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AECOM Mid-Level Pricing Analyst in Germantown, Maryland
United States of America - Maryland, Germantown
Alternate Locations US - Chantilly, VA - 4800 Westfields Blvd, US - Maryland - Telecommute, US - Virginia - Telecommute, US - West Virginia - Telecommute
Job Summary
AECOM is seeking an experienced
Mid-Level Pricing Analyst that will work as a member of the Strategic Pricing team in
Germantown, MD or
Chantilly, VA .
The position is open to remote work within the DC area; however, the candidate would need to be in one of the local offices at minimum 1 time per week with the possibility of more based on workload and active proposals.
This is a contingent position.
The Mid-Level Pricing Analyst will support Task Order Pricing under various GSA, GWAC, IDIQ and current contact vehicles. While under general supervision from senior pricing personnel, he/she will support activities associated with strategic and competitive pricing and development of cost/price proposals.
Essential Responsibilities:
Price Task Orders and Full and Open deals of moderate size/complexity.
Analyze solicitations/RFPs to determine requirements.
Conduct/support Pricing Strategy and Pricing Kick-Off Meetings.
Interface with Operations, Business Development, and Functional Support groups to obtain/develop data necessary for developing prices or other components in support of competitive analysis.
Ensure cost/price proposals are developed in accordance with AECOM's Cost Estimating System Manual and other regulatory policies and procedures.
Create and manage the Cost Volume, inclusive of Cost/Price Narratives and excel based price/cost models, for assigned deals.
Support senior pricing personnel in conducting pricing strategy meetings, pricing analysis and competitive pricing activities.
Support senior pricing personnel in the development of cost/price proposals. Support involves cost model development, cost narrative writing and assistance with other cost/price volume requirements.
Assist with Price To Win activities.
Support Sr. pricing personnel in conducting internal proposal reviews (Pink/Red Teams, Sign Offs, etc.).
Perform quality assurance reviews to ensure that cost/price proposal components are accurate and responsive to solicitation requirements.
Shows initiative and can take on small projects that benefit the team.
Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Minimum Requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 3 years of related experience in Government Contracting, Pricing, or Cost Volume Management.
In lieu of degree requirement, must have 11 years of related experience in Government Contracting, Pricing, or Cost Volume Management.
Must have organizational skills and the ability to perform detail-oriented work.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Excellent writing, spreadsheet and word processing skills.
Must have working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
Position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Due to the nature of the work, must be a U.S. citizen.
Position may require travel.
Preferred Qualifications
What We Offer
When you join AECOM, you become part of a company that is
pioneering the future . Our teams around the world are involved in some of the most cutting-edge and innovative projects and programs of our time, addressing the big challenges of today and shaping the built environment for generations to come. We ensure a workplace that encourages growth, flexibility and creativity, as well as a company culture that champions
inclusion, diversity and overall
employee well-being through programs supported by company leadership. Our
core values define who we are, how we act and what we aspire to, which comes down to not only
delivering a better world , but working to "make amazing happen" in each neighborhood, community and city we touch. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
Job Category Finance and Accounting
Business Line Management Services
Business Group Management Services Group (MS)
Country United States of America
Position Status Full-Time
Requisition/Vacancy No. 223508BR
Clearance Required No
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.


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Businesses in Tripoli cautiously optimistic about the long road to recovery
Handing out plastic tea spoons of golden honey, Milad Ahmed Ajaj hopes his local produce will win over curious onlookers hovering around his stand at a commercial fair in Tripoli.
The businessman, whose food company Alshifaa also produces olive oil, showcased his goods at the Tripoli International Fair this week along with other hopeful Libyan exporters who, after years of cumbersome bureaucracy during Muammar Gaddafi's rule, now see a chance to tap overseas markets.
"You can find Egyptian goods abroad, Tunisian olive oil is everywhere so why not Libyan goods? We have a similar climate, natural and good quality produce," Ajaj said at his stand, surrounded by jars of clear honey and bottles of olive oil.
"We are like babies wanting to take our first steps. We want to export our goods but Libya still has problems. We need support, a first push to help us target international markets."
Boosting exports would reduce Libya's reliance on volatile oil revenues and the drive to sell more overseas is being spearheaded by the Libyan Export Promotion Centre (LEPC), a body set up in 2006 that is supported by the economy ministry.
The North African country's first elections in a generation last July were seen marking a new start for the economy after Gaddafi's 42-year autocratic rule. The new government is still transitional as the country prepares for a new constitution but with unemployment estimated to be running at around 15 percent, it is under pressure to diversify the economy and create jobs.
Gross domestic product more than doubled last year, according to the International Monetary Fund, but growth was driven almost entirely by the resumption of oil production to levels of close to 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) seen before the uprising that toppled Gaddafi in October 2011.
"Libya produces good-quality dates, fish and olives, for example, and there is no reason why it can't develop those into a good little export niche, with the right government support and business environment, especially given the country's location," Alex Warren of London-based research and advisory firm Frontier, said.
"But it is never going to make inroads on oil and what that contributes to exports, and Libya will remain very dependent on imports for the majority of its needs."
The OPEC member relies on petrodollars from hydrocarbon exports for 95 percent of its income, with exports by state energy firm, the National Oil Corporation, amounting to 34.9 million barrels, or $4.054 billion, in February, the latest available data.
Analysts say Libya's new rulers need to develop the private sector, seeing strong potential for fisheries as well as tourism eventually, if the government can improve security in the country.
Economy Minister Mustafa Mohammed Abufunas has mentioned plans to improve business laws to boost the private sector and programmes to encourage job creation at small and medium-sized enterprises, but has yet to present specific details.
"We also plan to help increase exports and we are looking at dates, fish and olive oil. These steps (to boost the private sector) will also create new jobs," local media quoted the minister as saying.
A desert country, only around 2 percent of land in Libya is arable. It was the world's 12th largest olive producer in 2010 and the 10th biggest producer of dates, according to the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation.
However, its estimated output of olives at 180,000 tonnes, lagged far behind Spain, the world's top producer, on 6.7 million tonnes in 2010 or even neighbours Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria which all produced more than double Libya's output.
"There is certainly untapped potential. Libya produces more than you might think but it needs more expertise in branding, packaging and selling on the international market," Warren said.
"You can buy a surprising number of Libyan-made products, but very few of them make it out of the country yet."
The country also has iron ore deposits, in the central Wadi al-Shatti area. Plans to develop them were interrupted by the war, but are likely to be taken up again in future, Warren said.
Ajaj exported honey to Abu Dhabi before the war but he and other companies say the government needs to help them if they are to export in big volumes.
"Promises (by the authorities to boost non-oil exports) were made but nothing was done; it was all through our own efforts," a spice vendor from Benghazi said at the fair. "We are still in a transitional period. I am looking to come to Tripoli (to sell products), then I would like to go wherever possible."
The LEPC aims to offer support programmes to help companies market their goods overseas but, like other organisations affected by the war, it is being overhauled.
"We only just started, studies need to be carried out, we need a proper members' database," marketing manager Ahmed Biri said. "Many companies suffered heavy (physical) damage, slowly they have been rebuilding themselves. We want to discover new markets."
While Libyan firms seek markets abroad, foreign companies are seeking a way into the country. Before the war there was little foreign investment, other than oil and some real estate and banking, but investors now see potential given the need to rebuild infrastructure.
Trade delegations from around the world have visited in the last year and trade fairs for the oil and construction industries have been held in Tripoli.
Major public projects are on hold as the interim authorities review pre-war plans but small private projects are taking off.
At the Tripoli International Fair, which was also held during Gaddafi's time, French, Turkish, Moroccan and Kuwaiti companies were among those exhibiting.
"We thought: why not come here? We didn't know the market. We've made very good contacts," said Christine Herzo, in charge of international development for French jeweller Herzo, which exhibited rings and necklaces adorned with sparking gems.
"It is still too early but you can see the potential."
Libya's economy is poised to grow 17 percent this year and should average growth of 7 percent annually between 2014 and 2017, assuming the domestic security situation improves, the IMF has predicted. The country is aiming to increase oil production, eyeing output of 1.7 million bpd by mid-2013 and 2 million bpd by 2015.
Security, however, remains a concern as the authorities struggle to rein in militias who refuse to lay down weapons. A member of the French delegation at the Tripoli fair said 22 companies exhibited this year, compared with 50 last year.
"I want to go to refineries and plants to meet officials but I will not leave Tripoli," a Moroccan businessman who works in the maintenance of industrial plants, said. "I have been told it is not safe."
Another concern is what the future legal framework for foreign firms operating in Libya will be. "The country is still in transition so nothing is clear," he said. "But there is a huge need here, that's why it's worth it."

