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Power Book Publicity Tips for July 2012
In this issue:
- Bowker Publishing Stats for 2011
- The Reality of Book Reviews, by Dan Smith, CEO and Founder of Smith Publicity
Thanks to all who visited Smith Publicity's booth at uPublishU and BookExpo America! Here is a link to a podcast to the keynote panel "Break Through & Publish YOU: Be In Control—Be Read, Reviewed & Become A Success!" conference session, moderated by Christopher Kenneally, with Smith Publicity's president Sandy Diaz, Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, Bob Young, CEO of Lulu.com, and Jenny Pedroza from The Writer's Coffee Shop, Smith Publicity client and original publisher of the international literary sensation, Fifty Shades of Grey http://bit.ly/Knqgji.
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Book Numbers and Trends as Reported by Bowker:
2011 Estimates Show 4,198 New Book Titles and Editions Per Day!
Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information, released its annual report on U. S. print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its Books In Print® database. Based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that traditional print book output grew six percent in 2011, from 328,259 titles in 2010 to a projected 347,178 in 2011, driven almost exclusively by a strong self-publishing market. This is the most significant expansion in more than four years for America's traditional publishing sector, but removing self-publishing from the equation would show that the market is relatively flat from 2010.
They also reported that 2011 projected New Book Titles and Editions for non traditional books (defined largely as reprints, often public domain, and other titles printed on-demand) totaled 1,185,445! Combined with the 347,178 for traditionally printed books, the estimated total of New Book Titles and Editions for 2011 is 1,532,623. That is an average of 4,198 per day for the U.S. alone!
"Transformation of our industry has brought on a time of rich innovation in the publishing models we now have today. What was once relegated to the outskirts of our industry—and even took on demeaning names like 'vanity press' is now not only a viable alternative but what is driving the title growth of our industry today," said Kelly Gallagher, Vice-President, Bowker Market Research. "From that standpoint, self-publishing is a true legitimate power to be reckoned with. Coupled with the explosive growth of e-books and digital content – these two forces are moving the industry in dramatic ways."
Genres that contributed to the robust growth in the Traditional sector include:
Education, 20%
Music 14%
Philosophy & Psychology 14%
Religion 12%
Juveniles 11%
Biography 11%
Business 11%
Fiction–the largest genre–turned around a multi-year decline with a notable 13% increase
Bowker is the world's leading provider of bibliographic information and management solutions designed to help publishers, booksellers, and libraries better serve their customers. Creators of products and services that make books easier for people to discover, evaluate, order, and experience, the company also generates research and resources for publishers, helping them understand and meet the interests of readers worldwide. Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest and the official ISBN Agency for the United States and its territories, is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey with additional operations in England and Australia.
The Reality of Book Reviews
by Dan Smith, CEO & Founder, Smith Publicity
Industry experts offer varying opinions on the issue of book reviews, but as anyone in the publicity business knows, securing 'traditional' book reviews is more difficult that in years past. Large galley mailings are becoming less common. Instead, as Smith Publicity has done, the more efficient and economical practice is targeted advance copy mailings, to very carefully chosen outlets and using services such as NetGalley to distribute ebook copies to select librarians, reviews, bloggers, booksellers, educators, and media.
So what do I mean by 'traditional' book reviews? The printed review; in newspapers or magazines, is not nearly what it once was. The newspaper industry continues to be hurt by reduced circulation and ever-increasing challenges from online media. Additionally, with thousands of new books coming out every month (see Bowker numbers), the competition for print space is limited, and the 'big houses' dominate in terms of book reviews. Many print outlets simply await catalogue mailings from major publishers, choose books they deem worthy of review, while many small/independent presses and most self-published authors are left out in the cold. It's really that simple.
But, all hope is not lost. Aside from very targeted mailings–what we call 'high priority' outlets with high probability of interest in a specific book–online reviewers are flourishing. Don't discount the value of online reviewers. Every time your book is mentioned online, it is picked up by search engine spiders, and the more and more your book appears online, the more word spreads about the book.
Online reviews aren't as limited by space or type of publishing. Many reviewers welcome self-published books; some only review self-published books.
Here's something that might surprise you: I don't think 'traditional' book reviews sell books. I'd much rather see authors get a feature story, print interview, author profile, etc. in the same newspaper or magazine, rather than a write up in the book review section. These pieces can move books much more than a traditional review, as the feature story will typically draw in your target audience, who may easily miss a book review. Plus, a feature story, for example, is seldom negative, whereas a book review certainly can be.
Years ago we would routinely send hundreds of galleys out at the start of a campaign. We don't do this anymore. Our advance review copy lists usually number around 20 to 50, and, we're really pitching for stories over reviews. We do this by also reaching out to long lead magazine editors (not just book review editors) who are good targets for the topics in your book. Of course, we are still sending galleys to select book review editors with the goal of securing some reviews.
The Internet has become the best friend of authors. Traditional publicity, the old-school type of pitching for interviews, stories, etc., is still crucial to a campaign, but more and more the viral nature of the online reviewers and bloggers should not be ignored; they have changed the face of book promotion. Here is a link to research book bloggers, by genre: http://www.fsbmedia.com/book_blogger_search.php
My suggestion: Do not rely upon the Internet only for your campaign; I still believe a comprehensive campaign attacking newspapers, magazines, radio and TV is crucial. But, get on the Internet, as many places as you can. Get your name and book on as many sites as possible.
Is the book review dead? Nope. It simply has changed with the times.
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No. 16 seed Liberty will play at No. 1 seed Notre Dame in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Sunday at approximately 2:40 p.m. inside Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Ind.
Game Day Central Complete Game Notes Television Coverage: ESPN2 Video Streaming Coverage: ESPN3
Radio Coverage: Provided by the Flames Sports Network
Broadcast - Tip-Off: 2:40 p.m. (approximately) vs. No. 1 seed Notre Dame Broadcasting Station: The Light (90.9 FM WWMC) How to Follow the Lady Flames Sunday's game will be televised on ESPN2, with Dave O'Brien and Doris Burke providing the commentary. Residents of central Virginia, Indiana and the Chicago area will be able to see the game in its entirety. In most of the rest of the country, viewers will be provided "whip-around" coverage, featuring portions of all four games being played during the Sunday 2:30 p.m. time slot. Click here to view the ESPN2 coverage map. Outside of central Virginia, Indiana and the Chicago area, fans wishing to see the entire Liberty-Notre Dame contest may do so via either the ESPN FULL COURT pay-per-view package or ESPN3 on the Internet. Jamie Hall, who has done the radio call for every one of Liberty's 13 previous NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship appearances, will be courtside once again at Notre Dame. His radio broadcast of the game may be heard on 90.9 FM WWMC "The Light" or streamed online at www.thelightonline.com. Fans may also track the Liberty-Notre Dame game through GameTracker live stats and updates on the official Twitter account of Liberty Athletics, @libertyflames. Today's Game No. 16 seed Liberty (24-8, 16-2 Big South) will play No. 1 seed Notre Dame (30-3, 15-1 BIG EAST) in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship, Sunday at approximately 2:40 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Ind. The winner will move on to play either No. 8 seed California or No. 9 seed Iowa Tuesday at approximately 7 p.m., with a spot in the Sweet 16 in Raleigh, N.C. on the line.
The "Starting Five" - Today's Top Storylines 1) After winning the Big South Women's Basketball Championship title as the No. 1 seed, Liberty will have a role reversal this weekend. The Lady Flames enter the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship seeded No. 16, where they will be a considerable underdog on the road against No. 1 seed Notre Dame, the BIG EAST regular-season champion.
2) Liberty is 0-2 all-time against Notre Dame, but the teams have not played since Dec. 5, 1999. That day, the Fighting Irish defeated the Lady Flames, 85-68, in the championship game of the Wachovia Women's Invitational in Richmond, Va. Liberty has never played Notre Dame at Purcell Pavilion nor faced off with the Fighting Irish in the NCAA Tournament.
3) Five first team all-conference honorees will be featured on Sunday. Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins, Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters all made the first team All-BIG EAST squad. Meanwhile, Liberty's Devon Brown and Avery Warley were each first team All-Big South members.
4) Liberty tops the nation with its +16.4 rebound margin. However, the Lady Flames will be challenged on the glass by Notre Dame, which ranks No. 12 nationally at +9.1.
5) Redshirt senior center Avery Warley headlines Liberty's rebounding efforts, ranking No. 7 in the nation with 11.6 rpg. She has fared well on the glass in two previous NCAA Tournament appearances, averaging 11.5 rpg against Louisville (2009) and Kentucky (2010). Liberty vs. Notre Dame At a Glance Series History Series Record: Notre Dame leads, 2-0. Last Meeting: Notre Dame 85, Liberty 68 (Dec. 5, 1999 at Richmond) First Meeting: Notre Dame 113, Liberty 35 (Nov. 24, 1989 at UCF)
Coaching Matchup Liberty Head Coach: Carey Green Overall Record (Seasons): 310-102 (13th Season) Record at Liberty (Seasons): Same Record vs. Notre Dame: 0-1
Notre Dame Head Coach: Muffet McGraw Overall Record (Seasons): 674-255 (30th Season) Record at Notre Dame (Seasons): 586-214 (25th Season) Record vs. Liberty: 2-0
Notes and Anecdotes -- The last time Liberty and Notre Dame played one another was in the championship game of the Wachovia Women's Invitational in Richmond, Va., on Dec. 5, 1999. The Fighting Irish dealt the Lady Flames an 85-68 setback in Carey Green's fifth game as Liberty's head coach.
-- In the 1999 meeting, Notre Dame was led by Ruth Riley's 32 points. Riley was a teammate of Liberty graduates Megan Frazee and Katie (Feenstra) Mattera on the San Antonio Silver Stars during the 2009 WNBA season.
-- Niele Ivey and Kelley (Siemon) Deyo also played for Notre Dame in that contest. Ivey is now in her fifth season as an assistant coach for her alma mater. Meanwhile, Deyo served as an assistant coach at Liberty for four seasons (2004-07) and is now the color commentator for the Flames Sports Network's television broadcasts of Liberty's games.
-- The Lady Flames will be playing at Notre Dame for the first time, but both the Liberty men's basketball (2009-10 and 2010-11) and volleyball teams (2008) have previously played at the Purcell Pavilion.
-- Liberty founder Dr. Jerry Falwell spoke about his dream that Liberty's football team would one day defeat Notre Dame on its home field. About nine months after he died, the Flames baseball team beat Notre Dame, 6-2, on Feb. 22, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla., becoming the first Liberty squad to post a head-to-head victory over the Fighting Irish.
-- Notre Dame head coach Muffet (O'Brien) McGraw played for the first four women's basketball teams in the history of the St. Joseph's program (1973-77). Several years later, Kate (McPeak) Kearney joined the team, playing from 1979-83. Kearney is the mother of Liberty freshman forward/center Catherine Kearney. A Look Back Liberty's last NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship appearance came in 2010, when the Lady Flames earned a No. 13 seed in the Kansas City regional. Liberty's first-round matchup pitted the Lady Flames agains No. 4 seed Kentucky, on March 20, 2010 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. Playing in front of a partisan Kentucky crowd, the Lady Flames took a 35-33 halftime lead. However, the Wildcats came back in the second half for an 83-77 triumph. Current Liberty players Devon Brown (24 points) and Avery Warley (17 points, 14 rebounds) both starred in the contest.
Common Threads This year's Liberty and Notre Dame squads share a couple things in common.
-- Both the Lady Flames and the Fighting Irish were seeded No. 1 in their respective conference tournaments. However, both teams had to play the championship game on the road against a lower-seeded opponent.
-- Liberty won the Big South title on the home court of No. 2 seed High Point, 81-73. Meanwhile, Notre Dame lost at No. 3 seed Connecticut by a 63-54 score in the BIG EAST title tilt.
-- Liberty and Notre Dame are two of the nation's top rebounding teams. The Lady Flames rank No. 1 nationally with a +16.4 rebound margin. The Fighting Irish rebound margin is +9.1, which sits No. 12 in the nation.
Battling the BIG EAST Sunday's game at Notre Dame will mark the fifth time in Liberty's last six NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship appearances that the Lady Flames have had a connection to the BIG EAST Conference. In both 2005 and 2006, Liberty faced off with DePaul in the tournament. The Lady Flames then played Louisville in the 2009 opener, before playing on Louisville's home court the following season, during its matchup with Kentucky.
At Home on the Road Notre Dame has been tough to beat on its home court at the Purcell Pavilion in 2011-12, going 15-1. The record includes wins over Connecticut, Tennessee and Kentucky. Meanwhile, Liberty has played well away from home this season, notching a 13-5 record outside of Lynchburg. The Lady Flames are 11-1 in their last 12 road/neutral contests, including three victories at the Millis Center in High Point, N.C. during the Big South Women's Basketball Championship.
Successful Tournament Debuts Two current Lady Flames enjoyed strong NCAA Tournament debuts. Redshirt senior Avery Warley paced all players with nine rebounds against Louisville in 2009. The following year, Devon Brown scored a team-high 24 points during Liberty's first-round clash with Kentucky.
2012 Tournament Debuts Five Liberty players could see their first NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship action on Sunday. The list includes sophomores Jasmine Gardner and Terika Lunsford and freshmen Catherine Kearney, Reagan Miller and Ellee Rollins. Redshirt junior Tolu Omotola has not played an NCAA Tournament game in a Liberty uniform. However, she appeared in TCU's first-round loss to South Dakota State in the 2009 tournament during her lone season with the Horned Frogs.
Hello, Hoosier State! Sunday's game will mark Liberty's second contest in Indiana. The Lady Flames' only previous visit to the Hoosier State resulted in a 97-46 loss to Indiana, Nov. 30, 1991 in Bloomington, Ind. The matchup opened Liberty's first season in the Big South, 1991-92. Liberty Versus Postseason Qualifiers Liberty faced only one 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship qualifier during the regular season. The Lady Flames lost 76-45 to Oklahoma on Nov. 25 in the opening round of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. However, the Lady Flames played six other teams who advanced to postseason play. High Point, James Madison, Richmond, VCU and Virginia are all playing in the WNIT, while Charleston Southern is taking part in the WBI. Liberty went 5-5 against those six squads this season, with the five victories coming versus Charleston Southern (three times) and High Point (twice).
Sizing Up a 16 Seed Liberty is seeded No. 16 for just the third time in 14 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship appearances. The other two times the Lady Flames garnered a No. 16 seed came in the first two NCAA appearances in program history, in 1997 and 1998. The 1997 Lady Flames dropped a 102-52 decision at Old Dominion in the first round. The following year, Liberty was again seeded No. 16, despite taking a 28-0 record into the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Flames fell 102-58 at eventual national champion Tennessee. Only once in tournament history has a No. 16 seed upset a No. 1 seed. In 1998, Harvard knocked off top-seeded Stanford on its home court, 71-67.
Star Power Both Liberty and Notre Dame feature multiple first team all-conference performers.
-- Liberty's Devon Brown and Avery Warley were both first team All-Big South honorees. Warley added a Big South Championship MVP award to her resume last weekend.
-- Notre Dame was represented on the first team All-BIG EAST roster by the trio of Skylar Diggins, Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters. Diggins was also the BIG EAST Player of the Year, while Peters was voted BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year.
A Streak in Jeopardy? Liberty has kept 54 straight opponents below 50 percent field goal shooting since BIG EAST member St. John's shot 52.9 percent against the Lady Flames on Dec. 28, 2010. Notre Dame features a high-powered offense, which ranks No. 2 nationally in points per game (79.6) and No. 3 in field goal percentage (47.3). Liberty vs. the BIG EAST Record vs. Current Conference Members: 3-10 Carey Green's Record vs. Current Conference Members: 3-6 Current Streak: BIG EAST teams have won the last four meetings. Last Meeting: St. John's 81, Liberty 66 (Dec. 28, 2010 at Maryland) Liberty's Last Win: Liberty 88, DePaul 79 (March 22, 2005 at Maryland) Liberty Versus the Top 25 Notre Dame enters the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship ranked No. 4 in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls.
-- The Fighting Irish will be the 39th nationally ranked opponent Liberty has ever faced and the second this season. The Lady Flames lost to No. 12/14 Oklahoma, 76-45, Nov. 25 at the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
-- Notre Dame is the highest-ranked opponent Liberty has played since Nov. 26, 2010, when the Lady Flames lost 81-42 at No. 2/3 Baylor.
-- The Lady Flames are 4-34 all-time against Top 25 foes. Here are Liberty's four victories.
Nov. 26, 2002 - 77-69 (OT) win over No. 23 Virginia in Lynchburg, Va. Dec. 4, 2004 - 77-56 win over No. 17/19 Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. March 20, 2005 - 78-70 win over No. 22/25 Penn State in College Park, Md. (NCAA) March 22, 2005 - 88-79 win over No. 17 DePaul in College Park, Md. (NCAA)
Tradition of Excellence Liberty enters the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship as the Big South Conference regular-season and tournament champion and with 24 victories. This is nothing new for the Lady Flames.
-- Liberty has won 14 Big South Championship titles in the last 16 seasons.
-- The Lady Flames have won 13 Big South regular-season championships in the last 15 seasons.
-- Liberty has notched 14 20-win seasons in the last 16 years. A Look Back at Liberty's 14th Big South Championship -- Liberty punched its NCAA ticket by winning its three games at the Big South Women's Basketball Championship, March 9-11 at the Millis Center in High Point, N.C.
-- The No. 1 seed Lady Flames' road to the championship included a 71-50 quarterfinal victory over No. 8 seed UNC Asheville (March 9), a 72-52 semifinal triumph over No. 5 seed Charleston Southern (March 10) and an 81-73 championship game victory over the host team, No. 2 seed High Point (March 11).
-- Avery Warley was named tournament MVP after averaging 17.0 ppg and 15.7 rpg. In the semifinal matchup against Charleston Southern, she posted 20 points and a tournament record-tying 22 rebounds.
-- Devon Brown joined her on the all-tournament team after a stellar performance in the championship game. Brown led the Lady Flames with 24 points and paced all players with a career-high 14 rebounds against High Point.
-- Freshman Reagan Miller played well as the Lady Flames' floor general, finishing the tournament with 14 assists and only six turnovers. During the championship game, her eight helpers equaled a career high and she committed just two turnovers while playing all 40 minutes.
-- Liberty controlled the area around the basket, outrebounding its opponents by an average of 21.7 boards per game (53.0-31.3). The Lady Flames averaged 27.3 offensive rebounds per contest, while posting a 116-54 advantage in points in the paint and a 72-25 edge in second-chance points.
-- The Lady Flames' bench played a key role, outscoring the opponents' reserves 50-21 during the tournament.
-- Finally, Liberty did a good job of protecting the basketball. After entering the tournament with an average of 21.3 turnovers per game on the season, the Lady Flames averaged only 12.7 turnovers per contest in the Big South Championship. Liberty committed a season-low nine miscues in the title game against High Point.
Windex Warley -- Avery Warley was dominant on the boards at the Big South Women's Basketball Championship, averaging 15.7 rpg and pulling down 30 offensive caroms in three games. During the semifinal game against Charleston Southern, she tied a tournament record with 22 rebounds and equaled the school record with 14 offensive boards.
-- For the year, Warley ranks No. 7 nationally with 11.6 rpg and has broken her own Liberty single-season rebounding record with 371 boards.
-- Earlier this year, Warley broke the Liberty and Big South Conference career rebounding marks. She enters the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship with 1,272 rebounds during her four years with the Lady Flames.
-- During both of her NCAA Tournament appearances (2009 vs. Louisville and 2010 vs. Kentucky), Warley has led all players in the game in rebounds. She pulled down nine boards against Louisville and had 14 caroms versus Kentucky.
Andy's Area -- Liberty assistant coach Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth grew up less than 40 miles from Notre Dame's campus in St. Joseph, Michigan.
-- Bloodworth also gained familiarity with Indiana when she served as an assistant coach at Valparaiso for two seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07). Notre Dame beat Valparaiso both years, but only by a total of nine points. Rulers of the Rebounds Liberty has ranked among the nation's top five teams for rebound margin in each of the last nine seasons, leading the country on three occasions. This season, the Lady Flames currently rank No. 1 nationally, with a +16.4 rebound margin. If it holds up, that margin would break the program and Big South single-season records and would rank No. 5 in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.
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Techcrunch is reporting that Klublax, A Mint like Personal Finance website in the UK has gone into administration. Here is the official mail:
Dear Kublax Customer
It is with great regret that we announce the closure of our service as we have been forced to take the business into administration. Over the course of the last 6 months we have been trying hard to raise funding which would have allowed us to launch our enhanced new product and develop our offering further. Unfortunately we now have to admit defeat.
We are sorry that we have not been able to repay your trust in Kublax and particularly disappointed not to be able to launch the new enhanced version of the service which was being shaped to a very large extent by your Feedback on the current service.
Kublax's partner, Yodlee, will be deleting all user data, including online banking details from its servers. Once deleted no further information will be gathered and stored for Kublax customers. Your transactional data will also be completely erased from our servers by close of business on Friday 19th February. We will not pass your data on to any third parties.
If you wish to contact Sridhar or I you can reach us at the following email address – [email protected]
Many thanks again for your support and we hope that Kublax was able to help you make slightly better sense of your finances over the last year or so.
Tom and Sridhar
Sean Park at Park Paradigm is providing some insights (as an early stage investor) on what may have been the cause of this demise. As for any startups product & execution is key and Klublax may have failed on convincing investors of their capacity on that part, as implied by Fred Destin in a tweet:
Remaining competitors on the UK landscape are:


