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If you're any kind of food geek at all, you're already familiar -- by fork and good press -- with local celebrity chefs such as Chrysa Robertson, Chris Bianco, Kevin Binkley, Greg LaPrad and Charleen Badman. But what you're far less likely to know are the names and faces of the behind-the-scenes chefs and cooks who help make it all happen, the unsung heroes who keep their heads down and work while their bosses get all the glory.
See also: -- Chris Bianco Finds New Chef (Who Shares His Philosophy) for Italian Restaurant -- Pickle Savant Sacha Levine Makes Green Thumb Brand Seasonal Pickles and Sells Them at Bodega
Here are four kitchen warriors and rising stars you ought to know. They're young, they're talented, they're modest, and they're going places -- but only if they want to. For now, they're all sitting tight, listening to and learning from their own personal Yodas.
Tony Andiario, 34 Executive chef Quiessence
Background: Tony Andiario, a quiet and intensely focused guy, has cooked all his life. He's an Arizona Culinary Institute grad who worked as commis (junior cook, the veggie chopper) at Michael's at the Citadel while he was going to school. He jokingly calls the position "about the equivalent to dishwasher but not as important." It was there he met Greg LaPrad , and the two became great friends. When LaPrad took over the kitchen at Quiessence, he brought Andiario on board as line cook, a position Andiario held for two months before becoming sous chef, then chef de cuisine. This is his second year as the Q's executive chef, but the title is pretty much just a title here. Andiario is on the line every night. He also makes pasta, breaks down whole animals, and collaborates with LaPrad about the daily-changing menu. This is his seventh year and eighth season at Quiessence.
What LaPrad says: Tony is one of the most talented cooks I've ever worked with, and I've seen him grow so much over the years. He's self-motivated and largely self-taught. We've read and researched so many things together. His kitchen is incredibly organized and he's demanding of himself and others. He's a very creative person, and he still pushes to elevate the food here. He's never satisfied and it's never good enough.
Robbie Tutlewski , 29 No formal title -- oversees Pizzeria Bianco, Pane Bianco and Italian Restaurant
Background: Tutlewski grew up in Indiana and attended CHIC (Culinary and Hospitality Institute of Chicago), moving to Arizona in 2007. He bounced around a bit at first, working at Sanctuary and the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa before landing at Prado, where he worked under Claudio Urciuoli until 2009. When Urciuoli moved to Pane Bianco, Tutlewski came along for the ride. Now, he's become what fellow chefs and friends call "Bianco's Heart" and "The Fixer," the guy who kept Italian Restaurant on course until Bianco found chef John Hall to run it. Tutlewski is back at Pane (the commissary of the Bianco empire) but he's always in motion, making sure that every Bianco restaurant is, as he says, "doing what Chris would do." He bakes, trains staff, maintains quality control and acts as forager, seeking out and maintaining connections with local farmers and artisans in Bianco's absence. He understands what Bianco wants. "We have a life management plan here, not a time-management plan," he says, which just might contradict his 80-hour work week.
What Bianco says: I couldn't ever articulate how much Robbie means to me personally and to our company, but I'll try. Robbie is such an incredible human being. The fact that he is also an extremely talented young chef is just a bonus. He has a skill set you can't teach -- most notably his sense of calm and control. He goes after it like a kamikaze pilot, but in his case, the plane lands safely, no one gets hurt, and the passengers are fed beyond first-class. Unlike some young chefs who ask questions only to tell you the answer to their own query, he listens and follows, then leads. If you eat a meal and the chef's an asshole, you can usually taste it. The same goes if they carry golden hearts. Robbie's is solid gold. Robbie and John Hall (another great one) are the future of my company, and we are moving in a direction to hopefully share the table for a lifetime. I am very grateful, lucky and blessed to have him.
Brandon Gauthier, 30 Chef de Cuisine at Binkley's, oversees operations at Cafe Bink (and soon Bink's) Binkley's, Café Bink
Background: The only thing Brandon Gauthier likes better than cooking is fly-fishing, and even that's debatable. This 2002 SCI grad met Kevin Binkley when he did his externship at Crew, where Binkley was executive chef, and the two friends stayed in touch when Gauthier moved back to Michigan. When that didn't work out (Northern Michigan isn't exactly a hotbed of fine dining), Gauthier came back to Arizona to help Binkley open Binkley's, jumping in to do last-minute construction before its 2004 opening. He started as a line cook and has since worked every station, holding the sous chef position for two years before opening Café Bink as chef de cuisine in 2008. He returned to Binkley's as chef de cuisine a little over a year ago, but he oversees operations at both restaurants. In his typically modest way, he says, "99.9 percent of the creative force is Kevin."
What Binkley says: I've been working with Brandon so long that I trust Brandon more than I trust myself. He knows exactly what I'm thinking. We cook the same way. I got him right out of culinary school, and he's like my culinary son. My hope is that he's with me forever.
Sacha Levine, 28 No formal title -- prep cook, pantry, line cook Rancho Pinot, FnB
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Background: Like the women she works for, Sacha Levine is a straight-shooter who doesn't suffer fools gladly. Getting a full ride to ACI through a C-CAP scholarship, she did a three-month externship at Atlas Bistro, working under Carlos Manriquez. She stayed on for two and half years, rising to chef de cuisine before leaving in 2006 because she "wasn't growing." Her next gig was with Aaron May at Sol y Sombra, where she learned from Walter Sterling and later began helping May open Auto Strada, Over Easy and The Lodge. From there, she moved to Prado, where she worked for Claudio Urciuoli and struck up friendships with Robbie Tutlewski and Pavle Milic. When Milic and his partner Charleen Badman opened FnB in 2009, they hired Levine. In the beginning, there were only four of them: Milic and his wife Emily, Badman and Levine. After a brief detour at Singh Farms, where she began her pickle project (Green Thumb Pickles), Levine began working full-time for Chrysa Robertson at Rancho Pinot. She spends her mornings at FnB, doing 40 to 50 covers at lunch and collaborating with Badman on the menu. "Char relies on me a lot," she says, "because she knows I'm not going to fuck up." By evening, Levine is over at Rancho, where her favorite job is pantry but she fills in (on other people's days off) on sauté and grill. She can and does do it all.
What Robertson says: Sacha is amazing. She has an artist's touch when it comes to pulling salads and plates together. In 20 years, I've never met anyone who so completely understands the way I want things done. She reads my mind, and everything she does is simple, natural and uncontrived. It's always just perfect. Another great thing about Sacha is her willingness to just jump in and contribute to what we do in the kitchen. It's easy to get stuck in my old ways (just ask her), and Sacha always comes up with several terrific ideas for the menu. That's very rare, to find a cook who is both willing and talented enough to collaborate. Sometimes, I'm almost humbled by her contributions. And I can't forget to mention her comical, self-deprecating manner. She always cracks me up! I would be happy to have her as a sister, even though we most definitely would have different mothers! I'm not sure where Sacha's path will lead, but I hope it runs parallel to mine for a LONG time. She's the fucking best!
What Badman says: Sacha always has an opinion, and that's very important in this business. I'm very controlling in the kitchen, and she has had the most influence on what I do here than anyone ever has had or will have. We share a passion for ethnic cuisines, and we're always exploring them together. I'm super-excited to see what she plans on doing.


