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Ban Ki-moon makes public his financial disclosure statement
United Nations Conferences and Observances 2007
(Reference Paper No. 46, February 2007)
United Nations Conferences and Observances (Dag Hammarskjöld Library)
English: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/un_conf.htm
French: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/dhlf/un_conf.htm
Spanish: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/spanish/index.html
Learn about the United Nations conferences and special observances listed below by following links to web pages of information resources on these major events. The web pages contain dynamic searches in UNBISnet, our online catalogue, background information about the events and links to relevant websites.
UN News Focus: Nepal
Concept paper on Security Sector Reform
English, French and Spanish: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/2007/72
The Slovak Republic, which holds the presidency of the Security Council for February, has prepared a concept paper entitled, "Maintenance of international peace and security: role of the Security Council in supporting security sector reform" (S/2007/72). The report outlines the main actors interested in security sector reform and highlights priorities for discussion.
Gender Statistics - United Nations Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping Best Practices Section (PBPS) – new version of website
United Nations Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook
The Handbook is the collaborative effort of the 24-member Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF). While the Handbook is intended primarily for Member States and UN partner organizations it will also serve as a useful source of information for UN staff both at Headquarters and in the field. The Handbook will enable global as well as regional tracking of counter-terrorism related activities and efforts of United Nations entities. Those efforts can be searched according to several broad themes, such as prevention and technical assistance, or by a more narrow focus on areas such as financing of terrorism; promoting tolerance and dialogue; protecting nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological materials; preventing travel by terrorists; providing training to law enforcement; drafting of anti-terrorism legislation; defending human rights; or dealing with hostage situations.
Economic & Social Development
Ask UNEP (new interactive feature)
Every day a new UNEP expert will be available to answer your question from 7:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs GMT. The expert - a - day exercise aims to bring the environment into public consciousness and to create a healthy discourse on the major issues that affect the health of our planet and the sustainability of natural resources. The feature also lends a human face to the work of UNEP by allowing in-house experts to discuss the work undertaken by the organization - taking on board suggestions and perspectives of international constituents and stakeholders.
Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries (UNICEF report)
The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre released the seventh report in its Report Card series. The report is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive assessment on the well-being of children and young people in the world's advanced economies (21 selected OECD member countries), focusing on six dimensions: material well-being, health and safety, education, peer and family relationships, behaviours and risks, and young people's own subjective sense of well-being. The landmark report shows that among all of the countries studied, there are improvements to be made and that no single country leads in all six of the areas.
GEO Year Book 2007 (UNEP report)
The GEO Year Book 2007 is the fourth annual report on the changing environment produced by the United Nations Environment Programme in collaboration with many world environment experts. The 2007 Year Book includes global and regional overviews of significant developments over the past year. It highlights linkages among ecosystem health, human well-being, and economic development; examines new thinking on the value of ecosystem services and the threat from ecosystem degradation; and describes recent research findings and policy decisions that affect our awareness and response to global change.
New UNESCO Education Web site
DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a new Web site on standards and norms in education. A collection of UNESCO's standard-setting and normative instruments in education, it also includes support documents, and other UN documents about the right to education. A general introduction to the instruments is available, as well as specific instruments, texts and documents on nine themes: Education for All Coordination, Education for Girls and Women, Higher Education, Inclusive Education, Literacy and Adult Education, Peace & Human Rights, Right to Education & Discrimination in Education, Teacher Education, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
Right to Food Web site (FAO)
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a web site on the right to food, providing practical information for policy-makers, legal practitioners, civil society members, UN staff, academics and the general public. Resources include training materials and an e-learning course, tools to raise awareness of the right to food including a glossary, and a virtual library containing manuals, technical papers, policy briefs, case studies and publications.
Sustainable Development Innovation Briefs
Issue 1 (February, 2007): CSR and Developing Countries: What Scope for Government Action?
The Innovation Briefs series provides insights into the most recent policy-relevant research on emerging challenges to sustainable development, with particular attention to their relevance to developing countries. The purpose of this series is to inform policy makers of the latest trends and advances on topics in the field of sustainable development, with the objective of broadening the knowledge base of policy decision-makers in responding to those challenges.
Each issue of the Briefs covers a particular topic from the point of view of applied research. The Briefs aim at being self-contained and non-technical, and are drafted with a view to serving as an introduction to further reading by government staff. Another potential audience are policy advisors and practitioners in development cooperation agencies and non-governmental organizations.
World Tourism Barometer (UNWTO report)
With 842 million arrivals and a 4.5% growth rate, 2006 exceeded expectations as the tourism sector continued to enjoy above average results, making it a new record year for the industry. The latest figures suggest that 2007 will consolidate this performance and turn into the fourth year of sustained growth.
Human Rights
African Passages
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched an interactive educational resource African Passages on the legacy of the trans-atlantic slave trade. Using visuals, music, scholarly commentary and educational activities African Passages: connects the history of the Ashley River Corridor in South Carolina with its roots in Barbados and Africa; links the past to the present with the voices and images of the descendants of slaves; and reveals the persistence of African cultural heritage through practices and traditions handed down through generations.
"Free Children from War" (Paris Conference, 5 – 6 February 2007)
Representatives of 58 countries meeting in Paris committed themselves to putting an end to the unlawful recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts. The Paris conference, with the theme of Free Children from War, brought together both countries affected by the use of child soldiers as well as donor nations to tackle the recruitment of children and to harness the political will to confront it. The "Paris Commitments" endorsed during the conference urge governments to spare no effort to end the unlawful recruitment and use of children by armed forces or groups in all regions of the world, and to ensure that conscription and enlistment procedures for recruitment into armed forces comply with applicable international law. Also endorsed at the conference were the "Paris Principles", a detailed set of guidelines for protecting children from recruitment and for providing effective assistance to those already involved with armed groups or forces.
2006 Disasters in Numbers (UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction report)
Humanitarian Action Report 2007 (UNICEF)
English: http://www.unicef.org/har07/files/HAR_FULLREPORT2006.pdf
French: http://www.unicef.org/french/emerg/index_38158.html
Spanish: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/emerg/index_38158.html
The HAR provides an annual overview of the agency's emergency assistance programmes within the context of UN-wide appeals. The report sets out UNICEF's relief activities and its financial requirements for meeting the needs of children and women.
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Marrakech, city of a thousand faces, was
discovered with patience, not to miss any aspect of its more
hidden secrets. It is above all a country with a rich past, where
traditions are deeply rooted.
