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Liam is an award-winning digital product designer & technologist based out of London. He's had the privilege of working with companies such as Jaguar Landrover, Netflix, Dyson, Virgin, Sony Pictures, Mahabis & more.
Former Head of Design & now full-time freelance working with his own clients on everything from websites to Virtual Reality.
Hannah Butcher started working in the digital marketing industry in 2009 after completing a degree in journalism. Working in marketing agencies both small and large, Hannah has worked on SEO campaigns for a range of travel clients, focusing on everything from technical audits all the way through to outreach strategies.
In her spare time, she enjoys visiting new places, eating burgers, and writing about her experiences.
Someone once described Rich as a non-destructive vandal. It's a pretty good description of what he does; within the confines of a camera viewfinder he transforms known, and some not so well known, landmarks around the world with bits of crafted black card and then captures these moments on his Instagram account @paperboyo.
PRWeek identified him as the tenth fastest growing UK Instagram account in 2016:
Hannah is a 20-something northern girl living in London. She makes weekly YouTube videos about sex education, feminism, travel and life stuff.
She produced and hosted the web series "Girl on Girl" where Hannah and a guest have a chat about different topics that women want to talk about but don't necessarily get the chance to. She is also one of the co-hosts of the Banging Book Club podcast.
Hannah is currently writing an advice book for young people on sex and relationships and hosts a weekly show on Fubar Radio. She also travels the world documenting it on her YouTube channel and her blog.
And most importantly, she am a Hufflepuff.
Laura is a comedy video blogger whose 'Laurbubble' channel has over 2 million views. Laura began her YouTube career in 2007 winning a Radio 1 competition and subsequently becoming the TV reviewer on Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac's Sunday Show.
Since then she has worked with many companies including BBC Comedy, Comedy Central, EA, Busabout, British Airways and Hat Trick productions. In 2014 Laura became a vlogger on CBBC's 'Technobabble' and currently vlogs on CBBC's 'Whoops I Missed the Bus'.
Adrian has been innovating in digital marketing & SEO for over 17 years. He has worked and lead teams in all types of businesses from start-ups to major internationals.
The majority of Adrian's working life has been spent in the travel industry; recently Thomas Cook Group, Hotels.com and the HomeAway Group. All of these roles covered multiple countries and languages.
In 2013 Adrian launched his own marketing agency, called SESOME specialising in SEO, search and content marketing. And, recentlylaunched an influencer marketplace called ConsiderableInfluence.com
Tom recently moved from the world of being a circus performer to pursue a more digitally creative career where he could share his passion for learning through an online video series where he explores the world and all it has to offer with the ethos of encouraging us all to jump out of our comfort zone, try something new and be proud to be different.
With over 150 videos on his channel, from learning how to spin fire, trying high diving, interviewing sea lions and many more weird and wonderful things, we are yet to see him do a single video inside the comfort of his own bedroom.
Amy Baker is a humorist, adventurer and gonzo journalist who has worked for a range of titles including The Huffington Post, Easyjet Traveller, STA Travel, and TNT Magazine.
She worked with Ink Publishing, the UKs leading producer of inflight magazines and as the Deputy Editor for the Overseas Guides Company, an online advice resource for emigrants.
Amy's first book, a hilarious and candid account of the lessons she learnt while travelling on her own in South America, will be published in March 2017.
Website – www.amybakerwrites.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/amybakerwrites/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/amybakerwrites/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/amybakerwrites
Michael Tomas is a architecture photographer and social media influencer on Instagram as @LondonViewpoints.
Since joining the photo platform in November 2014, Michael's been sharing his passion for exploring London's vantage points and capturing the ever changing city skyline from new perspectives, which in just 18 months grew him a highly engaged audience of over 100k followers.
It allowed him the opportunity to work with brands that range from visitor attractions, hotels and restaurants, residential and commercial developers, technology companies and even motion pictures.
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/londonviewpoints
Nicola Easterby is the travel photographer and blogger behind Polkadot Passport.
At the age of 22, Nicola has already managed to explore 38 countries. She now travels the world full-time, working on campaigns for global clients such as MasterCard, Singapore Airlines, Shangri-La Hotels and Topdeck. Aside from traveling, Nicola has a background in professional photography, an industry that she has worked in for the past five years.
Nicola's blog, Polkadot Passport, has been featured by the likes of Lonely Planet, the Daily Mail and Huffington Post.
Blog: www.polkadotpassport.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/polkadotpassport
Facebook: www.facebook.com/polkadotpassport
Julie Falconer is a London-based travel blogger and speaker. She writes an award-winning travel and lifestyle blog, A Lady in London, for which she has traveled to 102 countries and developed a strong social media presence.
She is also a public speaker and lectures about blogging and social media all over the world. Originally from San Francisco, Julie attended Brown University and came to the UK in 2007 after leaving a career in finance, during which she worked for Goldman Sachs and a hedge fund.
Website – www.aladyinlondon.com
Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/aladyinlondon
Alex is the Blogger-in-Chief at TravelFashionGirl.com where she helps women travel carry-on only in an efficient and fashionable way. After working in the fashion industry for 7 years, she dropped out of life to explore the world permanently.
Living out of a single carry-on suitcase, Alex's nomadic lifestyle combined with her business background gives her a unique perspective which propelled Travel Fashion Girl to become the number one blog for female travelers with a reach of over 500,000 monthly visitors and 1,000,000 monthly page views.
She's appeared live on the Fox & Friends morning show and has been featured in national digital news outlets including Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Oprah, the New York Post, the Daily Mail, Reader's Digest, and USA Today.
Website – www.TravelFashionGirl.com
National Geographic Traveller's Blogger of the Year, Kash Bhattacharya is the founder and editor of the BudgetTraveller Director of Creative Concepts for iAmbassador and the Blogger Outreach Expert for Toposophy. Kash has revolutionised travel for the stylish, design-led budget-conscious traveller with his internationally successful guidebook to Luxury Hostels that has been featured in the Guardian and New York Times.
In conjunction with iAmbassador he has also developed a number of award winning digital storytelling campaigns: Blogville for Emilia Romagna, Blogmanay for Visit Scotland/Unique Events and recently launched a storytelling project about Street Art in Germany in partnership with the German National Tourism Board. Kash been involved with Toposophy in various projects including leading the campaign 'Who do you think you are?' commissioned by City of Athens.
Website – budgettraveller.org/
Greg is a Traverse regular, having spoken at almost every event we've ever held. His classes are always jam packed with everyone eager to learn from his 13+ years of video industry knowledge.
Greg's enthusiasm and energy in his workshops are contagious, leaving everyone that attends excited and ready to create kickass videos on their next project.
The first workshop will be Greg's regular Q&A session, suitable for all skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned pro or still need to purchase your first camera, Greg will answer every question you can throw at him. It's a good idea to get your questions in early, so feel free to tweet them to @travizeo with the hashtag #Traverse17
The second session will be all about taking your video edits to the next level. Greg will talk about and and show examples of editing workflows, colour correction, colour grading and exporting your videos to make sure they look their very best online. All skill levels are welcome, but this will be suited to premiere pro editors who already know their way around the program.
