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Hp And Canon Buy Some Good Printer News
HP Retains Channel Champion Crown For Printers
HP retained its FY2013-14 Channel Champion crown in the category of printers sold to the consumer and SOHO segments. Canon held on to the second spot but was neck-to-neck with Epson. Samsung slipped to the last position.
HP retained its leading position with its continued push on channel management, customer marketing and channel marketing. It also streamlined its post-sales support.
HP partners lauded the company's initiative to hold advisory board meets at the regional level. This, according to them, resolved problems such as delays in backend and incentive payouts, and issues with post-sales service. Partners said that the company has a new partner portal to streamline and automate several processes including sell-out data, incentive and back-end outstandings, payment history and claims escalation. They said that as a result of the new portal the claims settlement and incentive payout duration reduced considerably
The vendor increased the number of its sales executives visiting retail counters to educate in-store executives on new products as well as ongoing channel and customer schemes.
Respondents agreed that HP was the most aggressive in customer marketing and promotions around its Ink Advantage printers which helped increase traction in a market which otherwise saw a decline in demand during FY2013-14. HP also did localized promotions in cities and at HP Worlds through a third-party agency; this helped increase footfalls and conversions.
Respondents appreciated HP's round-the-year customer promotions. It also offered channel schemes every month; these included cash discounts of Rs 100 to Rs 500 per printer.
The company scored well on post-sales warranty as it included even its fast-moving entry-level printers under the onsite warranty cover. While it offers a 1-year standard warranty on printers, it offered a 2-year extended warranty on laser printers for Rs 500. HP also started a campaign whereby its service representatives visited retailers to understand their feedback and explain warranty terms and the escalation matrix.
HP got low scores on channel profitability as respondents complained of channel over-capacity. Many said that following the integration of two of its divisions the number of volume partners for printers has increased, leading to over-distribution and disturbances in MOP. Many of its RDs also rued the lack of a territory protection policy; they said RDs from other regions sold products in their regions.
Canon retained its position as the second-most channel-preferred consumer printer vendor due to its aggressive strategy, improved channel focus and enhanced post-sales support.
The company expanded its inkjet printer and MFP range in Q3FY2013-14 and increased its focus on entry-level printers. Respondents saw increased traction for models such as the E510 and E560 Wi-Fi MFPs, and MP 287 MFP. They also commended Canon's strategy of being price-aggressive on entry-level SKUs. However, Canon was dearer by 3-5 percent compared to HP in mid- and high-end models, which affected traction.
While Canon didn't focus much on media promotions, it made up for it by offering attractive end customer deals including free headsets, Wi-Fi routers and backpacks with its printers. The company was also aggressive with in-store and local promotions through its third-party agency. An increase in the number of Canon Image Squares during the fiscal helped increase brand visibility and customer awareness.
Respondents noted an enhancement in post-sales support as Canon increased the number of its service centers in many territories and also increased the number of its service personnel at each center. However, a few partners criticized the lengthy process for DOA. Canon offers 1- and 2-year limited onsite warranties on its printers.
Respondents also noted an increase in the focus on channel engagement as Canon increased the number of channel managers in the north and south. The company scored low on channel profitability because it decreased the back-end from the earlier 3-4 percent to less than 2 percent during FY2013-14.
Epson moved from the last position to the third spot in FY2013-14. While the company faced channel ire in 2012 due to a shortage of run-rate printers, respondents noted that most SKUs were readily available in FY2013-14. However, a few partners reported delays in sourcing models such as the L210 and L550 during Q2FY2013-14.
Respondents saw continued traction for Epson's ink tank-based printers including L210 and L350 which offered the lowest CPP. The company introduced its M100 single function and M200 MFP inkjet printers (Wi-Fi- and iPrint-enabled) in June 2013, and saw good traction among jobbers and professionals. Epson also expanded its entry-level MFPs by introducing the ME101 and ME301 (Wi-Fi-enabled) in early 2013; however, respondents said these printers received low traction due to their cartridge-based technology with higher CPP.
According to many respondents, Epson offered good margins compared to its competitors.
The vendor improved its post-sales support over the previous year. Epson increased its service centers in many upcountry locations; unlike FY2012-13, there was no major shortage of spare parts.
Respondents reported lower focus on customer marketing, and said there were no schemes for customers; this affected sales in comparison to the competition. The company spent on media advertisements on a regional basis only.
Partners noted a drop in channel engagement as Epson removed a few of its ASMs in the north and east. The company came up with some attractive schemes offering smart phones, tablets, cash rebates and foreign trips, but, partners said, it took 3-4 months to settle the rebates and incentives.
