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Nestlé Develops Completely Plant-Based Bacon Cheeseburger
Posted 8:46 AM, October 10, 2019, by CNN Wire, Updated at 06:08PM, October 10, 2019
Nestlé is leaning into the plant-based trend with vegan alternatives to bacon and cheddar cheese.
The global food company said on Wednesday that it will start selling the products to its restaurant and food service clients in the United States and Europe next year. The announcement follows the launch of Nestlé's Awesome Burger, a plant-based patty that looks and tastes like meat.
With the three new products, Nestlé is carving out a space for itself in the rapidly expanding plant-based market.
Consumers, concerned about their health and the environment are increasingly incorporating plant-based products to their diets. US retail sales of plant-based foods have grown 11% in the past year, according to a July report from trade group Plant Based Foods Association and the Good Food Institute.
Barclays predicts the alternative meat sector could reach about $140 billion in sales over the next decade, capturing about 10% of the global meat industry, up from $14 billion currently. Jefferies predicts that by 2040, the alternative meat market could generate $240 billion in annual revenue globally.
For the most part, the meatless burger market has been dominated by two young companies: Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat.
Recently, however, big established food companies have launched or announced their own products: Kroger is introducing its own plant-based products, from burger patties to Bolognese sauce to sour cream, this fall. Hormel Foods, maker of Skippy, Spam and AppleGate, has also introduced a line of plant-based and blended products, as has Tyson, one of the world's biggest meat, pork and poultry processors. And Kellogg plans to launch a line of meat substitutes called Incogmeato under its Morningstar Farms brand next year.
And as competition heats up, Nestlé may be looking for an edge by offering all of the ingredients a restaurant would need for a vegan bacon cheeseburger.
"We have now raised the bar by developing a 'PB triple play' of ingredients for an all-time classic: the bacon cheeseburger," Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider said in a statement. Nestlé designed the new bacon and cheese alternatives specifically for use in professional kitchens, the company explained. It's also offering restaurants vegan sauces to go with the burger.
Plenty of restaurants have started selling menu items that feature plant-based meat alternatives — but those meals aren't fully vegan. Dunkin's breakfast sandwiches, made with Beyond Meat sausages, also come with animal products like egg and cheese. Little Caesars tested the Impossible sausage on a cheese pizza.
That's because those testing out meat substitutes so far tend to be meat eaters who see plant-based alternatives as a way to eat less meat, rather than abandon it altogether. Still, if restaurants want to sell a fully vegan product, sourcing from one provider could make it easier.
For Nestlé, the new products are also a way to deliver on a promise to reach zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Plant-based alternatives to meat use significantly less water and release far fewer emissions than animal products.
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Aureos to close Asian funds, eyes Malaysia
Aureos Capital is nearing closings on several Asian private equity funds and plans to launch a new Malaysia-focused vehicle before the end of the year.
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Aureos Capital, the international emerging markets specialist, is nearing initial and final closings for at least three funds that will target small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets across Asia.
The firm is also in discussions with a handful of local financial institutions to launch a new fund for investing in Malaysia.
Robert Binyon, chairman of Aureos South East Asia Managers, said in an interview that the firm should be reaching a final close on $95 million to $100 million for Aureos South East Asia Fund (ASEAF), a fund covering Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and countries in the Mekong Delta, "in the next few weeks".
Binyon, who is based in Bangkok, also said the firm would be holding a first close by the end of June on $30 to $32 million for a fund that will focus mainly on the Shandong province in Northeast China, and an imminent close on $20 million for a vehicle investing in the Pacific Islands.
Separately, Aureos has been in discussions with a handful of Malaysian investors in the run-up to launching a new RM 250 million ($69 million; €54 million) fund that aims to provide risk and expansion capital to SMEs in Malaysia. The Malaysia fund will be Aureos' first in the country, which is not covered by ASEAF.
"Malaysia was previously excluded, as it was deemed a relatively developed country. For the new fund, we would be looking at companies that are in the post start-up stage with a degree of established track record, some years before IPO, probably seeking second- or third-stage expansion capital. We will work closely with the local banks, who will be the ones to provide further financings to the SMEs we invest in," Binyon said.
Aureos is also in the process of putting together a $100 million South Asia fund covering India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This fund will include an India-only investment side-vehicle that should appeal to domestic investors, Binyon told PEO.
Across emerging Asian economies, Aureos is estimated to raise up to $350 million this year for a series of debut funds, according to Binyon. Established in 2001, Aureos has to date been managing funds raised as an affiliate of CDC in the UK. CDC remains a key supporter of Aureos, having committed $20 million, alongside Norfund with another $20 million, toward ASEAF last year.


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Choosing The Devil She Knows By Getting The Second Dose Of The COVID-19 Vaccine
New England Public Media | By Evelyn Resh
Published April 5, 2021 at 7:52 PM EDT
Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at a Boston-area vaccine site.
Suzanne Kreiter
Evelyn Resh's father.
Updated at 4:44 p.m. on April 8
I am not an anti-vaxxer by any means, but to deny that I don't have my reservations about taking the COVID-19 vaccine would not be truthful.
The novel coronavirus is being fought with novel vaccine technology. The newness of both is unnerving and many unknowns remain.
Unexpected health concerns other than COVID have been in the foreground of my life for the past two years. I developed autoimmune mediated type 1 diabetes at age 60. Now in combination with my preexisting hypertension, I am a sitting duck for dying of COVID should I become infected. I also have fears that the vaccine may trip a switch and result in another autoimmune illness.
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My father contracted polio as a child. Later in life, he suffered mightily from post-polio syndrome. My son contracted pertussis at age 7 and went through hell with the infection. Neither had had a vaccine for prevention.
As a medical provider, I have witnessed the impact that infections can have in the short and long term on people unfortunate enough to get sick from them. Public health and medical personnel know that massive vaccination campaigns have worked to reduce the spread of many life-threatening infections: measles, polio, pertussis, tetanus – and rabies in our beloved pets.
Additionally, we've had no fallout from vaccination campaigns and we're starting to see a dramatic decline in new COVID cases and deaths in countries that have vaccinated the largest number of people.
The devil I know at this point – the risks for me should I contract COVID-19 – is wilier and more sinister than the one I don't know – the unknown risks of the vaccine itself.
Life is filled with unexpected events and plenty of uncertainty. My health worsened abruptly and with no warning. But I managed and persevere with my illness because I am so deeply attached to life and have so much to live for. Will is a powerful life force and I don't want to die from something I could possibly prevent.
I've decided to embrace rather than fear my second dose of vaccine. Any chance at prevention of dying from COVID feels worth taking the risk.
Evelyn Resh, a certified nurse midwife, lives in western Massachusetts.
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Top 10 Literary James Bond Gifts
009 / May 24, 2014
What to get the James Bond fan who has everything? Here are some gifts the discerning literary Bond fan may not have yet:
10. Ian Fleming's Stamps by the Guernsey Post Office
The life of James Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, was celebrated in a set of stamps and limited edition items to be released by Guernsey Post, to celebrate 50 years following his death on August 12, 1964.
The stamps can be ordered by visiting www.guernseystamps.com
9. Floris no.89
Floris No.89 fragrance was a personal favourite of Ian Fleming himself. Floris is mentioned by Ian Fleming in the novels Moonraker ("Floris provides the soaps and lotions in the lavatories and bedrooms"), Diamonds Are Forever ("He would have to send a cable to May to get things fixed. Let's see – flowers, bath essence from Floris, air the sheets…") and Dr. No ("There was everything in the bathroom – Floris Lime bath essence for men and Guerlain bathcubes for women.").
No.89 takes its name from the number of the Floris shop on Jermyn Street. Learn how to make The Fleming 89 Martini too!
