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Blockstack's founders on the road to decentralization
Muneeb Ali and Ryan Shea are the founders of Blockstack, a new internet designed for decentralized applications. They took some time at their recent Blockstack Berlin event to discuss their role in the monumental shift from a consolidated digital architecture to decentralization and how this brave new ecosystem could benefit security, identity and the overall online experience.
Muneeb Ali: Hi, I'm Muneeb. I'm a co-founder of Blockstack.
Ryan Shea: I'm Ryan and I'm a co-founder of Blockstack. We are helping solve the problem of the consolidation of power on the internet.
What are the challenges of solving this problem in the next 10 years?
Ryan: Yeah, I think the biggest challenges are one: building the right software, being able to address the challenges of security and scalability. Two: I would say the issue is – the biggest challenge is – around building the right consumer-facing software, the experiences, making sure that it's not just easy to use, but it's also as good or better than the existing software that's out there. Like a better experience than what you experience with the traditional centralized web.
How will decentralization change our lives in the next 10 years?
Muneeb: When I think about what can happen in ten years, I try to think of it in terms of – if you look at how our physical lives are – maybe we should try to make sure that the digital lives also follow the same property rights or same social norms. For example, let's say if you're talking to your friend in a car and you're driving, you don't expect that someone is listening to that conversation right? Similarly, if you're talking to someone online you should also not expect that someone is listening to that conversation. And, if you're writing something on a piece of paper and it's folded and it's sitting in your house, you don't expect other people to read the contents of it, right? Similarly, you have property rights and you own your house, right, it's yours. And we don't have these concepts in our digital lives right now and that might change in the next 10 years.
Ryan: So I think that there's gonna be a lot more freedom and security for people. I think that's something that's – it's really going to impact people in that way. But something that is harder to quantify and harder to really talk about are the new possibilities that are emerging, the new things that we haven't even thought of yet that are going to happen as a result of us being in control of our own digital lives. Certainly our data, our identity, and our assets. And a perfect example of this, we can imagine things that are extensions of our brains. For example, you imagine a search engine for your thoughts, or anything that you've ever said. Something that's just personal to you and you could just go through "Oh, what was that? Oh!", and then you remember it. That's something that's enabled by you being able to own your data. Of being able to pull everything down from all the different pieces of software that you use and then aggregate it, and then have it index-able and searchable for yourself, right? And that's only possible when you're in control of your data.
How does your approach differ from that of the founding fathers of the internet?
Ryan: If you look at the early stages of the internet, I think there's some things that they missed out on. They didn't build security into the design of the internet and because of this, there were systems that had to emerge to fill the gaps. Now, they also didn't build identity into the foundations of the internet and so, because of this, both of these things left open areas where companies would come in, plug the gaps, and then have an enormous amount of control over the entire internet – over the entire system.
So, if you think of it kind of like a chess match, and you think what would the most powerful players be able to do, and then think ahead of time several moves ahead what you need to put into place to prevent that from happening. And as Muneeb was mentioning, one really, really important thing is the way -potentially the most important thing – is the governance of the entire system. You look at the companies that are involved, what access they have, who the software providers are, how the network runs, how the network upgrades itself, who has the ability to issue updates, who is considered to be a thought leader in the space, how many people can be considered leaders in the entire ecosystem. And then thinking through, what are the ways in which we can move back to decentralization, if it strays a little bit. And a lot of those things are very, very important to that fact.
How do we not screw it up?
Muneeb: So I think one thing that I'm thinking about a lot these days, is how we are not building a company, and we are trying to build an entire ecosystem, right? And more specifically, it's an open source ecosystem and many different parties should be able to play in this ecosystem and not that one company becomes extremely powerful, right? So that boils down to making sure that the software has the right licenses, or people are able to contribute to not just the software development itself, but also decision making. So that you have a very transparent way of making decisions as a community, and not have processes where you know someone is just dictating things behind closed doors. This goes all the way to how you think about having software patents, what role do they play here, because you still need to defend yourself and your technology from big companies who might patent something that you're working on. But maybe it's better for us to patent it and then release it in an open source patent pool or their defensive pool, and things like that. So these are very concrete things, but in general, I think we are at a stage where no one has really built ecosystems like these before, right? There are some things that we can learn from, for example, the open source protocols that were built in the 80s which are still around, right? They were kind of like public utilities, things like TCP/IP and how it has different implementations, and a lot of people were able to contribute towards that. But not recently, we haven't seen a lot of work in this space. So I think, at least, there are different projects and they're trying to learn from each other, and they're trying to adapt and soon hopefully there will be certain best practices that would emerge for how to build these new types of ecosystems.


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For over 20 years, Scott W. Gray has been a performing and composing musician.
His audio pieces have appeared in syndicated television, commercials, radio, websites, independent films, theatre pieces and on spoken word releases, as well as a host of independent albums.
The following pieces were composed to profile Scott's professional audio work. These were all composed and recorded, then chopped with samplers, and multi-track recorded into a digital system.
For more information on any of these pieces, licensing compositions, or to discuss commissioning audio work, please contact Scott through the Fauna Corporation.
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Future Cop Drives Home Along the Bridge : Future Cop
The Long Road Beyond the Hydropods : Long Road
It's a Bright Morning in the Slum : Bright Morning
A Scientist Walks Back From the Graveyard : Scientist Walks Back
Missed the Last Train Out of Town Again : Last Train Out
Maps of Our Bodies and the Borders We Have Agreed Upon:
Spoken Word / Music
Scott W. Gray's collaboration with writer / filmmaker Taien Ng-Chan produced a book (published by Conundrum Press) with an accompanying CD, featuring 13 spoken word & music pieces.
