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What if Bertie Wooster, rather than being a mere layabout, was also a chocolatier?
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"Damn it all, Jeeves, I was just about to settle into my afternoon kip."
"Understandable, sir, but you asked to be alerted when the new trials came from the factory."
"And have they, Jeeves?"
"I would not be alerting you otherwise, sir."
"Well, I did rather ask for them, didn't I? Guess we'd better see to it. then. Did they arrive on a silver tray like last time? I do so enjoy the visual."
"Indeed, sir."
"Smashing. So, what have we first, Jeeves?"
"The first is an attempt to comply with your request for a "thicky," sir."
"Very good. And let's see… Well. It's certainly a big thick bar of chocolate, Jeeves."
"As you requested."
"Yes, but I was thinking… something more blocky. This is a bunch of squares."
"Are the squares not blocky enough for your liking?"
"Well, I had it in my head, you see. I was going to call this bar 'The Yorkshireman.' Chocolate for real… for real…"
"Chums, sir?"
"Yes, that's it. Chums. One might even say blokes."
"From Yorkshire."
"You know what they say about Yorkshire, Jeeves."
"I'm afraid I am not enlightened as such."
"In any case, this bar simply will not do."
"Might I ask as to why, sir?"
"Well, look at it, Jeeves. I wanted to have 'Yorkshireman' written across the top of the bar in big block letters. But this is a bunch of squares. We can't possibly fit it all onto the squares."
"Perhaps if you somewhat alter the name…?"
"Dash it all, how can you improve on 'Yorkshireman' as a name for a bar of chocolate?"
"Well, it is intended for children, sir. Perhaps 'Yorkie' might suffice? It is, after all, six letters. And there are six blocks in the bar."
"But if we call it 'Yorkie' people might think it's dog food, Jeeves."
"Because of the terrier."
"Of course because of the terrier! They'll think it's a bar for dogs, and they'll feed it to their dogs. Then the dogs will die, because dogs can't eat chocolate."
"They certainly can't."
"I can already hear Aunt Agatha lecturing me about how I murdered a generation of English canines."
"A good point, sir. Perhaps you might consider it some more at your leisure, and turn to the second bar?"
"I suppose so. Drat. Now I've come over all glum because of this business."
"We carry on, sir."
"Well said. What's the second bar?"
"Mr. Drumwell down in the factory said that you had asked about a bar with wafer."
"I do love a good bit of wafer."
"Yes, sir. Mr. Drumwell and I discussed the matter at some length, and we were also reminded of your love of caramel."
"The stickier the better."
"Indeed. So, after some work, Mr. Drumwell – with my input – has invented this."
"Hmm, sir?"
"Seems sort of small."
"I believe the idea was that a packet would contain two bars of this sort."
"Two bars? In a single packet? Seems sort of flagrant, doesn't it?"
"I have reviewed the list of ingredients, sir, and I concur with Mr. Drumwell when he says that he can make two of these bars for the cost of a single larger sort of bar."
"Still. Very indulgent."
"Is indulgence something to be avoided when selling chocolates, sir?"
"No need to be snippy, Jeeves. Mmm. Mpph. Mmph."
"You approve, sir?"
"Mmmph. This is a serious bit of nosh Drumwell's cooked up here."
"I mean it. This is a lot of work to eat. How long did it take me to chew that one bite?"
"I was not timing you, sir."
"Seemed like a long time, didn't it?"
"Not at all. But as I said – serious bit of nosh. This is a chocolate bar that demands work and rewards it. Much like boarding school."
"Really, sir?"
"Actually no. It's nothing like boarding school. Forget I said that bit."
"What do Americans call those men who go around looking for work?"
"You know the ones."
"I believe the term is 'hobo,' sir."
"That's the name of our chocolate bar! Hobo! The bar that looks to give you work! That'll – Jeeves, you're making that face again."
"I promise you that this is my only face, Master Bertie."
"Oh ho, and no you've gone and called me Master Bertie too. All right, Jeeves, fess up. You don't like 'Hobo.' That's it, isn't it?"
"My opinion is entirely secondary to yours, sir."
"And if your secondary opinion were to register as to the name of the bar in question, what then?"
"Perhaps I might consider a synonym more pleasing to the ear."
"Well, I'll think about it. But I do think 'Hobo' has a ring to it. Tell Drummy to ready production lines on both of those and we'll get the boys down in wrapping to do some mockups. Oh, but I've worked a long day today! Any new business, Jeeves?"
"One thing, sir. Young master Fink-Nottle sent a telegram inquiring as to whether you had given his idea for chocolate newts any further thought."
"Have I in fact seen that telegram yet, Jeeves?"
"I believe it may have been lost in transit, sir."
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Paul Wilson said on February 17th, 2010 at 5:55 am
To be utterly fair, those chocolate bars have been around since I was a kid (so about 30 years at least), and in the UK 'Drifter' doesn't have the same connotation it has in the US.
And yeah, the Yorkie is typically marketed to the big manly men (lorry drivers and builders for example).
LurkerWithout said on February 17th, 2010 at 7:14 am
Mr. Bird you are truly one of the treasures of this generation. Or the last. Some generation anyway…
Also, "Why I Should Write New Wooster & Jeeves" should be a thing some month…
MDF said on February 17th, 2010 at 8:06 am
Ladies and gentlemen, the heir to P.G. Wodehouse.
That was brilliant. And tempting. And delicious.
That Guy said on February 17th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Someone please force Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie to perform this script. Please. My brain is stuck forcing thier character voices into my memory as I read this.
Stig said on February 17th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
'Course, I doubt that Jeeves & Wooster would approve of Nestle's other ventures…Jeeves would probably disapprove of their jettisoning the classic cylinder-shaped Smarties tube in favour of the ugly hexagonal one, and I don't suppose either of them would be particularly enthused with the company's line of Third-World-Infant-Killing-Milk-Substitute.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé_boycott
At the very least, Aunt Agatha would disapprove.
drmedula said on February 17th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I am greatly pleased by this, sir.Although it sets the mind to wondering on variants, such as "What if Blackadder were a door-to-door seller of "Adult Novelty Items"?
Prankster said on February 17th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Awesome. How the hell do you think of this stuff?
Justin Zyduck said on February 17th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
True fact: to get a license from the Internet Police to write a blog containing comic book content, you must love Wodehouse and be prepared to write pastiche at the drop of a hat.
"What if Blackadder were a door-to-door seller of "Adult Novelty Items"?
Obviously, it would involve the sale of particular items shaped very much like a turnip.
Craig Oxbrow said on February 17th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
That Guy, you are not alone.
Mary Warner said on February 17th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
I guess I'm too ignorant to recognise most of the jokes here. I only know American candy.
I suppose chocolatier is a much better career option for Bertie than say… doctor. Every time I see an ad for House I always fear for his patients. I expect Jeeves has to come in at the end of every episode and perform emergency surgery to fix his mistakes.
keenerweiner said on February 17th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Good show indeed, sir!
Cookie McCool said on February 17th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
I dunno, Mary, I didn't know any of the chocolates were real chocolates, and I still laughed. I must be too simple not to know how simple I am!
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I'll be in Kiev this week to attend this important conference, and am happy that in addition to this event, we're holding a special event for LabourStart correspondents from the region on Friday this week there as well. We have between 27 – 35 correspondents from Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere already signed up. And the conference organizers have even pulled together a LabourStart concert for Sunday evening featuring the Russian socialist band, Arkady Kos (details here). Expect a full report next week.
Meanwhile, Edd has compiled a fantastic report which I've titled 10 Years of LabourStart campaigns in support of workers' struggles in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Georgia – 2003-2013.
By comparison, sales of our first book reached 377 after just 15 days. Sales of our second book reached 180 copies after just one week. So we're selling the books considerably more slowly than we have in the past — instead of 25 books per day, less than 16 — a drop of nearly 40%. And our sales income will fall as well, as we're not making any money on the Kindle sales.
This is not unexpected — we anticipated that sales to our usual, trade union audience would be low and we still hope to develop a new audience for this book among people with an interest in new technology.
Meanwhile, we're waiting for Google to approve our ad for this book, and for the first reviews to appear.
And we're hoping to get a Spanish translation which would boost sales, as Firefox phones are selling very well in Latin America.
What you can do: if you've bought the book and read it, please post your reviews to Amazon.com and let us know — we'll publicize them.
One of the problems with our new LabourStart calendar for 2014 is that people are unable to see the amazing photos we've collected to show there.
When we point people directly to the Lulu.com website, they get very little sense of what's available.
When people see the actual calendar, as Derek has discovered in Canada this week, they're blown away.
We've been invited to speak at a national meeting of Steelworkers staff in Toronto in December. I think this is a result of this union having used us fairly frequently over the past couple of years and their apparently high level of satisfaction with the results.
This is an important union here. I am very pleased at the invitation, especially so since it comes as a surprise.
Order your copies today from CreateSpace — and in a week or so, from Amazon and elsewhere.
Derek Blackadder has set up a stall at the national convention of his union — the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
It's Monday morning and for the fourth week running, we're launching a new campaign. This time, we're helping the TUC-backed Justice for Colombia to campaign for the release of trade union leader Huber Ballesteros.
Campaigns: We launched two new campaigns – in support of striking workers at Crown Holdings in Toronto, and in support of the Korean teachers' and public service unions, threatened with deregistration by their government. The former is up to over 7,300 messages sent, and the latter, after just a couple of days, is already up to just under 6,800. Following the release of jailed Canadian trade unionist John Greyson in Egypt, we were able to close down the campaign. We also used one of our mass mailings to promote the IUF's campaign in support of jailed independent trade unionists in China. The UN workers campaign, with nearly 14,000 messages sent, is our largest current campaign, and one of the largest we've ever done.
Calendar and Book Sales: In its first month, our LabourStart wall calendar for 2014 has sold 144 copies, an average of about five per day. I did another push this week which generated only two new sales in two days. Book sales totalled 1,664 as of earlier this week — with 959 of those being the campaigning book in English.
Book 3: Jeremy Green and I have completed a first draft of our book on Firefox OS for Activists. We're making some final tweaks today and tomorrow and hope to have it ready on Monday.
Public events: I spoke at the European Trade Union Institute seminar in Brussels on lobbying the institutions of the EU last week; the ETUI purchased 30 copies of our campaigning book. Last Saturday, I spoke to nearly 100 activists from UNISON Wales in Cardiff, and sold all 10 campaigning books I brought with me.
Berlin 2014: While in Brussels, I had a chance to meet up with ITUC staff to discuss coordinating our efforts. In Berlin, meanwhile, we've set up a meeting at the Friedrich Ebert foundation for the day I arrive, later this month.
Fundraising: I did the quarterly appeal to our power users, and the mailing this time reached 20,164. Ten days into the previous appeal, in July, we'd raised only £1,843.72. This time, we've raised £3,191.93 in the same period — a gain of 73%.
Intern: We received about 40 applications for our internship; we're completing the shortlist today and tomorrow and will do interviews within two weeks.


