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Fifth AfCoP Annual Meetings Focuses on Delivering Development Results
The Fifth Annual Meeting of the African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results (AfCoP) opened on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in Tunis with emphasis on the need to support achieve economic growth that is shared by everyone.
In a speech at the opening of the three-day conference on the theme, "Putting Results First in Africa," the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, underscored the importance of the AfCoP and its objective to improved conditions for people across Africa.
President Kaberuka identified governance ineffectiveness and lack of accountability; the absence of economic diversification; weak economic integration; and the lack of an enabling environment for private sector among the key challenges to Africa's development.
AfCoP was instrumental in shaping the 2010 Tunis Consensus and defining a vision of development driven by strong and inclusive private-sector-led growth, effective and accountable states, stronger economic integration, wide knowledge sharing, and South-South Cooperation, he said.
"Africa is facing many challenges as a result of the current economic and financial crisis. The recent events in North Africa reveal that the growth experienced in Africa over the past decade is not sufficient."
"Too many Africans have been excluded from its benefits. Strong, inclusive private-led growth through trade and investment is needed to create economic opportunities and ensure equal access for all," he said in the statement read by the AfDB's Regional and Country Operations Programmes and Policy Vice-President, Zondo Sakala.
Ministers from Kenya and Niger used the platform to provide their countries' AfCoP-MfDR experiences and the interest generated by local communities of practice.
Niger's Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Community Development, Amadou Boubacar Cisse, reported that CoP-Niger, established in 2008, is currently catering to the training needs of over 5,000 people from different professions.
According to him, AfCoP-MfDR must explore innovative approaches to regional integration to create economies of scale that will stimulate trade and investment required to launch Africa into the global economy.
Kenya's Assistant Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, Peter Kenneth, says KCoP-MfDR had spawned a proliferation of collaborative spaces for learning and knowledge sharing since it was launched in 2010.
According to the Minister, enhancing good governance includes the fight against corruption, implementing reforms in the justice system; deepening law and order reforms; and implementing comprehensive reforms in the public service through adoption of Result Based Management in the public service.
The Africa Capacity Building Foundation Executive Secretary, Frannie Léautier, underlined the importance and benefits of knowledge exchange for Managing for Development Results and how the Foundation is leveraging its experiences by working with continent-wide knowledge in support of AfCoP.
AfCoP's co-chair, Abdou Karim Lo, explained that African economic integration was of paramount importance at all levels, noting that AfCoP will create communities of practice within the West African Economic and Monetary Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. He thanked the Bank and the ACBF for their continued support.
According to the AfDB Quality Assurance and Results Department Director, Simon Mizrahi, the conference is focused on how Managing for Development Results can concretely help improve people's lives, at the regional dimension; building effective states, and bringing about greater accountability.
Participants are also defining an African Framework for Achieving Development Results in which the AfCoP takes place as well as concrete actions to make the AfCoP more effective.
Africa Knowledge for Results (Afrika4R), a framework for action in support of institutional reforms with a focus on regional integration, will be launched at the conference.
The MfDR in Africa gathered over 100 participants in government, civil society, private sector and development partners from the USA, France, Italy and more than 25 African countries.
Launched in Kampala, Uganda, in 2007, AfCoP is currently represented in 43 African countries and currently has some 2,500 members from all walks of life.


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In Weeks, the defendant was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation of section 790.23, Fla. Stat. The firearm in question was a black powder muzzleloader rifle with a percussion cap firing system. There was no dispute that the rifle had an "ancient vintage" firing system; rather, the dispute centered on whether the scope, an accessory considered nonexistent prior to 1918, rendered the firearm a "replica" for purposes of section 790.23, Fla. Stat. On appeal in the First District Court of Appeal, Weeks argued that given the multiple meanings which may be assigned to the term "replica," a person of ordinary intelligence is not given fair notice of what conduct is forbidden by the statute. The State argued that anyone could plainly see that, due to the scope, Weeks' firearm was not an exact copy of a weapon manufactured in or before 1918. 2014 WL 4197379.
In finding the statute unconstitutional for vagueness with respect to what constitutes a replica, the First District reversed Weeks' conviction. The Court reasoned that given chapter 790's definition of "antique firearm," the firing mechanism is what determines whether a firearm is an antique or a replica thereof, regardless of the date of manufacture. The Court noted that "replica" is not defined in section 790.23, Fla. Stat., and that enforcement of the statute with respect to Weeks would result in arbitrary and discriminatory punishment.
Conversely, the Fifth District Court in Bostic v. State, finding it "clear that merely having an ignition system similar to that found on an antique firearm is not sufficient to render a firearm a 'replica' of a firearm manufactured in or before 1918," could not conclude that the statute fails to give fair notice of the prohibited conduct. (Fla 5th DCA 2005) 902 So.2d 225, 228-29. The Fifth District reasoned that the defendant's firearm, which had a fiber optic sight, was visibly different than an antique firearm. The Court held the term "replica" should be defined as "a reasonably exact reproduction of the object involved that, when viewed, causes the person to see substantially the same object as the original." 902 So. 2d at 228.
The State filed its jurisdictional brief in Weeks on September 29, 2014, citing the certified conflict with Bostic.
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Did anything ever come of this? My brother has an ancient Federal drug charge that is currently preventing him from possessing a firearm (even though he can employ 17 people in his successful business, eyeroll). So he did a year probation in the 90's but apparently, it can't be sealed or expunged and he wants to come hunting with us. Is there an update on where Florida comes down on the blackpowder issue?


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Good Morning to you,
Are you busy at the moment?
I know I am.
Christmas is a busy time for us, icing Christmas cakes, baking Mince pies and making all the other traditional foods our families enjoy over the Christmas season.
There is one thing for certain, as much as I love the run up to Christmas and I love cooking, I do not want to be left in the kitchen, spending all my time cooking. I want to give my family good food but I also want to enjoy their company and enjoy the Christmas and New Year festivities.
So, with this in mind, I have decided to cook some meals in advance, which I can place in the freezer. These meals will be taken out of the freezer the night before they are needed. This will allow me to chat, drink coffee and yes enjoy the odd glass of wine or two in the company of family and friends.
This is one of the recipes I have made.
This is a delicious curry which I make with turkey. No, not with the left over turkey, but with fresh turkey steaks. I serve this curry with rice or Bulgar wheat, which ever takes our fancy on the day.
If you are a vegetarian, then you can add Paneer, which will absorb the flavour of the sauce and be delicious. On days when we want to have a meat free meal, Paneer is what I use.
There are quite a few ingredients, but do not let that put you off, as they are mainly the spices, which are easily assembled.
2 tbsp sunflower oil
600g (4) turkey steaks
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chilli powder
1 inch piece of root ginger, peeled and grated
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
400g tin of tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 pint of water
sea salt and ground pepper to taste
Cut the turkey steaks into bite size cubes
Add 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil to a pan.
