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Last episode our heroes bought horses and named them too. They rode out on Honorable, Wolf, Horse Hogan and The Universe Is Meaningless. Then a hilarious road trip ensued, like, last episode, did you hear it? Yeah, check it out. Please. Finally they arrived at the outskirts of Three Rivers.
Seyda Neen – human barbarian, level 7
Hjani – elf fighter, level 7
Billicus – elf druid, Level 5 – rogue level 1
Garrick – dwarf cleric, Level 5
The adventure takes place in the elven kingdom of Kikathra, in the world of Kalni. Currently, the campaign has taken us to another area of the map, the realm of the merchant kings. For full game world information, art and character sheets check out the about pages on the site and watch the blog for extras. Feel free to mail us via the contact form or tweet at us with any questions or comments you have. If you liked the show, please share it. One repost, tweet or share goes a long way. Thanks.


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St Croix Recreation and BCI Burke Playgrounds provide the strongest and longest warranty in the industry as well as a supplemental warranty that will make your maintenance staff extremely happy.
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Take a look at our website, request a catalog in the mail or contact us directly for more information catered specifically to you! Our staff has over 80 combined years of service and we will walk you through the process. Watch our videos online for information about our playgrounds and some instructional guides to tools you can use for your playground.
Q: Why St. Croix Recreation?
We are a hassle free company that is enthusiastic to work with our customers to guide them through the educational process of choosing the right playground. We use size, budget, age groups, desired themes and handicapped accessibility to help determine the best choice for your unique needs.

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Are you looking for a simple way to have a pleasant aroma in your car? There are many things that can cause odors in a car that might not easily go away. If you do not want to buy an air freshener, then your best option is to make a DIY clothespin air freshener.
A DIY clothespin air freshener is the simplest way to have a really effective air freshener in your car. You only need to have three items for this project. The most important is a clothespin, buy you can use any type of clip that attaches to your car's air vent.
The diffuser pad for your DIY clothespin air freshener will be a small piece of felt. Simply glut the felt to the clothespin and your air freshener is now ready to use. All you need to do is add a couple of drops of an essential oil to the felt. Instructions to make a DIY clothespin air freshener can be found on blog.aromatools.com here...


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| Garrett Oliver
| Brewmaster's Table: Discovering the Pleasures
of Real Beer with Real Food
Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery, leads readers through the amazing range of flavors displayed by the dozens of distinct styles of beer from around the world. Most importantly, he shows how beer, which is far more versatile than wine, intensifies flavors when it is appropriately paired with foods, to create dining experiences most people have never imagined.
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| Jamie Oliver
| Happy Days with the Naked Chef
Jamie Oliver believes in finding the best ingredients and making tasty, easy, social meals. Like his first two bestselling cookbooks, Happy Days is filled with fantastic salads, pastas, meat, fish, breads, and desserts for all occasions.
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| Jamie Oliver
| Jamie's Kitchen : A Complete Cooking Course
Jamie's Kitchen -- the book -- is laid out as a cooking course and will inspire readers of all levels. Some of the cooking techniques included are making salads, cooking without heat, poaching and boiling, steaming, stewing and braising, roasting, grilling, and baking. In the process, Jamie shares one-of-a-kind, delicious recipes, such as prosciutto and pecorino, citrus-seared tuna with crispy noodles, herbs, and chili; smoked haddock risotto; and baked chocolate pudding.
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Diet aptitude meets stylish attitude in this book for hip women who want to feel great, look sensational, and do it on their own terms. Carolyn O'Neil and Denise Webb may be registered dietitians, but don't call them nutritionists--they're "dish divas," come to put the joy back into eating right and feeling good. The Dish shows readers how to achieve three principle goals: to fit healthy eating into their hectic lives; to make healthy eating as stylish as they are; and to be healthy by eating more, not less (it can be done!).
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| Molly O'Neil
| A Well-Seasoned Appetite
From innovative techniques such as oven drying summer produce or using vegetable broths to lighten dressings, to homey recipes for one-pot dinners and rustic tarts, A Well Seasoned Appetite illustrates Molly OąNeil's conviction that "cooking should nourish life at more than one cellular level." With humor and passion, she celebrates the fact that eating, like most intimate acts performed by human beings, has as much to do with the mind and spirit as with the body. The book is composed of smart , eloquent essays laced with more than 200 recipes which remind us that anticipation -whether for the morels from Michigan's National Mushroom Festival, or for a cherry held by the stem and nibbled with a "singularly selfish satisfaction"-lends food much of its savor.
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His first cookbook, Bradley Ogden's Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, published by Random House in 1991 won the prestigious International Association of Culinary Professionals Award.
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The Sweet Spot
Elements of Asian Cuisine are as popular with American diners as hamburgers, says Pichet Ong – but what of the desserts? His new cookbook opens the doors to a vast landscape of desserts with Asian flavors, ingredients and techniques. The key, which makes this cookbook one that will end up dog-eared and batter-splattered, is the recipes accessibility – flavors and components are different, but forms are familiar. There's coconut cream pie, but with a crust of toasted jasmine rice; instead of panna cotta, there's a delicate glass of almond tofu topped with a fresh salad of Asian pair, grapes, peaches, and mint.
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| Napa Valley: The Land, the Wine, the People
From the people who grow the grapes and create the wines to the variety of winery architecture and unrivaled vistas that distinguish the land, Napa Valley offers a personal and stunning look at the places, people, and events that have shaped this now-famous region. Without a doubt, O'Rear's collection is the most original and comprehensive treasury ever assembled on Napa Valley.
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| Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices, & Flavorings
Many cookbooks and kitchen references are described as indispensable to experienced chefs as well as culinary novices but this book is one of the few that truly fits the bill. As the title says, it is an encyclopedia and it offers detailed information and vivid pictures of over 200 herbs, spices, essences, edible flowers and leaves, aromatics, vinegars, oils, teas, and coffees. Each is described with tips for storage and cooking, food match-ups, and recipes as well as general background information. This is a book no kitchen should be without.
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| DK Living: Clearly Delicious
Discover the joys of the age-old craft of preserving the flavors of summer for year-round enjoyment. Using step-by-step sequences to demonstrate each process, award-winning author Elizabeth Lambert Ortiz shows you how to transform fruits and vegetables into pickles, conserves, jams, jellies, curds, marmalades, syrups, flavored vinegars, chutneys, and more. Whether it is a luxury preserve such as Seville marmalade with almonds or a special liqueur flavored with fruits picked from you own garden, Clearly Delicious will inspire you to create edible gifts for all occasions.
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| The Complete Book of Mexican Cooking
A comprehensive collection of recipes for more than 340 delights of the Mexican kitchen features recipes for everything from tacos to tortillas, as well as explanations of basic Mexican ingredients.
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Offering comprehensive guidance on the essential elements of the recipe-writing art, this useful reference provides complete and proven guidelines for recipe testing and writing, from format, syntax, spelling, and terminology to weights and measurements, and presentation.
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Tablets and iPads are not as great as having a laptop, but is better than an iPod or a phone.
Here are some of the reasons why...
Tablets, and iPads make really good backup players to a Laptop.