Samsung was pushed to the last position. Respondents said the company paid less attention to its IT portfolio and was instead more focused on its consumer electronics (CE) and mobility businesses. They added that in printers it was focused on mid- and high-end printer SKUs and had only 2-3 SKUs at the entry-level, which reduced the overall addressable opportunity for partners. They also reported intermittent delays in the availability of the mid end SKUs by 15-20 days.
Respondents praised the company's move to introduce cartridges without chips to enable local refilling of toners. Samsung sells only laser printers, and is popular among jobbers and SOHOs in Class C and D cities.
Partners lamented that Samsung had decreased their frontend and backend margins.
Respondents said that since the company has a common service infrastructure for all its products, printers get low priority compared to CE products. They reported TAT delays due to the shortage of spares.
Samsung offers a 1-year onsite warranty, but offered a free 1-year extended warranty during the fiscal.


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What does Josana mean?
Josana [josana] as a name for girls has its root in Hebrew, and the meaning of the name Josana is "Jehovah increases". Josana is a version of Josephine (Hebrew).
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Which version is better?with its source form and related girl names. Popular related forms of Josana (NOT RANKED) are Joline, Josefa, Josefina, Josepha, Josephine (#131 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Josey and Josie (#251). Other forms, like Josefena, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Josana was more pronounced 105 years ago (AVERAGE #1136) and is now much diminished (#1483, ▼69.7%), with versions like Josephine becoming less fashionable. Josie is the most contemporarily stylish baby name in this compilation. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2015)
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Photo booths have been a source of non-rental income for shopping centres for years, but since the introduction of digital photography, the options open to landlords have grown significantly.
Photo-Me International has approximately 5,000 photo booths located in the highest footfall sites within the UK, and is continuously striving to deliver the most technologically advanced machines.
Photo-Me has developed new software which helps customers to take passport photos that comply with the UK Passport Standards. The booth interacts with the customer after each pose by highlighting any aspects of the photo that breach the regulations - for example, the mouth must be closed, the eyes must be clearly visible and a neutral expression is required.
Throughout 2007 Photo-Me re-branded all its photo booths throughout the UK with a new image, and all its advertising now displays the new model, emphasising the fact that new technology enables the booths to assist customers in complying with the Passport Standards.
The advent of digital technology also means that the way shopping centres are able to profit from the installation of photo booths is being revolutionised.
While shopping centres have always used a photo booth operator and have always been happy with a 25 to 30 per cent profit from the takings, Easy-ID points out that mall owners could earn far more from leasing or buying a machine outright.
Carl Hughes from Easy-ID, which sells machines for £8,000 or leases them for £2,000 a year over five years, says there is the potential for some photo booths to take in excess of £100,000 per year.
"That's £100,000 per year from less than a square metre of floor space," he says. "So what possible reason could anyone have to hand over the majority of that income to a photo booth operator?
"In the past you had no choice because the machines were large and expensive. They contained hazardous chemicals and required regular weekly maintenance by trained photo booth engineers to keep them up and running. The only way to provide this service was via a photo booth operator who would supply the machine, change the chemicals and take the cash away."
Hughes points out that in the late 90s digital technology meant that photo booths became far easier to maintain, with any member of staff able to change the paper and ink cassette in a matter of seconds. However, shopping centres still continued to work on a commission basis and even now seem not to have considered buying a machine outright.
Hughes says: "Easy-ID has manufactured photo booths in the UK since 2000 and has sold or leased hundreds of them. They contain no chemicals and regular service is limited to changing the paper and ink cassette, which takes just a couple of minutes. There's not much more to it than that, even the weekly visit from the service engineer is no longer required.
"The costs associated with leasing a photo booth are often just a very small fraction of the takings, leaving the majority of the income with the booth's owner."
Hughes says landlords can double, and often triple, the takings by buying their own photo booth. And he believes the cost of buying the machine is quickly recouped. "Some photo booths really can take £100,000 a year and if the centre is only receiving 25 per cent, then that's just £25,000," he says. "If they lease it for £2,000 a year, then £98,000 will be theirs to keep. If it takes £20,000 a year then at 25 per cent that will be £5,000, while with us that would be £18,000.
"Of course if a site is taking only £2,000 a year there's no point in them renting a booth from us because they would just be breaking even, while they will get 25 per cent of the profit from using a photo booth operator, but if you are seeing a certain amount of turnover, it's well worth it."


