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- Chipotle's shares plummeted after a disappointing quarter. UBS laid out a game plan that the chain needs to execute. Initiatives include growing delivery, improving guest experience, and adding new menu items – which could include breakfast.
Chipotle's shares fell nearly 12% – nearing a five-year low – after missing expectations on Tuesday.
The company's revenue reached $1.13 billion in the quarter, falling short of the $1.14 billion estimate. Now, the fast-casual chain needs to make some major changes if it wants to survive.
In a note that called Chipotle's ongoing sales trends "sluggish," UBS analyst Dennis Geiger laid out exactly how the fast-casual chain hopes to survive.
Here are three key things that Chipotle needs to execute if it wants to turn business around:
Adding new menu items
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- Hollis Johnson
"Unlike nearly every other fast-food company, Chipotle rarely adds new items," CEO Steve Ells said Tuesday.
However, he said that this was changing. With the new test kitchen in Manhattan, Chipotle has been semi-publicly testing items including frozen margaritas, new salad dressings, and – prior to its national launch – queso.
Ells and other executives hinted that queso may just be the beginning of new menu innovation, even mentioning new "day parts" – which likely means a breakfast menu test is on the horizon.
UBS supports the new approach to menu innovation, with Geiger writing that it is a "shift in philosophy that we're in favor of to avoid menu fatigue, but execution is critical."
Improving customer experience
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- Chipotle/Facebook
Improving guest experience has been one of Chipotle's major focuses as the company attempts a turnaround.
Last December, Ells said he'd give roughly half of Chipotle's roughly 2,100 locations a C grade for service because of flaws like messy soda stations, dirty tables, and slow-moving lines. In January, Chipotle announced it was retooling its training program.
Investing in digital and catering
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- REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Digital, delivery, and catering all provide a new chance for Chipotle to boost sales.
Chipotle delivery sales increased 33% in the last quarter, and catering grew 14%. Digital orders also exploded, growing 51% since the chain implemented "Smarter Pickup Times" earlier this year.


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Albericht knew nothing of fighting but the look in his attacker's eyes was unmistakable. A desperate and dangerous fervor burned in them so brightly that it bordered on insanity. Is this what he would become? The above is an excerpt from my National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Project. For more updates on this please check […]
Month: October 2016
Typewriter Tidbits #2
The cynic and romantic in me continually circle each other. Each trading cautious blows at the other, neither one wanting to fully commit. A jab here, a block there. Two foes destined to be equals until one decides to just walk away. This piece was originally debuted on my Instagram account @connorgriffinwrites. For more early […]
Typewriter Tidbits
It is with great excitement that I begin writing the inagural post of my #TypewriterTidbit series. My weapon of choice this fine evening is a 1949 Smith-Corona Sterling that was gifted to meRead more…by my soon-to-be father-in-law. Big shoutout and thank you to him for this wonderful new toy.
Everyone has one of those books that they are constantly seeing referenced or recommended. It's the one that is always at the top of your reading list but whenever you're at the library you find yourself skipping over it in favor of more flashy titles below. For me – Sci-Fi nerd to the core – […]
Running in the Rain
Today was a wet one, even by Seattle standards. Until just about now it had been constant sheets of rain for the last twelve hours. So obviously I went running at lunch.

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The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs and the Northern Illinois Huskies have accepted invitations to play in the second annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 2006 chairman Rudy Castruita announced today. The game will be played on Tuesday, December 19 at 5 p.m. (PST) at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game kicks off the 2006-07 bowl schedule and will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
The entire Poinsettia Bowl family looks forward to welcoming the Horned Frogs, the Huskies and their loyal fans to San Diego next month, said Castruita. We have quite a match-up and fans should be ready to watch an exciting football game. Now that we have the teams were eager to kick off the festivities next month.
"We are excited to receive the invitation to play in the Poinsettia Bowl," TCU football coach Gary Patterson said. "We look forward to going to San Diego. This is a great destination trip for our fans and alumni."
TCU has won seven games in a row to tie for the nations 8th-longest current win streak. Dating back to the 2005 season, the Horned Frogs have wins in 21 of their last 24 contests. This years TCU squad features a defense thats ranked in the top-10 nationally in run defense, scoring defense and total defense. The Frogs, the alma mater of San Diego Chargers' running back LaDainian Tomlinson, are also among the Mountain West Conference leaders in several offensive categories.
The Horned Frogs appearance in the Poinsettia Bowl marks their 23rd bowl game and eighth in the last nine seasons. Most recently they defeated Iowa State 27-24 in the EV1.net Houston Bowl.
Northern Illinois finished their season 7-5, 5-3 in the Mid-American Conference.
Who wouldnt want to be in San Diego in December? said NIU Head Coach Joe Novak. Its a great city with great weather, and its a great sports town. Its going to be a special treat because a lot of our kids havent been there before and it will be something theyll remember for the rest of their lives. Were thrilled that our team will be able to continue its season at the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.
Northern Illinois is coming off its top two performances of the season, including a 31-10 victory over Mid-American Conference West Division Champion Central Michigan on Nov. 17. The Huskies feature the NCAAs leading rusher, Garrett Wolfe, who enters the game with 1,900 rushing yards on the season and ranks 11 th all-time on the NCAA career rushing list.
The Huskies, the alma mater of San Diego Chargers running back Michael Turner, have posted seven straight winning seasons and will be playing in their second bowl game in the last three years. Each of NIUs last two bowl appearances have come in California.
The 2005 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl featured a 51-30 Navy victory over Colorado State.


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It brings to mind all the past and present follies (well documented) that Scarborough Council has been responsible for.
Anyone with the least bit of common sense will realise the only means of solving the gull problem is to reduce their numbers to a level that allows them to survive on their natural diet and breed on their natural habitats. The other possibility of reducing, but not solving the problem would be to give each council member a bucket and cleaning materials and have them clean the polluted areas instead of having so many meetings etc.
The RSPB is a useless organisation that has, in my view, completely lost the reason the old ladies many years ago established it for.
For more than 100 years all our bird populations were controlled by gamekeepers and the gulls numbers kept in reasonable order by removing hundreds of eggs each year, and it worked.
The RSPB is now a big business organisation with very little of the millions of pounds they have being spent on actual bird protection.
All they are doing is breeding and releasing raptors which predate on our small birds, even from garden bird tables etc.
Our landscapes and availability of food and breeding sites change for our different species of birds, some kind of control must be established to enable them all to survive but in realistic numbers of each species and this can only be done by establishing a policy of controlling the numbers of all the species involved.
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Buddha statue among the rubble in Kesennuma, Japan
"Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.
The only sense to make of tragedies like this is that terrible things can happen to perfectly innocent people. This understanding inspires compassion.
Religious faith, on the other hand, erodes compassion. Thoughts like, "this might be all part of God's plan," or "there are no accidents in life," or "everyone on some level gets what he or she deserves" - these ideas are not only stupid, they are extraordinarily callous. They are nothing more than a childish refusal to connect with the suffering of other human beings. It is time to grow up and let our hearts break at moments like this." - Sam Harris
"Proud of their secular society, most Japanese aren't religious in the way Americans are: They tend not to identify with a single tradition nor study religious texts. The average Japanese person doesn't consciously turn to Buddhism until there's a funeral.
In the days and weeks ahead, huge numbers of Japanese will be turning to their country's religious traditions as they mourn the thousands of dead and try to muster the strength and resources to rebuild amid the massive destruction wrought by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the resulting tsunami." - Dan Gilgoff
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Yes, I am still alive. I know it may seem like I fell off the face of earth, but that's only because you don't follow me on pinterest. Ahhhh, pinterest. Is there any place easier to access with my left hand whilst the right shoves a boob in the baby's mouth at 5 am? Nay, I say there is not. And what pinterest is bringing me these days is tile envy. Major major tile envy.
Pinterest room.
My room.
I feel that I should defend the cleanliness of our grout -- it really is cleaner than it looks in the picture! I promise! Maybe it's wet or something??? -- but seriously, what's the point? Completely indefensible.
I would kill for those $1 black and white checkerboard tiles (set in a diamond pattern, please), and even the cheapo white square ceramic tiles behind the tub. I don't need fancy -- I need NEUTRAL. For heaven's sake, who thought greenish khaki (basically bile colored) tiles were flattering in a bathroom?
Oh, and let's not forget the kitchen.
What. The. What.
So this is how things break down: since we moved in I have either been sick and pregnant, on bedrest, or the caretaker of a newborn and a sassy three year old (they're still here -- just older). I did my best to transform the things I could with paint, curtains, fabric, etc., but there is some fundamental horribleness lurking in this house that must be demolished. The tile must die. The cabinets must be painted. A bowling ball might accidentally be dropped on the granite counters.
I need to win the lottery.
And/or maybe learn how to set tile.
In the meantime, I'm going to return periodically to take you on a tour of the cute rooms I have "finished," and probably you will be so wowed by my magnificent decorating and photography skills that you will hire me to help you do one of those things.
Won't someone think of the tile? For only the price of a cup of coffee a day it could be saved.
As long as that cup of coffee is a grande starbucks somethingccino with 24k gold sprinkles on top, but who's counting.
It's good to be back.
Happy New Year!


