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Intermediate Database Administrator - Oracle & Postgres
- Employer
- Texada Software
- Location
- Guelph, On
- Salary
- Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
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- Closes
- Job Function
- Research & Development, Software Development
- Job Type
- Full time
- Company Size
- Scaling (20-499)
About the Role
A DBA at Texada is responsible for (but not limited to) assisting with data migrations, customer upgrades, the SaaS Database environment, and administering the Disaster Recovery Plan. Fluency with Oracle, Linux, Python and other scripting languages is necessary, familiarity with MSSQL, Postgres or other open source databases is a bonus.
- Troubleshooting Customer issues within the application and providing a solution. Properly communicating the solution to the customer via phone and email.
- Managing & Maintaining our SaaS Databases
- Work within team circles on internal and external projects
- Planning, executing and testing the disaster recovery plan
- Linux Server administration, drive space and memory allocation
- Travel throughout Canada and the United States may be required (Under 5%)
Who WE Are:
At Texada Software, we are a fast-paced company and scaling rapidly, building to better service the Rental, Construction Asset Management and field service companies across North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Our mission is to provide a seamless combination of technology built on a unique platform that delight and empower our customers to help build a better world. We are a group of bright and passionate folks who are looking to dramatically change and improve the nature of the construction and field service industry. We pride ourselves on thinking and acting differently. We believe we are building something special and think this is a special opportunity to join a fantastic company.
Who YOU Are:
- You are a problem solver and team player
- Passionate about the start-up environment
- You are considered a lifelong learner, always challenging yourself and refining your skills
- You are someone who refuses to believe "no, we can't do that" is an acceptable answer to a question
- People really like working with you. You are kind, social, humble, and want the best for others
- You think technology can help change the world
- You usually don't immediately know the answer to everything – but you use available tools and seek advice to get the right answer
- You have an uncanny ability to influence people – without them knowing that you actually influenced them.
- You are highly entrepreneurial and thrive in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance. But some guidance is appreciated as you like clear direction.
Tools you would be given for your role:
- Laptop
- Saleforce
- Mobile technology
- In-house software platform
- G-Suite
- Office 365
Why join our rapidly growing company?
- We aren't new to the tech industry; we are innovative and always building great things. How else would we have been around for over 30 years!
- Small, diverse working environment fueled by positive cultural values
- Competitive compensation (depending on experience)
- Company paid health and dental benefits for you and your family
- Dog friendly workplace
- Personal and professional growth opportunities; mentorship, tuition assistance, seminars
- Health and Wellness program
- Complimentary coffee and tea options
- Opportunity to make an impact
If you only have some of the skills and experience that we're looking for and are willing to use your talent to learn the rest, we encourage you to apply to join our team!
Texada provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression or on other bases prohibited by law.


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Neha unfolded the paper that she took out of the envelope and laid it on the table. She wanted to read it once again, touch it and feel his presence. The writing was bold with slanting strokes flowing into each other that always made the perfectionist in her cringe but today it brought a smile to her face. What she would do just to see him scrawl away sweet nothings on the post-its like he used too.
She eagerly read and devoured the words and sentences that had raced against the paper. She wanted to absorb them within her being, memorise them and murmur them while she lived and waited. They were hurried yet deep words as if he wanted to get them done before he set out for something urgent or important.
Darling Ne,
I am fine and enjoying my tenure here at the highest battleground of the world, this ice bowl is like a frozen fantasy adventure land. I wish I could show you the view, the deep valleys and the endless peaks, the world full of white that reminds me of the Jasmine you love so much. It is not an easy place but the perennially snow-capped peaks, the sharp, glinting sun and the shrieking winds make for an astounding experience – a once in a lifetime kind! We are safe with our support and drill, the routine keeping us centred and calm. You don't know much of what we do and how we do it but be assured that our Army knows how to take care of its own.
This frozen land gives up none of its secrets but we will not stop till we ensure it knows we are here to stay. It is not a forgiving place as a single moment of carelessness can spell doom. There is no better place to bring home the awareness of our fragile lives than here. I see the tall mountains across and feel puny yet it is our collective strength that keeps us going.
Remember you promised, you will not worry, for worry is a waste of time. As we always say I could just as easily die while crossing the road but death here, on this frozen facade is infinitely more welcome. Don't be upset at my words, Ne since I left you have grown. The part of us that you have needs all your strength and love. I know since I am assured of the power of your love and yes, thoughts of you keep me grounded so I feel happy to share your love. Let's call him Jai, just as you wanted too.
It will be a few days before I call, till then, all my love. Raj.
She caressed the letter as she closed her eyes remembering his smile, his soft, strong voice and those brown, naughty eyes as she tried to imprint it all on her mind forever. She had to, she needed to since that was what she had till he returned. And she read the letter once again.
I am a proud army daughter and army wife, while separations and sleepless nights are routine yet sometimes the heart does skip a beat or two and not in a good way. I could not have chosen any other story than of our #ArmyWives for they experience #FragileLives each day and live to tell the tale. Jai Hind!
This post is for the Day 3 of the Bar-A-Thon Challenge
The prompt for today is "Fragile Lives".
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Call a professional immediately, they will be able to safely remove all the water and prevent secondary damages such as mold
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Water is able to penetrate into a home through cracks in the foundation or in window sills due to the fluctuating weather. During warm weather, water seeps into the ground and when the temperature drops, the water freezes. When the water freezes, it expands and pushes the foundation causing cracks. Even the smallest, hairline crack can allow a significant amount of water into your home.


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Whidbey Audubon Field Trip
Search for forest and other upland species at Joseph Whidbey State Park. Early warbler migrants such as Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumped should be evident as well as a good assortment of raptors. We'll finish at Swantown Lake for waterfowl including Ruddy Duck and Northern Pintail. Meet at 8 a.m. at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor for this half-day trip. Note the early time. There will be some walking. Carpooling is a must because of the limited parking spaces at Joseph Whidbey.
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Everyone needs long term stability in their lives, we buy from companies that have been around for the long haul, IBM, Rolls Royce and others, achieved greatness by creating products which have stood the test of time. If you are tired of getting burned trying to follow the latest trend in distributed file systems, you will love OpenAFS.
OpenAFS is one of the most established multi-platform enterprise file systems available, having delivered distributed data storage and availability to mission critical operations for over twenty years.
The IT world changes at a rapid pace, and proven technologies like OpenAFS have retained and expanded their usefulness to forward-thinking organizations. Sine Nomine Associates, Inc., is pleased to provide complete solutions for any OpenAFS environment.
AFS (Andrew File System) is a distributed file system that provides a file space architecture aimed at dispersed computing environments and a set of tools geared toward ease of use and manageability. Pioneered at Carnegie Mellon University and developed as a product by Transarc Corporation, later acquired by IBM. It was released as open source under the IBM Public License in 2000. OpenAFS offers a multi-platform, single-namespace, client-server architecture for file sharing, providing location independence, scalability, and transparent migration capabilities for mission-critical data. It is used by a variety of organizations, from government agencies to multinational corporations in finance, manufacturing and medicine, to academic and research institutions.
Our experienced, expert staff is positioned to handle all evaluation, support and development needs for OpenAFS. Our solutions set the standard for quality, service, and reliability that all organizations, large and small, need from critical infrastructure like OpenAFS.
Our team is dedicated to the long-term success of OpenAFS. We contribute thousands of hours of development time and financial resources to the enhancement and maintenance of OpenAFS. All our fixes and enhancements are contributed to the upstream project. Sine Nomine Associates is committed to the core values of open source development and we align our development efforts with the long-term plans and goals of the OpenAFS community.
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We are proud to have been a sponsor of the European OpenAFS and Kerberos Best Practices Workshop, 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland.


