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Nick Lloyd's Orwell walking tour is for everyone who loves Barcelona and wants to dig beneath its shiny surface. If you've always been fascinated and horrified by the Spanish civil war, this is the walk for you. The tour, which includes a break at a revolutionary pub, takes visitors around important Barcelona sites, bringing to life vivid, joyful and later vile pictures and sounds of the (frighteningly recent) struggle against fascism. Without over-romanticising or over-simplifying – here are the sounds and sites seen by Orwell.
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Belizean caveman
Carlos "the Caveman" provides a wonderful tour of the spectacular Actun Tunichil Muknal caves in Belize. Carlos is energetic, funny and attentive. He reassuringly helps navigate through the pitch black (at times underwater) caves, as well as the surrounding jungles. His stories about the origins of the skeletons are hilarious! After a short drive from the nearby town of San Ignacio to the edge of the jungle, the rest is on foot or swimming. A fresh barbecue lunch is provided, as is a fascinating tour of the surrounding Amish communities.
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Jamaica beyond the resorts
Many visitors to Jamaica don't often leave the sanctuary of their hotels. Karen Hutchinson, who owns Jamaica Cultural Enterprises, is doing her best to change this. She runs small personable tours using her own car from anywhere in Jamaica. Her Kingston city tour takes in Trench Town, Heroes Park and the bustling downtown market. At times it felt like a kind relative showing us the sights. Her Kingston walking tour is free – just bring money for lunch and the bus back. Her knowledge is vast as is her clear love of Jamaica.
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MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel got a portrait of late OZZY OSBOURNE axeman Randy Rhoads tattooed on his right thigh.
Video footage of the session, which took place at the Rock 'N' Roll Tattoo Studio in Warsaw, Poland, can be seen below.
Demmel was one of the musicians who performed at the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" series of concerts in January and June.
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe. Photos RM Auctions © 2011 RM Auctions
Chassis No.198.0405500621
2,996 cc OHC inline six-cylinder engine with "sport" camshaft, four-speed manual transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 94.5"
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To many, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing remains the ultimate road car. That it appeared in production form at all, however, was the result of fortuitous circumstance and certainly not originally planned by the factory.
The original 300SL was created for the 1952 season to simply test the waters prior to a full-scale return to racing and was intended more as a way to keep the Mercedes-Benz name in the news long enough for the firm's new Grand Prix car to be completed for 1954. To deem this exercise a success would be a gross understatement – the 300SL's results included second and fourth at the Mille Miglia, first and second at Le Mans and the Nürburgring, the same in Mexico's deadly Carrera Panamericana, and one-two-three at Bern, Switzerland.
While Mercedes-Benz initially had no plans for series-production, its U.S. importer, Max Hoffman, had other ideas. Hoffman, a master marketer and a man of great insight, convinced Daimler-Benz to offer a production model by ordering 1,000 of them for sale in the United States. Since the racing 300SL was sourced to a degree from off-the-shelf 300-series parts, it seemed relatively easy for the manufacturer to honor Hoffman's request. However, the 300SL was in fact quite complex and not suited to volume production. Nonetheless, thanks to the persistence and clout of Hoffman, Mercedes proceeded with limited production and the car was born.
Fuel injection replaced the racecar's carburetors; the Bosch mechanical unit would be the first for a production car. After a handful of early production models were made in alloy, as the competition cars, the new Karl Wilfert-designed body was largely steel, retaining aluminum doors, hood and trunk lids, and included the bumpers (with over riders for US-spec cars) and numerous creature comforts including a tilt-wheel for ease of entry and featuring a sumptuous interior requisite for road use.
Of particular note, the 300SL was the first Mercedes to be introduced in the United States before it was shown in Germany, and when unveiled in New York on February 6, 1954, it took the automotive world by storm. The SL (translated to English as "Sport Light") moniker reflected the pioneering use of welded tubular-steel frame construction. It also featured a fully independent suspension in addition to its fuel-injected, 3.0-liter (2,996 cc) OHC straight six with dry-sump lubrication; the motor was inclined to the side in order to reduce the height of the front end. The power, rated at 240 bhp at 6,100 rpm (SAE) and 215 bhp at 5,800 rpm (DIN) with the factory-optional or dealer-installed "sport" camshaft, was delivered through a four-speed manual gearbox. A 161-mph top speed and 0-60 acceleration of approximately eight seconds, depending upon the rear-end ratio selected from five options, made the 300SL the fastest production automobile of its time.
The remarkable, upward-opening "gullwing" doors of the racing version of the car continued to production and contributed largely to the unique visual signature of the 300SL. When production ended after the 1957 model year, Hoffman's original request for 1,000 cars was exceeded, as production of the semi-hand-built car reached just 1,400 units. Demand has always been strong, and today, the 300SL continues to be one of the most recognized and coveted of all sporting cars, almost indisputably considered the 'core' model for any serious collection.
This 300SL, which has never before been publicly offered for sale, carries a particularly fascinating history. Its original owner, Alex Locke, was then a U.S. Air Force jet pilot who went on to study medicine at Stanford University and eventually became a Flight Surgeon and ultimately a practicing physician in the Sacramento, California area. While on active duty with the Air Force, he acquired the 300SL from a Fresno, California dealer circa 1957 on the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin (MSO) as a dealer demonstrator to become its first registered owner. It was factory-equipped with desirable Rudge "knock off" wheels, and the optional "sport" camshaft (with the required fuel-pump governor and ignition timing upgrades) is believed to have been dealer-installed in period, as was often the case. The car retains these components today, as well as its original belly pans, which are rarely preserved.
Period images circa 1960 show the 300SL at an air show sporting a black racing stripe, and Mr. Locke did indeed race the car in local events from time to time. Mr. Locke, a founding and active member of the Gullwing Group, enjoyed his Gullwing and was reposted several times during his Air Force career, residing for a time in Texas, Montana and Wisconsin before he eventually returned to the Sacramento area. There, the car was stored in Dr. Locke's garage for approximately 25 years until the current owner, also a former United States Air Force member and now a retired airline Captain, acquired the car from Mr. Locke's widow in the summer of 1999 after several years of solicitation.
