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The Middle School and High School offer a large selection of a la carte items. A la carte items are purchased separately from the student meal.
It is important that you and your student discuss their options and set limits that meet your family goals and nutritional needs of your student.
The Odessa R-VII School District serves meals under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program, which includes a free and reduced-price program for those families that are eligible. The program excludes items that are sold on a strictly a la carte basis. Reduced price meals are $.40 for lunch and $.25 for breakfast.
Your student(s) may qualify for Free an Reduced meals if your family:
- Is receiving Food Stamps
- Is receiving Aid for Dependent Children
- Meets the income guideline requirements per number of family members as listed in the financial data within the Free/Reduced Letter and Application. When filling out the application, it is necessary to fill out all required fields within the application. Failing to do so will result in the denial of the Free/Reduced meal benefits.
The identity of students who receive free or reduced meal benefits is kept confidential. All students are treated equally regardless of their ability to pay. In the operation of the school breakfast and lunch programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, age or handicap.
Please click on the items below for aid in the Free/Reduced Price Application process.
Eligibility Criteria (Attachment A)
Letter to Parents (Attachment B)
Application Instructions (Attachment D)
Free and Reduced Meal Price Application (Attachment E)
Sharing Information With Others (Attachment N)
MO HealthNet (Attachment K)
Public Release (Attachment F)
If you were on the Free/Reduced program during the previous school year and have not submitted a new form for the 2019-2020 school year, please do so as quickly as possible. There is a 30-day grace period for the beginning of the current school year if you were on the free/reduced program during the last school year. This 30-day grace period ends on September 25, 2019. After lunch is served on this date, all students that were on the free/reduced program during the last school year that have not submitted a new form for the 2019-2020 school year will have their status changed to full pay.


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Self-confidence is a favorable characteristic in a guy. However, if a guy admires himself too much, he becomes arrogant and unlikeable. It's important to know how to recognize the signs of a cocky guy so you can avoid being a victim of his self-importance. Fortunately, cockiness is not a discreet trait and is fairly easy to pinpoint.
Arrogant Body Language
Watch how the guy walks across the room and notice if he has an overly confident swagger. If he puffs out his chest, widens his shoulders and walks with a blatantly laid back glide, he is exuding arrogance. Observe how he sits in a chair. If he places his feet wide apart and leans back in the chair he may be trying to convey that he is not bothered by or too cool for the situation. This is a sign of cockiness.
Continual Bragging
The way a guy talks to you is one of the best ways to detect cockiness. If your conversations tend to be one-sided, with him doing most the talking, it is a sign of cockiness. If he continually brags about his life, such as where he has traveled, how quickly he was promoted at work, his connections to celebrities and his educational achievements; then he is probably cocky. Pay attention to how often he seems to genuinely care about your input and asks you questions about your life. If he doesn't engage with you in this way very often, it is likely that he is cocky.
Flashes Material Items
A guy who feels the need to frequently show off his wealth is overconfident and probably cocky. Observe his behavior and notice if places a lot of emphasize on material items, such as his car, his boat and his clothing. Check to see if he ostentatiously wears extravagant rings, earrings and necklaces. A guy who has one or two of these items is not necessarily arrogant, but if his display of wealth appears over-the-top, then he probably is cocky.
Criticizes Others
A guy who frequently criticizes others is very likely to be cocky. Pay attention to how often the guy puts others down, makes negative judgments about other people and openly criticizes someone for incompetence. For example, take note anytime he gets angry at a waiter or waitress for making a mistake with the order or he criticizes someone for their lack of knowledge on a particular topic. If these behaviors are common, he is probably cocky.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Top Ten Agile Analogies
10. "In many ways agile is like dieting or quitting smoking: you know it's good for you but some find it easier to fall back on old ways than to stick with the program" – Junilu Lacar
9. "Agile is just like driving a car" - various
8. "Agile is like sales" – yours truly
7. "Agile is like golf" - Joe Little (link)
6. "Agile is like religion" - various
5. "Agile is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get" - Tim Coulter (link)
4. "Agile is like Churchhill's democracy, the worst possible solution until compared to the alternatives" – David Starr (link)
3. "Agile is like being pregnant, you either are or you aren't." - anon (link)
2. "The puck stops here." (Agile development is like hockey, not ballet --- Tim Lister).
1. Agile is like any other newly introduced popular concept. "…Everybody is talking about it. Very few are doing it and those who are, are doing it badly." - James O. Coplien
7 comments:
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That's great, #10 made me laugh, I'm reading a business book called "Strategy and the Fat Smoker"
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Wow. Number 4.
Pretty good :)
- November 28, 2007 at 10:11 AM
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Let me add mine:
Agile is just a waterfall model with shorter cycles and unit test.
What about that?
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On this Episode of The Dadcade Podcast, the guys discuss a few promising upcoming releases. Nick talks about his platinum trophy and starting Hellblade. Scott goes in detail about Wolfenstein 2 and Jon may have a problem revisiting old games. Any games you want to know about? Let us know in the comments.
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Yes! It's true.. The rumors are all true.. I've.. got 2 level 80s! Fyra dinged 80 this last weekend. I spent the ton of gold for her level 80 skills and we did a bunch of instances. I think she only needs Utgarde Pinnacle and CoS to get all the non-heroic instances done at least once. Oculus was definitely interesting.. I think if we knew what we were doing we could have done it much faster.. Got the final boss down on the third try when we finally split up the DPS duties..
Additionally, this last weekend we DID indeed start the heroic raiding.. We went into OS with, at the final boss 19 people.. Whoa you say! "19 people, Fim!".. Yep.. and we got him down too. Got the achievement for doing it with less than 21 also.. Didn't have time to head into Naxx though at that point.
Yesterday we went back into OS heroic after the patch (I'll talk about that later) and finished it again.. This time with a few more people (I think we had 21) and it seemed easier.. We DID have time to head into Naxx though (We one-shot the OS boss) and we got the first Spider Wing boss down after a few wipes.
Ok.. back to the 3.0.8 patch.. Yes, it rolled out yesterday. Yes, I respecced Fim. Yes, I was nerfed, but I have to say that I wasn't doing any worse than the other DPS when I could use all my tricks. In the boss in OS, my pet dies so quickly that I just keep him by myself. This gimps me quite a bit. Of course, the MM hunter that was with us did about the same damage if not less even though he didn't use his pet either. Eh, we'll just have to see over time. This was also in the 25s with full buffs. In 10s it might suffer more. I do like getting to use Arcane Shot much more. I pop it every time it comes up and it seems to do a decent amount of damage ( I put points in Improved Arcane Shot in the MM tree.. ).
Also, last night, while we were dealing with the constant Northrend Server restarts, I got Fhuun to 75 (thus the "Half" part) and went and got HIS new spells, etc. Haven't tried them out yet, but I'll give it a shot at some point. Also spent some time after the raid doing tradeskill crap. Sending stuff around and gettin' it done. I need a bunch of Elemental Waters for the Epic crafted leather stuff for my Boomkin so I'm doing transmutes. Also have to go farm some Fire Leaf for the AP Flask.. I think Fim might need some of those.. 🙂
So, tonight is the continuation of Naxx-25 if we get enough peeps.. We actually took down the first boss in Naxx-25 with 19 people last night (forgot to mention that) since a few had to leave after OS. That's about it. Sorry for the delay in posting..


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Researchers from Virginia Tech and beyond meet to advance nanocomputing
April 4, 2006
Virginia Tech will be the venue for a Virginia conference on Nanocomputing Research on Wednesday, May 10, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and the Institute of Critical Technology and Applied Science and Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Virginia Tech. The program will be held in Owens Banquette hall and will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration deadline is Saturday, April 15.
