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Controversial 'OPM Development Act' slammed by indie musicians
By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com
February 14, 2015 · 6:06 pm
Last year, music industry stakeholders came together for the first ever Pinoy Music Summit with the aim of "making conscious commitments to the development and promotion of original Filipino music" under the theme, "Basta Pinoy, Push Mo Yan".
Among the highlights of the conference was the announcement of the proposed OPM Development Act of 2014 or House Bill 4218 filed by Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat, Jr., which had three major components: 1) the creation of a National Committee on Music (NCM) under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA); 2) requiring radio stations to play at least four OPM songs per hour; and 3) requiring visiting foreign performers to pay equity fees.
The bill is supported by at least three groups that are among those who organized the Pinoy Music Summit and actively participated in it. They are the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP) currently headed by Noel Cabangon; the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-Aawit (OPM), led by Ogie Alcasid; and the Asosasyon ng Musikong Pilipino (AMP), headed by Ernani "Jong" Cuenco, who is reported to have expressed some reservations about certain provisions.
As well-intentioned as the bill appears to be on paper, it was almost immediately met with loud opposition from various camps, most notably independent musicians who were not invited to participate in the Pinoy Music Summit.
The same month that the bill was filed, Parokya ni Edgar frontman Chito Miranda tweeted his objections about it particularly on the part about requiring foreign performers to pay equity fees to protect local artists like himself.
OPM president Ogie Alcasid reached out to Miranda and nothing was heard from the latter on the issue since then.
But several groups of independent musicians still don't want the bill to be passed into law. In a position paper posted in its Facebook page, a group called The Band Alliance identified with former Circus and Rage Band manager Atek Jacinto said the proposed law will set a dangerous "retaliatory" precedent and could lead to "a scenario too catastrophic for any of us to comprehend."
"If the underlying rationale for enforcing the equity fee rule is that it displaces an economic activity that should have gone to a local Filipino musician, another country like Malaysia can claim the same thing and rationalize a scenario where Filipino musicians will be sent home and local Malaysian musicians only will be hired henceforth."
To prove its point, the group cited a 2003 incident where about 100,000 "entertainers" in Japan were sent back to the Philippines in one fell swoop by the Japanese government as "a reaction to the US accusation that Japan was engaging in white slavery and human trafficking by allowing Filipinas and eastern Europeans to enter and work in Japan too easily."
In their own position paper furnished to InterAksyon, another group of indie musicians called Alternatribu took exception to the way the bill was generally worded and its many provisions.
Particularly, the opposition concerns the portion about the establishment of a National Committee on Music and its controversial Accreditation of Guilds (Section 6), which will limit representation to the NCM to only "one accredited guild per category".
"There is an obvious intention to limit the beneficiaries using an accreditation system. All registered organizations of the Music Industry must benefit from this not only by this few accredited organizations." This means, Alternatribu theorized, "The lesser beneficiaries, the higher the amount of money they can collect."
Jazz singer Skarlet Brown, who heads Heart of Music, a non-government organization that seeks to secure and protect the health and livelihood of Filipino musicians, echoes a similar position in her group's reservations about the bill.
"There are more than 145 Million Pesos in estimated money that comes from equity, sponsors and donations sa OPM, FILSCAP at AMP. Ang total number ng members nila na active 89 sa AMP, 200 sa OPM at wala pang 200 sa Filscap. Humigit kumulang 500 tao lang ang makikinabang. Kung nakikinabang nga sila," Skarlet pointed out.
Skarlet and other indie musicians recently uploaded this video in expressing their reasons for their opposition to the controversial bill:
In response to these issues, FILSCAP president Noel Cabangon posted a response to The Band Alliance's position on the bill with regards to the equity rule. Cabangon, who reiterated his invitation to fellow artists to become members of OPM and AMP, pointed out that the money or equity fee "does not directly go to the local artists but rather becomes part of the organizations' funds."
"Those funds are then channeled toward activities that help the members, including medical benefits and funeral expenses. These are just some of the benefits from being members of OPM and AMP, which is also why I am encouraging all Filipinos who derive income from singing or playing an instrument to be part of the two organizations, which do have a track record of helping their members and advocating the increased consumption and appreciation of original Filipino music."
But as much as he also vows to "fight for the right of every Filipino to oppose a piece of legislation if he or she sees that it is detrimental to the development of a specific person, sector or the Filipino people in general," Cabangon sincerely believes that the passage of HB 4218 "will go a long way in promoting original Filipino music and uplifting the welfare of Filipinos who are involved in our own music's creation and propagation."
Pinoy musicians divided over OPM Development Act
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, InterAksyon
March 4, 2015 · 1:30 pm
MANILA, Philippines | Filipino artists in the music industry are divided on a bill seeking to promote original local music by giving it more radio airtime and regulating fees for foreign events in the country.
House Bill No. 4218 or the OPM Development Act seeks to promote local music on radio by mandating the playing at least four OPM songs every hour.
The bill also seeks a Reciprocal Equity Fee, which proposed that prior to any performance in the country, foreign artists will be required to pay an equity fee because they take sponsorship money and jobs away from local acts.
The equity fee collections will be gathered in a fund to be exclusively used for the identification, selection, training and support of musically gifted Filipino children.
The bill, authored by Ifugao Representative Teodoro Baguilat Jr., was tackled on Monday at a hearing by the committee on higher education. The committee created a technical working group to finetune the measure.
"Now, more than ever, where foreign artists dominate the local concert scene, where there is no month in a year where a foreign artist would be holding a performance in the Philippines, where foreign artists compete with each other completely obliterating any competition from local artists, should the Philippines take measures to support and promote its local artists and prevent the imminent death of OPM," according to the bill's explanatory note.
During the hearing, singer and composer Ogie Alcasid, lamented the preferential treatment given to foreign artists.
"Yes, there is preferential treatment, you can turn on your radio and you can recognize that," Alcasid, president of the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), said.
Composer and singer Noel Cabangon said recent statistics showed that radio stations play 75 foreign music and 25 percent local music.
Executive Order No. 255, which was issued in July 1987, required all radio stations with musical format programs to broadcast a minimum of four OPM compositions every hour.
However, this was not being followed, and no radio station has been penalized, according to composer and singer Jim Paredes.
Paredes said that OPM charges a P5,000 equity fee for every foreign performer, which includes the dancers, singers, and others who participate in the musical production.
For the musicians, the Asosasyon ng Musikong Pilipino (AMP) collects the equity fee, Cabangon added.
"Whatever we collect, we return it to the members through welfare," Cabangon added.
OPM said it was supporting the provision of the bill to for the equity fee to be reviewed and to be adjusted from time to time.
"Imagine, we pay, for example Mariah Carey P500,000 for a performance, and yet we collect only P5,000.
Renen de Guia of Ovation Productions said that his company complies with the equity fee inposed by OPM and AMP.
However, he cautioned that the news rates to be imposed by the law should be "fair."
"We are prepared to pay, but it has to stop somewhere," he said.
"For example, if we do five weeks of performance and we pay for every performance, then all our money would just go to equity pay," he added.
The Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) expressed opposition to the bill.
In a statement read by musician Chikoy Pura at the hearing, the group said that the measure "fails to address the long-standing problems within the community of local musicians, performers, and the Philippine music industry in general."
It said that only two accredited organizations will be entitled to a seat in the proposed executive council to be created when the law is enacted, and would be the same who would benefit from the equity fees.
According to CAP, majority of the Filipino musicians are not represented by OPM and AMP.
"It's all about the money, not about the music," it said.
Ogie Alcasid asks critics to attend first hearing for OPM bill
By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com
February 17, 2015 · 1:41 pm
Responding to the critics of the proposed OPM Development Act of 2014 or House Bill 4218, singer-songwriter and Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-Aawit (OPM) president Ogie Alcasid is inviting them and all concerned sectors to attend the first hearing of the controversial legislation this coming March 3.
Its best that they come and attend (that hearing). This is (for) our industry and the more we hear everyones voice, the better, Ogie told InterAksyon. The hearing will take place at the South Wing Building of the House of Representatives in Quezon City.
Earlier, Alcasid spoke to members of the media during the recent general assembly of OPM at Teatrino in Greenhills where he addressed some of the issues raised against HB 4218. He noted that many of the criticisms are from people who dont have a full understanding of what the bill is about and what he, FILSCAP president Noel Cabangon and other proponents of the legislation are trying to do.
They think were just doing it for ourselves. We just want to give back. We realized that the industry has a lot of problems so we want to be part of the solution, he pointed out.
He added that it is totally wrong to say that the bill will prevent foreign artists from performing in the Philippines. We need them for equity, he said adding that promoters of visiting Filipino performers in other countries also pays the same.
And no, theyre not getting paid or earning anything from their efforts. This is a non-stock, non-profit organization. Except for the P2,000 allowance we get each time we hold a meeting, we dont get paid at all.
In their own position paper on HB 4218, the independent musicians group, Alternatribu is proposing the adoption of a Magna Carta of Talents and Workforce of the Philippine Music Industry which seeks the recognition of industry workers as a special sector in the Labor Code subject to similar rights and benefits as other workers.
The proposed Magna Carta also seeks the establishment of a National Center for Music Industry Workers Rights, Welfare and Security similar to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
In a recent Facebook post, Alternatribu is inviting everyone concerned in the music industry to let their voices be heard in opposing the bill on the day of its first hearing in an event it dubs, Lets Rock The Congress!!! Oppose HB4218!!!.
With regards to all the comments, opposition and counter-proposals to HB 4218, which is still a long way from becoming a law, Ogie and Noel Cabangon have both stated on the record that they have always encouraged dialogue on the issue.
I do agree that its good to get feedback from all sectors. That is a positive, Ogie concluded.
Jim Paredes urges critics to help improve controversial HB 4218
By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com
March 2, 2015 · 12:57 pm
Singer-songwriter and OPM icon Jim Paredes believes House Bill 4218 (or the OPM Development Act of 2014) can truly protect Filipino artists and enhance the promotion of Filipino music.
Paredes said as much during a recent symposium on "The State of OPM" presented by McJim Classic Leather at the Far Eastern University, where he was one of the speakers along with rapper Gloc 9 and record label manager Jinno Mina.
Jim acknowledged that not all radio stations comply with Executive Order 255 issued by the late president Cory Aquino, which requires them to play a minimum of four OPM songs per hour. He said the passage of HB 4218 authored by Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat will fortify its practice and strict implementation.
Ditto with the bill's equity provisions requiring visiting foreign performers to pay equity to their local counterparts which is already being practiced in many countries.
With regards to the many objections to the bill by several independent musicians, the outspoken artist said that's precisely why a hearing is set for the bill this Monday, March 2.
Several groups of indie musicians are expected to troop to the House of Representatives not just to attend the bill's first hearing but also to express their opposition to it.
But like Ogie Alcasid, Jim is also of the view that a dialogue among everyone concerned will lead to an acceptable final draft of the proposed legislation.
"Nothing is written in stone until the bill is passed. It's certainly not in its final form, malayo pa yun. That's why we're asking everyone concerned, kung anong angal niyo, i-express niyo, pag-usapan natin. Even we have our own questions," Paredes told InterAksyon and other media after the event.
"Ang nangyayari kasi, people don't read the entire thing. Somebody speaks against it na hindi naman talagang informed, sakay naman yung iba. As if we'd rather have controversy than read the facts."
Another big issue being raised against the bill is the portion on the establishment of a National Committee on Music and its controversial Accreditation of Guilds (Section 6), which will limit representation to the NCM to only "one accredited guild per category".
Three groups supporting House Bill 4218, namely the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP) currently headed by Noel Cabangon; Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-Aawit (OPM), led by Alcasid; and the Asosasyon ng Musikong Pilipino (AMP) are likely to be accredited in their respective categories.
Critics of the bill are saying that non-members of these groups will not reap the benefits of this legislation. Paredes said the solution to that is to just simply become a member.
"The idea of a guild everywhere in the world is that you get together in to be able to share the benefits. Say, our OPM cannot spend the money paid by its members for, say, a singer who had an accident in Baguio but is not a member, because we are a guild that helps each other. Now if we all become members, that would make us stronger," he pointed out.
Citing an example where a member benefitted from joining OPM, Paredes recalled a singer who was hospitalized that was immediately given P30,000.
"Member siya eh. The thing is, we cannot speak for people who are not organized. Even the government will not stand for people who are not organized. The more organized you are, the more you'll get the benefits."
He added that if indie musicians find OPM's already reasonable annual membership fee P1,000 as too steep, then they can form their own organization. However, that may necessitate an amendment to the bill to recognize them as a separate category in order to be accredited as a guild by the proposed National Committee on Music.
Even with all these debatable issues, Paredes concedes that given that there are only several months before the term of President Noynoy Aquino ends, even he is not sure if the bill will become law in time, given that other important legislation like the Freedom of Information bill and the equally controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law are also pending in Congress.
But he also believes that it is very important for the bill to be passed while Aquino, who he said is very supportive of OPM and personally attended last year's first "Pinoy Music Summit," is still president.
"Ang sa akin lang, why not strike while the iron is hot, while we are still under a friendly administration. Pag pumasok na ang bagong administration at hindi nito priority ang culture and the arts, we're going to have to wait, what, another six or 12 years again."
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...Look on the bright side lads - you could take a load of 18v 5.2Ah batteries back with you...Richard (UK) [edit: important link: http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/keep-excited-with-one-more-day-to-go-1/ ]
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I was rejected due to my low tolerance to Vegemite
Quote from: Kev on August 08, 2015, 04:52 AMI was rejected due to my low tolerance to Vegemite You could always try the real thing: MarmiteNot today though, you might not have time to open the jar!
Still four hours left, I reckon it'll only take three!So ... what happened to Bovril?
@Kev - @Holmz there's hope yet...