The Gullwing received a single exterior refinish while in Texas with Mr. Locke, but required a full restoration upon acquisition by the current owner. The noted Kevin Kay Restorations of Redding, California was selected for the task, which was undertaken in 1999 and completed in 2003. The 300SL was refinished in classic silver with black leather upholstery. Ken and Cindy Nemanic, of Vintage Automotive Upholstery from Walnut Creek, California, restored the interior using some of the very last available sets of correct Roser surface-dyed leather hides. Characteristic of the Pebble Beach-caliber work of the Nemanics, the interior of the 300SL displays breathtaking workmanship.
In all, over $375,000 in parts and labor was invested to return the 300SL to its show-quality condition. The noted 300SL experts, Pacific Injectors of Burlingame, California, overhauled the fuel-injection system. The instruments were restored and the dial faces were silk screened by none other than VDO, their original manufacturer, in Germany.
An additional leather hide accompanies the car, along with original upholstery remnants, the original jack and hammer and other original parts including the original wheel weights and the 'unobtainium' original protractor device for positioning them for wheel balancing. Air Force T-33 aircraft seat belts were installed under Dr. Locke's ownership but have since been removed and given to his son, with new, aircraft-style belts properly installed in their place. The current owner states the car retains its original mid-range 3.64:1 rear-axle ratio (providing a 145 mph-plus top speed), contrary to the Gullwing Registry entry for this car.
Already impressively sorted for reliable high speed touring, and maintained by its current owner to Gullwing Group standards and frequencies, the car was recently detailed for presentation by Kevin Kay Restorations to re-freshen the first, high quality restoration. This wonderful two-owner 300SL retains its original Rudge wheels, restored belly pans, fitted luggage and its higher-output "sport" camshaft, adding significant, exhilarating 'urge' as a recent test-drive by an RM car specialist has confirmed. A trunk-mounted Halon fire extinguisher allows the car to be shown at events requiring this item. With only about 7,000 careful miles since its comprehensive photo-documented restoration and now offered without reserve, this very fine and complete Gullwing provides a truly rare opportunity to acquire a fully restored, sorted and carefully maintained two-owner example with excellent, documented history, including many charming period snapshots of the car with the young Locke family, confirming their true pride of ownership.
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A day of presentations, participatory workshops and informal performance around themes of urban sound, networked sound, locative media and acoustic ecology – the relationship between living beings and their environment, as mediated by sound. The project is a partnership event funded by LCACE convened by Katharine Norman, Department of Music, City University London and Furtherfield and part of Furtherfield's Media Arts Ecologies programme.
----------------------------------------unreality and mythology
Ellie Harrison highlights concerns for the future of humanity and the future of art, focusing on 2 central texts: Bourriaud's Altermodern Manifesto and a faux encyclopedia entry from the future which retrospectively defines 'the Age of Stupid' released as promotional material for Franny Armstrong's film.
A hundred comments extracted from a discussion on the Netbehaviour.org list about the We Wont Fly For Art project. 1) This is too challenging. Artists will always choose their careers over the planet's safety.
Feral Trade Café, an art exhibition that is also a working cafe, opens at HTTP Gallery for 8 weeks over Summer 2009. The project is the first element of Furtherfield's Media Art Ecologies programme
Furtherfield supports experimental practices at the intersections of art, technology and social change. Many of these practices share an ecological approach - an interest in the interrelation of technological and natural processes: beings and things, individuals and multitudes, matter and patterns. They have been developing for nearly half a century, but their effects become especially compelling in the context of contemporary ecological and economic crises.
Interviews, exhibitions, films and presentations are the many forms the project Networked Cultures, initiated by Peter Moertenboeck and Helge Mooshammer, collaborates on architecture, art and theory and investigates urban network processes as well as spaces of geocultural crises.
Female Icons is a multifaceted project by the artist group known as De Geuzen. Riek Sijbring, Femke Snelting, and Renee Turner are the primary members, and have been making work together under the De Geuzen identity since 1996.


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A short while ago I had a terrific surprise and I will post the story of my surprise on my website tomorrow morning.
It has to do with a piece I stitched last year.
More about it in a couple of days.
Gay Ann
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
A Big Surprise indeed for me -- tomorrow morning
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Congratulations! The Queen is regal a masterpiece, deserving of all possible accolades. As are you. Very excited for you Gay Ann.
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Testimony of Rohingya villagers from Kha Maung Seik village tract, northern Maungdaw, implicates the Burmese security forces as the instigators of attacks on civilians in their area on August 25, 2017, offering a very different version of events than that given by Amnesty International in their new May 22nd report. Continue reading
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Refugees question Burmese government's report of mass Hindu graves
Rohingya refugees from Kha Maung Seik (Fokira Bazar) village tract of northern Maungdaw, where mass graves of Hindus have allegedly been found, say they fled with their Hindu neighbours from attacks by Burmese security forces, and that no ARSA attack took place in their area on August 25.
Breaking News: June 20 evening
More than 50 Rohingya arrested today in Shwezarr village. Some are;- Bashar with his son; Rashid son of Kalu, Bashor, Iiliyas son of Waris, Badiya son of Salim, Shawtar Hussin son of Jamil, Shakayer son of Sulayman and other more.
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Web Summit second day welcomes football legends to stage
Some 53,000 people from 167 countries expected to attend Lisbon conference
The MEO Arena in Lisbon is illuminated by attendees' phones as US actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt takes to the stage during the Web Summit. Photograph: Miguel A Lopes/EPA
Day two of Web Summit is now underway in Lisbon with keynote speakers today including football legends Luis Figo and Ronaldinho.
The former players appear on a panel discussing whether footballers can be entrepreneurs. On a related note, a second panel, which includes the Financial Times' columnist Simon Kuper, will be looking at how social media is redefining the game.
