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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a bilateral development agency fully funded by the Government of Japan as the implementing arm of Japanese Official Development Assistance.
In Nigeria, JICA has been operating a wide range of projects/programmes contributing to promotion of Economic Growth through Infrastructure Development and Poverty Reduction through Social Development.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: In-house Consultant for Programme Assistant in Health Sector
Location: Abuja
Duration: From 1st October 2017 till 31st of March 2018 (with possibility of renewal after the probationary period)
Type of Contract: Consultancy Contract
Click Here to Download Application Form
Application Deadline: 18th September, 2017.
In Nigeria, JICA has been operating a wide range of projects/programmes contributing to promotion of Economic Growth through Infrastructure Development and Poverty Reduction through Social Development.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: In-house Consultant for Programme Assistant in Health Sector
Location: Abuja
Duration: From 1st October 2017 till 31st of March 2018 (with possibility of renewal after the probationary period)
Type of Contract: Consultancy Contract
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a bilateral development agency fully funded by the Government of Japan as the implementing arm of Japanese Official Development Assistance.
- Over the decades, JICA has been actively engaged in socio-economic development and infrastructure development of Nigeria in various fields, through Technical Cooperation, Grant and Loan Assistance and Development Studies.
- In order for smooth and efficient programme management of the JICA Nigeria Office, we are seeking for ONE (1) consultant with strong competency in assisting work for Programme Management in Health Sector.
- Under the Supervisor in JICA Nigeria Office, provide technical and administrative support to ensure that the Programme team meets the highest standards in compliance with JICA corporate policy and procedures thereby contributing to JICA Nigeria Office's strategic objectives. As part of the team, the Consultant is expected to contribute to efficient and effective programme operation, data collection/analysis, monitoring and reporting as well as administrative assistance of the target areas where necessary.
- All assignments shall be conducted;
- In full compliance at all levels with JICA regulations and standard procedures liaising with JICA HQ;
- In timely manner to ensure deadlines are well met; and
- In conjunction with relevant colleagues, assist and advise with all aspects of office management.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesProject/Programme Management with focus on Health Sector:
- Under direct supervision and guidance of the Supervisor, as part of the Programme team, the Consultant will demonstrate technical and administrative support abilities and commitment in all aspects of project cycle management in the concerned projects/area;
- Project for Strengthening the capacity of the Nigerian Public Health Laboratories to adequately respond to threats of Infectious Diseases
- Project for Strengthening Detection of and Response to Public Health Threats in Nigeria
- Supporting on-going survey and project formulation activities on laboratory construction and assessment of network laboratories
- Coordinating daily communication with Nigerian stakeholders on infectious disease control
- Collecting and updating information of other donors' activities and trend on supporting laboratories in Nigeria
- Attending and following up National Laboratories Technical Working Group
- Project for Strengthening Pro-Poor Community Health Services in Lagos State
- Occasional monitoring of project implementation and provision of necessary support
- Coordinating communication between JICA health experts based in Lagos and stakeholders in Abuja
- Promoting cross-sector collaboration with other Programme team in the office, Japanese organizations (Private Companies/Universities/Institutions etc.,) and/or relevant outside partners
- Arrange and coordinate the meetings, workshops, trainings sessions and other necessary events with other stakeholders such as Nigerian MDAs, International Development Partners, and CSOs/NGOs;
- Resolve problems and queries, liaising with JICA colleagues, project implementers and external stakeholders as required;
- Engage in procurement of goods and services related to the project in charge;
- Monitor and provide advice in implementation and monitoring of projects/programmes;
- Assist in post-evaluation of projects/programmes and complete post-evaluation reports;
- Assist in planning and formulation of projects/programmes through information collections, coordination with MDAs and other donors, and other necessary activities;
- Contribute to knowledge/information sharing within the team thereby to elaborate cooperation strategy to Nigeria;
- Prepare speech scripts, letters, documents for presentation, reporting and others related to the programmes;
- Collect, analyse and compile data/information in the target areas as a joint work with the Programme Team in JICA Nigeria office, Nigerian MDAs and other partners;
- Contribute to strengthening result-oriented management and increasing efficiency and effectiveness of programmes;
- Identify possible improvements or adaptations to the JICA's programme and contribute to its realisation; and
- Perform other duties may be assigned by the Supervisor.
- JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Programme (Training Programme in Health Sector)
- Engage in overall training management from nomination, dispatch and follow-up maintaining close liaison with the JICA office's strategy, JICA Experts and their Counterparts;
- Coordinate with Ministry of Budget and National Planning and specific MDA in the selection of participants;
- Assist participants in developing pre-study reports when necessary; and
- Follow up action plans of the Ex-participants and assist their activities.
- Ensure accountability in budget management of projects/programmes, such as monitoring disbursement, checking necessary documents and processing payments; and
- Assist project implementers to conduct financial audit and reporting in a timely manner.
- Provide support for co-workers within and outside own Programme team to promote efficient and effective work style in the office;
- Provide support for office's PR activities;
- Organize appointments and confirm logistics where necessary; and
- Perform other administrative duties that may be assigned.
- A National of Nigeria or a person eligible to work in Nigeria;
- At least Bachelor's Degree in the relevant fields;
- Proven track of relevant experience for more than 5 years among Government, Development Partners or CSOs/NGOs ,etc.;
- Extensive capacity in project management within the team;
- Strong communication skills to express complex ideas to and negotiate with various stakeholders;
- High Level Mathematical Thinking;
- High-level Information-gathering capacity through literature survey, internet survey, on-site interview and other appropriate ways;
- High-level reporting skills;
- Excellent knowledge and operation skills of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- Ability of making up realistic time frame and strong capacity of time management to ensure all assignments to meet deadlines;
- Ability to seek creative win-win solutions within a limited budget;
- Ability to handle responsibility and occasional high work-loads under tight deadlines;
- Ability to develop trust, respect and team work within and outside the team;
- Self-disciplined in interaction with internal/external stakeholders;
- Understanding of accountability and responsibility in full compliance with JICA regulations and operating procedures;
- Understanding and being competent in the following expected values of the Consultant:
- Sympathy to JICA Mission
- PDCA cycle for improvement
- Initiative in duty
- Awareness of benefit/cost
- Multi-dimensional view
- Service mind to clients
- Flexibility
- Speedy and timely delivery; and
- Providing necessary information to colleagues and supervisions for team work
- Respect and loyalty to JICA's Vision, Missions and Principles; and
- Willing to work for Japanese organization.
RemunerationThe minimum consultancy fee is 200,000 Naira per month, depending on experience.
How to ApplyInterested and qualified candidates should submit a completed Application Form by e-mail to: [email protected]
Click Here to Download Application Form
Application Deadline: 18th September, 2017.


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State Police charged a 42-year-old Lynnfield man with OUI early Tuesday morning after a two-car crash on Route 1 that sent two people to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
According to a report from the state police, troopers arrived on the scene of the early morning crash on Route 1 South in Lynnfield and found debris strewn across the entire span of the road.
Troopers Sean Stowe and Lisa Cote-Barthelmess reported spotting Keith Wescott, 42, of Lynnfield, near his car and allegedly observed him to be unsteady on his feet, swaying back and forth, and with a heavy odor of alcohol on his breath as well as bloodshot eyes.
