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I loved the shape of this arrangement. I was also interested to see the darker red Dahlias near the base, which are anemone form Dahlias. I had only seen one before in real life.
Sorry, poor focus again.
Informal meeting of competitiveness ministers (internal market and industry) on 15 July 2018. Copyright BKA/Andy Wenzel
September 22 is the day grades 4 to 10 celebrate Science and Math Week with a fun academic contest to bring out their competitive spirit and motivate them to learn more about these two major subjects. The event is a quiz bee type game that tests the student’s general knowledge of science and math. Students are formed into groups of four (for high school) and five (for grade school) to emphasize cooperation and teamwork
Photo credits to Michelle Ann Villacorta, China Lorenzo, and Louisiana Sollestre
Grades 4 to 6 Winners
1st Place
TEAM GRAHAM BELL (Blue Shrit)
1. Stephen Matthew G. Ibañez (Grade 4 Charity)
2. Aldrin O. Paltao (Grade 5 Honesty)
3. Samantha Ashley A. San Juan (Grade 5 Happiness)
4. Chrizelle Anne R. Gavino (Grade 6 Humility)
5. John Patrick M. Esmeria (Grade 6 Generosity)
2nd Place
TEAM MENDEL (Black Shirt)
1. Lhance Ivan B. Lachica (Grade 4 Charity)
2. Christine Anne R. Gavino (Grade 5 Happiness)
3. Eulian Joshua F. Del Rosario (Grade 5 Honesty)
4. Nigel Louis M. Galang (Grade 6 Humility)
5. Donita Mae F Manlunas (Grade 6 Generosity)
3rd Place
TEAM MAXWELL (Yellow shirt)
1. Mila Angelica R. Terrado (Grade 4 Charity)
2. Trisha Gail M. Esmeria (Grade 5 Happiness)
3. Jarro Uriel M. Colonzo (Grade 6 Honesty)
4. Iris Francheska L. Bautista (Grade 6 Humility)
5. Arabella R. Saculo (Grade 6 Generosity)
High School Winners
1st Place
TEAM THOMPSON
1. Julienne Allyah Legutan (Grade 8 Aristotle)
2. Kenneth Pedigan (Grade 9 Newton)
3. Roselle Estrada (Grade Fourth Year Einstein)
4. Venedict Doroteo (Grade 7 Galileo)
2nd Place
TEAM DALTON
1. Jason Tormon (Fourth Year Einstein)
2. Danica Janelle Dizon (Grade 8 Aristotle)
3. Sophia Chua (Grade 9 Newton)
4. Jarren Seltiel Calonzo (Grade 7 Galileo)
3rd Place
TEAM CHADWICK
1. Louisiana Sollestre (Fourth Year Einstein)
2. Roma Reign Molina (Grade 8 Aristotle)
3. Neithan Abreu (Grade 9 Newton)
4. Don Luis Diaz (Grade 7 Galileo)
Congratulations to all the winners!
Bangor bash Barban boys
by Roger Corbett
On a perfect afternoon for rugby, Bangor maintained their good winning streak by recording another bonus point victory against Dromore, eventually winning by 38-17.
With Bangor and Dromore looking secure in 3rd and 4th places respectively in the league, this game could have been viewed as a dead fixture. However, with Dromore no doubt wanting to reverse their earlier defeat, and Bangor wanting to maximise their points tally, the game was certainly competitive.
Bangor got proceedings underway, playing into a slight breeze that was blowing diagonally across the pitch. From the outset, Dromore used this slight advantage to gain good ground through well taken positional kicks. However, were equally happy to run the ball back and produced several good attacks in reply. In fact the home side could have been a couple of scores up in the first quarter, but the ball didn’t run for them at the crucial moments. However, the breakthrough eventually came when the handling across the backs was crisp and secure, giving Neil Cuthbertson on the right wing the opportunity to stretch his legs and dive over in the corner for a well-taken try. The difficult kick was missed, but the scoreboard had started in Bangor’s favour by 5-0.
The next twenty minutes were almost a copy of the first quarter, with Bangor making most of the attacking opportunities, only to be thwarted by a stubborn Dromore defence. For Dromore’s part, they also had their chances, and came close from a kick through that Cuthbertson managed to shepherd into the goal area and get the resulting twenty two drop-out. However, a slack response by Bangor handed the initiative back to Dromore who, after several surges, managed to push over for their first try in the right hand corner, levelling the scores at 5-5 with just a minute or two left in the first half.
