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In the first of a three-part series, Dr Mary McCaffrey looks at the factors affecting fertility and the tests that can be carried out by a fertility clinic.
Starting a family is not always straightforward; becoming pregnant does not happen easily for everyone. Approximately 1:6 will experience difficulties in conceiving. There are many reasons why this can happen. Thankfully, modern medicine means that investigations can identify the cause in many cases and treatments can be offered in most cases.
Factors affecting fertility
Ovulation may not occur in about 30 pc of cases of fertility issues.
A woman's ovaries contain her lifetime supply of eggs when she is a born. This supply of eggs reduces throughout her life. In some women this may happen more quickly than in others. This supply can be affected by surgery on the ovaries such as for cysts or endometriosis, certain medical drugs, for example cancer medications, cigarette smoking or genetic factors.
In recent times we have become more aware of environmental factors such as exposure to toxin and BPAs.
In some circumstances adequate eggs may be present but may not be released each month causing "anovulation" to occur. Hormonal problems such as PCOS may cause this. Equally, being overweight or underweight can affect ovulation. Stress can affect hormones so reflecting on a busy life may be all that is necessary.
Sperm problems can occur and may account for fertility problems in approximately 30 pc of cases. An inadequate number or quality of sperm can arise due to childhood issues such as undescended testes or mumps.
Adult problems such as previous injuries, cancer or surgery in the male genitals can affect sperm.
Certain medications may impact on sperm quality or numbers.
Lifestyle is now known to have a significant impact on sperm quality. Factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol intake, and the use of cannabis, steroids and bodybuilding substances can all affect male fertility.
The testes are not meant to be exposed to excessive heat. Issues such as keeping mobile phones in trouser pockets, heated car seats, and excessive use of saunas can also be detrimental.
Damage to the fallopian tubes can prevent the egg and sperm meeting thus, fertilisation may not occur. Such damage can occur due to previous pelvic infections such as a complex appenditis or chlamydia/ gonorrhoea.
Gynaecological problems such as fibroids or polyps can interfere with otherwise healthy embryos implanting (latching on) in the womb. Conditions such as endometriosis can cause inflammatory problems in a woman's pelvis.
However, in about a quarter of cases no reason for failure to conceive is identified. Thankfully, as medical advances occur this situation is becoming less.
Nowadays most tests can be carried out without being admitted to hospital. It is important that both partners are investigated simultaneously as it is not uncommon to encounter situations where both male and female issues arise together. Where possible a Fertility Clinic will endeavour to carry out all investigations quite quickly.
Female blood tests are performed to look Ovarian Reserve and ovulation. The most recent test AMH ( anti mullerian hormone) helps to assess the egg potential for the future. It is no longer an elite test but part of our normal assessment of women's ovaries.
There is now a wide range of tests to assess the fallopian tubes and womb. This may be a specialist ultrasound scan (hysterosonogram), an X-ray or a laparoscopy and dye test. Where possible we will try to avoid exposing women to X-rays.
In recent years specialist 3D/4D ultrasound is becoming a routine part of fertility investigations as it can identify abnormal shapes of the womb not always seen on regular ultrasound scans. Woman can expect that their scans will be 'internal' or transvaginal scans as such scans provide better quality images.
Male fertility is assessed by a semenalysis which assesses sperm numbers and the percentage of sperm moving.
As medicine advances we now offer Sperm DNA Fragmentation testing which assesses potential DNA damage in the sperm; this cannot be assessed on a routine semenalysis.
Complex tests such as Immune bloods/Chicago bloods or endometrial testing are usually only performed in very specific cases such as a past history of failed fertility treatments.
September 2016 – Part Two: First Steps of Fertility Treatments


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On Feb 3, Science (v. 311, p. 592) reported a meeting at the request of UK's Tony Blair and warned "of catastrophic consequences if steps are not taken now to mitigate global warming."
On Feb 7, the National Climatic Data Center announced that January 2006 was America's warmest January on record. "The country's average temperature for the month was 39.5 degrees Fahrenheit, 8.5 degrees above average for January … the old record for January warmth was 37.3 degrees set in 1953."
On Feb 10, The Independent reported "World at its Warmest for a Millennium". Read the article.
On Feb 11, Der Spiegel reported on weather chaos in Bavaria with its Guinness Book of World Record snowfalls. Snow piled up so high on roofs that it threatened to crush houses. Pics are here: (click on the first image to open the album).
If such freak weather continues in Germany, expect anti-Americanism to worsen – the planet knows who perpetrates climate change.
Also on Feb 11, The Independent ran an editorial titled "Global warming: passing the 'tipping point'" by M. McCarthy. The first sentence says, "A crucial global warming 'tipping point' for the Earth, highlighted only last week by the British government, has already been passed, with devastating consequences." Read here.
On Feb 13, CNN reported, "more than 20 inches of snow blanketed some spots from Maryland to New England. In Central Park in New York, a record 26.9 inches of snow piled up Sunday, breaking the mark of 26.4 inches in December 1947, the National Weather Service said." Confused? How does global warming cause hotter and colder weather extremes? Then please read "Global Warming in 90 Seconds" on my website.
On Feb 14, Der Spiegel reported that the "Snows of Kilimanjaro" are melting currently faster than previously measured. A 2002 prediction (L. Thompson, Ohio State U, in Science) claimed that Africa's highest mountain will be ice-free by 2015 or 2020. Thompson did a follow-study at the glaciers there, retracted his previous prediction, and now expects Kilimanjaro to be snow-free sooner than first thought. See before and after pics.
On Feb 17, E. Rignot and P. Kanagaratnam reported "Changes in the Velocity Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet" to Science (v. 311, p. 986-990). The editorial summary ("This Week in Science) says:
"A comparison of their results to past data shows that there has been a widespread acceleration of ice flow since 1996; that mass loss has doubled in that time, and that ice dynamics, which are particularly dependent on warming, dominates the rapid retreat of Greenland's glaciers."
The authors presented their research at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in St Louis, Missouri. P. Rincon from BBC reported Feb 16 about the result and sums up:
"It was thought the entire Greenland ice sheet could melt in about 1,000 years, but the latest evidence suggests that could happen much sooner. It implies that sea levels will rise a great deal faster as well … the comprehensive analysis found that the amount of ice dumped into the Atlantic Ocean has doubled in the last five years. If the Greenland ice sheet melted completely, it would raise global sea levels by about 7 meters. Greenland's contribution to global sea level rise today is two to three times greater than it was in 1996."
The authors told BBC:
"We are concerned because we know that sea levels have been able to rise much faster [than] in the past – ten times faster. This is a big gorilla. If sea level rise is multiplied by 10 or more, I'm not sure we can deal with that."