Place the pan over a medium heat,
cook until golden brown.
Lower the heat and add the ground cumin,
ground coriander, turmeric, chilli powder,
grated ginger and garlic to the pan
Keep the onion mixture moving in the pan
and cook for 1 minute
Add the tomato paste and cook for a further minute to cook out the acidity.
Add the tin tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook for a further 2 minutes
Add a pint of water and bring to the boil,
then reduce to a simmer
As you can see, I forgot to take a photo of the chopped
turkey meat, it was put into the pan, before I realised
I hadn't taken the photo!
Add the cubed turkey meat and cook
for 30 minutes.
...and there you have it a rich spicy curry, which I know my father would have enjoyed, as he loved curries, the hotter the better. His favourite curry was a very spicy fish curry, which was cooked for him by his Sri Lanken friend, when we lived in Cyprus, many moons ago..... wonderful memories!
Now back to reality, this curry can be enjoyed now, or it can be easily frozen and enjoyed when needed.
If you decide to freeze this dish, please make sure you take the time to defrost it thoroughly, overnight in the fridge. Also make sure it is thoroughly heated before serving.
This week I shall be joining,
Have a lovely day, and I shall see you later in the week.


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Until now. Sara Ban Breathnach has taught me to hate, and I can't say that I am very grateful. "The Simple Abundance Companion: Following Your Authentic Path to Something More" is the second sequel to 1995's "Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy," a huge best-seller that sent Breathnach's career as an inspirational speaker into the stratosphere. Multiple sequels are generally a bad idea--never more so than with books that go under the self-help/advice rubric. (See "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul" or "Mars and Venus on a Date.")
Breathnach's first book needs sequels less than most. It was trite, but capacious, comprising 366 essays "aligning you with the creative energy of the Universe"; guiding you, the female reader, to the six principles of "authenticity" (gratitude, simplicity, order, harmony, beauty, and joy); and beginning with an anodyne epigraph from some Great Thinker, like Tennyson (June 28), Spinoza (August 10), or Ralph Lauren (May 6).
As I write, I turn to today's essay, "When Did You Feel Most Beautiful?," and find wisdom from Sharon Stone. "I don't believe makeup and the right hairstyle alone can make a woman beautiful. The most radiant woman in the room is the one full of life and experience." After each month's essays, Breathnach recommends "Joyful Simplicities." For May, you might wish to learn feng shui or rent "old movies from the 1930s and 1940s." What could possibly be left to say in a sequel?
So, in the "Simple Abundance Companion," Breathnach rehashes, recapitulates, and downright reprints much of the advice from "Simple Abundance," broken down this time into chapters with titles like "The Fullness of Life" and "Choice as a Spiritual Gift." Each chapter ends with a set of questions meant to prompt "moodlings," or idle reveries. A typical exercise from this workbook: "When you feel good on the inside, it shows on the outside. This week, make an effort to stand a little straighter, or to smile more often. Record the reactions you get. How does this make you feel?"
The overriding message of the first book's essays, which each span one or two pages, and the second book's homework assignments, is, "You are an overworked woman and must make time for yourself. You must slow down, smell the roses, sip a cup of tea, cultivate your garden."
Fair enough, I say. The search for authentic, true being, however we define it, runs deep, and there is no quarrel with Breathnach's objective. Thinkers from Jesus to Carl Rogers to Thomas Moore have given us their recipes, and others will follow. Why, then, do I object?
First, because Breathnach's quest for still waters seems to run awfully shallow. At no point does it occur to Breathnach that fulfillment for some women might come from going back to school, getting a promotion, or otherwise engaging their minds. Indeed, insofar as such endeavors take up more time and energy, they seem suspicious. Rather, why not indulge in "cinematherapy" or "audiotherapy," watch a good movie or listen to a good CD? She provides helpful, horribly parochial lists too: "Sleepless in Seattle," "It Happened One Night," Sting's "Mercury Falling," Tina Turner's "Simply the Best," and--didn't you just know?--Pachelbel's "Canon in D Major."
That Breathnach's tastes run to the middlebrow isn't the problem; it's that in choosing the most crushingly boring, unchallenging stuff that the popular canon has to offer, she ignores middlebrow art whose awareness of life transcends its mediocrity. "Terms of Endearment," for example, a true paragon of pop schmaltz, would never appear on a Breathnach list: too sad. Because John Mellencamp, one of my Top 40 heroes, might just for a moment cause us to think about the plight of indebted farmers, his music seems unsuitable. Breathnach recommends "Life Is Beautiful," which I consider a generally superb movie, but with a ludicrously upbeat ending. For "Bibliotherapy," she directs us toward Marianne Williamson and Edna St. Vincent Millay (though Dorothy Parker makes a shocking, and pleasing, appearance).
Her refusal to challenge or prod leads to her narcissism. For someone who aims to simplify, she spends an awful lot of time giving wardrobe advice, albeit while insisting that she is sticking to her theme of implicity. "Famous, wealthy women known for their chic sense of style keep their looks ncluttered," she says. It's a strange blanket statement, especially coming from a woman who writes that earlier in her career, she gave talks while gussied up in "lace-trimmed frills and the big Gibson girl hair of the Victorian era."


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Private schools to adopt 11 point school security plan: APSMA
Chairman of APSMA Syed Khalid Shah has said that the students will be given identity cards immediately whereas he has urged the financially well-off schools to make proper security arrangements.
He stated that the food and drink stalls around the schools have been removed.
Shah urged the parents and school administrations to report any emergency situation to the nearest police station whereas no one being allowed to enter the school premises.
The school association chairman has urged students to avoid talking to strangers whereas all information can be collected from the counter window.
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text: I'm just wondering how many do watch CSPAN mostly every day. Since there are some very passionate political enthusiasts here on ET, and CSPAN is probably the source for unbiased and balanced factual content, I'd be interested to know. I find that Washington Journal which airs every morning at 7-10 EDT very informing. Not to mention all of the other "specials" that are aired. The Congressional activities and comities are extremely informing as well. The weekend "specials" and BookTV on CSPAN2.... all of it is enabling for one to accurately insightful. Tired of the spew... inform yourself as to what's true. (lol...my idiom for the day) -kt


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The past two weeks have been spent hanging out with the few people that are left at the base, celebrating Christmas, sleeping in, and packing for Greenland! I have also been getting over a cold so if you would pray that I will feel one hundred percent soon.
I am in the calm before the storm, so to speak, for my schedule will be pretty much non-stop for the next couple months. First stop will be Grimerud, a YWAM base in the south near Oslo, where a workers gathering will be held and we will be celebrating New Years Eve. I am excited for I am able to reacquaint myself with friends I made in the beginning of the year at Restenas,Sweden. Such fun!
