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To promote the industry of executive search and selection in the Arab region including Egypt, by applying a qualitative approach, professionally recognized assessments, honest and ethical standards, and to become a regional leader in the industry. This can be achieved by our one network, many firms concept, of providing global competencies and local knowledge, thereby bridging the gap of supply and demand, this is our brand.
To see the needs of the Middle East region including Egypt be served in terms of executive search, fulfilled by the highest standards of client service in our industry.
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Our core values are those of ethical behaviour above all.
Maintaining confidentiality to both client and candidate in terms of sensitive information at all stages during the search process.
Providing honest and accurate information to our clients is the basis of how we work, our extensive local market knowledge gives us an insight into the feasibility of a client's requirements.
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Pauline D'Arcy
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Pauline D'Arcy, Managing Director, has been resident in Egypt for over 25 years. Originally of British origin Pauline now holds dual nationality British/Egyptian. She holds a BA from Reading University, UK, in French/Linguistics graduating in 1984. Her experience in Egypt was with Arthur Andersen/Deloitte & Touche from 1989 to 1997 holding the post of Head of External Recruitment/Executive Search. In 1997 she opened Pauline D'Arcy HR & Recruitment Consulting which became one of the first professional executive search firms in Egypt. In 2007 the company joined forces with AIMS International and it is now the sole Egyptian partner. Pauline is hands-on in both the management and client service of the company.
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Zeinab Nour El Din is the team's Research Head and SeniorConsultant. A dual Egyptian/British national, Zeinab speaks both English and Arabic fluently. Zeinab graduated with a degree in Mass Communications in 2009 and has been working with the team since graduation. Zeinab also spent her summer internships with AIMS Egypt, where she learned all about the recruitment industry. Zeinab now handles the Senior level recruitment division as well as her research assignments for executive search positions.
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The company was founded in 1997 as Pauline D'Arcy HR & Recruitment Consulting being one of the first executive search firms in Egypt. After a 10 year period of growing renown for professional recruitment standards, the company joined AIMS International as Egypt's local partner in 2007. Under that main umbrella the company has undertaken a multitude of searches for international, multinational and large local entities in middle management to senior management roles. We work across all major disciplines and sectors, with very strong focus and experience in the following sectors: Real Estate Development/Construction, Industrial Manufacturing, Chemicals, Financial Services and Retail/FMCG and have successfully placed CEOs, Directors and Senior Managers in sales, marketing, logistics, HR, finance and engineering/project management functions.
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The Guardian view on electric cars: stopped by industry inaction
The Guardian, 13 September 2018
The end of the internal combustion engine, which for more than a century changed the way we lived in Britain, is nigh. No one but the motor industry thinks this dirty technology ought to survive. The refusal to accept reality is exacting a high price: Britain will miss its legally binding carbon emissions targets because transport, unlike all other parts of the economy, is not doing enough to curb the growth in emissions.
There's something shameful about an industry that was caught lying about how clean and efficient its cars were now seeming reluctant to purge itself of an outmoded technology that contributes not only to climate change but is behind the deadly concentrations of pollutants responsible for 40,000 early deaths in the UK each year.
There is a way out: rapid advances in battery technology mean that electric motors could replace fuel-and-piston ones. Britons could all whizz about in electric-powered cars, which emit no toxic filth. There are still emissions associated with the extraction, production and distribution of the fuel that generates the electricity, but the thinking is that this is easier to deal with than millions of polluting vehicles. To its credit, earlier this summer Theresa May's government produced a "Road to Zero" strategy which outlined how the UK plans to reach its goal of ending the sales of conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040. Unfortunately, this cut-off date is not only five years later than that recommended by the government's own advisers but it also stops short of a complete ban on petrol and diesel vehicles.
One has to wonder what Mrs May is waiting for. In the West Midlands this week, she pledged £106m to develop low-and zero-emission vehicles. But her government is not gripped by the fierce urgency of now. Only this week the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, warned that without changing course "we risk missing the point where we can avoid runaway climate change" – a message that 132 MPs and 51 peers also delivered to Downing Street as she spoke to carmakers in Birmingham. The prime minister hears, but is she listening? The road to climate disaster is paved with good intentions.
Britain does have the capacity to be a world leader in electric vehicle technology. The country has the largest battery manufacturing plant in Europe. A fifth of all electric cars in Europe were produced at the Nissan plant in Sunderland – expanding sales would reduce the UK's automotive trade deficit. Bringing forward the UK's 2040 fossil-fuelled vehicle sales ban to 2030, and increasing fuel efficiency, could halve oil imports, potentially saving almost £7bn a year. But in 2017 Germany overtook the UK for the first time in electric vehicle sales. Britain's lead is the government's to lose. Ministers need to accept that the market alone won't deliver the electric car models needed or the dramatic uplift in charging points required.
The pace of innovation is influenced by economic incentives: carrots and sticks must be used to meet social or environmental objectives. It's outrageous that, while diesel sales are slumping and demand for electric cars is high, there's little corporate push behind new electric models. Britain ought to take a page out of California's book and require motor manufacturers to sell a fixed proportion of their overall sales as electric cars. The US state is on track to have 1.5m "zero emission vehicles" by 2025 – what the UK might have in 2040. The failure by industry to embrace electric cars ought to underline the fact the state cannot assume the animal spirits of business exist. It must help create them.


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Imagine what your life would be like without a battery. Quite a challenging thought, since batteries power millions of devices in daily life, which are part of an ever-increasing demand for electronically driven applications.
However, the ability to store energy in a lightweight and compact manner implies a risk for lives and property.
For instance, in 2014, a major international Asian airline was forced to ground its entire fleet of new generation mid-sized airplanes after a lithium-ion battery overheated and caught fire. An electric car manufacturer also had to update one of its top model line ups after two fires from road debris damaged the vehicles' lithium batteries.
Likewise, there have been a growing number of cases of electrical/electronic consumer products being recalled from the market, due to the overheating of lithium-ion battery packs.
Such incidents caused by defective batteries or their systems not only have the potential to result in catastrophic accidents, but they also create an anti-business sentiment in the industry.
Devices that contain electronics and use or produce electricity via batteries and complementary charging systems have become an increasingly important area for regulatory development.
