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Android Apps and Sites: Different Strokes for Different Folks
"This is how I feel right now..." (CC BY 2.0) by jnyemb In the mobile arena, the battle between apps and sites is one that seems as if it will never end. On one side of the divide, some developers believe the best way to exploit the features mobile devices is to have a native app. While on the other side of the argument, some contend that the f...Read more
Motorola Moto X Finally Here, Made In The USA
Born in the USA I was, screams Motorola Moto X. Finally, the love child of Google and Motorola was officially launched. This is the first smartphone built by Motorola under close supervision by Google, since the two companies merged. Actually, Google bought Motorola but "merged" sounds more like a love story. Anyway, the Motorola M...Read more
Sony sends out invites to its press conference at IFA 2013. Is Sony bringing the Honami with it?
Sony has been very busy this year in both the smartphone and tablet markets, hoping to recapture its former glory. Now Sony is starting to send out invitations for its press event at IFA 2013 on September 4 (2 days before the official event begins).Remember how Sony had an event in Paris earlier in the month, and we were all adamant that the Honami...Read more
Samsung ATIV Q RULES, Scores 54,861 Points in Antutu Benchmark
If you never heard about the Samsung ATIV Q, now it's the perfect moment. Why, you may ask? Because, today we have an Antutu benchmark in which the Samsung ATIV Q scored like a beast. With almost 55 000 points, this is the king of all Android running devices, at least until now. And, another reason for loving it, is because the Ativ Q is the best...Read more
HTC Desire 200 budget Android handset made official by the company
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HTC One Mini headed for T-Mobile, says developer
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Product DescriptionAssos SS.skinFoil_Spring Short Sleeve The NEW generation of ASSOS bodyInsulators replaces the interactive series. It's a complete construction platform change. No more preShaped panels. Instead, we opted for seamless, tubular construction. Why? Less expensive, less restrictive, more comfortable fit. Nevertheless, the garments' performance is just as good, if not better, than the previous interactive models, thanks to the meticulously calibrated choice of the custom-designed yarn matrix. 85 polypropylene, 15 polyester PBT ALS CLIMARANGE The skinFoil series of bodyInsulators comprises all you will need: Only seven models, covering the seven ALS climaRanges, from spring.1 to winterPlus.7. Each is designed to ideally complement your second layer of ASSOS jersey or jacket, making a perfect match . HOW TO USE IT? ASSOS bodyInsulators are fundamental to the proper functioning of your ALS. The bodyInsulator is your first, next-to-skin layer. It must fit properly, or your ASSOS outfit wi
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New Panasonic 45-175mm and Nanoha lens reviews (+french GX1 test)
Klaus from Photozone (Click here) posted a new Panasonic 45-175mm lens review on Photozone: "The Panasonic lens is a good albeit not superb telephoto zoom lens as some might have hoped from its "X" designation". The problem is that the X lens has huge vignetting and pronounced Chromatic Aberration. But overall Klaus says: "There is much to like about the Panasonic lens – also from a price/performance perspective."
Digi163 (Click here) posted a Nanoha lens review. The bad news is that the review is made in Japanese and google translation tool doesn't work on that website. But you can still look at the nice image samples!
Felix from ThePhoBlographer (Click here) tested the Zeiss 50mm Planar ZM on the E-P1 and G1: "The colors, contrast and bokeh are equally pleasing when used on Micro Four Thirds as they are on the Leica.". The lens can be found here on eBay.
Our french colleagues from Hybridcames (Click here to read the translation) also published a new Panasonic GX1 review.


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ALREADY SOILED from its journey from Key West to St. Johns County, Brad Miller holds the flag that is on its way to Tallahassee as a part of Step Up Florida!, a non-competitive event aimed to increase physical activity among Floridians.
By ANDREA S. BLUM, Staff MARINELAND -- Stan Williams watched the sun rise and dolphins jump in the surf Saturday while he paddled his kayak 71/2 miles.
Williams and about 100 others were taking part in the statewide initiative called Step Up Florida! The program is an effort to get communities active in order to combat the nation's growing obesity problem.
The event offered a myriad of exercises, including biking, running and kayaking.
"It was neat being out early in the morning. You could see the sun coming through the clouds. But it was hard work at times, too," Williams said.
Williams and seven other kayakers left Marineland at 7 a.m. carrying a flag that's being passed hand-to-hand from Key West to Tallahassee. St. Johns County was responsible for taking the flag on the 25-mile trek from Flagler County to Putnam County. The flag was passed seven times before it reached its destination at the Hastings Recreation Center.
About 60 children from Hastings Elementary School then walked a mile to the Putnam County line, where teams from Putnam took it from there.
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Brad Miller, owner of Coastal Outdoor Center in Crescent Beach, holds up the flag that he delivered to Crescent Beach Park from Marineland, as part of Step up Florida!, a non-competitive event, which is taking place in 34 counties, with a flag being passed from Key West to Tallahassee. The goal of the event is to increase physical activity among Floridians. "I'm always looking for a way to promote the sport of kayaking," said Miller, who was asked by The St. Johns County Health Department to be involved in the event. "It's fun - it's so clean, easy and quiet."
By ANDREA S. BLUM, Staff
Dottie Hudson, acting director of the St. Johns County Health Department, told the group before the passing of the flag, "Our goal is to motivate and challenge to create a change in behavior statewide."
State Rep. Doug Wiles and County Commissioner Karen Stern attended the event.
Stern said, "We need to get off the couch, put down the remote and do something."
Wiles said health departments in 34 counties are participating in the program.
He's hoping this event will have a lasting effect on the state because obesity is a severe problem.
"Obesity is the second most serious health threat behind tobacco use," Wiles said.
Debbie Grace and her fiance, Bruce Joy, ran in support of the program Saturday. The slender Grace runs about 20 miles a week, she said, so she can stay healthy and thin.
"People put a lot of pressure on looking good. I do it for me. It won't work any other way unless you do it for yourself," Grace said.
Step Up Florida! is focusing on adults and children. Wiles said 12 percent of high school-age children in the United States are overweight.
Mike Hackney, business manager of the health department, and his son Noah, 10, volunteered at the event.
Hackney said he makes sure his children are involved in outdoor activities and sports, but things are different from when he was young.
"When I was growing up, we'd spend all day outside playing. Society today has video games and electronics," Hackney said.
Noah plays basketball and is on a swim team. He said playing sports is better than sitting inside.
"It's better than hanging around the TV because that usually just has junk on it," Noah said.
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2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - Consumer Review
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Vehicle2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.8 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
ReviewI've now owned my Silverado LTZ for 3.5 years.
I haven't had any major problems, but have had my fair share of small ones.
I had a battery problem when I first bought the truck that the dealer replaced.
I needed to replace a rear wiring harness that had corroded, the electronic rear sliding window broke and needed replaced, the DVD broke and needed new wiring, my air bag sensor went bad and also needed replaced.
I love the exterior and interior looks of the truck, but am disappointed with the electrical issues so far.
The truck has so many bells and whistles that things are going to quit working eventually.
Fuel economy is okay so far.
I average 15 mpg city and 18.5-19 on the highway.
Best FeaturesExterior and interior styling. It has 60k miles on it and still drives like it's a brand new car. No road noise whatsoever. I've also added a K&N cold air intake and a Magnaflow exhaust. Love the sound of her taking off.
Worst FeaturesBetter electrical quality. Needs a bigger grill and needs to sit up higher. Also needs a better Navigation system.
