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2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport will help you find your stuff
Land Rover has become the world's first carmaker to integrate the Tile Bluetooth tracking system into its in-car apps – using tiny trackers to locate items such as wallets and keys and show their location on the car's in-car infotainment screen.
Users hook one of the Tile trackers onto their bags and wallets: the Discovery Sport's infotainment system will display if they're inside the vehicle or not – and, if they're not, show the last-known location (with on-screen directions to help locate them).
If they're inside the car but you still can't find them, users can sound an alarm through the Tile tag to help find them.
Peter Virk, Jaguar Land Rover's director of connected technologies and apps, said: "The realisation you've mislaid something important can be a cause of distraction. Our unique partnership with Tile means customers can check the status of tagged items using Discovery Sport's touchscreen, so forgotten items will be a thing of the past."
2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport: what else has changed?
For the 2017 model year, Land Rover has made some other tweaks to the Discovery Sport. It's not major stuff, but all enhancements to keep it competitive with new models such as the Mercedes-Benz GLC and Volkswagen Tiguan.
The most significant update is to the InControl Touch Pro infotainment system. This premium touchscreen setup now has a larger 10.2-inch screen and an array of apps that are visually operated in a similar way to a smartphone: you can swipe and pinch just like on a tablet.
Unlike the standard 8-inch system, it's completely free from hard buttons and the high-res, 21:9 format gives better clarity both for the driver and for the passenger watching movies via the oft-overlooked (and very clever0 dual-screen option.
It boasts the first automotive use of Intel's fast Quad-Core processor, and has a 60GB solid state drive (SSD) that's 100 per cent faster than a typical hard disc.
Land Rover's also fitted three new safety systems to the 2017 Discovery Sport:
- Driver Condition Monitor: detects drowsiness and warns the driver if it thinks they're sleepy
- Intelligent Speed Limiter: keeps to the posted speed limit automatically: when it detects a new limit, it asks the driver if they want to accept it, and will autonomously set the new limit if so
- Lane Keep Assist: counter-steers if the driver begins to weave out of lanes without indicating
To highlight all the changes, Land Rover has launched a new Discovery Sport design pack called Graphite. Pictured above, this includes a Dark Atlas grille, bonnet lettering and side vents, Corris Grey contrast roof and black door mirror caps. It has a new 19-inch alloy wheel design and is available on SE and SE Tech versions.
Land Rover's also launched four new body colours: Silicon Silver, Farallon Black, Carpathian Grey and Aruba metallic.
Ordering for the 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport, which still offers either a 150hp or 180hp version of JLR's new 2.0-litre Ingenium turbodiesel, is open now; prices start from £31,095.


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Homes for Hope is a wonderful and generous non-profit organization dedicated to building homes for families across the United States. Many home builders and vendors come together to use their skills in an effort to fight against global poverty. Just under four thousand families were helped in Billings, Montana and thousands more will also be reached in Richmond, Virginia in May.
The homes at Josephine Crossing in Billings, Montana were built by McCall Homes. More than doubling their goal, these homes are now sold out, helping just under four thousand families! This was the first Homes for Hope project in Montana, and I am very happy and excited for their success.
Breaking ground on May 5, many volunteers will begin construction on a new community in Richmond, Virginia. With the same goal as the community in Montana, home builder HHHunt believes this community will quickly sell and help thousands of people. A ground breaking ceremony will be held on May 5 with Jack Nulty, Executive Director for Homes for Hope, who will be sharing the organization's message. I cannot wait to see this community impact the lives of thousands of people in Richmond.
A Home for Hope is a charity home that is built by different trade partners including subcontractors, suppliers and consultants on a largely pro-bono basis. Many of the builders donate as much as possible of the cost it takes to build a new Home for Hope. This helps maximize net proceeds that can be used to help fight poverty. Not only does this organization help fight poverty in the United States, but Homes for Hope also helps to fight poverty around the world with HOPE International.
