People under 18 years old. People with criminal histories and histories of drug use. People living in poverty. People who are foreign-born and undocumented. In other words, people already being marginalized and oppressed.
While people who buy commercial sex and traffic are also criminalized, law enforcement does not tend to focus on them anywhere near to the degree that providers of commercial sex experience. Instead, they are treated with more of a "boys will be boys" attitude, even when a minor is involved.
Transgender women of Color experience discrimination from the police, regardless of if they're even involved in the sex industry. Trans women of Color are often profiled, arrested, and detained for solicitation because they are perceived by law enforcement through sexualized and racialized stereotypes.
Until recently in the US, minors under 18 years old have been criminalized for engaging in the sex industry in every state, despite there being laws against statutory rape and child sexual abuse. Thanks to the New York Safe Habor Law of 2008 and other states that followed, we're seeing less criminalization and more services to support them, though much more is needed.
Despite all of the myths surrounding people in the sex industry, it's clear that there is a broad spectrum of lived experiences, and those of us who choose to be allies have a lot to learn.
We can stand up for people in the sex industry by fighting against the stigma, decriminalizing them, and providing services to help them be safer.
Regardless of whether someone wants to leave the industry or stay in it, we can advocate for the rights of people in the sex industry and do so in a manner that is supportive of their autonomy and respectful of their choices.
And when the voices of people in the sex industry are silenced, their stories ignored, it's so important that we work to listen and to help make their voices heard.
To learn more, please check out these organizations working to support people in different areas of the sex industry:
- GEMS and their film, Very Young Girls, on the commercial sexual exploitation of girls in New York City
- HIPS and their documentary, Be Nice To Sex Workers, about street-based survival sex in Washington, DC
- Polaris: Combatting Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery and their video, "America's Daughters," which is a poem written by a survivor of sex trafficking
- Sex Workers Project and their campaigns for sex workers and sex trafficked people
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Air France MAA Terminal Departures
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What terminal is Air France at MAA Airport – An Overview
The airline uses Terminal 1 at MAA for its domestic and international arrivals and departures. The airline makes sure to notify its passengers of any changes to the terminals before their scheduled arrivals and departures.
Airport | Chennai International Airport |
Official Air France website | wwws.airfrance.in |
Airport Address | Airport Rd, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600027 |
Air France MAA Arrivals Terminal | Terminal 1 |
Air France MAA Departures Terminal | Terminal 1 |
Status | Active |
IATA Code | MAA |
Type | Flyable |
City | Yerevan |
Country | Armenia |
Airport Contact Number | 044 2256 0551 |
Facebook Website | www.facebook.com/airfrance |
Instagram Website | www.youtube.com/@airfrancefr |
Twitter Website | twitter.com/airfrance |
Youtube Website | www.instagram.com/airfrance |
Services at Air France terminal at MAA
There are some general facilities provided at the MAA Terminal, which ensures that the at airport requirements of the passengers are timely being met. From baggage claim at the arrivals area to the check-in counters and security screening at the departure level, everything from basic to advanced services is available at the MAA terminal.
Nevertheless, it's crucial to note that the services are subject to availability, which is why it's recommended to get in touch with the airlines or the airport staff regarding the same.
Airport Plaza | Travellers Aid | ATMs and Banks |
Baggage Storage | Welcome Centre | Stores and Duty-free |
Charging Station | Traveller Centre | Restaurants and Cafes |
Medical Office | Vending Machines | Family Restrooms |
Paging Someone | Meet and Greet | US Customs |
Pet Relief Area | Currency Exchange | Immigration Services |
Ticket Counters | Flight Information Display | Escalators |
Check-in Counters | Security Checkpoints | Airline Lounges |
List of Every Air France Terminal Globally
General Facilities by Air France at MAA Terminal
In order to help customers meet their airport needs at the airport, Air France offers a number of amenities to those travelling to or from the Air France Chennai International Airport Terminal.
Reserve your Tickets with Air France
The passengers wanting to travel with Air France can book themselves a reservation on their official website. Additionally, the passengers can either get in touch with a third party travel agent or with Air France at the designated ticket counters located in the Terminal 1 of the MAA. No matter which option you go with, you are always eligible to book your preferred class type, destination, etc. depending upon the availability of the same.
