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2012 & 2013 Mobile Star Awards Winner:
> Enterprise Software: Mobile & Wireless Printing — PrintMe
Company Summary:
Electronics For Imaging
6750 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555
(+1) 650-357-3500
PRAmericas [at] efi.com
Company Contacts:
> Gayle Schaeffer, Director, Product Marketing, gayle.schaeffer [at] efi.com
> Tom Offutt, Director, Business Development, tom.offutt [at] efi.com
Company Structure: Public Company (EFII), established in 1989
Operating Systems Supported: Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone
EFI PrintMe Features & Benefits:
EFI's PrintMe Mobile mobile, wireless printing application addresses the increasing adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies within the enterprise by offering a secure printing solution for mobile devices, making the workplace transition to mobile seamless.
PrintMe Mobile is a printer-agnostic enterprise software solution that enables secure Wi-Fi wireless printing from all major mobile devices to a company's current fleet of networked printers, regardless of brand or type. The software is easy to deploy, manage and use – users need only select print from within their current mobile application then choose from the automatically populated list of available printers within the network.
Secure wireless printing with IT controls
Print jobs never leave the corporate network. Users can also select the option to locally release a print job while at the printer, ensuring that sensitive documents are not left unattended. In addition, PrintMe Mobile supports printing from outside the firewall for both guest and employee-owned mobile devices.
PrintMe Mobile includes advanced capabilities for IT to manage their existing print infrastructure, as well, including a dashboard with features, such as search, filters, tags and data export/import to easily identify, configure and check the status of hundreds of printers from a central location. IT can track mobile printing usage in job accounting software, such as Equitrac Office, Equitrac Express, Equitrac Professional, Print Audit, PaperCut, GoPrint, VendPrint and Sepialine Argos.
IT departments can install PrintMe Mobile and deliver wireless printing on any printer connected to the network in as little as 30 minutes. PrintMe Mobile also allows organizations to save money by using their existing printers and is scalable to thousands of users across hundreds of wireless subnets. It is an affordable solution with a one-time lifetime license fee by printer for unlimited users, unlimited devices and unlimited printing. Printer licenses can be easily transferred from one printer to another, making PrintMe Mobile a very flexible solution for changing business needs.
PrintMe Mobile is available as a free 45-day trial download directly from EFI with full functionality for unlimited printers and users.


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I spoke at Multi-Mania this week. It's an annual event that brings together more than 2000 designers and developers for two days of conferences. This year, I decided to talk about Web Design Trends. If you Google it, you'll find hundreds of articles every year that will describe these trends. I wanted to summarize them and also make sure that designers don't follow them blindly. The most important thing with trends is to understand them, identify their origins and make decisions based on your personal analysis. It's a 45 minute talk that I'll recap in this post.
Why do we need trends?
This was the first time I gave this talk and it became one of the most popular session at Multi-Mania. The room was full, attendees started to sit on the floor and the organisers had to block some people at the entrance. I like to think that they just wanted to hear me speaking, but I'm not a fool . It clearly shows the appetite that web designers have for trends. I can bet that this appetite would be lower in other industries such as print or video. It's because, as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the web, web designers have lived through hundreds of disruptions and might feel lost. From table-based pages to CSS layouts, from Flash interactions to the rise of HTML5, from web 2.0 to the mobile web, all web designers had to quickly adapt their skills and visions. That's why "Web Design Trends" articles are so popular and why, as designers, we need to step back and put them in perspective in this rapidly moving history.
Some articles list 10 trends, others just three… I've chosen to extract the five main trends for 2014:
- Responsive Web Design
- Storytelling
- Non boring typography
- Flat design
- The Hero Welcome experience
1. Responsive Web Design
Yes, RWD is trendy. I mean that 90% of the web agencies I meet these days are mainly working on responsive pages. But it's not the solution for everything. RWD is a good technical solution for websites that want to display the same content for mobile and desktop users. By playing with CSS Media Queries you can optimize the layout of your pages for all your users. You can add some JavaScript to "adapt" some blocks of information for mobile users, but usually RWD tends to display the same information for all users.
RWD is born for maintenance reasons. The cost of maintenance of two or three websites that share the same content can be huge. Having one single codebase is seducing, but don't underestimate the cost of designing and creating a complex responsive websites. Many responsive websites are composed of 4 or 5 pages.
Before jumping into RWD, which is a very complex design process because it requires tons of exchanges between the design and the development teams, you need to ask one question: Do we want to display the same content to mobile users? Maybe mobile users don't have the same needs when they are in a situation of mobility. This is the case of McDonalds.fr.
Thanks to analytics, they realized that the big majority of mobile users were directly jumping to the store locator section of the site. That's why they designed a dedicated experience for mobile users who cannot miss the store locator service anymore. In this case, RWD wasn't an option.GETTING STARTED WITH TOOLS – If you need to quickly prototype responsive pages, have a look at Dreamweaver CC and Edge Reflow CC.
2. Storytelling
Even the word is trendy and used by politicians, video makers and now web designers. How do you tell a compelling story to your visitors in less than 30 seconds? In the past, Flash was the best technology to tell a story. It was light, could play videos, sound, and guide the user through an interactive navigation. At some point, after 2005, a lot of talented agencies such as Soleil noir started using Flash as a universal player for interactive videos. The experiences were highly immersive. Now, we have the rise of HTML5 for engaging UX. That said, web designers avoid fullscreen animations and prefer to insert small animations to catch the eye in the pages.
Parallax scrolling also appeared a few years ago. It's a funny "trick" to base your animations on the scrolling position. I'm not a big fan of massive parallax scrolling experience (such as this website) but can enjoy slight ones if it's part of a story (like the Muse website).
The game changer in storytelling for web design is video. Embedding an HD video in a page won't shock anybody today, when this would have unimaginable a few years back. Web designers have to consider videos as part of the design process and this can be disruptive. More and more web agencies now have video makers and motion designers in house. Videos can be part of your welcome experience (QUECHUA), your navigation (CURADMIR) and even at the heart of your website. My favorite example is the OneCoin website. The founder welcomes you demonstrating his product in one minute, and the light parallax scrolling animations list the top three messages you want to deliver before the call to action (pre-order). Enjoy:
GETTING STARTED WITH TOOLS – If you want to create Parallax Scrolling animations without coding, try Adobe Muse CC. To create professional HTML5 animations, you'll enjoy Edge Animate CC and its timeline.
3. Non-boring typography
For more than 15 years, web designers have been locked with nine fonts defined by Microsoft in the 90s'. Yes… that's crazy but true. The MS in Comic Sans MS stands for Microsoft 😉 . That also helps explain the success of Flash because you could embed any TrueType font in a Flash project. In 2007, CSS enabled the use of TrueType fonts.
