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Another sign of the rise of the grow-your-own-food movement arrived in my mailbox today: I got a seed catalog — for vegetables, in June.
The Territorial Seed winter catalog includes dozens of varieties of vegetables to grow in greenhouses, hoop-houses or other season-extending apparatus. As you might expect, the catalog leans toward cool-weather crops: beets, greens, peas, cabbage, and cauliflower as well as a few varieties of greenhouse tomatoes. It also includes books on growing your own food and canning and other food-preservation equipment.
"The winter garden is the key to year-round food security," says Tom Johns, the company president in a letter in the catalog. I don't remember ever getting a vegetable catalog at this time of year, though Johns' letter says that the company has promoted winter gardening as part of its goal of "improving people's self-sufficiency" for 30 year.
The catalog speaks to the public's increasing anxiety about food cost and food safety. According to a Gallup/USA Today poll last year, 73 percent of Americans are concerned about rising food cost and an industry survey this year indicates that a similar percentage of people are worried about food safety. Admittedly, that survey came on the heels of the peanut butter recall — but the concern about food safety makes some sense. A generation ago, most people ate most meals at home, made from scratch — by someone who loved them. (Thanks for all that cooking, Mom!) Now people eat out more and eat more highly processed foods. The result is more opportunities for contamination from more sources.
Can we garden our way to food safety and security? Like some of my fellow garden bloggers, I'm dubious that people are turning to gardening out of fear of the economy or food-borne illness. New gardeners typically spend more than they save. And the idea that "the big one" is coming and we'll all be back to living off the land doesn't strike me as a positive reason to take up gardening. While some gardeners can grow a significant part of their own food, that requires skills in food preservation as well as gardening — and it helps if you live in Zone 6 or higher.
But growing some vegetables — no matter where you live or how many you grow — will increase the nutrients you get from your food and it will remarkably increase your enjoyment of it. Nothing is as wonderful as tomato and green bean salad from the garden or a big batch of pesto you made. Just picked raspberries — wow! A melon from your patch — amazing. Gardening also helps you learn new skills, understand nature better, and it gets your eyes off of screens and gives your body some fresh air. Those are great reasons to garden — no matter what the time of year.


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Published: 2004/05/29
by Mike Gruenberg
The Thrills
Rock music in the 60's served as a bridge to the development of the music we listen to today. In the middle to late 50's, Elvis led us to new vistas with his interpretation of blues based Southern music which contributed to the birth of rock n' roll. In June of 1955, Decca Records announced that "Rock Around the Clock" performed by Bill Haley & The Comets had sold over three million records in just thirteen months. That record became the first rock 'n' roll song to hit #1 and we've been exploring new types of music ever since.
Early 60's music built on the new ground broken in the 50's. In 1960, Berry Gordy established Motown, Joan Baez appeared at The Newport Folk Festival and The Ventures instrumental 'Walk, Don't Run' was a top selling record. In 1961, Bob Dylan made his performing debut in Greenwich Village at Gerde's Folk City opening for John Lee Hooker. Dylan was nineteen years old at the time. Later that year, Brian Wilson along with his brothers Carl and Dennis, with his cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine recorded their first record in Los Angeles. By 1962, the Beatles had signed with Brian Epstein; The Rolling Stones made their performing debut in July at the Marquis Club in London and Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown.
As the 60's progressed, The Beatles led the British Invasion and as a result, our ears were never treated so well. American groups like the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and CSNY soon joined their European colleagues such as Cream, Rolling Stones and Yardbirds to produce a mnge of listening pleasures. At the same time, Bob Dylan was maturing from a folk troubadour with a guitar and harmonica to a prophet spreading his gospel with an electric guitar and rock band. On the West Coast of the U.S., The Beach Boys from Hawthorne California were offering their tales of beaches, cars, sun and fun.
As the 60's drew to a close, the listening public had every conceivable choice of music on their radio. Many of those genres are still with us today in 2004. It amazes me that Mick and The Stones are still performing. It is extraordinary that the children of the fans who greeted the Beatles when they arrived in the U.S. in 1962 are enjoying the Fab Four. Soul music is still very popular. Bob Dylan's son Jakob, John Lennon's sons Sean and Julian, Ringo's son Zak are following in their fathers' footsteps as new generations embrace their music.
However, there is one type of 60's music that seemingly has not enjoyed the wide popularity today as some of the other categories I have mentioned. Tunes in the style created by Brian Wilson and Jan & Dean simply have not stood the test of time. While a Beach Boy concert even today will usually sell out, we have not been treated to any new material extolling the sun and surf in many years. How fitting was it when I was recently riding in my car on a sunny day with the sun roof open listening to my favorite FM station when a song came on that immediately made me feel like I was in a time warp listening to the latest tune inspired by Brian Wilson himself? Turns out I was listening to The Thrills, a group from Dublin, Ireland whose song transported me back in time to the sun and surf sound popularized by many a West Coast band. Who knew?
The Thrills debut album on Virgin called 'So Much for the City' is a California influenced album. Traces of the Beach Boys, Neil Young, Gram Parsons are all there subtly (and not to so subtly) between the lines. Listening to the Thrill will certainly bring you back to 60's themes such as sea, sun and surf. Locations like Santa Cruz, San Diego and Big Sur are prominently mentioned. Even the television manufactured group, The Monkees are mentioned on one of the songs. Lead singer and primary songwriter, Conor Deasy has done everything possible in this album to write tunes that will elicit memories of happy times on the beach. The album was released last November in the U.S. and as of April, sales have been close to 100,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan.
The song that piqued my interest while riding in my car on that sunny day was 'One Horse Town.' If I had to guess, this was the song that won the group their recording contract with Virgin. It is upbeat, with catchy hooks, crisp vocals and is neatly produced. It is by far, the best song on the album. Oddly, this tune is placed as the fifth cut on the album. I therefore started to listen to the album at the beginning cut, called 'Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) expecting more of the same as 'One Horse Town.' Conor's vocals and the slow tempo at the beginning of 'Santa Cruz' give way to an upbeat tune reminiscent of 'One Horse Town.' The time of the song is listed as 4:12 which was a bit surprising to me since the liner notes show that this song is comprised of just six lines. I wondered how the group would be able to extend six short lines into a four-minute song. By 3:10, this song should have been over. For the rest of the song, we hear the name 'Santa Cruz' sung over and over and over again. So much so that at the end of the song the producer yells out 'end it!' Great song, just a bit too long.