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Another exciting development in my life right now is this beautiful little MacBook I'm using at this very moment. I destroyed my previous MacBook this summer (due to a juice spill and an absentminded writer...) and the husband surprised me with my top pick for a replacement: the 2016 12-inch MacBook in Rose Gold, and I love love love it. I'm using it to edit my most recent novels (coming soon!) and to work on a new - top secret - project my writer-daughter and I are doing together.
Finally, I'm excited about my latest release, entitled "Infusion". Published by Charlie Dawg Press, I'm thrilled to see my baby in print at last. Of all the things I've written, it's my favourite.
And thus ends the "10 Day Writing Challenge".


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Last Wednesday, Zondervan and the Sojourn Network (a New Calvinist church planting group) partnered to sponsor a debate on Calvinism in Chicago. The debate featured four participants: Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones representing Calvinism, along with Brian Zahnd and Austin Fischer representing non-Calvinist Christian theology. The reason Zondervan was involved is because the debate was designed as a promotional event for the two New Calvinists' book: PROOF: Finding Freedom Through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace published by Zonderan.
Debate Participants
Daniel Montgomery is a local pastor of a New Calvinist church in Louisville, KY affiliated with Mark Driscoll's "Acts 29" church planting network. He received his ministerial and theological education at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a school known for its outspoken, New Calvinist president Al Mohler. Timothy Paul Jones also received his education at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, even being awarded a doctorate. He is well-known in conservative and New Calvinist Baptist circles for writing and lecturing on Christianity.
Representing non-Calvinist Christian theology were two pastors and authors: Brian Zahnd and Austin Fischer. Zahnd pastors Word of Life Church outside Kansas City and is the author of several books including his most recent book: A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace. Austin Fischer is a pastor at Vista Community Church in Temple, TX. He is author of the book: Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed: Black Holes, Love, and a Journey In and Out of Calvinism.
"New Calvinism"?
When the subject of "Calvinism is raised in conservative Evangelical circles, someone will inevitably launch the "Not All Calvinists are like that" objection. So, before the first commenter on this post embarrasses themselves, let me clearly say: It is a given that not all Calvinists are alike. And everyone grants that there is a diversity of views even among Calvinists. The specific type of Calvinism that is being discussed in this post—the kind promoted at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary—and the kind espoused by the two representatives in the debate Wednesday is "New Calvinism." This particular form of Calvinism has been made popular by, and is embodied in the teaching and ministries of, such popular figures as Mark Driscoll and John Piper. It is sometimes (I think rightfully) called Neo-Puritanism because it more resembles the views of Jonathan Edwards than John Calvin. New Calvinists do not share the emphasis that Calvin himself had on Christology and ecclesiology, for example. Instead, they are fixated on soteriology. Preferring to call their views "the Doctrines of Grace," [1] New Calvinists take their soteriological system to be synonymous with "the Gospel." This is why a group of New Calvinists have called themselves "The Gospel Coalition." Calvinist preacher and New Calvinist hero Charles Spurgeon famously said, "Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else."
What's the Debate?
Space does not permit an exhaustive definition nor historical exposition of the New Calvinist movement. So, I'll constrain my description to the areas around which the debate was formed.
Proposition 1
First, New Calvinists emphasize their own interpretation of Scripture regarding the doctrines of Election and Predestination. They teach that God is meticulously in control of all that takes place in the universe. Calvinist thinker R. C. Sproul encapsulates the New Calvinist's view of divine "sovereignty" this way: "If there is one single molecule in this universe running around loose, totally free of God's sovereignty, then we have no guarantee that a single promise of God will ever be fulfilled." Therefore, all that happens in the universe and throughout history is 100% God's doing, God's will.
This obviously raises significant concerns when one considers all the evil, oppression, and injustice that has taken place in history and continues to take place even now. That's why the New Calvinists more often than not refuse to acknowledge that this belief makes God the "author of evil." Instead, New Calvinists claim it is simply a mystery how God can be "sovereign" (in their absolutely controlling conception), while also morally good, and yet evil still exists. They confess however that they are "comfortable with that tension."
For non-Calvinists, this "tension" is incompatible with the revelation of God found in Jesus Christ crucified for all people (including his enemies). That is why the first "proposition" up for debate in Chicago on Wednesday was whether or not the New Calvinism was congruent with a christocentric vision of God.