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Tecovas is an Austin-based direct-to-consumer footwear brand that designs and sells top-quality, handmade western boots at approachable prices. By selling a curated, classic collection for men and women directly to its customers, Tecovas improves on the end-to-end consumer experience lacking in the western industry today.
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Hyperwear is a leading innovative consumer products brand in functional fitness and wellness: a market which has grown 11% annually from 2007-2012. The free weight market is vast but has not seen any innovation in decades. Current products include
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AMD has launched a new professional graphics card designed for 4K workstations accelerated by the Open Computing Language (Open CL).
The AMD FirePro W9100 is the industry's first GPU to pack in 16GB of GDDR5 memory, which allows multi-tasking over six different 4K displays. It features a 512-bit memory interface and 320GB/s of memory bandwidth.
The card has a peak double-precision compute performance of a whopping 2.62 TFLOPS, and this number increases to a staggering 5.24 TFLOPS for peak single-precision.
The more, the merrier
There are six Mini DisplayPort 1.2 connections, and a single card can power six 4K displays simultaneously.
If that was not enough, up to four FirePro W9100 graphics cards can be combined in a single desktop workstation for even more graphics processing power and more 4K displays.
The GPU also comes with full OpenCL 2.0 support to combine the graphics power of the FirePro W9100 with modern mutli-core CPUs.
"Now is the time when 4K displays are more readily available and accessible," said Matt Skynner, corporate VP and GM of AMD Graphics. "We're seeing even more applications demand increased memory support while pushing the limits of real-time 4K video production and rendering."
The AMD FirePro W9100 launches this spring.


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Photo: Via Alternative Apparel.
This week, since you had your mind on everything from office agendas to planning your ensembles for these killer events, we thought we'd update you on everything that's worth knowing. From a not-to-miss pop-up to the launch of a get-pretty app, here's all the latest S.F. gossip.
Umami Mart, our go-to Oakland shop for Japanese knickknacks, is having us kick our heels in excitement with its latest announcement! It's infiltrating the 7x7 with a pop-up at The Perish Trust, starting November 1. The shop will stay nestled there throughout the holiday season, so score that coveted pressie (and have it gift-wrapped for free) while you can. (Umami Mart)
What changes more frequently than our bipolar weather? Our daily plans! So, if you get a last-minute invite to a fancy shindig and your talons are looking raggedy, Beautified is coming to your rescue. Land an appointment at your favorite beauty destinations, including International Orange, with just a few finger taps. Now that's digital! (Beautified)
The Silicon Valley company Hacker Hideout is throwing a "Hackers and Hookers" costume party. Pause. According to the tacky flier, the festivities will include "beer, a dance floor, a shot bar, [and of course] girls." Oh, tech no! (Valley Wag)
Ever since we discovered the styling box subscription service, Stitch Fix, we knew success for the brand would be...well, part of the package! True to thought, the local startup has just landed some major funding — a cool $12 million to be exact. (WWD)
The Hayes Street strip is welcoming another beautiful shop to its roster, this time in the form of L.A.'s ethical line, Alternative Apparel. The opening date is still hush-hush, but we'll be keeping our ears open — and wallets ready! (Racked)


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Here are a couple of recent images I like. The first is from my project on the Karen refugee community in Houston. I brought along my Hasselblad and some Tri-X film and shot a couple of rolls. The camera takes some getting used to and is unforgivable with fine focus at wide open apertures. It'll definitely force me to shoot differently. I've also found that taking the time to process the film at home pays off in two ways. The first is that processing film is very meditative. It's not something you can drift off from. You have to pay attention to agitation, development times, and temperatures. Because this all takes time, it'll force me to become more selective and careful when I'm making images because I know that every shot will have to count.
The second images is a favorite from a shoot I did for Purina last week of two champion bird dogs in Cypress, Texas. The dogs were great because once they found a scent of a quail, they stood like statues.


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The most commonly used tables in Myanmar are round and low and the diners have to sit on the floor or perhaps mat during meals. Even when the table is of the international shape and height mostly used among urban families and in restaurants, it should be small enough for the diners to reach all the dishes on the table. All dishes including rice are served simultaneously rather than course by course. There are no appetizers or hors d'oeuvre, and no wine or spirits served at the meal. All you can expect is drinking water, a juice or a cup of green tea.
When everything is served, people can start eating, taking small portions of dishes they like. Normally, Myanmar people eat with their fingers, but dishes are provided with serving spoons to be handles with the clean left hand. Soup is usually served in a single bowl for all the diners and is shared.
Here, you can visit all kind of fashion shops and take on the most memorable style moments of 2012.
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Sports shops have various branded sports items and fitness equipment. Come and Visit the shops.
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For all of your beauty needs. In addition to beauty products and accessories, we also offer highly sought after aesthetic.
Myanmar Jewelry is gems, rubies, diamond, jade, pearl set in precious metals such as gold and silver are used. Gold and silver are mined in Burma, but platinum, titanium are not.
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wonderful, while having the advantage of more inviting color. The region surrounding them is one of the most remarkable scenic spots on the continent, and in time will become as celebrated as the Yosemite or the Yellowstone. It has fewer freaks and curiosities, perhaps, but probably more real beauty. Not far from the Five Domes are the Temples of the Virgin (Fig. 8), similar to the domes, but more rugged at the top. These are veritable temples of the gods, solid as the rock-ribbed earth itself.
There are also in some places domes hollowed out. In Glen Cañon of the Colorado, a little below the mouth of the San Juan, is a dome of this character carved out of the homogeneous sandstone by the action of a pretty brook, which in fair weather is a mere rivulet, but in rain time is an angry flood, sweeping down on its tide immense quantities of sand. This little stream enters at the back of the cavern through a very deep, narrow cleft, not more than a foot or two wide, and after a plunge of some thirty feet or more into a clear pool trickles on out to the river, which flows past the entrance. The chamber is about two hundred feet high, with a narrow crevice twisting on up to the top of the cliffs, about a thousand feet, Fig. 7.—Tennyson's Monument. while the area of the sandy floor is about two hundred by five hundred. Its mouth is barred by a little grove of box-elder trees. When the storm is abroad the innocent brook grows to a giant in an hour, because of the rain accumulating on the barren, rock-surfaced country as on the roof of a house, and, gathering the load of sand in its impetuous clutch, it hurls it against the bounding walls, thus doing its part in the war of the waters against the land. I have counted dozens of these cascades leaping over the cañon walls during heavy rainstorms. An exploring party once camped within the dome mentioned, and, thinking it rendered well their songs, they named it "Music Temple." Some carved their names on the soft sandstone wall, and three of these a short time after were sent by the Indians to the Great Dome of all.
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Jay Z's music streaming service, Tidal, has had a rocky few months since he bought it for $56 million in March.
For Tidal, traction has been hard to come by. And now some 71% of top music executives have lost faith in the streaming service, saying they believe the company will fold in a year or less, Billboard reports.
The company's valuation spiked to a reported $250 just a month after Jay Z acquired it, but his efforts to brand it as an artists' platform seem to have largely failed to move the public.
An impressive roster of artists has joined Jay Z in supporting Tidal, including big names like Coldplay, Daft Punk, Alicia Keys, Calvin Harris, Madonna, Usher, and Rihanna. But having blockbuster artists on your side doesn't mean you are friendly those who aren't superstars — or can convince people that you are.
Adding to Jay Z's woes has been the public's seeming apathy toward Tidal's original prime selling point: high-fidelity audio. The $20 per month subscription has been regarded as too expensive for many customers, and its ("normal") $10 per month service faces heavy competition from Spotify and Apple Music.
Billboard anonymously polled more than 50 top music executives on their outlook on Tidal, and a devastating 71% thought the company would fail within a year. Another 17% thought it would survive for one to two years, and only 12% thought it would be part of the industry for the long haul.
Tidal has seen a string of high-profile departures since it was acquired. Andy Chen, the CEO who oversaw the acquisition, left a few weeks after it was sold, and his replacement, Peter Tonstad, only lasted until June. More recently, Tidal's US sales and marketing manager, David Solomon, and senior vice president of label and artist relations, Zena Burns, both quit. Burns left after just two months at the company.