Staying with sports, former Olympic swimmers Nikki Dryden and Allison Wagner will be discussing whether technology can defeat dopers.
Elsewhere, well-known blogger and tech evangelist Robert Scoble will appear on stage alongside Amnesty International secretary general Salil Shetty and Recode senior editor Kurt Wagner to consider whether the benefits of technology are worth sacrificing our privacy for.
Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist at MIT will be discussing what lies beyond the second machine age, while Facebook chief marketing officer Gary Briggs will join his counterpart from Forbes, Tom Davis and Publicis Group head Maurice Levy to look at changes in the advertising world.
Mark Zuckerberg's younger sister Arielle, a partner at KPCB will be on a panel discussing funding along with the founders of Seedcamp and Trailblazer Ventures.
Irish speakersBrett Mayer
The relocated Web Summit kicked off last night with an opening address by Portugal's prime minister Antonio Costa.
The opening ceremony didn't go without a hitch with wifi connectivity problems impacting co-founder Paddy Cosgrave's address and some 3,000 attendees left watching the event from outside the MEO Arena.
The summit, which continues until November 10th, is expecting 53,000 people from 167 countries to attend.


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Same day, another teaser for a Marvel project.
The Defenders this past summer gave us back our favorite whiskey-drinking, PTSD riddled, super-strong badass Jessica Jones for a brief while we waited until news about season two of her own Netflix show would come out. Well good news, thanks to the teaser trailer released today, we now know that we can expect the next 13-episodes on March 8. Take a look at it for yourself!
So, of course, this being a teaser trailer, we're not gonna get much about what season two is about right now but you can certainly gather we're gonna dive more into the origins of Jessica's powers as hinted towards the end of season one and of course fallout from the ending events and how it has affected Jessica. But we do get plenty of cool action and little interesting bits of storylines, like maybe Jessica seemingly over her feelings for Luke?
The first season of Jessica Jones was a rousing success for Netflix and Marvel's second collaboration as the show impressed fans and viewers alike with its incredible performances, tight, noir storytelling, and the approach and depiction of topics from rape, assault, and PTSD. Now given the current climate in Hollywood and politics as well featuring widespread sexual assault allegations, now seems like a great time for our hero to return and we could see something like this depicted in the show. Granted production on season two did conclude in September, but who knows.
Krysten Ritter is back as our title character and back as well are Rachel Taylor, Carrie-Annie Moss, and Eka Darville as Trish Walker, Jeri Hogarth, and Malcolm. New cast members include J.R. Ramirez as Oscar and Leah Gibson as Ingrid. Last season's villain Kilgrave played twistedly brilliantly by David Tennant will come back for a brief cameo. Melissa Rosenberg is still at the helm as showrunner.
What did you think of the trailer? How excited are you for the return? Who is your favorite Jessica Jones character? Let us know in the comments below!


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Out of many things, one thing that makes Pune standout in its rich culture and heritage is unequivocally- Forts! And to glorify its importance even more, the district administration has now decided to host Sinhagad Mahotsav.
The objective of the fort is to exhibit various historical aspects related to the fort. To take you back in the history, the archaeological department will arrange an exhibition that will consist of old letters and documents related to the wars; the equipment that was used in that era.
Now to make this plan executable, the cultural affairs department has been asked to submit a proposal to the Pune district administration. As of now, only Rajgad Fort hosts such a festivals and events.
To discuss on this, a meeting was held between the officials of the state cultural affairs, Pune district collector, state archaeological department, local MLAs and Zilla Parishad officials as per the directives of the state government.
Source: travelentries
Saurabh Rao, district collector told Mumbai Mirror,
The Sinhgad festival will sensitise people about the history. As of now, only Raigad Fort has such kind of festival. This will be another addition to the cultural assets of Pune. This festival will provide platform for showcasing state specific cultural activities and also to the emerging artists.
Bharat Langhi, the programme officer of cultural affairs department, said,
The history of many generals and soldiers of Chhatrapati Shivaji is attached to this fort. There are few names which have never been a part of the history books. The festival will provide detailed information to the history lovers.
Talking about this Mahotsav, noted Pune-based historian Mandar Lawate said,
It will help remember those who helped Shivaji to build Swarajya. Tanaji Malusare, Navji Balkawade, Shelar Mama and others' contribution is unforgettable. History lovers would know more about them.
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King Of Gods - Chapter 282
Chapter 282 - Party
''Master Bi, what should we do? Are we really going to let those pirates take the Water Moon Treasury?''
''The Transverse Water Bay is our territory. How can we give these treasury to the pirates?''
''But Master Bi is seriously injured... ''
The upper echelon of the stronghold discussed.
Most of the people were greedy and impatient towards the Water Moon Treasury, unwilling for it to be taken by the pirates.
After all, the Water Moon Treasury was in their territory. How could they just watch as the pirates took it?
''Water Moon Treasury? What's this legend?''
Zhao Feng couldn't help but be curious.
All the people here knew of the Water Moon Treasury. Only Zhao Feng didn't know anything.
However, from Master Bi's injury, it could be seen that the Water Moon Treasury had a great attraction for even those at the True Spirit Realm.
Master Bi's eyes shone as he said in a low tone: ''The Severed Blood Water Leader Bald Eagle is extremely crafty. He set a trap to lure me in and ambushed me. However, he's also injured due to my counterattack.''
Hearing this, more people suggested to attack and steal the treasure.
Although Master Bi had been tricked by the Severed Blood Bald Eagle and one of his legs was now disabled, the latter had also been injured.
All in all, Master Bi was at a disadvantage but the stronghold had more elites.
Immediately, Master Bi recovered while the Head of the Bi family gathered the upper echelon and experts.
Through some discussion, the stronghold decided to send its elites to fight for the treasury. Of course, there would be people left behind to protect the stronghold.
About half the time it took for tea to be made.