On Feb 24, another news blurb from Science, on a paleontology find about sea floor temperatures in the Cretaceous, boils down to that "climate modelers are underestimating the link between carbon dioxide and warming." (Science 311 p. 1095)
Postmodern relativists, neocons, and evangelicals can debate this all day long, but the fact is the more CO2 you produce the more you pump up climate dynamics.
On Mar 1, R. Harrabin from BBC reported on a new consensus on climate change. "The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IGPCC) had previously said that gases such as CO2 were 'probably' to blame," Harrabin writes. But now "the global scientific body on climate change will report soon that only greenhouse gas emissions can explain freak weather patterns." The background to this report is that the IGPCC is working on a new report, scheduled for release in 2007, whose draft will be sent to world governments next month -- more bad news for the USA.
On Mar 11, A. Fuchs, a naturalist and explorer, was interviewed by Der Spiegel. The title of the story, translated, is "Arctic ice is melting off at dramatic speed". video and pics here.
Also on Mar 11 in Der Spiegel, is a report on research by the Alfred Wegener Institute on the pollution now reaching Spitsbergen at the 79th parallel. Before & after pics here.
On Mar 12, Der Spiegel's Spitsbergen story was picked up by The Observer: "Pollution soaring to crisis levels in the Arctic". The piece begins: "Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that indicates Earth's most vulnerable regions – the North and South Poles – are poised on the brink of a climatic disaster. The scientists, at an atmospheric monitoring station in the Norwegian territory of Svalbard, have found that levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere near the North Pole are now rising at an unprecedented pace."
On Mar 24, The Toronto Star reported "Ice caps melting faster than forecast." The header of the article says: "'It's not a gradual change. It's like flipping a switch,' researcher says. New reports warn of sea levels rising up to 5 meters, extensive flooding." The article is by P. Calamai. Shawn Marshall, of U Calgary, is quoted as "The melting is going to happen faster than we thought. It's already begun to happen. We could be past the point of no return for Greenland this century."
On Mar 27, SourceWatch—A Project of the Center for Media and Democracy posted a useful entry on Exxon Mobil, in Wikipedia style, that lists the US research institutions funded by Exxon Mobil by name and by donation amount. Check it out here.
Also in March (no exact date given), the Pew Center released a nice summary of recent scientific research on global warming, compiled by Jay Gulledge. The first sentence says: "In the past two years the science attributing global warming to human enhancement of the greenhouse effect has progressed dramatically." The last sentence says: "So not only do we see species extinctions as a result of human-induced climate change, but also the migration of disease-causing organisms to new habitats." In between are specific facts and useful links. The summary (a PDF file) is here.
On Apr 5, freak weather, with "hail as big as ping-pong balls," was reported in Israel.
On Apr 7, BBC reported that "Reduced air pollution and increased water evaporation appear to be adding to man-made global warming," citing research by M. Wild from IACETH Zurich presented at the annual meeting of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna.
On Apr 23, wire reports announced that typhoon Monica near Australia broke all known records of pressure systems.
On May 3, G. Vecchi et al. published "Weakening of tropical Pacific atmospheric circulation due to anthropogenic forcing" in Nature 441 (p. 73-76). M. Ritter at AP (May 3), sums it up as follows: "An important wind circulation pattern over the Pacific Ocean has begun to weaken because of global warming caused by human activity, something that could alter climate and the marine food chain in the region." M. Hopkin, at Nature, puts it this way: "Global warming weakens Pacific winds: dwindling circulation could worsen El Nino effect". The news summary starts with the paragraph: "Climate change is weakening a vast system of circulating winds that traverses the Pacific Ocean from coast to coast, say climate experts. Global warming has caused the system, which is crucial for monsoon rains in Southeast Asia and fisheries in South America, to decline since the advent of industrial times. The system, known as the Walker circulation, has weakened by more than 3% since the mid-nineteenth century … The cause, they say, is greenhouse gases. And with emissions still climbing, Pacific winds could potentially decline by more than 10% by the end of the century, they predict." Read more.
On May 17, Reuters reported that "China evacuated more than 600,000 people as the strongest typhoon on record to enter the South China Sea in May bore down on the south coast on Wednesday." Read more here.
Are you unclear on typhoons, hurricanes, tropical cyclones? Go to the FAQ site of the Atlantic, Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
On May 18, Der Spiegel reported on the misinformation in USA. The title of the article, translated, runs, "They call it pollution, but we call it life." The header says: "In ads whose absurdity is hard to beat, the US energy lobby asks American citizens: 'how would the world be like without carbon dioxide?' The ads target Al Gore's climate change documentary. The content of the ads are at the cutting edge of dumbing down the American people." (Read here.)
On May 22, AP reported that "Hurricane Season Won't Match '05" citing M. Mayfield from the National Hurricane Center. The predicted hurricane activity 2006 will remain below the peak recorded 2005.
On May 24, D. Attenborough published an essay in the Independent, which ends on a Kantian note:
"I'm 80 now. It's not that I think, like any old man, that change is wrong. I recognize that the world has always changed. I know that. But the point is, it's changing more extremely and swiftly than at any time in the past several million years. And one of the things I don't want to do is to look at my grandchildren and hear them say: "Grandfather, you knew it was happening - and you did nothing."
That's the Categorical Imperative in action.
Kant couldn't have said it better.
On May 25, R. Heinberg published "Energy Geopolitics 2006" at the online Energy Bulletin. It's an essay contrasting the illiteracy of the Bush/Cheney junta in America with the cleverness of Putin's rule in Russia. Heinberg writes:
"When Washington succeeded in engineering the economic and political collapse of the USSR at the end of the 1980s, some heralded this as the 'end of history'—a judgment that proved premature at best. After a decade of turmoil, during which foreign (mostly American) companies plundered Russia's treasures, that nation elected as president Vladimir Putin, an ex-KGB officer who, as a career move, had recently spent a stint at the St. Petersburg Mining Institute writing a dissertation titled 'Toward a Russian Transnational Energy Company.' His thesis: Russia should use its vast energy reserves for geostrategic advantage." (Read more here.)
Also on May 25, the NGO Christian Aid released a report that is summed up in the headline of the British Independent: "West's Failure over Climate Change 'Will Kill 182 Million People in Africa'". The content of the report is supported by John Houghton, former chair of the scientific assessment working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IGPCC). Read the story here.
On May 31, Der Spiegel reported on a "Nasty Surprise in the Arctic Drill Core," being that "researchers have found further evidence that CO2 heats the global atmosphere far greater than thought."
BBC News created a nice website with climate change information and policy links.
Oxford University is performing an experiment relying on volunteer computation power. If you want to donate spare PC time, here's what to do.
Yahoo News has a continuously updated news archive about global warming.

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1. Binge watch Netflix together- Has the entire family been interested in watching Game of Thrones but never had the time? Now you do! So make some popcorn and snuggle up.