Moroccan art can be classified into two categories: urban and rural. art city is steeped in tradition imported from East or the Muslim Spain. Eastern influence is especially carpets, fabrics and embroidery while the Andalusian capital is still perceived in the arts of ceramics, metal, wood and leather. The Berber or rural arts have a more "primitive". The objects often have a utilitarian function: furniture, tools, utensils essential to daily life and some ornaments for Christmas and the community
crafts in Marrakech is rooted in tradition. Each generation passes him a new creativity and student at the cultural industries. Artisans Marrakech is not just a conservative but enrich cultural heritage and adapt to the needs of contemporary society.
Indeed, crafts in Marrakech is rich and alive. Similarly, Handicrafts Morocco are one of the fundamental characteristics of the Moroccan daily life. So Welcome to a world where material, or abundant precious awaits the hand of the artisan to be ...
The wood, metal, copper, wool, stone and clay for several centuries. Adapted to modern life, craft production Marrakesh alongside traditions, offering a wide variety of products ranging from art watermark to the most simple utensils.
Marrakech has countless types of leather, mostly from older traditions. In Fez and Marrakech, entire neighborhoods are reserved for tanners: Bags, in hand with accessories, babouches, poufs, clay pots covered with leather belts, saddles.
The Marrakesh housewife uses mostly local produce copper. The metal is also used, candlesticks, appliques, moucharabieh framework for mirror items are found in Fez, Marrakech and Safi.
the use of wood as building material is a widespread tradition which dates back to the time Idrissides, so around the seventh century. In fact, we use wood for the construction of mosques, monuments, houses and buildings. The wood carvers transform into true masterpieces with rich and original grounds. In addition to its captivating beauty, wood has a pleasant scent in the room he composed.
The woodwork is considered a fine art in Marrakech which requires great care and patience. The woodwork is possible thanks to the presence of trees such as cedar, pine, beech and olive. Several trees are present in Morocco particularly in valleys and mountains.
The cabinet makers and craftsmen working mostly Moroccan cedar wood. Essaouira a few km from Marrakech, which specializes in marquetry, small boxes, chest, tables on foot pads, chessboards are made of cedar wood decorated with ebony wood and lemon. Fez and Tetuan are specialized in painting on wood called Zouak. Fez and Meknes are known by their moucharabieh, work of great finesse where small pieces of wood are turned assembled forming geometric compositions very sophisticated.
behind the tapestry dates back to ancient times. Used both as object of protection against the cold but also as works of art in its own right, we can consider only two families Marrakesh carpet stand out: the urban carpet (subject to stamping), or Rabat of Mediouna, rural and carpets from the Middle Atlas, the High Atlas and Haouz Marrakesh. the art of carpet has enriched all creations of artisans from different populations and the many dynasties that succeeded. Thus, each carpet, even contemporary, is both a tradition bearer millennium and singular work of creation. .
Each region Moroccan manufactures carpets with specific characteristics. Varying sizes and colors, the carpet is a popular tradition in Morocco. Only the best materials are used and this explains in part the high cost of these works. Knotted carpets are more popular and come from everywhere. What makes them all originals and intriguing is the meaning of the reasons they present.
clay of very good quality will be worked until the impurities to form vases, jars, pots, plates and trays. These pots are usually embellished by hues typical of the region and the geometric or floral decorations. The most famous cities are: Fez, Safi, Sale and Marrakech.
The dark blue embroidery of Fes and Marrakech are the most common, of Rabat, Salé, Meekness, Azemmour and Tetouan are also widespread. These works are executed with great skill using mostly the son of silk of different colors. They are found in tablecloths, napkins, Kaftan, Moroccan evening dress.
Semi-precious stones:
The Stone of Taroudant, used to manufacture boxes engraved with geometric motifs. The stones in the rough: amethyst, quartz, manganese are often placed along the road in the High Atlas Mountains between Marrakech and Ouarzazate.
A 100% manual trades, it offers an extraordinary flexibility to address unique customer needs. Baskets, vans, trays, boxes, these items are made by hand in almost all villages. In both the rif where women wear huge hats than in cities like Fez, Marrakech and saltwater.
Again, we must distinguish jewelry jewelry rural dwellers. The jewels are usually in urban or finely carved motifs, floral for the most part, slightly increased, enhanced with precious stones often cabochon (emeralds, diamonds, garnets, rubies very clear so-called "Fez" and "Marrakesh"), they can achieve great magnificence. They are used mainly for women. The badge for them is an essential complement to their place of celebration. Men, meanwhile, used most often silver jewelry. Jewels rural in the country, especially in the South, the taste for finery is very strong, and jewelry have also Berber their sumptuousness. The most beautiful are silver, others are bronze despite that they retain great nobility. They are of exceptional purity of line, with their geometric designs and sometimes floral motifs. The glass and wax color there are often gems and enamel.
In addition to Marrakesh jewelry, metalwork essentially metalwork (use of iron for achieving including gates, windows, balconies), the DAMASCENE (from Syria, overlays in metal or smooth son twisted copper , Silver and gold), the brassware (parts emboutées), and the work of alpaca (copper, zinc and nickel, whose white glow reminiscent of money). The metals used in all these trades are silver, copper and their derivatives. The silver jewelry is mainly present in the south, Agadir, Taroudant, Tiznit, Goulimine, Laayoune, and Essaouira where the metal is in the form of balls or powder. The brassware and iron are found in cities, particularly in Fez, where they participate in the architecture of large buildings: palaces, mosques ... You can also see the dinandier opens in the souks where they sell trays, decorated with lanterns and colored glass containers they have various carvings or Damasquina. The grounds found on the Moroccan jewelry inspired by various cultural influences that coexist in Morocco such as East, Africa and Europe.
Weaving Marrakesh is emerging in Morocco from 1500 BC. Since JC, textiles, used by a wide variety of materials, is the flagship of crafts in Marrakech.
The various forms of crafts ranging from textile weaving simple barrier that the bodies, objects of the finest décor. The Moroccan textile tribes are among the most dazzling and most impressive of the African continent. Variations of rhythmic patterns, the vibration of colors, the variety of textures and the power they emit make them unique. The textile city dwellers have nothing to envy them: the beautiful embroidery of Fez compete with those of Rabat, Meknes and Sale or Tetouan. It should be noted that women held for the holidays (caftan) were works of art created and tailored by hand true artisans of Marrakech.
