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John Desmarais is the founding partner of Desmarais LLP. After practicing in the area of intellectual property litigation and counseling for several years at Fish & Neave, in 1992, he left private practice to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where for three years he tried criminal jury trials for the federal government. After leaving the government, Mr. Desmarais returned to Fish & Neave and to the practice of intellectual property litigation. In 1997, he joined the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis as a partner, and later became head of the firmwide Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. From 2004-2009, he also served as a member of Kirkland's Firm Management Committee. After 13 years at Kirkland, Mr. Desmarais left to found Desmarais LLP, an Intellectual Property trial boutique that specializes in jury trials for plaintiffs and defendants and focuses on alternative fee structures.
On the plaintiff's side, Mr. Desmarais's recent $82.5 Million win for IBM against Groupon on four patents the jury found to be willfully infringed was widely covered in the press and resulted in his selection by The American Lawyer as "Litigator of the Week."
Mr. Desmarais's $1.5 billion win for Alcatel-Lucent against Microsoft resulted in one of the largest plaintiff's jury verdicts in a patent infringement action. This win has been profiled in the following articles: "Microsoft Hit With $1.52 Billion Verdict in MP3 Suit," The Wall Street Journal; "MP3 Patents In Upheaval After Verdict," The New York Times; "Microsoft Loses Music Patent Case," The Los Angeles Times; and "Microsoft Loses Big in MP3 Patent Suit," The Washington Post; "Practice Makes Perfect for These Hot Litigators", in The National Law Journal; and "B2B Takes on a Whole New Meaning" in The National Law Journal. Additionally, Mr. Desmarais was quoted in "This Verdict Made Jaws Drop", in The National Law Journal's profile of the top 100 verdicts of 2007.
On the defendant's side, Mr. Desmarais recently represented Cisco against Arista's monopolatization claims, a case widely covered in the press. On the morning trial was to begin in San Jose, Arista (the Plaintiff) agreed to pay Cisco, Mr. Desmarais's client, $400 Million to settle its own claim. To show its appreciation for such a favorable settlement, Cisco awarded Desmarais LLP its "Partner of the Year Award."
Mr. Desmarais was quoted in "The Road Less Traveled", in the America Lawyer's "Taming Texas" cover story, which referred to his two defense jury verdicts in the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall and Sherman). Mr. Desmarais was quoted regarding the Charter Communications jury trial victory in "For a Litigator on a Streak, There's a Science to Winning," The Wall Street Journal.
Mr. Desmarais's win for Infineon Technologies AG, was featured in "Same Facts - Different Stories" from the March 2006 edition of The American Lawyer. His success was also profiled in Fortune, "A Hot Stock's Dirty Secret," Vol. 144, No. 1, Pg. 106, July 9, 2001. That article quotes some of Mr. Desmarais's key cross-examination and concludes that: "During the trial Rambus' lawyers were outmaneuvered at every turn by a team from the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis." Additionally, Mr. Desmarais was quoted regarding the Rambus case in the following articles: "A Fatal Paper Cut Ends Rambus's Case," The American Lawyer; "Claim Against Infineon Tossed," Richmond Times-Dispatch; "Rambus Is Ordered by Jury to Pay $3.5 Million to Infineon Over Patents," The Wall Street Journal; and "California-Based Chip Designer Rambus Found Guilty of Fraud in Patent Case," San Jose Mercury News. This case was also featured in the monthly "Deals & Suits" column in Corporate Counsel.
Mr. Desmarais's work on behalf of Verizon Wireless and several other cellular service providers was selected as Defense Verdict of the Week by The National Law Journal. The article is entitled "Company Loses $271 Million Claim Over Wireless Patents."
Mr. Desmarais was also quoted in "What Now for the USPTO's Rules on Continuations?" in Managing Intellectual Property, Dec. 2007/Jan. 2008, reporting on his success in obtaining an injunction against the PTO's proposed new patent rules.
Each year since 2003, Chambers and Partners, publishers of the world-famous guides to law firms and lawyers, distinguishes Mr. Desmarais as "the best of the best" for intellectual property in both Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers. Chambers notes that Mr. Desmarais "enjoys an outstanding reputation as a hard-nosed warrior with 'great legal acumen.'"
For 2018, Mr. Desmarais was named a Law360 Intellectual Property MVP, and Desmarias LLP was named Practice Group of the Year, for both Intellectual Property and Trials.
Mr. Desmarais was ranked by Best Lawyers in America 2017, as New York Patent Lawyer of the Year.
Intellectual Asset Management, IAM Strategy 300, 2016 ranked Mr. Desmarais as a Top Ranked Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyer.
Mr. Desmarais was selected as the 2012 New York City Litigation Patent Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America (2012), 18th Edition.
Mr. Desmarais was selected by Intellectual Property Asset Management (IAM) magazine as one of the top 50 individuals, companies and institutions that have helped shape the IP market over the past eight years. IAMMagazine, "The Players," Issue 50, November/December 2011.
IAM Magazine also selected Mr. Desmarais in its IAM 250, "The World's Leading IP Strategists," 2011.
Mr. Desmarais and his firm were profiled by the American Lawyer Media Intellectual Property Magazine in Spring 2011 in "Back to Basics."
Mr. Desmarais was selected by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine as U.S. Intellectual Property Practitioner of the Year 2008. He was selected by National Law Journal's "Winning Section" in 2007 in "Hand Signals Work." He was selected by the American Lawyer for "45 Under Forty-Five: The Rising Stars of the Private Bar." He was selected as one of the 7 best IP trial lawyers in the IP Worldwide article, "The Magnificent Seven, IP's Best Young Trial Lawyers." He was also recognized as one of the most successful young litigators in America in The National Law Journal's "40 Under 40, A Look at Some of the Most Successful Young Litigators in America." The path towards his career as a Kirkland IP litigator was profiled in the IP Worldwide article, "IP Litigation Makes Desmarais a Happy Guy."
Mr. Desmarais was featured in both "Young and Hungry", an article about the American Lawyer's 2008 IP Litigation Department of the Year, and in "Top Guns", an article about the American Lawyer's Litigation Department of the Year for 2008. Mr. Desmarais was featured in "Medically Devised," an article about theAmerica Lawyer's 2006 IP Litigation Department of the Year. Additionally, Mr. Desmarais was mentioned in "Long-Term Sluggers," also a feature on the American Lawyer's 2003 IP Litigation Department of the Year.
Mr. Desmarais was profiled by The Journal News on April 2, 2003 in the article, "Chappaqua's Desmarais Defends Trademarks and High-Tech Patents."
Boards & Committees
- Founding Member of the National Board of IP Lawyers, a Division of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (2019-Present)
- Trustee, New York University Law School Foundation Board of Trustees (2014- Present); Vice Chair, Investment Committee (2018-Present)
- Chairman, New York University Law School Engelberg Center Advisory Board on IP Policy (2018 - Present)
- Board Member, New York University Law School Center on Civil Justice (2013 - 2018)
- Trustee, Manhattan College Board of Trustees (2016 - Present)
- Board Member, EOS Energy Systems, Inc. (2018 - Present)
- Chairman, The Sedona Conference Working Group 9 on Patent Damages and Remedies (2012-2014)
- Member, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Firm Management Committee (2004-2009)
- Director, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society (2009)
Prior Experience
- Assistant United States Attorney, 3/92 - 3/95, Criminal Division, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- California Bar Association
- Federal Bar Council
- New York County Lawyer's Association
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Other Distinctions
- Awarded The Thurgood Marshall Award for Pro Bono Service in a Death Penalty Appeal by the Association of the Bar for the City of New York, July 2008


