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On a particularly desirable street in Lenox Hill, between Fifth and Madison Avenues, several historic Beaux Arts mansions were combined to create a building now known as the Curzon House.
In this enviable milieu—steps from some of the city's finest restaurants and boutiques—is this rarified home, the combination of what were once two separate residences and a portion of which was renovated in the 1990s by world-renowned architect Maya Lin, famed designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital and cultural centers that have helped define contemporary architecture.
In its current-day configuration, the home spans an impressive 4,700 square feet yet retains an intimate, inviting ambience.
The layout is versatile, featuring two levels of generous living space ideal for entertaining, and a sleek kitchen appointed with top-of-the-line appliances.
Overhead, a glass ceiling floods the space, while a wood-burning fireplace creates warmth and comfortable charm.
Crisp clean lines and details that include a floating black-and-blonde staircase hovering above the dining area.
Sycamore paneling and anigre floors contribute to the striking style, as does a unique 460-square-foot outdoor living area with an almost futuristic design.
The quiet, secluded master suite enjoys a lavish bath, office space, and a private patio, while two of the spaces in the separate three-bedroom guest wing are divided by a moving wall that allows for the creation of one larger, more expansive space.
Ownership of the home affords two storage spaces.
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Nadi, Fiji
Located on Fiji's largest island, Nadi (pronounced Nandi) is the main cruise port for the South Pacific nation. While there are a few things to see and do here — namely, shopping at a handicrafts market and admiring the colorful Sri Siva Subramaniya Hindu temple (Fiji's population is split between indigenous Melanesians and Indians who arrived in the 19th century) — Nadi is also the gateway to nearby islands and their underwater treasures.
What We Love
The Fijians: Get ready to hear the effusive local greeting, "Bula!" over and over as you encounter some of the South Pacific's most gregarious people. And their singing voices are incredible — if you visit on a Sunday, try to stop into a church.
Access to the Yasawas: To see what all the fuss is about, take a day trip from Nadi to one of the Yasawa Islands nearby, where you can experience local village life (including meeting the chief) or relax on pristine beaches that feel a thousand miles away from any ounce of civilization.
Handicrafts Market: The Fijians — once fierce warriors who practiced cannibalism — are now peace-loving, but replicas of ancient tools such as tanoa bowls, war clubs, and cannibal forks make fun souvenirs.
Best Known For
Traditional Ceremonies: Drinking kava (made by crushing the root of a native pepper plant) is an important ritual in Fiji — and you can try the mouth-numbing intoxicant on certain tours. Fire walking is a talent of Fijians from the outlying Beqa island, but it's not something that visitors should attempt on their own!
Diving: Fiji is the soft-coral capital of the South Pacific, so if scuba is a passion, this is the place to indulge.
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Who It's Best For
Culture Lovers: Fiji's intriguing history and population mix make the island a compelling stop for the culturally curious.
Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
Nadi's Beaches Are Disappointing: You won't really find those perfect sugary-sand beaches here. Even at the city's main resort area, Denarau Island, the sand is a paper-bag brown that's not great for photos.
Donna Heiderstadt is a New York-based contributor to ShermansCruise who has also written for Coastal Living and Islands.

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LIT(The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk) is a novel with an unusually rich array of characters. In addition to the many who directly form part of the plot, a large number of fictive and real people (and animals) are mentioned; either through sv:s anecdotes, the narrative or indirectly through words and expressions.
This web page contains short write-ups on the persons the novel refers to; from Napoleón in the introduction to Captain Ságner in the last few lines of the unfinished Book Four. The list is sorted according to the order of which the names appear. The chapter headlines are from Zenny K. Sadlon's recent translation and will in most cases differ from Cecil Parrott's version from 1973. The list of people is to my knowledge nearly complete.
- The facts are mainly taken from Internet sources and cross-verified when possible
- The quotes in Czech are copied from the online version of sv: provided by Jaroslav Šerák and contain links to the relevant chapter
- The toolbar has links for direct access to Wikipedia, Google search and sv: online
The names are colored according to their role in the novel, illustrated by the following examples: Doctor Grünstein who is directly involved in the plot, Heinrich Heine as a historical person, and Ferdinand Kokoška as an invented person.
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John J. Spevak, Chairman of the Board
Earl Berger, Immediate Past Chairman
William Magnotta, Vice Chairman
Barry Jais, Vice Chairman
Donna Barna, Secretary
Fran Calarco, Treasurer
Donna Barna
Earl Berger
Fran Calarco
Jim Dino
George Hludzik, Esq.
Barry Jais
Greg Kurtz
Gary Lawler PhD
Rich Lipinski
William Magnotta
Mary Malone
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Information for National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) members
Documents for download:
Amphibian Ark Fact Sheet, October 2008
www.amphibianark.org/pdf/Amphibian Ark Fact Sheet.pdf
Amphibian Crisis Fact Sheet, October 2008
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National Geographic Kids
Amphibian Ark brochure
www.amphibianark.org/pdf/AArk Brochure (new).pdf
Teach the Amphibian Crisis!
www.amphibianark.org/pdf/Teach the Amphibian Crisis.pdf
The Amphibian Project
The Amphibian Project is one of many Amphibian Ark partners around the world working hard to raise awareness and funds to rescue threatened amphibians. In addition to The Amphibian Project's exemplary partnership with Africam Safari in Mexico to save the Critically Endangered large-crested toad, they have assembled a wonderful collection of amphibian-related curricular materials for school kids K-12, including activities for the classroom, the field, and ideas for fundraising to support amphibian conservation.
Please visit the Amphibian Project's curriculum page and encourage your local school to use these amphibian-related curricula.


