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Guide To the Design Window
The design window shows the physical layout of the selected state. (Select the state in the States window.) If the selected state is not the master state, the design window has a red border. By default the design window displays the scene, which is the entire application. However, you can select a container or certain other elements to display in the design window.
The design window provides direct feedback based on the JavaFX run-time. The IDE immediately propagates a change in a component's property to the design view.
The following sections describe the design window in more detail.
Drag & Drop
You can use the mouse to drag & drop components and templates from the palette to the design area. You can drop any element from the palette to the design area, including data sources and templates. The drag & drop function also provides snapping support and visual feedback about the target position. Almost all drops are reflected in the design area, except several resources that are only visible in the Navigator.
Select a UI component or template either by clicking on it in the Design window or by clicking on its node in the Navigator window. If the component can be resized, the IDE surrounds the component with re-size handlers. The selected component's properties open in the Properties window.
Resize a selected UI component by left-clicking and dragging the handles of the component's resize handlers. There are eight resize handlers drawn as white rectangles within the blue border surrounding the selected component. Each of this handlers re-sizes the selected component in a specified direction.
To preserve the WYSIWYG behavior of the design area, layout constraints apply during resizing. Only handlers which fit layout constraints are visible. On non-resizable elements there are no handlers at all.
Aligning Components
To help align components with each other, the design view provides guidelines and snapping. Guidelines are based on component boundaries. The IDE places secondary (green) guidelines depending on type of the source element. The secondary guidelines are added to the outer side of the primary (red) guidelines for non-layout components and on the inner side for layout containers. Active components such as buttons, labels or lists take precedence over containers.
Designing Containers
By default, the design area displays the "scene," which is the view of the entire JavaFX application. However, if you add a container to the application, you can display only the container in the design view. Right-click the container in the scene or in the Navigator window and select "Design container." The container opens in the design view. Its name appears in the path at the top of the design view. Click on any parent component in the path to display that component in the design view. If you have a hierarchy of embedded containers, this clickable path can be useful.
The design view displays containers as visible with a scale of 1.0, to make design easier. The zero point of the container is visualized as in the infinite pane viewport.
You can drag and drop components into a container the same way you would for the application scene. However, moving and resizing components works differently in fixed layout and free layout containers.
Fixed Layout vs Free Layout Containers
Containers such as VBox and HBox have a fixed layout. In these containers, moving components only changes their order. The position of the components is fixed against the container's zero point. (You can still move components by changing their Translate X and Y properties, however.) Other containers have a free layout. You can move and resize components the same way in free layout containers as you do in the application scene.
Moving Components By Changing Layout Properties Or Transform Properties
By default, you move a component by changing the Layout X and Layout Y properties of the component. However, you can instead move a component by changing its Translate X and Y properties. This changes the position of a component inside of whichever container it is in but leaves the layout of the container unchanged.
Changing the transform properties is the only way to move components in a fixed layout container. It can also be useful with some animations.
To move a component by changing its transform properties instead of its layout properties, hold the CTRL key down while dragging the component with the mouse.
Devices & Profiles Support
You can preview the design on several devices whose profiles are defined in the JavaFX specification. For now, we provide predefined screen sizes which are visualized using a dashed black frame. This frame represents the viewport of the device. You can clip the current design to this frame. The design view provides direct feedback on how much of design will be accessible on the selected device.
Set up the devices and profiles on the design window toolbar.
The design window toolbar has the following controls for setting up devices and profiles:
- Synchronize the scene size with the selected device viewport size. Select this button, and any change to the screen size is automatically propagated to the scene size. See below for details.
- Hide/show invisible components in the Navigator window. The Navigator window also has this control. "Invisible" components refer to components that are not visible in the currently selected state.
Synchronization of Device View-port and Scene Size
This feature lets you automatically synchronize the selected device viewport size with the screen width and height. This feature is enabled by default. Synchronization prevents unexpected behavior on several devices. It is recommended to keep this feature on. If you need just to preview how your design would fit on different devices, disable this synchronization by pressing the button next to the devices list. Then you can change the device. Disabling synchronization only prevents the device frame size from changing when you change devices, but has no impact on current scene width and height settings. Warning: Pressing the synchronization button again will force synchronization of scene sizes with the currently selected device. Before you re-enable synchronization, ensure you have the correct device selected in device list.
"Desktop Infinite" Device Display
JavaFX Composer enables you to ignore device constraints by using the Desktop Infinite editing pane. This pane is intended to develop applications for desktops without exact frames, or with various frames. Note that when you set the device display to Desktop infinite and scene width and height to unspecified, the pack behavior of JavaFX Stage/Scene applies. The infinite scene visualizes the zero point by drawing dashed lines crossing at this point. Moved or resized components are snapped to the zero point.
Designing for infinity allows you to think freely without worrying about the device viewport. Changing from the Desktop Infinite device display to a predefined device preserves the design but brings back device constraints.


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Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, says the government is looking to reduce the timeframe within which it will be able to access money in dormant bank accounts.
Under the Banking Act, money in accounts that have been dormant for 15 years or more becomes part of the revenue of the Government.
During his Budget Debate presentation in Parliament last month, the Finance Minister noted that over $45-billion remain unclaimed in local financial institutions.
He says the 15-year period is excessive and a proposal to reduce the timeframe will be submitted to Cabinet shortly.
He was addressing the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica policy forum at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation headquarters in New Kingston last week.
He was responding to a proposal from the group for the dormant funds to be used for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Minister Shaw agreed that some of the funds could be made available to the SMEs for special programmes.


