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Varys is one of the most slippery characters on Game of Thrones. You're never sure where his true allegiances lie. He claims to always be looking out for what's best for the realm, but he's done a number of fairly suspicious things in pursuit of that goal. In the books, he's committed murder, and on the show he's certainly been a party to it.
Varys may be the only person in all of Westeros who favors stability above all else, but that doesn't make him a less dangerous player in any way.
Part of what makes Varys so fascinating is his ability to keep a variety of secrets. He's rarely afraid to speak his mind, but that doesn't mean he's always telling the truth. Varys is one of the smartest players in the world of Westeros, but his personal history is a bit of a mystery.
It's fitting, of course, that Varys would hold back secrets about his own life. After all, he made his name in Westeros by digging up dirt on other noble houses. Still, Varys's habit of withholding details about his own life means that fans don't know a great deal about the character, at least until now.
Here are 15 Things You Didn't Know About Varys.
16 He Was Born Across the Narrow Sea in Lys
Although Varys seems to care deeply about the state of the realm, he's not a native of Westeros. He was born across the Narrow Sea in Lys, and didn't come to Westeros until he was a boy.
The fact that Varys is not a native of Westeros may actually have actually helped him understand the way Westerosi politics operates. Whereas natives of the realm may be inclined to view things through the lens of the nation's history, Varys is able to examine Westeros through the eyes of an outsider. He doesn't bring the same biases and preconceived notions to the world of Westeros as the rest of the show's characters.
One of the most interesting pieces of commentary inside of Martin's story is the way those without great means rise above their station in order to attain vast amounts of power. Varys's story speaks to the kind of ascendance, as does Littlefinger's, and it's not a coincidence that those two always seem to be the smartest people in the room.
Varys may not be a native, but he's used that to his advantage.
15 He Was Castrated by a Sorcerer
In his youth, Varys was born a slave and traveled with a troupe of actors until he was eventually sold by his master to a sorcerer during a trip to Myr.
After he was sold to this sorcerer, Varys was given a potion that made him unable to move or speak, but left the rest of his senses intact. Varys experienced the excruciating pain of his own castration, and watched as his genitalia was burnt in a fire during a blood magic ritual.
The sorcerer had no further use for Varys, and so he was thrown out into the street to starve or die. Of course, Varys refused to die so easily, and he went from being a homeless child to a member of the small council to the King of Westeros.
Varys has had a natural aversion to magic ever since that day, and it's part of what makes him wary of red priests and priestesses. Although he supports a woman with several fire breathing pets, it's safe to say that Varys isn't sold on the idea of magic as a whole.
14 Conleth Hill's Brother Has Won Three Emmys for Game of Thrones
Conleth Hill's performance on Game of Thrones has yet to earn him any love from the Emmys, but his younger brother has had his fair share of awards success with the show.
Ronan Hill works as a sound designer on Game of Thrones, and he's won three Emmys for his work. His wins are understandable, especially considering how effects-heavy the world of Game of Thrones is. Between designing the sound of a dragon's roar and orchestrating the effects for a number of truly chaotic battle sequences, Hill has certainly had to use his imagination, and his sound design is the reason the world of Westeros feels so immersive.
Conleth Hill's performance is definitely deserving of recognition, but if only one of the Hill brothers can earn some love from the Emmys for his work on the show, Ronan might be the correct choice.
Conleth Hill has yet to be outmatched in a scene, but Ronan is at least partially responsible for creating an entire world. Without his masterful work behind the scenes, the show just wouldn't be the same.
13 There's a Fan Theory That He's a Merman
As crazy as this may sound, there's a large amount of support for the theory among fans, in part because of some fairly convincing evidence.
Varys' general behaviors seems to coincide with that of a merman, and he also seems to have an incredible ability to travel from one continent to another. Some have suggested that Varys's ability to travel this way may have something to do with the secret fins he's hiding beneath his skin.
Varys has also dropped hints throughout the books that he may actually be hiding a secret that has something to do with water. When Tyrion suggests that he may throw Varys overboard a ship, Varys remarks that Tyrion might be quite surprised by what happens. Also, when a discussion of eating people begins, Varys is seen to be licking his lips.
It's possible that these are all just coincidences, but we can't rule out the possibility that Varys is a merman hiding among the citizens of Westeros.
12 He Has No Inherited Lands or Titles
Like his rival Littlefinger, Varys doesn't come from much. He was not born into nobility, and he actually isn't even a Lord. Due to his position on the small council, those around him have granted that title to him in an honorary fashion.
It's easy to see how Varys could be even more intimidating because of his lack of inherited property. Whereas most of the characters in Game of Thrones inherited at least some of their power, Varys crafted his influence completely on his own.
As a result, Varys has less to lose than most of the characters in Game of Thrones, and is therefore able to focus solely on protecting the realm. Unlike Tywin, who was a brilliant strategist, Varys not looking out for his own family. He has no name to protect.
Varys understands that his only real legacy will come if he brings peace and prosperity to a nation that has been in turmoil for more than a generation, and he's been working toward that goal since we first met him.
11 He May be the Last Member of House Tarbeck
Varys may claim to be a penniless orphan who rose from nothing, but one fan theory suggests he's actually the last surviving member of an ancient house.
House Tarbeck was a noble house in the Westerlands that joined House Reyne in rising up against the Lannisters. Like House Reyne, House Tarbeck was almost completely annihilated by Tywin following the rebellion, but one child of the house survived, and The World of Ice and Fire reveals that he traveled across the Narrow Sea and became a bard.
Fans have theorized that this young child could be Varys, and supported the theory with evidence suggesting that many of Varys's action throughout the series have harmed Tywin in one way or another. Varys was the one originally responsible for creating a divide between Aerys and Tywin, one which ultimately led Tywin to step down from his role as hand of the king.
What's more, Varys deep interest in the future of Westeros suggests he may have been born there.
10 He Told Aerys Not to Let Tywin Into King's Landing
In a move which may surprise some, Varys insisted that Aerys shouldn't open the gates of King's Landing to Tywin Lannister, believing that Tywin was not a man who could be trusted. Of course, Varys's assessment of Tywin was ultimately correct, but Aerys chose to listen to Grand Maester Pycelle, who insisted that Tywin could be trusted.
What this move suggests, then, is that Varys did not want the Mad King to be deposed. He actively fought to keep him on the throne, likely because he believed that even a Mad King was better than a usurper. This argument is sound, especially considering the turmoil that has infected the realm ever since Aerys was usurped by Robert.
Of course, Varys is also a Targaryen loyalist, and has been working to reinstall a Targaryen to the throne in both the books and show since the moment Robert Baratheon declared himself king. Varys believes in the Targaryen dynasty above all else, and it seems like one Targaryen or another may take the throne soon enough.
9 He Began as a Thief, but Realized Information Was More Valuable
After he was castrated, Varys worked as a thief for many years, and eventually became a master. Gradually, Varys began to realize that the most valuable things that could be stolen weren't physical objects, they were pieces of information.
He became a notorious spy and knower of secrets, so much so that his reputation brought him to King Aerys. Varys's ability to dig up information proved incredibly valuable for him, and it has continued to be an asset as the show develops.
It's striking that, although many characters have come and gone in the world of Westeros over the course of the show's run, Varys has remained a relatively safe player. Part of his ability to keep himself out of danger likely stems from his understanding of Westeros and its most powerful players.
Varys understands when a situation is too dangerous, and he genuinely believes in helping those he thinks are good and decent.
8 His Influence Grew With Aerys's Paranoia
Vary's gained notoriety for his ability to gather information, and eventually became the Master of Whisperers on King Aerys's small council. Varys's influence didn't stop there. In fact, he gained a great deal of influence with the Mad King because of Aerys's general paranoia.