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Main School Main School » About Us » About Our School » Safeguarding Team » Safeguarding Advice for Visitors &Volunteers Safeguarding Advice for Visitors &Volunteers
Our school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children's welfare and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and maintain a vigilant and safe environment. It is our willingness to work in a safe manner and challenge inappropriate behaviour that underpins this commitment.
By signing in and out of the visitors' book you are agreeing to follow the advice within this leaflet. All visitors must wear the visitor's badge provided by reception. An adult without a badge will be accompanied to the school's reception to confirm they have signed in.
Visitors must be accompanied at all times by a member of the school staff.
Unsupervised visitors: If your visit involves unsupervised contact with young people you will be asked to show the photographic ID badge provided by your employer and written confirmation that appropriate DBS checks have been made. Depending on your role and the organisation you are from you may be required to show your Enhanced DBS Certificate. We will note down the DBS number and date issued but will not make a copy of it. You will also need to read the school's Code of Conduct for Adults and Part 1 of the DFE's Guidance, 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' (2014). The school's Child Protection Policy is available on the school's website.
If you have ANY concerns about a child's welfare or well being or have a concern about the behaviour of any adult within the school towards a child:
Discuss your concerns without delay with the Designated Safeguarding Lead or the Headteacher or a member of the safeguarding team.
Remember it is important to share your concerns even if you are unsure.
Anyone can make a referral to Liverpool Children's Services (tel: 0151 233 3700)
The Local Authority Designated Officer (L.A.D.O.) for Managing Allegations Against Staff can be contacted on 0151 225 8101. The school office can provide you with a copy of the school's procedures for Managing Allegations Against Staff.
If a child makes a disclosure to you:
Avoid being shocked or embarrassed.
Listen to the child without interrupting them.
Do not promise to keep a secret.
Do not ask the child any leading questions.
Reassure them that 'it is not their fault and they have done the right thing to tell you'.
Immediately following the disclosure report your concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (see above) and write down what the child said using the child's own words and phrases. Sign and date this document and hand it to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Consider how best to manage your own feelings
Following reporting your concerns remember that the disclosure and the child's identity should remain confidential
The school has a full code of conduct to encourage safer working practices for all adults working with young people, including advice regarding 'e-safety'.
provide a positive role model to young people
dress appropriately ensuring your clothing is not likely to be viewed as offensive or revealing
treat all members of the school's community with respect and tolerance
work with children so that you are visible by a member of the school staff
respect a child's privacy and dignity
always be able to justify any physical contact you have with a young person
always report any situations that arise that you may feel may give rise to a complaint or misunderstanding in respect of your own actions
Never:
Photograph a child without the school's permission
Never use your personal mobile phone in areas used by young people
Ignore inappropriate behaviours towards children either by other children or adults
Share personal details with a child
Meet or contact the child out of school including by text, email, Facebook or other social media or give a child a lift home
Discuss the school, children or adults working within the school on social media
Make inappropriate comments to a child including racist, homophobic, sexist or sexualised comments
Give gifts to a young person (unless part of the school's agreed rewards policy or with the agreement of your line manager) or show them preferential treatment
Key Safeguarding Staff:
Headteacher: Mr J. Roberts
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs A. Boulton
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs J. Kinder and Mr P. Creed
Other Safeguarding Guidance
In the case of a fire follow the following procedures:
There should be no delay in ringing 999 and requesting fire and police….
If a child or member of staff needs emergency treatment or first aid:
There should be no delay in ringing 999 and requesting an ambulance….
My Child's teachers are fantastic and communication has been excellent throughout his time in school.
Year 11 Parent

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Government Regulation, Legislation and Enforcement Updates
Browse archives for April 20, 2015
Government Regulation, Legislation & Enforcement
Tagged with America, Asia Pacific, Australia, Australian Federal Government, cybersecurity bill, cybersecurity review, Federal Department of Homeland Security, Financial Services, Government, guidance update, managed funds and investment advisers, practical tips, SEC, U.S. House of Representatives, United States
by Jim Bulling and Julia Baldi
Australian Federal Government Cybersecurity Review
The Australian Federal Government holds a Cybersecurity Review.
See the Australian Government's summary of the review here.
SEC Guidance Update
The SEC's Investment Management Team published a Guidance Update which outlines measures managed funds and investment advisers may wish to consider in addressing cybersecurity risk. The guidance includes practical tips applicable to Australian entities.
See the Guidance Update here.
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Cybersecurity Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a cybersecurity bill which encourages companies to share information about security breaches with the Federal Department of Homeland Security. If passed by the Senate, the bill may require foreign entities operating in the United States, or with U.S. customers to disclose information to the U.S. Government.
See the New York Times article on the bill here and text of the bill here.
Australia Cyber Attack Statistics
Breaches Update – May 2015


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Kapucyn (zwany przez miejscową ludność Ostrym Kamieniem – ostaniec wierzchowinowy wchodzący w skład grupy skał zwanych Ostańcami Jerzmanowickimi. Znajduje się w najwyższych partiach Wyżyny Olkuskiej, w miejscowości Jerzmanowice, w odległości ok. 800 m na południowy zachód od drogi krajowej nr 94. Jest jednym z ostańców w grupie skał ciągnących się od Grodziska, zwanego też Wzgórzem 502 lub Skałą 502, w północnym kierunku. W grupie tej kolejno znajdują się: Grodzisko, Mały Mur, Kapucyn, Słup (Palec), Soczewka, Ostry Kamień i Polna Skałka.

