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The Santa Barbara Guide
Santa Barbara (where GP went to college, briefly) is such a jewel of a little city. We go there as much as possible, and thought our guide needed a little refresher. Meanwhile, the Santa Barbara area is fast becoming a wine destination with the Santa Maria, Los Alamos, and Santa Ynez Valleys, and Santa Rita Hills all offering different microclimates that produce distinctive grape varietals. It's definitely a region to go exploring for great new wines to try. Some standouts—including Sea Smoke, pictured above—included.
The Lark131 Anacapa St., Lower State | 805.284.0370
Tucked inside the beloved Santa Barbara Fish Market, this indoor-outdoor—it's mostly outdoor, actually—restaurant is named after the overnight train that's serviced this part of California for the first half of the last century (which also explains the vintage train booths). As evidenced by the generous portions of comfort food staples like deviled eggs, roasted chicken, and cheese fritters (all locally sourced, all delicious), the menu is designed to encourage sharing. The herbed popcorn—which magically appears at your table the second you sit down—is well worth the sodium bomb.
Mesa Verde1919 Cliff Dr., Alta Mesa | 805.963.4474
This new, vegan option arrived to great acclaim, and it's pretty clear why: The fare is both wildly inventive and delicious, pleasing everyone from the gluten-free crowd to carnivores alike. Our picks: The polenta fries, falafel sandwich, and, of course, the avocado toast.
Lucky Penny127 Anacapa St., Lower State | 805.284.0358
The offerings here are blessedly simple: Excellent, wood-fired pizza (interesting flavor combinations, plus all the classics), a smattering of meatball-based sandwiches, plus a handful of well-conceived salads (shaved kale, based arugula). In short, this is exactly the sort of food you want to plow into with a big group of friends, or after an overly raucous night out. They have kid-friendly option as well, and offer takeout.
Finch & Fork31 W. Carrillo St., Downtown | 805.879.9100
Fresh, California cuisine meets American classics at Finch and Fork, where the dishes are prepared simply (think only a few select ingredients each) to perfection. There are different daily specials (i.e. burger and beer, pork and cork) and just-caught seafood on the menu. Although the brunch line-up is particularly awesome, this is a solid choice for any mealtime.
Honor Bar1255 Coast Village Rd., Montecito | 805.969.6964
This newcomer is technically part of the Hillstone/Houston's restaurant chain, but who doesn't love a Houston's, right? Being that it's more bar than restaurant, the menu leans heavily on elevated bar food: The coleslaw-topped burger and crispy chicken sandwich are both insane; the kale chicken salad, though undoubtedly lighter, is just as satisfying. Since reservations are not taken in advance, getting a table—whether outside or in the dimly-lit dining room—can take close to an hour, but the stellar drinks make the wait more than bearable.
La Super Rica Taqueria622 N. Milpas St., Eastside | 805.963.4940
"One of the best, freshest, most authentic Mexican spots ever. I have been coming here for 20+ years and it is insanely good. The tacos, tostadas, salsas, and specialties are pretty much unmatched. Casual to the max, line up for delicious Mexican food served on plastic plates." -GP
Sakana1046 Coast Village Rd., Montecito | 805.565.2014
Sushi purists might find the miles-long menu—rife with elaborate specialty rolls (the merry-go-round is a local favorite) and Asian fusion fare—a bit overwhelming, which is why it's best to consult a server before committing. But the sashimi is always super fresh and the flavor combinations, though a bit surprising at times (see: blooming onion roll), never disappoint. Don't skip over the sake list, it's the best—and deepest—in town.
The Hungry Cat1134 Chapala St., Downtown | 805.884.4701
Everything at chef David Lentz's mainstay (the SB outpost is one of three locations in SoCal) is consistently amazing, but it's the seafood that's a true standout. The menu changes according to seasonal availability but is usually guaranteed to include iterations of ceviche, pasta, and salad. When available, the uni is a sure bet, as it's local and Santa Barbara is known for it—same goes for the oysters. Since the space is on the smaller side, getting seated can take a while, so consider staking out the bar instead, or come for lunch when it's always less crowded. The margaritas are great.
Jeannine's1253 Coast Village Rd., Montecito | 805.969.7878
Everything about this Santa Barbara institution—including the somewhat unorthodox ordering system—is legendary. Some 30 years ago, Jeannine's signature scones helped put the original Downtown SB location on the map. These days, the lobster Benedict and Kahlua-soaked banana French toast keep all three locations slammed at brunch time, while crisp salads and fresh, no-frills sandwiches leave lunch crowds happy. That's not to say the baked goods haven't held up over the years: The currant scones and homemade cookies are as good as ever. There are also two locations in Santa Barbara, one on State Street and the other on Figueroa.
Montecito Coffee Shop & San Ysidro Pharmacy1498 E. Valley Rd., Montecito | 805.969.6250
This cafe shares space with an old-timey, packed-to-the-rafters pharmacy, which means that unless you know to look for it, it's easy to miss. The service here is limited to breakfast and lunch, both of which are pretty basic—really, you want to come for the pancakes. What's more, is that the pharmacy itself is weirdly great. The shelves are lined with everything from perfume and fancy skin care lines to basics like Advil and shampoo.
Cava1212 Coast Village Rd., Montecito | 805.969.8500
This is the kind of family-run restaurant where the house-made chips and salsa materialize without ever having to ask and every seat—whether it's a booth in the main dining room or a table on the patio overlooking the pretty Mission-style facade—is the best in the house. The menu offers options to scratch a number of culinary itches, whether it's Spanish tapas or traditional Mexican standbys (the mole tacos are legendary). The generous happy hour is a favorite among the after-work crowd. Get the blood orange margarita. Trust.
Sama Sama Kitchen1208 State St., Downtown | 805.965.4566
As part of indie hospitality group Shelter Social Club (Ojai Ranch Inn, Chief's Peak Bar), it's not a big surprise this is one of the hipper spots in town. Come here for quality Indonesian food—all made with fresh ingredients sourced solely from local farms—and a solid drink (during happy hour, the house cocktail will set you back no more than six bucks). There's a sprawling bar if you're dining solo and several communal tables for bigger groups. Regardless of where you sit, you'll want to tuck into a share-friendly plate of garlic wings and blistered shishito peppers, followed up by Mie Goreng noodles.
Los Arroyos1280 Coast Village Rd., Montecito | 805.969.9059
There are three Los Arroyos locations (the Santa Barbara outpost downtown is the one that started it all, though we've only tried the one in Montecito), and they all share a menu of Mexican food that hits the spot—the kind that's prepped fresh daily, using tried-and-true family recipes and local ingredients. It's all comforting and reliable, though the crab enchiladas and chimichanga burrito are particularly good. There are also eight kinds of salsa, all of which go nicely with the two-dollar tacos on Tuesdays.
Julienne138 E. Canon Perdido St., Downtown | 805.845.6488
This is one of Santa Barbara's most celebrated restaurants, and we totally understand why: The focus is on farm-to-table fare (or, more specifically, the Santa Barbara Farmer's Market to table), and inventive spins on dishes you think you already know well. They also have a deep wine list, full of local California options.
Lucky's Steakhouse1279 Coast Village Rd., Montecito | 805.565.7540
Lucky's is known for its great American fare, which comes in the form of martinis, oysters, steamed artichokes with vinaigrette, turkey burgers, and of course, the requisite steaks and chops. It has a great old-world Rat Pack vibe and it's perennially packed, meaning it's always a fun night out. The bar is open late.
Pane e Vino1482 East Valley Rd., Montecito | 805.969.9274
"My dad brought me to this Italian trattoria for a special dinner when he came up to visit when I was at UCSB. It still serves all the delicious and seasonal Italian dishes you'd expect in a warm, welcoming setting. Choose between the cozy interior or the vine covered outdoor patio for lunch or dinner." -GP


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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Laxmikant Bajpai on Monday defended Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari over bugging devices being found from his residence, and said that matter should be considered closed as Gadkari has denied this.
"When the minister in question himself has denied this then the matter should be closed here," said Bajpai.
"But I want ask those who are raising this issue why they were silent when bugging devices were found from P Chidambaram`s residence. They should make things clear on this first," Bajpai added.
On Sunday, former prime minister Manmohan Singh raised concerns on the issue and called for an investigation in it.
"If ministers` houses are bugged, then it is not a good omen. It should be investigated. How can it happen? It should be explained by the government in the House," Dr Singh reportedly said at Congress president Sonia Gandhi`s iftar party.
Meanwhile, Gadkari downplayed the incident and tweeted, "Reports in a section of the media about listening devices having been found at my New Delhi residence are highly speculative."
Reportedly, listening devices were recovered on Sunday from Gadkari`s residence.

