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Saving money on hot water
Whatever hot water system you have, there are easy ways to reduce your energy bills. It isn't just about energy savings - if your water is metered, every litre you save is saving you money.
Easy hot water habits
- Wash your clothes in cold water - a hot water wash can use 10 times more electricity than a cold wash. At four loads a week, this could save you around $60 - $80 each year.
- Fill the sink - rather than leaving the hot water running when doing things like shaving.
- Shower rather than bath - it typically uses only half as much water and energy.
- Skip the hour long shower - in a household of three, each minute you add to your shower time is about $70 a year.
- If you rinse dishes before loading the dishwasher, use cold water.
- Run the dishwasher when it is fully loaded - and on an 'eco' wash setting if available.
Switching off your hot water while away on holiday
Switching off your hot water cylinder while away on holiday can save you up to $8.00, if you are away for more than a fortnight.
If you choose to switch off your hot water cylinder, when you return home and switch it back on, wait at least half a day before using hot water - the water needs to get hot enough to kill any legionella bacteria first.
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Manage your water use
Ease your shower flow
If your shower fills a 10 litre bucket in less than a minute, it's wasting water. Replacing your shower head for one with a more efficient flow rate of 9 litres a minute or less will cut your hot water use significantly. Or, you can install an inexpensive shower flow restrictor. Even reducing the flow rate by 1 litre per minute could save a household of three around $80 per year.
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You can compare the efficiency of new showerheads by reading the water efficiency labels in the shops - talk to a plumber about installing one.
Ease your tap flow
Flow control aerators for taps cost between $10 and $30 and can halve the volume of water you use while still giving good pressure. They're great for taps over sinks or tubs that aren't regularly filled up, so the water flow volume is less important.
Fix dripping hot taps
Dripping hot taps could cost you hundreds of dollars a year (depending on how bad the leak is). Replace the washer or fitting - a new washer only costs a few dollars.
Choose efficient water products
Water efficiency labels appear on showers, taps, toilets, dishwashers and washing machines. Like energy rating labels, they use a star rating to show how water-efficient a product is compared to other products in the same class - the more stars, the more efficiently it uses water.
New Zealand Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme - Ministry for the Environment website
Keep in the heat
Wrap your hot water cylinder and hot water pipe
Pre-2002 electric hot water cylinders aren't insulated very well and should have a cylinder wrap. You should also insulate the first 1-1.5 m of hot water pipe coming off your hot water cylinder. Cylinder wraps cost around $60 and pipe insulation is about $5 a metre from hardware stores. For an older (pre-1987) cylinder and pipes, you could save about $80 a year. Note that you can't put a cylinder wrap on a gas hot water system.
Check your hot water temperature
It should be 60°C at the cylinder (to prevent the growth of legionella bacteria) and no more than 55°C at the tap so you don't get burnt (children are particularly vulnerable). Depending on your cylinder, you may need an electrician or plumber to adjust your thermostat. Even an extra 10°C on the thermostat of your hot water system could be costing you $25 a year with a modern cylinder, or twice that with an older one.
Maintain your hot water system regularly
This includes gently moving the easing lever of the temperature/pressure relief valve every six months, to prevent it from sticking. Glass-lined water cylinders should have their anode changed every 5 years, more frequently in hard water areas. A plumber can help if you're unsure. Depending on the type of system you have, you may need to do other forms of maintenance - check your manufacturer's instructions.
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text: by Guest Posts | Thursday, 20th Oct 2011 | Sometimes it takes an against the grain idea for a new idea to take hold. That's the direction Amazon has taken with its debut tablet, the Kindle Fire. It's no revolution in terms of the setup. It won't run faster than the iPad. It won't have more apps, and it won't do neat and fancy things that the iPad doesn't. How, then, will it beat the iPad? It will compete on the one plane that Apple refuses: price. The Kindle Fire will cost just $199. The decision to price the Kindle Fire below almost every other tablet on the market was a deliberate one for Amazon. Earlier this year Retrevo conducted a study of potential tablet buyers. Among those who indicated they planned to purchase a tablet in the near future, 79 percent said that they would consider an Android tablet over the iPad, provided it cost less than $250. Amazon took that one step further on the pricing front, creating an immediately attractive tablet that should cut into Apple's sales this holiday season. At the same time, Amazon assumes a huge risk with this pricing scheme. They'll lose $10 for every Kindle Fire sold on parts alone. That ignores the costs of assembling the tablets, of shipping and handling, of the free Amazon Prime membership, and of the marketing — not to mention the research that went into creating the tablet. Those add up to a substantial loss on every unit sold, which Amazon will report at quarterly earnings reports. That could put them in a tough spot with investors, who generally don't react well to losses. While Amazon will take a loss per physical unit, a total loss might not be in the cards. On top of that, the Fire is not Amazon's endgame for tablets. Both of these points provide reasons why pricing the Fire at a loss will work out for Amazon in the long run. While the Kindle Fire technically runs on Android, it is not a typical Android tablet. It does not run Honeycomb, which is Android's current tablet OS. The Fire's OS doesn't even look much like Android. That's because Amazon designed it around a smartphone version of Android, laying Amazon services all over the place. Want to buy an app? You won't get it from the Android Market, but rather from the Amazon App Store. Cuddling up with a movie? You won't watch it on Netflix, but rather on Amazon Instant Video. Filling your Fire with tunes? You'll buy them at Amazon's MP3 store. If you're loading songs from your own collection, you'll upload them through Amazon's storage locker. E-books, of course, will come directly via the Kindle Store. In other words, Amazon has set up the Kindle in a manner similar to the iPad. Everything flows through Amazon. Instant Video will bring in more Prime subscriptions, which will net Amazon $80 per year per subscription. They'll sell more music and more apps, since it will all be directly integrated into the Fire. Amazon has even worked out deals with magazine publishers, giving Amazon yet another stream of revenue. So while they might take a hit on the physical parts, they've set up an environment whereby they can more than recoup that loss via media sales. Moreover, the Kindle Fire is not Amazon's killer tablet. That one is still in the works. The Fire is more a device to test the waters. If they see a quality response to that, and perhaps see the Fire eating into iPad sales, then they can come out with their big honkin' tablet. But before they can do that, before they can go toe-to-toe with Apple, they have to prove to consumers that they can put out a device worthy of competition with Apple. And make no mistake: there's little chance that Kindle would take a loss on a 9- or 10-inch tablet. It would be at a price point directly competitive with the iPad. But by the time they release it, they'll have established a reputation with the Fire. The reputation aspect is no small factor. Take a look at Research In Motion. Last year they decided to expand the BlackBerry brand with the BlackBerry PlayBook. The tablet itself isn't bad at all. Physically, it looks a lot like the Fire. Yet RIM had trouble moving units. Part of that was software — the PlayBook had no native email, calendar, or contacts applications, and App World pales in comparison to other tablet app marketplaces. Another reason, though, was reputation. RIM had not established a reputation with consumers, and that made it harder to move PlayBooks at a $500 price point. It's no surprise that they're expected to move more units this holiday season, when they plan to offer a number of promotions and rebates. Current estimates have Amazon selling 5 million tablets between now and the end of the year. If that's an accurate figure, Amazon will have entered the tablet market with a bang. They might take a $50 million loss on parts and even more when factoring in all costs, but they'll recoup that with added media sales. But, more importantly, they'll send a positive message to consumers. By releasing a highly heralded tablet at a low price point, they're inviting positive reviews. Those positive feelings will carry over, and will give Amazon more leverage when it releases a larger, more powerful tablet. That seems to be the only way to compete with the iPad. Amazon, apparently, has it all figured out.

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How did you first get into photography?
Tell me about your Instagram journey: how did you get started?
What was on of your favorite photos that you took recently. Why?
I also love my kitchen images, probably because I am in that room the most. Images of my daughter or I preparing food or even washing dishes are the details I want to remember.
I am inspired by @jennydiaznature's nature photography. Her nature images are both simple and beautiful.
@zaidalucia.photographer's use of light and shadows. I love the way she photographs the everyday details of her days with her daughter.


