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A New Era for Apprenticeships
David Way, Chief Executive of the National Apprenticeship Service, writes about how important apprenticeship schemes are to the future of the UK economy.
It is fantastic news that large businesses like BAE Systems are expanding their Apprenticeship programmes. More UK businesses than ever before are offering Apprenticeships because they are proven to offer a host of benefits ranging from improved productivity and competitiveness, to better staff retention and motivation. Apprenticeships are increasingly been seen by employers across all sectors as a solution to attracting high quality new recruits.
For a strong and growing economy we must have a high level of skills to meet employer demand and Apprenticeships are vital way of achieving this. The National Apprenticeship Service is not only committed to increasing the number and range of Apprenticeships on offer but also to ensuring the quality of Apprenticeships, which is so key to this growth.
A range of initiatives have recently been announced by the government to define a new era for Apprenticeships that firmly places the programme as the country's gold standard for vocational training. These include the introduction of more Higher Level Apprenticeships (up to degree level), plans to ensure every Apprenticeship meets rigorous new standards, the launch of a new financial incentive for small firms who hire their first apprentices and the introduction of a high profile national annual skills show, called WorldSkills UK - The Skills Show.
Following Jason Holt's recently published report "Making Apprenticeships More Accessible to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises", we are also doing more to encourage smaller employers to become involved with Apprenticeships.
Most Apprenticeships in this country are offered by smaller businesses - 80% of apprentices in the UK are currently employed by businesses with less than 200 employees, which is very positive.*
They are great advocates and deliverers of skills training and have given so many young people life-changing experiences as they enter work for the first time. They recognise that Apprenticeships are an extremely effective way for employers to tap into raw talent, up-skill their staff and grow their business, as well as offering young people high skills levels and career progression opportunities.
However, we know that there are many more smaller businesses that are missing out on these opportunities, 99% of businesses in the UK are small and medium sized (SMEs) but only around 10% of them currently employ apprentices, so there is lots of potential for growth.
We need to do much more if we are to offer all of those who want Apprenticeships high quality opportunities and the recommendations in the Holt review give us the opportunity to match together a whole new cohort of businesses and apprentices by bringing them together using our Apprenticeship vacancies online system. This enables businesses to advertise their Apprenticeship job opportunities for free and find potential candidates who match their criteria.
One of the key issues Jason Holt highlighted in his review is that too few businesses know about the National Apprenticeship Service and the excellent work that we do. This was a conscious decision taken at our launch three years a go, to promote the Apprenticeship brand itself, rather than the organisation behind the brand. We recognise that now is the time to change that balance and promote our services too, so that businesses of all sizes have a better understanding of where they need to go for information. As a result we will be enhancing our marketing activity aimed at smaller businesses, including publishing a simple guide for to show exactly what help is available to access Apprenticeships.
Following feedback from employers and Jason himself, we have already started to implement changes, such as making it easier for more small and medium sized businesses that recruit young apprentices aged 16 to 24 to access the £1500 Apprenticeship Grant available to them (AGE 16 to 24). This incentive scheme for employers is designed to help up to 40,000 more SMEs to employ apprentices aged 16 to 24 in their business and we are expanding the scheme and simplifying the payment process. There is now a single (rather than staged) £1,500 payment and the grant is now available for up to 10 apprentices per employer.
Although smaller businesses are still the priority, the grant has been extended to businesses with up to 1,000 employees and businesses that have not employed an apprentice in the last 12 months can also benefit. This move will support more young people to experience and benefit from the Apprenticeship programme than ever before.
We also recently established a dedicated Small Business Team within the National Apprenticeship Service, to provide a responsive and bespoke service to smaller businesses. We always endeavour to respond to every enquiry within two days, with many employers being called back on the same day. However, this is only a small part of the equation. The wider further education sector - the network of Apprenticeship training providers and colleges who support businesses to recruit and train their apprentices - also has a vital role to play and they need to be as equally responsive to ensure businesses receive the best possible experience at each and every stage of their Apprenticeship journey.
I have spoken to Ministers about the Holt review and together we will embrace the recommendations, but we also recognise that the review is part of the bigger Apprenticeship picture and there are other areas we also need to consider to make Apprenticeships more accessible for smaller businesses.
There is a lot of momentum at present behind ensuring businesses feel real ownership of Apprenticeships. Taking on board what they are telling us means we can be more confident that Apprenticeship programmes meet their needs, and have a positive impact on both the apprentice and the business. We will simplify and speed up the process so that smaller organisations do not feel overwhelmed by bureaucracy.
