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While last year's Predicts examined how to trigger desire and build demand, 2017's edition of OMD MENA's annual thought-leadership conference studied the next stage of this evolution; the future of personalized communications at scale.
Taking place at The Westin Dubai, we welcomed a roster of world-class speakers, featuring child- prodigy and one of the world's most respected branding gurus, Martin Lindstrom as keynote, with Brain Solis, a digital analyst and futurist, Google's head of creative agencies in MENA, Alex Brunori and OMD EMEA's Blake Cuthbert, completing the panel.
Fireside chat exploring these issues further included insight from INFINITI's Francesca Ciaudano, Walid Fakih, General Manager at McDonald's UAE, Snapchat's Jacob Thomas and Michel Malkoun, COO at DMS.
Here we take a closer look at the key takeaways and insights gleaned from EVOLVE…
Innovating in the face of uncertainty
OMD's CEO, Nadim Samara set the tone for this year's Predicts acknowledging the challenging times we as an industry are facing and how brands can transact in the face of this uncertainty.
As consumers move at a faster pace, demanding more from every experience and a program of personalized communication, data becomes a key driver in allowing us to adapt quickly and pivot effectively.
Future-proofing strategies and looking ahead, not down, is the key to staying one step ahead.
The consumer is king
Martin Lindstrom opened the conference with a theme which resonated throughout every speaker's narrative: everything we do should boil down to one simple thing- the consumer.
Amid our reliance and infatuation with technology, we have lost sight of this. While humans have shaped 90% of all the information ever created, what does this actually tell us as marketers?
It is the clue-gathering, or 'small data' referred to by Lindstrom that is key to understanding and connecting with the consumer on an emotional level. Given that 85% of what we do as humans is considered irrational, small data affords us the opportunity to identify individual traits in which to create personalized communications.
Yet, we need to look at both big and small data to find the sweet spot to target. As we become ever-less present in the real world and our need for instant gratification increases tenfold, our sense of boredom is lost. We're hyper-aware of this and actually crave less choice, simplicity is the ultimate goal.
In tandem with this we should be leveraging somatic markers (used to denote an 'unforgettable experience') as a concept to leave a lasting impression on consumers. Making this emotive link is crucial- don't just analyze numbers, spend time with people you are trying to target. Empathy is a vital, if often overlooked part of the process and it should be deployed to change both our brains and strategies for the better.
The dawn of digital Darwinism
"We are living in an age where brands are defined by those who experience it", according to Brian Solis. When considering our approach, the consumer experience should drive everything and yet we have allowed ourselves to be steered by performance metrics instead of what the consumers want.
It comes down to the fact that iteration over innovation has become the norm, so ingrained is it in us to keep building on what we know, rather than inventing or trying something new. The result has caused a fracture, with society and technology evolving at such a rate that organizations have struggled to adapt quick enough. It is this phenomenon that Solis refers to as 'digital Darwinism'.
However, marketing is bigger than any one moment and our work must influence every consumer touch point to connect. Only 54% of companies have completely mapped out the consumer journey, and it's even worse on mobile- optimization isn't a priority, despite mobile changing the dynamic of consumer experience. We are 100 times more impatient online than in physical reality.
Nevertheless, despite the opportunities that technology offers us, in a world of machines, humanity is still the killer app when it comes to not only targeting consumers, but understanding them too.
Consider the rise of 'Generation C'. They are hyper-connected, check their phones 1500 times a day, are demanding, informed and elusive to target effectively. By understanding the notion of what appeals to them, we can adopt a 'consumer first, technology later' approach to defining what an experience is in the eyes of today's user.
The future will be defined by the interface
Data has many functionalities in the world of marketing. It can make us see, help us learn, transform stories into history and most importantly, help us predict.
Google's Alex Brunori examined the use of data in brand strategizing, noting that as we move into the age of assistance, we want to have a digitally-enabled, but not necessarily digital-led life. Thus, while the culture of this century may be defined by the interface, the best experience is the one that doesn't need one.
This is further evident when you look at how consumers' liquid expectations are redefining how we plan our campaigns. Technology has allowed us to turn childhood dreams into reality, however we now need to combine all this this tech to craft hyper-personalized experiences and connect on a human, rather than data-driven level.
It's clear that personalization is no longer a luxury, but an essential to connect with today's consumer. We can't just identify and decode the big and small data to power our decisions, it now needs to mean something as well.
In line with this, we are seeing AI becoming commoditized. Whereas once it was considered conceptually something special, it is now about how we can use it to make the interface unique. This goes some way to explaining why AR (augmented reality) is considered to have more longevity than VR (virtual reality), it is simply more relatable.
Reinventing the story
Concluding the conference, OMD EMEA's Blake Cuthbert showed how we need to go back to basics and begin with a simple story. What do we want to say and how do we want to say it?
By going right back to the beginning, it will allow us to minimize disruption, focus consumers' attention and drive profitable growth.
As we move into the third wave of disruption, AI and IoT will take centre stage, fundamentally changing the way in which we talk to each other. Creating a seamless experience across every platform will therefore be more important than ever to ensure transparency on a reciprocal level.
Storytelling in the traditional sense is being reinvented and we must find ways of crafting content to maximise appeal, not limit targeting and in the same vein, ensure we are not becoming intrusive.
While technology has enabled us to meet new consumer expectations (Amazon's patented predicted shipping for example) we must pair this with human instinct too. As Cuthbert sums up, we need to have our "head down in data, but eyes up in the real world" to achieve the best possible outcome.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Earlham College men's basketball outscored host Kalamazoo College in the second half, but was unable to erase the Hornets' 11-point halftime lead and dropped a 74-66 decision to Kalamazoo on Thursday afternoon at the Anderson Athletic Center.
Three Quakers scored in double figures, led by senior forward Darrell Hutchison Jr. with 15 points. Junior guard Kenneth Stalling Jr. and sophomore guard Jamel Barnes came off the bench to add 12 and 11 points respectively. Barnes also dished out a team-best six assists for the Maroon and White.
Junior guards Tarig Eldosougi and Blake Bonin each hauled down a team-high six rebounds for Earlham (3-8).
Trailing 41-30 at the intermission, Earlham rallied midway through the second half to make the contest a one-possession affair. Down 57-48 with 10:48 to play, a pair of Barnes foul shots and a Bonin 3-pointer cut the margin to four points. After a Hornet jumper to briefly extend the Kalamazoo lead to six points, a Barnes layup at the other end of the floor and bucket by Conner Hubbard left Earlham trailing by just two, 59-57, with 7:31 on the clock.
Earlham was still within two of Kalamazoo at the 6:36 mark after each team converted a free-throw attempt, but that would be as close as the Quakers would get to overtaking the Hornets. K-Zoo slowly pulled away from Earlham starting with a 3-pointer by Ben Reiter, and the Hornets went 5-of-6 at the line over the final minute of play to clinch the win.
The Quakers shot 38.3 percent from the field against the Hornets, while K-Zoo shot at a 46.3 percent clip – including a 13-of-24 mark (.542 FG%) in the first half.
Kalamazoo (3-8) had three starters in the double-digits, with Reiter and Tanner Blyly pacing the Hornets with 15 points each.
Earlham returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2019, when the Quakers return to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play at Transylvania University. Tip-off is 5:00 p.m.
For more information about Earlham men's basketball, visit the online home of Earlham College athletics at www.GoEarlham.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Earlham athletics news by following Earlham Quakers on Facebook (Earlham Quakers Athletics), Twitter (@EarlhamQuakers), and Instagram (EarlhamQuakers).

