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Police officers have been teaching people about home security and personal safety at a meet-and-greet session at Tooting police station.
The Graveney and Furzedown local policing team held a community safety awareness day, on Tuesday, August 19.
The team, led by Sergeant Simon Harris, handed out crime prevention advice and safety goodies.
It was an opportunity for the public to meet Sergeant Harris who recently joined the team.
The officers also security marked bikes and handed out special pens for people to take home and mark their valuables with.
The council's community safety division also attended. They are led by neighbourhood officer Adama Sulaiman, who organised for a local locksmith company to take part.


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2014 NHRA: Funny Car Driver Courtney Force Knows Turnaround Coming Soon Heading Into Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Funny Car standout Courtney Force has watched her John Force Racing teammates start the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in impressive fashion. Her legendary father, John, has kept the momentum from his 16th Funny Car world championship a year ago, winning the first race of the season and grabbing the points lead. Robert Hight posted a final round appearance in Phoenix and sits second in points, while Forceâs sister, Brittany, advanced to her first career final round in Phoenix as well.
Meanwhile, Courtney is still searching for her first round win, something she hopes comes this weekend at the tradition-rich Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 13-16, at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville.
Things havenât exactly gone as planned for the ultra-popular Force and her 8,000-horsepower Traxxas Ford Mustang Funny Car, but she knows things can change quickly in the world of 300-mph Funny Cars.
âIn this sport itâs easy to be on top one weekend hoisting a Wally and out in the first round the week after,â Force said. âThatâs why itâs important to stay positive because things can always turn around at the next event. My Traxxas Ford Mustang team is ready and excited to go to Gainesville and I have high hopes after testing we will be able to start turning things around.â
Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Johnny Gray (Funny Car), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were last yearâs winners of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event that will once again be televised on ESPN2.
Despite the slow start, Force, in her third year in the Funny Car ranks, enters the event with confidence, in part because of the work the team has put in since Phoenix. There, she qualified just 12th and lost in the first round to Del Worsham, a rarity from a talented driver who has three wins, eight final round appearances and 53 round wins in two seasons.
The break between Phoenix and Gainesville came at a welcome time, giving Force and her team an opportunity to return to the level race fans have grown accustomed to since she debuted in the Funny Car ranks in 2012.
âWe were able to stay over and test some things in Phoenix and I have been in Indy (at the JFR headquarters) making the cockpit feel more comfortable,â Force said. âLittle changes can always make a big difference and we obviously donât want to change anything too drastically. Weâre still learning about this car and we will have it coming back around soon, I have no doubt about that.â
As frustrated as Force may have been in her slow start, she has been able to take great pleasure in the successes of her JFR teammates. John Force posted a national record time of 3.965 seconds and speed of 324.12 mph en route to the win in Pomona, while Hight also cracked the three-second mark in Pomona before being ousted by Alexis DeJoria in the finals at Phoenix.
Brittany Forceâs final round appearance in Phoenix only added to the teamâs banner start, but itâs also given Courtney Force confidence that her chance to jump back into the spotlight isnât far off.
âIâm very happy with how well my teammates have done, and it makes me excited and determined to get things turned around for myself,â Force said. âWe have great cars and an experienced brain trust behind all our teams at John Force Racing. Iâm confident that itâs only a matter of time before weâre back where we need to be. Thereâs absolutely no reason to be frustrated after only two races, which is why we are staying positive and determined.â
Force also welcomes the return to a legendary facility like Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville. Despite a host of additional Funny Car challengers, including Matt Hagan, Ron Capps, Jack Beckman, Bob Tasca III and many others, Force knows the electric atmosphere Gainesville provides could be helpful.
âThe fans are always great at this track,â Force said. âThey pack them in every year and the fans keep you excited and motivated. Theyâre what the experience is all about and weâre ready to give them a great show.â
In Top Fuel, Shawn Langdon, who raced to his first world championship in 2013, and Doug Kalitta, who is the points leader in his Mac Tools dragster after posting back-to-back No. 1 qualifying positions to start the season, are two of many championship contenders. Langdonâs Al-Anabi Racing teammate Khalid alBalooshi won the 2014 season-opening event in Pomona while other top challengers in the class include Spencer Massey, Brown, four-time Gators winner Tony Schumacher, 2013 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award winner Brittany Force, Leah Pritchett, Amalie Motor Oil fan-favorite Terry McMillen and 2014 rookie contender Richie Crampton.
The reigning Pro Stock champ, Jeg Coughlin, will look for more success with Mopar teammate and defending event winner Johnson, who is the most recent event winner in the class, while fellow Dodge driver V Gaines currently holds the series points lead. Winternationals winner and four-time Gatornationals winner Jason Line and his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro are seeking another early season win, and Erica Enders-Stevens, Shane Gray, Vincent Nobile and Dave Connolly always provide tough competition in the parity-filled 200-mph factory hot rod category.
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals marks the first of 16 events for the Pro Stock Motorcycle category. Matt Smith enters the season as the defending champ, earning his second world title after winning four times in eight final round appearances. Others to watch in the two-wheel category include three-time Gainesville winner Eddie Krawiec, Andrew Hines, Michael Ray, newcomer Chaz Kennedy, and defending event champ Arana Jr., who will be joined by his father Hector Sr. and brother Adam.
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, also making its 2014 season debut, will thrill the crowds as well during the weekend with intense competition on the track.
As always, fans will have the opportunity to interact with their favorite drivers as theyâre granted an exclusive pit pass to the most powerful motorsports attraction on the planet. While visiting the pits, interactive NHRA Nitro Alley and the NHRA Manufacturers Midway, fans will also want to check out NHRAâs popular Hot Rod Junction presented by the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum that offers a spectacular display of many nostalgic dragsters, race cars and hot rods on display, including vintage machines that were driven by âBig Daddyâ Don Garlits, K.S. Pittman, âBig Johnâ Mazmanian, Bruce Larson, among others. There will also be several NHRA Legends of Drag Racing autograph sessions, allowing fans the rare opportunity to meet drag racing stars of the past.