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In response to my last post, commentator Josh D. asked for some age-appropriate books. This has been of recent concern to me, too, since I'm scheduled to be talking about Thanksgiving in two weeks to a group of 5-7 year olds.
Any titles I mention should probably bear the caveat that while reading I always edit the text and add my own details to spice it up. So, I'm not sure my reading list would exactly represent the content that gets delivered.
That said, here are 4 books that might prove interesting:
1. For the youngest children, we've enjoyed the board-book The Story of Thanksgiving by Nancy Skarmeas and Stacy Venturi-Pickett. The ideas are overly simplified, but the short story leaves lots of room for improvisation.
2. I recently ran across a nice photo essay produced by Plimouth Plantation, the living-history museum that seeks to recreate the Pilgrim's early settlement. The book is Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast and recounts events from the twinned perspectives of a Pilgrim boy and a Wampanoag boy.
3. A book I'm considering using in my talk is Squanto and the First Thanksgiving, written by Eric Metaxas. There are no cute Veggietales characters here, just the impressive story of Squanto's Atlantic adventures which prepared him to help the early Pilgrims. The illustrations don't work for me, but the text is solid.
4. For children old enough for chapter books, the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne takes Jack and Annie, the two child protagonists from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania to the First Thanksgiving. In book #27 (Thanksgiving on Thursday), Jack and Annie learn how different the Pilgrims' experiences were than what they had expected. They also learn the power of thankfulness and community.
As always, if commentators have additional ideas, I'd be delighted to hear them in the Comments section.


