Ideally located slopeside in Panorama's Upper Village and adjacent to the Silver Platter beginner's ski area, the Hearthstone Townhomes offer a a great family getaway.
These convenient townhomes offer comfortable 1, 2, and 3 bedroom suites that are great for families, featuring full kitchens and easy access to the Village Gondola.
The Riverbend Townhomes are located along the banks on Toby Creek at Panorama Mountain Village. These 2 and 3 bedroom resort townhomes are within a short walk of the Panorama Village Gondola and feature a common area hot tub to relax in after a day out on the mountain.
The Lookout Townhomes offer generous space and amenities from an excellent village location. With two to three bedrooms and two full bathrooms these units are ideal for families and groups.
Winter or Summer, the townhomes at Wolf Lake offer great access to the Panorama trails, ski lifts, and Greywolf Golf Course. Private hot tubs, BBQs, and private garages are just some of the features of these luxury townhomes.


Farmhouse decor is so homey and comfy in my opinion and when I was working on my home office makeover, one of the DIY projects I decided to make was faux shiplap coasters. They are such an easy DIY home decor projects – one you can make in 1 day; those are always my favorite!
Place the 3.5 x 4 ft wood board on a flat surface. Grab 1 – 1.5 ft x 4 ft wood board and glue it to the center of the 3.5 x 4 ft board. The larger wood board will act as the base of your coaster.
Glue 1 – 1.5 ft x 4 ft wood board on the left and the other 1.5 ft x 4 ft wood board to the right. You should have your 3 – 1.5 ft x 4 ft boards glued on top of the larger 3.5 x 4 ft wood board. Let dry overnight.
I decided I wanted my coasters to be 4″ x 5 and so with my chalk pencil, I made a mark at every 5″ so I knew where to cut. Once I'd made all of my hashmarks, I grabbed my Dremel and it was time to cut!
Once all of my coasters were cut, I painted them with chalk paint. Because my home office has farmhouse accessories, I wanted a weathered look.
So there you have it – faux shiplap coasters. I told you they were super easy to make!
Those coasters are too cute! I absolutely love how they came out. It's easier to make them than I thought.
Would never have guessed they were made from shiplap. Easy and look terrific.
these are the cutest and so versatile. I love how easy they are to make! Thank you for sharing!
This is the time of year when it's getting cooler, that I love working on crafts. I'm on a hunt today to find some unique ones and I love this idea. I need new coasters so I'll have to see if I can use your instructions and whip some up.
I've never heard of shiplap before, it's possible I've heard it by some other name. I have a friend who made my coasters with photos in them, it was a nice personal gift.
Way too easy! Love this DIY. I would so make these and gift them to family and friends. Thanks for the gift idea.
Did not even know what a shiplap was but these are some cute coasters and loving the DIY.
Ahhh I love these!! Anything shiplap is perfect for our house!
These are super neat! I hadn't heard of shiplap before, I'll be adding these for my fall crafting to do list!
These are perfect and way your clear instructions make it so easy to whip up a set for ourselves.
Just like most people, I am a HUGE fan of Joanna Gaines so I am all about shiplap. I love how these coasters came out…and it looked easy, too!
Those turned out so great. I would have never guessed they were faux shiplap.
So pretty! I am never that good with crafting but this looks so easy to make I am positive I can pull this one off. Thanks for sharing!
I'm obsessed with shiplap!! I need to make these!!
Shiplap makes me happy! I would love to make these just so I could have shiplap somewhere in my house!
I love the color perfect for our kitchen. I love DIY project where I can save money and be creative.
Those are so cute, and look so easy to make! I love the look of them, they go perfectly with your office there.
Yes, shiplap everything! I just love these. Our house was redone before the shiplap craze and I am jealous. This is a great way to add a sliver of the look.
These are so cute! They could be really versatile for all kinds of decor – they go perfectly with yours, and they don't seem too hard to make.
The Faux Shiplap coasters look so neat and are innovative too. The fact that this is DIY, makes it all the more attractive.
Woah these are adorable! I love shiplap!


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At this time of year, we are reminded of many things – one of which is that traditions are everywhere… culturally, personally, in-business and life-at-large. Even though traditions are tremendously important to us and for our families, we sometimes need to break the old, and create new! Which is what I suggest with the way you might have been measuring, tracking and managing your recruitment and talent acquisition activities.
You've probably heard by now that some employers in the United States have come up with the idea of asking prospective employees for their Facebook passwords so they can take a closer look at what these candidates are all about. Is it legal? Is it ethical? Is it fair?
Is there an overachiever at your workplace? Do you have trouble understanding and working with them? High achievers, sometimes known as workaholics, have been found to be secretly plagued by fears and self-doubts and prone to resist change. Though it is important to be hard-working and have a drive to achieve in order to be successful, it can get out of control.
How do we resolve this dilemma? Time to Fill does tell us something important, yet we cannot be sure whether a change to this number is due to our own efforts or the effects of the overall job market.
Are our devices harming our health?
I've caved. The end of my phone contract has been looming large, and as I pondered my options, somehow I thought, "I'd really like to be more connected." So I'm ditching my two-year-old, decidedly not smart, flip phone and getting an iPhone—and a data plan. Soon I'll be able to tweet and update my Facebook status and share photos wherever I am. And I'm afraid.
The beginning of a new year is the usual time for owners, managers, HR and payroll professionals to work on their compensation planning. The objective of compensation planning is determining what to pay employees to entice them to continue to work for your company.


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Josh Harmon is a musician and comedian known for video series called" Rhythm of comedy" wherein he performs stand-up comedy and sitcom situations while playing the drums to emphasize comedic timing.
He has a YouTube channel titled Josh Harmon with more than 1.01 million subscribers. He lives in short hills, New Jersey. He started his YouTube channel on 20 October 2013.
The most viewed video on his YouTube channel titled is" creating the sounds of Ratatouille" that video got more than 70 million views. He has an Instagram account named_josh harmon_ with more than 739k followers.
He posts his content videos on his TikTok account, YouTube channel, and Instagram account, and he creates 30-second short-form content and landscape videos. His "Rhythm of comedy" series video became famous, and that way, he gained a massive amount of views.
Unfortunately, there are no more personal pieces of information about him. He does not reveal his family and relationships information. He earned more than 72 million likes on his TikTok account.
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TIFF 2022: September 8–18
The 476th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8–18, 2021. in Canada's most vibrant and exciting metropolis, it has become one of the most important film events on the festival calendar.
Showcasing more than 300 films and hosting industryites from around the world, Toronto can "make or break" films looking for international distribution and a chance at Oscar gold. From glitzy red carpet premieres to challenging art films to cutting edge new media, the Festival offers something for every taste.
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A DANGEROUS METHOD (David Cronenberg, Canada)
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) enters its middle stretch this week, offering attending buyers, critics and film lovers a dizzying feast of film treats. Planning what to see is a definite must, since even at 5 films per day (my personal max), there are many that are missed. While here, one must adapt a strategy and raison d'etre……do you attend the highly buzzed titles in the largest cinemas (the ones by name directors with oodles of movie stars) or mine the more exploratory sections of the Festival in search of a perfect gem. Personally, I prefer doing a little bit of both and the rewards can be great. Seeing a fantastic new film by an acknowledged master is a definite thrill, as is discovering a fresh voice in a debut film from a country that can most generously be described as obscure. That sense of discovery can pay off big time, in terms of box office, film awards and audience recognition. In the past few years, Toronto has served as the initial launching pad for such contemporary classics as AMERICAN BEAUTY, TSOTSI, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, PRECIOUS and THE KING'S SPEECH. Which films will now enter the winners circle from this year's batch? I cannot be certain but here are 10 films are generating the most buzz at this year's Festival.
#1 THE IDES OF MARCH (USA) – George Clooney, who already has an Oscar for his acting work in the film SYRIANA, may bring home a twin award as Best Director for this highly charged political thriller. The film, which also stars Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Philip Seymour Hoffman and a sensational supporting cast, brings audiences into the behind-the-scenes drama as the staff of an idealistic Presidential contender must spin rumors of corruption and sexual impropriety. With the upcoming election cycle now part of the 24 hour news feed, this film is amazingly topical and will be the subject of much debate in months to come.