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Guide On School Information Management Software
According to international research, good management in schools and colleges can increase the quality of teaching and also increases student performance.
Smart management of schools and colleges can achieve through recording, managing, and processing student information. To manage all the data for thousands of student is time-consuming and hectic for teachers and, school administrators.
With the advent of new technologies, automated software becomes easy to manage and can retrieve information for students. Parents and teachers can communicate on a daily basis about the child progress and their behavior in a school. Smart School Management Software can access by students, parents, and teachers from outside schools. A software application can access through smart-phones and such systems are secure and prevent unauthorized access.
School Management Software has multiple modules; each module is responsible for managing different activities of students and teachers.
School Management Software Modules
School Management Software manage student and teachers data in multiple modules. Each School Management Modules can record and manage different information of student and teachers.
Admission Management
Student admission management is the first step of any school management system. Such modules can record all the information of students including student personal information along with their previous school details. The software can show registration information of students for each academic year for each and every grade, and also shows availability of seats for each and every class.
Fees Management
Fees management module can record student pre-paid fees, It shows the name and contact number of Students who are behind the due date of paying school fees. Smart school ERP software can send a reminder before the due date. When student pay fees then software can generate a receipt and send automatic notification through text messages and through emails. Such software can collect student fees through various online payment systems as well as through offline payment system.
Library Management
Library Management is a very huge task for any librarians in a school or colleges. To store and manage data for each and every book require lots of efforts. To issues books to students and track information about that student along with books and maintain their due date require an automated system. School Management Software can give a reminder to the student before few days of the due date. The software can calculate late fees in case of student fail to submit the book on time. Good library management software must provide accurate information from the database.
Attendance Management
Attendance Management for Students and teachers is mandatory for any school and colleges. With the help of attendance management software, teachers can take student information and store in the school database. If any student remains absentee for few consecutive days then automated alert message send to their parents mobile. School ERP Software can calculate student presence in percentage. By end of the semester, the school administrator can generate a report for each student.
Attendance Management for Teachers can record and manage information for teachers leave during the semester. The school administrator can assign salary on the basis of teachers present days in a month. The software can also calculate paid leaves for teachers and administrator can adjust salary for teachers accordingly.
Health Management
Health management software can record all the details of each and every student with their health issues. If the student has any health issues then in case of emergency teachers can check their records and contact doctors. It also helps doctors in order to provide treatments to the students on the basis of student health issues. Health management software can record student height, weight, eyesight etc..If any students avail medical facilities during school premises then system records information for that student and the treatment provided by doctors.
Hostel Management
Hostel Management Software can record and manage student personal information and their academic information, Software can also record student information with allocated rooms and name and information of warden who are in-charge for that building. The software can also record in-time and out-time of each and every student. The system also records visitors name and their personal information. Hostel Management Software can also manage data of allocated rooms and vacant rooms and room charge for associated rooms.
Activity Management
Student Activity Management System can enroll students and, manage all the extracurricular activities of the student with he or she associated with. The software can record and manage participation of students in activities like sports, music competition, drawing competition, social activities and, annual events. At end of the semester, the school administrator can evaluate student involvement in different competition and social work. Activity Management Software can also send the reminder to students for upcoming events.
Transportation Management
Transport Management Software can record and manage vehicle information, System can assign different buses to the different route for the journey. Effective transportation management can reduce cost and enhance efficiency. All the buses must be equipped with a GPS Tracking System so that a school administrator can identify location each and every bus. School Administrator can manage the bus route and save money from extra fuel charge. With the help of the transport management system, parents can also check their bus route and identifies within how much time a bus will reach their destination.
Time Table Management
Time Table Management software can eliminate chaos and allow a school administrator to assign faculties for different classes for different lectures. With the help of timetable management software school administrator can make and manage student academic timetable efficiently. It helps to design a proper schedule and assign faculties as per their availability. In case any faculty is absent then software can show ideal faculties name and phone number so that administrator can contact them for a proxy lecture.
Examination Management
School Examination Management Software allows a school administrator to conduct an online and offline examination. The school administrator can conduct various types of exams like entrance exams, mid-semester exams, semester end exams and annual exams. The software can allow the student to enter an exam if he or she passed previous years exams. Examination management software can calculate the grade for each student for each subject. The software also calculates overall grade for the student's performance and generate a report card.
Certificate Management
Certificate management software can record and manage certificate for students and teachers. The software can generate Student Bonafide Certificate, Student Migration Certificate, Student School Leaving Certificate, First Trial Certificate, Transfer Certificate, Transcript, and Character Certificate. The software can also maintain track record for issuing a certificate to each and every individual.


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No, it isn't the latest white-rap superstar (that would actually be Kill Shakespeare's cover artist Kagan McLeod who has won more than his fair share of accolades at Hip-Hop Karaoke), it is the role Anthony Del Col will be taking on this Monday.
Anthony will be serving as the Master of Ceremony's at a book launch in Toronto at the Lula Lounge. Anthony will be leading the launch festivities for the Toronto debut of Chris Benjamin's first novel Drive By Saviours.
The book has already garned RAVE reviews and if you are a fan of intelligent literature (and of course you are, you read Kill Shakespeare) and you live in the Toronto area head to the event for a fantastic night of readings, music, performances and DEL COL!
(oh and give Chris a hard time — he's a Habs fan).
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WHEN: October 4th, 2010
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We create four different variations of this game set-up. The sequences make it possible for each group to start with a ball at the same time; this is a matter of course for the last sequence. Changing sides automatically leads to players utilizing both legs equally; make sure to look out for this.
We have a square marked, which has a cone in the center of the practice area this cone is the central part of the drill; every player orientates himself according to it. One group is posted in each corner of the square. The groups that are facing each other in the animation are completely independent of each other during this sequence.
At the beginning of the soccer drill, one ball is staggered in each group. In our animation, they are on the top left and bottom right. From here, play then starts back on the other side.
- Start on each side with a ball
- Different dribbling techniques
- Always train using both legs!
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Maximum group size: 12
Materials required: One ball per group, 5 cones
Field size: According to group's ability
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Duration: 2 Years Full-time
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Northern Regional College and Galgorm Resort and Spa have teamed up to offer paid Apprenticeships in the hospitality industry. Places are available on two exciting new apprenticeship programmes - Professional Cookery and Food & Beverage Service - offering a golden ticket to fast track employment and a rewarding career in the hospitality industry for people with the right personality and commitment to succeed. You will get an opportunity to 'earn while you learn' in the award-winning Galgorm Resort and Spa, one of Northern Ireland's Northern Ireland's premier luxury Hotels.
You will spend three days in Galgorm's award-winning bars and restaurants, where you will build your knowledge, competency and confidence in the working environment. The underpinning theory-based elements, such as the importance of customer service, communication and teamwork skills, food safety and hygiene during food and drink delivery which will be reinforced during your two days in College.
Course Content
An apprenticeship in Catering and Professional Chefs combines the practical hands-on experience of the workplace with the knowledge and understanding and practical skills gained in the college classroom and work.
Units include:
- Developing skills for employment in the Catering and Hospitality Industry.
- Food safety in catering.
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- Kitchen operations, costs and menu planning.
- Applying workplace skills.
- Prepare and cook sauces, stocks, soups, fruit and vegetables, meat and offal, poultry, fish and shellfish, pasta and rice grains and egg dishes, desserts and puddings and bakery products.
What will I gain?
- Technical Award Certificate in Hospitality & Catering Principles and NVQ Diploma in Professional Cookery.
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- The ability to work as part of a team.
- City & Guilds Essential Skills in Numeracy, Literacy & ICT (If applicable) City & Guilds Employability Award City & Guilds Personal & Social Skills Award
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- Visits to Hotels and restaurants
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- CIEH Level 2 Award in food safety
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- You will be allocated a personal tutor to help you throughout the course. The College also offers learning support and guidance.
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Continuous assessment throughout the course and online portfolio building.
- You must be in paid employment at least 21 hours per week including college day release.
- You must be aged 16–24.
- Apply online and attend an information session.
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Following successful completion of the Level 2 ApprenticeshipsNI you may be able to progress to an ApprenticeshipsNI Level 3 or employment in the field you have studied in.
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday announced that it had stored over two billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to ensure a hitch-free end-of-year movement of motorists.
Ndu Ughamadu, the Spokesman for the Commission, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday.
In the statemnt, the commission said its decision to keep a robust product stock became imperative as the period coincides with the Christian Christmas celebration, which is sometimes characterised by supply and demand disequilibrium.
Speaking at the weekend after his investiture as Honourary Special Marshal by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Maikanti Baru, assured that adequate measures were in place to ensure that motorists have unimpeded access to fuel ahead of the forthcoming end-of-year festivities.
Mr. Baru said provision of adequate petroleum products would not only ease transportation but would also make our roads safer for motorists, just as other consumers too would have no need to hoard highly inflammable products in jerry cans, among others, which may pose as safety challenge to them.
"As we speak, NNPC has over two billion litres of petrol and we want to sustain this level from now on till the end of the year and beyond. This volume would give the country product sufficiency of about 60 days, well above the standard 30 days sufficiency threshold,'' Mr. Baru said.
Describing his investiture as an eloquent testament of the Corporation's long standing commitment to road safety and support for the FRSC, the GMD said NNPC would remain unwavering in its backing of the FRSC towards achieving its mandate of making our roads safer for motorists and other road users.