'Big Sur' the second cut on the album is another gem written by Deasy extolling the virtues of leaving the city to get to the legendary California location. Great tempo, a truly well crafted song. Continuing the 60's sun and surf theme, the band follows with 'Don't Steal Our Sun' which could easily be mistaken for a record produced in LA in 1965 and only recently discovered unreleased on a dusty shelf in the recording studio. 'Deckchairs and Cigarettes' follows. It open with a piano riff that Richard Carpenter could have easily played for his sister in the 60's. Conor seems to be uncomfortable with singing this melancholy song. Getting to 'One Horse Town' again as the fifth cut, I was happy to hear that song again. However, in playing the next offering, 'Old Friends, New Lovers' the band abandons it's sun and surf theme to switch into a C&W influenced tune, hence the Gram Parsons comparison. The rest of the album embraces this different style than the first half of the album. It's almost as if the group is trying to establish different identities. On the final cut of the album, the group is able to marry their sun and surf sound with country flair. 'Til the Tide Creeps In' is a perfect blending of all the sun and surf themes established in the first half of the album with a country kick that they established on the second half of the album. This tune is reminiscent of the Byrds 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' album.
On 'Til the Tide Creeps In' a strange thing happens. According to the timer, the song is 10 minutes long. At 5 minutes, the song seemingly ends. Approximately, 1 minute of silence then gives way to another song that is not listed and there is no explanation as to what the final four minutes of music represents. Is it a continuation or is it just filler or is it just the band having fun? Those last four minutes are an added bonus that you wouldn't know about unless you listened to the entire album. It is actually quite good.
The Thrills are appearing this summer on the Lollapalooza tour and are currently working on their second album being recorded in LA. With an expected release in 2005. I am curious to see which style they will embrace on the new album. I am also looking forward to seeing their live show.
The 60's were also the time of the 'Peace & Love' generation. Groups like the Yellow Balloon, Mamas & Papas, Sunshine Company, Turtles, Monkees, Don & The Goodtimes and Jan & Dean gave us a lighter side of music as opposed to the heavier rock being turned out by groups described as having a psychedelic sound. Short, snappy chords played on an organ with a simple beat punctuated by a rhythm guitar with crisp four part harmonies backed a 2 to 3 minute song extolling the virtues of love, gone good or bad, happy times, fast cars, surf, peace, sunsets and flowers as the recurring themes. The music was fun, it was light and it won no awards for depth. Yet, many of us bought those records and went to the concerts.
Forty years later, I'm riding in my car listening to my FM station of choice and I hear a song by a group that sounds like I was in a time warp. It's the 60's again listening to a band from Ireland called The Thrills.

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With brilliant careers as a prosecutor and a legal analyst for national television shows like "The Nancy Grace Show" and "HLN After Dark" on the HLN network, Latonia P. Hines manages to stay grounded and close to her roots here in Gainesville.
With brilliant careers as a prosecutor and a legal analyst for national television shows like "The Nancy Grace Show" and "HLN After Dark" on the HLN network, Latonia P. Hines manages to stay grounded and close to her roots here in Gainesville, where she grew up and her family still lives.
Hines, 37, can be seen providing on-air commentary and legal analysis for "HLN After Dark" on current legal matters and criminal investigations. HLN is a channel of the Atlanta-based Cable News Network, or CNN. Recently, Hines served as one of the legal analysts of the HLN coverage of the Martin MacNeill trial, the Utah doctor convicted of murder and obstruction in the 2007 death of his wife.
Hines also provided commentary and legal analysis for "The Nancy Grace Show" during coverage of the Trayvon Martin trial. Trayvon was the unarmed 17-year-old teen shot to death in 2012 in Sanford by George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty.
Hines said being an on-air analyst requires that she stay current on legal cases because she could be called at a moment's notice to weigh in on cases.
On a lighter side, Hines also appeared in the Nov. 17 episode of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" as a friend of Phaedra Parks, a regular on the show. "Real Housewives of Atlanta" airs at 7 p.m. on Sundays on Bravo.
Hines is the oldest of four children of Andrew Jackson Hines Sr. and Patricia Hines. Her grandmother, Ola Mae Hines, now deceased, was a direct descendant of a survivor of the Rosewood Massacre, where the Levy County town was destroyed and some black residents killed following accusations made by a white woman resident.
Latonia Hines said she is proud to have been one of the first recipients of the state of Florida Rosewood Memorial Scholarship.
She said the Hines family has been members of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in northeast for more than 50 years. However, Hines and her mother are members of Redeeming Faith & Anointing Church in southeast Gainesville.
Hines said she comes home to Gainesville regularly.
"I come home to Gainesville once a month," said Hines. "My family means everything to me."
Hines was admitted recently into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. She is a senior prosecutor for the Cobb County Solicitor's General office in Marietta, Ga., and an adjunct professor of law at Kennesaw State University. She also has served as a private defense attorney in the Atlanta law firm of Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers LLP and as a paralegal in the Asset Forfeiture Division of the United States Attorney General office in the Northern District of Georgia.
Hines graduated from the University of Florida Levin School of Law in 1999 at the age of 23 and holds a bachelor's degree in political science, also from UF.
She enjoys participating in the Atlanta Bar Association's "A Courthouse Line" series, which is an all-lawyer song-and-dance fundraiser for the Atlanta Bar Foundation.
Hines said her success is a product of hard work and knowing early on what she wanted to accomplish.
"There is no success without work," said Hines. "No matter what obstacles come your way, you have to have determination and discipline and enough faith. And you have to be cognizant that what you do has consequences."


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Former NFL RB Brian Mitchell on Victor Cruz's Comments About Norman: 'He is About to Get His Ass Lit Up'
On Wednesday, New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz had some choice words for Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman after he got paid this offseason and wasn't primarily covering Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown on Monday Night Football.
"Especially if he calls himself – I don't call him this, he calls himself – the best corner in the league, then you have to cover the best receivers on the other team," Victor Cruz said Wednesday after practice. "Going in I thought he was going to follow AB all over the place but he didn't so it is what it is. He made his choice."
"It's always his choice," Cruz said. "He can go to the powers that be and say 'Hey, I want to cover this guy.' And if they say no, if maybe he did that and they said no, then I'll have to eat my words. But for the most part you can go and make that request I'm sure."
