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plajer & franz studio | Puma store
Say servus to the new puma store in Munich!
Theatinerstrasse is Munich's famous shopping promenade and home to puma's new redesigned store. plajer & franz studio under the direction of Ales Kernjak (head of global store concepts, puma retail ag) gave the shop a thorough makeover and filled the 326 sqm space with a dose of joy, innovation, simplicity as well as various local influences.
In line with the philosophy of puma's retail 2.0 concept, the store has been constructed in accordance with the company' s sustainable guidelines: the general use of building material has been reduced to the minimum, leaving the ceiling open and the brick walls untreated. Any materials used such as wood for the ceiling beams, furniture or floor finishes are certified guaranteeing that forest products used are from responsibly harvested and verified sources, and low-emission paints and adhesives are being used. Above that, an efficient lighting system, using mainly HIT lights, has been applied to save the energy consumption of the store and thus further reducing its ecological footprint.
The two floors of the store are joined by a huge brandwall made out of moveable cubes in puma's ci-color, which not only sets a distinctive focus point but above all adds to the dynamic, vitality and fun of the shop. Overhead screens on the first floor featuring hypnotic, slow moving visuals of scenarios from clouds to underwater scenes add to the shop's atmosphere. Local elements further high light this idea , while at the same time giving the store its local relevance. Appearing somehow 'out of place' within a minimalistic and innovative store concept, the changing room area is a homage to the typical alpine hut. It is manufactured from bavarian reclaimed wood that has been finish-worked giving it even more patina and recharged with 'pumarized' details such as red doors and window frames, puma's 'dylan' cat sculpture holding a deer antler or cut-out puma cats replacing the usually engraved heart-shaped door hole.
Inside the changing rooms shoppers are greeted by a lif e – size sculpture of cat 'dylan' and a red floor mat saying ' servus ' – the bavarian word for ' hello '. 'The new Munich store elevates puma's effort in bringing back the joy of sport and lifestyle into retail environments' says Ales Kernjak . ' The new space surprises with unexpected features, reflecting our passion in interacting with our consumers, and creating a memorable and engaging retail experience with local flavor. '
Cutting-edge technologies such as iPads or the puma 'peep-show' are integrated in to the store design allowing customers to browse through puma's website, watch brand image movies and access the european online shop, which offers a wider merchandise assortment, complete size runs, andalternative colors of items stocked in store . These technological inputs further aim at unifying both worlds – online shopping and the experience of a ' real ' store – and enhance customer's interaction in-store and with the brand. Besides, they add this little extra of fun during a shopping experience . Still being puma's core competence, footwear has been given the most prominent position within the store: several display tribunes on both floors and a separate footwear area on the ground floor mark its leading part. The second floor is designated for men's and women's sport and lifestyle apparel and footwear as well as a motorsport column. All i n all , the puma store in Munich displays a great mix of innovative solutions, joyful elements, simplicity, and a local relevance, unified in a sustainable design concept.Location: Munich, Germany Architect: plajer & franz studio Project name: puma store Client: puma ag
Surface area: 326, 5 sqm
Date of completion: march 2012 Credits: Creative agencies: studio 38 (graphic works fitting rooms)
Spies & assassins (puma peepshow / un-smartphones)
Light: XAL xenon architectural lighting gmbh,
Shop fitting: new store europe polska s p . z . o . o .
Store construction: ganter interior gmbh
Photos: Manuel Schlüter / puma ag


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Eni is a partner of the Forum of International Cooperation to be held in Milan at the Teatro Strehler on 1st and 2nd October 2012.
The Forum, for which Eni is a main partner, is an occasion for detailed debate to relaunch, in the presence of the highest offices of state, the importance of international cooperation as a qualifying element of Italy's contribution to all the related issues and to global emergencies.
The event, organised by the Ministry for International Cooperation, in partnership with the City of Milan, the Directorate General for Cooperation and Development at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), includes the participation of numerous Italian and international personalities. For Eni, the CEO Paolo Scaroni is one of the speakers.
This is a public meeting where interested citizens, experts and young people can meet representatives of some of the highest offices of state, European ministries and countries in the southern hemisphere.
The aim of the Forum is to encourage dialogue between individuals and groups who want development cooperation to be a part of our country's identity and think that it should be central to a revival of Italy's international profile.
During the Forum plenary sessions will alternate with moments of group work, but the meeting is also a laboratory of ideas on how to update Italy's cooperation efforts in light of new realities in a changing world.
At the end of the Forum a presentation will be made of the "National Pact for new development cooperation', a manifesto of intent to re-establish the centrality of public policy on cooperation and outline guidelines for a quantitative and qualitative recovery of Italian cooperation.

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BAC KAN (VNS) — A container of radioactive material has gone missing from Bac Kan Cement Company in northern Viet Nam, the Tien Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper reported today.
The container was found to be missing when the company was asked to move the radioactive material from its warehouse to a safer place.
The company does not know yet when the container went missing.
The provincial police, department of science and technology and procuracy are co-operating to investigate the incident and interrogate the concerned people.
The missing radioactive material is Cs-137.
Vuong Huu Tuan, head of the Viet Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS), said Cs-137 is a low-level, radioactive material that does not pose any risk to human life unless there is long-term exposure.
VARANS has provided devices to the province to search for the missing material.
Following the incident, the cement company has been asked to suspend operations.
According to VARANS data, the agency has issued licences to more than 6,000 radioactive sources that are currently active around the country. Another 1,867 sources have been given licences as well, but they are not in use.
There have been six cases of radioactive materials going missing nationwide since 2003. Only three of them have been found. — VNS
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text: Want to take this time to thank all of my followers for tuning in. Our season didn't end the way we wanted but next season will be even better. This has been an incredible 13 year journey in the NBA and I am very fortunate to be blessed with some new opportunities. With this blog I plan on keeping everyone up to date with my training, travels as well as events that BluePrint Basketball will be hosting. Thanks for checking us out. This summer will be fun!


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Mindfulness at Kronos
The working title of this this post was "10% Mindfullyer," but I'm pretty sure mindfullyer isn't a word. The whole "mindfulness at work" is a growing thing at companies like Google, Target, and General Mills. I mean, you've got to be mindful when you're making Cheerios for millions.
I'm on my own little journey to better insight and mindfulness. One guy doing a great job helping to promote meditation as more "mental exercise" than "woo woo" new-age phooey is ABC journalist Dan Harris. His book 10% Happier is a great read. I'm now onto a book by "Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction" guru, Jon Kabat-Zinn titled "Full Catastrophe Living." It's a slower go than 10%, but it has revealed a few gems on the benefits of mindfulness. Here's one:
"Even the tiniest manifestation of mindfulness in any moment might give rise to an intuition or insight that could be hugely transforming."
In other words, pay attention, especially at work. In a meeting? Get off your phone. Close your laptop. Webinar? Stop multitasking. Pay attention. Listen. As the great mindfulness philosopher Ferris Bueller once observed, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Here's a "Talks at Google" video of "Real Happiness at Work" by Sharon Salzberg, the Godmother of meditation in the US. We're doing it at Kronos, too. I missed the first monthly session because of our community user acceptance testing, but I'm looking forward to the future "sits." (that's what they call them in the mindfulness biz). If you want in, you can come work at Kronos and if you're interested in the "woo-woo," check out this quickie video by Mr. Harris and Ms. Salzberg on meditation for beginners.