8. Licence To Cook Cookbook
Written by James Bond Memes blog author and regular contributor to Artistic License Renewed – Edward Biddulph – this cookbook is full of exciting recipes inspired by the food that Bond eats in the novels and short stories of Ian Fleming. The recipes, devised by the author, are modern, but have a period twist.
7. Chemex Coffee Maker
In From Russia With Love, we're given an extensive look at the life of James Bond when he is at home and between assignments. We're told that when Bond is stationed in London, his breakfast is always the same and he drinks his coffee out of a Chemex.
Read more about the origins of Chemex
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6. 007 Reloaded Audiobooks
These books are the complete and unabridged versions of the original Ian Fleming novels. The books are read by famous British actors and actresses, including Rory Kinnear (Bill Tanner in the recent Bond films), Rosamund Pike and Toby Stephens (Die Another Day), and Downton Abbey stars Dan Stevens and Hugh Bonneville.
Lucy Fleming produced The Ian Fleming Classic Bond Collection audio books. She is the niece of Ian Fleming and, together with her sister, head of Ian Fleming Publications, which administers all of Ian Fleming's literary oeuvre.
Learn more at IanFleming.com
5. Casino Royale Bentley Edition
Vintage Classics and Bentley Motors united to create a luxury special edition of Casino Royale to mark 60 years of Bond. Just 500 copies were produced, each costing £750.
4. Vintage 007 James Bond Collection
Offering amazing value for money, each book is also presented in a wonderfully stylish vintage jacket and features a foreword from a leading contemporary author. What is particularly fun about this series is that each book included an introduction by a notable author including: Andrew Taylor, Simon Winder, Giles Foden, Susan Hill and more.
3. Jon Gilbert's Ian Fleming Bibliography
An outstanding work of meticulous scholarship, covering every aspect of Fleming's writings, manuscripts, proofs, corrected or uncorrected, first and all later impressions, paperback editions and all subsequent printings and editions. It gives insight into the conception of a book, the editorial process, in short, Jon Gilbert's work covers all that possibly is to know, all one can possibly know, about Fleming and his writings. It won the 16th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography in 2013.
2. Burberry Trench Coat
Burberry was for the raincoat in The Man with the Golden Gun. Saxone is no longer in business, but the other two are. The Burberry is still the most well-known brand for trench coats, and Bond's raincoat is mentioned to be dark blue in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
1. Complete set of James Bond First Editions
Why not? Second prize would be later pressings of first editions and third prize might be some a nice Vintage Press paperback set.
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The LibreOffice design team announces the start of a new online icon test. You are invited to participate!
After the great response to our last icon test with over 3000 people participating, we are now testing the icons of the formatting toolbar. So the test is basically the same as last time, just with a different icon set.
Thanks to the LibreOffice localisation team, the test is available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish this time. We warmly welcome volunteers that want to help us doing subsequent studies in even more languages! Please help to reach participants speaking your language.
The survey will run for about one week and the results of the tests will be published soon on this blog. If you are interested in the results of the last study this summarizing post is a good starting point.
Thank you in the name of the LibreOffice design team.


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Participate in full life-cycle software development. Design, implement, and deploy highly scalable and reliable systems. Build storage systems, libraries, and frameworks.. Contribute ideas for new features and identify areas for improvement proactively. Collaborate effectively across teams, including outside of engineering. Write clean, tested, and well-documented code.
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However, there were a few concerns raised recently in regards to a council meeting in part held in camera (in private), and though I do appreciate the base of the concerns, I can say with confidence that the private nature was not without good reason. While it's standard practice for Council to release all reports and publically hold meetings, there are a few instances where this is simply not possible.
When dealing with contracts, confidential information, and FOIP laws we must tread carefully. In the particular instance referenced, the information shared was quite simply private (as per Edmonton-Leduc annexation protocol), and therefore unshareable. The actual reports shared were the Capital Region Board growth reports which are directly related to the Edmonton-Leduc annexation, therefore, rendering it private. In order to honour the rules set in place regarding information-sharing, and provide fairness to all parties, it is sometimes necessary to withhold certain parts of reports from the public and hold meetings privately.
Additionally, there are strategic considerations for holding meetings in private, as can often be the case with intergovernmental affairs. Quite frankly, privacy is sometimes necessary to facilitate open discussion, as it eliminates potential political ramifications for particular viewpoints, this is in line with what other government levels practice.
Manage information and data assets as a strategic resource.
Ensure information and data are open by default and private where appropriate.
Expand opportunities to foster a collaborative environment and engage Edmontonians to ensure municipal activities reflect community values, priorities, and standards.
Embrace technology and new business models to deliver services to Edmontonians.
Remove barriers to access and open up new possibilities for collaboration between Edmontonians and the City.
Work with other public and private sector organizations for the advancement of Open City principles.
Overall, the City has an exemplary record when it comes to transparency. While both Federal and Provincial Governments also hold general meetings in public, we are unique in that we hold committee meetings publically. While Edmonton doesn't have any nominal cabinets we do have a close parallel in our committees. Imagine a Federal or Provincial caucus meeting or even a cabinet meeting open to the public! Imagine!
A great example of this commitment to transparency was the public budget hearings in 2015. As a Council, we deliberated the 2016-2018 operating budget in public at the City Council meetings, and furthermore, we set aside time to hear from Edmontonians about their thoughts on the budget. This is a practice not employed federally or provincially where budgets are compiled in private and are only released after completion.
All of the City's data is open for public consumption, for a comprehensive look at the resources, check out the link here. With our open data policy, anyone can see the exact dollar amounts we both take in and expend, down to every last item. For Council, being open with data and any other information isn't a luxury, it's a necessity.
Municipal Governments are arguably the most transparent of any level of government. Edmonton has a deeply entrenched culture of transparency and openness; from publically open and broadcast meetings, extensive public outreach, accessible reports, to much, much more.


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-in our families and neighbourhood-by prayer, by example, by influence. As much sin as we hinder, so much misery and danger shall we prevent.
Let us prize those institutions which are favourable to the morality and sanctification of mankind. Especially let us value the GOSPEL. It is the grand, and the only effectual means of "teaching men to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present world."
We are called upon to confess and bewail our national wickedness, and on such an eccasion as this, we should feel ourselves to be parts of one great whole. But no man will ever be properly affected with the sins of others, till he is impressed with his own. Here, then, our concern is to begin. We are individually to look backward, and inquire, what have I done, and to look forward, and ask, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? In Nehemiah, we find the builders labouring every one over against his own house. And it is a plain, but an expressive image, of an old writer, that the best way to have a clean street, is for every one to sweep before his own door.
Let us therefore personally cease to do evil, and learn to do well. Let us fear the Lord, and serve him, and mourn and weep for the abominations that are done in the land. And if we be not the repairers of the breach, the restorers of paths to dwell in let us remember, it shall be well with us. If we suffer with others, we shall not suffer like them. And we shall soon reach Immanuel's land, where the din of war will be heard no more.
And O remember, if your country should be saved, and you as an individual continue impenitent-you-you will certainly be destroyed. And
what is any national calamity to "everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and the glory of his power?".
"I say unto you, (my friends,) be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do; but I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: fear him, who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell: yea, I say unto you, fear him."
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DISCOURSE XXV.
THE SAVIOUR COMFORTING HIS DISCIPLES. (AFTER A FUNERAL.)
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you: and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.-John xiv. 2, 3.
"NEVER man spake like this man! Grace was poured into his lips!" And in him were accomplished, in the highest sense, the words of the prophet-"He hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary.