Kapucyn wznosi się na niezabudowanym i niezalesionym terenie wśród pól uprawnych i zbudowany jest z wapieni górnej jury. Wraz z Małym Murem znajduje się w środkowej grupie skał tuż obok Grodziska. Pomiędzy tymi skałami znajduje się spory, trawiasty plac, często wykorzystywany jako parking lub przez turystów jako miejsce biwakowe. Na skałach całej grupy uprawiana jest wspinaczka skalna.

Kapucyn stanowi północne zakończenie Małego Muru. Jest to wybitny filar z okapem i skalnymi blokami na szczycie. Podobnie jak inne skałki w gminie Jerzmanowice-Przeginia, od 1970 roku ma status pomnika przyrody, i znajduje się na obszarze Parku Krajobrazowego Dolinki Krakowskie.

Drogi wspinaczkowe
Na Kapucynie jest 18 dróg wspinaczkowych o stopniu trudności od III+ do VI.3+ w skali trudności polskiej. Drogi mają długość 10–16 m, wystawę północną, zachodnią i południowo-zachodnią. 11 z nich posiada asekurację. Wszystkie mają zamontowane stałe punkty asekuracyjne: ringi (r) i stanowisko zjazdowe (st).

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Jerzmanowice (województwo małopolskie)
Formacje skalne Wyżyny Krakowsko-Częstochowskiej
Ochrona przyrody w powiecie krakowskim
Pomniki przyrody w województwie małopolskim
Tereny wspinaczkowe

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From 1995-2002, Eric Fredericksen was a Principal Investigator for grants received from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for ALN (Asynchronous Learning Environments). Things have changed a lot lately because the accrediting bodies have began to intently watch faculties that offer on-line courses, significantly scholar recruitment as well and online college staffing. Digital and on-line methods can enrich those interactions, however it appears unlikely they will exchange them in something aside from a drastically impoverished approach without the investment of appreciable resources. Although many universities are concerned Coursera works like a single institution offering a listing of programs either free of charge or at very low value.
The only purpose why I would advocate Stonebridge over the above is that they have a much a larger library of courses. The LeapPad has lots of educational movies, video games and apps you can download from LeapFrog, and it has it's personal built-in camera to report your own photos and video, unlike the InnoTab. I think on-line education relies on the particular person as to what you may expect to get out of it or the 'value' factor.
Stanford provides graduate students with nice chances for the involvement within the advancement of whole fields of education. We didn't have a pc in the house until fairly lately and so all the training we did was fairly conventional and managed across the kitchen table. MIT is the first elite university to offer a credential for college kids who full its free, open-supply on-line programs.
These books all take care of making computer video games from either a child's perspective, or at a fundamental stage accessible to children. Elite universities which might be among the first to offer sturdy tutorial packages on-line, with real credentials behind them, will be the winners in the coming larger-ed revolution. Even higher, online programs can can help you brush up on old skills or study new ones.
One great way is to look at what you are able to do, maybe join a site the place you possibly can create your own programs and construct up from there. For the past twenty years, I've heard this query asked many times about on-line training. If you little one likes to play journey video games like Super Mario, the free model of Timez Attack may very well be the right multiplication, division, addition and subtraction learning adventure sport for him.


Há alguns dias, uma pessoa fez uma pergunta no fórum MSDN sobre quando utilizar uma Dynamic Entity e suas vantagens e desvantagens, como já possuia algum conhecimento sobre o assunto respondi a pergunta.
A Dynamic Entity consists of an array of strongly typed properties, much like a Property Bag.
Dynamic Entities are used to develop against Microsoft Dynamics CRM entities and attributes that are not defined at design time. This is typically used by developers who write code that will run across multiple installations of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Most frequently, this includes ISVs and other developers who are developing tools to work with Microsoft Dynamics CRM in multiple implementations.
When to use Dynamic Entities: Use the DynamicEntity class when writing code that must work on entities created after the code is deployed or with attributes added to entities after deployment.
Dynamic Entities are usually used in Plug-ins.
Advanced Feature: Dynamic Entities are an advanced feature targeted to ISVs and others writing complex code that can be reused in multiple situations. For more information about how to use DynamicEntity refer to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK > Web Services: CrmService > Working with Entities > Using DynamicEntity to Access Entities at Runtime.
Dynamic Entity Request Classes: The following table lists data retrieval request classes that support the ReturnDynamicEntities flag. A full list of classes can be found at Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK > Web Services: CrmService > CrmService Execute Method > Request Classes That Can Return the Dynamic Entity Class.
Em resumo, devem ser utilizadas em codificações complexas para manipular informações em tempo real, ou que envolvam multiplas organizações, gerando aproveitamento de código. E por fim para consumir métodos nativos do CRM como o ConvertQuoteToSalesOrderRequest.