IEC International Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems follow the rapidly changing technology. They contribute towards ensuring interoperability and the safe functioning of batteries and hence the devices and machines they power.
Electrical Test Equipment covers safety and performance for a wide variety of home, office and industrial applications, where battery powered operations have become unobtrusive.
Batteries contain, in whatever form, chemical substances and electrical processes which may, if malfunctioning, be hazardous to lives and the environment. Causes of hazardous circumstances lie, for example, in cell short circuits, defective separators, aggregation of materials, as well as the generation of gasses during overcharging and discharging. Various disorders could potentially lead to combustion and explosions.
Manufacturers and others in the trade chain face the challenge of increasing and changing regulations and standards they must keep up with, in order to satisfy the requirements for product safety and reliability through Electrical Test Equipment, while safeguarding global regulatory conformity.
The combined use of batteries, chargers and charging stations in various different operational states often leads to several test requirements for these, including testing for safety like Needle Flame Test, performance like Flexing Test Apparatus, component interoperability, Energy Efficiency, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), hazardous substances, chemicals and explosion safety.
The Electrical Test Equipment manufactured by Zhilitong Electromechanical Co., Ltd, completely meet the requirements of IEC standard.


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text: Hello! I'm trying to use LinuxBIOS with AMD Geode DB800 platform. However, until now, I could not manage to get VGA output working. Here is a summary of what i've tried: - built a LinuxBIOS rom image without VGA support. - downloaded a brand new kernel from www.kernel.org (kernel version: 18.104.22.168). - configured this kernel, enabling these options: [*] AMD Geode family framebuffer support (EXPERIMENTAL) <*> AMD Geode LX framebuffer support (EXPERIMENTAL) - editted GRUB's menu.lst file to include the following entry: title Ubuntu, kernel 22.214.171.124-geodelx-fb root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-18.104.22.168-geodelx-fb root=UUID=b40ebb15-49bd-4042-ab40-5437c0caa1ba ro quiet splash pnpbios=off initrd /boot/initrd.img-220.127.116.11-geodelx-fb quiet savedefault - compiled fbcon as a module. However, if I try to modprobe fbcon, i get nothing. Running startx also gives me no result... Does anyone have any idea or clue about this? Thanks! Regards, Omar. -----Mensagem original----- De: linuxbios-bounces at linuxbios.org [mailto:linuxbios-bounces at linuxbios.org] Em nome de Marc Jones Enviada em: terça-feira, 18 de dezembro de 2007 18:32 Para: Omar Esteves Duarte Filho Cc: linuxbios at linuxbios.org Assunto: Re: [LinuxBIOS] VGA Support on AMD DB800 Omar Esteves Duarte Filho wrote: > Hello! > > I'm trying to use LinuxBIOS with the AMD Geode DB800 platform. I'd > followed all the instructions in http://linuxbios.org/VGA_support but > there is no sign of life at the VGA monitor. However, if i disable the > VGA support options in the COnfig.lb and Options.lb files, I get the a > linux console at the serial port. Has anyone been able to make VGA > work with this platform? If so, is there a HOWTO or some documentation > that could give a clue? I think i'm missing something... Any help is > welcome! :-) > > Best regards, > > Omar. > > > */Omar Esteves Duarte Filho/* > Werner Von Braun Center for Advanced Research Av. Alice de Castro P. > N. Mattosinho, 301 > 13098-381 Alphaville > Campinas, SP - Brazil > Fone +55 19 3262 2207 > http://www.vonbraunlabs.com.br <http://www.vonbraunlabs.com.br/> > > > Hi Omar, There is no Geode graphics support in LinuxBIOS. You need to install the Geode framebuffer driver for console graphics and the X driver for X support on your Geode Linux image. Until the driver loads there is only have serial console output. Marc -- Marc Jones Senior Firmware Engineer (970) 226-9684 Office mailto:Marc.Jones at amd.com http://www.amd.com/embeddedprocessors -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios at linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios


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First it was 3G. Currently, it's 4G LTE. Now, the world is preparing for a new era of wireless networking: 5G.
While it's not here yet (industry pundits anticipate mainstream rollouts around 2020), it has without question evolved in recent years from a futuristic concept to a very real solution that redefines network security and the user experience. In fact, Juniper Research estimates that $25 billion will be invested into its research, trials, and development over the next five years.
It's no wonder so many funds are being allocated to this, with experts touting it as being capable of delivering network speeds that are 10x faster than 4G with 1ms latency or less. Overall, this service revenue is set to exceed $65 billion by 2025, according to the abovementioned research. Considering the technology's slated rollout of 2020, this is an astronomical, almost incomprehensible, figure.
There's no question that 5G offers more benefits than business leaders can imagine. But what does it really mean for businesses? For starters, it means a truly transformed mobile user experience (UX). With speeds that are 10 times faster than 4G LTE, a web page that takes five seconds to load will do so in half a second on a 5G network. This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how it will revolutionize your employees' mobile experiences and increase productivity, collaboration, and user satisfaction.
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- Reconsider your existing network security strategy; upgrade traditional architecture to ensure it can meet today's next-generation network demands.
Reimagine. Rethink. Reconsider. The goal is to ride this wave as it crests, versus getting crushed by it as it crashes. To ensure your organization is ready for what's to come, you must take the necessary steps for 5G-enablement.
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On behalf of Superintendent Wiegand and the Board of Education:
Champaign Unit 4 School District will hold an informational meeting on the School Facilities Referendum next Thursday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Savoy Recreation Center (402 Graham Dr, Savoy).
All community members, especially residents of Savoy, are invited to attend and learn about the referendum planning process as well as how the plan will impact Savoy Families. Board of Education members will be present to provide information and answer questions.
Unit 4 School Referendum FAQs – Part 3
More information and a full list of FAQs are available at: http://facilityplanning.champaignschools.org/faqs
In advance of the November 8 election, Champaign Unit 4 School District—in partnership with the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Chambanamoms.com—will host a live Facebook Q&A on the school facilities referendum next Monday, October 17. The hour-long broadcast will take place on the Unit 4 Facebook page starting at 8:30 p.m. Community members will have the opportunity to gather information and ask questions about the school facilities referendum that will impact six of the District's campuses.