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Five ways to tell if your company is ready for SaaS ERP
An IT director explains how her Florida utility evaluated whether to replace its on-premises ERP with Software as a Service.
Clouds seem to be top of mind for every CIO these days, even for key business applications like ERP. But interest doesn't always translate into action. After careful evaluation, some IT managers are deciding the time isn't right to shutter their on-premises ERP.
One of them is Hedi Ago, IT director for the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) in Florida. Whenever the IT staff at OUC considers a major software upgrade, standard practice is to investigate cloud alternatives. So with the current system facing an end to premium support this year, Ago's department looked into whether the time had come to move the current on-premises ERP suite to cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS). The answer was a resounding no, for now.
"We are always looking for opportunities to save costs and take advantage of economies of scale, so we subscribe to a cloud model whenever it's right for us," Ago said. But for now, OUC's evaluation criteria indicated that transitioning to SaaS ERP would be too disruptive, costly and risky for the organization, she added. So OUC is upgrading to the latest version of the existing platform instead.
Decisions like these are happening in IT departments across the U.S., consultants said. They and IT practitioners like Ago offered insights to help executives make the right decisions in their organization's transition to the cloud.
Caution reigns
Ago isn't alone in being both cautious and interested in hosted, multi-tenant ERP services. Illustrating just how cautious IT managers are, research company IDC forecasted that the use of public-cloud ERP applications for financials and human capital management will rise only 1.3% and 2.5%, respectively, over the next two years. Still, those numbers look impressive compared to their on-premises alternatives: The two ERP categories will each decline 6.8% in the same period, IDC said.
Nevertheless, interest in SaaS ERP options is high, thanks to potential business benefits that range from helping enterprise managers quickly switch on new ERP capabilities to circumventing prolonged capital-expense approval processes. In some cases it reduces expenses compared to on-premises alternatives, said Eric Kimberling, managing partner and founder of Panorama Consulting Solutions, based in Denver.
Another plus is the opportunity to run a leaner IT staff. "The SaaS vendor shoulders most of the burden of making sure that the software is available," said Jonathan Gross, vice president at Pemeco Consulting Inc., which is based in Ontario, Canada. "A corollary benefit is that companies don't have to worry about hardware upgrade cycles for their ERP systems -- the vendor assumes this responsibility. The same applies to software. Product enhancements in the form of bug fixes, security patches and new features can be deployed nearly invisibly to the end user."
SaaS ERP tradeoffs
But consultants said SaaS-based ERP also comes with tradeoffs. Initial cost savings may eventually evaporate. "When you look out longer term -- five to seven years -- the cost-benefit tends to be somewhat of a wash, and SaaS may actually end up being more expensive than an on-premises application," Kimberling said. "It's like leasing a car; those monthly payments never go away for the life of the lease."
Furthermore, ERP buyers have limited options for tailoring SaaS software to their unique business needs, which is a particular challenge if an organization runs complex business processes. "With on premises you can pretty much do whatever you want. That can be a double-edged sword, but it is something to consider from the perspective of what the business needs," Kimberling said.
It may also be a leap of faith to let an outside vendor manage critical enterprise data and applications. "Prudent governance and risk management calls for enhanced capabilities to manage vendor compliance," Gross said.
Given these pros and cons, how can IT managers know if their organizations are right for cloud ERP? They could try the five key questions the OUC asks whenever it evaluates a potential cloud deployment and used again in its recent reassessment of its ERP needs.
1. Will a move to the cloud require complex integrations with in-house applications?
"Our ERP solution integrates with about 50 other programs, such as our barcoding and fuel-management system," Ago said. These applications must exchange data with each other, so in addition to creating dozens of interfaces, OUC would need enough network bandwidth to keep latency low between the data center to the cloud.
Advantage: On premises
2. Is the application business critical?
"ERP is used widely across our organization -- for accounting, purchasing, HR, capital asset management -- so it's a very critical business application," Ago said. "That means to move into the cloud, we would have to buy additional disaster recovery and high-availability services to make sure it doesn't go down."
She added that over the last seven years, the existing ERP system shut down only for scheduled maintenance. "It runs like a well-oiled machine," Ago said.
Advantage: On premises
3. Does the application contain proprietary information whose public exposure would damage an individual or the organization?
The OUC ERP platform stores Social Security information for employees and spouses, as well as the tax IDs for vendors the utility uses. "There's definitely a lot of sensitive information," said Ago.
Advantage: On premises
4. How costly will it be to move to the cloud?
Expenses for enhanced bandwidth and personnel resources for custom integrations represented added SaaS costs compared to the current platform, Ago said. "Initially, the cloud would be costly versus cost effective," she added.
Advantage: On premises
More on SaaS ERP
See a definition of SaaS ERP
Read what ERP vendors say about cloud tradeoffs
Decide whether to try a SaaS-only vendor
5. Can the application be moved to the cloud in a manageable amount of time that doesn't negatively impact business operations?
The OUC IT department estimated that testing, integration and other activities would require months of work. In contrast, the new capabilities in the on-premises upgrade would be available to end users much sooner.
Advantage: On premises
Exploring hybrid alternatives
Cloud ERP didn't make the cut for now, but Ago is keeping it on her radar. "In the future, cloud ERP vendors may have APIs and adapters for integrating applications," she said. "Or integration and network latency may become moot points if single vendors host all our applications so they can send information back and forth within the cloud."
In the meantime, OUC and others will opt for hybrid implementations -- a core on-premises ERP deployment enhanced with a cloud module, as exemplified by the utility's talent-tracking module. "Solutions that target one functional area with robust functionality are typically better than what full-blown ERP SaaS models offer for a larger organization," Kimberling said.
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If you like to get hammered while watching catty girls sabotage each other, then the Mean Girls drinking game is totally for you. Mean Girls is a totally fetch movie about a new girl at school who gets bullied by some girls, then bullies those girls, then in the end everyone is all good. Typical sounding for a movie about high school, however, people love Mean Girls, and this drinking game is a fun way to revisit this movie (one that you've probably seen dozens of times). The rules of this game play off of the many memorable lines from the flick. We recommend this game for girls' nights, dates, and groups of real dudes with balls.
Mean Girls Drinking Game
Number of players: 1 or more
Difficulty: easy
Time to play: about 97 minutes
Great for:
- Two people
- Dates
- Small groups of friends
- Small groups of strangers
Mean Girls Drinking Game Rules
The rules of the Mean Girls drinking game are extremely simple. Turn on the movie, gather your friends and alcohol, and follow the rules we provide below.
Take one drink when:
- Someone says "plastics"
- "Cady" is pronounced wrong by someone
- Cady has a voice over
- Someone says "crack"
- Aaron Samuels is on screen
Take two drinks when:
- Someone says "Africa"
- Someone calls Karen stupid
- Regina eats a carb
- Gretchin reveals a secret
Take a shot when:
- Someone mentions "that secret" about Janis
Finish your drink when:
- There's a three-way call
- Someone's hit by a bus
If you believe you may have a drinking problem, please see the Mayo Clinic alcohol use disorder resource for more information.


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Course Type: Familiarisation Training
Number Of Days: 1/2 Day
Number Of Delegates Allowed On Each Course: Up To 3 Delegates
If your operators are already licensed and you change your machine the HSE under the L117 state that the operator must have Familiarisation Training for that new machine. We offer a 1/2 day training course which will allow your operator to use the new machine safely in the workplace. The HSE L117 Section 66 states:
Familiarisation training is the third stage of training. This should be carried out
on the job and under close supervision, by someone with appropriate knowledge. It
could include:
■ becoming familiar with a new lift truck;
■ applying, under normal working conditions, the skills already learned in basic
and specific training, starting with simple tasks and developing to the more
complex ones;
■ becoming familiar with the lift truck activities of the employer;
■ familiarisation with site layout, local emergency procedures and any other
feature of the work which it is not practicable to teach off the job.


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Contact PistonZ the Band
Please feel free to email or telephone one of the members of PistonZ who would be pleased to hear from you with your enquiries and to have the opportunity of playing for you.
PistonZ are available to perform for private parties, corporate events, pub & club gigs alike, but book early to avoid any disappointment.
The band are are happy to perform in venues of any size and have their own PAT tested equipment which includes instruments amplification, PA and lighting.
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Need to find a Soil and Water Conservation District? Check out the ODA link below.
County SWCDs deliver tailor-made, locally-led conservation programs to address the county's resource needs, which include assistance to urban and agricultural land users, specializing in soil erosion prevention and water management. SWCDs work with landowners, developers and more in an effort to promote soil health and water quality. Services include survey and design of grassed waterways, erosion control structures, surface and subsurface drainage, farm ponds, windbreaks, livestock waste management facilities, habitat restoration, recycling efforts, stormwater management, and much more.