Aerys stopped trusting everyone in his family, and relied on Varys to point out those who may be planning to betray him. Although Varys wasn't ultimately able to keep the Mad King in power, he did provide a great deal of counsel to him toward the end of his life.
Varys also spent time mastering the tunnel system under the Red Keep, and he used them to his advantage to meet with his many spies. Every day Aerys became more paranoid, Varys's influence naturally grew. Fortunately, Varys was slippery enough to be pardoned by Robert after Aerys was killed.
Though he is still a Targaryen loyalist, Varys was able to talk his way out of a hanging, which is an impressive feat on its own.
7 He Suggested Rheagar Was Plotting Against Aerys
Although this likely wasn't the case, Varys once suggested to the Mad King Aerys that his son Rhaegar was planning a rebellion against his father. Varys, who is usually a reputable source for information like this, may have been playing on the Mad King's fear of losing his power, or he may have heard genuine whispers that Rhaegar was planning to usurp his father.
Everything we've heard about Rhaegar suggests that he was a good and decent man, much more interested in music than he was in fighting. Varys suggested that Rhaegar was using the tourney at Harenhall to rally troops against his father. The accusation may have been untrue, but it proved powerful enough to force Aerys to attend the tournament, which was the first time he had left the Red Keep in many years. It's unclear what Varys's motivation was for creating a rift between Aerys and his son, but it did make Aerys even more paranoid than he already was, and thereby increased Varys's influence.
6 In the Books, He's a Master of Disguise
Varys has plenty of little birds on the show that make him an invaluable spy, but in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, Varys is also a master of disguise. He can hide himself anywhere, and it's suspected that he has several alternate personas, including a turnkey in the dungeon, a beggar, and a woman.
Each of these disguises allows Varys to hear things he shouldn't know. Varys wisely appreciates how little attention is paid to servants and peasants in the world of Westeros, and so he assumes their identities in order to hear secrets.
In the world of the show, we have yet to see any indication that Varys has the same mastery over disguises. The Varys of the show does much more through children, appreciating that they are also among those that are ignored by the nobility.
Both versions of the character understand how much the characters of Westeros ignore, and they exploit the information they receive when those powerful people get sloppy.
5 In the Books, Varys Kills Pycelle and Kevan Lannister
In the show, Cersei Lannister goes on something of a tirade, killing many of her enemies in King's Landing in one fell swoop and rapidly ascending to the throne. In the books, Varys is the one responsible for the deaths of Maester Pycelle and Kevan Lannister, which Cersei orchestrates on the show. Although this may seem like a cold-hearted act for someone like Varys, he makes it clear that there's nothing personal about it.
Varys kills Pycelle and Kevan in defense of the realm, or so he claims. In fact, with regard to Kevan, who has been named Regent in the books, Varys makes it clear that his competence is actually what assured Varys that he must be killed. Varys's careful planning to get a Targaryen back on the throne would be undone if one the Lannisters proved a decent king. Varys had to throw the realm into anarchy to make way for the person he believes to be the rightful heir to the Iron Throne.
4 He Heard a Voice When He Was Castrated
During his castration at the hands of the sorcerer who bought him, Varys heard a voice speak to him from the flames where his genitalia was roasting. We've heard about this voice on multiple occasions in the world of Game of Thrones, but we still don't know exactly what the voice said. It's possible that Varys has at least one last massive secret stored in his brain, and it could be a pivotal one for the future of the realm.
The red priestess Varys encountered last season suggested the voice Varys heard was that of the Lord of Light, and also seemed to know what the voice had said to Varys. If the voice did speak to Varys through the flames, which Melisandre claims to have experienced as well, then Varys may know who Azor Ahai is.
Of course, that's only one possibility, but the fact that Varys still has one card he has yet to play suggests that his role in the last two seasons of the show will be significant.
3 Varys is Trying to Get Aegon Back on the Throne in the Books
As part of its adaptation to the screen, Game of Thrones has omitted several prominent storylines from Martin's book. One of the most prominent involves the person Varys wants to see on the throne.
In the world of the books. Varys is seeking to put Aegon Targaryen, Rhaegar's only son with Elia Martell, on the throne. Although most believed that Aegon had been killed during the raid on King's Landing, Varys had Aegon swapped with another child, and safely smuggled him out of the city.
Although there is some suspicion that the young man claiming to be Aegon is actually an imposter, this is the Targaryen Varys wants to see on the throne in the world of the books.
Of course, avid show watchers may notice that Varys has different motivations on the show, which has allowed the show to omit the story of Aegon completely. They might have figured that at the end of the day, Varys is still backing a Targaryen.
2 Conleth Hill Was Reluctant to Take the Part
It's hard to deny that Conleth Hill has brought this slimy but charming character to life perfectly, but the actor revealed that he was nevertheless reluctant to take the part. Hill, who is an experienced stage actor more accustomed to plays than worlds of fantasy, initially believed the show would have too many genre elements for him.
Of course, Hill has changed his tune since taking the part, and believes the show is actually one of the best written on television. Speaking with What's On Stage, Hill explained how much he appreciates the show. "The writing is exquisite, the production values are second to none. I am proud to be part of it. It's the best job in the world. I've always said that," Hill said.
He may not have been interested in a show about ice zombies and dragons when he heard about it initially, but like many of the show's viewers, he has since come around on the idea.
1 He May Be a Member of House Blackfyre
The Blackfyres are an offshoot of the Targaryen family, one which rebelled against the Throne in an uprising that ultimately failed. One book theory suggests that Varys may actually be a descendant of this family, and that Aegon, who Varys is trying to put on the throne, is actually a Blackfyre as well. There's plenty of evidence for the theory about Aegon in the books, but the evidence that Varys is also a Blackfyre is much more speculative.
Although the theory isn't based in a ton of hard evidence, it does help to explain some inconsistencies about Varys's character. The theory argues that Varys would never have suggested that Rhaegon was conspiring against the Mad King if he was really a Targaryen loyalist, but he would say things like that if he wanted a Blackfyre on the throne.
The theory also claims that Varys shaves his head to hide the color of his hair, and that he was castrated by the sorcerer as a boy because he has the blood of royals.
Do you have any other trivia about Varys from Game of Thrones to share? Leave it in the comments!


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A munitions expert gets mixed up with gunrunners in Turkey.
