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Farmhouse Inns is Family Time this Mother's Day Weekend!
We know the importance of spending quality time with the whole family - that's why there's a plate for everyone at Farmhouse Inns.
Book to WIN a £20 Gift Card*
Book to dine with us on Saturday 30th March and you'll be in with a chance to win one of five £20 Farmhouse Inns gift cards. View full terms and conditions below.
There are limited online bookings available on Sunday 31st March although, walk-ins are welcome all weekend.
All bookings for Sunday 31st March require a £3 deposit per person.
Buffet Breakfast* from £4.49
There's no better start to the day than with a good breakfast, so treat Mum to her pick from pork and vegetarian sausages, back bacon, black pudding, hash browns, free-range fried and scrambled eggs, tomatoes, baked beans, button mushrooms and more - She'll definitely be spoilt for choice. Don't forget our buffet breakfasts include BOTTOMLESS Tea or Coffee and Toast too! You can even upgrade your Tea or Coffee to a Cappuccino, Latte or Fruit Juice for £1.
We've got everything from Waffles, Pancakes and toasted Muffins to our Traditional and Farmhouse Buffet Breakfasts and more.
Join us from 8am all weekend, there's a plate for everyone at Farmhouse Inns this Mother's Day.
The Perfect Roast!
Let us take care of the perfect roast with our Farmhouse Carvery, served fresh every day.
Choose from 14-hour slow-cooked meats or our vegetarian Peppered Mushroom Pie, help yourself to our wide choice of vegetables from our delicious carvery deck and then top it off with lashings of gravy.
With 3 sizes to choose from, there's a plate for everyone at Farmhouse Inns this Mother's Day.
Delicious Pub Classics
Packed full of your Farmhouse favourites, such as our much loved Hunter's Chicken, Giant Yorkie Wraps, seasoned beef Steaks cooked to your liking, a range of Under 600 Calorie dishes, and much more, there's a plate for everyone at Farmhouse Inns this Mother's Day.
Homemade Cakes - Eat in or Cakeaway
Our unique cakes are lovingly crafted and baked in-pub by our talented Cake-a-tiers.
Available to eat in or 'cakeaway', they really are the perfect treat to end to your mother's day celebrations.
*Buffet Breakfasts from £4.49 available in all participating pubs every weekend, excluding Gynsills Farm, Glenfield | Plum Tree Farm, Blackpool | Wheatsheaf Farm, Woolsington. Please check your local Farmhouse Inns to confirm availability. Price point will vary at Windmill Farm, Lincoln.
Summary Terms & Conditions
Promotion open to UK residents only, aged 18+. Entrants must book a table for Saturday 30th March 2019 via www.farmhouseinns.co.uk/mothers-day and attend on that day. Promotion closes at 23:59 on 22nd March 2019. Five winners will receive a £20 Farmhouse Inns gift card. Promoter: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited, Sunrise House, Ninth Avenue, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3JZ.
Full Terms & Conditions
1. This promotion is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over only. Employees of Greene King, their families, agencies, or anyone else professionally connected with this promotion are not eligible to enter.
2. This promotion opens on 4th February 2019 and closes at 23:59 on 22nd March 2019. Any bookings made before 4th February 2019 for Saturday 30th March 3019 will also be entered into the prize draw.
3. Entrants must make a booking via www.farmhouseinns.co.uk/mothers-day for 30th March 2019. Any entrant whose reservation is subsequently cancelled or rearranged for a date other than 30th March 2019 will not be included in the promotion.
4. 5 winners will be selected at random by 8th April 2019.
5. The prize is a £20 Farmhouse Inns gift card.
6. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winners using the details on entry. However, if a response has not been received within 7 days, or if the selected winner is ineligible, otherwise in breach of these terms and conditions, or unable to take up the prize for any other reason, the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner using the same process referred to above in these terms and conditions.
7. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for failed delivery due to the provision of incorrect contact details by the entrant.
8. The terms and conditions of any third party supplier will also apply to the prize where applicable. If there is a conflict between third party terms and conditions and these terms and conditions, these shall take precedence.
9. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be sold or auctioned. No cash or other alternative to the prize will be offered except for in the event of unforeseen circumstances, in which case the Promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value than the original.
10. The Promoter is required to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation in relation to the processing of any personal information obtained from you, including when you take part in this promotion. The Promoter is a member of the Greene King group of companies (the "Group"), and the Group takes the protection of your personal information seriously.
11. By entering this promotion, you have provided your personal information (name, address, phone number, email address and date of birth) to the Promoter who is the Data Controller. Your personal information will be processed by the Promoter in performing the contract you have entered into with the Promoter by entering the promotion.
12. Any personal information collected may be shared with other companies in the Group and will be used for administrative or operational reasons connected with the promotion, including to communicate with you. The Promoter will not pass your personal information outside of the EEA or to any other external organisation without your prior permission.
13. Your personal information will be retained for 4 months from the closing date to enable the Promoter to complete administration of the promotion and to comply with its obligations under the Advertising Standards Authority CAP Code.
14. You have the right to object to processing of personal information and to have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed. If you have a concern about the way the Promoter is collecting or using your personal data, please raise your concern with the Data Protection Officer in the first instance at firstname.lastname@example.com. Alternatively, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.
15. The Promoter may download cookies to your computer when you log onto the Promoter's website. For more information about the Promoter's commitment to your privacy and details of how the Promoter uses cookies please refer to the Promoter's Privacy Notice and Cookie Notice at https://www.farmhouseinns.co.uk/privacy/ and https://www.farmhouseinns.co.uk/cookie-policy/
16. No bulk, machine generated consumer group or third party entries will be accepted. Entries are restricted to one entry per person.
17. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify incomplete, altered or illegible entries. No responsibility will be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed, technical or telecommunications faults. Proof of submitting is not proof of receipt.
18. The Promoter reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to verify the winners, including but not limited to, proof of identity and/or age, as required, and to withdraw a prize where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or otherwise where an entrant has gained advantage in participating in the promotion or has won using fraudulent means.
19. The Promoter's decision is binding in all matters relating to this promotion, and no correspondence shall be entered into.
20. Owing to exceptional circumstances outside its reasonable control and only where circumstances make this unavoidable, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the promotion or these terms and conditions at any time but will always endeavour to minimise the effect to participants in order to avoid undue disappointment.
21. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter accepts no liability for any damage, loss or injury suffered (including loss of opportunity) whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way due to entering this promotion or taking up a prize. The Promoter is not responsible for any third party acts or omissions.
22. Entrants will retain ownership of any content, submissions and other material they submit as part of this promotion. However, entrants grant the promoter (and its agents and affiliates) a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to use any such content, submissions and other material for the purposes of this promotion.
23. The winner may be asked to take part in publicity relating to this promotion. This will be discussed with the winner before taking place.
24. By entering this promotion entrants will be deemed to have accepted, and will be bound by, these terms and conditions.
25. These terms and conditions (and any non-contractual disputes/claims which arise out of or in connection with them) will be governed by English law and entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
26. Promoter: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited, Sunrise House, Ninth Avenue, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 3JZ.