Proposition 2
Secondly, the so-called "Doctrines of Grace" (aka T.U.L.l.P.) also constitute a view of God's redemptive activity called "monergism." The Monergist view holds that the redemption is an act of God entirely and completely independent of any response from human beings. From the New Calvinists' perspective, if any response from human beings is involved in the redemptive work of God, God will not receive maximal "glory" for redemption. So New Calvinists reject "synergism," which posits that human beings are granted the capacity to respond to God's free offer of saving grace. For New Calvinists, redemption is accomplished through God's eternal "decree" which occurred before creation, and through God's "irresistible" grace. So, the second proposition debated was whether or not the cause of repentance and saving faith is monergistic or synergistic.
Observations and Comments
Whenever I watch a debate like this one, I tend to question the moving parts: the participants, the format, the moderator, etc. In this case, it seemed particularly lopsided in favor of the New Calvinists. The moderator, Mark Galli of Christianity Today, is a Calvinist and regularly writes on the subject. At one point during the debate he even quipped that he should be receiving royalties from the sale of Austin Fischer's book, since its title riffs of the now-famous title of a Christianity Today article chronicling the rise of New Calvinism ("Young, Restless, Reformed") which he claimed to have created. Even the venue favored the New Calvinists, since Missio Dei Church is part of the Sojourn Network of which Daniel Montgomery is Co-Founder and President.
Yet, even though the venue and moderator both favored the New Calvinist participants, Austin Fischer and Brian Zahnd clearly owned the debate right from the start. From Fischer's opening statement, in which he forewarns listeners to look out for an "avalanche of euphemisms" when it comes to what Calvin called the "terrible decree"—namely Reprobation [2]—Austin and Zahnd controlled the tone and content of the debate.
Austin's prediction was impeccably correct. Montgomery and Jones never once tried to defend Reprobation, but consistently spoke of God's election only of those predestined to be saved. That is, until, Timothy Paul Jones eventually and surprising confessed "Yes" to "Double Predestination" . To the uninitiated, this confession was meaningless. But, to those aware of Calvinist jargon, this confession is devastating. Double Predestination is the belief that God predetermines the destiny of both the Elect and the Reprobate. This is precisely what most Christians find appalling, and what the Church Catholic has condemned in councils and among both Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. This is, most assuredly, a heresy to the Church Universal.
But the New Calvinists continued unrepentantly with their completely predictable presentation. They appealed to Ephesians 1, Romans 9, and John 15.16 like they were trump cards. They proceeded as if this were an undergraduate dorm room at Southern Baptist Seminary. But they were severely mistaken. With two metaphors, Fischer and Zahnd dismantled their arguments and pointed to a Jesus-looking God.
The Fire-fighting Arsonist
The first killer metaphor was employed by Fischer. He wanted those who would watch this debate to know that despite the New Calvinists' clever attempts to disguise it, the reality is that whatever condition they claim God is saving humanity from, their theology necessitates that God caused it. If it is true, like the Calvinists claim, that God rescues a group of preselected people from the tortures of their conception of hell, it is only because God "ordained" that humanity would be damned in the first place.
Fischer's metaphor of God wanting the world to "burn down" conjures the image of the firefighter who has a narcissistic pathology which tempts him or her to start the very fires he or she is charged to rescue citizens from. This firefighter puts lives in danger only for the "glory" of being the one who swoops in to the rescue.
The reason this metaphor is so damning (pun intended), is because the New Calvinist routinely use the idea of God "saving some" from hell as the pinnacle of their argument for God's redemptive glory. "Everyone should go to hell for their sins" Calvinists routinely shout. But, this is only just if human beings are responsible for their sin. In New Calvinism's conception of why people go to hell, it isn't because they have sinned and must suffer the consequences. No, it is because God "ordained" that they would sin and suffer the consequences before God brought creation into being. If any theology "robs God of glory," it is the one that makes God out to be a psychopathic firefighting arsonist.
Making Baptists Uncomfortable
The second killer metaphor in this debate was utilized by Brian Zahnd. Zahnd is no novice at debate and as a veteran preacher his rhetorical skills are masterful. With one metaphor he shifted the imaginations of listeners and buried the New Calvinists beneath a conceptual mountain they could not uphold. In reference to the redemptive work of God, Zahnd compared God's electing call to a dance. "Anything but *dancing*!!" cry the Baptists. But Zahnd would not let up. He compared the New Calvinists' monergistic view to a sad image of God dancing "forlornly" with a mannequin. It will be difficult for anyone who watches this debate to remove that image from their imaginations. Here Zahnd borrows from some excellent and ancient theology. The image of God dancing harkens to mind the doctrine of perichoresis: the inter-penetration of the Persons of the Godhead of one another. This is pictured as a dance into which humanity is invited to join. But if the New Calvinists' monergism is correct, God has elected to dance with a mannequin: the inanimate figures who only resemble responsible persons. What a devastating picture! The New Calvinists never recovered.
