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On the Day Wedding Stationery
Thank You Cards
The all important follow up
It is important to send cards or notes after your wedding thanking your guests for coming and for any gifts you have received.
Classic thank you cards are usually folded with a paper insert, but if you would like a different size or shape just let us know and we can give you a quote. How about post cards, luggage labels or bookmarks?
Most couples choose to have them left blank for a personal handwritten message, but we can print them if you want us to. All our thank you cards come with white or ivory envelopes.
Order one for each household that attended your wedding or sent a gift, remember that evening guests will often bring gifts as well so allow for those too. Also include some extras for people who helped out, or who were involved with your wedding day, and for those who couldn't attend but maybe sent a gift.
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Classic & Vintage Wedding Stationery
Elegant Swirls
An elegant swirling print, with satin ribbon, diamante and pearls
Elegant Swirls is a sophisticated design with a gorgeous swirling print and classic satin ribbon, finished with pearl and diamante brooch style embellishments. It is simple yet effective and in different colour pallets is suitable an elegant wedding or celebration at any time of year.
Wedding and evening invitations are available in pocketfold, pull out wallet, classic folded and flat styles, with a full range of matching reception stationery and accessories including favour boxes, table plans and post boxes.
Rustic & Quirky Wedding Stationery
En Provence
Romantic french script, pretty doilies, lace and rustic accents
Our En Provence wedding stationery collection has a romantic, vintage and rustic french feel about it. We have used a delicate french script background and hearts with pretty doilies, lace and rustic accents of kraft card and jute twine. This collection is just perfect for a relaxed outdoors, barn or garden wedding celebration.
En Provence is available a range of colours including pale pink, blue and a sage green, teamed with either white or ivory lace and kraft accents.
For a true rustic french feel then it has to be the blue, but the other colours work equally well
Wedding and evening invitations are available in pocketfold, classic folded and flat styles, with a full range of matching on the day stationery and accessories including table plans and post boxes.
Seasons & Travel Wedding Stationery
Snow Queen
A stunning crystal snowflake on sparkling satin and chiffon ribbon
Our Snow Queen wedding stationery set is a real showstopper, featuring a stunning crystal encrusted snowflake and shimmering chiffon ribbon, finished of with a sprinkle of Swarovski crystals. It is perfect for winter weddings and events.
This design looks great in cool pastels, icy white, and gold or silver. Pearlescent boards have a beautiful metallic sheen and shimmer, and super sparkly clear Swarovski crystals finish it off perfectly.
The chiffon ribbon is available in a huge range of colours and can be teamed with any of our coloured boards.
Wedding and evening invitations are available in pocketfold, classic folded and flat styles, with a full range of matching reception stationery and accessories including table plans and post boxes.
Glitter & Glam Wedding Stationery
Silk & Sparkle
Fabulous faux silk bows finished with diamante and pearl encrusted brooches and embellishments
Wonderfully opulent, big blousy fax silk bows (or pure silk if you like!), wrapped around sparkling glitter and finished with deliciously decadent pearl and diamante brooch style embellishments. Silk and sparkle is a statement design and will certainly wow your guests.
This collection looks amazing in a muted palette of nude pinks, champagne ivory and rose gold, with pearls or sparkling diamante and swarovski crystals. Try bolder colours too for a more dramatic effect.
Our clutch bag style pocketfold invitations really work with this design. We can also make a full range of coordinating evening invitations, order of service, place cards, favour boxes and more.


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SELIGMAN, Luiz Carlos et al. Obesity and gestational weight gain: cesarean delivery and labor complications. Rev. Saúde Pública [online]. 2006, vol.40, n.3, pp.457-465. ISSN 0034-8910. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006000300014.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between pre-gestational obesity and weight gain with cesarean delivery and labor complications. METHODS: A total of 4,486 women 20-28 weeks pregnant attending general prenatal care clinics of the national health system in Brazil from 1991 to 1995 were enrolled and followed up through birth. Body mass index categories based on prepregnancy weight and total weight gain were calculated. Associations between body mass index categories and labor complications were adjusted through logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Obesity was present in 308 (6.9%) patients. Cesarean delivery was performed in 164 (53.2%) obese, 407 (43.1%) pre-obese, 1,045 (35.1%) normal weight and 64 (24.5%) underweight women. The relative risk for cesarean delivery in obese women was 1.8 (95% CI: 1.5-2.0) compared to normal weight women. Greater weight gain was particularly associated with cesarean among the obese (RR 4th vs 2nd weight gain quartile 2.2; 95% CI: 1.4-3.2). Increased weight at the beginning of pregnancy was associated with a significantly higher adjusted risk of meconium with vaginal delivery and perinatal death and infection in women submitted to cesarean section. Similarly, greater weight gain during pregnancy increased the risk for meconium and hemorrhage in women submitted to vaginal delivery and for prematurity with cesarean. CONCLUSIONS: Pre-gestational obesity and greater weight gain independently increase the risk of cesarean delivery, as well as of several adverse outcomes with vaginal delivery. These findings provide further evidence of the negative effects of prepregnancy obesity and greater gestational weight gain on pregnancy outcomes.
Keywords : Cohort studies; Obesity [epidemiology]; Weight gain; Pregnancy; Labor, premature [epidemiology]; Labor complications [epidemiology]; Cesarean section; Postpartum hemorrhage; Meconium; Perinatal mortality.