Pottery is one of the first crafts Marrakesh. The duality between the Berber heritage on the one hand and Spanish-Moorish influence on the other hand, is found in the techniques employed as in the grounds and decorations that adorn the pieces of clay. In Marrakesh, this tradition has elevated to an art rarely equaled. There are three main categories: pottery town, the magnificent models, mostly made in Fez and Safi Salt and two pottery rural north and south, both utilities, the first being widely practiced by women and the second by men. The three main centers of production of pottery and ceramics in Morocco are represented by Marrakesh, Fez and Safi Salé.
The craftsmen of traditional architecture perpetuate traditions that date back, mostly in Moorish Spain. Rather than succumb to standardization, the traditional architectural art has kept its identity. Thus the Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, was able to pay tribute to the talent of thousands of artisans and ensure recognition of these ancestral techniques. The various art forms of art-Arab Muslim have their full development in the traditional Moroccan architecture. Indeed, the architecture allows artists and craftsmen produce beautiful masterpieces. If models in the city tend to invade the architecture of the countryside, the rural world has an artistic expression of its own (houses blue-Chief Chaouen). the arrangement of zelliges, plaster and wood gives the town residence, the appearance of exuberant wealth. As against, they give kasbahs and other farm rural cheerfulness contrasts with the austerity and simplicity of the materials used.


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Last summer, "Killer Joe" was released into 75 theaters nationwide and grossed less than $2 million. Directed by Academy Award winner William Friedkin ("The Exorcist", "The French Connection"), and starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon and Thomas Hayden Church, "Killer Joe" tells the story of a trailer trash family that puts together a poorly thought out plan to hire a hitman, leading to unfortunate consequences.
Full of violence, depravity and brutality, "Killer Joe" is certainly not going to be everyone's cup of tea. But if you're looking for a dark little movie with a side of WTF, "Killer Joe" may be just the pic for you.
When Chris Smith (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in trouble with loan sharks, he stumbles upon a dangerous, evil way to get clear of all his money issues. He decides to hire a hit man to kill his mother for the insurance money. It's not that simple, of course, for one thing he's not even the beneficiary. And so, he brings his father (who is divorced and remarried) and his developmentally challenged sister in on the plan. His sister (Juno Temple) is the beneficiary of the policy, so she would need to know in order to split the proceeds once the deed was done. His father (Thomas Hayden Church) tells his current wife (Gina Gershen) as well, so the entire trailer park family is in on the plan.
The plan is to hire a dirty cop (Matthew McConaughey) named Joe Cooper, who secretly carries out contract killings. Joe is a focused, coiled, dangerous man. He'll take the job, but he wants payment up front. The problem is that the family has no money. The crime, the killing, is monetarily motivated. So Joe insists on a retainer.
He wants Chris' sister, Dottie.
Dottie is a simple but sweet, good looking young girl. She suffers from a degree of mild retardation that may or may not be related to abuse she suffered as a child. Joe meets her and falls for her, but he's also in a position of power over the family. He abuses that power by making them agree to allow him to have his way with Dottie as a down payment on the crime.
Of course things don't go exactly as planned, and eventually this low class family is forced to face the consequences of their actions… and deal with the fact that a dangerous killer is now involved with their vulnerable sister/daughter.
"Killer Joe" is certainly not a movie for the squeamish. At the highest level, it's a film about desperate, stupid trailer trash doing something very evil in order to gain a marginal sum of money. Joe himself is a cold blooded killer, but he's also a sexual predator. And a bit of deviant one at that (there were times when this character reminded me of Hopper's Frank Booth from "Blue Velvet"). When things go sour, he becomes very violent, and the consequences are shown quite graphically.
The acting, characters and plot, of the film, however, make it worth wading through some of the difficult to watch moments. McConaughey is fantastic in the lead here. He's evil, intelligent and manipulative. You get the feeling that there's ice water in his veins. Hirsch, Church and Gershon are each varying degrees of dumb and greedy (a deadly combination), to the point where its occasionally painful to watch as they plot and plan. Juno Temple is fantastic as the sweet simpleton who isn't even aware of her sexual presence. Together they all put on a painful play… and the dark plot, with occasional twists helps keep you hooked in to watching it.
"Killer Joe" should come with a warning label. But for those who like their films disturbing and dark, it's a potent dosage of sketchy characters involved in a dangerous situation.


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San Francisco Launches Its Own App Store
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"This has worked for Apple and Facebook, at last check; there are 60,000 apps available in the Apple App store and more than 350,000 different Facebook apps. Why not create a government app store as well?" he said in the post.
The initial phase of DataSF includes more than 100 datasets from a range of city departments, including Police, Public Works, and the Municipal Transportation Agency.
Newsom said his staff is working with the various city departments to free up as much data as possible, which should lead to many more applications in the Showcase.
"In San Francisco, we are trying to turn government into an organizing platform for civic engagement by giving our residents the tools to build the kind of government that works for them," Newsom said.
The news comes at a time when the Obama administration is also promising a more open, interactive government, part of the broader Government 2.0 movement, as it's sometimes called.
There's an app for that
Among the more interesting applications already available at the Showcase are San Francisco Crimespotting, EcoFinder, EveryBlock and CleanScores.
Crimespotting shows an interactive map of crimes in San Francisco. You can also enable an RSS feed to track crimes in specific areas of the city.
EcoFinder, currently for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is designed to help people find out where to recycle and dispose of a wide range of materials. Select the material and the program displays relevant businesses and services closest to your location.
EveryBlock publishes a news feed for every city block in San Francisco. Enter a street address, neighborhood or ZIP code and the site will display recent mainstream media and blog coverage, police calls, building permits, restaurant inspections and more.
CleanScores lets you find the health inspection scores for restaurants in the city.
"The Department of Technology is excited by the opportunity to work more closely with the technology community to lower costs and drive innovation in government," said Chris Vein, CIO for the city of San Francisco, in a statement. "The success of civic tools like the EcoFinder iPhone app clearly demonstrates the value of opening government data."
Newsom said the idea for the App Store grew out of discussions last month with Gov 2.0 advocate Tim O'Reilly, WordPress developer Matt Mullenwig and others, following the launch of the city's DataSF.org Web site. That launch took place in San Francisco at the headquarters of blogging tools provider WordPress.
San Francisco has been ramping up its use of social networks as part of its move to make government services and operations more transparent. For example, earlier this year the city launched a 311-Twitter service. With 311-Twitter, the city can receive real-time reports on the needs of specific city services and depending on the device, users can accompany their tweet with a photograph for added clarification.