Howard Graham, an American armaments engineer working with the Turkish Navy, writes a letter to his wife Stephanie, explaining the perilous circumstances that led to their recent separation in Istanbul: While en route to the United States, the Grahams stop in Istanbul and are met by S. Kopeikin, a Turkish employee of Graham's company, who under the pretense of discussing business, takes Graham to a nightclub. There Graham meets the Eurasian dancer Josette Maretl and her partner Gogo. When a bullet meant for Graham kills the nightclub's magician instead, Colonel Haki, the head of the Turkish secret police, comes to investigate. Haki is concerned for Graham's safety because the engineer has irreplaceable knowledge about the armament needs of the Turkish Navy, and consequently, his demise would mean a delay in arming the Navy. After showing Graham a photograph of Peter Banat, an assassin hired to kill him by the Nazi agent Muller, Haki tells Graham that he has arranged safe passage for him aboard a tramp steamer bound for Batumi. When Graham protests being separated from Stephanie, Haki assures him that he will accompany her to Batumi. At dockside, Kopeikin bids Graham farewell and presents him with a pistol, which Graham then hides under his mattress. On board the ship, Graham meets his fellow passengers: Josette and Gogo; Kuvetli, a Turkish tobacco salesman; Professor Haller, an archeologist; and Madame Mathews and her socialist husband. Lonely and frightened, Graham is befriended by Josette. When the ship makes its first stop, Graham cables Stephanie to meet him in Batumi on Saturday. After the ship leaves the port, Graham is alerted to the arrival of a new passenger by the musical strains of a record player, and Haller warns him that Kuvetli is not who he claims to be. At dinner that night, the new passenger joins Graham at his table, and the engineer recognizes him as Peter Banat. Panicked, Graham tells the ship's captain that there is an assassin on board, but the captain thinks that he is demented and laughs in his face. Upon discovering that his gun is missing, Graham turns to Josette for help. After listening to Graham's story, Josette offers to have Gogo detain Banat in a card game while Graham searches his cabin. When Graham returns to his own cabin, he is met by Haller, who identifies himself as Muller. Haller offers to spare Graham's life if the engineer will delay his return to the States for six weeks. Explaining that the Germans seek only a postponement in the communication of Graham's recommendations for arming the Turkish Navy, Haller suggests that he check into a hospital with a case of "typhoid." Before departing, Haller informs Graham that Kuvetli is a Turkish agent sent by Haki. After Haller leaves, Kuvetli contacts Graham and instructs him to consent to Haller's plan. Kuvetli also tells Graham that when the ship docks in Batumi, he should hide while the Turkish agent arranges for the arrest of Haller and Banat. Graham follows Kuvetli's instructions and agrees to Haller's terms, but when he goes to contact the Turk, he discovers the agent has been murdered and hears the familiar strains of a musical recording. Desperate, Graham asks Mathews to deliver a message to the Turkish counsel. Mathews agrees and offers Graham a pocket knife and an umbrella for protection. When the boat docks, Banat and Haller escort Graham ashore and into a waiting car. As they are driving, one of the car's tires goes flat, and when the driver leaves his seat to examine the tire, Graham sticks the pocket knife into the horn, causing it to sound. During the ensuing commotion, Graham jumps into the driver's seat, crashes the car into a store window and escapes his captors. Then as a storm rages that night, Graham runs into a hotel and joins his wife in her room, but finds Haller and Banat waiting for him. Thinking that Haller is a representative from her husband's company, Stephanie leaves them to discuss business while she joins Haki for a drink in the hotel bar. Soon after, Gogo, who has been trying to make a deal with Graham for Josette's "services," knocks on his hotel room door. When Gogo opens the door, Banat shoots at him, sending him scurrying to the lobby for help. Graham uses the diversion to jump out the window onto the cornice of the building, where he is followed by Haller and Banat. At that moment, Haki appears on the ledge and shoots Haller. Banat then wounds Haki and turns his gun on Graham. Blinded by the rain, Banat misses his target, and after emptying his pistol, the two men struggle and Banat falls from the ledge to his death. Safe in the hotel, Graham finishes writing the letter to his wife that he began on board the ship, and when Haki tells him that Stephanie is waiting for him upstairs, Graham tears up the now completed letter and joins her.
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The Golden Years: Early '80s
Back in 1981, VM/370 gave way to VM/SP Release 1, EDGAR deferred to XEDIT, and VM found itself in a golden age of sorts. The "Doubtful Decade," as the SHARE VM Group had labeled it, had passed. SHARE attendances were measured in the thousands, and the future looked rosy. Hardware-wise, we were about to see the introduction of the 43xx series of processors, which were more like an oversized piece of furniture than their room-filling predecessors. Microcode— Extended Control Program Support (ECPS)—was created specifically to meet the needs of VM and VSE users.
In 1983, VM/SP Release 3 (see Figure 1) became available, and with it Restructured Extended Executor (REXX), a vitally important development that remains relevant today. REXX prompted dramatic growth in the number and types of utilities and applications running on CMS. With the announcement of SQL/DS (see Figure 2), VM/CMS was primed to act as a base for developing and running sophisticated applications. When the RXSQL program offering became available in 1986, the programming power of REXX and the data management of SQL/DS were coupled to provide a sophisticated, powerful tool base.


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Borland et al. 2012. Cessation assistance reported by smokers in 15 countries participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Surveys
Brown, A., et al. 2015. Trends and socioeconomic differences in roll-your-own tobacco use: Findings from the ITC Europe Surveys
Brown. 2010. Attitudes towards future tobacco control policies: Findings from the ITC Europe Survey
This presentation given at SRNT Europe in Bath discusses the attitudes of Europeans towards future tobacco control policies.
Brown. 2010. Attitudes towards future tobacco control policies: Findings from the ITC Europe Surveys
Presented as part of the 'Differential impacts of tobacco control policies in Europe: Findings from the ITC Project' Symposium, at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Europe Meeting, September 8, 2010, Bath, England.
Cardiovascular harms from tobacco use and secondhand smoke: Global gaps in awareness and implications for action April 2012
This report brings together data from two ongoing major global tobacco research and surveillance studies – the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) and the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) – to examine people's awareness of the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use, and secondhand smoke exposure.
Chaloupka et al. 2012. Symposium: Impact of tobacco pricing and taxation: Economic analysis using the ITC Project data
Abstracts submitted to the World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), 2013, held in Singapore.
FCTC Article 14 Tobacco Dependence and Cessation November 2010
This Report summarizes the evidence from ITC Project findings to provide guidance to policymakers in implementing Article 14. This Report was created in November 2010.
Fong, G.T. 2007. Larger, picture-based warnings increase effectiveness: Results from the ITC Project
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Are Georgia Sports Teams Cursed?
February 6, 2018
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Ever since the Cleveland Cavaliers won their championship back in 2016, lifting their sports curse, there was a new city that would have to take their place. Sadly, for citizens of Atlanta it was them. Having not won a championship in football or basketball since 1980 there hasn't been a lot to celebrate in Atlanta. There was of course the World Series win in 1995, but now with baseball not being as popular as it once was, that title means almost nothing to die hard sport fans in Atlanta. There have been many close calls with the Falcons losing in the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos in 1999 and reaching the conference championship in 2012. UGA also has had their fair share of let downs, most memorably their loss to Alabama in 2012 on the five-yard line. But over the past two years, fans finally had hope.
Last year the Falcons seemed all to ready to end the curse as they found themselves up 28-3 in the 3rd quarter vs the superpower that is the Patriots. In classic Atlanta fashion the Falcons blew the game, which brought about the talks of the curse. There was another glimmer of hope this year as the UGA Bulldogs went to the college football playoff and won a tight game in the Rose Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners. With this win there was hope for Georgia like there had never been before.
UGA found themselves in a rematch of the 2012 championship game vs Alabama with all the confidence in the world that they were going to end the curse. The game was being dominated at half time by UGA and it looked like Georgia sports fans pain was finally going away, but then there was a spark that will never be forgotten. Nick Saban put in the backup quarterback in a desperate attempt to save the game. UGA blew the lead and were tied 20-20 with the Crimson tide in the final seconds. It looked like Bama was going to put it away with an easy field goal to win the game.
It felt like God was on UGA's side as the kick went wide left and the game was going into overtime. The Dawgs were winning and had Bama in a second and long and in perfect Atlanta fashion a blown coverage ended the game and Bama raised the title once again, smashing the hopes and dreams of all Georgia sport fans.


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1 in 7 babies born at the L&D requires specialist care
Every year the Luton and Dunstable Hospital's (L&D) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) treats over 900 premature and critically ill full-term babies. We offer the highest level of neonatal intensive care possible and are one of only three high-level neonatal units in the East of England.
Because of this and an increasing birth rate, demand for our specialist services has significantly outstripped resources.
