text: Challenge Complete! The third Prima Solutions sponsored challenge event took place on the 29th September 2018, with 20 teams battling it out at the beautiful Rultand Water. The sun came out to cheer on the participants and we were thrilled to have so many happy faces at the end of what was a huge challenge and an epic day out for all. Moving the event from Carsington Water in Derbyshire to Rutland Water this year meant that the teams had a longer section on the water. They had to kayak to a mystery challenge and solve it before paddling back to base. It was then time to saddle up and peddle their way around the reservoir, before resorting to foot-power and trainer innovation to get round the final eight miles, completing a marathon distance in total. The event finale was delicious stone baked pizza served by Peter Pizzeria, eaten whilst sharing stories of the day's adventures. A great day was had by all, and as always, that's incredibly important to both us at TwentyTwenty, and the sponsor of our event, Prima Solutions. This event isn't simply about completing a marathon distance - an impressive feat in itself - but an opportunity for those taking part to team-build with colleagues and friends, and have a great day out with a difference, supporting the work that we do to change the lives of local, young people. The event itself is only part of the story. In the months and weeks leading up to the big day, the teams taking on this challenge carry out an incredible amount of fundraising on behalf of TwentyTwenty; whether hosting bake sales in the office or attending a car-boot sale. To date, since 2016, the Prima Solutions TwentyTwenty Challenge events have raised nearly £50,000! Over the coming weeks as our 2018 teams complete their fundraising for this year, we'll be able to announce our 2018 total, which we hope will be the highest yet. We're looking ahead to 2019 and making plans - as we always say - to host the best event yet. We say this confidently as based on feedback from the participants, volunteers and supporters, we improve the event year on year, making it the ideal team-builder, a fantastic challenge, and a great day out for every local business and organisation. If you're interested in receiving updates about the 2019 event and getting first-dibs on signing up, please email us at [email protected] To finish, a huge thank you to our sponsor Prima Solutions and to each and every person who made the event the success it was, THANK YOU! ~ The Fundraising Team ~


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Wish List
Of course our first wish would have been to hold her longer.
But now it would be to turn something horrific into something beautiful.
Try new things, learn from our grief.
I wish her to be remembered as our third child, for people to remember she did exist.
When we kind of ask for things like her sand pictures, that they aren't silly, or that there is no need to do them.
To us as her parents they mean so much, it means that for the moment her name is being written, they're thinking of her.
I'd have liked to help others through grief, but is proving to be harder to get the word out there than I thought, so I am currently hitting a bunker thick wall, not sure whether to carry it forward.
I like to think I have helped others via on line, so to do something, turn it around would be amazing.
I am hoping that all this can make me in to a better person, I know I talk about her so much, and have seen others change around me, I often wonder if I have changed in a negative way. Something I may need to work on.