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Editor's Note: This is the fifth part of a five-part series profiling the state of Michigan's brewing industry.
As the Michigan brewing industry reaches peaks it's never seen before, the number of breweries is also growing at an unprecedented rate.
With so much great liquid — as Founders Brewing Company co-founder Dave Engbers calls it — coming out of the state, more people are trying to jump on the trend of opening their own brewery.
While a great community has developed and many breweries are welcomed onto the scene by others, a dark shadow looms over some of the upstarts.
"People look and they think, let's ride the wave, which can be good and bad," Engbers said. "It's great with additional breweries opening up, it means more exposure to the craft beer industry. The negative is that the reality is they're not all going to survive. Our industry is highly competitive and capital intensive.
"Unfortunately, sometimes they get this idea that opening and running a brewery is very romantic, and it's like anything, it's a lot of hard work."
The romance
At one point in time, Michigan Brewers Guild executive director Scott Graham knew of all the breweries in planning. Now, some will be open for nearly two months before he knows they're open.
That's not a bad thing, as he explains people who aren't Michigan beer drinkers come closer when there's a brewery around the corner. With those new breweries also come new beers, which continue to feed inspiration into the system.
"We have some great breweries that have and continue to give inspiration," Graham said. "We have a good beer drinking community. Now we're seeing it get a little bit of size and there's more that's reaching further and further."
When those new breweries open up, they're receiving the benefits of the forefathers before them. The benefits go beyond brewers helping each other and giving each other inspiration and encouragement, said Rex Halfpenny, publisher of Michigan Beer Guide.
"There is so much demand for Michigan beer, a place hasn't even made a drop of beer and the distributors are knocking on the door saying sign with me," Halfpenny said. "When I started (Michigan Beer Guide) a distributor wouldn't even touch Michigan beer. Times change, demand is there, you can't find a restaurant that doesn't have a Michigan beer on tap."
It's growing
Michigan ranks fifth in the nation in brewery numbers, and the numbers — well over 100 — continue to climb.
That trend of breweries popping up isn't unique to Michigan, Engbers said.
"There's a lot of breweries that are in the planning stages, last I heard there's around 1,800 breweries in the United States, and close to 1,000 in planning stages."
That beer is ending up in more places, as the industry continues to grow.
"Brewpubs are popping up in all corners of the state, and most microbreweries have been going through all different stages of expansion lately," said Michigan Brewers Guild president Eric Briggeman. "Craft beer has finally caught the attention of chain restaurants and stores so you can find it almost everywhere you go. I expect to see continued growth in the Michigan beer industry for many years, at an accelerated pace."
With major expansions just finished up at Bell's Brewery, Inc., and more expansions at Short's Brewing Co., Founders and Arcadia Brewing Co., Michigan craft beer will continue to share more of the market.
Some of the breweries, such as Arcadia, have had to pull out of out-of-state markets to cover the Michigan market. Some of the major players, such as Short's, focus purely on Michigan.
Still, all of the brewers see MIchigan as the place to make sure they please all the drinkers in the state.
"You always focus on your backyard," Engbers said. "It's one of the hardest things to explain. You can never turn your back on the people who got you to where you are, and we've had such fantastic support from Michigan."
The shadow looms
With breweries in the United States set to just about double, could the capacity limit be reached?
Although that issue waits to be settled, Engbers and Halfpenny said it really isn't about space, rather the product that is made. Halfpenny added that people can support as many breweries as imaginable, but the restaurants and such can only have so many in supply, and that decides the limit.
Engbers even said that many of the 1,000 or so breweries in planning won't even open their doors.
"The reality is there isn't enough room for everyone," he said. "A lot of those will never even go to fruition and then there's a lot that will open and close, unfortunately.
"As long as people are making great beer, then it's great for the industry, but I caution startups to focus on the product. "
In 1998 and 1999, a period of shutdowns took place because the "pipe was too full," and Halfpenny expects to see another shakeout because of demand being filled. Those breweries you know the names of will stay, but the corner startup might say goodbye.
"That was because the amount of product on the shelf exceeded the small population that consumed it," Halfpenny said. "When that happens, Bell's will still be there, Founders will still be there. The people that have brand equity will still be there.
"It's a double-edged sword; we've got people looking at Michigan beer as a magical elixir. We have people getting into it for the wrong reason."
Still, there is so much untapped potential in Michigan's beer industry, and much more growth is set to come, Briggeman said.
"The current state of the industry, coupled with the possibility of some positive changes to the Michigan liquor code, leaves us nowhere to go but up," he said. "The craft beer market share continues to grow on a national level, as well as in Michigan. The expansions that a lot of microbreweries are going through, in addition to proposed brewery start-ups, will help to satisfy the ever-growing demand for Michigan-made beer. We want to triple the amount of Michigan beer sold… right here in Michigan."


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Baby BeeHinds Petite All-In-IIs
Baby BeeHinds Petite All-In-IIs are an 'All-In-Two' System. That is- a system that has no need for any covers, liners etc. Differing to an all-in-one system (where absorbency is sewn in), an all-in-two system has an absorbent soaker pad that 'snaps' in to provide the absorbency, and can be 'snapped out' and replaced with a fresh soaker pad at change time (providing baby has only weed, and not soiled the nappy). This means you dont have to change the whole nappy, and therefore makes for a very economical nappying system! Two piece systems are user friendly and fast drying! Our petite nappies are designed to provide a SUPER TRIM, slimline fit and are available in 3 different sizes, in order to provide a comfortable and precise fit for baby through each stage of their growth.
1) Super trim! Extremely trim- the cut and design means a slim-line fit- similar to or possibly smaller than disposables!
2) Stay dry: Completely lined in soft microfleece to keep baby's bum feeling dry.
3) Drying time: Fantastic drying time, which is ideal for those in colder climates in particular.
4) Absorbency: Decent absorbency for the average wetter. The long 'tails' of the snap-in soaker pad allow you to fold the absorbency to exactly where baby needs it- you can get up to 12 layers in the wetzone!
5) Price and economy: Despite being sized, this is a very economical nappy system- if baby has only peed you have the option of simply changing the snap in soaker pad and reusing the 'shell' of the nappy.
1) Sized System. This does mean upgrading sizes as baby grows. But hey- you can keep the smaller ones for the next bub! Or why not sell them second hand? You'd be so surprised- LOTS of parents on online parenting communities purchase second hand.
2) Not as breathable. Made from 100% man made materials (except for the bamboo insert). This in itself is definitely not a bad thing, as all the materials are 'breathable'. They're just not AS breathable as natural fibres. BUT they are still more breathable than a disposable nappy!
3) Limted to day-time use. Like most AI2 nappies, these are recommended for day-use only. For nights you'll want a more absorbent nappy (like our night nappies!)
4) Some fiddling required. It isnt difficult, but you do need to snap in the soaker pad and fold the 'tails' to the ideal position at each nappy change.
5) Not as much coverage. These nappies are a trim cut and therefore dont have 'surface area' to contain quite as much when compared to wider cut nappies such as the Magic-Alls or fitted nappies we sell. So which is the higher priority- trimness, or coverage?