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Erin was calm and collected before she walked down the aisle to marry Nic. Compared to two weeks prior, this rainy day was heaven. You see, Erin is a teacher at Henryville High School. So two weeks prior to her wedding, Erin was surviving this. Nic is a musician, surrounded by musicians, and (apparently) comes from a musician. I've never photographed so many artists take the stage during a wedding reception. But weddings are about the celebration of love, and that's exactly what went down that night.
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Bedford Arts Choir have invited dynamic choir leader Sally Davis to deliver a folk song workshop this weekend.
Sally will run the workshop - which is open to all - on Saturday, September 19 at the Park Road Methodist Church, between 2pm and 5pm.
During the workshop, Sally will explore choral folk song arrangements in a relaxed and friendly environment.
She will teach some of the pieces to participants, as well as demonstrating vocal techniques and how to improve confidence in singing.
Sally is known for her infectious teaching style, and has a passion for unusual harmonies. She is the director of two choirs – The Wing-It Singers and The Cecil Sharp House Choir, which perform renditions of traditional songs.
Roger Illingworth, leader of the Bedford Arts Choir, said: "It is a pleasure to have Sally joining us in Bedford. Her arrangements and style will be a fantastic experience for all involved."
The local choir - which has ran for 30 years - was created for people of all abilities, whether from complete beginners to seasoned singers. Reading music is unnecessary, and there are no auditions. Newcomers are welcome.
The workshop costs £8 and starts at 2pm on Saturday, September 19.


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Fitzmaurice then went to Mother, where she helped the agency land Burger King. Just before joining McKinney, she was the chief marketing officer at KBS, where she led the marketing strategy for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. A native of Connecticut, Fitzmaurice earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from Yale.


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What makes a spa green? What are they? And why is there a rapidly growing movement around the world towards 'green spas'? Consumers across the world, and in particular those with a special interest in the hospitality and wellness industries, are increasingly asking important questions about the products and trading practices that apply to the […]
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I recently wrote a piece about a book list that had been compiled to make you happy. I have it included in this Happiness chapter but the truth is that five or so books in and I am not inspired by many of them. They just didn't hit the spot.
I am including now a challenging list that will take a huge amount of time to read. It is a list that comes on the back of a talk that I just watched online, by the multi-millionaire Jim Rohn – 3 Keys to Greatness. He mentioned in his talk that one of the keys to greatness is:
If you change you, everything will change.
He started young, broke and in a dead end job and had the fortune to meet an extremely wise mentor who told him that instead of waiting for the winds to change, that he should set a better sail.
He was advised to make goal, revise his financial strategy and work on self development.
He was told:
Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.
This involved learning new vocabulary, learning to read widely and to develop new skills and confidence.
One of the first things that he did was to start reading and one of the first books that he reached for was:
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Lincoln Van Doren
In this book was a book list that they compiled. This book list shows you through the power of literature how to change you. How to set that sail a little differently. How to aim higher, how to reach for more.
You can find a copy of that book list at the following web address:
So be baffled, be overawed but go get out one of those books and let it start to re-shape your life.


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The Taste with Vir Sanghvi: Lucknow or Hyderabad, which cuisine is better?
In this week's column, Vir Sanghvi deciphers the history, and evergreen rivalry between Hyderabadi and Lucknavi cuisine - their biryanis, their influences and their spices.more-lifestyle Updated: May 23, 2018 09:28 IST
The rivalry between Lucknow and Hyderabad is one of the most intense cuisine-dramas in Indian history. I've lost count of the number of times I have heard the old verbal duels: who makes the better biryani; why is a Lucknavi dal so boring compared to its Hyderbadi competitor; isn't a shikampuri a much greater kabab than the galouti; and on and on we go.
In actual fact, neither city should be able to lay claim to the culinary legacy of the Mughal empire. That distinction should go to Delhi, capital of the empire. But whatever the Mughals ate in Delhi during their golden age has been forgotten. There are people who will claim that a Delhi biryani is the best but usually, they are laughed out of the room before they can go much further.
Lucknow, home to the Nawabs of Oudh (or Avadh) became the centre of North Indian cuisine. Most of the great dishes of North Indian cuisine were invented there.
In contrast, Hyderabad was only a far-flung outpost of the Mughal empire. The Mughals despatched a governor to run the Deccan for them and called him the Nizam-ul-Mulk. When the Mughal empire crumbled, the Nizam became the ruler of that part of the Deccan (which included parts of today's Maharashtra) and set up his own court.
The last great Nizam of Hyderabad was so rich and so mean that he made J Paul Getty look like Santa Claus in comparison. When the British left in 1947, the Nizam tried to join up with Pakistan to the horror of most of his subjects. The Indian government intervened, the old Hyderabad state remained a part of India (it is now scattered across, Andhra, Telangana and Maharashtra) and the Nizam retreated into a life of miserliness. His successor emigrated to Australia and over the years, the Hyderabad aristocracy declined. Now, it is hard to find nawabs or nobles who can still cook the food that was served in the Nizam's court.
How Hyderabadi cuisine developed is still a matter of some dispute. I went to the new ITC Kohenur where I met up with Javed Akbar, an expert on Hyderbadi cuisine. Javed shot an episode of my old TLC show (Asian Diary) with me in Hyderabad a decade ago and throughout the shoot, he advanced two claims, both of which I thought were highly contentious.
The first was just eyeball-rollingly silly. Each time we were confronted by some greasy gravy or a cauldron of rice drenched in animal fat, Javed would intone solemnly, "In the old Hyderabad, this was regarded as a great aphrodisiac."
Javed's second claim was a little more credible. For much of the 19th Century and the early part of the 20th Century, the Nizam was the most important Muslim monarch in the world. The Ottoman empire had crumbled and the Arabs were simple Bedouins who had still to find oil.
The Nizam's pre-eminence gave the Hyderabad court an exalted status and aristocratic families from all over West and Central Asia longed to become part of the Nizam's world. So Hyderabad was closely connected to Morocco, Turkey, Egypt and many other Middle Eastern/West Asian countries. Many nobles from these nations gave their daughters in marriage to Hyderabadi nawabs.
So the cuisine that developed was different from Lucknow's because it was enriched and refreshed by foreign influences, Javed argued.
Javed hosted a dinner for me at the new Dum Pukht Begums at the Kohenur getting the master chefs to cook dishes to recipes that had nearly been lost since the decline of the Nizam's Court.
The food sounded Hyderabadi – Shikampuri Kabab, Dum Ka Murgh, Osmania Lagan ki Boti, Badami kheer etc. ---- but its distinctive feature was how subtle the seasonings were. The spice levels were low, there were lots of dry fruits and it was not hard to imagine that some of the flavours came from Persia or Turkey.
Javed's mission is to secure the heritage of a vanishing Nizami Hyderabadi and the food (some of which will go on the Dum Pukht Begums menu when the restaurant opens officially next month) was fascinating.
But it wasn't --- at least to my Philistine palate --- the sort of cuisine that epitomized the flavours of Hyderabad or even, showed them off to best advantage.
The point of Hyderabadi food is that when the cuisine of the Mughals met the flavours of the Deccan, something new and wonderful was created. The Mughals didn't really understand spices (they were in short supply in Samarkand so they were not part of their heritage). Nor were they familiar with the sour flavours of South India (what we call Khattaash). The greatness of Hyderabadi cuisine derives less from culinary intercourse with Morocco and more from cohabition with the good people of today's Telangana.
For my second fancy Hyderabadi meal at the ITC Kohenur we got Kulsum Begum (who had also featured in that old TLC series) to cook her specialties. Kulsum Begum is from an old Hyderabadi family and has access to traditional recipes but her's is a living cuisine --- the sort of food that well-heeled Hyderabadis eat even today.
The dinner was spectacular. There was Gosht Ki Chutney: mutton cut into shreds and cooked with imli; Boti: diced mutton cooked with ginger, garlic red chilli; a Baingan salan with a peanut and imli gravy; Tursh Jhinga, griddled prawns with a sour marinade and a perfect kachcha biryani.
Like Javed, Kulsum has had a long association with ITC but her food represents a different kind of Hyderabadi cuisine. Its foundations may have been the Mughal dishes of old but while Lucknow's chefs refined the cuisine through the use of aromatics and cooking techniques, Hyderabad took the Mughal basics and transformed the dishes with new wonderfully robust flavours.
The biryani was just one example. In Lucknow, the biryani (or pulao, as they call it) will be subtle and fragrant. Each grain will look like nothing much. But when you put it in your mouth, it will (if it's done right) burst with flavour. In Hyderabad, they don't waste much time on fragrance; they add spices and sourness instead.
Most north Indian biryanis are assemblies. You cook the meat and the rice separately. Then, you put them together in a pot, cook them gently and hope that the steam will marry the flavours. (Many chefs add a little concentrated stock to the rice to flavour it.)
In Hyderabad, they do make a biryani this way. But their real claim to fame is the kachcha biryani in which raw meat and rice are cooked together. As the meat cooks, it imparts its flavour to the rice.
A decade ago, when I shot in Hyderabad, we went from one celebrated biryani place to another looking for a great kachcha biryani. We never found it. Most restaurants made assembled biryanis which, even at the famous places, ranged from 'over-rated' to 'rubbish'.
I decided then that perhaps, like most royal cities, Hyderabad had two cuisines. One was a haute cuisine, served at the Court which was expensive and required legions of cooks to make it.
But there was also a Cuisine Bourgeoise, comprising food that ordinary people made, which took elements of court cuisine and democratized them.
The last time I had come looking for this cuisine, I had gone away disappointed; nothing was really exceptional. But I resolved to look again.
The first place I tried was Hotel Nayaab in the Charminar area, which looked grungy enough to be authentic. I tried the paya curry, the magaz fry and a masala mutton. Some of it was good but it bore little resemblance to the court cuisine that Javed and Kulsum preferred.
At Shadab, one of the city's most famous restaurants, I had the legendary biryani (good), the Kababs (not so good) and something called Pakistan Curry (very good). At Chicha's which was more upmarket than the grungy places and therefore should have been less authentic, I had the unexpected pleasure of discovering an excellent biryani and a wonderful tala ghost. At the famous Shah Ghouse Hotel, the biryani was outstanding but the rest of the food was not much better than elsewhere.
None of this was unusual --- not every restaurant can live up to the hype. But what intrigued me was this: even at small restaurants and dhabhas, there was no attempt to restrict the menu to Hydrabadi food. Nearly every single place served Butter Chicken. All (except perhaps for one) had tandoors and instead of the Hyderabadi kababs of legend, offered a Punjabi tandoori menu.
Most interesting was this: if you were to judge by local menus, then the greatest dish in Hyderabad is Chicken Manchurian. Every single restaurant had a list of Chinese dishes , even the dhabha-like Nayaab. At Shadab, there were huge queues for tables but when I wandered around the restaurant I was intrigued to note how many of the guests were eating Chinese food.
I counted eight different kinds of Chow Mein on the Shadab menu along with three kinds of Chop Suey. Even Shah Ghouse, legendary home of Hyderbadi biryani, offered Shanghai Chicken, Schezwan Chicken, and Lemon Chicken along with eight different kinds of Chinese noodles.
What does all this prove?
Well, it demonstrates that for those of us who are not lucky enough to be invited to private homes, the cuisine of the Nizams is hard to find. It was almost impossible to find a Kachcha biryani at most restaurants and the distinctive flavours of Hyderbadi food were melting into a pan-Indian mish-mash on the streets.
On restaurant menus at least, Hyderabad had lost out to Manchuria.
So do go to Hyderabad and eat your heart out. But remember that you will have to look very hard for the real thing.
This is one of two columns on Hyderabadi food. The companion piece will appear in Rude Food in this Sunday's Brunch and of course, on this site.
First Published: May 23, 2018 09:07 IST