2. Bake cookies- Nothing is more fun than putting in a little hard work and getting a delicious reward at the end. And since you stocked up on groceries before the storm, you should have all the ingredients you need.
3. Play a game- Whether it's Apples to Apples or Texas Hold Em', playing a game together promises to be a ton of fun. Bonus points if you make it competitive and wager chores (how could kids not want to play if they might get to skip doing their laundry for a few days?).
4. Get moving- Staying cooped up in the house can be exhausting. Search the internet for a yoga video and do it together as a group! If your children are too young for yoga, try playing Simon Says or Hide and Seek with them to get everyone moving.
5. Go outside- Once the snow stops, move the party outside. Make a snowman, throw some snowballs, and have some fun!
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This tip will demonstrate how to overlay a chromatogram at a particular wavelength from two different 3D PDA channels in Empower Software.
3 signs that you need to create a culture of compliance As mentioned in my first post on data integrity, people trust that companies create safe, quality products and rely on data to support that… Read more >
How to calculate a chromatogram's signal-to-noise ratio using Empower Software's custom calculations feature. (S/N Part 4)
See how to calculate signal-to-noise ratios for pharmacopeial methods where you're calculating noise from a blank injection. (S/N Part 3)
There are two ways Empower Chromatography Data Software can calculate signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio adhering to the pharmacopeia. This tip will address calculating noise from within the chromatogram. (S/N Part 2)
In our recently released primer, "Beginner's Guide to Ultra-Performance Convergence Chromatography," also known to laboratories as UPC2, we highlight many aspects of CO2-based chromatography and focus on its three major analytical advantages: Simplicity, speed, and
Retaining and separating highly polar, water-soluble organic compounds has been a challenge for separations scientists who prefer reversed-phase chromatography as their technique of choice. See how Waters has addressed these analytical challenges with our T3 columns.
Empower Software can make signal-to-noise calculations in several different ways. Let's begin by looking at the simple calculation of peak height divided by noise. (S/N Part 1)


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The more stringent and expensive is economic regulation, the greater the returns and incentives for political corruption, no matter what the tipping culture in the country might be.
18 Thursday Jul 2013
The more stringent and expensive is economic regulation, the greater the returns and incentives for political corruption, no matter what the tipping culture in the country might be.
29 Tuesday Jan 2013
Whenever we are subjected to a new bout of technocratic regulationism in the name of greater efficiency or moral correctness — whether it stems from bureaucratic self-servingness or ideologues' delusions of omniscience — it behooves us to remember the sad fate all such initiatives to date, whether they were as large and sweeping as the Russian Revolution, that last great paroxysm of romantic ideology, or merely the dressed up doctrines concocted by powerful interest groups as universal truths, they all aim to fit facts to the Procrustean bed of favored theory and sweep the inconvenient details under the rug. Still, the devil is not merely in the details of such undertakings, but in the very nature of our human ability to closely manage, or even fully understand, phenomena of such complexity as our economy, the planetary climate or even the direction of the arrow of history, all as impossible to predict as next week's weather.
21 Monday Jan 2013
The sad spectacle of Lance Armstrong's auto-da-fé serves up a pertinent reminder of the smug hypocrisy with which our media (and our government, as if it had no more pressing issues to be solving) treat the rather natural extension of the top athlete's drive to win. Never mind that the notion of what is sporting has evolved from turning up one's nose on the very thought of training — we lionize those who broke that particular taboo — to use of every form of medicine in the service of the quest, from nutrition to psychiatry — but only when they turn to pharmacology that they are paraded through the pillory.
Doping in sports has been an issue for as long as drug use was in general society, and the reason that it despite all efforts to stamp it out it continues and evolves is the same: when a natural market has been established, that means that real needs exist, and when they do, there always is supply.
It is time to recognize that what grownups do to their bodies is no more our business than what they do in their bedrooms and that by driving markets underground we do nothing more than create criminals of those who desire to excel or exit and bring into being vast conspiracies to off them supply.
17 Thursday Jan 2013
Whenever regulation is introduced to protect consumers, always it always winds up protecting the regulated industry instead.
11 Friday Jan 2013
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Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Empiricism, Ideology, Inflation, Philosophy of Governance, Pragmatism, Regulation
The New — and old — Keynesian insistence on the reason for the failure of the unprecedentedly large stimulus to kick-start the economic growth engine is reminiscent of the Hebrew prophets' sermons blaming Jews for their own persecution on the charge of insufficient zealotry, although it is plain to see that it was in fact this excess zealotry that was the proximate cause of the Hebrews' sufferings. Now these same economists are counseling Europe to go down the same failed path in order to preserve the Euro, never mind the dubiousness of its value to European prosperity and the pain it has already caused.
The fact is that if macroeconomics is to be taken seriously as a science rather than philosophy, to say nothing of its prescriptions being accepted by responsible decision-makers, it must abandon doctrinaire adherence to theories — all theories — that are not proved, or at least well supported, by rigorous empirical evidence. Without such proof, economics will remain indistinguishable from ideology. Keynes, Hayek, Friedman, Marx even, if he is to be included in their number — all were fallible and often wrong, in whole or in part. Politicizing economic-theoretic thought to advance social agendas — whether it be more or less governmental control and regulation over economic factors, trade, inflation, and so on — only undermines the economics as a field of study, much like Stalin's functionaries attempted to politicize genetics, cybernetics and agronomy.
To insist primacy of theory over observation, to seek out selective facts in support of favored thought while ignoring or attacking contrary evidence, to bully those who point out its inadequacy with argumentum ad verecundiam — particularly when that authority had been a priori deified — are all acts of the pseudo-scientist. Swaddling such naked theory in mathematics does nothing to improve its relationship to measurable outcomes, or make it more a real science.
Moral argument should have no more suasion in the science of economics than it does in geology, or physics, or astronomy. As yet, however, allowing morality and wishful thinking to creep into macroeconomic thought has turned if into philosophy with pretty graphs and nice equations, with scientific rigor still a consummation devoutly to be wish'd.
UPDATE: More on the subject by the repeatable anonymous columnist at the Economist.
UPDATE 2: No matter how utopian we wish our politics to be, we ignore realities of the laws of economics — which no one has been able to repeal — entirely at our peril.
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The paradox and irony of regulation is that the more stringent and restrictive it is made, the greater the incentive and reward of manipulation and corruption.
07 Wednesday Nov 2012
Once upon a time, before the advent of the "poison pill" and other suchlike measures, the threat of a hostile takeover was a check on self-dealing and plain incompetence of managements — much like the Right of Conquest was in its own day a check on failing government before the advent of the "international community" and its perpetual defense of the status quo, except of course when it is not convenient.
18 Monday Jun 2012
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— Call on VHF 16 of an aluminum skiff with two persons on board ¾ of the way out the Mission Bay Channel dead in the water. A lifeguard rescue vessel responds and a private citizen helps out with a tow.