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Manholes of Japan.
Earlier we have seen Japanese Sewers Photo Gallery & now here we have Manholes of Japan.
"Japanese manhole covers, which come in a variety of designs depending on locality, utility type and the manufacturer of the manhole cover, have caught the imagination of a growing number of "drainspotters" from around the world."
It may be impossible to show you all the designs all over Japan, but still we did make a try to present some of the best.
Source: 1, 2 & 3
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Relation or proportion of one measure to another which can be linear, geometric or volumetric. It can be one sound to another or one volume to another or just about any one class of things, forces or vibrations. Can also be expressed in parts. [See Proportion, Reciprocating Proportionality]
A relationship, or interval, expressing the vibrations per second, or cycles, of the two tones concerned, generally in the lowest possible (integer) terms; simultaneously a representative of a tone and an implicit relationship to a "keynote" - or unity.
Euclid's definition: a mutual relation of two magnitudes of the same kind to one another in respect of quantity. [from Partch 1974, Genesis of a Music, 2nd ed., Da Capo Press, New York, p. 73]
The ratio expressed as 1:2 says the first quantity is half the second quantity which is twice the first quantity. Music intervals are generally expressed as ratios.
Simple ratio
1:2 (1 is to 2)
Ratio of two ratios
1:2::2:4 (1 is to 2 as 2 is to 4)
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Figure 6.17 - Areas and Volumes - Relations and Proportions
Figure 6.19 - Sphere to Cube - Relations and Proportions
Figure 14.10 - Proportionate Tonal Relations dictate Contraction or Expansion
Laws of Music
Laws of Ratios
Reciprocating Proportionality
Table 2 - Controlling Modes and Proportions
Table of Plate Harmonics and Intervals
Universal Ratios
6.8 - Proportionate and Relative Geometries
9.12 - Velocity of Sound and its Propagation Rate are Proportional
12.00 - Reciprocating Proportionality
3.13 - Reciprocals and Proportions of Motions and Substance
13.15 - Principle of Proportion


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Welcome to ACROD Youth Tube, videos for and by the youth of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA. We welcome you to submit videos showing You in action in the Church: serving, singing, doing service projects, at Camp Nazareth, Pilgrimages or at JR ACRY events.
You may also send us videos you create about the Orthodox Faith.
A video created by Brett Bilcheck of St. John The Baptist Orthodox Church of Stratford, CT for a High School Video Production class project.The Orthodox understanding of Christ being the "Light which shines in the darkness" is is shown through video clips of the illumination of a small parish church, by candle and natural lighting. Watch Video
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49, 56
Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae; Juvenal, Patriarch of Jerusalem; Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska; John Maximovitch, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan


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Following the North American update this morning we discovered an issue that has caused server instability. We need to bring shards offline immediately - however, due to internal network maintenance it is taking longer than expected to prepare a new build with a fix for the issue.
Our ETA is Up to 5 HOURS or approximately 4:00PM Pacific - we hope to be well under this & will let you know if this estimate changes.
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Allison DeGazon, the second-place primary vote winner on St. Croix, is a bona fide V.I. resident, in the legal opinion of Attorney General Claude Walker.
Supervisor of Elections Carolyn Fawkes asked Walker for a legal opinion after receiving an anonymous letter Aug. 2 challenging DeGazon's V.I. residency based on records showing she was listed as the registered agent of Business Strategies VI, a business registered in Georgia.
DeGazon responded with a letter indicating she registered the business while on medical leave in Georgia but once she determined the business needed to be registered where she was domiciled, she abandoned the project.
There was a similar anonymous letter challenging the residency of candidate Kevin Rodriquez in 2016.
In both cases, members of the V.I. GOP joined in calls for the anonymous allegations to be investigated. The legal details of the two cases are very different and Walker cited the same court case that helped lead to Rodriquez being disqualified in support of Degazon's claim of bona fide residency.
Walker wrote that the court determined to be a bona fide resident the candidate "must have both a physical presence within the territory together with an intent to remain. To prove this, such factors that may be considered include: social, family, and professional relationships, as well as the individual's own representations."
Walker said evidence of her residence includes her registering to voted in 2010, getting a V.I. driver's license in 2011, getting a master's in business administration from the University of the Virgin Islands in 2014, currently studying for a doctorate at UVI and working for the V.I. government from 2012 through 2017, filing V.I. income tax returns and operating a business on St. Croix.
The V.I. Supreme Court used the same standard of bona fide residency to disqualify Rodriquez' candidacy, citing his signing court documents, under penalty of perjury, that he lived in Tennessee and had not lived in another state anytime during the preceding three years. Rodriquez had a home and filed for bankruptcy in that state within the three year V.I. residency requirement.
Janelle Sarauw was elected in a special election to fill that seat. Several court cases later, a federal appellate court ruled the Legislature had authority to make the decision. The Legislature seated Sarauw, with senators citing the Supreme Court's ruling and Rodriquez' court filings.


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The Beran Group, a sales team with Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, has been named top team producer, lister, seller and closer for July 2014 for Long & Foster's Village of Midlothian Office, located in Midlothian, Va.
"We are proud to announce Kristin Krupp, Sherry Beran, Meg Price, Regina Lukens, Sarah Holton and Tammy Hux as this month's top producing team," said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. "Kristin, Sherry, Meg, Regina, Sarah and Tammy are great examples of Long & Foster's highly-trained professionals who go to great lengths to best serve clients seeking the total homeownership experience."
A real estate professional for over 10 years, The Beran Group is an active member of the Richmond and Virginia Associations of Realtors.
Krupp, Beran, Price, Lukens, Holton and Hux have consistently proven to be high achievers since they entered the real estate field, and have frequently been cited as a top real estate producing team. Krupp is a member of Long & Foster's coveted Master's Club for producing more than $25 million in settled sales volume in 2013 and is on Long & Foster's Gold Team.
In addition, Krupp and Beran hold the prestigious Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation of advanced real estate. Additionally, Holton hold the Military Residential Specialist designation of advanced real estate.
For more information, visit LongandFoster.com.


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I tried to compare two directories - one on my local harddisk and the other on my NAS share. TC 7.03 listed a bunch of files which it couldn't find on the remote drive. In fact they were on the remote drive - using the Explorer on Vista shows all of the files even on the NAS share.
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I am going to crave those scones from the little coffee shop in Ellensburg. They were the most delicious scones I've ever eaten in my entire life. Then again, most coffee and baked goods would be comforting after hauling across a snow-covered pass with all-season tires for almost an hour, hoping 18-wheelers don't bash into you coming down the other side. No, actually, the scones really were that good.
It was difficult to choose, but the cinnamon peach ones were calling to me, and I grabbed a whole grain apple scone for good measure as well. They were good company as I drove through a thick haze up another pass and down into the Yakima valley, where a good portion of our local fruits and vegetables are farmed. Not too much more will be growing in this frost.Once day broke and I entered the Snoqualmie area, less than 40 minutes into my drive, most of my view for the rest of the day was white, either in the form of snow-dusted foliage or dense fog.
After several more snowy mountain passes, and miles of pure white road, I emerged into the farming valleys of Idaho and rolled into Boise.I passed through a few blocks of downtown, saw the capitol building in the distance, and met up with my couch surfing host, Andrew, in a neighborhood nearby. I told him how much I loved Boise already. Nothing is really that far, and everything in the greater downtown area is easily bikable. After one more pass through downtown I would come to realize it's about the size of Reno with the feel of Portland.
After a stress-free ten minute drive I was clear on the other side of the city (compared to the one hour or more it would take to do that in Seattle) and at Ophidia Studio. Aerial Yoga, Poi (fire dancing), and Belly Dance are just a few classes that compliment pole training at Ophidia. I met the owner, Allison Holley, at the Pole Convention in LA this past summer, and decided to stop by for a visit.
The main room features hanging aerial yoga silks and a wooden floor, a classic fitness or yoga studio look. The back room is where all the pole magic happens! A small raised stage surrounded by mirrors features a pole in the middle. Another six or seven spinning poles adorn the rest of the room. Each pole can be set to spin or static and reaches, honestly, much higher than I have been used to climbing in the last few months!
Our first class at 6pm focused on a few spins, holds, and tricks. At 7pm we donned our high heals (she has a few pairs of loaner shoes for students) and learned a simple but sexy routine. At the end of each class Allison dims the lights and lets us rock out for a song or two. No matter how hard you work on new moves or gracefulness, pole is meant to be fun!
I joined Julie, my other couch surfing host, for a post-pole recovery meal of beer and poutine at Bitter Creek. I'm in Idaho. I have to eat the potatoes. Julie told me about a nearby burger and fries joint that features several different kinds of potatoes and yams, that you can have cut into any shape.
"You can get purple curly fries if you want," she told me. I may have to do just that, after a bit of sleep.


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Brecon and the Beacons area is another beautiful area of Wales. These are a selection of images from that region.
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How it works
Categorized and open to all ages
Princess of Hearts hosts Muslim Singles Events that are both age categorized and open to all ages. We strive to make our events enjoyable and exciting, thus changing the format and theme each time. We host games nights, speed dating, dinners and outdoor events; providing a platform for Muslim Singles to meet in a safe and halal environment.
We have selected events
Selected events are of a group mingling nature, where group activities take place, whilst others are one on one introductions, such as speed dating which allows male and female participants to spend a numbered amount of time together, after which either gender switch seats enabling them to meet/chat to the next person seated.
Receive a name sticker
Participants receive a name sticker upon arrival, after which the nature of the programme is explained, prior to the event kicking off.
Bring a mahram, friend or family member
Women participants are able to bring a mahram, friend or family member with, for support. However they are permitted to attend the event solo too, if they so wish.
Opportunity to mingle
After the programme finishes, participants have the opportunity to mingle with those that caught their eye. This is generally when contact numbers are exchanged. For the introverted/ shy participant, Princess of Hearts staff are happy to assist with the exchange of contact info and private introductions, where possible.
2 - 3 hours long
The events are generally between 2-3 hours long.
*** Due to long lines and no shows, no cash at the door is accepted any longer. Only EFT's, bank deposits and online payments will secure your booking.