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BP in Azerbaijan
Operations and projects
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli
ACG 25th anniversary in facts
Shah Deniz
Sangachal terminal
Supsa terminal
Ceyhan terminal
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
South Caucasus pipeline
Western Route Export pipeline
Shafag-Asiman
Shallow water Absheron Peninsula
Sustainability reports library
2010 full year results
Release date: 2 March 2011
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG)
ACG participating interests are: BP (operator – 37.4%), Chevron (11.3%), SOCAR (10%), INPEX (11%), Statoil (8.6%), ExxonMobil (8%), TPAO (6.7%), ITOCHU (4.3%), Hess (2.7%).
During 2010 ACG spent $426 million in operating expenditure and $1,648 million in capital expenditure
In 2010 ACG produced on average 823,100 barrels per day (b/d) (300.4 million barrels or 40.6 million tonnes) from the Chirag, Central Azeri, West Azeri, East Azeri and Deep Water Gunashli platforms. At the end of the year:
Chirag had 15 wells in operation (10 oil producers and 5 water injectors) and during 2010 it produced on average about 93,200 b/d.
Central Azeri (CA) had 17 wells (12 oil producers 5 gas injectors) and during 2010 it produced on average about 205,300 b/d.
West Azeri (WA) had 20 wells (15 of which are oil producers and 5 water injectors) and during 2010 it produced on average around 248,200 b/d.
East Azeri (EA) had 13 wells (9 of which are oil producers and 4 water injectors) and during2010 it produced on average around 140,700 b/d.
Deep Water Gunashli (DWG) had 23 wells (12 oil producers and 11 water injectors) and during2010 it produced on average about 135,600 b/d of oil.
Associated gas
During 2010 BP as operator of the ACG field continued to supply associated gas via the 28" gas subsea pipeline from three platforms (CA, WA and EA) to the Sangachal terminal and from there into Azerigas' national grid system for domestic use. Some of the associated gas produced from the Chirag platform was sent to the SOCAR compression station at the Oil Rocks via the existing 16" subsea gas pipeline. The rest of the associated gas from the ACG platforms was sent via in-field subsea gas pipelines to the compression and water injection platform (C&WP) on CA for re-injection to maintain pressure in the reservoir. Gas injection activities currently continue from five wells on CA.
During the year we delivered around 9.4 million cubic metres (about 332 million standard cubic feet) per day of ACG associated gas to SOCAR. In total we delivered 3.4 billion cubic metres (about 121.2 billion standard cubic feet) of associated gas to SOCAR during 2010. This exceeded our original plan to deliver 1.9 billion cubic meters of ACG associated gas during the full year.
Drilling and completion activity
Chirag: In March 2010 we completed the oil producer A08x. In April we spudded A22 oil producer, drilled to the 16" casing point and suspended the well to complete previously suspended drilling activity on A07y which was put on production in October. The rig maintenance on Chirag platform commenced in November and is planned to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Central Azeri: Following commencement of new well delivery activities on CA in April we completed B10y oil producer sidetrack during the second quarter. We then spudded B22z in July and completed it in October. CA then performed rig maintenance which was completed in early January 2011. The plan for 2011 is to deliver two oil producer wells: B04z – in the first quarter, B18y – in the third quarter and one gas injector well - B01y, which is planned for the fourth quarter of 2011.
West Azeri: Early this year we completed the C19 producer well and then conducted rig repair activities. In August and in October we completed C 24 producer and C23 water injector wells respectively, then performed planned rig maintenance and resumed operations on C25z oil producer well, which is still in progress and expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2011. Also in the third quarter of 2011 we plan to deliver another oil producer well - C15z.
East Azeri: During the first quarter of 2010 we finished drilling and completions activities on the D17z water injector well. We then drilled the D18 producer well which was completed in August. Drilling activities on D19 producer well started in September 2010. The well was planned and completed in early January 2011. Our plan for 2011 is to deliver another oil producer well - D20.
Deep Water Gunashli (DWG): During the first quarter we completed the E13 oil producer. During the second quarter we spudded and completed the E14 oil producer. We then drilled E04z to the reservoir section and the well was suspended in October. Currently we are drilling the E15 oil producer which we plan to deliver in the second quarter of 2011. The next well -E16 is planned to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2011.
On DWG subsea water injection we also continued drilling and completion operations with the Dada Gorgud and Istiglal rigs. During the first half of 2010 we drilled and completed the H03 and F06 water injectors. We completed activities and started water injection on the G04 well in October.
Chirag Oil Project (COP) pre-drilling: The COP pre-drilling programme commenced in April 2010 with spudding the J01 pre-drill well by the Istiglal rig. We then continued COP drilling activities by the Dada Gorgud rig which first drilled and completed the J01/J01z pilot hole and sidetrack well and then spudded J02 and J03 wells in the fourth quarter of 2010. These wells were drilled to 13-3/8" casing point and were suspended in November 2010 and January 2011 respectively. We are planning to do the same drilling activity for J10 – in the first quarter, J09 – in the second quarter, J04 and J05 – in the third quarter of 2011.
Shah Deniz: The SDA-06 well was spudded in February 2010. In addition, we performed surveillance operations on the SDA-04 well during the third quarter of 2010. SDA-06 is planned to be completed and handed over to production during the second quarter of 2011. We are also planning another gas producer well - SDA03z for the fourth quarter of 2011.
Shah Deniz Full Field Development (FFD) appraisal: Appraisal activities to support plans for the Shah Deniz full field development continue. As part of these activities the SDX-06 appraisal well is being drilled with the Istiglal rig. The well was spudded in July with a planned total depth of 6,272m. SDX-06 is located in the northern part of the field. The well is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2011. The rig will then move on to further appraisal drilling on the field.
Chirag Oil Project (COP)
COP construction activities in 2010 and thus far in 2011 continued on schedule and according to plan.
Since the project sanctioning in March 2010 COP has made very good progress with all major key contracts finalised and awarded for Construction and Marine activities.
In July 2010 the project announced the award of six key contracts for:
fabrication of the jacket and foundation piles with associated pin piles and a riser support frame for the brownfield work on the Deepwater Gunashli production, compression, water injection and utilities platform (PCWU);
fabrication, assembly, hook-up and commissioning of the PDQ integrated deck, including the drilling facilities;
transportation and installation of the subsea template and pin piles;
engineering, procurement and construction of the living quarters;
engineering of the offshore facilities;
engineering of the drilling facilities.
Following this in November 2010 the project awarded two more contracts for:
installation, hook-up and commissioning of the COP brownfield modifications required on the Deepwater Gunashli production, compression, water injection and utilities platform (PCWU) to the AMEC/Tekfen/Azfen (ATA) Consortium;
transportation and installation of the jacket and topsides - to Saipem.
Through the period of December 2010 and January 2011 the project awarded three key marine contracts for:
pipeline coating to Caspian Pipeline Coating (CPC);
subsea pipeline installation and diving works to McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc;
The STB-1 barge strengthening contract was awarded to Caspian Shipyard Company, a SOCAR joint venture.
These awards maintain AIOC's commitment to optimise the use of Azerbaijan's local resources. The project is expected to consume around 9 million manhours during construction work with 90% of this work being undertaken in Azerbaijan and of this, around 80% will be carried out by local workforce. Additionally, the contractors are encouraged to make maximum use of local subcontractors and we expect over 30% of the total COP spend to be expended in Azerbaijan.
Other milestones achieved by the project to date include:
218 tonne pre-drilling template with 20 drilling slots and 4 pin piles were safely installed offshore on June 21, 2010. The template is an important component of the project infrastructure and will provide the foundation for an extended pre-drilling programme to be undertaken in the period before the jacket is installed in 2012.
deck and drilling facility fabrication for the COP topside, which has a target weight of 19,000 tonnes, began at the ATA deck fabrication site in July 2010
fabrication of the jacket which will weigh around 18,000 tonnes, started in Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory yard in November 2010
the first major equipment packages (well cementer unit and drilling high pressure mud pumps) were delivered to the ATA deck fabrication site in November 2010
a new plate rolling machine capable of rolling 150mm thick plate was placed into service at the Baku Deepwater Jacket Factory in November 2010
Through our construction contractors we currently employ over 2700 people and more than 95% per cent of these are Azerbaijani nationals
Oil and gas from ACG and Shah Deniz continue to flow via subsea pipelines to the Sangachal terminal.
The capacity of the terminal's overall processing systems is currently 1.2 million barrels of oil and 25.5 million cubic metres of Shah Deniz gas per day (about 39.5 million cubic metres in total) per day.
Gas is exported via the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) and via a SOCAR gas pipeline connecting the terminal's gas processing facilities and Azerigas's national grid system.
During 2010 the Sangachal Terminal exported about 324.4 million barrels of oil (including 285.65 million barrels through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC), 29.6 million barrels through the western route export pipeline [WREP] and 9.3 million barrels through rail). On average about 18.7 million standard cubic metres (about 659 million standard cubic feet) of Shah Deniz gas was exported from the terminal daily during 2010.
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC)
The BTC Co. shareholders are: BP (30.1%); AzBTC (25.00%); Chevron (8.90%); Statoil (8.71%); TPAO (6.53%); ENI (5.00%); Total (5.00%), Itochu (3.40%); INPEX (2.50%), ConocoPhillips (2.50%) and Hess (2.36%).
During the year BTC spent $34.3million in capital expenditures.
BTC's throughput capacity is currently 1.2 million b/d.
Since June 4, 2006 up to the end of February 2011, 1447 tankers were loaded at Ceyhan with a total of about 1129 million barrels (151.2 million tonnes) of crude oil transported via BTC and sent to world markets.
On July 21, 2010 BTC achieved its highest daily throughput (to date) of 1.057 million barrels per day.
The total volume of oil exported via BTC during 2010 was about 286 million barrels (about 38 million tonnes).
The BTC pipeline currently carries mainly ACG oil and Shah Deniz condensate from Azerbaijan. Following the signature of a transportation agreement in July 2010, crude oil from Turkmenistan has and continues to be transported.
Shah Deniz participating interests are: BP (operator – 25.5%), Statoil (25.5%), SOCAR (10%), LUKOIL (10%), NICO (10%), Total (10%), and TPAO (9%).
In 2010 Shah Deniz spent $ 170.4 million in operating expenditure and $389.6 million in capital expenditure.
During 2010 the field continued to produce from four wells to deliver gas to the markets of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. The gas from Shah Deniz Stage 1 continues to be sold to Azerbaijan, GOGC (Georgia), BOTAS and the BTC Company.
During the year the field produced about 6.9 billion cubic meters (more than 243.4 billion cubic feet) of gas and 1.9 million tonnes (14.7 million barrels) of condensate or about 19 million cubic meters of gas per day (67 million standard cubic feet per day) and about 40,200 barrels of condensate per day.
Since the start of Shah Deniz production in late 2006 till the end of 2010 about 49.7 million barrels (about 6.3 million tonnes) of Shah Deniz condensate was exported to world markets.
Production will increase as new platform-drilled wells are brought on stream over the next few years. Plateau production from Stage 1 is expected to be approximately 9 billion cubic meters of gas per annum and approximately 50,000 b/d of condensate.
Shah Deniz Full Field Development (FFD)
Shah Deniz FFD is a giant project that is designed to bring gas from Azerbaijan to Europe and Turkey by opening up a new Southern Corridor. It is expected to add a further 16 billion cubic meters per year (bcma) of gas production to the existing 8 bcma from Shah Deniz Stage 1. It is one of the largest gas development projects anywhere in the world and the new Southern Corridor will substantially increase the security and diversity of European gas imports.
The Shah Deniz FFD concept includes two new bridge-linked production platforms with 16bcma capacity, up to 30 subsea wells to be drilled with 2 semi-submersible rigs, a 500 km subsea pipeline network in up to 550m water depth and expansion of the Sangachal Terminal. In addition, the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) will undergo a 16 bcma upgrade with 400 km of new pipeline and 2 compression stations in Georgia. First Gas is planned for 2017.
Engineering studies continued in 2010 to advance the Shah Deniz FFD and South Caucasus Pipeline expansion projects. These works will continue during the first half of 2011 to enable the project to move into the next stage of project development.
In addition to the ongoing engineering work, offshore appraisal activities are being conducted to build further understanding of the Shah Deniz reservoir. As part of these activities the SDX-06 appraisal well has been successfully drilled with the Istiglal rig. Upon completion of the well the rig will move on to further appraisal drilling on the field.
Project progress in 2010 was underpinned by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in Istanbul in June by the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Turkey. This sets out the framework for the sale of gas to Turkey and transit terms to European markets through the territory of Turkey. A five year extension to the production sharing agreement (PSA) from 2031 to 2036 was signed in December 2010 by SOCAR and Shah Deniz partners. This supports Shah Deniz in providing long-term sale agreements to customers. These two agreements mark major milestones towards conclusion of all required steps towards a final investment decision by the Shah Deniz partnership.
Transportation of gas through Turkey to the European markets will either use existing Turkish infrastructure or new pipeline infrastructure. The project is currently working to assess all options and define the route which best meets the needs of all parties involved. An export negotiation team has been formed by representatives from BP, Statoil, SOCAR and Total to negotiate gas sales with Turkish and European buyers.
The South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP)
The SCP Co. shareholders are: BP (technical operator – 25.5%), Statoil (commercial operator - 25.5%), Azerbaijan SCP Ltd. (10%), LUKOIL (10%), NICO (10%), Total (10%), and TPAO (9%).
During 2010 SCP spent $10 million in capital expenditures.
The pipeline has been operational since late 2006 transporting gas to Azerbaijan and Georgia, and starting July 2007 to Turkey from Shah Deniz Stage 1.
During 2010 SCP daily average throughput was 14 million cubic meters (about 490 million cubic feet) of gas or about 87,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The SCP has a dual operatorship with BP as the technical operator being responsible for construction and operation of the SCP facilities and Statoil, as commercial operator, is responsible for SCP's business administration.
BP and SOCAR (the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan) signed on October 7 a new production sharing agreement (PSA) on joint exploration and development of the Shafag-Asiman structure in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. This marked the beginning of BP's bilateral cooperation with SOCAR in exploration and development of a new offshore block.
The signing of the PSA followed the earlier concluded Heads of Agreement (HOA) which defined the basic commercial principles of the contract. Under the PSA BP will be the operator with 50 per cent interest while SOCAR will hold the remaining 50 per cent equity.
The block lies some 125 kilometers (78 miles) to the South-East of Baku. It covers an area of some 1100 square kilometers and has never been explored before. It is located in a deepwater section of about 650-800 meters with reservoir depth of about 7000 meters.
At the end of 2010, BP directly employed 2,179 Azerbaijani nationals. 87 percent of BP's permanent professionals in Azerbaijan are nationals and many of them are in very senior leadership positions. A recent example of national staff development through BP opportunities is the successful completion by six procurement and supply chain management specialists and team leaders the Supply Chain Management MBA programme provided by Arizona State University. The knowledge they gained through this programme will contribute not only to BP's business management in the region but also is a significant development achievement by Azerbaijan's young national experts.
In 2010 we continued our staff nationalization programme with a focus on recruiting local technicians and developing national managers. By the end of the year BP had recruited 92 technicians and 38 Azerbaijani national challengers.
Major Sustainable Development Initiatives
Success of our projects in the Caspian in part depends on our ability to create tangible benefits from our presence for the people of Azerbaijan. To achieve this, we continue to carry out major sustainable development initiatives which include educational programmes, building skills and capabilities in local communities, improving access to social infrastructure in communities, supporting local enterprises through provision of access to finance and training, as well as technical assistance to public institutions.
During 2010 BP and co-venturers spent around $4.77 million in Azerbaijan alone on such sustainable development projects.
BP and its co-venturers will continue their sustainable development initiatives to support local enterprise development and capacity building throughout Azerbaijan to assist the country in strengthening its economy.
The most recent examples of such initiatives have been:
BP and its co-venturers' new economic capacity building project for youth – it aims to support primarily young community entrepreneurs in their efforts to enhance capacities, increase revenues and contribute to youth social welfare via sustainable and market driven solutions such as successful apprentice methodology.
BP and its co-venturers' new project to support needy families with children through increasing quality of and access to innovative pre-school programmes
BP and its co-venturers' project aimed to create a new centre of entrepreneurship for. The centre will function as a special business and management unit within Ganja vocational training centre reinforcing the facility's efforts to foster youth entrepreneurship.
A new School of Project Management (SPM) established by BP and its co-venturers in Azerbaijan. The school is designed for the private and public sectors, providing access to a globally-recognized, comprehensive project management programme. It will focus on simultaneous goals of improving immediate project management performance and establishing long term project management capability in the country.
BP's support for the publication of a fundamental research book about Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
BP's support for the publication of major research on who the author of the famous Azerbaijani novel "Ali and Nino" is.
BP's ongoing support for the Baku-based Qafqaz University to broaden its scope to cover undergraduate education in chemical, petroleum, and mechanical engineering disciplines.
BP's annual bursary awards to 58 first and second year students of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. The bursary awards programme is part of BP's major educational support commitment and is aimed at promoting the best students specializing in petroleum engineering and geosciences at the State Oil Academy.
BP's ongoing Geosciences and Engineering Speaker Series (BPGESS) initiative which is designed to enhance commitment by future generations of engineers to promoting geosciences in Azerbaijan.
BP and its co-venturers' new community project aimed at setting up greenhouse agriculture in the Goranboy district of Azerbaijan.
Completion of all community infrastructure projects out of planned 39 during 2010 as part of the "Management of Community Micro-projects" programme along BTC/SCP in Azerbaijan.
BP and co-venturers' award of a major grant to the local business service provider AZERMS LLC for implementation of the Enterprise Development and Training Programme (EDTP) initiated in 2007 to develop local oil and gas sector companies. The project war earlier implemented by an international company.
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Tamam Bayatly, BP Baku Press office, telephone: 994 (0) 12 437 7573


