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STEWART Smith's motorcycle team have hit a perfect 10 after 10 stunning wins on the road this season.
The Accrington two-man team of disabled owner Stuart Smith and Welsh rider Ian Lougher has has seen off several million pound corporations to celebrate victories out of 15 races on his TSR 250 Honda over the season.
And Stewart, a former motorcyclist who was disabled 13 years ago in a race in the Isle Of Man, is delighted with Ian's show as he has never finished out of the top three.
"It has been our best season ever," said Stuart, 54, who works on the bike in his garage in Accrington.
"Ian is a class rider, a professional rider, and he has been an Isle of Man TT winner eight times.
"I have known him for years and approached him about riding for my team last year and he came back to me a while later and asked if the offer was still there.
"We are a small team which works on a limited budget.
"I do all the work on the bike from my wheelchair in my garage.
"I set the bike to Ian's settings and he obviously has confidence in me and I enjoy doing it
"It has been a great season for me watching Ian. I get more nervous watching as, when you are riding you just get on it, but watching is hard work.
"I get so much satisfaction from it and the doctor says it is therapy for me. Otherwise I would probably sit and vegetate."
Stewart fell off his bike in 1992, doing 150mph in the Isle of Man and is paralysed from his chest downwards.
"You don't get up from crashes like that," said Stewart, who raced for 15 years and competed at national level.
"You know when you compete in motorsports events that they are dangerous - but I guess that is what attracts you to it.
"I started back with the bikes, training young lads, around 1996 and it has progressed from there."
Stewart has been helped in his team ambitions by local firms which have contributed financially so Stewart can keep the bike on the road - and get a top class rider.
"We are dependent on firms helping us out as without them we wouldn't function.
"Some of the teams we are competing against have budgets of more than £1m as they compete in more races which require more bike parts whereas my budget is in the hundreds of pounds category.
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The past few seasons, have seen Stewart's team do failry well but he and Ian have reached new heights in this campaign together.
They have competed, from March to September, in all kinds of events ranging from the Scarborough Spring National, to races in Nothern Ireland and the Isle of Man as well as Wales.
The races varying between 26 miles and 60 miles.
"We even broke the lap record in Ireland when we won," said proud Stewart.
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Winter dreams in the EifelManderscheid a small village situated in the south of Eifel, north from Trier, offers a multitude of possibilities of exploring and touching nature.Our fresh air activities will be taking place in wonderful woods and castles while the volcanic origin of the area gives us a breathtaking silhouette. We travel to a dreamlandscape of 45 million years old living history!
Mini-Shackleton-ExpeditionIts a wonderful training to stay together in the Eifel during the half term holidays. After having taken the first steps with our Body and Soul-programme we will have lots of possibilities for making experiences in the woods and with ourselves. In a winter environment, we learn a lot about winter hazards and have fun in the snow.Staying in the JugendhüttendorfBesides the woods we find the Jugendhüttendorf Vulkaneifel nearby the wander routes.We are accommodated in the Jugendhüttendorf which has about 120 beds in 22 wooden huts. The huts are practical but cosy they offer beds, tables, seats and of course cupboards and heating.Cooking will be one part of our daily activities and we are looking forward to creating meals by ourselves, planning, shopping and not to forget the washing up!Highlights of the weekThe daily programme will depend on the weatherbut it will include the following subjects such as
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Hi good evening. I would like to know the actual terms to calculate the overtime hours since we are working for 8.40 hours per day. Overtime is 2 hours from Mon - Thur only.
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The formula provided by the Employment Act is (salary/26/8) x 1.5 per hour. If your method can produce t result not less favourable than the formula, I think it is OK.
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As far as frequency of coupling is concerned, the time step restrictions on the Navier-Stokes side are dictated by the Courant number (CFL; AtU/Ax) and most probably the diffusion number (Atv/Ax2) for the very low Reynolds number we consider, whereas on the DSMC side the time step is controlled by the mean collision time /c. This suggests that coupling should take place at almost every time step if the diffusion time step constraint dominates or a subcycling procedure should be followed, in which one Navier-Stokes step is followed by many DSMC steps if the convective time step dominates.
To understand the various algorithmic and implementation issues, we consider the example of multiscale analysis of microfilters. The specific algorithmic issues are elaborated below and in the next section, and the results are presented in the subsequent section. A high-level description of the multiscale method is presented in Algorithm 1. Given an arbitrary initial state and a set of boundary conditions along the overlapping interfaces, a Schwarz technique is implemented to find a self-consistent solution to the Stokes (or Navier-Stokes) and the DSMC subdomains. Self-consistency is determined by a convergence check that requires that the DSMC noise as well as the updates to the solution (for example, pressure and the velocities) be less than a specified tolerance value. Self-consistency also ensures that the boundary conditions at the interface have converged to the specified tolerance. To further reduce the DSMC noise in the solution, a postprocessing step is performed after the initial convergence check is satisfied. In the postprocessing step, several coupling iterations between Stokes (or Navier-Stokes) and DSMC subdomains are performed. The final results in the DSMC subdomain are obtained as an average of the samples collected during the postprocessing step. As a last step, the results from the DSMC subdomains are used as boundary conditions to find the solution in the continuum subdomains. The Schwarz algorithm and the interpolation between the Stokes (or Navier-Stokes) and the DSMC domains is discussed next.


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The Columbia Museum of Art's new executive director seemed almost fated to end up in South Carolina's capital city.
Della Watkins grew up in a "tiny town on a river" in Virginia, so she has a weird, nostalgic fondness for humidity, cities on the water and the bugs that go with it.
She spent 16 years in Virginia's capital city of Richmond, and enjoyed being in close proximity of the general assembly.
And her son graduated from the University of South Carolina, so she made several trips to Columbia to visit during his time here.
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She liked Columbia.
But she had no inkling she would end up here as the Columbia Museum of Art's executive director. The announcement was made last week.
"Hiring Della was a stroke of brilliance for the Columbia Museum (of Art)," said Alex Nyerges, director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where Watkins worked for 16 years.
"Della is a strategic thinker, she's tireless, she's experienced and she is also one of the most personable people I have ever known."
Watkins currently serves as the executive director of the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia, where she went in 2013 when that museum asked the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to find a director to turn around its struggling venture.
Watkins volunteered, and four years later leaves the Taubman Museum in good shape. Under her leadership, the museum completed build-out of the last remaining gallery space that now hosts major national traveling exhibitions. She also led the museum back to financial stability through steady fundraising, and established new collegial partnerships – something she hopes to do with USC and other colleges in the Columbia area.
