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- Taj Residency, Aurangabad Offers well furnished rooms with direct dial facility & color television, conference & banquet hall, business centre, multicuisine restaurant, garden bar, swimming pool and fitness centre.
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- Aurangabad Gymkhana Club 4 star hotel offers well equipped rooms & suites with all modern amenities, open to sky restaurant, sauna, steam bath, jacuzzi, wooden floor badminton court, snooker table, rooftop tennis court and swimming pool.
- Hotel Kailas Located near the Ellora caves, offers cottage style accommodations, 24 hour hot waters, online reservation facilities, bar, restaurant, sports facilities, telephone, laundry services and safety lockers.
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The 2016 Nissan Titan XD is powered by a new 5-liter, V8 diesel engine.
The company wants to build a 10-story office building with surrounding greenspace.
The Columbus-based engine manufacturer is choosing between three New York-based architectural design firms.
Cummins announced a future multi-million dollar distribution center in downtown Indianapolis today.
Engine-manufacturer Cummins has created a new V8 turbo diesel engine for a Nissan full-size pickup.
The purchase, if it happens, would be nearly equal to a fifth of the company's total stock value.
Cummins plans to lay off 1,500 employees across its entire workforce by the end of the year.
Cummins recently announced a drop in quarterly profits and plans to lay off more than 1,000 employees, which could have ripple effect in the Columbus community.
Cummins, one of the largest employers in Columbus, tends to hire and fire in large numbers, making job security uncertain.
Uncertain global economy and fear of decreased demand for products is causing Cummins to reduce its workforce.

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A report by Manitoba's auditor general pointing to a lack of ethical safeguards in the province's civil service is raising alarm bells.
An online survey of 5,000 public servants, conducted by the auditor general's office, found a third are aware of ethical misconduct or fraudulent activity within their workplace. Yet in only half the cases are managers informed.
Auditor general Carol Bellringer said while the province has stated broad ethical principles for civil servants, it lacks a proper code of conduct that sets out expectations for workers and managers.
She said while a third of workers believe conflicts of interest are an issue in the civil service, a sampling of personnel files her office examined found that in "many" instances, required declaration forms were not included.
Bellringer also found while a third of government employees would like to receive training on fraud awareness and identification, no such instruction is available.
Opposition Leader Brian Pallister said the level of ethical misconduct and fraudulent activity suggested by the report is "a cause for concern" and he called for the government to act.
"In workplaces, whether public or private, it's a team environment that works best. And if team members are afraid to raise concerns about the conduct of other team members, you're not going to build a healthy workplace," he said. The survey found close to half of civil servants identified a misuse of work time or misreporting of time worked as a concern.
"We want value for money. We want an inspired civil service. And we want people who love working there. And you can't love working at a place when your friends aren't as dedicated to their tasks as you are," Pallister said.
Bellringer said public service demands civil servants consistently maintain the highest possible standards of ethical behaviour.
In other sections of her report, released this week, she uncovered instances of questionable expense filings and other ethical lapses on the part of civil servants.
A clerk in the province's Northern Airports office in Thompson used a government purchasing card for personal expenses totalling $37,314. Neither she nor her manager are still in the province's employ. The province is considering civil action to recoup that money and other questionable expenses totalling more than $80,000.
Meanwhile, an audit of the Office of the Fire Commissioner found an employee was able to purchase two government trucks worth a total of $15,000 for only $700. The OFC also spent thousands of dollars on repairs and upgrades to the vehicles after the sale was concluded. The sales were approved by a former fire commissioner in 2009 who is now before the courts.
Finance Minister Jennifer Howard said while she is concerned with some of the issues raised in the report, she said it should be put into context.
"I do not want anyone to leave the impression that our civil servants are engaging in unethical behaviour in a widespread way," she said Thursday.
She said the survey's definition of what constituted unethical behaviour was broad, including "everything from people going home early to not being where they say they're supposed to be to more serious cases of fraud."
The auditor general noted there is currently no formal process in place for employees to anonymously report ethical misconduct or fraudulent activity. While a whistleblower-protection law is in place, many employees do not know who the designated officer is in their office.
Meanwhile, a local human-resources management expert said the findings that one-third of civil servants are aware of ethical misconduct or fraud in the workplace is no surprise. She said the problem is similar in scope outside of government.
"Research on ethical misconduct in the private sector is consistent over the last 10 years at about 30 per cent," said Barbara Bowes.
She advises more training on ethical issues and appointment of ethics officers who are independent of management.
Prof. Arthur Schafer, director of the University of Manitoba's Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, said the province must ensure its employees are aware of how they can report illegal or seriously unethical conduct and those who behave conscientiously will not suffer retribution.
"The most important element needed is to create a culture of professional excellence," he said. "In a society that habitually downgrades and denigrates public servants as 'bureaucrats' -- focused on feathering their own nest -- it's difficult to create and sustain a workplace culture of public service. But there's lots more that can be done and the AG's report highlights some of the means by which the government can improve both the morals and the morale of public servants."


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Unilever PLC
09 May 2006
Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the annual
general meeting and the separate meeting of ordinary shareholders in London.
Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.
All resolutions put to the annual general meeting and separate class meetings in
Rotterdam on 8 May 2006 were also approved.
All continuing directors stood for election and were duly re-elected. These were
Patrick Cescau, Kees van der Graaf, Ralph Kugler, Rudy Markham, Antony Burgmans,
Leon Brittan Lynda Chalker, Wim Dik, David Simon and Jeroen van der Veer.
Charles Golden, Byron Grote, Jean-Cyril Spinetta and Kees Storm were proposed
for election for the first time and were duly elected.
Bertrand Collomb, Oscar Fanjul and Hilmar Kopper retired as non-executive
directors at the meeting.
David Simon replaces Bertrand Collomb as the Senior Independent Director.
All resolutions relating to the Corporate Structure Review were also approved.
• To allow greater flexibility in the allocation of assets between both
parent companies
• To allow shareholders the right, taking into account the need to ensure
unity of management, to nominate candidates for election as Directors.
Shareholders also approved the share capital consolidation by which holders of
Unilever PLC ordinary shares at 6pm on Friday 19 May 2006 will exchange 20
existing Unilever PLC ordinary shares of 1.4 pence each for 9 new Unilever PLC
ordinary shares of 3 1/9 pence each. Dealings in the new shares are expected to
commence on Monday 22 May 2006.
As a result of the share capital consolidation, the Unilever PLC American
Depositary Receipt (ADR) which comprised four Unilever PLC ordinary shares of
1.4 pence each will be changed to comprise one Unilever PLC new ordinary share
of 3 1/9 pence. Citibank N.A., the depositary for the Unilever PLC ADR
programme, will issue to each registered ADR holder as of 19 May 2006 0.8
Unilever PLC ADR for each Unilever PLC ADR held as of 19 May 2006.
Fractions of both ordinary shares and ADRs will be aggregated and sold in the
market with the cash proceeds being distributed to entitled share and ADR
The remaining resolutions were all approved.