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Divers - 10 June 2018
en - India - Pakistan
India is sharing its boundaries with China, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947 and Bangladesh after its independence from Pakistan. After the partition of India Pakistan that is predominantly Muslims remained a Muslim country. The Hindus from Pakistan and Muslims from India were given the choice to adopt their religious majority country as their own. As a result there was major voluntary migration as well as forced migration from Pakistan to India and vice versa. Most of the Hindu Pundits of Pakistan had to leave behind all their wealth and belongings and come away to India. Those remained suffered persecution in the hands of the new Muslim rulers and there were bloodshed for the sake of religious believes. A reality that still exists. The Muslim community that chose to remain in India received a better treatment in the hand of the newly formed government. India remained mostly secular and gave protection and freedom to practice their religion in India. The principles of pluralism and secularism is being questioned and reversed now with the fundamental Hindus controlled political party in power in India today. They want India to be Hindu nation. This is a big threat to the social fabrics and people and the nation as a whole. This will in the long run affect the existence of all non- Hindu minority religious groups living in India.
Since the partition Kashmir is the main point of contention between India and Pakistan. Both sides claim Kashmir as their territory. The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict primarily between India and Pakistan, having started just after the partition of India in 1947. India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, including the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947 and 1965, as well as the Kargil War of 1999. Ever since the partition Indo- Pak boarder remains a very sensitive issue for both the countries. Though bilateral talk is going on for ceasefire and peace, the infiltration of Pak militants trained and protected by their military is still going on and the state of Jammu and Kashmir remains a permanent battle field affecting the normal life of the citizens. Many innocent civilians and military personals are sacrificing their life at the border.
Line of control is the boundary between the Pakistani Azad Kashmir and Indian Jammu and Kashmir. It was demarcated after the Simla pact in 1972. The demarcated line between the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is recognised internationally. The term Line of Control (LoC) refers to the military control line between the Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
When we talk about the wall between India and Pakistan, it is more of a political wall of separation. There are people living in each country who have their relatives in India or Pakistan but unable to meet together. Recently there was a case of a Pakistani Muslim who lived in India even before 1947 could make a visit to his relatives in Pakistan. People of both countries want to live in peace with one another but political and military forces do not allow a peaceful co-existence. Innocent people living on the border areas are often met with hostilities and even death. The bilateral peace talks are often violated by violence at the border. The solution to this border conflict is not in building walls because both the countries are nuclear armed countries and can wipe out each other in no time. Though Pakistan can't be equated with India in everyway. India is often resilient with Pakistan military controlled fundamentalist militants who are instrumental in all the terrorist attack in India. Both the countries has to build up political and military will power to sustain peace and harmony at the border. The fundamentalist Islamic terrorist activities need to be stopped once and for all. Pakistan has to make the decision to banish all the terrorist training bases for national and international peaceful co-existance.
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Traveling in Europe is these days almost as easy as one-two-three. There are so many budget options to choose from to get from A to B, wherever it is the train, the ferry, the plane, by car or the latest trend in low-cost travel, the overland buses. Since I had already tried budget airlines like Indigo or SpiceJet when in India, Germany and Europe have remained untouched ground so far. Working for an airline myself, flying has more or less always been some sort of budget travel for me. But for my weekend trip to Prague, I wanted to try something different.
To be honest, it was rather an analytical decision to book the Flixbus for the routing from Munich to Prague. It cost me 48 € to get from downtown Munich (ZOB) to Prague´s main train station, which lies perfectly located to connect to any other destination within or outside the city.
Those of you who have already been to Munich know that getting to/from the airport into the city is quite a hassle. And a costly one (a one-way ticket comes presently at 11,20€ pp). So this would have meant an extra 22,40€ on top of my standby ticket fare plus the 4,50€ (return trip) for the airport bus in Prague plus a weekend ticket for the public transportation system of the Czech capital which is around 11,50€ pp. Fairly, the latter also adds to the price of the overland bus costs.
But in the end, honestly, the plane would have not brought a distinctive advantage in time, comfort or convenience to justify these extra 26,90€. And since I had tried the bus company earlier that year, I decided to give Flixbus another chance and spend the money saved on a decent Czech dinner that same evening.
The journey itself started just like booking a plane ticket in the internet. Via the website or the app, I could choose my favorite connections (there are four buses daily from Munich to Prague, i.e.!). I decided for the 10 am service with arrival to Prague at 2:30pm since this would perfectly harmonize with the hotel´s check-in regulations. And it would leave enough time of the remaining day to have a first glance at one of Europe´s most beautiful cities around.
For the return, I booked the 5.20pm bus with arrival to Munich at late 10pm. So I could use almost the entire Sunday to catch up with sightseeing or simply to spend wandering around. Payment is conducted online by using PayPal, direct money transfer or credit card and you will instantly receive your ticket (paper and a digital version for Passbook) as well as luggage tags for self-printing.
There are two bus stations in and around Munich from where Flixbus operates. The ZOB (Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof close to the main station and easily accessible by S-train station Hackerbrücke) or Fröttmaning. The latter lies a little outside the city center and buses do not operate nonstop from here.
I arrived 15 minutes prior to departure at the platform where the bus pulled in just moments later. My biggest concern when booking this trip was actually not the comfort onboard, but the fellow passengers. Considering the low prices for this 4 1/2 hours one-way journey, that it was a weekend and the fact that a lot of students like to visit Prague for party and drinking purposes or young men celebrating their bachelor parties, I pictured myself being stuck in a bunch of loud and impetuous young males, having the smell of beer and perspiration in my nose.
I was more than happy to discover, that the people waiting with me obviously had the same travel intentions and concerns as I had. The crowd was diverse, from young teenagers from abroad to business men in suits.
Boarding went swiftly and without hassle. Each passenger at Flixbus is entitled to one carry on (max. 7 kg) and two pieces of "checked" luggage (max. 30 kg together) which you hand over to the driver before entering the bus and which you are delivered right when getting off again. No long waiting times at luggage belts at all!
Tickets and ID´s were scanned upon embarkation and head counts were conducted every time the bus made a scheduled stop or break in-between. Right on time, the bus departed Munich and shortly after, we already were on the highway towards Prague.
Of course, there was no full meal and beverage service included like on airlines like Lufthansa, for instance, but since I knew this in advance, I could perfectly plan and prepare my onboard snack to my needs. Drinks could be purchased from the driver, but you may only pay by using Euro coins which I hardly carry with me. Unfortunately, Flixbus operated the line by using a leased double-decker bus from another company. This meant no free WiFi onboard (which normally is included in the fare, yet the quality of the connection can vary big time!). Thank god I have a free roaming sim card!
The seating was a little bit more comfortable than on the bus I went on last time, I have to say. Each seat had an adjustable foot rest, was comfortably padded and the seat pitch was slightly more than you would expect on any big airline these days. I sat in the rear compartment of the upper deck for the better view, which was a good choice. On this bus, the recline was tremendous and the paired seats could actually be drawn to the side at the touch of a button, increasing shoulder space that also added to the comfort.
While I always have trouble finding sleep on a plane when flying in Economy Class, I actually managed to snooze for almost 2 hours! I woke up just in time for the in-between break at a Czech highway pull-in which came handy to get some fresh air.
The only thing that is much, much better on an airplane are the toilets. Lack of paper towels, soap and enough toilet paper were just a few things that could be improved when not speaking of the general hygienic appearance of the lavatory. For the next trip, I surely will have disinfection, wet towels and tissues with me, and so should you!
I was actually pretty impressed that we arrived at Prague´s main station (Hlavní Nádraží) on the hour and that no traffic jams had slowed us down on the way. The stop of the overland buses is right in front of the main terminal.
Departures leave right opposite the busy street from stop No 4 (Your ticket indicates detailed information about departure points). On the way back, the only thing that went different was a slight delay of 30 minutes when reaching Munich. The driver had made a few more breaks in-between, but as it was dark outside, I rather cared for a rested and alert driver than travel low-cost and a lack of safety.
When I reached home, I tried to sum up for a reason why I should not consider to take the bus again. I could not really! The only thing that I came up with was the traveling time itself. To my preference and comfort, I could do any trip again that lasted five hours the longest. Because a lot of destinations around Munich like Budapest, Vienna or Zürich are not faster to reach when taking the plane when you add up all the connecting and waiting times that come along with it.
For everything else, I would rather fly than drive.
For more info about connections and prices, check www.flixbus.co.uk
Visit ZOB´s website for information about local services at the station.


