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It’s very intense and you must be prepared for that – but Boca vs River is one of the biggest football rivalries in the world. You’ll only get a real taste of what it means to the fans if you are in the stadium.
It’s an easy one, really. Head for the Plaza de Mayo. It’s what we consider to be the centre of the city and from there you can walk to lots of tourist attractions in just one day.
Buenos Aires is not just one of the most cultural cities in Latin America but also in the world. There are so many museums, you could be here for two weeks and not have enough time to see them all properly. We also have lots of cathedrals that are great buildings. One of the most famous and centrally located is the Buenos Aires Metropolitan – it’s just beautiful.
My favourite is Milanesa Napolitana – the South American version of the Italian dish. It’s breaded veal with a cheese and tomato sauce and is very popular in my hometown of Rosario, but lots of places in Buenos Aires will serve it.
Even though it’s a busy place, with lots of traffic and people, it has loads of beautiful parks where you can go and relax and forget you are in one of the busiest cities in Latin America. Bosques de Palermo is one of the biggest, where you can enjoy the gardens, play football and ride bikes. It’s a great place for families to come and enjoy time together – especially when the weather is good.
Okay, so it’s a long way out of the city but I can’t talk about Argentina and not mention Iguazu Falls. To me this is one of the most amazing places in the world. Visit Buenos Aires, yes, but stay longer in Argentina and see the falls, too. Trust me, you won’t regret it.


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The Family Officer Group, a multi-family office headquartered in Mayfair and with a growing number of representative offices in the UK, Italy and all over the world, has recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary.
‘Here in London we are a medium sized family office, but what we do is very much linked to Italy and to the Italian community – we like to think of ourselves as a bridge between the two countries and in Italy we are ranked amongst the leading independent Italian family offices’, says Matteo Cerri, CEO of The Family Officer Group. ‘For the last five years or so, there’s been a huge influx of Italians coming to London. That’s mostly due to the freedom of enterprise and business opportunities. Plus, it’s still the only truly cosmopolitan city in Europe. It’s the perfect spot to do business from which I believe makes London very attractive to Italian entrepreneurs,’ he adds.
He explains how the firm started: ‘I came to London at the end of my studies, and after the first three years working in finance I had the opportunity to start a family office under the umbrella of a big American bank. After six years we went independent. Since then, The Family Officer Group has provided a range of bespoke services to selected clients, focusing on the areas of tax, legal and financial planning, delivered in partnership with their trusted partners in each country.
More recently, The Family Office Group is focusing on its single-family office function managing investments for the Cerri family through i2i (the trading name of Italian Ventures). i2i focuses on investing in start-ups and expanding businesses led by Italian entrepreneurs here in the UK. Over the past three years, i2i has made 44 investments into start-ups and SMEs, in 6 sectors, resulting in 19 successful exits and more than 200 jobs created. This is a crucial step towards furthering the growth of Italian entrepreneurs in London, the Italian community in general and the UK economy.
The next area to enjoy an Italians Clubhouse will be Shoreditch, as they are planning to secure a second location next to Spitalfield’s Market where ITS Clubhouse already has a smaller operation. In addition to the team’s events experience and huge social media following, the ITS Clubhouse also benefits from more formal Italian connections in the form of partnerships with most of the private and public Italian institutions in London.
The Family Officer Group merges the best of all worlds – the British professional services approach, an international view and a relaxed yet charming Italian touch.

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With the flu season in full swing it is important that we all do our part to help curb the spread of potentially lethal viral strains.
Recently, Toronto Public Health confirmed that there have been two fatal cases of H1N1 and that there were three other people who died elsewhere in Ontario in December. Across the country there have been increases in the demand for flu shots and demand for Tamiflu. The number hospitalized is approximately 270 and there have been 965 lab confirmed cases across the country.
In Ontario alone, as of December there were 52 hospitalizations and 323 reported cases of H1N1.
So what does this all mean? It simply means we need to take precautions and protect ourselves. N95 Mask Fit Testing is a simple yet effective training that teaches the wearer how to properly donn and doff the correct N95 Respirator for their face. N95 Mask Fit Testing is an essential skill and an important part of every persons health and safety practice.
With our winter in full swing and flu season hampering us down, lets do our part and Get Fit Tested!

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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Dongguan Meidelin machinery technology Co.LTD is a professional manufacturer and service provider of intelligent machine. The automatic screen printing machine and digital printing machine is our major product, we are also proud of them.
Our company was founded in 2014, and based on Jianhua&Duopusen which is the best and largest manufacturer of the narrow fabric printing and dyeing equipment, and thanks to that we really focus on the market. Due to relying on our own strong R & D and manufacturing strength, we created a very high reputationin the industry. Now , our product as far afield as India, Argentina, Vietnam, Combodia, Burma, Bandladesh, Canada, Turkey and so on.
The advantage of our products: Separate production, timely delivery, quality assurance,product diversification, be widely popular, unique and practical!
1. In close register, the colour areas meet precisely, it can reached 100%.
It can be satisfied with fine dot printing.
2. our automation machine instead of manual work with saving cost and labour, you only need one worker to operate 2-4 our machine ,that solve the trouble of the labor shortage, unmanageable and high cost.
3. It can make multi-colour printing and thick plate printing, the effect is the same as the handmade. One unskilled work can operate the machine in one minute.
4. High and adjustable printing speed provides optimum printing result and easy operation, 8-21 times in one minute, so that 800-1000 times in one hour.
5. The machine can be matched with your table, it needn’t change your table.
6. our machine have fast register sets, it is so simple and convenient that you just need register one time, then it goes well.
7. the pressure of the scraper is always in the same way when it works, so that it make uniform oil-sealing and same color keeping. From now on, the machine not only releases codependent skilled worker but also improve the quality.

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text: MBA* were tasked with improving the working environment, re-imagining the site layout and delivering a holistic approach with a clear visitor experience to a set of ageing buildings divided by a public highway. The project aimed to celebrate the company brand while demonstrating to clients and visitors what Marren do best. The project also incorporated general maintenance and upgrading of services and building components.

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My summersweet shrub is very healthy, but never blooms. Any suggestions? The summersweet has been in my garden for at least 6 years and has never bloomed. It gets dappled shade most of the day with maybe a little direct sun in late afternoon.
You may want to have a soil test preformed as it does like the soil to be slightly acidic.
Here is a link that should help you pinpoint the issue.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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The declaration of a product’s correct country of origin is of vital importance on the Customs entry. The country of origin of a product can affect its admissibility, free trade program eligibility, Antidumping duty applicability, and more. In addition, importers need to ensure their imported products properly bear the marking of their country of origin. Unmarked and improperly marked goods face numerous compliance issues, which can affect admissibility of the goods.
In this 60-minute webinar, DHL’s Customs/import consultant William Braier will provide an overview of U.S. Customs’ regulations on origin and marking. The focus of this introductory webinar is to raise general awareness, provide valuable resource information, and act as a precursor for more in-depth training.
What is “Country of Origin” for Customs purposes?
For additional information regarding this webinar or our Regulatory & Compliance Consulting services, please contact us.


