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Related to agency: Agency theory, Job agency
1. a business or other organization providing a specific service
2. the place where an agent conducts business
3. the business, duties, or functions of an agent
4. one of the administrative organizations of a government
- the power of ACTORS to operate independently of the determining constraints of SOCIAL STRUCTURE. The term is intended to convey the volitional, purposive nature of human activity as opposed to its constrained, determined aspects. Although utilized in widely different ways, it is especially central in METHODOLOGICAL INDIVIDUALISM, ETHNOMETHODOLOGY, PHENOMENOLOGY, SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM. The importance of human intention (and possibly also FREE WILL) thus emphasized, places the individual at the centre of any analysis and raises issues of moral choice and political capacity The political problematic is expressed by GOULDNER counterposing 'man on his back' with 'man fighting back' (1973), but the classic essay is Dawe's (1971) 'The Two Sociologies'.
- any human action, collective or structural as well as individual, which 'makes a difference' to a social outcome; thus, for GIDDENS (1984), agency is equivalent to POWER. In this way Giddens opposes any simple polarization of'S tructure' and 'agency'. This is related to his view that STRUCTURE must be seen as 'enabling' as well as 'constraining' (see also STRUCTURE AND AGENCY, DUALITY OF STRUCTURE).
a civil law contract under which one party, the agent, binds himself to perform specified legal acts, such as acquisition of property or making payments, in the name and on the account of another party, the principal.
In the USSR, a contract of agency is one of the legal means to secure participation by citizens and organizations in civil turnover, such as conclusion of deals, through the assistance of other persons. The agent's performance of legal acts with respect to third persons is based on his being given power of attorney. The principal is obligated to pay the agent a fee if this is provided for by law or the contract.
1. A relationship by which one party, usually the agent, is empowered to enter into binding transactions affecting the legal rights of another party, usually called the principal, as, for example, entering into a contract or buying or selling property in his name or on his behalf.
2. An administrative branch of government (federal, state, or local).


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Follow the guide below.
To start multiple clusters on the same host, create separate directories for each cluster and extract the geneos-openaccess-node-X.zip there.
Open oacluster.sh and find the OAC_NODE_PORT_BASE and OAC_JMX_PORT_BASE variables as shown in the screenshot:
The default values are 2550 and 9990, if you start a node using these defaults it runs on the base port + 1 => 2551 and JMX port 9991.
So if you want to start a second cluster, go to its directory, open oacluster.sh and change the base port variables to e.g. 3550 and 10990.
Make sure you edit your application.conf and change the port there as well, so if your base port is 3550, the port in application.conf should be 3551.

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Hi friends!
Sorry for the brief absence, I have been one busy bee! I promise I will get back to responding to comments asap! But real quick, let's recap this past weekend!
It was a wonderful, jam-packed weekend back in my hometown, complete with shooting a wedding and spending time with family. Friday night I got into town earlier than usual thanks to a half day at work. Being able to spend a couple hours catching up with my parents before the sun goes down is always much more enjoyable than lingering in the kitchen sometime around midnight!
Saturday, and if you follow me on Instagram then you already know this, I shot a gorgeous wedding in Arrington, TN for a sweet girl I went to high school with. The wedding was at a farm situated on a vineyard, and could not have been more perfect! The entire day went swimmingly, and was probably the most efficient wedding I've ever shot – we were right on schedule the whole day!
Shooting weddings is something I'm passionate about, but it took me taking an 8 month hiatus from weddings to remind myself of that. After shooting several dozen, and planning my own, I was burnt out! I just have three to shoot this summer, but constantly go back and forth on if I want to promote myself enough to go full time and take on more business. Maybe someday. Shooting weddings is a huge time commitment, and after Adam and I talked about it last year, I decided to slow down and free up more weekends for us. But, I honestly think being a stay at home mom and shooting, along with blogging, would be my dream. Only time will tell. For now, I still love working full time in the digital marketing world, but it's nice to know I have a dream I could fall back on, if I ever chose to pursue it more seriously!
Here are the three sneak peek images I posted on FB, along with the link to a bigger sneak peek on my other blog.
Ok, enough wedding talk!
Sunday, I slept in (don't judge- being on your feet for 12 hours is exhausting!) then we had all our family over for a Memorial Day cookout/birthday/nephew play time. I'm convinced my little Henry is the most precious little human ever, but I'm also still convinced that my brother can't possibly be old enough to be a DAD!
Monday, I woke up early to get a long walk in with my mom, since I knew I'd be sitting in a car driving all afternoon. And right after that walk, I met up with my childhood best friend for another long walk through the cute little downtown part of our hometown, then met up with my parents at my dad's office to take some photos. I'm redesigning and building his new website, so it's been fun to have another creative side gig going! Not that I really need anything more on my plate…
To say I was active this weekend would be an understatement! A 12 hour wedding on Saturday, and two long walks on Monday morning made falling asleep last night quite easy! But, being active is just the way I like it! All of those cookout calories had to be put to good use!
P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway for Rockin' Refuel! You could win a pretty sweet bag of goodies!
What did you do this weekend? Did you enjoy time with family? What is your dream job or passion, realistically or not?


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Family Holiday Specialist Caringbah and Mosman just recently returned from a Trip to South African, Zambia and Botswana during our visit to Botswana. Mangers Lisa Allan from the Caringbah Store and Sharyn Kitchener from the Mosman store visited "Tujatane School" and donated schooling equipment and sport equipment like skipping ropes, footballs which they just loved and put a huge smile on every kids face.
Some of these children walk 10km per day in the heat just to go to school and then another 10kms home, when they are at school they are given breakfast and lunch and this can sometimes be the only meal they will receive as their families are just too poor to feed their family.
We asked the kids what they like most about going to school and one boy about 9yrs old said, "I love that I have a future!"
There wasn't a dry eye in the room, they have nothing but are so happy, our kids don't know how good they have it.
If you ever get the chance to take your children to Africa we highly recommend you visit a school like this one it is a really amazing experience.
If you would like to sponsor a child at Tujatane on their child feeding programme it is only $10 per month so $120 per year and this will a child breakfast and lunch each day.
If you would like to fully sponsor a child it is $900 a year and your children will be able to write and keep in touch with you and your children as they have a wonderful computer room set up at the school.
Family Holiday Specialist Volunteering at the Sydney Children's Hospital
Earlier this week I was given an amazing opportunity to volunteer at the Sydney Children's Hospital along with fellow Family Holiday Specialist employees.
Our morning was spent between an orientation seminar, assisting Child Life Therapist Janet packing up "Santa's Workshop" in time for some renovations and a tour of the Neurological Ward.
Although we only spent a short time within the Hospital it was clear the amount of dedication and kindness possessed by each one of the workers we came in contact with – it was absolutely awe inspiring.
I for one, and I am sure I can speak on behalf of each of the other girls have gained a lot out of that morning – I walked out of the hospital feeling grateful for what I have and to not take anything for granted.
If you do have that extra bit of time and are thinking about volunteering please contact the Sydney Children's Hospital – every little bit helps!
Order you new Family Holiday Specialist Brochure
Family Holiday Specialist has released their very own mini brochure if you would like a copy please email email@example.com
Winner of the Family Holiday Specialist Name relaunch
Jacqueline Hackfath and her family were the lucky winners of an amazing Fiji Holiday for 4 to the stunning Castaway Island and Outrigger Resort on the Lagoon including return flights on Virgin Australia – they will be travelling later this year in November!