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The ICT Comptency Framework for Teachers
Ms Zeynep Varoglu | Presentation (PDF
The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to support quality teaching and learning at all levels has the potential to transform education systems. However, countries worldwide face urgent challenges in harnessing the full potential of ICT for educational delivery due to a myriad of issues such as the rapid development of technologies, teacher competencies and financial investments among others. In this regard, teacher training to support the effective integration of ICT in the classroom have proven themselves to be effective strategies to support quality teaching and learning.
This presentation will provide an overview of the ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT) and how it is being used to support the effective integration of ICT in the classroom. The discussion will focus on how use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning can best be addressed by the current ICT CFT and what issues should be addressed in this regard for inclusion in possible revisions of this framework to in light of current pedagogical and technical developments.
This session will include a short presentation of the ICT CFT and current activities undertaken by UNESCO and its partners using this framework. There will then be an open discussion on the how use of mobile technologies can be addressed by the ICT CFT.
Zeynep Varoglu is the Programme Specialist for ICTs in Education in the Knowledge Societies Division of the Communications and Information Sector at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. She has been a staff member of UNESCO since 1998.
Ms Varoglu's work currently focuses on the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT CFT) and initiatives in open, distance, flexible and online education. Ms Varoglu also works on projects related to open educational resources (OER) and new developments in ICT in education such as the use of mobile technologies. Ms Varoglu was the UNESCO Project Officer for the development of the UNESCO Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education. She is also a Project Officer for the organization of the UNESCO World OER Congress 2012.
From 2001 to 2011, Ms Varoglu was in the Division of Higher Education, UNESCO and concentrated her activities on ICTs and Higher Education, with a focus on recognition and quality assurance issues. She was also active in work related to the UNESCO Conventions, Recommendations, codes of good practices and guidelines that relate to the recognition of qualifications and quality assurance in higher education.
Ms Varoglu holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Toronto and a Master of Education (MEd) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (O.I.S.E.), University of Toronto.


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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A grim milestone in Baltimore City. There have been 100 murders so far this year.
Adam May reports a family is pleading for witnesses after a military veteran was gunned down in cold blood.
"I have a niece that wants to know where her daddy is," said Joanne Samuel, Christopher Samuel's aunt.
Family and friends held a vigil for Baltimore's 100th murder victim of 2011.
"I just want whoever did this to know that you left my daughter without a father. You left me without a husband," said his wife.
Christopher Samuel, 24, served in the military. He did not have a criminal record.
"He always said he was gonna be a good father and take care of his family. He was never one to get in trouble, never one to walk the streets," said Russel Samuel, Christopher's father.
Late Tuesday night, Samuel was shot in the back in the Upton community of West Baltimore. Police believe it was a robbery because Samuel was on the phone when he was murdered.
"Whoever he was on the phone said that Christopher said, `I don't have any money so if you kill me, you're not gonna get anything,'" Joanne Samuel said.
Police are not reporting any solid leads in the murder, leaving the family desperate for answers.
"He will be missed and his legacy will live on through his family," said friend Mallory Wright.
"Christopher was such a good man and people are gonna miss him so much. He was my best friend," said his sister, Adrienne Samuel.
"All I want his justice for him, and I won't give up until we have it," said his wife.
Funeral services are Tuesday at noon at the March Funeral Home on North Avenue.


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Buffalo, NY -- Winter Weather Advisory for Potter county from 11pm tonight until 1pm Saturday.
2-4" possible, 5" in isolated spots. 2-3" possible for WNY as a low pressure system moves in from Ohio.
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SATURDAY: Breezy and colder with snow showers mainly early in the day, 1-2". HIGH 23.
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I hacked on Kaffe for a while as part of my undergraduate thesis, which explored how modifications to the JVM's classloader and bytecode verifier could allow for a more expressive source language (specifically LOOJ, an extension of Java that adds parametric polymorphism as well as the notions of ThisType, ThisClass, and exact types to Java). The modifications would also allow the JVM to be more easily targeted by a wider range or source language (e.g. ML cannot really target the current JVM spec very well because of the constraints of the JVM's static type system).
I wrote most of a bytecode verifier for Kaffe--enough to test the modifications proposed in my thesis--but never completed it (e.g. it was a little buggy and didn't adequately deal with the asinine bytecode subroutine instruction, JSR). TomTromey wrote a complete verifier for GCJ that we were planning a merging into Kaffe as a replacement.
I currently work for IBM's Internet Technology Group in Cambridge and hope to hack on Harmony as much as I'm able to on the side.


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All about Rio Carnival 2018 - Know everything about the 2018 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro: programs, events and venues with descriptions, recommendations, schedules and ticket details.
You will also find 2018 Samba Parade tickets and costumes in our website. Prepare yourself for the upcoming Rio Carnival - listen to and learn the Rio Carnival samba songs!
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Rio Carnival 2018 starts on Friday, February 24th and ends on February 28th.
The best schools parade again on Saturday, March 3rd.
|Rio Carnival 2018 Events
Rio Carnival has become world-famous through the Samba Parade, a show, a display and competition of the Rio samba schools. The two major days are Carnival Sunday and Monday (February 11th and 12th). The second best option is the Champions´ Parade on Saturday, February 17th.
Go for it and parade yourself!
Choose the best way to get to the Sambodromo
There are 4 different parades in the Sambodromo.
1. Samba Schools in the First League (the Special Group)
Sunday, February 11th and Monday, February 12th - See time-table
This is "THE" Parade, the highlight of Rio Carnival. The must-see show which has made Rio de Janeiro the Carnival capital of the world. The whole big world of Carnival revolves around those two nights.
The schools in this group are especially magnificent and sumptuous.
The two nights are similar in terms of set-up. 6 of the best 12 samba schools parade on both Sunday and Monday.
2. Champions' Parade
February 17th- See time-table
The 6 best samba schools of the First League (the Special Group) parade in all their splendor once more, with fireworks.
3. Preliminary Parades of the Second League Schools
Friday, February 9th and Saturday, February 10th - See time-table
There are 14 samba schools in this group, following the best 12 schools in the First League (the Special Group). The winner of this parades ascends to the First League (the Special Group) next year.
4. Children's Samba Schools
Fat Tuesday, February 13th, 19:00 (doors open at 17:00)
Free admission
These are branches of the big samba schools, formed by children of each community.
Their parade follows the pattern of the big schools. Entrance to this parade is free (except the Front Boxes and Luxury Suites).
Rio de Janeiro, as the City of Carnival, offers a selection of Carnival balls. You should not miss them. You won't have to spend a fortune to have a great time. Tickets to most balls will cost you around U$150 to U$300. The exception is the most famous luxury hotel Copacabana Palace's Magic Ball. There are other great balls in Rio Scala. Clube dos Caiçaras and the Hard Rock Cafe's Kid's Party also organize animated costume balls for adults and children. There are more balls city-wide, based on some particular themes, such as nights for singles, etc.
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Costumes are not mandatory, with the exception of at a few balls. Putting on one will help you get in the right mood and will make the night even more special. Bear in mind however that Rio is the capital of Carnival and costume standards are very high.
A true Carnival ball features live music and samba rules the floor. The percussion groups are full of vigor and can be just as loud as loud-speakers in a night club.
The Magic Ball at Copacabana Palace Hotel
Saturday, February 10th, from 23:00
This legendary ball is not just the high point of the night but also the most famous Carnival ball; the natural choice for glamour and sophistication. Luxury costume or black tie/evening dress is required, and a number of international and local VIPs are always among the guests. All tickets include buffet dinner and free open bar. There are different tickets for the individual dining rooms. All tickets provide access to all ballrooms. Best value is the standing ticket. Although it has no seat assigned, tables are available in the balcony and other areas close to the buffet.