Mello Yello Series qualifying begins on Friday, March 14, with sessions at noon and 2:15 p.m. The final two qualifying sessions will take place Saturday, March 15, also at noon and 2:15 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 16.
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The competition gets tougher and the courses get harder -- welcome to district golf.
A strong contingent of locals tee off this morning in Div. II, while the Dalton boys will compete Thursday in Div. III.
Chippewa's boys qualified last week with the second-best team score at The Elms sectional and five Chipps will try to advance to state today at Ravenna's Windmill Lakes.
The Chipps will be joined by individual qualifiers Chad Harrison and Layne Scheufler, both of Orrville, Smithville's Nolan Tisch and Northwestern's Tyler Bodager.
Meanwhile, over at Canton's Tam O'Shanter, Orrville's Hannah Budd and Loudonville's Valerie Lance will play for a state berth at the girls Div. II district tournament.
Chippewa qualified at The Elms with a team score of 335, and head coach Don Olney Jr. knows his five golfers -- Nathan Mitchell, Nathan Hodgman, Billy Reeves, Zach Gasser and Kyle Oyler -- will all have to cut some strokes individually if the team is to make it to state.
"You figure if 335 gets you out of sectionals, it'll take 320 or better to get out of districts," Olney said. "You're playing against the best of the best in Northeast Ohio.
"I told the guys that each one of them has to figure out how to shoot five shots better than they did last week. If they can figure out how many shots they gave away at sectionals, and everyone can come up with five, we'll have a shot."
Orrville coach Paul Chamberlin will have one eye on his pair of juniors, Harrison and Scheufler, and the other on Budd in Canton. Actually, he'll have his ear to the phone to keep track of Budd's round, as assistant Jeremy Scheufler will be following her at Tam O'Shanter.
"I don't know if Orrville's had three individuals get out in a long time, and that's something the Orrville community can be very proud of," Chamberlin said.
Harrison rebounded from a 93 in the Ohio Cardinal Conference tournament to fire a 78 last week at The Elms, a stroke better than Scheufler.
"Other than the one hiccup at the OCC tournament, Chad's been as consistent as anyone the last half of the year," Chamberlin said. "He doesn't hit it real long, but he keeps it in play and makes a lot of pars. He's just kind of smooth and plays his own game.
"For Layne, last week at The Elms was a good confidence builder," he added. "Both of them are hitting it well, and I want them to just go out and have fun. It's a great experience -- you can't get to state unless you get to districts, and we're there."
Smithville's Tisch shot an 82 in the sectional at The Elms, while Bodager, like Tisch a senior, fired a 74 to win medalist honors in his sectional at Forest Hills.
The top four teams, as well as the low four individuals not on one of the qualifying teams, advance to the state tournament in Columbus.
While today's golfers may have to battle the elements, as rain is expected in Northeast Ohio, the forecast for Thursday is better, when Dalton, along with Hillsdale's Aaron Maki, tee off at Seven Hills near Uniontown.
The district includes just nine teams, but only two will move on to Columbus, as well as the top two individuals not on a qualifying team. One of the teams Dalton will be going up against is Gilmour Academy, which won the Pine Hills sectional by 40 strokes over the Bulldogs, and Gilmour also has defending state champion Andrew Bieber.
"I'd think Gilmour's the favorite, but like I told the guys, it's a golden opportunity for us, the chance of a lifetime," Dalton coach Mike Weaver said. "One good day and we get to go to Columbus."
Brandon Bowers led the Wayne County Athletic league champions with his 77 at Pine Hills, while Sam Laubach shot an 85. Brandon Geiser, Cody Shannon and Jake Gregory round out the Dalton lineup on a course Weaver said is very narrow.
"There are a bunch of holes where you've got to hit it straight -- you can hit driver, but it's got to be straight, there are a lot of trees from where you almost have to hit out sideways," Weaver said.
"Bowers is playing well, and Sam is just Sam -- if he can keep the driver straight, he'll be fine, the same with Brandon Geiser," he added. "We could get three real good scores, and if Jake or Cody have one of those days, you never know.
"We're looking for that one good day -- that exceptionally good day."
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Soon you'll be able to go through life with a different (and hopefully clean) Vault Boy shirt for weeks on end. Today at store.bethsoft.com, we've officially kicked off our 'Vault Boy Tee of the Month' sale. As the name alludes to, we'll be selling a different limited edition Vault Boy shirt each month.
Our first VBTotM shirt celebrates the Animal Friend perk which appeared in the original Fallout, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas. Pre-sale has begun today and we'll be taking orders until next Friday. After Friday, May 17th, they will no longer be available for purchase, ever!
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Jon Jones was recently in a hotly contested battle at UFC 165, where he faced Alexander Gustafsson. It seems Jones is still feeling the effects of that fight, as he has recently withdrawn from a scheduled fight with Glover Teixeira.
Apparently, Jones suffered a foot injury in his match against Gustafsson, and is taking the rest of the year off to heal his injury.
Ariel Helwani reported to "UFC Tonight" on Wednesday that Jones' Manager Malki Kawa said Jones would be taking the rest of the year off, and plans to return to training in January of 2013. Kawa told Helwani that Jones "needs a mental and physical break," and hopes to return to training camp without a nagging injury.
Helwani also reported that Kawa told him Jones plans to return in March or April of 2014.Tags: Alexander Gustafsson, Ariel Helwani, Bones Jones, Glover Teixeira, injured fighters, injury, jon jones, Malki Kawa, mma, MMA NEWS, ufc, ufc news, ufc tonight


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I love the creativity that went into making these kitschy ornaments. They'll get even cooler as the years go by and the can labels change.
