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We have discussed some of these nuanced in this article here. Also, you can find more information about possible implementation and cascading models for the Balanced Scorecard in this article.
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"One registered copy of BSC Designer may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one computer or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both. You may access the registered version of BSC Designer through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network." Read full license text.
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- For BSC Designer PRO: run the program, go to the Help menu, select "Enter the registration code…", copy and paste the registration code provided to you, press the OK button.
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In the case where the licenses were not upgraded annually, the price of an upgrades will increase respectively up to 50% of the retail price for the upgrades after a 2 years period, 75% of the retail price after a 3 years period, and 85% of the retail price after a 4 years period.
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Do I need Online or PRO version?
You can choose to use one of the products, or use both of them. It is easy, as they are seamlessly integrated.
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- With BSC Designer PRO you have the freedom to use the software without an Internet connection (for example, during a long business flight). It also has more functionality related to the reporting that is not supported by the cloud technologies yet.
The difference between these two products was explained in the details here.
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Friday, September 19, 2008
Pink Toes
And so I now have two children with pink toenails. Yes, one of those children is a boy--he loves pink because his sissy loves pink. I had to take a picture for future blackmailing purposes.
We fly home from Disneyland tomorrow!
14 comments:
- Sandy Toes said...
Disneyland??How fun is that! I love the toes...my girls think it is so special to have their nails painted!
-Sandy Toes
- September 19, 2008 at 4:16 AM
- Rae said...
Your chick-a-dee's have adorable toes! And you're right, such good blackmail material!!
- September 19, 2008 at 4:25 AM
- Nicole said...
Look at those cute toes. My daughter just begged me the other day to paint her little tootsies. I love how it makes them feel so pretty.
- September 19, 2008 at 6:41 AM
- Darlene said...
You absolutely have to have blackmail pictures for when they get older....hee hee
- September 19, 2008 at 7:30 AM
- Shannon said...
You are so funny! I can't believe you can get away with that and with the bow in his hair! :) How fun!
- September 19, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Hi there!
How fun that you got to have a little time for yourself! And now your two little ones have themselves cute toes, too! :)
- September 19, 2008 at 11:16 AM
- Our Complete Family said...
Oh my gosh~ this is just way toooo cute girl! So glad you got to get yours done, too! Good Mommy recharging time, right?!? When Mama is happy, everyone is happy!!! ;) Happy rest of your weekend~ Les
- September 20, 2008 at 8:28 PM
- M.L. @ The House of Whimsy said...
Ooh, look at those little peanut toes. Cute enought to kiss!!! : )
M.L. ( can you tell I'm a Nana?)
- September 23, 2008 at 1:44 AM
- Ruby Red Slippers said...
Too cute! I am a huge fan of red toes...
- September 23, 2008 at 4:47 AM
- heather said...
Hee hee hee blackmail! That's funny!
And my toes are always red. Its the best color for feet I think.
- September 28, 2008 at 5:14 PM
- Mrs. B said...
My 4 year old son often has things like that too... painted toes, pink purses, etc. It's a hazard of having two sisters. Hope you're having a great time at Disneyland!
- September 30, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- Shannon said...
So are you home yet? It has been awhile. :)
- October 7, 2008 at 12:47 PM
- Jenni @ nest to keep said...
Hi there!
I hope you all are doing well! :) When you get the chance, stop by my blog~ I have something there for you! :)
Have a great night! :)
- October 8, 2008 at 9:28 PM
- ~*Jenn*~ said...
Oh that is so cute!! My girls LOVE to hair their toes painted, to the point that I've had to place the nail polish under lock and key, and have more 'One time *** painted that with nailpolish...' stories than I'll ever need!!
Hope you guys had a great trip!
- December 1, 2008 at 2:35 PM


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DUNDEE ? Dundee already had a very talented softball team. It got even better when Macy Laws transferred from Jefferson. The senior infielder and leadoff hitter reached base six times in seven plate appearances Monday as the Vikings took a doubleheader from Milan 14-5 and 10-0.
DUNDEE ? Dundee already had a very talented softball team. It got even better when Macy Laws transferred from Jefferson.
The senior infielder and leadoff hitter reached base six times in seven plate appearances Monday as the Vikings took a doubleheader from Milan 14-5 and 10-0.
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Laws was hit by pitches her first two times up and beat out a bunt single. She went 3-for-3 in the second game with two triples, a single and four RBI.
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?We?ve got some new kids. We?re trying to get everybody to kind of mesh together,? said coach Stacey Heams. ?You?ve got to be prepared to play in any kind of weather. I?ve played in some pretty windy games, but I don?t remember ever coaching when it was this bad.?
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But Laws got Dundee out of the inning with an unassisted double play. The Vikings tied it in the bottom of the first and put the game away with a pair of six-run innings.
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?I think everybody was worried about the wind,? he said. ?Hannah and Vanessa both did a great job today in spite of the conditions. The girls have worked really hard this year and adding Macy Laws has really helped us. Good things just seem to happen whenever she gets on base.?
Dundee was without Kali Burd who is battling a kidney infection and Emily Rodziewicz who was ill. But the Vikings got contributions from everyone, including Tehya Nickell who was brought up from the JV team and ended the doubleheader with an RBI ground-out for her team?s 10th run.
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Most volunteers fly into Bole International airport in Addis Ababa in the middle of the night - make sure you've got a warm coat and wear an extra pair of socks! After a short walk off the plane through to the arrival lounge, you will be greeted by a Projects Abroad member of staff.
You'll jump in a car with a Projects Abroad member of staff and head for our Projects Abroad apartment and office, where you'll be left to rest and shower. You will then spend the following morning with a Projects Abroad staff member getting to know Ethiopian culture and how things work in Addis Ababa before heading out for a traditional Ethiopian buffet for your first taste of the ubiquitous Injera!
Volunteering in Ethiopia: Orientation and Induction
After a filling meal, you'll head off with a Projects Abroad staff member for your induction tour of the city. All the normal stops are included - you'll be shown where to change your money, the post office, important landmarks and internet cafés - yes they do exist, even in Ethiopia! Our staff are eager for volunteers to see as much as possible, so they may even find the time to take you to a museum to learn about the different tribes and origins of Ethiopian society.
Depending on the time and your program, you may be introduced to your placement during that afternoon. If not, our staff will pick you up and take you the next day. Whenever it happens, you'll be taken from your host family on public transportation to give you a chance to test out the route and see the landmarks.
Blue-and-white painted minibuses - public taxis - are the quickest and most popular form of public transportation and they go everywhere in Addis. They also stop anywhere - all you have to do is put your hand out to halt one, and remember to shout "waraj!" - "stop!" - nice and loudly when you see your destination! There are also plenty of blue-and-white painted Lada taxis all over the city.
After a day of introductions, you'll head with a Projects Abroad staff member to your host family. Our host families are mostly middle class Ethiopians living in their own single-storey family homes throughout the city. Initial introductions will probably take place over a traditional coffee ceremony, so you'll learn about this aspect of the culture and get the chance to savour the taste and aroma of arguably the best coffee in the world.
You will then be left to have dinner with the family and settle in. Ethiopians eat lots of meat - mainly beef and chicken in a variety of different spicy stews called wot. There are always a huge variety of dishes available at each meal, including vegetables, lentil stews, wots, and salads - all of course heaped generously atop your injera.
If you need a change, Addis has a huge range of foreign foods, especially Italian due to the five year Italian occupation during World War II, but you can also find German, Mexican, Indian, Chinese - there's even a Burger Queen! It is certainly possible to be a vegetarian in Ethiopia, but you will have to keep explaining, so be prepared for lots of quizzical looks!
Coming from an increasingly isolated western culture, you'll be amazed at the friendly and generous nature of all Ethiopians; Ethiopian hospitality really is mind-blowing, and you'll no doubt have offers of meeting up for a coffee coming out of your ears, since it's considered very cool to have a ferenje - or foreign - friend!