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Visualizing Law in the Digital Age
Law has entered the visual digital age. How truth and justice are represented and assessed in court (and out) increasingly depend on what electronic screens display. In this issue, distinguished legal and social science scholars explore new approaches to legal scholarship and legal practice that illuminate and seek to work through the vicissitudes of visualizing law in the digital age. These articles were originally presented at a symposium held at New York Law School and Cardozo Law School in October 2011 and sponsored by the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School, the New York Law School Law Review, and Cardozo Law School.
Volume 57, Issue 1 (2012-2013)
I. Visualizing Law in the Digital Age
- Visual Jurisprudence by Richard K. Sherwin, Professor of Law, New York Law School.
- The First Amendment and the Second Commandment by Amy Adler, Emily Kempin Professor of Law, NYU School of Law.
- Law Among the Sight Lovers by Francis J. Mootz, III, Dean and Professor of Law, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.
- Arrested by the Image by Alison Young, Professor, University of Melbourne.
- Deleuze and the Maiden: A Short Introduction to Legal Pornography by Laurent de Sutter, Fund Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Senior Researcher in Legal Theory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, lecturer at Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, and Visiting Research Fellow, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
- Image and Affect: Between Neo-Baroque Sadism and Masochism by Nathan Moore, Professor of Law, Birkbeck College of University of London.
- Visualizing the Law in the Baroque Age. The Play of Value and the Law: Image and Comedy at the End of Louis XIV's Reign by Christian Biet, Professor of performing arts, theater history, and French studies at the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense and the Institut Universitaire de France.
- Devising Law: On the Philosophy of Legal Emblems by Peter Goodrich, Professor of Law and Director, Law and Humanities, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.
- The Law of the Image and the Image of the Law: Colonial Representations of the Rule of Law by Desmond Manderson, Future Fellow, Australian National University College of Law, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, Australian National University.
- Images in/of Law by Jessica Silbey, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School.
II. Case Comments
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng by Terence Keegan.
- Beinor v. Industrial Claims Appeals Office by Emma S. Blumer.


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Dear Libertarian Democrats…
"…there's a whole swath of Americans who are uncomfortable with Republican/conservative efforts to erode our civil liberties while intruding into our bedrooms and churches; they don't like unaccountable corporations invading their privacy, holding undue control over their economic fortunes, and despoiling our natural surroundings; yet they also don't appreciate the nanny state, the over‐regulation of small businesses, the knee‐jerk distrust of the free market, or the meddlesome intrusions into mundane personal matters." – Markos Moulitsas, The Case for the Libertarian Democrat
Dear Libertarian Democrats,
Thank you for your recent overture. Libertarians are not very good at accepting overtures. We tend to be purists, and there is much in your essay that violates my ideas of libertarianism. Nonetheless, I would like to offer a constructive response. What I would propose is that we adopt a pragmatic, experimental approach toward working together.
I am ready to acknowledge that Republicans have not served libertarians well the past six years. In fact, I recently made a controversial Case for Staying Home this November, because I am fed up with Republicans' focus on power politics and "big‐government conservatism."
My guess is that the Democratic Party is not going to suddenly convert en masse to libertarianism. But I can see the possibility of at least a temporary alliance between libertarians and Democrats, provided that both are willing to experiment.
Agreeing to an Experiment
What I propose is that Democrats promise to support one major libertarian experiment. In exchange for Democrats agreeing to support this experiment, libertarians would agree to vote for Democrats.
The experiment that I have in mind is school choice. If Democrats would instead prefer an experiment with voluntary investment accounts substituting for Social Security, that is an acceptable alternative. But for now, let us work with school choice.
The experiment that I propose is that in four or five diverse states, all tax revenues that ordinarily would go to schools would for a period of 15 years go to parents as school vouchers. Proponents of school choice will propose specific indicators that will be measured to assess whether the experiment achieves desired goals, such as improved school quality, lower cost, and greater parent satisfaction. Opponents of school choice also will propose specific indicators that will be measured to assess whether the experiment leads to greater inequality in schooling or other adverse results. After fifteen years, voters will have useful information to determine whether the experiment with school choice should be expanded or ended.
Single‐Payer Experiment
Traditional Democrats may say, "If we are willing to give libertarians an experiment, what do we get in return? Do we get a chance to experiment with our policies?"
I would welcome experiments with socialist policies, provided that they are only experiments. That is, the policies must be evaluated, and if they are found to have failed, they must be abandoned.
For example, I would welcome an experiment in which four or five diverse states adopt single‐payer health care. My guess is that if people were to experience single‐payer health care for ten or fifteen years, that would provide powerful evidence that it is a bad idea for the United States.
Suppose that the single‐payer experiment started on October 1st of 2007. As of that date, all residents of the single‐payer states and all children subsequently born in those states would be enrolled in the single‐payer program. All residents of other states would continue in traditional programs. People who change states would stay with their existing health programs — you could not change health programs after October 1st by changing states.
As with the school‐choice experiment, the single‐payer experiment would require indicators of success. Proponents and opponents should identify cost, coverage, and quality indicators that will be measured, so that voters can decide how well the experiment fared.
Experimentalism is the philosophy of trying political ideas in clear, finite, measurable experiments. It is an alternative to the futile ideological head‐banging that is turning off more and more voters every day.
Experimentalism has the potential to be a new political philosophy that transcends partisanship. My guess is that more Americans could be comfortable with experimentalism than with traditional Democratic or Republican dogma.
In fact, there is good reason to suspect that support for the traditional two parties is at an all‐time low. The major parties are leaving huge gaps in the political center as well as other parts of the political spectrum. In this essay, I argued that the future political battle pits incumbent politicians against the "long tail."
As a libertarian, I would prefer that people adopt my ideas right now, based on their clear logic and intuitive appeal. Since that is not likely to happen, the next best thing would be experimentalism, which would allow libertarian ideas to be tried along with other ideas. Perhaps over time the best ideas would win out.
So that is my response to libertarian Democrats. I will forgive what I see as the flaws in your libertarianism, if you will make a serious commitment to experiment, with something like school choice.


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As always, it is such a treat to feature live music performed here in the KYMN Radio studios. And today I had the very good fortune to feature internationally-acclaimed (!) Americana artist, Josh Harty. Talk about serendipity — Josh is in the midst of a whirlwind tour but found himself with an unexpected cancellation and a free date on an April evening in Minnesota. Lucky for we music fans here in Northfield — he was able to swing by All-Wheel Drive AND appear tonight at the Tavern Lounge. Come on out for what's sure to be a fantastic night of live music!
In addition to chatting a bit about his music and artistic inspiration, Josh & his mandolinist Jeff Burke performed:
Whiskey and Morphine
Holding One
Listen to the entire segment here.
Learn more about Josh online at www.joshharty.com. And don't miss his gig tonight here in Northfield (8-10 pm at the Tavern Lounge), and tomorrow night at The Warming House in Minneapolis.