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Good Design Gives Corporations Competitive Edge
Leaders of international companies to speak about leadership by design April 10
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Designers, presidents and CEOs from international companies noted for their commitment to good design will present their stories and insights at the seventh annual "Design:Chicago" seminar Wednesday, April 10, at Northwestern University.
The seminar, this year titled "Leadership by Design," will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the McCormick Tribune Auditorium, James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive, on the Evanston campus.
The speakers will discuss how they structure their organizations to harness and use the design of products, services, processes and organizations as a competitive strength and opportunity for change in today's corporate landscape.
The popular event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Featured speakers at Design:Chicago are:
- Hugh Ekberg , president, Kitchen & Bath Americas at Kohler Co.
- Matt Levatich , president and chief operating officer, Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
- Bob Plaschke, chairman and chief executive officer, Sonim Technologies
- Patrick Douglas , associate design director, IDEAS Team, Target Corporation
- Bracken Darrell , president and chief executive officer, Logitech International SA
Walter Herbst, director of Northwestern's Master of Product Design and Development program, will moderate.
Design:Chicago is sponsored by the Segal Design Institute and the Master of Product Design and Development program, both based at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the MMM program, a joint venture between McCormick and the Kellogg School of Management.
The interdisciplinary Segal Design Institute fosters curricular development and research in design across all schools at Northwestern and is dedicated to the study of human-centered design, in context.
The Master of Product Design and Development program is a part-time program targeted at working professionals, with a new Friday-Saturday offering that allows for completion in nine months.
The MMM program is a two-year, dual-degree program that offers students both an MBA and a master of engineering management.
More information, including speaker bios, is available at Design:Chicago.


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When Ahwatukee Foothills resident and fire Capt. Derrick Johnson saw the news on Sept. 11, 2001 and watched the twin towers fall, he knew he would be one of the firefighters asked to go search for survivors.
Just by doing the math in his head, he predicted nearly 350 firefighters had lost their lives in the time he had traveled from the gym to work that morning.
It's tough to swallow when he knew as a firefighter he would have been doing the same thing they were if he had been there.
Johnson was part of the Urban Search and Rescue Team of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the time, as well as a captain and paramedic for the Phoenix Fire Department.
When he was asked to deploy with FEMA, he accepted voluntarily and was sent to New York days after 9/11 had occurred.
Johnson estimates his team arrived about three days after 9/11. They had to fly into New Jersey and then take a bus to New York.
Johnson describes the scene once they got into New York as quiet. No day-to-day business was going on, no people were walking around. Twenty-six blocks away from the actual site, dust 3 inches thick covered cars and buildings. And buildings closer to the site had pieces of the towers sticking out of them.
Windows of nearby buildings were blown out and cars were crushed, Johnson said.
"As you got closer and closer to the scene, there were military (personnel) and they had blocked off areas so it was controlled areas," Johnson said. "Just before you got there, there was a line of people holding pictures of loved ones. They would basically ask you, or hand you a picture, and ask you to look for a person. They were crying and upset. A lot of people just seemed dazed. They would stare at you with blank eyes. Some would shake your hand or hug you. As you got closer to the scene you began to see all the destruction."
When they arrived, each squad was assigned different tasks. Johnson's task was search and rescue but he said the team was aware there probably wouldn't be anyone alive.
They were asked to collect any items they could find or any bodies to get their remains back to a place where they could be identified.
Johnson's squad was assigned to work from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. They called the sight "the pile." Johnson says all the rubble was about six stories high and all that could really be identified was metal.
"It was mostly steel and a kind of white mud," Johnson said. "There were no windows, no furniture, no computers. Everything just got pulverized. When you were out on the pile digging through you would get to a spot where you could smell a dead body. But as you were digging, maybe you found a clump of hair and that would be it."
Sometimes a purse, identification or clothing was found. Those items were each carefully and respectfully boxed or bagged and sent away to be identified.
One item that stands out in Johnson's mind is when someone on his squad pulled out a set of baby clothes.
Occasionally, someone would come across a firefighter's jacket, piece of equipment or a body part of a first responder.
At that time, New York first responders would be called to recover the remains, box it, put it on a stretcher with a flag over it and call all searchers to a Call of Arms.
The remains would be taken away in an ambulance and searchers would go back to work.
Every day as the search-and-rescue crews left, the people standing and waiting to hear about their loved ones would applaud them.
"Here are people who have lost everything, lost family members and things that were important to them, and they are applauding us for going in and trying to find anything we could find," Johnson said. "It was pretty touching."
Johnson's squad searched the pile for six days. He says the men who were out there don't talk much about what they experienced, though he remembers it. The reason is because it's just not a happy story.
"You always appreciate life in our job because you see how easily it gets taken, but I was 40 when that happened and I'm 50 now," Johnson said. "A whole decade has gone by. You think about how much has happened in your own life over the past 10 years and you realize all those people's lives stopped there. It reinforced that feeling I already had that you don't take life for granted."
One thing Johnson does want to remember from the experience is just how much the people cared.
"There wasn't any regard to how people are different, just that they were people," Johnson said. "You saw people taking care of people. It was as simple as when we were coming up people reaching out to give you a hug or handing you a glass of water or a thank you. No one stopped to say that you were too short or too tall or didn't have the right beliefs or values. That was the best of us.
"It was amazing to me how short of a time period it took for us to forget about it. I hope that we as Americans would at least honor the people that died that day by living our lives like that."
Read full story at http://www.ahwatukee.com/news/article_7544b3ee-db3b-11e0-953f-001cc4c03286.html


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Broome, Australia is an exotic concoction of Australian beauty immersed in culture, color, and history. It is heaven on earth for the avid traveler beaming with pearls buried in its veins as it blazes a trail into the timeless landscape of the Kimberley. You will be summoned to the crimson hills of Gantheaume Point to witness the ancient footprints deserted by dinosaurs, in addition to Cable Beach to explore its barefoot luxuries atop a camel ride across its white sand or in the depths of its deep blue waters. Broome is an easygoing town with a vibrant attitude bringing the past and present together to fulfill your vacation pleasures. It is the ideal destination to observe ancient discoveries and natural wonders, while they marvel your senses and unfold their majesty right before your very eyes.
Highly recognized as the 'pearl of the north' Broome has played an important role in Western Australia for centuries. Its pearling industry has led to an influx of ethnic settlers, which has transformed Broome into the cultural melting pot that exists today. From exquisite rock formations to legendary thrills, this Australian paradise is a force to be reckoned with. Head to Chinatown to see the famous pearl in all of its glory as its showrooms bask in the sparkle of the iconic gem. Chinatown is also dotted with a variety of shops, introducing tourists to eclectic souvenirs made by hand and from the heart. The Broome Historical Museum as well as the Heritage Center serves as memoirs of Broome's primitive traditions; and its galleries celebrates the skillful artistry of its Aboriginal ancestors. During the months of March to December the sky is illuminated by the low tide of the Roebuck Bay and full moon causing the impeccable Staircase to the Moon.
Sightseeing in Broome can definitely work up an appetite. Restaurants like Matso's Broome Brewery and Restaurant encourage hearty food lovers to follow the electric aromas of Broome's signature wine, beer, and cuisine infused by traditional ingredients and flavors, which make the town's gastronomic experience unique.
Broome is characterized by a semi-arid steppe climate. During the months of December to March (wet season) the temperatures fluctuate between a high in the mid-90s to a low within the mid-70s. From April to November (dry season) the weather averages around the mid-80s to a low of the upper-50s.
Broome's pleasant weather and location makes traveling throughout the town relatively easy. Broome International Airport is the main doorway into the town as well as many other destinations across the globe. The local bus provides daily transportation to Cable Beach. Taxis are also available and will transport you to your desired location. Its flat surface is ideal for bikers and trekkers wanting to experience Broome's treasures up close.