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Girivihar Open International. It was the second time I went there and I really appreciate a lot the kindness of the indian people. Well! It is always when people are poor that the y give more than "confortable" or rich people.
I show a simple movie about the 2011 edition and I'll show later some pictures about the 2013 edition.
With Manie, the world champion of the Paraclimbing (Defecient)


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The Verizon iPhone will -- for now -- have an unlimited $30 data plan option according to what Verizon COO Lowell McAdam told the Wall Street Journal:
"I'm not going to shoot myself in the foot," he said. Not offering an unlimited plan would put up a barrier for customers who might otherwise switch from AT&T, he said. The country's No. 2 carrier still has millions of subscribers grandfathered into unlimited plans they signed up for before AT&T switched to tiered pricing last summer.
Once they've lured in those AT&T switchers, however, McAdams said Verizon will also, eventually move towards tiered and capped plans of their own.
AT&T went from unlimited to 256MB and 2GB plans last year. Anyone going to jump on Verizon unlimited before they follow suit?


text: Aquamarine Hotel Located in Sunny Beach resort, with just a 10 minutes walk to the beach, the Aquamarine Hotel is the ideal place to stay during your beach break in Bulgaria. The hotel is situated within the Sunny Beach resort which provides a range of good amenities including shops, restaurants and bars. The hotel itself is attractive and has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. The Hotel Aquamarine has a 24 hour reception, an outdoor pool and a kid's pool. It also has a playground, a laundry service and a currency exchange. A Wi-Fi connection is also available for use. All rooms at the Hotel Aquamarine are air conditioned and offer a TV, cable / satellite channels . Each offers an iron and a telephone. Also, a shuttle transport is available by request from Burgas Airport. From Burgas Airport is only 30-minutes drive from the Hotel Aquamarine