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I Don't Remember : Don't Remember
Roadside Cafe : Roadside Cafe
Driving Through the City in the Middle of Night : Driving Through
Map at the Beginning of Time : Map at the Beginning
Portage Avenue : Portage Avenue
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text: Don Higgins - September 22, 2010 Making Sense of Mock Scrapes During the summer of 2006, I had a chance to meet Bobby Worthington at an event we were both doing at Buckstop Archery near Brownstown, Illinois. Like many other avid whitetail hunters, I had become familiar with Bobby's success in hunting mature whitetails through the pages of North American Whitetail. However, after talking with him in person, I gained a new respect for what he has accomplished and how he has done it.It became obvious to me that Bobby is not simply a good hunter seeking recognition and fame for his success. Instead, Bobby is a great hunter that recognition and fame somehow found. His humbleness was refreshing. As soon as I realized that I was talking to someone who very likely could offer me information that might take my hunting to another level, believe me, I was all ears!A couple of days after our initial meeting, Bobby spent some time at my home. Thus I was privileged to glean several more hours of whitetail knowledge from this gifted hunter. After our meeting, Bobby and I shared a number of phone conversations. It seemed that every time we talked, he would bring up the subject of mock scrapes. I became intrigued and tried to open my mind to the potential that this tactic might offer a serious trophy whitetail hunter. As already mentioned, I'm not trying to insinuate that mock scrapes are a new idea. I remember reading about this tactic back in the early 1980s, and I'm sure it goes back way beyond that period. However, I had always shunned the idea of using mock scrapes for several reasons. First, I believed that any mature buck investigating such a setup would be on full alert. I also concluded that creating a mock scrape would almost certainly contaminate the area with human scent. I have long avoided moving about the areas near my stands where I expect deer activity to take place. I believed that waltzing into such an area and laying out scent went against everything that had contributed to my past successes. On top of that, I was sure that a mature buck could tell the difference between real deer odors and any foreign deer scents that had been introduced into the area.SECOND-GUESSING A MATURE BUCKAs Bobby enlightened me with his experience regarding mock scrapes, I was full of questions. I soon realized that not only was he taking a slightly different approach, but he had a few new twists to bring to the table, or deer woods, as well. Bobby doesn't make a mock scrape expecting to bring bucks in from far and wide to check out the new buck on the block. Instead, he creates mock scrapes near his stand sites with a couple of definite purposes.As most trophy hunters know, mature bucks do not always follow a beaten path. Instead, they often drift through a rather wide travel corridor. Bobby's experience seems to show that a buck traveling through such a location is likely to check out a scrape located nearby. In a sense, the buck is not necessarily coming in just to check out the scrape, but since he is passing nearby anyway, he will come in to investigate -- mostly out of convenience. The advantage is obvious for a hunter who is unable to cover every option within a travel corridor. By pulling nearly every buck traveling through an area to an exact spot, you can cover a much wider area, even with a limited-range weapon such as a bow. On top of that, Bobby places his scrapes exactly where he wants a buck to be standing for a shot.This much I understood and accepted. It made perfect sense, but I still had plenty of questions. How does one go about creating scrapes that the bucks will actually use? And how does one do so without leaving behind any human scent, thus doing more harm than good? Surely this tactic was only applicable in certain situations, I thought. Or could it have universal applications? IT AIN'T ROCKET SCIENCE!Bobby claims that he can create a mock scrape almost anywhere. The key is the overhead branch, and Bobby has no problem creating one where none are available. He often uses wire or nails to hang a branch at the proper height from a tree or fence post or whatever happens to be handy.The thing I found most surprising is that bucks seem to prefer a dead branch with the end about as big around as your thumb. At least, that's what Bobby's experience has consistently indicated. And after thinking about it, I actually recalled seeing a number of deer scrapes created under dead branches.Later on, I started discussing the conversations I'd had with Bobby concerning mock scrapes with another good friend, Brent VanHoveln. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Brent killed the largest whitetail in North America with a bow in October 2005.It was taken in McClean County, Illinois, and it scored 229€'2/8 non-typical P&Y points.To my great surprise, Brent told me that he has also used mock scrapes with some success. Furthermore, he has his own twist to add to the issue involving the use of an overhead branch. In the area of Illinois where Brent and I live, the woodlands are mainly composed of deciduous hardwoods. Pines and other conifers are for the most part not native to our area. However, anyone who lives in this area and has planted pines for wildlife cover or even in the yard can attest to the fact that whitetails love to rub and eat them.As a tree farmer myself, I've learned that whitetails certainly prefer to rub on certain species of trees. Pines, cedars and bald cypress are always the hardest-hit species in my tree nursery. I believe this preference is due to the aromatic qualities of some species, and Brent has found a way to make this whitetail preference work in his favor. How? He'll simply hang a branch from a pine or cedar tree on the overhead licking branch above one of his mock scrapes.If a good branch is already available at the location where Brent wants to put a scrape, he'll simply wire a pine or cedar branch onto it. If such a branch does not exist, he will bring in his own large pine or cedar branch to create the necessary overhead licking branch. Brent has hundreds of trail camera photos to prove that his little trick works!STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTHOnce again, one of my primary reasons for not using mock scrapes in the past was my great concern about leaving human scent in the area. However, in addition to the obvious step of wearing rubber gloves, Bobby let me in on another one of his secrets. Now let me say right here that I am not one for promoting products that I don't believe in or use myself. Money can't make me promote something I don't believe in.With that said, I feel compelled to mention a product that Bobby introduced me to.During one of our conversations when I was asking him about scent control around mock scrapes, Bobby told me about Elimitrax. Elimitrax is a glove-like over-boot product that is worn over the foot and leg to contain odor. I skeptically asked Bobby why this product was any better than rubber boots, and he explained that it was the material the product was made from."A new pair of rubber boots gives off an odor that is detectable to even the human nose," Bobby said. "This is due to the chemical makeup of the materials that rubber boots are made from. However, the Elimitrax over-boot system is made from a formula of materials that is odorless."FOOLING A DOG'S NOSE€'.€'.€'. I'm sure Bobby could still sense my skepticism as he explained this to me. So he went on to tell me how he tested the over-boot's effectiveness. Bobby works at a prison where a pack of bloodhounds are kept to track down escapees in the event of an escape.One day Bobby took his Elimitrax over-boots to work and tested them against the keen noses of the bloodhounds. After putting them on, he headed for a wooded area beyond the prison and instructed a co-worker to give him a head start before bringing on the bloodhounds.Bobby had barely gotten out of sight when he heard the bloodhounds howling. He circled around to a spot where he could watch them try to pick up his trail. To his amazement, they were unable to track him, even though the trail was only minutes old. He was convinced right then and there of the product's potential. Now, so am I.Keeping human disturbances to a minimum starts with scent control but also entails limiting human intrusion into an area. I asked Bobby how he kept his scrapes scented without burning out the area with his constant visits, and he told me about another product that he uses.DeerDirt is a scented waterproof dirt that was developed and patented by a long-line Montana trapper who needed a way to treat dirt to make it waterproof and thus keep his trap sets from freezing. By adding a deer scent to the process, the result is "scented" dirt that repels water and stays potent for weeks -- even through wet weather. It is the perfect product for creating