As the country's leading pub retailer and brewer, Greene King welcomes customers into our 3,000 pubs, restaurants and hotels across the UK and brews a range of award-winning beers. When we say 'we' or 'us' in this notice, we are referring to Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited, (ICO registration number ZA054235), which is the data controller in respect of this website and the services described in this privacy notice.
Our products and services trade under a wide range of well-known brands, including Greene King, Hungry Horse, Farmhouse Inns, Chef & Brewer, Flaming Grill, Old English Inns, Greene King IPA and Old Speckled Hen. More information about all of our brands can be found on the Greene King website.
This privacy notice explains what we use your personal data for and how long we keep it. It also explains what rights you have and how you can exercise them.
Why do we need to process your personal data?
We want our promotions to be administered fairly so that all entrants can enjoy them. To do this well, we need to process some of your personal data.
We will process your personal data to administer the promotion, to confirm that you have complied with the terms of the promotion, to confirm whether you have won a prize, to communicate with you in relation to any prize you may win and to deal with any queries you have in relation to the promotion.
What information do we process?
When you enter a promotion we need your name, address including post code, telephone number, email address and date of birth. We will also collect any personal information you include in your message.
How long do we keep personal information for?
Information relating to…
Is kept for…
Entering a promotion
4 months following the closing date of a promotion
Enquiring about a promotion
3 months following our reply to you
If you exercise your data protection rights, we will keep a record of your request and our response indefinitely, to be able to show that we responded properly and fairly to your request.
Will we sell your personal data to anyone else?
No. That's not something we do.
Who do we share personal data with and why?
We may pass your personal data to other companies who are members of the Greene King group for the purposes described in this privacy notice.
We work with the following third party suppliers and service providers who process your personal data in order to provide services to us or on our behalf:
Third party
Personal data that is shared
Reasons for sharing personal data
Service Now
Name, contact information, booking information, complaint information
Managing guest queries and complaints
All of these organisations are required to comply with our data processing standards and are bound by the terms of this privacy notice. They are not permitted to use your personal data for their own purposes.
We will share your personal data as required by law or where we are asked to do so by a public or regulatory authority.
As we develop our business, we might sell or buy group companies or other businesses. If we do so, this might involve transferring customer information relating to the relevant company or business to the person buying the business. The buyer will only be permitted to use your personal data as outlined in this privacy notice.
Direct marketing
We may ask whether you want to receive marketing from us – it's your choice, but if you sign up for marketing please read our general privacy notice .
If you are a winner or runner up we will use your data for publicity purposes as explained in the competition terms and conditions.
What are your rights and how can you exercise them?
Greene King is the data controller for the processing described in this privacy notice. We can be contacted by post at: Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1QT.
Greene King has appointed a Data Protection Officer, who can be contacted by post at the address above, or by email sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
We process personal data in compliance with applicable data protection law. The lawful bases we rely on for our primary processing purposes are as follows:
Processing purpose
Lawful basis for processing
Administering a promotion
We process personal data because it is necessary to do so for the performance of the relevant contract.
Responding to an enquiry about a promotion
We believe it is in our commercial interests to respond to our customers making this processing a legitimate interest.
You have the following rights under data protection law:
1. to ask us to tell you what personal data we are processing that relate to you (right of access)
2. to require us to rectify or stop processing inaccurate personal data (right to rectification)
3. to require us to delete personal data relating to you, subject to there being valid grounds (right to erasure)
4. to require us to restrict our processing activities, subject to there being valid grounds (right to restriction)
5. to object to processing, in particular to profiling (right to object) and direct marketing (by withdrawing your consent)
6. to ask that personal data about you be sent to another controller of your choosing, subject to there being valid grounds (right to data portability)
You can notify us of your wish to exercise any of these rights by contacting the Data Protection Officer, using the contact information provided above.
You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (the data protection regulator for the United Kingdom) or in some circumstances, another European Union data protection authority.
Changes to this privacy notice
This privacy notice is effective from 4 February 2019. You can check if the privacy notice has changed by revisiting this webpage at any time. If we make any significant changes to this privacy notice, if we have your email address, we will email you to let you know.


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text: What happens when an evolutionary biologist is overwhelmed with scientific evidences of God's plan in nature? After three years of trying to "prove evolution" to skeptical professors in his science department, Dr. Gary Parker finally realized that the scientific evidence we see in God's world agrees with what we read in God's Word. In Creation: Facts of Life, Dr. Parker respectfully describes the evidences he once used to "preach" evolution – but then he explains how the "rest of the evidence" points away from evolution and toward a perfect world created by God, ruined by man, restored to new life in Christ! In easy-to-follow conversational style, Dr. Parker discusses: • DNA and genetics • Life Before birth • Mutations • Adaptations • Natural Selection • Fossils • The Geologic Column • The Grand Canyon 176 pages


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Bensenville is in Illinois and was incorporated in 1884. With a diverse population of almost 20,000 and a family friendly community, Bensenville is a great place to call home. The awesome Edge Ice Arena and O'Hare Airport are here and the town is only 20 miles from the best deep dish pizza in the world. Yes, that means downtown Chicago!
Before searching for your new apartment in Bensenville, check out our apartment guide for some tips on finding the perfect place for you. Visit the intensely intimate Local Talk section to get an inside look at life in this Midwestern town. Wondering where the best doggie day care is? Or maybe you want to know where you can send Junior to ballet school. No problemo. Use our "Ask a Question" feature and a super smart local expert will answer all of your burning questions. Except for that "meaning of life" one. They're not that super smart.
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Bensenville hosts some cool events and festivals throughout the year, so you'll never have an excuse to be bored. That's right. Just like your mother told you: if you're bored, it's your fault. The city hosts a super fun free summer concert series called, "Music in the Park." Favorite area restaurants sell eats prior to the concert so you can snag an easy delicious dinner and picnic on the lawn while you groove to the tunes. They also have free carriage rides and an artist drawing caricatures for kids before the concert. How cool is that?
The Edge Ice Arenas are home to the Chicago Steel and the Robert Morris Eagles. World Champions and 2006 Olympic Gold Medalists, Tatiana Tomianin and Maxim Marinan have used The Edge as a training center. The Edge Ice Arena is one of the largest ice skating facilities in the United States. They offer training and programs for hockey players, figures skaters, and recreational skaters of all ages.
The Water's Edge Aquatic Center has an 8-lane, 25-yard lap pool. Swimming lessons are available from preschool to advanced and they also offer, are you ready? Aqua-aerobics. You've never looked cooler. The Aquatic Center is located inside the Redmond Recreational Complex which is basically 88-acres of fun waiting just for you. Play any sport you can think of or stroll down the 1.2 mile walking path to get you moving and grooving. They also have a children's playground and a 16-acre pond. No one is left out!
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Storyboard Multimedia Assignments with iPad App Popplet Lite
Students can storyboard their multimedia assignments using the iPad education app, Popplet Lite. The best multimedia projects are planned, and creating a Popplet Lite storyboard with that clearly lays out all the steps or scenes is a good way of achieving that.
A storyboard is a form of flowchart that visually maps out how to progress from one step to the next in a project. Each step can also include the relevant details, images, links, and text.
One popular iPad app that lets you map your ideas visually is Popplet Lite, which also comes in a paid version called Popplet. It has a simple interface that enables you to create and place notes called Popples on a board. Add content to your notes and move them around so they connect to other Popples and form relationships.