The report indicated that Wescott was arrested after field sobriety tests were performed. Lynnfield Police and personnel from the State Highway Department were also working on the scene. Route 1 South was closed for about 15 minutes as a result of the crash, which is still reportedly under investigation.
State Police also reported that Westcott's year-old son was home alone at the time of the incident. Lynnfield Police went to his home, located the child, contacted child services, and placed the child in the care of a relative, the State Police communications office told Lynnfield Patch on Tuesday.
Two people were in the other car that was involved in the Route 1 crash. Both of them were transported to North Shore Medical Center in Lynn with non-life threatening injuries, reported the state police.
Along with OUI, state police charged Wescott with negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding and a marked lanes violation. He was expected to appear in Peabody District Court on Tuesday.
Source: patch.com

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2 July 2013
On 25th June 2013, the Interim Advisory Group (IAG) in Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) approved the publication of the second review on SNMCI's continued implementation of the recommendations arising from the 2011 HETAC Institutional Review Report.
The report, which followed an internal review by all staff of the College contained many positives and reflected the determination of the College to embed meaningful quality assurance processes throughout its operations.
This was further affirmed by Mr Danny Brennan, recently retired Registrar of Letterkenny Institute of Technology, who undertook an independent assessment of this report. He concluded that this progress
"has established a solid foundation for the development of SNMCI as the key provider of high quality Montessori Education in Ireland."
Ian McKenna, Director of SNMCI, welcomed these developments saying
"these positive developments, along with QQI's recent approval of SNMCI's revised Level 7 and Level 8 programmes are confirmation of the strength of our response to the challenges in the 2011 HETAC report. I, along with my colleagues in the College, look forward to welcoming a new group of learners onto these programmes in the coming academic year. It is vital that their learning experience is positive and rewarding."
He concluded
"With the increased focus on early childhood care and education, I know that our graduates will be key contributors to improved quality in this vital policy area."
The Second Review report is available below


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Worked wonderful for me on Windows 2000 Professional. Friend told me works for XP as well.. but have not tested myself.
but not as what it was supost to be!
it was supost to be a MicroModem driver, but it works on sound card not modem"
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Bob Rae steps down as MP
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OTTAWA – Political veteran Bob Rae exited stage left Wednesday, bowing out of the federal scene to focus on his legal work in mediation.
The former interim Liberal leader and Toronto MP is ending a political career that spanned decades after realizing he couldn't juggle politics and work as a negotiator for the Matawa Tribal Council in northern Ontario in their dealings with the provincial government.
The First Nations is in talks with Ontario over the "Ring of Fire" mining development.
"It's been a very difficult decision," Rae told journalists in the House of Commons foyer. "And an emotional one for me."
He thanked his riding of Toronto Centre and wished his constituents the best in the future.
With Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau at his side he said: "Above all, I want to thank my leader. We have had a wonderful relationship that has only grown stronger over the past weeks and months.
"I'm quite confident that Mr. Trudeau will become the prime minister of Canada."
Rae's political career stretched over five decades and two political parties.
After being elected as an MP in 1978, he later shifted to provincial politics, culminating in a term as Ontario's first NDP premier from 1990 to 1995.
He went back to federal politics, this time as a Liberal, and made a failed run at the party's leadership in 2006.
"We are extremely emotional today," Trudeau told reporters at the end-of-session media conference. "I personally am sad that Bob has taken the decision he has.
"We will miss his wise counsel, his emotion and experience, but most of all we will miss his passion."
Best wishes came from colleagues across the aisle as well.
On Twitter, Prime Minister Stephen Harper commended Rae for his years of public service, adding, "I wish him best of luck with future endeavours."
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair also weighed in, saying Rae should be given his due for logging so many years in the political spotlight.
"He deserves our full respect and I wish him and his family well," he said.
Finally, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May tweeted that Rae was "a superb parliamentarian, a class act, and a mensch. I will miss you."
Rae will walk away from public life with an annual pension of almost $56,000, according to estimates from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
He was also one of five Ontario MPPs who were made overnight millionaires when former premier Mike Harris dismantled lavish MPP pensions and replaced them with RRSPs.
— with files from QMI Agency
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Whole food diet may help prevent colon cancer, other chronic conditions
Colorful fruits and vegetables — like the purple potato — may contain compounds that help fight some types of cancer. An international team of researchers studied the anti-cancer effects of purple potatoes in pigs. This could be another step in finding prevention strategies and cancer treatments for patients.


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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
Notice of policy change; final disposition.
This notice announces the FAA's schedule for transitioning to full electronic distribution of airworthiness directives (ADs). This transition will provide a timelier and more cost effective method for the FAA to provide safety information.Start Further Info
Josh Peebles, Federal Aviation Administration, Aircraft Certification Service, Aircraft Engineering Division, Delegation and Airworthiness Programs Branch, AIR-140, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125. Telephone: (405) 954-1345; fax: (405) 954-2209, or e-mail: email@example.com Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
On August 24, 2006 we published a notice in the Federal Register (71 FR 50113) to announce changes in our AD and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) printing and distribution policy. We also announced our intention to transition to full electronic distribution for ADs and notified the public that we would immediately stop mailing paper copies of SAIBs.
On March 1, 2007 we published a notice in the Federal Register (72 FR 9394) to announce our e-mail subscription service for ADs and SAIBs. The service, known as GovDelivery, was activated in May 2007 and is accessible from the Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) homepage at: http://rgl.faa.gov. The service is free of charge and allows any interested party to subscribe. Subscribers may choose to receive all published documents or only those pertaining to a specific product make and model. They also may choose to receive all published documents for Start Printed Page 39136general categories such as `small airplane' or `engine.' The subscription service sends ADs and SAIBs to the e-mail address of each subscriber within minutes after publication in the RGL.
In September of 2007, the FAA stopped mailing paper copies of ADs and SAIBs to all owners and operators of transport airplanes and engines installed on transport airplanes.
Full Electronic Distribution
a. We will stop mailing paper copies of the remaining products according to the following schedule:
|Transport rotorcraft and rotorcraft engines
|October 1, 2009.
|All other rotorcraft and rotorcraft engines
|January 1, 2010.
|All aircraft, engines, and propellers
|March 1, 2010.
b. Owners and operators should use the following resources to obtain AD and SAIB information electronically:
(1) Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) Web site: http://rgl.faa.gov.
(2) Federal Register Web site: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
(3) GovDelivery e-mail service—ADs are automatically e-mailed to subscribers who sign-up through the RGL homepage.
c. For those people who might not have computer access or who still desire paper copies, the FAA will continue to provide the AD Biweekly, which is a paid subscription of all ADs issued in the Federal Register over the previous 2-week period. The AD Biweekly is printed and mailed by the Government Printing Office (GPO) and does not include SAIBs. Contact the GPO directly at phone: (202) 512-1806 to subscribe.
d. We will continue to fax and or mail paper copies of Emergency ADs until further notice.Start Signature
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2009.
