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Dabangg gets thumbs up from critics!

Hard-core action is back in Bollywood, and how! Salman Khan’s Dabangg which has been generating a lot of interest thanks to sizzling item number Munni… and the right promotion, has got approval from movie critics.

Farmers death owing to power bill: Rights panel

Taking suo moto notice of a news item published in The Times of India, Lucknow edition on Wednesday under the caption `Farmer gets Rs 1.14 L power bill, ends life’, the UP Human Rights Commission has issued notices to managing director, UP Power Corporation Ltd, DM, Jhansi and executive engineer, power distribution, Jhansi, to send a detailed report to it within four weeks regarding the incident.

Six looks for Katrina

Farah Khan is going all out to make Tees Maar Khan as different as possible. The latest development is that the director has created six different looks for Katrina Kaif in an item song that goes Sheela ki Jawani.

A unit source revealed, “Farah has choreographed the song with six different looks for Katrina Kaif and it is going to be the highlight of the film. It is a perfect amalgamation of

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Malaika’s sisterly act

Actresses and item girls are not known to make the best of friends, but they certainly make great sisters. Malaika Arora Khan, designer Surily Goel’s muse was supposed to walk the ramp for her, but her last minute commitment to designer Mandira Wirk prevented her from showing up at Surily’s show.

Instead of giving Surily the option of finding a replacement, Malaika convinced the designer t

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Kat does a Katkar

One of the six looks of actor Katrina Kaif in her item song in film-maker Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan has her paying a tribute to the hit song Jumma Chumma De De, from the ‘91 blockbuster, Hum.

Kat flaunts her belly-button

Katrina Kaif plays a delectable item girl in Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan.

Japani samosa

The Japani samosa does not even look like a samosa, but patrons from across the city come to the outlet to binge on this delightful item.

Going away to school? Here’s how to stock up your college pantry

College (or university) is a time in your life when you are learning many things. Outside your academic studies, college may be when you learn to live on your own, to keep up your own home, and so on. A big part of that is learning to cook for yourself, and it is easiest to cook regularly if you keep some ingredients on hand. That’s where your pantry comes in.

Steps

1. Set aside some space in or near your kitchen to store food. If you kitchen does not have any obvious pantry space built in or is short on overall storage, see if a bookcase nearby (perhaps in a coat closet) or other movable storage could work.
   • Try to find a space that is clean, dry, cool, and dark for your pantry. The cabinet just over your stove may not be the best choice.
2. Buy items as you need and use them. This means that you will acquire the items in your pantry gradually (thus avoiding any major, up-front expenses) and it also means that you will buy only those things you are prepared to use.
   • Consider bringing some things from home to get you off to a “free” and easier start. Get your parents’ permission first, though.
3. 

   Start simple.

   Start with the basics. Spaghetti sauce in jars and boxed pasta are easy staples to start with. Even when you move on to slightly more sophisticated meals, they’ll be handy things to keep around for that day when things get especially busy.

4. Include other sources of starch. Rice, flour, oatmeal, and potatoes are all starches that will keep for a good long while in the pantry. While you most likely will not eat these foods alone, they are all good for extending other meals.
   • Store flour, rice, oatmeal, and the like in airtight (and bug-tight) canisters or jars. If you don’t have dedicated canisters yet, you can save large jars from items you buy.
5. Have dry storage for things like onions and potatoes. There’s generally no need to refrigerate either, so long as the space is relatively cool and dry and has good air circulation. A basket or bin with holes in it will help.
   • Potatoes should be stored away from a light source, to discourage sprouting.
6. 

   Canned tomatoes

   Include some canned goods. It’s generally healthier and far cheaper to use fresh vegetables and make your own soups, but having a few cans on hand for the busy moments doesn’t hurt. You can also stock cans of things like tomato sauce, beans, and mushrooms, if you like to use those in cooking.

7. 

   Include some breads. You can buy regular bread, or you can buy food like pitas or tortillas. Some tortilla chips can also go well with food like tacos and chili.

8. 

   Baking supplies.

   Decide whether you’ll do any baking. If you intend to bake, you will need baking staples like flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

9. 

   Freezer

   Use your freezer as part of your pantry. Frozen meats are very convenient, especially if you have a microwave in which to defrost them. (Otherwise, defrost in the fridge a day in advance.) Frozen vegetables may not be quite as good as fresh ones, but you may find that they are easier to keep on hand than fresh.

   • If you love smoothies, you might consider getting frozen fruit, too, or freezing your own fruit. You can also learn how to freeze cooked foods and ready-to-cook foods for yourself, for quick meals later.
10. 

    Your spice rack is a key part of your pantry.

    Start to build a selection of seasonings, according to what you use. These are herbs and spices, as well as the ubiquitous salt and pepper, and include condiments like soy sauce, ketchup, and vinegar.

    • Seasonings add flavors to your cooking. Some can be fairly expensive, so start with one jar of spices at a time.
    • You don’t need every spice; just the ones you use. Find out what your recipes call for and just buy that.
    • Look for a few seasoning mixes, or mix your own. Italian seasoning is generally just a mix of oregano, basil, rosemary and parsley. A jar of chili powder or taco seasoning can dress up some basic meat and veggies so they’ll taste good in a tortilla. Do watch for added salt in seasoning mixes, though.
    • Some grocery and health food stores may provide samples of spice mixes for free. This is a good opportunity to get a sample package or two spice mixes.
    • 

      Bulk foods and spices

      Look around for a source of spices in bulk or in packets, rather than in little, glass jars. You may want to buy spices the first time in those glass jars, but refill them with spices in less expensive packaging.

11. Supplement your pantry with regular trips to the store to get perishable foods, such as eggs, dairy, and fresh fruits and veggies. If you plan a bit, you may be able to keep these trips to about once per week.
12. Learn which ingredients last longer than others. All foods will eventually spoil, but some things will last longer than others. Buy your quantities according to how quickly you use each item.
13. 

    Shopping day.

    Use up and replace the items in your pantry. As you use something up, or get close, put it on your shopping list, as long as it is something you use regularly. Keep a shopping list pad near the pantry with a pencil, so that’s it’s really easy to update missing ingredients.

14. Keep the ingredients around for one or two pantry meals that you can do if you haven’t had the time to go shopping. Spaghetti and tacos are two fairly easy choices.