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Medical benefits provide 100% payment of all reasonable medical charges caused by work injury or occupational disease. With this, your employer has the right to direct you to an initial treating doctor. If your employer does not direct you to a particular doctor, then you have the right to choose a treating doctor.
Our workers compensation attorney can help you select your own doctor. Once you have a treating doctor, you cannot change doctors without either a referral from your treating doctor, approval from your insurance company, or approval from the industrial commission. Having the treatments for your on the job work injury obtained outside of these rules may result in you having to pay the medical bill.
After an on the job work injury you must file for temporary disability. By doing so, you can get benefits when you can't go to work but are still under a doctor's care. The temporary disability benefits are generally based on 60% of your job wages.
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John 10:10 " The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
Luke 15 tells the story of the Prodigal Son. The word 'prodigal' means 'wasted.' The one who hurt the most is probably the father who hurt inside. The story is really more about the older brother and how the reaction when the son comes back should be one of rejoicing. The older brother had a terrible attitude. Jesus taught how Christians should react when something or someone is lost and then is found.
The Prodigal Son is also about a father's love. He never held back. He allowed both sons a position and status in his house. The son (prodigal) was a second-born. He felt there was more out there than where he was at. His attitude was completely wrong. You should never imitate him, yet don't you?
Everyone can relate to letting the Father down. Everyone can relate to the shame and guilt. Everyone can relate to the Prodigal Son.
The story is not just about the Prodigal Son, it was also about the dad. He waited patiently. He was gracious and loving. That father 'saw him a great way off'. That suggests that he was looking.
God is never surprised when a Prodigal comes home. He is waiting, looking, and comes running out to meet you. You know how to get home. He waits. He will run to you!
The prodigal has this speech all ready, but he didn't even finish it. His father wiped away all the shame and guilt and fear and welcomed his precious son. The father 'fell on him and kissed him.' He embraced in such a way, throwing himself in a hug. There was so much joy that overwhelmed that father. God has such a desire to embrace you!
There is one other place where that same word is used. That's in Acts 10 where the Holy Ghost fell on them. It was almost a violent emotion. It was an embrace. 'You've been lost long enough. You are welcome back into a relationship with Me.'
God is not a judgmental god.
In today's world, there are people who change their appearance every week with their hair colors and piercings because they are hurting inside. They do drugs and alcohol and don't look so good anymore and can't make themselves look right. There was nothing about that prodigal that could make his father love him, but He did! He didn't say, 'You look terrible!' Instead, he said, 'My son has come home!' and he rejoiced.
Valentine's Day for some is a tough day. For some, there is hurt, and even bitterness. Jesus can be that Love that you need in your life.
Hosea 1:1-2 "The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord."
God told this upright man to go to the 'red light district' and get a wife. Hosea was told to go get a prostitute and marry her. The Lord wanted to teach his people just how much He loved them.
Hosea 3:1-3 "Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee."
The prostitute was broken and bruised, not beautiful. Hosea fell in love with her. It was the same kind of love God feels for you.
Hosea 2:14 "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her."
God wanted to speak kindness to her. She hadn't heard that kind of talk before. It was sweet and good and loving. This is a picture of God as a husband and lover.
Hosea was a prophet and never disobeyed the word of the Lord. It might have been difficult, but he allowed God to speak through his life.
Gomer was in the pit of sin and was removed. She started to realize she was someone special. Marriage was a great thing. You would think that Hosea and Gomer lived happily ever after, but then…
Gomer craved the streets again. This was after they had kids. Hosea didn't even know if they were his. He pleaded with her to stay home with him and their children. He was rejected and possibly angry. He said, 'God, what's going on?' God replied, 'This is exactly what My people are doing to Me.' Hosea said, 'What do I do?' God said, 'You go out and buy her back.'
Hosea 2:16 "And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali."
Baali means 'master'. Ishi means 'husband'. It wasn't about the fact that she had been bought and was now owned, nothing more than a servant. She was to be loved as a true wife.
God wants to take you and lift you up higher out of that pit. He wants you to be His, not as a servant and Master, but as a wife and a Husband. He loves you!
Jesus opened His heart and His life. Will you let Him be your Ishi today?
No, you're not worthy, but He loves you anyway! He wants you!
When the enemy of your soul gives that list of all the wrong you've done and all the mistakes you've made and on the witness stand, you are asked, 'How do you plea?' Plead the BLOOD!
He is our Husband and our Father. He is also our Friend.
'Birds of a feather flock together.' You become like the friends you hang out with. Hang out with Jesus.
When you don't know who you are, find your identity in Jesus. He is a Good Friend to you.
The Good Samaritan broke down the racial lines and cared for a hurt person.
Luke 10:33 "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,"
Life might have left you half dead on the ground and nobody cares. God wants to say, 'I know you're bloodied up and beat down. The thief has done this, but I am come to bring you abundant life. I will do whatever it takes to bring you back to health because I LOVE YOU!'
Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden. God told them not to eat from that one tree or they would die. God doesn't lie. They walked out of the garden, still alive, but they still died. Something spiritual died. They had all kinds of guilt and shame now. They walked out of the Garden of Eden half dead. They needed new life. They needed to be born again.
The Samaritan found this guy on the streets who was half dead. That's the picture of humanity without God. You might have a good job, good family, nice house, but you're dead without God. He will scoop you up and take you to the hospital, pour oil on you, wrap your wounds. He loves you that much.
You want something, but you don't know where to find it. It won't be found in drugs or stuff or sex. You WILL find what you're looking for in Jesus.
Excerpted from a sermon preached by Pastor Anthony LoCascio.
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Hello, I am a design strategist with focus on branding and UI/UX. I worked together with great agencies and corporates such as Procter & Gamble, Oral-B, Neugelb Studios, Senacor and acre. Currently living in Berlin I am always looking for interesting projects and inspiring collaborations.
I have my roots in creating brands and brand experiences, where I was responsible for brand strategy concepts as well as creating design guide lines, creating and directing interdisciplinary campaigns and designing online and offline products. From logodesign for new, small brands up to brand visions for big corporates I did a lot of projects in the fields of real estate, food/beverage, finance, consumer goods and health care.
I create scalable design systems, graphical user interfaces, visual design and content while having the key brand messages in mind. Storytelling is an important part of my work to design a well communicating and appealing product.
I help to set up the frame for your user research and translate the results into well-rounded personas. To build great digital and multimedia experiences I use trusted methods like user journeys, flow charts and information architecture maps. These processes help to find the crucial issues, needs and opportunities for the users and lead to substantial wireframes. Prototyping enables to test and evaluate these digital concepts quickly and efficiently. I use a set of different tools to choose from regarding the needs and restrictions of every project or product.