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Published: August 4th, 2014
Publisher: Skyscape
Pages: 335
Copy: Netgalley
Summary: Goodreads
In a city of walls and secrets, where only one man is supposed to possess magic, seventeen-year-old Kai struggles to keep hidden her own secret—she can manipulate the threads of time. When Kai was eight, she was found by Reev on the riverbank, and her "brother" has taken care of her ever since. Kai doesn't know where her ability comes from—or where she came from. All that matters is that she and Reev stay together, and maybe one day move out of the freight container they call home, away from the metal walls of the Labyrinth. Kai's only friend is Avan, the shopkeeper's son with the scandalous reputation that both frightens and intrigues her.
Then Reev disappears. When keeping silent and safe means losing him forever, Kai vows to do whatever it takes to find him. She will leave the only home she's ever known and risk getting caught up in a revolution centuries in the making. But to save Reev, Kai must unravel the threads of her past and face shocking truths about her brother, her friendship with Avan, and her unique power.
Is there such a thing as a dystopian fantasy? I'm not really sure there is, but that's the only way I can think to describe 'Gates of Thread and Stone'. There is a definite fantasy feel to the story with Kai being able to manipulate time the way she does, but she and her brother live in a freight container 'suburb' in an old broken-down city, which gives things a definite dystopian feel. See where my confusion comes from?
Anyway, there is some very complex world building going on here and Ms Lee was very successful at it. When Kai and Avan are spending some time with Famine in his compound I had no trouble at all picturing the strange environment. Well done Ms Lee. Kai is a tough, resourceful girl who will accept help, but doesn't always need it and her relationship with Avan though born of neccessity was heart wrenching and tender. I was intrigued by the story from the start and the pacing really never slowed down.
'Gates of Thread and Stone' is both thrilling and romantic, mysterious and gripping and the story keeps the reader wanting more. So I'm off to read 'The Infinite', which just came out a week or so ago - I can't wait.


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I have been off work, on maternity leave, for two weeks now, and I must tell you I'm not all that good at having nothing to do. Ok, it's not like I actually have *nothing* to do, I've been keeping busy fielding all kinds of amusing emails and text messages from well-meaning people coming out of the woodworks and "just checking in!" to see whether or not I have any news. Folks, I assure you, when the baby arrives I won't forget to mention it.
I've also been adulting pretty hard this week. After more than half a year of trying, we finally (FINALLY!) bought a new apartment yesterday, so I've spent the week talking to mortgage brokers and making mic-drop power-move real estate bids (the process in this city is bonkers), figuring out when to list our current apartment for sale, and generally trying to get that side of our lives as organized as possible so that in the event I do go into labour (c'mon baby, any time now) we don't have any distractions. More on the new apartment down the road, but I will say that we're planning to renovate the kitchen, so that will be fun to share with you.
What I'm not good at, I suppose, is not having any hard deadlines. Case in point, I'm trying to get some nutrition articles written so I won't have to deal with them when the baby arrives, but the deadlines are months from now, which means that I can (and do) spend days, weeks even, plugging away without getting anything done. Ridiculous.
I think that, like many people, I thrive somewhere in a delicate balance of busyness where I do my best work when I have slightly too much on my plate. But not insane too much, which is why these caramels are coming to you now instead of in December as I had originally intended. December was a bonkers (BONKERS!) month for me at work, and I just couldn't get these naturally-sweetened salted coconut caramels out then, but since we are staring down another sugar-laden holiday (of sorts) this weekend, I thought why not now?
As the nutrition paradigm I practice within is one of balance and moderation, I tend to prefer my treats to be treats and my healthy eats to be just that. Occasionally, however, something comes along that straddles that boarder precariously enough to give me pause, and this is one of those times. Not that I'd define caramels as "healthy" on any day of the week, but if treats sweetened with coconut sugar and fattened with coconut oil are more up your alley than high-fructose corn syrup and refined palm oil, then I'm pretty sure these will be your jam. And if you're not generally fussed about that kind of thing, I still think you'll find these insanely good.
It's a combination of ingredients you wouldn't think would come together to create such a luscious caramel. And indeed, when you first stir them together you'll worry that you've made a huge mistake. But, have faith. As the mixture comes to heat and you stir your little heart out, it magically transforms from a grainy pile of coconut sugar covered in a viscous layer of coconut oil to a smooth, creamy caramel that'll form a ball when dropped into a glass of ice water. And lo, once poured out onto parchment paper, sprinkled with coconut chips and coarse salt, and cooled, the caramel can be cut into chewy little cubes of deliciousness. Perfect for sharing with someone special, wouldn't you say?
Candy. Folks, I don't care whether it's naturally sweetened and vegan and made with unrefined ingredients, this is candy through and through. It just is. Coconut sugar is still sugar, agave, honey, or whatever liquid sweetener you choose is just that. Please enjoy your candy very much, embrace the sugar rush, and then move on.
One year ago: Raw Chocolate Raspberry Mousse
Two years ago: Strawberry Maca Milkshake
Three years ago: Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Dried Cherries and Smoked Salt
Four years ago: Spicy Kohlrabi Salad
Five years ago: Carrot Ginger Muffins
salted coconut caramels
- 3/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup agave nectar or other liquid sweetener*
- 4 Tablespoons coconut butter
- 1/2 - 1 vanilla bean seeds scraped out
- pinch sea salt
- coconut chips and coarse salt for sprinkling optional
- Prepare a glass of ice water to keep beside the stove. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Melt coconut oil over medium-high heat in heavy-bottomed pot, and add coconut sugar and agave. Stir continuously so that the sugars don't burn or stick to the bottom.
- Add coconut butter, vanilla bean seeds, and salt. Continue stirring as the caramel begins to bubble and come together.
- When the caramel begins to pull away from the bottom of the pot as you stir, remove from heat. Drop a small spoonful into the glass of ice water. If it forms a soft ball, you're in business. Alternately you're looking for about 120°C / 245°F on a candy thermometer.
- Pour the mixture out onto the parchment paper, and sprinkle with coconut chips and coarse salt. Let the caramel cool completely.
- Cut into small squares, and wrap individually in parchment paper.
Recipe Notes
I've made this recipe using both agave nectar for a completely vegan version, or honey. Both work out great.


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Power Plant is a critically acclaimed, internationally successful, outdoor nocturnal sound and light art experience created exclusively for public parks and botanical gardens. Five international artists create over thirty unusual and sensitive site-specific sound and light installations for magical nocturnal environments.
The Power Plant artists are: Mark Anderson; Anne Bean; Jony Easterby; Ulf Pedersen and Kirsten Reynolds.
Power Plant was a key sell-out event at the Sydney Festival, Australia in January 2011 with audiences of more than 10,000 over three weeks. The stunning, yet thoughtful, interventions within each specific garden location made Power Plant one of the most striking and important events during the Hong Kong Arts Festival in February 2011. In March 2011 Power Plant transformed the beautiful and majestic Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart making it one of the most spectacular and popular successes of the international Ten Days on the Island Festival.
These high-profile events follow similar unique, world-class shows at internationally significant cultural festivals in the UK. In 2008 Power Plant sold out with audiences of over 7000 over five nights at Liverpool's European Capital of Culture being described by Robert Sandall in the Sunday Times as "A huge success…Power Plant's ingeniously playful array of electronic stunts, kinetic sculptures and musical sound effects sprang a series of delightful surprises."
Power Plant presents a rare opportunity for large audiences to access a magical nocturnal world where art and nature are intriguingly integrated. Walking at their own pace, each visitor, moves along a route through the night-time garden experiencing a series of sometimes intimate and sometimes vast art works that emerge from the natural surroundings creating intoxicating atmospheres. Glances into the distance offer alluring vistas where tantalizing glimpses of colour, flashing and flickering, emerge from the verdant surroundings accompanied by enthralling traces of otherworldly sounds.
Power Plant was originally commissioned in 2005 by Oxford Contemporary Music together with the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. It's immediate success led to the Arts Council England's Contemporary Music Network commissioning new works by all five artists for the a second Power Plant in Calderstones Park, Liverpool during the European Capital of Culture programme in 2008.
In 2009 Power Plant was presented as part of the British Council showcase during the Edinburgh Festival where it became a must-see show attracting audiences of over 7500 to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Widespread public and critical acclaim followed leading Artichoke, a company internationally renowned for curating ambitious and extraordinary art events in public spaces, to invite Power Plant to the Durham University Botanic Garden where the site-specific event again adapted to a large and diverse landscape, emerging glittering, twinkling, humming and buzzing to become a star attraction of Lumiere; the UK's largest light festival.
In 2011, with the support of the British Council, Power Plant undertook its first major international tour, attracting huge audiences to the Sydney Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival and Ten Days on the Island, Hobart, Tasmania. With most events sold-out and total ticket sales to date of over 75,000 Power Plant is critical and public success attracting major sponsors as well as international media coverage in the press, radio and TV.
University of Oxford Botanic Garden, OXFORD, UK, September 2005
Calderstones Park, Liverpool European Capital of Culture '08, LIVERPOOL, UK September 2008
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh International Festival, EDINBURGH, UK 2009
Durham University Botanic Garden, DURHAM, UK, 2009
Chinese Garden, Darling Harbour, Sydney Festival, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, January 2011
Hong Kong International Festival, HONG KONG , CHINA, February 2011
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Ten Days on the Island Festival, HOBART, TASMANIA, March 2011
Wellington Botanic Garden, New Zealand Festival, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, February 2014