Mr. Envi' has been able to roll with the punches for over a decade now as the CEO of Southern Stisles Records, seeing a number of prior releases fall to the wayside. Such lessons in trial and error have helped him to retool and reassess his strategy, resulting in the release of the Kollaborationz album. Sticking with the belief that regional success must come before national recognition, Southern Stisles continues to hold it down for Louisiana, featuring a handful of hometown rappers on this release. As the label boss steps into the booth to spit a few bars and produce some tracks, it's clear that he wears many hats.
Mr. Envi' shares the production duties with JTL, one of several guest rappers on the album. The beats are sparse in structure throughout the release, featuring bass pad punches and ice cold snares. Synthesized melodies tend to drive the instrumentals with low tones underneath that mimic the main harmony, as on the album's opening track "Pretendas." JTL and Mr. Envi' drop lines that call out the fakers amongst those who can not only talk big, but walk the walk as well. More bars regarding stacking papers and the daily grind can be heard on "What They Want" as pompous horns land hard on the rhythm. The collective lyrical flow has less to do with double meanings and metaphors and everything to do with hard posturing and bragging writes. It's a one-trick pony that gallops its way through most of the tracks, but Mr. Envi' never promised anyone a life-changing manifesto.
However, Kollaborationz is not without its tender moments. "Don't Wait" offers poignant reflections over mournful strings and digitized hand claps, pondering the fleeting nature of life. One line suggests that "we ain't promised tomorrow, not even promised tonight," a sobering reminder of the fragility of everyday living. This song along with "Just Chill" are easily the album's strongest tracks, tapping into common situations and creating selections with staying power. "Just Chill" deals with relationship struggles over solemn piano riffs, isolated rim shots and cascading chimes. Each rapper's verse conveys their respective frustration and Mr. Envi's dark production fits their narratives like a tailor-made suit.
The rest of the album plays into the usual trappings of pimp philosophies and ghetto commandments. "Sho' Ya Money" endorses the age old practice of ladies turning tricks for cash flow over orchestra hits and artificial horns while "Keep It Poppin'" represents for the thug life with gun talk and open threats. A basic piano riff rides a minimal locked groove that's littered with guttural screams and keyboard generated brass, all of it designed to play loud at the clubs. "Close Ya Mouth" delivers some interesting contrast between the obscenity-laced lyrics and the tender instrumentation. While Mr. Envi' and Mr. Bush talk about guys that drive nice cars while living in run-down apartments, the backing track pops with plucked strings and rubbery funk chords that fade into nothingness. "Let It Be Known" plays the same card, working with gentle harp notes and muted organ parts while JTL briefly reminisces about catching gridiron glory before picking up the microphone to rap.
As "What They Want" is revisited with more local talent at the album's conclusion, it would appear that Kollaborationz runs out of stream about halfway through. Although there are more stories to tell than are presented here, Mr. Envi' and company seem content to toe the line. While songs like "Don't Wait" and "Just Chill" hint that they are capable of so much more, this release is overrun with the same old street stories, but no different way to express them. Every album doesn't need to be a deep concept album, but Kollaborationz barely delivers on the few beats and rhymes that were committed to tape.