Read more & Book your Copacabana Palace Magic Ball
In its 40-odd year, the Scala nightclub offers thematic dances every night during Carnival, having the grandest indoor carnival parties of the city. The venue is big and very well-known.
Venue: Rio Scala - Avenida Treze de Maio 23, Centro
Standing, Table or VIP tickets available.
VIP tickets include unlimited alcoholic drinks (whiskey and sparkling wine are limited), a free buffet with sushi, fruits and a snack bar.
Black Beads Balls
Friday, February 9th
This night celebrates and is dedicated to the carnival street band "Cordão do Bola Preta". It is one of the most popular ball nights. Go wearing a black polka dot t-shirt is a tip.
Mangueira Samba School Ball
Saturday, February 10th
It is a good opportunity to experience the music and atmosphere of one of the most traditional and well-known samba schools (Mangueira) without having to visit its club (the rehearsal arena). The School will have it all - its drummers, the main samba dancers and the flag carrying couple. It is a true and real samba night; you can dance all night or just watch and enjoy the crowd. This is a traditional event which happens every year. Put on something with the colors of this Samba School (green and pink).
Gay Gala Ball
Tuesday, February 13th
23:00pm - 7:00 a.m.
This is probably the most famous ball in the series. A truly exotic collection of characters take to the two floors and a grand entrance is de rigueur. The ball is broadcast to the whole of Brazil. It attracts a flamboyant crowd with lots of drag queens and their admirers on TV. Wear a gay costume is not necessary.
It is very popular with all folks and not only gay audience.
Samba Land (Terreirão do Samba)
February 9-12, February 8-9
19:00 - 6:00 a.m.
This is an open-air space that resurrects the atmosphere of Praça Onze, a big square downtown near the Sambodromo, which is the cradle of samba as samba music is supposed to have been born around here.
Samba Land is officially inaugurated before Carnival, functioning at full steam through all the nights of the festivities. You can go, have a bite and drinks in one of the 50 food stands. You will be listening to a big variety of music with live concerts on the stage.
Venue: Praça Onze, Centro (Downtown)
Admission: available on the door (around 10US$)
All Carnival nights (Friday-Tuesday) from 20:00 until dawn
It takes place around the Arches of Lapa, where the young usually gather on Friday nights all year around. Rio Carnival has been long known as a nursery for novelties of rhythm and styles. It always has pleasant surprises featuring concerts ranging from traditional Brazilian music to the latest trends.
There is a popular eating area with small drink and barbecue stands. Lots of alcohol and cheap "junk" food.
Venue: Arcos da Lapa - Lapa
From Carnival Saturday to Tuesday, open-air dances take place throughout the city. The emphasis is on joy and spontaneity. The biggest and most organized one is on Cinelândia Square.
Apart from organized street dances, people also simply gather outside little corner bars, booze away and have fun in the street. The place which attracts the biggest crowd is outside the Sambodromo, on Samba Parade days. Along the beaches, every afternoon has some street band lighting your spirit to start your night.
Popular street dance at Cinelândia
February 9-13
17:00 - 3:00 a.m.
The open-air party lasts for five days to the sounds of acclaimed orchestras and singers. These are symbols of carnival music, reviving the atmosphere of the grand carnival balls of the past.
There is a stage on the square with idols and the most well-known singers of the times of early radio (from the 40-60s) - good, old Brazilian-Rio music, mainly samba. The crowd (mainly older and working-class people) join in and dance away to the tunes. Venue: Praça Floriano, Cinelândia, Centro (Downtown).
Outside the Sambodromo
On Samba Parade nights, it does not only get packed inside the Sambodromo but, before, during and after the Parade, thousands of people gather on the streets that could not get in. They are also joined by those who parade in costume and just want to party more, making the crowd even more colorful with their fancy-dresses. It turns the whole downtown area into a huge and lively open-air bar.
These are real parade rehearsals with the participants and the drummers more or less in place, marching through the streets. However they happen in the schools´communities which are sometimes far away and in very impoverished areas. You can go to watch this type of rehearsal of any school but you can only participate in your own school's parade.
There are grand rehearsals that take place on the samba runway in the Sambodromo itself. It is almost like the Samba Parade without costumes and floats (usually, they are replaced by buses) and with less participants. They start in December and there will be a few almost every weekend.
The last rehearsal in the Sambodromo takes place last Sunday before Carnival
Sunday, February 4th
21:00 - 23:00
Testing of lights and sound with the Samba School Portela, the 2017 Grand Champion. You can go and watch it. It's an experience on its own, you can try the view from all sectors and on top, it's free.
You can experiment most grandstand sectors, although it will be very busy. It is a good opportunity to warm you up for the great party that will develop during the Samba Parade and see it all in preparation.
After the rehearsal, there will be a large free street party with very good live samba music and people dancing on the samba runway. Some wear costumes and colorful dresses. It makes an exciting night out.
Outside the Sambodromo there is an eating area which includes street barbecue and drink stands. There is lots of drinks and cheap food.
All efforts are made to keep all dates and times up-to-date. However there may be some mistakes. Please check with the venue in question, before making your arrangements.
You will find the complete and up-to-date program details for 2018 Rio Carnival in your Guide.
February 9 - February 13
Afternoon: Street bands along Copacabana and Ipanema beaches
Evenings: Popular dances at Cinelândia
20:00 Concerts at Samba Land
20:00 Concerts in Lapa
23:00 Rio Scala Ball
Saturday, February 10
09.30 Street Band Cordão do Bola Preta (Downtown)
16:00 Banda de Ipanema meets at Praça General Osório, Ipanema
20:00 Street Band Competition in Av. Rio Branco, Centro (Downtown)
21:00 Second day the the Preliminary Parades
23:00 The Magic Ball at Copacabana Palace Hotel
23:00 Samba School Mangueira Ball in Rio Scala
Sunday, February 11
21:00 Parade of the Samba Schools in the First League (the Special Group)
23:00 The Marvelous City Ball in Rio Scala
Monday, February 12
21:00 Parade of the Samba Schools in the First League (the Special Group)
23:00 Long live the Beer Ball in Rio Scala
Tuesday, February 13
16:00 Banda de Ipanema marches for the last time
21:00 Parade of the Children`s Samba Schools
23:00 Gay Ball in Rio Scala
All Rio samba schools have a dance hall which open, in most cases during weekends for anyone. This events usually starts at beginning of November. It is like a night club with live samba music played by the group drummers. Here you can just have fun watching the crowd or dance yourself, while learning the samba lyrics that will be sung during that school´s Parade. All people interested come together for a dance night. They practice the school´s samba song of the year just dancing and singing together frivolously.
This is the best way to make contact with the real samba. The nights are completely informal and very well attended, similar to a mega nightclub with people of all ages, including many seniors, with lots of dancing and boozing. Such a night is definitely an experience not to be missed and won't be forgotten.
You can go to the party of any school. Two of the best known ones, Mangueira and Salgueiro, are located within a reasonable cab ride from Southern Rio (Zona Sul). Viradouro's rehearsals are a good reason to visit Niteroi across the bay.
Other rehearsal halls are in the distant suburbs and are not a place to wander alone unguided. Some of them are very far, even outside of Rio and can be quite rough.
We recommend going to Mangueira which is the biggest, safest and most famous school with many tourists and lots of security (even so you might be a bit intimidated if not shocked, at first).