If you are a builder and would like more information about how you can get involved, or if you are interested in donating to this organization, click here. For more information about Homes for Hopes, visit www.homes4hope.org.

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|Edgardo Alfonzo
Alfonzo with the New York Mets on May 30, 1999.
|Free Agent — No. --
|Born: November 8, 1973
Miranda State, Venezuela
|Bats: Right
|Throws: Right
|MLB debut
|April 26, 1995 for the New York Mets
|Career statistics
(through 2008 season)
|Batting average
|Home runs
|Runs batted in
Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo (born November 8, 1973 in Miranda State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball infielder currently playing for the Yomiuri Giants. He bats and throws right-handed, and is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 187 pounds (85 kg). Alfonzo has worn the number 13 since his Major League debut, however switched to the number 12 in March 2005 giving former teammate, and former San Francisco Giants shortstop, Omar Vizquel the number 13 to honor not only the longevity of Vizquel wearing the number, but also because the wearing the number 13 is a term of respect and honor to Alfonzo and Vizquel's fellow countryman Dave Concepción (all three from Venezuela). Alfonzo also wore the number 12 through some of his career with the New York Mets.
Alfonzo was signed by the Mets as an undrafted free agent in 1991. That year he joined the Gulf Coast League Mets. The following season Alfonzo moved up and split time with the short season "A" Pittsfield Mets of the New York-Penn League and Class "A" Florida State League St. Lucie Mets in 1992. Alfonzo returned to St. Lucie the next season and played for them in 1993. In 1994, he was promoted to the Binghamton Mets of the Class "AA" Eastern League, and led the team in home runs and RBI.
Alfonzo made his Major League debut on April 26, 1995. At the beginning, he was a semi-regular fielder, splitting time at second base, shortstop, and third base with several others. During his rookie season, Alfonzo spent most of his time at third base while accumulating a .310 batting average after the mid-season break. In 1997 and 1998, he started regularly on third. After the 1998 season, the Mets signed third baseman Robin Ventura, and Alfonzo was forced to move to second base. While he was upset about the move at first, he became one of the best defensive second baseman in the league from 1999-2001. Alfonzo was part of the infield dubbed "The Best Infield Ever" on a cover of Sports Illustrated, along with Rey Ordonez, Robin Ventura, and John Olerud. Before the 2002 season, the Mets signed the aging Roberto Alomar, and despite Alfonzo's tremendous offensive and defensive contributions during the previous three seasons, he was forced to move back to third base. He remained strong defensively; however, he struggled on offense, and the Mets decided not to resign him.
Alfonzo had his first opportunity to display his clutch hitting ability to a nationwide audience in the 1999 playoffs. After finishing in a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for the National League Wild Card, the Mets played a one game playoff to decide who would go on to the division series. In his first at bat of the game, Alfonzo homered over the center field fence, providing the Mets with all the offense they would need as Al Leiter threw a complete game shutout. On the very next night, the Mets played the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first game of the Division Series. Facing the feared Randy Johnson, Alfonzo again homered in his first at bat of the game, this time launching a two-run shot to center field. In the ninth inning of the same game, with the score deadlocked at 4-4 Alfonzo launched a grand slam down the left field line to help seal the victory for the Mets. In 2000, playing against the San Francisco Giants in the Division Series, Alfonzo hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning of game two, which would prove to be of immense importance as J.T. Snow launched a three run homer in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game. The Mets would eventually win the game 5-4 in ten innings. In game three of the series with the Mets trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Giants brought in their dominant closer Robb Nen, who had not blown a save since the All-Star break. Alfonzo responded by lining a ball down the left field line for a double to drive in Lenny Harris. Benny Agbayani would later homer in the thirteenth inning to win the game for New York. Alfonzo's knack for getting the big hit in the clutch spot had endeared him to many Met fans who still consider him one of the all-time Met greats.