-Having assembled with his disciples in an upper room, and administered to them the memorials of his death-he announced his approaching departure. Sorrow filled their hearts. Perhaps they expressed it in words; perhaps it was visible in their countenances. However this may be, he perceived it, and said, Let not your heart be troubled.
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But what can bear them up under such a loss? We grieve when we lose a good man, a friend, a common benefactor. But they were to lose their Lord and Saviour, their teacher, the resolver of their doubts, their comforter in every affliction. -How then would he relieve them? what is the remedy he applies-it is faith! The discoveries of faith are the best supports under the evils of sense. "I had fainted," says David, "unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.-Ye believe in God," says our Saviour, "believe also in me." But what would he have them believe? You have heard: "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you; and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
Let us consider the various particulars of this intelligence; and the certainty of the whole.
1. The declaration of our Saviour contains every thing that can feed the contemplation, and enliven the hope of the Christian.
In describing heaven, he calls it his Father's house-as much as to say, I am only going home. Now he is not ashamed to call his people brethren. "Behold," says he, after his resurrection, "Behold, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God." Heaven, therefore, is their home also. The world knoweth them not; it knew him not. They are only strangers and pilgrims on earth. They take many a weary step; and often meet with rough usage, and trying weather. But when tempted to complain, they are prevented, by the reflection that this is not their home-better entertainment awaits them at
their journey's end-heaven will make amends for all. Dr. Rowland Taylor, when drawing near the tower of Hudley, in Suffolk, where he had been a minister, and was now going to be a martyr-being asked how he did-answered, "Never better; for now I know that I am almost at home."-And looking over the meadow between him and the place where he was to be immediately burnt, he said, "Only two stiles more to get over, and I am at my Father's house." And when the venerable Mr. Mede was asked how he did, replied, "I am going home as fast as I can, as every honest man ought to do, when his day's work is over; and I bless God I have a good home to go to."
Yes-a good home, indeed! Think of a building of God and for him; think of an edifice in which he resides; and which is worthy of his infinite majesty! We have seen splendid palaces. We have read of others, the magnificence of which seems to exceed belief. The scripture tells us that Solomon's palace was the wonder of the earth; and that when the queen of Sheba had surveyed it, there remained no more spirit in her. But what is all this to heaven, "the palace of the Great King?" No man could see it and live. But all this is your home; it is your "Father's house."
Our Lord tells us, that in this house there are many mansions. No inconsiderable number will be required. For if it be asked, are there few that shall be saved?-taking them all eventually and collectively, we answer, No. The Captain of our Salvation is leading many sons unto glory. And John saw before the throne "a great multitude which no man could number," from all the diversities of the human race. But there is room
enough in the house of God to accommodate all his immense family. There is, therefore, nothing to justify monopoly. There is enough and to spare-enough for us-for others--for all.
But the expression implies, not only multiplicity, but variety. Though the house is one, the apartments are many. There is something in the heavenly state suited to the circumstances and character, and taste of every inhabitant.The land of Canaan was given to the Jews, but each tribe had its own division, and the lots of no two of them were in all respects alike. In the world of nature we see one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. Among the angels we read of thrones and dominions, principalities and powers; they have their orders and degrees. This also, we have reason to believe, will be the case with glorified saints. We see endless diversity in all God's works and ways; and will heaven be an exception? All will be perfectly blessed-but why should all be similarly employed; or equally endowed? Plunge a number of vessels into the sea-they are all alike filled-but various in their dimensions, they hold unequal proportions.
Farther; he tells them, "I go to prepare a place for you." "You are coming, too-but I must go first-to remove every impediment; to perform every condition: to secure every advantage."
For this happiness is not such as Adam would have obtained after a proper trial of his obedience in paradise. It is the happiness of a lost creature, in whose restoration difficulties were found, which the Saviour alone could remove. And be
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Six Picks : Historical Fiction for Teens
August 13, 2013 September 18, 2013 / cheshirelib
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
There have been some real stand-outs in Historical Fiction this year, here are six of our favorites:
Code Name Verity. In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can. This Michael L. Printz Award Honor book was called "a fiendishly-plotted mind game of a novel" in The New York Times.
The Diviners by Libba Bray
The Diviners. In Book 1 of this new series by Libba Bray, seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, into the thick of the investigation.
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Dodger. In an alternative version of Victorian London, a seventeen-year-old Dodger, a cunning and cheeky street urchin, unexpectedly rises in life when he saves a mysterious girl, meets Charles Dickens, and unintentionally puts a stop to the murders of Sweeney Todd. Kirkus Reviews called it, "Masterful. Unexpected, drily funny and full of the pathos and wonder of life: Don't miss it."
Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl
Keeping the Castle. A tale of romance, riches, and real estate. In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, 17-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems. When the young and attractive (and very rich) Lord Boring arrives, and Althea sets her plans in motion. The problem; his friend and business manager Mr. Fredericks keeps getting in the way.
Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen
Scarlet. Will Scarlet shadows Robin Hood, with an unerring eye for finding treasures to steal and throwing daggers with deadly accuracy, but when Gisbourne, a ruthless bounty hunter, is hired by the sheriff to capture Robin and his band of thieves, Robin must become Will's protector risking his own life in the process. The twist to this story is that "Will" is actually "Scarlet", a girl disguising herself as a boy – a girl with many secrets…
Sophia's War by Avi
Sophia's War. In this Revolutionary War tale, the year is 1776. After witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.
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How do aircraft altimeters calculate altitudes accurately while airborne?
While an aircraft is airborne, the local barometric pressure can change, causing an altimeter to no longer display the correct altitude. How are altimeters re-calibrated to display the correct altitude, or there are other methods to accomplish that?
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NitinGNitinG
$\begingroup$ i dont think altimeters displays the correct values Why not? What do you mean? $\endgroup$
$\begingroup$ in general, as I have heard, due to the changing air around the aircraft, altimeters settings go inaccurate and thus they need to be re-tuned. $\endgroup$
– NitinG
$\begingroup$ Not sure what you mean... Once an aircraft descends below the transition level, they receive local weather information which includes air pressure. The pilot adjusts the altimeter to local air pressure and thus has a locally correct altitude shown. See also ATIS on how they usually receive such data. $\endgroup$
– jhr
$\begingroup$ I have asked a similar question here: aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/13087/… $\endgroup$
– Ben
Altimeters are calibrated to a standard atmosphere model (International Standard Atmosphere, ISA).
What the altimeter shows you is the vertical distance between the altitude equivalent to your current pressure (pressure altitude) and a reference "pressure altitude". The reference pressure altitude is set in pressure units (hPa or In. Hg) on the altimeter subscale. This is known as the "altimeter setting", set in the "altimeter setting window".
Image credit: FAA Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Flying at lower altitudes (below "transition altitude"), the altimeter is set to airport/regional QNH, which is a pressure calculated so that if you were standing on the measurement point, the altimeter would indicate your exact elevation. At other altitudes, it would approximate altitude above mean sea level, although it would show incorrectly if temperature differed from ISA.
Above transition altitude, the altimeter is set to QNE, or standard pressure (1013.25 hPa, or 29.92 In. Hg). The altimeter will now only indicate correctly if both temperature and pressure are in accordance with ISA. You are now flying on "flight level" (where the FL is your QNE indication in hundreds of feet, ie 20,000 ft = FL200).
For the purpose of avoiding obstacles, both QNH and QNE have to be corrected using various methods, which are described in various manuals. (QNH for temperature, QNE for both temperature and pressure, both for other possible factors such as wind etc). For instance, this diagram shows three different aircraft, all flying the same pressure altitude, but with three different true altitudes:
However, altitude is also used for the purpose of traffic separation, and for this purpose, neither QNH or QNE is corrected. This might sound counter-intuitive, but as long as your altimeter is showing the same error as any conflicting traffic, you can be safely separated, therefore: The altitude shown on the altimeter is not corrected at all (except by calibration for possible aerodynamic interference, such as compressibility, venturi-effects etc).
