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Quality control programme
The IOC works hard to preserve the good quality reputation of olive oil and to prevent fraud. One way it does so is through sponsorship of a voluntary scheme for the quality control of the olive oils and olive-pomace oils sold by IOC member countries on import markets.
This scheme is centred on ensuring that exported oils are correctly defined and
named, that their physico–chemical characteristics are in order and that they
comply with IOC labelling criteria.
The scheme was first put in place in July 1991 on the United States and Canadian markets where an agreement was signed between the main exporters of the IOC member countries and the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA).
In January 1993, the scheme was extended to Australia when another agreement was signed with the Australian Olive Oil Association (AOOA).
More recently, other markets have become involved such as Brazil where an olive oil importers and distributors association – OLIVA – has been created as a result of a long preparatory process to which the IOC has been committed in earnest.
To avoid fragmentation, the various separate agreements were merged into a single document known by the official title of Agreement for the quality control of the olive oils and olive-pomace oils sold on import markets.
This new agreement has been signed by a large number of associations representing producers and exporters from the IOC member countries and importers or distributors who operate on the US, Canadian, Australian and Brazilian markets and who will be joined in the near future by others in India and Uruguay.
The list of countries involved in the scheme will not stop here. It is hoped that other professionals from elsewhere who take a concern in maintaining the quality of the olive oil sold on their markets will swell the ranks of the signatories.


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There is often confusion, that estate planning is something only rich people or people in their later years need to take care of. This is a real problem because almost everyone but the very poor needs Estate Planning. Wherever you live in the United States, and if you own anything worth over $30,000, including personal things worth nothing to anyone, but you or your family, you will be subject to probate, left to the state to decide who will get, what ever there is. Property, Investments or even a photo album. Put some times aside and do some planning and save yourself a lot of grief and a ton of money in court costs and taxes.
Deciding on who gets what, is the function of estate planning. The most important part is having legal documents, that are acceptable in you state. There should be a step by step outline, expressing your wishes after you are deceased. If you do not have an estate plan, it will be left up to the state. Every state had different rules and trust me, they will not necessary be in your best interest. The state laws will apply, and your assets, will be divided to your wife and other family members according to state law. Guide your own destiny and do not leave it to the state and leave your family in a state of confusion. Have an estate-planning document in place.
People are becoming more educated but a great many have no provisions for when they die. There is neither a living trust nor a will in place. For the most part we are consumed with our everyday duties. This is an area we don't like to think about and contemplating our demise is our least favorite subject. But sad as it is a great many people die at an earlier age they expected with out a living trust or a will. The sooner you take care of it, the sooner you can move on, and forget about. Protect your family and whomever you care about and do not put them through the grief that will cause if you have no such document.
So what will be my choices for a living trust and estate planning?
Traditionally, estate planning has involved creating a will. This is the legal document that decides who gets what after you die. Who will be the administration of your estate that will be there to make the decisions you no longer can? Or you can leave it up to probate court.
This procedure can be relatively quick if there are not a lot of financial resources and could be over in a manor of months but if there is real wealth could take years.
Once you have a will, and as long as you have your wits. You can makes changes as many times as you wish. Depending on whom is in favor at the time.

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I'll admit that sometimes I don't catch on to something right away. Sometimes the same thing has to happen over and over again before I realize that there is help happening behind the scenes and that I'm supposed to pay attention. Recent blogs have mentioned this: CHAPLAINS — for example.
Okay, what am I rambling on about? We had closed up the camper for the season and I was sitting, waiting with my husband for his doctor's appointment. To pass the time, I picked up an office magazine on arthritis. I found many of the articles to be interesting. One containing exercises I decided to copy on a scrap of paper in my purse. I thought the exercises would help my shoulder. The interesting thing about this task — I realized that my ability to write had improved. Ever since I fell injuring my right shoulder I have had trouble writing. Grabbing the pen, the motion of the arm as it writes — all where affected by the injury. My handwriting, although never something to brag about, had definitely suffered.
The next article that caught my attention concerned cooking — always a favorite subject of mine. The article didn't contain recipes, if it did, I didn't write them down. Instead it focused on steps to make cooking easier for those with arthritis. The step that caught my interest was their use of a crockpot. Advantages being one pan cooking, not having to lift many pots and pans on the stove. I have noticed that my energy is up in the morning and GONE by evening. Because of the injury to my shoulder, I have to pay more attention to the weight of the pan and the placement on the stove.
As always — the change of the seasons also causes a change in the meals that I make. I didn't pay much attention to my e-mails while we were at the camper. We don't have ready access to the internet, and I haven't figured out how to connect my laptop at the WIFI sites. The last time I used my Ipad, I managed to erase ALL of my e-mails, so I was leery. We have a hot spot that I could have used but I left it for my husband and his ham radio.
I had so many things to do when we came home that I left the computer and emails sit. Of course the longer it sits the more e-mails come in so eventually I had to attack the mess. Now, most of them are junk — invitations to spend money or ?? I found a couple of recipes that caught my attention, made in the crockpot.
I didn't write them down but having access to a printer at home, I printed a hard copy of the recipe. I tried one yesterday — it was a chicken stew that was a hit with my family, easy to prepare and it cooked while I was busy doing other things. I know that I have used the crockpot for beef stew, and pot roast. Having everything ready when I'm tired is an option that I will have to make better use of. The disadvantage — the fragrance in the rooms, all afternoon — LETS EAT!


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Real Name: Elizabeth "Beth" Chapel
First Appearance: Infinity #21 [DC Comics December 1985]
Character created by Roy Thomas and Todd McFarlane
Prowess 4 {Fair}
Coordination 4 {Fair}
Strength 3 {Average}
Intellect 5 {Good}
Awareness 5 {Good}
Willpower 5 {Good}
Stamina: 8
Determination: 3
Martial Arts
Medicine Expert
Dazzle Device 5 ["Blackout Bombs"]
Defensive Device ["Body Armor", Damage Resistance] 2
Supersenses 1
Enhanced Vision [Darkvision: able to see in complete darkness]
Defensive Device ["Body Armor", Damage Resistance] 2
Supersenses 1
Enhanced Vision [Darkvision: able to see in complete darkness]
. Blind: Couldn't see in daylight without the aid of special lenses.
. Responsibility of Power.
. A qualified surgeon and medical researcher.
Points: 38
Beth Chapel is the daughter of a minister and grew up with her four rowdy brothers in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She studied medicine and became the protegée of the noted physician Dr. Charles McNider. McNider believed that Chapel had the potential to become the most brilliant surgeon he had ever known.
McNider was blind in normal light, but he had the superhuman ability to see clearly in darkness ; in his secret identity as JSA member Doctor Mid-Nite he wore goggles with infrared lenses that enabled him to see in normal light as well. Years before he admitted his secret to her, Chapel realized that her mentor was really the renowned costumed super-hero.
Chapel eventually became an intern at Sunset Medical Center in Los Angeles. It was at this hospital, very early in her internship, that she first met members of the super-hero team Infinity, Inc. During the so-called Crisis on Infinite Earths, an earthquake struck L.A., causing a fire at Sunset Medical Center. While saving a patient, Chapel was blinded by the explosion of an oxygen tank.
McNider directed a surgical team in operating on the injured Chapel for five hours, using an ocular implant from her pineal gland. As a result of this unusual procedure, Chapel's vision was partially restored. Although her eyes were now too sensitive to see in normal light, she could see as clearly in darkness as McNider himself could. However, unlike him, she couldn't see in normal light using infrared lenses, and had to wear heavy sunglasses in daylight.
Chapel discovered her ability to see in darkness when she aided the second Hourman in battling some of the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons. Wanting to use this power to fight further evils and dangers, Chapel adopted a costume (designed by Hourman) and, in honor of her mentor, took the name Doctor Midnight.
Beth Chapel was one of Infinity Inc.'s 'new' versions of old heroes (joining Rick Tyler & Yolanda Montez) that just didn't pan out. Roy Thomas tried, but honestly, DC Comics destroyed Infinity Inc. for many years, and there was almost no point in using the team until they were far enough away from their All-Star retelling stories that you could just forget about what happened back in those days. The continuity restructuring was just too immense to be putting out books with these guys for a while. It didn't help that some at DC were getting into the 90s 'cool bad-ass heroes' phase. Damn Iron Age of comics! Nevertheless, Chapel has made quite an impact in our games, being our resident doctor (always handy when you're superheroing). Character revised according to rules presented in ICONS Great Power book. Streamlined, once again, according to ICONS Superpowered Roleplaying: The Assembled Edition.