Now that she accomplished her goals at the Taubman Museum, friends have asked Watkins, "Why leave?"
"That's me," she said. "I want to move somewhere I can help the community and make an impact."
Unlike her last job, Watkins knows she's not coming into turmoil and doesn't have the challenge of turning the museum around. Her impressions so far are very positive.
"The team here is incredible," Watkins said. "Everyone is professional, able and talented. My job is to get us to row together."
One challenge for the staff is dealing with renovations for the next year that will create more galleries, more studios and more program space. Construction is scheduled to be completed in fall 2018 and will give the CMA more usable space, including more than 5,000 square feet of new gallery space.
"I'm attracted to the building project," Watkins said. "I've seen what a difference a project like this can make. It gives a community an amazing sense of pride and ownership."
Watkins is also excited about working with the CMA's global collection, and about the museum's potential of being a vibrant learning resource.
"I want to see the Columbia Museum of Art as an arts and cultural resource for everyone," she said. "We can teach anything here."
Watkins begins her job at CMA Oct. 1, and can't wait to immerse herself in the community and make new friends.
That's one of the reasons Watkins was chosen to lead the CMA, a winner of the prestigious National Medal of Museum and Library Service for its community outreach and programs.
"We heard it consistently from her current board and Mr. Taubman himself, one of Della's greatest strengths is her engagement in the community," CMA Search Committee Chair Earl Ellis said in a statement. "That was a very important factor in our consideration set. The Columbia Museum of Art is a community asset, and we were seeking a proven leader who had demonstrated strengths in community engagement."
Watkins' path to Columbia started in that tiny Virginia river town, Tappahannock. She discovered a love for art and history there, and at her father's urging earned degrees in art history and art education at James Madison University.
And when her father asked what she was going to do with those degrees? She taught school for 14 years, at elementary, middle and high school level.
Then one day, a friend suggested she look at the classified ads. There she saw that the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was looking for an art history major with a background in teaching.
"And finally I married the two things I love," Watkins said.
Nearly two decades later, she still wakes up every morning excited to go to work.
"She represents everything you'd want in a great leader, from savvy business acumen to a kind, caring management style," said Leon Harris, chairman of the board of trustees for Taubman Museum.
Hiring Watkins was the clear choice, CMA Board President R. Scott McClelland said in a statement.
"Her experience and passion allowed the search committee to check every box for leadership attributes essential to achieving the next step in the museum's vision."
Q&A with Della Watkins
What do you see as some of the biggest opportunities at CMA?
Watkins: "I'd like to continue to build 'place' and offerings so the CMA becomes part of the creative infrastructure that attracts residents, businesses, and visitors to downtown.
"The reinstallation of the permanent collection of art will transform the CMA into a dynamic, proud community fine arts resource and crown jewel in the state!
"I see many possibilities for new collaborations with neighborhood, civic, business, government, academic, arts & cultural and social groups."
What are some of the challenges?
Watkins: "Other than the many months of renovations in the museum whereby some services and opportunities may be slightly compromised to our visitors, I use challenges as opportunities!"
What do you think of Main Street?
Watkins: "The downtown is teeming with construction, projects, activity, businesses, people, foods. ... I love the good energy and commitment to growth."
Do you have ideas for more community outreach programs, like the museum has now?
Watkins: "Once the museum's renovation is complete, the museum will be poised with new spaces and extraordinary art on view to roll out lots of new programming on site. You may very well see enhanced family fun, a college and university student series, lunchtime gallery walks and talks, art history and art making classes, social events centered around art, history and culture, and other programs the community may suggest. Off site, the museum will reach into communities to share our works of art, teach our children, and leverage opportunities to partner."
Age: 56
Children: Two sons, Alan, 28, and Zach, 25
Where were you born? "Tappahannock, Virginia, an east coast river region, so I just love the hot, humid weather."
College: James Madison University, degrees in art history and art education
Favorite books? "I read lots for work, so leisure reading is limited to an occasional mystery or bestseller."
Favorite movies? "Oh, I like action, adventure, or spy-based films."
Favorite TV show? "I'm addicted to Netflix series. 'The Crown' was great!"
Do you drink sweet iced tea? "I hate to admit it, but I prefer my tea half sweet/half unsweet. But I can be trained!"
What are your hobbies? "I enjoy oil painting, travel, walking, gardening, dancing, live music, and meeting new people. I cannot wait to make new South Carolina friends!"
Lezlie Patterson, Special to The State


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SAVING THE REDWOODS ferns, of which there are said to be some thirty species. The protection of the California red woods is now the subject of anxious solicitude on the part of many citizens, but the practical means of achieving this result are in the hands of the Redwoods League. There are two distinct move ments on foot. First and of instant need are the efforts made by Humboldt County and by the Redwoods League to stop the cutting along the highway on the South Fork of the Eel River. OPTIONS PURCHASED BY TWO LOVERS OF THE REDWOODS This has been substantially accom plished, and since August, 1919, all the cutting has been stopped by the purchase of the land on which lumbering opera tions were here carried on. This was made possible through the munificence of Mr. Stephen T. Mather and Mr. William Kent, each of whom donated $30,000 to be used in the purchase of options on the threatened areas. These options have since been taken up by the Supervisors of Humboldt County, a body of men having rare fore sight. Humboldt County expects to pro vide a bond issue on a large scale, which will secure the preservation of the groves most in danger, but the bulk of the money needed must be provided by the State of California. The necessary bond issue will shortly be brought before the people. It has been sponsored by the Governor and has the active support of the most influential men in the State. In addition to this, the Redwoods League has succeeded in enlisting the support of many public-spirited lumber men and owners of timber, who propose to donate at least a portion of their hold ings for park purposes, especially along the highway. The extent of this redwoods park has been definitely determined as the entire valley of the South Fork of the Eel River from the point where the redwoods begin down to and including Bull Creek Flat and Dyerville Flat. If, in addition, funds can be provided to purchase any or all of the 20,000 acres of redwoods on the left bank of the main Eel farther down stream, a superb reserve would be established. The Eel River redwoods constitute the most immediate problem, but there is also a very definitely formulated plan to pro vide a National Redwoods Park. A na tional park requires a large area, with sufficient isolation and compactness to admit of proper administration. There are three such areas available: 1st, the grove along Redwood Creek, of about 50,000 acres in extent and peculiarly adapted for a national park; 2d, the groves along the Klamath River, as yet untouched and of great beauty; 3d, the Smith River groves, in Del Norte County. A complete survey, such as is now being undertaken by the Redwoods League, will be necessary to determine the rela tive suitability of these three groves for a national park. THE REDWOODS LEAGUE The "Save the Redwoods League" was formally organized in San Francisco in July, 1919. The league is under the executive con trol of Dr. John C. Merriam, of the Uni versity of California, Berkeley, Calif., and its purposes are: (1) To purchase redwood groves by private subscriptions and by county bond issues. (2) To secure a State bond issue to buy the finest redwood groves along State highways. (3) To establish, through Federal aid, a National Redwoods Park. (4) To obtain, through State and county aid, the protection of timber along the scenic highways now in course of construction throughout California. (5) To encourage the State to pur chase cut-over redwood areas for refor estation by natural means or by replant ing where repeated fires have made sprout reproduction impossible. Committees have been formed also to study the subjects of redwood distribu tion, variation, and the most efficient commercial use of redwood products, in the belief that nearly all the purposes for which this lumber is now used can be adequately served by second - growth trees. REDWOOD GROVES IDEAL MEMORIALS One of the first results of the activities of the league has been the donation by 533
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Battles for Democracy. Week 15
A weekly summary of the battles for democracy: The heartbleed bug; US spied human rights organisations; Nations buying as hackers sell flaws in computer code; Alaveteli: Open Source Freedom of Information Platform; Angela Merkel denied access to her NSA file… and much more.