Cancel your Tickets with Air France
To cancel your Air France ticket at MAA, go to a ticket counter at the Terminal 1 in order to speak with an Air France employee and provide them essential details such as your reservation number, destination, and other travel related documents so that they can cancel the reservation on your behalf. It's crucial to keep in mind that cancellation policies and fines may differ depending on the type of ticket you booked or any other applicable terms and conditions of the airlines.
Upgrade Seats/Class with Air France at the Chennai International Airport Terminal
When flying with Air France, seat upgrades frequently include a number of extras, including as access to lounges, more luxurious in-flight amenities, onboard entertainment, and more. Passengers can look for available upgrades on the airline's official website; if they are unable to do so, they can contact customer care. A flight attendant will also be on hand to respond to your inquiries on upgrades and, if one is available, offer it to you in exchange for the required payment.
Check-in for your Departing Flights at MAA Terminal
Visit the official website of Air France and look for the check-in option to check in for your flight. Your reservation code and last name are required to find your flight and complete the online check-in process. You can alternatively choose self-service kiosk check-in at the airport or counter check-in at the airport with help from airline staff.
Pet Travel Related Services at Chennai International Airport
Air France has a strict pet travel policy for its flights travelling to numerous destinations, on which animals are prohibited. Snub-nosed dogs and cats, such as Boxers, Pekingese, Shih Tzus, and Persian or Burmese cats, are allowed on Air France freight flights. Additionally, pets who are not cats or dogs won't be allowed in cabin but in cargo, if the weight of the animal carrier exceeds the allowed weightage or if the destination doesn't allow for pets in cabins.
Lost and Found Desks at MAA Terminal
If you need assistance with delayed, damaged, or lost baggage at the airport's terminal, you must contact Air France's lost & found department at the Terminal 1,Chennai International Airport. The representatives at the counter will assist you in reuniting with your baggage as soon as possible in the event of a lost item and will provide support in the event of delayed or damaged baggage.
Information Desks at Air France terminal at MAA
Passengers who are confused about particular factors at the Air France MAA terminal at the Terminal 1Chennai International Airport can visit the information desks to get solutions regarding their questions. Representatives will be present at the information desks to guarantee that passengers receive quick assistance for any of their needs. They also offer assistance with in-flight amenities, airport services, and so on.
Special Assistance
Special help is designed to improve the travel experience for passengers who have physical limitations, limited mobility, or who are unable to complete airport procedures or board flights on their own. The airline's special support makes sure that these passengers receive the required help and that their comfort is a top priority. Special assistance includes facilities such as wheelchair assistance, stretcher assistance, etc.
Unaccompanied Minor Service by Air France
Unaccompanied minor service must be used by children between the ages of 4 and 11 who are not accompanied by their parents, guardians, or any other adult for that matter. This is necessary to ensure the passenger's safety and security. The person who is in charge of making the kid's or minor's ticket reservation should use this service through the airline's online platform and make the booking for the youngster. This will enable the chilly to travel safely until reaching his or her destination.
In-flight Entertainment Options
A variety of in-flight extras are offered by the airline, including as private cabins, access to television screens for binge viewing, and complimentary meals and refreshments. Depending on their class category, passengers can choose from a variety of in-flight entertainment selections to keep themselves entertained during their flight, especially on long-haul flights with Air France.
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Air France is one of the renowned airlines in the industry, all thanks to its high-quality passenger services and like every other major airline, it has its own set of policies that passengers must rigorously follow. Furthermore, if the customer has any questions about the laws and regulations of travelling with the airlines, he or she must call the airline employees immediately and get the questions answered.
Finally, we believe you understand what terminal Air France at MAA is and the services it gives to passengers on board. Furthermore, if you require assistance with your flying trip with the airlines, please contact them.
Air France uses the Terminal 1 at the Chennai International Airport.
The airline operates its arrivals at the Terminal 1 at the Chennai International Airport.
All the departing flights of the airline take place from the Terminal 1 at the Chennai International Airport.
Yes, Air France allows pets in their flights but has a very strict pet travel policy which the passenger should be aware of.


