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BSc (Hons) (Rural Resource Management), PhD (Economic Geography)
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Paul's research interests are concerned with understanding the nuances of socio-economic impact and development as they interact with people, places and policy. Paul utilises a range of approaches grounded in Economic and Social Geography, including: socio-economic impact analysis, local economic modelling action research, qualitative methodologies and social cost-benefit analysis. Paul is currently applying Social Return on Investment (SROI) to impact measurement in the Voluntary and Community Sector and the evaluation of European rural policy; developing social indicators for the farming sector and is part of a CCRI team designing Malta's Rural Development Programme for 2014-20. He joined the CCRI in 2002 and was awarded the title of Professor in 2013.
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Courtney, P. (2017) Conceptualising Social Value for the Third Sector and Developing Methods for Its Assessment. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 1-31 DOI 10.1007/s11266-017-9908-3. August. 'Online First': http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11266-017-9908-3.
Baker, C. and Courtney, P. (2015) Conceptualising the societal value of health and wellbeing and developing indicators for assessment, The European Journal of Public Health, 25, 3, 291-292
Naylor, R. and Courtney, P. (2014) Exploring the social context of risk perception and behaviour: Farmers' response to bovine tuberculosis. Geoforum, 57. pp. 48-56. ISSN 00167185
Reed, M., Courtney, P., Urquhart, J. and Ross, N. (2013) Beyond fish as commodities: Understanding the socio-cultural role of inshore fisheries in England. Marine Policy, 37. pp. 62-68. ISSN 0308597X
Courtney, P., Mills, J., Gaskell, P. and Chaplin, S. (2013) Investigating the incidental benefits of Environmental Stewardship schemes in England. Land Use Policy, 31. pp. 26-37. ISSN 02648377
Urquhart, J., Courtney, P. and Slee, B. (2012) Private woodland owners' perspectives on multifunctionality in English woodlands. Journal of Rural Studies, 28 (1). pp. 95-106. ISSN 07430167
Urquhart, J. and Courtney, P. (2011) Seeing the owner behind the trees: A typology of small-scale private woodland owners in England. Forest Policy and Economics, 13 (7). pp. 535-544. ISSN 13899341
Urquhart, J., Acott, T., Reed, M. and Courtney, P. (2011) Setting an agenda for social science research in fisheries policy in Northern Europe. Fisheries Research, 108 (2-3). pp. 240-247. ISSN 01657836
Ilbery, B., Courtney, P., Kirwan, J. and Maye, D. (2010) Marketing concentration and geographical dispersion: A survey of organic farms in England and Wales. British Food Journal, 112 (9). pp. 962-975. ISSN 0007-070X
Urquhart, J., Courtney, P. and Slee, B. (2010) Private Ownership and Public Good Provision in English Woodlands. Small-scale Forestry, 9 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1873-7617
Courtney, P. and Moseley, M. (2008) Determinants of Local Economic Performance: Experience from Rural England. Local Economy, 23 (4). pp. 305-318. ISSN 0269-0942
Short, C., Ilbery, B., Courtney, P., Kambites, C. and Boase, R. (2008) Exploring the interactions between land-based industries and communities in rural England.Journal of Farm Management, 13 (5). pp. 369-378. ISSN 0014-8059
Courtney, P., Lépicier, D. and Schmitt, B. (2008) Spatial Patterns of Production Linkages in the Context of Europe's Small Towns: How Are Rural Firms Linked to the Local Economy? Regional Studies, 42 (3). pp. 355-374. ISSN 0034-3404
Courtney, P., Jones, P., Mayfield, L. and Tranter, R. (2007) Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development? An investigation of rural urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices. Geoforum, 38 (6). pp. 1219-1232. ISSN 0016-7185
Owen, S. Moseley, M. and Courtney, P. (2007) Bridging the gap: An attempt to reconcile strategic planning and very local community-based planning in rural England. Local Government Studies, 33 (1). pp. 49-76. ISSN 0300-3930
Courtney, P., Mayfield, L., Tranter, R., Jones, P. and Errington, A. (2007) Small towns as 'sub-poles' in English rural development: Investigating rural–urban linkages using sub-regional social accounting matrices. Geoforum, 38 (6). pp. 1219-1232. ISSN 00167185
Courtney, P. and Hill, G. (2006) Demand analysis projections for non-tourist visits to countryside woodlands in Great Britain. Forestry, 79 (2). pp. 185-200. ISSN 0015-752X
Courtney, P., Hill, G. and Roberts, D. (2006) The role of the natural heritage in rural development: An empirical analysis of economic linkages in Scotland. Journal of Rural Studies, 22 (4). pp. 469-484. ISSN 0743-0167
Hill, G. and Courtney, P. (2006) Demand analysis projections for recreational visits to countryside woodlands in Great Britain. Forestry, 79 (2). pp. 185-200. ISSN 0015-752X
Courtney, P., Hill, G. and Roberts, D. (2006) The role of natural heritage in rural development: An analysis of economic linkages in Scotland. Journal of Rural Studies, 22 (4). pp. 469-484. ISSN 07430167
Courtney, P. (2016) Development of a Monitoring and Evaluation framework and a Forecast SROI for HCGC and to support the Growing Health Network. Final Report for Hulme Community Garden Centre the Tudor Trust.
Dwyer, J., Short, C., Berriet-Solliec, M., Gael-Lataste, F., Pham, H-V., Affleck, M., Courtney, P. and Déprès, C. (2015) Public Goods and Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Forestry – a conceptual approach. Collaborative project Horizon2020. Project acronym: PEGASUS
Courtney, P.(2014). The Local Food Programme: A Social Return on Investment Approach. Final Report to the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts.
Courtney, P. and Kambites, C. and Moseley, M. (2014) Proving Our Value: The Gloucestershire Action Research Project. Project Report. Countryside and Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester.
Gaskell, Peter and Edwards, B and Courtney, Paul (2014) Evaluating the effectiveness of Environmental Stewardship for the conservation of historic buildings, Final Report to Natural England. Project Report. Defra.
Schmutz, U., Courtney, P. and Bos, E. (2014) The Social Return on Investment (SROI) of the Master Gardener Programme. Technical Report. SROI Master Gardeners Programme 2014.
Powell, John R and Courtney, Paul (2013) An assessment of the Social Return on Investment of Axes 1 and 3 of the Rural Development Programme for England. Technical Report. Countryside and Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire.
Dwyer, J., Courtney, P.,and J. Powell. (2013). Summary: structure and budget of the Malta RDP 2015-20. Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change, Malta.
Dwyer, J., Powell, J. and Courtney, P. (2012) A Strategic Approach to Malta's Rural Development Programme 2104-20. Final Report for the Maltese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Powell, J., Courtney, P., Dwyer, J., Mallia, S., Muscat, R., and Cordina, G. (2012). A new approach to Malta's Rural Development Programme. The Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs, Government of Malta.
Courtney, P., Dwyer, J. and Lewis, N. (2012) Evaluation of CAP measures Applied to the Wine Sector: UK Case Study. Report to DG Agriculture.
Powell, J., Kambites, C., Courtney, P. and Mills, J., (2012) Permissive Access Provision through the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme. Final Report to Natural England.
Mills, J., Short, C., Courtney, P. and Cairns, A. (2012) Economics of Co-ordination in Environmental Stewardship. Final report to Defra and Natural England.
Powell, J., Mills, J., Courtney, P. and Short, C. (2011) Developing approaches to ex-post assessment of regulatory change impacts at the farm level: prototype study. Final report to Defra.
Reed, M., and Courtney, P. (2011) The social impacts of England's inshore fishing industry. Final Report to Defra.
Copus, A., Courtney, P., Dax, T., Meredith, D., Noguera, J., Shucksmith, M. and Talbot, H. (2010) European Development Opportunities for Rural Areas (EDORA). Applied Research 2013/2. Final Report, ESPON, Brussels.
Mills, J., Courtney, P., Gaskell, P, and Ingram, J. (2010) Assessing the incidental socio-economic impacts of Environmental Stewardship. Report to Defra and Natural England.
Smith, I. and Courtney, P. (2009) Preparatory study for a seminar on rural-urban linkages fostering social cohesion. Final Report, DG Regional Policy, Brussels.
Lobley, M., Butler, A., Courtney, P., Ilbery, B., Kirwan, J., Maye, D., Potter, C. and Winter, M. (2009) Analysis of socio-economic aspects of local and national organic farming markets. Final report to Defra, with the Centre for Rual Research, University of Exeter.
Courtney, P., Gaskell, P. and Mills, J. (2008) Scoping study on the socio-economic benefits of heritage in the National Parks. Final Report to English Heritage and Cadw.
Courtney, P., Short, C., Kambites, C., Moseley, M., Ilbery, B., Boase, R., Owen, S. and Clark, M. (2007) The Social Contribution of Land-based Industries to Rural Communities. Commission for Rural Communities.
Courtney, P., Gaskell, P., Mills, J. and Edwards, R. (2007) A socio-economic study of grant-funded traditional drystone wall and farm building restoration in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. English Heritage.
Warren, M., Courtney, P., Edwards, J., Hopkins, A., Lobley, M., Morris, C., Slee, R.W., Vaughan, R. and Wilson, G. (2006) Rural Research in the South West of England. South West Region Rural Research Priorities Board.
(2015) Conceptualising the societal value of health and wellbeing and developing indicators for assessment. In: European Public Health Conference 2015, 14-17 October, Milan. With Colin Baker.
(2015) Conceptualising and measuring the social impacts of animal disease: the case of Bovine Tuberculosis. With Gareth Enticott, Cardiff University.
(2013) Economic and Social Benefits of Investment in the Historic Environment. Presentation to The Rural Historic Environment: Heritage Management in the Countryside of the 21st Century, University of Oxford. With Gaskell, P and Mills, J.
(2012) Measuring Impact: Experience from the Proving our Value Gloucestershire Project. Presented at the South West Forum Conference on Collaborating for Impact, Plymouth University, 27 Nov. (2012) Social Return on Investment (SROI): An overview for Local Action Groups. Presentation and workshop session given at the RDPE Network workshop on Measuring Your impact, hosted by Defra, Birmingham, 29 Nov. With Kubinakova, K.
(2011) Improved urban-rural linkages as an EU rural development policy measure. Presented at the Regional Studies Association Annual International Conference, Newcastle University, 17-20 April 2011. With Talbot, H. (2010) Socio-economic impacts and benefits of agri-environment schemes in England. Presented at the Social Dimensions of Market Based Environmental Incentives International Forum, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia 18-19 November, 2010
(2008) Socio-economic benefits of the historic landscape: experience from English National Parks. The Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape. 'Landscapes, identities and development', Lisbon / Óbidos, Portugal, 1-5 September. With Gaskell, P. and Mills, J.
Member of the SROI network
Member of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
Member of the Small Towns for Tomorrow Forum, Action for Market Towns
Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society (With IBG)
Fellow of the Royal Society for Public health
Paul Courtney's recent activities
Paul Courtney guest Editor of 'Sustainability'
CCRI Professor of Social Economy, Paul Courtney has been invited to guest edit a Special Issue of the journal 'Sustainability'. The theme of the Special Issue will be 'Fostering Inclusivity in Rural Economic Development' and manuscripts are now being accepted for consideration.
Update on CCRI Fishing and Angling research
Since April 2019, a team from CCRI have been working with colleagues from the University of Newcastle on a Defra commissioned project about how commercial fishers and sea anglers engage with marine management and science in England. Project leader, Matt Reed has provided an update on this project which has had extensive public involvement.
CCRI welcomes visiting researchers
The CCRI was pleased to welcome Bárbara Soriano and Dr Vera Ventura during the summer months.
Resilience vital for post-Brexit British agriculture
The EU funded SURE-Farm project has published a policy brief which outlines why a broader view of resilience is needed to ensure a sustainable agricultural sector in the longer term.
MEDIA COVERAGE – University of Gloucestershire researchers explore the resilience of UK arable farming
Media coverage for University of Gloucestershire researchers explore the resilience of UK arable farming
CCRI Rural Policy Workshop tackles the future of British Agriculture
More than 125 people attended CCRI's 'Growing the Future' Rural Policy workshop held at the University of Gloucestershire Oxstalls Campus in Gloucester on Thursday, 29th March, 2018.