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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
TRAINING: Japan Capacity Building Program for African Agricultural Researchers
The Japan Capacity Building Program for African Agricultural Researchers FY2007 has been launched. The program is sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and will be administered by Nagoya University. It was designed to strengthen African researchers' capacity through training programs led by Japanese and associated instructors.
Please find below the URL containing the Application Guidelines for this year's program as well as all the other supporting documents necessary for applications. Please use this site to download all necessary documents: http://iccae.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/events/nousui-e/iccae4africa2007-e.html
Deadline for submission of applications to International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education is July 1, 2007.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 10:25:09 PM
- Preprocessing (statements are replaced by predefined code), compiling (.c converted to .obj which is object / machine readable code) and then linking (compiled code is linked with necessary functions etc and produces a final executable).
- cc is the built in Unix compiler while gcc is default on Linux and the industry standard compiler that is freely available. Every C program is made of directives, functions and statements.
- An IDE is a software package that allows a user to edit, compile, link, execute and debug programs within the same interface.
- val = 2323.99f; Its best to append the letter "f" to the end of a float number as it will be treated as a double when written without the "f" at the end and be flagged as a compiler warning for some compilers.
- Comments can be single or multiline, they can appear above or on the same line (winged comment). Having boxed in comments make them stand out for readability.
- By default %f with printf displays 6 digits after the decimal point. To have x digits after the decimal instead use %.xf as the format specifier.
- A general principle in C -> wherever a value is needed, an expression of the same type will do.
- The "f" in printf and scanf stands for formatted. Thus whenever these need to be used, the format of what they will be processing needs to be stated explicitly.
- Macro definitions (#) are ideal for defining constants that are likely to be used across the program. The preprocessor replaces each macro by the value it represents. Note that each preprocessor directive must be on a separate line by itself.
- Coding standards and conventions
- When asking a user for input do not have a new line (\n) after the prompt as its best to have the user enter the input on the same line and let the user use the "enter" key for explicitly processing the next statement.
- Use UPPER CASE for macro names as a convention
- Some common naming conventions include camelCasing and under_scores for identifier / variable names.
- Its good coding style to put a space before and after each operator while having blank lines to separate the program into logical units.
- According to the C standard the compiler must replace each comment with a single space.
- C does not allow nested comments
- Studies have shown that 3-4 spaces is the ideal indentation
- GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) can compile langauges such as Ada, C, C++, Fortran, Java and Objective-C.
- { gcc -O -Wall -pedantic -ansi -std=c99 -o hello hello.c } is an example of using gcc with options. -Wall causes the compiler to produce a warning when possible errors are detected, -pedantic issues all warnings required by the C standard, -ansi turns of non standard c features while -std allows specifying the C standard that will be used for compilation.
- A float value is actually stored in two parts as a fraction and an exponent. Thus 12.0 is actually stored as 1.5 for the fraction, 2 as the base and 3 as the exponent.
Monday, December 26, 2016 6:24:27 PM
- Ken Thompson single handedly wrote UNIX in assembly language and then later rewrote this in C. Writing a C compiler was relatively easy and thats what gave the language its high flexibility.
- C is still very much used in situations where memory and processing power are major factors. C++ includes all the features of C and builds on them.
- C is as close to the machine as you can get. It gives access to bytes and addresses. The C library of standard functions gives C its flexibility. K&R C covers the entire language in 49 pages!
- C allows a character to be added to a integer or float which is unlike other langauges. Many errors in C cannot be caught until the program is run. www.ioccc.org has good examples of obfuscated C.
- As a good C programmer learn to use tools well -> Lint, GDB, bounds checkers, leak finders such as valgrind etc. Setting the compiler warning levels to maximum is also a good strategy to catch errors early.
- A library is basically a collection of functions that help accomplish several common tasks. There are libraries for building user interfaces, graphics, communications, database management, networking etc. So be sure to check for them before building out you own.
- Lint is available on UNIX and Sprint is its equivalent on LINUX machines. How does Lint help? Checks for suspicious type combinations, unused variables, unreachable code, non portable code etc.
Sunday, December 11, 2016 9:40:38 PM
- C is the basis for several programming languages -> Java, C#, C++ and Perl. Yet, C quietly powers most of the worlds software and still remains as popular and relevant as it was back when it was launched.
- C89 and C99 are the two main standards that shows that C has grown and evolved over time.
- GCC is the GNU compiler collection, abstract data types in C are a cool new feature, Unicode / UCS character set are some international features of C
- The spiral approach to learning -> Introduce difficult topics briefly and then revisit them later in the book with more details added each time is a very good way to teach / learn difficult topics
- Programmers spend a lot of time reading other people's code so make sure to develop a consistent style. Pointer arithmetic is not always faster than array subscripting.
- Programs must be readable, maintainable, reliable, portable and be able to hide information. All the characteristics are important.
- int main (void) {…} is the now standard main function definition in C99. Basically a return type must be specified explicitly for each function.
- Some important and advanced C topics -> Pointers, Strings, Preprocessor, Structures, Unions and enumerations
- The standard C library has been expanded in C99 and its wise to use functions from there when needed instead of manually coding the same functionality each time
- C is a functional programming language as opposed to OOP based languages. C was invented for computer programmers.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 8:55:46 PM
- C has no abstract types like Strings and Lists, no garbage collection and memory must be managed in the heap by the programmer and hence its common to see errors like buffer overrun vulnerability.
- C++ is essentially a superset of C that supports type extension, object oriented programming, and programming with generics. While C++ is extremely popular the foundation does come from C.
- Java adopted heavily from C++ and hence from C. Java is much more verbose with garbage collection and object oriented in its basic design.
- There are no classes in C—all executable code is held in functions and C source code is held in .C extension files.
- A core file is essentially a snapshot of the address space of the process generated commonly during c program failures / core dumps.
- GNU C Compiler (gcc) is a very popular C compiler along with others like Clang. a.out is the default executable produced when a .c file is compiled with gcc.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 8:41:05 PM
- "C is a general-purpose programming language which features economy of expression, modern control flow, and a rich set of operators." say Kernighan & Ritchie.
- Bell Labs helped create Unix then B which eventually lead to the creation of C. C89, C99 & C11 are how the standards evolved over time.
- Its commonplace to hear that C is extremely fast and is hence used in systems software i.e to write software that helps other software systems run like operating systems, graphics libraries, editors, compilers, interpreters, virtual machines, embedded software and several utilities.
- So its not surprising that a lot of the software systems that we have and use around us are fundamentally based on C. Its been 44 years since C was first introduced and has stood the test of time. C has and will continue to be incredibly relevant. It helps to know C!
- What you write is what you get, close to the machine, efficient use of memory, very few constraints and highly portable are some key aspects of the C language.


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1980 Bayliner Conquest - Sold
$25,500 - 32 ft
John Hoenig
Location: Duluth, MN
Hull Material: Fiberglass
YachtWorld ID: 3564598
LOA: 34 ft
Beam: 12 ft
LWL: 32 ft
Maximum Draft: 2.83 ft
Headroom: 6 ft
Dry Weight: 10,500 lb
Total Power: 700 hp
Engine #1
Engine Brand: Chev 350
Engine Year: 1996
Engine Type: Inboard/Outboard
Engine/Fuel Type: unleaded
Propeller: Duoprop
Drive Type: Stern
Engine Power: 350|horsepower
Engine #2
Engine Brand: Chev 350
Engine Year: 1996
Engine Type: Inboard/Outboard
Engine/Fuel Type: unleaded
Propeller: Duoprop
Drive Type: Stern
Engine Power: 350|horsepower
Fresh Water Tanks: 1 - 55 gallon
Fuel Tanks: 1 - 220 gallon
Holding Tanks: 1 - 55 gallon
Number of twin berths: 1
Number of double berths: 1
Number of heads: 1
Electrical Equipment
Electrical Circuit: 12 V
Fresh Water Only 1980 Bayliner Conquest with 2017 fuel-injection Chev 350 engine updates and many other upgrades, including newer interior, cabinets, counter-tops, flooring, drawers, upholstery. Priced to sell at only $25,500, don't miss this great opportunity!
Recent upgrades include new hot water heater, newer air conditioner compressor. Other upgrades include newer interior, cabinets, counter-tops, flooring, drawers, upholstery.
Depth Sounder
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Garmin GPS at Flybridge
CD Player
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Full V-Berth with closet, drawer storage and TV
Lower dinette with sleeping accommodations
Private head with shower and storage
Double sink with hand-held sprayer
Oven and stove
Microwave with wooden stand/bar
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6500 watt generator
Two 30 amp shore-power cords
110 to 30 amp cheater
Rebuilt (2016) reverse cycle AC/Heat
11 Gallon hot water heater (2016)
Two house deep cycle batteries
Two starter batteries (port and starboard)
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UN-AL envoy warns of 'Somatization' of Syria
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has warned of the 'Somatization' of Syria.
Brahimi, who is in Syria on the most sensitive leg of a regional push for peace talks, has been seeking to build on the momentum of last month's US-Russian deal to eradicate Syria's chemical weapons in order to launch the so-called Geneva II peace talks proposed for next month.
But the talks have been cast into doubt by the increasingly divided opposition's refusal to attend unless President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down, a demand rejected by Damascus.
In an interview with a French website published Monday, Brahimi said Assad could contribute to the transition to a "new" Syria but not as the country's leader.
"What history teaches us is that after a crisis like this there is no going back," the Algerian diplomat told the Jeune Afrique website ahead of his first visit to Syria since December, when he angered the Syrian government by insisting that all powers be handed over to a transitional government.
The veteran troubleshooter admitted "the entire world will not be present" at the talks, but said the alternative to a political settlement could be a failed state in the heart of the Middle East.
"The real danger is a sort of 'Somatization,' but even more deep and lasting than what we have seen in Somalia."
More than 115,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Syria's 31-month conflict.
In the latest blow to peace efforts, 19 extremist militant groups issued a statement Sunday saying anyone who attends the Geneva talks would be committing "treason" and "would have to answer for it before our courts," implying they could face execution.
Russia denounced the warnings, saying it was "outrageous that some of these extremist, terrorist organizations fighting government forces in Syria are starting to make threats."
"So you can say that Geneva II is almost totally rejected within rebel ranks," said Thomas Pierret, an expert at Scotland's Edinburgh University.
"If some of the opposition does take part and reaches an accord, it will be worthless."
Under pressure from its Western backers to attend, the so-called Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella opposition group, is to meet on November 9 to decide whether to take part.