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The Castro Upper Market Neighborhood Food Tour
The Castro (Castro, Duboce Triangle, Upper Market)
The Castro District, Duboce Triangle, and The Upper Market neighborhoods have quietly been undergoing a food renaissance. The area, long known for its diversity and nightlife is now also known as one of the most important culinary destinations in the city. This is ground zero for a home grown and well fed neighborhood food revolution. Join us on this great food tour, as we explore San Francisco!
Head west on Market Street and once you cross Dolores, tree lined streets shade Victorian and Edwardian buildings where sidewalk cafes and hidden bistros serve global cuisines for sophisticated pallettes. Cafe society is alive and well here, and the mix of eateries reflects the diversity of the local residents. This food and drink tour in the Castro is led Wednesdays and Fridays.
New development in this part of the city has almost doubled the available restaurant space, and some of the best chefs in San Francisco have just recently opened new locations to receptive and enthusastic diners.
- Leisurely stroll tree lined streets as the colorful street cars roll along Market Street
When: Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:00pm
Cost: $129
Duration: 2-3 hours,
Difficulty: Some hills
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Whoa! This is one amazing urban hike and delicious food tour! You'll learn about the colorful history of this historic area as westroll this lively and lovely neighborhood. As we go, we'll be pointing out places that aren't in the guide books and that you'd probably miss on your own. You'll be seeing the neighborhood as a local....
We also offer these related tours:
Japantown with Spa | Downtown Cocktails | North Beach Walk | North Beach Food | North Beach & Chinatown
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AVALA Marketing Group Adds "HIT" Prospecting and Ratings and Reviews to Aimbase Marketing Automation
Monday May 9, 2016
St. Louis, MO: AVALA Marketing Group, a digital engagement and marketing technology agency, today announced the addition of HIT (Highly Interactive Targets) prospecting and ratings and reviews functionality to their proprietary marketing automation technology, Aimbase.
HIT, a feature that lives in the marketing engine of Aimbase, is a prospecting tool that gives brands additional insight into online browsing behavior. By simply uploading a prospect database of email addresses into Aimbase, brands can now track all digital interactions consumers are taking online – even if lead capture forms weren't submitted. This functionality gives marketing teams the ability to further qualify and uncover new leads that may not be targeted in the sales pipeline.
With the addition of ratings and reviews to the customer satisfaction engine of Aimbase, brands can now request, manage and publish customer testimonials directly to their brand website or Facebook page. The new feature will help brands use their customer data to promote positive word of mouth, while giving brand managers a platform to monitor and react to customer feedback.
"Adding these features to the Aimbase platform was an easy decision. As technology and the customer experience continues to evolve, so will the features of Aimbase," said Steve Pizzolato, CEO of AVALA Marketing Group. He added, "Our goal is to provide our clients with strategy and technology solutions that help manage the entire customer lifecycle, from pre-purchase intent to post-sale advocacy, and Aimbase has proven to be the ultimate marketing automation platform to accelerate growth."
Both features are now available on the Aimbase Marketing Automation platform, with more integrations and feature enhancements set to launch later this year. To learn more, schedule an Aimbase Marketing Automation demo.
About AVALA Marketing Group
AVALA Marketing Group helps brands selling high-consideration goods and services drive more revenue throughout the entire customer lifecycle. We combine data, intelligent digital strategies, and technology to increase visibility, deliver leads, close more sales, increase customer lifetime value, and maximize your marketing ROI.
Our talented team of experts use Aimbase® Marketing Automation to implement pre- and post-sale digital marketing strategies based on processes and best practices that have been refined over thousands of campaigns.


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Students3k provides PDF download of Verbal ability spotting errors questions with answers. It also can be useful in English Sentences. These Spotting errors questions has answers and explanation. This verbal Q&A PDF is useful one for freshers. And mainly this can be useful at placement preparation.
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Just a quick post covering two things…
Recent posts on other websites
Just like with SEOno's first post, every now and again I want to link to blog posts that I've written for other sites. There's only two this time round…
Firstly, I've written another post for the online marketing blog of Liberty (my employer). It examines the difference in search volume between head terms vs. the long-tail. For example, a keyword like "shoes" may get a lot of people searching on it, but it may be more important for a business to focus on less popular (but less competitive, cheaper, easier-to-convert) keywords, such as the likes of "buy mens shoes."
The second is a YOUmoz post, which is the UGC (User-Generated Content) section of SEOmoz, one of the world's biggest SEO resources and my personal favourite. I'm a massive SEOmoz fan (read: I'm a massive geek), so it's an absolute pleasure and honour to have had my post accepted. It's about the word limit affecting the Google AdWords Keyword Tool, which could majorly affect people's SEO keyword research, especially if they're looking into short terms and phrases.
In the pipeline, there'll be more content for the Liberty blog, another YOUmoz post and a guest article for Fresh Business Thinking. I'm also hoping to do a post for Cardiff Blogs (@cdfblogs on Twitter), after having attended their most recent event last month. If any of the above come off then I'll be sure to link to them in a future post.
News about the blog
The main reason I wanted to update was to say that this'll probably be the last post on the SEOno blog for a good month or two. The reason for the break in blogging is simply due to the fact that I'm getting married next week!
However, when I'm back, I have great plans for the blog, including a redesign (something I've had in mind for a while) as well as more SEO and #SMsceptic posts.
Until then, ciao…*
* A hint as to the honeymoon's location (in fact, this font should too)! It's my first time there, so if anyone could help out with a few vital phrases then that'd be appreciated!


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BIOSTAR unveils 780G mobo w/ Hybrid GFX
T-Series TA780G M2+
Timed for release as CeBIT closes in, BIOSTAR has issued an announcement today supporting the release of their latest Micro-ATX motherboard; the T-Series TA780G M2+.
Based on AMD's 780G / SB700 chipset, this board carries support for AMD's Phenom series of CPUs as well as the Athlon X2/64/FX/Sempron lineup. ATI Hybrid Technology is also one of the motherboard's major highlights.
You can learn more about the TA780G M2+ within this press release.
BIOSTAR Microtech Int'l Corp., a professional manufacturer of motherboards has launched in China TA780G M2+, which is an integrated graphics motherboard with amazing performance. T-Series TA780G M2+ has created unique extra value for both end-users who don't want to buy a discrete graphics card and those who need a discrete graphics card. TA780G M2+ offers a powerful graphics performance, which is about 70% better than current generation models available on the market. On the other hand, TA780G M2+ can also increase the performance of ATI graphics cards by ATI Hybrid Technology.


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Emmanuel offers several opportunities for adults to learn together. Aside from our small groups, we offer the following regular classes.
Sunday Morning Adult Classes 9:30 am
Each week from September to June we offer discussion classes before the morning services in English and Mandarin
Wednesday Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 pm
Everyone is welcome to this teaching style class led by pastor John Wilton
Monday Morning Ladies Bible Study 10:00 am
A weekly study led by pastor Ingrid White.


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Let's start with the more unique expert tweet from the most respectable Personality among crypto community Andreas Antonopoulos.
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Bitcoin declined as much as 9.1% to $4,958, falling for an eighth sequential day in what is the longest series of misfortunes on record for the 10-year-old advanced token.
Speculation has come back to cryptocurrency world, with the biggest tokens shedding billions in market an incentive since the hard fork of Bitcoin Cash appeared a week ago. That came as two programming advancement groups neglected to concede to an approach to overhaul the branch of the first Bitcoin, prompting a registering power rage contest. It seems like a civil war among crypto world competitor.
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After a pleasant day in South Florida on Tuesday, we'll make a hard turn back to mostly cloudy skies Wednesday.
Shower chances will soon follow Wednesday afternoon as a disturbance passes overhead in the next 24 hours. Expect a hint of sunshine for the first part of the day with cloudy conditions taking over throughout the afternoon.
Scattered showers are expected, with a few isolated thunderstorms possible. Highs Wednesday will reach 86.
Interactive Radar
Partly cloudy skies continue overnight as showers end, lows will drop to 75.
Thursday brings in a little more sunshine and a chance for isolated thunderstorms. Highs will again climb to 86.
Looking ahead to the weekend the forecast calls for mainly dry conditions, highs in the mid 80s and breezy conditions returning by Sunday.