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March 6th, 2017
This month, Oceanwide is providing the food, drinks and location.
This evening will offer two presentations:
Doing DevOps with .Net & Windows
Oceanwide is a leader in the property & casualty insurance software market and offers configurable, cloud based solutions to brokers and carriers. In recent years, Oceanwide has faced increasing challenges to deliver high quality and performing software, at an increasingly fast pace. And then came DevOps.
In this session, Oceanwide will present how it is adopting a DevOps culture and present an overview of the toolset it uses to automate its processes, from build to monitoring. Though there remains much work ahead, the road is better defined and this presentation will capture what has already been done as well as ongoing and future projects, towards a set integrated DevOps processes and cultural shift.
By Vincent Lamonde
Real-time Infrastructure Monitoring for Modern Ops Teams
Learn all about New Relic's newest product and how you can get a precise picture of your dynamically changing systems. New Relic Infrastructure delivers real-time health metrics correlated with recent configuration changes, so you can quickly resolve issues, scale rapidly, and deploy intelligently.
By NewRelic
Please register on EventBrite to help us plan for the food & drinks.
When: Monday March 6nd. Doors open at 18:00, presentations start at 19:00
Where: l'Espace 660
1 Place Alexis Nihon
6 th floor
Montreal, quebec H3Z 3B8, at 1 Place Alexis Nihon
Who: Everyone who is interested in DevOps and delivering software reliably
Cost: Free
Food & drinks: courtesy of oceanwide.
Questions? Ask the whole gang, Ask the organizers.


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The Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood has a deep history of valuing racial, ethnic, and economic diversity and inclusion. From fighting redlining, block-busting, and other discriminatory practices in the 1970s to encouraging the development of a successful multi-racial and multi-income neighborhood today, the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association (PLGNA) and others in our community have long endeavored to make manifest the principles of diversity and inclusion. It is shameful that after these many years of progress we still witness acts (official and unofficial) across America that show hatred, bigotry, and an appalling lack of compassion. In the face particularly of the recent upswing in hate crimes, it is crucial that we vocally retain the welcoming nature of our community and continue to stand by our principles of diversity and inclusiveness. At this time more than ever our community stands as an example of the direction America should be headed. We therefore call for a public declaration by our local elected officials that Prospect Lefferts Gardens is a hate-free zone.
The Q at Parkside
News and Nonsense from the Brooklyn neighborhood of Lefferts and environs, or more specifically a neighborhood once known as Melrose Park. Sometimes called Lefferts Gardens. Or Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Or PLG. Or North Flatbush. Or Caledonia (west of Ocean). Or West Pigtown. Across From Park Slope. Under Crown Heights. Near Drummer's Grove. The Side of the Park With the McDonalds. Jackie Robinson Town. Home of Lefferts Manor. West Wingate. Near Kings County Hospital. Or if you're coming from the airport in taxi, maybe just Flatbush is best.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Hate Free Zone
From your good friends at PLGNA, check out this statement sent to public officials, seeking to get some traction for an official endorsement that we are a "hate-free" zone. Though I'll admit it's going to be tough, this whole "hate-free" thing. I know that serious activists have dealt with this for years, so I guess I have a lot to learn about tolerance and restraint. I'm feeling some pretty serious hate coming up and will find it difficult to stuff it back down. Or "let it go" as Elsa likes to sing. Oh Elsa! Would that I could! From PLGNA:
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The problem of the cute housekeeper goes without saying -- moving anything adorable into an active domicile is bound to lead to insecurities, rivalries and even jealousies between unrelated cohabitants. If television has taught us anything, it has taught us that. This dilemma is resolved quite elegantly by the robo-housekeeper. While cute and often even adorable, the only jealousies to be contended with must exist between the bot-vac and the mopping bot-vac, with both of them keeping a sensor on the window-bot. Although most bot-vacs are round little fellows, some of the cross-over units have right angles, leading to corner dissing and edge-envy in certain circles.
The robo-moppers shape up differently from the carpet bots so as to square themselves with the flat edges so popular around living quarters. This lets them clean up in places bot-vacs only dream of. Of course, exceptions exist in carpet sweepers like the straight-edged Neato XV-21 but the limitations of the circular design make its continued use counter-intuitive when faced with the functional alternative. Just as with the window-bots, such as the Ecovacs Winbot W930, the robo-moppers are good at edge work.
The iRobot Braava Jet 240 is pretty cute as mops go. A tiny truncated cube, it scoots about squirting water onto the floor and then Swiffering it up with its mopping pad. Befitting its proportion, the Braava Jet 240 only professes its optimal performance on areas of 150 to 200 square feet. Its direct relative, the iRobot Braava 320, expands that area to 250 square feet. The Braava Jet 240 utilizes a vibrating cleaning head to actually scrub the floor. Its cleaning pads have detergent premixed in them which is activated by the water offered by the little squirt. It operates in 3 modes – dry sweeping, damp sweeping and wet-mopping – determined by the mop head applied to the unit. Of interest, it has no remote control and it won't even return to its charging station like any self-respecting robo-mower would.
This little guy is the Wall-E of floor cleaners . . . it's amazing how such a small amount of water can make such a difference with the disposal cleaning pads.
Braava is super easy to use with no complicated processes or confusing instructions. My only problem with this product is the short battery life.
Unfortunately, the new Braava lacks some of the best features — it can't be controlled via remote or mobile app and won't automatically return to a charging dock.
When the robot finishes its cycle, there's a lever underneath its top handle that you can pull to release the pad from the bottom — you don't have to touch it yourself.
Unlike the latest Roomba, the Jet does not have a camera or optical sensors. Instead, it records the dimensions of the space based on the items it bumps into.
If you have a hardwood room without a door, the Braava Jet's Virtual Wall feature tells it not to pass the area immediately behind it before the robot starts cleaning.
Cleverly, the bot will wipe an area, then back up and spray what it just covered before wiping it again, which helps it avoid accidentally spraying any furniture.
Braava jet can cover roughly 200 square feet on a charge. It has no special charging station . . . plugs into a wall wart like a more traditional consumer electronic device.
The other issue with the Braava Jet is its long-term costs. The Jet comes with two of each kind of cleaning pad — refills for each of them currently cost $7.99 for 10.
When the cleaning is done, there's even a handy eject button, so you don't have to get your hands dirty when you change the pad.
. . . The Bravaa Jet managed to clean up a freshly spilled coffee spill without leaving any residue behind.


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I mean, it is January.
Another nice thing about soup is it is a budget stretcher.
Like I said, it is January.
My Ma usually balked at the prices charged for chicken breasts, legs and thighs.
So she'd buy whole chickens and cut and cook the pieces she wanted.
The parts she didn't want, like the wings and backs, she'd store in the freezer.
They weren't great to eat.
In those days wings were not considered a snack item.
But they were great for making soup.
In Artie's The Sopranos Family Cookbook, Janice Soprano's chapter Sunday Dinner
has a great soup recipe.
One that I actually believe her Ma made.
I can remember my Ma making this, too.
It's easy, filling and uses up bits and pieces, like the celery sitting in the drawer.
And those wings and backs.
Livia's recipe doesn't use the giblets.
If you like them, use them.
A word about soup…
It isn't like baking a cake.
If your chicken is on the small size, the soup won't explode.
Ditto for if you have more of one vegetable than another.
Or if you add a few cups of frozen vegetables 15 minutes before it's done cooking.
You've just created a new recipe.
Chicken Soup with Orzo
Serves 6
Rinse well
1 4-pound chicken
1 pound chicken backs and wings
Place the chicken and parts in a 6-quart pot.
cold water to cover the chicken and parts
Over medium heat, bring the water to simmer.
Reduce the heat to low and cook for 30 minutes.
Skim off the foam and fat that rises to the surface.
2 medium carrots, washed and chopped
2 celery ribs, washed and chopped
2 onions, chopped
6 sprigs flat-leaf parsley (1 Tablespoon dried)
6 whole black pepper corns (1/2 teaspoon ground)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Simmer for 1 1/2 hours (2 1/2 if you bought a stewing hen).
Add water, if the bird shows above the surface of the water.
Remove the chicken and parts and place them in cold water a few minutes.
Discard the skin and bones and cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Return the meat to the pot.
Reheat over medium heat.
8 ounces orzo or other small pasta (or rice), cooked
Check the seasoning.
Serve hot.
Would I make Chicken Soup with Orzo again?
It's January in Winnipeg.
You have to ask?
One recipe down. Fifty more to go.