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Mobile World Congress has yet to officially start but some of the new technology is already starting to trickle out. Wilocity, who is one of the major backers behind the WiGig standard has just announced it's very first WiGig chip for smartphones. It plans to demo the chip at the event, and if all goes well and according to plan for Wilocity, they'll be able to start shipping these WiGig chips to manufacturers by sometime within the third quarter of this year. That might seem like it's a bit of a stretch goal because we're only now just starting to see WiGig technology make its way into other mobile devices like laptops, and other platforms like home PCs. Still, Wilocity believes that smartphones are ready to enter the next phase in networking, which is why it's moving forward with the plans that it has for its wil3600 WiGig mobile chip. According to Wilocity, the wil3600 chip will allow smartphones to access 4.6 gbps connections by using an ultra-high 60GHz frequency airwave.
It's interesting to think how such a connection would really benefit smartphones. WiGig is designed for super fast, high speed connections to devices within a smaller space. Think about the way you might connect your laptop up to the router at home for an online game. If you're in the same room as the router the connection is stronger, and will usually result in better speeds, which could result in a better and lag free gaming experience. This is essentially the best scenario for WiGig enabled devices. They are designed to deliver amazing connection speeds, but in return they are gimped by a lower range at which the connection can still function and perform. Think about the Chromecast for example, and how we stream videos to it. This is a great scenario for when connection speeds provided by WiGig chips would come in extremely useful. Casting high quality games from smartphones or tablets to the big screen would also be a perfect scenario for chips like the one Wilocity is looking to implement, because you would be sitting in the same room as the equipment handling your network connections. At current there aren't actually any commercially ready devices with built in WiGig tech available, but these examples are perfect uses to show why one might want to use a smartphone with that type of technology in it. As reported, WiGig devices will begin to go through certification processes this year, so it's not too outlandish to think that we might start to see some official WiGig ready devices by the sometime early in 2015.


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With Valentine's Day falling on Friday, many UT students may be planning to celebrate with romantic dinner dates and bouquets of flowers.
Though the tried-and-true routes won't likely disappoint, other students have chosen a different celebration entirely.
After all, there's an opera in town.
The Knoxville Opera is performing Donizetti's "Elixir of Love" Friday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. in the Tennessee Theatre.
Brian Salesky, general director and conductor of the Knoxville Opera, said performance dates rarely coincide with the actual night of Valentine's Day; the chance to perform a holiday-related show was one the executive board did not want to miss.
"We thought we should do an opera that's a lighthearted celebration of love," Salesky said. "'The Elixir of Love' is that perfect opera for that."
The romantic comedy is the 13th most performed opera in the world, according to operabase.com. It centers on the story of Nemorino, a country bumpkin who falls in love with another villager named Adina. Inspired by the story of Tristan and Isolde, Nemorino becomes convinced that a magic potion might help him earn Adina's love and buys a "cure-all" from a traveling doctor. From there, the show takes off in a whirlwind of dramatic irony.
Salesky said the romantic timing of the show has had the intended effect, reporting ticket sales are "better for this than many of the previous operas." Those who attend will also see more than one love story unfold – a Knoxville couple is getting married on stage during intermission, and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is officiating the wedding.
Amanda Prevost, junior in accounting, got a ticket through the Chancellor's Honors Program, which has a partnership with Knoxville Opera.
"It's a fantastic, free opportunity to experience the Knoxville arts scene we seldom get away from our books and campus lives enough to enjoy," she said.
The show features Stefania Dovhan, a Ukrainian-born soprano, as the feisty Adina. Salesky also brought in Sean Anderson as Belcore, Nemorino's competition for Adina, and UT graduate student Emily Hagens as Giannetta, Adina's friend and gossip queen of the village.
The typical open call audition process takes Salesky to New York City three times a year to hear singers and cast a show. But the well-known opera director revealed a little secret about Joshua Kohl, the tenor who plays Nemorino.
"I hired Joshua Kohl from YouTube," he said, adding that he was sold on the Pennsylvania native by a clip of Kohl performing the same role for a different company. "I'm a huge fan of YouTube and I listen to singers all the time."
Brian Deedrick, former artistic director of Edmonton Opera, will direct the show, returning to Knoxville after putting on Strauss' "Die Fledermaus," at the Tennessee Theatre last year.
"He's about as great a director as you can find in the world of opera," Salesky said.
Eight current UT graduate students and four alumni will perform in the chorus. Tickets are available at knoxvilleopera.com and range from $10-$95. A second showing will be held Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2:30 p.m.
"It's a perfect introductory opera if you've never been to one," Salesky said. "It's easy on the ears and it's such a light-hearted subject."


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How to Get a Better Sleep Tonight
What's the difference between a brown bat and a giraffe? If you said "the ability to fly" or "neck length" you're on the right track. But of the many, many differences between these two animals, there's one that might surprise you: The amount of sleep each needs. A brown bat gets nearly 20 hours a day (even on weekdays!), while giraffes nab just 116 minutes. And giraffes don't drink coffee!
Humans, meanwhile, are somewhere in the middle: We need around 7-8 hours a day, give or take, and if we don't get the proper Zs there can be some serious health consequences. Thankfully, there are three easy ways to ensure you get enough snooze time without having to dangle from the roof of a cave by your feet:
Unplug: Half an hour of technology-free time before bed will help your mind and body transition smoothly into sleep mode. Avoiding blue light and installing apps that change the screen to provide orange light are also useful.
Unwind: A consistent daily schedule, ending in relaxation, promotes good sleep. Read a book, listen to music, get frisky with your significant other, and then do your best to go to bed at about the same time every night.
Cool it: To help you sleep soundly your bedroom should be the coolest room in your house. Set the thermostat somewhere between 16°C and 19°C. Bonus: your utility bills will go down!