I will be at Grimerud for a week then the Greenland team and I will be flying out of Olso to Denmark, staying the night in Denmark, then flying out early to Greenland.
In Greenland the team and I will be starting relationships with the natives and from there making some youth clubs and house churches. That will be one thing to pray for since nothing is really set in stone. Pray that the people hearts will be open to hear the Gospel and make friends with some outsiders. Oh yes, pray as well for the team since we will be living in some more uncomfortable places for awhile. Wooo-hooo...mission trip!
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Dean Lorna Butler, University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing
The four-year nursing program will allow students to study through Northlands College, which serves the northern half of Saskatchewan, by a distributed learning model. The partnership provides the first northern locations for students to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
"Thanks to our partnership with Northlands College, this new option allows students to learn where they live, most notably Aboriginal students, and opens doors for future health practitioners in Saskatchewan," said U of S Council of Health Science Deans Chair and College of Nursing Dean Lorna Butler. "Emphasis will be placed on interprofessional education - meaning graduates will be prepared to work in teams with other health professionals and education will focus on community engagement principles."
Northlands College will offer the first year of programming starting in September 2011.
"Partnering with the U of S allows us not only to better serve the needs of students in northern Saskatchewan but also to address a critical human resource need of northern health sector employers," said Northlands College Chief Executive Officer Bill McLaughlin. "The availability of a nursing degree in northern Saskatchewan will directly contribute to the implementation of the Northern Health Human Resource Strategy and facilitate a higher degree of northern, primarily Aboriginal, trained professionals providing northern health care."
This partnership also signifies the intent of the U of S Council of Health Science Deans and Northlands College to work together to identify further opportunities for distributed and interprofessional learning in medicine and other areas of health sciences. As Saskatchewan's only medical-doctoral university, and with the recent formation of the Council of Health Sciences Deans, the U of S is uniquely positioned to offer opportunities for students to learn and interact between health sciences disciplines in communities around the province.
For more information, contact:
Mark Ferguson
Media Relations Co-ordinator
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-1851


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Critic Reviews for Hardware
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (6) | DVD (6)
One of those lovingly crafted movies where ingenuity and enthusiasm overcome the budgetary limitations.
Stanley's attempts at visual stylishness are so relentless they preclude the simple act of telling a good tale.
Nearly two decades later, Hardware retains its merciless poise, and while the filmmaker has slipped into obscurity, his finest work still lunges for the throat.
They say all you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun. But if you've got a girl and a killer robot, then you're really onto something.
Stanley is nothing if not a master of efficient filmmaking.
Audience Reviews for Hardware
A scavenger in a post-apocalyptic wasteland uncovers the remains of a robotic assassin which rebuilds itself and runs amok in a civilian apartment building. Richard Stanley's heritage as a music video director is obvious in this highly derivative sci-fi B movie that owes huges debts to The Terminator, Alien and Blade Runner. Stanley's eye actually manages to capture the Mad Max dystopian future aesthetic quite well and despite the lack of star names the cast acquit themselves quite well; the leads are solid and the supporting characters add some much needed colour to the generic sci-fi-ness of it all. The film is very much of its time, trying desperately for "cult" credibility as it is by casting Lemmy, Iggy Pop and that bloke from Fields Of The Nephilim in cameo roles; it also sports a soundtrack by Goth-punk rockers The Ministry and contains the inevitable fractal imagery and pretentions towards artiness that were peculiar to post 80s popular culture. But strip away all of the window dressing and it's really just another stalker movie with a robot. Unfortunately the robot itself is the biggest drawback as it looks like it was constructed out of Meccano and old vacuum cleaner parts and doesn't look in the least bit menacing. Still, it definitely has some good moments stylistically at least and has stood up rather better than a lot of films with much higher budgets.
Super Reviewer
Post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk horror based on a short comic book story called "Shok" about a self-repairing combat cyborg that terrorizes a lady in an apartment block. Pretty good I thought. I liked its interpretation of a post nuclear holocaust world. Pretty cool soundtrack too with cameos from rock legends Iggy Pop and Lemmy from Motorhead. Takes a while for the action to get going but there are a couple of awesomely bloody deaths. As for the cyborg itself I didn't find it too menacing really and it moved quite awkwardly too, the low-budget obviously played its part in the special-effects department. But the "M.A.R.K. 13" does have enough character to make it as memorable as other villainous robots like "ED-209" from the Robocop films. Good film overall, but not great. It's earned its cult status though.
Super Reviewer
Crtics have hailed Hardware as a misunderstood post apocalyptic masterpiece in the tradition of Mad Max. Having watched it, I initially had mixed feelings about this film. It's raw, gritty and it's low budget only adds to the films energy. The biggest problem I had with the film is the characters, I felt they were not well developed and not likeable. The acting is standard B movie shit and you really don't care for the characters in the end. The movie itself is awesome for it's violence, and when it starts, boy does it start. This film lacks character, and plot developpement but really delivers in the violence department. This is a picture that needs multiple viewings to really like it, but in the end; this film is in the you either love it or hate it category. The plot is very simple, and effective. A soldier finds parts of a robot in the desert and brings it to his sculptor girlfriend. The Robot turns out to be a Mark 13 robot, a killer bot designed to control the human growth population. The only thing now is that the droid goes on a killing rampage and kills everything in his path. The gore factor for the film is high, and the film will definitely make you bit your nails. But Hardware isn't a film that has a great story, the film relies more on the on screen violence to create the Horror. Theres plenty of destruction going on here, as the Mark 13 droid kills everything in his path. Even though the film feels low budget, this still a fairly well done Sci Fi horror flick, though lacking in plot, it makes up for it in thrills. Hardware is a violence driven film, and in some case it works, which is the case with this film. A wicked post apocalyptic style film set in a dystopian society. Alkso worth mentioning is a cool cameo by Lemmy from Motorhead.
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Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) announced today that he is an original cosponsor of H. Res. 1188 ensuring that there is an up-or-down vote in the House on the Senate Healthcare Bill, H.R. 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The resolution would prevent the Speaker from bringing a rule or order to the floor that provides for the disposition of the Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, unless it also allows for an up-or-down vote on the Senate bill. This would prevent deeming the Senate healthcare bill as passed without having members vote on the actual legislation itself.
The American people do not want government-run healthcare, said Poe. And because the administration and the majority know this, they have resorted to using procedural tricks to pass a bill they otherwise do not have the votes to pass. Dont underestimate the American people they are not as easily fooled as the Washington elites may think.
H. Res. 1188 states:
Resolved, That the Committee on Rules may not report a rule or order that provides for disposition of the Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, an Act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, unless such rule or order provides for
(1) at least one hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, or their designees; and
(2) a requirement that the Speaker put the question on disposition of the Senate amendments and that the yeas and nays be considered as ordered thereon.


