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Dr Grietje Baars and Professor Andre Spicer (Cass Business School) were awarded an ESRC Seminar Series Grant for their Critical Corporation project. The project aims to create a 'supra-disciplinary' critique of the Corporation. A series of thematic workshops will bring together academics and practitioners from law, the social sciences, business, government and NGOs.
International Investment Law and Risk in the Indian Nuclear Energy Sector
Dr David Collins is working on a project with Professor Philip Thomas of City's School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences to quantify health and environmental risks in India's nuclear energy sector. David's role in the project, which is in collaboration with the University of Manchester, Warwick University and the Open University, is to assess the implications of safety-based regulations imposed on nuclear plants as indirect expropriations, potentially violating bilateral investment treaties. This project is sponsored by a grant of £608,000 from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. David has presented some of his work in this field to the Hazard's Forum of the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Performance Requirements and International Economic Law
Dr David Collins is currently exploring the legality of performance requirements in relation to international trade and investment as they are implemented by emerging markets by reference to the WTO's Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) Agreement and bilateral investment treaties. This project follows from his work on emerging markets which was outlined in his monograph: The BRIC States and Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OUP, 2013), which was written during David's period as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia Law School, sponsored by a grant from the UK Society of Legal Scholars. David recently examined some of the performance requirements common to service-sector focused economies when he was a Visiting Scholar at the National University of Singapore.
Preferential Trade Agreements and Developing Countries under the law of the World Trade Organization
Dr David Collins is working on a project to evaluate the compliance of various preferential trade agreements adopted in favour of developing countries with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of the WTO. This research is in conjunction with the All Parliamentary Group on Trade Out of Poverty, an independent charity dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of trade as a means of economic development.
The Legal Significance of Cohabitation in the International Practice of Family Rights
Dr Carmen Draghici is currently working on a project focused on the rights of cohabitees in international and European jurisprudence. As part of this project, in the Fall semester 2012/2013 she was welcomed as a Visiting Research Scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (Boston, USA). The research carried out at Tufts also explored the approach of international human rights monitoring bodies to claims brought by same-sex couples and transgender persons with regard to, among others, their right to marry, to found a family through adoption or assisted reproduction, and to exercise parental rights without discrimination.
Indigenous Peoples and the Dynamics of International Law
Dr Mauro Barelli's project, funded by the City Pump Priming Fund, aims to analyse the way in which the human rights of indigenous peoples have been accommodated in international law. As part of the project, Dr Barelli will spend the 2013 autumn term as a visiting fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (Cambridge University).
Minority Groups and Litigation
Dr Mauro Barelli collaborated with a team of scholars led by Dr Pentassuglia (University of Liverpool) and the international NGO Minority Rights Group International on a project focused on international and regional human rights jurisprudence relevant for the protection of ethno-cultural minority groups, including indigenous peoples. This project led to the publication of the guide 'Minority groups and litigation: A review of developments in international and regional jurisprudence'.
Impunity and the rule of law: The initiative for an international framework to protect journalists from violence and counter impunity
This policy-oriented research project of the Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism and the Centre for Freedom of the Media (University of Sheffield) was supported by a successful bid securing funding from the Open Society Foundations in the fall of 2010. As part of this project, Dr Carmen Draghici co-authored a paper with Professor Lorna Woods on the loopholes in the protection of journalists in international human rights and humanitarian law. The paper was later quoted in UNESCO's Concept Note on UN Interagency Meeting on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, and recommended by UNESCO on their Research and Good Practices page. Dr Draghici subsequently represented the City Law School at the first and second UN Interagency Meetings on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity (Paris, September 2011 and Vienna, November 2012).


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Located 15 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, Marietta, GA got its start in the early 1800s and played an important role in both the Civil War and in Civil Rights history. Today, Marietta is one of the most desirable areas to live in the Atlanta metro region, filled with thriving businesses, exceptional restaurants, top-tier shopping and family-friendly activities.
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In addition to great schools, numerous apartment options and endless outdoor recreational opportunities, Marietta really stands out for the quality of its local events and annual festivals. Every July you can experience a patriotic parade, concerts and, of course, a spectacular fireworks show at the city's Fourth in the Park celebration. If you're an aviation buff, don't miss the annual Wings Over North Georgia air show at Dobbins Air Reserve Base every October.
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When you're considering where to rent an apartment, be sure to account for storing all your recreational gear! "Shoot the hooch" as you kayak or tube down the Chattahoochee River, or head to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park for 16 miles of hiking and biking trails that take you 708 feet above sea level. From Kennesaw Mountain, look for major Atlanta landmarks like Stone Mountain, which delivers an excellent laser light show from May through October.
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Celebrating a good report card? Marietta is about 20 miles from the fabulous Georgia Aquarium, about 15 miles from Six Flags Over Georgia and even closer to a huge variety of trampoline parks and playgrounds.
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With four schools named Georgia Schools of Excellence and one named a National School of Excellence, the Marietta City School District is in the top 15% of the entire state. Low student-to-teacher ratios, an International Baccalaureate program and strong community support all contribute to the high quality of education in Marietta. If you're searching for a home in a school district known for excellence, rent an apartment in Marietta, GA to enjoy its grade-A school system.
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Marietta delivers plenty of outdoor entertainment with playgrounds, pools, basketball courts, picnic pavilions and more at places like Glover Park, Laurel Park and West Dixie Park. If you are moving to Marietta with a four-legged friend, be on the lookout for dog-friendly spots like Lewis Dog Park and Sweat Mountain Dog Park. Both offer off-leash opportunities for chasing squirrels.
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If you love the sand and the surf, Marietta is less than five hours from Georgia's best beaches. Walk the serene shores of Tybee Island or Jekyll Island, and then drive about two hours south to enjoy Amelia Island, Atlantic Beach and other sun-kissed spots in Jacksonville, FL.
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Everyone's health and journey to wellness might be slightly or radically different. DocFinder Sherpa is designed to deliver a list of healthcare providers that are personalized to your stated needs and preferences.
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Everyone is awaiting Karl Lagerfeld's Spring 2017 collection, but little do they know that simple Chanel hair ties are what actually stands out amidst the runway full of tweed suits, quilted leather jackets, fancy hats and colorful lace dresses and even manages to upstage robots during the show.
Chanel just made a 90s throwback with its very chic hair ties as part of its Spring 2017 collection, which made heads turn and became a talk of the fashion industry. These brightly colored elastics came in neon colors such as fluorescent orange, green and yellow and powder blue, dangled with bedazzled double-C charms in rainbow colors.
Since this is Chanel, this is definitely not the kind of hair tie you'd be fine losing under the side of your couch.
Chanel Hair Ties are a Chic 90s-Inspired Accessory for the Spring
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I saw Fantastic Mr. Fox last night. It's a stop-motion movie based on the book by Roald Dahl and directed by Wes Anderson and is therefore appropriately weird and difficult to pin down.
Anderson's attention to detail is too much to take in. A second viewing might be necessary to fully appreciate what the hell's going on. I recently re-watched Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Royal Tenenbaums and enjoyed them more the second time around, especially The Royal Tenenbaums. His movies seem designed for multiple viewings. I plan to watch Rushmore and The Dargeeling Limited this weekend.