text: A partial solar eclipse on a cloudy morning is seen in Manila, Philippines [EPA] During the American eclipse of 1854, photography was in its infancy. Back then, William and Frederick Langenheim were among the small number of shutterbugs who captured the event on sheets of silver-plated copper, known as daguerreotypes. On Monday, millions of folks using mobile phones and digital cameras will document what has been dubbed "the Great American Eclipse" and rapidly post snaps of the sun's corona peeking from behind the moon on Instagram and Facebook. The anticipated deluge of social media will doubtless benefit those unable to see the spectacle first hand. But make no mistake, eclipse veterans say photos do not compare to the splendour of truly standing in the moon's shadow. Jeff Rosenheim, a photo curator at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, who dusted off the Langenheim images to celebrate the occasion, offers simple words of advice: Don't let selfies spoil the magic moment. "We live in a world of media replacing direct experience… It would be nice to have a takeaway from the experience, but I also hope that people actually have the experience," Rosenheim told Al Jazeera. READ MORE: One giant leap that changed mankind Total solar eclipses are not rare and occur on average every 18 months. Many can only be seen from remote oceans, deserts and icy wastes; Monday's event is remarkable because it cuts right across the world's third most populous nation. Viewers can watch the moon's shadow in 14 states, starting at 10:16am (17:16 GMT) near Lincoln Beach, Oregon, and then racing across mountains, woods and prairies to reach McClellanville, South Carolina, 93 minutes later at 2:49pm (21:49 GMT). More than 200 million people live within a one-day drive of the path of totality, the 110km-wide tract along which the sun is wholly obscured except for the ghostly glow of its corona, driving talk of the most viewed eclipse in history. US prepares for first total eclipse in a century According to Guy Brandenburg, 67, a retired teacher from Washington, DC, it is worth the trip. He is heading to Lander, Wyoming, to watch his third eclipse through a home-made telescope, and raves about the "most amazing natural phenomenon". Veterans talk of temperatures dropping and breezes as sunset-like hues cross a sky that deepens into a twilight blue. Stars brighten, and planets come into view as animals and birds behave strangely, as they would at dusk. "You've seen photos and videos. None of them, not a single one, does justice to how incredibly beautiful the spectacle is," Brandenburg told Al Jazeera. "You can see things you've read about, like the corona and the chromosphere, that are directly related to our very being." All of North America will experience a partial eclipse, though Brandenburg warns anybody outside the zone of totality will not see the sun's corona. Even a 99 percent obscuration comes a distant second to the marvel of a full eclipse. Even so, office workers in New York, Los Angeles, and elsewhere will likely stretch their legs to see a partially covered sun. Their 20-minute breaks will add up to some $694m in lost productivity, estimated the hiring firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. When is the next solar eclipse in your country? #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/n56S07NTde — AJ Labs (@ajlabs) August 20, 2017 Viewers are advised to wear special sunglasses to avoid eye damage from the sun's rays. Thousand Oaks Optical, an Arizona-based supplier, has sold enough filters this year to produce some 100 million pairs of shades. Experts also warn of defective knockoffs flooding the market. There are few secrets about eclipses. NASA, the US space agency, has catalogued five millennia of data covering the dates and durations of every eclipse from 1999BC to 3000AD. The results are available on its website. Eclipse-chasers have had years to prepare, studying weather charts to predict cloud-free viewing spots. The West is best, apparently, with many folks bound for inland Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nebraska to dodge any rain clouds further east. But there is no perfect strategy. Wildfires are already burning in Oregon, and tinder-dry vegetation vulnerable to fire across the Western region threatens to bring smoky skies, sudden road closures and shuttered campsites. Five years after NASA rover landed on Mars Rangers are on high alert as motorists flock to the remote national forests and rangelands from the Cascades to the Northern Rockies, clogging roads and straining resources as hoteliers and airlines jack up their prices. As many as 30,000 people are expected to flock to Stanley, Idaho, which is normally home to just 68 year-round residents. Depoe Bay, Oregon, is near the site where the total eclipse will first appear. Local gift store owner Pat O'Connell predicts a "double ground zero" of visitor chaos. Scientists are animated too. NASA plans to fly high-altitude balloons and planes for physics experiments. US science satellites will observe the sun and Earth; the US space agency will also broadcast the eclipse live from locations along the path. Jay Pasachoff, 74, an astronomer at Williams College, holds a record for witnessing 65 solar eclipses. He has planned his 2017 trip since the early 1990s and will set up 20 telescopes and cameras among two tonnes of gear in Salem, Oregon, to measure the solar corona. Despite having 33 total solar eclipses under his belt, he is still wowed by the "reddish horizon glow" and the "shadow bands snaking across the landscape" as "bright beads of sunlight shine through the valleys on the edge of the moon". Some of the wonder has given way to Pasachoff's duties running a 300-strong team. "Mainly I'm nervous now about the weather and having all my equipment properly installed and everything working for when we press the buttons," he told Al Jazeera. READ MORE: Black hole hunters pleased with first attempt There are adventurous ways to view the event. Some spectators will board aircraft that soar above any clouds and follow the path of the eclipse, making it last longer than the roughly two-and-a-half minutes enjoyed by those at ground-level. There are wacky options too. Visitors to Charleston, South Carolina, can head to the Pounce Cat Cafe to delight in the "rambunctious" frolicking of 20 kittens during the galactic alignment, co-owner Annaliese Hughes told Al Jazeera. Carhenge - a replica of Stonehenge made with old autos in Alliance, Nebraska – is also touted as a fun place to stargaze. Those aboard Royal Caribbean's Total Eclipse Cruise can watch the extravaganza after listening to Bonnie Tyler belt out her 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart", with the vessel positioned in the path of totality off Florida's coast. Others are making the day special in their own way. Mike Wilson, 27, is taking his girlfriend down to South Carolina, where he plans to propose marriage just as the eclipsing moon pulls back out of the sun's way. "Hopefully this very beautiful ring will go from being partially lit up by the heavens to starting to be bathed in sunlight a few seconds later," said Wilson, whose name has been changed so as not to ruin the surprise. The spectacle will be the first in 99 years to span the entire continental United States and the first total solar eclipse visible anywhere in the lower 48 states since 1979. It follows a difficult few weeks in a politically charged US. Tensions were stoked by the Charlottesville clashes, when a young woman was killed as far-right activists marched under Nazis swastika signs, and President Donald Trump did not distinguish between the white supremacists and those rallying against them. For Wilson and others, seeing the eclipse is a "secular pilgrimage" that offers Americans a chance to share an experience and look beyond the ideological differences that have riven this nation of 323 million people. "I really hope that for two minutes you can just be wowed by something much bigger and fully positive. There's not a downside to this. It's not a risk, it's not partisan, it's just awe-inspiring," Wilson told Al Jazeera. Follow James Reinl on Twitter: @jamesreinl Argentina stargazers witness 'ring of fire' eclipse SOURCE: Al Jazeera News US & Canada United States


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Category Archives: Psicodelia
Minimax Promo 2009
This is the original promo video, produced as a marketing DVD for the Minimax conferences in early 2009. Showing highlights from the February 2009 conference.
SLJ FAM Ice DVD Volume 3
Iceman Etika and his squad SLJ FAM, Emcees spitting, volume 4 coming soon, featuring C Breezy of Stack Billions Entertainment!
Jason Donovan – Sealed With A Kiss (1989) [HQ]
———————– I nfo ———————— "Sealed With a Kiss" Single by Jason Donovan from the album Ten Good Reasons B-side…….: "Just Call Me Up" Released.: 1989 Format……: CD maxi, 7″ single Genre…….: Pop, MOR Length……: 2:30 Label……..: PWL Producer: Stock Aitken Waterman "Sealed with a Kiss" is the title of a song written by Peter Udell and Gary Geld. It has been recorded by lots of artists. One of them was Jason Donovan. In 1989, Jason Donovan topped the UK Si