Nanotechnology is the design and production of devices from individual atoms and molecules. A nanometer is about 10 atoms. Nanocomputing includes atomic scale integrated circuits, which would increase the capacity and speed of computing because many more circuits could fit on a microcomputer component.
"Traditional CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor)- based integrated circuits are now as small as 45 nanometers (nm) and it will be pushed beyond that," said Sandeep Shukla, assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and one of the conference organizers. "Due to the scaling of silicon transistors, even the silicon industry is seeing nanotechnology. However, since scaling silicon can go only so far, we will soon see alternative devices, such as molecular switches, quantum dot cellular automata, and other alternatives to silicon for making more densely packed computing fabrics," said Shukla, who recently co-edited a book on these topics: Nano, Quantum and Molecular Computing: Implications to High Level Design and Validation (Kluwer, 2004).
The goal of the conference is to bring together researchers from Virginia and nearby universities to present the latest research results, exchange views of the progress and direction of nanocomputing research, and initiate collaborations to advance nanocomputing research in the state and/or region, said Shukla.
Presenters include Krishnendu Chakraborty, Chris Dwyer, and Alvin Lebeck, all of Duke University; Koray Karahaliloglu and Supriyo Bandyopadhyay of Virginia Commonwealth University; Llyod Harriot and Mircea R. Stan of the University of Virginia; Shamik Das of MITRE; and Shukla and Michael Hsiao of Virginia Tech.
Chakraborty, an NSF Career Award recipient, designs system-on-chip integrated circuits, distributed sensor networks, dynamic power management, and fault tolerance in real-time embedded systems, and designs automation techniques for micro fluidics-based biochips. Dwyer's research includes self-assembling computer architecture and self-assembling device fabrication. He and Lebeck are working on DNA-guided self-assembly. Additionally, Lebeck is exploring the impact of multithreaded architectures, including multiprocessors, on program performance.
Bandyopadhyay's current projects include quantum dot infrared photo detectors and quantum dot memory. Karahaliloglu is doing research on bioinspired circuit-systems and their applications, development of related computer-aided design and analysis tools, and nonlinear circuit-systems. His current projects are self-assembled nano devices as neural networks and design and analysis tools for neuromorphic systems (circuit based systems that mimic biosystems to implement models of neural systems for perception, motor control, or sensory processing as well as software algorithms).
Harriot, the electrical engineering department head at U.Va. and formerly with Bell labs, developed fundamental technology and applications for focused ion beams including defect repair and circuit diagnosis. Stan specializes in low-power encoding methods and circuits, computer-aided design for high-level power estimation, circuit design for novel low-power devices, and low-power system integration. He also works on CMOS and molecular device integration technology for computing.
The MITRE Corporation is conducting far-ranging research on nanocomputing, including more accurate electron-density-based quantum modeling algorithms for nanometer-scale structures that might be employed in an electronic nanocomputer and computationally generated immersive virtual environment that will provide the user with a realistic, "hands-on" experience of manipulating atoms and "sculpting" nanostructures.
Sandeep, whose Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) supports his research on designing, analyzing, and predicting performance of electronic systems, particularly embedded in automated systems, is deputy director of the Center for Embedded Systems for Critical Applications at Virginia Tech and director of the FERMAT Lab (Formal Engineering Research with Models, Abstraction, and Transformations). "Building computing architectures, or mapping computational algorithms, on molecular-scale computing fabrics poses challenges for the computer engineering community, as do reliability, power consumption, manufacturability, testing, and programming models," said Sandeep.
Hsiao, associate professor of electrical engineering at Virginia Tech and an NSF Career Award recipient, was previously with Digital Equipment Corporation, National Semiconductor Corporation, NEC USA and Intel. His current research interests include architectural-level and gate-level automatic test pattern generation, design verification and diagnosis, fault simulation and defect coverage evaluation, power estimation and management in VLSI, computer architecture, parallelization, and reliability.
"In various Virginia universities important advances in these fields are being made, courses are being taught, and researchers are presenting their work at various international forums. It would be nice to join the local research expertise towards a more consolidated research effort state-wide, towards larger interest by students and researchers and funding agencies," commented Shukla.
There is no cost to researchers and students. Learn more or register visit the website . Graduate students are also encouraged to attend and may request support.
Program organizers are Bandyopadhyay, Swami, Stan, and Shukla. For more information, contact Shukla at (540) 231-2133.


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4 Ways to Boost Engagement for Your Law Firm's Social Media AccountsPosted by: Adam Gray | Posted on: June 13, 2017
As a law firm, you can tap into the power of social media to gain new clients and build a relationship with your existing client base. If you thought that social media for law firms rarely ever produce any lasting impact, think again. It is a powerful tool because it deviates from traditional methods of marketing. There is a personal aspect to social media that can work to your advantage.
How do you ensure success with digital marketing for lawyers particularly with social media? Here are four tips that you can adapt to your strategy for using social media for law firms:
Talk About Current Events
Social media is one of the ways in which most people obtain their information about the latest and current events from. Hence, you can tap into this fact when it comes to promoting your firm or increasing your social media presence. If you share a news or current event topic, make sure that it relates to your firm's practice and location. It is fine if you share about broader topics but for best results for your firm's social media efforts, it is best to focus on more specific topics and location.
Actively Comment and Share
Another effective technique to boost social media engagement is to actively share other's contents. If you find other posts related to your firm's practice or that is relevant to your location, feel free to share it! As long as the post is not from a competitor, then you will be able to generate a lot of engagement from it.
Highlight Your Team
In your social media posts, you can also share or talk about your lawyers in the firm. You can use your social media accounts as a platform to highlight the expertise of your lawyers. For example, you can introduce one lawyer from your firm each week. You can talk about their area of expertise and what types of cases they specialize in.
But more importantly, talk about them by appealing to the human side of your followers. Aside from the professional accomplishments, you can make it light and talk about their other interests. By introducing your lawyers on your social media page, you also reinforce the credibility of your firm.
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The CW's 'Flash' spinoff? Three potential problems
The CW is bringing the Flash to Arrow. The network's president announced the news yesterday, explaining that the sophomore season of
The Dark Green Knight the Green Arrow TV show will feature the introduction of Barry Allen, a character who in comics lore ultimately becomes the second and most famous incarnation of the red-suited speedster. This is the kind of long-term magical thinking that usually never comes to pass. But the producers already have a surprisingly concrete plan for introducing the character: Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg roadmapped a vision of the season with Barry Allen being introduced in episodes 8 and 9, and then a return visit in episode 20, which would apparently serve as a backdoor pilot, a la Private Practice or NCIS: Red, tee-hee. Because the Internet is composed mainly of superhero rumors and opinions about superhero rumors, the response to news about the Flash spinoff has hit a fever pitch. Three main arguments against the idea have bubbled to the surface — let's unpack each one.
Introducing the Flash to Arrow makes no sense, because Arrow is set in a world without superpowers.
The first season of Arrow established a Nolan-ized superhero universe, with no superpowers more impressive than Stephen Amell's incredible ability to climb a salmon ladder. Bringing in the Flash — who got his amazing powers of superspeed from a scientific accident — would seem to violate the constructs of Arrow's world.
Counterargument: The executive producers are apparently steering right into that particular skid. In a conference call (the transcription of which you can read in full at Collider) they explain that Barry Allen's presence will "usher in some new and pretty insane concepts to the Arrow world," and also note that the characters in Arrow's "real" universe will "react accordingly" to the presence of a superspeedy being. From this perspective, introducing the Flash isn't a violation, it's an evolution — one that could expand the show's possibilities. Of course, most "realistic" shows don't suddenly introduce superpowers in their second season. But you could argue that, post-Avengers, viewers are more open to reality-bursting scenarios. (Superman never appeared in the Dark Knight trilogy, but he'll be hanging out with a new version of Batman onscreen soon.)
A Flash TV show could never work, because the budget will be too small.