Bangor’s reply from the restart was immediate and in complete contrast to how they approached the previous drop-out. Mark Thompson’s kick hung in the breeze, allowing Jamie Clegg to leap for it and continue running at the static Dromore defence. He then passed inside to Jason Morgan who then passed again to Mike Weir at outside centre. Although Weir had the option of Cuthbertson on the wing, he fooled the Dromore defence and made a charge for the line, just managing to squeeze over in the right hand corner. The conversion was missed, making the score 10-5.
With 2 minutes of stoppage time having elapsed, there was just enough time for Dromore to restart once more. However, another apparent lapse in concentration by Bangor in securing and then clearing the ball, allowed Dromore to come straight back and score an opportunist try in the corner and level the points at 10-10. As the referee blew for half time, the home supporters were stunned, feeling their side should have been well in front by this time.
As the teams turned around, Bangor produced their now familiar second half surge. Within 5 minutes, a good break by James Henly was stopped just inside the Dromore twenty two. Although the ball went to ground, good support play by Curtis Stewart saw him pick up and run through to score under the posts. Cuthbertson’s kick was good, and Bangor were back in front by 17-10.
An injury to full back Chris Morgan resulted in changes to both the forward and backs line-up, with Adam Rushe coming off the bench to take James Henly’s wing forward position, allowing Henly to move to outside centre, and moving Mike Weir to full back as a result. There followed a brief period of settling to this new structure, before Bangor struck again. Seeing a flat Dromore defence ahead of him, Jason Morgan chipped over their heads and began the chase for the line. The ball bounced favourably for him, and he just managed to gather and touch down ahead of the nearest defender. The kick was successful extending the lead to 24-10, and now with the additional bonus point.
Although Dromore maintained their own pressure, it was Bangor who were calling most of the shots. Just 7 minutes later, the ball went wide to Mark Widdowson on the left wing whose pace and footwork left several Dromore players floundering, before darting through to score under the posts. The addition of the simple conversion brought the score to 31-10.
With only 5 minutes remaining, Dromore produced a late push and brought play deep into Bangor’s twenty two. Although Dromore won their scrum close to Bangor’s line, it looked like Bangor had the attack covered. However a defensive mix-up left a gap that provided a simple run through for Dromore to score beside the posts. With the successful conversion, the gap had closed to 31-17.
Obviously annoyed by this mistake, Bangor came back at Dromore, forcing the visitors to concede a penalty inside their twenty two. Spurning the kick at goal, Thompson kicked for touch and an attacking line-out. With the ball safely won, Bangor started to drive forward, but the strong Dromore pack held it up. However, the ball was quickly recycled by Ricky Armstrong to Mark Thompson, who then passed to Jason Morgan who pushed off his tackler to score the final try of the day and, with the conversion, bring the final score to 38-17.
This was a good day for North Down sides playing Mid Down opposition. Bangor’s success against Dromore was matched by neighbours Donaghadee who produced an inspired performance to beat Ballynahinch 2nds and earn a place in this year’s Towns Cup final as a result – congratulations to all.
Bangor’s final fixture in this year’s league is away to Cooke next Saturday. The weekend is then topped off on Sunday afternoon with what should be a highly entertaining game between the Perennials and a Bangor Select XV. With several familiar faces from seasons past, this is sure to be a fun event, and one to come along and enjoy.
Bangor side: P Whyte, A Jackson, B Worthington (S Irvine), R Corbett, C Stewart , R Latimer, J Henly, J Clegg (c), R Armstrong, M Thompson, M Widdowson, J Morgan, M Weir, N Cuthbertson, C Morgan (A Rushe)
Subs: S Irvine, A Rushe
Bangor scores: N Cuthbertson (1T, 4C), M Weir (1T), C Stewart (1T), J Morgan (2T), M Widdowson (1T)
NPO collaborates with Mishal for improving Pakistan’s global competitiveness ranking.