A note of warning - they are in very poor areas, often on the borders of the slums so don't go flashy or have anything valuable with you. However do go!
People usually arrive much later than the advertised starting time, usually well after midnight. Plan to arrive anytime after 11 pm. Go by taxi (for safety reasons). There will be plenty of cabs outside when you are finally ready to go home.
There is usually an entrance fee of between R$20,00 and R$50,00
The following list contains the essential details of the samba nights of all the Rio Samba Schools in the First League (the Special Group) (the best 12 schools) leading up to the 2018 Rio Carnival.
Pracinha Wallace Paes Leme 1025 - Nilópolis
Thursdays 21:00
Avenida Salvador de Sá s/n -
Cidade Nova (Centro)
Saturdays 21:00
Rehearsals: Colégio São José - Av. Presidente Kennedy
Fridays 22:00
Rua Professor Lacê 235 - Ramos
Sundays 20:00
Rua Visconde de Niterói 1072 - Mangueira
Saturdays 22:00
Rua Coronel Tamarindo 38 - Padre Miguel
Saturdays 22:00
Rua Clara Nunes 81 - Madureira
Wednesdays 20:00
Fridays 22:00
Rua Silva Teles 104 - Tijuca
Saturdays 22:00
Av. Presidente Vargas 3.102 -
Fridays 22:00
Estrada do Galeão 322 -
Cacuia - Ilha do Governador
Saturdays 23:00
Clube dos Portuários - Av. Francisco Bicalho 47 - São Cristóvão
Fridays and Saturdays 20:00
Av. 28 de Setembro 382 - Vila Isabel
Tuesdays 20:00
Saturdays 22:00
You will find below the list with a selection of the best Rio Carnival Street Bands, their 2018 Carnival route and schedule.
There are approx. 300 bands expected to take to the streets at the up-coming Carnival.
The biggest band procession takes place in Av. Rio Branco, Downtown (Centro). From Saturday to Tuesday you can see the greatest variety of street bands there, and it is where the merry-making is at its wildest with traditional groups such as Cordão do Bola Preta, Cacique de Ramos, Bafo da Onça, to mention just a few. A visit at the end of the afternoon is always entertaining.
Banda de Ipanema
City District: IPANEMA
Parade: both Saturdays before Carnival and Shrove Carnival 17:00
Route: Praça General Osório, Ipanema Beach, Leblon
Simpatia é Quase Amor
City District: IPANEMA
Parade: One Saturday before Carnival and Carnival Sunday 17:00
Route: Teixeira de Mello and Vieira Souto - Posto 10 (Country Club)
Imprensa Que Eu Gamo
City District: LARANJEIRAS
Parade: two Saturdays before Carnival 16:00
Route: Mercadinho São José das Artes, Rua Gago Coutinho
City District: COPACABANA
Parade: Sunday after Carnival 9:00 am
Route: along Av. Atlantica
Rancho Flor do Sereno
City District: COPACABANA
Parade: Carnival Monday 18:00
Meeting: Bar Bip-Bip, Rua Almirante Gonçalves 50
Route: Av. Atlântica, along the beach
Suvaco do Cristo
City District: JARDIM BOTÂNICO
Parade: Sunday before Carnival 13:00
Meeting: from noon onwards at Bar Jóia (on the corner of Rua Jardim Botânico and Rua Faro)
Route: Rua Jardim Botânico, Praça Santos Dummont, in front of the Jockey Club
Bloco Que Merda é Essa?!
City District: IPANEMA
Parade: Carnival Sunday 14:00
Meeting: corner of Rua Garcia d'Ávila and Nascimento Silva
Route: Garcia d'Ávila, Vieira Souto to Arpoador
City District: COPACABANA
Parade: Carnival Saturday at 00:01 am and Shrove Carnival at 11:59 pm
Meeting: Bar Bip-Bip, Rua Almirante Gonçalves 50
Esse é o Bom, mas ninguém sabe
City District: COSME VELHO
Parade: Wednesday before Carnival 18:30
Meeting: Quadra dos Guararapes, Ladeira dos Guararapes
Céu na Terra
City District: SANTA TERESA
Parade: Carnival Monday 16:00
Meeting: Rua Dias de Barros, in front of the Bar do Serginho
Bloco das Carmelitas
City District: SANTA TERESA
Parade: Friday before Carnival 18:00 and Tuesday after Carnival 17:00
Meeting place: on the corner of Dias de Barros and Ladeira de Santa Teresa
Route: Dias de Barros, Almte. Alexandrino and Largo do Guimarães
Cordão do Bola Preta
City District: DOWNTOWN - (Cinelândia)
Parade: Carnival Saturday 16:00
Meeting place: Rua Sacadura Crabral, 373
Route: Rua Araújo Porto Alegre, Rua México, Praça Melvin Jones, Av. Nilo Peçanha and Largo da Carioca


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Le Souffle (77 mins, 15) Directed by Damien Odoul; starring Pierre-Louis Bonnetblanc, Dominique Chevallier, Maxime Dalbrut
Girl From Rio (104 mins, 15) Directed by Christopher Monger; starring Hugh Laurie, Vanessa Nunes, Santiago Segura
Johnny English (88 mins, PG) Directed by Peter Howitt; starring Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia
S Club: Seeing Double (91 mins, PG) Directed by Nigel Dick; starring S Club
Jungle Book 2 (72 mins, U) directed by Steve Trenbirth; featuring the voices of Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman
Little Polar Bear (77 mins, U) Directed by Piet De Rycker, Thilo Graf Rothkirch; featuring the voices of Wesley Singerman, Brianne Siddall
Whatever terrible or trite things are going on in the foreground, the Provençal settings of Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, as photographed in colour by Bruno Nuytten, are ravishing. Le Souffle, a similar drama of the dreadfulness of French rural life - this time in Limousin - has been shot in black and white to rob this rite-of-passage story of any trace of romanticism.
Using a non-professional cast, its first-time writer-director Damien Odoul traces a single hot summer day in a remote, impoverished farming community, where the 15-year-old David is being taken care of by two gruff uncles. His father has gambled away the family farm and departed, his mother is in Limoges selling washing machines and David's been suspended from school for unruliness.
The film opens with one of the uncles butchering a sheep for the lunch they're giving for half-a-dozen equally unkempt friends. David spends the morning feeding the rabbits (except for the one with myxomatosis that's being left to die), throwing stones at a donkey and listening to rap music on his Walkman.
At the meal, the boozy company initiate David into adulthood with his first taste of wine which, combined with the hot, humid weather and his general state of depression, makes him very ill and drives him off the rails. When he steals a gun and goes off to meet a male chum of superior social status, we know trouble lies in store.
This is a mood piece about growing up in an unwelcoming world that has only got worse over the past century as the rural economy has declined and a sense of community been eroded. It exudes an air of sadness, with David the outsider yearning for the cultured life of a middle-class family living in a local chteau and whose daughter he adores. It's well done in its way, but you leave the movie feeling pretty rotten about the world.
In a neat 1952 thriller, The Steel Trap, Joseph Cotten played a bank clerk who robs his employers one weekend, but is persuaded by his wife, the delectable Teresa Wright, to hand the loot back before the bank opens on Monday. This plot has been borrowed by Christopher Monger for Girl From Rio, a comedy so sub-Ealing that it's beyond the earth's core and heading for Australia.