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3D printing sure is definitely a rapidly evolving field. While fast moving technologies that emerge in this way can lead to huge amounts of obsolete devices, 3D printer company MakerMex is seeking to produce something with a little more staying power
Its makers are hoping to have it assembled and ready to roll by the end of the week.
Jaw dropping amazing!
The world of medicine is being transformed by 3D printing technology.
Architects around the globe are racing to build the world's first 3D printed houses ? a breakthrough with profound implications for housing affordability and customization.
Manufacturing in the U.S. will never be what it was. Employment in the sector is down nearly 50% from its May 1979 peak, and fell more than 10% during the Great Recession.
Minnesotan man builds the world's first 3D printed concrete castle in his own backyard, designing a kit that can print two-story houses
Some Minnesotan suburbanites have got a handy neighbor.
Some Minnesotan suburbanites have got a handy neighbor.
So you want to buy a 3D printer.
One of the hairier unintended consequences of cheap 3-D printing is that any troublemaker can duplicate a key without setting foot in a hardware store.
According to market-based research firm IDTechEx, the medical and dental market for 3D-printers is set to grow from US$141 million to $868 million by the year 2025.
The private spaceflight company SpaceX wants to launch astronauts into space in the coming years, and it will enter the final frontier with an innovative technology: 3D printing.
Think of it this way: You're at home, you want something, you print it.
If humans successfully colonize Mars in the future, what kind of homes will they inhabit?
The AirEnergy3D is an open source, 3D-printed, portable wind turbine prototype whose creators claim will be able to generate up to 300 W of power.
For the last two years Dutch artist Olivier van Herpt has been attempting to overhaul the elegant and iconic potter's wheel that has served artists continuously from the time of the Greeks to Ghost.
3D printing may be one of the few technologies that actually holds a solid claim to the over-used adjectives "disruptive" and "world-changing," but its bulky hardware and complicated operation still largely limits its appeal to a market of enthusiast
Boring logistics first, futuristic explosives next.
3D Printed Guns (Documentary)
And, now, the story of one lucky 12-year-old. The story starts when Dorothy Babb saw a 3D printer demonstration at the Porcupine Freedom Festival, held by the Free State Project in New Hampshire in 2013.
Imagine walking into a shoe store in search of some leather sandals, and instead of stacks of cardboard shoe boxes, there are sheets of leather, a laser cutting machine, and a 3-D printer.
A Berlin coder has built a system that lets you custom design your own sex toy, and have a silicone mold of it 3D printed.
If you thought cloning mice, frogs and extinct mammoths to be challenging, how about cloning Vincent Van Gogh's ear?
3D-printed meals sound like something from a futuristic sci-fi movie. You may not have to wait too far into the future to taste them though. Food innovation firm Reimagine Food is planning a 3D dinner event where diners will be served printed food.
The British defense business BAE Systems and the Ministry of Defense released information that future drones will have the ability to create mini-drones throughout a mission and be armed with laser cannons.
Requests for backup might usually trigger a halt in a military operations, but two fast-moving technologies could one day combine to deliver...
Faced with almost unlimited options, Liz Kelsey and her 5-year-old daughter, Alice, decided to make a single red rose.
Star Trek's replicators were not only able to produce any food or products our far-off descendants wanted, they were also able to make it from any kind of waste products.


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Patrick Industries Inc. reported an increase in sales and earnings for its fourth quarter and 12 months, boosted by acquisitions completed in 2011. The Elkhart, Ind.-based company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of building and component products for the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing and industrial markets,
Net sales for the quarter, ended Dec. 31, were $78.3 million compared to $58.1 million in the same quarter of 2010, an increase of $20.2 million or 35%. The increase was primarily attributable to a 44% increase in the company's revenue from the RV industry, which represented approximately 60% of its fourth quarter sales. The revenue improvements resulted from the contributions from business acquisitions completed in 2011, an 8% increase in quarterly wholesale unit shipments in the RV industry, additional RV market penetration, increased commodity prices, and improved retail fixture sales in the industrial market.
For the fourth quarter of 2011, Patrick reported net income of $1.5 million or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.9 million or $0.10 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2010. Fourth quarter 2011 net income included a non-cash charge of $0.8 million or $0.07 per diluted share related to mark-to-market accounting for common stock warrants. The fourth quarter 2010 net loss included a non-cash credit of $0.1 million or $0.01 per diluted share related to stock warrant accounting and a gain on the sale of fixed assets of $0.1 million or $0.01 per diluted share.
As previously announced, Patrick acquired Elkhart, Ind.-based Performance Graphics in December 2011. Performance Graphics, a designer, producer and installer of exterior graphics for the RV, marine, automotive, racing and enclosed trailer industries, was the company's third acquisition of the year following the acquisition of Praxis Group in June 2011 and A.I.A. Countertops LLC in September 2011. Together, AIA and Praxis accounted for approximately $6.3 million of the sales increase in the fourth quarter of 2011. Performance Graphics did not contribute materially to Patrick's fourth quarter 2011 operating results.
Net sales for full year 2011 were $307.8 million, an increase of $29.6 million or 11% over the $278.2 million reported in 2010. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to the acquisitions completed in 2011 as noted above, the acquisition of Blazon International Group in the third quarter of 2010, improved retail fixture business and improved market penetration in the RV market.
Patrick reported net income of $8.5 million or $0.83 per diluted share compared to $1.2 million or $0.12 per diluted share for the 2010 year, reflecting an increase of $7.3 million or $0.71 per diluted share. Net income for the 12 months of 2011 benefited from the impact of improved profitability at two of the company's Midwest manufacturing divisions and the acquisitions.
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If you know me, you know that I consume coffee at the rate I should probably be consuming water (terrible, I know). The truth is, there is nothing that warms my soul quite like a steaming mug of caffeine.
During my time in Hyderabad, India, I really struggled to find coffee shops that pleased my palate. Most coffee in India is of the instant variety, mixed with cream, and finished with a healthy amount of sugar– delicious, but not espresso.
Hyderabad is not the place to be if you want an unlimited selection of European-style cafes, but there are a few gems to keep you caffeinated until your next trip to Italy.
1. Ciclo Cafe
This two-story cafe and bike shop combo is perhaps one of the coziest spots in Jubilee Hills. Although Ciclo feels more like a restaurant than a cafe, the lattes are delicious and there are plenty of corners to tuck yourself away with a laptop. Since this is one of the few places in the city with good espresso, dive straight in and get a macchiato or a dry cappuccino.
2. Jade Terrace, Falaknuma Palace
This cup of coffee is served with a view unlike any other and an otherworldly sense of sophistication and class. At the Taj Falaknuma Palace, you can enjoy afternoon tea (and coffee) like royalty. It might be the most expensive cup of coffee that you ever drink, but the experience is one of a kind and entirely worth the money.
3. Autumn Leaf Cafe
If you like richly caffeinated mochas and beautifully landscaped outdoor seating, Autumn Leaf is the perfect place for you. The mature, overhanging trees and friendly service make this the perfect place to meet friends and spend quality time. Order the Cafe Vienna, one of the few in town, or indulge in what may be the only real iced coffee in Hyderabad, the Chilled Black Coffee (not to be confused with cold coffee, which is essentially a coffee infused shake.)
4. Guilt Trip
I spent many evenings at this indoor/outdoor bakery during finals week. Not only are the pastries delicious, but the coffee is rich and brewed to near perfection. Since there is plenty of seating, this is a great place to study or socialize with a group of friends. It doesn't hurt that the food is also delicious. (I recommend the fried chicken sandwich.) If you like sweet coffee, be sure to try the Virgin Irish Coffee and the Caramel Cappuccino (it's really more of a latte).
5. Feast, Sheraton Hyderabad
The staff at Feast are surprisingly good baristas. Be sure to ask for a shot of espresso, one of the better pulls in town, and a mocha, which is made with the most decadent dark chocolate ever. If you prefer to be away from the bustle of the dining room, there are intimate seating areas scattered throughout the lobby and live music in the evenings.