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14 March 2013
Second Lifestyle Expo in Jakarta Opens
Three-Day Fair Features Hong Kong Consumer Goods
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Hong Kong SAR Government Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So said the expo was "an excellent opportunity for the people of Jakarta to get to know more about Hong Kong's lifestyle products and the opportunities for doing business in the world's freest economy, right on the door step of mainland China." Mr So added that Hong Kong was keen to further enhance its ties with ASEAN, including Indonesia. "A closer economic partnership between ASEAN and Hong Kong would contribute significantly to common prosperity," he said.
Growing Middle-Class Consumption
"Indonesia boasts Southeast Asia's largest population of middle-class consumers – more than 45 million in all," said Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Deputy Executive Director Margaret Fong, who also spoke at the opening. She added that "private consumption will remain the primary engine of growth for Indonesia in the foreseeable future. All good reason for us to bring Lifestyle Expo back to Jakarta. To offer Indonesian business, and consumers, more of what Hong Kong is famous for – quality, stylish, value-for-money products."
Innovative Products on Offer
This second Lifestyle Expo in Jakarta, which comes one year after the inaugural edition, showcases innovative products in five categories: consumer electronics, fashion and accessories, gifts and premiums, household products, and watches and clocks. This year's expo includes a Small-Order Zone, giving Indonesian buyers the opportunity to purchase products in quantities as low as 20 pieces, as well as a Premium Zone. In addition, the Hong Kong Exporters' Association is staging a display pavilion, featuring more than 40 winners and finalists of its "Hong Kong Smart Gifts Design Award 2013."
Seminars, Business Matching
Other expo highlights include seminars on franchising and international business trends. In addition, the HKTDC is providing complimentary business-matching services, as well as online sourcing assistance and sourcing publications.
Opening Ceremony
Also taking part in the opening ceremony were: Indonesian Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises' Deputy Minister, Marketing and Promotion, Neddy Rafinaldy Halim; Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Indonesia Liu Jianchao; Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hong Kong-Macau Committee James Budiono; and Acting Consul General of Indonesia in Hong Kong Hari Budiarto. A product parade featuring Miss Hong Kong 2012 Carat Cheung followed the opening ceremony.
Global Success
One of the HKTDC's signature emerging-market events, Lifestyle Expos have a successful track record in promoting trade between companies from Hong Kong and new markets worldwide. Previous Lifestyle Expos have been held on the Chinese mainland and in Budapest, Hungary, Mumbai, India, and Warsaw, Poland.
Lifestyle Expo in Jakarta is organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), with support from KADIN – the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The HKTDC is Hong Kong's official trade promotion organisation.
Trade between Hong Kong and Indonesia totalled more than US$5.3 billion in 2012. Indonesia is Hong Kong's 22nd largest trading partner.
Expo Website: http://www.lifestyleexpojakarta.com
Media Enquiries
Please contact the HKTDC's Corporate Communication Department:
Joe Kainz
Tel: (852) 2584 4216
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
About the HKTDC
A statutory body established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers and service providers . With more than 40 global offices, including 11 on the Chinese mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. The HKTDC also organises trade fairs and business missions to connect companies with opportunities in Hong Kong and on the mainland, while providing information via trade publications, research reports and online. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com.


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List of 10 Famous Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
Menes (c. 3201 - 3101 BC)
Menes, who is also thought to have been called Narmer, was the first Egyptian pharaoh after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Therefore, he was the founder of the 1st Dynasty at around 3150 BC. Menes is shown on inscriptions wearing the two crowns of Egypt. According to some sources, he is not only credited with the unification of Egypt but also with diverting the route of the Nile in Lower Egypt. Memphis, the royal capital of ancient Egypt, was founded by him on the reclaimed land.
Tutankhamun (c. 1341 - 1323 BC)
Tutankhamun is perhaps the most famous Egyptian pharaoh, for various reasons. The boy pharaoh was the youngest in Egyptian history. He ascended to the throne around 1332 BC. when he was only 9 or 10 years old and died before he turned 20. People started referring to Tutankhamun as King Tut after his tomb was discovered in 1922. The nearly intact, gold-filled tomb was one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. His shiny, gold death mask became one of the most recognized symbols of ancient Egypt.
Ramses II (c. 1303 - 1213 BC)
Ruler of the New Kingdom for over 60 years, Ramses II is considered one of the most powerful pharaohs of ancient Egypt. During his reign from around 1279 BC. until his death in 1213 BC., Ramses II built a number of remarkable temples, including the Ramesseum and the temples of Abu Simbel. He was also regarded as a military genius, with an army of 100,000 men. His legacy was so significant that at least nine other pharaohs were named after him.
Thutmose III (1481 - 1425 BC)
Thutmose III, who reigned from 1479 BC. until 1425 BC., is also called the Napoleon of ancient Egypt. For the first 22 years, he ruled together with his stepmother, Hatshepsut. After she died, Thutmose III was at the helm of creating the largest empire Egypt had ever seen. His military conquests, among others at Megiddo and Kadesh, brought great wealth to the country and turned Thutmose III into a national hero.
Hatshepsut (c. 1507 - 1458 BC)
Hatshepsut claimed the role of pharaoh while serving as regent to Thutmose III, who was too young to take over the reins on his own after the death of his father, Thutmose II. Even as co-regent Hatshepsut ruled for 22 years and was very successful. She commissioned the construction of hundreds of buildings and statuary. Today, there is even a Hatshepsut Room displaying some of these sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Egypt prospered and experienced a long period of peace under Hatshepsut's reign. However, Thutmose III removed her image from all temples and monuments when she died.
Cleopatra VII (69 - 30 BC)
Like Hatshepsut, Cleopatra VII took on the position of a dominant ruler during her co-regencies of Egypt together with her two younger brothers and later her son. She was the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt before the country became a province of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra's beauty and intelligence are legendary. Her romantic liaisons with Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony have captured the imaginations of many people during the course of history.
Akhenaten (c. 1380 - 1336 BC)
Akhenaten ruled for 17 years during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt (from around 1353 BC to 1336 BC.). He is mostly remembered as the hieratic pharaoh who forbade traditional worship of Egyptian gods in favor of the Aten, the disk of sun in ancient Egyptian mythology. However, the country returned to its former forms of worshipping after his death. Akhenaten's queen, Nefertiti, is perhaps just as famous as he is. He granted her so much power that she is considered by some to have been his co-regent.
Djoser (c. 2650 - 2575 BC)
Djoser, also read as Zoser, was the 2nd king of ancient Egypt's 3rd Dynasty. He reigned for at least 19 years between 2700 BC. and 2601 BC and was the first pharaoh to live exclusively in the royal capital, Memphis, which is southwest of modern Cairo. Djoser was responsible for the first step pyramid, where a flat-topped rectangular structure made room for a six-stepped pyramid. Djoser is also famous because of a painted limestone statue of him that is considered to be the oldest known life-sized Egyptian statue.
Khufu (c. 2620 - 2566 BC)
Khufu is synonymous with the Great Pyramid of Giza, which he had built during his reign of at least 24 years during the 4th Dynasty. The Great Pyramid originally stood 481 foot tall and remains the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Of Khufu, who was also widely known as Cheops, only one small ivory statue of about 9 cm has survived time almost fully intact. The Khufu Statuette was restored after its discovery in 1903 and can be seen in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
Amenhotep III (c. 1411 - 1353 BC)
Another prolific builder, Amenhotep III's reign of almost 40 years during the 18th Dynasty (1570 BC. to 1293 BC.) was characterized as stable and prosperous. He became pharaoh at the young age of 12 after the death of his father, Thutmose IV. Amenhotep III took advantage of Egypt's international power and prosperity during his reign to erect numerous splendid temples, monuments, and statuary. He was responsible for the Temple of Amun in modern day Luxor, while more than 250 statues of himself have been discovered and identified.


