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Date: July 14, 2000
Bulletin No. 176
|October 1, 1999 and April 1, 2000 Salary and Other Increases for Employees Represented by CSEA and DC-37 and Employees designated Management/Confidential (M/C).
|To inform agencies of OSC's automatic processing and to provide instructions for processing adjustments and changes.
|Affected Employees
in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility criteria:
Administrative Services BU0
|Effective Dates
Institution cycle paychecks dated
Administration cycle paychecks dated 08/02/00
Provisions and
Eligibility Criteria
Chapter 68 of the Laws of 2000, which
implements agreements between the State and various bargaining units and
employees designated M/C, provides for the following general salary
increases and payments:
October 1, 1999 General Salary
April 1, 2000 General Salary
Payable 03/30/00 for Administration and 04/06/00 for Institution
Inconvenience Pay
Location Pay
Hazardous Duty Pay
Overtime Meal Allowance
New Increment Program
Automatic Update of Rows on Job Data and Additional Pay Panels
Salary Increases
After payroll processing for pay period 7L for Institution and 8L for Administration is complete, OSC will automatically insert multiple rows in the Job Data panels to reflect the October 1999 and April 2000 salary increases for salaried and hourly employees in eligible bargaining units.
If an employee's annual salary is identical to the hiring rate, a performance advance step of the salary grade or the job rate of the salary grade of his/her position on the October 1, 1998 salary schedule, the employee's salary will be automatically increased to the corresponding rate on the October 1, 1999 and/or April 1, 2000 schedule.
If the employee is in a graded position with an annual salary which is not equal to a step on the October 1, 1998 salary schedule, or if the employee is in an NS (grade 600) or trainee (Grade 800) position, the employee's salary or hourly rate will be increased by 3% on October 1, 1999 and an additional 3% on April 1, 2000. For salaried employees, the salary will be rounded to the nearest dollar. Hourly rates for employees in hourly positions will be rounded to the nearest cent.
OSC will insert rows in the Job Data panels using the Action of PAY (Pay Rate Change) and the Reason Code CFS (Cor FY Sal) with an effective date of 09/30/99 and/or 03/30/00 for Administration or 10/07/99 and/or 04/06/00 for Institution for active employees and for employees on a Workers' Compensation Leave (reason code of WDL, WSP or WPS).
All subsequent rows on the Job Data panel will be updated automatically, providing the employee remained in an eligible bargaining unit by inserting additional rows with the action of Pay Rate Change, reason of CSL (Cor Sal) and the new salary. This includes leave and terminated job rows.
For employees who were inactive or on a leave of absence without pay (not WDL,WSP, or WPS) on the effective date of the increase(s), the increase(s) will automatically be applied to the employee's Job Data record only if the employee was subsequently returned to the payroll in an eligible bargaining unit. Rows will be inserted as of the effective date of the Rehire or the Return from Leave action with the action of PAY (Pay Rate Change), reason of CSL (Cor Sal) and the new salary. All subsequent Job Data rows will also be updated provided the employee remained in an eligible bargaining unit.
Inconvenience Pay
Inconvenience Pay Partial
Location Pay
|Other OSC Actions
M/C Salaries Subject to Maximum Salary Limitations per Budget Bulletin
OSC will not process general salary increases for M/C employees who are subject to withholding in accordance with DOB -approved Deputy Commissioner and Senior Management Organization Plans. For those employees who are eligible for partial salary increases in accordance with such approved plans, OSC will process partial salary increases up to the approved maximum salary.
OSC will enforce the 94% maximum salary limitation on all M/C employees in agencies for which no DOB-approved Deputy Commissioner and Senior Management Organization Plan is received. M/C employees who already earn above the 94% salary limitation in those agencies will not receive either general salary increase. Following DOB-approval of those agencies' plans, modifications to the salaries of affected M/C employees may be required.
Location Pay and
Inconvenience Pay Increases for employees in both eligible and ineligible
bargaining units:
Geographic Pay Differential
and Occupational Pay Differential
To Be Increased In a Future Pay Period
Hazardous Duty Pay, Overtime Meal Allowance, Intermittent Inconvenience Pay,
Safety Differential, and Standby:
Earnings in the categories identified below are calculated automatically each pay period based on a specific amount assigned to each earnings code. These amounts will NOT be increased at this time. New earnings codes will be added by OSC to establish the increased amounts. Until then, agencies must continue to submit earnings in these categories using the existing codes. A separate bulletin identifying the new earnings codes and agency instructions will be forthcoming.
The earnings codes are:
Hazard Pay (HZ1), Hazard Pay with Overtime (HZ2), Intermittent Inconvenience Pay 10 Days (IIP), Intermittent Inconvenience Pay 8 Days (IP1),Intermittent Inconvenience Pay 6 Days (IP2), Inconvenience Overtime (OIS), Safety Differential Straight Time (SDS), Safety Differential Overtime (SDO), Overtime Meals (OMA), Overtime Meals without Overtime (OMJ), Overtime Meals with Overtime Waiver (OMI)
Similarly, the Standby rate used in calculating the earnings for the codes Standby (SBC), Standby Overtime (SOC),and Recall Standby Overtime (RCL) will not be increased at this time. New earnings codes will be added to establish the increased rates. Until then, agencies must continue to submit the earnings using the existing codes. However, retroactive adjustments for these earnings resulting from the general salary increases will be paid.
|Automatic Retroactive Processing
OSC will automatically calculate
retroactive payments resulting from the October 1999 and April 2000 general
salary increases and the increases in inconvenience pay (full or part) and
location pay. Automatic retroactive payments will be processed for certain
earnings (e.g. overtime, holiday pay) reported using the Time Entry Panel.
A listing of all the earnings codes that will be automatically adjusted and their respective retroactive earnings codes will be provided under separate cover.
For eligible employees who have worked in more than one agency since the effective date of the increases, all retroactive adjustments will be paid in the most current agency provided the employee was paid by all agencies using the same Employee Record #.
For eligible employees who have worked in more than one agency and have been paid from more than one Employee Record # since the effective date of the increases, the retroactive adjustment for earnings in each Employee Record # will be paid in the most current agency, on the appropriate pay cycle, under each Employee Record #.
|Retroactive Payments for Award and Supplement
|OSC will calculate retroactive adjustments for employees who received a supplemental payment while on the Workers' Compensation Award and Supplement Program. The Workers' Compensation Unit will enter the adjustment on the Time Entry panel using the new earnings code AJR (see below).
Calculation of Increases and Retroactive Adjustment
|For the method used for calculating salary increases and retroactive adjustments, refer to the example which will be provided under separate cover.
|Reveal Reports
The following Reveal reports will be
available for agency review one week prior to the raise paycheck dates. All
reports will be sorted by agency code and then by employee name in
alphabetical order.
Mass Additional Pay Report
Mass Salary Payment Report
Mass Salary Increase Exception
Report (NHRP709):
|Generic Public Queries
The following generic public queries
have been produced for agency use and may be used to extract data for agency
and vendor updates for salaries and additional pay factors:
1. 00-SalaryIncr_CurrentRow
2. 00-SalaryIncr_AllRows
These queries include selected fields from the JOB table for those employees eligible for a salary increase based on the terms of the contract. The 00_SalaryIncr_CurrentRow is limited to the row with the most recent effective date and highest sequence number - the current row. 00_SalaryIncr_AllRows contains the same fields but includes all rows added to the JOB table as part of the mass salary increase program. It includes retroactive adjustments, where applicable.
3. 00-AddlPayIncr_CurrentRow
The additional pay queries include
selected fields from the Addl_Pay_Data table for those employees whose
location pay and/or inconvenience pay was affected by the terms of the
Raise Processing
For employees identified on the Mass
Salary Increase Exception Report (NHRP709), agencies must submit Pay Rate
Changes on the Job Action Request panel for eligible employees. Pay changes
are required for all rows on the employee's Job Data panel that are
subsequent to the effective dates of the general salary increases.
Grade 700 increase not applied - Agencies must submit the appropriate pay changes for the Corrections Superintendents identified on this list. The salary schedule for Corrections Superintendents will be provided under separate cover.
Salary Below Minimum - Agencies must review the Job Data records of these employees to determine the appropriate action. The employees may be in incorrect positions and a position change may also be required.