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About Zcash (ZEC) and its Features
ZCash (ZEC) uses the Zerocash system, that allows it to keep the information of the users trading on its network – anonymous and secure. Unlike Bitcoin, the transaction information is anonymous from public's eye. ZCash enables interchangeability and interoperability into its network, allowing it to become fungible.
It uses Zero Knowledge Proofs, something that lacks in Bitcoin. Bitcoin miners need to know the information about the users who are transacting on the network, to approve their transaction as valid. While in Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP), miners do not need any such attribute. Fully encrypted transactions are also possible to validate, and approve on the network.
It enables the users to enjoy confidentiality and privacy in public blockchain. The blockchain is called a universal ledger, and everyone who trades on the network can have a copy of it. Despite the fact that it is public, and that any private information shared on it is highly vulnerable, ZCash cryptocurrency guarantees security to its users. Confidentiality and privacy are two core elements of ZCash Coin (ZEC).
Mining Zcash (ZEC) and its uniqueness
Mining ZCash is similar like other cryptocurrencies, by using the computer's processing power, but ZCash mining is different from other coins in a way that the founders keep a share of the coins. With every single unit of ZCash cryptocurrency that a miner mines, out of the first 4% the company gets to keep the 20%, which amounts to 10% of the total supply. This is done so that ZCash coin company can fund itself for future research and development, and does not crash if public demand and supply is skewed.
ZCash uses Equihash as the hashing algorithm, unlike Bitcoin that uses SHA-256. Both these use PoW (Proof of Work) algorithm, but Equihash is better than SHA-256 in many ways. The time required to approve one Bitcoin transaction is much more than what it takes in Zcash. Mining Zcash is not as extensive, expensive or time consuming as mining Bitcoin. That is the reason small scale and independent miners are moving to mining other coins like ZCash instead of Bitcoin.
ZCash employs bleeding edge cryptography to secure vital information from the public. Only the information that a 'transaction happened', is available, the sender, receiver and the amount are hid from the public.
Functioning of Mining ZCash (ZEC)
Just like Bitcoin, the total number of ZCash Coins are constant, that is a static 21 million in number. However, 20% of the initial funds will go to the founders and 80% to the miners. This is known as 'Founders Reward', and the miners will not be able to keep the full amount. Every four years or so, the reward will reduce to 50%, and after first four years, the coins will completely go to the miners instead of founders. This is how they plan to sustain themselves as an organization.
In Bitcoin, the problem is that big mining farms control the coin, and this has made it centralized in a way. But with ZCash it is not so. ZCash Coin is still decentralized and uncontrolled. The company remains the governing body but the miners get complete independence, and equality. To mine Bitcoins, you need large computers, and heavy processing power, but with ZCash Coin it is not so. Mining ZCash cryptocurrency is relatively cheaper than mining Bitcoins.
Buy ZCash (ZEC)
Users can buy ZCash from popular global exchanges like – Bittrex, Bitfinex, Binance, Poloniex. If there are local ZCash exchanges in your country that allow purchasing or trading in ZCash, you can buy ZCash from there using your traditional money. Some ZCash exchanges also accept debit or credit cards. ZCash can be stored easily in multiple wallets. From ZCash online wallets like Jaxx, Electrum etc. to offline paper wallets, storing ZCash is not much of a hassle.
Paper wallets provide the users with a private key. Using that key, the users can access the wallet any time. Online wallets like Jaxx and Electrum provide an easy to remember para-phrase which acts as a secure private key. Storing ZCash Coin is also possible on exchanges but it is not advised to do so, because of the risks associated with exchanges. Mt. Gox is a popular exchange whose security was compromised, and a huge amount of money was hacked out of it. Since that incident, long-term investors have lost trust in online exchanges.
Apart from online exchanges and online wallets, hardware wallets like Trezor and Nano S Ledger are also good options to store ZCash Coin for long-term. Hardware ZCash Wallets are better because the user keeps the entire information to himself, and they are risk-free.
ZCash Coin (ZEC) started at a high price of almost 6 BTC back in 2016, amounting to around $4700 a piece. It crashed to more than 99% in no time, as reported by Poloniex, and then the price of ZCash fell down to $2. It was compared to Tulip Mania of 17th century. As of early 2018, the price of ZCash Coin is $450 a piece, and has somehow climbed up the ladder. In future, with possible developments and innovations the price of ZCash might climb up. Rest, every cryptocurrency price depends upon the demand and supply of the coin. Sometimes, rumors also drive the market in such a crazy way that the unexpected happens and the price either tumbles down or hikes up.
Rest, the future is always uncertain, but keeping in mind the technological innovations of future, and changing requirements of upcoming generation – cryptocurrency has a bright future.


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This is part 2 in a series from Jean Lee. You can check out part 1 here.
As my daughter's sixth birthday drew to a close, my husband Bo revealed one final present: a tattered paperback titled Bunnicula. "This was one of my favorite stories when I was a kid," he said as Blondie jumped into bed. She studied the cover showing a shaggy dog, wide-eyed cat, and red-eyed rabbit with pointed teeth. "Oooo, it's a vampire bunny!" she squealed.
My copy of Diana Wynne Jones' Wild Robert was quickly forgotten. Any request to read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe with me was met with a, "Those books are weird." But vampire bunnies? Totally acceptable.
Still, I sighed, it's a good Daddy-Daughter time. Let'em be.
Bunnicula devoured, Bo dug out Howliday Inn. The cover itself is quite a change: Chester the cat's hair stands on end as Harold the shaggy dog cowers behind him. A house reminiscent of Psycho looms behind them while lightning flashes across the sky. It's literally darker, and spookier.
The content even more so. Just two nights into reading, Bo steps out during Blondie's prayers with a worried look on his face. "Maybe I should've skimmed through this first."
I look up from grading. "Why, what's wrong?"
"Chester's accusing some dogs of murder, and another pet's talking about husband's murdering wives."
Uh oh. "Is Blondie okay?"
"She just sat quiet, like normal, but…eesh." He went back to finish prayers with her. I listened to Blondie carefully the next day: no play-talk about murder, or questions about murder. She understood death as much as a little kid can (her grandfather died when she was three), but "murder" had been just a word in a story she knew to be made-up. And the story itself focused more on disappearing pets than on murder…until the end, where Chester explained he felt certain the human culprit behind the disappearances planned on exterminating pet parents after selling off their valuable puppies.
Yikes! We're reading this to a first-grader!
Now our Blondie, and many other children, can handle this level of darkness just fine. They see a stark separation between "story" and "reality," so if something unpleasant happens in the story, they know it won't directly affect them. It's when that separation thins that we get into trouble with such kids. For example, my kids finally saw Wall-E for the first time a month ago. After the fourth viewing Blondie started inserting her own commentary. "Look at that planet! It's EARTH! It's covered in garbage! Our earth could never be like that." When I told her that actually, if we don't take care of our earth, it could very well look like that, she grew solemn. "But Wall-E isn't real. It's just a story." Yes, but it's a story that reminds us we need to be careful so the real earth doesn't look like that. She thinks again. "Wall-E is real, but it happened a long time ago." Sigh, no, I didn't say that, but I was doing something she wasn't used to: I was thinning the separation between story and reality. Wall-E is a delightful science fiction adventure, yes, but it's a cautionary tale, too, one that not all kids are prepared to handle.
Other authors push the limits into darkness, too, if you care to hear me out next week.
Jean Lee has been writing all her life, from picture books for preschool to a screenplay for her Masters in Fine Arts. Nowadays she blogs about the fiction, music, and landscape that inspire her as a writer. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her husband and three children.


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Gil Shaham kicks off 2017 with a return St. Paul's Ordway Music Theater on January 8, continuing his multi-season tour of J.S. Bach's complete sonatas and partitas for solo violin. The following week, he joins the St. Louis Symphony and David Robertson on January 13, 14, and 15 for his "brilliant, almost ecstatic" (Los Angeles Times) interpretation of Korngold's Violin Concerto. January 19 through 21, Gil performs Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Lionel Bringuier.
January 2017: Solo Bach, St. Louis Symphony, & Los Angeles Philharmonic
On Tour with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Gil Shaham joins the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Music Director Mariss Jansons on tour in late November, performing his interpretation of the Beethoven Violin Concerto across Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. They begin with stops in three German cities — Munich on November 17, Regensburg on November 18, and Frankfurt on November 19 — followed by a trip to Asia one week later with performances in Tokyo on November 28, Taipei on December 2 and Seoul on December 3.
In Performance with the Indianapolis Symphony & Cleveland Orchestra
Gil Shaham joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on November 3, 4, and 5 to lead the orchestra as soloist in a conductorless program, at which his interpretation of Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe alongside principal oboist Jennifer Christen is paired with the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Find more information here about these concerts at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis.
The following week, Gil appears at the Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts with the Cleveland Orchestra, performing the Barber Violin Concerto under Giancarlo Guerrero. Find more information here about the concerts on November 11 and 12.