Coming off two excellent seasons in which he batted .304 and .324, Alfonzo had every reason to expect a big year in 2001. He had his best power numbers in 1999 (27 home runs, 108 RBI, 41 doubles) and 2000 (25, 94, 40), and at 27, he was at an age in which many hitters have their best season. However, Alfonzo suffered from a variety of injuries, including sore right hand, knee, thigh and a back injury from years before, costing him playing time and lowering his stats to .243, 17 HR, 49 RBI. He finished 2002 with .308, 16, 56, and signed with the San Francisco Giants as a free agent in the off-season.
In 2003, Alfonzo struggled for most of the first half for the Giants. He was hitting .216 with 27 RBI at mid-season, but he hit .306 with 54 RBI the rest of the way, and performed well against the Florida Marlins in the NLDS, when he hit .529 (9-for-17) with five RBI. He had the lowest range factor among Major League third basemen (2.46).
Alfonzo enjoyed a slight career renaissance in 2004 hitting for his career average, although with reduced power numbers. But his career continued its downward trend in 2005 due to age, nagging injuries, and reduced playing time in favor of Pedro Feliz.
As a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Alfonzo's playing time further decreased in favor of younger players. After hitting .100 for the season in late May, the Angels released Alfonzo, whose agent had gone public in demands for a trade for lack of playing time, on May 20.
On May 26, 2006, Edgardo signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays and was soon called up to Toronto to help the Jays' injury and error-riddled middle infield. He was released on June 12, after appearing in only 12 games for Toronto.
In July 2006, Alfonzo signed a contract with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
After appearing in just four games with the Bluefish, Alfonzo's contract was purchased by the Mets on July 15. Alfonzo reported to the then-Mets Triple-A affiliate Norfolk Tides with hopes of making it back to New York.
In February 2007, Alfonzo returned to the ALPB, signing with the Long Island Ducks.
On December 14, 2007, Alfonzo signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Texas Rangers. After getting reassigned to minor league camp, Alfonzo was released before the season on March 27, 2008 and signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo in Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. On June 9, 2008, Alfonzo signed with the Long Island Ducks.
In February 2009, Alfonzo signed a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League.[1]
He was released by the Giants on December 2, 2009.[2]


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Celebrated sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar will release her seventh album Traces Of You on October 22nd, 2013 via Deutsche Grammophon.
As a preview, the world music star has made a video directed by Shankar's husband, filmmaker Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina), featuring her half-sister Norah Jones, who also guests on three tracks on Traces Of You.
Shankar's new album marks a substantial step along her path as a musician and woman. The musical exploration on Traces Of You was inspired by the idea that everything in the universe leaves an indelible mark, or a subtle "trace," on everything else it comes into contact with.
Having lost her legendary father, Ravi Shankar, during the recording process, it was inevitable that her loss became the central focus of the song writing. However, the record is ultimately hopeful rather than mournful; a combination of the sorrow surrounding the loss of her father alongside the joy of raising her young son, Zubin. Traces of You was conceived as a unified concept and an unending circle, from the first track to the last.
"I approached the album as a whole," Anoushka Shankar explains, "as opposed to a series of songs. A lot of it happened unconsciously. Life took a journey of its own and the music followed that form. The sitar leads the listener through the album like a narrator."
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Love and Lap Dances Volume 2 by Katie de Long
Love and Lap Dances Volume 2 by Katie de Long
The exotic dancers and employees of the Queen of Clubs walk a fine line, with only wits, beauty, and market savvy to keep them from toppling into the shark pit. Ride shotgun through lapdances, romance, and sexual awakenings. Don't worry, these girls won't ask what your hands are doing under the tip rail.
This collection contains novellas 8-13 in the Love and Lap Dances series. These stories are intended for mature audiences, and include graphic content.
Here are the stories contained in Love and Lapdances, Volume 2:
Teach Me—After Cora crosses some boundaries at work, her relationship with Kirk—and their jobs—are in the crossfire.
Plan B—Changes come in threes. Lia's son is about to graduate when an injury forces her to stop dancing. What'll the last change be?
Dare You—Candy's dusting off her broken heart when a confrontation with a regular forces her to enlist outside help. But when Rafe learns the truth about her, will he still view their chance meeting as a good thing?