Position Data and Job Data do not match - Agencies must review the Job Data records of these employees and contact the Position Management Unit to determine the appropriate action. After the Position and the Job Data records are reconciled, the agency must submit the appropriate pay changes on the Job Action Request panel.
Increment Code 0070 - The Salary Determination Unit will review the Job Data records of employees who were redeployed to determine raise eligibility and will notify the agencies to submit Pay Rate Changes, if applicable.
Retroactive Processing
Retroactive adjustments will be
calculated automatically based on the increased salaries and additional pay
amounts for location pay and inconvenience pay.
Miscellaneous earnings codes, such as overtime (OTA) and holiday (HPA), will be retroactively adjusted. The earnings for these codes are calculated automatically each pay period based on an employee's salary rate and additional salary factors.
Refer to the list of Earnings Codes that will be retroactively adjusted which will be provided under separate cover.
Earnings that will not be retroactively adjusted are those earnings that are calculated automatically each pay period based on a fixed amount, such as intermittent inconvenience pay (IIP) and overtime meals (OMA).
Earnings that are reported using an override code, such as Regular Salary Override(RGO) and Overtime Override (OTO), will not be retroactively adjusted.
Earnings that are reported as a flat amount, such as Adjustment (ADJ) or FEE, will not be retroactively adjusted.
The agency must submit adjustments when the following conditions exist in the employee's record. Refer to Agency Procedures: Reporting Adjustments in the Time Entry Panel later in this bulletin for instructions.
Additional Pay Earnings:
If the earnings code Overpayment (OVP)
was used to reduce wages overpaid between 10/1/99 and period 7L for
Institution and 8L for Administration, the agency must review the automatic
retroactive adjustment to determine if the adjustment is correct.
Time Entry Earnings:
The following earnings codes will NOT be adjusted automatically. Agencies must calculate adjustments for the following:
Override earnings codes: Regular
Salary Override (RGO), Lump Sum Payment Override (LSI), Holiday Pay Override
(HPL), Salary Lump Sum Payment Override (SLO), Overtime Override(OTO), Lost
Time Override (LTO), Hospital Duty Override (HDP), Hospital Duty Overtime
Override (HDV)
The following earnings codes will NOT be adjusted automatically. Therefore, agencies must NOT submit adjustments until new codes are established and instructions are provided in a forthcoming payroll bulletin.
Hazardous Duty Pay, Overtime Meal
Allowance, Intermittent Inconvenience Pay, Safety Differential: HZ1, HZ2,
Negative Retroactive Adjustments
Retroactive adjustments will be calculated based on the employee's status since the effective date of the salary and additional pay increases.
If an employee had a retroactive action reported on the Job Data panel or the Additional Pay panel since the effective date of the increases, which resulted in an overpayment that was not recovered automatically by the system, the system will again attempt to try to recover the overpayment, when the raise is processed in period 7L Institution and period 8L Administration. In many cases, the agency has already recovered the overpayment using the Earnings Code OVP or by returning the check to OSC. Therefore, OSC will again disable the automatic retroactive negative adjustment for these employees.
To assist the agency in determining if the retroactive adjustment paid to these employees is correct, OSC will provide the agencies with two listings after the raise is processed which will identify employees who have had a negative retroactive adjustment calculated by the system that was not automatically processed.
The first listing will identify
employees and their negative earnings, by pay period, that were calculated
before the raise is applied in period 7L for Institution and 8L for
Employees appearing on these listings will receive retroactive adjustments for all periods in which positive amounts are calculated by the system.
If the employee is no longer overpaid, the employee may be due an additional adjustment for the period in which a negative adjustment was calculated by the system.
The agency should compare the listings to determine if an additional adjustment of earnings is required. Generally, the difference between the amounts identified on the 2 listings is the amount that the employee may be due as an additional adjustment or the amount by which the original overpayment may be reduced.
RGS submitted as a negative amount:
RGS reported using partial days:
Miscellaneous Time Entry earnings,
such as overtime, that are adjusted automatically:
Employees who moved from a Current
to Lag payroll:
Employees who had a change in Pay
Basis Code from HRY to ANN or ANN to HRY:
Employees who have received earnings
on an AC39 (Typewritten Payroll) prepared by OSC:
|Agency Procedure: Reporting Adjustments in the Time Entry Panel
OSC has established a new earnings code
to be used on the Time Entry panel to report all retroactive changes due to
the implementation of the salary and additional pay increases.
EARNINGS CODE - AJR - Adjust Raise
Register and Employee's
Check Advice
|All retroactive adjustments will be displayed on the Payroll Register and the employee's check or direct deposit advice. Since the check or advice can only accommodate up to 13 earnings codes, the employee's remaining earnings will be combined and "Other" will be displayed, along with the combined total amount.
|Raise Calculation Examples
|We have attached two examples of the calculation methodology for the new base salaries and retroactive adjustments. These examples are for agency payroll/personnel officer use only. (See pages 13 and 14)
Questions regarding general salary
increases may be directed to the Salary Determination mailbox.
Questions regarding Position Management may be directed to the Position Management mailbox.
All other questions may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox.


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Sambalpur: In a shocking incident, a hawker was reportedly axed to death in Bamara area of Odisha's Sambalpur district today after he asked a person to pay dues.
The deceased was identified as Chand Deb Choudhury, hailing from Jharkhand.
According to reports, one Balaram Munda of Pokharamal village in Nuadihi area here had taken articles worth Rs 2,600 from Chand Deb but didn't pay the amount.
This morning, Chand Deb asked Balaram to clear the dues following which an exchange of words ensued between the two.
The incident took an ugly turn when Balaram lost his cool and allegedly hacked Chand Deb to death with an axe.
He went absconding soon after committing the crime. Police have started investigation into the incident.

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Billions of dollars could be on the line with a Nevada jury deliberating whether the state's largest health management organization should pay punitive damages to three plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit stemming from a Las Vegas hepatitis outbreak.
Plaintiffs' attorneys have asked the jurors to order Health Plan of Nevada and Sierra Health Services to pay almost $2.5 billion to three plaintiffs in the negligence lawsuit.
They say that would show health corporations not to put profits ahead of patient safety.
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|Rodriguezia adani
Alvarez & Villalobos, 2018
A new species of freshwater crab of the family Trichodactylidae, genus Rodriguezia Bott, 1969 is described from Grutas de Agua Blanca in southern Tabasco, Mexico. Rodriguezia is a genus endemic to northern Chiapas and southern Tabasco, distributed over a small area of 70 km. Rodriguezia adani n. sp., the third species of the genus, occurs north of its two congeners, being stygobitic with obvious adaptations to cave life. It can be distinguished from R. villalobosi, an epigean species, by the absence of eyes, lack of pigmentation and elongation of the pereiopods; and from R. mensabak by having less elongated pereiopods relative to carapace breadth, an extremely reduced ocular peduncle, and a smaller adult size.
Keywords: Crustacea, Trichodactylinae, stygobitic, Grutas de Agua Blanca, Tabasco, Chiapas
|FIGURE 2. Rodriguezia adani n. sp. male holotype: dorsal view.
Rodriguezia adani n. sp.
Distribution. The new species is only known from Grutas de Agua Blanca, Macuspana, Tabasco, Mexico.
Etymology. We name the new species after Adán Gómez-González, explorer, biologist and friend, who found these crabs while exploring caves in Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico.
Fernando Alvarez and José Luis Villalobos. 2018. A New Species of Stygobitic Freshwater Crab of the Genus Rodriguezia Bott, 1969 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Trichodactylidae) from Tabasco, Mexico. Zootaxa. 4378(1); 137-143. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4378.1.10
Dedican Nueva Especie de Crustáceo al Joven Biólogo Asesinado en Chiapas:"Rodriguezia adani"... - Biosfera 10 biosfera10.org/bios/index.php/noticias/79-nacionales/212-dedican-nueva-especie-de-crustaceo-al-joven-biologo-asesinado-en-chiapas-rodriguezia-adani via @@biosferadiez


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Ways To Diagnose Calcaneal Spur
Heel spurs are abnormal bony growths that develop at the back of or under the heel. Inflammation around a spur, more so than the spur itself, can cause significant pain. Fortunately, symptoms can be eased with non-surgical treatments for the vast majority of people.