Continuous improvement is something we always strive for and the review offers us some very practical ideas we can take forward. The Holt review plays a significant part of our journey to continue to ensure that Apprenticeships are widely recognised as the gold standard of vocational learning and effectively fulfil the needs of businesses and young people.
For more information about recruiting apprentices, businesses can contact the National Apprenticeship Service on 08000 150 600 or visit www. apprenticeships.org.uk.
For more information about The Skills Show, which is being held at Birmingham NEC from 15-17 November, please visit www.theskillsshow.com.
*Source: UKCES 2009 National Employer Skills Survey
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Third-seed Tanvi Hatangadi Bhar of Kerala upset the top-seed Rashmika Rajan of Karnataka, and entered the final of the Dr. Sampath Loganathan AITA Championship series tennis tournament in the girl's under-14 section, at the KSLTA courts here on Thursday.
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Boys: Under-16: P.C. Anirudh (AP) bt Abhinav Sanjeev (TN) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; Taquiddin Mohamed (AP) bt Nandish Mehul (Mah) 6-4, 6-0.
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Under-16: Pragati Natraj (TN) bt Tanvi Hatangadi Bhar (Ker) 6-7(1), 7-5, 6-2; Rashmika Rajan (Kar) bt Harsha Sai Challa (AP) 6-3, 6-3.
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Better processor for gaming?
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Something mid range too. I've been looking at the possibility of crossfiring an APU (AMD A10-7850K) with the R7 250. Would that just be a waste of money?
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APU (AMD A10-7850K) with the R7 250. Would that just be a waste of money?
I'm not exactly sure how powerful that would be, but I doubt it's worth nearly $300 altogether.
I'd suggest getting an FX-6300 + R9 270 at that price range. Two of the best budget components. Should handle 1080p gaming very nicely.
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Yes it's a waste of money. It seems like a neat low budget idea. I was looking into doing it and from my findings there was about a 10% boost in crossfire at best. It was concluded that you were better off buying a separate CPU and GPU and it would be much better performance for only a tiny bit more money. Plus you won't have any crossfire issues with any games.
In fact this combo, for only about $10, would absolutely smoke that APU crossfire combo:
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Definitely don't go hybrid crossfire. It's a huge waste, you can get better performance out of a $80 fm2+ Athlon or Haswell Pentium and a $100 dedicated gpu and save yourself a ton of cash or as was listed above spend a bit more and get a lot more performance.
Intel is going to be faster than AMD clock for clock but AMD ships at higher clocks and offers more cores for the price. The higher clocks still don't close the gap though, especially not when you compare it to Haswell. Most games are very lightly threaded so in all but a handful of exceptions an i5 will outperform anything amd offers.
Going by napkin math and barring any shenanigans involving the consoles moving tasks typically handled by the CPU to the gpu a 4670k with a mild overclock should be capable of over 60 fps for the entirety of this console gen.
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At the moment, Intel has the performance crown. That said, their lower end offers don't really compare to AMD's offerings in terms of price:performance. If you're getting a discrete GPU, there's little point in going for the A series APUs.
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I took castor oil with DS. Started around 9, one dose, diarrhea started around 11, lasted until 4 am. Not fun. Birthing time started around noon the next day, but I didn't realize it until 3. I just thought I still had to poop...
Oh, I just looked at the time and realize that you are likely at the hospital now. Or, hopefully, the castor oil worked and you had the baby at home. Either way, I can't wait to ready your Hypnobabies story!
It took greater than 24 hours for labour this time and just a few last time. I sure do hope you're holding your precious baby by now!
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It took about 3-4 hours to kick in for me...although it didn't bring on labor for me(I was 42w), just a good cleansing. :/
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Hurray for castor oil! I hope to get my hypnobabies home waterbirth story written soon!
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Lucía Sánchez Saornil (December 13, 1895 – June 2, 1970), was a Spanish poet, militant anarchist and feminist. She is best known as one of the founders of Mujeres Libres and served in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and Solidaridad Internacional Antifascista (SIA).
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Medical marijuana businesses worried that federal agents will close them down now have a roadmap to avoid prosecution, courtesy of the Justice Department's decision to allow legal pot in Colorado and Washington state.
The agency said last week that even though the drug remains illegal under federal law, it won't intervene to block state pot laws or prosecute as long as states create strict and effective controls that follow eight conditions.
"The DOJ is saying you guys need to color inside the lines," said Teri Robnett, founder of the Cannabis Patients Action Network, a Westminster, Colo.-based medical marijuana advocacy group. "If you color inside the lines, we'll let you keep your crayons.
"If you don't, we can come in and take your crayons away," she said.