If you'd like to know more about Greg and see some of his work, click on the links below:
Travizeo Demo Reel – https://youtu.be/UiqPgZufIu0
TrekAmerica #iTrekHere Campaign 2016 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjOs9sg8fk&list=PLfl1Ko_8BPyhY2b08JH5wIZdBDV1ZsLPQ
TrekAmerica #iTrekHere Campaign 2015 – http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfl1Ko_8BPyivmS-Rs0Vp8eq7tvENXSTy
World Travel Market 2016/2015/2014 – http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhVZKgyRW42vCVoxpq-2WcHIkvgSsidtX
Paul Nelson is Press & PR manager for the World Travel Market portfolio of event, which includes WTM London, Arabian Travel Market, WTM Latin America, WTM Africa and WTM Connect in Malaysia. The portfolio facilitates £4.2 billion in industry deals, which are the holidays packages that holidaymakers enjoy.
Paul joined WTM London in 2009, before assuming Press & PR responsibility for WTM Latin America and WTM Africa. In 2014 he was promoted to Press & PR Manager for the whole WTM Portfolio.
He increased the WTM portfolio's focus on digital influencers and bloggers, which included the launch of the Bloggers' Speed Networking at WTM London in 2014.
An American living in London, Susan researches, writes and edits everything for her luxury travel blog, Best Bits Worldwide. When she saw Venice for the first time, she knew her stay at home days were over.
With a well-worn copy of Freya Stark's autobiography in her back pocket, she has set out to bring you the Best Bits this world had to offer.
In addition to her blog, she has written for Grazia, Conde Nast Traveler, Sainsbury's, Mail on Sunday, You Magazine, Trivago, and other online and offline publications. She also hosts the podcast Best Sips Worldwide, interviewing the movers & shakers in the drinks industry.
She was chosen to participate in Bloghouse and is a member of both the Professional Travel Bloggers Association and the British Guild of Travel Writers.
Brenna Holeman is a travel blogger and writer who focuses not only on the where and the how of travel, but the who and the why. After eleven years of solo travel on six continents, Brenna's blog is full of long-form narratives and highly personal pieces which attract a loyal audience.
She recently completed her first book as part of her master's degree in Creative Non-Fiction Writing, and her blog has been featured in Elle, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, and The Evening Standard.
Website: thisbatteredsuitcase.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThisBatteredSuitcase
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ThisBatteredSuitcase
After qualifying as a Barrister in 2010, Alexandra decided to search for a more creative outlet and pursue her love of languages and travel. She worked and played abroad in Italy and Australia for several years before returning back to London to work with Ophir PR where she is now the Account Director.
She has spoken at several travel and blogging conferences and has been lucky enough to visit and work with some of the most luxurious hotels and spas around the world.
Always eager to explore, her curiosity and passion for travel and ongoing mission to embrace 'La Bella Vita' has led her from ski festivals in the Italian Alps to excursions through the metropolitan jungles of Japan and Hong Kong to safaris in South Africa and Tanzania. As Susan Sontag said "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list".
Sabina Trojanova is the girl behind Girl vs Globe, a responsible travel and lifestyle blog. Her Facebook group (called Girls vs Globe) is a thriving community of 10,000 female travellers.
Since its humble beginnings in a cold dorm room, Sabina has built her blog into a full-time career. As well as appearing in publications like Lonely Planet, Huffington Post and Thought Catalog, she once travelled around the world in ten days to highlight the European Commission's international development projects.
At 23 she has lived in five countries, speaks five languages and has a political science degree. When she is not travelling she loves to cook, wear sparkly dresses and obsess about what to post next on Instagram.
Blog: girlvsglobe.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/girvsglobe
Facebook: http://facebook.com/girlvsglobe
Abigail King is an award-winning writer and photographer whose work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, BBC Travel, CNN and more.
In 2014 she co-founded Captivate, an elite group of digital storytellers who produce digital campaigns with a difference. They have partnered with Visit Austria, Headwater Holidays, Atout France, Visit Spain and more through a wide range of creative multimedia projects.
Abi's blog, Inside the Travel Lab, brings a thoughtful slant to luxury travel, winning Vuelio's prestigious Best Travel Blog Award and reaching the final stages of National Geographic Traveller's Blogger of the Year.
Featured by The Independent, Stylist, Grazia and more, Inside the Travel Lab has been described as "one of the best in the world" by Lonely Planet. It has also taken part in a number of award-winning projects through iAmbassador and on a solo basis, from retracing the footsteps of slavery in Barbados to tracking down orang-utans in Borneo.
Website: www.insidethetravellab.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidetravellab
Kerwin is an ex-airline employee who travels on average over 250,000 miles a year. He writes up-to-date airport, destination and ground transportation guides plus airline flight and hotel reviews with a mission to motivate airline employees to use their travel benefits at Passrider.com.
He's flown over 160 airlines and visited 114 countries and teaches travelers how to be loyal to travel brands at www.Cruisinaltitude.com.
He recently launched a new Web site, www.
Website: www.Cruisinaltitude.com
Website: www.
Blogger, Vlogger and Social Media Personality from the UK with a combined social following of over 250,000 and growing daily with over 2 million views on YouTube. She bases her work around digital content for Beauty, Fashion, Travel & Lifestyle.
Breeny Lee, fashion designer and model uploads beauty tutorial videos to her YouTube channel which has over 250,000 followers and she now has more than 70,000 followers on Instagram.
Breeny became famous she graduated from the London College of Fashion where she studied fashion design. She's of Dominican descent and has three siblings.
Breeny is the first British model to appear on the cover of 'Zen' magazine and she has been featured on various platforms during her career including Black Beauty magazine, MTV, ASOS and Specsavers.
Now Breeny runs her own successful fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle blog 'Musings Of Bee'.
TV & Diversity Experts. Video Content. Gen Y & Gen Z Consultants.
So You Wanna Be In TV? was started by Rioch after her son was shot and stabbed in school. She didn't want revenge and reached out to the community.
So You Wanna Be In TV? is a solution driven social enterprise, building strategic partnerships and valuable diverse talent pipelines for TV, Film & Tech, increasing diversity and closing research and content. With 7 years expertise in diversity they deliver campaigns and content for brands to engage Gen Y and Gen Z talent. Rioch says, "The answer to the lack of diversity lies in the community.
Rioch a former TV Researcher, has been a media campaigner for over 20 years with over 100 media appearances for the BBC, ITV, Sky, Newsnight, Woman's Hour and printed press.
Rioch is a Tech London Advocate partner, Winner of The National Diversity Awards in 2014, European Diversity Awards in 2015 and a BE Mogul Award 2016: Most Influential and Inspiring Black Entrepreneur In Britain.
Ronke Lawal was born in Hackney, East London of Nigerian parentage. Having graduated with honours from Lancaster University and the University of Richmond Virginia (USA) with a degree in International Business (Economics), she started her own business, Ariatu PR in 2004. Ronke now has a vibrant YouTube Channel offering a range of Social Media, PR support to businesses.
Apart from her active and involved business interests, her varied passions include food (Founder of Food Blog www.whosfordinner.co.uk), travel, music, literature and most importantly living a lifestyle she loves.
James Adeleke is Managing Director and Founder of Generation Success which is a not for profit organisation focused on bridging the gap between education, and employment/enterprise. An organisation he founded at University.