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These Men Are So Proud of Genocide, They Reenacted It
A new documentary shows us the fever dreams of psychopaths
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These Men Are So Proud of Genocide, They Reenacted It
A new documentary shows us the fever dreams of psychopaths
He sobs with remorse, having just watched a reenactment of his own murders — with himself as the victim.
Anwar Congo is a mass murderer, who by own admission strangled thousands of people to death after a bloody coup in Indonesia in 1965. Congo became a professional in the killing business, having perfected new methods for garroting enemies of the state.
This might sound like a feverish nightmare, but it's a real scene from the 2012 documentary The Act of Killing, which observes the lives of an Indonesian death squad decades after one of the worst extermination campaigns of the 20th century — and watches their re-enactments. The documentary by Joshua Oppenheimer is now seeing a limited release by Drafthouse Films.
Oppenheimer's docu features cross-dressing killers, frightening musical numbers and surreal dream imagery. This is the bizarre face of untried, unrepentant executioners.
Talking about murder
In 1965, Indonesia suffered a violent coup. The perpetrators under the dictator Sukarno went on to destroy the Communist Party of Indonesia — a large and powerful faction in the country — in one of the bloodiest attempted genocides of the 20th century. Depending on who you ask, the new government slaughtered between 500,000 and one million communists, labor organizers and ethnic Chinese.
The people responsible are still in power. America didn't step in. The U.S. believed it had bigger problems to deal with in the region — and saw the purging of communists as good for its then-policy of "containment." Indonesia's rulers, unpunished, would go on to commit atrocities in East Timor in the 1990s and 2000s.
Filmmaker Oppenheimer went to Indonesia with the intent of documenting the aftermath of the genocide. He wanted the survivors' stories. He wanted the children of those who were murdered to talk. They wouldn't. The legacy, to them, is still fresh. They pointed at the perpetrators and told Oppenheimer to talk to them.
So the filmmaker did, and found them more than willing to talk about murder.
It might seem surprising that mass murderers would admit to their crimes on camera, but they did. The executioners are proud of their actions. Then someone got the idea — the film never makes it clear who — to film re-enactments of the war crimes. A movie within a movie. Or, as the director calls it, "a documentary of the imagination."
You have never seen a documentary like this before.
The banality of evil
The film focuses on four gangsters. In Indonesia, the word gangster is not a pejorative. It's the most recent label for a group of people who live on the fringes of society and do the dirty business of its rulers. They have existed since the beginning of Indonesia's recorded history.
At first they were the jago, a word meaning "fighting cock." When the Dutch colonized the region, the jago became vrijman, Dutch for "free man." This changed, over time, to preman. When American movies became popular in the region, and the preman saw America toughs in pinstripe suits, the preman became gangsters.
But throughout time, they have been violent and romantic figures.
The reality, however, is quite dull. In The Act of Killing, four gangsters are brought together to relive their glory days. They smoke, put on costumes, drink, sing songs and reminisce. The whole show has the vibe of a Hellish high school reunion as these fat and venal "free men" relive their glory days and try to recapture something of their past with a camera and stage makeup.
Herman Koto is obese. He fits into his costumes only just. He runs a corrupt and inept campaign for local government, a task he takes on so he can extort a wider range of people. He fails. Afterwards, the camera lingers on him lying on his bed in his underwear while he chews gum. He blows a bubble and it pops in his face. He attempts to remove it through facial contortions, too lazy to use his hands.
Safit Pardede moves through the markets sweating and huffing while he explains to shaking Chinese shopkeepers that he requires more money than normal this week. He's planning a big event, you see. Later, lounging with one shoe hanging off his foot, he rubs his belly and recalls the good old days, when he could pluck a 14-year-old "communist" girl off the street and do what he liked with her.
Aldi Zulkadry descends from an airplane wearing a t-shirt explaining the definition of the word "apathy." He dares The Hague to try him in international court. He seems to know the magnitude of what he's done, but he does not care. Footage of him in a mall with his wife and daughter are proof that evil can be boring.
These killers are just men. They marry and have children. They get up in the morning and eat breakfast. They fish with their friends. There's no grand secret lurking below the surface of them. No special darkness brewing in their soul that sets them apart. If I passed them in the street I wouldn't know. The day to day of their lives is uninteresting.
But grinning next to all of them is Anwar Congo.
The murderous mountebank
The camera loves him and he loves the camera. His dress is immaculate, his smile seems genuine and his energy is astounding. He is the undisputed star of this strange little carnival of pain and suffering.
Appearances and control of the narrative are important to Anwar. This is his narrative arc. And though Joshua Oppenheimer is editing the footage together, it is Anwar who tells the bulk of the story. I felt Anwar wished me to see the world through his camera lens, bloodily.
Anwar Congo started his life as a street thug before becoming the demigod of gangsters. He scalped tickets to American movies the communists tried to suppress. The point is made, over and over again in the film, that to be a gangster is to be free. Anwar is the embodiment of this ideal.
Anwar understands what Joshua is doing. He understands film and its power. He's been immersed in it his entire life. He speaks of watching an Elvis movie and being happy and filled with joy. He danced across the street and went to his office where he continued his work of killing communists. Elvis' antics elated him so that he carried that feeling with him to the killing floor.
His affectation is matinee movie thug. He is a villain so two-dimensional that he seems ripped from a James Bond movie.
But in the movies, the killer is always brought to justice. The villains die, fall from grace or go to jail. Anwar seems to realize this. His whole life has mirrored films. He's lived them. He wants reality to mirror what he sees on the screen, and this is his big chance.
Some stories are about redemption. Sometimes the villain repents, pays for his crimes and is relieved of the burden of his guilt. During this film I felt, over and over again, that this was the narrative arc Anwar wanted to replicate. He sought redemption. It's how he sees the movie of his life coming to a close.
But Anwar is a gangster, not a storyteller. He's charismatic, yes, but discerning viewers won't be fooled. I recognized the disparate pieces of film he's trying to pull together to create the image of himself that he wants his audience to remember.
I watched Anwar sit in a field in the dark and recall a beheading he'd seen in a film and comparing it to a beheading he'd performed himself. He speaks of being haunted by the eyes that remained open. He speaks of wishing that he'd closed them. How many times has the killer in a movie spoken of the eyes of the dead man staring, haunting him after his crime? Move through a catalog of westerns to see a parade of similar tales told by campfire light.
At the end of the film the camera is alone with Anwar on top of a building that now houses a store filled with purses, but was once the place where he strangled thousands. Anwar walks around the evening in a golden suit, recalling with overwrought emotion all the lives he's taken.
His body convulses and a horrid noise fills the air. He is trying to vomit. To wretch at his own horrible deeds. But nothing comes out. Anwar is empty. He gives the audience what he thinks it needs to experience catharsis in the face of his deeds. But he can't give it to us. No vomit comes. No catharsis. It's all farce from a cruel murderous mountebank.
The film surrounding Anwar discredits him. It is filled with scenes of true misery. It's on the faces of children roped into participating in the re-enactments, unable to tell the difference between fantasy and reality when the cameramen yell "cut." I saw it in the faces of the Chinese shop owners, bullied and berated into giving over money to men they know would kill them.
But the true horror comes in the middle, while one of Anwar's neighbors is helping the merry band of thugs with the re-enactments. He's playing a victim during one of the route strangling scenes, and before they begin, he tells a very personal story. The killers sit stone-faced. He babbles and apologizes and laughs. His pain was naked in front of me. It pierced. He sits in a chair. The faux strangling comes.
But it's real for him.
Anwar's neighbor sobs, his face filled with the memories of everything that's happened to his family. Here, for one moment, is the survivor's story the filmmakers set out to capture.
At the end of the movie, Anwar participates in a final re-enactment. One in which he plays the victim. His reaction is similar to his neighbors. He claims he understands, finally, what he's done to his victims.