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This started out as a take on David Lebovitz' root vegetable salad, and sort of evolved!
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs curry powder (or to taste)
Asafoetida, garam marsala, turmeric, to taste
1 onion
Several cloves of garlic
Chunk of swede
2 carrots
2 parsnips
1/2 red pepper
Chunk butternut squash
1/2 punnet mushrooms
3 tomatoes
Seasoning to taste (salt, pepper, soya sauce, maybe hot pepper sauce)
2 tbs hummus
Fry the first lot of spices very gently in the oil, while you peel and dice the first 5 vegetables (down to and including the parsnips). Add these, cover, and allow to cook gently for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Now add the rest of the vegetable (also diced), stir again, and cook for about 15 minutes. Season, and stir the hummus through it. Serve with rice.


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Your customer, your data.
While your customers enjoy the new and exciting contents of your interactive packaging app they inevitably create data. This user data can, while respecting all the ethical and legal limitations given, be used by you to learn more about the way users see and use your product.
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I sat down thinking about what ways to manage your partitions in a partitioned table.
To be able to add and drop partitions in various ways for the various types of partitions
are more or less obvious. But there are a great number of other changes desirable like
merging partitions, splitting partitions, changing ranges of partitions and so forth. So
either one could define a whole battery of special commands for every special situation
(and naturally write code for each and every one of them as well).
So I found a solution where one defines the set of partitions to reorganise and then defines
the partitions to reorganise them into. This single method can be specialised to merge
partitions, split partitions, change range conditions, change list of values for partitions and
so forth.
My name is Mikael Ronstrom and I work for Oracle as Senior MySQL Architect. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The statements and opinions expressed on this blog are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Great idea on Partition Management
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I know a [url=http://www.easeus.com] company [/url] is going to publish its
[url=http://www.partition-tool.com]partition manager [/url] very soon. It has function of
Resize / Move partitions, Create partitions, Delete / (delete all) partitions, Format
partitions, View Disk / Partition property, Set Active, Hide / Unhide partitions and so on.
You can download it to have a try once published.
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Reduce Your Waste
Lower your grocery bills and environmental footprint by reducing your food waste.
Whether you are at home, school, or work, you are surrounded by opportunities to reduce food waste. So where do you begin?
The first step is to make a game plan.
Identify areas for improvement and choose your favorite strategies for cutting waste.
After signing Food Shift's pledge to reduce waste, select a few strategies from this section to save money and tackle waste in your home, school, or workplace. Before you know it, you'll be a food waste warrior with a useful toolkit of tips to share with friends and family!
At Home…
1. Patrol your pantry. Assess what you already have in your fridge and cabinets, identifying which items should be eaten soonest. To keep your kitchen waste-free, make meals that incorporate these foods!
2. Become Storage Savvy. Not sure the best way to store cooked beans or whether you can freeze dairy? Consult the A-Z Food Storage Tip Guide to learn how to keep food fresh longer.
While food holds a place in our hearts, it's sometimes hard to know whether it also holds a place in the fridge or on the counter.
Inside the Fridge
- Apples, berries, cherries, grapes, kiwi, lemons, and oranges.
- Almost all vegetables and herbs
- Keep cilantro fresh up to two weeks longer by placing stems in water and covering the greens in a plastic bag
After ripening at room temperature
Melons, nectarines, apricots, peaches, plums, avocados, pears, tomatoes
Keep celery and lettuce crisp by cutting ends and storing upright in jar of water in fridge door
Outside the Fridge
Store in a cool place
Bananas, mangos, papayas, pineapples
Store in a cool, dark place
Potatoes, onions
Store at room temperature
Basil, winter squashes (once cut, store squashes in fridge)
More Storage Tips
- Remember, your freezer is your friend!
- Slow spoilage by storing fruits and vegetables in separate bins. Fruits can give off natural gases that hasten the spoilage of nearby produce, so store bananas, apples, and tomatoes by themselves.
- Use storage bags and containers designed to extend produce life.
- To prevent mold, wash berries just before eating.
- If you prefer fruit at room temperature, take what you will eat for the day out of the fridge in the morning.
3. Get creative with your leftovers.
- Make stock from vegetable trimmings or a chicken carcass.
- Tranform leftover bread into croutons or bread pudding.
- Stir-fry leftover veggies, meat, and rice.
- Chop and freeze aging fruit to save for yummy smoothies.
- download the leftoverswap app to give or receive excess food from people in your community.
- Find more leftover ideas here!
4. Understand food dates. Often 'use by' and 'sell by' dates do not accurately indicate food safety. Besides those on infant formula and some baby food, these dates are not federally regulated, so it is important to understand how to best store our food. Curious about how long food really lasts? Check out eatbydate.com for an informative perspective on food shelf life, safety, recipes, and more!
5. Nourish your community. Moving? Going on vacation? Certain you won't eat that tomato soup in your cupboard? Share food with neighbors or donate to your local food bank.
Lots of people need food. You can use craigslist, freecycle or yerdle to find your food a good home.
6. Create your own compost bin or find out more about your area's compost program. For a complete A-Z guide on composting, go here.
7. Track your trash. Choose two weeks to list everything you throw out. At the end of those weeks, evaluate the list and learn to purchase and store better next time. Use Food Shift's food waste conversion calculator to measure your impact.
Share your tips and learn more on Food Shift's facebook page.
Read other tips about reducing food waste at the market, in your school, eating out, in your business and why all of this matters.


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Another month has gone by which has of course included lots of baking. I swear I'm getting more and more known for this addiction at university. I don't mind though. I'm sure I'm not alone in that baking is more of an obsession than anything else.
I thought it would be good for this months challenge to be all about the new season of spring. The change of season can be quite significant for some people and I wanted to see what spring meant to you, whether that be with a recipe coneected to the season, an ingredient that reminds you of spring or something else. It has been really interesting reading about, and drooling over all your recipes and I hope there is something here that interests each of you too.
I was first up myself this month with my Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Coconut Cookies. They came about when I went home for the weekend and an old recipe popped into my head which then made me wonder if I could replace one of the ingredients with coconut. They were a resounding success and I could eat a plateful quite easily, especially with a cup of tea because they were brilliant dunkers with lots of complementary textures and flavours.
A craving to bake and for something lemony meant that Ros from The More Than Occasional Baker made these Lemon and Poppyseed Muffins. Generousy topped with a lemon glaze, I couldn't agree more that something zesty has the feel of spring.
Made with St Patrick's Day in mind, Rebecca from BakeNQuilt came up with these Mint Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Treats. I can see how the addition of chocolate chips and peppermint to a never fail to please rice crispy treat would be a winner, then topped with a ark chocolate ganache, these are all the more special.
Easter is undoubtedly linked with Spring and hence why Cakelaw from Laws of the Kitchen has shared these Somerset Easter Biscuits with us. Containing spices, fruit and mixed peel, these buttery biscuits shouldn't just be limited to this time of year at all.
Kate from The Gluten Free Alchemist has made these Orange & Raspberry Friands this month demonstrating that their fluffy, airy texture is a brilliant alternative to a cupcake. Being good for using up leftover egg whites, friands can manage numerous flavour combinations and the one Kate went for prove to be heavenly to both taste and smell and full of sunshine.
Helen from Family-Friends-Food made these Brown Sugar Hamantaschen to celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim. I have never heard of these before and always find a recipe that has a particular prupose or history behind it all the more interesting. Similar to a jam tart in parcel form, having now been introduced to these little pastry shapes with a delicate caramel flavour and filled with jam, I really want to try them.
This Sbrisolona from Mireille at Chef Mireille's East West Realm is a regional speciality of Lombardy in Italy. A cookie cake made with wholewheat flour, polenta and almonds, this is full of texture and sweetness. A cup of tea is recommended to go with it which is fine by me, the perfect chance to relax and enjoy a slice!
These Ginger Simnel Cupcakes by Alexdra from The Lass in the Apron are a perfect alternative to the big layered cake typically associated with Easter and traditionally with Mother's Day. Baked with marzipan in the middle and dipped in an orange glaze, these are a personalised adaptation to include desired flavours, namely ginger and just goes to show how a recip can keep its roots while being individually tailored.
Stuart from Cakeyboi has well and truly hit the theme of this month with these Spring Coookies. A clever idea to use up leftover sugar cookie dough, these are surprisingly easy and quick to make. Just remember the chilling stage if you want the perfectly formed spiral achieved here - a truly refreshing idea!
Perfect for Mother's Day and keeping children entertained with the decorating, Elizabeth from Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary created these Mother's Day Flower Cookies. Mini works of art with their blooming sugarpaste flowers, these biscuits can be flavoured with vanilla or rosewater and the dough is very easy to work with - a good base for lots of biscuit ideas by the sounds of things!
Alexandra from The Lass in the Apron shares some fantastic news with us in her post for these Coconut Easter Eggs. Pop over there to see for yourself and to get the recipe for these beautifully decorated, chocolate covered chewy coconut bites. They are definitely the sort of thing I wouldn't be able to stop at just one of!
There we go, all finished for this month. I'm definitely in the mood of spring now and eager to get into the kitchen. Come back soon for the next Biscuit Barrel Challenge but until then, happy baking!