Susan J. M. Cabler,
Assistant Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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Thousands of established businesses fail every year because of the way they are organised, or re-organised. Business survival can depend not only on whether its structures and reporting lines meet the needs of the market, but also whether they can adapt in the face of a rapidly changing business environment. Yet managers seldom talk coherently about structuring or restructuring their operations, let alone take a systematic approach to this vital issue. Too often, companies are restructured for the wrong reasons - for example, because a new CEO wants to make an impact, or to work around a new IT system. This revised and updated Economist Guide shows how leaders should think about and implement the design of a company, using five easy-to-use guiding principles: - Design a company around its strategy and the operating context, not for ulterior or non-business reasons; - Think holistically - don't restructure just one division without taking into account other operations; - Consider future markets, customers and trends, not just what works best now; - Invest time and resources: - a redesign can be complicated to implement and must be done without disrupting daily activities; and - Go back to the basics of how the company operates and its market position; this is not a repair job to fix a short-term problem.If it is chosen for production, the designer receives 1% of the total net sales of the product. ... at Cisco, did this during 2012. He created a matrix model with a vertical structure of products, such as Unified Computing System Manager or Nexus 7000 Series Switches, and a horizontal structure of common elements that cutanbsp;...
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2004 Kia Optima 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic
I just installed a new timing belt on anOptima 2.4l and had all my timing marks lined up. I was wondering if there is a 2-1 or 3-1 ratio from with the crank sprockets? If I turn the crank 360 degrees and check my marks they are off by 180 deg.
Doing that also offsets the oil pump sprocket. Why can't I get this thing right? I had originally put marks on the sprockets but have since adjusted them. I had the belt on and started the car but it ran real ruff so I took it back off reset the sprockets again, turned the crank, clockwise once, then checked the marks and they weren't aligned. HELP!
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I paired this look up with my new ice washed denim pants from Charlotte Russe, and my husband purchased these for me on his own. Wow, he's really great at shopping for me and knowing exactly what I like. I have had my yellow pumps by Bandolino, for awhile now, but they are so comfortable and very cute, they elevated the look of my outfit even more than I anticipated.
If you are skeptical about wearing fringe, as I was in the beginning try it in moderation, and see if you like it! I actually had tried it, prior to my white fringe tee, purchased a pair of suede fringe Jessica Simpson Ankle Boots. I really love them!Lately, it's been too hot and rainy, to debut those for you right now, but hopefully I can come up with some more outfit inspiration for you really soon!
I think this is my first pair of iced washed denim pants, but they were a little distressed which makes them even cooler! I finally decided to wear a different pair of sunglasses, because it seems like I wear the same ones all of the time! I have to wear the ones I never forget, the others are for special occasions or when I want to make a statement. There hasn't been a lot of sun either, so unless you like wearing sunglasses in the shade, I haven't worn them in awhile.
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It was chillier than expected, so I wore my favorite Forever 21 Moto Bomber Jacket too!
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- A video of a female student shot on a cell phone at Prairie View A&M less than a week ago has already received more than a million hits online.
The video was put on WorldstarHipHop and it shows a freshman student frolicking in a fountain naked.
Some have defended her behavior pointing out its "homecoming week," and students are celebrating.
But the university wasn't amused.
The Office of Student Conduct is investigating not only her but those recording her antics.


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5£7Launch Trolley Wheels . Solid. 10 inch x 2Southampton 12 milesLaunch Trolley Wheels . Solid. 10 inch x 2 Cash on collection please Please see other Boat Dinghy items listed
3£5Towing Hitch / Ball Hitch for Trailer / Launching trolley for a Boat Dinghy TenderSouthampton 12 milesTowing Hitch / Ball Hitch for Trailer / Launching trolley for a Boat Dinghy Tender Cash on collection please
3£7Jockey wheel (48MM) for Road Trailer or Caravan as per attached photosSouthampton 12 milesJockey wheel (48MM) for Road Trailer, as per photos Cash on collection please
4£30Wet Suit as per attached photos , Hardly usedSouthampton 12 milesWet Suit as per attached photos , Hardly used I purchase awhile ago when I had my Kayak , but did not use much ... Cash on collection please
5£110Outboard MotorsNorwich 167 milesPair of Evinrude Outboard Motors. Selling as spares or repair, as they haven't been run for a couple of years. (Long Shaft) One 5hp One 6hp £110.00 for both motors
4£15HEAVY DUTY LADDER RACKWest Bromwich 125 milesHeavy duty ladder racks 77 inches maximum width use for ladders or boating, canoes etc


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Our communities
Our commitment to an inclusive environment means encouraging the formation of unique communities for colleagues to connect and collaborate through shared experiences.
L.A.G.E.R. (Lesbians and Gays Everyone Respected) is a global LGBT community at AB InBev. Our members interact through lunches, meetings with other LGBT groups, brand events, cultural activities and discussions with community leaders about gender and sexuality.
Women in Beer
Women in Beer is the global community for women at AB InBev. Women in Beer seeks to enhance the attraction, engagement and development of female colleagues through opportunities such as industry panels, networking events, mentoring, and community outreach.
Today, six of our 12 U.S. breweries are led by female head brewmasters, and in support of our workforce and their families, our U.S. colleagues introduced a new parental leave policy that offers 100% paid parental bonding leave for all parents, on top of paid maternity leave for a birth mother.
Veterans at AB InBev
The Veterans community was created to recognize and support veterans, active duty military personnel and military families both at AB InBev and within our local communities. For more than 150 years in the U.S., we've been proud to serve those who serve. We value our veterans and the perspective that they bring to our culture and our products. As part of our commitment, we lend our time, raise funds for veterans and assist dependents of military families in the U.S. through our partnership with the Folds of Honor Foundation.


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After having played and beaten all of the Mario titles currently available, including the recently released New Super Mario Bros. Wii, I would like to put together a list of my top five favorites.
5) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
This game is incredibly difficult and offers a steep challenge after the third world. With checkpoints few and far between you will oftentimes find yourself frustrated. It also doesn't have the visual charm found in other entries, but this entry makes the cut because of its creativity in level design and power-ups such as the Tanooki Suit, Hammer Bros. Suit and the Frog Suit. I also happen to like being punished in games.
4) Super Mario Bros. (NES)
This game started it all. One of my earliest gaming memories, and fondest. It also features a fairly even difficulty curve unlike Super Mario Bros. 3, and while difficult it much more manageable. Iconic graphics, sounds, music and enemies make this a game everyone should experience. Its game play is timeless, and remains largely unchanged in modern releases like New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
3) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
The perfect evolution of classic Mario platforming, featuring hectic four player co-op and difficulty that harkens back to the series infancy. I wasn't sure I'd ever see another 2D Mario on consoles again and this was a welcome surprise. It features new power ups like the propeller hat, penguin suit, advanced techniques such as the wall jump, taking the series to new heights. Much improved over the New Super Mario Bros. available on Nintendo's handheld the DS, this is an entry that any gamer hankering for an old school challenge would be foolish to miss.