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By Pranay Jethwani
Intern at BECO Capital, and student at Babson College, in Wellesley Massachusetts
As an aspiring entrepreneur in high school, I had questions that I'm sure many have asked themselves regarding success in the field of entrepreneurship. With companies such as Uber and Airbnb disrupting entire industries, one can only imagine what the future will look like. Dubai, of course, has its own crop of extremely talented and driven entrepreneurs with the aim of enhancing our lives. Entrepreneurship is all about experience. Therefore, the experiences of innovative founders would surely provide an insight into the challenges faced, the risks that paid off and the lessons learned along the way. This inspired me to start a project to acquire the vital pieces of information that could act as a starting point for budding entrepreneurs seeking to change the world as we know it.
A true visionary, Dany Farha has experienced anything and everything there is to experience when it comes to entrepreneurship. His inquisitive mind coupled with vast knowledge make him truly admirable. The mind behind Bayt and Intercat, Dany now aspires to serve the next wave of entrepreneurs in his current role as a Managing partner at one of Dubai's leading capital investment companies, BECO Capital. His experiences and views are invaluable.
Starting your first venture in Dubai more than a decade ago, how different is the current landscape for entrepreneurs of today's generation?
In the older days, it was much more difficult to get funding. Over time you had to build relationships with banks because you needed a lot of bank facilities which they don't like giving. Especially back then, they would rarely give these facilities to people they didn't know and didn't have a track record.
Today, SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) can go to multiple sources of finance and borrow money. There are angel investors around, there are lots of different networking groups, there is crowd funding (although it hasn't been very successful in this part of the world yet). Banks are now putting a certain proportion (5% of their total balance sheet) towards funding SMEs. That figure was 0% twenty years ago when I started out. So it's much easier but it's not a cake walk and it should never be too easy otherwise we'll have another crisis on our hands.
The second thing is that when I started out in this part of the world, apart from the prior generation, there weren't too many people that started their own businesses early on. When you don't have a support group around you, it's very difficult. Today, you can find support groups online, there are so many different associations and networking groups that you can find. It's just become a lot more culturally acceptable to seek advice. It is also much more acceptable to be an entrepreneur than it was in the past and in particular to start something that people didn't understand.
Have you always had an eye for an opportunity or was it a skill you learnt later?
In my experience, I don't think you have an eye necessarily. Typically for me it's always been something that I see that's just glaringly obvious and needs to be fixed. Now that I'm on the investment side, the people that we enjoy interacting with the most and tend to fund are the ones who had a personal view into a problem. It's not about the idea because everyone has ideas. It's about seeing a problem and realising that the way something is being done today needs changing.
On the catering front, there was a monopoly situation when we started. That one company was feeding the whole country. There is something wrong with that. You need competition. It was a very high margin industry as well. So a monopoly making a lot of money was definitely worth getting out of bed and changing.
Another business I started was Bayt. Already a business owner at the time, I couldn't hire people. I'd put an ad in the Gulf News and would receive 50 crappy CVs rolling off a fax machine in 7 to 10 days that would cost several thousand Dirhams. High investment, low return and that too the CVs were always average at best. When the internet came along, it was clear: you can recruit at a fraction of the cost in a matter of minutes. If you open up a search in a database, you can find the person you are looking for in 20 minutes. You can literally see the CV and say this is the person I'm looking for. You can call the person right now and say let's meet up and have an interview and I could hire him or her in the same day.
The internet is a global networking solution and you can hire people from anywhere in the world as long as they know about you. All I have to figure out is what my customers want, where they want to recruit from and make sure that I'm marketing to those people in those geographies. You then get people to come to your site, look for these opportunities, build profiles and CVs and connect two parties. Our job is connectivity and we make money in the process.
So for me it has always been out of personal need and seeing the 'pain point' personally and just being affected by that pain and thinking I'm an entrepreneur. My job is to go out and solve problems where the solution is really transformational. If you are solving a problem that results in incremental improvement i.e. evolution, I wouldn't bother and we don't bother with those businesses as investors. We don't fund those ideas. We want to invest in entrepreneurs who are building something that is not evolutionary, but revolutionary.
Now on the other side as an investor, do you miss the entrepreneurial CEO role you once played?
Rarely. I think I work as hard as I did before but running the business and being the operator is a different kind of worry. As the CEO, you directly have staff that are dependent upon you every single day. Everyday they need a decision from you: Are we going to go left? Are we going to go right? Are we going to drop prices? Are we going to compete with this company? That becomes a huge responsibility that isn't for everybody. I enjoyed it while I was doing it. I'm actually enjoying having other people go run the businesses that we invest in far more because they are the ones worrying and having those sleepless nights.
I think doing one and then doing the other is an enriching experience (going from CEO to investor). Having actually been on the other side and been that operator, you actually understand the entrepreneurs because you've been in their shoes.
How do you spot potential in entrepreneurs that approach you? Are there certain characteristics that make someone more likely to succeed?
We look at the business, the business model and the scale of the business but the person is far more important than anything else.
The obvious characteristic we look for is work ethic but before work ethic, being ethical in general. I prefer to give money to somebody who is hard working and of average intelligence than to someone who is lazy and dishonest but very smart. Honesty and integrity are key and we spend a lot of time getting to know people (sometimes for years) before making an investment.
With regard to work ethic, those we invest in have to work extremely hard. The only way you can outperform your competitors is by working harder and smarter than everybody else. There's no other way to do it unless you are lucky. We don't want to depend on luck.
I think the most important characteristic of all is persistence. You are going to fall over, you're going to break your nose and it's going to be bloody. Everyone has had it to different degrees. You have to have the resilience to realise it's a journey and it's a bumpy road. Starting a business is like getting on a treadmill. You're either off or you're on. There is no halfway. If you aren't sprinting, don't bother. If you are in business, you have to be sprinting otherwise you're not going to get anywhere.
The mind-set of I am at 'X' and I am going to get to 'Y' no matter what it takes. That's a wonderful quality. I'd always tell my sales force in my companies that the average sales person needs five interactions in order to close a sale. An interaction is defined as: a phone call, an email or a meeting. You have to touch them to say "I'm here." An email is the lightest touch but a phone call or a meeting is where I can push you and assess what your needs are to get you to buy my product. Most people quit at three interactions. The guy has a need, you have the product that can serve that need. You have to push! The same concept applies in business. You just have to keep going until you create enough inertia.
Throughout your career, you've experienced huge success with companies you founded which continue to flourish, how did you get everything so right?
I think if you are really going after something that needs to be improved significantly, you can't get it wrong. If you work really hard and you surround yourself with smart people, it's really that simple.
Your successes make it seem as though minimal risk was involved in launching these concepts, how sure were you that all your ventures would succeed so tremendously? Did you ever fear anything would not go to plan?
Absolutely. With every single business, I always thought: "This is it. We are never going to get through this. This is not going to end well." Every single time. When you start experiencing these for yourself, you realise you've had that feeling of doubting yourself before. You just need to tell yourself, "It's okay, we'll get there. There is enough of a customer base that needs what I have to offer. I'm on top of my business and I'm doing a good job. Just persist and the magic will happen."
I think you have to have people who are optimistic around you to be honest. For me, it was my father. He's been in Dubai around for almost 50 years. He's seen boom after bust. If you think about what he's seen with the Gulf Crisis. I can't think of anything worse than that. They came through it with flying colours.
If you believe what you are doing is of value and is the right thing then you respect that and you respect yourself. That's why having a clear vision and knowing exactly where you want to be and why is so important. Sometimes you have to ignore advice you are given. When I started Bayt, I went and saw 20 of the wealthiest businesspeople in Dubai. 20 out of 20 told me I was insane. Look at what Bayt is today.
Several companies that we see in Dubai today are franchises or ideas taken from abroad. Do you think that when someone introduces a concept that mimics that of a company from abroad, that the company is destined to succeed in Dubai?
For me, nothing is guaranteed. That's for sure. What I do like about bringing Shake Shack to Dubai as an example is that is was a resounding success in New York, destroying McDonalds. So clearly if you bring it here, it's going to work. But if you look at the menus, they are localised. They cater to the Asian taste. They've got curry recipes and kofta for the Arabs. The conclusion is that if something is working somewhere else, it has a much better chance of working elsewhere but you have to localise. We've invested in Property Finder. It's Zoopla in the UK but we've localised the living daylights out of it. There are things that we offer that are so Dubai or Saudi focussed. Even the dropdown menus in Saudi are things that you don't have anywhere else in the world.
Some say that to experience success in the field of entrepreneurship, one must first experience failure. Do you agree with this statement?
I don't agree with that at all. Research shows that failed entrepreneurs don't have a better track record than first time successful entrepreneurs. As long as you learn from your mistakes, I think it's a good thing but I personally don't see the link between experiencing failure and success. I've seen so many people succeed first time round and I've seen people succeed eventually. I don't prejudice people who have failed. I just want to know what they learnt. If they've learnt and they've got scars from having failed once or twice, their judgment the next time round is probably going to be far better than the guy who has not made any mistakes.
If you could only one piece of advice to budding entrepreneurs of this generation, what would it be?
Really have a long term view on what you're doing. That means set a vision. If that vision is just making money, that's less interesting. I really think it has to have a higher purpose that you want to achieve. Once you've set that goal and you really believe in it, don't let anyone get in your way. You are going to get there.
This article originally appeared in October 2015, in Entrepreneurial Minds, a self-published magazine celebrating entrepreneurship in our region.
"Entrepreneurial Minds is a booklet containing the interviews of six very different entrepreneurs. Ranging from the founders of app start-ups to global social enterprises, the booklet informs readers about what it takes to start a company, what entrepreneurship is all about through amazing advice from the people that know exactly what it takes to succeed in the region. Having interviewed each personality, I was able to pick their brains and get the answers to any questions you may have before starting a venture." – Pranay Jethwani


