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JAKARTA/PEKANBARU - After hours of questioning, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Riau Governor Annas Maamun and palm-oil businessman Gulat Manurung graft suspects.
KPK chairman Abraham Samad said on Friday that after questioning, the anti-graft agency's investigators had found preliminary evidence to name both men suspects in a case related to bribery for the issuance of land-conversion permits.
"Based on the evidence and statements from witnesses, the KPK leaders agreed to name both men suspects," Abraham told reporters in the KPK office in Jakarta.
He added that during the operation, the KPK had also confiscated S$156,000 (US$122,450) and Rp 500 million (US$55,000), which allegedly was to be given by Gulat, who was also chairman of the Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Association (Apkasindo) Riau chapter, to Annas.
The money was allegedly given to the governor so he would issue a land-conversion permit for Gulat's oil palm plantation business.
"We have also seized US$30,000 from the house, but Annas said that it was his money and it had nothing to do with the crime," Abraham said, adding that the KPK would investigate Annas' statement.
Meanwhile, KPK deputy chairman Bambang Widjajanto explained that Gulat had a 140-hectare oil palm plantation in Kuantan Singingi regency in Riau, which had been planted in an industrial forest area (HTI).
Gulat then asked for the governor's help to convert the area into a non-forest area, or area for other use (APL).
"As well as for the land-conversion permit, we suspect money was also given to the governor to facilitate Gulat's future projects in Riau, but we will check that," Bambang said.
On Thursday night, KPK investigators arrested Annas, Gulat and seven other people, including the governor's wife, driver and adjutant, at Annas house in the CitraGran housing complex in Cibubur, East Jakarta.
Abraham said that the other seven people caught during the operation would be released by the KPK as it had not found any involvement and did not have any criminal charge that could be used against them.
He added that the KPK would charge Annas under Article 12 or Article 11 of the 1999 Corruption Law, as a state official who accepted bribes, while Gulat would be charged under Article 5 paragraph 1 or Article 13 of the law for his role as the person giving the bribe.
Annas is the third consecutive Riau governor implicated in a graft case. The previous two governors, Rusli Zainal and Saleh Djasit, have already been sentenced in separate graft cases.
Rusli was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for his role in the Pelalawan forestry permit and Riau National Games graft cases, while Saleh got four years for his involvement in the procurement of fire-fighting vehicles.
Meanwhile, activists from the University Students Executive Bodies (BEM) across Riau greeted Annas' arrest with a rally expressing support for the KPK to thoroughly handle the corrupt practices they considered were rooted in the province.
"What the governor did reflects the corrupt mentality of Riau administration officials. Hopefully the KPK will be able to name the Riau governor a suspect soon," the rally's coordinator, Yopi, said.
"It's regrettable that he (Annas) could not be trusted and forgot his campaign promises. He has only been in office for seven months," said Yopi, adding that they would demand his resignation once the KPK named him a suspect.


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The day before yesterday, two hunters 'let the games begin', and came out winners. Not only have we been victimized by marauding bears this week, but also there has been a cougar, as one neighbour succinctly put it, "terrorizing the neighbourhood". The cougars 'games' began several weeks back when it killed and ate several pet cats, attacked at least two dogs and killed one (that I know of). It has also been feeding on deer from the wild, and was finally spotted again two days ago.
Thankfully, cougar hunting season is open and a couple of hunters took up the challenge and started tracking the cat. The first couple of times, it led them through people's barns, yards, and even through someone's shop (and the people hadn't known it was there!). In the end, the the daylight hours proved too short and the cougar too elusive.
The alarm was raised in the morning when a hatchery worker arrived at work and, spotting the tracks in the snow all around the buildings, immediately notified the hunters. It led the men on a merry chase for several hours in the worst of conditions we've had this winter: bitter cold, extreme slush, lousy footing, and icy streams. It led them across several streams (they broke through the ice up to their crotches), then back and forth several times until their dogs finally treed the cougar just beyond the airport, not far from my house, and they shot it; it was a healthy adult male, weighing in at 128 pounds.
I'm relieved because I have seen him around my place, prowling at night. Thanks to him and the raucous vigilance of my dog, many a sleepless night was had these past few weeks. It makes for nerve wracking animal husbandry efforts, knowing that there is a cougar on the prowl, particularly when I have to go out to the goat pen in the wee hours of the morning and again at night in the dark (4.30 pm), to fetch them out or in. With a nod to the cougars' recent habituation to our community, many people have said about my goats, "Enjoy them while you have them."
I worry for my animals every day, and I've lost lots of them to the various species of resident wildlife. When a cougar is on the prowl, I worry about my goats and dog especially. But what is a girl to do? On the one hand, it is good to leave my dog out because she is my 'early warning system' and, for an inexperienced cougar, possibly just enough of a deterrent to make him change his mind. However, the reality is that she is no match for a determined cougar and so she may lose her life if I let her stay outside–even during the day (dogs here are often referred to as 'cougar bait' because so many are taken each year).
Cougars are getting more and more bold here in the valley, and we are the worse off for it. Not only have they taken dogs from yards; they have begun taking them right in front of the people walking them, and, on at least one occasion, while one was still on the leash! To date they have killed our pets and attacked adults, severely injuring them, and I fear for our school children who walk to school and play on the school grounds during recess (two cougars were spotted on the Native school grounds last year). Is this any way to live?