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From its base in Singapore, IO will deliver Data Center as a Service (DCaaS™), using the company's software-defined data center technology: IO.Anywhere® and IO.OS®. The IO Intelligent Control platform improves data center agility, reliability, security and sustainability. It has achieved MAS Certified Green® certification, demonstrating ability to provide customers with highly-energy efficient and sustainable data center infrastructure. IO DCaaS enables software-defined cloud deployments at any scale so customers deployonly the data center capacity needed to support their business applications, while also having the agility to add more capacity quickly and without interruption to operations.
"We warmly welcome IO's decision to expand its software-defined modular data center business in Singapore. IO's data center and technology will add to the vibrancy of the infocomms ecosystem here, and reinforce Singapore's position as a data management hub," said Mr. Jayson Goh, executive director of Infocomms and Media of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). "We are confident that IO will be able to leverage Singapore's market connectivity, global talent and business-friendly environment to enhance the delivery of technology to its clients."
"IO's long-term commitment to the Asia Pacific markets and to Singapore is demonstrable by the significance of our presence in Singapore. In preparation for our launch, IO has developed a world-class team of people, critical regional ECOSYSTEM partnerships, a center of excellence for innovation in sustainability and most significantly, the deployment of the IO Singapore software-defined data center," said George Slessman, IO chief executive officer and product architect. "The incredible growth of Singapore and the region is awe-inspiring, and we are proud to be a part of this extraordinary opportunity and community."
According to Forrester Research, clients in Asia Pacific face increased pressure to build and run their IT systems in a sustainable and green manner. Forrester has forecasted that data center services growth in the region would more than double GDP growth from 2010 to 2015, at 23% CAGR, with demand fueled by a need for reliable and cleaner power, escalating real estate costs, and a desire to move from fixed to circulating capital operating models. Forrester's research shows that more than half of Asia Pacific firms want to move from capital expenditures (capex) to an operational expenses model (opex), and that third-party data center providers are able to provide cost savings to both the CIO (in terms of immediate savings in the IT budget) and the CEO/CFO of the business (in terms of decreased risk of downtime).


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The popular children's show Sesame Street is ringing in their 50th anniversary with a yearlong celebration.
Sesame Workshop will launch new social impact initiatives, digital campaigns and more in honour of the milestone – including a primetime TV special with celebrity guests in November.
Fans can also catch their favourite characters during a nationwide road trip. The show's 50th season will be centred around the power of possibilities.
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A landmark decision by the International Football Association Board (The IFAB) at its 130th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cardiff, Wales, will pave the way for the introduction of live experiments with video assistant referees in football.
Today's meeting, held at the St David's Hotel and chaired by the President of the Football Association of Wales David Griffiths, also saw the most substantial revision of the Laws of the Game get the green light plus key outcomes on other agenda items including "triple punishment".
The first item on the agenda was the comprehensive revision of the Laws of the Game – an 18-month project of The IFAB Technical Sub-Committee, led by former English Premier League referee David Elleray. The IFAB unanimously approved the revision, which they identified as a 'once in a generation' opportunity to address anomalies and inconsistences in the Laws.
While the main focus is improving the structure and phraseology – with each Law and interpretation now combined, the word count halved and gender neutral language used throughout – some of the 94 edits also include Law changes that are based on common sense and meeting the needs of the modern game. For example, the ball will be able to move in any direction from the kick-off rather than only moving forward (Law 8), while a player who is injured by a challenge punished by a yellow/red card can now have a quick assessment/treatment on the field rather than having to leave the field which gave the offending team a numerical advantage (Law 5). It represents the most comprehensive revision of the Laws ever undertaken in The IFAB's 130-year history.
With regard to video assistance for match officials, The IFAB approved in principle a detailed set of protocols for the experiments and agreed they should be conducted for a minimum of two years in order to identify the advantages, disadvantages and worst-case scenarios. The set of protocols were drawn up by The IFAB's Technical Sub-Committee, with support from FIFA's Technology Innovation Department, and followed discussions with the Football Advisory Panel and Technical Advisory Panel as well as football associations, leagues, other sports and technology providers. The IFAB agreed that live experiments should be implemented at the latest for the 2017/18 season.
The expectation is not to achieve 100% accuracy in decisions for every single incident, but to avoid clearly incorrect decisions that are pre-defined "game-changing" situations – goals, penalty decisions, direct red card incidents and mistaken identity. The IFAB agreed to allow one type of experiment, which will involve a video assistant referee having access to video replays during the match and either reviewing an incident on request by the referee, or communicating with the referee proactively about an incident that he/she may have missed (further information available here).