Each time we take a step forward, all of our body weight first rests on the heel of one foot. As our weight moves forward, the entire foot begins to bear the body's weight, and the foot flattens and this places a great deal of pressure and strain on the plantar fascia. There is very little ?give? to the plantar fascia, so as it stretches only slightly, it pulls on its attachment to the heel. If the foot is properly aligned this pull causes no problems. However, if the foot is ?pronated?(the foot rolls outward at the ankle, causing a break down of the inner side of the shoe), the arch falls excessively, and this causes an abnormal stretching of the relatively inflexible plantar fascia, which in turn pulls abnormally hard on the heel. The same pathology occurs with ?supination? (the rolling inward of the foot, causing a break down of the outer side of the shoe). Supinated feet are relatively inflexible; usually have a high arch, and a short or tight plantar fascia. Thus as weight is transferred from the heel to the remainder of the foot, the tight plantar fascia hardly stretches at all, and pulls with great force on its attachment to the heel. In both cases, the abnormal stress placed on the attachment of the plantar fascia to the heel usually causes pain, inflammation, and possibly swelling. If this process continues, the plantar fascia partially tears away from the heel. The body will fill in this torn area with calcium; eventually it becomes bone, and a heel spur results.
Although it may take years to become a problem, once it appears, it may cause considerable suffering. Because of proximity to the tendons, the spur is a source of continuous painful aching. The sensation has been described as "a toothache in the foot." When you place your weight on the heel, the pain can be sufficient to immobilize you.
Heel spurs and plantar fasciitis is usually diagnosed by your physiotherapist or sports doctor based on your symptoms, history and clinical examination. After confirming your heel spur or plantar fasciitis they will investigate WHY you are likely to be predisposed to heel spurs and develop a treatment plan to decrease your chance of future bouts. X-rays will show calcification or bone within the plantar fascia or at its insertion into the calcaneus. This is known as a calcaneal or heel spur. Ultrasound scans and MRI are used to identify any plantar fasciitis tears, inflammation or calcification. Pathology tests may identify spondyloarthritis, which can cause symptoms similar to plantar fasciitis.
Non Surgical Treatment
Heel spurs and plantar fascitis are usually controlled with conservative treatment. Early intervention includes stretching the calf muscles while avoiding re-injuring the plantar fascia. Decreasing or changing activities, losing excess weight, and improving the proper fitting of shoes are all important measures to decrease this common source of foot pain. Modification of footwear includes shoes with a raised heel and better arch support. Shoe orthotics recommended by a healthcare professional are often very helpful in conjunction with exercises to increase strength of the foot muscles and arch. The orthotic prevents excess pronation and lengthening of the plantar fascia and continued tearing of this structure. To aid in this reduction of inflammation, applying ice for 10-15 minutes after activities and use of anti-inflammatory medication can be helpful. Physical therapy can be beneficial with the use of heat modalities, such as ultrasound that creates a deep heat and reduces inflammation. If the pain caused by inflammation is constant, keeping the foot raised above the heart and/or compressed by wrapping with an ace bandage will help. Corticosteroid injections are also frequently used to reduce pain and inflammation. Taping can help speed the healing process by protecting the fascia from reinjury, especially during stretching and walking.
Surgical Treatment
Though conservative treatments for heel spurs work most of the time, there are some cases where we need to take your treatment to the next level. Luckily, with today?s technologies, you can still often avoid surgery. Some of the advanced technologies to treat a Heel Spur are Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy. Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (also known as PRP) is one of several regenerative medicine techniques that University Foot and Ankle Institute has helped bring to foot and ankle care. This amazing in-office procedure allows the growth factors in the blood to be used to actually begin the healing process again long after your body has given up on healing the area. Heel Pain Shockwave Therapy. Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive procedure done in the office that allows for new blood to get to the region of fascia damage and help with healing. Results have been excellent with more than 70 percent of patients getting relief with only one treatment. Topaz for Heal Spurs and pain. Another minimally invasive technology technique is called Coblation Surgery using a Topaz probe. This minimally invasive procedure involves controlled heating of multiple tiny needles that are inserted through the skin and into the plantar fascia. This process, like PRP and Shockwave therapy, irritates the fascia enough to turn a chronic problem back into an acute problem, greatly increasing the chances of healing. Heel Spur Surgery. Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy is one surgical procedure that we consider to release the tight fascia. University Foot and Ankle Institute has perfected an endoscopic (camera guided) approach for fascia release to allow rapid healing and limited downtime with minimal pain.
To prevent this condition, wearing shoes with proper arches and support is very important. Proper stretching is always a necessity, especially when there is an increase in activities or a change in running technique. It is not recommended to attempt working through the pain, as this can change a mild case of heel spurs and plantar fascitis into a long lasting and painful episode of this condition.


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February 11, 2020
In my earliest of memories, my interests always revolved around science in one way or another, even if I was too young to understand the science that was behind them.
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The Digital Empowers campaign, a partnership between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Tata Consultancy Services, aims to raise awareness on digital technologies, foster cross-sector partnerships, and explore the art of the possible.
Each year, as the Chamber Foundation hosts the Talent Forward national workforce conference, we focus on talent—educating and training, talent tech and data, recruiting, hiring, and upskilling. With no shortage of talent challenges, the opportunities for informative discussion are endless. While a day devoted to dissecting talent-related topics could focus solely on the problems, Talent Forward is all about the solutions.


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Hi folks, Aster Luxury soaps sent me a huge hamper last week and today, I am going to review the Aster Green Tea Luxury Bathing Bar. Let's get to know the product better.
About Aster Green Tea Luxury Bathing Bar:
Aster Luxury premium green tea bathing soap bar is made from fresh procured natural extracts. Enriched with antioxidant properties of green tea purify and exfoliate the skin which makes it look young and fresh. It also helps to protect the skin damage from free radicals. This is a hypoallergenic product and suits all skin types.
Price: Rs. 150 for 125 gms
Shelf life: 24 months from the date of manufacture
Packaging: Aster Green Tea Bathing Bar comes in plastic packaging, which I did not like. I would have loved a little fancy packaging since it is a luxurious soap
Ingredients: In the photograph below
My review
When I first opened the soap, I was hit by a fragrance, which was very pleasant but a little too strong. I used this soap for a week and I must say it is a great cleansing bar. The best part it has the goodness of green tea that purifies the skin and even though I have dry skin, it works great for me.
Now, it doesn't melt away like regular soaps and that is definitely a big plus for me. Its fragrance does not linger for long on the skin but it last for around 30 minutes. It also acts like a good daily exfoliator and gives my skin the squeaky clean feeling.
It is full of natural ingredients
It does not melt
Suits my skin type
Exfoliates my skin without drying it
Packaging could have been better
I wish the fragrance was a little milder
Overall verdict: It is a good quality luxurious soap and I think you should definitely try it once 🙂
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Can, an old man like me use this unique product, to an advantage?
The soap looks good and it upon looking at it first, even before I read your post, I kind of already have the idea that it has a strong smell. I guess, most soap such as this really has strong scents because of their ingredients. I agree, it could have been a more better packaging.
I agree, this should not be packed in plastic. Your review is tempting me to use this. 🙂
Aaj pehli baar maine aster lavender soap ko use kiya.
Actually mere papa ko ye soap gift me mila.
Pahli baar use krne k baad m itna khus hua ki maine iss soap k liye order kar daala.
Definitely 🙂


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Today I decided to create a plugin for Owncloud which displays GPX files directly in your browser. For the plugin I used the great leaflet library and the GPX plugin by Maxime Petazzoni. The plugin will display all files with a mimetype of text/gpx or application/gpx+xml on a map in your browser when you click them while browsing your owncloud folders.
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Includes the new Duraboom and landing gear
Frame comes as shown with arms rear boom rear block fiberglass pivot and retainer Colet screws nuts all assembled.
This is the Simple T Copter 3.0
Frame weight is 7.0oz
Arms are 12" in length
See bottom youtube video to see vidio i shot with this T copter.
The high KV (1300-1400) of the motors and small props (8x4) rotate at tremendous speeds. Any vibrations generated will have a very high frequency which the GoPro won't detect. With the Frame being made of wood and ply wood, more vibrations are dampened, resulting in a jitter and rolling shutter free video.
flight duration of around 10 minutes fully loaded with a 2200mah 4S LiPo.
you will need to copy and paste some of the links. sorry
ESC's (electric speed controller)
Magic esc from me or buddyrc
Fire esc
Control board KK2.1
From me
3.5mm bullets
10x5 use with 1400kv on 3 cell only or 980kv on 3 or 4 cell ( these are more efficient but not as snappy for aerobatics. They are very good in the wind)
High end (at least for me) sorry these are hard to get. I have made these very popular.