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Barry Hines in writing a Kestrel for a Knave wants his readers to think about the way that society lets some people be rejects..
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Barry Hines in writing a Kestrel for a Knave wants his readers to think about the way that society lets some people be rejects. A kestrel for a knave is about a poor troubled Yorkshire lad by the name of Billy Casper. What he imagines to be out of reach and unbelievable are things we take for granted. He imagines love from his parents and just normal, every day things like fish and chips for supper and someone being nice to him. For Billy, that is a dream that will never become reality. Treated as a failure at school and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Billy identifies with her silent strength and she inspires in him the trust and love that nothing else can. I don't think that Kes gives Billy the power to revolutionize and turn around his social life, because she doesn't. ...read more.
In the book after Billy meets with the milkman he takes a walk to a field overlooking a factory, which again is a reference to the working class background, that he lives in. Many people influence Billy's life from his family to his friends and to his teachers at school. His older brother bosses him about and they have no respect for each other. He expects Billy to be his personal slave and beats him up when he feels like it. For example when Billy doesn't buy a betting ticket he goes round to his school and embarrasses him in front of all his school friends. His mum is to caught up in her boyfriends and her own life to take a minute and look at how her own sons are doing. This shows how people can influence you to do things and how important it is to have a stable family and how much it can affect you emotionally and mentally. ...read more.
I think this works very well as he likes to describe the smallest things like when he sets the scene for the classroom. This is also a good example for his punctuation as he uses short sentences, "the scuffle of a turning page" etc. the problem with using so much description is that it leaves the readers having no imagination on the scene or character. Most of the book is written as Billy's thoughts on things and he doesn't use speech that much to describe things. This book reflects on many issues that still carry on today but have got even more serious. It shows how lucky we are to have a family who care and love us and how important it is not to take it for granted, as there are many children who don't know the feeling of being loved. I think Barry Hines used a very good story to bring the message across on how people can be made to feel. And that everyone deserves a second chance and should not be judged on wealth but on the persons morals and personality, ...read more.
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Convert FAC Soundtracker .MUS files to .KSS files
sec0_144 is a program to write a standard MSX boot sector to 1.44MB disks, making them bootable with a "LS-120 SuperDisk" drive on a IDE Interface. Use 1.44MB disks formatted in standard IBM format.
This tool converts 720 KB disk images to 360 KB disk images. PC required.
Map for Anger created by mars2000you.
Anger is a game released by MSX Club Magazine and included with the disk subscription for number 40 of March/April 1992.
(I've corrected a little mistake about a clue of the game)
Graphics/animation editor by Mar'z Project/Tempest. Was declared freeware and available from official website.
What's inside the zip-file:
- MSX virtual disks (.dsk) with:
- Frantic source code.
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- other code, like standard routines, sound effects.
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- Info about how to Build the original Frantic files.
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Never again will one generation of Veterans abandon another.
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Pierre Claude Nolin made the promise Monday as Mike Duffy's fraud, breach of trust and bribery trial entered its third week.
The court has been regaled with examples of how the suspended senator allegedly used vague rules and little oversight to maximize his entitlement to various expense allowances and to contract work to friends, a cousin and even his personal fitness trainer.
Duffy's lawyer maintains the senator did not break any rules or engage in any criminal activity.
In a statement provided to The Canadian Press, Nolin said the Senate, under his leadership, "is committed to modernizing its rules and processes in keeping with best practice standards."
"We are moving towards greater transparency and accountability, principles upon which I strongly believe. To this end, we will be updating our requirements around senator office budget reporting to include publishing a more detailed breakdown of expenses."
Nolin said the rules will be further updated to take into account the findings of the auditor general, who is expected to report in June on a comprehensive audit of all senators' expenses.
In an apparent bid to lead by example, Nolin revealed that his entire Speaker's office budget was devoted to staff salaries in 2014-15 and that none of his staff is a member of his or any other senator's family.
At the moment, senators must publicly report how much they spend each quarter for staff, hospitality, living expenses in the capital region and Senate travel. There is no itemized list of expenses under each of those broad categories, although some senators voluntarily provide more details.
By contrast, MPs' expenditure reports disclose spending on employees, service contracts, travel (including a breakdown of travel by the member, designated traveller, dependents and employees), accommodation, per diems, secondary residences, hospitality, gifts, advertising, printing, constituency office leases, furnishings, equipment, computers, phones, postage and courier services, supplies and training.
Herewith, a primer on some of the allowances parliamentarians are eligible to claim, in addition to their basic annual salaries of $167,400 for an MP and $142,400 for a senator.
Living Allowances:
A senator whose primary residence is more than 100 kilometres outside the national capital region is entitled to claim accommodation expenses while in the capital on Senate business, to a maximum of $22,000 per year. The senator may choose to claim one of the following:
— Up to $200 per night for a hotel room.
— Monthly cost to rent or lease an apartment, condo or house. The rent is claimable even for months in which the Senate is not sitting.
— Daily allowance of $29.28 for a secondary home which is owned by the senator, payable every day of the year regardless of Senate sittings. That amounts to $10,687 annually.
On top of the accommodation allowance, senators are entitled to claim per diems of up to $92.70 for meals every day they are in the capital on Senate business. The Senate sat for 83 days in 2014, putting the total for the maximum meal per diems at $7,694 for the year.
Accommodation allowances for MPs whose primary residences are more than 100 km. from the capital region are almost identical to those given senators. However, the overall cap is slightly higher ($28,600 per year), as is the daily rate for those who own a secondary home ($30.28). The per diem for meals is the same ($92.70).
An MP may also seek reimbursement for one hotel room when his or her spouse and/or dependents visit the capital region, provided that the MP stays with them and attests that his or her usual secondary residence is "unsuitable for use" for the occasion.
MPs whose primary residences are 50 to 100 km. from the parliamentary precinct may claim transportation expenses at a rate of 49.3 cents per kilometre.
Travel outside the capital region:
All parliamentarians travel free on Via Rail. For other modes of transportation, senators and MPs each get 64 travel points every fiscal year to cover travel expenses for themselves, one designated travel companion each, dependents and eligible employees. The points may be used for "regular travel" to and from the parliamentarian's home province or riding or for "special trips" elsewhere in Canada and, on limited occasions, to Washington, D.C., and New York City for parliamentary business.
Generally, one return flight from Ottawa to the parliamentarian's home region is worth one point.
Senators, their designated travellers and dependents are allowed to fly business class. MPs, their designated travellers and dependents are allowed to fly business class on flights of more than 2 hours but are expected to fly full-fare economy on short flights.
While travelling on parliamentary business, senators and MPs may claim the $92.70 per diem for meals and incidentals. A senator's designated traveller is also entitled to the per diem but an MP's designated traveller is not.
Senators and MPs may also claim up to $200 per night for hotels.
If an MP or senator chooses to stay with friends or family while travelling on parliamentary business they may claim a $50 per night "private, non-commercial accommodation" allowance.
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Simply put: If your pet is not up-to-date on its Rabies vaccination and is bitten by a wild animal (raccoon, skunk, fox, bat, or feral cat, for example), it may need to be euthanized.
[Virginia's positive Rabies cases from January – September 2019 includes 138 raccoons, 51 skunks, 31 foxes, 22 cats, and 17 bats.]¹
There is no test for Rabies that can be performed on a live animal.
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Protect your pets and your family by vaccinating all your cats and dogs (including the "indoor-only" types).
Contact Us at Little Creek Veterinary Clinic to check your pet's Rabies vaccination status and to schedule a booster vaccine appointment, if needed.
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What a wonderful (though worrisomely dry) September it was across the Great lakes and up on Isle Royale. Things, of course, changed a lot mid- to late-fall. There were several storms and rain and lots of wind and wave on Lake Superior. In this post I want to alert my readers to some superb posts on another blog, Black Coffee at Sunrise, which is written by a Michiganian named Nina. This fall she put put up many excellent photos and lots of excellent commentary about her recent visit to IR. There is even a shot of wolves that she and her friend ran across on the Indian Portage Trail far in the interior of the IR wilderness. Nina was a little hard on our boat, perhaps, but opinions are opinions, and we appreciate her business sailing out of Copper Harbor on the Kilpela family's ferry. I have thoroughly enjoyed the hiking adventures of Nina and her pal named Craig. Here's the blog address so you can get an enlightening look at an Isle Royale backpacking trip. Thanks, Nina.
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Workshop for nearby industries on Enhancing Corporate Responsibility through Responsible Business Practices.
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Sangam – Annual Stakeholder Meet (5th of December every year)
Moser Baer Trust ((MBT), the community development wing of Moser India Limited observes 'SANGAM – the Annual Stakeholders Meet" every year on 5th December which also happens to be the International Volunteer Day. This annual confluence of MBT aimed at engaging with important stakeholders like communities, village Pradhans, corporate representatives, NGO partners, Government representatives, donor organizations, internal employee volunteers etc. During the events, stakeholders are felicitated for their valuable contribution in the growth of MBT.


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Q152: Local youths keep knocking on my door and running away/throwing eggs at my window, what can I do?
It is possible that this type of behaviour could constitute harassment (see Related Information). However, it would probably be best if you first made contact with your local neighbourhood policing team who may be aware of other incidents and know the identity of the youths involved (if you don't). Police Community Support Officers are a valuable source of information.
The officers may be able to consider applying for civil injunctions or Criminal Behaviour Orders if the same youths are persistently causing a community problem with these types of nuisance activities. You should be aware that these types of problems are not solved overnight, a lot of hard work is required by both officers and members of the community to combat anti social behaviour.


