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We were going through a bunch of old photos today to make some collages for my brothers funeral and, man, was that rough. I cried multiple times just looking at photos of him when he was a kid. I guess you'd need to know the history of our family and relationship to really understand. In brief, my brother was sent away when he was around 14 because he started acting out really badly and was diagnosed as a schizophrenic. So, I didn't see him all that much till about 10 years later when he moved back home. So, looking at the photos from before he changed just makes me sad. I just sit here wondering how life would've been for him if he didn't have that mental illness. I hate it. I hate that life is that way for some people. Life was so hard for him and that illness changed everything.
My sister put up photos of him on Facebook yesterday. The last two nights I've gone to look at them and the minute I see those photos of him as that cute little kid that was a happy and great brother, I just breakdown. I can't stand it.
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Not sure if this has been asked, but what do you guys think the appropriate amount for a 12 year old birthday gift nowadays? I was giving between $20 - $25, but that was probably close to 10 years ago. Is it different? I don't want to seem cheap. Also a girlfriend's birthday lunch. (Typically, we pay for the birthday girl, but its always nice to have a little extra. Coffee, pedi gift card?). Thanks in advance!
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Based on the response, I ended up purchasing a $15 gift card from Starbucks. Had an awesome lunch! Girlfriend could've cared less about material gifts. Just being in good company and having a little break from the kids was more than enough. As far as the birthday party for kids is concerned, now I have a general idea on the gift amount. Thank you so much to everyone for the very helpful advice:-)
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J.S. answers from Minneapolis on September 27, 2010
I have a pile of neices and nephews. We do gifts around $15 for each of them. There are too many kids in my family to go all the way to $20 or 25. Nobody complains :)
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J.S. answers from Minneapolis on September 27, 2010
I have a pile of neices and nephews. We do gifts around $15 for each of them. There are too many kids in my family to go all the way to $20 or 25. Nobody complains :)
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R.K. answers from Boston on September 27, 2010
For a friend I aim for between 10-15 We spend about 25 on nieces and nephews.
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J.G. answers from San Antonio on September 27, 2010
20-25 seems very generous to me. I only spend that much on my neice, who's 8. I can't afford to spend $20 for all my friend's kiddos.
A girlfriends bday -- I would LOVE if someone bought my lunch, but yes, a nice little gift would be great too. Pedicure would be great, as I don't buy that for myself ever.
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B.P. answers from New York on September 27, 2010
Unless you are well off, I don't think anyone expects more than 20 dollars. I think as long as you are giving what you can, no one should question or second guess. If you guys are chipping in and paying for your friends lunch then a little gift card, like say 5 or 10 dollars from Starbucks or some other "treat" place would be appreciated. Manicure would also be good, pedis around me are 30 bucks.
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J.S. answers from Chicago on September 28, 2010
I think $25 is good.
A.M. answers from Chicago on September 27, 2010
20-25 would be a great amount. I would do less if the child is not a close friend - 25 if they are good friends.
A girlfriends birthday - if everyone splits her lunch, then a small gift would be nice. Maybe you could all contribute a few bucks and get a gift card to her favorite place(s) - preferably something she can use for herself rather than a restaurant etc.
L.S. answers from Philadelphia on September 27, 2010
For the kids, I usually go with $25... for the friend, lunch and a massage gift certificate would be nice... even if you can't afford the whole amount, give some towards it, or ask the others to chip in.. a massage is always something we don't do for ourselves, but should! If she doesn't have to pay, there is no excuse for not going and relaxing by herself in a nice candle lit room with a great massage. (she will thank you for it 10 times, well, I know I would!)
E.M. answers from Chicago on September 28, 2010
I think the amounts you mentioned for a 12y.o. are perfectly fine.
As for your girlfriend, the little extra is just icing on the cake. I think a small amount on a card is great, like the coffee or pedicure. The only thing I'd suggest against is purchasing a card of smaller value and expecting her to chip in the rest. There is nothing more annoying than someone giving a gift card of $40 for a massage if the massage is $80. Sometimes the recipient can't afford that extra and wouldn't have chosen to spend their money that way.
Another fun thing that I got recently is a Groupon gift card. I loved it because I got a great deal (and got to pick it out myself) and the person giving doesn't have to spend that much either. $20 can get you a great gift!


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Myaow Posts: 1059 |
Man, I love Fruits Basket. It's like the golden retriever from Homeward Bound in manga form. It's so wise and gentle and loveable and cute. I really hope that somebody picks it up for a reprint soon-- plus Takaya's later works that have for some reason never appeared over here!
I'd never thought about the ending being "too neat" before. In the montage spoiler[where everyone's curse is broken, there's a lot of internal monologue about how lonely and alienating it is to no longer be part of the zodiac-- that pervasive fear of isolation that characterizes the series continues to linger even at the happy ending.] I'll have to re-read the whole series again with some of these ideas in mind. If only I had the time!! (sob sob sob) |
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keichitsu0305 Posts: 999 |
I love Fruits Basket so I shamefully admit that I don't have the last seven volumes from my collection. Even with it's flaws, it's was the first Shojo manga to make me cry, first anime box set I ever bought, and spoiler[one of the first Shojo manga where I paired so many characters~] But yeah, reading all 23 volumes at once is probably the worse way to read it; I used to read two or three at a time depending on my allowance growing up.