National Productivity Organization (NPO) signed MOU with Mishal Pakistan, a country partner institute of the Center for Global Competitiveness and Performance at the World Economic Forum. Mishal is working closely with key institutions in Pakistan on identifying the gaps and opportunities on improving competitiveness issues for long term economic growth Pakistan.
Mishal and NPO will work together to develop initiatives for improving Pakistan ranking on the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum. It was also agreed that NPO will assist Mishal to conduct the annual Executive Opinion Survey of the World Economic Forum to measure Pakistan’s ranking on World Economic Forum’s various indicator on competitiveness. Both the organizations have also agreed to jointly execute activities to develop initiatives for measuring Pakistan’s competitiveness and improving its ranking; whereas, to create a hybrid pool of resources for knowledge sharing.
While addressing the occasion, Khawaja Muhammad Yousuf, Chief Executive Officer of NPO, highlighted that “Pakistan rank 124 from a total of 144 countries and there is a need to synergize country’s resources both technically and physically to uplift our industry with special focus towards competitiveness and productivity”. He hoped that NPO and Mishal together will play a unique role through various special initiatives including research on productivity to improve Pakistan’s ranking. He further said that, “NPO will assist MISHAL Pakistan in developing the annual Pakistan’s State of Competitiveness Report”.
Speaking on the occasion, chief executive officer of Mishal and Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, Amir Jahangir shared that Pakistan is facing though competition both in the region and globally, nations around the world are improving their productivity and competitiveness systematically, Pakistan needs to focus its initiatives to improve its own competitiveness.
MISHAL and NPO will also work together to develop institutional capacity of various government institutions and departments to understand the challenges faced by Pakistan on the competitiveness front, for this, MISHAL will provide technical assistance to NPO in establishing a separate department within NPO that will specialize in addressing the issues of competitiveness.
To improve competitiveness, both parties have also agreed that Mishal will be working closely with the management of the National Productivity Organization to reach out to other stakeholders to mobilize resources including knowledge partnerships, donor assistance and institutional collaborations.
Established in 1961, NPO is the partner of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) & World Network of Productivity Organizations (WNPO). NPO is striving hard to reach out to the economic sectors with the help of its regional offices and nationwide initiatives which include training, consulting, productivity audits and benchmarking exercises, energy efficiency, Prime Minister Quality Awards, Transfer of best practices, quality certifications and standardization, mass awareness and outreach Programmes on improving productivity.
Mishal Pakistan is the country partner Institute of the Center for Global Competitiveness and Performance at the World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry. Established in 2003, as a limited by liability company under companies ordinance 1984, Mishal has been engaged with some of the most dynamic organizations, including media enterprises and global development agencies helping them develop their communication strategies and solutions for better understanding and creating synergies with their concerned stakeholders.
Rebecca Leal, right, owner of the Dallas Tortilla and Tamale Factory in Lewisville, Tex., unwraps tamales with her staff before the IFOCE World Tamale Eating Championship, September 2, 2006. Leal and her family made 600 tamales for the contest, which featured 15 eaters.
Photos of Circle City Aquatics' swimmers and coaches in action at the 2017 Eastern Committee long course championships hosted by CCAQ.
©2017, Ken Szok All rights reserved
I recently purchased a used oxygen tank, to be used before and after each breath-hold. The tank contains Hydreliox, an oxygen-helium-hydrogen blend.
On the day competitive league cricket returned to Scotland, after Glasgow was taken out of COVID Level Three restrictions, Poloc are captured fielding against hosts Dumfries during a fixture in the Western District Cricket Union's Premier Division.
After losing the toss, Dumfries went on to win by 70 runs.
Scott Beveridge (43) and Andrew Dawson (23) gave Dumfries a solid platform at Nunholm by putting on 65 for the first wicket. The hosts slipped to 118-4 before Chris Brockwell (54) and Alan Davidson (21) figured in a fifth-wicket partnership worth 60. From 178-5, Dumfries rather tailed off. I suspect they might've been disappointed with 220. Quick Kess Sajjad (4-31), who mopped up the lower order, and spinner Ahmed-Raza Hanif (2-35) were Poloc's most effective bowlers.
At 91-2, Poloc found themselves in a promising position. Andrew Mallichan (37) and opener Sufian Ali (28) added 65 for the second wicket. Neither looked particularly comfortable. Alan Davidson (3-31) removed both, caught and bowled. After that, Poloc's long tail was exposed. Several 'dolly' catches gifted to Dumfries. Only Robbie Cathcart (17) made any sort of score. Tommy McGrath, taking three lower order wickets, finished with 4-19.