When discussing our problems with cougars the other night, the Conservation Officer (who had been dispatched from Williams Lake to deal with our chicken-killing marauding bear) told me we shouldn't fear cougars. Instead, he said, we should respect them. I felt like saying, 'Tell that to Cindy Parolin's family, or to her son, who was attacked first by the cougar, and whose life she was defending when she lost hers, because the cougar killed and half ate her alive before someone shot it.' Or say that to the myriad other families who have lost loved ones to cougars (or bears), sometimes in their own backyards.
If I don't have to fear cougars, why have there been these deaths? Why does all the literature on cougars (even from our own Ministry!) advise us to defend ourselves strenuously if attacked. It warns us not to play dead because, unlike non-predatory type bear attacks, when a cougar attacks it intends to kill and eat you. Cougar attacks are always predatory, yet this man, whose job is to serve and protect the public, believes we shouldn't fear them? Puh-leeease.
Most people in the valley who hear that kind of statement laugh at the ridiculousness of it. Why? Because they know what a cougar can do to you. The doctors and nurses here know what the cougar (and bear) injuries look like. They know that it only takes 4.5 mins for someone to bleed out if a jugular vein is cut by a claw or fang. Not only that; they are acutely aware of the severely limited operating capacity of our remote hospital. They know just how lucky the few who have been attacked were, to get away with their lives.
In addition, the people here know that there has been a recent change in cougar (and bear) behaviour, and that the new Ministry of Environment policies outlawing the hunting and trapping of cougars and bears as a preventative protection measure are at least partially responsible (and likely the major contributing factor) for the change in predator behaviour.
Unfortunately, the majority of our population now resides in cities, and this majority is creating the policies that us rural folk have to live with. The sad thing is, even though many people have lost their lives because of this thinking, the rules and legislative policies are still not changing. Our society is running an incredibly dangerous experiment by presuming we can 'live in harmony' with wildlife. We can't, never have, never will. It's a dangerous fallacy and a ridiculous fantasy.


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CPWD Engineers' Association has filed an OA for MACP as per promotional hierarchy in CAT PB, New Delhi- 1st Hearing scheduled on 06th Aug. 2014.
CPWD Engineers' Association has filed an OA in Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi regarding MACP as per promotional hierarchy which has been admitted on 19.5.2014 and next date of its hearing is scheduled on 06th August 2014.Let us hope for the best.
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The US Masonry Skills Challenge
We're delighted that one of our own ABBTF team members, Qld State Manager Tony Bishop, has been appointed to judge the USA's annual apprentice bricklaying championships on 3 February.
The US Masonry Skills Challenge is a competition run by the Masonry Contractors Association of America (MCAA) for masonry (bricklaying) apprentices in first, second and third year skill levels. The contest is a showcase for skills training in the industry, challenging winning apprentices from regional US and some foreign competitors, to determine the top masonry apprentice at each level. The exciting competition spotlights the industry's finest young masons, just as WorldSkills Australia and the Golden Trowel competitions do in Australia to promote the trade as a career choice.
Each level of competition is given an unseen project, appropriate to their level of training. They can't consult their instructor, employer or anyone else during the three hours they have to complete the project. It's a true test of skill and very similar to our WorldSkills Australia competition testing.
Judge Tony Bishop
Tony Bishop has been invited to be a judge and to be part of the commentary team at the 2016 Masonry Skills Challenge in Las Vegas. With 32 years in this industry, he is in a great position to assess bricklaying/blocklaying skills development.
The event is being held as part of the 'Masonry Madness' industry event at this year's World of Concrete and Masonry (see promotional video). Tony has been a judge at WorldSkills Australia both regionally and nationally since 1999 as well as judging the ABBTF – sponsored Golden Trowel over many years. He is also not only the sole Indigenous judge of bricklaying in Australia but he will be the first Australian judge for the US Masonry Skills Challenge. Well done Tony, we're looking forward to a blog here from you on your experiences on your return!
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Neglected Effects on the Uses Side: Even a Uniform Tax Would Change Relative Goods Prices
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NBER Working Paper No. 5937
Fundamental tax reform may change relative prices of consumption goods and may therefore have important effects on the uses side that are ignored by most general equilibrium simulation models. For a uniform rate of tax, in our model, results on the uses side are driven by the nonuniform tax system being replaced. Similar effects occur under any uniform and comprehensive tax reform, whether the current system is replaced by a consumption tax, a wage tax, or a pure income tax. Any such reform that eliminates the current preferential treatment of housing would impose an additional one-time levy on the elderly, and any reform that eliminates the current double taxation of corporate capital would reduce the relative prices of corporate-capital-intensive goods bought by the poor.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
MacJournal 5.2.4
As is my custom, I forgot about posting something about the final release. However, 5.2.4 came out a week or two ago. Going forward, there will likely be a 5.2.5 at some point soon, but as a much smaller release than 5.2.4. I will likely post a beta of it soon once I get fixes finalized, so stay tuned if you are interested. Please let me know if you have any problems with 5.2.4. Email or the Support Forums are the best route to get in touch. Thanks everyone for your help with 5.2.4!


