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Island Offshore Aims for Riserless Heavy Well Intervention
Following a successful deployment of its riserless coil tubing (CT) technology in the offshore petroleum industry, Island Offshore is said to be taking it to the next level by performing heavy well intervention with coil tubing in producing subsea wells.
In 2015 Island Offshore made history when drilling a pilot hole for Centrica by means of riserless coil tubing, in order to check for shallow gas at the location.
"The system comprised of a relatively standard coil tubing spread from Baker Hughes, rigged up on the LWI vessel Island Constructor in combination with a custom made subsea coil tubing injector and a subsea guidebase solution from Island Offshore. Specialized drilling procedures allowed unconsolidated sand and shale formations to be drilled safely without any major issues," says manager for Top Hole Drilling and P&A Activities in Island Offshore, Per Buset.
Instead of using a rigid work-over riser, the coil tubing is kept in tension between the vessel and the subsea injector by means of a second injector installed on board the vessel. Pressurized drilling fluid pumped into the coil tubing drives the mud-motor which makes the bit rotate. The subsea injector pushes the coil tubing into the well creating weight on bit, and pulls the coil tubing out of the well when drilling is completed.
"The next step will be to adopt the system to perform heavy intervention with coil tubing in subsea wells. Intervention in subsea wells today are performed from Light Well Intervention (LWI) vessels, with wireline through a subsea lubricator. Obviously, wireline has its limitations compared to coil tubing," says Buset.
Heavy intervention with coil tubing are rarely done, due to the high cost and challenges with meeting good HSE-standards. Using coil tubing for heavy intervention today requires use of a drilling rig and a complex work-over riser-system.
Island Offshore believes that a more reliable and less costly way to do heavy intervention in the future will be to run the coil tubing in open water without a workover riser system; same methodology as for LWI with wireline through a subsea lubricator.
For the coil tubing application, a subsea injector (controlled and powered by a ROV), will be installed on top of the subsea lubricator. Island Offshore have built the innovative injector and is now awaiting the delivery of a stripper element between the subsea-injector and the subsea lubricator in order to hold back pressure from the well. As soon as the stripper is qualified for offshore use, Island Offshore said it could offer heavy well intervention in producing subsea wells with coil tubing, perhaps as early as second/third quarter 2017.
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Explore the beauty of nature, blend yourself with rich cultures, enjoy the local music and make your time memorable by joining our amazing trip to Hunza, Skardu, Chitral, Gilgit, Naran Valley, Gilgit Baltistan, Shigar, Fairy Meadows, Kalash Valley, Phander Valley, Shandur Valley, Karimabad Hunza, Khaplu Fort, Attabad Lake , deosai,
Day 01: Meet in Islamabad, Drive to Chitral via Dir, overnight at Chitral hotel
Day 02: Full day Kalash visit, overnight at PTDC Chitral hotel.
Day 03: Drive to Mustuj visit Mustuj Lake, overnight at Mustuj hotel.
Day 04: Full day visit of Shandur Polo, Shandur Lake, later drive to Phundar, overnight at Phander hotel.
Day 05: Drive to Gilgit, via Gupis, free for sightseeing, overnight at Gilgit hotel.
Day 06: Drive to Hunza overnight at Hunza hotel
Day 07: Stay with local and experience culture
Day 08: Drive to Attabad, take Boat to Cross Hunza Lake and visit of Passu, return to Hunza, overnight stay at Local Home
Day 09: Full day hunza, overnight at Hunza hotel.
Day 10: Return drive to Gilgit, half day visit of Rakaposhi view point, overnight at local home
Day 11: Early morning drive to Naltar pass and view of Naltar Lake, overnight at local home
Day 12: Drive to Skardu, overnight at local home
Day 13: Drive by Jeep to Khaplu and Visit the picturesque Bazaar of Khaplu and Khaplu fort later drive to a Photo point and return to Skardu in the evening return to Skardu, overnight at Skardu hotel.
Day 14: Drive to Shigar Valley via the scenic road Visit Shigar Fort resort and have Lunch there later drive back to Skardu, overnight at Skardu hotel.
Day 15: Drive to Deosai and visit the remarkable Plateau at 4000m above sea level, overnight at Rama Lake
Day 16: Drive to Tato. Trek to Fairy Meadows (3/4 hrs) overnight at Camp.
Day 17: Visit of Nanga Parbat Base Camp, overnight at Camp.
Day 18: Full day in Nanga Parbat Base Camp, overnight at Camp.
Day 19: Drive to Besham, overnight at PTDC Motel Besham.
Day 20: Return to Islamabad.
Package Includes:
- Visa Consultancy / Invitation Letter
- Transportation = Luxury Coaster Saloon, Jeeps where it is required
- Professional Tour Guide and local experts (English speaker)
- 20 nights' accommodation on sharing basis
- All meals included
- All tips for guides and driver
- 5 days cultural experience where clients will be staying in local homes and enjoy local home-made cuisine
- All tickets for museums
- A tour kit that will including a guide book (Related books) and a money belt
- Complete security that includes local police escorts and private guards
- Issuance of NOC from local governments and municipalities
- Souvenirs for memory
- Basic First Aid
- Travel Insurance

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The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy is the ultimate series of competition for the equestrian. Since the first edition of the FEI awards in Stockholm in 1990, the World Equestrian Games have been held every four years, alternating with the Olympics in even-numbered years. Held in Normandy for the 2014 games, this major event includes the disciplines of show jumping, dressage, eventing, driving, endurance racing, vaulting, reining and for the second time ever, para-dressage. Competitors compete as teams and individuals, and there will also be displays of Horseball and Polo. The games were held for the first time outside of Euorope in 2010 in Kentucky.
Show Jumping is probably the most well-known equestrian discipline, requiring a rider and horse to jump over between 10 and 13 obstacles—which can measure as high as 1m 60—without touching them. This discipline requires the rider and horse to be in perfect harmony, as many factors such as momentum, speed, the course, and the number and length of strides taken must be combined in order to achieve a flawless performance.
Dressage is one of 3 Olympic disciplines of equestrian sports. It is often considered as the parent discipline of the other equestrian disciplines. Dressage is an art, as the quest for aesthetic movements plays a dominant role. It is a harmonious discipline, and involves not only the horse's elegance and natural balance but also a perfect understanding of its rider. The rider/horse pair must perform a sequence of compulsory or freestyle movements, carried out in a 60m x 20m arena. Letters are positioned around the arena to indicate where the horse must begin and finish performing the movements and the lead changes.
Eventing has military origins and was developed to test the abilities of horses intended for the armed forces. Often described as an equestrian triathlon, eventing requires both the horses and riders to be extremely versatile since the discipline brings together a jumping test, a dressage test and the most demanding of all, the cross-country test. For the cross-country test, the competitors must jump over approximately thirty natural, fixed obstacles spread out on an "all terrain" course, over a distance of more than 6,500m at an average speed of 570m/minutes.
Driving is one of the oldest competitive equestrian sports. It is a discipline without a rider but with a driver who drives a carriage drawn by 1, 2, 3 or 4 horses. For the World Equestrian Games, this discipline is reserved for four-horse carriages and includes three competitions spread over three days: The driven dressage test: the driver performs a test with his carriage during which the jury will evaluate the momentum the style, the regularity of the gaits but also the cleanness and the general condition of the carriage.
Endurance only became a competitive sport in the 1950s and only appeared in Europe in the 1960s. In 1982, the FEI recognised endurance as an official discipline and since then, its number of riders has continually increased. Endurance competitions take place against the clock on a 160-km route divide into loops, with veterinary checks before, during and after the competition. Every 20 kms, the rider and horse pair must stop at the "vet gate" where the horse will undergo a full vet check. The horse can only continue the competition if the vets judge it fit to do so.
Vaulting in fact owes its beginnings to military training in Ancient Greece. Its original premise was the need for balance when in battle and when one's hands were full of weapons! Vaulting exercises include artistic mounts and dismounts, shoulder stands and handstands on the horse, carrying or lifting another vaulter, and kneeling and standing exercises. The horse is guided on a long rein by a lunger standing on the ground who ensures that a steady canter is maintained on a circle with a minimum diameter of 15 metres.
Reining comes from the United States, is the "queen" discipline of western-style riding. It is always carried out according to a reining "pattern" (a number of predetermined movements to be performed) with a sequence of compulsory movements such as fast circles, slow circles, sliding stops and spins.
Para-Dressageis the only equestrian discipline in the Paralympic Games. In 2010, it became part of the competition program of the World Equestrian Games for the first time. Athletes are classified by type of disability to make the competition as fair as possible.
There will also be two exhibition sports at the Normandy Games. Polo and Horse-Ball will be presented at the Games. Polo is comprised of two teams of four riders play each other on a field measuring 275 metres long by 145 metres wide. Riding fast, agile and energetic horses, the players use a mallet to hit a small wooden ball, eight centimetres in diameter, up the field in a bid to score in their opposing team's goal. After each goal, the teams change ends and the ball is thrown in at the middle of the field. View more about it here. Horse-Ball is played on a field measuring 60 to 80 metres long by 20 to 30 metres wide, called a "rug", where the players must pick the ball up from the floor, pass it and throw it though a hoop-shaped vertical goal at a height of 3.5 m, all without their feet touching the floor. The ball is equipped with six leather handles to make it easier to grasp, and each player must make a minimum of three passes before allowed to score. View more about this fast-paced sport here.