In one example of a 311-Twitter use, Twitter user bolinasgirl tweeted last month to report a malfunctioning streetlight.
"@sf311 streetlight at the corner of Diamond and Alvarado keeps flickering on and off. Needs to be replaced. Thanks," the user wrote.
In response, SF311 tweeted back: "@bolinasgirl - request has been submitted to PUC - Electic/ Power Division. Your SR# 493132. Thank you, ^BM"
A spokesman for the Mayor said the effort to employ more social media started in earnest about 18 months ago.
"The city has an extensive presence on Facebook, with more than a quarter of a million fans, Twitter, YouTube and other sites," said Brian Purchia in an e-mail sent to InternetNews.com. "City Departments like the Dept. of the Environment, the PUC, and the Dept. of Emergency Management are using the sites to communicate and get feedback."


text: The music of David DeBoor Canfield has been heard on five continents, and has been performed by some of the world's most accomplished soloists, including saxophonists Claude Delangle, Otis Murphy, Stephen Page, Timothy Roberts, Kenneth Tse, and the Zzyzx, Oasis, and Kenari Quartets; violinists Andres Cardenas, Roger Frisch, and Rachel Patrick; pianists John O'Conor, David Brunell, and Benjamin Boren, and ensembles such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, "The President's Own" United States Marine and United States Navy Bands, Orchestre de la Garde Republicaine, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others. Canfield's music has won numerous accolades including first place in the Jill Sackler Composition Contest and the Dean's Prize from Indiana University. His music formed the basis of the three-day Chiefly Canfield festival given by faculty and students of the University of Central Oklahoma in 2001, and has been featured at the World Saxophone Congresses of 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 & 2018. His "Concerto after Khachaturian" opened the 4th International Khachaturian Festival in Yerevan, Armenia on October 6, 2016, and in 2017, he was commissioned by the US Navy Band to write his "Concerto after Dvorak" for Saxophone Quartet and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. ... more


text: Over the last few weeks I have added the TRX suspension trainer to my arsenal and have found it to be a very effective way of training all body parts for tone, strength, function and size. It's also received very positive feedback from clients and other members of my gym alike, tearing some away from their beloved dumbbells. It has the massive advantage of being a very versatile piece of kit, something that can be used at home, in the gym or off any tree or post.


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Seminole State College (Oklahoma) Team Page
Celia Respaut, a freshman from Reunion Island, France won the Women's singles draw without being pushed. Respaut won her first three rounds 6-0; 6-0, and then beat Seward County's Dariya Dashutina in the Finals 6-2; 6-2. With the win, Respaut's overall singles record this fall now moves to 12-0.
Respaut then teamed up later Saturday afternoon with teammate Kirstie Symon to capture the Women's Doubles Championship, with a 6-2; 6-3 win over Seward County's Fanny Benincasa and Dariya Dashutina. Respaut and Symon won their Quaterfinal and Semi-Final matches on Friday rather handily.
Other noteworthy performances on the women's side came from Jordan Bates, who lost her first round singles match but battled back with two straight wins to make the Consolation Championship. Bates ended up losing that match to Kauna Goncalves of Seward County 6-2; 6-2.
Over on the men's side, the Trojan men totally dominated the competition. SSC entered six men into the sixteen draw, and moved all six to the quarterfinals. The "quarters" is where a few upsets came to be, all in the Trojans favor. Corey Huggins took out Cowley County Community College's #1 player Joan Valls, while Jason Blakey-Milner took out Johnson County Community College's #1 player. These upsets were huge for Trojans, and made it an all-Seminole State semi-final. The Semi-Final matches paired Mbonisi Ndimande vs. Corey Huggins, and Admire Mushonga vs. Jason Blakey-Milner. Both matches were tight, but Ndimande and Mushonga came out on top and would play each other in the finals on Sunday. The singles championship match was moved back home to Seminole, since it paired two teammates together. Mbonisi Ndimande ended up winning the Championship 6-4; 6-4 over Admire Mushonga.
In total, six Seminole State Trojan tennis players will advance to the USTA/ITA Small College National Championships next week to be held in Mobile, Alabama. Those players are: Kirstie Symon, Celia Respaut, Mbonisi Ndimande, Jason Blakey-Milner, Robert Martin, and Admire Mushonga. Draws for the tournament are to be posted on the ITA website on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010.
"This weekend might have been the proudest I have ever been of any of my teams since I've been at SSC," said Head Coach Brian Nelson. "Our men and women were prepared and in the right mind frame, as they came out and won many close matches as well as making some upsets. Our men showed we can be one of the best in the nation as some of our lower guys beat the top players from other teams. Our women did an awesome job also as we captured both singles and doubles titles, and had one player in the consolation championship. I can't wait to compete in Mobile and try to bring home a national championship for SSC."


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Kurt Nimmo
April 13, 2011
Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, has spoken her mind on the nature of government and the farce we call elections. She says the latter don't matter.
Madame Pelosi made her comment during a speech at Tufts University in Massachusetts. She addressed establishment Republicans directly and told them to take back their party from upstart Tea Party activists. She said:
To my Republican friends: take back your party. So that it doesn't matter so much who wins the election, because we have shared values about the education of our children, the growth of our economy, how we defend our country, our security and civil liberties, how we respect our seniors. Because there are so many things at risk right now — perhaps in another question I'll go into them, if you want. But the fact is that elections shouldn't matter as much as they do… But when it comes to a place where there doesn't seem to be shared values then that can be problematic for the country, as I think you can see right now. (Emphasis added.)
See a video of Pelosi's comments here.
Pelosi basically said the will of the people should not be allowed to get in the way of the mandates of the state and the elite that own and control it. Republicans need to take control of the party and put an end to the growing calls for fiscal sanity in government. The very existence of the warfare-welfare state is at stake.
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While it takes her a bit longer to befriend to new people, you'll be covered in slobbery kisses the moment she warms up.
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Becoming a teacher isn't as simple as going to college and taking the right courses. It isn't as easy as standing up in front of a group of learners and saying the right things. It isn't enough to know your subject and be passionate about it.
Becoming a teacher–one who make a difference in children's lives–is a lifelong endeavor to be the best you can be, to understand yourself, to understand the people you are working with, to think and reflect and wonder and ask questions constantly, and to almost always work harder than any other friend you have in any other profession. Becoming a teacher is a lifelong endeavor to connect… to communicate… to encourage… to support… to challenge set ways of thinking… to scaffold learners to become smarter, more efficient and effective at learning in every way they can–while you, yourself, are doing the same.