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Filed under: Books, horror, Literature, Reading, Science Fiction, writing | Tags: Charleston, Charleston SC, Hallucinations, Jason Merchey, Joan of Arc, Mongrels, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Smoke and Mirrors, Stephen Graham Jones, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Lost City of Z, Ursula K. LeGuin, Wicked Charleston, Witches Sluts Feminists
It's time for the third and final part of my epic book haul! Don't worry–if you missed the first two parts, you can check out part one here and part two here.
And now that you're caught up, let's jump in to part three!!
The Lost City of Z, David Grann
A friend of mine raved about this book, so I had to get it. Looking forward to checking it out in more detail.
Machineries of Joy, Ray Bradbury
I LOVE some Ray Bradbury, and check out that cover! Beautiful!
Mongrels, Stephen Graham Jones
Witches, Sluts, Feminists, Kristen J. Sollee
Not sure why I got this one? Check out the back cover:
Smoke and Mirrors, Neil Gaiman
My brother has been after me to read this book for years now, and I finally got it!
Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
Wicked Charleston, Mark R. Jones
For those of you who don't know, I live in Charleston, and I couldn't pass this book up. "The Dark Side of the Holy City"? Sign me up!
The Beginning Place, Ursula K. LeGuin
Again…that cover! Be still my heart.
Joan of Arc: In Her Own Words
I've been fascinated with Joan of Arc since I was a kid…and that fascination never went away.
Kicking in the Wall, Barbara Abercrombie
This looks like a killer book for writers!
Hallucinations, Oliver Sacks
What can I say? I like reading about weird shit.
Values & Ethics: From Living Room to Boardroom, Jason Merchey
And that's it for the final part of this epic book haul! Which of these books would you like to crack open?
The above books were purchased via AbeBooks.com, Amazon.com, eBay, and Collectible Science Fiction.
*Heads up: if you click on the links to purchase any of the mentioned books from Amazon, know that I'm an affiliate. Your purchase will help me keep this blog going (i.e., I'll earn money to buy books that I will then write about).*
Filed under: Books, Literature, Reading, Science Fiction | Tags: All Our Wrongs Today, comic books, Daughters of Hecate, Douglas Adams, Dr. Israel Regardie, Dreamsnake, E.B. White, Eastern Body Western Mind, editing books, Learning from Dogs, Neil Gaiman, Paul Handover, Stardust, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the writer's guide to weapons, writing books, yumi sakugawa
Missed the first part of my epic book haul? Catch up here.
All right, kiddies, it's time for the second part of my EPIC BOOK HAUL!
Please, contain your excitement. The books can't handle it.
In no particular order, here's another bunch of books I've accumulated since the start of the year.
The Writer's Guide to Weapons, Benjamin Sobieck
This is a must-have for writers and editors (in my humble opinion). I mean, look at the kind of information it gives you:
Wimmen's Comix No. 1
I'm a feminist, and this comic book made me laugh my ass off. Here's a sample:
Pure genius, especially for when it was released (1972).
Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe, Yumi Sakugawa
And of course I'm here to give you a sampling of the illustrations:
The Subversive Copy Editor, Carol Fisher Saller
An invaluable resource for editors such as myself.
Daughters of Hecate, Kimberly B. Stratton and Dayna S. Kalleres
I purchased this one for research for one of the books I have brewing in the back of my mind.
Eastern Body, Western Mind, Anodea Judith
I'm something of a crunchy hippie, so this book appealed to me. I mean, duh.
Stardust, Neil Gaiman
I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan, and this is one I've never read. So when my buddy over at Collectible Science Fiction asked me if I wanted him to add it to my pile (yes, that's how bad my book hoarding is), I answered with a resounding "YES!"
The One Year Manual, Dr. Israel Regardie
Who doesn't want spiritual enlightenment in a year?
Learning from Dogs, Paul Handover
I came across this book shortly after one of my dogs passed away in November. It automatically went on my to-buy/to-read list, and while I haven't been able to bring myself to read it yet, I know I'll love it.
All Our Wrongs Today, Elan Mastai
Dreamsnake, Vonda N. McIntyre
Essays of E.B. White
E.B. White is a treasure trove of good advice and nuggets of wisdom. Can't wait to jump into this well-worn copy.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
I've never read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (I know, I know–so bad). Now I have all five novels in one! Boo-yah!
That's it, folks! Only one more part of the epic book haul left…
The above books were purchased via AbeBooks.com, Amazon.com, eBay, and Collectible Science Fiction.
*Heads up: if you click on the links to purchase any of the mentioned books from Amazon, know that I'm an affiliate. Your purchase will help me keep this blog going (i.e., I'll earn money to buy books that I will then write about).*
Filed under: Books, Literature, Reading | Tags: Amazon, book club, book haul, books, Dirge Magazine, Laird Barron, Neil Gaiman, Octavia Butler, reading, Shirley Jackson, Stacy Schiff
By the title, you know what's coming: a list of books I recently bought in one of my I-don't-need-this-book-but-I-NEED-this-book moments.
Enjoy the spoils of my latest book haul, via Amazon.
Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
I fell in love with Neil Gaiman after reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It totally blew my mind and convinced me that this man is a genius.
Since then, I've been devouring his books, and Anansi Boys is next. I mean, look at the back cover:
Who wouldn't be intrigued?