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Being on gardening leave for 6 weeks has its perks, one of which is being able to spend a day in the Brecon Beacons learning all about trail running navigation and mountain running skills in general. And what a day it was, quite honestly I don't think it's possible to have better winter weather conditions for spending a day running around this stunning landscape. Just look at this view.
As you know I love trail running, 99% of my running is off road and while it isn't all in such exciting places as the Brecon Beacons it is possible to find remote and interesting places to run even in Wiltshire where I live. Most of the running I do at home I know broadly where I'm going and where I am without needing to read a map, plus most of the races I do currently are on marked courses so navigation really isn't a concern. But I want to get a bit more adventurous with my running (more of that later) and challenge myself more and one logical way to do that is to go somewhere like the Brecon Beacons to run.
Trail running navigation course
However while I'm reasonably comfortable looking at an OS map and following footpaths etc I'm not experienced enough to really read the detail of contours, or follow an unmarked route in these wilder areas. That's where JT Expeditions come in, I found them via Twitter and duly got booked in for a day with Jake one on one to learn some trail running navigation skills and get some good advice about planning days in the hills. There really is no substitute for practical, hands on training when it comes to learning these type of skills and as it quickly became apparent Jakes huge depth of knowledge as a Mountain Leader and also mountain marathon competitor was exactly what I needed to learn.
Choosing the right gear
We met on the East side of the national park near the show caves and started the day with a chat about equipment and in particular what to carry to stay safe. I always carry a small first aid kit and a survival blanket in my pack even on short runs because you cool down quickly when just wearing running gear and keeping warm for an hour or so could make a real difference.
We all make our own choices on shoes/clothing/jackets etc and any good brand will be fine, but the one thing I did take away from this chat was Jakes choice of emergency bag he has a Adventure Medical kits emergency bivvy bag which is brightly coloured to aid rescue, it's waterproof and it sits much better around your body than the basic foil blanket meaning you keep your heat better.
After a quick look at the map and chat about finding your location and orientating yourself we headed into the hills for 4 hours or so of glorious trail running. The advantage of course of a one on one session is that we could cover the things I wanted and at the pace I wanted which meant we managed to get through quite a lot (at least I think we did!).
We covered the basics of thumbing the map as you move, how to keep track of key milestones as you run so you can keep a mental note of whether you are on track or not, taking and using bearings, how to read micro contours and the importance of looking at your surroundings first for key landmarks etc before looking at the map.
Moving efficiently
As we ran we also chatted about how to efficiently move across that sort of terrain, for instance when running around a hill trying to maintain the same level of elevation (contouring) rather than going up and down which is longer and harder. It's these little things that make a real difference over the course of a day, saving you time and energy.
Running in the Brecon Beacons on a day like this was just incredible, such stunning scenery, had to be careful to concentrate where I was going and not get distracted by the view! The route we followed saw us climb up onto a ridge which the Beacons Way runs along, we then followed the ridge for a while (including a cracking fast decent over rocky steps) before descending the over side of the ridge and gradually looping around towards the car park. Plenty of opportunities to get wet (in beautifully icy water) and keep the mind focused on picking a good path across the terrain.
A great day out
In all honestly I think I would have been quite happy just being out on the hills on a day like that, but the fact that it was also an opportunity to learn some mountain skills was perfect. I want to start exploring areas like this more and this has given me the confidence and skills to get started.
After we'd finished we headed to the pub down the road for a coffee and chat, it was great to be able to pick Jake's brains about some good routes and areas to run in the Brecon Beacons. In particular I'd like in the spring to do a run out to a bothy, spend the night then run back again. Jake gave me some good suggestions of where I could do this and also what might be suitable for someone like me just starting out in this type of running.
If you're interested in learning navigation or mountain skills or for that matter just having a day in the hills you can find Jake's website here. Note no incentive for me to share this etc I just had a great day and experience so wanted to share the details with you.


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What Should I Do if I'm Stopped for DUI in Michigan?
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Have you been stopped for drunk driving in Michigan? Were you arrested or charged with OWI? The decisions you make in the short time after you are stopped can have a significant impact on your legal case if you are arrested. It's important to know the law and understand your rights. And the reason is simple - DUI charges can have serious consequences. You could lose your driver's license, be fined and even imprisoned.
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Louis Palander
Louis Palander
|Birth name
|Adolf Arnold Louis Palander
|October 2, 1842
Karlskrona, Sweden
|August 7, 1920 (aged 77)
Djursholm, Sweden
|Swedish Navy
|Years of service
|Vega Medal (1882)
|Anna Katarina Grischotti
|Other work
|Arctic explorer
Minister for Naval Affairs (1901-05)
Adolf Arnold Louis Palander af Vega (October 2, 1842 – August 7, 1920) was a Swedish naval officer, mostly remembered as the captain on Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition, the first successful attempt to navigate the Northeast Passage. [2]
Louis Palander was born in Karlskrona, Sweden. His father Axel Fredrik Palander was a rear admiral in the Swedish Navy, and the director of the Royal Navy shipyard in Karlskrona. His mother was Emelie Jacquette Constance du Rées. Louis Palander became a naval cadet at the early age of 14. In 1864 he graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy at Karlberg Palace as a second lieutenant and participated in expeditions to the Mediterranean, Sierra Leone and Liberia on the corvette Gefle, as well as in a trip to the United States. After several other appointments at sea, Louis Palander participated in Nordenskiöld's expedition to Spitsbergen in 1868, on board the steamer Sofia. The ship's captain was baron Fredrik von Otter. He married Anna Katarina Grischotti the same year.[3]
Thereafter, Palander served on the ship Vanadis on an expedition to the Mediterranean in 1869–1870. He was subsequently promoted to lieutenant and was the ship's captain on the postal steamer Polhem, first during the winter of 1870–1871 between Gotland and main land Sweden, and then during 1871–1872 to secure the postal route across the Øresund in severe winter conditions. He was also the ship's captain on the steamer Polhem during Nordenskiöld's winter expedition to the Spitsbergen islands in 1872–1873, where he significantly contributed to the scientific work. From the base camp at Mosselbay, Palander and nine other men accompanied Nordenskiöld on the unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole in May–June 1873. Upon return to Sweden, Palander's request for an honourable discharge from the navy was granted, and he took employment first as a captain on cargo ships en route to England, and later as a captain for a steamer line based in Gothenburg.
Vega Expedition[edit]
In 1877 Palander returned to the Royal Navy and offered to become the captain on the expedition to navigate the Northeast Passage. For this purpose, Palander secured the whaling ship Vega, and selected the crew and officers. The ship sailed from Karlshamn on June 22, 1878, and arrived in Tromsö, (Norway) on July 17 where Nordenskiöld boarded the ship. The expedition, which was carried out during 1878–1879, was ultimately successful, and shortly before the end of the voyage, he was promoted to the full rank of captain [4]
Upon return to Sweden, he was made a noble by King Oscar II under the surname Palander af Vega, and the Swedish Parliament awarded him an annual pension of 4,000 Swedish crowns. Palander was an accomplished amateur photographer and brought home approximately 60 photographic plates depicting the journey and people encountered during the trip.
During 1881–1883, Palander served as an aide-de-camp to the director of the Royal Navy shipyard in Karlskrona, as well as to the Department of Sea Warfare during 1886–1889. In 1889 he was promoted to commander and in 1893 he was appointed as chief of the supply service (intendenturavdelningen) for the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration. In 1896 he was promoted to rear admiral and first aide-de-camp to the king, and subsequently in 1897 appointed as the director of the Royal Navy shipyard in Karlskrona. In 1899 he was made the Chief of the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration and in 1900 promoted to full rank of rear admiral. In 1901 he became a cabinet minister responsible for the Ministry for Naval Affairs. In 1903 he was promoted to vice admiral.
On August 2, 1905 he resigned his post as cabinet minister together with the rest of the government (as a consequence of the political crisis arising from the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden) and resumed his post in the Swedish Royal Navy.
- Vega Medal, 1882
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO), 1908[5]
- ^ The Blue Book: Conduct when not on duty, Chapter IV: Correspondence
- ^ Wilhelm Odelberg. "A A Louis Palander af Vega". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Erik Norberg. "Fredrik W Otter, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Esko Häkli. "N Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "No. 28106". The London Gazette. 4 February 1908. p. 803.
Other sources[edit]
- Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon (SBH), 2nd edition, Albert Bonniers Förlag, Stockholm, 1906.
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Gerhard Dyrssen
| Minister for Naval Affairs
|Succeeded by
Arvid Lindman