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French Lentil and Roasted Beet Salad
The task at hand: to turn these glorious, fresh golden beets into a beautiful salad...
I've always had a tough time locating golden beets. It seems as if they are nowhere to be found unless you're at a well-stocked Farmer's Market. So when I was contemplating vegetables to have with dinner at Whole Foods the other day, my eyes locked onto these impossible-to-find gems. I wasn't sure what I'd do with them, but I decided to tuck them safely into my shopping cart and bring them home with me.
Thank God for Whole Foods Market
I found what I thought would be a winner of a recipe in the
Food Network Kitchen's Cookbook
French Lentil and Roasted Beet Salad
. One problem. No French de Puy lentils in my pantry. Back to Whole Foods I went. No French lentils there either.
What was that I said about thanking God for Whole Foods Market
? In order to get this salad on the table for dinner, I had to give up on my obsession to have the de Puys and settle for the everyday variety. I hate having to settle. Regardless of having to use the lesser lentil, this salad was exceptional.
The beets were washed, most of the greens removed, drizzled with olive oil and wrapped tightly in foil to roast for an hour in the oven.
The lentils were washed and then given time to simmer with spices for 25 minutes or so.
During the simmer time, the sherry dressing was prepared. Part of the dressing was mixed with the cooked and drained lentils, and some was saved for tossing with the salad greens.
The skins slid right off of the roasted beets. I diced them up and added them to the lentils along with chopped parsley. (I saved a few to sprinkle on top of the salad for additional color.
Assembly... Tossed the greens with a little of the dressing... layered greens, then lentils, then a sprinkle of goat cheese.
Ta da! A phenomenal salad. Worth making if you've got French lentils lying around... or even if you don't.
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"LEOPARD centres around two disconnected English brothers who are ostracised in a small village in the west of Ireland. Drawn back together by the unexpected and mysterious death of their father, they are immediately at odds until they find a girl dumped still alive in the moors. What follows is a bizarre turn of events, both beautiful and sureal, as the two brothers search for their own resolutions. At times both a love story and a tragic tale. The story is inspired by a piece in John Steinbeck's East of Eden." – Eoin C Macken
Before release, LEOPARD was named COLD.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Nursery Letters continued...
Ok, so I ordered the letters in MDF because I knew I was going to paint them and MDF was the cheapest wood. They make you pay for all the letters in the size of the tallest letter - so like the J is taller than all the other ones in Jason's name. But I didn't want to pay for 4 tall letters when they were all the same shorter height so I ordered an 8" J and 5" everything else to save some money. I think I could have ordered them even smaller, but I just didn't know. I honestly went by what Potterybarn Kid's letter sizes are. I love the font I found : Clarendon Medium because I wanted the little balls on the edges of the letters. They're SO cute!! They got here and they looked like this. And then I just painted them white with trim paint for our house - yes I did - and a sponge brush trying to make as little brush strokes as possible. They look great! Now I just have to figure out how to hang them on the wall... I'm thinking velcro...or ribbons from hooks. Any ideas?
PS: yes, I got an upper AND lower case "J" and I still don't know which one I'm using. :)
To be continued again...
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- Jacey said...
I love the font as well. And I love the lower case j - but the upper case is classic. GOOD LUCK with the project!! I have a friend that put her daughters name on the wall abover the crib and it turned out so cute. I have no idea what she used to get the letters to stay though, sorry.
- February 17, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Jaclyn said...
I hung Bree's letters with cute ribbon that matches her bedding colors. I just used tiny tacks to pin the ribbon to the back of the letters and then I tied the ribbon in a bow up top and hung the bow on a nail. I love it! You could totally do velcro, but you'd have to make sure you got strong enough stuff to hold the weight of the wood. A friend of mine used velcro, but hers wasn't strong enough and her letters kept falling off the wall. Take a picture when they're hung-- I'd love to see!
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Spring Cleaning
Spring is here! Finally we're seeing flowers pop though the ground and buds bursting out on the trees. Along with that come some springtime chores around the church. Our church is just like your house - it needs to have a good sprucing up once in a while. Our annual Spring Cleanup Day will be Saturday April 23 from 8 to noon.
Please come and join us. If you can't be with us all morning, come when you can.
We'll have a long list of chores to keep us all busy. We will be cleaning window screens, windows and pews, vacuuming pew cushions, washing walls, and cleaning light fixtures. Although we will be concentrating on inside work, there may be some yard work if the weather is nice. There is work in the Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall, the Education Building, and the Youth and Community Center. There will be work and fun for everyone.
Doughnuts and juice will be provided. Please bring extra buckets, scrub brushes, cleaning rags and hand held vacuum if you have them.
We will have a signup sheet in the Narthex and in Fellowship hall on the first three Sundays in April, or you can call the church office or Dave Doughty 724-457-1088. If you can come join us, please sign up for some work, exercise, fun and fellowship.
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Is an S Corporation the right entity type for you?
This is a great question to explore when starting a business, or changing your existing business from a Sole Proprietor or General Partnership. It can make such a difference in taxes, the number of shareholders and asset protection. An S Corporation is one of the three popular choices for those incorporating their business. Other choices include Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)and C Corporations.
Business owners can select how they wish to be taxed, and an S Corporation is one of those tax designations that can make a big difference in how much you pay in taxes, and how to handle profits and distribute shares. There are pros and cons to every entity type and it's important to understand which business model is best for you. Advantages and disadvantages are listed below.
An S Corporation is a corporation that has elected to be taxed as a flow-though entity (similar to an LLC or Limited Partnership). The "S" also refers to an IRS code section. This type of taxation, the S election, allows the shareholders to be taxed only at the individual level instead of at both the corporate and individual level, thus avoiding the double taxation like the C Corporation. There is no federal income tax levied at the corporate level, unlike C Corporations which are taxed at both the corporate level and the individual level, thus earning the description "double taxation." S Corps are favored by many business owners. Their single taxation (as opposed to the double taxation of a C Corp) and limited liability protection – especially with a Nevada corporation with charging order protection extended to corporate shares – make the S Corp an attractive entity choice.
Please know that of all of the entities, the S Corp has the tightest restrictions on ownership. There can only be 100 or fewer owners, which all must be individuals or their living trusts. Corporations, multi-member LLCs, and non-US residents cannot be S Corp owners. If the restrictions aren't followed, the IRS will decide the corporation is C Corp and a double tax them accordingly.
If you are operating as a Sole Proprietor or General Partnership, the simple answer is no. Those entity structures do not provide asset protection, and you could lose your personal possessions if your business is sued. The S Corporation still provides limited liability protection and is a good entity for many business situations.
We at Corporate Direct suggests S Corporations for many service-oriented businesses to avoid being characterized as a Personal Service Corporation, or "PSC" by the IRS.
PSCs are C Corporations that are classified by the IRS as providing a service, such as consulting, to the general public. Now, as you may know, the IRS assesses C Corporations with a pretty low initial rate — 15% on earnings up to $50,000. That's quite a bit lower than you would pay personally if you were receiving that same $50,000 as salary. And, that 15% rate is also lower than you would pay if your business was an S Corporation. So, to head off the anticipated revenue drain, the IRS closed the loophole by designating C Corporations that provide services as PSCs.
The tax rate for PSC earnings? 35%! That's probably higher than you would pay through your S Corporation if you took a reasonable salary and the rest as passive income. And, it's enough, in many cases, to make the difference between going "S" or going "C." Again, you will work with your CPA, tax and/or legal advisors to determine the best entity for your specific situation.
Corporate Direct can help you understand the restrictions and benefits of the S Corporation. To learn more simply click here or call 1-800-600-1760.
- Limited liability for management and shareholders. (Learn more about limiting liability here.)
- An unlimited number of management, no state residency requirements.
- Distinct, court-recognized existence, which helps protect you from personal liability that can cause you to lose your personal wealth in assets like your home, car, or nest egg.
- Flow-through taxation: Profits are distributed to the shareholders, who are taxed on profits at their personal level.
- Good privacy protection, especially in Nevada and Wyoming. (Learn why privacy matters.)
- Great income-splitting potential for owner/employees. Can take a smaller salary and pay income taxes and regular payroll deductions, then take the remainder of profit as a distribution subject to income tax only.
- S Corporations are great for businesses that:
- will provide a service (i.e. consultants);
- will not have significant start-up costs;
- will not need to make major equipment purchases before beginning operations; and
- will make a sizable amount of money without a great deal of effort and expense.
- At shareholder level, shares are subject to seizure and sale in court proceedings.
- Maximum of 100 shareholders, all of whom must be U.S. residents or resident aliens. Shares must be held directly, except in special circumstances.
- Owner/employees holding 2% or more of the company's shares cannot receive tax-free benefits.
- Because flow-through taxes will be paid at the personal rate, high-income shareholders will pay more taxes on their distributions.
- Not suitable for estate planning vehicle, as control is ultimately in the hands of the stockholders. In a planned gifting scenario, once majority control passes to children from parents, children can take full control of the company.
- If tax status is compromised by either non-resident stockholder or stock being placed in corporate entity name, the IRS will revoke status, charge back-taxes for 3 years and impose a further 5-year waiting period to regain tax status.
- Not suitable to hold appreciating investment. Capital gain on sale of assets will incur higher taxes than with other pass-through entities such as LLCs ad Limited Partnerships.
- Limited to one class of stock only.
Essentially, you file a document that creates an independent legal entity with a life of its own. It has its own name, business purpose, and tax identity with the IRS. As such, it — the corporation — is responsible for the activities of the business. In this way, the owners, or shareholders, are protected. The owners' liability is limited to the monies they used to start the corporation, not all of their other personal assets. If an entity is to be sued it is the corporation, not the individuals behind this legal entity.
A corporation is organized by one or more shareholders. Depending upon each state's law, it may allow one person to serve as all officers and directors. In certain states, to protect the owners' privacy, nominee officers and directors may be utilized. A corporation's first filing, the articles of incorporation, is signed by the incorporator. The incorporator may be any individual involved in the company, including frequently, the company's attorney.
The articles of incorporation set out the company's name, the initial board of directors, the authorized number of shares, and other major items. Because it is a matter of public record, specific, detailed, or confidential information about the corporation should not be included in the articles of incorporation. The corporation is governed by rules found in its bylaws. Its decisions are recorded in meeting minutes, which are kept in the corporate minute book.
Yes, if you think you may want to go public at some point in the future, but want initial losses to flow through, consider starting with an S Corporation or a Limited Liability Company. You can always convert to a C Corporation at a later date, after you have taken advantage of flowing through losses. Corporations can make the election at the beginning of its existence or at the beginning of a new tax year.
The big benefit of S corp taxation is that S corporation shareholders do not have to pay self-employment tax on their share of the business's profits. But they will be taxed on the salary they pay themselves. This is the catch. Before there can be any profits, each owner who also works as an employee must be paid a "reasonable" amount of compensation (e.g., salary) that is subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes to be paid half by the employee and half by the corporation. As such, the savings from paying no self-employment tax on the profits only kick in once the S-corp is earning enough that there are still profits to be paid out after paying the mandatory "reasonable compensation."
Do you need advice on the best entity for your business? Are you ready to set up your own S Corporation, but have some lingering questions? Click here or call Corporate Direct toll-free at 1-800-600-1760.