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According to news reports on July 18, AT&T will offer the service based on a monthly payment plan. After gauging market reactions, Samsung aims to diversify corporate clients in the coming months.
The Korean tech giant first unveiled the Connect Auto solution during the Mobile World Congress trade show held in Barcelona in February, hinting at its US launch in the second quarter.
The solution is a little plastic box powered by Samsung's own Tizen OS that plugs directly into a vehicle's on-board diagnostics to monitor the car's operation, provide updates on eco driving efficiency and offer Internet connections for entertainment.
In June 2015, Samsung invested $6.5 million into US connected-car start-up Vinli.
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what are these? many of the acrylics i buy are from nova color.
they come from 4 ounces and up. nova is a small company based in
los angeles and i like to support them. the colors are lovely, prices
very competitive and the service is excellent. they ship almost immediately
after the order is placed but i often wander in the tiny showroom and pick
up my paints. think i have almost all of the colors they produce. they also carry
textures and mediums. i buy 2 and 4 ounce squeeze bottles to transfer the paints
into for easier and faster use. also when i travel to a workshop or work in another
studio i do not have to take the who container. anything that eases the load and
readies one to get right to painting is helpful.
i do have to mention that i favor the colors of golden paints as well,
especially the fluid acrylics.
i have found that this works for me. do you have any tips or hints that
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Looking for Work is Hard Work
Don't listen too closely to pessimists. Even when the job market is lousy, there are always jobs. You just need to find them. People move. People are promoted. People retire. And so there ARE job openings.
On the other hand, don't expect a job to fall out of the sky and land at your feet. Looking for work can be hard. If you are unemployed, you should devote at least twenty hours a week to your search. That includes research, visiting companies, sending resumes, reading job listings, interviewing, and anything else you can think of that might help you get the job you want.
Most people overestimate the amount of time they really spend job hunting, because the hunt can be frustrating, and rejection is painful
It's easy to read job postings online, and send your resume by email. You may know, somewhere in your heart, that most job openings aren't listed online. But it's so easy. And you get a sense of accomplishment, just by clicking send. 'Well,' you say, 'I applied for ten jobs today. That's pretty good. ' And it only took an hour! Sometimes this approach works; maybe it will work for you. But if you are serious about your job search and can't wait forever and especially if you are NOT in a hi-tech profession, you need to expand your search.
Now you have a list of interests, and a list of skills. What patterns do you see? What combinations are possible? You have more freedom than you think. In a world where there are professional ice cream tasters—many things are improbable but few things are impossible. Ask a friend to look over your lists and help you brainstorm careers. And get specific. You want to be an opera director. You want to teach tai chi. You want to be a dental hygienist. You want to own a bookstore. Research the profession you're interested in. Make sure you're interested in the actual job, and not just the job title. Vault. com has an excellent collection of 'A Day in the Life' articles, explaining what people do all day in a variety of professions, ranging from book editor to attorney to brand manager. And talk to people. If you want to be a dental hygienist, talk to your dental hygienist. If you need to, schedule an 'informational interview' with a tai chi teacher over lunch. If you feel that you can't get advice from a local bookstore owner, (since you will soon be the competition), drive to another city and talk to someone there. And don't keep researching forever. Take the next step. If you need training or certification, sign up for a course or even a degree. If you're ready to work, start looking for a job.


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Thanks for your thoughts and ideas here. I'm guessing you must have thought hard on how to best present these ideas.
As a reader, I would have preferred to see you present ONE article and cited the discrete components in it, rather than making me jump to several separate articles.
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My name is Patricia Napiorkowski (married name : Lubbe). For more than 20 years, I worked as an American M.D. psychiatrist board certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. I moved to Frankfurt from Vermont in order to be closer to my husband's German family, and to provide my 11 y/o daughter with an international experience. Here, I provide counseling services to individuals, couples and families.
I received my General Psychiatry training at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in NYC, and Child Psychiatry training at the Child Study Center, Yale. I served as an Asst. Prof. of Child Psychiatry at Dartmouth, and continue as a member of the adjunct teaching faculty for psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth.
I have been in private practice in Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire providing therapeutic counseling services to adults, children and adolescents. I have collaborated with schools and child agencies working with children and families in crisis. I also have provided psychiatric support services to the American military community in Germany.
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flow/control collaborated with talented Matt DesLauriers to create generative intro artwork for JSConf EU 2018 opening. It was running during the opening sequence, through breaks and was surrounding the slides during talks.
It was made using WebGL, combining pre-defined graphics from Silke, with procedurally generated shapes. The shapes movement and animation was a mix of JavaScript and GLSL vertex shader code, to give them organic feel.
To make it more lively and interesting, the shapes interacted with each other using basic physics engine, and most of the parameters (geometry, patterns, colours, etc.) were randomised with hand-tuned probabilities.
The artwork's code is available as open-source: mattdesl/jsconfeu-generative-visuals