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The Day of Contemporary Art @ SACI
SACI MFA Open Studios and Maidoff Gallery Exhibition: Contemporary Photographs by Antonio Manta,"19 Metri Quadri d'Inferno"
Saturday, October 11, 4:00-7:00 pm
On Saturday, October 11, 2014, the 10th AMACI Giornata del Contemporaneo – the Day of Contemporary Art – will be held throughout Italy, to focus on the art of our times. The major event focusing on contemporary art and its public is now in its tenth year. Doors will open free of charge to present artists and new ideas through exhibitions, workshops, events and conferences, as part of a multifaceted program that, year after year, offers an opportunity for the public to experience the complex and lively world of contemporary art. Since its inception, the Day of Contemporary Art has been supported by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, and has obtained the sponsorship of Italy's leading institutions.
Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence, Italy offers the only US-accredited MFA in Studio Art and MFA in Photography programs taught entirely in Europe. During their two years in these programs, students are immersed in the contemporary art world. They work in a creative environment of rigorous critical and technical inquiry and draw inspiration from their direct exposure to the unique artistic and cultural resources of Italy. They specialize in Painting, Drawing, or Photography, and work in studios in a fully renovated Renaissance palazzo in Florence's historic center. The palazzo includes a contemporary art gallery that features works by emerging and established artists of both local and international stature.
SACI invites the general public to meet and interact with these young contemporary artists during an Open Studio event – Saturday, October 11, 4-7pm, in Via Sant'Egidio 14 – where visitors can experience art in the making, and visit the Jules Maidoff Palazzo Gallery, which is featuring photographs by Antonio Manta.
Jules Maidoff Palazzo for the Visual Arts
Via Sant'Egidio, 14 – Florence, ITALY


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In 2017, HRE USA continued its work to advance human rights education in the United States. Check out what we've been up to over the past year!Our accomplishments include advancing the inclusion of HRE in national social studies standards; contributing to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review with regard to the current status of HRE in US schools; expanding our free online HRE library, supporting schools that are part of our Human Rights Friendly Schools project; and holding multiple chapter-led workshops throughout the United States.
Thank you to our members, supporters, partners, and volunteers for helping us to achieve these goals and for the countless ways you help to promote human dignity, justice, and peace through human rights education.
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Hounds of Heaven
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"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
—Mahatma Gandhi
This second chance which is making the rounds inside me is not a daily second chance.
I love those daily second chances that emerge because I stop to notice where I am: entranced by the movement of a wooly caterpillar, transfixed by the cherry pink peony's ebullience, fascinated by my young son's question: "What happens to God when I die?"
I love second chances that bloom out of paying it forward: Witnessing the surprised delight of an older couple when they discover someone unknown has paid for their rare "date night" dinner out. Witnessing wonder in the eyes of a child of refugees when she wins a full scholarship to college. Witnessing a teacher gasp upon finding a vase of red roses in her classroom. Watching the slow smile of the next customer at the coffee shop when he hears, "Your order has been taken care of, sir."
Every second chance I have witnessed or experienced is a momentary miracle. A moment of awe and gratitude. Timelessness and humility. A moment to see with the eyes of a child.
This second chance which is making the rounds inside me is not a daily second chance. This yet-to-be-formed second chance is a life-changer. A knock-your-socks-off, not-know-what-hit-you, shout "Halleluia!" second chance. I know this. I feel this. I have felt this before at defining points in my life.
I felt this when, to confront my fear of heights, I leapt off the platform of a zip line tautly stretched above the Guatemalan jungle. I felt this when I accepted McGraw-Hill's offer to write a textbook I didn't believe I could write. I felt this when I received a photograph of a ten-month-old wild-haired "No-I-won't-hold-still-for-this-picture" boy from Anyang, Korea; if I said "yes" to the adoption agency, that baby would become my forever son.


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Wonderful neon yellow prayer rope bracelet. This item is handmade and traditional.
Made out of non allergenic rope and one metal cross bead. The bead has 2 faces, 1 face with the depiction of the Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) and on the other side a decorative cross.
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EL84 / 6BQ5 Tubes
EL84 is a power tube in a 9 pin glass bottle. 6BQ5 is American designation for the same tube. EL84 guitar amps often have a pleasant chime that defined the classic British rock sound. While the chime is the common signature for EL84 sound, the overall tone can vary quite a bit for different makes of EL84.
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EL84 is a small tube and has a higher heat concentration. This makes it wear out faster than other output tubes. It is best to re-tube EL84 often for best results.
In classic audio amps, heavy duty version designated 7189 was often used. Sovtek EL84M is the only tube we recommend for replacing 7189. We also carry EL86, SV83 and 6n15n tubes which are close relatives of EL84. These tubes are popular for DIY and Head-Fi uses, but they are not directly compatible with EL84.
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Sandeep Lamichhane
- Role: Bowler
A leg-spinner by trade, Sandeep Lamichhane was first spotted playing in the Hong Kong T20 Blitz in 2017 at the age of 16. In 2018, he was sold in the IPL auction to play in the IPL by Delhi Daredevils. Soon after, he became the first ever player from Nepal to play in the CPL after he was drafted by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. He played five games in the 2018 season, picking up seven wickets.
In the CPL Draft 2019, Lamichhane was a fifth round pick for the Barbados Tridents.


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TOP NOTES: Bergamot, Grapefruit, and Mandarin Orange
HEART NOTES: Jasmine, Rose, Freesia
BASE NOTES: Musk
We have made this perfume light pink to give tribute to our cause, ALL FLOR LOVE Fund Raising Project.
* This product may contain coconut shell residue.
"Tender EDP" by Nekkid is a soft floral fragrance for women. Top notes are mandarin orange, grapefruit and bergamot; heart notes are of freesia, jasmine and rose; base note is musk.
It's a fresh, floral, slightly musky scent that we would describe as 'happy' and "in love". It's lovely to wear on days when the weather is warm and humid, & when one was in a summery, happy mood.
So far, this is our best-selling perfume before we made it public. This just works so good with a lot of body chemistry, and it is just divine. When we ourselves use this fragrance, we actually do get the feeling of happiness and tenderness. A scent that lingers for hours, very clean and pure.
There is a children's book with the title 'A sound like someone trying not to make a sound' well this perfume reminds us of that book, A PERFUME TRYING NOT TO BE A PERFUME.


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Company Overview
United Merchant Services (UMSI) is a payment processing company headquartered New Jersey. The company was established in 1994. Since that time, UMSI has expanded and now has branch offices located in California, New York, Texas and Virginia. Some of the services offered by United Merchant Services include:
- Point-of-sale payment processing
- Loyalty programs
- Proprietary software
- ATMs
- Web portals
- Check Processing
- E-commerce solutions
The company has a reputation for introducing new and innovative payment products to merchants in a variety of industries including restaurant and hospitality, retail and e-commerce.
Sales and Marketing Tactics | A-
This reviewer found no complaints regarding UMSI's sales and marketing techniques. Nondisclosure of fees is sometimes an issue, but the overall the company does not employ deceptive sales, advertising or marketing strategies. Still, you will want to read any contracts thoroughly before signing with the company. It is also a good idea to ask your sales contact for business references within your industry.
Contract Terms | C-
Nowhere on the company's website does it list processing fees or contract terms. Rather, a very vague disclaimer is found on the FAQ page stating:
"Because each of our customers has unique needs, our processing services are customized according to the specifics of their business. Pricing is based on factors such as type of industry, method in which payments are accepted, card types accepted and a number of other variables."
While the ability to customize services can be advantageous to a variety of businesses, UMSI's lack of transparency makes it hard to compare them with other merchant service providers. The above grade is a reflection of their failure to readily disclose fees.
BBB Report |A-
Despite the fact that UMSI is not accredited by the Better Business Bureau, they still have a fairly impressive rating. There have not been many complaints filed for a national business that has been operating for nearly 20 years. Only 18 complaints are listed, the majority of which (13) have to do with billing and collection issues. The remaining five complaints are because of problems with UMSI products and services. Most of the complaints have been fully resolved by the company.
Bottom Line
United Merchant Services appears to have a solid reputation when it comes to sales and service. They offer extended hours to accommodate their customers in various time zones, with a call center open 7 days a week from 9 A.M. until 3 A.M. When customers do become unsatisfied, UMSI seems to make a genuine effort to remedy the situation.