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Tips

• Make your own list. The suggestions here are examples, but you will discover your own cooking style, and it may differ from the list here.
• Having a pantry and cooking for yourself can both save tremendous amounts of money compared to buying prepared foods or going out to eat in a restaurant. You’ll also know more about your food if you cook it yourself. However busy you are, it’s likely in college that you’ll still have more time than money, so invest some time in yourself and learn to cook.
• You may notice that this article does not suggest stocking up on TV dinners and prepared foods. You may want to keep a couple of cans of soup around for term paper nights or finals week, but you shouldn’t rely on them all the time. They’re costly and often high in salt and additives. They also have much more packaging than other foods. It is also a good idea to get into the habit of making your own meals, so that you’re aware of how easy it is to cook. The best way to learn to cook is to practice often.
• Part of keeping a pantry is trial and error. You will have to find your own balance and your own cooking style to know what to keep in your pantry.
• Every now and then, look in the back of your pantry. See if there are things there that are spoiled. Just as importantly, see if there are things that are still good that you could use up before they spoil.
• Buy a little at a time, especially at first. Once you’ve learned how you cook and what you cook, you can keep appropriate quantities of the right ingredients on hand or simply buy a little extra each time you go grocery shopping.
• Prepared cereal is an easy thing to put in a pantry, but it’s also one of the most costly and heavily packaged things you can eat regularly, especially considering what it is. Challenge yourself to come up with alternate breakfasts, at least a few times a week. Also, try your own additions to plain oatmeal (almost any fresh or dried fruit is good), or learn to make muesli or granola yourself.
• Don’t rule out dried beans. They may take longer to cook, but most of it is not your time, and they are healthy and inexpensive.

Warnings

• Throw away spoiled foods. You may make a point to catch things while they’re still good next time, but a little bit of money is far less costly in the long run than food poisoning.
• Learn about and practice safe food handling, especially as regards meats and eggs.

Things You’ll Need

• Pantry space set aside
• Ingredients as outlined above
• Shopping list and pencil
• Carrying bags

Related wikiHows

• How to Stock a Kitchen Pantry
• How to Stock a Vegetarian Pantry
• How to Organize a Pantry
• How to Organize a Kitchen
• How to Learn Cooking by Yourself

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Posted: September 3rd, 2010
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At Your Service Runner – Kuwait JW Marriott – Kuwait

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Man held allegedly with ‘fake’ $1m bank notes

Confiscated bills were used by US multi-millionaires club for decorative purposes and sold as collectors' item

John Lennon’s toilet up for sale

Taking the craze for Beatles memorabilia to a new level, a lavatory from the home of the band’s legendary frontman John Lennon is set to go under the hammer. The item is part of an auction of Fab Four memorabilia in their hometown of Liverpool and is expected to fetch upto $2,000, reported Contactmusic.

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Eesha miffed on being referred to as item girl

Bollywood actress Eesha Narang, better known as the Khallas girl does not take kindly to the ‘item’ tag attached to her following a series of special appearances in movie songs.

What Is a Sticker Price?

A sticker price is the listed price for an item. Usually, it is the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), and it may be negotiable. The term “sticker price” comes from the idea that the price of an item is often marked with the use of a removable sticker, allowing people to conceal the true cost of the item if it is used for a gift. Being aware of…

What Is a Sticker Price?

Know your cab well if you want to locate a lost item

SHARJAH – Next time you get into a Sharjah taxi, don’t forget to notice which franchise it belongs to as it will give you a chance to locate it, in case you lose some valuables inside the cab.

Vidya to perform a sensuous item number

Vidya to perform a sensuous item number

How to Plan a Beer Drinking Trip

Pater Marcus, Budapest Hungary

Planning and enjoying a trip with friends that centers around finding new and interesting beers and new and interesting places can be great fun. Whether in the United States or worldwide, with the proper planning, you can enjoy being with your friends, consuming a variety of new beers, and seeing new unique places that you find along the way.

Steps

1. Get some friends. Kidding aside, make sure that the individuals that you travel with are of a like spirit and are keen to make the trip one with a focus on beer tasting. It’s no fun going on a beer drinking adventure with someone who prefers wine (and lets you know it all the time!).
2. Decide on a destination and plan ahead. If this trip is somewhere fairly local to you (another state if you are in the US, province if in Canada, or a bordering country in say Europe), try to give yourself at least a couple of months to work out the details. While trips can be taken at the spur of the moment, the chance of disaster or an unmemorable trip is much increased without proper planning.
   • If the trip is international, try and give yourself at least four months planning time. Between arranging the flight, hotels, brewery tours and incidentals, you will be quite busy and the extra couple of months give you flexibility. A few trip suggestions (these are made-up names, but you get the idea):
   • The Belgian Experience
   • Bavarian Highlights
   • American Hop Tour
3. Plan a trip of five to seven days. Any fewer and you may spend more time traveling than drinking and enjoying. Any longer and you will probably have had enough by day seven and the enjoyment goes down from there.
4. If you would rather not worry about details other than who to send the money too, there are a number of tour operators that cater specifically for beer drinkers. Seek them out, compare what they offer, and decide if you want to be led around or would rather do this on your own.
5. Once a destination or destinations have been decided on, it’s time to make arrangements. Here are a few suggestions:
   • Unless you can get a fantastic rate from an upscale hotel chain, look for something moderately priced that has breakfast included. Remember, you will only be sleeping there, with the rest of your time spent exploring the wide world of beer.
   • If you plan a brewery tour, make sure you check with the brewery just prior to your trip. Many breweries will shut down tours to do maintenance or such, but won’t announce it openly.
   • Research any other transport needs at your destination. Whether it’s taxicabs, buses or subways, make sure you are aware of their hours (run times) and their customs (how much taxis charge in different locations, for example). If you are traveling to your destination in your own vehicle, check on road closings, tolls, parking, and such.
6. 

   Brugge, Belgium Canal

   Build in some non-beer time. Make sure you have some down time in your schedule for non beer related events. Get to know the areas that you are visiting (it creates a more lasting memory) and try to bring a little of that home (via photos or souvenirs).

7. Spend some time apart from your friends. Always moving in a group can get tedious when not all of the group wants to move. Make sure you plan some days with time to do whatever anyone wants, with a meet-up for say lunch or dinner. A day apart ending with a dinner at a restaurant that specializes in beer-cooked foods is a great way to refresh. It also provides for lively conversation as to what the others did that day.
8. Always take the time to partake in the specialty (beer or otherwise) of the area in which you are traveling. A few examples, to help you get the idea:
   • 

     Restrobieres

     Belgium – Trappist beer, Lambic beer, chocolate, waffles, and beer-infused dining

   • United States – Hopped up beers, barley wines, barbecues, hot wings, regional food favorites
   • Germany – Wheat beers, Bock beers, wursts, pork.
9. Research, research, research. By knowing as much about your destination as possible, it will make your trip easier and more memorable.

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Tips

• Try to make a memory. Pick one thing out and try to get that item from all of your destinations. Good examples include pins, bottle caps from the beers you had, or coasters from the many bars and pubs you visited. When you return home, make them into a display of some sort to remind yourself of the time you had.
• Use the social networking sites when possible. Get suggestions from people that have been to your destination before.