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With Gigi I would pack a HUGE change bag even to pop to the supermarket! This time around I'm a little more relaxed and still want to get to use my handbag collection (!), so I've been more and more opting for the nappy pouch (clutch, whatever you want to call it).
I was gifted the gorgeous Anya Hindmarch one which is great with its different pockets and wipe clean material but at £125 it's not the cheapest option! And to be honest it can still be a little bulky! Hence we we've made our own and have these canvas pouches which can be fully personalised available in the gigilovesblake shop. At £15 they are an absolute style steal!
But what do you put in it? Well in mine I have all the basics:
- 2 or 3 Nappies
- Wipes
- Disposal change mat
- Hand sanitiser
- Sudocrem Care and Protect
- A toy/dummy/teething chew
- Spare babygrow
- And a few random bits for Gigi and I (hair tie, lip gloss, plasters, box of raisins)
I've found that getting travel versions of the hand gel, and even small packs of wipes means that I can fit everything I need into this pouch for most outings. It's only when we are going on a day trip I tend to take the full change bag now! And even when I do take the change bag I still find myself putting in the pouch because I know it's got all the essentials in!
The star of my pouch has to be the Sudocrem care and protect though, I was recently sent a sample and I love it! The product itself (easily absorbed and moisturising) is great but for me the compact size, and flip lid make this the best choice for 'on the go' nappy cream!
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In a continuation of the insect theme from the post about the Beyond the Hive Competition, here are some more examples of interesting designs, from simple to extravagant. Insects are getting the luxury treatment in a number of garden and structure designs recently. Many of these structures are made with reclaimed materials such as egg cartons, broken stones, tiles and concrete, gathered twigs, hay and dead wood, and old plant containers. The creativity of the variety of projects is great to see. Do a Google image search for 'insect hotel' to see the variety of ideas that are out there.
From the Chelsea Flower Show a year ago, there was a garden titled Future Nature Garden which featured a number of ecological design elements such as stormwater retention, a green roof and a couple of interesting structures. The idea of the garden was to make it practical enough that anyone could implement the design ideas. Some other design features included a living tower with drought-resistant plants, butterfly mounds and insect towers also planted with drought-resistant plants.
Visit the website to see a 360° tour with a description of the garden.
View a video tour of the garden and hear the designers explain the ideas behind the garden design.
There's a good article on the Guardian's Gardening Blog about making a wildlife stack with some good detailed instructions.
How to make a mini wildlife stack
Here is a good visual page about making a mini-beast mansion from Wild About Your Garden on the BBC. Mini-beast mansion (pdf)
This example comes from the Wildlife Trust's publication Building an Invertebrate Habitat (pdf). The document also contains detailed directions on how to build a structure like this. It's a good resource to find out the basics of what's required for a structure like this and then can be used as a base to come up with other creative designs.
Here are a couple more good design resources.
How to make a habitat wall – Sussex Wildlife Trust
The Bug Hotel
Kelly Brenner
Kelly holds a bachelors degree in landscape architecture from the University of Oregon and a certificate in non-fiction writing from the University of Washington.
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text: What is an event? From a philosophical perspective, events are irregular occurrences—moments of change and interruption—categorized by human perception, language, and thought. While philosophers have pored over the subject of events extensively in recent years, The Event: Literature and Theory seeks to ground it: What is literature's approach to the event? How does literature produce and give testimony to events? Ilai Rowner's study not only revisits some of the most important thinkers of our time, including Maurice Blanchot, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, and Martin Heidegger, it also develops a critical approach to literature that questions the meaning of the literary event through examinations of literary works by Marcel Proust, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and T. S. Eliot. Rowner offers a new method of thinking about the particular characteristics of the event within literary works and defines the creative value of literature as the aspiration toward the un-happening within the happening. In this study the experience of literature—as an act of both writing and reading—becomes the struggle to capture the excessive movement of the event while also revealing the creative energy within that work of literature.


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Learning Conversations in the Legal Workplace
For the first time in history, we have four generations working together. Each generation brings its different traditions, work habits and approaches to professionalism. However, with different generations interacting in the legal workplace, the potential for misunderstandings increases. This course will help you move beyond those misunderstandings.
We will discuss the four generations in the legal workplace, and then engage in learning conversations to solve problems that naturally arise among multiple generations practicing law. You will learn to recognize the perceptions, perspectives and values of the four generations in the legal workplace.
Before you launch the course, be sure to read the navigation instructions and the agenda. After the course, check out these articles and this practice exercise to extend your learning.


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What we learned walking across Berlin with a garbologist
Tag: trash
Trash Talks: what our garbage reveals about ourselves
Philosopher Elizabeth V. Spelman on the surprising relation between us and the things we throw away.
"Trash is a snapshot of our life"
Photographer Gregg Segal portrayed friends and strangers lying in seven days of their own garbage. Between polished eggshells and used syringes he found a lot of shame, pride and contradiction.
Trash shows us not what we want but precisely what we do not want.