Following week we won't publish 'Battles for Democracy' all the content will be published in week 16's so be prepared for a more dense than usual post.
Citizens Losing
Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut.
The heartbleed bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. The bug was discovered late last week and most Internet users are likely to be affected either directly or indirectly. It allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers and to encrypt the traffic, the names and passwords of the users and the actual content. This allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications, steal data directly from the services and users and to impersonate services and users.
Has the NSA been exploiting Heartbleed Bug for intelligence for years?. Although the American intelligence community is forcefully denying reports that the National Security Agency has long known about the Heartbleed bug, Bloomberg News reported that Heartbleed had indeed been added to NSA's arsenal almost immediately after the bug appeared, citing two anonymous sources "familiar with the matter".
The US has spied on the staff of prominent human rights organisations, Edward Snowden has told the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Europe's top human rights body. Giving evidence via a videolink from Moscow, Snowden said the National Security Agency – for which he worked as a contractor – had deliberately snooped on bodies like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
Turkey keeps YouTube block despite court rulings and reaffirmed a ban on YouTube imposed after the posting of illicit recordings of top secret security talks cited by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as part of a "dirty campaign" to topple him. Authorities imposed the ban on Google's video-sharing site on 27 March 2014 in the build-up to local elections, after weeks of leaked wiretaps, allegedly uncovering corruption in Erdogan's inner circle. Erdogan emerged from the polls with his popularity largely intact. Turkey's telecoms regulator said on Thursday it would not end the block on YouTube, despite court rulings.
India and South Africa tried to undermine a UN resolution on the right to protest. Are they abandoning HumanRights? On 25 March 2014 South African diplomats, supported by the Indians and some authoritarian governments, attempted to impede the passage of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on the 'promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests.' They proposed that the right to peaceful protest should be qualified by the need to ensure stability of the state and friendly relations with foreign countries.
Nations Buying as Hackers Sell Flaws in Computer Code. All over the world, from South Africa to South Korea, business is booming in what is called "zero days," the coding flaws in software like Microsoft Windows that can give a buyer unfettered access to a computer and any business, agency or individual dependent on one. Now, the market for information about computer vulnerabilities has turned into a gold rush. Disclosures by Edward J. Snowden, the former N.S.A. consultant who leaked classified documents, made it clear that the United States is among the buyers of programming flaws. But it is hardly alone.
Citizens Winning
Citizens unite, react and take action, institutions support them.
Laura Poitras & Edward Snowden Awarded 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling for exposing the US government's vast warrantless surveillance operation. The revelations sparked a debate on the constitutionality of mass surveillance, and how technology has transformed the parameters of individual privacy.
Messy Consequences for National Legislation following Annulment of EU Data Retention Directive. The European Court of Justice has just ruled that most of the EU's data retention directive is not compatible with privacy rights and has declared invalid the data retention directive (Directive 2006/24/EC), i.e. set of rules obliging ISPs and telcos to retain data and information of citizens using electronic communications networks. Member States seem to have two alternatives: either abrogating the entire national data retention legislation or modify it to meet the "proportionality concern" of the court.
Tools For Democracy
Tools to either increase awareness of the threats to democracy, protect yourself against them or to leverage democracy to new levels.
The Heartbleed test aids you in checking if the hostname of a server is vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug.
BitCongress is a decentralized, peer to peer, open source voting system built onto the Blockchain in a multitude of ways including Ethereum, MetaCoins, ColoredCoins & a mined crypto currency called Votecoin. This system will utilize the Votecoin as mined vote token that is verified by the miners in the crypto currency 2.0 layers. Anyone with a program can plug into the BitCongress system and use the mined currency to verify votes.
The 2013 Annual Report of the UK Interception of Communications Commissioner summarises surveillance activities authorised (and some not authorised) in the UK and performed by the Police or by security and intelligence agencies such as MI5 and MI6.
The fire power of the financial lobby:A survey of the size of the financial lobby at the EU level. The findings are stunning. In total the financial industry spends more than €120 million per year on lobbying in Brussels and employs more than 1700 lobbyists. The financial industry lobbied the post-crisis EU regulation via over 700 organisations and outnumbered civil-society organisations and trade unions by a factor of more than seven, with an even stronger dominance when numbers of staff and lobbying expenses are taken into account. In sum the financial lobby is massively outspending other (public) interests in terms of EU lobbying, by a factor of more than 30.
Read the full report.
Alaveteli: Open Source Freedom of Information Platform. Citizens use Alaveteli to request information, and the replies are recorded for all to see on the website. The project's initial focus is on making Freedom of Information requests, although it can easily be altered for other purposes. It is being used, that we know of, in: Australia, Brazil, Check Republic, Hungary, European Union, New Zealand, Spain, Tunisia, and Uruguay
Qubes: The operating system that can protect you even if you get hacked. Qubes' design is based on an important law of software: all programs contain bugs. Based on Xen, the X Window System, and Linux, it can run most Linux applications and utilize most of the Linux drivers. Qubes uses virtual machines to let you manage separate "security domains". A virtual machine (VM) is basically a tiny operating system running inside of your real operating system. If your VM gets hacked, the attacker is able to access the files and read keystrokes in that VM, but not in other VMs or on your host computer.