and maintaining mock scrapes.PROOF IN THE PUDDINGTo this point, I have given you the basics on the "hows" and "whys" of utilizing mock scrapes. That is not enough for me, however. I always try to give real life examples in my articles that prove the worth of my subject, and that is a path I will continue to take.I don't jump on every idea or product that I hear about, even when the information comes from people I respect like Bobby Worthington and Brent VanHoveln. I have to try it myself and see real results and believe in what I am saying. With this approach in mind, I set out last season to make my own conclusions regarding mock scrapes and the information that Bobby and Brent had shared with me.My first test took place during the first week of October, a full month before the rut. I was still skeptical enough that I wasn't going to rush out and make mock scrapes around my stands just yet. What I did do was create a mock scrape under a single tree that stood alone in a field nearly 300 yards from any woods. I wasn't about to mess up my hunting areas, so I played it safe out in this open area and I did it a month before the rut. To get an honest assessment of the results, I placed an infrared trail camera over my newly created mock scrape.When I returned 10 days later to retrieve the flash card from the digital camera, I was astounded! It was obvious that the scrape had seen a lot of deer activity, so I hurried home to see the proof. During the first five days after the scrape was made, I got 156 photos of more than 10 different bucks! Two of those bucks were mature animals that would easily score over 150 inches, and both of those bucks had made multiple visits to the scrape over several days.I was so intrigued that I left the camera on this scrape and freshened it with DeerDirt only one time during the next three months until the end of December. Deer activity continued to be strong on the scrape throughout the rut before eventually tailing off in early December, the same time that natural scrapes were also going dead. The mature bucks continued to hit the scrape from time to time. The last visit from either of them took place on Dec. 5.TIME FOR A NEW STRATEGY?I have enjoyed some good success with my low-impact approach to hunting mature bucks, but 156 pictures from one mock scrape over five days had me rethinking things.Good deer hunters must remain students hungry for more knowledge rather than becoming complacent know-it-alls, and with that in mind I have always tried to remain open-minded. Armed with my first-hand knowledge of the possibilities involving mock scrapes, I still didn't run out and make them under all of my stands. But I did make a few more in strategic locations.One of them happened to be the one that the buck I killed last season visited two mornings in a row, including themorning I tagged him. I'd like to share one more story from last season that shows another use for mock scrapes.In mid-December a friend of mine told me that he had seen a monster buck near a small woodlot on two separate evenings within the previous week. From his description, I knew that I needed to investigate further. After getting permission to hunt the woodlot, I went in to hang a scouting camera and see what the buck really looked like.The woodlot was flat with very little terrain or cover features to funnel deer movement. In other words, there was no good place to hang the camera and have reasonable expectations of getting a photo of the buck. But remembering that I had a package of DeerDirt in the truck, I got it and created a mock scrape to increase my chances of getting a good photo of the buck.When I had the film developed, it contained four photos of the big buck, all taken the same day but hours apart on visits to the scrape. There were also photos of several other deer. In the first photo, the mature buck had his nose buried right in the scrape. It became obvious to me that mock scrapes are not only good for drawing bucks closer to a stand, but they're also invaluable when used in conjunction with trail cameras to assess the buck herd in an area.I doubt if I'll ever have a mock scrape near every one of my best stands, but this is definitely a tactic that I'll be using more in the future. In one season I saw firsthand the potential that this tactic has. Besides, if it worked so well for guys like Bobby Worthington and Brent VanHoveln, with their track records, who am I to argue? GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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The controversy surrounding the number of alleged irregular appointments of Municipal Managers in the province needs to be cleared up as a matter of urgency. Cadre deployment and corruption-free government are polar opposites. The DA stands for good governance and has zero tolerance towards corruption.
There should be no margin for error in appointing key positions. The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Fikile Xasa must, as a matter of urgency, enforce compliance or declare such appointments as null and void if they are found to be irregular.
It is critical that MEC Xasa keeps his finger on the pulse of critical appointments in municipalities. A Municipal Manager (MM) can make or break a municipality. They often hold the key in terms of guarding against corruption, irregular, unauthorised and fruitless and wasteful expenditure. If the person appointed to such a position does not have the necessary skills to ensure administrative compliance, everyone will suffer, especially the residents of the municipality.
There have been three alleged instances of alleged irregular appointments of MMs in the province over the past few months, in the Intsika Yethu, Walter Sisulu and Port St Johns Municipalities.
The Municipal Systems Act is very clear about the processes that must be followed to appoint an MM. It also allows the MEC of Cogta to enforce compliance. Non-compliance results in an appointment being null and void.
In a response to oral questions about the appointment of the MM in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality without the post being advertised, the MEC stated that he was not aware of the irregularities in terms of this appointment and would send a delegation to investigate, with immediate effect. To date, no information has been received from such a delegation. For the reply, click here: Reply to IQP 35 q 4 appoiontment of Walter Sisulu MM
It was also alleged that Intsika Yethu Municipality appointed a MM without the council being given a report on the recruitment process and recommendations. This made it impossible for the council to ensure that the appointment was in line with the requirements of the Systems Act. The MEC stated in response to legislature questions I asked, that such a report was furnished to council in a Special Council Meeting on 7 June 2017. On further inspection, it was found that there was no special council meeting on the 7 June 2017. For the reply, click here: Reply to IQP 31 appointment of Intsika Yethu MM
The latest instance of an alleged irregular appointment of an acting MM took place in Port St Johns Municipality, where the former MM was suddenly dismissed by the Mayor and an acting MM was appointed without the post being advertised and without a council decision.
I have submitted a legislature question to the MEC about the appointment of the MM in Port St Johns and am waiting for his reply. I will continue to highlight irregular appointments of MMs to the MEC through letters and legislature questions. — Vicky Knoetze MPL, Shadow MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs


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We're officially planning a massive trip around the world. (eeek!) (Yay!) (AAHHH!)
It's no secret our family intentionally seeks a simple, minimal way of life so we can all follow our dreams. And now we've come to understand much of these lifestyle habits have whet our appetite for more experiences and thus led to our desire and ability to travel more together.
We'll be documenting our travels from start to finish because I've loved hearing other families doing the same (and hopefully we can accomplish this without disrupting our sweet, slow way of life). My husband Kyle and I will also be launching a podcast this summer so anyone vaguely interested in our journey can peer into our lives behind the scenes while we plan, make mistakes, laugh at ourselves, argue, try new things and world-school our kids.
Our ultimate goal is to share how we travel in a simple, minimal way, freeing us up to truly enjoy life, relish our time together and serve others during our time abroad.
How are we able to travel for months at a time?
Well, first God has blessed us immensely. I mean, we definitely don't deserve to do this more than the next family and are eternally grateful for the opportunity. Secondly, we're entrepreneurs – we can generally work wherever there's an internet connection. Thirdly, we homeschool which means we dictate our own schedule.
Finally, Why not just do it? We've envisioned experiencing the world with our kids instead of just talking or reading about it.