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SINGAPORE, May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Ruby Jubilee edition of Food&HotelAsia (FHA) closed on 27 April, marking a resounding 40 years of excellence in enabling business transformation.
Crowds thronging the show floor at FHA2018
The event saw 81,896 attendees from more than 105 countries/regions, an increase of 14 per cent from 2016. From first time exhibitors to decades-long partnerships, FHA played host to 3,500 exhibitors from 76 countries/regions and 71 international group pavilions, including new entrants Latvia, Tunisia and Qatar.
Recognising and Rewarding Partnerships
For the first time, FHA2018 saw a large number of foreign and local dignitaries attend the four-day event with Singapore's Senior Minister of State Dr. Koh Poh Koon kicking off the opening ceremony with highlighted key trends in the food and hospitality landscape. New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Winston Peters; Hungarian ministers – Ms. Katalin Toth, Deputy State Secretary for International Relations, Ministry of Agriculture and Ms. Pana Petra, Deputy Minister of State for Foreign Economics Affairs; the Polish contingent led by Mr. Jacek Bogucki, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Vietnam Prime Minister, H. E. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, also visited their respective country pavilions at FHA2018.
Ms. Hayley Horan, New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Singapore said, "It is my job to build connections between companies from New Zealand and Singapore that will help them grow across the region. Asia is our largest export destination, and as a country that exports 80 per cent of our produce to over 100 different markets, it is incredibly important to us. Food&HotelAsia presents the ideal opportunity to build partnerships in the region that will help up us grow in this essential market. I am excited to see how the partnerships and collaborations our companies have built at FHA will develop in the coming months, and look forward to bringing more New Zealand companies to FHA in 2020."
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Mr. Geoffrey Keating, Ambassador from the Embassy of Ireland for Irish duck supplier Silver Hill Duck, for two regional distributorship agreements: one with Malaysia's Food Age Trading, the other with Indonesia's Indoguna.
"FHA presents a huge opportunity for food exports to Singapore and the wider Asia region. Silver Hill Duck has really taken off in Singapore and we are back again this year. To be able to sign distribution deals with Malaysia and Indonesia is great news for us," said Mr. Keating.
"We are very proud to be working together with Silver Hill Duck. There is a huge market potential in Malaysia, as we consume about 20 million ducks a year. Silver Hill Duck will allow us to provide more options for the Malaysian consumers," said Nasser Bin Ismail, Vice President of Malaysia Food Age Trading. "We have already received enquiries from all over Malaysia and they cannot wait for the product to come in."
Of the many highlights at FHA2018, one of the noteworthy success stories who scored big was Cretel Food Equipment, a distributer of high quality food processing machinery. The company clinched a half million-dollar deal with Chun Hong Enterprise, on the first day of the event.
"This is the very first time that Cretel Food Equipment is exhibiting products from FES (Shanghai) Technologies. We are happy that the FHA platform has enabled us to secure a deal for the self-stacking spiral freezers from FES on our very first day," said Mr. Andrew Khoo Kok Beng, Managing Director of Cretel Food Equipment, Singapore.
Harnessing opportunities and growth
Several conferences were also held at FHA2018, which served as a thought leadership platform for the robust exchange of ideas about the industry. Spanning across four key tracks – Hotels & Resorts, Food Manufacturing, Central Kitchen, as well as Food Services, delegates gained several insights and engaged in thoughtful discourse.
"It was great to have a technology focus on the conference programme for Hotels & Resorts, where diverse groups of people from startups, tech professionals, to hotel veterans came together with the goal to deliver the best customer experience possible," said Ms. Ramya Ravikumar, Head of Business Development, Anquan. "The honest conversations were definitely worthwhile in exchanging knowledge to further fuel the hotel industry," she added.
"Interesting and very insightful sessions from speakers. It is a good platform for participants to network and understand what are the current trends in food manufacturing, best practices, etc," said Mr. Bryan Lim, Liquid Project Scientist, Diageo.
Conference speaker Mr. Nick Halla, Chief Strategy Officer, Impossible Foods, who visited the exhibition said, "We're going to start expanding through Asia really quickly, and FHA is a great place for us to start meeting people and think about how we can introduce our products throughout Asia's food system."
Platform for new innovations
From robotics at RESTAURANT 3.0 to a universal plug & play 3D food printing solution, FHA2018 played host to several new innovations and worldwide launches. It showcased technological innovations as companies look into digital initiatives to transform consumers' dining experiences and revolutionise businesses.
One of the innovative products on display is the 3D Food Printing System from Procusini, brought in for the first time by Continental Equipment. The machine prints designs using chocolate, pasta, cassis, fondant and marzipan.
"FHA is a platform for connection and for reconnection. We have been exhibiting since the very first FHA exhibition and have always used it as a launch pad for new products. This year, we have already garnered sales for the innovative 3D Food Printing machines," said Mr. Y M Seow, Managing Director, Continental Equipment, Singapore.
RESTAURANT 3.0 at Suntec was a major highlight at FHA2018, where new concepts for enhancing consumers' dining experiences and improving back-of-house processes through technology were showcased. The exhibit included digital, robotics and technology-enabled modular systems that can improve the overall supply chain – from farm to processing and production, to service at the table. RESTAURANT 3.0 is a multi-agency collaboration between Enterprise Singapore, Workforce Singapore, Singapore Productivity Centre and Restaurant Association of Singapore.
"The newer technologies on display, like robotic cooking arms and food vaults, show the potential that technology has to offer. We are pleased to partner with FHA this year to showcase these concepts, and hope that RESTAURANT 3.0 was able to inspire food and beverage operators to embrace innovation," added Ms. Kee Ai Nah, Executive Director of Lifestyle & Consumer Cluster, Enterprise Singapore.
Competitions spotlight international culinary excellence
The FHA Culinary Challenge (FCC) served as one of the major highlights, where hundreds of culinary talents from around the world flock in to display their skills and compete at the region's most prestigious international culinary competition. Other competitions included the first Asian Gelato Cup, the Asian Pastry Week (Asian Pastry Cup, the new Valrhona C3 (Chocolate Chef Competition) & Global Star Chefs Pastry Show), Barista Super Duo Challenge, Latte Art Showdown and the inaugural SCI Equipment Awards.
Winning highlights:
Asian Gelato Cup: Competing amongst 11 teams from 10 Asian countries/regions, Team Singapore emerged the winner and will represent the country at the Gelato World Cup 2020 in Rimini, Italy.
Asian Pastry Cup: The Malaysian team won the gold and will be competing in the World Pastry Cup in Lyon, France next year.
C3 (Chocolate Chef Competition): Pastry chef, Yusuke Aoki, representing Indonesia won the competition and will be participating in the C3 Valrhona grand finale in New York this year.
FCC Gourmet Challenge: The team from Singapore Chefs' Association emerged the winner.
FCC Individual Challenge: The team from Lyceum of the Philippines University – Laguna was the winner of the Best Culinary Establishment.
FCC National Team Challenge & Battle for the Lion: Nine nations competed with the Czech National Culinary Team winning the coveted Battle for the Lion.
FCC Sweet High Tea Challenge: The challenge was won by the Singapore Curious Duo team from RC Hotels (Shared Services).
SCI Equipment Awards: Granuldisk emerged as the champion in the Heavy Equipment category, whilst MEIKO Maschinenbau won the Light Equipment award.
Full competition results are in Appendix 1.
Looking ahead 2020
The success of FHA2018 underscores the event's ability to understand and discover trends, evolving to meet industry shifts and ensure that businesses are well-positioned for growth in the industry.
"In an inter-connected economy, platforms like FHA serves as the heart for the community – to learn, experience and witness remarkable products and technologies being developed in the food and hospitality ecosystem," said Mr. Rodolphe Lameyse, Project Director, Food & Hospitality of UBM, organiser of FHA2018.
"We are delighted at the event's achievement for bringing both new and relevant players under one roof. This puts us in a great position to roll out our 2020 growth vision with two shows – FHA-HoReCa and FHA-Food & Beverage. The high level of trust our exhibitors have in us is evident in the bookings we've recorded even before the 2018 show ended. Looking ahead in 2020, we are excited to gather the best of industry professionals, and bring to them the greatest international food & hospitality trade event ever experienced in the region."
Sharing the vision of FHA's platform for growth, Mr. Juan Carlos Jimenez Tobon, Director, Procolombia expressed, "Asia is the future and FHA is the ideal platform for us to make an impactful entry into the market. We look forward to having a Colombian Pavilion in 2020 to establish a greater presence for our quality coffee and cocoa growers at FHA, as well as meet and greet the buyers that will help us penetrate the market into Asia."
"FHA is clearly one of the top shows of its kind, not just in Asia, but in the world," Mr. Carl Sacks, Executive Director, Leading Caterers of America, shared his first impression of the trade event. "It is well-organised and stunningly complete. The importance of the Asian market draws both attendees and exhibitors from all over the world, and we will strongly recommend to our US and Canada based caterers that they consider attending the next FHA in 2020," he added.
The next edition of FHA will return in 2020 as two dedicated shows – FHA-HoReCa from 3 to 6 March 2020 and FHA-Food & Beverage from 31 March to 3 April 2020. ProWine Asia (Singapore) 2020 will also be co-located with FHA-Food & Beverage. For more information, please visit www.foodnhotelasia.com.
For hi-res photos of FHA2018, please download them here.
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Although Apple doesn't attend the world's biggest mobile event conference (Mobile World Congress in Barcelona which starts today), they are getting a lot of media attention for the upcoming Apple Watch release which most consider as Apple's most innovative product release since they introduced the iPad in 2010.
Apple didn't develop the first desktop computer, or smartphone or tablet but have become one of the largest companies in the world based on the success of these products. In the wearables space (specifically smart watches) it is no different as many established companies (like Samsung and Pebble) have had smart watches on the market for years. The difference is that when Apple launches a product it's had unparalleled success in putting it in the hands of tens of millions and disrupting the whole nascent industry.
Besides putting much emphasis on the physical and interactive design of the watch key new features include a pressure sensitive display, a digital crown (to scroll, zoom and navigation home), voice control (based on SIRI), messaging and phone call capabilities, wireless payments (based on Apple Pay) and vibrating notifications.
As Apple Watch accelerates how ingrained the mobile channel becomes in our physical lives its important for companies to recognize this isn't just another mobile platform to "copy" their current native mobile apps to but rather need to understand the context and environment actual users will interact with the Apple Watch.
For example, the information architecture and features a company might have on their responsive website, native mobile app and wearable (smart watch) might differ because of the platform itself (space limitations of the screen, the availability of the feature such as push notifications) and because of the context users find themselves when using each platform (smartphones and wearables used when the user is "on the go").
Hence, one of the biggest challenges companies when "extending" their current Apps to Apple Watch (or in the future possibly developing native standalone Apple Watch Apps) is to determine how to use the limited display space, which features to include and which native components (like vibrating notifications or Apple Pay) to include in order to create a successful Apple Watch App.
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A Toy Story Fan Changes His Name to Buzz Lightyear (4 pics)
A 26-year-old mechanic from UK Steve Bolton is probably the biggest Toy Story fan in the word. He was thinking about the way to celebrate the third part of the Toy Story franchise and he found a great way. He changed his name to Buzz Lightyear. And guess what. His girlfriend is happy about it and tells people that she is going out with Buzz Lightyear.
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Georgios Georgiou is not part of any top scorer tables at the moment.
Note that this is top scorer data we have in our database. Georgios Georgiou might be part of top scorer tables in other leagues we don't have here, or seasons we don't have in our database yet.