Enter former Redskin running back-turned-media personality, Brian Mitchell.
Those comment got back to Mitchell, and he had to address them on Thursday during his show on ESPN 980.
"Cruz is about to get his ass lit up," Mitchell went on. "Just believe what I'm saying. See the one thing about it is, if someone means absolutely nothing to you and you think they're trash, you don't discuss 'em. You understand? When people call in here some days and say some craziness, whatever, cool. People say stuff on Twitter, Facebook, cool, whatever. They don't make a damn bit of difference in my life.
"So if someone is on another team and you're that concerned about them, how in the hell can you be getting ready for your own performances and your team?" Mitchell asked. "It makes no sense. You know, all of these players today, they're more about drama than performance. Look, Josh Norman played in the Super Bowl last year. They lost it, but there were a lot of guys that didn't play in the Super Bowl. Victor Cruz can't even stay on the field long enough.
"So my whole thing is Josh, whenever they are constantly talking about you, I have never seen nobody talk trash and hate on somebody that's a piece of crap. They always hate on the good ones. The damn good ones they hate on. So let's get it straight. Jesus, they hated on him. And he was a great one. Whenever somebody talks about you, you know what, smile, pat yourself on the chest or on the back and say thank you fool, that means I'm doing something right."
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Elmhurst Releases New £2 Pay-per-click Floor Plan Software
Elmhurst Energy have just launched a new version of their floor plan software, built for Windows devices. Our Sketch software has been developed from various user suggestions, and makes building a professional floor plan quick and easy.
Most importantly, it's pay per click. Rather than pay a one off monthly fee, you'll only pay for the plans you create. We're offering a competitive price per plan of just £2.
Also accompanying the launch of our new floor plan software is the Sketch Zone which provides an ideal area for you to view and manage your submitted floor plans, all in one location. This zone also provides an option for users to link submitted floor plans with existing RdSAP assessments for uploading to Elmhurst's Evidence.
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Dec 23, 2008
Enticing Subject Lines Are Not Enough
I've been sending email newsletters for about 7 years now. I'm no longer worried about my open and click rates. You kind of find your stride after your first few dozen emails. Writing effective subject lines, doing A/B testing, finding your best day to send—that stuff just comes naturally over time.
The thing I find most challenging now is writing salutations and using my 250 pixels of preview pane space to entice subscribers to actually scroll down and read my emails.
Here are some tricks I'm playing around with, and some nice examples from other MailChimp users…
Here's what I mean. I had to send a very important email announcement recently, to my most "active" MailChimp customers (here's what it looked like).
It had 2 important items. First, I wanted people to know that we were planning some server downtime in January. So this was an early "heads-up" about that.
Second, we really, really wanted users to take our end-of-2008 feedback survey. The survey was more urgent to me than the downtime announcement, since the downtime's not happening for another month or two. But you don't start a "system alert" email with a fluffy survey link. So you start with the important server stuff, and you put the survey stuff below it.
Now, I know my readers.
Most would open my email, read the first paragraph about the server downtime, then immediately hit reply to ask me questions (thereby neglecting the entire 2nd paragraph about the survey).
So I tried to really emphasize the point that there are TWO really important things.
Entice With Numbers and Bulletpoints
Here's my 250 pixel preview box of that campaign:
Notice that in my pre-header (the tiny text above my logo), I talk about a "big announcement" plus a quick survey. Using that pre-header space is a trick I learned from Lisa Harmon over at the EEC Blog.
Below the logo, in my salutation, I don't even bother with any "Dear FNAME," stuff. Sometimes that's good to do, but in my case, I need to emphasize "2 quick things…" more than anything else.
Then, in my body text, I start off with the number 1). I figure if people see a 1), they'll assume there must be a 2) somewhere down below.
See how much thought I put into a stupid 250 pixel box? And people in the office wonder why I take so long to send newsletters. It takes a lot of work squeezing attention-getting stuff into that space.
Here are some examples from other MailChimp users that I've stumbled upon…
Another numbers example…
Neil Corman Photography recently use MailChimp's RSS-to-email tool to send his readers a new photo everyday for 30 days (automatically, whenever he updated his blog). Then, he sent a newsletter (here's the archive link) asking readers to vote for their fav photo:
Great idea to include the "thirty days" in giant letters, and including "your vote…" makes me want to scroll down to look at the options.
Entice With Tips
My accountant recently asked me for some help with her email's salutation. She was sending her annual, "Please read this so that doing your taxes this year won't be such a pain in the you-know-what" email newsletter.
She was spending far too much time worrying about how to "personalize" the salutation with an FNAME.
I recommended she get the words "tips" and "2008" and "2009" as high as possible:
In retrospect, I probably should have recommended something more like:
If I got an email from my accountant with "Important 2008 tax…" peeking out from my preview pane, I'd open it. Fast.
Entice with Humor
The folks at Aviary (super powerful tool, like Photoshop in your browser) sent a campaign from MailChimp that started off like this:
Woohoo! would get my attention, and entice me to scroll (if the talking toucan didn't already).
Entice with a Table of Contents (and ninjas)
Mozilla Firefox sends a newsletter that always starts with an "In this issue" table of contents at the start:
Assuming their readers are a little more tech-savvy, they probably appreciate a list that they can skim.
Here's an archive of Mozilla's actual email newsletter. It did its job for me. I skimmed through and clicked on the items that mattered to me: mobile, QA community, and videos.
Now, I happened to watch some of the Firefox videos, and noticed that they include ninjas. Shame on Mozilla for not saying, "New Firefox Videos (Ninjas included)." Missed opportunity. :-)
So long as you're sending permission based emails, and so long as you've found your stride in sending decent, useful content, you're going to have a pretty stable open rate over time. Your loyal readers will open. The trick is getting busy subscribers to open AND actually read all your content.
If anybody out there has any other tips for enticing readers to scroll (and would like to be showcased on this blog), comment below.


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Futuremark working on Time Spy Extreme benchmark
4K DirectX 12 benchmark coming on October 11
Futuremark said that it will soon release its newest 4K DirectX 12 benchmark, the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme.
Futuremark's 3DMark gets Vulkan API support
With all new Vulkan API overhead test
The latest v2.3.3663 update for Futuremark's 3DMark benchmarking utility includes several improvements, bug and compatibility fixes but, more importantly, adds Vulkan support to the API Overhead feature test.