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Twelve Things A-Happening!
1) My full Red Planet Prize script, Undying, has long been submitted for the finals. Thanks to everyone who helped me shape it, over the last few months, into what I now reckon is my best work – the one who read several drafts and gave splendid notes; the one who made me lose one of my favourite lines; the one who helped me turn a clunky, creaking plot-point into a well-oiled beauty; and the one who swore at me a lot (okay, yes, that was Phill). While it would naturally be insanely incredible to win, I've realised that my Number One goal is to show RP supremo Tony Jordan that I can write. If I can achieve that, I'll be delighted. So let's see. There are 72 finalists, but I'm not thinking in terms of odds – it's not a lottery. If any of the other 71 scripts are better than mine, then I won't win. Simple as that. And while I'm waiting, I'm going to write another script.
2) Doctor Who Short Trips: Christmas Around The World, the collection of short stories to which I've contributed, is quite literally out now. Your yuletide experience will not be the same without it. My story's called Christmas Every Day, and involves people being eaten. TV's James Moran's in this tremendous tome too, temporarily becoming The Literary World's James Moran in the process. His story is a thing of beauty, my friends. And wasn't his Spooks episode a belter? Ooh yes.
3) Lo and behold, I have my first Script Editor credit, on a nifty new short film called Big Mistake. I'll let its writer/director Dan Turner tell you all about that when he's good and ready, but it was very instructive and fulfilling to follow the project from start to finish - especially as with Dan being such a can-do dynamo, it happened like a click of the fingers.
4) The sketch show Splendid, run by Dan Turner and actor/writer/radio host Richard Glover, becomes increasingly exciting. We had a meeting a few weeks ago which was simultaneously nerve-wracking and thrilling. Picture this: several writers around a table, each with print-outs of their sketch-scripts. Each sketch gets passed around in turn, then is discussed and placed on either a Yes, No or Maybe pile. As you might imagine, this process can generate a fair bit of anxiety – hence the small vat of red wine I consumed as the evening went on, despite doing rather well with my own efforts. It reminded me of the 1988 Chevy Chase film Funny Farm, which every writer should see. There's a scene where he gives his novel manuscript to his wife to read (as a wrapped present!), then sits there, watching her every reaction. "What are you doing?" he protests, as she turns a page. "That was a big laugh, right there!"
5) My TV spec script Happy Ever After has been receiving favourable responses from the great and good. Comments have included "it is always really useful to know writers who clearly love a particular genre" (in this case, horror), "a cracking read", "absolute page turner, good sense of jeopardy and wit" and "the best damn thing I've ever read." Admittedly, that last one was me.
6) Look At Me plays Hollywood next year! Yes, the short which I wrote and Dan Turner directed is playing the British Film Fest in May. I am very much liking those apples.
7) Apparitions has become my favourite new drama series of the year, by a fair old margin. Martin Shaw proves he's underrated as an actor, bringing an infectiously subtle presence to the freaky proceedings. Once upon a time, you could have easily taken the Pepsi Challenge with BBC One and Channel 4 shows, guessing which were which. These days, the likes of Apparitions, with its countless taboo topics, bloody murder and untold blasphemy, are mixing it right up.
8) Developments are afoot on what will hopefully be Dan Turner and I's next film collaboration, the feature Blood Red Sky. I delivered a new draft over the last few weeks, which is drawing us ever closer to our desired feast of scares, shocks and people's faces exploding.
9) The Screenwriters' Festival have announced their 2009 dates! Now, while the event is one of my very favourite things in the calendar, I must confess to being gutted that the next SWF is in October. This is for the best reasons, though – I just don't want to have to wait another 10 months for it.
10) Before launching fully into the Christmas spirit, I always spare a whole load of thoughts for Ray Palmer. Legendary rock photographer, champion drinker and an utter charmer, Ray was one of my very best friends. Of course, the past tense will have given the game away there: Ray died six years ago today, whereupon I created a tribute site for him here. I'm going for a drink later, and every last one will be in his honour. Especially the sixth. Here's to Ray Palmer. Clink.
11) Last night, I dreamt that I was in M Night Shyamalan's underrated film The Happening. Or, rather, in the situation: a world being torn apart by an invisible enemy. It was terrifying, seemed to last as long as the film itself and even threw in new details when people started turning into plants. I found myself wishing I'd mastered Piers' intriguing lucid dreaming technique, as then I could have flown or had sex, rather than frantically beg loved ones not to go off in the city by themselves.
12) Six must-read posts on the blogosphere, as we shriek, are Danny 'Stackman Crothers' Stack's illuminating ruminations on Reading, Writing, Networking, Being An Industry Insider, Getting An Agent and Discipline. If you haven't already, then please read them with the ocular orbs in your head which Satan bestowed upon you.
Good day!
10 comments:
- Andy Phillips said...
72! Proud company, Mr. Arnopp.
- 2 December 2008 at 15:36
- Dan Turner said...
That is a great shame about the Screenwriters Festival. I am definitely going again, despite my inability to write (he he).
For anyone who is still undecided about going I cannot praise it enough. I had never been before, and I found it to be absolutely brilliant and worth every penny.
And if cash is tight, do have a word with your local screen agency who may have some money to help you out.
And let's not underestimate just how excellent it is that Mr Jason now has Doctor Who fiction published in all good bookstores. Marvelous!
- 2 December 2008 at 16:30
If you think that The Happening was underrated you're higher than I am right now
- 2 December 2008 at 18:56
- Michael Cook said...
Happy Ever After was the name of the sitcom starring Terry Scott and June Whitfield that ran for one series in the 70s, before slightly changing its format and relaunching as Terry and June the following year.
Strangely, my Red Planet entry also shares its name with a far-from-top-notch 1970s sitcom.
Yes, it probably is.
- 2 December 2008 at 20:14
- Adrian said...
Re no. 6 - I have just watched Look at Me. It has to be said nice work by messrs. Arnopp and Turner.
I feel that I have just seen into your psyche and it is a little disturbing. I have a friend who is a Psychologist if you feel the need to talk it through.
- 2 December 2008 at 20:21
- Piers said...
Last night I dreamed that I was in new vampire-film-for-chicks Twilight.
It was much better than I was expecting.
- 3 December 2008 at 16:49
- Sarah Dobbs said...
I love The Happening.
- 3 December 2008 at 19:57
- Piers said...
Good. Me too.
- 3 December 2008 at 22:18
- Chip Smith said...
Blimey - we'll all be saying that Lady in the Water is underrated next! ;-)
- 3 December 2008 at 23:05
Cheese and crackers - were me and my bah-humbug bunch of friends the only ones who affectionately renamed it The Crappening? Moving swiftly on...Did anyone else see Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe last week? It was all about writing for TV, was very interesting and is still available on iPlayer.
- 8 December 2008 at 12:43

