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Strong wireless and data results drive earnings growth
Free cash flow up 23 per cent
Quarterly dividend increased to 64 cents per share - up 10.3% from a year ago
CEO to take salary in TELUS shares for fourth consecutive year
Vancouver, B.C. – TELUS Corporation's third quarter 2012 revenue increased six per cent to $2. 8 billion, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased by five per cent to $1.0 billion. Earnings per share rose eight per cent to $1.08.
TELUS' growth was primarily generated by a seven per cent increase in wireless revenue and a 12 per cent increase in wireless EBITDA, resulting from a 23 per cent increase in data revenue due to continued smartphone adoption. Wireline revenue growth of four per cent was generated by a 14 per cent increase in data revenue driven by strong TV and high-speed Internet growth.
TELUS' total customer base of 13 million grew with the addition this quarter of 116,000 new postpaid wireless customers, 42,000 new TV subscribers and 26,000 high-speed Internet customers, partially offset by a moderating network access line loss of 39,000. TELUS' total wireless subscriber base of 7.6 million is up five per cent year over year and the average revenue per unit increased by 1.5 per cent. The TELUS TV subscriber base of 637,000 is up 41 per cent from a year ago, while high-speed Internet customers are up seven per cent to surpass 1.3 million.
Free cash flow in the third quarter increased 23 per cent from a year ago to $426 million primarily due to higher EBITDA.
Annual guidance for 2012, which was last adjusted in August, has been reaffirmed.
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(2) Net income and EPS for the third quarter of 2012 included favourable income tax-related adjustments of $3 million or one cent per share.
(3) For definition, see Section 11.2 in 2012 third quarter Management's discussion and analysis.
(4) Sum of wireless subscribers, network access lines, total Internet subscribers, and TELUS TV subscribers (IPTV and satellite TV).
"Our long-standing strategy to invest in broadband wireless and wireline data technology, services and applications within our core businesses coupled with a focus on putting customers first has resulted in strong quarterly operational and financial growth," said Darren Entwistle, TELUS President and CEO. "We attracted 116,000 new postpaid wireless customers, 42,000 new TV customers, and 26,000 new high-speed Internet customers and encouragingly we saw those customers continuing to stay with us longer, as evidenced by our industry leading 1.44 per cent wireless churn rate. This strong performance translated this quarter into double-digit data revenue growth, eight per cent earnings per share growth and 23 per cent free cash flow growth."
"I am pleased that our winning strategy and continued strong operational execution is enabling us to again increase the quarterly share dividend, consistent with our dividend growth model that we announced last year," Mr. Entwistle added. "We are increasing TELUS' dividend by 3 cents to 64 cents a quarter, or $2.56 annually, a 10.3 per cent increase from a year ago. We look forward to continuing to deliver strong operational and financial results to support the realisation of our dividend growth ambitions through our 2013 commitment and beyond."
"I would like to take this opportunity to extend my deep gratitude to Bob McFarlane for his enormous commitment and extraordinary contributions to TELUS. After an outstanding 12 year career at our company as CFO, Bob has decided to retire at the end of the year and devote more time to his family and community endeavours," said Mr. Entwistle. "Bob's distinguished leadership of TELUS' finance team has yielded a legacy that includes setting rigorous financial policies, achieving a stellar track record of disclosure transparency and helping TELUS consistently deliver on our public commitments to the investment community. His efforts, alongside those of his colleagues across TELUS, have contributed greatly to our company's business success, globally leading shareholder value creation amongst our peers and industry leading balance sheet. Bob and our TELUS team have received countless Canadian and global awards for excellence in corporate disclosure, sustainability reporting, risk management and investor relations. Bob was named CFO of the Year by Canadian Business magazine, and he was honoured with the prestigious Queen's University Kathleen Beaumont Hill Award for outstanding service and advocacy that have contributed to the country's prosperity and growth in business, education and community development. I greatly appreciate Bob's many years of support and his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition to his highly capable successor, John Gossling, who joins TELUS with a wealth of experience in the communications and broadcasting industries."
Mr. Entwistle confirmed today that for the fourth consecutive year he intends to take the entirety of his 2013 annual cash salary compensation in TELUS common shares.
Robert McFarlane, TELUS Executive Vice-President and CFO, said, "TELUS has a strong financial position as reflected by the combination of continued good earnings and cash flow growth along with a 1.7 times net debt to EBITDA ratio, which is well within our policy range and represents the best such credit metric in the Canadian media and telecom industry. This positions TELUS favourably for continued advantaged access to the capital markets and to be in a strong position for future wireless spectrum auctions, as well as for continued dividend growth, and builds on our track record of balancing the interests of debt and equity investors."
This news release contains statements about expected future events and financial and operating performance of TELUS that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future performance and events to differ materially from that expressed in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly this news release is subject to the disclaimer and qualified by the assumptions (including assumptions for 2012 annual guidance), qualifications and risk factors (including the potential for a future non-voting to common share exchange proposal on a one-for-one basis, semi-annual dividend increases to 2013 and CEO three year goals for EPS and free cash flow growth to 2013 excluding spectrum costs) referred to in the 2012 Information Circular, Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) in the 2011 annual report, and in the 2012 first, second, and third quarter reports. Except as required by law, TELUS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, and reserves the right to change, at any time at its sole discretion, its current practice of updating annual targets and guidance.
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Bob McFarlane, EVP and CFO, retiring at year's end after outstanding career
Bob McFarlane, executive vice-president and chief financial officer is retiring effective at the end of the year after an extraordinarily successful 12 years at TELUS. Bob will hand over responsibilities to John Gossling effective January 1 after a transition period.
Bob began his career at TELUS as part of the Clearnet acquisition in August 2000, a historic milestone in the expansion of our national growth strategy focused on wireless and data. He was soon after appointed CFO of TELUS based on his strong knowledge of the business, deep understanding of the financial markets and proven track record for raising capital.
Bob has been instrumental in helping to answer numerous and unprecedented challenges presented by the equity and credit markets over the past dozen years such that TELUS has always had access to long term financing to fund its prescient growth investments in broadband wireless and wireline technology.
Indicative of his capabilities and excellent work ethic, Bob's responsibilities while encompassing all the traditional Finance functions, were extended in later years to include Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, TELUS Ventures and Government & Regulatory Affairs.
Bob's contributions alongside the efforts of his colleagues across TELUS' leadership team have helped elevate TELUS' brand and reputation to the highest levels in Canada and globally. In the area of corporate and financial disclosure, TELUS has been ranked number one in Canada for four of the last five years by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Our annual report has been recognized as the best in the world, and TELUS was the only company globally to be ranked in the top 10 for eight consecutive years. Additionally, TELUS has won numerous awards for its comprehensive social responsibility reporting including 12 consecutive years of recognition on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.
Bob will be retiring from TELUS with a wonderful legacy of making exceptional contributions that have benefited TELUS' shareholders, customers, team and the communities in which we live, work and serve.
"Bob's distinguished contributions in combination with those of his colleagues across TELUS' leadership team have delivered world-leading shareholder value creation through price appreciation and dividend growth," Mr. Entwistle concluded.
Experienced communications industry CFO, John Gossling joining TELUS executive team
After an extensive executive search, John Gossling was chosen to join TELUS' leadership team as our next executive vice president and chief financial officer. He starts on November 12th and will work closely with retiring EVP and CFO, Bob McFarlane, until the end of 2012 to ensure an effective transition with respect to the leadership of the TELUS Finance team.
John is a highly talented and proven finance executive with extensive experience in the communications industry. From 2008 to 2011, he was the CFO of CTVglobemedia, leading all financial activities for the company. John helped drive dramatically improved financial performance at CTVglobemedia prior to the sale of the company to BCE.