Futuremark preparing new Vulkan and DX12 benchmarks
To be revealed at CES 2017
It appears that Futuremark will reveal a couple of new tests that will be a part of its 3DMark benchmark and take advantage of both DirectX 12 as well as Vulkan API.
Brings Async Compute, explicit multi-GPU and multi-threading
Futuremark has now officially released its new Time Spy benchmark, an upgrade which adds the new DirectX 12 test to the 3DMark benchmarking software.
Alleged AMD Polaris 10 benchmarks show up
Close to Radeon R9 Fury
AMD should officialy unveil its first Polaris GPU architecture based graphics card at Computex 2016 but now we have first alleged 3DMark performance figures for both Polaris 10 graphics cards.
Alleged Geforce GTX 1080 3DMark results leak
Impressive overclocking and higher scores than Titan X
Just a couple of days before the official reviews are scheduled to appear online, we have some of the first alleged 3DMark scores of the Geforce GTX 1080, as well as some overclocking results, showing that the GTX 1080 is not only well ahead of GTX Titan X, GTX 980 Ti and Radeon R9 Fury X but also has an impressive overclocking potential.
Futuremark rolls out new 3DMark update
Coming with VRMark preview, new UI and some improvements
Futuremark has released a newest update for its 3DMark benchmark suite which adds a new user interface, includes a couple of other improvements and comes with a preview for the upcoming VRMark benchmark.
AMD reveals first Radeon Pro Duo performance figures
Faster than GTX Titan Z
The official press slides for the recently announced Radeon Pro Duo graphics card also brought the first performance figures from 3DMark FireStrike benchmark where the new dual-GPU graphics card is significantly faster than the GTX Titan Z.
Futuremark releases new 3DMark Holiday Beta version update
With new 3DMark UI and VRMark preview
Futuremark has released the new 3DMark Holiday Beta update for its 3DMark benchmarking software which brings both a new UI for 3DMark as well as a preview for the upcoming VRMark benchmark.
Vince K|NGP|N Lucido pushes EVGA GTX 980 Ti to 2200MHz
EVGA GTX 980 Ti K|NGP|N Edition breaks three more records
Vince "K|NGP|N" Lucido has broken three 3DMark World single card records by pushing the EVGA Geforce GTX 980 Ti K|NGP|N Edition to 2200MHz for the GPU on LN2.


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A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling act is going nowhere, they're almost broke and they have to do something to get them back on top or they'll really be in trouble. They decide to put their young son in the act in hopes of attracting some new attention. The boy turns out to be a major talent, audiences love him and the act is on its way to the top. That's when an organization whose purpose is to stop children from performing on stage shows up, and they're dead set on breaking up the act.
Directed by: James V. Kern
Starring: Jack Carson, Ann Sothern, Robert Alda
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A quick reference guide to get you going with Angular development. It uses Angular v4 with TypeScript.
Learn some effective error handling strategies that you can use in your .NET projects.
Learn how Behavior Driven Development (BDD) works with a real-world example of how to use it.
Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) in C# using SOLID principles, with challenges and solutions.
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In the previous articles, we have discussed How to create CUIT by using CUIT Builder, How to create CUIT by converting manual to automated and Variations and Editing with CUIT. In this article, we will discuss how existing CUIT can be converted to take up data from any Data Source.
We will use existing CUIT which records actions for Windows Application. This is a part of Employee Management System's Windows functionality. The HR person can add, modify and view employees in the organization. This application involves Login form which requests for User Name and Password. After a successful login, the HR can view the Employee's record by entering EmployeeId. This id is given as a constant value (while recording) which we will pick up from various data sources, by adding the DataSource attribute to the test method.
Following are the methods created for the application under test.
Let us see how to data bind the Coded UI Test step by step.
Step 1: Select the CUIT named CUITWinApp from the Test View. Test View can be seen from Test – Windows and Test View Option. Select the method and select properties for the method, Click on the ellipse button for the property of Data Connection String
Step 2: Clicking on the button automatically starts the New Data Source Wizard for us where we can select Data Provider from a table, .csv file or .xml file as can be seen from the screenshot.
Step 3: Let us connect to a table from SQL Server with following Employee data in it:
Step 4: Select Database from the wizard and click on the Next button. Click on 'New Connection' and provide the following details.
Step 5: Now what remains to select is the table name which is having the required data.
Step 6: Now that the data binding is done, we can see the attributes added to the test method.
Observe the TestMethod attribute remains as it. Along with it, we can view the DataSource, DataAccessMethod getting added. The provider complete connection string with table name and the data access method can be seen. The data access method can either be sequential or random.
Now when we execute this CUIT, it will get executed as many number of times as there are records in the table (3 in our case). The data access can also be random. The DataRow from TestContext can point to the column number as shown or the column name in quotes.
Step 7: Now that the connection string is provided, we will have to specify that the data is coming from the Data Source and not as a constant value which was recorded with CUIT Builder. With every method added using CUIT Builder, a method with "Params" as ending word gets automatically added. This is the method which will be helpful. We will need to make the following change as shown below. With this code snippet, we can view the column name instead of column index.
Step 8: Now we will execute the CUIT from the Test View after refreshing the view. The Test Results window is as shown below:
The details of test run are as shown below:
Here all the 3 iteration can be seen as passed.
Step 9: We will now create a .csv file and repeat the process. We will have to first add the file to the solution and provide data to it. We will add a New Item to the solution, select text file, specify the extension as .csv and enter the following data
Step 10: Select the method in Test View and change the Data Connection String property. The data source wizard now is connected to the .csv file
Step 11: Once the connection string is changed, we need to change the value for the column name in the code. Here instead of the column name, the index is used. The complete code snippet looks like the following:
The DataSource attribute now points to the .csv file and also the name of the file can be seen.
Step 12: On executing ,we get result as failed, as one of the record entries is not available in the table. The detailed test result displays that the test failed for one record
Step 13: Similarly the data can be obtained from an XML file after creating the file and adding it to the current solution. We just need to change the data connection string for the xml data later.
Conclusion: In this article, we discussed how a normal Coded UI Test can be converted to Data Driven Coded UI Test. We also discussed various data sources which can be used to provide data to the test method.


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At this time (January 22, 2017) we have a very nice Requinto with Spruce face and Palo Escrito body made in Mexico by M.T. Navarro Alvarez.