text: "What's the value proposition?" he demanded, and kept reiterating this phrase throughout the conversation. Of course, I couldn't hear what the interlocutor was saying but suspect it didn't matter. The cretin's mind had been taken over by business jargon and so-called 'business concepts' which are laughably removed from anything that might with dignity be called a concept. Afterwards I looked up this term, 'value proposition,' but found only more vacuous jargon. Each jargon term is glossed only by other jargon terms until we return to the first, a kind of lexical 'circle jerk', as they say. In the popular imagination, jargon is associated with academics, who are thought of as deliberate obscurantists. Well, each tribe, each profession has its terms of art, but as far as jargon goes, the world of business, or so-called business, is the worst offender. And of course business jargon is now colonising academia too, with it's 'end users' and 'learning outcomes', both of which are idiotic misnomers. Jargon is almost always an attempt to dress up some highly partisan or alternatively completely banal behaviour in the appurtenance of science and technology, where these are seen as both neutral and inevitable. Both science are technology are seen as beyond refutation and so too is the world of business, whereas the world of business is shit and its terms are shit also. I will demonstrate this later in less emotive language, so-called. But for now it's suffice to say that business jargon is shit, and the business men who trade and converse in this jargon are also shit, shitheads like this specimen here in the cafe. I'm not talking about industrialists, people who produce things, although I have no especial affinity for them either.. No, these others who convene meets and invent 'concepts' which are nothing of the sort. Such a one was this cretin in the cafe. His life was divided into business and travel, two apparently different worlds which were in fact complementary components of the same system. As I will explain later. For now, only to say that this cretin's mind had been colonised by business jargon to such an extent that he was now an ontological businessman, as I call it. What does it mean, to say that someone is ontologically a businessman? It means that in all spheres, not just the world of business, they see things in business terms and employ business categories, that they see life as a business and 'business' is the virus infecting their whole experience. This cretin, for example, I hear him on the phone. He's arranging a get together for someone's birthday. "I'll reach out to Scott," he intones, "see if he's got a window". Well he can reach out to Scott all he wants, it won't prevent him being kicked in the head.


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Once again with the kind support of the Institut Français du Royaume Uni I had the opportunity to attend this year's Festival d'Avignon for a few days.
My first halt on arrival was in the Off, a play entitled Tom a la ferme by Michel Marc Bouhard at the Théâtre du Chêne Noir. Although the production was not life changing it was certainly topical, sparking great debate as we left the theatre and giving me insight into current French theatre trends. The unexpected turbulence and hostility involved in getting the law voted for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in France still fresh in everyone's minds the play dealt with a young man arriving unrecognised at the funeral of his partner.
The next morning was devoted to Rimini Protokoll's Remote Avignon. Rimini Protokoll is the label for projects created by Helgard Haug, Stefan Kaegi and Daniel Wetzel – leading artists in boundary-breaking documentary theatre from Germany and Austria and Remote Avignon was no exception. Equipped with headsets and radios we were choreographed in and around life in the city, winding our way into the university's main amphitheatre, underground car parks and little back streets. At times we moved in small groups and then came back together at fitting moments. At other times we moved as a large pack down busy streets – starting a demonstration and running a 100m sprint – it was thrilling!
That afternoon I caught Silvia Albarella and Anne Tismer's Non-Tutta followed by Lazare's Au pied du mur sans porte. Non-Tutta is a live art piece exploring histrionic personality disorder and this bleak subject was delivered with sensitivity and humour. Au pied du mur sans porte required thicker skin. An autobiographical piece about Lazare's childhood – a young man of Algerian heritage growing up in the suburbs. It was a high octane but very inventive patchwork of hard truths. To conclude the evening I saw Falk Richter and Anouk Van Dijk's Rausch in the sumptuous courtyard of the Lycée Saint-Joseph. A mixture of dance and theatre with an unusual take on the world financial crisis through the eyes of today's youth. Most of the performers were actual teenagers and I have rarely seen theatre and dance blurred so beautifully.
The following day I attended Ateliers Europe – a panel discussion led by Michel Magnier (Director of Culture and Creativity at the European Commission), Anne-Marie Autissier (Sociologist and Professor at Paris VIII University) and Pascal Brunet (Director of Relais Culture Europe). This was valuable insight into strategies for culture in France and plans for the new European programmes for Culture over 2014-2020. It was interesting for me to observe how French arts organisations are working together to influence the budget distribution for the European culture programme.
Then I embarked on a four-hour wait for a return ticket to Krzysztof Warlikowski's Kabaret warszawski. In searing heat we waited outside the Festival d'Avignon's brand new space, La Fabrica. I was fourth in the queue after a group of actors from Poland who had hitchhiked their way to Avignon especially to see the show and as time passed over one hundred and fifty people joined us in the hope of being able to purchase a ticket. Half an hour before the performance's start time the gates to La Fabrica were opened and given the convivial atmosphere I expected us all to file in in an orderly line – not so. Suddenly, people were running as fast they could towards the ticket office. Having started in pole position I suddenly found myself at the back of the queue with a mob around me almost coming to blows! It was mortifying and although peace was eventually restored this graceless and unnecessary behaviour left a nasty taste in the mouth. I did succeed in getting a ticket in the end and although it was not worth the squabbles it was definitely worth the wait. To the viewer unfamiliar with the material being explored Kabaret warszawski is disjointed in parts but Krzysztof Warlikowski's direction is such a force of nature and the highly skilled performers in his company kept us on the edge of our seats the whole way.
The grand finale to my trip was Cour d'honneur – a new creation by Jérôme Bel inviting a group of theatregoers to share their recollections of the cour d'honneur. On the face of it his idea might not seem so innovating or new but as with all of Jerôme Bel's work the show simply took your breath away. I have never experienced the cour d'honneur du Palais des Papes in more glory, nor have I ever felt closer to a group of non-actors on stage before. Each account delicately retold by fourteen ordinary people with such authenticity and conviction hat one wholeheartedly shared in their thrills and disappointments. The pace was perfect, we were drawn in by these wonderful stories and then, as if by magic, some of these memories came to life with the original performers on stage sending shivers down our spines and leaving indelible traces around the Cour d'Honneur. I could not have wished for a more superb way to conclude my Avignon adventures.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - Pay raises for public workers are causing a stir in Madison County.
Outgoing Madison County Commissioner Jerry Craig only has a few weeks left in office, but on Monday he was able to help push through pay hikes for four of his district employees.
County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve pay hikes ranging from nine to fourteen percent for four of Jerry Craig's district shed employees. That's on top of two other salary increases commissioners approved last week, adding a total of $28,000 in new salary, and fulfilling part of a wishlist that was soundly rejected by Craig's colleagues less than two months ago.
Craig's original request that was voted down in August had more than two dozen names and $100,000 in new salary before he revised it down to fourteen names and $43,000 in pay add-ons. Craig defended his bits and pieces approach on Monday, calling it a victory for the underdog.
"If I didn't have the right, I wouldn't have done it," said Craig. "Something is better than nothing. What did I get in August? Nothing. What did I get last week? Two. What did I get today? Four. And how many will I get next commission meeting? I don't know."
Commissioner Phil Riddick voted against Craig's salary request, arguing that a decision on pay raises should be put on hold until Craig's replacement takes office next month.
"I don't think any commissioner in the last six months of his term should be giving raises of any kind," said Riddick, who noted that Craig will only preside over one month of the new twelve month fiscal cycle that started Monday. "My issue is the payroll is being increased by a significant amount by someone who's not going to have to live with the consequences of it."
Jerry Craig has served as District Three commissioner since 1984, but he opted not to run for reelection this year. Democrat Jeff Cooper and Republican Eddie Sisk are the two candidates vying to replace Craig.