From 2000 to 2008, John held senior leadership roles with the Rogers Communications organization, including CFO at Rogers Wireless. In this role, John led all financial activities for the company. As a member of the Rogers Wireless senior management team, John was a key player in the turnaround of the company's operating performance and was a lead executive on the acquisition of Microcell Telecommunications.
John is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (FCA). He and his family will be relocating to Vancouver.
TELUS shareholders vote decisively to approve 1:1 share exchange proposal
At a joint shareholder meeting on October 17th, TELUS announced that shareholders voted strongly in favour of its proposal to exchange the company's non-voting shares for common shares on a one-for-one basis. Mason Capital's four resolutions proposing alternate share exchange ratios were also voted on at the meeting and did not pass.
Once final votes were tallied, 81.1 per cent of total shares voted were in favour of TELUS' share exchange proposal. Of the 128.8 million common shares voted, 62.9 per cent were in favour, and 99.5 per cent of the 127.7 million non-voting shares voted were in favour. Excluding Mason Capital's most recently reported voting stake, 84.4 per cent of common shares voted were in favour. The voting results easily exceeded the approval thresholds for the proposal to pass, specifically a simple majority of common shares voted and two-thirds of non-voting shares voted. Voting participation by shareholders was high at 73.6 per cent of the common shares outstanding and 84.6 per cent of the non-voting shares outstanding.
The hearing before the Supreme Court of British Columbia to hear Mason Capital's appeals and TELUS' final order application under a plan of arrangement to approve the share exchange began on November 7th. In order for the share exchange to be effective, the Court will have to approve the Company's application for a final order and dismiss all current and further possible appeals. It is currently estimated that the share exchange would not be effective until late November at the earliest.
TELUS' 4G LTE wireless network continues to grow
In the third quarter, TELUS launched its LTE network in more than 50 new communities across the country and now covers more than 60 per cent of the Canadian population. Newly launched communities include:
TELUS launches iPhone 5
TELUS launched iPhone 5 to customers in Canada beginning on September 21. iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology—all while delivering even better battery life. iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: Shared Photo Streams, Facebook integration, all-new Maps app, Passbook organization and even more Siri features and languages. iPhone 5 customers can connect to TELUS' fast 4G LTE, HSPA+ and DC-HSPA+ networks with Wideband Audio.
TELUS eliminates activation fees for new and renewing customers
As part of the company's commitment to putting customers first and being fair and transparent, TELUS announced that it will no longer charge a $35 activation fee for new customers or a $25 equipment exchange fee for renewing customers who purchase a new device. TELUS is the first of the established wireless brands to eliminate activation fees as part of the Company's ongoing efforts to make the customer experience clear and simple. In addition, starting November 1, 2012, TELUS announced it will begin charging $10 for SIM cards to cover the product cost that was previously included in their renewal and activation fees.
TELUS launches Optik Smart Remote
In October, TELUS launched the Optik Smart Remote app, an innovative way to surf TV and more using your mobile or tablet device. This app enables customers to surf through all their content choices on their phone or tablet instead of the traditional guide on the TV. Customers can spend less time channel surfing by using guide filters to show only what they are looking to find. By linking the mobile device with the digital set top box, they can use swipes to change the channel. Customers can also navigate the interactive program guide on their mobile device without interrupting a show and, retrieve more program related information from sources like Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia and YouTube.
TELUS also added 10 new HD channels to its lineup during the quarter. Optik TV offers more than 550 channels, including more than 135 in HD, which TV customers can get all their HD channels for no extra charge.
TELUS Health eClaims continues to drive efficiencies in claims and benefits management
In the third quarter, TELUS Health launched its nationwide eClaims service for extended healthcare providers and extended its partnerships with Sun Life and Desjardins to now offer TELUS Health eClaims web portal service to their members across Canada. In addition, TELUS Health entered into an agreement with Standard Life to integrate the TELUS Health's eClaims service into its advanced TELUS Health Multi-Benefit Claims Management (MBCM) platform, which will help reduce out-of pocket expenses for plan members, decrease time spent processing insurance paperwork for care providers and streamline the reimbursement process.
TELUS Health launches Emergency Profile
TELUS Health recently created an Emergency Profile feature within TELUS Health Space online portal. Emergency Profile is a free resource that helps prepare families for an emergency quickly and easily and makes it easy to access and share important health information with family members and others. Consumers can sign up for an Emergency Profile by visiting myhealthreference.com. Emergency profile is built on TELUS Health Space, a secure platform certified by Canada Health Infoway to store, organize and share health information.
In September, TELUS Health unveiled the new TELUSHealth.com, an online hub to help bring customers smart healthcare solutions that turn information into better health outcomes to help improve the effectiveness of the country's healthcare system.
TELUS Health acquires KinLogix, Quebec's fastest-growing cloud-based EMR provider
In October, TELUS acquired KinLogix, Quebec's fastest-growing cloud-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR) provider. This is TELUS' second EMR company acquisition this year, following B.C.-based Wolf Medical Systems. These strategic acquisitions extend TELUS Health' reach to physicians and strengthen its leadership in the EMR market to further its efforts to accelerate the adoption of EMR solutions across Canada. With these investments, TELUS is delivering on its national strategy and commitment to the physician EMR market so the company can continue to improve Canada's health system and deliver better health outcomes for patients.
Generation INC., powered by TELUS: Season 3
The business TV show Generation INC., powered by TELUS, has started its third season. The show features 12 local businesses from the province of Québec who are visited by multidisciplinary experts who help them reach their full potential through innovative advice, know-how and technological tools. The Generation INC. movement has created much enthusiasm amongst the small and medium business market such that more than 500 local business owners submitted an application to be part of the show and for a chance to benefit from the advice of the experts.
Toronto glass company wins The Challenge from TELUS and The Globe and Mail
In September, TELUS and The Globe and Mail named Toronto-based glass company Glassopolis the winner of The Challenge contest and awarded the company a $100,000 small business grant to purchase new machinery and expand production across North America.
This second annual contest invited Canadian small business owners to present their biggest business challenge for the opportunity to win a $100,000 grant from TELUS. Entrepreneurs across Canada were invited to submit their entries to be judged by a panel that included entrepreneurs and small business experts.
TELUS executive vice-president Josh Blair recognized as Breakaway Leader
In September, Josh Blair, TELUS executive vice-president of Human Resources, was recognized as one of the Top 10 Breakaway Leaders in the world at the Evanta Global HR Leadership Summit in Denver, Colorado. The awards honoured international leaders who are changing the face of their industry and inspiring a legacy of excellence through ingenuity and dedication. Notably, TELUS is one of only two Canadian companies represented on the Top 10 Breakaway Leaders list.
TELUS' annual report ranked one of best in world
The TELUS 2011 annual report has been ranked the 14th best in the world across all industries and was the top-ranked Canadian company, according to this year's Annual Report on Annual Reports 2012. To develop the ranking, judges evaluated 500 annual reports shortlisted from a wider selection of publicly listed corporations. The comprehensive survey looks at 10 key evaluation criteria: packaging, highlights, strategy, business, financials, investors, governance, accounting, responsibility and communication. The judges gave the TELUS 2011 annual report an 'A' rating and cited it as an example of excellence in four areas (executive message, financial review and analysis, goals-targets-outlook, and risk factors and management). To put this accomplishment in perspective, only 19 Canadian companies made the top 300 and only two other Canadian companies made the top 50.