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He encounters not only rivals, but also new friends like the pretty girl Sanae Nakazawa and the talented goalkeeper, Genzo Wakabayashi, who shares the same passion as Tsubasa, and will prove to be a treasured friend in helping him push towards his dreams. Representing Japan in the FIFA World Cup is Tsubasa's ultimate dream, but it will take a lot more than talent to reach it.


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Home Education One dies of swine flu in Himachal
One dies of swine flu in Himachal
Saroj Thakur
By: ML Verma
Shimla: A 34-year-old man died due to swine flu in Shimla today, the first such death in the state in the past more than three months, a health official said.
State swine flu nodal officer Vinod Mehta told HimVani that the victim, Anil Kumar, a resident of Chirgaon in Rohru sub-division of Shimla district, died at the IGMC Hospital here after he tested positive for deadly H1N1 influenza virus. The deceased had recently returned from Delhi after selling apples and was brought to the hospital on Tuesday, and tested positive for swine flu on Wednesday.
A team of doctors also visited Chirgaon area on Wednesday to check further infection among people who came in contact with the deceased and collecting samples from them.
Health minister Rajeev Bindal informed the state assembly in a written reply on August 17 that no case of swine flu had been reported in the state since April. He said 50 people tested positive this year for swine flu out of 206 samples collected till July 31.
"The toll due to the disease in the state (till July 31) was 16. Out of these, 10 patients, who belonged to the state, died in hospitals outside the state," the minister added. Testing facility for H1N1 in the state is available at IGMC Hospital and the Central Research Institute at Kasauli in Solan district.
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In places it illustrates or concentrates on the treatment of natural heritage issues but, even where there is such a focus, the principles are often more widely applicable to other environmental topics.
Unless otherwise indicated, the advice in this Handbook applies to the EIA process in respect of all project types, even though it concentrates on the EIA process in relation to the town and country planning system."
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I MADE A JOKE, WHY IS NO ONE LAUGHING?!
When we first start speaking a language different from our own, one of the first obstacles that comes our way is the difficulty in being funny.
We've all been there: in an attempt to appear nice and funny to our foreign interlocutor, we make a joke which receives no reply whatsoever, not even a fake smile. While we're trying to hide our frustration and embarrassment, thousands of questions start running through our minds: What's happening? Why is he/she not laughing? Did I offend him/her? Am I not funny anymore? Who am I?!
In those moments, before starting to doubt ourselves, we should take note of the following bold statement: it might not be our fault.
We are still ourselves, still brilliantly funny and we did not lose our sense of humour and charisma. Or did we? And if the fault is not ours, whose is it?
Our personal identity is not to blame, but our cultural identity is!
Many studies have shown that humour is inextricably related to culture. Every culture has its own form of humour and different ways to express and understand it. It is no coincidence that humour is considered the most difficult thing to translate across languages.
The Italian language for example can somehow be humorous within. Using a peculiar tone, inflection or regional accent in saying something can crack Italian people up. This however would have no effect whatsoever if applied to English per say.
On the other hand, speaking the same language is no guarantee of equivalent sense of humour. If we were to ask an American person what he\she thinks about British humour, he\she would say it is too dry, sarcastic and it doesn't have enough punchlines. British people instead would say that the American humour is not subtle enough.
If the sense of humour of two countries speaking the same language can be so different, imagine the barriers that rise between countries with different languages.
In 2001 an interesting experiment called "LaughLab" was carried out in the UK by the psychologist Richard Wiseman with the support of the British Science Association. People from all over the world submitted jokes and everyone evaluated jokes from different cultures other than their own. In this way it was possible to underline the differences in the sense of humour of different cultures.
Patient: Doctor, I've got a strawberry stuck up my bum.
Doctor: I've got some cream for that.
It is interesting to note that even stereotypes, a worldwide popular source for jokes, are not the same in different countries. The joke about Polacks might not be considered as funny in other countries as in USA, least of all in Poland.
We can now understand why, when we try to be funny in a language which is still not very familiar to us — because we are not yet accustomed to the culture — the result can be embarrassing, frustrating or even catastrophic.
For example, when Russian sarcastic humour meets Italian light-hearted and diplomatic humour, the result is never too successful.
Suddenly there is silence and the girl's face became serious, surprised, preoccupied even. The only person still laughing is the Russian teacher.
In conclusion, the good news is that, when these awkward moments occur – and they often occur while speaking with people from different countries – we can take a breath and try not to lose our self-esteem right away.
The "bad" news it that we still have a long, winding and tortuous road ahead of us in learning a new language and interiorising the culture it roots from. But once we get the hang of it, it is absolutely worth it!