The DOJ's policy memo comes after voters in Colorado and Washington last fall passed first-in-the-nation laws to allow recreational pot use and follows similar agency statements in recent years that helped spur the creation of medical marijuana systems across the U.S.
In states like Montana and California, an explosion in the use of medical marijuana spawned a backlash, stricter laws and tougher federal enforcement.
U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner, whose office covers the Eastern District of California, said more than half of the cases his office prosecutes comply with the criteria set out by the policy memo. Wagner said the memo wasn't so much a message to the marijuana industry but one to ensure there is better collaboration between state and federal authorities.
In California, "some cities and counties are banning (dispensaries), while others are licensing them and encouraging them," Wagner said. "It's hard to see how the current system fits the description laid out in the memo."
With legal, recreational pot on the horizon in two states, the memo is raising questions about the future of medical marijuana not just in Washington and Colorado, but the 18 other states and Washington, D.C., that allow it.
While advocates say it's too early to gauge the impact of the new recreational pot push, there were signs it could hurt medical marijuana.
In Washington, the governor and many lawmakers were already looking to rein in the state's unregulated medical marijuana market because they worried its untaxed cannabis would undercut the highly taxed recreational pot.
There may be some attrition in the beginning, as bargain-hunting medical marijuana users or those wanting to avoid the government bureaucracy of state registries dabble in the recreational market, Robnett said. But most will stay because the medical strains are tailored for their illnesses, can be more potent and don't necessarily create a high while relieving their symptoms, she said.
The DOJ memo outlines eight areas of "marijuana-related conduct" that it won't tolerate, from distribution to kids to use of firearms and drugged driving. Marijuana advocates say they welcome them as guidelines for medical marijuana states to tailor their laws and a way for other states to enact new laws without fear of federal reprisal.
Advocates say states with even regulations that meet or exceed regulations in those areas should not be worried about increased federal scrutiny. "It should give growers and dispensers a level of comfort that the federal government is becoming clearer in what their guidance is to U.S. attorneys," said Roseanne Scotti, the New Jersey director of the Drug Policy Alliance.
In Oregon, state health officials are drawing up regulations for a new medical marijuana program for next year. U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall has said the state will need to create strong teeth when it writes the regulations, and make sure it can enforce them.
For those who do color outside the lines, the repercussions can be harsh.
In Montana, a 2004 voter-approved medical pot law was vague on local law-enforcement's abilities to regulate commercial activity. The feds stepped in when the number of registered pot providers topped 4,800 with billboard ads and huge greenhouses operating in the open.
Raids in 2011 led to the convictions of 33 providers and, coupled with a major rewrite of the state law, led to the demise of most commercial sales.
U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter, who orchestrated the crackdown and vows to prosecute large pot providers, said the new DOJ memo is "not going to affect the way we do business here in Montana."
Associated Press writers Greg Risling in Los Angeles, Geoff Mulvihill in Trenton, N.J., Gene Johnson in Seattle and Jonathan J. Cooper in Portland, Ore., contributed to this report.
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More excuses.
The game releases in
one week.
Funcom isn't going to ban anyone for breaking nda this late in the game and you know it.
And even if the unthinkable happens and you get banned (and this is highly unlikely, Funcom are 100% gearing up for launch) , so what? You have a week to wait, big deal. And you get to be the guy who shuts an idiot like me up. Wouldn't you like to make me eat my words?
If you've experienced the end game, or even the mid level game, talk about it. Shut me up, prove I'm wrong. I actually WANT to be proved I'm wrong. Tell me how it's been thoroughly tested, and all features are in and working. Tell me how the raids are -- you don't have to write a thousand word essay. Tell me about the high level abilities and how sweet they are. Tell me about the quests, how involved they are, tell me about the rewards. JUST SAY SOMETHING. ANYTHING.
Because right now you're all dodging, stalling, and hiding behind the nda. I'm sick of the snake oil salesman routines and the "wait till you play it wink-wink" hyperbole. I wasn't born yesterday.
I await your excuses. You're running out of them.
If anyone has pre-ordered, do yourselves a favour and cancel. Wait until someone makes an honest write up about this game, then make a decision on whether to buy or not. Don't buy into this pre-release hype train.
Or, you can go ahead and pay Funcom to finish the game on your subscription. It's your money.
Heh while your attitude leaves somethign to be desired, most of what you have said has some merit. I would like to hear more about end game also;instead all I hear is wait till you play it or its great dont worry.
I'm going to get the game on release day cause I'm a sucker and it looks cool. I have intentionally stayed away from the beta because I would like to be suprised. Lets hope I'm suprised in a good way.
