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Canara Bank along with Manipal Global Education Services and NTTE education international have announced the PO recruitment 2018.Candidates selected through this canara bank PO recruitment 2018 will be trained in skills required for working in a bank, on completion of which they would be appointed in Canara Bank as Officers.
The is very similar to ICICI bank PO recruitment programme & Baroda Manipal PO recruitment but there is a difference:
|To apply for this Canara bank PO recruitment 2018, IBPS scores are NOT needed.
Therefore all candidates including those who could not qualify in earlier IBPS bank exams are also eligible to apply.
Dates to note:
Online application registrations – January 9 to 31, 2018
Written exam to be conducted on March 4, 2018
Probationary Officer (scale I): 450 seats [GEN – 227, OBC – 121, SC – 67, ST - 35]
The date of joining and starting date of classes are not yet revealed
Who are Eligible:
If you are looking to apply for this canara bank manipal PO recruitment 2018, the following eligibility conditions must be fulfilled,
- Age to be within 20 – 30 yrs (+3 yrs for obc & +5 yrs for sc/st), as on Jan 1, 2018
- Should have completed degree with 60% (55% for SC/ ST) from a recognized university, as on 1.1.2018
- Final year/semester students are not eligible to apply (results must have been declared on or before 01.01.2018)
Selection Process:
The selection process consists of Online test, Group discussion and Interview.All eligible applicants must appear for a written exam to be held on March 4, 2018, for 2 hours at various centres across India.
There will be cutoffs for each test & also on the total score.Therefore candidates must obtain minimum marks to qualify in written test & proceed to Personal Interview.
Become PO in Canara Bank:
Candidates selected in this manner will undergo 9 month classroom training at Manipal global, Bangalore campus or NTTE education, Mangaluru campus followed by a 3 month internship at canara bank branches.
|On completion of 12 months training, the trainees shall be awarded Post graduate diploma in banking & finance along with their appointment letter to work as PO in Canara bank.The total salary be approx. Rs.27,000 – 32,000 / month depending on the posting location.
The cost of undergoing this course shall be Rs.3.50 lacs (NTTE education) or Rs.4.13 lakhs (Manipal global), which can be paid as lumpsum or by availaing educational loan from the bank.
Service bond: All candidates chosen for appointment as PO in the bank must execute an agreement / security Bond to serve the bank for a minimum period of 5 years from the date of joining.
He/ she is liable to pay an amount of Rs. 1 lakh + taxes, incase of quitting from service.
How to apply:
The application fee of Rs.708 (gen/obc) & Rs.118 (sc/st/pwd) should be paid through online mode only before January 31. Make the payment only using Debit Cards/ Credit Cards/ Internet Banking
- Visit canarabank.com & click on ''careers page'
- Click on the link titled 'RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2/2017 RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN JUNIOR MANAGEMENT GRADE SCALE-I ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SPECIALLY DESIGNED POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BANKING & FINANCE (PGDBF) COURSE'
- Fill in your correct details including payment info & click on submit
- Take a print of the generated application & e-receipt without fail as you need to submit them at the time of exam.
Call letters for exam & personal interview that contain details of venue will be released on the website 10 days before the test.
Apply Here:
Are you interested to apply for Canara Bank Manipal PO Recruitment 2018? Then, take time to read through the official notification by downloading it from their webpage here (.pdf)
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Shuriken seems really bright and thinTried bumping up the preset volume in Workbench - it helped a little and I also use the wrap behind the nut. I suspect it may have a little to do with tuning down 1/2 step (which Stevic actually suggested I do because the bands I play in do that) so there's a little less pressure on the saddles? That and I HAD to lower the action just a little. The tension on those strings on a 27" scale was a bit much. The only two suggestions from the article on "plink" that I haven't tried is spraying cleaner under the saddles (wouldn't think I'd need to do that on a brand new guitar) or replacing the piezo saddle. Don't trust myself to do that. Also it might be my imagination but the Shuriken seems to sound better when plugged into the Variax port on the Helix than it does when using a regular 1/4" cable. Not using a cheap cable either - 1/4" Zaolla. I'm going to raise the saddles a bit on the E and B strings and see what that does...
leftyz started following Shuriken seems really bright and thin
Shuriken seems really bright and thinI've been using NYXL 10-52s on the Shuriken (was having problems with the piezo "plink") Also I tried playing around with pickup position in Workbench and it seems like no matter what I set up it sounds bright and kind of thin. The Semi hollow body tones are unusable to me. Really thin and tinny. Is it the strings I'm using? I know NYXL's can be a little bright...anybody else hearing this?
Will do! Replacement should be here soon...was able to get the SR 270 with the ebony fretboard! (For a slight up-charge...):-)
Yes they do! Got it sorted out with them and send it back for an exchange...and thanks for passing on the info about the reset. I must admit the current manual was a bit confusing but yes, if you changed things then a revised version would be good! Thank you!
Well, I hate to say this but i think I got a bad one electronics-wise. None of the on board controls do what they are supposed to do in regard to alternate tunings. I've tried dozens of times to follow the videos and the manual to the letter and I just can't make it work. I have yet to have it let me program any alt tunings without Workbench. I even tried flashing the firmware in case there was a glitch somewhere. Didn't work. Tried what the manual said for resetting JUST the alt tunings. Held the model knob in while plugging in the guitar cable -pickup selector in the middle position. It didn't flash red 3 times. It won't even let me change the tuning in Workbench...sooo, I'll be calling my Sweetwater rep in the morning...sucks, I really like the instrument! Hopefully they do something since I just got it...I'd like one that works THAT'S for sure!
I called Line 6 support and they told me just to use Workbench to do it...more reliable and easier than doing it on the guitar. Now if only I could get rid of the piezo "plink" on the A string. Trying the fret wrap today... The thing I don't get is the sequence of doing custom tunings. Do you set the alt tuning knob to "model" then go into programming mode, set the tuning, audition and then turn the knob to where you want it to save? That's where I'm getting confused. The manual also says something about if you want to modify a tuning only then move the Alt Tuning knob back and away?
Alternate tunings on the fly -can't make it work!Ok, I'm stumped. Just got the Shuriken and I cannot figure out how to make a custom tuning, specifically tuning down a 1/2 step. Tried following the directions in the Pilots guide, saw another thread on here that had a link to a video that's no longer there. Tried looking up any videos on YouTube. Found some for the JTV but this seems to be different. I noticed in another section of the manual it says to use the User settings for custom tuning to make sure the low E string is tuned to D and that the Alternate Tuning knob is set to "model". Ok...totally confused...I can't get it to work. The guitar sounds and plays great besides that!