Especially, helpful if you are having music in two different areas. For example a cocktail hour in one location and the reception in another location.
We do not recommend iPod's and Smart Phones as a your primary player.
Often, this is the only player customers show up with. It will work, but it makes managing your music much tougher. Also allows for more errors to happen. For example: It's easier to start a song accidentally, harder to find a song or playlist quickly, difficult to see what has played, lacks many playlist editing features.
This is a very popular player as a backup. And as long as it can stay at the DJ table next to the Primary player, then great. Sometimes with the backup player being a phone, customers don't want to give up their phone for the whole party. If you choose to have the backup on a phone, pick a phone that you don't need access to for the whole party.
*Please Note. We have the adaptors for iPhones that don't have a headphone jack. But some Google phones also so not have a headphone jack. You will need to bring your own headphone adapter if you have one of these Google phones.
As far as good music players for your wedding, party or event we recommend a Laptop as your primary player. Here is why...
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Dominic Cooper needs more lead in his pencil in The Libertine – review
Sexually omnivorous, riotous, wayward and witty, John Wilmot, the Second Earl of Rochester (1647-1680), is the poet and playboy who perhaps best epitomises the unleashed revelry and debauchery of the Restoration era. He even inspired the flamboyant libertine Dorimant in Etherege's The Man of Mode (1676).
Do we get the full thrusting sense of that watching Dominic Cooper's performance in this revival of Stephen Jeffreys' high-minded bio-drama, which seduced the critics at the Royal Court in 1994 (when it played in rep with Etherege's comedy) and was later made into a highly watchable film starring Johnny Depp?
I'm not sure that we do. Cooper made his name as the lusted-after, cocky grammar-school kid Dakin in Alan Bennett's talent-unearthing The History Boys 10 years ago at the National. A sensuous turn as the hunky Sky in the Mamma Mia! movie cemented his appeal, even if it didn't quite catapult him into the big-time. He should be in his theatrical, testosterone-charged element here, showing off his peacock feathers to maximum advantage. And yet the actor, 38, sucks with too much restraint on this plum role.
Rochester lived fast and died young, at 33, of the pox and alcoholism (the Oxfordshire nob was said to have once been drunk for five years solid). Cooper has a certain glowering magnificence, a sleepy-eyed air of command, but his delivery inclines to the tee-total, the gravely monotone.
When the rakish anti-hero drawls out the lines (from "Régime de Vivre") "I rise at eleven: I dine about two; I get drunk before seven and the next thing I do, I send for my whore…" we should be assailed by a canter of self-celebration and self-disgust. Instead we get a recitation of lines, an ebbing of energy. Sure, Jeffreys is tracing the reprobate's self-inflicted decline and fall but glumness, like syphilis, is infectious; Cooper needs more lead in his pencil.
Perhaps he'll get more familiar and cavalier as he settles into the space (the Haymarket, which looks out on to Charles II Street, feels historically apt). There's an arty delicacy to the play, though, that gets swallowed up in such a large venue. And whereas the 18-certificate film didn't stint on showing the sybaritic excesses of the demi-monde orbiting the court, the relative puritanical restraint in the original work is at odds with our age of visual gratification.
Director Terry Johnson makes the ribald most of a second-half scene in which a chorus of actresses brandish large dildos to accompany a rousing ditty from Rochester's satirical closet-drama "Sodom". But elsewhere there's little more meat on display than at a vegetarian deli counter.
If they're over-dressed for the occasion, the cast sometimes look over-exposed on Tim Shortall's stylish set of decaying theatrical grandeur (exposed brickwork, peeling panels, a large gilded frame at the rear exhibiting different, nicely delineated locations). A bewigged Jasper Britton makes his mark as the capricious Charles, standing as if forever posing for a portrait and oscillating between indulging his impertinent favourite and banishing him from sight. Yet that unstable dynamic isn't quite the heart of the evening, nor is Rochester's off-hand relationship with his country wife (a stern Alice Bailey Johnson) or his growing dependence on the beautiful but not very good actress Elizabeth Barry (an understated Ophelia Lovibond). Where is the emotional and intellectual G-spot?
Not a full-on flop all told but be warned, if you go seeking after the elixir of lusty excitement you may end up feeling you've but quaffed a cup of Earl Grey.
The Libertine is playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London until December 3. To book, visit tickets.telegraph.co.uk or call 0844 871 2118.


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Testing in Portland Square
I finally figured out how to turn the Intelix Mixer on and get sound output. With all my fancy Max MSP work my main stumbling block so far has been finding the on switch on the speaker system…. PATHETIC! Here are two tester videos. I was unexpectedly joined by two people who heard it from … Continue reading
My Max MSP patch
This is a spliced screenshot of the top level patch in a functioning state. i can neaten a few things up that are just in there for calibration and experimentation, but there is nothing to be added to this. (click to full view it) Boy am I glad that this works!
Finding the resolution balance
With most types of video I have worked with, the best possible input is that at the highest resolution. With motion tracking though I've found, through practice, that highest res does not give the best results. Taking a live feed from Atrium A in Portland Square at 3 different resolutions, but the same motion settings, … Continue reading
Motion tracking – Atrium A
Since posting my experiment with the webcam I've managed to get the camera in Atrium A cleaned so I can get good readings off of it. I've tweaked my patch slightly and found some good settings for that particular room. I did this by recording footage of myself walking around, and then running motion tracking … Continue reading
Motion Tracking – experiment
I've got myself quite settled with the sound-distribution side of my patch and have been trying to figure out the motion tracking aspect now. A quick mishmash of cv.jit objects in Max MSP with my webcam has got me quite excited. I've really been dreading motion tracking, but there are some brilliant resources for Max … Continue reading
Multiple Sounds!
I've been working for a while on getting the sound-distribution part of my patch to play multiple sounds in the space, with independent control over the location of each. It's not something I've been struggling with technically – Converting my 1-sound patch to multi is easy enough to do, but I've been reworking the way … Continue reading
Report – Done
My report is finished and available on Issuu and also zipped with the video and a readme on Rapidshare. Issuu: http://issuu.com/orrinward/docs/orrin_idat306 Rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/378301045/orrin_ward_IDAT306_10062098.zip Final Video on Youtube:
After numerous setbacks with rendering, here is my final video. Generally I'm quite pleased with it. The end structure is more interesting than the current layout of Pin Lane. It seems as though a fork has formed in the centre, with the Barbican end opening up more and the top half of the lane bending … Continue reading
Pushing it a bit
I've been struggling with my computer for the last few days trying to get the video to render properly. One slight change from my settings ended up reducing the render time from 26 hours to… 38 minutes. It is ridiculous what one codec change can do. I really should have done my film rendering earlier … Continue reading
The Rules!
To get a partially automated renegotiation of Pin Lane I have to set up manual algorithms for myself to follow when I manually animate the 3D. If I were to just move things about roughly by eye, it takes control of the space away from the people who have been through Pin Lane. After collecting … Continue reading


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Hmm. That sounds vaguely like the scribblings of that open-faced sandwich-loving analyst from Danske Bank, Lars Christensen. Poor Lars. So many people said he was wrong, but he was actually right, though the ability to forecast economic upheaval is hardly a skill that wins one friends.