As far as people just saying crap like end game is all set and what not, I have heard that on other forums, personally I don't believe it. Again it's not a tremendously big deal to me since I know they are going to be patching, refining and adding content all the time especially in the begining but it would be nice to know.
All in all I am very optimistic about this MMO and NO I dont think this is another Vanguard, as that was a true disapointment to me. Anyway, I'll be there on launch day next tuesday like everyone else. Peace.
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Borderlands 2
lol, 12% my ass.
Regardless of the frustration, adding 250% damage (+more with a class mod), it's definitely worth it.
You're born with nothing, better make it enough.
Also you will never hit yourself with a thrown axe and it gets a boost from the skill as well. Hitting yourself is annoying and can get you downed occasionally at inconvenient times, but it is a gigantic boost. Can't have that without a downside of some sort.
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I've hit myself trying to throw an axe once. I've also seen where it looked like I was about to hit myself, but stopped before doing so.
What I've started to do if I hit myself twice in a row during BXR is toss the axe then go back to melee.
I said runt.
Math =/= reality.
There's no guarantee you'll hit yourself 12/100 times. Technically, it's possibly to hit yourself 100/100.
"Meaning is subjective and therefore meaningless."
That's obvious, but with the odds of some of our experiences, some of us should be hitting the lottery!
You're born with nothing, better make it enough.
and1ballr posted...
I thought about speccing into that skill myself, but I keep hearing stories of people hitting themselves WAY MORE OFTEN than just 12% of the time, so I'll pass. I could use those 5 points on another skill.
Too bad you'd miss out on a lot of damage. I doubt you can take on bosses easily without it.
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SamuriChameleon posted...
Math =/= reality.
Thank you. I know the following probabilities aren't to scale but think of it this way. When flipping a coin you have a .50 probability of it landing on either heads or tails. Technically, if you flipped that coin four times, you should expect at least, 2 heads. However, it is possible to flip all tails. Just like it's possible out of 100 swings of the ax to smack yourself consecutively.
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Wandyman posted...
SamuriChameleon posted...Math =/= reality.
Regardless, the RNG could have been programmed poorly.
Take the FFIV After Years for example, the RNG in that game was so exploitable in the Wii version that you could literally guarantee rare drops from almost any enemy if you knew what you were doing. That's nowhere near on the same scale of being able to trigger it in the game like this, but it could be very easy to unintentionally exploit it in this.
You're born with nothing, better make it enough.


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Silence on suicide: just talk about it
My brother Lee is a bit of a comic genius in my opinion. I'm sure you've heard of the saying: 'a problem shared is a problem halved'.
Well, according to my brother, a problem shared is a problem doubled.
Unfortunately, when it comes to talking about suicide in this country, the view that 'a problem shared is a problem doubled' isn't a joke; it has essentially been the default position of Australia's mainstream media for a long time now. This is a shame of course, because no social problem to my knowledge has ever been overcome by not talking about it. Suppressed, yes. Neglected? Most certainly. But conquered?
I don't think so.
Depression used to be one of those unmentionable topics, surrounded by a toxic, sulphurous cloud of stigma, fear and ignorance. Thankfully, the situation has improved significantly in recent years. For most people, it is no longer shameful to admit that you have a mental illness - which is really quite helpful, because realising and admitting that you have a problem has always been the first step on the path from inner turmoil. But what exactly has enabled this critical change in cultural acceptability? Simply this - people from all walks of life, with all kinds of concerns and experiences, being able to find avenues of public self expression - whether that's community radio, commercial television, ABC online or the local newspaper down the road - and being allowed and encouraged to talk, write, dance, sing, draw and paint about the human experience and the issues that most concern them. Twenty years ago, you would have been lucky to read the thoughts of a psychologist in any medium outside of a scientific journal. But these days, we regularly hear from a variety of people - and not just psychiatrists and social workers but politicians of both the left and right, famous actors and performers, the old and young, female and male, gay and straight, black, white, and every profession you can possibly think of. Depression is starting to be accepted as a legitimate, treatable illness. And thanks to this great mass of public concern and advocacy, billions of dollars of funding have been won for mental health treatment, innovation within the field and initiatives designed to prevent illness and promote resilience - initiatives that will undoubtedly help millions of people live happier, more productive lives.
This is the power of talking about it.