In technically sophisticated aircraft, barometric altitude input is used for vertical navigation. Since vertical navigation is concerned with the true altitude of the aircraft, the aircrafts Air Data Computer (ADC) will calculated a true altitude based on information available to it (either through sensors, or through pilot input). The true altitude is however, as stated, not shown on the pilots primary flight instruments.
Daniel Griscom
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$\begingroup$ Good info. Additionally, GPS can indicate true altitude, and terrain-following radar can produce very accurate AGL measurements below transition. Both are used in the latest commercial airliners to avoid CFIT. $\endgroup$
– KeithS
There are two separate answers to this question, depending on what altitude the flight is conducted.
At lower altitudes, below the transition altitude (18,000' in the US, but it varies from country to country), it is the responsibility of the pilot to receive the local "altimeter setting" -- which is the local barometric pressure, corrected to sea level. So if you are preparing to takeoff from an airport on the high pressure side of the front, that might be 30.30 inches of mercury, and this value would be set in the altimeter, and at this point the altimeter should display the field elevation for where you are.
Now let's say that you fly across the front into an area of much lower barometric pressure -- perhaps 29.80" Hg. That is now what is set into the altimeter, and upon landing your altimeter will display the altitude of the airport where you've landed.
Note that if you did this all at once, going from 30.30 to 29.80, you'd be dialing in a very large change into your altimeter, which would change the indicated altitude by about 500 feet, meaning that you were that far off of the altitude you thought you were flying, and that's a bad thing. So what happens in reality is that every few dozen miles, you'd get an updated altimeter setting from any of the various weather reporting facilities available -- ATC, automated ASOS broadcasts, data-linked weather, FSS, etc. So you'd adjust from 30.30 to 30.25, then later to 30.31, then later to whatever the next station was reporting, and so on -- each a much smaller adjustment.
For aircraft flying at high altitudes (and high groundspeeds), this process becomes impractical, so a different solution is used. Passing through the transition altitude, a standard setting of 29.92" Hg is entered into the altimeter, and so now everyone is flying at a constant altitude above NOT mean sea level, but above a reference plane. And altitude is no longer reported at 15,000', but as Flight Levels -- FL 190 for what would otherwise be called 19,000', etc.
This means that FL FL400 isn't really 40,000' above sea level most days, and on some days it's higher than that, and other days it's lower, but as long as everybody assigned to fly at FL400 is at the same altitude (which they are, all having 29.92 set in their altimeters), everything works. (Particularly since everybody at FL400 is 1000' above everybody at FL390 -- that's what we really care about!)
Ralph JRalph J
$\begingroup$ AIUI -- transition alt in the US is 10,000', not 18,000' $\endgroup$
– UnrecognizedFallingObject
$\begingroup$ @UnrecognizedFallingObject - nope, 18,000 transition altitude, FL180 transition level in the USA. At least, that's where we reset the altimeters earlier today... $\endgroup$
– Ralph J
$\begingroup$ Transition altitude in Australia is 10,000. In the US it is indeed 18,000 and in Europe it varies but can be as low as 3000. Why the difference? It's determined by the highest elevation terrain in the respective areas (Alaska is ignored for that purpose in the USA.) The transition altitude is chosen to be above the highest fixed object you can hit, so above the transition altitude you are only concerned about other aircraft, not clearance above terrain. $\endgroup$
– Clyde
$\begingroup$ @RalphJ -- interesting...my memory must be off for some reason $\endgroup$
Altimeters are connected to a static pressure port, a little vent that's outside the aircraft. This senses the pressure in the outside air. For the altimeter to update with the correct altitude, it senses differences and changes in air pressure. As an aircraft climbs, the pressure decreases, and the altimeter registers an increase in altitude.
But what happens if you're on the ground, and the atmospheric pressure changes over time? You need to calibrate your altimeter.
Since altimeters are extremely sensitive to air pressure, a slight change can register a big difference. There is normally a knob, which lets you calibrate it. It allows you to adjust the readings in the air pressure, known as Inches of Mercury. Generally, the expectation is that this setting is at 29.92 inches of mercury.
As aircraft move into areas with differences in air pressure, pilots have to adjust the altimeter to account for this. Pilots will normally be notified by the ground when flying at local altitudes, for example during approach or 10 000 AGL. Re-adjusting is simple: just turn the knob.
As seen in the picture, you have the altimeter. To the bottom-left is the knob to adjust the readings. The little numbers on the right indicate the current observation in Inches of Mercury. Here, it is 29.92.
Zizouz212Zizouz212
$\begingroup$ but we do have digital altimeters as well, so they also needs to be re-calibrated? also, what is the exact precision do these altimeters goes ? $\endgroup$
$\begingroup$ Digital altimeters also have to be re-calibrated, because they still use a static pressure port. When calibrated correctly, these altimeters are normally very precise. See this question for that: aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3727/… $\endgroup$
– Zizouz212
I think that the question has been answered by a couple of great answers, so there's only one thing I can add.
In my opinion the main reason for the transition from QNH to QNE is so that above the transition altitude, the airplane, engine and systems always perform the same way. For example, for every possible load-out, there's a certain optimal altitude for the plane to fly at. In truth, this altitude is really a pressure, that only converts into an altitude by assuming a standard pressure above a simulated reference plain. In other words, it doesn't matter how hot or cool it is or where around the globe you are, if you convert your outside pressure into a reference altitude, you can always fall back to the same performance tables.
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Australian online shopping is showing no signs of slowing down. The NAB Online Retail Sales Index for November 2017 reported that Australians spent an estimated $24 billion on online retail over a 12-month period to November 2017.
The site is 100% touch interactive with no typing required, which is perfect for hand-held devices. Every store can be found on page one of the aisle of a shopper's choosing and they look and work like an app.
With more than 7,000,000 Australian shoppers and growing, the Aussie Mega Mall enables shoppers to browse hundreds of aisles and thousands of stores with no need for time consuming searches, frustrating dead-ends or even fumbling with keypads or keyboards!
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Whether you want to whip a fast meal or cook for a big dinner party, quality knives do save a lot of time. But, picking some of the best knives in the world can not only be daunting but also time-consuming.
How good is it to hold?
Can it cut the toughest ingredient smoothly?
So, there are lots to look for. To help you out, we have shortlisted the world's brilliant knives. But before that, know a few basic things about knives.
Also Read: How To Sharpen Your Knife?
The one you will frequently need and use is the vegetable knife (or paring knife). It is designed exclusively to do precision jobs from peeling vegetables to slicing everything like mushrooms and eye-watering onions.
Similarly, a cook's or chef's knife is equally necessary. It is designed to tackle even the hardest vegetable like meat and squash. It can chop herbs and vegetables finely.
You will need a utility knife too. When compared to a vegetable knife, this has a long blade and can handle with daily cutting chores like different veggie and fruit sizes.
Finally, a santoku knife is truly worth investing but only if you are ready to spend so much for it. It is a well-known Japanese blade, which is exclusively designed for perfect slicing, dicing, and chopping anything into extremely thin slices. It is particularly great with sticky foods and is very effective to use.
However, it also depends on what and how many tasks you do in the kitchen.
Considering the common kitchen activities, we have concentrated in listing only the major types of knives you really need. So, let's get started.
Kitchen knives can be anywhere from a few dollars to hundreds and thousands. But, keeping the budget of most people in mind, we have listed the ones that are reasonably priced and at the same time, offer the best quality.