The Mayor of Tallinn himself has been active as of late. He even sent me a Christmas card. It is hard to make sense of Härra Savisaar. Once in awhile he says something relatively cognizant, but most of the time, I have no idea what he is talking about. From my foreign perspective, he appears to be desperately throwing ideas at the wall, hoping one will stick. But Savisaar was last prime minister in 1992, and he wasn't even elected to that position. He's about as shiny and new as Color Me Badd.
President Ilves meanwhile has cautioned against the rise of economic populism while reassuring us that Estonia has seen worse in its history. Next year will see two elections in Estonia, with European parliamentary elections in June and municipal elections in October. If anyone were to play power politics in Estonia, some time before either of those elections would suffice. True, true, and indeed.
And so we sit eating sauerkraut and gingerbread, patiently awaiting what 2009 will bring us, a year for which nobody, including Lars Christensen, has forecast good news. For the rest of 2008, I am looking forward to more tasty küüslaugujuust and the final episode of the historical drama Tuulepealne Maa. How about you?


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Every content marketer has their own frameworks and processes to help them develop content. All agree on the importance of content calendars but there are many different approaches to their development. What is important is that you find a method that suits your clients and helps increase performance.
My method has been shaped by a background in digital performance. With this in mind, I've always found the traditional method of creating content calendars —writing topics within dated boxes— needed to be developed further. While this method allows you to plan topics and align activity with other internal and external stake holders in the business, it fails to address one essential area; resource.
Each type of content requires a varying amount of resource to plan, execute and distribute. This resource is dictated by the team and finance at your disposal but also on the dependencies from other stake holders in the process, e.g. the client or their PR/social agency.
Some content types may take significantly longer to approve due to internal legal/risk sign-off or the technical limitations in publishing onto the client website.
The first step in this approach is to classify the content you can produce in order of resource. As you see from the diagram to the right, this would then become your layered model to present to clients or internally within your business.
This model follows similar lines to one recently presented by Tony Samios, COO Caliber, at the Content Marketing Show.
- Bronze 70% – Landing pages, blog posts, how to articles, curated content
- Silver 20% – Content outside the box, unique handles on subjects and interests. Thought leadership
- Gold 10% – Something never attempted that will force people to sit up and notice. microsites, experiential, celebrity involvement
It is up to you to determine what content types and campaigns fit into each layer of your model, use as many levels as required. As mentioned earlier, I'd recommend that the levels represent the effort that goes into producing this content, both in terms of resource (or expense) and the level of stake holder integration that will be required. Bronze or C level content will need to be planned, produced and distributed on a regular basis, as this forms the basis of your "always on" content strategy.
One interesting side effect of this model is that, over time, you will find that content types or campaigns tend to move down the pyramid as processes become easier and the abilities and ambitions of both your team and the client increase.
Now that we have a view of resource and content types, we can use this information to plan out our content activity; developing a content calendar that addresses this perspective. This model encourages us to think about concurrent flow of content releases, from single articles to larger, hero campaigns that will make significant performance gains for the client.
The diagram above shows the weekly/monthly view, but daily can be more appropriate to cover off the base level activity, depending on your requirements.
This method allows us to plan varying levels of content production across the year, supporting key events that are important for our audience. Beyond hours, clients appreciate transparency on what their retainer will look like in terms of deliverable assets or campaigns. As you build experience in each type of content type, resource can be more accurately forecast.
It is also worth noting, that while results from specific content releases are hard to predict with accuracy, this view gives you an idea of performance across each level of your model. This will help build the business case for increases in resource, more ambitious campaigns or layers of content.


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Alon Blusztejn is a renovations and construction project manager with over 18 years of experience. He manages projects both in residential homes and offices in Jerusalem and all over central Israel.
Born in Copenhagen Denmark, living now in Jerusalem for many years, Alon Blusztejn brings into his work the Scandinavian principles of quality, functionality and efficiency together with an extensive, hands-on knowledge of the Israeli construction industry.
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Bee Accordion
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
I always read John Keats's poem To Autumn at this time of year. My favorite lines are the first two, "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun", but bees are on my mind this year. Our summer trip to Utah brought us images of old fashioned beehives as they are the symbol of Utah and appear on every state highway sign. My mother-in-law gave us a a jar of delicious honey from her hive along with tales of its retrieval. And I love watching the collection of bees and pollinators of all sorts on our flowers.
I made a four-page accordion from the back panel of a grocery bag cut in half the long way. I then cut the folded pages into the shape of a hive, leaving the two sides untouched until about 2/3 of the way up the side of the book. (You can make all kinds of shapes but always have to remember to keep some of the sides intact. Otherwise, you'll have four separate pieces instead of an accordion.) I used a cereal box panel for the covers and made them just a tiny bit larger than the pages. I then covered the covers with pieces of grocery bag.
Written directions
in Spanish
A closer look at My Book About Honeybees
Tales from the Hive
NOVA page on the honeybee.
Honey Bees Life Cycle Video
Excellent youtube video with lots of close-up views. And on TeacherTube.
Life Cycle of Bee PDF
Life cycle of bees illustrated with photographs.
Busy Bees
A website by students at Heard Elementary Academy.
Beekeeping and Children
Information on beekeeping from the Liberty 4-H in Petaluma, CA.
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This gorgeous Grade II listed stone cottage is the perfect country escape with tots in tow. It has two bedrooms and lovely contemporary country interiors blending Cath Kidston prints with sophisticated Farrow & Ball shades on the walls, a cosy woodburner in the lounge and a pretty courtyard garden for lazy summer afternoons and evenings once the little ones are tucked up in bed. Alternatively, use the cottage's fantastic concierge service to arrange babysitting and nip down the road to one of the village's two pubs or sample the bars and bistros of Stamford, just four miles away.
The attention to detail at Rutland Cottage, is what makes it really special and is evident not just in the interiors and list of baby gear (see Fast Facts tab), but in the fabulous 'Two Extra' concierge service too. Call them up and arrange anything from a fridge full of M&S ready meals on arrival, to breakfast hampers, champagne, flowers, chocolates and local tour guide or restaurant bookings. They'll even do your laundry!
Simply pack some clothes, make the call for shopping, babysitting, Michelin award winning restaurant booking and arrival champagne and head off for an indulgent break... Just be warned, you may not want to come home again!
Rutland Cottage, as its name suggests, is situated in the pretty Rutland village of Ketton (approx 2hrs from Central London), just four miles from the Georgian market town of Stamford. There are two local pubs, a convenience store (with post office facilities) and a church; all just a short stroll away.
Rutland itself is a well-kept secret. Set in the east of England, just north of Cambridgeshire, it has charm to rival the Cotswolds or the Lake District but, thanks to its lower profile, far less tourists. Film-makers have discovered its beauty though; the area has recently featured in the film of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, The Da Vinci Code and the BBC's adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch.
The cottage has easy access to a variety of activities and events including sailing, fishing, bird watching, cycling, golf, concerts and the theatre as well as cosy pubs and some excellent restaurants. Stamford (4 miles away) also offers some great shopping including stylish boutiques, gift shops and specialist food stores.