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Bonzai Retro 2014 Pre Sales Are Open !!!
The time has come once again for Europe's ravers to immerse themselves in a throng of energetic retro sounds. This year Bonzai Retro 2014 takes to the stage for a night of floor pumping classics at one of Belgium's top venues, the Antwerp Expo in Antwerp, where 2 rooms of sound will be in full effect.
The main room will feature all your favorite big room classics, delivered to you by Belgium's finest retro masters. The second room will be a full on techno fest as DJ's from our home grounds will dig into the vaults and dust off those classic collections.
Dig out your oldskool threads and prepare to be blown away by the power of a Bonzai Retro party!
Location: Antwerp Expo, Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 191, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Date & Time: Saturday, October 11th 2014 from 20:00 till 06:00
Tickets Presale: 34 € @ Ticketscript (from Monday 23-06-2014 until Saturday 11-10-2014 @ 1800 hours)
Tickets Door: 40 € (only available at the door during event opening hours)
You can also buy a special Legacy Festival 2014 + Bonzai Retro 2014 combo ticket and get 1 free pair of Bonzai party sunglasses with a value of 10 Euro.


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In the 2013 Expat Explorer survey, Belgium was a top ten destination for raising children abroad, and also scored highly in other areas, such as healthcare quality (4th), local transport (7th) and organising finances (6th).
And here we take a look at other aspects of Belgium as an expat destination, seeing how the country performs in the odd and the unexpected as well as the practical. Prepare to be surprised…
1. Brussels National Airport is home to more chocolate sales than anywhere else in the world.
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2. Belgium is home to the world's first beer academy and Belgians consume nearly 150 litres of beer per person each year.
3. There are three official languages in Belgium – Dutch, French and German.
4. Europe's first casino opened in Belgium in the 1700s.
5. The Belgian motorway system is so well-lit it's the only manmade structure which can be seen from the moon.
6. Belgium has more castles per square kilometre than anywhere else on Earth.
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7. The country has the highest density of Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe.
8. Belgium ranks second in the world (after Canada) for granting the most new citizenships per capita.
9. Almost half of Belgian households keep a pet making it one of the most animal-loving nations.
10. French fries are actually from Belgium – yes, really!


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While I was exploring Angular 2, following their Tour of Heroes tutorial, I was excited to see it is using TypeScript. As we know, TypeScript is not directly supported by browsers. It has to be transpiled into JS code for it to work. Good thing, the guys at Google has come up with a startup kit when developing Angular application ( instruction how to get it here ). Now you dont have to worry about manually transpiling TypeScript codes to JS, the package will do that for you and a lot more ( BrowserSync, yeah). With that being taken care of, you only have to worry about your TS code. Because the transpiled files reside on the same folder, these files may cloud up your Visual Studio Code file list. I asked StackOverflow ( Google for devs haha ) and got a working solution, pronto!
FileList Before the Fix
The Fix
- Edit VSCode Preferences.
- Edit Settings. This will open the settings.json file. You can either edit the User Setting or the Workspace Setting.
- Search for the "files.exclude"
- Add the following values :
"**/*.js.map": true, "**/*.js": {"when": "$(basename).ts"}
Note : The extra arguments on the last entry make sure that we only hide JS files when a file with the same base name but with a TS extension is present.
The Resulting List
Now you can concentrate on the TypeScript files. Enjoy coding!


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New Beverages research report from Canadean is now available from Fast Market Research
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/24/2014 -- Published by Canadean, this Quarterly Beverage Tracker report provides a detailed analysis of the latest developments in the Bulgaria beverage market
Introduction and Landscape
Why was the report written?
In the current climate of economic uncertainty and market volatility companies need to know about more than just data. This report provides a complete overview of all commercial beverage consumption trends, latest market developments and an economic mood indicator
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
Several years of static income levels due to the export-oriented economy and static levels of government social expenditures led to critical levels of social tensions, change of government and widespread public protest in February and during the summer against the old and new governments.
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What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Despite the slightly warmer than average weather at start and end of the year, the cool summer hurt sales in categories with high seasonality and negated the general trend of mild growth.
What makes this report unique and essential to read?
Designed for clients who want to understand the latest trends in the Bulgaria beverage industry and want more detail and analysis on this data. Canadean's Bulgaria Quarterly Beverage Tracker report is ideal for benchmarking total market vs retail audit data and is an essential tool for keeping up-to-date with the latest industry and market developments
Key Features and Benefits
Readers are provided with a summary snap shot table showing category growth in Q42013vs Q42012, together with provisional 2013 volumes and latest2014 forecasts
An economic mood indicator, completed by Canadean's local consultant, examines (on a scale of one to five) whether confidence levels in the industry are better or worse than the previous quarter, whether net prices are rising or falling and how Private Label products have performed versus the rest of the market. Selected retail pricing data is given for the most recent quarter and the previous four quarters, enabling analysis of price movements.
Key highlights of the last quarter's commercial beverage performance are identified and the key market drivers examined
Volumes for Q42013 vs Q42012, provisional2013 volumes, moving annual totals (MAT) and latest 2014 forecasts are provided for each individual beverage category, together with supporting text on quarterly performance and forecast assumptions. More granular data is provided for the Carbonates category, with data split by regular vs low calorie, and by key flavors. Significant activity in the soft drinks industry is covered including recent new product introductions (detailing flavor, pack type, pack size, retail price and selected pack shots) and the latest industry news.
About Fast Market Research
Fast Market Research is a leading distributor of market research and business information. Representing the world's top research publishers and analysts, we provide quick and easy access to the best competitive intelligence available. Our unbiased, expert staff is always available to help you find the right research to fit your requirements and your budget. For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 1.800.844.8156.
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So, I met a lot of folks on Google+ because I followed Tabletop Forge. A lot of folks. I got introduced to a lot of blogs and bloggers as well as a lot of new gamers (and even a few games) because I followed Tabletop Forge on Google+. I added a bunch of folks to my circles and a bunch of folks added me to their circles, all since I started following Tabletop Forge on Google+. I've been invited to join hangout game after hangout game because I hit a little "follow" button on Tabletop Forge's Google+ page and have contemplated running one or two or whatever.
The confession?
I've never actually played any tabletop-style rpg online successfully.
Back in the day, I tried a few PbP games and I ran one PBEM game, but both of those were largely flops. I've wanted to try a hangout game ever since I saw that such a thing was even possible (there are many nights where my wife works super-late and I have tons of free time to screw around in and hangout gaming would be perfect), but, and I'll be completely honest here, I'm terrified to try it out as a GM/DM/Judge/Referee without having played first.* I've been invited to more than a few hangout games now that Google+ events, well, exist, but they're always at inconvenient times for me (during the middle of the day when I'm working or on a night of "wife time"). I look for a new game on ConstantCon about every other week. There are plenty of games that I would love to get in on if I had the chance (Wampus Country, anyone?), but
So, time and tide decide on a regular basis to not wait for me and G+ gaming goes on and on and I get left out. Maybe my schedule is a little strange (it doesn't seem so to me). Maybe I work when most geeks have time off. Maybe my non-wife-time off is when other people work. Who knows.