The experiments will be managed and overseen by The IFAB with the support of FIFA. A university will be selected to conduct a research study, which will focus not only on refereeing but also on the impact on the game itself, including the emotions of the stakeholders, in order to provide The IFAB with a strong basis for the decision-making process. The IFAB will meet with interested competition organisers and FIFA in the coming weeks in order to define a schedule for the next 24 months. This will include a pre-testing phase with an experiment done in a controlled 'non-live' environment as well as referee trainings, workshops and onsite preparation for experiments to be implemented in two testing phases across a number of competitions/leagues. The experiments of testing phase two will be modified based on findings of testing phase one. Further information will follow once the schedule is defined.
Also on the agenda was the so-called "triple punishment" of sending off, penalty and suspension for the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity within the penalty area. After a long debate, The IFAB unanimously approved a new wording for Law 12 as submitted by UEFA and agreed that it should be implemented globally for a two-year trial period followed by a review by The IFAB.
The IFAB also agreed to allow experimentation with a fourth substitution in extra time within a competition/league(s) still to be decided on. The aim will be to see whether there is player welfare benefit, whether the fourth substitute is used tactically or genuinely for player welfare and whether the potential use of all four substitutes during extra time (and thus change more than a third of the team) has an unfair impact.
The modifications to the Laws of the Game made at today's AGM will come into effect on 1 June 2016.
The 131st Annual General Meeting is set to take place in London on 4 March 2017.


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Jian-Guang Shen
- 16 January 2007
- WORKING PAPER SERIES - No. 715Details
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- Against the background of the rapid integration of emerging Asia into the global economy, this paper investigates the role of domestic and external factors in driving individual emerging economies in Asia. We estimate VAR models for ten countries over the period 1979Q1- 2003Q4, controlling for external factors, and use sign restrictions to identify structural domestic shocks. Variance decompositions indicate that Asian emerging economies are to a large part driven by external developments, and even more so employing a more recent sample. We analyse to what extent structural domestic shocks exhibit a regional dimension by comparing shocks across countries using correlation and principal component analysis. The extent of regional co-movement between structural shocks is relatively limited. While the principal components analysis indicates a moderate increase in co-movement over time, the correlation analysis finds a decline. This may reflect a broadening of regional integration at the expense of bilateral economic ties.
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- F15 : International Economics→Trade→Economic Integration
F02 : International Economics→General→International Economic Order
F41 : International Economics→Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance→Open Economy Macroeconomics
- 9 June 2005
- OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES - No. 30Details
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- Chapter 1 provides an overview and assessment of the price competitiveness and export performance of the euro area and the larger euro area countries, as well as an evaluation of how standard equations have been able to explain actual export developments. Chapter 2 carries out a constant market share analysis for the euro area and thereby sheds light on the reasons for movements in aggregate export market shares by looking at the sectoral and geographical composition of euro area exports. Chapter 3 looks at the evolution of the technological competitiveness of the euro area and major competitors
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Longwy, northeast of France, country of enamels and also new rough diamond: The Flash.