Sunnysky 2212 1400kv use 8x4.5 prop on 3 or 4 cell or 10x5 on 3 cell.
USA dealer when he has them http://www.buddyrc.com/sunnysky-x2212-9-1400kv-ii.html
Sunnysky 2212 980kv use 10x5 with 4 cell pack. These give 10 to 15% more flight time with slightly reduced power. They have enough power to fly on 3 cell but if loaded with fpv gear then use 4 cell.
servo if you need
As far as batteries go i like the hobbyking compact zippy.
And the Glacier batteries from Buddyrc
Buddyrc also caries the Icharger line of Chargers. I have had very good luck (meaning none of my batteries have caught fire like they did with 2 different hobbyking chargers)
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Posted by Steve on 4th Mar 2014
I just finished my build last night and love the way the t-copter flies. So far no crashes, but I am sure it won't be long (just means I am not trying hard enough). Nice design and build quality. The build video was great as well, it only took a couple of hours to build from scratch. The hardest part was waiting for the components to arrive. I am looking forward to getting my flash hardware to update the KK2.1 with newer firmware. Thanks again Matt.
Posted by Jason Pratt on 2nd Mar 2014
I put this frame through a *lot* learning to fly in the alley next to my office, is tough as hell. Super performant, really cool, easy to repair.
Posted by Greg Goodwin on 7th Feb 2014
The t copter flies great . Good quality and easy build,mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by Unknown on 31st Jan 2014
I have flown fixed wing R/C planes for over 25 years but never got into any type of rotor wing until now. Matt's Tcopter has been my first experience with this type of aircraft and thanks to his product, build videos and quick responses to questions after the sale the build and initial flights have been surprisingly straight-forward. With the newer KK2 board's self-level feature you don't need any prior rotor wing experience to successfully fly one of these. I'm hooked and now looking forward to enjoying this whole new (to me) branch of the hobby! Thanks again Matt for "demystifying" multirotor aircraft and putting out such a great product!
Posted by Greg Huddleston on 13th Dec 2013
I had complete success with Matt's Tricopter, so I just finished a T-copter. Construction was simple and quick and the main frame has plenty of room for mounting components. Both fly with the KK2 board flashed with 1.6++ and the SL mixing mode makes recovery after flips and rolls very easy. I think the Tricopter can fly a little more aggressive, but the T-copter has easier visual orientation - - especially with LED's at night. I also like using cable ties for the front arm pivot restraint, and they will break free on impact. Just follow Matt's construction video, and you will have a great flying and durable T-copter.
Posted by MICHAEL L on 29th Nov 2013
I highly recommend this T-Copter as an easy to build and fly platform.
The build videos are of benefit and helped me easily get into the air.
My previous airplane experience did help me with piloting this aircraft, but I think I
would still of succeeded if a little slowly.
The auto level feature on the optional KK2 board will assit beginners.
I also added led lights for orientation.
Look forward to future designs.
I have just ordered another frame and spares!
Posted by Jeremy on 8th Nov 2013
I had a buddy who sparked my interest in building my own Tricopter and Matt's product, service, and knowledge is un-match-able. He is very quick to respond to emails and helped with the build. Thanks again for everything and I will be a life time customer! Keep up the good work!
Posted by David Grenewetzki on 31st Oct 2013
After many years in RC, I decided to take the plunge into multicopters.
After doing a lot of internet research, I was confused. There are just so many options that a noob doesn't know where to start. There are a couple of great RTF machines that look very cool but are quite expensive and may be inherently less repairable, so I decided to build my own. My rationale was "if I built it, I can fix it."
Way too many options for building too, but when I found simplecopter.com, I knew I was in the right place. Matt's videos made the process indeed simple and fun and his frames looked like just the ticket.
Since my eventual target is FPV and photography, I went with the Tcopter. Frame was delivered fast and in great shape. One thing that had me confused for a bit were the holes in the top platform of the frame until it dawned on me that they were the Simplecopter logo!
Painting and the wiring harness were the only parts of the process that took any time, but after a couple of hours, it was done and with heart racing, I fired it up. It worked and worked well.
I had a couple of questions during the build and Matt's responses via email came very quickly.
All in all, a great product and great build video made my entry into multicopters a breeze. Highly recommended.
Posted by Ferdi on 15th Oct 2013
love the simplicity and funcionality of your frames.
Few things I would like to point out that causes me problems.
First of all, I love your frames, easy to build, tuff and pretty. Just one downfall for me personally here in Spain.
The sizes you use are only used in the states, as well for the screws as the booms. In Europe they dont sell booms of half an inch which is 13x13mm her. The standard for models building is 12mmx12mm. 13x13mm just doesnt exist which means you really need to saw it from a plate of wood which is more hassle. Same for the screws, when you loose one I need to change to a different size as well. Thats a putty, Would be could if you would have used universal sizes which go well in all countries. Thats' all, besides that lovely, Good work and thanks for everything!
Posted by shawn on 22nd Sep 2013
Looks good never had time to hook up wires yet so can't say how it flys . Still waiting on motors and esc's and kk2 board. I'm trying this because matt makes it looks so easy;-)
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The defence of Alcaraz.
This whole city was thought out from a strategic point of view.
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We have all been outraged and saddened by the stories of how our government violated basic human rights. Waterboarding, stress positions, sleep deprivation, detainees stripped and abused - the list goes on. Yet so far there has been all too little accountability for those who laid the groundwork for torture.
Some of the most culpable are the lawyers who cravenly wrote memos that provided justifications for what we all know is wrong. That is why Alliance for Justice has joined with CREDO Action to demand that Attorney General Eric Holder release a report that would shed light on what happened and help us hold those lawyers accountable.
The Department of Justice has been investigating the infamous "torture memos" since 2004. A report on the findings was expected by June of this year. Four months later, we are still waiting to hear from the Justice Department on exactly who authorized the use of torture by American men and women.
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Author: Ina Garten
Brand: Clarkson Potter
Edition: First Edition
- Clarkson Potter Publishers
Number Of Pages: 256
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Release Date: 2010-10-26
Details: Ina Garten, bestselling cookbook author and beloved star of Barefoot Contessa on Food Network, is back with her easiest recipes ever.
In Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? Ina proves once again that it doesn't take complicated techniques, special equipment, or stops at more than one grocery store to make wonderful dishes for your family and friends. Her newest must-have cookbook is all about saving time and avoiding stress while having fun in the kitchen.
These are not recipes with three ingredients thrown together in five minutes; instead home cooks will find fantastic Barefoot Contessa recipes that are easy to make but still have all that deep, delicious flavor Ina is known for—and that makes a meal so satisfying. Think Pink Grapefruit Margaritas served with Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs—two classics with a twist. For lunch, Ina makes everyone's favorite Ultimate Grilled Cheese sandwich and Snap Peas with Pancetta. For dinner, try Jeffrey's Roast Chicken (tried and true!); Steakhouse Steaks, which come out perfectly every time and—with Ina's easy tip—couldn't be simpler; or an Easy Parmesan "Risotto" that you throw in the oven instead of stirring endlessly on the stovetop. Finally, Ina's desserts never disappoint—from Red Velvet Cupcakes to Chocolate Pudding Cream Tart.
To top it all off, Ina also shares her best tips for making cooking really easy. She leaves bowls of lemons and limes on the counter not only because they look great but because they also remind her that a squeeze of lemon in a dish brightens the flavors. She shows us the equipment that makes a difference to her—like sharp knives, the right zester, an extra bowl for her electric mixer—and that can help you in your kitchen, too.
Filled with 225 gorgeous full-color photographs, Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That? is the perfect kitchen companion for busy home cooks who still want fabulous flavor. Fall into Cooking Featured Recipe from Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?: Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast
Why do we only serve turkey on Thanksgiving? A whole turkey breast roasted with fresh rosemary, sage, and thyme is a great weeknight dinner and the leftovers make delicious sandwiches the next day. Roasting the turkey at 325 degrees and allowing it to rest for fifteen minutes ensures that it will be very moist. --Ina Garten
Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients1 whole bone-in turkey breast (6½ to 7 pounds)
2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¾ cup dry white wine
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place the turkey breast on a rack in a roasting pan, skin side up.