Luxe Christmas. How glam is a silver sequin Christmas tree?Tags: trees, mods, holiday, unconventional, Christmas, holiday decorating, Pier 1, Christmas tree, deck itAdded 11 Years Ago from Pier1
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Founding Kiss drummer Peter Criss turns 66 today (Dec. 20) and to celebrate we're going to talk about his best songs with the legendary band. Specifically, we're gonna let you pick your favorite.
Criss sang two of the band's biggest hits, the crossover ballads 'Beth' and 'Hard Luck Woman,' but don't forget he also took the lead on the mighty set-closing 'Black Diamond' and fan favorites such as 'Baby Driver' and 'Hooligan.'
In our recent interview with Peter, he shared fond remembrances about one of the band's earliest albums, 'Hotter Than Hell,' which featured his borderline psychedelic vocal work on the mind-bending 'Strange Ways.' That track has always been one of our favorites, too, so of course we included it among the candidates, along with 'Dirty Livin', 'Nothin' to Lose' and many more. Let us know which one is your favorite!
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Restaurant Revisited: Treading Water at Bryant's Seafood Worldby Maria Russo in Shows, April 23rd, 2014
"On a scale of one to 10 of disgusting, this is a 12," Robert Irvine said not long after arriving at Bryant's Seafood World in Hueytown, Ala. The decades-old fish house is known for its deliciously authentic hushpuppies, but what Robert found was underseasoned food, a grimy interior and a kitchen with off-the-chart levels of bacteria — not to mention Gail Cox, the owner who had little will to continue in the business. With just two days to work and a budget of only $10,000, Robert and his Restaurant: Impossible staff overhauled the menu and design at Bryant's, and taught both Gail and her employees the importance of dedication to the eatery. Read on below for an exclusive interview with Gail to find out how her restaurant is doing today.
"Comparing January 2014 versus February 2014, business increased 32.3 percent," Gail said, adding that she and diners have been wowed by the updated interior at Bryant's. "The top-three things working well for us include cutting down the cashier counter to give additional access to that area (which really helps the flow of the servers), adding a hostess stand (which gives us order to the customers waiting to be seated on those weekend busy dinner hours) and removing the carpet."
Gail explained that the updated menu has attracted first-time patrons, and she admitted, "Customers loved the Shrimp and Grits dish instantly."
In terms of staff contribution, employees have begun cleaning the front and back of the house daily, according to Gail. "I've assigned certain tasks to the servers, and it's rotated," she explained. "The staff is working a little harder and appears to really want to do their part to make it work. We are in the process of hiring new staffers so we can stop working so many 'doubles.'"
After learning from Robert during the course of two days, Gail said she knows now how to better manage her staff. "I have to follow through on my requests, and I need them to respect me when I walk in the room."
Gail said she's taking a temporary break from selling Bryant's hushpuppies anywhere but the restaurant. "I have pulled back on continuing the hushpuppies until I can get a better package solely because … Robert and the focus group didn't think the current package was eye-catching," she explained. As for in-house production of the hushpuppies, that process has been improved, thanks to the new mixer. "It has allowed us to make the hushpuppies in larger batches, thereby relieving some of the pressures on the line cooks," according to Gail.
Looking ahead to what's next for Bryant's, Gail explained, "My immediate plans for the restaurant are to continue to grow the business, install a patio out front that will allow customers to dine outside this summer and expand on the bar, making it a fully functional bar with a sink, under-counter cooler, dishwasher and draft beer if possible."
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DBGB, Lower East Side, NYCApril 6, 2014
We got off to a bad start at Daniel Boulud's East Village French gastro pub. None of the personnel knew much about their wine list, the samples they brought were oxidized and — once we finally decided — they were out of our selection. But…
…once we popped the cork and begin to sip our Louis Clerc Syrah 2011 ($45), all got back on track.
DBGB found a different twist to the ubiquitous beet salad. Theirs is refreshing, with yellow and red beets sitting on a sweet crumble, topped with whipped goat yogurt not cheese. And did I mention they tossed a few kumquats in with the beets. Unusually good.
The lightly-fried fish overflowed the sesame bun, so we ended up just eating the beer-battered cod with the spicy frisée (tossed in a jalapeno mayo) and leaving the bun. The fries were so good, we ordered a second batch ($7).
Also delicious was the dark chocolate praline cake – drizzled with a dark chocolate sauce, topped with milk chocolate ice cream and garnished gold leaf – which they beautifully wrote happy birthday to my friend.
All that for a price fixe lunch of $27. I do recommend it…but suggest you order a draft!
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An Arab terrorist who escaped from a top security prison in Ashkelon where he was serving a life sentence last May 10, was killed today in a clash with an Israeli patrol in a Gaza Strip refugee camp. One Israeli soldier was slightly wounded in the clash.
The prisoner, Ahmad Shehadeh Mohammad Amran, was the object of a nationwide manhunt after he escaped from prison concealed in a bread truck. He was discovered today in a bunker in the Nouseirath refugee camp and opened fire when ordered to come out.


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In today's complex, data-driven economy, a single approach to forecast your organization's sales pipeline is not enough.
Denis Pombriant writes in CRM Buyer ("How Many Pipelines Do You Have") about why organizations must move away from traditional forecasting techniques based on simplicistic sales stages and static probabilities, and rethink their sales pipeline as a portfolio of deals.
I'd like to summarize some of my favorite points in this article:
- A portfolio approach compares each deal with historic deals to provide a truer indicator of close probability than by comparing deals by stage.
- With machine learning, mathematical algorithms can analyze years of data to identify the most common portfolio types.