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What do Hillshire Farm and Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard and Winery have in common? A picturesque red barn.
What do Hillshire Farm and Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard and Winery have in common? A picturesque red barn.
Baker's mule barn is featured in a commercial for Hillshire Farm that is airing nationally. The commercial begins with a shot of the barn and two men walking in a field. Sausage is shown hanging in a smokehouse and the scene shifts to a kitchen where chefs are making a dish with sausage. The last shot features two workers walking out of the barn.
"The men were actual workers from the Wisconsin plant - a father and son," vineyard owner Charles Edwards said. "They had never flown before."
A location scout from Charlotte had been to the vineyard before and asked Hillshire Farm representatives to come out for a look.
"When they got out of the SUV, they said, 'This is it. We don't need to look any further,'" Edwards said.
Later when the owner of Hillshire Farms was on the property, Edwards heard him say, "We finally found our barn."
The film crew included between 50 and 60 people and they invaded the property at 4 a.m. They brought fog-making equipment, but didn't have to use it, because the fog naturally rolled over the field that morning.
"We had all kinds of food and a breakfast of Hillshire Farm meats," Edwards said.
The commercial was made in one day with the crew wrapping up by 1 p.m.
Edwards was glad the barn attracted Hillshire Farm executives, adding their property to the list of locations where movies, such as Hunger Games, and television shows, �Banshee� for Cinemax and �Homeland� for Showtime have been filmed.
"We're excited, not for us but for the region, for the whole county," he said. "It's bringing notoriety to Cleveland County. I'm proud of it and want to let the people of Cleveland County be proud."
A county familiar with filming
Cleveland County�s been a popular spot recently as a location for a variety of filming projects, including TV shows, TV movies and theater movies. Here are some of the more recent filming projects connected to the county.
2008 � Drama movie �Blood Done Sign My Name� films scenes in Shelby
2012 � �The Hunger Games� films scenes near Uptown Shelby
2013 � TV show �Homeland� films scenes in the county
2013 � TV show �Banshee� films scenes in the county
Winter 2013 � Naomi Judd and others film scenes of �An Evergreen Christmas� in Kings Mountain
Spring 2013 � Tourism expert says county drawing interest from Cinemax show �Sleepy Hollow�
Late summer 2013 � Independent film �Misguided Trust� filmed scenes at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Shelby
See the Mule Barn
If you've missed the commercial on TV, you can view it on the Hillshire Farm Facebook page.
Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard and Winery owner Charles Edwards discovered the power of muscadines and friendship. Read the story by clicking here: http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/more-than-a-business-associate-1.244567


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Sander's Raid
Lenoir's Station 206 Depot Street
Lenoir City, TN 37771
Knoxville and its small military garrison, with a good number of determined citizens, presented a formidable and defiant front, preventing a humiliating capture by Union cavalry that would probably have burned the unofficial capital of East Tennessee.
In June 1863, Col. William P. Sanders conducted a cavalry raid from Kentucky designed to destroy railroad property in East Tennessee. At about 7 p.m. on June 19, Sanders and his cavalry reached the outskirts of Knoxville, where he moved the better part of his force around the town to cut the railroad into Upper East Tennessee before bedding down for the night. At daylight the next morning, Sanders moved his men to the Tazewell Road north of town and reconnoitered the approaches to Knoxville, whose garrison of about 1,000 military effectives hunkered down behind barricades of cotton bales. With Simon Bolivar Buckner gone up the valley to the Clinch River, overall command in Knoxville fell to Col. Robert C. Trigg. A Confederate Treasury agent responsible for southern assets in Knoxville, J. G. M. Ramsey considered the situation so serious that he emptied his vault and sent the contents up the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad to Abingdon, VA. Sanders noted that defenders numbered perhaps 3,000 (probably an overestimation that included citizens pressed into service), and he also espied at least eight or nine cannon pointed his way on the heights near the Tennessee River. In his report, Sanders briefly stated that he had withdrawn after capturing two pieces of artillery, camp equipage, some horses, and 31 prisoners. The Union commander simply had no time for a prolonged fight, and he needed to get about the business of burning railroad bridges before converging Confederate units found him. By 8 a.m. on June 20, he and his force had quit the action at Knoxville and galloped east to Strawberry Plains. Knoxville and its small military garrison, augmented by a good number of determined southern citizens, presented a formidable and defiant front that day, preventing a humiliating capture by Union cavalry that, unimpeded, would most certainly have taken delight in burning the unofficial capital of East Tennessee.
Key Facts
- In June 1863, Sanders launched a raid against East Tennessee railroads
- Confederate Treasury agent J. G. M. Ramsey, alarmed, sent the contents of his vault to Abingdon, VA
- Sanders, in a hurry, captured equipment, horses, and 31 men and withdrew


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Korean Shoyu Braised Potatoes
One of the highlights of eating at a Korean BBQ restaurant for me is the shoyu braised potatoes...I can eat bowls of this stuff!!
- 2-3 large potatoes
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 1 – 1 1/2 tsp gochugaru (finely-ground Korean chilli powder)
- 3 tbsp Aloha shoyu soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp malt syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- A pinch of salt
- Toasted sesame seeds, to garnish
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1. Peel the potatoes, then cut in half lengthways. Take one half of the potato, cut it lengthways again, then turn and cut into fairly evenly-sized pieces (to ensure relatively even cooking). Repeat with the remaining potatoes.
2. Rinse the chopped potato in a bowl of water, then either steam/boil/microwave until the potato is half cooked. This is definitely not a traditional step, but using this shortcut will cut your cooking time in half!
3. Meanwhile, take 3-4 garlic cloves and use your kitchen knife to finely mince them.
4. Once the potatoes are half-cooked, drain them and sit them to cool for about 5 minutes. While they are cooling, mix together the soy sauce, gochugaru (Korean chilli powder), garlic and sugar.
5. Heat a large pot or work with a little olive oil over a very low heat, then slowly sautee the potatoes with a pinch of salt until they can be poked through with a fork without them breaking in half.
6. Once the potatoes have reached this stage, pour over the soy sauce mixture and stir to coat.
7. Add the malt syrup to the water and stir to mix, then add it to the pot and stir well to combine.
8. Put the lid on and allow to slowly cook, making sure to give it a stir occasionally so that the sauce evenly coats the potatoes, and that they do not stick to the pan. You will notice that the longer you braise them, the more the sauce will reduce and the darker it will become.
If the sauce disappears entirely before the potatoes are cooked, add a little more water to the pot and stir it through and keep cooking. You do not want these potatoes to be overcooked – just cooked enough so they hold their shape and are soft to bite all the way through with no crunchiness.
9. DO NOT SERVE THIS DISH HOT! Instead, allow this to cool at least to room temperature (as this is when the flavours will shine most), then plate up and garnish very simply with a pinch of toasted sesame seeds.