In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, rosemary, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper. Rub the mixture evenly all over the skin of the turkey breast. (You can also loosen the skin and smear half of the paste underneath, directly on the meat.) Pour the wine into the bottom of the roasting pan.
Roast the turkey for 1½ to 1 ¾ hours, until the skin is golden brown and an instant-read meat thermometer registers 165 degrees when inserted into the thickest and meatiest area of the breast. Check the breast after an hour or so; if the skin is overbrowning, cover it loosely with aluminum foil.
When the turkey is done, remove from the oven, cover the pan with aluminum foil, and allow the turkey to rest at room temperature for 15 minutes. Slice and serve warm with the pan juices.Fall into Cooking Featured Recipe from Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?: Easy Cranberry & Apple Cake
This recipe is inspired by a cranberry pie from Sarah Chase's book Cold Weather Cooking. My friend Barbara Liberman calls it "easy cake"--I call it delicious. It's even better served warm with vanilla ice cream. --Ina Garten
Serves 6-8
12 ounces fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over for stems
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and diced
½ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1 tablespoon grated orange zest (2 oranges)
¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
11⁄8 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ cup sour cream
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Combine the cranberries, apple, brown sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs on medium-high speed for 2 minutes. With the mixer on medium, add 1 cup of the granulated sugar, the butter, vanilla, and sour cream and beat just until combined. On low speed, slowly add the flour and salt.
Pour the fruit mixture evenly into a 10-inch glass pie plate. Pour the batter over the fruit, covering it completely. Combine the remaining 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar and 1⁄8 teaspoon of cinnamon and sprinkle it over the batter. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean and the fruit is bubbling around the edges. Serve warm or at room temperature.


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Bianchi Cortina
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in stock 4/3/2020: 16, 18, 21, 23 "
A direct descendant of the original Cross Terrain Advantage model, the Cortina is the choice for the rider who appreciates quality, value, and an upgraded component package.
The Cortina features a lightweight, double-butted, hydroformed aluminum frame, sturdy aluminum fork, and double-wall rims for durability. A wide, thick, spring-suspended saddle, ergonomic handgrips, and slip-resistant platform pedals maximize ride comfort. Simple Revo-Twist shifters matched to Shimano's reliable Altus drivetrain provide 24-speeds for carefree cruising.


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To appreciate how much food means to the actor Stanley Tucci and his extended family, you have to hear the stories about his maternal grandmother, Concetta Tropiano, who pickled her own tomatoes, canned her own pears, curdled her own ricotta, brewed her own beer and fattened her own chickens, rabbits and goats in Verplanck, N.Y., about an hour�s drive north of New York City.
You have to hear in particular about her doughy twilight, when death came knocking but she was too busy with focaccia to answer the door.
This was in the mid-1990s, when she was in her late 80s. A stroke mostly paralyzed her left arm, limiting her kitchen work. She nonetheless insisted on doing something as she recovered, and used the kneading of dough as therapy, the making of pizza � and focaccia � as rehabilitation.
About a year after the stroke, a devastating infection forced the amputation of her left leg. Relatives gathered to comfort her as she emerged from surgery.
�To cheer her up, we asked her to tell us, again, how to make stuffed artichokes,� recalled Joan Tucci, her daughter and Stanley�s mother. �She went through the whole thing.�
�I thought the nurse was going to die,� Joan Tucci added. �Only an Italian would talk about food at a time like this.�
Joan Tucci lost her mother in 1997, when Tropiano was 88. But Tropiano�s legacy endures, in part through �The Tucci Cookbook,� a paean to Italian cooking � and to Italian-American families � that is being published next week.
It includes recipes from the Tropiano and Tucci sides of the clan, both of which have roots in Calabria, in southern Italy. It reflects the year in the early 1970s when Joan Tucci and her husband, Stanley Sr., temporarily moved their children to Florence, became familiar with northern Italian cooking and fell hard for lasagne verde. It bows to �Big Night,� a 1996 movie, set in an Italian-American restaurant, that Stanley Tucci not only acted in but also helped write and direct. The movie, in fact, inspired a previous, shorter, less glossy version of �The Tucci Cookbook,� titled �Cucina & Famiglia.�
But beyond all of that, �The Tucci Cookbook,� in which the recipes are interlaced with reminiscences from two generations of Tuccis, suggests the meaty, saucy ways in which a love of food can bind and govern a family. That love has certainly shaped Stanley Tucci�s life and career, in which cooking and eating seem to be the glues for every relationship, the sidebars to every adventure, the grace notes of every achievement.
�Big Night,� an exuberant celebration of culinary obsession, helped put him on the map in Hollywood. More than a decade later, �Julie & Julia,� in which he played Julia Child�s husband, cemented his reputation as one of the movie business�s nimblest character actors.
He recalled that before that movie was shot he told Meryl Streep, who played Child: �You and I need to cook together. I don�t mean to be a nudge and I don�t mean to be Method-y, but we need to be in a kitchen together.� At Streep�s apartment in New York City, they prepared a proper French dinner, with a main course of blanquette de veau and, for dessert, a tarte Tatin.
Tucci, 51, is a proud and avid cook, and at his home in northern Westchester County, not far from Concetta Tropiano�s old stamping grounds, his arsenal of equipment trumps what many restaurants have on hand. In addition to the six burners and acres of counter space in his kitchen, there�s a mammoth stone pizza oven, made in Italy, on the patio outside, along with a gas grill as large as a Fiat, a free-standing paella pan the size of a wading pool, and a coffinlike wood-and-aluminum roasting box, called a Caja China, that can accommodate up to 100 pounds of meat. He likes his dinner parties populous and his friends carnivorous.
Widowed in 2009, he remarried in August, and when he and his bride, Felicity Blunt, 31, tell the story of their courtship, it�s a bloody, gristly narrative.
He first got to know Blunt, a literary agent, at the wedding on Lake Como, Italy, of her younger sister, the actress Emily Blunt, with whom he and Streep had appeared in �The Devil Wears Prada.� When he subsequently traveled to London to shoot �Captain America: The First Avenger,� Felicity, who lived there, showed him some of her favorite restaurants.
They occasionally stayed in an apartment above one of them, the Ledbury, and fondly remember retreating there once with two uncooked pheasants that a chef at the Ledbury had given them. For 90 merry minutes, the lovebirds plucked the feathers from the dead birds.
Later, when Blunt visited his home, they got a 26-pound suckling pig to roast and together used various household tools to sever its head before wrestling it onto a spit.
�It was like �Lord of the Flies,� � said Blunt, in a dreamy voice, as the couple sat on his patio on an afternoon not long ago.
Tucci recalled that he found her in the kitchen the morning after, in her bathrobe, using her bare hands to tear cold flesh from the piglet for a platter of leftover pork.
�How can you not fall in love with a woman like that?� he asked.
�It was the way the light hit the carcass,� Blunt said.
Adapted from �The Tucci Cookbook� (Gallery Books)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 pound stewing beef, trimmed of fat, rinsed, patted dry and cut into pieces
1 pound country-style spareribs, trimmed of fat, rinsed, patted dry and cut in half
1 cup coarsely chopped onions
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
8 cups whole plum tomatoes (about two 35-ounce cans), passed through a food mill or pureed in a blender or food processor
3 fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves, or 1 teaspoon dried
In a stew pot over medium-high heat, warm olive oil. Sear stewing beef until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove from pot, set aside in a bowl.
Add spareribs to pot and sear until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove ribs and set aside in bowl with stewing beef. (If your pot is big enough to hold all the meat in a single layer, it may be cooked at the same time.)
Stir onions and garlic into pot. Reduce heat to low and cook until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping bottom of the pot clean. Add tomato paste to pot. Pour 1/2 cup warm water into tomato paste can to loosen any residual paste and then pour into pot. Cook to warm the paste through, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes along with additional 1 cup warm water. Stir in basil and oregano. Cover with lid slightly askew and simmer about 30 minutes.