This list gives you the basics of getting started with Popplet:
Meet the Pinboard. When you first open Popplet, it presents a blank area called the Pinboard. You create your visual map by placing Popples on the Pinboard.
Place some Popples. Double-tap anywhere on the Pinboard to place a Popple, which is a digital note. Grab the corner to resize it, and tap the Popple itself to move it around on the Pinboard. Add content such as images, text, or a freehand drawing to it by tapping any of the icons on the bottom. You can even take a live photo with your camera!
Connect the dots! Did you notice that each Popple had a little circle on each side of it? Go ahead: Tap it and drag the little circle to a new location. A new Popple is automatically created with a line connecting the two of them. Pretty easy, wasn't it?
You can also double-tap the Pinboard to create a new Popple and then pull out a line between it and another Popple to make a connection.
Keep going as far as you want. If you're putting a lot of information into your Popples, you'll run out of room on your iPad screen pretty quickly. Just place your finger anywhere on the Pinboard and slide it out toward the edge to get additional space. The existing Popples slide out the side of the screen as you get more space for new ones.
If you start to feel insecure and need to see all your Popples at once, tap the View All button on the top of the Pinboard. Have faith: They're all still there!
Share from Popplet Lite. Tap the Export button in the top-right corner when you're done. If you're using the Lite version, you can e-mail your work as a PDF document or a JPG image. If you purchased the full version, you have additional options to collaborate with other users, share Popplets online, and more.
This is a visual world. Many things that can be written can also be mapped visually. Popplet is a great tool for creating storyboards. It's also a great tool for a variety of other purposes, such as planning an essay or a screencast.
You can also use it to map out a period of history, graph a family tree, demonstrate the relationships between factors that contribute to a scientific outcome, list resources for a course, map themes in a novel, show steps in a cooking recipe, and more. The more options you give learners for connecting with information, the more you can accommodate and differentiate between alternative learning preferences.


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Boston Office01205361161Currently in the course of construction is this impressive detached, executive style, family home situated on a plot extending to nearly a quarter of an acre in total. Offering nearly 3,500 square feet of living accommodation including lounge diner, study, large open plan living dining kitchen with pantry and utility, five bedrooms including master suite with en-suite dressing and shower room and guest bedroom with en-suite shower room, family bathroom. Double garage. Popular village location. Completion 2019.
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lisa&ramiro necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
We are launching a website that will provide information, support, and products for parents of babies requiring a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) stay, and we would like a logo designed to be used on the website. We're basically trying to make this is an all-inclusive resource for parents with hospitalized infants, so that rather than having to search through the entire internet for what they need, everything will be on one site (sort of "one-stop-shopping").
Parents, relatives, and friends of babies that are currently in the NICU.
The general style of the logo should be cute and baby-themed, but not too goofy looking, as the site will deal with some pretty serious topics. We're thinking some kind of circular element should be incorporated because of the "360" part of the website title (360 referring to 360 degrees, as in "all-around" or "all-encompassing"). In terms of colors, we're pretty open to suggestions, but softer colors would probably work best (like pinks, blues, light greens, etc).
We were thinking about maybe incorporating a tag line of some sort, such as "A world of resources for NICU parents" or "Your all-around source for everything NICU", but this isn't required. If you have any ideas that you think would work, we'd definitely appreciate your suggestions.
Our ratings system will be as follows:
1 star - Wrong direction, start all over again with something completely
2 star - some elements I like
3 star - getting closer but need revisions or a different take on your design
4 star - design is being considered
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The fastest way to become a better, more confident knitter is to understand your fiber! Learn how to choose the right yarn for the best results with fiber guru Clara Parkes.
Join acclaimed author Clara Parkes for comprehensive guidance on identifying and choosing the yarn you need for the project you want! Find out the meaning of fiber terms such as staple, crimp, luster and micron. Then, discover the benefits and challenges of fiber from sheep, alpaca, goats, rabbits and other animals. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of plant fibers: cotton, linen, hemp and bamboo. Explore the strengths and weaknesses for different silks, as well as for synthetic fibers. Clara will even demystify the different types of twist and why they matter. Finally, get tips for identifying mystery stash yarns, evaluating yarn from your local shop and much more. Match the right yarn to the right pattern with confidence and create projects you're thrilled with every time!
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Hurling the javelin
"The Olympic games were of greater efficacy than the Amphictyonic Council in promoting the spirit of union among the various branches of the Greek race, and in keeping alive a feeling of their common origin. They were open to all persons who could prove their Hellenic blood, and were frequented by spectators from all parts of the Grecian world. They were celebrated at Olympia, on the banks of the alpheus, in the territory of Elis." — Smith, 1882


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1 Apple, cored, cut into wedges
½ Carrot, chopped
Salt to taste
- Bring all ingredients together in a pot, add enough water to cover them.
- Bring to boil, then let it simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.
- Add salt to taste. Serve warm.
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DOHA/AMMAN (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's former defense minister has reached Istanbul after a defection that betrays cracks in the president's support among his own Alawite sect, opposition and diplomatic sources said on Thursday.
Dismissing a cursory Syrian state television denial of the first Reuters report that General Ali Habib had been spirited across the Turkish frontier this week, opposition figures said Habib was likely to keep a low profile after evading house arrest and reaching Turkey with the aid of Western agents.
One prominent opposition figure also spoke of speculation that Habib, who is in his 70s and apparently broke with Assad after a crackdown on protesters in 2011, might be lined up by U.S. and Russian officials for a role in transitional arrangements to negotiate an end to the civil war.
"My information, based on a trusted Western source, is that he is in Istanbul," veteran dissident Kamal al-Labwani, now based in Paris, told Reuters on Thursday. "Habib exited with Western intelligence involvement, so do not expect public statements by security operatives on his whereabouts."
A source in one of the Gulf Arab states that is backing the revolt against Assad said Habib had crossed Turkey's southern border after dark on Tuesday and had reached Istanbul, a base for the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition.
A Western diplomatic source said he had confirmation that Habib had defected and was in Turkey. He dismissed a brief report on Syrian state television on Wednesday which said he was still at his home. The station has not repeated that denial and other state media have not mentioned Habib.
The Turkish government, which hosts Syrian military officers who have defected, has not confirmed the general's presence. He has not been seen in public this week.
Alawites, who practice an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, make up about an eighth of Syria's 22 million population. Many rose to prominence after Assad's father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a coup in 1970. Habib, born in 1939, was once army chief of staff and served as defense minister in 2009-11.
Some opposition sources say that Habib disagreed with the use of force against protesters at the start of the revolt, which began in March 2011, and so he was dismissed as minister that August. Apparently unwilling to publicize the rift, Assad kept Habib quietly under guard while having him appear in public at times to make a show of loyalty, those sources said.
Habib himself was quoted as saying that he had stepped down from the defense ministry on health grounds.
Numerous senior military and political figures have deserted Assad since 2011, but most have been from the country's Sunni Muslim majority, while members of Assad's minority Alawite sect have largely remained loyal to his government.
Western countries have been hoping for a senior Alawite to distance himself from Assad, so that someone could potentially represent the community in a political deal to end the war.