This fine requinto has a solid Spruce soundboard, Palo Escrito back and sides, cocobolo fingerboard and bridge, 51mm nut width, 550mm scale, 110mm body depth at base (this is standard for Mexican Requinto as opposed to requintos made in Spain which have a body depth of 100mm and therefore a different sound). It has a 3.2mm string height at 12th fret for 6th string and 2.8mm string height at 12th fret for 1st string. 2mm bone is still protruding above the wood of the saddle, white dot at 7th fret on side of fingerboard. I have personally done the fret refinement and set-up of this requinto. Price with hardshell case and extra strings: $1195 FOB Anacortes, Washington.
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This is how YouTube heroes are born! Andrew Meyer, a student at the University of Florida, seemed to be looking for trouble when he asked a friend to video him at a Sen. John Kerry campus forum. After being granted approval to ask a question, but refused to give up the microphone when his questions grew more provocative. A campus officer stepped in who then tasered Meyer. The camera rolled throughout, and the next YouTube star was born. The U of F president called the incident "regretful" and placed the two officers on paid leave. As a University of Florida alum, all I can say is, go Gators!


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Free Android Apps, Games and Books Celebrate Google Play Birthday
Free Android Apps, Games and Books Celebrate Google Play Birthday is a post by Cory Gunther from Gotta Be Mobile.
Earlier this week we started hearing chatter about Google offering games, apps, movies, books, magazines and more all for free or heavily discounted on the Google Play Store. The reason for the deals is to celebrate a birthday.
Today the Google Play Store turns two years old. Originally known as the Android Market, which has been around for more than a few years, the redesigned and improved Google Play Store is celebrating its second birthday today by giving the millions and millions of Android users a few deals worth checking out.
Starting today in the US and elsewhere users will find an assortment of decent deals on apps, games, movies, books, magazines, and everything else available from the Google Play Store. From heavily discounted apps and books, to free albums from top artists in the US and more.
Like last year, and other birthdays, Google will likely be switching these out almost every day and offering new and exciting deals all week long. One worth looking at is QuizUp, an excellent game for trivia fans.
This isn't quite as good as the week-long $0.10 cent deals Google's offered in years past, but there's still plenty of apps or music worth checking out. Some may not seem like deals, but there's exclusive in-app purchase deals in a few games and magazine subscriptions, so check them out.
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The venerable Montgomery Ward catalog , with origins dating back to 1872, will soon be back in the mail. It's new owner — Monroe, WI-based multititle mailer Swiss Colony — plans to drop a new Montgomery Ward catalog in the mail by spring.
Montgomery Ward had been owned by multititle mailer Direct Marketing Services Inc. Midwest Catalog Brands, a subsidiary of Swiss Colony, purchased the bulk of DMSI's assets for $15.5 million during a public auction last August.
Swiss Colony President John Baumann says the 116-page Montgomery Ward catalog will be printed in February and should be received in home by early to mid-March. "We're hoping for three to four drops per year."
Circulation of the revived book will be limited to buyers and some promotions, Baumann explains. Any changes to the book? "A general upgrade of merchandise offerings and appearance of catalog," he says. "Long term, if we want to grow the business, a successful catalog – one that can support itself – is very important."
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In Time With You: How are the stars doing in their real-life romances?
What's been happening to In Time with You's leading stars Ariel Lin, Bolin Chen, Andrea Chen, and Sunny Wang? The award-winning Taiwanese romance drama became such a hit that it was even remade into a Korean version (The Time That I Loved You, 7000 Days) recently. Let's catch up with these stars' real life romances.
1. Bolin Chen - The handsome star is still known as "Da Ren Ge" (similar to Da Ren Oppa) by In Time with You's forever fans. Bolin had a confirmed girlfriend a few years ago but is now single and available. The hot actor is turning 32 on August 27.
He posted this enticing photo on August 20 for Chinese Valentine's Day, known as 7-7 based on the lunar calendar.
He was recently linked to Ha Ji Won (star of The Time That I Loved You, 7000 Days) because of very similar posts to their social media accounts. Both sides have publicly denied the possible relationship, saying the two stars have only met in person once. It's quite interesting too that the latest (confirmed) news reported that Bolin is studying hard at Korean.
Actually, the reason that Bolin Chen is studying Korean is for his new movie with Korean actress Son Ye Jin, Bad Guys Always Die, to be released in October 2015.
2. Ariel Lin - Ariel was in a steady relationship with her non-celebrity boyfriend who patiently waited for her for many years. They finally married in a wedding full of traditional fanfare in Taiwan on Christmas Eve in Taipei, Taiwan last year.
(Guess who else was standing next to the bride?)
Here's what she posted for Chinese Valentine's Day:
Ariel continues to be very busy. Her new movie, Another Woman, will be released in October. In Time with You fans should be excited to know that she and Bolin Chen are co-starring in a new Chinese movie, Go Lala Go 2. Here's a photo posted by Ariel showing her reuniting with Bolin Chen:
Ariel has said that she will work hard at making her long-distance marriage work. Her husband lives in Los Angeles, and Ariel has from time to time been spotted by lucky fans in California.
3. Andrea Chen - The lovely model-actress played Maggie, who wanted to find a boyfriend based on a set of criteria. For her debut performance as an actress, she successfully made In Time with You fans resent her character's attempt to date Bolin Chen's Li Da Ren.
The very likable 27-year-old actress just completed I'm Sorry, I Love You (aka My Ghost Friend,) a fantasy romance comedy series co-starring Jasper Liu (When I See You Again) as one of her two leading men.
In real life, Andrea said that it's difficult for her to date, not that she hasn't tried. Whenever her date notices the paparazzi, it's usually the last she'll see him. Her career has been on the rise ever since In Time with You, so she's probably too busy to worry about her dating life, but come on, let's hope a guy will work up the courage to date the beautiful Andrea.
4. Sunny Wang - It was no doubt that Sunny's enigmatic character helped inject the critical tension to In Time with You. Known as a "Diva Killer" for years because of his string of romances with beautiful and popular actresses, Sunny is no longer available because he got engaged to 29-year-old singer Dominique "Dizzy Dizzo" Cai.
Sunny's engagement came as a surprise because it arrived just a short time after his surprise breakup from his co-star from the Chinese version of We Got Married.
