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Some of Washington's best chefs and restaurants are flocking to the airport.
Page is a 110-seat restaurant that recently opened in Terminal A at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It serves Southern classics, such as pimento cheese, cured ham and biscuits, Virginia she crab soup and Chesapeake oysters. Travelers can also check the status of their flights and surf the web at their leisure on tablets provided by the restaurant. (Courtesy OTG/Page)
WASHINGTON — Put "breakfast" in front of any popular grab-and-go food and people go nuts. Breakfast pizza, breakfast burrito, breakfast sandwich — the list goes on.
Soon, local fast-casual favorite Cava Grill will join the morning-meal craze with its layered Mediterranean breakfast bowls. But if you want a taste, you'll need a ticket — a plane ticket, that is.
Cava Grill is one of several new and locally owned restaurants destined for a D.C. airport.
With plans to open Aug. 31 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Cava Grill will join Ben's Chili Bowl, &pizza, Lebanese Taverna and Taylor Gourmet. Mike Isabella's Kapnos Taverna and Richard Sandoval's El Centro D.F. will arrive soon after.
It's all part of a multiyear plan to renovate about 85 percent of the food and beverage offerings at both National and Dulles International Airport.
The overhaul is in response to demand from passengers. Steve Baker, vice president of business administration at the The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, says the growing number of travelers who pass through the region's airports want to see more and healthier food options.
"We had a tremendous untapped, or unfilled, demand for food and beverage at both airports," Baker says about the concessions at National and Dulles before the redevelopment.
But that's changing.
When several food and retail leases ended, the Airports Authority went back to the drawing board. Each concourse became a blank canvas, and a new plan prioritizing passenger experience was sketched out. The objective, Baker says, is to achieve a better experience by "enhancing the sense of place."
"So that when people come to the airport, they get a sense of 'Yes it's the nation's capital, yes it's the capital of the free world, but it's also a community,'" Baker says. "And we wanted people to feel that community."
And what better way to get a taste of the local community than through its growing cadre of creative chefs.
From the boulevard to the terminal: What it's like to open a restaurant in an airport
Mike Isabella exploded onto Washington's restaurant scene after appearing in the sixth season of Bravo's hit TV show "Top Chef" and being crowned runner-up on "Top Chef All-Stars."
Since then, the former Zaytinya executive chef has opened a number of successful restaurants, including Graffiato, Kapnos, Kapnos Taverna, G and Pepita. This September, he'll add another to his growing collection when he brings Kapnos Taverna to National Airport.
Isabella, who travels frequently, says he's always on the hunt for quality food in airports, and he knows he's not the only one.
"People know about food nowadays; people want to eat good food and people want to eat healthy," Isabella says.
So when he was approached to bring Kapnos Taverna to National Airport, he didn't hesitate for a second. "One-hundred percent; I'd love to bring my Greek food there," was his response.
However, Isabella quickly realized that constructing a concept in an airport is not the same as building a restaurant on D.C.'s 14th Street or Arlington's Wilson Boulevard.
For starters, the space is much smaller — thousands of square feet smaller. And by default, so is the kitchen and thus the menu.
At Kapnos Taverna's airport outpost, Isabella says he's keeping "the dishes that made us who we are … the spreads, the pies, the lamb and the chicken." But in the process, he's nixing a few popular items, such as the shellfish tower and the raw bar.
Expanded hours of operation are often a wake-up call, quite literally, for chefs new to the airport game. At National, Kapnos Taverna will be open for breakfast to accommodate the airport's early travelers, as well as lunch and dinner. Isabella says he plans to serve some of Kapnos Taverna's brunch items during the morning hours.
Many airport-based food concepts, however, don't have the luxury of drawing from their brunch menus to fulfill the breakfast requirement.
Local pizza joint &pizza, which has a second airport location planned for Dulles, created a breakfast pizza when it opened at National in 2014. Even Chipotle deviates from its standard line of items and serves a breakfast burrito at its Dulles counter. And when Cava Grill decided to open its concept in National's Terminal B, it had to create a breakfast-friendly menu too.
"We wanted to have something that wasn't just a lunch option," says Brett Schulman, chief executive officer of Cava Grill. He viewed the hurdle as an opportunity for chef/partner Dimitri Moshovitis to get creative in the kitchen.
The result is a build-your-own breakfast bowl that includes ingredients such as eggs, roasted potatoes, and sausage, in addition to Cava's staple toppings of harissa, crumbled feta, greens, Sriracha Greek yogurt and more.
"We love the idea of taking what we do at lunch and dinner in a health-based format, and then applying it to breakfast — because it is the most important meal of the day," Schulman says.
The breakfast program will also feature a Greek yogurt bar and freshly brewed Compass Coffee.
"I have three kids myself, we all travel and we're dying for healthier options," Schulman says. "We thought it'd be a great way to accommodate the on-the-go traveler with a healthier option."
Airports provide new experiences for experienced chefs
One level below National's bustling ticket counters and hectic security checkpoints, trucks carrying bags of onions, potatoes and flour pull into a dock to unload. Every day, these trucks bring the food and supplies needed by the restaurants operating in the terminals above.
Baker says anything headed post-security — from food, to plates, to kegs — is scanned, offloaded and put on pallets to be transported to its final destination. And it all happens before 3 p.m.
"Which means [the restaurants] need to make sure they have everything they need to get through the evening hours by 3 o'clock," Baker says.
Limited storage space and time-controlled inventory are challenges to which Schulman and his team are adjusting.
"We have to be really careful about what we have on-hand and make sure that we've got a good schedule set up to be able to pull the food so we don't run out of food," he says.
There are additional growing pains for restaurant operators not used to running an airport location. Speed of execution is one: Concession lines ebb and flow, based on the arrival and departure of planes, and travelers expect quick service so they can make it to their gates on time.
When &pizza first opened at National, Baker says the restaurant's employees were challenged by the fast-pace nature of the airport — but they quickly adjusted.
"They now can produce a pizza in four to six minutes, and that's something they hadn't done off the airport before," he says.
The concept is even looking to redesign its pizza box specifically for its airport locations in order to make them easier for passengers to carry on planes.
Building during permitted hours of construction, obtaining security clearances for employees, and designing spaces that are functional and comfortable for travelers with carry-on bags are a few other considerations. It's a lot to deal with, but Isabella says it's well worth it.
"It puts your name in people's heads," he says about being at the airport. "It's also a chance to show off some of our food out there to people who have never had it."
The future of flying, with a focus on food
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is doing more than giving its concourses and terminals a culinary face-lift — it's redesigning aging spaces to meet the demands of the modern traveler.
Passengers flying out of Terminal A at National Airport are now greeted by a futuristic-looking structure, decked out with white beams, thin TVs, long counters and iPads at every seat. The new concept, called Page, is a hybrid restaurant/lounge from D.C.'s own Carla Hall of "The Chew" and "Top Chef" fame.
The 110-seat eatery, which opened in July, serves Southern classics such as pimento cheese, cured ham and biscuits, Virginia she crab soup and Chesapeake oysters. Travelers can also check the status of their flights and surf the web at their leisure.
The halls in the same terminal will soon be replaced by a mixed food-and-retail model that allows customers to grab what they want as they walk toward the gates and pay for their selection at the end.
In National's other terminals, coffee stands by the gates will be replaced with a four-part concept (a bar, a concession for grab-and-go food items, a news stand and a quick-service counter), plus additional room for seats and charging stations.
Baker says by the end of the multiyear renovation, National and Dulles will be well-equipped to meet the diverse needs of those flying into and out of D.C.'s airports — whether that need is a nice business lunch, an inexpensive and healthy meal for families, or a charging station for a depleted device.
And by incorporating sit-down and quick-serve concepts from local chefs and restaurants, it will also give travelers a taste of what life is like in the District.
"This is the metro region's airports, and people come in and they see themselves. They see things that are local, they see people who they know operating businesses, they see people who they know built these businesses," Baker says.
"It really is a story about a community creating an experience for ourselves, but also for the people who are coming to visit us."