Andrew Tabler, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, said the defection of such a senior Alawite figure was "a major development" which could help the West lure other members of the community to break with Assad: "There are opportunities here."
But other experts were more skeptical. Peter Harling, a Syria analyst with the International Crisis Group, said that because Habib had been out of office for two years, "it is inaccurate to describe him as someone whose defection would tell us much about the state of the regime today."
Labwani, the veteran dissident, said he believed that both Washington, which backs the opposition, and Moscow, which backs Assad, could act jointly to promote Habib for a post-war role.
"It seems that the Americans - and to a degree the Russians - are preparing him for a post-Assad role," he said, describing one possibility as Habib taking control of government forces and then negotiating with the rebels on a transitional government.
"I am all for this roadmap," Labwani said. "Habib is the right man."
Russia and the United States announced in May they would try to bring Syrian government and opposition representatives together at an international conference, but no date has been set and there is no sign it could be held in the near future.
Accusing Assad of using poison gas last month on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus, U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking congressional approval for limited military action that the White House says is not aimed at overthrowing the government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country has long armed Assad, has said rebels might have released the toxins and warned Obama against military action without U.N. backing.
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Trumbull tops state's 'booming suburbs' list
Coldwell Banker survey: Among 1,500 communities included in nationwide rankings
Karen DelVecchio has always been an unabashed booster of Trumbull, and now as executive director of the Trumbull Chamber of Commerce, she has another tool to use in promoting the community and its business environment.
Coldwell Banker Real Estate has ranked Trumbull as the leading community in Connecticut in its "Top Booming Suburbs in America" survey. The town led four other Fairfield County towns in the top five state list, followed by Westport, Ridgefield, Newtown and Fairfield. Others in the top 10 were Mansfield, Greenwich, Simsbury, Shelton and Glastonbury.
Being ranked atop the list validates what DelVecchio, a Trumbull resident, has valued about her community for years.
"It's great news. It shows Trumbull is a great place to live and work," said DelVecchio, whose chamber is an affiliate of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council. "It's great information to take to prospective businesses that are thinking of moving to a place like Trumbull."
DelVecchio touted the town's economic base, school system and municipal park system.
The "Booming Suburbs" ranking rated 1,500 communities with populations of 22,275 or more across the country based on increased year-over-year levels in employment and unemployment percentages below the national norm, along with a range of attributes that include access to suburban staples (including grocery stores and banks), proximity to good schools, commuting by car and community safety.
The survey, the final installment of the "Coldwell Banker Best Places to Live" series, was done in partnership with Onboard Informatics, a provider of real estate information and technology solutions.
Trumbull's ranking is the result of team effort by citizenry, the business community and town and school officials, said Timothy Herbst, the town's first selectman.
"I'm absolutely elated. It's important because people across the tri-state area are starting to see Trumbull as a place of choice," he said, adding that annual property tax increases have been below the national inflation rate -- much of it due to business growth.
The ranking builds on a 2011 recognition by Family Circle magazine, which rated the town as the seventh-best in the nation to raise a family.
Shelton, which shares a border with Trumbull, was ranked ninth on the Coldwell Banker list, and William Purcell, president of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, based in the town, attributed much of it to a strong business base.
"It's a vibrant economic center with a great quality of life," he said, citing an eclectic mix of international and local businesses.
Greenwich has been highly ranked in similar studies in recent years, and Marcia O'Kane, executive director of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, said she was not surprised by the town being among the state's top 10.
"Greenwich has always been a tremendous place to work and reside," she said. "We are continually ranked in national polls as one of the best towns to live in the U.S. One of the many attractive selling points of Greenwich is that there is something here for everyone -- whether it be the small community feeling or first-class shopping. The town provides a safe environment and a quality lifestyle."
Quality schools and access to Long Island Sound, parks and outdoor facilities also are important attributes, she said.
The recognition for Newtown comes as the town continues to heal from the murder of 20 pupils and six school staff members last December at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
For Tim Haas, president of the Newtown Chamber of Commerce and owner of Haas Insurance, the honor reminds people that the town is a vibrant community.
"It's a great place to work and live. This is a real boost for us. We're enthused about it. It's amazing that we were No. 4," Haas said.
The chamber will refer to the recognition when dealing with businesses considering coming to Newtown, he said.
"As America continues to bounce back from the recession, this ranking identifies suburbs that have shown strong economic growth since the recovery," Budge Huskey, president and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, said in a statement. "These communities have the American ideals we love, the suburban dream intact and a population that is finding jobs at a better rate than the national average. That is the definition of a thriving community."
Below are the top 10 booming suburbs in the country based on methodology created by Coldwell Banker and its partner in the study, Onboard Informatics:
1. Cottage Lake, Wash., 1,000
2. Prairieville, La., 986.42
3. Fruit Cove, Fla., 985.68
4. Sammamish, Wash., 985.56
5. Mercer Island, Wash., 983.13
6. Riverton, Utah, 979.65
7. Brentwood, Tenn., 976.50
8. Lehi, Utah, 975.58
9. Cooper City, Fla., 972.10
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I seem to be spending a lot of time arguing about appropriate metrics lately. Chris Dixon's post about benchmark numbers was good as a rule of thumb. But too many people are using a one-size-fits-all approach to measuring data, particularly in games.
"It's a numbers game/but shit don't add up somehow" -Mos Def
In conversations with games people I often get asked questions about Daily Active Users (DAU). Most of these folks are coming from either a social or mobile background and can't imagine a world which isn't ruled by these parameters. However kids gaming is about as far removed from that as you could imagine. It's literally a case of 10yr-old boys versus their moms.
Here's some data to put it in perspective. This is what the DAU distribution looks like for Cityville (I'm not picking on Zynga here, just selecting a game which is relatively mature, at least by social standards). Notwithstanding the gradual decline, you see that it's a pretty consistent play pattern with very minor drops (-5% for Sunday/Mondays).
By contrast this is what the play pattern looks like for an 8-12 game (Fight My Monster). Bear in mind that kids playtimes are shaped by parental permission, school vacations, homework and weather.
As is clear, kids gaming can have usage variation of up to 50% or even greater. Which means that taking a DAU measure is going to be pretty meaningless. Similarly, if you look at session time in an average Zynga title (an average of 4.95 mins) versus a kids game (Fight My Monster is 30 mins+), you'll see the same level of disparity. But it doesn't mean that one company is underperforming relative to the other.
Take a look at Nicholas Lovell's excellent collection of game conversion data and you'll see just how different absolute numbers can be. The simple point is this: define the benchmarks that actually make sense for your company and don't be afraid to disagree with 'industry metrics'.
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ANGRY Wolves fans launched a blistering attack on manager Mick McCarthy for a team selection that virtually handed Sir Alex Ferguson victory on a plate to mark his 900th game as Manchester United manager.
Chants of "we want our money back", "where is our first team" and "£40 to watch the reserves" bellowed out of the visiting section after McCarthy made 10 changes to the side that defeated Tottenham on Saturday.
Although Wolves' second string battled hard, the result was a formality and, if United had got themselves out of third gear, they would probably have won by a more comfortable margin than goals from Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Antonio Valencia gave them.
McCarthy, presumably, was not offering his team selection as a gift to mark the latest milestone in Ferguson's long and illustrious career.