Highly recommended for junior guests is Sacrewell Farm Park (3 miles). Hidden deep in the heart of the countryside and spread over 35 acres, this former 18th Century mill has a host of friendly farm animals to pet and feed, a Shire Horse Centre, working watermill and fun tractor rides, plus toddler-friendly indoor and outdoor play areas. .
For parents, Michelin Pub of the Year (2008), The Olive Branch, is in nearby Clipsham (advanced booking recommended) and excellent for a posh lunch en famille or a special evening out with the help of a babysitter. Don't miss the homemade lemonade and barbecues in the summer!
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Sleeps 4-6+infants in a king-sized master bedroom, a double bedroom and a lounge sofabed.
The cottage is under 1.5 hours drive from Stansted or Birmingham airport.
There are two local pubs, a convenience store (with post office facilities) and a church; all just a short stroll away.
Babysitting service available on request (arranged with staff from a local nursery).
Baby gear provided includes: 1 travel cot (with sheets, extra mattress and hypo-allergenic pillow), a highchair, a changing mat, a bottle warmer, a stairgate & a steriliser.
A selection of toys provided include baby/toddler books, bath toys, DVDs, soft toys & general toys.
The local Cook Shop www.cookfood.net will deliver ready meals to the cottage.
Stairgate provided
Courtyard garden.
Complimentary WI-FI is provided.
The cottage has a log burning fire.
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The property was comfortable and snug. After a busy day, it was lovely to come back and relax.Review dated 01/06/2015
The property was comfortable and snug. Our daughter loved the toys. Everyone was glad to return after a busy day.Review dated 01/06/2015
Lovely cottage in a great location . A great first holiday with our 3 month old baby.Review dated 14/07/2013
A beautifully presented cottage in a lovely area.Review dated 24/10/2011
Great decor and nice touches. Very comfortable.Review dated 20/08/2011
Based in a lovely little village (Ketton) with plenty of amenities locally in Stamford. Lots of things for the kids to do nearby & good information provided on these activities by the owner/manager. The cottage is very child-friendly!Review dated 16/08/2011
A beautiful cottage in a lovely location. An ideal place to stay with a young toddler.Review dated 12/06/2011
Diana was the perfect hostess. She helped us book a babysitter & taxi in advance, showed us around the property, answered all our enquiries & provided so many useful items for our baby & friend's toddler. There was nothing more we could have wanted, except for maybe a freezer compartment in the fridge for ice-cubes!
We made good use of the BBQ equipment & spent a lot of time in nearby Stamford, which is lovely. We'd definitely recommend!Review dated 07/05/2011
A beautifully presented cottage in a lovely area.Review dated 26/10/2011
Probably the best bedding weve ever had in cottage holiday accommodation. Weve tried hard but we cant find fault about anything in this cottageReview dated 03/11/2009
Warm, comfortable interior with lovely extra details (DVDs, magazines, baby equipment, cook books etc). The cottage and location provide the perfect escape from modern lifeReview dated 03/11/2009
Everything was beautifulReview dated 03/11/2009
A really super cottage 5 out of 5 for everything. Enough comfort and luxury for 4 adults and lots of wonderful toys for a 2 year old..the perfect mix. We will be back for sure. Review dated 03/11/2009
Lovely furnishings, well equipped kitchen, nice comfy beds, cosy sitting roomReview dated 11/08/2009
It was a lovely cottage and area. But given we found the cottage through BFB - it would of been useful to of had some baby/toddler friendly crockery and cutlery! OWNERS NOTE: Thanks for the suggestion, we now have baby/toddler crockery and cutleryReview dated 06/07/2009


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A story on the importance of crossing human borders told through the heart and the eyes of my dear friend Emma, a social worker here in Raleigh.
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Women's March on Raleigh
A local march documented by a local lady
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There's this one question that I always get asked that I really hate. It's a question that I'm guessing a lot of professional writers get asked and I'm guessing they all hate it.
"How do you write the perfect blog post?"
First off, I knew the answer to "how do you write the perfect blog post" I'd be writing this on a newer laptop, in a beachfront villa somewhere really hot. You can add it to the list with "can you make us a viral video."
Honestly, when it comes down to it, they're very similar concepts because really, when you ask, "how do you write the perfect blog post" what you're actually asking is, "how can I make a blog post go viral."
The conversation really is broken into two pieces. On one side of the coin you have, "how can I write really great content" and on the other side you have, "how can I promote content really well."
I'll write another post soon on the importance of marketing your content well. For now, let's start with how to do the actual writing.
The blog posts that are really interesting tend to find the balance between personal and professional, speaking to an audience as though a great friend, who needed to have some knowledge dropped.
Start with a strong title. There are those that push numbers in titles but I'd much rather have an interesting title than another "5 ways to blah blah blah".
The kicker for me is whether you can hook somebody within the first 50-100 words. Because if you can't, the next 500-1000 don't really matter. Attentions spans are short and they're getting shorter so you'd better have some payoff early and often. Say something startling. Say something ridiculous. Don't be coy. Don't be mysterious. You're not in the club, seeing your readers across the dance floor. You're on the internet. People have shit to do.
I'm not suggesting that you open with the conclusion or tell them you know where Jimmy Hoffa is buried but if after 50-100 words I don't thinking you're particularly intelligent or particularly interesting, we're done here.
A lot of people ask me about length and there is a lot of data out there on how long is too long and how long is just right, but I take a little bit of issue with a lot of that advice. Statistically speaking, the "sweet spot" for a blog is 7 minutes. According to research, that's how long people want to spend reading a blog and 7 minutes comes in somewhere around 1200 words. But.
My experience has been that if you're going to hold attention for 1200 words and 7 minutes with a blog post you'd better be either DAMNED interesting or popular enough already that they would have read your grocery list for 7 minutes. I'm sure Gary V gets a million hits off of a 7 minute long post. But again. This is the internet. People have shit to do.
For my money, the sweet spot is around 600-700 words. Once you go PAST that, you've still got a chance but it gets harder and harder. Of course, Seth Godin, one of the most read thought leaders in the world writes blogs that are often under 100 words. So what do I know.
Finish strong. People remember your opening and your closing. There's a lot of grey area in the middle. So finish with something that makes them remember you. I often repeat a phrase a few times throughout a post and close with that same phrase. Or I'll give a definitive call to action like, "when you finish reading this, go do …."
The rest has to do with two things. Do you know what you're talking about and are you any good at saying it? I know some great thinkers that can't write for shit and I know some elegant writers who don't know what they're writing about and it comes off terribly.
The real secret to writing the perfect blog post is to WRITE.
Half of the people who ask me this have written less than a dozen blog posts in their life. I've written hundreds. Some of them have been awful. Some of them have been great, but for me the key has always been that the more you write, the better writer you will become.
So stop trying to write the perfect blog post and work on writing the best blog post you can write. They're sort of the same thing.


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Assessment of research at the University of Skövde
During 2013, all research and co-production at the University of Skövde were evaluated by international experts, and the results have been published in a report, ARC13. The research performed at the University of Skövde is deemed as being of high quality in this international comparison.