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It was my first time at The KL Journal Hotel and I'm honestly surprised by its strategic location. How strategic, you wonder? Well, it's smack right in the middle of Golden Triangle and less than 500m away from Pavilion KL, Fahrenheit 88, Lot 10 – the KL shopping haven.
The KL Journal Hotel
Despite being located at a prime area, this modern chic boutique hotel is tucked 10 meters away from the hustle and bustle from the main road. This is a great advantage to guests who prefer some peace during snoozing time.
Terrace Bar & Grill @ The KL Journal Hotel
This visit, I was here at The KL Journal Hotel to savour their dinner offerings. The restaurant is called Terrace Bar & Grill which is a part of Workers' Union, a casual co-working space located on the 1st floor. The Terrace Bar & Grill exudes great vibes through its alfresco style open bar with dimmed lighting for a casual and relaxing ambiance.
Watch the day turn to night while being seated on their comfy lounge is the ultimate bliss.
We started off our dinner with some healthy greens – SALAD TIME! Anyone who is health conscious should order this Caesar Salad because it is tasty yet not overloaded with calories. Love that they drizzle the fresh romaine, olives, cherry tomatoes and onions with balsamic vinegar because this is the healthier way to enjoy salad!
I really really can't wait to introduce this dish to you guys – Barbeque Glazed Gaucho Beef Ribs! The hickory smoked BBQ sauce is the bomb; not too sweet and not too overpowering. The Angus short ribs were slow-cooked to perfection together with basil pesto. This is the ultimate reason why it is so tender and yummylicious! We attacked this dish all the way… definitely worth our tummy's quota.
Farmer's Chicken Pie was exceptionally good too! The crust is crispy and fragrant, yet not too thick so you won't feel like chewing on a lot of carbs. On the inside, there are deliciously slow-cooked chicken cubes in mushroom soup waiting for you.
We quite enjoy the grilled chicken and beef satay that night. Using lemongrass to marinate them before grilling makes them taste extra good. The only thing is, we wished there were more fats on it. It also comes with cucumber, shallots, rice cubes, and sweet and spicy peanut dip.
If you prefer chicken over beef or vice versa, you can choose 1 type of meat instead of both.
If you're here with a group of friend, I'll recommend you to try their Fish Head Curry! The huge portion can feed up to 4-6 people. My friend's been coming back for more of this thick and creamy Fish Head Curry. Guaranteed to be a tummy filler, this dish comes along with a generous amount of eggplant and lady's finger too.
Tip: Fish Head Curry requires at least 1 hour advance reservation as they need to prepare everything from scratch.
We started and finished our feast with something healthy today. To end the meal, we enjoyed some fresh tropical fruit selections from Mix Fruit Platter.
Every Thursday, The Terrace Bar & Grill will host KL Journal Open Mic whereby different talented local acts will be performing. I truly enjoyed their performances! Couple this with a glass of cocktail or beer, is just the perfect unwinding scene. If this isn't good enough, how about free cocktails for all the ladies? Yep, their Ladies Night isn't just one night, but 3 nights! Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 5 pm – 10 pm, ladies get FREE COCKTAIL of the day!
The unique thing about The Terrace Bar & Grill is, you can get your cocktail customized! You just need to let the bartender know what kind of taste you want and he'll make you a special concoction.
Apart from cocktails, they also have a wide array of alcoholic beverages. Anyone wants a beer?
The place is open air, but if it rains (you know how crazy Malaysia's weather is), there will be a sliding roof that will protect you from getting wet.
On rare occasions, you might be able to catch me, pretending to sing too! ?
Terrace Bar & Grill @ The KL Journal Hotel
No. 30, Jalan Beremi,
Off Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-2110 2211
Opening Hours: Daily 12pm – 12am
Website: https://www.kljournalhotel.com/


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This is not a drill, people. Lucha Underground Season Four is a GO! Not only that, but we also now have confirmation of the HUGE news that at least one person who has been heavily rumored to not be returning for a fourth season WILL be returning and I am SO EXCITED!!!
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Ashford Library Books Beyond Words Book Group
Tuesday monthly
Books Beyond Words is a book group for adults with learning disabilities and their carers. Enjoy some fun storytelling in a safe and relaxed environment. Next sessions are 12 November, 10 December 2019, 14th January 2020
Ashford Library Digital Den
Thursdays - full
At regular Code Clubs, children will are able to learn how to code with Scratch, Python and HTML - this supplements what they are taught at school, as these are all part of the curriculum. The after-school club will be a mix of lessons and free sessions…
Ashford Library Hard of Hearing Book Group
First Thursday monthly
A reading group for people who are hard of hearing, and love to read and talk about books. The group is facilitated by a volunteer who has worked as a lipreading tutor for both Adult Education and Hi Kent. The meetings take place in a…
Ashford Library Reading Group
First Thursday monthly
Love reading? Come to a friendly group at the library where you can meet new people, read and discuss books.
Ashford Library Storytime
Thursday 10am - 10:20am (term time)
Bring your pre-school children for fun stories every Thursday morning during term time. All are welcome!
Ashford Library Talk Time - Knit and Natter
Love knitting? Come to our friendly group where you can meet new people and share tips. Beginners and experts are welcome.
Ashford Library Toddler Time Art and Craft
Every other Monday
Join us every other Monday during term time for fun free art and craft activities for children aged 5 and under. Coming dates: 13th and 27th January, 10th and 24th February, 9th and 23rd March, 20th April 2020
Ashford VIP (Visually Impaired) Reading Group
Monthly on 2nd Monday
Adult reading group for visually impaired people, which meets on the second Monday of the month at Ashford Library from 2:30 to 3:30pm. Members of the group will be able to read books in various formats including Large Print, spoken word cassettes/CDs or eAudiobooks.
Author Ian Nicholson @ Gravesend Library
Wednesday 5 February, 2pm
Ian Nicholson "Gardens" Come and listen to Ian as he reads a selection of short stories from his fifth book 'Gardens', with tales ranging from medieval to futuristic. Appropriate refreshments will be provided! Wednesday 5 February 2020, 2pm Gravesend Library Tickets £2 per person including…
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The Harbourside CIC has a board of members founded by Mike Clarke, Stuart Bentley and Barrie Metcalf. We have an extensive board which involves Doctors, business people, professionals graduates and educators who all volunteer their time and expertise to the progress and planning behind the ambitious project. We recently have taken on Hannah Jones as our Marketing Executive, our very first employee. Find out more about The Board.
The money we have had so far has been a combination of funding, private donation and personal donation on behalf of the board members.
The board is keen to offer local people and the wider community to invest in a stake in the project and are in the process of working with professional advisors to develop a company share offer.
Local ownership brings many benefits; companies are more resilient and have greater understanding of community issues and needs, thus ensuring more money remains in the local economy.
By joining Harbourside CIC you will be supplying vital local services and putting your money to use in a socially and community led business.
Find out more about our Funders here.
This is a project created and run by individuals who are local to Porthcawl. BCBC have shown significant support for our cause and this positive liaison with the Local Authority shows that we are cohesive with the Destination Plan for the borough.
As well as endorsing our project, they have provided valuable advice and a Support Officer for guidance and help. They are aligned to Harbourside with their preliminary verbal support.
The proposed facilities for the project are extensive and varied and subject to change but our original ideas include:
Leisure Activities- Waverider, Training Pool and Spa facilities.
Centre for Surfing Excellence- headquarters for the National Governing Body of Surfing in Wales and Welsh Surf Museum.
Health, Wellbeing & Fitness Suites- a range of gym and fitness equipment, oxygen tanks, physio and hydrotherapy.
Coastal Life Centre- ecological and environmental culture/local history, education/research and community learning in partnership with Swansea and Cardiff University.
The Venue- amphitheatre and all weather outdoor performance space/cinema.
The Galleri- innovative display venue for the use of local artists, historical groups and design and technology creative industries.
Conference Facilities- up to 100 person multi-use capacity facilities for use by a wide range of local and visiting organisations.
Y Cabanau- 4 star cabins with high quality mixed accommodation linked to Harbourside events and venue hire- fully inclusive and accessible.
Boat Racks/Storage- supporting the delivery of the refurbished Harbour and increasing the number of visitor spaces and the provision of waste disposal and fuel supply.
Y Gali- quality day time café followed by an evening high quality licensed bistro- supporting local suppliers and procuring local produce.
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Gracious God, open my eyes that I may contemplate your Wonderful Words. (v.18)
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For when I am weak, then I am strong!Merciful Heavenly Father, may your decrees be my delight and counselor. Lord I desire that my entire life be devoted to You and Your Glory. Help me be a woman of Your Book as I pilgrim on this earth walking toward my heavenly home.