Helix into a Marshall DSL40C
leftyz replied to JimmyDee123's topic in HelixSame here...I also use a DSL40C with a Celestion Creamback and KT77's. Use 4CM with my Helix - works great! Still thinking at some point about getting a Friedman ASM 12 or Gemini 2. Only reason would be I really can't use any cab modeling or IR's with an actual amp...feel like I'm kind of limiting with it can do...
That's what I've heard...and nice rig btw. I actually have 2 EON 612's that I use for monitors in my PA...hmmmm...
I'll try that as well...and @Music Law - did not know you could do that! I'll play around with that too. That's the thing with Helix - soooo many options (and so little time,lol). There are tons of downloadable presets to play with for going through FRFR with Helix but not so much for 4CM that I've been able to find...not many examples to go from. That's why I also asked about the difference between separate send/return blocks and a single FX loop before the amp model. Having all the options available leaves me free to really screw up my tone! :-) Maybe one of these days I'll do the FRFR option but that will be a while...
That's what I was thinking...I run those in a serial path after the return block from the amp and even with the mix on reverbs and delays down it still sounds a little harsh...
Effects blocks and pathsOk...I feel like I'm just not "getting it" as far as effects blocks and paths. I run 4CM through my modded Marshall DSL40C. Is there a big difference between just using a single FX block before the amp/preamp and using separate send and return blocks before and after the amp/preamp? Also - serial vs parallel paths - I know there's no "rules" per se on where to put effects but what do most people use parallel paths for?
Rotary effect drastically alters toneGood points all about it being a cab...I guess I got so used to using it as an effect I sort of forgot those are actual enclosures...DUH. :-) I will try running it with some parametric eq and see what happens. Thanks all. I'm still getting a feel for what effects go where in this thing.
Rotary effect drastically alters toneI run my Helix using the 4CM into my (modded) Marshall DSL40C. I've tried moving the different rotary models all over the path -in front of and after the amp loop. No matter where though it always takes off a bunch of top end and muffles my tone. I've tried running in tandem with an eq and push the high freq up significantly. I've used a Boss RT-20 and an Eventide H9 and not had that problem with either of those. Any tricks to make it sound more transparent?

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Happy Thursday everyone…….. guess what?
It's Friday tomorrow 😉
and guess what else?..
I'm on holiday / vacation for the next 2 weeks 😀 (grinning like a cheshire cat i am) hehe
Sooo…. what have I got to share today… some new stamps from Stampers Best ! they arrived in the mail yesterday, but only got a chance to do a youtube video and make a card tonight with them…
I'll share the stamps I got first then the strawberry quickie card 🙂
I got the seahorse stamp and I love it… but then again I love anything remotely "horsey"
then I got the strawberries…. and I Looove strawberries.. my fav summer soft fruit to eat!
next up the sock puppet… this would be adorable for kids cards.. or even a funny card for adults..
some chery blossom…which just happens to be my fav springtime flowering tree
a pebble background stamp…. I love a pebbled beach
and a nice grunge flourish background stamp
and finally a thankyou free stamp from Stampers best 🙂
and finally the strawberry with love card I made… I am going to have to invest in either more Promarkers or Copics now that i'm getting into stamping 😉 … I muddled through with the colours I had.. but only just 🙂 more required soon
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15 April 2017 – Keris Conlay have won the 2017 AirAsia Malaysia Rugby League Championship after they beat Eagles Rugby Club 15 – 12. The match that took place at Padang A, Univeristi Putra Malaysia, Serdang saw a bumper of crowd made their way to watch the season ending match.
Eagles Rugby Club dominated the opening encounter. This lead to their first try in the 8th minutes by Mohd Fikri Sawi. Conlay managed to come back in to the game as they score 2 tries and complete a conversion. Mohd Fairuz Abdul Rahman also completed a penalty from the half way line as Keris Conlay lead 15 – 5 in the first half.
Eagles scored their second try of the match 20 minutes into the second half with William Douglas Jordan Juinor Talaitana-Mu completed the conversion to close the gap to 15 – 12. Both team have their chances to add points later in the game but the score remained until the final whistle.
The championship match was officiated by Stephen Copeman from Hong Kong. He was assisted by Mohd Hafis Abdullah, Fazly Mohd Salleh, Sharizal Abdul Manaf and Supyan Md Yasin.
The match was live on RTM1. It was streamed live and watched via www.mru.org and www.ragbionline.com for those who view it online from all over the world
Keris Conlay received RM 12000 cash, championship trophy and medals as the champion while the runner up, Eagles Rugby Club brought home RM6000 and medals. The prizes were presented by Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin bin Haji Mulia, the speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.
AirAsia is proud to be the main sponsor of the AirAsia Malaysia Rugby League in a partnership with the Malaysia Rugby Union. The collaboration marks the airline's first foray into the world of rugby in an effort to further grow the sport locally while nurturing young talents.
The great match ended the season on a high. It will be interesting to see what will happen in 2018 as the League will move up to another level with the introduction of Semi-Professional league.
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Planet Connections Theatre Festivity will present an evening of world premiere plays by Erik Ehn, Halley Feiffer, and Israel Horovitz addressing censorship in the arts as part of Playwrights for a Cause, to be held at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm) on June 14, 2015 at Theatre 79 (79 E 4th St, New York, NY).
Speakers include this seasons Planet Connections Playwrights:
Cecilia Copeland – speaking on the history of censorship of women in the arts
Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin – speaking on the censorship of environmentalist
Michael Hagins – speaking on the history of censorship of minorities in the arts
Mark Jason Williams – speaking on the history of censorship of LGBT artists.
All proceeds from ticket sales for Playwrights for a Cause will benefit the National Coalition Against Censorship, a non-profit arts advocacy organization. The performances will be followed by a talkback with NCAC and all four playwrights on issues surrounding censorship in the arts. The event concludes with an Opening Night Party which will also celebrate the 2015 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, which begins June 15. Speeches will be made by a handful of the 2015 artists regarding their work as artists and the importance of art as a tool for social justice. The world premiere plays being presented will be directed by Glory Kadigan and GT Upchurch. The plays will be performed by David Deblinger, Lucy DeVito, Raissa Dorff, Lori Kee, Abraham Makany, Kelly McAndrew, Stacey Karen Robinson, Imran Sheikh, Donna Vivino and John William Watkins.
The event will be emceed by Planet Connections Literary Manager David Stallings and Planet Connections Music Festival Producing Curator Candice Fortin.
The world premiere plays include:
Three Speech by Erik Ehn Directed by Glory Kadigan A woman dreams her way through a free-speech scenario, cascading through levels of rage and recollection. What is the relationship between free and the uniquely, preciously valued?
A Play About New Mexico by Halley Feiffer Directed by GT Upchurch A young female playwright meets with the Artistic Director of a prominent theater company. The Artistic Director has commissioned a script from her. Or so she thinks.