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With the highest rate of child poverty in the nation, New Mexico is not providing the opportunities our children need to succeed. But the good news is that we can improve opportunities for New Mexico's kids through public policy. This children's agenda for candidates in the 2018 election provides 30 policy recommendations that will help improve child well-being in New Mexico. Read more
Legislative Briefings
In the world of revenue-estimates and budget-making, numbers can seem pretty abstract. This infographic takes a look at how the revenue provisions in HB 202 might actually be invested to stem more harmful spending cuts. (Infographic; Feb. 2017) Read more
The Earned Income Tax Credit has long been called the "best anti-poverty" measure to come out of Congress. New Mexico's state version, the Working Families Tax Credit, is also a powerful poverty-fighting. But legislators could make it better. (A Working Poor Families Project fact sheet; Feb. 2017) Read more
New Mexico will never attract companies with good-paying jobs unless we invest more in developing our workforce. But cuts in spending on higher education and the subsequent tuition increases have made college less affordable than ever. This fact sheet looks at a few steps the state can take to make college more affordable. (A Working Poor Families Project fact sheet; Jan. 2017) Read more
Myths abound when it comes to who earns the minimum wage. It's not teenagers looking for pocket change anymore. More and more minimum wage earners are older, have some education, and even have families. This one-pager looks at some of the most surprising facts about minimum wage earners. (A Fiscal Policy Project publication; Jan. 2017) Read more
New Mexico has long ranked at the bottom of the 50 states on overall child well-being. However, in some of the 16 indicators of child well-being, it would take just a small change to move our state up in the rankings. This series of fact sheets looks at what it would take to move the needle on each indicator (A KIDS COUNT special report; Jan. 2017; pdf) Read more
A PowerPoint presentation on the status of child well-being in New Mexico, with a focus on child abuse, looking at policies that have negatively impacted child well-being and policy solutions that would improve it. Presented to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee. (Sept. 2016) Read more
After years of enacting ineffective tax breaks for profitable corporations and other special interests, New Mexico's tax system is broken and now fails to bring in the revenue needed to make the investments that create strong communities and a robust economy. This policy brief goes over the many ways lawmakers could bring in the money needed for our critical public investments. (A Fiscal Policy Project brief; updated Aug. 2017) Read more
Cutting taxes in the hope that jobs will be created is a "race to the bottom" as state revenues decline and services like education, health care and public safety are cut. Investing in our state's human capital and infrastructure is a "race to the top" that will make New Mexico attractive to employers. (Infographic; Feb. 2016) Read more
Between the recent drop in oil and gas prices, the state's sluggish economy, and a decade worth of tax cuts, New Mexico is not bringing in enough revenue to properly fund services like education, health care and public safety. This fact sheet lays out several options lawmakers have for raising new revenue. (A Fiscal Policy Project fact sheet; Feb. 2016) Read more

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Today's post comes from Renee in North Dakota
The brothers Grimm wrote many fairy tales set in Niedersachsen, the northern part of Germany where my mother's family came from. There is a complete travel itinerary from Hannover up to the coast where you can see the settings for many of the stories. It is called The Fairy Tale Road. The stories are not, by and large, comforting, but are, I think, important pieces of literature. I suppose that because my family is so closely associated with Bremen I always was drawn to the story of the Bremen Town Musicians. I remember reading the story in the set of Child Craft books my mother got for me in the mid-1960's, complete with the picture of the statue in Bremen's main square. I was really excited to see that statue on our May trip. Both my son and daughter in law were familiar with the story, and they were excited to see the statue, too.
Imagine my dismay when I printed out some travel photos and showed my coworkers the photo of the donkey, dog, cat, and rooster, all making a clamor to scare the thieves away from the farm house, and very few people had ever heard of the story! I could understand why many of our American Indian friends didn't know the story. They felt so sorry for the animals being neglected and discarded by their owners. Perhaps I am naive, but I thought most Americans my age with any sort of education would know of the Bremen Town Musicians. After all, 46% of North Dakotans claim German heritage. Well, I was wrong.
I rubbed the donkey's nose after I took the photo in the square, grateful for my parents' enriching my life with literature. After the dismal recognition rate from my coworkers, I vowed that any grandchildren I may have will know this story.
What stories do you think are essential for children to hear and read?


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EDI and API
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Dachser pursues sustainable growth
Dachser posted substantial growth once again in 2018. The logistics provider increased its consolidated net revenue by 5.5 percent to EUR 5.57 billion. As they did last year, shipment numbers increased, rising by 2.5 percent to 83.7 million; tonnage rose 3.0 percent to 41.3 million metric tons. With 30,609 employees in total, up 1,511 from the preceding year, Dachser's workforce reached a record high.
Dachser wins German federal competition for sustainable urban logistics
Dachser's innovation project for zero-emissions groupage deliveries in central Stuttgart has won a federal award for sustainable urban logistics in Germany. Svenja Schulze, German federal environment minister, presented the award to Stefan Hohm, Corporate Director Corporate Solutions, Research & Development, in Berlin.
DACHSER focuses on lithium-ion technology
By 2022, logistics provider DACHSER plans to replace all of its roughly 6,000 ground conveyors in Europe with vehicles powered by energy-saving lithium-ion batteries.
DACHSER receives 2018 German CSR Award
Collaboration with terre des hommes recognized in the category "Engagement for the Civil Society".
DACHSER has been honored with the German CSR Award, presented by the German CSR Forum, in the "Engagement for the Civil Society" category. Bernhard Simon, CEO of DACHSER SE, and Edgar Marsh, Chairman of the Presidium of terre des hommes Germany, accepted the award from the jury foreperson for this category, Brigitta Wortmann, a member of the Board of Speakers for Germany's National Network for Civil Society.
As a new training year starts, the DACHSER workforce passes 30,000
As of the first of September, logistics provider DACHSER has more employees than at any other point in its history: some 30,500 people around the world are employed by the family company based in Kempten in Allgäu, Germany; that same country is home to 16,246 of those employees. In addition, this year 732 young people have chosen to train or study with DACHSER in Germany—the largest number ever.
DACHSER now at 100 percent in Chile
DACHSER acquired all the shares in its Chilean subsidiary. The logistics provider had entered the Chilean market in 2009 as part of a joint venture.
DACHSER expands its range of LCL services
As the groupage leader in the German and European markets, DACHSER operates a close-knit overland transport network. But the logistics provider's closely integrated groupage network extends to sea freight, too. In 2018, 26 new LCL (less than container load) connections will be launched. For six of its existing services, DACHSER is increasing the frequency of departures from every two weeks to every week.
DACHSER's growth gets a tail wind
For the first time, the logistics provider achieves revenue of over EUR 6 billion with growth driven by strong export business in Europe and invigorated global trade.
DACHSER Rail Services between Europe and Asia
With DACHSER Rail Services, the global logistics provider offers an alternative to air and sea freight that has been optimized for time and cost. The services use the "New Silk Road" and the trans-Siberian route to connect the economic areas of China and Europe.
20 years DACHSER DIY-Logistics
DACHSER DIY-Logistics, the world's biggest industry-specific solution for the construction, DIY, and gardening sector, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2018.
Jochen Müller becomes COO Air & Sea Logistics at DACHSER
Jochen Müller took up the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO) for DACHSER's Air & Sea Logistics business field on January 1, 2018. He replaces Thomas Reuter, who retired at the end of last year after 39 years at DACHSER. Müller joined DACHSER on October 1, 2016 to prepare for his duties as COO.
DACHSER delivers with electric trucks
DACHSER is the launch customer for Daimler's all-electric FUSO eCanter light commercial vehicle. As of spring 2018, the logistics provider will be operating two of these trucks in city centers—one in Berlin, the other in Stuttgart.
Sustainability award for DACHSER
As part of the presentation of the European Transport Award for Sustainability (ETPN), this year DACHSER received the Special Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. The company came first in the Transportation and Forwarding Companies category.
DACHSER takes care of the next generation of logistics talents
All across Germany, 645 young adults started their training at the logistics company DACHSER. They had a number of professional placement options to choose from: two in business, two in IT, two in the trades, and one as a professional truck driver. The family business in cooperation with universities also offers courses in business administration with a focus on freight forwarding, transport, logistics, computer science, or business IT.
DACHSER founds Enterprise Lab at Fraunhofer IML
As of October 1, 2017, DACHSER logistics experts and Fraunhofer IML researchers have joined forces to work together on research and development projects.
New DACHSER site in Austria
Logistics provider DACHSER is investing some 6.5 million euros in a new 20,000-square-meter facility in Stans in Tyrol, Austria. DACHSER Austria has now held the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the new terminal, which is scheduled to begin operations in late 2017 and will create 40 new jobs.
DACHSER celebrates 10 years intelligent logistics in establishment in Mouscron
Ten years after the opening of the new building in June 2007 in Mouscron, DACHSER, a leading international logistics provider in Europe, is looking back on a successful story. The activities have evolved from a provider in custom services to a full-service branch for European-wide logistics solutions.
DACHSER Continues Growth In The Benelux
Dachser has enjoyed another year of growth in the Benelux, seeing net sales for 2016 rise by more than 13%. The logistics service provider also achieved good results in the Netherlands. DACHSER's substantial investments, which have been subject over the past years, are paying off.
Azkar becomes DACHSER
In roughly four years, DACHSER has integrated its Iberian subsidiary Azkar DACHSER Group into its European road network. The overland transport organizations will operate under the names of DACHSER Spain and DACHSER Portugal in the future. This was announced today by CEO Bernhard Simon, COO Road Logistics Michael Schilling, and Juan Antonio Quintana, Managing Director European Logistics Iberia, at the transport logistic trade fair in Munich.
DACHSER acquires majority interest in its Irish partner, Johnston Logistics
Affected immediately, DACHSER becomes majority shareholder of its partner in Ireland, Johnston Logistics Ltd. This allows DACHSER to expand and strengthen its logistics network in northwestern Europe.
DACHSER invests in its overland network
DACHSER is currently creating new capacity for its overland network at several German locations. In the north, the Bremen and Hamburg locations are being expanded. Building is also under way in Alsdorf near Aachen and Dissen near Bielefeld. In total, DACHSER is investing some EUR 60 million at the four locations, creating nearly 35,000 square meters of additional warehouse and office space.