— Report of seven people stuck on the beach due to the high tide South of Yong Hall/Sunset Cliffs. 1-Sam, 2-Sam, Rescue-44, 4-Lincoln, E-22, M-46, Copter-2 and two lifeguard rescue vessels respond. Two females and one male are located on the beach. A lifeguard from one of the rescue vessels paddles into the beach and escorts the three north on the beach to a safe location where they can be paddled out to the lifeguard rescue vessel. Copter-2 provides light all three are loaded onto a lifeguard rescue vessel and transported back to the reception dock where they are evaluated by Medics/no aid needed. 24-Sam transports the three victims back to their vehicle at Ladera.
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The first night of the play Trash Cuisine staged by the Belarusian Free Theater in Amsterdam was a true success.
On 5 October, in the Amsterdam city theater Stadsschouwburg, the first night of the play Trash Cuisine by the Belarusian Free Theater gathered a full house.
A human and an animal, a human-animal, hunger, food, pain, death, cynicism and compassion, hope and irreversibility – these are the plot knots that the action of the play is centered around. The host of the scene - a moderator, conférencier, top-chef (Philippe Spall) - invites the viewers to a culinary journey all over the world. This is not a usual journey, but an extreme and merciless journey through the limbs of Hell; not transcendent and poetic, but an actual hell. The "dishes" of the play are cooked from real every-day stories and recent past of our planet, Radio Svaboda reports.
One of the theater's directors Mikalai Khalezin said that the idea behind the play about the death penalty was born three years ago, but at that time the European partners of the theater were convinced that the problem was not acute. They said that the entire Europe had refused from the death penalty for a long time ago. However, after the process against Uladzislau Kavaliou and Dzmitry Kanavalau held in Minsk, and their execution Europe "suddenly" woke up, and the European cultural foundation has asked the Belarusian Free Theater to elaborate on this issue.
In order to prepare the material for the play, the company travelled to other countries where the death penalty is still in use – Malaysia and Thailand. They also went to Ghana where the death penalty has been halted. For safety reasons, they had to skip Iran and China. Amnesty International has financed the one-month trip.
The menu of the theatrical dinner opens with the Belarusian history of 1942, the war, hunger and death. The death of a pig grown by a man for hard times, the death of his son who never got to taste the pork. The murder and the culinary here are standing together, but their link is more of a metaphor. For now.
After this story the viewers see a giant scene of a feast of two professionals, a Belarusian and an Asian, sharing success and failures in their jobs – executors. Drinking champaign and tasting delicacies, they discuss with delight the details of their profession. Eloquent pictures of the legal murder form the background of the feast.
Further, the documentary reality will again mix with brutal grotesque, and murders of people and the culinary art will get even closer until they collide in a horrible story from Ruanda from not long ago. A husband (khutu) who has got an order to "kill the cockroaches" murders his three children, dismembers their bodies according to the culinary laws, fries the meat in a frying pan and tries to make his wife who is still in bed after hard delivery (the youngest child was 2 months old) to eat the ready "dish". The scene is solved with choreography, but the chef is frying real meat. Some viewers took it very hard…
Another real story used in the play is the fate of Liam Holden, an Irish republican from Belfast convicted to death penalty in 1973, but the sentence was later changed to life in prison. After 17 years in prison, Holden was released when it was proved that he had been tortured to admit the murder of a British soldier. In the next story, British lawyer Clive Stafford Smith, fighter for the abolition of the death penalty in the USA, tells every detail about the way of a convict to the electric chair. The lawyer is talking for every participants of the case. The humane authorities ask the convict what food he would like to be served before he dies, and he replies that it doesn't matter, he'll be fried himself so soon, and then he asks for a cigarette. But the administration of the prison refuses to give him a cigarette because smoking kills…
Another explosion of black humor was the demonstration of different types of the death penalty using the means of mimics, gestures and sounds (American actress Stephanie Pan): a gas chamber, decapitation, hanging, shooting by a firing squad, death injection, electric chair, all in a traditional comedian styling. Horribly funny… No, simply horrible.
From time to time the chef-narrator comments the play with Shakespeare's monologues from Hamlet and Venetian Merchant, which emphasize the universal nature of the death penalty.
The culinary journey around the world finishes where it began – in Belarus. With Liubou Kavaliova's monologue as a background, the case of the subway explosion is demonstrated. The scene is hard to retell, it should be seen. The mother's last words are: "When Ulad was arrested, he told me: "Don't worry, mom, everything will be fine and in 72 hours I'll be free". I still wait when these 72 hours will be over…"
Arkadzii Yushyn, Belarusian-American composer and guitarist, was playing life throughout the play. In the climax of Ulad's story, Arkadzii was playing the Belarusian tune Kupalinka, a song about night, loss and tears.
When the audience exploded with applauds, and after the actors went out to the stage for the third time, producer of the play Natallia Kaliada invited three women to climb up to the stage and tell their stories. Valeryia Krasouskaia, Iryna Bagdanava and Liubou Kavaliova reminded the fates of their father (Anatol Krasouski), brother (Andrei Sannikov) and son (Uladzislau Kavaliou) and call upon everyone in the audience to remind their politicians what is happening today, in the 21st century, in Europe's geographical center – in the modern Belarus.
The plays of the Belarusian Free Theater were shown under the patronage of the European Cultural Foundation headed by Dutch Princess Laurentien. The management of the Free Theater met with the Princess before the first right.
The first night in the Royal Theater wasn't the only outcome of the one-month stay of the Free Theater in Amsterdam: the first political debates on Belarus were held on 3 October. The main topic in the debates was the trade turnover of Holland and other EU countries with Lukashenka's regime.
Several viewers have shared their impressions after the play:
Robert Palmer, Director of Culture, Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Council of Europe:
"Every time the company demonstrates courage when they tell the stories based on real experience, and this is an incredibly strong possibility to realize the level of the hardships that Belarus is dealing. I believe that the world should learn about these stories more. The reaction of the audience here, in Amsterdam, was an important experience for me. We should press the Belarusian powers in every possible way to make them recognize that the demands of common people are valid. Of course, this play is only a little drop that has fallen on a stone. We need thousands of such events to make real changes happen."
Stefan Ericsson, former ambassador of Sweden to Belarus:
"For me, this is a very important event, when a Belarusian theater receives such attention in Europe, in Amsterdam. It is very important that people all over Europe find out that there is such a country, that there are talented actors who have much to tell the European audience. The topic of today's play is complicated, but I am convinced that today with this play the actors of the Belarusian Free Theater have really reached to the people's hearts."