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MPG Office Trust, Inc.
Real Estate Investment Trusts CA, United States
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MPG Office Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns, manages leases, acquires, and develops real estate. It provides property management, marketing, leasing, acquisitions, development and financing services. The company focuses on owning and operating office properties in the Southern California market. It was formerly known as Maguire Properties, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.


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Brought to you by the owners of the Slippery Noodle Inn, Hal's beckons with its own take on Vegas' familiar diamond-shaped neon sign. But don't look for it during the day. Hal's isn't open for lunch.
Inside, the atmosphere screams high-roller, with dark furnishings and photos of the Rat Pack everywhere. Unlike Vegas, though, there were no crowds. We blamed our early arrival, but business hadn't picked up when we left about 7 p.m. Another difference: Vegas offers some of the best food on the planet. Hal's was OK, but nothing I'd want to blow a night's poker earnings on.
The menu, although sprinkled with corny gambling terms 7 Come 11 Filet, anyone? is ambitious. We started with an "Opening Wager," the Crab Stuffed Mushrooms ($9), tasty caps topped with a mixture of crab meat, celery and green peppers. The spicy remoulade was tasty, but serving the appetizer on a bed of shredded lettuce from a bag was a definite downgrade.
Feeling flush, I tried the Double Down Surf & Turf ($21), drawn by the little poker chip icon that I assumed meant it was a house specialty. Turns out it adorns dishes intended for diners with a lighter appetite. Bad bet on my part.
The beef was tender, if not particularly seasoned, and the shrimp was fine but a far cry from jumbo. An oxymoron it may be, but jumbo shrimp to me means more than one bite.
Our other choice was the Chicken Piccata ($16), another light selection but filling enough for leftovers. Lemon pepper chicken topped penne and bowtie pasta tossed in a parmesan cream sauce, with plenty of capers and garlic adding flavor. Jackpot.


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1. One day before the election, the statistics site 538 predicted a 70% chance of a Clinton victory. How do we judge the quality of probabilistic prediction models? Ultimately every quant finance model has a probabilistic prediction model at its core, for instance the geometric Brownian Motion is the core of Black-Scholes. I will explain the Basel Traffic Ligths Framework and then I'll ask the audience to think how the framework can be extended. 2. Multi-factor local volatility. I will explain Dupire's local volatility model and ask how this model can be extended to a multi-factor framework. 3. Model overfitting. There are objective criteria for statistical model overfitting, such as AIC. Such criteria don't exist for risk-neutral derivatives pricing models.


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Bruce Bailey wrote: <blockquote> Even with the glossary, "programmatically determined" is horribly, horribly opaque. Even for native English speakers. Even for native English speakers who are familiar with 508 and WCAG1. </blockquote> The definition of "programmatically determined" most recently accepted by the Working Group is as follows: <currentDefinition> Programmatically determined: Can be recognized by user agents, including assistive technologies, that support the technologies in the chosen baseline. </currentDefinition> I hope this is somewhat less opaque. John "Good design is accessible design." Dr. John M. Slatin, Director Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C 1 University Station G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, fax 512-495-4524 email firstname.lastname@example.com Web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Bailey, Bruce Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:32 PM To: Roberto Scano - IWA/HWG; Maurizio Boscarol; Yvette Hoitink Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: RE: Validity as a technique > I'm not sure I fully understand what - validity as a necessary but > not sufficient technique for all the success criteria that require > something can be 'programmatically determined' - means. Even with the glossary, "programmatically determined" is horribly, horribly opaque. Even for native English speakers. Even for native English speakers who are familiar with 508 and WCAG1. But that is a topic probably best left to another time and thread. I am not sure the glossary is the best place to address this, but a solution to the question of validity as Level could be as easy as the following amendment: <blockquote> Programmatically determined means that the specific value can be determined in a standard, machine or software readable form. For example, content must pass validity tests for the version of the technology in use (whether it be conforming to a schema, Document Type Definition (DTD), or other tests described in the specification). </blockquote> > For example, in the case of table, the caption is programmatically > determined, but there is need to check if the caption is good... > The same with alt attribute, acronym, abbr and every element inside > a page. Yes, exactly correct! The *omission* of a caption (or whatever) can be programmatically determine. Okay, so maybe the language isn't the barrier I worry that it might be. Not that I have any good ideas about how to address that if it is a problem...Received on Monday, 7 November 2005 22:10:35 UTC
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Franklin County commissioners are poised to reject a third nonunion bidder for work on the new public baseball stadium, citing wage violations.
Franklin County commissioners are poised to reject a third nonunion bidder for work on the new public baseball stadium, citing wage violations.
But an attorney for the contractor, the Painting Company, said the company did not admit to violations when it settled complaints that it did not pay wages at levels required by the state.
"The Painting Company has a settlement with a clause where the state says there is no liability," David Timms said. "The Painting Company doesn't have any prevailing wage violations."
Accepting the next lowest bid for the painting job at the ballpark would cost private sponsors and Ohio taxpayers at least $42,000 more.
If they throw out the Painting Company's bid on Tuesday, it will be the second time commissioners have used wage issues to disqualify nonunion bidders. A third nonunion company had to sue commissioners last year before they accepted its low bid to pour concrete at the ballpark.
In a briefing session yesterday, county facilities-management officials told commissioners that the Painting Company had at least three wage violations over a two-year period and therefore didn't meet the county's Quality Contracting Standards.
They told commissioners they'd met last month with the painting contractor after rejecting its $773,400 bid, but saw no evidence to change their minds that the company had wage problems. They recommended commissioners officially reject the bid at their regular meeting Tuesday.
The Painting Company, a local family-owned business, painted Nationwide Arena and was recommended to the county by its owner's representative, Nationwide Realty Investors, and the project construction manager, Turner Construction.
The county adopted its Quality Contracting Standards years before work began on Huntington Park, the $55 million new home of the Columbus Clippers set to open by spring 2009 in the Arena District. Those standards require companies that wish to get public dollars to properly train employees, provide health insurance and pension coverage and to pay state-mandated prevailing wages based on union scale.
But Commissioner Paula Brooks has questioned whether it makes good "common sense" to strictly interpret the policy rather than use it as a set of guidelines for evaluating contractors.
Commissioners last month rejected TP Mechanical's low bid for plumbing and climate control at the ballpark. They instead split the jobs to hire two contractors at an additional $215,000. A union company from Pennsylvania got the plumbing job almost immediately. A decision on the climate-control contract has been pending for weeks.
The ballpark-construction bids are under budget overall, commissioners have said. But Timms said the prevailing wage complaints against the Painting Company were insignificant -- and filed by unions, not former employees. "My recollection is they had maybe 10 to 12 complaints, and settled maybe eight to 10, and several of those were zero-dollar determinations," where no wages were due.
Timms questioned why taxpayers and private donors, including Huntington Bancshares, Nationwide and The Dispatch Printing Co., should spend a quarter-million-dollars more than necessary.
The rigidity of the county's standards might benefit another nonunion low bidder. Vaughn Industries of Ohio bid $1.9 million for the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning jobs that TP was disqualified from at the ballpark.
But Vaughn has several unproven or unsettled wage complaints on file at the Ohio Department of Commerce. Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy asked county managers whether these might soon become violations.
"They do have complaints pending?" she asked. "Did they (the state) give you any kind of timeline on when they would act on those complaints?"
She was told no.
"Did you ask them?" Kilroy said.
"Yes," a county manager replied.
Timms said Kilroy's questioning belied her intent: "It appears that Mary Jo Kilroy has an agenda to exclude the merit shop contractor."
Commissioners have said that their rejections of the low bidders have nothing to do with whether they're union or nonunion, but that they're simply upholding their Quality Contracting Standards that reflect community values.
Vaughn's violations haven't been resolved, Commissioner Marilyn Brown said. "If we're going to follow our standards, we have to do it uniformly."
Lithko Contracting sued late last year after being denied the concrete contract. Commissioners said they thought the next-lowest bidder, a unionized contractor, could do a better job. But commissioners ended up giving Lithko the work rather than hold up construction on the stadium.
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Examples of Job Corps training programs include registered apprenticeships for construction trades, health industry professions and office administration work. These programs are designed by the U.S. Department of Labor to offer free educational and vocational training to young adults who qualify as low income or are otherwise economically disadvantaged.
In addition to operating as a career development resource, Job Corps provides educational opportunities for youth to earn GED certificates or high school diplomas. Other academic services are offered to accommodate students of English as a Second Language who may have access to Job Corps partnerships with various local colleges. Young adults aged 16 through 24 can participate in courses focused on teaching social and employment skills in preparation for independent living.
Job Corps training centers feature campus environments located nationwide with programs structured into a number of stages within the Career Development Service System. The System's Outreach and Admission phase outlines program objectives and available vocational offerings. In the Career Preparation Period, students design personal career development plans to cultivate job search skills. The third phase is titled the Career Development Period and focuses on interpersonal communication and social management skills. A Career Transition Period concludes the program once students secure their first occupations and independent living situations.