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Xiaobing Tang
Multiple Impressions examines works by 40 leading printmakers from contemporary China, highlighting the extraordinary innovations, in both technique and conception, which have transformed this long-established art form in recent years. It includes works by such artists as Xu Bing, Kang Ning, Song Yuanwen, Chen Qi, He Kun, and Fang Limin, as well as many other accomplished printmakers.
Essays by noted scholars place contemporary printmaking in its complex art historical and cultural contexts, discuss the relationship between printmaking and contemporary art, and interpret new work by the internationally prominent artist Xu Bing. The book explores three key themes in printmaking today: "Landscapes Old and New" illustrates the variety of techniques and visual idioms contemporary printmakers draw on to create expressive and fantastic landscapes; "Fellow Citizens" turns to the human figure; and "Layered Abstractions" focuses on works that showcase the distinct visual effects and pictorial language that underscore the process of making a print.
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Its time to save the date, gamers. In a relatively unassuming tweet, TwitchCon has finally announced a time and location for its latest meetup. The third annual convention is set for October 2022 at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center.
In 2017, its all about location, location, location.
Previous attendees (and far-away streamers) will remember the last two TwitchCons were hosted at the San Diego Convention Center typical home of all things geeky, including [url=http://www.comic-con.org/]the International Comic-Con[/url] that attracts over 130,000 people. If youre wondering why the gaming convention is saying goodbye to its traditional location, its in order to accommodate its growing popularity. Though its by no means a household name like SDCC, TwitchCon has managed to nearly double in size since its launch. Organizers expect attendance to exceed last years 35, 000 people, and this number doesnt mesh with the community-driven backbone of Twitch.
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(4 Public Speaking - includes powerpoints that accompany the textbook The Essential Guide to Speaking Publicly, Professionally, and Personally by Caffie J. Risher, how to do a powerpoint presentation, and notes on other topics such as creating an outline. (Passaic County Community College)
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(6 Oral Presentations: Tips on How to Deliver a Speech for School or Work (Dennis G. Jerz, Seton Hill Univ.)
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(8 Overcoming Speech Anxiety - powerpoint tutorial (Widefield School District)
(9 ComCoach Video Tutorial - online tutorial for improving oral communication skills (Cain Project, Rice Univ.)
(10 Fundamentals of Public Speaking - video lectues (Deborah Bridges, Univ. of Houston)
(11 Fundamentals of Public Speaking - Exercises & Tutorials (B. Morris, Pace Univ.)
(12 Public Speaking - free online course (saylor.org - Free Education)
(13 Technically Speaking - video tutorials on how to give an effective oral presentation (National Science Foundation)
(14 Tutorial For Writing A Persuasive Speech (OnlineSpeechWriting.com)
(15 Understanding the Persuasive Speech Process - collection of tutorials (Nurse Jon's, Speechmastery.com)
(16 THE INFORMATIVE SPEECH - tutorial for each step of the process (Mary Beth Parkinson, The Brendlinger Library - Montgomery County Community College)
(17 Tutorial For Informative Speech Writing: How To Make A Good Impression (OnlineSpeechWriting.com)
(18 Public Speaking Tutorial (McGraw-Hill)
(19 Enhance public speaking skills & create effective presentations - video tutorials (Western Ky Univ.)
(20 Fundamentals of Speech - course notes & additional course resources (Michael Leal)
(21 Ten Tips for Public Speaking: Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety (Jack Milgram)
(22 Master Public Speaking with these 13 Video Tutorials (Ethos3)
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If you are using Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809), Microsoft Edge now supports password less authentication to sign-in to MSA accounts using WebAuthn and FIDO2 specifications. This makes Microsoft the first company to support password free authentication.
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Don't drop this class because you get scared from all the warnings about the workload!
Don't get me wrong, it is a pretty heavy workload for a 100-level class, but if you just plan a little bit and you stick with it, it's going to be the best online class you've taken! Even with the heavy workload, the class is so well structured it's really easy to just check things off. You'll get in the groove after the first week!
I know it's cliché but try not to procrastinate, it will make this class a lot more enjoyable if you aren't completely stressed out. And try to have fun. I learned so much from this class, it's really a hidden gem amongst UMW classes.
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Bank of Korea Governor Kim Choong-soo yesterday stressed the need to ease immigration policy and bring more foreign workers to a country whose rapidly aging population poses a serious economic challenge.
Speaking to foreign journalists in Seoul, Kim said Asia's fourth-largest economy needed to "embrace more migrant workers" in order to drive future growth.
"For instance, the US welcomes 1 million, even up to 2 million immigrants a year, which helps its demographics remain so young and maintain economic vitality," Kim said.
After years of promoting family planning in a crowded country of 50 million, South Korea has a chronically low birth rate that will halve the size of its youth population by 2060 and decimate its workforce.
One obvious way out was the adoption of "more future-oriented and open immigration policies," Kim said. "By doing so we will be able to utilize these workers ... in the right places of the economy and retain social vitality at the same time."
By 2050, South Koreans aged 60 years or older will account for 39 percent of the population, up from 17 percent last year, data from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs show.
South Korea's fertility rate — the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime — stood at just 1.01 in 2011, compared with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development average of 1.71.
With South Koreans increasingly shunning low-paying manual jobs, Seoul in 2004 adopted legislation allowing companies to hire manual workers from 15 countries — mostly Southeast Asia. As of last year, more than 500,000 registered migrant workers — mostly from China and Southeast Asia — were working in the country.
Once an economic juggernaut that grew nearly 7 percent a year on average since the end of the Korean War in 1953, South Korea has in recent years entered a phase of more measured growth.
The economy is expected to grow 2.8 percent this year after expanding 2 percent last year, Kim said.


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carluccio's spinach balls with courgette and chilli penne.
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Some of my favourite ingredients in there. I am most jealous of your excellent pasta making skills also!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Really like the sound of this dish. I really need to make more home-made pasta it's so fun but I don't do enoughReplyDeleteReplies
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Wow sounds and looks really delicious. I love spinach so its a great recipe for me.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Nom nom - this sounds gorgeous. I love Carluccio's - I'm always tempted by those massive pink meringues they have in there but I think the sugar rush might just be too much!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Consumer confidence takes a hit amid focus on health and wellbeing
UK consumer confidence stumbled in the first quarter, driven by increasing concerns about health and wellbeing, a survey has found.
The fall in overall confidence was driven partly by an unusually large seasonal drop in confidence about general wellbeing as the flu season arrived later than usual and media coverage focused on health issues such as the sugar tax debate, according to Deloitte's latest consumer tracker.
The quarterly survey of 3,000 UK consumers found the confidence reading for health and wellbeing has fallen by six points from the first quarter of last year to its lowest level since the survey began in 2011.
Deloitte's head of consumer business research, Ben Perkins, said: "The UK's consumers are increasingly health-conscious. The flu season arriving later than usual and extensive media coverage around health in the first three months of the year seem to have focused consumers' attention on health and wellbeing as an issue.
"In addition, the recent sugar tax debate, as well as the growing use of health and fitness wearables and apps may also be increasing consumers' awareness of their own wellbeing."
The tracker indicated that consumers have become more measured in their spending and are expected to spend more on essentials, such as groceries, and less on utilities and big-ticket items in the coming months, possibly in anticipation of political and economic uncertainty in the short term.
The confidence gap between homeowners and non-homeowners is now at its widest point since the tracker began, the survey found, with non-homeowners reporting a four point fall in confidence from the previous quarter.
London-based consumers were significantly less optimistic than those in other regions, with overall confidence in the capital falling by 10 points year-on-year.