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Alamance-Burlington Schools will operate on a three-hour delay with an option to close for today. Lori Bryan, with the Alamance-Burlington Schools, said that there are a number of roads in the county that are still extremely ice-covered and that the schools were working with NCDOT and the fire marshal�s office to have those roads cleared as quickly as possible.
Bryan said the situation will be reviewed again in the early morning hours Thursday to determine if the three-hour delay status needs to change to closure.


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The Boys are Back in Town! Literally! Thin Lizzy songs aside, Tom's back from London, Mat's back from Hungary, it's time for some serious podcasting and gaming! Mat's been sinking his teeth into some seeerious Destiny, Tom's been playing Golden Eye on the Wii and a host of others! Hear us mispronounce all your favourite words, make up new ones and find out the definition of the term 'Birth Purse'…. It's quite literally, a literary lapse of linguistic elocution! How's that for alliteration? Oh, and of course, talking a lot of rubbish about games!
Listen here.


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The fifth annual GREENWICH WINE+FOOD FESTIVAL,
presented by Serendipity magazine benefits Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation, will be taking place Thursday, September 24– Saturday, September 26 at the Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Conn. The festival will feature a Dinner Under the Stars on Thursday, September 24, the Most Innovative Chefs Gala on Friday, September 25 and the Culinary Village, featuring Little Big Town's performance, on Saturday, September 26.
"Our fifth year is positioned to be our best year yet, celebrating food, community, charity, culture and music," said Suni Unger, Founder & CEO of Unger Publishing, the publisher of Serendipity magazine. "I couldn't be more excited to already have over 100 local restaurants and vendors committed to this year's event, a new Thursday evening kick-off event, and Grammy and Country Music Award winner's Little Big Town closing out the weekend with an amazing performance!"
The official weekend kickoff on Thursday evening brings the first Dinner Under the Stars to the festival. This intimate event will accommodate 60 guests to enjoy a five-course dinner, accompanied by awarded select wines. More details on this event will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Most Innovative Chefs Gala on Friday evening will feature the 2015 Most Innovative Chef winners from restaurants across Fairfield and Westchester Counties serving an incredible tasting menu (honorees to be announced). The evening will also include elite wines, premium liquor, an exclusive auction and a live musical performance (TBA).
On Saturday, the Culinary Village, the center of the entire GREENWICH 2015 WINE+FOOD FESTIVAL, will offer tastings and demonstrations from more than two hundred food, wine, spirits and product vendors. Culinary demonstration tents and stages will house cooking presentations by celebrity chefs and local talent. Guests will also enjoy sommelier presentations, celebrity chef book signings, the fourth annual Burger Battle, the second annual Top Bartender's Showdown, Barbecue & Bluegrass, and a live musical performance by Little Big Town. A special ticketed event, Saturday On-Stage Dinner, will give 100 guests the chance to enjoy the headliner performance on an elevated stage while enjoying a special dinner (chef TBA), premium liquor, wine and beer. In addition, VIP ticket holders will enjoy a VIP Big Easy Dinner, celebrating the culinary, musical and festive atmosphere of New Orleans. This tented event will feature a traditional Louisiana jazz marching band, the Festival's Ambassador Chefs serving up signature small plates with a New Orleans Twist, premium liquor, wines and beer, and a private, early-evening concert with the world-renowned band Funky Meters, comprised of Art Neville, Ian Neville, George Porter Jr. and Russell Batiste Jr. VIP ticketholders will also enjoy a premium viewing area for Little Big Town's performance.
The event will be held rain or shine, and anyone under 21, including infants or strollers, will not be admitted. Animals are also not permitted.
Website: www.greenwichwineandfood.com
To buy tickets: www.greenwichwineandfood.com or by calling 203.588.1363