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No, I am not talking about turnout rate and things going to plan. I am talking about how you will ensure that your event meets your strategic objective. People often see planning an event as no more than a logistical process while in fact events are about engaging an audience to achieve a certain communication objective. To fill a venue with people having a good time will not be a great outcome if you are not getting what you want from it.
What is your event about?
Clarity of purpose is crucial to every decision, as much in the planning stage as in execution. Think of your purpose in terms of your audience – what do you want to achieve with them? Rather than the turnout rate and how you think your event goes, it is the impact you leave in participants' minds upon departing that will ultimately determine your success.
Knowing what's most important about an event also means that you can more efficiently and effectively allocate resources. With your purpose in mind, you will find it easier to set priorities and stay focused, reducing the time and energy wasted on considering unsuitable options.
Once you are clear on your event's objective, make sure you really know your audience before moving into the planning stage.
Who is your audience?
Think very specifically, what define this group of people in terms of demographics, interests, circumstances and particularly event booking habit? If you are planning a food festival, "25-35 Londoners" and "food lovers" are not specific enough. What other characteristics define these young Londoners that you want to attract? What kind of food lovers would be interested in the culinary experience you are offering? Will they likely book well ahead or at the last minute and how may this be affected by pricing?
The clearer you are about your audience, the faster you will arrive at a compelling event concept and an appropriate marketing strategy.
Do you know what they want?
If you are launching something new, you inevitably have to deduce its demand from other similar events. Often this is not as straight forward as it seems.
If you have seen decent turnouts at some vegan food festivals, does it mean that your vegan food fair will do as well? Not necessarily. People may have been drawn to other aspects of these festivals rather than the food itself.
If you decide that your audience are vegans, what aspect of a food fair would be particularly interesting to them? What experience would they be looking for at such an event?
If you decide that you want to market to non-vegans as well, how would your plan have to change to create a wider appeal?
Giving people what they want in the way they want is key to engagement.
What experience do you want to give them?
What kind of atmosphere do you want to generate at your event? Are there thoughts you want to trigger in the participants or actions you want them to take? What event format would be most suitable as a result?
Sometimes people get carried away with event ideas that "would be great" without assessing if they actually serve their objectives. Events are one of the most intimate ways for someone to experience your brand; every detail matters. I once worked on a public event where the idea of having donation buckets was first welcomed for the much needed funds but subsequently vetoed because one of the organisers realised that such an activity could give the wrong impression of the brand. The event's primary objective was to start people on a journey of cultivating simple happiness. We did not want people to feel that our invite came with a money ask, even if it was voluntary. The brand's integrity at this event was so powerful that with less than a month of promotion and with a zero budget for advertising, the event attracted media attention and was multiple-time over-subscribed!
The more specific you are about the experience you want to create, the more likely you will achieve your event's objective.