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LA Times: Medi-Cal struggles to provide services to ever-growing clientele
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Alisha Gutierrez, whose email address refers to her as the "tooth fairy," has spent years connecting developmentally disabled patients with specialized dental care.
But when a Santa Rosa man needed a root canal on a troubled molar earlier this year, the closest dentist she could find willing to perform the procedure was in Bakersfield — a 10-hour round trip by car.
"I felt terrible," Gutierrez said. "They would have to choose to travel that far, or choose to extract the tooth."
The tooth was pulled, and the choice was a reminder for Gutierrez that many needy Californians are struggling to receive care through Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid. Concerns about access to care have taken on a new urgency since Medi-Cal enrollment began to swell in the wake of President Obama's federal healthcare overhaul.
The program, the state's second-largest expense after schools, is expected to cover one in three Californians by next year.
But the current state budget continues a 10% cut in reimbursements to some healthcare providers, a lingering sore point for advocates, lobbyists and lawmakers who have pushed to reverse the reduction. Doctors say the reimbursements are too low, forcing them to limit the number of Medi-Cal patients they treat.
Health plans for Medi-Cal patients are overloaded, advocates for the poor say. And state officials are fielding an increasing number of complaints and questions from people looking for providers.
Continue reading here: http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-medi-cal-20140815-story.html
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@WordPressKC I'm so glad to learn about WordCamp in KC! Have you scheduled your next event yet?
SixStringNation Bryan Jackson plays Voyageur at #unplugd12 at Harbour Castle, Toronto. pic.twitter.com/YCaCI7nc
Bryan Jackson @bryanjack Plays Voyageur @SixStringNation at Unplug'd 2012 #unplugd12 wfryer.me/1ch (12 min sounds of my world post)
@jessmcculloch Here's the link to @bryanjack 's amazing @SixStringNation guitar playing & singing tonight wfryer.me/1ch #unplugd12
@bryanjack Great singing & sharing tonight at #unplugd12 - thanks for sharing your gift!
Recommended reading from @SixStringNation #unplugd12: The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness & Greed wfryer.me/1ci
@mrmuzzdog @datruss awesome, thanks! #unplugd12
@cynthiabogor sounds good :-)
@shareski I understand! :-)
@cynthiabogor Well just let me know when I can come to Indonesia, I'd love to share some presentations there for your teachers :-)
@dkuropatwa @shareski @glassbeed Really missing you guys here at #unplugd12 - You live in an amazing country & have fantastic peeps :-)
HeidiSiwak Follow @SixStringNation , guitar made from canada'sheritage. #unplugd12
@engaginged it WAS a great #blackfootETC preso by @techsavvyteach - glad you found it & liked it! Thanks for the RT :-)
#unplugd12 I need some help - Brian played our wonderful guitar songs tonight, right? What's Brian's Twitter ID?
Henderson204 Perhaps this is what we should teach on Day 1 this year: Politics: Global Warming's Terrifying New Math m.rollingstone.com/?redirurl=/pol…
18 pics in downtown Toronto this afternoon in advance of #unplugd12 wfryer.me/1cg #fb
Learning about Learning Playlists on @MentorMob from @jackiegerstein on a wifi-enabled shuttle bus! #unplugd12 (not unplugged yet!)
On the bus with @jackiegerstein heading for the Westin Hotel in Toronto & #unplugd12 :-) 4sq.com/MCPJXm
kfasimpaur Updated storify for Connected Educator month. So many great conversations going on! storify.com/kfasimpaur/con… #ce12
@GailDesler Thanks for the heads up on the 'badges' conversations on Teachers Teaching Teachers! I'll catch the archive wfryer.me/1cf
On board my first @Delta flight of the day in Missoula bound for Minneapolis 1st, Toronto next! #unplugd12
@ErinLittle I think your rock is definitely going to outshine my plain one. Great idea asking your girls to help! See you soon! #unplugd12
MT @bagpipelessons You can hear lots my [bagpipe] music here wfryer.me/1cd Also here wfryer.me/1ce Thanks for listening!
@pioneer_susie Have you read Burkeman's book? It seems like a fairly radical take on 'the power of positive thinking' What's your take?
Watching: The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman wfryer.me/1cc via @pioneer_susie [VIDEO] (good time lapse visualization art video example)
pioneer_susie Check out how 4th graders use social media as tool to learn, interact with experts and share solutions scr.bi/MN4Ngp #edchat #4thchat
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Lower Marsh Farm is situated on the outskirts of the small village of Landulph, right on the shores of the River Tamar that runs down the border of Devon and Cornwall.
The Farm strikes the perfect balance of being in the depths of the Cornish countryside whilst being easy to reach by our excellent rail and road connections.
Travelling by Road
For GPS Sat Navs, our postcode is PL12 6NG, however we recommend following the directions below.
From M4 /M5:
Take the M4 or A303 to reach the M5 at Exeter. Go past Exeter and leave the M5 on to the A38 (sign posted to Plymouth). Stay on the A38 towards Plymouth or Liskeard. Go past Plymouth, over the Tamar Bridge and through the tunnel after it. Note that both the bridge and tunnel are 30mph zones.
After the tunnel, you will quickly reach Carkeel roundabout. Turn right at the roundabout, which is the 3rd exit (sign posted to Callington & St Mellion). You will almost immediately come to another roundabout (there is a large Waitrose will be on your right hand side), go straight over and continue on the A388.
Follow the road for about 2.5 miles past the Cardinals Hat Inn (on your right), straight over Hatt roundabout and then you will see a right turn sign posted to Landulph, take this turning. After half a mile you reach a T-junction, turn right and follow the road to Landulph village which is about 2 miles – keep going straight (please drive slowly through the village). After leaving the village (road is marked as a dead end), you will go past Landulph Church on your left and at the bottom of the hill a yellow cottage will be straight in front of you.
Turn right immediately in front of the cottage and follow the road round. You will see a sign along the drive welcoming you to Lower Marsh Farm. This is the entrance to our driveway so follow it around to the courtyard.
From North Devon / Cornwall (A30):
At Launceston take the A388 south towards Callington and Saltash. After coming through Callington, after a few miles you will go through a small village called St Mellion. Keep on the A338 over the roundabout leaving St Mellion and approximately 1 mile further on take the left turn sign posted to Cargreen and Landulph (and Pentillie Castle). Keep going straight along this windy road for approximately 3 miles (you will go through Landulph village and then the road will be marked as a dead end). You will go past Landulph Church on your left and at the bottom of the hill a yellow cottage will be straight in front of you.
Turn right immediately in front of the cottage and follow the road round. You will see a sign along the drive welcoming you to Lower Marsh Farm. This is the entrance to our driveway so follow it around to the courtyard.
Travelling by Train
- Fast services run from London Paddington to Plymouth (~2 hours 50 minutes) although it is best to book in advance to get cheaper seats. A taxi from Plymouth will cost around £20 – £25. Taxis are available outside the station or by calling 01752 22-22-22
- Slower services run to Saltash (which is nearer to us). A taxi from Saltash will cost around £10. There are taxi contact details in the information we send you prior to your arrival. Taxis are available outside the station or by calling 01752 222 222.
- If you require the services of a car rental company during your stay, then Hertz are based a taxi ride from the train station (which they should refund to you) and you can find out more here. Or Nationwide Hire UK will deliver and collect a car from the farm or the train station.
Travelling by Air
- Cornwall Airport, Newquay is approximately 1 hours drive away.
- Exeter Airport is approximately 1 hours drive away.
- Bristol Airport is approximately 2 hours drive away.
We can help arrange transport from and to the airports if required either via taxi or mini-bus depending on the number of people. For more information, please contact us.
Travelling by Public Transport
Landulph does not have any public transport directly to the village itself. The closest options are buses that go along the A388 and stops at Ellbridge Turn and Hatt Bus Shelter. The buses that stop here go to Callington, Saltash and Plymouth. From these stops it is about 3 miles to Lower Marsh Farm. You can arrange for a taxi to travel between the farm and the bus stops; there are contact details in the information we send you prior to your arrival.
Bus timetables can be found here. From Saltash and Plymouth there are many train travel options, to for example, St Austell (for the Eden Project). Ask us for advice on public transport options and sights to be seen!
There are a number of stunning train journeys that can be undertaken from nearby including the Tamar Valley Line (from Plymouth to Gunnislake).


text: Young everydragon Danny Dragonbreath hasn't quite caught the knack of breathing fire yet, but he sure knows how to have adventures—or at least to inflict them on Wendell, his peace-loving iguana buddy. Having failed to impress his teacher Mr. Smaug with a hastily concocted report on the fictitious "snorkelbat," Danny recklessly drags Wendell off to the Sargasso Sea (on a bus) to gather material on actual marine life with the help of his cousin Edward, a sea serpent. Encounters with a shark, poisonous jellyfish, vampire squid ("Instead of ink, they shoot a cloud of glowing snot at you." "Glowing snot? That is SO COOL!") and an aggressive giant squid ensue. Vernon's text abets the suspension of disbelief with Wendell's dubious regard for the mythological: "He had somehow maintained a fairly solid grip on reality despite being Danny's friend, but there were limits." Presented in a hybrid prose/graphic format with simply drawn, two-tone pictures in an appropriately reptilian green, Danny D's first outing will leave readers in stitches—and on tenterhooks waiting for the next one, which, according to a preview, will feature ninja frogs. (Fantasy. 8-11)


text: While many countries around the world have decriminalized homosexuality and a few have even recognized same-sex marriage, there are still 72 countries around the world for which homosexuality is illegal and, in some cases, punishable by death. Here are two articles worth reading to better understand the current state of affairs as of 2017: REPORT: HOMOSEXUALITY IS ILLEGAL IN 72 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE WORLD Gay relationships are still criminalised in 72 countries, report finds When considering the creation of this forum, a thought was shared: As @doctormike so eloquently stated: Diving safely involves following time-honored practices that we learn through diving instruction, practice and experience, and working within a community to promote the safest diving possible. For some of us, that safety also involves ensuring the safety of the locations we choose for dive travel. A good source of information for what is happening in the world and to look up what the penalties are for being LGBTQIA is: The International, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). They have a chart that's a great visual of each country's status: Sexual Orientation Laws in the World - Criminalization (ILGA) We would love to hear of your experiences as well as suggestions you might have for safe LGBTQIA dive travel.