1.To receive the Reports and 1,710,840,398 99.87 2,196,246 0.13 13,910,134
Accounts for the year ended 31
December 2005
2.To approve the Directors 1,461,313,785 92.00 127,136,044 8.00 48,649,629
Remuneration Report for the
year ended 31 December 2005
3.To declare a dividend of 1,723,425,566 99.98 391,725 0.02 3,133,681
13.54 pence on the Ordinary
4.To re-elect Mr P J Cescau as 1,713,452,507 99.80 3,362,318 0.20 3,536,540
a Director
5.To re-elect Mr C J van der 1,712,647,126 99.77 3,954,636 0.23 3,743,462
Graaf as a Director
6.To re-elect Mr R D Kugler as 1,712,840,270 99.77 3,957,120 0.23 3,545,789
a Director
7.To re-elect Mr R H P Markham 1,665,074,176 99.75 4,154,334 0.25 51,076,083
as a Director
8.To re-elect Mr A Burgmans as 1,647,987,865 96.06 67,518,351 3.94 4,824,805
a Director
9.To re-elect The Rt Hon The 1,611,951,310 99.85 2,397,837 0.15 19,076,305
Lord Brittan of Spennithorne as
a Director
10.To re-elect The Rt Hon The 1,715,541,711 99.93 1,179,678 0.07 3,590,630
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
QC, DL as a Director
11.To re-elect Professor W Dik 1,714,534,141 99.89 1,903,883 0.11 3,871,102
as a Director
12.To re-elect The Lord Simon 1,715,252,931 99.92 1,397,240 0.08 3,643,224
of Highbury CBE as a Director
13.To re-elect Mr J van der 1,714,796,040 99.90 1,698,963 0.10 3,804,721
Veer as a Director
14.To elect Mr C E Golden as a 1,716,158,067 99.97 459,464 0.03 3,708,181
15.To elect Dr B Grote as a 1,608,627,976 99.59 6,659,156 0.41 18,173,959
16.To elect Mr J-C Spinetta as 1,711,091,385 99.69 5,406,784 0.31 3,840,358
a Director
17.To elect Mr K J Storm as a 1,707,655,928 99.67 5,655,615 0.33 7,022,838
18.To re-appoint 1,599,852,023 99.05 15,316,023 0.95 16,778,749
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
Auditors of the Company
19.To authorise the Directors 1,705,781,647 99.33 11,514,117 0.67 3,037,586
to fix the remuneration of the
20.To renew the authority to 1,707,643,136 99.16 14,483,704 0.84 3,292,616
Directors to issue shares
21.To renew the authority to 1,717,978,171 99.59 7,108,281 0.41 1,809,479
Directors to disapply
pre-emption rights
22.To renew the authority to 1,712,538,051 99.73 4,606,316 0.27 3,154,312
the Company to purchase its own
23.To give authority to align 1,717,310,922 99.93 1,214,438 0.07 8,407,437
the dividend generating
capacity and dividend
24.To amend the Deed of Mutual 1,709,633,503 99.92 1,343,908 0.08 9,266,149
25.To consolidate Unilever 1,720,594,537 99.93 1,270,344 0.07 5,014,229
PLC's share capital
26.To amend the Articles of 1,708,830,152 99.76 4,144,147 0.24 7,290,244
Association in relation to
board nominations
27.To amend the Articles of 1,592,957,129 98.83 18,924,278 1.17 21,440,927
Association in relation to
Directors' remuneration
Votes cast as a percentage of the issued share capital was approximately 58.58%.
Meeting of Ordinary
Amendment to the Equalisation 1,767,349,990 99.91 1,509,001 0.09 8,717,270
Votes cast as a percentage of the issued share capital was approximately 61.04%.
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Google rolled out a tool that mines the Internet for blogs, pictures, videos, and more based on the answer to the question "What do you love?"
A website launched at wdyl.com on Tuesday has a query box for answers to that question and a blue button icon adorned with a white heart.
Searches return a collage of options including finding what you love nearby, exploring it in 3D graphics, calling someone about it, and seeing related patents, trends or news.
The tool was built to showcase Google creations for digging into what the Internet has to offer about topics.
"Type in something that you love -- polar bears, space travel, pickup trucks, Lady Gaga, early Foghat -- whatever strikes your fancy," Google creative lab vice president Andy Berndt said in a blog post.
"No matter what it is, we'll give you back something that will let you get even more into what you love," he promised.
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Media Working Group
Mission Statement
1. To communicate to press and news media the various principles, strategies and events of Occupy Seattle as determined by the General Assembly through press releases, interviews and direct communication.
2. To monitor, report to the GA and other working groups, and counter any disinformation or misrepresentation of the Occupy Seattle movement that may appear in the press and news media.
3. To contribute strategic and practical ideas for framing and maintaining ownership of the Occupy Seattle identity and purpose in media communications for the General Assembly.
Andrew, You sound like a bright guy and I agree with the mission above. However, when I look at the demands, they appear unfocused and unrealistic. We need laser focus on specific issues that can be resolved in the near term, not platitudes that have no metrics associated with them. To right the wrongs in our government we need to have solutions that are well defined and measurable. We need to have time limits for the solutions to be implemented. We need to communicate consequences of non-compliance, much as the current government does now. Our nation was formed because we got tired of the british treating us like slaves and controlling all aspects of the 'colony's' livelihood. We need to let the government know that the people are the basis of the power and we can take our country back again.
The Media Committee Mission Statement is simply a document requested by the General Assembly to define the actions and roles of the various working groups at Occupy Seattle.
The Media Committee is focused on media relations, not policy, strategy or tactics. The General Assembly approves all activities of the various committees.
Sounds like you need to talk with the Tactics group and the Demands group.
I've printed up 200 copies of the Statement by OWS. I will be there tomarrow around 10, probably earlier, I thought we could pass them out and then stand about 15 feet apart down the block making a long line on the sidewalk and we can all start reading at one time. this way as people pass us they get to hear the reasons why we are protesting and if they continue on they still hear it. I would like to end it by reading a list of demands. Starting with End Corporate personhood sounds good to me. any thoughts? Sorry if this isn't where I was supposed to post this.
Mel, Megan, and Zoe…our lovely livestream team need a MacPRO battery and a small solar charger to stay online and stream the GA's, etc. If you can help, leave gear for the livestream team at the white tent, or email MEL at email@example.com for other logistics….day three and we ALMOST got the whole GA streamed today.! Mel will be posting past GA meetings, and other live video, and also has some of his original protest videos online at http://www.livestream.com/owsoccupyseattle
come on seattle…we can do this….live ONLINE FROM OCCUPY seattle
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the occupyseattle livestream team needs volunteers to film, record, be LIVE online at occupyseattle …to volunteer email MEL … firstname.lastname@example.com
also, still need macpro battery(ies) small solar charger, other gear to keep the livestream online. see livestream here: http://www.livestream.com/owsoccupyseattle … over 1000 viewers last night…from all over the world…who all say "LOVE to seattle!"
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A deep cycle marine battery with a power inverter hooked to it can run multiple laptops for many hours (or lights, etc) or can act as a "charging" station (just like a wall socket).
The deep cycle battery can then be re-charged in a wall socket (using the proper charger) or on a solar trickle charger from someone's home when not in use.