What I do know is that there's a ton of great players and GMs out there and I'd love to find some that are ready to rock when I am.
*Oh, there's also the fact that I already run two different campaigns and don't think I have it in me to run yet another campaign.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Confession About Hangout Gaming
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EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 10, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Refining Logistics, LP (NYSE:WNRL) will announce earnings results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, on February 27, 2014, before the open of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company has scheduled a conference call for February 27, 2014, at 3:00 pm ET to discuss these results.
The call will be webcast and can be accessed at Western Refining Logistics' website, www.wnrl.com. The call can also be heard by dialing (888) 687-6184 or (724) 498-4514, passcode: 31434906. The audio replay will be available two hours after the end of the call through March 6, 2014, by dialing (800) 585-8367 or (404) 537-3406, passcode: 31434906.
About Western Refining Logistics
Western Refining Logistics, LP is a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership formed by Western Refining to own, operate, develop, and acquire terminals, storage tanks, pipelines, and other logistics assets related to the terminalling, transportation, and storage of crude oil and refined products. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, Western Refining Logistics' assets include approximately 300 miles of pipelines, approximately 7.9 million barrels of active storage capacity, and other assets in the Southwest US.
CONTACT: Investor and Analyst Contact: Jeffrey S. Beyersdorfer (602) 286-1530 Media Contact: Gary Hanson (602) 286-1777
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This spot is totally for all of the "post a link on your page/blog/thing to enter the contest!" sorts of things.
My 3DS friend code is 1676-3752-0625, and here is my Mii QR :
Is it? Can it be? 100 things!
Sunday. 11.14.10 7:01 pm
After much consternation and gnashing of teeth, I present to you my entry in The NuTangian Challenge! (be sure to say that with a big, booming, announcer voice)
1. I am Jessica.
2. I m 25.
3. I am of the female persuasion.
4. I live with Dave. He is my schmoodles
5. I like spicy things.
6. I have two cats.
7. I have two degrees.
8. I briefly held a graduate level degree in what may have been MSE, but I never opened it as it's a federal offense to tamper with mail.
9. I have been as far north as New York/Jersey, and south as South Carolina.
10. I don't like the Civil War.
11. I collect toys.
12. I match Dilated.
13. I prefer to write with fine writing instruments, both in width and quality.
14. I make a mean quesadilla.
15. I have a super-sweet-tooth.
16. I somehow skipped this one and noticed on 18.
17. One of my favorite shops is Mitsuwa in NJ.
18. I wear a bit too much black.
19. I seem to start all of my facts with 'I'. It's like starting all of my entries with "so".
20. Coupon-clipping is a must.
21. I have a soft spot for tabloids and cheesy checkout literature.
22. I don't listen to the radio.
23. I watch 20 minute of TV M-F, the morning news, while I hula hoop.
24. I cut my foot a few days ago.
25. I am bad at running.
26. I have written 26 things!
27. I have been on NuTang since The Great Xanga Outage of August 2003.
28. I am known for holding grudges.
29. Nuts. I like nuts. Way too much.
30. ROBOT GALAXY. Holy crap. How could I forget about Robot Galaxy? It is like only the best place EVER. I have three robots, Zar, Regular Rah, and Chrome Rah.
31. I like bananas because they have no bones.
32. I like to shop at snoot shops to buy snoot foods.
33. I tend to complain about my mother at least once a day. I'm really working on that.
34. I chemical my hair to death.
35. I hold grudges. Hardcore.
36. I don't like deer, but they are tasty.
37. I like fried bananas.
38. I also like red bean sweets, which apparently is odd.
39. I'm a walking sweet tooth.
40. I am somewhat handy with powertools.
41. Purple is my favorite color.
42. The new Camaros are fucking hideous.
43. My Wii number is 5078 2983 7673 6538.
44. I generally dislike shopping.
45. My favorite pokeman is Luxray. So cool!
46. All of the man-bait games with boobs and skimpy clothing in the house belong to me, not Dave.
47. I forgot I was working on this.
48. I hurt myself playing Wii. :(
49. My cat dislikes stink bugs as much as I do.
50. I've also decided that I need napoleons as my wedding cake.
51. I thought I'd mentioned that I wanted a marinara fountain at my wedding, but not a ranch one. Guess I didn't.
52. My finger hurts and I don't know why.
53. Bizarro is by far the best ride EVER at Six Flags.
54. I seem to make a good cat-bed.
55. I try to go to the state fair every year.
56. I like to think I make a mean meatloaf.
57. I HAAAAAATTTTEEE Best Buy. I have no kind words for it, and tend to froth at the mouth when it is mentioned.
58. I don't like pasta, soup, mushrooms, mayo, or gravy. Ick.
59. Therefore, beef stroganoff sounds HORRIBLE.
60. The worst thing ever would be a Best Buy branded Camaro, driven by one of their useless manager/boss type peoples.
61. My computer has been running for 8 days, 21 hours, 43 minutes.
62. I hunt stinkbugs with an electric racquet, a blind adjuster pole, and two cats.
63. I take no prisoners.
64. I took 13 years of piano lessons.
65. Somehow, I'm not all that great at it.
66. Nutella is EVIL. Stupid tasty substance.
67. I have been told that I m bad at eating. Erh. Right.
68. I have taught both Dave and my brother to whistle. Now they can't stop.
69. Candy apples are CANDY. APPLES. Not this stupid soft-taffy-covering BS. Caramel is fine.
70. Deep Fried Pecan Pie is ridiculous. Everyone should try some.
71. I currently have a cat hiding under my Cozy, comfortable blanket with sleeves.
72. I want to be schooled in Saikyou-ryu.
73. I am taking my beasts to get altered on the 27. Poor beasts.
74. Whenever I go to a fair, I buy a wristband and try to ride the cost in rides. So if band is $20, I have to ride enough rides to add up to $20 in tickets.
75. It is 8.24p on 9-26. I am conditioning my hair.
76. I pick at things.
77. Apparently I am good at taking shit from people.
78. If I compare you to my mother, it is usually an insult of the highest degree.
79. My sign is Taurus.
80. This week is vegetable week.
81. I am getting seriously tired of my mom harassing me about getting teh hitch.
82. They're repaving the road outside of my house.
83. I was super excited, my laptop was broken and I was going to buy a new one, but then I fixed my laptop.
84. There weren't enough coupons for the new one anyway.
85. Apparently I have 133+ sudoku skills.
86. My current all-day-breakfast-restaurant meal is a sausage/cheddar omelet, and wheat toast strawberry jam. om nom nom.