Web designers had to deal with hundreds of free fonts, but quickly realized the value of professional fonts. Handling all languages and character sets is hard work for founders, and it has a cost. A professional font is expensive because it represents months of work. In 2009, Typekit changed the rules of game with the first subscription model to use professional fonts on the web. Today, members of Adobe Creative Cloud can use Typekit fonts on their website and even in their desktop applications.
For those of you who cannot afford Typekit fonts, have a look at the Adobe Edge Web Fonts. It's a set of hundreds of free fonts hosted by Typekit and it includes the famous Google Web fonts.
This new era of typography freedom involves discipline. Web designers have to learn the emotions behind typography and your goals: readability? aesthetics? This article is a good starting point to learn how to choose the best fonts for your design: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/03/24/how-to-choose-a-typeface/
I'm also very careful with web design trends and typography. Some fonts get quickly trendy for bad reasons. Comic Sans is very criticized these days and perceived as the worst font ever made. But it became trendy because it was in the list of nine fonts available in all web browsers, and in Microsoft Word. That's it. Choosing a font is a process that requires discipline and efforts. Don't pick the first funny font available to create a fun mood, or you'll be trapped by the new Comic Sans… which is the case of Lobster in my opinion. Same for classy fonts such as Helvetica, I see more and more websites using Proxima Nova. It's one of my favorite fonts, but as it starts being used everywhere, readers won't be surprised anymore and it can impact my brand. Last week, I've discovered Foco for instance… let's see if it becomes trendy by the end of the year
GETTING STARTED WITH TOOLS – Visit Typekit.com and browse the catalog. The filters will help you to understand the different families of fonts available. To enable a 100% web safe workflow with Typekit fonts in Photoshop CC, read my article.
4. Flat design
Minimalism at its best: shapes, colors, fonts and shadows. A trend is never born by mistake. I feel that realism in web design, with heavy textures (leather in the background…), lights and shadows… didn't fit well on mobile devices because of the user context. For more than 15 years, your visitors were at home or at the office, with a stable light and environment. Mobile users are… mobile. They walk as they browse your pages, the sky moves in the background, the contrast changes on the screen, the viewport is limited, etc… That's why we had to simplify our user interfaces.
But today Flat Design is more than a Web Design trend, it's a creative field. Check this amazing work by Lorena G on the movie Grand Hotel Budapest:
This doesn't mean than skeuomorphism is dead. Again, it depends on the story you want to tell and the emotions you want to transmit to your users. I hate this false debate that tends to oppose Flat vs. Realism. Web Designers have two options and must master both of them.
Flat design also opens the door to more SVG assets. If you want to combine SVG creations and animations, check the open source library SnapSVG.
GETTING STARTED WITH TOOLS – Flat design is much easier with Illustrator CC. Check my article. To create long shadows, there are some free extensions for Photoshop CC such as this cool panel. To choose a vibrant color swatch or a vintage one, get inspirations on Kuler.
5. The Hero Welcome Experience
The Hero banner is as important as the cover of a book. It has to send a strong signal to your visitor. This website gave a vintage look to the picture on purpose.
I also enjoy videos in the background. It gives a lot of life to a website. Check this website.
CSS blend modes is a cutting-edge technology that will ease these experiences. Check this page to understand what's coming in your web browser. This technology can dramatically change the way we design pages and play with manipulated imagery.
I'm expecting more articles about Web Design trends in the coming years as we are part of a vibrant industry. I just want web designers to understand the trends before following them. Why the rise of Flat Design? How to choose a creative typography? When is RWD relevant? We also have to be strong as designers and educate our customers. A customer should ask for a responsive page, he should ask for the best user experience for his mobile users. He shouldn't ask for flat design, but for a modernized reading experience on his website.
And my advice would be that sometimes, it's important to forget the trends. As Jack Kerouac said:
Understand the world you're living in, and create the trends. Or play it like Miley, and just F!#K THE TRENDS
My slides
The slides of my presentation are on slideshare.
Questions ? Comments ? Feel free to post a comment or contact me via Twitter.

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What does oomph mean?
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sex appeal, desirability, desirableness, oomph(noun)
attractiveness to the opposite sex
dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing(noun)
the activeness of an energetic personality
Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
Use a mild cleanser, but pick something with enough oomph to do the job.
Sex appeal.
A bassy grunting or thudding sound.
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The 'Islands of the World Fashion Week' in Nassau, Bahamas, featured a wide array of styles from designers representing islands like Cuba, Fiji, Barbados, the Bahamas and more.
Stylish swimsuit cover-ups, adorable handbags and clutches, dresses from short and fun, to long and elegant, and even hip 70s-style bell-bottom pants and halters were paraded down the catwalk.
If you're looking for a short weekend getaway or extended vacation, you'll turn a lot of heads on the beach, at the Cabana, and at the clubs with your ability to nail isle chic.
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Michelle we all hope you have a great Birthday, Love Mark, Emma Rose, Molly and Casey.
All or Nothing is filmed and produced by DirtyFlows.com and features a ton of the biggest names in mountain biking along with a few up and comers and a little motocross trials just for fun.
Yup, now we wanna go ride…
The Pinarello DOGMA 65.1 Giro d'Italia Special Edition for 2013:
Worth noting: Mavic has a contest starting today for a front row seat in the Mavic support car at Paris-Roubaix on 7 April. The contest is open until Monday, March 4th, 2012 12pm (GMT+1). Filling in a simple registration form is the only requirement.
The contest is restricted to people living in an European country and in the United States.
All details here.
Happy Birthday to the man behind the mask, should I say the man behind 4D Racing. From all of us in Lafayette we hope you have a great Birthday. Thanks for all of your help and support.
We'll be riding tomorrow,
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Los Angeles – Oprah Winfrey's exclusive no-holds-barred interview with Lance Armstrong,
"Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive," has expanded to air as a two-night event on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
The special episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter" will air Thursday, January 17 from 9-10:30 p.m. ET/PT (as previously announced) and Friday, January 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The interview will be simultaneously streamed LIVE worldwide both nights on Oprah.com
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No. 12 Purdue Drubs Northwestern 76-60
Published 7:00 pm, Saturday, January 25, 2003
Erika Valek tied a career high with 26 points and had six assists to lead No. 12 Purdue over Northwestern 76-60 on Sunday.