text: Alboran research is published in major professional trade and peer-reviewed journals. This ensures validation of our tacit knowledge in the codified scholarly domain. Here follows a selection of our published resources, grouped in various themes and journals, with PDF-links for personal download.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Generally speaking, a private insurance rehab in California is one that offers some form of coverage of the program using insurance. Depending on the nature of the program and the insurance, there are at least three primary forms of coverage within a treatment facility in California that works with insurance providers.
Private insurance does not include Medicare, Medicaid or other State Insurance providers. Treatment programs in California that accept state insurance or Medicare can be found by clicking here. Common Private Insurance Providers for substance abuse in California can include Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, or Humana Health.
Due to the complexity of navigating through choosing a private insurance based rehab in California, we highly suggest that you contact us, free of charge, so that we may help you to understand your choices and enable you to find the best options.
In the late 1980’s it was possible for someone with any major insurance who was seeking treatment in California to simply walk into any hospital or drug rehab clinic, slide their insurance card over the desk and be admitted, often with no money paid out.
However, due to high ‘repeat’ cases where the clients were entering into the same treatment facilities (at upwards of $30k/month) several times, insurance companies have become more conservative in their coverage. In many cases today, insurance companies may limit the number of times entering drug or alcohol treatment in California, may limit the amount paid towards treatment, may request an “out of pocket” payment before entering treatment, or may even refuse to pay any benefits if the client leaves treatment before completion.
California Medical Detox ($500-$1250/day): Often a hospital setting with the highest level of medical care. Usually short-term with stays of 3-10 days. 24-hour medical supervision. Clients do not leave the facility during their stay.
California Inpatient ($200-$500/day): General a state licensed facility with counselors and licensed professionals. Usually longer stays of 30-90 days. Clients also reside at the facility during their stay.
California Residential (Often no coverage): Generally a non-licensed facility. Can be long term. Clients generally reside at the facility.
California Intensive Outpatient ($90-$300/day): Generally a group therapy setting for several hours each day. Clients do not reside at the facility and just come to the treatment center each day.
California Outpatient ($90-$150/hour) Same as Intensive Outpatient but on a lesser scale. Can only be 1-3 hours per week of therapy.
Granted the figures above are considered very general estimates. Finding out exactly what kind of coverage is usually necessary to discover the true amounts of coverage in California for rehab.
In addition to understanding how much is the average paid benefits for different types of treatment, it is also important to understand that in California, there are also different types of Insurance based Rehabs.
1) California Rehab that is “In network” with Insurance: In this case, the treatment provider is found to be within the network of the insurance provider. In most cases, ‘in network’ benefits are usually greater than ‘out of network’. In the best of cases, this means that the treatment program may be fully paid for by the insurance provider. However, it is important to understand that even ‘in network’ insurance policies can sometimes require an “out of pocket” payment before treatment may begin. In some cases, this is as little as a few hundred dollars, in others, it may be as much as several thousand.
3) California Rehab that works towards “Insurance Reimbursement”: In this case, the program will require a full payment of the program in advance but will work with the client in order to get partial or full reimbursement from the insurance provider.
Again, sifting through the difficulties of finding a private insurance based drug or alcohol rehab program in California can be difficult. Due to the varieties of programs in California that work with insurance, we will be happy to speak with you help guide you in your search. Sober Solutions is a free network of professionals that can help you begin your recovery with the optimal solutions within your means.
If you wish to provide specific information in regards to your situation and wish to have a confidential phone call with a recovery counselor, you may call our office and someone will help guide you in your search for a California Rehab that accepts insurance.
If you are a Private Rehab in California that accepts major insurances and would like to be listed in our database, please click here.


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An exciting opportunity exists for a NZ registered teacher to join our Kura for 2019. We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative teacher to join our dedicated, professional team. A strength in health and physical education, digital technologies and student-led inquiry is desired but other strengths considered.
The successful applicant will be team-oriented and committed to developing positive collaborative relationships with students, parents and colleagues, therefore applicants should be highly energetic and passionate. We will appoint when the best suitable applicant for this position has applied.


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In this lesson, students learn about demonstrative adjectives. The lesson starts with a speaking activity about objects displayed in the class. This is followed by a language analysis of the target language. The lesson continues with controlled and semi controlled practice activities of the target language.
"What colour is this flag?" - (pointing at it) "What colour is that pencil near the computer?" T revises flags' colours and pencil case objects placed near and across the room. Encourage all the students to speak until everyone has had a turn (10 visuals around the classroom) Using gestures and mime T points at a chair near her and says `this chair`, then points at a chair across the room and says `that chair`. T repeats with other items. At this point Ss will have understood that we use "this" for `close` objects, "that" for objects further away. (A visual helps understanding "near" and "far").
1 T displays 4 monsters in different parts of the room. T reads a description and Ss guess what monster she is describing. "This monster has got ...feet; ...eyes; ...hands 2 T asks one S to describe another monster and the others guess. (the previous one) "This monster has got ... That monster hasn`t got... "


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Celebrate Valentines Day By The River!
Coastal Dining is the perfect setting for a romantic dinner for two. Our Chefs have created a special menu to perfectly suit the occasion.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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Fantasy Villa Kamala - Kamala, Phuket, Thailand - Great discounted rates!
5.2 out of 10 based on 3 verified user reviews via Agoda.
Located in Kamala, Fantasy Villa Kamala is a perfect starting point from which to explore Phuket. The hotel offers guests a range of services and amenities designed to provide comfort and convenience. Facilities like daily housekeeping, free Wi-Fi in all rooms, grocery deliveries, kitchen, postal service are readily available for you to enjoy. Some of the well-appointed guestrooms feature television LCD plasma screen, cleaning products, complimentary instant coffee, complimentary tea, linens. The hotel's peaceful atmosphere extends to its recreational facilities which include hot tub, outdoor pool, garden. Discover all Phuket has to offer by making Fantasy Villa Kamala your base.
Fantasy Villa Kamala - Phuket classifies itself as a 3 star hotel.


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Genuine Thermos Brand products are made with carefully selected premium materials, and are manufactured for dependability and maximum performance. We ensure the excellence of our products by testing our material and performance quality throughout the manufacturing process, and we stand behind our strict quality standards. Consumers who choose Thermos brand products can feel safe and confident knowing that they are using high quality food and beverage storage options available.
In 2014, Thermos Group Companies acquired alfi GmbH, a world market leader in premium insulated containers, with headquarters in Wertheim, Germany. Currently available in 90 countries, alfi is a well-known brand in the housewares tabletop category and is widely known for its premium insulated carafes.
Always sure to capture the spirit of the time, alfi is constantly reinventing itself in combining quality and functionality. alfi has created an assortment of insulated products which not only have a high functional value and unmistakable design language, but also a genuinely iconic status and high level of prestige.


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Being in Gotland can’t really put into words…it’s a place that needs to be experienced and felt.
I found myself going back to Gotland this month, but this time for a shorter trip. I was there 2 years ago in the summer with my friend, photographer Jacki Bruinquel, so I’ve combined the photos from both trips.
If you take the ferry from Nynashamn (Stockholm county) to Visby, in Gotland, it’s about 3 hours and will drop you off right in the harbour which is a few minutes walk into town. There are quite a few b+b’s dotted around town, but if you’re going in the summer, be sure to book at least 3-6 months ahead.
The charming medievall town of Visby, which is also a UNESCO world heritage site, has a mixed selection of restaurants and cafes. It’s a great place to just wander the cobbled streets and then while away the hours having a few drinks in the sunshine. We hired a car and did a road-trip, a fun experience driving on the opposite side of the road to South Africa.
NE of Gotland lies Fårö (pronounced ‘faw-roo’), Gotland’s smaller neighboring island, which is reached by free ferry from Fårösund in about 8 minutes. Fårö is one of Gotland’s most visited destinations, with its pretty sandy beaches and ‘rauks’ (rocks), left behind when the glaciers of the last ice age retreated. If you are wanting to go on holiday somewhere tranquil and calm and feel a sense of complete escapism, then Gotland is definitely the place to go. I loved every moment spent there and it’s a really safe place to travel solo.

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The Cork News is Cork's largest weekly newspaper.
Covering everything from news, reviews and interviews to property and interiors, health, beauty, fashion, travel and food, The Cork News distributes 50,000 full-colour newspapers throughout Cork city and county every Friday.
This site was an Irish Web Award Finalist in 2012 and 2013 and won the ‘Best Online Publication’ category at the Irish Web Awards 2014.

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Instagram’s growing faster than ever, now up to 700 million monthly active users.
Instagram credits their continued innovation for helping drive growth, telling TechCrunch that the introduction of Instagram Stories in particular – which now has 200 million daily active users on its own – has definitely helped boost user growth and retention. Instagram’s also put a focus on international growth, seeking to offer new, data-friendly options to help boost adoption in more regions, an aspect that Snapchat has thus far failed to capitalize on.