He has a background in law and a passion for creating and implementing innovative solutions and having grown up in a single-parent household in South London and being diagnosed with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia at 26, James is passionate about providing a platform for people to achieve their career and entrepreneurial potential. Through investing in people we truly can keep the UK the most competitive country in the world.
Tom is a freelance commercial photographer, an influencer and a passionate traveller.
He swapped his career as a Police Officer to become a photographer 6 years ago and has not looked back. He is known for his epic vistas and impactful images that create a sense of magic about a place.
His client list includes brands like Panasonic, L'Oreal and Jet2.
Instagram – @tomarcherphoto
Facebook – @tomarcherphotography
Julia Pond is the Editorial and Content Director at Trip.com. Her love for travel, creative spirit, and eye for detail led her from a career in dance to an MA in International Relations, to Trip.com's content team as an intern in 2010.
At Trip, she has spearheaded the solo female travel tribe and tips for 44 countries and counting, launched a weekly event calendar in 15 cities, and leads all aspects of content, blog, and social media.
After stints in New York and Rome, she's called London home for nearly seven years, though she maintains her American accent to the best of her ability.
Website: http://trip.com
Judith Lewis is the founder of the deCabbit Consultancy specialising in integrated digital marketing consultancy and execution. She is a specialist integrated online marketer with skills in SEO, PPC, and Social Media Marketing as well as other digital marketing techniques. She has been doing SEO since before it had a name and has worked both in-house and agency-side.
She has judged both UK & EU Search Awards, is a founding everywoman Modern Muse and is the coordinator for London Girl Geek Dinners. Having both an in-house and agency background, her clients have included Google, Virgin, NSPCC, Zopa, Slendertone, the Guggenheim, SAP, Amadeus, Blue Cross, & ShareThis.
She works from planning through to execution, integrating her digital expertise through research & analysis, design & build through to deployment. Judith writes for the SEO Chicks and Mostly About Chocolate as well as the Huffington Post. She speaks at various conferences around the world and is passionate about teaching and helping businesses large and small (as well as chocolate).
Petra is a videographer, photographer, visual media enthusiast, occasional party animal, Restless Child and an influencer from the heart of Europe (Prague).
She has spent a year being the face of Travel Massive Snapchat account advocating hard for Snapchat in travel, before she declared that "Snapchat is dead" the day Instagram Stories launched.
Now she is growing her own YouTube and Instagram channels and occasionally shared her ideas on various talks.
Instagram – http://instagram.com/restlesschildcz
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/restlesschildcz
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A former journalist, Dawn spent more than a decade working as Senior editor for a regional lifestyle magazine based outside of Philadelphia, PA. During this time, she covered a number of topics and industries, and also served as the publication's hospitality editor and restaurant critic.
In 2010, she entered into the world of public relations, specializing in culinary and lifestyle publicity. After an interim stint as managing editor for a peer-to-peer medical publication, Dawn joined the team at Chloe Johnston Experiences as Marketing Director—a position that brought together a number of passions and talents.
Dawn's curiosity about "luxury" and its relationship to travel prompted her presentation here at Traverse 17. — @eatDEWwrite and @bychloejohnston on Twitter
As Senior Affiliate Executive at affilinet, Mary Ellen is responsible for the management of all top, mid-tail and long-tail affiliates on the platform.
As well as working closely with the account management team to maximise on opportunities with clients, a key focus of her time whilst at affilinet has been the recruitment of bloggers and influencers.
These affiliates have gone on to work with advertisers in a range of different verticals. In addition, she works closely with the Marketing Team, arranging affiliate days and events for clients and bloggers, as well as educating bloggers on the benefits of the affiliate industry.
Gemma Holmes is a cognitive hypnotherapist, coach and inspirational workshop facilitator. On top of a full time career in marketing, she has a thriving practice in London where she specialises in helping professionals to remove barriers and build successful and fulfilled lives.
As one of the youngest students to qualify as a cognitive hypnotherapist, she dedicated the majority of her twenties and early thirties to getting out of her own way and building the life she dreamt of. She hasn't looked back, and loves nothing more than sharing what she's learned to help others carve out their own path to fulfilment.
Find out more and connect with Gemma:
Tara is an award-winning travel blogger. Born in New Zealand and raised in Ireland, she's a hobbit raised by leprechauns. From ninja training in Japan to ice-climbing in Finland, Tara loves a good adventure.
When she's not testing her limits she'll usually be found in the spa. Self-confessed chatterbox and iced-coffee addict, Tara and her website will take you on a stylish, colourful adventure around the world.
She has been featured by publications such as The Irish Times, Lonely Planet, Fodor's, Skycanner, Expedia, U Magazine and more.
Lauretta's love of creative writing began when she was just 7 years old when she would write weekly family newsletters – a tradition now taken over by her daughter.
Nowadays – and with more than 18 years experience in publishing – she's the editor of a weekly travel trade magazine and blogs at Home and Horizon.
Lauretta once launched (and later sold) a business networking start-up and is currently writing her third e-book – on travel hacks from industry insiders.
Website: www.homeandhorizon.com
Twitter: @LaurettaCWright
Instagram: HomeandHorizon
Pinterest: HomeandHorizon
Facebook: HomeandHorizon
Claire & Laura run the award-winning travel blog, Twins That Travel. Over the last three years, they have expanded what began as a small Instagram account with just 20 followers, into a successful blog – working with international brands and industry leaders.
Website: http://twinsthattravel.com
Tania O'Donnell is a lifestyle journalist who has, on a freelance basis, covered travel, food & drink, interiors and the arts for several national, regional and online publications (Guardian, Metro, Natural Health, Sussex Style, Discover Britain and Psychologies, to name a few).
She has also been the editor of a number of publications, including ones for large publishers such as Time Inc and Thomson Reuters. She runs workshops on how to pitch to editors for PR companies and corporate professionals.
Website: taniaodonnell.com
Twitter: @Tan_OD
Macca Sherifi is the travel blogger, photographer and presenter behind A Brit and a Broad, the award-winning travel video blog.
Macca has been involved in the travel and photography industry for the past six years working as the travel editor for gapyear.com, an account manager for Gosh PR and as a social media manager for the MailOnline.
Now a full-time blogger, Macca has worked with brands such as Intrepid Travel, Lonely Planet, Manfrotto, Metro and Skyscanner and has been on photo shoots all around the world.
Blog: http://abritandabroad.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/abritandabroad
Instagram: https://instagram.com/abritandabroad
YouTube: https://youtube.com/abritandabroad
Emily is a frankly amazing tea maker, but more relevantly has spent her career to date in the creative industries where she accidentally specialised in digital marketing and communications because she likes the internet and she likes people.
When not at work or she can be found writing articles about her many thoughts and feelings on feminism and pop culture, forcing tea upon her friends and other unsuspecting victims, and escaping the rain by leaving the country as much as possible. Emily's blog, The Bitch Life, is about taking life by the reigns and making the most of it.
Karen is a lawyer and award-winning travel blogger who travels the world with her husband and three Mini Travellers aged 6, 5 and 5.
In 2014 Karen founded Mini Travellers after struggling to find honest reviews on luxury villas and apartments with kids clubs for her three children then all under 2. Returning home she decided to write it up and the rest is history.