Match statistics
Dumfries versus Poloc
Western District Cricket Union, Premier Division (50 overs, noon start)
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 22. Poloc won the toss and elected to field. Dumfries 220 off 50 overs (Chris Brockwell 54, Scott Beveridge 43, Andrew Dawson 23, Kess Sajjad 4-31) beat by 70 runs Poloc 150 off 41.2 overs (Andrew Mallichan 37, Sufian Ali 28, Tommy McGrath 4-19, Alan Davidson 3-31).
Day 331 of 2015. It's so sad how competitive everyone in my family is. Why can't they be more like me and just enjoy the game regardless of who wins or loses? The fact that I kicked everyone's butt and started dancing and singing, "We are the champions" with gusto didn't make it any more or less fun for me. It's just a game after all!
This is a photograph from the finish of the 36th Michael Manning Memorial "Dunshaughlin 10KM" Road Race and Fun Run which took place in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, Ireland on Saturday 20th June 2015 at 19:30. This race is widely acknowledged within the Irish running community as one of the best races in Ireland. While being very well attended and competitive it is also one of the oldest 10KM races in Ireland. The numbers for this race have exceeded expectations year on year for the past number of years. In 2008 a record field of 306 took to the start line but by 2012 this number had more than doubled with 647 runners taking part. The starting numbers in 2013 topped this again at 668. Last year, 2014, the numbers rocketed to a new record of 883. This year 862 finished the race showing that the race continues to attract very substantial crowds. This year, as in previous years, the race attracted runners from not just all of Leinster but from the four corners of Ireland. Who knows but this race could reach 1,000 entrants next year? The work of the organising committee must be commended on making this event possible. The Dunshaughlin 10KM has earned it's place at the top of the pedestal of Irish running through the sheer hard work of Dunshaughlin AC over the years. Road race events do not survive on their own. There must be dedication, hard work and a development vision amongst the committee and the host club. Well done to all.
We have an extensive set of photographs from the race tonight taken at the 9KM mark and at 400M to go. The full set is available at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157654823417232
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2748 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
Some useful links
Our Photographs from 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157645329098733/
2015 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2748
2014 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2037
2013 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=1320
2012 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=891
History of the Dunshaughlin 10KM www.dunshaughlinac.com/
Dunshaughlin AC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dunshaughlin.athleticclub?fref=ts
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At a Ruston, Louisiana house party, I attempted to show off in an apartment pool. After this serious incident, which was only the latest in a series of occurrences, a court-appointed psychologist persuaded me to take another respite from training. I did not hold my breath again for the next 13 years.
Leichtathletik Schweizer Vereinsmeisterschaften 2010 Final NLA Herren und Frauen 5.6.2010 Sportstadion Schützenmatte Basel / Schweiz
This panel explored different investment opportunities and learnt why all foreign investors agree that Bosnia and Herzegovina is an attractive opportunity that cannot be missed. The country’s strategic geographic position, investor-friendly legal environment, favourable trade agreements, competitive tax and customs systems, low operating costs, and talented people make it a destination full of potential for profitable investments.
In his welcoming speech, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr. Denis Zvizdić introduced the country’s great investment potential. He was followed by Sir Suma Chakrabarti, EBRD President, who described some of the Bank’s wide-ranging activities to promote sustainable growth and innovation in the Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina aims to encourage potential and existing investors to the country, and so is at the disposal of investors at every phase of their projects; from starting a business and selecting a location, to networking with relevant institutions and stakeholders, implementing the project and expanding business.
This special session focused on specific areas in which Bosnia and Herzegovina has enormous investment potential. Boosted by planned strategic investments, these focus areas can yield high profits and generate overall economic growth. Areas of specific interest include the energy sector, metal processing and automotive industry, furniture manufacturing, food processing, the tourism industry, and IT sector.
The audience heard success stories about private sector initiatives, and how abundant resources can be turned into profitable investment projects with the potential for further growth. Specific examples include:
- Bit Alliance, an association of 58 major IT companies with more than 2800 experts.