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Bottom line: Learn 18 tips & shortcuts to save time with writing VBA macros for Excel or other Office applications.
Skill level: Intermediate
18 VBA Macro Tips & Shortcuts
At the beginning of last year I wrote a popular post on 17 Excel Shortcuts for 2017. I decided to continue the tradition this year and write a post on tips & shortcuts that will save you time when writing VBA macros.
These are some of my favorite tips, and also some favorites from the blog, YouTube Channel, and my VBA Pro Course. If you're not familiar with VBA yet, but always wanted to learn, then checkout my upcoming webinar on "The 7 Steps to Getting Started with Macros & VBA".
Obviously there are a TON of shortcuts & tips for VBA. So please leave a comment at the bottom of the post with your favorite tips. This way we can all learn from each other! 🙂
Download the PDF
Here is a printable PDF version of the article.
18 Excel VBA Macro Shortcuts For 2018 - Excel Campus.pdf (842.9 KB)
Page Index
- Alt+F11 to Open the VB Editor
- Store Your Macros in The Personal Macro Workbook
- Ctrl+Space to Auto Complete
- Intellisense for Worksheets
- Use Comments Liberally
- F8 to Step Through Each Line of Code
- Assign Macros to Shapes
- Automate Repetitive Tasks with The For Next Loop
- Use Option Explicit
- Excel Tables (ListObjects)
- Get Code with the Macro Recorder
- The Immediate Window
- Assign a Keyboard Shortcut to a Macro
- Check That a Range is Selected
- Ctrl + Y to Delete a Line of Code
- Ctrl + i for Quick Info
- Ctrl+J Opens the Intellisense Drop Down
- Worksheet Functions
#1 – Alt+F11 to Open the VB Editor
The VB Editor is the application we use to write macros and create userforms. It can be opened by clicking the Visual Basic button on the Developer tab in Excel.
The keyboard shortcut to open the VB Editor in any Windows version of Excel is Alt+F11.
The shortcut in the Mac version is Opt+F11 or Fn+Opt+F11.
If you don't see the Developer tab in the Ribbon, click the image to learn how to enable it:
The Fn (Function) Keys on Laptops
If you are using a laptop keyboard then you might also need to press & hold the Fn key before pressing F11. The function keys on laptops are typically multi-use keys, and require the Fn key to be pressed to activate the function keys (F1–F12).
Some laptops have a Fn Lock feature that makes the function keys primary, which means you won't have to press the Fn key when pressing F1-F12.
Checkout my article on the Best Keyboards for Excel Keyboard Shortcuts to learn more.
#2 – Store Your Macros in The Personal Macro Workbook
The Personal Macro Workbook (PMW) is a great place to store the macros you use often. This workbook opens in the background every time we open Excel, making our macros easily accessible.
We can also create custom toolbars with buttons to run our macros. I like to think of the PMW as our Excel tool belt that can save us time with task we do every day.
For example, I have an article with a macro that creates a list of unique values on a new blank sheet. We can store this macro in our PMW and assign it to a button in the ribbon or keyboard shortcut, and then run it any time on any open workbook.
Checkout my free video series on how to create your Personal Macro Workbook to learn more. There is also a video in that series on how to add macro buttons to a custom ribbon.
#3 – Ctrl+Space to Auto Complete
This is definitely one of the keyboard shortcuts I use the most in VBA. When we are typing code, Ctrl+Space opens the Intellisense drop-down menu that contains a list of matching objects, properties, methods, constants, and variables.
To use the Ctrl+Space shortcut in the VB Editor:
- Start typing a line of code like ActiveCell.
- After typing the first few letters, press Ctrl+Space
- You will see a list of all VBA words that start with Act.
- Press the Up/Down arrows to select the word
- Then press Tab or Enter to complete the word.
There are two major benefits to this shortcut:
- It saves time with having to type long words and variable names.
- It prevents typos because VBA is completing the words for you.
These benefits can be a HUGE time saver when debugging your code.
#4 – Intellisense for Worksheets
We typically also see the Intellisense drop-down menu after typing a period (.) in the VB Editor.
However, sometimes it doesn't work. One common case is with the Worksheets property.
If we type
Worksheets("Sheet1"). , we do NOT see the Intellisense menu. This can be frustrating and cause you to think that Intellisense is not working.
The reason it doesn't work is because the Worksheets property can contain reference to one or multiple sheets. Depending on the reference, the properties and methods will be different for each case. It would be great if Intellisense was still intelligent enough to recognize this, but it's just one of those things we have to live with…
There are two ways to get around it and see Intellisense for worksheets:
- Use the CodeName of the worksheet we want to reference. This is my preferred method for referencing worksheets because the code will not break if a user changes a sheet name.
- Set the worksheet to a Worksheets object variable first. Then when we type the variable name followed by a dot (
ws.), the Intellisense menu will appear.
#5 – Use Comments Liberally
We can add comments to our code that help explain what each section of code does.
To create a comment in VBA you type an apostrophe at the beginning of the line. Once you move the text cursor off the line, the text will turn green.
The green text makes it easy to distinguish comments when reading code. VBA completely ignores comment lines, and you can add as many as you'd like.
Commenting your code is somewhat of a controversial topic. Some developers believe that properly written code should speak for itself, and that you don't need to add extra comments. I see their point, but this doesn't work for me for two reasons.
- When I come back to my own projects months/years later, I don't remember what the entire macro does. Comments are like headings in this blog post, and make it easy to scan through the macro to find the section you are looking for. They also quickly tell us what each section does.
- If you are going to share your VBA project or eventually hand it off to someone else for maintenance, then it will be much easier for them to learn your code if you add a lot of comments. I call this "politely planning your legacy". 🙂
#6 – F8 to Step Through Each Line of Code
The keyboard shortcut to step through each line of code is F8. The Mac equivalent for Step Into/Through is Cmd+Shift+I.
This allows us to test and debug each line of code in our macros. We can also open Excel side-by-side with the VB Editor (or on a separate monitor) to see the actions being performed in Excel as each line runs.
A lot times this can help you quickly find an error with a sheet or range reference.
To use the Step Into/Through shortcut:
- Click inside the macro you want to run. You can click any line of code. The macro will always start at the top.
- Press F8.
- The macro name will be highlighted yellow.
- Press F8 again to run that line and highlight the next line.
- Continue to press F8 to run each line.
It's important to note that the yellow highlighted line has NOT been run yet. It will be run when you press F8 again.
I cover this technique in more detail in my free upcoming webinar on "The 7 Steps to Getting Started with Macros & VBA".
#7 – Assign Macros to Shapes
The sheet controls for buttons that run macros are a bit dated looking. Fortunately we can also use any shape in Excel to run a macro. The shapes can be colored and formatted to make them look more like modern buttons you find on the web and mobile apps.
To assign a macro so a shape:
- Insert a shape on a worksheet, and format it to your liking. This will usually be a rectangular or circle shape that contains text.
- Right-click the shape and choose "Assign Macro…".
- Select the macro from the list and press OK. The macro will usually be one that is stored in the same workbook as the shape.
- Click off the shape by selecting a cell in the worksheet.
- When you hover the shape the cursor will change to the hand pointer. Clicking the shape will run the macro.
I recommend having a Yes/No message box appear before the macro actually runs. This prevents any accidental button presses. Checkout my video on adding a Yes/No message box to your macros. It's part of my video series on the Personal Macro Workbook.
#8 – Automate Repetitive Tasks with The For Next Loop
We tend to do a lot of the same tasks over and over again in Excel. This can be tasks like: applying formatting to multiple ranges/sheets, creating a list of sheets, copying data to each workbook, setting filters on each pivot table, etc.
Loops are one of the most powerful tools in VBA that allow us to automate these tasks. The loop will loop through each item in a collection (think worksheets in a workbook or cells in a range), and perform whatever code you like on each item.
There are a few different types of loops, but the For Next Loop is the most common. Checkout my in-depth article on The For Next Loop in VBA for more details on this must-know coding technique.
In my free upcoming webinar on "The 7 Steps to Getting Started with Macros & VBA", I explain how to use a For Next Loop to list all the sheets in any workbook. This creates a quick table of contents with a click of a button.
#9 – Use Option Explicit
This is another controversial topic, but I require (politely ask) that all members of my VBA Pro Course use Option Explicit.
So, what is it and why?
Option Explicit requires us to declare all variables. When we see lines of code with Dim statements at the top of a macro, this is declaring a variable.
We are basically telling VBA to create the variable in memory to be used later while the code is running. We can then set values or references to objects to these variables in the macro below the Dim statement.
The MAJOR benefit with Option Explicit is that it prevents typos and saves time. The VB Editor will throw a Compile Error: Variable Not Defined when you try to run the code if a variable in the code is not declared. It will also highlight the variable so you can declare it or fix a typo.
If you don't have Option Explicit on and misspell a variable, the code will still run and can produce errors in the results. If your macro is long then then it can take A LOT of time to find these typos. Trust me. Been there done that!
Option Explicit prevents these errors and helps keep you sane. 🙂
To turn Option Explicit on you simply type the words Option Explicit at the top of the code module. You can also have the VB Editor automatically add the words to new code modules by going to Tools > Options > check the "Require Variable Declaration" checkbox. Option Explicit will now appear at the top of each NEW code module you create.
#10 – Excel Tables (ListObjects)
There are a lot of benefits of using Excel Tables in our workbooks. They save time with formatting data, auto-fill formulas, and work great as the source of a pivot table.
Excel Tables also make it much easier to write VBA code for dynamic ranges of data. This is a list or data set where the number of rows or columns is constantly changing as you get new/updated data.
For example, the following line of code references the cells in range A2:A15.
Range("A2:A10").Font.Bold = True
That is a hard-coded range reference. If you add new data to the bottom, you will have to manually change the code to include the new rows.
However, if we store the data in an Excel Table and reference the Table column, we don't have to worry about this.
The following line of code references the same column.
Range("Table1[Date]").Font.Bold = True
The advantage here is that the code will automatically include new rows added to the Table. No manual updating or maintenance of the code is needed.
We can also reference Excel Tables with the ListObjects object, properties, and methods in VBA.
ActiveSheet.ListObjects("Table57").ListColumns("Date").DataBodyRange.Font.Bold = True
There are definitely some advantages to using ListObjects when it comes to modifying the Table structure (adding/deleting rows/columns) and properties, and looping through the Table. Checkout my good friend Chris Newman's article on ListObjects in VBA for more examples.
#11 – Get Code with the Macro Recorder
The Macro Recorder is an amazing feature of Excel and VBA. It creates VBA code as we take actions in Excel.
For example, after we turn the macro recorder on, we can go do our normal work in Excel like writing formulas or copying and pasting data. The macro recorder will create all the VBA code for these actions, and store it in a code module.
This is a great tool to use when we are first start with macros. And it's also a great tool for learning and getting snippets of code. The Excel object model is massive, and it's impossible (for me) to memorize all the property, method, and object references. So the macro recorder is a great way to get some code for a pivot table, list object, slicer, shape, or any other object you are not familiar with.
The macro recorder also has its limitations. It's NOT going to create code for loops, if statements, error handling, message boxes, etc. We need to learn how to write code to implement these more advanced techniques that allow us to fully automate processes and create applications in Excel.
Checkout my free upcoming webinar on "The 7 Steps to Getting Started with Macros & VBA".
#12 – The Immediate Window
The Immediate Window in the VB Editor allows us to run a single line of code. We can run an action (method) on an object, or return the result of the code back to the Immediate Window. Maybe we want to determine how many worksheets are in a workbook.
Type ?Worksheets.Count and hit Enter. The result will be displayed on the line below.
The Immediate Window is also the place that the Debug.Print method outputs to.
The keyboard shortcut to open the Immediate Window in the VB Editor is Ctrl+G
Checkout my article on 5 Uses for the Immediate Window in VBA for more details.
#13 – Assign a Keyboard Shortcut to a Macro
We can also assign keyboard shortcuts to run macros that we use frequently. I recommend storing these macros in your Personal Macro Workbook.
To assign the keyboard shortcut:
- Press the Macros button on the Developer or View Tab in the ribbon.
- Select the file that contains the macro from the Macros In drop down.
- Select the macro from the list box.
- Press the "Options…" button.
- Type the letter in the Shortcut key box that you want to assign the macro to. All shortcuts will start with Ctrl. You can hold the Shift key while typing the letter to create a Ctrl+Shift shortcut. This is usually recommended because most of the Ctrl+key combinations already have dedicated keyboard shortcuts in Excel.
- Press OK and close the macros window.
- You can now press the shortcut key combination to run the assigned macro.
#14 – Check That a Range is Selected
Sometimes you will want to make sure the user has a range (cells) selected before your macro runs. If they have a shape (chart, slicer, etc.) selected then this might cause errors in your code.
For example, I have a macro that deletes the blank rows in the selected range. For this macro to run properly the user needs to have a range of cells selected first.
Here is code that will check if a range is selected.
'Check that a range is selected
If TypeName(Selection) <> "Range" Then
MsgBox "Please select a range first.", vbOKOnly, "Select Range"
Exit Sub
End If
The TypeName function returns the data type or name of the object for a given variable or object. In this case it evaluates the Selection and returns the type of object that is selected. If it's not (<>) a range, then the If statement is true.
You typically want to put this at the top of the macro. If a range is NOT selected then a Message Box (pop-up window) will appear that instructs the user to select a range. The Exit Sub line will end the macro.
#15 – Ctrl + Y to Delete a Line of Code
In the VB Editor, Ctrl+Y deletes the line of code that the text cursor is in.
This creates a lot of confusion since Ctrl+Y is typically used for the Redo command in almost every other application, including Excel!
If you look at the Edit menu in the VB Editor you will see that there is no dedicated shortcut for Redo. We can use Alt, E, R as an alternative shortcut for Redo.
This is just one of those weird quirks of VBA that is really good to know.
#16 – Ctrl + i for Quick Info
This is another great keyboard shortcut to know. Ctrl+i displays the screentip that you see writing or running code. This allows you to see all the parameters in a property, method, or function.
To use the Ctrl+i shortcut:
- Place the text cursor in the word you want to display the info screentip for.
- Press Ctrl+i.
- The screentip will appear.
- Press Escape to close it or move the cursor.
If you have variable selected within a line and you want to see the parameter info instead of the variable's value/data type, then press Ctrl+Shift+i to see parameter info.
#17 – Ctrl+J Opens the Intellisense Drop Down
The Ctrl+J shortcut will open the Intellisense drop down menu that displays a list of objects, properties, methods, variables, etc.
I typically use this when I've typed a partial line of code and ended it with a period, like Range("A1").
I then want to come back to that line and see the Intellisense drop down. Pressing Ctrl+J opens the menu. Otherwise, you have to delete the period and type it again.
We can also use Ctrl+J to select a different variable from the list. If you used the wrong variable name somewhere, or need to change it, hit Ctrl+J to see a list of the variable names. If you prefix your variable names (aka Hungarian notation), then the other variables should be pretty close by in that list.
#18 – Worksheet Functions
Did you know we can use worksheet functions in VBA? These are functions we use in a formula in Excel like: vlookup, match, countif, max, min, etc.
Type WorksheetFunction. in a macro to see a list of all the Excel functions that are available in VBA.
This is the best of both worlds in my opinion. We can use the power of Excel functions in our VBA code.
The screentip for the function shows the number of arguments, but it does NOT show the names of the arguments. So we typically need to type a formula in Excel to determine what each argument is (unless you have them memorized).
The worksheet function I use the most often in VBA is Match. We can use Match to lookup a value and return the row or column number of the cell that contains the matching value. This can sometimes be easier then using the Range.Find method. Checkout my article & videos on how to find the last used cell on a sheet for more on the Range.Find method.
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What Is Your Favorite Shortcut or Tip for VBA?
I hope you enjoyed that list and learned something new. Maybe this has inspired you to learn more about macros & VBA. If so, please checkout my free upcoming webinar on "The 7 Steps to Getting Started with Macros & VBA".
I would also like to know what your favorite tip or shortcut is that was not included in this article. Please leave a comment below and share yours. There are no right or wrong answers, and this will be a great way to learn from everyone.
Thanks again for your support and I wish you all the best in 2018! 🙂