Hugh Laurie overacts outrageously as a gormless City of London assistant bank manager so put out by his wife's infidelity with his bullying boss that he steals several million pounds one Friday night and flies to Rio. There, he finds the girl of his dreams, a samba queen (Vanessa Nunes) he's seen on a magazine cover. The plotting is feeble, the jokes laboured, and, as a wily Brazilian taxi driver, Santiago Segura is the unfunniest Latin-American comic to star in an English-speaking film since Cantinflas went around the world with David Niven. Vanessa Nunes has great legs, but this film is unlikely to have any.
Asked who was the worst Hollywood producer he'd worked with, S.J. Perelman replied: 'You'd need a pair of jeweller's scales to make so fine a calculation.' Those same scales would be needed to determine whether Girl From Rio is less funny than Johnny English, an unnecessary, pointless Bond parody in which Rowan Atkinson merges his moronic Mr Bean and his supercilious Blackadder as the eponymous dimwitted agent for MI7.
His opponent is a French billionaire, Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich), who has made his fortune running private prisons and aims to become king of England. The anti-French jokes will go down well when Donald Rumsfeld shows it at his next Old Europe Evening for colleagues at the Pentagon.
We've had nearly half-a-century of movie vehicles for British rock stars since the dire The Tommy Steele Story in the mid-1950s. The minor high spots have been Richard Lester's two Beatles pictures and John Boorman's Catch Us if You Can featuring the Tottenham Sound of the Dave Clark Five.
Nothing, not even Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter (starring Herman and the Hermits), has plumbed the depths of Spice World (which aped A Hard Day's Night ) and Seeing Double, starring S Club.
The script is as padded out as the training bras worn by S Club's younger fans, and such plot as there is concerns a mad scientist cloning the group, though there's little difference between the team as robots and as real people. The jokes are non-existent, the acting is rudimentary, the choreography reminiscent of a free-style aerobics class.
I discovered that the group is now known merely as 'S Club' because the seventh member left. The 'S' has me puzzled. Does it stand for a) sex, b) social, c) sub-teenage, d) estuary? I've asked the audience, phoned a friend, and listened for coughing. In vain.
The 1967 version of The Jungle Book was the last film Walt Disney supervised. It isn't bad, but after seeing the first rushes, Disney remarked with deep sadness: 'I don't know, fellers, I guess I'm getting too old for animation.' He was dead before it opened. His successors have made a far inferior movie in Jungle Book 2, which adds little that's new, other than a love story and a so-so song. They're unlikely, however, to bring a similarly self-critical attitude to their work.
Undemanding kids may enjoy Jungle Book 2 , but only very small children will go for Little Polar Bear, a cartoon by a team of German animators based on books by the Dutch writer-illustrator Hans de Beer. It's a very politically correct tale about Lars, a bear cub, becoming friends with Robby the Seal and persuading his fellow polars to stop chasing seals. The film's strongest suit is its quartet of neurotic lemmings.


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Cheryl Cole would love to take on Justin Timberlake in a dance off because she's so impressed with his dance moves.
Cheryl Cole would love to take on Justin Timberlake in a dance off.
The 'Call my Name' singer says if she was stuck on a desert island with three other people, she would want to take the 'Sexyback' hitmaker with her so she could check out his dancing skills.
In a live chat with MUZU.tv, Cheryl said: ''I would take Justin Timberlake maybe to have a dance off. And Angelina Jolie for some girly advice, how she gets her lips to look like that, and all that jazz.
''And my friend Lily, because things doesn't run very smoothly in my life without her.''
Cheryl also discussed how she recorded 50 tracks for her new album, 'A Million Lights', including a rap, and how hard it was to choose between them for the final version of the album.
She added: ''It was a whole song of rapping, a full on rap, [manager] will.i.am actually has he song still.
''It was fun and I loved doing it and it felt new, fun and exciting, but when I knew the context of the album, it didn't work.
''It was hard to whittle down all the songs and pick the main album, I was like 'I need to put some more songs on, we need to do a 'Soldiers' edition of the album.'''
Cheryl also said she loves getting caramel wafer biscuits from her fans and that she was really looking forward to her first headlining show in Newcastle on her headlining tour later this year.
'A Million Lights' is out now.
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The Prince of Persia series of videogames can essentially be described as parkour meets "Arabian Nights", a sandy puzzle embedded within sword-laden, mystical action that relies on a level of finesse to progress from point to point. It's ironic, then, that the Mike Newell-directed, Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time swirls into a brassy, juvenile clunker that slogs through heavy battles in order to ratchet through the forgettable story. The bewildering thing is that some of the same people behind this picture transformed a vibrant franchise out of a nondescript theme park fixture, Pirates of the Caribbean, while letting this rich story arc slip through their fingers as a run-of-the-mill, sloppy high-dollar product of a blockbuster, one on the level of a sequel like Dead Man's Chest but without the strong first outing to lean on. That's the picture I'd like to see.
Dastan -- yep, he's got a name -- is the centerpiece of Prince of Persia, which liberally cherry-picks elements from the game into a by-name-only adaptation. The now-named prince, a rags-to-riches street rat scooped out of the gutter at a young age by the king of Persia (Ronald Pickup), has grown into a handsome man (Jake Gyllenhaal) who prefers drinking, brawling, and consorting with the people of the streets to the palace life. After he and his brothers conquer a holy city under suspicion of trading weapons with their enemies, the king meets an untimely death under what looks like an assassination at Dastan's hands -- a situation heightened by the panic of the king's shifty brother Nizam (Ben Kingsley) and the other two princes. Dastan hastily flees, along with the beguilingly beautiful Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) at his side, with an ornate dagger tucked in his sash that he discovered on the battlefield.
Handled similarly to a dozen other mystical artifact films with an unaware character discovering its hidden magic, Dastan soon learns that the dagger he's carrying -- when the jewel on its hilt is pressed like a detonator -- can reverse time, allowing only the wielder to alter events around him. He discovers it during a scuff with Princess Tamina, a scene that quickly introduces the ham-fisted storytelling in Newell's film. After we witness not one, but two situations back-to-back where Dastan obviously gets the gist of what the dagger does, he begrudgingly blurts out, "Incredible! Releasing the sand ... turns back time!" The fact that it took a team of writers to craft the script for Prince of Persia over the course of a few years, only to arrive at that level of exposition-heavy subtleness, reaffirms exactly what Bruckheimer and crew set out to do with this labored, silly swashbuckler.
Prince of Persia only offers a forgettable, sturdy-enough yarn to fling Dastan and Tamina across glitzy set pieces, loudly clanking swords together and tossing in leaps across buildings to feign a consistent stream of exhilaration. Instead, only on-again, off-again bursts of engaging action slip out, satisfying on that base level that a star like Gyllenhaal can generate against the Morocco-based shooting location. The film takes a few cues from the game in its visual flare, primarily in the parkour-style gallivanting across rooftops and along walls, which succeed when Newell doesn't dwell on the action for too long. It's when the Harry Potter director pulls away and pairs Gyllenhaal with overstepped computer-generated lavishness -- from collapsing stretches of quicksand to digital vipers and spiky whip-like weaponry -- that the blustery dazzle seeps into nonsense, in a fashion that might leave one wanting for the classic charms of the likes of The Thief of Baghdad. That's not to mention one particularly maddening knife throw crucial to the story that demolishes the boundaries of reason with its distance and accuracy.