Superspeed is one of the coolest superpowers in comic book history. But how do you make superspeed look super-cool — or at least not completely silly — on film? The shortlived 1990 Flash series tried — and failed, mostly by using sub-Six Million Dollar Man effects. How can any TV show compete with the new era of big screen big-budget superhero effects — much less a show on the CW, where the digital effects leave much to be desired.
Counterargument: A big budget isn't a guarantee that superpowers will look cool. (See: Green Lantern.) Smallville found some nifty ways to portray Clark Kent's evolving superpowers over its ten-year run. The Arrow producers have a generally good sense for presenting silly things in non-silly ways. (They have to; their lead character is Green freakin' Arrow.) Geoff Johns, the DC Comics writer who is partially spearheading the Barry Allen introduction, promised in the conference call that they will not just be "blurring around," which is already a step up from the 90's series. (Internal counter-counterargument: Johns also worked on the Green Lantern movie.)
Introducing the Flash to Arrow is just further proof that the DC superheroes will always play second-string to Marvel onscreen.
This is less an argument than a freefloating expression of fan discontent. In the current era of onscreen superhero-dom, the DC superheroes have been indisputably lagging behind Marvel. This is partially an accident of corporate history: Marvel sold off many of the films rights to its characters, which led to the millennial rush of Blade, Spider-Man, and X-Men trilogies (all produced by different studios.) But that was just the prologue to a full-fledged Marvel Renaissance, which saw Marvel Studios transform its Avengers characters into a ridiculously popular and remarkably well-orchestrated mega-franchise. By comparison, the DC characters are the sole property of Warner Bros., which — before this summer — produced many good Batman movies and lots of movies about other superheroes that were almost uniformly not good. Coming so soon after the Batman/Superman announcement, news that the Flash is joining Arrow seems to indicate that any hope of a DC onscreen linked-universe is already suffering from mission drift.
Counterargument: Smallville didn't prevent Warner Bros. from making Superman Returns. And even though Smallville never had the same reach (or general critical/fan respect) as some superhero movies, its place in history is indisputable. It's the longest-running superhero TV show in history, and it managed to transform decades of DC comics history into its own unique mythology. That's impressive, even if you didn't like Smallville. (I didn't.) And Smallville also served as an inadvertent farm-team system for some lesser-known heroes: It's doubtful we'd be talking about Arrow if that show hadn't featured its own version of the Oliver Queen character. (Hell, thanks to Smallville, they almost made an Aquaman show.) It might seem like the CW is just pillaging DC's character library, but from another perspective, the CW could be beta-testing these characters for an eventual movie. And if a new Flash series actually takes off, maybe the CW will circle back around and greenlight the Wonder Woman prequel. Wonder Woman, guys! If she finally gets onscreen, everything will be worth it!
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Logistics Operations Ready to Handle Increases in Demand
By Rachel Duran
With the unfriendly winter and the delays it caused in regard to fulfilling supply chain activities behind them, companies are making plans to cost-effectively handle the pent up demand for their goods.
Based on numbers issued in May from the Institute for Supply Management, in April, the U.S. manufacturing sector experienced its 11th consecutive month of expansion. Seventeen of the 18 sectors ISM tracks in its Report on Business registered growth. The demand for new orders also continued to register growth in that same time frame, where 13 of the 18 sectors reported expansion.
Companies seeking ideal locations for distribution activities will find infrastructure advantages, and supportive public officials, in a variety of locations. From an evolving logistics sector in Wyoming to historical leaders in moving goods such as Kansas and Missouri, to a horizontal launch commercial spaceport in Jacksonville, Fla., companies will find the assets they need to move goods smoothly.
And perhaps, more importantly, moving these goods cost effectively. Intermodal developments are one transportation mode companies increasingly look to cut logistics-related costs. "You can consistently cut 20 percent of the costs by going intermodal as opposed to traditional truck," says Chad Meyer, president and COO, NorthPoint Development, Riverside, Mo. Among the company's development projects are the Riverside Horizons Central Industrial Park, and Logistics Park Kansas City, which is located on the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro region.
Meyer says new to the Kansas City logistics cluster is the increasing amount of goods coming from California, Texas, and the East Coast. "We have the post-recession rebound in growth you would expect to happen in Kansas City, plus you have this juggernaut BNSF intermodal project that we are confident will be incredible for Kansas City during the next few decades."
Meyer is referring to Logistics Park Kansas City, which is home to BNSF's newest intermodal facility. The soon to be 1,500-acre development has the support of more than $100 million in public infrastructure investments behind it. One of the assets is the diverging "diamond interchange" to support quicker turns and keep traffic moving.
Local officials did not wait for state and/or federal funding to come through in order to fund this new interstate interchange, as well as a heavy-haul corridor to accommodate containers coming into the intermodal development. "If they try to get that load onto a regular road, they would have to break it into two trucks," says David Hinchman, first vice president, CBRE in Kansas City, Mo.
Hinchman says with BNSF running trains from the West Coast to Kansas City and Chicago it provides reliable and faster services than putting loads on team trucks to ship goods, which could triple the costs of shipping containers from the West Coast. "And they are monitoring everything so you know where the product is moving through the supply chain," he says. "This is important because you may have to divert something and this allows you to remain extremely flexible."
The intermodal park features six, 8,000-feet strip rail tracks, 4,300 container stacking spots, and five wide-span all electric cranes. "Most of the project activity we are seeing at the intermodal project is companies that need to take advantage of the transportation efficiencies and savings that intermodal provides," Meyer says. Logistics Park Kansas City is home to a distribution center for Demdaco, which offers products through its retail stores and online.
Rail parks are also being developed in the Casper, Wyo. region. Casper, located in the central part of the state, is located on Interstate 25 and features east-west rail services from BNSF. Business parks include McMurry Business Park, Platte River Commons and Salt Creek Heights Business Park. "The parks are filling up quickly, both for manufacturers as well as companies moving oil south to the refineries in the Gulf," says Ben Avery, director, business and industry division, Wyoming Business Council.
Wyoming also features a logistics cluster in the Cheyenne region, an area that put the state on the map in regard to attracting the attention of large distribution center operations. A little more than a decade ago, Lowe's Home Improvement was looking for distribution locations west of the Mississippi River. The company sited its first DC west of the Mississippi in Cheyenne, with a nearly 1 million-square-foot facility. A few years later, Walmart Stores located a frozen and refrigerated food distribution center in Cheyenne.
Avery says Cheyenne offers access to interstates 80 and 25, and an east-west main rail line for Union Pacific. There are also north-south rail services offered by both BNSF and Union Pacific. Granite Peak Development LLC is behind the Cheyenne Logistics Hub at Swan Ranch. The intermodal park is located at the intersection of interstates 80 and 25, and is served by both rail lines. "The rail park is 1,500 acres, with a commitment to expand to 7,500 acres," Avery says.
For Agracel Inc., a construction and development company based in Illinois, "We have seen an increase in companies looking at rail as a component of the site selection, and especially if they can have access to more than Class I railroad so they are not held captive to just one," says Jack Schultz, CEO, Agracel. The company assists organizations in the site selection process, and finds industries such as automotive suppliers, fabricated metal companies, food processors and plastics companies are expanding their operations. "A lot of our project activity is located in the south and Southeast, and by far in right-to-work states," Schultz says. Agracel owns and leases 70 buildings and has done projects in 17 states. The company generally works in rural communities of 50,000 or less.
What's Behind the Expanding Supply Chain?
Despite the fact that ecommerce-related logistics projects fill the headlines (for example, Amazon.com and drone deliveries, discussed in December 2013), the logistics sector is driven by business-to-business activities.
Ecommerce projects continue to grow as a portion of companies' businesses. "You will see this with companies that used traditional channels, such as dealer channels," Hinchman says. "I think every smart manufacturer is looking at, 'how do I move my product to my customers? How do I expand my customer base and how do I make it happen instantly?'"