Fallen—With so much changing so fast, Tori and Bradley's relationship is on the rocks. Can a family emergency pull them together?
Bet You—When a fellow dancer begs Saffron to keep her ex away from her, Saffron has no idea what she's in for. Chase can be intense, immature, and strangely endearing. But will the way their relationship began cause the way it ends?
Party Girl—Lee lives for the moment, right up until she's fired from the Queen of Clubs for acts of prostitution. Her oldest friend will be there for her no matter what, but can the client she got caught serving help, too?
My Review:
Love and Lap Dances is great for an erotic read when all you are looking for is the seduction but I didn't feel a whole lot of body or passion. The anthology of erotic tales is fun and well written but I think I had the expectation of reading a more fully developed novel. That being said Love and Lap Dances is great with the ball buster chicks.
Miss Long has created a world around her dirty ladies that drag you kicking and screaming into some shady situations, people, and places that are just naughty enough to be fun.
Although there were some things I didn't like harsh reality is a bitch of a mistress.
My Rating:
4 Stars
Reviewed By: Krissy's Bookshelf Reviews
Note: I received a digital copy in exchange for an honest review from Victory


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Music Therapy Awareness Expo Planned Wednesday at SWOSU
Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Music Therapy Awareness Week 2014 will be celebrated through Friday, February 28, on the Weatherford campus with the highlight being an awareness expo on Wednesday.
The 7th annual Music Therapy Awareness Expo will be held Wednesday from 4-5 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. Everyone is invited and admission is free.
Dr. ChihChen Sophia Lee, MT-BC, director of the music therapy program at SWOSU, said the keynote speakers are Rachel West Nowels, MT-BC, Jennifer Shafer, MT-BC, and Brooke Roulet, MT, of the Children's Center of Bethany. Nowels and Roulet are also graduates of the SWOSU music therapy program. They will speak about the application of music therapy in pediatric and adolescent medical practices. Additional poster presentations on the clinical applications of music therapy in early intervention, pediatric medicine & adolescent acute physical rehabilitation, school-age children with special needs, and geriatrics will be displayed.
Participants will also experience the power of music therapy via Drum Circle, an active music making technique of music therapy, facilitated by SWOSU music therapy students. Musicians of melodic instruments are encouraged to bring their instruments along for the experience.
The activities are organized by the SWOSU Music Therapy Student Association (SWOSU-MTSA) in conjunction with February being the national Music Therapy Month grass root celebration month.
An Open Mic Night is also planned Friday night at The Cup in Weatherford Towne Centre as part of the week's activities.
The summary on events planned on the SWOSU campus in Weatherford each day to raise the awareness of the community to music therapy are as follows:
SWOSU has the only music therapy program in the state of Oklahoma and is accredited by the National Association of School of Music and American Music Therapy Association. SWOSU graduates since 2002 have a near 100% passing rate on the National Board Certification Exam for Music Therapists. There are approximately 30 students currently in the SWOSU Music Therapy program.
For additional information about the expo and other events of the SWOSU Music Therapy Awareness Week, contact Lee at 580.774.3218.


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First time home buyer tax credit
Just in case you didn't see our newsletter, this is being posted to bring you up to date. It is really important.
Home buyers can claim a special tax credit worth up to $8,000. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers qualifying home buyers a tax credit equal to 10 percent of a home's purchase price, up to a maximum of $8,000. The tax credit is offered to first time buyers, and those who have not owned a principle residence in the past three years. To be eligible for the tax credit, buyers must meet general income requirements and close on their purchase before December 1, 2009.
Under new rules introduced recently by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, qualifying buyers can apply the $8,000 tax credit toward the purchase of a home. To facilitate the process, the Federal Housing Administration is permitting its lenders to extend short term bridge loans, which will enable qualifying buyers to apply their tax credit toward closing costs, buying down their interest rate, or increasing their down payment above the FHA required 3.5 percent.