Ian Stewart, chief economist at Deloitte, said: "For UK consumers, homeownership is synonymous with financial security. Those in 'generation rent' are starting to feel the impact of private rental prices having outstripped wage increases in recent years.
"London, with its particular exposure to developments in the global economy and financial markets, has seen a particularly marked drop in confidence."
Mr Stewart said: "Despite what appears to be near-perfect economic fundamentals for UK consumers, with low unemployment, low cost of borrowing, low inflation and rising wages, confidence has taken a knock.
"Confidence in the general economic situation is now 18 points lower than at the same time last year. Greater risks in the global economy and domestic uncertainty in the run up to the EU referendum on June 23 seem to have unsettled consumers."


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Brake controller activates trailer brakes in proportion to deceleration. LED screen shows settings and diagnostics. Features 3 boost levels. Automatically levels when mounted within 90-degrees in the vertical plane.
Proportional Braking
With a proportional brake controller, you can get heavy-duty emergency braking, general braking, or slow-to-an-idle braking for your trailer automatically. The intensity with which your trailer brakes are activated and the rate at which they are applied are dependent on the deceleration of your tow vehicle. This means that, unlike time-delay controllers - which send the same amount of preset power to your trailer brakes every time - proportional controllers are able to adapt to every braking situation differently.
So, if you slam on the brakes in your truck, your trailer brakes will activate with that same extreme intensity. And if you merely slow down as you approach a red light, your trailer will gradually brake in the same manner.
As long as the I-Command is properly mounted according to the included instructions, the controller will automatically level, sense the tow vehicle's deceleration, and adjust the trailer's braking accordingly. The result is uniform braking across your towing setup. No push-pull action - just smooth, proportional braking every time.
Power Boost for Heavy-Duty Towing
The I-Command offers a boost feature that gives you more initial braking power for times when you're towing heavy loads. You can switch boost levels so that the power output to your trailer brakes automatically starts out at either 14 percent or 28 percent of the predetermined power setting.
So, if you boost the initial power so that your trailer brakes activate with 25 percent of the overall intensity at the start, the brakes will reach maximum braking faster. This is particularly beneficial if you are towing a heavy load because the intensity required to stop that load may be far greater than that needed to halt your vehicle. Therefore, sending out more initial power to the trailer brakes - and causing them to reach maximum braking faster - allows you to better control the trailer so that it doesn't push your tow vehicle before coming to a complete stop.
If your trailer weighs less than your tow vehicle, no boost is needed. But if you wish to set the boost so that your trailer leads the braking of your towing setup, you can select level B1. The following table gives an indication of when you might use the different boost levels and the power increases that they offer.
|Approximate Gross Trailer Weight
|Boost Level
|Increase in Initial Power Output
|Less than tow vehicle GVW
|Equal to tow vehicle GVW
|B1 or B2
|14% or 28%
|Up to 25% more than tow vehicle GVW
|B1, B2, or B3*
|Up to 40% more than tow vehicle GVW
|B2 or B3*
* Both B2 and B3 offer a 25-percent boost in initial power. But the braking curve for B3 is more aggressive than that of B2. This means that, even though you will start out with the same intensity when using these boost levels, you will get an overall more aggressive braking experience with the higher level. So if you use B3, you will reach maximum braking sooner than if you use B2.
Safety Features
The I-Command offers advanced safety features to prevent damage to various components of your towing setup. Integrated reverse battery protection shields the brake controller and your trailer's breakaway system from shorts.
If ever there is a time that you need to brake your trailer separately from your tow vehicle - when traveling down a steep incline, for example - the manual override lever is easily accessible. Pushing this lever engages the brakes on your trailer with full power.
LED Display
The I-Command has a digital LED display to keep you informed of your trailer's braking. The display shows the gain setting when the control is activated. It can also be used to check for connectivity with your trailer, to determine your boost setting, and to troubleshoot.
Automatic Leveling and Simple Installation
Because this controller operates with an internal inertia sensor, it must be mounted between -20 degrees and 70 degrees in the vertical plane. The I-Command must be mounted on a level horizontal (side-to-side) plane and must be lined up with the direction of travel for the internal sensor to function properly.
The automatic leveling feature of the I-Command ensures that the brake controller continues to function even as you drive up steep hills or through the mountains. Mount the controller at a vertical angle that is between 0 degrees (level) and 70 degrees, and the controller with level itself automatically.
Installation of the I-Command requires that you either purchase a custom wiring adapter designed to plug into the controller or that you hardwire the controller directly into your vehicle. To hardwire the controller, you must remove the plug at the end of the integrated wiring harness.
Installation Accessories
For easier installation, a vehicle-specific wiring adapter (sold separately) is available for most newer trucks and SUVs. One end of the custom adapter plugs into your vehicle, and the other end plugs into the controller - no hardwiring required.
For even easier installation, a vehicle-specific wiring adapter (sold separately) is available for most newer trucks and SUVs. One end of the custom adapter plugs into your vehicle, and the other end plugs into the controller - no hardwiring required.
Note: If a custom brake-control wiring adapter is not available for your vehicle, one of the following will be required:
20-Amp circuit breaker (9506P - sold separately) for 2- to 4-brake applications
30-Amp circuit breaker (38630 - sold separately) for 6- to 8-brake applications
See also etrailer.com's exclusive 7- and 4-way brake-control installation kit (ETBC7 - sold separately) if you don't already have a 7-way plug at the back of your vehicle.
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.p65warnings.ca.gov.
Video of Draw-Tite I-Command Trailer Brake Controller - 1 to 4 Axles - Proportional
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Draw-Tite I-Command Proportional Trailer Brake Controller. This controller is going to activate the trailer brakes in proportion to your vehicle's braking action, it's going to automatically adjust the trailer's braking based on deceleration of the towed vehicle, and it activates immediately, so there's no pausing like when using time-delayed brake controllers. This unit's also going to automatically level. The brake control will automatically acquire the proper level setting, it's also going to automatically adjust as you travel up or down hills. A few unique features about this system. As you can see here, we have the easy to access buttons, we're going to have the boost setting right here on top and it says 'Boost' right here on the disc plate, so that way we know these button go with that setting. On this side we're going to have the gain control, and it says 'Gain' right there so we know that these buttons are associated with that control.
The boost setting is going to let you adjust the aggressiveness with which the brakes are activated, so this is setting is great in situations where you're hauling heavier loads or your trailer weight is significantly more than your vehicle weight. It's going to be available in three settings, you're going to have Boost 1, Boost 2, and Boost 3. It's going to allow you to get full power output faster by pressing the plus buttons right here, or the minus buttons to achieve maybe a smoother braking action. You can get full output power faster by pressing the plus button to increase the activation speed, and then you can achieve smoother braking by pressing the minus button to supply power gradually. Located right here at the front is going to be the easy to read digital display. This is going to be an LED display, it's going to show the controller activity.
The unit is short-circuit protected. On this side you're going to have the gain setting, this is going to establish the maximum amount of power available to the trailer brakes. As the gain increases, and you just the plus or minus buttons to do that, so it's very easy to adjust, but as that increases what that means is more power is going to be available to the brakes when the brake peddle in the vehicle is pressed or when the manual control is used. We do have the built in slide bar manual override right here at the front, very easily accessible. Gain is going to be shown from zero to ten, with zero being the minimum and ten being the maximum. That simply represents a percentage of the full power.