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Sunday, July 17, 1927 - Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Mrs. Charlene P. Godwin of Esto, FL passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Hartford Health Care. She was 86.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday December 6, in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Slocomb. Burial will follow in the Esto Community Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory directing.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 until 8 p.m.
Mrs. Godwin was born July 17, 1927 in Hartford to the late Archie L. and Daisy White Plunkett. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
In addition to her parents, her husband, John Cecil Godwin and son, David Godwin preceded her in death.
Survivors include her son, Steven Godwin (Sharon), Spring Hill FL; two grandchildren: Christopher and Shawn Godwin; brother-in-law, Ray Godwin (Janice), Slocomb.


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Museum of Childhood Memory
Selected finalist for Sculpture in the Vineyards 2014 with the MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD MEMORY, large installation of a 1960's caravan filled with toys. This is an annual large scale and outdoor site specific sculpture exhibition along the Wollombi Valley Wine Trail. http://www.sculptureinthevineyards.com.au/
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Category: Garden
Greenhouse Jump Starts Summer
March 24, 2016
What to do when there is seven inches of fresh snow at the end of March? Spend time in the greenhouse! Metigrowshe Garden is getting a jump start on planting with several trays of greens and herbs in the greenhouse … Continue reading
Metigoshe Ministries Receives Orchard Grant
February 17, 2016
GOEHRING AWARDS COMMUNITY-SCHOOL ORCHARD GRANTS Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded grants totaling $51,125 for 12 projects to develop orchards and plant trees in local communities. The grants originally were set at $40,000 but due to positive response and … Continue reading
Super Salads
July 1, 2015
This spring Metigrowshe Garden provided a bunch of fresh produce for delicious salads thanks to the great growing conditions inside of our protective high tunnel structure! No need to worry about the late May frosts that hit the Turtle Mountains. … Continue reading
Springtime Wonders
April 10, 2015
The small greenhouse at the Christian Center site is officially up and running for the season! All of the senses are awakened upon entering the greenhouse. The wonderful feeling of warm, humid air after the cold of winter, the scent … Continue reading
"Eggstra" Special
August 29, 2014
This summer brought a very significant change to our garden area and garden learning sessions! We welcomed 21 laying hens to their brand new coop and outdoor enclosure. The chickens are a great addition to camp for many reasons. We … Continue reading
We're Number One!
June 26, 2014
That's right, we recently kicked-off our summer with the first week of campers! Lots of fun and learning as campers explored Metigrowshe Gardens with our theme of "Gardening in God's Time". Trailblazers and CIT's got the garden off to … Continue reading
Springing Into Action
May 30, 2014
In the Turtle Mountains spring was quite brief after a very long and cold winter. Now that we are already enjoying summer temperatures and weather, it means that the all important Spring garden preparations had to be sped up considerably. … Continue reading
Exploring God's Creation during week #4
July 6, 2013
The garden is finally going through a major growth spurt as the sun came out, the temperatures rose and the rains let up some in the last two weeks. Plants such as our sugar snap peas were only … Continue reading
New Growth as Campers Arrive!
June 18, 2013
Summer is now here and we are very busy out in the garden out at camp. The main garden is now fully planted and almost all of the seeds have come up and most of the transplants that were … Continue reading
Planting gets underway!
May 28, 2013
Now that the snow cover has melted we have been busily planting the cool season crops out at Metigrowshe Garden! Some highlights from this past week of planting include camper favorite Sugar Snap Peas, as well as asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, … Continue reading
Garden Grants Galore!
May 8, 2013
It was a long, long, cold winter at Metigoshe Ministries this year. Even though the garden lay under a deep blanket of snow, there was still plenty of garden work to do! We were busy planning for this coming summer … Continue reading
Spring Dreaming
April 10, 2013
Spring is here even though it doesn't look that way out our window today! This past weekend at our first annual Grace-Filled Gardens Retreat we planted seeds for the camp garden and for participants gardens. Just three days later … Continue reading
Harvest Update
August 8, 2012
The garden has given a wonderful bounty of fresh and delicious produce for our use at camp throughout the camp season. Now that we are in our last week of camp, we want to share a harvest total with you! … Continue reading
Online article features Metigrowshe Garden!
August 3, 2012
We are excited to announce that our Garden at Camp Metigoshe is featured in an article on the Lutherans Restoring Creation website! Follow the link below to learn more about how our garden started: http://www.lutheransrestoringcreation.org/Home/outdoor-ministries More info on how the … Continue reading
Workday Wonders
June 3, 2012
On Saturday we completed amazing work in the garden as a part of camp work day! A large number of volunteers pitched in to rake the dirt, plant seeds and seedlings, set up trellis and plant support systems, finish installing … Continue reading
The garden's name is…
May 24, 2012
Drum roll please! After a spirited debate on several wonderful name possibilities for our Camp Garden, the counselors yesterday elected a fantastic name for the garden! Let it hereby be known that the garden is named….. Metigrowshe! Remember to check … Continue reading
New Growth!
May 22, 2012
There has been lot of recent activity in the Camp Metigoshe Garden, so much so that I haven't been indoors enough to report on all of it! The 200+ seedlings at the parsonage are doing well and many are making … Continue reading
Activity in the Garden
May 9, 2012
On Saturday May 5th we had perfect weather for our Garden Work Day! Thanks to the youth group of First Lutheran in Minot with Pastor Ken Nelson and Metigoshe supporters Pastor Carol Wendel, Melissa Reinhart and the Benson family for … Continue reading
Garden work day!
May 3, 2012
Come join us this Saturday, May 5th from 10:00am – ? as we get the garden ready for spring planting! The garden is located at the Pelican Lake site right next to the wiffle ball field. We look forward to … Continue reading
New vegetable garden this year
April 24, 2012
We are excited to announce that we are planting a full vegetable garden
this year! The garden at Camp Metigoshe will provide fresh and natural
food for nutritional camp menus. Campers will get the chance to dig in
and help produce the food that they eat while learning about caring for
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Pets are an important part of our families. However, when the cost of treating a pet's injury or illness approach hundreds or even thousands of dollars, pet owners can find themselves in a position of choosing between financial hardship or euthanasia. Pet insurance provides as safety net so that pet lovers never have to face such a harsh financial decision.
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I've been pampered this week, lucky me has been going to a sauna every day this week. for free! don't be jealous though. this damn sauna is my apartment, the freaking a/c unit died right after my last post. you know, the one I proclaim how much I loooove the summer. it shouldn't be humid and sticky INSIDE my aparment. luckily they gave us a window unit for our bedroom until they fix the main unit, I only have the pleasure of experiencing the mugginess once I'm anywhere but my room. there's nothing like taking a shower and immediately being hot. my hair is HUGE. it must grow by the hour something fierce. sexy I know.
in the last couple of days all cooking has ceased and we've either been out or right next to the window unit. I've done a little bit of knitting, which I'll show later, but I've mostly been spinning. people! why didn't anyone warn me how addicting this is?!
I'm so proud of my first little hank! all 20 yards of it. so much so that I think I'll just be carrying it in my purse from now on. I still have the other half of the batt to spin up this weekend, but I'm already dreaming about wheels and spinning up lace and sock yarn…..stephanie's batts are so soft and airy. I had no idea that I had to work my way up to merino. I just kinda did my thing. I love the way the colors flow and change throughout the yarn, it gives it a plied look without me having to do anything. I like it when other factors make me look good. and the firestar makes the whole thing shine. I'm so happy I finally started spinning this batt up, this whole time I was worried about "ruining" the fiber or spinning some horribly overspun thing. thankfully it was smooth sailing, though I'll admit there are some sections that are pretty thin in there that are strategically hidden in the pic. I don't like to look bad and all.