Breaking Philip Glass by Israel Horovitz Directed by Glory Kadigan Paul confronts an art gallery's manager about recently-discovered erotic photos to be featured in the gallery's upcoming exhibition. Paul's mother is the main female model in the photos, shot 50 years earlier. The gallery does not have permission from Paul's family to present the photos – but that's not going to stop the gallery from exhibiting and promoting previously-unseen work by a world renowned photographer.
Regarding Mr. LaBute's play: In light of The Sheen Center's cancellation of Playwrights for a Cause benefiting the National Coalition Against Censorship and the resulting recent media reports, playwright Neil LaBute has decided to pull his one-act play from the event. "Unfortunately the event was starting to become all about my play and its title and not about the fine work that Erik Ehn, Halley Feiffer and Israel Horovitz were also presenting that evening, along with the accompanying speeches and the cause of the evening itself," said Neil LaBute. "I had hoped my work would be viewed on its own merits rather than overshadow our message or become a beacon of controversy. I am honestly not interested in stirring hatred or merely being offensive; I wanted my play to provoke real thought and debate and I now feel like that opportunity has been lost and, therefore, it is best that I withdraw the play from Playwrights For A Cause." – Neil LaBute
The National Coalition Against Censorship's mission is to promote freedom of thought, inquiry and expression and oppose censorship in all its forms. The Coalition formed in response to the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Miller v. California, which narrowed First Amendment protections for sexual expression and opened the door to obscenity prosecutions. Over 40 years, as an alliance of more than 50 national non-profits, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups, The Coalition has engaged in direct advocacy and education to support First Amendment principles. The Coalition is unique in that they are national in scope, but often local in approach, and works with community members to resolve censorship controversies without the need for litigation.
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The National Corn Growers Association welcomes Peter Laudeman, who joins the organization as the legislative assistant for the Washington office. Laudeman brings experience in public policy at the state, national and international levels.
"We are excited to welcome Peter our team," said Interim CEO Jon Doggett. "His background on the Hill, in his home state of Illinois and abroad will bring a well-rounded perspective to his work here."
Laudeman joins NCGA after previously serving as an intern in the Washington office of Congressman Darin LaHood. Prior to that, he interned with the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center.
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"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."
-- Francis Bacon
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Educations You Never Had by Susan Wise Bauer: This is a very good book for those interested in self-education. It is at heart concerned with helping one become a "serious reader," making reading a discipline in which you don't just read, but understand what you read, and are able to apply the lessons learnt. After introducing you to the concept, the author (a professor of literature, who co-authored a similar series for those who want to home school their children) examines the five primary genre (novel, autobiography, history/political, drama/play, and poetry). She provides an overview of each form, a brief (and interesting) history, a guide on how to be an educated reader, and a summary of various examples of each. Throughout, Bauer provides various gems such as "Sometimes autobiography seems very much like dating. The people involved are incapable of making any sort of objective evaluation -- but no one else can make this evaluation for them."
Good Bye Lenin!: One of the pleasures of living in a big city is the wider choice of foreign and independent films. There are various theaters in Manhattan in which one can see them, but the one to go uptown is the Lincoln Plaza, across the way from Lincoln Center for Performing Arts. The moviegoer also has various nearby restaurants to go to as well as a Barnes and Nobles megastore (and some other shopping choices, for those so inclined). Subway and bus options are close by as well.
The selection for me this time was Good Bye Lenin! (very popular in Europe), a charming and often quite funny satire that takes place during the last days of the nation of East Germany. A loving son tries to recreate the East Germany of the old for his mother, an idealist communist who just came out of a coma, so might have a relapse if she knew that communism fell while she was away. Meanwhile, big changes are happening to the country and him and his family as well. The cast is very good and the movie's conceit provides a way to show us how things changed but as well as how some were not totally comfortable with the passing. It also provides a vision of "East Germany as it should have been," while still showing the clear problems the real one had. A serious movie deep down, but fun all the same.
Oscars: My preview of the Oscars can be found here and a composite movie proposal here. I'd add that I saw Mystic River after writing my comments on the nominations, and aside from perhaps Tim Robbins, I still think others should win those awards for which it was nominated. Also, Billy Crystal's schtick is getting tiring ... I wish Steve Martin was hosting.
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Iran, 2003 (MIFF 2006, Jafar Panahi: Filmmaker in Focus)
Director: Jafar Panahi
Crimson Gold was selected as the Closing Night film of Un Certain Regard and winner of the Jury Award, Un Certain Regard, at the Cannes Film Festival.
An intimate and absorbing drama, Crimson Gold is the tragedy of a man who, feeling humiliated in a word of injustice and materiality, is pushed beyond rational behaviour. Based on true events as told to director Jafar Panahi by Abbas Kiarostami, the film centres on a pizza delivery driver called Hussein, visiting wealthy neighbourhoods nightly on his motorbike—a constant reminder of his low social standing. Panahi uses Hussein's job as a means to move inside houses, behind close doors, to places free of social conformity. He exposes the hypocrisy of a system that results in tipping Hussein over the edge. Working with a largely non-professional cast, Crimson Gold is a powerful and moving film, staying with you long after leaving the cinema.
Director Jafar Panahi is a guest of the festival and will introduce the screening on Saturday 29 July, 1pm at the Forum Theatre.
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CEMA's research projects foster experimentation across genres and disciplines, encompassing the following areas: art-science, digital and information arts, experimental film, sound, and theatre, media and activism, multimedia installation, and public art.
The centre was founded with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust in 2007 by three artists-in-residence at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology —Zack Denfeld, Gabriel Harp and Yashas Shetty (now leading the (Art)ScienceBLR, a public laboratory for artists and designers to engage with scientific practices). Born as a hybrid media lab CEMA has evolved to respond to the way in which emerging technology and new media have intermingled with contemporary artistic production in the 21st century.
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Hear Bill Bates jamming "Ace Of Spades" live in-studio at KPFT 90.1 on the Sweet Nightmares show along with the legendary dead horse here:
It is difficult to say precisely what Rivethead is these days. We are an online webzine dedicated to the promotion of music, with a leaning towards the local Houston underground, yes, but we are much more multi-faceted than simply that. We are chroniclers of contemporary music and archivists of old-scene Houston music; we are journalists, photographers, and interviewers; we are a repository for obscure and otherwise un-heard of music and musicians and we are pleased to put a spotlight on bands who would otherwise remain in the dark. We have one foot in the past and the other in the present, co-existing in both worlds and jamming to the music of each.