It's a quick and easy installation, your mounting bracket and hardware are included, and then it's going to be able to plug into a vehicle specific brake control adapter. Those are sold separately and can be used for certain applications to help reduce installation time. Again, this is designed for trailers with up to four axles or A-brake assemblies. It's designed for use with electric brakes only. When mounting this, you can mount this anywhere from -20 degrees nose down, anywhere to 70 degrees nose up in the vertical plane.
You want to make sure this is parallel with the direction of travel, but anywhere in between those indicators that I gave you, -20 degrees nose down or 70 degrees nose up, this is still going to be fully functional. All the leveling, the sensor inside, that's going to be functional as long as you stay within those increments, or those measurements of negative 20, 70 degrees nose up. Really nice design, it's a nice small compact unit as well. Here at the widest part it's only going to measure about 2-3/4" wide, and then the overall length is going to be about 4-1/4", and then the depth or the thickness is only 1-1/8". It's going to be covered with a unlimited lifetime warranty. Now what I want to do is I just want to show you how easily that display can be read. I'm just going to hook up a couple of wires here today just to send some power to it, I'm going to hook up a ground power then the power wire, and then we thumb through some of the settings and you can get an idea for how easy it is to read and how easy it is to see that display. NC is going to stand for Not Connected, but it's still going to allow us to kind of go through. We have our gain setting, you can see how that easily adjusts with a simple press of the button, and again you can go all the way up to ten, you can hold it down, which is going to allow you to adjust quicker, all the way up to ten. Then you can press individual to make finer adjustments, or you can hold it down and it's going to go all the way down to zero. You can adjust to anywhere in between that setting, really nice design. You're also going to have the manual override right here, which for me it's just saying I'm not connected, which is correct since I'm just feeding off a power box. Then you're going to have your boost setting. You're going to have Boost 1, Boost 2, Boost 3, then just the B shows you that you're in the boost settings, then you have 1, 2 and 3 to choose from. That's going to do it for today's look at the Draw Tite I-Command Proportional Trailer Brake Controller.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (238 Customer Reviews)Brake controller activates trailer brakes in proportion to deceleration. LED screen shows settings and diagnostics. Features 3 boost levels. Automatically levels when mounted within 90-degrees in the vertical plane.
Great product & fast shipping. worked great on my 2017 Silverado LT description & instructional video made it easy to purchase. 572032
I pull my 30 travel trailer weighing around 7k with dual axles and will stop with no problem.James - 10/06/2019
17 Toyota Tacoma 583032
I tried finding the controller I wanted locally which ended up costing more time and money Then it should have. One of the places I stopped at was getting info from etrailer web page then adding his ridiculous mark up. When I got back to my office I ordered it from etrailer myself and bought exactly what I was trying to find locally but for much less money even with two day shipping. Beyond all that etrailer is the easiest place to shop and their tracking of my shipment couldn't have been any easier. From here on out if etrailer has what I'm looking for life will be just that much better. Thanks etrailer. 388783
All still as good as it was one year ago. Thank youChris S - 06/07/2018
I put this controller in my Chevy truck and even though it is the cheapest one you can find, it works great. A few days later, the "top rated" one in my Suburban quit working, so now I have two of these controllers. They are adjustable for each of my trailers. You could spend six times as much for other controllers but I can't see that you get a better product than this one. 501979
A year later I still love both of these. I pulled heavy trailers over the Rockies this year without a second thought. With the same controller, I pull my flatbed empty and dont worry about the tires smoking. 5 stars.Dave - 04/28/2019
Easy install, quick delivery 569393
works great so far. 572738
Great product with very easy install and even better customer service, placed an order late one afternoon and chose the wrong shipping for time I needed it by, gave them a call and they had no problem at all changing it for me and I received the product early the next morning as needed. Great service! 311643
Comments: A) It was a challenge to find the correct wiring for the red control wire for my 3rd generation Toyota 4Runner (1996). It would sure be nice to have a pigtail adapter that worked with that model, but I understand there would be a million different types of pigtails. I have suggestions for anyone else in this predicament with a 4Runner. B) The wiring diagram for the Draw-tite I-command Brake Control suggests this is always active -- directly wired to battery. Instead of plugging unplugging the pigtail, a rocker switch would be good. What is the idle current (amperage) draw (drain on battery)? How about current draw while actively braking? This would specify the type of rocker C) There is little description of the "gain" setting (vs the "boost"). How is this value dialed in for a particular load and boost setting? switch. 391425
So far very well. The boost needs to be changed for highway vs city driving B1 vs B. Perhaps this is a function of the Casita brakes, but brakes grab & lock up if I dont reduce the boost in city driving.Jake O - 06/12/2018
The product was exactly as described. Very easy to install. Mine sits at a pretty good angle and works perfectly. So far I have used it on a 28' camper trailer & a 26' camper trailer. 555694
When I get a chance to try it I'll know for sure. Took a little time to install but the install came out clean. 499119
Ordered this for my 2008 Toyota Tundra to be able to pull a 25 foot travel trailer. This has been the easiest install. It takes literally 5-10 minutes to locate your quick connects and attach it to the dash. I mounted it as close to the middle console to help keep it away from my knee and legs. I used a black magic marker to blend the screws into the black frame. Once connected it automatically does everything else for you. I would recommend strongly on purchasing this trailer brake connector/quick connect along with using this etrailer. The shipping was extremely fast and communication was great prior to its arrival. I watched a YouTube video on my truck to make it even easier to install. 371551
Had no trouble finding what I was looking for. The items I ordered arrived quickly and were easy to install.l was unable to find the wiring harness l needed locally. 443247
Works great.Have no trouble towing our camper on hilly curvy roads.Gary D - 10/19/2018
Seems to be a wonderful product installed it in my 99 Dodge in about 15 minutes plug it in went down the road and back brakes worked great simple and easy Ali together done in about 20 minutes back home sitting in back yard having a cold beer don't get much better than that 295754
install was easy and straight foward, located a video on this website that assisted me in locating the factory wire harness to install this piece of equip 274705
Very good description of product and what I needed to order. Every thing arrived on time and the price was very reasonable. The brake controller does everything it was advertised to do. Great product , great service by e.trailer thanks 335128
I installed this in my Jeep Grand Cherokee for pulling a travel trailer. We pulled the trailer from the Denver area all the way to the California coast. For anyone who has driven across 80, you know what challenges face a camper making that journey. No wonder pioneers left family heirlooms along the trail in the old days! This break controller made the trip possible for me. It worked well, and the trailer never ran the Jeep over. I remember engaging the trailer breaks quite a bit on the hill going into Salt Lake City. Worked like a charm! 454219
Fast shipping, easy install, work good, recommended. With 2007 Lexus GX470 doesn't have any where to mount the controller so I put it on a middle near shifting handle. 451302
Product works and works well. Wiring harness plugged in perfectly. Little Nissan Frontier tows a heavy dump trailer and stops with ease. 264570
Everything I've ordered has been great. 572110
This has been the best and easiest purchase during my short journey of outfitting my 2008 Nissan Titan SE to haul a 27 ft camper. This has been the easiest install. If you're not mechanically inclined like myself no worries at all. It takes literally 5-10 mins to locate your quick connects and attach it to the dash. Once connected it automatically does everything else for you. You receive a set of directions just make sure you read them first and save yourself some money and do the install yourself. Once the camper was connected to the truck it was automatically detected. Can't get any easier than just connect and go. I would recommend strongly on purchasing this trailer brake connector/quick connect along with using this company. The shipping was extremely fast and communication was great prior to its arrival. 344916