#2 A DANGEROUS METHOD (Canada) – Marking the first time that a David Cronenberg has been seen at the Festival (which seems remarkable in itself), the veteran director moves from his horror roots to tell a more muted tale in beautiful historical detail. The film, with a script by Christopher Hampton adapted from his stage play, chronicles the real-life rivalry between the autocratic Viennese psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (played with uncanny charm and bluster by Viggo Mortensen) and the ambitious Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung (played by rising star Michael Fassbender) and the role that a mentally unstable Russian woman (played by Keira Knightley) plays in their initial collaboration and eventual dissolution. While some have complained that the film has a chilly atmosphere, it is without a doubt one of the most literate dramas to come out this year and should figure strongly in awards season.
#3 360 (UK/Austria/Brazil/France) – Fernando Meirelles, the Brazilian director behind such intriguing recent films as CITY OF GOD, THE CONSTANT GARDNER and BLINDNESS, offers a jigsaw puzzle of a movie which spans the world as it examines sexual relations between people of different social classes. The fact that the attractive cast includes such names as Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Foster and Jamel Debouzze, with the language switching effortlessly from English to French to German to Portugese to Slovakian makes this a truly international film about the universal hunger for intimacy.
#4 THE DEEP BLUE SEA (UK) --- Veteran UK director Terence Davies, whose previous films have mined the past for its hidden secrets, adapts a famous play by 1950s British playwright Terrence Rattigan and offers actors Rachel Weisz, Simon Russell Beale and Tom Hiddleston exceptionally meaty roles that explore the dimensions of human despair and capacity for resurrection. Weisz plays an abandoned woman who attempts suicide to win back her lover and send a message to her former husband. The film brings a classic English acting touch to a highly emotional and erotic story of abandonment and isolation.#5 FRIENDS WITH KIDS (USA) --- A very mainstream film that comes into the Festival without a US distribution deal is a rare bird indeed. This follow up to her successful 2004 comedy KISSING JESSICA STEIN has writer//director and actress Jennifer Westfeldt taking on the lead role of a woman who decides to have a child with her male friend who is not husband material (played by a winning Adam Scott). In this pet project, the writer/director and her producing partner (and life partner) Jon Hamm have assembled a terrific cast to play their married and harried friends, including such favorites as Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Edward Burns, Megan Fox, Chris O'Dowd (and Hamm himself). The audience laughed throughout and the script has some sharp insights into the psyches of successful 30-something New Yorkers who want their cake and eat it too. This one will off the shelf soon enough……..
#6 ALPS (Greece) – After creating a sensation last year with his debut film DOGTOOTH (and being nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar), Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos is back on the Festival circuit with his sophomore effort, another bizarre tale populated by mysterious people. In this film, a group of people, led by a nurse, form a sort of therapy group for people in grief that impersonate the deceased as a way of helping them with their grieving process. The film is decidedly offbeat but also tremendously insightful and beautiful to watch. It literally gets into your head and leaves you altered…..and isn't that what the best cinema can do for us?
#7 CAFÉ DE FLORE (Canada/France) ---- Quebec director Jean-Marc Vallee first made significant waves in 2005 with his rock-infused coming-of-age film C.R.A.Z.Y., which won major prizes on the international film festival circuit. In the years since, the director made his English language debut with THE YOUNG VICTORIA, a period costumer about England's Queen Victoria that starred Emily Blunt. Now Vallee has returned to his Franco roots with CAFÉ DE FLORE. The film is set in 1969 Paris and also in contemporary Montreal. It stars French pop star and actress Vanessa Paradis (aka Mrs. Johnny Depp) as the mother of a child with down syndrome. The film also features an evocative score that brings depth and illumination to its dual story structure.#8 POULET AUX PRUNES (France) --- After the worldwide success of the animated parable PERSEPOLIS, directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud return with another film set in Iran, this time of the 1950s. Different from the previous film, this one is a live action film, but one that depends on classic expressionistic cinema language to tell its tale of a talented musician whose instrument is broken and loses meaning in life. While the soul searching is in a deep humanist vein, the film is not bereft of humor and a kind of surrealist charm.#9 ALBERT NOBBS (Ireland) --- Latin American director Rodrigo Garcia, who had a major indie arthouse hit in the US with the multi-character drama MOTHER AND CHILD, tries his hand at a historical story in this unusual and provocative film set in 19th century Ireland. Veteran actress Glenn Close is generating Oscar buzz playing the lead role, a woman who disguises herself as a man and works as a butler for twenty years. The film offers a compelling meditation on the role of gender and sexuality in allowing people to live to their full potentials. The excellent supporting cast is made up of hot young actress Mia Wasikowska, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Aaron Johnson. The film is a strong favorite to win the Audience Award here in Toronto.
#10 THE LADY (France/United Kingdom) --- French director Luc Besson focuses his expansive yet intimate lens on a true heroine of our time. This biopic tells the story of Aung San Suu Kyi, an Oxford-educated woman from Burma who returns to her native country in the 1980s as a voice of dissent to one of the most repressive military dictatorships in the world. Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh is receiving tremendous praise for her powerful and charismatic work as the social activist whose Nobel Peace Prize win did not prevent the military junta from keeping her under house arrest for over a decade. At once epic and intimate, the film celebrates the struggle of an individual who represents the struggles of her people, and celebrated the difference that a single strong-willed individual can make in the world.
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Climate Mindfulness: Why Inaction Might Be What Our World Needs Now
Earth Day, Ocean Week, Plastic Free July, Sustainable September — it's almost as if the invisible architects of the sustainability 'award season' made a backroom deal with the Hollywood associations and said "it's our turn after you finish up". Every organization (including ourselves!) — from brands and non-profits, to startups and elected officials — line up to profess their love for the planet and vow to do more for it, while onlookers entertain the spectacle.
Purposeful Brands
Let's face it — the sustainability movement today is fuelled by peer pressure and the currency of FOMO: Fear of Missing Out. On the bright side, social pressure drives change and holds organizations accountable. On the dark side, demands for immediate wins lead to short-termism, and actions often appear more designed to save face than create genuine change.
Under this frantic influence, how can decision-makers find the focus to gracefully elevate from an agitated atmosphere and chart out big-picture purpose blueprints?
To do this, I am advocating for slowing down before speeding up. I call this 'Climate Mindfulness': a state of nuanced awareness and acceptance of the intricacies of our climate crisis that is necessary for the taking of thoughtful actions against it.
Today, I'll help you take a step back and explore what it takes to be climate mindful. Let's — gently — dive in.
Is your organization a Captain, Navigator, passenger, or just A Stowaway?
My first recommended dive into the realm of Climate Mindfulness is introspection into the organizational context you find yourself in. Are you actively cognizant of the strengths, weaknesses, tendencies, and structural barriers of your workplace? Are you making decisions and recommendations with those in mind?
It can be empowering to actually put a name to the circumstances in which you operate, and then decide how to internally advocate for purposeful actions accordingly. From my personal experience, I find that one can typically characterize organizations into one of four distinct personas, when it comes to their tendencies towards any given sustainability issue:
Captains: The issue is important to both the brand and the company's leadership. Captains are early adopters of genuine & profound actions and take the opportunity to communicate those efforts as a market differentiator, emerging as thought leaders.
Navigators: The climate crisis and other social issues are important to the leadership's ethos, and Navigators are guided to take action by their innate sense of the right thing to do — more so than any great concern about broadcasting it externally.
Passengers: The issue is not core to the business, but social pressure and a dose of FOMO force the brand to publically showcase their concern about the issue in order to maintain social currency.
Stowaways: The issue is not important to the leadership and stowaways — consciously or otherwise — make no attempt to address it.
Your organization may not be a Captain on every sustainability issue, but consider what role you can play to steer your team towards the desired quadrant. Decisively incorporating this awareness into your work is a first and critical step back from knee-jerk reactions towards 'climate mindful' strategic planning.
Quit the sustainability hamster wheel and find your VANTAGE POINT
In one of the earliest sessions I had with my mindfulness coach, we explored the idea of emotional resilience, and I was introduced to a framework about that concept that I find valuable to this day.