Lo and Behold!
Angela Merkel denied access to her NSA file. The US government is refusing to grant Angela Merkel access to her NSA file or answer formal questions from Germany about its surveillance activities, raising the stakes before a crucial visit by the German chancellor to Washington.
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Last month, I spent several interesting weeks following the story of Pam's Market Popcorn, which was in danger of losing its North Market lease because of some financial and contract snafus. Long story short, things worked out, and the popcorn's staying put.
However, Tykla agreed to change spaces under the new arrangement. She informed me today that she'll be in her new spot next to Jeni's on Tuesday.
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In the world of MMOs, delays are common. That said, an expansion being delayed with less than a week before release isn't something we see very often.
Unfortunately, that's the case with Trion Worlds' upcoming Nightmare Tide expansion for Rift. Originally the expansion was set to drop on October 8th but Executive Producer Bill Fisher announced that the magic date is now October 22nd.
While no real reasons were given besides the usual "we want to make sure all the polish and shine is truly ready," Fisher did mention that community feedback was a huge factor in making the decision to delay the release.
Hail Ascended, and thanks for your awesome feedback from the Nightmare Tide Open Beta so far. We've been listening to your feedback, which is so incredibly valuable to us, and are working to address your suggestions and concerns. As a result, we've decided to extend Open Beta for an additional two weeks, which means the launch date for Nightmare Tide will be pushed back to Oct. 22.
Our goal is to make Nightmare Tide the best expansion you've played, and our new launch date gives us time to batten down the hatches … and blow you out of the water.
In the meantime, jump into Beta, give us feedback, and help ensure we make this the best expansion we possibly can – together. We want and will act on your feedback as Nightmare Tide storms ashore!
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Executive Producer: RIFT
On the plus side though, the currently running Open Beta will be extended as well so if you haven't checked out the new expansion you now have a bit more time to jump in.
So what do you think? Is the delay a good thing? Could we see another delay at some point? Let us know below!
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it's a shame not many people think like you. People just suddenly expect developers to be like machines and make perfect content with out trouble. self entitled jerks. Which is why sometimes i don't mind if a game is subbed. subbed games back then made sure content were 100% before releasing and even then if there were problems there would be a fix on the first patch. I mean yeah F2P games make quick fixes too but it's too small/rare a quality to see in many companies.
Glad to see this happening for once. Games should take the time to release content when it is ready. I'm sure the players would prefer a clean late launch over a buggy as hell early one, at least I would, I could be alone on this.
I 100% agree with you
I agree with you , better wait and get a well made cake 🙂


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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, today announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Quayle Munro Limited, an independent advisory firm that provides corporate finance advisory services to companies underpinned by data & analytics, content, software, and services. The agreement was originally announced on January 16, 2018, and closed on April 3. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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When asked to describe Orazio D'Elia, chef and co-owner of Maurice Terzini's new Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta in Bondi, Icebergs' general manager Rachel Duffy laughs, before settling on "Italian. Really Italian."
D'Elia, 33, commands the kitchen and floor of the restaurant and speaks with a steadfast intensity that on first meeting, can seem almost confronting. But behind the gelled hair and un-wavering gaze there's a simmering Italian charm, and the sense that, really, he just wants to present food that people love to eat. And eat they do. There's no denying the effect this young chef has on the people around him, both those he works with and those close to him.
"He's really into his food. Big time. Food and people, he loves every bit of it," says Duffy. As for Terzini, who first noticed D'Elia as the buzz grew around the chef's work at Popolo, he simply says, "He reminds me of what it is to be Italian." Coming from the man linked inextricably to Italian food in Sydney, this is no throw-away comment. So what is it about D'Elia that inspires such raves from those he works with?
Charting the course of D'Elia's early culinary career is not easy. Hailing from Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples, D'Elia has worked his way from Italy's tip to toe. He's jumped from Monte Carlo to the Caribbean, Madagascar and, twice, to Sydney. When tracked on a map, the one constant to D'Elia's movements is that they follow the coast. So what better place to open his first restaurant than Bondi Beach?
Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta isn't a run-of-the-mill Italian joint. D'Elia has teamed up with Terzini and Duffy, the food powerhouses behind Bondi's Icebergs, in creating the restaurant. The chef came of age in the Icebergs kitchen, and the restaurant that bears his name signals a return to the kind of traditional Italian food found in the Terzini and D'Elia family homes.
In unmistakable contrast to Icebergs' bird's-nest location on the south edge of Bondi's cliff, Da Orazio is tucked off the main drag of Hall Street, representing the flipside to a suburb often dismissed as all surface, no substance. The service can be brusque, and this Italian aloofness has both drawn people in while alienating others. But there's no doubting the standard of the food. The pizza is some of the best you'll find in this city, while other dishes; handmade pasta, grilled meats and the porchetta you'll spy on the counter as soon as you enter, are worth every second spent trying to secure a table. In January of this year, as D'Elia fired up the 2.7 tonne pizza oven imported from Naples, he anxiously awaited first orders. He needn't have worried. From the first service, the place was abuzz.
"We've got three different buzzes in the restaurant," says D'Elia. "We've got the five o'clock buzz; kids running around, jumping on tables, sliding on the handrail outside. Next there are families with teenagers and after that, especially on weekends, you see all these Bondi superstars rocking down, big tables, hot chicks, good looking boys, and that's when we crank the music." Stay to the end of a busy night and it's clear these different groups of diners have all found a home at Da Orazio. That the restaurant can and does cater to such a broad cross-section of the community is testament to Terzini's experience, and, needless to say, the dishes coming out of the kitchen.
But before tossing pizza in Bondi, before his sprightly sojourns across Europe and before rebelling at culinary school, it all started with rice, stuck to his grandmother's ceiling. "When I was young, I was always watching what my Grandma was cooking. When she left the house I would run into the kitchen and make the best mess ever," says D'Elia. "After my first day at chef school I came home and made some arancini with my friend. I don't know how, but my grandma was cleaning rice off the ceiling the next day," he laughs.
As he studied to qualify as a professional chef with a diploma in hospitality management, D'Elia developed a work-hard, play-hard attitude. At 16, he travelled to Lemnos, Greece, for work experience. "We were meant to be there for two months, but we got fired after three weeks because we were out of control," he grins. "One guy played the guitar, so we always ended up in a big circle, singing with the guests and staff at the end of the night."