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"Someone is missing these kids," said Delray Beach Police spokeswoman Nicole Guerriero. "There's a teacher. There's a grandmother. There's an aunt and uncle, a friend, someone has not seen these kids."
Divers from three agencies used sonar and a remote-controlled submarine to scour the canal for clues Thursday.
"They are trying to see if there is anything that is going to help us move further on this," Guerriero said.
The body of a little girl believed to be between 6 and 10 was found in a duffel bag Wednesday morning. Hours later, and a half-mile away, a boy who appeared to be 10 to 12 was found inside a suitcase. Delray Beach detectives presume they are linked, but have no definitive evidence.
The wide canal flows east to west through this oceanside town southeast of West Palm Beach, stretching between U.S. 441 and the Intracoastal Waterway and passing beneath Florida's Turnpike and Interstate 95.
"Where they were found, these kids could have been from anywhere," Guerriero said.
An autopsy will help determine how long the children were in the water.
The canal is bordered by modest homes, tiny wooden docks and small motor boats, and dotted on either side with the lush green of palms and other trees.
Debbie Duarte, who lives along the canal, said the neighborhood is usually very quiet. Before now, she said, the most surprising thing to turn up in the waterway was a bag of marijuana.
"For parents not to say their children are missing," she said, "either the parents are dead or the parents did it."


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STOCKTON - As Stockton draws near to next week's scheduled start of its bankruptcy trial, the City Council is preparing to consider hiring a firm that will chart for the city a new five-year road map for economic sustainability.
STOCKTON - As Stockton draws near to next week's scheduled start of its bankruptcy trial, the City Council is preparing to consider hiring a firm that will chart for the city a new five-year road map for economic sustainability.
Nearly four months after the council approved seeking bids, city staff has selected an Orange County firm to craft the new economic development strategy. If the council gives its assent at tonight's meeting, the plan could be completed before the end of the year.
"(The plan) will focus on job creation, private investment and new revenue for the city," Micah Runner, Stockton's economic development director, said Monday afternoon. "Downtown is a piece of the puzzle, but this is focusing on the overall city and what we can do for job creation and retention."
Seven companies submitted bids, according to a staff report. The city's staff selected the Natelson Dale Group, at a cost of just shy of $100,000, because of the 40-year-old firm's "overall experience," Runner said.
"Every city is a little unique," Runner added. "What we have to make sure of is that we don't get a boilerplate strategy but a focus on Stockton that fixes the gaps."
Stockton has not had a new plan since 2006, and the current strategy is countywide. Runner said the 300,000-resident city needs its own plan, one that includes focuses on jobs, supporting entrepreneurship and increasing private investment.
Natelson Dale's website lists seven large California municipalities for which it has created economic strategy plans. An attempt Monday to reach the company's managing principal, Roger Dale, was unsuccessful.
Though the item is not on the agenda, tonight's meeting also is expected to include a presentation on the struggling Stockton Animal Shelter by members of a mayoral commission that has been studying the issue.
Mary Ann Cox, the commission's chairwoman, said she plans to ask the council to work toward passing a resolution calling for the shelter to adopt a "no-kill" model. The shelter has been sharply criticized for months for its high euthanization rates. Additionally, a national organization and several private citizens are suing the shelter, a matter that is scheduled for closed-session discussion tonight.
Cox has been a vocal critic of the shelter but said Monday she is encouraged by recent data indicating a significant improvement in "positive outcomes" for dogs and cats.
"We understand it's going to take time," said Cox, who also praised the San Francisco SPCA's ongoing donation of services to the shelter. "We feel things are going to get better. We're hoping that's true."
Susan Giraldez, who also serves on the commission, said she is more skeptical. "I'm not seeing a plan for a sustainable Stockton shelter," she said.
Cox said her commission is focusing on three core areas that it says would make a difference: hiring the right person to fill a newly created management position, removing the shelter from the jurisdiction of the Stockton Police Department and setting a no-kill goal.
The new management position is being filled by an interim leader, Tammie Murrell, who has said she is not a candidate for the permanent job. Murrell did not comment on the report.
Tonight's expected discussion comes five days after a major fundraiser for the shelter hosted by the Spanos family. Linda Philipp, president of the San Joaquin Community Foundation, said Monday the event raised at least $155,000.
Philipp said the money is earmarked for additional spay and neuter services, enhanced adoption and foster programs, and, possibly, to start the drive for a better facility.
"We expect more revenue to still be received," Philipp said. "We're all very excited about the results. I'm very grateful the community is stepping up the way that it is."
Contact reporter Roger Phillips at (209) 546-8299 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/phillipsblog and on Twitter @rphillipsblog.


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NEW ORLEANS — Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco apologized Tuesday for what he called a bad choice of words when responding to a question about cold-weather cities hosting Super Bowls.
Flacco was asked by a columnist from Denver if he had an opinion on the decision to hold next year's Super Bowl in New York and the possibility of the city of Denver convincing the NFL to deliver the big game to Sports Authority Field at Mile High sometime in the next decade.
"Yeah, I think it's retarded,'' he said. "I guess I shouldn't say that [word]. I think it's stupid. If you want to have a Super Bowl, put a retractable dome on your stadium, then you can get one. Other than that, I don't really like the idea. I don't think it would suit us badly. I think we would react very well to it and would be glad to play anybody in that kind of weather. I can't see that really being a good idea."