Imagine yourself in a high-rise building in the center of a bustling city. Some days you're on the first floor, where the noise from the busy street can be deafening. Other days, you're a little higher up, with a view of the horizon but the chaos can still be heard in the background. But then, there are days you find yourself at a vantage point on the top of the whole damn thing, and your view of the landscape is far-reaching, unobstructed, and crystal clear.
The demanding calendar of 'sustainable business', ranging from conferences and coalitions to environmental days and marketing campaigns, can often make you feel stuck on the ground floor. While there, no amount of effort feels adequate, doubt starts to creep in, and slowly but surely, you feel paralyzed by the hamster wheel that constitutes much of corporate sustainability today.
I know how it feels because I've been there, and a mindful pause was what helped me break free and elevate myself above the mayhem. And from that 'climate mindful' vantage point, you can breathe. You can fully process the urgency of it all and discern real intentions from fake FOMO. You can find the mindspace to compare options against others. You can internalize if a certain step is something we simply "ought to" take, or something we actually "want to" take.
You can build the courage to radically reimagine your purpose strategy, based on a clear view of reality.
Be Greater Than the Sum of Your Biases
I have seen, on many occasions, that decision makers will favor action on one altruistic cause over another because of their personal connections to the issue. This is understandable, of course, as we humans are emotional and 'predictably irrational' beings. However, the result is that some important social and environmental challenges become disproportionately overlooked by those who call the shots.
At rePurpose Global, we recognize that some of these biases have played into our hands rather favorably. We know that plastic waste is an issue that is both visual and visceral. Imagery like tangled marine life, or waste workers picking through heaps of trash, makes the issue incredibly relatable. While on the flipside, memories of otherwise pristine beaches, lakes, and oceans tap into an emotional connection for many, especially those of us who've had the income and time privilege to actually indulge in them.
Nevertheless, I am NOT advocating for the impossible — for people to cleanse themselves of all prejudice. However, a mindful attempt to embody Wu Wei, step outside of your own ego, and be a neutral observer to those biases can be emboldening.
First, it can help you become acutely aware of where your purpose has originated from, and that acknowledgement can empower you to lean into those experiences and authentically advocate for issues close to your heart.
Second, the exercise might help you to understand where your colleagues stand, and align everyone onto the same wavelength. To work through this, you can facilitate discussions and reflections that tease out a purpose manifesto for your organization. Questions like "why did we take this step again?" and "what do we want the legacy of our time at Org XYZ to be?" can provoke empowering steps to the genuine creation of a collective purpose.
With all of that said, be aware: even after you embark on a journey to embrace Climate Mindfulness, the orgnizational limitations, the year-round award seasons, and the personal biases will only carry on its course and hold onto its impact, business-as-usual.
But only when we slow down and actually think through what it truly means to speed up, can we perhaps avoid prime-time knuckle fights and turn surface-level urgency into mature, thoughtful action for the betterment of us all.


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NZ manufacturing – why still treated as a sunset industry?
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Speech by New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters
Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern)
4.30pm, November 9, 2016
NZ manufacturing – why still being treated as a sunset industry?
Manufacturing has been in the headlines for some time.
Yesterday another factory, this time Masterton's Sliderite shut down
Cheap Chinese imports were blamed.
The owner Dave Revell said:
"Basically most of the things we used to make, a lot of zips and bits and pieces for clothing, well of course most of that comes in already made up from China these days.
"In the early days of course everyone wanted quality, but in the end price rules.
"And like a lot of manufacturing in New Zealand, in the end you just can't compete."
Another headline stated yesterday:
"Manufacturers' confidence collapses"
The story said a survey of business conditions by the NZ Manufacturers and Exporters' Association has reported confidence in the sector falling to its lowest level in more than two and a half years.
The survey showed export sales fell 12 percent while domestic sales rose 17 percent compared to September 2015.
You don't have to be an expert to work out what this means.
We are spending more than we earn.
This puts one in mind of that famous character Mr Micawber from the Charles Dickens novel, David Copperfield.
"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness.
"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds nought and six, result misery."
Mr Micawber was an eternal optimist.
He asserted a faith that said "something will turn up".
The National government is like that.
They have continued opening New Zealand up to the full onslaught of the global marketplace and live in hope that "something will turn up."
The general way for a country to expand its economy and grow is
1. Require the people to work harder.
2. Produce more with the same effort
3. Increase immigration.
Of these three criteria you can see the plan of the National government rests in large measure on No. 3 – immigration.
Misleading statistics
In New Zealand we have seen the strange picture emerge with the number of jobs increasing, but in general unemployment remaining the same.
Statistics New Zealand revealed last week unemployment fell to 4.9 percent in the September quarter which has been the lowest since the Global Financial Crisis in December 2008.
But they revealed also the number of unemployed rose by 1000 to 128,000 over two years and the number of New Zealanders aged from 15 to 24 who are not in employment, training or education rose by 3000 to 74,000.
We have that strange mix:
More jobs – more unemployment.
Most of the jobs, comparatively, are going to recently arrived immigrants.
There has been no concerted effort to get those 74,000 young out of work Kiwis into training and work.
The future of those young New Zealanders is precarious to say the least – and what will be the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff paying all the bills for the social problems that will result?
The answer is – the New Zealand taxpayer.
Productivity flat - and Global Volatility
One major concern is our productivity – the means by which we make our way in the world and which determines our standard of living.
New Zealand's productivity is stagnant and flat.
Any growth that is occurring in our economy is only through consumption, mass immigration, importing more workers, and working more hours per person. We work the second longest hours in the OECD.
But we are not increasing our output.
At the same time the world is up to its eyeballs in debt.
The IMF's recently released Financial Stability Report revealed global debt has reached $150 trillion.
A staggering amount.
The global economy and the world financial markets are in unchartered waters.
Having New Zealand immigration running at unprecedented, record levels at this time is totally irresponsible and dangerous.
Immigration is the biggest factor in the Auckland property bubble which is putting the entire economy at risk.
Some commentators are speculating that it is not if, but when, the property bubble bursts in Auckland.
And should that happen our entire economy will be at risk and the consequences dire.
Bogus economic growth
The government has boasted of growth in nominal GDP at a rate of 2.8 percent for the year ended June 2016.
They claim New Zealand has the third highest growth rate in the OECD.
When they quote this figure they do not mention that New Zealand's population is now growing at 2 percent annually.
That 2 percent has to be deducted from GDP figures before any real growth can be claimed.
Unless this adjustment is made the numbers are deceptive and bogus.
Another figure the government sidesteps is the current account deficit.
This is now running at $7.4 billion for the year ended June 2016.
Behind that figure is New Zealand's net international investment position – what we owe the rest of the world.
That number is now a negative $163 billion.
Now, who calls this a rock star economy?
There are numerous statistics the government won't talk about. For example, the appalling increase in homelessness - up 25 per cent in New Zealand in eight years.
It has become so embarrassing Paula Bennett came up with a four-year $300 million package this week which won't be nearly enough.
This is the latest in a flow of rapid fire "solutions" from a Minister totally out of her depth.
We had pop-up houses, bribes for people to leave Auckland, night-time flying squads, the belittling of a marae head who was just trying to provide beds, and the re-announcement of a $43 million social housing package that both John Key and Bill English didn't know about.
Now we have National planning to loan money to Housing New Zealand to build emergency rental housing, controlled by private landlords, and they are going to sell state houses to pay for it.
So, in summation, some are going to have to leave their state house, become homeless to then qualify for an emergency rental, which is being paid for by the sale of the house they were once in.
What a devious exercise in financial deception to get over a political embarrassment.
We have stagnant incomes.
Auckland's roading and public infrastructure is a complete mess.
More and more Aucklanders are finding they will not be able to own their own home in the city they were born and grew up in.
And that is beginning to spread around the country.
Due to record immigration, in which we are bringing in every year a population the size of New Plymouth, most of whom go to Auckland, we have over-crowded and under-staffed schools.
- Hospital and medical services are under enormous pressure.
- Junior doctors at our DHBs are being worked off their feet and going on strike as the health sector is grossly under-funded.
- Elderly New Zealanders who have paid taxes all their lives are being left to go blind waiting for treatment.