The Yorkshireman had his reasons for making 10 changes, notably the weekend encounter with Burnley, one of the sides who rose from the Championship with Wolves last term. But Wolves now have five days to prepare for that one.
For half an hour the hardy band of travelling fans had plenty to cheer as their representatives gave everything in the Wolverhampton cause.
If Rooney had taken the third-minute opening that presented itself when Darron Gibson's shot crashed into him, the landslide the team sheets suggested might have materialised.
Instead, Marcus Hahnemann, the one player to keep his place from White Hart Lane, made a close-range save, as he did to deny the England striker when he got on the end of Patrice Evra's low cross midway through the half.
It seemed barely credible the visitors should give United any more assistance. But that is exactly what Ronald Zubar did as he rose to head away Gibson's corner under minimal pressure and instead punched it out of the area. Having been so lethargic before, Rooney upped the pace by drilling home his 13th goal of the season.
Once in front, there was never any real suggestion United would not join Chelsea at the Premier League summit, having failed in that objective against Aston Villa at the weekend.
On his first league start, Gabriel Obertan was guilty of taking too much time to get his crosses in, a failing that Cristiano Ronaldo received a few admonishments for earlier in his career.
If the young French winger needed any proof the direct route was best, he got it when Vidic rose highest at a Gibson corner and got enough power into his header to carry it over the line, even though Hahnemann attempted a goal-line block.
The effort secured victory and the hosts knew it, which probably explained the sense of lethargy that gripped them at the start of the second period.
Vidic's departure was the most notable aspect of that period. The defender did raise his hands to say he was willing to continue after originally indicating a desire to come off and Ferguson will be hopeful of having him fit for Saturday's testing trip to Fulham.
It did not matter on this occasion, though, and the scene was set for a brilliant piece of skill from Dimitar Berbatov. Such a maddeningly laid-back figure, the Bulgarian first collected Paul Scholes' lofted pass before delivering a brilliant overhead kick into the path of Valencia, who drove a first-time shot into the roof of the net.
The 15 minutes Ferguson afforded Michael Owen as replacement for Rooney was presumably not what England boss Fabio Capello had in mind when he said he wanted the striker to play more often.
But, then again, this was not what Manchester United away was meant to mean for Wolves when the fixture list came out, either.
McCarthy will only know whether his grand plan has worked on a professional level on Sunday afternoon.
Many disgruntled Wolves fans making that late-night trip back down the M6 might not be quite so easily convinced.


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Ryan@Eglé needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
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Eglé Distributing……where going green means saving money while helping to save the planet. We are destroying the myth that being green cost more and is less efficient. All products distributed by Eglé Distributing are of the highest quality and achieve optimal sustainability. Our cleaning products were formulated for maximum green and efficiency standards and hold multiple certifications for environmental integrity.
Eglé Distributing is committed to providing top grade, environmentally friendly products that save money, improve efficiency, reduce waste and conserve energy leaving a lighter footprint on the earth so future generations can enjoy the same environment afforded to us. The triple bottom line: People, Planet, Profits, are the founding pillars of our organization. We feel you must be the change you wish to see in the world!
Our mission to raise the bar for customer care and set new standards is engrained in the fabric of our existence. We promise to say what we do and do what we say.
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My dad (also a Peter Allan and son of James Campbell Allan) recalls when he was about 5 or 6 (in the early fourties)his Uncle Peter coming to visit them (in Taihape or Marton). His uncle was in the navy and we know nothing more of him. Did he return to Renfrewshire or somewhere else and have a family? If so, where are they? This is a mysterious missing link.
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The first task in developing a procedure is to prepare a flowchart of the current practice. This is done with the active contribution of staff who do the task or know most about the task. The procedure author/facilitator leads the group and prepares a rough flowchart of the current process. The flowchart emerging in the meeting should be rich in detail through the contributions of all participants, but will also be a mess -- marked up with deletions, changes, and notes added as a result of the groups inputs. Seldom can this be done in one meeting unless the process is simple. All participants should bring any work instructions and check sheets that they use or have concerning the process to the meeting for reference and use in the discussion and to be included in the project file for future reference.
The author and team should consider whether it may be beneficial to cover some of the tasks in multiple separate procedures - there are no hard and fast rules. The best approach is to assure a clear and easy understanding of the process. All that can be said is that a flow chart generally is easier to use if it less complex. Also, if a flow chart focuses on one process or functional area it provides easier future change and control.
Business processes are diagrammed through the use of flow charts. These charts are not just for businesses, normally, it could also be used in different processes including the programming languages systems, management systems, decision-support system, etc. These flow charts are perfectly useful in keeping the manager or head and the members of the organization aware of what is to be done every now and then. Flow charts may vary according to what kind of process is being done in a company; and of course, in a flow chart, there would be different groups that will be working to form a whole system.
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The Kings' Marian Gaborik has had a far more enjoyable playoff experience against the Ducks than in his previous encounter.
Gaborik, a right wing, has three goals and three assists in helping the Kings to a 2-1 Western Conference semifinal series lead. That's three more goals and three more assists than he had for Minnesota in 2003, when the Ducks swept the Wild in the conference finals.
His offensive presence has been a welcome addition for the guy skating next to him.
"He is a constant threat, with his shooting ability and his scoring ability," center Anze Kopitar said. "Every time he comes into the offensive zone, everybody pays attention to him. Maybe that gives me a few more inches to work with."
With those extra inches, Kopitar has recorded a postseason-best 15 points (four goals, 11 assists), and at least a point in all 10 playoff games. Gaborik has six goals, tying him with Pittsburgh's Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin for the most in the playoffs.
"At the end of the game, getting the puck to him somewhere in the slot is always a good option," Kopitar said.
The Kings acquired the 32-year old Gaborik from Columbus at the March 5 trade deadline.
Coach Darryl Sutter then waited to see if there was a profit in the deal.
"There is always the concern, when you get a guy late in the year, 'How is he is going to fit in?'" Sutter said. "A lot of times he doesn't."
Gaborik didn't a year ago, when Columbus brought him in from the New York Rangers late in the season. He had three goals and eight assists in 19 games.
"You can have a big name and a big career, but it can be hard to find a fit somewhere," Columbus General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen said after trading Gaborik to the Kings.
The fit with Kopitar has been much better.
"We got put together right away," Kopitar said. "You try to develop as fast as you can."
Gaborik had five goals and 16 points in 19 regular-season games with the Kings.
He has upped his game in the series against the Ducks. Gaborik's goal with seven seconds left in regulation tied Game 1. His encore was the game-winner in the Kings' 3-2 overtime victory.
"We were counting on Gabby to do that," Sutter said. "It's why we got him."
Who's better, who's best?
Sutter called the Kings' 3-2 loss in Game 3 his team's "best game" of the series. He based that on "all the data we looked at."
Such as?
"There was a wealth of knowledge that we see that tells us how well we played," Sutter said.
One example?
"Puck possession, faceoffs, hits, things like that," Sutter said.
OK, that was three. But the bottom line, Sutter said, was, "We were dominant in the stats last night. I don't know how we didn't win."
Late rush
Of the Kings' 34 playoff goals, 15 have come in the third period or overtime. They have 14 third-period goals, with five coming in the last minute of regulation — four into an empty net to clinch victories and one to force overtime.