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People tend to ask me how do I go to Walt Disney World twice a year, and I am forever explaining mine and my families methods so I thought I would share some of our tips to you lot!
We are huge Disney fans and we have such a huge passion for the Disney Parks, especially Walt Disney World. When we visit the parks, we always find more hidden facts about the park, we like to hunt down Hidden Mickeys (I'll leave a link to explain these here) and get up to date on the latest construction of lands and rides within the parks!
1. Annual Passes – that's right, Walt Disney World have an annual pass option when it comes to tickets which works out as very beneficial to US residents and especially Orlando visitors. It is such great value and you definitely can get your money's worth out of this ticket. Here is a link to all the information on Annual Passes.
The tickets are $829 this year, I believe and in the past years this has definitely been beneficial for us with the exchange rate of GBP and USD.
When you usually go to Walt Disney World, you will pay at least £299 minimum for a 14 day ticket (and more, if it includes the Water Parks).
As we go at least twice a year, it use to work out as you either break even, save slightly or have saved quite a bit of money from having the Annual Pass.
If you already have a 14 day ticket, you can always upgrade your passes at the parks to an Annual Pass.
2. Cheap Flights and Accommodation – We tend to go through a travel agent in the past on icelolly.com and usually end up travelling with purpletravel. These fly with Virgin and Thomson I believe and they have some incredible packages! So definitely give them a browse on ice lolly.com and purple travel through ice lolly. We tend to get flights and accommodation for £450-500pp for two weeks with luggage included and then we rent a car on top of that which is must easier for us.
3. Non-Disney Accommodation – We think of it as 'we get up super early in the mornings and don't come back until midnight each night whilst at Walt Disney World. So does it really matter what hotel you have? As long as it is decent, clean, has the necessities that you need and isn't too far from the parks then it's great!
The Disney hotels are really great and are so lovely to go to. We stayed at the All Stars Movie Resort when I was 7 years old, but it does really bump up your holiday price unless you can find an amazing deal!
We tend to stick with one of our favourites now which is Celebration Suites in Old Town, Orlando. It is a 5 minute drive to Walt Disney World or maybe even less! You drive straight out of the hotel, down the road for 60 seconds and you're straight onto the right entrance for Walt Disney World!
At the Celebration Suites, depending on how many of us are going we usually get one bedroom, a kitchen, bathroom and a living area that has a pull-down bed or if you go for the deluxe rooms, you will get three bedrooms, a kitchen, two bathrooms and a living area.
It is so affordable here and we are always going back, unless we feel like going somewhere different and have found an amazing deal with the Radisson Blu Celebration which is also such an incredible hotel but a bit more pricey again!
4. Food – We don't go crazy on food at the parks as we know that they can be very expensive, so we usually eat a huge breakfast at iHop or Golden Coral before we head to the parks. We are so full from having a huge buffet breakfast, that we don't want to eat again until the evening! Some nights, we might still not feel like a huge meal so we will get something small to eat in the parks or a snack. I also completely adore Taco Bell, it is suppose to be Mexican food although Americans tend to say it's the 'McDonalds of Mexican' food but I love it and it's super cheap and affordable when you order a snack box!
Other days, we will then decide to have food at the parks and keep it as if it's a special occasion for the bigger restaurants or dessert parties. (Check out my post on the Wishes Dessert Party!)
Every now and then, we really enjoy visiting Tony's at the Magic Kingdom especially as we usually go to WDW when it's Father's Day or somebody birthday!
5. Souvenir Cups – Take advantage of some of the souvenir cups that WDW and Universal sell. In the past, Universal use to sell a red tall cup that was $10 and you could get unlimited refills for just $0.99 each time! But, there was never anything saying that you couldn't reuse the cup so people would always take them back each day and it was ALWAYS a huge must for us to remember our cup each year to go into the suitcase!
Usually Orlando Informer's website always has the ins and outs of everything and provide so many amazing tips and I would recommend going over to TheTimTracker's YouTube for more tips and videos on updates at the parks!
6. Annual Passholder Discount – If you own an Annual Pass, do not forget about the discounts that you receive at the parks! We use to forget all of the time or just weren't aware of them and now we're getting on top of them more and more each year!
You can get discounts at Pandora, all of the merchandise stores, Starbucks, restaurants, at Disney Springs (previously known as Downtown Disney) and on hotels, I believe..
Here is a link to all of the Annual Passholder Discounts for you to browse at!
We didn't know until Christmas time, that you can get discount on the bottles of Coca Cola that you purchase but only at merchandise stores, not from the little kiosks selling snacks and refreshments around the park!
7. Disney Transportation and Parking – Take advantage of the free Disney Transportation System! There are buses that run from Disney Springs to all of the hotels, then from the Disney hotels they have buses that take you directly to the parks. In the past, we parked at Disney Springs if we were browsing around for a bit or getting something to eat and then we would hop on a bus to another park.
I am assuming that Disney frown upon doing this as it will take up the parking at Disney Springs (which is now improving) but use this at your own risk, incase they put anything in place from now on!
Also, again with your Annual Passes you will gain free parking into all of the theme parks if you show it at the main gate to the parking lot (this goes for Universal Studios, Sea World and Busch Gardens too!). Each year that I have visited Walt Disney World, we have seen the prices of parking shoot up! It use to be $12 when we visited around 2007/2008 and now it's up to $20 per day for a standard size car. Anything larger is more expensive like a shuttle/limo/camper/trailer/RV..
8. Additional Discounts on Food Outside the Parks – Don't forget to look through the coupon booklets that you will see everywhere in Orlando. At restaurants they will have stands of them and also at Tourist Offices and Ticket Sellers. 99% of the time, you will find a coupon for the big named restaurants such as Ponderosa, Golden Coral, Red Lobster, Crab Shack, Chick-Fil-A.. Most of these coupons will be 5-10% off your bill or a 'Kid eats free' voucher.
I know it's only small but if you add everything up from each day, you will see what a difference it makes! We like to write down how much we have spent each day and then we will use the extra money to splash out on gifts for ourselves or family and friends, any extra activities or restaurants we want to visit!
I tend to join up to certain restaurants mailing lists too, for example at iHop they give you a free stack of pancakes on your birthday and usually other large events throughout the year like Pancake Day!
9. Snacks – I always highly recommend taking snacks with you wherever you go. As you will find out, the theme parks can be quite pricey for snacks although we do tend to purchase these as it's easier than taking a bag. The snacks are really good at the parks and this is what we tend to spend on at the parks, but you can always bring your own in.
We really enjoy going to Walmart and purchasing a huge 1KG bag of mini size Nerds, Laffy Taffy, Gobstoppers and Sweetarts. We also purchase things like Capri Sun's to have at the hotel (they get a bit too warm in the car), cereal (always Lucky Charms to get those sugar levels soaring through the roof!) and fruit to eat in the morning at the hotel, cereal bars to easily take with us wherever we go and always bags of Cheetos as they are my favourite and you never know when you need to munch in the car!
We basically just keep a carrier bag of snacks in the car, so we can eat them there or take them out somewhere with us.
And I feel like that is it for now until some more tips come to my mind! I might end up doing a Part Two to this post if I find enough additional tips for you but if you have any questions then feel free to comment down below and I'll reply to them!
I really hope you enjoyed this post and I hope that it helped in some way for you all!
Have a magical day!
If you want to check out more Disney related posts:
Wishes Fireworks Spectacular Desert Party Review
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Review
My Disney Jewellery Collection
Video: I Surprised My Mother at Disney!