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It's just over five years since we were last in Cuba and this weekend four of us return and I am looking forward to it hugely. I know Cuba is not to everyone's liking, my daughter enjoyed it but wouldn't go back and another friend didn't like it at all, so this made me think why I do look forward to it and why I enjoy it. The last time in 2011, I knew before I left that it was a poor country, with poor infrastructure, poor transport, and not the best when it came to food. And I was not wrong, in fact the food was a bit better than I was expecting but it's certainly not a place for the foodie, which I admit I can be! It has lovely beaches like lots of islands in the Caribbean, but if I wanted a beach holiday it's not the place I would recommend, it doesn't have the quality of hotels, restaurants and resorts that you can get in the rest of the Caribbean or indeed the Mediterranean. However, I expect all that will now change with the US blockade finished and investment money that will now come in. Hopefully, it won't ruin the country.
So what did I like and enjoy about Cuba? The last time we visited Havana, Cienfuegos and Trinidad de Cuba. What I enjoyed is that culturally it is so much different to what we experience here and in western society. There are no McDonalds, Coke, KFC, Hiltons, Zaras or large global corporations, the largest corporation we probably saw the drinks company Havana Club and perhaps the cigar manufacturers, although their premises were primitive. In a sense Cuba is primitive, laid back and still looks like it is stuck in the 1950s-60s in line with some of the fantastic cars of that time. The buildings must have been majestic in their day, but now because of neglect and lack of investment they're crumbling, falling apart, but still some are painted in lovely bright colours. So the buildings are not bright, shiny, modern, clean and anonymous like many cities. There are some lovely buildings like the Cathedral, Capitolio National, The Nacional Hotel and a few others. All of this gives Havana a unique look and feel that I enjoyed. The people are friendly and appear happy, music fills the air and it is welcoming and safe. I recall at as bright, colourful, happy and friendly country.
What made it better for us was a good friend we made there, Ramses, a fellow photographer and he showed us around and advised us. This was a great help and he too was fun, happy and helpful.
Probably, the thing that makes the biggest difference is having really good friends with you. Eight of us traveled together and we had great fun. To me there is nothing better that travelling with friends that have a common interest in photography. So different to holidays with family and friends with no interest in photography who get easily bored once you take out the camera. But having friends that are happy to wait while you get that shot, are happy to help and who all look out after each other. We were lucky with such a relatively large group that we all get on so well with each other. We have done a number of trips together and this time we will miss those that couldn't make it.
So for this trip it will be very interesting to see how things have changed. Over the last decade there have been many changes in Cuba with relaxation of the rules about land and property ownership and the ability to work for oneself. For some time there have been some non-state own enterprises, like bed & breakfast accommodation and private restaurants in people's homes. This weekend on the 1st May, the first cruise ship from the US, in more than fifty years, will port in Havana, and the agreement with the US is that about 110 flights a day will be allowed fly to Cuba from the US. How will this change the landscape and culture of Cuba? We probably won't know for some time but I'm looking forward to this short trip to see it now just before the major change.
You can see my posts on Cuba from 2011 here. I also have some video from the previous trip here.


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Over the last two weekends we have provided short quotes from author Brian Mclaren. Through his writings, he has been an influential leader among (and has shaped the theology of) the "emergent" church over the last decade.
Here is a more extended section of the quote we looked at this weekend. This comes from his website and is his response to one person's question about the penal substitutionary atonement of Christ. In an attempt to show how the topics we have covered in our series thus far are all interconnected, I have underlined a few sections and words that I want to comment on...
One major problem with the theory as popularly propounded is this: it posits that God is planning eternal conscious torment for all human beings, except those who gain an exemption through some facet of the Christian religion (including, for some, believing in this theory). God cannot forgive, the theory (in at least some of its versions) posits, without inflicting pain on someone. When you believe that the greatest existential threat to a human being is God venting God's wrath on that human being - whether that wrath is deemed just or not - you put human beings in two categories: the saved and the damned, the beloved and the hated. (You'd be surprised how many people quote Ps. 5:5 and Lev. 20:23 to me ... which too easily leads to Psalm 139:22, and even Psalm 137:9.)
How different if we believe that the greatest existential threat to human beings is human evil ... violence, greed, lust, fear, pride, anger, superiority, hate, malice, apathy, haste, rage, etc. If that's the case, then God enters the picture as the one trying to save us from the destructive effects of our own evil. God is not our greatest threat, but rather our greatest hope. God is not violent in nature and does not inflict harm ... but rather is the model of nonviolence, forgiveness, reconciliation, pardon, grace, and kindness, inviting our imitation.
Before commenting on the specifics in this quote, I want to acknowledge that many of the core questions and frustrations that Mr. Mclaren has with orthodox Christianity are understandable. He is frustrated by an evangelical Christianity that, in essence, is only about trying to get people to pray prayers of salvation so that they can go to heaven, while seeming to care very little about the real effects of sin in this world, and therefore having very little influence against injustice. We'll look at these concerns and questions in more depth when we cover "What is the Mission of the Church?" and we see how a proper understanding of God's grace doesn't lead to inaction, but rather to a church who holds out the hope of the gospel and Christians who make every imaginable difference in the world around us.
Now to the specifics…
"God…does not inflict harm…" - To begin this series, we have proposed that "contending for the faith" begins with contending for the fundamentals of (1) Revelation (i.e. what God has revealed to be true about Himself) and (2) The Source of that revelation (i.e. the Bible). Mclaren is right in asserting that "violence" is not an attribute of God - in other words, the scriptures never assert that "God is violent" the way the scriptures clearly teach that "God is love." Yet, he makes a bold statement in saying the "God…does not inflict harm." I say this is bold because it is clearly in opposition to a plain reading through the Bible. Now, one possibility here is that Mr. Mclaren has never read through the Bible - but that is not likely. Rather, to come to that conclusion about God, he has to throw out the inerrancy, unity, and authority of the Bible (which he does) in order to pick and choose which portions of the Bible are trustworthy for telling us what God is like. How you view God and how you view the Bible go hand in hand! He loathes the idea that God would be just, pour out His wrath, and inflict harm to anyone, but loves a God of forgiveness, reconciliation and grace. Yet, where do we learn about such concepts as grace and forgiveness except from the Bible, which is the same place we learn about justice and wrath. The Bible, from start to finish, has a wonderful unity that explodes in glory at the cross, because there we see God's justice and wrath and grace and kindness in perfect unity, leading to reconciliation and forgiveness. If Jesus didn't take away sin's penalty, then what did the cross accomplish?
"When you believe that the greatest threat…" - This is where we spent our time this weekend. That God's wrath against us (because of our sin) is our greatest problem is the clear teaching of scripture. Perhaps it is stated no more plainly than in Romans 5:9 "Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him (Jesus)." There it is! What have we been saved from through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross? The wrath of God! It couldn't be more clear - unless you've already decided that God couldn't possibly be a God of justice and wrath, and you've concluded that the entire Bible isn't trustworthy, in order to support your conclusions about God. Then, of course, you are free to pick and choose what you want to believe…
"God enters the picture as the one trying to save us…" - As you read through this quote carefully you'll notice another conclusion about God - He is not in control. God is entering, not as one who has been working out His perfect plan of redemption from eternity past, but as one who is "trying to save us from the destructive efforts of our own evil."
We quote Mclaren, not to isolate him, but because he has most clearly articulated a growing theological perspective that many churches and even denominations are beginning to hold to. For a more in-depth, clear, and biblical treatment of this theological perspective, see this post by Kevin DeYoung.