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参議院議員 橋本聖子オフィシャルサイト　Copyright c Office Seiko Hashimoto. All rights reserved.
Copyright c Office Seiko Hashimoto. All rights reserved.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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The Australian National Maritime Museum is an agency of The Australian Government in the Ministry of the Arts, Department of Communications.
It is Australia’s first national institution dedicated to increasing knowledge and enjoyment of the nation’s diverse maritime heritage.
The museum was opened to the public on 29th November 1991.
The museum interprets Australia’s maritime past and present through constantly changing exhibitions, programs and events of every kind, including theatre, festivals, seminars, food and musical events, activities afloat and publications.
Axel Stenross made boats and the museum celebrates him, his life and the rich maritime history of Port Lincoln.
The museum is an historic house but it is not the grand home of a rich landowner. Finnish-born Axel lived humbly in his corrugated iron complex, as can be seen by some of the walls which are made from tea chests.
Axel's home is simple but the museum is 21st century in other ways. For example, touch screens provide access to information on the many vessels which came to Port Lincoln.
One of South Australia’s most distinctive museums, it is also an operating slip-yard where small craft are cleaned and painted in among a number of historic vessels now at their final home.
Smell the sea and listen to the waves lapping not far from where you stand in the museum.
The Ballina maritime museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Royal Australian Navy and the maritime history of the North coast of New South Wales.
The museum is operated by volunteers in a building supplied by Ballina Council. The La Balsa raft, along with other items from the expedition, is on display at the museum.
Other features of the museum include a reference library of over a thousand books, paintings of warships, hundreds of models of ships of all types and photographs related to the maritime history of the Richmond river and the port of Ballina.
The notorious waters of Bass Strait both separate and join the island state of Tasmania to mainland Australia.
This stretch of water has always provided explorers, settlers, boat builders, fishermen, yachtsmen and entrepreneurs with challenges.
These stories are told in the Bass Strait Maritime Centre in Devonport. There is no other Centre dedicated to the Strait’s natural history, exploration, shipwrecks and human endeavours.
Through objects, images and interactive displays, visitors can immerse themselves in the history and our present changing perceptions of intrigue, hardship, tragedy and triumph ‘from the eye of the needle to the edge of the shelf’.
Built in 1879 as shipping house and warehouse, using local freestone with sawn Coraline limestone quoins.
Beachport Old Wool and Grain Store Museum features displays about the local fishing industry, whaling, agricultural history and the Buandik people. The whaling display includes harpoons, bones and interpretive display panels that tell the stories of Beachport’s whaling past.
Other displays include a large group of heavy agriculture machinery, wood working hand tools, a complete collection of electrical insulators used in the Melbourne to Darwin overland telegraph line and an extensive display of rabbit traps.
There is a new display (opened 2011) that focuses on the interactions between the Buandik Indigenous people and Beachport’s European settlers.
Flinders 1798, and Baudin 1802.
The foundation stone was laid on 9th September 1954 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bligh.
26,000 convict made bricks were transported to Adventure Bay for the building.
The Eden Killer Whale Museum has been in operation for some seventy five years.
The museum is managed by a small, enthusiastic voluntary committee which receives no subsidy for ongoing operational cost.
The museum is in a publicly owned facility, situated on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The Eden Killer Whale Museum has a diverse range of permanent exhibitions such as 'Old Tom' and the Replica Lighthouse. It also regularly hosts travelling and special in-house exhibitions.
Take a step back in time when you visit the Edithburgh Museum.
Adjacent to the jetty and situated in the old McGlew & Adams produce store, the museum is often described as the best small museum in South Australia.
The Museum's well defined displays include early settlement, the agricultural, commercial, industrial, military, sporting & social history of the area with major emphasis on the salt Industry, from harvesting off the lakes to transporting along the steel track, through to refining & export.
Also included is the port of Edithburgh, its shipping and the jetty from the 1870's to the 1930's of this once busy port, and the shipwrecks of the area including a detailed exhibit of the many artifacts from the Clan Ranald which sank off Troubridge Hill in 1909 and claimed the lives of 40 crew members.
Flagstaff Hill is an interactive maritime village and museum that takes visitors on a rich journey of discovery through an early Australian coastal fishing port.
Scattered throughout this faithful recreation of a late 1800’s port are typical dwellings of the period; a bank, doctor’s surgery, church, foundry, newspaper office, jail, slipway, inn, school, ship chandlers and sail makers loft.
Set on 10 acres of land overlooking Lady Bay, the site also features an original fully operational lighthouse and keeper’s cottage built in 1859.
Flagstaff Hill has a rich collection of historical relics and artefacts from shipwrecks. Pride of place belongs to the famous Loch Ard Peacock, a magnificent porcelain bird that was headed for the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880 when the Loch Ard struck Muttonbird Island near present day Loch Ard Gorge.
Geelong's early story is of the sea, with passenger arrivals and departures, or trade, scientific and naval activities.
Geelong's maritime past sails into view in the renovated stables of the historic Osborne House mansion, overlooking Corio Bay.
Displays include typical luggage of an early passenger, scale models of ships that either visited Geelong or called the port home, and relics of the trade and navigation.
There is also information on the sea voyages of explorers, settlers and immigrants, wartime naval battles and Geelong’s early maritime history from 1838.
Osborne House was Australia’s first Naval College in 1913-14 and then a submarine base from 1920 to 1922.
Set in the historic seaside town of Port Albert (est.1841) the Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum is housed in the former Bank of Victoria built in 1862 to receive gold from Gippsland's goldfields. The museum opened in 1976.
Significant items dealing with Gippsland's maritime history are housed in the bank building and in the John Irving Archives in the adjacent former CBC bank office. In the entrance room is the 400kg, 1.3m high drum lens from the Cape Liptrap lighthouse and the story of the Bass Strait lighthouses is told in the display on "The Mailmen of Bass Strait".
The growth and decline of Port Albert's fishing fleet is outlined in the fishing room display on "The Sharkers of Port Albert".
There is also a comprehensive shell collection and the Chinaman's Point diorama and information boards have the findings of a recent archaeological dig at the site of the 19th century Chinese fish curing industry at Port Albert.
The Holbrook Submarine Museum is dedicated to the role of the submarine and Commander Norman Holbrook VC.
Located in the submarine precinct is HMAS Otway (an Oberon Class Australian submarine), the tail end “Duck’s Arse” and a model of a B11 submarine as used by Commander Holbrook during World War One.
Inside the museum is HMAS Otway’s control room, which allows you to walk through and operate the periscope.
You can experience commanding HMAS Otway as well as watching DVDs on life on board and visit our Commander Holbrook room where a Victoria Cross replica is on display as well as a hologram that tells the story of Commander Holbrook's and how the town came to be named after him.
The museum concentrates on the history of Jervis Bay and district; including early exploration, the timber industry, Aboriginal history, early settlement, lighthouse history, shipwrecks, coastal shipping, whaling history and Naval base history.
There are three galleries within the museum. The Lady Denman gallery concentrates on the history of Jervis Bay and district as well as local Koori history.
The Surveyors gallery showcases surveying equipment from the 1700s to the recent past. Finally, the Jervis Bay Museum of Science and the Sea gallery houses a collection of unique objects, historical maritime paintings, prints and watercolours with particular emphasis on the Jervis Bay area.
The Mannum Dock of River History Museum is located on the banks of the River Murray in the historic river port town of Mannum, South Australia. The Museum incorporates the paddle steamer Marion, the historic Randell Dry Dock and the Mannum Visitor Information Centre.
The Historic Dry Dock is listed on the National Estate and is the only dry dock of its type in the southern hemisphere. The dock, built originally as a floating dock, was installed by Capt William Randell at its present site in 1876.
The Museum is currently developing a Conservation Management Plan for the dock. This project is being carried out with Commonwealth Government assistance under the Cultural Heritage Program.
Adjacent to the Dock is the Museum building which houses displays featuring the history of the Murray River from the time the area was an inland sea, through to the present time.
The story of Millicent town and district from pre-settlement times, is told in a large complex entered via the Visitor Information Centre.
It includes a shipwreck room.
Millicent is famously the site of a court hearing involving many prominent citizens and the charge of looting.
In 1876 a barque, the Geltwood, was wrecked on the coast nearby. The next morning saw the beach littered with bodies and cargo from the ship.
The locals felt no qualms about pilfering the flotsam and jetsam and a court case followed where they were all acquitted on the dubious grounds that they didn't know that looting from a shipwreck was a crime.
The shipwreck room has the anchor from the Geltwood, and tells the story of the wreck.
The Polly Woodside, managed by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), is located in a dock situated in Southbank on the Yarra River in the city of Melbourne.
Polly Woodside, a barque, now restored, was launched in 1885.
It is docked in an original wooden walled dry dock and gives visitors an insight into the development of the Port of Melbourne.
The dry dock was used for the repair and service of ships for over 100 years.
The RAN Heritage Centre tells the story of Australia’s Navy through the exhibition of artefacts from the Naval Heritage Collection bringing to the public the rich history of Royal Australian Navy.
The RAN Heritage Centre is located within the public access area on the northern end of Garden Island in the middle of Sydney Harbour and is opened seven days per week from 9 30am to 3 30pm. Access is via Sydney Harbour Ferry (Watson’s Bay route) from Circular Quay.
The main exhibition is titled Australia’s Navy in Peace and War and is designed to allow visitors through sight, sound and touch an experience of what it was and is to be Navy.
Was established by the Newcastle Maritime Museum Society in the 1970’s. This group of enthusiastic people who loved the sea and saw how our community had been shaped by its relationship with the port and coast wanted to see that the stories of their lives were not lost.
After decades at Fort Scratchley, the Newcastle Regional Maritime Museum has now become a Maritime Centre as the current Committee works to broaden its scope to creating a research centre and permanent place to share the community’s stories of the sea.
Its vision is to see here the ongoing interchange of knowledge and ideas about the past and the future of the maritime industries, the sea and weather that play such a role in what can be done, and our ongoing passion for enjoying the sea and river as a place to relax.
The museum documents Portland’s rich maritime history from the arrival of the first European settlers, the Henty brothers, in 1834.
The displays are drawn from Glenelg Shire Council’s extensive Cultural Collection, with much of the maritime material donated to Council by the Port of Portland in the 1990s.
Situated in the centre of Port MacDonnell, South Australia's most Southerly town, the Museum is housed in the two rooms of the original port MacDonnell Council Chambers.
The Museum is filled with historic photographs, informative text and many artefacts, from the time Lieutenant James Grant first sighted this area of coastline from the deck of H.M.S. Lady Nelson in December 1800 to the town's current prominence as Australia's Southern Rock Lobster Capital.
Many a vessel has come to grief in the area. The shipwreck gallery tells you the story of some of these. You can see the bell and cannon from the ill-fated Admella, which foundered in 1859 with the loss of all but 24 of her 113 passengers.
The Port Macquarie Maritime Heritage Centre (Mid North Coast Maritime Museum) provides a focal point for the research and display of the maritime heritage of this important region of New South Wales.
Port Macquarie with its early penal settlement saw some of the earliest explorations of the northern coastline and inland river ways. The areas rich timber reserves meant that Port Macquarie developed into a significant shipping hub.
The museum has an important photographic record of the areas maritime heritage, a ship model room and Navy room. The Museum has an interactive boat yard on the river frontage and is involved in historic vessel reconstruction. Cruises can be taken on the ex-Sydney Harbour work-boat, MV Wentworth.
The bustling Port of Echuca is recognised as one of Australia’s finest heritage icons. Built in 1865 by the Victorian Railways, the Port of Echuca Wharf was crucial to Echuca’s development.
For many years, Echuca was the main shipbuilding centre for the river transport industry. Some of the boats built in Echuca, such as the PS Adelaide, still operate on the Murray River today. At its peak, Echuca supported 8 sawmills and turned over up to 240 paddlesteamers a year.
The collection includes a fleet of barges, original river paddle-steamers, railway carriages, locomotives and a selection of allied steam machinery.
A museum shed houses a variety of maritime artefacts. Cruises are available on three working steamers.
The Port Welshpool and District Maritime Museum is based around a collection of marine items, maritime relics, official documents, photographs and other pieces of historical value.
The collection was gathered by William Bruce McGuire Smith and his sons over an 80-year period of professional fishing in Bass Strait. He was the first fisherman to base his activities at Port Welshpool.
The building that houses the collection was the first permanent home erected in the township. It was the home of the Smith family for the period of their fishing activities.
The paddle steamer Ruby is the Flagship of the Port of Wentworth at the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers.
She provides an authentic 19th century riverboat experience.
A heritage icon that is being lovingly restored by volunteers as a true community project.
She has been rebuilt to her 1907 configuration thanks to the help from her generous sponsors and supporters.
In the near future, once a Survey Certificate is issued, it is intended that Ruby will operate as the Flagship of the Port of Wentworth & will provide a training platform for educating mainly young people in such subjects as the environment, flora & fauna & leadership.
Commencing in 1980 as the Queenscliffe Lifeboat Preservation Society, the Maritime Museum building was opened in 1986 to display Queenscliff’s last lifeboat.
Since then, the Museum has expanded to cover the maritime history of Queenscliff and Southern Port Phillip. In 1998 the name was changed to the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum to better reflect its ever expanding collection. Over the ensuring years a boatshed and many artefacts and historical buildings have become part of the Collection.
The Queensland Maritime Museum was founded in 1971 and is run by a self-funded voluntary Association. It is situated on the banks of the Brisbane River at the southern end of South Bank Parklands.
The Museum contains extensive collections of historical maritime artefacts, books, documents and photographs.
The collection is displayed to the public in the galleries and grounds of the Museum under the broad headings of Navigation, Lighthouses, Ship Models, Marine Engines, Vessels, and the Dry Dock.
The museum carries out research on all aspects of Queensland’s and Australia’s maritime history as well as on maritime matters generally.
Robe Custom House was built in 1863 as a customs house to cater for the import and export of produce and material to and from the developing southeast region of South Australia.
At this time prior to the railway system all trade came through the coastal ports.
Approximately 16,500 Chinese gold miners came through Robe on route to the Victorian goldfields. A military establishment was here to assist in control of the region.
Robe Custom House has Chinese artefacts, pictures of the past state governors and explorers like Flinders and Baudin. There is also some shipwreck data together with World War Two information and artefacts from that era.
The National Trust Robe Customs House is closed from late July to mid September, visits during this time are by prior appointment only through the Robe Visitor Information Centre.
Close to the sea, in Port Adelaide’s historic heart, is the South Australian Maritime Museum.
The Museum opened in 1986 to be acclaimed as one of the finest maritime museums in the world.
The Museum's collections reflect South Australia's rich and diverse maritime connections and stories.
The experience begins at the Bond Stores, home to the Museum’s exhibition galleries.
In the 1850s these grand spaces were built to hold goods and cargo.
Today, they offer a historical journey of revelation, exploration and stimulation.
A community-based non-profit organisation, the Fleet’s mission is to build and maintain an internationally recognised centre of excellence in maritime heritage for the benefit of all Australians by presenting through research, acquisition, conservation, restoration, education and operation, our continuing maritime history.
The Fleet’s 1200 strong membership and 650 dedicated volunteer workers restore, operate and maintain the fleet of vintage vessels. In the process they preserve traditional technical methods and skills.
1902 steam tug Waratah the Fleet’s oldest vessel, the 1874 iron barque James Craig, has been fully restored and regularly puts to sea under full sail. The Fleet also operates the 1902 steam tug Waratah, the 1902 VIP steam launch Lady Hopetoun and the 1903 schooner Boomerang.
These include the exploits of early explorers, the whaling industry, stories of trading barges and ferries in the everyday life of days now gone, and the central role of sailing ships and steam ships in the export of apples, minerals and timber.
Ship building, navigational instruments, shipwrecks, historic dinghies and the proud story of Tasmania’s role in Naval warfare are prominent.
In 2001, the museum opened its doors to the public after a year of extensive refurbishment. The resulting 'ship complex' has attracted a great deal of community support. Located on the southern bank of Ross Creek, the boardwalk overlooks the Townsville motorboat and yacht club.
The original museum was begun by the Seafarers Association to ensure the safe keeping of local maritime cultural history. It was located in the Pier Master's office between berths 4 and 6 at the Townsville port.
To allow for the expanding collection and ease of public access, in 1992 the building was relocated close to the city centre.
The Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum has something of interest for everyone and is divided into sections that illustrate Wallaroo's heritage.
Originally a Post Office (1865-1910), this historic building houses extensive displays of the copper smelting era which lasted from 1861 - 1923, postal and telephone history, religious and civic affairs, industry, extensive nautical and general local history displays.
Located in front of the Museum in Investigator Park is the former 1877 Tipara reef Lighthouse, an outstanding example of early lighthouses.
The Whyalla Maritime Museum complex consists of the former HMAS Whyalla, museum building and Australian native plants garden.
It was established in 1988 when the first ship built at the Whyalla's BHP shipyards in 1941 - HMAS Whyalla - was permanently landlocked two kilometres from the sea.
The museum collection's strength is in World War Two display which tells the story of the four corvettes that were built in Whyalla. There is a BHP shipbuilding exhibition and a display of the natural history and early maritime heritage of the upper Spencer Gulf.
There is also information about the shipbuilding process and about the geology and geography of the region, shipwrecks in the Spencer Gulf and marine species.
The Maritime Museum at Victoria Quay at Fremantle promotes a new way of experiencing Western Australia's maritime endeavours.
With new galleries and top quality facilities the New Maritime Museum delivers a world class Museum on Western Australia's doorstep. Also at Victoria Quay is the decommissioned HMAS Ovens for visitors to explore.
The Shipwreck Galleries at Cliff Street show Australia's earliest shipwrecks, and house world-recognised archaeology research and conservation.
The famous Batavia Gallery is the main attraction of this Museum.