The Luton and DunstableHospital is building a new, bigger unit with more cots and better facilities to help treat even more babies. The NICU Appeal has been launched to raise additional funds to buy extra equipment and enhance the Unit to ensure that all the babies are treated in the best possible environment.
This new state-of-the-art facility will feature leading edge technology and accommodate up to 46 cots.
It will also include much needed facilities for parents who want to stay close to their baby, including overnight accommodation, a breast-feeding room and two family rooms. These facilities will allow the NICU team to support parents more effectively whilst their baby is poorly and also when preparing them to take their baby home.
We need your help to raise an extra £1.5 million to help equip and enhance the new Unit. With all its specialist equipment the unit will be able to treat around 300 more babies each year and save even more precious lives.
Your support will make a huge difference.
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eBooks: What to read on which reader
Your pre-Christmas guide to what's on
eBook readers will be everywhere this Christmas, in the shops if not under the trees, but even publishers don't seem to know what books one can read on the things.
Amazon's Kindle makes things simple: one store with 296,947 books available, and if it's not there then you can't have it. But competitive hardware can get content from a variety of sources, sometimes at different prices, which makes buying an eBook online more akin to wandering down Charing Cross Road than nipping into Tesco.
Not that one has to pay for every eBook - the Gutenberg project has more than 30,000 beyond-copyright works available for free download and import onto one's eBook reader, much of which is worth reading - not least HG Wells's contemporary fiction and war-game rulebook - there's also a plethora of free (self-published) books floating around the internet, a few of which are also worth reading.
But of more interest is content that one can pay for, modern novels and reference works that download and render on an electronic book, which means one has to start by looking at formats.
Most commercial eBooks are protected by some form of Digital Rights Management, so if you're ideologically opposed to DRM then your options are severely limited.
Books for Amazon's Kindle come as AZW files, which can only be read by Kindle hardware or software, which now includes a PC client and an iPhone app. Amazon also owns Mobipocket, a cross-device platform that works on a variety of mobile devices, but is slowly being starved to death by its parent for obvious reasons.
Then we have Adobe's Digital Editions, which uses ePub for layout. Adobe also provides a PC client, and manufacturers of eBook readers can pay around $75,000 for a licence as long as they also agree not to include Mobipocket or Kindle software on the device: Adobe wants the field to itself.
Then we come to Barnes & Noble's effort, a proprietary system that the company got when it bought Fictionwise (and thus eReader) back in March. The Barnes & Noble PC client is a branded version of the eReader software, which is also available for the BlackBerry and iPhone platforms, but until we get our hands on a Nook (B&N's own hardware eBook reader) we won't know how well it integrates into a real eBook reading device.
Banes & Noble seem to be trying to copy Amazon in producing its own platform which it can then license out, but Plastic Logic - which until the announcement of the Nook considered itself to be the supplier of choice for a B&N-branded eBook reader - already has a deal with Adobe for Digital Editions. So it will be interesting to see if the QUEreader supports both formats when Plastic Logic launches it next year, or if the deal with Adobe will quietly be dropped once it goes onto the B&N shelves.
But that's all in the future - today the choice is Amazon's Kindle or Adobe's Digital Editions.
Amazon lists almost 300,000 titles as being available in Kindle editions. That compares well to the Foyles' Charing Cross Road store, which stocks about 250,000 titles. When you use Amazon you can easily and quickly find if a book is available, unlike the Foyles of our youth, but if it isn't there then there's no other option... equally unlike Foyles.
One might imagine that books would either be available electronically or not, and if available then one could get them anywhere, but such is the state of the industry that it's not nearly so simple.
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Sizing and characterization of carbon fibers with aqueous water-dispersible polymeric interphases
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Composite durability can be influenced by varying the properties of the fiber/matrix interphase region. One method to modifY the properties of this interphase is through the application of a sizing to the carbon fiber. Recent work at Virginia Tech has shown that polymer-modified interphases can lead to increases by as much as two orders of magnitude in notched fatigue lifetime. In the present work, an apparatus was constructed to uniformly coat carbon fiber tow with water-soluble and dispersible polymers. Few such devices have been developed for use in academic settings because of the processing complexities presented by the aqueous coating system. Due to the high surface tensions of the aqueous solutions, fiber clumping and heterogeneous sizing deposition were major bottlenecks. Our novel process utilizes high tensions, high spreading, and low line speeds to accomplish the sizing step. Each processing independent variable can be continuously monitored and controlled which allowed for statistical correlation to the sizing level and uniformity. The sizing process was shown to satisfy three criteria for quality.
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How to delete passwords saved in Internet Explorer 11
Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 Internet Explorer 11 browser allows you to store your login credentials for websites. You can delete all your saved passwords, but you will then have to renter your login credentials for any websites you visit.
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The Yo wire generally refers to the double loop wire, also known as the YO coil assembly (from the English "Wire-O-Binding") and the O coil assembly. The double coils are two strand steel coils which are preset in size and specifications. The common materials are divided into two types: sprayed steel rings and plastic coils. Usually the circular or square holes are printed on the left or upper side of the printed material. After the YO double coil passes through the YO ring, the binding machine is pressed and fixed, and the binding procedure is completed.
After the coil is locked, no more pages can be added unless the coil is removed. The double coil binding cost is higher than the single coil, of course, the binding effect is better and more durable. Using double coils to bind a picture album, when reading, you can completely flatten any page, which is very convenient for reading and inquiring. Books that are less than 30mm within thickness, such as tool books, technical manuals, recipes, recipes, VIS manuals and architectural atlas, are most suitable for this binding method.
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Fiona is a graduate of The University of St Andrews, mother of six and a former BBC Masterchef finalist. She divides her time between Angus and the Outer Hebridean Isle of South Uist, where her husband is the local doctor. Fiona is often seen on her bicycle with a basket full of seaweed or wild edibles and is unusually late for church. Fiona is the author of Kids' Kitchen (Barefoot Books 2009), The Forager's Kitchen (Cico Books 2013) and Seaweed in the Kitchen (Prospect Books 2015). She is a wild food blogger for The Huffington Post UK. Let Your Kids Go Wild Outside (Cico Books April 2016) is her fourth book. She is currently writing a book about Christianity and food for Wild Goose Publications.
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Alsager Music Festival today
I'm playing at the Alsager Music Festival today. My main show is at 3pm at The Meir Inn but this morning I've been busking around the town. Lots of fun!
Had a great time at the festival last year (check out www.youtube.com/dayvedean for the videos) when I was playing the Sunken Garden Stage on the main festival site, Milton Park, with Dan Logan. This was all despite having heatstroke!
Thankfully feeling great today and looking forward to a fun day of music :-)


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Just ask any felter what their least favorite part of the process is and most will say the rolling. And yes I concur with this consensus; it is in fact my least favorite part. On the other hand, I have to say it's a pretty good work out and I've developed some fairly decent upper arms from it. Sometimes I even throw in a few squats at the same time as part of my multi-tasking mentality. Although I've heard lately that they say it's impossible to multi-task...really now.
And to help pass the time, I usually put my iPad on the table and turn on some mindless show or some interesting TED talks. Once in a while, I'll bring my roll into the other room, put it on the floor and use my feet to roll while I watch TV on the big screen. So given all of this, I try to make the best out of rolling.
But a recent Facebook post by Patricia Spark referencing the dryer method for felting, which is a popular substitute for rolling, got me thinking that I should try it again. I had in fact tried it some time ago but I had not been very pleased. I think it had to do with what I was making at the time which was a big garment with a resist.
But this time I was working on a simple 30"x30" square that is going to be used as either a table accessory, pillow cover, quilt piece or something similar, and thought I'd take another crack at this dryer method for felting.