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Nvidia has kicked out a new Final Fantasy XV video which shows the game running at 60 FPS in 4K.
There's little detail from Nvidia to explain what is actually being used to achieve the 6o FPS but enjoy it for what it is. Final Fantasy XV is coming to the PC early next year and will come with a load of PC specific features such as ShadowPlay Highlights, NVIDIA Ansel, Hairworks, TurfEffects, VXAO and more. Nvidia announced these enhancements earlier this month.


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Crown Bear Cake
White cake topped with rustic leaves and topped with a fondant bear and crown. Clean and minimalistic, perfect for the little one!
Sizing Guide:
- Click here for sizing guide.
- Fondant Crown & Bear cannot be refrigerated. Please remove them and leave them in air con room before refrigerating the cake. You may put them back on once the cake is out from the fridge.
Lead Time:
- Do note that the lead time for the Crown Bear Cake is at least 7 working days. Please order the Crown Bear Cake 7 working days in advance.
- Do note that we are closed every Monday.
Collection/ Delivery:
- Self Collection is from 2 Jalan Lokam, Kensington Square, #01-18, Singapore 537846. Between 10AM-5PM (Tuesdays-Saturdays), 10AM-3PM (Sundays).
- Delivery is $28.50 islandwide (except Sentosa & Tuas- $35). Choose from 1 hour time ranges between 11AM-6PM (Tuesdays-Saturdays), 11AM-4PM (Sundays).
To Note:
- Flowers are based on seasonality and would be replaced with other flowers of similar colour palette if not available.
Cake Care:
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Have you ever played a table top game in real life, having to go through the pains of getting friends and food together, then only being able to play one night a week? Then having to put the whole thing on hold because one person doesn't show up? Maybe you don't have friends that are into table top gaming as much as you? Remnants of Earth is for you! We've built a fully featured pen and paper role playing game within one of the best platforms to roleplay on: Second Life. You can play any time! With no limits, friendly DMs and hundreds of other players. You will mine, quest, craft, collect, and even fight other players and NPCs within this cyberpunk wasteland fantasy adventure, all within the meterverse of Second Life! Wield mighty plasma cannons, or sling magic spells, pick from tons of different races, like cunning space elves, or stubborn dwarfs. Your adventure starts here!
Remnants of Earth is a cyberpunk-fantasy role playing game within the metaverse of Second Life, with a heavy basis around classic pen and paper RPGs elements, like; dice rolling, stats, monster fighting, story driven events, MMO-like adventuring, and gathering. RoE is the first second life pen and paper table top game in SL, while still keeping the core features of any other roleplay sim. Players can interact with NPCs and other players to accomplish goals, and even engage in heated PvP faction wars. We even have a full crafting and mining system! Think of RoE as a fully functioning table top game in SL, like Dungeons and Dragons, or ShadowRun.
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The current year is 2130, mankind has just passed the pre-mature stages of expanding out into the solar system over the years and have established colonies on moons such as Titan, Ganymede, and the Earth's Moon along with key planets such as Mars, Venus and Jupiter. After the Resource War and the following horrific events of The Gate Incident, Earth has been rendered a mostly barren husk of it's former glory devoid of a proper rule of law from the neglect of it's former governing body, and is controlled loosely by it while everything else is ruled by either crime, vagrants or corporation military contractors and police for whatever goal they may be shooting for.
Humanity has been on a decline ever since, but has begun picking itself up over the years of forming civilization upon other worlds, though the solar system is now plagued with such dangers are outlaws, pirates and criminal syndicates preying upon the galaxy to carve out their piece of the universe amongst the turmoil of space travel since the Earth's demise, which gave rise to a unique breed of outlaw in the form of bounty hunters to track down and cash in on criminals the local system wanted gone and couldn't handle through normal means. Economy between worlds flourished mainly through trade, bounty hunters, and the entertainment and gambling industries respectively. The universe is now a gold mine of opportunity.
You are on Earth and what remains of it, which has become an epicenter of the lawlessness of the solar system in the wastelands caused by it's explosive demise. You'll find yourself within the city of Horizon, the remains of a city in the remote area of the wastes bustling with whatever finds it's way through the streets.


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Today I have for you a beautiful polish by one of my favorite indie makers, Different Dimension!
I actually bought this quite a while ago but I'm just now wearing it, and wishing I had done it sooner! Meet Amphitrite, a beautiful frosty teal with gold glitter. This baby shimmers in the sun and flashes green at times, which I couldn't capture with the camera. It's a gorgeous summery color!
The first coat was very sheer and I was thinking I needed undies, but the second coat nixed that idea, and by the third coat, I had some gorgeous nails! So this is three coats topped with Out The Door, a fast drying topcoat.
I'm not sure if Amphitrite is still available, but Different Dimension has a huge selection in her store at any given time, and is always coming up with fabulous new collections. Find her on Etsy, where polishes sell for around $8.50 for a full size, and her Facebook page for updates.


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The farm buildings which formerly served the Château have been completely and lovingly restored into Gîtes (adjoining self-contained cottages) and Chambres d'hôtes (adjoining cottages without a kitchen) while retaining the original rustic character.
Accommodating up to 25 guests the three adjoining Gîtes, one smaller (petite) Gîte and three adjoining Chambres d'hôtes are convenient and comfortable with upstairs bedrooms and downstairs living areas. Minimum stay – two nights.
Each Gîte contains a kitchen with dishwasher, stove top elements, toaster oven, cooking equipment, utensils, crockery, cutlery and glassware.
An outdoor area is attached to each Gîte while all guests have access to the WIFI Lounge, a small barbeque and heated pool.
- Complimentary tea, coffee & milk supplied –
Your beds will be made and ready for your arrival.
All bathrooms will be supplied with complimentary soap and shampoo, toilet paper, bath towels (one set per person) and a hair dryer.
It is recommended you bring your own pool towel – some are available on request
Gîte # 7 'BOURGUEIL' - From €90
(May open into Gite # 8 via a secure and soundproof door)
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Gîte # 9 'BONNEZEAUX' - From €90
A double sofa/bed in these Gîtes can accommodate an extra two guests
Petite Gîte # 1 'CHINON' - From €90
Chambres d'hôtes # 2, 3 and 4 - €80 per night
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To help Californians like Paul, one state lawmaker wants to lower the sales tax for new vehicles. You trade in your old car. Then you subtract the trade-in value from the price of the new car. You only pay sales tax on the difference. The average savings is $600.
"It would take older, more polluting cars off the road. In exchange, people would be buying newer cars that are more fuel-efficient and have less emissions," said state Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula.
With new car sales nationwide forecasted to drop four percent this year, Sen. Hollingsworth thinks it'll also help stimulate the economy.
The state Board of Equalization estimates California would lose out on $400 million in sales tax, though a spur of new sales could lower that.
But Democrats, who are usually environmentally friendly, say we can't afford such tax breaks during these tough budget times.
"I think it's something that we should look at when the sun is shining fiscally. But that's not this year," said Assemblyman John Laird, D-Santa Cruz.
And some tax groups are wondering if this would open the door up for other items.
"Yeah, I'll trade in my guitar for that guitar and I won't pay the sales tax on it. Really. Any number of items. It really makes the law complex," said Lenny Goldberg from the California Tax Reform Association.
If the proposal passed, Paul would trade in his SUV for a hybrid in a heartbeat.
"You're talking about 40-to-50 miles a gallon. So they get gas maybe once a week," said Paul.
The bill will heard Wednesday. Thirty-three other states have a similar tax break in place.