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Written by
Sam Christopher Lim
SVP for Marketing and Strategy, Francorp Philippines
There comes a time in the life of a company that an inevitable question comes – with the success of my business, how can I expand to new branches and locations? There are 2 main expansion routes that corporations take. The first is through funding their new corporate owned stores and the second is through franchising.
Expanding through corporate owned stores gives the owner more control over every aspect of the business. It gives the business flexibility to change directions and quickly adopt new policies by issuing new orders to store managers. Given that the store staff are your employees, you have the freedom to instruct them with new policies, new operations as well as reassign them as you wish. In addition, it gives you the predictability of being able to plan out when and where to open your new stores.
This strategy, however, also comes with risks and limitations. First, it is more capital intensive. Whether through savings or new loans, you will need to invest in building new branches and funding it's operational expenses. In addition, it requires more operational management. Additional expenses are incurred if the corporation has provincial branches. More staff is required in order to efficiently manage these branches, and more employees will increase overhead costs.
The second option for entrepreneurs is franchising. Franchising gives owners access to unlimited capital and time to expand their business. It allows owner to expand using other people's time, money and people.
(1) Using Other People's Money If the corporation adopts a franchising business model, then it will expand by using the money of other entrepreneurs. The corporation does not need to enter into a financial arrangement with the bank and/or operate its shares of stock to the public.
(2) Using Other People's Time. The franchisor works with franchisees who are owners and entrepreneurs in their own right. These owners will run the business just like the franchisor and will manage the operational staff, thus freeing the franchisor from direct operational responsibilities of the franchised stores.
(3) Using Other People's Network. Business is about relationships, and franchising allows entrepreneurs to tap other people's network to not only run the business, but create stronger local relationships in their specific localities.
Franchising for all its advantages, however, does also come with disadvantages. Firstly, franchising requires a deliberate investment of the owner's time and money to develop professional franchise systems. From operations manuals, franchise business plans, legal agreements and franchise marketing plans. Secondly, because franchisors are working with franchisee owners, they cannot always just dictate new directions as they would to employees, but instead should work with these entrepreneurs as partners when implementing new ideas & systems. Lastly, franchisors need to invest time and resources in finding the right franchisee partners to ensure long term success.
Successful companies have usually tried to combine both corporate owned store expansion and franchising to achieve their success. The Generics Pharmacy, for example, wanted to focus on supplying quality products, creating a strong trusted brand and giving value added services in store such as free doctor's consultations and check ups, so they heavily adopted the franchising model. They were able to grow to 1,800+ stores in just 8 years with over 99% of the stores franchised. Bench, for example, has bene highly successful with their strategy of opening majority company owned stores, while offering key provincial stores as franchises. Many fast food chains on the other hand try to balance with about half corporate and half franchised stores.
There is no one size fit all solution to expansion, the important factor is that entrepreneurs know the advantages and disadvantages of various routes, and understand that healthy growth requires a mix of corporate owned stores and franchised stores. Corporate owned stores help you understand and continuously improve systems and operations and can be used as a test bed for new product introductions and a prototype for new systems you plan to implement. While franchised stores allow for rapid expansion and deeper reach into other cities and provinces. It also brings in top quality ideas as your franchisees are entrepreneurs like yourself, and will continuously look for ways to improve the business.
Francorp helps businesses scale up through franchising by helping entrepreneurs create detailed operations manuals, professional business plans, franchise legal agreements and conducting regular How to Franchise Your Business Seminars.For more information contact Francorp Philippines at (02) 638-3149,(+63917) 835.55.30, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit francorp.com.ph.
Chris Lim is the Senior Vice President for Marketing and Strategy of Francorp Philippines (francorp.com.ph); President of U-Franchise Sales & Management (www.ufranchiseasia.com); and Chairperson and Director for Special Projects, ASEAN Integration-Philippine Franchise Association.


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I'm going to make an application that will be given data to put in a database. The data will for the most part be the same, but the way it is formatted will vary a lot (could be in anything from text files to .xls to .doc).
I'm not a very experienced developer, but I can see some potential issues and I want to minimize them.
First off I have decided to use the DAO pattern, so that I can easily support new file formats or file suddenly formatted in different ways.
What I really wonder about though, is how I should manage the data itself within my application. I'm thinking that the database DAO should have models representing each table of the database with the same relations between them, to make the uploading process easy. But should the filesystem DAO's have to use the same models? I can imaging that when the database changes, the change will suddenly propagate throughout the entire system, all DAOs and models alike. And that is obviously a bad thing.
I'm a little bit tired and out of time. Will update with what ever questions you have.


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J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series of books has seen nothing but success, with 7 books translated into 60+ languages, 5 movies, and videogames to accompany them.
In the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," there's a story is told called "The Tale of the Three Brothers." Rowling created 7 handwritten books called "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is 157 pages long and contains 5 stories; one of which is the "Three Brothers" tale. 6 of the books have been given to people close to the books by Rowling, but she decided to auction off the 7th, with the proceeds going to the charity Children's Voice, which helps institutionalized children.
The winner of the auction was Amazon, which paid US$3.98 million for the book. The company has since proceeded to put up a Web page with detailed overviews of the stories inside and lots of pictures of the book itself. There is also a video showing the book with a message from J.K. Rowling as well.
Read more at Reuters and the Amazon.com Beedle Bard Web page.
Matthew's Opinion
It is a very beautiful book to look at, but I am surprised it took such a high price at auction. It is after all just a book of short stories related to "Harry Potter." I also wonder what Amazon gains from owning it, since the company can't print copies for sale on its site and certainly won't be selling it anytime soon.
With the "Harry Potter" series now finished, we may see a number of side books appear from Rowling, and Beedle Bard may be one of them. If it was released, then I'm not sure if it would add or subtract from the value of the handwritten version. In one sense, it is devalued, because everyone then has access to the stories, but in another sense, it is a hand written version of stories someone will have read and loved.
The big winner in all of this is the charity Children's Voice. Regardless of how much we think the book is really worth, the important fact is the charity got $4 million to help children in need.


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Every once in a while (or everyday for many) it's nice to get inspired by videos that blend pre-workout music with movie clips and/or inspirational talks. Some of the inspiring voices come from Les Brown, Eric Thomas, Tony Robbins, Steve Jobs and many other familiar voices.
Kevin Lee, who writes a great article from a study about motivation says the following about increasing your dopamine levels. "It was clear that dopamine went beyond mere pleasure, and it turns out dopamine's true effect may be motivation. Dopamine performs its task before we obtain rewards, meaning that its real job is to encourage us to act and motivate us to achieve or avoid something bad."
I believe these videos help start the process and get us pumped up to go out there and get it.
I've created a list of my favorite ones that I rotate through. Feel free to bookmark this page to come pack to for your motivation needs.
1. Born To Succeed
2. Why Do We Fall
3. Amazing
A friend and inspiration in my life, Jonathan Harris with Scout Properties, suggests subscribing to the following channels: Mateusz M, Maske Media Channel, Younes Marxieu, Beats Reloaded and etthehiphoppreacher.


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They're behind you!!!
Very good installment of this ultimate sex/horror apocalypse. The fear is very real. The 'crossed' are finding new ways to get sick and twisted (these are not 'zombies' - these are monsters and savages, at the mercy of their bloodlust and sexual urges) and the survivors continue to try and avoid the crossed and reach relative safety. There is a very tense scene towards the end of ths issue involving a bridge, and it is during this scene that you understand again what the sick thrill of this book is - it is the fear. The fear of the crossed turning up, chasing you, catching you...it doesn't bare thinking about (you don't have to, because Ennis and Burrows spell it out enough throughout the issues so far).
This is horror at its most distilled. Pure fear, pure horror. I have been critical of the book in the past, but when it really hits it's stride there is no other comic book out there that generates this sort of tension, fear and suspense - or the complete lack of hope (though to be fair, Ennis manages to add some real humanity into this issue, involving food, and it is jarring as it is so opposite to all the blackness swirling throughout the book).
It may not be to everyones taste, but 'Crossed' is one of the most distinctive titles out there at the moment, pushing and testing the boundaries of what is acceptable fare for comic books. It needs to be respected at the very least, but there is also a very keen understanding of horror running throughout.
Verdict - A highlight of the week. The stuff of the most terrible nightmares. 9 out of 10.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Review - Crossed #4 (Avatar, 2009)
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Through the colonization the people of Africa were made dependent on our modern western medicine, healing methods and medicines that are not affordable for the majority of the population. Their own knowledge of health care and disease control gets lost more and more .
Our vision is to combine traditional healing methods with modern ways of health care.
We want the people of Africa to continue the project independently after it is build up.
Educaion is the basis for development and wealth. In the long term ecology leads to economy and fighting poverty leads to peace. Fighting for environmental protection, education and overcoming poverty will save survival chances for future generaions. By saving the nature the local food income shall be maintained. The trinking water shall be saved through improved sanitary conditions.
Andreas Dilthey and his Cameroon project try to realize something he is living at "4Linden" since 34 years: Using the natural ressources, responsibility towards nature and a ecological alternative for a self-suficint, autonomous and authentic life. With his holistic appraoch these values and visions can be achived in the whole world. Due to this "Europa Morgen e.V." is planned, to realize such projects in Europe. Andreas Dilthey lives those values on "4Linden" where he experiences things together with like-mined persons, he can use for his Africa project. He is looking at the world carefully to find ways of helping togther.
"We believe, that we should leave our environment better than we found it."
"To use it´s important to be part of the solution and not part of the problem."
We want the people of Africa to learn about their own ressources and possibilities, to live a independent and autonomous life with a perspective for the future.
We want to support them by finding a way back to their indpendency, to live a authentic life.
With our combined work we want to show ressources, ways and possibilities how lifelihood can be kept for today´s and for future generations. Acting sustainable is the most important part. How something will be done is decided b the local people.


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Simple and clean widget designed to be a primary lockscreen widget. It shows current date and time together with events from your Google calendar. Swipe down to expand the widget to the entire lockscreen.
• Resizable and scrollable.
• Shows number of days/minutes to event.
• Tap on time to launch Clock app.
• Tap on date to open Google Calendar.
To add to the lockscreen (Android 4.2+):
1. Swipe lockscreen to the left until you see a big [+] icon.
2. Tap on the icon and select 'Neat Calendar'.
3. Tap and hold on the widget and move it to the left of the camera screen.
To add to the home screen:
1. Open widgets list in the app drawer.
2. Tap and hold to place widget on the desktop.