Woops. Correct about time. I had glanced at my (Festool) clock, which did say 11:40. Don't know why typed 11:20 - maybe unconscious wishful thinking. Forgotten that Oval still play. Hard to call how it might go isn't it; so much too take in re' both team's performances. England will have to 'recover' from all the elation, and, media frenzy. Maybe hard to keep so intensely, and passionately, motivated - particularly now ashes secure.
Still thinking England's performance a bit unreal; as was the Ozzies in a different way. Really hope Ozzie team put in a solid performance - wouldn't want them to be crushed; unlike one or teams in the past.
Great result for the Poms, Sports News over here suspiciously quite! Almost like it never happened.
Quote from: DB10 on August 08, 2015, 08:59 PMGreat result for the Poms, Sports News over here suspiciously quite! Almost like it never happened.Just like the UK Fog members were when we won The Ashes last time! Ie. 2013/4 at 5-0 @DB10


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Two recent studies by IMS Research (now part of IHS Inc.) highlight the high growth rate of Ethernet motion network, and also the long-term sustainability of fieldbus infrastructures.
The use of Ethernet with motor drives and motion controllers is forecast to more than triple in 2016 -- from 1.8 million new connected nodes in 2011. The highest compound annual growth rate is for new motor control Ethernet nodes at nearly 30 percent in that timeframe.
At the recent Hanover Fair, Design News spoke with IMS analyst Tom Moore, the author of the study, who said that Ethernet drive and motion control applications are growing at an impressive rate. At the show, the EtherCAT Technology Group highlighted the 10-year anniversary of publishing the specification as a global IEC standard and reported that more than 2,300 members support the technology.
Moore wrote in a recent press release:
Part of the transition to Ethernet is due to the protocols available such as PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, POWERLINK, and EtherCAT, which are all very well suited to motor control applications. In particular, EtherCAT is well known for very high-speed data transmission and low response times. Its adoption is forecast to grow very strongly to 2016, especially as its member count continues to increase.
Ethernet nodes are forecast to account for more than 20 percent of the total new networked motor control products in 2016. This is an increase from the estimated 12 percent in 2011, when fieldbus protocols dominated new node connections. Ethernet is quickly gaining ground in the industrial market, which is known to be slow to adopt new technology.
The impetus behind adoption is an overall push toward a single network in plants for both enterprise business systems and machine control networks. With Ethernet motion network protocols developing deterministic solutions suited for high-speed motion control applications, the availability of commercial Ethernet hardware and familiarity of the technology with users has had a significant impact on market adoption.
Sustainability of fieldbus networks
A second study by IHS estimates that fieldbus protocols accounted for 75 percent of new industrial automation component network connections in 2011, even though it is projected to fall to 69 percent in 2016. New network connections using fieldbus protocols are still some way ahead that of Ethernet, yet growth of Ethernet connections is expected to be considerably higher to 2016.
The future is still strong for fieldbus, with new connections still increasing year-over-year. However, it is undeniable that industrial Ethernet growth will remain higher than that of fieldbus. IHS believes that within 10 to 15 years, industrial Ethernet will be the dominant networking technology in industrial environments and almost all components will offer Ethernet connectivity as standard.
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Representatives of Nissan Motor Co. and the UAW said late Friday that 2,244 workers, or 62 percent, voted against the UAW, while 1,307, or 38 percent, favored the union.
The UAW has never fully organized an international automaker in the traditionally anti-union South, although it did persuade some maintenance workers to join at a Volkswagen AG plant in Tennessee. The UAW's lack of influence among southern auto workers has reduced its bargaining power when Detroit automakers lose market share and close plants. After pouring resources into the organizing drive at Nissan, this loss could leave UAW leaders with tough decisions.
Workers at Nissan's plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, voted against UAW representation in 1989 and 2001, but this was the first election at the Mississippi plant. The UAW also lost a 2014 vote among all workers at Volkswagen in 2014 before winning a second vote among 160 maintenance workers.


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As in previous years, UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are mobilizing their friends to take on the Hamburger Sport-Verein tonight at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Most of the proceeds of this year's friendly match will go towards addressing the ongoing food crisis in the Horn of Africa, where more than 13 million people have been left in need by famine, drought, conflict and high food prices.
"Through the 2011 edition in Hamburg we hope we will be able to raise both awareness and funds for the people in need in the Horn of Africa," said Zinédine Zidane, current Director of Sport of the Real Madrid football club. "And, while I obviously hope to win, the Match Against Poverty is much more than a game: it is part of the global fight against poverty."
Two thirds of the match proceeds will be used to bolster humanitarian and recovery activities in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The UN is working in these countries to provide emergency food aid, water, shelter and health services, while working on longer term development plans. Proceeds from the previous eight Matches Against Poverty have benefited projects in more than 27 developing countries, including recent recovery efforts in the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and Pakistan floods.
Comic book "Score the Goals"
The 32-page educational comic book features 10 football Goodwill Ambassadors, namely Emmanuel Adebayor, Roberto Baggio, Michael Ballack, Iker Casillas, Didier Drogba, Luis Figo, Raúl, Ronaldo, Patrick Vieira, and Zinédine Zidane, who become shipwrecked on an island on their way to playing an 'all-star' charity football game in support of the United Nations. Whilst on the island, the team has to tackle the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) along their journey towards being rescued.
Kick Out Poverty
A multi-lingual public service announcement featuring Didier Drogba and Zinédine Zidane, calling on citizens of the world to join the team that will beat poverty. The TV spot was broadcast during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
Teams to end Poverty
Teams to end Poverty is a global communication and partnerships initiative that is designed to involve the general public in anti-poverty actions. It has enlisted the support of Ronaldo and Zidane and many celebrities ((including Carla Bruni, Gerard Depardieu, Jamel Debbouze, Patrick Demarchelier, Sergio Garcia, LeBron James, Jeanne Moreau, Rafael Nadal, Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve and Wim Wenders), each of whom has contributed significant time, energy and/or resources to causes supported by UNDP.
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MuppetToons were a series of digitally created shorts made in 2000 for the now-defunct MuppetWorld.com website. The shorts involved computer-rendered versions of the Muppet characters, performed by the puppeteers using the Henson Digital Performance System.[1]
Internet users needed to download a browser plug-in called the "Pulse Player" from the company "Pulse Entertainment" in order to watch the MuppetToons from their web browser.
List of MuppetToons
- Welcome: Featured Kermit & Fozzie Bear welcoming people to the website.
- The Kermambo: Featured Kermit & Rizzo, with Kermit having to perform a song & dance every time any Internet user requested it because of a faulty server.
- The Stream: Featured Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker, with Bunsen attempting to teleport Beaker to Paris. The teleportation malfunctions as a result of the then-topical "Michelangelo" computer virus, with predictably comical results.
- Net Congestion: Fozzie Bear makes his world wide web comedy debut. Unfortunately, Statler and Waldorf use streaming audio to heckle his performance. All seems lost until Statler and Waldorf's exposure to the streaming audio gives them a case of net congestion. Fozzie has a chance to finish his routine, until the two old geezers sneeze him off the stage.