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In October 19, 2007, Pantone [color Tong] held a conference in Beijing China hotel to launch the PANTONE GoeTM System (pronunciation and Go), the first new color inspiration and specification system. The new system contains more than 2000 PANTONE colors, and the color Goe system is developed specifically for the needs to inspire creative inspiration, the requirements for rapid replacement, and the more advanced industries. The color Goe system is no longer just a single product containing a lot of new colors, but also includes * * * tools and interactive software to promote mutual cooperation and improve the adaptability to an increasingly globalized, cross media environment.
Pantone is a world-famous authority for the development and research of color, and is also a supplier of professional color standards for the design industry. 45 years ago, Cai Tong launched the color matching system? PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM?
"The original color matching system was designed to meet the need for an inaccurate and reliable color communication industry," explained Mr. Lin Yongsheng, vice president of sales and marketing of Pantone Asia Limited, "the colourpass Goe system and color system color matching system can be used for each design and production industry. People provide a simpler, more complete and user-friendly workflow, which includes the initial inspiration and the completion of the whole project. Like the original color system that brings innovative color systems to each industry, Goe will help designers and printers to maintain competitive advantages in today's challenging and fast developing industries.
The 2058 new colors in the color Goe system are arranged in a visual and chromatographic sequence. The color selection is simpler and more accurate. It can be used for cross media color selection and designation. The color pass Goe system includes the color pass Goe guide TM [PANTONE GoeGuideTM], a set of two copies of the color pass Goe color sticker TM [PANTONE GoeSticksTM] color ticket Handbook, and an intelligent software for setting up a palette, which can import the palette into other software, and share the color set up with colleagues and customers. The board can also be stored for future reference.
New base color ink, better ink control
The color Goe system provides a wider color palette, but the PANTONE base ink [PANTONE Mixing Bases] is only 10, plus the PANTONE transparent color [PANTONE Clear], which can be readily available anywhere in the world. To the printer, the ink consistency is guaranteed by reducing the ink stock to * *. This new printing ink dispensing system is based on the deep understanding of color science by Pantone company. It is a color standard with * * * technology, which is also suitable for water and UV coatings. These colors can also guarantee uniform and uniform ink film thickness and uniform drying time, and the ink color control during printing is more stable. In this way, the printing machine operator can use the same ink quantity parameter to print, greatly improving the production efficiency. Pantone has passed ISO9001:2000 certification, and the Goe system has been completed under these strict quality control standards.
The composition of the color Goe system
The color pass Goe system includes the color pass Goe guide [PANTONE GoeGuide], the colourpass Goe color patch [PANTONE GoeSticks], and a superior performance, intuitive software tool group myPANTONE palettes, which can be used to create a palette.
The color Goe guide [PANTONE GoeGuide]
CAITONG Goe guide is the form of fan-shaped book, and is the most basic tool for selecting and exchanging 2058 color Goe systems. Each page displays seven colors. Each color is identified by a unique PANTONE number or name, and each color is inked with ink blending formula and sRGB value. In order to avoid confusion, Cai Tong Goe system uses different naming systems which are different from Cai Tong color matching system. The new naming is made up of three parts, together with the "C" which represents the "Coated".
Color Goe color GoeSticks [PANTONE]
All 2058 colors of the color Goe system are made into a set of two copies of the back - stick tearing Handbook. The designer does not need to use a tack, glue or tape to put the color ticket at any position. Color tickets provide a simpler and more professional way for customers, designers and printers to create, share and store palette. There are six color tickets for each color.
CAITONG Goe color paste also includes the color palette test board [PANTONE palette playground], which is used as the test area for color matching tickets. Once the palette is set up, the color ticket can be permanently pasted on the 30 PANTONE palette cards. When submitting a color design scheme, the final color card can be shared with the customer, and it can also be provided to the printer in color contrast or file with the project data for future enquiries.
MyPANTONE color palette [myPANTONE palettes]
The myPANTONE palette is an interactive color workspace, providing a simple and intuitive color selection method. This palette can be compatible with any software that supports color selection. For designers, this software provides a variety of color selection methods:
Color picker [colorPICKER]
Users can choose color from the color phase loop or the square color phase ladder, or enter the RGB (sRGB or Adobe 1998) or HTML value of the known color manually, then automatically jumps to the closest PANTONE color.
Color tone palette (PAN
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Luke Bettis
"First off, I didn't do it. I don't need none of that. I'm a screw up, but I'm not some kinda sicko. They're gonna say all kinds of bullshit about my record and whatever, but I didn't do it." "Do what?" Luke looked up from the place where the stucco met the cement floor of the porch. "Nobody told you?" "Told me what?" William drank from his coffee mug, hoping it would clear ... +more+


text: Randall Davey was born May 24, 1887 in East Orange, New Jersey. He entered Cornell University in 1905 to study architecture and drawing and in 1908 studied painting with Robert Henri in New York City and with others in Holland, France and Spain. His teaching career included positions at the Chicago Art Institute, Kansas City Art Institute, Broadmoor Art Academy (Colorado Springs) and the University of New Mexico. He came to Santa Fe with John Sloan in 1919 and became a resident in 1920 until his death in 1964. His Santa Fe home now houses the Audubon Society and is open to the public. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1938 and named an Honorary Fellow in Fine Arts by the School of American Research, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe in 1957. He is well remembered for his paintings of polo ponies and as part of the Works Project Administration, he created a polo mural that currently hangs in the Santa Fe National Guard Military Museum. This mural was originally planned to hang at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell but never left Santa Fe. He had numerous works in both public and private collections. Davey was married twice; his second wife was Bell Holt.