Originally created in 1988 by our beloved Founding Editor Lisa E. Sullivan, Rivethead began an amazing five-year run that ended in 1993 and encompassed almost fifty issues in total. If you were there back then, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Every club, every concert venue, every show that you went to there was a stack of Rivetheads somewhere close to the door: "Free – Take One" emblazoned across the top. We were from the underground, by the underground, for the underground. Nobody covered the inner-loop musical mayhem like we did. Public News would occasionally sully themselves with a visit to the Axiom, there was this new upstart rag running around calling themselves the Houston Press, and even the esteemed Houston Post sent out a reporter to cover the album release party for Voices of a Red God, but only Rivethead lived in the underground every day.
Our staff rosters contained many names. Rivethead has never been the product of one particular person or publishing group. Our diversity is the source of our strength. People like Joel Gregoire and Scott Smith offering guitar tips. Exithor, aka John Cooper, penned a fine column called 'From The Vacuum' that highlighted the heaviest of the heavy death metal of the day. The late Bill Bates, may he forever rest in peace, co-founded the Sweet Nightmares radio show on KPFT 90.1 with Wes Weaver and continued to host that show weekly, without fail, until just shortly before his recent very sad passing. Jessy Mendoza also co-hosted Sweet Nightmares with Bill on many occasions and remains active with KPFT today. Wendy Jasper (now Jasper-Martinez) is the closest thing to a legitimate professional Rock Journalist that we've ever produced and she continues to engage some of the industry's biggest stars even now. Joni Dishner, where you at? There are so many more, too many to list here, but again, what is Rivethead? It is the culmination of the hard work and dedication of each and every body who ever had a by-line appear in this paper. None of this would have mattered, though, if those copies would have sat neglected on the racks. So it is our readers, our fans, our extended family of friends and associates that make up Rivethead as well. We are Rivethead, and so are all of you.
Sadly, we ceased publication sometime in 1993. For seventeen long years the name and brand of Rivethead lay dormant, gathering dust, fading from public memory until the far-distant 2010, when our Founding Editor Lisa E. Sullivan opened up a Facebook page for the magazine. And just like that… we were back! It's all different now, we have no hard-copy newspaper anymore, but we still have the Facebook page which sees a great lot of activity and we also have this fabulous website which you are now visiting. Thank you for being here! Our focus has shifted somewhat in this new format but our mission remains the same.
Rivethead Magazine is a completely non-profit, advertisement-free website (except for MCL Screenworks because they provide our stickers at no cost) dedicated to the promotion of local underground music and music in general. We make no money at this, and we never have. So why do we do it?
This website and the continued existence of the Rivethead name, logo, and brand are all maintained in honor and homage to the original vision of Lisa E. Sullivan, the Rivethead of the olden days (1988-1993) for which I wrote back then, and to the memories of our departed brothers Joe Claytor and Bill "The Master" Bates. Smile down upon us, old friends.
-Andrew C. Schlett, Owner/Editor-in-Chief, Rivethead Magazine.
And mine...
Joe Claytor was one of our own. Once the editor here at Rivethead, key to our early success, Joe was also well-renown in the Houston music community as the man to see if you wanted to book a show in this town. His connections were endless, his resources extraordinary, and his keen sense of what was cool and what wasn't made him more valuable than he ever knew. He booked tons of bands into the Axiom, and other clubs too, worked with national and international promoters on a daily basis, managed Academy Black, worked tirelessly as a rock journalist. After that he went on to become a father and a family man with great success. Joe was lost to us in 2005, along with his brother Doug and another friend of theirs, in a tragic car crash. I knew Joe. I admired and respected, yes, even loved Joe. I hope this brief little obit does him justice. Rest in peace, my old friend. We all still miss you! -ACS
Rivethead Remembers: Bill "The Master" Bates. 12/15/1962 - 02/21/2016


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Ann Maire, our chef at Niamh's met Neven Maguire last year at a cookery demonstration....she came up from the audience to help out......He was so impressed with her knife skills he invited her to work with him in his famous restaurant in Cavan. We are hoping that she gets loads of ideas, so that we can introduce them on our menu here. There is nothing like getting out of your comfort zone to shake things up at Niamh's. Best of luck Ann Marie and whatever you do come back to us!
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We have to STOP Monsanto, not "co-exist" with it! (A reply to Whole Foods et al.)
Monsanto Nation: Exposing Monsanto's Minions
By Ronnie Cummins
Organic Consumers Association
My expose last week, "The Organic Elite Surrenders to Monsanto: What Now?" has ignited a long-overdue debate on how to stop Monsanto's earth killing, market-monopolizing, climate-destabilizing rampage. Should we basically resign ourselves to the fact that the Biotech Bully of St. Louis controls the dynamics of the marketplace and public policy? Should we seek some kind of practical compromise or "coexistence" between organics and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Should we focus our efforts on crop pollution compensation and "controlled deregulation" of genetically engineered (GE) crops, rather than campaign for an outright ban, or mandatory labeling and safety-testing? Should we prepare ourselves for a future farm landscape where the U.S.'s 23 million acres of alfalfa, the nation's fourth largest crop, (93% of which are currently not sprayed with toxic herbicides), including organic alfalfa, are sprayed with Roundup and/or genetically polluted with Monsanto's mutant genes?


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Tennessee Man: Tall, quiet and darkly handsome, Matt Ingram had shouldered more than his share of life's burdens. Besides working his farm in the Cumberland Gap and raising his little nephew, he had to keep a watchful eye on his womanizing wastrel of a stepbrother. And he knew he had his work cut out for him on the night the two men first saw their beautiful neighbor.
Tennessee Moon: She appeared out of the mountain mists, looking more like an airy sprite than a flesh-and-blood woman. But when the moon broke through the fog, illuminating her red gold curls and sweet smile, Matt's reaction was all too real. He longed to lose himself in Kaitlan's innocence, to forget the betrayals of the past that had made him brooding and bitter. No matter what it took, he would protect Kaitlan from the careless seduction of his stepbrother, for his was the one woman whose bright spirit could light up his life.
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- just another book lover
- 30-11-15
My favorite Norah Hess book
This is my favorite Norah Hess book. Sure the characters can be a tad naive, but I love them. Zimmerman gives an excellent performance. I love the voice she gives the characters.
- KatieV
- 12-05-14
Unique Setting for a Historical
I like the author's settings and heroes, because they are a departure from mansions, wealthy tycoons and titled Englishmen. Basically, the H's are what I'd call rednecks or good ole boys, and I mean 'redneck' in the most affectionate sense of the term. I was born and raised in the mtns of the Southeast, I have nothing against rednecks. They're just people like anybody else, some are awesome, some suck, and every shade in between.
Tennessee Moon was set in Tennessee (obviously), more specifically the Cumberland Gap area of Eastern TN. I was born about 80 miles from there, closer to the NC line, where I now live. Anyway, the Cumberland Gap Nat'l park is a cool place to visit. There's a spot where you can put one foot in TN, one in KY, and a hand in VA. In my biased opinion there is nothing more beautiful than the mountains of the Southeast, but they aren't generally a popular setting for historical romance. So, I was very excited to listen to this audiobook for nostalgic reasons.