Received the product quickly and was exactly as described. Installed the controller and the plug in wiring worked perfectly, made some basic adjustments that were in the instructions to start. Picked up my trailer and loaded up a International farm tractor on the trailer and brake controller worked just the way I needed it to. Thanks etrailer 334416
I only gave 4 stars because I have yet to use the trailer brake controller. Shipping and customer service from eTrailer was top notch. Quick delivery and continuous updates. Brake controller is much smaller in size than I imagined. Installation was a snap, however the instructions had wiring color configurations incorrect for my vehicle. Easy fix, thanks YouTube. All in all, I cannot wait to order again from eTrailer. 303320
Purchased this as I needed it for towing our newly acquired 26 ft. camper. With the addition of the installation adapter that matched my truck, the installation was simple. The set-up was easy and the product works flawlessly. I don't think I could have asked for more given the very affordable price. 429007
This product has worked great and the installation along with the pigtail adapter took less than 15 minutes. I have towed my trailer hundreds of miles without ever a worry about braking. Great product.Glenn C - 09/12/2018
Wish I had bought this one years ago. After buying one,I replaced the brake controllers in all the rest of our trucks over from the time delay to proportional style. Pulling different trailers both empty and loaded this controller is very easy to get the settings right, something I can't say for any of the timed delay controllers I've used. It's worth every penny. 469070
Very easy install on my Dodge Ram 2500 . Works great and easy to adjust 454881
Got some straps to secure our quad to trailer and a brake controller. All products came on time and worked perfectly. At first I thought the 4 Bulldog straps were way to beefy and overkill, but having used them this past weekend I have changed my mind....I felt very confident driving knowing there was no way our toy was going to come loose! And the absolute best feature is the little safety latch that prevents hook from possibly falling off trailer hook if strap were to come loose. Folks I talked to were very knowledgeable and helpful. I will definitely visit the etrailer site next time I need something. 565493
In speaking with the staff at Etrailer they know their products and their application. They helped me find the exact unit I needed. 728713
Product as advertised - easily installed and functions easily understood. More affordable than others with solid quality 728451
The control was simple to install and to program, allowing me to tow my trailer within minutes of installation. 726575
Arrived on the date promised and looks great out of the package but I haven't installed it yet, thus the 4 stars. 721476
This controller replaced an old DrawTite controller that seemed to be spotty in it's performance. This new one is smaller, easier to install, and provides GREAT ADJUSTMENT and PERFECT PERFORMANCE. 721454
My break controller was shipped fast and was easy to install (less than 5 minutes). I haven't used it yet but will try it out in the next few weeks. 718872
Just installed and works great pulling my Tailgator with my RAM 1500 715050
I use this in my 2015 Tacoma for hauling my converted cargo trailer. I like the adjustability. 713929
It's been a year and I have had no problems with this Brake controller. I just hooked up the trailer last night and everything work perfect. 706190
Very good customer service. Can not believe how helpful they are. Most online companies only want your money, but this company help me get what I needed and at the price I had to spend. Product arrived in great condition, worked exactly as described. 713215
Easy to install, took less than 1/2/ hour. works great 702838
Fit nicely into a narrow space. Haven't hooked up the travel trailer yet. 700509
Works good 691066
Quick delivery got my trailer brake module 5535 draw-tite I command and harness took me about 15 minutes to install will be using it in a few weeks don't see any reason why I won't be satisfied with it 691616
Feels solid, only had trouble getting the ground in since my bulky alarm was in the way. 690108
Works great 682436
Good product. I use it mainly in conjunction with a 16k gvw gooseneck and have hauled equipment over 1000 miles at a time with no complaints. 681221
No surprises! Product, Educational video was spot on. Even delivery 2 days before promised with economy shipping. Highly recommend. 677532
Very easy to install and use. The boost function is a nice feature, especially with heavier loads 677492
Fast shipping 675437
great product 673475
Simple installation 673032
Installed. Haven't used yet, but see no issues 670085
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'Twilight's' Jackson Rathbone turns 25 in Las Vegas
Sin City is the perfect spot for any vampire to celebrate his birthday -- or unbirthday, as it were.
Jackson Rathbone, who plays Jasper Hale in "The Twilight Saga" franchise, celebrated his 25th in Las Vegas over the weekend, hosting a blowout bash at the Bank nightclub inside the swanky Bellagio.
Rather than taking in one of Vegas' mainstay acts or popping bottles in one of the city's other countless dance venues, Rathbone trotted out his band 100 Monkeys on Friday night. Party-goers tell us that Rathbone, clad in an oversized black hat, beige henley and red bandanna, rocked the crowd but then took time to greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photos (as seen above).
On Saturday, Rathbone kept the party going (his actual b-day was Monday) with a steak dinner with pals at Bellagio's Fix steakhouse, then decamped to R&B crooner Ray J's hosted bash at the Mirage's Jet nightclub.
-- Matt Donnelly
[For the record, 4:56 p.m., Dec. 22, 2009: An earlier version of this post said Jackson's actual birthday was Sunday. He was born on Dec. 21, 1984, and the 21st this year fell on Monday. Thanks to commenter tierneyoraclair for making sure we get it right. And yes, for a few seconds, this correction said Jason instead of Jackson, but hey, you didn't see that, did you?]
Photo: Jackson Rathbone poses with female fans at the Bank at the Bellagio. Credit: Shadow
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Simac 2016: Zünd proves expertise in digital cutting
Zünd looks back on a highly successful Simac 2016. The Swiss manufacturer specializing in modular high-performance cutting systems presented its
latest cutting technologies and automation solutions at the Milan show. With the new Zünd D3 cutter with projection system, Zünd debuted a complete digital
cutting solution designed for ultimate productivity in leather processing.
Zünd is very pleased with the results from the recent Simac tradeshow in Milan, Italy. "The show more than met our expectations", says Romeo Weber, Product Manager Leather. The number of visitors to the Zünd booth was significantly higher than last year. True to its motto "Your first choice in digital cutting", Zünd succeeded in showcasing innovative technologies and inspiring audiences with handson demonstrations and a variety of true-to-life samples. The newly developed high-performance cutter D3 with projection system, configured for whole-hide processing, had its debut at this show and turned out to be a veritable crowd magnet.
Zünd's exhibit focused on some of the hottest topics in the leather industry: high productivity in massproduction, optimal leather utilization, and greater efficiency through integrated solutions for industrial production environments. Visitors were particularly impressed with the productivity of Zünd cutting systems and their efficient nesting capabilities. In addition, many commented on the wide range of materials these modular cutters are able to process reliably and with great precision. The number of orders placed at the show underscores the need among international leather converters for greater process integration and overall increases in performance and productivity.
"Simac has proven its leading role as tradeshow for the leather industry", concludes Romeo Weber.


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Ptolemey Data Systems will be the host business during the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon Wednesday at the Holiday Inn. Chamber Executive Director Dixie Johnson.
You don't have to be a chamber member to attend, Johnson said that anyone interested in learning more about data centers is welcome. Also at the lunch, the Antelope Butte Foundation will be featured in a Community Spotlight. Board member Mark Weitz will present a short update. ABF has a public meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening at 6:30 at the Black Tooth Brewery's meeting hall.