Warnings

• Take all the typical travel precautions.

Things You’ll Need

• Itinerary
• Internet or travel brochures for planning and research
• Travel agent (optional)
• Suitcase or travel bag, travel clothing, etc.
• Tickets, visas, passport, etc. (as relevant)

Sources and Citations

• Original source of article – http://beer.cellarmonk.com, reprinted with permission.

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Posted: August 14th, 2010
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Item girl Vidya Balan?

When Vidya Balan romanced two men in Ishqiya, it was seen as a rather bold role for the usually sober actress. Breaking the mould yet again, Vidya will soon be seen doing an item number in…

10 Tips for Saving Money on School Supplies

The average American family with school aged children spend $594.24 on back-to-school supplies.^[1] With millions of kids, teens, and adults going back to school in August and September, the stores are crowded with people looking to buy school supplies at the last minute and joining this fray can cause you to overspend. However, it doesn’t take much to scope out good deals and sales, and the following steps will help you to make budget savvy choices for this year’s school supplies.

Steps

1. 

   The fancier the item, the costlier it’s likely to be

   Stick to the school’s list of required supplies. While your children might want a fancier range of stationery and accompaniments, deviating from the recommended supplies can increase costs, let alone causing your child discomfort when the teacher requests that you still supply the originally requested items. Contact the school, or look at their official website if you have not already received a copy. Many schools now provide a downloadable list straight from their website.

   • Where your child insists on something extra, work out in advance how to respond. You could allow one extra item only, or tell your child that any items outside the required list are to be paid for out of your child’s own money.
2. Ask your child’s school for information on any community programs that are distributing free school supplies. Note, however, that in some communities, this may be only offered to low-income families, so it’s likely that you will be required to show that you really can’t afford the supplies.
   • Talk to your school principal about the school joining the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources (USA) or a similar organization in your country. These organizations collect overstocked donations from businesses and redistribute them to nonprofit organizations, like schools.
3. Recycle and reuse where possible. Before you even consider shopping, there are lots of good options possible from your home front first. Consider reusing and recycling where possible:
   • Go through last year’s stationery supplies and salvage what is still good to use.
   • Ask other family members what they have that they don’t need anymore. Start at home with older brothers and sisters, then ask grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, etc. Even your neighbors might have unwanted stationery supplies.
   • Cover all books in recycled paper.
   • Wash, clean, and stitch up any tears or holes in backpacks, lunch bags, etc., to give them another year’s use.
   • Make your own pencil cases, laptop cases, backpacks, etc., using fabric or other materials already stashed at home.
   • Make plain supplies more exciting by adding embellishments using markers, stickers, scrap fabric and paper, etc. This can be a big part of the fun of getting the supplies ready to go!
   • If uniforms are required, use the school’s used uniform distribution system. Most schools with uniforms will have a uniform reuse system in place, and the clothing will be in good condition.
4. Set a budget. Knowing in advance how much there is to spare will keep everyone’s minds focused on the limits to this spending exercise.
   • Withdraw that amount of cash only. Have your children involved in this process so that they can understand the process of budgeting.^[2]
5. 

   Check the weekly store sale advertisements. Have your child help you find the best prices in catalogs and online – this can be a source of responsible fun for each child to find the best coupon, etc., deals on their needed items, as well as receiving an unstructured lesson in financial responsibility at the same time. Things to keep in mind include:

   • Some stores have a “loss leader” category, where they’ll sell items at a loss to lure you into the store. If you shop for the items on special on a weekly basis, over a period of several weeks, you can accumulate many of the items on the list at a sale price, provided you’re prepared to keep returning to the stores regularly.
   • Note that specialist stationery stores can sometimes be the most expensive place to source your supplies from. Do some shopping around to compare prices and ask for discounts if you have seen items cheaper at another store (prefer price-matching stores for this reason).
   • Look for upcoming tax-free shopping days to add to your discount. Tax free sales days or weekends can provide big discounts where offered (note that this is more common in the United States and Canada).
   • As well as cutting out catalog coupons, print out downloadable coupons or deals that you can only get online. The effort to search through relevant sites is well worth it, as you will find coupons that can be printed, cut out and taken along to the store for discounts.
6. 

   Browse through a variety of dollar stores, department stores, stationery stores, and large stores, for the best deals on pencils, pens, notebooks, and other items. Look for no-name brands as well as checking out the sales bins.

7. Team up with your child’s friend’s parents. Use your group buying power to purchase school supplies in bulk at reduced cost. Split the supplies up between you. This is extremely helpful if the children are in the same class.
8. Look at reconditioned or last season’s options for more expensive items such as laptops or sports gear. If a laptop is required, this is a big expense item. You can reduce the purchase costs by purchasing a reconditioned laptop from a reliable supplier, looking at older models on special, or using a hand-me-down model from another family member who no longer needs it. Try to avoid borrowing a laptop in case it gets damaged or lost, and it’s a good idea to insure it.
   • Make use of the tax-free sales days when purchasing laptops, desktops, flash drives, and other electronic items for school. You can save thousands.^[3]
   • Think about trading in old equipment for new or reconditioned. This can be really useful for sports or music gear. Ask your local sports or music store if they have such a system in place, or if they know of a club or other place that can help. Or check out trading bulletins or online sites for other options.
9. Try some less obvious places. There are some other supply sources that you might not have considered that are worth checking out:
   • Try your local thrift store or charity shop. If you let them know in advance that you’re looking for school supplies, they might be able to keep some back for you. Otherwise, rummage through the supplies that they do have.
   • Look through online auctions. People often have clear-outs of their stationery items, or things that their children have outgrown. Don’t forget to check the craft section as well for things like scissors, glue, bulk items being cleared out, etc.
   • If you work somewhere that is getting rid of its stationery supplies (such as for an upgrade, etc.), ask your boss if the spare, unwanted items can be donated to the school as free supplies. Never take stationery from work without asking, however, or you could lose your job for stealing.
10. Wait until school goes back. This is a little trickier but with your child’s teacher’s help or some knowledge of the upcoming timetable, you can find out which supplies won’t be needed until later in the school year. Leave off buying these ones until the stores start to move their back-to-school stock into the throw-out sales bins at hugely discounted prices.
    • Many stores will start reducing stock as early as a week after school has gone back, so you might not have long to wait; you might, however, have to withstand your child’s complaints of “I want it now!”. ^[4]