- Journey to the Center of the Cyberverse: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker attempt to make a journey to the center of the Internet, while braving viruses.
- You've Got Gonzo: Rizzo the Rat helps Gonzo attempt the most unheard-of stunt yet: E-mailing himself, simultaneously, to everyone in the world!
- Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Waldorf, and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
- Jerry Nelson as Statler
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat and Beaker
- Bruce Lanoil
- Allan Trautman
- Writer: Craig Shemin ("Net Congestion"), Bret Nelson, and Jim Lewis ("The Stream")
- ↑ "MuppeToons premiere on Muppetworld.com", press release by Jim Henson Interactive posted on Muppet Central. March 22, 2000.
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United Nations Environment Assembly
English: http://unep.org/unea/
French: http://unep.org/french/unea/landing.asp
Spanish: http://unep.org/spanish/unea/landing.asp
From 24 to 28 June 2014, the first session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) of the United Nations Environment Programme will convene at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi with more than 1,200 participants, including Environment Ministers, Government delegates and representatives of major groups and stakeholders. The overarching theme of the first session is "Sustainable Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda, including sustainable consumption and production", which is designed to inform ongoing discussions on the formulation of a set of targets and indicators that would succeed the Millennium Development Goals.
United Nations Yearbook - new and improved website
Enhancing the standing of the Yearbook as the authoritative reference on the annual activities and concerns of the United Nations system, the new website boasts a powerful search engine and enhanced, e-book quality readability across all platforms and mobile devices. A scrolling gallery of Yearbook cover art provides clickable access to each of the 63 published Yearbook volumes.
UNOG Library Research Guide: People of African Descent
This guide provides links to the most relevant UN documents (resolutions, reports, declarations, treaties) on people of African descent, a group of specific interest to the United Nations because of the discrimination it continues to suffer even after the end of the historic slave trade. It also highlights the collections of the UNOG Library on the topic - both print and online resources (books, articles, journals, and databases). In addition, key websites have been selected by your UNOG librarians to help you to keep up-to-date on this subject.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Research Guide: Counter-Terrorism
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Research Guide: The Situation in Ukraine
News Focus: Ukraine
Security Council Concept Note: Threat to international peace and security: prevention of and fight against genocide (16 April 2014)
English, French & Spanish: http://undocs.org/S/2014/265
The Security Council held a briefing on the prevention of and fight against genocide on 16 April 2014. In order to help steer the discussion on the subject, the delegation of Rwanda has prepared this concept note.
Natural Resources and Peacebuilding - Special Issue Newsletter (PBSO / UNEP)
The UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have issued a newsletter dedicated to natural resources and peacebuilding. In many post-conflict countries and fragile contexts, natural resources are a cornerstone for peacebuilding and development. The challenge lies in sustainably transforming a country's natural assets into employment, livelihoods, revenues, infrastructure and state services without creating new sources of conflict or causing major environmental damage. This new Special Issue Newsletter is dedicated to exploring the latest developments at the field and policy levels in the UN system in addressing natural resources and peacebuilding. It aims to showcase and share lessons learned by practitioners and policy makers in an effort to support an emerging community of practice in this field.
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/
Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized on 10 April 2014 deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation – MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. Its other initial tasks included support for the transition process; facilitating humanitarian assistance; promotion and protection of human rights; support for justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes.
The newly established mission subsumed the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) on the date of the establishment and has been set to take over authority in military and police matters from the African Union-led peacekeeping operation – MISCA – on 15 September 2014.
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations – Fact Sheet: 28 February 2014 (DPI/1634/Rev.154, March 2014)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/factsheet.shtml
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/factsheet.shtml
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/factsheet.shtml
German: http://archive.unric.org/html/german/dpi1634dt.pdf
United Nations Political and Peacebuilding Missions – Fact Sheet: 28 February 2014 (DPI/2166/Rev.128, March 2014)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/ppbm.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/documents/ppbmf.pdf
German: http://archive.unric.org/html/german/dpi2166dt.pdf
Action for Disarmament: 10 Things You Can Do! (UNODA)
Publishing information: http://is.gd/ggP4gN
Digital preview: http://is.gd/JdznLE
In a world where weapons remain a threat to humanity, this UN Sales publication speaks to young people by encouraging them to engage in an active and thoughtful way in this important issue for all of humankind. It is full of practical ideas including starting a discussion group, hosting a film screening, or creating an event where students and their friends can become informed, express their opinions and reach out to others on this important subject.
Burden of disease from Household Air Pollution for 2012 (WHO)
Air pollution – both indoor and outdoor – killed some 7 million people across the globe in 2012, making it the world's largest single environmental health risk, according to new figures released by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on 25 March 2014.
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (IPCC)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report today that says the effects of climate change are already occurring on all continents and across the oceans. The world, in many cases, is ill-prepared for risks from a changing climate. The report also concludes that there are opportunities to respond to such risks, though the risks will be difficult to manage with high levels of warming.
Global Study on Homicide (UNODC)
Report in English, Executive Summary in English & Spanish: http://www.unodc.org/gsh/
Almost half a million people (437,000) across the world lost their lives in 2012 as a result of intentional homicide, according to a new study launched on 10 April 2014 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Globally, some 80 per cent of homicide victims and 95 per cent of perpetrators are men. Almost 15 per cent of all homicides stem from domestic violence (63,600). However, the overwhelming majority - almost 70 per cent - of domestic violence fatalities are women (43,600). Over half of all homicide victims are under 30 years of age, with children under the age of 15 accounting for just over 8 per cent of all homicides (36,000), the Study highlighted.
International Migration Policies : Government Views and Priorities (DESA)
This report describes Government views and policy priorities related to immigration and emigration, and how these have evolved along with changing international migration patterns for 196 countries. It provides information on levels and trends in international migration, policies to influence the level of immigration, policies to promote immigration of highly skilled workers, policies to foster the integration of migrants into the host society, including naturalization policies, and other policies designed by Governments in countries of origin, such as policies on emigration, acceptance of dual citizenship, policies to encourage the return of citizens, and measures to promote involvement of diaspora in countries of origin.
Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT)
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will unveil on 3 April a simple and innovative tool that will change the way rural development can be analysed and measured.
The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) is the result of a collaborative, international initiative started in 2008 and led by IFAD. It provides a clear picture of rural poverty's key dimensions by taking into account the complex realities on the ground. By pointing development partners to areas where support is most needed and by monitoring and measuring the actions and initiatives implemented to improve rural lives and livelihoods, MPAT can facilitate and enhance successful interventions.
Reading in the Mobile Era (UNESCO)
Mobile technology can advance literacy and learning in underserved communities around the world, according to a new report published on 23 April 2013 by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day.
The report highlights that hundreds of thousands of people currently use mobile technology as a portal to text. Findings show that in countries where illiteracy rates are high and physical text is scarce, large numbers of people read full-length books and stories on rudimentary small screen devices.