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How to Reheat Turkey and Keep It Moist
When prepared properly, turkey is moist and tender, but when it's reheated, it can sometimes lose its juiciness and texture. After safe storage -- with stuffing removed and the turkey stashed in the refrigerator within two hours of cooking -- leftover turkey can be served cold. But if you're craving a reprise of your hot turkey meal, the reheated meat doesn't have to taste like rubbery leftovers. In fact, turkey that's been warmed appropriately may taste just as yummy and juicy as the freshly-roasted bird straight from the oven.
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Reheating Turkey in an Oven
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PREHEAT THE OVEN: To prevent bacterial or microorganism growth, preheat the oven to 325 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a lower temperature will warm up the meat too slowly and may allow bacteria to survive.
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CARVE THE PIECES: If the turkey was refrigerated whole, slice it into smaller pieces to allow for quick and even reheating. Legs and wings may be left intact, but breast and thigh meat can be carved into slices.
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PREP THE TURKEY: Place the pieces of turkey in a shallow pan -- a rimmed cake or casserole pan is ideal. If possible, avoid layering meat and try to place pieces so that they don't overlap. If you're feeding a larger crowd, it may be necessary to use more than one pan.
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KEEP IT MOIST: Pour leftover turkey or chicken broth over the meat, creating a 1/2-inch bath of broth in the bottom of the pan. You may substitute store-bought turkey, chicken or vegetable broth or stock. If you don't have any broth, just use fresh drinking water. Cover the pan tightly with foil.
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COOK THE TURKEY: Reheat the turkey until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of each piece reaches at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Avoid touching the bone with the thermometer as it may register higher than the meat's actual temperature.
Reheating Turkey on the Stovetop
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USE A SHALLOW SKILLET: Place carved turkey pieces in a shallow skillet. If you want to reheat bone-in meat and boneless breast meat, separate the bone-in and boneless pieces into separate skillets.
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KEEP IT MOIST: Pour broth over the turkey pieces until the turkey is laying in a bath of about a 1/2 inch of liquid. Turn the stove burners to medium to high heat.
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COOK THE TURKEY: Cover the pan tightly with a lid and heat the turkey until it's warmed through. If the pan doesn't have a lid, cover it tightly with aluminum foil instead. Test it by inserting a meat thermometer, making sure the internal temperature of the thickest portion of turkey is at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Reheating Turkey in the Microwave
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PREP THE PIECES: Separate bone-in and boneless pieces into separate glass or microwave-safe dishes.
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KEEP IT MOIST: Pour broth over the turkey pieces until the meat is resting in about a 1/2-inch of liquid. Cover the dish with a microwave-safe lid or plastic wrap, but don't let the plastic wrap touch the meat. Do not cut a slit in the plastic wrap.
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COOK THE TURKEY: Reheat the turkey, turning the dish every two minutes if the microwave doesn't have a turntable. The turkey is ready to eat when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit on a meat thermometer. Your microwave manual should provide directions for the appropriate power level for reheating poultry based on the wattage of your microwave.


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I have heard such good things regarding The Theatre Bizarre, I just need to find the time to finally watch it. So what did you guys think? Is it worth a watch? Well, if you did enjoy the first film, you will be very pleased to hear that a sequel is underway, but you will be more pleased to hear just what directors will be helming this one. And believe me, they are awesome!
According to B-D, Olivier Abbou, Xavier Gens, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Pascal Laugier, Talal Selhami, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo have all been attached ti direct the sequel.
Much like the original, the sequel will once again be an anthology flick which features the very best of French horror directors, and I for one am so freakin' pumped!
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Christmas has always been a special time of the year for us. One of our traditions is to record something new for each year. When the family would arrive for our annual gathering, I would take them into the studio with a warning that I would be keeping their very first "take" no matter how it sounded. Some might have required fortification beforehand. The "Griffin Family Medley" has been a source of great joy for us all.
- Deck The Halls Paul & Irene-Acapella 2:51
- White Christmas Irene 3:56
- The Christmas Song Paul 4:28
- Do You Hear What I Hear Irene 2:57
- Child Of Peace Paul Griffin 3:55
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful Paul & Irene 4:09
- Santa Claus Is Coming Paul 3:11
- Away In A Manger Irene 2:04
- Let There Be Joy Paul & Irene 2:29
- Snowfall Paul-Acapella 2:57
- Oh Holy Night Irene 3:30
- Silent Night Paul & Irene-Acapella 3:01
- The Moussiah-Gabrielli Brass Choir a la Swingle Paul (Acapella) 1:41
- Have Yourself A Merry Christmas Paul 3:46
- Christmas Medley The Griffin Family 6:04
- I'll Be Home For Christmas Irene 2:28
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Last chance to get Wilde
Oscar Wilde is on trial and you are a juror.
By ZAINAB JALLOH
Published : August 31, 2012
Oscar Wilde is on trial and you are a juror. This isn't some sort of vindictive time machine fantasy, it's simply the way that director Liz Fenstermaker has staged "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde" at the BCA. Instead of the traditional stage setup, the audience is seated in the jury box, blurring the line between audience and performer.
"We were looking for something … that would draw the audiences in and get them really close to the action," she says, "and [ask] them to participate by being so close to the action."
Throughout "The Three Trials," John Geoffrion is a constant source of laughter as Wilde, playing the role with sardonic wit and a paradoxical personality. But it only works because all of the actors presents the many facets of their characters with irresistible realism.
"I got a really wonderful group of guys who are really committed, great collaborators," says Fenstermaker.
She says the actors were inspired by Wilde and what ended up being the first civil case against homosexuality.
"The actors really approached it from an emotional standpoint," she says of the trial, "and really trying to put those words forward in the best way possible."
Wilde's work and actions challenged societal practices of the 1890s. And though "The Three Trials" challenges the author's lifestyle, the play demonstrates that he is a beloved figure and his work will continue to inspire and challenge people for generations to come.
"As an artist Wilde cared only for good craftsmanship," says Fenstermaker. "He believed social, economic, moral and cultural boundaries are irrelevant in good art and his readers were drawn to the boldness of his work."


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If you're hip to the SEO scene, surely you've noticed that SEOmoz has re-branded to simply: Moz.
Anyone who has ever done a re-brand knows that it isn't easy, and there are always unforeseen issues that could come up.
Anyway, Moz's people discovered that a similarly named marketing company named "Doz" (the anti-Moz???) appeared on their radar recently.
So they did what any other enterprise level company would do: throw some lawyers at the problem.
Moz is has filed a petition to cancel the trademark stating that "Doz" would cause confusion within the industry. The petition was filed several months ago, but this has all just come about right after the SEOmoz / Moz rebranding.
Doz filed their trademark back in December of 2012 and probably never considered that Moz would be named as such in the future.
Doz makes some really good arguments, while Moz just wants them gone.
This will surely be a case of who can throw the most money at a situation, and will be a huge waste of time and effort on both sides of the fence.
In my opinion, Moz should really just let it go. They obviously didn't intend to copy the name and with such a simple name there are at least 25 variations of Moz:
On another note, Moz has definitely won the page load speed war, coming in at sub 1 second load times while Doz takes 3+ seconds to load.
Hoping to find out more developments soon.
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Amid growing dissatisfaction with federal employees, a group of younger, web-savvy feds are planning to march on Saturday in defense of their coworkers on the sidelines of Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity."
Organizers of the "Government Doesn't Suck March" (their choice of words, not ours) were inspired in part by last week's Washington Post poll that revealed widespread negative perceptions of federal workers.
"We hear it day in and day out: the government sucks, federal employees are lazy and their positions are redundant," said march organizer Steve Ressler, founder of GovLoop, a social networking Web site for public servants.
"It's time to turn the tables and remind the world that government employees just happen to be people -- people that don't suck," Ressler said in a message sent to The Federal Eye on Sunday announcing the march. Government workers "are a lot of cool cats" who work hard, listen to good music and watch Stewart's "The Daily Show," "but that's all after they've spent a whole day keeping the country running," he said.