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Tips

• If a list is not specific for an item, such as the brand of pens, don’t necessarily go for the generic brand. Some items may break or wear down sooner than others. If you have used a certain brand in the past, for example work, leisure, etc, use that knowledge to purchase supplies.
• Buying up supplies throughout the school year, whenever you spot them on special, can be a great way to save money. Keep a special stationery cupboard for growing supplies. If you don’t use them all up at the end of your child’s schooling, donate what is left over. Basics to keep an eye for include:
  • Ballpoint pens
  • Pencils, colored and graphite, plus sharpeners
  • Rulers, protractors, compass
  • Lined paper
  • Erasers
  • Subject folders with pockets
  • Highlighters
  • Backpack, pencil case, lunchbox
  • Stapler and staples
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Calculator and advanced calculator
  • Sports and music equipment (always expensive, so it pays to be looking out for these items going on sale all year round)
• During the year, always keep free pencils, pens, note paper, etc., that you receive from businesses, hotels, etc. and keep these as part of your school supplies stash.
• Suggest that your child trade with her friends. They could pool all of their existing stationery at your house during a “trade school supplies” party with party snacks and drinks the only costs involved!
• If you know someone who has a fledging eco-stationery or other newly formed stationery business, ask them for free supplies in return for sharing information about the business with other parents or your school.

Warnings

• Try not to leave the shopping until the last minute. Sales are offered all through the summer season and even while on vacation, browse through the stationery sections as you select your sunscreen and other vacation goodies. You can usually find room to take home a few extra items of stationery bought at a bargain!

Things You’ll Need

• Budget
• School supplies list
• Internet access
• Catalogs
• Transport

Related wikiHows

• How to Buy School Supplies for High School
• How to Cover School Books Using Biodegradable Materials
• How to Keep Your Binder Clean and Organized
• How to Make Your School Supplies Last
• How to Make a Laptop Bag from Cardboard
• How to Make a Laptop Tote Bag

Sources and Citations

• Original Source of text and images, How to Save on School Supplies, http://www.howcast.com/videos/214534-How-To-Save-on-School-Supplies. Video from Howcast, shared with permission.
• The cost of school supplies is sourced from Howcast. In addition, however, you can also find a breakdown of $147 for elementary school expenditure, $245 for middle school, $700 for high school expenditure, at Yahoo News, How To Save On School Supplies, http://news.yahoo.com/video/oklahomacity-koco-18229979/how-to-save-on-school-supplies-21208557

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Posted: August 13th, 2010
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3D-Mapping Laser Backpack: Nerdiest Back-to-School Item Ever

The back-to-school season is upon us, and what better way to go back to school in style than with a laser-equipped backpack capable of building 3D maps of building interiors?

Sanju snips wife’s item song

Possessive hubby Sanjay, embarrassed by her saucy item number, urges Prakash Jha to snip it off.

Woman jailed in US for restaurant tantrum (NDTV)

A woman’s love for McDonald’s chicken nuggets has landed in her in an Ohio jail. Surveillance video released by police on Monday showed Melodi Dushane throwing a massive tantrum after being told by employees at the Toledo restaurant that she could not have chicken nuggets as the item was not being served yet.

An Indian summer but not for Brand India

It’s an Indian summer in Europe. It isn’t the scorching sun alone that reminds you of home but the colours and clothes all around you.  Indian prints, light, summery cottons and linens are to be found everywhere. Most stalls are selling what look like slightly modified versions of kurtas. The long flowing skirt or the maxi dress is back, in vibrant reds, pinks, blues, yellows, and greens. You almost feel as if you are shopping at Sarojini Nagar in Delhi or the Fashion street in Mumbai.

But here’s a catch. India, as a consumer brand, is still not hot. So when you ask a shop keeper, as  I did in  the tourist hot spots of Croatia, if the  item I was looking at was from India, the response invariably would be, "Yes, but designed/styled here,"  or "It is Italian linen."  Obviously, we haven’t reached a level where vendors with pride will say, "Yes, Made in India."

Something similar, though the context was totally different played out at Kumrovec, near Zagreb, the Croatian capital.  Kumrovec houses an open air museum, in which a village has been recreated to give the modern tourists a glimpse of  traditional Croat  life  from late 19th and early 20th century.

The village houses about 40 renovated traditional homes including that of Marshall Tito –  the former strong man of  erstwhile Yugoslavia. Tito, born, Josip Broz, came from  peasant stock. The house gives a good indication of how hard life must have been in those days and what a meteoric rise Tito had in life to become the President of Yugoslavia.

Tito’s house has pictures of him  from various stages of his life and quite naturally with dignitaries including foreign leaders. Given that Tito was part of the trio that launched the Non-aligned movement (NAM) with Jawaharlal Nehru and Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, one would expect at least one picture of  him with Nehru. I could find none. Most Croats  are, of course, aware of the connection. Whenever we said we were from India, the reaction mostly was, " Ah, Nehru and NAM."   Interestingly, pictures of Tito with former American president Richard Nixon were rather prominent. Makes you ruefully admit that whichever part of the world you are in, whatever be the ideological bent of the country, the most coveted brand  is American. And that holds true, in fact, even more pronouncedly, for India.

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How to Photograph Ice Cream

While photographing ice cream might seem simple at first thought, the reality is a little different. A food with many color variations that can make mixing and matching and good light and depth capturing tricky for the photographer, it also has the challenging habit of melting if you’re not fast enough!

To help you succeed, here are some ideas for those of you who love to blog your ice cream recipes, or if you’d just like a wonderful summer theme focused on taking photos of ice cream, with the added benefit that you can enjoy these ice creams minus the calories!

Steps

Preparation

1. Be prepared properly in advance. Ice cream won’t wait for you and melts fast, making it hard to photograph.^[1]. To avoid losing those precious moments when the ice cream still looks fantastic, it is important to prepare all of your equipment and props in advance for still food photography.
   • Have all of your camera equipment in place, including tripod (if using), special lenses, filters, etc. A tripod can be an excellent piece of equipment for indoor ice cream photography; you can set the camera in place at the angle that pleases the eye best, relying on props (such as yogurt containers, etc.) to serve as mock ice cream until you’ve adjusted the camera to the exact settings desired.^[2] Once done, grab your ice cream, remove the props and arrange the ice cream in the predestined positions, and shoot away for the next few minutes.
   • Check the the lighting is just as you want it (see below for tips).
   • For ice cream that will be sitting in a bowl or other prop, place the prop into the freezer for at least 20 minutes prior to taking the shot. That way, you will have a very cold prop for the ice cream to sit on, hopefully providing you with extra time to make adjustments and rearrange the angles etc., before the ice cream melts.^[3] This is especially important for hotter days, or if you’re taking the ice cream outside.
   • For photography on the go, simply have your camera ready for those candid moments of people with their ice creams.
2. 