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Barton calls BS on Obama
A leading House Republican called BS on the Obama administration for punting its decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline until 2013.
"We asked him to make a decision, not to wait another two years. That's bullsh—," said former Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton of Texas at a committee forum on natural gas Monday afternoon.
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) noted the pipeline route is being re-evaluated and hasn't been killed. "I've sat here quietly ... and I support the Keystone by the way, I don't think it's fair to put it on the president and say that he pulled the plug."
This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 4:52 p.m. on November 14, 2011.


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As a parent, it can be hard to find the time or a sitter to take a trip somewhere special with your significant other. That's why the Las Vegas Tourism Board is proud to present this collection of pictures of deceased public intellectual Gore Vidal that you can set your infant in front of, freeing you to indulge in a luxurious trip to Sin City!
Gore Vidal was one of the most original American thinkers and writers of the past century, and plopping your child down in front of pictures of him can presumably only make them smarter. So go ahead, dump your kid here and go live it up in beautiful, decadent Las Vegas!
A quick weekend getaway? A week? Three weeks? No matter how long of a vacation you want to take, your baby will remain safe and sound here in the glow of Gore Vidal's stern, unsmiling visage. Set your baby down and come to Las Vegas right now.
Be spontaneous. Duct-tape your baby in place in front of this Gore Vidal picture so they can't crawl away and do mischief, and then treat yourself to a first-class ticket on the next flight out of town. If you hurry, you can make it in time for the Cirque du Soleil late show!
Look! Here is Gore Vidal with an animal! Children love animals! What a fantastic treat it will be for your baby to look at this picture of Gore Vidal and an animal for days on end while you are away gambling and behaving rowdy in Vegas.
Yep, whether you're living it up poolside at the Luxor or hitting jackpots at Caesars Palace, ol' Gore Vidal here's got the sitter situation covered. He will gaze unblinkingly at your baby, and your baby will gaze back.
Do not wait. Put your infant down here before this photograph of a dead old person and go enjoy the vacation of a lifetime. Do it. It is a good idea. We will not tell. Your baby is safe. Come spend money in Las Vegas with your husband or wife or person you're having an affair with. Gore Vidal has everything under control. Do it. You must.


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Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau present Arnold Award to Feightner Farm
On Farmer's Day (August 13) at the Indiana State Fair, the Feightner Farm will receive the 2014 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation from Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau. Mark and Donna Feighnter run the 125-acre farm that straddles County Road 500 east near Kendallville. His great-grandfather founded the farm in 1903.
"The Feightners' stewardship is just what Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau look for in the winner of the annual award. We love their approach to adapting the farm's historic buildings to new uses, and their up-to-date environmental consciousness," says Tommy Kleckner, Indiana Landmarks' Western Regional Office Director and coordinator of the Arnold Award program.
Mark and Donna Feightner took over the farm from his great aunt in 1991. The couple has been rehabbing the structures and farming while working other full-time jobs. Mark is the fourth generation on the farm, where they harvest corn and soybeans.
The Feightners and family have rehabbed the c.1910 bank barn built by Mark's great-grandfather, along with the historic granary, chicken coops, wood house, and smoke house. Guided by historic photos of Mark's great-grandfather posed in front of the barn, they recaptured the original two-tone scheme: red with white trim. Instead of housing hay and livestock, today it accommodates modern farm equipment.
The Feightners' environmental concern led them to plant filter strips and cover crops to prevent soil erosion into Sacrider Lake and Gretzinger Ditch on the farm's borders, work that won them a River Friendly Farmer Award from Noble County Soil and Water Conservation District.
In 2011, Feightner and his brother revived a family tradition: they started harvesting sap from the maple trees, adapting the historic chicken coop to serve as the sugar shack for maple syrup production. They store the sap in the cool lower level of the bank barn before boiling it down for syrup on a wood stove installed in the former chicken coop.
Now the couple is turning their attention to the farm's late nineteenth-century homestead, which they occupied just last year. His great aunt Elmo Feightner lived in the farmhouse until she passed away in 2000.
"Farming gets in your blood," Mark notes. "We're restoring and maintaining the old farm buildings, practicing soil conservation, and creating an eco-friendly environment for wildlife. I'm sure my great grandparents would be pleased that the integrity of their farm has been sustained and their legacy lives on."
Mark and Donna Feightner will accept the Arnold Award at approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 13 in front of the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand during the Farmer's Day Parade. Indiana Landmarks' President Marsh Davis and Don Villwock, President of Indiana Farm Bureau will present the award, with Rep. Bob Cherry, author of a barn preservation bill recently passed by the state legislature.
The annual award is named in memory of John Arnold (1955-1991), a Rush County farmer committed to preserving Indiana's rural heritage.
For information about nominations for the 2014 Arnold Award for Rural Preservation, contact Tommy Kleckner at Indiana Landmarks, 812-232-4534, firstname.lastname@example.com