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On this fifth day of the novena to St. Philip, we meditate on his tenderness of heart.
Reviewing the thoughts of Bl. John Henry Newman, the three "juh's" that may help us understand what it means to be tender of heart after the model of St. Philip.
First, Philip's tenderness was marked by Justice – Justice is that virtue by which we are disposed to give each person his/her due. The ultimate foundation for justice is our identity as children of God. That identity means that we are due absolute dignity, we are due love. Whenever Philip saw the lack of this, especially among the poor, the sick and imprisoned, his heart was moved with pity and he sprang to action. What's the difference – one might ask – between "justice" and "sympathy" in this case? Justice brings an objectivity to sympathy… sometimes it moulds our sympathy to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Justice, in a sense, grounds sympathy in reality lest we get carried away to the point that no one benefits from our sympathy.
Second, Philip's tenderness was marked by Generosity – When his cause for sainthood was being considered thousands of people came forward witnessing to Philip's generosity. During a famine he gave away a day's worth of his own food to the poor and fasted. When his own purse was empty he would assign penances to his wealthy penitents so that they would pay the dowries of poor girls who could not otherwise afford to marry or enter a convent. When others received credit for good works that he himself had done, Philip rejoiced and reinforced the misperception to give glory to others rather than himself. In these and a hundred other ways our saint imitated the generosity of God from whom all life flows generously.
Finally, Philip's tenderness was Gentle – Philip's preaching, his teaching and his general encounters were all in the context of his awe at the beauty of God and God's Creation. For as much 'building up' as he did Philip's demeanor was more that of one walking in awe through a beautiful structure. He was always humbled by the experience of being in the world ad this brought a gentleness and inspiration to even his most fervent preaching.


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Wellness has become one of the hottest health care topics for employers. Companies are looking to what appears to be a logical solution–keeping employees healthy–as a way to reduce the unsustainable cost increases related to health care benefits. So how does a company decide on what they really need and which vendor best meets their requirements?
This is the first in a series of articles that will discuss some of the key issues that will help you make a choice that's right for your company.
The Wellness Industry
There are literally thousands of wellness companies in America today. In fact, any nutritionist, fitness specialist, nurse, doctor, health professional or administrator can set one up. It's just not that hard to hang out your shingle to offer an HRA, conduct a few classes, mail a few brochures, offer some coaching, and call yourself a "wellness" program.
The first thing to recognize is that a fitness program or a diet/weight loss program or a smoking cessation program or even all of these combined with an HRA and biometric screenings are not necessarily a comprehensive program. These programs focus on people who already have an identified risk. While this is needed, it is not the answer, as the founding father of the wellness field, Dr. Dee Edington, points out in his most recent book, Zero Trends: Health As a Serious Economic Strategy. Dr. Edington's decades of research reveal that in order to bend the health care cost trend you have to not only manage those individuals with a risk, condition and/or disease, more importantly you also need you keep the healthy people healthy. More on that later.
Furthermore, these individual or bundled risk reduction programs are but a subset of a comprehensive wellness program. Now I am going to throw a curve into your thinking: is "wellness" what a company really needs?
There is an entire industry that calls itself "wellness," and that must be what employers need to keep their employees healthy, right? Most RFPs ask for a wellness program, benefits consultants discuss wellness, and there are big conferences on it. However, here is where the nomenclature as established by the early entrants into this space is leading us astray.
Wellness was established to fill a need for the large number of companies that knew they required outside help. These wellness programs are not like their more intensive; more established and highly focused brethren, disease management programs. As the "wellness" industry develops, it is in many ways like disease management was in its infancy: there are low barriers to entry, few or no clearly defined standards, and little or no science behind the majority of programs. And that's just for starters.
The science of keeping people healthy
When you have a health issue, you look to the expert who is trained to solve your problem. For instance, if you have a primary care need, you go see a practitioner in family practice, internal medicine or pediatrics. You see an orthopedist for your bones, joints and muscles, a cardiologist for your cardiovascular issues, or other specialist and sub-specialist for the myriad of other diseases or conditions you may have.
So where do you look within the science of medicine for prevention? Is there a specialty in wellness? Well, no, but there is a specialty that focuses on prevention and the science of keeping people and populations healthy. That medical specialty is preventive medicine, a relatively small but very important segment of the medical profession. In the next post I will discuss preventive medicine, what it is, how it looks at the world, and how that should impact your decision-making in evaluating which vendor offers the most beneficial program for your company.
Thanks to Kathy Fleming, Vice President Marketing Communications at U.S. Preventive Medicine for her assistance with this post.