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Got up this morning all excited about starting my preparations for the Marathon. Wore my new jogging shoes, I bought them around 6 months back (yes thinking about running for a while).
Started running all excited and thinking about Rocky, but 30 seconds later I was getting breathless. I pushed myself for some more time but it was getting very tough. I was jogging so fast that a walking school kid overtook me. I know I am in bad shape but this was extremely bad.
I ran for around half a kilometer with 2 breaks in between and each time I stopped, I was almost breathless. With every passing second my legs were aching more; I had to stop as I thought they may fell off. I waited for a while to catch my breath and when I started my walk towards home, each step was making me realize how much I weigh. Climbing stairs was the most difficult part in the whole morning. I am sure I have gone crazy to think that I can run a marathon, I think I am going to give up really soon.
Tarun Chandel
First jog in 5 years
First day outPosted by Unknown Labels: bad day, jogging, marathon
Got up this morning all excited about starting my preparations for the Marathon. Wore my new jogging shoes, I bought them around 6 months back (yes thinking about running for a while).
6 comments:
- Anonymous said...
haha. My new shoes always motivate me. Try getting some nice music too.. keep going now, don't stop.
- July 23, 2008 at 9:32 AM
- Preeti Shenoy said...
Hey--all the best and don't give up!Every great journey starts with a single small step.
- July 23, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
You need to plan your preparation with definite milestones and targets. Break your preparations on week basis to begin with. For every week keep a target. Since you couldn't last more than 30 sec, so you need to begin cautiously for first couple of weeks and start with beginner's run , Do this:
Run for 1 minute (take sports watch with you)
Walk for 2 minutes (ease run into a brisk walk)
Run for 1 Minute
walk for 2 minutes
Run for 1 minute......walk for 2 minutes
Use this pattern with variations for first 2-3 weeks by increasing your running times between walks. Then from second week you can start running with small goals like 1 or 2 km to begin with.Increase it every week based on how you feel, ideally by an extra kilometer. You need to push your body little more every week to build stamina. Just when you feel like stopping, run for another 5 minutes.Push it harder.
- July 23, 2008 at 10:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
"I was jogging so fast that a walking school kid overtook me." Ho ho ho Tell me where you go for running I have got to see this ... ROFL
- July 23, 2008 at 5:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Keep going things will get better buddy (but that was funny)
- July 23, 2008 at 5:45 PM
- Unknown said...
--> Mahafreed: New shoes were inviting for 6 months but today was the lucky day. Will not give up without a decent try.
--> Ps: Thanks for such nice words.
--> Gaurav: Thanks for sharing that routine, will try to follow it.
--> Raj: I hope things do get better otherwise I will just have a funny story to tell :(
- July 23, 2008 at 8:02 PM