TELUS Celebration of Giving events laud local charities
This fall, TELUS celebrated local charities as it announced how much it is giving this year toward local community initiatives through TELUS Community Boards and other initiatives in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. The TELUS Celebration of Giving is an annual event that brings together professionals and volunteers from the community sector. During this special day, TELUS recognizes the generosity and dedicated work of all those who make a difference in their community. In 2012, TELUS and its team expect to give $8 million to Vancouver-area organizations, $4.5 million to local community initiatives in Edmonton, $5.5 million to Greater Toronto-area charities and community organizations, $1.4 million to Ottawa-based charities, and $3 million to local charities in Montreal. In addition, funds are given to numerous local community initiatives in other regions across Canada.
TELUS Community Excellence Awards in Quebec
In October, TELUS honoured three outstanding community leaders in the Greater Montreal region. The top three winners of the TELUS Community Excellence Awards are Manon Barbeau, co-founder, executive director and artistic director of Wapikoni mobile; Ugo Dionne, co-founder of Bénévoles d'affaires; and Bernard Lamarre, chairman of the board, École Polytechnique. This important honour was part of the TELUS Celebration of Giving in Montreal. Part of TELUS Quebec's 85th anniversary celebrations, the TELUS Community Excellence Awards publicly recognizes people who stand out because of their generosity, commitment to philanthropy and passion for innovation in three main regions: Montreal, Quebec and East of Quebec. This award was launched with the Association of Fundraising Professionals-Quebec Chapter (AFP) and the Association des professionnels en gestion philanthropique (APGP).
TELUS puts fans in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame with The Fan Cup
In September, TELUS and the Canadian Football League (CFL) announced The Fan Cup presented by TELUS, the first ever trophy honouring the game's most important player - the fans. Fans will have the opportunity to put their name on a 100th anniversary replica Grey Cup that will sit alongside the greats of the game inside The Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Cast from the copper of Canadian pennies, The Fan Cup will be engraved with the names of thousands of CFL fans from across Canada be a symbol of appreciation for a century of loyal fan support. Fans will create The Fan Cup trophy during The Grey Cup 100 Tour by using a custom-built TELUS Penny Press to make their own 100th Grey Cup Game collectable out of a Canadian penny. A sliver from every penny used to create The Fan Cup presented by TELUS, which will then be etched with all fans' names.
TELUS expands five-year partnership as National Co-Title sponsor of We Day
TELUS is expanding its partnership with Free the Children, a non-profit organisation that encourages youth to be agents of change and help find solutions for local and global societal problems such as poverty, hunger, bullying and environmental concerns. In addition to its five-year partnership as national co-title sponsor of We Day, a series of inspirational concerts taking place in cities across Canada, TELUS is contributing funds to Free the Children through its Phones for Good campaign. TELUS is also encouraging youth to share examples of their volunteer efforts by writing to the company at telusforweday.com where they can participate in a national video contest. The winner will receive $20,000 to carry out a volunteer activity with a local charity.
TELUS Community Ambassadors donate 9,600 backpacks across Canada
This year, Community Ambassadors across Canada assembled 9,600 "Kits for Kids", backpacks filled with basic school supplies for less fortunate children. A challenge many families face in the fall is affording school supplies. TELUS and its Ambassadors recognize the importance of having these supplies to a young person's confidence and ability to get off to a successful start at school. Since 2007, the Ambassadors have given out nearly 60,000 Kits for Kids.
Dividend Declaration – Increase to 64 cents per quarter – up 10.3 per cent year-over-year
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend increase of three cents to sixty-four cents ($0.64) Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Common shares and sixty-four cents ($0.64) Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Non-Voting shares of the Company payable on January 2, 2013 to holders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2012.
In the event that the proposed share exchange of Non-Voting Shares to Common Shares on a one-for-one basis receives all requisite approvals and is effective prior to the dividend record date of December 11, 2012, holders of record on such date who previously held Non-Voting Shares would hold Common Shares and would therefore receive the same dividend as all other holders of Common Shares.
This new quarterly dividend represents the second increase this year and the fourth of six planned under TELUS' plan for semi-annual dividend increases of circa 10 per cent through to 2013. The dividend is a three cent or 4.9 per cent increase from the $0.61 quarterly dividends paid on July 3 and October 1, 2012 and a six cent or 10.3 per cent increase from the $0.58 quarterly dividends paid on January 3 and April 2, 2012, which is consistent with TELUS' dividend growth model. Dividend decisions will continue to be subject to the Board's assessment and determination of the Company's financial situation and outlook on a quarterly basis.
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Access to Quarterly results information
Interested investors, the media and others may review this quarterly earnings news release, management's discussion and analysis, quarterly results slides, audio and transcript of investor webcast call, supplementary financial information and our full 2011 annual report on our website at telus.com/investors.
TELUS' third quarter conference call is scheduled for November 9, 2012 at 11 a.m. ET and will feature a presentation followed by a question and answer period with analysts. Interested parties can access the webcast at: telus.com/investors. A telephone playback will be available on November 9 until December 9 (1-855-201-2300), reservation no. 859140#, access code no. 30599). An archive of the webcast will also be available at: telus.com/investors and a transcript will be posted on the website within several business days.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.8 billion of annual revenue and 13.0 million customer connections including 7.6 million wireless subscribers, 3.4 million wireline network access lines, 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 635,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.


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Today Cadiz Inc. (NASDAQ: CDZI) is pleased to announce the addition of water utility Suburban Water Systems ("Suburban") to its Water Conservation & Storage Project ("Project"). Suburban is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SouthWest Water Company ("SouthWest Water"), a provider of water, wastewater and municipal utilities services to a population of over one million people from across the southern tier of the U.S.A. By entering today into an Option Agreement with Cadiz for conserved water and related storage capacity in the Project, Suburban joins Santa Margarita Water District ("Santa Margarita"), Three Valleys Municipal Water District ("Three Valleys"), and Golden State Water Company ("Golden State) as a Project participant. With the addition of Suburban, 60% of the water to be conserved annually by the Project is now under option. The Company is in continuing discussions with additional potential participants. Under Suburban's Option Agreement, which contains terms consistent with those previously announced for the other Project participants, Suburban will have the right to acquire a firm, annual supply of 5,000 acre-feet of water at a pre-determined formula competitive with its incremental cost of new water. Suburban will also have the option to acquire storage capacity in the Project to manage this new supply in complement with its other water resources. These rights will be exercisable upon completion of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") review. Suburban has committed funds to the CEQA review process and will share costs with the other Project participants and Cadiz. "Suburban takes pride in our stewardship of California's precious water resources and we believe that the Cadiz Project can provide a sustainable new water supply in an environmentally responsible manner. We look forward to Suburban's participation in the Project, which will offer additional reliability for our customers," said Mike Quinn, President of Suburban Water Systems. Cadiz and its partners are continuing to make progress in the Project's environmental review and permitting phase. In June, Cadiz announced that Santa Margarita would serve as lead agency for the CEQA review of the Project. Following that announcement, ESA Associates, a leading environmental consulting firm, was retained to prepare the Project's formal CEQA documentation. Technical studies and field work are currently under way as part of the process to prepare the CEQA documents, which are scheduled to be released before the end of the year.
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Microsoft has recently released new versions of Office 365 for Business.
We're currently upgrading all of our Office 365 customers. The upgrade will happen in the background so you don't need to do anything. You'll continue to use your existing version until we complete your upgrade. Your user details will remain the same.
We'll email you as soon as your update is started.
Which product will I be upgraded to?
It depends on which version of Office 365 you are currently on.
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What are the changes to my service?
The following changes will apply to your existing Office 365 service:
- Yammer, the private social network for your business to help collaboration between colleagues and employees
- Up to 300 users can be added to your Office 365 account instead of 25 today with your existing service
All other features remain the same and will carry on working during and after your service upgrade.
We're improving the way you manage your service
We're improving the way you administer your Microsoft Office 365 licences by giving you access to the Microsoft Office 365 Admin centre.