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Spencer Brown
Spencer is one of the Directors and Head of Strength & Conditioning at Peak Performance. Spencer Brown is highly respected as one of the top human movement specialists in the UK. He has spent much of this time teaching the principles and practice of Strength & Conditioning, performance training and functional movement to Fitness Industry and health professionals all over the UK. Spencer has also dedicated countless hours mentoring up-and-coming sports performance trainers, many who have gone into the profession and made a big impact themselves.
Since 2003, Spencer has taught foundation movement to beginning youngsters and helped young amateur athletes to professional athletes become quicker, faster and stronger whilst reducing their risk of injury. Spencer's entire philosophy is based off one of his most notable quotes, 'the ability to master human movements correctly from the start is the foundation for athletic success.'
With the release of the ground breaking Performance Deficit Test (PDT) in 2008, Spencer revolutionised the way health professionals approached musculoskeletal injury risk and subsequent treatment.
Spencer spent 10 years as a professional Rugby Player, where he was a member of the England Elite squad for three years, won two full England caps, 12 'A' caps and represented England in the World Sevens Series in Paris. When he finished playing professional Rugby, and after completing his internship at Northampton Saints RFC, he became the Strength & Conditioning coach for Bedford Blues RFC. He has previously worked with talented athletes at the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, and currently operates an injury rehabilitation clinic at Nuffield Health Hospital, Derby and is one of the Directors here at Peak Performance.
Spencer has an Advanced Diploma (Dist) in Sports Therapy, a 1st Class Honours Degree in Sport & Exercise Science from The University of Northampton, a Master's Degree in Strength & Conditioning from The University of Edinburgh and is currently writing up his Doctorate thesis in Injury Rehabilitation at Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick.
Areas of Expertise
Injury Rehabilitation, Specialist Sports Conditioning, Sports & Remedial Massage, Strength & Conditioning
Rebecca Walsh-Brown
Rebecca is one of the Directors and Head of Physiotherapy at Peak Performance. Rebecca has undergraduate NHS experience within the London and South East area and postgraduate experience in Leamington Spa and Kenilworth. She specialises in musculoskeletal assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and sports massage therapy. She is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and registered with the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
Rebecca has been working with athletes at all levels for the last three years, and strongly believes that the principles and practice of Strength & Conditioning have a huge role to play in recovery and injury management. She is currently working towards attaining her ASCC (Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach) accreditation with the United Kingdom Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA).
Rebecca also specialises in body transformations and UKBFF Bikini Fitness/Body Fitness competition preparation.
Outside work, Rebecca competes regularly in Bikini Fitness competitions and is a past winner of the UKBFF Stars of Tomorrow 'Body Fitness' category. She is mentored by former Miss Universe and Gladiator (Panther) Helen O'Reilly. Rebecca is a 2nd Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is currently working towards her 3rd Dan.
Areas of Expertise
Physiotherapy, Acute & Chronic Injury Treatment & Management, Strength & Conditioning, Sports & Remedial Massage, Injury Rehabilitation
Paul Joyce
Paul is a strength & conditioning (S&C) coach at Peak Performance. Having played rugby since he was young, he has represented his home County, Derbyshire, and the local region many times at Junior and Senior levels.
He began developing an interest in S&C whilst studying for his Bachelor's Degree in Sports Science & Rugby Coaching from the University of South Wales. After University he took on a role as assistant S&C coach at Sheffield Eagles RLFC where he helped the team win their first Co-operative Championship in 2012. Paul then moved into his next coaching role with the Derbyshire Institute of Sport (DIS), where he took the lead coaching role of young talented athletes from a variety of sports (badminton, table tennis, golf, sailing, archery and cycling).
Paul has experience in all aspects of performance coaching and S&C covering the following: sport specific training, injury reduction and rehabilitation, weightlifting, speed and agility development. mobility, flexibility and general wellbeing coaching.
Areas of Expertise
Specialist Sports Conditioning, Strength & Conditioning, Injury Reduction
Sam Patel
Sam's bio will appear here shortly.
Areas of Expertise
Sports Therapy, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Massage, Exercise Therapy, Corrective Exercise Training, General Conditioning
Kate Rowley
Kate is the youngest member of the Peak Performance Strength & Conditioning team. She is a Sport & Exercise Science Student at Loughborough University. Growing up, Kate got involved in any sport she could try and soon developed a strong passion for all sports which she hopes to transfer into her career after university. In recent years, Kate has volunteered and assisted coaching young children get involved and become passionate about sport in a variety of events. Eventually she focussed on playing hockey as her main sport, becoming a certified umpire and representing her home county, Warwickshire, and local region as a player for many years. She now plays hockey for Loughborough University.
Since joining the Peak Performance team she has broadened her repertoire, with emphasis on preventing possible injury occurrences as well as improving physical performance. As a keen hockey player, Kate is in the early stages of learning the principles and practice of Strength & Conditioning for sports performance and injury reduction.
More of Kate's bio will follow shortly.
Areas of Expertise
Sports Performance, Sports Science, Personal Training


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My kids love to cook. Actually, I love to cook too!
If my dad had never sat with me and cooked with me when I was younger, I probably wouldn't love it as much as I do. Funny that I am better at baking than he is! Haha.
I hope to teach my kids how to cook, even my sons so that they never go hungry, and so they always remember what fun we had doing it together!
Here goes. In honor of
Pie Day
Pie Day
We made pies together.
I already made pie crusts last night while they were in bed, and then I remembered I had these in my pantry.
So here is what you need:
Seriously, the Jiffy boxes are .88 cents a box, the walmart filling is $1.98 a can, not the most delicious, but who cares? The best thing about Jiffy mix is...
It only requires WATER! Perfect for little ones!
She is being dramatic (above) it is so easy to roll out!
The directions are right on the box.
Then cut out about 1/2 to a full inch around the perimeter of your "pan"
Here is my son, greasing the pyrex bowls with butter.
Then fill with dough and press around, then fill with filling...
Add the top (after punching with holes)
I bought these at Walmart too...
They are 3 for $1.75 and come with lids!
I bought these so we could make some for the hubs.
ooh! a fancy lattice top!
I poked the tops with the ages of the kids. So we could tell who's was who's.
Then we baked according to the filling instructions...
If you want to celebrate Pie day but don't have time...
They sell these individual pies for .98 cents a piece!
We are having friends over tonight for dessert and these will be perfect for the kids!