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SI Now: Wahl on MLS season, CCL, Tottenham vs. Arsenal
The 2016 MLS season kicks off Sunday, with a slew of teams restocked and looking to make a run at MLS Cup.
One of them is Toronto FC, Grant Wahl's pick to win it all, and he joined SI Now's Maggie Gray on Thursday to explain his choice and help preview the new campaign.
It's not all roses for MLS, though, after all four of the league's entrants were eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League by Liga MX opposition. Why does MLS continually fail in this competition, and what can the league do to bridge the gap with Mexico's clubs?
Finally, Wahl and Gray turn their attention to this weekend's action in Europe, where the North London derby and Der Klassiker headline the action. Can Tottenham or Arsenal rebound from their bad midweek losses? Can Dortmund really give Bayern Munich a race for the Bundesliga title?
Watch his full interview in the video above.


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The first of its kind, Virtual Acceleration Program, announced by Electroprenuer Park today will further handhold the startups based away from the vicinity of Delhi, by not only providing funding support, incentives, necessary industry-academia partnership and incubation but also by giving access to EP's state of art labs.
The incubation centre has till date incubated 13 startups, out of which 9 IP patents have been filed, 7 products have been launched and 4 startups have been funded. EP has till now facilitated the start-ups to achieve a cumulative revenue of INR 6 Crores.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Sanjeev Chopra, CEO, Electroprenuer Park said, "Electroprenuer Park has been in the forefront of 'Make in India' and 'Startupindia' Campaigns since the very time of its inception and today we are glad to add more value to this mission by bringing in fresh sustainable ideas through this platform and are launching"Season 4" invitation of proposals for a new batch of Incubatees."
The event also saw three of the four startups incubated last year by Electroprenuer Park namely Doorastha Analytics Pvt. Limited, IoTomation Ecotech Pvt. Limited and AJ Simply Purify Technologies Pvt. Limited awarded in the field of Electronic Systems for Energy Monitoring, Intelligent Building and Energy management System, and Air Quality Monitors respectively.
Present at the event, Infineon Technologies India Managing Director Mr Vinay Shenoy said, "Working jointly with Electropreneur Park and IESA, we are engaging the local start-up community in an attempt to fuel innovation and facilitate incubation projects in India. We are currently exploring potential collaborations in hardware and software or systems product developments which can help support the Government's vision for Make in India, Digital India and 100 SmartCities."
The event also saw robust discussions around building smart and intelligent solutions to keep cities moving, with innovations such as environmental monitoring systems, energy management and connected devices, as well as fleet management, e-mobility, and intermodal transportation solutions.


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The evangelism news this week centered around the decline of baptisms within the Southern Baptist Convention.
A decline in baptisms, no matter the denomination or church tells me that personal evangelism is not happening.
That causes me to feel grief. . . Why are we not baptizing people?
Christianity Today reported how SBC baptisms keep dropping but new churches keep increasing, and why they baptize hardly an millennials.
The task force report itself is full of the actual statistics, and identifies potential problems behind the decline of baptisms.
Spiritual: "Many of our SBC pastors and churches are not effectively engaged in sharing the gospel and yet continue business as usual. We need a sense of brokenness and repentance over the spiritual climate of our churches and our nation."
Leadership: "Many pastors have confessed to being overwhelmed in the operation and ministries of the church to the neglect of being involved in regular personal evangelism. This lack of leading by example is negatively impacting our church members' engagement in personal evangelism."
Discipleship: "Many pastors have confessed to focusing on attendance while giving little attention to reproducing fruit-bearing disciples who are involved in intentional evangelism."
The Next Generation: "Although our churches have increasingly provided programs for children, students and young adults, we are not being effective in winning and discipling the next generation to follow Christ."
Celebration: "Many of our churches have chosen to celebrate other things as a measure of their success rather than new believers following Christ in baptism. We have drifted into a loss of expectation."
Baptism is the Fruit of Personal Evangelism
I don't believe the sinner's prayer is the final ending point of personal evangelism. Rather, a growing disciple is what I look for.
The visible mark of the results of personal evangelism is baptism. For those Christian faith traditions that practice infant baptism, a renewal of baptismal vows would accomplish the same siginificant mark that a person is growing in faith in Christ.
I don't want to deviate into the arguments over mode or method of baptism, or even get into discussions of re-baptism of previously baptized infants. Those are side debates to the point here.
The lack of baptisms simply reveals the disappointing truth that personal evangelism is falling apart.
Personal Baptism is what "done" looks like
As I shared in a previous story, we once did contact evangelism in a local park.
The Spirit of God had prepared a woman well in advance to receive Christ that afternoon.
When we spoke to her spiritual thirst through our dramas, she felt her need for Christ. Tears had formed in her eyes. Hope was rising in her heart. Conviction of the brokenness of her own sin swirled the emotions from deep places.
She sought out our pastor's wife immediately after the short talk when the drama was over.
This is where the sinner's prayer served its purpose. It allowed her to respond to the power of God that was convincing her of sin and her need for Christ. She prayed with our pastor's wife to invite Christ into her life.
That week, she started attending our church.
She took baptism a few months later and is now regularly sharing her faith.
A similar park outreach is where Patricia did intentional evangelism which led to 2 baptisms in 6 months.
Don't lose that vision of Baptism
Over the years, I have talked with several churches that have lost this vision of personal baptism.
Their vision is survival, budget maintenance, or keeping the sheep well fed.
For them, the important focus is all about discipleship. I don't sense any excitement about the gospel's power of redemption.
I have asked:
"What would it take to see 10 adult baptisms this year?"
In those churches, I have seen
- sighs of hopelessness,
- quick objections, and even
- instant pessimism that 10 baptisms are not possible.
No vision for personal baptisms suggests they have lost the vision to reach people for Christ.
There is no excitement about what Jesus can do to transform a life.
I wouldn't want to stay involved in such a church.
Even if I came for a few weeks because the people were nice and welcoming, I don't think I'd stay long term if the church doesn't have a compelling vision to reach the lost.
Personal baptism is why I give evangelism training. I want to help churches increase the number of baptisms. Baptism is what gives me joy as an evangelist.
You can get involved
You can have the joy of introducing a person to Jesus Christ.
Watching people awaken to their faith in Christ because of your personal evangelism work is one of the greatest joys you can experience as a Christian.
Being there when they take the step of personal baptism is an emotionally charged moment – you planted the seed, you watered the seed, and now you see the fruit, right in front of you.
Related: 10 Ways to Kick start Your Personal Evangelism
My own Personal Evangelism Teaching on DVD
I have a DVD (or digital download) set that focuses on a conversational style evangelism that would be effective in:
- casual conversation between friends
- causal conversation between strangers
Read more about the Effective Evangelism Conversations in the store.
It is a recording of a live seminar I gave in 2012.
It can be one step to increasing the number of personal conversations that you have that could lead to seeing your friends get baptized.