The Transverse Water Bay had gathered a powerful battalion. There was a total of four half step True Spirit Realm, seventeen 7th Sky, and dozens of 6th Sky cultivators.
It was obvious that the Transverse Water Stronghold was going down the path of elites.
On one hand, the stronghold needed people to protect it and on the other hand, it was for personal gain.
The more people going meant that the treasures split would be less.
''Master Bi, what should we do with this unknown youth?''
A few upper echelons looked at the blue haired youth with some enmity.
The blue haired youth was wearing an eyepatch with a cold expression - he didn't seem like a good person either.
''Master Bi, in these situations, I'd rather kill an innocent than let a caught fish go.''
A cold light flashed in one of the experts at the 7th Sky's eyes.
This suggestion was soon agreed upon by many. Some were even certain that Zhao Feng was a pirate.
Zhao Feng was somewhat surprised as he stroked his chin.
Miao miao!
The little thieving cat sat on Zhao Feng's shoulder and waved its paws in disdain.
Facing the group of experts, the one cat and one human were very calm.
''Hmph! He was pulled up from the water by me and with such a cute cat, how can they be pirates?''
Only Bi Qiaoyu stood out and protect Zhao Feng.
When Zhao Feng was pulled out, Master Bi had personally checked Zhao Feng and found that this youth had a bloodline power.
In the Canopy Great Country, bloodlines represented nobility. These people were welcomed everywhere. Was there a need to be a pirate at such a young age?
Furthermore, under all the enmity of all these people, they were unusually calm and this surprised Master Bi.
He couldn't see through Zhao Feng, but everything was possible. This mysterious youth would be left uncontrolled in the stronghold.
''Little friend, are you interested to come with us to go to the treasury?'' Master Bi asked with a warm smile.
Zhao Feng couldn't help but think of Master Bi's intelligence.
Since he wasn't relaxed with Zhao Feng, why not take the latter with them?
If Zhao Feng really had other motives, they could easily kill him with their battalion.
However, if Zhao Feng was innocent, his cultivation and bloodline power would be a great help to them.
Zhao Feng nodded his head. He didn't know what the Water Moon Treasury was, so he asked about it.
''The brat really doesn't know about the Water Moon Treasury?''
The elites of the stronghold were surprised.
If Zhao Feng really didn't know anything about the Water Moon Treasury, this would mean that Zhao Feng wasn't from the area and probably didn't have any relationship with the pirates.
''The Water Moon Treasury comes from the famous Flower Picking Moon Pirates hundreds of years ago... '' The Head of the Bi family explained.
A hundred years ago, there was a Flower Picking Pirate that shocked the entire Canopy Great Country - the Water Moon Great Pirate.
The Water Moon Great Pirate traveled across the country, committing countless crimes, stealing treasures and tarnishing young girls.
Although the Water Moon Great Pirate hadn't reached the apex of cultivation, his speed and movement was so incredible that it allowed him to run away from several True Lord Ranks.
Zhao Feng knew what had happened after listening only to half of the story.
This Water Moon Great Pirate had incredible speed and movement and ge had tarnished many beauties as well as stolen countless treasures.
After he died, he put all his treasures at a secret location and this was the Water Moon Treasury.
However, Zhao Feng was slightly curious. If the Water Moon Great Pirate's speed was at the apex, how could he die?
The Head of the Bi family revealed the key to this puzzle.
''The Mystic Flower Treasured Bible that the Water Moon Great Pirate cultivated was a wicked skill close to the Spiritual Grade High level. Cultivating this skill can steal the Yin in women and replenish themselves. In just a few decades, the Water Moon Great Pirate used this skill to reach the True Mystic Rank. However, the later stages of this skill requires women with higher cultivation and one day, he set his target on 'Empress Qin'.''
Empress Qin.
Zhao Feng's breathing rate quickened. He didn't think that the Water Moon Great Pirate's death would have to do with the person that he was going to give the letter to.
''Empress Qin is ranked the top beauty in the Canopy Great Country and her cultivation is at the True Spirit Realm. The Water Moon Great Pirate arrogantly entered the important grounds of the Imperials and the place where Empress Qin lived. However, this time, the Water Moon Great Pirate failed.''
''At the end, he had to burn his Qi of True Spirit and escape with serious injuries before putting his knowledge and treasures into a hidden location.''
When everyone heard up to here, they were all sighing.
The Water Moon Great Pirate had swept across the Canopy Great Country, but at the end, he went too high-key and dared to touch the Emperor's woman.
The Water Moon Great Pirate had died around a hundred years ago. His treasures were enough to move a True Lord Rank's heart. His wealth was probably more than what normal experts at the True Lord Rank had.
''Personally or not, we mustn't allow the Blood Bald Eagle to get the Water Moon Pirate's treasure. If a wicked skill like the Mystic Flower Treasured Bible was to be spread, it would threaten our stronghold. Master Bi gritted his teeth.
This was agreed to by everyone.
''That's right, we must stop the pirates from taking the treasury.''
''Our stronghold needs to work together to fight for the treasury and destroy the Mystic Flower Treasured Bible.'' The group said righteously and soon formed a powerful party for battle.
Zhao Feng stood on the side righteously and watched coldly like a spectator.
Although these people all acted in a righteous manner, which one of them wasn't greedy and putting their eyes on the Water Moon Treasury? If they really got the Mystic Flower Treasured Bible, who would give it up?
One had to know that Spiritual grade skills were almost extinct in the continent.
Even Zhao Feng's Lightning Inheritance was only comparable to a High tier Spiritual grade skill. The Mystic Flower Treasured Bible was a wicked skill that could allow the cultivator to increase their cultivation rapidly in a short amount of time.
Soon, the Transverse Water Stronghold party charged towards the depths of the bay under Master Bi's command.
Of these elites included Zhao Feng of 'outside help'.
Zhao Feng could even feel that at least four people in the group were watching his every move. Apart from Zhao Feng, Bi Qiaoyu was also included in the party.