Two longoviciens brothers, educated by their music-loving grandfather, develop an insatiable envy to make some music. Thomas and Simon wiped the same benches of the nursery school as Elise. The trio finds itself at the high school in 2008 and at the end of a meal organized by their respective parents, Elise shows a video to both brothers. On the latter, she sings by strumming on a guitar. Impressed, the boys are going to ask to Elise to record a demo. From the listening, they are conquered and the trio decides to record that very evening a new version more succeeded. In June of the same year, Elise presents Lucas to Simon. The young guitarist, very shy, is invited the weekend to come to repeat with the trio. The quartet so composed begins to occur in small private parties. During one of them, a friend close to Thomas and Simon, invites Fabien, a motivated bass player. Older than the young members of the group and incited by the produced musical quality, Fabien suggests offering his services(departments) and his expérience to give more structure, shaping and work to this incredible talent. He was far from thinking of the scale which would take this project when his first question fused: " Do you want to make some music seriously? " The links build up themselves very fast. The osmosis is made with no problem at all. The rehearsals are linked and from February 2009, the first concert falls. It will be surrealist. More than 300 persons attend the representation of this new phenomenon. It is necessary to say that in this region bruised by the end of the steel industry, people are eager to meet of the enjoyment and some comfort. And it is what the music very seventies of The Flash proposes. Their youth takes everything on its passage. The Flash, it is a musical provocation made to crackle and provoke positive reactions. Being inspired by big names of the pop rock of the years 60-70 (Fleetwood Mac, Jefferson Airplane, Syd Barrett, Hendrix), The Flash knows how to dive into its roots to spit out them in a modern musical aesthetics. Since 2009, The Flash enquille concerts, springboards, which it gains easily (in particular Purple Idols in the Luxembourg) and makes a mini-tour in Ireland. Michel Ruer from Radio Aria in France discovers them. And hatches them as the real hen. The Flash enters then 2011 in studio to record 5 titles under the cowlick of Yann Klimezyk (My Pollux) in Nancy at My Studio. Michel Ruer begins the steps to find a label capable of welcoming these protected young people. He sends 3 titles to Bad Reputation. The effect is immediate. The first meeting is fast taken. Bad Reputation suggests signing the group as producer. 5 titles of the E.P require the second reading, the new mixing and the mastering new. He suggests to The Flash returning to studio in Nancy, recording 6 other tracks with the producer of the White Stripes and the Love Me Nots, Jim Diamond, and to remodel the grips of the first five titles. The group welcomes this piece of news with enjoyment and anxiety. Jim Diamond's CV frightens them a little and the combo of Longwy is afraid of not being for the height. In one week full, The Flash is going to learn a lot, sometimes abandoning long solos for the benefit of harmonies, or giving up runways for the benefit of more effective marked out paths. Jim Diamond takes with him the bands in Detroit and begins the mixing in June, 2012. The tracks are masterised then in Paris. Now It's time for THE FLASH to spread its wings.


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C.S. Lewis on Thriving During Times of Disaster
In one way we think a great deal too much of the atomic bomb. "How are we to live in an atomic age?" I am tempted to reply: "Why, as you would have lived in the sixteenth century when the plague visited London almost every year, or as you would have lived in a Viking age when raiders from Scandinavia might land and cut your throat any night; or indeed, as you are already living in an age of cancer, an age of syphilis, an age of paralysis, an age of air raids, an age of railway accidents, an age of motor accidents."
In other words, do not let us begin by exaggerating the novelty of our situation. Believe me, dear sir or madam, you and all whom you love were already sentenced to death before the atomic bomb was invented: and quite a high percentage of us were going to die in unpleasant ways. We had, indeed, one very great advantage over our ancestors—anesthetics; but we have that still. It is perfectly ridiculous to go about whimpering and drawing long faces because the scientists have added one more chance of painful and premature death to a world which already bristled with such chances and in which death itself was not a chance at all, but a certainty.
This is the first point to be made: and the first action to be taken is to pull ourselves together. If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things—praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts—not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. They may break our bodies (a microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds.
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Title: Rolling in the Deep
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Date: November 10, 2015
In this raw, moving short novel for readers of Jill Shalvis, Molly O'Keefe, and Karina Halle, two kindred spirits share a winning lottery ticket—and discover what it really means to get lucky.
Holly Ward is stretched to the breaking point, raising her young son alone and working long hours for minimum wage at a local superstore. Sure, she's noticed the new guy with the easy grin and warm brown eyes, but she's learned the hard way that relationships aren't worth the pain. Still, when he invites her to split a lottery ticket, she figures a little innocent fun couldn't hurt. The last thing she expects is to score big, which is exactly what happens . . . in more ways than one.
From the moment he meets Holly, Ray Lopez is drawn to her quiet dignity and openhearted beauty. And when they hit the jackpot together, he's thrilled that the single mom can give her kid a better life. The only problem is the chaos surrounding them: lawyers and reporters swarming, friends and family angling to get their cut. In all the chaos, Ray discovers an oasis of calm and passion in Holly. But with the stakes higher than ever, winning her trust could cost him everything.
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I don't usually give much time to the new people, although I try to be friendly. You never know how long someone's going to stay at Cogmans since turnover is so high. They could easily be leaving as soon as they've arrived. But I know how disorienting the first few weeks on a job can be. I help out when I can.