2) Super Mario World (SNES)
In my opinion, this entry features the best mixture of gameplay and graphics found in 2D Mario. It may be nostalgia talking, but I find the presentation much more alluring than that of Super Mario Bros. 3, and while a bit easier, still offers a challenge to seasoned gamers, especially if you intend to uncover the games many secrets. This was where Yoshi made his first appearance, adding variety that had not been found in previous Mario games. This is probably the title I have replayed most due to its high level of accessibility.
After Super Mario 64 and Mario Sunshine, I was wondering if we were ever going to get a true 3D platforming Mario game. The former games, while good, featured more adventure aspects than true platforming, relegating the running and jumping to a few small stages. While some might like the adventure aspects, I think the first two 3D entries missed the essence of what a Mario game was. Super Mario Galaxy delivered what I had been waiting for.- beautiful graphics, a soaring orchestrated soundtrack, the return of classic enemies and power ups, and most of all platforming. The bite size galaxy set up allowed developers to basically do whatever they wanted because they didn't have to stick to any particular theme. There is little in the way of wandering around, instead offering a world that is a virtual playground that you must traverse to reach your goal. While lacking much of the difficulty of its 2D brethren, it did offer a decent challenge if you went for all 120 stars. Super Mario Galaxy 2, due out in 2010, promises to up the ante, offering an increased difficulty and the return of trusty sidekick Yoshi.


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To assist Mastercard and Carat in their campaign to encourage small businesses to introduce a Zero Minimum spend policy for all card transactions.
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Mastercard and Carat also asked Time Out to help empower consumers to lobby businesses to have zero minimums.
The search for 'Local Favourites'
Time Out incorporated Mastercard's Zero Minimum campaign into our Food Awards, creating three new People's Choice categories that encouraged our readers to nominate their favourite small food businesses under the categories 'Best Takeaway Coffee', 'Best Takeaway Lunch Spot' and 'Best late night snack vendor'. The kicker? Because we were celebrating customer first businesses, only those with zero card minimums could be nominated. We built a micro-site to run the nomination and voting process. Then, on the night of the Food Awards in Sydney and Melbourne, the three small businesses who garnered the most votes won a food award.
Of course, it's not just pre-made food vendors that can benefit from having no minimums. To further reward the small businesses that are already doing the right thing, and have no card minimums, we created 'Local favourites' guides in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, celebrating the best small businesses across the categories of News Agencies, Bakeries, Coffee Shops, Providores, Butchers, Late Night Snack Vendors, Takeaway Lunch Spots, Bookshops and Small Bars – all with brand new photography to accompany them. These guides were promoted across print and online. All businesses selected were handpicked by Time Out's team of critics for their outstanding offerings and commitment to customer service.
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Time Out magazines
Ongoing native content series in Time Out magazine, celebrating Local Favourites
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1 bespoke 'Local Favourites' feature package per city, with dozens of new small business venue listings inside it. Plus integration into the Food Awards winners coverage
Time Out newsletter
12 newsletter tiles over the course of the campaign
Social-led nomination drive, followed by targeted native content campaign seeded on Facebook
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'Local Favourite' businesses highlighted over the course of the campaign, plus integration into Food Awards winners coverage.
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Third party promotion
Featured in all third party media after the Food Awards
display impressions, and 192,000+ page impressions on Local Favourites content
impressions on Local Favourites content through Facebook, plus 243,000+ impressions on Food Awards content
copies in Sydney and Melbourne
active subscribers reached, with over 716,000 individual newsletters sent throughout the campaign
unique page visits to the Food Awards voting microsite
We used a combination of our extensive fact-checking arm (to find businesses that were already using zero minimums) and our flagship Food Awards event (to encourage vendors to drop their minimums in order to be eligible) to create a 360 degree campaign that spoke to both consumers and trade.
The accompanying editorial felt organic and natural on the Time Out Website, and our readers responded with overwhelming positivity to both the new Food Awards categories (our votes grew 400 per cent this year) and to the content that followed.


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The Little Book of Thunks®: 260 Questions to Make Your Brain Go Ouch!
Philosophy is what's left when science has answered all the other questions.
Publication Date: 15/03/2007
Author: Ian GilbertPublisher: Crown House Publishing
Publication Date: 15/03/2007
Price £14.99
Philosophy is what's left when science has answered all the other questions. Following the success of `Little Owl`s Book of Thinking` Ian Gilbert now introduces `The Little Book of Thunks`. A Thunk is a beguiling question about everyday things that stops you in your tracks and helps you start to look at the world in a whole new light. The Thunks in this book cover most areas of human existence including truth, justice, reality, beliefs, the natural world, the human condition, art, beauty, existence, right and wrong, good and bad, life and death, war, religion, love, friendship and whether Marmite tastes nice. Examples include: If I borrow a million pounds am I a millionaire? Could a fly cause an aeroplane to crash? Are you man-made or natural? Do dogs believe in God? When you comb your hair is it art? The book contains a comprehensive introduction by Ian who guides you through the origins and uses of Thunks and how best to use them. Not only are they a fun way to develop thinking skills but they also hit all the right buttons in the National Primary Strategy `Creative Thinking` strand where children are encouraged to: generate imaginative ideas to stimuli; look at and think about things differently and from other points of view;and ask why, how, what if, or unusual questions. A great resource for teachers to use in the classroom - and remember there are no right or wrong answers to these questions. How liberating is that...?


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10 Days in the USA
You have 10 Days in the USA. Travel the country by jet, car, and on foot. Plan your trip from start to finish using destination and transportation tiles. With a little luck and clever planning, you just might outwit your fellow travellers.
There are 50 state tiles, 10 coloured airplane tiles, and 6 car tiles. Players all flip tiles one at a time, examine them, and put them in the 10 "days" of their tile tray, in any order. Then in turn, they draw a tile from one of three face-up piles or a face-down pile. The new tile may replace one tile in their tray, with that tile (or the unused drawn tile) discarded onto any of the face-up piles. Tiles may not be rearranged. When a player has all their days connected correctly, they win the game.
Travel Connections:
By Foot - bordering state tiles may be placed side-by-side
By Automobile - states may be connected by driving through a third state which borders them both (the car tile is put between them)
By Air - Two states of the same colour may be connected by a same-colour airplane placed between them.
See also:
10 Days in Asia
10 Days in Europe
10 Days in Africa
10 Days in Americas
Designed by: Alan R. Moon, Aaron Weissblum
Published by: Out of the Box Publishing
Genres: Children's, Light Strategy
Ages: 10 and up
Players: 2 to 4
Playing Time: 30 minutes
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Activities in Vhembe Region
Limpopo is a land of beautiful and contrasting landscapes, which are typical of Africa. Hence it has become a favourite destination for leisure and adventure travellers worldwide.
Experience the region of infinite scenic beauty with a great diversity of natural and man-made attractions, rich cultural heritage and an abundance of wildlife and nature-based tourism activities.


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A Cleaner Carpet provides high quality carpet cleaning, tile floor cleaning, mold removal and water damage services to all homeowners in the county of Denver, including Highlands Ranch, Evergreen, and Castle Rock. Our purpose is simple — to be Denver's Master of Cleaning and provide the most professional carpet cleaning services in the Denver Metro Area.