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This song has been going through my head for days. It's been popping in, popping out, as my husband has prepared for his trip away.
And on our last afternoon together yesterday, we went to the beach. We were pottering around the rocks and the tide pools, the surf breaking on the rock edges, autumn sun at our backs. All my family close. All mine in this moment, with me…
…and just like that, I broke into song.
This song specifically. Suddenly there I was, warbling away.
I don't know that I could have kept it in!
And at some point mid-song, I realised…we weren't actually alone on the rocks. In fact there was a little family directly behind me…right behind my back.
So I slowly faded out, like someone was turning down my volume. And I then I started chatting to my son, acting all, "Oh, and anyway, look at this pool!" like I'd never been singing at all.
Not embarrassing in the slightest!
But even though it was kind of embarrassing, it kind of wasn't too,
because the song had to be sung.
Because my emotions were buzzing out of me, in that moment, by the sea, with those I love most close by and so dear.
Because my best friend was about to take off over this water. And be gone for some time. And my nerves felt a little like fire at the thought—of him going, away and without us. And I wanted to know he would be safe and I wanted him to be well and I wanted the trip to be a wild and beautiful success. And I wanted him close and I wanted him not to go and I wanted him to go, all at once, in a ball of tangled nerves and fire by my heart.
So I sang. Just like that. Out over the water.
I adore this song. Always have.
My whole life I've sung it, and now I wonder,
have I always sung it when I've felt life—and love—this hard and tender? This pure and this big?
Maybe I have.


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The Calgary Fire Department is taking the unusual step of asking Canadian Pacific Railway for hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover costs of the department's response to two derailments in the city last year.
The latest bill is for more than $500,000 after eight Canadian Pacific cars loaded with highly explosive fuel toppled off the tracks at the southeast Alyth yard in September, shutting down much of Inglewood.
Canadian Pacific is reviewing a separate invoice submitted by the fire department for its role in responding to a derailment at the sagging Bonnybrook bridge over the Bow River last June. That bill is estimated to be less than $500,000.
The fire department does not typically send invoices to industry, but officials take the step after considering how extraordinary the emergency and required response had been, said deputy fire chief Ken Uzeloc, who could not remember sending CP a similar invoice in the past.
"We need to make proper use of the budget we get from council, and that means if we think that someone else should pay for the response, we're going to look at that," Uzeloc said.
The fire department sent a Calgary recycling company a big bill after crews fought a stubborn blaze that lasted 10 days in 2012. The fire, which started beneath a scrap heap at Calgary Metal Recycling, was put out after fire crews, various contractors and other agencies worked around the clock.
The total bill for all who were involved had been estimated to be in the seven-figure range.
The fire department can also charge businesses that cause or contribute to emergencies after violating a law, act or regulation, but Uzeloc said it's unusual.
When fire crews responded to the Alyth yard Sept. 11, they were on scene for 53 hours, at first containing the area before determining what was inside the cars — the crucial information was not immediately available — and cleaning up the mess.
At the emergency's peak, 12 trucks and close to 30 firefighters were on scene at a given time, with rotating shifts. In all, 56 trucks responded to the Alyth yard over two and a half days.
Ed Greenberg, spokesman for CP, declined to comment on the fire department's invoices, saying that any discussions on the expenses are between the company and city.
The other invoice covers the fire department's costs after six cars derailed atop the Bonnybrook bridge in June. Five of the cars were carrying flammable petroleum products used for solvents, metal polishes, paint thinner and household paint. The sixth was empty.
None of the product spilled into the river, but emergency responders were involved in a tense rescue operation, which included securing the damaged cars to prevent them from falling while workers pumped out the fluids.
Fire officials are still negotiating with Canadian Pacific over the cost of the department's role in this operation, but Uzeloc said it's less than $500,000.
The deputy fire chief expects to receive some level of compensation for the two derailments.
"They have been asking questions about what this apparatus does or what this abbreviation means, and we are providing that information to them," he said. "But we have not had any indication that they will not be paying any of the invoice."


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It's very rare that the pen pal community and mainstream news intersect–and yet the recent announcement that US stamp prices will go down by 2 cents come April is undoubtedly the talk of every American snail mailer. It's easy to see how this might be misinterpreted, at first, as good news. You'd think that the postage drop, if tiny, will make the pen pal lifestyle slightly less pocket-draining and more accessible.
In reality, cheaper stamps are ultimately terrible for a postal system that is already struggling to keep itself afloat financially. Folks, the USPS is amazing! Isn't it wonderful that we can just fling letters and packages in blue boxes and they will magically travel across the country and around the world?
To put it in unnecessarily overdramatic terms, no post = no pen pals in America. Truly the darkest timeline.
So let's do what we can and support the postal service, okay? In April, I urge you to help keep our mail system alive by investing in lots of the beautiful new stamps available for 2016–and sending off extra letters to faraway friends.
(Disclaimer: this post is in no way sponsored or paid for by USPS (I wish!)–I just really love stamps. And mail. And pen pals. By this point, though, does that really surprise you?)
#1. Global: The Moon International
I use Global Forevers constantly–and, to be honest, I'd grown a bit tired of the standard wreath-bedecked world design from 2013! I'm so glad the post office decided to send their most useful stamp from Earth to the moon this spring.
#2. Botanical Art
True story: on Saturday I stood behind three near-identical, elegant older ladies at the post office, and all of them bought a book of these gorgeously vintage floral First Class stamps. If the classiest women in Hampshire County are doing it, why don't you?
#3. Ferns
Okay, so technically these came out in 2014, but I believe firmly that they are the most underappreciated stamps in American postal history. Imagine a world where these beautiful woodsy illustrations were the standard for all mailing instead of the overused American flag Forevers…
#4. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
These beauties are doubly useful–as "non-machinable surcharge" stamps, they can take care of square/thick/weirdly-shaped envelopes, and can also cover almost all of the cost of a normal international letter. (You'll just need to add one more standard Forever to get to the total!)
#5. Maya Angelou
Though this isn't quite a new release either, how could I leave out the lovely stamps that pay tribute to the phenomenal Dr. Angelou? It's always wise to send her words through the mail.
How do you feel about the proposed postal change, American readers? To those of you reading (and writing letters!) from abroad–when's the last time your country's postage rate went down?


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We aim to generate risk-adjusted returns for our high-net-worth and institutional clients and strong profitable growth for our shareholders by embracing the values of originality, integrity, transparency, professionalism and adherence to an ethical investment policy. We cultivate a dynamic corporate culture and a flat, participatory management structure which maximizes teamwork and encourages creative thinking and integrated decision making.


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The Prodrift Academy UK also operate at Driftland
Driftland is located in Scotland on the outskirts of Lochgelly, Fife, and is about 20 minutes from the Forth Road Bridge, an hour from Glasgow and 2 hours from Newcastle ferry port.
To get to Lochgelly by road, please follow signs to the A92 dual carriageway (Kirkcaldy bypass), then take the turn off signposted Lochgelly (B9149) and follow the signs to Driftland/Spedeworth Thunderdrome. Lochgelly also has a railway station which is roughly twenty minutes walk from Driftland.


text: Facebook has become a highly effective networking tool in both our professional and personal lives. As I'm sure I don't need to tell you, a business page on Facebook can bring a lot of attention to your company. Unfortunately, if someone were to use the wrong kind of language on your page, this attention likely wouldn't be the kind you want your business to get. For this week's tip, we'll go over how you can get rid of this kind of content to protect your business' reputation.