Ingo Petz, German journalist specializing in the Belarusian theme:
"On the one hand, I am impressed with the work of the Free Theater. They managed to elaborate their own specific esthetic language – I've seen five of their plays. In this play, there are several very strong moments, like for example the dialogue of the two "shooters" who share the secrets of murdering people, or the last scene about the execution of Kavaliou and Kanavalau. On the other hand, it is important that the focus in Holland is shifted to Belarus, the country where Lukashenka's regime is running a successful petroleum business. I was also touched when Lera Krasouskaia, Iryna Bagdanava and Liubou Kavaliova went out to the stage. It was a risk for the authors of the play, because the viewers were leaving the theater under the most recent impression from what the women had said, which could replace the impressions from the play itself. I would like this play to be shown in Germany, to draw the attention to Belarus there, too."
Natallia Kaliada end Mikalai Khalezin
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Ramon M. Morales passed away Monday September 18, 2017 surrounded by family in one of the most glorious demonstrations of God's unending Mercy. Ramon, a beloved Husband, Father, Son, Brother and Uncle finally surrendered to his weakened heart that was broken after the loss of his beloved wife, Mary, six years prior. Ramon was a man of many words and always contributing with his uplifting wisdom. Born in 1924, Ramon lived to the wonderful age of 93. He maintained his independence and his gusto for life until his very last moment with us. Ramon was a World War II veteran who served his country in the United States Army Air Forces as an Aviator Midrange Gunner and Radio Operator and served in the United States Merchant Marine. He proudly worked on NASA Space Missions under the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs until the first man on the moon landed in 1969.
Ramon, being the boisterous spirit that he was, took his civic duty to vote and the right to voice his opinion as two of the most important privileges this great country bestows upon its citizens. He carried out several letter campaigns and wrote over 500 letters to multiple administrations until he no longer could see the keys of his classic Underwood No.5 typewriter. Ramon remained committed to the country he loved and passed along to those who knew him a sense of responsibility to remain actively engaged to influence change.
There are several gifts my father gave me in his life but none as meaningful as the last gift he bestowed on us all. The first gift my father gave me was that he was a man of words: written words, spoken words, wise words and powerful words. He knew we each had a voice and felt we should use it. He helped me develop a respect for words and made sure I knew how the way we speak to one another could make people and even break people. He reminded us often that what we hear, read and write, what we consume in words, influences who and what we ultimately become. He made sure that what came out of his mouth or even his typewriter was encouraging and uplifting but most importantly that the words he chose were direct and honest. You see, my mom demonstrated for us the power that is in prayer but my dad demonstrated for us the power of our own voice. He showed us the power to reaffirm the positive through the words we choose to utter.
The second gift my father gave me was that he loved my mom the way he did. My father told me that the day he married my mom, she became everything to him. She became his wife, his best friend, his lover and life companion. There is a Christian way of prioritizing your life where God is number one, your spouse is number two, your kids are three and then everything else follows. For many people putting their spouse second to God and before their children is tough. It was not difficult for my parents. My sisters and I knew very well we were third for them both. Loving my mom the way he did was one of the greatest blessings he bestowed upon us. It made each of us a believer in love between a man and a woman. In a time when half of our marriages end in divorce, I knew love and marriage could truly exist because I lived them both.
But the greatest gift he gave me was in his last hours with us on Earth. When he first arrived at the hospital he had suffered his first heart attack and he was singing "Shall We Gather at The River" loudly and courageously as we entered the emergency room. Later he suffered a series of heart attacks and while he was having them he was singing and telling the nurses, "I'm not having a heart attack, I don't need a doctor". In the midst of his heart failure he was singing this hymn and in no pain. I had to eventually tell him that his angiogram showed all three major vessels of his heart were blocked and that the damage to his heart was too great to fix. I had to tell him that he would not be leaving the hospital. He answered me in his firm voice, "Then let's get on with it. Forward we march". I told him to wait because we needed to call family and in the most lucid and coherent way he began telling me phone numbers to dial. Our relatives would answer and he would say, "This is Ray and I'm dying. I wanted to say bye". He was laughing and singing and telling me number and after number to call.
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He was gone but not without giving me this reaffirmation of my faith in our Lord. I take this experience as a gift from my Dad but it could have also been a gift directly from God to serve as a reminder that our life here and now does lead us into a life in the after. You can say it was the lack of oxygen from his failing heart that caused him to hallucinate. I question that logic because the hallucinations did not have to be those exact visions. Hallucinations can be of anything, he could have seen pink elephants but he didn't.
We often see only the birth of a baby as a miracle but I learned from my father's passing that death, as is life, is also a miracle. Thanks to my Father I got to witness death as the miracle that it truly is. I know now for certain that they do come for us; God comes for us in the end. Everything we have learned about the good shepherd coming back for us, that we have a place in His house, everything Psalm 23 tells us really is true. We do not go alone and I got to witness it through my Father's closing eyes.
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This week I had the honor to interview Andrew Brandt. Brandt is best known for his past position with the Green Bay Packers, where he was a vice president from 1999 to 2008, he was also responsible for the management of the salary cap, the negotiations with the players' and the coaches' representatives. His career is more diverse than that, so before I start with the interview's questions, I would like to briefly outline his career steps.
After the most important information, let's start the interview:
How did you get involved with sports? Did you prepare for a life connected to football?
I haven't heard much in that regard. The annual games in London are certainly a
start. With our league – the World
League twenty years ago – we were the first venture to try to sell American
football overseas, with mixed results. Of course, the audiences in England and Germany, among other places, are
more sophisticated in their understanding than they were in Spain. European expansion will come slowly; I
don't see it in this decade.
The Packers model is a really successful one. Building on the draft, developing players have their benefits, and lead to success as the past years (especially: Packers, Steelers, Colts) have pointed out. Why aren't more teams following the "Packers' way"?
Let's turn our attention to the number one question of this offseason. I would like to ask you about the Peyton Manning situation. What do you think will happen with the Colts' quarterback?
How did you get involved with sports? Did you prepare for a life connected to football?
I was a tennis player growing up, went to Stanford where the top tennis players in the country attended. While in law school back in Washington, DC – where I grew up – I was able to "sell" a company named ProServ to take me on as an intern. I had the hope and promise that I could help them to meet some Stanford tennis players. Once I got into ProServ and proved myself a bit, I moved from tennis to team sports – primarily basketball and football – and worked under David Falk, known for his representation of top NBA players such as Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Allen Iverson. I was an avid football fan growing up, going to Washington Redskins games every year, but never really envisioned a life in football. Unexpected things happen in life.
You were the general manager of the Barcelona Dragons and spent some time is Europe. What was your impression about the European fans, can you tell us about positive and negative experiences connected to them?
It was not just a job; it was an adventure. Fans cheered at the wrong times and did The Wave the entire game long. I realized that we were not going to be successful selling American; rather, we were selling the experience and the event. The fans loved to being a part of something and the atmosphere; we tried to appeal to that.