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Discussion in 'Everything else' started by pmprog, May 7, 2018.
Not seen anyone mention this... but yes... yet another Mini in the works.
Yeah, I saw that come up in my feeds, but I haven't mentioned it because at present they're just leaked shots and by the sounds of it they might just be testing the waters with retailers at the moment.
This also looks a bit daft to me. I've always liked the looks of these mini arcade systems, but never actually bought one. I'd have thought something that looks more like an SNK MVS that plugs into your HDMI telly would be a more sure-fire seller, after the Nintendo minis. They already had the NeoGeo-X as the portable system that played full-size Neo-Geo titles, although the emulation was supposedly a bit shonky on that. The shape of this makes it a pain the schlep around outside of the house.
The Neo Geo Mini is official . Looks to have two variations in design:
Kotaku Australia
SNK Announces The Neo Geo Mini, Will Play 40 Games
Previously hinted at, the Neo Geo Mini is now official. It's the latest retro hardware to get miniaturised....
W5.3" x D4.25" x H6.38" or W135mm x D108mm x H162mm / 600g
Similar size to an old Coleco mini arcade like this one:
Had internal details about that since a few weeks already, but I'm not that fond of it.
The Mini Arcade is nice, but not really usable if you want to play games.
I think it would be better to release a table-top NeoGeo machine with proper arcade controls.
Let's hope that the two USB joystick ports at least support a standard controller so you can use arcade sticks.
They're using Linux on a MIPS system, so that's neat
I kinda like it Reminds me of a snoopy table top LCD game I used to own as a kid. Had lots of fun with that and I was the man in school owning one of those.
Meh, looks cool I guess, I may grab a Japanese one if the price is right, but I doubt it. There are a few nice quality DIY mini arcade cabs for Raspberry Pi and whatever I would spend on this, could go to that instead. I'm a huge NeoGeo fan, so I would like to support something like this as a thank you for all the great games, just not sure how much use I would get out of it.
As for those classic Coleco tabletops, I just sold my full set within the last month(all but 2), and then I saw this just in the last few days:
So I guess what's old is new again uh? LOL Since I just sold my originals, which help me to pay off some debts, I opted to not get these, as they look much improved, but the games really aren't my cup of tea.
Sounds like it's another Ingenic SoC then (like the Neo Geo X IIRC)
Where did you hear it's using Linux on MIPS?
This kinda makes me wish that Starforce Pi thing had been released instead.
@Jumpman Thanks for the heads up on the Coleco Evolved Mini arcade. One thing I hate about KS campaigns, it's never easy to see what the shipping cost is
LOL, Yeah I've been following that project for awhile and it was always at the top of my list in regards to a mini cab. I like the smaller size of that item vs. larger ones, but having a Pandora/Pyra, there isn't much need for me to have a lap/handheld style device. I'm not that big a fan of joysticks over a d-pad, so even though I could use the Starforce pretty much anyplace, it's not likely I ever would. But then opting for one of the bigger DIY table top models, I probably wouldn't use that much either. As those take up counter and or table space, and I really don't have the room. So something like that would end up in the closet never to be used more than likely.
I have a custom arcade joystick I had built years ago, that I haven't used since I got it(how sad is that), but it's damn cool. It has an 8/4 way joystick(single player, that can be changed), trackball, flight stick, rotary dial, and a spin joystick for games like Ikari Warriors or Heavy Barrel. There's very few arcade games that have ever been released, that I can't use it for, it's the ultimate joystick set up. I'll try to find some pics from back during the design phase and post if and when I get some time(or I'll take some new pics), but it is perfect for any retro systems that I may set up down the road. It is damn huge since I added so many features, it's the size of a 2 player set up(but it's not), as it needed room for all the extra's. LOL
There can't be enough NeoGeo. Question is, which games are included. And how you play the 2-player games together, so basicly almost all NeoGeo games when I remember correctly.
The list of games were leaked also. I would copy /paste them here but I have only seen them on YouTube videos. ETA Prime has a video on his channel that lists them, it is actually a really good list.
Like ED said this is cool but not ideal to play on. It would have been cool to have the USB to accept pads and have a HDMI out, that way you have the best of both worlds.
Then again if I wanted these games on my TV there are a zillion ways to get these games there. . .
Yeah, for instance the portable NeoGeo Handheld thing they released some years ago, that one that came with a fake Console shell to connect with the TV. Why even releasing an less practical, not portable device?
Looks interesting.
I'll decide if I want one when I see a review of the screen, quality of emulation and the price.
If SNK still own the rights to the hardware and software why not just release the original Neo Geo home console again with modern additions (HDMI out)
If I was into Neo Geo games more (and didn't wanna go through emulation), I would probably play them on the Nintendo Switch. Have you seen how many games are on there (and other consoles, to be fair)? I've been tempted by Garou/KoF, Samurai Shodown, and Metal Slug games.
Yeah, the sad thing about that is, there are more classic SNK game on the NS than actual "N" ones. And what's even sadder, is that will probably be the case for the life of the NS.
It seems like the Coleco Evolved mini arcade is probably being made by New Wave Toys, seeing as they are listed as a campaign collaborator on the Coleco Evolved Mini Arcade Kickstarter page.
New Wave Toys are the guys behind: https://www.kickstar...9306246/created
WOW, I didn't even notice that, as that must be the reason I actually got the message in the first place. When I got the email I just assumed it was because I back mostly gaming related stuff, so I got an email for a gaming item. But now looking back, it wasn't one of the typical "you might like this product" emails, it was specific to just the one campaign. Normally when one company is helping another(in crowdfunding), you get an email from one saying to help support this different project, but I didn't get that, so I wonder what part they may be playing in these Coleco units?
I'm still waiting on my Centipede cab from New Wave, but it should be coming soon. They've been giving updates pretty regularly, and of course the trackball has been the main hold up. Still not to confident that will turn out as planned, and probably should have been 100% working before even starting something like this, but we all know how that goes. With that needing to be tweaked, it's helped to fine tune everything else, so it's looking promising so far. There really hasn't been much said about the Tempest, as that was offered last minute to help push them over some cost goal. I probably should have waited to see what the Centipede quality was like before getting in on the Tempest. But I wanted the cheaper deal, so that may come back to bite me in the ass. LOL
Of course the trackball is key to the Centipede being worthwhile, but I'm actually more worried about Tempest. I'm pretty sure the spinner control will probably take less work than the trackball, but Tempest has vector graphics, and I have no idea if that can be done accurately on a small scale? Playing Tempest thru Mame on the Pandora or a TV is just not the same without a real vector display.
I get the nostalgia factor for the coleco mini arcade games (and numerous knockoffs) from the early-to-mid 80s, but other than that, this doesn't seem to have any real appeal. It's really the worst of both worlds from a gaming standpoint - too small to have good microswitch controls, a decent display, or an ergonomic form factor, and too big to be properly portable. There are lots of great games on the neogeo platform, and lots of objectively better devices on which to play them. I can't think of a single use-case where this is your best option.
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To honor the bake sale legends that go the extra mile in the kitchen, Cake Mate announces the Mother of All Bake Sales. This is the chance for all of those extraordinary bake sale chefs to dust off their aprons and show America what can be done with a mixer, some frosting and other decorating accessories.
Five winners will be chosen and inducted into the Cake Mate Bake Sale Hall of Fame. In addition to their new title, the Hall of Fame inductees will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a $1,000 donation to their favorite charity.
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Continuing the massive expansion Lili Waste enjoyed last year, adding depots in London, Kent, Southampton and Portsmouth, Lili Waste is proud to announce the recent purchase of C&M trade waste services in East Kent.
The purchase enforces the position of Lili Waste in the London and Kent area since our trade waste routes now cover Dover, Hythe, Folkestone, Canterbury and surroundings as well.
In combination with our London depot, Lili Waste is servicing all areas from Mayfair to Margate offering the people, excellent waste management services against the lowest rates!
The acquisition of C&M trade waste services is another success this month after also being awarded new ISO and OHSAS accreditations namely the ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015 and BS OHSAS 18001 2007 certification.
At the moment Lili Waste is covering the Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, Southampton, Portsmouth and Kent area and is looking forward to a bright and sustainable futures.
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Zeta Psi is a social college fraternity at approximately 50 schools in the United States and Canada. Since the mid-1800s, we have been working to enrich the lives of students beyond the traditional scope of a university education. In turn, our members have advanced to become leaders in North America—from influential writers to state governors, presidential hopefuls, and CEOs of major corporations. By providing support and an environment for social learning at school, we aim to "turn out into the world self-respecting, original-thinking, self-controlled, purposeful gentlemen."
Since our beginnings at New York University in 1847, we have worked to be pioneers in the Greek community. We were the first fraternity to stretch from coast-to-coast, the first international fraternity, the first national or international fraternity on a dozen campuses, the first fraternity to have consecutive chapters at all eight Ivy League schools, and the first intercontinental fraternity. We have intentionally focused on upper-tier schools in order to ensure the continuation of our innovative spirit. We invite you to explore our website and discover what Zeta Psi has to offer.