Valek scored 13 of her 19 second-half points in a 5:01 stretch. Mary Jo Noon chipped in 18 points for Purdue (16-3, 4-2 Big Ten), while Lindsey Hicks scored 13 and grabbed six rebounds.
Sarah Kwasinski led Northwestern (6-13, 1-7) with 16 points. She also had seven rebounds. Samantha McComb had 15 points and Melissa Culver added 11.
Purdue shot 87.5 percent from the free-throw line, going 7-of-8 in the first half and 14-of-16 in the second. Purdue led 34-28 at the half.
Northwestern struggled from behind the 3-point line, making 1-of-4 in the second half after hitting 2-of-5 in the first.
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WOODSLEY HOUSE is on a roll and he can win again here; the list of dangers is headed by War And Peace and Steel Blue. The selection arrives here with plenty to recommend him - he won in good style last time when he beat Avonturr, he is a course and distance winner and he will go on the ground. He does have a penalty to shoulder here but he should be up to the task and is a confident pick. War And Peace is interesting as he is lightly raced and he was returning from a break last time at York. He ran a respectable race that day and there should be more to come so if there is strong market support then it could pay to take the hint. Steel Blue was not disgraced last time and the return to this trip will work in his favour. He is clearly in good heart and he should be capable of making the frame. Moonage Daydream is another course-and-distance winner but he ran a shocker at Ripon last time and on the back of that effort he is hard to recommend. Woodsley House can complete the hat-trick.
War And Peace (IRE) 10-3fav (9-6) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon hung left, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Prescription (8-12) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Steel Blue 8-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 14, 2l behind Highland Warrior (9-6) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Elkhorn 11-1 (9-3) Dwelt, always rear, 10th of 11, 15l behind Wyatt Earp (9-6) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Woodsley House (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug beating Avontuur (8-7) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
Moonage Daydream (IRE) 7-1 (8-3) Mid-division and chased along, reminders over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 15l behind Baldemar (9-7) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Uace Mac 13-2 (8-11) Made all, ridden out final 2f, won at Redcar 7f mdn aut stk (5) gd in Aug beating Mr Toshiwonka (9-9) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Coleorton Dancer 5-2 (8-13) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Steel City Boy (8-5) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Heureux (USA) 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Glenridding (9-2) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Royal Acclamation (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden halfway, behind and eased final furlong, 9th of 11, 10l behind Lucayos (9-11) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Paris Bell 9-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, effort halfway, no impression, 8th of 14, 4l behind Mister Hardy (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug.
Keys of Cyprus 20-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, brought wide and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Catterick 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug beating Megalo Maniac (8-8) by 4l, 14 ran.
Darcy's Pride (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) In touch, effort over 2f out, not much room, hampered approaching final furlong, not recover, 10th of 15, 7l behind Haajes (9-8) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Bon News (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, last of 9, 8l behind Grazeon Gold Blend (9-9) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Fitzwarren 80-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 11, 10l behind Lucayos (9-11) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.


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EDGEFIELD, S.C. - Edgefield County Council unanimously approved an incentive package Tuesday to lure a cab manufacturing company that will bring with it a $6 million investment.
Georgia Cab Manufacturing Co. officials said they are committed to bringing their business to the county, although no formal announcement has been made yet, County Administrator Wayne Adams said.
The company, which builds cabs for heavy equipment, will invest from $6 million to $7 million in the county and create at least 40 jobs, said Fred Humes, director of the Economic Development Partnership.
The company has not yet decided on a location, Mr. Adams said.
"We've been negotiating with the company for several months," he said. "We believe they are serious about locating here; however, the inducement resolution does not commit resources by either party."
The council passed an inducement agreement, which provides an infrastructure tax credit and other incentives to bring the company into the area, officials said.
Mr. Adams said he expects a formal announcement from the company within 60 to 90 days.
"This is a fine company, and I want to give it 100 percent approval," Chairman Monroe Kneece said. "We're behind (the company) and look forward to it breaking ground here."
In other business, the council let a motion die that would have relocated its chambers to the old Edgefield post office. A $180,000 general obligation bond would have been issued to pay for the renovations of the old building.
"I just wanted more time to think about the project," Councilman Danny Bishop said. "It's a long-term commitment that involves a substantial amount of money. I'm not opposed to it, necessarily."
Councilman Norman Dorn said he agreed the renovation costs were too high.
"I want to study it some more and see if we can do it cheaper," Mr. Dorn said.
Mr. Kneece said he was disappointed the vote died. The building also was supposed to be used by the magistrate court, which is running out of room in the courthouse, he said.
Reach Katie Throne at (803) 279-6895.
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Crazy Cardinal
This morning after coming back from our walk I sat down at my office desk to play a game or two. While I was setting the game up I kept hearing what sounded like a branch tapping the window. When I opened the blinds I seen this little guy flying into the window over and over. I am guessing he seen his reflecting and was trying to play with "the other bird". Once I pulled the blinds up all the way he stopped flying into the window.
Seanrick.com has gone mobile
Capital Building – Austin, Tx
San Antonio Zoo
After doing our weekly Sunday shopping we decided to head down to the zoo and take some photos with my new 55-250mm lens. I took quite a few photos and selected a few to share. I will post more as I get through them. I especially like the squirrel picture (*hint* there is no squirrel exhibit). Suffice to say the animal in that exhibit will be missing a few piece of food. Enjoy the photos and look for more as I finish processing them all.
San Antonio – Mission Trail
We braved the sun and went to check out the San Antoni Missions. We went to Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose and Mission Espada. Mission San Jan was under renovations so we skipped it.
Lucy chilling out
Got my new 55-250mm Thursday and decided to snap quick shot of Lucy. I think I am going to like this lens.
McNay Museum
Today we decided to go check out the McNay Museum here in San Antonio. Pretty nice museum and had a lot to see. Unfortunately the Andy Warhol exhibit did not allow photography. Hope my small following likes the new photos.


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Mobile Enterprise Services in Emerging Markets
|英文 65 Pages
|新興市場におけるモバイルエンタープライズサービス Mobile Enterprise Services in Emerging Markets
|出版日: 2010年01月31日
|ページ情報: 英文 65 Pages
The enterprise market for mobile services is an attractive and growing opportunity. It offers high ARPS, low churn and stable growth. Furthermore, there are new growth areas, particularly in the machine-to-machine segment, and there are also underexploited ones - in particular the informal business market in emerging markets.
When looking at the mobile enterprise market, there are a number of differences between developed and emerging markets, but there are also similarities. Perhaps one of the most important and often overlooked differences is the scale of the informal economy, which refers not only to illegal activities, but also to those that just are not registered, a fact overlooked by governments in emerging markets, given the scale of such activities.