Sunny and Dominique had actually dated before for 2 years. Sunny revealed that when he met Dominique again after 8 years, they chatted about their dreams and both dreamed of seeing whale sharks in the deep sea. That's when Sunny realized Dominique was his true soulmate. Dominique also admitted she had never forgotten Sunny. They plan to be married by the end of the year. According to the latest report, they have already decided on when and where, but Sunny said he is letting Dominique decide on the announcement. How sweet!
Best wishes for these beloved stars in their real-life romance.
However, fans probably wouldn't mind if Bolin Chen will stay single and available for a while. What do you think?
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What do hospitals, librarians, jujitsu and llamas, have in common?
Ask Aimee Machado, a hospital librarian who specializes in forensics, holds a black belt, and lives in her grandparents' llama barn. She's half Chinese, half Portuguese, and all about solving mysteries involving Timbergate Medical Center. Humor and romance are icing on the cake in these amateur sleuth stories.
"Love, Love, Love your books!!! Having grown up in Northern California, it is so refreshing to read a mystery that takes place in our own "Neck of the Woods." The reader feels like they're actually in the story. The scenery is unique and characters are so real, you feel like they could be living down the street. Each chapter is more mesmerizing than the last. Sharon St. George has managed to write a mystery series like no other. You'll never look at your hospital the same way again… " ~ A Northern California Reader|
SPINE DAMAGE – Book four in the Aimee Machado Mystery series.
Released May 15, 2017
A young Portuguese-speaking man turns up at Timbergate Medical Center with a
bullet lodged in his spine. Aimee Machado's mother, a medical interpreter who is visiting Timbergate from the Azores, learns the patient's name is Paulo Ferrera. He says he's searching for his little sister, fifteen-year-old Liliana, who has gone missing from their home in the Azores. But why did his search bring him five thousand miles to a hospital in Northern California? Before he can say more, he is whisked away for emergency surgery. The bullet is removed, but he lapses into a coma and doctors are not sure he will survive. Aimee and her pilot boyfriend, Nick Alexander, fly Aimee's parents home to the Azores, where they question Paulo's parents. They are told that the missing girl sneaked away to a party on a mysterious superyacht that no one can locate or identify. The day after the party, the yacht had vanished and so had Liliana. Now there are two crimes to solve, and they seem related. One is the shooting of Paulo Ferrera, the other is the apparent abduction of his little sister, Liliana. Nick and Aimee discover clues that take them from the Azores to the San Francisco Bay Area, but what is the connection to Timbergate Medical Center? When they discover the shocking truth about Liliana's disappearance, their efforts to find her become a desperate race against time.
In "Spine Damage", author Sharon St. George once again demonstrates her mastery of the genre with this fourth title in her outstanding 'Aimee Machado Mystery' series. While unreservedly recommended for community library Mystery/Suspense collections, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of dedicated mystery buffs in general, and Sharon St. George fans in particular, that "Spine Damage" is also available in a Kindle format ($4.95).
– Midwest Book Review
4½ stars: "For readers seeking a well-written mystery with just a hint of romance, Spine Damage is guaranteed to satisfy! Ms. St. George does a wonderful job of including all the pertinent details while throwing a bit of fun and Portuguese culture into the mix. The romance is sweet and Aimee and Nick are beautifully developed characters who make a wonderful couple. There are many well-researched crime and medical details which lend authenticity to the novel."
"Readers who enjoy detailed world and character building with sweet romance will thoroughly enjoy Spine Damage."|
—Claudette Melanson for InD'Tale Magazine
Sharon St. George brings strong prose, with vivid details and dedication to the mystery. Spine Damage is intelligently written, with a literary quality to the storytelling, and driven characters. The side characters are well-defined and spring the plot forward, with every scene counting. The case is at the center of the plot, but Aimee's life isn't sidelined. Her daily struggles, work, and family are a large part of what helps her put details together. Aimee is a delightful narrator, full of heart, and is driven not to simply solve the case, but to find answers and justice. The mystery is real, riveting and challenging as Aimee puts forth every effort not to give up. The action keeps you guessing until the very end. A compelling read for any mystery lover!
—Reviewed by Liz Konkel for Readers' Favorite
Spine Damage is now available for purchase from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Or you can request it at a bookstore near you!
Book Club Discussion Questions
1. Do you enjoy reading mysteries set partially in exotic foreign locations?
2. Would your teenage daughter our granddaughter develop a greater sense of personal responsibility for her safety, both onlne and in person, by reading this book?
3. Do you enjoy reading about what goes on behind the scenes regarding the doctors who are permitted to admit and treat hospital patients?
4. Does the topic of continuing education for doctors as portrayed in this book make you feel more confident in your hospital?
5. How often do you visit a library, either in person or online, to acquire accurate information on any topic?
6. Were you aware that hospitals have libraries and that there are librarians who specialize in health sciences and in forensics?
Breach of Ethics – Book 3 Released May 1, 2016
Ten-year-old piano prodigy Natasha Korba
survives a burst appendix thanks to the skill of her surgeon Dr. Gavin Lowe and the blood transfusion he ordered despite her parents' objections. At a meeting of the Timbergate Medical Center's Ethics Committee the following day, administrator Jared Quinn asks Lowe to justify ordering the transfusion. Angered by the request, Lowe takes a punch at Quinn. Meeting facilitator Aimee Machado uses jujitsu to take Lowe to the floor. When Lowe's body is found shot to death in Quinn's locked office the next morning, both Quinn and Aimee become suspects.
It takes Aimee's brother, Harry, her sometimes boyfriend Nick Alexander, and a few friends with special talents to help police crack the case before Aimee becomes the next victim.
"Once again this author brings to life an enthralling mystery with a fine attention to detail and delightful background on the main character's family members. The mystery itself is a fascinating series of twists and turns. The bit of insight into the training of llamas is enjoyable."
–RT Magazine
" . . . I had no idea of what a forensic librarian did. Now, thanks to Ms. St. George, I know. Wow. And Aimee Machado is an even more interesting character so . . . watch out all your chores will go unattended because you will want to read. The characters are all unique and each claim your attention. "Breach of Ethics" is a clever murder mystery, loaded with twists and turns and red herrings that will leave you guessing all the while you are flipping pages to find out what happens next. Ms. St. George has provided us with an action-filled thriller which propels Aimee Machado, and us, to the end in this exciting mystery that leaves you wanting more. I am already looking forward to the next book in this series from this very talented author."