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On today's show we talk all about Christmas and our little ones including how Santa "works" and appropriate gifts for an athiest. We also talk about Catherine falling down the stairs (at last) and answer a clutch of listener emails. Music this week is by Lee Ann Womack – I Hope You Dance
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The philosopher George Santayana once stated, "Those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it." But if history is comprised of all your winning and most memorable moments, you will most likely come back for it.
On December 7 and 8, 2013, the running community will once again converge in Corregidor Island to participate in 2 events: The 1st Corregidor Marathon (CM) on the first day and the 4th Corregidor International Half Marathon (CIHM) on the second.
The 1st CM will usher in a new level of challenge in the running scene. With a total distance of 42.195km, the event is designed to be the common ground of marathoners, ultra-runners and triathletes.
Participation in the 1st CM will be reserved for 88 seasoned marathoners only, with a set qualifying time. Because the half-marathon course of Corregidor could be viewed from the top as forming an "8"-shaped loop, runners must race through the course twice to complete the race, hence a "double 8."
The race is an open competition. All participants upon crossing the finish line will receive a Finisher's Medallion and a rank-indicated Finisher's Trophy. There will be one male and one female overall winner whose title will be Corregidor Marathon Man and Woman, respectively. Each winner will receive a Php30, 000.00 cash prize and a champion's trophy. Age bracket top finishers will also be declared and will be awarded with a certificate of achievement.
In addition to the full marathon distance, CM will have shorter distance categories: the 5K Blitz and the 3K Thrill. Each of these distances shall have 150 slots. These shorter distances will cater to those who are just getting started with the sport of running and who would like to experience running in the island. There will be no qualifying times required for the participants of these sub-categories nor will there be a sweep time or cut-off time.
Meanwhile, close to 1,000 participants and visitors are expected to turn up for the 4th installment of CIHM. Runners from different backgrounds – from intermediate recreational to hardcore runners, will take a shot at dethroning the reigning King and Queen of the Rock. The 4th CIHM is designed to thrill, surprise and challenge runners, from different parts of the country and from around the world, by testing their mettle on all types of running terrain.
The race route, covering a total of 21.0975km, will encompass a combination of paved uphills and down slopes and intermittent segments of dirt trails. But what would differentiate CIHM from the usual running experience of avid runners is that it will take the race participants to key historical hotspots on the remarkable isle. Right at the start of the race, the runners will experience an adrenaline rush as they race past the full length of the Malinta Tunnel. The exhilaration will continue to unfold as the runners exit the tunnel's east access en route to the interior of the atoll. The thrilling highlight of the race surges as the runners negotiate the tricky span of a thickly foliaged trail draped in rays of sunlight, culminating in a run along the rocky cliff of the island with a breathtaking view of Manila Bay, to dramatically finish at the south dock breakwater facing the vast West Philippine Sea.
The 4th CIHM will be an extraordinary opportunity for passionate runners to set a new norm for personal achievement as finishing the race will be akin to recapitulating a fortress that is home to the resilient and valiant. There are 300 slots to be opened for the 21K distance. A qualifying time of 2h30min for male runners, and 3h00min for female participants will be adopted for this category. First time 21K runners must have run a 10K race within 1h15m (male) or 1h30min (female). However, for CIHM alumni 100 slots will be allotted as wildcard entries waiving the qualifying time requirement.
Aside from centerpiece 21km event, there will be a 10k Challenge for running aficionados who are yet to be familiar with the challenging terrain of Corregidor but yearn to discover and experience its distinctive scenic course. There will be no qualifying time to join this race category. Likewise, no sweep time will be observed. The top male and female runners in this event will be awarded with a certificate of achievement and winner's plaque. All finishers in this race category will be awarded with a 10km Achiever Medal. Only 200 slots will be opened for this side event.
Registration for the 1st CM is ongoing and, for the 4th CIHM, registration will begin on October 1, 2013.
The 1st Corregidor Marathon and the 4th Corregidor International Half Marathon are managed by Big, Big, Big, Inc. and presented by Smart Communications, Sun Cruises, Soleus together with event partners Corregidor Foundation, Galileia Events Place, 100 Miles Café, L Time Studio, Runningmate, One Sceniques, Active Link, Toby's, Runnr, media partners The Philippine Star, Pinoy Fitness, Mellow 94.7 FM, Takbo.ph, Inquirer Libre, Solar News and medical aid partner UERM Medical Center.
For inquiries and updates on the two races, interested runners can like the separate Facebook fan pages or shoot an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. Runners can also contact (02) 403-0246 or 09228115438.


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Ethereum Genesis Cloud Mining Is Back!
That's right, Genesis Mining announced that they will resume sales for Ethereum Cloud Mining hashrate. If you are not familiar with Genesis Mining, they are a company that allows you to rent their mining equipment for profit. They work with different cryptocurrencies; in the case with Ethereum, you purchase a 2-year contract for the right to get a share of their mining power.
Their prices are:
- 1 MH/s for 30 USD
- 30 MH/s for 869 USD
- 100 MH/s for 2800 USD
- or custom hashrate
As you could notice, there is a slight discount when you purchase a certain amount of MH/s. The discount is about 3% when you purchase 30 MH/s and 7% when you purchase the 100MH/s plan.
There is also an option to get a customized plan according to the amount of money you'd like to invest or the amount of MH/s you'd like to get. You can see the hashrate/price ratio in real time by moving a slider. The custom plan includes the discount as well, though it eventually remains at 7% after the 100 MH/s mark.
The price includes electricity, maintenance, and any other fees related to mining. This means that it is a one-time payment for a 2-year contract.
According to my calculations, the expected ROI should be somewhere around 16 months. While that is a lot of time, the income you get from Genesis Mining is almost 100% passive. All you have to do is specify your wallet address and start earning Eth 24/7.
Ethereum prices vary from day to day, and most people make more profit by trading the ETH they get from GM rather than by purchasing products with it. If done correctly, this could possibly decrease ROI to 9 months or even less.
There are rumors about Ethereum possibly switching to a Proof of Stake (POS) this year. There is little data to backup those rumors, but Genesis Mining did announced that if Ethereum switches to POS, anyone who purchased the plan will be automatically switched to a different altcoin mining plan. Genesis Mining promises that the backup plan will be as profitable as it can possibly be. All of this can be found in the contract.
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-Score: Suffolk University 62, Clark University 49
-Records: Clark (3-7), Suffolk (8-3)
-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Kneller Athletic Center)
-The Lead: The Clark University women's basketball team faced a setback to the Rams of Suffolk University on Tuesday evening in a non-conference match-up at the Kneller Athletic Center. The game saw three ties and four lead changes before the Rams were able to pull away in the final quarter to take home the 13-point victory.
-After Suffolk took a four point lead to start the first quarter, Clark first year Emily Sifferlen (North Andover, Mass.) entered the game at the 5:42 mark and scored five points to help lift Clark to an eight point lead (15-7) heading into the second stanza.
-The Rams came back within two at the start of the second when sophomore Jenni-Rose Dicecco (Falmouth, Mass.) added four points with just under eight minutes to play (17-15). Sifferlen put the Cougars back up by five when she stepped behind the arc for three with 5:06 on the clock (22-17). Suffolk responded with a jumper from sophomore Jordan Hipwell (Ballston Spa, N.Y.), a three-pointer from senior Marissa Gudauskas (Bolton, Conn.), and a layup from Dicecco to tie the game at 26-26 with 2:02 on the clock. Clark senior Maya Kerstetter (Northampton, Mass.) knocked in a three and sophomore Hannah Favaloro (Blackstone, Mass.) sank two free-throws to give Clark the 31-28 lead heading into the halftime break.
-Sifferlen led Clark with eight points in the first 20 minutes and Kerstetter added eight. Favaloro grabbed seven rebounds for the Cougars before halftime. Hipwell led the Rams with eight points before the break and DiCecco added seven points. Junior Alexis Hackett (Charlton, Mass.) led with 10 rebounds for the visitors before halftime.
-The Cougars came out of the break strong with a 3-1 run including two drives to the basket from senior Ogechi Ezemma (Hope Valley, R.I.) and a basket from Favaloro to pull ahead by seven and force the Rams to call a timeout at the 6:31 mark (37-30). Out of the timeout Suffolk went on a 3-1 run of their own capped off on a three-pointer from Hipwell to pull within one before the Cougars called a timeout of their own (38-37) at the 2:56 mark. The visitors regained the lead when Hipwell added five points from a layup and a three-pointer to head into the final stanza with the 42-40 advantage.
-The Rams carried their run into the fourth quarter and pulled ahead by as many as 14 at the 1:23 mark. Hackett added six points as Suffolk outscored Clark 18-7 in the final stanza to take home the 62-49 victory.
-Sifferlen led the Cougars in scoring with 11 points. She added four rebounds and a game-high four steals. Favaloro posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds on the night. Ezemma added seven points and matched Favaloro's team leading 12 rebounds.
-Hipwell led all scorers with 26 points for Suffolk. Hackett came away with a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 18 rebounds for the visitors.
-The Rams shot 46.2% from the field while Clark shot 27.1%. The Cougars shot 53.3% from the free-throw line (5-for-8) while Suffolk shot 33.3% (1-for-3).
-Clark edged the visitors in rebounding, 50-46.
-Clark forced Suffolk to turn the ball over 16 times and put up 12 points from those.
-Clark is back in action at the end of December for the Clark Basketball Holiday Classic. They will play Regis on Saturday, December 29th at 3:00 p.m. and Framingham State on Sunday, December 30th at 12:00 p.m.
-Suffolk travels to Naples, Fla. for their next two games. They will play Tufts on Saturday the 29th at 11:00 a.m. and St. Mary's (Md.) on Sunday, December30th at 1:00 p.m.