- Probabilistic models can provide the likelihood (or "probability") with enough time for one to take action if the prediction is unfavorable.
- If you have a complex business with multiple sales pipelines, a portfolio approach will help you cut through the noise and volatility.
Lastly, I love Denis' use of ice cream flavors — Chocolate, Vanilla and Rocky Road — to explain the concept of portfolios, which at Aviso, we call Total Revenue Intelligence.
And as luck would have it, my favorite flavor, Rocky Road contains the hardest to close deals. However, with a portfolio approach, at least risk/return is quantified for each deal, thus giving me confidence on the right deals to focus on for success.
To read the full article, go to CRM Buyer.
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Blix Street Records will release Irish singer Cathy Jordan's debut solo album, ALL THE WAY HOME, on March 13, 2012. A driving force in the internationally renowned Irish traditional band Dervish, Jordan is a singer, musician and composer whose cultural and musical roots are entrenched in the Midlands of Ireland and whose influences stretch across the Atlantic to America.
Zach Deputy is hitting the road this spring with a full band in tow, allowing the singer-songwriter to demonstrate his front man-guitarist skills in a new dynamic and full flavored setting.
Carole King will release reissues of four classic albums — Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980), Touch the Sky (1979), Welcome Home (1978), and Simple Things (1977) — on February 28 via her own Rockingale Records label and
Revered singer, songwriter and guitarist Neal Casal, most recently praised for his contributions as a member of both Ryan Adams & The Cardinals and the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, will release his tenth studio album Sweeten The Distance on April 10 via The Royal Potato Family.
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Near-field communications to go far in 2013
This article is part of EDN's Hot Technologies: Looking ahead to 2013 feature, where EDN editors and guest contributors examine some of the hot trends and technologies in 2012 that promise to shape technology news in 2013 and beyond.
NFC, or near-field communications, has been around for 10 years, battling its own version of the chicken-and-egg question: Which comes first, the enabled devices or the applications?
The technology is there, yet there has been a major deterrent to NFC's market growth and consumer use: Why build into a device when no applications or services are available, and why offer applications or services when no devices have been built to utilize them?
In 2012, however, NFC started to break out of its shell. NFC-enabled devices rocketed up to 100 million shipped, a significant climb from 2010's 2 million devices sold. Estimates call for 300 million NFC-enabled devices to be sold in 2013 and for the billion-device mark to be reached in 2015.
To date, most such devices are smartphones. With many smartphone makers in the Android and now Windows camps getting on board with NFC, leading OEMs including LG, Nokia, and Samsung have begun designing NFC into products.
Notably, Apple left NFC out of its iPhone 5. As NFC Forum director Debbie Arnold observes, however, "Apple has about 15% global share of the market. With 85% leaning toward NFC … it's not something that keeps us up at night."
The NFC Forum formed in 2004, when the very short-range (5-cm) communications technology was in its infancy. Now, the forum's more than 170 member companies showcase an extensive base of semiconductor industry players, including Broadcom, Intel, National Instruments, NXP, and Texas Instruments.
In November, the forum introduced the NFC Controller Interface specification, which defines a standard interface within an NFC device between an NFC controller and the device's main application processor. The group expects the specification will help broaden the availability and eventually encourage the price competitiveness of NFC.
Now that the devices and specifications are hatching, flocks of applications and services are on their way. In fact, more have arrived than many consumers realize. Beyond the mobile wallet (Figure 1), NFC is seeing use in Bluetooth pairing and applications in various transportation terminals, interactive signs and displays, identification, and peer-to-peer exchange.
Figure 1 A consumer pays
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Figure 2 NFC offers retail interaction by tapping a device to a sign or display, in this case to
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"Some of these things, in creating physical shortcuts and ways for mobile applications to interact with physical retail establishments, start to unlock the fact that there are hundreds of millions of customers who have these devices," says Jeff Miles, NXP's vice president of mobile transactions, which includes the company's identification business. "Tags and the different applications are an area that can explode. It's relatively simple to implement and is straightforward for consumers. Tap, and something magical happens."
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Beyond smartphones, NFC is starting to be seen in other consumer goods such as tablets, PCs, printers, and even microwaves. Beyond the electronics vertical, sectors such as health care are starting to explore ways to utilize NFC."We often hear about the mobile wallet," says Arnold, "but NFC is going to go down so many different paths. Once we get over this hump, we are going to see this take off in a lot of different verticals."
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Market traders at Skipton Farmers' Market are all set for Shrove Tuesday.
Malcolm Hughes from Red Tractor Foods, based in Ilkley, will be serving up sweet and savoury pancakes at his stall this Sunday – only two days before Shrove Tuesday.
Also there will be local traders selling every thing needed to make a pancake – including fresh eggs from Earby-based Mcgarrell Farm Produce and milk from Meadow Dale Farm based in Harrogate.
Malcolm said: "We wanted to celebrate what is an enjoyable 'foodie' day for everyone by showing that everything can be bought from a farmers' market – and will largely be free range, and most importantly made locally.
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He added: "I'll have some fabulous toffee sauce on sale on the day which I'll be using to accompany the sweet pancakes. I've been making it for 20 years and it's always proved a favourite."
Red Tractor Foods sell straight-in-the-oven ready meals and puddings – however unlike many other ready meals the ingredients are responsibly sourced from the local area. Malcolm is an accomplished cook and has been on the local radio many times as a 'guest chef'.
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Cynthia and David Enns, co-founders and partners of Laughing Stock Vineyards Inc., a winery located in Penticton, B.C.
Founded: 2003
No. of employees: Five
Annual revenue: $2-million
Biggest challenge in 2013:
Remaining globally competitive. What I mean by that is selling Canadian wine in Canada because we're competing against the global wine industry in our own market.