The overall aim of the evaluation, known as ARC13 (Assessment of Research and Co-production 2013), is to develop the research fields at the universities involved. Five panels of international experts in research and co-production have assessed the research areas at the University of Skövde based on seven criteria.
The ARC13 report highlights both strengths and limitations, which is natural in all long-term quality management processes. The relatively few areas where improvements are needed can be found within the two newly established research centers. Whilst moving towards becoming a more research-intensive university, it is important to have an assessment performed by independent experts.
The results of the evaluation have been very positive and demonstrate that our research does compare on a high international level - and in several areas an excellent level. ARC 13 is a perfect tool for us to showcase our top-notch research and also a way for us to identify the areas where we have great potential in the future. The report, awards us with the highest rating in several areas when compared with research presented at larger and older universities.
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The subject was about a band of lawyers basically blackmailing those who illegally download movies; the sample cited often is Person-X downloads a movie he/she may not be proud of watching (something adult-oriented), and these lawyers track them down and mail them a letter saying "Pay us X-dollars or we will take you to court and make you Asian schoolgirl fetish public knowledge." Although frowned upon by many courts, it it really a sad situation as people typically just pay the money to stay out of court where the case would most likely be dropped as was the case in many examples in the article.
In the sketch phase, I tried to hit all the various angles of the story to give the art directors lots of options.
In the end, they decided to work the piracy angle, and I was quite excited to take their selections to final. One suggestion was to add the "digital element' to the images by having the images feature pixellation. So I made the skull look like it falling apart (to some, being shot) and the waves of the ship image feature cresting/droplets of pixels. The spots use pixels as waves crashing against the ship and as the gun's spark:" - Chris Whetzel


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Dharma Is Built-In
Eric: Hi, James. I am just reading your piece on Tattva Bodha of which the wisdom is presently eating its way into my brain and settling on a comfortable seat to talk to the rest of my brain and discuss which of them may stay in the room and take charge and which will voluntarily leave.
I got very excited about the statement that the gunas mean "ropes" and identification with them can bind the individual to the world. This is where I would walk into a very big, predictable trap and go for sattva in my life as a goal, therefore forgetting that a sattvic mind is needed for inquiry and is not the goal itself. The goal is to dispel ignorance and the mind is the means to an end. If you get through with it, actually everything on the existential plane is made up of the three gunas, at least that's what I know at the moment of what scripture says. And because everything in the world is made up of the three gunas they can only bind what is in the world, which is themselves, and then the circle is complete again because I (the self) am not touched by the gunas. I (as a person) may still be tempted by tamasic food nevertheless, for example, doomed to suffer tamasic moods and in this way be "tied to the world" but still, then I (the self) am still the silent witnessing factor and not bound in any way. I guess this writing is useless though because this is speaking from two apparent perspectives and trying to blend them into a correct bundeling of words. I will stop now.
James: It is essential to understand the relationship between the real and the apparent and know which is bound and which isn't.
Eric: I have a question though. Does the hard and fast knowledge "I am limitless awareness" mean eradication of every identification with thoughts and feelings that present themselves eventually? Is it so in your case, for example?
James: No. It means only eradication of binding vasanas. It should render binding vasanas non-binding. Because I am the self, I don't identify with the vasanas. If I was a person, I would have one binding vasana – Vedanta.
Eric: Do you advise living by dharmic principles alone, that is to say, purely deciding on the hierarchy of dharmic "rules," or should feelings and personal preferences be considered in making decisions? (I understand if this is not a one-answer topic.)
James: Feelings and personal preferences are unreliable as a basis for one's life but in the context of a dharmic life, they are fine. Dharma is not opposed to desire. You can want what you want and pursue it as long as you don't injure yourself or others, lie to yourself or others, cheat yourself or others, avoid doing what needs to be done, etc.
Eric: And do you have texts or links on the internet to texts for me that speak on the topic of dharma and applying the principles in daily life?
James: The best text is the Ramayana. Actually, dharma is built-in. But if you are too full of fear and desire, you will not listen to it. There is a small voice inside that tells you what is right and what isn't in every situation. In the Ramayana, Ram does what is right irrespective of his personal preferences. And he enjoys doing it. He has a passion for dharma, not his own desires.
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Students, academics, authors, and researchers do their fair share of online research. With so many different databases, online journals, and websites, it can get pretty overwhelming to manage your references and keep them all organized—especially if you're doing it manually. But did you know that there are programs that can actually manage and keep track of your references for you? If not, then you are in for a treat! There are many different reference management software programs that can make the process of managing your references almost effortless. We've sifted through the most popular reference managers and have come up with the top five. Although they generally all perform the same tasks, you might find that one suits your needs better than another.
Up Close: The 5 Best Reference Management Programs
1. RefWorks
RefWorks is an exceptional reference management software program. Although it comes at a price, many colleges and universities have subscriptions to RefWorks, which means that you may already have it available to you through your school. Score! RefWorks is great because it allows users to generate and format bibliographies and manuscripts in hundreds of output styles, including some of the most common: APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, and Turabian. It also allows users to manage more than just bibliographic data, which is why it's great for academics and researchers alike. I used RefWorks in university and had a really great experience with it, especially when writing my master's thesis. It really simplified the process of making my pages-long bibliography!
2. Zotero
Zotero is both free and open source, which means that you don't have to pay for it and that its design is publicly accessible. Zotero is a great choice as a reference manager, especially for students, because it runs as both a web service and an offline service on your personal device (laptop, iPad, cell phone, etc.). Zotero not only stores and formats your bibliographic information but also allows you to organize, tag, and search this information. It automatically and seamlessly extracts information from books, journal articles, and other online sources, making the entire process of creating a reference list effortless. I would definitely give this one a go!
3. EndNote
EndNote is great if you're collaborating on a research paper. It lets you share with up to 14 colleagues anywhere in the world, so it's definitely the top choice for collaborations. One of the highlights of this reference manager is that it includes reference types such as interviews, podcasts, conference papers, and press releases. It also lets you add citations to Microsoft PowerPoint slides, which is especially awesome if you're creating a presentation with a group. EndNote has a huge catalogue of format options with over 6,000 reference styles, so regardless of your discipline, you're bound to find one that fits your needs. Although EndNote isn't free, it's super high-quality, so it's worth every penny.
4. Mendeley
If you're in a technical or scientific field, Mendeley is an excellent option for you. This reference management software allows users to generate citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and LaTeX. As with EndNote, it's great for collaborative work, as it allows you to connect with colleagues and share your papers, notes, and annotations. It can be used on your computer via the web or through your iPhone or iPad, which makes it easy to do your work wherever you go. We give Mendeley our Scribendi stamp of approval!
5. CiteULike
U like? We do! CiteULike is cool because it works from within your web browser, which means that there's no software for you to install, and you can access your library from any computer with an Internet connection. As with the other reference managers, it automatically extracts the citation details so that you don't have to type them in yourself.