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SANTA FE, NM – Oct. 13, 2016 – For Immediate Release. An increase in visible smoke over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains is likely today as fire managers conduct aerial ignitions on the Santa Fe Watershed prescribed burn. Yesterday crews completed 223 acres of black line around the perimeter of the project area and expect to finish the remaining 2,212 acres today.
The Santa Fe Watershed burn is a maintenance burn under the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed Plan 2010-2029, a collaboration between the USDA Forest Service, City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Watershed Association and The Nature Conservancy. The decision to conduct the prescribed burn this week was based on favorable conditions, including weather, winds and ventilation, and made in consultation with the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Health.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems. These fires mimic natural fires by reducing forest fuels, recycling nutrients and increasing wildlife habitat diversity. The Santa Fe Watershed prescribed burn is designed to improve and protect the Santa Fe Watershed, a primary water source for the City of Santa Fe, by removing dead forest fuels and reducing the risk of high-intensity wildfire. Prescribed fires are managed with firefighter and public safety as the first priority.
Smoke from the prescribed burn is being monitored at two locations – Upper Canyon Road and the Harold L. Runnels Building at 1190 S. St. Francis Drive – to ensure that the New Mexico Environment Department's Air Quality Bureau regulations are being met. Lingering smoke may be present for up to one week after ignitions are complete. Smoke will likely be visible from Santa Fe, Tesuque, Glorieta, Pecos Canyon, El Dorado and I-25.
Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems are encouraged to take precautionary measures. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online at the New Mexico Department of Health's website at https://nmtracking.org/fire.
For additional information about this prescribed burn, please contact the Watershed Prescribed Burn hotline at 505.438.5321.
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COUNTER-terror police are investigating after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament, injuring two people.
The male driver was arrested, and the area is in lockdown after armed officers swarmed the scene on Tuesday morning.
Images posted to social media showed a man, wearing a black puffer jacket, surrounded by police and being led away in handcuffs from a silver-coloured Ford.
Two people were taken to hospital after being treated at the scene for injuries, which are not believed to be serious, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) said.
A man has been arrested and several people injured after a car crashed into barriers outside the UK Houses of Parliament. https://t.co/9zBNvqdE6G— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 14, 2018
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Scotland Yard said the force is "keeping an open mind" over the cause of the crash, but added on Twitter: "The Met's Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation."
Witness Ewalina Ochab told the Press Association: "I think it looked intentional - the car drove at speed and towards the barriers."
She continued: "I was walking on the other side [of the road]. I heard some noise and someone screamed.
Picture taken with permission from the Twitter feed of Ewelina U Ochab of the car which crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. Picture: PA
"I turned around and I saw a silver car driving very fast close to the railings, maybe even on the pavement."
The car appears to have been driven through cyclists before ploughing into the security barrier.
Footage shot outside Parliament showed cyclists helping at least one biker laying on the ground as the LAS and armed officers arrived on the scene.
An eyewitness, who gave his name only as James, told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: "There was a cyclist clearly injured on the floor, there was a number of cyclists off their bikes. As I went past, an ambulance turned up."
At 0737hrs today, a car was in collision with barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. The male driver of the car was detained by officers at the scene. A number of pedestrians have been injured. Officers remain at the scene. We will issue further info when we have it.— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 14, 2018
Jason Williams, 45, from Kennington, was walking to work when he saw the crash.
"I saw a car going at high speed towards Parliament. It hit a bollard," he told the Press Association.
"It looked deliberate. It didn't look like an accident. How do you do that by accident? It was a loud bang."
The Metropolitan Police said: "At 7.37am Tuesday August 14, a car was in collision with barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.
"The male driver of the car was was arrested by officers at the scene.
"A number of pedestrians have been injured. We await an update on their condition, however officers do not believe that anyone is in a life-threatening condition.
"Officers remain at the scene and cordons are in place to assist the investigation. Westminster Tube station is closed.
"While we are keeping an open mind, the Met's Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the Westminster incident."
Streets around Parliament Square, Millbank and Victoria Tower Gardens were cordoned off as police, ambulances and firefighters arrived at the scene.
Bus driver Victor Ogbomo, 49, was driving passengers past the front of Westminster just after the crash.
All I saw was the smoke coming out of a vehicle, a silver vehicle ... I just stopped the bus," he told the Press Association.
"The police said we have to move back, then in less than five minutes the response team came.
"They went to the vehicle, so we had to push back. I saw the car in the barrier, I didn't know how it got there.
"I think someone was inside the vehicle because many police went towards the vehicle."
He said officers had their guns out when they arrested the driver.
A number of armed police officers remain stationed at a cordon beside Parliament, while Westminster Bridge and Tube station are both closed.
The cordon was widened twice and sniffer dogs were seen scanning the area.
The Houses of Parliament are surrounded with security barriers of steel and concrete.
The measures were extended in the wake of the Westminster Bridge attack in March 2017 when Khalid Masood ploughed a car into crowds on Westminster Bridge, killing four people.
Masood abandoned his car then stabbed and killed unarmed Pc Keith Palmer before he was shot by armed police in a courtyard outside Parliament.
The terrorist threat against the UK is seen as unprecedented.
In addition to five attacks that occurred last year, authorities say they have stopped 13 Islamist and four extreme right-wing plots since the Westminster atrocity in March 2017.
Police and MI5 are running at least 500 live operations involving roughly 3,000 active "subjects of interest" at any one time - while there is also a wider pool of more than 20,000 individuals who have previously featured in probes whose threat must be kept under review.
Earlier this year, the Government unveiled a refreshed counter-terror strategy.
Under the blueprint, MI5 intelligence will be shared with bodies outside the security community in an attempt to stop suspects before attack plots can crystallise, while anti-terror laws are to be strengthened to allow earlier interventions.
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed its Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.
It comes just 11 months after a partially exploded bomb was left on a tube train - the last major incident to rock Britain.
Here is a timeline of attacks in recent years:
- September 15 2017: A partially exploded device planted on a District line train left more than 51 people injured.
Ahmed Hassan, 18, was jailed for at least 34 years for planting the Parsons Green tube bomb which caused a huge fireball.
- June 19 2017: One man dies and several others are injured after a man rammed his van into worshippers in north London.
Darren Osborne, 47, of no fixed address in Cardiff - who had been radicalised by far-right material, was jailed for at least 43 years after being found guilty in February of murder and attempted murder.
- June 3 2017: Eight people are killed in a terror attack around London Bridge.
A van ploughed into people on the bridge before the three attackers carried out a knife rampage in Borough Market. The perpetrators - Khuram Butt, 27, Rachid Redouane, 30, and Youssef Zaghba, 22 - were shot dead by police.
- May 22 2017: Twenty-two people - including children - are killed in a bombing at a pop concert in Manchester.
Lone suicide attacker Salman Abedi detonated an explosive device as crowds of music fans, many of them youngsters, left Manchester Arena following a performance by US singer Ariana Grande.
- March 22 2017: Five people are killed in a car and knife attack in Westminster.
Khalid Masood drove a hire car over Westminster Bridge, near the Houses of Parliament, mounted the pavement and hit pedestrians before crashing into railings outside the Palace of Westminster.
He stabbed Pc Keith Palmer, 48, to death. Also killed in the atrocity were US tourist Kurt Cochran, Romanian tourist Andreea Cristea, 31, and Britons Aysha Frade, 44, and 75-year-old Leslie Rhodes. Masood was shot dead by police.
- June 16 2016: Labour MP Jo Cox is murdered outside her constituency office in Batley, West Yorkshire.
The mother-of-two, 41, was shot and stabbed multiple times by right-wing extremist Thomas Mair. He was later handed a whole-life prison sentence for her murder.
- May 22 2013: Fusilier Lee Rigby is murdered by Islamist extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.
The 25-year-old serviceman was walking near his barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, when the pair rammed him with a car before attempting to hack off his head with knives. The killers were jailed at the Old Bailey in February 2014.
- July 7 2005: Four suicide bombers kill 52 and injure hundreds of others in blasts on the London Underground network and a bus.
Twenty-six died in the bombing at Russell Square on the Piccadilly line, six in the bombing at Edgware Road on the Circle line, seven in the bombing at Aldgate on the Circle line, and 13 in the bombing on a bus at Tavistock Square.