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Whether you’ve purchased your Tucson home within the last couple of years, or you’ve been blessed to have lived in your home for several decades, one single fact is more true today than ever before: The market is changing rapidly. Because of this, it’s very difficult to know exactly how much your home is currently worth.
While it might be hard, it’s critically important that you differentiate between sentimental value and market value. Because you’re so close to the situation, your opinion will probably be clouded by the memories you’ve made in your Tucson home. The best way to overcome this and price your home appropriately is to work with a qualified real estate agent that will help you arrive at the best-possible listing price for your home.
WIth real estate, the housing market has a general price range for houses of similar design, amenities, age, and location. When you work with a Tucson real estate professional, a careful evaluation is made of your home — and it is compared with similar properties that have recently been sold in the general vicinity of the home you’re selling. These values — called comparable values — are used by your real estate professional to determine the best listing price for your home.
Unless you live in a cave, you’re all too aware that the Tucson housing market — as well as that of the entire nation — has taken more hits than a over-the-hill prize fighter facing a young up-and-coming superstar. To help you get the best possible price for your Tucson home — and to sell it quickly — we’ve put together a 27 point checklist of things you absolutely must know. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll be prepared to score a knockout punch — and sell your Tucson home more quickly than you thought possible.
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[LOCRÉ, Jean-Guillaume] ~ Les grandes et incomparables Aventures de Milord Ptit, de Herr Rodomont-Mic-Mak, de quelques autres preux chevaliers de leurs dames, de leurs écuyers, ensemble des rois pour lesquels ils se sont battus ou fait battre. Histoire admirable traduite de l’anglais et du napolitain. Paris: Desenne et Debray, An VII, [ 1798].
2 vols bound together, 12mo (168 × 92 mm), pp. [iv], xi, , 224; [iv], iv, 253, . Contemporary sheep, gilt panelled spine. Rubbed, corners worn, upper joint cracked but secure. A good copy only, but quite fresh internally. From the books of the late Martin Stone (1946-2016).
Sole edition of a substantial political satire on the calamity of the Revolution, a roman-a-clef with Pitt and the Austrian General Mack as major protagonists, masquerading as a novel translated from the English and ‘Naplotain’ (presumably ‘Napoleonic’ rather than Neapolitan).
Rare. No copies located outside France. Gay II, 429.