In July this year at the famous TED conference, JD Schramm spoke briefly about the day he attempted suicide. He made the point that even though the majority of first attempts fail, those who have attempted to kill themselves once are much more likely to succeed if they try again. He also underlined the fact that those who have contemplated suicide or attempted suicide still exist in a world that considers the topic a taboo that can't be discussed openly and honestly. Most people don't know how to talk about suicide, so they don't. And according to Schramm, the resulting silence only exacerbates the sense of isolation felt among some of the most desperate and vulnerable people in our communities, including those who have lost family and friends to suicide.
When really bad things are happening in your life and depression has you by the throat, unwanted thoughts can begin to interfere with your internal radio station and take command of the airwaves. In these moments, when your coping mechanisms are stretched to their absolute limits and beyond, suicide may become an option, and it's an option that often quietly works its way slowly up your list of possibilities. But if the prevailing attitude towards such thoughts suggests that they are, in essence, thought crime, and a product of weakness, selfishness, cowardice and an innately flawed character, is the suffer ever likely to broach the subject in public and seek help before it's too late? In my small rural town alone, several young people have committed suicide this year; a tragedy beyond my ability to express. But if society was more aware of the topic and better informed in regards to how to identify and deal with those with suicidal thoughts and intent, would that not make some kind of meaningful difference?
Several years ago in the midst of a severe and prolonged episode of major depression, I myself, attempted suicide. I tried to write a detailed article about my experience last year for the Drum that was rejected, most likely I assume due to its descriptive content and the ABC's strict publication guidelines. Needless to say, I won't go into specifics again here, except to say that I no longer think of myself as a flawed, weak, gutless, or selfish person because I made an attempt. The fact is, I was sick. I was very, very sick. That doesn't make me a coward. It doesn't make me an evil, awful, worthless human being. And it doesn't reflect badly on my family either. I experienced a terrible, awful low in my life and I failed to seek out the right kind of help. But by talking about my experiences, even now, I feel I can let some air into the basement and some basement into the air and hopefully contribute something meaningful to a conversation about suicide that I believe we simply need to have.
If you are struggling with depression or anxiety, you can get help from Beyond Blue. Go to beyond.org.au or call 1300 22 4636.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Richard Parker is a graphic designer, cartoonist, budding writer and occasional masked vigilante based in Rural South Australia.
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"I always wanted to make a family film, and you can see this in my film as well, although it is about a prostitute who tries hard to survive. I did not use any abusive language and hot scenes in the film," Patil said in a statement.
The director wanted his debut film to be a complete family entertainer.
"My priority was to make a family film rather than a film for a particular age group. I can assure you that you can watch this film with your family," he said.
At a time when item numbers seem to be an essential feature of films today, "Rajjo" has none.
"Music director Uttam Singh decided to swim against the tide and resisted including such songs in the soundtrack of 'Rajjo'," said a source close to the film.
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18 Team League is epic!
You obviously spent your picks on LW :P
Centers are definitely very weak: J. Staal, while amazing as one of the best 2-way centers in the league, has limited fantasy value. Ennis is not much, and why do you have another Cane player in Skinner? Peverly is - really
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*really bad.
Decent RW. D choices are risky, but good payoff really well. Dunno #$%$ is going with Bogosian & why he didn't play in the Jets opener today.
The only reason I'm concerned about your goalies is STARTS. With Anderson & Smith, they were pretty much slated to at least be the No.1. This case is not the same with your goalies now: Vokoun is set to be No. 2 under MAF & although people predicted Reimer to get the start, for some reason Toronto put Scrivens between the pipes today.
Just dropped Bogosian for Steve Mason.
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For an 18 team league i think that you have an outstanding group of forwards and D. I cannot figure out though how you managed to get D. Sedin, Z. Parise and Kessel as these are all top guys. Is this a keeper league? As you noted though on paper you look weak in goal but it could be Reimers year and Voukon is still a good goalie albeit a backup. I like this team a lot.
Good luck getting lucky two years in a row.
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^ what he said
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I've made the Chow Easy Apple Crisp several times, using either whole wheat pastry flour or spelt flour instead of all purpose flour and Earth Balance instead of butter and thought the streusel (the whole recipe actually) was great.
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Thanks so much for the heads-up on the vegan tikka masala! I hadn't seen it but will certainly look for it.
Feb 16, 2015Hickory in Chains
Best not-"third wave" espresso/coffee?
I really thought I was the only one who found the new third wave coffee way too acidic. This really came home to me last summer during a business trip to Miami when I had a number of cafes con leche made with Cafe Pilon at a little stand in the lobby of the Miami Center and found I enjoyed them more than the coffee I had at highly recommended new style espresso place. That being said, I really love the Americanos at Oslo and La Colombe.
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Would you mind mentioning which recipe you used? Thanks.