This young girl who was twelve to thirteen was talented and had already reached the 5th Sky of the Ascended Realm.
However in Zhao Feng's eyes, Bi Qiaoyu participating with her strength and experience was a burden.
Many of the upper echelons were puzzled and the Head of the Bi family was against it, but Master Bi had ordered Bi Qiaoyu himself to come.
''Qiaoyu is smart and excels in arrays and mechanics, having learnt from a mechanic master. According to what I know, the Water Moon Pirate was proficient in mechanics and arrays. It can be imagined that his treasury is full of traps and mechanisms.'' Master Bi explained.
He was the only one at the True Spirit Realm here and his position was unmovable in the Transverse Water Stronghold.
Since Master Bi had made the decision, no one argued.
Bi Qiaoyu was innocent and pure. Hearing that she was going to fight with the pirates, she found it fun and accepted it.
On the way, she played with the little thieving cat and her sounds of happiness created some joy for the silent and withdrawn group.
''Bi Qiaoyu started learning mechanisms and arrays from a young age and the Water Moon Treasury was coincidentally here. Are things this coincidental?''
Zhao Feng was suspicious, but he didn't ask anything so as to not draw Master Bi's suspicions.
The party met several hordes of pirates on the way and obviously slaughtered them. Afterall, most of the people here were of the 6th Sky and tgey had an expert at the True Spirit Realm here.
After passing a hundred or so miles, a river appeared in front of the party. This river was very weird - on the surface it seemed very calm but below it was countless whirlpools.
On the shore was a pirate ship and when the party arrived, the people on the ship were waiting.
The pirates on the ship were also elites and the leader wore a black eyepatch and red robe. He had a brutal expression and he was at the centre of the pirates as if he was the King.
The forces of the pirates were also considerable and not much different from the Transverse Water Stronghold's.
''Old man Bi, you've lost a leg and even burned your Qi of True Spirit under severe injuries. Shouldn't you be resting instead of coming to fight for the treasury?''
The one eyed red robed person licked his lips and released a bloody dominant aura of the True Spirit Realm with killing intent so cold that it touched the heart.


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I can honestly tell you that I am not the most patient person around. I can be very impatient and short with my temper, and I been that way as long as I can remember. In fact, it sort of runs in the family.
However, over the years and working with people, I cannot explain how or why my impatience does not seem to rise, in a teaching situation. Perhaps I have learnt to be open and be patient. I listen and strive to hear what they have to say, and to understand. I very much drop into what is happening in front of me during a class, or during a workshop, and if I don't have the answer, I look to work with the person involved to find a solution.
Yet, when I am at home and with loved ones, the story is most likely the opposite!
Don't we tend to take our loved ones for granted? Well, this is something I must bear in the forefront of my mind all the time. I get so caught up in what I am doing at any given time. I then get wound up by the slightest thing. Perhaps it is because I am tired. Perhaps it is because I put aside my "teaching" hat and just want to chill and not teach.
Perhaps I am just an impatient person.
And, those close to me are a mirror of myself.
So, when I read this quote, it brought a smile to my face. I may start using this whenever I find myself getting impatient or frustrated.
Now, I am not saying that it is a way of passing on the blame to other person, but it does lighten the feeling in myself. I guess it is a little like imagining your audience is naked if you are nervous delivering a presentation?!
This is certain work-in-progress for me. To be patient, to be kind. I can be in a teaching environment, but not so at home or even with myself, on and off the mat. So, the more I practice patience and kindness toward myself, I should see an improvement in my patience and kindness towards those I love.
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Volunteer of the Month - Jim Prentice
As we bid farewell to the 'gloomy month', we start February with a new Volunteer of the Month! This month we speak to our departing Chairman, Jim Prentice - host of Motown and Friends, cycling enthusiast and the one that keeps us all in order!
When did you join Radio Royal?
I joined Radio Royal in the spring of 2012.
Why did you decide to volunteer?
I kinda fell into radio early in 2011 through friends of ours on the Isle of Bute and I started in the local Community Radio on the island – seldom been as terrified in my life when I did my first show there. At the time looming retirement got me thinking about voluntary work and I saw an advert for Radio Royal at brand new studios in FVRH. The idea of working within a hospital environment, for some unaccountable reason, seemed to appeal and I must say it has been such an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Apart from the radio work, meeting and talking with such a diverse range of medical related folks over recent years has been a joy.
Tell us a little more about what you do at the station!
Currently I'm chair of Radio Royal and that generally involves being the 'face'(not a pretty one, I can promise you) of Radio Royal and interacting with various part of NHS Forth Valley. I like to think that I also provide a little strategic direction for the radio station but without the input from my fellow volunteers, in particular the RR Executive committee, little would happen - they are an enthusiastic bunch of people as you'll find anywhere!
As for me, I'll be standing down as Chair at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in February '19. My time, in post, has been really rewarding. It all started off about 4 years ago with an Action Plan and I'm delighted to say that we've achieved most of the targets which we set ourselves including, most importantly, the raising of funds to allow us to refurbishment the Studios. We now have one of the best set-ups of any hospital radio station in the UK. It's been a special time for us all at Radio Royal and I'm privileged to have been part of it.
What would you say to someone who was considering volunteering in hospital radio?
I'd say to anyone considering doing some voluntary work or maybe even a career in radio, why don't you come along and join us – you'll not be disappointed and you'll get so much out of it.


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Midnight on a Lake Huron Sand Dune
Standing on an ancient Lake Huron sand dune where our cottage sits listening to the surf pound away at the beach. It's now dark and foreboding. The fetch of the waves is from the big lake coming into the bay and hitting our lee shore. The sound is powerful yet serene. The air is fresh and smells of the open water and Canada beyond. The stress of the city melts. Tomorrow offers a new chance at an awesome day. You never know what the lake will offer you a chance to go out and play again on a Lake Huron sand dune.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Steve Lukather: Transition 5 Star Review
Spot Light: Steve Lukather - Transition (2013 Mascot Records)
I spent the last week getting to know some new music from Steve Lukather. He has a brand new CD out titled; Transition. In an recent interview on his official website he states that the title is appropriate for where he is in life nowadays. I conclude, the theme kind of glues the songs together for a lose concept album. A topic not only Steve's fan-base will identify with, for older or younger, it's a part of the human condition. A vast pool of writing material.