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A Discussion on Australian Freeforming (Part 4)
Having studied linguistics, I fully understand that language is an evolving construct. What might have a certain meaning at one time or in one context might take on a new meaning in a new context, or might develop into a new form as time passes. My understanding of the term "Australian Freeform" is anchored in the east cost Australian convention scene of the mid 1990s, I didn't know of it as "Australian Freeforming" at the time, is was just "Freeform"... It was only in contact with the American form of "freeform" gaming that I even realises that this was a roleplaying artform specific to the game conventions of Australia's east coast. Sure, there are a number of similar game types around the world now (larger "jeep-forms" may fit this mould, as may the form known in some circles as "theatre-form"), there is probably quite a bit of overlap in these game forms, but I'm not familiar enough with the other to make a constructive criticism of the similarities and differences.
Back to the Facebook discussion...picking up where we left off.
Travis James Hall
Keiran, I'm not sure what you are referring to on the Arcanacon website. I don't recall that discussion of teams or subgames there (and I wrote most of the content on that subject for the Arc website).
With my org hat on for a minute, I can say that Arc has moved away from using "freeform" as a category of games because it is so vaguely defined, and because we have been getting more games that definitely weren't either freeforms or tabletops (and multiform was turning into a catch-all for "doesn't fit elsewhere"), but which often are LARPs. Freeforms are still mentioned under LARP, but that's basically to point out that if you're looking for a freeform, that's the category in which you'll find them.
As for the term "freeform" as in "Australian freeform" (and this is with my org hat off again)... It doesn't just refer to the game being systemless or nearly so. (We've always used "systemless" for that.) It's a particular style of game (which may not be actually systemless), characterised by the way characters interact and the story comes out (or doesn't), pre-gen characters with a fair bit of detail, only light guidance from the GMs, lack of boffing, and some other features. The definition is only loose, and it is that way because it developed within the community. It might once have referred to a game which is free of form and no more than that, but it evolved into something different long ago.
And putting on the org hat again, the fact that freeforms are not defined by being freeform in the lay definition is another part of why Arc has moved away from using it for classification. We dinosaurs who were there when freeforms were big (and I'll admit to being a latecomer) know a freeform when we see it, but that isn't useful to anyone outside of those circles.
And multiforms... Games which are a midpoint between freeforms and tabletops in terms of size - typically 7-11 players - tend to be multiforms, just because the approach of freeforms tends to break down below a certain minimum number of players (generally acknowledged to be about 12, but certain steps when writing can be taken to reduce that limit if you care to do that) and tabletop becomes similarly problematic above about 6 (though, again, there are ways to push higher), so you get games that draw on both forms to steal the techniques that work for that game - the true multiform. But that's not the only reason people run multiforms, and certainly some aren't in that 7-11 player region.
Keiran Sparksman
Here's the section on the Arcanacon website on Multiforms, which talks about the potential for teams and sub-games (though refers to them as freeforms in the second paragraph):
...and the section on Freeforms, which talks about freeforms being system light:
Where this is what I would argue is a great, practical example of a multiform, which ran for ~2 years (9 cycles), with 1 freeform, ~6 tabletops and an interminable number of 40k and Battlefleet games
I can definitively point to the above example and say that last link _was_ a multiform.
Travis James Hall
Ah, you're delving into the archives. There are reasons why that content isn't on the current incarnation of the site.
And yes, freeforms are system-light, but being system-light doesn't, by itself, make a game a freeform.
Travis James Hall
Also, something happened with categorisation of games at Arc... We started to get games submitted as freeforms that clearly fitted into the multiform category - things with a dozen players but divided up into sub-groups to allow GMs to more readily handle their heavier mechanics, or eight players and a GM-centric structure, and so on. And I'd ask the submitters why they were submitted as freeforms, and have them readily admit that they were more properly multiforms, but, they said, freeforms get more attention and draw more players.
So I stomped on a few of these people and put their events where they were supposed to be, but then I also went back to the committee and said, "We need categories with better definitions, because having writers try to game the system isn't helping the players find games they want to play, and too much of this is relying on my judgement calls." So we did that. Things still blur at the edges, but it's a lot easier to say whether something involves live-action play than whether it is a freeform.
Keiran Sparksman
Oh, I definitely agree on that last point, but I disagree that a multiform is based around player numbers and not multiple of forms of play.
I'd say this is probably a Sydney/Canberra divide, as James (who ran Unbound) was co-running Sydcon/Eyecon (but has stepped back from both), so heavily influenced local gamers.
But, my big question would be this:
If someone runs a Only War game, then uses 40k to resolve a few battles; or Iron Kingdoms/Warmachine; Heavy Gear tabletop then skirmish; a Houses of the Blooded/Blood and Tears game our any other game which switches between forms of play, why do you call it if not a multiform?
Travis James Hall
I didn't say that a multiform is based around player numbers. They are defined by the incorporation of multiple forms of play, or techniques drawn from multiple forms of play.
I'm saying that *some* multiforms were written as such because of the number of players they were intended to have, which the writers found was best to deal with in those particular cases by incorporating techniques from both tabletop and freeform play. It's not the defining feature of a multiform; it's just how the decision was made to write a multiform in certain cases.
And it is why we have seen quite a few multiforms in the 7-11 players range.
Keiran Sparksman
Oh, cool.
Sorry, still arguing against Michael assertion (prolly throw away) that under 12 players sides into multiform (which it can, but doesn't have to).
I feel like we should update Wikipedia at this point.
We now return you to your initially scheduled debate around what freeforms are, and how Australian styles differ from U.S. and European (and stuff like Jeepform - good luck with that).
Travis James Hall
Well, as you drop below 12 players, you do tend to slide into multiform. You usually have to, in order to make it work. But there have been exceptions, and not all multiforms are a result of that drop in player numbers.
So Michael's accurately describing the way things generally pan out, but it isn't definitional.
Keiran Sparksman
I realized something:
Freeforms often put the onus for resolving conflicts back on to the players.
While LARPs sort of assume that a GM is nearby to facilitate/mediate conflict.
Is that a possible point of definition around a transitive point?
Stuart Barrow
It sounds like what we describe as "systemless" has acquired the American descriptor "Australian freeform", possibly in contrast to an American freeform style. I find the technical distinctions interesting, but it's also worth remembering that there are general rules of thumb: you'll probably be sitting down for a tabletop, standing up for a freeform, and doing something slightly different for a multiform. "Systemless" is a catch-all for
Stuart Barrow
Stupid phone. "Systemless" in this schema is a catch-all for "no commercial system" and can include any number of resolution mechanisms (which tends to bother the linguistic purists).
Michael Wenman
Hey, I'm all for healthy debate. I agree that a multiform is better defined by the method of resolution involving different methods of play (live action, tabletop, miniatures, 'diplomacy'-styled boardgames)...my assertion of 12 players was more constrained by the mid to late 90s convention scene when I first encountered the term. Most 'Multiforms' of the time (at conventions) involved two to three 'five player teams', and resolved their story through a combination of tabletop and live play.
Personally, at home, most games I was running at the time had 8 to 10 players and involved a combination of play styles. But this was just "home play", I only ever associated freeform and multiform with the convention circuit or special events.
Stuart Barrow
I totally framed a question as a statement. Michael: does your discussion include an American freeform style? I'm curious as to what that might look like.
Michael Wenman
From what I've gathered so far, 'American Freeform'-style is traditionally actually a semi-derogatory term indicating a game that has broken free of it's structure and has lost the control of it's GM.
Stuart Barrow
Ivan Neville
It's pretty simple.
Tabletop games are your classic sit-about-and-make-a-storygame. This can be as iconic as D&D, or as indie as Dread or FATE. You don't need a tabletop, but the term is handy.
LARP covers both boffer-style contact battle games and also non-contact interactive games (like Camarilla or Nordic games). That creates confusion.
Traditionally, Australians have different names for these two styles of larp. We call any non-contact LARP a freeform, pretty much. That's what freeform basically represents; non-contact larp.
We USED to call boffer games LRP(Live RolePlaying) but we now tend to follow the rest of the world and add the "a".
To read more on freeforms, check out The Freeform Book by Morgana Cowling (it has dated immensely and relies too much on a d20 for saving throws for my taste).http://www.amazon.co.uk/THE-FREEFORM-BOOK-MORGANA-COWLING/dp/B003LM07L6
Travis James Hall
There's also "social LARP" and "combat LARP", which are really a more transparent system of labels than "freeform" vs "LRP".
Liz Argall
Lizzie Stark - this might interest you :-)
Which curiously brings us full circle...
Liz Argall
Also, of interest, the person was me, trying to explain stuff!... it gets really hard when people have different scaffolding and trying to build on something that has a shared sense and approach. Esp when people's eyes glaze over around terminology (especially when terminology isn't the hard rigid thing people want) and get past that to discussing the games and experience and approach (and those who know me know exactly the sort of story telling modes and approaches I'm passionate about). It's exhausting living in America where there just isn't the same roleplaying convention scene and Scandanavian stuff at least has a bit more in common with us.
All in all, the discussion talks around the points, but doesn't specifically define "Australian Freeform". Lots of people have great ideas for what it isn't...the true nature of the beast lies somewhere in what remains behind when these elements are taken away.
Maybe I should work my way through designing a freeform as an online exercise.