Re: the narrator. She was pretty good. I'm not extremely picky. As long as the H's voice is reasonably masculine and not nasally or real annoying sounding, I'm cool. The East TN accent wasn't right though. Many of the locals sounded too 'down east' or 'deep south'. Anyway, it didn't really bother me, the only reason I noticed is because I still have that accent myself, despite all my years of education.
I liked the book mostly because of the setting and Hess tends to draw me in. The h and the H were both likeable and the H (Matt) was much less of a blustering bully than Chance in 'Fancy' (even though I liked that book better). Some of the aspects of the love story were beyond ridiculous, but they amused me in their absurdity.
The H, Matt, owns a successful tobacco farm. He's not fabulously wealthy, but rich by the standards of the area. He's the big catch, but doesn't seem to realize it. Even though this was during the era of slavery Matt doesn't own slaves. That's not out of the question, because slavery wasn't as widespread in the mtns as it was deeper south and further east. It all came down to economics not morality (depressingly). The mtn people didn't typically have large plantation style spreads of land and there was quite a bit of poverty. Both the need for and ability to feed/clothe slaves was different. However, those who could afford it did often own slaves. I will(not proudly) admit that some of my ancestors were slave owners in the mountainous areas of Virginia. So, it wouldn't have been out of the question for Matt to have owned a handful of slaves. I expect Hess just left that out to avoid the issue, which is understandable.
Back to the story, Matt has a no-account step brother, Nate, who basically sponges off of him and does as little work as possible. He mostly gambles, screws around with ANYTHING in a skirt and makes babies he won't claim. Like *really* screws around. Dude has an issue, it's beyond normal, horny male behavior. Anyway, Nate is handsome in the "pretty" way and can be a charmer when he wants something, while Matt is bigger, sterner looking, and quieter.
When the h, Kaitlan, comes to The Gap after inheriting her grandfather's small farm, Nate decides he's going to marry her. She's beautiful and - most importantly - she owns this nice little farm. So, he proceeds to shower her with attention and lay the charm on her.
Matt isn't happy about it. He is attracted to Kaitlan and knows his brother will screw up her life. Kaitlan is a bit blind for a good part of the book. On one level, she realizes that Matt is the one who is always there for her when she needs it (helping with the farm, shooting marauding bands of mountain lions, etc.) While, Nate, for all his pretty words is always MIA when work needs to be done. Yet, she holds on to her illusions about Nate for quite a while (which is partly the H's fault). I forgave her, however, because she was very sheltered and had never had male attention before Nate. She was a great target for someone like him.
Here's where the ridiculous comes in and *warning* it may offend some who are particularly triggered by consent issues. Personally I found it so improbable it was hysterical.
Nate is known to be rough in bed and Matt decides he's going to be the one to take Kaitlan's virginity, so she'll at least have one good experience and of course he lusts after her. So, he sneaks into her dark bedroom and does the deed while letting her think he's Nate. Then he keeps coming back night after night and warns Nate to put off their wedding and not try to sleep with her or he'll beat him up. Matt hopes he can make Kaitlan fall in love with him and she'll realize she doesn't want Nate anyway. Problem is, all of Matt's hot lovemaking sessions keep her attached to Nate, who she is otherwise becoming disillusioned with. So, Matt kind of cuts his own throat there.
Yes, Matt's actions are totally wrong - dubious consent at best. However, it was so fricking absurd (plus, I like bodice rippers so I wouldn't blink an eye at this scenario). Matt never talks during his nighttime visits and apparently it is so dark she can't see anything. But still. Srsly?!? Matt is supposed to be this big, muscular, working man while Nate is a bit shorter and also leaner due to being lazy. You're telling me you wouldn't question the fact that your bf has suddenly gained 50lbs of muscle? Or that he never says a word?! Not once? But she never suspects, not even once. She doesn't find out the truth until they marry (supposedly for the sake of the baby she ends up pregnant with and believes is Nate's. Nate's dead at this point, more on that later). She FINALLY puts 2 and 2 together on their wedding night when Matt makes all the same moves as Nate did. And she is pissed (thank God). It would have been even more absurd if she wasn't. Of course, they do end up HEA after a few weeks of her cooling down and another convenient panther attack.
Panthers/Mountain Lions no longer exist in the SE except for a few in FL (unless you believe my uncle, who swears he's seen one in VA). Anyway, yes, they are big predators and have killed people, but they weren't attacking and eating people at the rate of 2x per novel (this happens in Fancy as well). Mostly they tried to avoid people. Cats are smart. I'd imagine most were killed out of plain fear/ignorance, for their pelts, or because they came to eat the farm animals late at night. Not because white people were being massacred left and right. Somehow the Native Americans survived for hundreds of years without being wiped out and you VERY rarely hear of an attack out west where they do still exist. I can remember exactly one and it made the national news because of how rare the event was. Please, Norah, lay off the poor kitties. I know you need something for danger, but isn't it enough that we've wiped most of them out?
Anyway, I overall enjoyed the book despite some of the silly. However, I would love to know what happened to Nate. We know he got sick and died, but never learn what made him sick. My money is on brain eating syphilis due to his promiscuity and crazy behavior. But the world may never know.


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by Chad
Lately, I have had a tough time finding any moment to read for my own pleasure. But I have had my sights on Allegiant since first reading Divergent. It didn't disappoint. It was worth the late nights I spent reading. Insurgent finished on a rather important cliff-hanger, and Roth offered an excellent conclusion to the trilogy. As I discuss the novel, I will do my best to avoid major spoilers, though I plan to talk about the end. I will specifically mark […]
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While younger managers prefer narrower, more technical approaches, older ones tend to work through others and focus on the big picture.