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Some people spend ages perfecting one part of their body (some even try and perfect all). Some people try to grow taller (you can read about it here), whilst others prefer just getting the perfect skin. You've spent months, maybe years crafting and curating your own personal skincare regime. You've taken the tenants of K-Beauty and put together a mystical melange of products that play out a perfect concert to needs of your skin. You marvel at how far you've come thanks to your hard work researching your holy grails. People look in awe at your AM and PM routines the way the movie version of Salieri looked at Mozart's music
Then why the fuck are you slapping on a single lotion on your body, if that, when you get out of the shower and calling it a day? C'mon now, you know you deserve better than that. Your skin doesn't suddenly stop needing care from the neck down, it has different needs but it certainly still required loving care and attention. You'll be feelin' yourself, literally and figuratively when you see how silky soft and smooth you can get your body's skin. You'll be in the mirror lookin' back at it like "mhmmm". No matter how long your skincare routine takes, if your skin is feeling hydrated and looked after, that's all that matters. There's no better feeling than feeling fresh after a whole day of wearing makeup. Skincare and body care can range anywhere from treating your acne, removing skin texture to even anal bleaching to deal with hyperpigmentation. If you are not familiar with this concept, the name speaks for itself. But you can check out this Anal Bleaching Guide to find out more. There's no harm in doing a bit of research. Everyone's routines will include additional steps that others may not be considering, but if it works for you, that's what matters.
Layering body products, as you do your facial products, can be as intricate or simple as you'd like. But layering is a very good idea and you will get wonderful body skin results, just like you have been with your face. There are even AHA, Retinol, and BHA body products, so goodbye bumps, acne, and even keratosis pilaris.
I've weeded through what seems like swamps full of mediocre bullshit products and came away with some of my favourite tested, tried, and true body products. I've gathered them here for you today, so let's get to it!
Retinols, BHAs, and AHAs
So far, nobody does it better than Paula's Choice when it comes to these products. I've tried everything and nothing has even come close. As a loyal user of her BHA liquid, I decided a long time ago to give her body product lines a try, and the results were just as great south of the neck as it had been up north.
Clear Acne Body Spray
Bacne, is there an uglier word? Does your back feel like a drunk person went to town in Braille all down the planes of your body? Fear not, there's a spray for that. This liquid 2% Salicylic Acid comes in a spray form, which is incredibly handy. As I do with my BHA, I let this sit for 15-20 minutes before layering anything else on top of it. Since it's alcohol free I don't desiccate like Ramses The Great while waiting. Since you're probably only using this on the back, chest, and possibly arms, feel free to skip ahead to your lower half's layering while this gets to work.
Resist Skin Revealing Body Lotion with 10% AHA
Are you flaky as grandma's homemade pie crust? Have a small problem with ingrowns and bumps? Are you starting to think about anti-aging, everywhere? Keratosis Pilaris got you in long sleeves all year round? Let this 10% AHA lotion be your peace of mind. This is a hydrating lotion that has been shown to knock out all manner of bumps and give an overall brightening to otherwise dull skin. This is a no-nonsense utilitarian product that works, but isn't luxurious. I wish the smell was nicer, but we will take care of that with our other body products, so don't let that phase you.
Resist Weightless Body Treatment with 2% BHA
Have those bumps but prefer a BHA to an AHA? Right here is where you belong. 2% BHA lotion. Same performance, same scent, just swapped out the AHA for the BHA. This really does help with refining texture, easing bumps, and KP, just like the AHA version. It comes down to preference on your part. You can use one or the other, or both if you're really balls out, just like you do with your face.
Resist Skin Smoothing Body Treatment with Retinol
Retinol. Now we're getting down to business. If you're serious about body care, you're ready for this. Here's something to battle sun damage, crepe, KP, body acne, overall roughness. This is the big guns. This emollient treatment has it's retinol namesake, as well as antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin E, and shea butter packed into this 4oz bottle. This can be used as a spot treatment, or an all over body treatment, it's up to you. And as with all of the products I've mentioned up until this point, it is imperative that you use an SPF of at least 30 on all exposed skin once you start using these treatments. I mean, you should be doing that anyway, but it's of the utmost importance when dealing with AHA, BHA, and Retinols. Again, just like with your face!
Body Oil
Illi Intensive Moisture Body Oil
You're going to notice a theme here, and it's going to be Illi. That's because Illi is hands down my favourite body care line. It's simple, yet the formulas feel luxurious and you can feel the quality on your skin. I have never gotten as many compliments on how soft I am than I have since I started using illi years ago. I've had a friend hold me down and start yelling for people at a bar "feel her skin! it's like silk!" , dramatic AF but also a hilarious testament to Illi's effectiveness. And it all starts with their body oil. Available in two different formulas and scents, they honestly perform the same for me, it just comes down to scent preference. There's the fresher, most bright smelling Intensive Moisture line, and the softer more floral Total Aging Care line. My personal favourite is the Total Aging Care, and it's the favourite of all my friends as well.
Illi Intensive Moisture Body Oil
Illi Total Aging Care Body Oil
Light Lotion
Think of this like the emulsion step for your body. Imagine if you just soaped up and then put an emulsion on your face and that was it, you'd never have that glowing skin you have no. But, that's exactly what the majority of people do for their body. That's why a lot of people are Ashy Larry, or worse. However, lotion in edition to everything else we have layered here is part of a championship skin routine.
HAPPYBATH Natural 24 Sensitive Body Lotion
This was one of the very first Korean body products I ever really liked. It's very basic, and not very fancy, but it is effective. This one reminds me of a much better Aveeno, not just because of the similar packaging, but also the light almost undetectable scent. Where this outshines a drugstore Aveeno, is it lasts a hell of a lot longer. My skin drinks lotion like it's nothing, this one outlasts the North American offerings I've tried.Primera moisture body lotion
This is like the more grownup version of the Happy Bath Lotion. Preforms similarly, is a bit more rich, and a bit more luxurious feeling. It's highly moisturizing without feeling greasy. This is the most expensive of all the options, but you can almost feel why.
Illi Total Age Care Lotion
You knew Illi was going to make another appearance here. Happy Bath may have been the first Korean body product I ever liked, but Illi Total Age Care was the first Korean body product I really loved. As soon as I got my hands on this stuff, I told everyone that would listen they had to try it. Back then it was only available on W2Beauty, but has since been picked up by everyone from
And of course eBay
This lotion is everything. Everything! I absolutely love it and it's since become my holy grail lotion. I love the scent of the Total Aging Care Line, which is a big plus for the overall experience for me in particular, but if you're into scentless products you probably won't like this. That's not to say this is overpowering scent-wise, it's definitely very delicate and doesn't linger long. What really makes this a stand-out product is the texture and performance, which is the best I've ever found in a lotion in my lifetime. Rich but with a fairly quick sink-in time, this lotion feels like straight pampering, and it really is. Even people who can't stand the feel of body lotions can agree, this stuff is good. (Ahem, Miss Cat 😉 ) It contains some of my favourite skincare ingredients, camellia, ginseng, and green tea. This lotion manages to be sensuous and a workhorse, no small feat. I can't imagine finding something I love more.
Butters and Balms
"Check your moisture before you come and talk to me" should be the new "Check your lipstick before you come and talk to me".
The goal here is Beyonce level shining skin. You might think it's impossible but you can shine like Bey. We started with our treatments, oil, lotion, and now we need something rich to seal it all in. This is like the sleep pack stage for your body, except you can do it either night and day. Or even night and day if you're that dedicated ( I know I am). I have two favourites here, and they're both high notes to end on.
and eBay
Ok take everything I said about the Illi Total Aging Care Lotion, keep it exactly the same, but imagine it as a thick body butter. It's redundant to even point out, but I would be remiss not to mention that this stuff is buttery. Buttery and smooth in the best way possible. It is luscious and feels almost self indulgent it's so creamy and beautiful. Using this is a straight pampering session. This is absolutely the more luxurious of the two options.
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Baume AP+ – Replenishing Body Balm
Sorry USA, looks like you'll have a hard time getting ahold of this one unless you have a friend in Canada or Europe to hook you up. However, this might be worth the effort to befriend one of your neighbours to the north. While this is in no way even close to being as fancy as the Illi Body Butter, the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Baume AP+ is by far the best performing heavy body balm I've ever used. Remember when I said my skin drinks lotion? Well, further complicating things, I shave my legs almost every day, it's just an obsession I have. That's not the best thing for dry skin. This stuff is so emollient that when I put it on in the morning, I can still feel it in the bath/shower the next day. It's pretty phenomenal.
"Lipikar Balm AP immediately soothes dry to very dry skin, providing 24-hour moisturisation and anti-scratch protection to help break the vicious cycle of scratching and restore skin comfort. It contains Niacinamide, Shea Butter (20%), Canola Oil, Omega 3 and 6 and Glycerine and La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water."
Yup. It certainly does. Also good news for those of you with sensitive noses, this is essentially fragrance free. And hey, niacinimde, how you doin? Always a pleasure to see you pop up somewhere. Shea Butter? Always a welcome addition to any skin party. You could even nourish the skin with shea butter products from Loccitane if you wanted to. If you really wanted to simplify/if you are low on time and only put one thing on, this would be the one to carry you through the day. If Illi Body Butter is a maximalist Marie Antoinette castle, La Roche Posay Lipikar Baume AP + is a perfect minimalist modern Swedish home.
Protips and Extras:
Old Products:
Have a horde of backups that are going to expire before you ever work your way to them? Have a serum/essence/toner you weren't crazy about and have no one to give it to? Use it on your body! Your body's skin is thicker and not as sensitive as your facial skin so you can get away more. You might find it works wonders on your legs, becomes your butt's best friend, or your chest's saviour.
Moisture socks:
You're on your feet all day. They've carried you through the marathon of life. Treat um' right! Moisture socks are exactly what your poor feet need. You can get these fancy gel lined ones from Bliss, or make your own by slipping some old socks over your saran wrapped feet. I really love the Bliss ones though, they're a nice indulgence.
You can get them with Prime shipping on Amazon here
Little Helpers:
Alone and can't reach your back? Paula's Choice has this handy little skincare applicator for the back and body. This is also great for applying sunblock to hard to reach places. It's the best help you can buy for $10, and it will do until you hit it big and can hire a supermodel to do it for you.
Sensory Issues:
Some people cannot stand the feel of lotions on their hands, they just can't. It's not their fault. I'm kind of the same way. But there is a work around! Sounds silly, but disposable gloves like the ones you routinely steal for your Dr's office, I mean, like you can buy at the pharmacy, work wonders for this. You can snap on a pair, go to town on your body product application, then toss um in the garbage. No greasy hands and no ashy legs. Perfect!
Go ahead and get yourself some latex-free, powder-free ones at Amazon with Prime shipping
So, no excuses booberries, you've got this! Now get to glowing!