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Chickpeas, carrots and raisins are seasoned with star anise, galangal, turmeric, cinnamon, zataar and cayenne pepper in this exotic one pot wonder. Try it atop brown rice or with flatbread on the side. This recipe comes to us from Chris and Amy of A Couple in the Kitchen.
Serves 4
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 star anise pods
- 2 piece dehydrated galangal*
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon zataar**
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 15.5-ounce can chickpeas, drained
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 2 carrots, peeled and julienned
- 2/3 cup water
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon honey
*A spice found in Asian markets or the Asian or spice sections of some grocery stores.
**A premade version of the spice mix can be found in Middle Eastern markets or the Middle Eastern section of some grocery stores. If time allows, we suggest making your own.
Place the olive oil in a tagine or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté for 3-5 minutes, or until the onions become soft and fragrant.
Season the onions and garlic with the star anise, galangal, turmeric, cinnamon, zataar, cumin and cayenne pepper. Stir so that the spices are evenly distributed and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the spices become fragrant.
Add the chickpeas, raisins and carrots to the tagine and stir gently to incorporate all ingredients. Pour in the water and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Cover, turn heat down to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes, or until the chickpeas have cooked through and the flavors have melded together.
Stir in the honey, divide into 4 portions and enjoy!
This Recipe's Ingredients:Carrot, Chickpea, Cinnamon, Garlic, Honey, Peas, Red Onion, Red Pepper, Rice
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Spicy Chickpea Carrot Tangine
Servings per Recipe: 4Amount per Serving
Calories: 233.1
Calories from Fat: 44
Total Fat: 4.9g
Saturated Fat: .6g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 353.9mg
Potassium: 424.4mg
Carbohydrates: 43.1g
Dietary Fiber: 7g
Protein: 6.5g
Sugars: 12.3g
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
More photos of Olivia Palermo out in Soho on 8/13
Click here to see More of Olivia out in Soho with her uber hot boyfriend Johannes Huebl
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Will Jay Lyon be returning to 'The City'?
Jay tweeted 5 hours ago: "mm rumors always float around for everyone who wants to know if you will see me on the city you must watch and see im sure you will!!"
I'm not a big Jay fan so if we do see him I hope it's just to tie up his storyline.
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Corey Bohan gets 5th in the 2009 Portland Dew Finals
Audrina was there this weekend to support her guy. She tweeted on Friday: "catching a flight with my bro to Portland for dew tour to watch Corey today 4-6!!!"
Video of the top 15 contestants. Corey (who took 5th place)comes on about 2:15 into the video.
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More guest appearances on 'The Hills'?
We heard a rumour a while back that Stephen Colletti might be making a guest appearance on 'The Hills' and now I'm hoping that Alex Hooser might put in an appearance too.
Alex tweeted this am:
"Sorry for not twittering in a few days! I've been in barbies dream house(: jk malibu beach house. xoxo."
Guess who is staying at the Malibu beach house for the summer? None other than Kristin Cavallari!
Normally the Silver spoon Malibu beach house hosts various promotional events but on August 6 they tweeted: "all moved out of the beach house! K Cavallari we hope you enjoy it for the rest of summer!!"
I hope this means we'll get to see Alex again. With all the faux relationships forming (Kristin & Justin Bobby, Kristin and Stacie the bartender) it would be great to have a bit of actual reality/friendship thrown into the mix.
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Heidi Montag Pratt and Spencer Pratt celebrate Spencer's birthday at Cut
Never ones to miss an opportunity at publicity, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt continued to promote Heidi's appearance in the upcoming issue of Playboy as they put it on full display while leaving CUT Steakhouse in Beverly Hills last night (August 14). The shameless lovebirds were out celebrating Spencer's 26th birthday.
After some wining and dining, Heidi tweeted: "Just had the best bday dinner for Spencer Pratt!!!!!! What a great party! xoxo!
Credit - celeb city
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Lauren Conrad: Shape Magazine
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She might be a bona fide California beach girl, but even Lauren Conrad admits to slacking in the exercise department sometimes. For her second Shape cover (her first was January 2008), the New York Times best-selling author chats about her romance with actor Kyle Howard and her new clothing line for Kohl's while sitting pretty for three very different cover shots. At the beginning of her relationship, Lauren admits to getting soft around the middle. "I call it the 'boyfriend layer'," she tells the magazine. "We were having more romantic dinners out, and I was exercising less." So what's a girl to do? Take your dates to the gym, of course! "I just ask Kyle, 'You feel like working out?' It's more fun than hitting the gym alone," says Lauren. The couple spends most of their time outdoors anyway. "We like doing outdoor stuff: tennis, bike riding, kayaking, stand-up surfing, hiking in the canyons around L.A.," says Lauren. And when the happy couple isn't exercising together, Lauren is busy working on her newest adventure in design, LC Lauren Conrad for Kohl's , which will hit stores in October. Her line of affordable and flattering jeans and blouses will be perfect for every shape. "It's all about finding silhouettes that highlight the best parts of your figure," says Lauren. As an added bonus, Lauren took three lucky Shape readers with very different body types shopping and shared some fashion advice with them. Pick up the September issue of Shape to hear more of Lauren's advice on dressing for your body and working out.
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I went to check out Dandenong Market this morning. A number of friends and colleagues had been talking it up. Generally speaking, I found it pretty disappointing. Apparently I was there on the wrong day – Saturday is when it really cranks up. However, I found it to be just another Melbourne market – a meat & fish hall, a fruit & veg hall, and a "stuff" hall (stealing a friend's description). I was disappointed because I really wanted it to be something that more closely reflected the multicultural nature of the community it supports. It really was just another Melbourne market. I made one purchase – some bones for Spike & Ned. The (Anglo Saxon) stall owner made comment about the weather and I noted I thought it was "bizarre". I was chided for using the word, because apparently the "stuff" hall was going to be re-named to a bizarre. "This is Australia" were her comments. "Why do they have a use a foreign name like that?" The contrast was stark – 2 people, both of Anglo Saxon background, in Dandenong, with two completely opposite attitudes. And her's so completely inappropriate. Sigh!
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I write this post with a small degree of reservation. Why? Because Oscar's Hangout is quite small, and I'd be really pissed off if I turned up for dinner and it was full of people who read this blog. So if you are going, try to go when I'm not there. OK?
Oscar's Hangout is plonked in the middle of suburban Mordialloc, no where near the Mordy strip or any other commercial establishments. It is cafe-style food – open for breakfast and lunch all week and dinner on Friday and Saturday night.
There was no dish on the tapas menu that was not enjoyed by out group of 6. The food was a tad slow coming out, but certainly worth the wait. Is the food the most outstanding you'll find anywhere in Melbourne? No, probably not. But it's damn good, and a welcome find in the Bayside culinary wasteland.
And they have White Rabbits, which rates an extra vote.
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I happen to think that UFC and boxing are barbaric sports (I use that term with reservation) and wrestling is on the margin. I'd be happy to see the first two banned permanently.
I also think that:
- Tony Abbott being appointed as Australian Prime Minister was a tragedy;
- The availability of guns to the general public in the US is a disgrace;
- T20 cricket is crap;
- Liverpool footballer, Luis Suarez is a scumbag;
- Australian cricketer, Shane Watson is a dud;
- etc;
- etc.
I'm also quite happy to put my opinions out there, whether it's through this blog, on Facebook or through Twitter. Or face to face.
Back to UFC however. I expressed my banning view on two different Facebook threads today, which originated as comments supporting the introduction of UFC in Victoria. The response was fascinatingly contrasting. In one case, there was a spirited debate about the merits of UFC, but where it was obvious that all the people contributing to the debate respected each others' opinions. Good stuff.
In the other case, I copped some personal abuse for expressing my view. It wasn't particularly nasty – I'm big and ugly and have certainly copped worse. Equally, when I pointed out the inappropriateness of the abuse, it was merely reiterated.
It's an interesting contrast. We're all different and we have different opinions. Let's put our opinions out there as strongly as we wish, but even though we might strongly disagree with someone else's opinion, let's strongly respect their right to have and promote that opinion. It's a fundamental human right.
I will certainly be trying to do that much more in the New Year. And blog lots more. And lose some weight. And………
Happy New Year everyone!
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I want dining at The Corner Store in Mentone to be a good experience. Seriously I do. Why? Because this is the third restaurant (and I repeat, restaurant) that has been created by the same team in our local area. The other two are fine, and it is great to see people trying to deliver quality in what is largely a culinary wasteland.
The first couple of times we ate at The Corner Store, the service was terrible and the food average for the price. We gave them the benefit of the doubt the first time, not long after it opened, but it's been harder to find excuses subsequently.
So when my partner told me we were going there for a birthday celebration, my eyebrows were raised. They were raised further when we walked in the door and noted the sign that advised of live music on Saturday nights, particularly as it still appears to be a restaurant, not a pub, wine bar or nightclub.
So, the verdict on the food? Better, but still not outstanding. My wife would have liked the chicken special, but was told it was unavailable after the order had gone to the kitchen. Her second choice, the lamb pie, was OK though quite salty. That description applies for my pork belly as well, although I acknowledge that pork is a salty meat. The Parmageddon certainly didn't warrant the name. And it was impossible to easily communicate with the others on the quality of their meals – more on that later. One would struggle to describe it as good value for the price.
The service was better. We were attended to promptly and the meals arrived in a timely manner. Having determined we were celebrating a birthday, complimentary champagne arrived for the birthday folks. A somewhat self-indulgent waiter with a disposition for regularly calling people "Buddy" got pretty hard to take pretty quickly.
The big problem was the music from a duet comprising a guy on guitar and a female vocalist. To put it quite simply, the music was ridiculously loud. At a table of six, communicating to the other end of the table involved shouting and leaning into the middle of the table. And this was, as I pointed out before, in a restaurant, not a pub, wine bar or nightclub.
We asked for the volume to be reduced, and it was for a while, with an accompanying smart arse comment from our waiter. He also tried to explain that this night's act was louder than normal. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the volume to go back up, even louder than it was previously.
So was it just me, the grumpy old bastard, that had the issue? Apparently not. Everyone on our table, from young to (not so) old felt the same, and weren't the least bit interested in staying for dessert and coffee. Also, in a restaurant that was probably 75% full, I counted eight people who applauded at the end of each song, suggesting it was an issue for others.
We've just come back from Europe – none of the restaurateurs there were compelled to use music to sell their food. They relied on its quality instead. It would be good if The Corner Store tried a similar approach.
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You probably recognise this woman. And I reiterate WOMAN.
Of late she has copped a bunch of stuff that was inappropriate. Assessments of her appearance. Typical Liberal party sexism. And questions from a red neck radio presenter about her partner's sexuality.
Was any of it appropriate? Of course not.
But you know what, Julia? There's a more fundamental issue here. And that is that you are an absolute dud. The Age made it pretty clear today what you should do for the country's benefit (click here). And I agree. Get out.
Unfortunately, the other options are just as bad. Kevin Rudd, bizarrely considered to be a more appropriate option for the Labor Party by the general public, is just as big a dud. And Tony Abbott? Worse unfortunately.
I cannot recall a sorrier time for Australian government. I never thought I'd ever find myself saying this, but if the prime ministership of this country was by popular vote right now, I'd be going with Malcolm Turnbull.
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It reared its ugly head again the other day. And unfortunately it usually seems to be the Collingwood Football Club which gets popularly reported in the media.
One of its players committed some sort of transgression (well there's a surprise). And the punishment? Doing a set number of hours community service.
Before all the rabid Collingwood supporters start having a crack at me, I know you're not the only ones. It involves other sporting clubs and it involves other parts of the community. This story in Time is a good discussion of the issue.
I guess my point is that footballers and other highly paid sports people should feel privileged to be so highly paid for what they do, i.e. play a game. It's about time they started appreciating that and helping the community by default, without being forced to do it whenever they're pissed or exposing themselves in public, which seems to be the crimes of choice.
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On November 4, 2010, the Airbus A380 operating QF32, from Singapore to Sydney, experienced a catastrophic engine failure, which subsequently disabled a large number of the aircraft's systems. This book, by the captain on that day, describes how the aircraft is successfully piloted back to Singapore, under extreme pressure, and the subsequent related events.
There was never any doubt I would read QF32, as soon as I heard it had been written and published. I am one of those people who loves and is fascinated by aviation, but has never been actively involved.
I've been on the flight deck of QANTAS aircraft for landings in Singapore and London. Indeed, one of the most bizarre experiences in my life was having the captain of one of those flights showing me photos of his family and the steam boat he was restoring, while we were skating along at thirty something thousand feet towards London. Frustratingly, while all I wanted to talk about was aviation, all the flight crew wanted to talk about was IT, once they'd determined the industry in which I worked.
So, of course I bought the book, which opens with Captain De Crespigny describing an early flight during his RAAF career, before covering his life as he grew up. This progresses to further describe his RAAF career and early days at QANTAS. While this was interesting, I actually found myself initially feeling a bit duped, as I'd bought the book to read about that particular incident, not about his aviation career.
However, on reflection, I am glad he wrote it that way, for a couple of reasons. The career path Captain De Crespigny chose is exactly the one I contemplated. TAA and Ansett were no longer offering scholarships and my parents did not have the financial capacity for me to learn to fly and get my commercial licence. The only option available to me was the RAAF and I chose not to head down that path. Why? Truth is, I was too scared that some Prime Minister would make a decision for me to go and get myself killed fighting someone else's war. Thus, as I read on, I found myself getting some insight into what my career might have been had I made a different decision. Hey, it could have been me flying the A380 that day, if I'd made a different choice.
The second reason I enjoyed reading about Captain De Crespigny's career prior to QF32, was to understand how many of his learnings and experiences were brought to the fore on November 4, 2010. But I'll leave it to future readers to understand what I mean.
The book is really well written, albeit with sections that repeat themselves a few times. I wasn't quite sure whether this was for emphasis, or was poor editing. However, this wasn't sufficient to make the read a bad experience, and I really enjoyed his style of writing.
While the coverage of the actual experiences of the day were excellent, I also enjoyed reading about subsequent events, particularly his post-traumatic stress issues. This was of particular interest to me given my emergency service background and the impact that Black Saturday and the 2011 Brisbane floods had on me as a Red Cross volunteer. Captain De Crespigny's thoughts on what makes an effective team and how to lead a team were also great. I know a few people who think leadership is about one person, who should read it just for those parts.
In summary, we all know the story, so I'm not giving anything away. Engine explodes on relatively new aircraft. Through the superior engineering of the aircraft and magnificent skills and temperament of the crew on board, aircraft successfully returns to Singapore, with nil injuries. Despite the facts of the event that are already "out there" and my prior knowledge of what happened, through the internet, media and investigation reports, I found this book to be a great read and could not, seriously, put it down. I certainly highly recommend it.
One word of advice though – if you're looking for a book to read on your next flight, maybe go for a novel.
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AS it is now, we have a minimum wage of sh6,000 a month, which was decreed in 1984, but inflation and an increasingly higher standard of living means the number is worse than redundant
By Paul Busharizi
THE government announcement recently that it will set a minimum wage is good news for the economy and also for the workers, but not in the way they think.
As it is now, we have a minimum wage of sh6,000 a month, which was decreed in 1984, but inflation and an increasingly higher standard of living means the number is worse than redundant.
Our workers' unions have been pushing for a revision of this number, but the Government has argued that it is best left to individual employee-employer negotiation, fearing that if they set a number, investment in the country will become unattractive.
Both are right, but for different reasons than they think. Let us take it from the investors' point of view. Investors like cheap labour if they are producing for a market that is not finicky about standards and one that does not consume much anyway.
In such a market, you can literally source your labour off the streets and not care about what value they are bringing to the operation other than their sweat.
Looking at the payroll, the cost of this labour may be cheap, but the attendant costs of welfare – meals, health and labour laws – change this figure dramatically.
Imagine you start a backyard brewery. For labour you can employ the children to collect water from the well, the wife to peel the matooke, and you can all jump into the canoe to stamp on the bananas until they are a nice consistent mash ready for fermentation.
Your labour is inexpensive, need not know highly specialised skills and is readily available. The market is your neighbours, and at worst, the village drunks on market day.
Imagine you wanted to scale up this operation to supply the sub-county, the district, maybe even the nation.
For starters, your labour has to change, initially in terms of quantity, and eventually quality.
Now you will not only be peeling the odd bunch of matooke, but probably truckloads. What was a small loss occasioned by the temporary lack of focus by the wife in which she peeled off more banana than peel, becomes a much bigger deal when it happens with a few thousand bunches.
The workers, in trying to beat the system by collecting 18 litres at the well instead of the 20 litres that a full jerrycan holds, will cost you as well. And finally, ensuring quality control across 100 mashing canoes is a whole different ball game than when you could lording over the wife and kids to step some more in your single canoe operation.
And finally, you will need a more advanced skill than your seasoned tongue to ensure the standards across your product is good to ship out to market.
If the Government raises the cost of labour, your fast instinct will be to cut staff. Initially, you may cut numbers and pay the remaining workers a bit more.
But the market demands that you step up production. However, getting more staff will kill your margins, so what are you to do? Mechanise!
The one off cost of plant and machinery maybe daunting, but the running cost of these machines, which can be worked more than the stipulated eight hours a day over the life of the machine, makes more sense when viewed against the stress and cost of maintaining a workforce.
In addition, with increased production – you have to sweat the machines to pay for themselves – you will have to step up your marketing, word of mouth just will not do going into the future.
Uganda workers are the least productive in the region, and it is not because they are lazy, it is because the capital injected into their work process does not match regional standards.
Think about it; you and your family combined cannot churn out as much beer in a year as a single worker in Uganda breweries can in a week.
So, the workers will be paid better, but the kind of worker who will be required is not that who can mash banana underfoot, but one who can, using chemistry, manage the fermentation process of thousands of litres of beer.
The worker required will not be the one who can carry four crates at a go, but one who can man a forklift. The worker required will not be the one who has to grin and bear the hot sun as he sells beer in the market all day, but one who can understand the market and design marketing campaigns that will lead to greater sales.
So, yes the minimum wage is good for the economy in that it will force us to inject more capital into our processes, boost production, improve efficiencies and pay the worker better. Not just any worker off the street, but a more educated and skilled one.
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27 November 2013
Sleeper 2 ½ stars
I think I've worked out what makes a good Woody Allen film (e.g. "Annie Hall") and what makes a mediocre one (e.g. "Casino Royale"), well I think the less realistic it is, the less entertaining it is too. Using this you can gather a sci-fi comedy by him isn't going to be anything special.
In this film Allen stars as health food salesman Miles Munroe, who gets frozen for 200 years and when he awakens America is a police state. Sure the movie has its moments but for the most part it just comes across as plain weird, especially with Allen's trademark sex humour.
Woody Allen is the director and star of this film and here he plays his usual nervous self but it only works when it's in a realistic kind-of situation. Even when he was a banker robber in "Take the Money and Run" I felt the boundaries of realism were pushed too far. I like Allen's bleak overlook on human life that he gives in his better films but what I don't care for is his slapstick comedy because he's no Charlie Chaplin ("The Gold Rush"). I do like the scene where he comments on various people and things from the 20th century because again that goes back to Allen's fascinating grimness. The other characters are okay but they don't do anything to try and save the movie.
"Sleeper" doesn't focus enough on the environment to make a great future world for the protagonist to find himself in and it isn't critical enough to do what Allen does best and this is all because the film seems more interested in the physical gags such as the one where Miles is trying to impersonate a robot. If you find Allen funny as opposed to intriguing like I do, then you may find this movie entertaining but even still, I think we can agree this isn't his best work.