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The Eastern Michigan University baseball team rallied to a 7-6 walk-off win at its home opener at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti, Friday, March 24.
"We're still making too many mistakes early in ball games, but the guys never quit and I can't be any more proud of them" said skipper Mark Van Ameyde. "You ask them to play hard and give effort, all the time, and they do."
Starting pitcher Sam Delaplane had a shaky first inning, but settled in nicely. Delaplane allowed three runs and eight hits over five innings while striking out four. Delaplane's solid outing kept the Eagles within one run through five innings of play.
Bowling Green scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning, jumping to a 6-2 lead, but Eastern Michigan answered right back in the bottom of the inning, scoring four of its own. Third baseman Devin Hagar delivered the game tying hit, evening up the score at six each. The score would stay that way until the nineth inning, as junior Justin McMurtrey pitched three innings in relief and struck out six.
Catcher Nick Jones was the hero on Friday night, as he delivered a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Eagles a walk-off win against the Falcons. Jones had a big night at the plate, as he went two for four with three runs batted in to help fuel the Eagles to its first conference win of the season.
"We made some defensive mistakes in the beginning of the game, and we didn't let that bring us down," said Jones. "We still had high energy because we knew we were better than this team."
This was the first of a three game series against Bowling Green. Games two and three of the series will be played, March 25, at Oestrike Stadium.


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Editor's note: The Patient Safety First campaign was the winner of the August Patient Safety Monitor Blog competition. To learn more about this competition, other entries, and upcoming contests, visit http://blogs.hcpro.com/patientsafety.
Keeping many new patient safety topics and initiatives fresh in the minds of frontline caregivers can be a challenge.
To ensure that staff members were thinking about a new aspect of safe patient care each month and to educate employees and patients about patient safety goals, Abington (PA) Memorial Hospital (AMH) started Patient Safety First, a hospitalwide patient safety campaign that focused on behaviors and actions. Originally launched in 2008, staff members decided to continue building on Patient Safety First after seeing success in its first year. The program was originally developed as a means of coordinating the large amount of safety information that is disseminated to frontline caregivers.
"It was a program to help us focus, inform, and partner with our employees and patients to get the patient safety message out," says Robert C. Giannini, NHA, safety/quality specialist at AMH's Center for Patient Safety & Quality. "It's really letting staff and our patients be on the same page for the month."
This year, AMH created communication strategies for internal staff use as well as some specific for patients. At the end of 2008, staff members outlined a full calendar year of topics for each month in 2009 to help show staff members that the program is a part of the organization's underlying mission, says Giannini.
"We do change our goals based on our priorities for that year," he says. "People are seeing that this isn't going away and it's part of our culture."
To really drive home the idea of changing behaviors to improve patient safety, Giannini and his staff designed the campaign to be apparent in the everyday work environment.
Depending on the month's theme, the topic receives attention on screensavers, in the Nursing Notes internal newsletter, in posted educational pieces (see the example on p. 3), and via patient safety coaches, who spread the theme to fellow caregivers.
The patient safety coaches meet monthly to discuss new hospital initiatives. Safety coaches at AMH are frontline caregivers who are unit-based and share a specific message with their colleagues. This coaching team is effective in spreading behaviors and new projects or ideas with their peers.
"We do have safety coaches in each area of the hospital, and [the monthly Patient Safety First topic] would be part of the theme of the meeting that month," says Linda Mimm, RN, BC, DL, CPHQ, safety/quality specialist at AMH's Center for Patient Safety & Quality. "It's not just a piece of paper that goes out, it's a clear team effort getting the message out also."
Giannini and his staff ensure that hospital employees understand where each month's theme fits in with The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals as well as the organization's annual goals. Some of the topics are reflective of pressing issues in the field, such as CMS' never events or other quality initiatives.
Equally important to the success of this initiative has been the nursing department's ability to partner and plan with the finance department, says Elizabeth Medina, RN, BSN, CCRN, nurse manager for the cardiac surgery and cardiac ICUs at AMH. After all, nurses are a part of the team that this initiative targets.
"We have a good support structure within the nursing department because we partner with finance," Medina says. "What gives us the capability to partner with things like this is we structure into our own unit budgets for the fiscal year training and orientation hours that allow me to pull out specific [full time equivalent]hours [each] month to get people off of my unit, to go to meetings, and then also to get the publications onto the bulletin boards in the units and posted to the unit intranet sites."
Patient education
Staff members in the quality/safety department develop patient education materials to alert patients to each month's theme. For example, in January, AMH distributed flyers informing patients that hand washing was a focus that month and asked them to be partners in their own safe care.
The patient education flyers (see the example on p. 5) are posted on a bulletin board in each room and placed in patients' folders (each patient receives a folder when he or she enters a specific unit, whether via new admission or transfer). Staff nurses introduce the monthly patient safety theme while reviewing other important information about patients' stays.
Overall, the initiative has helped the hospital as a whole incorporate many aspects of patient safety into patient care and also focus on specific topics. AMH has seen an increase in reports of concerns, suggestions, and patient safety events from staff members and patients.
"Working in the safety/quality department, it really helps us focus as an organization on a theme," says Mimm, who tries to incorporate each month's theme into her task of supporting and publicizing the NPSGs at AMH. "When there's so much going on in healthcare and so many demands on the staff, it really helps us all focus."
12-month Patient Safety First calendar
Abington Memorial Hospital (AMH) used the following list of themes for each month in 2009. These were planned in advance so staff members had an idea of what to look forward to.
January: Wash (hand washing)
February: Briefings (caregiver meetings about patient condition)
March: C.A.R.E. (communication, access to information, resources, and education—AMH's daily care plan)
April: Identify (patient identification)
May: Be Alert (awareness of medication safety)
June: Report (critical tests and results)
July: Protect (provision of a safe environment to reduce adverse events)
August: Communicate (a focus on active communication)
September: Prevent (staff members are aware of how to prevent patient falls)
October: Immunize (focus on staff immunization)
November: Reconcile (better reconcile medications)
December: Speak Up (prevent an adverse event from occurring by "stopping the line")
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Review: "The Tap Pack" at The Peacock Theatre
Justin Timberlake may have been determined to bring sexy back – but for a group of Australia's finest dancers, it's all about bringing tap dancing back. "Back in the days of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, tap was the thing to do – everybody went to tap classes. But, somewhere along the way it's fizzled out, so we're trying to keep it cool, and keep it around."
So says Jesse Rasmussen, leader of the Tap Pack and – having spent an evening watching these Aussie heartthrobs conquer the stage, we can say with some certainty: Tap is still cool.
Inspired by the Kings of Swing, the original Rat Pack themselves (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.), the Tap Pack formed in 2012. Composed of Jesse Rasmussen, Thomas J. Egan, Sean Mulligan, Max Patterson and Ben Brown, the group has more musical theatre credits than you could shake a stick at – with a couple of them starting their dance careers as young as 3 or 4.
Friends to begin with, the minds behind the group came up with the idea in (where else) a bar, while discussing their shared love of - what they term - "that show-business, song-and-dance man kind of theatre". Seeing a distinct lack of these kinds of shows, they made their own, tipping their collective hats to the greats that came before them, and creating a platform for them to have a REALLY GREAT TIME on stage.
And a really great time they have indeed, the show is slick, silly, and playful – fuelled by the performers' seemingly limitless energy. They take the Rat Pack's flair and pair it with their own slapstick humour and witty banter. That they are friends in real life is obvious. Clearly influenced by Frank, Dean and Sammy's tendency to tease each other on stage, the show features such hi-jinks as a sing-off between Ben and Sean and the impressive moment when Thomas plays the Ginger Rogers to Jesse's Fred Astaire, meaning that a full-grown man has to realise the difficulty of dancing backwards - in heels.
They have, they say, been instructed by their Director to treat every show like it is a "Muck-up Matinee" (which I presume is Australian for "Dress Rehearsal") – to keep that sense of playfulness and fun – and by golly it works. The slickness of the costume and the set allows the audience to relax, the live four-piece band pairs well with the dynamism of the five performers, and each one of them wows with their solo pieces.
If we had one small piece of criticism, it is this: size matters, especially when it comes to venues. Now we understand, we really do, that if you have had a certain number of sold-out shows, it seems natural to up-size to a bigger venue. We also understand that performing is really hard work and doing more shows at smaller venues is tiring. However… we were lucky enough to see the Tap Pack in Edinburgh two years ago at a 500-seat venue. Every show was sold out, and the atmosphere was electric. While we don't remotely doubt the Tap Pack's ability to fill 1000+ seats, it does have an impact on audience interaction, which we think is the magic ingredient for any successful show of this nature.
That said, we still had a bloody good time – as did (we could tell) pretty much all of the ladies in the audience. To give you a taste of the sort of reaction the five guys got, I will leave you with this insightful comment from my charming plus-one, which I was instructed to work into the piece: "sexy, sassy and uplifting. If only they could do it with less clothing on…"
Don't think I'll be handing the writing reins over to her just yet… but that doesn't mean I don't agree with the sentiment…
These fabulous fellas are on at The Peacock Theatre until May 19th, 2018, and you can get your tickets here.