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3500 Watt Portable Generator - CARB Compliant
Power your tools and home essentials with the 3500 Watt Portable Generator. The 120V household outlets allow you to power your home during a power outage, while the 120V/30A RV outlet allows you to take some of the conveniences of home on your next RV trip. Its Briggs & Stratton® engine is durable and reliable to deliver the power you need, wherever you go.
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|Run-Time [@ 50% Maximum Output]
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Green Energy – A Detailed Guide to the Main Sources of Green Energy
Dual-fuel heat pumps are the "best of all possible." These pumps take the advantages of both gas powered and electrical powered heat pumps and get rid of the disadvantages. These systems are technically air source electric heat pumps, however they combine that system using a gas furnace. This enables consumers to enjoy cost-efficient and intensely temperature heat in practically any season.
– As you probably know, geothermal energy uses the natural heat flow inside the earth for heating and cooling purposes
– Geothermal heat pumps take heat from underground, usually via a water/ethanol solution, and sends the energy for the surface for use
– A compressor heats mid-air further
– For cooling purposes, the opposite holds true as well as the heat is taken away
– The process utilizes a loop system underground
– The typical geothermal residential set-up can be a horizontal, closed loop system
– The loops could be inserted in trenches or holes in the ground
– Vertical systems are usually useful for larger, commercial buildings
– Even ponds and lakes works extremely well as options for the energy
– The heat will be distributed for the home via existing or modified ductwork
Geothermal Heating Holds Much Potential
However, wind and solar do have one severe limitation – both is only able to produce power when it is sunny or windy. This produces a massive storage problem for that electric power provider if it's night-time and not windy. Alternatively, we can rely on this clean source of energy being a limited solution – requiring a continued dedication to fossil fuels which should stop the long-term goal at all. – Palm Harbor builder Mike Connor of Schickedanz Bros
– has installed two geothermal systems and said they "seem to function real well
– From what we've seen, it looks want it offers pretty substantial savings
– " Geothermal systems work most effectively for heating, so they're popular in Northern climates
– But the system can help to save Floridians $40 30 days on air-conditioning bills, and because it recycles warm water, a household's water-heating pricing is virtually eliminated
– Geothermal systems recoup their costs in 5 upto 7 years, and the engineered heat pump lasts four to five times more than traditional heat pumps because it is housed indoors
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Verizon is getting ready to plant their first Evolution 2.0 store in the New York metro area in one of New York's most well known landmarks, the Grand Central station. The store will be having a grand opening tomorrow, September 14th, and it's not just any grand opening. It's going to be a two day event to celebrate as opposed to a one day event. The afternoon party begins today with the Pentatonix, the a Cappela group that was able to win season three of NBC's The Sing-Off. I bet that will be prettying exciting to hear. All of the fun continue tomorrow on Friday when the store will officially open and customers will be able to enjoy lots of free food and exclusive deals while WXRK 92.3 NOW provides all of the entertainment. Customers will also be able to take pictures with the Giants 2012 Super Bowl trophy from 1 p.m to 3 p.m as well.
This is the first store that has popped up in the New York Metro area, but definitely not the first in America. Evolution 2.0 stores have been popping up and coming around since February, but this is looking like Verizon is trying to introduce a new concept store to the world. Is anyone going to the event in the New York at the Grand Central Station? It sounds like a lot of fun, and who would ever pass up the option for free food while getting their picture taken with the Giants Super Bowl trophy? That's like a once in a lifetime chance!
Let us know in the comments below!
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text: A missing woman leads her twin sister on a twisted scavenger hunt in this clever debut novel with eccentric, dysfunctional characters who will keep you guessing until the end—for readers of Luckiest Girl Alive and The Wife Between Us. Ava has her reasons for running away to Paris. But when she receives the shocking news that her twin sister, Zelda, is dead, she is forced to return home to her family's failing vineyard in upstate New York. Knowing Zelda's penchant for tricks and deception, Ava is not surprised when she receives her twin's cryptic message from beyond the grave. Following her sister's trail of clues, Ava immerses herself in Zelda's drama and her outlandish circle of friends and lovers, and soon finds herself confronted with dark family legacies and twisted relationships. Is Zelda trying to punish Ava for leaving? Or is she simply trying to write her own ending? Caite Dolan-Leach's debut thriller is a literary scavenger hunt for secrets hidden everywhere from wine country to social media, and buried at the dysfunctional heart of one utterly unforgettable family. Praise for Dead Letters "Dolan-Leach writes like Paula Hawkins by way of Curtis Sittenfeld."—Amy Gentry, author of Good as Gone "A sharp, wrenching tale of the true love only twins know . . . Dolan-Leach nimbly entwines the clever mystery of Agatha Christie, the wit of Dorothy Parker, and the inebriated Gothic of Eugene O'Neill."—Kirkus Reviews "A smart, dazzling mystery . . . Dolan-Leach revels in toying with both Ava and her audience . . . and the result is captivating."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Draws you in like you are part of the story itself, living and breathing alongside the compelling characters as they uncover the dark secrets of their complicated family."—Wendy Walker, author of All Is Not Forgotten "Push-pull tension . . . This book is wine-soaked yet lucid, comforting and frightening, asking the big questions about intimacy and loyalty."—Caroline Kepnes, author of You


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via GQ "Destination Denim" and Contributing Editor "Born to Be Blue"
Whether your denim is fitted or on the baggier side, it's hard to go wrong with a great pair of jeans. The denim on denim trend is still on point and it's too easy not to try. J
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Highway Interchanges by Peter Andrew
Peter Andrew is a commercial and fine art photographer from Toronto, Canada. His body of work includes advertising, location, portrait and landscape photography. The level of thought and detail in his photographs can only be visualized by the massive scale of his now signature landscape series.


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Walkera F210 Racing Quadcopter
You could say we were a little skeptical upon receiving the F210 racer. After past history with the 250 runner, 250 advance and even the 320 failure, we had low expectations.
We were all very pleasantly surprised when we got this awesome quad off the ground and found instant stability and power.
Wow… this thing flies really well! After the lackluster performance of the Runner 250, Walkera have really done a good job with the F210.
It handles very nicely — that honestly was my first FPV flight with this quad — and has plenty of punch.
The F210 delivers on all of the below:
– reasonably lightweight (562g)
– handles very well
– plenty of punch with a 4S pack
– super-simple to get flying (no soldering or assembly required)
– much tougher than the Runner 250
– much faster than the Runner 250
Here is a video of our testing.


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Natasha Vdovkina
Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)
Languages spoken: Russian
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07900 816994
- Website
- http://www.getcounsellinginbristol.co.uk/
Therapist - Bristol
About me and my therapy practice
I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, Accredited member of BACP and National Counselling Society. I have extensive experience of working in a variety of settings, including the NHS mental health services, local therapy centre, voluntary sector organisations and private practice.
I am particularly interested in understanding how our earliest experiences and relationships with others impact our current relationships in daily live. In my therapy work I bare in mind the wider context we live in, and the social and environmental issues that affect our inner worlds.
I offer a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space in which we can jointly explore the difficulties you might be experiencing.
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Types of therapy
Brief therapy, EMDR, Integrative, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational
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Adults, Groups
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Long-term face-to-face work, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling, Time-limited