Karen's blog, has received praise from various sources and most recently was third in Vuelio's prestigious Best Family Travel Blog Award.
Trips with the children this year are to include Cornwall, Lisbon, Corsica, Wales, a Camper Van tour, Brittany and a two week journey through Rwanda! Proving that travel can be fun with kids… honestly!
Website: www.minitravellers.co.uk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mini_
Twitter: www.twitter.com/minitravellers
Facebook: http://facebook.com/


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Content-filter and unsolicited bulk e-mail
After an Amavis upgraded my e-mail system started to have a strange behavior. A lot of emails sent internally from one user to another stopped with the following message:
——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Considered UNSOLICITED BULK EMAIL, apparently from youis considered local.
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2010 00:13:39 +0200 (EET)
From: Content-filter at xxx13.randombugs.com
A message from
-> email@example.com
was considered unsolicited bulk e-mail (UBE).
Our internal reference code for your message is 00311-13/npX-RCahiLdc
The message carried your return address, so it was either a genuine mail
from you, or a sender address was faked and your e-mail address abused
by third party, in which case we apologize for undesired notification.
[… bla bla …]
Delivery of the email was stopped!
Because the error e-mail is coming from my Content-Filter I started to look on Amavis configuration, because something has been changed in that part.
After some digging in Amavis configuration I just added
@local_domains_maps = ( read_hash("/etc/amavis/local_domains") );
in /etc/amavis/conf.d/50-user.
I also create local_domains file and add my domains 1 per line, like in the following example:
If you have MX subdomains you can add them in the following way
Now just restart the Amavis.
All virtual domains, what you have on your machine, should be declared as local domains, because Amavis consider this domains recipients as external and not local.

subset: commoncrawl


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Cushman & Wakefield announced it represented salesforce.com, the world's #1 CRM platform, on its expanded lease agreement at Heron Tower in the City of London, including the right to have the building name changed to Salesforce Tower. The deal negotiated by Cushman & Wakefield includes salesforce.com securing a total of 76,679 square feet on floors 26 – 31, making salesforce.com the largest tenant in the building.
The Cushman & Wakefield team leading the transaction included Dan Harvey in San Francisco and Peter Victor in London, along with team members Tori Hockersmith, Michael Griffiths, John Coons, Anna Jensen and James Meikle.
This is the second time in less than two months that Cushman & Wakefield has been able to negotiate a building name change as part of a new lease. In April this year, the firm advised salesforce.com on a record-breaking office lease of approximately 714,000 square feet at 415 Mission Street - the largest office lease in San Francisco's history-which also included renaming the 1,070-foot tall Cesar Pelli-designed structure 'Salesforce Tower.'
Peter Victor at Cushman & Wakefield said; "Our team is delighted to have been involved in this significant transaction, which demonstrates our client's commitment to London, one of the world's leading hubs for technology. Salesforce.com is one of the world's most dynamic, forward-looking companies and we believe that Heron International's iconic development at 110 Bishopsgate reflects these characteristics. With this lease, salesforce.com confirms its reputation as the global leader for social, mobile and cloud innovation and an expanded commitment to growth in the EMEA region."


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Alternative sentencing is a popular option in misdemeanor and first-time drug offender cases. Instead of serving time in jail for their crimes, a judge will grant an offender permission to attend a 12-month treatment program, where they will not only receive treatment for their drug dependency, but they will also be required to submit to regular drug testing and appear in court throughout the year so a judge can monitor their progress.
If an individual successfully completes the program, their conviction will be set aside or their charges will be significantly reduced. Jail time could be avoided altogether.
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The 56-year-old, who has had to put up with critical headlines ahead of the kick-off on June 8 over fears of racism and claims of poor ticket sales in both host countries Poland and Ukraine, explained the Spanish and the Germans had that bit extra than their 14 other rivals.
"In terms of favourites, I always make the difference between those who can win and those who are difficult to beat," said the former French football great, who still holds the record for goals scored in a Euro – nine in the 1984 tournament which the French won.
"I would put Germany and Spain in the first category and in the second one practically all the other teams, because playing against Denmark, Portugal, Italy and France will be tough, one shouldn't forget that Greece won in 2004."
Platini, who coached France at the 1992 Euros where they failed to impress, highlighted where he felt the Germans and the Spanish had the aces over their rivals.
"Spain has huge experience, Germany is a little younger, and is hungry for success," said Platini. "Spain would like to retain their title with an outstanding generation of players.
"We will see extraordinary matches with teams who came through qualifying without dropping a point, and with players that are extremely strong. But it is not for nothing that Spain have already won it."
"At the last World Cup Germany made a good impression, but came across a good Spanish side in the World Cup semi-finals to whom they lost. It is evident that these two sides have something extra."
Platini, who said the Dutch were just behind those two but needed to step up from being perennial contenders, said he felt that England would suffer more from the absence from suspended striker Wayne Rooney in their first two games than the sudden departure of coach Fabio Capello in February.
Capello, who had guided England to the finals after a disappointing performance at the World Cup finals, has since been replaced by the well-travelled Roy Hodgson.
"I think that the absence of Rooney for the first two games is much more of a handicap than the departure of Capello. Rooney is one of the best players in the world."
Platini, who has been in his present post since 2007, said that obviously it would be better for the host countries to stay in the competition as long as possible in order to keep local interest burning.
"We have to be neutral, us the organisers. When the local team is in the competition for a long time, there is a better atmosphere, more passion, that is true, it is a fact. But it is a competition, may the best team win."


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Way up high
in the Rolie Polie Sky
is a little round planet
of a really swell guy.
He's Rolie Polie Olie
He likes to laugh and play.
And in his land of curves and curls,
this is how he spends his day……
Pages 1 and 2 of Rolie Polie Olie by William Joyce
This is my girls' favorite book. It's been all my kids's favorite book and I'm quite excited to say that I've had it for 16 years. To understand why that's exciting for me, you'd need some understanding of my life.
This book is the first thing that popped into my mind when I think of the word sky. I have read it over and over and over again. I used to be able to recite almost the whole book by heart. It brings back fond memories of my boys as infants and toddlers while letting me live in the now with my girls.
Whenever I sit outside, enjoying the sunny days, I look up to the sky, a different shade of blue in almost every direction, dotted with the beautiful, white 'cottonballs', I think of that book. I think of the many nights I sat with that book, reading those silly words to my children. I think of the many nights I have sat under a cloudless night sky sprinkled with glittering stars and the oh-so-bright moon shining down on me.
There is just something about the sky, either the day or the night, that relaxes me, makes me feel so small in the universe that I almost can't fathom anything beyond. There's something so enchanting about being under the night sky, when the world around me is sleeping. I just feel so peaceful. My mind is at peace. My heart is at peace.
So, I just sit back and soak it all in. I think to myself, what a beautiful canvas that God has created for all of us to enjoy. It's a reminder to me to be thankful for all that God has blessed me with in this beautiful life.
"Your loving kindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies." – Psalm 36:5


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Welcome to Episode 5. Something different for todays podcast. I did a feature on the London Brewers Market. Saturday 2nd April saw the first of three markets for the year. I wanted to understand the story behind it and what it means to the brewers who attend.