I can't tell you how many times I've run into other folks who've said "Oh someday I'd love to do that." Or "Wow, I wish we could do that." But guys, there are multiple ways ANYONE can make this happen. You can be single, married, working full time, part time, you can have 7 kids (yes families exist who travel the globe with 7 kids!)
If it's something you feel you're meant to do, then what's holding you back?
That said, every person and family's calling looks different. I have a good friend who has zero desire to travel with her young family. Instead she joyfully serves others in her city, never venturing out of the state. I absolutely love her willingness to obey God in the specific way He has called her.
For some reason, He put it on our hearts to travel while our children are still relatively young (ages 4 and 8). We do homeschool making this not only an enticing opportunity to learn directly from our experiences but also a very important opportunity as our children will hopefully garner so many life-long memories and advantages from visiting other cultures and historical, beautiful places around the world.
Personally, it's on my heart to serve others in need wherever we visit.
And yes, I'm totally open to suggestions… our kids will undoubtedly be joining in these efforts if they choose.
So if you know of any organizations, schools, orphanages, groups, ministries or other places/people in need specifically in New Zealand, Australia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland and Iceland,* please let us know. We'll be making a couple other stops in between these locations but otherwise plan on spending the majority of our time in these countries.
We're using AirTreks.com to begin researching flights and aiming for January 2019 (we love autumn and don't wan to miss the holidays with family in the Pacific Northwest). We know at this point it will take us a few months to be able to go where we want without rushing through each place.
I also have some other amazing resources and inspiring women traveling with their families in which I'll share with you down the road. Who knows, maybe we'll talk to or run into a few of them along the way.
We hope you keep up with us on our journey… we'd also love any feedback or ideas anyone has as we venture out.
Stay updated by following the SimpleandFreeLife.com blog (the one you're on right now 🙂 – you'll get notified when I post a new article) or on Instagram. (Sorry folks, not a fan of using Facebook so that's a no go). Podcast info coming soon and that should be a hoot. My husband is amped and ready to rock that portion of our travel documentation.
We're also always open to prayer while we plan, travel and hopefully bring the simple gift of God's love to others along the way.
And we're OFF to Neverland!
With Love.
"Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near." ― Paulo Coelho, Aleph
*These countries represent a rough plan 6 months ahead of time. If any of you have ever traveled you know plans often change!


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tag >> security
From Text to Threat Detection
February 21st, 2017
If you can't analyze foreign languages quickly and efficiently, you can go blind to threats.
- Tagged Basis Technology, Big Data Analytics, Security
Communicating in a Crisis – Always be Prepared
November 14th, 2016
A good communication plan is perhaps the key tool in any crisis, but how can agencies ensure communication when critical infrastructure is down?
- Tagged BlackBerry, Mobile Government, Pentagon, Security
Automating Image Search & Index
October 13th, 2016
Pictures and video have long been effective weapons in the fight for national security. The information conveyed in a simple image – a freeze-frame of a suspect captured on video, the license plate of a car, the words on a street sign or on the side of a building – are an increasingly important part of research, security, and investigations at all levels of government. But the sheer volume of content makes it nearly impossible for analysts to review images and develop keywords for every frame to make analysis possible.
What Federal Customers Expect from Mobile
March 24th, 2015
Earlier this year, NIST released a comprehensive document that provides government technology leaders with a guideline for selecting secure mobile applications to improve the security of a mobile workforce.
- Tagged Cybersecurity, F5, F5 Networks, Mobile, NIST, Security


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Ms Loh Lay Bee, Head of Julius Baer Trust Company (Singapore) Limited shares the key skills needed for a wealth planner.
Much has been written about providing appropriate tax planning, overcoming multi-generational complexity, adopting a holistic approach to meet clients' needs, among other considerations, when offering financial solutions.
Perhaps an area that is of equal importance but less talked about is the engagement of the right wealth planner. After all, a trust or its equivalent, as proposed by a wealth planner, is not an investment product that clients purchase and sell in a few months or years. The trust forms the backbone of the relationship between a trustee and a family that is expected to span generations.
The wealth planner is the gatekeeper and the first line of defence who ensures that the appropriate circumstances are factored in before the best solutions are being presented for the clients to make informed decision. The wealth planner is someone whom the customer relies on to lead the way. To be a trusted and reliable wealth planner, they must possess certain traits and skills.
Knowledge of latest regulatory changes across different jurisdictions
A slew of regulatory changes were introduced in the last few years across many jurisdictions. Some of these changes impact the clients and their family directly, others affect the trust industry, while some affect external factors such as investment suitability.
In such an evolving environment, wealth planners must keep abreast of the legal, technical, and regulatory changes in applicable jurisdictions and understand how these regulatory changes may impact their recommendations.
Keeping up to date on clients' multi-jurisdictional needs is a particularly tall order when even lawyers – who tend to primarily be experts in one jurisdiction – struggle to stay on top of clients' cross-borders needs amidst increasing global regulatory changes.
This challenge is even greater for wealth planners from smaller organizations where there are less mentoring, fewer role models to seek advice from, and limited internal resources to tap on.
To overcome these challenges and succeed as a trusted wealth planner, the desire to learn, the hunger for knowledge, and the discipline to keep up with industry changes are non-negotiable qualities.
A competent and trusted wealth planner is someone who is able to offer a broader and deeper set of capabilities other than recommending a trust, a foundation, or an insurance. The recommendations must serve the multi-jurisdictional needs of international families, and that involves managing, protecting, and growing clients' assets in any jurisdiction around the world.
Outstanding communication skills
As the "architect" of trusts that will serve clients' needs, a well-rounded wealth planner need not only have hard skills but also soft skills that will enable him to effectively communicate and interact with clients.
Strong communication and exceptional interpersonal skills are key. This does not mean that wealth planners must be extreme extroverts, but they should be able to elicit or draw information from the clients, and ask relevant questions that effectively get to the heart of their clients' issues and needs. Most importantly, they must be authentic.
Given that the wealth planning world is a complex one, the ability to articulate is imperative. The documentation is extensive and complex, and filled with concepts and jargons that may be confusing to even the best of clients. A wealth planner must make time and be able to clearly explain all the details so that their clients can make informed decisions.
Forward thinking mindset
In addition, wealth planners need excellent drafting skills and be able to put pen to paper to capture every detail of their clients' wishes. When drafting the documents, they need to not only seek the best solutions but possess a forward-thinking mindset to anticipate clients' needs and regulatory changes, in order to design a robust structure that will stand the test of time.
A well-structured trust devised by a forward thinking wealth planner will be able to adapt to ever-changing and complex needs of both the clients and their family.
Ethically upright
Underpinning all these skills, and perhaps the most crucial trait is ethics and integrity. When faced with a fluid regulatory environment, increasing targets, and intensifying competition, strong ethics and integrity are qualities that will sustain clients' trust and build deep relationships.