Other, more obvious differences include lower levels of income, coverage and capacity limitations of fixed networks, lower adoption, the predominance of prepaid billing, lower PC adoption and lower affordability (and hence lower adoption) of sophisticated devices. Furthermore, when looking at the enterprise markets of telecom service providers in emerging markets there are additional differences such as the lesser importance of the services sector, the predominance of agriculture and extraction in the economy, and less use of sophisticated information and communications technology systems and applications.
At the same time, targeting businesses in emerging markets differs from targeting consumers much as it does in mature economies, in aspects such as lower price sensitivity, a high portion of calls that are internal, stronger demand for international services and high peak-time usage. It is often useful when evaluating opportunities in emerging markets to benchmark and compare them with more mature markets, and therefore this report includes many references to operators in developed markets.
One of the key challenges in analyzing the mobile enterprise market is definitional. There is no clear dividing line between the consumer (or residential) market and the enterprise market. The self-employed will typically have a single mobile subscription for both personal and business usage. Many operators offer "split bill" services and corporate rates to friends and family of employees. The magnitude of the informal business sector adds further fuzziness. Pyramid Research defines mobile enterprise subscriptions as those with a tariff specifically tailored to business users. Operators can clearly track the different subscription packages, and so provide metrics for the two types.


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The episode guide for "Book of the Stranger" has been updated with Linda's video review of the episode, as well as a book-to-screen analysis and a few of HBO's extras such as the "Inside the Episode". More content to come, and keep an eye out later this week when Linda and I will return to discussing A Song of Ice and Fire in a video that will be at least tangentially related to the events of the episode.
In related news, our fourth Death Poll received a result as well, as our Twitter followers made some shrewd guesses. Congratulations to @marisaog, as well as to @aimieyig since the first death poll had no winners.
This leads to the next poll, for "The Door", which is once again for our Facebook followers once again. To enter, simply like Westeros on Facebook and make your guess as a comment on this post. One chosen winner will have a choice between the Dark Horse Deluxe Hodor & Bran figure and The Lands of Ice and Fire poster map collection.
We just closed the third Death Poll, and it's on to the 4th poll!
The fourth round of the Death Poll—which will be about guessing deaths for the fourth episode, "Book of the Stranger" —will be open to our Twitter followers. The prizes on offer in this new iteration of the contest will be the choice between the Dark Horse Deluxe Hodor & Bran figure and The Lands of Ice and Fire poster map collection.
What do you need to do to enter? Simply tweet @westerosorg a guess as to who will die in episode four, making sure to include the hash tag #gotdeathpoll4! Guesses made anywhere else do not count and it is one guess (meaning one name, or "no one", per person; note that deaths in flashbacks do not count!)
The episode guide for "Oathbreaker" has been updated with Linda's video review of the episode, as well as a book-to-screen analysis and a few of HBO's extras such as the "Inside the Episode". More content to come. We'll include the video below, for those who want to get at it now. Keep an eye out later this week when Linda and I will return to discussing A Song of Ice and Fire in a video that, Linda tells me, will be at least tangentially related to the events of the episode.
In related news, our second Death Poll received a result as well, as members of our forum took a stab (hah) at guessing who'd meet a horrible end in the episode. We'll be posting about the fourth death poll very shortly, although this one is once again for our Twitter followers... and since no one successfully guessed for that episode, this time we'll select two lucky winners (provided contestants actually guess right this time!)
A few days ago, we posted about the documetary Fair Game, from journalist Miodrag Zarkovic, which features interviews with other journalists, academics, and fans (including Elio of Westeros.org) discussing the critical landscape around HBO's Game of Thrones. The release of the documentary is forthcoming, but the Internet Remembers project has now posted the first 7 minutes of the documentary on Youtube as a teaser. You can see it below:
The first week may have stumped everyone, but for the second Death Poll we had quite a few correct guesses and so we have picked a winner and contacted them via Facebook. Congratulations!
The possible correct answers for the second episode were of course Balon Greyjoy (long overdue), Roose Bolton, Walda Bolton (nee Frey) and Baby Bolton. The third round of the Death Poll—which will be about guessing deaths for the third episode—will be open to our Forum members, so if you're not already signed up you will need to get that sorted out to have another chance at winning. The prizes on offer will be the same as for the first Twitter & Facebook rounds— one of the new Funko Dorbz figures or a hardcover copy of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms—and then we will change it up for the next three episodes.
What do you need to do to enter? Simply make a guess as to who will die in episode three and post it to this forum topic. Guesses made anywhere else do not count and it is one guess (meaning one name or "no one") per person.
Serbian journalist Miodrag Zarkovic, who some may know from his critical articles and essays on Game of Thrones, has started a new project: documentary filmmaking. On his new site, Internet Remembers, Zarkovic has released the trailer for the first documentary under that banner. Titled Fair Game, Zarkovic examines the collision of the Internet with cultural phenomena Game of Thrones, with an eye toward the critical landscape around it. In the course of this, he interviews professors, journalists, entertainment lawyers… and, as it happens, one website owner by the name of Elio García.
Here's the trailer for Fair Game, which is due to be released in the coming months via Vimeo:
More information when we have it, but those who are intrigued by the project have the option of donating financially to Internet Remembers, to help fund this and other, future projects!
Well, it seems HBO managed to provide quite a surprise in the first episode. When we closed the poll on Friday (as rumors of a leak started to surface), no one had correctly guessed any of the three characters—Doran Martell, Trystane Martell and Areo Hotah—who meet their end in the season opener. We're not the least surprised that no one guessed Doran or Areo, though admittedly Trystane might more easily have been seen as being in danger, albeit from Cersei rather than his cousins.
So, for the first week, there is no winner. But, never fear, there's nine weeks to go and plenty of characters available to kill. For the second episode, please like Westeros on Facebook and make your guess (one per person!) as a comment on this post. From those who get it right, we will randomly select a winner who will have a choice between one of the new Funko Dorbz figures (not yet out, but the first wave will include Daenerys, Jon, Ned, Tyrion and the Night King) or a hardcover copy of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
One of the more interesting licensing endeavors by HBO—collaborating with Pyrrha to create jewelry inspired by the houses of the series—has become even more interesting now that Pyrrha has announced a new line of Game of Thrones talismans focused on the characters. Here's the press release:
April 21, 2016 (Vancouver, BC) – As Game of Thrones fans gear up for the world premiere of the hit series' highly anticipated sixth season on April 24, Pyrrha adds to the fervor by releasing three character talismans in partnership with HBO Global Licensing.