Quick Reference: The Five Best Reference Management Software Programs
Do you see a common trend with these reference managers? They make creating a bibliography so easy! I mean, I don't see why you'd ever go back to the "old-fashioned" way of doing it manually. I know I wouldn't! If you're new to using reference management software, it might be a good idea to try a few of them out to see which one works best for you. If you're in college or university, you might find it helpful to ask a professor if your school subscribes to any reference management programs (such as RefWorks, which is free at any subscribing academic institutions). Reference management software will make organizing your next bibliography a breeze, so take advantage of this opportunity to make your research just a little bit easier. And, once you've written your paper, don't forget to have it thoroughly edited by one of the expert editors at Scribendi.
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Once again this year, Bolton School has won a clean sweep of national water polo titles at the three different age groups; U13, U15 and U18. The School achieved this remarkable achievement last year too. The last time the School enjoyed such success, Ed Scott, a former pupil and now Water Polo Olympian, was part of the team. Here, the 2014 Commonwealth Gold Medal winner and 2012 Olympian reflects on his time at Bolton School and beyond.
I left Bolton School in 2006 with a place to study medicine at Leeds University. During my time at school I played lots of water polo, winning the national championships with school at all three age groups. I was also selected to represent the Senior GB team during my A level years and competed in the 2006 Commonwealth championships whilst still at school.
I continued to play for GB whilst at university balancing my studies with commuting to Manchester for training. After three years of study and a further one year BSc in Anatomy, I was granted a year away from my studies where I could concentrate on training and preparing for the Olympics. I grew hugely as a player during this time, playing professionally for a Barcelona team in the Spanish premier league.
I went on to be selected to represent Team GB in the London 2012 Olympics which was the greatest experience of my life. They are frequently described as 'the greatest show on earth' and they lived up to expectations. Everything from the atmosphere of the Village and the support from the home crowds to the opening and closing ceremonies will live with me forever.
I played another year professionally in Spain before returning back to medical school, where I am now completing my fifth and final year.
After the Olympics, I was made captain of the GB and England teams. In 2014, I captained England to the gold medal in the Commonwealth championships in Scotland which was a fantastic milestone for the sport in our country. At school, all the teachers involved in water polo were fantastic. Trevor Pledger, Mike Yates and Simon Jones were some of the key people who encouraged me to take up the sport and helped me improve as an athlete. Without those teachers, I wouldn't have experienced the success that I have had. Playing water polo after school went on to shape the next 15 years of my life. Because of water polo I have travelled the world, I speak a second language and I am an Olympian – all of which wouldn't have been possible without the opportunities and support I was given at school, for which I am immensely grateful."
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First we must understand that there is not much that differentiates a Nigerian man from other men. How are Nigerian men in bed compared to other men? There is not much difference. At least I can say that much as a Nigerian man myself. I have once heard a lady say that is quite different… (0 comment)


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15 Internet Conspiracy Theories That Are Actually Scary
Save for maybe cat videos, conspiracy theories are the bread and butter of the Internet. But what about conspiracy theories ABOUT the Internet? There are plenty of scary theories floating around conspiracy circles that have major implications for the ever increasingly digital lives we lead. These conspiracies about the Internet, hacking, and other forms of digital crimes will have you seriously considering ditching all your tech gadgets and moving to an isolated cabin in the woods, once and for all.
Whether it's a governmental takeover, massive censorship, Internet-enabled devices being taken over, or giant data storage systems meant to track everything you look at, there are plenty of conspiracies simply about the internet to keep you awake at night - and away from your smartphone. Edward Snowden to high level government officials around the world, plenty of people are worried about these Internet conspiracies, and soon you will be too!These conspiracy theories are all related to cyberspace, data storage, smart phones, and who actually controls the Internet. Be sure to read them on an old desktop that the NSA can't possibly hack into and upvote the scary Internet theories that have you most frantically clearing your browser history.
Anyone creepy enough and at least somewhat technologically minded could remotely turn on your laptop's webcam, giving him or her the ability to record you doing whatever you're doing. A Remote Administration Tool (RAT) can be introduced on a computer through a phishing email or malware, giving a hacker the ability to move items around on your desktop, close what you're working on, or open your DVD drive.It also gives creeps the ability to watch women working at their computers through their webcams, which they won't realize are on. RAT-ers conspire to find "slaves" they can hack into, determine which laptops don't have lights to indicate their webcams are on, and generally say and do creepy stuff. Makes you want to turn your computer off and live in the woods.
A gigantic data storage center designed to track everything you do in cyberspace, located in the middle of nowhere with a creepy name and an officially classified mission? Sounds like the stuff of conspiracy theorist nightmares – but it's a real place. Officially named the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center, but better-known as the Utah Data Center, this million square foot complex cost over $2 billion to build, and can store as much as 12 billion gigabytes of information.What information does it store? If you believe the Edward Snowden disclosures, everything you do on the Internet and a log of every call you make or receive. Reactions to the sheer size, scope, and creepiness of the Utah Data Center have included protestors flying drones over it and Utah lawmakers proposing bills to cut off its water supply – all activities that are no doubt being logged and stored in the Utah Data Center.
Buried in the disclosures made by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was information about an experimental cyber defense system that could autonomously neutralize and retaliate against foreign cyber attacks against the US. Nicknamed MonsterMind, it's supposedly the project that caused Snowden to make his initial disclosures, as he was disturbed by the idea of a self-regulating system that has no oversight and can fight back against anything that it deems a threat. Theoretically, it could be turned against ordinary citizens, or decide it doesn't want to do what it's supposed to do and rain nuclear missiles on all of us. Or something.Proponents of the idea believe that a "cyber missile defense system" is exactly what we should be investing in, stopping hack attacks before they happen, rather than playing catch-up and cleaning up the damage.
February 2015 brought a chilling revelation from Samsung – that their new, Internet-enabled televisions come with a voice activated system. But in order to get it to work, the TV has to hear whatever you say – and that the information can be recorded and downloaded to a third-party server. This innovation brought to mind the telescreens from 1984, where government officials could watch and listen to the proles, ensuring no thoughtcrimes were committed.Samsung insisted that they weren't collecting or selling data, and that the TV had an icon that indicated the voice feature had been activated. But it seemed like yet another blow to privacy and information security. It also confirmed that Yakov Smirnoff joke about how "in Soviet Union, TV watches you!"


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THE expression "People vote with their feet" was not coined on, or about, Madison Avenue. Still, in the advertising business, the jobs that top executives change agencies to take can signal potential areas of growth for the industry — or, at least, areas they believe will provide them, and clients, lucrative opportunities.
In another sign of the growing role that content marketing is beginning to play in advertising, Robert J. Murray, global president of a leading digital agency, iProspect, which is part of the Aegis Media division of Dentsu, is leaving to join Skyword, a content marketing specialist, as president, a new post. Mr. Murray is to begin at Skyword, based in Boston, on June 3.
Content marketing — also known as branded content or branded entertainment — refers to editorial content like articles, video clips, movies, television shows, photo galleries and even comic books that is created on behalf of marketers that serve as presenting sponsors. The content is bought in place of traditional pitches like commercials or banner ads.
Content marketing follows the venerable "brought to you by" model of consumer engagement, popularized in the 1930s through 1950s by radio and television, updated for a digital age to encompass platforms that include Web sites, streaming video, search engines and social media.