I sat down with Doreen Barber, Co Founder and Organiser in Chief of the London Brewers Market to find out more. I also spoke to a number of founders and brewers on the day.
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Cover story of the latest Economist: "The dark side of debt". The big theme of this article is the rise of private debt issuance. Here's a taste:
The world is once again in the grip of a spree of lending, but this time to companies rather than countries. What is striking is that much of this lending is happening not through public share and bond markets, nor exclusively through banks (see article). The issuance of syndicated loans vaulted to $3.5 trillion last year, from $2.3 trillion in 2000. Thanks to the low cost of debt, private lenders, such as hedge funds, are extending vast amounts of credit to leveraged buy-out firms and other private borrowers. Forsaking the sunlit uplands of global finance, the market for capital is plunging into the shadows.
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[Letter from Charles B. Moore to A. S. Priest, August 28, 1900]
Description: Letter from Charles B. Moore to A. S. Priest discussing Charles Moore's declining health and his last wishes should he die in the near future. He mentions a house that he is having built and some things which he wants Mr. Priest to have in the even of his death, and he asks that Mr. Priest not discuss the contents of this letter with Mary or Linnet. Moore also shares something he wrote in his diary the previous night.
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This is a pretty basic gasket. I'm using it with the Crown / RT aluminum valve cover on my 1993 YJ 4.0L, and so far, so good. However, I had to have 4WD send a second gasket since the first one was broken upon arrival. It was folded in thirds in a small box. The second arrived in the same size box, but in one piece.
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Naza World is now selling the Bentley Continental GT with a price tag starting from RM1 million upwards. The Continental GT is a 2-door Grand Tourer largely based on the Volkswagen D platform of which underpins the Volkswagen Phaeton and the Audi A8, except that like the Phaeton it uses conventional steel body panels instead of the A8's aluminium space frame.
Under the hood is a massive 6.0 litre twin turbocharged W12 engine, producing 552 horsepower at 6,100rpm and 650Nm of torque from a low 1,600rpm. The suspension uses double wishbones at the front and a multi-link setup at the rear with air springs.
Despite a 2,385kg weight, the engine's power and torque together with an all-wheel drive system manage to propel the large GT coupe to 100km/h in 4.8 seconds, on to a top speed of 318km/h.
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2- P'tit Galet Canyon
Approach : 5 min
Return : 5 mn
Time of descent : 2h30
From 7 years old
The P'tit Galet canyon located in Langevin, starts at the foot of Grand Galet's breathtaking waterfall. What's on the menu: a beautiful zip-line, some jumps (never compulsory and always of different heights) and some slides. A very diverse and fun canyon that will allow you to slowly discover what canyoning really is about.
An half-day in a turquoise water where biginner and experienced will have fun!
Meeting point and time :
We give you an appointment:
. at 8:00 in front of the restaurant "Chez Malet" : from Saint Joseph, take Langevin/Saint Philippe direction. At the entry of Langevin village, cross the bridge, then 700m after turning left you will see the restaurant on your right. The appointment is in front, on the parking.
. at 13:30 : directly on the car park, 200m below Grand Galet's waterfall. From Saint Joseph, take Langevin and Saint Philippe direction. At the entry of Langevin village,cross the bridge, then first on the left take Grand Galet direction. Continue the road during approximately 15 minutes, the carpark will be on your left.
Have a look on the map, with which you can prepare your itinerary.
Checklist - what you must bring with you :
-your swimming suit
-something to nibble on during the return journey
-a bottle of water
Time of ways
Here are the approximate travel time by car :
– 50 minutes drive from Saint Pierre
– 1 hour from Saint Louis
– 1 hour 20 from Saint Leu
– 1 hour 40 from Saint Gilles
The price is of 55€/person, including:
– the guiding with a certified instructor
– the professional third party liability insurance of the instructors
– the necessary equipment for the canyoning (neoprene wetsuit and socks, harness, helmet, watertight barrel, canyoning bag, lycras)
– a photographic/video report offered.
Rate group already made up:
From 5 people: 50€
Departure guaranteed from 4 registered people.
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Southport, North Carolina
November 27, 2006
We left Morehead City on Saturday morning and had a fairly short and easy day motoring down to an anchorage maintained by the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, Mile Hammock Bay. There is a boat landing which marines & their families use for small fishing boats, and the rest of the relatively large basin is used by passing boats. We were the second boat in and by sunset there were nine other boats. It was the first night we had to contend with mosquitos, which must be the tradeoff for warm weather.
Pelicans and seagulls sitting on the sandbars along the edge of the ICW in the Bogue Sound.
Kitkat with her ears flat as she visually stalks the birds.
On Sunday morning we left pretty early (7 AM) and headed for Wrightsville Beach, NC. We are truly in the "ditch" of the ICW now. Each day is a pretty straight shot down the ICW, we rarely need to look at the charts since we basically just motor in between the red and green markers. Mostly there are houses of all sizes on the western edge of the ICW with piers and fishing boats, marshland to the east and in the distance we can see either large houses, condos or hotels which are built up on the edge of the ocean.
The "ditch." Houses to the west, marshland to the east.
Some of the houses on the ICW are ridiculous. One was pink with portholes for windows and a matching pink lighthouse, complete with palm trees. It's amazing how the waterside development doesn't seem to stop down the North Carolina coast. N.C. has miles upon miles of beaches and there seems to be development all along the way.
A "cottage" along the banks of the ICW in North Carolina
someone's pet giraffe
Motoring in a small saiboat is a bit of challenge as Whisper wasn't designed for motoring and every time a power boat passes us, even if they slow down, we get tossed around on their wake quite a bit. Today a large powerboat passed by very close to Whisper, going probably 20 knots and did not slow down. We turned right into the wake so we could take it on the bow and then Hans called on the radio to yell at them. Of course they didn't notice. At times you really want a red button to take care of people like that.
A tug pulling a dredging barge. One would think that the larger the boat, the bigger the wake, however that's not the case. Tugs and barges give us very little wake, while a 25 foot powerboat can really toss us around. It all depends on the speed and displacement of the powerboat.
All the southbound sailboats lined up waiting for the Wrightsville Beach Bridge's 2PM opening.
The anchorage at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Wrightsville Beach at sunset.
We got an early start, well earlyish, this morning, and arrived in Southport, NC, a little after noon. We anchored in a small harbor, had some sardine & tomato sandwiches for lunch and dinghied ashore to walk around town. Southport is a quaint, historic town which is capitalizing on it's history and small town charm. There are lots of antique stores, boutiques, and some toy stores. The first fort in North Carolina was built here, Fort Johnston, however all that remains is the barracks.
We stopped at a little cafe for some ice cream and, without looking at the menu, Kristen asked if she could have a single scoop strawberry ice cream. Without blinking or showing any sign of emotion, the clerk replied "No.". Kristen wasn't really sure how to respond in turn and the two spent a couple seconds just staring at each other until the clerk said "we don't have no strawberry" and pointed at the ice cream menu. Kristen got a black raspberry ice cream and Hans had a chocolate & black raspberry cone. We sat out in the sun (73 degrees today!) and ate the cones while watching the water and passing car and foot traffic.