Since introducing their distinctive interpretations of the seven houses of Westeros in 2014, Pyrrha's handcrafted designs have been showcased at numerous festivals and conventions including SXSW and San Diego Comic-Con, and fans have responded enthusiastically.
Pyrrha's new line of Game of Thrones talismans features quotes and imagery made famous by the memorable characters that spoke the words. These fan-favorites will continue to play a role in the battle for the Iron Throne as they journey through Westeros during season six.
"A Lannister always pays his debts." – Tyrion Lannister
"Valar morghulis." – Arya Stark
"Fire cannot kill a dragon." – Daenerys Targaryen
"The Pyrrha studio team are passionate Game of Thrones watchers, so this new line is a very collaborative effort," said Pyrrha designer, Wade Papin. "We went through several rounds of design revisions before settling on the most powerful interpretations that would resonate with fans. Plus we have additional characters in the works, so stay tuned."
Starting at $218 USD, the Pyrrha for Game of Thrones character talismans are now available online in reclaimed sterling silver or bronze. The complete collection is also available at the Pyrrha flagship store in Los Angeles.
About Pyrrha
Pyrrha designers Danielle and Wade Papin have been creating signature talisman jewelry in their Vancouver, Canada studio since 1995. Using time honoured, old world techniques, Pyrrha is handcrafted with reclaimed metals and conflict-free stones and features authentic wax impressions and imagery from the Victorian era. Each talisman is designed to inspire the wearer with its symbolic meaning culled from heraldry. The iconic talismans have captured international attention and are embraced by celebrities and style icons around the world. Pyrrha can be found at leading boutiques globally and at the brand's flagship store in Los Angeles, California.
About HBO Global Licensing
HBO Global Licensing officially licenses the HBO® brand for the development and merchandising of innovative product lines inspired by the network's award-winning programming. With products created around hit series like Game of Thrones® and VinylSM as well as classic series like The Sopranos®, Sex and the City®, True Blood® and Entourage, items include fashion apparel, figures, jewelry, digital and CD soundtracks, prop and costume replicas, games, books, and beverages, as well as exclusive, premium collections in partnership with upscale, designer brands. Merchandise can be purchased in retail stores nationwide, at http://store.hbo.com, and at the groundbreaking HBO retail hub, the HBO Shop®, located at 42nd and 6th Avenue in New York City. HBO Global Licensing products are also sold internationally across Europe (http://www.hboshopeu.com), Asia and Australia.
HBO's on a roll in the lead up to Sunday's premiere of Game of Thrones, first announcing that the show—as well as fellow programs Veep and Silicon Valley—had all been renewed through 2017.
That's not surprising for Game of Thrones, but the fact that it's only a single season pick-up is quite interesting since if HBO and the show runners have agreed on the "eight season" plan mooted in recent articles, one would expect that an eighth season pickup would also be announced. Possibly this is all pending contract negotiations, but there seems room for some variability in the final shape of the show as it approaches its end.
Shortly after this announcement, HBO released nine new high-resolution images from the premiere episode of the season. The image above is one of them, and the rest can be found in our image gallery.
As we posted about yesterday, we will run a contest leading up to each episode of Season 6 where our followers get to guess who (if anyone) dies in the upcoming episode. The first Death Poll contest will be for our Twitter followers. So, what do you need to do? Simply follow @westerosorg on Twitter and tweet us our guess as to who will die in the first episode. Make sure to include the hashtag #gotdeathpollep1 so we can find your guesses! From those who get it right, we will randomly select a winner who will have a choice between one of the new Funko Dorbz figures (not yet out, but the first wave will include Daenerys, Jon, Ned, Tyrion and the Night King) or a hardcover copy of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
As an addition to the rules posted yesterday (they will be amended as well), we should note that of course there can be multiple correct answer if more than one character dies in an episode.
We've heard it from a number of the actors—Season 6 will be the most shocking season yet. We have a feeling that means HBO will be reducing the show's budget in the bloodiest possible way, by an even greater body count than before. So, we thought we'd make a game out of it and give our followers a chance to win some things in the process. Here's how it will go down.
Every Monday, starting tomorrow, we will start a new "Death Poll" on Twitter, Facebook or the forum. Each poll will be open to followers/members of that particular venue. To participate in the poll, simply respond to the tweet, Facebook post or forum post and tell us who you think will die in the upcoming episode. Out of those who get it right, a random winner will be selected the following Monday and announced as we start the next poll.
Some rules:
1) Only one entry per person.
2) "No one" is a valid guess, but excludes unnamed, non-recurring characters. If a random guardsman dies in an episode but no named, recurring characters, the correct answer for that episode would be "no one".
3) There may be multiple correct answers for any given episode if multiple characters die.
4) Prizes will be shipped via Amazon.com, though that should not be a problem for most places.
The last couple of days has seen some significant news concerning the future of Game of Thrones thanks to remarks from showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, as well as HBO executive Michael Lombardo.
First out of the gate was this Variety interview in which Benioff was quoted as saying:
Clarification from other sources—doubtless HBO—clarified that the numbers were premature, but did say that upcoming seasons may be shorter than 10 episodes per season. The piece goes on to cite programming president Michael Lombardo, who acknowledged that Benioff and Weiss wanted to wrap the show in two years, but added that he was an "optimist" and though they would "figure this out".
HBO has released three clips from the new season of Game of Thrones. One of them, the longest, features a look at an area that the show hasn't visited since the first season and which shows how far the show's VFX prowess has grown over the years. The videos are included in a playlist below:
Reports from the premiere last night stated a new trailer was aired there… and as expected, HBO has kindly shared the trailer with the world:
Seems like there's a lot of new imagery in this one.
Last night, an exclusive mix of VIPs, critics, and fans had the opportunity to see the world premiere of Game of Thrones. The red carpet stream, hosted by Veronica Belmont, features interviews with most of the cast who were present on the day and you can see that below:
As noted by James Hibberd, among no-shows for this event were Kit Harington and George R.R. Martin, so no interviews with them. And speaking of Hibberd, he provided some initial impressions of the episode in his post on the premiere at EW. No real spoilers here, as the attendees were all asked to only speak very generally about the episode and to save the plot turns for fans watching on the 24th. One interesting detail, though, is David Benioff's statement about the production:
If I'm counting right, that makes a total of eight countries the show has filmed in across six season (including briefly in the U.S., Malta in the first season, and Morocco for the pilot and third season.)


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Anything you need? Including lip-smacking grub and pahnd-a-bowwl veg, toys, books, nighties, hats, gloves, shoes, electrical bits, all that jazz? Why go anywhere else?