87. I like to win things. I most recently won a book about cats that says Charlie is somehow as smart as an 18-month-old child. I'm not sure what that says about the cat or the child...
88. I'm quite horrible about adding people on facebook. They tend to sit in purgatory for quite some while.
89. It is PAST time for me to reformat my laptop.
90. I'm doing it today.
91. I have an odd knack for finding odd shops.
92. There are many things I don't trust: Black people, cats, women, people driving, the weather, time, the internets... the list goes on and on.
93. I broke my laptop reformatting it, it bluescreened everytime windows loaded. Oops.
94. It annoys me when people spell "oops" as "opps". Special Ops? I don't know.
95. I strongly dislike christmas.
97. I hate crowded areas, especially when shopping.
98. At my wedding, there will most likely be a picture of me, in my frilly frou frou dress, surrounded by gift cards from the worst place ever, and pouting while everyone does dances.
99. There will also be corn and sweet potato souffles.
100. I lost a bet with my brother. I'm sore.
8 Comments.
...Where are you getting your candy apples if they put taffy on them? I've never seen that...
Also, #31. :S
» randomjunk on 2010-11-14 10:35:39
But do you like NUTTZ?
I got an awesome image of you hula-hooping while you watch the news.
#73: I did not read "beasts" the first time around. Or maybe I did read it right and that's just what you call them? ;)
» Zanzibar on 2010-11-15 05:10:31
By the way, I'm very proud of you for finishing. We've been waiting on tenterhooks this entire time.
» Zanzibar on 2010-11-15 05:10:56
why dont you trust me
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|About the presenter: Richard Mallard is a consultant for the Seguin Independent School District, Seguin, Texas. He manages all the children who stutter in that district in addition to developing parent-based home programs for children of all ages regardless of communication problem. His bachelor's and master's degrees are from the University of North Texas and his Ph.D. is from Purdue University. He worked professionally in the Alvin, Texas Independent School District and was on the faculties at Eastern Illinois, Purdue, Vanderbilt, and Texas State University where he retired in 2006. Dr. Mallard is a Fellow of ASHA and holds Specialty Recognition in Fluency Disorders from the Clinical Specialty Board of ASHA. Dr. Mallard and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of two grown sons and enjoy biking and gardening, respectively, as well as their two grandchildren.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the procedures that I use in a public school system to manage stuttering in pre-school and school-age children who have either developed or who appear to be on their way to developing secondary stuttering.
I was employed as a consultant by a local school district in Texas following my retirement from Texas State University in 2006. I completed three years in my public school role at the end of the past school year. My schedule is two full days a week but I am available to attend meetings and work via the Internet as needed. My duties include seeing all the children who stutter and developing parent-based home programs for any child regardless of problem who might not need to be enrolled full-time in a speech and language program.
It may not be realistic to assume that a traditional school-based therapy schedule for stuttering will be successful (Mallard and Westbrook, 1988). Given the local, state and federal regulations that must be followed with assessments, reports, schedules, etc., it seems as if "the system" is designed to prevent us from providing competent clinical services. We must work within the law and find creative ways to assist as many children as possible. I believe the child's communication environment is critical to the child using newly acquired speech skills. The question that must be answered, as I see it, is: "How can we teach the child's communication environment (teachers, parents, peers if appropriate) to provide daily reinforcement for controlled speech using simple, easy to monitor techniques?" What follows in how I answer the above question using a stuttering modification approach (Dell, 1980).
Initial Meeting: The first step in the evaluation process is to schedule a conference, hopefully with both parents and the teacher. The purpose of this meeting is to determine exactly what concerns they have. Information about speech and language development and fluency issues are presented. I explain my philosophy of management and generally how we will proceed. Parents are normally encouraged that they will play the key role in the process. The focus of treatment will be what they and the classroom teacher can do to facilitate speech control. Almost without fail the parents and teacher want to know "what to do" and they are usually willing to be the key players in the process.
Talk Time Home Assignment: A three-week home assignment is given at the conclusion of this meeting. Each parent is asked to spend five minutes, two times a week talking with the child in the child's room. This is not to be done in the automobile, while watching television, or where distractions are present. Attempts to help the child talk are not allowed. The parent is to have a conversation and that is all. The session ends after five minutes.
The parent then describes the session on a short form that I provide. They indicate the child's name, which parent is reporting, what happened during the session, and their comments, observations, and/or feelings during the Talk Time. This form is provided via an email attachment (If a computer is not available in the home, then a hard copy of the form is used.). The parent is instructed to complete the form each week (two entries for each parent) and then forward it back to me. Thus, I have three separate reports at the conclusion. I acknowledge receiving each form but provide no feedback at this point. I do not want to influence what they might say or observe.
This three-week assignment provides four important pieces of information. First, it tells me if the parents either will or can follow instructions. There is no reason to assume the parents will be able to complete additional steps if they do not complete this first assignment. As a result, a home program may have to be abandoned in favor of an in-school model.
Second, this assignment establishes a routine for the parent and child to set aside time to communicate. This time together will provide the basis for speech assignments to be conducted at home.
Third, this assignment allows the parent to inform me about what they see, feel, or observe about the fact that their child stutters. This is often critical information that may have a direct impact on all future goal development.
Fourth, information gained during the three weeks makes it possible to determine if the child needs to be enrolled formally for speech services. It is not uncommon that monitoring the child through the Talk Time procedure is all that is required.
I try to schedule another meeting with the parents after this assignment to discuss what they reported. If this is not possible, then we can visit at the time of the required Admission, Review, Dismissal (ARD) meeting provided the required evaluation has taken place. The purpose of this meeting is to approve goals and initiate speech and language services.
Philosophy of Management: I believe that stuttering is a problem that needs to be solved, not necessarily a disorder that needs to be treated. Therefore, I use a problem solving procedure initially to determine what specific problems need to be addressed. After twenty plus years of approaching stuttering therapy from this perspective I have been amazed at how many times the problems identified by the child and/or parents involve coping with stuttering rather than direct speech therapy for stuttering. Speech-language pathologists have a greater chance of being successful working with children in a school setting if they step back from being the primary decision maker regarding management. The major stakeholders (parents and child) should play the leading role in identifying specific problem(s) and what should be done about them. Then, the child and the communication environment can learn the relevant variables to solve the problem(s) and work with the speech-language pathologist on if or how to proceed.
The details of the problem solving procedure can be found at Mallard (1998b). Basically, when the child is faced with a communication situation that may be difficult such as giving an oral report in class, the following steps are followed:
Thus, the focus of attention should be directed to dealing with teasing, not teaching techniques to control or avoid stuttering.