A new training record
Six hundred eighty-two trainees and students all across Germany have begun their training at logistics provider DACHSER—more than ever before. DACHSER has also set a new record for professional drivers: 87 young drivers decided to train with DACHSER this year. In total, the family-owned company is training 1,511 new recruits in 76 locations nationwide. Outside of Germany, the number of next-generation logistics trainees is 255.
DACHSER appoints Managing Director European Logistics Germany
DACHSER has promoted its Head of Contract Logistics, Alexander Tonn, to become the new Managing Director of European Logistics Germany. The 43-year old Tonn will take up his new position on January 1, 2017 to oversee business development of the 38 German branch offices in the European Logistics business line (overland transport and contract logistics for industrial goods). He will report to Michael Schilling, COO Road Logistics and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, who will continue to be responsible for this position in addition to his duties until the end of the year.
DACHSER opens Hanoi office to meet demand in fast growing Vietnam market
DACHSER has opened an office in Hanoi to meet demand for freight and logistics services in Vietnam's fast growing export manufacturing sector.
Jochen Müller to Head up DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics
Experienced logistics manager Jochen Müller (52) will soon be joining the DACHSER team. On January 1, 2018, he will take over from Thomas Reuter as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Air & Sea Logistics business field. The transition period, during which Müller will work on developing projects, will start on October 1 of this year. Thomas Reuter will remain on the Executive Board in his role as head of Air & Sea Logistics through the transition period until he retires on December 31, 2017.
DACHSER growing in Asia and North America
Continuing along its trajectory of growth, DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics has invested in the expansion of its air and sea freight capabilities in three locations.
From water to land
Sea containers first reached Germany's shores 50 years ago. The logistics industry was awed by an innovation that would have an immense and lasting impact. For Thomas Simon, seeing the standardized steel boxes gave rise to a pioneering idea.
DACHSER expands warehouse capacity in Europe
As it builds new facilities in Austria, France, and Germany, DACHSER is strengthening its contract logistics operations across Europe. Integrated logistics services including transport, warehousing, and value-added services will be available in even more locations.
DACHSER Mouscron innovates fleet
DACHSER Mouscron replaces 11 Euro 5 trucks by vehicles with European emission standard Euro 6, the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly standard. At the end of last year the Mouscron crossdock has been enlarged by 2,150 m2 and in February the logistics service provider received the 2016 Truck ICT Award.
Lufthansa Cargo honors DACHSER for cooperation
DACHSER receives recognition for its outstanding performance as logistics supplier, winning Lufthansa Cargo's "Planet Award of Excellence" for the first time as part of their global cooperation.
Dachser Benelux continues growth
DACHSER remains on course in the Benelux. In 2015 the logistics provider recorded an increase in turnover by almost 9 percent. In Belgium turnover rose 5,8 percent.
Dachser remains on course
Dachser reports strong, organic growth for fiscal year 2015. Consolidated revenue increased by 6.5 percent to EUR 5.64 billion. Shipments rose by 4.0 percent to 78.1 million, while tonnage increased by 5.2 percent to 37.3 million metric tons. The primary contributors for the positive performance were the overland freight services for food and industrial goods in Europe.
DACHSER is growing the business with industry-specific solutions
DACHSER has created a new central organizational unit, Corporate Solutions, Research & Development, in order to advance its business with global, industry-specific logistics solutions and bundle its research and development activities. Stefan Hohm, an experienced DACHSER manager, will head up this new Corporate Unit. He has led the Logistics Center in Hof for the past seven years.
Dachser wins Truck ICT Award 2016
During the 24th Transport and Logistics Award, Dachser prevailed with its innovative and in-house developed ICT-policy. The jury awarded the logistics provider with a first place in the category Truck ICT.
DACHSER again the top logistics brand
Winning awards in the categories "General load forwarding and groupage freight services" and "Food and consumer goods logistics," DACHSER secures a double victory as the most successful logistics brand in the 2016 Image Ranking published by the "Verkehrsrundschau" trade journal.
Dachser Food Logistics welcomes a new partner on the Iberian Peninsula
Kempten, February 4, 2016. Logifrio, the leading provider for temperature-controlled food transport on the Iberian Peninsula, is a new partner in the European Food Network.
Janine Weber new Branch Manager DACHSER Grevenmacher
Janine Weber (28) has been appointed Branch Manager of DACHSER Grevenmacher since the beginning of this year. The Luxembourg branch is strategically located between Luxembourg-City and Trier and employs 30 people. The site has a 2.800 square metre crossdocking platform, 8 loading gates and 800 square metres of office space.
DACHSER expands its social commitment with terre des hommes
Children's rights, schooling, vocational training, protection of natural resources: While continuing its ten-year collaboration in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the children's aid organization terre des hommes, DACHSER is expanding its commitment to additional project regions in India, Nepal, Brazil, and Namibia. Over the next five years, the logistics provider will invest over EUR 1.1 million in local aid projects to bring lasting improvements to people's lives by helping them help themselves.
DACHSER starts up its own road logistics branch in Turkey
DACHSER has "gone live" with its own road logistics branch in Turkey. The new site in Istanbul will be linked up to the European groupage network via the Cargoplus organization.
DACHSER opens two new branch offices in Greater Paris
International logistics provider DACHSER is repositioning itself in Greater Paris with two new locations in Wissous and Pantin. Paris Wissous, located near Paris-Orly International Airport, serves as a transshipment point for industrial goods. The new Pantin location, northeast of the French capital, is in charge of supply to downtown Paris.
Global supply chains for the garden industry
What better way to enjoy the summer than in your own garden, swaying gently in a hammock? Though purchased at the local garden center around the corner, it has already voyaged half way around the world, in fact. Indeed, with all likelihood it was manufactured somewhere in China's Yangtze Delta region. So when you think about it, it's the sophisticated global logistics chain above all that makes such a relaxing swing in the garden hammock possible in the first place.
DACHSER awarded for outstanding reliability
Lufthansa Cargo honored DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics in the Europe and Africa regions with the 2014 Lufthansa Cargo Quality Award for Europe & Africa. The award recognizes the logistics provider's superior input quality. Thus, DACHSER has the highest level of reliability for bookings out of all other shipping and logistics companies participating in the competition.
DACHSER continues growth in the Benelux
DACHSER continues to grow steadily in the Benelux. The turnover of 2014 increased by 13 percent compared to 2013. In Belgium the logistics service provider achieved good results as well. The investments of the past few years are clearly paying off.
Dachser reinforces cooperation with education and VDAB*
International logistics provider DACHSER closely collaborates with the education and employment sector in order to entice young people to start a career in logistics.
DACHSER grows with global supply chains
In fiscal year 2014, DACHSER generated 5.2% in additional revenue. Including revenue from corporate holdings, the two Business Fields* Road Logistics and Air & Sea Logistics grew by 5.0% and 8.0% respectively. "A lively spring was followed by an extraordinarily strong fall," says Bernhard Simon, CEO of DACHSER, in summarizing the year's events. "The trend toward outsourcing internationally complex logistics tasks in particular has made a contribution to the organic growth."
DACHSER at transport logistic 2015
DACHSER will be exhibiting at transport logistic in Munich from May 5 to 8. In Hall B6, Booth 101/202, the family-owned company will be presenting the recent expansion of its international network, custom-tailored multi-channel solutions as well as new service offerings and trend-setting IT services.
New locations for DACHSER Belgium Air & Sea Logistics
DACHSER moves with its Air & Sea division in Belgium to two new locations in Willebroek and Zaventem/Brussels. The move contributes to the further development of the company which has been growing strongly over the past few years.
DACHSER changes legal form to SE
DACHSER, one of Europe's leading logistics providers, has changed its legal form to a Societas Europaea (SE) and has opened the way for the future. The family-owned company is not planning an IPO.
DACHSER secures software development
Information security in accordance with DIN ISO/IEC 27001 is not a snapshot event, but a continuous improvement process. In keeping with this principle, DACHSER not only arranges for annual audits of its Corporate IT, it currently is also having TÜV Süd review its entire software development process.
DACHSER expands capacity in Belgium
Five months after the start of construction, internal logistics provider DACHSER moves on October 6th to a new and larger property in Willebroek, Belgium. With this move DACHSER is boosting its presence in the Benelux region. Construction included a 7,000-square-meter transit terminal with 68 gates and an office building that measures 2,300 square meters.
DACHSER Benelux strengthens cooperation between land, air and sea transport
The demand for the distribution of incoming goods has risen steadily in the recent years. Reason for DACHSER to strengthen the cooperation between road transport and the air and sea freight services in Belgium and the Netherlands. Therefore, from now on, Aat van der Meer, Managing Director DACHSER Benelux, will be responsible for not only road transport but for the air and sea activities in this region as well.
DACHSER adds new investments in Asia
International logistics provider DACHSER continues to expand its Asia operations, taking over its partner's shares in three countries. As a result, the family-owned company is now the sole shareholder in the company's ventures in India and Thailand and a majority shareholder of the joint venture in Bangladesh.