Wednesday's chamber luncheon costs $15 per person. It lasts from 11:30 am to about 1 pm.


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Camp golden hills A Success!
Camp Golden Hills is a unique one-week program of character building, sports, recreation and the arts for girls entering 3-9th grade. In an environment of trust and adventure, it offers a well-rounded, well-organized, fast paced curriculum and the personal attention of a dedicated staff. The aim of the camp is to encourage and develop the virtues necessary for becoming a positive influence on family, friends and society.
It was a hot week, but that didn't dampen anyone's spirits. No matter the activity-- cooking, crafts, dance, sports, hikes, daily mass, campfires, elegant dinner, decades dance, kitchen and cabin clean-up-- all were done with sporting spirit and fun. The camp ended with a family mass, awards show, and reception on Saturday. CGH even raised money for the poor this year. Following Pope Francis's call for the Year of Mercy, we sold sold camp T-shirts and donated the proceeds to Chestnut Center for their service activities.
40+ volunteers generously supplied their hard work and time to make camp happen. Our volunteer base included young professionals, college and high school students, camp alumni, parents, families, and friends. Thank you to all you made this year another great success!
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Liverpool Sound City 2012 welcome hot tips, TOY, yet Getintothis' Liam Fay finds little to get overly excited about. Time to up your game gentlemen.
Their hair hangs like a pendulum over their faces. On first sight it looks as if we could be in for an outrageous evening of hair metal.
We are not though. Thank God, we hate hair metal. Instead it will be some vaguely psychedelia infused indie bunch TOY.
Getintothis has been looking forward to this having heard singles Motoring and Left Myself Behind all over BBC 6Music recently.
They don't usually miss a trick do those 6Music kids, those nerd of the alternative and cult. However, this was ultimately a lacklustre performance.
The five of them, surrounded by every other band's kit for the evening, barely fit on stage. There isn't much wiggle room. There isn't much wiggling.
A wall of sound is put up which the audience never threaten to break down. To give them their due they do go loud, giving it the bifters whilst hiding behind their luscious barnets. Draping like a curtain of insatiable, hairy mystery.
Aside from their mops there isn't too much to get excited about. Everything sounds the same. There are occasional tastes of sweet synth emanating from Alejandra Diez's Korg but they get lost amidst the fury of guitar, bass and drum.
Second single, the aformentioned, Motoring is the stand out track of their slot. Not only fantastic comparatively but it also sounds superb in isolation. Everything blends perfectly. It drives…every pun intended.
They need to add more to this set to avoid tonight's problem. Practically everything sounds the same.
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In this "pics or it didn't happen" era where everything—and I mean everything—gets posted online, it's not unusual to cringe a few times while scrolling through your Facebook news feed, Twitter homepage, or even your friends' stories on Snapchat.
Well, think about how much job recruiters must be cringing when they look at candidates' online profiles. While it's becoming popular for applicants to get hired through social media, it's becoming even more popular for applicants to be instantly eliminated from the hiring process because of something they probably don't even remember sharing online.
We understand the temptations of posting every detail of your life on the web. That's why we're here to help you answer the million-dollar question: Should I actually post this? Check out this infographic to see when it's okay for statuses and pictures to appear in the virtual world and when you should really spare recruiters—and society in general—from your inappropriate content (or pictures of your food).
Infographic courtesy of Online Classes. Photo of woman taking picture at concert courtesy of Shutterstock.
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News articles from November 2016
Hot Topic to release 'Fantastic Beasts' inspired clothing collection
1 November 2016 at 01:20 GMT
The folks over at Hot Topic have let us know about their upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them clothing collection. Featured designs from the collection, "were crafted to illuminate a 1920's flair that is emblematic of the film's characters".
The collection will hit stores on 8 November, and includes clothing modelled on outfits worn by Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol) and Seraphina Picquery (Carmen Ejogo).
The clothing will also feature a unique "wand pocket", because who doesn't carry a wand with them at all times? Items in the collection include:
- Guys Newt Scamander Coat, $79.90
- Guys Symbols Woven, $44.90
- Tina Goldstein Pin-Up Dress, $59.90
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Valve's founder hosted an hour-long talk at the University of Texas; what secrets did he reveal?
Gabe Newell, the benevolent genie who pretty much gives Valve the gift of life, gave a talk to University of Texas students, discussing pretty much everything under the sun. Including, among many other things, how the internet will flatten corporate structures across the board.
"It seems fairly obvious that the Internet does a better job of organizing a bunch of individuals than General Motors or Sears does," said Newell. "Corporations [with hierarchies] tend to be pre-internet ways of organizing production." Meanwhile Valve, which famously has as little structure as it can get away with, does just fine without bosses, titles and chains of command. Newell hopes other companies will eventually embrace a model not unlike Valve's own.
Is that all he said? Lord no; the talk was an hour long, after all, and if you have the time, it's well worth watching, particularly if you have any interest in the early development of Valve. Why shouldn't companies outsource? How do you attract and retain the most highly productive staff? Why won't Valve sell stock in itself? How important are quantitative future predictions? Can free-to-play work? How aggressive should your hire/fire strategy be? Just what is "beaten wife syndrome"? Newell knows, and will tell you.
"I think the pre-internet way of communicating to users," Newell concludes, "the one-size-fits-all [philosophy] ... our children are going to say 'that is the weirdest thing I've ever heard of' ... the sets of lessons we're learning today in the videogame space are going to be true of a much wider range of industries tomorrow."
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We believe in a world where all cars are shared. Carsharing empowers people to get going in a smarter, easier way, while also having a positive impact on the environment and making cities more liveable. It's this vision that propels us forward and inspires us to think even bigger.
Getaround is the world's leading carsharing platform with a community of more than 5 million users sharing thousands of car in more than 300 cities in the U.S and Europe.
Our team is collaborative, positive, curious, and engaged. We think fast, work smart, laugh often, and are looking for like-minded people to join us in our mission to disrupt car ownership and make cities better.
Your Mission
Your main mission is to leverage all available data to help the Product team ship the best possible features and build an excellent product.
What you'll work on
- When working with a Product Manager on a feature, you'll be responsible for all the data aspects :
- Ad-hoc analysis to "tell the story" behind the data, so we design the feature and iterate on it based on facts
- Sync with the tech team to make sure data is comprehensive, consistent and easy to use: tracking, data structure, data warehouse specifications...
- Define KPIs with the Product Manager and build dashboards / data visualisations to monitor feature performance
- You will also lead cross departments projects on our data stack : AB testing framework, reporting tools, tracking… and contribute to evangelising data in the whole company.
- Participate in squads' life: participate to standups, weekly meetings, design critics etc... and give your opinion on roadmap and features as anyone in the squad
- Our stack : Snowflake data warehouse, ETL managed with Airflow , our own Segment-like integrations, BI/visualisation tools such as Redash and Tableau , Python or R notebooks
Who you'll work with
- Reporting to our Head of Data
- Daily interactions with product managers, designers and developers.
- Strong interactions with your data colleagues in different teams (Product, Marketing, Tech, Insurance..)
What you'll bring to the table
- Minimum 1 year work experience in Data Analysis for product or marketing related projects
- MSc in quantitative field eg Maths, Statistics, Engineering or from a business school with very strong analytical skills and willingness to learn more in the field
- A strong interest in product: you think about possible product improvements in your day-to-day interactions with any app
- Strong ability to turn data into actionable insights in a fast-paced environment
- Advanced Excel experience, or any other statistical / BI tool
- Experience with writing SQL queries, joining large datasets from multiple sources and/or developing automated reporting solutions will be a strong plus
- Experience with R, Python or other data-oriented programming languages is a plus.