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Rude that none of you have been commenting on all the posts I haven't posted. I know my blogging has been dismal of late, but I've got other things on my mind: growing a baby to be exact. Not surprisingly, pregnancy thoughts, birth thoughts, and baby thoughts are dominating my every moment these days.
I've continued to knit/crochet like crazy. Today I have two little gift sweaters for other pregnant mommies to finish up. I'm desperately trying to finish the blessing gown that I started when I was pregnant with Eli. If this is a girl, she'll need one when Jared blesses her in church. It happens to be the most boring crochet project on the face of this planet, although the results are nice. I'm giving myself two weeks of steady work, and then it will be complete. I'd love to get my bedroom organized, the garage cleaned, and a few other final "moving in" things done before the baby comes, because I'm well aware it won't happen any time soon after the baby is here. I've still got to buy a car seat, diapers, a birth tub among other things. I've actually gone through my girl clothes and pulled out the few newborn girl things I've bought on sale through the years. It is sitting out so that if this bump happens to be a girl bump we can throw it in the wash and she can have something dainty to wear.
The boys are getting into this whole baby thing. This morning, when Silas and I woke up (my early riser), the first thing he did was touch my stomach and say, "Hi Baby, it wake up time!" Eli is thoroughly interested in the exit of babies. I've told him how he came out (via cesarean section), compared to how Silas entered the world, and how I plan on this baby coming. He constantly asks questions about it: "What kind of animal are penguins? How do they have babies? What about snakes, do their babies have to be cut out? And cows, do their babies get cut out?" I try to keep my stories of his birth positive and let him know that even though I want my other babies to come out differently than he did, being "cut out" was a good thing for him and something I'm happy exists so that he could come to me safely. I'm excited to have my boys there for my birth to see how peaceful and wonderful welcoming a baby into the world can be. I know that's not for everyone, but I'm thrilled to be having a homebirth so that it can be for me.
In other news, we have officially decided to not put Eli in Kindergarten next year. We will begin homeschooling him. All the reasons why will surely fill a whole other blog post, but know that I am excited and glad I don't have to send him out every day just yet.
13 February 2012
The Posts in my Head
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oh my heck, i forgot that they are kindergarden age next yr!!! how did that happen?ReplyDelete
im so excited for your baby!!
I watched Michelle Duggar give birth on one episode and it was an amazingly sweet experience...of course she WOULD be sweet even during childbirth. I thought to myself "I am going to give birth like her!" nothing dramatic, just very controlled and...sweet.ReplyDelete
Um. Well, not so much... he was 42 weeks...large and posterior. I heard myself screaming (profanities) and thought...how very anti-michelle of me. For that reason...my children are not invited to the birth. Though I wish I could guarantee a serene and non traumatizing experience for them because the thought is lovely.
You already are homeschooling him. Just sayin'.ReplyDelete
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"Moral Injury in veterans can be as harmful as physical wounds. It can occur when a personal moral code – one's understanding of 'what's right' – is violated."
– Holly Arrow and William Schumacher, The Conversation
It has been said that moral injury is like a bruise on the soul, an injury that many veterans experience in silence. It is distinquishable from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in its inclusion of self-betrayal and failing to prevent, bearing witness to, or learning about acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations.
There are always ways in which religious leaders can reframe and tend to moral injury. It can be healed when veterans feel supported by family, friends and the community.
Various parishes in the Diocese of Pennsylvania offer healing ceremonies. A Healing Ceremony is a special service shared by the Chaplin Team at the Philadelphia Veterans Hospital. It is a spiritual act of healing which incorporates role-reversal to address the moral injuries veterans have sustained. In addition, it's an opportunity for communities to responsibly share in the healing process.
If you are interested in learning more about the Community Healing Ceremonies for Reconciliation for Veterans and Civilians, please contact email@example.com.