The Two Very Worst Calvinist Arguments Ever Uttered
But, if I'm being fair, Fischer and Zahnd didn't only win this debate because these two metaphors overshadowed anything Montgomery or Jones said. No, to be fair, the New Calvinists did a tremendous job of presenting the very worst arguments in favor of their views, and that was just as responsible for their defeat as the skill of their opponents.
For example, one argument Montgomery made repeatedly was that Fischer and Zahnd simply were not employing a "plain reading" of Scripture. At one point he asserted this bizarre accusation three times in the span of a minute. The problem with this assertion, of course, is that a "plain reading" of Scripture doesn't exist. There is no such thing. This rhetorical move has been made famous by Fundamentalists: "The Bible says it. I believe it. That settles it." But this approach to biblical interpretation is nothing short of an illusion. Every person who comes to the Scriptures does so from their subjective perspective. There is absolutely no guarantee any thing that is "plain" to one person will be plain to another. Here, the New Calvinists assume their particular, subjective reading of Scripture is the "plain" reading.
This is not just a failure for Montgomery and Jones. No, this is a failure for evangelical hermeneutics. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary should be ashamed of themselves after watching that debate. Montgomery and Jones should march back to their alma mater and demand every cent they spent on their M.Div. and Ph.D. respectively. There is no justification for how they can be trained in biblical interpretation and remain that misguided outside of gross educational negligence or intentional indoctrination.
But, unfortunately, their disastrous arguments did not end with presumptuous interpretation. They also attempted to pile guilt onto Fischer and Zahnd for "questioning God." To the New Calvinists, their interpretation of Scripture is synonymous with God himself. To question their interpretation is to question God. That is why throughout the debate, both Montgomery and Jones attempted to shame Fischer and Zahnd by rhetorically asking them the question Paul poses in Romans 9: "Who are you O man to talk back to your maker?" Ironically, it was not Fischer and Zahnd who dripped with arrogance, it was the New Calvinists. They arrogantly equated their interpretation of Scripture with God's authority itself.
Bill Cosby Reacts to New Calvinism from T. C. Moore on Vimeo.
Concluding thoughts
Obviously, Wednesday's debate will not settle the matter for many if any. In fact, it may serve to intensify the debate for some. But what's clear is that two of the brightest lights in the New Calvinism movement hosted a debate that heavily favored them for the promotion of their new book on Calvinism and lost. The debate wasn't close.
Hopefully, what will come from this will be more substantive future discussions. I'd personally like to see the New Calvinist move beyond arrogant and presumptuous shaming. If New Calvinists can acknowledge that they approach the Scriptures like everyone else, with presuppositions, then a more fruitful discussion may be had. But until then, the same old proof-text wielding debate will continue to repel thoughtful Christians.
1. The tenets of New Calvinism can be summarized in the acronym T.U.L.I.P., which stands for: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and the Perseverance of the Saints. For more on New Calvinism, see:
– Against Calvinism by Roger Olson (Read my review here: http://www.academia.edu/1181701/To_Kill_a_Tulip_A_Review_of_Roger_Olsons_Against_Calvinism)
– "The New Calvinism" by PBS [http://video.pbs.org/viralplayer/2365215800]
– "Young, Restless, Reformed" – [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/september/42.32.html]
2. Reprobation is the doctrine which holds that God predetermines who will be punished in hell for eternity before God created the universe. These people never have a chance to repent; they are "damned" before their birth.


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We all became proud Australians this week when our lowly ranked teenager Nick Kyrgios beat world No.1 Rafael Nadal. Us Aussies have to work especially hard to compete internationally, partly because we are so geographically isolated. Sport has always been a successful battleground for us, but we are winners in many other fields of excellence as well.
Earlier this week I hosted an event for the Harold Mitchell Foundation which awarded 30 travel fellowships to people from our great medical research institutions. We have been doing this every year for more than a decade and each year I am inspired by the achievements of these brilliant young minds. Travel is a key to being a really clever country, or as Louise constantly says ''You can never spend too much money on books or travel''.