In recent years, one of the most profound changes in the workplace has been the increase in age diversity. Large organizations have employees from as many as five generations. Low inflation, low interest rates, and low savings rates have resulted in longer working lives, with many people working into their 70s and beyond. Millions of people are also living longer than ever — with growing numbers in developed countries expected to reach their 100th birthday.1
Age diversity, like other forms of diversity, brings significant benefits to the organizations that embrace it. But it also creates challenges. Different generations have their own expectations and demands, and working relationships can become strained. It's not always easy to report to someone who is significantly older or younger than you are. Prejudice and stereotyping can creep in, as well, when the differences aren't properly managed.2
The starting point for managing age diversity effectively is to develop a basic understanding of cross-age differences in working and management styles. How do these styles vary with age? Many researchers have addressed aspects of this question (see "Why Does Age Matter?"), but the findings are fragmented and the observed differences are often small.3 Books and articles exploring intergenerational differences claim that members of the millennial generation (individuals born between 1981 and 1996) are more socially conscious and less loyal to their employers than are members of Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1980). But there is very little in the academic literature to support this generational view, either theoretically or empirically.4


text: WASHINGTON -- Researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory's Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering have developed a multichannel biosensor capable of providing early detection of anthrax and other lethal biological agents. Now in advanced prototype form, the sensor soon could become an indispensable tool against biological warfare -- an area in which the US has few safeguards. The brick-size device simultaneously monitors four fluorescence-based fiber optic biosensors using a fiber array interrogation strategy. Excitation is provided by an axially located, 100-µm-core glass fiber, while fluorescence generated during the assay is detected by 500-µm, high numerical aperture fibers arrayed symmetrically around the glass fiber. Fluorescence is triggered when a toxin comes in contact with the waveguide, which is coated with an antibody. A second antibody, tagged with a fluorescent dye, interacts with the toxin and fluoresces, serving as "a highly specific Scotch tape," according to Elric Saaski, president of Research International in Woodinville, Wash., who collaborated with the Navy lab. That fluorescence triggers one of four 635-nm laser diodes from Toshiba America Electronic Components in Irvine, Calif. The intensity of the fluorescence indicates how much botulism, anthrax or ricin is in the sample. And because the device is an evanescent wave sensor, it is very sensitive. Evanescent wave sensors penetrate only a fraction of a wavelength into the sampling medium. This reduces the background fluorescence from the sample. Because the signal is generated as the binding occurs, users observe a rapid, near-real-time response.


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Lightning Mario (AKA Thunder Mario) is one of Mario's Power-Ups. Mario can access this form by using a Lightning Flower or a Lightning Rod. It is considered a "companion" ability to Ice Mario & Fire Mario, since they all come from flowers and they have similar abilities.
Lightning Mario can shoot balls of electricity from his hands. They can kill normal enemies in one hit and can paralyze stronger enemies that take multiple hits to kill, giving him an advantage over some enemies and more time to kill them. In New Super Mario Bros. Omega, however, every enemy would be stunned, but weak foes could be killed after one touch when stunned. Even bosses could be stunned, as long as they're not big.
The lightning balls also bounce longer than fireballs. First, they bounce high, but bounces lower and lower after every bounce, until the bounce is so low that it actually "moves on it's own". Then it turns into a small shock and disappears.


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The 2019 World Watch List
The World Watch List is Open Doors' annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution.
These are the places where you could be arrested for possessing a Bible. Where you may go to your local church one day to find that it's been closed by the government. Where you might be denied a job, or your children might be denied education, because you have a 'Christian' name. These are the places where faith in Jesus costs the most.
But these are also the places where our brothers and sisters are showing incredible courage. Despite the risks, they are still choosing to follow Jesus, because they know that He is worth it. These are the places where Bibles are hidden as precious treasures. Where Christians meet together in secret. Where prayers are barely whispered – but cannot be stopped.
Read on to find out how you can stand with your persecuted church family in prayer and action, and be inspired by their courageous faith.
Find information, stories and prayers for each of the countries on the World Watch List, along with ways that you can stand with your persecuted church family in prayer and action.
A range of inspiring World Watch List resources to help you to stand with your persecuted church family in prayer and action.
Open Doors experts look at what factors are shaping Christian persecution at the moment and how, despite the darkness, persecuted Christians are continuing to share the light and life of Jesus.
About the World Watch List
The Open Doors World Watch List is the only index of its kind in the world. But how is it put together? How do you measure persecution? And what's the difference between 'smash' and squeeze'?


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Call for Projects 2010: Musical Research Residency Program
Ircam (Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics and Music) offers a unique experimental environment where composers can expand their musical experience through the concepts found in new technologies. These technologies are developed as a result of challenges posed both by new musical ideas and new domains investigated by scientific teams. At Ircam, this interactive process is called "musical research".
Ircam is inviting artists to submit projects for the first musical research residency program in 2010. The musical research residency program is open to international artists, regardless of age or nationality, who wish to carry out their musical research using Ircam's facilities and extensive research environment. Candidates will be nominated through a selection procedure involving international experts, based on research background and musical motivation, as well as the quality of the proposed project through the online call for proposals. Preference is given to new personalities to the Ircam artistic scene. Upon nomination, each candidate will be granted a residency at Ircam during a specific period (three or six months) and in association with a team/project at Ircam. In addition, laureates receive an equivalent of 1200 Euros per month to cover expenses in France.
For the year 2010, we invite projects on (but not limited to) the following research themes:
• Spatial sound composition
• Compositional and high-level control of sound synthesis
• New paradigms for the gestural control of computer music
• Novel compositional approaches to voice processing and/or synthesis
In addition to the proposed themes, we encourage applicants with novel and unexplored research ideas to apply within the "open call" category. We strongly recommend candidates to consult current trends in musical research at Ircam and elsewhere by browsing through Ircam research department websites.
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2009
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Walkthrough and Guide
Welcome to the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Walkthrough where our team of contributors will help you work through the game via a step-by-step tutorial. A Gamewise walkthrough aims to take you all the way through the game to 100% completion including unlockable quests and items.
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a neo-noir cyberpunk-themed stealth action role-playing video game developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix, which also produced the game's CGI sequences.
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Same disclaimer as the previous two parts (which can be found here and here).
What this isn't.
This isn't a guide to PvPing at 85 although some of it may be useful to Priests at 85. In fact it isn't really a guide at all, more of a practical look at making levelling through PvP less painful.
UI/Raid frames/Key binds
Whilst I'm not going to tell anyone else what to use, as it's a very personal thing, I will say this: take the time to mentally (or on paper) map out where you are going to put each important spell right from the start. Also try and keep key binds similar from character to character. For example all my dispel type spells, (dispel magic, purge, spellsteal etc) live on the "R" key. Another example would be my expensive fast heals, which all live on "G". That way, it's easier to remember your bindings in the heat of the moment.
We now get our first set of glyphs at lv 25, then again at 50 and finally at 75.
Available at 25, we have the following:
- Penance: Reduces the cooldown of Penance by 2 seconds.
- Power Word: Shield: Your PW: Shield also heals the target for 2o percent of the absorption amount. (Shields are currently "bugged" in that shielding people doesn't put you in combat, allowing you to take advantage of your out of combat regen whilst saving lives).
- Flash Heal: Increases the critical effect chance of your flash heal on targets below 25 percent health by 10 percent.
- Renew: Increases the amount healed by your Renew by 10 percent.