Tonight, the Board of Education determined it will utilize $25 million in existing fund balance to offset the cost of a school referendum that would provide for improvements at six of the District's schools. The $25 million reduction, combined with some reduction in the scope of projects, would bring the total referendum amount to $183.4 million. The Board will take a vote on the final version of the referendum question this Thursday.
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Foreword | The Australian Institute of Criminology previously estimated the cost of fraud in Australia in 2005 to be approximately $8.5b (Rollings 2008). Fraud risks affect all sectors of society extending from those who provide government services, to those who receive benefits, as well as private sector businesses such as primary producers, and those who buy and sell goods and services online. In this paper, the specific risks of financial crime that arise in and subsequently affect those in remote and regional communities in Australia are explored. The risk of fraud is increased because of the difficulties that arise in ensuring adequate levels of 'capable guardianship' in non-urban locations which are often disadvantaged in terms of money and knowledge of fraud risks, as well as the ability to avoid them. Examples of recent fraud cases from regional and remote Australia are used to highlight the risks associated with fraud in these places and to indicate where the absence of guardianship may have increased risks. It is concluded that capable guardianship, as a whole, needs to be enhanced outside major cities in order to reduce the level of fraud experienced by government, businesses and individuals each year.
Adam Tomison
Three decades ago, two American criminologists, Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson, outlined the elements of a theory to explain trends in crime rates in terms of changes in the routine activities of everyday life. They argued that the structure of ordinary daily activities influences criminal opportunities, especially for so-called 'direct-contact predatory violations' (Cohen & Felson 1979: 589).
Structural changes in routine activity patterns were said to influence crime rates by affecting the convergence in space and time of the three minimal elements of direct-contact predatory violations:
- the presence of motivated offenders;
- the availability of suitable targets; and
- the absence of capable guardians against a violation (Cohen & Felson 1979: 589).
This paper examines how capable guardianship can be enhanced when responding to fraud in remote and regional communities. Guardians are not only police officers or security guards; rather, they can be anyone whose presence or proximity would discourage a crime from taking place. Guardianship is often inadvertent, yet still has a powerful impact on crime. Capable guardianship can be promoted through a range of activities and by a variety of actors. These include:
- police, who provide a general deterrent effect in the community, where fraud may not occur due to a fear of criminal prosecution and punishment being imposed (eg state and territory police, including Aboriginal Community Police Officers in regional and remote areas);
- regulators, who can ensure that organisations act properly when conducting business (eg The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC));
- government agencies acting in accordance with fraud control plans to minimise opportunities for fraud to occur (eg Attorney-General's Department, Corruption and Crime Commissions, Consumer Protection Agencies);
- internal business controls that ensure that where fraud is identified in business activities it is addressed (eg through good corporate governance and internal controls);
- communities where crime occurs which can identify anomalies in day-to-day activities that may give rise to fraud offences (eg Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community groups. In this paper, these communities will be referred to as 'Indigenous' communities); and
- individuals generally, who can observe what is happening around them and report suspicious activities to authorities (eg through natural surveillance and the use of reporting hotlines, or through community leaders and elders).
To illustrate the roles of each of these actors, and the impediments that exist to their effective prevention of fraud in regional and remote communities, examples of a range of recent financial crimes that have taken place, or affected individuals or organisations in regional and remote communities in Australia are presented. The paper concludes with an examination of how fraud risks could be minimised through the use of enhanced capable guardianship.
The examples presented are drawn from non-urban areas, as defined using the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) classification of major cities—inner regional Australia, outer regional Australia, remote Australia and very remote Australia (ABS 2009). This classification system is somewhat problematic as its aim is not to determine remoteness as such, but to divide Australia into regions for statistical purposes. This can lead to very different community types being classified similarly or differently based solely on location, when other comparison measures such as population size or service infrastructure may be more salient (Carrington 2007). For example, Darwin and Broken Hill are both listed as outer regional, whereas Newcastle is listed as a major city (ABS 2009). The examples of fraud presented in this paper have come from regional (inner and outer) through to very remote areas.
Opportunities for fraud in regional and remote areas
Fraud against governments
A variety of fraud risks arise in connection with the work of government agencies in regional and remote communities. One area of concern relates to misuse of special subsidies that are available to public servants. In one area, for example, the chief financial officer of the Pilbara Development Commission was investigated by the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia (CCCWA) in 2009 for using a government-issued credit card for personal expenses (CCCWA 2010). While investigating these charges, it was discovered that the officer had abused the Home Ownership Scheme Grant—a government subsidy that had been created to encourage public servants to live in remote communities.
Eight charges of stealing and two charges of fraud involving more than $100,000 were alleged in connection with the receipt of Home Ownership Scheme Grant subsidies of $38,035, received between November 2003 and August 2007. The accused knew that she was ineligible for assistance as she already owned a home within reasonable commuting distance of her workplace ('Accused knew she was ineligible for subsidy' The West Australian 25 May 2010). The accused was found guilty and sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment and was eligible for parole after 15 months (CCCWA 2010).
Social security fraud is a serious problem throughout Australia with tens of millions of dollars being fraudulently obtained in 2008–09 (Centrelink 2010a). In regional Australia, large sums are paid each year in government benefits for financial hardships that are, in some cases, unique to these areas. Examples include support for prolonged unemployment (Scott et al. 2007) and disaster payments following floods and drought. Occasionally, these types of payments may be claimed fraudulently, although some dishonest conduct may be unwitting, where it occurs through lack of accurate knowledge of government procedures and financial rules.
In one case, a highly respected Indigenous elder was found to have improperly received social security benefits (McKean 2010). He had been working part-time as a groundsman and cleaner at a school earning $265 a week. He pleaded guilty in the Mackay Magistrates' Court to fraudulently obtaining $13,818, although he had already repaid $10,000 using his superannuation funds and argued that the offence was due to a mistaken belief that the Australian Tax Office would automatically adjust his annual returns to account for his small income and welfare payments (Mckean 2010).