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The goal is to establish regional teams of students to stretch their imaginations, engage in critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Students will identify a simple, daily task and design and build an intentionally over engineered solution using everyday items.
For this competition, the final objective is to zip a zipper.
(July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970)
Rube Goldberg was a Pulitzer Prize winning American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for a series of popular cartoons depicting zany contraptions that are deliberately over-engineered to perform a simple task in a complicated fashion. Complex, wacky, ingenious and logically organized, Rube Goldberg Creations solved everyday problems using simple machines in hilarious ways. His legacy lives on in the Rube Goldberg Machine Competitions world-wide. Learn more about him HERE.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects overall STEM employment to grow about 13% between 2012 and 2022. Companies like yours can get involved at the grass roots and begin training future employees! Our goal is to foster a long term relationship between schools, corporations and employees.
Student teams must consist of no more than 6 members and 1 adult advisor.
Each machine must consist of a minimum of 8 discernible steps not including start task or finish task.
Every machine must start with a ball and ramp and end with zipping a zipper.
No electricity will be provided. Teams may bring a small portable power station safe for indoor use. No more than two items in any machine may use electrical power.
Machine must be designed to rest on the floor of the event venue.
No live animals allowed. No flames or anything flammable.
All liquids must be properly stored, used and cleaned up.
Each team will be assigned an 8 x 10 foot space. The entire machine must fit into that area.
Any machine deemed unsafe by the judges will be disqualified. The judge's decision is final.


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His mind was made up. He knew exactly what to do. There was no trace of doubt, no shade of indecision. He had never had such clarity on a verdict before. This man's innocence was plain to see. He would release him. Decision made.
It's funny how one conversation with the crowd can change everything. The certainty he had in the privacy of his rooms, now faltered under the thunderous roar of the masses. His feet once firmly planted, now compromised and shook as the angry mob screamed.
For a moment he wondered if he could be right when so many other people thought he was wrong. Was he wrong? No, he knew this man had committed no crime. He steadied his knees and with as much resolve and volume as he could muster Pilate declared the prisoner innocent. He would flog him and release him. It was firmly settled.
But this crowd was not taking no for an answer. The argument went back and forth and each time Pilate's voice became a little shakier, his position ever weakening.
Then comes the statement in the record of scripture that changes Pilate's life forever, "and their voices prevailed." (Luke 23:23)
In a complete turnaround, a verdict of execution by crucifixion for Jesus swiftly follows. Everything pivots and rotates on the voice of the crowd.
From that moment on, no matter how hard he scrubbed at those hands, Pilate would never get the blood off them, the guilt now a haunting shadow that would forever follow in his wake.
And their voices prevailed…
You see words seem powerless, a vapour that once said, disappear. But the fact of the matter is they carry a weight and momentum that shapes both personal and corporate history. They sway people and nations. The voices that prevail dictate the landscape of the future.
So what voice is prevailing in your life right now? Is it the voice of truth? Or like Pilate are you being pushed around by the multitude of opinions surrounding you, bullied into living a life beneath the call of God upon you, hemmed in by suggestions and demands and verdicts that never came from God's throne, but instead from a crowd unqualified to issue decrees.
And their voices prevailed…
It's always been dangerous to listen to the crowd. The assumption that 'the many' are always right is a fallacy revealed all throughout history. After all the crowd once said with certainty, "The earth is flat." Last I heard they were very, very wrong. Thankfully someone was brave enough to come out from the shadows of popular opinion and seek after truth, or maybe we would all still be living in fear of falling off the edge.
I'll ask you again, whose voice is prevailing? Is it the voice of truth?
That's the only voice that should be given permission to dictate your actions and decisions. The God of all truth is the only one who is qualified to do so. The crowd is not qualified; it has never been qualified.
Over Pilate's life is written a legacy he would rather forget, a legacy of 4 short words – and their voices prevailed.
Be careful who you listen to. The voices that prevail dictate the landscape of your future.


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We are excited about Melissa Gagliardi, APRN-C, joining our talented team of providers. Ms. Gagliardi is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). She received her Bachelors of Science degree in nursing from Florida State University. She continued her education at Georgetown University, where she earned a Master's of Science degree in nursing. Before entering the field of dermatology, Ms. Gagliardi had over 6 years of clinical nursing experience in acute care, outpatient plastic surgery and family medicine. Ms. Gagliardi has special interests in general dermatology, including autoimmune diseases, as well as aesthetics and lasers. We are looking forward to Ms. Gagliardi delivering outstanding dermatology care to our patients.


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Friar Tux is a leading Southern California suit and tuxedo company with a rich history and many store locations where they sell and rent formal wear. We helped them expand into the online rental space, building a completely custom site that allows for browsing, customization, group event creation and management, and much more.
With complex features such as customization and group event management, we spent a lot of time on the groundwork and wireframes, ensuring good site structure, natural content groupings, and an intuitive experience.
"Vincit was an amazing partner throughout the development process, and we are delighted to recommend them to anyone looking to modernize their online presence."
People rent suits and tuxedos to create memories; we wanted to create an online experience that connects with those memories. We used photography heavily, focusing on the experience, the people, and the emotion. We used large, full width images, with subtle parallax to create an immersive mood. Products are shot with plenty of white space for a classy feel.
We created a "customize your look" page where the user can select a base look and change accessories to personalize their own look. As the user customizes their look, the configurator will recommend other accessories that compliment their current selection. To achieve this we implemented a system that allows experts at Friar Tux to specify items that complement each other.
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by Robert fitz John, Master Gamesplayer
The Guildmaster and I were observed playing a rather obscure dice game at St Briavels Castle. The game was Hazard, which is mentioned in Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales': In Flanders whilom was a company / Of younge folkes, that haunted folly, / As riot, hazard, stewes, and taverns. Here are the rules, which are not (as some suggested) "whoever has the rule book wins"!
You need two or more players, two ordinary dice, and gaming tokens of some sort. If you're the gambling type, the tokens could be sweetmeats, bangles or reproduction coins. Otherwise, anything will do - pebbles, for example.
Start off by choosing the caster. The other players are then faders. One or more faders place a token on the table, and the caster matches each token with one of his or her own. These are the stakes. (Non-participants are welcome to place side-bets if they wish.)
The caster begins by throwing the dice to determine the Main Point. This must be a score between 5 and 9. If anything else is rolled, the dice are thrown again until a Main Point is obtained.
Now the caster throws the dice again. If the score is the same as the Main Point, this is known as a nick and the caster wins. If a 2 or 3 was rolled, that's an out and the caster loses. 11 and 12 are also outs, except in certain cases: a roll of 11 after a Main Point of 7 is a nick, and so is a roll of 12 after a Main Point of 6 or 8. The table below should make this clearer.
Assuming a nick or out hasn't been rolled, the result will have been a score between 4 and 10 that isn't the same as the Main Point. This is called the Chance Point. The caster now throws the dice until either the Main Point or the Chance Point is rolled. (There are no nicks or outs at this stage.) The caster wins if the Chance Point comes up, but loses if the Main Point is thrown.
If the caster wins, he or she collects all the stakes and the process starts all over again. Otherwise, the stakes go to the faders, and the nearest fader on the caster's left becomes the new caster. Play continues until somebody wins all the tokens, everyone's too drunk to carry on, or a fight breaks out.
The rules for nicks and outs sound rather complicated, but they ensure the odds are pretty much even, regardless of what was rolled for the Main Point. In each case, the caster has about a 49% chance of winning. The precise odds aren't too important anyway, as the role of caster will tend to move round the table fairly rapidly.
Petty Hazard
In case you find these rules too complicated, I've invented a variant which I'll call Petty Hazard. In this version, you only get a nick if you roll the Main Point, and you only get an out if you roll 2 or 3. If you roll 11 or 12, you throw the dice again. Once the Chance Point has been decided, the rules are the same as for Hazard. In this variant the odds are slightly in favour of the caster, who has nearly a 51% probability of winning.
© 2003, 2005, Trevor Barker. Permission is given to reproduce and distribute this work, on the following conditions: this must not be done for profit, and this copyright notice must remain attached and unaltered.
About the Author
Dr Trevor Barker studied Chemistry at Oxford University. He works for a leading software and systems integration company and is married with two young children.
Robert fitz John was born in Flanders, circa 1047. He joined the army of William, Duke of Normandy, as a mercenary archer, and participated in the invasion of England in October 1066. He is currently the ruling Monarch of the Kingdom of the Far Isles.