Partly because of Europe's seasonal workforce (where coastal restaurants are slammed over summer then often take a winter hiatus) and partly because of what D'Elia calls his "six-month itch," before moving to Sydney in 2006, D'Elia had never worked in one restaurant for longer than six months.
"2004 was the biggest year of my life," he says. "I was in the Caribbean for three months, Africa for three months and then I came to Australia." With a one-year visa in hand, this was his first taste of Sydney. The plan was twofold: learn English and visit close-friend Lucio De Falco, of Lucio Pizzeria in Darlinghurst. De Falco and D'Elia were practically neighbours in Naples; and when it comes to pizza, De Falco is still one of D'Elia's mentors.
But time ran out and D'Elia returned to Naples to join his father, two younger brothers and sister in the family business. Not a pizzeria, nor a trattoria, but baby supplies. "I loved cooking, but the family business had always been in the back of my mind and that's why I needed to learn English, to help grow the business," he says. "And back then, I needed a break."
But the suit didn't fit and his new career as a sales rep didn't last long. In March 2006, D'Elia arrived back in Sydney. Gone was the party-boy attitude. Straight off the plane, he started at L'Incontro in the city's north. Within two months he'd been appointed head chef, a role he held for three years before moving to Limoncello in Double Bay, where he stayed for another two.
His next move landed him in the media spotlight, and helped Popolo Rushcutters Bay land rave reviews. Across the road, Terzini was working with the team at Neild Avenue, keeping close watch. "Maurice would come in to Popolo for a plate of pasta and he could see the work I was doing," D'Elia says. When his stint at Popolo came to an end, Terzini was ready and waiting. "Maurice still talks about the fregola dish he had at Popolo when Orazio was cooking," says Duffy, speaking about the moment it clicked for the pair. "I still never hear the end of that dish! After that meal, they met and decided to start something together. That was the real beginning.
" Joining Ben Horne as co-head chef of Icebergs in late 2012, D'Elia felt right at home. "It was the greatest office of my life," he says. "It reminded me of the Amalfi Coast. I would walk in every morning and be inspired." Duffy recalls D'Elia's time as particularly significant for the restaurant, especially in the way he brought the team together. "He really injected that true Italian style back into Icebergs," she says. "We were more Mediterranean before in terms of the menu. But it wasn't just that. He would organise things for everyone to do, all the Italian chefs. He'd arrange for them to go out for dinner, down to The Apollo in Potts Point maybe. He was always doing group things."
All the while, Terzini had been toying with the concept of a casual Italian spin-off. In January 2013 the duo started discussing what is now Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta, opening the white-washed, open-plan eatery 12 months later. Not simply a dialed-back version of Icebergs, Terzini and D'Elia wanted a restaurant that was comfortable for everyone from eight years old to 80. "We hardly carried any dishes from one restaurant to the other, because each restaurant is different," D'Elia says. As with each new venue he opens, Terzini had a vision right from the beginning, from the uniforms, to the colour of the room, to the cutlery and plates. On top of Terzini's attention to aesthetic detail, the opening of Da Orazio signalled a turn back to Icebergs' Italian roots in the kitchen. "Maurice's really passionate about it again," says Duffy.
Neapolitan pizzas pour out of the wood-fired oven; chefs spit-roast Berkshire pigs for Roman-style porchetta - "the food I want to eat," says Terzini - and stylish wait staff balance generous carafes of wine. "We wanted an open kitchen, so everyone can see what we do," says D'Elia. "So you can see guys working their arses off carving a pig. So you can see the passion."
Following the city-wide trend, at Da Orazio, chefs are not consigned to windowless kitchens, but are out in the open, where their "passion" is plain to see. Does this transparency make the food taste any better? We're not sure, but here, as a thick slice of herb-stuffed porchetta is sandwiched into focaccia in plain view of hungry diners, it certainly helps.
De Falco and Terzini may be D'Elia's mentors, but his true sources of inspiration are his grandmothers. "My grandmother on my mother's side lived near the water in Naples, and my grandmother on my father's side is more towards the heel of Naples, near the mountains. So I grew up with two different Italian cultures," says D'Elia.
He's even stolen a few of their recipes for the restaurant. At Christmas, D'Elia's grandmother would cook a bacalla-style seafood dish that has inspired his latest addition to the menu; blue-eye cod in pastella with baby-green peppers and confit cherry tomatoes. Char-grilled octopus is notably tender, thanks to years of practice cooking one of Naples' most-loved seafood species. "It's a simple dish, but everyone is crazy about it because of the way the octopus is cooked," he says. Every February, D'Elia's family would kill a pig to make salami and sausages - a memory that is evoked every time he makes porchetta.
D'Elia's grandmother on his father's side instilled his obsession with freshly baked bread. "When I bake bread it the morning the smell takes me straight back to Italy. "My grandma would make everything from entree to dessert, but the recipes were never on a piece of paper, they were just off the top of her head."
All this, and yet, wasn't it a bit risky to open a pizza and porchetta restaurant in a suburb with a reputation for buff beach types and hipsters obsessing over activated almonds and kale smoothies? D'Elia admits his style of cooking is lighter than is perhaps traditional. As he says, you have to play to your strengths, your diners, and, most importantly, your passion. "Orazio reminded me why I always eat Italian food," says Terzini.
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3/75–79 Hall St, Bondi Beach
(02) 8090 6969


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New Texas Law Allows Police to Sell Confiscated Guns to Dealers
Firearms confiscated by Texas police will soon be making their way back on the street under a new law that allows authorities to sell the weapons.
House Bill 1421 removes a previous requirement for law enforcement to repurpose confiscated guns for police use, or to destroy them. Beginning next month, however, departments will have the option of selling found or unclaimed weapons to a licensed firearms dealer.
State Representative Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), who authored the bill, told The Texas Tribune that he wanted to give law enforcement "one more option" for collecting revenue.
"It has a fiscal impact in a positive way and it makes sense if the weapons are in good shape," Perry said.
The law also validates the actions of some police departments that were already selling certain confiscated weapons under a gray area in existing law, according to Edwin Walker, president of Texas Law Shield, which provides legal services to Texas gun owners.
But some police departments, particularly those in large cities like San Antonio, Houston and Austin, have said they will not sell the weapons and will continue destroying them to keep them from falling into the wrong hands.
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Law Enforcement Can Sell Confiscated Guns (by Todd Wiseman and Ian Floyd, Texas Tribune)
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The CBI has responded to the publication of the government's outsourcing playbook, outlined in a speech by Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden
16 October 2017
The UK needs a Budget that will enable the country to grow its way out of austerity, the CBI has said in its submission to the Chancellor.