I sort of agree with this. I used to think that Takaya just wanted to end all of the drama on high note where everyone in the Zodiac, more or less, get the normalcy that they never had (or lost) before Tohru influenced their lives. I won't say it's a complete cop out though (I like my happy endings, after all :3) but I still enjoy this manga immensely and I'll look for the final volumes. (Maybe Right Stuf's Print on Demand could bring it back? ) |
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Yorozuya Posts: 332 |
Seems you've got a slightly different translation to me since for me it was the 'Foolish Traveller' rather than tourist. I also noticed that you said it was Yuki's teacher who said Kisa should like herself more when it was Kisa.
While this format for the review was a novelty (and interesting as I'm re-reading it at the moment), I would have preferred a more normal review, simply because I felt that most of the review was spent describing what was happening and quoting the series rather than discussing it in any depth. As a side note, I know some people on ANN like discussing what makes a strong female well I think that Tohru is one of the strongest out there. Cooking and cleaning aside, she is wonderful. Almost a saviour in some respects, on the emotional side of things I see her as a role model. Maybe the only problem with her is that's she's almost too perfect and shoulders too many other people's burdens to hide from her own issues. |
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cl-shojo Posts: 66 Location: New York |
I think Fruits Basket is a very emotionally moving series, and it's nowhere near bad. But I do not think it is the be-all, end-all of shojo manga. Sorry, but there are other shojo series that are better at doing all of the things Fruits Basket gets praised for. There are many other shojo series more romantic (Boys Over Flowers), funny (Lovely Complex), dramatic (Nana) and bittersweet (We Were There) than I found Fruits Basket to be. Yorozura wrote:
Tohru is my biggest problem with Fruits Basket. She has no backbone, and I've always found that the most important function of her character is to heal those around her rather rather than grow into her own. Sawako from Kimi ni Todoke is a similar type of character because neither feels comfortable speaking their minds and always go out of the way for others, but I much prefer Sawako because she has an excuse for being introverted (she's been teased her whole life) and because she's quirky. Most importantly, the series is about her growth. |
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ptolemy18 Manga Reviewer/Creator/Taster Posts: 351 Location: San Francisco |
Sorry about the typos! I got mixed up rereading my notes because it was Yuki thinking about what Kisa's teacher had said to her. I like Fruits Basket. It's good readin'. I should have ended this review on a more upbeat note rather than making it seem like my complaints about the ending are a big wet blanket over everything. Basically my main complaints about the ending are: spoiler[ (1) as an excessively literal-minded fantasy fan, I wish all the fantasy hadn't vanished from the story in the end; (2) as someone who likes queer stories, I'm a little annoyed that even the gayest-seeming characters (Ayame) ended up with ladies. Not surprised, since this is how it often happens in bishi manga, but meh; (3) Also, I would have preferred more drama & action in the climax (just ONE eye gouging in the story, Takaya!?!? Just ONE? That's like leaving me waiting for the other shoe to drop!!!), but I suppose I knew that wasn't in the cards.] To continue the inaccurate Ranma 1/2 comparison -- since Ranma 1/2 has one of the most frustratingly INconclusive non-endings in the world, you could say that Fruits Basket has one of the tidiest endings. They're opposites in that way, too. There's a lot to write about in Fruits Basket. It deserves a deeper analysis, but for now, I wrote a commentary track. |
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RestLessone Posts: 1085 Location: New York |
I don't like romance but, for some reason, collected almost all of Fruits Basket. It was good enough, though I quit when spoiler[I read that everyone winds up in some relationship, like that's all you need to be happy.]
Also, the fact that spoiler[Kazuma, right out the blue, is implied to be dating Tohru's teenage friends, who happens to be the same age as his son. There absolutely no build-up, except for Kyo having a misunderstanding volumes before the end.] To me, it felt like the author was trying too hard to pair up every character with someone else. I know it's shoujo, but c'mon. |
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Mohawk52 Posts: 7458 Location: England, UK |
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sailorsarah Posts: 187 Location: Texas |
Fruits Basket is so amazing. I now want to reread it.