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Uncharted Territory at Waikato computer graphic design show
Press Release – Waikato University
An iPhone app that tells you how safe beauty products are and an Android app that helps preschool kids learn are two of many innovative projects on show at the University of Waikato Computer Graphic Design Show.2 November 2011
Uncharted Territory at Waikato computer graphic design show
An iPhone app that tells you how safe beauty products are and an Android app that helps preschool kids learn are two of many innovative projects on show at the University of Waikato Computer Graphic Design Show.
Waikato University final-year computer graphic design student Karen Manktelow has created an iPhone app that will assist with the purchase of ethical and environmentally friendly skincare products.
The app, called skincare, works by giving a safe rating to products that have had their barcodes photographed and scanned through the app.
"Last year I went to a living nature presentation and they pointed out how many chemicals are in our cosmetics. There's not a lot of information for New Zealand women about what is in their cosmetics, and hopefully this is a solution," says Karen.
"The safe rating will tell you how safe the product is, and show you what harmful ingredients are in it."
Users can then tell friends about their purchase online through social networks or add the product to an online wish list.
This year's University of Waikato design show for Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design is being held this November 2 – 9 at the University of Waikato.
The show's theme is Uncharted Territory, and among the projects on display are interactive board games, xbox camera technology being used to control computer input and output and branding projects where students have taken a product, event or service and developed a visual identity system for a company.
Another project on display is Katrina McIntosh's project called Wordals, which uses Android technology to help preschool kids learn.
Wordals is a series of educational games on Android tablet computers aimed at preschool children.
"The games teach things like naming animals, counting and making good decisions in a way that pre-schoolers can understand," says Katrina.
Based in the Department of Computer Science, Waikato's three-year Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design degree offers a unique mix of programming and design, in line with new international developments in design education.
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Bartle Paths
Paths are different. They constitute about 30% of your leveling experience and in theory map to the famous Bartle types. In practice, the correlation between Bartle Types and Paths seems a bit forced.
Bartle broke down players in one of four types: Achievers, Socializers, Explorers and Killers. Achievers should be attracted to the Science Path, Socializers to the Settlers path, Explorers to the aptly named Explorer Path, and Killers to the Soldier Path. I've played all four paths in Beta through Level 7. Out of the four, Soldier seems to be the one that best fits its associated Bartle type.. As a Soldier, you get a variety of quests and missions that have you… kill stuff… with style.
Explorer should be renamed the Jumping Puzzles path. I found the early jumping puzzles to be fairly simple, but I'm sure it ramps up to 11 as you level up. The payoff is quite nice and the views are stunning. Settler should be called the BuffBot path. You build these stations that give all players (including you) different buffs. Science is the Lore path. You open up additional Lore and you get a pet.
Science seems like a natural fit for Engineer Class and the additional pet does not count against your 'bot' limit. A Science Engineer can have three bots out (2 Engineer ones plus the noncombat Science one). While your Scanbot doesn't fight, it does help give that look of traveling with your own private army of robots. Soldier seems like it would go well with a Warrior. Explorer fits in with the teleporting of the Spellslinger.
Perks and Powers
All paths provide bags, housing items, and titles are various levels. Each Path also provides a your character with several powers. You have one of these power in an active slot on your action set. I'll evaluate each power on a 5 cupcake scale.
Solider powers:
- Back Into the Fray – heals 100% HP. Only out-of-the-battle use. / 3 cupcakes. If your class doesn't have a heal (all tanks) this will be great for recovering from one battle and getting ready for another. I'm not sure what the cool down is.
- Tactical Retreat – allows to take you and your team to the safety. / 2 cupcakes. I didn't get this power in Beta. I'm not sure if it teleports a short distance away or takes you to your current bind location. • Combat Supply Drop – drops a box with weapon for you and allies next to you. This weapon allows to use skills like stuns etc. / 2 cupcakes. The weapons have limited charges. Most of the time I went with my regular rotation.
- Soldier Rations: Activation: Places a Ration's crate. Upon interacting with the crate, for the next 5.0s restores 446/892/1782 health every 0.5s. / 3 cupcakes, and sprinkles on top if Back Into the Fray (BItF) is on cool down. It seems like the solider is focused on recovering health.
- Soldier's March: Activation: Movement speed increased by 20% for the next 15.0 seconds. (30.0/20.0/10.0 Min CD) / 4 cupcakes. Movement speed increases are fantastic especially since you won't get a mount until Level 25. 1 cupcake dedication for the ridiculously long cool down.
Settler Powers:
- Settler's Campfire (60.0 min CD) – allows you to set up a fire which increases healing and maximum health for an hour. You receive a buff for each player who uses your campfire. / 2 cupcakes. This would be higher if the cool down wasn't so long.
- Summon: Vendbot – creates a shop which buys everything from you for sixty seconds. Also serves as a repair bot for your party. / 5 Cupcakes. Inventory management is a huge pain in the neck through the early game. You don't have the bag or bank space (especially if you are trying to collect two sets of gear). This will only be made worse with all the Mystery Boxes and other promotions Wildstar is running. In addition, after seeing how challenging the dungeons are, you are going to want a Settler in your party for repairs.
- Report Home – creates portal to your house. / 0 cupcakes. This was removed when they gave all players a teleport to their house.
- Tech-Totem: Experience: Activation: Drops a totem that increases experience gain by 2%/4%/6% to allies within 35 meters of the totem for the next 60.0 seconds. / 5 cupcakes. Normally, this would only be useful during leveling, however; at cap experience points become Elder points which get you Elder gems.
- Sleeping Bag – allows you to log out in the world and get rested experienced (but less rested than you would get at your house). / 2 cupcakes. With the housing teleport you can teleport to your house and teleport right back to wherever you left. I guess there might be sometimes when you'd want to log out in the wild.
Science Powers
- Holographic Distraction – summons a clone who distracts enemies. / Originally 3 cupcakes, now 1 cupcake. however this was recently nerfed so that you can't use it in any group content (PVE or PVP). You can only use it in the open world.
- Summon: Group – summons a group to you. / 5 cupcakes. Anyone who had "Have Group, Will Travel" in WoW knows how helpful this can be.
- Create Portal – Capitol City: Activation: Opens a portal to the Capital City for the next 10.0 seconds. (120/90/60 min CD) – 0 cupcakes / This was recently given to all players. It is unclear what will happen. Based upon the Settler's home teleport, it seems likely this will be removed.
- Clarity Elixir: Activation: Places a Ration's crate. Upon interacting with the crate, for the next 5.0s restores 2%/5%/10% focus every 0.5s. / 3 cupcakes for focus using classes, 0 cupcakes for non-focus using classes.
- Generator: Reputation Gain: Activation: Places an aura on the ground that increases reputation gain by 2%/4%/6% to allies within 35 meters for the next 60.0 seconds. / 4 cupcakes. Wildstar has reputation grinds and I'm sure you remember how useful the Human racial trait Diplomacy was in WoW.
- Scanbot / 1 cupcake. This allows you to do Scientists mission but doesn't provide any perks. I'm giving 1 cupcake just for the sheer coolness factor.
Explorer Powers
- Safe Fall: Activation: Damage taken from falling reduced by 15%/30%/45% for the next 5.0/7.5/10.0 seconds. Damage from big falls are decreased for a given time. / 3 cupcakes. I have a feeling Explorers will be falling a lot when they mess up a jumping puzzle. Dying is expensive so this will keep you alive.
- Air Brakes – It stops you in the air and let you admire views and make another jump. / 2 cupcakes. Really only needed to solve some jumping puzzles.
- Translocate beacon – lets you save your current position and then teleport to it. Unavailable during PvP. / 4 cupcakes. The further away you are from the beacon the greater the cool down. I could see players coming up with all sorts of interesting and fun ways of using this like leaving this at the entrance of a cave so you don't have to fight your way back out.
- Enduring Breath: Activation: Breath decays 30%/45%/60% slower than normal. / 2 cupcakes. Like Air Brakes, this one seems like it is simply to help the Explorer do some of the Explorer specific stuff and wouldn't really help outside of that path.
Explorer finds 11 cupcakes.
For Me?
I eliminated Explorer because I'm not a huge fan of jumping puzzles. I really like Science since it goes well with being an Engineer and I'm usually a Lore nut. That said, Engineers don't use focus and the overall package seems a little weak. I'm hugely tempted by the incredible potential of Soldier and Settler. Both seem like they would help you level faster and Settler seems like the advantages would continue even into Elder Game content.
Sources: http://www.wildstarfans.net/2013/12/chief-sarcans-guide-to-paths.html


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I recently ran into this case with an index. The table had an index on the column "Status", however when querying on "Status" the SQL optimizer was deciding not to use the Index, even though this actually hurts performance. The issue was in checking multiple values of "Status" in the select:
Where Status='Active' – uses index
Where Status='New' – uses index
Where Status IN ('Active','New') – ignores index
Where Status='Active' OR Status='New' – ignores index
The interesting thing was that when this table had less than 50,000 rows it used the index, but after the table grew in size the SQL Optimizer decided that the query was nolonger "selective" enough to justify using the index. By ignoring the index the Optimizer lowered the CPU usage of the query but as a side effect increased disk IO (The Optimizer figured this solution was better overall). However, this caused the number of reads for a look up to be significantly higher (On average reading 500,000+ plus rows on every lookup) costing us a great deal of disk IO. For our system IO was the bottleneck (Not CPU) and ignoring this index caused significant production issues.
So the fix was to use a UNION ALL, and do two selects, rather than one select that checks two values (Yes you could also hard code the index usage into the select but that has its own problems as well). Note: the reason we use UNION ALL here is because it avoids the cost of having to check for any duplicate values in the results. In our case we do not have to worry about duplicates (no value can have both status A and N at the same time) so we can use UNION ALL to improve performance.
Select FirstName, LastName From dbo.Friends Where Status='Active' UNION ALL Select FirstName, LastName From dbo.Friends Where Status='New'
The Tipping Point
If you are interested in reading about the cases in which an index in SQL Server will no longer be used you can find some great information at sqlskills.com. Kimberly Tripp has an article explaining The Tipping Point.