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Happy Easter
Puff pastry or short-crust pie dough, sufficient to line and cover an 11-inch pie-plate (pie tin)
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 lbs. of ricotta cheese, well-strained to remove all liquid
1/2 lb. mild or hot Italian sausage, sliced and lightly fried in olive oil
8 to 10 slices of prosciutto ham, coarsely chopped
1/2 lb. of diced mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons of chopped or dried parsley
Freshly ground pepper, and salt, to taste
One egg-yolk mixed with one tablespoon of water
Prepare your pastry (see M-J's Elegant Apple Pie recipe). Beat the eggs into the ricotta cheese, and add the rest of the ingredients. Roll out the pastry or pie dough, and line the pie-pan with one-half of it. Pour filling into the dough-lined pan, and lay the rest of your dough on top of it, sealing, trimming, and crimping the edges. Brush the top with the egg-yolk and water mixture. You may also cut interesting shapes out of extra dough and apply them to the top of the pie. Make a few pretty slits in the top of the crust to create steam-vents, and bake in a moderately hot 350* oven for forty-five minutes to an hour, until the top of Easter Pie is golden. Serve Torta di Pasqua either warm or at room temperature. This recipe is adequate for 8 people.
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Today I was at the dentist getting my teeth cleaned. As much as I hate the discomfort, indignity, invasion of personal space, and 40+ years now Ive been nagged about flossing..,
The whole time, she was singing o little town of bethlehem and little drummer boy and what child is this? Jesus H Christ! Then leaving I stopped at the grocery store next door. That goddam bell ringing - what did they do, a study to dicsover the most grating sound in the universe? Then the grocery store with the worst christmas songs ever - The Carpenters meet Barry Maniloe or something!
All I could envision was Marlin Brando in Apocolypse Now.... The horror! The horror!
When will it all end? Arrrrggghhhh!!!
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Personally am glad they don't behave this way year-round. I have not seen any reports of fistfights standings shootings or other forms of violence when people go shopping on the Fourth of July or any other holiday. If like most Christians, they pick a day to be "holy, loving and so forth" like Sunday. Then they spend the rest of their time treating their fellow man like crap. What more can I say? in any comment on "And the "stories" about changes of heart, discovery of love, kindness, generosity, the "spirit of giving", season of sharing, etc. are also an about-face from the regular religious dispatches." These changes, etc. have about as much staying power as most people's New Year's resolutions.
Years ago I worked as a clerk in a pharmacy. This was back in the day of the eight track tapes. For those of you who have no clue about eight track tapes picture of plastic box. Not quite as big as a paperback book. You plug this into machine and it played nonstop until you pulled out. The pharmacist was a fan of country Western music and I think he only had one tape. Now don't get me wrong, I'll listen to just about anything but eight hours of Kitty Wells. "He done me wrong." Or Hank Williams. "When you left, you took my dog and I'm sure going to miss him." And on and on and on. Well you get my point. The owner of the store eventually grabbed.the tape and threw it in the dumpster when the pharmacist was out to lunch. Now I am just about immune to any sort of Muzak.
Romin, wow, 8-track tapes? I remember having an 8-track player in my Ford Maverick. I thought they were a wonderful innovation, and cassette tapes would never take off.
I listened as I drove down the interstate in southern Illinois, viewing the herds of Mastodons roaming the prairies. I miss those Mastodons. The Maverick rusted out so fast I felt like it left a powdery brown trail like Hansel and Gretel with their cookies.
I don't mind feeling old. I'm happier now than I was then. And I can thrill the young with tales of those days of yore. Thank you for reminding me!
A maverick. Wow! I had a Gremlin. I lived on Long Island and managed to keep it from rusting out by once a week going to the local you clean carwash and rinsing out the wheel wells and underbody to get the salt out. It came stock with an AM radio and I put in an FM converter. Do you remember those? I did not have a tape deck in the car, but I had a portable cassette player on the seat. When I wasn't listening to music I was listening to recordings of college lectures. I used to do this during rush hour.