OHCHR Management Plan 2014-2017
The goal for the Plan is to make the most of the resources in implementing the human rights mandate of the United Nations. The six thematic priorities are: strengthening international human rights mechanisms; enhancing equality and countering discrimination; combating impunity and strengthening accountability and the rule of law; integrating human rights in development and the economic sphere; widening the democratic space; and the early warning and protection of human rights in situations of conflict, violence and insecurity. This is the first time that OHCHR has identified a set of thematic priorities for a four year period. OHCHR also commissioned a review of forecasting studies.
Progress and Obstacles in the Fight against Impunity for Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (April 2014)
English: http://is.gd/5LP8BL
French: http://is.gd/di63Y4
Rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain very serious concerns, with thousands of victims, in particular in the east of the country, over the past four years, according to a UN report released on 9 April 2014. The report also indicates that, while some progress has been made in the fight against impunity for sexual violence, much more needs to be done to hold perpetrators of sexual violence accountable.
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine (15 April 2014)
Misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered in Ukraine to avoid the further escalation of tension in the country, according to a UN human rights report issued on 15 April 2014. The report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights looks at the root causes of the protests that have taken place since November 2013, including corruption and widespread economic inequality, as well as the lack of accountability for human rights violations by the security forces and weak rule of law institutions. It also assesses the human rights situation in Crimea, including in the context of the 16 March referendum, and makes recommendations for the way forward.
Education Cluster (UNICEF / Save the Children)
The Education Cluster is an open formal forum for coordination and collaboration on education in humanitarian crises. The Education Cluster brings together NGOs, UN agencies, academics, and other partners under the shared goal of ensuring predictable, well coordinated and equitable provision of education for populations affected by humanitarian crises.
This new platform offers more flexibility in terms of structure and visual identity and strengthens the exchange of information across clusters. It contains broad information on the Education Cluster, both at global and country level, tools and resources, videos, news, information on upcoming events as well as key contact information.
Saving Lives Today and Tomorrow: Managing the Risk of Humanitarian Crises (OCHA)
Report: http://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Documents/OCHA%20SLTT%20Web%20Final%20Single.PDF
Overview & Highlights: http://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Documents/OCHA%20SLTTHighlights%20Web%20Final%20Single.pdf
Humanitarian organizations face a choice: Should they continue to respond to the growing number of people affected by crises, with the commensurate increase in resources and efficiency gains that this will require? Or is a more fundamental shift required, towards a model which—working with Governments and the development sector—not only fine tunes and improves the response to humanitarian crises, but learns to anticipate them, to act before they become catastrophes and to prevent their recurrence? An increasing number of experts and practitioners are concluding that the second option is not only preferable, but essential. This report aims to explain why, and how to make that shift a reality.
Transparency Registry (UNCITRAL)
The Transparency Registry is a central repository for the publication of information and documents in treaty-based investor-state arbitration. The Transparency Registry has been established under the UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based investor-State Arbitration (the "Rules on Transparency"), effective as of 1 April 2014.
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 788 8484 / Fax: 32 2 788 8485


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We are creators, innovators and explorers of new, shiny things. It is part of our role and we love it. Listening to the hype, the latest trends - what ones are worth our time and investment, which ones will stick around (Apple iPhone, Amazon Echo) and which ones will not make it (who remembers HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray, the Amazon Fire phone and Blackberry playbook?). This isn't just software or hardware but ways of working, best practice and standards.
One trend that arrived quietly and made itself very much at home on our phones, tablets and TVs is Evergreen technology. Evergreen technology is technology that is always up-to date, it is updated continually and without (much) notice, for example apps on your phone, software on your TV box. Remember Instagram before Insta stories? It just arrived without warning and changed how we consumed content overnight with one swift update of the app.
Evergreen technology has so many great benefits - quicker bug fixes, security updates, continual new features, no more long, expensive and painful upgrade projects and many more. In essence, it ensures IT services are always relevant to the business and keep up with their changing demands.
Those of us who have ITIL® running through our blood may start to feel slightly panicked by this thought of constant change without notice, and spiralling numbers of incidents and problem records. And this is the main downside to Evergreen technology, and what makes us feel the most uncomfortable - the relinquishing of control. The content of the updates, the timescales to test, the issues (and resolution of these) and the rollback approach will no longer be in our control.
To help you to start thinking about your Evergreen approach, I thought I would summarise a few of our challenges that we, at Essex County Council, have discovered along the way:
In our ever increasing world of high velocity IT, we have learnt that because ITIL is a flexible framework, it can complement and co-exist with Evergreen technology. Change, incident and problem management are not going to be any more swamped than they have been previously, and they are not going to be left out in the cold and as we embrace the new shiny things. Instead, emphasis is placed on how we do things, thinking holistically, proactively and innovatively. ITIL advocates, you can breathe easy again.
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Before he downloaded an iPhone app called Cyclemeter, Donald McNeill had only a vague idea of where he'd skied on any given day.
But after he hit the slopes of Killington, Vt., for a few early-season runs earlier this winter, he knew exactly where he'd been — right down to the minute.
"I could track the number of runs, vertical feet, and how long I'd been skiing," said McNeill, a retired sales manager who lives in Bridgewater Corners, Vt. "The app also accesses Facebook and Twitter, where it updates your status as you reach certain intervals."
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Now that a new season is upon us, developers and resorts are releasing a flurry of applications for skiers and snowboarders. They include everything from high-profile contenders like Vail Resorts' EpicMix, to less flashy initiatives, such as Newry, Me.-based Sunday River's new Facebook application, Sunday River Patches.
"Social media has a huge opportunity in skiing," said Dave Aidekman, whose site, Adventurati (www.adventurati.com) released a new social application for skiers in December. "As resorts build social aspects into apps on mobile devices the opportunity will — forgive the pun — snowball."
The reason? Skiing is a social sport, and with location-based services just coming into their own, the new apps are natural fit. Plus, they appeal to resorts, which see them as opportunities to encourage guests to spend more money and come back sooner.
No more snowjobs
Social media has already helped skiers and snowboarders. A recent study found ski resorts across the U.S. and Canada reported 23 percent more snow, on average, on weekends than during the week. In other words, the more business they stood to gain, the "deeper" the snow.
Turns out there's an app for that problem. It's called SkiReport.com, and it allows skiers to independently verify snowfall levels . The program is credited with ensuring these self-reported snowfall numbers are accurate.
"Social media as a whole has really just increased transparency and opened up communication channels for friends to talk to friends and companies to talk to their consumers," said Jon Brelig, the founder of SkiReport.com.
Mountain resorts have also become more honest with themselves as a result of social media in general, and the new generation of apps in particular.
"For a number of years, there was a corporate air about many ski resorts," said Evan Reece, the co-founder of Liftopia (www.liftopia.com), a website that sells discount lift tickets. "At first, companies tried to project perfect images of themselves, and slowly realized that they could not control their image by burying unique attributes — positive or negative — when they popped up online. Once they embraced the dialogue with consumers instead of trying to control what was said about their brands, their success in social media began to take off."