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Trump's Warm Welcome in the Middle East Is No Surprise
However, to achieve peace, the main obstacle is the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, the settlements and the failure of Tel Aviv to recognize the Palestinian state the same way we recognize Israel, the Palestinian leader said after a meeting in Bethlehem with Trump.
Manchester attack: Olivia Campbell was a 'precious girl'
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Trump seeks to establish 'common principles' for Mideast peace push
Trump arrives in Holy Land, visits Holy Sepulcher, Western Wall
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Portugal win Eurovision Song ContestKristian Kostov from Bulgaria, center, reacts during the voting stage of the the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest, in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 13, 2017. I know this won't last. Although we had an official city announcement today , we had no venue announcement today. Eurovision has a major following, and it has helped to boost the careers of many performers - including Sweden's ABBA which won in 1974 with the song "Waterloo".
Despite vow, Trump Organization not tracking all profits from foreign governmentsPresident Trump's company is refusing to comply with the Constitution's Emoluments Clause , backtracking on its plan to donate all profits from foreign governments to the Treasury Department, a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report claims.
UK on 'critical' terror alert after Manchester attackAbedi was born in Manchester in 1994 to parents of Libyan origin, according to US sources citing British contacts. Officials said 984 soldiers were deployed Wednesday in London and in other locations. British officials have not commented on whether Abedi had links to IS or other extremist groups. Neighbour Omar Alfakhuri said at least six police vehicles arrived and armed police took the family out one by one, wearing their bedclothes.
"Football feast" overshadowed by Manchester attack, says Ajax bossUEFA have also assured fans that there will be adequate security at the Europa league final and also urged fans to arrive early so as to avoid long delays at the entrance of the stadium before the game. I don't want to win the Europa League . "Now, we are prepared for every possible and thinkable (thing) that could happen in Stockholm tomorrow, including terrorist attacks, and we are satisfied with our preparations", Lindgren said.
Two Chinese nationals abducted in PakistanBaluchistan is in the centre of the China-Pakistan corridor, the biggest single project under the belt and road banner. The men, however, shot the passerby and injured him when asked for their identification cards, the official said. Pakistan has set up a special force - the Special Security Division - comprising 9,000 soldiers and 6,000 paramilitary personnel to protect the projects that are part of the $46-billion CPEC and Chinese nationals working on them.
Rouhani: Iran's Missiles 'Exist for Peace'Candidates are vetted and the man who vets them is the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who also wields the informal power of the Revolutionary Guard. The newly re-elected Iranian president also stressed that Iran has been faithful to all its JCPOA commitments, and will spare no effort towards a world without nuclear arms.
Trump Meets With Palestinian Leader Abbas in BethlehemSpeaking at the Israel Museum Trump said "We know that peace is possible if we put aside the pain and disagreements of the past and commit together to finally resolving this crisis which has dragged on for almost half a century". While Israel regards all of Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible" capital, the Palestinians want the east of the city, which Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war, as the capital of their future state.REGIONAL INITIATIVE? Since 1967, the worldwide ...
Melania avoids husband's tender grasp again as first couple deplanes in RomeThat notion is frequently reinforced through keen, inflated analysis over relatively inconsequential actions that offer incontrovertible proof that Melania Trump does not like Donald. This clip , broadcast by the White House, showed Mr Trump with Israeli officials late on Monday. During a meeting with President Reuven Rivlin of Israel , Mr Trump started to praise his new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about the "incredible job" he has done.
Ariana Grande 'flies home to Florida' after Manchester concert bombingThis means another attack is imminent in the United Kingdom and military personnel will be deployed in key locations to help armed police protect the public. Campaigning for Britain's June 8 national election was suspended in the aftermath of the attack, the deadliest in Britain since four suicide bombers killed 52 London commuters on subway trains and a bus in July 2005.
Pope Francis asks Melania what she feeds President TrumpThey weren't seen holding hands, but time will tell. The pope appeared somber. The pontiff did not respond while reporters were in the room and he did not smile. "Thank you for such a wonderful and unforgettable visit, Prime Minister @Netanyahu and @PresidentRuvi", Trump tweeted . He is scheduled to fly to Brussels for a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit later.
Britain deploys troops to prevent attacks after Manchester bombingGerard Collomb said on BFM television Wednesday that British and French intelligence have information that British-born attacker Salman Abedi had been to Syria. European governing body UEFA said it had "no specific intelligence" suggesting the Europa League final would be targeted by attacks. "As we came outside to Victoria Station, there were just people all over the floor covered in blood".


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Concerned about having to look down at your iPad to hit the buttons? Me too. That's why I've created a system of gestures that allow you to keep your eye on your video and not on the interface. Details in 'Gestures' below.
Where's the Lightroom / Audio / Davinci Resolve demo? See Update #2
Why such a large goal? Good design and development cost a pretty penny, plus Kickstarter/Amazon/Apple take a hefty 38% cut. See the FAQ for a full breakdown.
"It's not often something comes around that's a game changer - this is one of those times." - Rich Henrich, Writer, Producer, Director Film 4 Change
"Although it's still a prototype, the application is hoping to sidestep the clunky keyboard shortcuts often needed to edit video, by using touchscreens instead. It brings the control right to your mobile device, while synced with the software on your computer." - Eric Larson, Mashable Tech
"Wow, I WANT IT!" - Amy Marquis, Associate Editor at National Parks Conservation Association
"Technologist Jeff Chow is aiming to introduce a game-changing application into the non-linear video editing marketplace. As video editors, we've adapted to using keyboards (and shortcuts) to do our work. Jeff makes an interesting point saying that keyboards were meant for typing, not editing. The implications it could have on how we edit video are substantial." - Danny Greer, Premiumbeat.com
Here's what you can do to make CTRL+Console a reality:
Step 1: Watch video
Step 2: Be excited
Step 3: Tell your friends
Step 4: Pledge
Keyboards were designed for typing. Why do we use them for video editing?
CTRL+Console allows you to skip memorizing shortcuts and immediately start editing faster and easier in Final Cut Pro 7/X and Adobe Premiere.
The Consoles:
- Video Transport Console for FCP & Premiere (iPhone/iPod/iPad) $5
- Audio fader Console for FCP & Audition (iPhone/iPod/iPad) $5
- Lightroom sorter (iPhone/iPod/iPad) $5
- Lightroom Develop Console (iPad/iPad mini) $20
- Video Editing Console for FCP & Premiere (iPad/iPad mini) $30
- (How do I pledge for the consoles I want? See 'Pledges' below)
- Designed for Final Cut Pro 7/X and Adobe Premiere Pro
- Gestures for media-focused editing (See 'Gestures')
- Full transport controls
- Zero perceivable delay
- Easy Wi-Fi connectivity to your laptop or desktop
- More features than $3000 hardware editing consoles
- Mac and Windows compatible
- Fast and responsive. Your trims, cuts, and dissolves all happen as fast as you can dream them up.
- Ergonomic. We've spent months on the layout designing it for intuitive editing and ease-of-use. Arranged by task, all the actions you need are right there at your fingertips. No, literally. You use your fingertips.
- Forget shortcuts! Remember CTRL+Console. Premiere and Final Cut each have nearly 20 pages of shortcuts. Skip constantly pulling up the shortcut list and wasting money on jelly overlays and dedicated keyboards that become useless with every software update. Get straight to editing with your iPhone and iPad.
- The editing console for everyone. Professional editing consoles cost from $3,000 - $20,000. For $35 you get the same control with features the console makers could only dream of!
- Quick and easy connections. iPhone and iPad connect over Wi-Fi to your computer. Works great at home, in your editing suite or on the go. Multiple connections allow you to use your iPhone and iPad simultaneously!
Gestures for video editing:
UX (user experience) is my top priority. As an editor myself, I know that keeping your eyes on the video is not just important, but THE POINT of a good interface. This is where gestures, haptic and audio feedback become important. Here's where the pros can increase their editing speed and is largely where the funds go and why I am creating CTRL+Console.
Two-finger -> one finger slide = Jog
Two-finger slide left and right = Shuttle
Two-finger then tap L or R = Nudge
Two-finger tap = Play/Pause
Two-finger swipe L&R = Jump to cut
Three-finger swipe L&R = Beginning and end
Two-finger swipe down = In
Two-finger swipe down and hold = Clear In
Two-finger swipe up = Out
Two-finger swipe up and hold = Clear Out
Three-finger swipe down = Insert
Three-finger swipe down then up = Overwrite
One-finger swipe from top edge = Mark/Cue
Pinch to zoom = Zoom timeline
Slide from left edge = Select Source window
Slide from right edge = Select Timeline window
This way beginners get the intuitiveness of point and click, and pros get the speed and ergonomics from learning the gestures. Editor/comedian Jason Chong has been using BetterTouchTool to integrate gestures into his workflow. We are combining gestures with a touchscreen interface to make something truly special.
I AM A STORYTELLER: T-shirt
Graphic Pack
Where the money goes:
Design isn't just pretty colors and textures, it's the whole experience. Months of late-night sketches and prototypes have gone into planning and designing an app that is simple to use and powerful at the same time. We start out by deeply analyzing the workflows of editors to pick the commands/buttons/features that matter most and can make editing faster and more fluid. Because if it isn't better, faster, more intuitive, we're not happy. After picking the commands, we turn our attention to the precise layout and ergonomics of the buttons to ensure that buttons are exactly where you think they are and minimizes extraneous movement that enables faster control. Gestures are dreamt up and analyzed for intuitive no-look operation, connectivity to the PC is made as simple as selecting your computer, and every other facet is designed and optimized. And only then do we make it look pretty. We strive to make complex tasks simple. This is the primary goal.
I need to bring in the big guns to build CTRL+Console with the features and quality you expect from an app designed for professionals. I'm partnering with experts in design and development that will make this the best and most intuitive tool for creatives anywhere. What you are funding isn't just an 'app', but a software package. In addition to what you download on your iPhone/iPod/iPad we also must develop the connectivity protocol that minimizes latency and assures reliability plus the (free) software that resides on your Mac/PC for the app to connect to and executes the commands FCP/Premiere/Lightroom understands. It will take time and it will take money to do it right.
Not only is good design and development expensive, Apple will take 30% of the funds on top of the 8% that goes to Kickstarter and Amazon (for payment processing). The only way to distribute the app is through the App Store like normal and while this makes it easy for you, it also means Apple gets their cut of every app-based pledge here on Kickstarter. This means that just $21,000 of the goal is available, and goes straight to my developers and designers (only $1 goes to me). Your support is very important to making this happen. Further breakdown in the FAQ's.
I have put together the prototype below through a mashup of technologies. To add in all the features of a professional tool we are recreating it from scratch with the performance and ergonomics that will allow you to tell your story with speed and ease.
Designed and developed in Boulder, CO and in Munich, Germany.
Production schedule:
There is a growing trend on Kickstarter to over promise and under deliver, the opposite of making people happy. We like happy people and want to set goals and timelines that you can rely on. And that's what we've done.
Consoles for video editing are only the beginning! Contact us to talk about creating custom consoles for your program! Games, 3D, open-source... Let's begin the UI revolution together!
Risks and challenges
I've partnered with experienced developers and designers who have gone through this process and produced apps and software for multiple fortune 500 companies. As this is my first app, I will be drawing upon the hard-won experience of my partners to make a reliable piece of software.
As the team-leader/founder I am a self-taught hacker with an education in engineering and leadership that will bring this to fruition. I have spent many months carefully narrowing the scope of the project to be achievable considering time, cost and existing technology constraints.
I've hiked 2100 miles over 10 months when prior to that the longest I had been out was 3 days. I know what it means take on a new challenge and be in it for the long haul. It means putting one foot in front of the other each and every day until one day you look behind you and you've accomplished something great.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Is this the best looking estate agency garden in the UK?
4th January 2013 posted in Hunters News
Dean Meyrick, Andy Thomas and Simon Redhead of newly opened Knightstone in Harborne would like to think so! And it has to be said, as far as Estate Agents' rears go, it is very attractive…
The landscaped back garden was ready in time for the branch opening on 16 July in Knightlow Road. Knightstone, the new name in estate agency in the Midlands, opened its first branch in Sutton Coldfield in March this year and plans are in place to expand further across the region.
Dean Meyrick, Knightstone partner says, "This is a really exciting time for Knightstone Estate Agents. We are delighted to introduce ourselves to new clients and welcome aspiring buyers, sellers and landlords to our branch in Harborne. We have all worked in Harborne within property and financial services for a number of years and know the area extremely well. We believe that our services - including our unique marketing strategy, flexible hours and 24 hour viewing feedback to name a few - can really add value to the local property market".
"Knightstone is a new name in the estate agency market but is part of the largest independent franchise network of estate agents in the country, Hunters the Estate Agent. This means we offer sellers and landlords a massive interlinked network of registered buyers and applicants. We specialise in selling and letting properties in Harborne, Edgbaston, Birmingham City Centre and surrounding areas".
The ambitious and highly motivated team at Knighstone Harborne combine their expert local area and property knowledge with specialist financial, mortgage and banking services.
To contact the new branch – or have a look at their picturesque garden – visit them at 169 Knightlow Road or call 0121 647 4233