Well, if the theme of Fruits Basket is dealing with loneliness, then spoiler[giving everyone someone so they won't be lonely] pretty much solves the main problem of the story anyway. Sure, there are tons of different aspects to life, but once your physical, basic needs are met, it seems to me that relationships with other people (not necessarily romantic) are all that really matter in the end. Love and kindness prevails and all that. It's like the hedgehog's dilemma though, it is both the hardest thing and the best thing to be close to someone. Losing the people you love is just pretty much impossible to get over, but you do have to just learn to move on. Fruits Basket has very universal themes running through it, and I like that it gets a nice thorough ending. |
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manhiem Posts: 31 |
Of course, Tohru does the cooking. Just once, I'd like to read a manga about a guy who lives in a house full of girls and does all their cooking for them." Have you tried ToraDora? Admittedly, there are only two girls in the house, but Ryuuji does all the cooking and cleaning. Also, Familiar of Zero is a harem comedy where Saito (at least early on) does all the laundry and cleaning. |
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dormcat Encyclopedia Editor Posts: 9592 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
Seconded. I think Jason's comment might be applicable to the majority of American manga readers; not quite so for people not fitting into the two criteria. Furuba was popular in Taiwan a decade ago, but far from becoming a phenomenon as it was in USA (which continues to thrive even today). Unfortunately it is mostly forgotten by most shojo manga readers here nowadays. |
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lys Posts: 590 Location: mitten-state |
I have to comment on this (I know, it's not even close to the main point of anything here) because I got stuck at 9:27 for several minutes while reading. I think the majority of shoujo manga I've read show the girls to be fairly clueless when it comes to cooking, and it's often the hot boy who unexpectedly makes adorable/delicious bento lunches for himself: the stereotype-reversal has become a stereotype itself! (Otomen is the extreme example of this.) As a girl who loves cooking and baking (and knitting and gardening and so on...), I appreciate the occasional heroine who isn't a total clutz when it comes to domestic skills. Anyway, I agree with others that for Fruits Basket, a story about loneliness and isolation, ending with most of the characters paired off isn't just settling for a typical "happily ever after." I also think it's acknowledged that finding the person/people you can connect with isn't going to magically solve all your problems at once, but it can set you moving in the right direction. |
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Aylinn Posts: 1602 |
Not everyone. As far as I remember, spoiler[Momiji and Kagura] didn't end up in any relationship, but you are right that some couples were out of the blue. |
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st_owly Get off my lawn! Posts: 3929 Location: Edinburgh, UK |
As far as I remember, most of the relationships were set up along the way spoiler[Kisa and Hiro, Rin and Haru, (to me it was always fairly obvious Kyo was going to get Tohru) Did Kazuma and Uotani end up together? My memory is not 100% on that... I don't think Shigure ended up with anyone either... Again I could be wrong]
Definitely want to read this series again now, so glad I made it my mission to pick it up when I heard of Tokyopop's death. I remember my friend from school seriously considering importing some of the Aussie volumes because they were further ahead than Tokyopop. Those were the days... Dormcat: Are there any shojo series which achieved similar levels of popularity in Taiwan as Furuba did in the US? |
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Aylinn Posts: 1602 |
spoiler[Shigure ended up with Akito. ] |
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How does Syndra feel and think about Mordekaiser, Hecarim and the Shadow Isles?
What are Syndra's thoughts towards Veigar's Strength as the Anti-Mage of Ebil?
Syndra is like an instant #1 favourite of mine from the first point she was revealed. She seems like a person who just needs someone to trust to bring light to her life but at the moment like you said, she's too distrustful of anyone after being treated the way she was over the course of her life. Similar to what people are asking, why did Syndra join the League? Is Syndra seeking others to compete against to reach her full potential? Maybe seek ideas and perceive new ways of controlling her power? Would you say that by joining the League and putting her powers up for demonstration is a show that she has absolute control via magically and emotionally? How does she feel about summoners in general? Hope she doesn't feel ill of some like me who wishes to help her.
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For some reason I think Syndra and Malzahar would make a great couple, Thoughts? Also, What does she think of Nocturne and Zyra?
Can we make Syndra a cat lady? Would it be too silly to have her with a floating castle of doom filled with cats? :P
How far will Syndra grow to develop her power? She talks the talk, but is she really committed to doing anything and everything to grow more and more powerful? She's killed for her strength, but that was in a flash of anger and frustration. Would she do it again? Would she feel uncomfortable afterwards, or is the act of killing gone from weighing in on her conscious anymore? Killing? Mass killing? Basically, how far on the sliding scale of evil has she gone, from Veigar to Noxians to Zuanite Chemists, or even beyond?
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1. Has Vayne caught wind of her yet? I can imagine someone like Syndra being very high on Vayne's kill list. 2. What does she think of Vlad? 3. Could she potentially grow strong enough to threaten the entire world? 4. How aware is she of the Noxian-Ionian War and of Noxus' actions in said war? Not that she'd really care that much, I'm just curious. 5. Is she fully in control of her power, or is it the kind of thing that will start to wear on her physically and mentally?
I'm actually kind of surprised about how Lux would react, though if considering the child soldier brainwashing she's been through, I suppose she wouldn't work well with Syndra on first glance. However, she was forced from her family to enter a military when she clearly didn't want to in her judgement. Syndra was only betrayed by her mentor while in Lux's case it seemed like her parents betrayed her and valued her as nothing more than a tool for Demacia. It's a part of her that she can't deny, she can only bury it under the mentality that she's been taught. Maybe Lux would deny contact at first, but I could see her eventually opening up to Syndra.


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James Bond's appeal to UK cinema-goers shows no sign of waning, with Skyfall chalking up a third week at the top of the UK box office.
The £10.45m taken last weekend was the highest takings ever for a film on the third weekend of release - and Skyfall now sits in fifth place in the biggest films of all time at the UK box office, with a total gross of £72m and rising.
It looks on course to knock Avatar off its perch and become the most successful film of all time on these shores, as well as the first to crack £100m at the UK box office.