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That app is pretty cool, but does it work with Nest? The Google-owned smart thermostat company today unveiled a developer program that will open the platform to allow connectivity by other apps and devices. Called 'Works With Nest,' the program is aimed at turning Nest into more than just a thermostat, but a central, feature-rich player in peoples' daily lives.
The program Web page showcases some of the functionality that would allow secure connectivity between devices inside and outside the home. Through a partnership with Mercedes Benz, cars can tell Nest when the driver will be home, so it can start warming up the house.
When users wearing Jawbone are waking up in the morning, the device can tell Nest it's time to start the day. "Nest Learning Thermostat knows your schedule and the temperatures you like," the Jawbone website reads. Jawbone developers have learned through data collected by their users that the ideal sleeping environment is between 65 and 72 degrees. "With the Nest integration, we no longer just tell you this fact," the copy reads. "We make it a reality. Once your band enters Sleep Mode, your thermostat will kick down to your ideal temperature. And when you wake? You guessed it. Your thermostat will automatically adjust to a warmer temperature… all without leaving your bed."
Whirlpool clothes washers and dryers work with Nest, and there are more partnerships coming – with garage door manufacturers, with electronics company Logitech, lighting company Lifx, and logic command app IFTTT.
IFTTT stands for 'if this then that," allowing the user flexibility in creating conditions under which various tasks should be carried out. The app developer's blog explains how the app will work with Nest by showing several of its Nest 'recipes.'
"When you exit a specific area set your Nest Thermostat to __ degrees."
"If your Nest Protect detects a smoke alarm warning then get an Android notification."
"Text a neighbor when your Nest Protect detects a smoke alarm emergency."


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By Lori Nedescu
Most of us do not consider this place when coming up with places to grab food or do grocery shopping. Let's face it, eating from a gas station isn't ideal for the obvious reason of being filled with overly processed, junk foods.
But there you are, kitted out in the middle of BFE and you're bonking (or left your carefully planned food at home on the counter *guilty*, or was too busy to prepack food, or simply ran out…etc.). Where do you go? Whole Foods? Not likely! Gas stations are typical stopping points on long, rural rides. Hey it's better than nothing! But is it?… Let's take a look at your best options when faced with fueling up here.
Situation: The ride starts from a gas station and you arrive rushed, without eating breakfast!
Look for: Items that will sustain your energy levels and provide usable energy.
Best Options: Muffin + Milk, Breakfast Burrito + OJ, Granola Bar + Yogurt, Banana + Trail Mix.
Skip It: Candy, Beef Jerky, Sport Drink, Protein Bar (these items will either kick in too soon, or not soon enough)
Situation: You are mid-way through a several hour ride and are feeling …read more
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VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won one gold, four silver and five bronze medals at the Asian Karate Federation Cadet, Junior and U21 Championship, which concluded in Japan on Sunday.
Vietnamese athletes on top podium of the junior female kata event. — Photo baomoi.com
The gold went to the junior female team, which beat India 5-0 in the kata (performance) event.
Also in the junior category, Nguyen Thi Phuong won a silver in the female kata individual class and Ho Thi Ha finished third in the female U59kg kumite (combat) pool.
In the U21 discipline, Tran Thi Khanh Vy won a silver in the female kata, while Khuat Huy Thang grabbed a bronze in the male kata. Nguyen Thi Ngoan and Do Thanh Nhan came third in the female U61kg and male U84kg kumite classes, respectively.
The Vietnamese cadet athletes also secured medals.
Pham Thi Hoa won a silver after losing 0-1 to Japanese Nakagawa Marin in the girls' U54kg final.
Hoang Thi My Tam came second in the girls over-54kg category after a 0-2 defeat to Khasaif Fatma of the United Arab Emirates.
The only kata bronze in this group went to Nguyen Ngoc Tram in the girls' pool.
Vietnam ranked eighth in the overall championship. World powerhouse Japan came first, followed by Kazakhstan and Iran.
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ugly weekend at the U.K. box office…
…as no film earns more than £1 million at the box office.
This has apparently not happened in two years, since back in October 2008, according to Charles Gant at the Guardian's Film blog.
Maybe it's sort of a positive that no film that wasn't new took much of a drop over the previous weekend: the biggest decline among the top 10 was Grown Ups, at No. 10, which dropped only 17 percent in its sixth week. Every other film was just about flat.
So hardly anyone went to the cinema last weekend in the U.K., but it wasn't any fewer no ones than the week before.
I feel like on both sides of the Atlantic, the multiplex experience is becoming increasingly separated from the movie-consuming experience. What if they gave a movie and nobody came? I guess it would go right to DVD and on-demand…
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Shadow Warriors PS4 Trailer Features a Big, Bloody Mess
If you have a hard time stomaching copious amounts of blood, gore, and decapitations, then you probably shouldn't watch the new Shadow Warrior trailer.
The gameplay trailer features enemies being sliced into little bits with a sword, and other enemies simply exploding into a shower of blood and gore after being brutally shot with a gun as Lo Wang takes on hordes of bad guys.
Numerous weapons, such as a katana, a Gatling gun, a crossbow, and a high-tech shotgun will be available to use in Shadow Warrior, meaning you can be creative in the ways take out the game's bad guys.
The FPS bloodfest will be coming on October 21 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. Will you being ready to slice and dice your enemies?
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Next week, Gerry Kavanagh will be in to talk about DIY Home Automation with Open Source Software.
If you've ever wondered how to control, monitor and fine-tune the processes in your house, then I can't recommend this talk to you enough!
- Learn how to control your home via your PC – Interface Linux with X10 Home Automation Controllers
- Learn about the various types of controller that are available (Lighting, Heating, Sensors etc)
- Interacting with the control system – Web GUIs, CLIs and Mobile Interfaces (SMS)
- See a real-world example (Custom written heating control system using Text Messaging)
- Get the source to the above tool!
The talk will be held on Tuesday, March 6th at 7pm. There'll be a charge of €5 for non-members with all proceeds going towards the continued running of the Labs.


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Today's A to Z post topic is Design.
When I was a little kid, I used to dream about houses and then wake up and scramble to sketch out the floor plans before they vanished from my memory. My favorite notebooks were graph paper so I could complete to-scale drawings. I used to (and still do) monitor the local MLS daily, and back when my mom was a Realtor I'd beg her to take me to see fresh-on-the-market homes that appealed to me. I rarely miss the Charlottesville Parade of Homes, because I've always been interested in the latest and greatest trends in new home construction.
I started watching Trading Spaces on TLC way back before interior design was "trendy." Once HGTV hit the big-time, I spent my teenage years glued to it rather than anything on MTV or any of the other networks watched by my peers. I knew from the time I was 8 or so years old that I wanted to be an architect when I grew up. I took two years of Technical Drawing and Architectural Drawing classes in high school, only to have a crisis of confidence my senior year and decide to apply to college as an undeclared major, because I didn't think I'd get in to Virginia Tech's School of Architecture.
I majored in English (because it was easy and I was good at it), and I regret settling. During my senior year of college, I applied to grad schools, two of which were the Masters in Architecture at Virginia Tech and the Masters program in Interior Design at George Washington University. I was accepted to both. I turned both offers down. I've regretted it ever since.
I've spent the four years since college graduation immersing myself in interior design and DIY blogs every day. I find myself feeling alternating surges of jealousy of those bloggers who jumped on the bandwagon circa 2009, before the DIY-blog train took off, and anger at myself for not doing the same thing (even though, to be fair, in 2009 I was a senior in college with no money and living in an apartment with three strangers – not the best material for a design blog). I can't help but think that there are so many DIY/design bloggers out there who don't have any actual design skill, but who instead have gotten by on a lot of luck and good timing.
Anyway, this hateful venting isn't where I set out to go with this.
Interior design, architecture, houses, and real estate have been my passions for my entire life. I know this. But I haven't acted on it. More recently, I've become interested in event design, wedding planning, and even print and graphic design. I have no idea if I have what it takes to turn these passions into a paying career, but I've been paralyzed by fear of trying for far too long.
So that brings me to my next goal for my 20's: Design something. Be it a fantastic room for a client, the blueprints for my next home, or even just a logo in PhotoShop – I have to start somewhere. I've been itching to see my design vision accomplished for well over a decade. I owe it to myself to produce something real. (And maybe to share photos with the internet.)
Is there anyone else out there who's ever denied a life-long dream? What happened when you acted on it?