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iPhone 8 Plus to Feature Curved OLED Display
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Rumours for the next iPhone started surfacing even before the iPhone 7 was officially released. Now that there's nothing in its way, we should expect more details of Apple's next phone (if there is no SE 2nd Gen or so), like this one from Japanese media, Nikkei, which is about the iPhone 8 Plus.
A few days ago it was revealed that there will be 3 variants of the iPhone 8: a 4.7" variant, another with a 5" display and the third one will have a 5.5" screen size. The 5.5" version is assumed to be the iPhone 8 Plus, and Nikkei says it will feature a curved OLED display which will be manufactured in the US.
This is a first for Apple if it turns out to be true but it is not surprising either, seeing as next year will be the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, we expect something different. We already know what they did to mark the 25th anniversary of the first Mac laptop. But let's hope it doesn't share its high price tag.
READ MORE: iPhone 7 and Leica M9-P Slug it Out in Camera Battle
The next iPhone(s) is also expected to bring back the dual-glass design from the iPhone 4, have ceramic variants, and ditch the home key completely.


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Monday, September 8, 2014
Posted by Elizabeth Alexander
Labels: allen texas photographer, blog, carnival, child photographer plano texas, lights at night, st jude's catholic church
The Carnival comes to town - Allen, Texas photographer
One of my favorite memories of summer was those couple of weeks before school started and the carnival came to town. It was always so fun to run into class mates you had not seen over the summer, or a boy you had a crush on, and as a pre-teen some classmates would try to write with lipstick on your check the number grade you were entering - 6, 7, or 8.
The carnival came to town to St. Jude's Catholic church in Allen, Texas. So off we went, at night so we could enjoy all the carnival lights. My boys loved it, and I seemed to have an eternal smile so enjoyed watching their joy and screaming with them on a ride or two. As a parent, the ferris wheel was a bit terrifying. We ran into friends and one little friend was poking her head out the cart to say hello - while we were at the top stopped (see below!). I tried taking some top-of-the-ferris-wheel looking down shots, and with the ferris wheel moving, the cart rocking, watching my children it seems I focused on the sky. Kinda love it!
(Believe it or not, we've not yet made it to the Texas State Fair.) It's on the list now.
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I lead the workshop, with the assistance of Bay-area photographer Patrick Smith. In the morning session I talked about fundamentals of landscape and seascape photography, focusing on how photographs communicate ideas and emotions. We looked at composition elements—such as line, texture, symmetry, and depth-of-field—talking about how these aspects of photographs help to convey thoughts and feelings to viewers.
After the morning classrooms session, we headed to Drake's Beach (named after Sir Francis Drake, who was believed to have anchored off shore), where, with guided instruction, we photographed the beach, rising cliffs, crashing waves, and a variety of birds along the strand.
Sigma shipped in two dozen lenses (in a variety of mounts) for participants to try in the field. Many enjoyed playing with the super wide angle lenses—such as the full-frame and circular fisheyes—as well as various zooms and macro lenses.
After a delicious lunch at Priscilla's Pizzeria & Cafe in Inverness, Patrick Smith talked about advanced seascape techniques, particularly his slow-exposure method for sunsets: using low-to-the-ground perspectives, graduated ND filters, and shutter speeds slow enough to highlight waves in motion. We then headed to McClures Beach for sunset. While the daytime skies were brilliantly clear, scattered clouds began to move in for sundown, a recipe for spectacular skies. As the sun settled toward the horizon, the heavens didn't disappoint. The sky became emblazoned with pinks, oranges, and yellows, which contrasted with the foamy blue sea.
Using the techniques we discussed during the workshop and a number of the SIGMA loaner lenses, the participants produced some exceptional work. Included here are a number of images captured by the workshop participants. What can I say but…WOW!
Finally, a shout-out to our workshop series co-sponsors, Lowepro and NEC, for their support in helping make this lecture series possible.
And let's not forget workshop prizes, which included SIGMA swag, a Lowepro backpack, one free license for Helicon Focus (and discounts to all participants), and Plamps from Wimberley.
If you missed this workshop, there are more ahead (each with SIGMA loaner lenses and even more giveaways, including one free license and discounts for Photomatix)! Here's the remaining schedule:
David FitzSimmons 2010 SIGMA Photography Workshops:
5/15 Clifty Falls State Park, IN
5/22 Watkins Glen State Park, NY
6/12 San Diego Zoo, CA
6/13 San Diego Zoo, CA
7/24 Insects of Madera Canyon, AZ
10/22-24 Mohican State Park, OH
For more information about my FitzSimmons Photography SIGMA Photo Workshops, go to www.fitzsimmonsphotography.com and select Workshops.


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From the Wall Street Journal:
Pecans are as all-American as anything can be. Washington and Jefferson grew them. They are the state nut of Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. The U.S. grows about two-thirds of the world's pecans and chews most of them itself.
For generations, pecan prices have fallen with bumper crops and soared with lousy ones. But lately, they've only been going up. A pound of pecans in the shell fetched $2.14 on average last year, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture, nearly double what they brought three years earlier.
The reason: The Chinese want our nuts.
Five years ago, China bought hardly any pecans. In 2009, China bought one-quarter of the U.S. crop, and there's no sign demand is abating.
Nearly $1 of every $5 China spent on U.S. items last year went to buy food of some sort, $16.6 billion worth, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. exports of goods of all sorts to China more than doubled between 2005 and 2010. Exports of crops and processed foods—soybeans, dairy, rice, fruit juice—more than tripled. Exports of pecans rose more than 20-fold.
For more, see: Shell Shock: Chinese Demand Reshapes U.S. Pecan Business