Faced with generation-defining challenges, this Budget should send signals that the UK is open for business and committed to supporting entrepreneurs and ambitious firms to thrive in all parts of the UK.
The CBI says the Government's Budget is an opportunity to back the basics of a strong market economy and show how good government in partnership with responsible business can improve lives, regardless of the outcome of the Brexit talks.
In its pre-Budget letter to the Chancellor, the CBI sets out a series of measures aimed at bringing the UK's new Industrial Strategy to life through concrete action, as a means of reinforcing the UK economy against future challenges.
Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI's Director-General, urges the Government to get on with doing what it has promised – greenlighting large and small infrastructure projects, implementing the ground-breaking T-Levels programme and providing practical support for innovators.
Against the backdrop of subdued investment, business leaders need a stable, pro-enterprise environment. Top priorities are: improving education, fuelling inward investment in energy and infrastructure, spurring innovation and promoting competitiveness through the tax system. New measures should build on what has been started.
Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director General, said: "Brexit planning must not be allowed to crowd out vital action at home. With this Budget, the Government needs to set its eyes on the horizon, not the next few yards. The only sure way to raise living standards and provide sustainable public services is to solve the UK's productivity problem. This means tackling the weak foundations of our economy with consistency and determination."
Business priorities in the CBI's Budget submission include:
The CBI is also asking the Chancellor to provide government departments with resources to make a success of Brexit, and set out a vision for tax policy that enhances the attractiveness of the UK as a place to do business.
Introducing the CBI's Budget submission Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director general, said:
"The UK is facing the most complex challenge of the post-war period in leaving the EU, particularly at a time when the UK economy has gone from the fastest growing in the G7 to the slowest. The UK needs a Budget that will enable the UK to grow its way out of austerity
"Faltering consumer and business confidence risks lowering living standards, so it's important the Government sends firms the right signals they need to continue investing and growing.
"Ministers need to build on the basics to get our economy in shape for the challenges ahead by demonstrating a continuing commitment to free markets, a pro-enterprise environment and maintaining a relentless focus on the drivers of productivity.
"It's critical the Budget ensures growth reaches all parts of the UK. A bold Industrial Strategy, with a clear delivery timetable and measurable progress is needed to eradicate differences in living standards around the UK.
"Amid heightened economic uncertainty, the focus must be on incentives to invest today, not postpone until tomorrow. To unlock investment in the UK's factories and high streets, business rates should be aligned quicker with CPI not RPI and equipment investment excluded.
"Ultimately, building a more prosperous and fairer society requires a relentless commitment to pursuing productivity improvements."
On Industrial Strategy, Carolyn said:
"We are setting out a series of measures aimed at bringing the UK's new Industrial Strategy to life through concrete action, as a means of reinforcing the UK economy against future challenges.
"Fixing the foundations of the economy at home will help protect jobs, increase wages and living standards against the backdrop of uncertain UK/EU talks."
Industrial Strategy recommendations include:
On education and skills, Carolyn Fairbairn said:
"Preparing the UK's workforce for technological change is of the utmost importance to bolster prosperity and improve people's life chances. It's the best economic growth strategy we have. By addressing underfunding in education, incentivising high-quality teaching and delivering the long-overdue careers strategy, the Government can cement a way forward for tomorrow's workers.
"Ensuring effective delivery of the apprenticeship levy means finessing its design and committing to pilots for pooling local funds that help SMEs train at scale. Getting processes and delivery right will help to soothe firms concerns over quality and appropriateness of training."
Education recommendations include:
Apprenticeship levy recommendations include:
On infrastructure, Carolyn said:
"Infrastructure improvements will help to tackle regional inequalities, so action to address delays in road, rail and aviation requires urgent attention. A strong pipeline of projects exists – but we need to move faster to get things moving on a clear and deliverable timescale. In the last decade, the UK has fallen to 27th in the World Economic Forum's infrastructure quality rankings, so we need to get going. Private finance can play a vital role in helping to unlock much-needed progress in the UK's infrastructure upgrades."
Infrastructure recommendations include:
On energy, Carolyn said:
"Last week's Clean Growth Strategy provided a welcome direction of travel, and now the energy industry needs the underpinning policy stability and certainty to support investment and innovation.
"An affordable energy transition is important to the competitiveness of our industry and the prosperity of our communities. Policies which grab headlines are often ones which are detrimental to the long-term goal of attracting investment into a renewed UK energy infrastructure. To make a real difference, politicians need to work with companies in the interests of consumers, putting a real emphasis on engagement and energy efficiency."
Energy recommendations include:
On tax and regulation, Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director general, said:
"The UK's tax system should help rather than hinder firms' competitiveness and underline the country's attractiveness as a fantastic place to do business.
"To create stability, the Chancellor should set a high bar for tax changes, focussing on targeted measures that address the current economic challenges: supporting investment and productivity growth.
"Short-term actions, such as accelerating business rate reforms, should be coupled with a longer-term vision for tax policy providing the certainty companies crave.
"With the clock ticking, it's absolutely crucial planning starts now to identify gaps across Whitehall where extra capacity will be needed regardless of the outcome in the UK/EU negotiations."
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Actually there's a few things I wanna post on right now but they're all a bit of a muddle. Considered putting them all in one post but it wouldn't do to have you all as muddled as me now would it.
Would it?
Ahem. So what to post on first...
Well, I've been thinking a lot since I've been home about church. Still haven't got a lot to say, want to devote more time to thinking/reading/praying. I think the main reason I've started to think about church (especially 'how it works' if I can put it like that) is that I've come home, to a very small church, with very few youth, and a congregation with quite different ideas on how a service should run. There's a longing amongst some of the 'older' congregation, I think/hope, to be inviting younger people into church or, rather, to be making it more relevant, to make sure they're attracted to church and want to come.
[This is where Ceryn starts to think out loud...]
Now, when I spoke to some of the young people (and I still include myself in that description) a couple of weeks back about Christian things they can get involved in outside of church, and of ways they could support each other in their faith, I didn't want them to go away thinking that church was the boring thing you do on a Sunday and I was giving them exciting other Christian things to do during the week. I actually used the phrase "Church is exciting" - you should have seen their faces! Despite their efforts at politeness, there were a few chuckles. Unfortunately, I wasn't surprised.
But that challenged me, and it's a challenge I hope that I will take up, that my church will take up, that other churches - especially in this area - will take up.