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Are you not sure of what to do when it comes to fashion? Have you always felt like you have wanted to improve the way you dress and show people you know good fashion? If this is what you're always thinking about, it's time to do it now.
A belt can entirely change your look. You can get a belt in many designs or colors. From different widths to colors and patterns, belts can help you attain the look you want.
Although purses can improve your whole look, be sure it goes well with other bags you use. What this entails is that the purse should go with a briefcase if you'll be using them at the same time. However, two items is more than enough to have in your hands at any given time.
Do not buy clothing just because it is on sale. If the item doesn't go with anything your currently own or it doesn't fit well, it isn't worth the price, no matter how much of a bargain you perceive it to be. It will sit in your closet and be a waste of money.
Wear your hair up in a casual bun to keep it off the shoulders. There is rarely time while at work or school to deal with long hair. So bring it up so that you don't have to worry about it getting in the way of trying to focus throughout each day.
Don't keep a bunch of makeup inside your beauty kit. Instead, pick your desired products in colors that are appropriate for the season. Keep in mind looks for both nighttime and daytime wear. Makeup does not last forever once you begin using it. Germs can also congregate in opened products.
If you are overweight and want to look skinnier, wear a blouse in black or a very dark color over a dark-colored skirt. Dark colors will de-emphasize you troublesome areas. An elastic waistband will offer a lot of comfort.
Perhaps one of the best fashion tips you can use is to simply clean your closet out. You might think having more clothes gives you more options in outfits, but the opposite is actually true. A closet that is cluttered and cramped will surely hinder your choices for fashion. Clear out your wardrobe and donate everything that no longer fits and you haven't worn within the past few months. It's better to have a few fashionable options than a closet full of things you will never wear.
Now that you know more, you can definitely take positive steps in terms of fashion. What that means is that you should feel confident when you put together a new wardrobe to show to people. This article has had some great tips, now it is time for you to put them to use.


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Leaving the military does not mean the end of your working potential, but finding a new purpose can be daunting. Help for Heroes offers the tools you need to get job-ready and take your next steps.
Will Help for Heroes find me a new job?
Career recovery is not about finding you a new job, but getting you ready for what's next. Our Career Recovery Service offers access to courses, qualifications, work experience, networking, training and volunteering to help you navigate your way through Civvy Street.
What if I don't have any skills for Civvy Street?
You will already have transferable skills learned during your time with the military, such as self-discipline, teamwork and planning skills. You might know the skillset you have but not sure what role you want yet, we offer lots of courses to help you find your way and discover what might be next for you.
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Old Sacramento has been a tourist attraction for many years as it includes several buildings of historical significance. In August, an employee observed visible damage in the exterior of the building. The city was alerted and inspections of other buildings took place. There are at least two other buildings with similar problems.
These buildings suffer of dry rot and damage is visible. Dry rot is fungal timber decay occurring in poorly ventilated conditions in buildings, resulting in cracking and powdering of the wood.
Also, officials with Old Sacramento's district office maintain that owners should have been responding for maintenance of their buildings. Thus, the buildings should be repaired and owners take action in order to solve the problem soon!
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Stu's PrawnTruder looks like a large, lively prawn when in the water.
Tied on a plastic tube, it is easy to cast and fish-friendly. Its large profile will find those aggressive fish in the river.
The feelers and rubber legs create movement, even in the weakest of currents.
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Navarre, Florida Real Estate
Located in Santa Rosa County, Navarre is a community primarily comprised of US Military personnel, retirees and military contractors.
Navarre features miles of beach front land along the Gulf of Mexico as well as the Gulf Islands National Seashore. The area features top-rated schools and eco-tourism.
Navarre has been declared "Florida's Best kept Secret" and is now a growing tourist attraction with visitors coming year round for beach activities, boating, surfing, paddle boarding, fishing, bird watching, as well as hiking, camping, and scenic campgrounds. Navarre features the famous Navarre Beach fishing pier, which is 1,545 feet long, and the longest fishing pier in Florida and on the Gulf of Mexico. The pier features lighting and is open Mar-Oct from 5am – 11pm, and Nov-Feb from sunrise to sunset.