The Admin centre allows you to administer your service more flexibly: set up your Office 365 mailboxes, reset your user passwords, set up your sharepoint, etc. It replaces the Manage Services page you may have previously been using.
We'll send you the details on how to connect to the Office 365 Admin centre once your update has started. You will then need to log in onto https://login.microsoftonline.com/ to access the portal.
We've also put together a document to help you using the portal in case you need it www.bt.com/o365admin.
I would like to add or remove licences for Office 365, how can I do it now?
Our new BT Business Apps platform allows you to see the Cloud-services subscriptions you have with us, including the new versions of Office 365.
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Paris' roaring twenties: Italy puts Picasso, Dali on show
Picasso, Dali and Modigliani are at the heart of an exhibition on "the Roaring Twenties" in Paris, organised by the city of Ferrara in northern Italy and held in the historic Diamond Palace.
The "city of light" was the capital of art from the end of World War I until the start of the 1930s, hosting celebrated artists from Monet to Matisse, Mondrian, Braque, Duchamp, De Chirico, Miro and Magritte.
The exhibition sets out to recapture the intense period of creativity in Paris through paintings by the great masters of the era, as well as sculptures, photos and drawings borrowed from several museums and private collections.
Among the works on display are Picasso's "Maternity", Marc Chagall's "The Cock", Michail Larionov's "Costume for a Soldier in the Ballet Chout" and Henri Matisse's "Reclining Nude II".
"Gli anni folli: The Paris of Modigliani, Picasso and Dali" runs at the Diamond Palace until January 8, 2012.


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Man killed after two motorcycles collide in Oswego County
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State Police in Oswego County are investigating a deadly crash involving two motorcycles that crashed in the entrance to a parking lot.
According to police, 67-year-old Michael J. Huzzy of Lyons falls was riding his motorcycle eastbound on County Route 39 in the town of Redfield just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday. He went to turn right into a parking lot when he was hit by a motorcycle operated by 25-year-old Steven E. Parsons of West Leyden.
Both drivers were ejected from their bikes and taken to University Hospital, where Huzzy was pronounced dead.
Parsons was listed in stable condition Monday morning.
The investigation into the crash continues.


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This thread title doesn't make sense. "Not even plastic"? I don't think Matty just bought a 3d printer capable of prototyping a CG. Plastic is the last step. If they could bring a plastic castle, it would mean the mold are done. How could they have a plastic castle without being finished? The molds are the most expensive part of the process, they're not going to make test molds of a not final design to inject plastic into for SDCC.
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I wonder if the box is finished and who is on it
Also, does anyone know if they are going to be reopening Castle Grayskull preorders during/after SDCC?


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WrestlingINC.com: You filmed, back in October, you had a set of tapings. Who were some of the guys that really impressed you at the tapings?
Katz: Well, I think it was a mix, because I really go out and try not to cast the most obvious sort of crew. I wanted something that was eclectic and also made a point to have I'm going to go get the MVP's of the world and the guys that are more exposed, but then also go get a bunch of guys that maybe people haven't heard of. So, while I'm excited to see the way that a MVP's or Joey Ryan or some of the guys tweak their character to be somebody new. I also think exposing people to guys like Psycho Mike Rollins, Pat Buck and those kind of guys, being able to help sort of give those guys a showcase was in a lot of ways, to me, even more exciting. But I have to say we had a crew of guys who nobody complained, everybody went out and had a phenomenal attitude and we had no drama in the locker room, everybody got along, it's been uniformly positive. It was a special group, there was none of the theatrics that you associate with this sort of thing. I think partially because of the way we approached it, I knew coming in who they were feuding with, what their arches were, etc. It wasn't the sort of thing were a guy is going to up to me and say I'm not putting that guy over, because I just won't put up with it, I'd fire the guy immediately and deal with it. I wasn't going to cast anybody that was going to give me any bulls--t anyway. We got very lucky, we got a very special crew and it's been fun to watch them continue to interact on Twitter and social networking and stuff, like they all bonded.
It was a real pleasure, this entire thing has just been like on a lot of levels it's been exactly what I needed to go do. Even on the Hollywood end it's been very positive. Which frankly I was curious to see how people on that end down there responded and it has been great.
WrestlingINC.com: So what can people expect from the show? Like how is it different from what they are seeing on the TV right now?
Katz: Well. It's fundamentally modeled differently. I am a seasonal model, so you know if you watch the show your getting a middle and an end in every character, story line or arc. I think also you'll see the way I handle my 3rd act in my title structure is fundamentally different from WWE, TNA, ROH, those types because also frankly I had to devise a system just knowing how the business worked where if I come back and do more of these things, you have to assume your not going to have the same significant selection of the same talent because if they get signed elsewhere, they get poked, whatever, so I had to design a system where I could lose Chris Hero and still keep going. It's designed in that way. I'm not.. I think when people say it's a promotion, I think that it's wrong. That's not what it is. I'm not interested in running house shows, pay-per-views or any of that sort of stuff. I'm looking at this like to create your own comic line at a certain level, that I can return to over the rest of my career at points, and the system I set up in terms of the universe and all of those things lends itself to that. My universe exists with the idea that WWE, TNA, they don't exist, they're not in my world. Some people will be able to deal with that, some people won't.. I'm fine with that. I thought it was really imperative to cut the cord entirely on a WWE dominated narrative where it would be I don't see the point in taking like Eugene and repackaging him as U-Gene. That's just lazy to me personally, not to knock on him, but to me it was like.. This is a hard re-launch. We understand the concept of multiple universes in comics and these things why not apply that to wrestling. Why sit here and hold it to a chronology that automatically suggest that you have to be in fear of the WWE, I don't believe in that.
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation is digging deep into its tool box to find solutions for improving traffic flow and safety on Highway 10.
The public is invited to an open house Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m. at Green Haven Golf Club in Anoka where they will get a look at a first round of concepts for upgrades.
This is part of a Highway 10 access study looking at the corridor from the western boundary with Sherburne County to the Rum River in Anoka, according to Paul Jung, MnDOT project manager in the north metro.
While the ideal solution would be to turn Highway 10 into a full freeway, that project comes with a $300 million price tag.
"We can't just throw up our hands and say we don't have $300 million so we're not going to do anything," Jung said.
In the past 10 years there have been four pedestrian fatalities in the corridor, and nine motorist fatalities, according to Jung. Three of those pedestrian fatalities happened in the last two years, elevating concerns about safety along Highway 10.
Instead, MnDOT will look at lower cost alternatives to keep traffic flowing safely.
Jung said while timelines are not in place, those upgrades could come in the next three to 10 years.
MnDOT has been working with the cities of Ramsey and Anoka, along with Anoka County and consulting firm Bolton & Menk, which has looked at traffic configurations from across the United States to come up with ideas that would work in the north metro.
"We've developed a number of concepts addressing congestion and safety issues on Highway 10," Jung said.
But citizen input is a critical part of the project.
"It's very important we don't work on this in isolation," Jung said.
What the public looks at Wednesday is far from the final designs. Jung said they will take the feedback gathered at the open house to fine tune a set of recommendations for the corridor. Final designs will be presented at an open house later this spring.
"The more feedback we get from people who use Highway 10 every day the better we will be able to tailor this plan to those who live, work and drive in the corridor," Jung said.
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A community's only post office is threatened with closure.
Villagers are calling for urgent action to save the branch in Main Street, Haworth – at the heart of a tourism mecca.
In August 2011 Haworth lost its branch at the Brow and now the village's last post office is set to shut due to the pending departure of the sub-postmaster.
Locals rely on the post office but the premises, near the Visitor Information Centre, are also well used by many of the millions of tourists who flock to Bronte Country.