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Each year a new puzzle for graduation planner
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The admission process gets personal
Granting Excellence
Fund helps future nurses, doctors and lawyers pursue public good
Bridging Generation Gaps
Depending on when they were born, today's workers can be vastly different
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Share Your Corner Memories
Pour Yourself a Cold One
Alumni family has something brewing in the beer world
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Warring Over Wikipedia
Enter at your own risk?
Amid debate over Wikipedia's use as an academic resource, UVA professors weigh in with their opinions on the online encyclopedia as a research tool.
Down on the Corner
A stroll through the University's neighborhood
Always an integral part of life at the University, the Corner has been shaped by a colorful collection of characters and establishments.
1943: The Dry Dock
Putting Enemies on the Couch
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A professor emeritus of psychiatry at UVA, Vamik Volkan occupies a rare niche in his profession, examining global politics and ethnic conflict through the prism of psychoanalysis.


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Clean Slate Ltd
About Clean Slate Ltd
Clean Slate Training & Employment was set up in 2006 as a social enterprise creating and supporting paid work opportunities for people facing barriers to the labour market.
- Locations
Bath Referrals - 01225 302200
Keynsham Referrals - 01225 302200
Midsomer Norton Referrals - 01225 302200
Pathways Covered
We employ long-term unemployed people as peer advisors helping us support other jobseekers, within our own enterprises like Clean Slate Distribution and The HandyHelp Co, and this helps inspire them about how much they have to offer and what they are able to do.
Some of our workers have been out of work while raising a family, some are young and have never experienced employment, and some have overcome setbacks such as involvement in the criminal justice system. All of them are ready to prove themselves on the job.
Our workers are keen to start employment and to build a future for themselves. We simply offer structured, practical, inspiring opportunities to make this happen.
What we do
We offer a variety of services to help individuals present themselves in the best possible light and start work with confidence, including:
* paid work
* we have employment search facilities
* job preparation
* in-work support programmes
If you're serious about employment, we can help you grow your confidence and skills, set goals and make plans. We're an employer ourselves, so once you've proved you're job ready, we'll offer you paid work when we can*. Below are the questions we ask to see how job ready you are:
- Vision: Are you clear about the work you want?
- Presentation: Can you explain how much you have to offer?
- Help: It's okay to need help but are you willing to find and accept it?
- Passion: Are you set on work you'd enjoy and that plays to your strengths?
- Skills: Do you have (or will you have) the right skills?
- Expectations: Are you sure what employers want?
- Motivation: Are you confident and driven about your goals?
If you can't answer 'Yes, definitely, without a doubt' to all these questions, we have some tips and pointers to help. If you can get to a Clean Slate office, we'll guide you through the process. Otherwise, head to the Towards Job Readiness page, then come back to the checklist and see if you feel more confident.
*Please note, we may not have paid work when you need it but, in the meantime, we'll help you with your search for a job elsewhere. Keep up-to-date with our latest vacancies
Where we do it
We currently offer our service to jobseekers in:
* Midsomer Norton
* Bath
* Keynsham
How to access
Clean Slate (West of England)
If you're a jobseeker based in Bath, Midsomer Norton or Keynsham, and would like to register with Clean Slate:
Please email firstname.lastname@example.com
leave a message on 01225 302200 with your name and contact telephone number.
You can also register with Clean Slate in the West of England by filling in our Aspiration Survey Here:
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The premiere episode of Viceland - King of the Road Season 3 is using "Gravity Bliss" from our CD HT0088-80s Dance airing Tuesday July 10th.
FTD: Classics Episode #203 "Eating England" is using the track "Wheels of Fortune" from our CD AT105 Hi-Tech Corporate airing tonight on Viceland.
Season 2 Episode 10 "Hawaiian Psycho Jam" of King of the Road on Viceland used one of our cool spaghetti western cues "Cactus Run" from our CD AT135-Spaghetti Western, Newsreel & Nostalgic Film Music.
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Diablo Holdings, Ltd. is a Property & Asset Management Company representing The Lineweaver Trust, a private investment company. Diablo Holdings, Ltd., a California corporation, employs a staff of 8 in its Alamo and Berkeley (Contra Costa County) offices, and manages real estate assets in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
Diablo Holdings was originally formed in 1972 under the name Bay Cities Realty, and the company name was changed in 1974 to Diablo Holdings, Ltd. The company was incorporated in 1979, as company interests expanded throughout the 1980's and 1990's to include investments in other businesses, involving out-of-state real estate, mining and quarrying interests, and an import/export company. Diablo also provided operational management for a non-profit organization, The Danny Foundation for Crib and Child Product Safety, which dissolved in 2005. Diablo Holdings, Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Lineweaver Trust.
Available Space
Retail Space, Alamo CA
Office Space Berkeley, CA
Office Space Hercules, CA
John L. Lineweaver~President
John L. Lineweaver, Trustee of The Lineweaver Trusts, is a 48-year veteran of the real estate industry, having obtained his California Real Estate License in 1969. After working as a loan officer in the construction lending department of a major national bank, he formed Bay Cities Realty in 1972, and was involved in traditional commercial and multi-family brokerage transactions over the ensuing 2 years. In 1974, Mr. Lineweaver formed Diablo Holdings, Ltd., and changed his focus from brokerage to development, specifically to the purchase and renovation of commercial and multi-family residential buildings. To accommodate the Property Management aspects of his business, Mr. Lineweaver incorporated Diablo Holdings, Ltd. on July 10, 1979, as a California corporation. Diablo Holdings, Ltd currently oversees 8 employees, and is wholly owned by The Lineweaver Trusts, of which he is Trustee.
Over the past 43 years, John Lineweaver, through Diablo Holdings, Ltd., has developed, renovated, owned and managed office, retail and residential properties, ranging from single family homes to a 92,000-square foot, 4-building office complex. Currently, Diablo Holdings manages nearly 175,000 square feet of retail and office space.
Mr. Lineweaver has also founded and managed a diverse set of businesses outside of the real estate industry. In 1986, Mr. Lineweaver co-founded Table Mountain Quarry, a start-up rock and gravel quarrying operation in Northern California. Mr. Lineweaver was Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for seven years, and oversaw the design, purchase and installation of several million dollars' worth of quarry operating equipment, as well as a complex Environmental Impact Report process. In 1996, Lineweaver and his partner sold Table Mountain Quarry to a predecessor of Vulcan Materials, Inc, which extended the quarry's mining permit and his royalty rights to 2029.
In 1988, Mr. Lineweaver co-founded Unique Quilts, Inc., an import/export company which initially designed, manufactured and imported handmade quilts and related products from mainland China. The company was sold in 1993.
More recently, Mr. Lineweaver has become involved in a variety of other non-real estate activities, ranging from purchasing food-service franchises to investment in ranching and agricultural activities.
Andy Lineweaver~VP Property Administration
Andy Lineweaver is the Vice President, Property Management of Diablo Holdings, Ltd. He has been with Diablo Holdings since 1989. He is responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of all facilities as well as construction and renovation projects that has totaled close to $1million over the past 18 months. He is proud and confident in his team members that he supervises and consequently most commercial and residential tenant improvement projects and daily maintenance activities are done "in-house".
Andy is the father of two wonderful adult children. His daughter, a recent graduate of Saint Mary's College and a son that is pursuing a firefighter paramedic career, studying fire science and currently working as an EMT. Andy's wife of 24 years, Amber, is a beloved teacher at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek. In his spare time, he loves to go on weekend Tahoe trips with his family, working on home projects, and taking in sporting events. He also still enjoys working out and playing basketball at his local club and encourages others that are looking for a natural stress relief to do the same.
Jacqueline Rickman-Horsman~Administrative Assistant
Jacqueline, "Jacqui", holds the position of Administrative Assistant to the President of Diablo Holdings, Ltd. In this position, Jacqui serves as a property management liaison and assists in the coordination of special projects and events held by Diablo Holdings, Ltd. Jacqui provides administrative, technical and logistical support for multiple projects, meetings, and ceremonies.
Jacqui joined Diablo Holdings, Ltd. in January 2017. Prior to her position at Diablo Holdings, Ltd., she worked at Holy Names University, Oakland for 5 years, and served as Interim Operations Analyst for the Department of Nursing the last 6 months of her tenure. Jacqui reported to the Nursing Department Chair, and provided administrative and technical support to the Nursing Department. During Jacqui's interim position as Operations Analyst, Jacqui continued her position as Simulation Center Assistant and Health and Safety Liaison.
Jacqui attended California State East Bay, where she studied Sociology and Human Development. Jacqui also attended Chabot College and Las Positas College, where she became interested in Real Estate studies. Jacqui has owned a business for the past 14 years, which primarily focused on marketing specialized affordable housing units, and pre-qualifying and underwriting First Time Homebuyers for community development programs design by local, state, and federal municipalities.
Jacqui has a son, Dallas, who is an aspiring rapper and performer and her biggest star. In Jacqui's spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband, Gary, going to Bay Area sporting events, trying new restaurants in the East Bay and visiting the various California wineries.
Eileen Aurea ~ Administrative Assistant
Eileen is an Administrative Assistant on the Diablo Holdings, Ltd. Property Management Team. Apart from fulfilling general office and administrative tasks for the office of property management, she provides support to, and works in partnership with, the members of management in business communication with owners, tenants and vendors to promote business success.
Eileen began her property management experience in 1979 as an Apartment Manager of a 64-unit Victorian apartment building near Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA, where she gained vital experience working with owners, tenants and vendors. She started her family shortly afterward and changed career fields while raising her young family. Eileen's gained administrative, educational and business experience, within several different occupations, has attributed to her being well-rounded with sound communication and management skills.
During the extremely busy years of growing their family, Eileen and her husband, Clark, served on the PTA and were board members of their children's school program. Eileen eventually became a Home Educator of their four children. Throughout her education career of more than 15 years, she served her local home school community (over 100 families) in various capacities, including but not limited to: Board Member, Athletic Director, Event Coordinator, Jr High/High School Spanish Instructor. Together they also filled many leadership roles in their church of over 25 years.
Eileen and Clark recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. The greatest joy of their lives is spending time together with their son, three daughters and spouses as they raise their own families. So far, they are delighting in their 12 grandchildren … and there are more to come.
Linda DeVenney~Bookkeeper
Linda DeVenney was born and raised in Southern Oregon. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Southern Oregon. Her primary career focus changed when she married her husband, Scott, and moved to California to allow him to pursue his career as an actor. It became apparent that bookkeeping/accounting jobs paid the bills a lot better than volunteer work. After taking accounting classes at DVC, and began her bookkeeper career, giving her the time and flexibility needed to both raise a son, and remain active as a community volunteer. She worked as a full-charge bookkeeper for several firms until 1994 when she began her career at Diablo Holdings, Ltd. It was a perfect fit; giving her the ability to keep herself in the bookkeeping/accounting field while staying active with her community volunteer work.
She joined the Board of Directors of the Danny Foundation, was soon elected Secretary and served in that position until the Foundation was dissolved in 2005. Linda has served as President of Cambridge Elementary PTA, was a Den Leader for her son's Cub Scout Den, and Treasurer for Boy Scout Troop. Linda was Chairperson of Muir District's Eagle Scout Boards of Review for 9 years and has helped many boys on their trail to becoming an Eagle Scout, including her son Lance. She received the Muir District Award of Merit in recognition of her years of service to the Boy Scouts of America. She currently volunteers for the Clayton Library foundation and the Veteran's for Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Linda and her husband of 45 years live in the East Bay. Their son, Lance, resides in Portland, Oregon, where he is the Production Manager for 50 Licks Ice Cream. The Best ice cream in Portland! Her foster daughter, Jillian lives in Southern California, where she & husband are raising their young daughter and son. Linda still enjoys traveling, gardening, collecting cookbooks and cooking in her spare time.