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Levatas, Inc. responded to an RFP from the Pro Golf Association in order to update and customize the PGA career management system and requested UX production support.
Need visual design services? Visit OddParticle Designs here.

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text: In this clip, Malik Yoba detailed why New York Undercover was ultimately canceled by the network. Malik touched on how the show wasn't promoted by Fox or any of its affiliates while many of the hip-hop outlets also shut them out. He went on to talk about his work within the community and explained why he believes everyone with means should be doing what Nipsey did for his community.

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With a stay at Le Méridien Cairo Airport in Cairo (Heliopolis), you'll be within the vicinity of Egyptian Textile Museum and City Stars. This 4. 5-star hotel is within the vicinity of Qasr al-Baron and Cave Church.
Make yourself at home in one of the 349 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring iPod docking stations and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature hair dryers and bathrobes. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and a hair salon.
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and limo/town car service. Planning an event in Cairo? This hotel has facilities measuring 8070 square feet (750 square meters), including meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Know Before You Go Up to 2 children 6 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property. The price shown is based on the occupancy and dates you have searched for. Prices and availability are subject to change based on the arrival date, number of nights and occupancy searched for. All prices are inclusive of all local taxes.


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North Dakota, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington,Wisconsin and three times to the Sultanate of Oman.
He has conducted All-State Choruses in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon,South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin as well as the British Columbiaand Manitoba All-Province Honour Choirs. Additionally, Christopher led the All-Northwest Mixed Choir in 2015 and ACDA Southern Division Men’s Honor Choir in 2016. Most recently, Christopher travelled to South Korea to headline the 35th AnnualInternational Symposium on Choral Music and will travel to Berlin in March 2018 to lead the AMIS Men’s Honor Choir.
Christopher has produced more than forty arrangements and compositions for mixed, men’s and women’s choirs. His works are published by Augsburg Fortress, earthsongs, Hal Leonard, and Aspen Hill Music, a publishing house Christopher co-founded with his wife Nancy in 2013. His latest commission, Do Not Ask Me to Remember, premiered a tthe 2017 National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


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63918 | Ahmann Design, Inc.
Great room: 23' 0" x 16' 4"
Kitchen: 13' 8" x 14' 6"
Dining: 13' 8" x 14' 0"
Master: 14' 0" x 16' 6"
Bedroom 2: 14' 0" x 13' 6"
Bedroom 3: 11' 4" x 15' 0"
Bedroom 4: 13' 0" x 14' 0"
Sun room: 12' 6"x12' 0"
Front porch: 24' 0" x 13' 4"
Back porch: 14' 0"x17' 0"
Garage: 29' 4" x 39' 8"
1st Floor: 9'. Entry 11', Grt Rm 2-Story. Master Bdrm 10' Step.
The new farmhouse style is easily the most popular design right now. The great room flows into the dining room and kitchen with a sun room attached as well. The master suite lies right off the entrance which includes a large walk-in closet, dual sinks, and a Jacuzzi tub. Upstairs, bedrooms two and three both have large closets and share a full bathroom connected to both of their rooms. The fourth bedroom enjoys a private bath and walk-in closet. The design is finished with a three-stall side garage that has access to the backyard and in the home.


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It is time again, we have had the difficult job of choosing our favourites from the amazing entries for our "WREATHS" theme challenge.
Thank you so much to everyone who entered, we love seeing all your cards.
Congratulations Andreja! We would like to invite you to be a guest designer.
Well done to you all, so many different styles on display here!
We hope you will enjoy displaying our winners' badge on your blog.
Andreja here with last challenge of the month at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. This week we have a Stash challenge called WOOD BACKGROUND. We want to see on the background the imitation of wood.
It is time to announce the winners of our June Colour Challenge.
I loved seeing all the beautiful entries in one of my favourite colour combinations - color of the sun. The gallery looked amazing!
Congratulations Jane, we would like to invite you to be a guest designer.
The third Saturday of each month at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is either a theme or recipe challenge. I decided to go for a theme this month and I want to see WREATHS on your cards.
It is time to share with you the winners for my first challenge as host this month, the June Sketch Challenge.
I loved seeing all the great cards you shared, but we had to choose!
Good morning, Andreja here with you today.
It is time for our monthly colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.
I have been thinking a lot about what colors to choose, then I chose the sunny colors, which I prefer, and we want to see YELLOW, ORANGE and RED and only those colours on your card.
that's 7.00pm EDT for those of us in the States.
It's my final post for a while, Andreja has taken over as host for June but I'm just back to share the winners from the LACE stash challenge. I hope you enjoyed it, it was great to see so many imaginative ways to incorporate lace on a card.
We all loved the texture in this beautiful card.
Well done to everyone, really lovely cards all round.

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The Andrews Labor Government has established a new $1.15 million grants program to help local councils respond to the challenges of climate change.
The Victorian Climate Change Grants 2015 will support Victoria’s councils as they help their local communities and businesses prepare for climate change and build resilience to the challenges it will create.
There will be a competitive round of grants of between $20,000 and $80,000 open to all councils and a non-competitive round of grants of up to $10,000 specifically for resource-constrained councils.
Applications for the Victorian Climate Change Grants 2015 close on 29 December 2015.
Visit the DELWP webpage for more information and to submit an application.


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DDN: Criminal charges based on I.G. Charles’ report in *another* investigation unwarranted.
Yesterday, the Dayton Daily News criticized Brown County Prosecutor Jessica Little for her felony obstructing justice and complicity because several ODNR officials chose to administratively treat an employee matter solely as an employee disciplinary matter, but didn’t make a criminal referral.
All five supervisors are on paid administrative leave while the criminal case unfolds ? at a cost to the state of nearly $10,000 per week for their salaries. The law that allegedly was violated is designed to keep the state from losing money by allowing for cut-rate licenses. In this case, the total loss was $106.
From a purely financial standpoint, the response to the violation has been grossly more expensive.
But the Dayton Daily News engages in some historical revisionism.
There was bad judgment in the case, but prosecuting six people for felonies over a single phony hunting license is overkill. Even Inspector General Charles? highly critical report did not recommend criminal charges.
Charles’ report, however, spells out the precise basis of the criminal case.? He accuses the ODNR officials of acting in concert by not treating the matter as a criminal matter.? He accuses them of “wrongdoing” which is the same wrongdoing that formed the criminal indictment.
However, the Dayton Daily News missed another major reason that Charles cannot get a pass.? Charles was intimately involved in this indictment.? He withheld issuing his report publicly until the day that the indictment was issued.? So, it’s not like the Brown County Prosecutor just walked into the grand jury room one day and read them Charles’ report… he HAD to have been involved in presenting testimony and evidence to the grand jury in order for her to indict these ODNR officials.
The DDN is just putting out Thomas Charles’ spin on a criminal prosecution that has caused a major backlash against Charles in Columbus.? He swears that he wasn’t pushing for these criminal charges now… even though they wouldn’t have happened or been trumpeted in Charles’ own report without his office’s significant involvement.
Charles is being too coy by half.? He pushed the criminal prosecution of ODNR officials, and now that it’s become controversial, he’s thrown the prosecutor he convinced to indict these officials under the bus.
What nobody in the media has really delved into is why this ODNR case was filed in Brown County and not Franklin County even though all but one employee worked in Franklin County.
It’s because Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien passed on the case, so Charles went shopping elsewhere.