- Olympic Centre Jahorina, host of Winter Olympic Games in 1984 and Youth Olympic Games in 2019, recognised as the most promising winter resort in the Western Balkans region.
- Prevent Group, the largest private sector company in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a global contract manufacturer with strong sales and logistics expertise.
- MS&Wood, a design-oriented solid wood manufacturer which has won awards at many international fairs.
- Mljekara Livno (Livno Diary), the brand owner of “Livanjski cheese”, a high-fat solid cheese with a specific flavour that is widely recognised as a top quality product.
Moderator
Charlotte Ruhe
Managing Director, Central & South Eastern Europe, EBRD
Keynote
Suma Chakrabarti
President, EBRD
Denis Zvizdić
Chairman, Council of Ministers of BiH
Speakers
Edin Deljkic
President, Bit Alliance
Igor Gordic
Representative, Olympic Centre Jahorina
Almir Jazvin
Member of Supervisory Board, Prevent Group
Zdravko Markov
Commercial Manager, Mljekara Livno
Dino Osmanbegovic
Advisor to the Management Board, MS&WOOD d.o.o.
Village Pharmacy in Conroe, Texas, is a privately-owned, family-run business that has been in operation for over 20 years. Owned by Richard McMillan, this customer-friendly pharmacy not only fills prescriptions at competitive rates, but also stocks a wide variety of medical supplies, including wheelchairs, compression stockings, diabetic supplies, and orthopedic products.
NPO collaborates with Mishal for improving Pakistan’s global competitiveness ranking.
National Productivity Organization (NPO) signed MOU with Mishal Pakistan, a country partner institute of the Center for Global Competitiveness and Performance at the World Economic Forum. Mishal is working closely with key institutions in Pakistan on identifying the gaps and opportunities on improving competitiveness issues for long term economic growth Pakistan.
Mishal and NPO will work together to develop initiatives for improving Pakistan ranking on the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum. It was also agreed that NPO will assist Mishal to conduct the annual Executive Opinion Survey of the World Economic Forum to measure Pakistan’s ranking on World Economic Forum’s various indicator on competitiveness. Both the organizations have also agreed to jointly execute activities to develop initiatives for measuring Pakistan’s competitiveness and improving its ranking; whereas, to create a hybrid pool of resources for knowledge sharing.
While addressing the occasion, Khawaja Muhammad Yousuf, Chief Executive Officer of NPO, highlighted that “Pakistan rank 124 from a total of 144 countries and there is a need to synergize country’s resources both technically and physically to uplift our industry with special focus towards competitiveness and productivity”. He hoped that NPO and Mishal together will play a unique role through various special initiatives including research on productivity to improve Pakistan’s ranking. He further said that, “NPO will assist MISHAL Pakistan in developing the annual Pakistan’s State of Competitiveness Report”.
Speaking on the occasion, chief executive officer of Mishal and Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, Amir Jahangir shared that Pakistan is facing though competition both in the region and globally, nations around the world are improving their productivity and competitiveness systematically, Pakistan needs to focus its initiatives to improve its own competitiveness.
MISHAL and NPO will also work together to develop institutional capacity of various government institutions and departments to understand the challenges faced by Pakistan on the competitiveness front, for this, MISHAL will provide technical assistance to NPO in establishing a separate department within NPO that will specialize in addressing the issues of competitiveness.
To improve competitiveness, both parties have also agreed that Mishal will be working closely with the management of the National Productivity Organization to reach out to other stakeholders to mobilize resources including knowledge partnerships, donor assistance and institutional collaborations.
Established in 1961, NPO is the partner of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) & World Network of Productivity Organizations (WNPO). NPO is striving hard to reach out to the economic sectors with the help of its regional offices and nationwide initiatives which include training, consulting, productivity audits and benchmarking exercises, energy efficiency, Prime Minister Quality Awards, Transfer of best practices, quality certifications and standardization, mass awareness and outreach Programmes on improving productivity.
Mishal Pakistan is the country partner Institute of the Center for Global Competitiveness and Performance at the World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry. Established in 2003, as a limited by liability company under companies ordinance 1984, Mishal has been engaged with some of the most dynamic organizations, including media enterprises and global development agencies helping them develop their communication strategies and solutions for better understanding and creating synergies with their concerned stakeholders.