More than trail maps
The most high-profile of the new apps is called EpicMix (www.epicmix.com), an initiative of Vail Resorts, which owns Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone ski areas in Colorado, and Northstar at Tahoe and Heavenly Ski Resort in California.
EpicMix, which is available on the iPhone and Android platforms, captures the activity of guests throughout each of its resorts through radio frequency scanners on lift tickets, tracking rides, calculating vertical feet skied and days on the mountain, and recognizing special achievements by granting guests commemorative digital pins.
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"Skiing and snowboarding have always been about sharing your experiences on the mountain and talking with friends and family the great runs you took or remembering a powder day," said Rob Katz, the chief executive of Vail Resorts. "EpicMix marries the very real social experience of skiing and riding with the fun and sense of sharing created by location-based social media, making it accessible to everyone."
But EpicMix is hardly alone.
- Ski Tahoe just released a new iPhone app that features weather and snow conditions, a seven-day forecast at the resort, ticket prices, road conditions, and a "flip to view" trail map. (www.mtrose.com/imobile)
- The North Face introduced a new version of its Snow Report iPhone app, which gives skiers and snowboarders instant resort-specific and community-based updates on snow conditions at most domestic and international resorts.
- Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Utah recently launched an app billed as an "insider's tool to keep you deep in the know," which offers everything from snowfall totals to live Twitter feeds from the mountain and a ski-day counter.
- Sunday River's new application, Sunday River Patches, builds on the nostalgia of embroidered patches often seen sewn onto jackets and backpacks, allowing visitors to earn any of 25 patches by checking into key places located throughout the resort's eight interconnected peaks.
This is only the beginning of a location-based, social media revolution for skiing and snowboarding, predicted Chris Wallace, co-founder and chief operating officer of The SuperGroup. His company recently worked with the Weather Channel to develop a program called Snowjoke.com, which lets users create videos of themselves participating in various downhill winter sports.
"Social media is all about interacting with other like-minded people," he said. "There's obviously a community of skiers out there, and a large number of them are certainly social media users. In the near future, online communities will report snow conditions in real time, allow people to share their stories of downhill adventure, and offer advice to those wanting to graduate from the bunny slopes."
Christopher Elliott is the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. You can read more travel tips on his blog, elliott.org or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com .


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Media Confirmation about Mississippi -Problems with coals 2016 and In the state will be opened many new industrial sites – connected with energy as predicted by Clairvoyant/Psychic Dimitrinka Staikova in her Ebook :
2016 World Predictions for USA –
About Each State – Republicans or Democrats on US Election 2016 ?
+ Hottest News Predictions – Psychic News
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Print Length: 70 pages
Publication Date: December 7, 2015
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Mississippi and State Governor Phil Bryant World Predictions about USA 2016 – Psychic Predictions by Clairvoyant House "Dimitrinka Staikova and Daughters Stoyanka and Ivelina Staikova " – from Europe,Bulgaria,Varna – 1.12.2015, 5pm.
…In the state will be opened many new industrial sites – connected with energy, which are financed by four sources with small ammount of money. Follows, until the end of year 2015 – refinancing and since March 2016 the first opened industrial sites enter into a rhythm of work. In the future, in the state is beginning the financing of object connected with the Space. These are a few sites(objects), uncluding underground, which will make a large scale composition, intended for a military time (war time) or radiation. The site is secret – overground and underground part – a whole city.
This is a large-scale event, but it will be known only to the local people. In this connection – money will be givven about entertainment events and social assistance – including also land. There will be new constructions, but they will be controlled. The state of Mississippi will have problems because of coals. There will be many industrial actions because of closing manufactures…
Media Confirmation:
Mississippi canceled a public meeting planned for February, shortly after the Supreme Court froze implementation of the rule.
"The stay, so long as it is in place, stops any of the requirements of the Clean Power Plan from becoming effective; therefore, [Mississippi's Department of Environmental Quality] is suspending its efforts to develop a state implementation plan until there is a final court ruling," which likely will not come until late 2017 or early 2018, said Chad LaFontaine, chief of the energy and greenhouse gases branch of DEQ's Air Division.
Mississippi must cut its carbon emissions rate 18 percent by 2030…
…The state stands out because Mississippi Power Co. is building a coal-gasification plant with carbon capture technology. U.S. EPA relaxed a carbon capture technology requirement for all new coal-fired power plants in the final rule….
Critics of the carbon capture and storage mandate argue that the technology is too expensive and is not yet widely available commercially, pointing to projects such as Mississippi Power's Kemper County energy facility, which has suffered from delays and cost overruns.
February 24, 2016 at 6:05
#Kemper plant costs at almost $7 billion and rising


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These are the final days...
Here's Taylor Swift with her boyfriend Conor Kennedy in Hyannis Port this weekend where, as you know, she's purchased a home on the Kennedy Compound. They kissed on the boardwalk. They held hands in the surf accessorised by polka dots and headbands and hipster bathers because, I dunno, it wouldn't do to pretend to be first lady in your mind if the whole world has seen you in a g-bikini.
We all plan our wardrobes for our Summer Crushes. Or maybe that's just me. But while the rest of us work and re-work our fantasy meet-cute screenplays, Taylor can make hers come true...including wardrobe requirements!
A song called Camelot? I really, really hope not. But... well...it's probably something we should start preparing for, don't you think?


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Major Applewhite, offensive coordinator for the football team, released the following statement:
"Several years ago, I made a regretful decision resulting in behavior that was totally inappropriate. It was a one-time occurrence and was a personal matter. Shortly after it occurred, I discussed the situation with DeLoss Dodds. I was upfront and took full responsibility for my actions. This is and was resolved four years ago with the University.
Through counsel I have worked with my wife and the incident is behind us. I am regretful for my mistake and humbled by this experience. I am deeply sorry for the embarrassment it has caused my friends, family, and the University. I appreciate all of them. I've learned and grown from this and look forward to my work at Texas."
Update: The following statement was released by DeLoss Dodds, men's head athletics director:
"Major Applewhite engaged in inappropriate, consensual behavior with an adult student one time during the 2009 Fiesta Bowl activities. After learning of his behavior later that month, I took immediate action to review the situation. We promptly initiated an inquiry with assistance from the university's Legal Affairs office and other units outside of Athletics. Major admitted his inappropriate conduct and he was disciplined. In determining appropriate discipline, we analyze the facts and circumstances surrounding the behavior and its relation to job responsibilities. Major fully accepted his discipline, including counseling. We have high standards for behavior and expect our staff and coaches to adhere to them in all aspects of their lives. I believe that the appropriate discipline was taken in this case."
Update: Statement from Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents:
"We are first and foremost concerned with the safety, health and well-being of our students on all fifteen UT campuses and wherever they travel under the auspices of our institutions. As a result, it was with great disappointment and sadness that we learned a short time ago about the reprimand given in February of 2009 to one of the assistant football coaches employed by UT Austin for inappropriate conduct during the football team's trip to the Fiesta Bowl in January 2009.
At our direction, the General Counsel to the Board has posted notice of a special called meeting of the Board on Sunday afternoon, February 3rd, so that the Board can be fully briefed on issues related to this matter in executive session.