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Core: How To Connect With Your Masculine Energy
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Semantic differential scales
These scales are based on the recognition that most adjectives have logical opposites and where an opposing adjective is not obviously available, one can easily be generated with 'in-' or 'un-' or by simply writing 'not '. Although the scope of semantic differential scales is more limited than that of Likert scales, the ease of their construction and the fact that the method is easily adaptable to study virtually any concept, activity, or person, may compensate for this. Oppenheim (1992) raises an interesting point concerning the content of semantic differential scales. He argues that it is possible and often useful to include adjective pairs that are seemingly inappropriate to the concept under consideration, such as masculine feminine (with respect to a brand of cigarettes, for example), or rough smooth (with respect to, say, Socialism) By their more imaginative approach, such scales can be used to cover aspects that respondents can hardly put into words, though they do reflect an...
Sex differences in academic writing
It is commonly held that women are more verbal than men. Consequently, there is considerable discussion about whether or not men and women write and speak in different ways. In a major review of the field, Pennebaker et al. (2003) concluded that women, in general, use more words related to psychological and social processes, and that men refer more to object properties and impersonal topics. However, these conclusions, of course, are related to the topics that men and women speak and write about, and how salient these topics are for them. Men and women, when they are talking about specifically masculine and feminine things (e.g. football and cosmetics), do differ in their spoken language, but do they differ in how they write about them
Review Of The Character Checklist
In a good story the reader forgets where he is and lives in the story the reader wants to be the protagonist. Fifteen Miles is a heavily masculine story. The story has been widely anthologized, which means that many editors have liked it, and many readers have seen it. I suspect that most of those readers are male. That is one of the problems a writer faces Every story choice limits your audience to some extent. When Fifteen Miles was written, the science fiction audience was almost 90 percent male. Today, nearly half the SF readers are women. It is certainly possible to write stories of adventure and exploration in which women are the protagonists. Yet I wonder if this particular story would work well if Kinsman were changed to a woman.
How This Book Is Arranged
Note about Pronoun Usage Some characters are best looked at by their dramatic functions. To help keep this perspective, we use the impersonal pronoun it when referring to such characters. Other characters are best explored in terms of their growth. To help draw the reader into a closer relationship with such a character, we use the personal pronoun, he . Earlier editions of this book used she as the personal pronoun. Because of this uncommon usage, readers were jarred out of a relationship with personal characters, rather than being drawn in, defeating our purpose. As a result, this edition employs masculine pronouns.
Use language inclusively specifying only those differences that are relevant
Precision is a necessity in scientific writing. When you refer to a person or persons, choose words that are accurate, clear, and free from bias. For example, some writers use the generic masculine exclusively. This offends many readers, because it seems to be based on the presumption that all people are male unless proven female. Using man to refer to all human beings carries the same implication, and is simply less accurate than the phrase men and women.
Direction Stop or Start
Tom Wingo in The Prince of Tides and Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October are Female Mental Sex. In most episodes of The X Files, Scully (the female F.B.I. agent) is Male Mental Sex and Mulder (the male F.B.I. agent) is Female Mental Sex, which is part of the series' unusual feel. Note that Mental Sex has nothing to do with a character's sexual preferences or tendency toward being masculine or feminine in mannerism--it simply deals with the character's problemsolving techniques.
Writing As A Genre
One interesting possibility to consider here is that the more complex text in Table 4.5.1 is typically labelled 'masculine' (as academic and legal text was originally written by men), and that the less complex text is typically labelled 'feminine' (as this type of fiction is written more frequently by women). Whatever the case, when we turn to academic writing, it is clear - from these measures - that academic writing


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Getting your customers to understand your brand's sizing is a tough job.
But not doing it will cost you time and money. A lot of it.
Insecurity about your brand's sizing leads to fewer conversions, driving up customer acquisitIon costs.
Giving no guidance on this or hoping that your brand will be "true to size" is simply not an option for today's shoppers. These are three (almost) free ways to make sure that sizing is not a barrier to grow your online sales.
1. A clean size chart
Most footwear brands start with building a size chart, but that is harder than it sounds. If you have ever put time and effort into researching size charts, you know there is no consistency among them.
Here are a few general aspects to keep in mind:
- Each international sizing scale has different jumps between sizes, meaning they are not linear. For example, when you map EU and US sizes, at some point you will have to skip one European size or have two US sizes.
- Size charts are mainly useful to convert between international scales.
- Don't guesstimate the foot length for each size. Don't ask people to measure their feet. Ask your customers to look up their size in a smiliar shoe model to the one they want to buy from your brand.
- Don't average your brand's sizing across styles. Each style or category may have a different sizing particularity.
Keep in mind that creating a size chart is not suitable for all footwear brands. Sneakerheads and shoe lovers know how to read size charts, but they are not clear for everyone. For sneakers, people tend to use the Japanese sizing scale to compare models.
If you want to take it one step further, a good tactic is to compare your brand to a handful of other brands that your customers might already wear.
Make sure you update those tables every season or at least verify your tables. You might introduce new styles or sizing guidelines and your competitor brands.
However, not all shoe shoppers will find a size chart useful, most of them will find one quite confusing. This is why you might want to look into steps 2 and 3.
2. Simple sizing guidelines
It is tempting to publish as much information about sizing as possible, but statistics show that the less the better.
Over 90% of people who consult long size charts and guidelines with 5+ steps on how to measure the foot will simply not finalize a purchase. That is because there is too much information, either confusing or too time consuming.
So keep it straightforward and use direct language. Some good examples are "Pick your usual EU size in sport shoes" or "if you are unsure between to sizes, pick the larger one". In the picture on the right, there is a bad example with confusing information.
Typically, online shoppers will spend about 30 seconds to 2 minutes to pick their size and gather information. Provide short and sweet guidance to be useful and drive conversions.
Sure, this method of using sizing guidelines will not help all your customers, as people might not be familiar with international size scales or will think it is still a wild guess.
3. Live CHAT SERVICE
A live chat can be helpful to clarify additional questions and to personalise your customers' shopping experience. Most questions are about sizing and (return) shipping, so make your live chat bot really knows about that!
Intelligent chat software can be set up to pop open when someone visits your product page. Make it really about sizing and use catch phrases "First time buying {insert your brand}? We are here to help you pick the right size 24/7. Chat with us".
Make sure that your customer service personnel is well trained and available during main business hours across different time zones. Ideally have them wear your brand's shoes to give some subjective advice and provide guidance on how your brand's sizing compares to other shoes on the market.
Responding accurately and quickly can raise your shoppers' confidence. However, if they end up purchasing the wrong size shoes, stats show that 80% of first time shoppers will never return on an e-commerce. So make sure offering sizing advice is taken seriously by the people sitting behind the chat.
While method 1 and 2 often leave the average buyer behind and hurt your conversion rate, a chat service can be a more effective way to start.
Learn how footwear brand LLOYD increased their net revenue by €70.000 in 6 months.