DACHSER builds a European Hub for food in Erlensee
Global logistics service provider DACHSER is making a new investment in Erlensee (Main-Kinzig District of Hesse). The company is erecting a European Food Shipment Hub with a total surface of 70,000 square meters in Landendiebach. The total investment is some 25 million euros.
DACHSER now sole shareholder in South Korea
DACHSER is now doing business in South Korea as DACHSER Korea Inc., effective July 1st. The global logistics provider has maintained a presence in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) since 2006 as MGI & DACHSER Inc. This past December, DACHSER acquired the remaining 50% of the joint venture. Together with the renaming of the company, DACHSER also moved into new offices in Seoul.
DACHSER strengthens its overland transport network in Northern Europe
DACHSER enters the Finnish overland transport market on June 1, 2014 and has established the joint venture DACHSER Finland Oy for this purpose. ACE Logistics Group—a network partner headquartered in Tallinn (Estonia) with whom DACHSER has already collaborated for over fifteen years in the Baltic nations— holds a fifty percent equity interest in the JV.
DACHSER: Internationalization Fuels Growth
A strong second half-year and the successful integration of the two Spanish acquisitions, Azkar and Transunion, boosted DACHSER's revenue in 2013.
Construction starts on new site for DACHSER Belgium in Willebroek
Logistics provider DACHSER has officially launched the construction of a new logistics center. The new building will occupy 9,100 square meters on a site of 37,800 square meters at business park de Hulst in Willebroek.
DACHSER erects new site in Switzerland
Logistics provider DACHSER is expanding its presence in Switzerland with the opening of its new site in the Bern region. The international company is enhancing its global operations by establishing its ninth Swiss site that will occupy an area of 12,200 square meters, and create around 40 new jobs in the region.
Transunion becomes DACHSER
A little more than ten months after the acquisition by DACHSER, the Spanish air and sea freight forwarder Transunion, S.A., is completing its integration into the network of the global logistics provider. Starting on 1 January 2014, the company will be operating as DACHSER Spain Air & Sea Logistics, S.A.U.
DACHSER opens joint venture in Indonesia
DACHSER continues its global expansion in the Air & Sea Logistics business field by forming a joint venture in Indonesia starting November 18.
DACHSER acquires majority interest in Oy Waco Logistics Finland
DACHSER has increased its stake in Oy Waco Logistics Finland. The air and sea freight logistics company headquartered in Vantaa, southern Finland, not far from the capital Helsinki, has additional sites in the commercial centers Lahti, Oulo, Tampere, and Vaasa and therefore completely covers the "land of a thousand lakes." In 2012, 54 employees generated almost EUR 24 million in revenue for the company.
DACHSER strengthens presence in Sweden
International logistics provider DACHSER begins using a new logistics facility in Gothenburg starting 2014.
DACHSER strengthens its presence in Belgium
As one of Europe's leading logistics providers, DACHSER will in the next months strengthen its position on the Belgian market. As part of this ambition, DACHSER unveils its expansion plans for the Belgian branch in Mouscron.
DACHSER adds more floor space for food
As the new European Food Network is launched, DACHSER is heavily investing in its Food Logistics business field. At three locations in Germany, the logistics provider simultaneously started up new facilities in the summer of 2013 for the transshipment and storage of food.
DACHSER Belgium will be present at the Transport & Logistics
DACHSER Belgium announces its presence at the trade fair Transport & Logistics in Antwerp Expo. It is the first time DACHSER takes part in this leading event for the Belgian logistics industry. The ambitious international logistics provider sees this fair as a perfect opportunity to reveal its future plans for Belgium.
Change in the Management at DACHSER
Kempten, June 27, 2013. As of July 1, Burkhard Eling (42) will be taking over the Finance, Legal, and Tax (FLT) Department at logistics provider DACHSER. He succeeds Professor Dr. Dieter Truxius, who will remain a member of the company's management until he retires at the end of the year.
European Food Network founded
Twelve established European food logistics providers will in future cooperate in a powerful pan-European association. The "European Food Network" stands for reliable, transnational food logistics with uniform standards. From 1 October the new "vivengo" product world will also be introduced across the network.
DACHSER on course for revenue of five billion euros
Kempten, Munich. 20 March 2013. DACHSER closed the 2012 financial year with new record highs in terms of overall revenue and staff numbers. Revenue growth nevertheless slowed to 3.7 percent. DACHSER has set initial growth impulses for 2013 with the acquisitions of the Spanish logistics providers Azkar and Transunion. Including revenues from these acquisitions and expected organic growth, DACHSER aims to surpass the 5-billion-euro revenue threshold for the first time in the current fiscal year.
DACHSER reinforces air and sea freight business
Kempten, 23 January 2013. On 1 January the internationally operating logistics provider, DACHSER, acquired 100 percent of the shares in the joint venture DACHSER Netherlands Air & Sea Logistics B.V. established in 2008.
DACHSER acquires Transunion
Kempten/Valencia, 17.01.2013. Effective retroactively from the beginning of the year, the internationally operating logistics provider, DACHSER, has acquired the Spanish air and sea freight forwarder Transunion S. A. subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. The company employs a staff of 235. In addition to nine offices in Spain the company is also represented in Turkey, Argentina, Peru and Mexico.
DACHSER acquires Iberian partner Azkar
Kempten/Madrid, 12 December 2012. Effective 15 January 2013 subject to the approval of the anti-trust authorities the internationally operating logistics provider DACHSER is to acquire the Spanish logistics provider, Azkar S.A. DACHSER has held a 10 percent stake in its Iberian logistics partner since 2008.
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Chimera | www.chimerasantafe.org Meow Wolf's non-profit education initiative fills a critical gap for youth education, offering innovative arts training and opportunities for kids from all backgrounds to develop job-ready digital skills. Chimera leverages the immense talent and expertise behind the House of Eternal Return to provide an unprecedented resource for arts education in New Mexico. Drew Tulchin served as Treasurer of the Board.
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Avi Chai Educational Technology Experiment
From a pedagogic perspective, the Grade 11 Immigration Stories project certainly encouraged the students to use technology to create digital media stories. KDHS serves a diverse community and has students and families attending from around the world- Argentina, Mexico, Israel, South Africa, Chile, Brazil, Canada and the US. Every family has a personal family story about their journey to Vancouver. Throughout the project, students were provided with support as they researched and recorded their unique family story. As the students explored their roots, they uncovered family artifacts and information of which they were previously unaware. Relationships with the older generation of their family trees were strengthened and many of the videos created included three generations and numerous languages.
The project was a resounding success and achieved the goal of sharing these stories with the broader community. The completed projects were presented by the students at the annual King David High School's Arts Night to parents and members of the Vancouver community. At the event a representative from the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia asked for permission to add the videos to the website of the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia. The videos listed below include their link to the website:
The Story of lancu Brucar by Leyla Brucar http://jewishmuseum.ca/node/3435
Julian Collis, An Immigration Story by Claudia Isserow http://jewishmuseum.ca/node/3564
Eliza Shawn, A Life's Journey by Olivia Fish http://jewishmuseum.ca/node/3563
My Immigrant Story by Max James http://jewishmuseum.ca/node/3562
A Freeman Immigration Story by Brady Winrob http://jewishmuseum.ca/node/3565
Claire's Story by Oliver Philipp http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/node/5165
Sydney Freedman, An Immigration Story by Raffi Freedman http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/node/5164
Making the project increasingly relevant to the 21st century student, by using digital storytelling, enhanced the success of this year's project. The technology served as a tool to motivate our teenage students as it is a language with which they are very familiar. We continue to note the increased excitement and motivation on the part of the students when they use this technology to research, develop and present a project. The digital format has allowed the family interviews, especially those of the older generations, to be preserved.
Not only did the project invite student – family collaboration, it also facilitated inter-curricular cooperation. The school Librarian, IT and Arts departments worked with the Jewish History teacher to provide support and expertise to the students. They were also supported by the Librarian at the Jewish Museum
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Further Evidence of Large Mineralised System at Silica Hill
Managing Director Dr Mike Jones said "Following the recent discovery of high grade gold and very high grade silver veins at Silica Hill, these new results are a further breakthrough for Impact as it demonstrates the system extends over an area of at least 500 metres by 500 metres in dimension and also to considerable depth. We are also recognising different units within the Silica Hill rhyolite that are an important control on the mineralisation and may also be the upper parts of a deep rooted intrusion that could be mineralised over a significant vertical extent. This augers well for our 2018 drill programme.
Hole CMIPT72 is the eastern most hole drilled thus far at Impact's emerging high grade gold-silver discovery at Silica Hill (see Figure 1 in link below). The hole intersected two zones of strong silica-sulphide alteration with anomalous gold and silver values over a combined thickness of more than 200 metres down hole including a high grade gold and silver vein within the upper zone indicating significant potential for more veins nearby, in particular to the south (see Figure 1 in link below).
The upper zone in Hole 72 returned:
- 46 metres at 0.04 g/t gold and 5 g/t silver from 200 metres down hole including
- 0.4 metres at 2.5 g/t gold and 327 g/t silver from 257.2 metres (the narrow vein).
The lower zone returned 67 metres at 0.3 g/t gold and 1 g/t silver from 402 metres down hole.