Clearly the effect of casting hinged on individual talent and sex appeal, the pair of Jake Gyllenhaal and Quantum of Solace's Gemma Arterton share very little chemistry as Dastan and Tamina, creating meek stabs at playfulness that carry little charm and even less romance. Surprisingly, Gyllenhaal's beefed-up physique and oily scruff looks the part as he charismatically fleshes out the Prince, while Arterton's beauty stuns as a bronzed, exotic cleric with a destiny-driven poise. But when their off-the-cuff banter kicks into gear, exchanging between lukewarm, British-accented discussions about the dagger's importance and their nitpicking on each other's status as arrogant royalty, it doesn't convince us of a romantic link, allowing that part of the fantasy tale to fall flat. Thankfully, Alfred Molina intermittently pops in to perk up their deadweight connection as a skeevy ostrich-racing kingpin, Shiek Amar.
Though it eventually bursts into a wave of big-picture whimsy, combining the deceit that killed a king with the collision of celestial forces that could bring about the end the world, Prince of Persia never escapes that level of underworked clumsiness to make it all feel satisfyingly grand. In fact, the absurdity that kicks into gear right at the halfway point becomes more memorable than the superfluous developments themselves, slapping together logic-defying maneuvers and crammed-in plot elements -- like the presence of the black-shrouded, Dastan-hunting Hassassins and an 11th-hour exchange of the dagger's possession -- into a stream of cumbersome action that obliviously stampedes along with no intention of stopping. Though still in-the-moment fun, Mike Newell's direction comes across as overstated, bland, and ultimately forgettable because of it.
The Blu-ray:
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leaps onto Blu-ray from Disney in their standard-practice case holding three discs: a Blu-ray, a silver-topped DVD, and a Digital Copy disc. While a glossy cardboard slipcover has been included that replicates the artwork on both the front and the back, nothing else aside from Disney Movie Rewards points are available inside.
Video and Audio:
Though I have my reservations about Mike Newell's film, impressions that strengthened with a second go-around, it's hard not to get wrapped up in the high-definition experience that Disney offers with Prince of Persia. Preserving the 2.4:1 aspect ratio of its theatrical screening within an AVC encode, the luxurious gold palette exudes extremely well-defined detail and rich contrast usage, looking even a few steps better than how it did via DLP projection at the theater. A few instances showcase a heavier level of grain, mostly in the desert shots, but the level of detail present in Tamina's costume/body paint, the dagger, and the computer-generated effects all appear with a crispness that's pretty darn breathtaking. Along with that, there's a LOT of motion that goes on in the frequent shaky-cam photography, from Dastan's vaults between structures and the close-ranged fighting, and the Blu-ray disc nimbly preserves the natural frames-per-second flow and the range of motion to a stunning level.
The experience really takes off, however, in the DTS HD Master Audio track, which fully embodies the term "active". Boisterous activity barrels from the speakers at several points, from the light roaring of the crown in the holy city to the dust spiraling amid desert tornadoes. These all invade the separated channels of the audio track, emphasizing the grace of sand granules and the myriad of vocal points tinkering in the backdrop. The most aggressive scene in the film occurs roughly two-thirds the way in with the serrated whip device used by the Hassassins, which flushes clear to every direction of sound stage and forcefully into the high-to-mid points of the lower-frequency channel. It's aggressive and fluid, without feeling too gimmicky as the weapon slings around. There are a few moments where the dialogue feels parsed, something noticed in the theater as well, which makes a few bursts of dialogue feel artificial. Aside from that, this will stick out as one of the punchier, forceful high-definition sound renderings to hit the streets this year.
Special Features:
Temptation arises to give Prince of Persia a higher level of recommendation based on its fierce rendering of the film on Blu-ray, but the meager supplements available on the disc cancel out that urging. Taking the lead, an interactive CineExplore: The Sands of Time feature plays alongside the film, making several one to three-minute splashes of decent behind-the-scenes footage and jovial, marketing-level interviews available with relevant sequences. The bits cover Jake Gyllenhaal's extensive training, filming on location in Morocco, making Gemma Arterton look exotic, as well as other stunt-specific content. With the push of the button, the dagger on the screen "activates", rewinds with the film (actually kind of neat, though obviously just alternate data files), and zips over to the content. For those that don't want to deal with that hassle, all of the bits are available in a static gray-backed "Index" menu by pushing the Pop-Up Menu button.
Aside from that nifty feature, however, all we've got is one, one, Deleted Scene (1:26, HD), as well as a slate of Previews for other Disney Blu-rays -- including Fantasia and The Lion King, both which look spectacular.
Final Thoughts:
Fans of the series will find some satisfaction within Jake Gyllenhaal's poise in Prince of Persia, as his stealthy projection in the robust action sequences and bursts of ledge-jumping allude to the film that could've been. However, under Mike Newell's direction and Jerry Bruckheimer's production, this take on the videogame trades grace for heavy amounts of clunky, oftentimes overly-embellished action and a lack of chemistry between the lead and his romantic interest. What results of The Sands of Time is an otherwise ho-hum, entertainingly disposable picture with blasts of action within a rickety storyline. Disney's high-definition rendering of the film isn't to be missed, offering an excellent aural and visual experience that will prove to be a worthwhile Rental on Blu-ray.


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The research study introduces a new designer feedback tool called Three Dimensional Integrated Feedback (3DIF) tool to convey manufacturability analysis results early in the conceptual design phase. The study evaluates and compares different modalities of manufacturability feedback given to de-sign engineers. The conceptual design stage is critical in deter-mining the feasibility of the whole production process. Providing designers with early suggestions and feedback about the manu-facturability of product designs will help to improve their design and save time and cost to manufacture. Feedback given to the design engineers could be in any form text, 2D markups, 3D data or verbal. Feedback can contain insufficient data or can be diffi-cult to interpret leading to frequent design iterations and in-crease in lead time. It is important that feedback should be able to convey necessary design information and should be in lan-guage understandable by design engineers. The modality of feed-back affects interpretability of the data presented. The study compares between no feedback, text-based feedback, 2D feed-back and 3D feedback modalities in the casting process of manu-facturing. The results expected from the study will help us to determine the appropriate modality of feedback that improves design performance of both expert and novice designers.
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MindEssential Launches Slim Water To Aid Natural Weight Loss
(Irvine, Calif., March 3, 2011) Just in time for the summer swimsuit season, Maayan, LLC, the southern California company that brought the healing power of flower essences to the U.S. functional beverage market, has launched MindEssential ME Slim Water, an all-natural, homeopathic water drink that curbs the urge to overeat so you can lose weight.
The product will debut at Natural Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., March 11-13, 2011, Hall E, Booth 5440.
The latest product in Maayan's MindEssential brand that includes ME Relax Water and ME Confidence Water, ME Slim Water combines four flower essences with natural peach-mango flavor and agave, an all natural sweetener. Together, these ingredients help to reduce mindless overeating and the tendency to eat for emotional reasons such as stress or boredom which can sabotage a weight loss program. Regular use of MindEssential Slim beverage means fewer extraneous calories, which can lead to weight loss, lower incidence of "food guilt" and therefore enhanced self-confidence.
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I think with the way things have been as of late you can kind of judge a calibers popularity by how many guns of that caliber are setting of the LGS shelves and if you can get ammo for it. This may be unscientific but, the 9mm is surely popular as it for the most part has always been. The .45 ACP has always been popular with police and those that could carry it. .40 S&W did have a surge of popularity but, better 9mm ammo slowed that surge IMO to a trickle.
Educated gun shoppers know that .40 S&W does not offer much over 9mm which is cheaper and has less recoil. So more and more are just buying either 9mm or .45 ACP.
I see much less selection of 45's and 9mm's at my LGS then I do 40's. The Cabelas had nothing but 40's for sale in the "Gun Library".