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Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Publication Date: February 2004
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Topic: Social conditions (Social movements)
This report analyzes the status of many of the major foreign terrorist organizations that are a threat to the United States, placing special emphasis on issues of potential concern to Congress. The terrorist organizations included are those designated and listed by the Secretary of State as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations." (For analysis of the operation and effectiveness of this list overall, see also The 'FTO List' and Congress: Sanctioning Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, CRS Report RL32120.)


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Custom goals
Custom goals let you create your own goal type by adjusting many of the back-end goal settings. All of the default goal types are just specific combinations of the settings. So if you've always wanted an Odometer goal that makes you stay below it rather than above it, a custom goal is the right answer!
When should I use a custom goal?
Use a custom goal when none of the other types quite fit what you're looking for. You can also use custom goals to use autodata sources differently than the default goal types you get when creating them.
For example, you might create a weight goal that automatically sources data from your Fitbit Aria scale, then turn it custom to enable more settings. If you change the settings appropriately, you can make it so instead of beeminding your weight, you're actually beeminding whether or not you used the scale today. Really useful for avoiding the very common "avoiding the scale" problem, and it takes just a couple minutes to set up with a Beeminder custom goal!
(To create that goal, set up the integrated weight goal as usual. Flip it custom and change settings to good side: above, road direction: up, odometer: off, cumulative: on, aggday: binary, noisy: off. Use lane width = 0 and rate = 7/wk for the most hardcore commitment!)
How should I enter data for a custom goal?
It depends on the settings you enable — mostly on whether the goal's data is auto-summing or not. Auto-summing data is like a Do More or Do Less, while not auto-summing covers the rest of the goal types.
How do I make a custom goal?
If you're a Bee Plus or Beemium subscriber, click the Convert to Custom goal button at the bottom of the Settings tab below the graph.
Important note: change settings with caution if the goal you're converting already has data and road history. Because the goal settings are applied to the entire graph, if you do something like change the good side of the road, your old extra-safe days will turn into way-off-the-road days and you can instantly derail your goal! Of course, this is not legit and we'll undo it when you email us in support, but it's always nicer to avoid it in the first place, right?
It's simpler to start custom goals from scratch when you can. You can immediately delete them to "undo" any derailment that may occur, and because there's no history, it's a lot less likely to happen in the first place!
What do all the settings mean?
- Good side of the road: whether you want to be above or below the yellow brick road. Above is generally for things you want to do more frequently or increase over time, and below is for things to do less frequently or decrease.
- Direction of road: whether the road should be going up or going down. Going up means you should have a positive goal rate, and going down means you should have a negative goal rate.
- Cumulative: whether your datapoints should be added together each day or not. Do More and Do Less are cumulative; the other goal types are not.
- Resettable odometer: whether a 0 datapoint resets your rolling total. See the Odometer page for more information.
Integery: whether datapoints should be integers or not. More info and an example below!Now replaced by the precision field, available to all users!
- Aggregation: how Beeminder plots your datapoints every day. More info and a list below!
- Plotall: whether Beeminder plots all your datapoints, or just the result of the goal's aggregation method.
- Absolute lane width: how wide your yellow brick road is.
You can also find a more in-depth explanation (with even more hidden settings explained!) in the Beeminder API docs.
I changed a setting and my goal instantly derailed! Help!!
Contact support and we'll fix it up. Reverting your change beforehand is very helpful but not required.
What does "integery" mean? Enabling the integery option tells Beeminder that fractional data doesn't make sense for this goal. We'll conservatively round your reminders so that we only ask you to do your goal in whole number increments. For example, let's say I have a goal to wake up before 9am five times per week. Beeminder works on a daily basis, so by default, it'll tell me to do 0.71 wakeups to avoid derailment. In this case, I can't actually do 0.71 wakeups; it's either 1 or 0. Enabling integery will make Beeminder tell me to do 1 wakeup instead, so my goal and reminders make a little more sense.
What do each of the aggregation options do?
The aggday setting controls how Beeminder interprets all your data on each day, according to the chart below.
|Option Name
|Daily Aggregation Calculation
|Only most recent datapoint counts
|Only first datapoint counts
|Smallest datapoint counts
|Largest datapoint counts
|Mean of all datapoints
|mean or uniqmean
|Mean of all unique datapoints
|Median of all datapoints
|Mode of all datapoints
|Mean of all datapoints excluding the top & bottom 10% of values
|Sum of all datapoints
|Plots a 1 if any datapoints have been entered, otherwise 0
|Plots a 1 if any nonzero datapoints have been entered, otherwise 0
|(sum of datapoints * (sum of datapoints + 1)) / 2
|Sum of datapoints squared
| Sum of differences of pairs
(so-called because you can use this method to simulate
a timer, by entering start time & finish time as consecutive datapoints)
|Number of datapoints entered
|Sum of all datapoints, capped at the daily min that the road requires
|Sum of all datapoints, capped at 1
Why does my graph look weird after I change the aggday setting?
Try turning off plotall (if it is enabled) and see if that solves the problem.


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Wine and food go together due to the contrasts and the compliments, which they have to offer to each other. The reason wine tastes better with food, is because, wine adds an extra set of aromas, flavours and zing to the textures of the food. Think of the first bite that you take form a roasted beef prime rib. With the first bite; you can get the full set of smells from the piece of meat. The second bite is not as delectable. The sense of smell and taste fatigue easily. The perfect way to refresh that sense is to take a sip of the white wine in order to receive an alternate set of aromas and textures. The mixing of food and wine is an art, which cannot be learned easily.
Five types of food and white wine pairings:
Muscat and sweets: the fortified Muscat's produced in Australia are called Liqueur Muscats, are deep brown coloured, and have a certain element of raisin in them. The fortified style Muscats are created by adding a neutral spirit to the half-fermented wine just before all the sugar has been already converted to alcohol. The result is a sweet and charming aromatic wine. This sweet white wine goes very well with pastries and baklava, ice creams, fruitcakes and puddings. The degrees of sweetness vary. Some recipes have just a hint of sugar, such as a fruity sauce served over pork tenderloin. White wine like Muscat is ideal for all sweets and deserts. It should be made sure that the wine is sweeter than the dessert.
Sauvignon Blanc and salads: Sauvignon wine is stored and aged in oak barrels. This enables the aromas and the flavours of the grape to be suppressed and add complexity and elegance to the subtle sweet taste of the blend. It goes well with blue cheese or with goat's cheese and can be paired with plums and salads too. The acid element in the sauvignon blanc is perfect to add the right amount of freshness and nerve in a salad. While choosing a salad to go with the blend make sure to choose one which will suit the acidity of the wine. If it is more acidic, the taste of the wine will be bland and washed out. The herbal flavours of the sauvignon blanc taste best with tangy and tasty greens.
Riesling and spicy food: Riesling is made from the grapes which have been effected by rot and from grapes which have been pressed while they are being frozen. The best place for Riesling is in Australia where the cool climate has given rise to a new generation of drinkers of the zesty lime, dry bony wine. This wine is ideal as an aperitif and goes excellently with new world style dishes such as chicken korma and Thai green curry. Variations of the Riesling can be paired with sweeter recipes such as apple crumble and vanilla ice cream.
Chardonnay with smoked salmon: The oaky versions of chardonnay are an ideal pairing with trout or smoked salmon. The full-bodied chardonnay accompanies roast chicken or the pot roast turkey very well. The acidity factor in the chardonnay is important. It forms the backbone of other wines such as the Pinot Noir. It forms the foundation for many dry wines, but especially as a foundation for champagne, which is a favourite amongst wine drinkers. The silky white variety of the chardonnay from Australia is delicious with any kind of seafood in a luscious sauce.
Pinot gris and crispy pork: This delectable light wine has become a popular alternative to chardonnay. The oaky flavour is ideal to go along with a spiced stuffed duck or crispy spicy pork strips. The salt content in the meats are ideal to be paired with the light oaky blend of wine. It goes well with dim sims and spring rolls as well.