   Choose cooler weather for outdoor shots

   Try to choose the cooler weather days, or cooler times of day, for photographing ice cream. Early morning and the evenings are suitable times, out of the sun’s glare.^[4] For indoor photography, choose cool, air-conditioned rooms. Naturally, the fact that you might want different, brighter light on your ice cream subject will impact your decision on the time of day to shoot.

3. Work on the appropriate setting. Are you setting up the photo of a specific ice cream after making or purchasing it, or are you simply hoping to come across ice creams being held by people outdoors as you walk about? Obviously, if you’re setting up the ice cream shoot from scratch, there is a bit more effort involved.
   • 

     Do you want the ice cream in a bowl, in a cone, on a plate? Perhaps its original packaging is interesting enough to use as well?

   • 

     Don’t limit yourself to human subjects

     Do you want someone holding the ice cream, a pet licking it, or some other action shot? Will you need to set the shots up, or are you looking for candid shots on a beach, at a park, etc.?

   • 

     Here the ice cream takes backstage

     Do you want the ice cream to be the main feature or to form part of a set-up with other food? If so, the other food will need to be prepared and arranged in place before adding the ice cream at the last moment (see arranging props above).

   • 

     Lovely light when outdoors but the temperature goes up too

     Do you want to photograph the ice cream in a kitchen, a dining room, or perhaps al fresco in your garden? Each option has its own challenges of light, background, temperature, and accessibility that need to be worked out in advance.

   • 

     Don’t worry! The ice cream-less boy got his ice cream in the end!

     If photographing people with their ice creams, do you want to take photographs of children (always delightful but can be hard work to have them stand still), adults, groups, etc.? Is the situation appropriate to take photos without asking for permission, or will you need to ask for permission?

     • At a bare minimum, it is polite to ask “Do you mind if I take a photo of you/your kids eating that ice cream?” If the potential subjects ask why, you can explain in greater detail.
4. 

   Look for unusual types of ice cream too, such as this “spaghetti ice cream”

   Choose the ice cream. If you’re setting up the shoot, what kind of ice cream are you photographing?

   • 

     Is the ice cream scooped, sandwiched, curled, whipped, soft serve, or coated?

   • 

     Shaved ice

     Is it a sorbet, an ice lolly, a pospicle, a cone, a sundae?

   • 

     Is it coated in exciting and tasty sprinkles, chocolate, or other ice cream toppers?

5. Find a suitable background. While the background may depend on the reason for the photo shoot. If you’re being paid to do a food shoot, you might be obliged to use their choice of dinnerware, etc., but if you have a choice, there are some backgrounds that look great with ice cream. Here are some ideas:
   • 

     A wood texture background will evoke home and comfort.

   • 

     Brown sugar ice cream with a white background

     White background. White is a good stand-by background for many food types, as it doesn’t crowd out the food and it provides plenty of background light to set off the food.^[5]

   • 

     A beautiful nature background contrasts brilliantly with the ice cream’s brightness

     A garden with green colors, or flowers as the backdrop.

   • 

     A dark background can set off the ice cream subject perfectly, especially when you see nothing but the ice cream.

Techniques

Photographing ice cream is a form of food photography, an area of photography with its own rules and specialties, with styles that come and go.^[6] Notably, the fact that ice cream melts features high on the list of potential problems, but given ice cream’s glorious colors and textures, as well as its potential to evoke delight in the viewer, it’s a photo subject worth coming to terms with. The following techniques should help you to perfect your ice cream photography skills.

1. Consider which lighting will best enhance the ice cream subject. Food photographers often prefer a single light source – it’s cooler and quick to work with.^[7]
   • Aim for natural light wherever possible. If you can position the ice cream near a large window with a white gauze curtain or thin white sheet across it, this will create suitable, adequate indoor natural lighting.^[8][9] Dappled light (sun filtering through trees) can be an effective look but you will need to work quickly as the sun will move, as well as the ice cream melting.^[10]
   • 

     Try to keep the ice cream’s subtle highlights showing

     Avoid using a flash unless you are really sure about what you’re doing. A flash will often be too harsh for the delicacy of ice cream and can cast unflattering shadows.^[11]

   • 

     The amount of shade here overwhelms the ice cream and fails to convey the vanilla flavor

     Avoid having too little light. Underexposed ice cream will appear insipid, failing to capture the delicious subtleties of the ice cream flavors.^[12]

   • 

     Where natural light is not possible, use the white balance setting on your camera. The ice cream can take on yellow or blue hues otherwise.^[13]

   • Consider using a reflector to bounce back light and increase the brilliance of the ice cream.^[14] Plain mirrors or white card can also do the trick.^[15] Practice the positioning until you get a sense for good placement (perhaps try with a prop to give yourself time!). Reflectors, white card, or mirrors can be held in place with clamps and supported against any item that is solid and able to be covered by a background cloth.
2. 

   The texture of this ice cream is clear and inviting

   Aim to capture the ice cream’s texture. Look to see how the light and shade fall across the ice cream to find the best angle for bringing out its texture and color to the best advantage. You might need to shift the positioning of the ice cream, or most likely, the position in which you are standing.

3. 

   Here the focus is all on the ice cream!

   Take care with colors. Getting the color right matters with ice cream, to accurately portray the wide array of ice cream colors from the brightest to the most subtle, each color conveying the flavor and taste of the ice cream to the viewer. Some of the things to think about with color include:

   • 

     Even though the color variations here are subtle, the photo has captured them

     If you are photographing a trio of ice cream flavors, be sure to select colors that match well. Scale them according to their contrast. Be careful that no color will simply fade into the background or be overwhelming against the other colors.

   • Use asymmetry. Angle the photo so that the darkest color resides in the most illuminated area, and the brightest color resides in the least illuminated area.
   • Check that accompanying props or food are neither stealing the limelight from the ice cream nor creating an overall dullness. For example, accompanying fruit, plates, packaging, and backdrops should be a good contrasting or compatible color.
     

     Here the photo is all about the berries and barely about the ice cream

     

     By contrast, here the ice cream still features well even with food over it

   • A cheat that you can consider is recoloring or touching up the ice cream post photography. Use a good digital photo program for coloring in the ice cream shades differently until you’re satisfied with the end result. This is a trick often used with plain vanilla, to provide a more exciting array of colors!
4. 

   Use macro if focusing principally on the ice cream as the subject. Macro is ideal for food shots because it captures the appealing nature of the food by zooming right into the detail. If your ice cream has a lot of special features, such as choc chips, sprinkles, glistening crystals, etc., using macro will ensure that these details are brought out clearly.

   • Note that the current fashion in food photography (2010) is to use minimum focus; namely, to only have part of the food appearing sharp, and then the rest blurs off gently. To achieve this, use a long lens with an extension tube if needed.^[16] John Freedman does note, however, that as with all styles, this camera angle style for food may well come and go.^[17]
5. 