Push, Sapphire
Yeah, yeah, I know: I'm super behind because I have yet to see the film Precious. I decided reading the book first was in order.
Hangsaman, Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson. What a master of horror and the bizarre. I'm pretty damned excited to read this novel. Check out the back cover blurb to get an idea of why:
Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite longs to escape home for college. Her father is a domineering and egotistical writer who keeps a tight rein on Natalie and her long-suffering mother. When Natalie finally does get away, however, college life doesn't bring the happiness she expected. Little by little, Natalie is no longer certain of anything—even where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin. Chilling and suspenseful, Hangsaman is loosely based on the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946.
What's that you say about Natalie's father…?
Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler
I first read Octavia Butler when I was fourteen years old, and I immediately loved her. For some reason I don't understand, though, it's only now–almost two decades later–that I picked up another book by the sci-fi queen.
I can't wait to dig in.
Oh, and by the way, Butler predicted Donald Trump's campaign slogan over twenty years ago in The Parable of the Talents. <Cue creepy music>
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All, Laird Barron
I recently joined an online book club run by Dirge Magazine (if you don't know what Dirge is, I encourage you to check it out), and The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All was one of August's books.
I'm about halfway through it (late, as usual), and so far, it's…meh. Follow me on Goodreads to find out my final opinion of the short story collection.
The Witches, Stacy Schiff
Another August Dirge Book Club book, The Witches focuses on the Salem witch trials of 1692. Check out the illustrations…
…and the inside cover:
I'm typically a fiction-only reader, but I have always been interested in the Salem witch trials (I blame my childhood field trip to Salem, Massachusetts)…so I'm fairly certain this is one nonfiction tome I'm going to love.
That's it for this book haul! What books have you purchased or borrowed recently?
And a Little Something Extra…
- Writers, take note: Michael Cristiano's list of fiction clichés should be read…and then those clichés should be avoided like the plague (like what I did there?). Read the post over at A Writer's Path.
- Ari Sytner did something that few of us (likely) would even think about: He donated a kidney to a complete stranger in need. During his experience, he realized that kidney donation is quite the taboo topic. For that reason, he wrote The Kidney Donor's Journey: 100 Questions I Asked Before Donating My Kidney. It's the first Q&A book on the subject and includes a wealth of information. To support Sytner in the publication of this book, check out his Kickstarter campaign.


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The Whole Bean is a fictitious coffee shop that had a grand opening last year. The assignment was to create a landing page with two main goals: alert the neighborhood area to the grand opening dates when they could get a free cup of house blend and enter a raffle for the chance to win one year of free coffee, and get a free scone by signing up for the monthly newsletter.
For this assignment, I was responsible for creating a logo, icon pairs, choosing the color scheme, font family, and photography (banner images and social media images from 500pix) creating social media banners, and selecting images that would appropriately reflect the brand and target audience to create a landing page that would match the general look and feel of The Whole Bean's brick and mortar location. Outside of the original class assignment, I created an email template response for the CTA of getting a free scone with newsletter signup and a business card for the owner. All of these assets were then placed into a Brand Style Guide for future reference. We were allowed to create whatever we wanted, as long as the branding was uniform.
I chose to create a kitschy, fun design for this neighborhood coffee shop.
I chose to create a kitschy, fun design for this neighborhood coffee shop.


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CA Supply Chain Act
San Franola believes that our supply chain should reflect San Franola's values and respect for human rights. San Franola believes that its supply chain should be free from any form of forced labor, including slavery and human trafficking. More information regarding San Franola's efforts to mitigate the risks of slavery and human trafficking throughout our supply chain is available below.
San Franola's intends to verify its product supply chain by reSan Franolaing that its suppliers complete a San Franolaionnaire to help assess risks of human trafficking and slavery in San Franola's supply chain. Responses will be reviewed by San Franola, and upon San Franola's reSan Franola, relevant documents, procedures and records of the supplier may be reviewed as part of San Franola's internal audit. In addition, San Franola intends to obtain from suppliers a written certification that the supplier does not permit human trafficking and slavery in supplier's supply chain.
In addition, suppliers must certify in writing to San Franola that the supplier does not permit human trafficking and slavery in supplier or in supplier's supply chain.
San Franola intends to audit new and current suppliers from time to time to determine if they are furthering the purposes of the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (the "Act"). The audit process will include a review of supplier responses to a reSan Franola for information based on a San Franolaionnaire. If San Franola identifies any concerns, then San Franola may conduct an investigation. If an issue cannot be resolved after investigation or conference with the supplier, then San Franola may conduct an on-site audit or terminate its relationship with the Supplier.
San Franola is in the process of obtaining from its suppliers a certification attesting that the supplier does not use any form of forced, indentured, bonded or slave labor and that it does not permit human trafficking in its supply chains. San Franola's Purchasing & Supply Chain Department manages this certification process and will reSan Franola that its new suppliers complete the certification as part of the onboarding process.
Internal Accountability
San Franola's Purchasing and Supply Chain Department is responsible for administering the programs in furtherance of the Act and the related issues involving human trafficking and slavery. Any employee or supplier who is determined to be acting contrary to San Franola's values or the Act may be terminated by San Franola in its sole discretion. San Franola intends to adopt other internal procedures for determining whether employees or suppliers are complying with company values or the Act.