Biggest opportunity in 2013:
The potential we have with the big federal law change this year that allows Canadian wineries to transport wine legally across provincial borders for the first time. But we're still fighting with government regulations and provincial liquor boards on allowing domestic product to be moved easily in the country.
Top resolution for 2013: Quality, quality, quality. We're always trying to raise the bar every year with what we're doing.
Stuart Lowther, founder and president of Life Science Nutritionals Inc., a Burlington, Ont.-based company that manufactures vitamins for children and adults under the trade names IronKids and Adult Essentials
Founded: 2005
No. of employees: 40
Annual revenue: $11.2-million
Biggest challenge in 2013:
Keeping up with funding our growth. With the increase in sales and the demand for gummy vitamins, we need to continually increase our production capacity, and are looking at government funding to support our growth.
Biggest opportunity in 2013:
Supplying the multi-national pharma and nutritional companies in the U.S. who have requested production space. To do this we need to expand our capacity as quickly as possible.
Top resolution for 2013:
To secure the building of a new gummy-based vitamin and nutritional manufacturing facility locally, which would increase our production capacity and create as many as 100 new jobs.
Alain Geoffroy, co-founder and president, left, and vice-president Marc Godin of Les Brasseurs du Temps Inc., a brewery and pub located in Gatineau, Que.
Founded: 2009
No. of employees: 50
Annual revenue: $2.5-million
Biggest challenge in 2013:
To maintain and increase the high standards in the quality of our beers and cuisine, incorporating fresh and local products while developing our industrial expansion.
Biggest opportunity in 2013:
Industrial expansion to respond to increasing demand for our beers. We'd like to introduce our products throughout Quebec and explore other markets in Canada and the U.S.
Top resolution for 2013:
To keep a close eye on our costs and workforce as we manage our growth.
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Barb Gamey, co-founder and president of Payworks Inc., an online payroll service provider located in Winnipeg
Founded: 2000
No. of employees: 125
Annual revenue: $12.8-million
Biggest challenge in 2013:
In the payroll services industry, the challenge will be to sort through the technology options available to employers and deliver practical solutions that people actually want to use, versus deploying technology just for the sake of it.
Biggest opportunity in 2013:
New product introductions. We're always interested in deploying new technology that is smart and makes sense for our customer base.
Top resolution for 2013:
To continue to build our growth the old-fashioned way, one customer relationship at a time.
Brandon Kolybaba, president and founder of Sheepdog Inc., Halifax-based company specializing in IT consulting and cloud-based software
Founded: 2007
No. of employees: 28
Annual revenue: $3.7-million
Biggest challenge in 2013: Cloud is very cloudy right now for cloud advisers. There are so many bigger companies in the cloud business and so many mixed messages around cloud and the value of cloud-based technology that our biggest challenge is education – helping organizations understand exactly what cloud means.
Biggest opportunity in 2013: We're seeing a lot of public- sector organizations embrace cloud. They're not typically early adopters but everyone is getting excited about moving different aspects of their organization into cloud-based technology so that's our biggest opportunity, for sure.
Top resolution for 2013: We want to move beyond the major cloud-based platforms to explore all the different cloud- based platforms and solutions that are coming out on the market.
John Griffin, president, left, with brother and partner Peter Griffin of W.P. Griffin Inc., a family-owned and operated potato farm located in Elmsdale, P.E.I.
Founded: 1969
No. of employees: 40
Annual revenue: > $5-million
Biggest challenge in 2013:
North America keeps going through supply issues in the table potato industry. This year, we had an oversupply, which puts the pressure on price. We have no idea what next year will bring – whether it will be another oversupply year, or an under-supply or come back to being balanced – so things are quite volatile.
Biggest opportunity in 2013: We try to differentiate ourselves in that we do a lot of consumer value-added retail products. We'll continue to innovate and create newer products that aren't quite as susceptible to the potato commodity. If they have built- in value, then they'll hold their prices better.
Top resolution for 2013: We launched a new product through Sobeys called Sensation Annabelle potatoes, so our goal is to make that a success. We have a celebrity chef, Alain Bosse, the kilted chef of Nova Scotia, to help us raise awareness.
William Kellett, founder and president of Kellett Communications Inc., a graphic design company located in Yellowknife, NWT
Founded: 1998
No. of employees: 20
Annual revenue: $4.3-million
Biggest challenge in 2013:: The north tends to grow in spurts, not in nice slow curves. Being a business built around our client base, we're not any different. Staffing is a challenge we face because it takes a committed, adventurous soul to embrace life up here. Being in a niche service industry in a digital environment doesn't make it easier.
Biggest opportunity in 2013: To leverage our size and location to our advantage. We're nimble and small enough to react to changes in technology or consumer behaviour. We can use that to compete against bigger, deeper-pocketed agencies in the urban centres.
Top resolution for 2013:: We just completed a self-imposed brand audit. The answer taps into our inner explorer – the part of us that takes canoe trips in isolated lakes or stands in the bitter cold hunting for the Aurora – and connects that to how we work with our clients. My top priority for next year is the implementation of that into how we work, the team culture, and the value proposition for clients.
(Michael Ericsson)
Peggie Koenig, founder and president of Koenig & Associates Inc.
What: HR recruitment firm
Location: Saskatoon
Founded: 1994
No. of employees: 10
Annual revenue: $1.1-million
Biggest challenge in 2013:
We purchased a new building which is currently under renovation, so continuing to generate revenues as we go through some business disruption is a challenge. Our second big issue is the changing business climate in Saskatchewan. There's ever- increasing pressure from competitive firms that now have Saskatchewan on their radar.