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Think of September as the time for cool-season gardening. I like to think of it as the second spring. Both terms mean the same thing: It's a great time to do some real gardening again.
Listen to Jennifer Kok of Amsterdam Greenhouses in Pitt Meadows, someone who knows a lot about second-spring/cool-season gardening.
"The ground is optimum in September. Soil temperature in the fall is the warmest of the whole year. By comparison, in spring, the ground is usually cold and damp and plants take longer to get established.
This is the month to do all sorts of projects; dividing perennials, moving shrubs to a better location, planting trees, planting fall crocuses and generally reorganizing the garden and doing renovation projects to get plants in the right (or better) place for next year.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves. This is still technically late summer; fall doesn't officially begin until Sept. 22, so let's try to keep this summer going as long as we can.
What Kok has in mind, for starters, is giving the garden a whole new burst of colour, using fabulous jewel-coloured cyclamen flowers in a new range bred by Morel, of France.
Amsterdam Greenhouses, located at 19100 Old Dewdney Trunk Rd., has just grown a whole crop of 40,000 of these plants that come in a wide range of colours from purple, red and fuchsia to white, pink, salmon and a red-white mix.
Seeds were sowed in February and the plants, ready and blooming and looking terrific, have just come out of the greenhouse.
The beauty of these plants is that not only do they have long-lasting bright flowers, but they also have attractive highly patterned foliage.
They are not invulnerable to frost, but they do like cool weather and especially thrive in the cooler days and nights of September.
Kok has grown three key types for the late-summer market — Metis, Tianis and Latinia — all of which are ideal for growing in containers, window boxes or in light shade areas of the garden.
There are large varieties, called Halios, that are more suitable for indoor use, although all of these cyclamen can also be grown indoors, which makes them perfect hostess gifts.
"The great thing about these cyclamen is that they have such a long blooming period," says Kok.
"They can keep producing flowers from early September right through to December. They tolerate light frost, up to -5 C."
Pansies are another crop just coming on to the market. Amsterdam Greenhouses sowed seed for its Matrix crop in July and the plants are now on the shelves in a spectacular range of colours.
Ball Horticultural, of Chicago, has also produced a new breed of cool-season/second-spring pansies called Cool Wave, bred especially to give gardens a colour boost through fall.
These are available at Home Depot stores.
Pansies and cyclamen are two of the best plants for boosting colour in the garden at this time of year.
If you have a wedding or anniversary party planned for this month, you won't want to miss the chance to use both of these plants to pump up colour for the occasion.
The Matrix pansies at Amsterdam come in six packs with each plant individually packaged in its own cell, making it easier to take the plant out without damaging the root system.
Pansies are also being touted as the ideal plant to use for seasonal-themed displays, such as in containers with millet, purple cabbage or kale for Thanksgiving or inside pumpkins for Halloween.
"White pansies in a hanging basket adorned with sunglasses create a spooky ghost and adding pansies to a hollow pumpkin makes for a creative centrepiece," says Cassandra Koehler of Ball Horticultural.
At Amsterdam, Kok says there are also plenty of high-impact colour plants that can be popped into the garden to make summer last longer, such as the various annual varieties of rudbeckia, especially the warm red-burgundy colour of Cherry Brandy and the sunny yellows of Indian Summer and Cherokee Sunshine.
September is also a great time for gardeners to find plant bargains.
There is no better time to renovate your garden because large specimens of perennials and grasses are available for cut-rate prices at garden centres along with the whole range of shrubs.
"Ornamental grasses are a big seller at this time of year because people can see what they are buying, whereas in spring, the warm-season grasses are barely beginning to emerge from their pots," says Kok.
Gardeners also have a much better idea in September about the specialty zones of their garden; they know where the super-hot, dry areas are and where the cooler, perpetually shady spots are.
This makes it a lot easier to buy the perfect plant for the right spot. Perennials and shrubs also look terrific in their pots which means they can be dropped into their new home and quickly become established before winter and be in place, ready to go, for next year.
"There is a lot of opportunity this time of year to give your garden a boost of colour as well as renovate it and get new borders planted," says Kok.
"It is also a smart way to save money and make summer last a little longer."


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I wanted to make sure you all knew I hadn't just dissapeared.
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The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to implement rule changes that would permit big media companies to dramatically extend their control over communications in the United States hit a surprising and potentially major road block Wednesday, when the Third US Circuit Court of Appeals halted implementation of the new rules.
After a two-hour hearing, the three-judge panel voted unanimously to stay the effective date for implementation of the FCC's rewrite of the ownership regulation and ordered that the prior ownership rules remain in effect pending a judicial review of the new rules. "This is a matter of significant public interest," explained Circuit Judge Julio Fuentes, while Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro suggested that the delay was appropriate because the courts need to resolve "a difficult, serious question" of whether the public interest was threatened.
The appeals court ruling was a stunning victory for the Prometheus Radio Project, a Philadelphia-based media activist group that is part of the broad coalition that has opposed FCC chair Michael Powell's push to implement radical changes in the rules governing media ownership at the national and local level.
Among the rule changes backed by Powell and the media companies is a scheme to increase the number of television stations that one company could own across the US to a level where one network could reach up to 45 percent of the national television audience. Another rule change is written to allow a single corporation to control the newspaper, television stations and radio stations in the same town.
Despite opposition from Common Cause, the National Organization for Women, the AFL-CIO, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the National Rifle Association and dozens of other groups from across the political spectrum, the FCC voted 3-2 to make the rule changes on June 2. Since then, the House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to block implementation of the move to allow television networks to expand their reach at the national level, while the Senate is moving on a number of fronts to overturn all the rule changes. (Senate Appropriations Committee votes on several moves to roll back the FCC rule changes are expected Thursday.)
The leading Senate advocate for overturning the rule changes hailed the appeals court decision to issue the stay — and the suggestions from the jurists that the rule changes raised significant public-interest concerns. "The ruling recognizes what I hope most of the Senate recognizes: These rules are inappropriate," said US Senator Byron Dorgan, D-North Dakota, who said the decision would boost Senate efforts to roll back the rule changes.