San Franola has educated its employees and management who have direct responsibility for supply chain management and others in the organization about the Act. Further educational efforts and training may include face-to-face meetings and web-based seminars, and will focus on how employees can assist San Franola in mitigating risks within its supply chain in furtherance of the Act.


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Brooks Mayfield Audit Limited is Registered to carry on audit work in the UK and Ireland by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Details about our audit registration can be viewed at www.auditregister.org.uk for the UK and, www.cro.ie/auditors for Ireland, under reference number C002534769
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At the Civic, Stourport on 10th February 2018
Pooling the considerable talents of George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan, The Wilburys were a real force to be reckoned with and created a sound and style so unique, that even to this day there has never been anything quite like it.
With The Wilburys never actually going on tour, their fans never got to see them all together in a live concert experience. With that in mind, Paul has joined up with five other very talented singers and musicians, who together have formed this incredible Traveling Wilbury tribute show. With an easy relaxed style, excellent vocals and musicality and a great respect for each others talent, these guys will give you an amazing night of entertainment that will be like nothing you've seen before.
Ticket Price: £20
Concession £18
For further info visit www.thecivicstourport.co.uk


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Angie Stone -- VH1 Snubbed Me ... 'The Sequence' Were Hip Hop Pioneers!!
Angie Stone VH1 Snubbed Me ... 'The Sequence' Were Hip Hop Pioneers!!
Angie Stone thinks VH1 was flat out wrong for leaving "The Sequence" out of its ceremony celebrating women in hip-hop ... saying her group helped pave the way for countless others.
Stone was out in Atlanta this week with Ed Lover and she let it all out ... saying her 80's girl rap group was anything but a one hit wonder. It's interesting ... Angie says she was at the ceremony in the audience and still got the snub.
You'll remember ... VH1 received some criticism for leaving the group out and celebrating "Salt N Pepa" as the first all girl rap group.
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In case of India, the figure stands at $52 billion.
According to a report by Accenture, large companies and entrepreneurs face cultural barriers to achieve open innovation.
"Failure to use digital collaboration puts at risk a $1.5 trillion growth opportunity globally, and as much as $52 billion for India," the report said.
The study, titled 'Harnessing the Power of Entrepreneurs to Open Innovation' was conducted in collaboration with G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, surveyed over 1,000 entrepreneurs and 1,000 large firms in the G20 economies including India.
Big corporates are increasingly realising that working and collaboration with startups is critical to their own growth and innovation, it further said.
The report said 82 per cent of corporates believe that they can learn from startups about how to become digital and they expect the proportion of their revenue by collaboration with entrepreneurs to rise from an average of 9 per cent to 20 per cent in five years.
Large firms and entrepreneurs agree that today's corporate venturing and incubator models of collaboration will increasingly give way to more open and joint innovation, whereby corporates do not just fund startups, but use digital collaboration to jointly create innovations in broader networks of partners.
"In the digital economy, corporations have the opportunity to disrupt their markets by working more effectively with innovative startups to jointly create new products and services," said Accenture CTO Paul Daugherty.
"Corporates should not just fund startup innovation, but actively participate in it by pooling ideas, assets and intellectual property. And it will require them to take new approaches to sharing risks and rewards more equitably," he said.


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Reiki (rei ki- universal life force) is a very ancient healing process that has existed for over 2000 years. It was originally taught in the time periods before written record and is believed to be the healing method used by prophets. It is not associated with any denomination or religion, but is a spiritual discipline that has been credited countless times for its miraculous powers. The Reiki teachings were held in secret because the great power of the master was much coveted and feared until the 1800s, when the teachings were finally revealed and spread around the world. It is a simple, and focused method of healing that occurs when the healer places his or her hands within the aura of the receiver and works with or without actual physical contact. It is preferred by many because of it undeniable ability to positively affect and create healing within the body without being at all intrusive. Reiki works powerfully on all planes of life, physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental and has been used from the simplest ailment (like a burn) to the healing of chronic disease (cancer, lymphoma etc.) and is becoming more and more accepted as a practical healing modality within hospitals.
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Honey Gift Pack – Medium
A sweet treat for a loved one or yourself!
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Our delicious honey gift packaged in a 3 jar presentation box.
Honey farm employee of many years Mary Hastie developed our delicious Crunchy Honey Mustard, containing whole mustard seeds and no less than 45% honey. The mustard seeds are pickled in vinegar prior to having the honey added, so the mustard itself is like a tangy sweet pickle, ideal for ham or cheese sandwiches or perhaps to add to a creamy sauce to pour over chicken.
If you've been fortunate enough to dine in our cafe bus here at the honey farm you may have tasted the Crunchy Honey Mustard in our one of our yummy Ham and Honey Mustard sandwiches.


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Global shipments of smartphones will increase by more than 20 percent next year amid growing popularity of mid-range models, according to a Taipei-based market information advisory firm.
Shipments of smartphones are expected to reach 876 million units next year, rising by an annual 24.3 percent, TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said in a recent statement.
However, the growth rate, is slowing down, TrendForce said, noting that it was more than 50 percent in past years.