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Dress the part
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Sure, some things are easy to figure out: an afternoon BBQ is casual, an evening wedding at a fancy spot is formal, but what about those in-between events? "If the invitation mentions or indicates 'festive attire' or 'dressy chic' you are welcome to free up your color choice by including less formal and lighter, brighter hues and accessories, says Thomas P. Farley, a New York-based etiquette expert and founder of What Manners Most. And that particularly holds true when the affair is held in the morning or during warm-weather months. When it's unclear just how dressy or casual an event is, however, you can't go wrong with a LBD. "A little black dress is a great go-to," says David Tutera, a Los Angeles-based celebrity wedding and event planner and TV host. "For a less formal daytime affair, accessorize delicately and don't go too heavy with your makeup. For a more formal evening look, go with bold statement jewelry, an up-do hairstyle, and a smoky look for makeup." Make sure you are always following these 50 little etiquette rules.
Don't go broke giving a gift
Be it a wedding or a baby shower, it's always tough to figure out what to give—and at what cost. "When it comes to weddings, your relationship with the couple and your financial situation should be your guide to figuring out how much is appropriate to spend," says Tutera. "What may be a suitable gift amount for a distant friend or co-worker will always be different from that of a close relative or friend. And when it comes to budget, everyone's financial circumstances are different." The old adage that you should "cover your plate" at a wedding is no longer true. "No guest should have to take out a loan or go into debt to buy a wedding gift. Give what you feel in your heart and what you can afford," says Farley.


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St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 12, 2019 – The Washington University in St. Louis football team remained in the hunt for the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Championship with a 47-7 win over Elmhurst College Saturday at Francis Olympic Field in St. Louis.
WashU improved its overall record to 4-1 and 3-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), while Elmhurst fell to 1-4 and 1-3 in the CCIW.
The Bears travel to No. 5 Wheaton College (Ill.) on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. The Thunder have a one-game lead over the Bears in the CCIW standings entering the second half of conference play.
Freshman kicker Chris Vartanian set a school record with four field goals – all in the first half. Vartanian recorded 16 points in the win, and connected on field goals from 22, 42, 33 and 42 yards. Vartanian's four field goals were second all-time in CCIW history.
WashU limited Elmhurst to 205 yards of total offense, and had 12 tackles for loss and five sacks in the win. The Bears also forced nine punts and limited Elmhurst to 5-of-18 (28%) on third down.
Sophomore linebacker John Christensen had a career 11 tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass break-up, while sophomore defensive lineman Anthony Brown added a pair of sacks.
The Bears jumped out to a commanding 26-0 lead at half.
In addition to Vartanian's four field goals, senior running back John Fisher had a seven-yard TD run and freshman wide receiver Michael Allison hauled in a 50-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Johnny Davidson in the first half.
Davidson connected with sophomore tight end Sam Fenske for a 46-yard TD and Allison added a 24-yard TD in the third quarter to make it 40-0. Sophomore wide receiver Khylan Nevils-Reed added an 85-yard TD reception in the fourth.
WashU totaled 492 yards of total, including 354 through the air. Davidson was 21-of-30 for 260 yards and three touchdowns, while junior QB Tim Tague was 2-of-3 for 94 yards and a TD.
Fisher led the ground game with 63 yards on 16 carries, while Allison had a career-high four catches for 90 yards and two TDs. Senior wide receiver Tim Matthiessen added seven receptions for 46 yards.
BEAR NOTEBOOK: WashU leads the all-time series with Elmhurst, 2-0 … The win for Kindbom was the 217th of his career, 65th most all-time in college football … The Bears have won seven-straight home games against unranked teams … Sophomore defensive back Langston Laramore-Josey had his first career INT in the second quarter … WashU's defense has limited opponents to two touchdowns in the last three games … Allison, Fenske Nevils-Reed each had their first career TDs.


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It's update time again :)
Below are the newest reviews I've written here on Wit and Sin. The master list and categorical lists on the right-hand side are updated as well.
Reviews for upcoming releases:
- Barefoot by the Sea (Barefoot Bay, Book 4) by Roxanne St. Claire (available 10/29/13)
- Rumor Has It (Animal Magnetism, Book 4) by Jill Shalvis (available 11/5/13)
- The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas (available 11/5/13)
All other new reviews:
- Cursed (Fallen Siren, Book 1) by S. J. Harper
- Duke of Midnight (Maiden Lane, Book 6) by Elizabeth Hoyt
- His Lordship Possessed (Disenchanted & Co., Book 1, Part 2) by Lynn Viehl
Upcoming reviews:
- Christmas on Main Street by JoAnn Ross, Susan Donovan, LuAnn McLane, and Alexis Morgan
- Rise of the Gryphon (Belador, Book 4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love
- The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap by Donna Kauffman, Kate Angell, and Kimberly Kincaid
- Skies of Steel (The Ether Chronicles, Book 3) by Zoë Archer
- The Seduction of Elliot McBride (Highland Pleasures, Book 5) by Jennifer Ashley
- Mystery Man (Dream Man, Book 1) by Kristen Ashley
- Wild Man (Dream Man, Book 2) by Kristen Ashley
- The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker
- Down for the Count (Dare Me, Book 1) by Christine Bell
- Down and Dirty (Dare Me, Book 2) by Christine Bell
- Bolted (Promise Harbor Wedding, Book 2) by Meg Benjamin
- Cowboy Waltz by Cameron Dane
- How to Ravish a Rake (How to Series, Book 3) by Vicky Dreiling
- Gossamer Wing (Steam and Seduction, Book 1) by Delphine Dryden
- Soul Weaver by Hailey Edwards
- Some Like It Hot (Rising Star Chef, Book 2) by Louisa Edwards
- Hot Under Pressure (Rising Star Chef, Book 3) by Louisa Edwards
- A Beginner's Guide to Rakes by Suzanne Enoch
- Cowboy Take Me Away (Rainbow Valley, Book 1) by Jane Graves
- Trouble at the Wedding (Abandoned at the Altar, Book 3) by Laura Lee Guhrke
- One Taste of Scandal (Redcakes, Book 2) by Heather Hiestand
- Beauty Bites (Biting Love, Book 6) by Mary Hughes
- Reaver (Demonica, Book 6 / Lords of Deliverance, Book 5) by Larissa Ione
- Breathe by Lauren Jameson
- Archer (Hard Body, Book 1) by Debra Kayn
- Since You've Been Gone (Welcome to Paradise, Book 4) by Elle Kennedy
- Caught Up in You (Loving on the Edge, Book 4) by Roni Loren
- Moonlight Kiss (Cricket Creek, Book 5) by LuAnn McLane
- Kiss of Steel (London Steampunk, Book 1) by Bec McMaster
- All Fired Up (Hot in the Kitchen, Book 2) by Kate Meader
- The Heart of a Duke by Victoria Morgan
- Keeping Secrets in Seattle by Brooke Moss
- Blood Persuasion (Immortal Jane Austen, Book 2) by Janet Mullany
- Raw Desire by Kate Pearce
- Soul Sucker by Kate Pearce
- The Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet, Book 3) by Julia Quinn
- Texas Outlaws: Jesse by Kimberly Raye
- The Fifth Favor by Shelby Reed
- Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, Book 1) by Nora Roberts
- Nights of Steel (The Ether Chronicles, Book 4) by Nico Rosso
- Secrets of a Gentleman Escort by Bronwyn Scott
- This Is Who I Am (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 7) by Cherise Sinclair
- Archangel's Legion (Guild Hunter, Book 6) by Nalini Singh
- Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling, Book 12) by Nalini Singh
- Foolish Games by Tracy Solheim
- Sully's Sweet Salvation by Sierra Summers
- Primal Law (Alpha Pack, Book 1) by J.D. Tyler
- Easy by Tammara Webber
- Unleashing Mr. Darcy by Teri Wilson
Monday, October 28, 2013
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Ever need some inspirational words to live by? Ever ask yourself, what would Pop Art master Andy Warhol say? Never fear! Below are a handful of smart, witty and insightful quotes from the droll, eccentric and whimsical Warhol. Be it an opinion on the philosophy of art or advice on your love life, Warhol had … Continue reading Warholisms: Part One
Monthly Archives: May 2018
The History of the Right-Hand Ring
That ring on her right hand may look very similar to an engagement ring, but do not automatically assume it is an "alternative" and just worn on the other hand. Perhaps she landed a well-deserved promotion, graduated a master's program or sold her house, but it is becoming more and more independent that women are … Continue reading The History of the Right-Hand Ring