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THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, May 14, 1767 Nice engraving of a coat-of-arms in the masthead makes this a displayable, colonial issue. In additional to this regular four page issue is a four page "Supplement to the Pennsylvania Gazette" which is entirely taken up with advertisements, one of which on the front page is for the sale of "...The Manor of Pennsbury, in Bucks County, containing about 6000 acres of land...one of the most valuable tracts that is now for sale in America..." with various details. This was the home estate of William Penn, now being sold for Ann Penn (see photos). There are a total of 8 pages with this issue. A bit of light foxing spots, otherwise in quite nice condition.
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Noah C. Rudolph currently serves as Executive Vice President at IWP.
Mr. Rudolph began his career as an officer in the United States Marine Corps where he held both staff and platoon leadership positions in the ground intelligence field. Serving from 1993 to 1997, Mr. Rudolph's primary operational impact was in the deployment of unattended ground sensors along the U.S./Mexican border in support of counter-narcotics operations.
Upon completion of his military service, Mr. Rudolph embarked upon a career in business focused on finance and operations. His attendance at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business accelerated his development and led to positions with several asset management firms and Fortune 500 companies.
As it did for many of his peers, the terrorist events of September 11, 2001 influenced Mr. Rudolph to reevaluate his career objectives. In 2002, he attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia in advance of several years as a Special Agent focused on international terrorism issues at the FBI's Washington Field Office. Since his departure from the FBI in 2005, Mr. Rudolph has been a consultant to the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense and other Intelligence Community clients.
Most recently, Mr. Rudolph served as the CFO of Mav6, a defense contractor recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the U.S. for both 2011 and 2012. Although the program was discontinued in 2012, Mav6 was under contract to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle that was recognized by Popular Science as a "Best of What's New" award winner in 2011.
Mr. Rudolph earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University where he majored in politics and played both football and rugby. He and his wife, Brenda, have three children and live in Northern Virginia.


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THINKING of skipping off the dole queue to set up your own business?
If you've just lost your job, the thoughts of joining a 350,000-long dole queue could be particularly daunting. Another 100,000 people are expected to join it by the end of the year.
If you were once a high-flying Celtic Tiger cub, a weekly dole payment of up to €204 will certainly be hard to swallow. But if you've got a bit of entrepreneurial spirit and have just pocketed a handsome redundancy payment, that lump sum could give you the opportunity to set up your own business.
This is no mean feat; if you don't do your homework, you could lose any redundancy money you pour into a new business, and more. So where exactly do you start if you want to get a business, that will support you and your family, off the ground?
To make any business a success, you must have the time and skills to run it. You must also be able to get customers and make a profit. It's important, therefore, to think carefully about what kind of business you'd like to set up, and to get the design of that business right.
"Whether you are building a house or setting up in business, the first step is to get the design right," states the Kerry County Enterprise Board's guide for start-up businesses. "There is little point building a house if you leave out the kitchen or bathroom or forget to look for planning permission. Similarly, there is no point setting up a business for which there are no customers."
No matter how good your business idea, unless you research the market it could fall flat on its face. You must find out who your customers are, what they need, what they usually pay for your product or service, the size of the market, and what kind of competition you're up against.
Before jumping into any business, read the Kerry board's guide explaining how to establish whether a business will work. The guide, Feasibility Study Guidelines, is available on www.kerryenterprise.ie or by calling 066 7183522. The board also has a useful guide on franchises, as does the Irish Franchise Association (visit www. irishfranchiseassociation. com or telephone 01 8134555).
GET THE SHAPE RIGHT You also must decide on the shape of your business -- should you set up as a sole trader, a partnership or a limited company? While it is relatively simple to set up as a sole trader, if your business fails, your personal assets (including your family home) could be called on to repay your debts.
In a partnership, at least two people must agree to run the business. Just as all partners are jointly responsible for running the business, if it fails, all partners are jointly responsible for any unpaid debts. The safer route is to set up a limited company, according to Insomnia boss, Bobby Kerr, who is also one of the dragons on the RTE television programme Dragon's Den.
"The advantage of setting up a limited company is that the business is ring fenced," said Kerr. "There is an additional cost of keeping proper records and accounts, but it is well worthwhile. All the liability stays in the business and is kept separate from your other financial affairs."
Therefore, if your company gets into debt, the people or businesses it owes money to usually have a claim only on the assets of the company -- rather than your own personal assets.
To learn more about limited companies, call the Companies Registration Office (CRO) on 01 8045200 or visit www.cro.ie/ena/ business-registration-company.aspx.
If setting up as a business, you must register the name of your business and ensure you pay the right tax.
If you're a sole trader or part of a partnership, you should register for tax as a self-employed person with the Revenue, using tax Form TR1 (www.revenue.ie/ en/tax/vat/forms/formtr1. pdf). You may also have to register for Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) and, depending on the annual turnover of your business, you may have to register for Value Added Tax (Vat). If you're a limited company, you must use Form TR2 to register for tax.
To find out more about how to register your business for tax, the type of records you should keep, how much tax you should pay -- and when, read Revenue's Starting in Business guide, which is available on its website (www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/ leaflets/it48.pdf), by calling 1890 306706 or by dropping into any Revenue public office.
If you have never been self-employed or run your own business before, chances are this will be the first time that you (rather than an employer) are taking responsibility for paying your own tax. It's important not to put your tax bill on the long finger -- and to pay the correct amount of tax. Otherwise, you could face hefty penalties, possible prosecution, and naming and shaming. (You may find it easier to hire an accountant to look after your tax.) If you're a sole trader or partnership and you wish to use a business name rather than your own personal name, you must register this name with the CRO. (See www.cro.ie/ena/ business-registration-business-name.aspx). It costs €20 to register a business name electronically and €40 to register the name in paper. You can register online through the Companies Online Registration Environment (www.core.ie).
If you set up a limited company, you must register the company with the CRO and submit company reports and accounts to it each year. For more details on registering your business, as well as the company fees for doing so, contact the CRO.
Setting up your own business is a legal and tax minefield, so it's worthwhile hiring a solicitor or accountant for advice.
"Get proper advice, but negotiate fixed professional fees in advance," said Kerr. "You need to be careful that the advice doesn't cost too much or that you are not taken by surprise by any professional accounting, legal, or other set-up costs. Don't do it all yourself -- find a mentor. A burden shared can be a burden halved."
It could also be worthwhile attending the workshops run by Enterprise Ireland under its Enterprise Start programme. These are designed to help people understand how to become an entrepreneur, discover what it involves to run your own business, and to find out if entrepreneurship is the right choice. (For more details, visit www.enterprise -ireland.com/StartBusiness/ Starting+a+Business.htm).
Even if you've got a handsome redundancy payout, chances are you'll need to raise some money to get your business off the ground, and to keep it running.
"It costs twice as much and takes twice as long as you expect (to set up your own business)," said Kerr. "I left Bewleys in December 1998 with a view to having my first coffee shop open by Easter. I eventually got it open in November 1999. Planning and legal delays are almost inevitable, so be realistic. Time is money when a project is delayed."
You may qualify for a grant from Enterprise Ireland if you have a high potential start-up (HPSU) business. To be an HPSU, your business must be headquartered or controlled in Ireland, be based on a "pioneering or innovative idea", generate annual sales of €1m and employ 10 or more people within three years of start-up, and have an international market for its product or service. For more information, contact Enterprise Ireland's HPSU start-up team on 01 7272972.
If you don't qualify for an HPSU grant, contact your local county or city enterprise board (see www.enterpriseboards.ie). As well as providing advice and mentors for entrepreneurs, these boards may also be able to arrange a small business grant for you, and offer financial support for training.
Regardless of whether or not you are going to Enterprise Ireland, your local enterprise board, or your bank, to raise money, it pays to have a good business plan in place and to have a head on your shoulders.
"Banks and funders often make their decision to finance a business based upon the viability of the business proposal and the ability of the owner or manager to manage the business," said the Kerry County Enterprise Board start-up guide. "To deal successfully with your bank and/or funders, you must be able to present your best possible case in as clear and concise a format as possible."
And a last word from the wise dragon: don't put your family home on the line to raise the money you need to keep your business running. "Avoid personal guarantees if at all possible," said Kerr. "If you have to give one, try to make it for a specific period of time."