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The Coalition commitment to add 1800 new Police officers to frontline policing has been achieved with the graduation of 59 constables from the Royal New Zealand Police College today.
The Government and farming sector leaders have agreed to a world-first partnership to reduce primary sector emissions in one of the most significant developments on climate action in New Zealand's history.
New Zealand will conclude its non-combat Building Partner Capacity (BPC) mission at Taji Military Complex in Iraq in June 2020, when full responsibility for basic training will be handed over to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced today.
The Government has announced its new enduring Employment Relations Bill is expected to pass its second reading in Parliament today.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters, and Defence Minister Ron Mark have announced an extension of the New Zealand Defence Force military training deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a renewal of three peacekeeping missions in the Middle East and Africa.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Nauru early Wednesday morning to attend the Pacific Islands Forum.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters have announced that New Zealand will impose travel restrictions on individuals expelled by other countries following the Salisbury attack.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters say the New Zealand Government will keep under review what further actions it can take to support the international community over the Salisbury attack.
New Zealand supports the joint statement made by the leaders of the UK, US, Germany and France on the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.


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Last updated 23th August, 2019
Metrics is a platform that can be used to collect, store and analyse Time Series data. This guide will cover the very first step to get started with Metrics: ordering an account.
- a valid OVH account.
If you haven't one already, you will be able to create one directly in the metrics product page during the order process.
Order a Metrics Cloud plan
If you don't already have a Metrics Cloud plan, you can start by choose one according to your need.
Note that while choosing, a metric is a kind of measurement plus its dimensions. For example, temperature could be your metric, and you could set the room as tags. This way, you would need as much metrics as the total number of room which will be measured.
Step 1. Choose a plan
A plan mostly depends on the number of Time Series that you need, for example, with a
small plan, you can push datapoints for 1000 time series.
Please reach the product page for more details between plans. On this page you can for example order a try account. Once you complete all the steps and purchase an account, you should received a mail which will allow you to access the Metrics menu.
Step 2. Go to Metrics's manager
Once the chosen plan has been purchased, go to the
Server section of your control panel. Select the
Metrics menu from the left side of the control panel.
You can now select your new account from the list on the left.
Step 3. (Optional) Change name of the account
In the
Configuration section, click on the dotted button to set up a proper name on your account.
Your account is good to go!
Let's stay on this page for a couple of second to continue the visit.
Step 4. Grab your tokens or create new ones
Now go to the
Tokens tab :
Here you can grab two defaults read and write tokens. You can use them or decide to create new ones.
Once done, click to the
Platforms tab.
Step 5. Grab your endpoints
Metrics is protocol agnostic. It means you can push with one protocols, and query the same data with another one.
Click here, to learn how to used the supported protocols with metrics and their corresponding endpoints.
If you don't want to push your data by yourself, you can use a software that will support one of these protocols. Here is a short list :
Go further
- To push your first points and query them with OpentSDQB and Grafana, we invite you to follow our guide to Push and vizualize your first datapoints with OpenTSDB.
- Documentation: Guides
- Vizualize your data: https://grafana.metrics.ovh.net/login
- Community hub: https://community.ovh.com
- Create an account: Try it free!
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Tips for Home Improvement Home Equity Loan Financing
No one will argue that increasing the value of your home through home improvement projects is a great idea. However, large home improvement projects can become quite expensive. Home improvements lighten your wallet and empty your savings account. Careful planning and thinking about all your financing options is necessary before beginning your home improvement project. […]Continue Reading


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Nicolai Foss
Because of a tough work load in April, I will have to refrain from blogging until sometime in the beginning of May. This comes as a bad time as J&A now has stabilized on 200+ daily readers. Not that bad for a humble blog with no pics and about an utterly esoteric subject.


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People Development Initiative fundraising campaign under way
Kendal has mounted a campaign to raise seed money for a People Development Initiative designed to provide quality, consistency and relevancy in a values-based series of educational programs that engage Kendal as a larger "learning organization."
Grant to Help Reduce Isolation, Suicide Among Elders
Kendal Charitable Funds has awarded a $50,000 Promising Innovations grant to fund a two-year initiative to engage isolated older adults who are at risk for depression, substance abuse and suicide through one-on-one home visits and referrals for needed services.
Kendal at Hanover resident Jack Hemenway supports the Elizabeth Fry Fund to honor the memory of his wife, Harriet. The fund supplements the resources of public servants, enabling them to join the community.
Kendal affiliates work together within the Kendal System and with those in the wider world to transform our culture's view of aging and of older persons. Learn about our successes and new initiatives in Profiles in Generosity.


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After all the gushing I did about Lucifer I thought it would be fun to compare it to the show that moved into its time slot, Houdini and Doyle. As it turns out, that's the only fun thing about the show.
I can forgive the writers playing fast and loose with historical accuracy; it seems they're just about right on with Doyle's timeline, so they had to make some sacrifices to shoehorn Houdini into it. I can forgive the incredibly unsatisfying explanations for the mystical elements; they had to do something spectacular in the early episodes to hook viewers, even if the answers were a bit of a cheat. I can forgive how it's fairly terrible at being a mystery series because they don't give the viewer a fair chance at figuring out the solution; most ostensible mystery series don't. I can even forgive the bad acting; I liked Painkiller Jane so I don't really get to complain.
What I can't forgive is how the advertising pitched the show as a bromance, when as far as I can tell it's nothing of the sort. Our male leads don't compliment and respect each other; they bicker relentlessly, denigrate each other's opinions (and facts), and interact more meaningfully with their police liaison than with each other. It's exactly the opposite of what I wanted and what was promised. I can understand taking some liberties with advertisement, but if viewers are explicitly told they'll get one thing and but delivered another, I would expect those viewers to complain about it to anybody who will listen. I have to imagine this is a worse fate than disinterest. It's the difference between "didn't get good ratings" and "had one terrible but popular episode, then didn't get good ratings". At least you can build an entire career on the former.
The point is that Houdini and Doyle isn't good, but more than that it's not what I signed up for. I can tolerate a lot of problems if I'm at least getting what I want out of something, whether it's a movie, a TV show, or a campaign.
Consider the One Piece campaign*. We snarkily called it "the hallway campaign" due to the number of battles that took place in a one- or two-square-wide area, something that has happened maybe twice in the source material. The campaign conflicted with the established setting fairly frequently. Several NPCs erred on the side of "goofy for the sake of goofy", a recurring issue I have with the DM's style (re: Slogg Sexipants, half-ton ladies' man). And none of this takes into account the little problems I had week-to-week, like when the DM decided my character was going to charge down an elevator shaft so he could weld me to the floor so I couldn't participate in the first stage of an arc-ending battle. It wasn't perfect.
But the campaign was very good at giving us the feel of One Piece. We had arc villains who would pop up, do something bad just in time for us to arrive to stop them, and fight us on even footing. We had fantastic islands and creatures, including an actual giant enemy crab. We had naval combat as much about our weird powers and teamwork as about grid movement and turning radii. We had shounen abilities and growth arcs and hilarious arguments. And really, when I look back on it, the canon violations weren't that bad, and they expanded the setting more often than they contradicted it. For the most part, it was exactly as advertised, and I think highly of it for that exact reason.
Contrast The Eight Arms and the Memento Mori. I pitched it to the players as "fight giant monsters". They built characters to fight giant monsters. I came up with a plot that let them fight giant monsters and a villain who could control giant monsters. But as soon as the campaign started, it changed to a mission of diplomacy where the players wanted to understand and help every enemy they met. At one point we went four straight sessions without a single battle. That's neat, and the players liked it, but it wasn't what I signed up for. I wasn't happy, and I still consider it one of the worst campaigns I've ever run.
I'm one of those people who judges something not by how good it is, but by how good it is compared to how good it could have been. If something exceeds my expectations I'm over the moon about it, even if my expectations are very low. If something fails to meet those expectations I don't like it, even if it's very popular or objectively good (links intentionally omitted; I'm not starting that fight). When you promise me something, I set an expectation for that thing. If you break that promise, you've failed to meet that expectation.
This is why I like having the occasional touchstone for long-running campaigns, where we step back and consider whether the campaign is still doing the job it set out to do. If it is, great, double down. If it's not, we have to consider if it failed to meet its expectations or if the expectations have changed over time. It's how we head off that sensation of falling out of love with a campaign and make sure everybody's still having fun. It's kind of like having a Session Zero, but between arcs rather than between campaigns, and it hits all the same points. If there's a disconnect, it's good for the campaign, the players, and the DM to catch it early.
So yeah, I'm really not a fan of being told I'm getting one thing and instead getting another. The best way to avoid doing that is to make sure your campaigns make promises they can keep, or at least don't make promises you know they can't.
* — There are a lot of links in this post. If you're at work or on mobile, I apologize. If you're at home and relaxing, you're welcome.