Right away I'll state that this isn't the usual type of music I listen to on a daily basic. The music here has a more standard rock n' roll approach then I usually get into. My purchase, ignited by curiously. Steve's a founding member of the classic rock band; Toto. He also isn't shy about appearing on other people's music. So combine my admiration for Toto in general (I really dig Toto 4) with Steve's other playing outside that band, and it answers why I would spend as much time as I have, getting into these new songs. Bottom line is I know Steve's an outstanding guitar player, and all around musician. It's not throwing away money when you're already kind of brand loyal. The dude in the past has consistently put out above average products, thus giving him the reputation of always putting out high quality work. And like I said, involves himself in some very cool side projects as well. Example; Steve's on Alice Cooper's From The Inside (1978). One of my favorite Cooper concept albums. Enough getting around like that, and it's easy to understand how someone like Mr. Lukather becomes an automatic buy. No need to sample on i-Tunes. Dude's already proven himself. As soon as I learned Steve had a new solo coming out, I did a pre-sale offer. Am happy to report -- I didn't waste a dime.
The CD starts off with a couple of catchy tunes. Both capable of being captured by your mind for future playbacks. Happens to me several times during the time span I been checking Steve's new CD out. More then once, was doing some kind of mundane chore, and all the sudden a line (lyric) from either the first two songs on the disc, Judgement Day or Creep Motel, will pop in my mind. That's a big clue as to when I know something is good. The tune stays with me without having to physically hear it. If I wanted to right now by memory, I could whistle the chorus to either song. Solid keyboard work as well on both songs as well as Steve's signature guitar playing, and lead vocals.
Track three is entitled; Once Again. One of the best power ballads I heard in a while. Nice song. Should be a hit on the more adult rock orientated music stations. Again, a very catchy chorus. Beautiful playing from all involved.
Track Four, Right The Wrong, is another radio friendly song for all of the same reasons already mentioned. Contains a rather infectious groove. Impressive bass and keyboard intro also.
Track five is the the title song, Transition. On first listen of this CD, this song was the first song to get an instant repeated play from me. An almost instrumental, we don't hear vocals until like the four minute mark. Very metal-prog. Not only that, one of my favorite up and coming bass players, Tal Wilkenfeld plays on this. Also, very tasty keyboard work from CJ Vanston / Steve Weingart.
Next comes a song with catchy lyrical lines I like. Not that I'm a lyrics person. Seriously, the majority of time I don't pay lyrical content any thought. Sometimes words make a song, memorable. I should remind of that every now and then, especially when writing about what in essence, is a listening experience. Nice poetry here. Mature themes. A working combination with the musical content.
Wanna feel upbeat? Play the seventh track; Do I Stand Alone.
Now here's the sign of a good mix / producer (produced by Steve Lukather and CJ Vanston. Engineered and mixed by CJ Vanston). The CD tones down a bit. Steve gets bluesy in the next offering; Rest Of The World. A solid job on the vocals including back up; Renee Jones and Jack Rainies.
The last song on the track is very special indeed. An showcase for Steve's guitar playing. An instrumental called; Smile. In the liner notes Mr. Lukather mentions dedication to his deceased Mother. His playing reminiscent to Steve Hunter. The history of the song, most fascinating. Written by silent film screen star; Charles Chaplin. Words added later down the road, with the song becoming a hit. Put out by one of the biggest names at the time (1954); Nat King Cole. Steve's version is a fitting tribute to both his Mom, and an era gone by.
Uncle G's Rating: Using the one to five star rating system, I rate this; five stars.
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A report conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Association regarding America shows that People in america take out a remortgage loan for their home mortgage each four years. Should you follow the trend and re-finance your home mortgage also?
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This evening, all who attend are in for a special appearance from the Solar Goddess herself, Aimee Carpenter. If you've been following local solar news you may have seen Aimee featured in an article or possibly out and about at a renewable energy networking event.
Aimee will be presenting the next Solar 101 and answering the questions you may have about solar. You may be thinking to yourself, "Why in the heck would anyone in their right mind install a solar system at this time of the year? And, really, does solar even work in the Northwest?"
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It's been a few months since we hosted a 201, so once again, now we're taking it to the next level. This time around you will learn the finer points of how a solar panel is built and works. All solar modules are not created equally so one needs to understand how to interpret the specifications of a solar module.
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Summer is just around the corner and anyone who's spent enough time here in the Puget Sound area knows that we have some of the best summer weather around. Long sunny days with warm, mild temperatures. A perfect scenario for solar power!
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A continuing introduction of solar to the public.
Solar Power has been around for decades but until recently was unable to compete with the fossil fuels as a viable, affordable option for the general public.
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Isn't Solar Power complicated? Aren't Solar Panels really expensive. And does it even work here in the Northwest?
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I love my coffee about as much as any Gilmore Girl, because motherhood is flipping hard and exhausting. Sometimes I meet these unicorn mothers who don't drink coffee and my brain literally cannot translate what that even means. Because after not sleeping for the past seven years and being the parent who must cook, clean, shop, sign all the papers, organize all the things, and be totally present for my kids, my job, my husband, and then God know what else … it is coffee that saves the day.
And guess what? The "strongest coffee in the world" is finally here, and I am so happy that I could cry.
The Black Insomnia coffee company, which is based out of South Africa, has teamed up with Amazon (OMG, I CAN PRIME THIS?!) to sell the coffee which has 17,524 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram and is being touted as "the coffee that trumps all others." (Can you imagine how much laundry you could get done with that much caffeine zipping through your blood stream?)