Tourism is being touted as the great hope of our economy but much of that could disappear in the blink of an eye.
The government is pulling in $1.1 billion in GST from international tourism and at the same time is only giving councils around the country $12 million over four years to pay for infrastructure that is urgently needed to cope with the demand.
The government's Resource Legislation Amendment Bill is in disarray.
Today's forked tongue announcement by Nick Smith doesn't change anything.
There has been huge opposition, and massive incompetence from the government.
The parliamentary select committee has been unable to revise the draft bill – as a result it will go before parliament not fit for purpose.
New Zealand First has pledged 12 votes for RMA reform on one condition - that is the removal of separatist and race-based proposed laws.
We are being asked to sign up to planning laws where rights are based on the colour of one's skin. That is, race based.
We are one nation. Separatist laws have no place here.
Planning and environmental law, just like our judicial system, must be colour-blind.
Ethnic parallel development
We recently opposed the Taranaki Iwi Claims Settlement Bill, because it would hand power to unelected Iwi representatives.
It required the local authority to give them six decision-making roles without being elected.
We've been vocal on Whanau Ora funding, and the millions of dollars the government hands over to Iwi without any checks, scrutiny and auditing.
Parliamentary inquiry
Where does manufacturing stand in all this?
Does the government give manufacturing its due importance?
Where is the government support for manufacturing?
Have they ensured there are relevant training programmes to provide the skilled staff you need?
Or do they go for the quick fix-solution and opt for immigration?
Three years ago a Parliamentary Inquiry into Manufacturing was told by Talbot Technologies director Steve Wilson that the Government had stopped thinking manufacturing was an asset to the nation.
At the same time Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler described New Zealand's manufacturing sector as a sunset industry, in terminal decline due to globalisation, competition from low wage countries, and a shift to a service intensive economy.
New Zealand First's challenge is – why is that thinking still around today?
You are under-valued and under-rated.
Primary products account for 70 per cent of our exports, while manufactured goods account for 25 per cent.
That is a very valuable 25 per cent which becomes even more important at times such as this with global dairy prices low and primary produce prices so uncertain.
NZ First policies
NZ First would give manufacturing the due importance it deserves.
And our policies reflect that importance.
· We would change the Reserve Bank Act so it reflects we are an export dependent economy.
• New Zealand First supports an accelerated depreciation regime for plant and equipment. This will improve cash flow for small businesses
• New Zealand First has a Bill that would give preference to New Zealand firms when Government agencies and local bodies buy goods and services. For example, we will not have New Zealand army, navy and air force uniforms being manufactured overseas.
• New Zealand First supports Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) when it is genuine investment that adds new capacity, new technology and new employment to the manufacturing sector.
New Zealand First does not support misnamed foreign investment in the form of buy outs of local companies and the transfer of their businesses overseas. In the form of "buyouts"
• We would reform the tax system. We are going to ensure real simplification of taxation on SMEs. Manufacturers and employers should not be fighting their way through a mountain of paperwork
• We support value adding to raw materials. For example, a lower domestic log price to enable wood processors to add value in New Zealand.
• We support a lower 20 per cent corporate tax rate for exporters to better reflect their critical contribution to the real economy.
• We would tax the international corporates operating here the same tax rate that the real wealth creators are paying here.
• We would ensure New Zealand has a strong road-rail-shipping transport network to allow the rapid transportation of goods ensuring our highways are not clogged up with heavy trucks and unsustainable roading costs.
• We would support development of Northport as the most logical and viable option as Auckland's back-up port – thinking not five or 10 years ahead, but for the next 50 to 100 years.
We think using "Auckland Port as a car yard" is lunancy.
• We would introduce our regional royalties scheme so that some of the wealth generated from oil, gas and minerals remain in the source regions from which they come.
Overseas governments/markets
New Zealand First would also hold other governments to account on the volume of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) our exporters must compete against.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has warned the number of reported NTBs is steadily growing.
New Zealand must demand our exports can trade on a level playing field.
That includes taking on China and some of our other trading partners.
New Zealand should not be a dumping ground for China's rubbish.
We do not want their unsafe, substandard steel, about which the government has done nothing to stop the flow of.
They don't want to upset China.
They are doing things differently in the European Union.
Last month the EU slapped tariffs of up to 73.7% on Chinese steel after manufacturers were forced to cut jobs due to falling prices and demand for the material amid an influx of cheap imports from Asia.
New Zealand does not want trade that is heavily weighted to suit the overseas country instead of us.
There must be a balance and a fairness for both trading nations.
New Zealand sawn timber exporters say the import value-added-tax (VAT) differential between logs and sawn wood in China has a major impact on their ability to compete in China.
It is happening in other markets also.
The import tariff on sawn timber going to India stands at 26 percent, compared with logs at 5 percent.
In negotiating future bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, New Zealand trade negotiators must work aggressively for New Zealand's best interests.
They must take into serious consideration the impact of non tariff barriers, which, if they are removed can benefit the New Zealand economy more than the removal of tariff barriers.
The Government should be a key informer to our exporters as to the nature of trade barriers and difficulties they will encounter in key markets.
New Zealand First encourages business and enterprise.
The only way we will ever pay our way is by making more, exporting more and importing less.
We cannot place our total reliance on primary sector exports and the often fickle tourism industry.
New Zealand manufacturing is not a sunset industry.
It is an industry that used to shine bright in New Zealand, has been forgotten in the neo liberal experiment of the last 32 years and allowed to whither slowly away.
That need not be so. Any study of enlightened nationalistic economics proves that – Taiwan, Singapore, Scandanavia.
Manufacturing can have a bright future.
New Zealand First offers your sector a practical, realistic and measurable way to make that happen.
Find more from New Zealand First Party on InfoPages.


A learner driver has been slammed online after they parked their luxury care in the worst way possible.
The Audi with L plates attached was spotted at a New South Wales shopping centre by an annoyed customer.
The car was parked over a disabled spot as well as a no parking zone.
People were quick to share their anger, with many suggesting it was their supervisor who was at fault.
"You have to remember that learner drivers are always under supervision so things like this are actually the supervisors fault," one person wrote.
"Luxury car: check. Sense of entitlement: check," another said.
Another said 'blame the supervising driver not the learner'.


A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on March 09, 2015, on page 1.
An airstrike in northwestern Syria Sunday hit a camp used by the Nusra Front and killed at least nine of its fighters, an activist group said, in the second big attack on the group there in recent days.
Last week, the Nusra Front said its top military commander and several other leaders were killed in a suspected airstrike in Idlib.
The American military said that U.S. and coalition forces conducted 12 airstrikes against ISIS fighters in Iraq and one in Syria in the past 24 hours.
Further east, at least 40 Kurdish fighters and ISIS jihadis have been killed in clashes for control of a strategic town in Hassakeh province, the Observatory said.
The attacks in Deir al-Zor province were carried out by two separate groups of gunmen, the Observatory reported.
The Syrian military said Saturday it had killed a leading member of ISIS in an airstrike in Hama province in central Syria. The Observatory said two commanders and 26 ISIS militants had been killed in that attack.


Guido Hagemann, founder of ORIMOS S.A., realized early that high-performance, computer-based, fixed-income analytical applications would become an important component of global fixed income trading. As a former consultant who developed derivative pricing models for large, global financial institutions, he believed that he knew exactly want the market needed. To capitalize on this market knowledge, Hagemann organized a core development team in Berlin, Germany, and acquired a base technology platform. 12 years later, with administrative offices now relocated to Switzerland and sales and support operations in London, the company had amassed a blue-chip list of multinational client organizations that were active in the global fixed-income trading market. The firm was recognized as one of Europe's leading providers of automated fixed-income pricing engines.
When Hagemann approached Marlin & Associates (M&A), he had already concluded that it was time to sell the company. He knew that ORIMOS had the products and the technology required for success. But, he also knew that his firm did not have the sales, marketing, and distribution infrastructure required to take advantage of the market opportunity. He retained M&A to advise the Company as it explored a wide range of strategic alternatives.