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Thursday, Jan. 17
What: UT Dance Society Presents: BOSS Dance Company Showcase
Where: Clarence Brown Theater
When: 7:30 p.m.Price: $5 for students, $10 for general admission
Victoria's Take: An annual event, the Boss Dance Company spring showcase is a way for students to present their passion through movement in various dance genres including hip hop, jazz, tap and ballet. If you have never attended a dance performance, you're really missing out. The human body is pretty mesmerizing considering all of its functions, but there's just something about dance and the way it blends grace and strength together that makes it so enjoyable to watch. These dancers are talented, so attend this show and support your peers for their hard work and dedication.
Friday, Jan.18
Who: Moon Taxi
Where: Bijou Theater
When: 8:30 p.m.
Price: $16.50
Victoria's Take: Still haven't listened to Nashville-based band Moon Taxi? That's completely your fault then. But since I'm an empathetic person, you are forgiven this one time. With high energy and powerful vocals, this band still has a mellow and familiar sound that any music lover could enjoy it. It's Tennessee's gift to the ears.
Who: Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley with Lee Bruce
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena
Price: $25-$49.75
Victoria's Take: A country musician I actually like! Former "Nashville Star" reality show hopeful Miranda Lambert might have finished the show in third place, but that didn't stop the songstress from landing a record deal. There's something electric about her, and perhaps that's why I enjoy her music. Well, it's really one song titled "White Liar," but other country fanatics will enjoy all of her songs. It's a big name artist performing on campus—GO.
Saturday, Jan. 19
What: KSO Pops: Music of Lennon and McCartney
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum
Price: $35-$89
Melodi's Take: Hanging out with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is definitely something classy to do on a Saturday night. But instead of performing the works of Schubert and Beethoven, the KSO opted for the work of Lennon and McCartney. The orchestra will be putting together orchestral versions of famous Beatles songs that will have you singing the lyrics out loud. If you don't like The Beatles, then this may not be the event for you. But really, who doesn't like The Beatles? Budget your money this weekend for a ticket to the event and you'll be sure to hear fabulously amazing versions of "Blackbird" and "Hey Jude."
Who: Fred EaglesmithWhen: 8 p.m.
Where: Shed – Maryville
Price: $20
Melodi's Take: First exams of the semester got you stressed out? Why not chill with Fred Eaglesmith and listen to some laid-back tunes this Saturday night? Eaglesmith gets inspiration from machines and vehicles and writes his songs in an alternative country genre. Also playing some bluegrass inspired music, Eaglesmith is sure to bring out a large crowd at this performance here in Knoxville. Grab a few friends and jam to Eaglesmith to momentarily procrastinate on your first paper of the spring semester.
Sunday, Jan. 20
Who: Erisa Rei
When: 9 p.m.
Where: Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria (ages 21+)
Price: Free
Melodi's Take: This vocalist released her latest album "Black Ball" last January, but it's still getting attention from Americana fans from all around the state. Making tour stops in Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville, Rei's performance should be unlike other singers you've seen live. This vocalist not only performs her own songs, but also covers, all while expressing major emotion on stage and adding a quirky characteristic to the songs she sings through her stylistic crooning. Grab a group of friends, order some pizza and enjoy all that Rei has to offer before catching the Monday blues.


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Chicken, Carrots & Spinach Porridge Puree
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 1-2
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
1. For the porridge, place the cooked rice, chicken stock and carrots into a pot and boil until soft.
2. Add in the chicken, onions and spinach and cook thoroughly. Next, add in the soy sauce to flavor and give it a good stir.
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Lead bartender Ricardo Torres makes a basil, blackberry elixir and bourbon cocktail using ingredients grown on-site at Huerta Coctelería Artesanal, a green and sustainable bar in Colombia's capital.
(Huerta Coctelería Artesanal)
Garnish: white orchid
Glass: cocktail
*Blackberry elixir: 300 grams Andean blackberry, 100 grams basil, 50 grams cinnamon, 400 grams sugar, 400 ml water (cook, strain and add the water)
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In 2004, I was in Lome Togo for a few months to work on my french and while there, I was introduced to an agreement between the European Union (EU) and African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) countries. The Lome Convention Agreement is also known as "Everything But Arms" (EBA), a process introduced by the European Union under which all imports to the EU from the Least Developed Countries are duty free and quota free, with the exception of armaments. The EBA had been the basis of ACP-EU cooperation for a period of time. It does have some stiff clauses and conditions which may be difficult to meet. Whether or not the the EBA entered into actually provides growth in terms of an increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for ACP is the question for another day. The rule of origin put in place by the EU makes it difficult, so that the import from the developing countries is not full of impact as the capacity to begin and finish the production of apparels and other products do not apply. If things were different and ACPs had the capacity, they may have progressed tremendously in the export of bananas, sugar and rice. Unfortunately, many ACP countries import these products themselves and do not have the capacity to produce enough to feed itself.
However, a few years after the new millennium, the Cotonu negotiations and agreement replaced the Lome Agreement. This was geared towards a more reciprocal agreement which would give the ACP and EU an equal opportunity to negotiate and enjoy mutually beneficial trade agreements that were in consonance with the World Trade Organisation's regulations. The biggest outcome of the Cotonu Agreement is the introduction of a series of negotiations which will lead to the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA). The EPA basically provides for the EU and ACP to have equal rights to import and export duty free and is being negotiated in blocks; South African Development Community (SADC), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and so forth. These blocks have been requested to conduct their negotiations themselves and thus it has turned into a regional affair, as the ACP is much too large for one single negotiation anyway.
The WTO is regulating this as much as it could, although invariably, the WTO is made up of and funded by the countries with the highest GDP in the world. It reminds me of the voting on the Securuity Council of the UN before the invasion of Iraq by the US. But I digress. In negotiating the EPAs, I have followed the ECOWAS story very closely and I have struggled to find the light at the end of this tunnel. The countries that constitute the ECOWAS are all really small countries in the throes of famine and post-war reconstruction; Togo, Cote'd'Voire, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and many more. Granted, there are a few relatively stable nations among them, or nations who could potentially be wealthy, had the mismanagement and corruption of governments not ruined their capacity for growth. Agriculture in the EU is already heavily subsidized. Imagine that all sorts of products and produce from the EU which may include fruit, chicken, fish,toothpick, soaps, flood the markets in the ECOWAS? The local markets and economy do not stand a chance.
Let's paint a picture here. My tailor charges $80 to make a lovely dress for me which I can wear to work or to a nice event. I was in the UK a few weeks ago, and it cost me half of that amount to buy a lovely dress which I wore to a wedding in London, and I saw dresses for a fourth of that price. The labour and the scale of production of these conglomerates in the EU (although loads of these factories have been moved to Asia) are so massive that they can churn out these dresses at a tenth of my tailor's price. Imagine that the local market is flooded with those clothes duty free, the local market will completely die. My tailor Nnanna does not stand a chance if the EPA happens. Right now, he is not rich by any means; $100 per dress and all. He barely manages to get by, no thanks to the very high cost of production and business here as well as a tough business environment and lack of infrastructure. One of my dad's oldest friends owns a poultry. He raises chickens and sells them to supermarkets in the small town where I grew up. He sells one large chicken between $10-$20, which can then be cut into small pieces for a family to use for one week, and he barely breaks even. Imagine that the market is opened and cartons of frozen chicken are allowed in (it is already happening, although they are being smuggled), and sold at a fourth of that price. How can anybody local compete?
In theory, trade defense provisions will need to be negotiated, anti-dumping rules, and safeguard measures will be put in place in the negotiation of the EPA to encourage fair trade as well as the development of the world's poorest countries. I worry though, that the EPA if signed, could destroy the economies of ECOWAS countries which are only just seeing the beginnings of a flutter before the flourish. The first deadline given to for 2008 has come and gone, it tells me that a lot of people are asking questions. These economies are being forced to liberalise to fast and too quickly and this could potentially pose a downhill turn to decades of baby steps taken towards development. A lot of these countries are very dependent on aid and cannot be liberalising their economies at this point. Why are they not refusing to negotiate? The countries voiced their objections, but the EU is not listening and the ACP cannot opt out completely because these trade talks are tied to aid and lending. It is my sincere hope that these issues continue to be flagged. A bad economy equals very poor standard of living for a people which equals non-existent human capacity development. If EPA is signed with economies that are not ready for competition with the almighty EU, the world will be worse off for it. Think about the influx of immigrants into the EU; legal and illegal, think about the drug problems, crime and potential sectarian and ethnic clashes that result from lack of opportunities and livelihoods.
It is my hope that EPA is delayed by decades upon decades, while these economies are provided a fighting chance to improve themselves and gather momentum to compete with one another first, before being thrown in to compete with some G8+ nations.