Ever seen a knife with a five-star rating? This is the one. With superior quality and excellent craftsmanship, Zelite is one of the finest and best knives in the world. This knife is not only stunning to look at but also impresses you whenever you cut something with it.
Zelite Infinity Chef Knife is designed to fulfill the requirements of a home or a restaurant chef. It is constructed with 67 stainless steel high-carbon layers, making it 100% durable, solid, and rust-resistant. With its incredible 12-degree blade angle, anything can be smoothly cut. Whether it is chopping the hardest vegetables or stiff meat, it can effortlessly handle it.
The knife's solid bolster is crafted to let you pinch it securely while you fluently tackle the chore of mincing gentle herbs. The blade is stylishly curved, letting you use it back & forth with ease even while performing intricate slicing.
The Zelite Infinity knife is all about perfect chopping with excellent balance and control. The blade is a complete tang, meaning that the blade's metal continues up to the handle, and reaches to the knife's bottom part. This is exactly what that creates an ideal balance and something that every knife perfectionist looks for.
If you are someone, who prefers knives in their classic style and feel comfortable to use, then this is it. Wusthof's Classic is one of the best versatile knives and is capable to do a lot more than just dicing and slicing. This German-made knife is not only durable but also does whatever you give to it. The handle's efficiency is impeccable. Therefore, no matter how expert you are, this professional knife will guarantee you to serve at its best.
This knife comes in 7 different sizes, with a blade length of 6 inches, 4.5 inches, 8 inches, 7 inches, 10 inches, 12 inches, and 9 inches. This is because not all hand sizes are the same. People have hands of different size. While some have tiny, dainty hands, others can have long or stubby fingers. Different finger lengths, finger circumferences, and palm sizes affect the way a person controls a knife.
Also, depending on the task you are carrying out, you might find it simpler to control a knife's particular size than another size. Say, for instance, some find it easy to cut small onions using a small knife and capsicum with a bigger knife. That's why Wusthof lets you pick from several sizes.
Talking about the quality, it is brilliant. Its complete-tang blade offers strength and stability to the knife. The balance is easier and correct to control. The design is made in a way that it can be held properly with ease and stays strong even after years of use.
Japanese knife manufacturer Shun is indeed one of the finest knife makers in this industry. The sheer sophistication that radiates from this classic knife is amazing. The fine metallic glow united with a beautiful signature at the annular ridges make it appealing at a mere glance.
But this knife can do more than just looking spectacular. The razor sharp blade can do slicing with ease. Available in inches: 6, 8, and 10, the Shun's Classic knife is great for users who favor a broader curve.
Its slight curve is curved enough at the tip to chop with ease in side-to-side motion. It is made of 32 layers stainless steel (high-carbon) and this is something that helps this knife stay sharp even after rough use. Its wide bolster lets you hold and work on finest tasks like julienning and mincing without any trouble. The blade is stainless steel and this feature has made it dishwasher safe.
Victorinox is a Swiss knife company and this particular knife from them is exceptional for beginners. Well, the quality is not up to the mark with other pricey knives listed here, but it is capable to do even the difficult cuts with ease.
It offers sufficient quality to for a reasonable price. It is created with precision and sharpness in mind. When it comes to sharpness, the 15-degree blade is sure not to disappoint. The knife's effortless cut is because of its high-carbon stainless steel. The sweeping curve is designed to be used efficiently for different cutting tasks.
Unlike other plastic handles used in knives, this one is more comfortable and textured for an enhanced grip. If you want to get a quality knife for a budget, this is a great choice. Value is all about balancing quality and affordability together. The Victorinox Fibrox knife gives the accurate function to help a learner keep up the pace of chopping and slicing. However, to polish your skills, you might have the need to upgrade the knife after some months.
Next on the list of best kitchen knives in the world is none other than the Global G2 series. This is one of the popular chef knives. Whether it is for professionals or amateurs, knives consist of 2 parts: blade & handle.
This structure is pretty solid, but in spite of the blade's versatility and sharpness, a knife can be of no use if the parts come off. It doesn't matter what type of material is used in making a handle, the reality is that eventually, the "joints" of a knife will have problems. This also depends on how much and what the knife is being used for.
However, the case with the Global G2 knife is different. Though the construction might not be very popular, it comes with a handle that is made of stainless steel. Unlike other knives, both the blade and handle of Global G2 knife are of stainless steel, making it completely different in characteristics.
This "single part construction" is truly a great innovation. The handle is not only comfortable to use and hold but also has better durability. The quality standards leave no space for mistakes. Besides all these, the handle is aptly dimpled, making the grip comfortable as well as safe. So, there is no chance of "slip" even if you employ it with drenched hands.
Dalstrong knives are well admired for high performance and quality chopping. The manufacturers have devoted themselves to surpass all the customer expectations with their handcrafted and innovative product line. Their knives are created with the purest and highest quality zirconium oxide powder. The knives from Dalstrong brand are made from the finest materials, and with a mission to bring efficiency and joy into kitchens worldwide.
Talking about the Gladiator 8-Inch Knife in specific, this offers a nice tsuchime finish. It has a stunning elegance with supreme function. To define this, in short, the knife is ultra essential and ultra sharp. With incredible versatility and top-notch performance, the blade offers perfect slicing, chopping, mincing, and dicing.
Made with high-carbon stainless steel, this is certainly one of the most durable knives. It is fully forged (this is the best and strongest method to construct a knife). Well, the forging metal is something that makes it tough.
Like Global G2, even this knife is made of one-piece construction; meaning that both the handle and blade are made of metal. So, it is almost impossible for the knife to break even when performing rigorous kitchen tasks. While other knife blades have a risk of coming off from the handles and injuring the user, the case with Gladiator Knife is different. The joints cannot come apart and stay together.
What Bugatti Veyron is to car enthusiasts, Suisin High-Carbon Steel Gyutou is to knife fanatics. It almost feels like a hand extension when you hold it and makes chopping smooth. Whether it is slicing half-frozen veggies or thick, hard round steak, this knife does the job without much effort.
The blade is made of carbon steel and is ideal for precision cutting. In fact, it makes the chopping experience so natural that you would actually want every slice to be 100% perfect. If you have the finest knife skills, then this is the best pick. After a few hours of using this knife, you will feel as if you want to practice your basics more perfectly.
The only problem you will have while using this knife is the "maintenance". You will have to care and wipe it with a nice oil rag (they will provide when you buy it) after washing it properly with liquid soap & water. Well, for some reasons, it is good because carbon steel blades are usually more precise and sharper knives. Hence, they require appropriate upkeep than other steel blades.
The other knives on this list won't have any problem even if they deal with strongest acidic foods such as tomatoes and lemons (because they are stainless). However, the case with this knife is a little different. It can corrode and even discolor if not taken care of. Though the knife is awesome, if you fail to care properly, those gleaming edges will tarnish soon.
The J.A. Henckels International 8-inch classic Knife offers the finest cutting performance. It is a typical German design with a moderately flat edge riveted handle. The thick bolster is great for cutting very thin tomato slices, mincing parsley, and butchering chickens.
The blade stretches via the handle to provide excellent control. The knife is dishwasher safe and remains sharp for a long time. So, you will not have the need to sharpen it as frequently as you do with other knives.
This knife version comes in two sizes: 8-inch and 10-inch. The knife has been forged wonderfully from high quality carbon steel. Most users prefer high-carbon steel over stainless steel or the hybrid steel materials many because it is stronger, sharper, harder, longer, and effortless to sharpen. Also, forged knives are much better because they offer extra durability and strength to their blades.
You will also see that forged knives are becoming harder to find these days, which has only increased their value. Happily, this knife is rather inexpensive. At a mere glance, you might find this knife less appealing but as you use, you will know it's worth. The quality of cutting is not only outstanding but also lessens the pain of sharpening it often.