M&A began the process with a detailed review of the ORIMOS' strengths and weaknesses. M&A staff interviewed senior management to understand their short and long-term goals, reviewed the company's commercial and financial results, and examined the firm's strategic plans, marketing plans, and budgets. Then, with the material thoroughly digested, and after defining an overall strategy with ORIMOS, M&A approached a limited number of strategic parties in eight countries, spread over three continents. Management presentations were held in New York, London, and the Nordic region. Several of these parties responded enthusiastically.
The group of potential buyers was quickly narrowed to two – both of which had a compelling strategic need for the capabilities that ORIMOS had developed as well as the financial wherewithal to affect a transaction. Both were deemed by Hagemann to be acceptable potential partners. M&A then helped ORIMOS conduct a limited auction. Throughout the process, M&A assisted Hagemann and his management team in evaluating both the economics of the offers, as well as the various buyers.
Less than nine months after beginning the process, Hagemann sold the company to ION Trading, of Dublin, Ireland. ION was pleased because the acquisition reinforced their position as is a global market leader in providing innovative, high performance, real-time solutions across multiple asset classes for electronic trading, position management, pricing, risk management and downstream processing. Hagemann and his employees were pleased because the transaction allowed them to join with a larger firm with significantly more resources.
Marlin & Associates New York LLC initiated the transaction, helped manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to ORIMOS S.A.


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Did The Great One shut down Paulina Gretzky's tantalizing Twitter?
Virtual Piggy Inc. has received official financial security certification for its kid-safe ecommerce system, which enables minors to engage in online financial transactions guided by parental permission, oversight and control.
billfaster limited was founded by veteran accounting software designer Rod Condell and accounting software consultant Chantel de Paor. The vision was to create.
Brian Taylor, chief operator officer at 20:20 Agency, said: "The decision to create a specific Digital Media Director is a pivotal move to ensure all clients have access to the full host of innovative services our agency offers." Tom Griffiths.
Steven Spielberg spoke to audiences in ten cities on Sunday following a screening of.
One of the UK's fastest growing digital and media agencies is looking for a natural communicator with a passion for the digital and direct marketing industry.
On Friday, 25th November, Google organised the first ever Engage event for agencies in the UK. Their objective for this event was to help agencies help small.
Service Providers' Digital Media Opportunity: Retailing Applications, e-Books, Games, Music, etc. to Any Connected Device By: Wim Van Daele, Director, Communications – Mobile Commerce, Video & Immersive Communications.
Interactive Digital Media, Social of Media, Interactive Digital Media Research and Development Programme Office, Research and Development.
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Hebgen Dam malfunction causes water level drop; brings community together to save trout
Edgar Cedillo
Community listens to next steps about saving fish along Madison River
ENNIS - In Ennis, as dawn broke on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, the fishing community gathered early in the morning to work as quickly as they could in order to save fish along the Madison River. A reported equipment malfunction at the Hebgen Dam caused river levels below the dam to drop.
The worry here is that as it gets colder fish could be trapped.
Hebgen Dam failure causes water level drop; brings community together to save trout
"It's Montana it's part of Montana, it's part of our community," says Smith
"I just called the boss and got work off immediately and came out here and try to make something happen," says Bozeman resident, Matthew Weaver.
The urgency not only is it to save the fish but the community that this industry supports.
"This is a livelihood for a lot of people in Ennis and West Yellowstone," says Mary Margaret Smith.
According to the USGS, since Tuesday water levels have dropped around a foot, it got to a low as around 600-650 cfs, where it has normally been flowing at around 850 cfs.
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"Monitor the river and access conditions and doing what we can to move fish that are stranded back into the main channel," says Public Information Officer for FWP Region 3 Morgan Jacobsen.
Now FWP is monitoring the Madison River but also assisting the volunteers who came out.
"It sounds like it's going to be a scoop and grab," says Weaver.
The goal today was to cover as much area as possible as groups of fishers gathered along the banks of the river from Hebgen Dam to Ennis.
"It's a great demonstration of how much people care about the resources in the river here," says Jacobsen.
The fishermen and women that met along the Madison River say it's more than just helping save trout.
Edgar Cedillo - MTN NEWS
What caused the gate malfunction at the dam is unknown but fishermen and women we spoke with say they would like to know more.
"[We] would like more answers from NorthWestern Energy about what actually happened," says Smith.
Right now Northwestern Energy officials say they are working to fix the dam but still haven't provided a timeline of when water flows could resume as normal. But Montana fishermen and women say they are ready to help out as long as needed
"Right now we're just hanging on to the fact the community is gathered here together," says Smith.
MTN news will continue to bring more updates as they become available.
NorthWestern Energy hopes to have Hebgen Dam repaired soon
Crews working to restore Hebgen Dam gate functionality and full river flows to the Madison River


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Raiders of the Lost Ark is being re-released to theaters!! IN IMAX!!! I am so there. Here's a trailer!
My mind is reeling with the possibilities of Days of Future Past, the newly-announced upcoming X-Men film. I agree with every suggestion on this list of 10 cameos that would be great to see in the X-Men sequel.
They're really making Kick Ass 2?? And they're courting Jim Carrey to appear in the film?? I am so happy.
While I'm on a role with super hero movie sequel news, this is a great idea.
I loved the early seasons of The Office, but I've been dissatisfied with the last few years and I finally gave up on the show about halfway through the last season. But with the recent news that this coming season will be the show's last, I'm considering tuning back in to see how things wrap up. We'll see… (Here's some more info on the end of the show.)
Looks like Ron Howard's proposed TV-and-film adaptation of The Dark Tower has hit another snag. I have nervousness about the idea of Akiva Goldsman being involved in the scripting, but boy would I love to see this incredible property done right. I agree 100% with Devin's opinions in that piece (both about wishing fervently that Viggo Mortensen would take the title role, and feeling that a cable TV series adaptation is the best way to go, rather than a film trilogy…).
Sad news that actor William Windom, who played Commodore Matt Decker on the Classic Star Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine," has passed away at age 88.
"Meanwhile, at the Legion of Doom…"
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Evander Kane begins his first practice with San Jose Barracuda
Evander Kane took part in his first practice with the San Jose Barracuda on Tuesday
SAN JOSE, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Evander Kane speaks to the media after a practice session with the San Jose Barracuda at Solar4Amercia Ice on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Kane took part in his first practice with the Barracuda after clearing waivers on Monday. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
By Curtis Pashelka |
PUBLISHED: November 30, 2021 at 10:55 a.m. | UPDATED: November 30, 2021 at 4:10 p.m.
SAN JOSE – Evander Kane took part in his first practice back with the Sharks' organization in over five months Tuesday. But instead of skating on the south rink with the Sharks at Solar4America Ice, where he was for over three seasons, Kane was on the north rink, practicing for the first time with the Sharks' top minor league affiliate, the Barracuda.
Shortly before the start of practice at 10:15 a.m., Kane stepped onto the ice with Barracuda coach Roy Sommer, passing by a handful of photographers and videographers on the way. He was in an unfamiliar-looking yellow jersey, instead of the white or teal practice jerseys he wore with the Sharks.
SAN JOSE, CA – NOVEMBER 30: San Jose Barracuda head coach Roy Sommer, left, and Evander Kane, right, walk to practice at Solar4Amercia Ice on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Kane took part in his first practice with the Barracuda after clearing waivers on Monday. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
Kane's linemates were different, too. By the end of last season, Tomas Hertl, Alexander Barabanov, and himself had formed the Sharks' top line. Tuesday, he was with Kyle Topping and Steenn Pasichnuk, two players at 26 and 22, respectively, who have NHL dreams, but are on AHL contracts.
Kane and other Barracuda players listened intently to assistant coach Jimmy Bonneau as he explained one drill just after the start of practice. A few minutes later, fellow assistant Michael Chiasson explained another drill. The AHL, after all, is a developmental league.
Toward the end of practice, the Barracuda played 3-on-3 hockey. In one sequence, forward Joachim Blichfeld was skating to chase down a loose puck and create a breakaway, but Kane, with long, powerful strides, caught Blichfeld from behind and took the puck away.
"We had a lot of juice and I think the guys were excited to be with a guy of his caliber," Sommer said of Tuesday's practice with Kane. "They had fun out there today and that's why we play the game, is to have fun."