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VOF was lucky enough to plan an extraordinary event for my beautiful co-worker, Aixa. The wedding was a true DIY affair and it turned out beautifully. We designed and constructed all the flower arrangements, gallery vignettes, invites and all. As an artist herself, Aixa wanted the wedding to feel like a hip new gallery opening. Voila! Gallery in Los Angeles, CA made for the perfect venue for this artist. We themed everything around the gallery and really tied the event together with the venue.
Special Vintage Objects around the gallery provided the perfect addition to the center pieces.
When doing your own flowers, don't be afraid to play with different textures and forms, creating unique shapes, give flowers some life and extra interest.
This heart light became the center of attention at the wedding, gracing the front of the invites, the center of the alter, and, later-on, becoming a prime photo-opp on the night of the wedding.
As the gallery specialized in custom frames, this custom vintage style pinboard was made just for the special couple for guests to leave a special message.
Feathers in the bouquets gave an extra flair and vintage vibe.
Mason jars with hydrangeas and feathers were suspended from the ceiling to give height and extra interest to the space.
This pillow was hand-knit just for the affair. A question mark on the other side made for the perfect ring pillow.
Custom made vintage signs added personality and necessity to the space. Check back later for a special tutorial on how to make your own vintage documents. PS. It only takes 5 minutes 🙂
This special Lladro was given to the couple as their something borrowed from the groom's parents. It made a perfect addition to the cake table.


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A bootylicious Kikuyu lady took to social media to reveal that she was dumped by her husband because she comes from Nyeri. Laying her sentiments on social media, the husband left hubby left her with claims that she insults him and that she doesn't know how to cook for him. The bootylicious lass is asking for comfort from her facebook friends as she vows to return to her real family.
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No two persons' creative process looks the same. Here's what usually happens when I decide to write. They say writers love to have written, and it's true.
- Get inspired to write.
- Pack a journal, pen and laptop into and decide to head down to a favorite writing spot/coffee shop.
- Decide that, no, you don't need to spend money on coffee when you have a perfectly good apartment with wifi and a coffee maker and you can write sitting on your own couch.
- Unpack your things, spread out on the couch while you wait for the coffee to finish brewing.
- Remove cat from lap.
- Open laptop: browse Facebook and watch a funny cat video.
- Remove cat from laptop keyboard, admonish said cat to do something with his furry life already.
- Open a new WordPress blogpost.
- Decide you really want to go to the coffee shop after all. Get on bike and go there.
- Open laptop.
- Realize you don't really have anything interesting to say and that you'll probably die before your memoir is done.
- Close laptop, defeated. Vow to do better tomorrow.


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Welcome to the 2018–2019 Gift of Hope Catalog
Catholic Relief Services helps poor people gain the means, rights and skills to live in dignity, and care for themselves and their families.
Hundreds of CRS projects offer impoverished women, men and children the tools they need to break the cycle of poverty.
Children who have escaped brainwashing, torture and forced combat return home highly traumatized. CRS provides refuge and counseling for former child soldiers in Africa, helping them re-enter into their home communities and rebuild their lives.
Poor women and children are exploited by human traffickers. Kits for trafficking survivors provide a month's supply of food, medicine, bedding, clothing and hygiene items.
Catholic Relief Services provides adult education, vocational training and literacy programs that open doors for many women and men overseas. These programs provide the knowledge and tools—like sewing machines—to earn a living and build a future.
Catholic Relief Services supports savings-based microfinance groups that provide extremely poor people—mostly women—with a way to save their own money and provide opportunities to invest, borrow and help their neighbors meet emergency needs. Groups are self-sustaining, and each member receives training in financial management.


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ESPORTS PRO TEAM INVESTMENT: NiP Worth $12.5M
TNL Take: Owning an eSports team is the new G6.
While it makes sense for a Sports team, even potentially a Media company to invest or those willing to hustle, for a lot it's a vanity play.
With the huge spotlight on eSports over the past two years, the investment landscape - which I do think is changing - has caused a massive spike in eSports team valuation.
Which for a lot of team owners that have grinded for years; it's time to finally get a paycheck which I fully support.
I hear a lot about team valuations and my reactions range from:
Are you kidding me?!
I'm sorry, can you repeat that again?
Again, for certain investors it's a great early bet into a massive future potential. While I would love to speak about those numbers, I don't reveal confidential information.
I will speak about public info however.
Swedishstartupspace.com, which I'm fairly certain you can tell what they cover, revealed some very interesting insight into the recent investment into local team, Ninjas in Pyjamas - which is one of the best team names ever.
Here are the juicy details:
2015 Revenue: $2,100,000
2015 Profit: $83,000
$600K Investment at $12.5M Valuation
It's important to note that NiP also owns part of Xtrfy, which sell equipment and brought in $7.1M in revenue last year, which I'm sure helped with the valuation.
For everyone that asked, here's your data for your next pitch meeting.
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AfriGeneas States Research Forum
Re: [NY] JHS 149 Bronx, New York
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Documentation and photos from 40 years ago. Names, dates, places! People that have become famous and infamous in one collection. People waiting to be contacted by friends and loved ones but go by different last names now.
I ask this forum, did I sound too disperate or anxious to obtain a copy of my Junior High School yearbook? Did I sound like some type of nut case that is out to stalk old classmates?
This Maldonaldo person claims to have a copy but I don't believe it and right now they can keep it. Someone else will come forward eventually.
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With the release of Lizbeth Lou Got a Rock in Her Shoe just a little over 2 weeks away we are pleased to bring you another lovely review.
From Midwest Book Review:
"Lizbeth Lou Got a Rock in Her Shoe" is a charming, singsong verse story that is entirely illuminated by hand-cut paper silhouettes scenes in shades of sepia, brown, and ivory. The dancing lyrical narrative traces the trajectory of a rock, which is flung by Lizbeth Lou, when found in her shoe, where it just would not do, to where it crashed into a cricket's canoe! The exciting odyssey of the stone becomes the exciting matter of the verse song, and the haunting sepia silhouettes chorus and echo the refrains until the ending comes full circle, with a familiar twist that is both surprising and inevitable. "Lizbeth Lou Got a Rock in Her Shoe" is loosely based on the revolutionary notion that what goes around comes around. This message is subtly reinforced by the creative cut paper silhouette scenes in serene sepia shades.


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About the author
Annette Drake is a multi-genre author whose work is character-driven and celebrates the law of unintended consequences.
She makes her home in Washington state. A member of Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, she loves libraries, basset hounds and ferry rides. She does not camp.