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Mr. WANG Di is our chairman and non-executive director. He was appointed as the executive director in November 2010 and the deputy chairman of the Company in July 2012. He was the head of branding of the Group from 2006 to June 2013. Mr. WANG has been re-designated as the chairman and non-executive director of the Company from 15 July 2013. Mr. WANG attended the bachelor's degree course of Information Conflict from the Electronic Engineering Institute of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中國人民解放軍電子工程學院) from 2001 to 2005. He joined Xiwang Group Company Limited ("Xiwang Group", 西王集團有限公司) in August 2005 and the Group in January 2006. He was in charge of the international trading business of the Group from 2005 to June 2013 and has been in charge of international trading business of Xiwang Group for more than seven years. Mr. WANG has been granted with various awards and honours, including outstanding worker for enterprise education and training of Shandong Province in 2006, labour model of Binzhou city of Shangdong Province of the PRC, labour model of Shandong Province and outstanding entrepreneur in food industry of Shandong Province. Mr. WANG is the chairman of Xiwang Foodstuffs Company Limited ("Xiwang Foodstuffs", a company listed on the Main Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange under stock code 000639 in February 2010), and a non-executive director of Xiwang Special Steel Company Limited ("Xiwang Special Steel", a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under stock code 1266 in February 2012). Mr. WANG is the son of Mr. WANG Yong, who is a non-executive director.
Mr. WANG Jin Tao is our cheif executive officer and executive director. Mr. WANG possess more than 10 years of management experience. He graduated from the professional course in business administration of The Open University of China(中央廣播電視大學)in January 2011 and worked as the deputy department head of the security department of the Xiwang Group, ultimate holding company of the Company between July 2005 to May 2006. He became the administrative deputy general manager of Xiwang Foodstuffs Company Limited(西王食品股份有限公司)(a company listed on the Main Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange under stock code 000639 in February 2010 and is effectively held as to 52.08% by the Xiwang Group) ("Xiwang Foodstuffs") from May 2006 to December 2006. He was appointed as the procuring deputy general manager of the Xiwang Foodstuffs from December 2006 to October 2008, the executive deputy general manager of Shandong Xiwang Biotechnology Company Limited(山東西王生化科技有限公司)("Xiwang Biotechnology") from October 2008 to August 2009, the production deputy general manager of Shandong Xiwang Sugar Company Limited(山東西王糖業有限公司) from August 2009 to December 2009, the executive deputy general manager of the Xiwang Group First Industrial Park(西王集團第一工業園)from December 2009 to November 2010, the factory manager of the Fourth Starch Plant of Xiwang Biotechnology(山東西王生化科技有限公司澱粉四廠)from May 2011 to August 2012, and the general manager of the Zouping County Xiwang Power Co. Ltd(鄒平縣西王動力有限公司)from August 2012 to May 2015. Since June 2015, he has been the general manager of Shangdong Xiwang Property Company Limited(山東西王置業有限公司)("Shangdong Xiwang Property"), a whollyowned subsidiary of the Company.
Mr. WANG Wei Min is our executive director. Mr. WANG joined the Group in September 1992 and has more than 22 years of experience in engineering management. He graduated from the professional course in microcomputer of the Zouping County Professional College(鄒平縣成人中等專業學校)of Shandong Province in July 1992 and worked in the Zouping Xiwang Oil Cotton Factory (鄒平西王油棉廠)from September 1989 to September 1992. He joined the Shandong Xiwang Property Company Limited(山東西王置業有限公司) as the department head of the engineering department from September 1992 to October 2001 and became the general manager of Xiwang Real Estate Development Company Limited(西王房地產開發有限公司), a subsidiary of Shangdong Xiwang Property from October 2001 to February 2008. Since February 2008, he has been the deputy general manager of Shangdong Xiwang Property.
Mr. CHENG Gang is our executive director. He has around 16 years of experience in property development. He studied Construction and Structural Engineering Professional Course at Tsinghua University from 1997 to 2000 and was qualified as a registered national first-class constructor in 2010. During the period from 1996 to 2006, Mr. CHENG worked at Shandong Tonglian Information Industrial (Group) Company Limited (山東通聯信息產業(集團)有限公司) as technician and was promoted from assistant engineer to manager of construction department in 2002. Since 2006, he joined Shandong Xiwang Property as project in-charge and was promoted to deputy general manager in 2011. Mr. CHENG was appointed as an executive director of the Company on 15 July 2013.
Mr. WANG Yong is our non-executive director and one of the founders of the Group. Mr. WANG was appointed as the chairman and the executive director of the Company in March 2005 and has been re-designated as the deputy chairman and non-executive director of the Company from 15 July 2013. Mr. WANG was the legal representative of Zouping County Xiwang Social Benefits Oil and Cotton Factory (鄒平縣西王社會福利油棉廠) from 1986 to 1992 and of Zouping County Xiwang Industrial Head Company from 1993 to 1996. He was the managing director of Xiwang Group from 1996 to 2001. Mr. WANG has been the chairman of the board of directors of Xiwang Group since 2001. Mr. WANG has been assessed by Professional Position Evaluation Committee of Binzhou Non-Public Ownership Organisations (濱州市非公有制經濟組織專業技術職務評審委員會)as a senior economist. He was awarded as the National Labour Role Model (全國勞動模範)by the State Council in 2000 and was appointed as the vice president of the third council of China Fermentation Industry Association(中國發酵工業協會) in 2004.
Mr. WANG was awarded with several prizes and titles, including the National Advanced Worker in Quality Management of Township Enterprise (全國鄉鎮企業質量管理先進工作者) awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC (中華人民共和國農業部) in 2000, the Fourth National Township Entrepreneur Award (第四屆全國鄉鎮企業家) and National Advanced Worker in Technological Progress of Township Enterprise of the Eighth Five-year Plan (「八五」全國鄉鎮企業科技進步先進工作者) awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC in 2001. Mr. WANG received secondary education in the PRC. Mr. WANG has held several positions in listed companies. Mr. WANG is a director of Xiwang Foodstuffs. He is also a non-executive director of Xiwang Special Steel. Mr. WANG is father of Mr. WANG Di, who is a non-executive director.
Mr. YAO Yong Jun is our independent non-executive director. Mr. YAO possesses more than five years of legal experience. He graduated from the professional law course of the Shandong Normal University(山東師範大學)in December 2006. From January 2010 till present, he works as a lawyer at the Shandong Liangzou Law Firm(山東梁鄒律師事務所). He became a member of the Law Society of Shandong Province in June 2011.
Mr. WONG Kai Ming is our independent non-executive director. Mr. WONG has over 22 years of experience in accounting and finance and is presently the proprietor of Wong Kai Ming, Certified Public Accountant. Mr. WONG holds a higher diploma in accountancy and a bachelor of arts in accountancy degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (formerly known as Hong Kong Polytechnic). He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a practicing member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. WONG was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in November 2005.
Mr. WANG An is our independent non-executive director. Mr. WANG has extensive experience in agriculture and knowledge in economics. He graduated from Beizhen Agricultural Professional College of Shandong Province (山東省北鎮農業專科學校) in 1968. In 1971, he graduated from the Professional Course in Economic Statistics from the Party School of Liaoning Province (遼寧省黨校函授經濟統計專業班) and was promoted to Senior Professor. During the period from 1968 to 1998, Mr. WANG worked at Agricultural Bureau and Forestry Bureau of Zouping County (鄒平縣農業局及林業局) and was the secretary and deputy director of the County Government Office and Director of Bureau of the Legislative Affairs (法制局), Director of the County Government Office, and communist party member of the County Government Office of Zouping County, Shandong Province, of the PRC. Before retirement in 2007, he was the secretary of the Party's Committee at the Luzhong Professional School in Shandong Province, of the PRC (山東省魯中職業學院). Mr. WANG was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company in April 2013.
Mr. WANG Zhen is our independent non-executive director Mr. WANG has over 5 years of experience in the legal field. He graduated with a bachelor degree from Weifang University* (濰坊學院) in 2009. After obtaining his professional legal qualifications in the PRC in 2009, Mr. WANG has served as a professional lawyer of Shandong Lizhi Law Office* (山東勵志律師事務所) from 2010 till present.


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Swimming Pool Inspectors.
Swimming Inspections are now law in Queensland because of the number of small children drowning in Queensland.
If you intend selling or renting your home with swimming pools or you are the manager for Hotel, Motel and other commercial pools you need to engage qualified inspectors to certify your pools and issue you with safety certificates.
By November 2015 all Queensland Swimming Pools must comply with the new inspection laws and see that their barrier fencing comply with the legislation.
Glen has been a pool inspector since the laws were enacted in November of 2010 and he knows the best way to repair your swimming pools fences to meet the legal requirements.
While it is important to ensure that all fences meet the new legislation we also think It's important to offer a cost effective solution for any fencing repairs you may need done to your fencing.
All Safety Certificates will be sent within 24 hours of meeting compliance with the pool inspection legislation.
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This can save you over $30 on the cost of a certificate.
The Inspection process.
An inspector can be hired to give advice or to consult with a swimming pools owner about the swimming pools compliance with regard to the safety standards in general, as opposed to being hired to inspect for a safety certificate or non-conformance notices.
If the pool inspector is hired to advise or consult only.
- the inspector is not required to give the owner a safety certificate if the barriers do comply.
or a non conformance notice if the barriers do not comply.
- the owner is free to hire another pool inspector at a later time.
This is different with a situation where the pool inspectors are hired to inspect barriers for the purpose of issuing safety certificates or a non conformance notices.
In such cases the owners are not permitted to hire a different pool inspector within the three months of a non conformance notice being given written approval from the Safety Council. These restrictions are intended to deter the owners from shopping around for a more lenient pool inspector.
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As a child growing up in French-speaking Lafayette in southern Louisiana, my very first summer job was cleaning clay orchid pots at Orchid Gardens, the family-run business of one of my best friends. His father and mother were soft-spoken, fascinating to me, scholarly and yet earthy, kind and yet austere. It was a wonderful time for me as a child when I could visit my friend,... AND his parents. Dr John J Lynch had a menagerie of animals that were either in danger of extinction or that he was bringing back to health. I can vaguely remember an Ibis with a broken wing shortly after one of our typical sub-tropical storms. Dr Lynch brought me into his "laboratory", a place I remember vaguely, full of flasks of rare native orchids germinating, books everywhere.. kind of like a Victorian professor's study, because he wanted to tell me about an idea he was developing of hybridizing native Cypripedium parviflorum v. pubescens. It would become a popular avenue for Cypripedium hybridizers more than 3 decades later. I always noted the twinkle in his eye as my mouth dropped open or I would ask questions of other native orchids...
Here: Dr John J Lynch and Mrs Zoe Lynch in the greenhouses. Below - an old picture of the place that enchanted most of my life.
During the summer I "worked" (again here, Mrs Zoe Lynch, I'm sure, had just given me a "job" because she saw that I was utterly smitten with the greenhouses and her collection of unbelievable, other-worldly plants!) I ventured into an area of one of the greenhouses where the old wire-mesh and wooden benches had rotted and fallen to the ground, but the orchids had simply used them as supports, creating a tropical jungle of foliage and flowers. As I worked my way through thick foliage and plants, something huge and spidery brushed my face and icy chills ran down my spine and made my heart stop! But what I saw would change my life.. a strange, airy, rosey-white spider-like flower looked like it was floating in mid air, dancing up and down on a very long, slender stem that disappeared behind some of the more dense vegetation.... a Laelia anceps. I was both stunned and smitten. I dreamt about that experience numerous times, pondering whether I should move to a tropical climate! That never happened, but, now, some 45 years later....
(above: Laelia anceps (picture rights by www.kammlott.net) showing the long, graceful and wiry inflorescences)
I am still under the enchantment of that moment and have realized some of my dreams to have these orchid forms but in my temperate garden!
In the late 1980's, while living in Switzerland on a farm in the Highlands of Zurich, I came across a German magazine which had featured an article on the Baroness Von Zepplin and her large collection of Hemerocallis (daylilies) in southern Germany. I explained to my wife that it would only be a couple of hours day-trip from our home and we made plans and visited her. I came home with 20 different cultivars!
A little while afterwards I joined the GSS, (Gesellschaft Schweizerischen Staudenfreunde), the Swiss Hardy Plant Society, and registered my still-growing collection of cultivars, accompanied with a letter describing a new group I'd found out about in America which was trying to preserve "older" forms of cultivars called Spiders, Exotics and Crispatas. Shortly thereafter I was asked to join the executive board of the Swiss Hardy Plant Society as founder of "Fachgruppen" (Speciality Groups), with Hemerocallis being my own field of focus.
The group in America that I had discovered was headed by Rosemary Whitacre, and around this same time that I wrote her and asked about her endeavours in the direction of the smallest group/category of those her group had been codifying, i.e. the Spatulates. I made a few watercolour sketches of what I had hoped to achieve in breeding this particular form (always with the genus Laelia / Cattelya in mind).
drawing by Marc King for the American Hemerocallis Society's Judges Handbook
Rosemary responded with a 10-page hand-written letter, analysing the direction and the possibilities of achieving them. She recommended two cultivars to start off: GOLLIWOG by the family Wilds, and the then just introduced ASTERISK by Dr Lambert. I had the fortune to find a piece of ASTERISK in the garden of Clarence Crochet in Prairieville, Louisiana, and once these two had flowered in our garden in Switzerland, my path was set. From these first crosses I obtained: DANCING SUMMERBIRD, FAIRY SUMMERBIRD, LEMONCELLO, MOONLIT SUMMERBIRD and LEMON STARFISH. The name, SUMMERBIRD, I took from the dialect of the highlands of Zurich "Summrvögeli" for butterfly; Rosemary Whitacre had called my forms "the Butterfly Forms"...
DANCING SUMMERBIRD (GOLLIWOG X ASTERISK) Marc King-Lamone 1997. DOR, EM-ML, Frag, Spat Unusual Form, BC:8-12, BR: top cluster, NOCT.