Because church IS exciting! So why do young people (and, to be fair, people of all other age, shape, size and fashion too) often find it boring - whether they're from 'churched' homes or not?
I know that knowledge of the perception of church as 'boring' can often lead to the feeling amongst church congregations that we need to make church more relevant (not the gospel, mind you - that will always be 'relevant'). But we go through endless ideas - what if we have powerpoint, or children's/youth services, or fun games, or exciting youth leaders, or we meet in a pub, or...or...or...
Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with any of those ideas. OF COURSE we should move with the times, we should go to where the people are (not expect them to come to us), we should be creative/inventive etc...
BUT - we shouldn't let those things become what church is about, or what we think church is about, or how we think we're gonna get people into church.
My point? Well, in my mind, what's gonna get people into church is the gospel. (Controversial, I know.)
Believe it or not, the gospel is true. We are sinners (I know that's a dirty word), we have rebelled against God, our creator, and tried to ru(i)n the world. And ourselves. And whoops, it just doesn't work. And God, being fair, cannot abide rebellious people in his perfect presence. We're in a bit of a pickle then, but Jesus, God's son, died a painful, terrible death on a cross to save our skins, take the punishment we deserve, and clear the way for us rebels to be where we were always meant to be, the only place we feel whole - with God.
The question I'm asking myself is, am I excited enough about that? Now that I have accepted Jesus as my Saviour and I'm looking to live in the shadow of what He's done for me, do I really show how exciting that is? And do I really believe that the gospel message will save others?
Because surely if I really believed it, if I really lived it out, if I really spoke it out - then people would be following me to church like the children followed the Pied Piper (only with a happier ending). Am I, are we, so caught up in making church relevant with the latest technology, or trying to come up with the coolest idea to attract people into church, that we've forgotten our first love?
Yes, as I said, there's a time and a place for everything else. But.
Gospel excitement is infectious excitement.
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Twat, what next a trampoline and flinging cake?...proper Dj's remain poo face and grumpy at all times.
Do I have to know this guy?
DJ-ing with CDs and those silly "blinkering" gay CD-player always seems pretty much ridiculous to me.
What a pity, even I-F himself only plays with cds in the meantime. (and according to rumours even more or less the same sets in different locations -> in future he maybe will "do the David Guetta" (=only pretend playing live))
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I have made this card using the new Crafters Companion Occassions cd. It is a double pop out gatefold card like in the tutorial. I have printed the topper onto pearl card and used pink pearl card as the base card stock.
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- Rachel Brown
- Ashington, Northumberland, United Kingdom
- I am 34, married to Raymond and have three dogs, Jed and Broady - Black Labradors; and Bailey - Chocolate Labrador. I am a Paediatric Nurse. I have been crafting for as long as I can remember. Crafts I enjoy range from cardmaking, ATC's, Fat Pages, jewellery making, to needlecrafts and silk painting. I hope you enjoy looking at my creations. Thank you xx
Friday, 8 August 2008
Card from my tutorial - Anniversary card for my parents
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|Scoring BACK ROAD
|The score for the short film BackRoad will be done mainly on a synthesiser. Using natural analog
orchestra sounds along with some basic sound effects will bring depth to the short film.
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We have seen that man is the image of God in his nature, but the mystery deepens when we realize that man is called to share in God 's divine life. Christ made this clear when He said:
Traditionally western man consciously localizes the presence of God in his soul in the chest area, where the heart is and calls this presence "Grace" meaning a free gift which is the fruit of Christ's Blood by which we become Christians, children of God, are justified, made holy with a right to heaven.16
St. Rose of Lima was deeply aware of God's presence in her soul when she wrote:
"If only mortals would learn how great it is to possess divine grace, how beautiful, how noble, how precious!"
St. Rose of lima image: Courtesy of Tan Pubs., Inc.
This is the pearl of great price of which Christ spoke, which man should be willing to purchase at any price.This is the Kingdom of Heaven already present in the human heart awating the fulfillment unto glory.
From this presence springs the Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity. These are good habits infused into the soul which enables us to relate to God in a supernatural way, that is in a way transcending our feeble powers of reason and will.
Glory be to the FATHER
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As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
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April 2nd – Marvin Gaye and Hans Christian Andersen
by Milos Itic on April 4, 2011
10 people born on this day (April 2nd):
- Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (1939) – Better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a four-octave vocal range
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805) – Danish author and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", and "The Ugly Duckling"
- Moriteru Ueshiba (1951) – Japanese master of aikido. He is a grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, and son of Kisshomaru Ueshiba
- Linda Hunt (1945) – American film, stage and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her Academy Award-winning role in 1982's The Year of Living Dangerously. She is currently portraying the role of Henrietta "Hetty" Lange, Office of Special Projects Operations Manager on the CBS Television series NCIS: Los Angeles
- Claude Russell Bridges (1942) – Known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music
- Yves Lavandier (1959) – French filmmaker
- Emmylou Harris (1947) – American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, The Band, Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, and Dolly Parton
- Leon Russell Wilkeson (1952) – The bassist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001
- Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719) – German poet
- Booker Little, Jr (1938) – American jazz trumpeter and composer


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time flows and soon it's February. I'm floating around reading blogs and forums about new modules, discussions about DA:O vs NWN2. Between work and sleep I play DA:O, playing with the toolset without any real direction to go. I also laborating with the NWN2-toolset. Moving the lines of impossible to see where everything breaks. I'm trying to help some fellow builders whenever I find time. And I've started to play SoZ with my wife, still playing the OC with my gaming group. Finding that I really miss having a purpose with building. Zork took so many hours of my life and I will never do anything so stupid again, but there's a big hole after it.
I'm really happy to see that Bouncy Rock and jclef has got Misery Stone out and it would probably reach the NWVault any moment now. I'll grab it tonight and start feasting on it as I'm home alone. Great effort BR guys!
Here's a screen shot I took a early on in the game. So far everything is so damn polished and beautifully scary as I ever could have imagine this module to be.
Now to what I happen to notice. It was ages since I visited the NWVaults NWN(1) section and I browsed around to see if there's something going on and noticed that during 2009 there was 158 community module releases!!! Lots of them seemed to have been received very well. Then I had to take a look at the 2009 NWN2 modules. They were 57 and a not so small amount were tests, prefabs and concept modules. Seems that DA didn't kill the old NWN at least. It was nice to see that there was lots of new NWN1 modules 2010. I'm thinking about installing my old friend and maybe try out some of the D20 modern modules.