Sommer said the Barracuda hasn't been having a lot of fun lately. The team lost four straight to the San Diego Gulls from Nov. 19 to 26, and have slipped to ninth and last place in the AHL's Pacific Division with a 5-8-1 record.
Kane said he won't play in the Barracuda's scheduled games this weekend in Abbotsford, B.C. San Jose plays next week in Stockton on Dec. 7 and at SAP Center on Dec. 11 and 12.
"He can help raise the competition level in practices," Barracuda captain Jaycob Megna said, "and if he can help us win games, that'll be good for him and good for us."
At the end of practice, the Barracuda took part in a shootout competition with the Barracuda split up into two groups. Kane was stopped on his attempt by goalie Zach Sawchenko and the team he was with lost the competition and had to stay after practice to do extra laps while the winning team skated off the ice.
"I feel really good," Kane said. "It was nice to get out with the guys, pass the puck and shoot on a couple of goalies for the first time a little bit. But the conditioning's great."
"You can only base him off of what he does while he's here," Megna said of Kane. "He showed up, he was good, he worked hard. We're just kind of taking a one day at a time."
Kane, at 30 years old and a veteran of 769 NHL games, is the oldest player on the Barracuda roster. The second-oldest player is defensemen Megna at 28, but the majority of the players on the team are between 20 and 23 and on entry-level contracts, still trying to solidify themselves in the Sharks' organization.
Evander Kane steps on the ice for his first practice with the Barracuda pic.twitter.com/p7iJOwc0iE
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) November 30, 2021
Kane began his career as an 18-year-old in 2009 with the Atlanta Thrashers — just months after he was drafted fourth overall — and has never played in an AHL game.
The Sharks on Sunday placed Kane was on waivers. He cleared waivers on Monday, and as he said he would do, reported to the Barracuda for its practice Tuesday at Sharks Ice.
It's the first step in what the forward hopes will be an eventual return to the NHL.
Kane's 21-game suspension for violating the NHL's COVID-19 Protocol officially ended after the Sharks' game on Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks, and he will remain with the Barracuda for an indefinite period.
"The bottom line is he wants to get back to the NHL," Sommer said. "This is the first time he's ever been in the minors, so it's probably kind of a shock to him. But I think he knows if he does things the right way that he'll get back there."
SAN JOSE, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Evander Kane ,center, (9) takes part in a San Jose Barracuda practice at Solar4Amercia Ice on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Kane took part in his first practice with the Barracuda after clearing waivers on Monday. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Evander Kane (9) takes part in a San Jose Barracuda practice at Solar4Amercia Ice on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Kane took part in his first practice with the Barracuda after clearing waivers on Monday. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Evander Kane, second from left, talks with teammates during a San Jose Barracuda practice at Solar4Amercia Ice on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Kane took part in his first practice with the Barracuda after clearing waivers on Monday. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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Jane Chu may be nominated to chair the National Endowment for the Arts
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Dr. Jane Chu, President and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, greets Kansas City community at a recent open house event. (Kauffman Center photos)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2014) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate Dr. Jane Chu as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Chu is currently President and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, a position she has held since 2006. If confirmed, Chu would succeed former Chairman Rocco Landesman and Acting Chairwoman Joan Shigekawa.
The NEA is an independent federal agency that funds and promotes excellence, creativity, and innovation in the arts. It was established in 1965 by the United States Congress, and has since awarded over $4 billion to individuals and communities, making it the largest single source support for the arts in the nation.
"Jane's lifelong passion for the arts and her background in philanthropy have made her a powerful advocate for artists and arts education in Kansas City," President Obama said. "She knows firsthand how art can open minds, transform lives and revitalize communities, and believes deeply in the importance of the arts to our national culture. I'm proud to nominate her as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts."
Chu received an A.A. in Visual Arts from Nebraska Wesleyan University, a B.M. in Piano Performance and a B.M.Ed. in Music Education from Ouachita Baptist University, an M.A. in Piano Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University, an M.B.A. from Rockhurst University, and a Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University.
Chu was a Fund Executive at the Kauffman Fund for Kansas City from 2004 to 2006, and served as Vice President of External Relations for Union Station Kansas City from 2002 to 2004. She was Vice President of Community Investment for the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation from 1997 to 2002.
Chu is a Trustee at William Jewell College and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ewing Marion Kauffman School and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Kansas City's Nonprofit Connect recently announced her as their Nonprofit Professional of the Year.
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued public congratulations to Chu for her NEA nomination.
CAPAC Chair and U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), said that as the current President and CEO of Kansas City's Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Dr. Chu is exceptionally qualified to lead the NEA. Having worked with local arts and social organizations for nearly two decades, she understands the unique capability of the arts to transcend language barriers and bridge cultural divides, Rep. Chu said.
"I applaud President Obama for nominating another highly qualified Asian American candidate to lead an independent agency. I urge the Senate to move swiftly on Dr. Chu's confirmation," Rep. Chu said.
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (Guam), said Chu is a well-qualified candidate with the expertise and leadership needed to lead the NEA.
"Her nomination is another positive step for the AAPI community and our nation's arts community," Bordallo said. "I urge the Senate to act swiftly on her nomination."
U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (CA-17), CAPAC Chair Emeritus, said that Chu's lifetime of service to the arts makes her the right choice for this venerated institution.
"The NEA supports our nation's artists and their creative endeavors and diversity plays a huge role in this process," Honda said. "I have no doubt Dr. Jane Chu will continue this great tradition at NEA."
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In 1984 Chris Gonser started a family owned Survey Instrument Service and Repair Business and called it Geodetic Repair & Service. In his early years Chris trained as an Instrument Maker in the Leica factory in Switzerland. His high standards and top-quality workmanship, together with his reputation for putting his customers first, steadily grew the business and he became widely regarded as a trusted and valued expert in his field.
After a few years Chris created a separate Business called Laser Tools Australia.
The newly launched websites allowed Chris to actively promote his growing business across Australia and was soon attracting a new and enthusiastic group of interstate customers.
With more products added to the range he was able to introduce some truly clever and time-saving devices to the Australian market. Unfortunately in recent years there has been an increase in the availability of low-cost, low-quality items and Chris has eliminated these problematic and unsatisfactory products from our range, preferring to concentrate on providing reliable and good-value solutions to his customer's requirements. It was also an excellent time to re-focus our attention on the core values he established and has re-badged his business as GSR Laser Tools – keeping alive the successes and traditions of Geodetic Supply & Repair and Laser Tools Australia.
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The View From Behind the Laptop: Top 10 Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Personalities
Jeffrey Paternostro
The State of the System: What else are you going to watch while waiting for your sourdough starter to ferment, cable news?
The Top Ten:
Sohla El-Waylly, Assistant Food Editor
Claire Saffitz, Contributing Editor
Alex "Delany" Delany, Associate Editor
Chris Morocco, Test Kitchen Director
Brad Leone, Test Kitchen Video Host
Molly Baz, Senior Food Editor
Gaby Melian, Test Kitchen Manager
Priya Krishna, Contributing Writer
Christina Chaey, Associate Editor
Amiel Stanek, Editor-At-Large
The Big Question: Jeffrey, why are you making a faux prospect list based off a cooking YouTube Channel?
As our editor-in-chief, Craig Goldstein, has said to me many, many times over the years: "The people love lists, Jeffrey." Certainly, the majority of my annual word count at Baseball Prospectus goes to ordinal rankings of people. Now my lane is baseball prospects, not food program hosts, but there's no baseball, you see. I can't let these muscles atrophy in the meantime.
You, the audience, may be aware that I am at best ambivalent about the whole list-masking process. It's needlessly reductive, and not the best way to express the strengths and weaknesses of prospect profiles or overall organizations. In my bio for this year's Annual I included the line: "He primarily makes lists of things, despite finding High Fidelity kind of insipid."
The 2000 Stephen Frears/John Cusack film is competently made, and Cusack as usual is charming enough, but it's the last gasp of a particular kind of moody, late-90s male protagonist whose life obstacles to be overcome within a 100-minute run time are almost all his own creation. I'm told the Hulu series remake is worth watching, and I can't speak to how much of this sad-sackedness is present in the Nick Hornsby novel that serves as the source material, but it's the most noteworthy example of the list-making culture that I am forced to inhabit.