Coun John Huxley, chairman of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council, said: "Being left without a post office would be a grievous blow to the village.
"Of course the sub-postmaster has the right to retire – that's not the issue – but time isn't on our side. I'm expecting to have a meeting with a representative from the Post Office later this month to discuss the options.
"We want to retain these services in Haworth so people don't have to go to Oxenhope or Cross Roads, which would not be good for pensioners or people lacking transport."
Worth Valley district councillor Glen Miller – leader of the Tory group on Bradford Council – said a suggestion had been put forward that postal services could be provided at the Visitor Information Centre but Post Office bosses did not seem interested.
"It appears to us that minor technicalities are being allowed to stand in the way of the residents of Haworth having convenient access to the services provided by the Post Office." He added: "My colleagues and I are informed that the opening hours of the visitor centre are not entirely compatible with those of standard Post Office criteria.
"So rather than making minor compromises, the Post Office may consider it more appropriate that the residents of Haworth have no locally provided service at all, rather than one at opening hours slightly out of line with their normal specification. This seems a perverse outcome of a bureaucratic decision to me."
Post Office Ltd said it was aware that the sub-postmaster had expressed an interest in leaving and had put the business on the market.
And it told the Keighley News it was committed to maintaining a service in Haworth and would work hard to ensure it.
"If this involves a relocation of the post office it would be subject to a full public consultation," said a spokesman.
"We are working hard to maintain services and will be meeting the local council soon to discuss a solution."
When contacted by the Keighley News this week, no one was available for comment at Haworth Post Office.


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Abu Dhabi, UAE: New Emirati teachers are looking forward to more opportunities in public schools in Abu Dhabi in September as part of the government's Emiratisation agenda – but being placed in boys' schools might pose a challenge for some.
The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced its nationalisation plan last month and the programme will see hundreds of female Emirati teachers replace expatriates in boys' primary schools.
Dr Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, the director general of ADEC, said the aim was to open doors for newly qualified Emirati teachers.
State schools rely heavily on expatriate teachers, especially in boys' schools because of the lack of male Emirati teachers.
Khalthoom Al Marzouqi, who is working as an assistant teacher at Zayed University's Abu Dhabi campus while waiting for a position to open up in a school, said the programme would address the demographic imbalance in schools.
"Children need to have local teachers imparting their values and culture," she said.
Ms Al Marzouqi said boys might benefit from female teachers' "motherly approach", but said there was an urgent need to encourage more Emirati men into the profession.
"Right now there are too many non-nationals teaching in these schools and they need more Emirati male role models."
Fawzaya Malallah, who also qualified from Zayed University this year, said she would not be comfortable working in a boys' school. "I wear the niqab and would prefer an all-women environment," she said.
Ms Malallah said she might consider working in a primary boys' schools – but with reservations. "During my training I taught them and realised that men can better control boys."
Many freshly qualified female teachers feared they would find it difficult to maintain discipline with boys.
Asma Yousef Ibrahim, who studied at the Al Ain Women's College and spent some time teaching boys during her course, said dealing with "local boys was not easy".
"It's very different from teaching girls, as boys are very hyperactive and need special attention," she said. "Also, when you compare the results, boys are not doing very well academically too."
However, if recruited for a boys' school, she said she would take up the challenge.
"I notice there is a lack of motivation to learn in these schools and they only think about play.
"I want to work to change their idea of learning, make it more fun and interesting rather than just something you do to pass an examination."
Fatma Abdulla, the managing director of the education consultancy Global Consulting Associates, said many teaching graduates remained unemployed – largely because the profession has been saturated with expatriates and the authority has been slow to hire newly qualified teachers.
"This is an excellent employment opportunity for them, though there will be some initial reservations among them," she said.
"In some cultures where boys are socialised in a way where it is considered OK to be loud, female teachers may find it hard to discipline them."
But she said young teachers' fears could be assuaged if they were given adequate support.
"Education is a feminised profession around the world as they are seen as better role models," she said.
"But at the same time incentives for young men need to be increased because their impact and connection as teachers on boys will be more."
She said men would be better able to deal with behaviour problems, with boys more likely to look up to them.
ADEC and the UAE Ministry of Education have yet to say how many Emirati teachers they plan to hire this year.
Heads of federal institutions with teacher training programmes have long complained about the wait their graduates face before being placed in schools.
Robin Dada, the new head of education at Zayed University, said the delays acted as a deterrent for students. "There is a procedure and a list that the graduates go on to and they do not get picked up as fast as they would like," she said.
Dr Al Khaili said Adec was still finalising details, but planned to hire more than 1,000 licensed teachers from countries including the UK, the US and Australia.
Ms Ibrahim, who has applied for a job at an Adec school and hopes to specialise in special needs, said that despite the authority's promise to employ Emiratis, she was unsure whether that would include her.
"It seems like they are just testing the idea of Emiratisation – they still rely on teachers from the West," she said.
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SUMMER signing Simon Mowbray has left Wisbech Town.
The striker has become the second player to leave the Elgood's Fenland Stadium this week, after the departure of midfielder Callum Reed.
Fenmen boss Steve Appleby said the decision to part company with both players was based on "purely footballing reasons".
A statement on the club's internet forum said: "We wish both players well in their future careers."
Former Spalding United star Mowbray made just a handful of appearances for the Fenmen after signing for them in July.
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By Bridget Huckabee
Music is in the air in Stanly County this weekend with the strains of bluegrass drifting across our rolling hills. After dark on our Mountain—Morrow Mountain, that is—runners lit with glow bracelets and lights look like fireflies as they circle to the peak. Down in the town the Farmer's Market opens for the season with plants and crafts, and out on our playing fields we'll hear the thwack of bat and ball as college teams battle it out.
Thursday is the start of the 3-day Big Lick Blue Grass Festival. The event takes place at Big Lick Festival Park beginning on Thursday at 6 pm with Open Mic. On Friday the music starts at 2 pm and ends at 11 pm and features the Rye Hollar Boys, the Goldwing Express, the Little Roy and Lizzy Show, and Balsam Range. On Saturday the fun starts at noon and continues until 11 pm with Movin on Bluegrass, A Deeper Shade of Blue, Goldwing Express, Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice, and the Lonesome River Band. The show goes on rain or shine with a big tent handy in case of rain. Bring your own lawn chair. There'll be hot food on premises and there are limited camping hook-ups.
Friday features the first-ever Vac and Dash Moonlight Half Marathon and Movie. The event starts at 10:30 pm at the Badin Road Drive-in. The run is from there to the top of Morrow Mountain and back. Runners will be required to wear lights and will also be provided with glow bracelets to wear. There are two screens at the Drive-In. Movies will start at sunset. The plan is to show running movies on one screen and regular movies on the other. The race will start at 10:30 pm. Family and friends will be able to relax in a nostalgic atmosphere and enjoy the show while the runners race. Reason to run the race: It involves running, a drive-in and Friday the 13th! Proceeds benefit the United Way of Stanly County. For more information please call 704.983.3274 or visit www.vacanddash.com.
Saturday is the season opening of the Stanly County Farmer's Market at Market Station in downtown Albemarle. Organized by the Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation, the event starts at 8 am and features a spring plant sale and craft show. The Stanly County Farmers' Market has been in operation for over 15 years. It's here you'll find many local vendors selling their produce, homemade goodies, and crafts to the citizens of Stanly County and surrounding areas. The Stanly County Farmers' Market is located at Market Station in Downtown Albemarle, 100 Railroad Street, Albemarle, NC 28001.
At noon on Saturday, the Pfeiffer Men's Baseball team will take on Mount Olive (DH). The game will take place at Home. For more information please call 704.463.1360 or visit gofalconsports.com. Drop by and support the local team.