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Costing-Variances,job costing, process costing etc.,
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Dear student,
Question 21: Which of the following is a trait of a functional-based cost management system?
a) unit-based drivers
b) tracing intensive
c) use of both financial and non-financial measures of performance
d) detailed activity information
Ans: d) detailed activity information
Question 22: _______________ is a unit-costing method that excludes prior-period work and costs in computing current-period unit work and costs.
a) FIFO costing method
b) Transferred-in cost
c) Weighted average method
d) Equivalent units
Ans: b) Transferred-in cost
Question 23:_______________ is devoted to providing information for external users.
a) Management accounting
b) Financial accounting
c) Internal accounting
d) Cost accounting
Ans: b) Financial accounting
Question 24: Jacob Company has two support departments, Maintenance Department and Personnel Department, and two producing departments, X and Y. The Maintenance Department costs of $60,000 are allocated on the basis of standard service used. The Personnel Department costs of $9,000 are allocated on the basis of number of employees. The direct costs of Departments X and Y are $18,000 and $30,000, respectively.
Data on standard service hours and number of employees are as follows:
Maint. Person. Dept. Dept.
Dept. Dept. X Y
Standard service hours used 100 50 300 150
Number of employees 5 10 45 45
Direct labor hours 50 50 250 250
Predetermined overhead rates for Departments X and Y, respectively, are based on direct labor hours.
What is the overhead rate for Department Y assuming the direct method is used?
a) $218.00
b) $120.00
c) $250.00
d) $109.00
Question 25: A(n) _______________ is a computerized information system that strives to input data once and make it available to people across the company for different purposes.
a) cost management information system
b) enterprise resource planning system
c) internal accounting system
d) financial accounting information system
Ans; b) enterprise resource planning system
Question 26: Goal congruence can be defined as:
a) an incentive plan arranged so the managers goals are allied with the shareholders' goals
b) managers operating the business in the best interest of the shareholders
c) tying management rewards to shareholder results
d) all of the above are correct
Ans: d) all of the above are correct
Question 27: Ring Company produces two types of product: Small and Large. Two work orders for two batches of the products are shown below, along with some additional cost information:
Small Large
Work Order 10 Work Order 11
Direct materials (actual costs) $45,000 $75,000
Applied conversion costs:
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Childhood poverty in Michigan has decreased in recent years, but people living near the poverty line still face many hardships.
About 444,100 children, or 20 percent of the children in Michigan, still live in poverty, according to the Kids Count in Michigan 2018 Data Book. The numbers are down from 2010, when 537,003 children lived in poverty.
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Monday, June 30, 2014
Orwell's Birthplace in Bihar to be Made into Museum
It's quite ironic that George Orwell, who famously authored books like 1984 and Animal Farm, was born in Bihar. Apparently, some of Bihar's socialist politicians remain deaf to his satire.
Jihad on the Dole: The Revolution Will Be Subsidized
Unlike NRIs, who at least earn a living for themselves, the overseas Pak-jihadis have to use infidel money to wage their holy wars.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Modi Lauds ISRO in English
Even more impressive than what has now become yet another routine launch, was the fact that Sri Narendra Modi chose to address the audience in english. In doing so, he was showing Indians and the world the level of primacy he puts on the Indian space program.
pslv launch: liftoff!
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Quick notes: Nalanda history, Chimp Music...
- Concoction: Arun Shourie exposes Marxist fiction and lies on history of Nalanda
- What Music Do Animals Like? Chimpanzees prefer listening to West African akan and North Indian raga over western music.
- Our God is a living deity: I still remember the words of my father when he came out of the sanctum sanctorum after changing the Brahma (soul of Lord Jagannath) during the Nabakalebara in 1977. He emerged after nearly two hours. The first thing he did was hug me. We clung to each other and wept. Not only the two of us but all the sevayats present were weeping. Shaking like a leaf, my father whispered in my ears: "Brahma Hi Satya (soul is eternal)." The words have stayed with me. One should understand that our God is a living deity, who can be experienced only through love and dedication and not through scholarship..
.. vEdAhamEtam puruSHam mahAntam | AdityavarNam tamasas parastAt ..
- Rafale Fighter Jet Deal in Final Lap: Awaits Government's nod.
- Eyes on defence deals: Western powers rush to court Modi
HondaJet Takes to the Skies
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Quick notes: St Anthony confesses, Grid losses...
- Kaangress is anti-Hindu: St Antony admits Kerala govt is run by minority communities. Finds echo in Cong.
- SC to Binani Cement: If you can pay crores to Amitabh Bachchan, why can't you pay tax?
- Good Job, Chennai: Two major pedestrian projects approved by Chennai Corporation.
- Google Glass for Docs: "We no longer need bulky cameras or a special cameraman in the theater to record procedures," says Kumar. He is currently developing a telemedicine app for the glass where patients sitting in far away corners can be consulted by doctors and their records saved.
- Decarbonize: Opting for coal-based energy 'wasteful approach' by govt
- Methan Digester: Renewable energy and less greenhouse gases - just what rural India needs.
- Electric Grid Power Theft and Losses:
Electric Grid Power Losses from Poor Wiring & Theft
#India 26%
Brazil 16%
#China 6%
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 22, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
does climate change cause jihad?
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Promoting Swadeshi in Defence
- Spending Rs 5,000 crore to boost Sukhoi-30 MKI serviceability would "buy" as many additional fighters as the purchase of 126 Rafales for Rs 1 lakh crore.
- The IAF's obsolescent MiG-21 and MiG-27 fleets could be replaced economically with an improved (or Mark II) version of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft; its development and manufacture accelerated through a strategic alliance with Swedish company Saab, which is close to completing the Gripen E - a fighter very much like what the IAF wants the Tejas Mark II to be.
- A project like this would catalyse an entire aeronautical design and manufacturing ecosystem, especially the small and medium firms that wither away when the government buys overseas rather than innovating and producing domestically.
- Alongside this, aerospace engineering courses could be sponsored in selected technological institutes, which would feed into the indigenous design and manufacture of an advanced medium combat aircraft, a project already under way.
- Finally, with the change left over from the Rs 1 lakh crore, New Delhi could press Stockholm hard to buy out Saab's aerospace division.
Rejoinder by SP Singh:
While Shukla's patriotic fervor deserves appreciation, he somehow divorces himself from realism about the capability of our DPSUs, especially HAL. Almost 50 years in standing, it has 19 Production Units and 10 R&D Centres in 08 locations in India and employs perhaps the highest number of employees wrt any contemporary aircraft manufacturing facility on planet earth. And pray what have they given us in these fifty long years? Hyperboles of accomplishments, which truly were/are pain, pain and more pain with billions of dollars spent on foreign trips and collaborations. Some of their products that attained moderate success, courtesy the IAF, as no one else found them suitable, like HT-2,Kiran(HJT16) and HPT32,all Trainers were direct ripoffs from the Chipmunk, Jet Provost and Bulldog respectively. Among fighters the HF-24 designed by Dr Kurt Tank, a German, limped its way through in the IAF for want of a suitable engine.The others claimed to be manufactured by HAL like the MiG 21,Jaguar,Hawk and Su30 are either assembled or manufactured under license with over 75% imported components.
The much touted IJT and the LCA have been in the making for 30 years and are yet to reach anywhere near oprationalisation. While the LCA was hurriedly given op clearance by Mr Antony in December 2013, just before CAS Browne retired, as per conservative estimates it will take at least five years before it is fully ops in the IAF. The prototype IJT that flew in the Air Show at Yelahanka in 2005 crashed in 2010 and nothing has come online since then even in prototype form, when will it reach the IAF, if ever.
So that brings me to the two most disingenuous and unviable suggestions made by Shukla. Rescind the Rafale deal to save one lakh crore and do the following: (a) improve the serviceability of Su-30s to75% to get additional 95 ac online. Well said and highly wishful, but do remember all Su-30s are assembled at HAL leaving much to be desired in the finished product and costs the IAF close to Rs 500 crore besides being heavy on maintenance. In addition, 20% of the holdings go for MR&SOW. To achieve 75% serviceability of the remaining 80% , effectively 92% serviceability would need an uninterrupted continuous flow of product support, which is well nigh impossible because the IAF depends on HAL/Roseboron, who depends on foreign vendors, who never oblige.
Anyway, being ex Army Shukla will not find it hard to corroborate, as the serviceability rate of a soldiers common weapon is dismal, forget about the heavy eqpt like TANKS, BMPs and Arty Guns etc. (b), mould the LCA Mk 2 on the lines of Gripen E and acquire the Aerospace Division of SaaB for the "change" left over after operationalising the LCA Mk 2 so as to promote aviation ecology and ancillary units in India. First of all SaaB is a billion $ co with worldwide presence whose annual turnover is ten times that of HAL.So I wonder if it can be bought off with the small change. And then the product Gripen E. Saab has signed a deal on 18 Dec 2013 with Brazil to supply 36 Gripen E for USD 4.5 billion. The first ac will reach Brazil in 2019 and the last in 2023. So there is no way we could persuade them to sell their holdings for the change till 2023. SaaB is yet to integrate the AESA Radar on the Gripen , a must for modern fighters. Wonder if the HAL has even thought of this Radar for LCA Mk 2. So could HAL replicate the Gripen Model on LCA Mk 2 is anybody's take.
Regrettably Shukla's suggestions besides being incoherent smack of utmost ignorance on affairs Air Force, Aerospace and Air Power. If Mr Jaitely, in his wildest nightmares, were to ever implement these, he will do yeomen service to DRDO /HAL by filling their overflowing coffers with another one lakh crore – FOR NOTHING.
sundar pichai is da man in mobile
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Quick notes: Rs 300 Cr baggage, Sundar Pichai...
- Evangalical baggage: Thanks to Jairam Ramesh, the Modi government will have to shell out Rs 300 crore — over the next two years — and deal with a society registered in the UPA regime packed with "eminent persons" (mostly Church Activists) which include members of Sonia Gandhi's NAC.
- Sundar Pichai: The Most Powerful Man in Mobile
- India can use: Type an SMS message in English and receive a text back with its Spanish or Chinese translation.
- Weavers became beggars: For at least two centuries the handloom weavers of Bengal produced some of the world's most desirable fabrics, especially the fine muslins, light as "woven air", that were in such demand for dressmaking and so cheap that Britain's own cloth manufacturers conspired to cut off the fingers of Bengali weavers and break their looms. Their import was ended, however, by the imposition of duties and a flood of cheap fabric – cheaper even than poorly paid Bengali artisans could provide – from the new steam mills of northern England and lowland Scotland. Subsequently, India became the exporter of raw materials and foodstuffs – raw cotton and jute, coal, opium, rice, spice and tea – rather than manufactured goods Colonialism lives on: We won't give up on multi-brand FDI say retail MNCs
- pSecularistan:
- Aereo: Finished?
UPA cleared jamat-e-islami's Malayalam channel MediaOne in no time, but Janam TV by Hindus stuck for 2 yrs http://t.co/nCkTxG8fgG
— NewzMirror (@newzmirror) June 23, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
in the et tu? dept. now theeconomist trashes gandhis!
maino-nehrus routed
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ok, a bit exaggerated, but the etruscan artifact is interesting
however, i went to rome a couple of years ago, and almost every ancient building there is pre-roman, 'pagan', and has been simply converted to christian by putting a cross on it. just like hindu artifacts (eg. flagpole and granite oil lamps) have been made 'christian' in kerala by putting crosses on top of them.
From: Babu
Was the Christian Vatican Originally a Temple to Lord Shiva?
All religions are one and are derived from Vedic Sanatana Dharma. Famous historian P.N. Oak claimed that the word Vatican originally came from the sanskrit word "Vatika", that "Christianity" came from the sanskrit words "Krishna-neeti", ("ethics of Krishna" or "the way of Krishna"), and that "Abraham" came from the sanskrit word "Brahma". He further claims that both Christianity and Islam originated as distortions of Vedic beliefs.
Vatican Church Compound Shaped as a Shiva Linga
Compare the two pictures below and you can see a striking similarity between the shapes of a shiva linga and the vatican church compound. Further if we look closer, we even see a perfect tripundra and bindu incorporated into their design.
In the following pictures let us compare the tripundra (three lines worn by Lord Shiva as tilak).
The word 'Vatican' itself is derived from the sanskrit word Vatika or Vatica, which means vedic cultural or religious centers. In sanskrit the word Vatika is used to describe a place, such as Ananda-Vatika, Ashrama-Vatika, Yagna-Vatika, etc. Such words and discoveries prove that the Vatican was a Hindu (Vedic) religious center before its incumbent was forced to accept Christianity from 1st century AD. Also, according to some reports, a Shiva linga was found during the excavation and is kept for display at Gregorian Etruscan Museum in Rome (details below). Hindustan indeed was Virat.
Siva Linga at Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City (Vatika)
This Siva Lingam is exhibited in Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City. This has the most important Etruscan collection in Rome, starting with early Iron Age objects from the 9th century BC. Encyclopedia Britannica mentions under the headings "Etruria" and "Etruscan" that between the 2nd and 7th centuries BC, northern Italy was known as Etruria. During archaeological excavations many such "meteoric stones mounted on carved pedestals (Siva Lingas on bases)" have been discovered in Italy. This Siva Lingam was dug-up from Vatican City itself. Many more must be lying buried under the Vatican's massive walls and numerous cellars.
P.N. Oak's Theories on Vedic Roots of World Religions
P.N. Oak claims that Christianity and Islam are both derivatives of Hinduism, and that the Catholic Vatican, Kaaba and the Taj Mahal were once Hindu temples to Shiva. In his book, "Some Missing Chapters of World History", Oak claimed that the first civilisation was developed in India from which all world civilisations grew. He wrote books on this subject in three languages.
Intent on rectifying what he believed to be "biased and distorted versions of India's history produced by the invaders and colonizers", Oak has written several books and articles on Indian history and founded the "Institute for Rewriting Indian History" in 1964. According to Oak, modern secular and Marxist historians have fabricated "idealized versions" of India's past and drained it of its "Vedic context and content".
Oak claims that Christianity was originally a Vedic religion following Krishna and claims that Christianity was originally known by either the names Chrisna-nity or Krishna-neeti (with Oak stating these meant "The way of Krishna" or "The ethics of Lord Krishna"). These generally follow in line with Oak's other theories and claims that the Vatican was originally called Vatika and that the Papacy was originally a "Vedic Priesthood" until Constantine the Great around 312 A.D killed the "Vedic pointiff" and installed in his place a representative of the tiny Christian sect. Oak also makes the claim that "Jesus went to India between ages 13 and 30 to learn Krishna-neeti (Christianity) from sages."
Amen comes from Aum
When the Christians say "Amen" at the end of their hymns or to emphasize something, what they are saying is a corrupted form of "Aum" or "Om," which is the standard Vedic form of addressing the Supreme Being through sound.
In the bible it is said, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." That primordial divine word, which is one with God, is the Vedic syllable "Aum". God manifests in creation as the Cosmic Vibration, which expresses itself as Cosmic Sound and Cosmic Light. The Cosmic Sound or Aum is the synthesis of all the sounds of the universe.
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Fwd: 2006 Malegaon blasts: ATS has evidence against 9 Deobandi Muslims for bombing Barelvi prayer event (Shab-e-Baraat) for which several Hindus were framed.
From: Ravi
2006 Malegaon blasts: ATS says it has evidence against 9 Muslim menPTI | Jun 23, 2014
The court had directed ATS to submit its say on the discharge applications, after one of the accused belonging to a right-wing Hindu group demanded that court seek replies of CBI and ATS on the issue.
The National Investigation Agency, which took over the probe from other agencies at a later stage, has exonerated these 9, and claimed that the blasts were in fact the handiwork of members of a Hindu extremist group.
The ATS, in its reply, said it had filed chargesheet against these nine accused on the basis of investigation into the conspiracy hatched by them, their respective roles and evidence of various kinds.
"The role of the accused was established on the basis of the samples taken from the spot and from the godown of the accused and their voice samples," said Pascal D'souza, assistant commissioner of police, ATS, in the reply.
The evidence before the court was enough to frame charges against them, ATS said, adding that when CBI probed the case subsequently, its findings were "in consonance" with ATS's findings.
The next hearing would be in August. The accused who have sought discharge are: Noorul Huda Samsudoha, Shabbir Ahmed Masiullah, Raees Ahmed Rajab Ali Mansuri, Dr Salman Farsi Abdul Latif Aimi, Dr Farogh Iqbal Ahmed Magdumi, Mohammad Ali Alam Sheikh, Asif Khan Bashir Khan alias Junaid, Mohammad Zahid Abdul Majid Ansari and Abrar Ahmed Gulam Ahmed. All of them got bail after the case was transferred to NIA.
NIA arrested Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh, Manohar Singh and Rajendra Choudhary and chargesheeted them. They came under the scanner after Swami Aseemanand, an accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, allegedly confessed that Hindu extremists were also involved in the 2006 Malegaon blasts.
The blasts at Malegaon, around 300km from Mumbai, on September 8, 2006 claimed 37 lives, leaving over 125 injured. Most of the victims were Muslim pilgrims.
The town witnessed another blast in 2008, for which Sadhvi Pragya Singh, former army officer Srikant Purohit and others were arrested.
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Case filed against 10 Muslims almost one-year after Muzaffarnagar Riots
From: Ravi
Muzaffarnagar riots: Case filed against 10 community leaders