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10 May 2014
It was awesome while it lasted, but I just had to revert back to crochet. The biggest reason being I didn't have any chunky yarn left and anything less than a 12ply is strictly crochet. Knitting with fine yarn [by Holly the novice knitter] takes far too long.
All this making has left me with a ton of earrings, only a few of them are on my Hollymayb Etsy shop, dinosaur beanies and toddler scarves. At the end of this month I'll have a stall at a market. I guess I'm a sucker for punishment. Hopefully I'll sell some things, then I won't have a pile of things to leave behind.
Here's hoping it all works out sooner rather than later.
Still no word on our visas. It's been 47 days of long-distance marriage. It's pretty tough going. Our Little Lion is doing fine, we talk about Daddy every day and reminisce about our skype sessions.
We're so blessed to have this amazing technology available to us! It wouldn't be very nice having to rely on snail mail or telegrams.
In saying that, it's a truly joyous occasion when we do get a parcel in the mail!
In saying that also, it cost $54.00 to send a small box weighing 2kgs to the US. Cripes!
OH, and I thought I'd try make some of my own social media buttons... to be continued.
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Original Pin HERE
My Version:
To make the shirt collar with the gray pattern on it, I cut down 1 1/2" in the center and the white shirt collar was made by cutting down 1" in the center. I wish I had attached the white shirt paper to the printed paper first before adhering to the black layer so the edges would have aligned a bit better.
This WOW! card has a moving
camera shutter effect inside:
Original Pin HERE
Sandi includes a terrific video tutorial that is a must watch and she even included all of the measurements below the video on her blog post HERE. The inside shutter effect will surely cause the recipients to say WOW!
My Version:
...and here's a little video I made to quickly
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on the little play icon in the upper right corner.
It did take me a time or two to perfect a template for the inside moving parts as shown below. It also helps to lay the inside parts in the card before attaching to see if adjustments are needed. Placing the 1/4" sticky tape close to - but not on - the fold/score line is also helpful.


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I finished the Rhododendron serving spoon mid week but didn't get the time to take some pics until now. Its 330mm long so its a nice big serving spoon, its made from a crook branch so it has a very nice shape to it and because the grain runs right through the spoon it is strong.
I carved a pot hook on the back of the spoon for hanging the spoon on the rim of the pan, I like carving these pot hooks but haven't made any big spoons with a pot hook for a while so I enjoyed carving this one.
Rhododendron is a nice wood to carve a lot like Magnolia, pale and creamy colour and finishes well from the knife.


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With Valentine's Day approaching, wouldn't it be nice to escape for a few days with your loved one and relax in pampered luxury – without feeling guilty about the huge footprint you are adding to the environment? The world class conservation-based Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa in the Blue Mountains, located just a 1.5 hour drive south of Sydney, Australia will provide you with luxury AND a guilt-free carbon-neutral experience! It's the first hotel in the world to achieve international carbon neutral certification through carboNZero, so you are in for quite a treat.
Nestled at the foot of towering sandstone escarpments in the Great Diving Range, The Wolgan Valley Resort is a sight to behold. The stunning resort is constructed from a mix of hardwood timbers recycled from local rail bridges, fallen timber, old fencing posts, timber sourced from renewable sources, and local stone. Upturned root balls have even been strategically placed in surrounding paddocks to act as natural sculptures on the landscape.
Green building principles combined with solar power and heat recovery help reduce the resort's energy use. Although a small quantity of carbon credits were purchased initially, it is anticipated this will only be necessary for the first few years of operation as further emission reduction programmes are implemented and re-vegetation of the area continues. So far over 175,000 indigenous trees have been planted, and when they mature they will help absorb more carbon dioxide. All of the resort's buildings are fitted with energy-efficient light bulbs, have their own rainwater tanks and all water used at the resort is recycled. All food at the Resort is also sourced from suppliers within a 100 mile radius, further cutting down on transportation emissions and supporting local industry.
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Soon after the Crime Syndicate-backed coup d'etat in Kiev, a convoy of four trucks and two cargo minibuses pulled into Kiev's Boryspil Airport in the wee hours of the morning, a band of black ops loaded an aircraft with heavy boxes and the plane then flew off.
Rumors emerged that Ukraine's official gold reserve was "hauled off to the U.S.," but there was no official confirmation from the new government as to whether there was an operation or where the gold went. There was also no official confirmation on the receiving end either. Per usual, those who questioned the incident were mocked as "conspiracy theorists." Elements of the story can be gleaned here.
Meanwhile, as Ukraine's currency, the hryvnia, collapsed, the central bank duly reported 42.3 tonnes of gold in its vault. Then, suddenly, the head of Ukraine's central bank let it slip in a TV interview that the vaults are essentially empty.
At about the same time that Ukraine was being set up for Cabal looting, U.S. mercenary Academi goons were spotted on the ground there. Listen to the operative in the following video speak with a perfect western or midwestern-American accent at 0:37. Footage is from Ukrainian TV. This is the shadow government, deep state in action, and I would bet they are paid for in part by George Soros and his cabalist cronies.
The cap, uniform and ammo belt is standard U.S. special forces or 'Academi' mercenary outfitting. He is carrying an AKS-74 with folded butt stock, rubberized grip and a silencer.
The Mystery of Ukraine's Gold
The question begs: Did the new "leaders" of Ukraine make some kind of non-transparent deal with the Cabal psychopaths? Or were the Crime Syndicate psychopathic oligarchs just given access to vaults and permitted to loot the gold? In following these stories, I have learned to expect the worst, so the latter is my theory. I no longer think Ukraine's gold is in so-called "official hands" anywhere.
According to one of the versions, it was not just monetary gold that was removed from the country but objects of cultural and historic value. This was also gold, so-called Scythian gold. Yes, and here comes that familiar IMF looting mechanism: Washington promised to help its Goldman Sachs puppet (((Yatsenyuk the Yid))) obtain an IMF loan, and the Scythian gold was used to fulfill the function of securing future credit. The value of the stolen cultural objects far exceeds the value of the gold that the objects are made from and is as much as $20 billion. Without a doubt someone somewhere in the Crime Syndicate was cut a great bargain.