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(Part 8 of an ongoing series)
It was October 1998, not long into my senior year of high school, and I was smack in the middle of another one of my Big Blue Funks. Most of my closest friends had graduated high school the previous June and had since gone off to college hundreds of miles away from my suburban Long Island home. One of those friends had also become my girlfriend over the summer, and because I was 17, I had already fallen deeply in love with her forever and ever and ever.
We tried to stay together after she went to college in Washington, D.C., but by October she had come to her senses. She realized that keeping our long-distance relationship going was too painful and too impractical and not very fair to either of us, even though I foolishly begged to differ, again and again and again, to no avail.
Sure, I had other very cool friends who were still in high school with me. And I had several other blessings I mostly took for granted- supportive parents, a nice house, a loyal Golden Retriever. Yet the break-up of my 4-month romantic relationship still had me moping around everywhere like my name was Charlie Brown.
Then one late-afternoon I was watching MTV2, and something wonderful, magical, and life-altering happened: I saw the video for The Eels' "Last Stop: This Town," from their then-new album Electro-Shock Blues. I immediately fell in love with it- the video, sure, with its funny little carrot-headed cyborg, but mostly I fell for the song. Musically, it had an irresistible mix of sublime hooks and Dust Brothers hip-hop textures, and emotionally it hit me in a way that no other song had ever really hit me before. Not that I necessarily realized immediately what part of me the song had hit- all I knew was I had to hear "Last Stop: This Town" at least a squillion more times. After seeing the video for the first time, I kept watching MTV2 until they re-ran it (probably only like an hour later- back then they basically played a dozen different videos each month) and I videotaped it. Then on my next weekly-or-so visit to Tower Records, I picked up Electro-Shock Blues.
I spent much of October and November 1998 driving around the suburbs, alone except for Electro-Shock Blues in the CD player. It was the perfect soundtrack for my suicidal teenage autumn. I listened to the entire album a bunch of times, but far more often I'd just listen to "Last Stop: This Town" on repeat, enjoying the delicious pop sounds but also trying to get to the bottom of what I thought the song was saying to me. Before, I had heard songs that made me feel things, but those feelings were pretty simple and one-dimensional: Anger, joy, sadness, love (or rather, what I imagined love felt like for grown-ups). "Last Stop: This Town," however, made me feel something more complex, unfamiliar, and fascinating.
To this day, I can still think of songs that are happier than "Last Stop: This Town," and I can think of songs that are sadder, but I can't readily think of any songs that are so happy and so sad all at the same time. This is evident from the very beginning of the song- after 3 measures of a jaunty, carnivalesque harpsichord-like music box riff, frontman Mark Oliver Everett says in his trademark mopey sing-speak: "You're dead/ but the world keeps spinning." Like, shit happens, but life goes on, and you can always find a merry-go-round somewhere. Then, "It's getting dark/ a little too early," as it tends to start to do in the fall, often before you're fully accustomed to the sad fact that there's gonna be a lot less sun for the next few months.
Throughout the track's 3 minutes and 27 seconds, there's a fierce tug-of-war between melancholy and glee. Everett keeps singing that he's "gonna fly on down for the last stop to this town," and it's not hard to think that maybe he's talking about the last stop of death. But he says it in a cartoonishly deep voice that's even harder not to smile at. He keeps trying to mourn (and in the context of the rest of Electro-Shock Blues, he's been mourning for something like 25 minutes already), but those peppy riffs and all those 'Yeah!s' keep shoving him toward utter bliss until continuing to wallow in misery feels like little more than an exercise in futility.
After hundreds of spins, I think I finally got the invaluable lesson I thought "Last Stop: This Town" was trying to tell me. (I haven't always been the quickest to pick up on certain life lessons.) There's something immensely triumphant in surviving grief, whether your problems are just a minuscule mound of muffin crumbs, or a horrible heap of tragedy, like losing your sister to suicide and your mother to cancer within a span of about 2 years. It took me until well after Thanksgiving of 1998 before I got over my little problems…and no doubt I've gotten myself into plenty more Big Blue Funks since then, and probably will again a few more times down the road. But with a little help from this song- probably my most favorite song ever- I know I'll always have at least one more triumph to look forward to.
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Making it Easier to Measure the Impact of the Cities Alliance
[17 February 2014] -- The Cities Alliance has sought to improve the quality of urban development since its establishment in 1999. Over the years, we have had many successful projects and gained a solid reputation in the field.
On a wider scale, our objectives have been closely linked with the formulation of global development frameworks. The Cities Without Slums Action Plan drew global attention to the importance of slum upgrading when its targets were incorporated into the UN Millennium Development Goals (Target 11).
But how well are we actually achieving our core goal: enabling cities to be more effective, participatory and able to deliver improved, responsive services to the urban poor?
In an effort to answer that question, the Cities Alliance has developed a new performance monitoring system to measure the results of its activities and capture their impact in a systematic way.
At the heart of the new system is a Results Framework, which allows the Cities Alliance to measure its internal efficiency and clearly show members and donors the value of their investment in the partnership. It also includes performance indicators to help measure and document progress across the various tiers of results, with baselines, milestones and targets.
In addition to benefitting the Cities Alliance, the intention is that the Results Framework will better position the partnership to contribute to the Post 2015 sustainable development agenda – just as the Cities Without Slums Action Plan did with the MDGs.
The framework was formally approved and endorsed by the Cities Alliance Consultative Group at its November 2013 meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A framework for results, accountability
The new Results Framework is the culmination of a transformation process for the Cities Alliance that included a new Charter in 2010, a new business model in 2011, and the development of a Theory of Change to help the Cities Alliance determine how best to use its resources to achieve its medium- and long-term development goals.
It is designed to serve as the basis for strategic planning cycles and enable the partnership to prioritise activities. With its emphasis on accountability, performance and results, the framework also shows the Cities Alliance's commitment to a strong reporting system for our partners and governing boards.
The Results Framework further defines the Theory of Change and lays out the different levels of results expected by the partnership, so that all parties – Cities Alliance Secretariat, its members, and cities – can be held accountable. The Results Chain shows how each step builds towards achieving cities with improved quality of life and better opportunities for all, especially the urban poor.
It lays out the products and services that the Cities Alliance Secretariat will deliver (the Outputs); their effect on our client, or Cities Alliance member (the Intermediate Outcome); the effect on cities (Outcome); and, finally, the overall development impact at the global level. Across these four tiers, the framework includes 47 SMART indicators with definitions and data sources.
Communicating our results
he Cities Alliance Secretariat has already begun operationalising the results framework. This has involved collecting baseline data, setting preliminary targets and performance standards for each of the indicators, revising relevant monitoring and evaluation tools, and developing a detailed implementation plan.
The implementation process will benefit and build on the Cities Alliance project database, which houses detailed information on Cities Alliance operations since 2007. The project database will also be used to collect and elaborate future M&E information and reports. Now that the Cities Alliance is part of UNOPS, all of this data will be made publicly available in compliance with the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI).
The data collected through this process will form the basis for the Cities Alliance's first-ever corporate scorecard, which will provide a snapshot of the partnership's overall performance. The scorecard will be a valuable tool that will help us continuously monitor our performance and foster strategic dialogue among our members and governing board.
In addition to the scorecard, the Cities Alliance's progress towards achieving its goals will be outlined in a results-based Annual Report. For more details about the Cities Alliance's new performance monitoring system and specific indicators that will be used, please see "Performance Indicators and Monitoring System for the Cities Alliance: A Results-based Approach."
The new results framework helps the Cities Alliance evaluate how well it is achieving its goal of inclusive cities with better services for the poor. Photo: Cities Alliance
"This is a major milestone for the Cities Alliance. The partnership now has a solid framework for measuring and communicating its results, which will help it contribute to the global debate as the post-2015 development agenda is being formulated." -- Federico Silva, Cities Alliance Senior Programme Specialist
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The Queensland Film Festival (QFF) has announced its full inaugural programme. From July 24 to 26, the festival will bring twelve features and two shorts that demonstrate the depth and breadth of contemporary filmmaking. Three of the feature films and one of the short films will enjoy their Australian premieres.
The festival is bringing films to Brisbane that otherwise wouldn't get a screening in the city. With its focus on films that would be otherwise unseen, it fills part of the hole left by the departure of BIFF 2 years ago. There is also a point of difference from the new Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival (BAPFF), which screens a region-focused selection of films, some of which get a cinema release.
"We are delighted to reveal the complete lineup for this year's QFF," said co-director Huw Walmsley-Evans. "Strong community support, particularly from Foxtel Movies, New Farm Cinemas and the Queensland University of Technology, as well as from the city's dedicated and passionate cinephiles, has helped make this festival happen."
As co-director John Edmond notes, "contemporary cinema is thriving around the globe, and Queensland wants to share in it." He continues, "we're simply grateful to be able to showcase some of the amazing films that, at the moment, would otherwise not be screened in Brisbane."
Abderrahmane Sissako's TIMBUKTU opens QFF, presenting a depiction of life under jihadist rule that speaks to our troubled times. TIMBUKTU provides a perfect example of the kind of work the festival aims to highlight; although it received an Academy Award nomination (Best Foreign Language Film) in 2015, and also cleaned up at France's Cesar Awards.
Other highlights include:
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY (Peter Strickland) – An absolute must-see on the big screen for its inventive sound design and luscious production design.
P'TIT QUINQUIN (Bruno Dumont) – An absurdest murder mystery that opens with the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a cow
JAUJA (Lisandro Alonso) – a colonialist Argentinian western starring Viggo Mortenson. The played at Cannes in 2014 in the Un Certain Regard and was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize.
For more information, head over to the official festival website or follow the fest on Twitter
The full festival line-up is after the jump.
• The Colour of Pomegranates (Sergei Paradjanov 77m),
• The Duke of Burgundy (Peter Strickland 104m),
• Eight (Peter Blackburn 81m)
• Episode of the Sea (Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan and the inhabitants of Urk 63m)
• The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson 130m)
• Jauja (Lisandro Alonso 109m)
• Jealousy (Philippe Garrel 77m)
• P'tit Quinquin (Bruno Dumont 200m)
• The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani 102m)
• The Strange Little Cat (Ramon Zürcher 72m)
• Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako 96m),
• The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga (Jessica Oreck 73m)
• Magic Miles (Audrey Lam 16m)
• Night Noon (Shambhavi Kaul 12m)
• The screening of The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga (at IMA)
• ASE The Art and Craft of Editing panel (at New Farm Cinemas)
• In Conversation with Jason Di Ross panel (at New Farm Cinemas)
• Reconciling Film Cultures panel (at UQ Art Museum)