District authorities have filed a case against 10 political and community leaders including ex Bahujan Samaj Party MP Kadir Rana and former Uttar Pradesh minister Saeeduzama of Congress for allegedly making inflammatory speeches.
The case was filed on Monday in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Garima Choudhry in connection with the alleged hate speeches made in Khalapar locality of the city on August 30, 2013, by the accused in defiance of prohibitory orders clamped following tension in Kawal village in the district.
They have been charged with violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension by making inflammatory speeches, the Additional District Magistrate Indermani Tripathi said.
The court has fixed July 1 for further hearing in the case.
The special investigation team probing riots cases has already filed chargesheets against these 10 leaders in various sections of IPC in connection with the alleged hate speeches, Tripathi added.
Apart from Rana, the others chargesheeted were BSP MLA from Charthawal Noor Saleem Rana, party MLA from Miranpur Maulana Jamil, Congress leader Saeeduzama, his son Salman Saeed, city board member Asad Zama Ansari, ex-member of the city board Naushad Qureshi, trader Ahsan Qureshi, Sultan Mushir and Naushad.
The communal violence, which had broken out in September last year in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining towns, had claimed over 40 lives and rendered above 50,000 people homeless.
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Fwd: New World Bank study calls for sweeping power sector reform in India
From: <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 2:53 AM
Subject: New World Bank study calls for sweeping power sector reform in India
Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com
Given your interest in energy, here is a new report launched in Delhi today by the World Bank Group, More Power to India: The Challenge of Distribution
best regards,
Christopher Neal
Senior Communications Officer
Sustainable Energy Department
The World Bank
1818 H Street NW
Washington DC 20433
Phone: (202) 473-2049
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today is the anniversary of the Emergency
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Quick notes: Kaangress pulls an old trick, Tianhe-2...
- Desperate Kaangress to try old trick in Maharashtra: Quota for Muslims!
- Energizing India: 35 Gigawatts of electricity capacity is "stranded" because of the shortage of fuel... Listen to this blog, try Solar-Coal Hybrid
- Pedestrians last on road designers' mind: "Not much attention is paid to pavements and zebra crossings. Bangalore ranks very low in the walkability index."
- China's Tianhe-2 supercomputer remains the world's most powerful. The development of the C919 airliner and drug testing in the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica were both helped by Tianhe-2's super powers.
- Why People Eat With Their Hands in Kerala: "Our hands and feet are said to be the conduits of the five elements. The Ayurvedic texts teach that each finger is an extension of one of the five elements. The thumb is agni (fire) -- you might have seen children sucking their thumb, this is nature's way of aiding the digestion at an age when they are unable to chew; the forefinger is vayu (air), the middle finger is akash (ether -- the tiny intercellular spaces in the human body), the ring finger is prithvi (earth) and the little finger is jal (water)".
- Juveniles committing rape: Why leniency? Reduce the minimum age to 16.
Rape has become an epidemic. Ramayana&Mahabharata is about going to war for women's honour, so let us devise a deterrent punishment for it
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) June 5, 2014
seal from afghan circa 400 bce
A seal from Afghanistan showing a central Asian Iranic ruler worshiping viShNu ~300-400s of CE pic.twitter.com/piAdpiXEF1
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emperor kanishka 29 years ago
Air India's Emperor Kanishka flying Montreal-London-Delhi with 329 on board was blown up on June 23 1985. pic.twitter.com/7klJE9I5fm
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fast track decisions by namo government
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
romila thapar (wendy's indian equivalent) still at her task of demeaning hindus
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Telegraph article says Pope is ignorant on Economics
From: Arvind
The Pope's attack on capitalism shows he knows nothing about how the world really works
The logical conclusion of the Pope's tweets is that it is "evil" for the likes of Sir Richard Branson to have been allowed to keep the money he earned by providing the public with goods and services
4:52PM BST 17 Jun 2014
There can be no doubt that Pope Francis is a devoted and selfless man who has dedicated his life to serving others. A phenomenal theologian, he abhors war and poverty and is an inspiration to hundreds of millions of believers; he has gained widespread respect even among those who disagree with the Roman Catholic church's teachings.
So it is with great sadness that I must take exception to the Pope's views on economics and business. His hostility to capitalism, shared by the Church of England, is tragically misplaced. He has repeatedly savaged free markets, most recently at a Vatican conference this week, and aligned himself with the views of Thomas Piketty, the far-Left intellectual who obsesses about inequality and advocates crippling taxes on income and wealth.
In one key intervention, the Pope claimed that the "absolute autonomy of markets" was a "new tyranny". It was a strangely inaccurate vignette of the modern economic system, which is characterised by not-so-free markets that are routinely bailed out, subsidised, taxed, capped, fettered, regulated and distorted by activist governments and their monetary and fiscal policies. North Korea is a genuine tyranny; free trade and genuine free markets are anything but.
It gets worse, unfortunately. At the height of Pikettymania, and before many leading economists punched holes in the French economist's thesis, the Pope took to his Twitter account to state, without any caveats or context, that "inequality is the root of social evil". He was clearly referring to differences in financial outcomes and wealth – and crucially, not to poverty or to inequalities of opportunity, both very different concepts.
In any free society characterised by private property rights and folks endowed with differing tastes, ambitions, talents and aspirations, there will inevitably be a divergence in earnings and wealth. Francis' wholesale condemnation of inequality is thus tantamount to a complete rejection of contemporary economic systems. It is not a call for reform, or for moderation, but a radical denunciation.
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The logical conclusion of the Pope's tweets is that it is "evil" for the likes of Sir Richard Branson to have been allowed to keep the money he earned by providing the public with goods and services, and that we need immediate equalisation through punitive taxes. Such an extreme view would have catastrophic consequences, annihilate incentives to work, save and invest and halt the progress of human civilisation.
The Pope's latest critique this week was equally unfounded, blaming speculators for high food prices. "The few derive immense wealth from financial speculation while the many are deeply burdened by the consequences," he said, claiming that "speculation on food prices is a scandal which seriously compromises access to food on the part of the poorest members of our human family".
Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, made similar comments, as have many pressure groups; ironically, food prices have actually been falling recently. But the truth is this: speculators are not to blame for high (or low) prices over any meaningful period of time, there is no genuine, robust statistical evidence to back up the Pope's claims and any profits traders make do not come at the expense of the poor.
Those who buy and sell and seek to predict the future perform a crucial and legitimate social function; without them, the economy would lurch from over-supply to under-supply. Markets would be horrendously opaque and illiquid, with some consumers paying far more than others for identical products. When the price of food goes up, it means experts collectively feel demand will rise or supply will fall; thanks to such speculation, market prices are the best possible early warning signal. They allow farmers to plant more of the right kinds of crops, and futures markets allow them to insure themselves against price changes. Speculators who keep getting it wrong go bust.
Food is relatively expensive because it is relatively scarce. Many countries are becoming richer and thus consuming more of it – which is wonderful – and more agricultural land is being used to produce biofuels and ethanol. Yet we have coped: technological progress, fuelled by entrepreneurial innovation, has made agriculture immensely more productive; and improved policies have meant that more countries now operate productive agricultural sectors.
Over time, it is these trends which determine the cost of our lunch and dinner, not traders; it is a shame that so many people find it easier to shoot the messenger than try to understand the underlying causes of scarcity and plenty.
Of course, the system can break down. Bubbles can appear: quantitative easing and ultra-low interest rates have pushed up a variety of asset prices over the past few years; too much money is chasing too few commodities. Markets can be manipulated, as we saw with Libor; fortunately such illegal activity doesn't tend to have much of an actual long-run impact on prices but it should nevertheless be penalised severely. Cracking down on such abuse is one thing; seeking to stop speculation is another entirely.
The Pope also recently criticised "trickle-down" economics – in fact a caricature of free-market arguments – in scathing but equally incorrect terms. "There was the promise that once the glass had become full it would overflow and the poor would benefit. But what happens is that when it's full to the brim, the glass magically grows, and thus nothing ever comes out for the poor," he said. It is hard to reconcile such a baffling statement with recent economic history. Even the poorest among us today have access to medical technologies which the richest of the rich couldn't even have dreamed of a century ago. The number of people living in extreme poverty in emerging markets has collapsed from half the population in 1981 to 21pc in 2010. A giant new global middle class has emerged in China, India, Africa and Latin America.
Yet no real free-marketeer believes that growth alone is enough to solve all problems. In the West, wages are under pressure and youth unemployment elevated, among a myriad other urgent issues. The solutions are complex; they include boosting entrepreneurship, improving education and more flexible labour markets. They certainly do not involve wholesale, ill-informed attacks on the market economy.
Religious groups have a central role to play in improving society: they can promote self-control, civility, respect and ethical behaviour, and help to reduce fraud, manipulation and other illegal activity in all spheres of human action. They can remind their followers that there is more to life than merely accumulating goods, and that reading, learning and thinking are wonderful things.
They can convince the rich to finance poverty-alleviation programmes, medical research, and educational scholarships. They ought to emphasise the oneness of humanity, and thus help remove protectionist barriers which prevent people from poor countries from selling their wares to richer countries. The task is immense.
But unthinkingly to fight capitalism – the greatest alleviator of poverty and liberator of people ever discovered – makes no sense. The sooner the world's great religions learn to love the wealth-creating properties of the market economy, the sooner they will be able to harness them to make the world a better place.
Allister Heath is editor of City AM
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Neilsen Awards for Innovative Products
Foreign Universities May Set Up Shop in India
Priti Patel Makes Complaint On BBC
Sepoy Bharara Retorts to Criticisms
Bullet Trains and White Elephants
One would hope that the new govt will not succumb to "India Shining" syndrome like the last BJP govt did. It's one thing to want to improve the railway system, but it's another to aim for gaudy white elephants like bullet trains, which will benefit a small rich fraction of travellers while leaving the bulk of the masses shut out. Bullet trains are a cheaper alternative to domestic aviation transport, but not a cheaper alternative to existing rail transportation.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Quick notes: 14 year-old cracks IIT-JEE, Fire Phone...
- 14-year-old boy cracks IIT entrance exam: The boy had learnt by heart the Gita and other Hindu scriptures at the age of seven. His discourses were well attended.
- Send Azam Khan to Iraq: Despite appeals from the U.S to bring more Sunnis into the military, the Iraqi govt has instead been weeding them out.
- Joe Biden was right: Muslims cannot live together peacefully.
- Electric motorcycles: Clean, quiet, efficient, fun, low maintenance
- Amazon launches a shopping machine, calls it a smartphone: Research shows that when people pay with plastic they can spend 20 to 30 percent more than when they use cash. Casinos use chips to also remove the regulating "pain of paying". "Developments like Amazon's image-recognition tool are "great for capitalism. But capitalism and health have never been related in a positive way."
- Jaitely's argument: 'UPA lacked the courage to implement its own decision'. UPA factored in fare hike in interim Railway Budget, but did not say so in Parliament.
Bollywood's take on Iraq & Syria
Govt Takes Action on Foreign-Funded NGOs
These sepoys won't go down without a fight, but it remains to be seen how motivated their sepoys will be without their foreign paycheques.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Culture of Consumption
As I wound my way through Bangalore's streets in the Daily Dump van, I spotted numerous American brands out the window: Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut. But the United States doesn't just export products to India—it exports a culture of consumption, backed by billions in advertising dollars. Many Indians want what we have, and it's hard to imagine what will happen once India's middle class—now 300 million strong and growing fast—quadruples its consumption to match ours. As Bangaloreans consume more luxury items, the composition of the city's garbage is changing—from food scraps and organic waste 20 years ago to mountains of plastic today.The Atlantic: Confessions of a Trash Tourist
two good wsj stories on the US
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Fwd: Bangladeshi infiltrators in India sent back $6.6 Billion last year (i.e. 6% of their country's GDP)
From: Ravi
Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 10:55 PM
Subject: Bangladeshi infiltrators in India sent back $6.6 Billion last year (i.e. 6% of their country's GDP)
Bangladeshis in India sent back $6.6 billion last year—6% of their homeland's GDP
India is a preferred destination among Bangladeshi migrants because of the low cost of migration. "Migrants can avoid securing a plethora of documents including issuance of passports if they migrate to India," says a study published by the Asia Foundation in 2013.
A return bus ticket from Dhaka to Agartala costs $10.
Half a million visas
While there aren't recent data available on the total number of Bangladeshis staying in India, we do know that nearly 500,000 visas were issued in 2012-13.
Illegal immigration has become a hot-button issue in India. Prime minister Narendra Modi reiterated his strong stance against illegal immigrants during his elections rallies this year.
"They must go back, they are robbing the youths of India of their livelihood," Modi said in a rally in West Bengal, the Indian state that neighbours Bangladesh.
Two-way street
Foreign workers in India sent home nearly $11.1 billion in 2012. Almost all of this money went to other South Asian countries.
It is not entirely a one-way traffic, though. Indians working in Bangladesh sent $3.7 million home in 2012. This makes the eastern neighbour the fifth highest contributor of remittance inflows.
India is also at the top of the remittances league and non resident Indians sent $70 billion home last year. The UAE is the largest source of remittances coming to India.
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is ISIS as fierce and unstoppable as the media reports say? a dissenting opinion
war nerd is well known for his insights into, well, war, esp in west asia.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Quick notes: Super30, Pearl millet...
- Super 30: Children of cobblers and laborers crack IIT-JEE
- Pearl Millet: India's quest to end world hunger
- LiveWire: Harley-Davidson announces its first electric motorcycle
- Mahindra & Mahindra likely to buy stake in car maker Saab
- Indian bureaucrats scramble for Hindi dictionaries... Tech comes to India's rescue - Real time translation
- Bhasha Neeti:
भारत भाषा नीति, एक नई सोच Draft version of "A New Language Policy" now on http://t.co/ldoKKPrCwO. Plz RT, comment and tag. @yogrishiramdev
— Sankrant Sanu (@sankrant) June 19, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Biblical Neanderthal to enforce teaching Christist fiction
Amazing: No difference in calendars for 1947, 2014!
Quick notes: Kerala model, University rankings...
- Kerala Model: 22% of Kerala government's revenue comes from liquor.
- Corporate fraud: Mumbai startup to protect whistleblowers
- Eat with your hands. Don't feel ashamed.
- Top 10 university rankings: 6 from china and none from India.
- All India Radio: News is now available on Soundcloud and Android Play Store
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Quick notes: Phones in pocket, Bike2work...
- Phones in pockets may harm male fertility: Exposure to electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones negatively affects sperm quality.
- Female hormones may be fuelling male obesity epidemic: Obesity among Western men could be linked with exposure to substances containing the female sex hormone oestrogen - such as soy products and plastics.
- The hunt for a serial sexual assaulter: How Mumbai police tracked down Ayyaz Mohammed Ali Ansari
- All Is Not Well: Smriti Irani resumes shooting.
- Thai military coup ushers in organic farming: Replaces big-agri with local and sustainable solutions.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Soccer, national pride and Chacha Nehru
Kaangress style Selective "secularism" in action
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Tesla Goes Open Source
- Elon Musk: "Our true competition is not the small trickle of non-Tesla electric cars being produced, but rather the enormous flood of gasoline cars pouring out of the world's factories every day. The world would all benefit from a common, rapidly-evolving technology platform."
- Unusual: "Normally, companies vigorously defend such technology. If you open up all your books to everyone, it means you all are fighting a war with the same weapons. This is especially true with powertrains, battery management and other technology automakers need to meet fuel efficiency mandates."
- Not entirely altruistic: "The move could pay off for the company when it builds the giant battery factories it plans to develop. Even if other competitors copy Tesla's design, Tesla still gets to sell them batteries, and that's pretty awesome."
- "The Chinese would just use them as a recipe book."
Unrelated tweet:
If Manhattan with high car density can have cycle tracks, why not Delhi? Space enough for 6 lane motorways in Delhi,not for 1small NMV track
— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) June 8, 2014