This is a basic rig I've used previously in setting up electrical system in remote situations that required power.
I have an inverter and a battery charger I'd be glad to lend to the cause, if anybody has a spare battery.
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Luan or Lauan plywood is made from the wood of the Lauan tree from the South Pacific Rim. Lauan wood is usually referred to a medium-grade Philippine mahogany. This produces a very lightweight wood that is softer than most softwood plywood. The surface finish of Luan plywood is very smooth, mostly without defects. The small defects that are found are filled and sanded smooth with the surface. However, because of these defects, Luan is generally only used for projects that will be painted.
Luan is typically only manufactured in 1/4 inch thickness, although you can find it as thin as 1/8 inch at times. Being so thin, it's utility for furniture and construction is somewhat limited. The thickness table makes it easier to compare and the plywood prices chart makes Luan available for every budget. More than anything, Luan is used for the construction of wood doll houses, crafts projects and toys that require thin wood panels.
Cutting Luan Plywood
Cutting Luan can be a bit of a challenge, due to it being so thin and the resulting flexibility. For long cuts, especially ripping the plywood, you are best off supporting the Luan on either side, blocking it up with dimensional lumber. Make the cut with a circular saw set for shallow cutting. When crosscutting Luan plywood, especially with a jig saw, there is a great tendency for splintering of the surface veneers. You can solve this problem by cutting the surface veneer with a utility knife on the cut line. By keeping your saw blade next to this cut and not overlapping it, you avoid splintering the wood.
This precutting of the surface veneer is especially important when cutting Luan on a jigsaw for use in dollhouses and craft projects. In these cases, there is typically no edging provided, other than the edge of the wood panel. Splintering can ruin the piece one is trying to make. For complex cuts, such as scrolling, precutting the face veneer and ignoring the reverse side veneer is typical, as it is almost impossible to cut both exactly the same. However, in these cases, the reverse side of plywood is normally hidden from view.
Luan can be used in cabinetmaking, specifically for cabinet sides, where little structural strength is required, but a smooth surface is desired. Attaching Luan plywood in such cases is best accomplished with staples and glue. Due to the material being thin and the soft nature of the wood, brads or finishing nails tend to pull out. If you choose to fasten Luan with screws, use caution as screw heads can go right through the Luan. When used for sides of furniture, such as dressers, the Luan is often set into a slot, without fastening, allowing for freedom of expansion due to moisture. This slot also hides the edges of the wood, along with any possible splintering of the surface veneer.
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His memories of those days are vague, but dark. ''It was a scary place,'' he said. ''Looking back, it wasn't very safe. My parents just wanted to move to a safer place.''
Things have felt clearer since then. Dawam was seven when he moved to Australia with his parents, four brothers and sister, and has been a quick learner. A few weeks at English language school was all it took for him to feel comfortable around his new friends, and just three years after starting to kick footballs around the schoolyard, to do what his mates were doing, he has been invited to join the AIS-AFL Academy.
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''We finished one game and by the time we got back to the hotel it was about 9.30pm. I was ready to go to bed, but I heard a knock on the door and it was Duom,'' said Johnson, who coaches the AIS squad, too. ''We sat there for about 45 minutes talking about how he could improve for the next game, and he was just hungry for information. We'd tell him something, and as soon as he got back out on the ground he'd be trying it.''
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We are planning our first trip to Europe in Aug. We are very excited and confused !
We have decided on
Italy ( 7 Days) + Switzerland (4 Days)
We are looking to explore Culture, Food, Countryside and little bit of History/Art. Not yet decided on itinerary, but will be flying into a major airport in Italy (Rome) and flying out of Switzerland (Zurich).
In Italy : We are planning for Rome (2-3 Days) + Florence and 1 Tuscany Small town (2 Days) + Venice (2 Days)
From Venice we will be heading to Switzerland.
In Switzerland: Planning to explore Interlaken, lucerne. Planning to visit Mt jungfrau. From many fodors thread i understand a train journey is a must to explore the picturesque Swiss Alps.
I need help in planning a 4 day trip in Switzerland starting from Venice ending in Zurich.
Please Suggest :
1) How should we travel from Venice to Switzerland?
2) Train Routes that we can take to couple small swiss towns and picturesque valleys and suggestions on cities to stay in.
3) Any small town recommendations in Tuscany Region? I was thinking of Lucca or San Gimignano?
We love exploring Nature, Local Culture and Food/Wine. We are open to go to non touristy back streets and walk around.
Thanks for your time and help.
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We are planning our first trip to Europe in Aug. We are very excited and confused !
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Hitashi, it's great that you're excited about your trip, but I'm concerned that you've underestimated the time it takes to travel between destinations and you won't have time to enjoy the food/wine, local culture, etc that you're looking for on your trip. Don't forget, 7 days = 8 nights, so make sure that's actually what you have, and not the other way around.
It's your first trip to Europe so it's always tempting to cram as much in as possible, but you haven't allowed much time in places, particularly Rome and the Florence/Tuscany sections. It's good that you're flying in to one place and out of another as that will save time, but if you haven't already booked your flights, then you could perhaps consider:
1. spending the time in Italy only, fly into Rome and out of Venice, adding extra time to Rome and Florence (day trip to San Gim would work).
2. removing the Florence/Tuscany section and adding the time to Rome, keeping Switzerland.
3. removing Venice, keeping Switzerland
If you choose to keep Switzerland, you should look at staying just in the Berner Oberland region - Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken, Murren. It's picturesque, 3 days (4 nights) would be good, you'll be able to go up Jungfrau one day and perhaps visit another of the towns (other than the one you choose to stay in) on the other day, and it's only 2hr45mins by train to Zurich airport. Luzern is lovely, but you don't have time to travel around and see all you want to see.
Train travel in Italy will be short: 1.5hrs Rome-Florence on Eurostar Italia, 2.5hrs Florence to Venice. The Venice to Switzerland route is going to be much longer, but scenic in some parts, around 7-8 hours. So consider either an overnight train (there will be changes so won't be a direct train with lots of sleep) or fly (check prices as they may not be budget airline prices).
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After staying in the BO area, you can stop in Lucerne for a few hours, then go on to Zurich. The train station is right on the lake and close to the center of town. We took a boat ride, which is included in the Swiss Pass.
That's what we did--easy. I would have liked more time in Lucerne but this was a great way to see it in a small amount of time.
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I want to enthusiastically recommend staying in Murren when you're in the Berner Oberland region. It is beautiful, and the views from your hotel are going to be breathtaking. We stayed in Chalet Fontana for two nights, which was wonderful.
We stayed in Interlaken for two nights, which I wouldn't do again. I wanted to spend all six nights up in Murren, but there weren't any rooms available. Interlaken was too touristy, and the views weren't nearly as good.
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@madamtrashheap - Thanks for your inputs. We do understand we had less time in our itinerary, so we are now making it a 2 week (13 Nights -14 days)trip.