The trouble is, Ray here might be interpreting that the wrong way. Like I'm interested in him. Like I'm putting the feelers out.
I'm not putting out any feelers. My feelers long ago shriveled up and fell over dead. I'd tell him so straight out but I think that would embarrass us both.
Anyway, he's a nice enough guy. If compelled in a court of law I might even admit he's good-looking. But I'm far too tired for man-hunting, even if the dead zone of Cogmans were conducive to romance. Which it most certainly is not. Fortunately, that makes conversation with male coworkers and customers fairly easy. I have no energy for worrying about whether they find me attractive. So I can just be myself.
"How's it going, Ray? You having a good day?"
"Oh yeah. It's great." He takes some packs of gum and starts arranging them on the opposite shelf. "No place I'd rather be than stocking candy at Cogmans on a Friday afternoon. Sun shining outside? Who cares? Got me some Phil Collins playing on the intercom, got a cart full of Juicy Fruit. What more could a man want?"
I snort and pick up a stack of candy bars. "A polyester uniform vest? You could have that."
"Got it." He does a little sidestep and adds gum to the shelf. "A matching tie?"
"Oh, look." I point to his chest. "You've got that, too." Then I turn back to my candy shelf, because when Ray smiles, a dimple creases out on his right cheek.
Okay, maybe he's a little more than good-looking. With his brown eyes and thick hair, his strong hands. At the moment he's a bit too close and I realize I can smell him. His aftershave, I guess, which is kind of smoky and sweet.
Like barbecue potato chips. That is what I just compared this poor man to. I realize that in all the hubbub this morning I forgot to make myself breakfast.
"Don't get me wrong," Ray continues behind me. "Working at Cogmans is great and all that. What with the nonstop buzzing of track lighting over our heads. And the cranky customers. And the total lack of health insurance. But after work I'm thinking I'll hop down to my private plane and jet on over to the Vineyard for a round of golf."
"Martha's Vineyard?" I line up boxes of candy one after another, so that all of their corners match.
"Naturally. Where else does one go on the weekend?" He's got a bit of a New York City accent usually, and mixed with the faux-British he's trying hard to tackle, it's doing something weird to my midsection. His voice is too deep, I think. Even joking around, it vibrates.
"Martha's Vineyard is definitely where I'm gonna go," I say. "Soon as I win the lottery. Maybe the Cape while I'm at it."
"Or the Hamptons." Ray turns and leans against his cart. "We'd fit right in, you know, you and me. All the golfers wear large buttons like ours that say, 'How may I help you?' "
"Oh, for sure. Alongside their name tags that identify them by first name only." I crack a smile and face him, and immediately wish I hadn't. There's the dimple again, and his eyes, which crinkle at the corners.
"You know there's a Powerball drawing coming up," he says. "Nobody's won in ages. It's over four hundred million."
"Yeah," I say. "Let's definitely play the lottery. Because that's not rigged at all. We'll totally win."
He edges his cart closer to mine. "Why not? You never know."
"Seriously? You don't actually play, do you?"
"Sure I do. Don't you? Can't win if you don't play and all that."
"Yeah, but it's like a zillion-to-one chance." I cross my arms over my chest, and then drop them when Ray's gaze almost imperceptibly follows the resulting pushing-up of my boobs. He looks back to my face so quickly you'd barely know he'd wavered. Except for the slight color in his cheeks. I press on to rescue both of us. "It's a waste of money."
"Maybe. But it's only two dollars. I spend two dollars on a soda if I'm real thirsty. Don't mind wasting that much for the sake of a little dreaming."
I tilt my head at him. "You make it sound reasonable. When in fact it's completely insane and illogical."
"See, but that's how I draw you in." He smiles. "With my rakish charm and unerring man-logic. Right here in the candy aisle I lay my trap. First it's a little light gambling. And then before you know it, it's the drinkin'. And the druggin'."
"Next thing you know I'm driving the getaway car to Toronto."
"Exactly." He holds out his hand. His nails are neatly trimmed, his fingers broad. "Give me a dollar."
"What? Why?" I'd take a tiny step back, but my cart's in the way. Its piles of candy bars stare up at me accusingly. Any minute our manager will pop his head around the corner and chastise us for slacking off on the job.
"Powerball ticket's two bucks. We'll go in on one. See what happens." His hand waits, open and extended out to me. I want to place my own hand against it, palm to palm, and feel the warmth there. He's not kidding about the charm.