That finishing kick propelled the Kings through their six-game winning streak. They had an 11-2 edge in third-period and overtime goals during that run.
"It's not like we're planning to do that," Kopitar said. "We just stick to our game plan. Maybe we're grinding it out and wearing teams down."
Futa promoted
The Kings promoted Michael Futa from co-director of amateur scouting to vice president of hockey operations and director of player personnel. Futa, who had drawn interest from other teams seeking front-office hires, is credited with helping draft and develop the many home-grown players in the Kings' lineup and their prospects.


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Ping Fu hasn't had the most traditional path to entrepreneurialism.
When Fu was only eight years old, Mao Zedong's Red Guards took her from her home, forcing her to be a child soldier.
Fu had to work in farms and factories, while taking care of her younger sister at the same time, Noalee Harel of The Huffington Post reports.
While growing up in the midst of China's cultural revolution, Fu was also repeatedly raped and beaten by the Red Guards, Fu describes in her recent book, Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds.
Around the age of 25, when she wrote her thesis on China's one child policy, the international media's outrage led to her imprisonment and exile.
Now, Fu is the co-founder and CEO of 3D software company Geomagic. She is also a member of President Barack Obama's National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
In a HuffPostLive interview, Fu shared her thoughts on China and 3D printing technology.
Regarding 3D printing, Fu says that 3D printing technologies "will be everywhere" in consumer production within a matter of years.
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A part of smart grid ideology is a new approach to islanding of power system. Smart grids and distributed generation can e.g. enable power flow upstream from distribution network and operation of distribution branch as an individual power system. These scenarios introduce new requirements for protection and control of the power system such as detection of islanding and the ability of distributed generation to maintain voltage and frequency of the power system. Full power converter is the most used way of connecting new distributed generation to power system and it enables implementation of protection functions and grid controlling abilities into distributed generation units. This thesis studies islanding of power systems and related phenomena such as safety aspects and possible benefits of islanding. Islanding detection methods presented in literature and their benefits and downsides are eviewed. Islanding and an anti-islanding method based on frequency diverging by reactive current injection are studied also from practical perspective by a miniature demonstration. Grid codes and standardization related to islanding are utilized in testing and results are studied on the grounds of stand-ardization. Results show the frequency and voltage behavior of the islanded system with different reactive – and active power balances and behavior of the grid interface inverter with and without islanding prevention functionality. On basis of these results the functionality and applicability of this islanding detection method into different environments and compatibility with different grid codes can be evaluated. Functionality of the grid inverter without anti-islanding functionality is verified and as for currently existing products the possibility and probability of unintentional islanding can be assessed.


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There are movie sets so key to an iconic film that they loom large in our collective memory. Undoubtedly the tall and eerie house from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is one of them. I'd wager most of you could draw a recognizable sketch of it from memory.
Well, the Psycho House--as its known--is entering its 55th year, but it's not holding up so well. So, a petition composed by one of its avid appreciators has been posted on Change.org, entreating Universal Pictures to restore the home of Norman and Norma Bates to its former glory.
Rather than some creepy location, The Psycho House was constructed in 1959 especially for Hitchcock's chilling adaptation of the Robert Bloch novel of the same name. It began as a two-sided façade, but over the years Universal built out a third, then fourth wall, and even added an actual roof so that the set could be used in a variety of productions--like the "Halloween Knight" episode of Knight Rider. In 1964, it was added to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park tour, where it was a major draw and continues to be. That's little surprise as Psycho continues to have relevance with the help of the success of the prequel series Bates Motel.
Yet no apparent maintenance has occurred in the past decade, according to this petition's starter, who explains:
"Visiters [sic] to the house today will see evidence of warped, rotting timber... Gaping holes in the woodwork with large sections of missing planks of wood... Decorative woodwork damaged and some sections missing completly from around the porch... Shingles rotten, damaged and missing from the roof... All in all it's not a pretty sight and if something is not done soon to help stop the decay, we feel it may pass a critical point of no return!" (emphasis theirs.)
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Egypt minister: Relations with U.S. unsettled
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Egypt's relations with the United States are "unsettled" as the country struggles to redefine its national interests vis-à-vis other countries, the foreign minister said.
The U.S. was a close ally of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's longtime authoritarian ruler who was ousted in an uprising in early 2011. America counted on him to keep the peace with Israel and as a bulwark against the rise of Islamic fundamentalists in the Mideast.
Relations were less cozy with the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, which then rose to power through democratic elections. Then the Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi was ousted from the presidency on July 3 for failing to form an inclusive government.
Interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy is now part of a government appointed by Egypt's interim president, who was installed by Egypt's powerful military after Morsi's ouster.
"We have had two revolutions in 2-1/2 years. Egyptians are trying to define their own identity," Fahmy told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday in New York, where he is attending the U.N.'s annual meeting of world leaders. "We are looking outwards and trying to determine who our friends are. It's an emotional process."
Fahmy, a veteran diplomat who served as Cairo's ambassador to Washington for nine years previously, said the U.S. is also adapting to a new reality created by Arab Spring uprisings that have swept through Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain over the past three years.
"The Americans, like most of the world, to be fair to the Americans, have always been used to dealing with governments in the Arab world, not with people, " Fahmy said.
He praised President Barack Obama's speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, saying his acknowledgement that Morsi did not rule in an inclusive manner was a positive step.
"This is the correct interpretation of what the Egyptian people did," Fahmy said. "When they came out on the 30th of June, they were not arguing about the efficiency of the government. The issue was they had a revolution two years before because they wanted to be stakeholders and players in establishing Egypt's future and they felt that they were being excluded."
Morsi was ousted for failing to live up to promises to form an inclusive government that would represent the spectrum of political views, women and religious minorities. The Brotherhood, which dominated all elections after Mubarak fell, was constantly accused of monopolizing power.
Morsi has been detained since July 3. Fahmy said his release is up to the courts.
"Nobody in the government has that authority" to order his release, Fahmy said. He added that the courts were also responsible for outlawing the Muslim Brotherhood, a ruling that came out earlier in the week.
"The court took the decision and now we are faced with a court decision and we are bound to implement it," he explained. Fahmy cited the Brotherhood's appeal, which was filed the day after the ruling as proof that the legal process was working.
He also said he told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry this week that Egyptians who are not charged with offenses directly related to the military will only be subject to civilian law — something that has been long sought by human rights activists. Egypt was under a state of emergency for decades that subjected them to the whims of a brutal police force.
Anger at the police's power and brutality was a driving force behind the first uprising.
Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, is watching the conflict in Syria with an eye on its own national security.
"Egypt's national security is based on our interests, not ideology," he said, explaining the shift in Cairo's approach to the Syrian war after Morsi's ouster.
Morsi's government was outspoken in calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. However, Fahmy stopped short of making the same demand. But he made it clear he believes that Assad's legitimacy has been eroded.
"You need to create a new Syria, both in substance and in form. And I think it will be easier to do so if you have new figures," he said.
Fahmy said Egypt is open to improving its relations with all nations, even Iran with which it has had no diplomatic relations for more than three decades.
"I can't imagine how a rational Iranian policy maker or a rational Egyptian policy maker would ignore the other side," he said, cautioning that there are issues that need to be resolved.