Also on Saturday, the Stanly Community College's Women's Softball team will take on Doubleheader vs Surry CC at 1pm. The game will take place at Officer Jeff Shelton Memorial Park, 199 Park Dr., Locust, NC 28097.For more information please contact 704.806.7419.
On Sunday there's more baseball to watch as the Pfeiffer Men's Baseball team take on Mount Olive at 1pm. The game will take place at Home. For more information please call 704.463.1360 or visit gofalconsports.com.
There's a lot going on here in our county as spring reaches its glorious peak with lots of opportunities to get out and enjoy this lovely time of the year. Come join us.


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A taste of the future or a blast from the past?
Jeff recently posted this 3d printer on Fab@Home, a place where it can be pretty tough to stand out from the crowd when it comes to DIY fabbers.
With brass detailing and stained timber this fine machine would be at home in a High Street antique store, but instead it is contributing to the manufacturing revolution of the 21st century.
The project was conceived along similar thinking to the way personal computers are customized by enthusiasts, for a visual panache that goes beyond everyday functionality.
The personal fabricator can be a similar canvas for the inspired mind, as evidenced by this beautiful printer.
So now the question is… what will Jeffrey be making with his steampunk 3d printer? I'm sure it won't be too long before we find out.
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text: Culture 31 January 2005 Labour pains So Now Who Do We Vote For? John Harris Faber & Faber, 172pp, £7.99 ISBN 0571224229 Sign up for our weekly email * John Harris could not wait, aged 15, to pledge his formal allegiance to "parliamentary socialism": the Labour Party. By the time he got to college, after years as an adolescent activist, he was restricting himself "to the kind of political activity that involved righteously shouting at my friends in the pub". In his heart, though (and what a heart he has), he is still Labour. He believes in the quaint ideal of "the public service ethos"; he marched against the Iraq war; he doesn't like university tuition fees or the charade of the private finance initiative (PFI). He cares about British schools and hospitals and, even more quaintly, about the cleaners and caterers who work in them. This timely book asks a question that will resonate with all those dismayed by new Labour: is it possible to register a protest against the party's direction through your vote? Harris neatly takes apart the options: the Liberal Democrats, Respect, the Greens, the nationalist parties. In his two chapters on schools and hospitals, he also makes the best case against PFI that I have ever read. As in The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock, Harris proves what a superb interviewer he is. If you ever wondered how come you couldn't bring yourself to join the Lib Dems, his interview with Charles Kennedy and the party's rising star Mark Oaten will make you realise why. It should not be possible to skewer "fuzziness", but this is what Harris does, lamenting Kennedy's lack of any "real political compass". In such a context, Oaten's admission that "I only really got a philosophical belief about three years ago" is hilarious. After talking to the robotic Hazel Blears and the rebellious Peter Kilfoyle, Harris pulls a rabbit out of the hat with Roy Hattersley, who is about as radical as you can get these days. He bonds with Plaid Cymru because he sees that its opposition to new Labour is ideological rather than opportunistic. He admires the Scottish National Party's Alex Salmond, who dislikes Tony Blair even more than he disliked Margaret Thatcher because "he gambles with other people's chips". Harris makes sure that some of us will never vote Labour again. He writes an exemplary account of the Cumberland Infirmary - with its windows that blow in on operating theatres, its electricity cuts, its workforce divided between those who work for the trust and those who work for private companies. This hospital, despite its flaws, cost £87m, and will eventually cost the public £400m. In Bradford, Harris discovers that evangelical Christians have financed a city academy, which makes them free not just to ram creationist beliefs down pupils' throats but also to curtail any teaching of history, art or biology that clashes with their fundamentalism. Yet through all this, he remains loyal: "I would still like to vote Labour." As I could never bring myself to vote for Blair - not even in 1997 - I share neither Harris's loyalty nor his disappointment. Still, who can quibble with the good sense of Hattersley? "The idea of equality will remain. And the Labour Party is the best possible vehicle for it," he says. Harris, one feels, will similarly stick with the party that is in his blood, but he advises the rest of us to take our local situations into account. As my MP is the gurning hypocrite Diane Abbott, his advice will make it even easier for me not to vote Labour. So who will I vote for? Well, unlike Harris, I have time for abstainers. He argues: "The progressive case . . . has little to gain from abstention: it surely represents the kind of indecipherable protest that the powerful inevitably reinterpret for their own ends." Fair enough. Managerial new Labour may indeed prefer low turnouts because, like America's neoconservatives, it governs more by myth than by mandate. This explains the constant flurry of initiatives and targets, designed to project "newness" and "progress", but which turn out essentially to be hollow. As Robin Cook has argued recently, the ideology-lite style of new Labour is precisely what leads to abstention - and it is this lack of values that Harris articulates so well. Yet it is surely anger rather than apathy that will stop many people voting. An abstention is still a "wasted vote", but until we have proportional representation there will always be wasted votes. Individuals may feel disillusioned with politicians, yet there are signs everywhere of a continuing desire for co-operative action, as can be seen in the huge efforts towards tsunami relief, or in opinion polls which show that most people are against private involvement in public services. Parliamentary politics always lags behind such "structures of feeling", and that is why Harris is the right person to produce such a cracking book. He is not a Westminster hack but a critic who has his finger on the cultural as well as political pulse. It is almost impossible to read this book without concluding that the one person you would most like to vote for is the author himself. Suzanne Moore is a columnist for the Mail on Sunday Suzanne Moore is a writer for the Guardian and the New Statesman. She writes the weekly "Telling Tales" column in the NS. 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Nokia Lumia 900 officially on its way to AT&T with 4.3-inch screen, 4G LTE, 1.4 GHz CPU, 8 MP camera
It finally happened. On stage at CES in Las Vegas, Stephen Elop just announced the Nokia Lumia 900, the Finnish company's new flagship smartphone. As expected, it's exclusive to AT&T. Also, for now there's no word on whether it will also be sold internationally.
The Nokia Lumia 900 is basically the Lumia 800's bigger brother in almost all respects. It has the same design language (first seen in the N9), and most of the same specs. Some things though are different. The Lumia 900 has a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED 480×800 touchscreen and 4G LTE support.
It also comes with two wide-angle cameras, the rear unit being 8 MP (which can do 720p HD video), and the front-facing one 1.3 MP, a 1.4 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 16 GB of built-in storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and a 1,830 mAh battery. It will be 11.5 mm thin, weigh 160 grams, and will run Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
The Nokia Lumia 900 will be available at AT&T in cyan (seen above) and matte black "in the coming months". Pricing information hasn't been made public yet. So for more accurate release details as well as the price of this device, keep coming back here. We'll let you know as soon as we find out.


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Food industry explores how surplus food can feed people and change lives
We had a great turnout and it was a pleasure to be able to bring together so many organisations and individuals who share our passion for ensuring surplus food is redistributed. The event was a great success with many highlights (storify).
Speakers sharing best practice
We had some really inspiring speakers from the retail, manufacturing and fresh produce sectors who spoke with honesty about the challenges of managing unsold food within their business. They were also prepared to share the systems and solutions that can be put in place to redistribute surplus stock via FareShare to help feed people in need.
A number of our partners highlighted that working with FareShare to redistribute their surplus stock has really helped engage and motivate their employees who are keen to support people in need within their local communities. The huge potential for collaboration from across sectors came through strongly, and we welcome any thoughts on how to really move this forward.
Launch of the FareShare Food Efficiency Framework
Our ambition is to equip food businesses with the tools needed to do their part to help feed people in need, whether they are taking their first steps or are already engaged but want to do more. We were proud to to launch the FareShare Food Efficiency Framework at the event, which aims to help businesses prepare, share and benefit from the redistribution of unsold food.