First off, I created the piece in my usual method by laying out my roving on a large piece of bubble wrap with bubbles up. I wetted out the piece with the ball browser which I definitely prefer to the garden sprayer. I then covered the work with with another large piece of bubble wrap (bubbles down)and then wet the bubble wrap so that my hands glide to compress it for several minutes. At this point, I would normally start my rolling.
But this time, I did the following for the no roll dryer method:
1. I folded over the bubble wrap to make a small package. My 30"x30" square was still in tack.
2. I used a wet towel and rolled it up like a sausage roll. I put that at the edge of my bubble wrap.
3. I rolled up the sausage towel inside the bubble wrap.
4. I put a fresh towel under the package and rolled everything up inside it.
6. Into the dryer it went for 10 minutes. Set it for no heat or just damp dry. It's the thumping agitation, not the heat, that will "no roll" felt the piece for you. And while it's doing it's thing, you have time to get other stuff done...or not!
7. After the 10 minutes, take it out, open it up and re-roll it with the wet sausage towel at the other end. Re-roll it with the outside towel, secure it with the ties and pop it back into the dryer for anther 10 minutes. Again relax or do your thing.
8. Remove the outer towel, the sausage towel, and open it up. Assure it is secure.
Proceed as your normally would to full the piece: roll it on itself, slam it, rub it.
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Bagging is a seemingly simple process: put the product in the machine and place it in a pouch. But in actuality it is a complex system with parts that must synchronize precisely and efficiently. To coordinate communication between the various devices that lead to successful bagging, Mitsubishi Electric designed iQ-F Series controllers.
iQ-F Series PLCs offer a wide range of controllers with special function boards, adapters and serial communication boards to fit bagging applications. The FX5U PLC is a smaller solution with room for system expansion. It ensures communication among hardware for volume dosing, thermal heat sealing and axes for vertical intermittent motion.
Once bulk product has been accurately weighed, the RS485 serial communication sends a signal to the PLC by way of an embedded port.
This opens flap doors at the appropriate time. With the SSCNET III/H servo system network and the simple motion controller, two independent axes can work together to start and stop simultaneously. To account for vertical heat-sealing strips and cross sealing horizontal jaws, the FX5U PLC and FX3U-4LC temperature controllers are easily regulated to maintain a steady level of heat across the light metallic welding parts.


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Firstly I want to thank Lisa from Lou Lou Handmade Children's Fashion & Gifts as my inspiration to write this, which when I think about it, is my first ever proper blog entry. Thanks Lisa for giving me the courage - I think!
I was reading Lisa's last blog entry yesterday here and it got me thinking that in all the rushing and juggling a part-time job, the day-to-day chores with 4 young children, studying a Diploma, and a new business venture how often is my own 'cup full' and how often do I really appreciate the simple things around me.
Until now my blog has been used only for giveaways, but I have always intended to use it for other more personal insights too.
I suffer from major blog insecurity – what to write about, what will other's think, you know the whole issue of putting your thoughts out there for all to read and form opinions. So today I am stepping outside of my comfort zone in a huge way and getting this blog thing happening - please be kind!
I am going to share a simple but really lovely morning I shared with my two youngest children today. As a family my husband and I often get caught up in the whole 'it's too difficult' mindset when trying to do things with the kids. It is getting easier as they get older but still most of the time unfortunately no matter what family activity we choose there is normally one child that will ruin it for the other three.
So today when we found ourselves presented with a rare morning of having just the younger two at home we thought the odds may be in our favour of everyone having a good time.
One of my favourite spots where we live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, is Alexandra Headland. The path along the beachfront is great for the kids to ride their bikes and you can follow it right down to the Mooloolaba spit.
We took their bikes so after a huge ride we explored some of the rock pools where they could find little 'sea animals'. The Alex Surf Club boasts an outside café right on the beachfront and is a great spot to have breakfast or brunch if you are lucky enough to get a sleep in.
We sat on the grass and had a coffee and something to eat while the kids had a play on the playground with some other children. Before heading back home we gave the them a turn on the ramps at the skate park and they loved watching the 'cool' big kids.
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Speaking to City Year Boston board member and longtime supporter Brooke Muggia, two things become clear: Muggia's involvement with City Year has deeply impacted her life and she wants everyone to be fired up about City Year Buffalo, City Year's 29th U.S. site, which launched in September 2018.
Muggia is co-founder of ProjectME, an organization that helps young people foster self-discovery and navigate stress so that they can live a more mindful and authentic life. She recently shared her reflections about bringing the organization she cares about so much to her hometown.
How did you first get involved with City Year?
When I moved to Boston and started raising my family, I was looking for ways that we, as a family, could get involved in our community. Twenty years ago, there were fewer ways to get involved and have an impact. It just wasn't easy back then. One Saturday afternoon, I put the kids in the car and drove through Boston with my husband. We came upon a school yard that was cranking Family Affair by Mary J. Blige and I said, "Oh, wow! This looks like Buffalo. We need to pull over." There were people smiling, plenty of food and I saw a bunch of red jackets. (City Year Senior Vice President and Dean) Charlie Rose actually came out to greet us. We asked him how to get involved, and he had all these foam paint brushes. My husband and I, with our two babies on our backs, jumped in and we got to work that afternoon with a group of inspiring City Year AmeriCorps members.
AmeriCorps members are what pushed me to think about what we really want for our country. They symbolize what America should really be all about. In the subsequent weeks, I was fortunate enough to meet the senior staff and the administration of City Year, and they reflected the incredible energy and positivity of the corps. There was no going back. We were in!
What is your favorite thing about serving on the City Year Boston board?
Community, for sure. I was just in a board meeting last week, and one of the activities was to reach out, find somebody around the table who you did not know well and find what you had in common with each other – because we have more commonalities than differences.
These small activities are always challenging us to be better – to be better in our personal and professional lives, to lead with self-reflection and to take action steps. Getting involved, trying to make a difference and make the world a better place, that's what it's all about!
Why have you worked to bring City Year to Buffalo?
Buffalo needs City Year, and City Year needs Buffalo. It's not every day that you find two like-minded communities that are so evenly matched. Buffalo has a desire to be better. It is a community of hardworking, kind and supportive people. The youth of Buffalo are so unstoppable, as are City Year AmeriCorps members. The community mindset is a very grassroots approach. They get the job done and they don't take no for an answer.
Buffalonians are scrappy and there's no stopping them when it comes to committing to their brothers and sisters. Buffalonians innovate, they're creative speakers and critical thinkers and they make things happen. I admire their tenacity and determination and City Year is the same way.
How does your work with Project Me correlate and or inform your work with City Year?
Both Project Me and City Year really an invite people to connect with their deepest sense of purpose. They both help people become aware of their relationships to themselves and others, learn about conflict resolution and develop feeling of gratitude. The fact that City Year AmeriCorps members are learning these tools, and then teaching them to the kids in the schools, is really no different than what we're doing.
Why is important to encourage young adults and around the country to consider serving with City Year Buffalo?
Because, Buffalo has waited a long time and they are ready to roll. It's a great place to live! AmeriCorps members now have this incredible opportunity to meet Buffalo youth who are like no other group of young leaders I have ever met in my life. They stand up, they show up and they deliver – but they can't do it alone.
They need support and mentors so they can launch, fly and dream. I know there's youth all across this country and world who need the same deserving service, love and partnerships. But I've watched Buffalo go through the good and the bad and to have a national organization be in that city, is actually life changing. There is so much possibility.
Buffalonians say yes before they say no. With that, they've already said a resounding yes to City Year. They're totally on board. Now, we just need to show up in a big way!