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The Baker Compact Dictionary of Biblical Studies is EXACTLY what it sounds like- measuring 4.25" by 7" and just over 200 pages, this book is a great complement to anyone who is using commentaries and academic material and wants to avoid the internet (and the distractions therein). Brief entries on a broad range of entries provide the necessary information in a fairly objective and critical voice. While the authors (and most of the testimonials) speak from conservative, evangelical institutions, the material is mostly devoid of editorial content. Any argument about biases would likely center on what is included/omitted rather than the entries themselves. Only so much can be said in a brief volume like this, but the format will keep the reader engaged with the material that they are REALLY trying to read to better understand the Bible. Note: This would be a perfect gift for someone beginning seminary, a pastor, or bible study leader.
Here are a few sections that I think readers of the blog would find interesting:
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Scandinavian airline SAS (SAS.ST) will on Monday announce a cost cutting plan, approved by its lenders, containing over 1,000 staff reductions and pay cuts, Denmark's TV2 said on Sunday.
The airline, in which Denmark, Norway and Sweden own a combined 50 percent stake, has been in talks with banks on securing financing to roll over debt coming due next year.
On Thursday, it postponed its third-quarter results, saying it was delaying publication until negotiations on efforts to ensure its survival had been finalized.
It has however already published preliminary figures showing it made a pretax profit of 568 million crowns in the third quarter.
But the airline has not made a full-year profit since 2007 and has said its turnaround plan is expected to yield approximately 3 billion Swedish crowns ($445.39 million) in earnings before tax. It also aims to sell assets totaling around 3 billion crowns.
A source told Reuters last week SAS is looking to sell its Ground Handling unit. Media have also reported the airline's frequent flyer scheme, Eurobonus, is up for sale.
The cost cutting plan to be announced on Monday would see over 1,000 job cuts and pay cuts of 15 percent, TV2 said.
SAS in Denmark declined to comment on the report, and the union was not available for comment.
The European Commission has had informal contact with Scandinavian governments in recent days about airline SAS (SAS.ST), but has not received any request to permit state aid for the carrier, a Commission spokesman said on Friday.
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Dutoit Gallery
This month, Front Street Warehouse welcomed the new exhibition space Dutoit Gallery. With a membership of 28 Dayton-based artists, Dutoit will feature a wide range of perspectives in painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and mixed media.
April's inaugural exhibition included the works of all 28 Dutoit members, including Rebecca Sargent's collaged 3D maquette and painting, Julie Anderson's tiny painting of the Virgin Mary, the photographic installation of Glenna Jennings and much more.
Solo exhibitions kick-off starting in May with work by Jean Koeller, a remarkable artist whose unexpected color palettes breathe life into the landscape painting genre. Inside and Out opens on May 6th.
Learn more about Dutoit Gallery by visiting www.dutoitgallery.com or visiting the space at Front Street Warehouse, 1001 East Second Street, Building 100, B-C Door, 3rd Floor, Dayton, Ohio 45402. Hours are Saturdays, 11 am – 3 pm and Sundays, 1 – 5 pm.