Return meat to pot, along with any juices that accumulated in bowl. Cover with lid slightly askew and simmer, stirring frequently, until meat is very tender and tomatoes are cooked, about 2 hours. Warm water may be added to sauce, in 1/2-cup portions, if sauce becomes too thick. Yield: 8 servings; time: 3 hours.


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Campbell Cameron: Argyll's got talent
So….Argyll's got talent. We never doubted it …not the sort of plastic manufactured talent that the X Factor or The Voice produces ….but real honest to goodness ability that comes of endless hours of practice and much performance experience.
It all began with Joy Dunlop (top with the Argyll band) – a great product of the Gaelic choir and Fèis movements. Following in the footsteps of Karen Matheson, Joy has found the old Gaelic standards born of Argyll have not been heard by audiences further afield. Both have spent many hours individually at the School of Scottish studies in Edinburgh trawling through the rich seam of recorded music archived there. Joy found many of them recorded on the original wax cylinders.
The new album is complete and a few of us lucky souls got the chance to take one home from her recent run of concerts with the Argyll Band. Comprising all Argyll musicians to reflect the songs she sang – it is apparent that our girl; for she hails from Connel, within earshot of the Falls of Lora, has come on in leaps and bounds. Joy's range and depth is fantastic and she has a confidence that makes her a great entertainer with stories and jokes between the songs to entertain the audience. If I marry I shall not marry a big girl opens the album in ironic style as Joy is a generous 6 foot tall beauty and well worthy of the suitor who penned the song. The album takes us a tour of Mull, The Isle of Luing, Glen Ure, to lament Colin Campbell, Colonsay Coll and Tiree, Carsaig Beach and back to the water's edge of Loch Etive with Taigh an Uillt, the loch where the Falls of Lora ebb and flow daily. Treat yourself when Joy comes by or get on her website and be sure to get wind of the albums official release later this year.Air ais gu Beachdan


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Who is King of Coffee?
25 Jun 2013|Kate Jones
The UK coffee shop market is dominated by three major players – Starbucks, Caffe Nero and Costa. Following the announcement that Costa has opened another 141 stores and with profit up by 11.4% to £356.5 million compared to last year, Kate Jones, Director at Added Value UK, urged readers of Marketing Magazine to 'Wake up and smell the success of coffee'. And unwittingly sparked an impassioned debate in an office of coffee consumers, connoisseurs and critics: just who is the King of Coffee?
Of the three brands, Caffe Nero caused the biggest stir in the coffee cup. An office divided, those driven by quality praised Nero for catering for people who know and like real coffee. "But they don't even do a flat white!" claim the protestors. Each of the big chains has a clear point of difference, they are all by and large offering the same thing, but differentiate through their brand offer and character. Starbucks, the worthy American with profits of £360.5 million, Nero the coffee-obsessed Italian, and Costa, the slightly quirky Brit where you get your tea in a pot and singing heads in their "Coffee lovers" campaign.
When it comes to the brand experience, Caffe Nero is not as impressive. Nero appears to be stuck in the past with a dated view of what a coffee shop is, unlike Starbucks, who gets that coffee today isn't about some hankering for a Mediterranean lifestyle or European sophistication. Coffee is slick, urban and modern. Melbourne or San Francisco are more the heart of coffee culture than Milan or Rome and the brand experience of Starbucks reflects this. It seems that ever since Starbucks wanted to be the third space, high street coffee in the West has become less about the liquid.
It is undeniable that Starbucks pioneered the coffee shop experience, but what about the negatives? Most find being asked for your name annoying, rather than charmingly personal. A corporate giant trying to be local feels somewhat inauthentic and lacking integrity; "if you're my local and my regular coffee haunt, you should know my name and order."
With a crowded coffee shop market, innovation is key to success. Costa does this through a wide and varied channel base, arguably treading a fine line to over-exposing their brand, but actually it seems to be working. 'Costas' abound, from corporate foyers to Costa Express in petrol stations and even at home, thanks to their partnership with Tassimo.
The watchout here will be quality: the experience of a self-service petrol station machine through to a barista-prepared serve in a coffee shop. Costa should be careful to not become the Tesco of coffee chains and undergo the inevitable backlash of losing loyalty or worse cheapening the brand.
Starbucks has answered the same challenge through product and business model innovation, which has led them into alternative channels through a ready-to-drink offer and partnership with PepsiCo, placing their brand on supermarket shelves the world over.
It's difficult to be mainstream and a connoisseur at the same time when it comes to coffee. With Costa moving from premium to mass market, Nero offering us a dated perspective on coffee and Starbucks' take on personalisation falling flat, could their crowns be in danger of slipping? Is the trend moving on, and is it time for the reign of the independents, or "Brew Bars", who truly care about coffee and believe in making us the best flat white we've ever tasted? Probably, but whilst the category continues to grind out record profits and serve up lattes for £3 a slurp in times of austerity, coffee chains are still "Waking up to smell the success of coffee" every morning.
Starbucks: less inspiring.
Starbucks may have emerged from a few difficult years with outstanding business results in 2012. But this year's Cultural Traction™ study shows that trouble is on the horizon for the American giant. Its lofty mission 'to inspire the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighbourhood at a time,' if brought properly to life, should generate strong scores for "Inspiring." Yet its rank on this dimension is lower than Coca Cola, Nescafé or even Lipton, highlighting a real problem. At number 20 in the global study, Starbucks makes an even poorer impression for 'Vibrancy' in the UK, at number 48. Similarly WPP's BrandZ report places Starbucks down 2 places from last year, as the 44th most valuable global brand.
It seems Starbucks is reacting by changing its focus, having recently announced a strategic decision to grow its food footprint by acquiring French pastry bakery La Boulange and removing the word 'coffee' from its famed siren logo. But with a premium-priced paper cup of hot stuff an essential part of the daily routine; is Starbucks about to lose out on coffee to the independent rising stars?
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The Blackfeet Nation, Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada (Elk Island), the Oakland Zoo and WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) announced today that 88 plains bison have been transferred from Elk Island to the reservation of the Blackfeet Nation near Browning, Montana. This historic event cannot be overstated in its significance to the Blackfeet people and all tribes and First Nations in their quest to restore bison to native lands and re-establish ties to this cultural icon.
BROWNING, MT (April 5, 2016) – The Blackfeet Nation, Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada (Elk Island), the Oakland Zoo and WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) announced today that 88 plains bison have been transferred from Elk Island to the reservation of the Blackfeet Nation near Browning, Montana. This historic event cannot be overstated in its significance to the Blackfeet people and all tribes and First Nations in their quest to restore bison to native lands and re-establish ties to this cultural icon.
The bison calves transferred are descended from those captured on Blackfeet land in 1873 that became the noted "Pablo-Allard" herd.
"Today marks the long-awaited return of these buffalo to their original homeland," said Ervin Carlson, Bison Program Director and President of the Intertribal Buffalo Council. "The Elk Island Buffalo originated from Blackfeet territory and their homecoming enhances the restoration of Blackfeet culture. These animals are culturally and spiritually connected to our people and I believe their homecoming will begin a healing of historical trauma to the Blackfeet people. These buffalo will begin the longstanding efforts to restore buffalo to their historical mountain front rangelands."
"This project has tremendous ecological, economic and cultural impacts to the Blackfeet Nation," said Keith Aune, WCS Senior Conservationist. "It has been a great model of international cooperation and the melding of people from different cultures. We have been planning for this day for five years and are excited to see them finally come home. There is a lot of work to do yet to grow the herd and eventually place these bison on large landscapes along the mountains in the Blackfeet Reservation."
Elk Island is a national park in Canada that has made lasting contributions to wildlife conservation for over a century. Biennially, Elk Island evaluates its bison herd to determine the number of animals they can keep without exceeding the capacity of the park. In late 2015, the Blackfeet Nation and WCS began a dialogue with Elk Island managers about repatriating some of their bison to the Blackfeet Reservation. The 88 transferred animals were considered surplus. In February, all the bison were tested according to federal regulatory requirements and found to be free of tuberculosis and brucellosis. Following a further 60-day quarantine, the bison were ready to be sent to their ancestral homeland.
"As a leader in conservation, Parks Canada recognizes the role of Indigenous Peoples in conserving, restoring, and presenting natural and cultural heritage and is honored to play a role in this special initiative," said Stephen Flemming, Superintendent of Elk Island National Park. "In providing plains bison to the Montana Blackfeet Nation Bison Reserve, we are contributing to the global survival and wellbeing of an iconic and majestic animal."