Left trailing in its wake were the week's two highest new entries, Ben Affleck's well-received CIA thriller Argo at number 3 (£1.28m) and Kevin James comedy Here Comes The Boom (£443k) at number 4.
The only other new entry in the top 10 was real-life girl-group drama The Sapphires, which took a disappointing £337k to limp in at number 7.
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October/November 2011 EHJ (Issue 127) - The year was 1992. I was a 15-year-old and had beaten ridiculous odds in drawing a Monroe elk permit in my home state of Utah. After several missed chances at what were considered very big bulls in those days, we discovered a loose scope mount. Once we had that rectified, I took a nice 300-class 6x6.
Ever since that hunt, I have wanted a chance at "redemption". The years slowly passed and each year came with the same results - the dreaded "Unsuccessful" letter. During these years, I was able to hunt elk in several states and assist many friends and family members with their highly coveted tags.
Finally, 18 years later, I was going to have my chance! I didn't know the unit I had drawn as well as I would have liked, so my wife, my one-yearold daughter, my brother and I spent every chance possible learning roads, hiking drainages, and talking to anyone and everyone that would part with information. Scouting proved to be very difficult! The weather was unusually cold and wet, even dipping into the single digits at night in the middle of July.
With the hunt fast approaching and only one borderline shooter bull seen, I was starting to wonder if the opportunity was going to present itself for a bull worthy of the wait. The week before the hunt I spent every day on the mountain but one scouting and calling for a friend with an archery tag. It was tough! The bulls were mostly non-responsive to calling and only active for brief periods at dawn and dusk. So much for finding a bull to babysit until the hunt arrived.
Opening morning came clear and cold. With no target bull located, my wife and I headed into an area that seemed to hold a high concentration of bulls. First light had us working three bulls but we could only convince a small five-point to come in to investigate. The next hour or more was quiet as we worked our way farther down the ridge.
We stopped to eat a snack and I let out a bugle. A couple of bulls bugled back on the ridge above us, so we moved in, trying to keep the wind in our favor. It was as if the switch had finally been turned to on, as we called in bull after bull for the next four hours! Some came in as close as five feet! It was a great day, even though the best bull we saw was probably 350.
We had a great camp full of family and friends, and after an awesome Dutch oven dinner, we headed out for the evening hunt, calling in two more bulls that would push the 360 mark. I elected to pass on both since it was opening day. I got a lot of ridiculing back at camp as we showed off the video from that evening's hunt.
On day two, we headed into a different area with my wife and nephew, Cory. After a long hike in the dark, dawn greeted us with a good number of bulls screaming out obscenities at one another. What a day this turned out to be! We called in so many bulls it was hard to keep track of which one was which. We heard three different fights and saw two broken bulls that would have been very tempting had they been fully intact.
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If you're among the many who need an antihistamine to survive tree pollen season, it's time to branch out. The diphenhydramine and chlorpheniramine pills that mom used to give you do help fight the drippy, weepy symptoms, but who needs the daily drowsies? One Canadian allergist describes seeing patients feeling sleepy up to four days after stopping these pills.
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Your worst hay fever foe could be planted right outside your window, warns horticulturalist and author Tom Ogren. Take stock of your plants: if one has fruit or berries, it's not male and won't release pollen (female plants don't produce pollen). If you can't identify a plant on your own, take a clipping to a nursery for help identifying its gender.
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"Almost all the time, patients who had a slight reaction the first time then had a more severe reaction the second, and they're going to have a real problem if they get stung a third time," Ehrlich says. "Each sting is worse than the previous one."
That is, unless, you get allergy shots. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology recommends that those who have had a systemic reaction to an insect sting, and who test positive to that venom, get immunotherapy. Doing so reduces the risk of a full-body reaction phenomenally – to less than 5 per cent. Dr. Paul Keith, a Canadian allergist, says an immunized person should be able to receive up to 50 stings at once before the body is overpowered by toxins.
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Since the launch of the Ghirardelli campaign a few months ago, over 11,000 of you have called on Ghirardelli to do the right thing and go Fair Trade. The chocolate company has been paying close attention to your demands and we have now secured a date to meet with Ghirardelli executives.
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"One on One: An Interview with Sarmento Silva" By Jill Schildhouse, Summer 2005, Vol. 41, No. 3, p. 2
Journal of Supply Chain Management Copyright © August 2005, by the Institute for Supply Management, Inc.
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Interview by Jill Schildhouse, writer for Inside Supply Management®
Sarmento Silva, C.P.M., is a 27-year career purchasing professional, currently serving AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals as director, purchasing system development and reengineering on assignment as leader for its current mySAP ERP and Ariba Buyer implementation project. Prior to coming to AstraZeneca, he was global manager of packing and printing for Rubbermaid Corporation. Silva has been an active member of the Institute for Supply Management™ since 1980, earned his Certified Purchasing Manager certification in 1984 and currently serves on the Editorial Review Board for Inside Supply Management® magazine. He holds a BA in communications and an MBA in marketing. In 1993, Silva was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Western New England Purchasing Management Association, Massachusetts House and Senate, and received a citation from the governor's office for statewide excellence. In 2004, he was awarded the "Dick Jackson" award for distinguished service to NAPM—Delaware, Inc.