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Eric Clapton Buyers Guide
With some 40 albums to choose from, stretching across five decades, building up a Clapton collection requires a certain amount of care. The essential albums - Bluesbreakers with John Mayall, Cream's Disraeli Gears and Derek & The Dominos' Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs – are the cornerstones of his career in the Sixties. They remain the vital reference points for the legions of guitarists who have
been influenced by him since, from Duane Allman to Richie Sambora to Stevie Ray Vaughan right through to Sonny Landreth and Derek Trucks. They are also albums that Clapton himself has been revisiting in the last decade. As a rule of thumb you can skip much of Clapton's Seventies output – the alcohol years - where the quality is uneven, although most contain a couple of good tracks and a blues song that will never let you down. You'll miss out on a batch of classic Clapton tracks – 'I Shot The Sheriff', 'Lay Down Sally', 'Wonderful Tonight', 'Cocaine', but they're all included on the current 2-CD "Best Of", Complete Clapton, that provides a good overview without duplicating much from this guide. Since his Nineties renaissance, Clapton has released a wide range of albums – studio, live, blues, collaborations – and it's worth checking out the DVD racks for stuff that's not available on CD, like the 1996 Hyde Park show, John Mayall's 70th birthday concert and the recent Crossroads festivals. Indeed there are those that maintain that, these days, Clapton is best appreciated as a live performer.
Essential Albums
Blues Breakers (1966)
There isn't a British blues rock guitarist around whose ears weren't pinned to the wall the first time they heard Bluesbreakers. Thirty two years later it still has the power to shock and awe. From the opening notes of Otis Rush's 'All Your Love', Clapton's Gibson Les Paul is at piercing volume as he plays with the arrogant bravado of youth and selfbelief. After the slow/fast/slow cut and thrust of 'All Your Love' he tears into Freddie King's instrumental 'Hideaway' with a mature fluidity and bleeds all over Mayall's own 'Double Crossing Time' with almost reckless abandon. His vocal debut on Robert Johnson's 'Ramblin' On My Mind', is timid compared to his guitar playing but the song has remained a staple throughout Clapton's career. And the short sharp 'Steppin' Out' instrumental was turned into a 15-minute epic in the latter days of Cream. But his piece de resistance comes on the six-minute 'Have You Heard', another Mayall original where Clapton effectively redefines the slow blues guitar solo for the next decade. There are many who will argue that Clapton never played a better, more inspired solo.
Disraeli Gears (1967)
Cream's second album caught the band's creativity at its peak. Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker blazed their mercurial talents across the diverse range of their own material from the swirling atmospherics of 'Strange Brew' (brilliantly reconfigured from the blues song 'Hey Lawdy Mama'), 'Dance The Night Away' and the slow-building 'We're Going Wrong' to the fierce 'SWLABR' and 'Tales Of Brave Ulysses' with its driving wah-wah guitar, the first time the effects pedal had been used on record. Towering above all these was the epic 'Sunshine Of Your Love', built on a Jack Bruce riff with lyricist Pete Brown that came together early one morning ("It's getting near dawn") while Clapton added the middle section. There's just one blues cover – Robert Johnson's 'Outside Woman Blues'. Clapton gives a master class in varied and controlled guitar tones throughout. In a year of landmark albums from the Beatles, the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd and the Velvet Underground, Disraeli Gears caught the spirit of the moment, epitomised by Martin Sharp's flowerpowered album cover.
Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Tired of being a guitar hero, Clapton retreated behind an anonymous sounding band with a trio of American musicians that he'd got to know with Delaney & Bonnie. They hid themselves away in Miami's Criteria Studio with producer Tom Dowd and worked up a harrowing album of pain and unrequited love. Several factors turned this collection of blues songs and original material into such a powerful howl of despair: the chemistry within the band, particularly between Clapton and keyboard player/covocalist Bobby Whitlock, Clapton's own measured yet emotional playing, inspired by his unrequited love for Patti Harrison and a book he'd been given called The Story Of Layla and Majnun by Persian writer Nizami, Dowd's sympathetic production and ability to realise when the jams were turning into songs (the only one he missed was the intro to 'Key To The Highway') and the arrival of Duane Allman who raised the musical intensity. In particular he doubled the speed of a riff they'd been working on for 'Layla' and transformed it. It has to be said that drugs were also a major factor in the creation of the album although they destroyed any chance of a follow-up.
Expand Your Collection
461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)
For his come-back album after beating his heroin addiction, Clapton returned to Miami's Criteria Studio where he had recorded Layla with the same production team but only one of the Dominos – bassist Carl Radle. Producer Tom Dowd eased Clapton back into the saddle by encouraging a laidback groove. Not that you'd think so on the opening frenetic rocker 'Motherless Children' that proves that Clapton's licks have lost none of their incendiary power. But the rest of the album is characterised by slow, insistent rhythms – the shuffle of Johnny Otis' 'Willie And The Hand Jive', the steady reggae of Bob Marley's 'I Shot The Sheriff', the aching grind of Elmore James' 'I Can't Hold Out' and the gradually rising glow of Clapton's 'Let It Grow'. But if the mood is laid back, Clapton himself is alert and on-form, before alcohol moved in to dull his senses for the rest of the decade.
Journeyman (1989)
Having gathered up the most challenging band he'd worked with for more than a decade – Greg Phillinganes on keyboards, Nathan East on bass and Steve Ferrone on drums – Clapton responded with his most consistent album since 461 Ocean Boulevard. The emphasis is firmly on the songs – Clapton approaches each one on its own terms rather than using them as a vehicle for his own prowess, from the vintage blues of Bo Diddley's 'Before You Accuse Me' to the slick funk of 'Breaking Point'. It helps that it's a particularly strong and varied set of songs, including four by Jerry Williams, a cover of Ray Charles' 'Hard Times' and Clapton's own, wonderfully languid, 'Old Love'. But he approaches them all with the same passion, keeping his own playing restrained but more effective as a result. The most calculated song is the hit single 'Bad Love' with its intro reworked from 'Layla' and the middle section taken from 'Badge'.
From The Cradle (1994)
Despite his reputation as a blues guitarist this is Clapton's first dedicated blues album, covering songs that had become part of his concert repertoire in recent years by artists like Leroy Carr, Eddie Boyd, Willie Dixon, Lowell Fulson, Elmore James and Muddy Waters. The recording is "live" in the studio which creates just the right tension, keeping everyone on their toes, and Clapton demonstrates an uncanny ability to recreate the sound of the original while still sounding just like Clapton which is a tribute to his own playing. Nowhere does this work better than on Lowell Fulson's 'Reconsider Baby' that starts with a stinging guitar intro before Clapton sings with an authority that takes your mind away from his playing which is saying something. Indeed his singing throughout this album ranks among his best. It's the same with the guitar solos but then you'd expect that as Clapton is clearly in his element. The result is a blues album brimming with vitality.
24 Nights (1991)
A live album taken from Clapton's series of concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1990 and 1991, that featured him in four different settings. There's the "minimalist" fourpiece outfit running through a number of Cream classics such as 'Badge', 'White Room' and 'Sunshine Of Your Love'. Then there's his "Blues Nights" featuring fellow guitarists Buddy Guy and Robert Cray along with Chuck Berry's pianist Johnnie Johnson. They wrap their individual and collective chops around 'Have You Ever Loved A Woman' and 'Worried Life Blues'. Clapton's nine-piece band put their combined weight into gems from the Journeyman album and offer a radical reworking of 'Wonderful Tonight', stretching it out and adding a sublime call-and-response between Clapton's guitar and Katie Kissoon's wordless vocals. And finally Clapton's big band is joined by the National Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Michael Kamen, who co-wrote the theme to 'Edge Of Darkness' which is given a full orchestral work-out. 24 Nights is a superb example of the range and versatility of Clapton's playing.
For The Die-Hard Fan
Crossroads (1988)
A 4-CD retrospective that set new standards in the re-issue market, Crossroads contains the best known songs from Cream, Derek & The Dominos and Clapton's solo albums but it also spanned his entire career from early Yardbirds demos to his (possibly unwise) reworking of 'After Midnight' for a beer commercial. It's stuffed with hard-to-find treasures including duets with John Mayall, tracks from Cream's BBC sessions (which are now all available), an outtake from the Blind Faith album, alternate mixes of several tracks from Clapton's first solo album, the Delaney & Bonnie single 'Coming Home', Derek & The Dominos' first recording session with Phil Spector and, most fascinating of all, their last abortive sessions for a second album, plus various outtakes from various solo albums from the Seventies and Eighties and unreleased live tracks. While all the greatest hits are present, the wealth of rare and unreleased tracks makes it a collector's dream.
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Dexter: The First Season to be released on August 21st
A couple of weeks ago, I added Dexter to the Crimespree DVD Calendar with a September 4th release date.
Today, Paramount announced that Dexter: The First Season will be released on August 21st….
Hey, I was close!
Dexter will feature the twelve season one episodes on four DVDs. Extras will include:
- 2 Audio Commentaries by the Cast
- The Academy of Blood – A Killer Course!
- N Technology: Free Showtime Series Episodic Download
- 2 episodes of Showtime's "Brotherhood"
Season one of Dexter is based on Jeff Lindsay's Darkly Dreaming Dexter novel.
Dexter is based on the compelling novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay. Orphaned at the age of four and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter Morgan (Dexter Morgan (Emmy®- and Golden Globe®- nominated actor Michael C. Hall from "Six Feet Under") is adopted by a police officer who recognizes Dexter's homicidal tendencies and guides his son to channel his gruesome passion for human vivisection in a constructive way – by killing those heinous perpetrators that are above the law or who have slipped through the cracks of justice. A respected member of the police force, a perfect gentleman and a man with a soft spot for children, it's hard not to like Dexter. Although his drive to kill is unflinching, he struggles to emulate normal emotions he doesn't feel, and to keep up his appearance as a caring, socially responsible human being.
If you missed it on Showtime, this is your chance to see it. Any fan of Lindsay's books will love the series.
Season two of Dexter will debut, on Showtime, in October.