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Leaders have a pivotal role to play when it comes to keeping any business afloat. Not only are they entrusted with the well-being and output of others, but they're also custodians of corporate culture, and as such, their rhetoric and actions take on added significance within the workplace.
Language is a powerful tool for any leader, and, if leveraged appropriately, can go a long way towards shifting mindsets and motivating team members. Much like an artist uses paint to shape a canvas, leaders must dig into their lexicon if they're to paint a positive picture within their space, drawing on powerful and persuasive dialogue to keep inspiration levels high.
But being a master of the spoken word doesn't mean drawing on empty platitudes and widely quoted euphemisms – we're looking at you Mr. 'Let's get the ball rolling' and Ms. 'Think outside the box.' Ultimately, your corporate lingo needs to ring true and be echoed by your actions if it's to result in any type of positive impact within your workforce.
So whilst you might not be the next Shakespeare or Martin Luther King, you can still tap into the vast reserves of the English language to make your point effectively. It needn't be poetic or littered with impressive alliteration – your words will be most impactful if they're authentic and communicate to your team members your full-fledged support of their efforts.
Are you ready to talk the talk? Here are a few key phrases to introduce into your leadership lexicon:
"I Trust Your Judgment"
Whilst your team will inevitably look to you for guidance from time to time, what they really want to know is that you trust them, and that you're willing to give them the freedom to make their own decisions and act independently. If you treat your subordinates like leaders, they're far more likely to act accordingly, so make sure to reinforce a message of trust as often as possible if you want to unleash the true potential of your business.
"I Don't Know"
Just because you're in charge doesn't mean you have all the answers. In fact, by pretending to know it all, you'll only end up doing your whole team a disservice. Not only will this type of approach result in a sense of disconnect within your ranks, but it'll also inspire hesitance when it comes to asking questions. Remember, your team will take their cues from you, and if you're seemingly beyond reproach, they'll likely feel immense pressure to emulate that. So don't be afraid to show weakness – it'll enable you to build better relationships and encourage your employees to seek help where necessary.
"What Did We Learn From This?"
Analysis is a key factor when it comes to improving performance, and a reflective approach to leadership is far more effective than one of castigation. Yes, there'll be times when you need to have tough conversations with underperforming employees, but if you want to take full advantage of your failures and ensure everyone learns from them in the long run, it's important that you encourage your team to take a step back and assess what could be done better. Not only will this help you to prevent future mistakes, but it'll also motivate your team to take risks and think differently.
"We're All In This Together."
As a leader, it's important to remember that neither failure nor success rests solely upon you. Yes, you'll be the one in the limelight when you score that brand new client, and yes you'll probably bear the brunt of the criticism when another walks out the door. But it's important that you constantly remind your team that all outcomes are collaborative, and that you relish both the highs and lows as a collective. That way, you'll ensure that everyone has a vested stake in the outcome of any project, and that all employees feel acknowledged and appreciated for the role they play in propelling you to success.


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1950s Secretaries: 11 Rules Women Were Forced To Follow At The Office
When women began entering the workforce following World War II, there were limited career options available to them.
Personally, I'm thankful to those who fought past the difficult transition outside of household duties. I know I wouldn't be where I am today without the women waltzed into their offices before me.
For the most part, though, ladies of the past were confined to clerical positions in an office. That isn't to say their work was easy — on the contrary, they often had to work twice as hard to help their boss look good while they got paid significantly less. Taking a glimpse at a few of the documents supplied to women training for the task sheds plenty of light on how put-upon secretaries really were back in the 1950s, which makes their perseverance all the more admirable.
See some of the more demanding requirements for administrative assistants below, and be sure to let us know if we missed any other strange rules women were meant to follow while at the office.
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[H/T: The National Archives 1, 2, 3]
1. Smile Readily And Naturally
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As the go-to gal for her boss, a secretary was expected to pretty much always be in a chipper mood, even when dealing with a difficult challenge.
2. Be Fastidious About Your Appearance
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The specifics vary between secretarial training programs from back in the day, but plenty of attention was regularly given to making sure the ladies looked as good as they worked. Unfortunately for the messy woman snacking on chocolate at her desk shown above, she probably didn't quite pass the test.
Notes from a 1958 New Orleans training guide detail the several ways women were told to keep their skin in check, including proper cleansing and makeup to "protect skin from the elements."
3. Never Wear Long Earrings
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Most agencies emphasized modesty for the ladies they sent out for office jobs, which meant no ostentatious jewelry in their ears. Besides, big earrings would just get in the way of answering the phone.
4. Maintain Excellent Posture
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This tip was also listed by the training program in New Orleans as beneficial to the secretary's overall health. However, it also mentioned how it was "essential for beauty."
5. Keep A Pleasing And Well-Modulated Voice
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Not only did they have to look right, they also had to hone their voices into an acceptable tenor. Of course, they could never raise their tone to their boss.
6. Refrain From Sarcasm
Obviously, no one should be sarcastic with their boss if it feels inappropriate, but it was especially frowned upon for women entering the workforce in the 1950s to be rude to their male superiors.
7. Conceal Your Boredom
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We've all been with a co-worker whose story just never seems to end, but we usually find ways to politely excuse ourselves. Back in the day, secretaries were instructed to sit and pretend to be interested.
8. Always Avoid Gossip
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Based on every office I've ever worked in, I have a feeling this one was especially difficult for employees to fully adhere to, even back then.
9. Refrain From Talking About Yourself
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Even if someone attempted to pry out some information about the secretary's weekend, she was meant to reveal very little. Otherwise, she could perhaps shift the conversation back to a more senior employee or simply get back to work.
10. Have Omniscient Knowledge Of The Boss' Whereabouts
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In a silly poem from the 1950s, secretaries from Waco, Texas, joked that they "must know where the boss is every single minute so she can tell the right people the wrong place."
11. Never Expect A Promotion
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In the same poem, the second to last paragraph explains how "an office boy starts at the bottom and works up, a secretary starts as a secretary… And just works."
Did we miss any requirements you remember for secretaries from the past? Let us know below, and be sure to SHARE with your friends!