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On the advice of our server, I ordered a large bottle of Zlatý Bažant (Golden Pheasant). It's another one of those crazy 12% abv lagers (brewed by Heineken) they hand out like candy in this country.
The Slovaks must get tired of the Brits taking cheap Ryanair flights to Bratislava for stag parties, getting blitzed on the beer, and puking all over the town square.


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I hope you saw at least one episode of Up the Women on BBC 2. If not, the DVD comes out in March and I whole heartedly recommend it. It's a rare and precious thing to find a comedy written by a woman, starring mainly women (a couple of lovely chaps get supporting roles), and all about feminism! What's not to like indeed? And like it I did. If you know something about the topic you will pick up on the many clever references, and if you don't, you'll just enjoy the gently subversive comedy and fine acting.
But you don't need to take my word for it. Read this review that appeared in The Guardian newspaper in January 2015:
Could It Be the Dad's Army of the Suffragette Movement?
Strong characters, dialogue peppered with frequent little joys of unforeseen silliness and some of the funniest females in the country – what's not to like?
The women of the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle (Politely Demands Women's Suffrage) are on hunger strike in support of their suffragette sisters languishing in prison. But the temptations of the flesh prove too much in Jessica Hynes's hugely enjoyable Up the Women (BBC2). With an impressive female cast, including Judy Parfitt, Emma Pierson and Vicki Pepperdine, the comedy, set in 1910, also features a typically commanding turn from Rebecca Front as iron-knickered, stick-in-the-mud Helen – the only suffrage naysayer among the women who meet regularly to eat cake, do their samplers and discuss the fight for equality. They are led by Margaret (Hynes), a passionate blue-stocking whose dreams of joining the movement are frustrated by adherence to social convention and, more often, cowardice.
For a comedy about suffragettes, Up the Women actually had little to do with the women chaining themselves to railings, instead focusing on the ones who didn't quite make it to the frontline. Basically, Dad's Army complete with village hall setting and motley band of social oddments, playing at war. Instead of going to prison and marching on parliament, the craft circle busied themselves with the minutiae of Edwardian life, occasionally playing at activism but with little commitment. Hence the hunger strike that ended abruptly when Gwen (Pepperdine) arrived with a backpack full of cheese.
Following its move from BBC Four (the first series was a three-episode run on the channel), a few more dodgy puns have appeared. But the core of the show remains Hynes's strongly drawn characters, with Margaret in particular standing out as a sort of kindly Captain Mainwaring, full of high ideals but ultimately lacking the courage to make a stand. On her well-intentioned hunger strike, she confides in her diary: "Where once I gave a bun scant attention, now it haunts my every thought." It transpires that she abstained for only an hour.
Meanwhile an arranged marriage was in the offing for young Emily (Georgia Groome), Helen's spirited daughter. When she resisted, Helen thundered: "A young girl of society should be concerned with hemlines, table mats and the cost of iron ore, not wasting her youth changing the world." The dialogue was peppered with frequent little joys of unforeseen silliness and just the sound of women using long words without apology was exciting, never mind the commissioning of a sitcom written by and starring some of the funniest females in the country. Long may it continue.
Hear, hear to that! I sincerely hope a third series has already been commissioned.
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Posted on February 27th, 2015 by Jane
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Really glad to see you've enjoyed this too, Jane.
A shared love of silly comedy and interest in feminist history have made this essential viewing for both my son and daughter. It was fantastic to then go on to watch the two part history of suffragism on BBC Four afterwards.
I'm also glad you've found a positive review as all I've seen has been sniffy.


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Oxfordshire, 6th July 2016 – Medelinked is now integrated with the UP by Jawbone wristband and app system. The integration provides users with one place to manage their own and their family's health. It also provides peace of mind that if they need urgent medical treatment at home or abroad, their secure medical history can be quickly and safely accessed and shared from their iOS or Android mobile device.
Managing all health data in one place helps individuals securely track, monitor and improve their health state, ensuring their latest health data is accessed and enabling the provision of the best possible care, keeping individuals in control of their own health.
The UP by Jawbone wristband and app system joins other integrated services such as Samsung S Health, Nokia/Withings, iHealth and Your MD, in enabling Jawbone users to record data from their UP by Jawbone devices directly into their Medelinked health record but also include a range of medical details including allergies, conditions, immunisations, medications and tests and the ability to store clinical standard DICOM MRI scans and x-rays to complete their health profile as well as storing insurance and other documentation.
Using Medelinked individuals are also able to create personal and family health profiles online that are secure, locate healthcare specialists and connect and share their health records with their network of trusted health partners and providers (including doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, trainers, insurers, clinical researchers).
Patients' medical records are held securely using the Medelinked Health Cloud system. The user has sole control over the information that is stored and whether they wish any healthcare individual or organisation to view any part of their medical history.
The user can also choose any information they would like to store in a password-protected Emergency Records area, which a chosen family member or colleague can immediately access in the event of an emergency.
Ian Gallifant, Medelinked founder and CEO, says: "We are now seeing a dramatic shift in healthcare - individuals have a heightened interest in their own wellbeing and are increasingly interacting with personal technology to manage their lives.
Making a difference starts with such health information being stored in an easily accessible way and providing users with the ability to add to their records and share information easily with the healthcare professionals they locate and choose - to ensure the best advice is given based on previous history, wherever they are around the world.
Adding UP by Jawbone to the host of apps, sensors and devices that integrate with Medelinked ensures personal, portable electronic health records are the way forward for improved healthcare and better outcomes in the future."
The UP by Jawbone App is available from Google Play for Android devices and from the App Store for iOS devices including iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
UP by Jawbone is a wristband and app system that helps you learn things about yourself and your lifestyle that you never knew. UP fits effortlessly into the way you live to help you understand how you sleep, move, eat and feel, and how those activities affect one another. It delivers useful and engaging information through a smartphone application that generates personalized insights to help you make meaning of the data and achieve your goals.
Leveraging mobile technology and the cloud, Medelinked technology aims to increase health care effectiveness.
In use in over 80 countries around the world, Medelinked Health Cloud and API is the leading platform already powering some of the best mHealth applications allowing developers to create a series of new applications that deliver real health benefits to the end user and healthcare professionals.
Using Medelinked individuals are able to create a health profile online that is secure and connect and share their health record with their network of trusted health partners and providers (including doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, trainers, insurers, clinical researchers).
Managing all health data in one place helps individuals securely track, monitor and improve their health state, ensuring their latest health data is accessed and enabling the provision of best possible care, keeping individuals in control of their own health.
Based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Medelinked was founded in 2005 and named as one of the Global Digital Health 100 for 2015.
For more information, please visit www.medelinked.com
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Finance Bill 2016
Rationalisation of time limit for assessment in search cases
It is proposed to amend the time limit for completion of assessments made under section 153A or section 153C cases to bring it in sync with the new time limits provided for other cases. In order to simplify the provisions of existing section 153B by retaining only those provisions that are relevant to the current provisions of the Act, section 153B is proposed to be substituted with the following changes in time limit from the existing time limits as under:
(i) The limitation for completion of assessment under section 153A, in respect of each assessment year falling within six assessment years referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 153A and in respect of the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which search is conducted under section 132 or requisition is made under section 132A be changed from existing two years to twenty-one months from the end of the financial year in which the last of the authorisations for search under section 132 or for requisition under section 132A was executed.
(ii) The limitation for completion of assessment in case of other person referred to in section 153C shall be changed from existing two years to twenty-one months from the end of the financial year in which the last of the authorisation for search under Section 132 or requisition under section 132A was executed or nine months (changed from the existing one year) from the end of the financial year in which the books of account or documents or assets seized or requisition are handed over under section 153C to the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction over such other person, whichever is later.