In a survey conducted among more than 2,000 marketing students in four European countries, which was published this week by the MediaSchool Group, 81 percent said they agreed or agreed strongly that content marketing would be an essential part of their jobs in a decade.
"The content space is incredibly hot right now," Mr. Murray said in a phone interview from Singapore before the announcement of his new job, scheduled for Friday. "Content is king."
"Brands need to be part of the conversation," he added, "and the key is content."
"Anytime you make a big move like this, it's a leap of faith," said Mr. Murray, who is 45. "I had to believe in the product and I had to believe in the people."
Helping to cultivate that belief, he added, was his experience at iProspect working with Skyword since last summer for several clients, "most notably General Motors."
Mr. Murray, who goes by Rob, has worked at iProspect for almost 15 years. Before becoming global president in 2009, he held posts that included chief executive of iProspect U.S. and president, and he led the company through its acquisition by Aegis in 2004. (Aegis was acquired by Dentsu in March.) Before joining iProspect, Mr. Murray was a consultant for Bain & Company.
In addition to General Motors, Skyword clients and customers include AutoTrader.com, I.B.M., Iron Mountain, the MarketWatch unit of Dow Jones & Company, TransUnion and United Way. Skyword offers a content marketing platform to produce and promote original content aimed at consumers.
Skyword was founded in December 2010 by Tom Gerace, an entrepreneur who also founded Be Free and Gather.com. Skyword has attracted investors that include the Cox Media Group division of Cox Enterprises; a round of financing that was obtained last week by Skyword, which totaled $6.7 million, was led by Cox Media.
"Creating content is responding to consumer information needs, what they're searching for and sharing" on social media, Mr. Gerace said in a separate phone interview.
Another reason content marketing is becoming popular, he added, is that "marketers are starting to think about connecting with consumers in the digital space differently" than they do in traditional media.
Mr. Murray's experience "running a business that spans the globe" will serve Skyword well, Mr. Gerace said, particularly as "our business is becoming increasingly global."
"I'm headed to London next week, looking at opening our first office internationally," he added, "and we would likely do that in London." In addition to its Boston headquarters, Skyword has a technical center in Pittsburgh.
An issue that could slow or blunt the growth of content marketing is concern over how it can blur the line between editorial content and advertising. The worry is not new; in the 1951 movie "Ace in the Hole," a hard-boiled reporter played by Kirk Douglas asks his young co-worker, "Say, what did you take in that school of journalism? Advertising?"
Mr. Gerace agreed that branded content "can be problematic if it's not transparent," describing himself as no fan of "inserting brand-influenced content into existing, respected media properties."
"Audiences will come to brands if they're creating great stuff," he said.
Mr. Murray acknowledged that "there's definitely an underbelly" to content marketing." The way to address those qualms is to produce "high-quality, authentic content," he said, rather than products like advertorials, which consumers often dismiss as ads masquerading as articles.
"We're trying to work with the world's biggest and best brands," Mr. Murray said. "As part of that challenge, you have to maintain the brand standard."
IProspect has filled the vacancy created by Mr. Murray's departure by promoting Ben Wood — president for Britain and the Europe, Middle East and Africa region — to global president. And Misty Locke, global chief marketing officer at iProspect, will also serve in a new post, president of iProspect Americas.


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What does morning hours sickness feel just like? Why should i end up feeling such way? Will there be something is or wrong it something that pregnant mothers experience? Stop wondering! Read this we'll and post talk about some of the considerations you have to know!
Pregnancy - it was said by no one is going to be easy. The nine-month period shall be a few of the hardest times you will ever have. You may experience a true number of physical changes and pain, morning sickness especially, which can be apparent during the first stages of your pregnancy.
How will you know if you are pregnant? Among others, main indicators of pregnancy is morning sickness. Actually, once it is experienced, to having tests done prior, experiencing the symptoms of morning hours sickness is an indication that you are possibly pregnant already.
In fact, morning sickness has a medical term called vomiting and nausea of pregnancy. A lot more than ¾ of women can experience this in the first 90 days. Nausea can be experienced as soon as four months right away of pregnancy.
Among other activities, an imbalance in hormone known as progesterone is the main one to be blamed scientifically. This hormone relaxes the uterus, but this may also cause you to feel dizzy very first thing in the early morning hours when you awaken.
Also, if you are pregnant, you will most experience having a solid sense of smell probably. Even the plain things that you do not use to smell very much before, such as garlic in your sandwich, will be more powerful. This can make you be nauseous or even to provide easily.
Another reason you will experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is due to the stress that you will be feeling. This is common for pregnant women because of the noticeable changes they are going through. This can be partly linked to the presence of hormonal imbalance also.
Also, if you are vomiting during mornings, this is because of the sensitivity of the abdomen, which is one more thing that has experience during pregnancy. Your gastrointestinal tracts will be more sensitive.
If you wish to understand how does morning sickness feel like, you need to know about the symptoms of heartburn. You will most likely experience a burning up sensation that'll be experienced from the low throat all the way to your upper body.
Experiencing heartburn is going to happen through the third trimester of pregnancy probably. During this time period, the uterus develops larger. Subsequently, this places pressure in your intestine and tummy, which may be forced all the real way to the esophagus, causing acid reflux disorder.
There are many things that can be done to avoid heartburn during pregnancy. For example, of having three big foods instead, have six smaller meals. You should avoid greasy and spicy food also. For natural alleviation, consider consuming dairy or yogurt.
YOU shall COMPLAIN OF DIARRHEA
Another common symptom of morning hours sickness is diarrhea, although this is not one thing that is experienced by all women that are pregnant. Medically, this condition is recognized as frequent and loose bowel motion.
There will vary explanations why you can experience diarrhea as an indicator of morning sickness, but this can't be attributed as an outcome of hormonal imbalance. A few of the most common causes include medications, bacteria, virus, and intestinal parasites.
From those that have been mentioned above aside, diarrhea during pregnancy can be a result of changes in your diet also. This shift in food consumption might not be recognized by your body instantly, and therefore, you can have problems with diarrhea.
Also, while prenatal vitamins are crucial for your well being, as well for the baby, there are a few things that can upset the cause and stomach diarrhea. Consult with your doctor to know which vitamins are right always.
Because you are pregnant just, it generally does not imply that you are spared from exceptional same pain when you have menstrual cramps. Through the past due phases of pregnancy, your morning sickness will include stomach cramps.
Stomach cramps or abdominal pain can be caused by a true number of reasons, like the shifting of the organs and the enhancement of the uterus. Also, the existence of progesterone can decelerate the travel of food, which is the good reason why your stomach can finish up feeling painful.
While moderate stomach cramps are fairly normal during pregnancy, when the full case is severe, you have to seek advice from with a medical expert as this is often an indication of a significant problem. That is to ensure that it's treated before it can put your daily life in danger.
In order to avoid feeling lethargic during mornings, watch this video and follow some of the suggestions on the effective ways to cope with morning sickness.
WHEN IT'S MORE THAN Morning hours SICKNESS
The things which have been mentioned previously are a few of the most typical things that you'll feel and experience when you yourself have morning sickness. However, occasionally, they could be an indicator of a far more serious problem, which warrants immediate medical attention.