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Leder i Nordjylland
You are offered a key position in a Danish foundry that specializes in high quality castings in ductile as well as grey iron.
On behalf of MAT Dania ApS, Workindenmark is looking for a Foundry Manager.
Dania is in a very positive development and expands internationally via international partner foundries in MAT Group as well as enhances their product offerings based upon more complex castings, new material qualities as well as increased efficiency.
As a Foundry Manager you will be overall responsible for the Core department, Furnaces, two DISA lines and Wagner SINTO Horizontal line. You will have a central position and work within the areas; material qualities, melting process, casting process in cooperation with skilled colleagues, suppliers and cooperation partners.
With your line managers you have to focus on systematic continuous improvements in efficiency, scrap development from the lines. Further you ensure improvement of the products, processes, systems, procedures and instructions.
We expect, that you:
• have an education and work experience as foundry engineer or metallurgist or has
acquired similar proficiency via job experience
• as a minimum have good command of English in speaking and writing
• will move your permanent residence to Aars, Nordjylland area
• can work independently and show initiative
We offer:
• an interesting and challenging job with high responsibility...


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Compiled by Haley Bartlett, Assistant News Editor –
Nov. 17
18-006366 At 3:55 P.M. officers on patrol on Vine St. noticed an odor of what could be marijuana. The officers made contact with a male suspect in his vehicle, and the officers found the odor coming from the car when the male opened his door. The officers asked for the suspect to get out of the car to search it and located less than 1 gram of marijuana and empty blunt wrappers. The suspect stated he smokes often and was referred to student affairs for simple possession.
Nov. 18
18-006378 At 5:49 A.M. an officer was dispatched to Lot 32 in regards to a property damage report. Upon arrival, the officer met with the victim who stated he was returning from a university football game and that he parked his car there two days prior. The back window on the driver's side was smashed, and the center console and glove box was rummaged through. The ignition was found destroyed when the officer tried to jump off the vehicle showing signs of the unknown suspect attempt to steal the vehicle. There is no known suspects at this time.
Nov. 19
18-006405 At 3:08 P.M. UTCPD was dispatched to the Admissions Office in the UC to investigate a report of a suspicious person. The suspect was filling out paperwork to audit classes in January, and police had been called due to him being said to have been playing guitar and talking to himself. The suspect was wearing brightly colored scarves and carrying an acoustic guitar. Officers advised him to finish his paperwork quickly.
Nov. 20
18-006448 An officer was doing roving patrol in Lot 47-2 when they spotted an unoccupied vehicle in a handicapped spot. Upon inspection, the officer found a general parking decal and issued a handicap citation. While the officer was finishing the citation, the owner of the vehicle arrived on scene and asked what the officer was doing. When the officer answered, the suspect immediately used poor language and referenced the officer's race as well as making offensive comments against black officers. The suspect called her father while the officer waited for assistance. Another officer arrived and clarified that the citation was valid due to violating the state law. The suspect slammed her hand on the ticket and cussed at the officers before exiting the scene. The suspect later went to UTCPD to further talk about the incident.


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Picatta in a Flash
I got tired of being asked if I live under a rock, just because I hadn't yet tried any Gardein products. So, I decided to sample some this week. I've been in the mood for something picatta. The Gardein chick'n scallopini seemed like a natural choice. Since I had purple and yellow fingerling potatoes, fresh asparagus, and Meyer lemons in the house, the menu practically wrote itself. It was so easy to make, the meal practically cooked itself too!
Once I got the potatoes and asparagus roasting, I quickly sautéed the scallopini for a few minutes. I then removed them from the pan while, I made a lightening quick picatta sauce with shallots, capers, white wine, Meyer lemon juice, and parsley. I swirled in a little Earth Balance to finish the sauce, then plated and served.
It was a wonderful meal. The tender asparagus and luscious potatoes were out of this world. Perfectly roasted and flavorful, they picked up enough of the picatta sauce to make their naturally delicious flavors sparkle. I don't usually use commercial meat alternatives, but I was impressed with the Gardein product. The texture is great, and the flavor light enough to allow the flavorful picatta sauce to shine through.
Making the sauce with Meyer lemons really elevated the sauce to "oh, wow!" status. I even sautéed some lemon slices to use as a garnish and we ended up eating them too, the lemon was that sweet. All in all, a delicious, an easy and elegant meal to enjoy on a snowy weekend in January.
Black Lentil Pilaf
I had actually forgotten that I had those black lentils in the refrigerator. I bought them a while back at Trader Joes (sold already cooked in a vacuum-sealed package) and had planned to use them for something fancier, but never got around to it. A lack of time and increase of hunger prevailed and tossing together a quick pilaf won out.
The lentils teamed up nicely with other on-hand ingredients: cooked brown rice, chopped onion, garlic, red and yellow cherry tomatoes, a handful of frozen peas, some walnuts, and some seasonings. Within 15 minutes, a satisfying, tasty, and very colorful dinner was on the table.
In other news… A copy of 1000 Vegan Recipes is being given away this week on VegNews.com. Here's the link — post a comment for your chance to win.
I recently did an author Q&A with Matt on his blog NoMeatAthlete. Check it out (along with the great photo of my Mac and Chard recipe).
Speaking of great photos, my irrepressible cat Gary couldn't resist getting in this basket and we couldn't resist snapping his photo. Cute, huh?
Burmese Tea Leaf Salad
I never thought I could be enchanted by a salad, but from my first bite of Burmese tea leaf salad, I was under its spell. This addictive salad has it all: good looks, great taste, fabulous textures, and, due to the high concentration of caffeine, it also has an incomparable "energizing" after-effect that can have you bouncing off the walls, depending on your caffeine tolerance.
After my first encounter, I knew I'd need to make it at home, since the nearest Burmese restaurant is, well, not very near. However, the main ingredient proved difficult to find. The Asian market I shop in doesn't carry fermented tea leaves, so I asked my friend in Philadelphia to try her bigger/better store. Still no luck. I finally tracked down the elusive tea leaves online and ordered them from a source in New York. Within a few days, they were delivered to my door.
If you order the salad in a Burmese restaurant, chances are it will look much like the one in my photo (I'm a sucker for composed salads anyway, and this one is as composed as it gets.) In a restaurant, the server may bring it to your table and then mix it for you tableside, ala Caesar-salad style, with the fermented tea leaves (in the center of the salad) being tossed with the other ingredients.
You can find the recipe for this amazing salad (and more info about Burmese cooking) in my Global Vegan column in the current (January/February) issue of VegNews Magazine.
By the way, if you don't tolerate caffeine well, you'll be happy to know that the tea leaf salad has a close cousin that can be made with pickled ginger in place of the fermented tea leaf mixture. The ginger salad is equally beautiful and delicious as the tea leaf salad, but without the caffeine kick. Anyone who ever thought salads were boring needs to try one of these!
Red Bean Jambalaya … and a Book Giveaway
Beginning with the N'awlins "trinity" of onion, celery, and bell peppers, the spicy tomato-based sauce was simmering in minutes. The wonderful aroma wafted through the house and made me wonder why I waited so long to make it. In addition to the red beans, I added a few sliced vegan sausage links and, of course, the requisite Tabasco. Since I had some rice already cooked, I didn't add any to the jambalaya, preferring instead to spoon the jambalaya over the rice. It really hit the spot in this cold weather.
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Collards Stuffed with Hoppin' John
This year I made my usual Hoppin' John on New Year's Day (you can find the recipe here), but I also wanted to break from tradition, so, the next day, I stuffed several steamed collard leaves with some of the Hoppin' John — kind of like stuffed cabbage, Southern-style.
In anticipation, I had made a double batch of Hoppin' John and bought extra collards, reserving several of the cooked leaves to use for stuffing. Since the ingredients were prepared ahead of time, it was a simple matter to stuff and roll the collards. I arranged them in a shallow baking dish and poured a small amount of vegetable broth over them. I then covered them with foil and baked them until hot.
Served with vegan sour cream, Tabasco, and a side of applesauce, the stuffed leaves have a wonderful flavor and they also make a gorgeous presentation. Those beautiful flat leaves are so much easier to work with than cabbage leaves — and much prettier too. I think these Hoppin' John Stuffed Collards will be in a regular menu rotation throughout 2010.