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Another batch of horror anthologies with covers by Richard Powers.
Whereas all the Powers covers in the first group were released by Ballantine, this lot features three different publishers.
Br-r-r-!, editor Groff Conklin, Avon, 1959
Intro. Groff Conklin
It by Theodore Sturgeon
Nursery Rhyme by Charles Beaumont
Doomsday Deferred by Murray Leinster
Warm Dark Place by H.L. Gold
Legal Rites by Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl
An Egyptian Hornet by Algernon Blackwood
White Goddess by Margaret St. Clair
The Handler by Ray Bradbury
The Sound Machine by Roald Dahl
The Worm by David H. Keller
Tales of Love and Horror edited by Don Congdon, Ballantine Books, 1961
No Such Thing as a Vampire by Richard Matheson
The Love Letter by Jack Finney
The Horsehair Trunk by Davis Grubb
Lucia's Kiss by Roderick MacLeish
The Sign of Scorpio by Charles Mergendahl
Clay-Shuttered Doors by Helen R. Hull
Various Temptations by William Sansom
The Nature of the Evidence by Mary Sinclair
Tactical Exercise by Evelyn Waugh
The Illustrated Woman by Ray Bradbury
The Shout by Robert Graves
Not Far Away, Not Long Ago by John Collier
Ghosts and Things, edited by Hal Cantor, Berkley Medallion, 1962
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes by Henry James
Caterpillars by E.F. Benson
Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton
The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen
The Night-Doings at Deadman's by Ambrose Bierce
Running Wolf by Algernon Blackwood and Wilfred Wilson
The Music on the Hill by Saki
Phantasy by Oliver Onions
The House by Andre Maurois
The Lovely House by Shirley Jackson


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Taiji has helped me heal from many injuries when I was competing in Karate competitions, and it keeps amazing me how it helps my students with their challenges in overcoming insomnia and finding peace in today's busy world.
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Books make wonderful gifts and are a fantastic way to share your travelling experience with those you left at home, or to keep the memories of your travels alive. Here are seven books that capture exciting aspects of the beautiful country of South Africa which will make excellent gifts or mementoes to take home with you.
Books to take home from South Africa
September 11th, 2012
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A weighty tome
'South Africa' By Michael Poilza
While this photography book might take up your entire luggage allowance, the incredible images by famous German photographer Michael Poliza show South Africa at its best. His wildlife and landscape photographs are breathtaking and you'll no doubt spend hours pouring over the pages.
Instant positivity
'Awesome South Africa' By Derryn Campbell
A funky and vibrant coffee table book, Derryn Campbell's Awesome South Africa looks at all the crazy, wonderful and beautiful aspects of the Rainbow Nation. With information on all eleven official languages, famous South Africans' quotes, write-ups on the stadiums built for the 2010 World Cup and an explanation of the South Africa coat of arms, this book is a fantastic gift for adults and older children.
Take the wild home
'Wildlife of Southern Africa' By Carol Polich
Carol Polich shares her photographs and behind-the-lens stories in this book which contains more than 90 images of African animals, ranging from the Big Five to more curious creatures. It's a great way to remember any safari experience you're bound to enjoy in the South African wilderness.
Bucket list
'Been there done that' By David Bristow
Start planning your next trip with this book of the best places to stay, things to see and adventures to be had, in South Africa. Having travelled most of Southern Africa, David Bristow (past editor of Getaway magazine) has complied a comprehensive list of what to get up to in this neck of the woods. This is sure to stir up your friends' and family's interest in a country as intriguing and diverse as South Africa.
For the kids
'Nelson Mandela's Favourite African Folktales' Publishedby WW Norton & Company
This beautifully illustrated, full-colour book has 32 African folktales, all chosen by none other than Nelson Mandela. Share the magical stories of various African cultures with your children through these imaginative stories.
The travel novel
'The Marginal Safari' By Justin Fox
Travel around the borders of South Africa in Justin Fox's non-fiction travel novel. Fox wanders through strange small towns, parts of the wilderness and cities as he circles South Africa, all the while learning about himself and his country.
Taste of South Africa
'Springbok Kitchen' By Duane and Warren Heath
Nothing says South Africa quite like rugby and cooking! Duane and Warren Heath have asked some of the county's best loved rugby players to share their favourite recipes. While you might not like rugby, you'll definitely like their food. This is a wonderful memento of the South African spirit and you'll be able to relive you trip every time you cook from its pages.
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Every good leader has a good strategy. And every efficient organization knows their leader's intent. All employees at Southwest Airlines know and act to the CEO's intent. Herb Keleher says to his people: "We are THE low cost airline. Once you understand that fact, you can make any decision about this company's future as well as I can." Just check it out... next time you fly from Austin to Denver ask your flight attendant why Southwest doesn't have First Class seats, Foie Gras for dinner or luggage fees. Yes, I am sure, his answer will be the same as the person who checked you in. Because they all work towards the same goal: to be THE low cost airline, and because it's not that hard to make decisions on problems like 'expensive or cheap food?', 'expensive seats or more seats?', 'expedited boarding process or first class waiting lounge?'. It's all crystal clear and to the point!
So it should be with your Sales & Operations Plan. The S&OP is your commander's intent. So, first of all... you better have one!
For some the S&OP is simply the forecast; for others it's financial budgeting. Many companies, however, integrate their financial planning with a sales forecast on product group level and the real good ones also roughly check if the plant's capacity suffices and then subsequently ensure a proper transfer of demand. They also re-evaluate their product strategy (MTS vs. MTO vs. FTO vs. ATO) and make the appropriate adjustments in the master data. Is all of that done inside SAP functionality without the use of external applications? Mostly no, but that should be discussed in another blog post.
And here lies the crux of the matter. If you don't integrate finance with sales... if you don't connect the production department with a feasible plan... if you don't make the proper distinction between MTS and MTO... and you work in various, different systems; you will have a very hard time communicating the commanders intent; and have everybody putting their nose in the same direction.
A Sales & Operations Plan carries information about what products do we stock and how much of it? What do we need to invest - resources and capital? What's going to be our profit? What lead times will we promise for which product? What's going to be our supplier make-up? And what is our Plan B in case of variability (which is part of our life). Yes, it's the strategy, policy and general direction everybody should work towards to. For short: The Commanders Intent!
If you are interested in learning more about how bigbyte helps SAP customers to build an effective, integrated and automated S&OP - using standard SAP functionality – check out some of the articles and videos in our Knowledge Base.
An isolated look at how you plan your finished goods does not suffice. S&OP is impacted by, and has an impact on, many areas within the supply chain. We all know that... but do we also live by it?


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