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A whistleblower at Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region claims workers on 457 visas are working excessive hours and being grossly underpaid.
The CFMEU says it has asked Employment Minister Eric Abetz to start an urgent investigation.
The whistleblower says up to 200 white-collar 457 visa workers, about half of whom are Korean nationals aged under 30, are clocking up more than 84 hours a week. Many are female.
They are employed by the contractor Samsung C&T and being paid about $16 an hour, the union says.
Many are not working in the occupations approved for their visas – a breach of the sponsoring employer's obligations, the CFMEU claims.
CFMEU national secretary Michael O'Connor said the alleged exploitation was a very serious concern.
"The allegations come as Roy Hill chief executive Barry Fitzgerald revealed that 457 visa workers were no longer required on the project because plenty of Australian workers were now available due to the downturn in construction," Mr O'Connor said.
"In the Australian Mining publication last month, Mr Fitzgerald said `more than 5500 people had applied to work at Roy Hill since December, with some positions attracting more than 600 applicants'."
The company, which was the first to sign an enterprise migration agreement with the federal government in May 2012, was being sought for comment.
A Roy Hill spokesman said Samsung C&T was "an outstanding company with great integrity".
"Its world-class reputation contributed to Roy Hill's ability to secure finance from global markets, thereby allowing extensive economic benefits to now flow to this state," he said.


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By Paul neuhaus
Imagine you're the Pandora of myth and legend. The Greek chick with the box.
Imagine you're fed up with always being the heroine. You just want to settle down and live a quiet life. Now imagine a hero from the ancient world has returned and he's gone fascist.
It looks like retirement just isn't in the cards.
Kumbaya, Space Hippie—book 3 in the Mythnics Cycle—is comedic Urban Fantasy with echoes of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. It's author Paul Neuhaus' mix of Greek myth and modern problems.
Pandora can't even trust her own senses in this epic climax to a three-part saga. Grab your copy of Kumbaya, Space Hippie today!
Meet the Author
Paul Neuhaus
Paul was born long, long ago in Cincinnati, Ohio. He had a normal childhood and did moderately well in school. In the year 2000, he moved to sunny Southern California where took a wife and produced twin offspring.
Most Recent Books
Die, Brony, Die
Book 2 in the saga of Pandora. Our heroine takes on a giant sea monster and the goddess of hissy fits.
Necrophiliac's Honeymoon
Book 1 in Pandora's saga. Our heroine takes on the world's first rockstar as well as an ancient sorceress with a kink for poisons.
Messiah of Burbank
The climax of the Quinn Henaghan Chronicles. Quinn must save her family (and the world) from a demoness with a hatred for all magic-users.
Aeon of Horus
Part 2 of the Quinn Henaghan Chronicles pits Quinn against witch-hunters, magical artifact thieves, and two rival sorcererous factions.
I love this story, and it's good to see someone putting a classical education to creative good use. It belies how clever the writing really is.
– Amazon Review
One of my favorite kindle reads! In the mold of Christopher Moore for sure. Definitely a must read for those into Greek mythology. Without a doubt the best preface ever written by man! Laughed pretty hard for a long time!
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I absolutely loved this book. The plot twists were well placed throughout. I loved the colorful world the book enticed my mind to fabricate. A great read for anybody who likes a rather kick-butt down to earth heroine.


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Paramount released the action-thriller Jack Reacher on Blu-ray and DVD this week, director Christopher McQuarrie's action-thriller starring Tom Cruise. To celebrate this release, we have a very special giveaway, where one lucky fan can win a copy of the Blu-ray, signed by Tom Cruise himself. We are also giving away non-signed copies of the Blu-ray. Hurry and enter, before someone else wins your prize!
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Tom Cruise tackles the title role with the brute force his character is known for and his "tightly controlled performance holds our attention all the way through to the tense finale" (Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News).
Special Features:
- Feature film in high definition
- - Commentary by Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie
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- - When the Man Comes Around
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Steph is due with her baby boy 2 days after I am due with my little girl. I gotta say, she's a much better model than I am!! haha! (I guess that's a good thing I stay behind the camera!)
Steph's hair and makeup were done by the very talented Tianne Harris from Lou Lou's. (Read our interview HERE)
All three maternity gowns Steph wore during her session were from Pips Photo Props. Pip is such a pleasure to do business with & I love that she is always trying to design unique gowns for photographers like myself!
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THE work of Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciagahas been honoured with a new museum dedicated to his life and great legacy, located in the designer's hometown of the medieval port town Getaria, part of the Basque Country in Northern Spain. His grave overlooks the town, and now also overlooks the votive space built in homage to one of the key fashion figures of the 20th and 21st Centuries.
The €30 million Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa showcases Balenciaga's grand style in the form of dresses exhibited like precious artworks, with one of the six display areas given over entirely to bridal gowns. Not least of these is a mink-trimmed ivory-silk dress with a 20-foot train, the wedding attire of Queen Fabiola of Belgium - a Spanish aristocrat before marrying King Baudouin I of Belgium in 1960.
The opening of the museum last week was attended by the height of Spanish society - with Queen Sofia of Spainamongst the glamorous invitees, some of whom had donated dresses to the collection. Spanish-born Estrella Archs, Emanuel Ungaro's former head designer, summed up the strength of feeling that led to the project.
"Balenciaga is the essence of Spain," she told the International Herald Tribune. "There is a side that is very rustic and a side that is very sophisticated about Spain. His work was sophisticated and very pure - his modernity was about being very simple, with a very Spanish modesty and pride."
YOU SHOULD SEE: The original Balenciaga muse...
YOU SHOULD SEE: The latest Balenciaga show...
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Local Girl Scouts' library project set on fire overnight
Submitted by Blake on March 24, 2014 - 7:18am
"Reading is really important, and we worked really hard on these," said 7 year-old Anna Twilling.
It was the kind of project her troop, Troop 4, had searched for.
"You could learn in a book," said 5 year-old Sadie Twilling.


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Hey Beautiful People,
The lovey dovey weekend is almost here and I know almost everyone is feeling it already. Do you have a plan? If not yet how about a picnic date with your loved one it can be anyone you love just make sure you'll be spreading love all through the weekend. What I would wear for such a date is my fav romper. Something funky but classy. Never knew rompers were this comfortable till I bought this one. To finish off the look black wedges, totally in love with this shoes I must say. So in case you haven't made up your mind on what to do this valentine how about you consider going out for a picnic it will definitely be fun, nice, relaxing and romantic.
Tomorrow is Valentines Eve Lovelies Stay Safe and Spread the Love xxxx
Photography Greg (Complement Pictures)