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Definitely do not put any asterisks after the page numbers at the top of the page.
You want to keep the blank line after the page number because it helps the converter find the page number correctly. Without it, the converter doesn't do as well finding the page numbers, according to the info I have on it at least.
We were instructed to put a blank line after the page number, but I don't recall any instructions that we should preserve them by putting asterisks there and of all the Bookshare books I have downloaded I have never come across one with asterisks after the page numbers. So apparently the answer is no. That does raise the question, though, of why we should place blank lines after them. The conversion tool should just strip them out. I keep putting in the blank lines anyway though.
I know that the conversion tool strips blank lines in text but I have a quick question. When formatting/proofing a book, should we put asterisks after the page number if we move them to the top or just let it be?
Note: that after the chapter heading I have asterisks but not after the page number. So, am I suppose to put asterisks after the page numbers to preserve the blank line or not?


text: Roma Neoprene Bell BootsSturdy Neoprene Outer Conforms And Fits Like A Second Skin. Protects The Coronet Band. Hook And Loop Straps.


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Rodney Atkins Announces 2017 Fan Club Party! Tickets on Sale 5/13!
Rodney Atkins 2017 Fan Club Party will be held at Fenwick's 300 on Thursday, June 8th at 3 PM. Tickets are $15 and available to fan club members only. Fan club members should log in to retrieve the link to purchase tickets beginning on Saturday, May 13th at 1 PM CT.
Tickets: $15 / Fan Club Members only. Join here for $19.95!


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Angelo DeSanto is a fashion consultant/editor/stylist based in New York City.
After working under acclaimed fashion editor & creative consultant Marie-Amelie Sauve for 5+ years he embarked on his own journey to help shape the fashion industry.
His editorial work has been featured in 032C, MAStermind, System, T: The NY Times Style Magazine, Vogue, Vogue.com & Vogue Mexico // Latin America.
He has worked with photographers Alexi Lubomirski, Collier Schorr, Daniel Clavero, Dario Cattelani, Juergen Teller, Mert & Marcus, Mikael Jansson, Patrick Demarchelier & Sean Thomas. Additionally, he has worked on fashion projects with fine art photographers Catherine Opie, Charles Freger, Jock Sturges & Platon.


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As some of you may know, my day/night/weekend job is as an event planner for a catering company here in Brooklyn. Part of what I do is discussing menu ideas with couples/clients and discussing how to bring their backgrounds, family recipes and inspiration from their favorite restaurants into their menu. Recently a couple had mentioned how much they love Blue Hill Farm’s “tomato burger,” so I had our chefs do a take on it for their tasting. I got to sample it myself and was so obsessed with the balance of sweetness from the “bun,” the savory tomato and the creamy goat cheese, I made a mental note to try it at home. As someone who loves savory and sweet breakfast foods together (“don’t judge me!” I exclaimed as I dumped syrup all over my eggs and potatoes the other morning), I thought this would be perfect with a delicious sunny side up egg on top.
Preheat oven to 325. Coat a 9×9 baking pan with cooking spray. In a bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Pour in egg whites and whisk with dry ingredients until combined. Continue to whisk and slowly add olive oil in a stream. Pour into baking pan and bake on middle rack for 20-25 minutes or until golden yellow. Remove from oven and allow to cool.Tomato Filling: 2 pounds ripe Tomatoes1 cup Sundried Tomatoes in oil, drained and finely chopped1/4 Tbsp Shallots, finely chopped1/2 Balsamic VinegarCut a shallow x in the bottom of the tomatoes. Blanch in boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and run under cold water. Skins should easily slip off. Remove seeds and chop into a small dice. In a bowl, toss together diced tomato, sundried tomato, shallots, balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
Stir together all of the ingredients and set aside.
Melt butter in a pan. Crack eggs into pan and cook on low/medium heat until whites begin to firm up. Cover with lid until whites are about done. Season with salt and pepper.To assemble:Cut a four rounds out of the “bread.” Layer each with some of the goat cheese, a generous amount of the tomato filling, fresh basil and top with an egg. Serve hot.
It’s a slow rainy Saturday in New York.
In a saucepan 1/2 cup of water and 1 cup Vegetable Broth to a boil. Add quinoa and season with a bit of salt. Cover and bring down to a simmer until the liquid cooks off (about 15 minutes). In a saute pan, saute minced garlic in a bit of olive oil until soft. Add the cooked quinoa and toss. Cook on low heat, continuing to cook off any remaining liquid in the quinoa. In a blender, liquify basil, scallion and a 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil. With the blender going, slowly stream in the white wine vinegar, which will thicken the puree. In a saute pan, saute the kale and tomato in a bit of olive oil until soft. Add to quinoa and toss. Season with salt & pepper. In a saute pan, melt butter over low-medium heat. Crack the egg into the pan and season with salt and pepper. Cover with a lid until the whites have firmed up. Serve quinoa in a bowl, top with the sunny side up egg and spoon some of the basil & scallion puree over the top. Serve immediately.


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Ashton Kutcher gives new meaning to the phrase, “running from your problems” — the actor has officially signed up for space travel!
What’s the best way to spend $200,000 in six hours? Forget shopping sprees and Vegas slot machines — Ashton Kutcher has signed up for a seat in space, and it definitely costs a pretty penny!
The Two and a Half Men actor has reserved a spot on the Virgin Galactic consumer spacecraft, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The company has been running test flights of its SpaceShipTwo, which will fly 100 kilometers above the earth’s surface for six hours. In order to secure a seat, a $20,000 down payment is required, while the total price for a ride is $200,000.
The company’s founder, Sir Richard Branson, announced earlier today that Kutcher has become the 500th “astronaut” to reserve space on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft.
If Ashton is the 500th person to sign up, who will be on the first commercial flight out of this world?


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RAW DATA: The budget for cycle route between Portobello and the North Docklands, known as the “Canal Way Cycle Route”, which was requested and released under Access to Information on the Environment.
So is it €968,635.67 ??
Pity they went for two-way bike lanes. They’re frustratingly slow to use compared to a regular road. Fortunately, the canal isn’t one of my routes, but I know I wouldn’t be stopping for those bicycle traffic lights.

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The Senior Business Analyst will act as an interface between business user groups and IT to understand, document, and track the business needs and requirements throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. This person is a highly independent self-starter with both a strong technical background as well as hands on experience with requirement management, functional specification and use case development.
The ideal candidate will be able to work in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment on multiple project tracks. The candidate will display an exemplary level of personal interaction skills during direct contact with users from all of the company’s business units as well as being highly detailed and organized. This role is expected to be a subject matter expert on the policies and processes in place in order to assist with troubleshooting, identification and implementation of solutions.
Ownership, elicitation and documentation of business needs and business requirements; documenting standard operating procedures and process flows for the organization to reference. Gathering and maintaining data and ensuring accuracy of the data for reporting and analysis. Creating reports and determining the appropriate report design for various audiences. Refining those reports and models used to conduct analysis effectively. Lead the development of documentation templates and document management tools.
Performing statistical analysis, modeling, and other quantitative techniques in order to answer business questions, assess business issues and/or recommend courses of action to meet business objectives. Presenting results of analysis and/or recommendations to portfolio/project managers, business managers, utility partners, and at times external parties.
Communicating action plans, status and priorities to appropriate partners.
Compiling and publishing company methodology deliverables as required.
Establishing scorecards and dashboards with process performance metrics, targets and triggers.
Liaise between Business User groups, UX, Strategy and Technology teams in order to drive knowledge transfer and ensure quality solutions that deliver business results. Assisting with project execution by providing input to business requirements, test plans, and implementation plans. Assisting with performing user acceptance testing and ensuring the test results meet defined criteria in order to meet the business objectives.
Developing and maintaining strong relationships, and keeping clients informed and engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle. Identify, analyze, define, and document detailed requirements to support project and business objectives. Leverage knowledge of application features and functions to assess scope and impact of business needs. Participate in the analysis and definition of efficient, cost effective solutions.
Knowledgeable in technical data analysis, functional design, data modeling, system development processes, and software testing.
Experience with intranet portals and client services portals.
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Few people give back to the community as much as our teachers do, so WKYC wanted to take a moment to thank one local teacher who is inspiring students to dream big.
Josette Compton is an English teacher at Cleveland High School for Digital Arts, right across the street from our studios. Even through she's only been there for two years, Josette has made a big impact on the school. Most recently she was honored with an "Excellence in Teaching" award.
As a former journalist, Josette saw a need for a student-run publication focusing on girls’ issues. So she and her students launched "Smart Cookie." However, they needed a hand to help bring those pages to life.
Our friends at Milano Monuments and Nick Mayer Ford Lincoln of Westlake and Mayfield Heights, wanted to help make that dream a reality by donating $1,000 to "Smart Cookie."
Our Maureen Kyle stopped by Josette's classroom to deliver the good news, and some sweet treats.
"We will use this donation to make sure that every student here at Digital Arts gets a copy of 'Smart Cookie,' a surprised and excited Josette told Maureen.