We expect our coaches to adhere to the highest standards of conduct and lead by example. However, until such time as the Board can fully understand the background surrounding this event and its moral and legal implications, we will have no further public comment."


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Post Sandy
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Hurricane Sandy has passed, leaving a path of destruction. Millions of homes are still without power, public transit is significantly stunted, and the death toll is rising mostly due to freak accidents the down power lines and otherwise shredded and flooded landscape are causing. We here at V hope you and your loved ones are safe, and we hope that, if you can, you might donate to the Red Cross in order to help those who are in need of relief.
In the spirit of thinking in post—as in, post-apocalyptic, where so many runway shows have been heading this season, we bring you a video from one of our favs, Ann Demeulemeester, via FashionOne. A theme of 2012 (and 2013) seems to acknowledge the possibility of an end of days (December 21st of this year, says an ancient Mayan calendar, and then if not shortly after, say climate skeptics), but it tends to embrace the dangerous aspect of a world in flames of underwater, too. Through the future-fashion moves in new release Cloud Atlas and messages of universal connectedness in recent futuristic releases or upcoming period piece Les Misérables, the overwhelming response to the world's designs to slow us down is to rise up stronger.


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Why is This Guy Employed?
A 20-year Chicago Fire Department veteran allegedly pushed his nemesis and then grabbed the young man's arm so his son could repeatedly pummel the man's face, prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
Then, Eduardo Castro Sr., 48, and his namesake son continued punching and kicking the 20-year-old man, who only moments before was pushing a stroller with a friend's baby inside, prosecutors said.
Saturday's beating stemmed from an ongoing feud between the victim and Castro's son, according to attorney, Richard Friedman, who is representing both Castros.
Regardless of the history, a dozen arrests? And still employed by the city? No one saw what a loose cannon this guy was, is and will continue to be? Who is this guy's whack? Because they really deserve a public slap for covering up for this idiot for 20 years.
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An entrepreneur often starts a business because he or she loves the product or service it offers. However, many set up their companies without knowledge of how successful businesses are run. Entrepreneurs face the challenges of being cost effective, increasing capacity, finding the right clients and understanding which numbers are most important. While these concepts don't always come easy to new business owners.
Our consultants know that development is crucial to the long term success of any business, and we know how to help you develop your business without the stress. Our mission is to guide and instruct you in a way that is inspiring, enriching, and entirely customized to your goals in business and in life.


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Longleat Safari Park - Fri 17th May 2019
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Set within 900 acres of Capability Brown landscaped grounds lies the
magnificent Longleat House. The UK's number 1 Safari Park is one of the best
loved tourist destinations and offers a fantastic day out for all the family –
NEW FOR 2019 – Koala Creek!! Come along and join us as we drive through the
Park with views of the famous Longleat Lions, Giraffes, Rhinos, Zebras, Gorilla
Colony, Cheetah Colony and much more. Longleat House is widely regarded as one
of the best examples of high Elizabethan architecture in Britain and one of the
most beautiful stately homes open to the public. Your entrance ticket includes every
attraction including Adventure Park, Jungle Kingdom, Monkey Temple, Jungle
Express, and the Adventure Castle.
Price includes All in One Day Ticket to all
Longleat attractions.
Dropping off point – Longleat
Arrival time – 11.30am approx.
Departure time - 4.30 approx (TBC by driver on the day)
Return to the local area – 6.30 to 7.30pm approx.
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Earth swing-by: Rosetta operations update
Report from the Rosetta control room with Spacecraft Operations Manager Andrea Accomazzo.
Rosetta, ESA's comet-chasing spacecraft, is due to swing-by Earth tomorrow, 13 November, making closest approach at 21:57 CET. The next three days promise to be intensely busy at ESOC, ESA's Space Operations Centre, in Darmstadt, Germany. On 12 November, ESApod spoke with Andrea Accomazzo, the Spacecraft Operations Manager, who provided an update on the team work going on at ESOC and the support being provided by ESA's New Norcia ESTRACK ground station and by NASA's deep-space network. At 19:00 CET (18:00 UTC) tonight, Rosetta will be 920 000 km from the Earth, approaching at 9.4 km/second relative to our planet.


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This HowTo provides information on using OmegaT and Iceni Infix to translate PDF files.
PDF files fall into two categories: true and "scanned" PDFs.
A "scanned" PDF file is a file in which the PDF format merely serves as a convenient container for scans of hardcopy pages. Often, these scans contain text for translation. There is no way of translating a scanned PDF file other than to recreate the text, either by typing it out again or by OCR (optical character recognition), and to recreate the file layout from scratch. Scanned PDFs are not the subject of this HowTo.
True PDF files (sometimes called "native" or "distilled" PDF files, though "distilled" has a more precise meaning) are PDF files that have been exported from another application, usually a desktop publishing (DTP) program. For a true PDF file to be translated, the correct procedure is usually to produce the translation in the original (DTP) application, and then to follow the same procedure for production of the PDF that was followed for the original. Translating the PDF file by editing it directly is not usually a practical proposition. For translation of PDF files "for information", translators often resort to converting the PDF file to some other file format before translation, such as RTF; the results may be adequate for this purpose, but will not meet the professional standards of the original DTP process.
Iceni Infix offers a further option. Infix is a PDF editor, i.e. the text in the PDF can be edited directly. Although it is debatable whether the results of this procedure will be comparable to re-layouting of the translation by a DTP professional, they are likely to be much better than conversion to completely different formats (such as RTF).
The "Professional" version of Infix has a further function of interest to translators: XML text export. This enables the text to be exported to an XML file which can be translated in a CAT tool. The translated text can then be re-imported into Infix Professional. OmegaT is among the CAT tools for which this process can be used. The procedure is described in this HowTo.
Although Infix is a Windows application, Iceni has made efforts to cater for Linux and Macintosh users. Infix Professional can be used on these platforms in conjunction with Crossover Linux and Crossover Macintosh respectively. Crossover Linux and Crossover Macintosh cost approximately €40. Again, free demonstration versions are available. Crossover Linux and Crossover Macintosh can be obtained from the Codeweavers' website. Specific information on running Iceni Infix on Crossover Linux or Crossover Macintosh is also available.
Obtain and install Iceni Infix Professional from the Iceni webpage. A demonstration version is available; at the time of writing, the full version costs around US$150. If you are using Linux or Macintosh, obtain and install the relevant Crossover version before installing Iceni Infix Professional. (Infix is also reported to work on WINE.)
Launch Iceni Infix and open the PDF file you wish to translate. The example in the screenshot is the European Commission's SME user guide in Hungarian.
Export the text from the PDF in Infix's XML format with Document > Translate > Export XML. Save the PDF. This is important: when you export the XML file from the PDF, Infix makes a note in the file of where all the pieces of text ("stories") belong, so you must use this version of the file when re-importing the translated XML file.
Create an OmegaT project in the usual way.