We didn't have mastodons on Long Island, but I used to drive next to the great ice sheets that came down from the north..
Sometimes when I tell young people about some of the things I did back then I get the impression that when they leave they roll their eyes and say sssuuurrre!
You're welcome for the reminder. BTW, I don't think I know anyone who actually owned a Maverick. I thought that was a myth perpetrated by Ford.
My turn - a Gremlin - Wow!
Ford tried to perpetuate the myth that they were making cars. Maverick was more than an urban legend. Mine looked like this. This isn't mine. Well it might be, after I sold it. If they spackled and painted some of the rusted out areas. If you leave the windows open, chickens might use as a nice place to lay eggs.
What's worse is after that I had a Dodge Charger. Not the cool looking Duke's of Hazard big Charger. The later one that was kind of a little Mitsubushi with a dark paint job. It worked fine, going downhill in 1st or 2nd, or if you put it in reverse and went backward you could go uphill. It wouldn't start on cold days.
Not mine. Mine didn't look this good.
On the other hand, I thought Gremlins were really cool. Too bad AMC went under.
Believe it or not, I worked for a company that had a fleet of delivery cars and as the office manager I had to pick of the litter, so to speak. I had one of those chargers and it had the Daytona package. I think instead of a mouse they put a rat on the wheel. On a good day I could out run a toddler on the wheel.
Yeah, I really loved my Gremlin.It had the big six (256 cubic inches). I put coil springs over the shocks. I had replaced the factory shocks with Gabriel striders, which were adjustable (soft, medium, firm). I also put slightly larger tires on it and built a custom exhaust system. On the interior I put in gauges because the only instruments were idiot lights. I added an oil pressure gauge and a tachometer. Interestingly enough, I ordered it from the factory with a floor shift instead of the "three on the tree." Another thing was at that time. If you remember they had switch under the seat. Both driver and passenger that you could not start the car unless the seat belt with buckle. A disconnected that because I did not need to be told to wear seatbelts. That's just good sense. I didn't want some stupid switch foisted upon me by government that thought they knew better. As a matter of fact, before I ownedthis car. I had a 1963 Pontiac Catalina convertible they did not have seatbelts and I installed them.
Anyway, this is fun talking about those days.
Me to. Wow, a convertible Catalina! That was living!
I"m glad govt quit trying to tell people what to do... Yeah, right :-)
What color was yours? Mine was in white with a red interior. Man it was cool. People don't believe me when I say you could fit seven adults comfortably. The trunk was big enough for luggage for an entire family. Under the hood with a 390 in.³ V-8 with the Rochester 4 barrel. It put out something like 300+ horsepower. I had this during the early 70s when gas was $.35 a gallon. I was driving back and forth to college and work and I was using. $60 worth of gas a month. If I remember right. It had a 26 gallon gas tank. Man it was a boat, handled like crap but I loved it.
SOrry - i meant me too about its fun talking about those days. I didn't have an awesome car like yours!
I had an awesome Maverick. It had a v-8 engine and that car would almost fly.
Probably same as mine - it was a 302 if I remember correctly. But oh the rust!
This is make believe, but wouldn't it be nice?
You say,
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. I'm not sure that Bethlehem as we know it today even existed at that time.
Little Drummer Boy. Where did he come from? What is it that he is drumming?
What Child Is This? Nobody knows. We don't know. It was all made up!
As for that constant damned belll ringing, I've been around that too this year. Nobody had balls enough to ask me anything either. Maybe I just look mean.
Last summer the street preachers were offering little books that would promise you etarnal life. One asked me if I wanted one. When I told him "no" he shut up and left me alone.
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The Milan Grill Room is a series of ten connected short stories featuring the character of Louis, a crippled veteran of World War I and maître dhôtel, who solves crimes from his table in the Grill Room of the hotel and who is able to provide invaluable assistance to the British police and Secret Service. Tracking spies, catching traitors, uncovering plots, often in the company of Major Charles Lyson of the Secret Service, Louis is never ruffled, and always resourceful. These ten connected episodes, centering around the activities of the good Louis are replete with adventure, intrigue and romance. Also these short story collection by Mr. Oppenheim including: The Calais Gun, The Third Key, The Kidnapping of Mr. Peter Jardine and so on.