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They are just so good for us, I can't stop telling people! And this salad is one of my favourite (and most versatile) ways of eating them.
So you already know that these bad boys are great for preventing blood sugar levels to rise rapidly after eating food. But did you know that they not only are a source for 6 important minerals, two types of Vitamin B but also protein?! Isn't that great? All for 230 calories a cup. They are also one of those things you can cook in big batches and keep for a couple of days. And cooking couldn't be easier. Put lentils in a pan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Adding a bouquet garnis will add flavour as will adding spices to the water.
The sweet potato. Oh, how I adore you. Since starting my insulin resistant way of eating I have had to take out all carbs, starches and a whole bunch of other deliciously bad things from my diet. One of those ticked-off-my-list-things is the potato. How I miss mash…chips…crisps! However, the sweet potato is a completely different matter. These little orange potatoes can actually regulate our blood sugar! Research has shown that extracts of it can 'significantly increase blood levels of Adiponectin'. This, is a protein hormone produced by our fat cells that is an important modifier of insulin metabolism! Yes, you can eat this potato on your insulin resistance diet…happy days.
In this dish I use both red onion and spring onions. For two reasons; they both have very different tastes but work together beautifully and, spring onions are in season. Even though I talked about onions here, there is always so much to say and maybe one day I will have to treat you with a whole post just about the blessed onion! For now though, let's just say you should be eating onions every day.
In my local farmers market I can buy fresh garlic and I have to hang it up to dry for a couple of weeks before really getting the full flavour of it. I love the colours and smells of garlic. It's another great one for regulating blood sugar levels as well as strengthening the immune system. Ever notice the sticky feeling on your fingers after working with garlic? That's the sulphur containing compounds being released.
At this time of year when the weather is hot, ok, supposed to be hot. There is no better 'cooler' than mint. No-one can quite decide how many species of mint there are but, it's anywhere from 13-18. This green crawling sprawling plant has a number of properties that range from helping with depression to aiding digestion. I use it when I've eaten too much (happens quite often you'll be surprised to know). Add a few fresh leaves to boiled water and drink. Yum. In this dish it works wonderfully to counterbalance the sweet caramelised red onion and what can be the heady deep flavour of sweet potato to make this perfect and light for summer.
1 med-large sweet potato
6 spring onions
1 large red onion
2 whole garlic bulbs
300g green lentils
big bunch of parsley and mint
aged feta cheese
On a parchment lined baking tray place the spring onions, quartered red onion (held together by the root end!), half an inch thick sliced sweet potato and halved garlic bulbs. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Put into a preheated 200C oven and leave till cook with an occasional turn. Usually 20mins.
In the meantime, cook the lentils in water and drain. Finely chop the parsley and mint and put into bowl. Mix with the lentils and a drizzle of olive oil. Mound the veggies in the centre of the lentils, crumble feta around and squeeze the lemon all over. Eat warm or cold!
- You can of course make this vegan by leaving out the feta and also making it for meat eaters. Add strips of cooked chicken breast or steak to the mix. Switch it up by sprinkling the veggies with some cayenne/paprika or adding some cumin seeds.
- You can of course make this vegan by leaving out the feta and also making it for meat eaters. Add strips of cooked chicken breast or steak to the mix. Switch it up by sprinkling the veggies with some cayenne/paprika or adding some cumin seeds.