"The ecommerce percentage growth numbers are bigger," Meyer says. "But the metrics we have analyzed internally still has business to business at five times the overall volume of business to consumer right now."
In Fort Smith, Ark., officials at Chaffee Crossing, a former Army base, expect to see more distribution projects selecting the development, says Ivy Owen, executive director and CEO, Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority. The property was recommended for permanent closure under the 1995 BRAC round. The federal government opted to lease 65,000 acres to the Arkansas Army National Guard to be used for training. The remaining 7,000-plus acres were turned over to local communities for redevelopment.
Owen expects increased activities at Chaffee Crossing in the next three to four years thanks to improved infrastructure. Chaffee Crossing offers industrial customers access to three interstate interchanges, two Class I rail lines, an airport, and a nearby seaport. The new port is being built on the Arkansas River, which is a four-minute drive from Chaffee Crossing, Owen says. He says the development's location offers advantages in supporting increased activities resulting from the expansion of the Panama Canal.
"We have been in touch with officials at the Port of New Orleans, shipping lines and our Congressional delegation to attract freight that will be downloaded in the Gulf of Mexico that will come up the Mississippi River and the Arkansas River to us where we can transload goods onto trucks and send it west," Owen says.
Chaffee Crossing is a mixed-use development, home to industries such as a manufacturer of aluminum sulfate, a pet food manufacturer, a gun manufacturer, a food packaging company and a metal bending company. Recently announced is the addition of an osteopathic medical school at the development. A brand new high school is also under construction, as well as six residential developments. A 70-store mall is also in the works.
Moving south and east to Jacksonville, Fla., the Cecil Commerce Center is located at a former Naval Air Station. A large portion of the 20,000- acre Cecil Field, 10,000 acres, went to the city of Jacksonville to develop a commerce center. A little more than 6,000 acres went to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority to own and operate Cecil Airport. AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center features a number of warehouse and distribution projects. The commerce center's developer, Hillwood Development Co. LLC, is constructing a 510,000-square-foot spec industrial facility.
As improvements took place at the commerce center development, such as with road infrastructure, Cecil Airport benefitted as well. "The city and the authority worked with the local utility company, which improved the utility supply into the airport," says Rusty Chandler, interim chief, Cecil Airport.
Chandler says the developments at Cecil Commerce Center not only allow companies to move their goods on the ground or in the air, but soon, will offer horizontal launch commercial spaceport services. The aviation authority has entered a memorandum of understanding with Generation Orbit, based in Atlanta, to conduct in-flight launches "over the ocean at an elevation of 40,000 feet, releasing rockets to put in low earth orbit nano or micro satellites," says Michael Stewart, director of external affairs, Jacksonville Aviation Authority.
Chandler notes that Cecil Airport can handle any global in-production aircraft that exists. "Not many airports in the world can say that," he says. "Our runways are stressed and we can support more than 1 million square foot of maximum takeoff weight."
Other assets from the Cecil Commerce Center include access to three interstates, sites that are vertical ready, as well as multimodal capabilities such as rail, and a deepwater port located 19 miles away.
Logistics in the Heartland
From landlocked locations, such as those found in the Midwest, businesses will find an ideal transportation infrastructure in Joplin, Mo. The region has seen an uptick in food processing activities, specifically in regard to animal nutrition. Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing, part of Blue Buffalo, selected Joplin for its first wholly owned manufacturing facility. The company will open a 425,000-square-foot facility in August.
"The industry does well both from the supply side, whether it is raw ingredients or micronutrients, as well as the outbound side from a logistics standpoint in terms of reaching the U.S. market," says Rob O'Brian, president, Joplin Regional Economic Development Alliance. "Missouri is in the middle of the country, and we are within reach of the better part of the U.S. market within two days shipping time," he says. The Joplin region features access to interstate highways, three Class I rail lines, and two short line rail lines.
O'Brian says logistics companies are also looking for skilled and hardworking talent, and logistics-industry training opportunities. An independent study on the workforce says Joplin's employers credit the quality workforce as part of their success. "We know a lot of people talk about having really good workforce availability; and we do have it according to this independent study," he says.
What's more, O'Brian says warehouse companies are increasingly incorporating technology in their operations, be it logistics or production activities, and notes the Joplin region offers instruction in logistics management and manufacturing technology.
Moving from Missouri to Kansas, Topeka, located 60 miles west of Kansas City, Kan., features a new workforce training initiative. Area manufacturers will visit high schools and discuss with students the skills needed to work in today's manufacturing sector, as well as the career opportunities. "Nine of our top manufacturers will go into the high schools," says Scott Smathers, vice president for economic development, Go Topeka Economic Partnership. "We think having them go in is more effective because they can discuss the industries. We will start with a couple of school districts this year; and next year we will present in all five of the school districts in our area."
Companies that have selected Topeka for major distribution centers include Target and Home Depot. Companies operating and distributing from the region include Goodyear, US Foods Inc., Reser's Fine Foods Inc., Frito-Lay and Bimbo Bakeries USA. Mars North America held a grand opening earlier this year at its Topeka facility. The company selected Topeka for the establishment of its first North American facility in 35 years.
Smathers says companies will find an inventory of site and building opportunities throughout the Topeka region, including the Kanza Fire Commerce Park and Central Crossing Commerce Park.
These criteria are vital to support a thriving supply chain. As the Institute for Supply Management's numbers show, companies in a variety of sectors continue to see increased growth in new orders. When contemplating expansion opportunities, companies will find logistics industry friendly locales positioned to meet their needs in all manner of transportation modes.
For complete details about the organizations featured in this article, visit:
Cecil Airport (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Chaffee Crossing (Fort Smith, Ark.)
Go Topeka (Kan.) Economic Partnership
Institute for Supply Management
Jacksonville (Fla.) Aviation Authority
Joplin (Mo.) Regional Economic Development Alliance
NorthPoint Development (Riverside, Mo.)
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Continuity mistake: In the shot of the alien's tail wrapping around the back of Lambert's legs right before it kills her, the floor is different to what it was before, there is water suddenly falling from the ceiling when there wasn't before and her trousers have changed from white to blue. This is because that shot was originally intended to be used when Brett was killed.THGhost
Continuity mistake: During the alien chest-burster/death of Kane sequence, Kane's shirt switches back and forth from being tucked-in, to being un-tucked throughout the scene. (00:56:15)
Continuity mistake: When Ripley reconnects the dismembered Ash droid, the switch from dummy to actor is blatantly visible. A few minutes later the android is incinerated, at which point the dummy head has reappeared and the android's left arm has disappeared. (01:24:39)
Continuity mistake: When the search party goes into the boneship, they are wearing full space suits, and hoods under their helmets. When Kane's helmet is first cut off, he has no hood on. (00:36:45)
Continuity mistake: When the dead facehugger falls onto Ripley in the medical room, it lands on the floor with its legs up. The distant shot shows its tail has looped under its body, but the close-up shows the tail entirely straight.wizard_of_gore
Visible crew/equipment: After Ripley fails to shut off the auto destruct sequence, she runs through a corridor filled with gas. As she exits from the gas right before the shot cuts away we see her pass by a full sized light. Beside this light is the clear arm and head of a lighting crew member. (This is acknowledged on the DVD commentary).wizard_of_gore
Continuity mistake: While the Alien is bursting out of Kane's chest, notice how the blood stain on his shirt changes in size from a large stain to a small one and finally back to a large one. (00:56:00)Will
Continuity mistake: When Ripley backs into the shuttle closet you can see three axes on the wall next to her, when she starts to get into the space suit there are only two, then when she puts the helmet on there is only one.Jack Vaughan
Visible crew/equipment: When Ripley is heading towards the Shuttle towards the end, just before she finds Jonesy, there is a POV shot where the camera is walking towards a ladder. If you look at the floor you can see the dolly that the camera moves on. (01:36:05)
Revealing mistake: While Parker is decapitating Ash with the fire extinguisher his T-shirt is not torn, just after he says "Ash is a goddam robot" his T-shirt is now torn and held together with a safety pin. (01:23:20)Will
Continuity mistake: When Dallas uses the pen to catch the acid, it melts the back of the pen to the point that it's deformed and smoking. When he hands the pen back to Brett, the back of the pen is no longer deformed at all but it's still smoking.jerimiah
Other mistake: When Ripley is trying to deactivate the self-destruct mode, the instructions she follows on the container are actually just the French interpretation of the instructions she read to activate self-destruct before.Jack Vaughan
Character mistake: When Ripley interfaces with Mother for the first time and sees the special order, an instruction reads as "Insure return of organism" rather than "Ensure return," a common enough grammatical error for humans but not one that a programmed super-computer would generate.