   Take your picture. In fact, take a lot of pictures of the ice cream within the few minutes you have. Try it from various angles and heights to be sure of getting the best angle in the time that you have.

On cheating with ice cream photography

Most of this article is about taking photographs of real ice cream. However, there are times when this just may not suit your needs. If you need to take photographs of ice cream for a food shoot where the food is sitting under hot lighting for hours, borrow a trick from professional food photographers and make a little fake ice cream.

1. Try these “recipes” to see what works best:
   • Solid shortening, corn syrup and powdered sugar. Mix together to form a very stiff frosting and scoop into cones or scoop shapes.^[18]
   • Mashed potatoes, lard, Karo syrup and food coloring made into a mixture.^[19] Adjust for creaminess.
   • Sprinkle with fruit pieces, chocolate chips, and food coloring to make the “flavors”.^[20]
   • Use paper towels torn into blob shapes to help gooey syrups stick to the top of your fake ice creams.^[21]
2. 

   Recommended for viewing only!

   Be sure to dispose of these creations in the proper manner after finishing. They’re hardly tasty and definitely not for consumption!

3. Remember too, that if you can’t beat the melt, make the most of it. There is always room for the ice cream disaster shot!
   

   

Tips

• Too much contrast will highlight one object and not the other, and too much shine causes detail to be lost.
• Warm sunlight is always a cozy and inviting color.
• Have a soft cloth on hand to wipe your camera if needed, and several paper towels or baby wipes to clear away ice cream drips from hands, clothing, etc.
• If photographing on a kitchen workspace, always remember to wipe away spills and grime before taking the food photo.
• If it’s a warm day, melting ice cream looks best with children, as it’s expected that children won’t ever eat their ice creams before they melt!

Warnings

• For arranged shots of ice cream, be prepared to shoot over and over again with new batches of ice cream, especially in warm weather. Have extra ice cream on hand.
• Melted ice cream is a temptation hazard. Many a photographer has been known to give in to eating the ice cream rather than shooting it.
• Note that there are laws in the USA with respect to truth in advertising that impact food advertisements for food products that a consumer can buy and eat; usually, photos used for advertising such foods need to show the real food. Food photos for cookbooks, magazine articles, or food surrounding the focal food do not need to be real, however.
• If you’ve made the ice cream yourself, you may be tempted to keep eating it while photographing, out of fear it will melt or won’t taste so great after the photos, making the whole process a lot more challenging!^[22] The answer to this is to leave some aside for eating and enjoying later, sacrificing some of it for the art of photography and reserving the rest for you.

Related wikiHows

• Take Better Photographs
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• Shoot for Depth of Field
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Kindle Sells Out: 5 Reasons Amazon Shouldn’t Celebrate

Just weeks after slashing the price of its Kindle e-reader to $189, Amazon has sold out of the device. A note posted on Amazon’s site says that the Kindle is “temporarily out of stock. Order now and we’ll deliver when available. We’ll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.” (Click on the image to see for yourself.)

How to Process Food Without a Food Processor

Old Kitchens often have no power points…

Food processors are great modern conveniences. Yet, for the times you need to cook a recipe and there’s no electricity, you’re in a kitchen without a processor, or your own device has just broken down, you need to be able to cook effectively without one.

While many of the solutions provided in this article are straightforward, some require knowing how to use ordinary tools in different ways. All of these methods combined should be able to replicate a food processor, and while these are slower, more labour-intensive methods, they are an excellent experience for learning to cook from scratch. They also use no electricity–good for nostalgia or slow-cooking type meals.

Steps

1. 

   Shred using a grater. For shredded foods, most foods can be grated using a manual grater.

   • You can also use the grater for making fresh breadcrumbs.
   • Try to obtain a commercial grade food grater, as these are less likely to rust.
2. 

   Grate or slice using a mandolin. Take care using mandolins; always use the slicing handle they come with.

3. 

   Grate by slicing into fine slices. Then slice again to make julienne like cuts on a smaller scale.

4. 

   Some can slice and grate in one

   For very fine slices or shavings, use a vegetable peeler.

5. 

   Zester

   Use a zesters for making small thin strips for garnish, or for small quantity needs.

6. Use the following as suitable crushing methods:
   • Crush fresh ingredients (for example, to make a pesto or paste), place the food into a sealed bag and crush with a rolling pin or meat mallet.
   • For crushing items such as biscuits or dry, stale bread for crumbs, use the same method, then sieve the crumbs through a colander or sieve to filter the fine crumbs, then crush the remaining coarse ones again.
7. 

   For harder items like nuts, spices or garlic, crush them in a mortar and pestle.

8. 

   A mouli is great for larger quanities

   For pureed foods, use a mouli. Alternatively, press the foods through a clean fine mesh or sieve to make food like pâté.

9. Find a dough hook alternative. For making a dough such as pasta, pastry or bread, use a stiff whisk, table knife or fork. These can be used to combine ingredients to keep your hands clean. You will still need to knead by hand, however, for quickest results.
10. 

    For pulsing soups or other similar products, use the following solutions:

    • To make between a smooth/chunky consistency, use a potato masher.
    • For a very smooth soup, mash until no visible chunks remain, then pour through a sieve, and press the remainder through the sieve using a spoon.
11. 

    a double mezzaluna

    For quick chopping where an even consistency is not always needed, use a mezzaluna type knife. This will enable quick chopping. A standard knife and board will suffice for most vegetables and fruits.

12. For whipping, use a whisk. This is the easiest, but you could also use a bunch of thin bamboo kebab sticks to simulate a whisk.
    • 

      For churning, such as butter or ice cream, use a rotary whisk if you have one.

13. 

    For grinding or mincing, use a mechanical mincer if there is one. This will give a unique mincemeat like consistency which is very hard to replicate by hand.

    • If such an item is still not available, then slice thinly, finely chop and crush with a pestle, potato masher, or knead it by hand until you reach a mince consistency.
    • Semi frozen meat can be grated to make a good mince like product. Take all suitable hygiene precautions.

Video

Tips

• Experiment using different tools to make similar results.
• A strong wooden spoon can be useful for kneading bread dough.

Warnings

• The downside is that these methods can be slower, so maintaining top hygiene is important, to avoid food poisoning.

Things You’ll Need

• Grater
• Mouli
• Mortar and pestle
• Plastic bag and rolling pin/meat mallet
• Potato masher

Related wikiHows

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Just in Case: 7 Methods for Fishing Without Fishing Gear

In a survival situation, you may be called upon to catch fish without having any fishing gear. Fortunately, the old fashioned art of fishing without gear has been perfected over the centuries and there are many ways to capture fish with only a few simple tools–or even with your bare hands!