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Located on the first floor is our modern Griffin Room is carpeted throughout with a warm décor. This space is often used in conjunction with the Wells and Kemp rooms but is also ideal for stand-alone events such as presentations, lunches or networking events.
This space is complete with a bar which has a built in PA system, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, a baby grand piano and a coffee machine. We can transform this room into a space suitable for many different events. It is a perfect space for birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, wakes and drinks receptions and is also popular for refreshments breaks during conferences and exhibitions.
The bar in the Griffin Room offers a wide range of draught and bottled beers, champagnes, wines, ciders, spirits and mixers. Where possible we will endeavour to source any special requests that are not usually held in stock.


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Up until now, Periscope has let its users save their streams for as long as 24 hours. If you wanted your stream to live longer than that, you either had to save it manually on your phone, or upload it to YouTube. This is now changing, for good.
For what looks like a full-on attack on Facebook live, Periscope has just debuted a beta feature that lets users save their streams. All you have to do is to add #save on your live stream title, and the app will save it on your public profile. For ever. Users can of course delete their saved streams at any time.
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While the feature is still in beta, it is advisable that users save their streams on their device manually as well, as the new function is still being tested, albeit rather broadly. It could of course also mean that the feature is still not in its final stages of development, meaning that it may change shape or form in the coming months. It could also possibly lead to a save button and not just a hashtag feature.
The new feature works on both iOS and Android and it is a nod to Facebook; it launched its Live video streaming feature only a couple of months ago and it has already been adopted widely. With Meerkat already out of the race, and Periscope tied together with a troubled Twitter, it makes sense for the live-streaming platform to ship new features in order to keep interest afloat.
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DIRECTIONS to TCBC
Directions from Portland via I-84:
Take Interstate 84 east to Exit 18 (Lewis & Clark State Park). Follow the Historic Columbia River Hwy 4.7 miles through Springdale. Keep right onto Hurlburt Road for 2.2 miles. Turn right again at the flashing red light onto Gordon Creek Road. Continue on Gordon Creek Road for 4 miles. The entrance to Trout Creek Bible Camp is on the left.
Directions from Sandy / Hwy 26
Turn North onto Ten Eyck Road from Hwy 26 in Sandy. Follow this road for 3.6 miles to Bull Run Road. Turn right on Bull Run Road and stay on this road for 4.5 miles. This road crosses the county line into Multnomah County. The road changes names to Gordon Creek Road. Follow on Gordon Creek Road for 2.9 miles. Trout Creek Entrance is on right.


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In an incredibly bold move that goes against all that we have been told about buying single malt Scotch, The Macallan has done away with age statements on its new 1824 Series of whisky. Given their position as one of the world's most popular Scotch brands, it's a bold move. Instead, the company is basing the quality and flavour of its whiskies on the natural colour the liquid gains from spending time in barrels, with the idea being that the longer it's been in a barrel, the darker it will be. The range starts with The Macallan Gold, a whisky produced from 9-15yo first fill and refill sherry casks that essentially replaces the 10 Year Old bottlings. Quite light in style, the delicate notes of citrus fruits and vanilla make for an easy going style of whisky. Widely available for around £35. www.themacallan.com
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Roxy Night Club
Roxy Club Istanbul
The Roxy club began to serve in 1994 and since the first day of their institution they verify the trends of town life in Istanbul within which you will be able to desire yourself, the music. You will get the enjoyment of fine quality music, drinks and straightness, the venue may be a place wherever most are equal. The night club brings the music and amusement world to Istanbul since the primary day and it conjointly perpetually brought new stars to the music and night life business with the Roxy Music Days competitions they organize.
This year they hosted too several worldwide notable artists from all round the world and arranged unnumberable organizations for his or her customers. The venue is sort of massive to possess fun and dance. Most of the folks of night life in Istanbul continuously pay a visit to Roxy a minimum of once in a very month. The service is extraordinarily smart once it's compared with different night clubs at an equivalent level with Roxy. They perform visual shows just like the large festivals performed in national capital.
Many notable artists perform their performance within the venue and that they already reserved their next performance for the subsequent months. It will be not possible for you to travel to Roxy and don't celebrate. That's why within the event that you just square measure extremely willing to possess fun in Istanbul you need to visit Roxy a minimum of once throughout your keep. The fun is bonded with the celebrity of the Roxy, and you will not regret your night.
Roxy Club Istanbul invites you to unlimited entertainment to the Istanbul New Year Party on 31 December. You will reach the culmination of an unlimited fun with the Istanbul new year party in Roxy night club.