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Direct Employment of Skilled Labour by Foreign Owned Subsidiaries and the Development of Autonomy and Intra and Inter Organizational RelationshipsGammelgaard, Jens; McDonald, Frank; Tüselmann, Heinz-Josef; Dörrenbächer, Christoph; Stephan, Andreas (København, 2006)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper develops a conceptual framework on the strategic development of subsidiaries and the direct employment of skilled labour. The framework is based on autonomy, and intra and inters organizational relationships. The conceptual model outlines the conditions that are likely to lead to too much, or too little, autonomy and intra and inter organizational relationships. This model is then used to develop propositions on the links between autonomy and intra and inter organizational relationships and direct employment of skilled labour. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6521
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Resume: The paper investigates the consequences of interactions between autonomy, intra and inter-organizational networks for the performance of subsidiaries. Furthermore, the paper analyzes the impact of changes in autonomy and network relationships rather than investigating levels. This introduces the concept of adjustment of subsidiary strategies to changes in the international and host country business environment. Based on a survey of 350 foreign owned subsidiaries located in the UK, Germany and Denmark, we find evidence that increases in the inter-organizational network relationships of subsidiaries lead to increased subsidiary performance. Further, increased subsidiary autonomy positively affects subsidiary inter-organizational network relationships, and to some degree negatively affects intra-organizational network relationships. Finally, overlapping effects between inter- and intra-organizational network relationships are found. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8970
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Friday, January 15, 2016
Fujifilm Unveils Three New Retro Cameras
The camera uses a new 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor plus the X Processor Pro image processing engine to offer improved
start-up time and high-speed continuous shooting speeds, faster autofocus, lower noise and both tonal and color reproduction that surpasses the previous EXR Processor II.
The camera's autofocus locks on subjects in 0.08 seconds and continuous shooting is a speedy 8 frames per second (compared to 3 fps on X-Pro1). The X-Pro2's ISO is 100-51200.
A faster mechanical shutter gives extra flexibility for aperture selections in bright conditions or when shooting with flash outdoors during the day. In addition, while noise and vibration levels typically increase with faster shutter speeds, the X-Pro2 is quieter and vibrates less compared to conventional models thanks to the optimization of key controls and parts.
The camera's body is dust and splash-resistant with 61 points of weather sealing; it's also freeze-resistant up to 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
And if you love shooting timelapses, the built-in interval timer can shoot up to 999 frames.
The hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder is still a key Fujifilm differentiator, but now the electronic viewfinder's resolution is a higher 2.36 million dots versus the X-Pro1's 1.44 million dots resolution.
The camera's 3-inch screen is also sharper with a 1.62-million dot resolution. In addition, the camera features two SD card slots, one of which is compatible with the UHS-II Standards, and built-in Wi-Fi.
The X-Pro2 doesn't shoot 4K video - it will record full HD video at 1080p resolution at up to 60 fps (at a bit rate of 36Mbps).
The X-Pro2 will cost $1,699.95 for just the body and will be available in February.
At $699.95 for the body, the X-E2S is less than half the cost of the X-Pro2; a kit package with the camera and an XF18-55mm f/2.8-4 LM OIS lens will cost $999.95.
The X-E2S comes with a 16.3-megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor, a 49-point single focus mode, 77-point wide-tracking mode for freezing quick moving subjects, and ISO sensitivity up to 51200. On the back is a 3-inch screen with 104K dot resolution.
Like the X-Pro2, the X-E2S records 1080p full HD video at up to 60 fps, built-in interval timer and Wi-Fi.
The $699.95 X70 is a fixed-lens camera. It has a 16.3-megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor and a fixed 18.5mm lens with f/2.8 aperture, and ISO sensitivity up to 51200.
It packs all of the X-E2S's features including 1080p/60fps video recording, interval timer and Wi-Fi. The 3-inch screen, however, is a touchscreen, and tilts 180-degrees.
Both the E-2S and X70 will also be available in February.
Featuring four rugged protection features, Fujifilm's FinePix XP90 camera is ideal for holidays and outdoor leisure activities. Weighing just 203g, the XP90's compact and lightweight body also comes equipped with a high definition FUJINON lens.
The FinePix XP90 complies with IP68 standards. This means it is waterproof to 50ft/15m, can withstand a drop of up to 5.8ft/1.75m, will still operate in temperatures as low as 14°F/-10°C and is dustproof to prevent the intrusion of dust or sand.
The XP90 uses a 1/2.3-inch 16.4 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor coupled with a powerful processor. it is able of capturing images at up to 10 frames-per-second (fps) at full resolution and 60 fps at reduced resolution (2MP). In addition, the XP90 also comes equipped with an Interval Timer for shooting images at set intervals of 10 minutes, 5 minutes, 60 seconds, 30 seconds and 15 seconds and a Time-Lapse Video function, which automatically converts the sequences of images into a video.
The XP90 offers a 5x optical zoom lens that includes a 28mm wide-angle setting for sweeping landscape and scenic shots. The optical zoom range can be doubled to 10x with Fujifilm's Intelligent Digital Zoom technology, while the camera's Optical Image Stabilization function ensures that any effects from camera shake are minimized.
The XP90 comes equipped with a 3.0-inch 920K dot high-definition LCD monitor and wireless functionality for remote shooting with the free Fujifilm Camera Remote app.
The XP90 offers Full HD movie capture (1920 x 1080) and it has Scene Recognition for optimum settings and Advanced Filters to create effects.
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Yesterday's outfit for work… I'm still loving these Valentino-inspired pumps! The polka dot pants are from J.Crew Factory but I think they may be sold out, since I couldn't find them online.
I celebrated the Fourth of July with some good friends, drinking patriotic champagne!
I snagged this popover on sale at J.Crew the other weekend. I just love the fun pattern and I know it will be in rotation a lot this summer. It will also double as a cute cover-up for the beach!


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Lance Armstrong has apparently managed to put legal structures in place over the years that will help insulate his fortune. But what about other people who may be less prominent but concerned about lawsuits? Can they also protect themselves?
The short answer is that someone's money can never be completely protected from creditors, but there are steps that can be taken to discourage people from pursuing you.


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Now some good news from the Topps front.
A little unannounced surprise from Topps in the recent 2015 Topps Garbage Pail Kids release, there are MLB players autographs included. When I did a quick peek on the product last week I had even written how cool it would be to see GPK versions of Mantle, Mays, Campanella, McGwire and Clemens. We may not seem them but we will see GPK versions of players like Josh Donaldson, Manny Machado, Mike Piazza and Joey Votto. The official checklist has not been announced so there may be additional players.
The cards are based on the 2015 Topps Baseball design and while the players have been given the GPK treatment the artists were not allowed to use the teams colors or logos due to some legal issues. I am guessing that it is because this isn't a MLB release so they probably would have required a special authorization.


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The Durham Project is a decade-long interdisciplinary research and education effort by the New York State Museum that takes a bicentennial look back to the 1790s and a little known era of inland navigation in Upstate New York. The Project is geographically focused on the Mohawk-Oneida navigation corridor; a network of natural rivers, streams, and lakes that linked the wilderness areas of western New York with the core settlement areas of the Upper Hudson Valley, and which promised communication between the Atlantic trade port at Albany and the inland markets and resources of the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes region. During the 1790s, the first improvements to these natural waterways were undertaken to open westward navigation to larger vessels. These improvements included several artificial channels - New York's first canals - created by the Western Inland Lock Navigation Company decades before the beginning of the Erie Canal.
The Durham Project is designed to gather documentary data and identify surviving environmental features relevant to inland navigation 200 years ago, to locate and interpret the archeological remains of the works of the Western Inland Lock Navigation Company (1792-1820), and to disseminate this information through publications and public programs. It is a goal of this project to promote more widespread awareness of the significance of this era during its bicentennial period, and to foster interest in the preservation of archeological remains and historic environments that are the surviving legacy of this unique period of Upstate transportation.
The logo of the Durham Project combines two components of the study. The first is the Durham Boat, a late-18th century Mohawk River vessel that became adapted to use in the 1790s canals. This image, taken from an old woodcut, is symbolic of that era of inland navigation. The second is the map of a meander- neck cut made in Wood Creek in the summer of 1793 - the first "canal" of the WILNC - and is symbolic of the blending of natural and artificial waterways in the improved navigation corridors of the 1790s.Home Top Next