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Every year for Christmas, Megan usually gets me one tech toy to play with. This year, it was Amazon Echo. While Amazon's initial announcement ad was hokey and cheesy, the actual product is a lot of fun. After having it for nearly two months, how am I liking it?
The Good
It does pretty basic things very well. Once you set up Echo with the companion phone app, it does a great job customizing to your own needs. Megan and I both use it in the mornings to check the weather forecast and get the news. Most of the news is read to you by NPR instead of Alexa's voice the whole time, while sports news is delivered by ESPN radio, giving top highlights of the day prior and even scores of your favorite teams that you set within your app settings.
The weather piece is fantastic. We both get up and walk/run every morning with the dog and it's great to just say "Alexa, what's the weather like?" and know whether or not to add an extra layer before going out the door.
I also love that it works in conjunction with Pandora. This is probably the feature we use the most. The app connects with your Pandora account and saves the last playlist you listened to. So when I walk in the door from work, all I say is "Alexa, turn on Pandora" and I can start unwinding with Rat Pack radio, refreshing beverage and a book until it's time to start making dinner.
A few other fun apps include:
- YouVersion
- You ask Alexa to read the verse of the day or even specific books of the Bible, syncing up with the YouVersion app. I much prefer using this on my phone, mainly because I haven't figured out how to get the YouVersion app out of the King James version on the Echo yet.
- Ask the Bartender
- If you want to make a favorite cocktail but don't know where to start, the "Ask the Bartender" skill is useful. Let's say you're watching The Big Lebowski and feel like making a White Russian, you just say "Alexa, ask the bartender how to make a White Russian" and she'll start reading out the ingredients and instructions to make one. It's not a feature I really use but it's a fun party trick nonetheless.
- Jeopardy
- I love trivia and this is a fun way to keep your mind sharp. After asking Alexa to play Jeopardy, you receive six new questions every day to answer. And yes, you have to answer everything in the form of a question.
- Asking other questions
- While it's not perfect, I love asking Alexa random things to see what what the response is. Kind of like Siri, there are little easter eggs hidden for different questions. I even went as far as asking her why farts smelled bad and received a very well-thought out scientific explanation.
A Cool Hack: Syncing Echo with Todoist
If you use other smart home appliances (we don't) or are a heavy user of IFTTT for automating tasks, Echo does wonderfully. You can connect your Amazon Echo account to your IFTTT account and automate several tasks.
One in particular is it's recipe for Todoist. All I have to do is say "Alexa add _____ to my to do list" and that item will be added to my Todoist account....which syncs up with my cell phone, desktop app and Microsoft Outlook app. So if I remember something out of the blue at home that I need to do, all I have to do is say the item and it's synced up everywhere. That little hack has come in handy more than once.
The not-as-great parts
Like with any voice-controlled AI, it's not perfect. Alexa doesn't always understand what you say or have an adequate response for some simple tasks. Even for finding out sports scores, you have to be very specific in how you ask about a team's schedule. As specific as "Alexa, what time do the Atlanta Falcons play football today?" You eventually get used to it but I'm sure the technology supporting voice recognition here will improve with time and software updates.
This product is also pretty useless without Amazon Prime. You can't really get the full benefits of this product without having a Prime account. If that's a deal breaker for you, you may be better off just using Siri a bit longer.
All in all, I've really enjoyed using Amazon Echo. It's a lot of fun to have around, pretty handy most of the time, and will only improve with time.
What are some other features that other users like? Any skills I should look into downloading onto the device's app?


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Natural heritage
The northern part of the Dalmatian coast with its three millennium old and largest urban centre in the city of Zadar, is also called the "door to the national parks" because its unique geographical position literally opens to five national parks that can all be reached from it on a one-day trip. Paklenica, the Krka Falls, the Plitvica Lakes, North Velebit and the Kornati islands each for itself offer beauties that will leave you breathless. The canyons of the Grand and Small Paklenica, with its series of waterfalls and cliffs, ideal for free climbing, are a challenge to all nature lovers and hikers. Hidden among the flora and fauna of this area are numerous indigenous species like the griffon vulture for which this is one of two habitats in Croatia, but also a series of caves and fascinating Karst phenomenon, just as it is across most of this chain of mountain peaks, the North Velebit National Park, a mountain range that UNESCO has declared a World Biosphere Reserve.
The untouched nature of this protected area, the plant and animal species, caves and pot-holes of this forest-covered mountain and its foothills are in complete contrast with the view that shoots out from its heights to the lacework of islands that are the Kornati National Park. There are a total of 365 islands in the Zadar archipelago, with 150 smaller and larger islands and rocks making up the Kornati National Park, mostly barren rocks, and a sea of a unique blue and vertical cliff faces hanging above the sea falling steeply, often hundreds of metres, into its depths. A true nautical paradise chock full of bays, gentle coves and hidden beaches, it is an place not to be missed for every nautical tourist visiting the Adriatic, and also of modern-day Robinson Crusoe's in search of isolation and a chance to enjoy a pristine shoreline and a crystal clean sea.
Lake Vransko and its ornithological reserve is the largest natural lake in Croatia. It is located in the Zadar region and is in some parts only 800 metres from the sea. Here also is the only habitat of herons in coastal Croatia, with the lake having a multitude of fresh water species of fish and, on account of the waters mixing with that of the sea, eels. Visitors to the reserve can get a fishing licence for Lake Vransko and hire a rowboat.
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Makeup Look for my Birthday!
Below are scrolling widgets that you can use to see exactly what products I put on for my face, eyes, and lips! Just hoover over each product for more details.
{FOUNDATION}I first applied this Neutrogena moisturizer to my clean face (after washing my face with this product in the shower). I let that sink into my skin for 10 minutes before moving onto my new Hourglass Mineral Veil primer ($18 from Sephora). I purchased this when we were at the mall on Friday! I saw the smaller, cheaper version of this product and new I wanted to test it out. The product is a light milky white color and a little goes a long way to minimize pores and help reduce redness! I applied my new Body Shop BB cream because I love how this smells and feels on my face! It is lightweight so I added my Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation on top. The under eye concealer I used is my favorite Maybelline one and on areas I needed extra coverage I used my NARS Creamy Concealer in Vanilla. For blush I wore this Benefit one and some Hoola bronzer. As a finishing touch, I applied my new Maybelline Fit Me translucent powder to diminish the shine on my face.
I primed my eyes using one of my favorite drugstore primers, the Revlon Photo Ready , and put on my Maybelline Pumped Up Lashes mascara. The Naked 2 Basics palette has been put to good use these past few months since I got it for Christmas. I love the matte colors and how easy it is to build up your eye look with only 2-3 colors!
I wanted a natural, neutral look for my lips. I first appled this Wet n Wild light pink nude lipstick. Net I filled in my lips with this Milani lip liner in a matte nude color. Jessica gave me a Bareminerals kit that include a gorgeous lip gloss which I used to add some shimmer to my overall look!