–Vic's Media Room
Another riveting mystery from the pen of Sharon St. George, "Breach of Ethics" clearly demonstrates the author's total mastery of the genre. Very highly recommended for community library Mystery/Suspense collections, it should be noted for dedicated mystery buffs that "Breach of Ethics" is also available in a Kindle edition. Also very highly recommended are the first two Aimee Machado mystery novels: "Due for Discard" and "Checked Out."
–Jack Mason, Reviewer ~ Midwest Book Review
Checked Out – Book 2 – Released October 1, 2015
Rodeo cowboy Cody O'Brien sneaks away from Timbergate Medical Center the night before his scheduled surgery. Before dawn, he is found fatally wounded in his horse trailer. Aimee's colleague and friend, Cleo Cominoli, suspects the woman urologist scheduled to do Cody's surgery is somehow mixed up in his death. Cleo's fiancé is scheduled for surgery by the same woman. She pleads with Aimee to help her investigate before her intended becomes another victim. It soon becomes obvious there are many who benefit from the cowboy's death, and Aimee once again needs the help of her ex-boyfriend Nick Alexander to discover the truth.
An exceptionally engaging mystery thriller from beginning to end . . . Checked Out is a deftly crafted novel that will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections. – Mary Cowper for Midwest Book Review
Number two in a series is always a challenge for an author, especially after a successful launch. Sharon St. George shows that she can keep up the momentum established in Due for Discard with her enterprising amateur sleuth, Aimee Machado. – New York Review of Books
Sharon St. George has created an absorbing mystery of family betrayal, medical intrigue, and three highly interwoven mysteries. – Tracy Weber, Agatha Award nominated author of the Downward Dog Mysteries.
St. George's latest Aimee Machado book is filled with twists and cleverly plotted. Her obvious knowledge of the medical world and human relations provides a satisfying page turner. – Sasscer Hill, Agatha and Macavity Award nominated author


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It's rumoured that recently divorced Sir Salman Rushdie has found someone to smooth the rumpled feathers of his ego — in the shape of the lovely 27-year-old Riya Sen. 61-year-old Sir Salman, who was voted the best-ever Booker Prize winner for Midnight's Children, met Riya at a nightclub in Mumbai, a little after his divorce from model Padma Lakshmi. He's been wooing her ever since.
Riya is being a little cagey about the relationship. "We get on really well but we are just friends. I met him through a family friend. I have spoken to him a few times. I think when you are Salman Rushdie, you must get bored with people who always want to talk to you about literature. We did not talk about any of that," she was quoted as saying. I wonder what they did talk about? Whatever it may have been, it was enough for Sir Salman to invite Riya to visit him in New York.
Four times married Sir Salman has said he doesn't believe in marriage as an institution. "It's strange, given that I've been married four times but I actually don't think marriage is necessary. Girls like it, especially if they've never been married before — it is the dress. Girls want a wedding, they don't want a marriage," he said, somewhat naively for a Booker Prize winner.
Life has not always been easy for Salman. A long-standing fatwa issued by the Ayatollah Khomeini forced him into protective hiding for nearly ten years following the publication of The Satanic Verses because it was felt that the book mocked aspects of Islam.
Riya comes from a tradition of great actors. Her grandmother was top Bengali actress Suchitra Sen and her mother Moon Moon Sen. Her sister, of course, is Raima Sen. Within the industry, Riya is seen as being on the outrageous wing of the Bollywood milieu, being famous for posing semi-nude in a calendar and kissing on screen. Riya has trained in kathak, kickboxing and belly-dancing and is an active charity worker, campaigning on behalf of World Children's Week and in favour of Aids Awareness. Her movie career finally looks set to take off having recently caught the eye in Heyy Babyy!


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Make sure you keep an eye for small ads too. Local papers and recruitment agencies often carry mystery shopping ads. You should be looking for ones you'll get the most out of, whether that's the pay you receive for jobs you do, or freebies you get from the places you inspect. It should never cost you to join – they should be paying you for the work you do.
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You'll have to sign up to the cashback site, which should be free. If it's not, avoid it. Then simply log on and search for the online retailer you want to buy from, such as Argos or Tesco Direct. If it's listed, click the cashback site's link to visit that company. Your visit is then tracked. If you buy something, an amount is put into your get paid to shop site account once the transaction's processed. You can then withdraw this once it arrives in your cashback account, which can take a few weeks, or even months. For some cashback sites, you need to reach a set threshold before withdrawing.
This is a common system, used by sites that send people through from comparison results, unique content or using links on advertising promotions. Cashback sites simply drive traffic by giving their users some of the money they're paid.
The technology's simple. Ready-made paying links are available from 'links warehouses'. Big get paid to shop sites also have direct relationships, which means they can offer a wider range of providers, earn more or negotiate their own exclusive deals.
Sometimes your cashback can go walkies because the retailer site can't trace your visit back to the cashback site. To prevent this from happening, clear your cookies. A cookie is a small packet of information a website saves on your computer so that it can remember you details, preferences and so on. Get paid to shop sites use cookies in order to track your visit to the retailer sites, however sometimes they can clash with your existing cookies. Clear them all and start afresh before you visit your cashback site.
You can always sign up for multiple get paid to shop sites in order to get the best deals but be warned, most sites have a minimum threshold you must reach before you can withdraw your cash, so it may not be wise to spread yourself too thin.
Finally, check which sites offer bonus credit for signing-up or referring a friend. The big boys (i.e. Top Cashback and Quidco) don't offer a sign-up bonus at the time of writing. No braina and some of the slightly smaller sites do, so shop around!
This way you can show them that you are serious about your SoundCloud following and actively working on your music career. If someone comes to your profile and sees that you haven't put up anything in a long time, they will leave in an instant.
Don't think you have to write long, detailed descriptions. At least one or two sentences should do it. At first you will probably find it boring, hard or even awkward, but being able to write and talk about your music will help you a lot in the long run.
Extra things you can add are purchase links (Bandcamp, iTunes, Google Play etc.), album/mixtape name, genres, social links of the artists featured, website link, release dates, tour dates, and others. The description should be relevant to the respective upload and helpful/interesting for your followers, so keep them in mind when writing it.
The most important thing to remember when you upload any of your songs on this social network is to increase SoundCloud plays for that. You would be shocked to know that most people upload their music and then just hope that people will come across it which does not work due to the high volumes of new artists signing up everyday. This is a network that allows you to reach out to an unlimited amount of people so with the right guidance you will be able to increase SoundCloud plays within a short period of time. The more plays you have, the more likes, comments, re posts and downloads you will receive so you need to do what you can to get SoundCloud plays for the tracks you are uploading to your profile.