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N. T. Wright was recently brandished at me in an internet discussion about the historicity of Jesus. So I went to the bat library and reserved everything he'd written, with the intent of demolishing the argument of someone I've never seen, whose opinion I do not particularly respect.
Two weeks later I've only got one book back, it's about something totally different, and the argument is long over. I read it anyway.
The Last Word is a book about scripture and how Christian authorities and lay people should treat scripture in their decision-making process. It's quite a slim little volume, and it leans heavily towards the 'tell' end of the 'show/tell' spectrum. Long on argument, short on supporting evidence.
This seems to be because it's written to the 'choir', so to speak. This is intended strictly for Christian, and mostly for Christians who are already well-educated about the history of the Church.
I'm the one (educated) but not the other (Christian) so this was pretty much a waste of my time.
Reading Journal Entry: The Last Word, by N. T. Wright
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- anhelms
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- Wedding: October 2014 - Grandma's Oak Tree
anhelms: Beautiful! Everything looks great and you all look relaxed and beautiful. Congrats! 🙂
How beautiful! I love your wedding dress. The desserts sound yummy!! Congratulations!
winterwoodlandbride15: I wasnt realxed at all! But I did want simple and real and nothing really show-y. Thank you!
creativeplannertobee: Thank you! We didnt even get to taste them!
Love love LOVE!!! So pretty and simle and the big tree for the ceremony is gorgeous!!! Congrats and awesome back yard wedding!!!!
anhelms: Absolutely gorgeous!! I love a good down home, rustic wedding. Your girls wore the same dress mine did (mine were in guava). It looks picture perfect, congrats!!
Gorgeous wedding, congratulations! And you two look so happy. Wishing you all the love and happiness in the world for your marriage x
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Tiffany Rubin had all but given up hope of ever seeing her abducted child again when she received an anonymous tip through her MySpace page. Someone had spotted her 7-year-old son and her ex-boyfriend in South Korea.
The Queens special education teacher caught a 15-hour flight to South Korea on Sunday. She sneaked into her son's school, found Kobe Lee in a classroom, disguised him with a wig and sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy before bringing him home Wednesday.
"It's great," Rubin said. "I never thought this day would come."
Her ordeal began on Aug. 21, after her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Salko disappeared with their child after a visit.
At the time, he had joint custody of their son but was facing up to six months in jail for not paying child support. The boy lived with his mother and saw his father on alternate weekends.
Kobe's court-appointed law guardian, Joseph Fredericks, had recommended Rubin receive sole custody.
"They were constantly at war over this child," Fredericks said of the parents, who separated when Kobe was 4 months old.
After Salko disappeared with her child, Rubin was afraid her ex, born in South Korea, had taken the boy abroad.
"I was just basically panicking," said Rubin, 30. "I was hoping they were still in the United States."
Her fears were realized when she hacked into Salko's e-mail account, she said. She discovered an e-mail he had sent to a friend saying he was flying to South Korea � and wasn't coming back.
Mark Miller, founder of the American Association for Lost Children Inc., a Christian charity that recovers missing children, persuaded her to put him on the case.
"She was so distraught," Miller said. "Her whole world was taken from her."
The FBI issued a warrant for Salko's arrest, but Rubin didn't get her big break until January.
She received a message on her MySpace page from someone who had seen her son and knew where he went to school. Shortly after, she received a phone call from Kobe telling her he missed her � and Salko was listening in. Rubin said her son wasn't aware he had been kidnapped.
Shortly after, she flew to South Korea with Miller and Bazzel Baz, chief executive officer of the nonprofit Association for the Recovery of Children, to recover Kobe.
The men surveyed the school while Rubin waited in a hotel. Security appeared to be lax, Rubin said, and the next day she went to her son's classroom and called his name.
"I was like, oh my God," Kobe said. "I can't believe she's here."
Rubin explained who she was to her son's teacher and said she needed a minute to speak with him. Then mother and son walked out of the building and hailed a cab to the American embassy.
As a precaution, she made Kobe wear a wig, so anyone looking for them would think he was a girl.
The following day, mother and son returned home.
"He's doing good, watching cartoons and wanting to play video games," Rubin said. But "he's a little worried that his dad's going to take him again."
FBI spokesman Matthew Bertron said the bureau was trying to work with South Korea to secure Salko's arrest and extradition. Calls to his family Thursday went unanswered.
Almost 800,000 children are reported missing each year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. About one-quarter of them are abducted by family members.
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Sitting Can Kill -Yahoo Health
Are You Sitting Down? Your heart failure rate is higher. -USA Today
Sitting Risks: How harmful is too much sitting? -Mayo Clinic
Women Who Spend Too Much Time Sitting May Die Earlier -Health News
Don't Just Sit There! It Could Be Harmful -USA Today
Sitting has been in the news lately, and the news isn't good. Many of the reports actually have included a new term: sitting disease. Research links sitting disease to heart failure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even death from cancer. In fact, excessive sitting also increases the chance a person will become disabled.
It's easy to collapse on the couch after a hard day at work, but don't make a habit of sitting. Exercise will re-energize you so walk, bike, stretch, play games. Do anything that requires you to move!
When working at the computer, get up every hour and move.
Avoid parking in the closest space at work or when shopping (unless it's raining again) to get in a few extra steps. Maybe that's the point of all those unused handicapped parking spaces at Target…they're just trying to encourage customers to walk a few extra steps to improve their health.
Can you take the stairs instead of the elevator or deliver a message by walking across the hall instead of sending an email?
Even on those particularly hard days when the couch calls your name get up and walk around the house during commercials.
Maybe you can check out the Monday Mile website which encourages starting each week by walking a mile on Monday or join Coach Kim from inSHAPE Fitness for a 15 minute Move It Monday workout!
My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass. ~Terri Guillemets
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Brasilia: Brazil`s unemployment rate from September to November reached a record high of 11.9 per cent, the country`s statistics agency IBGE said.
This new rate is a significant year-on-year hike over the same period in 2015, when it stood at 9 per cent, Xinhua news agency reported.
The IBGE on Thursday said the rate means that 12.1 million people were unemployed during that period, up 33.1 per cent from last year.
The employed population fell by 2.1 per cent to 90.2 million. The number of people employed in the private sector with a formal contract fell by 3.7 per cent to 34.1 million.
According to the IBGE, unemployment rose particularly in a number of crucial sectors, such as agriculture, industry, financial services, construction and real estate.
Brazil has been slogging through two years of recession, and the unemployment rate is only one of several indicators which reflect the country`s poor economic performance.
Tax collection has also fallen significantly and the government is set to register a record primary deficit in 2016. Meanwhile, inflation is set to reach 6.5 per cent this year, according to the central bank.
Despite rising inflation in the past year, Brazilian workers` average monthly wage remained stable at 2,032 reais ($619).


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I have worked at jobs that I love but I have worked with the meanest people around. I have always worked really hard and that upsets people because they think I am sucking up when in fact, I simply learned a good work ethic from my mom and dad. Several times in the interview they told me how much my efforts and input was appreciated. They told me that my suggestions have been valued and to keep them coming!
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Lead Data Science Consultant
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- £55 - £75k + bonus + benefits
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- 08 Nov 2017
- Closing date
- 08 Dec 2017
- Industry
- Travel & transport, Tourism
- Hours
- Full time
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The Company
A fantastic FTSE 100 travel company whose integrated offering enables them to provide over 30 million customers with an unmatched holiday experience in over 170 regions.
The Role
This newly created position in a constantly expanding team, will act as the lead analyst on key strategic projects through provision of an analytics-based solution. You will work with key stakeholders across the business to define and obtain buy-in for change, agree solutions and then ensure they are delivered to time and budget.
This is a blank canvas for a strong analyst or data scientist to come in and make their mark on the business; you can even help define what software you want the team to use moving forwards.
The right candidate will have:
- A proven track record in driving business improvement through data science or analytics
- The ability to see the bigger picture and think strategically
- Strong technical skills in a range of technologies
- An understanding of customer needs and commercial drivers