We are now planning
Fly in to Rome
3-4 Days Rome
2 Days - Tuscany (Florence + San Gimignano)
3 Days Venice
Travel to Switzerland (Train/Flight)
Staying in the Berner Oberland region 3-4 days
Heading Back to US from Zurich
@Haven17 & @Connie - Thanks for the info.
I still need to do more research on Switzerland area.
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You paid attention---nice trip.
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Please see my trip report about my 3 days in Venice and two days in Tuscany.
In particular, a meal on the Giudecca canal is a very fine experience that still brings back good memories. Also, if you stay in San Giamignano, consider doing some sort of wine tour while there. One quirky thing about the Italian wine industry is that they don't seem to communicate it well on English websites. You may have to be flexible when you get there. Your hotel will be able to help with this. But seriously, one doesn't go to Tuscany without visiting a few vineyards.
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@bobthenavigator - Thanks!
@docdan - Yes, Tuscany trip is incomplete without a visit to vineyards. I love Tuscan food and if time permits i would love to take a cooking class as well! Look forward to read and benefit from your trip report!
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Unless you really have a burning desire to see San Gimignano, you might get more of what you want from Tuscany by staying in a small town in the Chianti, which would also make it easier to then move on to Venice.
There are buses that go from Florence to Panzano in Chianti or Greve in Chianti in an hour. You can also get a driver to take you, which might be easier but of course more expensive.
It will take you 2 hours and a change of bus to get to San Gimignano, and although they do grow wine there, the vinyards of Chianti are really very famous for the red wine, and the views there are more typical of why Tuscany is so famous.
You can also probably find a cooking class in Panzano or Greve or somewhere very near there.
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PS: Sometimes you can find a cooking class that will pick you up in Florence and take you an estate in the Chianti for the class. From there, it would be cheaper to find a driver to take you the rest of the way to Panzano or Greve. Then after, you could take the bus to Florence and then get the train to Venice.
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I have never stayed here but I have seen this place recommended by many people who love a true experience of the wine country of Tuscany. You would probably need to arrange for a driver to take you there from Florence, but the prices of the rooms and the cooking class are very affordable. So you could have a really lovely stay in a winery in the Chianti, take a cooking class and have a organic dinner.
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@ zeppole - Makes sense.
We just one do a small town in Tuscany, where we can get a local feel and get some downtime to explore - People, Wine and food.
Only reason i was not considering Chianti reason in particular, is to not repeat what we usually do in Napa Valley. Since we stay 1 hour away from Napa region, and do winery visits a lot. I dont want my day to be absorbed by just winery's and vineyards. Inputs?
I will consider Chianti ( Panzano)in detail.
What are your thoughts on Lucca or Pienza?
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Wanting to go beyond Napa is certainly an understandable reason to hesitate about the Chianti.
I may be the wrong person to ask about Lucca, since while others love it, I've always found it rather too preciously preserved for tourism. (Insert howls of protest from Lucca lovers.) Making matters worse, I don't care for Lucchese cuisine, which is quite distinctive. So you might want to consult Lucca fans, which are legion. It is not a hilltown, if that matters to you.
If you are going from Rome to Florence, you'll waste time doubling back to get to Pienza. You could take a train to Chiusi and get a taxi there for Pienza (about 50e?) But Pienza is super-tourist town, as is San Gimignano. In August, these places are swamped with foreigners, and "local feel" is really chased right out of town.
This is obviously a problem with every well-known Tuscan town, especially on train lines -- except?
I often hear the same about Certaldo Alta (never been)
I *think* it is possible to get to San Miniato by public transportion, but I'm not sure
Ditto Pescia (noted for its good food)
I think in a place like Pescia you won't feel for a second you are in Napa. Other places, like San Gimignano, certainly don't look like Napa, but it is better than even odds you'll be in a mob of tourists, all saying "awesome."
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@ zeppole
Will definitely prefer a hilltown! Pescia sounds good.
Since our next destination after Florence is Venice. I feel we should do something in middle, so we can effectively use our 1 day in enjoying instead of getting there.
Perhaps, stay both nights in Florence and do a day trip ?
Thanks !
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Also, would you recommend doing a car rental in florence for 2 days, so we have the ease of transportation in tuscany region.
Would it help ? Cost ? Or Driving is a hassle and too much to figure out ?
Also, we are now considering to travel in July.
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If you were going to rent a car, it might make more sense to pick it up in Chiusi, an hour outside of Rome by train, and drive it north on a scenic route into Tuscany, stay in a hilltop town, and maybe even keep it until you got to Venice, and drop it off there.
However, in August, a 2-day rental might be quite pricey, especially if you are not stick-shift drivers (and then, you may need to go someplace bigger than Chiusi to rent the car).
And you would still need to carefully pick your spot if your true heart's desire was something of Tuscany away from the biggest tourist impact, plus a visit to Florence. Maybe Certaldo could give you both -- a scenic drive en route, a small untouristy hill town, but a public transportation connection to Florence for a day trip so you don't have to drive there (NOT recommended). You can probably find a cooking class in Certaldo. Contact the woman who runs Divina Cucina out of Florence. She lives in Certaldo.
But if you didn't want to rent a car, staying in Florence and taking a day trip to Pescia for lunch might show you a sweet Tuscan town that is filled 90 percent with Tuscans. You might find a cooking class there too. Or in Pistoia. You just take the train to either town. (Pescia is higher up the slope of the hills.)
There is a highly regarded restaurant in Pescia called "Cecco" at via Forti 96. It is closed Mondays and I am not certain if it is open for lunch. I believe it is open in August.
Here is more about Pescia -- honestly, I'm not pushing you to go there. It's just one of the few small towns I can think of within train reach of Florence that has a truly local Tuscan feel. Perhaps others know more.
But don't overthink Tuscany. Too many people do!
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I need inputs on my travel via trains from Venice to Zurich. Our stay in Switzerland is 3-4 Nights (Before i head to Paris)
I understand there are no direct trains, we will have to change. I was hoping to make my train journey from Venice to Zurich to be a trip in itself (staying 2 Nights in between).
Can i possibly take Bernina or Glacier express as the part of the trip? Any other trains i could take?
I am interested to see the Mt. Jungfrau , Interalaken & Lucerne region. But that being said i am open to recommendations.
I am looking for a Beautiful train journey with spectacular views, scenic valleys, cliff side journeys and postcard swiss towns!
Hoping to do an interesting train journey from Venice to Zurich instead of a flight and then taking trains to cover these regions.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Hitashi,
With only two nights, you don't have time to do the Bernina Express and Glacier Express plus Jungfrau and Interlaken region. I'm afraid you'll have to force the difficult choice.
If you want to do the Bernina and Glacier Express, you could go from Venice to Milan, then Milan to Tirano to catch the BE. It will deposit you in St. Moritz. I would stay two nights in St. Moritz and then go on to Zürich from there.
But if you really want to do part of the Glacier Express too, you could go from St. Moritz to Andermatt on the GE, then move onward to Zürich. That trip will take about seven hours and will cover the best part (imo), the highest part of the GE, between Disentis and Andermatt.
If you wanted to do the Jungfraujoch and Interlaken region, you would just take the train from Venice to Interlaken Ost (about seven or eight hours) and stay there for two nights. Then move on to Zürich.