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The Scoop (Goodreads):
It's the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.
Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.
And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune--and remarkable power--to whoever can unlock them.
For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday's riddles are based in the pop culture he loved--that of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday's icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes's oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig.
And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle.
Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt--among them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life--and love--in the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.
A world at stake.
A quest for the ultimate prize.
Are you ready?
His 2009 film Fanboys, much to his surprise, became a cult phenomenon. These days Ernie lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, their daughter, and a large collection of classic video games. READY PLAYER ONE is his first novel.
Website: http://www.ernestcline.com/
Twitter: erniecline
...and he owns a Delorean DMC-12 just like in Back to the Future!!
My Take:
So, our buddy Wade, is living in a pretty grim reality in 2044. The world has devolved to the extreme have's and have-not's (guess which one Wade is...) and almost everyone has retreated to a Utopian virtual world of their own design, OASIS. Wade is an OASIS fanatic and when the gazillionaire creator of OASIS dies and leaves his fortune up for grabs to anyone smart enough to get it, Wade is an unlikely but strong contender.
|Wade's equipment was more high tech, but this pic is funnier...
Wade has to avoid death and destruction (literally and virtually) in his attempt to find every clue and solve the puzzle before anyone else. The Easter eggs and puzzles are all retro (from the 1980's) and are fun to read and solve along with Wade for anyone who might remember (and love) War Games, John Hughes, and old school video games.
|Yep. This guy makes an appearance and it's a nail-biter!! Watch out for Blinky, he's a bastard!!
The stakes are high as an evil corporation is hell bent on solving the mystery before our beleaguered hero. Ready Player One is somewhat of a cross between Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Tron and Second Life with Eagle Eye thrown in for good measure.
|I think Willy's off his meds...
The pace is brisk and at several points, the pages were turning so fast I thought I was going to get carpal tunnel. I could easily see Ready Player One becoming a great adventure/suspense movie. And guess what? It is! ...in 2014. Great, rollicking thrill ride through our past, present and future. I can't wait to see what Ernest Cline comes up with next!
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Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2018 by Zoe Sadler — 1 comment
Rewind back sixteen years. Gareth Gates (remember him?!) had been at Number One for four weeks with Unchained Melody. Now makepositive CEO, Mark Richards was then the Project Manager on a PwC Consulting billing implementation for BT Wholesale and I was working on the team as a billing subject matter expert. It was a successful project, but like many that came before it, the team were doing a great job, working some very long hours and not getting much in the way of recognition. Mark's idea: what if we could deliver the same great projects, with the same great people but really value them and give them a share in the success? And so, a few months later, expw consulting (admittedly a bit of a cheeky name-play on our PwC forbears) was born (we re-branded a few years later to makepositive).
There followed some large scale telco billing projects with clients such as O2, Romtelecom in Bucharest, T-Systems in Germany and then a Siebel/billing delivery at Thomson-Reuters. It was at this time, in 2008 that we noticed the emergence of Salesforce as a leading CRM player and decided that this was where the future lay for makepositive. We haven't looked back since.
The growth of the Salesforce platform over the past ten years has been phenomenal. What really sets Salesforce apart for me is not just the explosion in the platform capabilities and the emergence of a raft of multi-disciplinary clouds, but the wealth of knowledge online and the amazing support network, not only within Salesforce of course but in the community as a whole. In addition, the level of benefits that a team can deliver in a short period of time makes this an incredibly agile and exciting space to work in. There's nothing so rewarding as embarking on a client project, hitting the first show and tell and delighting the client with what has been achieved in a two week window.
A few years after we ramped up in Salesforce, recognising the importance of being able to serve our northern clients locally, we decided to set up our Manchester practice. Marc Benioff himself has called out Manchester as a key tech hub and Salesforce has recently joined us and set up their own regional centre in the city centre. It was clear that there was great scope for Salesforce projects up here in the north, a bit like Instagram, it took a little while to catch on in the mainstream but I believe we're there now! We've got a combination of homegrown talent and in the past year the Manchester team has more than doubled in size, recently benefitting from the brave migration of a number of Salesforce experts from the south to the frozen north. We have a multi-functional team here in Manchester, of Project Managers, Technical and Solution Architects and Implementation Consultants, delivering projects for clients including the likes of Dunelm, Sunseeker, the RSPCA and Amey. For development skills we work closely with our colleagues in London and most frequently with our India Practice, headed up by Manu Dewan.
We set up our India practice in Gurgaon in 2012. The story goes, that Manu was literally about to board his plane for a new life in Australia, when makepositive persuaded him to head up and create our India team. Having an inspirational practice lead such as Manu, that lives and breathes our makepositive values and dedication to quality has been fundamental to the success of our India arm. Our makepositive Managed Services team, a raft of highly skilled developers and Technical Architects and our Quality Assurance practice are now all based out of Gurgaon.
15 years, now over 150 people. We're delivering some really exciting, large and complex projects right now, for the likes of Calor and Gamma Telecom. What hasn't changed for me since day one, is the quality and dedication of the makepositive team and Mark's unsuppressable energy and ethos in uniting our people behind a common goal whilst maintaining our fun, caring, open, culture.
For us, 2018/19 is all about consolidation. Bedding in our processes and quality controls to ensure that we can continue to deliver on even larger and more challenging projects. We're seeing a great demand for Field Services Lightning projects and CPQ projects too. makepositive currently holds approx. 20% of the CPQ UK certs and it seems that things are moving full circle, back to our roots in billing!
Zoe, is the key reason why our customers are successful and a great example of how an individual can add real value to the customer experience and help deliver a successful project. As a colleague of Zoe, I know she is the safest pair of delivery hands in our eco system :)


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Our matchday gives you all the information you need in the build up to games.TICKETS
Tickets (silver category) are still available for the first home game of the season against Birmingham City tomorrow.
They can purchased online up until 9am on Saturday and supporters can also purchase from the Turf Moor ticket office on matchday at the prices below:
Ticket Collections can be made from the ticket office up to 11am and then the matchday ticket Collection Point up until kick-off.
There will be a road closure on Harry Potts Way and supporters should allow extra time for arriving at and leaving the stadium due to the ongoing roadworks on Centenary Way in Burnley and on the M65.
The Harry Potts car park will be open for home and away club directors and guests, club staff and other supporter vehicles.
Access in to this car park is available at all times, except from 20 minutes before the end of the fixture and for a safe period following the fixture to allow the supporters to leave the stadium.
Disabled drivers with 'interior mirror passes' will have access to the North East Car Park accessible via the entrance near the Clarets Store. This car park closes 45 minutes before kick-off and reopens after a safe period of time so to allow supporters leave the stadium.
Reception 9am - 2.15 pm
Ticket office – 9am until 12.30pm
Clarets Store – 9am until kick-off and then full time – around 3pm.
Hospitality areas open at 10am
Turnstiles open at 11.15am
There will be a Fanzone in the car park on the North East corner of the stadium, selling real ale and food.
The new revamped marquee houses seats, tables and televisions so why not make it part of your pre-match ritual.
The Clarets Foundation bar will be open from 10.30am and all supporters are welcome to enjoy a post-match pint. Please note, Foundation members will need to pick up their new 2015/16 season Matchday Bar cards from the Lottery Office prior to the match.
Please note, the Bob Lord Stand is operational today and the turnstiles will be open due to work to vastly improve Turf Moor. We have made massive strides to get the stand ready for today's game but there is still work to be complete to create a pristine environment for our supporters.