Biggest opportunity in 2013:
The changing business environment. For years, Saskatchewan wasn't top of mind for many people as a destination for business and jobs. Now the province is in the limelight, resulting in ever-increasing pressures from competitive firms that have Saskatchewan on their radar. Our firm's success in 2013 depends on our ability to be innovative, nimble, and finding the right people to support our growth strategy. Top resolution for 2013:
Transformation: to pump up our visibility, review and renew our service offerings, and grow the business.
Dan Eisner, right, founder and chief executive officer, Kelly Boyles, staff manager of True North Mortgage Inc., a Calgary-based mortgage solutions firm
Founded: 2004
No. of employees: 26
Annual revenue: $6.7-million
Biggest challenge in 2013: Government regulations. The government has made several changes to the mortgage rules that may affect the housing market and mortgage market in unpredictable ways. How to react and where the market will be in a year from now is unknown.
Biggest opportunity in 2013: The tipping point. The Internet has become the de facto way good-credit Canadians seek out information on mortgage rates. Canadians can now find the absolute lowest rates using the Internet as their tool.
Top resolution for 2013: Pay the good employees more and get rid of the bad ones. This is a perennial problem but I won't let it slow our growth in 2013. Too often we're hamstrung by not having the right employee ready to open up a new region or store.
Mario Allain, founder and president of FundyPros Specialty Construction, a commercial and residential construction company based in Dieppe, N.B. Founded: 1993 No. of employees: 200 Annual revenue: $21-million Biggest challenge in 2013:: Our industry is very price- driven and volatile, with new competitors frequently entering the market while the economy is currently in a downturn. The supply will exceed demand. Federal and provincial projects are few and far between. The challenge for the industry will be to stay focused and continue with lean practices.
Biggest opportunity in 2013: Our biggest opportunity for 2013 will be expanding our service into other regions and building relationships with new clients. When the economy is on a downturn, you look for other opportunities elsewhere and have more time to invest and research new services. Top resolution for 2013:: To continue to strive towards fulfilling our mission of building strong communities with a safe and empowering work environment. We are a culture of continuous learning, always working to improve the standards of our industry.
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While this fall's Louisiana election for U.S. Senate will get most of the spotlight, area school board races also are worth watching.
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In Lafayette, in part because of battles over patronage and in part because of the advent of charter schools, controversy has dogged the last four years of the current board. Having hired the highly regarded superintendent Pat Cooper, a bare majority of the board fell out with him. This year, the superintendent and board have unresolved issues over the school budget, even though the fiscal year began July 1 and another school year has commenced.
In Baton Rouge, the board has decided not to offer a contract renewal to Superintendent Bernard Taylor, who has led some improvements in academic success in schools. But the improvement is not fast enough, as some other, larger districts — Jefferson Parish, for one, led by retiring Superintendent Jim Meza and a board elected four years ago — have outpaced East Baton Rouge. Lafayette also has made considerable progress under Cooper's leadership.
The Baton Rouge board also will be smaller after the fall election — down to nine members after a bare majority decided to shrink the board by two seats. That was controversial, as the board had been redistricted only a couple of years ago after the 2010 census.
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MONTPELIER, Vt. – Bob Cassidy of Northborough, Mass. was the first winner in the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing's "Vermont Fuels Your Vacation" sweepstakes. The former state resident won $100 worth of free gas.
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Michael McQueen, 28, of Pinole was taken into custody Wednesday in Sonoma by Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies and the U.S. Marshals Service, said sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee.
McQueen is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at County Jail in Martinez in last month's slaying of Nicholas Callen, 24, of Pinole.
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Natrol Cholesterol Balance Beta Sitosterol, also known as Phytosterols, has shown efficacy in maintaining cholesterol levels that are already within a normal range when combined with a healthy calorie reduction and exercise program. Helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels that are already in the normal range.
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Lymm 28
Broadstreet 31
LYMM were left reeling as a late try saw them succumb to a home defeat against Broadstreet.
Sam Mullarkey returned to the match day squad for the first time this season, but was forced to starting his comeback game on the wing.
Lymm went ahead inside three minutes thanks to a Cormack Nolan penalty.
Shortly afterwards, the visitors exposed the blindside after gathering the ball from a short lineout, their winger crossing the line unopposed.
On 20 minutes, a break on the right led by Mullarkey, and featuring great interchanges between the winger, Adam Bray and Andy Rowley, saw the latter go in at the corner.
Nolan converted, making it 10-5.
Broadstreet came back straight from the kick off; poor tackling allowing them deep into the Lymm 25 before a quickly-taken tap penalty, interfered with by Jordan Widdrington, gained the prop a yellow card.
Following a scrum, the ball was recycled through several phases before the away team eventually went over out wide.
Lymm replied, their forwards droving over for a try deservedly clutched by Ollie Higginson on the half hour.
Nolan converted, and his side led 17-10 at the break.
The hosts notched another penalty in front of the posts, but Broadstreet began to exert pressure and a scrambling defence led to a yellow card for Nolan as punishment for a deliberate knock-on.
On 50 minutes, Broadstreet went over for a converted try to make it 20-17 before Nolan slotted another three-pointer.
Lymm's guests lost a man to the bin and, from a catch and drive, Sion Williams went over after 65 minutes.
But the hosts' defence finally cracked during the closing stages, and Broadstreet's winger went over for a converted try to make it 28-24.
With 80 minutes up, the Coventry-based club crossed again at the end of the contest's final play.
Once converted, they had in their graps a 31-28 victory.
Lymm: Rowley, Williamson, Dugdale, Bray, Nolan, Knowles, Baker, Ashton, Bray, Widdrington, S Williams, Yates, Darbyshire, K Williams, Higginson, Mullarkey, McCormack, Millington.
Rossendale 2nd 36
Lymm 2nd 12
DEPLETED Lymm put up a spirited display, but were unable to stop Rossendale recording a bonus point victory.
The Warrington outfit managed to repel the first attack of the day, but minutes later weak tackling allowed their hosts to score two converted tries in quick succession.