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The World Bank has published its 2015-16 growth projections for the African continent, citing declining oil and commodity prices as the reason for a slowdown in gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the next year.
The Africa's Pulse Report notes that continent-wide, GDP growth will slow to four percent from an average of 4.5 percent in 2014. However, this is a slower decline than originally predicted, noting that commodity based economies are not the "kiss of death" previously thought. Only two economies are predicted to contract over the next two years, according to International Monetary Fund reports. One, Sierra Leone, was hit hard by Ebola, and the other, Equatorial Guinea, almost solely relies on oil exports.
This comes as the International Center for Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) has put together a series of scathing reports on the misuse of World Bank funds across the world (including Africa), resulting in forced evacuations and displacements.
While many African economies are tied to oil prices, either through export or by transport for their commodities, those oil-importing nations such as Kenya, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire are expected to continue strong growth next year.
Nevertheless, the diversity of the continent's economies is predicted to help some nations bounce back, especially as service and manufacturing sectors continue to grow. Nigeria, in particular, while a major oil producing nation, is expected to see strong growth in 2016 according to the report. This is also most likely helped by their recent GDP rebase, prompting headlines like this one in The Economist: "How Nigeria's Economy Grew by 89% Overnight."
Ultimately, African GDP projections are difficult to make, according to the Center for Global Development, as many countries do not rebase their statistics over any consistent interval. Rebasing involves recalculating the prices of goods and services across all sectors. Most developed nations rebase annually, but this takes large surveys and complex statistics. Burundi, Ghana, Zambia and the DRC have all rebased their economies in the past five years, and Kenya is due to rebase in June.
As economies grow, statistics get stronger and trends longer, predictions will get more accurate for Africa.
Economic and political power do not always go hand-in-hand, however. The Pardee Center for International Futures, part of the University of Denver, uses its own predictive algorithms to correlate across a series of inputs, including economic power and political power to draw conclusions on influence. Check out their long-term predictions for the African powerhouses below:


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In the terms of being addicted to someone, even when you know they might be hurting you, and yet you still deny any claim or any advice anyone is willing to give you out of love and concern for your well being.
Jahaziel Verses…
Your words have always been so hurtful, I cried in pain daily
my defenses kept invaders out, but the fight emerged in the bailey.
A king with a fallen kingdom, soul broken. Don't know what to do.
has it all really been my fault, or should I put the blame on you?
A whore queen you are, and no one will fight for me
your body was the strongest weapon anyone put against me.
my addictions grew, so sneaky no one was able to see
you slapped me, and I didn't fight back, you hit me and I didn't react to it as an attack.
You covered my kingdom in red and black, with a kiss you blocked my panic attack, and now I have nothing to fight this wolf pack, that comes through my world, looking for an easy snack.
Ken's verses (Ken's Twitter)
From the moment I saw you, I got caught like a moth to the brightest light
Go ahead and call me crazy or plain insane but i desperately need you by my side
You're my crutch and I'm your cripple, I'm a newborn baby and you're mama's nipple
For me to live a life at all, i need you girl. It's crazy but its that simple
Every waking moment I spend having nothing at all, but my thoughts of you
My flesh has no ink but my mind is different, it must be covered in tattoos
Cause you're smile is perfect, you're laugh is perfect, everything about you, i need…
You're the angel that carried me away from pain, in every single one of my dreams
They say love and addiction are just a single thread apart
but who really gives a shit, just know girl that you now control my heart
I'm in too deep, too addicted, to a point of no return
that when i'm with you, i wont feel no pain, even if in flames we burn
JEM the Crow
I hate your insecurities, but they make me strong
I hate that you postponed our dreams for them this long
but I love to see you cry when you see you're so wrong
I'm addicted to the taste of your tears like you are to that song.
If I could have had my way controlling your path we would be kings
we would have become celestial beings and earn our wings
I've seen the signs since you created me, but you ignore them don't know why.
If you don't want life like this be, look me in the eye, and tell them good bye,
your old life needs to die, for us to claim our spot in the sky.


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We are a non for profit group that raises funds for strays that are collected int Hot Springs Village and brought to the shelter. If an animal is determined to be adoptable we work to have it adopted. Our volunteers also work at the shelter to feed and clean the animals. In addition we run spay and neuter clinics and work with local schools to educate children about pets and animals. The shelter is managed by our Property Owners association and will euthenize.


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Colorado is a state located in the western United States. Its capital and largest city is Denver. Other large cities include Colorado Springs and Aurora. Colorado became the 38th state admitted to the union on August 1, 1876.
|Colorado state symbols
The Flag of Colorado
The Seal of Colorado
|Living insignia
|Western tiger salamander
Ambystoma mavortium
|Lark bunting
Calamospiza melanocoryus
|Claret cup cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
|Greenback cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus clarki somias
|Rocky Mountain columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
|Blue grama grass
Bouteloua gracilis
|Colorado Hairstreak
Hypaurotis crysalus' '
|Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis
|Colorado shelter pets
Canis lupus familiaris
and Felis catus
|Western painted turtle
Chrysemys picta bellii
|Colorado blue spruce
Picea pungens
|Inanimate insignia
|Blue, Red, Yellow, White
|Folk dance
|Square dance
Chorea quadra
Stegosaurus armatus
|Yule Marble
|USS Colorado (SSN-788)
|Colorful Colorado
|Pack burro racing
|Colorado State Tartan
|State route marker
|State quarter
Released in 2006
|Lists of United States state symbols
The state was named after the Colorado River by Spanish explorers. US Army officer and amateur explorer Zebulon Pike was recruited by the United States government in 1806 to locate the source of the Mississippi River and to check out Spanish settlements in New Mexico.[9] Even though his recorded location for the source of the Mississippi was extremely inaccurate and allegedly got lost in his expedition, he did explore much of what would become the American Southwest. When he reached what is now Colorado Springs, he named a mountain after himself, Pikes Peak, which remains a symbol for the city as well as the state to this day. Colorado has a long history of mining and digging for gold. It is the place where the Pike's Peak Gold Rush took place. When gold in California was becoming harder and harder to find, people came to Colorado in large numbers when gold was discovered there in 1859, ten years after the California Gold Rush began. Many mining camps set up in Colorado would later become cities, such as Denver City and Boulder City. The motto for the gold rush was "Pike's Peak or Bust". In 1971, the Libertarian Party was formed in the state.
The State of Colorado is shaped like a rectangle. The borders are latitude and longitude lines. The four borders are at 37°N, 41°N, 102°03'W, and 109°03'W. (The east and west borders are 25°W and 32°W from the Washington Meridian.) Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah are the only three U.S. states that have only lines of latitude and longitude for boundaries and that have no natural borders. When government surveyors made the border markers for the "Territory of Colorado", minor surveying mistakes made many small kinks along the borders, most seen along the border with the "Territory of Utah."
The tip of Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet (4,401 m) elevation in Lake County is the state's highest point and the highest point in the entire Rocky Mountains. Colorado has more than 100 mountain peaks that reach over 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) in height. Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1,000 meters (3,281 ft) in height. Colorado has the highest average elevation of any state at 6,800 ft.[10] It borders New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
The land area of Colorado is roughly the same size as New Zealand.[11]
The weather and temperatures in Colorado are quite different compared to most of the United States. In most other states, the southern part is warmer than the northern part, southern Colorado is not noticeably warmer than northern Colorado. Mountains and surrounding valleys greatly affect local climate. As a normal rule, with an increase in height comes a decrease in temperature and an increase in rain. There exists a phenomenally severe change in climate in Colorado between the Rocky Mountains on the west and the Great Plains on the east, both of which are separated by a lesser range known to Colorado citizens and primarily Boulderites as "the Foothills".
The state's largest city, and capital, is Denver. The "Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area", is home to 2,927,911 people, it has more than two-thirds of the state's population.
As of 2005, Colorado has an estimated population of 4,665,177, which is an increase of 63,356, or 1.4%, from the last year and an increase of 363,162, or 8.4%, since the year 2000. This has a natural increase since the last census of 205,321 people (that is 353,091 births minus 147,770 deaths) and an increase because of migration of 159,957 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States makes a net increase of 112,217 people, and migration within the country made a net increase of 47,740 people.
Colorado's most common religion is Christianity, and its most common denomination is Catholicism. Colorado, and mostly the city of Colorado Springs, serves as the headquarters of many Christian groups, many of them Evangelical. "Focus on the Family" is a big conservative Christian organization headquartered in Colorado Springs.
Major religious affiliations of the people of Colorado are:
- Christian — 65%
- Protestant — 44%
- Unaffiliated — 25%
- Evangelical — 23%
- Mainline — 19%
- Roman Catholic — 19%
- Other Religions — 5%
- Jewish — 2%
- Latter Day Saint / Mormon— 2%
- Other Protestant — 2%
- Muslim — 1%
- Orthodox — 1%
The English used in this article may not be easy for everybody to understand. (December 2011)
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that the total state product in 2007 was $236 billion. Per capita personal income in 2007 was $41,192, ranking Colorado eleventh in the United States. Early companies were based on the extraction and getting minerals and agricultural things. Today's agricultural things are cattle, wheat, dairy products, corn, and hay. On January 1 2014 Colorado became the first state to make marijuana legal.[12] In the first week of this $5 million of marijuana was sold.[13] The marijuana industry is expected to make Colorado's economy $359 million by the end of 2014.[14]
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- ↑ "Lawmakers name 'Rocky Mountain High' second state song | 9news.com". Archive.9news.com. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ "2017 Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Mount Elbert". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=KL0637. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ↑ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
- ↑ President of the United States of America (August 1, 1876). "Proclamation of the Admission of Colorado to the Union" (php). The American Presidency Project. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Pike expedition sets out". History.com.
- ↑ "50 State Elevations (mean elevation)". Netstate.com.
- ↑ "The True Size Of..."
- ↑ CNN, By Michael Martinez. "10 things to know about Colorado's recreational marijuana shops". CNN.
- ↑ Ferner, Matt (8 January 2014). "Colorado Recreational Marijuana Sales Exceed $5 Million In First Week" – via Huff Post.
- ↑ Berman, Jillian (9 January 2014). "Colorado's Weed Workers, They're Just Like Us!" – via Huff Post.


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Authentic Italian Food
Our menu is inspired by regional Italian cuisine which adapts traditional methods of cooking to the contemporary restaurant scene. One look will tell you that we have not compromised our dishes, and the unusual ingredients on our menu are not often seen outside their traditional region in Italy.
Giuseppe Turi has always understood the importance of the raw ingredients used in cooking. He has made it a cornerstone of his operation to ensure that he is constantly sourcing and re-assessing what he buys and from whom. He believes this is the only way to ensure that the quality of the dishes he is serving his customers remains consistently high. And when you are a local restaurant with a large regular clientele, this is especially important.
Opening Times
Monday - Thursday, Lunch 12.00 - 14.30, Dinner 18.30 - 22.30
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Newsletter 2017/06
Almost half of the year has passed by. How time flies, really! June is going to be a crucial month for KLEFF as we are approaching the preparation phase where we finalise all of our contents to make the awesome festival, so awesome. This also means that we are closing
KLEFF Road Show Strikes Again!
Our Festival Director, Mr. Fadly Bakhtiar and Ms. Anis Nadia paved their ways to Taylor's University for a road show.
Nothing Can Stop KLEFF Road Show At KDU!
Our Festival Director, Mr. Fadly Bakhtiar was on a mission to give a talk about the 10th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival by EcoKnights.