Deliberate mistake: After Ash's body is incinerated, the interior walls of the Nostromo appear more metallic and grey than they were before. According to Ridley Scott, this was done deliberately to make the alien's presence appear more menacing.THGhost
Continuity mistake: When Ash has gone crazy and is attacking Ripley, his white android juice/sweat/fluid is flowing from his forehead. After he throws Ripley into the room with the nude pictures on the wall, there is a new shot. In it, Ash is walking into the room, but there is no android fluid on his forehead. (01:21:35)
Continuity mistake: In regards to the self destruct mechanisim of the Nostromo, It is said that the time from the setting to detonation will be 10 minutes. This is also confirmed by the voice of "Mother" who says, right after Ripley initiates the sequence, that the detonation will take place in "T-Minus 10 minutes" However, in the next shot you see one of the monitors which shows a countdown with 10 minutes and an extra 30+ seconds on it. (01:35:55)
Continuity mistake: When the crew is chiding Parker for Brett saying nothing but 'Right' all the time, Brett's cigarette is first short, then long, then short again.
Visible crew/equipment: Following the chest-burster scene, as the camera pans around the darkened corridors on the Nostromo just prior to Dallas ejecting Kane's body, what appears to be a boom mic is visible only for approximately two seconds to the left of the screen. (00:57:10)
Continuity mistake: In the air duct when Dallas touches the slime, the amount of slime on his hand changes between shots.
Visible crew/equipment: When Kane is struggling on the table shortly before the alien rips through his chest, just before the first patch of blood appears, his T-shirt rides up and something strapped to his chest can be seen. This is some sort of pack containing fake blood that discharges onto his T-shirt. (Best viewed in slow motion.) (00:55:40)


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She wiped the blade of the knife and put it aside for later.
After surveying the contents of the food rack she took some chickpeas and chopped tomatoes for a salsa and poured them into a casserole.
Adding a dash of olive oil to the frying pan she started to pan fry the chicken, glancing at the kitchen clock.
He'd be home shortly.
She took the heavy rolling pin from the cupboard and placed it on the table beside her.
It was time to decide.
Would she lay in wait for the lying bastard and slit his throat as he entered, or bash him on the head with the rolling pin.
No, she needed to watch the cheating son of a bitch suffer.
She slipped the poison into the salsa and gave it a good stir.
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What is the validity of drinking or washing the body with the water on which Qur'anic verses have been recited? Is it allowed to perform Ruqyas unto those in Haidh (menstruation), Nifas (parturition) or Janabah (the sate after intercourse when one has not washed yet)?
In the case of Janabah, patients have to do Ghusl (have a bath/shower) so as to be ready for receiving Ruqyas treatment, even if it is only drinking or washing with water on which recitation has been done. This believed to render treatment more effective.
In the cases of Haidh and Nifas, females can use water recited unto, for delaying the Ruqya treatment till Haidh or Nifas is over can be harmful.
From the book 'Fatwas on Faith Healing & Witchcraft' by Khaled al-Jeraisy. Translated by Dr. M. A. M. Mohammad
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That's All Folks!
'Nother fabulous season – thank you all! 7 weeks and nearly 6000 kgs of mango fed to the city! Close to another 1000 kg shared locally in our village, including the birds, critters, and bacteria claiming their share. Highlights of our season…
– The land fed us more mango and variety than ever before (oh the secrets the trees hold).
– We met some amazing people. You shared our mangoes with your friends (and gave us so much Insta love), that brought more mango to more people.
– We reached nearly every corner of the city (and several others), with the mango, despite our uber small team.
– Kitchens, Cafes, Restaurants served up some super fun mango dishes (often leaving us jonsing for a taste).
– A farm visit saw folks gather and feast on the mango at source.
– Hands continue to come out of nowhere to help us.
– Spreading the sweetness at the betterfoods farmers' market.
– At distribution, one of the most fulfilling parts of the season, while his friends were asking for raincoats, one bright lad with a mango grin said, "Didi tution dilva do" (so a side shout out – anyone educating street kids in south Bombay?)
– And finally, while buying mango, you'll even contributed to our fund raiser to kick start an organic farm for an Adivasi farmer in our village.
Thanks for making this so much more than just a mango season.
While that's a wrap for our fresh mango, we've got mango thins, aamrass, herbal teas, preserves, and other awesome produce we grow year-round.
#mangodiaries #vrindavanfarm
They're here!
We've been…
…growing heirloom tomatoes
…learning about roots
…making ghee (clarified butter)
…grazing and milking our growing family of cows
…making our own packaging from supari (betel) tree leaves
…fermenting edibles from the zen garden!
…expanding our heirloom tomato collection
…sourcing produce from other farmers to encourage their good practices and get them better value for their work
What's on the horizon? … Bees! We hope to home the hardworking-pollinating-honey-making-compound-eyed ones soon.
Where we've been…
The torrential rains of the monsoon allow us a bit of a breather on the land. Mother nature waters, we sit back, eat cukes, harvest, and work minimally not letting the jungle overtake. Post monsoon, we get busy. A quick rendition…
Members – two new members have joined us on the land. In India, the cow is synonymous with the mother and considered a Goddess (Devi). Sure, the cow gives milk, but for a grower, she shits and pees all over the land. We've willed their presence for some years now and are stoked to be joined by these two gorgeous ladies, with their massive strength and gentle presence.
Sows – while the monsoons have stretched over by a month, we can't pass up a sow period. We kickstarted the year with heirloom tomatoes (adding 3 new varieties to the collection from last), cucumbers (1 heirloom variety and another indigenous one), gourds (several local varieties). In store next are chillis, brinjal, radish, microgreens, and a host of weirdly coloured heirloom veggie seeds we got our hands on!
Ingredients – always foraging for food off the land. Sure, we grow, but what does the forest have for us?! This year, we were introduced to a whole list of indigenous monsoon vegs, also bamboo shoots, and we received some delightful mushroom harvests!
Ferments – our ferment continues to brew, feed for the soil, bubbling with life as we continually add new ingredients off the land
Harvests – harvests have included gourds, herbs, pumpkins, and flowers
Making Friends and Foes – as we ogle at the beauty and variety of nature's creation, and delve into what role they play on the land… well, we make some friends and some foes. For the burrower, our til is kept to a mimimum. And the hornworm in all it's beauty, does feed off our saplings and is now fed to the fish.
Spreading the knowledge – our goal is to see all growers evolve to clean practices. This year, we have begun work on PurnaMadhuVan, a plot of land around the bend from us, committed to growing clean and nutritious food. Here, starting from the blank slate, we sowed fruit trees for future generations, herbs for a couple years down, shared with them several of our saplings, and shared with you their bitter gourd and pumpkin.
And now, it's back to the land.
The Mango Chronicles
This Spring left many growers wondering about their mango crop. Rains from the year prior hadn't given the trees their fill. As we commenced harvests though, nature showed, yet again, she had plenty to offer.