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Amartuvshin Dashdavaa Judoka
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Amartuvshin Dashdavaa
- Country:Mongolia
- Born:15 December 1987 (32 years)
Mongolian judoka Amartuvshin Dashdavaa won various international events such as the Grand Prix in 2015 in Mongolia. He won his first World Cup in 2011 in Almaty. In 2015 he won Grand Slam bronze in Paris and gold at the Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar and Qingdao in 2016. He won bronze at the Grand Prix in Düsseldorf in 2017 and silver at the Grand Prix in Hohhot.He captured bronze at the Grand Prix The Hague and gold in 2018. Silver at the Grand Slam in Tokyo and bronze at the Masters in 2017.
Competitions - Medal overview B S G
- World Championships 010
- IJF World Tour: Masters/Grand Slam/Grand Prix 1477
- World Cups/Continental Open 212
- International Tournaments 001
- National Championships Seniors 221


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Public Consultation on Research Priorities
EU-PolarNet held its second public online consultation from 19th April to 2nd June. Thank you to everybody who participated. In total we received more than 500 answers from 36 countries.
The anonymous survey featured one key question: "What are the most important topics in relation to your work and/or everyday life (either locally, nationally or internationally) in the Polar Regions that should be solved by future research?"
With this survey, EU-PolarNet wanted to enable the polar community and stakeholders to identify priority areas for future polar research. Respondents were asked tp indicate up to three priorities and to categorize their topics under one of the five overarching themes: People and societal issues; Climate and cryosphere; Sustainable resources and human impact; Polar biology, ecology and biodiversity; and New technology. These overarching topics are based on the results of the EU-PolarNet Report on prioritized objectives in polar research.
The results of the survey will build a fundamental basis for a set of five so called polar white papers, which in turn are an important step towards the integrated European Research Programme – one of EU-PolarNet's main deliverables (for more information about the white paper process, please have a look at the white paper workshop report).
Survey results
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Hosted by Chris Dyer, the CEO of PeopleG2 – TalentTalk Radio features engaging conversation with CEOs, thought leaders and HR executives. TalentTalk connects professionals who care about talent-related issues and performance driven culture.
Today's guests are Russell Klosk, Director at Accenture; and Loren Miner, COO of Decision Toolbox. To hear the entire show, click here.
Performance driven culture is more than a workplace fad. As today's guest's show, they are deeply rooted in a company's ability to implement solid HR processes – from on boarding to retention to succession.
Russell Klosk is an Associate Director at Accenture in its Strategy Group. His expertise is in building workforce planning and talent management solutions for Accenture's customers. Prior to joining Accenture, he worked in enterprise services at Hewlett Packard. There, Klosk focused on cataloging the competencies of his people and developed strategies for the business to best succeed globally.
Succeeding in Succession
When it comes to talent management, Klosk says, "The concepts are the same regardless of what industry you're in." In general, HR and talent management used to be known for recruiting or moving people around within an organization. That definition has grown to include employee retention and recognition. He offers, "The real benefit of talent management is in retaining top talent…If your employees are happy and dedicated and engaged, you're going to drive higher customer results and that measures in sales, customer satisfaction surveys and repeat customers."
Klosk has worked in succession planning as well. "Somebody could be on 15 different successor lists and if they leave the company, the entire (talent) pool collapses. You're looking at less critical positions than the CEO, but [still] very critical positions – ones that are key to the company's success. Those are the ones we need to focus on from a succession planning point of view, a recruiting point of view and from a leadership development point of view," contends Klosk.
Two Lessons from Abroad
Klosk was fortunate to work overseas where he was faced with unique leadership development challenges. "How do you expand from a people point of view? What roles – when you expand in to new countries – do you put expats in and for how long?"
Another observation Klosk makes from his experience working overseas is how, while Western philosophies allow an employee to question the boss and voice his or her opinion, many Eastern countries tend to only allow a voice to those with seniority, position or age.
On Success in Onboarding
Klosk says in his 24 years of work experience, HP has "the best onboarding process I have ever experienced or seen. It was smooth, there were constant touchpoints but not so much that it was annoying," recalls Klosk. He was given access to materials and felt a constant welcoming presence. Klosk explained, "I went through a three-day orientation and I hit the ground running the following Monday. I had a roadmap, I knew how to get to everything and everything worked."
Final Thoughts
Klosk shares, "Plan the work. Work the plan. Everyone has a process for everything including all of your talent management activities. If you're not planning it or you're not managing it, you're probably not doing it optimally."
What are You Reading?
Klosk is reading "The Purpose Principles: How to Draw More Meaning into Your Life" by Jake Ducey and Jack Canfield.
How Can People Connect with You?
Via Twitter @russmk or via Russell Klosk on LinkedIn.
Miner is COO of Decision Toolbox. She began her career at what was then Deloitte Haskins & Sells in finance. She joined Decision Toolbox (DT) as CFO and has since moved into the role as COO as well. DT provides recruitment technology and processes to companies who do not have their own in-house teams.
"For some clients we are 'all things recruitment.' For other clients they use us in specialty areas [such as] hiring for sales and marketing. We have one client who uses us for all their non-exempt positions. We become the recruitment department for hire. We're there when they need us and gone when they don't," says Miner.
Performance Driven Culture
The biggest initiative at DT is to become a more performance-driven workforce. "We are 100 percent virtual. All 75 employees work from home offices," says Miner. That means each employee must be held accountable. DT's recruiters are measured on days-to-fill, hire ratios and hiring manager satisfaction. Miner shares, "What we need to be better at as a company is understanding those numbers. What we are really trying to do is be able to fix things upstream before they hit downstream." As a performance driven workforce (PDW), it's not about outcome, it's about process — and ideally employees will be able to manage themselves. "Our philosophy is that we should micro-train but macro-manage."
She continues: "In a performance driven workforce, people are held accountable and rewarded for their performance. They feel invested in the performance of the company; they can work when and how they want, as long as they're contributing to the performance to the company. It allows work-life balance."
Financial Savvy
Miner feels her professional success stems from her background as a CPA. The experience prepared her to be attentive to details but to also see the big picture. "I believe I can assess the health of any business regardless of industry. I came to DT knowing nothing about recruitment and never having used a recruiter. That means I bring a different perspective to the table."
Miner believes not everyone needs to have financial competency but someone in the company needs to have it. "Our CEO doesn't have that financial competency but she is the face of DT; we call her our 'hood ornament.' She reaches a large network through her networking and public speaking. I am her 'rear view mirror' and she relies on me to be both tactical and strategic," explains Miner.
Playing to Strengths
When it comes to becoming a success at DT, Miner says, "My direct reports are way smarter than I am. But no matter how good an employee is they can't be good at everything. Instead of focusing on areas of weakness, we flip the approach and focus on their talents. I have created roles at DT that did not exist just because I believed one of my direct reports had the skills and the talent that would bring so much value to the role."
Another area Miner feels strongly about is employee engagement. "Engagement is crucial. Without it a company cannot succeed," asserts Miner. But there is also a need to create a performance driven culture. To that end, DT has an annual, all-staff strategic retreat, and last year they asked each employee to create personal life statements. It was a great exercise and I would recommend it highly. "Working from home can be very lonely. They cannot feel like they live on an island," says Miner.
Final Thoughts
Miner shares, "Provide mentorship, great communication and implement performance-driven workforce initiatives where people feel rewarded and are held accountable."
What are You Reading?
Miner is reading, "Predictable Revenue" by Aaron Ross and "Room" by Emma Donoghue.
Tune into the show next week, and remember, do what you love….and show the world how talented you can be, today.
Date: January 20, 2015


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Myanmar Times, 26 May 2017: The JICA-funded tourism information centre in Bagan is scheduled for completion at the end of the month and will be turned over to the authorities.
The construction of an information center in the Bagan cultural zone for local and foreign tourists will be completed by the end of May.
According to Assistant Project Manager for the Bagan Tourism Development Project, Daw Yu Yu Lin, from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project will be completed by the end of May.
"It will be finished by the end of this month. After completion, the centre will be transferred to the government. At present, we do not know which department runs it," she said.