Jan 03, 2015Hickory in Chains
Those look great! Just wanted to make sure that the amount of oil listed in the dough (1/2 tsp.) was correct.
Jan 02, 2015Hickory in Home Cooking
In case you ever find yourself in the East Village, it turns out that Commodities has organic white spelt flour in the bulk bins for $1.89/lb.
I used to go to Foods of India for spices and basmati rice but the store now seems to have undergone a name change and is no longer strictly vegetarian. It always seemed that the spices there were particularly good quality and, if I recall correctly, they had basmati rice from their own farm in India. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a store with comparable quality and prices?
Thanks. I'll probably end up doing that myself.
As far as I know, Fairway has the VitaSpelt white spelt flour. Whole Foods (at least the Union Square store) used to carry white spelt flour but now only has whole spelt flour.
I just thought I'd mention that Sahadi's is open today until 6 (because of Atlantic Antic and the only Sunday all year when they're open) and that when I was there at about 1 it wasn't crowded inside and I didn't even need to take a ticket for the olives/nuts/dried fruit section.
Sep 28, 2014Hickory in Outer Boroughs
Vegetarian / vegan recs? (downtown)
Malai Marke also has a vegan section of their menu. Had the aloo gobi which was delicious. Otto has really good vegetarian dishes as well.
Just wondering if you've used the chicken-type seasoning Butler Foods sells along with the Soy Curls. (I'm planning on placing an order for Soy Curls and have been wondering whether I should get the seasoning as well.)
Sep 03, 2014Hickory in Vegetarian & Vegan
Attention all Trader Joe Shoppers!
Agreed! I thought I might be the only one. Thank you, boogiebaby, for voicing my thoughts.
The Hundred-Foot Journey: restaurant-themed Helen Mirren film
I saw the movie and thought Scott's review was spot on. The movie totally lost me when, contrary to the way Indian food is cooked, old spices were trotted out for an understandably sentimental reason and then used in cooking. It was way too schmaltzy for me.
Aug 10, 2014Hickory in Food Media & News
Trader Joe's YAY/MEH/NAY - July 2014 [OLD]
I would never have thought of putting dosa or idli batter in a waffle iron - what a great idea!
Costco Food Finds - 2nd Quarter 2014
Does anyone know if the NYC Costcos have wild king salmon? (I'm thinking of joining because wild king salmon is so expensive when it's available at other places.) Thanks.
Thanks, jumpingmonk!
I know this is very mundane, but have you seen any cherries yet?
Your Top 5 Trader Joe's Products? - 2014
Just wondering if you have any tips for cooking the frozen Alaskan Salmon.
Feb 10, 2014Hickory in Chains
Weight Watchers Foodies -- The Time for Action is Now! January 2014 [Old]
Belated thanks for posting!
Jan 23, 2014Hickory in Home Cooking
Weight Watchers Foodies -- The Time for Action is Now! January 2014 [Old]
Hi Coll, could you possibly post a link to the black bean soup? After a long absence, I'm back at WW and started Simple Start on Saturday.
Jan 20, 2014Hickory in Home Cooking
Trader Joe's Yay/Nay Thread - January 2014!! [OLD]
Two new Yays:
Smoked Copper River Sockeye Salmon - a really nice texture and (to me) worth the $9.99 for 6 oz
Spiced Chai tea bags - makes a decent masala chai
Chinatown Roast Duck from a Cart
I will check it out. It's just that I need 2 ducks and the cart was inexpensive and good so I thought I'd see if anyone knew.
Chinatown Roast Duck from a Cart
Does anyone know if the cart that used to have good roast duck in front of 208 Canal Street is still there? Thanks.
They said that the antibiotic free at $7.99 was the same as the Murray's even though the Murray's had been $8.99 if I recall correctly.
I agree with you that Costco's is really good, but I'm trying to avoid factory-farmed chickens and am assuming that, for $4.99, Costco's must be. Murray's chicken, besides tasting good, is "Certified Humane" for whatever that's worth.
Thanks - as usual, JungMann, you have good information!
Fairway seems to have stopped making rotisserie chickens with Murray's chicken (they now have their own at $7.99 and organic at $12.99). Does anyone else make these, or can anyone recommend a rotisserie chicken as good?
VP2's Vegetarian Baked Soy Protein Bao
Does anyone else remember the baked Chinese buns that used to be sold at VP to Go on West 4th Street. They were delicious and came in several varieties - curry, brown sauce and one other. They also used to sell several varieties of wheat gluten, also excellent. Just wondering if anyone has found these items anywhere else?


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Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has set aside the disappointment of losing the world drivers' championship in the season finale and is looking forward to the new season.