If you are using OmegaT version 2.3 or later, simply place the XML file exported from Infix as described above in the /source folder of your OmegaT project.
If you are using an earlier version of OmegaT, upgrading your OmegaT installation is recommended. Alternatively, you should be able to translate the Infix XML file with good results using earlier versions of OmegaT by means of the HTML filter. To use this filter, simply change the file extension of the XML file exported by Infix from .xml to .html.
Reload your OmegaT project. You can now translate the text (see screenshot).
Note: OmegaT's Infix filter maps the <BR/> of Infix to <brx/> tags. This enables the HTML segmentation rule to be used to choose whether or not segmentation should occur at these points.
After completing your translation, create the translated document in the usual way (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+D). Locate the translated XML file in the OmegaT project's /target folder. If you changed the file extension to .html, change the extension of the translated file back to .xml.
Back in Iceni Infix, import the translated XML file back into the PDF from which you exported it. Save the changes.
All being well, your translation will come out looking like the original, but translated. (See screenshot: only the first three segments have been translated.)
Note that if you use the demonstration version of Iceni Infix in this procedure, your translated PDF file will bear an Iceni watermark. For translations intended "for information", this may not be a problem. Iceni Infix also enables you to save PDF files in RTF format, but in this case the demonstration version really is only suitable for demonstration purposes, as it contains random character substitutions.
As is so often the case with things technical (and things translation), there are catches.
You may find that the embedded fonts in the PDF do not contain all the characters you need. You can presumably resolve this by obtaining and installing the necessary fonts; or you can select a different font for this purpose – which may or may not be an adequate solution.
There is a strong possibility that at some points, your translation will be longer than the original. This needs to be dealt with in Infix, for example by enlarging the box containing the text. Infix has functions for dealing with this and other problems that are beyond the scope of this HowTo.
You may find that segments are broken by hard line breaks at inconvenient places. This situation will probably be familiar to you if you have translated Powerpoint files in OmegaT, or for that matter other CAT tools. To resolve this, open the original PDF file again in Infix. Select Tools > Text tool. Clicking on the text in question will display a text box and formatting marks. The screenshot shows an example: Remove the line break. Then save the changes and re-export the PDF to the XML file (and change the file extension etc.), and reload your OmegaT project. If your file contains lots of such inconvenient breaks, it is more efficient to remove them all at once, toggling between OmegaT and Infix to see where they are.
Some inconvenient line breaks may be required for correct positioning of the text. In these cases, it is practical to remove them before exporting the file to XML, so that you are presented with cohesive segments for translation, and then to re-insert them in Infix at the end of the process.
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List of Workers' Compensation Forms
Forms are in Adobe Acrobat © (PDF) and Microsoft Word © (.DOC) Format. You may view and print any of the following PDF documents with Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. This is free software that can be downloaded from the Adobe web site.
NOTE: Employers, please contact your Insurer or Claims Administrator for your method of reporting injuries.
Affidavit of Compensation Rate Less Than $154 (Form 07-6175)
Affidavit of Complete SIME Records (Form 07-6148)
Affidavit of Readiness for Hearing (Form 07-6107)
Annual Report Record Layout (Form 07-6115)
(Microsoft Excel format)
Change of Address (Form 07-6138)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Claim for Benefits (Form 07-6106)
Compensation Report (Form 07-6104b)
Compensation Report - Legacy Claims (Form 07-6104b - Legacy Claims)
Compromise and Release Agreement Summary (Form 07-6117)
Controversion (Denial) Notice (Form 07-6105)
Death Benefits Report (Form 07-6118)
EDI, Instructions for Use of Claims R3 Forms (Form 07-61XX)
EDI Crosswalk, Compensation Report (Form 07-6104b)
EDI Crosswalk, Employee Report of Occupational Injury or Illness to Employer (Form 07-6100)
EDI Crosswalk, Employer Report of Occupational Injury or Illness to Division of Workers' Compensation (Form 07-6101) [updated 08/2015]
Employee Report of Occupational Injury or Illness to Employer, Effective 07/22/2013 (Form 07-6100)
Employer Report of Occupational Injury or Illness to Division of Workers' Compensation (Form 07-6101) [updated 03/2015]
Employers' Notice of Insurance (Form 07-6120)
Firefighter's Lung & Heart Physical Examination and Cancer Screening (Form 07-6177)
Firefighter's Medical History & Evaluation (Form 07-6176)
Fishermen's Fund, Claim Form (Form 07-6125)
Fishermen's Fund, Compelling Reasons Questionnaire (Form 07-6124)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Fishermen's Fund, Medical and Related Transportation or Other Expenses
Fishermen's Fund, Physician's Report (Form 07-6126)
Fishermen's Fund, Report of Vessel/Site Insurance (Form 07-6119)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Fisherman's Fund, Request for Release of Information (Form 07-6133)
Fishermen's Fund, Vessel Owner (Employer) – Crewman Agreement
Medical Summary (Form 07-6103)
Notice of Appearance (Form 07-6116)
Notice of Intent to Rely (Form 07-6114)
Petition (Form 07-6111)
Physician's Report (Form 07-6102)
Public Records Request (Form 07-6122)
Reemployment, Application to Provide Reemployment Services as a Rehabilitation Specialist Under AS 23.30.041 (Form 07-6166)
Reemployment, Election to Either Receive Reemployment Benefits OR Waive Reemployment Benefits and Receive a Job Dislocation Benefit Instead (Form 07-6153)
Reemployment, Eligibility Evaluation Checklist (Form 07-6150)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Reemployment, Employer Notice of 45 Consecutive Days of Time Loss for Injuries
(Form 07-6170)
Reemployment, Employer Notice of 90 Consecutive Days of Time Loss for Injuries
(Form 07-6169)
Reemployment, Guide for Preparing Reemployment Benefits Eligibility Evaluations
(Form 07-6161)
Reemployment, Offer of Alternative Employment (Form 07-6151)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Reemployment, Reemployment Benefits Plan Checklist (Form 07-6171)
Reemployment, Stipulation to Eligibility for Injuries (Form 07-6152)
Reemployment, Waiver of Reemployment Benefits (Form 07-6168)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Release of Counseling, Psychological, Psychiatric, or Alcohol/Drug/Substance
Abuse Treatment Records or Information
Release of Medical Information (Form 07-6146) (Rev. 05/13/2011)
Request for Conference (Form 07-6135)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Request for Cross-examination (Form 07-6174)
Request for Release of Information (Form 07-6121)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Second Independent Medical Evaluation (SIME) (Form 07-6147)
Second Injury Fund, Notice of Possible Claim Against The Second Injury Fund
(Form 07-6110)
Second Injury Fund, Petition to Join Second Injury Fund and Claim for Reimbursement
(Form 07-6109)
Self-Insurance, Application for Certificate of Self-Insurance (Form 07-6129)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Self-Insurance, Parent Company Guarantee
Self-Insurance, Renewal of Certificate of Self-Insurance (Form 07-6130)
(Also available in Microsoft Word)
Special Investigations Brochure (Form WCD-005)
Subpoena (Form 07-6112)