Europe is the main target right now for the NFL's "expansion". From Roger Goodell we have heard about the possibilities of a Super Bowl in Europe, a team in Europe, even a possible European division in the future. How serious are these plans in your opinion? Do they have a real chance in the near future?
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You were an agent for ProServe and Woolf Associates. Who were your most notable clients?
At ProServ I worked with high-profile players but to say I was their agent is not exactly accurate; I worked for them under Falk. Some of those players were Jordan, Ewing, Mourning, Boomer Esiason, Willie Gault, Chris Doleman, etc. Some players that I had more responsibility for: Reggie Lewis, Muggsy Bogues, David Wingate and Danny Ferry. At Woolf I represented Ricky Williams, Matt Hasselbeck and Adam Vinatieri, among others.
Losing a client is part of every agent's life, and losing some special ones hurt the agent for a long time. Who do you consider the greatest loss of your agent career?
Ricky Williams was one of the great players in the history of college football and I spent a great deal of time trying to sign him and working with him briefly after signing him. However, he did not like the company (Woolf) and wanted me to work with an agent/rapper named Master P. It was a tough decision, but I decided to move to the Packers at that point, instead of competing. Ricky would have been the watershed client of my career, and I genuinely liked him as a person, but I knew that I wanted to move on from that business. It was a tough way to make a living and hard on my family.
You have negotiated a contract from both sides of the table, as an agent and as a vice president and later consultant. Which were the toughest negotiations of your career as an agent and as an executive?
It's hard to pick any in particular but the hardest ones are (1) from a player perspective, when there are no other options and I had to get the player a job; and (2) from a team perspective, when I have to come back to my boss – general manager, president, coach, etc. – with a deal. In these cases I had to negotiate as firmly as I can but not lose the deal.
I think more are open and start to think this way. I think teams are getting away from quick fixes (FA deals) and moving towards more patient development. Not all, but most.
You were present when the Packers have selected Aaron Rodgers in the 2005 draft. Can you sum up the selection process and how the day's events influenced the Packers decision to pick Aaron with the 24th pick?
We watched the defensive players we had targeted all fall off the board and, when we got to our selection, there was one name up there with a first round grade: Aaron Rodgers. I got him on the phone then made him wait another excruciating 10 minutes to see if we got an offer we couldn't refuse. It is interesting how history may have changed, if we did.
Let's turn our attention to the number one question of this offseason. I would like to ask you about the Peyton Manning situation. What do you think will happen with the Colts' quarterback?
All indications are that there will be a separation. I outline all the scenarios in my articles. (The three part Manning series of Andrew is available at the following links: part 1, part 2, part 3. I have consulted with him when I wrote the article about the Manning decision.)
One of the biggest news of the past day is the comeback attempt of Randy Moss. You have almost traded for him just before the 2007 season, but he went to the Patriots, and then broke all-time season records with Tom Brady. What went wrong, why weren't the Packers able to acquire him?
Moss was going to be traded from the Raiders; the question was where. He and his agent wanted a one-year deal to set him up for a big payday the next year. We were unwilling to do that, wanting him to commit to at least a two-year deal rather than lose him to the highest bidder. When the Patriots agreed to that one-year deal, they signed him. And, as per Moss's plan, they signed him 6 months later to a three-year $27 million deal.
As a closing thought, I would like to share another detail about the Moss-Packers dealings, what I got to know from Andrew Brandt. Brett Favre would have given everything to get Randy to Green Bay in the 2007 and 2008 offseason. Andrew retired in January, 2008, but the team went into a battle for Moss before he signed his new contract. Randy Moss singed with the Patriots on the 3rd of March. Brett Favre announced his (first) retirement on the 4th of March. Could it be a coincidence? I don't think so...
As a closing thought, I would like to share another detail about the Moss-Packers dealings, what I got to know from Andrew Brandt. Brett Favre would have given everything to get Randy to Green Bay in the 2007 and 2008 offseason. Andrew retired in January, 2008, but the team went into a battle for Moss before he signed his new contract. Randy Moss singed with the Patriots on the 3rd of March. Brett Favre announced his (first) retirement on the 4th of March. Could it be a coincidence? I don't think so...


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The process takes about two to three hours.
We will first take you through a pre-fit interview to learn about how you ride, your cycling goals and understand any existing problems that will need to be taken into consideration.
Our specialist will follow an 18 step process to understand the flexibility and dimensions of your body.
We then assess your existing position on your bike while you ride on a stationary trainer. This provides us with additional information to adjust your position and equipment.
A 15 step process is then followed by our fit specialist to adjust your position and equipment.
A follow up consultation is always scheduled to review your adoption of the new position and answer any questions you may have.
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It's only Wednesday and it's already been an awesome week.
The university experience has afforded me invaluable access to resources beyond imagination. I strongly believe that most intellectual and emotional growth happens outside the classroom. While the classroom is the information center, everything beyond that is where this network of thoughts is created. It's the best feeling when everything seems to be in synchrony, despite being independent events. This is what Carl Jung coined as "synchronicity"- an acausal connection of two or more psycho-physic phenomena.
That's exactly what's happening.
Here are the three things that I need to know:
- What I know
- What I don't know
- What I want to know
These themes keep popping up lately, and I'm working on identifying them. So far, knowing who I know and what I want to know has opened a lot of doors.
This is a quick diagram to explain how this all fits in my head, and I'll explain it as succinctly as I can.
This starts with the the BC bakery. Jorg Amsler, pastry-extraordinaire, is one of my favorite people ever. He's been on the Food Network a bunch of times, and I had the fortune of working with him. I admire his ability to immediately make people feel at ease. Really, how can you not love a guy who makes cookies like this:
I only worked with him at a minimal part-time for a couple short months, but I feel like I've known him for a lifetime. He's funny, jovial, positive, talented, and humble, and the best compliment I've ever received was from him.
Since he's such a strong storyteller with a really interesting life, I reached out to the Honors Program Speaker Series Committee to host Jorg. Jorg, being the lovable nut that he is, carved a watermelon during his talk.
This year, I'm on the Speaker Series Committee, and each member organizes a Table Talk each semester. In the fall, I invited Fawce, the founder and CEO of Quantopian, through a recent-grad friend who works there. Again, another fantastic talk. In fact, it led to an internship, and I've been working there for the past semester.
At Quantopian, there are a bunch of former HubSpot employees, so this article caught my eye. In that article, saw Keith Frankel's bio, clicked through and did some research. Keith was a producer on MTV and the Head of Creative and Design at HubSpot, among a bunch of other crazy awesome stuff. He's 27. Also, he has a cool resume. You know you've made it when you can use expletives on your resume.
Since I'm on the Committee, potential speaker opportunities are constantly in the back of my mind when reading about anyone Boston-based. So, within a couple minutes of submitting a speaking inquiry, Keith agreed to come. After some email correspondence, we confirmed his speaking engagement on April 13th at 7PM.