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Framework has 20 experience of working creatively with individuals and groups to develop, build and nurture their work. Our practice has developed from a ground up approach, learning through collaboration with clients and pooling of resources.
Influences in our work initially came from the liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Everything needed to change. The growing need for an inclusive, diverse and more equal society has been at the heart of Framework's 20 year commitment.
Framework engages on an equal footing with individuals and groups we work with. We begin by assessing the needs and context for the client. Through discussion, facilitated sessions and joint review we propose options for addressing the immediate and longer term work to address the clients needs. Sometimes this can mean reviewing the practices and policies of an organisation. Other times it can mean plotting a route into the future.
The work
A joint piece of work between Framework and any client will usually happen in stages. In many cases Framework supports projects through many years of development or change. Work may be a short term event like a day's training or a longer process like a Strategic Planing Process over a number of months.
The Outcomes
Here are some of the outcomes which we in Framework most value and work to create with our clients.
Staff and Management are on the same page about the aims and ethics of the organisation and the work. The future is clearer and the project is on track.
Employees and Volunteers are valued and adequately rewarded for the roles they play in delivering the work of the organisation. They each have a clear role description, work plan and support structure to enhance their well being and skills development.
Organisations can rely on a set of policies and procedures to guide their work. Managers and Boards are fully compliant and ready for any evaluation by an external funder or statutory agency.
Individuals who have responsibility for compliance and governance such as Managers, Administrators and Company Directors know where to find and access their policies and procedures and understand the importance of the content.
While change accelerates at a pace, Framework works to develop confidence and practical methods for working through difficulties and restoring stability.
"It was a dark period and at times we wondered if we could survive.Today we can say for definite that without the support we received from Framework, we would have floundered and all our dreams of providing a positive resource for a most deserving community would have been dashed."
" As you are aware the Project went through a very
difficult period and is now at the other side with a new
and committee and company that is going strong,
focussed and deeply committed to the work of the FRC.
This would not have been possible without the help Framework,
especially the time, commitment and dedication of the Support Worker."
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Data. Knowledge. Action: these three words symbolize steps in the data science value chain.
The UBC Master of Data Science curriculum covers all stages of this chain, providing you with skills to focus on the "knowledge" section. Over 10 months, you will learn how to extract data for use in experiments, how to apply state-of-the-art techniques in data analysis and how to present extracted knowledge effectively to domain experts.
Data science can open your mind—and career path—to infinite possibilities. There is a growing need in many fields for people who can apply computational and statistical techniques to data and then effectively communicate results from analyses to various stakeholders.
The new UBC Master of Data Science is a professional program developed by the combined expertise of the UBC departments of Computer Science and Statistics to help meet this need and give students a fast track to a great career.
Utilizing descriptive and prescriptive techniques, students extract and analyze data from both unstructured and structured forms and then communicate the findings of those analyses in ways to enable organizations to make informed decisions based on data.


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Snow, snow go away…… We are still getting light falls of snow but not enough to be disruptive. It was most spectacular yesterday as we set off in the sunshine to go to Cluny, and halfway there it was a whiteout. When we got home the sun was out again and the new snow on the hills looked most picturesque against the bright blue of the sky.
The village in winter is more active socially than in the summer when everyone is busy in the vineyards, with their gîte visitors and in the potager. The hub of activity is the Foyer Rural. This week we were treated to a talk about wolves in Burgundy given by the author Gilles Platret. He explained that wolves were living in this region until the mid 1950s. Some time ago an inhabitant of Cortambert was eaten by a wolf, and they were prolific scavengers during the war. You can be sure that we all looked around carefully when we went out into the darkness to go home.
To ex-townies like us many of the everyday country occupations are fascinating. On Saturdays we have started to attend a workshop where we are making wicker baskets. Most people use them for shopping at the Saturday market in Cluny. They are used for picking fruit and storing just about anything and come in all shapes and sizes. We are making the smallish rounded one particular to this region.
So we watched enthralled when Robert, the local vineyard owner, showed us how to strip lengths of willow and grade them for size. For the weaving of the basket the willow is split three ways to make it thinner and more pliable. These strips are also used for tying up the vines. We appreciated how expertly he worked when he showed us how to bend lengths around a form, cut them to size and anchor them with pegs and bits of bicycle inner tube. These will become the basis of the handle and the bottom of the basket. Our efforts are now drying by the stove to be ready for the basket making next week.
The last couple of weeks we've been without internet or phone as we decided to change our internet provider. During this time Chris has taken the opportunity to redesign this news site so we can illustrate the goings on I describe with photos. So hopefully next time I post it'll be easier to see what I'm talking about.


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Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that's what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she's thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?
It's been barely two years since her mother's death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son.
In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can't help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved?
Title: Tell Me Three Things
Author: Julie Buxbaum
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 329
Published April 5th 2016 by Delacorte Press
Rating: 5/5
"I want to thank Penguin Random House International for sending a review copy of this book, this will not affect nor influence my review."
Let's start with how much I adored this book. After being in a reading slump for who knows how long I just couldn't choose what to read next but when I saw some of my friends read and raved about this I immediately read it and I have no regrets at all, this book is the perfect read to get you out of a reading slump. So if you're currently in a slump you have to try reading this book! It's so cute and fluffy but it also tackles very important issues about grief, family and relationships.
Perfect days are for people with small, realizable dreams. Or maybe for all of us, they just happen in retrospect, they're only now perfect because they contain something irrevocably and irretrievably lost.
The phasing of the story wasn't slow and boring at all! I was absolutely excited whenever the chapters are in the form of instant messaging(IM), very entertained by Jessie & S/N's conversation. I loved how S/N became a part of Jessie's life even though she hasn't met him in person, the connection between them is just…
I'll tell you three things why I loved this book:
- S/N – Somebody/Nobody
SN: you know that piece of hair that always falls into your eyes-the not-quite-a-bang piece? I want to be able to tuck it behind your ear. I want to be able to do that. I want to meet you when I feel comfortable enough with you to do that.
IMing, I never read a lot of books that has instant messaging as a part of the story line. But I thought that having this element in this book made the whole story unique. I was really into the characters conversation. I mean come on! This excerpt made me feel "kilig" when I read it!
kilig – a Filipino term; a reaction often incited by infatuation.
So we don't have a love triangle in this book! YES FINALLY! I'm kinda happy with this, we get the chance to have options on who S/N is but the twists and turn of events made me so confused, first I was rooting for this guy, but in one situation we have this one and this one… but I'm happy who it turned out to be!
3. Lessons
So as I've said earlier that this is a cute and fluffy book it also tackled issues about grief, family and relationships. There were chapters that talked about these and you can really feel the emotion every character is conveying, you'll understand their sentiments and you'll learn a lot from them. This book is about giving your new life a try for new beginnings and never be afraid of being out there showing the world what you're truly made of.
On revealing S/N, man the last chapter was pretty intense. My heart was beating fast as I slowly read this chapter, "Who is S/N?" "Why are they all here" "My heart, be still" I loved how it ended, VERY CUTE and somehow romantic! Can I get myself my own Somebody/Nobody?
Tell Me Three Things made me happy in all the right ways. I absolutely recommend this to every reader!