The top five global leaders in the smartphone industry next year will be Samsung Electronics Co of South Korea, US giant Apple Inc, Lenovo Group Ltd (聯想) of China, Taiwan's HTC Corp (宏達電) and Finland-based Nokia Oyj, the advisory firm forecast.
Samsung and Apple alone are expected to account for 45 percent of global shipments, while Chinese brands, such as Huawei (華為), Coolpad (酷派) and ZTE (中興), will make up more than 30 percent, it added.
As for operating systems, the flexibility of Google's Android platform allows for creativity in terms of software and hardware integration, resulting in greater product differentiation, according to TrendForce.
Given its "immense market advantage," TrendForce predicted that Android would retain the biggest share of next year's global smartphone market with 70 percent, followed by Apple's iOS with 18 percent and Microsoft Corp's Windows with 8.7 percent.
Digitimes Research, another local firm, held a similar view, saying that the majority of smartphone makers still use Android, while many more want to launch various low to medium-priced Android models.
Smartphones running the Android system are forecast to account for more than 70 percent of the global smartphone market, Digitimes predicted.
It predicted that iOS would retain second place with 19.1 percent of the market.


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The Municipal Pooling Authority, located in Walnut Creek, California provides Risk Management Services to 14 Police Departments and 20 Municipalities mostly located in Contra Costa County. Prior to working with Future Industrial Technologies, Inc. (F.I.T.) the Police Departments were experiencing a rising number of injuries resulting in a substantial trend of increasing workers' compensation costs.
"The general category of sprains and strains were predominant in the police injury analysis," says Charles Boettger, Loss Control Supervisor for the MPA.
Throughout a typical work day, law enforcement officers can encounter a great many physical challenges both in dealing with the public, getting in and out of the patrol cars and during emergency calls where the situation can escalate quickly requiring agility and fast reaction times - a fertile ground for work-related injuries.
The Municipal Pooling Authority worked with Future Industrial Technologies to devise a program specifically tailored to law enforcement.
"Police injuries were a significant element of our loss control program that were not being addressed through conventional risk management efforts," says Charles Boettger, Loss Control Supervisor for the MPA. "After analyzing this, I was referred to FIT by an ergonomist. My major concern, or goal, was to find a service provider that understood the culture of Law Enforcement. FIT had done prior work in the public safety arena. That was a deciding factor. They have a track record of working with police."
FIT recommended the Backsafe® program customized for law enforcement, with both classroom training and an obstacle course involving the use of an actual police car in a police station setting. The program was designed to address injuries caused by lifting, pushing, pulling, twisting, bending and stooping. The program also addressed other risks that law enforcement faces, such tripping hazards, by teaching proper techniques for stepping over barriers and on to stable surface before proceeding.
Initially the goal was to obtain the understanding, recognition and support of the program by the command staff. Senior Police Managers were invited to attend a Backsafe class and asked to provide a program evaluation - which were 100% favorable. A secondary, but important obstacle encountered in the beginning, according to Boettger, was getting the police departments to allocate the training time to the Backsafe program. The program is not an element of the regulating authority, Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) mandates.
"The major non-statistical success of the Backsafe program was that we, as the Municipal Pooling Authority, have received NO complaints at all - and in fact, have received many compliments from the officers," says Boettger. "In following up with the police departments, we have found that the understanding of the Backsafe training program has filtered down to the patrol officer on the street - a major accomplishment."
"In the two complete fiscal years subsequent to the Backsafe program, we have documented a reduction in the lift, push, and pull type of injuries by 60 percent," says Boettger, "and a reduction in the cost of those injuries by approximately 90 percent!"
"In addition, we believe that this effort to address police injuries has produced some synergistic benefits, with respect to the entire police workers' compensation program. The overall cost of police injuries after the implementation of the Backsafe program has been reduced from $3.5 million per year to $1 million per year over a two year period of time," he says, "representing a 70 percent decrease." (Boettger noted that since MPA only focused on the Backsafe program, it is unclear if there were other contributing factors producing the remarkable results.)
"The FIT trainers communicated very well with the police departments and they were very well received," says Boettger. "The FIT staff has been extremely cooperative and has been diligent in following up and scheduling individual training services with the Police Departments directly, which has been a huge benefit to us on the administrative side."


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Online Directory Available on Your Mobile Device
Our church directory is available to view on your mobile device! You first have to setup an account before you can download the app.
The program we use to build our church directory - now has a free app for church members to download on their Apple, Android and Kindle Fire devices.
To download the app to your Android device, click here
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You will be asked to enter your email address as it's listed in our directory. If your email address isn't listed in the directory, let Marilyn Adams know so it can be added.
Once you enter your email address follow the directions on screen to complete the login process.
After you login, the directory will be downloaded to your device. Anytime updates are made, they will update on your device too!
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Governator outs Dubya's global-warming 'time bomb'
'I preempt your preemption'
The Governator thinks W is useless when it comes to regulating stuff spewed into the atmosphere by American cars and trucks.
Yesterday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and 11 other US state head honchos fired a letter at President George W. Bush, complaining that his Department of Transportation is trying to undermine their efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions.
Earlier this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed new fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks, calling for a 25 per cent improvement over the next five years. "This proposal is historically ambitious, yet achievable," Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said in a canned statement. "It will help us all breathe a little easier by reducing tailpipe emissions, cutting fuel consumption and making driving a little more affordable."