While a wealth planner's technical competence will enable him to help clients understand the legal implications, it is ultimately the wealth planner's ethics and integrity that will determine whether a trust or other solution is planned or the structure is right. With strong ethics and integrity, the wealth planner will be able to uphold the industry's professional reputation and maintain Singapore's image as a clean and trusted financial centre.
In short, a good wealth planner never deviates from the timeless notion of stewardship. Armed with the requisite technical and soft skills, a competent wealth planner is one who is driven by his unwavering passion, unrelenting focus, and unassailable principles to steer his clients through good and bad times.


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Welcome to freshershost.com, In this article, we are going to give the detailed information about Indbank recruitment notification 2018-19.
Indbank recruitment 2018-19 notification has been released on official website www.indbankonline.com for the recruitment of 15 vacancies at Indbank Merchant Banking Service Limited. The candidate who is looking for Secretarial Officer – Trainee (Back Office Staff), Dealer (Stock Broking) can apply application on or before 30th July 2018.
Freshers Host wishing you a very all the best! Good Luck!
Organization : Indbank Merchant Banking Service Limited
Post name : Secretarial Officer – Trainee, Dealer
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Vacancy Details :
Secretarial Officer – Trainee (Back Office Staff) – 5 Posts
Dealer (Stock Broking) – 10 Posts
Secretarial Officer – Trainee: Graduate (NISM/ NCFM qualification preferable).
Dealer: Graduate with NISM / NCFM qualification
Age Limit: 21 to 30 years as on 1st July 2018
Secretarial Officer – Trainee: Rs. 9000 – 15000/- Per Month
Dealer: Rs. 2.00 – 3.00/- Lakh Per Annum
Application Fee: No Fee
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I'm an Assistant Professor and founder of the Intelligent Dynamics Lab (indylab) in the Department of Computer Science in the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine.
I was previously a postdoc in Berkeley AI Research (BAIR), working with Ion Stoica in the RISELab, and with Ken Goldberg in the AUTOLAB, in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. My PhD was with Naftali Tishby in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hebrew University, and my MSc was with Moshe Tennenholtz in the Computer Science Department at the Technion IIT. I was a PhD exchange student with Liam Paninski in the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University.
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SEEN: Estamos Aqui
Were you Seen at Estamos Aqui, a fundraiser for the Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council's Latino Community Advocacy Program, at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 6, 2019?
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You remember those guys in Office Space that everyone was afraid of? The ones that were tasked with firing the useless employees after giving them an assessment on why exactly they were useless? Well, Up in the Air is about one of those guys…except this time he lacks a mustache, wears a dress shirt with sleeves and is played by George Clooney rather than Dr. Cox from Scrubs. Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a "termination facilitator" that takes care of the messy stuff when corporate America decides they need to downsize…and in this economy, there's a lot of that happening. It's not the most pleasant of jobs but Bingham makes the best of it…heck, at first observation, he appears to even enjoy it.
As one can imagine, firing people results in a lot of uncomfortable situations with people angry and disheartened, crying about what they're going to do about paying bills or explaining the situation to their families. Bingham has this down to a science, probably through years of experience and a lack of emotional attachment, not only to his job but to pretty much everything. Bingham is one of those people that doesn't really stay put anywhere for too long. Sure, he has an apartment but it is barely more than a box and he loathes the six weeks a year he has to spend there. His family thinks of him as a stranger, his secretary is instructed to deflect all means of communication and the only place Bingham really feels at home is on an airplane, where he is nearing the milestone of ten million (yes, million) frequent flyer miles.
Bingham cruises through the airport with ease, checking in, shopping at the duty free and sipping cocktails at the lounge without skipping a beat. Of course, he wouldn't be able to bring carry-on onto an airplane with the new ridiculous regulations in place after Christmas but that's beside the point. He learns the fastest and most convenient ways to eliminate the stress most of us feel when we have to head to the airport. Don't check in any bags since that's a heck of a lot of time lost waiting at the carousel. Line up at security behind Asians as we get in and out of our shoes easy and pack light (rather true, actually). Bingham floats through all these modern obstacles like a butterfly (…and I can't think of anything clever to say about bees or stinging).
Bingham is also a part-time motivational speaker, who emphasizes the freedom of not having anything, including family, friends and non-mobile possessions, to weigh him down. That isn't to say he is entirely isolated. Along the way, he meets Alex (Vera Farmiga), another frequent traveler like himself and they quickly connect over hotel lounge cocktails and a comparison of all their exclusive traveler club membership cards. We also have Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick), a new employee at Bingham's firm who threatens to revolutionize his job through telecommunication, which would effectively destroy the need for him to spend the majority of his time on the road. Despite his objections, Bingham is tasked with showing Natalie the ropes of the job.
Up in the Air is the latest from Jason Reitman, director of great films such as Thank You for Smoking and one of my favorite movies of 2008, Juno. Although I admit that Diablo Cody's script does not age well, there's no denying Reitman's talent in making interesting stories that are mostly rooted in reality.
I'd say the performances here are flawless but none of the roles are really much of a stretch for any of the principle cast. George Clooney is classic George Clooney here. Although he doesn't do anything morally wrong such as tobacco lobbyists, he undoubtedly has one of the most detestable jobs known to man. However, it is difficult to not like Bingham as it is clear that he wants to make the firing process as easy as possible and does it in a strangely charming way.
Vera Farmiga smolders on screen, sexy and warm without being obvious about it. Alex is very straight-forward attractive in a no-BS way, something that appears to even surprise Bingham. It's quite clear they're meant for each other from the beginning as they roll out of bed and schedule their next rendezvous on their laptops, making sure it doesn't clash with their current itineraries and that no strings are attached anywhere.
Anna Kendrick plays enthusiastic employee well, starting out like an overactive squirrel but showing some real emotional chops as the job starts to wear on her as it would any normal human being. Watching her cut loose from the day-to-day, worker bee attitude was hilarious as are her scathingly honest "complements" to Alex and Ryan, who she regards as "old".
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It is hard to describe why Up in the Air is such a great film. In fact, I think it is sure to be on the short list for Best Picture when the Oscars roll around in a couple months. At first glance, the premise seems like it would be snore-fest but the script is witty and dusted with irony. There's very, very few if any moments in the film's near two hours that aren't engaging. Reitman deftly tells an entertaining story that keeps us emotionally invested without emphasizing elements of the film that would turn it into a contrived romantic comedy. In fact, I'm not even sure it's a comedy despite having some genuinely funny moments. The ending is a bit of a twist and perhaps an unexpected shock for the viewer as Reitman isn't complacent in simply making another one of "those" movies. My only real knock on the movie is that the start is slightly better than the finish.