The calves were transported to the reservation by truck on April 4.th A stop was made during the six-hour journey for ceremonial blessings given by the tribe. Upon arrival, the bison were unloaded at the 9000-acre Buffalo Calf Winter Camp on the Two Medicine River in Montana. Here, they will be kept for another 30-day quarantine and retested to ensure they are disease-free. This herd will form the source stock for future restoration efforts on larger landscapes along the Rocky Mountains once final land arrangements are completed.
"The Blackfeet People were a buffalo people for thousands of years," said Harry Barnes, Chair of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council. "The buffalo provided everything the people needed in the way of food, clothing, and shelter. It provided for so much of our physical needs that it filled our spiritual needs. It connected us to our animal and plant relatives in a way nothing else could provide. The elders have long believed that until the buffalo returned, the Blackfeet would drift. We have started the return."
Buffalo to Roam at Oakland Zoo
While all the bison will initially be brought to Blackfeet land, approximately 16-17 females and 3-4 males will be moved to Oakland Zoo this fall as part of the zoo's 'California Trail' expansion. The project, more than doubling the zoo's size, will consist of 56 acres and exhibit several animal species native to California, including the iconic bison. The newly arrived bison will be allowed to breed naturally, and each year the yearling offspring will be returned to the tribal lands in Montana.
Both the Oakland Zoo and Blackfeet Nation will share in educational programs and support each other's interest in promoting bison conservation and culture preservation. This mutual relationship will include youth exchange for education, fundraising for projects, and promotion of eco-tourism programs.
President and CEO of the Oakland Zoo Dr. Joel Parrott said, "We are excited to be part of the Iinnii Initiative, to bring bison back to historic tribal lands and to provide the opportunity for buffalo to be free-ranging wildlife. This is a great opportunity for the Oakland Zoo to support conservation in the field, provide education programs about bison to our youth, and to expose the people of Northern California to the Blackfeet Nation effort to return buffalo to Blackfeet land."
Zoos have played a key role in bison conservation; WCS's Bronx Zoo was pivotal in restoring bison to the Great Plains more than 100 years ago.
Iinnii Initiative
The bison continues to sustain and provide cultural value to Native Americans and Indian tribes. More than 60 tribes are working to restore bison to over 1,000,000 acres of Indian lands in South Dakota, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Montana, and other states. Today, bison remain integrally linked with the spiritual lives of Native Americans through cultural practices, social ceremonies and religious rituals.
Leroy Littlebear said, "Two decades ago… a decade ago, who would have thought that the Buffalo would be coming back to its rightful home? Our Elders told us that its numbers may be few but the spirit of the Buffalo never left Blackfoot Territory. That spirit continues to manifest itself in our songs, stories, and ceremonies, so much so that a treaty between First Nations on both sides of the Canada – USA border was signed on September 23, 2014 called "The Buffalo Treaty: A Treaty of Cooperation, Renewal, and Restoration." The Iinnii Initiative, a major proponent behind the Treaty, is realizing its dream unfold through this transfer of buffalo from Elk Island National Park to the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. It is a good day for the Buffalo; it is a good day for us, and it is a good day for Blackfoot Territory."
Beginning in May 2010, WCS invited members of the Blackfeet Confederacy to a series of transboundary dialogues among elders and tribal members—resulting in the Iinnii Initiative vision. The vision is to ecologically restore bison (or "Iinnii" in the language of the Blackfeet) to key lands adjacent to Glacier and Waterton National Parks in Montana and Alberta.
* Note to Reporters: For information on bison and the Pablo-Allard herd, please see below.
About the American bison
The bison, North America's largest land mammal, once roamed the continent and helped sustain plains and prairie ecosystems as a keystone species through grazing, fertilization, trampling, wallowing, and other activities. Bison shaped the vegetation and landscape as they fed on and dispersed the seeds of grasses, sedges, and forbs. Several plains bird species adapted to or co-evolved with grasses and other vegetation that had been, for millennia, grazed on by millions of free-ranging bison.
Bison have played an important role in America's history, culture and economy. Before being nearly driven to extinction by westward expansion, between 30—50 million bison roamed across most of North America. In 1907, the American Bison Society ( with President Theodore Roosevelt as a member) began an effort to save the bison by shipping 15 animals by train from the WCS Bronx Zoo to Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Many Native American tribes revere bison as a sacred and spiritual symbol of their heritage and maintain private bison herds on tribal lands throughout the West. Bison now exist in all 50 states in public and private herds, providing recreation opportunities for wildlife viewers in zoos, refuges and parks and sustaining the multimillion dollar bison ranching and production business.
The Pablo Allard Herd
The origins of this herd date back to 1873 when Samuel Walking Coyote of the Pend d'Oreille tribe and three Blackfeet companions captured between four and seven calves orphaned during a hunt on Blackfeet land. Instinctively, with their mothers killed, the calves shadowed the hunter's horses for security, making them easy to capture.
By 1884, Walking Coyote's herd grew to 13 bison. Ten of these were sold to Michel Pablo and Charles Allard and formed the Pablo-Allard herd on the Flathead Reservation. This herd eventually became the largest in the United States, numbering 300 head, and played a key role in the preservation of bison by restocking and supplementing many public conservation herds, including those at Yellowstone National Park and the National Bison Range herd in Montana. When the U.S. Government initiated plans to open the Flathead Reservation to homesteaders in1906, Pablo sought a large grant for grazing land to graze his herd but was denied. He eventually sold his herd to the government of Canada. The animals were shipped to Elk Island National Park by train with the last shipment sent out in June of 1912.
Elk Island National Park Initially created as a wildlife sanctuary for elk in 1906, Elk Island became a national park in 1913, the sixth in Canada's system. The park's purpose is to protect a representative portion of the Southern Boreal Plains and Plateaux Natural Region and to enable present and future generations to appreciate and experience its outstanding and representative characteristics. The park is Canada's only fully fenced national park; in addition to elk, it protects herds of both plains and wood bison and has made lasting contributions to wildlife conservation through its ability to provide surplus animals to conservation initiatives throughout North America. Located near the growing urban centre of Edmonton, the park offers increasing numbers of visitors the opportunity to experience nature and enjoy wildlife viewing, including moose, deer, beaver, and over 250 species of birds.
Oakland Zoo The Bay Area's award-winning Oakland Zoo is home to more than 660 native and exotic animals. The Zoo offers many educational programs and kid's activities perfect for science field trips, family day trips and exciting birthday parties. Oakland Zoo is dedicated to the humane treatment of animals and wildlife conservation onsite and worldwide; with 25¢ from each ticket donated to support conservation partners and programs around the world. The California Trail, a transformational project that more than doubles our size, opens in 2018, and will further our commitment to animal care, education, and conservation with a focus on this state's remarkable native wildlife. Nestled in the Oakland Hills, in 500-acre Knowland Park, the Zoo is located at 9777 Golf Links Road, off Highway 580. The East Bay Zoological Society (Oakland Zoo) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization supported in part by members, contributions, the City of Oakland and the East Bay Regional Parks.
The Inter Tribal Buffalo Council is a federally chartered Tribal organization dedicated to the restoration of buffalo to Tribal lands in manner that is compatible with their spiritual and cultural beliefs and practices. ITBC has been working on this mission since 1992. Visit: http://www.itbcbuffalo.com
The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US nonprofit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. With long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 nations, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed the biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities. WCS was the first conservation organization with a dedicated team of wildlife veterinarians and other health professionals deployed around the world. The WCS Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program focuses on problem-solving at the wildlife / domestic animal / human health and livelihoods interface, as underpinned by a foundation of environmental stewardship. Visit: newsroom.wcs.org Follow: @WCSNewsroom. For more information: 347-840-1242.


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"This" ... a short story by @madrobbins #flashfiction
By Madison Robbins
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"I need to talk. In person. Come over," he said.
"Right now? It takes me an hour and a half to get there, you know!"
The phone beeps as he hangs up without a reply.
I flip through my keys until I find the one labeled "TB;" the one that was supposed to be used for emergencies only.
"Tyler?" I call as I sit my purse on the kitchen counter and make my way through the house. "Tyler?" I call again, this time raising my voice a little louder. I walk into his bedroom to find his bed perfectly made, and turn as I hear water coming from his bathroom.