Goal 1: The first goal is to keep eye contact during talking, especially during moments of stuttering. The IEP goal would be stated something like, "David will keep eye contact during conversations." The initial performance criteria will be akin to 60 to 70% of a designated time during one or two days a week. The child, teacher, and I negotiate the specific times for practice. The Talk Times will probably be the times decided by the parents. The teacher and student can discuss a time for school. We normally develop an indiscreet signal for the teacher to use to remind the student to keep eye contact. This is decided by asking the child, "What do you want your teacher to do to remind you to keep eye contact when talking with her?" Such things as touching her eye, nodding, or something that does not attract attention is encouraged.
Reinforcement signals are also developed for the teacher and child. The question for the child to accomplish this procedure is, "What would you like for your teacher to do to signal "Good job.'" A wink, smile, or some other positive gesture is chosen normally.
Please note that all questions of management are directed to the child to decide or to negotiate. It is important to establish that it is the child's responsibility to determine how speech is to be managed. It is when the child takes responsibility for speech change that independent improvement can take place. If the child decides that treatment is not wanted or warranted, then that decision can be negotiated and perhaps honored.
Goal 2: The second goal involves stuttering in a relaxed manner. This involves desensitization through voluntary stuttering with control. It is explained to all concerned that teaching behaviors to not stutter can be an avoidance that can lead to increased tension and struggle, thus compounding the problem. The child begins by learning to stutter voluntarily using easy repetitions while keeping eye contact. I always begin with the child and a parent or teacher present. It is best, of course, when both a parent and teacher can be present at the same time. We begin with easy repetitions at the beginning of individual words and then incorporate those words into sentences. We then move into structured conversation in which the child is encouraged to feel how easy stuttering can be when it is controlled on purpose. It is explained that keeping eye contact maintains communication contact between the child and the person(s) being addressed. In addition, stuttering on purpose serves to decrease the fear of stuttering "happening to me" and gives the child confidence that the stuttering moment can be controlled by not getting tense and trying to avoid.
The identification and reinforcement procedures described above for eye contact are used for easy stuttering with eye contact. The times when the child is monitoring speech involve private conversations between the child and teacher, usually at the teacher's desk. Liberal reinforcement of the child's success is encouraged on a daily basis.
The five-minute Talk Times are used several times a week with the parents and child to transfer skills used at school to the home environment. The parents communicate with me via emails or telephone conversations when questions or problems arise.
These are the main goals that I use when working within the constraints of a school setting. Accomplishing these two skills not only provides a strong foundation for further speech work as needed, but they address the important issues of reducing secondary struggle and desensitization.
When using the procedures described above, the role of the speech-language pathologist changes from that of the primary service provider to that of a monitor of how the teacher, parents, and child are progressing. "Therapy time" is taking place in the normal classroom environment and at home. As a result, the child is not removed from the classroom and stigmatized as having to go to speech. Furthermore, success is being achieved on a regular basis with easy to monitor goals, giving the child confidence in the ability to communicate with control. The schedule of services on the IEP is described as a "Home Program." The times of treatment in the school environment are flexible and can be described as "no less than" a minimal contact time per evaluation period.
The following statement from the parents of a fourth grade son summarizes the potential effect a program such as described in this article can have. Notice the parents focused on problem solving procedures as the key to success, not specific speech change or fluency enhancing procedures. Other clinical reports support the same finding (Mallard, 1998a, b).
The initial meeting set the stage for how important each family member's role would be in this process. Working closely with Dr. Mallard and our son's teachers played a key roll in him beginning to feel comfortable about speaking in front of others, answering questions in class, and talking with friends and family. We used problem solving so he could decide good ways to handle difficult moments with his speech. This process has proved to be so valuable for him in many different areas of his life. Our son's self confidence has soared. He is now in the fourth grade and still occasionally deals with moments of stuttering. But, the key thing to us is that he does deal with it. Stuttering is no longer controlling his life.
Dell, C. W. (1980). Treating the School Age Stutterer: A Guide for Clinicians. Memphis, TN: Speech Foundation of America.
Mallard, A. R. and Westbrook, J. B. "Variables Affecting Stuttering Therapy in School Settings," Language Speech Hearing Services in Schools, 19, 1988 (362-370).
Mallard, A.R., "Encouraging A Broader Perspective in Judging the Effectiveness of Stuttering Therapy." Journal of Fluency Disorders, 23, 1998a (123-126).
Mallard, A.R., "Using Problem Solving Procedures in Family Management of Stuttering." Journal of Fluency Disorders, 23, 1998b (127-135).
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|Pepsi's chief marketing officer, Dave Burwick, said number-crunchers triggered the launch of Pepsi Edge.
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"That led us to take a project that had been back-burnered" and bring it to market, said Dave Burwick, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Pepsi-Cola. The drink hits selected stores this month.
The CMOs
Mr. Burwick was one of four panelists speaking today at AdWatch: Outlook 2004, a daylong conference at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, presented by Advertising Age and TNS Media Intelligence/CMR. Joining Mr. Burwick on the panel were Carter Cast, senior vice president of marketing and merchandising for Wal-Mart Inc. and Walmart.com; Christopher Carroll, director of marketing for Subway's Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust; and Cammie Dunaway, chief marketing officer for Yahoo!
Marketing today is all about finding the right mix of strategy and tactics, the panelists agreed. Mr. Burwick put the balance at 20% strategy and 80% tactics.
Wealth of information
But all marketers are grappling with how best to use the wealth of analytical information now available, thanks to improved technology, which is shifting the extent to which marketing is an art rather than a science. Wal Mart's Mr. Cast noted that Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezo's hiring of a "bunch of Ph.D. statisticians to ensure that products are priced fairly pegged to demand ... is one example for us all that without a doubt analytical prowess is increasingly important."
The key, said Ms. Dunaway, is tapping the best so-called actionable insight from all the information a marketer has about the consumer.
Baseball analogy
With so much data available, sorting the useful from the less so is tough. One source of inspriration, said Mr. Burwick, is a book by Michael Lewis called Moneyball, which details how the general manager of the Oakland A's assembled a winning baseball team by analyzing numbers on player statistics collected by amateur baseball enthusiasts.
"Our entire plan for 2004 is based on thoughts that came out of that book, which is all about figuring out which metrics matter," Mr. Burwick said. "We learn from our mistakes," he acknowledged.
Another challenge, panelists agreed, is managing the increasingly complex issues that arise when striving to market products or services responsibly. For instance, childhood obesity, a growing health problem in the U.S., is also one of the most difficult issues for many of the country's top marketers, particularly those in the restaurant, packaged goods and beverage industries.