With a name like Black Insomnia and the claim of being the "strongest coffee in the world," it's no wonder the company gets a little braggy in their description of strength. According to a recent press release from the company: "None have been able to reach the unadulterated caffeine content that defines Black Insomnia, nor should any brand attempt to surpass this content in the interest of public health and safety."
(Woah. This is some seriously strong stuff.)
It continues:
"Black Insomnia is pure and naturally very high in caffeine without any added chemicals, preservatives, sugars or any other additives. Laboratory test results, using the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography method, have found that this amounts to an incredible 17,524 mg of caffeine per kg."
Okay honestly, that seems like a ridiculous amount of caffeine for even the most hardened coffee addicts like myself.
"Up to 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine a day appears to be safe for most healthy adults. That's roughly the amount of caffeine in four cups of brewed coffee, 10 cans of cola or two 'energy shot' drinks. Keep in mind that the actual caffeine content in beverages varies widely, especially among energy drinks … Women who are pregnant or who are trying to become pregnant and those who are breastfeeding should talk with their doctors about limiting caffeine use."
If you're curious to try the "strongest coffee in the world" — and think you can handle it — you can find it right here on Amazon. (Though be forewarned: It's been so popular, that it's currently out of stock — but you can sign up for an email alert when it returns.)
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Countless variations of the empanada, a savory stuffed bread pastry, can be found across the world, but perhaps no region has the diversity of Latin America. Today we are headed to Bolivia to learn about their regional empanadas known as salteñas.
The humble salteña is widely considered to be the nearest thing Bolivia has to a national dish. A delicious blend of meat, vegetables, and egg in a rich sauce, it is truly one of the country's finest treats.
What is an empanada?
At its simplest, an empanada is filling encased in a starchy dough. The word empanada literally translates to "wrapped in bread" (which basically describes half the food eaten in the world).
Even just sticking to those things actually called empanadas only limits the discussion a little bit. It does mean goodbye to Jamaican patties and cornish pasties, tchau to Brazilian pasteles, adios to Dominican pastelitos and orevwa to Haitian pâtés. It leaves the xianbing and baos of China, calzones of Italy, and Hot Pockets of the United States for another time.
But just looking at that list suggests how broad the spectrum of empanada-like foodstuffs is available around the world.
What is the origin of empanada?
While empanadas are now more or less a form of hand pie, that's not exactly where they came from. The Galician empanada from northern Spain, forebear of the current empanada that's prevalent in Latin America, is a large two-crust pie baked in a round pie plate or rectangular dish. The yeasted dough exterior holds fillings that usually include bell peppers and onion along with a protein, commonly tuna or chicken. Sliced into individual squares, they start to look slightly more like the single-serving descendants spread throughout the New World, where early Spanish conquerors brought the dish.
Once it landed on the shores of Latin America, the empanada shrank to its current handheld size and adapted to local climates, evolving with every incoming colonizer. As it spread, dough variations lost the yeast, some morphing into a more pastry-style crust, cut with beef fat or butter (especially in the cattle-raising regions of Argentina), while others lost the wheat flour entirely: empanadas in Venezuela and Colombia are made with corn flour, and in Caribbean countries, yuca or plantain serves as the starch.
What's inside divides empanada geography even further, with specific states often staking their claim to a specific style of beef filling (with or without olives, raisins, eggs, or peppers), while others focus on cheese or even sweets such as dulce de leche or guava. Finally, there is the greatest divider of empanada lovers of all: fried or baked?
No matter the stuffing or the style, the ubiquity and love for the empanada is not a difficult one to understand. An empanada is "cheap, easy to eat, and there's just nothing foo-foo about it." It's the food of the masses, easily transportable, and versatile. You can stuff an empanada with just about anything.
While the character of the dough and contents may vary, basic empanada anatomy remains the same: delicious filling enrobed in bread. The Spanish word empanar literally means "to wrap in bread".
What are salteñas?
In Bolivia, the regional empanadas are known as salteñas, a generally forgotten reference to Salta-born Argentine Juana Manuela Gorriti. But what really sets the Bolivian version apart from typical empanada fare is the soupy filling.
The combination of crispy exterior and stew-like interior is achieved by adding gelatin (traditionally, beef bone marrow was used) to congeal the filling before stuffing the dough. The congealed filling melts slowly while the salteñas are baking, preventing the crust from becoming soggy.
Today, salteñas are as close as you can get to a national dish in Bolivia. It is one of the few foods that can be found throughout the country, with each region (and even individual families) having its own variation. Enjoyed as a mid-morning treat, salteñas feature sweet dough filled with a savory stew of chicken or ground beef, potatoes, slices of hard-boiled egg and pitted olives or raisins.
The pastries can be identified by their characteristic football shape and repulgue, a braid-like seam that runs across the top of the pastry, rather than the side. The dough is often a light orange-yellow hue due to the addition of achiote, a seasoning indigenous to the South American lowlands.
Because of the salteña's succulence, the Bolivian specialty poses a particular challenge for the uninitiated diner. Utensils are typically shunned, and a seasoned salteña eater is able to consume the dish sans spoon without a drop of the juices dribbling down her arm. To enjoy a salteña like a pro, hold the pastry upright, nibble the top corner and sip the stew as you go. Serve with llajua, a spicy salsa typically made from native Andean peppers, and your taste of Bolivian comfort food is complete.
Salteñas have two main features that differentiate them from most empanadas. The repulgue, or the "braided" seam that seals the empanada closed, is placed on top. Also, these empanadas are baked in an upright position, rather than on their side and can be eaten any time of day. They are especially popular as a mid-morning snack and are easy to find from street vendors.
Typically, salteñas can be found in any town or city throughout the country, but each area has its variations. Cochabamba and Sucre claim to have the best version of this snack, and many will go out of their way to try the variation from Potosí. In La Paz, it is a tradition to enjoy salteñas as a mid-morning snack, although vendors often start selling salteñas very early in the morning. The pastries are sold anywhere from 7am to noon; most vendors sell out by mid-morning.