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MEDICINE MATTERS: B.C. government pursuing fraud charges against overbilling physicians
Nov.1, 2016 update: Dr. Carvalho was in court last week appealing the decision of the Medical Services Commission. Madam Justice Fitzpatrick is expected to deliver her decision on his appeal in a few months. Stay tuned. P.F.
Dr. Gustavo Jose Carvalho is an infamous BC physician as my story (below) describes.
He may be a great doctor to patients but he's lost his billing number and his reputation has been tarnished because of a pattern of billing errors that led to multiple College of Physicians and Surgeons disciplinary measures and audits by the Medical Services Commission.
As my story details, the University of Alberta medical school graduate (1988) is now appealing the permanent revocation of his billing number (read the full MSC decision here) , but for now, Carvalho essentially can't work as a doctor unless he finds someone to employ him. And then there's his criminal conviction that probably doesn't help much.As this recent story I did showed, however, there were a few dozen physicians last year who were caught over-billing and ordered to pay back $5.33 million. There are more than 10,000 doctors in BC who bill the Medical Services Plan a total of $4 billion. In one mediated settlement last year, an unnamed family doctor agreed to repay the Medical Services Commission $950,000 after an audit found a substantial number of hospital visits not supported by medical records. The doctor was paid through both fee for service and alternative payments and there was overlap. In other words, the doctor was double billing.
In another case involving a huge repayment order in 2015, an audit found a surgeon had a large number of missing records so billing claims couldn't be supported. He/she billed for operations for which there were either no or insufficient surgery reports. A settlement was reached whereby the physician agreed to pay back $1 million.
Readers have asked why overbilling doctors aren't charged with fraud if they are found to be intentionally overbilling. The answer is that they soon could be. Here's what ministry of health spokeswoman Sarah Plank told me today:
Fraud is a criminal matter and requires a much higher burden of proof than inappropriate billing. Where we believe fraud has taken place, we will either refer the case to the police or conduct our own investigation. We have recently established a small Special Investigation Unit (SIU) which looks at cases of suspected fraud and is able to recommend charges directly to Crown Counsel, and we are actively pursuing charges against a number of practitioners."
Here's my story about Carvalho:
Dr. Gustavo Jose Carvalho has been in trouble with legal and regulatory authorities for serious improprieties almost from the time he was licensed to practice medicine in B.C. in 1990.
Now, after an audit found fake patient appointments and billing errors of about $200,000, he is the first doctor in B.C. permanently struck from the Medical Services Commission against his will, according to the Ministry of Health. (A few other doctors voluntarily dropped out after damning audits.)
Carvalho, who got his medical degree in 1988 from the University of Alberta, has worked at a Richmond walk-in clinic in the Ackroyd Medical Centre since 1990 and other clinics around Vancouver. It is unclear where, or if, he will work now.
He's been ordered to repay the taxpayer-funded health insurance plan $184,138 plus interest and surcharges.The College of Physicians and Surgeons has disciplined him four times, most recently in 2012 when he was fined $50,000 and temporarily suspended for "fraudulently" invoicing MSP for services never rendered or not documented.
In 2002, he was convicted of criminal harassment of a former girlfriend, public mischief and breach of the conditions of his sentence. Provincial court Judge C.J. Bruce called him devious and sentenced him to a year of house arrest and three years probation after he pleaded guilty to the charges. He also noted that Carvalho appeared to have "severe personality disorders" along with anti-social conduct. The College temporarily stripped him of his licence to practise medicine after the conviction.
The Medical Services Commission, which manages the province's public health insurance plan, has audited him twice, finding on each occasion that he billed for services he didn't provide or failed to document. Doctors are supposed to record the location where the service was provided, the time spent with the patient and the diagnosis.
He said in a letter to the panel that he kept some records at his home; they were handwritten notes that contained little information. The commission said such records wouldn't be as secure or as complete as normal records. The practice of making supplementary notes "calls into question the bona fides" of the records, specifically raising the question of whether they were created after the audit, according to the panel's decision.
The latest audit showed that of about 800 claims Carvalho made for payment, a third were improper because there was either no record of his seeing patients for the services he billed or many bills were simply too high. During a previous College hearing related to his poor record keeping, Carvalho had admitted to the unprofessional conduct for creating false appointments for patients, invoicing MSP and for not maintaining any or adequate office records.
Carvalho's permanent disenrolment from the Medical Services Plan is the maximum penalty "reserved for the most exceptional, egregious cases of individuals motivated by greed using a deliberate plan to defraud" the Commission panel said in its recent judgment.
Gerald Fahey, the lawyer retained by Carvalho to appeal the disenrolment to the B.C. Supreme Court, said in an interview that while the College still permits Carvalho to practise, the panel's "disappointing and extreme" decision has "effectively ended his career as a general practitioner" since he has lost his billing number. In 2012, the College of Physicians and Surgeons imposed conditions on his licence such that his clerical staff handled all the billings to MSP because of his "poor record-keeping."
In 2014/15, Carvalho received gross payments of $280,500 from the MSP. Click here to see what every doctor billing MSP on a fee for service basis earned last year.
"You can see from the decision that Dr. Carvalho is far from perfect but what does not appear in the decision, unfortunately, is the personal side of this case," Fahey said in an interview, referring to mental health problems with which Carvalho has struggled for years.
He said the panel went ahead with its hearing "despite knowing that the subject (Carvalho) had been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility for a 48-hour observation period."
According to the panel's decision, Carvalho was given a year's notice of the two-week hearing date. But he did not hire a lawyer until after the hearing began and the reasons he gave for not showing up were varied, according to the panel: he had heart problems, drug impairment (from overuse of anti-anxiety drugs) and a minor car accident.
Last fall, Fahey unsuccessfully sought an adjournment and a reopening of the hearing on the grounds of procedural unfairness.
In his notice of appeal filed this week, Fahey contends, among other things, that the panel violated Carvalho's constitutional rights by admitting into evidence disciplinary documents from the College that he maintains should have been confidential.
Fahey also says in the notice of appeal that the panel's refusal to reopen the hearing was an "egregious error" that leaves the impression that Carvalho has "double-billed and was manipulative, deceitful and untrustworthy."
Fahey said he's hoping an appeal before a judge is heard before the end of the year.
Carvalho is not the only doctor to be audited and found to have made intentional or unintentional billing errors. Last year, the Commission recouped $5.33 million from a few dozen doctors caught over-billing, a small amount relative to the $4 billion a year paid to B.C. doctors who bill on a fee-for-service basis.


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A while back I blogged about the glucagon emergency kit, a treatment for hypoglycemia in diabetics. At the time I tried to find a video on YouTube that would demonstrate how to use it, but discovered there wasn't much information on the subjects — even the written instructions online are rather inadequate.
So I put a Google Alert out on it, and now I'm pleased to be able to show you a video of how to use a glucagon emergency kit. The woman doesn't actually insert the needle, mix the liquid, etc., but she does a pretty good job of imitating those actions on camera.


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Euthenics was formed in 1969 by the owners of seven separate consulting firms in the Cleveland area. The founding companies consisted of a number of well-established engineering firms with roots tracing back to 1903. In 1977, the firm opened its Columbus office.
Our clients include local, county, state and federal governments, as well as private clients.
Since our inception, the firm's general philosophy has been to maintain a core group of professionals with an overall staff of 30 to 40 people. At this staffing level, we are able to provide our clients with the highest degree of responsiveness while ensuring consistent quality.
The firm has served as engineers for the City of Brook Park since 1980 and the Village of Northfield since 1985.