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Brew Pub Details
Brewmaster: Ron De Bausche
Tours: Yes
Restaurant: Yes
No Smoking
Games: Darts
Minocqua Brewing Company
238 Lake Shore Drive
P.O. Box 550
Minocqua, Wisconsin 54548
(715) 356-2600
238 Lake Shore Drive
P.O. Box 550
Minocqua, Wisconsin 54548
(715) 356-2600
The Arrival
A family vacation up north urged me to check the net for brew pubs to visit. I found this one and am glad I stopped by. Located on the lake downtown, it's easy to find at 238 Lake Shore Drive. We walked in and discovered the kitchen had just closed, but the nice hostess fired it up for me when I mentioned I was doing a beer review of their establishment. I love it already.
The Beer
All their beers are very good, I didn't have a skunky one in the bunch. I wish I would've had 2 samplers to try. The brew comes in everything from pints to kegs. Pints are 3.75 and 4.75, for 16oz. and 20oz.
Island City Honey Ale -
Wow, a great beer to start my sampler. It's a very smooth drinkable brew. A light ale that is slightly sweet, and you can taste a hint of honey. They use a combination of barley, wheat, and caramel malts, along with honey and hops to brew this beer in the Northwoods. Reviewer's Rating: 5 - Now this is beer. Would definitely drink again.
Island City Northern Wheat Ale -
This beer is warming and lightly fruity. It reminds me of wine somewhat. It is light and has a clean finish. English wheat and imported hops lend to its taste. It's drinkable, but make your friend pay for the pint.Reviewer's Rating: 4 - A decent beer. Slightly above average.
Island City Wild Rice -
This lager is tasty! My notes say "very crisp and rice-ish." They add wild rice, and a slightly darker caramel malt to make this medium body beer. It was a '99 Gold Medal Winner at The Great American Beer Festival. I can see why.Reviewer's Rating: 6 - Excellent. Order another one right away or take a growler home.
Island City Red Ale -
They were out of this ale and I was looking forward to it most. Next time I guess. Their menu says: A red/amber ale, full of caramel and malt flavor. Crystal aromatic dark malts, balanced by imported "Noble" German hops make this brew a perennial favorite.Reviewer's Rating: 5 - Now this is beer. Would definitely drink again.
Island City Pale Ale -
I didn't like this with the first sip because it was citrus-y. It grew on me though. Yep, I think I like it. If you like it bitter, try it.Reviewer's Rating: 5 - Now this is beer. Would definitely drink again.
Island City Octoberfest -
I got this on my platter I think because the Red Ale was out. It had a lite cream taste and was smooth to drink. Reviewer's Rating: 4 - A decent beer. Slightly above average.
Island City Rye Porter -
Ah, this is beer. I haven't had a nasty beer all night. They are all really good. This dark ale is smooth, and has a dark roasted flavor. One of the pubs best. Great to sip on while I eat these cheese curds in front of me. Reviewer's Rating: 6 - Excellent. Order another one right away or take a growler home.
Discussion with Ron De Bausche
I spoke with Dave De Busche who has since stepped aside to let his son Ron (age 25) take over the brewing process. He was of Irish/French-Belgium descent. He was very easy to talk to, and he gave me a free pint (Honey Ale). His goal was to keep the beer consistent batch after batch. They brew 10-12 different beers and between 350-400 barrels. Seasonally they have a Scottish Ale available.
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The Atmosphere
Rich, our waiter was a working mad man. He was quick with service and he was everywhere. This place looks brand new, the wood floors are nice and the windows with the lake view are where we were invited to sit. We started out with some awesome cheese curds and ranch dressing. I barely left room for the entree. My wife got the Sourdough Melt with smoked turkey, thick, crisp bacon and cheddar. Tasty! I got the Gyro with thick slices of lamb, tomato, red onion and creamy cucumber sauce. That was very good, and I couldn't finish the huge portion. I'd come here weekly if I lived up north. Prices are $6.95-$21.95 for dinner entrees.
The stand-outs are the Wild Rice, Rye Porter and Honey Ale. I'd come back for the food and beer, and maybe a tour. The friendly staff really helps you enjoy your experience at Minocqua Brewing Company. Why I didn't grab a 6pk to go, I'll never know. Doh!
Visit Minocqua Brewing Company Website


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Accommodation in the area caters for all kinds of visitors. Lodges, guest houses, hotels, resorts, backpackers, self-catering accommodation, country houses and camp sites will surely cater to your needs.
Restaurants in the Kouga cater from black tie to laid back barefoot, vibrant night life with live music, especially during holiday seasons, to intimate delicatessens and coffee shops for true foodies.
Unique experiences include the Walskipper situated on the beach at Marina Martinique, the Big Time Taverna on the St Francis canals as well as those with unique views over the ocean at Jeffreys Bay's Dolphin Beach and Port St Francis.


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Heya everyone! It's been a couple of months now without me posting anything on this blog. But, I got to know of an interesting project that got me back here…
AMP, acronym for Accelerated Mobile Pages is a project initiated by multiple organizations to enhance user experience on mobile web. We all love to read content. We all search on search engines to check some information & mostly that search engine is GOOGLE. At times, it takes a light year for content to be loaded. Every time we open a page, the HTML & CSS changes more than a couple of times (as per the screen resolution) prior to the actual page we see.
As per a report by Google, 40% of the users bounce off the website/webpage, if the page takes more than 3 seconds to load. And believe me my friend; you must be one amongst them. Mostly, we get irritated when the page takes time to load and no one benefits from it; neither the user nor the publisher. Even the ads on the page have negligible chances of being clicked.
AMP is supposedly the solution to this. As the name suggests, Accelerated Mobile Pages are for Mobile Browsing and shall load quickly. As per AMP, page shall be stored in Google's AMP Cache Server. This means when a user opens a webpage, the content will appear to be pre-loaded. The page will be crawled by Google & stored in it's AMP cache. So, the image, content block, ads are pre-known to Google with their respective location and sizes or dimensions.
For Example, you search "Dhairya Bagga" on Google using your mobile phone. The first link you find is of "Entwined Allusions". So if I implement AMP on my blog, content will be already present when you open the link. Images & Videos space shall be seen vacant till they load and at the last Ads load. So, user gets to read the content as soon as he/she opens up a URL and bounce rate decreases significantly. The webpage gets more traffic and the chances of a user clicking the Ads increases too. Everyone benefits from AMP.
Accelerated Mobile Pages is a new terminology. Google Web Developers are trying to work on this, testing it. One of the tests was implemented on The Washington Post. Where every page of The Washington Post was pre-loaded with content or I should say appear to be pre-loaded.
The HTML tags are not changed much while implementing AMP-HTML.
For Example: <img> tag changes to <amp-img>. Ad tags change from <ad>to <amp-ad> and so on.
AMP seems to be that magic-wand that will load up your webpage within a blink of an eye.
But a few questions that I came across while going through AMP were:
- Is it feasible to really store web pages in abundance? There has to be a threshold for AMP Cache Server. It is next to impossible, storing every page preloaded.
Putting a threshold will certainly be partial for many Brands.
- Google Web Developers are saying to make a new version for AMP. Won't it increase the cost of development?
- With things under way, the scope of AMP seems to be restricted to media or news brands. Can it be taken to the next level? Can e-commerce websites like Paytm, Flipkart, Amazon be made AMP-Friendly?
No matter what may come in the next six months or so… AMP seems to be a knight in the Game of Chess!
For further technical details on AMP, please click here.