Go see Up in the Air. It's a wonderful film that shows one of this generation's actors at his finest and proves Reitman may just be one of the best emerging directors in recent memory.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after the Section 232 Tariffs were removed from Canada and Mexico.
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Introducing the new branding to replace Vulcano!
Hello All!
It has been quite the journey, and I thank you all for coming with us this far! Vulcano has come a very long way since we came into this space and began our effort to turn around this diamond in the rough.
The next step in this process is the rebrand which was mentioned in the Vulcano Trajectory Paper. While the name "Vulcano" resonates well for concepts like geothermal power, it does not convey the true breadth of what we are working to accomplish.
So, it is time for a fresh start!
Introducing Quoxent! (/ˈkwōSHənt/)!
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Quo is a general Latin questioning word — it is part of every question, from "where" to "how many"…quo is what you must ask before you get any answers.
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Title: Microbial bio-transformation of synthetic polymers in agricultural soils: Development of analytical tools to advance a mechanistic process understanding
Michael Sander is a senior scientist and research group leader in Environmental Chemistry at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. Michael received his M.S. degree in Geoökologie from the University of Bayreuth (Germany) in 2000, and his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Yale University (USA) in 2005. Following postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich, Michael holds the positions of research group leader since 2008 and senior scientist since 2017. A core research area in Michael's group is the environmental chemistry of (bio)macromolecules. Within this area and in close collaboration with Hans-Peter Kohler (Eawag) and Kris McNeill (ETHZ), Michael's research group is investigating the key steps involved in the biodegradation of synthetic polyesters in natural and engineered systems, including agricultural soils. The goal of the work is to develop a fundamental, mechanistic understanding of these steps and, thereby, to help advance the replacement of persistent polymers that accumulate in the environment by biodegradable polyesters in suitable application areas, such as agriculture.


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A destroyed home remains empty a over a year after ISIS attacked the village of Gara Sur in the summer of 2014.
The children of Samed Ismael Ali, a farmer in the village of Gara Sur which sits just outside the city of Makhmur, Iraq, play in the local school which was destroyed by ISIS forces in the summer of 2014.
This fall I will return to Iraqi Kurdistan to take on the second phase of my long-term multimedia project. Entitled One Hour Sooner, the project, which started in 2015, is being conducted over multiple reporting trips where the war with ISIS threatens the way of life for industrial farmers and their families living near the peshmerga front line.
This project is more than just a story about how farmers survive war. It is a story about people living on the margins of society; whose voices deserve our attention, and whose livelihoods are in danger. It is a story about how we value land, treat the environment and how our narratives of dealing with conflict change over time.
Click here to see the project site.
Ploughs sit at the edge of a field outside the city of Makhmur.
Farmer Samed Ismael Ali near his home in the village of Gara Sur. His family, who once relied on large-scale agriculture, now depends on livestock for money. Getting to Ali's house requires driving past the second-to-last peshmerga checkpoint.
Samed and his son walk back home after exploring the area. Only four of the original twenty families moved back after the area was cleared despite living just a few kilometers from the peshmerga front line.
A cornfield in the farming village of Chakhmaka remains despite the dangers of a war just down the road. The village and surrounding area was once considered no-man's-land. Improvised Explosive Devices, planted by ISIS in the fields, continue to claim victims.
A defensive position stands outside the city of Dibis, Iraq.
A portrait of Hamid Nuree made during his interview. Nuree, and other Kurds in his village, brokered an agreement with local Arab businessmen as means of securing an outlet to their sell crops as the Kurdish government still owes them money for the previous two years.
The wife of farmer Abdul Kadr Muhammed inside their home in Busheon, Iraq. Busheon, which sits near the oil city of Kalak, has stopped all large-scale industrial farming due to recurring ISIS artillery and rocket attacks.
The village of Gara Sur remains mostly abandoned despite being rescued by peshmerga forces in the summer of 2014. ISIS forces, which only held the area for 72-hours, set dozens of boobytraps around the village.
Shepherds from the village of Gara Sur move their flock back to their barn. The village sits just twenty minutes back from the peshmerga front line.
Abdul Kadr Muhammed, a local council member leader and former peshmerga soldier, inside his bedroom in the farming village of Busheon, Iraq.


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8th and 9th graders should take the PSAT/NMSQT exam in October this coming Fall for practice, in their 9th and 10th grade year. Do NOT let high school counselors or anyone tell you 9th or 10th graders take the 'PSAT-10' or 'PSAT-8/9' and not the real PSAT/NMSQT. That's BS! There is no rule against it! Make sure they order for you the real one. Why spend the money and time otherwise? Take the real test with real high school Juniors. Freshman and sophomores may not...
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To parents of teens & college students, & those that teach & counsel them. If you haven't had this discussion, & if you have, remind them again & again.
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As fishing winds down, hundreds of drift boats are hauled back out of the water in Naknek, most inside of about one busy week. For the boat haulers, it can be a tricky but lucrative business on the front and back end of the fishing season.
It is 2 p.m. and Karl Williams is behind the tractor wheel, hauling a boat out of water. He has not slept in 48 hours. He said he has to work with the tides to pull boats out, and when the tides are out there are repairs to take care of.
"It's just something that's gotta get done," he said. "Don't have time for coffee. Just something that has to get done. Tide doesn't wait for anybody, just have to keep going."
There are about 1,500 drift gill net boats in Bristol Bay, and 600 of those are hauled in and out of water by Williams.
He owns and operates the business Anchor Inn Boat Storage in Naknek. He is in the last push of the season hauling boats out of water.
The process starts with a long list of boats needing haul out. Carl said he does about 35 in a 24-hour period, with each haul out taking about 15 minutes.
His son, Allen Williams, rides on the trailer to guide Karl into the water, but also to run the hydraulics. He said he often gets people on boats who are new to hauling out.
"It was dark out and we were picking out of the beach just down the river here Silver Bay's ramp now," Allen said. "I was waving to them to come over her, but here he is to the left of the trailer looking at me. He was looking at me going, "What?" I'm like you missed the trailer by a boat width."
Once the boat is out of the water Karl drives it to one of several boat yards in the Bristol Bay Borough. He has several trailers, so with long hauls such as to the airport he may leave them on the trailer until low tide.
Then he works quick to haul boats to yards closer by while the water is up. His clipboard tells him what spot to park the boat, which is typically a tight fit and often left cluttered with cars or junk.
"We put a boat down last night over there and it's in the wrong spot but no keys to a pickup to move it and two cars in one spot," Karl said. "We got no way to move it unless we lift it up with a squirt boom and destroy their car."