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Solution offerings range from value add in-vehicle wifi/internet access for fleets to mission critical communications to Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Key safety scenarios we address include: driver verification, hours of service and behavior; lone worker monitoring; live GPS route mapping and speed and aggressive driving notifications.
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One fully integrated solution ensures accuracy and consistency of data reporting as well as overall cost reductions for system acquisition, implementation and ongoing administration and maintenance. It includes the industry's simplest to operate, most flexible to implement and most affordable E-Log solution fully compliant with FMCSA final ruling and Canadian DOT ruling for HOS, fully integrated with DVIR.
Key solution components include a mobile application that can be installed on any Android device and a web based integrated into the SkyHawk's ConnectAnywhere™ cloud service.
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SkyHawk in-vehicle software solutions are designed to be platform and operating system agnostic and to interoperate with other industry specific software applications including GIS/ESRI.
All SkyHawk in-vehicle software solutions synchronize with our ConnectAnywhere™ cloud based monitoring system to provide real-time, consolidated data access and operation visibility. They can be deployed on tablets or laptops using a single SIM card.
SkyHawk in-vehicle solutions include the following: ELD driver logs/HOS; commercial pre-trip inspection logs; GPS navigation; driver ID; speed notifications; driver safety, high speed internet (wifi/ethernet) and in-cab navigation.


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Opportunities for
International Finance Corporation (private sector arm of the World
Bank Group) offers direct technical assistance that helps establish
public-private partnerships through which governments can obtain
increased services under budget constraints, while benefiting from
private sector expertise, management and finance; or extend the
reach and quality of their public services through large-scale
privatization projects.
Using both
the public and private sector as resources, Equator Ventures invests
in small and medium enterprise projects, at all stages of
development, by integrating loans and capacity development grants.
Five core principles act as the driving force behind Equator
Ventures: integrating biodiversity conservation and poverty
alleviation into enterprise delivery; enhancing capacity for impact,
scaling-up, and repayment; measuring and reporting on challenges and
successes for broad-based learning; building an active
public-private community that is supportive of environmentally
sustainable entrepreneurship; and achieving financial
Loans range from US$30,000 and US$500,000
Promise has designed and implemented the Millennium Villages
initiative in 78 villages from 10 countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Through such community-led development projects, Millennium Promise
works towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal of
eradicating extreme poverty worldwide by 2025. At the cost of only
$110 per person per year and by targeting nutrition, agriculture,
education, gender equality, health, environment, water, and
infrastructure, Millennium Villages have already made impressive
steps towards ending poverty.
Projecto de
Saúde em Lisboa (PROSALIS) is a family oriented non-profit
organization that works with the social sector and in health care,
providing prevention, treatment, and social and professional
placement for drug addicts and other impoverished communities.
PROSALIS has developed a number of programs including after school
programs that support children from problematic social and family
contexts. Other programs include workshops, internship programs, a
center for treatment, and a food distribution programme.
The World Bank Group offers a
broad range of advisory and consulting services to private-sector
investors, businesses and client-country governments. These services
provide access to knowledge and expertise related to small and
medium enterprise expansion, institutional capacity building for
investment promotion, policies and practices that foster trade and
investment and more. All are designed to improve and sustain a
developing country's business climate and its ability to attract and
retain foreign direct investment, as well as give investors and
businesses the tools and information to make sound investment
The Government of
the Republic of Korea has provided US$400,000 to the African
Millennium Village to be established in Madagascar. The village of
Sambaina in Madagascar has already been identified by Prof. Jeffrey
Sachs, head of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, and head of
also the Millennium Project of the United Nations. The Earth
Institute will soon start to design the project in Sambaina,
Madagascar, and make the project operational.
Country ownership of the development agenda is a key principle of the World Bank's approach to reducing poverty and inequity for people in low and middle income countries. This principle underpins the Bank's emphasis on broad-based stakeholder participation in development, as well as its recognition of civil society organizations as key partners in the development efforts.
Created in 1983, the Small Grants Program is one of the few global
programs of the World Bank that directly funds civil society
International was recently awarded a $50 million, 10-year grant to
build microfinance banks in sub-Saharan Africa. The family
foundation providing the grant has challenged Opportunity to match
its funding with funds from organizations such as USAID, IFAD, IFC,
the World Bank, the United Nations and major corporations and
foundations who fund microfinance. In the last 6 years, Opportunity
has built 12 commercial microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia,
Eastern Europe and Latin America -- and plans to build 2
microfinance banks per year over the next ten years. One of the
Targeted African countries for new banking operations includes (...)
Madagascar. Each bank will offer a full suite of financial services
tailored to the needs of the poor within the country and work to
expand services through a multitude of "points of sale," including
satellite branches, ATMs, point-of-sale devices placed in markets
and farm shops, and cell phones. Opportunity's entry and expansion
strategy will include greenfield startups, transformation of NGO
MFIs, and consolidation of non-profit MFIs into the banks
Opportunity establishes.
On the eve of
a major White House summit on malaria, the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation committed $83.5 million in new grants to combat the
disease, which claims more than one million lives every year.(...)
The upcoming White House malaria summit, hosted by President Bush
and First Lady Laura Bush, will convene 250 political leaders,
scientists, and advocates to discuss new opportunities to combat
malaria globally and kick off new public-private efforts to address
the disease.
The Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's richest charity, joined with
the Rockefeller Foundation yesterday to launch a new development
initiative for sub-Saharan Africa that they said would revolutionize
food production and reduce hunger and poverty for tens of millions
of people. (...) Sponsors of the new "Alliance for a Green
Revolution" said yesterday they are looking for a more systematic,
long-term solution to African hunger. (...) Although the
Gates/Rockefeller programme will be available throughout Africa,
(...) the partners are still studying which 10 to 20 countries to
select for initial funding.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on capacity
development and poverty reduction in Africa was signed on 4 November
2005 by Prof. Firmino Mucavele, NEPAD Chief Executive, and Prof.
Andrew Gidamis, Executive Director of the African Institute for
Capacity Development (AICAD), based in Kenya.
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has partnered with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the NEPAD Secretariat in a new effort that will deliver financial management and administration skills to state institutions tasked with development in countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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