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Title: Such A Tease
by Christina A.
Line: "Say what now?"
Requested by: alyse
Word Count: 200 (I think!)
Summary: This is a drabble written at the request of a friend, using a line she suggested.
Such a Tease
by Christina A.
"Say what now?"
Shane sighed in frustration and looked over at her partner. "For the fifth time, Hawkes, I said get over here."
"You sure 'bout this?"
"I'll kick your ass if you don't."
That caused him to laugh. He actually had little doubt that she would kick his ass if he got her frustrated enough, but wasn't that part of the game? "Well, since you put it that way."
She watched as he crossed the distance between them and contained a laugh as she was swept up in his arms.
"So you were saying?" he asked again as his lips pressed to her neck.
"I have no idea."
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English Premier League (EPL) fans have even more reason to look forward to this weekend as the 2017/18 season kicks off to the news that Dolby AtmosⓇ is coming to Sky Q.
Launching on Sky Sports' new Premier League channel with FA cup winners Arsenal taking on Leicester City, this offering will allow Sky Q customers to experience 124 live Premier League games in immersive Dolby Atmos sound alongside Ultra HD video. Weekend fixtures also include Watford vs Liverpool, Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspurs, and Manchester United vs West Ham.
To experience the beautiful game in breathtaking sound, viewers need a Sky Q 2TB box, Sky Q Multiscreen subscription, and compatible Dolby Atmos speakers, TV, or Soundbar. But there's much that goes on behind the scenes to deliver the ultimate football experience to living rooms of fans everywhere.
Behind the scenes
Outside each stadium, up to two outside broadcast (OB) trucks are required—one to capture the on-pitch action and one, if desired, to capture studio and onsite interviews. On some occasions, a feed can go straight from the stadium to the Sky Sports studios in London. Ahead of match day, a dedicated team will conduct final checks testing the trucks, the quality of the signals, and mic positions. On match day, running up to the game, video and audio connections are tested.
During the match, sounds from the stadium are captured and mixed into Dolby Atmos audio. The onsite team is available to support the sound mixer, advising on the quality of the match audio. This is made possible by speakers installed in the ceilings of the OB trucks, which enable the team to monitor the Dolby Atmos mix with overhead sound. The audio is then sent via Dolby's ED2 workflow to the studio and then delivered into consumer homes using a satellite signal.
The launch follows a partnership with BT Sport earlier in the year, which saw selected EPL, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and FA Cup games broadcast live in Dolby Atmos. And with even more EPL games now available in the ultimate immersive experience, the game has never sounded so good!


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Syngenta has announced it will establish a major Global and North America Seeds office in the western suburbs of Chicago.
Approximately 50 Syngenta Seeds business managers and employees will relocate from other U.S. locations beginning in the first half of 2019. The new site can accommodate expansion for planned growth.
"The U.S. is the most important seeds market in the world, and we believe the addition of a Chicago office positions us well to support our long-term growth strategy," said Jeff Rowe, Syngenta president of global seeds, North America and China. "Our purpose for opening the Chicago office is three-fold: it positions us geographically closer to our U.S. customers in the important corn and soy growing region, gives us access to an incredible talent pool for world-leading digital and tech innovation, and readily connects us to other key seeds markets globally through an excellent transportation hub."
Syngenta leaders in Seeds marketing, sales and administrative functions will work together in the new Chicago office to continue growing the global and North America business, which is driven by customer-focused R&D.
David Hollinrake, president of Syngenta Seeds and North America region director, said, "We are investing significantly in our U.S. Seeds business, adding talent in key areas and accelerating the development of new products. Our new location near Chicago places us closer to the majority of our customers, as well as to our business collaborators. This will enable us to develop more solutions for a market demanding innovation and choice."
Syngenta currently operates four facilities in Illinois, with more than 150 full-time employees and a $16 million payroll. A seed conditioning center in Pekin was established in 1911 and celebrated a century of continual operation seven years ago.


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Relationship between Alcohol & Sleep
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Relationship between Alcohol & Sleep
April 29th, 2018
The Christmas and New Year season is all about celebrating with friends and family and in most cases these celebrations will involve alcoholic beverages. They are a significant part of Australian lifestyle and culture, and are widely enjoyed by the adult population. However, among other things, alcohol can have a negative impact on the quality of our sleep, so it is important to try leave our Christmas and New Year's drinking habits behind with last year's celebrations!
Many believe they fall asleep faster following a glass of wine or spirits, and this may be true. However, a drink before bedtime can prevent you from falling into a deep sleep which is essential for sufficient rest and recovery. It can mean you are more likely to wake up multiple times throughout the night, resulting in a restless sleep and disrupted circadian rhythm.
According to Dr Rajkumar Dasgupta, spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, "alcohol messes with your sleep cycles, causing you to spend less time in the important deep sleep stages." Because the body treats alcohol as a toxin, after a short time (usually around two hours) your body will start trying to flush it out resulting in more bathroom trips.
Additionally, Dasgupta says that alcohol suppresses the anti-diuretic hormone in your body, which can contribute to even more bathroom trips. When you're going to the bathroom regularly, you're also losing essential electrolytes. All of these factors can add up to a night of light, frequently interrupted sleep, exhaustion and dehydration.
If you are still making the most of the end of year celebration season, or if you have more upcoming occasions to consider, there are various steps you can take to try to reduce the effect alcohol has on the quality of your sleep and regularity of your circadian rhythm:
- Avoid bubbles – this could include champagne or sugary mixers
- Drink two glasses of water for each alcoholic beverage, and make sure you've eaten substantially
- Allow 3-4 hours between your last drink and bedtime
With a new year comes fresh promise, excitement and a sense of adventure. Many people see this time of year as an opportunity to reset by joining a gym and eating healthier, but let's not forget the vitality of sleep to our health and wellbeing! To start your 2018 on a healthy note, remember to nurture your sleeping self with 7-9 hours of sleep per night and minimised alcohol intake, particularly before bedtime. Your body will thank you for it!
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After six years of public silence, 24-year-old Robert Pierre returns, with his long-awaited fourth solo project: Nothing Without You. Despite three albums under his belt and songs spinning on the radio, Pierre made the choice to take an extended break from touring to focus on college and to work, full-time, in his local church. Little did he know how God would use this time to shape and season him. Now a husband and college graduate, Pierre emerges with a more mature sound and conviction. Drawing from personal heartaches, triumphs and challenges, Pierre has written this album specifically for the church, with worship songs that ascribe glory to the Lord.
Since the age of thirteen, Pierre has been professionally recording and, by the time he was fourteen, began touring as a featured artist for various nation-wide events. As a high school junior with several singles spinning on the radio, Pierre was asked to join the Winter Jam 2010 line-up. He was, at the time, their youngest-ever artist and performed for an accumulated audience of over 500,000 during that 44-city tour. But the size of the audience is not Pierre's focus… it is, rather, the conviction to use his gifts in whichever area God chooses to place him.
The title of his 2011 album, I'm All In, summed up this artist's attitude about living for God. Through his teens, whether being a student in Orlando, writing and recording music in Nashville, advocating the Sanctity of Life in Washington DC or being on stage throughout the country, Pierre's intense personality was always focused on reflecting God through the project at hand. However, it was when Pierre made the decision to come "off the road," in order to pursue his college education, that God began to intensify his love for the local church.
"As I began to serve as the worship leader, my passion was quickly directed to church work. I felt that there was no greater use of my talents than to give them back to the Lord and His church. Whether leading people in lifting high the name of Jesus through worship, or proclaiming His Word without apology, I wanted to use every resources God had given me to serve His church. My heart and my passion became to write songs that the church would proclaim back to the Lord. Having lead worship for eight years, my desire is to help train and equip the local church worship leader to best minister to their congregation."
In 2014, Pierre was married and is currently on staff at Harvest Bible Chapel Winter Garden. Pierre has been an integral member of two church plants in the Orlando area and has been trained through Harvest Bible Fellowship. He runs both the adult and student-ministry music programs, coordinating song-writers, vocalists and instrumentalists. He coordinates and contributes to song writing workshops, vocal training and, in 2013, he produced and recorded Harvest Live, a live worship CD completely comprised by and for the members of his church. But music isn't the only outlet Pierre uses to express his passion for God. Embodying the values and ideals of the worship leader, Pierre also has the heart of a pastor. In addition to his Worship role, he is the head of Student Ministry at his church and has used his own life experiences, as well as his exposure to thousands of young people, nation-wide, to relate to the needs of his students.
Look for Nothing Without You everywhere on August 18, 2017.


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tvrain.ru reports that several island in the north of Lake Ladoga in Karelia are contaminated with radiation left from the times when these locations were used as testing ranges in the 50s and 60s. Three islands — Makarinsaari, Kugrisaari, and one without a name — are considered as particularly dirty, and offer a possibility of picking one year's norm in three hours.
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Another lost fragment turned up..
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- Tourist Information Center of Karelia
These just have been announced, with great pomp, and said to include "everything".
- http://www.visitkarelia.fi/en – I've looked at it and can greatly recommend this resource to those in need of learning English superlatives.
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