About a dozen years into what is now my 36+ year teaching career, I had the opportunity to participate in the National Writing Project at the University of Virginia. I have vivid memories of conversations about how to manage writing in the classroom. I have vivid memories of talking about choice and how students need to own their writing. I have incredibly vivid memeries of sharing my own writing with teaching colleagues and learning about responding to writing in ways that opened up new possibilities rather than shut students down. I remember pairing up with a colleague at a nearby school and doing inservices for both of our staffs. (Our schools were only a couple of miles apart.) I remember watching my kindergarten students write and marveling at their ability to share their thoughts and create on paper.
We wrote, we read, we talked books and stories and word choices and authors' craft. We studied authors' styles and read series of books to delve into the characters, looking not only for consistency across the books, but the innate character flaws–or strengths–that made us remember that character. We talked HUGE themes–courage, fear, abandonment, acceptance, coming of age, how young children experience life and we learned about other cultures as we read and talked together. The kids who have come though my classes remember my passion about reading and writing, and often share their own today in many ways.
Recently I found a former student on Facebook–one who is now in her mid 20s, working in a nearby high school. In one of our first interactions, I asked her if she remembered a specific character we had studied when she was in kindergarten. Her response blew me away–
Paula White January 8 at 10:12am
Do you remember doing Author Studies in Kindergarten or First grade?? Like, do you now remember anything about Tomie de Paola, for example (the Strega Nona, Big Anthony series)
As I thought about Aynsley, and what she's doing with her students, I realized I work with several of those students who grew up in rooms where we–we as teachers–had worked to study how to teach writing. In the past few years I have had the pleasure to work with colleagues who grew up as students in one of those two schools–who came through them as learners when we were talking and thinking about how to encourage student writing because of the National Writing Project. I watch these young people listen carefully, provide opportunities for their own students to write and think and share their thoughts. I watch these enthusiastic beginning teachers share their own thinking and their own words with their young charges and I realize that the experience I had in the mid 80s has impacted more than the students that were in my classroom. The legacy moves through our classrooms as those students grow up, continue to write and listen carefully and think about the message others are sharing. I believe that the National Writing Project has had an unbelievable impact on education in America–and that we absolutely NEED to save this initiative to continue to make a difference in the lives of our learners. Won't you please blog4NWP and share your experiences? Won't you join us in the effort to reinstate the funding our politicians have chosen to eliminate?
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Volvo shimmers once more in Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga is back! - And once again there are vampires, werewolves and - a Volvo.
Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1", the fourth movie in The Twilight Saga, is currently in theatres and with a third different Volvo. Following in the tire prints of the Volvo C30 and Volvo XC60 comes Edward Cullen's new Volvo of choice - a Saville Grey metallic Volvo S60 T6 R-design - an inspired choice, as this is the latest production version of the car that he drives in the books.
Volvo Car Corporation is delighted that its association with The Twilight Saga continues and once again is supporting the movie launch with a global campaign. From North America to South America, across Europe, S Africa and Australia there have been a series of competitions seeking to engage The Twilight Saga fans.
In particular, fans in a number of countries have been invited to enter a local Facebook contest to showcase what they would wear to Edward and Bella's wedding, with submissions posted and voted upon, with the most popular entrant winning tickets to 'The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn - Part 1'.
And, in the Volvo "Journey to the Wedding" game, participants in different countries around the world have a chance to win a Volvo S60 R-Design just like Edward's, and also a trip for two to Rio de Janeiro where they will get to follow in the footsteps of Edward and Bella in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, including a stay at the same house where they spent their honeymoon. Once more the Volvo Twilight Saga-inspired online activity is capturing the interest and imagination of thousands of fans.
"Volvo is delighted to have an authentic role in The Twilight Saga" says Paul Walder, Global Marketing Investment Manager at Volvo Cars Headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. "We love the passion and the loyalty of the fans and have set out to help them to immerse themselves in the story, whilst also reminding them along the way of course that Edward has great taste in cars. This is an excellent way for us to reach out to a discerning group of existing customers, potential customers and influencers, many of them younger than who Volvo has traditionally attracted. The Twilight Saga has helped us to show them that Volvo is a truly modern luxury car brand".
Edward's S60 in the movie is a Saville Grey metallic T6 R-Design, all-wheel drive with an automatic transmission and features off-black leather interior, 18-inch diamond-cut Xion alloy wheels, sport chassis, active dual Xenon headlights, rear spoiler, climate package, multimedia package, BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) and keyless drive.
From Summit Entertainment, the next chapter of "The Twilight Saga" will be released as two separate films with the first of the two - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" - released around the world from November 16, 2011 and the second coming to theatres in November, 2012. Academy Award® winner Bill Condon directed both films starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. In "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1", Bella (Stewart) and Edward (Pattinson), plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage and honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child... which brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black (Lautner). With more of the romance, passion, intrigue and action that made "Twilight", "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" worldwide blockbusters, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1", based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling book series, begins the conclusion of the tale of vampire love, boundless friendship, acceptance, and finding your true self. The project, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, is written by Melissa Rosenberg with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Stephenie Meyer producing.
About Volvo Car Corporation
Volvo Car Corporation develops, manufactures and sells Volvo cars. In 2010, about 373,000 Volvo cars were sold. Volvo Cars is represented in approximately 100 countries globally. Research and development is located in Gothenburg, with production in Sweden, China, Belgium, Thailand and Malaysia.
About Summit Entertainment, LLC
Summit Entertainment, LLC is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC releases on average 10 to 12 films annually.


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Decades of overgrowth – branches, leaves, prickly brambles – cover the ground. However, if you look closely, you can see a break in the heavy brush. At least 17 gravestones dot the earth.
The cemetery appeared to have been abandoned for more than 50 years, and it wasn't clear who was buried there, where or how many. Most of the plots were believed to be vacant, and there weren't any headstones, lawyers wrote in court documents. The lawyers ran a legal notice in Inside Business; no one came forward. Historical societies didn't have a record of the cemetery.
But in addition to the 17 gravestones, The Virginian-Pilot found more than 40 obituaries saying people were buried in the Edgewood Cemetery from the mid-1930s to the 1960s.
The full story may be found in an article by Margaret Matray in the Virginian-Pilot at: https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_8522a7da-4a24-11e8-915f-d73d7451cced.html.