The Journal of Supply Chain Management: What makes sourcing services different from sourcing traditional goods?
Sarmento Silva: While traditional goods don't need a lot of conceptual vision, sourcing services is typically a collaborative effort. Most people involved in services have an appreciation for their own subject-matter expertise. Many times, these services are not necessarily mapped out in advance, but come as a collaboration with the supplier. The supplier comes in and pitches ideas and from that there tends to be a development of what is needed.
I think from this perspective, people who use that service see themselves as subject-matter experts and have a hurdle to get over when purchasing people come in and say they can help. This situation makes sourcing services more difficult because you're having to deal with not only external forces (suppliers) but internal forces (subject-matter experts) as well.
The Journal: Please share some examples of specific services areas and what the key hurdles are within those areas.
Silva: First, let's look at advertising, which encompasses design, creative and production services (commercial print, television production, direct mail, etc.). Many people would say you really can't source the creative end of advertising. But, you can look at creative services based on rate cards. Are you using the partner or junior partner? Their rates should be different. Are you rolling in expenses and is that out-of-pocket expenses? And how are you dealing with those? Is this a fixed fee? Do you negotiate some way to quantify that?
Consulting and advertising are very similar. Consulting firms use various models. Some firms bring in one or two senior partners to run the project. Then they "pull the school bus up" and bring in a lot of brand-new people in their organization to act as the resource. Some firms work the opposite way.
In terms of benefits, we hired subject-matter experts to help us understand how medical and life benefits are parceled out. And we didn't end up picking the same company for all of our insurance needs. Once you bring in subject-matter expertise, be sure you can transfer their knowledge to yourself. Then the next time you source that service, you won't need to bring in a third party.
Temporary labor is similar to benefits. We brought in two or three firms and determined the types of labor they specialize in. In a pharmaceutical company, we use laboratory, clerical and office workers. We don't necessarily get all three types of temps from the same provider.
The Journal: What are some general items to keep in mind when sourcing services?
Silva: The importance of clearly defined deliverables, metrics against the deliverables and milestones. Many times, there are never penalties tied to these milestones. Deliverables can be shady because it's a collaboration with a supplier.
In looking at services, you really have to take some time up front to understand what your organization needs by interviewing internally. Never underestimate the quality of information that's inherent within your own organization.
In any strategic sourcing endeavor, supply managers need to have a solid internal cross-functional team and search out subject-matter experts. They need to understand their organization. The first couple of times purchasing deals with an area, they don't understand the process. As they get further along in the sourcing of services, they become the subject-matter expert.
The Journal: How can supply managers apply strategic sourcing principles to service purchases?
Silva: Strategic sourcing principles are very similar and can be applied to anything. You need to understand what it is that you're buying. We have a multiple-step methodology to follow, which includes defining the opportunity, conducting the industry analysis, finding a supplier base and then doing RFXs. You have to build a model that you can present to the potential suppliers to bid on. Once you understand which suppliers you want to work with, then you begin your negotiations. Then finally you build your service-level agreements and your metrics.
The Journal: Short of a mandate, how does the procurement department gain the credibility needed to be involved in the nontraditional sourcing process?
Silva: If procurement is not involved early in the process, you just become the person who writes the PO. By just walking around, learning who's who and setting up some meetings at the senior manager level, you can build a benefits case. It's critical to understand what turns people on.
Sometimes saving money is important. Sometimes it doesn't matter. You need to understand where your organization is and build your business case based on that. Do your homework and find out which of your current suppliers are not responsive or have gaps in customer service. Find the chink in the armor and use that to your advantage.
The Journal: Once you have developed this delicate relationship, how do you continue to build upon it?
Silva: Nothing breeds success like success. Learn what you do internally and what your suppliers do. I know it's difficult, but you've got to really educate yourself on the market. Put yourself in the position that shows that you are, in fact, a subject-matter expert. If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.
The Journal: What benefits has your company gained from involving supply management in its services spend?
Silva: The benefit is our ability to get buy-in from the organization that it will allow purchasing to build crossfunctional strategic sourcing teams. And now, we are moving toward a category management platform, which I believe is the evolution of strategic sourcing.
We are setting up forward-looking, cross-functional internal teams that manage a category of spend. To some extent, this team owns and prioritizes that category of spend, draws the planning for that category and then designates strategic sourcing teams. So now we're going to the category team and asking, "What are the priorities? Where is the low-hanging fruit that we can go after?" And now they have a vested interest, so when you need a resource from their area to participate in the crossfunctional strategic sourcing team, they're there.
My organization has been doing this for six months and has the approval of executive-level management. We're looking to have 80 percent of our categories handled by a category management team before the end of the year.


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The Sharing Files, Documents and Folders in Google Drive video tutorial below is part 3 of a 5 part series on the 2013 interface of Google Drive and Google Docs.
This video introduces users to sharing documents, files and folder in Google Drive with other Google Drive users and with people who do not use Google Drive.