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Patrik Lindström Electro, Futurepop System Syn's release 'Strangers' from last year is an album that still has a high popularity in my playlists. Probably one of the best releases of 2010 in my book with a never-ending line of potential hits and singles to show for. With that comes great expectations and it's easy to be disappointed and even though I am not disappointed, I somehow feel that I expected more, probably due to my unreachable expectations, since 'All Seasons Pass' is still a great album.
It has a bit different sound, that kind of difference that is hard to pin point exactly in what and where it lays. Some of the tracks could fit right into the former album like "Ordinary Life" and "An Excuse Never Received" to mention a few. When I listen to them both and compare them, they are more similar in sound than how I look upon them. When compared side by side, it's probably the voice effects in "The Lesson" and "Path of Least Resistance" that strikes me as most unexpected. I still think of them as a bit different, but now when forced to put words on that thought, it's almost impossible. Perhaps I can explain it better a few months from now, when I have some distance to it.
What is not different in any way is the great sound, amazing quality and the emotion and love that has gone into everything they do. Well written lyrics with highest standard of composition. I had not expected anything less from the American guys.
While the hit/single potential might have dropped from the earlier 97% to perhaps 85%, it's still one hell of an album filled with great tracks, like earlier mentioned "Ordinary Life" and "An Excuse Never Received", but also the slow and heavy "Good Night" with its amazing melody, "Absence" and "Confession".
System Syn's release 'Strangers' from last year is an album that still has a high popularity in my playlists. Probably one of the best releases of 2010 in my book with a never-ending line of potential hits and singles to show for. With that comes great expectations and it's easy to be disappointed and even though I am not disappointed, I somehow feel that I expected more, probably due to my unreachable expectations, since 'All Seasons Pass' is still a great album.
By the act of giving out two great albums with only a year between them, it simply shows how much quality, creativity and energy System Syn possesses. Amazing is the only word good enough.


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Post-breakup Chris Martin brings his rock juggernaut back to town for what’s being billed as an intimate club night. Of course, the 2,000-seat Tokyo Dome City Hall can only be considered “cozy” when you’ve headlined Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic and are usually booked into the likes of Saitama Super Arena. Coldplay have been touring the world presenting songs from their newly released Ghost Stories, an album that charts the course of Martin’s “conscious decoupling” from you-know-who (…um, that’s Gwyneth Paltrow just in case you didn’t). Coldplay shows have the power to draw the audience in and take them on an adventure in an alternative universe. Bring a hankie and prepare to sing along.
Jun 12, Tokyo Dome City Hall. See concert listings (popular) for details.


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WikipediaWhere the real Mr. Darcy once lived.
The largest private house in the United Kingdom with over 250,000 square feet and 365 rooms has gone on sale for a surprisingly paltry $US11.1 million, according to The Daily Mail.
In its prime, the Wentworth Woodhouse estate was the height of aristocratic English society. It sat on the richest seams of coal in South Yorkshire just as the Industrial Revolution was taking off — and seemed to be the center of infinite wealth.
Built by First Marquess of Rockingham, the home took so long to build that the eastern and western wings of the home were built in different architectural styles (the east side is early-18th century Baroque while the west is mid-18th century Palladian).
It is so staggeringly massive that guests to the Wentworth Woodhouse were actually given baskets of confetti to scatter as a trail so that they wouldn’t get lost on their way back to their rooms at the end of the evening, according to The Daily Mail.
The palatial Wentworth Woodhouse is steeped in history, too. The Fitzwilliam family, who inherited the estate after the 2nd Marquess died, were thought to be the inspiration behind Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” They were the 6th wealthiest landowners in the country at the time and the 4th Earl Fitzwilliam is thought to be the real-life counterpart to Austen’s dreamy Fitzwilliam Darcy.
The Fitzwilliams threw Gatsby-esque parties, and guests would sometimes meet on the train back to London to discover that they had both been in the same house party all weekend, according to the Daily Mail.
But after World War II, the property was ripped to shreds by the government. There was a national shortage of coal, and the Minister Of Fuel and Power ordered the grounds of the house to be dug up for opencast mining.
The house was headed for a ruin, and when the 8th Earl Fitzwilliam died in a plane crash on a scandalous rendezvous with JFK’s sister Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy in 1948, the home was turned over and became a college of physical education.
In 1999, the Newbold family bought the estate and have spent years trying to restore the home to its original glory. The family is now selling the estate for a reported £7 million or $US11.1 million, although it still needs an estimated $US42 million in repairs.


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The Pakistan Citizens’ Portal app, which was launched in October last year by Prime Minister Imran Khan, was declared the second best government mobile application in the world at the World Government Summit.
The premier announced in a tweet on Wednesday.
About 4,646 mobile applications of different categories were submitted by 87 countries in the competition held in Dubai at the WGS earlier this week.
Indonesia came out on top while the Unites States stood at the third spot.
The World Government Summit is a non-profit organisation, that holds an annual event in Dubai. According to its website, the World Government Summit is a “global platform dedicated to shaping the future of governments worldwide”.
The organisation aims to “set the agenda for the next generation of governments” to tackle both global and local challenges with the help of technological innovations.


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Robinwood Activity Centre opened up its its historic Dobroyd Castle headquarters in Todmorden for a day of fun and adventure last weekend.
The aim of the day was to give visitors the opportunity to try some of the activities the centre has to offer as well as raising money for three charities.
Open day at Robinwood Activity Centre, Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden. 13-year-olds Sophie Brady, left, and Katie Donnelly.
This year the charities chosen by the staff at the Todmorden centre are Derian House Children’s Hospice, Home Start Calderdale and the Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team.
There was plenty for people to try with canoeing, zip lining and crate stacking just some of the activities on offer at the centre.


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XSTRATA Copper's chief financial officer Louis Irvine has joined the board of Indophil Resources in a move described by one analyst as a "step on the path" to the major exercising its option to acquire a 62.5% interest in the large Tampakan copper-gold deposit in the Philippines. "I would see this as part of the progression of Xstrata to exercise its option," ABN AMRO Morgan senior analyst Chris Brown told MiningNews.net. "I think when you look at the size and quality of the Tampakan project, it is almost inconceivable that they wouldn't."
Located on the southernmost island of the Philippines, Mindanao, the Tampakan deposit has a measured, indicated and inferred resource of 1.34 billion tonnes containing 8.9Mt of copper and 11.6Moz of gold.
The Anglo-Swiss company has an option till September 2006 to acquire a 62.5% interest in Tampakan.
What will subsequently happen to Indophil should the option be exercised remains a key question.
"There are benefits for Xstrata in acquiring the whole asset, they would get 100% of the product, but there are negatives in that Indophil has demonstrated it can work very efficiently in the Philippine socio-political environment," Brown said.
"Xstrata can't acquire Indophil cheaply because of the relationships the group has developed and they will be absolutely critical in taking the project forward, so I don't think they [Indophil] are going to get legged over."
Shares in Indophil hit a 52-week low of 31c in June before gaining ground to hit a 52-week high of 75c in January. The stock gained 5.5c (8.8%) during Thursday to close at 68c.

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Home > Insights > Immigration Requirements: Cultural knowledge and language skills? Really!
For the second consecutive year, Crown World Mobility is highlighting an increased focus on immigration compliance as a key industry trend.
Most of us know that immigration compliance requires heightened awareness of ever-changing laws, but now some countries are adding elements to their immigration requirements that are taking global mobility teams by surprise. This edition of Crown World Mobility’s Perspectives series will describe some of these surprising changes in immigration requirements and provide global mobility professionals with tips they can use to keep their programs compliant.