The Miyabi's SG2 version is one of the best knives in the world. It is an effort to hybridize the Japanese blade design with the western-style utility. Though there are multiple knives from the Miyabi brand, this is a masterpiece.
This knife is honed and hammered to resemble a rich katana sword. Usually, the knives from Miyabi are aimed for cooks who desire the finest edge, with an amazing precision feel.
With brass spacers, rich Damascus-style markings, and attractive rosewood handle, this Miyabi knife looks stunning. While the knife has a delicate and light feel, the overall frilly look makes it dainty. The edges are ridiculously sharp. The blade is sharp enough to split apart even the hardest chicken without any problem.
The best part about this knife is that its textured surface keeps the foods from sticking. But the only problem is the handle. Yes, it is comfortable to hold but it gets a little slippery when oily or wet. So, this fancily textured steel blade isn't for everyone.
Last but not the least, on the list of best knives in the world, is the Equinox Professional Knife. In spite of being stainless steel, it isn't as durable and sharp as high-carbon steel. Therefore, this knife turns out to be an appealing option for users who are looking for a dishwasher-friendly option.
The handle of the Equinox's Professional knife is D-shaped and offers the supreme grip than flat or round blades. The grip of this knife is not only secure but also highly comfortable to use. The blade also features no-finger grooves. Now, this can be positive or negative based on how often you use the knife.
Talking about the usage in specific, if you are someone who uses it a single fashion, then you might not be satisfied with it. But, if you use it in several techniques, you might enjoy the knife's flexibility and the kind of grip the handle offers.
Unhappily, this knife features a major drawback – the blade is almost flat. This makes it very hard to perform a few techniques that you want to do with a chef's knife. Before trying to choose this as your knife, make sure that you are ready to work with a straight blade.


Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of almost 12,000, a turnover of around a £1 billion and a million patient contacts a year.
Recruiting the head of building maintenance and improvements in the past has proved a challenge. The previous post holder had taken a role closer to home and the position had been vacant for six months.
Having advertised the position on a variety of Health Service job sites, through Building Magazine and the Trust's website, Guy's and St Thomas' was still unable to find the right candidate. Although the volume of responses was high, having shortlisted and interviewed the Trust felt unable to appoint, due to not sourcing a candidate with the relevant skills and experience.
After this initial recruitment campaign it was decided that it would be prudent to open the role to a wider audience than the Health Service industry.
Hays developed a campaign to help reach the wider audience of job seekers to help fill the vacancy. Hays suggested a dedicated microsite to be supported by a multipost campaign to help drive traffic to the site where the role was being advertised. Hays posted branded adverts on sites including; Building for Jobs, Building for Design and Property for Jobs.
In addition to this online solution, the Hays database was carefully segmented and used to search suitable candidates from a wider industry base. The client was shown a number of candidates as a result of this activity.
Do you have a RICS or CIOB qualification?
Do you have experience of managing a large directly employed labour force?
Do you have any modernisation of buildings maintenance practices and listed building experience?
Do you have recent experience of managing multi-million pound reactive and planned maintenance budgets and programmes?
Hays set up and operated a recruiter dashboard to handle responses. This resulted in a total of 142 advert responses from the range of job boards we advertised on.
Of this, a total of 12 candidates were chosen and invited in for assessment days and written, numerical and psychometric testing were carried out to help determine suitability.
A shortlist of six candidates was presented to the client, of which three were interviewed. A candidate has been offered the position and will start in the role on 30th April 2012, following his three month notice period.


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The hardware used for the ChartBook is a CTL 2Go NL1 Tablet PC.
The Crusaders were playing in NL2 in 2006 and NL1 the last two seasons.
Even last year when we were flying high in NL1, you didn't really see it that often.
The Crusaders were formed in 2005 and are currently third in NL1 having won promotion last year.
Widnes find themselves in the bottom three in the NL1 table, a situation largely due to the nine point deduction they received for going into administration last year, but McCormack remains upbeat.
Centre Ratu is on a seasonlong loan with NL1 side Halifax, and on Friday night played in a full-blooded warmup match against the Storm.
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No "major exposures" have occurred in Albury, Murrumbidgee Local Health District Jill Ludford says. Ms Ludford made the comment when asked by Australian Community Media if MLHD had provided advice to the NSW government Albury should go into lockdown. "Now we're in part of the road map and recovery out of COVID, the message that we have today for people, particularly in the Albury and Greater Hume LGAs, is about people doing the right thing and restricting their movements," she said. "Obviously, the government will continue to keep a very close eye on what's happening, but we haven't had any major exposures in the Albury LGA, and I'm sure the citizens there will heed to the advice and keep their community safe." On the number of unlinked cases in Albury, Ms Ludford said about half of the cases were linked as close contacts. "As we get more community transmission, we get a greater number (of unlinked cases) and we're going through that interview process at the moment ... to see where we can link the cases," she said. "It's early days, and it does take us a while." Ms Ludford said Murrumbidgee would not be providing a breakdown of the number of cases linked to each exposure site. On the vaccination coverage in Albury, still sitting around 60 per cent, she said it "does leave us with a risk". "I think we've seen across the state when people get an outbreak in their region, sometimes that's the wake-up call," Ms Ludford said. "Because we lived for so long in relative low numbers, people haven't felt that same degree of urgency to get their vaccine. "I think we're able to cope with the outbreak that we have in Albury at the moment - we've got good management plans, we've got good testing capability, there's low rates of hospitalisation, and the majority of people who have COVID are being cared for in the hospital in the home." Ms Ludford was asked about reports of Harris Farm Markets being an exposure site. "It depends what people did when they were actually in the venue," she said. "If they dropped in ... and walked out in a very short timeframe, under 15 minutes, that won't go and be listed as a venue. "It all depends on the information that our contact traces glean from the interviews." Earlier: Nine new cases have been recorded in the Albury local government area in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday. Three of the Albury cases have been linked to known cases and six remain under investigation. Six new cases have been recorded in Greater Hume, two are linked to known cases and four are under investigation. Two cases have been recorded in Murray River, linked to known cases, and one case has been recorded in Edward River, also linked to known cases. In total, Murrumbidgee Local Health District recorded 18 new cases of COVID in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday. There has been a total of 105 cases and one death recorded in the MLHD since the start of the current outbreak. These include 51 in Albury LGA, 25 in Hilltops LGA, 11 in Edward River LGA, eight in the Greater Hume LGA, four in Murray River LGA, two in Wagga Wagga LGA, two in the Berrigan LGA, one in Griffith LGA, and one in Federation LGA. It comes as Albury Wodonga Health announced their two Wodonga testing clinics had already reached capacity by 10.30am on Monday. IN OTHER NEWS The service will have to turn away anyone seeking a test as the wait times are already longer than the testing clinics' operating hours. Huge lines have also been reported at clinics at Albury Showgrounds, Lavington Hall and the Albury Entertainment Centre. We have removed our paywall from our stories which contain need-to-know information about coronavirus. If you would like to support our journalists you can subscribe here.
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18 new cases have been recorded in the southern Riverina
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No "major exposures" have occurred in Albury, Murrumbidgee Local Health District Jill Ludford says.
Ms Ludford made the comment when asked by Australian Community Media if MLHD had provided advice to the NSW government Albury should go into lockdown.
"Now we're in part of the road map and recovery out of COVID, the message that we have today for people, particularly in the Albury and Greater Hume LGAs, is about people doing the right thing and restricting their movements," she said.
"Obviously, the government will continue to keep a very close eye on what's happening, but we haven't had any major exposures in the Albury LGA, and I'm sure the citizens there will heed to the advice and keep their community safe."