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Regents Approve Major Expansion at Lawrence Lab
Despite pleas from Berkeley city officials, the UC Regents Thursday voted unanimously to approve Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) 2025.
"We had asked the regents to delay action, because we felt they didn't adequately address the concerns we raised about their environmental impact report (EIR)," said Berkeley City Manager Phil Kamlarz.
"We just got it a week ago Monday, and we had only four days to respond," he said.
The Board of Regents Grounds and Building Committee had voted unanimously to approve the document Tuesday, and the full board approval came Thursday without any discussion.
Approval of the EIR paves the way for construction of nearly a million square feet of new buildings—which includes one completed structure and one now underway—and up to 500 new parking spaces and 1,000 new employees over the next two decades.
City officials argued that lab officials had failed to provide adequate responses to their concerns about the extensive developments in an environmentally sensitive landscape where earthquakes and wildfires poses major threats.
"Our staff dropped everything to prepare a response," said Kamlarz. "They didn't respond."
The city manager said another major concern for the city is that the EIR failed to consider the cumulative impacts of the lab's extensive development plans along with those planned for UC Berkeley just down the hill.
The city has already filed legal action challenging the EIR for the university's Southeast Campus Integrated Projects, which calls for more than 300,000 square feet of development including two major new buildings, an underground parking complex and large-scale work on Memorial Stadium.
That suit, along with three others filed by neighbors, sports fans and environmental groups, is currently slated for a September hearing in Alameda County Su-perior Court.
Kamlarz said the lab—run by the university under contract with the federal Department of Energy—failed to respond to the city's plea that they look for alternative locations for buildings, including the university-owned Richmond Field Station.
The EIR dismissed the field station as an alternative with a few words, erroneously reporting that a cleanup of toxics-laden soil there was being conducted by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. (In fact, the cleanup is under the aegis of the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, which recently ordered the school to begin preparing plans for cleaning up more than 3,000 truckloads of contaminated soil it had illegally hauled to an adjacent site.)
UC spokesperson Chris Harrington said the vote, taken during the board's meeting at the UC Santa Barbara campus, was unanimous, with more than two-thirds of the regents in attendance for the Thursday afternoon session.
"We think the regents should take another look," said Kamlarz.
Local environmental groups have also protested the lab's expansion plans, including the Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste.
Pamela Shivola has urged a halt to developing the site, given the extensive network of seismic faults documented in the complex's 203 acres and soil and groundwater pollution that includes radioactive tritium.
The regents also voted unanimous approval Thursday for a 25,000-square-foot, 60-bedroom, four-story guest house, which was included in the square footage allowed under the lab's previous LRDP.
The city had not objected to that project, which is designed to house visiting researchers and students working on projects at the lab.
The regents in March approved two other buildings at the site, including the Helios building, which will house researchers working at the Energy Biosciences Institute, a controversial $500 million BP-funded research program designed to turn crops and coal into fuel for internal combustion engines.


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by J. Scott Olmsted -
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Magpul, maker of a slew of firearm accessories including the company's famous PMag magazines, sights, grips, buttstocks and rails, also is becoming known for its super-cool motor coach—at trade shows, at least.
The company realized it could use a conference room on trade show floors. But rather than merely buy or rent four walls, a table and some chairs, it went first class: It bought a motor coach. And it's not just any coach, either, it's a 1950s-era Flexible motor coach. Such units were used by baseball teams, circus acts and entertainers in the 1950s. The unit Magpul found was in good shape, but it had been used as a recreational vehicle for two. So Magpul converted it to become a rolling conference room complete with a full bar with a refrigerator and beer tap, a conference area/booth, a humidor and of course an on-board armory full of Class III firearms, including a Model 1917 machine gun. During renovation, Magpul was sure to maintain the aesthetics of the 1950s. The company's new "conference room" has all the bells and whistles of the modern era, but it looks and feels like the 1950s.
Founded in 1999, Magpul designs and builds high-performance polymer magazines and accessories for a range of firearm platforms. The company's goal is to give shooters an "unfair advantage."
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Directed or turned backward or downward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany and zoology, turned back; directed backward; retral.
- In ornithology, turned in a direction the opposite of the usual one, without reference to any other line or plane; antrorse. See the quotation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Bent backward or downward.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Bent
backwardor downward.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective bent or curved backward or downward
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin retrōrsus, from retrōversus : retrō-, retro- + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Compare retrovert.
The fish you really have to watch out for is the candirú, a toothpick-shaped catfish that wriggles into bodily orifices, throws out retrorse spines, and can be removed only through surgery.


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I realized, as I was writing about grilled salmon yesterday, that my recipe for Udon Noodles with a Soy-Ginger Sauce was buried in a post about tofu! I could hardly find it and I knew it was there. So I decided to re-post it.
(Note to self: Make this again soon so you can re-photograph it with your new camera!)
1 lb udon noodles
4-6 portobello mushrooms (depending on size and how much you like mushrooms), halved and then sliced into 1/4 inch pieces
2 1/2 cups shredded cabbage (green, Napa, or Savoy)
1/2 to 2/3rds of a bunch of scallions, washed and chopped (use most of the scallion, cutting the whites into fine slices, the green ends into 1/4 inch pieces, and throwing away the fibrous middle)
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 inches ginger, chopped
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sweet mirin (a cooking wine sold in the Asian foods section of any well-stocked supermarket)
(A quick note about the sauce: you can make and add more or less sauce depending on how juicy you like it. Just remember the 2:1 ratio of soy sauce to mirin.)
While a big pot of water is heating up, prep the garlic, ginger, scallions, mushrooms and cabbage.
Make the sauce
When the water is boiling, add the udon and a generous handful of salt and set the timer for 6 minutes.
Heat a wok or frying pan, then add oil to coat.
When the oil shimmers, add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring frequently for 30 seconds.
Add the mushrooms and toss to coat with the oil. Sprinkle with salt and cover. Take off the lid every minute to stir and check the mushrooms. If they are done before the noodles, turn the burner off.
When the timer goes off, rinse the noodles in cold water. They should be a bit undercooked — chewy but not crunchy.
Push the mushrooms to the sides of the wok or pan, add the sauce and turn the heat to high. Add the noodles and the cabbage and toss for 1-2 minutes or until the cabbage is warmed and the noodles are coated in sauce and fully cooked. Turn off the heat and mix in the scallions.