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I post di CinefiliaRitrovata.it dedicati al Cinema Ritrovato. Come ogni anno il magazine della Cineteca di Bologna seguirà da vicino – e con sguardo critico – gli appuntamenti più salienti in programma.
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Monday, June 26th in Piazza Maggiore: Battleship Potëmkin with live orchestraRead More
Battleship Potëmkin will face the great public of Piazza Maggiore on Monday, June 26th, at 9.45 PM, on the occasion of one of the most awaited nights of Il Cinema Ritrovato, the festival organized by the Cineteca di Bologna from June 24th to July 2nd.
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Among the many threads woven into the secret fabric of Cinema Ritrovato, this year reveals the remarkable presence, in many sections, of 'unknown' film-makers. Each one has their own story; on some, the shadow of time weighs heavily, while for others, geographic censorship or the twists and turns of history have prevented us from knowing the true nature of their work. It is a map full of echoes and surprises, to be traced out along the lines of what most tickles our curiosity.
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Compaq offers two new solutions to its StorageWorks family
Compaq offers two new solutions to its StorageWorks family
The Enterprise Storage Group of Compaq Computer announced two new solutions to its StorageWorks family; the StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and the StorageWorks NAS Executor E7000. Compaq describes the Enterprise Virtual Array as its first generation of disk arrays powered by VersaStor technology. The Enterprise Virtual Array incorporates device level virtualization, enhanced storage management tools, subsystem-based LUN replication, remote-copy functions and subsystem-based SAN security. Based on the new Compaq HSV110 controllers, the Enterprise Virtual Array offers increased performance and significantly greater capacity than the Compaq MA8000 subsystems. Compaq has targeted the Virtual Array for large business-critical applications; on-line transaction processing, high-end data warehousing and decision support systems, system consolidation, data analysis and simulation. It provides shared, simultaneous heterogeneous multi-server connectivity in direct attached or SAN environments supporting Windows NT and Windows 2000, TRU64 Unix, Open VMS, and Sun Solaris servers in its initial release. Future releases will support HP-UX and IBM AIX. The Enterprise Array is generally available on this announcement date.
The StorageWorks NAS Executor E7000 is a multi-protocol (Windows, Unix/Linux, Netware, AppleTalk) "NAS Head" that is integrated with Compaq storage. The NAS Executor solution (NAS Head) integrates Compaq servers with Compaq MA8000 or Enterprise Virtual Array storage systems and software to provide Network Attached Storage. The NAS Executor E7000 is a high available solution featuring cluster support, redundant hardware components, data replication software, and the Compaq Remote Insight Lights Out Edition management software. The NAS Executor E7000 joins the TaskSmart NAS Appliance products as Compaq's NAS solutions. The TaskSmart N2400 is targeted at workgroups and departmental systems while the NAS Executor E7000 is targeted at environments requiring high availability, greater performance, connectivity and capacity. When integrated with the new Enterprise Virtual Array, NAS and SAN capacity can be combined in a single storage pool.
Enterprise Virtual Array announcement highlights
The StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array is Compaq's new virtual RAID solution. The virtual architecture pools all of the disk storage on the array into groups. Virtual Disks (LUNs) are drawn from this pool and presented to the application servers. The virtual architecture allows for the dynamic expansion of LUNs plus disks can be added to the storage pool on the fly. Distributed sparing allows the allocation of space per disk group to recover from physical disk failures.
The virtual architecture of the Enterprise Array combined with the SANworks Storage Utility Management Suite is designed to increase storage utilization and increase the amount of storage capacity that can be administered without added staff. Compaq stated that overall storage utilization can be increased up to 2x or more compared to other distributed storage subsystems and the effective storage capacity can be increased 2x or more compared to monolithic storage architectures. Compaq stated that when fully implemented, the Enterprise Array architecture combined with its software function is expected to enable up to a fifteen-fold increase in storage scale.
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This parameter is basically the amount of storage a single person can administer. The 15x parameter is derived from the management of the virtual architecture coupled with its replication software (Snapshot). The major savings in administrative costs with be realized when the VersaStor asymmetrical pooling solution is introduced.
The Enterprise Virtual Array is a fiber-to-fiber RAID array (2 gigabit). It is a fully redundant architecture offering N+1 power and cooling, dual-active controllers, mirrored write cache (battery-backed-up) and RAID protection (Vraid) across its disk arrays. The Enterprise Array will support up to a maximum of 240 dual-ported FC-AL disk assemblies (168 disk drives in base cabinet). Maximum usable capacity per subsystem is 17 terabytes (73 GB disk drives, 240 disk drives)). The performance as stated by Compaq was up to 8x that of the Modular Array (MA8000). RAS features include dynamically replaceable components, dynamic micro-code changes, and metadata recovery. The Enterprise Array supports remote maintenance with phone-home support via Compaq's remote support center.
The Enterprise Virtual Array is based on Compaq's new HSV110 controllers. The HSV110 features the following:
- Power PC microprocessors
- (2) Fibre Channel host ports per controller (2Gb/sec)
- (4) Fibre Channel (FC-AL) device ports (arranged in redundant pairs and supports up to 240 disks [120 disks per pair])
- 1GB cache per controller (mirrored option and battery backup [96 hours])
- 2GB/sec FC cache mirroring port
- 36GB, 72GB - 10K rpm disk drive support
- Support for up to 256 hosts
- Support for up to 1024 HBAs
The Enterprise Virtual Array is available initially in two predefined configurations in 42U cabinets. Compaq stated that configure-to-order will be available at a future date. The two pre-configured models:
|Enterprise Model 2C6D
|(1) 3U Controller Assembly with (2) HSV110 controllers, (6) 14-bay disk enclosures, 42U storage cabinet
|Enterprise Model 2C12D
|(1) 3U Controller Assembly with (2) HSV110 controllers, (12) 14-bay disk enclosures, 42U storage cabinet
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|Maximum Capacity
|36 GB Drive -- 72 GB Drive
|Enterprise Model 2C6D
|Enterprise Model 2C12D
The software features of the Enterprise Virtual Array include data replication and remote copy. The Enterprise Virtual Array provides three types of data replication tools: a Traditional Snapshot, Capacity Free Snapshot and Instantaneous Snapclone. The traditional Snapshot is similar to what is offered on the HSG80 controllers. A set amount of capacity equal to the original volume is reserved for the snapshot. As data is changed in the original volume, the data in the snap-volume is updated. The capacity free snapshot does not reserve capacity for the snap-volume in advance. Space in the snap-volume is used only as data in the original volume is changed. The snap-volume is a new virtual disk that initially shares the original virtual disk's map entries. The instantaneous snap-clone is similar to a traditional cloning operation as duplicate space is reserved. With the instantaneous snap-clone, the snap-clone data can be accessed almost immediately.
Although not available until 2ndQ, 2002, the Enterprise Virtual array will offer a subsystem based remote copy feature. The remote copy feature will be similar to the Data Replication Manager available on Compaq's HSG80 controllers. The Virtual Array DRM will offer both synchronous and asynchronous operations, semi-synchronous operation and resync capabilities. It will also offer campus distances via Fibre Channel and extended distances via telco links.
The management and configuration of the Virtual Array is done via the HSV Element Manager. The HSV Element Manager is a web server application that runs on the SAN Executor operating in conjunction with the Compaq Insight Manager. The HSV Element Manager incorporates the methodology to configure and manage the Virtual Array. It also enables the base HSV controller software (e.g. Snapshot, DRM etc.). The HSV Element Manager manages the virtual disks, physical storage (disks), HSV controllers, and the drive enclosures. The HSV Element Manager provides management aggregation of multiple Virtual Arrays (up to 16 presently) presenting the image of a single storage pool to the user.
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The management aggregation, allowing multiple Virtual arrays to be viewed as a single storage pool, is the most important item in the announcement. This will allow the Virtual Array pool to grow linearly in capacity and performance while managed as a single entity. The Virtual Array should be an excellent base for SAN server and storage consolidation providing significant competition to the consolidation offerings from EMC, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard all of which are based are cache-centric storage architectures.