For us, the season carries a short, intense, and sweet high. This year we brought nearly 3000 kilos of the sweet one to the city. Over the span of 3 weeks, you shared it with friends, family, loved ones. The stories, as always, kept us going… The lady who checked-in on mangoes in March, refusing to buy any for her mum until ours were ready 2 months later. The friend whose baby weaned with mango, gleaming eyes and mango-stained grinning face. Sundays that the boys joined us to unload crates, ending up more busy feeding crows baby mango. The even younger, whom, overwhelmed, gathered more mangoes than their arms could hold, dropping one each time they added another to their bounty, to leave only after putting the mangoes to sleep in their bed of hay. The principal who continues to share the fruit with all that cross her path, her job she says, is to spread the sweetness – we think she adds in her own. The flower seller on the street who shared the year before story, "didi, gaye saal mein itna aam tha, humne gaon leke sabh baccho ko khilaya" (sister, last year there was so much mango, we took it to our village and fed all the kids). The lady who, out of the ICU, is healing herself with mango. The gentleman, who starts his family's morning with a mango smoothie preparation… he peels each mango with his hands. You all echoed the simple bottom line.. We've had much mango this season, but these… They're something else.


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We are often talking about how to prevent and protect yourself from fires, but there are times when it cannot be prevented, and we become injured. A burn can come in many forms, especially within a household; whether it be from a kitchen accident or just being too hasty taking a bite of that deliciously hot slice of pizza. This is why it is so important to be aware of your surroundings when using even the most modest of hazardous household items. And because February hosts Burn Awareness Week, let's take a quick look at how you can protect yourself and your family from running into any of these common home-based burn threats:
Keep an eye on appliances such as irons, curling irons or hair dryers that can heat up quickly or stay warm after use. Avoid contact with your skin while in use and unplug these items once finished.
Cleansers, weed killers, and pool chemicals can cause burns because of the strong chemicals used. Keep these locked away/out of reach.
Make a habit of placing matches, gasoline and lighters in a safe place, out of children's reach. And if you have little ones, avoid novelty lighters or lighters that look like toys.
When making electrical repairs, always turn off circuit breakers beforehand; avoid using electrical appliances while showering or wet; use child safety plugs in all outlets; keep electrical cords out of children's reach.
When it comes to heating the home, create a safety zone to keep children and pets away from heating devices such as woodstoves, fireplaces, portable heaters, and furnaces.
For more information about burn prevention, call CJ Suppression at 888-821-2334 or visit the website at www.cjsuppression.com.
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On Thursday 20th February 2014 at around 11.15am my world fell apart.
I went from being a strong independent self-starter to OMG how am I going to cope with this and feeling like an invalid in the space of a few words. All it took was the doctor to say "I'm afraid I have some bad news". You hear them in movies, your hear stories from friends who hear them, but when you actually hear them yourself the world seems to stop spinning on its axis for a very brief moment of eternity. It is almost comical because the world and the people in it do not change but you do, instantly.
I had been feeling dizzy and light headed for a couple of days. I have high blood pressure but when it is running towards the high side I usually feel nauseous and sickly and this wasn't how this felt. I felt stoned. And not in a good way. That revolting feeling when you turn your head and your brain only follows a second later. That's how was was feeling and it wasn't cool. I was trying to run my business and take care of my "massive" empire whilst feeling like an out of control drug addict. I went to see my GP. She seemed to think middle ear infection and said I needed to see an ENT or a Specialist Physician. I have a friend with a brain tumour so I, in my usual casual fashion asked if that is what we were looking for. She never answered.
The fastest way to get into the healthcare system is to go via an emergency room, so the next day that is exactly what I did. In fact I grabbed my mum and said let's pop down to the hospital quickly. I wasn't expecting to end up being booked in overnight after an MRI and a myriad of blood tests.
I think I knew then that whatever was going on was going to be serious, this wasn't going to be a simple middle ear infection…
Of course, the toughest thing you can go through is the wait for results and the night was very long, and very fraught with all manner of anxieties and the doctor only showed up at around 11am the following day. Maybe if he hadn't showed up at all the following days would have been a little less bleak but one cannot really shoot the messenger in this day and age if one doesn't like what he has to say "I'm afraid I have some bad news, you have lesions on your brain that could be one of three things. You need to see a neuro "
I was very casual and incredibly cavalier in my response to him. I said when you speak to the neuro please tell him I will come in on Monday to see him. I had my first ever, first ever solo, sculpture exhibition opening that Sunday afternoon and nothing was going to stand in my way of being there. Nothing! The Neuro had other ideas and I was instructed to present myself immediately, the next hospital was waiting for my arrival. So I drove myself home and then got mum to take me to the next clinic, at least this one was a little closer to home and this doctor I had already met before.
I was dispatched for a lumbar puncture on arrival and then got to spend the next 14 hours either on my stomach or on my back so as to minimize headache that was going to follow. The doctors were looking for MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and they found it.
The MRI had confirmed 3 lesions on my brain that hadn't been there a few years previously and with the results of the fluid from the lumbar puncture and a couple more blood tests it was confirmed. I have been diagnosed with MS.
The news was a shock that I have only just begun to get over. It could have been worse, it could have been a brain tumor. It could have been worse, I could not have had a medical aid. It could have been worse, I could have had to face this alone, without the incredible support of my mother, family and friends.
This journey is just beginning… Now the medical aid needs to be petitioned to pay for the huge costs of medication. I have to work towards changing my life, reducing the hours I work, changing my diet, reducing the stress in my daily existence, no mean feat in this country. These things are a challenge but they are doable, and I intend to try because not trying means giving in to this really ugly disease and letting it take control of my life instead of me taking control of it, one day at a time.
I have spent the past week grieving for the future that might have been but the truth is I actually have no idea what the future might have been anyway. It isn't like I intended to climb Everest before this diagnosis but it does mean that I intend taking that hot air balloon ride rather sooner than later, that I might not ever hike the Otter Trail but I will enjoy the walks in Delta Park with my faithful Amiga, even more now that I used to and that although that slice of cake looks awesomely delicious I may just enjoy that fresh plum a little more.
From here on it is about living life, loving life and trying to be a better person if only because I can be
This is the beginning of my journey and you are welcome to come along for the ride……
On Thursday 20th February 2014 at around 11.15am my world fell apart.


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Azure IoT Samples for iOS Platform
azure-iot-samples-iot provides a set of easy-to-understand, continuously-tested samples for connecting to Azure IoT Hub via Azure/azure-iot-sdk-c/CocoaPod
Getting Started
- The latest version of XCode, running the latest version of the iOS SDK. This quickstart was tested with XCode 9.3 and iOS 11.3.
- The latest version of CocoaPods.
- Send telemetry from a device to an IoT hub (Swift)
- Send cloud-to-device messages with IoT Hub (Swift)
- AzureIoTHubClient contains the Azure IoT Hub Client
- AzureIoTHubServiceClient contains the Azure IoT Hub Service Client
- AzureIoTUtility contains the Azure IoT C Shared Utility library
- AzureIoTuAmqp contains the Azure IoT AMQP library
- AzureIoTuMqtt contains the Azure IoT MQTT library
- azure-iot-sdk-c: contains the source code for Azure IoT C SDK, as well as the platform specific adaption layer for iOS
- Azure IoT Hub Documentation


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Richard Sherman signed a four-year, $56 million extension with the Seattle Seahawks last week. Joe Haden agreed to a massive new deal with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday. Patrick Peterson is likely set to get a similar deal with the Arizona Cardinals some time in the near future.
However, New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara hasn't played up to that level after being selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. However, the Giants did pick up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract. Amukamara knows he hasn't given the Giants the value they expected when taking him with the 19th overall pick four years ago.