Fraud has also taken place in connection with disaster relief payments. Such payments, while available to all Australians, tend to be paid predominantly to those in regional and remote communities for the hardships faced during extreme climatic conditions. In regional areas, drought and flooding can financially ruin farmers. Following the Queensland floods of 2009, for example, a man in the outer regional township of Innisfail made a legitimate Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment claim on 12 February 2009, but made a further three false claims on 24 February, 26 February and 26 March, illegally receiving a total of $3,000 ('Natural disaster relief fraud: Flood of trouble for three illegal claims' Innisfail Advocate 14 April 2010). Similar cases have been documented in connection with the flood relief payments in January 2011 (Grimson 2011), alongside cases of fraud being perpetrated against the victims of the Queensland floods ('Swindlers prey on flood victims' The Age 19 January 2011).
Fraud against Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians, whose population is greatest in regional and remote Australia (Hogg & Carrington 2006), are vulnerable to fraud and financial crime victimisation. This can occur in a number of ways and arises from their personal and financial circumstances and backgrounds (ICAN 2010). Lending is an area where a number of cases of fraud against Indigenous Australians has been recorded.
In the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, a so-called 'loan shark' loaned money to Indigenous people living in remote communities at excessive interest rates of between 33 and 50 percent. The lender took control of 180 EFTPOS cards and Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) in order to gain access to Centrelink payments, which were used to satisfy outstanding interest payments. Sums of between $3,000 and $5,000 were improperly obtained on Centrelink payment days when accounts would be accessed and funds withdrawn. The court found there to be a case that the lender had breached the Fair Trading Act 1987 (WA) and the Credit (Administration) Act 1984 (WA) and ordered that he be restrained from lending money and taking control of EFTPOS cards and using them to obtain funds from debtors (Driscoll v Tomarchio [2010] WASC 157).
Another example of fraudulent behaviour towards Indigenous communities occurred between February 2006 and March 2007, when a telecommunications company made several misleading and false statements to members of remote Indigenous communities in connection with mobile telephone plans. These statements led consumers to believe that services would be provided in remote areas when, in fact, coverage was unavailable. The company pleaded guilty and the court issued a series of orders requiring the company to change its marketing practices (ACCC v EDirect Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 65 12 February 2008).
Fraud in connection with community stores in remote Indigenous settlements has also been documented (Westbury 1999). Cases of this type prompted an inquiry into governance of stores and other questions by the House Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (2008).
The creation and sale of Indigenous art is an important way in which income is earned in remote communities. However, art forgery has become a prevalent problem that has affected many Indigenous Australians (Chappell & Polk 2009). In one recent case, a number of artworks including paintings, boomerangs, didgeridoos and other items that were alleged to have been painted by an Australian Aboriginal artist were displayed for sale on an Internet site. The ACCC prosecuted the company that created the website. The director was found to have imported wooden ornaments from Indonesia and employed a non-Indigenous graphic artist to paint them in ochre, earth and opal cross-hatching (ACCC v Australian Dreamtime Creations Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 1545 21 December 2009).
Other instances of misrepresentation involving Indigenous art include two art galleries, located in Kuranda and Cairns, that offered for sale artworks painted by three non-Indigenous artists, which were represented as being genuine Indigenous art. (ACCC v Nooravi [2008] FCA 2021 29 August 2008).
In another well-publicised case, a non-Indigenous woman from Toorak, Melbourne was found guilty of forging four paintings of a renowned Indigenous artist who lived in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and who had died in 1998 (Chappell & Polk 2009). The accused and her husband were sentenced to three years imprisonment, of which two years and three months were suspended (R v Ivan Liberto and Pamela Yvonne Liberto [2008] VCC 1372).
Business and financial fraud
Fraud can also occur in connection with business activities in remote communities. In one case, an administrative officer employed by a company that managed an Aboriginal art and craft centre used the company's online banking to transfer funds on 81 occasions, totalling $245,729.60, from the company's account to her own personal accounts. In sentencing her to five years imprisonment, (suspended after 14 months), the court noted her extensive history of dishonesty, but also her gambling problem and severe depressive illness (The Queen v Roseanne Rita Payne 11 June 2010).
In a similar case, a female clerk was charged with 14 counts of stealing from a nickel mine in Kalgoorlie between 16 October 2008 and 13 February 2009 ('Woman faces fraud charges' Mandurah Mail 29 October 2009). The woman used her position to transfer $314,656.64 to her and her husband's personal bank accounts. She was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment ('Woman jailed over $315K fraud' ABC News Online 9 June 2010).
Another example of theft from a government-funded Indigenous business involved misappropriation of cash from an Aboriginal health service. The accused was employed as the executive director of the corporation between 22 April 2002 and 7 April 2004 and was found to have stolen cash on numerous occasions, totalling $126,624.80 (The Queen v Poulier [2007] NTCCA 04).
Fraud can also occur in connection with the financing of farming operations. A married couple in Broken Hill, for example, was able to secure loans for approximately $2.4m for the 'Phoenix Land and Cattle Company', by passing themselves off as wealthy cattle investors, using false drivers licences and Medicare cards and pretending that they owned a fictitious herd of 10,000 cattle which was said to be valued at $4.5m. The couple were in the process of securing another $18m in loans when it was discovered that the herd of cattle was non-existent ('Family accused of $2.4m bank fraud' Lending Central 11 March 2009).
Limitations of capable guardianship
These examples of fraud in remote and regional communities demonstrate the range of offences that can occur in these parts of Australia. Although there are few reported cases, the sums of money defrauded are considerable. Arguably, the theme that links these examples is the difficulty of achieving 'capable guardianship' in these communities. The difficulties related to each of the six types of guardianship outlined earlier will now be explored.
Criminal justice processes
The investigation and prosecution of financial crime is particularly difficult in remote communities as police often lack adequate training in fraud investigation and vast distances involved can make the collection of evidence difficult. For example, police have reported fraudulent claims in regards to cattle losses; however, it may be difficult for the police to decide if the claims are valid as they must determine if stock have been stolen, wandered off or have simply died (Donnermeyer & Barclay 2005).
In some cases, fraud offenders have a long history of dishonesty and any previous experience with the criminal justice system has not prevented them from reoffending. In one case, a Townsville bank employee charged with stealing $70,000 continued to offend even while on bail as an accounts clerk with another business in Townsville (Weatherup 2009). The offender in the art and craft centre case described above (Payne v The Queen [2007] NTCCA) had a prior history of fraud, while the couple in the Broken Hill loan fraud had appeared in court in Queensland for falsifying loan documents prior to their arrest in New South Wales (Cicolini v Spencer & Anor [2005] QSC 338).