International reputation and national identity are a single coin and nothing boosts the value of this currency better than excellence in sport, science, education and the arts. I have always thought that America owes the strength of its identity and unabashed patriotism to the marching music of John Philip Sousa and the ever-optimistic showbiz tunes of Irving Berlin. And if an army had to march on its stomach it could go for weeks on end with nothing more than the sound of Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever.
Irving Berlin, a Belarusian immigrant by the way, arrived in America by boat, and made a whole generation of people around the world want to be Americans with Alexander's Ragtime Band, There's No Business like Show Business and the rousing God Bless America.
I was just thinking about how music can move a nation towards greatness when Charlie rang in from Estonia. It's the latest cool place for European summer cycling, not to mention its growing reputation as the Silicon Valley of Europe with the invention of Skype, password-free international identity systems and digital electronics.
But Charlie is going to dismount this weekend and join a music festival in the capital of Tallinn which puts 10,000 singers on stage for an open-air audience of 100,000 Estonians to celebrate their freedom. It only happens once every five years and it is an inspirational example of how music stirs a nation.
In 1987 when Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the reforms of Glasnost and Perestroika, the people of the tiny Soviet-run state of Estonia started to gather and sing their banned traditional songs. In June 1988 the Soviet police broke up a spontaneous gathering of people singing, but instead of going home they moved to a nearby park and started again. The crowd grew rapidly and after two nights and three days of continuous singing, it numbered 300,000 and the Soviets were powerless to stop them. One of the organisers said ''we feel no fear when we sing''.
This began what Estonians call the Singing Revolution and it set off a chain of events that resulted in the people of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia linking arms on one day across 600 kilometres to sing the banned songs that united them.
They are singing again this weekend and I hope their voices will be heard again in Moscow, because the last thing they want is to end up like Crimea.
Great musicians and singers have played a huge part in our national identity: from Slim Dusty, to Peter Allen and the great Dame Joan Sutherland. All have demonstrated the strength of our character to the world.
Our classical musicians continue to build our country's reputation in Asia and Europe; societies that really understand the role of culture in international relations and trade. In August the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will be playing at the Edinburgh International Festival where the discerning arts patrons of the northern hemisphere gather every year. They will hear great works by Schumann and Strauss but they will leave with Percy Grainger's The Warriors ringing in their ears.
And that is what we need just a bit more of - warriors who still call Australia home.


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Old Fashioned Blueberry Muffins
READY IN: 45mins
Recipe by Fresca
Taken from 'Richard & Co' owner Richard Friesen in Downtown Vancouver
Top Review by Sydney Mike
Made for PAC, Spring 2007 ~ If you like blueberries, this recipe is a great addition to your cookbook! They're very tasty & very addicting ~ If you make them for breakfast, you'll find yourself eating them for lunch & dinner as well, if they last that long!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 2 1⁄2 cups frozen blueberries (do not thaw)
- 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- milk
- 3⁄4 cup canola oil
Directions See How It's Made
- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Stir in blueberries until coated with flour.
- put eggs in 4 cup glas measuring cup and add enough milk to measure 2 cups.
- add oil and whisk until blended.
- Make well in center of flour mixture and pour milk mixture.
- with large spatula, gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until moistened.
- Spoon into greased muffin pan.
- 400F for 30 minutes or until tops are firm to the touch.


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Harrison Ford was allegedly threatened with deportation after conducting a series of high-profile interviews about climate change in Indonesia.
The "Paranoia" star interviewed the Indonesian president in Jakarta on Tuesday about environmental degradation.
Known for his roles in the "Indiana Jones" and "Star Wars"films, Ford is also an environmental activist and a director of Conservation International.
During the interview, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono explained Indonesia's commitment to preserving its oceans and forests, spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said.
Ford is in Indonesia for the production of a documentary series on climate change titled "Years of Living Dangerously."
The 71-year-old actor has visited several national forests and parks and interviewed activists, businesspeople and government officials, including Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan.
Hasan was reportedly angered over Ford's criticism of environmental damage to the country's forests.
"He was very emotional. His temper was high during the interview," the national Antara news agency quoted Hasan as saying.
Presidential adviser Andi Arief was also said to be displeased with Ford's questions.
""There's no privilege for [Ford] although he is a great actor," Arief said. "His crew and those who were helping him in Indonesia must be questioned to find out their motives for harassing a state institution."
"If necessary, we will deport him," he added.
Ford and his team have filmed stories behind land degradation, deforestation, and conservation in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago nation with more than 17,000 islands.
Showtime's "Years of Living Dangerously" series explores the human impact of climate change and is a collaboration among Hollywood stars and journalists.


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