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Cash is a useful wedding gift, but receiving it gracefully can be tricky, especially if Aunt Edna shoves a wad of cash at you just as you are about to cut the cake or pose for some wedding pictures. Prepare ahead of time for possible gifts of cash to avoid any awkward situations.
Cash in Cards
Ideally, your guests will place the cash in cards, and then place the cards on the gift table. When you open the cards later, write down the name and amount that the person gave you, if you wish. Although it is not really polite to mention the amount, you can mention how you will spend the money when you write the thank-you note, such as saying that the giver's generous gift will help pay for new bedding or even the honeymoon. Write the thank-you notes within three months of the date of the wedding, if possible.
Cash in Hand
If someone gives you cash after the wedding or at the reception, thank the person politely and then enlist your maid-of-honor or close friend to slip the cash into a card set aside for the purpose. The friend should record the name of the person who gave you the cash and the amount given.
Cash Tips
If you're thinking that a good way to receive money at your wedding is through the use of a money tree, think again. It's not really polite to have a money tree at your wedding. It may offend people who choose to bring a gift, and make those who did not bring cash uncomfortable. In fact, it's just not polite to ask your wedding guests for money at all, according to Miss Manners in the "Washington Post." In some instances, however, you can register for cash -- some companies are including that option on their gift registries.
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Multiple time zones, languages, cultures and priorities, and just the sheer staffing scale of a worldwide 24×7 security operation, make a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) extremely challenging, yet absolutely necessary. Because regional SOCs are so distant, both physically and metaphorically, it is very hard to know what they are doing and how they are handling specific incidents.
Creating a single, unified security platform
The Qognify Security Solution provides your global command center with complete Situational Awareness and management capabilities over all your regional SOCs – no matter where they are in the world. It does this by integrating all of your systems and sensors into a unified platform, giving your GSOC the ability to respond to events anywhere in the world, in real time.
- 24/7 security – providing visibility into your global operations, together with the flexibility to handle incidents centrally, regionally or locally
- Reduced cost – increased efficiency is gained by creating a unified approach to your global security operations
- Improved resources utilization – through advanced virtual collaboration, subject matter experts and personnel can share their efforts and experience from any location
System alignment
Large, geographically dispersed organizations typically have a mix of physical security infrastructures. This can pose a real challenge for your GSOC, as it requires remote visibility. Qognify delivers a single user interface to all the sub-systems, so that, for example, any camera can be viewed and any door unlocked, regardless of the manufacturer, from anywhere in the world. This means remote staff can help manage incidents more effectively, which in turn means fewer people can handle more locations and more incidents.
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Communication and information sharing is extremely important, especially in the GSOC environment. How you manage it is equally important. With Qognify, you'll be able to capture, record, synchronize and manage all of the information and actions taken in connection with any incident. This provides an accurate 360-degree view for investigation and debriefing, so processes and procedures can be continuously evaluated and improved.
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Cultures and priorities differ from region to region. Addressing those differences can be a major challenge for global organizations seeking consistency across their operations. Standard operating procedures give you the confidence that incidents are being handled the same everywhere.
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sneak peek: rachel bending of bird textiles
Rachel Bending, the creative force behind Bird Textiles, lives in an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Byron Bay, Australia, with her partner, Campbell, and the couple's 9-month-old daughter, Quincy. Byron Bay has been a popular vacation destination since the '70s when it became known for its beautiful beaches and laid-back surf culture. Most of the locals, however, live in the outlying areas — the hinterland — which have become a hotbed of creativity, attracting artists all over the world. In keeping with the eco-vibe of the wildlife sanctuary, Rachel's home is a strawbale house with solar power, solar hot water, a graywater reedbed, compost toilet and 50,000 liters of roof-catchment drinking water. There is a seamless flow between the outside and inside of the home — outdoors, there is a solar-heated plunge pool and even an outdoor bathroom with expansive views across the forest and rainforest. Thanks, Rachel, Campbell & Quincy! — Amy A.
Image above: The private location of our home allows us to indulge in the luxury of an outdoor bathing area, and the subtropical climate enables us to use it all year round. The salvaged clawfoot bathtub was a gift from a friend, and the flooring is travertine. Cushion by Bird Textile and seat benching fabric from Ici et La. This outdoor bathroom is my favorite room.
Image above: In summer, the bifolds on each end of the living space open so that the natural breeze that passes through the valley cools the space. In winter, passive solar principles ensure the angle of the sun warms the polished concrete floor, leaving the space warm and cosy.
Image above: Wallpaper by Osborne and Little, stools by Zaishu, bed by Ikea
Image above: The spine of the main corridor is a dramatic dry-stone feature wall that extends its length, separating social areas from private areas of the home. The wall was hand-built by a local stonemason, Rachel and an assistant, and is a throwback to Rachel's heritage growing up in Wales, UK.
Image above: 1950s kitchenalia is housed in open-plan shelves. An old laundry sink found in a local reclamation yard. Hospital tapware from Enware.
Image above: Fresh eggs daily from M'Lady the Transylvanian Bald Neck/Silky highbred chicken (you asked!), with Dorothy and Glynis in the background.
Image above: Guilt-free luxury in this stunning plunge pool, filled with water collected from the roof and heated by the sun.


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Rodgers looks forward to 'iconic' Old Firm clash
The atmosphere of the Old Firm derby promises to provide an "iconic" occasion, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes.
Brendan Rodgers is looking forward to his first experience of the "iconic" Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers on Saturday.
The clash between the sides will be the first Old Firm league game since 2012, with Rangers working their way through the divisions after a demotion to Scotland's bottom tier following insolvency.
Rodgers said he is expecting the match to be fiercely contested in front of 60,000 passionate fans at Celtic Park.
"It's another game but it's a special game," Rodgers told the media on Thursday. "Always keenly fought, tough games but we're looking forward to it.
"We know it's an important game but we've had three tough games before this as well.
"Every derby is different. There's a uniqueness to each one and this one is iconic throughout the world.
"The intensity needs to be there in your game but you need to have the cool mind to think in the game. I've heard noise at Celtic Park that I haven't heard anywhere before.
"That's why players speak so highly of it. With over 60,000 in there and 55,000 cheering for Celtic I'm looking forward to it."
Rodgers insisted Celtic are not fearful of their status as favourites for the match and revealed that Leigh Griffiths is an injury doubt.
"When you're Celtic and you play at home, winning is expected," Rodgers said. "We're not running away from wanting to be favourites.
"Whoever we play at home, our objective is to win. This is a huge game, but it's one we want to win well. Every game we play at Celtic Park we want to win.
"Leigh wasn't able to go away with the national team as he'd suffered a bit in the last home game.
"He had a week's rest and trained with us this week. Today was a light day so there was no need to risk him. He had a scan and we'll see how that is over the next 24 hours.
"[Kieran Tierney] will be fine. He has trained this week. He needed a week out but he seems fine, he looks fit and strong."


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Wednesday, 29. January 2020
|Pet Caiques and Eclectus
General Advice There are many pet parrots for sale, however that does not mean that all are appropiate for you, as alot depends on the circumstances of the person and the environment they can provide. We are often drawn towards the large brightly coloured parrots, but often the most practical pet for a small home can be the little African parrots and conures etc.
Lifetime of caring Many of the larger parrotscan outlive their owners. And it is an unfortunate fact of life that in general most of us will find changes in our circumstances that mean having to give up our lifelong companion. We do it all the time with our human companions. So before you go and buy that large Macaw, Amazon or Cockatoo, give some though as to how you are going to provide for it over a very long period of time.
It has also been my experience that pet parrots or even aviary parrots in general suffer stress as a result of being constantly moved or in the case of pets being passed from one owner to another. Sometimes this becomes quite evident as feather plucking or just giving up the will to eat. And often some hidden disease will suddenly appear as a result of the addtional stress, often resulting in death.
A large Macaw, Amazon, African Grey or Cockatoo can live 70-80 years, smaller parrots and conures live between 15-40 years.
Noise level One of the most asked questions, and not always the easiest to answer. Some parrots may win the most ear shattering screaming competition, but others may equally become quite irritating because of their continuous chattering or alarm calls when disturbed. In general the larger the parrot the louder can be their call, but some parrots use their voice much more often than others. And of course the pitch and content of their call/shout can vary enormously, so often it isa question of what the owner or neighbours find distressing.
Most parrots are calling/shouting for a reason, sometimes as an alarm to warn others of their species (even if there is none in the immediate vacinity!) . Others may be searching for a companion by testing to see if anyone returns their call. And often that companion is you!
Caiques as Pets
George Smith the first to breed the Caiques in England made this comment in his writing."Once it becomes known what a pure delight a perfectly tame Caique can be, extra incentive must be given to breeding the bird to satisfy the pet trade. For as a house pet, the Caique can have few equals amoungst parrots"
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Lunchboxing Power Tools
Are the kids at school making fun of your progeny because the Pikachu rice ball you tried to make looked more like Godzilla? Did the teacher send home a note about not making lunch characters that scare the other children, when all you were tying to do was make that hot dog look like a friendly octopus? Or maybe you just can't face one more day of getting up at 5:00 a.m. to unpack your tweezers and nail scissors to start crafting the daily edible art project.
Tokyu Hands to the rescue! Here are a few products guaranteed to double the cuteness score of even the lamest mom.
If you'd like to visit a Tokyu Hands store the next time you're in Tokyo, maps are on my website, The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had.
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About The Teacher
Hillary has been on a spiritual path for over fifteen years. She heals through her presence and open heart. Hillary has traveled the world on the path of healing, gaining a diverse prospective on life and spirituality that she brings into her trainings. Hillary Faye is an international Kundalini and Hatha Yoga Instructor, Meditation Guide, Healer and creator of the Awaken Love Workshop and Awaken Love Yoga Teacher Training. She is an E-RYT 500 and is over 600 hour-certified in Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Pre-natal Yoga and Meditation.
Hillary has been teaching yoga for over 7 years around the world and has studied under many master yoga teachers including Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa. Hillary has donated her time teaching yoga and meditation to hundreds of homeless children in India and Bali. She is the director of Yoga Programming for the Youth Wellness Network which has brought yoga and wellness programs to over 50,000 youth in North America. She further spreads her message of love as a contributing blogger for and ambassador for Yogi Times.
Hillary's goal is to help others expand their awareness so they awaken to the love that they are. The healing power of yoga and meditation has transformed her life and it is her passion to spread this healing to others.