We stopped at a seafood store in Wrightsville Beach yesterday and bought some shrimp and tuna, both local, so we'll grill up the tuna for dinner tonight.
We're still trying to figure out our best daily mileage and have come to the agreement that we really enjoy getting into port in the middle of the afternoon when there is still a couple hours of daylight left to hang out at anchor or to go ashore and explore a little. This means we'll take longer to get to Florida (and thus the Bahamas) but it gets pretty tiring to motor for 10 hours a day. We'll probably average between 30 and 40 miles a day.
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David Sedaris may well be the closest thing the literary world has these days to a rock starhis speaking engagements are now consistently standing-room-only, a far cry from his early days as a housecleaner in New York City. Sedaris made his comic debut recounting his strange-but-true experiences of his job as a Macys elf clad in green tights, reading his SantaLand Diaries on National Public Radios Morning Edition. His sardonic wit and incisive social critique have since made him one of Americas pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which Sedaris slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. David Sedaris is the author of the bestsellers Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day, both of which became immediate bestsellers. Sedaris and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name The Talent Family and have written several plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobblers Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. His essays appear regularly in Esquire and The New Yorker. Sedaris original radio pieces can often be heard on This American Life, distributed nationally by Public Radio International and produced by WBEZ in Chicago. In 2001, David Sedaris became the third recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was named by Time magazine as Humorist of the Year in 2001. His book Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim was published in June 2004, and an anthology of stories, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories, edited by David Sedaris, was published in April 2005. In 2005, David Sedaris was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album ("Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim") and Best Comedy Album ("David Sedaris: Live at Carnegie Hall").
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So I've officially made it a month. Just under four to go, and actually, the last month has flown by, so hopefully the next four will do the same and I'll find myself standing in the Harvey Nichols accessories hall in the blink of an eye!
Day 30
I know navy and black can be a contentious colour combo but I really love it. I planned this outfit around my Jimmy Choos, which I am still besotted with (though they could do with a stroke of the suede brush)!
Top – Me&Em
Trousers – Gerard Darel
Shoes – Jimmy Choo
Watch – Olivia Burton
Bracelet – Chan Luu
Day 31
Another of my favourites here. My lovely husband bought me this beauty of a skirt for Christmas and I've not really worn it over the summer, given its slightly dark and moody nature, but I'm very glad to be bringing it out as the seasons change.
Top – Majestic
Skirt – McQ
Shoes – Michael Kors
Watch – Olivia Burton
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What the Eurovision Song Contest Can Teach You About Running Your Business
Last Saturday, over 200 million people around the world tuned in to watch the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The annual competition delivered its usual collection of vibrant costumes, incredible stage theatrics, and power-pop songs at this year's edition in Stockholm, with Ukraine edging out honorary European Australia to take home the crown.
While Eurovision is a great opportunity to unwind on a Saturday night (well, depending on how strongly you react to votes you disagree with), the competition goes beyond glitz and glamour. In fact, if you watch closely enough, you may start to notice some universally applicable themes present at Eurovision that you can keep in mind when managing your business.
Theme: Cooperation
This year's motto for Eurovision was "Come Together", which is just as relevant to your store's staff as it is to the continent of Europe. Of course, while Eurovision can be seen as one week a year for a group of diverse countries to put aside their differences in the name of entertainment, cooperation should be something you and your employees strive for every day.
While your store may not have the plethora of different cultures represented at Eurovision every year, even a diversity of interests may cause clashes among your team members. It's important to preach the need for cooperation between all aspects of your business to ensure everything runs smoothly. You won't be successful if your waiters and cooks can't get along.
Theme: Teamwork
A big competition that involves dozens of different performances, each with their own stage design, props, lighting, and costumes, requires a huge coordinated effort by multiple parties. The fact that the competition usually goes on without any technical difficulties (excluding those that inevitably arise when countries call in to announce their votes) is a major testament to the cooperation between a diverse group of team members responsible for a variety of tasks.
Be sure to remind your staff members what a unified team can accomplish. Host team-building exercises and group outings to help your employees get to know each other better. Once everyone has a better understanding of the different roles in the store, and has learned a bit more about each other's strengths and weaknesses, it becomes easier to work together towards a common goal.
Theme: Dealing with failure
Only one country can win Eurovision every year. Sadly, this means some 40 countries leave the competition empty-handed, with some not even having made it out of the semi-final rounds. Even those who qualify for the final are at risk of leaving with the dreaded nul points. However, having 40 losers at the end of the night gives viewers a good opportunity to see different reactions to failure. Some countries still view the competition as a success if they exceeded expectations by, for example, ranking in the top 10. Some countries use low scores to re-evaluate their selection methods for future candidates. Others take it badly and cry about conspiracies.
Things will go wrong when you run your own business. It's in recovering from these failures that you demonstrate the strength and resilience that helped you to open your own store in the first place. Don't be an ungrateful loser; instead, learn from your mistakes and use them continue to grow your business. After all, even though every country has to wait a year for the chance to try again, you have the opportunity to fix problems right away.
Theme: Having fun
While workplaces need some form of structure to be productive, that doesn't mean they have to be without any fun. The Eurovision Song Contest was created as a "light entertainment programme" during a time when Europe was suffering from the effects of the war. It has transformed into something millions of fans look forward to every year – a reason to have a party, the inspiration of drinking games, and a few nights to appreciate crazy costumes and wild expressions of art.
Don't wait until Eurovision rolls around once a year to treat your staff to a fun event. By keeping your workplace light-hearted, your employees will look forward to their jobs and work harder and smarter as a result. Not to mention, hard workers deserve a reward every once in a while. May I suggest an office party with some of the catchiest songs Europe has to offer?
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Exploring Steel Siding
Of the many different materials used for home siding in Springfield, metal has retained a respectable place beside alternatives like wood, vinyl, and engineered material. Metal's superior strength gives it a significant advantage in cases where durability is the utmost concern. The majority of metal siding is made from either steel or aluminum. Both metals have their strengths and limitations.
Both forms of metal siding offer superior fire protection, low maintenance costs, and terrific durability. Aluminum and steel have been used for home siding for more than 60 years. Over this time, the techniques used to produce metal siding have grown significantly more advanced. Since the 1980s, manufacturers have been able to offer coated, embossed products that closely mimic the appearance of natural wood.
Aluminum Siding
A home clad in aluminum is well protected from fires and termites, and the siding is impervious to rusting, cracking, blistering, and rotting. However, aluminum siding can be scratched or dented by impacts and it has to be maintained properly to prevent corrosion.
Aluminum siding is manufactured in extruded panels that closely mimic the size and shape of vinyl and wood siding. As an alternative, some manufacturers produce 1'x3′ or 1'x4′ panels that are embossed to resemble cedar shake siding. Each piece of aluminum siding comes with a permanent baked coating that provides it with its finished color and texture. With proper maintenance aluminum siding can easily provide 40 years or more of quality service.
Keeping aluminum siding in good order is very easy. Surface stains need to be removed with non-abrasive cleansers and the entire exterior needs to be hose-cleaned once a year. The siding's color can be touched up as necessary by following the manufacturer's recommendations for finish care.