On the number of unlinked cases in Albury, Ms Ludford said about half of the cases were linked as close contacts.
"As we get more community transmission, we get a greater number (of unlinked cases) and we're going through that interview process at the moment ... to see where we can link the cases," she said.
"It's early days, and it does take us a while."
Ms Ludford said Murrumbidgee would not be providing a breakdown of the number of cases linked to each exposure site.
'No major exposures' in Albury, MLHD 'can cope' with the outbreak
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On the vaccination coverage in Albury, still sitting around 60 per cent, she said it "does leave us with a risk".
"I think we've seen across the state when people get an outbreak in their region, sometimes that's the wake-up call," Ms Ludford said.
"Because we lived for so long in relative low numbers, people haven't felt that same degree of urgency to get their vaccine.
"I think we're able to cope with the outbreak that we have in Albury at the moment - we've got good management plans, we've got good testing capability, there's low rates of hospitalisation, and the majority of people who have COVID are being cared for in the hospital in the home."
Ms Ludford was asked about reports of Harris Farm Markets being an exposure site.
"It depends what people did when they were actually in the venue," she said.
"If they dropped in ... and walked out in a very short timeframe, under 15 minutes, that won't go and be listed as a venue.
"It all depends on the information that our contact traces glean from the interviews."
Earlier:
Nine new cases have been recorded in the Albury local government area in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday.
Three of the Albury cases have been linked to known cases and six remain under investigation.
Six new cases have been recorded in Greater Hume, two are linked to known cases and four are under investigation.
Two cases have been recorded in Murray River, linked to known cases, and one case has been recorded in Edward River, also linked to known cases.
In total, Murrumbidgee Local Health District recorded 18 new cases of COVID in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday.
There has been a total of 105 cases and one death recorded in the MLHD since the start of the current outbreak. These include 51 in Albury LGA, 25 in Hilltops LGA, 11 in Edward River LGA, eight in the Greater Hume LGA, four in Murray River LGA, two in Wagga Wagga LGA, two in the Berrigan LGA, one in Griffith LGA, and one in Federation LGA.
It comes as Albury Wodonga Health announced their two Wodonga testing clinics had already reached capacity by 10.30am on Monday.
All the known exposure sites in the Southern Riverina and North East
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Wodonga testing clinics at capacity, Indie School an exposure site
The service will have to turn away anyone seeking a test as the wait times are already longer than the testing clinics' operating hours.
Huge lines have also been reported at clinics at Albury Showgrounds, Lavington Hall and the Albury Entertainment Centre.
We have removed our paywall from our stories which contain need-to-know information about coronavirus. If you would like to support our journalists you can subscribe here.


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This $16-a-Cup Coffee Was Smuggled Out of War-Torn Yemen
Blue Bottle calls the beans a "veritable coffee miracle."
By Gillie Houston Updated May 24, 2017
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Sixteen sounds like a fairly crazy number of dollars to charge for a cup of coffee. But if the beans had to be smuggled out of a war-torn country by hand on a small dinghy across the Red Sea, we're willing to consider that the cost could be justified. This week, San Francisco's Blue Bottle Coffee drew attention this week for the hefty price of its new Port of Mokha coffee, but the real story is that it exists at all.
In March of 2015, Yemeni-American coffee importer Mokhtar Alkhanshali was doing standard business in Yemen's capital city, Sana'a, when full-fledged airstrikes broke out around the city. "It looked like Armageddon. All hell had broken loose," Alkhanshali tells NPR. All routes in and out of the country via boat or plane were blocked, and calls for help to the American Embassy for were rebuffed. Alkhanshali was trapped, and was was breaking out.
That's when the coffee dealer decided to drive seven hours to the Red Sea port of Mocha and flee the country on a 20-foot-long motorized dinghy. Alkhanshali brought no navigational equipment along for the ride, but did manage to hoist two suitcases full of Yemen's esteemed coffee from the independent farms he had been working with. The conflict-torn country has a centuries-old history of coffee production. According to the coffee site Sprudge, Yemen's beans are speculated to be the first to be served to the Western world. In fact, the country's brew was so beloved that "in the 1500s there were more than 3,000 coffee shops in Cairo, all of them serving Yemeni coffee."
When Alkhanshali finally reached land, he and his companion were incarcerated by security forces who suspected they were smugglers of slightly more nefarious goods. However, eventually they were released and flown back to the U.S.—coffee in tow. Through his company, Port of Mokha, Alkhanshali got connected to Blue Bottle CEO James Freeman, who was instantly taken with the blend. In a gushing statement on its site, Blue Bottle describes Freeman's first sip of the brew as a "transcendent encounter" and the beans themselves a "veritable coffee miracle."
Now, a highly limited amount of trading ports to Yemen are open occasionally, allowing Alkhanshali to get small batches of the beans back to the states. "The country is still in the midst of a war. It's very difficult to go in and out," he says, but Alkhanshali is passionate about ensuring the future of Yemen's storied coffee. The importer goes to great lengths to get GrainPro bags—which extend the green coffee's shelf life—to the farmers he has built relationships with across the country. The bags alone have to purchased in the Philippines, flown to Ethiopia and Djibouti, smuggled on boat into one of Yemen's ports—given its even open—and driven through airstrikes to be delivered to the producers. Not exactly your average supply chain.
Port of Mokha coffee is available at Blue Bottle by the cup, or for $65 for six ounces online, and each purchase comes with a sesame cardamom cookie inspired by Alkhanshari's great-grandmother and an informational pamphlet on the history of the brew. While Freeman knows that double-digits for a cup seems steep, as he puts it: "Miracles aren't cheap." And when you think about the lengths and life-risking efforts put into the cultivation of the beans, $16 starts to sound reasonable.
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Pope Francis looks set for trip to Ireland in 2018
Irish EU Commissioner Phil Hogan reportedly met with the Pope in Rome
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Pope Francis looks set to become the first Pontiff to visit Ireland since Pope John Paul II in 1979.
It's understood that the Pope will arrive on Irish shores in the summer of 2018 - with the World Meeting of Families being discussed as a potential date (August 20-27), though this has not been formally confirmed.
Irish EU Commissioner Phil Hogan reportedly met with the Pope in Rome at a United Nations Ceremony to mark World Food Day.
Mr Hogan told the Irish Independent: "I met the Pope at the FAO headquarters in Rome. It was a short discussion but he confirmed to me that he was coming to Ireland next year and looking forward to it."
The 2018 All-Ireland Football Final could be delayed... by the Pope
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Samsung Cloud is terminating Gallery Sync and Drive storage next year
The forecast is not cloudy
Caleb Potts 2020/09/08
4:46am PDT Sep 8, 2020
Storing things in the digital cloud is great, but what happens when the sun comes out? This fiction is becoming a reality for many Samsung Cloud users, as the company continues shutting down its cloud storage services to make room for a more monetarily beneficial deal with Microsoft. Samsung is now giving users a timetable for making the switch before everything gets deleted next year.
How to sync your Dropbox or OneDrive files on a Chromebook
It's far from a perfect solution, but it's something
Manuel Vonau 2020/07/18
8:00am PDT Jul 18, 2020
With Windows programs on the way to Chrome OS and Linux and Android apps already available, it's possible to get a lot of work done on a Chromebook while you're offline. The only problem is that Chrome OS doesn't save a lot of data locally, and even the native Google Drive integration won't retain offline copies of files by default (though that can be changed for individual folders and files). While Chrome OS gained the ability to give you read-only access to third-party cloud storage, there is no official means of fully syncing files from there to your Chromebook. But if you absolutely need offline access to your cloud storage data on your Chromebook, there's an Android app that can help with that: Autosync.