The 32' drift boats are parked, stood up jack stands and wooden blocks underneath. Within a few days, here and elsewhere this process rebuilds Bristol Bay's signature fall and winter scenery of hundreds of dry docked fishing vessels lining the roads.
On this day, Allen Williams is showing Justin Gilbert how to do this safely.
"These ramps, you can't do that," Allen said. "Lift them up. Watch these poles that they're not going to slam against the bumpers. They're loose right now."
Gilbert said, "Oh boy."
Once all the stands and blocks are in place, Karl starts up the hydraulics to lift the boat off the trailer.
And just like that the tractor is off. Karl wastes no time and heads back for the next one, with his crew still riding on the trailer.
Gilbert said they have to keep moving quick to keep their customers happy.
"You gotta keep up maintenance and that tractors going in the water you know. So you gotta make sure fluids are up. There's really no breaks," Gilbert said. "So once they're done pulling out boats they gotta go back and make sure everything is working on the tractor."
Keeping up with the 600 boats on the agenda is no easy feat. Allen has been up since 8 a.m. the day before.
"Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol," he said.
Like everything about a Bristol Bay summer, the boat haul outs will peak and then quickly taper off. It costs between $250 to $500 per haul out, depending on boat size and distance, making this a lucrative post-season business to be in.
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Is the ICC biased against Muslim players?
Recently, while going through my Twitter feed, I came across a rather amusing tweet. It was by the former vice chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Dr Adil Najam. The tweet names and shames the International Cricket Council (ICC) for being biased against Muslim players by making them play ODI cricket during the month of Ramazan and on Eid as well. According to Najam, the ICC gave preferential treatment to Indian players by giving them ample time to refresh prior to the World Cup. But is such a critique of the ICC fair? Is the governing ...Read Full Post
I got dreams, dreams to remember
"I got dreams, dreams to remember." I repeated this for hours on the soft prayer mat that cushioned my knees. My hands were cupped close to my chest, a tear falling occasionally on the lines of my palms. I got dreams, dreams to remember. There was a quiet drizzle outside my window. The wind picked up and the branches brushed across the glass. The tapping of the water on the window pane was the only noise I could hear, apart from my own breathing and that of Zamzam's. I opened my eyes into darkness. I felt as if the blur from my tears hindered ...Read Full Post
Has Eid 'modernised' with time?
Eid shopping is easy these days. Just saunter in any of the malls, check out the popular brands, take your pick and head back home while enjoying any of the easily available branded snacks. For the parents, this is a job well done. For the kids, it's one of those shopping trips which is topped with a favourite place to eat out, as celebrating Eid for them is just another holiday. However, decades ago, when I was a child, Eid was a different affair. As we prepared for Ramazan, my father would visit his mother – my grandmother – to ...Read Full Post
4 foods to stay away from in the scorching summer heat this Ramazan
"It's summer! The heat is blazing like the fourth of July, I got the air con on, and it's blasted on high. So just grab something cool and jump in your ride, Pick up everybody, I'll be waiting outside!" When your little cousins are out of school and blasting Selena Gomez's hit song, Summer's Not Hot, all through the day, you know what's happening. The summers are finally here and so is the holy month of Ramazan! Now it is time to welcome profuse sweating and never-ending thirst. While the sun looks beautiful glistening in the daylight, any Pakistani will tell you that ...Read Full Post
A fruitless Ramazan
The people of Pakistan are finding it incredibly difficult to keep up with the extremely high prices of fruit this Ramazan. Of course, it doesn't help that they are already bearing the brunt of an economy that appears to be going through its worst phase. The festive occasion of Ramazan, which is followed by Eidul Fitr, has never been particularly kind for the poor or middle classes in Pakistan. Unlike other Islamic countries where Ramazan is a month of ensuring ease for the poorest, the opposite is witnessed in Pakistan, where prices of basic amenities such as wheat, sugar, pulses, ...Read Full Post
#TherapistDiaries: A hard worker is not the same as a workaholic – the latter is an addict
Farooq's* work was a matter of utmost importance for him. He used metaphors like "battlefield", "winning" and "war" when talking about work. He worked in the corporate sector and was at a higher level of the ladder. He sought therapy because all his subordinates hated him. He had a sense that his subordinates, who at some point were his colleagues, were jealous of his success and plotted against him all the time. Farooq was a workaholic, and his perfectionism drove not only his subordinates but his friends away as well. He took no offence in working overtime or even sleeping at ...Read Full Post
7 game changers of 2018 that revolutionised Pakistan's drama industry
The year 2018 has proven to be a great one for our local drama industry. Surprisingly, we got to watch some of the most heart-wrenching and striking stories on the small screen; stories addressing social issues that are taboo and usually remain hidden behind closed doors, rarely making it to the national spotlight. Thankfully, our drama industry is now not only focusing on producing entertaining content, but also on highlighting stories that educate the masses. Though it was a very difficult decision to select a handful of shows from an extensive list of new content, I have nonetheless managed to ...Read Full Post
Munir and Ali needed a goat like Raju
"Mama! Mujhay subha uthana please aath bajay. Baba kay sath mandi jaunga," Ali pleaded with his mother. (Mom! Please wake me up at eight in the morning. I have to go with dad to the cattle market) She nodded as she tucked him in lovingly. Ali had been looking forward to the Bari Eid since Ramazan. He had been extremely disappointed to find out that the Eid after Ramazan will not involve getting a bakra (goat) and bringing it home. He had insisted though. "Hum le aatay hain na! Hum bakra isi wali Eid pe le aatay!" (We should get it! We should get ...Read Full Post
Why our mosque culture needs to change: An open letter to Masjid Aunties
Dear Masjid Aunties, It's common for you to undermine people who don't meet your religious standards, especially in a place of worship. Converts get pulled out of prayer by the arm for not praying with an abaya. Women are publicly shamed and bashed for not wearing the hijab correctly. If someone doesn't regularly go to the mosque, they're looked down upon. It's sad, but it's a rampant issue in the women's section of the masjid (mosque). Informing someone about something advised against is fine, but please, do so respectfully. Women at the mosque judge and gossip amongst themselves. This mentality can be ...Read Full Post
Suno Chanda makes the choice for women yet again – marriage trumps education and career
Pakistan's drama industry has recently been making eye-opening TV shows. We get to see many societal flaws and are made aware of issues people face in their everyday lives. But then there are light-hearted shows as well, made for the purpose of entertaining the audience. One such show is the recently popular Suno Chanda. The adorable couple Arsal (Farhan Saeed) and Ajiya (Iqra Aziz) finally tied the knot in the last episode of this Ramazan special series. The story begins with a betrothed couple's desire to call off their wedding while the whole family is preparing for it. Arsal and ...Read Full Post


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Are all experts qualified to offer testimony in court?