As Disc, it's a fairly easy choice. Penance is your bread and butter spell, used for everything from interrupting people trying to ninja flags to healing others, so being able to cast it more frequently is a good thing. As Holy it's bit a more lacklustre. Personally I would take a flat 10 percent bigger renew over a chance that my flash heal will crit if I'm healing someone below 25 percent health.
At 50,
As Disc, my second Prime glyph would be Power Word: Shield. However the following have also become available:
- Lightwell: Increases the total number of charges by 5.
- Prayer of Healing: Your prayer of healing spell also heals an additional 20 percent of it's initial heal over 6 seconds.
Again as Holy it's a slightly harder choice to make as Power Word: Shield and Prayer of Healing are valid options, albeit somewhat lacklustre. If you intend taking Body and Soul and I imagine everyone levelling as Holy through PvP does, then the shield glyph gives you a bit more bang for your buck (as Mr Harpy's Canadian relatives would say). If like me, you love Alterac Valley, then Prayer of Healing is useful, especially in games which end up coming down to resources, which happens quite often in the levelling brackets. Bottom line, if you're combining dungeons with your PvP, I'd go for Prayer of Healing but if I was just running battleground after battleground, I would consider the shield one, however I think it's one of the situations where 99 percent of the time, you'll wish you had the other one.
By the time you reach 75, these two are added into the mix.
- Guardian Spirit: Reduces the cooldown of your Guardian Spirit by 30 seconds
- Power Word: Barrier: Increases the healing received whilst under the barrier by 10 percent
Finally, we have an obvious choice for Holy. Guardian Spirit is literally a life saver, being able to cast it more frequently is awesome. Because it's not dispel-able, in mass PvP, dps often back off allowing you to take advantage of the healing buff Guardian Spirit provides so whether it procs or not, it's a great spell to use in PvP. For Disc, my third Prime glyph choice would be one of the following, either Renew
- Inner Fire: Increases the armor gained from Inner Fire by 50 percent.
- Smite: Your smite spell inflicts an additional 20 percent damage against targets afflicted by Holy Fire.
- Divine Accuracy: Increases your chance to hit with Smite and Holy Fire by 18 percent.
- Psychic Scream: Targets of your Psychic Scream spell now tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear, but the cooldown of Psychic Scream is increased by 3 seconds.
- Reduces the cooldown of Fade by 9 seconds
For both specs, I'd take Inner Fire here. The biggest issue, particularly at low levels are physicals, hunters/rogues/warriors so more armour is always welcome.
At lv 50, our choices include the above plus
- Desperation: Allows Pain Suppression and Guardian Spirit to be cast whilst stunned.
- Dispel Magic: Your dispel magic spells also heals the target for 3 percent of it's maximum health when you successfully dispel something.
For Disc, I'd go for Desperation every time. It's saved my life more times than I care to count.
As Holy things are slightly more complex, whereas Disc gets access to Pain Suppression at lv 49, Holy can't reach Guardian Spirit until lv 69, so there is no point taking Desperation at lv 50. So personally, I'd go for Dispel Magic at this point. Yes, it's not hugely exciting but it's another instant and instants in PvP against opponents with half a brain are king.
At lv 75, we now have access to:
- Circle of Healing: Your circle of healing spell now heals one additional target
- Fearward: Reduces the cooldown and duration of Fearward by 60 seconds
- Holy Nova: Reduces the global cooldown of your Holy Nova by 0.5 seconds
- Mass Dispel: Reduces the cast time of your Mass Dispel by 1 second
- Prayer of Mending: The first charge of your Prayer of Mending spell heals for an additional 60 percent
Yet again, an easy choice for Disc, Mass Dispel is a key ability at later level PvP. Being able to swiftly remove those bubbles and iceblocks can make all the difference as to whether you get a quick kill or not. As Holy, I would swap Prayer of Mending with Dispel Magic (at lv 68) and then pick up Mass Dispel as my final Major glyph.
The choice at lv 25 is far from stellar. Personally I would take Fortitude until lv 34, when I would switch it with Levitate. Being able to leap happily off the LM or down to the GM without the fear of suddenly realising you're out of light feathers seconds before you go splat in front of a crowd of Horde/Alliance is priceless.
At 50, I'd take back Fortitude, although with the grace period after every death in a battleground where buffs are free, it's more for the quality of life aspect outside battlegrounds, especially if you're running dungeons.
At 75, I'd pick up glyph of shadowfiend (recieve 5 percent of your maximum mana if your shadowfiend dies from damage).
First set up your unit frames to show Unstable Affliction as a debuff in it's own right. That way, it will always be the top debuff to show and then you can make informed decisions as to whether it's worth risking the silence + damage to yourself to dispel.
Things you really want to dispel!
- Paladins with wings. Whenever you encounter a Paladin past the Avenging Wrath level it's worth doing a bit of pre-emptive dispelling to make sure it doesn't take too many spell rotates to get rid of those wings. The burst is just too high to want to heal through. Keep yourself pre-shielded as well.
- Shamans in ghostwolf. If they are running away, particularly if they have a flag clamped in their sticky paws. Plus half of them don't seem to realise it's dispel-able so watching them pop up, stand still for a second and then recast repeatedly is good for some amusement.
- Poor unfortunates encased in ice.
- CC from people helping you.
- Your vehicles in SotA. Get those snares off a.s.a.p. That's an example of one situation where I would say it's better to eat a silence from Unstable Affliction rather than let a vehicle crawl to it's death slowed by one Mage.
Switch on enemy nameplates. This lets you see enemies even when you don't have a line of sight on them. Crucial for spotting people hiding behind houses trying to tag nodes and other such sneaky behaviour. To find it, go to Options (hit ESC) -> Keybinding and then scroll down the list until you come across this:
Add a keybinding if there isn't one already there and get used to switching it on.
I also recommend Tidy Plates, an addon which allows you to show CC with timers on the name plates, as well as turning them class coloured for easy identification. For example, if I'm PvPing with a rogue, I'd be able to see his kidney shot ticking down so I could time my fear to land just before or just after his stun finishes, rather than wasting or overlapping cc.
Final Points
Don't be one of those Priests I keep running into who insist on using heal/greater heal when fighting people with kicks. Prioritise instants and then your faster casts in those situations, particularly if you've got melee/mages or shamans beating up on you.
If you put a talent point in something, looking at Lightwell here, use it. My heart breaks a little bit every time I'm defending a flag carrier along side a Holy Priest and I have to ask them if they took Lightwell because 100 percent of the time so far, they did but they haven't bothered putting one down.
Accept that especially at low levels, you will die a LOT.
Above all, remember PvP should be fun and when all else fails, throw someone off the Lumber Mill cliff. It's guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
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Rocking horses, jockeys, chess knights and the parade's special guest, a 20ft horse will trot through the streets as Sydney welcomes the Year of the Horse and brings to life the festival artwork Safety & Peace in Four Seasons.