Since 1998, A Cleaner Carpet has maintained the highest level of customer service to each and every one of our customers. We care about the safety and health of your home and provide top of the line carpet cleaning to guarantee satisfaction. Our technicians are highly trained and motivated professionals in the carpet cleaning industry, and they continuously strive to not only meet but exceed your expectations for all of our services.
At a Cleaner Carpet/Flood Masters of Colorado, we operate with quality experience and assurance to provide cutting-edge carpet care. From carpet cleaning and stone and tile cleaning to water damage mitigation and power washing, A Cleaner Carpet/Flood Masters of Colorado has the skills and expertise to make your carpet cleaner, safer, and fresher for you and your family. Nothing is better than clean and fresh smelling carpet in your home.
We had our carpets cleaned as a courtesy for the new home-owners. We have 3 dogs and a cat. A Cleaner Carpet came recommended by our realtor, and they did a professional job. The carpets smelled amazing and looked brand-new. We were able to pay our invoice easily, and the lady on the phone was super nice. I highly recommend using A Cleaner Carpet and will refer them to my family and friends.
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Engineering & Design
At Sigma ASL we're experienced in solving highly complex engineering problems. Using advanced modelling and simulation techniques, our engineers can refine and optimise any design to meet the most exacting needs – whether that's reducing weight and costs, meeting aggressive production timing targets or increasing efficiency.
Precision Manufacturing
Equipped with state of the art technology, we manufacture machined castings in aluminium, magnesium and iron. For each project, we select the most cost-effective process from HPDC, PMDC (gravity), high-level vacuum die casting, investment casting and conventional casting methods. We also design, manufacture and supply oil pumps, machined forgings and screw machined components to support various needs of our customers. Our manufacturing facility achieves outstanding levels of efficiency, output and complexity while meeting all the highest international quality standards.
Global Logistics
Over two decades Sigma ASL has built a reputation as a leading logistics service provider. Thanks to close partnerships with a trusted network of global partners we can offer complete supply chain management solutions, customised to your specific operational and strategic requirements. Our service includes scheduling and material flow management, shipment monitoring, local warehousing inventory optimisation and haulage, all with 24-hour customer support.
The road to success!
We've been supporting the automotive industry for more than 30 years.
Aluminium – High-Pressure Die Casting
Products: Clutch Housing, Cover Rear Assy, Valve Body, Aux Cover
Die Casting Machine Capacity: 350 / 650 / 850 / 1250 / 2250 / 2500 / 3250 ton
Product Range: Up to 20kg
Carbon Steel & Alloy Forging / Turning (Screw Machining) / Stamping
Products: Yoke, Spacer, Shaft, Spool, Hub Pin, Drain Plug, Lube Tube, Reaction Plate, Washer
Material: Hardening steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel
Aluminium – Permanent Mold Die Casting
Products: Supercharger Housing, Hybrid Motor Housing, Main Case
Product Range: Up to 20kg
Oil Pump Assy
Products: Transmission Lubrication Pump for Heavy Duty and Medium Duty Vehicles
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Products (Horizontal Mold / DISA Sand Casting): Bearing Cover, Support Plate, Adjust Ring, Shift Block
Products (Lost Wax Casting): Cover, Impeller, Valves
A bit about us…
Sigma ASL specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of complex machined castings, oil pumps, machined forgings and screw machined components for the automotive industry. These precision components are engineered and produced in our dedicated facilities in South Korea, overseen by some of the country's best engineers.
The Sigma ASL global team manage your whole project, from concept design through to mass production and global distribution. By bringing together the highest levels of technical expertise, advanced manufacturing and supply chain management, we can offer complete solutions to the most demanding projects. Underpinning all our work is the drive to deliver maximum value for our customers.
"With its well-developed infrastructure, low-cost raw materials and highly qualified workforce, South Korea is today's most exciting environment for automotive engineering."
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Chief Executive Officer
Sigma ASL Korea
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Each engineering task demands its own unique combination of process, technology and personnel. That's why we approach every project with an open mind, taking the time to really understand your business before proposing a solution. This personal approach – along with clear communication and dedicated customer service – has helped us build exceptionally strong partnerships with customers and suppliers all over the world, many of whom have been with us since we began. And this commitment to excellence has been recognised by Eaton Corporation with their Premier Supplier Award.
Call us today to discuss how we can work together to make your project a success.
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Department of Education.
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2002.
Purpose of Program: To support effective, sustainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention and reentry programs in high schools with annual school dropout rates greater than the State average annual school dropout rate and in the middle schools that feed students into these high schools.
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs).
Applications Available: April 4, 2002.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 20, 2002.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 18, 2002.
Notification of Intent To Apply for Funding: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we have a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to send, by May 6, 2002, a notification of its intent to apply for funding to the following address: email@example.com.
The notification of intent to apply for funding is optional and should not include information regarding the proposed application. Eligible applicants that fail to provide the notification may still submit an application by the application deadline.
Estimated Available Funds: $9,000,000.
Estimated Annual Range of Awards: $200,000-$500,000.
Funding of continuation awards after the initial year of funding depends on future Congressional appropriations for the program. The Administration has not requested funding for this program in its fiscal year 2003 budget proposal.
Estimated Number of Awards: 15-20.
These estimates are projections for the guidance of potential applicants. The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
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The School Dropout Prevention program, authorized under part H of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, supports effective, sustainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention and reentry programs in high schools with annual school dropout rates greater than the State average annual school dropout rate and in the middle schools that feed students into these high schools.
Each grant recipient must implement dropout prevention and reentry strategies that are scientifically based, are sustainable, and have been widely replicated. These strategies may include—
(1) Specific strategies for targeted purposes, such as—
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We strongly encourage you to submit your application to us electronically. Submission of an electronic application involves the use of the Electronic Grant Application System (e-APPLICATION, formerly e-GAPS) portion of the Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS). However, you may submit your application in paper format if you prefer.
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Who's Safe From Amazon, the Suicide Bomber of Retail?
We already know Borders was doomed by Amazon (AMZN), and Barnes & Noble (BKS) is threatened mightily, as just about any book one might want, or find at a physical book store, is available at the online retailer and often more cheaply. Best Buy (BBY), too, seems doomed and the smart analysts at William Blair in Chicago help us understand why. In a research report, the firm's Mark Miller estimated that 72% of merchandise available at best Buy is also available on Amazon. Uh-oh.
AMZN Profit Margin Quarterly data by YCharts
Of course, as it runs other retailers into the ground, Amazon loses money on many sales (hence the suicide bomber comparison), with a profit margin gone negative in the third quarter, though one would ever know it when looking at a stock chart.
So, who's safe from Amazon? Whole Foods (WFM) has only a 10% product overlap, Blair estimated, so no problem. But that's an extreme. A William Blair follow-up report just out looks at two smaller retail chains in the so-called action sports sector, skateboard seller Zumiez (ZUMZ) and Tilly's (TLYS). Their merchandise overlaps with Amazon by 27% and 25% respectively. Blair analyst Sharon Zackfia observes:
"In general, we view the Amazon risk as relatively muted in apparel relative to other categories such as hardlines or broadlines, given the importance of fit as well as the experiential nature of shopping at best-in-class apparel retailers. In addition, many apparel retailers focus largely or solely on proprietary, private-label merchandise, which greatly mitigates or eliminates any potential Amazon threat. As a result, we have consistently found in our surveys of Millennials that the vast majority of apparel purchases remain in the brick-and-mortar world."