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Imago Mundi
Artist: Harem 6 (Flavia Marele şi Ildiko Mureşan)
Curator: Diana Dochia
11.10.2006 – 11.11.2006
Opening: 11.10.2006 at 07:00 p.m.
Any kind of artistic demonstration, any tipe of creation is invariably related to the production of some artists that we appreciate or from whom we really learnt something, because any sort of creation is an extra link belonging to the artistic chain, which goes on for ever for centuries. The present works remind me firstly of scenes from deenway's movies, but also of surrealist images signed by Ernst, Klee, Dali and Magritte. The succession of images may be considered as an experiment that opens mre widely the doors of art creation and guides us to unknown ways both for me and for the authors. Art consumers – film, theater, art – have lost the meaning of art, that is that every art creation must have a message and a philosophical and artistic opinion about the world we live in, in this case, a world which has lost the connection with God. Why have we forgotten symbols? Or should we learn about these? The apple, the fish, the bird, the bell, the icon, Salomeea or the female body have gathered in this contemporary conception to send forceful ideas. The artists consider their present works as a series of scenes belonging not to a well known story but to a personal, unlimited story. The courage to telling the truth must be necessarily appreciated a lost quality in our present days. We should dare to enter between the borders of this world even if we might eventually recognize ourselves in there; or we may deny it by denying ourselves.
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This time of the year I am just a little bit crazier than normal. I have been in "sewing mode" for months. Yesterday someone asked me if I was sewing. Why, yes, I am. Every morning about 3:30 you will find me with a cup of coffee either standing in front of my cutting station, at the ironing board or sitting at one of the two sewing machines that I have set up at all times. I sew until about 6am and then get ready for my real job. I don't sew at night very often usually because I am bleary eyed not long after I return home in the evening. I crochet scarves at night. Right now I have lots of inventory in preparation for the Hazelnut deux (my small business) holiday boutique this weekend.
This is the first time I have joined forces with a lovely group of women who also craft and created locally. Too often I have found myself at "craft fairs" with vendors for large companies. I wanted to be part of a group that only featured real craftspeople and artists and I think we offer a great blend of creativity. If you live nearby, please stop in on Sunday afternoon!
On Monday, November 25th, I will be listing a significant number of items in my Etsy shop. Please check it out next week! If you sign up for my newletter (click HERE to take you to the blog site for Hazelnut deux) I am offering a 15% discount code in the Etsy shop on anything purchased after November 24th.