NAS Executor E7000 announcement highlights
The StorageWorks NAS Executor E7000 is a multi-protocol (Windows, Unix/Linux, Netware, AppleTalk) "NAS Head" that is integrated with Compaq storage. The NAS Executor solution (NAS Head) integrates Compaq servers with Compaq MA8000 or Enterprise Virtual Array storage systems and software to provide Network Attached Storage.
|NAS Executor E7000 Model 902 Specifications
|(2) Intel Pentium-III Xeon processors standard (up to 4 supported)
|Cache Memory
|2MB Level-2 writeback cache per processor
|2GB standard (4x 512MB ECC SDRAM) to 4GB maximum
|Storage Controller
|Integrated Smart array Controller
|Network Controller
|Integrated Compaq Fast Ethernet NIC 64 PCI Dual-Port 10/100 in a slot. (4) total 10/100 ports standard
|Hard Drive
|(2) 36.4 GB Ultra-3 10K rpm (contains NAS Executor E7000 image)
|Internal Storage
|78.8 GB maximum
|Power Supply
|(2) 450W Power Supplies
|Optical Drive
|24x IDE CD-ROM Drive
|Form Factor
|Rack 4U
|NAS Executor E7000 Model 904 Specifications
|(4) Intel Pentium-III Xeon processors standard (up to 4 supported)
|Cache Memory
|2MB Level-2 writeback cache per processor
|4GB standard
|Storage Controller
|Integrated Smart array Controller
|Network Controller
|Integrated Compaq Fast Ethernet NIC 64 PCI Dual-Port 10/100 in a slot. (4) total 10/100 ports standard
|Hard Drive
|(2) 36.4 GB Ultra-3 10K rpm (contains NAS Executor E7000 image)
|Internal Storage
|78.8 GB maximum
|Power Supply
|(2) 450W Power Supplies
|Optical Drive
|24x IDE CD-ROM Drive
|Form Factor
|Rack 4U
Evaluator Group comments:
Both the Enterprise Virtual Array and the NAS Executor are excellent additions to the StorageWorks family of products. We believe that Compaq will position the Enterprise Array in SAN consolidation solutions in direct competition to the offerings from Hewlett-Packard, EMC, Hitachi and IBM. As functions of performance, subsystem redundancy, capacity, and remote maintenance, the Enterprise Virtual Array can compete with any of the cache-centric architectures in an open system SAN consolidation. The only feature it does not have is support for the mainframe (CKD). Compaq's position on mainframe support is that it is not necessary in open systems SAN consolidation. Support for mainframes add extra overhead and costs plus the cache-centric architectures were designed for IBM mainframes and not open systems. The management aggregation, allowing multiple Virtual arrays to be viewed as a single storage pool, is the most important item in this announcement. This will allow the Virtual Array pool to grow linearly in capacity and performance while managed as a single entity. Today a storage pool of 16 Virtual Arrays (over 160 terabytes) can be managed as a single entity. We believe that Compaq has a compelling argument. What is not clear is how Compaq plans to integrate the Virtual Array with its VersaStor asymmetric pooling solution expected early next year.
The NAS Executor is a NAS Head based on standard Compaq servers and storage. The use of NAS heads rather that NAS appliances is the current trend in network-attached storage. Compaq follows offerings by IBM, Hitachi, and HP is the use of NAS heads. The NAS E7000 gives Compaq a high-availability and higher performance solution to complement the TaskSmart entry-level NAS products.================================================
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A memory just floated into my daydream. I'm about 6 years old and I've wandered into the woods on our farm in Vermont. It's mostly forested, the 300 acres my Dad bought when I was 3, so wandering into the woods is easy to do! I love nature, so I'm enjoying myself. It's summer and everything's green. The sun is out and I catch glimpses of it between the branches. There's a mild breeze. Birds are singing, insects fly about, and everything smells earthy and delicious. I haven't a care in the world.
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I'm suddenly aware that I'm lost. Where am I? Will I be able to retrace my steps? Nothing looks familiar: one tree, one patch of moss, one lichen-covered boulder, all look pretty much the same as another. Should I cry for help? I'm getting anxious and I'm not sure where to turn. Will others find me if I'm unable to navigate my way back home? What will I do when it gets dark? I'll climb this oak; perhaps I'll have a better view. Here, on the last limb that will support me, all I see when look out is more trees. Trees upon trees upon trees. An ocean of trees with no harbor in sight. As I climb down, I slip and fall from the tree I've climbed. I've had the wind knocked out of me. Lying on the ground, I surrender. I'm overwhelmed with feeling. I'm crying now and for some bizarre reason it feels REALLY good! Someone or some thing has opened the faucet and my well is draining.
I close my eyes and listen to the sound of silence. And now I'm up and walking. A clearing appears and I step into it. I see a path ahead and it looks promising. Somehow I just "know" it will help me to get back home…eventually.
As I experience more and more from the inside-out understanding, clearings appear more often. I still get lost in a forest of thought on a pretty regular basis. And I become disoriented. I become anxious again and, imagine I don't know where to turn. Sometimes I'm not even aware that I'm lost again, but I am. But now I know that my anxiety is telling me that I am unable to see the forest for the trees—for the moment. No, I'm not entirely out of the woods yet. But I'm not so frightened by the trees as I used to be. I know there will be clearings. I know that I'll find the path home. I know, because it's right here, inside of me.
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An IRS collection agent throws a word or phrase your way, and you have no idea what he is talking about. As they say, it is all Greek to you. And too much is at stake to bluff your way through it. A wrong move or misunderstanding could result in a levy on your bank account, wages, or seizure of assets. How can you negotiate yourself out of trouble with the IRS if you don't understand the language of IRS collection agents? To even the playing field, here are the 10 of the most important terms you should know when you owe back taxes to the IRS: 1. IRS Revenue Officer. This ... Read More
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Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd (QWFC) is part of the cooperative sector in Wales, established to certify farm and food sector assurance schemes, operating to EU recognised standards and is approved by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). It employs over thirty assessors to monitor the FAWL, Welsh Organic Scheme and Assured Dairy Farm scheme programmes.
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June 25, 2013
After admitting in a deposition last week that she has used racial slurs and made jokes that denigrate Blacks, Paula Deen now faces allegations that she and people in her restaurants have routinely made jokes and slurs about blacks, women and other groups.
As The New York Times reports, Smithfield Foods, whose hams Deen has endorsed since 2006, severed its relationship with her on Monday. Last Friday, after Deen was deposed in a federal discrimination lawsuit, the Food Network announced it was terminating her contract and immediately pulled her two shows.
At the center of the lawsuit is Lisa T. Jackson, who for several years helped Deen manage her restaurants. The suit contends that racial slurs were common at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House in Savannah, Ga., which is largely run by Deen's brother, Earl W. Hiers.
Deen and her brother have long contended that Jackson was bent on revenge and had demanded $1.2 million before filing the suit, threatening to take her charges public if the money was not paid. A lawyer for Hiers argued that Jackson was pursuing race-based claims even though she is white.
As the Times reports, Deen still has fans. In her hometown of Albany, Ga., plans remain under way for a Paula Deen museum. Billie Jo Fletcher, a museum organizer and restaurateur, said, "We stand behind what Paula represents, and that's Southern hospitality."
Meanwhile, according to FOX News, the fate of her cookware collection is also up in the air. A representative for Sears Holdings, which sells Deen's products at Kmart and Sears, told FOX that the company "is exploring next steps as they pertain to Ms. Deen's products" and Target is "evaluating the situation."
QVC, the home-shopping corporation, is mulling its future with Deen. The network sells her branded cookbooks and cookware.
"QVC shares the concerns being raised around the unfortunate Paula Deen situation. QVC does not tolerate discriminatory behavior," the company said in a statement. "We are closely monitoring these events and the ongoing litigation. We are reviewing our business relationship with Ms. Deen, and in the meantime, we have no immediate plans to have her appear on QVC."
On Wednesday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said that it ended its relationship with Deen while Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced that it had been "mutually decided" with Deen to remove her name from its restaurants in Joliet, Ill.; Tunica, Miss.; Cherokee, N.C.; and Elizabeth, Ind. At the same time, her representatives released letters of support from nine companies that do business with Deen and promised to continue, according to published reports. — Greg Beaubien