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I have google drive and also printcentral pro. Now some of the documents I have in google drive are marked as W, which is for Word. When I open that on my IPAD, on right corner, i get a square, where it says OPEN WITH. That allows me to open on printcentral. This way I can print that document straight from my IPAD without using the computer. However there are other application that I make using Quickoffice in IPAD, then put it on my google drive, I get a blue box with few lines on the side. When I open that application with IPAD, i get a edit option but I DON"T get the square box where it says OPEN WITH. Because of that, I cannot print. How do I do this, so that I can get that square box to get the open with option?
Thank you so much in advance.
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That's right Pistons...make sure the ONE guy that's hot in the 4th DOESN'T EVEN SEE THE DAMN BASKETBALL in overtime. Even Maxiell has gotten the ball in the post. McGrady has to be shaking his head at the fact that, even while crippled, he's the best player on this team. My god.
Except for the fact that McGrady has to be traded, and will be -- really, it's too simple, (He'll never re-sign with us next season, he's a terrific player and is getting healthier, and he'd compliment any great team), that's exactly what we should do. Bynum has stopped playing the brand of BB that got him an extension, and he's worthless. Still, since we're trading Tracy, we need Bynum to be the backup PG on the roster until we find his replacement. I'm really sorry to have concluded that. I loved Bynum when he burst on our scene.
You're ridiculous. Stuckey made the right play, got fouled (no call) and didn't finish. Stuckey played fine and got taken out of the game with better stats than Rose with a tick tack 3rd and bad call 4th foul in the 3rd quarter. Then when he came back, he was playing in a small-ball rotation and wasn't guarding Rose. Rose is the one who had a questionable game. Lots of shots taken, bad percentage, and a for-crap assist to turnover ratio. We didn't lose because of this matchup. We lost because we have nobody on the roster outside of Monroe who belongs on the interior.
As a supporter of the "lose as many games as possible and get a high pick" rebuilding plan, this game was just about perfect for me. A close, entertaining game that doesn't hinder our ability to get as many lottery balls as possible. Disappointed I didn't get to see all of T-Mac's great quarter. Rose was off all OT, but Boozer easily abused the front court. Edit: Brap, Stuckey didn't get fouled. There was barely any contact and it was all initiated by Stuckey. He just short armed it.
We needed a three pointer to tie the game on the last posession of OT and Stuckey was in the game lol. CV ended up taking the final three contested which I guess wasn't really that terrible but they panned to TMac sarcastically smiling for quite a while. Rip still has hops after all that time in the game? Where was Ben Gordon in OT?... PING PONG BALLS!!!!
...and Kuester is mostly to blame for not making sure McGrady gets the ball. When Maxiell gets a touch in overtime, yet McGrady doesn't, YOU are a coaching FAIL.
He didn't get fouled and he took on three defenders while there were open players all over the floor. Horrible decision, awful finish, mediocre player.
Yeah...we're definitely doing the lottery dance...but it's like 'Lottery Dancing with the Stars'...Let's see who can win with the least amount of talent.
Not playing Daye every single game, significant minutes, is coaching stupidity, and organizational-development malpractice. Not having him and Gordon in there instead of Tay and Prince is too moronic to even post about.
We follow the game enough to know that +/- stats are useless when you make piss poor decisions in crunch time and you lose by 3 at home in overtime.
Game as a whole. Very poor coaching. The Pistons can easily enough beat this team, but the coach has a different agenda - play Bynum. What a contrast between the bad bench - and the good one. Again, the unit of Stuckey, Rip, TMAC, Monroe, and JMAX was pretty awesome. Yes, a few of their bench players made shots - or we would have won this one. Gordon did little, but yes, Stuckey was able to score inside readily enough - but that is more CV playing instead of Monroe that is spreading the floor out better. CV had a good enough scoring game, pretty much all stuff closer to the basket than he is known for mostly this season. Tay was clutch, TMAC was truly awesome. Rip scored a ton in the 2nd half - when in with TMAC in a logical unit. When in a pinch, or any time he can - coach goes small. Probably not overused in this one - at least not definitely overused. But Chicago did notice and exploit our small unit a bit. Tay at power forward should be used as a surprise only. But hey, this is nitpicking - Bynum being forced into the rotation did us in, not the bit of small ball we played up front. TMAC and Rip went a combined like 8-8 in the 4th at one point, or something like that. Pretty darn impressive from TMAC, just raising up over people like the TMAC of old. Yes, by the end of the OT, I suppose TMAC was way past his shelf life. Coach has got to find a way to sub in on occasion in such situations. Yes, absolutely I loved seeing TMAC play that much and not walk off the floor injured -but guess what - TMAC could have came in earlier in the 2nd half - and then got rested some - playing the same minutes but perhaps being more effective overall. The starters got off to a solid start in the 2nd half, but then fell apart - made far worse when Stuckey got his 4th foul and Bynum came in. I say if the team is doing that bad - bring in the subs. No need to give up a 14-0 run. (This is actually allowed - no rule against it - the starters still can come in for a bit to rest the subs a bit.) I hate that they lost, but it was still a great game in terms of showing just how awesome our bench can be if the coach allows it. Ok, I suppose I have typed my anger out for the moment. You all have a great night.
The best thing about this game was Stuckey's post game hugs with the Bulls. He sure doesn't seem to care much about anything besides collecting a paycheck he doesn't deserve.