Microsoft is adding a dark mode for OneDrive on the web
This will bring the web version in line with the design of the mobile apps
12:49pm PDT Jul 1, 2020
Dark mode is becoming more of a necessity these days with most apps and operating systems supporting it (looking at you, ChromeOS). Microsoft started testing a dark mode in its OneDrive Android app last year, and it made it into the stable release a few months back. Now the company has unveiled that dark mode for OneDrive on the web is on its way.
Samsung Access phone subscription launches in the US: Get an S20 with insurance and 1TB cloud storage for a monthly fee
7:24am PDT Jun 1, 2020
Samsung is rolling out its phone-as-a-subscription Samsung Access service here in the US. Starting as low as $37 a month for the baby S20 model, Samsung Access includes the phone, Samsung Premium Care device protection, 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage, and access to Microsoft 365 Personal. Although there's a pile of terms and conditions associated with it, the service also lets you upgrade your phone every nine months — or earlier, if you'd like to pay more.
Samsung's first update for the Galaxy Buds Pro is already here with new features and tweaks
Microsoft OneDrive adds face unlock support on the Pixel 4
Keep your files protected without sacrificing ease of access
Rita El Khoury 2020/04/01
5:08am PDT Apr 1, 2020
More and more apps are adopting Android 10's official biometrics API, which means they now support both fingerprint authentication and face unlock, and will adapt to your phone. The latest one to join the fray is Microsoft's One Drive.
OneDrive's dark mode going live for all (APK Download) (Updated)
Hagop Kavafian 2020/03/12
8:01am PDT Mar 12, 2020
Out in stable
Dark mode is definitely the feature your software needs to have these days, and what better timing than releasing it in time for Halloween? Microsoft's OneDrive is the company's latest app to get the treatment, following in Outlook's footsteps.
Microsoft's new all-in-one Office app is now available for all (Update: Tablet support soon)
Corbin Davenport 2020/02/19
Microsoft officially announced the combined Office app today, so yesterday's Android release was likely jumping the gun a little bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=untLDcPPdsw There are a few minor new additions to the Word, Excel,
Once upon a time, you could view and edit Google Docs files from a single Drive app, but Google later split them up into multiple editing applications. Microsoft is now doing the reverse: it's combining the Android versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into one app to rule them all.
Samsung Cloud switches gears from irrelevancy to extinction with some help from Microsoft OneDrive
Zach Laidlaw 2019/10/31
7:22am PDT Oct 31, 2019
During Unpacked 2019, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella made a surprise appearance on stage to declare his company's promise to integrate some of its software savvy with Samsung's hardware prowess. Mere months later, one of Samsung's core services, Samsung Cloud, showed its first signs of collapse when its free tier of storage options dropped from 15GB to a measly 5GB. On this Halloween, it appears Samsung is preparing the coffin for its cloud service with Microsoft's OneDrive primed to be its successor.
OneDrive passes one billion downloads on the Play Store
When it comes to storing files on the cloud, there's a variety of options you can pick from. The most common names on the market include Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive. Although the first already passed one billion downloads last year, Microsoft's solution just exceeded the same threshold, confirming the app's popularity.
OneDrive's new Personal Vault puts extra security on your sensitive documents
Jules Wang 2019/06/27
3:57am PDT Jun 27, 2019
You can pretty much stick a file manager interface onto any app you want. But when it comes to actual personal storage apps, be it local or in the cloud, developers could always go further by installing an enhanced-security enclave — where particularly sensitive files can be stored and accessed only through further authentication. Microsoft recently decided to give OneDrive customers such an extra layer, branding it as their own "Personal Vault."
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North Central resident Nancy Allen, a mortgage advisor with American Dream Mortgage, has passed the qualifying exams to earn the Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) designation granted by the CMPS Institute. Only 1 in 742 mortgage advisors in Arizona hold this distinction.
The CMPS curriculum incorporates five essential skill sets including: mortgage and real estate taxation, cash flow planning, and real estate investment planning.
Nancy Allen can be reached at nallen@LoansClose.com, or call 602-451-6260.


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Rune 2 publisher is suing Human Head for abandoning game, withholding assets
Rune 2 publisher Ragnarok has filed a legal complaint against developer Human Head Studios.
It looks like the story of Human Head Studios may yet have a new chapter. The studio recently shuttered following the release of Rune 2. Rather than letting go of staff, the team was absorbed by Bethesda as part of the new Roundhouse Studios.
Roundhouse is Human Head's new name, but little else has changed. The move surprised many, not least of which Rune 2's own publisher Ragnarok. Now, the company has taken Human Head to court.
In the lawsuit [PDF], Ragnarok is seeking $100 million in compensation, and acquisition of Rune 2's assets and source code so it can continue supporting the game.
The filing is big, but it reveals what appears to be troubled development and a drop in communication towards the end. Ragnarok said Human Head had agreed to an 11-milestone contract that would see the studio receive payments upon clearing each milestone. Human Head would take on development duties and community management, leaving Ragnarok to fund and market.
However, Ragnarok alleges that due to "delays, errors, and mismanagement" the number of milestone expanded to 23, and the company says all completed milestones were paid. Moving on from Rune 2's troubled development, the lawsuit reveals that Ragnarok was not aware of the Bethesda deal.
The company alleges that it was difficult to get the developer to respond to contact towards the end of the game's development. Ragnarok was told of Human Head's decision to shut down just three business days before the game's launch, though without a mention of Bethesda's involvement.
Ragnarok says Rune 2 rights belong to it, but it is currently unable to continue DLC development and post-launch support because it has yet to receive the game's core assets, which it says it owns as part of the initial contract.
The publisher echoed these statements in a forum post, where it also stressed its commitment to Rune 2.
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Dr. Neel Chadha is a dedicated family physician who specializes in senior care. He has extensive knowledge of ailments affecting the senior population, including dementia, arthritis, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Dr. Chadha completed medical school in Calgary and carried out his family medicine residency training in Perth and Ottawa. Early in his career, he gained experience working in eight retirement homes and two long-term care homes. He also worked at five hospitals, including the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital.
As a child of immigrants, Dr. Chadha feels grateful for the freedoms, opportunities and lifestyles, Canada has to offer and to the generations of people who worked tirelessly to achieve them. His passion for helping seniors led him on the path to improving the standard of care—and the lifestyles—offered in retirement homes.
Wit Lewandowski is a registered pharmacist who graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) from the University of Toronto, College of Pharmacy. He owned and operated Rideau Pharmacy in downtown Ottawa for over 25 years before selling it to focus on the retirement home sector. In order to stay current with developments in the pharmaceutical field, particularly in the area of senior care, he continues to work as a pharmacist on a part-time basis.
Wit has successfully developed and operated two previous retirement homes: Rideau Gardens, a 121-unit, full-service retirement home in Ottawa and Quinte Gardens, a 239-unit, full-service retirement home in Belleville.
Wit has always been passionate about senior care and is one of the few pharmacists in the country with the professional designation of Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP). Wit is also passionate about mentorship and Dr. Neel Chadha credits him with being a "superb mentor" throughout the project.
Karen grew up in Perth and has strong ties to the community and an extensive knowledge of the Perth area. Her passion is working with seniors. She is ardent about making sure our elders are respected and heard.
Karen has spent the last 7 years working with seniors and their families. She brings with her a background in nursing, having just obtained her Personal Support Worker Certificate from Algonquin College, Perth Campus. She enjoys lively discussions on many topics. She also brings an understanding of the importance of fitness and will ensure that everyone is up and moving!
Karen enjoys being an active participant in her community and looks forward to working alongside our residents as a vibrant member of our team. Karen loves meeting and getting to know new people and looks forward to the challenge of making meaningful connections with our residents.