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You know our dog, you know the guys who run the press, and you know that when you call, Mary is going to ask how you’re doing. Many of our customers started out like us - building a business from the ground up. We know your struggles first hand, and we appreciate your accomplishments.
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METAIRIE, La. — The NFL let several Saints players know that they can wear black and gold and nothing else.
If we’ve learned anything about Sean Payton and Mike Smith this season, it’s that neither coach likes to use the brakes.
Whether it’s Payton leaving Drew Brees in during a blowout win against the Falcons on Monday night or Smith going for it on fourth-and-inches in overtime against the Saints earlier in the season, both coaches have demonstrated aggressive styles.
That’s why it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that Payton said the Saints will play their starters in Sunday’s season finale against the Carolina Panthers and Smith said the Falcons will do the same against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Being aggressive is a big part of the reason the Saints and Falcons already have clinched playoff berths. But maybe it’s time for Payton and Smith to take their feet off the accelerator, just for a bit.
New Orleans Saints tailback Mark Ingram (toe), receiver Lance Moore (hamstring) and tight end John Gilmore (toe) were ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma (knee) and safety Malcolm Jenkins (neck) are listed as questionable after practicing on a limited basis. Cornerback Patrick Robinson and linebacker Jonathan Casillas are listed as probable.
METAIRIE, La. ― Present-wrapping bows at your local corner store likely cost no more than a dollar.
For Pierre Thomas, one small golden bow cost much, much more.
The NFL fined the Saints’ running back $7,500 for using a prop after scoring a touchdown in New Orleans’ 45-16 win over Atlanta.
Additionally, Thomas was fined $5,000 for wearing red and green tape on his wrists, a violation of the league’s uniform policy.
“It was an expensive bow I just gave out,” Thomas said.
By Thursday afternoon, teammates were having fun with Thomas. Linebacker Scott Shanle pinned a giant red bow on top of the letters Thomas received from the NFL notifying him of the fines.
Thomas laughed when asked about it, but said he felt good about the gesture after the touchdown, which ended with him giving one lucky fan the football he scored with.
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Thanks to the whims of the NFL scheduling formula, the New Orleans Saints will have to make a second trip to Green Bay to play the Packers next season.
In fact, depending on what happens in the NFC playoffs, next season’s trip could be the Saints’ third to Lambeau Field in a one-year span. Before this year’s season opener on Sept. 8, won by the Packers 42-34, the Saints had played only three games in the hallowed stadium.
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Darren Sproles: Best free-agent signing?
I’ve written many times, including earlier Thursday, that New Orleans Saints running back/return man Darren Sproles has turned out to be the best free-agent signing of 2011.
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We’ve got some very significant injury news out of New Orleans and updates on other injuries of note all around the NFC South.
New Orleans running back Mark Ingram, who has missed the past three games with a toe injury, suffered what coach Sean Payton called a setback in his recovery. Ingram aggravated the injury when he returned to practice Wednesday and did not practice Thursday. Receiver Lance Moore (hamstring) missed his second straight day of practice. On the bright side, safety Malcolm Jenkins (neck) and linebacker Jonathan Vilma returned to practice on a limited basis after sitting out Wednesday.


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Citigroup and Bank of America, numbers eight and nine, respectively on the Fortune 500 list are two of the nations largest banking institutions. Together these two organizations generated over 263 billion dollars in revenue in 2007.
Institutions that were not depository have the ability, because of technology, to take deposits and become an additional competitor.
International positions can also add unfavorable risk toward financial institutions. Politics and diplomatic developments, currency fluctuation, nationalization and legislation all affect the ability to do business in foreign countries. Trade in other countries and can be more volatile and less liquid preventing the removal of assets in tough times for reinvestment.
Citigroup on the other-hand generated over 146 billion dollars in 2007. Currently Citigroup is made up of 12 different companies ranging from financial services to mortgages to credit cards to investment bank research. Citigroup has over 325,000 employees in over 100 countries with over 200 million customer accounts. Revenues have grown for Citigroup year after year. With revenue in 2003 of 71 billion 83 billion in 2005 and in 2007 at 146 billion, Citigroup has the highest revenues of any financial firm on the Fortune 500 list.

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I really enjoy Ian McEwan’s writing. Atonement is one of my fave books in the world. I might read it for a fourth time soon.
So, when I saw this teenie little pocket-sized book on the front counter when I was purchasing another book, I picked it up! And, I read it all in one sitting, accompanied by a hot cup of tea.
This short story is reminiscent of some of my favourite F. Scott Fitzgerald short stories. It’s short, sharp and witty. It was published to celebrate McEwan’s 70th birthday.
In a nutshell, we open the tiny pages to read an account by a fictitious author named Parker Sparrow – maybe we’ll even call the whole thing his ‘confession’.
In this short tale we read how he studied with a close friend named Jocelyn Tarbet who went on to become a celebrated author, while Parker got married and started a family, only to fade into obscurity as a writer. Clearly jealous of his friend’s success, Parker steals his concept for a novel and publishes it before Jocelyn does – therefore claiming that his friend stole his idea. He covers all his bases, even constructing fake journals with his notes for the story concept to prove he was the original writer. The weird thing is, in this account, Parker feels justified in what he’s done.
My Purple Scented Novel is amusing, cringey and utterly satisfying. Well worth a quick read!


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text: The tenth Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Putting Education to Work, which was launched on 16 October, reveals the urgent need to invest in skills for youth. In Latin America and the Caribbean, over 8 million people aged 15 to 24 have not even completed primary school and need alternative pathways to acquire basic skills for employment and prosperity. This is equivalent to almost one in twelve young people. Almost half of the population in the region is under 25-years-old. Worldwide, one in eight young people is unemployed; a quarter is trapped in jobs that keep them on or below the poverty line. As the effects of the global economic crisis continue to be felt, the severe lack of youth skills is more damaging than ever.

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Leadership is such an interesting and evocative abstract noun. It conjures up a variety of different expectations, experiences and contexts. Despite the enormous amount of literature about leaders and leadership over the ages, there is still much debate over the essence of leadership.
A set of skills enabling an individual to have followers. This individual may or may not have formal authority or a hierarchical position, but they are highly visible and set a positive example.
Traditional views of leadership tend to focus on a formalised role, title or hierarchy – on centralised command and control. These views often emphasise the ‘lone’ hero or maverick. More recent views of leadership have introduced an emphasis on social and ethical behaviour: Richard Greenleaf (1970) has given us the concept of servant leadership; Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1994), David Chrislip and Carl Larson (1994), David Archer and Alex Cameron (2008), and Ken Blanchard (2015) have developed the idea of collaborative leadership; Daniel Goleman (2003) has given us ideas around emotionally intelligent leadership, Bill George (2004) authentic leadership, and Deborah Ancona (2007) incomplete leadership.
In today’s context – think climate change, disruptive business models, refugees and economic migration, artificial intelligence, globalisation, extended supply chains, data harvesting, exploiting new energy sources – leadership is about change. And this is how it connects strongly with the project world. We recognise that projects introduce change, especially those major complex projects involving infrastructure, digitisation and organisational transformation.
At the same time, we’re moving away from a preoccupation with project planning and control tools as the keys to success, and towards the management and leadership of people and their performance. This is not an ‘either/or’ scenario, but rather a rebalancing of the capabilities needed. Providing leadership capability is not just left to ‘leaders’, as the project community is discovering, and every project manager needs elements of leadership capability to be effective.
This focus on the human factors underpinning success comes at a time when project leadership is becoming a strategic issue for businesses and government, and when the pool of people with the necessary experience and behaviours needed to run complex, multifaceted and interconnected projects isn’t expanding at the rate required to keep up with demand.
Meanwhile, organisations that recognise the value of the project leadership capabilities in their project community have varying responses to it. For some organisations, individuals moving into project leader roles are supported by in-house academies or by development programmes working to educate and support project leaders over a period of time until new patterns and behaviours are established and successful. For other organisations, there seems to be an expectation that simply anointing an individual with the title ‘project leader’ will automatically endow them with the required knowledge and expertise, leaving the individual to battle through and find their own best way forward.
What should we now be highlighting as important and core project leadership capabilities? Which core competencies do project leaders need to meet the significant asks being made of them?
We live in a time when project leaders are being asked to exceed expectations that are already high; when they are being given high levels of delegated executive power and then expected to hand it back at the conclusion of the project; when they often lead multicultural, multidisciplinary, multi-geographic, multi-time-zone virtual teams and are asked to be visible.
Setting the tone: establishing the culture and environment, as well as the structure, within the project organisation and defining how it connects to the outside. This includes setting out expected behaviours and standards, such as collaborative working and co-creation, and being able to role-model these.
Judgement and decision-making: recognising that decisions often have to be made within defined time constraints and with limited information. This is about making reasoned decisions with the information available, although this may be incomplete, and being comfortable with that decision.
Dealing with ambiguity: plans are never guarantees, however much we try to control the unknowns. Anticipating and scenario planning; working with emergence; building personal and team resilience; and articulating what you do know, what’s not changing and what your team can count on all help to reduce uncertainty and the problems it creates.
Sarah Coleman works with cross-sector multinationals and government and non-governmental organisations in the UK and internationally, helping them improve project, programme and transformation performance. She is also a published author and visiting fellow at Cranfield University. Coleman is currently co-leading research into project leadership capabilities with the university and multinational industry partners as part of the APM Research Programme.
Find out more here, the research is due to be published later this year.
Sarah Coleman is a Fellow and former Trustee of APM. She started her career in ICT and draws on over 25 years’ experience in the project and programme arena. She specialises in improving the performance of projects, programmes and change in organizations, and in developing project, programme and change professionals. Sarah is a Visiting Fellow at Lincoln University, and is regularly invited to speak at business schools, conferences and professional body events. She is a published author “Project Leadership” (Gower, 2015), “Dealing with Power and Politics” for “Business Analysis and Leadership” (Kogan Page, 2013) and has edited a book on organisational change.