Not sure why your top performer is unhappy? Check out what the most brilliant (yet difficult) employees hate about company culture.
Why It's a Problem: Nothing irritates a top performer more than ditch-to-ditch or fad-based management.
How to Spot It: Employees hunkering down every time a new initiative is introduced–glazing over at strategy meetings.
Why It's a Problem: The No. 1 reason high performers leave organizations in which they are otherwise happy is because of the tolerance of mediocrity.
Why It's a Problem: High performers like to do what they're good at' not be used as stopgaps in some other way. They view themselves as Ferraris and get frustrated if they think they are being used as golf carts.
Why It's a Problem: Same as above: When you're a Ferrari (or think you are), you don't want to spend your time idling at the curb.
How to Spot It: Freelancing in areas that aren't their responsibility. Getting under everyone's feet. Going rogue.
What to Do About It: Have the employee produce a list of what he or she could/should be doing to occupy free time. Review and agree on utilization. Look at your own delegation skills–if you have an underutilized top performer, it's a sure sign you're a micromanager who has problems delegating.
How to Spot It: Your sister Sarah's son Jimmy seems much happier than your best salesperson.
What to Do About It: If you need to be told, you shouldn't be managing people.


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Robert Schumann in Three Pieces is the collective title given to three works, composed for the Avenue A ensemble by the British composer, Matthew King. Together, they constitute a musical portrait of the German Romantic composer, Robert Schumann. The first piece, entitled Ash on the Ground is a passacaglia in which various compositions by Schumann are quoted; the second piece, entitled Love in a Life has a soprano soloist, and is a miniature song cycle to texts by Robert Schumann himself, along with poems by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It has been described, by one critic, as "rich and sumptuous, with some spine-tingling moments"  the third piece, entitled Night Phantoms and Rocking Horses is a rapid musical survey of Schumann's piano music at a furious galloping tempo. The work ends with fragments of celeste and percussion sounding like a wound-down music box.

Robert Schumann in Three Pieces has been recorded by the Avenue A ensemble on the Weave Records label.

References

External links
 Music Web International review Of King's Robert Schumann in Three Pieces, April 2009

Compositions by Matthew King
Chamber music compositions


AM A graduate,by the grace of God i have a great fellowship doing great for our Jesus Christ,i have great conviction to enter into missions but i have no one to help me.i need you to help me by mentoring me,guiding me,teaching me and any help you can to help take the gospel to this dying world.
i will be more than glad to hear from you. Thank you.Pastor David.


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OFW jailed for stealing P2.6M worth of jewelry in HK
By Philip C. Tubeza
A 42-year-old overseas Filipino worker was sentenced yesterday (August 27) to prison after she stole and pawned P2.6 million worth of jewelry from her employer in Ho Man Tin.
District Court Judge Clement Lee sentenced Charity E.R. to 16 months in prison after she admitted to stealing and then pawning 27 pieces of jewelry from her female employer, some of which were family heirlooms.
"A lot came from grandma who has passed away," the employer told the court. "I totally trusted her and allowed her to stay in my home and she did that to me."
The domestic worker admitted to stealing one diamond ring, two diamond necklaces, one diamond bracelet, six gold bracelets, 13 gold necklaces with pendants, one gold ring, one pair of diamond earrings, two necklaces, and Rmb2,000.
The police recovered only seven pieces of jewelry worth P1.6 million from the pawnshops where Charity had pawned them.
She had no money to pay for the missing 20 other pieces of jewelry that were still worth P1 million. She said she had already spent the money she gotten from the pawnshops.
Charity started working for the complainant in May 2017. Her employer had kept the missing jewelry in a locked drawer in her master bedroom. The key was kept in a cabinet near it.
On Dec. 19, the employer discovered that some of her jewelry were missing and, after a search, she discovered 13 receipts from nine pawnshops in Charity's belongings. She reported the case to the police and the Filipino woman admitted to the offense.
Charity's lawyer said the domestic worker, a mother of three, was very remorseful remorseful and committed the offense because her family needed money.
She said Charity's husband, a farmer, and her two daughters had asthma, and her elderly mother had a stroke in late 2017. The pawnshop receipts showed she started pawning the stolen jewelry in May 2018.
"There was enormous financial pressure on her to meet all their financial needs," the lawyer said.
"She's very remorseful about what happened and her family is now struggling because she now has no job," she added, asking for leniency.
But Judge Lee noted that beside being a breach of trust case, some of stolen jewelry were family heirlooms and marriage gifts to the complainant.
"This is a breach of trust case which is an aggravating factor. Apart from the monetary value (of the stolen jewelry), I also take into account their sentimental value," Judge Lee said.
He said the starting point in calculating Charity's prison term was 26 months. Because of her clear record, this was reduced to 25 months. This was reduced further to 16 months for her guilty plea.


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Rolex presents its novelties 2019
As every year by these dates, coinciding with the celebration in Basel (Switzerland) of a new edition of Baselworld, the largest and most important international watch and jewelry show, Rolex presents its new models for this 2019 season, a fact that represents a milestone in the sector and that every watchmaker loves with great interest.
Thus, the novelties that the Swiss firm has presented this year are the Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 42, a new model among Rolex nautical watches, and which has a diameter of 42 mm, something unprecedented in the Yacht-Master range, with the new generation caliber 3235. Made of 18-carat white gold, it is equipped with an Oysterflex bracelet with Oysterlock safety clasp in 18-carat white gold and Rolex Glidelock extension system.
The Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller is proposed for the first time in a yellow Rolesor version (combination of Oystersteel steel and 18-carat yellow gold). The name "Sea-Dweller" appears in yellow on the dial of this new modality.
The Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II, in Oystersteel steel, with bi-directional rotating bezel and 24-hour Cerachrom disc bicolor in blue and black ceramics, is equipped with a Jubilé bracelet. Presented in 2018, the new generation 3285 caliber equips this new modality.
The Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36 houses for the first time the 3255 caliber, a movement at the forefront of watch technology. In 18K yellow, white or Everose gold, the new modalities of this emblematic model are proposed with a sphere adorned with a concentric gradientor made of ornamental stone, or completely pavé of diamonds with an hourly outline drawn by sapphires with the colors of the rainbow.
The new modalities in yellow, white or Everose Rolesor version (combination of Oystersteel steel and 18-carat gold) of the Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36 and the Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31 all have a refined sphere of timeless elegance. They are equipped, respectively, with 3235 and 2236 caliber, new generation movements introduced in these two models in 2018.
The Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona is also available in 18-carat yellow gold with black lacquered pavé dial. On the bezel, the tachymeter scale has given way to 36 trapeze-cut diamonds.
Like all Rolex watches, these new references have the Superlative Chronometer certification, specific to the Swiss brand and symbolized by the green seal. This certification also guarantees the respect of more stringent performance criteria than watchmaking standards in terms of precision, tightness, automatic winding and autonomy, and is accompanied by a five-year international warranty.