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Window treatments can transform your house and showcase your sense of style.
As the recreation vehicle industry continues to zoom to new heights, drivers and passengers alike are experiencing the country's roads as true adventurers.
The Smokey Mountains and California coastlines are must-visit destinations for any RV road-tripper, but treasures in your own backyard are not to be overlooked.
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With the real estate industry booming, more and more homeowners are investing in home remodeling projects. But how do you know if your remodeling project is worth the time, effort, and money? HGTV's Real Estate Expert, Dona DeZube gave a breakdown of the top home remodeling projects by their…
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Dining Hall, The Queen's College, Oxford
An extension to the existing basement kitchen for Queen's College, to create additional space and a more rational layout. The work included refurbishment of the basement level shower area, and a new basement level link to the wine cellar. The ground floor Buttery and adjacent rooms have also being converted into a café. The improvements were achieved by supporting the Grade I listed façade on new columns to open up the space within the extended basement. This required careful planning and monitoring during construction to safeguard the stonework. Arches thought to have been designed by Hawksmoor were revealed during the demolition work and are now a feature of the new servery.
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Speaker Profile: Jan Tezner
This is part nine of a series of interviews with speakers that will be presenting at MODX Weekend, which will take place just outside of Utrecht, The Netherlands from September 19-22. This time: Jan Tezner!
Jan Tezner is a developer who currently works at COEX and helped create the main discussion forum for MODX in Czech Republic. At the MODX Conference in September, Jan will present an optimal setup of environment and processes to build components quickly, in a standardized way, and with support from community.
Jan first discovered MODX Evolution back in 2008 and it soon became one of the most used content management systems within one of the company's development teams. He started providing translations for Evolution and later helped translate the Revolution platform as well.
Jan sees the ease of configuration and the ability to absorb nearly any extension that is needed as some of MODX's biggest strengths. He sees the fragmentation of some of the parts between the database and filesystem as something to be improved.
As far as projects go, Jan has worked on a few map-based and multilanguage projects. He has also been working on the next generation of CityRally - a web application that is optimized for the iPad.
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I've seen a few UFOs in my time, but this may just be the best of the lot. Filmed in Philadelphia, the cameraman keeps track of what he believes to be some sort of extreme advanced technology floating above the houses on his street. And definitely not a plastic bag of some sort.
The video is currently going viral at the moment on Reddit under the brilliant title of "Man films cloud stealth UFO in Philadelphia (7th & Tioga)" and it has attracted some interesting comments from YouTube viewers.
Comments such as "That's a massive cloud of soap bubbles. The flashing lights are actually sunlight refracted by the thousands of tiny spheres inside the cloud formation. Science Bitch," and "Dude this is excellent footage. I think u just filmed a UFO alright cause is unidentified but really this is probably the first video tape of a cloaked stealth bomber. Nice!!!"
What is most evident, however, is that people really cannot decide on WTF this thing is.
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St Andrew's is home to a group of Mothers' Union Diocesan Members. We meet on a monthly basis, usually on the third Monday, at 2.30pm in the Holt Room. Our meetings generally consist of a short act of worship, followed by a speaker and are rounded off with refreshments and a chance to catch up with one another.
All are welcome to join us.
Our next group meeting is on Monday 18 November, when Sheila Bates will be giving a Christmas flower arranging demonstration.