Change in orientation of mineralised trend
In addition detailed studies on drill core show that the two east-west trending mineralised structures at Silica Hill become more north west-south east orientated to the east and that the Silica Hill rhyolite is more extensive at depth to the south than previously recognised (see Figure 1 in link below).
Accordingly Hole 72 has been drilled at the northern edge of these particular structures and the structures are open to the south east and at depth.
The southern mineralised structure has good grade and geological continuity over a strike extent of at least 150 metres and recently returned high grade gold and very high grade silver results within the north west trendng part of the zone. For example Hole CMIPT077 (see Figure 1 in link below) returned an intercept of:
- 22.5 m at 1.7 g/t gold and 276 g/t silver from 166.7 metres down hole;
including 0.3 m at 1.8 g/t gold and 4200 g/t (135 ounces or 0.42%) silver from 174.4 metres;
also including 0.8 m at 13.6 g/t gold and 40 g/t silver from 187.7 metres.
This structure has not been drilled at depth nor along trend to the east (see announcement 13 February 2018 February and Figure 1 in link below).
The northern mineralised zone whilst of lower grade also demonstrates very good continuity and recently returned a very thick intercept of:
- 117 metres at 0.3 g/t gold and 11 g/t silver from 74 metres down hole.
This is the thickest zone of mineralisation found in the northern zone to date and also suggests that, similar to the southern zone, that lower grade mineralisation is increasing in thickness and grade at depth and to the east. This is very encouraging and further drilling is also warranted here.
Recognition of new porphyry unit
The change in orientation of the mineralised trend is also associated with a chemically distinct porphyry unit newly recognised in detailed geochemical data routinely collected by Impact (Type 1 Porphyry, see Figure 1 in link below). This porphyry unit separates the two mineralised structures at Silica Hill and is an important control on the geometry of the ore shoots (see Figure 1 in link below).
Of note, the Type 1 porphyry is similar in composition to the porphyry unit at the Commonwealth deposit 150 metres to the west and comprising a gold-silver rich base metal massive sulphide lens and veins and disseminations of gold and silver mineralisation.
This suggests a common link between the two mineralised areas and importantly indicates that this new porphyry unit could be the top of a pipe or sheet like feature that extends to some depth. This is a key feature of the model previously proposed by Impact for the area which suggests the entire system may be underlain and be driven by a porphyry copper-gold similar to Cadia-Ridgeway and North Parkes (see announcement 31 July 2017 and Figure 2 in link below).
Next Steps
The robust and significant results delivered from Silica Hill from the 2017 drill programme continue to demonstrate the potential for bulk mining and to significantly increase the resources at the Commonwealth Project, which currently stand at 720,000 tonnes at 2.8 g/t gold, 48 g/t silver, 1.5% zinc and 0.6% lead (see announcement 19 February 2015).
Large areas of this system still remain untested by drilling and it is evident that there is signficant exploration upside in the area (see Figure 1 in link below). The nature of the mineralisation at Silica Hill with the extensive visible silver minerals proustite and pyrargyrite is unique in Australia and a detailed review and synthesis is in progress of all the drill hole data including assays, hand held XRF data and geological and structural data with the aim of identifying further controls on the mineralisation.
This work has been used to identify the next round of drill targets with the next drill programme to commence as soon as practicable. Statutory approvals for new drill pads have been lodged and negotiations are in progress to extend the Land Access Agreement with the main land holder at Commonwealth-Silica Hill. Further timing will be annnounced as soon as possible.
A resource update will be completed following the completion of the next drill programme in Q3-Q4 this year.
In addition further results from the nearby Welcome Jack Trend have recently been received and are being interpreted.
Also, in the past two months significant field work has been completed on cobalt-copper-gold and silver-lead-zinc prospects at the Broken Hill Project and also on the company's Clermont gold project in Queensland. Rock chip assays from this work are due within the next two to three weeks.
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The Administration today signed the international agreement to fight global warming, affirming a crucial American role in a long environmental crusade but not raising any hope of Senate approval in the near future.
The signing, which the Administration has long promised, reinforces its commitment to the treaty, which calls for sharp cuts in emissions of industrial gases from burning coal, oil, wood and natural gas. But the accord is not legally binding unless the Senate approves it.
Vice President Al Gore said, ''Our signing of the protocol underscores our determination to achieve a truly global solution to this global challenge.'' But he emphasized that much more bargaining lies ahead.
Treaty opponents in the United States immediately raised an outcry, but the step was widely applauded in Buenos Aires, where 150 nations are debating how the treaty can be put into effect.
Stuart E. Eizenstat, the chief American delegate to the talks there, announced this morning that the United States would sign the pact, which was negotiated last year in Kyoto, Japan. A. Peter Burleigh, the acting American representative to the United Nations, signed it in New York this afternoon.Continue reading the main story
But the Administration, as expected, will not yet submit the Kyoto Protocol for approval by the Senate, where it faces substantial opposition from critics who say the costs to industry would damage the economy.
The White House has said all along that the United States would sign it before the deadline next March, but would not ratify it unless key American provisos are accepted. Given the pace of the continuing talks, that probably means not before the elections in 2000.
The protocol strengthens a global treaty negotiated in Rio de Janiero in 1992 and ratified during the Bush Administration. Many scientists say rising concentrations of greenhouse gases, warming the earth's surface like an invisible quilt, are threatening grave environmental harm.
Without the participation of the United States, the leading source of waste industrial gases, the agreement would collapse. The United States was the 60th nation to sign.
''Kyoto is a landmark achievement but it is a work in progress and key issues remain outstanding,'' said Mr. Eizenstat, who is the Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs.
In a telephone interview, he said the signing was intended to strengthen Washington's negotiating hand. But critics in Congress, echoing the views of their constituents in industries like coal and automobiles, said it would reduce American leverage.
Mr. Eizenstat called the announcement a high point in negotiations that otherwise have focused on small advances toward putting the complex agreement into force.
''I am not gilding the lily when I say there was near euphoria among delegates here,'' he said. ''They just felt this was a real sign of U.S. leadership. I think there was really a doubt that we were really going to pursue this, with all the opposition in the Senate and in other quarters. The feeling was that perhaps the domestic opposition was so stiff that we were going to back off.''
To fulfill the accord, the United States would have to cut its emissions by about 7 percent from the 1990 level over the next 10 to 15 years. Emissions have been steadily increasing since 1990, making that target very ambitious.
The conditions that the United States is demanding are meant to hold down the costs of compliance and to increase the chance that the Senate will eventually approve.
One condition is a system of trading ''emissions credits,'' effectively allowing the United States to reduce its own emissions less by paying other countries to reduce theirs more. Another is persuading developing nations to take a larger role in cutting emissions, encouraging them with financial assistance from developed nations, which would get emissions credits in exchange.
Both ideas face strong resistance from some countries that say the first steps must be taken by industrial nations like the United States, which emits about a quarter of all greenhouse gases.
Opponents of the treaty are marshalling opposition in Congress, arguing that the targets cannot be met without damaging the economy.
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat and a leading treaty proponent, said in Buenos Aires that signing the protocol ''gives us the credibility to be at the table'' in the continuing talks. ''That means we can not only make sure it happens, but that it happens in the way that we prefer,'' he said.
But a Democrat who opposes the protocol, Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan, said, ''The timing of this signing only encourages countries who refuse to be part of any effort to limit emissions.''
On Wednesday Argentina pledged to curb its emissions, and today Kazakhstan also did so, but populous countries like China and India, whose emissions are growing fast, resist formal limits.
''The President has chosen a risky path both domestically and internationally,'' said Connie Holms, the chairwoman of the Global Climate Coalition, which represents major industry groups opposed to the treaty. ''Clinton has sent the U.S. careening down an endless highway which appears on no maps, has no speed limits, no police patrols, and no exit or entrance ramps.''
Senator Chuck Hagel, Republican of Nebraska, who sponsored a Senate resolution last year that opposed signing the treaty unless certain conditions were met, said the signing ''blatantly contradicts the will of the United States Senate'' and dared President Clinton to submit it to the Senate, where a two-thirds vote is required for approval.
''If this treaty is good enough to sign, it's good enough to be submitted to the Senate for an open, honest debate,'' he said.
Environmental groups praised the signing, but some complained that the United States is not doing enough yet to reduce greenhouse gas.
''Without a more vigorous commitment to domestic action, U.S. demands for more action by developing countries are like a chain-smoking parent telling his children that smoking is bad for them,'' said John Adams, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council. He urged the Administration to take unilateral steps to cut emissions of carbon dioxide from automobiles, power plants and other sources.Continue reading the main story


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Tonight is going to be a special night with our inaugural Pat Cronin Foundation Be Wise Ball at Aerial at South Wharf. We have 420 people coming along to remember Pat and to raise some valuable funds for the Pat Cronin Foundation to allow us to continue funding our Education, Awareness and Research programs.
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Two sleeps to go! Who's excited for what's promising to be an amazing night at the inaugural Be Wise Ball? 🤵🏽💃
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A couple of our beautiful supporters, Wendy and Bruce, are travelling through Ireland 🇮🇪 and they are certainly enjoying the odd Guinness and a good time in every local pub and handing out our Be Wise End the Coward Punch wristbands.