I would caution you against moving around too much; ironically, the more you move, the less you get to see. You wouldn't have time to get beyond the main street in your destination -- you'll be able to set foot in these places but won't be able to do much more.
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Have fun as you plan!
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Thanks for your inputs. I agree more we move, less we see.
We have 3 nights & 4 Days. I think i will take the train from Venice to Interlaken Ost and then spend 3 days there before i head to Zurich for my onward journey.
What are my options in and around Interlaken area ? Any recommendations on train journeys or boat rides?
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Hi again,
Yes, that's a good idea.
Unfortunately, I normally ski when I'm in the Jungfrau area, so I don't know a lot about sights or walks.
Because you're travelling in August, I strongly recommend that you avoid Interlaken. It is a tourist hub, and in the summertime, it is lined with tour busses and crowded with the offloaded day-tripers -- really not at all pleasant.
In addition, Interlaken isn't in the mountains at all but in the flats between the two lakes. It'll take you two hours to get up to the top of the mountains or about 40 minutes to get to one of the sweet mountain villages. You'll spend your time craning your neck and looking up to see the mountains.
You can avoid that August tourist bustle if you stay in one of the car-free villages that are above Interlaken, and you'll be right in the mountains. Your views will be over to the other mountains and down into the valley. The villages are Wengen or Mürren or Lauterbrunnen (Lauterbrunnen is the lowest of the three and sits at the base of some cliffs). You can research them at
Have fun as you plan!
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swandav2000 - Thanks for your inputs.
I am going in mid July now (Week of July 15). I iwll look for accommodations in recommended areas.
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I am taking my family of 5 to Switzerland for 2 weeks in July.
May I suggest swissmountainschalets.com
They have chalets in Wengen which would be a good home base for the Jungfrau trip and visiting Interlaken.
So far, they have been very helpful in my trip planning as we are home base in wengen for 5 days.
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An Anoka County Board committee has dropped proposed language changes to Anoka County's personnel rules and regulations governing promotional probationary period pay increases that had caused a sometimes heated discussion at the Dec. 13, 2010 board meeting.
At that time, the board unanimously agreed to table a decision on the proposal, which had been recommended by its Benefits and Compensation Committee, to the Jan. 10 meeting to allow for further consideration.
But when the committee, comprising Anoka County Board Chairperson Rhonda Sivarajah and Anoka County Board Vice Chairperson Robyn West, met Jan. 3, it decided not to move ahead with the proposed rule changes.
"There will be no change in the policy," West told fellow board members at their Jan. 10 meeting.
Instead, the committee asked staff to "update and refine the probationary performance evaluation scales used in recommending employee salary increases."
According to County Administrator Jerry Soma, staff will develop guidelines that supervisors will use to determine the percentage of promotional probationary period pay increases with the maximum being 5 percent of base salary.
The proposal from the committee would have limited the pay increase of up to 5 percent of base salary on successful completion of the six-month probation period to only when a new employee joins Anoka County.
According to the language in the committee's original recommendation, in no event shall the employee be eligible for an initial hire salary increase before the employee has been in the position for six months, regardless of when the employee successfully completes probation.
And the language stated that the raise would be in lieu of accelerated range movement.
Former employees rehired as regular employees would not have been eligible for an initial hire probation salary increase when they returned to the same or similar job classification that they formerly occupied, the proposed language stated.
Right now, the eligibility for the up to 5 percent raise applies not only to new hires, but also to existing employees who are promoted to another position and successfully complete the six-month probation in the new job.
With their promotion, those employees also get an automatic 3 percent pay increase for every salary grade level they move up with the promotion, according to Sivarajah.
The proposed new language would have also required that any increase for the new hire would not exceed the midpoint of the appropriate salary range.
The current language for promotion probation increase of up to 5 percent states that it will not exceed the salary range maximum.
County Commissioner Jim Kordiak objected to the proposal Dec. 13. In his view, the current policy, which had been in place for many years, had not caused any problems that Kordiak was aware of during his 20 years as chairman of the Management Committee, he said.
It is well known that Anoka County pays its employees less than do comparable counties in the metro area and this is a way to spur career advancement in county government, Kordiak said.
According to Sivarajah, a reason for the proposed change was that employees receiving the promotional probationary increase sometimes end up earning more than a longtime employee in the same position and this "leapfrogging" has a "ripple effect."
Under the present system, a person who is promoted and moves up three salary grade levels would get a 3 percent raise for each of the three grade-level movements plus be eligible for up to a 5 percent increase if they successfully completed their probationary period, Sivarajah said.
And while Anoka County employees may not earn as much as their counterparts in other counties, she said the county's benefit package was "extremely generous" and "much richer" than other counties.
But County Commissioner Carol LeDoux said it was important that the county provide incentives for people to grow in their careers.
Peter Bodley is at [email protected]


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I have put the latest update on my iPad, but it will not restore and comes up with error 14. I have Windows Vista and have never had any problems syncing my iPad in the past or my 2x iphones or ipod touch. I am getting the itunes symbol along with the USb connection symbol.
I have also tried to restore it using other USB ports and I have even uninstalled itunes and reinstalled it.
What I have noticed , is as it is restoring the bar on the computer moves quicker than the bar on the iPad, so the iPad bar only gets just under half way, when the computer restore bat has finished.
Any ideas would be greatly apreciated, as I want to avoid taking it back to apple for them to restore as this won't solve the problem.


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Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change
Policy makers have repeatedly stated a need for more complete scientific information on the ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on forests and people to support management and policy decisions.
They recommended making adaptation of forests to climate change the subject of the first scientific assessment of GFEP. Accordingly, an Expert Panel on Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change was formed by the GFEP Steering Committee in late 2007 to carry out this assessment. View the Terms of Reference of the Expert Panel.
The Expert Panel consisted of 37 scientists with outstanding scientific expertise on issues related to forests and adaptation and is chaired by Professor Risto Seppälä. About the same number of scientists contributed to the assessment as reviewers. The Panel members and the reviewers were selected with a view to achieving the best possible coverage and balance in terms of areas of expertise, regions, gender and cultural diversity.
Their voluntary collaboration between February 2008 and 2009 resulted in a most comprehensive assessment regarding
- the interrelations among forest ecosystems, the services they provide, and climate change
- the past and future impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems and the people that depend on these ecosystems
- management and policy options for adaptation.
The assessment report "Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A Global Assessment Report" and a policy brief were published officially at the 8th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).
The report is the first product of the Global Forest Expert Panels of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and presents the state-of-knowledge about the impacts of climate change on forests and people and options for adaptation.
The report as well as a policy brief (available in all UN languages) can be downloaded at: http://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/


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Eight Christian protesters have pleaded guilty to trespassing and have all been given spent convictions after staging a sit-in vigil at the Perth office of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
The group conducted a prayer vigil at the Liberal deputy leader's electorate office in Subiaco on December 10, calling for the release of 135 children locked-up on Nauru and for an end to offshore detention.
It was one of several peaceful sit-ins around the country as part of a national day of action by the Love Makes A Way Christian movement, which seeks to end Australia's current asylum seeker policies through prayer and non-violence.