Steel Siding
Siding made of steel offers many of the same benefits as aluminum siding. It proves itself superior to aluminum when it comes to standing up to impact damage. On the other hand, steel is more susceptible to corrosion than aluminum. Steel siding should always be installed by experienced professionals.
Steel siding is produced in the same kind of panels as aluminum siding. It's available in a wide array of finish options that offer many color choices. Steel cladding can be embossed to mimic natural wood or left smooth. As with aluminum, steel cladding needs an annual washing. Scratches can be repaired by priming and painting the siding. (This is actually important to prevent the onset of rust.) When cared for properly, steel siding should last for at least 40 years.
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don't forget mixing bars etc. This can confuse riders.
Why two systems? Then it is not kook proof again.
Make it one, where is the problem?
I use to have Ozone pigtails on my Best Bar and Waroo kites which used blue and red. I have recently switched to a Cabrinha bar so changed all my pigtails over to the Cabrinha yellow/grey system.don't forget mixing bars etc. This can confuse riders.
Why two systems? Then it is not kook proof again.
Make it one, where is the problem?
You can just take the pigtails off the old lines and add them to your new ones. They also sell just the pigtails which is what I have used on both my Best Waroo's. I have a Cab 55cm bar and a Best 45cm bar which both have the Cab Kook proof system.KIT33R wrote:The Cabrinah system of colour coding and front lines with knots and the back lines larks works very well until you repalce your lines with a non Cabrinah product because the Cab lines are very expensive. I replaced my Cab lines with Ozones, which are cheaper but first rate. It removes the colour coding issue and you need to add pigtails to reverse the larks and knots but they can be colour coded.
I agree. It is so simple, and no extra costs involved for the production.I don't know why all kites don't come with this as standard even red and blue pigtails with different larks/knots on front and black would work.


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It's that time again! Time for another STORY CHALLENGE!
Since it's October, of course, the theme has to be SPOOKY STORIES. But this year, for an additional challenge (and because I'm hosting the #Drachtober hashtag game over on facebook and twitter) there also has to be a mention of a DRAGON somewhere in your story.
The rules haven't changed, they are as follows:
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Illustration Friday - 'Run'
The IF theme this week is 'Run'. Let me explain how this rock has anything to do with the theme! I've thought more of the word run in the way I applied the paint, in this particular piece the pain was allowed to run freely and flow across the canvas (the gold paint). This is 30cm square, charcoal, gold ink and white acrylic on raw canvas. Part of my rocks series from uni.


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K-8th grade-There is a $40 registration fee for each family. For children attending Monday through Friday, the fee is $350 per month. For families with three or more students attending Monday through Friday, the fee is $800 per month. For children attending on an as needed basis, the fee is $30 per day.
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Raking the lawn each spring is one of those tasks done by habit by homeowners. Before the days of mulching mowers and leaf blowers, raking was one way to keep thatch at bay and remove winter's debris, but nowadays, machines have replaced muscle power in many lawn-grooming tasks. Spring raking can still be helpful in maintaining a neat lawn -- if you know how to use your rake to best effect.
The Thatch Factor
Mulching lawn mowers break down grass into compost-ready pieces, but when you're not mowing the lawn weekly, leaves and other organic matter accumulate on the lawn and work down between the blades, adding to the thatch layer. Many grasses welcome a bit of thatch to protect grass crowns and roots against cold, wind or hot sunshine. Several turf grasses, however, develop enough thatch to cut off air and light due to their fine texture, dense growth or both. Common Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) and St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), warm-season grasses hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 or 8 through 10, and the cool-season Colonial bentgrass (Agrostis tenuis), hardy in USDA zones 3 through 10, all produce more thatch faster than the grass can break down into compost.
How Raking Hurts
Raking with sharp tines on a metal or bamboo rake can remove thatch. You can also damage shallow grass roots and stolons in spring when cool-season grasses are actively growing, and warm-season grasses are emerging from their cool-season dormancy. Strenuous raking might remove thatch, but it also removes the layer that holds down weed seeds that need warmth and light to germinate. Energetic raking scarifies the soil, delaying the turf's growing start -- and removing your weeds' competition.
Easy Does It
No amount of raking will take the place of caring for your soil, so test it in the spring for basic nutrients -- say, every three years -- to determine what it needs to support a lush lawn. Don't fertilize your lawn with nutrients it doesn't need because fertilizing with excessive nitrogen in the spring just encourages excessive top growth instead of balanced root and top growth. If your mower mulches, you're adding nitrogen every time you mow. Instead, give the soil only what it needs -- including plenty of water to fuel root growth -- and add grass seed to thin spots.
Twenty-First Century Raking
Unless your lawn has excessive thatch or needs renewal, both of which call for aeration, power raking and re-seeding, your spring raking should be cosmetic, not therapeutic. Remove piles of leaves that compact and cut off water and light. Use a plastic rake -- its tines are softer than metal or bamboo -- and less likely to scarify the soil. If you have a thatch-building type of turf, rake away, but if the thatch layer is thin and loose, pick up sticks and rake lightly to remove leftover leaves and twigs.
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The Life and Diary of the Reverend Ebenezer Erskine, A.M.: Of Stirling, Father of the Secession Church, to which is Prefixed a Memoir of His Father, the Rev. Henry Erskine, of Chirnside
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Page 299 - Oh that my words were now written ! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Page 531 - For Tophet is ordained of old ; Yea, for the king it is prepared ; He hath made it deep and large: The pile thereof is fire and much wood ; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Page 234 - Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God .of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Page 516 - But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children ; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
Page 524 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 189 - Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things ; another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not ; and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth; for God hath received him.
Page 344 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus...
Page 457 - And I saw, and behold, a white horse : and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him : and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Page 521 - I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love ; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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15 comments
- Linda Suarez said...
Awesome card Allisa! I love that old gas pump and I especially like the tire treads. Great take on the sketch!
- June 13, 2012 at 8:33 AM
- Linda Callahan said...
Retro fabulous! I am so old I remember cars and gas tanks just like that! The sketch worked perfectly flipped!
- June 13, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Lisa Elton said...
Oh now this is fun! I can just see the attendant running out in his little paper hat to clean the windshield and check the oil! Great card Allisa!
- June 13, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Karen Day said...
LOVE this card, Allisa!
- June 13, 2012 at 10:37 AM
- Darnell said...
The flip, the car, the "road," the map ... all perfect which is you every time!
- June 13, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Jen Camara Mitchell said...
Wowza, this is so cool! The images are so retro-cool and I love the tire tracks! Fun, fun!!
- June 13, 2012 at 5:57 PM
- Ann Schach said...
Absolutely fabulous! I love the map DSP! The "pop" of red is the perfect touch!
- June 14, 2012 at 11:02 PM
- Tui Nathan said...
I love this card Alissa ... everything is great, the car and bowser, the map background and that really cool ribbon ... wow, clever and creative and awesome!!!
- June 14, 2012 at 11:03 PM
- Lesley said...
Awesome card Allisa, love the designer paper and all the cool elements on this card!
- June 14, 2012 at 11:13 PM
- Notes by Nina said...
Fabulous card, love the colours and DP you used.
- June 16, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Cindy Hall said...
Wow! This card is so cool! Great colors for the theme, and I love the image. Really fun Father's Day card, and so masculine.