About DA. I've started a new game and played Mage for a while but got back to my original Fighter campaign. I think I've changed my mind. The re-playability isn't so good after all. And I don't find myself so interested in the add-ons and the Awakening Expansion pack. I still have a tiny hope for an Multiplayer addon in the next generation. But I feel slightly empty on that part too. A bit like after watching movie Avatar. Nice experience, but then... shouldn't it be something more...?
What new game will I eagerly long for now? What forum and blogs will I visit and read all nights. Will I meet new friend and talk about building new exciting stuff? What adventures will I dream about playing a part in?


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Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (ディシディア デュオデシム ファイナルファンタジー Dishidia Dyuodeshimu Fainaru Fantajī?, pronounced "Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy") is a 2011 fighting game published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the Final Fantasy series.
The divine conflict between harmony and discord rages on, the fate of the world its promised prize. Fighting to secure it are brave souls summoned for that solitary purpose. These warriors, relying on what fragments of their shattered memories remain, fight to end the conflict — and for a chance to return home, to the worlds they each once knew.
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Reference No: HR 5/1/2/3/22
Salary: R 183 558 per annum
Enquiries: Mr MS Mokau
Tel: (012) 406 5736
- National Diploma/ N6 in Civil Engineering: Plumbing or Civil engineering plus Trade test
- Two years relevant experience
- valid driver's license. Knowledge: Maintenance of subdirectorate goals and performance requirements.
- Compensation Fund Services.
- Relevant policies, procedures and processes.
- Customer Service (Batho Pele Principles)
- Specialised tools, equipment and hardware.
- Relevant external building industry legislation, norms and standards.
- Technical Knowledge. Legislative requirements: Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS)
- Relevant legislation pertaining to the building industry Skills: Required Technical Proficiency (Plumbing).
- Report Writing Skills.
- Specialised tools, equipment and hardware operation skills.
- Facilities management Services. Duties: Render technical or practical plumbing trade services.
- Adhere to Occupational Health and Safety (OHASA) standards, legislation and Fund quality standards and procedures.
- Perform routine Maintenance and general upkeeps in various premises for the Fund including leased premises.
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Applications must be submitted on Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. The fully completed and signed Z83 application form should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as recently certified copies of all qualification(s) including a Senior Certificate and ID-document [Driver's license where applicable], not older than six months.
Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits to their applications. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Applicants who do not comply with the abovementioned requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered.
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Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a practical assessment for skills/knowledge test. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of 12 months. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement.
The Department of Labour is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department's intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan.
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J.Martins and Flavour closes the year 2017 with a monstrous remix to one of J.Martins songs "Obioma".
the songsters with impeccable candor and matchless creativity returns to the studio to wow there legion of fans like never before. It's only an empirical fact that, one of Nigeria's most successful career musicians, J.Martins effortlessly enjoys admiration of a crowd of fans around Africa, thanks to his multifarious talents.
He teamed up with his igbo brother Flavour to bring us a song that's good enough for this december celebrations .


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Tuesday, 30 August 2011
DIY: Homemade Hair Serum using Camellia Oil and using it neat for my skin
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hi..am really liking your blog...its been one month i have been following you..i have very dry,thin,fluffy and weak hair.each strand is very weak..am looking for good products for my hair...can you advice any good shampoo or other treatments..am really worried regarding the condition of my hairReplyDelete
do suggest if you know of something Awesome for hair.ReplyDelete
Hi Nami! Thank you and it's nice to know that you like my blog. Dealing with the condition of your hair is rather difficult but with patience and care, am sure it will be at a healthy state that you want to achieve. Start with treating your hair with a good serum ( ie. camellia oil) is a good choice. Just apply them on slightly dry-damp hair to your hair ends. For shampoo, I am afraid that I won't be able to give you any good recommendation because I have yet to find a good one and currently trying out a new one.:)ReplyDelete
I use Gamat Water for my horrible hairfall and virgin coconut oil for dandruff as well as conditioning the hair.ReplyDelete
For containing flyaways I use a mixture of grapeseed oil + virgin olive oil which seems to be the right "heaviness" for my hair. Walnut oil is quite alright too.Replies
Am intrigued...what is Gamat Water? I agree that the oils you mentioned above are good for hair:)Delete
Hmm....virgin oil may be a bit heavy for the hair though. For coconut oil, I am a bit worried if they have any rancid coconut smell..ha...
what a wonderful idea , to make your own hair serum!!! I love the sound of the camellia sinensis oil! :)ReplyDelete
I always love your DIY posts, I have yet to make my own body oil, though, because I haven't purchased an essential oil. My mother is also very intrigued by the idea of a DIY body oil (she's heard of the Weleda oils too)! :) Love your blog!!! :)Replies
Thank you Denise! You've just brighten up my day:PDelete
Hello! I was wondering how this should be used if I want to get rid of the dandruff on my scalp? Do I massage it into my scalp and let it sit a bit before continuing washing my hair with my normal shampoo, or what am I supposed to do?ReplyDelete


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In a past few years, there has been a rapid change in how any organization works and so thus the way Human Resource Management worked has been transformed completely. The traditional ways are being re-designed because of the change in the world of work. The business demands new technology, Declined budgets, a digital marketing strategy to be used on social media and most importantly, getting great employees with appropriate skills. Thus the role of Human Resource Management has become more difficult. For the Human resource people it means understanding the implications of globalization, workforce diversity, changing skill requirements, corporate downsizing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Now days, the organizations have no national boundaries as they are spread across the globe. The increase in Multi National Corporations brings a major challenge for HRM's as they have to maintain an international environment which runs parallel with the diversified culture of workforce. There shouldn't be discrimination on the basis of caste, religion or the country an employee belongs to. Everyone has their beliefs, ideologies, sexual orientation, values, and lifestyle. So, it brings a challenge for the HR to make strict policies against the people who do not adhere.
Also, the technology transforms so quickly that it becomes a challenge for them to find a work force with all the required technical skills. At times, it becomes important for them to arrange trainings on all the latest technological changes as per the employees Job role. HR has to look into the cost of trainings as well as the number of employees they need for a specific role. If required they do corporate downsizing i.e decreasing the number of employees so as to maintain the budget of the organization.
Regardless of the challenges faced by the Human Resource Management, they have been doing great in all the aspects and trying to provide a great environment in most of the organizations. Though the evolution will keep on happening so will be the redefinition of their working methodology and policies.


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Friday, September 5, 2008
Marion Jones Is Free!
Jones served most of her six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.
I wonder if Jones will take a page from Jose Canseco and write a tell-all book about the doping game.
By Jay Hicks.
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