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Zoe's Family visits the aquarium shop to by colorful fishes. Pick and place the type of fishes they want in the pot within the given time limit, else they will walk out angrily. Fulfill their needs to gain coins. Achieve the target to move to the next levels. Have Fun!
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Scott Wilson and Mark Fenelon were fighting the same battle in 2007 when they first met at an LEED certification conference.
Both were being penalized per square-footage for achieving LEED status on homes they built, and with Fenelon's latest project coming in at more than 7,000 square feet, he had much to say.
"They were disqualifying people like us who wanted to get involved, but were having a hard time convincing our clients to do this," says Fenelon, owner of Mossy Ridge Construction.
"Scott and I were arguing with the guy, and everyone else was looking at us, and I was like 'I have to meet this guy,'" Fenelon says, recalling his first contact with Wilson, a Franklin-based architect. "I went and talked to him, and since then we have done three projects together."
One Wilson-Fenelon project in particular is a home that started out a spec project and recently earned the pair two 2012 Master Design Awards presented by Qualified Remodeler. They increased the size of the 77-year old Craftsman style home on Oakland Avenue from 1,700 square feet to 3,000 square feet.
They wanted to obtain Green Certification for the home, which insures the new owners that the house uses less energy, requires less maintenance and has less impact on the environment than a conventionally constructed home might have.
Wilson and Fenelon renovated the home so that it features an open plan that includes access and views of the rear yard from the main living areas, as well as the master suite. The new staircase is located in a two-story glassed-in corner that lets natural light filter into the kitchen, upstairs bonus room and interior hall via interior windows.
Natural light is available to every space on the main level, including the master bedroom closet. The design features complement the construction materials and techniques, such as spray foam insulation, high efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, water-saving plumbing fixtures and low-VOC paint to achieve the certification for the home.
"When you do a speculative home you want to be creative but not give anyone any reason not to buy the home," Wilson says. "The trick is to be creative to get people excited and inspired by it, get them enthusiastic about buying the home and living in it without doing something that is so far out there that people don't understand it."
The house sold before renovations were even complete.
In 2007 when Fenelon – who constructed the first LEED certified home in Middle Tennessee – and Wilson were first getting to know each other, they were simply part of a burgeoning move to incorporate sustainable design in their work as part of best practices, if not for the environmental aspects and health reasons.
"I would say without a doubt more people ask for it because there is an awareness there," says Marion Fowlkes of eco-minded Centric Architecture. "When developers in this town put up a new building, they know it needs to have lots of sustainable attributes in the building and design, otherwise they won't lease it."
It is helpful that sustainable materials like lumber and tile are much more available today than they were just a few years back, and at competitive prices. That makes it easy for builders to suggest to their clients, who might not care either way as long as it is the best.
"There is no reason to suggest a product that we know outgases and would not add to the health of the environment," Fowlkes says. "And a lot of manufacturers at this point understand that. There is not a problem in finding good product out there now."
Reid Hinesley, director of business development for Solomon Builders, has made it his company's goal to reuse and recycle as much of their site debris as possible, something that he has noticed getting easier over the years with more local recycling centers and dumpsters that separate the debris.
"Of course each site has their own nuances to it, and every project is a little different, but our goal is to revert 85 percent to the recycling facility, and we have some good folks in town that will shred and crush and reuse and recycle to keep as much material from the landfill as possible," he says. "Even if the project isn't designed to be LEED certified, then we are still doing a small part of something we know is helping the environment, to divert as much from landfills as possible."
Hinesley recycles everything from the metal studs to the gypsum in drywall, using the latter as ground fertilizers on site. He can even pallet up old ceiling tiles for his distributor to pick up and recycle when new material is dropped off. The fact he may be buying those tiles back six months later for another project couldn't make him happier.
"It is a big circle, and we are definitely moving in the right direction," he says. "Step back 10 years or even five or six years ago, and it was so common that everything went to the dumpsters and the landfill. There wasn't much thought put into diverting things from landfills, and the opportunities to recycle in the past were a lot more work than people thought it was worth. It was a good idea but not followed through on much. Today we just make sure we follow through on it."
Of course, recycling materials is common practice on sustainable historic renovations. In fact, it is almost impossible not to try and preserve as much of the home as possible when dealing with a historic overlays. Wilson and Fenelon have won awards for historic renovation and energy retrofits, but it's still not easy.
"Making an older building green can be as simple or complex as you want it to be," Wilson says.
"This was fairly complex in that we had a lot of tearing out to do, and because of that, it gave us a much better opportunity to make it green. It is all about getting educated about what your options are and making some decisions."
Centric Architecture recently renovated trolley barns for their offices and others in Rolling Mill Hill, and has been racking up certifications for the six historic buildings along the way, achieving LEED status on the four that are complete. Two are still in progress.
"This is a good example of historic preservation, creative reuse and sustainable design, all while incorporating it into our city center," says Gina Emmanuel, also with Centric. "It has been a really fun project for us."
Preservation is key, and within an historic overlay there are many rules to follow to preserve the integrity of the area. There were limits in what they could do. Instead, they embraced the elements that existed that can't be found in new construction today, like thick brick exterior walls.
"You would not find a building built like this today," Fowlkes says.
Wilson has been using sustainable building practices since he got out of college in the '80s during an energy crisis, and never really considered himself on trend. Rather, he has always pulled from history to get to the most earth-friendly options.
"At the time we called it indigenous architecture," he says. "I have never really hung my shingle out as a green architect. I have just always tried to design a smart building that responds to its environment. And we now have a term for it - green building.
"The point is that good design responds to the environment, and what we are now calling green architecture really starts with good design. We can add the technology we have now to make things even better, but there are certainly a lot of lessons from history to build the foundation of what we call green building," he adds.
Think about steep roofs and stilted homes in Louisiana or the rise of the straw-bale insulated home. Wilson preserves surrounding trees as part of the process of making the structure a Certified Green building.
"The outdoor space centers on the new deck built around existing trees to preserve them, and the shade they provide to both outdoor spaces and inside spaces," he says.
"Pretty much every region has its own architectural style with the same rationale: how does the building respond to its environment so its inhabitants can be comfortable in it? If we look back to a lot of those regional buildings, we will find the clues of how to build green. I have always had a lot of respect for classic principles."
As much growth as there has been over the past few years, many are excited about what is coming down the pike, at least in terms of the acceptance of sustainability as a best practice.
"If we were to have this conversation five years from now, it would be great if this was standard practice for every building going up in the city that this is what we do," Fowlkes says. "Forget LEED, forget sustainability. This is the standard that we will accept in our building code.
"It is all evolving and communities and governments finally understand that this is the right way to do it, especially when our buildings use 40 percent of all energy," he says. "There is a program right now called the 2030 initiative, and if we were all to follow these guidelines we would be energy neutral and by 2030 all the buildings are consuming energy and producing it."
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Julian Cork, Landbay COO, explores the 5 points you should consider before stepping into the peer-to-peer lending world as a lender.
Two: The Asset
The second thing to consider is the underlying asset you are lending on – is it secured or unsecured?
There are a wide range of loan types available to potential peer-to-peer investors. These broadly fall into three categories: Personal, Business and Property.
Ensure that you understand if the loans are secured and, if so, how formally. Someone borrowing against a car or new kitchen may have that asset against the loan but recovery is going to be through standard personal loan channels as it may not have been formally/contractually secured.
The most common secured lending is property. The credit procedures around mortgages are generally mature, tested and well understood.
It is important understand what type of property loans you are dealing with. Not all are equal and each type of property lending comes with different risks.
This graph shows a comparison of value between commercial and residential property baselined at 100 in 2002. As you can see, both residential and commercial property values dropped during the credit crisis, but by significantly different values.
When considering commercial property versus residential it is important to remember that the way in which people work and shop is changing, but that people will always need a roof over their head, regardless of the economic cycle.
During 2007 commercial property values dropped right back to 2002 levels whereas residential property maintained its 55% increase.
Buy-to-Let Mortgage and Rent Arrears - % of loans in 3 or more month arrears
Source: CML
At Landbay we decided to focus on Buy-to-Let Mortgages as it is a large market that allows us to scale significantly. Annual lending was £27bn in 2014 which is well off the 2007 peak of £44bn. It is anticipated to hit circa £31bn this year.
Residential Buy-to-Let Mortgage lending is, historically, a very low-risk form of lending. Even during the stressed periods between 2009 & 2012, tenant rental arrears increased by about 75% but BTL mortgage arrears roughly halved. As per the previous image, average residential property prices fell by circa 18%. Note that most of these losses were in large new developments in city centres outside of London.
The picture here with rental arrears increasing and BTL mortgage arrears decreasing demonstrates the asset's performance in tough times and highlights the importance of understanding those 'Five Cs' mentioned in the previous post; NB Capacity to repay and Capital.
UK Average Quarterly Rents
One of the main reasons for strong Buy-to-Let performance is the resilience of the cash flow that services the debt. Average rents have risen steadily throughout this period and only fell by a few percent in 2008. In fact it is difficult to spot the credit crisis in this graph.
As a matter of interest, average rents have broadly risen in line with inflation (1.5-2%) per annum which does beg question as to why some politicians feel the need for rental controls….
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Thank you to all who have supported my rattery in the past year.
A new year has passed and I am so overwhelmingly happy to announce that the rattery is still up and running as, with all of my health issues and hospitalizations over this year, this would be impossible without the everlasting help of my family and friends.
I would like to start my New Years off by thanking everyone that has helped me with the rat room, you know who you are <3 To those who have helped me with photoshoots I'd also like to thank you, and to everyone who has supported our little rattery and helped us improve the rat species by adopting rats from the Rat Emporium Toronto, thank you so much.
Thank you for your donations, your support, and your love for these little critters. I couldn't have asked for better people to surround myself with, people that are so caring for not only the little ratties but for myself personally. I'd like to thank all of my adopters that have also been supporting my blog and accounts that speak about my personal illness ❤ I see you all. Thank you to Sousanna, a non-adopter, who donated to my rattery to help out elderly rats this year.
Thank you to all of my non-adopters that I have not met yet that have been active on my pages, and thank you to non-adopters and adopters alike that have been sending me questions and updates all throughout 2017. You have made huge differences here in my rattery.
I'd like to thank two ratteries, and mention a third.
First, who I would consider my "partner rattery", True North Rattery, for the amazing rats I have adopted from you this year. They have brought beautiful ratties with astonishing personalities into this world, and made many adopters very happy. I'd also like to thank you for your support over all of the years we have been breeding, and for being a great friend as well as a partner in rattie work.
Secondly I'd like to thank Rambling Rats. I've only started talking with you this year and you have already helped my rattery out so much with your support, and I am starting the new year out with many rats from your rattery that I am so excited to work with. You have helped me bring beautiful varieties into my rattery, and again I thank you for your trust in me. I hope I prove a good breeding partner and friend in the new year.
Thirdly I'd like to congratulate Hylian Rattery on their startup this year. You have two of my rats for breeding, as well as rats from True North Rattery and Rambling Rats to start your rattery, and you have truly prepared and studied thoroughly to make sure that your breeding practices in the future will be fantastic. I am so excited to see where your rattery goes!
My Resolutions for the New Year
- As always, I would like to focus on spending time with my ratties and really getting to know them. I am always working with pets, taking pictures of them, watermarking, uploading, commenting, working on the website, thinking about the technicalities of pairings, considering adopters and which rats will stay at the rattery after a series of temperament tests and genetic history. Every year, I make a resolution to step back from it all. A resolution to spend time with my pets without my camera out, with my laptop closed, just spend time one on one with them and appreciate them and their little personalities for who they are.
- I am excited to announce the arrival of 3 female dwarves, 1 male dwarf, and 1 silver agouti harley carrying girl from Rambling Rats into my rattery. I will be picking them up either today or in the next three days, and am excited to start working with dwarves more in the new year. I am also considering bringing out harley, as well as bringing in Burmese as a new variety. For now though, I resolve to begin a "dwarf project" and start breeding friendly, happy and healthy little dwarves to have up for adoption ❤
- To make the softest and laziest rats in the world. Through many pairings, in the new year I aim to bring you the softest and laziest rats in existence. They are going to be cute, and soft, and cuddly, and kissy, and lazy, and everyone is going to love them. Just saying. ;)