- June 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- Cindy Hall said...
Really great Man-Card! Love the colors and elements that you chose, and that image is fabulous!
- June 17, 2012 at 3:56 PM
- Marilyn (mlj-mlj) said...
Very cool card! I love the car theme!
- June 17, 2012 at 9:13 PM
- Aileen said...
Superb father's day card. Love the car and map background. x
- June 18, 2012 at 9:56 AM
- Amy Pitts said...
This is just adorable! I really love how it turned out.
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The older version of the FTDI board had proper through-hole soldered pins. The 6 pin header socket on the latest verison is surface mounted!! This is a terrible design, and a poor way to save a few cents. The 2nd or 3rd time I plugged it in, it wouldn't talk to the Arduino. I closely examined it, and found the track had been broken on the 1st and 2nd solder pads.
This is no surprise, as it is a mechanical component, soldered to pads at the end of hair-width traces on the board, and has no mechanical structural support. It only took a slight lift as I handled it to break 2 tracks. I am not a clumsy person, and was very disappointed to see it was destroyed in about 2 hours.
All it needed was to be glued to the board and this would have been avoided, or remain with the through-hole pins. It is very poor design. I have no way to repair such a small circuit trace. I have managed to get it to work, but it is very ugly and will not last long.
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• Air China plans to start a Hangzhou-Beijng-Frankfurt service and Nanjing-Beijing-New York services in October 2009.
• Budget carrier Air India Express takes over a 71 Air India's international flights to Sharjah, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Colombo on October 25, 2009 as a cost-cutting measure for the cash-strapped airline company. Six Air India Airbus A-320 aircraft , with twin seat configuration, Economy and Business Classes, will be converted to an all-Economy class with 168 seats for these routes. Air India crew will still operate the Airbus A-320s.
• Low-cost airline Jetstar postpones the launch of its Osaka-Cairns four times weekly flights until April 2010, citing difficult negotiations as the obstacle.
• Members of Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair's loyalty programme Marco Polo Club can now use the self-serviced Frequent Visitor e-Channels at Hongkong International Airport (HKIA) that eliminates the need for arrival or departure cards. Eligible are Marco Polo Club Silver tier and members aged 18 years and above, carrying valid travel documents and a multiple-visit Visa for Hongkong (if such a visa is required). Enrolment is free of charge and accomplished by presenting one's Marco Polo Club membership card and travel documents in person at the Immigration Department Enrolment Office located in the HKIA Arrival Hall.
• Singapore Airlines will release an improved version of their inflight entertainment system, KrisWorld across all classes on October 1 on aircraft such as the Boeing B777-300ER, Airbus A330-300, A340-500 and A380. Additional content includes "live" concerts of well known performers like Sarah Brightman, Pussycat Dolls and Cantopop star Aaron Kwok and popular comedians such as Rowan Atkinson and comedy series Friends.
• V Australia will launch the first Brisbane-Phuket and Melbourne-Phuket return flights on November 22 and December 3, 2009 respectively, using a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The first service is twice weekly and the second is weekly. As announced recently, the carrier will also start up a twice weekly Melbourne-Los Angeles service from December 1, 2009 and a Melbourne-South Africa service on March 13, 2010, coinciding with the FIFA World Cup 2010 in Johannesburg, launching only on March 13 2010.
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How long until Virtual becomes Reality for sport?
VR Glasses this, VR games that… VR, VR, VR. You may have heard, or you may be living under a rock, but welcome to the new big thing in sport.
Back in January, Marketing Week boldly (at the time) claimed that 2016 would be the year of Virtual Reality, that it'd be the new content marketing medium, and we'd all basically fall head over heels in love with this new technology. And how right they were.
Not even five months ago – 11th May 2016, to be exact – the UK was awash with talk of this new funky (but not very rainproof) device that would revolutionise your media intake in a whole new way imagined. Yes, Google Cardboard became a thing, and not before long a few eager PrettyGreen members tested, played, rode rollercoasters and explored museums, using just our phone and a bit of hard paper as if it was suddenly all too commonplace. Overnight, it was.
Fast forward to October. Present day. The era of even more firsts. David Beckham appeared on another green screen for Sky's new VR app and upcoming campaign Sky Sports: Closer (the first here, we'll point out, is for Sky, not Becks). BT Sport installed funky new augmented reality equipment in their studios for this coming rugby season to get closer to the action than ever, while those EE customers unfortunate enough to miss out watching their favourite football team in-person can now pop into a nearby store, stick on some goggles, and launch into swan song as they become engulfed amongst the stadium crowd in seconds.
It's not just on the pitch, either. In time for the Ryder Cup (as Europeans, the less said of that, the better), Scotch whisky brand Ballantine's launched a cutting-edge new game allowing users to 'Call The Shots' from tee to green, with a little bit of help from Ballantine's golf club captain Paul McGinley. It was a world first for real world gasified golf content, and we can promise it won't be the last.
Dare we say it, but this is just the beginning. Pick a sport, and we will get Justin Rose to bet you $100 that by the end of the year, there'll be a new VR experience set up just for you, complete with an idea so absurd it shouldn't be a thing – yet it will be, and it'll work, and it'll take off ruddy well too. So strap on your goggles, and get involved. Get your $100 bills ready. The future is here.


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While investigations continue into the who, what, where, when and how the fertilizer plant in West, TX, exploded last April, agencies remain steadfast in calling for as much chemical plant safety as possible.
"Increased coordination, communication, and data collection amongst federal, state, tribal, and local agencies should result in action and assist community members and emergency responders in helping to prevent and respond to chemical incidents," said Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso during the late summer in response to the Executiver Order issued by President Obama calling for a review of chemical company safety.
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The massive ammonium nitrate explosion killed at least 14 people and devastated the town of West, Texas, on April 17. Reactive chemicals, like ammonium nitrate, can undergo potentially hazardous chemical reactions, such as violently detonating, if not managed properly.
"Incidents the CSB has been investigating, such as the tragic explosion and fire in West, TX, have revealed serious gaps in the prevention of accidents and in response preparations for major chemical releases by companies and government authorities, leaving Americans vulnerable," he said.
"The West accident showed a particularly glaring need for comprehensive regulation of reactive chemical hazards and in particular ammonium nitrate. The destruction I personally saw there – the obliteration of homes, schools, and businesses by an ammonium nitrate explosion – was almost beyond imagination. The loss of life was horrible.
The destruction and the lack of regulation led President Obama ordered federal agencies to review safety rules at chemical facilities nationwide.
"Chemicals, and the facilities where they are manufactured, stored, distributed, and used, are essential to today's economy," Obama wrote in an executive order. "Past and recent tragedies have reminded us, however, that the handling and storage of chemicals are not without risk."
The executive order also calls for better coordination among federal, state and local agencies in the regulation of chemical plants.
"The federal government has developed and implemented numerous programs aimed at reducing the safety risks and security risks associated with hazardous chemicals," Obama said.
"However, additional measures can be taken by executive departments and agencies with regulatory authority to further improve chemical facility safety and security in coordination with owners and operators."
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BPT—If you shudder at the thought of shivering through another frigid winter, building industry experts say now is the time to consider winterizing your home. Several simple and cost-effective measures can yield both immediate and long-term benefits.
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