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School Bus Accidents: What You Need to Know
Whether your child rides the bus every morning and afternoon or only takes the bus on field trips and special events, it's important to know about bus safety and what your child can do to reduce the risks of being injured. In any given week it seems there is another bus accident in the Atlanta area, underscoring the importance of being informed of bus safety issues.
In Dekalb County, a school bus crashed when the driver had a diabetic reaction and blacked out. He was uninjured in the crash, and there were fortunately no students on the bus at the time. But the accident could just as easily have ended in tragedy.
The same week, a bus accident in Fulton County sent five students to area hospitals. According to MyFoxAtlanta.com, the bus was rear-ended on Fairburn Industrial Boulevard. Five high school students were treated at Piedmont-Fayette Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Buses are designed with passenger safety in mind. Using something called compartmentalization, a bus is designed to limit movement within the bus if it is hit. Although many people worry when they learn most school buses don't have seat belts, the design of the seats themselves is a safety measure.
While on the school bus, your child is just one of many riders. And when ten or twenty children are on a bus talking and making noise, the driver understandably has to use considerable focus to drive in a way that will avoid accidents. In some districts, bus monitors are placed on buses to help keep an eye on the children. But in others, it's the bus driver's responsibility. You can help by talking to your child about the importance of staying in their seat and minimizing distractions for the driver.
In addition to safety while on the bus, your child must be cautious when boarding and leaving the bus. Standing far enough away from the curb when the bus comes to pick him or her up will ensure they are not hit. Make certain your child understands that not all drivers are respectful of a bus's stop arm and to be cautious when leaving the bus and walking out into the street.
Bus accidents are relatively common, and the results of such accidents can be tragic.
The Atlanta accident attorneys with The Millar Law Firm are committed to helping people who are hurt in all types of accidents. If you or your child was injured in an accident that wasn't your fault, we may be able to help you, too. Contact our offices today at 770-400-0000.


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A Viral Peanut Butter & Pickle Sandwich Recipe Is Tearing The Internet Apart, But Here's What It Actually Tastes Like
When your fridge is close to empty, you might pool its contents to try to whip up something edible, like, say, a peanut butter and pickle sandwich. When The New York Times tweeted out a recipe for this controversial sandwich the afternoon of April 5, it practically broke the internet: Twitter users were extremely divided over whether the flavor profile would be lawful neutral or chaotic evil. So, obviously, the Bustle team had to try it out for ourselves, and the verdict? Not bad at all — in fact, extremely good.
The recipe is pretty self explanatory. Basically, you make yourself a toasted peanut butter sandwich and add your favorite pickles. Something so simple didn't need to divide the internet, but, divide the internet it did.
"As an avid fan of pickles and unexpected flavor combos, I was all in about this recipe from the get-go," says Associate Lifestyle Editor Melanie Mignucci. "It's sweet, it's tangy, it's salty — it's everything I want in a sandwich. The tip to toast the bread in the recipe is a literal must-do — it elevates it from a humble sandwich to something Michelin-star level."
"I was skeptical at first but this is something I would GLADLY eat again," Bustle's Deputy Lifestyle Editor Kathryn Kattalia says. "The textures works surprisingly well together?! And it's extra salty but the sweetness of the peanut butter keeps it from being overwhelming, and BRB going to make myself another one right now."
Afternoon Snack Anyone?
OK, I will admit that I have not tried this yet. However, I love peanut butter, and I love pickles so much that I am going to ask for this rad pickle gift box for my birthday, which means I'm definitely game. Bustle's Sex and Relationships Editor Michelle Toglia confirms that the PB&P combo is a must try. "I've tried a lot of pickle snacks in my day — pickle ice cream, chocolate pickle sliders, fried pickles, pickle popcorn, etc. — and PB and pickle sandwiches are by far the best pickle snack."
But, Not Everyone Is In love With This Sandwich
And, the discord over whether or not peanut butter and pickles should get married and have a baby is reminiscent of the great strawberry pizza debate of 2017.
Others Have Strict Rules For PB&P Sandwiches
I would have to agree based on the fact that dill pickles are the only pickles I actually like. Sweet pickles? Bread and butter pickles? No thanks. But, hey, you do you.
People Have Been Eating P&P In Silence For Too Long
If you've ever worried that something you love is odd, or will be shunned by your loved ones, Twitter is where you can find your people.
And, It Feels Good To Be Validated For Your PB&P Love
Like I've been telling you, Susan, peanut butter and pickle sandwiches are the best thing you're not eating. Maybe now that the Times endorsed it as an acceptable snack you'll finally listen to me.
But, Some People Are Still Traumatized From That Whole Peas In Guacamole Thing
"Yes, it was delicious, but not delicious enough for me to forget what the New York Times did to guacamole in 2015," Bustle Lifestyle Editor Emma Lord says.
No, Just, No
If there are two things that should never join forces it's peanut butter and mayonnaise. This is where I draw the line. However, apparently this combo was popular for sandwiches during the 1930s. "The sandwich has been around for a while. The most notable story about it is from 1931, where a man found his car robbed, with nothing touched except two of the groceries in his trunk — peanut butter and mayonnaise," Wide Open Country reported. "The two ingredients spread on bread became a popular meal during the Great Depression for many families."
Ready To Try It?
OK, I realize that I'm going to contradict myself here because I just shunned the peanut butter and mayo sandwich, but I actually don't like mayo. If you're on the fence about either the peanut butter and pickle or the peanut butter and mayo sandwich, and you do like all three of these things, don't knock it until you try it. After all, there was a time in the not-too-distant past where avocado toast sounded totally bananas. Speaking of bananas, maybe try adding them to your PB&P sandwich too.