Difficulties have also occurred with guardianship by regulators. As outlined in the previous examples, regulators such as Centrelink and the ACCC play an important role in detecting and prosecuting fraud in regional areas. However, detection may take time. In the case of the Kimberley loan shark, for example, a report of abuse was made to the consumer affairs regulator in April 2008, but evidence was not immediately forthcoming (Taylor 2010b). A letter was then sent to the WA Commissioner for Consumer Protection and several articles were published in relation to the matter by The Australian newspaper for it to obtain official attention in January 2010 (Taylor & Barrass 2010). One of the problems encountered by officials was that although people knew what was happening, no one would make a formal complaint (Taylor 2010a). This may have been due to the 'feast or famine' cycle in remote Indigenous communities, where problems arise when people spend their income support payments as soon as they receive them and are then without money until the following fortnight (McDonnell 2003). This necessitates seeking funds from alternative sources that may be exploitative. With the Kimberley Loans example, individuals may have relied on the loans and therefore been reluctant to complain as they would have had limited options for funds had the finance source been terminated.
The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) regulates around 2,300 Indigenous corporations. In a study to determine the factors that can contribute to corporate failure, it was found that fraud was more likely to occur when an Indigenous corporation was in receipt of a combination of grant funding and other income, such as the art and craft centre example mentioned above. The study also found that the most common cause of failure was poor management and poor corporate governance (ORIC 2010). These findings suggest that early external intervention by regulators in corporations demonstrating poor corporate governance, poor management or facing potential insolvency could prevent both fraud and failure.
Government agencies
Difficulties have also been found with guardianship undertaken by government agencies. In the case of the chief financial officer of the Pilbara Development Commission who was investigated by the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia, it was apparent that the fraud had continued for a lengthy period prior to its discovery ('Accused knew she was ineligible for subsidy' The West Australian 25 May 2010). Ensuring that all government agencies have effective fraud control measures in place would help to minimise risks of this kind (ANAO 2010).
In remote communities where there are no automatic teller machines (ATMs) or bank branches, customers must obtain cash from community stores that have 'become, by EFTPOS services, de facto banks' (Westbury 1999: 10). This increases risks of fraud in community stores. It can also make personal budgeting more difficult for individuals. A recent report carried out by the Australian Financial Counselling and Credit Reform Association found that people in remote Indigenous communities incur significant fees for using community ATMs, where they are available, and may also be at high risk of exploitation by store managers with regard to excessive EFTPOS charges (AFCCRA 2010).
A lack of regulated banking services in remote areas leaves Indigenous people vulnerable to unregulated providers of financial services; for instance, welfare cheques being cashed at hotels, stores, hawkers and also by taxi drivers. There are examples of welfare cheques being sent directly to community stores and of people other than the recipient cashing cheques (Westbury 1999). This problem is exacerbated by low levels of English and/or literacy in some remote communities (ICAN 2010).
Having effective fraud controls in place can also minimise many business fraud risks. Where appropriate, such as when positions of trust are involved, businesses should consider undertaking background checks on new staff. Background checks could, for example, have prevented the incidence of fraud at the art and craft centre detailed above. At the time the offender was employed, she had a suspended sentence for fraud at another government office to the value of $350,000 and she had an extensive criminal record including 46 convictions for dishonesty offences (Payne v The Queen [2007] NTCCA 10).
Similarly, the fraud at the nickel mine occurred over a four month period with large sums being transferred regularly to the offender's personal accounts. More effective internal auditing could well have enabled the fraud to be detected earlier.
Finally, in connection with the Broken Hill cattle property fraud, it was apparent that the couple had a history of fraud, theft and falsifying documents. Better intelligence systems could have revealed the non-existent cattle earlier.
Fraud in Indigenous communities is difficult to detect, partly due to the control those who manage community resources have on business activities and partly due to the constraints that kinship ties present. 'Humbugging', or demanding financial aid from relatives (McDonnell & Martin 2002), can at times involve threats of, or actual, violence. People's general reluctance to report family members and/or the effectiveness of threats of violence or actual harm may affect willingness to report fraud or to seek other assistance (AFCCRA 2010; Willis 2011). Fraud in community stores may best be uncovered through the monitoring and natural surveillance of those who work in, and conduct business in, the community.
Reporting crimes, especially when victims suspect the offenders are their neighbours or family members, can be difficult not only because they know the suspects, but because they also have to continue living with them in the community.
Individuals also have a role to play in detecting and preventing fraud. Centrelink, for example, relies heavily on tip-offs from members of the public, such as occurred in one case where a woman in Bundaberg was found to have received $46,861 in Single Parenting Payments when she was actually living with a partner. The deception was discovered through a tip-off from another individual (Centrelink 2010b).
Enhancing capable guardianship
Life in regional and remote Australia carries with it a number of criminogenic features relevant to financial crime, which make capable guardianship less effective than in cities. Examples include high levels of unemployment, limited economic opportunities and restricted access to services. Large land areas, community homogeneity in rural towns and customs and kinship ties in Indigenous communities can influence people's decision to report fraudulent activity, therefore making effective guardianship less certain (Willis 2011). However, there are a number of ways that guardianship can be enhanced to reduce the risk of fraud.
Reducing financial disadvantage
First, and most importantly, the financial disadvantage that may encourage fraudulent activity needs to be addressed. The Kimberley loan shark was able to engage in fraud primarily because of the poor financial circumstances in which his victims found themselves (Taylor 2010b). Improving access to employment and enhancing welfare benefits could have positive implications for fraud reduction. In addition, improving access to legitimate loans could reduce the risk of financial fraud. Both government and the financial services sector need to address this problem, possibly though improved online banking services or the provision of enhanced face-to-face advisory services.
Improving remote and regional services
Improving services in remote areas may assist in removing some of the opportunities for fraud to occur. As noted above, improving banking services, such as by increasing the number of ATMs in Indigenous communities, may reduce the risks associated with obtaining money directly from community stores. In addition, improving literacy can help to ensure that scams are detected early and that instances are officially reported.
Regular surveillance by regulators may be less intensive in remote areas than in urban areas. As such, an increased police presence would provide communities with increased safety, enhancing both the responses to criminal activity and the surveillance of areas in which fraud is likely to occur. Enhanced training for police in fraud investigation may also be beneficial.