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What does a Spousal Support Vocational Expert rely on in determining earning capacity of an ex-spouse?
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What if my ex-spouse refuses to go for an evaluation?
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WBC #9 light heavyweight Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba 25-5-1 (10) overcame a slow start to run away to the winner on points against WBC #6 Blake "Il Capo" Caparello 26-3-1 (10) and annex the vacant WBC International title at the Melbourne Pavilion in Kensington, Australia on Friday night.
In a fight that pitted two rangy, defensive-minded boxers against each other it was the Australian southpaw who got off to the better start, using the full ring to evade the 30-year-old South African-based Malawian's occasional attacks.
Caparello, 31, displayed good ring generalship in the middle rounds, landing right jabs to the body and lead left hands to the head before pivoting off the ropes and out of the corners.
With the WBC's open scoring policy in place everyone in the venue knew that the local fighter was leading 77-75 on two cards after eight rounds and trailing on the third by the same score. For all intents and purposes, it looked like Caparello would win the fight.
But in the ninth round the Roy Jones Jr-trained Chilemba came out a different fighter. He pressed the action, cut off the ring well and walked Caparello into flurries of punches. There was a lack of urgency on Caparello's part with his miserly punch output in the last four rounds eventually costing him the fight.
When the dust settled Chilemba was declared the winner by scores of 115-113 twice and a too-wide 117-111.
The victory puts the veteran former world title challenger back in the mix in the competitive light heavyweight division. It was Chilemba's first fight in 16 months and his first victory in three years.
On the undercard late replacement Michael "Pretty Boy" Zerafa 23-2 (13) claimed the Commonwealth junior middleweight title with a comprehensive 12 round points victory against tough Brit Adam Harper 8-1.
The light-punching Harper walked forward all night which played to the aggressive 25-year-old's strengths as he was able to repeatedly land right hands to the body and hard shots up the middle.
There were a number of warnings from the referee throughout the entertaining brawl but no point deductions.
Harper was set to face reigning Commonwealth champion Anthony Buttigieg 13-0 (3) for the title but the Australian was forced to withdraw after suffering a training injury, paving the way for Zerafa – who was set to fight on the undercard – to step up.
In a minor upset, Tej Pratap Singh 10-4-2 (5) forced Jake Carr 16-2 (6) to retire on his stool at the end of the sixth round of a fight for the vacant WBA Oceania middleweight title.
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But sales growth for the annual shopping festival eased to 26%, the weakest since the event started in 2009, held back by a slowing e-commerce industry in China as the country's economic expansion heads toward a historic low.
Alibaba turned China's informal Singles' Day into a shopping event in 2009 and built it into the world's biggest online sales fest, dwarfing Cyber Monday in the United States which took in $7.9 billion last year. The name is a play on the date, Nov. 11, rendered 11/11 - or Double Eleven, as the event is also known.
The event has since been replicated at home and abroad, with Singles' Day promotions found at rivals such as China's JD.com Inc and Pinduoduo Inc as well as South Korea's 11thStreet and Singapore's Qoo10.
Alibaba said on Monday its gross merchandise volume or GMV for the whole event came in at 268.4 billion yuan ($38.4 billion), up 26% from last year but below Citic Securities' forecasts for a 20-25% expansion.
In 2018, it posted a 27% sales increase.
The Chinese retail juggernaut, with a market value of $486 billion, kicked off this year's 24-hour shopping bonanza with a live performance by U.S. pop star Taylor Swift followed by live-streamed marketing of over 1,000 brands.
The firm said 84 brands including those of Apple Inc , L'Oreal SA and Fast Retailing Co Ltd's Uniqlo each made over 100 million yuan in sales in the first hour.
Over half of merchants on its Tmall marketplace used live streaming to sell products during the event, and sales generated through the medium surpassed 10 billion yuan at 8.55 a.m. (0055 GMT), Alibaba said.
"Nearly all our brands have opted for livestreaming promotions some time this year," says Josh Gardner, who helps overseas companies sell products on Tmall as CEO of Kung Fu Data.
"It's more entertaining than browsing through a product detail page. Traffic from livestreaming is easy to convert into transactions, and Tmall has supported stores that run livestreaming activities with resources."
One vendor, New Zealand-based nutritional supplement maker Clinicians, broadcast livestreams from a booth set up on Alibaba's campus. According to Carlos Zhao, China market manager, the company has seen a 40% jump in sales after it started livestreaming in China six months ago.
"This is a product form from new Zealand, everything is in English, and so many people are selling similar products, so customers wonder, 'Which one do I choose from?'" he told Reuters. "Having a livestreamer can help to break those barriers."
Tmall has said it expects over 500 million users to make purchases this year, about 100 million more than last year. It has also put more emphasis this year on promotions targeting areas outside of China's massive first- and second-tier cities.
"The younger generation is buying more, and the customer from rural areas, the customers from lower-tier cities, they are buying imported products," Tmall General Manager Alvin Liu told reporters.
Singles' Day is known to be a stressful time for Alibaba employees with workers sleeping at the office to keep up with orders.
This year, at Alibaba's campus in Hangzhou, workers bustle around in red t-shirts with the slogan 'Make 11 happen'.
Percussion echoes through halls as departments bang large drums each time a sales record is broken. Pink rice cakes – dingshenggao, or 'victory cakes' eaten by Yue Army soldiers during the Song Dynasty - fill the office snack bars.
This is the first time Alibaba's Singles' Day is being held since its flamboyant co-founder Jack Ma resigned as chairman in September to "start a new life".
(Reporting by Josh Horwitz in Hangzhou; Additional reporting by Brenda Goh in Shanghai and Cheng Leng in Beijing; Editing by Christopher Cushing, Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Himani Sarkar)
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Hotel giant Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced that it has launched its Aloft brand in one of Central America's fastest growing markets.
According to an official press release issued on Wednesday, the US-based conglomerate has officially opened Aloft Panama in the heart of Panama City; the move marks the fourth Aloft location in Latin America amid the brand's ambitious expansion strategy. Additional Aloft hotels are already in operation in San Jose, Costa Rica, as well as in Bogota and the Mexican holiday hotspot of Cancun.
The new Panama property currently offers 139 loft-style guest rooms alongside tech-oriented amenities and chic social facilities, according to the release. However, expansion plans will see the hotel feature an additional 186 guestrooms by late 2014.
Starwood officials said in a statement that Panama is one of the Americas' most dynamic travel destinations and noted that Aloft Panama is situated conveniently adjacent to the ATLAPA Convention Center and just 5km from downtown Panama City.
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