We saw some really positive response throughout the day, including some fantastic pledges of support from companies that are keen to put their surplus food to good use.
With a final appearance on the day by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who showed a film of his visit to FareShare Merseyside and our charity member The Unity, we hope that hearing success stories from right across the food and drink industry left everyone feeling confident about the many benefits of charity redistribution and full of inspiration, ideas and practical solutions for making it happen.
Anyone interested in getting involved should contact the food team on firstname.lastname@example.com.
Press release: FareShare brings together food industry and retailers for UK's first ever Surplus Food Summit


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Products Affected Top Assembly Printed Circuit Assembly Hardware Revision Part Number Revision Part Number Revision CRS-DRP-B-PLIM 800-28667-01 B0 73-11043-01 B0 D0 CRS-FLASH-DISK-1G 800-28893-01 A0 n/a n/a A0 CRS-FLASH-DISK-2G 800-31156-01 A0 n/a n/a A0 CRS-16-RP 800-19834-21 E0 73-7641-12 G0 N0 CRS-16-RP-B 800-27098-08 B0 73-10322-03 L0 H0 CRS-FCC-SC-22GE 800-27703-03 B0 73-10472-02 B0 C0 CRS-8-RP 800-22921-17 E0 73-8564-16 E0 K0
The space required to store IOS XR software on the flash disk continues to increase with availability of new feature rich releases. Due to the increase in the IOS XR software image size, users may have insufficient disk space to store current XR software versions and new versions intended to upgrade. Inadequate free disk space can cause upgrade failures.
As of approximately May 20th 2008, flash disks manufactured under Engineering Change Order E093013 have increased in memory size to meet the demands of new features.
IOS XR software images continue to increase as features are implemented in each release. As such, users may not have enough disk space to store current, new, and backup versions of XR software on the flash disk. In addition, new features such as Disk Mirroring and Disk Partitioning will reduce the amount of disk space that is available to store the operating sytem software. From release 3.7 onwards, a minimum of a 2GB flash disk will be required.
A minimum of a 2GB flash disk will need to be inserted while running the current version (pre-3.7) of IOS XR software so that there is sufficient disk space to install release 3.7 or later.
Note: The flash disks on Active and Standby RPs, DRPs and Shelf-Controllers all need to be changed. If using disk mirroring, disks in slot 0 and slot 1 must be of the same size. The Active and Standby RPs, DRPs, and FCC-SC-22GE shall use the same size of flash disks in normal operation.
If you continue to copy large files to flash, eventually you will see
HA_WD-4-DISK_ALARMmessages. In addition, the
install addoperation will fail when the disk becomes full. Here is an example of the syslog message that will be observed:
%HA-HA_WD-4-DISK_ALARM : A monitored disk is above 80% utilization. Please remove unwanted user files and configuration roll back points.
Note: This means that 80 percent or more of the disk space has been utilized.
Upgrade Steps:
1. When upgrading to IOS XR 3.7 or greater, you must order a 2GB Flash Disk, CRS-FLASH-DISK-2G=. Please check the flash disk size by using the CLI
dircommand as described in the How To Identify Hardware Levels section.
2. Upon receipt of the 2GB Flash disk, install the Flash disk into affected hardware modules by following the instructions found at Flash Disk Upgrade Tasks and RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING THE PCMCIA CARD ON THE CISCO CRS-1 Carrier Routing System LINE CARD CHASSIS.
3. After the Flash Disk is upgraded to 2GB on the affected hardware modules listed, follow the software upgrade procedure in the IOS XR 3.7 release note to upgrade to IOX 3.7.0 when it is available to the public on July 25, 2008. It is mandatory for the active RP and standby RP to have the same software and hardware. Users may choose to gracefully upgrade the flash disk without upgrading the IOX software in order for it to be done at later time.
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3. Customers can RMA the Flash Disk separately if it is defective. The RMA depot will send a direct replacement with a formatted Flash Disk.
To identify the CRS-FLASH-DISK-800 TAN, you must physically remove the flash disk. Below is an example from a 1GB card:
To view the size of your flash disk, you can physically remove the flash disk or execute the
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Here's an example from a 1GB card:
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Lack of water, broken toilets plague health facilities in Liberia - charity
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A healthcare worker takes a blood sample from an Ebola survivor as part of a study on the disease, in Monrovia, Liberia, June 17, 2015. REUTERS/James Giahyue(reuters_tickers)
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than two years after the world's worst Ebola outbreak began in West Africa, health facilities in Liberia are struggling to operate due to a lack of running water and functioning toilets, sanitation charity WaterAid said on Friday.
In West Point slum in the capital Monrovia, which was quarantined during the Ebola epidemic, health workers say water shortages and overflowing toilets are putting patients at risk of infection and disease, according to WaterAid.
Nurses have to stop mid-treatment to fetch water and patients are having to relieve themselves in dirty fields outside health centres, the Britain-based charity said.
Liberia was declared free of the deadly haemorrhagic fever for the fourth time in June this year. The epidemic killed more than 11,300 people and infected some 28,600 as it swept through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia from 2013.
"Many of the healthcare workers who fought so valiantly to save lives are today working in conditions which are very little changed: an unreliable water supply, backed-up toilets and incinerators that don't work," said Kate Norgrove of WaterAid.
"This situation leaves doctors, nurses, midwives, cleaners and patients alike at serious risk of infection and illness," the global head of campaigns for WaterAid said in a statement.
Nine in 10 health facilities in Liberia do not meet the health ministry's standards for water supplies, said WaterAid, which is launching a campaign asking health workers to lobby for better water, sanitation and hygiene around the world.
Nearly four in 10 facilities in low and middle-income countries lack access to water, more than a third do not have soap for handwashing, and a fifth lack adequate sanitation, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
(Reporting By Kieran Guilbert, Editing by Katie Nguyen. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, corruption and climate change. Visit news.trust.org)


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Zoo closed through Sunday, but polar bear having fun
Posted February 26, 2015
Updated February 27, 2015
People can't play at the N.C. Zoo this week. It was closed most of last week and through at least Sunday thanks to all of our recent winter storms.
But Anana, the zoo's polar bear, is enjoying herself. The zoo, which is in Asheboro, shared a video on its Facebook page showing Anana wriggling and rolling around in her cold, snowy home, Thursday.
The zoo is about 90 minutes from the Triangle.


text: So I get the call to pick up my car. Great! The paint job is done and now it's time to enjoy. I go to the shop and see the body guy washing it for the presentation. Everything looks great. The hood looks nice and I think, OK, job well done. Hand over the rest of the cash and drive off. I get a cup of coffee and I figure I'll enjoy the sun and appreciate the new hood. Well I look at the front bumper that was part of the deal and I notice a scratch that I filled awhile ago still there. I see a blob of touch-up paint that I put on a nick last summer. I notice that the edge of the bumper there are hacks that were there when I bought the car. So I call him and I tell him that I'm coming down because there is a problem. I get there and I show him the evidence and he has the nerve to say that he sanded the bumper. Tell me how the **** you can sand a bumper and not sand down touch-up paint? Tell me! I told him this is no good and I had the bumper done because I wanted to have it look good. It so obvious that this bumper was just buffed out. So I have to call them Monday and set a day or two to have it fixed. This is probably the wrong forum for this post.


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Jennings observes, as many have, that the New Testament says a great deal about God overcoming our enmity to Him (Transforming Atonement, 127). He overstates his case, because the Bible, including the New Testament, also has much to say about the wrath of God. But his point stands, and that raises the questions: How did humans become estranged from God? Why would we have a "beef" with God? and, How does the cross reconcile us?