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Careers at Aquatech
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Observations and snap-shot photos of people, places, views, events and anything that catches my eye during my coffee breaks on ordinary days in Hydra Island, Greece.
By Kelsey Edwards
Copyright HydraDirect 2015
Click the first image of each gallery to start the slide show.
From Papagalos
From the Isalos Cafe
From the Pirate Bar
From Hydra's Corner
Beautiful views, amazing sky


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Saint François d'Assise review
Despite the sweltering summer heat in Madrid, a prestigious crowd gathered to see the opening performance of Massiaen's Saint François d'Assise. It has been touted as one of the most significant cultural events of 2011. Queen Sofia of Spain, the Minister of Culture, the city's archbishop, the mayor, along with a crowd of others on the list of Madrid's "who's who". This eminent audience who flocked to the edge of the city at the theatre's summer residence at the Madrid Arena gave the evening an immediate sense of gravitas.
This sporting arena does not suit opera. The silver bleachers, despite being covered in black padding, are still bleachers. It felt strange to have ¾ of the audience (what would normally be in the round) empty. And table cloths were placed over the areas where normally beer and other spectator sport food is served.
Massiaen's only opera premiered in Paris 1983, so is relatively contemporary in operatic terms. The gargantuan work, running nearly 6 hours in total, is a well-known favourite of Teatro Real's Belgian Artistic Director, Gerard Mortier. The celebrated and renowned director has included the piece in every programme for which he has been in charge.
This production was originally meant to be presented at New York City's Armory during which time Mr. Mortier was meant to be the director of the new York Opera, however after a lack of fundraising and therefore funds, he chose to settle his artistic perch in Madrid instead. As a director, Mortier takes risks and pushes the boundaries. He is a gift to the operatic stages of our time.
This oratorio based opera consists of 8 scenes from the saint's life. The piece is enormous: 6 hours in length, an orchestra of over 120 musicians, an enormous percussion section by operatic standards, and a chorus of 150 voices. It is truly an opera of operatic proportions. While appreciating the skill and musicianship of the composition, the work is repetitive and at times obvious. In particular, the repeated thee of the same melody playing before a character sings becomes rather dull. Messiaen also lacks the dramatic undertone which so often spurs opera along their arching plot.
One cannot help but ponder how a crafty and well-thought cut could enhance this lengthy and at times tiresome experience. Unless of course the aim as an operatic "Einstein on the Beach"?
The stage was mostly encumbered by Emilia and Ilya Kabakov's 22 tonne dome decorated with stained glass and tilted onto its side. It is a gargantuan, imposing piece. Although it fills this arena space, it feels static and at times irrelevant. The shifting colours felt arbitrary. The performers were confined to a narrow metal walkway that surrounded the musicians.
The orchestra was led by the Messiaen-specialist Sylvain Cambreling. This is an extremely complicated score and, as many contemporary pieces are, difficult to follow. Cambreling led with clear direction and the necessary confidence to convincingly perform such a challenging piece. The SWR Baden-Baden – Freiburg Symphony Orchestra did well to fill the huge arena and to accommodate such an imposing percussion section.
Marco-Buhrmester gave a magnificent performance as Saint Francois, however the length of the piece would be trying for any performer. It lacked focus. Camilla Tilling, the only female in this cast, was an angel with an ethereal voice who emerged from the cast iron bleachers. Her voice pierced the space and kept the audience mesmerized.
However the plot felt thin. To keep an audience's rapt attention for such an extended time. Messiaen failed to provide enough texture and richness to this piece in order to warrant the required devotion. And it showed. Yet despite the audience noticeably diminishing in size after each intermission, the crowd that remained upon the final curtain call was sizeable and enthusiastic.