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The Scottish Birdfair has something for everyone – from the most dedicated birders, to garden birdwatchers and those with a more general interest in wildlife.
The event will take place over two days in marquees on the west lawn of the striking Hopetoun House, near Edinburgh. Over 5000 visitors will have the chance to shop from 60 wildlife related trade stands – ensuring you can get your hands on the latest birding technology, clothing, holidays, optics, literature, art work and much more.
Throughout each day there will be a wide range of informative talks, fun packed children's activities, guided walks and special workshops, with live music on Saturday evening. There will also be plenty to entertain the taste buds too with excellent locally sourced foods, not to mention the opportunity to sample some of Scotland's finest whisky and beer.


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I have Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder. It is diagnosed on the basis of impairments in social interaction and non‐verbal communication, and restricted patterns of behaviour and interests. Although it is a developmental disorder, originating in childhood, I had not heard of it until 2001 when I was in my 50s, and I did not seek a diagnosis until 2013.
As well as the impairments on which diagnosis is based, people with Asperger Syndrome often have other related difficulties ("co‐morbidities"). In childhood, my main related difficulties were anxiety and tactile defensiveness. In adulthood, my main related difficulties have been depression and executive dysfunction. In addition I have a number of perceptual abnormalities, and some motor clumsiness, but I don't think these have greatly affected the way I live.
Those with Asperger Syndrome ("Aspies") commonly have special strengths as well as weaknesses. In my case, I believe that the same neural abnormalities that gave me the impairments of Asperger Syndrome have given me an advantage in academic ability, especially in mathematics and the physical sciences, and in musical aptitude.
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Reneau Wedding
We shot the Reneau/Ziert Wedding a couple of Saturdays ago. The wedding was held at Whispering Oaks in Junction City, OR. I had heard great things about the location but had not had the privilege of shooting there yet. I love being able to shoot at new wedding spots....It makes the creativity flow! We were able to take advantage of Golden Hour (just as the sun is setting) with Ryan & Lisa. Those images were some of my favorite of the day. Golden Hour provides the most perfect light for shooting. It really sets the mood for us. Thanks Ryan & Lisa for letting Dan and I capture the love the two of you share!


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The reality of finding humanitarian jobs.
Need career guidance on how to get a humanitarian job? You have seen the humanitarian jobs on reliefweb and idealist and they all ask for years of experience. There are very few intern or starter type roles available. Those few that are out there, are unpaid and highly competitive. Often with hundreds of applicants with the same qualifications and experience as you. So how do you get in?
It is difficult to find the advice that gets you into the "inner circle" of the Aid and Development sector. From the outside, it seems like some kind of a magic.
Finding a humanitarian job: The Magical Solution.
The Volunteers Tent is working with a team of Aid and Humanitarian professionals from Workforce Humanity who have experience in hiring people for top level humanitarian jobs for NGO's such as MSF, Oxfam, Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity. These people are New York based and have made themselves available for one to one career counseling sessions for people wanting mentoring to get into the Aid & Humanitarian sector.
These people are experts at what they do and these services are not free but for the small price that we have got them down too, they are worth it. Although we make it a rule that the volunteers tent is an information only site – and does not endorse the programs we list – in this case we are making an exception. These people are highly knowledgeable, the information and guidance they can provide you will be of extreme value.
Telephone based Career Mentors for Humanitarian Jobs
Humanitarian Jobs: Career Mentoring & Skills Development: A full service offering for the – this is my calling type – includes a 40min phone conversation focusing on a career plan development, as well as a review of both training and internship possibilities.
The team at Workforce Humanity will get you to fill in a quick form defining your experience, education, what your dream job might look like and when you want to get there. One of the advisers will review your information and put together a specific plan to get you where you want to go, then get in contact with you to arrange a time to call.


text: STYLE The TV Comedy World Comes Together for a Beefsteak Dinner 11:45 PM PST 12/9/2013 by Gary Baum FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Jessica Chou MEAT ME FOR BEEFSTEAK: Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, Molly McNearney, at the Dec. 7 dinner. The meat-centric evening benefiting the L.A. Food Bank -- which drew the likes of Jimmy Kimmel, Mindy Kaling and John C. Reilly -- was held in downtown L.A. Many of the easy L.A. cliches – about slovenly attired writers, ever-advancing veganism and generalized historical amnesia – were upturned on Saturday, Dec. 7, when a sizable portion of TV's comedy aristocracy took part in a raucous, carnivorous dinner called Beefsteak in downtown's Historic Core neighborhood. The third annual event, benefiting the L.A. Food Bank, was co-hosted by longtime Simpsons scribe Matt Selman; ABC development executive Cort Cass; performer Eric Wareheim of the Comedy Central-affiliated troupe Tim and Eric; and Neal Fraser, an acclaimed local restaurateur (Mid-City's BLD, downtown's upcoming Redbird) who competed on the most recent season of Top Chef Masters and, along with wife and business partner Amy Knoll Fraser, was responsible for the food. PHOTOS: Beefsteak Dinner Draws Jimmy Kimmel, Mindy Kaling for Meaty Feast Although it's nominally a charitable endeavor – expected to raise approximately $25,000 this year – perhaps the true founding impulse behind the evening was, for once, to pursue pointless fun. "If you think about it, aside from the Emmys each year, there isn't really an opportunity to get together and blow off steam," said Cass. "So this has become this sort of adult bar mitzvah or prom. Nobody wants it to be a networking event. And there's enough silliness involved that it probably won't become that." To that end, a not-insignificant number of attendees wearing inflated-balloon cow headdresses mooed about. The red-carpet-free Beefsteak – which drew the starry likes of Jimmy Kimmel, Mindy Kaling and John C. Reilly, along with an anonymous raft of chuckle-drudge writers from innumerable sitcoms among the more than 600 attendees – is a contemporary reimagining of Manhattan's macho old-timey political dinners of cronyism and privilege, which were immortalized in Joseph Mitchell's famous-to-gastronomes 1939 New Yorker article "All You Can Hold for Five Bucks." Like those merry old events, this one, fittingly held at the decommissioned St. Vibiana's cathedral (with its soaring ceilings, copious marble and stalwart columns), featured a no-nonsense menu of beef filet on bread slices, bottomless alcohol, zero utensils and aprons to wear over guests' finery – in lieu of napkins – for the wiping of greasy fingers. Unlike those merry but exclusionary old events, women, gays, Jews and other minorities were given seats at the 150-foot-long tables, too. "The origin of this thing was a smoky, power-mongering, world-ruining nightmare," said Selman. "This is the inclusive update." The Beefsteak revival conveniently dovetails with other on-trend cultural moments in the city's zeitgeist. The restaurant scene's persistent nose-to-tail infatuation made it positively chic to dish out head cheese – a meat jelly loaf made from parts of the feet, head and sometimes tongue and heart of an animal – served as palate cleansers before the lamb and pork chop courses. And then there's the hirsute-hipsterism that's inspired so many urban-lumberjack beards and twirling-mustache situations in recent years. In full evidence at the former cathedral, it allowed the smattering of top hats, ascots and even monocles donned in ironic good cheer to appear – with a squint – not quite camp. Among those appreciating the sartorial display was TV and film producer Jonas Bell Pasht, creator of the new Esquire Network style series How I Rock It. "I love the call-backs to the older world," he said, taking in the room. "All of these guys – gentlemen tonight. It's a sense of occasion." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Gary Baum firstname.lastname@example.com garymbaum