Improving business processes
Improving business management training may be an effective way of reducing fraud. The ORIC (2010) report noted that more corporation funds are lost to mismanagement than fraud. Conducting enhanced background checks on new employees is also an important way to minimise risks of repeat offending by fraudsters. Such checks identify employees who have a history of fraud and who may be likely to reoffend—especially if the new role involves book-keeping and accounting activities. Studies in the United States recommend, at the very least, that background checks should include close examination of criminal and civil court records, where legislation permits (Buckhoff 2003). While agencies may wish to undertake criminal history checks for individuals in positions of trust, less intrusive actions that businesses can take include obtaining references and checking information provided by applicants with independent sources in addition to nominated referees. This can sometimes be undertaken by external consultants with relevant expertise. In view of the potential losses that businesses can suffer as a result of fraud, allocating funds to basic fraud prevention measures is cost effective (Buckhoff 2003).
Increasing financial literacy
Recent government reports (ICAN 2010) and a number of court cases have revealed that Indigenous people, particularly those living and working in remote and regional areas, may be vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers when it comes to commercial transactions.
Indigenous people living in remote and regional areas also tend to have lower levels of financial literacy because of their isolation (McDonnell 2003). There are very few information and advocacy services available to assist people living outside of metropolitan areas in making complaints or pursuing their legal rights through the courts (ICAN 2010).
Improving education about finance and business could help minimise fraud committed through ignorance or by mistake, such as occurred in the case of the Mackay elder described above (Mckean 2010).
Understanding Indigenous community values
The ORIC report (2010) noted that there are differences between the values of Indigenous communities and that of the wider Australian community with regard to effective businesses practices. There are also particular conditions in Indigenous communities that may reduce the likelihood of reporting instances of fraud, such as kinship/social ties, forced sharing and book-up arrangements where stores cash welfare cheques on the basis that the proceeds are then used to purchase store goods—often at inflated rates (McDonnell & Westbury 2002). In general, Donnermeyer and Barclay (2005: 4) noted that those in rural communities 'cling to traditional values and maintain informal social relationships' and may fear reprisals from those in close-knit communities for reporting crime to police (Willis 2011). Here, whistleblower protection legislation may have little benefit for residents.
Finally, living in remote communities where financial disadvantage is more likely can enable fraud to be rationalised more easily. Living in a disadvantaged region may lead people to rationalise dishonesty by arguing that the government can afford to pay for theft or that they are deserving of better treatment.
The paper has highlighted the diversity of fraud that occurs in regional and remote areas in Australia and demonstrates the difficulties in preventing financial crime through a reliance on capable guardianship. However, it is apparent that many opportunities exist for early detection or prevention of fraud through more effective action by a range of guardians. The extent to which this occurs should be subject to ongoing monitoring to determine which actions can achieve the best results in rural and remote settings.
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About the authors
Dr Russell G Smith is the Principal Criminologist at the Australian Institute of Criminology
Penny Jorna is a Research Officer at the Australian Institute of Criminology


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- Political Hysteria & Men of Substance
- Overusing the Word G-O-D
- Set Apart for Prayer & Seeking
- Grace, His Protective Love & You
- The Success of a Real Christian
- Revelation: The Truth of the Alpha and Omega
- Encouraging Disciples of Light in the Way
- Easter Religious Fables
- The Christian Easter Bunny
- Supporting the Way or the World
- Disciple: Exalted In Agreement Though Humility
- Proverbs 9:10 – The Beginning of Wisdom
- Grieving Without Being Destructive
- Christianity Proclaimed a Threat to Society
- Chasing Useless Pursuits
- Walking the Track of Righteousness
- Masks & the Real Me
- Dealing with Separation From Personal Well-Being
- Exchanging Delusion for Regeneration
- Unrighteous Chaff Set To Destruction
- Gods in Their Own Minds
- Paradosis: Teaching or Tradition?
- The Art of Self-Deception
- The Obsession with Martyrdom
- Being Renewed: Putting Down Deception
- Disciples: His Showbread Walking Out His Righteousness
- Freedom In Truth
- The Great Apostasy of Unrighteousness
Qodesh – 'Set Apart'
The words holy or sanctify are often used as religious words today. However, the origins of these words resides in ancient sun worship and false religion. The reality is that the words holy and sacred have nothing to do with being set apart to YHWH Elohim, said to be translated from the Hebrew word "Qodesh." Qodesh is understood as righteous or set-apart for a special purpose. The essential concept of the word qodesh is one of apartness and distinction. Disciples of Yahshua [Jesus] the Messiah are to be set apart to Elohim, clearly defined from the world [kosmos] as servants or representatives of YHWH Elohim.
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Historic Jackson homestead at center of Mercyhurst study
Robert H. Jackson served as U.S. Solicitor General and U.S. Attorney General before being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jackson took a leave from his post on the court to act as Chief U.S. Prosecutor during the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals following World War II.
During a ceremony July 24, representatives of the Robert H. Jackson Center and Mercyhurst University's Anthropology/Archaeology Department signed a Memorandum of Agreement to launch an archaeological study of the Warren County homestead where Robert H. Jackson was born.
Also taking part were representatives of Glendorn Land, the current owners of the property overlooking Spring Creek where Jackson's great-grandfather settled shortly after the American Revolution. Volunteers have already removed brush from the site, revealing the foundations of both the Jackson farmhouse and a nearby barn.
Anthropology/Archaeology Chair Dr. Mary Ann Owoc said work will begin this fall to map and document the site and to evaluate artifacts from the property for potential further study.
The Robert H. Jackson Center, established in 2001 in Jamestown, New York, is a history center dedicated to the life and legacy of its namesake.Though the Jackson family moved to the Jamestown, N.Y. area when Robert was just 5, he made summer visits to the homestead through much of his life.
"We're excited about how this partnership will enhance our educational mission as a department committed to faculty-mentored student research, hands-on student training, and public archaeology," Owoc said. "We're also very glad to enhance our already strong relationship with Mercyhurst's History Department by coordinating on the archival portions of this project."