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FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) - A UNA football player who sent out a racially charged tweet on Twitter is no longer on the team, according to officials.
Bradley Patterson tweeted a message that refers to President Obama by a racial epithet. That message was in reference to the president's speech interrupting a Sunday night NFL football game. Obama was speaking at a vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Less than 45 minutes after his post, Patterson received a call from his coach telling him he wasn't allowed to come back to the team.
Mark Linder, the school's Athletic Director, sent out his own tweet saying, "Thx 2 everyone who brought to our attention. @UNAAthletics does not condone. He is no longer a member of the team."
A school spokesperson said the school found there's no question the tweet was issued by Patterson.
UNA President Dr. William Cale said the comment is a disgrace to the university, and he had a message for Patterson.
"If they happen to be watching this broadcast, I want them to know I'm deeply saddened by what was done and the adverse impact it has on our university and probably him as an individual," said Cale.
Patterson joined the team as a walk-on after the fourth game of this season. He has already been taken off the team's roster.
"I wasn't planning on all this happening; it just got too serious and out of hand," said Patterson.
With tears in his eyes, Patterson, a UNA freshman, talked about his recent post on Twitter.
"It really didn't occur to me until I started thinking about it late last night that I realized what I got myself into, and I realized I couldn't get myself out of it without at least asking for an apology," he said. "I want to send out thoughts and prayers to all the children and teachers that lost their lives last Friday, and may God be with them."
Patterson said he is not a racist.
"No, I was just not thinking and way over my head," he said. "I just want them to know that I ain't like that. I was raised better than that, and I just got in over my head."
With a click of the mouse, his tweet went viral - his world upside down.
"I put that on Twitter. I can't take it back, and it's always going to be in the back of somebody's mind that I said that, but I can't make them forgive me," he said.
He shared a message to his former teammates - a group of men he once fought so hard to be a part of.
"I just want to tell them I'm sorry for everything that went on. I really ain't like that. I ain't racist. I wasn't thinking last night when I put it on there, but I'm sorry to all the guys. I let them down and just don't give up on me," Patterson said.
He also wants to apologize to President Obama.
"I want to apologize to President Obama for my outbreak last night. What I said was uncalled for, but I didn't even stop to think what he was saying before it was sent. If I could go back right now, I would change it. I wouldn't hesitate to do so," he said.
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TORONTO – The Canadian dollar was lower Friday as investors looked to China to see if it will make any moves to address its economic slowdown.
The loonie fell 0.23 of a cent to 90.42 cents US.
Markets have been antsy, awaiting indications of whether China will pump more stimulus into the world's second-largest economy, which has slowed to its lowest growth rate since the financial crisis.
A preliminary reading of China's manufacturing, released Monday, showed activity at an eight-month low in March.
China has set a target of 7.5 per cent economic growth this year but says it is more concerned with creating jobs than precisely meeting the GDP figure.
Meanwhile, there was some positive news in Canada as the federal government reported a second consecutive monthly surplus in January, putting it ahead of its goal of reducing the deficit to $16.6 billion for the fiscal year.
The Finance Department says the government took in $2.16 billion more in revenue than it spent in January, following a $1.15 billion surplus the previous month — the best two-month performance since the recession.
For the first 10 months of its 2013-14 fiscal year, Ottawa's deficit stood at $10.5 billion compared with $13.9 billion for the same period last year.
There was also some evidence to show that the U.S. economy is gaining strength, although at a moderate pace. Americans spent slightly more in February but the modest increase may have been held back by severe winter weather.
The Commerce Department says consumer spending rose 0.3 per cent in February following a 0.2 per cent rise in January. The spending increases would have been weaker except for a surge in spending on utility bills.
Analysts say consumer spending, which accounts for 70 per cent of U.S. economic activity, has slowed significantly in the current quarter and will depress overall economic growth. But they are looking for a rebound in the second quarter.
Another report found that consumer sentiment slipped in March from the previous month as Americans said they were less likely to buy cars and homes because of slightly higher interest rates.
The University of Michigan says its consumer sentiment index dipped to 80 in March from 81.6 in February. That's still about five points higher than last fall, when sentiment fell during the government shutdown. The index was 82.5 in December.
Economists say the figures suggest confidence didn't take a big hit during the harsh winter.
Commodities were mostly higher as May crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange climbed 30 cents to US$101.58 a barrel, while May copper gained five cents to US$3.04 a pound. June bullion fell $1 to US$1,293.80 an ounce.


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We continue our examination of Groove Metal and move from the formative years of the subgenre and into worldwide success for Pantera and Sepultura. We begin to look through the 1990's at other acts like Soulfly, Down, Machine Head, Chimaira, Prong and more – as we dive into the Rise of Groove Metal.
Hosted by Greg Davies, the Heavy Metal Historian Podcast delivers to you snippets of tales from years gone by in the world of Metal, one episode at a time.