"It's not going to be flip over the page and we will forget about everything that happened."
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8 Keys to a Successful Commons
Advice on how to govern our commons by Nobel winner Elinor Ostrom.
Define clear group boundaries.
Match rules governing use of common goods to local needs and conditions.
Ensure that those affected by the rules can participate in modifying the rules.
Make sure the rulemaking rights of community members are respected by outside authorities.
Develop a system, carried out by community members, for monitoring members' behavior.
Use graduated sanctions for rule violators.
Provide accessible, low-cost means for dispute resolution.
Build responsibility for governing the common resource in nested tiers from the lowest level up to the entire interconnected system.
Interested?: Elinor Ostrom was an unusual choice for the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.


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Achille Castiglioni wanted to create an easy to read, yet humorous watch. The case, made of stainless stee, can be removed entyreli from the band. The dial art worwork was designed by his friend, Swiss graphic designer Max Huber.
"Very often we try to read the time on our watches but can't: when we're in a hurry, when we're on our bikes, when we're tired, when we're taking a shower, when we're without glasses, when we're against the light, when we're going downhill, when we're in the rain, when we're having lunch or dinner, when we're in danger, when we're at a conference, when we're in company, when we're absent-minded. Hence the design. Choise of a very high precision, battery powered quartz movement. Establishment of maximum dial surface for the most suitable graphic layout. Easy replacement of strap, requiring no fastening devices. Attentive and exhaustive graphic research for the design of clearly and easily readable hours and minutes. The result is an "all dial" watch with easy and immediate reading. An essential design, based on the axiom of removing more than adding." Achille Castiglioni
Born in Milan in 1918, he started work as an architect and designer with his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo in 1938. One of the great masters of Italian design, he was a founding member of ADI in the fifties. The long list of awards he has received include eight Compassi d'Oro. His activity as a designer is an unmistakable blend of simplicity, irony and fun and its shows his close interest in the way objects are used, in the potential offered by technology and in the use of new materials. He dies in 2002.


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Kreuzer Michael necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 66 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
We're a fresh startup from Austria. We want to crack up the local internet used car market. We're competing against two big sites. We need to look fresh and cool, but also serious.
For the business cards and letter head: B2B. But don't forget: we're here for anyone who is looking for a used car.
First, we need a great business card. We're looking for a HQ and professional looking design. Fresh and cool but also serious and classy! Business cards can be printed on both sides. It's up to you! Details: Business Name, Name, Job Description (such as Geschäftsführer (=CEO), Marketing etc) Phone +43 (0)1 203 27 44, Fax +43 (0)1 203 27 44 15, Email (such as firstname.lastname@example.com), Web (http://www.driveme.at). We will use this card international, but mostly in Austria.
For the letter head: you will find a file called bill.zip attached to this contest. In it, you will find a template for our bill (vorlage-re.pdf). You will also find our actual design for our company (rechnung-767.pdf). This is our actual bill layout! You can also see this in our jpg files. We need this layout refreshed for driveme.at. You will need to change the font, the logo, the color etc. But don't change the layout itself, because that won't work in our system (epunet.at). You should use the old footer, but change "Kreuzer-Systems" to DriveMe.at. In the header, you must change the logo, the email and the website.
For the envelope: We use window envelopes. 110x220mm, Window 45x90 mm. White. Here you can find infos about them: http://tinyurl.com/yjqwkw6
The result should be psd files (and if you are working in AI, then also the AI files). AFAIK we need a RGB and a CMYK version. Any questions? Just ask! Thx!


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By Michael D. Thomas
1. Can you tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do?
My name is Michael Thomas. I am a labor and employment attorney with the law firm Ogletree Deakins in San Francisco. My practice focuses on class actions and employment litigation. I am also part of our Pay Equity group and I conduct workplace trainings on implicit bias and diversity.
2. Why did you choose to study law?
I grew up a poor, African-American male raised by a single mother. At a young age, I knew that I was different because of my race and class. I also know now that people often viewed me and I often viewed myself based on stereotypes and biases inherited through socialization and from prior generations.
Law is a powerful tool to guide society in changing perceptions and beliefs that are formed by stereotypes and biases. Examples of this in practice include the legal battles to racially integrate the military and schools and legalize interracial marriage and same sex-marriage. A more recent example is a set of laws designed to correct pay disparities based on race, gender and ethnicity.
3. What inspires you on a daily basis?
I am inspired each day by my ability to be curious about my potential. I strongly believe that to take a step forward, we often have to step back and unlearn what prevented us from moving forward.
I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My grandfather was one of the first African-Americans to integrate the steel mills. He had to fight racism to do that. He was also one of the first African-Americans to purchase a home in a certain part of Pittsburgh. He had to fight racism to do that too. He spent so much of his life fighting against racism that he became a hard and unemotional man. My grandfather expected my father to be the same way in order to function in a predominantly white world. Influenced by my father's family, I grew up in the same environment where the expectation was that the world was hostile because of my race and I could not show vulnerability.
I was also socialized to assume that "whiteness" was the norm and the standard to follow and strive towards. I learned at an early age that if I wanted to function and to succeed in society, I had to learn how not to be seen as "black," how not to reveal or recognize my authentic self, and how to not show vulnerability.
This strategy was effective at different points in my life. However, as an adult, to get feedback on how to grow and mature in career, life, and love, I have to understand my authentic self and my needs. I have had to step back and let go of false beliefs about myself to step up and step forward. It all begins with being curious about my potential. Remaining curious inspires me.
4. What are three of your most influential projects and why?
My three most influential projects: 1) developing a Mindful Mentoring Program that connects adults with youth at risk via a mindfulness practice; 2) working with Inclusion Ventures to develop a comprehensive pay equity audit and implicit bias training; and 3) speaking at Inclusion 2.0 on "Diversity, Inclusion and Intergenerational Trauma." Why? All three are creations of my authentic self.
5. What is the greatest challenge/difficulty that you have had to overcome in your professional career?
Learning to let go of fear and beliefs that are limiting.
6. What do you believe has been one of your greatest accomplishments to date? Why?
I completed a yoga certification training with the Niroga Institute in Oakland, California. Niroga teaches Raja yoga, the yoga of mindfulness. In Raja practice, yoga poses and breathing techniques come together to prepare your body and mind for focus and moment to moment awareness.
Why do I consider this one of my greatest accomplishments? During my practice of yoga, I stopped to observe my black skin and the physical and mental harm it receives from stereotypes and bias. It was the first time I can remember that as I made those observations and my mind went into fight or flight mode and I wanted to escape the discomfort, I could not. Instead, I had to stay in my posture and focus on my breath without reacting. In that experience I learned acceptance and forgiveness, and how to not respond to false thoughts or beliefs. At that point I was able to direct my attention inward, without judgment or blame.
Focusing the mind on breathing and bodily sensations through gentle movement activates the prefrontal cortex, or the noticing part of the brain. The noticing part of the brain, when activated by my yoga practice, allows me to observe that I am not my fears or the biases projected by others and myself. It allows for more self-regulation and conscious decision-making in the moment.
Now, after my training in Raja yoga, I can show vulnerability and empathy towards others without fear. Empathy and vulnerability allow for greater decision-making out of curiosity instead of fear. Curiosity leads to discomfort. Discomfort leads to growth and change.