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In 1904, Hexham, Northumberland, was a hubbub of Victorian commerce, its streets thronged with shops and inns. Whilst its slum areas were rank with the smell of industrial waste and choked with the smoke of mass production, the surrounding woodland and countryside still belonged to a more traditional and naïve world.
The local newspaper, the Hexham Courant, was full of adverts hocking "Dr William's Pink Pills For Pale People" and evangelical testaments to the miracle of laxatives, but on 10 December 1904 it carried a report with the headline: "Wolf at large in Allendale." The newspaper reported that during the previous two or three weeks much commotion had been caused amongst the farmers on the higher parts of Hexhamshire, around the village of Allendale.
Loss of livestock had become so serious that many farmers were housing their animals at night. One found two of his sheep slaughtered, one with its entrails hanging out. All that was left of another animal was its head and horns. Most of the victims had been bitten severely on the neck and legs. All the hallmarks of a modern day animal mutilation epidemic, then – but the down-to-earth inhabitants of Hexhamshire were in no doubt the cause was a terrestrial one.
There was growing speculation that the most likely culprit was a grey wolf that had escaped from its owner, Captain Bain of Shotley Bridge, three months earlier. This wolf was on record in the Shotley Bridge police station as being four and a half months old (Hexham Herald, 15 Oct) and not much of a threat to either man or beast.
However, a more substantial and impressive wolf was spotted in a plantation behind Allenheads school. This report brought around 150 local residents to Allenheads, many armed with guns. The area where the wolf had been sighted was carefully searched and nothing was found, apart from an area within a wide drain where it was thought the beast might have been sleeping.
On 17 December, the Hexham Courant reported that on the previous Wednesday the wolf had committed a "great slaughter of a flock of sheep". On Friday 9 December, the wolf was tracked by a 100-strong hunt, although it could not be driven to the place where the group's guns were set. Despite being shot at, the wolf ran past a couple of beaters and made its escape. The following day, it made its way back to the scene of the "great slaughter", where a corpse from its previous depredations still lay near the entry gate. The wolf devoured everything bar the head and skin.
On Saturday 10 December, a group of about 200 with 80 guns gathered to hunt it down. The search was fruitless. On Sunday, two inches (5cm) of snow fell, and a search for new footprints was started. Some tracks were spotted and guns were fired, but the wolf was not seen. Various sightings were made during the next few days, which were often contradictory, describing the beast as "black and tan" or "dun" coloured.
Panic began to set in. Lights were lit at night to scare away the wolf, and sheep were housed wherever possible. The Hexham Wolf Committee was set up to organise efforts to find the brute, and rewards were offered to fearless locals.
At this stage, the much respected Haydon Hounds were set on the trail, but without success. Not even celebrity hound Monarch could find its scent. Fort commented: "The wisedog was put on what was supposed to be the trail of the wolf. But, if there weren't any wolf, who can blame a celebrated bloodhound for not smelling something that wasn't?" 1
With the situation becoming desperate, a "skilled Indian Game Hunter", Mr W Briddick, was brought in. Interviewed by the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Briddick said his extensive hunting experience would stand him in good stead, and that he would find the animal "on scientific lines". Whatever his methods, Briddick was unsuccessful. The wolf, oft spotted, seemed to leave no scent or trace of its passing.
The elusive villain and the fruitless searches didn't stop the inhabitants of Hexhamshire making the most of the drama and spectacle, hunts becoming red-letter days with fancy dress and songs composed especially for the occasion.
The search for the Wolf of Allendale continued unabated throughout December. On the 29th, it was faced down by two men, but escaped by jumping a high wall. The following day, it was seen attacking a black-faced ewe, running the sheep into a wire.
One afternoon in late December, according to the newspaper, the wolf was encountered by some local boys and a group of women who frightened the animal by screaming in their excitement.
The panic, however, seemed to be brought to a screeching halt early in 1905, when the body of a wolf was found on a railway line in Cumwinton, Cumbria, some 30 miles (48km) west of Hexhamshire. Captain Bain sped to the scene, only to profess the beast far too mature to be the cub he had lost.
Sums of up to £40 were offered for the head of the deceased wolf by members of the public, keen to have a memento of the beast that had become such a local celebrity. Instead, it was dispatched to the Inspector of Ways and Works of the Midland Railway, on whose line it was found, destined for the wall of the boardroom in Derby.
The Hexham Courant reported on 7 January, 1905 that the wolf found at Cumwinton was not the Wolf of Allendale. Evidence put forward to the Wolf Committee suggested that the beast was still at large. The idea of Hexham's famed wolf suddenly making off to the west for pastures new, covering more than 30 miles in a few days without being spotted or attacking any livestock is hard to swallow.
Local talk began to suggest that not just one, but a whole family of predators, was stalking the picturesque woodlands, thus explaining the differing descriptions of the animal put forward.
On 21 January, 1905, the local newspapers were full of the news of Russia surrendering Port Arthur to the Japanese. But in the back pages, the story of the wolf was taken up once more as the hounds were sent back into the woods. Frost interfered with the hunt, which was aborted. The wolf, though, was allegedly seen by many eyewitnesses, including a postman. The creature's loyal public, and the local reporters, must have breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time a London paper, The Bystander, ran a piece commenting on the continuing destruction of livestock even after the discovery of the Cumwinton corpse. This story was not backed up by Hexham's local press, which, although keen to keep alive the idea of the immortal predator, reported no further slaughter. It did, however, print excerpts from the article, wowing its readership with the condescending interest of the capital.
By the end of January 1905, reports had diminished sharply, and interest began to wane. There is a brief report of a sighting of the wolf with a snare attached to its leg – perhaps a reporter drawing a veil over proceedings with a fictional exit scene? Finally, the sightings and killings ceased altogether, and the Wolf of Allendale was relegated to local history.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the case is the reluctance to accept that the corpse found on the railway line was indeed the culprit. Perhaps this was fed by Capt. Bain's assertion that the dead wolf was not his, which Fort dryly pointed out was probably motivated by the desire to avoid claims for compensation. Afterwards there is a short-lived burst of sightings, as if people could not accept that their wolf had met such an ignoble end – and in another county at that.
Also interesting are the inconsistencies in eyewitness descriptions of the animal(s), particularly in regard to colour. These differences, instead of being seen as weaknesses in the case, were used to embellish and elaborate the scare by hinting that more than one animal was at large, despite the lack of any evidence of this and the fact that more than one creature was never spotted at the same time.
The events in Hexhamshire were not the only peculiar goings-on at the time; Fort commented that this period seemed to see an unprecedented level of weirdness gripping Great Britain. Strange lights were following Mary Jones, founder of a hysterical religious revival in Wales, elaborate accounts of which appeared in the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research (19:80) the Occult Review (1:113) and the Liverpool Echo (18 Jan, 1905 – "Wales in the Grip of Supernatural Forces!")
Fort recorded many other reports of strangeness around this time in Lo!, including, "teleportations in a butcher shop" (p109), "mysterious rappings on a door of a house in Crewe, and of a young woman in the house who was said to have dropped dead" (p110). There were also reports of "mysterious fires" over this period – "Blyth News, Feb 28… Neighbours broke in, and found the body of the occupant, Barbara Bell, aged 77, on the floor. Her body was burned, as if for a long time it had been in the midst of intense flames". (p113)
Was the country in the thrall of the paranormal, or were these reports the death throes of a common imagination both irrational and prosaic? Literacy was increasing exponentially at this time, supposedly strangling the ignorant and superstitious beliefs of the British working classes; rationality and civility were qualities which all could, and should, aspire to. The Wolf, then, must have seemed to embody everything the progressive and self-improving Victorians deemed wild, contrary and distasteful.
Or, on the other hand, was there really something lurking, appetite unquenched, in the Hexhamshire woods? Was it a beast of nature, or of supernature? Fort, in Lo!, comments on the apparently 'obvious' connection between the escape of Capt. Bain's wolf and the killing of sheep in Hexhamshire thus: "We have had some experience with conclusions that were said to be obvious".
At the turn of the millennium, the very same woods stalked by the wolf were home to countless sightings of Alien Big Cats. This time, the reports, in the still extant Hexham Courant, were more subdued and not the pretext for communal celebration, fear and spectacle. They were, nevertheless, novel enough items to run for the majority of 2000–2001.
Again, variations in the colour of the animals spotted gave rise to speculation that a whole family of lynx-like felines was prowling the woods and fields of Hexhamshire. Other tantalising continuities include the prevalence of women and children as witnesses and the mention of a school as a stalking ground. In fact, St Joseph Middle School, Hexham, was said to be the permanent home of the ABC.
Hexham is also noted for the well-known fortean case of The Hexham Heads (see FT15:5; 59:43). In the early 1970s, a pair of supposedly Celtic stone heads were dug up in a humble back garden in a council estate not 10 minutes walk from the woods of the wolf. These uncanny artefacts were seemingly protected by an animalistic presence that would crash about in whichever house the Heads happened to inhabit. Interestingly, witnesses of this bizarre primal presence described it as being half-man, half-beast; the beast part was a wolf.
It's interesting to ask just how much environment might play a part in the production of phenomena. Perhaps our surroundings sometimes trigger flashbacks in the collective unconscious or, more mundanely, give rise to fascinations quite appropriate for a community nurtured in the woodlands of prehistory.
It does appear that a likely, and usual, suspect is our own unconscious, whether in the creation of these thought-form embodiments of our savage origins or in the building of an acceptable framework by which we classify these sightings, even if the original identities of such apparitions can never be deciphered.
Woods have been a potent metaphor for the dark and unexplored depths of our own wild past ever since we crawled out of them; and as long as there are woods in our countryside and in our minds there will undoubtedly be something lurking deep within them.