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Step 1 Set a large non-stick grill pan over medium–high heat. Spray eggplant and capsicums with olive oil. Grill vegies in batches for 2–3 minutes, or until lightly charred. Halve eggplant slices.
Step 2 Place chargrilled eggplant and capsicums in a large salad bowl. Add chickpeas, onion, rocket, spinach and watercress to bowl with half of the mint; toss well.
Step 3 Make tahini dressing: Place all ingredients in a small bowl with 2 tablespoons water; mix well.
Step 4 Scatter salad with remaining mint; serve with tahini dressing and toasted pita pieces.


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Comments by Alyssa Richman
Comment for "Living with Your High School Going Green"
Go Green!
This piece is an eye opener for everyone. We should all follow this example. Everyone wants a clean, going green school. We should all recycle, pick up trash when we see it, and we will all have clean greener schools. This piece, short and sweet, to the point, was perfect the way it was made. Nothing more to say about going green, our next step is to follow Terrascope Radio's lead and make every school eco-friendly.
Comment for "WNR: Water Shortage in Iraq"
Wet Heartache
In Iraq, the water troubles haven't been so terrible since the 70's and 90's. Even the Iraqi's know how important water is. If we can't access water, how can we survive? 80% of the world is covered in water, and although 97% is salt water, if we lose it all, we can't live on Earth. The droughts don't make life any easier and getting a little help from neighboring countries like Turkey and Syria would help Iraq out a lot. This piece was made very well. It had a lot of facts and informational interviews with the Iraqi's, which made the piece interesting. I would suggest some music in the background, however, so listeners will really tune in
Comment for "Water, Water Everywhere And Not a Drop to Drink"
Water Troubles
Washington D.C.'s water has been impacted in a not so good way. Kids are on the streets and the Anacortes waters have been trashed. Water is a resource we cannot live without. If we damage our water systems, we will lose a precious resource we all use every day. The fact that the burden of this problem is on the D.C.'s residents is not a good thing. They need to work together and fix this problem so they can live with clean water supply. This was a well done piece. The music in the beginning was good and the reporter knew how to do the right kind of interview. Like he said, if we all work together with a system like debris traps, Washington D.C. can become a clean water state. Keep up the good work!
Comment for "Just Add Water: Life in Arizona"
Parchedness in Arizona
The water drought in Arizona is a very big deal in the cities of Tucson and Phoenix. They get their water from wells and a reservoir, and through irrigation, but for the big cities, by the time the water reaches them, it's very little. Everyone who lives there are a native because although the weather is brutal in the summer, it's a very beautiful place to live otherwise. Arizona's water combines with the Colorado River, which should make us grateful for having water, because with it being such a fragile resource, we should conserve as the people in Arizona do. They are grateful for the water they get and the rest of us seem to take advantage of it with how much we use each day. They don't give any away to anyone because of limit that they have. Like the Indians who lost their river water because of heavy upstream damming, now their change of diet and culture will never be the same because the damage to their lifestyle has already been done. With how much water costs to be used, they can't afford to get fresh water anywhere else, which should make the rest of us grateful for the resources we have. The effects in the piece were very well done. I liked the music in the beginning and the end. The song "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles was a nice touch as well. A very well done piece.Everyone can do a little thing like use just a little less water each day. We should save water, it will help the world in the future. Everyone must hear this piece. It is excellent.
Comment for "Water, A Universal Human Right"
Global Water Effects
In this article, Dolna Smithback is researching the water usage between Boston, MA and Melbourne,Australia. It's amazing to hear how the Australians notice the lack of water the world has and are trying to conserve. They are really stepping up to the plate by suggesting different ideas to continue to keep our planet clean. Most of us in the U.S. seem to use the resources we have and take them for granted by never giving back. We have people come talk to us about saving the Planet Earth, but never seem to do anything about it. If we don't start acting soon, the resources we depend on for every day use will vanish and that's what Dolna was so impressed with in Australia, how dedicated they are to their surroundings. This piece has many great facts from the Australians and the music in the beginning and end really helps bring the piece alive with the emphasis of the topic. It's a very inspirational piece that we can all learn how to conserve water, a valuable resource that we use every day and can't live without
Comment for "Climate change in Shishmaref Alaska"
Alaskan High Tides
This piece about the Shishmaref, Alaska climate change and how Alaska seems to be withering away into the ocean due to the dramatic weather patterns. The natives are fully aware of the change and believe that everyone should be just as aware about the fast pacing weather patterns. The dramatic changes have caused many homes to drown in the sea and many Alaskans have been left homeless. It's very life changing for the natives, but they have accepted the fate of reality and have been informing others of the water damages and how others can hopefully prevent the same tragidies. It's a very informative interview with many natives talking to keep listeners listening and from the interview, the natives sound like they are prepared for what lies ahead in this climate change disaster. These Alaskans have a heavy weight on their shoulders, but they are taking a leap into the ocean and becoming leaders. What an inspiring piece! Although I would add some music to emphasize the emotion and what the natives are saying. It would really draw the readers into the piece.