I was somewhat leery of the REIGN OF POWER because I struggled so much with the REIGN OF FIRE and they have the same C.A.M. core.
I loved the REIGN, which I shot my career high series of 867 with in winning a tournament, and the REIGN SUPREME remains one of my all-time favorites — a shiny, high-pin REIGN SUPREME still in my arsenal for hooking conditions.
But the REIGN OF FIRE was a poor match for my moderate speed (17-18 mph) and rev rate (300-325) — I always felt like I needed to get my feet too far left when using it and it always seemed to be going too sharp through the pins.
But with a different coverstock on the REIGN OF POWER (PFT) instead of the REIGN OF FIRE's R2S Solid, I hoped for a better match with the core.
And let me tell you the difference between the ROP and ROF can hardly be exaggerated, as the REIGN OF POWER I drilled is one of the smoothest balls I've ever thrown.
My REIGN OF POWER is 5 1/2 pin-PAP x 4 3/8 Pin-PSA x 5 1/4 pin buffer = pin under middle finger, drilling angle about 60 degrees. I left the cover in the box finish of 1,000 Abralon. My weight hole is on P3, which should increase flare 21 percent.
Yet the most notable thing about it is how little my ROP flares — probably about 1 1/2 inches, although the spec sheets says the flare potential is 4 to 5 inches. I'm far from a big hand guy but I usually come close to the flare potential of balls so this perplexes me.
I used it on the Team USA Montreal pattern, a 41-foot Sport pattern with very high oil volume of 27.5 mL, and practiced with it on two house shots.
My ROP rolls early and smooth, with no sharp breakpoint move, and it was great the first game onMontrealas I blogged here — it gave me control playing an outside line onMontrealthat my other heavy oil balls didn't.
My first practice effort was on a fresh house shot at Ten Pin Alley, aBrunswicksynthetics house that opened in 2003. The house shot there is very wet/dry.
My ROP smoothed out the over/under reaction and I had no problem hitting the pocket, but it was a ring 10-pin, 4-pin reaction. The roll was very good, it just wasn't right to carry.
I also threw it some practice balls at a tournament onBrunswicksynthetics with a heavier oil house shot. It struck a lot, but I ended up choosing a SYNC instead.
The motion and roll of the ROP reminds me of the SECOND DIMENSION.
If you're looking for a strong ball to tame down reaction on Sport shots or wet-dry house shots, especially those with fresh oil, I think the REIGN OF POWER would be a great choice. If you want a ball that makes a sharp move at the break point, the ROP is not it from what I've seen.
I don't intend to change the cover on my ROP because it fits perfectly in my arsenal as it is.


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Why use Slack & Asana together?
Slack is a widely-used communication platform boasting around 8 million daily active users. Essentially, it's texting for business. For those with corporate backgrounds, it's a sexier and more useful Yammer.
Slack allows you to group company conversations into threads (marked by a hashtag), and its ability to integrate with many different web services allow it to serve as a central notifications hub.
Asana began adding communication features in May 2015, so why would a business want to use both Slack and Asana?
Slack is definitely not an Asana replacement. Slack is a communication tool, not a task management tool. Asana is much more robust in terms of tracking work, assigning tasks, and creating reports. Slack doesn't have these tools natively, and 3rd-party Slack project management integrations pale in comparison to Asana. But Slack recognized this and made it possible to turn messages into actions with a new Action menu integrating with 3rd-party tools.
As a best practice, it is definitely recommended to keep questions and comments related to a task within Asana. By marrying this information to the task with task comments, you keep all the relevant context in one place. This is super helpful if reassigning a task or looking back at a completed task in the future.
Slack integrates with many apps. Slack has a robust API that allows other applications to tie into it easily. For example, I use Slack as a hub for notifications from several different places: my tasks (Asana), my appointments (Calendly), payments (Stripe), and general team conversations. And by using an automation platform like Zapier or IFTTT, the number of possible integrations explodes. It's difficult to get all that information into Asana in a useful way.
Slack offers a more focused platform for communicating. Slack does one thing, and it does it well. The native mobile and desktop apps allow you to quickly communicate without getting bogged down. Teams that spend a lot of time texting or using an instant messenger are prime candidates for Slack.
Slack is fun. Slack encourages a humorous and fun experience, like supporting GIF images in responses. You'd be surprised how many teams love it purely for this reason!
What does the Slack & Asana integration do?
First, you can quickly create and assign Asana tasks within Slack. As you're conversing and decide you should create a new task, you don't need to leave Slack and open up Asana. Instead, you can type a simple "/asana create" command to create the task, add it to a project, and assign it to a teammate.
Add task to a specific project.
Personal notifications are delivered in your personal Asana channel, found under the "Apps" area in the Slack Sidebar.
I was disappointed to see that Asana project status updates and project conversations were not listed as data that syncs after linking a project between Slack and Asana. In my opinion, that's what would have been most helpful.
Authenticate with your Asana organization. If you ever want to deauthorize, visit the "Apps" tab on the "My Profile Settings" in Asana.
Grant permissions. Grant access to the Asana app for "All public channels." If you want to add to any other channels or direct messages, just send a message with /asana in that channel/DM and respond to the prompt(s).
If you ever want to adjust your Asana integration settings in Slack, just type "/asana settings".
A dialogue box will pop up where you can add all the task information.
Fill out the dialogue box to create a new Asana Task.
How do you use Slack and Asana together? What benefits have you experienced in using Slack in addition to Asana?
Todd is the founder of Project Management Pros. After earning an MBA, he became executive director of a nonprofit by age 24 where he first used Asana. Since then, Todd has consulted a variety of organizations including Mercedes-Benz and Leatherman. His work has been featured in outlets such as USA Today, Mashable, The Verge, Fox News, The Huffington Post, Men's Journal, and more.


Before heading on the road to Canton, Ohio for a weekend performing and networking at the Little C Music Festival, local songwriter Ralph Pagano stopped at Molly's Irish Grille & Sports Pub.
That's where this week's edition of the Out to Lunch Concert Series took place, due to the the threat of rain — really, what's a Friday in Bethlehem without rain?
Regardless, Ralph came through with the goods, playing for more than two hours as the lunch crowd listened on, and tuning up as he prepares to represent the Lehigh Valley in the midwest this weekend.
We have two editions of Out to Lunch still to go this season — hopefully, on the Greenway. Stacy Gabel joins us next Friday, September 21, while Not For Coltrane will close out the season on September 28. Both performances will take place from 12-2 p.m.
For now, enjoy some shots of Ralph!


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Shaw Prize Public Forum
Announcement of The Shaw Laureates 2016 Press Conference
The Shaw Prize is an international award established in 2002 to pay tribute to those who have made distinguished contributions to modern civilization. The three awards for Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences will be presented on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 in Hong Kong. Starting this year, the monetary award for each prize has been increased from US$1 million to US$1.2 million.
The results will be announced at the press conference on Tuesday, 31 May 2016 in Hong Kong. Details are as follows:
Date : Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Venue : Magnolia and Camomile Rooms, Lower Level II,
Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel,
64 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Attending Guests:
Professor Kenneth Young Council Member & Vice Chairman of the Board of Adjudicators, The Shaw Prize Foundation
Professor Pak-Chung Ching Council Member, The Shaw Prize Foundation
Professor Wai-Yee Chan Council Member, The Shaw Prize Foundation
You are cordially invited to attend and cover the event. For press enquiries, please contact:
Joanne Yik Tel: 2918 0901 / 9216 3710
Angela Wong Tel: 2918 0906 / 9821 2578
Invited by The Shaw Prize Foundation
Presented by Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd
25 May 2016 Hong Kong