Rhys Jones put Lymm in the right parts of the pitch and, after a lineout drive close to the Rossendale line, Danny Bates peeled off a driving maul to take two defenders over the line for unconverted try.
However, Rossendale added another converted score after the break.
Following a series of rucks, their stand-off danced through for another converted score shortly afterwards.
Lymm, for whom colts graduate Alex Nolan impressed on his debut, responded with veterans Henderson and Mark Sutton combining well from the base of a scrum to set up Mark Sutton for a score converted by Jones.
Rossendale had the final say with an unconverted score.
Lymm: J Grant, D Horton, D Bates, A Halford, M Stephenson, C McMaster, A Nolan, M Sutton, M Henderson, R Jones, S Norman, J Long, D O'Leary, S Flynn, J Worton.


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Looking for reliably feeding ammo!!
Anyone know of a .380 hollow point ammo that feeds reliably in small (bg380) pistols? Because of the steep feed angle I hear this is what gets hollow points in some trouble so I'm looking for hp's that have a good enough profile to combat this. I'd rather have a reliable feeding hp ammo type that's a few grains less than ideal instead of "+p" equivalent that is finicky... Help me out
I have a 380 and nothing I have tried of the hollow point variety has worked consistently..... I have resigned myself to that... Good luck but my Bersa will only feed non hollow point consistently.
My Sig 238 has eaten everything. My P3AT did too. Try the Critical Defense rounds. Fiochi also makes a smaller diameter HP that functions well.
Tried horniday yet?
Thanks Sig... I will try polishing the feed ramp. I love the pistol. I just need it to be consistent.
Without a doubt everyone here will give you the best advice they can BUT nobody can tell you with any certianty which brand/type ammo will feed in your gun- Hell of a time to try out different types to find out :(
Try Hornady HPs. I've never had an issue with them. I use the critical defense rounds and having that tip really helps it chamber much more smoothly than when I used Federal.
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There's lots of excitement at a climate change meeting in Denmark, after the person heading the talks decided they didn't want to do it anymore.
A Danish politician called Connie Hedegaard had been in charge of the conference in Copenhagen, but now she has resigned from the role.
Denmark's Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has taken over as president.
And outside the venue where all the world leaders are to meet, hundreds of people have been protesting.
Leah visits a very green school
Police in Denmark have been trying to break up the groups of protesters, who say they are concerned that the talks aren't working.
Wednesday is an important day at the conference, as many world leaders are heading there to try to come up with agreement on what they should do about the world's environment.
The arrival of those world leaders may be one reason for the change in president of the conference, as it means the leader of country is now in charge of the talks.


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Amy Hall delivers the perfect holiday accessories this season with her amykathryn hangbag line's Fall 2009 collection
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The Gallery Los Angeles presents L.A. Fashion Weekend at the Sunset Gower Studios and Division E Spring 2010 Collection was viewed
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Gen Art's Fresh Faces is always the must-see runway show at Fashion Focus Chicago. It's a showcase for up-and-coming designers in the industry, featured five emerging womenswear and menswear designers
When October rolls around each year, Forplay can help you dress for the most exciting holiday—"All Hallows' Eve"
Designer Cassie Betts presented her unique and innovative designs to a sold out crowd in Ca'Brea Restaurant's intimate upstairs banquet room for LA Fashion Week
Starting October 27th Bishop of Seventh will be losing jeans all over the Los Angeles area.
Sue Wong is the epitome of grace, elegance and grandeur. High tea at The Cedars, her sumptuous home, was entrance into divine enchantment....
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Patrick Swayze's wife is Lisa Niemi. See her photos, biography, and a dance video here.
Lisa's famous husband, the star of "Dirty Dancing," has sadly announced that he has pancreatic cancer. The celebrity couple have been married for 32 years, a most remarkable achievement in Hollywood.
She was born as Lisa Anne Haapaniemi on May 26th, 1956, in Houston Texas. Her long last name is the result of her family heritage (both parents) in Finland. She has five brothers.
Lisa and Patrick met when she was only 15 years old, and later married when she was 20 years old on June 12th, 1975. They met because she had been the teenage student of Patrick's mother, Patsy, who ran her own dance studio.
She became a professional dancer after her dance training. Major dance companies include the Harkness Ballet Theater School in New York City, the Houston Jazz Ballet, and the famous Joffrey II Ballet
Along with dancing, Lisa is an actress who appeared in a dozen films and television programs, mostly in the 1980's. She also wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the movie "One Last Dance" in 2003. The movie trailer is below.
Niemi knew very early that she wanted to be a performer. She attended the High School for the Performing Arts in Houston and after attending public schools.
See pictures and her dance video.
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A Canadian theatre troupe are asked to put on a Passion Play, but when they modernise it and begin taking cast emembers from the very same low places that Christ would have chosen - porn industry workers and the like, the church withdraws its support, persecuiting them, and their lives begin to mirror those of the characters they are portraying.
The modern-day relevance of the New Testament becomes abundantly clear when a young Canadian actor is persecuted by the same conservative clergy who asked him to update their Passion Play. Lothaire Bluteau makes for a soft-spoken but strong-willed Christ figure who recruits his disciple-like actors from low places (porn voiceovers, exploitative commercials), only to face intolerance and moral hypocrisy at every turn.
Denys Arcand's film now looks and sounds very '80s, but it's an intriguing examination of the problems facing anyone who tries to give Jesus a human, psychological reality. Martin Scorsese is no doubt nodding in agreement, and Mel Gibson's ultra-traditional telling of the tale (that Arameic thing was never the radical step everyone thought it was) proves the rule.
Despite a little bit of unfavourable ageing, Arcand's effort successfully depicts the evergreen hypocrasy that exists in some modern Catholics.