Ms Bishop was not in the office at the time.
Teresa Miranda Lee, Jarrod Saul McKenna, Alexandra Jane McKellar, Alan Timothy McGrechan, Lorna Ann Mary Green, Richard Scott Telfer, Sarah Elaine Mills Menogue and Beverley Ann Fabb appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Prosecutors told the court the group used the intercom to tell staff they were with Child Services and had an appointment.
They then spent the day holding a sit-in, chanting and praying while staff worked around them.
The defence lawyer said their actions were "self-sacrificial" and they were seeking social justice.
He said they came to the office with flowers and cookies but when they were arrested and taken to the Perth Watch House they were strip-searched.
All eight were granted spent convictions, given conditional release orders with a $500 undertaking and ordered to pay costs of $79.
A conviction means they won't face any penalties or be obliged to disclose their conviction.
That was despite McKenna and McGrechan having previously committed similar offences.
McKenna was part of a group of 11 Christian leaders who held a similar protest at Ms Bishop's office earlier last year.
Pastor McKenna from WestCity Church of Christ earlier said outside court that the children had been locked up and left in limbo.
WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam supported the group during a protest before court and said the Love Makes A Way group were taking the campaign to those who needed to hear it.
"I have great respect for their courage not to be silent and I am proud of their action to stand up for refugees seeking asylum in Australia," he said.
The group claimed they were unlawfully strip-searched before being charged over the sit-in and planned to pursue that matter in court.


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Nothing But The Truth
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Apothecary Faustin at Beggar's Haunt needs 5 Shadow Panther Hearts, Mire Lord Fungus and some Green Whelp Blood.
I have just the right serum in mind. It will deal with the truth in precisely the way the truth should be dealt with.
For this concoction I will need several Shadow Panther hearts from the Swamp. I also require the enchanted fungus off of the Mire Lord who resides there. I am sure one as able as you, <name>, can persuade him to part with some.
The last item I'll need for the serum is the blood of a dreaming whelp, like the ones that live outside Itharius' cave in the swamp.
Now, off you go!
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The Unexplainable Billy Eli
His current release, The UnExplainable Billy Eli, pulls painfully raw emotions from his gut and turns them into haunting, affecting, melody-driven songs. The themes begun in his earlier work continue here, deeper, stronger, and with the sense of urgency that comes when you begin to sense the downhill side of the journey.
Hell Yeah!
Billy's 2011 album is Hell Yeah! – an 11 song tour through a shifting country-rock landscape of loss, love, and life. The album reached #12 on the Roots Music Report's Roots-rock chart, and spent 16 weeks total in the top 40. The album was #67 on the Top 100 Roots Country Albums of 2011.
Billy Eli is a Texas treasure.
He's like a nice bottle of tequila, sometimes smooth, other times it kicks your ass.
Drink him in. And by all means, swallow the worm.
– Michael Buffalo Smith, Kudzoo Magazine
My Kind of Country
Billy's unmistakeable guitar Clementine and boots grace the cover of the new book by Southern music historian Michael Buffalo Smith. It presents a series of interviews with some of country music's biggest stars, assembled from his archive of over 15 years of conversations. From Cowboy Jack Clement to Bobby Bare, Jerry Reed to Shooter Jennings, and of course our own Billy Eli, the volume is filled to the rim with country music history, stories and photographs.


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Sorenson cashes in last check at bank
HAGER CITY --- Sandy Sorenson started in the banking industry when she was 17-years-old.
"I started in the mailroom at First National Bank in St. Paul," she remembered. "I loved it."
The love of working for a bank hasn't stopped, as she has risen through the ranks over the years through her current job as Head Teller/Bank Security Officer for Hiawatha National Bank (HNB) in Hager City.
That is as of 6 p.m. Thursday, when her retirement became official after 16 years at HNB and nearly 40 in the banking business.
"I'll miss the people, but not the day-to-day grind," she said, fighting back tears. "We have some of the most interesting customers, I'll miss that. I'll miss the girls, but I'll be right across the river. (She and husband Henry, who will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary next year, live in Red Wing.)
"I don't think it'll sink in until 5 p.m. today. It'll hit me tomorrow when I wake up and I don't have to go to work."
Sorenson was born in Sunnyside, Wash., but grew up in the Twin Cities area. After high school graduation, she started work at First National Bank in the mailroom and moved her way up the proof department.
Sorenson then moved to the First National Bank in Albert Lea, Minn., which was Henry's hometown. (Sorenson had a cousin who also lived in Albert Lea and introduced the two).
She then came back to the Cities area, working for Northwest Banks (now Wells Fargo) out of Maple Grove, Minn., and Red Wing. She was with Northwest for 22 years before being a victim of corporate downsizing.
After working in hospitals and for an attorney, she found out that wasn't her cup of tea and wanted back in the banking business. She jumped at the opportunity when Hiawatha National had the opening back in 1990.
"There have been a lot of changes in 16 years, but the biggest one has been from going to doing mostly everything by hand to compute," she said.
Throughout her career, for example, she's been a teller, proofer, handled new accounts and was an assistant cashier.
"By starting at the very bottom, I've gained a lot of knowledge that I want to try and pass on so the (newcomers) know what's going on," she added.
The retirement didn't come as shock to her co-workers, she said, as she told them in January she was going to retire at some point this year. Her first thought was in October to coincide with her 60th birthday, but she decided to hang on for one more month.
As for what's next, Sandy and Harry (who is already semi-retired) will spend more time with the family, as one child, Jennifer, lives in California and the other one, Jon, lives in Illinois. Between the two, they've given Sandy and Harry five grandchildren.
She said there'll be more time for hobbies such as sewing, crocheting and traveling. Furthermore, she added it wouldn't be surprising if the couple takes up residence in a western state like Colorado or Wyoming, for example. Sandy explained the two of them have vacationed in every state west of the Mississippi and became big fans of the western landscape.


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The actress claimed she lost contact with the actor when her phone broke down, and got distracted with her legal problems.
Lindsay Lohan took notice that Charlie Sheen was upset that she was not grateful for his help. The troubled star has apologized to Sheen by sending him a bouquet of flowers to his home.
Sheen helped Lohan financially, sending her a check of $100,000 to cover half of her tax bills. He became close to Lohan after starring together in spoof movie "Scary Movie 5". Sheen took pity on her when one of her movie projects cut her short. "They owed her money, didn't pay her, so I took care of it," he said.
Weeks went by without Lohan thanking Sheen for his generosity. "I'm still waiting for a text to say thank you," Sheen told ET earlier this week. "Anything, anything, you know?"
A belated thank you then came in the form of flowers and an apology note. Lohan, according to TMZ, said her phone broke and she lost his contact number so she could not get in touch with him immediately.
She also reasoned that she got preoccupied by the latest criminal charges filed against her. The actress was arrested on November 29 in a New York City nightclub for allegedly punching a female patron in the face.
Lohan reportedly owes the IRS $233,904 in unpaid federal taxes for year 2009 and 2011. The IRS seized her bank accounts earlier this month when she still had not paid the debt.