"You want me to give you a dollar and we'll split a Powerball ticket."
He nods. "Yup."
"How does it even work?"
"Drawing is tomorrow night. You can watch it on TV at like eight o'clock. I'll go to the store after work, give them our two bucks, they print out a ticket, and that's our shot. Wait, how do you want to do it? You want to pick the numbers? It's five numbers plus a bonus one, the Powerball one. You can pick your own or the computer generates one for you."
"Let's do the computer." It's out of my mouth before I even realize I'm in. But I'm in, I guess. Like Ray says, why not? It's no worse a distraction than eating a bag of donuts, and significantly better for my blood sugar. Maybe it will actually take my mind off my worries for five minutes, which wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. "Might as well use the computer numbers and be totally random about the whole thing."
"Sure, yeah." Ray's teeth are very white. He has a good mouth, a soft mouth.
I shouldn't be looking at his mouth.
"Random," he says. "I like that."
I dig in my pocket for a dollar. When I hand it over, his fingers brush mine. I pretend not to notice the zing that races through me.
But I fail.
I've been doing a lot of that lately.
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Rolling in the Deep by Rebecca Rogers Maher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I started out loving this book. But I found later it felt rushed and not completed. The concept of this story was truly beautiful and Ray was an amazing man. Holly though she let that Jerk Brett run all over her. I mean what Ray did was a phenomenal gift and he always put her needs first but Holly just couldn't move forward. Emma the new wife I thought was really a great person I loved the relationship between them but again Holly never thought she was good enough. By the end well I honestly was sad because I feel like it was very rushed and could have been longer or leave me with a cliffhanger cause these characters deserved more time to tell their story. But overall the story was sweet and a quick read for me. I received this as an arc from the publisher and netgally for an honest review. Reviewing for Night and Day book blog http://ndbbr2014.com Stephanie Powell
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Minnesota Legislature: Discussion of nuclear power in a joint meeting of the Legislative Energy Commission, the House Energy Finance and Policy Division, and the Senate Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications Committee (March 25, 2009). See the Legislative Energy Commission's links for the March 25, 2009, discussion.
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Caron Simply Soft (100% Acrylic, 3oz/85g, 165yds/151m) one skein in 2616 Toasted Almond
US 6 (4mm) double-pointed needles
Two stitch markers
Stitch holder or waste yarn
24 sts =4in (10cm) in stst on US 6 (4mm)
Finished Size:
Women's Medium - 7in (18cm) hand circumference
Right Mitt:
CO 44 and distribute to 3 dpns. Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist. Work 10 rnds in k2,p2 ribbing.
Rnds 1-5: k19, p1, k6, p1, k17.
Rnd 6: k19, p1, FC6, p1, k8, pm, m1, k1, m1, pm, k8.
Rnds 7-8: k19, p1, k6, p1, k19.
Rnd 9: k19, p1, k6, p1, k8, m1, k3, m1, k8.
Rnds 10-11: k19, p1, k6, p1, k21.
Rnd 12: k19, p1, FC6, p1, k8, m1, k5, m1, k8.
Continue in this manner, inc'ing just inside markers every 3 rnds and twisting cable every 6 rnds, until there are 13 sts between markers for thumb gusset (Rnd 21). Transfer these 13 sts to a stitch holder or waste yarn. Waste yarn works better because it's flexible.
Rnd 22: k19, p1, k6, p1, k8, CO 1 st, k8.
Rnd 23: k19, p1, k6, p1, k17.
Rnd 24: k19, p1, FC6, p1, k17.
Continue in this manner, working even and twisting the cable every 6 rounds until piece measures 5in (13cm) from beg, about 39 rnds total, ending 5 rnds after a twist. Work 10 rnds in k2,p2 ribbing. BO all sts.
Distribute 13 sts on waste yarn to 3 dpns. Attach new ball of yarn, and pick up 3 sts in valley between thumb and palm. Knit 1 rnd. Work 10 rnds in k2,p2 ribbing. BO all sts. Weave in ends.
You may want to reinforce the valley between thumb and palm or close the hole if you have one. Left Mitt:
Work as for Right Mitt, reversing all shaping and using BC6 instead FC6 so the cables will be symmetric.
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