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Proctor Silex E160BY Fresh Grind Coffee Grinder, White
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The simple-to-use Krups F203 Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder gets top ratings from experts and owners as a great, basic blade grinder that more than delivers on performance for its price. Reviewers say that the blades are sharp and the motor is strong. Many owners add that their Krups grinder is still cranking along after many years of use. This Krups grinder is also versatile; many use it for grinding other items like spices, nuts and seeds.
If you want a commercial-grade grinder at a price that won't make you feel like you need to open a coffee shop to recoup your costs, look no further than the Baratza Virtuoso Conical Burr Coffee Grinder. It's a durable, consistent burr coffee grinder featuring 40 grind adjustments from 250 to 1200 microns. This makes it suitable for a wide range of specialty grinds. The Virtuoso is also reported as easy and intuitive to use and is built to last.Buy for $229.00
The Capresso 560.01 Infinity is a conical burr grinder that grinds as consistently as more expensive models, but at a fraction of the price. With 16 settings, it grinds for espresso, drip coffee and French press, and owners say its slow motor preserves flavor. Some say that the results are not as satisfactory as with higher-end grinders, but most are very happy with it. Feedback indicates that the Capresso Infinity is quiet, attractive and durable.Buy for $89.90
There are plenty of coffee enthusiasts who like what they call the almost "meditative" process of manually grinding their beans. For them, the Hario Skerton Ceramic Coffee Mill is a great choice, say experts and owners. The Hario does an excellent job on a variety of grinds, from fine to coarse, and earns particular raves from fans of French press and pour over coffee. It takes some muscle to use, however, so this grinder is not for the weak-armed.Buy for $39.50
This is the most common type of grinder. Blade grinders chop beans with a spinning blade attached to a motor. These models are relatively cheap as far as countertop appliances go -- most cost less than $20. They tend to be simple, mostly plastic, push-button machines, although some have multiple settings. Blade grinders are also useful for other tasks such as grinding spices, seeds or nuts. If you do so, however, the grinder must be cleaned thoroughly between uses to avoid mixing flavors. Some users report keeping two inexpensive blade grinders handy: one for coffee and one for spices.Burr Coffee Grinders
Experts say if you are a serious coffee aficionado you'll want to invest in a burr coffee grinder. Burr grinders have two gears that slowly crush the beans into particles. Most have ceramic burrs, which are thought to stay sharper longer than burrs made from other materials. Ceramic burr grinders can come with either conical burrs or flat plate burrs. Some people don't like flat plate burrs, saying they can heat up too much, but most high-end grinders have technology to keep that from happening. Many experts say there is no difference in grind quality between the two types, so that is not a make-or-break consideration, just a difference in style.
Coffee experts agree: A great cup of coffee stars with the grinder. You can have the highest-end coffee or espresso maker money can buy, but if you don't start with an even, fresh grind from high-quality beans, you may as well save your cash. In fact, CoffeeGeek.com has worked up a handy chart for how to plan your espresso maker/coffee grinder budget to get the optimal setup.
In the preamble to that guide, Mark Prince notes, "I've often said that I can make a better shot of espresso with a $200 espresso machine and a $400 grinder than I can with a $2,000 espresso machine and no grinder (or a blade grinder)... and it's absolutely true."
Burr grinders are more expensive than blade units, but most experts agree that the added expense is worth it to get the most precise grind -- a necessity for specialty coffees and brewing techniques like espresso, French press, pour-over, or Turkish. Many burr grinders have upscale metal construction, and they have a solid, weighty feel. Small, portable burr grinders start as low as $35 or so for a manual model, but can go up to $700 or more, depending on the number of settings, build quality and grind consistency. Many owners opting for the top-priced models say they expect their grinders to last a lifetime.
However, plenty of people manage to soldier on with a less expensive or less high-end coffee grinder and are very satisfied with the resulting brew. And don't forget, you still need a good coffee maker as well. We cover coffee makers, single cup coffee makers and espresso machines in separate reports. Check them out to find the perfect pairing for your grinder.
To determine our Best Reviewed coffee grinders, we analyzed expert and owner reviews as well as professional tests. Some are older tests and reviews, but are still valid because many of these coffee grinders are so durable and so popular that they have been around for many years without any significant changes.
Just as important as the experts' experience is owner reviews. When it comes to coffee, there are some extremely knowledgeable amateurs out there who give excellent feedback. It's also interesting to see what newbies have to say when they take their brand-new grinder for a spin.
If you're looking for a simple and dependable blade grinder, you can't go wrong with the Krups F203 Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder (Est. $20). It has tens of thousands of owner reviews at Amazon.com, as well as thousands more elsewhere, and the overwhelming majority of comments are very positive. Some of these reviews go back more than a decade, and many owners have come back to update their reviews to say their Krups grinder is still going strong 5, 10 or 12 years later, making this little grinder an amazing value.
Its simple operation is another reason why owners love the Krups F203 grinder. Just push a button, they say, and it starts grinding; release the button to stop. You do need to check the consistency of the grind every now and again because the Krups doesn't have any presets for, say, coarse or fine grounds. However, users say the learning curve is very slight and you'll quickly develop an intuition for when you have the grind you desire. Most of the poor reviews we see, and there aren't many of those, are from people who bought this for specialty grinds, such as espresso. Blade grinders simply aren't suitable for that very fine and very even type of grind.
The only other complaints we saw about the Krups was that it can be messy when removing the lid, with coffee (or other ground items) spilling out. Many say they have solved that problem by simply turning the unit upside down and tapping it against the counter to dislodge loose grinds before removing the lid. Many reviewers suggest it's easier to clean if you use a nylon brush to clear out the remaining contents. A few say that this grinder is noisy, but many more say it's quiet enough to use in the morning without waking those still sleeping, so, in this case, the decibel level seems to be in the ear of the beholder.
The Proctor Silex E160BY Fresh Grind Coffee Grinder (Est. $18) gets reviews that are almost as good as the Krups. The E160BY gets better feedback as a spice and seed grinder than a coffee grinder, however, and we see more durability complaints than for the Krups grinder. Still, most owners say it works great and is super simple to use. What the Proctor Silex grinder has that the Krups grinder does not is a retractable cord, and reviewers absolutely love that feature; they say it makes it very easy to store.
Another top choice, with a larger capacity than either the Krups or the Proctor Silex grinders is the Capresso Cool Grind (Est. $20), which can hold enough beans for up to 15 cups of coffee. Owners say the Capresso Cool Grind does a good job of making a consistent grind, but note that it's hard to get the grounds out of the container dome after grinding. Still, like the Proctor Silex, the Capresso has built-in cord storage, which is very popular. It also features technology to keep heat from building up when grinding, something that coffee experts say can negatively affect the taste of your coffee. It does get good reviews overall from coffee drinkers, even a few who say it competes very well with their burr grinders.
There's no doubt that the Krups F203 shines in this category due to the sheer weight of years and years of mostly positive user reviews, but if a place to put the cord for storing is a priority, both the Proctor Silex E160BY and the Capresso Cool Grind have those features; and the Capresso may be better suited for those who want to use a blade grinder as their exclusive coffee grinder.
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Boxes upon boxes covered in plastic film sit stacked together and provide the backdrop to Haizhen Wang's LFW presentation. The parcels are packed and ready to go which is exactly what 'In Transit' is all about.
As a response to the growing immigration crisis across the world, the collection embodies the idea of transience. These nomads are dressed in protective plastics and padding, wrapped with straps, and tied into corsets, replicating packed luggage that's ready to go. Slogan badges stitched onto sleeves read, 'fragile,' 'priority' and 'handle with care.'
There's a strong sense of utility, a continuation from the brand's SS17 collection. Key fabrics include wool and shirting materials in striped patterns.
Wasp waists are accentuated in comparison to oversized pockets and collars. Silhouettes are slouchy and slightly oversized which further highlights areas that have been tied tight with belts.
The models' serious composure teamed with a no-nonsense palette of khaki, navy, black and white reflect the seriousness of the global issue that Wang explores.
A thought-provoking collection executed through clever design.
Words: Sunna Naseer | Fashion Week Press | @sunna_naseer
Images: Tegan Rush | Fashion Week Photographer | @tegan.photography