Perhaps the first fast-food marketer to position its menu as diet-friendly, behind ads featuring consumers who lost weight eating its fare, Subway now faces increased competition from rivals seeking to craft a more health-conscious position for themselves that consumers will respond to. Marketers need to create a message that successfully balances awareness of and sensitivity toward a flash-point topic. "Customers don't want to be talked to about it," Subway's Mr. Carroll said.
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Screen Rant's Kofi Outlaw last reported that Paramount Pictures was pushing to finish a script on a Footloose remake before the SAG strike last year. At the time, Zac Efron was attached to the Kenny Ortega-directed remake but has since dropped out, leaving the lead role, made famous by Kevin Bacon, vacant.
This, however, has not damped the optimistic spirits over at Paramount since they have set a June 18, 2010 date for the remake's release. The new version is set to have all new songs mixed with the original soundtrack, which is sure to include an up-to-date remix of Kenny Loggins' smash hit Footloose.
By now, everyone reading this is singing it in their heads anyway, so the words to the chorus are below for your karaoke pleasure.
"Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise
Pull me offa my knees
Jack, get back
C'mon before we crack
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose"
-Kenny Loggins 1984
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Avans University of Applied Sciences offers a 5-month long "Minor" that is equal to 30 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) points. This is equal to 1/2 year of study or one full semester. The focus of the minor is looking not only on what the impacts of human societies are at this time, but also what the future holds as we move forward.
The Environmental Geography Minor is given every year from September through January, which corresponds to the Fall Semester. The minor is divided into 4 courses/trainings and 3 projects. Furthermore, there are two elective courses that you may take.
The courses and trainings are:
- Geodatabases (3 ECTS credits)
- Cartography (3 ECTS credits)
- Biodiversity and Biotechnology (2 ECTS credits)
- Environmental Change (2 ECTS credits)
The projects are:
- Environmental Change (9 ECTS credits)
- Biobased Environments (9 ECTS credits)
The elective courses are:
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems* (2 ECTS credits)
- Introduction to Databases (2 ECTS credits)
*If you have not already taken an introduction to Geographuc Information Systems course, then it is highly recommended that you take this elective course.


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Thursday, October 14, 2010
I Am A Ray Of Sunshine. Disagree, And I'll Stab You.
You know all that stuff you hear about attracting positive energy into your life by channeling positive thoughts? Yeah...Well, yesterday? I wasn't feeling it, dudes.
As a matter of fact, I was so vulgar, vicious, and stressed out, that I was hearing things. The following telephone conversation that I had with my pal, Lou, illustrates my attitude perfectly...
Me: Hello?
Lou: Hi honey! How are you today?
Me: Pissed. Stressed. Ready to stab. How are you?
Lou: I'm GREAT!
Me: Bleh...whatever...
Lou: Listen, I'm going to be swinging by your work shortly to drop off some stuff. Can I bring you a &$#@&*% iced coffee?
Me: Can you bring me a WHAT?
Lou: Would you like me to bring you a &$#@&*% iced coffee?
Me: DUDE! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! I TELL YOU THAT I'M HAVING A SHITTY DAY AND YOU ASK ME IF I WANT YOU TO BRING ME A F*CKING ICED COFFEE? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH OR SOMETHING?
Lou: HEY! STOP YELLING AT ME AND CLEAN OUT YOUR FREAKIN EARS! I SAID...DO YOU WANT ME TO BRING YOU A PUMPKIN ICED COFFEE?
Me: Uh...Oh...Um. Sorry, Louie.
Lou: That's right you're sorry! AND YOU'RE A GIANT PAIN IN MY ASS!
Me: Hmm...If I only had a dollar for every time I've heard that.
And, on a completely unrelated note, Lou and his wifey are currently on their way to California for a much deserved vacay. To any of my readers on the west coast? I apologize for his behavior in advance. Let us collectively pray that he keeps his clothes on. Seriously...
Have a great weekend, everybody! Oh, and if any of y'all are looking for some fun this weekend (and you live in the area), I've got access to Lou's house (um...maybe not legally) and his brandy new Cadillac, which, by the way, has front AND backseat ass warmers, people! We can cruise around town with toasty buns!! Or, we can just party in his hot tub and drink his fabulous wines! Your call! HOLLA!!!
5 comments:
- Jo said...
please tell me Lou will be in the Southern half of our beautiful state.
- October 15, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Sally said...
YOU GOT IT! Palm Springs, Baby!!!
Let me know if you'd like me to arrange a rendezvous for you :)
- October 15, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Jo said...
phew - I'm north.
- October 15, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- Amanda said...
Yeah, I'm a little ray of bleeping sunshine myself at the moment, so I hear ya.
And pumpkin totally sounds like @(#*$&. Especially at some moments.
Enjoy the Caddy!! I hope their MPG has improved since the last time I drove one. Five bucks would get me to the grocery store. Not back.
- October 15, 2010 at 9:35 PM
I'm in! We'll dress in all black just in case he has security cameras... :)
- October 15, 2010 at 9:41 PM
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So Research in Motion (RIM), the developer of the BlackBerry set of devices, has finally replaced its CEOs after a tumultuous 12 months, which included a three day service black out and being named as an enabler in the UK riots. But if early signs are anything to go by, the platform could be completely redundant in another year. New CEO Thorsten Heins said in his first press conference that the company isn't in need of a major shake up. "I don't think there is some drastic change needed. We are evolving … this is not a seismic change, this is scaling the company further", he said.
Um, are you on the same planet as the rest of us, Thorsten?!
Heins' focus on being more marketing driven and building a more efficient and innovative culture is fine. Admirable even. But that all takes time, and time is a luxury that RIM quite simply does not have. Far from not needing a major shake up, BlackBerry needs a super-sized kick up the butt. Now.
With Apple in such a commanding position and Google continuing to innovate and pull away with its Android platform, let's be honest about this: RIM is in trouble. Think Nokia circa 2008. In a dynamic, real-time, service-driven world where HTC and Samsung have come from nowhere to be major players in the mobile market in just a couple of years, the 'let's take it slowly and adjust our culture' approach isn't going to cut it for BlackBerry. The fact that its communications and customer service were so dire during the October blackout highlights a company that just doesn't get it.
Compared to the huge and developing iOS and Android app markets, RIM looks positively dinosauric (I think I invented a word there). It can't currently compete and unless things change very quickly it will never compete. Is having a keyboard on your devices really enough to keep an entire platform relevant? We're in the realms of Siri now, for god's sake! Wake up!


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Book Release Day – For All the Gold in the Vault
Today is the official release day for For All the Gold in the Vault!
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I'm so excited for this release. FGV was a sort of experimental project for me, and I had a lot of opportunities to play around with the genre and voice in ways that were outside of my typical comfort zone. All in all, writing it was a fun challenge, and with the great editors I worked with to get it refined and polished, I'm really satisfied with how the final book turned out.


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