I own a 40 cal but it's a 10mm!
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Five Ways to Make the CFO Your BFF
1. Know How the Company Makes Money
One of the most important things you can do in leading your IT organization is to make sure everyone understands how the company makes money. You should be able to explain the P&Ls for the main revenue and profit generating segments of the business, and so should your team.
Explain which business spending fits into COGS (cost of goods sold); which product lines have the highest and lowest gross margins; and how things drive gross margin. Explain how the various fixed expenses like product development, marketing, and IT need to fit within the gross margin to leave room for a profit. You may not be able to share your companys actual numbers with everyone, but you can present a realistic example that has the right scale. It is my experience that technical people are vitally interested in this information. Yet, in most cases, no one ever explains it to them.
This knowledge is the best way to motivate the right behaviors and the right kinds of innovations in IT. Projects that just spend money to do something more elegantly are then understood at a grass-roots level to be less important than projects which drive revenue on high margin areas of the business. There is also more personal motivation to be on the lookout for reducing cost in general.
Once your organization has some rules of thumb on financial management you will get lots of ideas to change and improve your conversation with the CFO. Then instead of only having the one thing to talk about: how much money IT spends or gets to spend, you can share ideas about how IT can help improve the profit of the company.
2. Be the Cost Cutter―Before the CFO Brings it Up
Let me go out on a limb here and say that when it comes to IT, you can accurately describe most CFOs as cost cutters and not so much as strategic investors. Just accept that and start helping.
For starters, remember that most of what IT does is about creating efficiency for the company. Talk about how your work is saving the company money. If you have a cost cutter CFO on your hands, make all of your conversations about efficiency, and cost cutting, even if you are talking about strategic initiatives.
If you are developing a highly strategic new architecture that is vitally important to enable your business to scale in the future, dont talk about that with your CFO. Talk about how you will be taking cost out of supply chain management, or increasing efficiency of store operations over time. Remember cutting costs first, reducing risk second, interesting infrastructure investments ... never.
And, actually cut costs. If you normally spend $100, do it with $95, and show how youve taken cost out of the system. Develop a reputation as being aggressive on costs. This will build addition trust with your CFO.
3. Change Your Vocabulary
I have talked about this in many past articles, but this list would be incomplete without it. The CFO does not get IT vocabulary. When you discuss your initiatives or your budget, you will only annoy your CFO with technology talk. Dont try to educate the CFO on IT. It wont work, and you will not gain any advantage.
Put your CFO-translator hat on and always use the CFOs vocabulary. Hint: when talking to the CFO, do not use the words, data center, service oriented architecture, LDAP, or diverse routing.
Heres an example for how to translate to CFO vocabulary. SAP Financials is a business deliverable. It may consume 30% of your data center costs, 20% of your desktop support costs, and 5% of your network costs. Totaling these to a single cost for SAP Financials is using a term the CFO knows and values, and puts you in a much better place than using the internal IT infrastructure labels. (By the way, if you can measure and track IT spend in this way too, you will be way ahead of the game, but that is a big topic for another day.)4. Get a Financial Manager on Your Team
Its really important that you get a very strong financial manager on your staff. This cant be someone on loan from finance. This needs to be your person. You need someone by your side, who is on your side, that can go into the financial organization, find all the torpedoes, and come back to you to help work on them so you never get caught on a back foot.
This person can help you translate all of your IT presentations into the right financial language, and match your IT initiatives up with the right business initiatives. Most importantly, this person can show you how you are really spending your money and help you align your budget with what is actually most important to the business. If you have someone on your team doing this analysis and exposing all the stupid places you are spending money privately, you can fix it and be a hero by presenting cost reductions proactively.
This person can make sure you are equipped at your CFO meetings with plans and numbers that the CFO can relate to and support. Attempting this on your own without financial support is putting you at a huge disadvantage, and certainly not helping you win over the CFO.
5. Build the Relationship
It will really help to have lunch with your CFO once in awhile. There is a natural adversarial relationship between the CIO and the CFO. This wont go away, but if you make it a point to get to know each other as people, it makes a big difference. You will still get pressure, but it will be appropriate business pressure, with respect and consideration. If you dont make it a point to build the relationship, you will be seen only as the leader of a cost center, with less credibility and respect. You will get more hassle and less money.
I have found that even if you dont like your CFO; if you spend some time with him or her the ongoing business and budget discussions that result will be much more productive.
Patty Azzarello became the youngest general manager ever at HP at the age of 33. She ran HP's $1B OpenView software business at the age of 35, and was the CEO of an IT software company, Euclid Software at the age of 38. Today, Patty is the CEO of Azzarello Group a unique services organization that helps companies develop and motivate their top performers, execute their strategies, and grow their business, through talent management programs, leadership workshops, online products & public speaking.


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Creating a relationship between the community and schools was the focus of the first Edgefield County Education Summit.
More than 150 people representing different entities of the community met Saturday at Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle School to discuss how they can turn the philosophy of "it takes a village to raise a child" into action.
"We created this summit to try to engage every important organization or agency to assist in the positive development of children," Dr. Frank Roberson, the associate superintendent of Edgefield County schools, said.
"Parenting is a tough thing and we want to help you out," he told the audience.
Dr. Roberson said he believes that one key ingredient to building the bond between the community and the schools is the local churches.
"The churches will be going out and doing surveys to find out which families need help. They will be the link," he said.
One of the speakers for the summit, Errol Thomas, of Choices Ltd., asked parents and the community to step up and get involved in a child's life by acting as mentors.
"Whatever good or bad you are today, somebody influenced you," he said. "The community and parents need to become more involved and be an influence in someone else's life - just let it be good."
Stacey Salley, an eighth-grade teacher, said the summit is the first step in building the relationship between the community and the school system.
"I feel strongly that if we all come together in the community that we can develop solutions to help assist our children in their academic achievement," she said.
"Every person must tell somebody about what we are trying to do here."
Despite nearly every seat being filled at the forum, Tracy Hamilton, of Edgefield, said that more parents should have attended.
"It should have been standing room only in here. This happens only once a year. If you are a concerned parent, you would make the sacrifice to be here," she said.
Ms. Hamilton also said that parents should become more involved in the classrooms and the school system.
"Teachers are a vital part of our society, and we have to work with them," she said.
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College Football: Are the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Still an FCS Powerhouse?July 15, 2013
The University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens are a storied football program. Since moving up to what is now the FCS of college football in 1981, UD has won a national championship, lost in the championship game three other times and made it to at least the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs a total of 12 times.
Legendary head coach Tubby Raymond amassed 300 wins in his 36 seasons as the head coach of the Blue Hens and was inducted into the NCAA Hall of Fame in 2003. Just two seasons after Raymond's 2001 retirement, his replacement, K.C. Keeler, guided the Blue Hens to a national championship.
The fanbase was a force to be reckoned with, too. Delaware was the only FCS team to average more than 20,000 fans per home game each season for the 10-year period between 1999 and 2009.
In 2009, the team's hometown, Newark, was listed in the top 200 of The Sporting News' 400 Best Sports Cities, earning that ranking almost entirely on the strength of the UD Football fanbase.
The Blue Hens made the FCS Championship game as recently as the 2010 season, experiencing a heartbreaking 20-19 loss to Eastern Washington.
Since that 2010 season, however, UD has taken a bit of a step back. First came a 7-4 2011 season that saw the Blue Hens miss the playoffs. Then came a 5-6 record last season, culminating in the firing of Keeler, the only head coach the team had known since Raymond's retirement.