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this is a sort of family installment.
get pumped.
my dad and rose hosted a bbq/party on saturday.
there was a lot of tequila involved.
luckily, tequila is great for photo taking. loosens 'em up, ya know.
1. brother.
2. brother's gf: erin. she's super rad.
3. rosalba!
4. pops
and because 4 photo strips ain't all that much...
i found this old "modeling" pic from 9th grade = 14 yrs. old.
i know all you ladies out there took modeling photos with your friends, right?
truth be told, i still really love this photo.
that was my FAVORITE sweater. it was a flowery interpretation of the scorpio constellation.
i'm a leo but i tried to steal it from my bff, nicole, often.
as in, i might still have it...
happy week, lovers!


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Open Letter to the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Stephane Dion, Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe
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As your parties examine policy positions and determine platforms in anticipation of the next Federal election, we urge you to address a vital public safety issue affecting half the population of Canada that can no longer be ignored. We are referring to the omission in the Criminal Code provisions on Public Incitement of Hatred that result in the complete exclusion of girls and women as a group entitled to protection from such crimes. This puts the Criminal Code at odds with Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which specifically mandates that equal access to the protection of Canadian laws be granted to girls and women. Currently, the Criminal Code provisions on Public Incitement of Hatred only protect those identified by colour, race, religion, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.
Public incitement of hatred is prohibited in the Criminal Code because it is an acknowledged contributing factor in encouraging violence and discrimination against a target group. Omitting girls and women from the list compromises their safety. There is no justification for it. It is a stark piece of "unfinished business" and one has to seriously wonder why it is taking so long to deal with it. Despite our longstanding advocacy in this area we have yet to hear a rationale, plausible or otherwise, from any political party for the reluctance to take action.
In his book Race Against Time, Canadian humanitarian Stephen Lewis wrote, "I would argue that this is what always happens where the rights and needs of women are concerned: an inexplicable willingness to let things slide, an inescapable drift to inertia."
Will Canada continue to let this slide? The next Federal government has a unique opportunity to right an egregious wrong. Making this change to the Criminal Code sends a strong message that we as a society will no longer tolerate this failure to protect half of our citizens.
As a cross-sectoral coalition of organizations concerned with media violence including the mistreatment of girls and women in the guise of "entertainment," we urge you to make a public commitment to amend the Criminal Code so that women and girls, as a group, are included in the provisions dealing with public incitement of hatred.
We request a written response from each party leader outlining what action they will take on this issue if they form the next government of Canada.
We have identified our member groups below as well as groups that are on record as advocates for this legislative change.
Respectfully submitted
Violence in the Media Coalition
Members of the Violence in the Media Coalition:
Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
Ontario Federation of Home & School Associations
Ontario Principals' Council
Ontario Public School Boards' Association
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
Ontario Student Trustees' Association
Ontario Teachers' Federation
Adding women to the Public Incitement of Hatred provisions of the Criminal Code has been recommended and/or supported by:
Polish Canadian Women's Federation (2007)
Canadian Teachers' Federation (2007)
Ontario Federation of Labour (2007)
Liberal MPs Yasmin Ratansi, Don Valley East (Ontario), Chair, Status of Women Committee, Judy Sgro, York West (Ontario), Past Chair, Status of Women Committee, Sue Barnes, London West (Ontario), Past Critic Public Safety, Sukh Dhaliwal, Newton-North Delta (BC), Lloyd St. Amand, Brant (Ontario), Omar Alghabra, Mississauga-Erindale (Ontario), Critic for Citizenship and Immigration (2007)
Bloc MP Nicole Demers, Laval (Quebec) (2007)
Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Etobicoke Centre (Ontario), introduced Private Member's Bill C-254 (2006, 2007)
James Flaherty, Progressive Conservative, Attorney General of Ontario (2000)
Michael Bryant, MPP, Ontario Liberal Party Attorney General Critic (2000)
Senior Legal Counsel, B'nai Brith League for Human Rights (1994)
Raymond Hnatyshyn, Minister of Justice (1987)
Law Reform Commission of Canada (1986)
Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (1985)
Special Committee on Pornography and Prostitution (1985)
National Action Committee on the Status of Women (1983)
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Monsterland by Michael Okon
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The Adjustments by Ann Lineberger
A sexy satire of affluent suburban life, "The Adjustments"
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the seductive and mysterious Yogi Jack is part of every elite woman's
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The Midnight Call by Jodé
Who would ever suspect that their mentor, teacher and friend is a
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As one of the so-called Bric economies, along with Brazil, Russia and China, India's recent and potential future growth is attractive to small businesses looking for an overseas market.
At first glance, India's bureaucracy, complexity, sheer size and diversity- and in some sectors, a reputation for corruption – might look daunting to an outsider. But with good advice and preparation, a newcomer to Indian business can make a success of it.
Reasons to enter the Indian market are compelling. It is still expanding economically – the second fastest growing economy after China – and according to UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) there are opportunities across sectors including construction, infrastructure, retail, environmental services, sports and luxury goods.
UKTI's international trade advisor, Carl Woolf, says there are also many untouched markets beyond the more visible opportunities. "There is huge potential in sectors including life sciences, energy, infrastructure and manufacturing. For example, India is an emerging biotech leader, with a growth rate of 37%, which makes it one of the highest in the world. And by 2014 India will be one of the world's top five motor vehicle producers."
Like other large countries, India does not have one main business hub but is made up of a series of clusters. As well as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai the emerging cities of Nagpur, Ahmadabad, Chandigarh, Pune and Jaipur offer diverse trading opportunities.
The fact that English is so widely spoken in India, as the main language of business and the first tongue of many, is another advantage. British businesses also have other advantages, UKTI's notes. "The UK already has strong ties with India so we are well positioned to take advantage of the investment and export market," Woolf says.
John Dawes, design director at Benoy, an international architecture practice, agrees that the historic links between the UK and India is an advantage in his sector. As many of Benoy's clients have also been educated in the west makes things easier, he says.
While India has a reputation for bureaucracy and over-regulation, Dawes has found clients surprisingly flexible and forward thinking. "Clients educated in the west have seen different models and have got the motivation to accelerate changes locally. They are very receptive to regulation change. The problem we have is slowing them down."
However, there are still complexities about doing business in India that make many overseas firms consider an indirect approach. Sarah Steel, founder of the Old Station Nursery, a childcare provider, had some knowledge of India after spending time there on her gap year. But when she decided to enter the market she thought it best to find a partner.
"We looked at whether there was potential to open our own branches but it is so difficult to get into a new market. Unless you are a large company with large resources, it is a real challenge. It is more about finding partners with similar goals."
For Steel the partner was Sunshine Pre-School, a daycare centre in Hyderabad, southern India which she describes as "forward thinking". She decided to invest in the business and carry out some consultancy work to develop her own practice separate from her business in the UK.
Steel has found a potentially "huge market" for childcare in India, where the UK concept of early years education is less developed. This, she says, contrasts with the UK where there is a saturation market for early years education.
Another company that is currently finding its feet in India is Maynard Leigh, a consultancy specialising in behavioural change. After two short-lived attempts to expand overseas in Europe and Australia, they were approached by two Indian businessmen who wanted to set up a Maynard Leigh franchise in Delhi.
They agreed terms and after some training the Indian franchise of Maynard Leigh was established. Company director Andrew Leigh says that despite the fact that it has been harder to achieve targets than originally thought, the firm is pleased with the results so far.
For Leigh, like Steel, having partners based in India made adjusting to a new market easier. But from his experience, Leigh advises that it is important to choose partners carefully. In India, the fact that there is still corruption in some sectors makes this even more vital.
"Take bribery for example, we have got two very honest, intelligent and ethically straight people," he said. "But if you are not so focused on the ethical side you can find yourself in a black hole. It has happened to banks. We have tried to export our philosophy as well as our business activities."
Both Steel and Leigh have used the services of UKTI to help them enter the Indian market. Leigh describes UKTI as "a huge training resource" and credits it with encouraging his firm to become more pro-active about finding overseas opportunities.
Steel used UKTI's overseas market introduction service, which supported her own research. Other services that UKTI offers include an export market research scheme, joint trade missions and access to an experienced local international trade adviser. It also runs an India marketing strategy scholarship programme, which offers businesses the opportunity to attend a five-day course in Mumbai to understand how to market effectively.
But there are other sources of advice for small businesses, including the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) which was set up five years ago because the government was alarmed about how few SMEs were doing business in the sub-continent. The council covers six areas in which UK business have strengths and India has needs and provides advice to its members which prepares them better for accessing UKTI's services.
UKIBC's chief operating officer Kevin McCole says that some businesses have been put off India because they pick up negative messages about a slowdown in growth and the sheer complexity of the market. But he adds that in reality growth varies from 2-3% in some areas and 10% in areas like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Bihar and also between sectors. "UK business should be looking at those clusters," he advises.
On the issue of complexity, he refers to Turun Khanna's book, Billions of Entrepreneurs, which contrasts China and India. It claims that in China everyone tells you the same thing, but a few years down the line you realise people were telling you a lie. In India everyone gives you different advice but you realise that they are all telling you the truth.
"On the top level it looks complicated," he says. "It is, but no one hides it from you and there are lots of people to help you. If you have bad experiences in one state, it might be different in another. It's about finding a niche."
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I despise politics.( Despise with all my being). I really just want to be left alone on this little farm to raise my kids and my food, BUT I did my part and showed up at that special meeting.
So now I am sitting here at the table while the kids finish up math and I notice that my house is trashed. It might have something to do with seven kids and the coming and going, and I know that later today I will have to wipe down the counters and sweep the floor.
But at this very moment I want to snack on chips and salsa and share with all of you my knock off buns.
I speak of my recipe for cinnabons. My version of the incredibly super sweet, gotta have a cup of coffee to drink too because they are that rich cinnamon buns.
I only bake them twice a year, and sadly I do not have pictures of the process. I think you all can manage though as these are made like any other cinnamon bun, except the dough has a special ingredient.
I have gotten emails from several of you and for that I am grateful. Thank you for your comments, the glimpses into your own lives, and the patience for this recipe.
My Knock Off Buns
1 1/2 C water
1 1/2 Tb instant yeast
1 1/2 Tb sugar
1/2 C melted butter
2 eggs
3 1/2 oz box of vanilla pudding, prepared
1 tsp salt
6 C flour (adjust as needed)
*Combine these and knead until you have a soft dough that is not sticky or just slightly sticky.
Using some extra flour sprinkled onto counter, roll dough out into a rectangle that is about 1/2 inch thick.
Spread onto dough:
1/2 C butter, softened
1 C brown sugar
4 tsp cinnamon
*Roll dough up into a log and slice into 1 inch thick slices. Place on parchment lined baking sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Cool slightly and frost.
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 C butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 C powder sugar
1 Tb milk
Mix well and add more or less milk until desired consistency. Spread onto buns.
Best eaten when they are still warm and with a cup of coffee.