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- "Incontinence" by Exhorder from The Law
- "Back to the Primitive" by Soulfly from Primitive
- "Against" by Sepultura from Against
- "Hatred Aside" by Sepultura from Against
- "5 Minutes Alone" by Pantera from Far Beyond Driven
- "Drag the Waters" by Pantera from The Great Southern Trendkill
- "Bury Me in Smoke" by Down from NOLA
- "Dress Like a Target" by Superjoint Ritual from A Lethal Dose of American Hatred
- "Self Inflicted" by Crowbar from Crowbar
- "Inside Out" by Anthrax from Volume 8: The Threat is Real
- "2 x 4" by Metallica from Load
- "Never Again" by Fight from A Small Deadly Space
- "Power to the Music" by Motley Crue from Motley Crue: The 1994 Album
- "Master and Slave" by KISS from Carnival of Souls
- "Replica" by Fear Factory from Demanufacture
- "Born to Lose" by Black Label Society from Sonic Brew
- "From This Day" by Machine Head from The Burning Red
- "Dead to the World" by Hemlock from Shut Down
- "Dreggs" by Damaged from Do Not Spit
- "Dig" by Mudvayne from L.D.50
- "AAA" by Strapping Young Lad from City
- "Now You've Got Something to Die For" by Lamb of God from Ashes of the Wake
- "(sic)" by Slipknot from Slipknot
- "Bodies" by Drowning Pool from Sinner
- "Don't Lose Sight" by Throwdown from Beyond Repair
- "I'll Cast a Shadow" by Pantera from Reinventing the Steel
- "Save Me" by Damageplan from New Found Power
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Record Breaking Polar Air Will Invade Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia
Records will be challenged, if not broken Monday and Tuesday as a polar vortex dives south across central and eastern United States and sets up squarely over the Ohio River Valley. This next storm system will be some of the worst weather, in regards to the temperatures, that we have seen in more than 5 years. Some of the records for Tuesday have been in place for more than 60 years and in some cases over 100 years!FLASH FREEZE: A dramatic warm up will occur Saturday and Sunday across Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia with temperatures warming into the 40s and some highs on Sunday near 50 degrees. This warm air will be detrimental to the dangerous travel conditions that will set up later on in the evening. The storm system will begin as rain for 2 to 3 hours at best and rapidly change over to snow. The rain will make the ground saturated and that layer of water will freeze rapidly. This is called a "flash freeze" and is one of the most dangerous setups for anyone traveling across the region. BLOWING SNOW: After the layer of rain freezes, we will see snow falling on top of it and it will start to pile up across the area. The general problem with this polar vortex dropping into the region will be the dramatic differences in temperature and that will add to the increased wind potential. All of this combined, we will see blowing snow. The blowing snow will cause reduced visibility and snow drifts. Snow totals will range from 2 to 6 inches across the area with the highest totals in the higher elevations and on the northwest facing slopes.ARCTIC/POLAR AIR: The air that we will be experiencing doesn't normally come this far south. There's an area of high pressure across Greenland that is blocking the cold air from *normally* circling the North Pole. Since it is a very strong area of high pressure, it's driving the Siberian cold down across the lower 48 and that will park right over the Ohio River Valley. This air won't moderate or leave the area until later in the day Wednesday/Thursday.100 YEAR RECORD: The forecasted lows will break the record in Beckley of -4 which has stood for 102 years on Tuesday. The records in Huntington of -2 and Charleston of -3 have stood for 64 years and are expected to be broken as well.WIND CHILL: Monday night through Tuesday morning we will experience some of the worst wind chill readings that we've seen in nearly 5 years. Wind chills across the Kanawha and Ohio River Valley can be expected around -20 degrees. Some of the lowest wind chill values are forecasted at our highest elevation points and Snowshoe is expected to see -40!DEADLY TO ALL: The temperatures in the sub-zero range, combined with the winds will make for a deadly combination. People need to be checked on regularly, especially your elderly neighbors and children do not need to be outside for an extended period of time..if at all. All skin needs to be covered because exposed areas can be subject to hypothermia and frost bite. Pets and livestock will be very vulnerable to the elements because these are not temperatures normally experienced by animals in this region. Livestock will need to be regularly checked and brought into barns if possible. Dogs and cats will need to be moved inside.
The San Francisco/Green Bay game Sunday could become the coldest game ever. Brutal on both teams...whoever wins will pay a physical price from playing in that cold.
Damn that global warming.
The forecast here is for -2 on Tuesday ... for the high temperature.It's been worse. I remember standing at a bus stop one morning in Pittsburgh in January 1994 when the temperature (not the wind chill) was -23.
Complement to original post:Headline: Details show this cold front will affect more than just those 3 states but that's how the headline reads. http://www.wowktv.com/story/24355943/record-breaking-polar-air-will-impact-ohio-valleyThis will directly impact a number of our good friends on here. I wish them well and they will be in my prayers.
I had to go out today, and was getting ready to leave when my son showed up. He gave me hell for going out, and drove me to where I had to go. He then took me to lunch. My car is in the garage, so I didn't think the cold would bother me. He said a couple deep breaths of that frigid air could cause damage. I imagine the football players sucked in a lot of even colder air, and hope they all are OK.
Make sure you stay inside Monday and Tuesday, happy!
I have an appointment Monday, but will most likely cancel it.
Horse hockey. Football is supposed to be played in that kind of weather. It used to be called "separating the men from the boys", only today we do that with a crowbar......
No it's not. It's foolish, stupid, and dangerous to expose human beings to that kind of cold for three hours.And the game won't be much to see. Lots of mistakes. The winner will be lucky.
I dread this. It's 15o outside right now and I'm freezing to death. It's supposed to get down to -4 on Monday night. I know some of you are enduring much much worse - but we're not used to that kind of cold here. Praying for everyone to be able to stay inside and their pets too.
Pets are a very real concern in these cold temps. People need to be very careful.
The cats wanted out. I got tired of Niall's meowing, so I dug a 4' clearing outside the patio doors, and let them have at it. They were back in almost as fast as I closed the door.
Blowsy snow and very cold here last night and my dog Soxy was nowhere to be found. I went out several times through the night to call for him, but gave up when I saw no dog tracks to his doghouse where he loves to sleep in the cedar shavings we piled in there for him. This morning I woke up to find him sitting in the driveway looking bored. He was fine and still wouldn't come in.Tonight when I got home, as usual, he saw me about a half mile from the house and "escorted" me home. He was running fast and then when I pulled in the driveway he was just running around the yard like crazy - back and forth - just having a big old time! About an hour later, I went out & he emerged from his house all stretchy and sleepy. He came right in tonight - sleeping on his blanket on the couch now.I can always foretell the weather by watching Soxy. He knows.
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The 58 day average DSO in Spain appears to be heavily impacted by high delinquency rates. These average 10% of the value of B2B receivables, mainly on the domestic market.
Survey results for Spain
Sales on credit terms
Trade credit appears to be used less often on the Spanish domestic market than two years ago. Based on responses in the country, an average of 49.3% of the total value of domestic B2B sales was made on credit. The average for Western Europe is slightly lower at 44.9%. Over the past year, the total value of domestic B2B sales on credit dropped significantly (by 25 percentage points), increasing again modestly (6 percentage points) at the beginning of 2015. Respondents in Spain, like those in Western Europe, appear to grant trade credit terms more often to domestic customers than to B2B customers abroad. 37.3% of the total value of their sales to foreign B2B customers was transacted on credit terms versus 37.7% in Western Europe.
Almost the same discrepancy between domestic and foreign figures can be seen in Greece, Italy and Great Britain. Similarly to what was observed on the domestic market, the proportion of the foreign credit sales in Spain decreased by 30 percentage points over the past year. This was followed by a modest increase of 3 percentage points in 2015, which is in line with the survey average. It is worth noting that Spain had the sharpest drop in the value of B2B credit-based sales of all the countries surveyed.