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My Favourite Places
What's on your bucket list?
Have you got a travel bucket list? Are these fantastic places on it? They should be!
Five Super Cool Norfolk Staycations
Grab a cuppa, snuggle up under a blanket on the sofa and start planning some Norfolk staycations for 2019.
St Lucia, beyond the beaches
As the nights draw in and the weather gets bloomin' chilly, what's the best thing to do? Book a holiday, of course! Fancy something with loads of adventure for the kids? It's got to be St Lucia, baby!
This town has not only gained a reputation for its artistic heart - it's also making convincing marks on the foodie map. What more reason do you need to visit?
My Favourite Places: Tim Henman
Tim Henman, party animal - who'd have thought it? Ahead of Wimbledon, the Oxon-raised tennis legend talks wine, his local hangouts and, er, more wine with Muddy's Kerry Potter.
Where Clover goes
Oxfordshire-based Clover Stroud, author of bestselling memoir Wild Other, lets us in on her coolest local hangouts.
Saira Khan's favourite places
The Loose Women livewire is a local lass (God, I love alliteration). Here's where you'll find her hanging out in our 'hood.
Artist's hangouts
Artist Bruce Munro has exhibited at the V&A, the Guggenheim and locally at Waddesdon Manor, his current work, the 2266-light installation 'Moonblooms', can be seen on the approach to Bicester Village. He talks family, food and living the simple life with Muddy.
We'll take your advice, Natalie!
Owner of Cliveden estate and the brains behind its first ever Literary Festival, Natalie Livingstone knows a thing or two about the local area. Here's where she likes to hang out.
Griselda's Secret Oxford
Celebrated children's author Griselda Heppel has a hotline to some beautiful places in the city that most of us have never heard of. Come on, let's check them out.
My Favourite Places: Sue Bell, Turquoise Holidays
If you're going to ask someone about their favourite places to stay in the world it sure as damn it should be someone who owns a luxury travel company! So it's kia ora, bula and jambo to Sue Bell of the awesome Turquoise Holiday Company, specialists in luxury long-haul and exotic destinations, beloved of top travel editors and savvy travelers and – lucky us – local to the area in Beaconsfield...
My Favourite Places
Opera isn't just for the elite and nor does it have to be performed in staid, fancy venues, according to Mike Woodward, founder of Opera Anywhere. Since 2000, Mike and his wife Vanessa have sought to ditch the art form's lofty connotations, producing performances everywhere from an ice cream van to the roof of a […]
My favourite places: Republica's Saffron Sprackling
Republica frontwoman Saffron Sprackling, most famous for nineties hits Ready to Go and Drop Dead Gorgeous is headlining ISFEST at Isfield in East Sussex this weekend – a fundraising event which features ten singers and bands with local connections. Saffron, who grew up in Sussex, spoke to Muddy Stilettos about her favourite places in the county. […]
My Favourite Places: Tricia Stewart
You might not necessarily recognise the name Tricia Stewart straight away -- but, sure as jam is jam, you'll know about the whole Calendar Girls phenomenon. The original calendar featuring artfully-concealed ladies from the Women's Institute, the hit movie with Helen Mirren, the West End show, and so on...
Ahoy Suzy!
Suzy Hobbs is co-owner of Hobbs of Henley, the family firm that's been providing boats on the Oxfordshire Thames since 1870. Married with three kids, she knows the area like the back of her hand, so her favourite places are all bang on the money. Read on, and book up! Fluidity, Henley I love this […]
My Favourite Places: Freya North
Today -- publication day for her 14th novel! -- Freya North is sharing her favourite places with us here at Muddy Herts. Most of them are in Herts, too, where she lives out in the countryside with her two children, two dogs, and a horse...
Where Emma likes to hang out
A designer for Burberry and LK Bennett before co-founding Needle cashmere, Emma Rutherford has swapped London for Buckinghamshire's fields with her young family. Here are her favourite haunts, both local and back in the Smoke.
My Favourite Places: Felix Camfield-Walker
Felix Camfield-Walker was born and raised in Hitchin – and he's got no intention of going anywhere else anytime soon. Farley's Hair Emporium is about as relaxed as getting your hair cut is going to get – serious vintage décor, a quirky mix of music, and some properly strong coffee or the offer of a glass […]
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The Honourable Darryl Smith, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs (MSYA) cut the ribbon to formally open the new office of the Trinidad Boxing Board of Control (TBBC), at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, on Friday 16 March, 2018. Also present at the ribbon cutting ceremony were officials from the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs (MSYA) and the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT).
The TBBC, which is responsible for the monitoring and oversight of professional boxing in Trinidad and Tobago, was formerly located at St. Ann's. In touring the new offices, the Honourable Minister said: "This location has exceeded my expectations. The Ministry is very happy to be able to provide a new home for the TBBC. This will assist in reducing expenditure, as the Board will no longer have an overhead cost for rent".
The relocation of the TBBC follows similar measures last fiscal year, in the removal of the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) from Port of Spain to the National Cycling Centre in Couva and the re-siting of the Ministry's Head Office at #2 Elizabeth Street, St. Clair, to facilitate the housing of both the Sport and Youth portfolios, which were previously in separate accommodations. Minister Smith noted: "These relocations will save millions of dollars in annual rent and the Ministry is keen to realize any savings which can go back to the athletes and maintenance of our facilities."
Dr. Barry Ishmael, Chairman of the Trinidad Boxing Board of Control, in his remarks, applauded the leadership, motivation and vision of the Honourable Minister and promised to properly utilise the new space to advance the sport of boxing. Dr. Ishmael noted that under the Minister's stewardship, the TBBC was able to build capacity and take on a new strategic direction to encourage people to get into boxing. Dr. Ishmael ended by thanking the Honourable Minister, the MSYA and SPORTT for their astute roles in promoting the sport of boxing.
The Honourable Minister was as gracious in return and thanked Dr. Ishmael and the TBBC for assisting the Ministry in its thrust to establish the Combat Sport Commission (CSC), which will replace the TBBC and treat with the regulation of all Combat Sports in Trinidad and Tobago.
The MSYA is also presently spearheading other major developments in sport administration and promotion, such as the establishment of the Sport Commission, the tabling and implementation of the National Policy on Sport 2017 – 2027 and the institution of a formal Incentive and Reward Framework.
The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs (MSYA) continues to work together with all stakeholders to promote youth development and empowerment, as well as total participation and excellence in sport.


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John Linnell began his career designing rococo-style furniture. However as neoclassicism swept across Europe in the late 18th century, Linnell embraced the fashionable and hugely popular neoclassical style. This design for a state bed from around 1765 is one of his earlier explorations of the idiom and includes features such as the cartouche with the Roman-style figure, festoons, swags and laurel wreaths which are characteristic of neoclassicism.
Love is a key theme in the decoration of the bed. Kissing figures on top of the tester and kissing birds above the bedposts both emphasise the amorous role of the bed.
This design is particularly elaborate and fanciful. The bed was never made, which could be a result of impractical elements within its design. There is no proper head board; just carving placed on top of fabric, lessening the physical comfort afforded by the bed. Additionally, it would have been impossible to weave damask to the dimensions in the design, because contemporary looms were too small.
On close inspection it is apparent that this design is not symmetrical. The bedposts feature different carving and motifs as does the valance. Variety within the design suggests that Linnell was providing different options to the client, or that this design was a study in the use of neoclassical motif.
We do not know who commissioned this design. State beds were showy and often fabulously expensive items of furniture which were made for aristocratic clients to display their wealth, and to entertain royal guests. The earl's coronet at the foot of the bed suggests that this design may have been made for an earl. It was one of Linnell's most ornate designs for a bed, and the opulent fabric and elaborate carving and gilding confirm the status and wealth of the intended client.
John Linnell (1729-1796) was the son of the furniture maker William Linnell (about 1703-1763). He was one of the first English furniture makers to be educated in design, studying at St. Martin's Lane Academy, founded by William Hogarth in 1735. In 1750 Linnell joined his father's firm to work as a designer. On his father's death in 1763 he took over the family firm. During his lifetime John Linnell produced high quality furniture which rivalled that of other leading furniture makers including Thomas Chippendale, John Cobb and William Ince and John Mayhew.
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And some of My STOCKINGS!!! I wanted to wait on the stockings until my "Olde Thyme Primitive Stocking Collection" was done, but I can not put it off any longer. I also wanted to compile a book of maybe all of my stockings....but that would take a bit of time. I may still make that book, but it will be handmade by me. It would be from things around home with neat little added do-dads in it. I would only offer so many of them and once they are gone that would be it. It would be neat and it would also arrive signed. It is still something for me to still think about.
Today I made Chocolate Chips Cookies..Mmmmm!! They were tasty and the kids sure LOVE them. I have not made cookies since Christmas...shame on me LOL!! It was so cool today, I had to take advantage of it. So, tonight I have to take a bit of a break away from the special order, so I will be typing my little heart out on the ole keyboard working on the Fairy pattern. I must scoot...I hope you all have a Fabulous Evening. ~Tonya