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A business strategy is the means by which it sets out to achieve its desired ends (objectives). It can also be defined as long-term business planning that generally covers a period of about 3-5 years.
1. Identify Goals
Before you can start planning, you need to identify what your final objectives are. Establishing business goals involves devoting a fair amount of time to identify your business strengths, weaknesses and all the factors that differentiate your business from your competitors. You might ask yourself questions such as:
- What the business mission and vision are
- What the company is best at
- What type of customers would be interested in your product/service
After answering few questions regarding your business and your potential customer's identity, you can identify priorities in order to set up goals and objectives, such as:
- Connect your business with the right crowd (potential customers)
- Strengthen what separates your business from your competitors (USP)
- Eliminate obstacles and hurdles that could prevent the business from being successful (keep cash flowing in, optimize the staff time etc…)
- Focus on business growth, customers' perceived values
Long Term Goals
Long Term Goals should cover a period of 5 years and should include revenue, customer service, social outreach and even employee development.
- Revenue
- to achieve sale quota expressed in monetary or volume terms
- to increase customer retention
- to sign up with new channel partners
- to launch new services or products
- Customer Service
- Strengthen your customer service skills (communication, empathy, work ethic)
- Consider every touch-points (before-during-after purchase)
- Engage more (find out about your customers' interests and problems)
- Better your services (solve problems promptly, answer FAQs, create communities)
- Make your employees engaged in their role
- Allow customers to provide feedback
- Social Outreach
- Increase number of likes and followers
- Increase number of leads and conversions
- Open company pages on additional social media sites
- Employee Development
- Employ professionals in support of the existing team
- Develop the leadership abilities and potential with courses and training
- Align incentives and staff rewards with performance
- Constantly encourage and support a culture of best practices
Short Term Goals
Short term goals should be a reflections of long term goals. For instance, to support long term goals, short term goals could be:
- Revenue
- Increase sales quota by growing the business and/or improving financial efficiency
- Increasing customer retention by promoting offers, new products, discounts to existing customers
- Find channel partners and pitch them. Choose few that could offer different types of advantages: sell your product (distributors), collaborate with you (partnerships) or even allow you to sell their product in combination with yours
- Set-up a launch strategy
- Customer service
- Train your team to get better in their job (for instance, how to tailor customer service)
- Brainstorm with your customer service team to get insights into customers' feedback
- Create new channels for people to give feedback (phone, email, chat, online)
- Develop new channels to give customers a prompt reply (helplines, social media, website chats)
- Create a balance between work and free time for your employees
- Ensure that there is a way for customers to voice their feedback (online, via text message, on the phone, via mail)
- Social outreach
- Create content that people like to read and share
- Investigate using Google Analytics if people find obstacles in converting (like a poorly designed page)
- Consider new unexplored channels for customer engagement
- Employee Development
- Brain-storm with your team to find out about existing needs
- Consider what type of training your team needs to perform better
- Set-up a rewarding scheme based on performance such as gifts, bonuses and salary raises
- Train your team to learn management skills, anti-bullying practices etc…
Be SMART!
No matter what type of goal you are setting up, they need to be SMART, that means that each goal needs to have a structure, been traceable and clear objectives.By setting SMART goals, people can track directions, set milestones and estimate goal's attainability. Once the goal has been determined, a SMART checklist is a practicable method to evaluate objectives: It clarifies the way goals are achieved and the criteria their realization will conform to.
- Specific: Define what you want to achieve, the more specific your description, the bigger the chance you'll get exactly that. How to set specific goals:
- The final goal you want to achieve
- The location and the time of the goal
- The methods implemented to achieve this goal
- The partners needed to achieve it
- Eventual obstacles and limitations
- Measurable: Define the physical manifestations of your goal or objective makes it clearer, and easier to reach. It means breaking your goal down into measurable elements.
- Attainable: You weigh the effort, time and other costs your goal will take against the profits and the other obligations and priorities you have in life.
- Relevant: Define the reasons why the goal matters. Does the objective help to reach the goal?
- Time Bound: Keep the timeline realistic and flexible. Being too stringent on the timely aspect of your goal setting can have the perverse effect of making the learning path of achieving your goals and objectives into a hellish race against time – which is most likely not how you want to achieve anything.
2. Develop a Strategy
A strategy will help to increase the value of your business. Understanding the business is the first step in order to make those decisions that help the business become more valuable.Based on the long and short term goals, here are few ideas to help you create a better business plan.
- Effort Costs:
- Rate the average difficulty of performing a task (from new members to experienced staff) to deliver each service.
- Rate the skills/experiences needed to complete each service (from basic to complex).
- Rate the average time that each service requires to be completed.
- Consider if the task can be automated. It increases the profit margin as it takes less time to deliver it.
- Business Volume:
- Investigate if your sales follow a specific pathway.
- Investigate if these sales are limited to specific service.
- Identify the services that have:
- The highest margins.
- A growth positive trend in volume and margin.
- Services that can be automated (from previous analysis)
- Cash Flow:
- Make a list of all the unavoidable expenses.
- Make a list of discretionary expenses.
- Make a list of your permanent staff salary.
Customer Service
- Categorize your Customers:
- Identify who they are.
- Divide your customers into defined levels (Value-Loyalty, for instance).
- Assign a monetary return to each category.
- Focus on the customers who are high on both scales.
- Find ways to bring the customers who are low on both scales on a high scale.
- Standardize your Services:
- Identify your services. Provide catalogs and brochures to customers.
- Set up standard procedures so that even new staff can perform them.
- Consider if these services can be repeatable and set at fix costs overtime.
- Consider who long each service takes to be completed/delivered (labor) and how much it costs to the business (material): based on that evidence your final price should be "Cost" + "40-60% of cost".
- Focus on the services with the highest Business Optimization Potential Score:
- The service price has a high margin.
- There are detailed procedures in place.
- These services can be easily automated.
- The service is considered good value by customers.
Social Outreach
- Customer Outreach:
- Investigate if you are marketing the right crowd.
- Investigate if you are marketing your best products/services.
- Investigate if you have the skills/budget to target the right audience.
- Investigate from which channels your best customers come from.
- Investigate how much revenue comes from each channel.
Employee Development
- Allocation of tasks:
- Rate each task in terms of complexity.
- Rate each task in terms of time.
- Rate each tasks in terms of skill sets.
- Based on the results consider if:
- Each task is performed by the most appropriate team member.
- Some tasks can be outsourced.
- Some tasks require more experienced individuals.
- Some tasks can be performed by younger members.
- Your services prices and margins need to be reviewed.
- Outsourcing:
- Consider outsourcing options and if they will save time, efforts and costs.
- Consider if the staff will be release of minor time-consuming tasks.
- Consider even virtual outsourcing options.
3. Conclusion and Future Plan
Based on the previous analysis, the final price of a single service/item should be based on the initial cost plus the average cost of the time spent by the staff delivering it. In order to make a profit, the Revenue should be the minimum amount a service/product should be charged after taking into consideration its total cost. In order to make the process more efficient, consider if:
- Your services can be charged more due to their constant demand
- The delivery process has become automated and therefore open for a cost reduction
This means that first-time assessed services might have become more or less profitable after this further analysis. Therefore, services that show an increase of sale volume (due to the constant demand) and sale margin (because they can be automated), are now those services your business should focus on. Consider if certain tasks could be outsourced to save you and your staff time and money. In order to make the service delivering system automated and more efficient, consider if you could find new ways to promote Employee Development. In specific, to avoid micro-managing your time, you should dedicate your energy only to those tasks that require your input, while leaving those tasks that could be perform by less experienced members to the junior staff. This could give you multiple advantages:
- Save yourself time to perform only the required tasks
- Save money by letting someone on a cheaper salary perform such tasks
- Give junior staff new opportunities of career advancement
Therefore the Customer Services that will deliver the most consistent revenue, are those that:
- Deliver the most consistent business flow in the long run (even if they are not the most expensive services or products that your business offers).
- Can be easily automated and/or outsourced saving time and energy to your staff.
- Have standard procedures in place making their performance easy even to new staff members.
- Have been optimized by a Social Outreach:
- Digital marketing effort provide a constant revenue
- Social media channels offer a more direct interaction with your customers
Future Plan
Based on the conclusion outlined, it is time to develop a business goal timeline, which identifies the things that the business wants to achieve in a specific time frame. For each goal, you need to write down all the steps that need to be taken and assign at each step a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly time-frame.This plan need to include the business owner and the primary staff members. Start by being more detailed when you assign the tasks to avoid people from drifting away from the set goal. Review your plan on a weekly with your staff members to make sure that everyone is on the same page and on a monthly basis to to plan ahead the objectives of the following month. Finally, review the entire plan every 6-12 months to make sure your plan is still optimized.