The team hasn't fared so well recently in the Battle of the Blue against hated rival Villanova, either. UD has won the game only once in the past seven seasons, which is unacceptable to most fans.
The fanbase hasn't been quite as formidable either. The last season in which the team averaged at least 20,000 fans per home game was the 2009 season. Delaware was barely able to crack the top 5 of FCS attendance, despite having a stadium capacity and tradition that usually put them right near the top.
New head coach Dave Brock has no prior connection to the school, so his hiring hasn't exactly been greeted with excitement by most of the fanbase. The mystique surrounding the whole program isn't currently what it used to be.
Which begs the question: Can Delaware still be considered an FCS powerhouse?
For the first time in a long time, there is major uncertainty surrounding Delaware football. The Blue Hens just missed the playoffs for a second year in a row, fired their championship-winning head coach and hired an outsider who hasn't been met with open arms by the fans.
From that perspective, it seems like "powerhouse" might not be the most accurate title.
On the other hand, things might not actually be as bad as they seem.
Between winning the 2003 national championship and making a title game appearance in 2010, Keeler's teams missed the playoffs four times and twice posted losing seasons. That means that Delaware's status as an FCS powerhouse never came from year-in-year-out excellence. It came from sporadic greatness every few years. There's no reason to believe that the current two-year downturn isn't just part of that pattern.
The attendance figures can also be explained by student unhappiness with strict policies related to game security and a feeling that the University's administration doesn't value the football program or the fanbase properly. Changes to make game day more student-friendly would most likely result in a return to higher attendance.
Also, it is important to note that while attendance figures are down by UD standards, the team still posted the fifth-best attendance in all of FCS football last year, despite a losing season. The attendance may be disappointing by the program's traditional standards, but it still beats out almost all of the other schools in the Blue Hens' subdivision.
The conference schedule will also be getting a little easier for Delaware, as recent formidable team Old Dominion leaves the CAA to transition to the FBS ranks. One less difficult game on the schedule makes a return to glory that much easier.
Another good sign for the Blue Hens is the return of running back Andrew Pierce, who saw his production last season cut short by injury. The four-year starter is one of the top backs in the nation at the FCS level, totaling over 3,500 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns in what were essentially two and a half seasons of play.
So the potential for UD to have a great season this year is still very much there.
Is Delaware still an FCS powerhouse? It all depends on how you look at it.


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All lessons are tailored to the skill level of individual riders and we can help with improving your technique and enjoyment of this time-honored sport.
The Equestrian Center also provides Sporting Club Members with Happy Dog Day Care service, where your smaller four-legged friends can enjoy supervised playtime, exercise and a sudsy bath to top it all off.
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Do a search for Crap v2.1b or Loadstructor. Those programs will allow you to use banner files from games and install them as channels. Cheers.
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Gordon Food Service has acquired Perkins, a leading broadline foodservice distributor based in Taunton MA.
Jim Gordon, chief executive officer of Gordon Food Service, said, "Perkins is a great company with a strong family heritage. Their dedication to high-quality service is an ideal fit with Gordon Food Service's culture and commitment to exceptional customer service."
Louis Perkins and his cousin Sam Franklin founded Perkins in 1915. At that time, the Franklin & Perkins Co. sold twine and plain craft paper to retail merchants and remained primarily a paper products distribution company until 1973. Through a number of acquisitions, as well as internal product category expansion, Perkins has become a top broadline foodservice distributor in the Northeast.
Gary and Larry Perkins are the third generation of the Perkins family to run the day-to-day business operation. They will continue to lead their team of more than 635 employees.
"As a family owned business, it was important to us to find the right partner to help this company move into the future," said Gary Perkins, CEO of Perkins. "We are thrilled that the values of Gordon Food Service are so closely aligned with ours—those of integrity, value, service, quality, and hard work."
Family-owned since its founding in 1915, Perkins is an independent wholesale distributor of foodservice and sanitary maintenance supplies with distribution centers in Taunton and New Windsor NY; cross-docking facilities in Springfield MA and Westbrook ME; and three Restaurant Superstores. It serves clients ranging from casual and fine dining to healthcare, bakeries, schools, lodging, and building maintenance companies. For more information, visit www.perkins1.com.
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CRS assists ARCs affected by Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern Visayas
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) committed to assist the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in helping out agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in heavily damaged agrarian reform communities (ARCs) that were shattered by super typhoon Yolanda in Eastern Visayas.
Eight ARCs in Leyte and Eastern Samar provinces covering nine pilot barangays, according to DAR Regional Director Eliasem Castillo, have already been validated by the CRS and are included in their list which will benefit more than 4,000 farmers.
The areas included are in Barangay San Jose in Palo; Barangay Lapay in Tanauan; and Barangays Malbog and Capangihan in Tolosa, all in Leyte province. In the province of Eastern Samar the areas included are Barangay Coticot in Giporlos; Barangay Bulusao in Lawa-an; Barangay Sta. Rosa in Balangiga; Barangay Labtic in Quinapondan; and Barangay Siguinon in Salcedo.
DAR Regional Director Castillo said that this non-government organization (NGO) readily responded to their call to include ARCs in their assistance operation in the process of DAR's preparation of the restoration and rehabilitation plan for these areas.
However, it was emphasized by CRS Operations Manager Terry Tuazon, that they will only be assisting farmers in coconut areas to avoid duplication of similar aid extended by other organizations to rice farmers. Tuazon explained that in order for these farmers to be able to start rehabilitating their lots, CRS will provide financial assistance in clearing out debris brought by the typhoon.
The farmers are required to form into groups with 15 members and help clear and plant the seedlings, if available, in 15 lots in 15 days. Each farmer will be paid P3,900 for the 15-day work at P260 per day. Moreover, each farmer will also get a P1,000 worth of voucher that could be used in procuring farm tools, seeds/seedlings and fertilizers at accredited stores.
According to DAR Regional Director Castillo, the Philippine Coconut Authority has already committed coconut seedlings and camote cuttings for the rehabilitation of the affected areas. Tuazon on the other hand also suggested that farmers could also plant vegetables as intercrops to coconuts for additional income.
Meanwhile, DAR's Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development (BARBD) Assistant Director Ma. Elena Cabañes introduced vermiculture as additional livelihood to the ARB organizations in these ARCs. Vermiculture is the management and use of worms as compost through the use of a shredding machine. If the farmers would be interested, DAR will provide 30 kilos of worms for every ARC and facilitate the sourcing out of the shredding machine from an international organization. (Jose Alsmith L. Soria)


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You probably already know of Stewart Moskowitz's work. As you look through his gallery you may recall seeing his famous artwork that appeals to children as well as adults. His humorous fine art has been used for many advertisements, and his style is recognized around the world. ??Mr. Moskowitz achieved success at an early age, and the characters in his works have universal appeal. Born in 1941 in the bustling New York City, Moskowitz's first influence came from his father, a wood sculptor, who decorated his home with figurines depicting elephants, tigers, and birds.??Stewart says, "When I was just 5 or 6 years old, instead of selling lemonade, I would sell my paintings in front of my house for 3 or 4 cents a piece."
His popularity is not limited to posters and advertisements alone. Stewart has used his works of art to design everything from diapers and children's clothing to toys and movies. His original works hang in galleries, private collections, and corporate offices throughout the world. ??Despite his achievements, Stewart does not rest on his achievements and continues to work daily. Like most high achievers he begins his work day early, and ends his workday in the late afternoon to make time for his wife, three daughters and son.
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