According to this finding, there is a strong tendency towards the use of payment methods other than trade credit in Spain compared to other countries surveyed.
Average payment term
Domestic B2B customers of respondents in Spain are given notably longer payment terms (averaging 51 days) than customers abroad (43 days). This characteristic is shared with Greece and Italy. The average payment terms in Spain are well above the survey average, 34 days for domestic customers and 32 days for foreign ones respectively. Moreover, the significant difference between payment terms of domestic and foreign credit sales, suggest that longer payment terms boost sales.
In 2014, the domestic average payment terms in Spain were shortened markedly (by 11 days), and they have been extended again this year (by an average of five days). Payment terms extended to foreign B2B customers, which decreased markedly last year, appeared to be stable during the survey period.
Overdue B2B invoices
On average, 43.8% of the total value of domestic B2B invoices in Spain remained unpaid after the due date. This compares to the average for Western Europe which is 40.2%. This percentage is similar to that recorded in Ireland (43.3%), and is the third highest off all the countries surveyed, after Italy (50.2%) and Greece (45%). Over the past two years, the levels of overdue domestic payment in Spain increased by around 11 percentage points. This is in line with the upward trend observed in Western Europe, where an increase of 10 percentage points was observed.
Although foreign B2B customers of respondents in Spain seem to settle debts in a more timely manner, two fifths of the total value of foreign receivables still went past due. This proportion, which is almost the same as in Belgium and the Netherlands, is above the average for Western Europe (35.4%). Over the past two years, the rate of foreign overdue payments in Spain increased significantly, peaking at a 16.8 percentage points difference from the level recorded in 2013. This is the biggest increase observed in Western Europe, and over twice as high as the average increase for the survey overall (6.4 percentage points).
Late payment of invoices is reflected in the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) figure posted by Spanish respondents, which averaged 58 days (compared to the survey average of 48 days). This is the second longest of the countries surveyed, after Greece and Italy (both averaging 72 days). As observed in these two countries, the DSO figure in Spain appears to be heavily impacted by high delinquency rates (invoices unpaid after 90 days past due). These are averaging 10% of the B2B receivables value, mainly on the domestic market, and are well above the survey average (7%).
Average payment delay
In Spain, domestic B2B customers make their past due payments, on average, 27 days after the due date (survey average 22 days). Spain has the third longest average payment delay across the countries surveyed, after Italy (32 days) and Greece (30 days), a delay also 25 days longer than the survey average. This means that domestic B2B suppliers in Spain receive payment on B2B invoices around 80 days after invoicing. One year ago, there was a decrease in the average domestic payment delay in Spain, followed by an increase at the beginning of this year, which brought the rate of late payment to levels higher than in 2013.
Foreign past due invoices are paid by customers almost in the same time frame as the domestic ones (25 days after due date). This is above the survey average of 20 days. Carrying past due receivables implies financial and administrative costs, which may have a significant impact on cash flow and profits. Consistent with the survey pattern, most of the respondents in Spain (22%, versus 24% for Western Europe) reported that cost containment will be the biggest challenge to business profitability in 2015. This is a common issue for businesses in Western Europe.
In line with the survey pattern, two in five respondents consider a potential fall in demand of their products and services as the greatest challenge to business profitability in 2015. This would suggest that respondents in Spain still perceive the economic recovery as quite fragile.
Key payment delay factors
The majority of respondents in Spain (two in five) indicate that late payment from domestic B2B customers is mainly due to a lack of liquidity. This percentage, although quite sizeable, is well below the 51.4% recorded in Western Europe. Well above the survey average (18.5%) is the percentage of Spanish respondents (26.4%) stating the formal insolvency of the buyer (i.e. liquidation, receivership, bankruptcy) as the primary reason for late payment on domestic sales. This reason points again to the country's challenging economic conditions.
Over the past two years, the percentage of respondents citing a lack of liquidity as the main reason for domestic payment delays dropped quite substantially. However, it is higher than one year ago. Compared to 2014, less Spanish respondents reported insolvency of the buyer as the main reason for domestic late payment.
Payment delays from foreign B2B customers are most often caused by the complexity of the payment procedure (around 35% of respondents, compared to around 28% for Western Europe). Over the past two years, this percentage has increased steadily, suggesting this issue is increasingly affecting foreign trade relations of respondents in Spain.
Uncollectable accounts
The proportion of B2B receivables, reported by Spanish respondents as uncollectable averages 1% of the total credit sales value in the country. This is slightly less than the survey average (1.2%). Consistent with the survey pattern, domestic write-offs outweigh foreign ones. This may be explained by the relatively lower volume of foreign credit-based transactions than domestic ones across the countries surveyed.
Domestic and foreign uncollectable B2B receivables are primarily reported from the construction and consumer durables sectors. For most of the respondents in Spain (62.4%) compared to 66.4% in Western Europe, B2B receivables were mainly due to the customer being bankrupt or out of business. Failure of collection attempts were reported by more respondents in Spain (35.3%) than in Western Europe (25.1%). This may explain why respondents in Spain (13%) appear to be more concerned about collections of outstanding invoices than their peers in Western Europe (11%).
For more insights into the B2B receivables collections practices in Spain, please see the Global Collections Review by Atradius Collections (free download after registration), available from April 21st 2015 on www.atradiuscollections. com.
Payment practices by industry
Survey respondents in Spain reported granting trade credit terms mainly to B2B customers belonging to the construction, consumer durables and business services and services sectors. The longest payment terms, averaging 58 days from the invoice date, are given to domestic and foreign B2B customers in the construction sector. Domestically, it is the services sector which generated the highest levels of overdue payments (37.2%).
The consumer durables sector produced the highest level of foreign late payments (38%). Domestic and foreign average payment delays are around or slightly above the country average in almost all of the industries surveyed. Liquidity constraints was the most often reported reason for domestic payment delays in the services sector (over 62% of respondents). Instead, domestic buyers in the construction sector (44% of respondents) delay invoice payment most often to use outstanding invoices as a source of finance.
The complexity of the payment procedure generates foreign payment delays at an almost equal rate across all the industries surveyed. Domestically, over the coming 12 months, a slight deterioration of customers' payment practices is expected in the construction and consumer durables sectors (two in five respondents each). Payment behaviour of Spanish respondents' foreign B2B customers is forecast to remain stable in all industries.


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National Theatre Live - The Magistrate
- February 13, 2013 2:30 PM
Presented by Amphibian Productions in partnership with the Modern
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