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They call me Mister Tibbs.
In light of the last couple weeks of turmoil, what better way to revive this flagging column of mine than by looking back at a film where a white cop and a black detective are forced to get along? Winning multiple awards, including Best Picture, Actor (Rod Steiger), and Adapted Screenplay, it became a defining film for Sidney Poitier and marked a shift in Hollywood's portrayal of black characters. As a fan of crime drama and Rod Steiger, I had this film on my to-watch list for a while before I got around to seeing it. Knowing it was a 60s movie and that it was considered significant in the political landscape of the Civil Rights movement, I was worried that it might be heavy-handed or on-the-nose. Were all the white characters going to be idiots? Was it going to be a bait-and-switch affair that purports to be a crime flick but is really About Race in a super pompous, 60s way?
Thank goodness, no! I mean okay yes, it is about race, and yes, we'll talk about That Scene where Poitier has a slap-off with a plantation owner. And yes, the mystery is ultimately a little flimsy and takes a back seat to the character drama. But really, it's not so much About Race as it is About Male Bonding. In fact, an alternate title was considered—Machismo: The Movie.
The film is probably at its most heavy-handed in the beginning, when Philadelphia homicide detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested for the crime of Sitting At a Train Station With Lots of Money In His Pocket In a Small Town Where a Murder Has Just Been Committed While Black. The deputy is very over-the-top and racist and dumb-looking, and Chief Gillespie (Steiger) isn't much better at first. But then Tibbs makes a well-placed phone call, and things get interesting. Especially when the Philadelphia police chief on the other end suggests Tibbs offer an expert eye to help out Gillespie & Co. with the case. Tibbs is floored. "You can't be serious, sir… No sir, I'm not prejudiced. [pause] Yes sir, I am a police officer, and they're police officers, but…"
This is what both Gillespie and Tibbs begrudgingly come to admit: At the end of the day, a man has been murdered, and they are policemen. They catch bad guys. It's their job. And they both know Tibbs brings a level of expertise Gillespie can't touch. Much as Tibbs wants to shake the dust of the town off his wing-tips at first, something compels him to stay. Is it courtesy? Professional pride? Or maybe just the pure pleasure of solving a knotty murder mystery? Gillespie is banking on the latter, and he's not wrong.
The partnership they ultimately forge is not just a study in racial contrast, it's a study in class contrast. Tibbs has clean fingernails, he wears a tie, he speaks with a Northeastern clip. Gillespie's eyes pop when he first hears what Tibbs makes in a week. He repeats the amount, each enunciated word dripping envy: "one hundred and sixty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents a week, well, boy!" Still, Tibbs needs Gillespie, because this is Gillespie's backyard, and it ain't Philadelphia. In a scene where Tibbs is backed into a corner like a spitting cat by four thugs, Gillespie strolls up unhurriedly, hands in his pockets, knowing he holds the power of life and death. He can seal Virgil's fate with a word, one way or the other. He chooses life.
More than one red herring passes Virgil's way before he finally catches the killer, none of them very likable. All of them slap him in the face, metaphorically or literally. Yet he gives them justice, as is their due, because their lives matter. The film's most famous scene is his tense confrontation with Endicott, a suspect who owns a plantation and was the victim's arch-enemy. Virgil comes to call with a sprig of osmander hidden in his handkerchief, plucked from the brake pedal of a car with bloodstains on its passenger seat. He smiles broadly and asks to be shown around the powerful man's collection of flowers and shrubbery. "What do you call this material?" he asks, taking a bit of one plant between his fingers. It's osmander. Tempers quickly flare as Endicott realizes he's a suspect. Virgil receives a back-handed slap and returns the favor without a second thought as Gillespie looks on. "Gillespie, you saw it," the man seethes. "I saw it." "Well, what are you going to do about it?" "I don't know," replies Gillespie, and that's the honest truth.
Now, a lesser film would have solidified the plantation owner as the villain and sewn it all up just like that. But the more Virgil mulls it over, the more he realizes that it's too tidy. It doesn't add up. Later, he admits that he became fixated on Endicott "for personal reasons." His detective side should have known better, and indeed it is the side that ultimately wins out.
The only other black character he meets is a woman who offers back-room abortions. She asks him, "Why you want to help the police like that? They stealin' your soul. They chew you up and spit you out." Tibbs doesn't even answer her question. He has no time. The game is afoot, and she holds the last puzzle piece. (Brief aside: Conservatives seeking more than matter-of-fact acknowledgment of her "services" will be disappointed. This is a film of its time in more ways than one.)
It's been argued that Poitier should have received Best Actor for this film instead of Steiger. Yet Steiger has by far the more difficult task. The character of Tibbs is relatively static and straight-forward. The character of Gillespie is eccentric, volatile, unpredictable. Steiger fully inhabits the character's diction and behavioral quirks: the way he punctuates a moment with a quiet "Oh yeah," the way he champs his gum like cud. If there's one scene that clinched the Oscar for him, it's probably this one, amazingly improvised with Poitier when outdoor shooting was rained in. It's the closest Gillespie comes to being vulnerable with someone, perhaps the most vulnerable he's ever allowed himself to be. But friendship is not his natural state. It never will be.
Fortunately, the film doesn't leave their friendship hanging on that bitter note and allows them to exchange a smile at the train station. Yet how true this scene rings to human nature.
In the end, what makes In the Heat of the Night work is its willingness to let the two leads simply be themselves. There's no dialogue to drive the point home that they're developing a respect for each other. Men don't talk that way in real life, only in bad Hollywood scripts. There's also no time wasted on a ponderous meditation about overcoming racial barriers to solve a problem. They just do overcome racial barriers to solve a problem.
In the Heat of the Night is not a perfect film, but it represents a kind of filmmaking that is sorely lacking in today's movie landscape. It allows characters to be wrong without being villainous. It makes points without the aid of an exposition hammer. It lets the script breathe. And yes, it does offer the viewer something to think about when we think about race. But from where we stand now, it's not a bad thought.


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|On March 26, 2019, Tuesday, Danish Crown Princess Mary attended a reception hosted by Danish Ambassador to Ethiopia, Karin Poulsen at Embassy residence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Crown Princess Mary wore a new printed silk crepe maxi skirt by Etro at the reception held in the evening. On March 25, Danish Crown Princess Mary arrived in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia for a three day working visit aiming to see on site the progress relating to SDG5 (Sustainable Development Goal 5). SDG5 is about the equality of girls and women, and the new Ethiopian government has launched several political reforms to ensure equality and democracy.
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- CynthiaMarch 27, 2019 at 2:37 PM
Perfectly lovely.ReplyDelete
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Sehr schön, besonders natürlich der Rock.ReplyDelete
La reine Maxima porte aussi ce style de jupe lorsqu' elle voyage .ReplyDelete
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I don't know much about fashion but Etro is a brand even I know. Beautiful clothes! Mary looks wonderful as always - but the smile of the little boy is the best!ReplyDelete
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Okay, so How Did This Challenge Begin in the First Place?
It all started when Dolly posted a photo compilation of four versions of herself—which were represented by LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Tinder—to Instagram this past Tuesday. LinkedIn Dolly looked super profesh in a fitted, checked blazer, while Tinder Dolly was dressed up in a super-sexy Playboy costume. "Get you a woman who can do it all," she captioned the post, which couldn't fit the bill better if she tried.
But...How Did the Challenge Become So Popular?
Well, since everyone loves Dolly, celebrities naturally felt inclined to join in on the fun and began doing their own versions. Kerry Washington joined in, Ellen DeGeneres joined in, Will Smith joined in, Miley Cyrus joined in...and before we all had a chance to process what was happening, the challenge completely blew up.
Sold. How Can I Do One of My Own?
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