- Good level of English
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Thanks to YTP Beauty Nail for the invitation and my manicurist Penny who really did a great job.
YTP Beauty Nail located at Bandar Puteri Puchong, just above the HLK store (they are moving soon, do call and check for their new location).
Nail services provided include: manucures & pedicures, shellac nails, minx nails, sculpted acrylic nails, trendy manucures, 3D glitter nails & glitter tips, as well as custom nail designs.
Body care services include: body massage, foot massage, as well as waxing.
Besides providing services, YTP Beauty Nail also offers professional nail art design courses for those who has passion in nail art.
Me having my manicure done by Penny =) She is very friendly and lovely, and I really recommend her for anyone interested going there XD
Penny thought that wearing a glove on while doing gel nail polish would create a shield from the direct exposure of LED light. Great idea!
Pedicure done!
Not doing gel polish on my feet this time, just plain apple green color will do =P
Ta-daaa my pretty nail:
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Manicure - RM 28
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David Mellor Cook's Knife
This 12cm knife is from the beautiful 'black handled' range by Corin Mellor for David Mellor Design, the UK's most celebrated cutlery makers. Having searched high and low for knives to feature in The Cheese Shed we were delighted by the quality and the design of this collection.
Also available are the 10cm Paring Knife and 13.5cm Cheese Knife (see photo). For more information, see the 'about' tab.
All knives are supplied in individual David Mellor boxes.
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The Black Handled range was Corin Mellor's first set of stainless steel kitchen knives for David Mellor Design. The collection has a very distinctive new look using the latest innovative techniques. They are really professional kitchen knives, superb in quality and beautiful to use.
These are razor sharp knives. The high carbon stainless steel blades are hot drop forged and then ice hardened to minus 80°c. This innovative process stabilizes the metallurgical structure of the steel, creating an extremely hard and durable blade. The knives are taper ground with the forging running down the full length of the acetal resin handle. Each knife handle incorporates an internal back weight, giving an excellent balance and grip. All knives are supplied in individual David Mellor boxes.
David Mellor OBE is a key figure in British design with an international reputation as desiger, manufacturer and shopkeeper. Born in Sheffield, the traditional home
of cutlery, he always specialised in metalwork and is particularly famous for his cutlery design - to such an extent that he was often referred to as "the cutlery king". He also produced many other designs throughout his career, Incuding the designs for bus shelters and the traffic light system still in use across the UK. Terence Conran has described him as 'Britain's greatest post-war product designer'.
Corin Mellor suceeded his father as Creative Director of David Mellor Design in 2002. Since early childhood he worked closely with his father. His training was in design and architecture and more recently he specialised in metalwork. Recent work includes ranges of kitchen knives and cutlery for the company and also important special commissions for Sheffield Cathedral and Chatsworth House. He is responsible for special product development within the company.


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Often my weekends start out with grandiose plans of what I might try and get done.
This weekend (and the preceding evenings I guess) saw me produce a Wine patch I was only playing with out of interest but which turns out to affect Warhammer Online, although I didn't know it until after I implemented the patch, and a WIne patch I've been meaning to prototype for a while using XInput 2 to fix a long-standing Wine bug which also affects Warhammer Online.
I also got back to watching Life On Mars, although I've only managed one episode and a bit. It's pretty damned good.
I also decided to make gyoza, as I have fond, alcohol-supported memories of the last time I made them.
I managed to lazy my cooking even more than usual. I'm using a recipe I picked up last time I made them off a site called The Food Palate by Deborah Rodrigo, whom Google has since informed me is from Sydney but both that site and her personal blog appear to have fallen off the Internet, sadly. However, I distilled (with the help of Kirky at work) the ingredients down to this:
Adding half a kilo of lean pork mince, and about a half-hour, you get:
So not as bad as the ugly cake I made recently, but still not spectacular. And unlike the cake, I don't yet know if these turn out to be poison or not.
I expect that they'll be delicious, and not even slightly poisonous. And unlike my cake, I'm not going to try to share them with anyone. ^_^
It could be worse, at least I seem to have not managed to poison my housemate's lizards, Prime and Grimlock, whom I've been feeding while he's away this weekend. I'm not sure how I could get "put grasshoppers into the box" wrong, but I don't think I did. I think they're pretty neat names for lizards, reflecting Mick's inner geek, and his outer geek, although Prime seems to be larger than Grimlock which is to the best of my knowledge the wrong way 'round.
I was going to try and leverage in a rant about characters in children's books with alliterative names at this point, and observe that one of my favorite authors as a young child, Richard Scarry happened to avoid that, but upon actually looking him up, I realise the characters whose names I'd forgotten quite often had alliterative names. The characters I remembered still had non-alliterative names, so it's not as bad as some authors I can't be bothered remembering, but I'll chalk that one up as being disappointed by a childhood memory.
A less disappointing childhood memory turns out to be Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality series. I read the series when I was quite young, and I'm only re-reading the first one at the moment, but it reminds me how good a writer he is, and why I loved his books so much as a child. Also because he's alphabetically early on the shelves. I don't know why I seem to do that. I think when I'm picking a new series, I start at the beginning and go until I've chosen one. So that favours the alphabetically early.
I've managed to get a whole bunch of reading done recently, which is good. Sadly, Borders now wants me to pay $7 on a $14 book to order it in from overseas, and it turns out most of the series I'm following keenly enough to actually order books are on that list, so I may end up having to do an Amazon order. Which is annoying, because I'm also looking for some DS games: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations appears to be discontinued in Australia and the US, and Impossible Mission never seems to have been released here at all. Along with wanting Race on DVD, I have a fair bit of overseas shopping to do, and the local financial climate is not exactly conducive to that. -_-
Anyway, the above is my documentation supporting why I should not be left alone for days at a time. ^_^
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Recently, there was a bundle of mint in our produce box. Actually, there were two bundles of mint because unbeknownst to me, mint was part of the box that week and I had added on an extra. So, two bundles of mint? What to do?
Mint syrup, of course!
My friends on Facebook had suggested it a few months ago the first time I got mint in the produce box, and while that first effort was pretty good, I wanted to do better, namely, I wanted a thicker syrup.
I also wanted to try my hand at chocolate syrup. I was amazed at how easy both were! I don't think we ever need to buy bottled again!
For simple mint syrup, you just steep chopped mint leaves in a hot sugar and water mixture. For chocolate syrup, I took Rachael's recipe for chocolate syrup and embellished it by steeping chopped mint leaves in the sugar, cocoa, and water mixture. Amazingly easy. And soooo delicious.
We've been enjoying mint and chocolate mint syrups in cocoa and coffee for weeks. I also stored small portions of the syrups in the freezer to enjoy later. Yes, yes, I did.
Recipe: Chocolate Mint Syrup
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- In a medium saucepan combine the cocoa, water, and sugar. Stir in the mint leaves.
- Bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in the salt.
- Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. Strain the syrup through a fine sieve, pressing the mint leaves to extract the liquid.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Store in the freezer for later use.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
The chocolate mint syrup is ideal for adding to coffee while the mint syrup is great to add to hot cocoa.