According to Conor Orr of the Newark Star Ledger, Amukamara understands that if he wants to get a new deal done with the Giants, he'll have to produce more on the field the next two seasons.
"I don't expect them to [give me a new deal]," Amukamara said. "I don't think I really gave them a return on their investment yet. And with that being said, I plan on this year being a huge year for me. I'm just focused on playing ball."
Amukamara has appeared in 36 games for the Giants over the last three seasons with 27 starts. He's managed just three interceptions in three seasons but turned in his best year for the Giants last fall. Amukamara posted 85 tackles with two forced fumbles and an interception for New York in 2013.
Last season may prove to be a springboard for Amukamara to join the club of Sherman, Haden and Peterson as the league's best young talents. He knows he's not there yet.


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2 1⁄4 cups plain flour
185g cold unsalted butter, chopped
2 egg yolks
1/3 cup cold water
Extra lemon thyme sprigs, to garnish
3 eggs
300ml tub thickened cream
1 tblsp fresh lemon thyme leaves
125g goat's cheese
3 fresh figs (150g), quartered
Grease six 12cm round loose-base flan tins.
Process flour and butter in a food processor to form fine crumbs. With motor operating, add yolks and enough water to bring ingredients together. Turn out dough. Shape into a disc. Cover. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Divide pastry into six portions. Roll out each portion between two sheets of baking paper into a 15cm circle. Line prepared tins with pastry. Place on a large oven tray. Freeze for 20 minutes.
To make filling, whisk eggs, cream and thyme in a large jug until combined. Crumble goat's cheese over base of pastry cases. Pour over egg mixture. Top each with two quarters of fig.
Cook in a hot oven (200C) for 10 minutes. Reduce oven to moderate (180C). Cook for a further 20 minutes, or until lightly golden.
Serve tarts warm or at room temperature garnished with extra thyme.


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Alcazar finishes Saturday at EuroPride Park in Stockholm with a unique concert on Saturday August 4. In addition to this year's EuroPride song "In the name of love", the audience can expect a lot of hits and maybe even some surprises.
Alcazar will also perform a shorter performance during EuroPride Gothenburg on Saturday August 18.
"We're going to spin the entire audience in our huge discoball as a thank you for all the years of dedicated support. With this EuroPride Stockholm unique show, we want to bring everyone to a sparkling, glamorous disco heaven – All in the name of love, says Alcazar.
Alcazar celebrates 20 years as a group with a big farewell tour this autumn. The tour "20 years of disco – Mission Completed" visits most cities around Sweden.
Tickets to the concert in EuroPride Park Stockholm will be found here. You will not need a ticket so see the shorter performance in Gothenburg.


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Fly, little star, fly!
A crimson star recently brightened Berlin's events skyline.
And as it turns out, satis&fy has every reason to thank its lucky stars for the company that put the twinkle into the firmament of the hip downtown venue Kraftwerk. That little star learned to fly courtesy of Cyberhoist, a successful event design firm from the tranquil town of Neuss am Rhein. It is fortunate indeed that this outfit's employees and location joined the satis&fy family when Lightcompany and Cyberhoist merged in 2014, bringing decades of experience into the fold. This propitious pairing teamed up to aim high. As Lightcompany CEO Peter Nellen puts it, "This marriage, now in its first year, is a logical extension of a six-year alliance that is now bearing fruit for all to see." The goods were certainly on display at the Kraftwerk. This was the first joint gig for Jürgen Mertens, project manager at satis& fy Berlin. It didn't take him long to discover what a fine dowry Cyberhoist was bringing to this happy union—aviation engineering at its finest.
All it took was a quick phone call, and Cyberhoist project manager Florian Reinsch was on his way over from Neuss. As Jürgen recalls it, "Florian, the British guest artists' riggers, our technical director Andre Ganzlin and I worked out the details." Seven CyberHoist C1 motors, controlled by the new MotionCue 3D console, hoisted six aerial artists heavenward and gave lift to a rising star, the logo of Dutch brewer Heineken.
Its celestial trajectory took it high over the heads of the revelers who had congregated at Heineken's Champions League surprise party. The happening location, a defunct power plant, provided a spot-on setting for an event that went by the electrifying motto of 'Power City.' As Jürgen points out, "We furnished the lighting, rigging, sound, a bit of video and some décor." Ushered into the hall through a mock tunnel, guests were greeted by flashes of lightning, fog and the infernal racket of an industrial plant. The show kicked off with a similarly impressive display—a power outage simulated using sound and strobe effects. After the Heineken CEO's opening address, the artists again took to the skies via C1 hoists to present their aerial feats. Percussive grooves hammered out by some 20 drummers underpinned the airborne show, while dancers strutted their stuff on terra firma. The flying circus was followed by three opera singers who belted out the Champions League anthem. The featured vocalist lifted off the ground on magical wings (of a C1 hoist) to hover over the audience. For the grand finale, the luminous Heineken Star rose to wander across the firmament. This LED-studded structure was built by satis&fy and rigged and flown by Cyberhoist. The support unit headed up by Ulrike Röhl sculpted another impressive set piece, a nine-meter bolt of lightning made of aluminum covered in flashing LED strips. In closing, the actual Champions League trophy ascended to the top floor up a radiant shaft of light.
CyberHoist's C1 motors can be controlled to within a tenth of a millimeter, so the star's trajectory was tracked with astronomical precision. The company's products are known for technical frills that event designers can use to conjure all kinds of FX thrills, as the gravity- defying flight of the Heineken Star attests.
This event goes to show what great things a tightly meshed network can accomplish. "The collaboration with Cyberhoist was very harmonious," says Jürgen, as are Kraftwerk and satis&fy's 'preferred partnership' relations. It was a win-win all around for Heineken, the event service providers, and Exposure, an agency that Jürgen says is staffed with "an absolutely likeable bunch of crazy, creative Englishmen." He adds that some of the celestial shine rubbed off on his team: "The feedback for this gig outshines everything we've ever experienced."
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Vacation Travel: Don't forget to pack the right people.
I arrived in Seoul smack in the middle of February, an unsympathetic month following the excitement of holiday cheer in December and the promise of new beginnings in January. February rudely reminds you that winter has no plans to retire anytime soon and you better start planning a vacation if you want to remain sane. Shortly after settling into my new life of teaching and living in Korea, I met a handful of new friends and we compared teaching jobs, living arrangements and vacation dates. I was ecstatic when I realized I shared the same summer vacation with two of my new friends. Even though we had just started our lives abroad, we quickly began planning our first adventure outside of Korea. I think the planning is half the fun!
We decided to spend a week in Taiwan in late July. We booked our flights in the spring and then we all became busy teaching and living life. Time flew by, as it does in Korea, and before I knew it, it was a week before my vacation. I found myself panicking and I soon realized I was stressed about my upcoming week off from work. Is that even allowed? I was nervous about traveling for a week with new friends. I loved meeting them for coffee and laughing over teaching stories and exploring Seoul on the weekends, but would we work together as a traveling trio? Perhaps one of us might surface as an annoying diva and make us all suffer for the week? Would another throw caution to the wind and make irrational and dangerous decisions in a country we knew little about? Was it possible that one of us was secretly a vacation dictator and would order the group around with daily itineraries and little time to rest or be spontaneous? I knew these girls socially, but would we mesh in vacation world?
Sadly, for those of you hoping for an entertainingly disastrous story, we got along splendidly. With only a hostel room booked for the first two nights and a travel book in hand, we made the week a pleasant one and came back to Seoul still friends. The three of us worked well together. We each brought something to the table.