I push open the door as I peek my head inside. "Tyler? Are you okay?" I ask as he stares at the wall across from him, breathing, but still in all other aspects. He's fully dressed, as if he just came home from work, with his boots and jeans and work shirt clinging to his skin. "Tyler…talk to me…what happened?" I ask, slowly. No response. I slide off each of my sandals and pick up the bottom of my dress, lifting one foot and then the other into the tub.
The water is cool, as if it has been sitting at room temperature for quite some time. I lower myself into the chill, letting my dress become heavy and the goose bumps on my arms to rise. My legs are inside of his and he stares into the distance somewhere behind my head as I watch him for any sign of movement. He takes one deep breath in and lets it out slowly and puts each of my hands in his. We sit, facing each other with our hands clasped from opposite ends of the tub, with no words or sounds or utterances, until the water has lost all warmth and our skin begins to wrinkle.
"Tyler, I don't know what happened but you have to tell me what's wrong…we can't just sit here forever."
He paused before he said, "Thank you."
"Thank you? For what?
He smiled and held my hands a little tighter and said, "This."


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The design of user interfaces is hard for beginners and sometimes even for experts. Why work some interfaces, and some don't? Why isn't aesthetics always the key to success? Basically, interaction design is a handcraft, that follows some rules. Stefan Nitzsche shows the ten commandments of interaction design.


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Each month, we would like to highlight some of our docents and bring them to life for each of you. Our docent staff is made up of individuals from far and wide, of varying ages, and diverse backgrounds. We hope you might consider joining our team after learning more about us. Next up- Becky!
Name: Becky Fawcett
When did you begin volunteering?
Late 1990s
What drew you to volunteer at the Hunter House?
The previous Director forced me 😉 (Just kidding, I love you Margaret!)
What is your favorite item in our collection?
The Japanese Bridal Chest upstairs in the hallway- if only it would fit in my pocketbook!
Coffee or Tea?
TEA- no contest
Favorite period television or movie drama, historic novel, or both.
It's not Victorian, but "Pride and Prejudice" and "A Woman of Substance"
Do you have a mantra or favorite quote?
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" and "All is well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well"
Name a hidden talent of yours.
So many! Not all hidden: crocheting, writing, scrapbooking, stamping, started to learn the flute when I turned 60 but it isn't a talent yet
What has been the highlight of your time as a volunteer with us?
Lots! Making friends with everyone, drinking tea together, learning all about the Victorian Era, and being able to sign up for events before everyone else because I know about them first!
Fill in the blank: When not at the museum, you can find me reading, working on my hobbies, picking up by grandkids, drinking tea, or watching Blue Bloods (I love Tom Sellick!!!).
Thanks for sharing with us Becky! If you would like to know more about joining our family of volunteers, call us at 623-9814 or shoot us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Your depression is as unique as you. But whether you are experiencing severe or mild depression, you undoubtedly have tried hard to get yourself 'unstuck'. Depression is not sadness. Depression is a pervasive, palpable heaviness that can be thought of as your mind and body compelling you to be kinder, gentler and more patient with yourself. In our harried often stressed-out world, putting ourselves first or taking a psychic break is often talked about, but seldom is it really reinforced. Real demands of school, work, family and finances often get in the way of true peace and contentment -- rather than learning how to manage life, we often end up being managed by life.
At Eugene Therapy we believe there is no magic cure or magic pill for depression. Medication may 'grease the skids' or help nudge us along so the work of therapy can take hold. To that end, we do offer psychiatric prescribing services. But ultimately it is a paradigm shift of learning to love oneself, be kind to oneself and honor the wise and authentic self within that brings lasting change. As John Lennon so aptly put it, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans".
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I do not need a manager to ensure that I will accomplish what is asked. I do not hesitate to take action once I understand the needs of my client. I go above and beyond to deliver and I do so with expert precision.
I run my business as if I own the company because that is how I live my life. I take ownership of the outcome. I win because I deserve to, just as I am the best because I work at it. I am always engaged. There is no off switch. I create opportunity when it seems like there isn't any. I am a problem solver, a closer, and expert at dispute resolution. I am blessed with a mind teeming with innovation and creativity. What I do not know yet I can learn. I will learn. I have so much to learn. I already know enough.
I know enough to understand that I will not win if I play the game like everyone else. I know this to be true because I watch everyone else. Their path is not mine. My path is set on $10 million. This is not a goal. This is an action. I take steps each day to move myself in that direction. How can I bootstrap that beginning? To what end?
The pyramids of Egypt were not built by one man. They were built on the backs of thousands of slaves with one man ruling them. I often wonder if the monuments could have risen with positive reinforcement. Would the people have all gladly put in the same kind of effort just to see the vision of creating something so magnificent come to life through the miracles of man? I also wonder why horses are whipped by riders to move them to run when horses run freely and with love. Is the whip really necessary?
I wonder these things as I crack my own whip. I am writing this now because I refuse to settle on any odds that are not winning. I am still working on that combination. I am still seeking out that team. Maybe you can help me find it.
Once upon a time in my adventurous meanings I stumbled upon an entrepreneurs organization in Seattle (EO). The goal of this networking group is to take businesses that are generating a half a million annually to the next level and beyond. The annual tuition was two grand if I do recall correctly. I couldn't wait to find a way to generate the money on my own. I need a $500,000 business and another two grand to join the players club.
Now I am on a quest to find like-minded people. I am interested in connecting with businesses that are laser focused and ready to make real things happen now. I am aggressive and I do not want to apologize for it. I will relax after I am closer to comfortable. I am edgy because of the edge required. I am the queen of dragons in a game of thrones. If I want the seven kingdoms I will need to take them.
The life you live is a choice. What would you choose for yourself if you knew your own power? This quest is about the value of a challenge. Some people climb mountains. I work to build business. Social media marketing is my muse as it encompasses all of my strengths. I am an avid researcher and an adept writer. I am a customer care specialist and I know how to turn a lead into a sale. I am able to create and execute full marketing campaigns either on my own of often with the help of other professionals that I have been wise align with. My mentors are friends and my friends are mentors. I do not want to be the smartest in the room. Do I belong in yours? #AmberGaribay #asmilelikeyours #RUBBERROOSTERMEDIA


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Stone Brewing
From Cali to Berlin
The next brewery under the spotlight is the excellent Stone Brewing, who I have been drinking a lot of this month thanks to Beer52.
Based out of San Diego, the craft beer powerhouse also have a HQ in Berlin, which ensures their incredible beers get the distribution throughout Europe they deserve! They have developed a close working relationship with Brewdog, which often sees their beers showcased in their bars here in Aberdeen. The ever awesome Westhill Service Station also do a great job of stocking their beers, due to their close working relationship with Brewdog (the circle of life).
I have been lucky enough to try the following Stone beers:
My favourite of the bunch is definitely Go To IPA; a crisp, citrusy hop bomb that has all the flavour of a high strength DIPA, without the high ABV.
They have this year added a new beer to their core range; Tangerine Express IPA - and I am desperate to try it. An IPA that is packed with tangerine & pineapple puree...WOW!
Stone Brewing were founded in 1996 in California USA. It is the largest brewery in Southern California, and the 10th biggest craft brewery in the United States. In 2013 Stone opened a location in Terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport, and in 2016 Stone Brewing Berlin was opened.
Stone Brewing has been voted by the readers of Beer Advocate as the #1 "All Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth."
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Fugue in F minor
Fugue in F minor is a keyboard work set in 1 movement by Mitch Boucher. Score and parts are available for £3.96.
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From the composer: This suite in F minor is my second attempt at the genre, complete with seven movements. Both the prelude and the fugue were reworked for the second F minor suite. The allemande is inspired by the Prelude in F minor (BWV 857) by Bach, while the courante is in more of an invention style. The sarabande was later revised for another suite, and the minuet is frankly unique and unorthodox to normal Baroque keyboard pieces. The gigue is lively, for two voices.
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This Plano location of Anamia's is sleek and offers an impressive bar and lounge area. The food is so good, you don't want to forgo it -- but after a few top-shelf margaritas in the lounge you might forget why you originally came there: to eat. Resist the temptation to do that and order the sizzling fajitas, then cool them down with the fresh guacamole en molcajete, made right in front of you.