Rob Gordon's lists, though, are completely subjective: "Best Side One, Track One" and whatnot. Our prospect lists are always going to have a personal slant, closer to a pref list than "add up the tool grades," but at their core they are meant to be a belief of "what will happen," as haughty and imprecise as that may be. It's nice to be able to make a completely subjective list for once.
If I were so inclined I could expand this into a think piece on the conundrum of sticking to sports in an era of no sports by asking "Is the BA Test Kitchen sports?" Despite the occasional plating or tasting competition the answer is of course not, but it has been scratching a sports-adjacent itch for me in some weird way. Perhaps because the ads are the same—there's a lot of Chantix and Cologuard—or perhaps because while cooped up in my house with its too-small kitchen, unable to go to the park, alternating between pantry pasta, chili, and bean soup, this is the only content I can rank.
n.b. This list only considers content from the Bon Appétit YouTube channel proper, so Brad eating hot wings or Claire on the Tonight Show, etc. are not factored into the final product Also, I didn't consider BA or Condé Nast employees that drop in on occasion, so no Rhoda, or Hunzy, or Kevin.
The Report: I expect this to be somewhat controversial as Sohla has only been at Bon Appétit for less than a year per Wikipedia—so the track record is limited—but every video she's in is an absolute joy. She doesn't have the advantage of a signature show—get on that, BA folks—but she's been a true breakout star for me. I was already in on her as a top-10 Bon Appétit personality solely on the basis of her two adorable dogs, but what rocketed her towards the top of this ranking was her "favorite coffee." While most of her colleagues were describing their fastidious pour over routine—weighing out their beans and lovingly describing their burr grinder—Sohla's response was "I don't like coffee, here's a boozy White Russian riff instead." (I will also note that in the staff's actual favorite cocktail video, she makes a proper Old Fashioned—"pour in as much whiskey as you feel good about"—and always seems to have a knack for being around when her colleagues are finishing up preparing their drinks in order to sample).
I was on the fence between her and Claire at number one, until Sohla attempted to make pasta carbonara into a dessert. You'd think that'd be anathema to someone whose last name ends in a vowel, but for me it was a revelation, the Jo Adell batting practice of YouTube cooking videos. She does well at the nuts and bolts of the more standard issue recipe videos too, keeping them light and entertaining while showing off some pretty good kitchen chops.
Ultimately any cooking show host exists as an aspirational model. Sure, we have a bread starter bubbling away on our kitchen counter, and I ordered some herb kits for a quarantined summer, but mostly I am making the same five or six recipes out of Ruhlman's Twenty. Prospect team member Matt Winkleman summed it up best: "There are always takes on which friend is which Bon Appétit chef, and I have to say we all aspire to be Sohla."
The Report: The general consensus from our sources could be summed up thusly: "I would die for Claire." If you search for that phrase on YouTube you will find four videos (and one playlist) with that title, totaling over five million views. So it's a common sentiment. In fact there is no shortage of fan edits of Claire content. While I wonder if she finds that weird or disconcerting, if there's a breakout star in the group, it's her. So I figured she'd end up number one, and she was at the top of the early drafts of this list.
Claire has the exact proper attitude for the absurdity of the Gourmet Makes show. That can come across at times as "over it," and one high-ranking figure within BP noted that "she won't even temper her own chocolate," but I find that all part of the charm. It's the right frame of mind for a show with a fundamentally absurd premise, and Claire has the right mix of polish and exasperation to make for compelling television. Baking is fundamentally technical and scientific in a way that broader recipe development isn't, and I find her methods for scaling down industrial-sized snack food production quite interesting. Her show tends to fly by despite being among the longer videos the channel releases.
Claire also shines outside of her main show, working well in any number of pairings with other BA personalities in other videos, and is downright charming when not actively despising her assignment for the week. I'm going to pre-order her cookbook and I am not a baker at all. (I don't want to temper chocolate either, frankly). Ultimately, though, this piece of industry feedback carried the day: "I'd probably die for Claire too, but Sohla's better."
The Report: Delany was the most divisive ranking as I shopped the list around. There was significant pushback, with one source with knowledge of the Brooklyn bartending scene noting that "where Morocco might come across as particular, Delany seems pretentious. I know his focus is on adult beverages, but I rarely see him showcase those skills." To be fair, the same source did also note that "it's a perfectly functional mustache." Another evaluator disagreed saying he was "100 percent the best hang," while also admitting "I might just like him because he's a piney." I actually appreciate that as the drinks guy Delany doesn't go very bespoke cocktail on video, although one could argue the audience for these is not going to be averse to making tinctures or oleo saccharums.
His spruced up amaro and soda is exactly what I'd expect a drinks editor to have as a go-to, since fernet, neat isn't technically a cocktail, and I tested out his boulevardier proportions and found the 5:4:4 mix to be nicely balanced compared to the more popular, rye-forward 2:1:1. Ultimately this is my list, and I'm probably going to default to the dude who can mix a good boulevardier, but I will admit that pairing what is essentially a spiked Miller High Life with 200-dollar-a-pound jamón ibérico is possibly too cute by half (at least use an Estrella).
A common criticism of Delany was that he does an awful lot of cooking in front of the camera for someone with no real culinary background, and while he's not going to win any knife skill competitions, I do think he's utilized well on his two shows, One of Everything and Alex Eats it All. These are more traditional "foodie" shows than straight cooking, but they are more effective without the kind of chef fussiness you might get from one of the other hosts. (Although the video editor in me finds some of the Alex Eats It All transitions embrace a "late-90s music video" aesthetic to the point of distraction).
In the end, do I really want someone who knows how to make an amazing coq au vin, or do I want someone to have poutine with at two in the morning in Montreal after drinking my way through Le Plateau?
The Report: Hey guys, it's Jeffrey here on the BP Prospect Team, and I'm gonna have a secret conversation with you about Chris Morocco. I probably should like Chris more than I do, we seem to have a lot in common. Studying French at Oberlin and ending up trying to discern what exactly is in the queso in Guy Fieri's trash can nachos, isn't all that different from studying film at Hampshire and ending up trying to discern if Francisco Mejia can stick at catcher. And when watching his videos I see similar peculiarities and particularities when it comes to food and cooking—although I love peanut butter, come on, who doesn't?
Chris's show, Reverse Engineering, is in some ways the most similar to what I do despite residing in a very different discipline. At its core it's about using your senses to come up with comps, and trying to piece together what something (or somebody) is. I do enjoy watching him, but there is a certain fussiness here—one I am guilty of as well—that keeps me from enjoying him as much as I maybe should. Perhaps it just feels too much like observing one's self. Or perhaps observing a more meticulous and exacting—and thus, more successful—version of one's self.
The Report: The baseball scouting term for Brad would be "high motor" which can be both a blessing and a curse in your YouTube cooking video. It's high-leverage, late-inning stuff, but he's stretched as a starter, to torture the metaphor a bit more. There is extreme Jersey deli guy energy. That's not a criticism—we should all aspire to this—and it can be a refreshing change of pace from the rest of the Test Kitchen, and Brad does shine the brightest when he has someone else to play off of. It can also be a lot over the course of a 20-30 minute video. That said, his fermentation show, It's Alive has some of the more practical techniques you will find from a YouTube channel that … well, does videos about preparing 200-dollar-a-pound ham. And about that…
The Report: Molly slowly rose up the list as I did more "research." I think at first I was put off by what appeared to be a somewhat performative vibe on camera, but the more I watched her, she's just a delightfully earnest weirdo, which I can appreciate. I had to dig around to find the actual name of her show, Molly Tries, as it's never shown on screen and the titles on YouTube are some SEO-optimized nonsense like "Pro Chef Makes a Meal with $10K+ Caviar." Earlier I referred to cooking shows as "aspirational," but Molly's episodes can run a bit too far to that extreme—sometimes you do just need a pantry pasta recipe. Her enthusiasm for whatever weird scavenger hunt the production team has cooked up carries the day more often than not, but ultimately I can't have anyone in my top five that doesn't like chocolate.