Jennings' answers stand out for their psychological realism. He cites Andrew Sung Park's use of the notion of han, the sense of bitterness and helplessness experienced by victims: "Han can be defined as the critical wound of the heart generated by unjust psychosomatic repression as well as by the social, political, economic, and cultural oppression. It is entrenched in the hearts of the victims of sin and violence. And is expressed through such diverse reactions as sadness, helplessness, hopelessness, resentment, hatred and the will to revenge" (quoted from Park, The Wounded Heart of God, 10).
Similarly, dominating powers often invoke God in support of their injustice; systems of exclusion invoke God as the underwriter of privilege; systems of accusation claim to speak in the name of God. And then comes the message of the cross, which announces that God is not like that: He confronts injustice and dominating, breaks down barriers of exclusion, silences the accuser. And thus the gospel overcomes human estrangement. Thus is the gospel a word of reconciliation, the announcement that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself.


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I already have small breat implants (225cc), but they are sagging again so i am getting the vertical line lift. I do not have enough money to by the prescribed keflex, what is the likelihood of me turning out ok or not ok with out the keflex? Please let me know, I am really worried but i have no choice.
Mammaplasty w/o Keflex - Will I Be Okay?
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Breasts Augmentation and Antibiotics?
Although you will likely be okay without the "prophylactic" antibiotics, they will be in your best interests to find a way to purchase these relatively inexpensive drugs.
Best wishes.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastAugmentation.htm
Cannot afford antibiotics for breast lift revision surgery
I am very confused. This medication can cost 10 USD at Walmart. If you cannot afford this, how can you afford surgery? What if a complication occurs and you need more surgery or encounter other expenses.
Learn more: http://www.bodysculptor.com/breast-surgery-chicago/breast-lift/
Antibiotics for surgery
I would follow your surgeons instructions, do not think short term think long term. Do not be penny wise and dollar foolish.
Learn more: http://www.stevenwallachmd.com
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Antibiotics after Surgery
Keflex is very cheap. Some supermarket pharmacies even have an extremely reduced cost antibiotics. if it is impossible for you to get the antibiotics your outcome will most likely be fine.
Dr. ES
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish in Complying with standard Breast Augmentation Preparation
Regarding: "Mammaplasty w/o Keflex - Will I Be Okay?
I already have small breat implants (225cc), but they are sagging again so i am getting the vertical line lift. I do not have enough money to by the prescribed keflex, what is the likelihood of me turning out ok or not ok with out the keflex? Please let me know, I am really worried but i have no choice"
I hope you do not take my comments as a personal attack but I am REALLY concerned about you and would like to save you a lot of misery.
" I HAVE NO CHOICE"...SO i am getting the vertical line lift" . First - OF COURSE you have a choice. Last ti,e I checked having sagging breasts was not a life threatening condition. Unlike an arrow stuck in your chest, a gunshot wound to the head or a ruptured appendix, sagging breasts is a common condition which harmlessly afflicts over 90% of women over the age of 40 (and I am lying about the other 10% to avoid being beat up by my female patients who happen to read this response).
You obviously saved to have the breast lift BUT are willing to risk suffering an infection which MAY spread to the implants forcing their removal or worse, potentially even threaten your life, because you cannot afford the small amount of money GENERIC cephalexin sells for. Do you have any idea how expensive treating an infection may be?
I strongly advise you to reconsider and either postpone your surgery or at least share this information with your surgeon.
Dr. Peter Aldea
Antibiotics following mammaplasty
Not all surgeons provide antibiotics following mammaplasty. It is my practice to do so. You will invest significantly in your breasts, so the money involved in attaining the antibiotics is small. Both Target and Walmart have keflex as part of their $4 prescription drug plan. If this $4 saves your implants from a poor outcome, I think it is a no brainer.
Mammaplasty w/o Keflex
I agree with Dr Kavali, You should buy the generic Keflex otherwise CANCEL the operation. I'm sure your surgeon will not do your operation under these circumstances. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, 305 598 0091
Surgery is more than just the actual procedure
I'm sorry, but I don't understand what's going on here. You have enough money to pay for an elective cosmetic procedure, but can't come up with a VERY small amount of additional money for your ANTIBIOTICS? Generic keflex costs less than $10!
You'll probably be fine without antibiotics after this particular surgery, but imagine the added costs if you do develop an infection or a capsular contracture? What will you do about those costs?
Surgery is an investment in yourself. Don't sell youself short.
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The 2012 Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships are officially underway, and under the beautiful blue skies of Breckenridge, Colorado the featured events kicked off Thursday afternoon with Men's Freeski Superpipe Semifinals.
Canadian sensation Mike Riddle took the day's strongest shot at the Dew Cup with a double 1260, right 900, left 900, flatspin 360, switch left 900 and a switch right 900 that locked in his win with 87.75 points.
"It felt pretty amazing to win today," Mike said immediately after the event. "They narrowed it down from three stops to one this year. It is a pretty big deal. They are reallypulling out all the stops, so it felt pretty good to come out on top. I am feeling real strong this year and can't wait for finals."
Check out the top 10 finishers from the Men's Freeski Superpipe Semifinals below:
1. Mike Riddle – 87.75
2. David Wise – 87.00
3. Justin Dorey – 86.50
4. Kevin Rolland – 86.00
5. Matt Margetts – 85.75
6. Byron Wells – 82.50
7. Tanner Hall – 80.75
8. Thomas Krief – 80.50
9. Ben Valentine – 79.00
10. Taylor Seaton – 77.75
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Semi-Finals
Earlier on Thursday in Breck, South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson's strong first run put her in the top spot going into tomorrow's final. Her first run proved strongest, pulling a switch-back 540, a back 180 and Cab 540 to give her a first run score of 94.25, the highest score out of all the riders for the day.
Trailing close behind Jamie Anderson was Germany's Silvia Mittermueller with a 93.00, and Enni Rukajärvi in third with a 92.00.
Check out the top six finishers advancing to Friday's final:
1. Jamie Anderson, 94.25
2. Silvia Mittermueller, 93.00
3. Enni Rukajärvi, 92.00
4. Spencer O'Brien, 90.00
5. Kjersti Østgaard Buass, 89.00
6. Sarka Pancochova, 87.00
Men's Snowboard Superpipe Semi-Finals
The real thrills of the day came last on the roster, as the world's top snowboarders took to Breckenridge's superpipe for the semi-finals of the iON Mountain Championships. Scotty Lago took the top spot with a crushing frontside 540, followed by a backside 900, frontside 1080 doublecork, cab 700, frontside 900 inverted nose grab and a backside air.
All-star rider Shaun White finished the contest in second, and Greg Bretz rounded out the top three.
1. Scotty Lago 92.75
2. Shaun White 90.50
3. Greg Bretz 89.00
4. Louie Vito 88.25
5. Brett Esser 86.00
6. Christian Haller 85.50
7. Nathan Johnstone 85.00
8. Taku Hiraoka 83.50
9. Ayumu Hirano 81.50
10. Markus Malin 79.25
Men's Ski Big Air Final
Night fell and the big lights switched on for the inaugural Ski Big Air at the Dew Tour iON MountainChampionships, with twelve of the top jumpers divided into two heats of six, each for eight-minute jam sessions. The top three athletes from each heat were given a chance to prove themselves in the finals, with a format of best of three tricks. Kai Mahler was the undisputed champion of the night with a score of 97.00. His winning jump was a switch double misty double japan grab.
"It was the first time I ever did that trick. It was a crazy final. It was a super cool jump, one of the best I have ever jumped in my life," said a clearly exhilarated Mahler.
Check out the Men's Ski Big Air Final results below!
1. Kai Mahler – 97.00
2. Gus Kenworthy – 95.75
3. Henrik Harlaut – 94.75
4. Josiah Wells – 87.75
5. Tom Wallisch – 87.50