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Happy 2014! If you're reading this in the US, you are probably hiding indoors keeping warm in this polar vortex that has affected much of the country. I know I am! One of the little gifts I received in the beginning of the year was a cold. Yay, lucky me! (Yes, that was said with hopefully convincing sarcasm). With the snow storm that enveloped the city over the weekend and now this frigid weather, it feels like I've been confined forever. I feel like I need to mooove!
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Hi guys,
I have a big request for some more stability while using Director.
For all of our live shows we always have to use a two machines for director control, one main and one backup, in case one crashes for any reason; we would be able to continue queuing from the other machine.
There are lots of things that can go wrong with this setup considering the sync between two machines, the time to update every change, having to restart the backup director application after a sync update, not to mention requiring two director keys for one show.
So I would like to suggest an update for Director. For users - this could be something adjusted in the topology:
Would it be possible to have a "master - client" system in the topology, not just for the clusters, but also for the director machines.
If we could link two machines running and controlling director together; having live updates to playlists, preview and program outputs, etc.. Basically both Director controls mirroring each other; and if one of the machines crash or lose connection, the other machine would still queue the content.
Limiting two director keys to one for a setup like this would be a bonus, but its mainly because sometimes we have multiple shows running in different locations so we cant always have two keys for one show.
this could work in a way that the client director machine can detect the license of the Master machine through network. And if it would detect that the master machine is off or not visible on the network (thus the license is not available anymore) it would give the user 5 minutes time frame (like Universe-control) to plug in the key into the Client Machine, or to reboot the Master machine before director completely stops working.
Please let me know if this is a possible update for Ventuz in the not too distant future
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Us: "Hi Gavin! So, for our blog readers, can you tell us a bit about your role as Business Development Director?"
GAV: "Business development is about identifying potential new clients, developing relationships with them, and integrating them into the business. This involves getting past prospective clients' 'front of house team' to allow me to speak to the right people!"
Us: "We hear you've been involved in this industry a while?"
GAV: "Yes, I've been working in the promotions industry for 18 years, 8 of which have been with Creative Emporium. In my first ever job, no more than 5 minutes after sitting down at my new desk, my boss slammed a yellow pages in front of me and said: "Get calling Ford dealerships, I need a red Ford puma here by Friday for a Budweiser promotion", I thought, "OK this sounds like a cool job!", and I've stayed in this industry ever since, as I love the variety and scope of the projects we get to work on with amazing brands."
Us: "What three words would you use to sum-up a typical day in the CE office?"
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Us: "And what one word would you use to describe why you love your job?"
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Us: "Can you tell us what has been your biggest business challenge to date and how you overcame it?"
GAV: "Eyjafjallajökull. I'll explain: After working on a solution for an EMEA client for several months, we were finally ready to launch in Germany on a specific date. But then the Iceland volcano eruption happened (Eyjafjallajökull) stopping all flights that day. My MD and I got in the car and drove from Leeds down to Felixstowe, over to France, through Belgium, onto Holland, finally arriving in Germany that evening. We walked into the hotel to meet the client as if nothing had happened – like something from Top Gear!"
Us: "What has been your favourite promotional campaign or project for a client and why?"
GAV: "There has been so many; either due to the brand or the nature of the promotion! It has to be the "Eat 5 a day campaign" for the Government. This was a fantastic project allowing us to demonstrate our capabilities from a brand, in-house production and flexibility prospective. Most companies would outsource this scale of order to offshore facilities; however, the requirement was for the production to be phased in, kitted and dispatched in short lead times…which we did brilliantly! The order was repeated every year for 3 years. Signing off this job due to the complexity of the designs was nail-biting and called on the expertise of our production team to maintain consistent print quality throughout."
Us: "Tell us your fave 3 promo products and why?":
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