One friend shared with us her country connections. She had studied abroad in college with a girl from Taipei. On our first night in the country's capital the friend and her sister gladly met up with us near our hostel and took us on an exclusive tour of one of the city's famous night markets. I can say with much certainty that I would never have tried Stinky Tofu if it were not for these sisters coaxing us to hold our noses and "just try it". They were extremely generous and proud to share a bit of their culture with us. Throughout our stay in Taiwan, even though we eventually ventured outside of Taipei, this Taiwanese friend stayed in contact with my friend and gave us travel advice and even made sure we were safe when an unexpected typhoon greeted us at the beach.
My other companion, having been in Korea for 2 years and an avid traveler, was the one who got us places. She told us early on in the trip, "I never guess, I ask for help." When I almost wasted $15 in buying the wrong metro card, she quickly squashed my idea and marched us over to the information booth a few feet away. She showed the attendant by pointing to a map which station we needed to get to and he then sold us individual trip tickets that were less than $1. This friend was confident and direct in getting the right information. In situations where I might tend to swing and hope for the best, she made sure we made contact with the right people and got us what we needed as travelers in a foreign country.
Toward the end of our vacation as we sat enjoying drinks at a beach-side bar one night, we eyed a few foreigners lingering nearby. We assumed they were like us: teachers from Korea on vacation. With a deck of cards, full beers and little knowledge of actual card game rules, we knew we would benefit from more friends at our table. After a few awkward moments I turned around and called them over. "Could you help us…?" I offered a silly question that made them smile and move their seats, and from there we went on to have an epic night of cards, beers, beach and new friends. The next day my travel companions complemented me on my ability to socially 'break the ice'. I have no shame in being the first one to confront strangers, just as long as I can rely on my friends to keep the conversation going once it has begun.
I hope to travel much more in the coming months. I have a few long weekends, a winter vacation and the option of travel after I leave Korea to look forward to. My first vacation taught me that as important as logistics are, it is crucial to make sure these plans involve the right people. I lucked out and packed the right companions without even realizing it. Now I just need to decide where to travel to next…
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Protibadi Aandolon O "Bamponthider" Bhumika.Posted by Labels: conspiracy theory, deprivation, left view, people's activism, regional backwardness
People's spontaneous response to the call of Paratibadi Manch, a conglomeration of several Bengali middle class organisations of Silchar, reveals the deep feeling of deprivation in the minds of the people. But a section of the media & the intelligentsia are skeptical about the motive behind this movement. The milieu is being heated up with conflicting opinions and points - counterpoints. The people who came out to the street in large number is getting confused and hesitant. The opportunity of initiating a vibrant debate from within the people's activism is lost and nipped in the bud due to direction-less hullabaloo of the "conspiracy theory pheriwallas". This write-up to be published in Arunodoy, Silchar, deals with the inherent logic of the whole episode and dissects the middle class mindset.


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https://delimiter.com.au/2016/04/26/tur ... m-defence/However, Australia currently appears to be the only country globally where the Government of the day is pursuing a model of acquiring legacy telecommunications networks — copper and HFC cable — which were already owned by that country's major telcos — and upgrading them at the cost of many billions of dollars, instead of deploying new FTTP infrastructure to meet the country's long-term needs. . . .
However, what Kenny won't tell his audience is that these technologies are not being deployed by governments globally. FTTN and HFC cable are primarily technologies being deployed by telcos such as BT or AT&T which are already well-established in the markets which they operate in, because they are former incumbent telcos in those markets. As such, the use of these technology represents a logical minor investment for these private sector entities in infrastructure which they already own.
Nobody wants FTTN or HFC cable when they could have FTTP. These are clearly inferior technologies. But incumbent telcos deploy these technologies to keep existing customers happy with gradual capacity upgrades on networks they are already connected to.
Governments, on the other hand, aren't forced into the same nasty and limited incremental upgrade cycle. They can afford the capital investment to deploy FTTP in their own right, and they historically do prefer it, because of the long-term, country-wide benefits that these kind of infrastructure can bring. Governments in countries such as New Zealand and Singapore have been saying this for years. They can afford to take the long view on infrastructure.
What Turnbull is doing with the NBN right now — and what Kenny won't admit, because he helped put this botched policy together — is trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
It is, in essence trying to upgrade legacy networks owned by Telstra and Optus for them and short-changing Australia in the process, instead of following Labor's approach and using the Government's own capital resources to give Australia the best broadband available in the long-term and making a profit off that infrastructure several decades down the track.
Kenny article: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/busines ... public_rss
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Sound Advice
This story appears in the October 1997 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Now hear this: If you aren't using your in-store sound system to amplify your sales and image, you may be missing out on a sound opportunity.
"We know that 65 to 70 percent of all buying decisions are made while a customer is in the store," says Robbin Reynolds, president of Sound Products Inc., a Lenexa, Kansas, communications company that specializes in audio merchandising. Using a satellite music system and customized audio messages, retailers can turn "dead air" into an ongoing sales program--without any extra skill or effort on behalf of the sales staff.
For an initial cash outlay of less than $300 and a monthly fee of about $100, retailers get access to a satellite music system and the ability to create their own in-store commercials. Audio merchandising can:
- boost impulse and add-on purchases
- promote high profit-margin items
- enhance your image
- highlight community and public service programs.
Some retailers sell in-store audio ads to their vendors. "Customers in your store are a captive audience," says Reynolds. "Vendors know this is a low-cost, targeted way of reaching their market." And not a bad way to reach yours, either.
Joining Forces
A magazine ad for Obsession perfume by Calvin Klein says "Bloomingdale's" at the bottom. Whose ad is this, anyway?
The strategy is called co-marketing. "It's manufacturers working with their channel partners to create [marketing] programs that build business for both parties," explains Jon Kramer, president of J. Brown/LMC Group, a Stamford, Connecticut, co-marketing agency.
Co-marketing can involve anything from television advertising, in which both the manufacturer and the retailer have a stake, to direct-mail that entices consumers to visit your marketing partner's store for dollars off your products. The benefits: shared costs and a more powerful call to action.
This savings is doubly important for small firms. How can you initiate such a program on a modest scale?
- Team up on ads that feature both a store name and a manufacturer's logo. By sharing costs, you can buy more advertising.
- Create promotions that bring in customers. For example, offer coupons for $5 off a quilting class with a $25 purchase of Irma Laine's fabric at the Sew Happy fabric store.
- Strengthen alliances with your retail clients or vendors. Look for ways your marketing programs might be modified to include your partners. With pooled resources and a cohesive strategy, everybody wins.
Getting Noticed
After eight years in the pizza restaurant business, Mike Friedman had distributed his share of promotional coupons. The trouble was, so had all his competitors. "I needed something to help us stand out," says Friedman, who owns three Captain Tony's Pizza & Pasta Emporiums in the Cleveland area.
The solution came in the form of Post-it notes. At the suggestion of his printer, Mike Cohen at Cleveland's Guerrilla Mail Inc., Friedman switched from standard coupons to self-adhesive ones that look like delivery notices.
The first round of coupons brought in a hefty 30 percent response. "It was phenomenal," says Friedman. "In this business, a 1 to 3 percent response is considered good." A year later, Friedman's coupons are still drawing an almost-20-percent response.
"It's a fun, fast way of contacting people that isn't already being done to death," adds coupon creator Cohen. "And the Post-its stick to the refrigerator or telephone, so they're less likely to get lost."
Printing and production costs for 12,500 coupons runs about $450 through Guerrilla Mail. "It's a little more expensive than printing up fliers, but [for us], the response is noticeably better," says Cohen. And Friedman, for one, has definitely noticed the difference.
Contact Sources
Captain Tony's Pizza & Pasta Emporium, 1405 E. 9th, Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) 781-8669
Guerrilla Mail Inc., 3104 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, OH 44118-1721, (800) 653-7910
J. Brown/LMC Group, 1010 Washington Blvd., 8th Fl., Stamford, CT 06901, (203) 352-0602
Sound Products Inc., 14805 W. 95th St., Lenexa, KS 66215, (913) 599-3666.