Anyone who has had a substantial conversation with me in the past 48 hours has heard me rave about Keith, so I'm writing it down to immortalize these thoughts on the internet forever.
Keith has a frank(el) speaking style. Pro tip: this style is often the most engaging to the audience. I can probably speak for most of the attendees when I say that we quickly felt a sense of familiarity with him. I'm just guessing, but it probably has to do with his swaggeristic* charisma.
Here are my main takeaways:
- Create opportunity by being present. As a social media fanatic, it hit home when he said, "Every moment you spend looking at Kim Kardashian's Instagram is a moment you are idly watching someone else succeed." Also, he referred to this Economist infographic, and my mind was blown.
- Scratch your "itch". This itch comes from a sense of dissatisfaction and a desire to engage in a new activity. If you find yourself counting down the hours until the end of the work day, it's time to leave and not go back. If you don't know where to go, what's the thing that you're excited to leave work for?
- Know your strengths and weaknesses. If you could reduce your skills to a number between 1-10, what would they be? Visualize this: your strongest skills (10's) are in the center. Around those 10's are your 9's, and around those 9's are your 8's, and so on, creating concentric circles of skillsets. Strengthening skills entails turning some 3's into 4's, and some 8's into 9's. This leads to the next point.
- Learn from the best. The best way to learn is to learn from the best. This means identifying that person and asking for help. For Keith, this meant learning from his college roommates how to step dance, trying out for the team, becoming captain, and eventually taking the team pro.
- Take the flyer. Keith took advantage of all the opportunities he could, and this was critical to gaining exposure to new worlds and more opportunities. We are all where we are because of nepotism, AKA "networking". Case in point, that one diagram.
- For lack of a better word, egotism is critical to success. I've noticed that the most successful people I know have a great sense of intellectual confidence. This enables people to remove the barrier of complacency and continue to progress. Without a healthy sense of egotism, you limit yourself and what you are capable of.
- The university's agenda is diametrically opposed to the students' agenda. The university's bottom-line is to have us graduate on time and be employed. This could explain why the companies with the most visibility on campus (Big Four, big banks) are the ones that reflect the most practical studies, e.g. Finance and Accounting. Generally, this excludes a large portion of the business school students who aren't interested in investment banking, consulting, or accounting. As far as soul-searching goes, you're limited to what you know. You'll only be able to realize your love of, for example, athletics design consulting if you are exposed to that industry. BC has a lot of room to improve on promoting diverse careers in business, such as in entertainment, food, and fashion.
- Make something. This was easily my biggest takeaway. It's rarely enough to just think. We have to create and do and produce. I definitely need to work on communicating my thoughts through coherent design. After all, the result of my work is my legacy.
Keep an eye out for my next post on my dinner with Marvin Chow, who also has a cool resume.
*Red squiggles all the way. Not a word but should be.


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Work In Progress: The Golden Compass – Lyra, Pan, and Iorik the Armored Bearon April 28, 2012 at 8:05 am
Uh, SURPRISE! I can draw regular stuff too. This is a work-in-progress, like it says- here's the rough sketch. A full-color print will be available just after Stumptown Comics Fest, though, so if you'd like one, email me (email@example.com) , stop by my table at the convention (C-10) , or tweet at me (@meencomics).
You can pre-order this print or buy any of my others, as well as pins, or magnets, or mini-comic anthologies of Meen, or other minis, or my friendship, or a pony, from me at the Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend at the Oregon Convention Center, at table C-10 next to the illustrious Bill Mudron and across from the lovely Erika Moen and Dylan Meconis.
I am happy to take commissions too! Ask me.


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"An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited." (Michael Engle, Cornell)
This week in EDTECH501 I explored the mechanics of writing an APA Annotated Bibliography. Resources such as the Purdue Online Writing Lab, Google Scholar, and various databases were used to research the topic of video games in the classroom. I kept my scope pretty broad and ended up reading many articles in a very short period of time. The program Zotero was used to organize and format my resources. This helped quite a bit by putting the information in the right order. I got a little flustered with the syntax of formatting the sources but I am happy with the results.
Check it out: Teaching with Video Games: An Annotated Bibliography.


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Principles of Traditional Diets – Weston A. Price
These are dietary principles many of us follow, largely from the principles of the Weston A. Price Foundation, based on successful indigenous diets, which yielded much fewer health problems than we see of those who eat a modern industrial-agriculture-based diet.
- No de-natured foods (such as refined sugars, bleached white flours, canned foods, pasteurised foods, homogenised, skim or low fat milks, refined or hydrogenated oils, chemically extracted oils, protein powders, artificial vitamins, additives and coloring.
- Reliance on high-quality saturated fats for energy and nutrition. Nearly equal amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids. Total Fat content of traditional diets varied from 30% – 80%.
- Some sort of animal protein and fat – from seafood, water and land birds, land animals, eggs, milk and milk products, reptiles and insects.
- Seeds, grains and nuts are soaked, fermented, or naturally leavened in order to neutralise naturally occurring anti-nutrients in these foods (such as phytates, enzyme inhibitors, tanins and complex carbohydrates).
- Making provisions for the health of future generations by providing special nutrient rich foods for parents to be, pregnant women and growing children.
- Salt (unrefined, mineral rich).
- High-enzyme foods – such as found in: raw dairy, raw meat and fish, raw honey, cold pressed oils, unpasteurised wines, beers, ciders and vinegar, naturally preserved lacto-fermented vegetables, fruits, drinks and condiments.
- Consumption of animal bones, usually in the form of gelatin-rich bone broths. Use of all parts of the animal especially mineral rich organs, livers, whole heads, eyes, glands etc.
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Courses and subjects that are offered at an academy-wide level are the Individual Study Track (IST), Research & Discourse, Propaedeutic Project Week and Studium Generale.


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The conventional 'out to dinner' option never fails, but how about seizing the day with an exciting cycling trip? This is the perfect way to spend quality time together, epitomising romance and adventure.
You don't need to go to the ends of the earth, and travelling by electric bike will stop the sweats and provide a relaxed and enjoyable ride…
Whether you choose to purchase or hire for the day with Axcess, an electric bike is an optimum way to travel. With powered assistance and supreme comfort, you can cycle up to 15 mph on cycle tracks and roads!
We rent electric bikes from just £35 per day! This is your chance to cruise together regardless of your ability or strength, the bike will assist you, enabling you to go at your own, comfortable pace. Together time is important, and cycling is a great way to get away from your daily routine to try something new.
We recommend leaving from our e-bike store in Devon and heading to Beer…
Just 10 miles from Honiton, Beer is a quaint seaside village where countryside adjoins the coast. Boasting breathtaking scenery, this picture-postcard town is home to a scenic beach surrounded by working fishing boats and chalk cliffs.