Zackfia continues: "Within the low‐risk arena of apparel, however, we believe that Zumiez and Tilly's have above‐average exposure to Amazon given the importance of third-party brands, which generate 82% of sales at Zumiez and 69% at Tilly's. In addition, roughly 55% of sales at Zumiez and 35% of sales at Tilly's stem from non-apparel items, such as footwear, accessories, and hardgoods, which fit more easily into the Amazon paradigm." Uh-oh?
Zackfia then goes on to analyze price comparisons. Zumiez overall prices 5.6% above Amazon, Tilly's 9.3%. The pricing premiums at the little chains (Zackfia got the data off their web sites), are much smaller on apparel items and larger on accessories, especially watches (even though on watches the chains have 80% and 70.6% overlap, respectively, with Amazon. Go figure.) And there's almost no price premium to Amazon on shoes at the two chains. Zappos (now an Amazon unit) too much of a threat?
Zackfia seems less worried than we might be, viewing "the current risk to action sports retailers as relatively low when compared with the broader consumer landscape (albeit high when compared through the lens of teen retail). Teen consumers have time to spend at the mall and may lack credit cards for online buying, both positives for bricks-and-mortar retailers. Amazon, of course, is building more warehouses and adding new agreements with suppliers constantly.
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Mean-Spirited Utah Keeps Jobs From Unemployed Citizens While Compassionate Ariz. Opens Them Up
Across the border in Arizona, though, the Republican Party has resisted the worst of corporate lobbying and put unemployed citizens and legal immigrants first, constantly trying to stop unscrupulous businesses from filling jobs with illegal aliens.
This local TV newscast shows the superiority of the compassionate Arizona approach . . . .
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Channel 10 of Phoenix reported what happened when Sheriff Joe Arpaio raided a bunch of Pei Wei Asian Diners and led most of the workers there out in handcuffs because they were illegal aliens.
First, Pei Wei had to close its doors because it didn't have enough legal workers left.
Second,Finally, and triumphantly, as this newscast video so well shows, unemployed Americans created long lines to take the jobs.
How many times have you heard politicians, academic sophists and too many journalists facilely say that illegal aliens are just doing jobs Americans won't do? How many times have you heard that from a friend, co-worker or relative?
And how many times have you heard them specifically say that Americans are not going to lower themselves to wash the dishes in the restaurants you frequent?
Well, this video show all kinds of people willing to wash dishes for $8 an hour. You'll see Latino Americans say they are willing to do so. You'll see White Americans willing to do so. Young. Middle aged. One with a masters degree.
"I'm desperate," a young woman says. A middle-aged woman says if she were younger she would look for yard work but happy to wash dishes. "A job is a job," says Vince Flores, who refuses to be embarrassed about wanting a job that the elites of America sneer at.
Watch this video and renew your faith in the American people and their will to roll up their sleeves and do a job.
But in Utah, the Republican-led government has just decided that it is better to keep those kinds of Americans unemployed and keep the jobs in the hands of illegal aliens. Across America, corporate American lobbyists are pushing the "Utah Compact" as the "compassionate" way to deal with immigration. Yeah, right, compassionate to business owners who want to stiff unemployed Americans by hiring cheap illegal foreign labor.
Indiana and many other states are currently under great pressure by these Utah Compact Republicans to turn away from the compassionate immigration policies of Arizona and adopt Utah's meanspirited approach to unemployed Americans.
Wouldn't it be great in your own community to see lines of Americans like those seen in this Phoenix video, filled with hope because businesses aren't allowed to hire illegal aliens?
By clicking here, you can send a free internet fax to your own state legislators asking them to reject the Utah model and, instead, keep illegal aliens from holding jobs in your state.
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Serves: 4
29 oz can of yams
cup Butter cut into pieces
cup Lightly packed brown sugar
1 1/2
cups Marshmellows
Can crushed pineapple (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Drain yams and spread in the bottom of a baking dish. Cut the larger ones in half so the pieces are even. I use a 2-3 quart dish.
- If you want to add the pineapple go ahead and sprinkle it evenly on top of the yams.
- Take the pieces of butter and place them on top, spread out evenly.
- Now take your brown sugar and evenly spread it across the top.
- Cover with marshmallows from corner to corner evenly.
- Pace in oven aprox 20-25 Minutes or until the mallows are toasted on top, Dont let them get too brown or they will be chewy.
- Remove from oven and let cool. Lasts in the fridge for about a week and a half. Enjoy!
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Baby Inside the Blast Walls
One of the most-viewed stories today on NPR was a reporter's notebook from Baghdad correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro about a baby shower held there for another war reporter, Hannah Allam of McClatchy. Allam is five months pregnant and is one of a recent string of women war correspondents who've spent at least part of their pregnancy in Iraq. The tone of the segment was that women can do anything men can do, including cover wars, and still have the option to have children.
I covered Iraq for the New York Times for six months in 2003 and 2004. About a year or so after my last assignment ended, I had my daughter in the United States. I never went back to Iraq, an assignment that I loved. When I was in Baghdad, I knew quite a few male journalists who had kids back home, but I didn't know a single woman among the war reporters and photographers who was a mother. Later, I'd heard of a few women who'd gone for the Times, at least one of whom had older children, I think.
Allam says that she's run into criticism for her choice to keep working in Iraq while pregnant: "Yes, it's dangerous, yes, I am responsible for another life, but I don't see how it's that much different than a man who comes here while his wife is pregnant at home. You are still putting a parent at risk, you are still putting your child's future at risk."
But this is where it gets tricky. Once children are born, it is pretty much the same awfulness if their mom or their dad dies in a dangerous place. But being in a war zone while you are pregnant isn't the same as being there while your spouse at home is pregnant. If you wanted to have a child, why take such an inordinate risk being in a place that's not only dangerous, but where, as a Western reporter, you are a target?
I realize I'm edging toward the slippery slope where I might be accused of seeing Allam, or any other pregnant woman, as some kind of vessel. I also understand completely that it is her choice to keep working in Iraq, as well as it should be. But I feel like there's a drive in her comments and the story that women can and should "do it all," and having a baby shouldn't stop you. I think that's a dangerous myth. It fails to take into account that much of what is important in life involves difficult trade-offs. I think that's what's at the heart of this rash of stories about how parenthood is a recipe for unhappiness, this inability to set aside some desires, at least for a time. I've seen those men who go to war zones and leave their kids at home-I'm married to one-and the secret is they aren't doing it all, either.


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Tagicakibau leaves Wasps
Tagicakibau has made 34 appearances for Wasps during his two seasons with the club.
He scored seven tries in 21 appearances during his first season, after joining from London Irish.
"I'd like to thank Losi for the significant contribution he made to the squad during his time with Wasps," Wasps Director of Rugby Dai Young said.
"While professional sport is important, family always comes first and I'm sure I speak on behalf of everyone at the club, and for our Wasps supporters, in wishing Losi and his family the very best."