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22 U.S. Code § 6762 - Specific enforcement
§ 6762.
Specific enforcement
(a) JurisdictionThe district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over civil actions to—
(b) Civil actions
(1) In generalA civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought—
(Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title V, § 502, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–885.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original "this Act" and was translated as reading "this division", meaning div. I of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–856, known as the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6701 of this title and Tables.
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Fund manager
It comes in the wake of a Fairfax Media investigation which alleged top Leighton Holdings executives, including former group chief executive
Leighton shares have plummeted 14 per cent to $16.74 a share since the story was published on October 3, amid growing concerns of poor corporate governance within the contractor.
Mr Marais, managing director at fund manager Allan Gray, said Australia's director pool had become "inbred", which had led to boards and management becoming too close.
"Directors are not on shareholders' side, they are on the side of management or the chairman, because that's who appoints them. I think this is relevant in Leighton but it's relevant across the board," he said.
"I think there should be much more competitive tendering for directors' positions."
A number of fund managers have said a company's corporate governance practices are pivotal in their decision to invest.
Ongoing concerns about Leighton governance
Kapstream Capital managing director
"We have not owned Leighton in a couple of years now and the big reason is the transparency and the management decisions," he said. "Leighton is owned by a German company, which is in turn owned by a Spanish company, but there is a question around how the decisions are being made.
"It is not a very transparent process. That would be one of the reasons why we have not invested in Leighton."
"We subscribe to services that rate them on governance and they have rated very, very poorly in the past and that has shown up in their bond yields, which are higher than they should be, given their rating and, in the end, it means that some investors are avoiding their issuance because of these issues," Mr Goldman said.
Minter Ellison partner
"Whether we create a new regulator would be one option, an expensive option. The other option would be to give ASIC or Austrac a direct remit of power to cover that area," he said.
Mr Freeman said Australia should consider how the United States and Britain regulated financial markets.
"The Department of Justice and the SEC in the US recently put out over 100 pages of guidance to companies, which sounds like a lot, but is certainly very useful with respect to what companies should be doing, what they should be reporting and how they should be dealing with problems," he said.
"If we had that here, it would be useful for business."
The Australian Financial Review


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This article was published 17/3/2014 (1251 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BRANDON — Internet access can't improve fast enough for rural school divisions across Manitoba, said Rolling River School Division Supt. Reg Klassen.
Due to isolation and long distances, some rural schools still have "very poor" Internet connectivity, Klassen said. But installing high-speed fibre-optic lines to a number of the division's schools on the division's own dime has made a "significant difference."
Legislative amendments will now allow school divisions to enter into cost-sharing agreements to build or enhance Internet services in schools, Education and Advanced Learning Minister James Allum recently announced.
"This legislation will facilitate connecting schools all across the province to the Internet, especially in rural Manitoba, ensuring school divisions can access information, training and knowledge available on the web," Allum said in a press release.
Legislative amendments will give the Department of Education and Advanced Learning the authority to review and approve proposals from school divisions to enter cost-sharing partnerships. The news release also stated school boards would first consider partnering with another local organization, such as another school division or a municipality, over a partnership with a local private-sector organization.
"Internet access is essential for schools to help meet the learning needs of students," Manitoba School Boards Association president Floyd Martens stated in the same media release. "This is a positive step that has the potential to be particularly beneficial in school divisions with limited means where partnerships will help address this need."
These amendments won't change Brandon School Division's partnership with Westman Communications Group, the division's communications and technology specialist said.
Klassen said these changes don't "completely solve the problem. This is only one small step in making it a little easier for divisions financially," he said. "What it means is that some more schools are going to get connected."
He said a lot of schools "have done their own thing to get their school connected," including going wireless, which Klassen said has its limitations.
—Brandon Sun


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Many of us are mourning the end of summer and the long, warm days and cool evenings that go with it. Luckily for us skiers though, this seemingly gloomy time of year has a welcome silver lining as it heralds the beginning of the ski season. It's time to get ready for the slopes!
As I prepare for a winter of snow sports, I decided to catch up with our ski ambassador Chemmy Alcott for a chat about one of the best aspects of the ski season: the après ski. Nothing feels better after a day on the slopes then relaxing with a vin chaud in an altitude chalet, but as a professional athlete, Chemmy reminded me that there's more to the life of a serious skier than hitting the cosy bars and enjoying the nightlife. "No kicking back with a nice Gluhwein for me," she said, "it's straight onto the treadmill! But if I don't have to race the next day, I love a relaxing session in the sauna too."
Fortunately, most of us aren't training for ski championships, meaning we get to soak up all the fun après ski has to offer. In my experience, the best Gluhwein, along with some of the most warming and restorative food to be found anywhere in Europe's snow covered hotspots can be found in the Austrian Alps. Flights to Innsbruck from Monarch will put you within easy reach of world famous bars such as the Crazy Kanguru at Saint Anton—a bar Chemmy highly recommends. Well-known for its parties, extensive menu and incredible views, it's the ideal place to wind down after a day on the slopes. Just two hours drive from Saint Anton is the resort of Kitzbuhel, which is home to Pinkies, a much-loved celebrity hangout, and The Londoner which, ironically, specialises in mouth-watering Austrian cuisine.
In Switzerland, Chemmy told me that the place to head for fantastic après ski is St. Moritz. "People-watching is always part of the fun of St. Moritz," she says. ""But, if, like me, you can't hit the bars straight after skiing, there's always lots of other stuff going on here to keep you occupied. You can even watch polo matches on the frozen lake."
While the Austrian Alps are renowned for their wild après ski atmosphere, Chemmy is keen to point out that après ski is not all about wild parties. She told me that in Italian and French resorts there is a gentler ambience with more emphasis on good food. "I've had some of the most amazing meals in Cortina. The White Grouse Pub in Flaine has a very English feel with delicious food to restore you after your session on the slopes." Travelling to Grenoble with Monarch puts you within easy reach of Flaine and some of Europe's best ski resorts, where fondues and raclettes are the specialty speciality of the region. Chemmy admitted that if she didn't have to watch her diet, she'd indulge in these delicious dishes a lot more regularly. "I love cheese and cured meats," she says, "I actually prefer the Swiss fondue to the French, as the Swiss mix the types of cheeses they use which makes it ultra delicious." .
When I asked Chemmy what she loved most about the Alps, she said, "I love the vastness; the fact that it's possible to not ski down the same slope twice in a day." Unlike slopes in the United States where it's common to drive to the mountains, Alpine ski resorts are usually designed for people on foot, allowing the après ski atmosphere to really take off.
As we said goodbye, Chemmy left me with some sound words of advice. "Have fun, but try not to waste your precious ski days away recovering from hangovers!" I'll do my best Chemmy!
great advice – really can't wait for some apres ski this season!!! 🙂


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Mahua Kothi
Mahua Kothi is the first luxury safari lodge resulting from a collaboration between Taj Hotels and &Beyond (formerly CC Africa), and it has successfully married the African safari concept with the service of the finest Indian hotels. Located just 20 minutes from
the entrance to Bandhavgarh National Park, the lodge's buildings are sprinkled over 40 acres of private land. There are only 12 suites (called kutiyas), each with a private courtyard, and they are decorated in a rustic, earthy style that feels authentic but does not sacrifice luxury. Daily game drives take place in 4×4 vehicles and guests are accompanied by a trained naturalist that will point out spot sloth bears, leopards, jungle cats, and, of course, tigers. Dining is an experience in itself, featuring carefully prepared traditional Indian fare showcasing the freshest fruits, vegetables and meats.