The provisions of section 153B as they stood immediately before their amendment by the Finance Act, 2016, shall apply to and in relation to any order of assessment, reassessment or recomputation made before the 1st day of June, 2016.
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Oh, wait the earthquake. Now as I was saying.
For me, the earthquake didn't affect me at all until the afternoon when I had to take a train (a local train) to work in a neighboring town. My husband told me all the trains were running late and whatnot, so get there early. I did. I was there an hour early. I asked the train man about my train, and he said in Japanese, "I don't think it looks good for that train." (Not giving me a yes or no answer as to whether it was running.)
So he told me to get on the next train immediately. "Kore kara" was the expression he used, which sort of means, "From now." So I went to my platform and got on the train, which started off immediately. But it was going in the wrong direction! I was on the wrong train!
I got off at the first stop, waiting a half hour, and returned to Fukushima Station. So I planned to take my regular train, but I was told it was "unkyuu"
That's a really important word to know if you are travelling in Japan. My dictionary says, "unkyuu 運休 service suspended (e.g. trains)*
So I couldn't get on my regular train. I had to take a later train and ended up arriving five minutes before my class started.
And then after teaching, I had to return home. The return train was about thirty minutes late. When I boarded, I discovered it was ridiculously jam packed. So So So crowded. (Trains never get crowded in Fukushima. They get crowded in Tokyo, but not Fukushima.) When I say crowded, I don't mean just sort of crowded. I mean like sardines in a can, like you are right up next to each others' body parts and pressing on each other, with no alternative–because there is simply NO ROOM.
So the trains were for me the worst of the earthquake. Not really that bad at all, considering that of course it could have been much worse. (The house falling on to me, for instance.) I'm not complaining, just letting you know what to expect when there is an earthquake in Japan. (Although if it is a REALLY major earthquake the trains will not be running at all.)
*My trains have been "unkyuu" before due to high winds. Any number of reasons will cause train service to be suspended. Usually Japanese trains are punctual, but of course not always. Safety first!


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Resume Writing- What I wish my resume could say to employers
Resumes are what we allow ourselves to be judged by.
What I wish my resume could say...
Most of us have resumes that speak of our industry related experience, our skills, our education and our talents. We log into places such as LinkedIn to be sorted out and evaluated by other professionals who are looking to hire. We pray each and every day that we are a match and that a company is a match for us. I don't know what everyone else thinks or feels about this, but I hate it.
I wish I could put down the formal jargon, and just say what I want to say and put it all out on the table, and actually have someone offer me a job. I do SEO related services as a freelance writer for a living at the moment, and I tell you what- I love what I do, and I am good at what I do, but I am not so good at actually getting payment for what I do to benefit others, and I am fed up with not getting paid. Due to this, I am back on the job market, desperate to find a job to earn a paycheck to pay my bills before my phone and electric are turned off and my home goes into foreclosure. As I search and respond to job postings, I am growing more and more frustrated with the situation and sinking further into dept. I have considered rewriting my resume, but I doubt what I would like to say would benefit me in the slightest of ways. BUT…if I could speak freely, this is what my resume would look like…
In a lovely world...we could say something other than, I believe I am a good candidate for the position...
Now a Days...
I would get real and say it like it is...
My name is Holly and I am a writer, photographer, SEO specialist and Social Media enthusiast who is in need of a job. I am a good person and often get wrapped up in my work. I give well over 100% when I am working, to perfect what I am doing. I am looking for an employer who will first and foremost, pay me for the work I do, and also help me to further develop my skills. I do not want to work with any more companies who care nothing about their employees and only see them as work horses that are expendable.
I could list my past experiences with Web Development Firms, Marketing Agencies, and Advertising Solution Services, but the truth is- they are not who I am. I provided them with my services and for one reason or another I left those companies for more than what they were able to provide me with. I am not defined by a position, but I rather be a person whom defines a position and grows within it.
I can write what you need me to write. Learn what I need to learn, and do what it is you need me to do…PERIOD. With respect to my past employers and positions, it really does not matter what I have done, but should matter what it is I can do for you, your team and your business.
Why can't we just say what we want to say, rather than what they expect us to say on our resume?
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My Resume would focus on my abilities and dreams, not experiences
As far as my personality goes, I am easy to get along with and a happy person overall. Although, when I am taken advantage of and not appreciated, I tend to get irritated with the situation and people regarding it. I do not appreciate or work well under micro management, but do work well alone and with a team that I can bounce ideas off of and receive applicable feedback.
I can give you a dozen recommendations and reference letters from people that know me, have worked with me and believe in my abilities as a person, professional and employee, but regardless of all that, what really matters is what I believe I am capable of, and what I believe I am capable of achieving is far more than what any one person can describe to you. All I ask is for you to give me a chance to prove to you that I am or will become the right person for this job.
I am open to an interview with your company and learning what it is you do, what you believe your services do to benefit others, and how I can help this benefit. If you do not like me after that, well… that is fine by me, but I hope that you do.
I am a woman, who works her butt off nonstop, every day to help businesses develop their marketing online to reach the public and appeal to their prospective customers. I find solutions to problems, and do not know how to say I can not do something, but rather- I will find out how to learn and accomplish this task. I am loyal, dedicated, passionate, respectful, sometimes sarcastic, mostly polite... I am a REAL PERSON- AND I need a job…
Please call me (and leave a message if I don't pick up my phone), Text me, or email me, I am willing to start as soon as you need me to. Thank you and have yourself a good day.
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I love this Holly! Over the years, I feel I have gotten much bolder in my cover letters. The problem I have is that all the years of experience I have and working for a couple major companies has actually hurt me on my resume when I am only trying to find something simple right now and part time. I really wanted to get a part time job as a nurse's aide close to my home. I feel like I want to get in these people's faces and scream, yeah, yeah, that's my resume, but I will and can do other stuff. Just pay me decent and treat me with respect. Funny, cuz I started signing my cover letters "openly" instead of "sincerely."
Part of being a freelance writer is negotiating your wage. I prefer asking for a set price per project rather than agreeing on an hourly wage (as a part-time) freelance writer. If they think the price is too high, they will let you know. If they do not negotiate, then you may have been able to get more. Negotiating a fair wage is very important.
Yes you are absolutely right and yes some of the employers just want you to hard in as less as possible wage. It is totally wrong, every employees have to be paid as they deserve.
I am a freelance writer also. Fortunately, I have not had the experience of not getting paid yet. Everyone I have worked for so far have been people that belong to real companies.
One thing I do is: If they ask for a writing custom writing sample beforehand and will pay you for it, good. If they want you to perform work but will not pay, forget it. The people that don't act like money/payment is an issue are the ones you want to work for. Cash-strapped ads and ones that pay poorly are not worth your time.
Part of sending out a resume is "How successful is it?" (based on responses from employers). Then you must be able to screen the best jobs from the poor ones, then you must know how to negotiate the pay to the right price.
H C, this this one awesome letter. I wish employers didn't go by a formal resume but allow the applicant have his say to tell what he is and what he can do for the company that he wishes to join. And best of all why the applicant feels he is most fit for that particular job.
My son is looking out for a job and sending out applications/resumes. But they are run of the mill ones. Hope employers read this hub of yours to gain some insight to what the applicant feels when he has to go the beaten path of resume writing.
Excellent write.
Voted up, useful and beautiful. Shared too.
I have one in particular who is always late; always tells me about personal problems that are slowing up payment. I'm as understanding as the next guy and I like to think more so than many, but my bills don't get paid if I don't get paid, so what about my problems? When do they start counting as relevant?