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That'll be two boxes of kleenex, please.
The Big Giant Head, the name I assign to whoever it is who sets our department budget, has spread the word that we have fifty bucks apiece to spend on school supplies for the year. We can only spend it on materials ordered through This Special Catalogue.
This Special Catalogue has prices about 150-200% the prices at Office Max.
Who is getting the kickbacks in this situation? That's what I want to know. We are not allow to turn in receipts from an outside store for the school supplies we purchase-- much more cheaply-- ourselves.
Oh, and back when I worked in my first teaching job in a school formerly staffed by nuns, some thirty years ago, guess how much I was allowed to spend on school supplies?
Yep. Fifty bucks.
But those bucks went further, back then. After all, they were in doubloons, because paper money had not been invented yet.
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An admirable goal indeed!To master (100% FAoff + fixed weapons), I've already 95% mastered flying 100%FAoff, but I have yet to hone the last 5% of accuracy to land shots with fixed weapons with a lead time like rail guns for example.
Just a heads-up... That last bit takes forever, so you might need to extend your estimates a bit.Triple Elite the hard way. I reckon I should be there for my birthday, 14th January.
Already 85% deadly, so not much further to go.


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The first part of this document provides some definitions of the basic terminology used in the specification of a pressure transmitter. While in the second part it is provided a guide to the selection of pressure transmitters, including calculations examples required for the most common pressure transmitter applications.


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On Thursday, members of the Kardashian-Jenner family made their first joint public statement about Lamar Odom's hospitalization. Kendall and Kylie Jenner and Kim and Khloé Kardashian posted a same message to their respective websites, telling fans they would cease publishing all content to the apps while Lamar remains in the hospital.
"As a family, we've decided to hold off on publishing content across our apps while we continue to support and pray for Lamar," the statement reads. "Thank you for your kindness and understanding during this difficult time." The four sisters launched their apps back in September (Kourtney Kardashian's won't be released until next year.)
Khloé remains by Lamar's bedside as reports swirl that, while technically still married to the comatose athelete, she may be the one responsible for his medical decisions. After canceling her baby shower to stay with her sister, E! News reports Kim has returned to Los Angeles for a pregnancy-related doctor's appointment. She was joined by Kourtney, Kylie and their mother Kris Jenner who returned to California with her.
Lamar remains unresponsive and unable to breath without the assistance of a machine after being found unresponsive. Doctors reportedly believe Lamar suffered from a drug overdose.
Kylie Jenner Speaks Out About Lamar Odom's Hospitalization
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If you haven't navigated over to our Meet the Team section of the site (still under construction) or been to Mike's Africa Project Blog or even know what Mike's Africa Project is, you probably don't know that back in October when the team was being put together, we made the decision to sponsor two of the riders from Mike's sister shop MK Cycles, PK and Nkulumo, and help them participate in racing in Zimbabwe. To read more about this, head over the Africa Blog and check out the following post.
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Well the beginning of the month marked the start of the race season for PK and Nkulumo: "The Bulawayo cycling season kicked off on February 6th, with a 60 km (37 mile) road race, involving over 30 cyclists. Not surprisingly, our guy Nkulumo came in first; sports pages across Zimbabwe were gushing about his "raw talent" for the following week. The rest of the team didn't do so bad either. PK came in 6th, Q came in 10th and it is rumored that Godfrey came in 17th. The second race of the Bulawayo racing season was an 50 km (30 mile) off-road race held on February 13th. Not surprisingly, the guys from MK Cycles once again rocked it. First place went to PK, Q came in third. Nkulumo was looking really good, until he snapped his rear derailleur, resulting in him placing seventh." For a full race report with photos, check out this post on the Mike's Africa Blog.
Back in January I received an e-mail from Greg Tsutaoka from Berkley Bicycle Club asking if Team Mike's Bikes would be interested in co-sponsoring their BBC Team Time Trial. I informed Greg that we were already planning to support the Mike's Bikes Cat's Hill Classic along with a few other track events this year but were looking for some additional support for our Africa riders. Greg spoke to the BBC Board and quickly got back to me that they would love support our Africa project with part of the races proceeds.
These proceeds along with a portion of the teams budget and other fundraisers will be used to purchase race clothing, bikes, and equipment for PK and Nkulumo. Below you will find some info on the BBC TTT and bios for PK and Nkulumo. See you guys at the TTT!
Berkeley Bicycle Club Team Time Trial The BBC TTT is a unique race and always a favorite for spectators. Team Time Trials involve a small group of riders all on the same team working together to race against the clock. They must each work flawlessly in coordination with their efforts, taking turns at the front pulling the group along, and rotating to the back resting in the draft. As riders cross the finish line, the team is awarded the time of a specific rider who crosses the finish last. For example, in a five person team, typically the time is awarded to the third rider to finish. This ensures that a certain number of riders must finish with the group and that the team is only as strong as its weakest link, or third weakest link in this case.
Few time trials ever feature two person teams. This is a unique opportunity to grab a teammate, friend, or even girlfriend and come out for the race!
Race History The race began in the 1980s as the Pinole Two Man Team Time Trial. This was an out-and-back race from Pinole Valley High School to Bear Creek Road and back. It was a grueling, slow up and out, with a fast return back. The road rules got more and more restrictive and the race was moved to the famed "Bears Loop", featured in the Berkeley Hills Road Race. In fact, the time trial course today is about 3/4 of a single loop of the Berkeley Hills Course.
The Course Teams start at the corner of Camino Pablo and Bear Creak Road. The start is a fast ride, mostly downhill along the San Pablo Reservoir. Teams turn right and begin several miles of rolling hills until ending up at the base of Papa Bear. This challenging hill tests a team's fitness and ability to stay together. Next it's just a couple of miles more, but with the finish at the top of Momma Bear, there's still a lot of climbing to go.
Categories Along with the standard racing categories including Elite, Masters, Womens, and Juniors, this race has several unique additions. There is a co-ed category, a category for tandem bikes, and the extremely popular men's and women's "Merckx" categories, where riders are restricted to standard road bikes, no aero dynamic gear allowed. You don't have to spend a lot of money on a new bike to compete in this race!
Who Can Race? Anyone can race. The race is sanctioned by USA Cyling, the governing body of bicycle racing. Every racer must hold a USA Cycling license. Don't have one? You can buy a 1-day license at the event. Because this is a unique event that draws cyclists of all stripes, we believe that this race sells more 1-day licenses that any other race in Northern California! So bring a friend and come out for a fun day on the bike!
Phathisani PK
I was born and raised in Bulawayo and part of the Ndebele tribe, the 2nd largest tribe in Zim but the main tribe in Bulawayo. I have ridden bicycles my whole life and when I was 12, I started riding at a local BMX track. I have a background in auto mechanics and that has helped me as a self taught bicycle mechanic. In addition to cycling, I also have a passion for running and swimming although I only race bicycles. I am a big fan of Hip Hop and Jay Z is my favorite artist.
I started entering races in high school and have been successful on the local level. My long term goals are to race in the Tour de France and to train younger cyclists like Nkulumo. I spend a lot of my time now training on my bike, working out, and training Nkulumo. Next season, I hope to win at least 5 races at the elite level and possibly quality for the Zim National Team. I"d like to travel to Harare for the bigger races in Zim and maybe even to South Africa.
I raced in six races last year with a 2nd place in the Tour de Falcon (70 K) and a 1st in the Matobo Game Park Fun Ride (70 K).
I was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and have lived here my whole life. I am part of the Ndebele tribe, the 2nd largest tribe in Zim but the main tribe in Bulawayo. I grew up riding my bike and using it to get to school, that"s where my passion began for cycling. While growing up riding my bike, I was also an active swimmer and soccer player. I"m a big supporter of the local Bulawayo club, The Highlanders. Everyone here in Zim also supports an English Premier League team and Chelsea is my club. In addition to cycling, I am also an artist. I enjoy painting landscapes the most.
I started racing last year when I entered a three day race from Bulawayo to Beitbridge, about 350K. I won my category and have been hooked on racing since. My long term goal is to be a professional cyclist and my goal this next season is to upgrade from intermediate to elite and be successful.