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brazil.topseos.com releases June 2014 Rankings of ten best web development firms in Brazil.
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The independent authority on search marketing vendors in Brazil, brazil.topseos.com, has named the top web development services in the internet marketing industry for the month of June 2014. Numerous services are put through a thorough evaluation of their solutions to ensure only the absolute best competing services are showcased each month. The rankings are produced by the independent research team through meticulous benchmarking and analysis to decide the top services offering these solutions.
In order to create the best listings possible based on the most detailed analysis of web development services the independent research team spends countless hours analyzing industry trends and market research. Each highlighted firm has been analyzed across five verticals of evaluation. The five verticals are crucial to uncovering the comparative performance of the firm in relation to major competitors within the industry. To create an even more detailed analysis the independent research team also contacts a minimum of three customer references of competing services.
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antichresis n[New Latin, from Greek, from anti- opposite + chrēsis use, from chrēsthai to use, need]
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The Surprise Senior Center is located at 15832 N. Hollyhock St. in the heart of the Original Townsite and east of Gaines Park.
The Senior Center is the hub of activities for citizens age 50 or disabled adults. Membership in the Center for a resident of Surprise is $12.00 per year and for non-residents it's $15.00. The Operating Hours are Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
A Hot Lunch Program
A hot lunch program offers seniors a balanced nutritious meal at 12 noon. The congregate meal program is designed for adults age 60 and better, and adults with disabilities. The suggested contribution rate is $2.50 per meal.
Patrons between the ages of 50-59 that do not qualify for the meal program can participate for a suggested contribution of $5.00 per meal. Reservations must be made by noon, two business days in advance by calling 623.222.1500.
Senior Center Activities
Activities and trips are designed with seniors in mind. Most classes require pre-registration and many classes/programs require a very nominal fee.
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The GR8 (pronounced like "great") is WorkCycles' development of their original FR8, an all purpose child and freight carrier. The GR8 has a slightly shorter frame, but takes all teh same options , racks, childseats, kickstands, as its bigger brother. It is more suitable for shorter people, but the reduced cockpit size makes it less suitable for carrying larger children on the central Child Saddle.
The GR8 is built to withstand the roughest treatment. The 4130 chro-moly frame is rust protected inside and outside, all fittings are extra strong, and the special wheels with fat tyres will take a beating. On the school run it is possible to carry three children. The Child Saddle bolts directly on to the frame behind the handlebars, without interfering with the easy step through frame design. This is ideal for slightly bigger kids. You can carry two smaller children on the extra long rear carrier using standard Dutch style rear kids seat.
As a delivery bike the GR8 is usually equipped with the Massive Rack front carrier. 60 x 40cm Euronorm crates fit perfectly and the load (up to 150kg!) rolls smoothly on and off the integrated parking stand. Various other options are available to suit your personal or corporate needs.