The 33-year-old wing plays international rugby for Samoa and already boast with 21 caps.
Tagicakibau confirmed the news via his Twitter account.
"It's been a tough couple of months but would like to thank everyone for the support especially Dai and the Wasps family"
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Bihar Results may impact 7th Pay Commission
A mighty push it was to the idea of the '7th Pay commission', the way things turned out in Bihar it was never ever expected, not by us but actually it wasn't expected by the Modi & Team. As we all know how the tables turned when the joint union of several parties displayed dominance over all of Modi's efforts and the B.J.P faced defeat in Bihar elections.
After announcing their magnanimous victory in the Lok Sabha Elections, B.J.P. again started paving their way to set their thrones in Delhi and Bihar, but one after the other facing the defeats in Delhi and Bihar the government says that they paid a heavy price just because of the issues they were facing regarding the employee inflation.
Talking about Inflation in particular, it refers to the movement or change in price or the consumer price index. Yes! It is agreed that there was rigorous fluctuation in the price of the saleable commodities; regarding which many ministers had a view that how will they would be able to maintain their budget with the increasing prices. The government employees never wanted to merge the 50% D.A. with the income before the implementation of the 7th pay commission.
Also, a rumour which spread out loud and was nurtured by the media was that 7th pay commission was planning to set the withdrawal age of a government employee as 30 odd years of service, or around 60 whichever comes soon. These rumours are to be proved false, as per allowing the 7th pay commission. These rumours lead to severe insecurity amongst the employees which acted against the work order of the government.
Government will implement the required considerations to the 7th pay commission after the loan allotment in expenditure plan 2016-17. Also some selected spaces are left vacant for various states which as of now are due for polls by 2016. The 7th Pay Commission setup by the Central Govt., was required to submit its report. It is something devised as per to be used for revising the pay and allowances after every 10 years of the government employees with some due modifications by the state.
The commission has had discussions with various organizations and stakeholders and hence we may see the 7th Pay Commission coming into reality by 1st January,2016.
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'C' is a letter that I can make a long list for, but I might go around again with alphabetical posting, so today I've chosen the subject of technology and artists.
And each geeky-artist thing will conveniently start with 'C'.
First, I put my portfolio back online. It's got a page at the top of this blog, but it's hosted by a portfolio service called Crevado. It's a sharp way to showcase your work, and it's free for a basic account.
Now, I just have add more to it. Bit at a time…
Second 'C' is for Corel's iPad app: Cinco. This app has done wonders for my ergonomically challenged workflow. I have a first-generation iPad and this app hasn't crashed on me yet. Rare, that. Cinco syncs with Painter and allows quick Minority Report-style access to your favorite Painter tools. Cinco adds to the functionality of my (old but lovable) art tablet and keeps my hands off the (usually pain-inducing) keyboard.
Less pain = WIN. Bonus that it's also fun.
Best way to see what Cinco does is to watch the video on Corel's site. Right now the app is free, but they'll eventually charge for it.
Entirely my opinions and no one paid/bribed me to review anything.
Ooh, wait. I have one last 'C'—a wishlist entry: the Cintiq by Wacom. Interactive pen displays. Draw right on the screen. Gorgeous things. *swoon*
As I mentioned, I have an older tablet. 12″ x 12″ Intuos. Yep, the first version. This tablet has been my friend for the last decade and I'll be crushed when it finally dies. Hopefully, it won't; maybe not ever. But if I need a new tablet, I'll be eyeing the Cintiq. Eyeing for sure—affording?—not so much!
If you're an artist: what are your favorite tools when you work digitally?
What invention do you wish for?
Silly invention wish:
I'd like a desk-hologram model similar to Princess Leia's hologram message in Star Wars, only not her but whatever figure I need for life drawing. In color, and not just human models, but everything else—from cats to dragons! Yeah.


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What to CookWeeknight Cooking
Cherry Tomato Clafoutis
- Jenny
So to be fair, dinner expectations get a little lowered when you hear your spouse scream from the kitchen: "Can I get a little help here? My clafoutis is on fire!"
But the road to culinary recovery is often difficult and fire-singed, an effort of multiple attempts and perhaps even a few tears, all in the name of perfecting a single dish. The fact is, as easy as it sounded on paper, and as excited as I was to make use of the cherry tomatoes that had popped up in my garden during my two-week vacation in the west, Cherry Tomato Clafoutis did not work out on my first try.
The egg mixture was more scrambled eggs than custard -- perhaps due to undercooking -- and had a weird metallic aftertaste -- this I cannot explain -- and the whole effort seems to lack any cohesive flavor. It was all texture -- eggy, chunky, slippery (tomatoes) -- without any real lingering pleasure. "I don't know what it wants to be," said my husband, rather sadly, as this was our first home cooked meal in weeks. (Also: I was not involving the salad, as I had none of the ingredients in my garden, which was picked over with my blessing by my housesitter, whose results are astoundingly documented here.)
I have conquered Beef Bourguignon! I have been known to take on marzipan! I would not be undone by eggs.
Back in the kitchen a few days later, I began with a fresh car ton of eggs, as much a nod to superstition as freshness. I even got some new flour. As an experiment, I cut some of the tomatoes in half, just to see if that helped. I then ran outside and grabbed my new favorite weed -- that would be basil -- and put eight or nine leaves with the tomatoes in the bottom of my oval dish. After dumping my egg mixture on, I dotted the whole thing with a hard goat cheese, rather than the soft stuff, which I thought might yield something better than the cheese blobs of the last effort.
After about 25 minutes, I turned on the broiler and finished the dish under that flame, but was distracted for a few minutes by the press release wrath of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, which led to a teeny tiny oven fire that you should NOT be worrying yourself about. Caramelized edges. Okay black.
No matter, the results were so delicious -- a firm custard that still yielded easily to my fork, succulent tomatoes with a little basil and cheese zing. My husband agreed, then added, "Um, did you just eat half a claufoutis that was meant for four?" Well, this is Washington. Everyone's interpretation of numbers is different.
Cherry Tomato Clafoutis by Meredith Shanley
Serves 4 for lunch
Cherry Tomato Clafoutis:
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup cream
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 12-14 cherry tomatoes
- 2 ounces goat cheese
Herb "Salad":
- 2 handfuls fresh basil, chiffonade
- 2 handfuls fresh parsley, rough chop
- 3 tablespoons fresh tarragon, rough chop
- 3 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- 2 (drizzles around bowl) extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 turns fresh cracked black pepper
- Preheat oven to 350, liberally butter a ceramic or glass baking dish (preferably round or oval) Ask a question about this step.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and cream. Add salt, pepper, and flour, whisk until just combined. Ask a question about this step.
- Place tomatoes into buttered baking dish, spread evenly. Pour custard mixture over top. Ask a question about this step.
- Dot with goat cheese. Bake in oven until puffed and lightly browned, about 30-35 minutes. Ask a question about this step.
- Once clafoutis is out of oven, toss together herb salad (make sure to do this at the last minute so the herbs are not wilted). Serve each slice of clafoutis topped with herb salad.