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SMH: Airbnb Host Cancelled Reservations On A Girl And Her Friends Because She's Asian!
Airbnb has permanently banned a host who cancelled a woman's reservation because she was Asian. Dyne Suh, a 23-year-old American law student, shared in a video that she had her Airbnb reservation in California abruptly cancelled after she contacted the host to confirm her stay.
"I wouldn't rent it to you if you were the last person on earth," the host said in a message to Suh. "One word says it all. Asian."
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Some of my recent posts have focused on the Phoenix Short Sale "wannabe" listing agents that blatantly lie about their Phoenix Short Sale track record - presumably in the hopes of getting unsuspecting consumers to list with them.
I can see a Phoenix homeowner facing foreclosure being swayed by claims of "we've closed hundreds of short sales" coupled with the claim "we close 90% or more of our Short Sale listings".
Fact is - not one Phoenix Short Sale Listing Agent (according to the MLS) has closed 200 or more Short Sales - making the claim of hundreds a blatant lie.
And, fact is - not one Phoenix Short Sale Listing Agent who has closed more than the dozens of short sales that we have closed (and there aren't that many of them) can honestly claim a closing ratio of more than 75%.
Our current closing ratio remains at 100% for "regular" Short Sales and just over 89% when including "Hail Mary" Short Sales that involve IRS Tax Liens, Child Support Liens, and other "unusual hurdles".
In discussion with some of my peers about the thought of publishing the real numbers from the MLS:
1. How many closed Short Sales
2. How many cancelled/expired Short Sales
3. The ratio of Closed Short Sales to the total number of Closed/Cancelled/Expired Short Sales
I was met with howls of concern about that being a violation of the REALTOR Code of Ethics.
Article 15
REALTORS® shall not knowingly or recklessly file false or unfounded ethics complaints. (Adopted 1/00)
The obligation to refrain from making false or misleading statements about competitors' businesses and competitors' business practices includes the duty to not knowingly or recklessly repeat, retransmit, or republish false or misleading statements made by others. This duty applies whether false or misleading statements are repeated in person, in writing, by technological means (e.g., the Internet), or by any other means. (Adopted 1/07)
So how pray tell is a true and informative statement an ethics violation?
I can understand the intense dismay these charlatans would have at seeing their blatant lies destroyed, but perhaps they should focus their attention on the following:
The services which REALTORS® provide to their clients and customers shall conform to the standards of practice and competence which are reasonably expected in the specific real estate disciplines in which they engage; specifically, residential real estate brokerage, real property management, commercial and industrial real estate brokerage, real estate appraisal, real estate counseling, real estate syndication, real estate auction, and international real estate.
REALTORS® shall not undertake to provide specialized professional services concerning a type of property or service that is outside their field of competence unless they engage the assistance of one who is competent on such types of property or service, or unless the facts are fully disclosed to the client. Any persons engaged to provide such assistance shall be so identified to the client and their contribution to the assignment should be set forth. (Amended 1/95)
The obligations of the Code of Ethics in respect of real estate disciplines other than appraisal shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the standards of competence and practice which clients and the public reasonably require to protect their rights and interests considering the complexity of the transaction, the availability of expert assistance, and, where the REALTOR® is an agent or subagent, the obligations of a fiduciary. (Adopted 1/95)
About the Authors - Updated 2018
If you are considering a Traditional or Short Sale of your home in Phoenix, Scottsdale or any location in Maricopa County Arizona, you owe it to yourself to talk with Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty to determine whether Tony and Suzanne Marriott are the best real estate Brokers in the Phoenix and Scottsdale metropolitan area to help you with the Successful Sale of your home.
Tony and Suzanne have personally Listed, Sold and Closed more than a hundred Short Sales with the highest list to close rate in the Phoenix Metro Area!
Tony Marriott - Chief Executive Officer - Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty
Suzanne Marriott - Chief Learning Officer - Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty


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Information about local time conventions that bridges to
Time; use
NSTime when you need reference semantics or other Foundation-specific behavior.
- iOS 2.0+
- macOS 10.0+
- Mac Catalyst 13.0+
- tvOS 9.0+
- watchOS 2.0+
- Foundation
Time zones represent the standard time policies for a geopolitical region. Time zones have identifiers like "America/Los_Angeles" and can also be identified by abbreviations, such as PST for Pacific Standard Time. You can create time zone objects by ID with
init(name:) and by abbreviation with
Time zones can also represent a temporal offset—either plus or minus—from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For example, the temporal offset of Pacific Standard Time is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-8). You can create time zone objects with a temporal offset by using
You typically work with system time zones rather than creating time zones by identifier or by offset. The
system class property returns the time zone currently used by the system, if known. This value is cached once the property is accessed and doesn't reflect any system time zone changes until you call the
reset method. The
local class property returns an autoupdating proxy object that always returns the current time zone used by the system. You can also set the
default class property to make your app run as if it were in a different time zone than the system.
NSTime is toll-free bridged with its Core Foundation counterpart,
CFTime. See Toll-Free Bridging for more information on toll-free bridging.


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Eagles matches under the pay wall at The Rugby Channel go against the stated objective of the service when it first launched. TRC was touted as being an over-the-top option to give fans more content and statements were made that suggested that it would not be the primary venue for Eagles fans. However, fans now wishing to watch the team live will have to essentially pay for a ticket in the form of a subscription to watch. It's not a very expensive ticket but it's a cost to fans nonetheless. Additionally, having the matches air live on TRC pretty much ensures that only diehard rugby fans will be watching.
Take the jump to see the schedule.
Friday, February 3
Brazil v Chile – Estadio do Pacaembu, Sao Paulo. Kick-off: 8.15PM
Saturday, February 4
Canada v Argentina XV – Westhills Stadium, Langford, BC. Kick-off: 5PM
United States v Uruguay – Toyota Field, San Antonio, Texas. Kick-off: 3pm (central)
Saturday, February 11
Argentina XV v Uruguay – Estadio Villa Mitre, Bahía Blanca. Kick-off: 7.10PM
USA v Brazil – Dell Diamond, Round Rock, Austin, Texas. Kick-off: 6pm (central)
Canada v Chile – Westhills Stadium, Langford, BC. Kick-off: 5PM
Saturday February 18
Chile v Argentina XV
Uruguay v Brazil – Campus Municipal de Maldonado. Kick-off: 8PM
Canada v USA – Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC. Kick-off: 5PM
Saturday February 25
Argentina XV v Brazil – Estadio Municipal Agustín Pichot, Ushuaia. Kick-off: 5.40PM
Uruguay v Canada – Campus Municipal de Maldonado. Kick-off: 8PM
Chile v USA
Friday, March 3
Brazil v Canada – Estadio do Pacaembú, Sao Paulo. Kick-off: 7.15PM
Saturday, March 4
Argentina XV v USA – Estadio Municipal, Comodoro Rivadavia. Kick-off: 5.40PM
Uruguay v Chile – Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo. Kick-off: 4PM


text: What does a jasmine farmer have in common with a recycler ? They both convert garbage into profit. Kuppai Kadai takes you into a world where people throw away their garbage without a second thought - on the streets, besides a temple, in their drains. This is our world. And Garbage has turned into a huge problem. Kuppai Kadai takes a close look at the things that are thrown away but need not be. The film introduces the viewer to people who take concept of segregating garbage very seriously...they are the true heros of our times. Without flinching or blocking their noses, they 'handle' our litter and turn it into something that can't be sneered at. By the end of the film, we hope that you, the viewer will think twice before you throw anything away. (20 minutes /Tamil/English Subtitles)


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Our goal is to provide you with graphics that will enhance your company image, by using your designs or designing something from scratch we can help you stand out from the crowd.
Your graphic image represents your company more than almost anything else, and we as professionals can take your ideas and transform them into something special.
With over 30 years of experience in the industry we have the knowledge to find a solution for your application, whether it be vehicle livery or a sign we will have the answer.


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The electronic frequency converter series EFC 3600 offers an economic solution for energy efficient oriented process control application.
Easy and quick start-up with the new electronic frequency converters from Rexroth
Variable speed control for electronic drives is a main factor for increasing energy efficiency in machine engineering. With the newly developed EFC 3600 variable frequency drive series, Bosch Rexroth offers the economic benefits for general automation, material handling and pumps, fans and compressors, which had up to now been operated continuously and inefficiently.
The EFC 3600 variable frequency drive (VFD) is a completely new design by Bosch Rexroth that complements the existing product portfolio including the Fe and Fv frequency converters as well as the highly dynamic IndraDrive platform. The EFC3600 improves the process control through integrated PID controllers as well as through a sequence control system with eight steps. The settings enable an energy efficient operation of equipment and machines at their optimal operating point. Due to its high intermittent overload capacity of up to 200 percent as well as the high initial torque of up to 150 percent, the EFC 3600 can be used for a wide range of applications with the most varying requirements. The freely scalable V/f characteristic allows load-dependent adjustment of the voltage/frequency curve, which ensures a longer motor service life.
The EFC 3600 can be connected to other automation topologies via optional Modbus or PROFIBUS fieldbus interfaces or via digital and analog inputs and outputs. In the first roll-out, the EFC 3600 will be offered covering the performance spectrum from 400W to 4KW. Due to the integrated brake choppers and mains filters, additional peripheral devices are not required. The EFC 3600 complies with the EMC directives for industrial applications.
The simple program structure and easy parameter input provide for quick commissioning and start-up without the need for a PC. Harmonized parameters apply to all converters of the series. Via the removable control panel with memory and copy function, the user can quickly configure several electronic frequency converters. This also reduces integration- and downtime in case of system expansion or in case of replacement. The service technician would simply use the control panel and copy the existing parameters to the new device.
Due to its compact design which is complemented by the plug-able I/O terminals and optimized cooling concept, a gapless side-by-side and space-saving installation is possible. For devices up to 0.75 kW, fans are not required and subsequently are supplied fan-free. Devices with performance level 1.5kW and higher are supplied with integrated fans that can be easily accessed without requiring tools for cleaning or replacement. The EFC 3600 complements Rexroth's frequency converter series Fe and Fv, which cover the performance spectrum up to 90 kW.
Economical, precise, safe, and energy efficient: drive and control technology from Bosch Rexroth moves machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile Applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering, Factory Automation, and Renewable Energies to develop innovative components as well as tailored system solutions and services. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drives and controls, pneumatics, gear technology, and linear motion and assembly technology all from one source. With locations in over 80 countries, more than 37,500 associates generated sales revenue of approximately 6.5 billion euros in 2012.
To learn more, please visit www.boschrexroth.com
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In fiscal 2012, its roughly 306,000 associates generated sales of 52.5 billion euros. Since the beginning of 2013, its operations have been divided into four business sectors: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 360 subsidiaries and regional companies in some 50 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spent some 4.8 billion euros for research and development in 2012, and applied for nearly 4,800 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group's products and services are designed to fascinate, and to improve the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial. In this way, the company offers technology worldwide that is "Invented for life."
Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com and www.bosch-press.com
Susanne Herzlieb
Maria-Theresien-Straße 23
97816 Lohr am Main
Phone: +49 9352 18-1573


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One of our favourite artists, Scott Park, illustrated 33 of the cars from Mad Max: Fury Road and they look great. You'll see Furiosa's War Rig and the Interceptor and the Gigahorse and more drawn in a really fun style.
You can buy the actual poster here. Here's a closer look at some of the drawings:
This article originally appeared on Sploid, a Gizmodo blog of delicious brain candy


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