The herd of colourful steeds will be joined by crowd favourites including giant Chinese dragons, as well as floats from local Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities, martial arts performers and much more, with over 2,700 performers and 32 floats for all to admire.
A highlight of the parade will be 350 world-class performers direct from Beijing, Shaanxi and Hunan in China. In Sydney exclusively for this year's Chinese New Year celebrations, martial artists, acrobats, jugglers, puppeteers, dancers and musicians will wow crowds with their special skills and jaw-dropping performances.
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Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the annual Chinese New Year Twilight Parade was always the highlight of the City's Lunar New Year celebrations.
"We're expecting over 100,000 people to line the city streets to watch Sydney come to life with the colours and sounds of the Chinese New Year Twilight Parade," the Lord Mayor said.
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"The horse is known for being smart, handsome and hardworking, but also for loving a party, so saddle up Sydney – this is going to be one wild Twilight Parade."
The parade kicks off just after 8pm, starting at Sydney Town Hall and weaving its way through Chinatown before finishing with a fireworks display at Cockle Bay.
Crowds will also have the opportunity to get up close with some of the parade elements afterwards, with a special selection of floats on display at Darling Quarter afterwards.
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Where Sydney Town Hall to Chinatown, followed by fireworks at Cockle Bay
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My company has been founded in 1945 by my grandfather, and then developed by my father and my uncle. Since the beginning the company's efforts were devoted to produce and sell high quality fashion buttons not only to the national market but also abroad. Our target is still to sell our Made in Italy buttons to the retails shops, namely: haberdasheries, distributors, wholesalers that are selling high quality fashion products. Nowadays we are proud to say that, thanks to a sound network of agents and distributors, we sell our buttons in several part of the globe. If you go to San Francisco, NY, Madrid, Paris, London, Rome, Osaka, Moscow you can find Bonfanti's buttons. All our styles are studied and produced in Italy and we can create approximately 200 new styles each year using several materials from natural to synthetic materials.
What or who inspired you to set up your own company?
Before starting to work in the family business I worked for another company for almost 6 years. In that period I acquired a lot of experience in managing projects and this helped me when I decided to join the family business. In 2009, at the beginning of the general economic crises that still affect the European economy, I decided to quit the company in which I was working is and to start to devote my energies to an entrepreneurial adventure. Is it true that I have not set up my own company, but it is also true that since I joined the family company I had to develop new markets, to find new customers in new sector of business and also to imagine new products to enrich our buttons collection. The inspiration to quit my previous job and join the family business came from inside…I presume that in some ways I was born with an entrepreneurial spirit.
What were the challenges that you faced when you decided to launch your company? Did you have any support from organisations?
As mentioned I have not launched my own company, but since I started to work as an entrepreneur I spent my energies to imagine and develop new markets/products/ideas. I always shared my ideas and new project not only internally but also with people that I deemed qualified to give me some helps, namely the entrepreneurial association API, but also other entrepreneurs or friends. Their support have been always crucial because I needed not only a technical advice, but sometimes it was needed just some empathic support in order to find the motivation and energy to continue in a project despite all the difficulties. In my opinion the may challenge is to keep going on despite all the difficulties.
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It's a good thing Derek Jeter is dating Jessica Biel.
Otherwise the Major Leaguer might have woken up this morning depressed over the following news:
Actress Jordana Brewster, star of such films as The Fast and the Furious and The Faculty - as well as Jeter's former flame - is engaged.
Brewster's boyfriend of one year, producer Andrew Form, popped the question on November 4.
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Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance
Partial AG meeting
Bonn, Germany, 3 September 2011
Present: Arthur Dahl, Neth Dano, Sébastien Duyck, Lucy Mulenkei, Sara Svensson, Philip Vergragt, Christine von Weizsäcker.
Present in Bonn for side discussions but unable to attend the AG meeting: Robert Bakiika, Sascha Gabizon and Susanne Salz.
It was agreed that the highest priority is to submit proposed text for the zero draft of the conference outcome to the Bureau of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) by its 1 November 2011 deadline. The text should be in a format suitable for copying and pasting into the zero draft, with a short introduction on its significance relative to the conference themes. Longer background materials will be posted on the AG IEG web site where they can be consulted by the UN secretariat staff compiling the text as necessary. The total submission should not exceed 5-7 pages.
Given that there seems to be little interest in civil society in the specifics of institutional structures, the members present concluded that the AG should propose a number of specific recommendations for strengthened IEG from a civil society perspective, such as on implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, an ombudsman for future generations, linking the environment and human rights, strengthened scientific advice, and assessment of new technologies with planetary impacts. If these core demands are included in an upgraded UNEP, then the AG would encourage civil society to support such an upgrade. If the governments lean toward the creation of a Sustainable Development Council, then the same mechanisms could be included in, or shifted to, such a council when it is created.
Other topics could be proposed for inclusion elsewhere in the zero draft, such as mechanisms to provide ethical input to UN policy-making, steps towards managing common resources starting with the oceans, and proposals for reorienting and managing the green economy.
Since most of the drafting groups have not functioned very well and time is now short, it was agreed that members/alternates should submit their proposed text to the co-coordinators, who are charged with selecting, compiling and editing the final submission to the bureau. Drafts received in time will be posted on the web site and circulated periodically on the googlegroups list-serve so that members (and others) can comment. The members present volunteered to submit text in their areas of interest, and other members/alternates are encouraged to do the same.
The AG members and regional coordinators and representatives who will participate in the Regional Preparatory Meetings for Rio+20 being organized by the UN Regional Commissions are encouraged to contribute inputs based on the work of the AG, drawing both on the information document for the UNEP Governing Council, and on our proposals for the UNCSD Bureau, as far as they are developed at the time of the regional meetings. Members' contributions and the latest texts as they evolve will be available on the AG web site.
The zero draft will be released by the Bureau in early January. The AG should be prepared to review and comment on the draft before the informal informals in February, March and April. AG members should continue to lobby for its proposals directly and through their major groups and regions up until the final decisions in Rio. Hopefully some members will be going to Rio even if more funding for the AG is not forthcoming. We should look for opportunities to partner with other organizations in events to support our proposals. The four days between PrepCom 3 and Rio+20 will be particularly important. There may also be events in the two days after UNCSD to discuss implementation, where the AG might also be able to make inputs in keeping with the final part of its mandate.
Sara and Sascha, who are also on the MGS Facilitating Committee, said that the committee had meet the previous day, and would issue a call for additional volunteers as alternates on the AG, to replace existing and expected vacancies. Sascha herself (who arrived just after the close of the AG meeting) said that her responsibilities leading up to Rio+20 would preclude her from contributing to the AG, so she also hoped to replace herself.