Steps

Improvised hook

1. 

   The odd paperclip can come in handy

   Find an item that can be fashioned into a hook. Good candidates include:

   • Paperclips
   • Broken pop-tops
   • Sharp twigs
   • Bobby pins.
2. 

   Simply unbend the paperclip for a ready-made hook

   Twist the item into a hook shape, if necessary.

3. 

   Cord from clothing works really well

   Attach the “hook” to a line. Good items to serve as an improvised line include:

   • Shoelaces
   • Unraveled thread from clothing
   • Twine, string, or yarn
   • Long strong grass, flax, or seaweed stems.
4. 

   No meat? Try a shiny bracelet!

   Bait the hook. Items that can serve as bait include:

   • Food scraps (meat is ideal)
   • Bits of colorful plastic
   • Leaves
   • Dead insects
   • Jewelry.
5. 

   Dipping the improvised rod into the water

   Dangle the improvised “rod” and “hook” into a promising location. Fish tend to hide in shadowy areas, such as the overhangs of banks, below overhanging trees, within water plants, or near rocks.

6. Wait for a fish to bite. Once a fish does bite, scoop it up. Don’t try hauling it in with the line, which will likely break. Use your hands or an improvised net made from clothing or other items you have on hand.

With a trap

1. 

   Empty a food container if you have one

   Get a container in which to trap fish. Good improvised items include:

   • Clothing
   • A bucket
   • Jar or plastic container
   • Plastic bag
2. 

   Lay your trap in a likely fish hideout. Wait for a fish to swim in. If possible, hold the trap so that your hands will cease to alarm the fish as they grow used to your presence–be patient!

3. 

   When a fish swims in, pull up your trap with the fish inside.

By cornering the fish

This method is best if you have assistance. You will need to get something to block and corral the fish, such as a length of cloth.

1. 

   Unfold clothing or cloth to a good length

   Stretch out the length of cloth. This is best if your partner(s) holds the other end. Make sure that there is no escape route underneath.

2. 

   Corner the fish!

   Move slowly towards the fish, backing them into an area, such as a bend in the river, or the end of a tidepool, where they cannot escape.

3. Once you have backed the fish into a sufficiently small area, grab for them. It is a good idea to have a container handy to either scoop them, or to toss them into.

With scoops

This method requires speed and dexterity.

1. Get two scooping devices, such as buckets, empty containers, even plastic bags.
2. Find a group of fish in a relatively contained space, such as a tidepool or small pond.
3. 

   A dry land depiction of what you might catch using 2 scoops

   Lower the scoops slowly into the water. When the fish are comfortable with the scoops and have settled between them, bring the two scoops together. Many fish will probably escape, but a few may be caught. This method is not recommended in a serious survival situation.

With a spearing device

1. 

   Scissors are good

   Get an object with which to spear the fish. Useful improvised items include:

   • Pocket knives
   • Scrap metal, glass or hard plastic
   • Scissor blades
2. Use twine, shoelaces, or other string to attach the sharp object to a stick or pole. Alternately, sharpen the stick itself.
3. 

   Test the distortion with your hand to teach your senses

   Get used to light refraction. Water distorts the position of underwater objects, making the fish seem closer than it actually is.^[1] Warm up your perception abilities by taking some practice stabs at rocks and debris to make sure you understand how much you must alter your aim to account for this discrepancy.

4. Find a fish in a relatively contained area. Be aware that you will only get one opportunity to spear the fish successfully.
5. 

   Spear with speed

   Aim and stab quickly.

Collecting by hand

This method requires the most patience and skill on your part. First, select a fish hideout, and check for fish. It is best done in shallow water, such as low tide, or a shallower stream or river, although some people are adept at fishing in this way in deeper waters.^[2]

1. Stand in the water if safe.
2. 

   Lower in hand

   Slowly lower your hand into the hideout, palm up, with your fingers extended towards the fish.

3. 

   Keep the hand perfectly still

   Keep your hand as still as possible.

4. 

   Be patient while you trick their trust

   After several minutes, the fish should be used to your hand. Begin inching it towards the fish.

5. 

   Gills are around where these fingers close; on bigger fish, you will be able to dig your fingers into the gills

   When you can feel the fish’s chin, close your fingers onto the fish’s gills, and pull the fish from the water.

Bailing out

This is a traditional method known well in Africa and Southern Asia.^[3] This method is not beneficial if you’re low on energy, however.

1. Find a small pond or small water area. This could be rock pools, tidal pools, smaller areas of water off a lake, lagoon, or river, etc.
2. Bail out the water from the pool using a container.
3. 

   Fish caught in the bailing bucket

   Try to attract fish to the container used for bailing (see method above for catching with a “trap”). You can also use a basket or netting to filter the water and catch fish at the same time, acting like a strainer.

Video

Tips

• Always bring basic fishing gear on outdoor expeditions as part of your survival kit.

Warnings

• Raw fish contain many parasites, such as tapeworms, which are dangerous to humans. Cook thoroughly before eating, unless you’re in a dire survival situation.
• Be careful when standing in or entering water. Check that it is safe and isn’t going to sweep you away or dash you against rocks.
• Many fish species are protected by law. Don’t fish without a licence, or fish for endangered species. Penalties for doing so without a defence can include jail time and heavy fines.

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The average American produces 4.5 lbs of trash per day. 10+ tips for reducing that

Landfills are expanding every day. Between 1960 and 1990, trash production has doubled, and since then remains at about 4.5 pounds per person per day^[1][2]. Despite a growing push to recycle and reuse, we must try to correct not the symptoms but the disease, and to do that, we should all reduce. Consuming intelligently and putting pressure on companies to use biodegradable and recyclable material without over-wrapping their products is part of the solution. The other part is using less in the first place. Here are some things you can do right now.

Steps

1. Think about whether you really need that item before you buy it. Can you make do with something you already have? The more you buy, the more trash you will create, so if you can make the items you already own do double duty, you will create less trash in the long run.
2. 

   Refill a small soap dispenser from a larger container.

   Do not buy overpackaged products.

   • Don’t buy things packaged in individual serving sizes. Buy one larger bottle instead of four or eight smaller ones.
   • Buy one larger container instead of many smaller ones. Since you are paying for less packaging and shipping, you may also pay less by buying in bulk.
   • Ask your butcher to wrap your meat in peach paper only, then attach the price on top to keep the paper folded. Peach paper is a strong, water and oil proof beef or pork wrapping paper normally used to split stages of meat inside a styrofoam tray. It is available in rolls or in sheet.
   • Buy fresh, unpacked, fruits and vegetables.
   • Buy grains, pasta and dried fruit in bulk.
   • Look at whether the package is recyclable in your area before you buy.
3. 