At some point we have to stop blindly moving forward and stop and make courageous decisions to treat ourselves and each other differently even if it means embracing fear and the unknown.
7. If you could go back in time, what would you tell your 24 year-old self?
Don't be afraid. You belong.
8. What is the best advice that you ever received and how does that apply today?
BK Bose is the Executive Director of the Niroga Institute. He frequently asks the question, "What separates you from freedom?" I think of that question if I feel I am making decisions out of fear and not love or kindness. It allows for better decision-making.
9. How do you see the law profession changing in the next 10 years? What would your role be in the future?
The most important characteristic for lawyers to cultivate will be empathy. The practice of law focuses on logic and reason. Both are important. Both are also devoid of feelings and emotion. As a result, lawyers often cause harm and lack creativity because we are not using the creative side of our brain. Empathy is the pathway to creativity. Creativity is the pathway to innovation. Innovation will assist lawyers in being of greater service to our clients and to society. It all begins with empathy.
10. We have heard that while the general public respects lawyers, they have little knowledge about what they do. Do you have any thoughts about how we can bridge the gap?
Law school should be more affordable and accessible. When there are significant barriers to entry, the legal profession becomes exclusive and accessible only to a small portion of the population. The law should be more accessible for people to either become a lawyer or for people to know a lawyer.
About our INSPIRE% Contributor:
Michael D. Thomas was a panelist for our EQxDisruptBias Workshop in February 2017. His work as a Lawyer in equitable practice areas such as pay equity, mitigating bias in hiring and promotion processes and his thoughts on mindfulness and healing led us to ask him to contribute to this series. Even though he is practicing in another field, we value advocates for equitable practice and the lessons that we can learn from their journey as well.
Michael is an Associate with the global law firm Ogletree Deakins in their San Francisco office. He represents employers in all aspects of employment law. He also works with employers on diversity and pay equity issues. Michael has studied mindfulness, meditation and yoga with a focus on healing and self-regulation. Recent publications include "Preventing Workplace Violence by Examining Trauma and the NFL" which incorporates mindfulness, meditation and body awareness in preventing workplace violence, and "How Employers Can Root Out the Influence of Unconscious Bias in Compensation Decisions." Recent speaking engagements include: Inclusion 2.0, "Intergenerational Trauma, Diversity and Inclusion;" Tech Inclusion Conference, "Awakening to Inclusion;" Association of Corporate Counsel event at Google, "Best Practices for Promoting Fair Pay;" Kaiser, Continuing Legal Education, "Implicit Bias" panel and lecturer, Berkley School of Law, "Mindfulness to Disrupt Suffering and Bias." He has a B.A. from Bucknell University and a J.D. from Boston College.


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German Bier, Food and Tradition
Stammtisch is the newest German pub from Chris Navarra and Dan Hart. We feature the best German biers available in Portland, with select rotating handles. Our menu, created by Graham Chaney, uses the finest local and imported ingredients to bring you perfectly executed German fare.
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It is common to find pure almond extract and imitation almond extract. Use the pure almond extract. It has a more intense flavor.


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Q&A with Goodbye Solo director Ramin Bahrani
2009 was a good year for director Ramin Bahrani. The 34-year-old was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship and watched as critics continued to laud Chop Shop (2007) and Goodbye Solo (2008). Not only has Roger Ebert dubbed Bahrani the "new great American director," but the critic ranked Chop Shop the sixth best film of the 2000s, saying, "In my opinion, [Bahrani is] the new director of the decade." Goodbye Solo continues to appear on most year-end lists, and lead actor Souléymane Sy Savané was nominated for both a Gotham and an Independent Spirit Award.
Goodbye Solo screens in Springfield on March 14 and 16 as part of the Springfield Art Association's annual film series. Below is a transcript of our recent interview with Bahrani. (Warning: specific plot points are discussed in detail.)
IT: Goodbye Solo tells the story of a Senegalese taxi driver and his unlikely friendship with an elderly passenger. How did you get involved with these characters and this story?
RB: It was in Winston-Salem, where I was born and raised. A lot of people think that I am an Iranian director, but I'm American. I was playing soccer and met a charming guy like you see in movie. He piqued my interest, so I returned a couple years later and rode with him for a few months to learn about his world and form a story from those explorations.
IT: You worked as director, co-writer, editor, a producer, etc. That much control isn't always given to young filmmakers. Is that the main advantage to working outside of the Hollywood system?
RB: I've never been in the system, so it's hard to say. But I have a vision for the film I want to make, and I surround myself with the collaborators that can help me attain that vision and make it even better. Instead of trying to change the film into something it's not to make it more marketable.
IT: But I think this film especially, if made at a traditional studio, would have been pressured to hit certain plot points or have a different ending, to tie up loose ends, this film makes you think and doesn't spell it all out.
RB: Audiences are much smarter than some people give them credit for. They have imagination, and are looking for real stories, and they don't want to be bored. We're trying to tell an engaging story that starts right off the bat. All of my films have been 90 minutes or under. That's important to me. I use very engaging, emotional characters. I think it's important for your audience in Illinois to know that Goodbye Solo may have serious scenes or subjects, but it's quite humorous. They can enjoy it. An independent film that doesn't move at the same pace as a Hollywood film does not have to be boring.
IT: Tell me about your actors. You often use local non-professionals.
RB: Souléymane Sy Savané, who plays Solo, is a trained actor who never had a chance. Red West (William) used to be Elvis' friend and bodyguard and is a veteran character actor. The others are mostly non-pro locals. Non-professionals don't come with baggage of training that might distract from what I want. I dream to work with Robert Duvall, and we thought about him for William, but I thought he would have been a distraction for this specific film. The emotion would have been a bit different if it was Don Cheadle as Solo. I hope to work with him on a different film.
I didn't show the script to the actors. Besides the two leads, no one saw the script and knew what the movie was about. They only knew their scenes.
IT: We mostly get mainstream cinema here. Is it important that your film is accessible?
RB: Oh, yeah, it's important. I didn't make an art house film; I tried to make the most engaging film that I could. My kind of movie doesn't mean you have to think to understand it, it's a very simple story. If we don't make these movies then Avatar is going to be our only option. A movie should be something where a child can understand what is only going on, but perhaps only an adult can understand what it's trying to say or express.
IT: Roger Ebert has been effusive in his praise for you. How do you react to that, and does it change what you're doing in any way?
RB: I think about Ebert and Scott and other critics who have said very flattering things. I don't know if I believe them because I think I'm a charlatan sometimes, but it makes me want the next film to be better.
IT: Goodbye Solo is out on DVD now, but this festival allows people to see it in the theater. Is it a much different experience?
RB: Oh, 100 percent. Seeing these two actors' faces on the big screen is like watching a completely different film. If you get a good audience and someone realizes the movie can be funny, it's a much more enjoyable film. I saw Hudsucker Proxy when it came out on opening night in New York. I was laughing hysterically with the entire audience. Then I rented it five years later and I didn't laugh once.
IT: You've been pretty prolific so far. Why?
RB: What else would I do if I wasn't making a movie? I'd be bored. I'd read a book or something, but I do that anyway.
— Zach Baliva