Long and good food stalls
Always buzzing, and plenty of bargains!
It may have lost some of it's East End identity but it's still the biggest street market in Europe.
The heart and hub of Walthamstow! without the market it would simply not be Walthamstow. The market is the epitome of diversity, anything you want, from whatever country you want, you can find it here. I hope it gets to stay for as many years as it's been here already.
Walthamstow market is central for local culture, variety and character. It has changed a lot over the years but there are still many stall holders who make Walthamstow, Walthamstow. Whether you are after some taaaay-taas *cockney accent* or a traditional East-End pie and mash, Walthamstow market is a must. #Local #TOTastemaker
I love this market take time to browse you will find big bargains. New stalls arriving all the time. Love the new Bubble Tea
Altogther now, to the tune of Volare - 'Banana! Whoa-oh-oh-oh"...
A proper East London market, cheaper than the supermarket and definitely more interesting!
wonderful market live in walthamstow
I have been coming to the market since I was a kid and love it to pieces! This is a market for everyday people and not a pop up selling handmade craft junk and overpriced artisan produce - how many little ladies made out of straw do people need? You really can get everything here at great prices plus you can then pop into Manzes, the Windmill or any one of the great coffee shops - esp Riccos for some fuel and a rest before carrying on. My advise is to take a shopping bag with wheels as you will end up with a lot of stuff!
Ok for fresh fruit and veg, but there are A LOT of stalls selling the same things, and a fair amount of it is tat. There is a huge opportunity for Walthamstow Market to take advantage of the influx of 'Village' dwellers by providing more stalls selling homemade crafts and food stalls.
we love it there! very good prices of everything - especially fruit and veg. Household goods, clothes, toys etc... a typical market mix. Easy to get to - 1 min walk from the tube station.
the market is amazing!, go there and see
I love WM, the atmosphere, the food, clothes really good feel of Eastend. Cheers me up every time I visit the market.


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Of the fifteen acts listed below, five of them will comprise the Class of 2013 in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Your potential inductees are, in alphabetical order:
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Chic
- Deep Purple
- Heart
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- Albert King
- Kraftwerk
- The Marvelettes
- The Meters
- Randy Newman
- Procol Harum
- Public Enemy
- Rush
- Donna Summer
Once again, the Rock Hall has left a ton of good artists off the list. In fact, last year I mentioned that the Hall of Fame has ignored the Moody Blues, the Guess Who, Styx, Boston, Grand Funk Railroad, Joy Division, Slade, The Specials, Depeche Mode, New Order, The Skatalites, Harry Nilsson, Yes and King Crimson. And guess what. All those performers have to wait for maybe ANOTHER year to get any love. Meh.
So let me do a little handicapping. Figure that five out of these fifteen will be in the Class of 2013. So how would I handicap this race?
THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND – Paul Butterfield was one of the greatest harmonica virtuosos in rock history. And the Paul Butterfield Blues Band were a core of early 1970's music and influences.
PRO – These guys performed as the backing band for Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival when Dylan went electric. They also performed at Woodstock. And did I mention that Butterfield's music was deeply influenced by everyone from Muddy Waters to Howlin' Wolf?
CON – I really hate to say this, but there are a lot of people out there who haven't heard of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. And that may include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's voters.
CHANCES – They should get in this year. But they WILL get in next year.
CHIC – The quintet that brought a liquid bass line to two of the best songs of the late 70's, "Le Freak" and "Good Times." Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards later produced several monster hits for other artists, and were part of the group Power Station.
PRO – "Good Times" has been sampled by a thousand rap artists, and "Le Freak" is still a radio staple.
CON – They're a two-hit wonder. Three if you even remember "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)." Chic and Donna Summer are the two disco acts among the 15 balloteers. Neither one got inducted in 2011, and I'm not seeing it this year either.
CHANCES – Not this year. I thought there was a rule that if you got nominated seven times, you were automatically elected to the Rock Hall. Or maybe I'm wrong.
DEEP PURPLE – One of the greatest early hard rock bands ever. Admit it, the first time you picked up a guitar, the first riff you ever tried to play was "Smoke on the Water." Don't lie to me.
PRO – Everybody from Van Halen to Metallica have cited Deep Purple as an influence.
CON – The only con is that this group has waited SO long to get nominated, let alone inducted. And I wonder which version of Deep Purple they're going to induct? I'm betting the Mark II version, although it would be nice if all members past and present were included as well.
CHANCES – Get your acceptance speeches ready.
HEART – Ann and Nancy Wilson. Monster hits throughout the 1970's and 1980's. Pioneers in female-led rock bands.
PRO – "Magic Man." "Barracuda." The entire Dreamboat Annie album.
CON – They really got schlocky in the mid-1980's. If I hear "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" one more time…
CHANCES – This should have been their year, if they weren't on the same ballot as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS – Found a way to mix hard rock anthems with 70's punk rock.
PRO – One of the greatest rock intros of the 1980's. "I Love Rock and Roll." Sing it along with me.
CON – Most of their catalog were covers of other people's songs. Maybe "I Hate Myself For Loving You" was their only original hit of the bunch.
CHANCES – Will probably split the vote with Heart. If that's the case, I'm picking the Blackhearts over the Wilsons.
ALBERT KING – The Velvet Bulldozer. One of the "Three Kings" of American blues guitar, along with Freddie King and B.B. King.
PRO – You know how many musicians were influenced by his song "Born Under a Bad Sign?" EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM!
CON – Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame even acknowledge blues guitarists any more?
CHANCES – My heart says yes, but I just don't think he'll get enough votes.
KRAFTWERK – The pioneers of melding synthesizers to rock and dance music. Their songs "Numbers" and "Computer Love" were the framework on which hip-hop exists today.
PRO – Where do you start? "Autobahn." "Trans-Europe Express." "Numbers." "Tour de France."
CON – In a perfect world, Kraftwerk AND Depeche Mode would have been inducted in the same year. And maybe Robert Moog and Wendy Carlos as R&RHOF "influences." But we don't live in a perfect world.
CHANCES – I really wish they would get in, but it's a longshot at best.
THE MARVELETTES – The first group to have a #1 pop hit with "Please Mr. Postman." Motown's first prolific girl group, they set the stage for the Supremes and the Vandellas.
PRO – They were able to have hits with stompers like "Please Mr. Postman" and "Beechwood 4-5789," and then had hits with sultry ballads like "Don't Mess With Bill" and "Too Many Fish in the Sea."
CON – The Marvelettes are almost an afterthought in Motown's history. The fact that it took this long for them to even be considered for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a shame. Even saying all that, I don't think this will be their year.