"I remember nothing from the last race in Abu Dhabi," di Montezemolo was quoted as saying in the Monday edition of the Gazzetta dello Sport.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel snatched the championship in dramatic fashion as he won in Abu Dhabi, while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who was leading the standings going into the race and would have won had he finished fourth or better, came only seventh.
"After twice losing the championship in the last race of the season, it is time again for a victory," Montezemolo said, adding that it was the team's goal to go into the first race of the new season with the best car in the field.
Alonso is also looking forward to the start of the new season. "I wish I could start the preparations already," the two-time world champions said.
He said he believed Red Bull, as well as McLaren and Mercedes to be their biggest competitors for the title. "But we know what we need to do better for 2011." His teammate Felipe Massa is also expecting a successful season.
"I want to win races and challenge for the world championship," the Brazilian said.
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Customer Reviews of Asus R500A-RH51-WT 15.6" Notebook, White - Intel Core i5-3210M, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVD-RW, Intel GMA HD, Windows 8 (64-Bit)
Nice laptop10/10/2013
nice laptop
ASUS Laptop7/9/2013
Great ASUS Laptop, especially for the price. The product was delivered promptly and we've had no issues with it.
Shipped to me an open box computer6/25/2013
I did not open the package and the seller want to charge me restocking fee, the seller has the worst service
Great Buy!5/17/2013
What a great buy. The laptop is super fast and very nice. You need to be careful since it is white but it looks great! I dont know about Windows 8 yet but we shall see if the rants are true. Laptop is light weight and i plan to keep it in a case so that it doesnt get to dirty. Number keys on the right side are perfect. Powerful i5!! Recommended.
So far so good5/13/2013
got this laptop for my daughter to take to college. The laptop is more white than silver and she LOVES it. While I am not a big fan of windows 8, she has adapted well to it. The laptop has performed well for skype calls, MS office and other tasks. Looks like ASUS has done a fine job on this piece of hardware. Very happy with this purchase. BUY.com shipped it fast like always!


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How to Be a Bad PR Client
OK, so you've signed up with a PR agency. You've had discussions about the plan and you've worked on press kit details.
So, you're wondering, "How can I screw this up?"
Well, you'd be surprised. Hiring a PR agency is a big step. Don't ruin it by being your own banana peel.
Amazingly, many people who hire a PR agency end up doing themselves a disservice by not actually letting the PR people do their job. Or worse, they put caveats and restrictions that prevent the person from doing the best job.
Here are some common mistakes that people make when working with a PR agency.
1. Keeping the PR agency out of the loop.
OK, so you run a manufacturing plant that has just created a machine that creates perpetual motion AND brings Elvis Presley back to life, BUT you forget to tell your PR agency about the product.
As a result, you get no press and you have no clue why.
This sounds silly, right? Believe me, it's more common than you think. Folks are so busy working on a new project that they forget to tell the PR people about it. As a result, this press-worthy product gets no press. Or worse, it gets bad press because the PR folks have no chance to prepare a complete plan that deals with possible negative responses.
It is important to keep your PR person in the loop about important projects so they can do the job you hired them for.
2. Insisting the agency devote as much resources to irrelevant projects as those that actually will get press.
So you have the perpetual motion machine that also brings Elvis Presley to life and your PR person is chomping at the bit to pitch it to Oprah, but you are more interested in getting the word out your new sub-level assistant to the assistant vice president who you just hired.
Yes, that stunning announcement will surely please the ego of the parties involved (and even the Web site that prints any announcement no matter how pointless), it needs to take a back seat to the big picture.
However, that doesn't always happen. Many people are too close to the subject and don't understand that just because YOU are interested in something doesn't mean media people will be.
Another problem that sometimes happens: People have something personal in their lives, such as a big PTA event and insist the PR person write a press release or pitch the event to their valued media contacts. This may make you a big star at the PTA meeting, but it takes away the time that could be used to increase brand awareness of your product – the reason you hired the agency in the first place.
3. Being cheap and parsimonious when it comes to the media
So you've manufactured a million pocket-sized versions of your perpetual motion, Elvis-reviving machine and your PR guy is ready to send them to the media. How can you screw things up?
Many different ways, but most of all being excessively cheap. For instance, insisting the media people send them to the next PR person on your list or give the product back is a sure way to irritate them.
There is sort of a pay it forward quality to press materials. The cost may be high now, but, done right, it will pay back big dividends. Since many promotional things can be considered write-offs, being cheap with the media doesn't work.