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Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque is slated to begin a new fight as he wades into a federal byelection for the Green party in a Montreal riding.
After days of dropping online hints on Facebook and Twitter, Laraque is to make the news official Tuesday morning with Green Leader Elizabeth May in the Montreal riding of Bourassa, which has the largest population of Canadians of Haitian origin.
The party hopes to make a breakthrough in the riding with Laraque, 36, who ended his hockey career in his hometown as a Montreal Canadien in 2010, then joined the Green Party as deputy leader. The Bourassa riding was held by Liberal Denis Coderre, who resigned in June to enter municipal politics as a candidate for Montreal mayor.
Laraque, whose parents are from Haiti, told Postmedia News in February that he was preparing to seek a seat in the House of Commons after
wrapping up his work with the NHL Players Association on a hospital construction project in the Caribbean nation.
I could just imagine what this would do for the party if both of us were there
"When this (Haiti) project is done, then after that I would work to choose a good place to be a riding and try to do everything I can to (be) side by side (with) Elizabeth and try to rock the House of Commons together," Laraque said. "So when she starts a motion, someone can second it."
Although the byelection campaign has not yet officially been called by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Greens would get a head start on their opponents as the first out of the gate.
Big news coming soon! Send a text to 514.613.0606 to be the first to know.
— Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) July 5, 2013
Coderre first won the riding in 1997, beating the incumbent Osvaldo Nunez from the Bloc Quebecois, who had captured the riding in 1993.
Coderre had about 41 per cent of the vote in the 2011 election, fending off a challenge from the NDP, with the Greens coming in a distant fifth behind the Bloc and the Tories.
Speaking about Coderre's resignation last spring, May noted that the veteran Liberal had worked with Laraque on a lot of major issues, such as homelessness.
According to Statistics Canada, 17.5 per cent of the population in the riding were of Haitian origin, based on 2011 census and National Household Survey data. The next largest populations of Haitian origin in Canada were also in Montreal's east end.
For his part, Laraque has said he can already picture sitting next to May in Parliament.
"I could just imagine what this would do for the party if both of us were there," he said.
"That would be quite the sight and quite something, because we're both really articulate in our own ways. And really, the way we talk, and we're not shy."
In the midst of scandals plaguing Quebec politics, Laraque was forced to defend himself after police searched his Montreal-area home for business and financial records early in 2012. At the time, he and May said the search was related to a legal dispute with a former business partner and that he was not under investigation.
Laraque said he knows many people criticize him for being outspoken and sometimes question his background as a hockey player, but he said this doesn't change any of his political convictions.
"I can't worry about all the people who don't understand," he said in the February interview. "Because, man, if I worry about all the haters I have every single day, I would go fly on the moon, live in a bubble and not say anything and then be the richest guy in the cemetery when I die and not share anything with anyone. When you expose yourself to the world and I'm kind of a controversial person because I say what I think and I stand by things that people find really unusual."
Laraque, who owns a few different businesses, said he has turned down offers from other parties to run in elections, choosing instead to accept an invitation from May for him to volunteer as deputy leader of the Green Party.
"I don't just talk about the Green party; I live green. I drive a hybrid car, I'm a vegan, which is the strongest thing to do for the environment. I'm a huge animal activist. I preach by example by the way that I live and the things that I do," he said. "If every Canadian could do an act to be more green every day, we'd be all winners whether you're Conservative or NDP or whatever."


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Events and conferences are great for meeting face to face with customers, industry colleagues and community members. It's also great to meet new folks interested in the IT themes and trends of the event or conference. Everyone has such unique experiences and stories to share. The congregation of influencers, thought leaders, innovators and customers make the events. For those of us, who deliver the experience, there's a slightly different perspective than as an attendee.
Event work begins many months earlier. In some cases, a full year before the event. Meetings start showing up on the calendar and the cadence gets more pronounced as the event draws near. More meetings and more people to create the execution plans that cover deliverables, KPIs, and responsibilities. For all that work, there is nothing locked into place until the event actually takes place. Everything is fair game until payment is made. And even then, flexibility is key as schedules get shuffled and moved. The norm is usually a double shift at event to get work done and deliver world-class customer engagements. All in the life of a conference JBOB – just a bunch of bacon 🙂


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Nothing is incorruptible in this world. Not even Sami Zayn!
Sami officially decided that friendship is more important than his principle when he saved Kevin Owens from Shane McMahon at Hell in a Cell. Where could this lead his character? We'll talk about it.
Plus, what a great match The Usos and New Day had! What fresh feuds await them now that this rivalry is over? And why Emma the first sacrificial lamb to Asuka? Will Kalisto amount to anything as the cruiserweight champion? What on Earth is Sister Abigail?
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After three years as separate superstars, the Shield is back together again! But what will this new iteration of the most famous faction in recent memory look like? Where do they go now that they're back on the side of justice with individual aspirations? We'll help you figure it out!
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Curated by Susan Gosin and Mina Takahashi
On view April 5 - June 14, 2018
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Paper/Print: American Hand Papermaking, 1960s to Today, traces the development of hand papermaking as an artistic medium in the United States, both in conjunction with printmaking and in its own right, with over 65 other artists who have made outstanding work in the medium, from the 1960s to today. Representing a multitude of artistic disciplines, the works demonstrate how artists, papermakers, and publishers have together redefined and expanded the inherent creative possibilities of the papermaking process.
This focused exhibition is the first to trace the American hand-papermaking revolution as an outgrowth of the printmaking renaissance. It brings together the best, along with some of the rarest and lesser known examples, of two-dimensional works, artist books, and cast-paper multiples to spotlight the closely intertwined American stories of printmaking and papermaking in the contemporary period. Spanning more than fifty years, the exhibition will examine the transformation of paper from its traditional role as a substrate for prints to an active partner—and stand-alone medium—in the creation of editions and unique works by such groundbreaking artists of the 20th and 21st century as Mel Bochner, Lynda Benglis, Chakaia Booker, Lesley Dill, Leonardo Drew, David Hockney, Louise Nevelson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Richard Tuttle, to name just a few.
The exhibition was accompanied by an extensive brochure published by IPCNY, featuring an essay by curators Susan Gosin and Mina Takahashi and a bibliography providing further historical context for the material on view.
Artists: Polly Apfelbaum, Laura Anderson Barbata, Laurence Barker, Barbara Beisinghoff, Lynda Benglis, Kim Berman, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Robert Blackburn, Mel Bochner, Chakaia Booker, Louise Bourgeois, Mary Callery, Drew Cameron, Chuck Close, Will Cotton, E.V. Day, Lesley Dill, Leonardo Drew, Melvin Edwards, Natalie Frank, Helen Frankenthaler, Helen Frederick, Ellen Gallagher, Robert Gober, Ethan Greenbaum, Walter Hamady, Jane Hammond, Karen Hardy, Jacob Hashimoto, Daniel Heidkamp, David Hockney, Jim Hodges, Douglass Morse Howell, Emiko Kasahara, Tatana Kellner, Ellsworth Kelly, Mel Kendrick, William Kentridge, Abby Leigh, Glenn Ligon, Winifred Lutz, Drew Luan Matott, Robert Motherwell, Lydia Musco, Louise Nevelson, Kenneth Noland, Frank O'Hara, Michele Oka Doner, Michael Ponce de Leon, Robert Rauschenberg, John Risseeuw, Larry Rivers, Edward Ruscha, Juan Sánchez, Jonathan Seliger, Arlene Shechet, Margaret Mahan Sheppard, Alan Shields, James Siena, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Kiki Smith, Buzz Spector, Frank Stella, Jessica Stockholder, Michelle Stuart, Do Ho Suh, Richard Tuttle, Claire Van Vliet, Chuck Webster, Paul Wong, Yanomami Owë Mamotima, John Yau.
Publishers & Workshops: BluSeed Studios, Brodsky Center, Casa Sin Nombre Editions, Dieu Donné, Dieu Donné Press, Dobbin Books, Durham Press, Gemini G.E.L., Hand Papermaking, Inc., The Janus Press, Kuboaa, Library Fellows of the Whitney, Museum of American Art, Lower East Side Printshop, Mixografia, Pace Editions, Inc., The Perishable Press Limited, Pyramid Atlantic, Two Palms, Tyler Graphics Ltd., Universal Limited Art Editions, Wildwood Press, Women's Studio Workshop.


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A cheque for £1,500 was presented to John Craig, chairman of St Mary's Project Committee by Sabrina Tate, Melton Mowbray Lions Club president.
The donation will be used to purchase one of the 25 pendant lamps needed as part of the church renovation project.
To date the St Mary's Project Committee have reached £1,622,733 towards the £1.9million needed. It's hoped the work will be finished by November, in time for the annual Christmas Tree Festival.
The Lions felt that St Mary's represents a busy community meeting place and the renovations will allow more comfortable surroundings and greater accessibility to the numerous groups who will use the facilities.
Sabrina Tate said: "I'm mightily impressed by the parish website which tracks the progress of the renovations, and allows individuals to see how they can support this vital work."


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