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Matt,Robyn, Emma and Lucas.This is amazing!
Meet Maureen our waitress at Murphy's pub. I was telling Maureen and the band (Dan, Dan, and Dan)all about Pat and the wonderful work you are doing with the foundation. Maureen listened attentively to my story then with a tear in her eye said "My Dear old Dad's name was Patrick Cronin"💫
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Jail is the only outcome for this cowardly attack. Yet again the court has protected the offender by allowing his name to be suppressed since he pleaded guilty two weeks ago.
It is time for the courts to send a message that cowardly acts of violence are not acceptable.
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Many of our supporters travel around the world and we love that they think of Pat wherever they go.
Two great friends in Tony and Val have sent these two photos from opposite ends of the world from their latest trip with the first from the Matterhorn in Switzerland and the second from the infinity pool on top of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore.
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this is something new
Ferguson's got that skeleton
i'm streaming Doctor Who !
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if you're eating unicorn
spit the glitter out
be sure to use lightsaber sticks
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and bacon strips and bacon strips !
I'll rock the Leia slavegirl bra
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Note: The events described herein took place many, many years ago (the statute of limitations has long since expired!), but the moral of the story remains the same. This topic came up on IRC a few nights ago and since a) several were interested in the story and b) I'm heading out to DerbyCon shortly, the timing seemed appropriate.
It's 2 a.m. and I'm the stereotypical inquisitive teenager furiously typing away on the PC in the corner of my darkened bedroom.
I had connected — via dialup — to my ISP and used SSH to access one of their servers (let's call it "alpha"), an x86 box running Red Hat Linux (RHL, not RHEL). This server was running telnet, SSH and FTP daemons in order to provide remote access to both e-mail and the files in the user's home directory (mostly so that one could dump stuff in ~/public_html/ and make it available via HTTP). In addition, this was the only server that users could directly log in to.
Though I had logged in to alpha hundreds of times before to send and receive email, I'd never really "looked around" the system. For whatever reason, I became curious and started "exploring" in an attempt to see how my ISP had set their environment up.
One of the first things I noticed was that user home directories were mounted via NFS, which made sense since the HTTP server ran on another machine. Likewise, /var/spool/mail was mounted via an NFS share from the mail server.
In all, there were four filesystems mounted via NFS on alpha:
- /home/a/ mounted over NFS from server bravo,
- /home/b/ mounted over NFS from server charlie,
- /home/c/ mounted over NFS from server delta, and
- /var/spool/mail/ mounted over NFS from server echo.
After a bit of looking around, I discovered the meaning behind the layout of /home.
Regular customers had their home directories under /home/a/, business customers had their home directories under /home/b/, and the home directories of the administrators lived under /home/c/.
Naturally, I was drawn to /home/c/.
The home directories of the system administrators themselves were accessible by anyone, although they contained many subdirectories that weren't accessible due to permissions. I spent a bit of time exploring these files and directories that I did have access to but, alas, there was not much of interest to be found.
But I wanted access to the rest of the files and, luckily, it wasn't hard to get.
A local root vulnerability for older versions of the Linux kernel had been discovered a good while before. Unfortunately for me, it had long since been fixed and new versions made available. Fortunately, however, the administrators at my ISP (we'll call them "Alice" and "Bob") hadn't bothered updating their servers.
A little bit later, I had tweaked the exploit code slightly in order to work on this server, compiled it on my local machine and transferred it to alpha. It only took a few seconds to execute it.
# id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
I had gained root access on alpha, the server belonging to my ISP!
My job wasn't done yet, however.
You see, there's an NFS server option called root_squash. This option prevents the root user on an NFS client from actually have root privileges to the mounted filesystems. Thus, while I was root on alpha, I still couldn't access any of those files I wanted to. Luckily, there's an easy fix for that:
# su alice $ id uid=1000(alice) gid=100(users) groups=100(users)
I was now, in effect, logged in as one of the system administrators and had access to all of their files.
This, of course, gave me access to all of their files which led to an interesting discovery — they kept all of their user's passwords in plain-text!
When I had noticed that they were using NFS to share filesystems across servers, I had naturally assumed that they were also using NIS — the two often go hand-in-hand. Instead, when a user's password needed changed, they'd update it locally on a central server. Custom scripts on that server then took care of pushing it out to all of their other servers (including their RADIUS servers), thus keeping everyone's passwords synchronized across their servers.
I'd found the treasure — getting plain-text versions of every user's passwords is quite an achievement!
Looking at their script, I gained insight into how the process worked. The script would be invoked on demand whenever necessary and it would then carry out its job without any interaction required from the user running it.
But where was it getting the passwords from? MySQL.
While quite popular today, MySQL was still fairly new at the time and, I'll confess, I didn't know much about it. Luckily, I had a couple of PCs at home running Linux and, soon afterwards, was intimately familiar with MySQL from an administrator perspective.
Armed with the MySQL credentials from their scripts, I connected to the MySQL server and started looking around. I had already found the proverbial pot of gold, but I was about to find another pot as well.
Like pretty much every other ISP (at the time), this one had a large infrastructure running — almost exclusively — Cisco gear. And, like pretty much every other ISP, they used SNMP (mostly via homebrew Perl scripts) to manage it.
The credentials that their custom script used to access their password database in MySQL had superuser privileges on the database server. This script that only needed to read data from rows in a single table in a single database actually had full permissions to every database in existence.
This oversight granted me access to a separate database on the MySQL server — the one where they stored their per-device SNMP community strings. Amazingly, in stark contrast to violating every other best practice in existence, every Cisco device on their network used separate read-only and read-write community strings. Unfortunately for them, I was staring at all of 'em.
I don't recall the name now but there existed a program which, given an SNMP read-write community string, would quickly download the running configuration off of Cisco devices and save it locally (I'm sure that, today, there are probably hundreds of these). Armed with valid user credentials to every server on their network, information gathering wasn't a problem. The zone files on their primary DNS server, for example, were well commented and described what every device was.
A short time later, I was reading through the running configurations of their core infrastructure devices and, armed with the read-write community strings, I could have made any changes I wanted to.
In a short period of time, I had escalated my privileges from those of a normal user to the superuser.
Not only had I gained root access on one of their servers, but I had also acquired the plain-text passwords of every single customer. None of us customers could SSH into any server except for alpha, but alice and bob could. Equipped with their passwords, now I could too.
That local root vulnerability I mentioned? Yep, it was present on every other Red Hat Linux server they were running too.
I had root access to their shared hosting servers, which hosted hundreds of customer websites.
I had access to the stored e-mail of every single customer — and the system administrators themselves.
Last, I had administrative access to every switch and router on their network.
Note: Next week I'll post a "shit they should have done differently" article, explaining how following best security practices could have mitigated my attempts to compromise their environment.


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Biometric industry improving security through new tech and adoptions
15 March, 2011
category: Biometrics, Government
John Kendall, director of national security development for biometric technology developer Unisys, spoke on the new developments in the biometrics industry and how technology in conjunction with new trends in adoption are increasing the level of security by slowly edging out the easy-to-fool traditional fingerprint scanners, according to a ZDNet article.
Among the trends and developments are countries adopting new technologies for national ID programs such as fingerprint-based authentication moving towards newer, harder to fool systems such as subdermal and vascular authentication.
The technological developments in finger-based authentication that Kendall spoke of include subdermal and multispectral imaging, fingerprint scanners which scan below the surface of the fingerprint to get a more three-dimensional scan of the finger. Vascular biometrics use near infrared light to scan a user's unique vein pattern in their finger or palm.
Among those adopting new technologies are India and Mexico, who are both incorporating iris-recognition into their national ID programs and using fingerprint as a secondary ID.
Bank of America, who is incorporating iris identification into its access control system. While iris recognition hasn't been adopted at huge rates as of yet due to a higher price point than most other biometric, it is often hailed as among the most secure and accurate.
Kendall finished by noting that overall biometric acceptance is trending upwards as people are learning of the benefits of using the technology and he expects that costs will continue to drop as the acceptance continues to rise.
Read the full story here.


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Located in Oxford's historical city centre, Travel Oxford offers self-catering accommodation with free WiFi access for all guests. The property is 2.2 miles from the famous Oxford University and 2 miles from Southfield Golf Course.
The apartments feature an open plan living area with a sofa, armchairs, coffee table and a TV and a DVD player.
Each apartment has a working desk with a lamp. There is a fully-equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave.
Featuring a shower, the private bathroom also comes with a bath and a hairdryer. Smartly decorated double bedroom with a double bed, bedside tables and a wardrobe gives a relaxing break at the end of the day. Guests can enjoy garden view from the room.
If guests that feel like visiting the surroundings, Oxford University Museum of Natural History is 2.3 miles away and Oxford Castle is a 15-minute drive away.
St Michael at the North Gate is 2.2 miles away and University of Oxford Botanic Garden is a 37-minute walk away.