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Cool Hand Luke, It Follows, Get Hard, Home
Welcome to The I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast. In the news this week, Steven Spielberg to direct "Ready Player One." "Fifty Shades Darker" gets a new director because author EL James was a pain in the ass. Hugh Jackman … Continue reading
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March Movie Madness Elite Eight
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Movie March Madness Sweet Sixteen
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Three Middle Aged Men Talk Insurgent
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Round one of our Movie March Madness is finished. Now it's time for round 2. Voting is open through Sunday afternoon: vote now. The 1985 Division The 1985 Today Division The People's Choice Division The Pro Wrestling Division
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Karajgaon is a small village in the Amravati district of Maharashtra. It is a part of the Vidarbha region of the state. It is located 40 km away from the major town of Amravati, which is its head district. It is located 388 metres above sea level and has a weather that can range from the extremes: form extremely hot in the summers to bitterly cold in the winters.
Places to Stay
The closest place to find a hotel in Karajgaon is a place called Achalpur, which is at a distance of 10 km. Hotels like Jai Bhavani Tourist Hotel (Tariff-Rs. 300), Hotel Saket (Tariff-Rs. 300), and Hotel Konark (Tariff-Rs. 1000) provide decent accommodation.
The main language spoken here is Marathi. Besides this, English and Hindi are also spoken by the residents.
Two of the major events celebrated here with great fervor are Navratri Utsav as well as the Ganesh Chathurthi. Other festivals like Diwali and Holi are also celebrated.
Places of Interest
The hill station of Chikhaldhara (45 km) is a major tourist attraction here. Other important places to visit are the Mukti Digambar Jain Temple (25 km) and the Dattaziri.
How to Get There
The closest airport to Karajgaon is Amravati Airport (50 km).
A major junction closer to Karajgaon is Amravati (40 km). Nearby stations include Achalpur and Navbagh.
The closest bus stand to Karajgaon is the one at Paratwada. Operators like Tayal Travels and Rajhans Travels operate from here plying buses to areas like Nashik, Shirdi, and even Ahmedabad. Online booking of bus tickets have made ticket booking very convenient.


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This is post 8 in my 10 post blog series on Beth Kempton's PDF titled "Zen and the Art of Doing what you Love." The Steps and journal prompts are taken from Beth's PDF.
Journal prompt: What could be possible if you just tuned out the negativity and followed your heart?
This is an appropriate journal prompt because although Beth is talking about emotions and getting rid of negativity, the shoulds and should nots and following one's heart, I am thinking of it in a literal sense.
We are in Mexico right now for another week and boy did we ever travel light! We packed one suitcase with both Greg and I's stuff in it and paired it down to the bare minimum.
Baja Art Studio
How many times have you traveled somewhere to find upon coming home that you didn't wear or use many of the things you had brought along? This time we didn't want that to happen.
We came by airplane so we wanted to travel the lightest we possibly could. It meant taking a minimum of art supplies as well.
So I packed two paint colors, white and phalo blue and brought along a gessoed wood panel and some brushes and that is it for supplies! I decided to try painting a mono colored painting in blue shades. I'll show you some photos soon.
How do you feel about traveling light?


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Srinath : Good morning, Sir. (greeting-formal)
Headmaster : Good morning Mr. Srinath.
Prabhu : Hello, Srinath. (greeting-informal)
Srinath : Hello Prabhu. how are you?
Prabhu : I'm fine. How are you?
Headmaster : I am glad you both have come on time.
(expressing happiness)
Srinath : Sir, it is very kind of you to have invited us.
Headmaster : It's a pleasure! (responding to thanks) My wife
suggested that we ask you both over to tea.
Prabhu : We too have been wanting to visit you.
Headmaster : Thanking you. (neutral)
Shall we start with the slices of cake?
(suggesting) Would you like these plum cakes?
Srinath : I would love to. (expressing liking)
Headmaster : Help yourselves with these sandwiches.
Prabhu : They are really delicious!
Headmaster : Mr. Sri, how do you like your tea? Strong
(asking for liking)
Srinath : Not very strong Sir. Thank you. (thanking neutral)
Headmaster : Welcome! (responding to thanking
you Mr. Prabhu?
Prabhu : A little strong, (stating slight preference)
Headmaster : I think you take more sugar.
Prabhu : Yes Sir, two spoonfuls.
Headmaster : Here you are. By the way, how's our students'
Srinath : We can expect better result this year.
Headmaster : That's fine.
Prabhu : I can assure you a minimum often centums in
Headmaster : Oh, really. That's great! (expressing satisfaction)
How about another cup of tea? (suggesting informal)
Prabhu : That's very kind of you. Sir (thanking- formal)
But I am afraid I am full. (refusing politely)
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