Taking just 1 hour on your bike, you will take the below route to arrive once you have rented your e-bike with Axcess:
Turn left out of our office
At T junction, turn left into Hayne Lane
Cycle up the hill to T Junction.
Turn right the fork left up to A375 (this is steep, but once up to the top, it is fairly flat all the way till you drop down to Beer across the E. Devon ANOB.)
Turn left at the Hare and Hounds pub and continue on the road about 5 miles till you reach the A3052. Turn left.
After about 1 mile turn right on lane signposted "Beer:"
You will find various eating houses in Beer, which is quite a nice old village and various attractions like the Beer Quarry Caves.and Pecorama. You will also have access to the South coastal path.
Once you arrive, there is much you can do to revel in the charm of Beer village…
With all that cycling, you're bound to be feeling a little peckish. Once you arrive at the resort, stop off for a delicious lunch at one of these lovely restaurants. The two of you can sit down and dine together before heading back out on your e-bikes to explore.
Alternatively, if you purchase one of our panniers for e-bikes, you could pack a personal picnic hamper with all of your favourite shared snacks. There are many well-loved spots to find and perch on while you share sandwiches overlooking the beach.
Lock up your e-bikes and head to the stunning beach of Beer. Go fossil hunting, surround yourselves with beautiful ocean views, traipse through the sand and pebbles to find your own secluded spot to sit, relax, chat and watch the world go by in each other's arms.
Source: visitdevon.co.uk
After a little quality time spent on the beach, the two of you can explore Beer gift shops and walk the quaint little town hand-in-hand on the way back to your e-bikes. Sunset watching is the most sensational and romantic way to begin the evening. The sun is predicted to start setting at approximately 5.27pm – be sure to have your camera at the ready to document the moment.
A country pub with a roaring fire would make the perfect setting after a long day. We recommend The Old Inn, Kilmington based in Axminster! Indulge in a classic dish within a charming setting.
Our electric bikes are available in a range of brands and collections including foldable and mountain. Providing first-class customer services, we ensure that our customers are happy with their hire or purchase and offer specialist advice. If you'd like to speak with us, please fill out a contact form, get in touch or browse our e-bike range.


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These economy Circuit Breakers are a push to reset only type thermal circuit breaker. Unlike the other P and B breakers featured in this catalogue they cannot be manually tripped and therefore be used to isolate the circuit manually. When the breaker is tripped the button extends for visual indication.
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Kiepersol Estates Wine Harvest + Grape Stomping Festival is Saturday
Kiepersol Estates is offering fun for everyone this Saturday. With grape stomping, live music, and more; there is something for everyone to enjoy. Could there be anything more fun than recreating the famous I Love Lucy scene of grape stomping?


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More than 50 percent of European businesses surveyed for an annual study felt that the lack of a region-to-region free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) put "the Philippines at a disadvantage," the 2017 EU-Asean Business Sentiment Survey reported yesterday.
While other factors—such as expansion plans and expected profit increases—pointed to a rosy economic outlook for the Philippines, a good number of European investors felt they were "operating at a disadvantage" given the advances being made under an even larger trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
The survey covered 333 senior executives across the Asean, of which 51 were based in the Philippines, according to proponents of the study. Of these respondents, 8 percent noted that the lack of an EU-Asean FTA put European firms "at a competitive disadvantage," slightly higher than the general Asean average of 55 percent.
Seven out of the 10 Asean countries reported scores that were either at par or higher than the Asean average, with Indonesia topping the list as 68 percent of investors said the absence of the regional FTA was a disadvantage.
Other than this, 61 percent of EU firms based in Asean also said non-tariff barriers were hampering supply chain efficiency.
Chris Humphrey, executive director of the EU-Asean Business Council, downplayed this, noting that the Philippines still had an advantage, saying "at least the Philippines is currently negotiating a bilateral FTA." Of the Asean member states, only Singapore and Vietnam have concluded talks, while the Philippines and Indonesia are still in negotiations.
"While the EU is just beginning to restart the process of considering a region-to-region FTA with Asean, and is in the process of negotiating a series of bilateral FTAs, some of its main competitors (e.g. Japan, China, Korea) have put in place trade deals with the Asean and are engaged in active negotiations on an even larger trade deals," the report read.
To recall, EU and Asean officials announced last March the plan to revive the region-to-region FTA amidst growing concerns of protectionism. By Roy Stephen C. Canivel – @inquirerdotnet
Source: http://business.inquirer.net/236363/eu-asean-fta-pushed#ixzz4s4UzBZS6
The views and opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the ASEAN Trade Union Council.
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For those who are looking for a way to improve the look of their yard should definitely try searching for a design that suits them. Although landscaping still makes waves in many households many are considering buying non-living things to decorate their yard. According to reviews, this includes buying pathways, stones, concrete and others for sale to the yard to create a whole new look. This is often referred to as hardscaping and it is now a popular way of designing a yard.
Those who have tried using a hardscape design to upgrade their yard loved how their property really popped out. Using this technique can certainly increase your home's value and at the same time give you something your eyes can feast on every day. If you are interested in trying this out for your own yard, you should consider a few things first.
Hardscape Design Styles
Who wouldn't want to be able to enjoy the outdoors? Homeowners today are considering the various potentials of their yard. Creating a landscape design may be the first thing that comes to your mind but if you want to create a truly unique look, go for one of these instead. Like it was mentioned before, there are some things that you need to focus on before starting with your home improvement project and here they are:
• Planters and Sculptures – The first thing that you need to consider when it comes to this type of design is to balance the planters and sculptures in your yard. Although flowering plants are ideal as decorative items on your yard, make sure that you don't go overboard with them. They can overrun your yard and can ruin the effect that you are trying to achieve. If you have sculptures installed make sure that they are balanced with one another.
• Retaining Wall – According to reviews, another useful element that you can add is the retaining wall. This wall can help prevent erosion from occurring and keep your landscape design in good condition. You can also install this wall across your yard to separate one area from the rest. In case you haven't done revamping a portion of your yard and you have guests arriving, putting up a retaining wall can help hide it from view.
• Bricks or Pavers – If you want to upgrade the look of your home's exterior buying and using bricks or even pavers for sale is highly recommended. There are a lot of homeowners who make use of these materials in creating pathways and walls on their yard. One reason behind this is that there are plenty of benefits to be gained from them unlike concrete. Bricks and pavers come in various colors, sizes and shapes so you can easily mix and match them according to your design.
Like it was mentioned before, when it comes to design and layout, you should know how to balance the decorations that you will be using. Regardless of whether you will be using flowering plants, sculptures, walls or sheds in your design, make sure that they blend well with one another to create a beautiful and stunning yard to boast to your family and friends.