CHANCES – Longshot.
THE METERS – One of the most respected funk/rock bands of the early 1970's. Worked as the backing band for virtually every single New Orleans performer and band.
PRO – Almost every one of their recordings, including the track below "Look-Ka Py Py," have been sampled by hip-hop and R&B artists for years. That's respect, bay bee.
CON – Raise your hand if you've only heard of the Meters from reading this blog post. That's what I was afraid of. I'm seeing too many hands.
CHANCES – Not this year. Maybe next year.
RANDY NEWMAN – Legendary prolific songwriter whose works have been covered by dozens of signers. Heck, Harry Nilsson did a whole album of Randy Newman's songs.
PRO – The ability to work with both musical theater, movie soundtracks and rock music.
CON – I just can't hear a Randy Newman-penned song without thinking it belongs in a Pixar movie. Plus, his hit "Short People" got OH-VER-PLAYED back in the 70's.
CHANCES – He might actually get in the Hall this year. But he shouldn't.
N.W.A. – Arguably the seminal group to bring West Coast rap to the mainstream. Spawned several platinum solo acts and sold zillions of records.
PRO – With a career that spanned only two studio albums, N.W.A. changed the course of rap music forever.
CON – Will probably split the vote with Public Enemy for enshrinement.
CHANCES – I'd give them the nod over Public Enemy, if I had the choice to do so.
PROCOL HARUM – pioneers of progressive rock and baroque pop.
PRO – "A Whiter Shade of Pale." Geez, you need more of a "pro" than that?
CON – Quick, name another song of theirs besides "A Whiter Shade of Pale." And no fair running to Wikipedia to look one up.
CHANCES – They won't get in. The Rock Hall doesn't like progressive rock groups or baroque pop. If they did, the Moody Blues and Yes would have been enshrined YEARS ago.
PUBLIC ENEMY – legendary rap group from New York City, brought political consciousness to their lyrics.
PRO – Any rap group that has the cojones to record a song with the group Anthrax deserves consideration.
CON – Just think. During their acceptance speech, imagine Flavor Flav going up to the microphone and shouting, "YEAH, BOYEEEEE!"
CHANCES – I think voters will split between N.W.A. and Public Enemy, under some misguided quota system that would only allow one rap group in the Hall per year. And I think there would be more votes for N.W.A.
RUSH – Geddy Lee. Alex Lifeson. Neal Peart. I need not say any more.
PRO – Rush is probably the only group I know where you may not like ALL their songs, but there's at least four that you can latch onto and never let go, no matter what. Okay, for me it's "Tom Sawyer", "New World Man", "Closer To The Heart" and "Spirit of the Radio."
CON – There's no con. This group should have been inducted ten years ago.
CHANCES – Unless the voters have developed brain-cramps, Rush should be inducted without any further delay.
DONNA SUMMER – Queen of disco music. Consistent chart hits from 1976 to 1991.
PRO – Transcended the vapid disco orchestrations. Fantastic voice. Girl once held a note for 16 solid seconds on the song "Dim All The Lights." You try doing that.
CON – Again, she's a disco artist. This is not the DISCO Hall of Fame. And this is a woman who had a song called "Love To Love You Baby," where she simply sang the song title 30 times in a row! I've said this two years ago, I've said it last year. Donna Summer is not a rock and roll artist.
CHANCES – Not this year, Donna. Sorry.
So with that in mind, my vote would include Deep Purple, Rush, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Albert King and N.W.A. If I could add an extra vote or two, I'd suggest Heart and Public Enemy. With my luck, though, Randy Newman and Donna Summer will get the votes, whether I like it or not.
Now let me ask you – who would you vote for from the fifteen names listed above, who do you think should never get a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ticket, let alone an induction – and are there artists / groups / performers that have still snubbed after all these years?


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Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar Advance to World Match Play Golf Final
Defending champion Hunter Mahan will face Matt Kuchar in today's final of golf's Match Play Championship.
Mahan and Kuchar won their semifinals this morning 4-and-3, meaning they each held an unassailable four-hole lead with three holes remaining at The Golf Club on Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. Mahan ousted Ian Poulter of England and Kuchar eliminated Australian Jason Day.
Every winner on the U.S. PGA Tour this season has been American, a streak that will continue after Mahan and Kuchar advanced to the final.
The Match Play Championship, which carries a first prize of $1.5 million, is the first of four annual World Golf Championships events.
No. 1 seed Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, who was seeded second overall, lost in the first round.
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LSU Freek strikes again.
LSU Freek strikes again.
Is that Golic at the end with Holtz?
I do believe so.
I like how his head tilts back as he drives away.
It was certainly a thing.
Go Blue!
He's not a man. He's like a piece of iron.
and then I would be impressed.
WILMA! I'm home!!!
no other words
Not his best work
I think it would have been better if he used the cartoon version.
You're right, Devin.
I don't get it.
"He's so cute" -- my Bama wife upon watching this
"...?" -- me
(then again, she did marry me, so...
...maybe i need to get her eyes checked.
...then again, better not!)
Hoke? He is kind of cute in a puppy adorable way.
That's a no-longer approved split M on that dino. C'mon Brady, you're better than that
/s I love all that is LSUFreek
it's the throwback MGoMobile.
One of the players recently referred to Hoke as kinda like Fred Flintstone, if I remember correctly. That makes this more applicable.
That interview is being played on ESPN right now as we speak.
Yabba Dabba Blue, MF
Wait was that Rees he is lifting? Pretty entertaining.
...should give that man a raise.
Has Devin Gardner seen this?
Somehow, someway, this needs to make it into the next discussion of anything ND-related. This GIF provides a nice summary of last Saturday without saying anything at all. Once again, LSUFreek strikes gold.
I wish I had that much time on my hands....
Stargate reference makes it number one in my book.
Uses old logo therefore terrible
In the modern stone-age it would be the new logo
Virtual +1 to you for that one.
Don't know if it has already been posted but saw this on reddit today.


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Hi all ,this was a rescue plant when we moved here,I think its a Yucca of some kind and was in the rubbish bit, I replanted the larger one and the two smaller ones came,now its looking healthier and is a fairly strong grower i think the pot might be too small for three, So wot to do, wait till summer and split or do it now , or leave for a year or so i don't know ?
excuse yellow leaf its one of my figs just come in from the cold ready for winter,Cheers miserable cold rain erein Muns Nor Norfolk
Peter this might be of use its very easy reading for pruning
its done with info and pics i found it very helpful
Annietts ,also stay away from passion flower beautiful but a real strong heavy grower,Clematis is worth looking at but watch for the fast growers like Montana also beautiful and very strong ,im sure someone will give you a few names ,good luck
Jan you might want to give a handful of fish blood and bone in March April as the trees awake ,and then a little potash watered in then as it responds a really good watering of a handful of Potash this should have a really good effect on the fruiting carry on feeding till around just before they start to think of going into fall ,if you use comfrey a little at every feed is good also, and of course i hope your trees are all getting Pollinated properly ,good luck.