What is the story behind salteñas?
Historian Antonio Paredes Candia states that during the early 19th century, Juana Manuela Gorriti was the first person to create the current version of this product. This lady later married Presidente Manuel Isidoro Belzu. Gorriti was born in Salta, Argentina and was exiled to Potosí, Bolivia during the Juan Manuel de Rosas dictatorship.
The Gorriti family endured extreme poverty, and they came up with the recipe in the early 19th century in order to make a living. A variation of these pastries was known at the time throughout most of Europe.
The product, nicknamed salteña, became very popular. Candia states that it was common to say to kids: "Ve y recoge una empanada de la salteña" ("Go and pick up an empanada from the woman from Salta"). In time, most forgot the name Manuela Gorriti, but not the nickname. Eventually the salteñas left Potosí and became a Bolivian tradition.
It's important to note that the salteña is easily distinguishable from other empanadas on the continent, of which there are many. Almost exclusively eaten in Bolivia, the salteña is oven baked and has a hard crust in a distinct bulging shape with a flat bottom. Inside are the usual fillings of beef or chicken, hard boiled eggs, and veggies such as peas or carrots. Not to mention the sweet, sometimes spicy gravy that really sets this empanada apart.
How to make salteñas
The key to it is in its preparation. The recipe is a strict one, so any wrong move means it is not fit to be called a salteña; it is notoriously hard to create.
First, the filling is made, combining potatoes, the shredded beef or chicken, herbs, spices and seasoning (with plenty of pepper) in a stew, which is then left to simmer. The picante version also features aji, a pepper which gives a spicy kick. After it is cooked, gelatin is mixed in as well, allowing the jigote to set.
Next, the dough is created for the shell, with flour, salt, butter, and water. Once this mix has become a nice, soft, stretchy dough ball, it's divided up for the individual shells. A spoonful of the hardened mixture is placed in each shell (with an olive and an egg for good measure) which is then folded over, and the edges scalloped for the signature look. It is then brushed over with beaten egg yolk for the finish and placed in the oven to bake.
As the salteña bakes, the gelatin works its magic. The heat, whilst cooking the pastry shell, melts the gelatin, so, what remains when it is withdrawn from the oven, is a crispy shell, filled with the meat and vegetables, swimming in the rich sauce. You will not want to waste a single bite. In fact, in competitive salteña eating, spilling one drop means losing the contest!
You can freeze salteñas (unbaked) as long as they are very well wrapped. When you want to bake them, place them immediately from the freezer to the oven – do not thaw.
Now I am sure after reading all this, you want to run to the kitchen and whip up a batch of these delicious Bolivian empanadas!
This recipe is validated by our Bolivian culinary expert, Lizet Flores de Bowen. You can find Lizet on her bilingual food blog Chipa by the Dozen.
- 1 lb beef , diced finely
- 5 cups beef broth
- 2 sheets gelatin (flavorless)
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ red bell pepper (or yellow), grated
- 1 chili pepper , chopped
- 6 boiled potatoes (firm consistency), diced
- 2 white onions (or red), finely chopped
- 1 small bunch flat parsley , chopped
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 6 oz. cooked peas
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 2 hard-boiled eggs , coarsely grated
- 10 black olives (pitted)
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- Salt
- 4 cups flour
- ½ cup butter , melted
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- ½ cup water (more or less), with ½ tablespoon of salt dissolved
- 1 tablespoon ground achiote
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- In a Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat and cook the onion, bell pepper and hot pepper for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add the gelatin sheets to 4 cups of hot beef broth and stir.
- Add the beef broth with the gelatin to the Dutch oven and stir.
- Bring to a boil and add the meat, cumin and oregano and stir. Cover and cook for 15 minutes over medium heat.
- Remove from heat and add the parsley, peas, cooked potatoes, pepper, salt and the remaining beef broth.
- Stir well, cover and cook over low heat for 2 minutes.
- Pour the stuffing into an airtight container and set aside for 8 hours in the refrigerator. This will allow the gelatin to sufficiently solidify the stuffing to be able to stuff it easily in the dough with a spoon.
- At the end of these 8 hours, add the hard-boiled eggs and olives and mix well.
Mix the flour, sugar, butter, and achiote in the bowl of a stand-mixer.
- When the dough becomes homogeneous, add the egg yolks and knead for 1 minute.
- Gradually add the salted water.
- Knead for 5 minutes until obtaining a smooth and firm dough.
- Preheat the oven to 500 F.
Roll the dough to ½ inch thick and, using a cookie cutter, form circles of about 4 inches in diameter.
- Place a tablespoon of gelatin filling in each circle of dough, fold in half and moisten the edges all around with water.
- Join the edges by pinching and twisting the edges to guarantee a strong seal. It is very important that the salteña sealed is very well.
- Place the well-spaced salteñas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Mix the egg yolks, milk and sugar and brush the salteñas with this mixture.
- Reduce the temperature of the oven to 450 F, and bake the salteñas between 8 and 12 minutes.
- Serve hot.


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A typical supply chain begins with ecological and biological regulation of natural resources, followed by the human extraction of raw material, and includes several production links (e.g., component construction, assembly, and merging) before moving on to several layers of storage facilities of ever-decreasing size and ever more remote geographical locations, and finally reaching the consumer. All organizations have supply chains of varying degrees, depending upon the size of the organization and the type of product manufactured. These networks obtain supplies and components, change these materials into finished products and then distribute them to the customer. Managing the chain of events in this process is what is known as supply chain management. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) defines Supply Chain Management as follows "Supply Chain Management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities. Importantly, it also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. In essence, supply chain management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies. Supply Chain Management is an integrating function with primary responsibility for linking major business functions and business processes within and across companies into a cohesive and high-performing business model. It includes all of the logistics management activities noted above, as well as manufacturing operations, and it drives coordination of processes and activities with and across marketing, sales, product design, finance and information technology." Effective management must take into account coordinating all the different pieces of this chain as quickly as possible...
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