I see a lot of misplaced hostility toward Stuckey, Stuckey continually scored inside in this game, getting to the foul line plenty enough too. We were plus 8 with Stuckey in - which means, to be exact: In regulation, Stuckey was plus 11. Bynum was minus 11. Plus 11, against the team in first place in your division, is hardly anything to hang your head in shame over. No Bynum, and we win this game easy enough. Bynum had no business at all playing in this one. Coaching loss, pure and simple. One more thing - when TMAC was hot, Stuckey was right along side him - and let TMAC - and Rip - stay hot. For the time he was in the game - Stuckey was either providing scoring, or letting the guys around him score without interfering. Pretty good game in all from Stuckey - whether he is a true point or not.
Y'all are trippin! 1. As was said earlier, don't ever compare Rose and Stuckey ever again, but I'm sure you (Brap) will. 2. Bynum wasn't that bad folks and you can't pin this on him (or Stuckey). Stuckey made some winning plays out there in the 4th with his hustle. 3. CV played some really good basketball in the 2nd half. 4. Boozer has been killing EVERYBODY since he came back, there's a reason why this guy keeps attracting big contracts as a free agent. 5. Whatever our coach did or did not do, whoever he played or sat, when it was all said and done we were in a position to win this basketball game in the final minutes of regulation and OT, and that's all I ask for, after that it's all on the players, Stuckey got a good look, but he missed, he needs to get in the habit of taking some clutch shots, even if he misses, it's the only way he can possibly take the next step......however, I'm not holding my breath that there is a next step for Stuckey, but I thought he played a pretty decent ball game tonight. If I had one Goat for this game it would be Ben Wallace, he couldn't stop Boozer (but I'm not holding that against him since most players in the league can't stop Boozer), he couldn't make a layup and he couldn't secure the defensive glass. When Ben isn't giving all out hustle and crashing boards he's useless. Lee has pointed out on several occasions that Wallace was brought in to be the 5th Big, not our starting center, this guy is the one who's killing us.


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After last week's economic apocalypse, I had more than a few friends who contemplated fleeing Wall Street for second careers as ski instructors or flower arrangers--or that enduring last refuge: business school. On Saturday, I met a corporate exile who had turned her sour work experience into something quite delicious. Marlo Scott opened Sweet Revenge, a petite coffee shop/bakery/wine bar in the West Village, just two months ago, after spending a year testing recipes in her tiny apartment.
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On April 16th visited Ms Andrea Robitza from the Austrian Business Chamber our class. She explained business relations between Austria and Korea.
On April 16th, our team gave a presentation of Austrian and Swiss Companies.
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This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide range of settings. The unit introduces the central importance of communication in such settings, and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. Answer the following questions units either one of the method of producing evidence e.g.: reflective account, question and answer, case study and other evidence.(if you are a learn direct candidate refer to the reading resources on your account to support with the terms, vocabulary and key wards) Note that you should give examples of work practice :
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Mods so far:
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I got it September of 2008 with 146,000 miles. 2001 v6 xtra cab 5 speed SR5 4x4.
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Back when I was running 33's
Oldest pic I have, back in July of '09 in angel fire NM:
First I painted the stock wheels black and the centers silver.
Then came the deck plate mod:
Then the Dynomax Super Turbo part# 17748
A few days later I decided to start blacking out the chrome on the bumpers and grille, so I ordered a black grille of ebay and painted the bumpers.
In the process of paining the front bumper, I found that the truck had been in a minor fender bender. Oh well.
done with the front:
Next I moved on to the back. I painted the bumper then added some herculiner in the area by the license plate because I step there a lot.
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Did I miss a meeting on this???
I can't find honing oil locally in any of the stores. What they all have is non-petroleum honing solution. This might be the next best thing since sliced bread. However I have been using oil on my stones for many years and they are impregnated. The solution just rolls right off.
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Natural Maple Shaker Cabs
I've been thinking white shaker, white shaker, white shaker. I love kitchens with white shaker cabinets. (Original, right?) But now, for various reasons, I'm thinking maybe natural maple instead.
I feel like I haven't really seen pictures here of kitchens with natural (or close to it) maple shaker cabs and I'm not sure if it's because hardly anyone is doing it or because I just haven't been focused on them.
If they're really not popular here, is there a particular reason? Do they scream 2002 or something? Are they wildly impractical for some reason I can't quite imagine?
And if you have done a kitchen with the natural maple shaker cabinetry, would you mind posting pix? (I've been looking on houzz.com, of course, but I always like to see what the GWer's have come up with.)
Thank you!
Follow this link to the finished kitchen blog with a selection made for Natural Maple, there are several with Shaker doors.
Here is a link that might be useful: finished kitchen blog
Given my dark stained floors and limited ambient light, I have looked around at natural maple cabinet doors and drawers as an alternative to painted doors with future cracks. Maple fronts are interesting in some ways: the grain is more consistent than cherry, and the wood is lighter (but be aware, it still darken some from UV exposure). Maple takes a stain nicely too (ginger, spice etc). Maple looks great I think with a dark counter, like soapstone or dark granite. Make sure you choose "select" maple if you go this route and study the door/drawer construction details. I like the five drawer option with simple door, just to dress it up from slab drawer. Natural maple always leaves open the option of painting down the road, with a good product like waterbourne Murelo or BM Satin Impervo if you tire of the natural wood. I wish natural cherry didn't darken as much as it does over time as it's an inherently beautiful wood but no doubt it is darker naturally than maple. Good luck to you with your decision.