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Are you wondering how to use Instagram for your business?
Do you want to learn how to market yourself and your brand on Instagram?
This most successful app is not just a photo sharing platform. Instagram can help you build awareness, boost engagement, and drive foot traffic to your business.
Here are some statistics, take a look:
Total Number of Monthly Active Instagram Users: 700 million (Source)
In March 2017, over 120 million Instagrammers visited a website, got directions, called, emailed, or direct messaged to learn about a business based on an Instagram ad. (Source)
In fact, Instagram is a gold mine and your follower counts are the potential target buyers. You can turn your Instagram followers into the target market.
With the minor tweaking and developing a well-planned strategy, you can turn your Instagram followers into potential buyers.
In this article, you'll discover how to turn Instagram into a gold mine for our business.
Turning your posts into a shopping message
In this segment, you should be focused on how to divert your followers towards your shopping platform. All you need is to provide a convenient and easy path for your followers.
So that they successfully get diverted to the shopping cart, where they can make a purchase. Tweaking the platform and utilizing the ways available to you for the purpose, can allow you provide an attractive presentation of your business and products and you can convert likes into sales.
See how Dollar Shave Club a link in the description:
Strong call to action
A strong and actionable call to action is the vital element of any marketing platform. The strong call to action is one thing, which can turn your followers into the leads/buyers.
You need to keep telling your followers where to go, with the links as mentioned in the bio or in your posts. You need to incorporate a shopping Instagram feature and should specify the ways on 'how to buy/ know more' effectively in order to successfully turn your followers into the customers.
See how Chatbooks uses a sense of urgency into their calls to action.
Discount codes and coupons
Sharing contents full of discount codes and coupons can entice your followers towards your shopping portal. You need to keep on sharing such posts, which bears the coupon codes and other discount offers on the products as offered by you.
You can run a contest with the winner to be presented a free gift/ discount coupons/gift vouchers.
See this example from Canva's Instagram page:
You need to engage your followers more and more so that the free promotion goes hand in hand along with the sales. Encourage your followers to share your content more.
So your business goals can be spread more among people and chances of getting more customers increases with each passing day.
Create engaging content
Instagram being a visual platform; everything depends on how you entice your users towards you. Using striking images and rendered in vivid colors and flattering filters along with clear messages is a way to the better grabbing eyeballs of your followers.
Remember that the Instagram's image-oriented nature brings a huge wealth of opportunities for excellent promotion of your brand. You need to craft a clear message with the perfect caption in order to allure more followers towards your sales. Devise a better strategy and shape your Instagram posts into an attractive sales platform.
Post frequently and use the available tools in the best way
Posting frequently and not overdoing it, can keep a genuine interest in you and at the same time, will not bother your followers. Thus, have a striking balance of your regular posts and keep on sharing a variety of posts at your Instagram platform.
Remember that mixing the variety of posts can allure your followers of different nature equally. Your only aim is to encourage your followers towards the business goals and thus always keep on engaging your audience with some quirky and snappy videos.
Keep on using hashtags. Never underestimate the power of hashtags as they keep all posts into a single place. These hashtags can pave the ways for many other users in reaching you, and can ultimately increase your chances of better sales.
Instagram posts with at least one hashtag average 12.6% more engagement than those without. (Source)


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Since the late 60s and 70s, Vivienne Westwood has been breaking the rules of fashion 'and the Anglomania collection represents the best of the brand. Blending anarchic punk attitude with wearability and femininity, the label brings Vivienne Westwood's fashion history to your wardrobe. The range of skirts by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania brings together the brand's trademark draping hemlines and deconstructed, billowing shapes with a touch of toned-down wearability. The famous plaid drapes over layers of quality fabrics, while eccentric prints adorn minis, midis and maxis that can blend day to night. Bubbling structures juxtapose cinched-in waists to create an innovative silhouette that can only be Vivienne Westwood.
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How Games Will Revolutionize Education
Online academic video games for teenagers are games that educate youngsters on sure skills, conserving them engaged and entertained on the identical time. Use on-line math video games as rewards for homework or chores completion (your children won't even know they're studying!), use them as enjoyable study instruments to entice the development of math expertise or teachers can even incorporate them into lesson plans for the classroom. There are similarly helpful anatomy games at Anatomy Arcade with lecturers notes and so on.
This instructional recreation for two yr olds is sweet to do as a result of this game can assist your children to know the idea of addition and subtraction. Educational games are often seen as boring, un-cool, and primitive, but the reality is that educational games could possibly be as much enjoyable as some other types of recreation. Young children may additionally enjoy playing conventional academic board games like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Cootie, Count Your Chickens, Goodnight Moon, and other games that introduce the ideas of colors, numbers, and letters.
At the second, I'm planning to self-publish, however depending on how my printing quotes shake out, I may resolve to undergo Z-Man or JKLM, as they've printed comparable video games up to now. So many youngsters and teenagers have cellphones now that telling time on an analog clock is becoming a lost art! Chalk preschool has a web based preschool curriculum with classes, video games & actions your little one can do online. In the 1st level you tap wherever on the display screen and the animal will level to and say the right body half. This article is designed that will help you select one of the best academic toys in your youngster.
Games akin to Rock Band and Guitar Hero also help to enhance an individual's rhythm (in apparent ways.) My personal favourite, Donkey Kong Konga, is sort of literally all about rhythm. Once connected to the web, you may simply download even more video games, eBooks, apps, and other fun actions from LeapFrog's online Learning Path. The traditional video games similar to 'Snakes and Ladders' helps children to learn numbers and pathways progressing by the sport. Card games are simple to pack and take with you for a trip to the seashore, to grandma's, to a mountain cabin, and even to the doctor's workplace to play when you wait!
Teachers, day care centers and fogeys all have to have at the least one marble run set for his or her growing faculty age youngster. The simple and fast-paced gameplay is suitable for gamers from elementary faculty age to grownups, and could possibly be used as a fun interactive exercise for educating neuroscience on-line within the classroom. Practice math online with unlimited questions in additional than 200 thirdgrade math skills. I've by no means really loved warfare video games which are totally on the Xbox 360 and Playstation3 not the wii. I need to share with you a number of the games I use in school with my adult learners.…


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Here's who you can expect to see teaching this month...
Tristan Schaffer-Goldman
Join us for The Ume Group's Open Training on August 12 at 7pm to meet Tristan in-person and experience his 30-minute workshop!
Byron Hagan // www.byronhagan.com
Byron was born and raised in Houston, TX. After earning a BA in Theatre from the University of North Texas, he was accepted to the Actors Studio Drama School, which he graduated from in May 2014. His favorite characters he has worked on include Mozart in Amadeus, Louis in Angels inAmerica & Adam in Election Day (his ASDS thesis). He is trained in theatricals forms from Shakepeare to musical theatre and ballroom dance to slaptick comedy. He is thrilled to be working for the first time with The Ume Group, where he continues to challenge himself beyond his abilities.
Join us for The Ume Group's Open Training on August 26 at 7pm to meet Byron in-person and experience his 30-minute workshop on Shaolin Kung Fu.
Tickets are now on sale for The Ume Group's "Isis Variations" at FringeNYC - the New York International Fringe Festival, August 13 - 22. Click here to learn more.