But on page 375 of this 417-page proposal, there's a short paragraph that says the NHTSA's fuel efficiency standards would "preempt" efforts by the states to regulate tailpipe emissions. You see, only the federal government can regulate fuel economy, and the Department of Transportation is arguing that regulating fuel economy is "related to" regulating tailpipe emissions.
Speaking during a news conference at the California state capitol yesterday, the chair of the California Air Resources Board called that short paragraph "a buried time bomb ticking away, and aimed directly at the heart of the nation's efforts to control our contributions to global warming." And this view is shared by Schwartzenegger and his fellow governors.
"We are disappointed that your administration has chosen not to support our efforts to make real progress in controlling greenhouse gas emissions," their letter to Bush reads. "States must take this action because the federal government has not adequately responded to this urgent threat." Compared to W's proposal, says the Air Resources Board, California's tailpipe plan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an extra 69 per cent over the next 12 years.
The administration's effort to preempt state regulations is nothing new, and previous efforts have been rejected by two federal courts. Meanwhile, under the US Clean Air Act, California and the other states have the right to regulate their own tailpipe emissions - as long as they get a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency. But the EPA won't give them waiver, and the states recently sued to agency to get one.
They're prepared to sue the NHTSA as well. "The NHTSA shouldn't even be regulating greenhouse gases," a spokeswoman for the Governator told us. "The EPA should, and we're already fighting them for a waiver."
A spokesperson for the NHTSA declined to comment on the matter. "All we've done is issue a proposal, and we're now taking comments," he said. "So we have nothing to say at this time." ®
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Embers11 NW Broadway Portland, OR 97209 Northwest Portland & near Downtown Portland
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This venerable 43-year-old gay dance club has one helluva bar that doubles as a fish tank. About a mile long and as impressive as a movie pimp's shoes, one could literally stare at the little microcosm beneath your beer coaster for hours. Beyond that, there are drag shows and dancing nearly every night in this massive downtown space. Don't come for the food, rather come for the hilarious karaoke, colorful mixed crowd, and to walk through something referred to as the "glamor tunnel". Be sure to check out the cleverly stocked vending machine that dispenses breath mints, loosey cigarettes, and Chapstick.
Cover $5-8 (usually free Tuesdays & Thursdays).
Open 11am-2:30am M-F, 2pm-2:30am Sat & Sun.
Free popcorn and $2.00 well drinks 11am-8 pm everyday.
Happy Hour
Mon-Friday- All day
$2 wells
$1 "Embers Lager" (Natty Ice)
Sunday: Latino night (Popular) in the back, Karaoke in the front
Drag shows: Wed-Sat
Dancing: Tues-Sun
Pool x1
Lotto x5
Keno x1
Embers's Happy Hours
|11am-8pm Free popcorn and $2.00 well drinks 11am-8 pm
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the last time I was in the Embers was 1969...it was hip, cool, and made the best drinks..and they had the fish tank bar then too.I used to work at the Palm Gardens and on Monday's we'd all go to Embers...rockin'...
Visiting from SLC, and attempting to find a decent watering hole to dance at, I bar hopped into Embers on a late Thursday night. The front area had some drag show which I immediately skipped and headed into the back dance floor. The sonic aura of the back dance floor is so far the best I've found here, with pumping beats of good dance music. It's a shame I was the only person there. Didn't stop me from tearing up the dance floor, but it would have been far better had a few other people been there.
Unrelated sidenote: What's with the "Cash Only" bar in this town??
I Have been goin to embers for about 1 year or so and it has ggotten better Music wise. let me tell you this they have a bucket of coronas for only $10 THATS GREAT!!! well first you need to know its latino night, But You Should Know:
9pm to 11:30ish or 12 Midnight--Best Club & Hip Hop Remixes.
12 to 1am----Regional Mexican, Reggaeton,Latin Music.
1am to 2:30---- Club Trance and house music.
But best of all I like the big Bass when i Dance, I can feel the beats in my chest and when im drunk in the middle of the dance floor i feel happy untill they close. :( But i just cant wait for Sunday again, ahhh and the Dj is so CUTE and he is so good with requests and i think he is the only one in portland who will play your requested song.
well guys see you later Dont listen to this other guys, they probably got fired haha!!!
Wow, maybe its the irony that you see as you age but I have newfound respect for the Embers. The bad drag shows and badly dressed clientele combined with the desperate meat market vibe on the dance floor is pure comedy! Was I ever this desperate? UGH, I hope not! But if I was, I hope I provided some comic relief to those standing by and laughing at me. Seriously, this place is awesome...so tragic and bad its GOOD! Like bad fast food, you know it will make you sick, is bad for you and has no nutritional value, but it still feels good to consume!
Can I get a side of fries with my Embers please?
I used to spend many an evening at Embers from about 94 thru 01, and have only occasionally dropped in since. I was a crossdresser. I met many friends there, helped other TG people with their quest, etc. I have a lot of great memories. The Chrismas decorations were awesum, same on many other hollidays. In recent years the vibe is not as good. The drag shows aren't very good. I wonder if the performing drag queens get paid at all. I do however sympathise with Embers about the rowdies causing the OLCC to close them and leave them on probation perhaps indefinitely. So now it's weak drinks, heavy security. Purses get robbed a lot there when people step out on the dance floor. It's got to be frustrating for Steve, as it is for the rest of us. I like that you can be anybody, and be comfortable there, and fun atmosphere. If they could just turn down the volume a tiny bit.