Recipe: Peppermint Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh mint leaves
- Combine the water and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the mint leaves and bring to a boil.
- Boil for three minutes. Remove from heat.
- Allow the mint to steep in the syrup as it cools. Strain out the leaves through a fine mesh sieve.
- Store the syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or freeze for longer storage.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12


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When someone wants to buy property, he often seeks a loan from the bank. The bank uses many factors to determine an interest rate for the borrower, but one often-published factor is the prime rate, or the best rate a borrower can receive. If the prime rate is high, then the mortgage trends will tend to increase because it will cost more to purchase property.
Many economic factors come into play that help people decide if they should buy a house or continue renting. These normally are common factors that affect a country or region as a whole, and they may have the power to increase or decrease most other rates. If unemployment and inflation are high, then fewer people will buy houses and mortgages trend downward.
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The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey. Tune in for Edison cylinder and disc record rarities, many not heard since "the old man" himself stashed them away, featuring: Tin Pan Alley pop songs, ragtime, vaudeville comedy sketches, flapper dance bands, old-time country tunes, historic classical music, laboratory experiments and other artifacts - all dating from 1888 through 1929.
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|Albert Benzler
|Believe me if all those endearing young charms
|Gold Moulded cylinder 9437
|MacDowell Sisters (Edith and Grace)
|In the garden
|Diamond Disc 11146-C
|Ford's Hawaiians, Henry Kailimai - leader
|Pau ka hana meles
|Diamond Disc 5098-B
|Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra
|My papa doesn't two-time no time - fox-trot
|Diamond Disc 9482-A
|Ada Jones
|Gold Moulded cylinder 9436
|Edison Symphony Orchestra
|My little canoe
|Gold Moulded cylinder 8851
|National Male Quartet, Harry Donaghy - leader
|Street corner quartet
|Diamond Disc 9687-A
|[unnamed band]
|Jolly coppersmith
|Brown wax cylinder - United States Phonograph Co.
|c. late 1890s
|Will Oakland and chorus
|I'll take you home again, Kathleen
|Amberol cylinder 4M-1102
|Joseph Samuel's Music Masters
|Mello cello waltz
|Diamond Disc 7743-B
|Posey Rorer and his North Carolina Ramblers
|We'll understand it better bye and bye
|Diamond Disc 18752-A
|William Dorn - xylophone
|Silver threads among the gold & Cordelia polka
|Amberol cylinder 4M-1112
|Steve Porter, Byron G. Harlan and Edward Meeker
|Two rubes and the tramp musician
|Amberol cylinder 4M-1110
|Golden Gate Orchestra
|Dream train - fox trot
|Diamond Disc 19110-B
Listener comments!
Wed. 4/18/07 11:06pm
Rich Markow:
Hi Jerry - Nice show! Hawaiian record you played not slack key - that's a fingerpicking style. Also - not a slide whistle on that waltz, but a saw, played w/a bow. Y'know, you have a lot of very nice Hawaiian material at Edison. You oughtta have Mal Rockwell on via remote & do an entire Hawaiian program. Great work!
Wed. 4/25/07 1:19pm
Thanks for the comments, Rich. Corrections are welcome!! Mello cello waltz: If that's a saw, it's surprisingly up-front and full sounding, for an acoustic recording. Listening thru headphones, it sounds almost breathy, which made me think slide whistle. Though, it does have that constant vibrato, which hints towards a saw. I bet you're right. My mistake on the "slack key".
Sun. 5/13/07 12:10am
Ian Walters:
Just endorsing Rich's recommendation - yes please, more Hawaiian music.
Fri. 12/7/07 12:22am
Thank you for my grandfather's voice!! - he died before I was born. This broadcast inspired me to track down more Edison recordings for my son & my grandsons - NOT TO MENTION THE JOY IT BROUGHT TO MY 86 yr. old MOTHER AND AUNT.thanks!!! What a treasure you are providing.....
Fri. 12/7/07 12:25am
Sorry I left out the fact that Harry Donaghy was my Grandfather - I'm not internet savy.....
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I am all about positive living and giving everyone a second chance. Sometimes first impressions aren't the best. I'm sure that I've given a bad first impression a time or two.
I'd hate to be written off because of one bad day. Being the empath that I am, I do my best to put myself in everyone's shoes and give them the benefit of the doubt. However, there are some things that I have a really hard time overlooking. There are some women that I just don't want to be friends with.
1. The woman bad mouthing others
If there's anything that gives me a bitter taste in my mouth it's a woman that does nothing but bad mouth others. I recently attended an event and the group of women (moms) next to be sat for a good 40 minutes talking badly about other moms. It made me wonder if there was anything more to their friendship. Is that all they do? I would never feel comfortable approaching them and definitely wouldn't feel comfortable walking away from them. What would they say about me? There are two sides to every story and any mature adult knows that. If a woman is going out of her way to talk badly about someone to me then I really have to wonder what really happened? It makes me question her character, self esteem, and loyalty.
2. The negative nancy
Growing up, I was surrounded by negative people. I had no choice but to live with parents that were always angry – yelling, complaining, and fighting. The moment I turned 18 and moved out, I made a conscious effort to keep that sort of negativity out of my life. I didn't have a choice then, but I do now. If a woman is angry all the time, complaining about every little thing, and thinking negatively, how will I ever be a friend that makes her happy? I want a friend that looks into a bright future with me. I need a woman that is going to build me up and help me flip a negative into a positive. My emotions are very much influenced by others. I can't have a negative energy in my life dulling my smile!
3. The woman who doesn't look my way
Sometimes I feel like I'm in high school again. Even as grown ass women, we still find ourselves being shunned by the richer, prettier girls. Seriously, my class reunion is coming soon and the "popular girls" decided to kick out the girl who planned it all and take over… that's another story. We are adults, people! Don't we know that we are equals by now? If there's one thing that I hate it's a woman that doesn't even look my way. I try to acknowledge everyone, so when I'm completely ignored it really gives me a bad vibe. I've been to events within my community where I say hi to women (that I always see) and they completely turn the other way, as if I'm bothering them. Basically, if you don't look my way then I don't want to be friends with you – not now, not ever. If you're doing this to me, then who else are you doing it to?
4. The woman that doesn't ask questions
This goes right along with the woman who doesn't look my way, I don't like when women ask me questions. It sounds silly, but let me explain. When I meet someone and I find them interesting – I ask them questions. I've learned that it helps calm my social anxiety, keeps the conversation going, and deepens a bond. Some of the sweetest women I've met have been very much interested in who I am, as I was with them. It just makes sense. If we've met quite a few times and you still haven't really tried to know me, then I get it – you don't want to pursue a friendship with me. "It's not you, it's me".
5. The close-minded woman
I am going to try to make this short and sweet. It's a subject that I'm very passionate about, so I could ramble on and on for days. I could start an entire blog about it, but I wont because the nasty comments would hurt my empathetic heart. A close-minded person (woman or man) is something that I cannot deal with. I am very rough-around-the-edges, as I like to say. I have tattoos, I curse way too much, I can be very emotional, and I'm not your picture perfect housewife. Who am I to judge? How could I ever judge someone when I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and I know you have, too. Every woman (human) has made mistakes and probably has a few moments that they aren't so proud of. I could never be friends with a woman that is judging me or making assumptions based on my looks, the way I talk, where I live, or because of a bad decision. I want a ride or die friend – one that will stand up for me, not talk behind my back.
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