I'm glad you were in a mood because I loved this hub! Wouldn't it be great if we could do this? I'm having troubles getting paid as well; the people I write for pay me when they remember, usually once a month or longer....and I'm getting a bit fed up with it. I wonder if other writers have the same problem? Anyway, enjoyed your hub!


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The stylish nomadic renter: Millennials and Gen-Z
Oct 29, 2019 | By Maria Florencia Ameneiros
May 19, 2017
The London Design Festival will celebrate its 15th edition this year, and it's set to do so with style. Unveiled this week at the V&A museum, one of the festival's annual hubs, this year's agenda is already shaping up to be unmissable. Here are the highlights so far – with more to be announced over the coming months.
Taking residence in the V&A museum's tapestry galleries – a prized spot that was taken up last year by Benjamin Hubert – will be an installation by Ross Lovegrove and textile brand Alcantara. Called Transmission, the undulating piece is inspired by the colours and shapes within the tapestries, and will be woven with gold and silver threads that glint in the gallery's lighting to softly play off the tapestries.
In the V&A's medieval and renaissance gallery, Palestinian architects Elias and Yousef Anastas will debut While We Wait, a lace-like stone installation that visitors will be able to walk through.
This year's landmark project will be Villa Walala, an installation by designer Camille Walala (check out our interview with her here) at Broadgate Circus, which will interpret her signature bold colour and pattern into a soft-surfaced building block 'playscape'. Look out for material surprises within the installation: the components will be inflated by fans, and studded with squeezy stress balls to make them all the more tempting to touch.
After the success of the London Design Biennale at Somerset House in 2016, LDF returns to the venue this year with Design Frontiers, an exhibition that pairs 30 international designers with "their preferred" brands, to together explore how future thinking and commerce can intersect within design. Participants announced so far include Ian Callum with Jaguar, Tord Boontje with Swarovski, Benjamin Hubert with Allermuir, and a group design exhibition by Kvadrat.
London Design Festival 2017 runs 16-24 September, and will include eight official Design Districts around the city – Mayfair being new this year – plus five trade shows and upwards of 400 events. WGSN will be on the ground throughout the festival, posting highlights and then summarising the key trends across a number of in-depth reports that will be published directly after the festival wraps.
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Turnover: EUR 6 million
KL-Lämpö is a Finnish company providing comprehensive water management products and services that improve our customers' energy efficiency. The company is known as a reliable partner to manufacturing industry, power plants and HVAC /maintenance companies.
KL-Lämpö, established in 1992, is today one of Finland's leading companies providing expertise in optimized water treatments in large scale. We are certified with ISO 9001 standard. Quality improvement and process development make the base of our business. We pay special attention to individual customer service to meet all expectations.
Power plants, process industry, real estate services
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text: Since October last year Ash has been working on my A5 heated leather electric seats. He managed to get the electrics seat part working , but the heating part was more complex then we initial thought. He came another time to try and figure it out to no avail. So spring came and I really wanted these heated seats sorted out even thou it was spring time and not as cold as it was in winter. "When I really needed them" So I went in..... and Googgled the hell out of Google to find a solution .. Finally I came a cross a Polish member on this forum that told me one of he's mates had done this before and had got it working with a relay of some sort. So I managed to get this guys number off a polish forum... spoke to him and bob's your uncle. Gave the number to Ash and he explained.. the in's and out's of how he managed to get it working. Then it was a case for Ash to impalement what the guy said to do on my seats. As Ash was a really busy guy he kindly fitted me in on a bank holiday to install these relays I had bought a few weeks ago. Spent the whole day at his more or less ....and finally got them working ...... The smile on my face was priceless at the end After 6 months of trying figuring this out. Can't recommend him enough, he is such a helpful person and the work he done was top class. I'm looking forward too seeing him again in the future for more installments. Digzz


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Daryn (with IMG models New York)
Height: 5′ 10″
Bust: 32.5″
Waist: 24″
Hips: 34″
Shoes: 7
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Daryn (with IMG models New York)
Height: 5′ 10″
Bust: 32.5″
Waist: 24″
Hips: 34″
Shoes: 7
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
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Amazing new video from model/musician Karen Elson.
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Keith P. Rein – Artist, Graphic Designer, All around kick ass guy.
"the P. is for penis."
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Rhi & Samuel for EKH jewelry promo event.
see more at www.taschkaturnquist.com under "back to basics"
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hard-kor from Taschka Turnquist on Vimeo.
random footage from a photoshoot we did a while ago.
model – heidi kor
Elizabeth Ammerman – Model, Stylist, Blogger, Individual.
Her blog The Trashicist
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Amazing trio consisting of three members, twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza and The Secret Machines' Benjamin Curtis.
Supposedly the twins might have a little something in common with Tegan & Sara besides being twins. 😉
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Crawford's Command Center enhances our claims management program by offering up-to-the minute information on claim status and key performance indicators. The Command Center tracks a claim from first filing to closed file, allowing for complete visibility of any claim at any stage in the process.
Quality is also the key in the competence of our field force-our adjusters are all Crawford-trained and fully licensed. Crawford's Quality Program ensures that we meet the highest standards of claims adjudication and reporting in every branch, nationwide. By monitoring and actively promoting the application of our clients' and our own standards, we empower Crawford claims professionals to produce consistently high-quality work.
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Krampus Deluxe Classic style Mask
Krampus- the german demon that follows St. Nicholas and beats the snot out of bad kids.
Still celebrated in areas and becoming more popular here in the states!
The original masks were carved from wood and used animal horns. We've used modern materials to make a similar mask but at a much more affordable price!
The mask is a semi flexible resin, the horns are a rigid foam and the tongue is a floppy silicone
The mask ties to your head and you should pad the inside to ensure the best fit.
Each mask is hand painted, so each mask will be slightly different. Please allow 10-15 business days to produce this work of art.
Standard colors can be chosen or custom colors can be made too.
You can choose hard core cut where you look and breathe through slits or
comfort cut where the eyes and mouth are cut out
if you don't choose, you will be sent the hardcore cut!


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What Do You Think About Tiger Woods' Decision To Quit Golf In Order To Save His Marriage?
HollywoodLife.com readers sound off on the statement!
Tiger Woods shocked the world yesterday with the announcement that he will be leaving the game of golf indefinitely until his relationship with wife Elin Nordegren has been healed (click here for the full statement). This is just the latest in a series of surprises from Tiger, and we want to know what you think of his decision: is time off exactly what Tiger and Elin need to patch things up, or do you think this is just another empty promise from a serial cheater?
Readers Tranthum and cjque aren't about to extend the olive branch to Tiger anytime soon:
"I think he should change his name to Tiger Woodie," Tranthum writes. "The man's a DOG and it's not unusual for a celebrity of his status to stray." And cjque believes that men like Tiger are the reason the United States has "truly become a sick third world nation."
Meanwhile, reader timsvulcan takes a decidedly more forgiving approach:
"I believe it was Jesus who said. He who is without sin cast the first stone. Tiger is a sinner like all of us… ALL of us. He is doing the right thing. He needs the Father's forgiveness and Our forgiveness. It is soooo wrong to tear him up on here. If we want this nation to thrive on the pricipals for which it was founded "In God We Trust" Then we must… MUST forgive as our father has forgiven us."
So… forgive Tiger, heal the world? It's a nice idea in theory. Now tell us what YOU think!
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Rick's Editorial
Since my dad's passing the first of August and then having to deal with Hurricane Florence, I took a couple of months off from writing.
So much has gone on in the news lately, it became utterly mind-cluttering, therefore, I just decided to let it all pass. Now that I'm rejuvenated, I'm ready to carry on.
In my opinion, what I am about to present was self-destructive and totally unnecessary.


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