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Some people put off making wills because of the time, trouble and money that might be involved. However, if your estate is modest and your beneficiaries few, you can create a will easily by using a fill-in-the-blank form. Just be certain you choose a form that is valid in your state.
Will Basics
Writing a will is a little like flossing your teeth twice a day; most people know it's a good idea but many find reasons not to do it. A will is a legal document in which you set out what you want to happen to your property when you die. Creating this document allows you to name beneficiaries to receive your money and other property and also name an executor to shepherd the will through probate court. If you do not leave a valid will, your property passes to your close relatives under your state's intestacy statutes.
Form Wills
A form will gives you the scaffolding for creating a valid will, but it is up to you to complete the project. This type of will provides spaces for you to identify yourself, your property, your beneficiaries and your chosen executor. Most states require that a printed will be signed by the maker in front of witnesses, so the forms usually leave spaces for these signatures as well. All you have to do to create a will is fill in the blanks, sign it in front of witnesses and have them sign it too.
Problems With Form Wills
Each state has laws about how wills must be created, and your will is only valid if you follow the laws of your state. A form will may not accurately follow your state's laws. If you happen to use a form will that does not comply with the requirements, it will be invalid. Differences between states in the number of required witnesses is a particular area of concern; you may not know your state requires three witnesses if your form only provides spaces for two witness signatures. You can handle these issues by learning your state's requirements for making wills, using a reliable will form and hiring an attorney to review your will.
Statutory and Other Reliable Will Forms
Although the wills at your local office supply store might be handy, it's wiser to obtain a form will from your state's bar association, the probate court or some other reliable source. The best form will is termed a statutory will and should be your form will of choice if it's available in your state. A statutory will is essentially a form will that has been reviewed and approved by the state legislature so you can be sure it complies with all requisite state laws. You can find statutory wills in your state probate statutes, if not from the local bar association or law library.
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On the market for an iPhone? Here's a breakdown of all the currently shipping iPhones from Apple.
iPad Air 2 Display Praised for Antireflective Coating, but iPad Mini 3 Display Still Lags
Ray Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies has now put the new display to the test, finding that the antireflective coating is indeed a significant improvement for the iPad and a major step above competing tablets, but in overall performance competitors are still doing better than the iPad. Apple receives only minimal credit for the bonded display, as it is mainly catching up with competitors on that aspect.
A major innovation for the iPad Air 2 (that is not fully appreciated) is an anti-reflection coating on the cover glass that reduces ambient light reflections by about 3:1 over most other Tablets and Smartphones (including the previous iPads), and about 2:1 over all of the very best competing Tablets and Smartphones (including the new iPhone 6). [...]With competitors such as Samsung, Amazon, and Microsoft offering better color accuracy, viewing angles, and power efficiency, Soneira finds the improvements in the iPad Air 2 insufficient to move the device to the top of his tablet display rankings, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S retains its number one position.
However, other than the new anti-reflection coating and bonded cover glass, the display on the iPad Air 2 is essentially unchanged and identical in performance to the iPad 4 introduced in 2012, and is actually slightly lower in performance than the original iPad Air (for example 8% lower Brightness and 16% lower display Power Efficiency) – most likely the result of an obsession with producing a thinner Tablet forcing compromises in the LCD backlight.
Moving on to the iPad mini 3, Soneira unsurprisingly finds that the display is unchanged from the one used in the previous generation, unsurprising given that Apple kept the specs of the iPad mini identical with the exception of the Touch ID home button and a gold color option. Soneira notes the unchanged display is a "major disappointment", as the iPad mini 2's display has been rated poorly for color gamut and accuracy.
In 2013 the mini was given a Retina display, but remained with a reduced 62 percent Color Gamut – the only current iPad or iPhone without a full Color Gamut. Now, in 2014 the new iPad mini 3 still only has a 62 percent Color Gamut, plus it was denied the new enhanced anti-reflection coating and bonded cover glass of the iPad Air 2.Soneira again points to competitors offering higher-quality displays on their tablets, concluding that the iPad mini 3 is "embarrassingly mediocre and way overpriced" considering its $399 starting price tag and significantly poorer display performance compared to both competitors and the iPad Air 2.
Full details on Soneira's testing of the new displays are available in his extensive report.
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- Bonded display
- Anti reflective coating
- TouchID
Most people would probably have been happy with that....but instead they are treating it like the iPod.
I'm really losing a lot of love with Apple recently.
The iPad Mini 3 was intentionally shafted as it's quickly become the show-stopper iPad everyone wants. They could have easily given it the A8, ect.
Why would someone buy the iPad Air, if the Mini has the same processor, same resolution, same performance, and is $100 cheaper?
Bigger screen, obviously.
Why would anyone buy a mini 3? If Apple didn't want to give it everything the Air has then just give the current mini Touch ID and drop the price.
They'd buy the Mini 3 because they trust Apple and see it's a 'new' iPad. To paraphrase Steve Jobs: "Customers trust us, and we make the decisions for them. They don't need to know about specs because they know we'll always make the best possible product."
Well prepare your anuses, Mini 3 buyers -- apparently it's not that Apple any more, and you've just been shafted for believing their BS. How can they possibly claim that Jobs' mentality is still ingrained in Apple's DNA, and pull a stunt like this with the Mini 3?
Tim Cook is looking at the world with dollar sign goggles $_$
Steve Jobs had a good quote. I don't remember exactly word for word but it was something like 'focus on making great products and the profit will follow'.
Seems like Tom Cook is focused on profit primarily and designing/pricing the products to maximize sales and appease investors. Hence, the lack of innovation and emphasis on incremental updates.
Apple's obsession for thinness is only rivaled by their obsession for maximizing profit margins.
And that's the device with the "good" update, to say nothing of the Mini 3.
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