We were going to do natural maple, but it looked just a bit too light for our tastes. We decided to tone it down a bit with a light brown stain. (Well, actually, a light brown tint to the varnish.)
I wanted creamy white painted cabinets and for similar reasons we decided to go with almond stained maple cabinets with a light chocolate brown glaze. The kitchen is about a year old and I still love them. It was a great compromise for me. I actually like the grain of the maple and think it makes the cabinets more "interesting".
I am under the impression that maple with clear finish is used mostly for contemporary designs, so if yours is more traditional, you probably would want to stain it, like PP did. I am not a KD or ID, so it is just my 2 cents, fwiw. :-)
Also, the "blond" look has been "out" for a few years b/c it was so "in" for quite some time before. Perhaps, it is coming back?
I think maple is really good if you want to paint or stain it later on.
That been said, I LOVE the look of maple and I think that is what I am ordering (have not yet placed the order). I wish I had pix to post but my kitchen remodel just gets delayed and delayed. :-(
I have Natural Maple Shaker Cabinets - KraftMaid - that were in the house we bought 11 yrs. ago. I was so pleased w/ them because I was coming from a home where I'd lived 20 yrs. w/ dk. wood stained cabs, which in 2002 seemed so dated.
I'm considering having them painted when we get a new range and replace the OR/MW with a hood. Several things give me pause, though. The first is that in many ways they are the "Golidlocks" of cabinet colors. They aren't too stark here in the New England winter, and they don't feel dark and heavy in the summertime (as my old cabinets did).
They are very forgiving in terms of upkeep. I have white cabs at our lakehouse & they need more attention to remain pristine. My DD's black painted cabs are beautiful, but any dust at all, or pollen from an open window, is highlighted on them, as are fingerprints. I clean my maple cabinet faces regularly, but I never feel I have to check to see if they're "acceptable" when I'm expecting company.
Little dings don't show, and there's no issue with cracks or peeling paint.
The flip side is they can look pretty blah. In my case, the wood floor is nearly the same shade as the cabinets, so there's a lot of neutral wood going on.
I think if you have some other color going on with your flooring and countertop choice, you may be very happy with natural maple.
We have natural maple shaker cabs. Or had, rather, until we painted them about 2 yrs ago.
Our house was only 3 yrs old when we bought it in 2007, but already the natural maple had turned an awful orange-yellow color, which is pretty much the norm as I understand, due to sunlight or what have you. The insides of the cabs were still fairly normal, but the outsides, not so much. Very hard to find a color that coordinates with orange-yellow when looking for paint. Yellow or green were really the only possibilities, so realize that before you choose natural maple. Anything with a cool undertone, ie the grey family, clashed horribly. I did find that the look seemed dated to me as well, sort of an 80s or 90s contemporary look.
Thankfully, the shaker style is still beautiful. We considered staining them a dark espresso, but contrary to what another poster said, maple is notoriously bad for taking stain. Does not accept it readily at all, and does so unevenly when it does. We ended up going with a nice creamy white. The kitchen looks much brighter, more stylish, and I'm not limited in my color choices whatsoever.
Unless you love the orangey-yellow color scheme, I'd advise against natural maple, but that's just my opinion.


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Deputies assigned to the Harford County Sheriff's Office School Policing Unit and School Administrators received information that a student was believed to have weapons in his vehicle. Deputies located the vehicle parked in the student parking lot on the North Harford High School campus. A search revealed a black powder rifle, machete and a pocket knife.
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Left car running and went in store came out and it was dead.
Turned car over but would not start, rolled down hill and popped clutch no start. Replaced: Plug...
My engine overheated and blew, will a 2001 model engine work for my 2000 model?
I found a 2001 model engine for cheap, just wondering if it will work for my car or if it must be...
my Protege wont turn over..no 12v getting to solenoid.
I replaced ignition switch still no 12v to solenoid...I know starter is fine i ran separate wire ...
My emergency brake handle will not stay engaged.
The E brake button is always pushed in and the E brake goes up and down with tension. When I pul...
win there is no spark to the sparkplugs what would calls that
in my drive way and it wont start back up
Temperature not going past Cold on thermostat!
My car sat for 2 weeks at the mechanic to have the serpentine belt replaced (in well below zero t...
P0421 and P0304 codes. Car runs great when cold, but stalls when warm?
Hi everyone, I've been on and off this forum asking about my Mazda Protege. I have the codes ...
Changed TPS now engine will not crank
I just changed my TPS Sensor and put everything back together. Went to turn the car on and the e...
trans problem,no 2nd gear or overdrive
2001 mazda protege
my mazda protégé 2.0 2001 automatic trans
no 2nd gear or overdrive and no reverse,when in park cant rev the engine past 2000rpm like its bo...
Car wont start
Theres fuel, spark compression and the timing Belt is good. The car cranks but wont start replace...