The Report: All three of these Test Kitchen hosts I'd like to see more of. I always enjoy when they do show up, but it's usually in snippets of the larger staff showcases or for a basic end-to-end recipe video. Gaby is your favorite aunt, right down to accidentally thinking she invented the Penicillin cocktail and calling it "Gaby's Feel Better Drink." (Hmm, that's the third time I've linked to the cocktail video which I guess says something about where I am on Day whatever this is of quarantine). Priya generally only features for Indian food recipes, but that's also not a criticism, as I need to break out of my "making butter chicken once a week" stay-at-home routine and she offers a bevvy of options. She also has a fun energy in her videos even if her camera presence isn't quite as polished as the people ranked higher. I enjoyed Christina a lot in the Court Street Grocers episode of One of Everything linked above, and the cooking from home segments have allowed her to show off cool cookware, which is content I am always going to appreciate. I could see both Priya and Christina as 2020 breakout candidates.
The Report: The top nine was pretty well set from the beginning of this process, although the order shifted a fair bit along the way. I debated a number of names for the ten spot, but then Amiel showed up dressed like this in the background of a Chris Morocco video: It should be no surprise even on this list I am still a sucker for #aesthetics, even if in this instance that leans towards "Andy Samburg is a 1970s cop who goes undercover in a restaurant to solve crimes."
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We the people, love lists .
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Byron Hauck
I started from as close to the "beginning" as I could stand (a few It's Alive's before Claire made Twinkies) and I've only seen the next ~50 videos or so,, so I haven't even seen half these people. Of what I've seen, I'd go 1) Brad 2) Claire 3) Carla 4) Andy 5) Molly. I don't doubt Molly's got more to bring to the table, I just haven't seen it yet.
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morro089
High leverage reliever who couldn't make it as a starter for Leone is a proper comp. He's the two inning equivalent of Fernando Rodney. The whole time you're watching, you're thinking "Is this good? Is he good? Has he been in too long?" But you'd be happy to know he's going to show up at some point, compared to the existential dread of Rodney warming up.
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norman valin
No Carla Lalli Music? She's the og bon appetit youtube personality. I'd put her somewhere in the Molly tier.
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Love the list but the omission of Carla is tragic.
I'd have her 3rd above Delaney since she has real cooking skills and backs it up with some good wit and a steady energy that isn't overwhelming but also not boring.
I'd also include Andy and Rick whom i'd sandwich around Molly in that order (that's a weird phrasing but i'm sticking with it). Andy brings legit cooking skills and I find Andy's bluntness more endearing than Molly's weirdness. Rick goes below the two of them because he doesn't have his own show and only appears sporadically however whenever he is on he brings a lot of personality and i'm always entertained.
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Gambia Warn Former Leader, Yahya Jammeh, Not To Return
The Gambia has warned its ousted leader Yahya Jammeh not to try to return home from his exile in Equatorial Guinea.
Mr Jammeh's safety couldn't be guaranteed if he did return without permission, a government spokesman told the BBC.
A spokesman for Mr Jammeh's party said he could arrive back at any time.
The Gambia's neighbours forced Mr Jammeh into exile in Equatorial Guinea after he refused to accept his defeat in elections in December 2016.
Having seized power in a coup in the popular tourist destination in 1994, he went on to hold regular elections, but was later accused of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary detention.
These have been aired over the past year at public hearings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) set up by his successor, President Adama Barrow.
Mr Jammeh has refused to co-operate with the commission.
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'Hindi Won't Help In US': Rahul Gandhi Accuses BJP Of Depriving Poor Of English Education
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday trained guns on the BJP, alleging that the saffron party did not want the children on farmers and labourers to learn English and progress with the world.
Speaking at a Bharat Jodo Yatra rally in Rajasthan's Alwar, Rahul Gandhi said: "BJP leaders don't want English to be taught in schools. But children of all their leaders go to English-medium schools. Actually, they don't want children of poor farmers and labourers to learn English, dream big and get out of fields."
News agency ANI further quoted him as saying: "If you want to speak to people of rest of the world, Hindi will not work; English will. We want children of poor farmers and labourers to compete with Americans and win over them using their language. I'm happy that 1,700 English-medium schools have been opened in Rajasthan."
The Ashok Gehlot Cabinet had sanctioned the opening of 1,000 English-medium schools. In August, over 400 vernacular-medium schools were converted to English-medium institutes.
Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, which began on September 7 in Kanyakumari, has, so far, passed through Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and is now in Rajasthan. It completed 100 days on Friday.
The Yatra will enter Delhi on December 24, where Gandhi is likely to be joined by actor-turned-politician Kamal Hasaan.
The Yatra will then take an eight-day break and move on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and culminate in Jammu and Kashmir.
Prominent personalities, such as Pooja Bhatt, Riya Sen, Sushant Singh, Swara Bhasker, Rashami Desai, Akanksha Puri, and Amol Palekar have participated in the Yatra.
Besides them writers, military veterans, including former Navy chief admiral L Ramdas, Opposition leaders such as Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray and the NCP's Supriya Sule, and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, also joined the march at various points.
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Apple experienced a huge surge in orders the first day pre-orders were available. Pre-orders have fallen to a slow but steady pace ever since. After two weeks of orders it appears that approximately 240K pre-orders are on the books. Now the question is not so much whether Apple can deliver the product on time, but can it deliver on the hype?
There are high expectations for the iPad, but is the hype just Apple's loyal following? What will Apple offer to make the iPad attractive to the mass market? How will the iPad compete with e-readers and netbooks? What is the market potential for tablet PCs? What are some of the issues for the semiconductor industry and what are the business opportunities for chip vendors?
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Joel Osteen 3rd October 2022 || Daily Devotional (Everything Will Be Fine)
Welcome to Joel Osteen Daily Devotional for Monday 3 October 2022 written by Joel & Victoria Osteen. God bless you as you study and pray!
JOEL OSTEEN 3RD OCTOBER 2022 DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
TODAY'S TOPIC: EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE
Today's Scripture
The LORD replied, "I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you."
Exodus 33:14, NLT
in Exodus 33, Moses was in a difficult situation. God said that he should lead the people of Israel into the Promised Land, and that an angel would go before them and drive out their enemies, but that He would not go with them because the people were a rebellious people. For Moses, with so many adversities ahead of them, to move forward without God's presence was too overwhelming. Moses' prayer was graciously answered in today's Scripture.
Maybe you're up against some challenges and setbacks. You're wondering how you're going to beat that sickness, how your family is ever going to be restored, or how you'll get the finances you need. God is saying to you what He said to Moses, "You don't have to do this in your own strength. I'm going with you all the way. Be at rest." That obstacle may be too big for you, but it's not too big for our God. He's your protector, your deliverer, your way maker, your provider, your healer. Everything will be fine.
A Prayer for Today
"Father, thank You that no matter what challenge or setback I face, I can stay in peace, knowing that You are with me. Thank You that You can turn every situation around and help me move forward. I declare that no obstacle is too big for You, and everything will be fine. In Jesus' Name, Amen."
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Oliver Bull, born in 1970, has been drawing & painting since childhood. Encouraged by artistic parents, he benefited enormously from exposure to work by their friends Ken Paine, Debra Manifold, Kimm Stevens, Terence Cuneo and Ken Howard. He studied at Wimbledon School of Art (1993), The Surrey Institute of Art & Design (1997); gained a BA(Hons) in Graphic Design, and went on to work for 6 years as a designer/concept visualiser. He worked on a whole range of accounts, including Coca-Cola, and the British Army recruitment campaigns.
Currently based in West Cornwall, Ollie paints en plein air, and from a studio above the small fishing village of Mousehole. An Associate Member of The St Ives Society of Artists (2014), he draws inspiration from the stunning coastal geography and unique quality of light found on the UK's South West Peninsula. Having surfed for several decades, Oliver has developed a comprehensive feel for the moods and atmosphere of the Atlantic coast. His paintings are an emotional response to the marine environment, unique impressions of a place he loves.
Ollie's paintings are very distinctive and he manages to portray the energy of Cornish coastal landscapes and the typical brilliantly sunlit water with great economy using gorgeously loose, heavily-loaded brushstrokes. He is another painter whose work is in my own collection, so I have put my money where my mouth is! We're enormously thrilled to have Ollie exhibit with us, to expose him to a wider audience.