Much of the work at the Jackson Homestead will be done by Rose Pregler, a rising senior at Mercyhurst who is double majoring in Anthropology/Archaeology and History. She will complete capstone senior projects in both fields with her work on this project, under the supervision of historical archaeologist Dr. LisaMarie Malischke and history professor Dr. Ben Scharff.
According to Pregler's research proposal, "The goal of this research is to conduct a preliminary archaeological investigation of the Robert H. Jackson Farmstead (Spring Creek, Pennsylvania) in order to produce new information on historical Pennsylvania farmsteads and gain a fuller understanding of the site's history and the lives of its past occupants."
Attorney Greg Peterson, a co-founder and board member of the Jackson Center, explained, "We're hoping to understand the life and times of the Jackson family, why they may have chosen that area to live, why they came back to the area, and to understand the environment in which Justice Jackson and his family lived."
Jackson Center Board Chair Stanley Lundine signed the agreement, along with Owoc and Dr. Christina Riley-Brown, dean of the Hafenmaier College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Also on hand to witness the signing were Julia Craighill and Thomas Loftus, two of Robert H. Jackson's grandchildren; Jackson biographer Professor John Q. Barrett; and David Crane, Founding Chief Prosecutor of the Sierra Leone Tribunal.
PHOTO: Two of Robert H. Jackson's grandchildren (Julia Craighill at left and Thomas Loftus at right) join representatives of Mercyhurst University at the Warren County site where Mercyhurst will launch an archaeological study of the Jackson family homestead. Mercyhurst representatives include, from left, Dr. LisaMarie Malischke, Dr. Mary Ann Owoc and Anne Marjenin of the Department of Anthropology/Archaeology; student Rosie Pregler; history professor Dr. Chris Magoc; Hafenmaier College Dean Dr. Christina Riley Brown; and history professor Dr. Ben Scharff.


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You can take the man out of the brewery, but you can't take the beer away from the man. Governor John Hickenlooper will cement beer as Colorado's state beverage on Monday when he joins Pete Coors and Glenn Knippenberg, present of Coors subsidiary AC Golden Brewing, in toasting Colorado's 135th birthday with a beer.
The three men will tip back bottles of Colorado Native, an AC Golden beer made with 99 percent Colorado-grown or -produced ingredients, during the seventh-inning stretch of a game at Coors Field in which the Philadelphia Phillies will beat the Colorado Rockies. The toast will be broadcast on Root Sports, which carries the game.
(See a video of Pete and Glenn getting in an early brew by clicking here.)
Founded in 2008 as an incubator for small-batch, craft-style beers, AC Golden also makes Winterfest, Herman Joseph's Private Reserve and a whole bunch of expertly produced one-off barrels that it occasionally sells to a bar or enters into a contest.
Colorado Day is celebrated every year on August 1, and kicks off Colorado Proud month, which highlights locally grown, raised and processed food and agricultural products. Oh, and here's a list of ten other beers Hickenlooper could have picked.
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There are many diverse factors that determine the form of an object – ranging from function, material and technology to social and cultural values. Learning to be an architect involves understanding these many layers. On the right are examples of student work-documentations of indigenous habitat.
From such analysis, the young architect gets an understanding of the generic processes that underlie form – which in turn leads to the synthesis we call design. The images on the opposite page (a gamela for carrying building materials, a bamboo fruit dryer, a mosquito-net for campers) are further examples.


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Clean, bright, huge TV's to watch sports in between tweeting, four squaring, facebooking, and talking to the person you're with while eating. Hehe.
We had the Irish Fries - scallions, bacon, Irish Cheddar and served with seasoned sour cream. Of course, they were fabulous. Fries remained hot and crispy even with all the toppings. They have an awesome selection of "dressed up" fries - including Italian fries, king crab fries, and Freedom fries (with pork roll and ranch!).
John had the "Trainer" - a roast beef wrap with swiss, cole slaw, and garlic aioli. It was the spicy garlic aioli that really made this wrap a winner.
Since it is bikini season, I asked if I could have a chicken salad wrap - but instead of a wrap, could they put it on a salad? (I'd already overindulged with the fantastic fries!). They were happy to oblige.
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Five ways to protect your property against grease fires
By Rob Dakin, Property Risk Control Manager, AXA
Grease fires are one of the biggest risks faced by owners in the hotels, hospitality and leisure sector, with major blazes not only wreaking havoc with your property but also causing untold damage to your reputation and bottom line.
Three high-profile incidents made the news in July alone. Somerset-based hotel Babington House had to be evacuated after a fire started in the kitchens; the ventilation system of a restaurant on Edgware Road, London caught fire, forcing police to cordon off the area; and a pub regular was treated for smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire at the Never Say Die bar in Essex.
These blazes can be very costly. In the past five years, damages worth more than £55m have been caused by grease-based fires in commercial properties. And deep fat fryers and chip pans are only part of the problem. Trendy cooking equipment, such as char broilers and salamander grills – which also spread grease around a kitchen – can also be the cause of serious fires.
Meanwhile, kitchen filters, ducts and flue units, which can become the home to years of greasy build-up if not properly cleaned, can cause a small fire to spread quickly and engulf an entire building.
However, there are some simple steps you can take to make sure you only hit the headlines for the right reasons. Following the below can not only help you properly manage your risks but is the first line of defence for protecting against fires.
Regularly change your cooking oil – Changing your oil can lower your risk. Older oil ignites at a lower temperature, meaning it is more likely to catch fire.
Properly maintain and check your kitchen equipment – checking your cooking equipment on a regular basis is vital. Tests should be carried out frequently to ensure your equipment works – especially temperatures gauges on fat fryers and thermostat failure shutoff devices.
Create a vigorous cleaning regime – almost all professional kitchens already have high standards of cleanliness. However, professional, thorough cleaning of ducts and flue units at least every six months are a must, as is the weekly cleaning of filters.
Consider investing in a fire suppression system – the £5,000 cost of a suppression system for the average kitchen might seem expensive but it could be worth its weight in gold. A suppression system will detect kitchen temperatures and use safe oxygen suffocating chemicals to snuff out a fire before it spreads. Most systems will also allow you to clean up and start trading again on the same day.
Check your level of business interruption cover – make sure you have proper business interruption cover in place. Business interruption helps your premises bring in income in the event it has to close. Most polices offer cover for up to a year but think about whether this would be enough time to get you back on your feet – and at the level you operated before the incident.