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Hi there. Hard to give a good title to this blog post since the improvements and bug fixes we did this week really span the breadth of the application.
So let's get right to it!
I made some changes to the Balsamiq Mockups home page to reflect a few recent changes and clean up the navigation structure:
I hope you'll like the new structure as much as we do.
As for the web app, we are going to start inviting some friends and family to the beta this week...right after we run a "restore data from backup" test...better to do it now while the data is not that important... 😉
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Thanks Megara. That was one of those annoying things using the icon/image components.
Thanks for getting around to that list control text-sizing problem; just tried it out on a custom font, and it works great. Had been using single-column datagrids as a kludge, but it's nice to have the native component working properly.
Great stuff – but you forgot your normal update links!
[Peldi: you're totally right Joshua, thank you! I just updated the post with the links]


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The last time Italy was close to a full out collapse was in November 2011 when ECB's then-recently appointed new head Mario Draghi forced Berlusconi out following an (ECB uncontrolled) plunge in Italy bonds. It is only fitting that following Bunga Bunga's latest tax fraud conviction, and the resulting power circus, it is Sylvio who threatens Italy's government, and stability, once again.
Italian stocks down most in 2 months on this news...
As Ansa reports, premier Enrico Letta called a snap meeting Monday with core members of his fragile coalition government amid concerns of a government collapse surrounding ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's possible ouster from the Senate. Joining Letta were Deputy Premier Angelino Alfano, the No.2 in Berlusconi's center-right People of Freedom party, as well as Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni and Regional Affairs Minister Graziano Delrio.
Government sources said the meeting is centered around the controversial IMU property tax, which the cabinet is scheduled to rule on once and for all on Wednesday. The PdL upped threats Monday to topple the government if it does not roll back the tax on primary residences, a major campaign promise of Berlusconi during February elections.
The threat has added to concerns of a government meltdown surrounding a vote in the Senate next month to strip Berlusconi of his seat in the Upper House following his first-ever binding conviction on August 1 for tax fraud. The PdL says it will pull out of the government and force new elections if members of the center-left Democratic Party (PD) vote to ratify the office ban.
And while we understand that nothing in Europe is allowed to trade down ahead of the German elections, not even Greece which over the weekend formally announced its initial third bailout starting bid at €10 billion, today's the FTSE MIB appears to not have gotten the memo, and at last check the Italian stock market was down 2.5% as the severity of the most recent Italian government crisis starts being appreciated.


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Our popular NL2005/NL2006 can be used as a premium layflat water discharge hose or as a petroleum waste discharge hose (NOT for use with air or for food grade applications). It combines the light, compact features of PVC with the heat and abrasion resistance of rubber. Its ribbed cover reduces dragging friction and resists abrasion, gouging, oil, and weathering. This hose is popular in applications where users consider all around value and ease of handling, however it is NOT designed for the rigours (pressures, pulsating, elongation, forces, abrasion, etc.) of extremely long, continuous applications such as high volume water pipeline transfer (miles or kilometres). It is also ideal for oil spill cleanup (not gasoline) and oil contaminated water, but is NOT recommended for petroleum products having aromatic contents over 30%, or any critical applications with petrochemical fluids. NL2005/NL2006 are also now available in long continuous lengths of 300Ft (suffix X300) and 660Ft (suffix X660).
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Amid the country's booming economy, currently in the midst of its longest-ever streak of job growth, some American industries are having problems finding workers to fill their openings.
The big picture: Many of the struggling industries pay well and provide ample benefits, so it seems strange that they'd be stuck with so many job vacancies. However, they're physically demanding or mentally stressful — often a combination of both — leading many millennials, who are likely to be more educated than the generations before them, to seek employment in other sectors.


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1- Don't respect boundaries when colouring
Children don't really care, and you know what? it looks really cool. To use this aesthetic tip get your highlighters. They make even more evident the color is out of the lines.
2- Color illogically
A cat could be green, a man could be purple and a mountain could be red. Not being linked to real colors helps you create awesome color schemes.
3- Make proportions look absurd.
Drawing big things that should be small (and vice versa) help people focus their attention. Huge insects, giant objects, you name it.
4- Humanize Animals
These are the first visual metaphors children create without even knowing it. Stand up animals in two legs and just dress them like humans. Animals instead of people sometimes make concepts easier to communicate.
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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A marine alga very common on rocks and stones on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (
Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish mossof commerce.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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Irish moss
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- noun dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The most unusual panna cotta recipe I come across is from the Irish chef Denis Cotter, who uses sheep's yoghurt and carrageen, otherwise known as Irish moss, in his recipe in Wild Garlic, Gooseberries and Me – "yoghurt makes it richer and creamier," he explains, "as well as masking the potentially overpowering flavour of the carrageen itself."
There are many different setting agents around, from agar agar flakes, carrageen moss and powdered gelatine to leaf gelatine in various grades from bronze through to platinum.
In the '70s, according to Bria, technicians experimented with a new gelatin formula using carrageen, a seaweed, and found that the resulting Jell-O became firm in just 10 minutes.
I have experimented with carrageen or Irish moss and the Sea-moss
"I'll give you some seaweed pudding, carrageen, you know."
I'm dreaming of a time when I can collect my own samples where the carrageen is not at risk - perhaps further up the Atlantic - and use it as a possible pectin substitute for homemade summer jams.
Irish Moss Chondrus crispus a k a carrageen, carrageen moss, Mousse d'Irlande and Irisch Moos, is a springy, red seaweed that ranges from greenish-yellow to reddish-brown.
_Chorda filum_, many feet in length, lie aslant in the tideway; long shaggy bunches of _Fucus serratus_ and _Fucus nodosus_ droop heavily from the rock sides; while the flatter ledges, that form the uneven floor upon which we tread, bristle thick with the stiff, cartilaginous, many-cleft fronds of at least two species of chondrus, -- the common carrageen, and the smaller species, _C.
The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
The still better known _Chondrus crispus_, the Irish moss or carrageen of our cookery-books, has likewise its apparent though more distant representative in _Chondritis_, a Lower Silurian algæ, of which there seems to exist at least three species.
The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
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As explained in Virtual World viewers: Part 1 I'm going be testing different viewers for basic, Mac-friendly, useability in Second Life.
Before starting the reviews it might be helpful to new users to explain some of the differences between viewer use.
For Second Life users: there is only one official viewer series – Linden Lab's own. Every other viewer available has been developed outside of Linden Lab, which is why they are called Third-Party Viewers (often shortened to "TPVs"). For further reading this wiki page explains more: Second Life Downloads
Two key things to mention: if you do regularly switch between the official Linden Lab viewer and TPVs, or use a third-party viewer all the time, it is useful to know that Linden Lab accepts no responsibility for problems arising from installing anything but their own official viewer. If you have concerns about security or privacy issues the most usual advice is to not download and install a viewer on your computer.
There are no longer any official Viewer 1 releases available from Linden Lab. Support for Viewer 1 in Second Life will be withdrawn at some point, although a definite date for this has not been clearly stated (to my knowledge at the time of writing).
For OpenSim users: there is no single, official viewer. This is left entirely to the choice of the individual and what works best for them. In the case of larger grids they may suggest, when signing up, which viewer suits their particular environment.
TPVs, like many other subjects in virtual worlds, can cause heated debate and disagreement. I don't intend to raise those arguments. I don't generally find it helpful and these reviews are not in-depth enough to cover every possible discussion.
The review series starts off with Imprudence 1.3.2. This is based on a version of Viewer 1 code. The user interface is distinctly different to Viewer 2 and 3 and will be most familiar to people who started out in SL or OpenSim pre-2010. Viewer 1 remains popular with those who prefer the design and functions or are unable to run more recent viewers.
So, let's take a closer look with Virtual World viewers: Part 2!


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1. Volunteers live longer and are healthier.
2. Volunteering establishes strong personal relationships.
3. Volunteering is good for your professional career.
4. Volunteering is good for society – make a difference.
5. Volunteering gives you a sense of purpose.
The Top 5 Reasons to Volunteer at the INMED Family & Youth Opportunity Center
1. Volunteers live longer and are healthier.


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The transition to digital in businesses is growing phenomenally and new businesses join the fray by the minute. As with any business, however, the road to success is paved with good planning and business goals.
Ten steps towards a great digital roadmap
In a talk in May at CS Week 2017 in USA, Eric Karcher and James Langdon of Eversource Energy offered ten insights into building your digital roadmap.
- Take an honest assessment of where you are
Ask yourself honest questions about your current position and abilities. Are you ready to transition to digital? Is your site functional? Can your work sustain a digital move as well as current tasks? Are you missing out on clients without digital? Use the answers to help in your decisions and plans to move forward.
- Have a leading strategy
Before you start anything, you should have a plan for going forward. A good, well thought-out strategy will allow you to plan and prioritise your actions beforehand, and help you avoid dead ends and misdirected ideas.
- Make a mission statement
Create a mission statement that embodies your goals. It should be meaningful, focussed and powerful.
- Work with your budget and constraints
Great plans and ideas can die quickly without a good budget. Plan your expenses wisely and consult professional financial advisors if necessary – starting something new is never cheap. However, even a small budget will see your project through if you use it prudently. Likewise, acknowledge and plan around other constraints.
- Focus on customers
Clients should be your highest priority. Engage with, communicate with and work for your customers; nothing is more important in a business.
- Research and analysis
Combine your strategy and your mission statement and compare them to customer expectations. Research your market and analyse which customers want what product or service from you. Delve deep and develop a comprehensive understanding of your industry.
- Disrupt your organisation
If something is not working, implement a change. Restructure your team, re-examine your plan, or just rearrange your furniture; change breeds fresh perspective.
- Build a network
Within your business, get as many people on board for your project as possible and create a positive atmosphere of teamwork and growth. Externally, grow your network of contacts, from partners and collaborators to competitors and industry leaders.
- Don't lose hope
Brace yourself for impending criticism and obstacles. The path might not be easy, but don't give up unless you have a very good reason. Allow yourself to dream and to move closer towards your dreams.
- Constantly reassess
Don't save your assessments for milestones or calendar markers; constantly take a step back and reassess what you're doing and how you're doing it. This way, you can catch any mistakes early and quickly redirect.
To find out more about creating a leading digital roadmap for your business, contact the experts at Headbyte.