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Historic and Contemporary Award-Winning Maseratis in New York City Columbus Day Parade
Oct 11, 2010, 08:50 ET
Classic Sports and Luxury Cars Span Eight Decades in Outstanding Display of Engineering and Design
Elegant, Powerful Maserati GranTurismo Convertible to be Raffled for Charity
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A fleet of classic and contemporary Maserati sports and luxury cars will lead New York City's 66th annual Columbus Day Parade up Fifth Avenue on October 11, 2010.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101011/DC79665)
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Automotive aficionados will have an opportunity to view the cars in the Parade and to win a 2011 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible in an exclusive raffle that will benefit the scholarship programs of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, which organizes the Columbus Day Parade. To purchase tickets, call 866-860-8572 or visit www.columbusraffle.com.
Among the Maseratis to be featured in the Columbus Day Parade are the following:
- 1931 Maserati V4 Zagato
- 1953 Maserati A6GCS
- 1956 Maserati 300S
- 1960 Maserati 5000GT
- 1970 Maserati Ghibli SS
- 2010 Maserati GranTurismo Convertibles
The 2011 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible that will be raffled is currently on view in a unique exhibition in Grand Central Terminal through October 15. The Maserati GranTurismo Convertible combines exceptional performance with timeless style and craftsmanship. It is the only convertible in its class which can comfortably accommodate four adults in open air luxury. The drawing will be held at 6:00 PM on October 15 in Grand Central Terminal.
Maserati is partnering with the Columbus Citizens Foundation in the raffle of the GranTurismo Convertible in recognition and support of the Foundation's scholarship programs and of the company's own Italian heritage.
Tickets for the GranTurismo Convertible are strictly limited to 400 and cost $1,000.00 each. Please visit www.columbusraffle.com for raffle details and rules.
Proceeds of the raffle will benefit the Columbus Citizens Foundation's scholarship funds. The Foundation is a non-profit organization in New York City that provides financial aid to deserving students from the elementary school through graduate school levels and organizes events that promote Italian-American heritage and culture. In 2010, the Foundation is providing financial aid to over 600 students. The Foundation has organized New York City's Columbus Day Parade since 1929.
About Maserati and the GranTurismo Convertible
An open air compliment to the critically acclaimed GranTurismo Coupe, and Quatroporte Sedan, the all new Maserati GranTurismo Convertible has been lauded at introduction as an inspired achievement that combines timeless design, best in class roominess and pure driving pleasure in the finest Maserati tradition. In each Maserati four adults can travel in an abundance of space and handcrafted luxury, while a race-bred V8 engine and six-speed adaptive automatic transmission delivers thoroughbred performance and the unmistakable Maserati exhaust note. Produced in limited numbers, Maseratis can be found at 57 dealers across North America. Information on Maserati can be found at www.maserati.us, 1-800- My-Maserati or for press information www.media.maserati.com.
66th Annual Columbus Day Parade
Monday, October 11, 2010
11:45 AM to 3:00 PM (Approximately)
Fifth Ave. from 47th St. North to 72nd St.
Raffle of Maserati GranTurismo Convertible
October 15, 2010
Grand Central Terminal, 42nd St. and Park Ave.
Press Contacts:
Jeffrey F. Ehoodin, Public Relations Manager
Maserati North America
T. 201.816.2705, F. 201.816.2626, firstname.lastname@example.com
Andrew Decker, Andrew Decker Communications
T 212.222.4688, email@example.com
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OT - Saturday Night Drinking Thread? Commence.
My local liquor store (Discount liquor in Milwaukee area) has a manufacturer's coupon that brings a "Premium Tennessee Whiskey" to $7 from $22. So that's what I'm drinking.
Just finished watching the DVR of the Monaco Grand Prix and now I'm on to watching the Stanley Cup Finals and the Celtics-Heat game.
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Indicud is coming, and it seems like Kid Cudi is just as happy to be rapping, as were are to have him rapping again. A few weeks ago he premiered the single "Just What I Am" featuring King Chip (formerly Chip Tha Ripper) and he follows that up with "King Wizard" via Complex.
Every new Cudi premiere usually comes with a pretty enthusiastic tweet or two. This time: "mark my words, INDICUD will be the greatest album ever made. Know that I'm not lying. where will you be for the revolution?"
In July Cudi revealed some of the features we can expect on his upcoming album. "Features thus far, Kanye, Pusha, Jaden, Kendrick Lemar, Chip, Cage, got something for Hov I wanna play him, still gotta link w 50 and Banks," he revealed. "Hopefully getting in the studio soon w Ratatat, Diplo, and I gotta reach out to MGMT as well."


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You might also want to use KDE for Windows to explore KDE software still in development. For instance, running the latest version of KOffice on Windows is almost certainly easier for the average user than building it from source using CMake. The same is true of the DigiKam camera program.
Another use for KDE on Windows is to compare free utilities with Windows' proprietary ones. In most comparisons I made -- Dolphin with Windows Explorer, Konqueror with Internet Explorer, Kate with Notepad -- the KDE app was more configurable and included more features than their Windows counterparts. Admittedly, the KDE utilities are more familiar to me, and I prefer their free licenses, but seeing the two sets of utilities side by side was a strong confirmation of what I've always suspected.
With KOffice and MS Office, the comparison was not so one-sided. Even in its second version, KOffice is not as fully-featured as MS Office. But then, it has never claimed to be, and most people should find it enough for everyday purposes.
But KDE on Windows is more than a showcase of programs. If you choose, you can also run C:/Program Files/kde/bin/plasma to run the KDE 4 desktop, and run the KDE desktop instead of the Windows one. Only the task bar will remain of the original desktop, and you can press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and select explorer.exe from the Processes tab in the Windows Task Manager to rid yourself of that. You can even set the KDE desktop to run as the default desktop.
However, such steps do have the disadvantage of leaving you without a terminal. If you want to run any Windows applications, you will either have to set up a Folder View with the necessary icons, or else navigate to the executables with the file manager.
Still, the idea of shoring up Windows by running a FOSS desktop on it is an appealing one, and worth trying at least once. It may also be the surest solution available for all the annoying notifications that seem impossible to remove permanently from modern Windows desktops, regardless of how you edit the registry. Moreover, like the KDE applications, the KDE 4.2 desktop is more configurable than its Windows equivalent.
As a novelty, KDE on Windows is first-rate -- or should be, when it reaches its first stable release. I can understand, too, its appeal as an engineering feat for the developers.
All the same, a question kept occurring to me: Is there any point to such ingenuity?
Most Windows users will probably never hear of it. Of those that do, only those who are dissatisfied with Windows will try it -- and if theyre looking for alternatives, wouldn't they be more likely to try a GNU/Linux distribution than an alternative that still depends on Windows?
The only niche market I can imagine is members of the FOSS community who use Windows as part of their employment. For such people, KDE on Windows offers a familiar environment, with more customization and better performance than Windows itself. If you have to use Windows, then an alternative like KDE on Windows is definitely the route to follow. Even GNOME users are likely to prefer working in KDE to unmodified Windows.
For many of us, I suspect that KDE on Windows is something that we will try for a brief afternoon before scuttling back to GNU/Linux. But, if you have to use Windows, then maybe KDE on Windows will soon be able to relieve much of your pain.
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