   Plastic grocery bags.

   Use your own bags when you go grocery shopping. Both paper and plastic bags do the environment little good.

   • Bring a canvas bag with you to the store.
   • Ask that store clerks not bag items that have their own handles (milk, bottled laundry detergent) or already have bags (produce) or packages (cereal). Often, the package an item comes in is just as convenient as putting that package in another bag.
   • Ask for no bags if you only bought items that you can easily carry or if the items are going straight from cart to car to kitchen.
   • Pack your purchases yourself. You can pack them your own way and save time and bags.
4. 

   A tall stack.

   Go Paperless! Paper constitutes about 30% of average American’s garbage^[3].

   • Don’t print things if you can see them on screen.
   • Receive and process bank statements, pay stubs, bills, and many other documents entirely electronically.
   • Read newspapers and magazines online if they are available there.
   • Avoid collecting brochures and flyers. Were you going to read them, anyway?
   • Use reusable gift bags. You can even make your own out of fabric.
5. Stop your junk mail. A few phone calls can work wonders. It will save you time, clutter, and quite possibly money, too.
6. 

   Used but still usable books at a garage sale.

   Give away or sell what you don’t need. Try Freecycle, Craigslist, or your local charity.

7. Purchase used products from garage sales, classified ads, or anywhere else they are available. You’ll save money and reduce the demand for new products. Buying used is a direct form of recycling.
8. Choose to reuse.
   • Use fabric napkins instead of paper napkins or paper towels. Find two or three per member of your family (hint: thrift stores and garage sales are a great source). If they don’t all match and they’re not too dirty, family members can use them for more than one meal.
   • Pack a waste-free lunch. Use a lunchbox, not a paper bag.
   • Use reusable food containers instead of plastic bags or prepackaged drinks, both in your lunch box and at home. If you do use plastic zipper bags for food storage, you can wash and reuse them several times. Don’t reuse bags that contained meat.
   • Avoid using paper plates, paper or plastic tablecloths, and plastic, disposable flatware.
   • Use a washcloth instead of a disposable face wipe.
   • Use fabric, not paper, towels, in the kitchen and bathroom.
   • 

     They’re sturdier and more absorbent, besides.

     Clean with terry towels instead of paper towels or wipes.

   • 

     Some cloth diapers have evolved.

     Use cloth diapers, at least when you are at home. Wash the diapers instead of throwing them away.

   • Use a menstrual cup or washable fabric pads.
9. Use less.
   • Buy only as much of something as you know you can use before it spoils. This may mean a one-week supply of perishable foods.
   • Cut dryer sheets, paper towels, tissues, and other things into smaller pieces if you do not need the whole thing.
   • Empty the trash without replacing the liner, unless the liner is heavily soiled. Separating out especially messy trash, such as vegetable scraps for compost, will keep liners usable for longer. Reuse grocery bags for trash can liners wherever possible.
   • Use only as much soap and detergent as you really need. Open your washer during the cycle. If the water feels slippery, and (in a top-loader) looks sudsy, try cutting back just a bit on the amount of detergent you use, regardless of what the cup says. See how little shampoo and dish soap you really need, too. Many products are very concentrated and, past a certain point, more soap does not mean cleaner.
   • Cook at home. Raw ingredients often come with less packaging than prepared, boxed foods.
10. 

    Home composting.

    Compost and mulch your garden with what you grow there. It will cut down your yard and vegetable waste tremendously (often around 15% of the waste that households produce ^[4])and it will improve your soil and your garden without the use of chemical fertilizer. If you can use mostly materials you were producing anyway, such as grass clippings and fallen leaves, you will also save many trips to the nursery or hardware store to buy mulch and soil.

11. 

    Borrow, lend, rent, and share. If you and your neighbor both do your own gardening, do you each need your own lawnmower? Could you rent a tiller (or pickup truck) for the one week in spring when you really need it?

    • Use your local public library. Borrow books, music, movies, magazines, newspapers and then return them to share with others instead of creating more.
12. Maintain and repair instead of replacing. Don’t throw out your vacuum cleaner if it isn’t picking up. Check the bag and the belt and make sure the hoses are free of clogs.
13. Buy for durability. Whenever possible, choose a product that you will use for a long time and be able to maintain and repair should it be necessary. It may cost a bit more up front, but it will save waste and money in the long run.
    • Durability goes for style and fashion, too. It’s not always possible to tell before buying something how soon it will be hopelessly out of date, but it is usually possible to buy simple, classic styles that you like and can wear or display in your home for a long time.
14. Reuse and Recycle!

Tips

• Reducing waste can often save you money. Washing your own cloth diapers is less costly than buying disposable or paying for a service. Bringing your own lunch from home in reusable containers saves you purchasing bags and buying lunches at school or work.
• Find out if you can reduce your garbage bill if you reduce your waste. Many municipalities charge by the can or bag or offer a lower rate for using smaller or fewer bins for weekly set-out.
• Sometimes, disposable items really are the best solution for messy or temporary situations. Some amount of packaging is needed to keep foods safe and fresh and to ship and deliver delicate products without damage. Use your judgment to vary your approach appropriately.

Warnings

• Launder things like washcloths, fabric napkins, and towels regularly. Have enough on hand that you can replace them as they get wet or dirty and wash them with your regular laundry every week or so.

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Senior Sales Engineer – Ref No.MCG00389 at Siemens

Goals/Mission:

Offer value added solutions for HVAC Controls and Systems for mutual benefit of the company and the customer

Working Partners/Contacts:

External contacts: MEP Contractors, Consultants, Partners, Third party item suppliers – Internal contacts: Commissioning/ commercial/ logistics teams

Tasks:

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Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Receive assignments and the bi document.

• Study the project scope of works, clients’ requirement, BOQ, project milestones, and specification from the supplied bid documents.

• Prioritize inquiry items that require lead time and other large volumes items, which really affect the total value of the project.

• Prepare Estimation Schedule of the project and assign the files for action to nominate the bidders that will be invited to bid for each bid item.

• Upon preliminary study, prepare important prints and discuss with the Discipline Estimation Manager.

• Attend ex-job meeting

• Quantify the project drawings and site area in order to determine the budget cost of the project.

• Coordinate with the Engineering Department and with the Scheduler for the Construction Schedule.

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• Implement QA requirements in adoption of supplier / subcontractors.

• Clarify with the clients all the conflicts and discrepancies and communicate them with the Discipline Estimation Manager.

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• Prepare the Indirect Cost of the project E.g. Supervisory manpower, temporary facilities both for the contractor / client, sub-contractor, site overheads and running expenses.

• Carryout additional related works as directed by the Manager.

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