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A few years ago, at a party in Washington, D.C., I started a conversation with a small, dark-haired, middle-aged woman standing next to me at the dessert table. She said her name—Najmieh Batmanglij—and I recognized her as the author of one of my favorite cookbooks, "Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey," the dog-eared paperback from which my husband had just that week cooked a cumin-scented rice polow with lentils, dates, and currants. Najmieh and I talked a bit about the Persian cuisine she'd been studying, writing about, and preparing for years, and eventually the conversation turned to our kids. I mentioned that mine, then ten and thirteen, were into music. She mentioned something about her son playing in a band in New York. "What's it called?," I asked. "Who knows? Maybe I've heard of it." "Vampire Weekend," she said. Uh, yes, I 'd heard of it. Anybody who listened to indie music at all had. They were four clean-cut Columbia grads who'd met in college and quickly created one of the most distinctive sounds and styles in contemporary rock—brainy, winsome lyrics peopled with characters out of a Whit Stillman movie or a Salinger story; a catchy, sunny amalgam of Afro pop and Anglo-American New Wave. (A friend of mine's toddler had taken to singing, "Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?" from the backseat of the car.) Najmieh's son was Rostam Batmanglij, the band's multi-instrumentalist, co-writer, and producer.
It was the Fall of 2010; Vampire Weekend had released its second album earlier that year and had been touring for most of it. Najmieh said that she and the moms of the other band members—Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, and Chris Tomson—had stayed in regular e-mail contact. Their correspondence dated back to the early days of the band, when Vampire Weekend had toured in a secondhand van that the moms all worried about.
There were two children in the Batmanglij family, and Rostam's older brother, Zal, was a filmmaker in Los Angeles. I hadn't heard of him then, but a year later Zal would make his directing début with "Sound of My Voice," a creepy, well-wrought psychological thriller about a Southern California cult, which Zal co-wrote with his friend from Georgetown University, Brit Marling, who also starred in it. Zal's forthcoming movie, about an eco-terrorist group and the young woman who infiltrates it as a corporate spy, also stars his co-writer Marling, along with Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page, and Patricia Clarkson.
That was the last I saw of Najmieh until a few weeks ago. With Vampire Weekend about to release its third album, "Modern Vampires of the City," on May 14th, and Zal's movie "The East" due out at the end of the month, I started thinking about the Batmanglij family and the particular alchemy that might have produced two such creatively successful children. I asked Najmieh if we could meet to chat about it, and she invited me for tea, which meant, since she was hosting, not just tea, but an array of Persian treats—warm baklava she'd just made, a tray of white mulberries and pistachios, little cucumbers, which Najmieh peeled and salted while we talked. It wasn't exactly that she was dispensing parenting advice—the conversation was looser and wider-ranging than that. Still, after talking with her, and later with Zal and Rostam, it seemed to me that some of the attitudes Najmieh and her husband, Mohammad, held about family life were inspiring enough to be distilled into a little list. Since it's Mothers Day weekend, and this is the Internet, here goes:
Model creativity by being creative yourself, and in so doing, give your kids a realistic sense of how much work is involved.
"My parents never really explicitly did anything to suggest that being a creative person in terms of your occupation is the goal," Rostam told me on the phone from his apartment in DUMBO. "They never forced anything down our throat. They led by example. I have a lot of memories of my Mom up at 2 A.M. with a copy of her cookbook and some ancient manuscripts and another copy of her cookbook marked up with black Sharpie, just covered in comments. I feel like I have some of that, always wanting to make things better, revise and revise, when I'm producing a song." Her books, he said, "keep getting better and better. It's like one book she's been working on for twenty-five years."
(Najmieh's "Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies," published in 2011, is her most beautiful yet; its design was inspired by her sons, who told her she needed an update and had to include more practical information—what pots to use; where to buy ingredients; what kind of salt was best—for a new generation. The cover will remind fans of a Vampire Weekend album—no surprise since Rostam designed both—with its white borders, and airily-spaced, white Futura font.)
Rostam's experience suggests a possible benefit to working at home where your kids can see some of what you do and how you do it. In his case, he eked out an extra creative bonus. His mom was sometimes so caught up in her cooking that she neglected to switch out the two CDs she had in her kitchen for years, and that Rostam remembers playing on repeat: Paul Simon's "Rhythm of the Saints" and the soundtrack of the movie "The Big Night" (lots of bouncy Louis Prima and Claudio Villa). "When you get to the point where you know something in-and-out like that," Rostam said, "it starts to sink in and affect who you are."
Be open-ended in your expectations of your kids' lessons and activities.
Najmieh said that both Zal and Rostam revealed what became their life-long interests at an early age. Zal saved his money for a camera as a kid, and he was always "fascinated by the characters of people who came to the house. He was very observant, always. And he made us laugh. We called him Woody Allen." Rostam was drawn to music and Najmieh enrolled him in flute lessons when he was six or seven. But, Zal said, "My parents let us get into these things without expectation. They didn't expect results out of the investment. We were never made to play for people at parties. It never felt oppressive." Rostam practiced his music a lot in private, in his room. (One result, Zal said, was that "I had a shock when my brother turned out to be as good a musician as he was.")
On the other hand, creative activities as ends in themselves—or even as self-contained competitions—were more than fine. The Batmanglijs had an annual contest, for instance, in which they would each draw a portrait of the family, including the dog. The winner was not necessarily the best executed portrait but the one that showed the most personality and style. Rostam says the respect for a distinctive personal style stays with him to this day. "That's one thing that's been really important to me with music—that the identity is preserved and recognizable. In the band we are always talking about wanting songs to sound Vampire Weekend-y."
Don't be afraid to be D.I.Y.—or let your kids go that route.
Both sons were aware of their parents having remade their lives and the kind of inventiveness and nerve in that project. Najmieh and Mohammad fled their native Iran after the revolution in 1979 and lived first as refugees in a small village in southern France, where Zal was born, then, after 1983, as immigrants to the United States. In Iran, Mohammad had worked in architecture and construction, but in the U.S. he changed tacks entirely and opened a small publishing company at first with the goal of publishing Najmieh's cookbooks. Now the publishing house, Mage, which he runs out of the couple's house in Georgetown, produces a range of books in English about Persian culture. Zal says, "Our parents really believed in D.I.Y. before it was fashionable. And now technology and culture have allowed my brother and I to bring D.I.Y. to the forefront of our lives." His parents had to remake their lives and start a company in which they initially did everything themselves—from editing to design to distribution—but "they also got to follow their hearts." When Zal started making independent films, he found his parent's example inspiring. So did Rostam, who after taking lessons to learn his first two instruments, flute and guitar, when he was still a kid, taught himself the other instruments he plays, as well as audio engineering.
Don't make them do activities they fundamentally don't want to.
Rostam and Zal attended The Potomac School, outside of Washington, a private school where sports like lacrosse and soccer are big. But, Najmieh says "My kids didn't want to play sports and these things, and they didn't have to. I didn't force them." Don't engage in activities you don't believe in yourself, just because you think your kids should. "Some people I meet, they say they go to church because they want their kids to go to church. I say, do you believe it? They say no. I say don't do it; be honest. Kids are sharp and sensitive; they see through us."
If you're an immigrant family and your kids aren't as interested in their roots as you'd hoped, don't despair till they're at least thirty.
Najmieh teaches Persian cooking classes in her home, and has noticed that many of the people who take them are second-generation Iranian immigrants in their late twenties or early thirties, who have just recently gotten interested in learning how to cook and entertain in the Persian tradition. (In the class, they recite Persian poetry when they sit down to eat.) "Kids with foreign backgrounds, for their first thirty years, they want to accomplish becoming part of American culture. But after thirty, they want to bring their roots to whatever they do." Najmieh said she detected a Persian influence for the first time on Vampire Weekend's new album, and when I mentioned that to Rostam he agreed. On the song "Worship You," he plays a synthesizer solo that was inspired by Persian folk music and when he played the song "Young Lion" for his parents, they said it reminded them of a Persian melody, too.
Be positive about your kids' plans and dreams—not because you're sure they'll work out but because you have no idea what will happen and being negative is draining for everybody.
When Rostam told her just after graduating from Columbia that he was planning to tour with his yet untested band, Najmieh worried a bit. But, she believed in him and that "everybody should have the chance to try the thing they really want to do." Besides, "what do we know? Nobody knows. Especially with the Internet, and in a field like music, everything is changing anyway."
In September of 2010, Najmieh invited the other Vampire Weekend moms to tea at the hotel in New York where she was staying at the time. "If you guys want to come it would be great," she wrote in an e-mail. "let's enjoy our boys' health, hard work and success—no one knows what the future has in store for any of us." Indeed.


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Dr Chanda Gurung Goodrich joined ICIMOD as the Senior Gender Specialist in March 2014. She holds an MPhil and PhD from the School of International Relations in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Prior to joining ICIMOD, she worked as the Principal Scientist-Empower Women in the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India. Prior to that work Goodrich served in the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), Hyderabad, India, initially as the Senior Fellow-Research and then as the Project Director/Executive Director. Goodrich has also worked in CIMMYT, Kathmandu. At ICIMOD, she is in charge of ensuring and promoting gender integration within the Centre and operationally in the programmatic areas. Her professional interests concern gender research in natural resource management, and agriculture and livelihoods, especially for small holder farmers.


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