This place SUCKS. Just plain and simple -- it sucks. I've been in there abou 4 times in 6 years and everytime I go back it's worse than the last time. Don't waste your time when there are so many other good bars in the area.
So I hit this place up a couple times a year JUST to see if the decor/music/drag queens/bitter ugly trannie at the bar who gets offended if you invade "her" space has changed, and guess what? IT IS STILL THE SAME SHITTY BAR!
Seriously, avoid at all costs...it used to be hoppin' after the breeders found out it played decent music like 8 yrs ago, now it's just sad sad SAD! How does this joint stay open? Fucking horrible drinks, drag queens who don't know the lyrics to songs and the worst music in Portland.
If you want to go dancing, go to Holocene or Eagle on their queer nights...If you are straight and want a walk on the "Wild" side, just go to Silverado.
I have been going into Embers for a fwe years and it has gone downhill a bit. Charging 10 bucks for beads on Mardi Gras?! Give me a break. And FYI,they took out the popcorn machine. Too bad, It was pretty good.Or maybe I was too drunk?
Great service and atmosphere. Gets old if you go there too much, but now and then it is great. My only complaint is that back in 99-2001 their drag shows were much, much better. They were upbeat and wild; great performances. Now it is simply a 1 on a scale of 1-10. The shows are made up like a Broadway show and each 'skit' is drug out forever. No one wants to see Mary Poppins four times a night or listen to one clucking drag queen talk about himself for 15 minutes, step off the stage, then introduce himself as the next performer, demand clapping, then ... start talking again for another 15 minutes. What I am saying is if you are going for the drag show, don't bother. For dancing on the front side, late night, with usually no line - I say it is a 10. Open until 4, but they won't let you in after 2. Makes sense. The open-until-4 is really to let people dance and sobber up more than anything else.
I think that Embers is such a great place, I live in a little tiny town, and I came to Embers and I met my Boyfriend, so Really, I give embers a ten
I doubt very much Linda Lee will be coming back from Missouri (if she is still alive, she would have been 77 on last Columbus Day).
It should be noted that the owner, Steve Suss, publicy announced in his bar at lunchtime the day after the Nov election that he voted Yes on 36 stating "his Catholic faith dictated" he do so. This from a man who has profited from the GLBT community for many years. This is the epitome of hypocrisy. Don't give this man your money!
A couple of years back, there was a big hub-bub with a bar fight involving someone who'd snuck in (and was under age).
Since then, they're pretty tight about checking ID, watch folks' drunk-level a lot tighter, have better security and close around 2:30-3 after the show out front most nights.
this place being open till 4? Everytime I go there after the bars close they aren't letting people in anymore?
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Recipe: Creamy Navy Bean Soup with Chicken & Veggies
13 comments:
Wow that looks fantastic. What a great way to have creamy soup on a budget. I never thought about just pureeing beans, but that is such an obvious solution. I will be trying this one. Thank you.ReplyDelete
all I've been wanting lately is bread bowls. this soup sounds like the perfect filling!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/03/2010 01:40:00 PM
This sounds like a great soup! I can't wait to try it. I like to cook beans in my slow cooker -- I soak them overnight and then pop them in the slow cooker when I leave for work and they're done when I get home.ReplyDelete
Your picture looks so wonderful! I love everything that you've put into this soup...it sounds scrumptious!ReplyDelete
I'm always looking for a good bean recipe, but can you explain what mire poix is? Thanks :-)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/03/2010 03:20:00 PM
Pureeing just beans is a great idea! I usually just puree the whole soup but I really like texture in my food so it gets boring fast. This is a perfect solution.ReplyDelete
Thick and creamy comfort soup, sounds fabulous. The price makes it more than perfect.ReplyDelete
Fantastic! With my unfortunate aversion to milk (I sacrifice for ice cream...it's ice cream for goodness sake!) I have avoided making creamy soups. This is such a great solution and far far healthier. I'm so glad you're around.ReplyDelete
Just one question. You said to remove 1 cup of beans for later on in the recipe. When do you add that again?ReplyDelete
Sara, thanks for commenting! I'd forgotten to add that as one of the last things to add (w/the chicken and the peas), but I just fixed it, so the recipe should be all set.ReplyDelete
Denise, I believe I described mire poix in the recipe, but if I didn't, it's basically equal amounts of diced celery, carrots, and onions (usually white or yellow). It's hands down the best base for soups, stews and many other savory dishes. Hope that helps! :) PG
About the mire poix, any suggestions for substitution for a family that actively dislikes celery?ReplyDelete
@Virginia, blend up all of the celery when you do the first blending OR use leeks.ReplyDelete
This soup was absolutely amazing! I substituted mushrooms for the chicken (because we're trying to stay with vegan ingredients) and yams for the red potatoes (because that's what we had in the house) and also added shallots to the mirepoix. This tasted fantastic. I loved how filling and creamy and flavorful this was AND that I could make a soup with ingredients I had in the house - no running to the store necessary.
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Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
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