For instance, it is possible that it is not a normal case of diarrhea just, but stomach flu already. A number of the symptoms of the second option include watery feces, muscle pains, low fever, and stomach cramps, amongst others. It is possible you have been food poisoned also.
If you're wondering exactly what does morning sickness feel just like, there is certainly one response to sum everything - terrible! For certain, this isn't a very important factor that the majority of us would like to experience. But, for the pleasure of having an infant, many of these discomforts will be worthwhile surely!
The bottom line is, if you are experiencing morning hours sickness, you will most be nauseous and vomiting likely. You can experience acid reflux also, belly cramps, and diarrhea. If the symptoms become worse, consult a health care provider the soonest. Every early morning, when you up wake, you will most feel weary probably


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Weekend's TV: The Killing II
Neil Midgley reviews the concluding episodes of The Killing II - and reveals the killer...
So did you guess? Eighty-five per cent of Danes who placed a bet with Ladbrokes, when The Killing II aired there in 2009, picked the right killer. At the end of the final episode, Sarah Lund's police partner, Ulrik Strange, turned out to be the nasty murderer after all.
A shame, really, given that he was her best chance of a stable boyfriend in all the 30 episodes of The Killing that we've now watched. But let's face it, he was always just too good-looking to be true.
It was a white-knuckle ride right to the end, with two serious red herrings – troubled Muslim soldier Said Bilal and bitter civil servant Carsten Plough – thrown in during episodes nine and ten. At the end, Lund tore off into the night to catch Strange (with no back-up, as is her wont). This time, at least she wore a bulletproof vest – which is all great fun until someone shoots at your head. Fortunately, though, Strange paused only briefly for a lecherous swipe at Lund's décolleté before aiming his bullets squarely at her kidneys – leaving her alive and well to get him from behind when he was about to kill bonkers-but-handsome Jens Peter Raben.
This time around, unlike series one, the political subplot reached a proper conclusion. Heroic-but-fat justice minister Thomas Buch got what he was after – a confession from the prime minister – but it left Buch splashing around corpulently in a satisfying sea of moral ambiguity. Yes, the Prime Minister admitted to Buch that he had helped cover up the Afghanistan Incident. But no, he didn't do it because civilians had been killed. The problem was the presence in that Afghan village of special forces officer Strange, who was on a secret mission that had not been authorised by Parliament.
"Meet the people who have all agreed that the important thing is to continue the fight," said the PM, and with an un-Cameron-like flourish opened some grand double doors to reveal the entire cabinet. Would Buch accept a promotion and keep quiet, or heroically-but-fatly expose the whole sorry business to the world? By the time the end credits rolled, and he was exchanging meaningful glances with his secretary from the cabinet room, we still didn't know.
Meanwhile Jens Peter Raben was bonkersly-but-handsomely vindicated by Strange's capture, having said for several episodes that Strange was the officer who killed the civilians in Afghanistan. Or was he vindicated? Before being despatched by no fewer than 10 shots from Lund's pistol (followed by three pulls of the trigger after she'd run out of ammo – that girl wasn't shooting to wound), Strange accused Raben of being the one who'd killed a little girl that day in Helmand. So even poor Raben ended up plagued by a questionable guilt, which may yet blight his return to that tense wife of his and her practical hairdo.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Moving from HR Data to Organizational Insight
Over the last few months, I have been presenting and discussing the topic of HR analytics.
I feel that as a profession, HR is stuck. I think we have "got" the measurement part down pat. We can measure turnover, we can measure cost per hire, and time to fill.
But it's not really about these activity based measures anymore. It's about what you actually DO with the data.
You have to use the data in context with other data in order to really get to impact. For example, using customer satisfaction data and performance data to understand who is delivering the best experience to your customers and further determining how to sustain that experience over time...that's impact.
I have been giving some thought to why we are stuck at the Phase 2 on the above analytics roadmap. Why can't we make it faster to phase 5, where HR provides the business with BUSINESS INSIGHT that has significant IMPACT to the business.
Here are some of my initial thoughts:
1) It's the data excuse-Stop the madness. HR has more data than most departments. The issue is the condition of the data in most cases. Also, we have data in so many systems it is difficult to bring it all together. NOT IMPOSSIBLE just difficult.
2) It's the talent excuse-I don't have analytical people on my team. See last week's post on how to accomplish this one from two very smart HR professionals from Wells Fargo.
3) It's the "I don't have time excuse"-Find time before someone else takes over your data and does it for you. Enough said...
4) It's the "I can't get the data I need from other departments" excuse-Make a clear business case or state a compelling question that you need to solve that has impact on the business. State this at a high level meeting to get buy in and interest.
5) It's the "it's not important" excuse. keep thinking this while HR tasks are being outsourced and HR is suddenly being staffed with non-HR professionals who get analytics. Nay, it's not important.
I believe HR has the chops and smarts to get this done. Start small with one business problem that needs to be solved like:
1) How can I get my production workers to be more productive and get orders fulfilled on time when absenteeism is at an all time high and morale is at an all time low?
2) How do I increase our market share in a new market, where our competition has a strong hold and we have had problems recruiting talent that we need to make this happen?
3) How do I increase customer satisfaction in our call center, it has been dropping for two quarters straight?
Each one of these issues can be looked at with metrics and then analytics. It just takes asking the right questions, getting the right data and telling a great impactful story!
Why are you stuck? or...How have you moved past being stuck?
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2 comments:
- Sandrine Bardot said...
Great post ! I fully agree with you and actually wrote a post on a similar topic in September, focused on how to transform Compensation data into Compensation intelligence (http://compensationinsider.com/compensation-data-vs-compensation-intelligence/).
It is time for HR to earn their seat at the real decision-making table. Excuses like "I don't like Excel and don't know how to use it", "I am not technical" or "I don't deal with data, I deal with people" need to go away.
They say information is power, well it is... but only when it is the right information, and when it is shared and used appropriately.
- November 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks Sandrine for stopping by. I did read your blog...excellent post!
No more excuses!!!
- November 15, 2011 at 8:43 AM
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Strummer, a long-time Marxist, would have been sickened. The best art of the commercials is the happy-happy clean early-30's white people driving around in the things - exactly the type, back in the day, the band would have spit on, in true punk fashion.
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World is full of people belonging to different tiers and having different standards. There are humans belonging to elite class as well as some humans who cannot afford to have a meal for a day. Where superior class of mankind enjoys all kind of luxuries available on this planet, lower class cannot even afford to stare at those luxuries.
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World is full of different forms of horrors happening around all the time. Child labor is one of them. There are some poor families who believe education will not be handy for their children and hence they force their children to work and earn on daily basis for the sake of their family. But that is not the case all the time.
Sometimes, a child takes no interest in seek of knowledge. He takes it as a mere burden on his shoulders and therefore, joins the profession of labor. According to a survey, more than 200 million children are child laborers around the World and 73 million of them are under the age of 10. If we just think about these numbers, these are horrific.
Pakistan alone has a large number of children who belong to this category. Children work at shops as well as housekeepers where they are sometimes beaten to death without showing any mercy. There are number of reasons behind this tragic reality. Firstly, if they have parents, then they are to blame for this unimaginable reality.
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