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Casual encounters are exactly what their name implies, one-time meetings between strangers for sex, though once in a while for less than that. Since going to a bar and hoping that someone will go home with you doesn't always work, you can look for casual encounters in other ways. The internet and your local newspaper's classifieds are both viable options for finding a one-time partner.
Get online. There are many casual encounters sites on the web. Find one that pleases you (see resources for some links).
Make a profile, with a picture for the sites that require it. Keep your goals honest. If you have a specific fantasy you are looking to fulfill, put it in there. Make sure that your information is intriguing and direct. No one is going to spend 10 minutes on your profile, so your information and picture have about 30 seconds to get someone interested in you. If you don't have a photo on your profile, be prepared to send it to people whom you contact or who contact you.
Browse the available choices and contact those who interest you. You need to cast a wide net if you are hoping to get an agreeable response. Keep your messages charming but slightly mysterious-never dangerous or bizarre-and express your interest in getting to know the person better.
Check your local newspaper if searching the web doesn't appeal to you. Most papers have a personal section in the classifieds, and people may post casual encounters ads there. If you don't find anything, you can always submit one yourself.
Set up a date after initializing contact and chatting a bit. Make the meeting in a public place, for the safety of both parties. Be aware that the other person may be doing this in secret and might have restrictions regarding contacting them by phone and where and when they can meet.
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- Remember, you are meeting this person on the internet, and some people are serial killers Meet for the first time in a public place if you can. If possible, let a friend know what you are doing, and check in with them while you are out. If you get a weird feeling, listen to your instincts and cute the date short.


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Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society (WCOS) was founded in 1896 and is one of the Southwest's leading choral societies. It performs the great choral works with some of the UK's finest soloists and professional orchestras in the glorious surroundings of "The Queen of English Cathedrals".
Numbering around 160 voices, WCOS gives three concerts a year, under the direction of the Jeremy Cole, acting Organist and Master of the Choristers at Wells Cathedral.
In past years, the society has performed Bach's St John Passion, B minor Mass, and Christmas Oratorio; Brahms' German Requiem; Britten's War Requiem and Saint Nicholas; Elgar's Dream of Gerontius; Fauré's Requiem; Handel's Four Coronation Anthems; Mendelssohn's Elijah; Mozart's Requiem and C Minor Mass; Orff's Carmina Burana; Verdi's Requiem; and major works by Finzi, Purcell, Rutter, and Vaughan Williams. The Society also presents Handel's ever-popular Messiah, each December.
WCOS hosts an annual Come and Sing day each spring, to which any singers are welcome to learn and perform a work from scratch, in just a few hours.
Chorus rehearsals are on Monday evenings in the Cathedral from September to March and generally follow Wells Cathedral School's term times. Our current accompanist and assistant conductor is to be announced.
New singers are always welcome to apply to join the choir. Why not join us?


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The value VA derives from telehealth is not in implementing telehealth technologies alone, but how VA uses health informatics, disease management and telehealth technologies to target care/case management thereby facilitating access to care and improving the health of veterans.


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A GRU cipher clerk based at the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada, Gouzenko defected in September 1945 and delivered 109 documents from the referentura to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) identifying a large number of GRU spies active in Canada. A royal commission was appointed to review the documents, cross-examine Gouzenko, and take evidence from the suspected spies, and its report was subsequently published.
Seventeen members of the exposed GRU network were prosecuted, of whom nine were convicted of espionage. Gouzenko, his wife, and children were resettled in Canada and occasionally made public appearances to defend themselves from criticism. With help from his RCMP interpreter, he wrote Fall of a Titan and his wife published Before Igor, and their story was turned into a movie.


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Adawi (world)
|Adawi/Adawi (Lishun 1408)
|Classic Era (1115)
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|System Details
|Planetoid Belts
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Adawi is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
- Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
- The world serves as the subsector capital with the significant extra trade and prestige associated with that role..
- This a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
- This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Adawi Subsector of Lishun Sector in the Domain of Antares.
- This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
- This world has a colony at Shikima (world).
- 1 Description / Astrography & Planetology
- 2 History & Background / Dossier
- 3 References & Contributors / Sources
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Adawi Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Color Classification Remarks Adawi Primary Primary Yellow G2 V Adawi Companion Secondary Red M2 V
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Imperial High / Landed Nobility[edit]
Adawi, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of three members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.
- It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial count.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial subsector duke.
World Starport[edit]
Adawi has an excellent quality starport.
- A Class A Starport Facility has very well developed shipyards and is capable of producing first rate starships.
- This facility has many very skilled personnel who can perform not only major repair work, but overhaul work as well.
- This facility has advanced refueling and refining infrastructure. One may purchase practically any kind of refined fuel here.
- Almost every starport of this class possesses both a Lowport and a Highport. Sometimes multiple ports of each type.
World Technology Level[edit]
Adawi possesses a Technology Level of TL–15 or TL-F in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Meson Communicators and Pseudo Reality Communications.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, improved collectors, and advanced Fusion+.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land & Water: Advanced gravcraft.
- Air: Advanced gravcraft and speeders.
- Space: Advanced gravcraft and G-Carriers.
- FTL: Jump Drive-6.
World Government[edit]
Adawi has a Non-Charismatic Leader with a Non-charismatic Dictatorship government.
- It is a government in which a previous charismatic dictator has been replaced by a leader through normal channels.
- The typical power source of this government is an Unpopular Autocracy.
- The typical power structure of this government is a Empire.
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- Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
- Classic Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr (named but no further data)
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 6 in article: "The Most Valuable Prey"
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 7 in article: "The Dynam System" & "The Masionia Subsector"
- MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
- MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided) in article: "The Vargr Extents"
- MegaTraveller Rebellion Sourcebook in article: "Imperial Navy Depots"
- Article: "DIS Newsbriefs" from Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 17 by Author & Contributor: Phil Masters
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 18 in article: "A Concise History of the Third Imperium"
- Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
- GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 4
- Novel: Agent of the Imperium by Marc Miller
- External Link: Glendale.org.uk by Author & Contributor: Samuel Penn
- External Link: Downport CARI by Author & Contributor: Paul J. Drye
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com