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SCANDRIA ®: shortest connection between Scandinavia and the Adriatic
Baltic-Adriatic development corridor
Currently, the development of the Scandria® corridor offers the capital city region of Berlin-Brandenburg with the opportunity of generating impulses for economic and spatial development. The corridor connects the highly innovative Baltic region with the economically vibrant Mediterranean region. It also combines the EU strategies for the macroregions 'Baltic Sea', 'Danube', 'Adriatic' and 'Alps' as well as other transnational cooperations. The numerous links to important East-West corridors and the central location within the EU are the reasons behind its prominent status in the consolidation of Europe. The importance of the corridor for European spatial development policy has become increasingly obvious over the past years.
The East German federal state ministers responsible for spatial planning took the initiative in 2007 and voted for a European spatial development and growth alliance in their 'Berlin Declaration'. This declaration states regarding the objective of the joint initiative: "to economically and socially strengthen the region of these countries as part of the Baltic-Adriatic development corridor in implementation of the objectives of the European spatial development concept and the EU's territorial agenda, … [to create] an attractive transport infrastructure and transport choices … at an internationally competitive level, in particular the expansion of the trans-European transport networks" (Kick-off Conference 2007, Symposium 2008).
Another objective was and is the upgrading of site qualities along the corridor for industry and services. The regions will be better connected and the influx of innovative industry branches will be supported in particular by the linkage to traffic flows. The objective is a noticeable reduction in train travel times between urban and metropolitan regions as well as the development of efficient and multimodal logistics chains including improved transnational cooperation. This contributes also to the sustained reduction of emissions.
Instruments of this strategic approach include projects of transnational cooperation, in particular Interreg projects. This approach is successful. The chambers of industry and commerce actively support cooperations with the North-South Initiative. An increased number of projects and initiatives have been active in the Baltic-Adriatic development corridor (Scandria®) since 2009. During the EU funding period up until 2013, the GL was most notably involved in the following projects:
The next objectives and the further course of action for the realisation of the corridor were presented in the Scandria® Action Programme in 2012. Amongst other things, it targets the development of a Scandria® Alliance to provide a multi-level governance platform. Following the successful conclusion of the previous projects, the signing of a memorandum of understanding in April 2013 by partners from Sweden, Germany and Italy constituted yet another step towards strengthening the corridor. It determines intensified cooperation and coordinated project application in the Baltic region and Central Europe for the EU funding period as of 2014. The GL will again involve itself in Interreg projects in the Baltic-Adriatic development corridor also in this funding period. These currently include in particular:


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Eco Living Dining products are perfect for camping, picnics, outdoor dining and also as an everyday dining set. They are perfect for the kids too as they won't break or crack and are very light weight. The Living Eco Dining Range is extremely durable, hard wearing and heat resistant, they are even dishwasher safe.
Beautiful 3-Section Serving Platter
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The Living Eco Dining Serving Platter is available in a range of innovative colours like Terracotta Orange, Sun Yellow, Leaf Green and Ivory Cream.
The 'Living Eco' Dining Range
Modern, eco freindly dinnerware which will compliment any kitchen
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Additional Information
Leaf Green: KT-ED-SP-LG
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Start Your 2019 with a Plan for Success!
Make More Money
Better Manage Your Time
...and Finally Get Things Done!
ADDvance Your Business: Strategic Planning Made Easy
Who is this retreat for?
This ADDvance Your Business Planning Retreat is for YOU if you're an ADHD coach (or any entrepreneur) who:
You will walk away from this one-day workshop with:
A complete top-to-bottom marketing plan for 2019 with your projects and promotions mapped out with all the steps and tasks scheduled so you can get it done ahead of time instead of playing catch up (or missing out completely)
Knowledge of the big and smaller goals you want to accomplish in 2019 and how to reach them by not only working S.M.A.R.T, but also in an ADHD friendly way
An understanding of what worked and what didn't in 2018 so you continue to maximize the successful activities and eliminate the ones that drained, frustrated or wasted your time, energy and resources
You'll also receive:
What's included in the ADDvance Your Business Planning Retreat?
Module 2 - Year Ahead
Breaking down the eagle's eye view of your year to "back-plan" your way to success.
Module 4 - Money, Marketing & Authenticity
Breaking through your money barriers, getting clear on money roles and goals in your business and how to create a marketing plan that feels authentic and value-based.
Creating a comprehensive marketing calendar, broken down by months, weeks, and days.
Module 1 - Year in Review
Module 3 - Marketing Plan & Calendar
Reviewing your last year in business to see what worked and what didn't to fuel your year ahead.
During the five-hour (plus Q&A) virtual retreat, you will work step-by-step through five modules covering everything you need to build a comprehensive 2019 business plan...including a plan to play!
Module 5 - Putting it All Together
Combining your money flow with your marketing activities and big picture goals to serve your clients in a whole new way in the year ahead.
What Past Participants are Saying...
Laurie Dupar's ADDVance Your Business Planning Retreat was a wake up call for me! It brought insight and consciousness to what I'm doing. At the end of the day, I had a plan I could follow, track, adjust and duplicate. Having Laurie's guidance, resources and knowledge as I went through this process with others on the teleconference, made it so easy to get the work done! ~ Marla Resnick, Speech Pathologist
I'm now documenting and tracking my plan so that it's my starting point for next year and most of it can simply be updated or just duplicated! Woohoo!
Thank you, Laurie! I now make a more effective use of daily and weekly time and more intentional planning for marketing and information.
As a result (and only as a result) of the business planning retreat last week I had that 'AHA' moment when I realised the significant advantage there is to planning way ahead. I wanted to get all the family (20 of us) together for a holiday and used software to schedule potential weeks. After a little coming and going, our holiday on a working farm in beautiful countryside is now booked and eleven adults and nine under-8s have over six months to look forward to an amazing time together! This is such a wonderful take-away from Laurie's course and 20 people's lives will be enriched, probably forever!
~ Susannah Hills, IACTCenter Student
I have completed my budget - income projection and expense projection. I have my full year roughly planned and my 1Q fully planned. I really enjoyed the class and am putting so many of the things you taught into practice. I am even an affiliate for Linda Roggli's Palooza - I would have never done that before. Working toward my explosion this year!
~ Mary E. Smith, ADHD Coach at Encouraging Development
Your Host: Laurie Dupar, PMHNP, PCC, CALC
I created this workshop for you because I've experienced the stress and frustration of running a business without a plan. In the early days of my business, I put in countless hours doing my best work with clients, but I wasn't making the kind of impact I wanted and had no clue how to grow. I felt like I was on a hamster wheel and despite constantly moving I was not getting anywhere!
And then, after attending a conference where I created a detailed marketing plan for my business, I started to see immediate, drastic change. Every year thereafter, I refined my plan and experienced more and more success. Now, 15 years, two businesses and multiple six-figure years later, I'm living proof that having a plan WORKS. By mapping out my goals and crafting my calendar, I'm able to leverage my time to reach more people, change more lives, and make a living doing what I love.
Now, I have the honor of sharing my message throughout the ADHD and coaching communities. I host a yearly telesummit that reaches people around the world, I have published five #1 Bestsellers on Amazon.com, my blog was just awarded the honor of being one of the top 100 ADHD blogs on the web, I enjoy being a featured guest on radio shows and podcasts, and travel all over the country to speak at conferences. And... the International ADHD Coach Training Center iACTcenter.com) was recently awarded ICF approval!
I know I was able to participate in all of these amazing opportunities because I took the time upfront to plan and be clear about my priorities so I was ready when these chances came my way.
And now, I want to help you do the same.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this work? Will I need to be sitting by my computer the entire time?
This virtual retreat can be accessed via the phone or computer and we do prefer that you are live with us to ask questions and interact. It will be recorded so if you have to step away or cannot attend, you won't miss a word!
Is this worthwhile for a new entrepreneur in direct sales marketing or a brick and mortar business (non coaching)?
The ADDvance Your Business Planning Retreat is designed to help you structure your day/week/month so you accomplish your business goals. It can apply to just about any business, not just coaching.
I am not a student at the iACTcenter - can I still sign up for this workshop?
YES! We have designed this course for any ADHD Coach or Entrepreneur who wants to get ahead of their business and have a successful 2019! This workshop is offered as part of the iACTcenter training, but you do not have to be training as an ADHD Life Coach to join in!
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ADDvance Your Business: Strategic Business Planning Made Easy
Success Doesn't Just Happen...it's Planned!
Sign up now and get instant access to the handouts and audios to schedule your own planning retreat on a day and time that works best for you!