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Erwin Sattler Clocks
Erwin Sattler Clocks
"Time is the most important ingredient in the recipe of life" wrote the British naturalist Charles Darwin.
To that, the clock company, Erwin Sattler KG of Munich Germany would add:
Design, Precision & Craftsmanship.
Their clocks are truly works of art! And like art, they will last for many generations, a cherished family heirloom. www.erwinsattler.de
Marine Chronometer: Stainless Steel, Power reserve indicator, Fusee / Cable driven gear train. A fusee is a tapered spindle designed to apply an equal pressure to the gear train as the spring unwinds. Otherwise the force of the spring is greatest when fully wound and diminishes as the springs unwinds, affecting the accuracy of the clock.
The clock can be used as a table or wall clock. Three adjustable legs with rubber feet allow the clock to be mounted on a curved ship's hull and mount it securely by lifting the clock away from the hull to lock onto mounting bolt.
I have one # 1365 stainless steel. Sattler clockwork Calibre #1360. Asking $6,000 comes with original box and papers, and a Sattler catalog (see below)
Was also made with a brass case and Roman Dial.
Only 30 clocks were made. Sattler's current version is over $9000 click here to see detailed close-ups on my clock.
Discontinued Clocks no longer available from Sattler, on Clearance sale.
I was a dealer for Sattler Clocks from 1992 to 2005
A table & shelf clock,
Clock will separate from the black shelf it is sitting on.
Piano finish, Gold Leaf and Gold plated brass components, 8 day French made movement with bell to count the hours.
Hand Painted porcelain enameled dial.
14 1/2 inch, 37 cm, total height, two piece - shelf and clock #1122c. Mint!, original box and papers.
This clock is in the Sattler factory museum in Munchen.
If made today, cost would be more than $3300, asking $1800
***Price includes 1 Sattler Blue catalog and flyer (see below)
Please read! Pryer to 2000 Sattler made some clocks for their line, that did not use Sattler movements. This allowed Sattler to have a wider prices selection. These are high quality movements from well respected manufacturers, from commercial production runs. Sattler has very small production runs of their movements, with more attention to finish detail, and upgraded features like steel ball bearings and jeweled bushing.
#1122c Dose Not Have a Sattler movements.
However, Sattler would never use low quality movements in clocks with their name on it. By 2003 they had stopped listing none Sattler movement clocks on their price list.
Almost ALL of Sattler's small table clocks use a French made or Swiss made clockwork with either a jeweled balance wheel escapement or pendulum escapement ( #1122c).
***See catalog photos below of some of these table clocks.
During my years as a dealer, Sattler made 3 clockworks that were used in 4 or 5 table clock models and these were LARGE table clocks.
Alarm clock, Sattler # 1002, Cherry and Walnut. 12 day movement by Cyma Watch, Swiss. 17 jeweled movement, single winding arbor, turn right to wind bell, turn left to wind main spring. The "alarm" will automatically shut off after 5 to 10 seconds. To be honest the "bell" (clapper, more like it) will not wake you up. But it makes a very good desk clock and the alarm can be used to remind you of an appointment or phone call you need to make.
Comes with Sattler box and papers. Asking $750, in 1997 was $1400
***Price includes 1 Sattler blue catalog and flyer (see below)
Sattler clock catalogs. early 1990's
Left about 1991, right about 1995
None of the clocks on these pages used Sattler movements. (1991 catalog)
Late 1990's catalog
****Send me $20 and I'll send you a Sattler blue catalog and flyer, post paid;
or $16 for the blue catalog only, post paid. USA only I have only 6 Flyers.
Flyer from the mid '90s (left) and 2005 Catalog
Below - pages from the flyer, has a lot of good information about Sattler and precision pendulum clocks.
The table clock above is one of the few table clocks to use a Sattler clockwork. It was a fusee clockwork similar to #1360.


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I am a full-blown Momofuku fangirl. Like, so obsessed that I spent half of my summer job earnings to scalp a ticket to the New Yorker Festival off of Craigslist so that I could see a talk from David Chang, Momofuku's mastermind. I'm also a champion of fried chicken, as I've had a long-standing love … Continue reading
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A couple of months ago, The New York Times Magazine released an article detailing the positive health effects of 'awe'. The research felt slightly futile to me. I can eat my vegetables and sprinkle flax onto my yogurt, but how can I ensure that I get a healthy dose of awe? The answer came this … Continue reading
A Taste of Greece
A TASTE OF GREECE ARTICLE BY JANICE FONG, PHOTOS BY KEVIN HE | SPRING ISSUE 2015 Looking for a new cuisine perfect for the summery weather outside? Try your hand at some Mediterranean cuisine with Culinarian! We promise you won't regret it. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Have you ever wanted to taste authentic Greek cuisine without having to board an … Continue reading
Welcome to the Kickoff of Culinarian's Summer Issue!
The Culinarian Gallery SUMMER ISSUE 2015 In honor of our most recent issue, Food as Art and Culture, we'd like to start our summer on a classy note, with literary food quotes from our favorite English and Writing professors, in addition to mouthwatering original art from our artists. We'll be updating regularly over the summer with more … Continue reading
You Are What You Eat: The Importance of Falafel in Defining Jewish Culture in Israel
(Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1KABDyq) You Are What You Eat: The Importance of Falafel in Defining Jewish Culture in Israel ARTICLE BY DANNY LI || SPRING ISSUE 2015 To become an even better host, prepare meals that not only please your guests' palates, but also provide an interesting topic of discussion! Danny Li shares the significance of … Continue reading
Food as Art & Culture Issue is now live!
This is much of our board's last issue of the Culinarian–mine and Jenny included–as we get ready to graduate, so it's only fitting that it's (in my opinion) our best issue yet. In the Art & Culture issue, you'll find: a more sophisticated version of Green Eggs and Ham, plus other meals inspired by our favorite books; a look … Continue reading
The Family Table
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1HZNkB7) The Family Table ARTICLE BY DANIELLE DEISEROTH || SPRING ISSUE 2015 Get nostalgic with Danielle as she shares with us the goodness of Italian cooking and the comfort of her home. By the end of her description, you will be hoping for an invite to Sunday dinner! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I don't look Italian. … Continue reading


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You'd be hard pressed to find a person more easygoing, friendly, and warm than Victor Rivera. When you add professional qualities like dedicated, enthusiastic, and dependable, you get a model employee. And that's exactly what Victor Rivera is.
"I have nothing but good things to say about working with Victor. He is a responsible, dedicated employee that is always willing to help and go the extra mile to make sure he accomplishes all his work," said PMI Area Manager Juan Ramirez. "He is always walking with a smile and with a great attitude."
Rivera came to the US from Puerto Rico in 1990. For 21 years he worked in New York City as head custodian for a limousine service where he performed multiple roles from maintenance mechanic and limo cleaner to garage supervisor and staff manager.
Living in NYC became more and more cost-prohibitive, a fact Rivera shared with his (now ex-) brother-in-law, who lived in Connecticut and worked for AffinEco. After being introduced to PMI VP and Branch Manager Sandino Cifuentes, Rivera decided he'd like to make a move and work for AffinEco. Unfortunately, there weren't any appropriate openings at the time but, impressed by Rivera's background and demeanor, Cifuentes promised to keep him apprised new opportunities. In 2014, the right position opened up, an offer was made, and Rivera accepted.
"From day one, Victor has been a solid performer. He possesses a great work ethic and always goes above and beyond while performing his duties," Cifuentes said.
For more than four years, Rivera has served as head custodian at the Montessori Magnet School in Hartford, a state-of-the-art facility that serves students ages 3-12. It is located on the Learning Corridor urban campus, which sits across the street from collaborating partner Trinity College and also features the Hartford Magnet Middle School, Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Sciences, and Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Rivera loves working there.
"It is like my second home. The people from the school are nice, and I am so happy to work with the kids. They are a lot of fun and I am impressed to see the things they do," said Rivera. "Every morning, they say, 'Hi, Mr. Victor,' and we smile and laugh."
In addition to his daily custodial duties, Rivera often chips in on special school events and afterschool programs, including working in other buildings on the campus. He's quick to volunteer to fill in for co-workers whenever there's a need.
"I want the school to know I am there for them, whatever they need," he said.
The school administrators and teachers greatly appreciate that. In fact, they have twice presented Rivera with trophies in recognition of the level of service he provides, including a "Best Worker of the Year" award in his first year.
"That was so nice," said Rivera. "I was really excited, and it meant a lot to me."
Rivera lives in Hartford. He is divorced and has a 7-year-old daughter who lives in NJ. He gets to see her at least once a month, more often when his schedule allows, and the two go on vacations together in the summertime.
As for AffinEco, Rivera said, "I am really happy with the whole company and like working for them. Mr. Sandino and Mr. Juan are great people. I have no problems and no complaints."
With a positive attitude like that, and a flawless work record, it's no wonder Rivera's supervisors wanted him highlighted in the company newsletter.


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While the gufa has been the result of a kind of a jugalbandi between Doshi and Husain, their perceptions differ. ... for Doshi, the cave is a part of the personal, quasi-spiritual quest, for Husain, it signifies the place man began, and is thus a chapel to honour man and art.
Just days before the gufa was to be inaugurated, Husain disappeared and returned in the evening with Rs 60,000 worth of varied books. "I am going to get many more and place these books on the floor for the time being and let people come in and read."
Husain has limited himself in the gufa - other than the black undulating snake-line which gropes round the exterior-to extraordinary wood-cuts, which he has placed inside the cave. These figures which he, in yet another mumble, calls "still choreography" enhance the shadow play in the cave. But they also do something more.


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Golden Globe Nominee
Confirmation takes a look behind the curtain of Washington politics, depicting the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings where Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment. The hearings brought the country to a standstill and became a pivotal moment in American culture, proving it only takes one voice to change history.
"As powerful as Anita Hill's testimony was 25 years ago."
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