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Could it be the Snow?
January 12, 2012 5 Comments
First I want to follow-up on a couple things from previous posts. I mentioned roasted Brussels sprouts but gave very little guidance.
Cut the bottoms off the sprouts and cut the large ones in half, mix in olive oil in a roasting pan and top with sea salt.
This is how they look when they are done, or you could roast them a little longer. I was hungry and the rest of the meal was ready.
We had the "Cocoa" nut pie for dessert, and it was even better, actually much better than I had expected. The flavors melded together very well overnight. The crust tasted a lot like date coconut rolls, and it complemented the flavor of the filling very well. Yesterday Dora noted an "awkward" finish to the filling, which must have been the avocado flavor standing out. It didn't have a "green" aftertaste tonight. I really would like another slice! For those who are interested, here is the nutritional breakdown for a small slice, 1/12 of a pie, 243 calories:
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So this is not a low-carb or diabetic-friendly dessert, but with 7g of fiber and all the nutritious ingredients, it's still a great alternative to conventional desserts.
Day 11
Success Score 8
Create a Primal Recipe
Frittata a la Refrigerator Gourmet
2tsp olive oil
1C sliced mushrooms
1/4C cooked onion slices
1/4C cooked red bell pepper strips
1/8C cooked collard greens
4 eggs
1oz feta cheese, crumbled
Serves 2
For instructions see my previous blog post. Please use this recipe as a guideline and incorporate whatever you have handy to throw into a frittata. Looking forward to having this for breakfast again tomorrow!
Hardest part: making myself measure and write down the ingredients
Best part: it was delicious, and I don't have to share it!
Comments: My husband sometimes gets frustrated with me because I can't duplicate what I've made in the past, so this is a good idea.
Moderate Duration Aerobic Workout
Comments: unable to perform due to back pain. However, I did notice that I had less back pain today. A cold front came through, and it even snowed a little this afternoon. Not sure if the change in weather is what made the difference. I'm hoping it will be well enough tomorrow for me to do some sort of exercise.
Work Peak Performance
Comments: this was a "make a to-do list" challenge. I attended a class all day, so it wasn't something meaningful for today. I find to-do lists frustrating. In my work I am constantly getting pulled away from my desk by a number of people. If I get a patient referral, I have to drop what I'm doing and go to the hospital. I may try a to-do list tomorrow for my day off.
Summary Comments
Daily energy levels: 8
Hunger level between meals: 2
Satisfaction with meals: 10
Struggles with Primal efforts: had to pack a lunch & snacks to take with me to the class, but it wasn't a big deal.
Benefits noticed from primal efforts: plenty of energy and mental focus during long and demanding class today.
Daily highlights: passing the written ACLS exam on my first try, "Cocoa" nut pie
Daily needs-to-improve: ability to exercise


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Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions provide face to face exposure to those interested in the same projects and concepts. BoFs are entirely up to you. We post your topic online and onsite and provide the space and time. You provide the engaging topic.
BoFs will be held:
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Top Games In This Franchise
Hiddenverse: The Iron Tower
The evil Lord Marcus has usurped the kingdom's throne and kidnapped the great mechanic Leonardo the only person equipped to oppose the new ruler. Now, it's up to Sarah, Leonardo's daughter, to save her father and overthrow Lord Marcus. Help her get into the citadel and end his reign in this imaginative hidden object game set in a steampunk world.
Genre: Puzzle
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This is a photo heavy post, you can keep reading about our day below.
Harper and I draw and hang out.
His drawings are getting more & more awesome. I've been framing them to make a photo wall of his art.
11.10am we have to leave for Charlies four month check up. I don't want to wake her so we rug up, and walk
Unfortunately, From here on I stopped taking photos.
4pm charlie starts crying she's getting overtired, and her sleeps are getting harder, this always happens as we get near the end of the day. I cuddle her and hope she might on back to sleep. I also use the times Matt's outside, to go on the net.
5pm tea time, we all usually eat now.
I hope you enjoyed joining us today, although this post was a lot of work, it was fun & will be great to look back on.
This is a typical day for us. Charlie is almost 4 months old and Harper is 28 months, Its hard work. I'm constantly busy and the house is usually a mess. I'm always tired and don't have much time for me, or Matt, but they are little for such a short time, before I know it they wont want to be with me. I try to enjoy it all and take one day at a time.


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To ensure the success of any project, it is important to have a leader. Having a leader gives your project clear objectives that are much easier to assess. The skillset that allows a person to lead such projects is known as project management skills. It is important for your business to assign a suitable manager to each project. This project manager qualities checklist will allow you to know what to look for in a person that will become your project manager. But before we can establish a checklist, let us first understand what project management is and what the necessary project manager skills are.
What Is Project Management?
A project is a temporary endeavour by a business aiming for a specific goal. It usually has a preset time window to achieve these goals. Commonly, it is a collaboration of different teams within the business which is why it requires proper management to create compatibility between the involved teams. Project management utiliSes knowledge, skills and available tools to achieve the designated goal. Having a good project manager ensures that your designated team is working at its highest efficiency. The ultimate goal of any product manager is to create a team that is much more productive than each individual person working on their own. This is achieved by ensuring synchronicity between project members. Ideally, the project manager should choose members whose skills complement each other.
Essential Project Management Skills
Proper communication ensures that the project's objectives are clear to everyone involved. This avoids confusion which does not only waste time and resources, but might also be demoralizing to the individuals who did not get a clear message. A poorly received message might cause the individual to question their importance in a project. This individual might distance themselves from the other members. This does nothing but create differences that can do nothing by inefficiencies.
Making sure that your message is received by the team is not the only use of communication. Good communication must be two-way. Any individual in the team should have no trouble expressing their concerns about any aspect of the project. After all, each member has their own specialization which may provide useful insight when something is wrong. This saves you valuable time and resources which would otherwise be wasted on a not so optimal plan.
2-Team Management
To create a productive project team, it is important to capitalize on teamwork. A project manager should be able to identify members that will work great together. Creating a team identity is a major motivator to individuals where they feel like their group is responsible for the success of the project. This turns it from an assigned task to a project that they care about. However, this is not an easy task as it is also necessary to assess both team and individual performance. It is up to the project manager to provide feedback to improve performance. This might prove to be tricky since feedback might sometimes be taken personally if the message is not delivered properly.
A good leader does not only tell people what to do. It is important to ensure that every member of the team is dedicated to the product. Good leadership involves resolving conflict, delegating tasks to its most relevant member and ensuring that the project's goals are being met in a timely manner.
4- Resource Management
It is not possible for the project manager to be experienced in every single thing involved in the project. However, they should be able to assess the necessary resources needed to accomplish a certain task. This allows the manager to create a project plan to estimate the amount of resources that this project will require. Setting realistic dates will ensure that the productivity of members is kept high as they have to abide by these dates. On the other hand, if the project time table is unrealistic, your members will slack because they know that it will be delayed regardless of how hard they work. Moreover, determining the necessary budget and its distribution is important to ensure the success of a project. It is not uncommon for a project to be terminated because of exceeding its expected budget or allocated time frame which only costs your business.
5-Risk Assessment
A good approach to ensuring the success of the product is to predict obstacles and start working on their solutions preemptively. This is a good utilization of the manager's times since he should be delegating current tasks to their team anyway. The manager is then able to have a clear overview of the whole project allowing them to predict most future obstacles. Early observation of these hurdles gives the manager time to consider the pros and cons before its time to make a critical decision.
Now that we have discussed the essential project management skills, a project manager qualities checklist is as follows.
Project Manager Qualities Checklist
To ensure that you have chosen the suitable person as your project leader, they need to fill these criteria.
- Deducing the necessary skills for each particular project
- Identifying the needed team members
- Creating a project plan with clear objectives
- Conveying the project's aim and objectives to all team members
- Motivating others to ensure maximal productivity
- Resolving conflicts in a professional manner
- Convincing others of the importance of some decisions
- Having the ability to create an environment that promotes efficiency
- Delegating certain tasks to their most relevant members
- Receiving feedback and implement improvements seamlessly
- Documenting the proceedings of the project for accurate assessment
Having a good project management skills might be the reason for the success of the project. It is an incredibly crucial role that requires a person that is both aware of the topic and of how to deal with people. A project manager boosts efficiency and brings out the team's maximum potential. Ensuring that you have a good project manager ensures that your whole team will be motivated to do their best. Moreover, when it comes to obstacles in the project's success, good managers will be ready to take a decision. Following this checklist will ensure that your assigned person has the necessary project management skills. Providing your capable manager with the best project management software will definitely optimize your projects for efficiency. For more tips regarding managing your business, check out our guide to hiring writers