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September 2017 – Bangkok, Thailand: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held a kick-off press conference ahead of the highly-anticipated live event, ONE: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD, which takes place 9 December at the Impact Arena in Bangkok and is held in collaboration with Havoline. Headlining the event is ONE Superstar, top lightweight contender Shannon "OneShin" Wiratchai as well as the challenger, Rasul Yakhyaev of Russia. Also in attendance was Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, and ONE President of Thailand, Kamol 'Sukie' Sukosol Clapp, as well as ONE Championship athletes Rika Ishige, Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke, Kritsada Kongsrichai and Sagetdao Petpayathai.
The main event bout has been announced as a lightweight title eliminator, with the winner going on to challenge the ONE Lightweight World Champion.
Ticket information for ONE: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD is available at www.onefc.com.
Official photos from the ONE: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD Press Conference at this link.
Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: "Bangkok is one of the most amazing places in the world to hold a live sporting event because the fans are so passionate and energetic. The atmosphere we create at the Impact Arena is unique and you have to experience it firsthand to understand the kind of electricity that flows through the stadium. This main event we have lined up is sure to produce fireworks as Thailand's biggest martial arts star, Shannon Wiratchai, showcases his skills inside the ONE Championship cage against Russia's Rasul Yakhyaev."
Kamol 'Sukie' Sukosol Clapp, ONE President of Thailand, stated: "It's going to be another amazing evening of world-class martial arts action. There really is no place like home, and I am excited every time we have a ONE Championship event here in my city. ONE has been relentless in its pursuit to give fans adrenaline-pumping action from start to finish, and ONE: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD will certainly aim to be the most exciting show in the history of Thailand."
Lennard Kwek, Asia Pacific Marketing Manager, Chevron, stated: "We are thrilled to announce the renewal of this massive partnership with ONE Championship, the largest sports media property in Asian history. The values of ONE & the strength of the athletes, resonate deeply to the core of Havoline on genuine strength. Caltex Havoline believes that, just like the bouts in the ONE Championship cage, our vehicles often face difficult conditions on the road. But with a proven fighter against friction, wear and sludge deposits, you can be sure that you will have a smooth and worry-free ride. We are excited at the possibilities and the opportunities for growth in both companies."
Shannon Wiratchai, ONE Superstar, stated: "I would like to thank all the Thai people, and all fans of martial arts for the support. If you're a fan of non-stop action and excitement, come and see us at the Impact Arena on 9 December. It's going to be an amazing show. I am preparing very hard so that I can make Thailand proud. I know my opponent is incredibly well-rounded and highly-skilled, so I will surely not be taking him lightly. It's going to be an absolute battle from beginning to end."
Rasul Yakhyaev, stated: "After some time, I have returned to ONE Championship, seeking victory. I have improved so much as a martial artist in my time away. Now, I am confident in all of my skills. I am coming to Thailand to take on its toughest warrior. Thank you to ONE for the opportunity of a lifetime, I will definitely bring my best inside the cage."
Rika Ishige, stated: "We can never really lose. Either we win, or we learn, and in that sense, there is victory in every defeat. Defeat is part of the game, it's part of life. The most important thing is that we get back up and keep fighting for our dreams. I am honored to be part of this event, to represent Thailand as its first professional martial arts star. Come see us on 9 December, it's a show you won't want to miss."
Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke, former ONE Strawweight World Champion, stated: "I am ready to continue my quest in becoming the best martial artist I can be. I was once at the top, once the champion, and there is nothing I want more than to get back to that status. Whoever I have to face, whoever they put in front of me, better be ready for what I'm bringing into the cage. I am proud to represent Thailand on the biggest international stage of competition."
Kritsada Kongsrichai, stated: "As a newcomer to this game, it's definitely something that I have had to learn. The complete set of martial arts, from striking to grappling, is something that requires a great deal of discipline and determination to adapt to. I vow to showcase my improvements in this next bout and show what I plan for my future."
Sagetdao Petpayathai, stated: "I am in this to prove my skills and my heart as a warrior. It doesn't matter who I am matched up against. What matters is that I am prepared well and that I am in great physical condition. Everyday I put myself through the rigors of training to become the best martial artist I can be. I am excited for 9 December so that I can get back inside the cage and do what I love."
Shannon "OneShin" Wiratchai of Thailand is a staple in exciting and memorable battles inside the ONE Championship cage. A mainstay of Bangkok Fight Lab, he trains in various martial arts disciplines at home in Bangkok, including Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. An offensive innovator, Wiratchai likes to be creative with his striking, employing a myriad of unpredictable off-angle elbows and kicks. Wiratchai seeks to continue his winning ways as he headlines ONE: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD in the main event bout against Rasul Yakhyaev.
26-year-old Rasul Yakhyaev of Grozny, Russia is a lightweight martial arts star who has racked up a solid following over his seven year professional career. He is adept in both striking and mat techniques, and is considered a solid contender with tremendous combat skills. A well-rounded warrior, four of Yakhyaev's victories have come by submission while three have come by knockout. He made his ONE Championship debut in December of 2015, falling to Lowen Tynanes by submission. Yakhyaev now seeks redemption as he takes on Shannon Wiratchai.
Rika "Tinydoll" Ishige is a 28-year-old female atomweight from Bangkok, Thailand. She is of mixed Japanese and Thai heritage, beginning her martial arts training at age nine with aikido and taekwondo. Heavily influenced by her late father who trained in judo, Ishige went on to hone her skills as a martial artist, and turned pro earlier this year. All of Ishige's victories have ended via impressive submission as she has been able to showcase her impressive grappling skills.
Former ONE Strawweight World Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke is a three-time Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai world champion who has a 8-2 record as a professional martial artist. He is known as a technical striker with quick hands and lightning feet, employing some of the most unique and creative combinations. As a martial artist with over 25 years of competitive experience, Dejdamrong is a seasoned veteran. In his last bout, Dejdamrong defeated the Philippines' Robin Catalan with his patented knee strikes.
Kritsada "Dream Man" Kongsrichai is a Thai national wrestling champion, and has a 5-3 record as a professional martial artist. He has not gone the distance yet in his young career, having three knockouts and two submissions under his belt. He made his ONE Championship debut in the promotion's first-ever Bangkok show in May 2016, where Kongsrichai delighted his hometown fans with a spectacular performance, stopping opponent Kev Hemmorlor via first-round technical knockout.
30-year-old Sagetdao Petpayathai is a Muay Thai specialist and a four-time Lumpinee Stadium champion who has won every major title in Muay Thai. He made his professional cage debut last March at home in Bangkok, defeating Malaysia's Kelvin Ong via first-round technical knockout. Voted by Thai media as one of the greatest Muay Thai practitioners in history, Petpayathai is known for his highly technical knowledge in all of Muay Thai's varied techniques. In his last bout, Petpayathai stopped Mahmoud Mohamed in the first round to improve his record to 2-0.
For more updates on ONE Championship, please visit www.onefc.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ONEChampionship, and like us on Facebook.
About ONE Championship™
ONE Championship is the largest sports media property in Asian history. Headquartered in Singapore, ONE Championship is the home of martial arts. The world's most exciting martial arts organization hosts the largest sports entertainment events across Asia, featuring some of the world's best martial artists and world champions, all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. In addition to its digital platforms, ONE Championship broadcasts to over 1 billion potential viewers across 128+ countries around the world with some of the largest global broadcasters, including Fox Sports, ABS-CBN, Astro, ClaroSports, Bandsports, Startimes, Premier Sports, Thairath TV, Skynet, Mediacorp, OSN, and more.
About Thairath TV
A household name well familiar by all Thai news reader, Thairath is the most powerful daily newspaper in Thailand. With more than a million copies of consistent daily circulation since 1962, Thairath has been gaining a strong foothold as the leader in Thai society for more than 60 years and counting. Dedicated, experienced, and skilled in delivering human-centric news and relevant variety of content to daily lives of the Thais, Thairath reaches out to its massive reader base through both classic and cutting-edge channels including print, website, smartphone and tablet applications, SMS subscription, and social network. Today, adding to its array of platform, Thairath ventures into broadcasting business by officially joining the digital TV industry, creating and adding fresh perspectives to the Thai television industry through news and entertainment programs under the name "Thairath TV." Since the launch in April 2014, Thairath TV has lifted up the industry standard with innovative news presentation technique including immersive graphic to help report compelling stories to the mass audience. Additionally, those cutting edge technologies are the main driving forces which puts Thairath TV on top in live sport broadcasting. With those establishments and the eagerness to continue to grow, Thairath aims towards eventually being a content provider in a global scale.
About Chevron
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of the company's operations. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
About Havoline®
Since 1904, as a part of the Chevron Corporation family of products, Havoline® has continued to produce innovations, based on science and technology. In 1946, Havoline® launched the "New and improved Havoline" with additives as a feature. Year after year, Havoline® delivers new innovations; the latest achievement is Deposit ShieldTM, which can protect engines from harmful sediments improving vehicle performance and fuel economy.
Media Contact:
Loren Mack, ONE Championship
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(m): +65 9771 5617


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We just picked up a testing lab that would go take our Monbaby prototype PCB board through rigorous and thorough tests, so that we can achieve FCC certification.
As Monbaby talks to a smartphone over Bluetooth Low Energy, we want to make sure that the transmission from the device is under limits approved by the FCC. In the end of the certification we will get the FCC Declaration of Conformity or the FCC label.
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