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The singer's brother Jermaine Jackson has successfully convinced her to join the tour which is scheduled to be kicked off later this year.
Constantly rejecting a Jackson Five reunion, Janet Jackson reportedly finally succumbs to the idea for Michael Jackson's sake. Her brother Jermaine Jackson said he had talked to the youngest Jackson sibling and she said yes. He said, "We had a conference call and Janet has agreed to join us on tour."
Since late 2007, Jermaine constantly pursued his brothers, including the late Michael Jackson when he was alive, to reform and embark on a world tour which was supposed to be kicked off two years ago. Michael, like Janet, was not amused with the idea for he was preparing his own world tour last year.
Speaking about Michael's possibility of joining the tour back in 2008, Janet said "I know it's been kind of tough for Mike. Maybe he just wants to continue to be a solo artist and if that's what he wants, you have to respect his wishes. But what an impact it (a reunion) would have on the world. (I'd) be the first in line to buy a ticket."


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The Cover Provider believes in excellence and is passionate about providing outstanding patient care and promoting Healthcare Clinic as the premier provider of quality, accessible, and convenient care. The Cover Provider is committed to excellence, best practices, and superior customer service with every patient and will be responsible for providing patient care consistent with Healthcare Clinics' scope of services for patients 18 months or older. Our professional clinics are located within a community retail store and staffed 363 days a year. The Cover Provider will be required to be available in order to be scheduled any day of the week to staff a market of clinics for coverage for paid time off, leave of absence and unanticipated staffing gaps, including moving to unstaffed clinics during the day. The Cover Provider will extend warm, compassionate care to all with a respect for the diversity of all patients. Schedules vary from week to week. Schedules will be posted 45days in advance; timelines may vary based on business need.
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Since we won the Olympic bid , thank you now to be responsible and to adjust the radiation exposure limits to international standards. Japanese government agreed the limits set by the ICRP (INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION ) at " 1 mSv " / year Set up after Chernobyl accident this standard was considered as the limit for people evacuation . But today , many children and their families go on living above 1msv/year areas, even after decontamination , without anything being done. This limit was even raised. (up to 20 mSv with recommendations of half an hour per day outside for small children last year)
If Japan , claims to host the Olympics , he must not forget that there are people who are suffering and hopeless about their future and their health problems due to radiation Do not enjoy this festival atmosphère and stifle their voices . You must comply with this limit of 1msv/year and let immigrate population, provide them medical care, make measurements of radioactivity in food and give all necessary support to live decently . ( Cardiac , respiratory hematologic diseases emerged last year among children. This is denied by the government, which only recognizes the eventuality of thyroid problems which are currently the only recognized examinations )
To protect these children, we continue to ask through legal means ( as we did last year ) the promise to apply the threshold of 1 mSv / year . And we are more determined than ever since Japan won the Olympic Games. The country must take its responsibilities towards the Japanese people who live above an exposition of 1msv/year .
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The Impact of Financial Incentives on the Composition of Long-term Care in Norway
In Norway, municipalities have economic incentives for choosing residential care in nursing homes for high-income clients and home-based care for low-income clients. Using a three-year panel, 2007-2009, on 427 municipalities we provide an analysis of the effect of the Norwegian long-term care (LTC) financing system on the composition of LTC services at the municipality level. Our main result is that the composition of service is determined by local government revenue and local need for LTC services. We cannot identify an effect of average income among older people in a municipality regarding the balance between home-based care and nursing home care. Hence, the results do not provide evidence of a service distortion. Copyright 2012, Oxford University Press.
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Ease: An Elementary Presentation Application
Ease is supposed to be the tool to complete GNOME Office and is obviously trying to make it into the Elementary project as its website is clearly influenced by the Elementary project. Its aim is to make the creation of presentations a lot simpler. It's still a work in progress, as it can't export to formats other than PDF, HTML, or PostScript, among other issues. Naturally, I was curious to see how good it really is, so I fired up my Linux Mint 10 "Julia" GNOME RC virtual live system and installed Ease.
Well, unfortunately, work in progress it most certainly is. Ease just refused to start. I'm not entirely sure what's going on, as all the dependencies were properly installed within the live session. There could be a number of possible contributing factors: it could be because of the live session, the non-final status of Linux Mint, or the non-final status of Ease. I'm going to go with the third option. I had high hopes, and I still do, but I hope that Ease does get over these stability issues soon. When it does work, I hope to include it in Fresh OS along with Abiword and Gnumeric.
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- AnonymousNovember 9, 2010 at 8:38 PM
You should be at "Ease" to put it in the trash where it belongs...ReplyDelete
@Anonymous: I'm not, simply because the developer clearly states that this is alpha software and is hence likely to be unstable anyway. Plus, there are a couple of other factors (including the non-final status of the Linux Mint live CD on which I tested this as well as the fact that I tested it on a live CD as opposed to a full installation) that could have contributed to what happened. Finally, I like the goals of the project in that Linux really has never had a very good presentation creator, and this seems to be exactly what we need. Thanks for the comment!ReplyDelete
LOL, development stopped 3 months ago because they got tired with shiny Vala and Clutter toys. Why mention that vaporware at all, despite their 'goals'?ReplyDelete
@AzizaM: Out of curiosity, where does anything indicate that development has stopped for the last 3 months? The latest version was released just over 2 weeks ago, so that doesn't indicate to me that this project is vaporware. Furthermore, I saw this first on OMG!Ubuntu, and they usually don't report on dead projects (as far as I've seen). In any case, thanks for the comment, but please do let me know where this has been said or else please check your sources before commenting.ReplyDelete
You're right, PV. AzlzaM also didn't care to check the progress in git.ReplyDelete
@Andy: True that. Thanks for the comment!ReplyDelete