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Infinithéâtre Presents the Return of
Kafka's Ape
Based on Franz Kafka's short story, A Report to an Academy
Adapted from the original German and directed by Guy Sprung
Thursday, November 7 – Sunday November 24, 2013
"I deliberately don't use the word 'freedom'. 'Freedom' is a powerfully seductive word which your so-called civilized world uses very cleverly, very effectively, to entrap and occupy whole continents." - Redpeter
MONTREAL - Infinithéâtre presents the remount of its hugely successful world premiere of Kafka's Ape, Guy Sprung's adaptation of Franz Kafka's A Report to an Academy, from the original German. Kafka's Ape runs from Nov. 7-24 at Bain St. Michel. This disturbing satire is a theatrical tour-de-force starring company favourite Howard Rosenstein as keynote speaker, the primate Mr. Redpeter. Born in 1883, Kafka is one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.
Sprung is thrilled with the response the play garnered during its original run, "During the last week of the February performances we were turning audiences away. We are bringing the show back to be able to offer it to schools, particularly CEGEPs and universities, as well as Montreal audiences who missed the opportunity to catch one of the most exciting productions of the city's past theatre season." Sprung is looking forward to revisiting the production, "Last season was the premiere of a first draft of the play and an initial exploration of the central character. This new rehearsal period will allow the company to polish the script, deepen the tragic ape to human internal journey and have the time to expand and define the onstage relationship between Redpeter and Mrs. Redpeter."
Captured on the Gold Coast and imprisoned in a cage, Redpeter's only escape route is to become a walking, talking, spitting, hard-drinking member of the Peace Industry, the entrepreneurial world of mercenary soldiers. In detailing the journey of his enforced evolution from Apehood to Humanhood, Mr. Redpeter is a living embodiment of the irony that perhaps now he is more animal than he ever was as an ape. Witness a human become an ape become a human before your very eyes...
When Kafka's piece, Ein Bericht an eine Academie (Report to an Academy) was first published in 1917, the Great War was still raging. Millions of human beings were coerced into an orgy of killing each other and proving Homo sapiens to be vastly superior to gorillas and chimpanzees when it came to mass murder and genocide.
Writer/director Guy Sprung has adapted Kafka's story, originally a tale of the captured simian turned into a celebrated variety show act, and has Redpeter end up as a distinguished member of the 'private security industry', a euphemism that white-washes his reality as a mercenary soldier. Sprung is certain Kafka will not object to this contemporizing of his work, "Just as Redpeter, in the original, had to distort his animal nature to be accepted into humanhood, so in our version he has to distort his nature even more to be assimilated into one of the most heinous occupations that Homo sapiens has embraced on its evolutionary journey - the privatization of the killing and the subjugating of other human beings for profit." Kafka's central thesis, that other animals have a dignity and a respect for Mother Nature and their own species which Homo sapiens have lost, has been nudged into the 21st century. Sprung adds, "My father's generation of Canadians who volunteered to fight in the Second World War must be rolling in their graves to see the military turned into a for-profit enterprise."
Kafka's Ape
Infinithéâtre at Bain St-Michel
5300, rue St-Dominique (corner Maguire)
Tuesday to Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday matinée at 2:00pm
Tickets: $17-$25, Infinithéâtre 6pack available
Sunday, November 10 is pay-what-you-can
Tickets: Regular: $25, Students/Seniors: $20, Groups: $17, Infinithéâtre 6Packs available (6 tickets for $75)
Box Office: 514 987-1774 ext. 104, online at www.infinitheatre.com with PayPal, Ticket sales at the door are CASH ONLY
Other upcoming Infinitheatre shows:
• The Pipeline, Dec. 4-8
&b7ll; Infinithéâtre's annual series of free public readings, presenting three new Québec plays Hanafuda Denki (The Dance of Death), Jan. 13-18 - A Goth-Manga-Kabuki-Pop gender-bending musical treat for the senses
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The Productivity of Convergence Debate: A Theoretical and Methodological Reconsideration
While the debate over whether and why convergence between national productivity rates between countries over time has occurred is a lively one, the discussion has largely ignored two issues: the development of a generalized theoretical model of cross-country growth patterns that could explain convergence or divergence, and disregard of alternative, well-established methodologies to measure convergence in favor of the mainstream, neoclassical model, which is argued to have problems with respect to the "operationalization of the concept of capital." Elmslie and Milberg attempt to remedy the situation by first providing an examination of the convergence debate based on an input-output analysis, and then employing an historical/institutionalist framework to explain the current wide disparities in the rates of convergence found between two countries—Japan and Portugal—that had, at one point in time, been on a similar convergence paths but that experienced two different futures.
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wow this is so hard trying to sell yourself to the female population! Anyway this is my first atempt and being a male no doubt I will make a hash of it but here goes!!!
My name is Mike I am 42 years of age (soon to be 43), non smoker with no children. I am currently seperated and for those that have worn the T shirt before I have come through to the other side and I am hoping to find a great companion to share life with.
Now before I start to make a fool out of myself I have decided that honesty is the best policy so what I would like or hope to find from this venture? Firstly I am NOT a player, I consider myself to be genuine and trustworthy. I have a caring nature and would love to find a companion to hopefully spend some quality time with and just maybe someone to grow old with lol!!! I value the simple things in life but i also appreciate the finer things after all it is nice to spoil yourself occasionally. I love the outdoors and I love the rain I also like the sun but given the choice its rain all the way with me !!
Anyway if I have caught your interest and you would like to find out a little more about me please get in touch I will reply to all
If im not for you then good luck in your search and may the best man win lol
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Off the Kuff has some updates on the state of play in the redistricting lawsuits.
McBlogger finds Speaker Joe Straus finally discovering that he fudged the numbers on the budget (profanity warning).
As Michelle Obama appears at a Houston fundraiser hosted by hedge fund billionaire John Arnold, PDiddie at Brains and Eggs wants to know what the difference is between Democrats who cozy up to Wall Street and Republicans.
Now that Rick Perry has flamed out, CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wonders if the batsh*t crazy crowd will prevail with Herman Cain?
The DOJ stated the GOP redistricting plans in Texas had "..the intent of limiting the voting power of Hispanic voters". WCNews at Eye On Williamson has that and more, Texas GOP's attack on Hispanic voters.
Lightseeker explains why The Banks have no grounds for raising their fees now! Check out the details at TexasKaos.
Neil at Texas Liberal offered up his views on who liberals and progressives can support in upcoming Houston municipal elections. Neil's view is that Green candidate Amy Price leads the pack for City Council, while incumbent Mayor Annise Parker does not merit the support of those on the left.