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Rajni faces seemingly overwhelming odds, but manages to prevail. Although she is depressed and discouraged, she 'keeps up'. How is she able to do this? In the fast-paced world that we live in today, depression and hopelessness are commonplace. In a previous blog, I wrote about the benefits of meditation and how research has demonstrated that meditation can improve one's sense of well-being and general state of mind. Yet sometimes, we simply get discouraged and find it challenging just to…..
Much has been written and discussed about the benefits of meditation. Meditation has been around for millennia and is unlikely to go away. Long thought to be an activity limited to hermits, monks, yogis, and hippies, it is now a mainstream activity practiced by millions. And recently, there have been a number of extensive studies into the benefits and effects of meditation.
Welcome to my Rajni book blog. Here I will discuss the book, my background and experience and answer questions. I think the place to begin is what led me to write this book. So, in order to tell you that story, I first have to tell you this story:
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Tradin' Up
Destination: Canton
By Elsa K. Simcik
Travel time from:
- Austin - 4 hours /
- Brownsville - 9.5 hours /
- Dallas - 1.25 hours /
- Houston - 4.25 hours /
- San Antonio - 5.25 hours /
- Lubbock - 6.5 hours
Scenic drives, phenomenal fishing and a whole lotta shopping make this region road-trip worthy.
Even though I've lived in Dallas on and off for the last six years, I had never been to Canton's world-famous First Monday Trade Days. My reasons for resisting? Distance (sounds far away), timing (who shops on a Monday?) and the name (a flea market? I don't even like garage sales!). Then my neighbor Carrie informed me that I was incorrect on all accounts: Canton is barely over an hour's drive from the Metroplex; the trade days are actually the Thursday-Sunday prior to the first Monday; and most importantly, this ain't no garage sale. So one crisp Friday morning, Carrie, our neighbor Susan and I headed east for our shopping pilgrimage.
Day One
Carrie was right. A quick hour-and-10-minute drive and we're cruising past people toting carts with canvas lining. After parking and crossing the road to enter the market, we spot an unattended cart. "Oh, I guess we can just take these," I say. "It's like the grocery store." A serious shopper quickly corrects me: "That's mine," she says. "You can rent your own for $12." We decide to pass on this investment, which means we may as well be wearing signs saying, "Canton Newbies!"
The acres and acres that make up the market include indoor and outdoor booths, new items, old items, crafts, dishes, jewelry, clothes, rugs, furniture and antiques. I am surprised by a few things:
The number of "chip buffets" (as Susan calls them): About every fifth booth is a vendor peddling some sort of salsa or dip. They allow us to sample so much that it's almost unnecessary to spend money on lunch.
The surplus of scented candles: We sniff hundreds of candles with names like "spring rain" and "twigs and berries." Partial to the ones that smell like food, I stock up on several "banana nut breads."
The abundance of signs: Many booths showcase hand-painted wooden signs, some that are good for a chuckle ("We don't skinny dip, we chunky dunk!") and some that are more sentimental ("Live well, laugh often, love much.")
But most of all, I am shocked by how upscale this flea market is. It's like a garage sale gone glam.
Unlike the hardy shopping veterans we see around us, the three of us grow weary after only six hours. Pleased with our purchases, we drive to the Pecan Tree Inn, where I will be meeting up with my husband, Frank, to continue our tour of Canton and Northeast Texas. As my shopping companions head back to Dallas, I settle in at the quaint bed-and-breakfast in Edgewood, just 10 miles from Canton.
I was lucky to find this B&B; lodging in Canton fills up fast for the trade days — sometimes months in advance. But this early 1900s home — with three bedrooms, two baths and a Texas-sized breakfast — is still a little-known hideaway. The owners, Ray and JoAnn Horton, opened in November of 2006, so it's a little bit of a shopper's secret. Still, on that night, we share the accommodations with four other women, all trade day die-hards. (They definitely had the carts.) Before Frank and I leave for dinner, JoAnn treats us to hot cocoa and the best cookies in Texas (my name for them, not hers).
We head back to Canton and stroll around the town square before dining at Robles, a Mexican restaurant. Because the place is packed with hungry shoppers, the service is slightly slow. Still, we forgive them because they get the Tex-Mex right.
After dinner, we hit "The Mountain," which is sort of the trade days after-party. It's a section that allows shoppers to browse and buy long after the regular market closes and even offers entertainment and food. By small-town standards it's late (9:30 p.m.), so we drive back to the B&B for some R&R (and some bedtime cookies).
Day Two
In the morning JoAnn cooks us up a breakfast of biscuits and gravy, eggs and sausage. As we load up, she says, "That's what I like to see, a full plate!" So pleased was she with our ability to gorge, she sends us on our way with more of those delicious cookies.
Armed with full bellies and plenty of snacks, we could have ventured back to the trade days (Saturdays promise more crowds and possibly more sales). We opt instead to make the five-minute walk to Heritage Park, a charming little preserved area from the late 1800s. They have an old school, a church and several houses once inhabited by influential Texans. We arrive too early for one of their daily tours, so after a quick glance around, we get going on the rest of our Northeast Texas road trip.
We drive 15 miles south to Eustace (pronounced Use-Tiss), home of Purtis Creek State Park. The 1,500-acre park includes a lake that's big enough for fishing (mostly largemouth bass, on a catch-and-release-only basis), kayaking and canoeing. But at just 355 acres, it's too small for major water sports like skiing.
Since it's a little too chilly for water activities anyway, we opt to hike the 1.5-mile trail that park manager Justin Rhodes tells us about. Along the way we see the park's primitive camp sites. They're shaded and secluded, but that's not what sets them apart from other sites we've seen. They're also accessible via canoe, so campers don't have to haul their gear along the trail; they can simply float it in.
While camping (primitive and otherwise) continues to be a popular attraction for Purtis Creek, Rhodes says that they're working on increasing their day-use activities by adding a sandy beach and expanding the trails to allow for bikes. Plus, from March through July the park offers interpretive canoeing tours.
All that hiking makes us hungry, so we jump back in the car and head north on Highway 47 towards Wills Point. The 45-minute drive is a scenic one, full of sprawling grasslands, enviable houses and quaint towns like Phalba and Fairview.
As we drive into Wills Point we're pleased not only to see that this "bluebird capital of Texas" has a historic town square but that they're holding a festival. We join in, listening to the rockin' tunes of a local band and consuming street-fair-style food like turkey legs and corn dogs. I even help out the Wills Point economy by purchasing a couple of handmade dish towels.
We hop back in the car and make the quick five-mile drive to Lake Tawakoni State Park. (Tawakoni is an Indian name, loosely translated to mean "river with the red banks.") Just like Purtis Creek, this park is known for its bass fishing. And even though the lake is low, the park has hosted 30 tournaments in the last three years, including ESPN Bassmasters and Bass Champs.
Unlike Purtis Creek, this park is a hot spot for day-users. Park Manager Ken "Doc" Watson tells us that about 70 percent of his visitors come from the D/FW area and most don't stay overnight. They come for the mountain biking, hiking and the sandy beach. As Doc says: "It's the only beach on the lake. It's nowhere near the water, but it's a beach." Doc says that on holiday weekends, they'll have 1,200 to 1,400 people just for the day.
Because we have reservations at a cabin on the other side of the lake, we say goodbye to Doc so we can get there before dark. Turns out we timed it perfectly: The drive around Lake Tawakoni is beautiful as the sun sets. At our cozy cabin at Anchor Inn Marina, the view over the water is even more picture-perfect.
After sundown we head to Big D's Steak and Bar-B-Que (a recommendation from Doc). There, we enjoy East Texas hospitality ("You want some more tea, honey?") and delicious barbecue. The place, adorned with Texas flag curtains, is full of locals — one lady still in her curlers. As I snap pictures she holds her hands up to her head and exclaims, "I'm a mess!" The waitress explains my behavior by telling her, "Oh, she's just a tourist, sweetheart."
Day Three
It doesn't get much better than waking up to the sunrise on Lake Tawakoni. As it pours through our cabin window, I make Frank wake up so we can take pictures. Since we're awake anyway, we get on the road and drive through West Tawakoni. Soon after getting on the highway we spot a sign — The West Tawakoni Trade Days. "Now this is what I call a flea market!" I tell Frank.
If Canton's First Monday Trade Days were the high-end, this was the other end. While some expert antiquers may find treasures if they dig, we aren't willing to do that. We stay only a few minutes and then drive southeast towards our final destination, Terrell.
Our first impression of Terrell is that it's a sleepy little town with lots of interesting historical buildings. Because it's Sunday, most of the city is shut down. Lucky for us, though, this doesn't apply to the Tanger Outlet Center. Since we're not quite ready for lunch — we had polished off the rest of JoAnn's cookies in the car — we stop in for some souvenirs.
After this final shopping spree, our hunger draws us to a sign that says "Seafood." The restaurant is Fat Catz, and it's a Cajun place with big, beautiful murals on the wall of ships and fish. Plus, the staff is full of that East Texas hospitality we've grown to love. One of the owners, Bill Ashley, comes up to our table and introduces himself, not because I'm writing an article, but because it's our first time. We scarf down gator wings (really the same as buffalo wings), salmon (for me) and a chipotle crawfish wrap (for Frank). With our hunger satisfied it's time to leave Terrell and our three-day journey behind.