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Now that PSN is back up and running, everyone's attention is returning to the games and the big titles expected to be released this year. One of those PS3 exclusives is Resistance 3, and this week Sony revealed the art and logos for the upcoming game, and they're pretty striking. The art is the work of Olly Moss, a British artist with a very evocative and striking style, and the Resistance 3 art is no exception.
The box art clearly features a Chimeran skull, with the teeth carved out to look like the New York skyline. In the poster-version of the artwork, you can see Joseph Capelli, the only survivor of the climactic Operation Black Eden that topped off Resistance 2, making his way to New York City. Resistance 3 clearly picks up where Resistance 2 left off, and designers at Sony clearly wanted to make sure that players understood when looking at the box that this wasn't the type of military or squad shooter they may be used to.
Sony wanted to send a strong and clear message about the nature of Resistance 3 in Moss' work. In the upcoming game, the world is dominated by the Chimera: you and the last remnants of the human race have to find any way you can to survive. The game ditches the atmosphere of an active and organized resistance for a more solemn approach: the militaries of the world have been destroyed, the resistance has been crushed, and now you're left looking for other survivors and hopefully a way to save the human race.
Sony announced Resistance 3 officially last August, and while the game won't be in stores until September, they have tipped that we can expect a demo on June 14th. To get the demo, you'll have to pick up a Blu-Ray of Battle: Los Angeles. The demo will be included on the disc, and feature a half-hour of gameplay, including a boat-ride through a town occupied entirely by Chimera.
Sony also promised more information and a broader look at the upcoming game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) early next month.
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Welcome back to Term 3
Tuesday 18th July, 2017
A big welcome back to all families to term 3 . We hope everyone had a relaxing and happy holiday. We welcome Mrs Hipke and Mrs George back this term.
Mrs Hipke will take Health and PE and Mrs George will take Japanese for all classes. Mr Francis Carter will be taking music for each grade every second Monday. We are very fortunate to be able to offer these curriculum areas to our students.
Please check the calendar of events for activities this term.


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Spring into Fun on 30A! | 30A Collection
Spring into Fun on 30A! | 30A Collection
Spring is here and with it comes sunshine and activities for the whole family! While enjoying your Spring Break getaway with 30A Collection take advantage of a variety of family activities only a short walk away in Rosemary Beach! A full line-up of fun awaits– from live music and theatre performances to movies under the starts and comedy acts. There is something for everyone in your group! Weekly activities include:
Mondays: Spring it On! Concert Series
Tuesdays: Pittman Magic, Juggling and Comedy Show
Wednesdays: Children's Theatre: Beauty & the Beast
Thursdays: Moonlight Movies & Face Painting
For a complete listing of events, click HERE.


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Palestinians in Shooting Spree U.S.-Trained
Since 2007 the U.S. has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in training and equipment for Palestinian Authority security forces. Reports of rampant torture in the prisons run by these forces, and warnings by Israeli military and other figures of the danger posed to Israel, have gone unheeded.
Early Sunday morning the danger grimly materialized. At least one PA policeman opened fire on a group of Israeli worshipers in Nablus in the West Bank, killing one and wounding four, including one seriously.
It appears to have been little short of an ambush. The worshipers, who were from the Breslav Hasidic sect, were driving back in a three-car convoy from Joseph's Tomb in Nablus -- a site where, according to Jewish tradition, the biblical Joseph is buried.
According to one report, the convoy:
... encountered a surprise checkpoint and [was] met with a hail of gunfire from a Palestinian jeep. The fire continued even after the vehicles turned back in an attempt to escape. Two of the three vehicles were hit.
As one of the Hasidim put it:
The police shot at the vehicles, they were screaming "Allahu Akbar." It was crazy, they were shooting to kill. I screamed at the driver to drive out of there quickly.
The Hasid who was fatally hit was Ben Yosef Livnat, 25, married with four children, and nephew of Israeli Minister of Culture Limor Livnat. Eulogizing him at his funeral the same day, she said:
My brother's son was murdered by a terrorist masked as a Palestinian police officer.
Shortly after the attack a crowd of Palestinian youths set fire to Joseph's Tomb (report and video here). It was hardly the first time, the tomb having been burned to the ground by a Palestinian mob in a famous incident in 2000, early in the Second Intifada, and desecrated many times since then including with graffiti drawings of swastikas.
Among the reactions by Israeli politicians, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the fact that the worshipers did not coordinate the visit with the Israeli army could hardly justify the attack, and demanded that the PA swiftly investigate it and punish the perpetrator(s). Based on the PA's record going back to the days of its former Chairman Yasser Arafat, it's impossible to be optimistic.
Member of Knesset Danny Danon:
... called on the U.S. to reconsider its funding of the Palestinian security forces, as well as the training exercises that it does with them. He passed this request on to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.
This incident comes at a time of mounting terror and brutality both in Israel and the region as a whole. Since last month Israel has witnessed the Itamar massacre of five members of a family, a bombing of a Jerusalem bus stop that killed a tourist and wounded about 50 other people, and numerous projectile attacks from Gaza including the firing of an antitank rocket at a school bus that killed a 16-year-old Israeli boy.


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What this skill can do:
When a customer chats in through Drift, you may not always be around to respond. Luckily, you can configure Drift Bot to help by going to App Settings > Drift Bot > Team Availability.
This is a feature that complements the live chat & routing features and does not apply to Teams.
Bots are available on our pro plans and up.
Note: your Team Availability Message won't send until the end of the bot flow.
Here's what you can configure:
1. When Drift Bot can help:
- Routed Conversations: For all new bot conversations that have routed in somebody from your team
- All Other Conversations: Only conversations started from the Welcome Message playbook or through Drift Profiles.
The "All Other Conversations" feature does not apply for any un-routed Bot conversations.
2. How long do you want Drift Bot to wait before helping?
- 30 seconds
- 1 minute
- 2 minutes
- 5 minutes
- 10 minutes
3. How can your Drift Bot help?
- Drop Calendar of agent routed
- Route to a different agent
- Leave an away message
4. Leave an away message for your site visitor
- Example: "Just jumping in here -- looks like [agent] isn't available right now. You can schedule some time to chat with them here, or just leave a message and I'll make sure they get it"
How to set it up
1. Go to Settings > Drift Bot to find all your bot settings.
2. Click on Team Availability
3. Set up your bot!
Note: If any teammate engages the visitor in chat from Drift's conversation view, the skill will cancel out and the bot will no longer jump in.


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Thessaloniki International Film Festival
The top Film Festival of South Eastern Europe and the oldest in the Balkans gives rendezvous with film lovers every November, being simultaneously one of the most important cultural…Read more
In the rich cultural calendar of Thessaloniki, the festivals have their own special place. Dynamic enhancement tool of all forms of art and expression, are a very good opportunity to visit the city and discover the modern cultural production!
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