4. Not being available to the media.
Capturing media attention is like trying to trap a butterfly. When they want to do a story, they want it now. Yes, you're busy. Yes, it's ALWAYS inconvenient, but when there's media interest, you have to run with it.
Yet, there are some people who hire a PR agency and then don't bother to return phone calls or, worse, show up for appointments.
Maybe you can reschedule things in real life, but not with the media. Your first chance is your best chance. Don't screw it up.


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Hard to believe, but Nissan's upscale Infiniti division is closing on being one quarter of a century old. And from the time it first started selling cars in the United States in late 1989, Infiniti's products typically have been a little edgier and sportier than many of its competitors.
That's still true today.
Infiniti's flagship sedan for 2013 is the M56, now in its third year of production. The Infiniti M comes in several distinct flavors: The M37 is a six-cylinder sedan powered by a 330-horsepower, 3.7-liter sedan, while this week's test car, the M56, gets the much more powerful 5.6-liter V-8 that produces a full 420 horsepower. There is also am M Hybrid variant based on the M37, and both the M37 and M56 are available with your choice of rear- or all-wheel drive.Cars, Infiniti, M56, Nissan, Review


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Route 46
Police: 2 Pedestrians Killed In Clifton Hit-And-Run
A witness saw the accident, but could provide little detail on the car, which quickly fled the scene.
Officials Consider Rail Safety Improvements After Deadly Incidents
Three teens were killed in two incidents along NJ TRANSIT tracks recently, which has officials wondering how to do a better job of keeping people off the tracks.
Father Of Teen Struck And Killed By NJ TRANSIT Train Devastated By Loss
"He was such a good kid, always thoughtful. He wasn't doing anything, just taking an innocent walk," said the father 17-year-old Nicholas Sabina, who was killed.
Rockaway Dunkin' Donuts Worker Accused Of Selling Sex During Late Night Shifts
Ordering "extra sugar" at the Dunkin' Donuts along Route 46 in Rockaway Township apparently got you more than just a sweet cup of coffee.
End Of Month Means Long Lines At New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Drivers want to be on the road enjoying the hot sumnmer months, not stuck at the Motor Vehicle Commission. But that's exactly where many New Jerseyans were for hours on Thursday.
Fairfield, NJ Officer Hurt When Stolen Pickup Hits Cruiser
A police officer probing the theft of several vehicles from a northern New Jersey auto dealership was injured early Sunday when a stolen pickup truck crashed into his cruiser.
NY Driver Charged In NJ After Hitting Police Car
Two New Jersey police officers escaped serious injury when their cruiser was rear-ended early Sunday by an allegedly intoxicated New York motorist.
Report: Half Of New Jersey Roads Are Deficient
Drivers didn't need a state report to tell them this!


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First let me say that I am very happy with my MGSL and dealing with Mr. Graham. Fast shipping and no worries.
I shot for groups of 5 shots before I installed the item and recorded the results. I installed it and then I shot for groups again. Since then I've shot it practicing and doing a steel shoot and put about 600 rounds down range. At around 250 I recorded some groups and here again at 600. Now, let me preface this by saying that I'm not a good shot. I'm using a red dot because of my aging eyes. I shot all the groups recorded off sandbags to take out as much operatior error as possible. I'm shooting at 15 yards using WWB from Walmart for all results.
The initial groups with it installed were not that different from the groups without it installed. Pretty much what I was told to expect. The groups were about 2.6" average from 6 groups. The 5 groups at 250 rounds averaged out at 2.3". On the 25th of March (600 rounds through the gun with new MGSL) the 8 groups of 5 shots ranged from a low of 1.125" to a high of 2.625" for an average of 1.86". If I throw out the low and the high group it averages to 1.854.
Now, I have no idea if my shooting skills are good or bad. Perhaps a good shooter will do a lot better. I also don't know if I just improved shooting groups. Guys at the range will say "Hey, that's great." I can't figure out if they are being polite, great shooters or if they can't shoot very well.
I do know this: My Ruger 22/45 Target will shoot under an inch all day long with the same circumstances. I know that won't happen with my 34.
All in all, I have to say that the MGSL from Mr. Graham has been a welcome improvement. Well worth the cost.
Now the big question. Is 1.854" at 15 yards good for a Glock 34? Is it good for a 9mm? Is it good for a anyone?
Good report!
With WWB, I don't think my Glock 34 would shoot any better.
With 4 grains of Titegroup behind a Zero, 125 grain, .356, jhp, which is actually listed as a .38 Super bullet, my 34 will hover around 2" at 25 yards.
The same load in my most accurate 9mm, which is a custom built STI will generally group around an inch at 50 yards.
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