After all the shopping and eating we feel a little bit poorer. But after finally getting a taste of this part of Texas, I'd say we're a little bit richer, too.
- Pecan Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast, Edgewood, (903) 896-4945, <www.pecantreeinn.net>
- Anchor Inn Marina, West Tawakoni, (903) 447-2256, <www.anchorinnmarina.com>
- Robles Mexican Restaurant, Canton, (903) 567-3533
- Big D's Steak and Bar-B-Que, West Tawakoni, (907) 447-9993
- Fat Catz Kitchen, Terrell, (972) 563-8201, <www.fatcatzkitchen.com>
- Purtis Creek State Park, <www.tpwd.state.tx.us/purtiscreek>, (903) 425-2332
- Lake Tawakoni State Park, <www.tpwd.state.tx.us/laketawakoni>, (903) 560-7123
- First Monday Trade Days, Canton, <www.firstmondaycanton.com>
- Tanger Outlet Center, Terrell, <www.tanger outlet.com>


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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has sold and distributed about 1.352.86bn litres of white products across the country in October 2017, through its downstream subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC)
The monthly NNPC operations and financial report has also indicated that 252.83 bcf of gas was supplied in the country within the given period.
A breakdown of the volume of white products injected into the system shows that the volume is slightly higher than the 1.282.61bn litres for September 2017. This comprised of 1.119.79bn litres of petrol, 95.72mn litres of kerosene and 137.34mn litres of diesel.
Total sale of white products for the period October 2016 to October 2017 stood at 16.18bn litres, with petrol amounting to 14.11bn litres which accounted for 87.22 per cent. While total special products for October 2017 was 114.49mn litres, comprising of 63.82mn litres of low pour fuel oil (LPFO) and other special products totalling 50.67mn litres.
The report also indicated that within the same period, 1.512.02bn litres of petrol were supplied into the country through the direct-sale-direct-purchase (DSDP) arrangements.
This also noted that the production of petroleum products (petrol and kerosene only) by the domestic refineries in October 2017 amounted to 204.31mn litres compared to 87.47mn litres in September 2017.
In terms of gas supply and production, the report noted that out of the 252.83 bcf of gas supplied in October 2017, a total of 145.03 bcf of gas was commercialised, comprising of 35.41 bcf and 109.62 bcf for the domestic and export market respectively. This translates to an average daily supply of 1,142.15 mmscfd to the domestic market and 3,536.11 mmscfd of gas supplied to the export market.
Also, out of the 1,142.15 mmscfd of gas supplied to the domestic market in October 2017, about 716.28 mmscfd of gas was used for gas-fired power plants while the balance of 425.87 mmscfd was supplied to other industries.
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I realise this is a strange title and can give the incorrect impression, so read on to see what I mean.
I'm one of those people who can't sit still and do nothing. Put a different way, I seldom sit still…period. I always find something to do, or think of something I should be doing, or remember something I've been wanting to do for ages but haven't had a chance to do – yadayadaya! So when my son says "Hey Mom, let's go for a bike ride", it's a great opportunity to get out and about and do something active and enjoyable with him.
It finally stopped raining and we've enjoyed a week of warmer, sunnier weather so the other day after school was the perfect opportunity.
Except that when I took my bike down from the bike rack the tyres were both flat. I pumped the tyres, but the front one seems to have a problem with the valve and wouldn't pump. Plan B – I got my hubby's bike down and decided it would have to do. Off we road until…after free-wheeling down the hill and slowing down to turn into the main road, the chain jumped off the sprocket, proceeded to get stuck in the sprocket and locked the back wheel. I was very thankful in that moment for two things: 1) I had slowed down quite a lot to round the corner, and 2) when the chain jammed and locked the wheel and I toppled over into the road, luckily there were no cars coming along in my lane or things might not have ended as well as they did.
After picking up the bike, turning it over onto it's seat and handlebars and trying to fix the chain (which was impossible and very messy!), my white pants were filthy from grease and mud. My sense of humour was fading fast. My patient and kind little man who had ridden along ahead of me turned round and we headed for home, with him explaining how I could have fixed the chain and me wearing a fake smile, a not-so-light heart and trying to carry a man-size bicycle with a locked wheel that wouldn't allow it to be pushed. Not to be swayed from our 'afternoon of fun', it was time for Plan C. I hadn't realised there was a Plan C until I spied his scooter. One of those 1-foot at a time push type scooters. Excellent. Me on the scooter, him on his bike. Off we went.
We had a ball. My glutes screamed with what I'm still not sure was either agony or joy at being used and my thigh muscle memory remembered this activity as something resembling lunges so I had to take turns with the support and push legs, but it was exhilarating. I can't tell you how many times I thought I might lose my balance or hit an uneven piece of pavement, but I had a ball. I can well imagine the sight for passing dog-walkers, cyclists, joggers and drivers as a 40-something grown woman zoomed by on a child's scooter, wearing a bike helmet and trying to catch up to a 9 year old on a bicycle, but I had more fun than I probably would have had on my bike. The smiles, waves and shouts of hello from passers by as I sailed on was encouraging. My son loved the fact that we were still out together. He kept coming back to check if I was OK, stopping to let me catch up and directing me where to be careful and what to watch out for. We went all the way to the marina and back on a gorgeous sunny afternoon. And no I don't have a photo of me, sorry, but perhaps next time, because believe me there will definitely be a next time. It was a hoot and a great way to spend an hour that neither my son nor I will forget in a long while.
So back to the title. If I had showed my annoyance at the bike episode and called off the ride we would have missed a wonderful afternoon activity. What did I teach him? Have fun. If something doesn't work out the way you want it to then try something else. If you fall down (in this case quite literally) get up, dust yourself off and try again. I want him to remember me as the mom who he had fun with. The crazy grown-up on the scooter. Someone who wasn't too annoyed, too embarrassed or too busy to do something with him. And this isn't the first time.
I'm not proposing to be his "buddy", I am his Mother and parent who has been given the responsibility of teaching him right from wrong; setting an example with my actions not only my words; and showing him how to turn a possibly negative situation into a positive one using only my mind and attitude. Of course I'm the first to admit I don't always get it right, but the test (and fun) is in trying. And the joy of this life is that we have gazillions of opportunities to try again when we don't get it quite right.
The other day my heart nearly burst with love and pride when my husband was giving my son a hug and asked him: "So who is the best Dad in the world?" He looked into his Dad's eyes and said "You Dad, but only until I'm a Dad and then I'll be the best Dad". Wow! So much to be thankful for and feeling blessed beyond measure.


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When our eyes first come across an advertisement, we commence to right away procedure the trustworthiness of what we are seeing. Ads that are professionally printed or drawn up will automatically have a larger trust element than an ad that is drawn with crayons or a sharpie. Ad placement is also extremely crucial in determining trustworthiness. If an ad is positioned on a billboard it will probably be a lot more trustworthy than a similar ad stapled to a telephone pole.
What do you know about your sector, marketplace and audience? There are many sources of details to assist you preserve in touch with industry, industry and purchasing trends with no conducting costly industry research. Examples consist of U.S. Government supplies from the Census Bureau and Department of Commerce. Public, business or university libraries are also a very good selection, as are business associations, trade publications, and skilled organizations. You can quickly and very easily understand a lot more about your consumers by basically asking them about themselves, their buying preferences, and media habits. One more (much more costly) option is to employ a expert market place investigation firm to conduct your investigation.
The APA has produced a task force to appear into this issue because so much is getting mentioned about it. The process force will be examining the effects of advertising on youngsters and the function of psychologists in the approach. Some psychologists protest this action since they do not see it as undertaking something incorrect. They really feel that by assisting advertisers they are helping kids turn out to be better shoppers.
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for the duration of their system participation, which signifies that they got an added up-front bonus of just more than $6.00 for each and every Hub they published. Apprentices were anticipated to publish a minimum of eight search-friendly Hubs each and every month that met rigorous System technology requirements.
The second brand that we will look at is the Coby MP-C7095 mp3 player. This brand has 1 GB of flash memory, 2" LCD color show, and FM radio. It can be utilised to play music and videos and it stores photos and text documents. The navigation buttons are little compared to the buttons we are proposing for our brand and menu navigation structure is to engaging for our target marketplace segment. Like the SanDisk Sansa it does have a download subscription service related to the 1 we are proposing for the Rio. The solution is frequently priced at $58.00. This is a sample advertising strategy. If you make a marketing and advertising strategy (or business plan), be positive to incorporate products or businesses that would compete directly with your solution.


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WorkingSunday, 17.06.2018 19:00, Susie Sainsbury Theatre
Tickets: £12.50-£18 (concessions £10-£15, students £5) from the Academy's Box Office
Directed by Kimberley Sykes
Book by Studs Terkel
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso with additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg
Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor
The Academy's Musical Theatre Company and Orchestra present the first of two Summer shows. Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason and the housewife, to name just a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favourites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia and James Taylor.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe). All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe: www.mtishows.co.uk.
Further performances:
Thursday 14 June, 7pm
Friday 15 June, 7pm
Saturday 16 June, 7pm
Sunday 17 June, 2.30pm