Nic r u using the tree on the bar for your uploads
bigger pic needed please
just the job Dave ,all done and in the green house,many thanks
Winnie if the worms are collecting on your bin lid the compost needs drying a little untill they stop collecting there they dont happily collect on the lid look on utube its been shown many times, nothing too serious but needs looking at ,,some dry cardboard perhaps to help dry it a touch , im only passing this info on as iv recently had this happen to me and many of my alottmenteer friends all solved by dring a touch,cheers.good luck.
I had to do something very similar and i was fuming so I went to my local MP at the time Ken Clark, within 10 days I had a letter offering better service and totally different from the first offer , and a letter from Ken stating what he had done for me ,Go for it and make them sit up, its my tax money iv paid over all my working years and i didn't pay it to be thrown away by numskulls in situations like yours KT,not to mention the messing about you went through its bl,,dy disgusting.


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A 16-year old Egyptian housewife was raped and killed by her husband and his friend while they were reeling under the influence of drug, reported Al Watan newspaper.
The 25-year old husband accompanied his 22-year old friend to his house and they spent the night consuming drugs. In their intoxicated state, the duo decided to rape the young wife.
The husband and his friend took turns to assault her sexually even as she screamed for mercy. However, her screams fell on deaf ears as neighbours could not hear her and her tormentors were beyond reason.
The husband and his friend decided to get rid of the young woman in order to hide their own crime.
The husband hit her head with a metal bar till she died. They put her body into a big plastic bad and dumped it on the outskirts of the city of Serras Al-Layan of Monofya governorate.
Officials of the Serras Al-Layan police station found the body of an unidentified woman.
After conducting extensive investigations, they found that the victim's husband was not only unemployed but also had a criminal record.
The investigations revealed that the husband and his friend had consumed a large dose of drugs when they committed the crime.
The police arrested the accused and the duo confessed their crime.
The police referred the two accused to the prosecution.


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MIDDLEBURY – The Mount Abraham Union High School girls' basketball team on Friday won for the ninth time in 10 tries, but it wasn't easy.
The visiting Eagles (11-5) had their hands full in a 37-25 win against a young Middlebury team, which has a 1-14 record that does not show the progress the Tigers have made in recent weeks.
ADDISON COUNTY — Vergennes defeated rival Mount Abraham to highlight local boys' basketball play in the latter half of last week. In other games, Middlebury kept on winning, Otter Valley split two games, and the Eagles fell on the road.
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VERGENNES — The Vergennes Union High School girls' basketball team split a pair of games late last week and stands at 4-11 heading into a Monday, Feb. 2, home game vs. Missisquoi.
On Thursday, host Milton rallied for a 43-39 win over the Commodores thanks to 23 points and 11 rebounds by Selena Patterson. Patterson also hit five of six fourth-quarter free throws to help the 6-8 Yellowjackets secure the victory.
VERGENNES — The Vergennes Town Meeting Day ballot will offer two contested races, including a rematch of a 2012 contest decided by one vote, and a petitioned article.
It will not include Senior Alderman Randy Ouellette, who did not file a petition by Monday's deadline and will step down after a decade.
One of the races is the second go-around between Susan Ferland and Cheryl Brinkman for the seat on the Vergennes Union Elementary School board now held by Ferland. Both are seeking a three-year term.
VERGENNES — Although the Humanities course at Vergennes Union High School predates the Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirement (PBGR) effort at the school by two years, it has gained attention not only at VUHS, but elsewhere in the state.
VERGENNES — For Vergennes Union High School junior Emma Gardner and the other 22 members of the school's Humanities class, Jan. 22 loomed large.
The members of the class had spent a semester researching topics of their choice for the interdisciplinary Humanities course. That morning, the time had come for each to deliver a 10-minute roundtable presentation in the school library based on the 10-page papers they had already written based on that research.
VERGENNES — Eight local wrestlers reached the podium at the competitive Bob Benoure Invitational, a 23-team tournament hosted on Saturday by Vergennes Union High School that lured schools from Maine, New Hampshire and New York as well as Vermont.
The Commodores had the best local team finish, taking ninth overall and fifth among the Vermont teams competing. Middlebury finished 12th, Otter Valley was 15th, and Mount Abraham ended in a tie for 21st.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men's basketball team saw a nine-game home winning streak end with a 71-62 loss to visiting University of Maine, Fort Kent, on Saturday. The Bengals moved to 6-10, while the Panthers fell to 13-3.
Middlebury was set to return to action on Tuesday night by hosting Lyndon State, but that game was postponed. They next visit Williams on Friday at 7 p.m.
VERGENNES — Vergennes aldermen heard at their Jan. 13 meeting from Mayor Bill Benton that he would like them later this year to consider a comprehensive recreation plan for the city.
The first step, said Benton in a Wednesday interview, will be to create a group to assess the city's recreation inventory and needs and take another look at what residents would like to see offered.
ADDISON COUNTY — As lawmakers wrestle with education funding reform this winter, one idea that has gained some favor in Montpelier is ending "Small School Grants," extra funding to smaller schools that helps them keep their doors open. Gov. Peter Shumlin, for one, made that recommendation in his Jan. 15 budget address.
In recent years the Legislature has tried to address what lawmakers see as cost inefficiencies in smaller schools by passing laws to encourage unification within and between school districts.
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In a long-awaited ruling that deals a major setback to burgeoning casinos on Indian lands throughout California, a federal appeals court Tuesday rejected the claim of dozens of tribes that the state must allow them to offer wide-ranging forms of gambling, including electronic slot machines.
Agreeing instead with the position of state officials, who have fought for years to limit the growth of Indian gambling, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the tribes cannot conduct forms of casino gambling that are banned on non-Indian lands.
"A state need only allow Indian tribes to operate games that others can operate, but need not give tribes what others cannot have," said the 3-0 ruling issued in San Francisco.
The ruling came after state Atty. Gen. Dan Lungren refused to include the lucrative slot-type gambling in "compacts" that are supposed to be negotiated with tribes under the national Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Lungren said such devices--the centerpieces of casinos worldwide--clearly are banned under the California Constitution.


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We're concluding our chat with double bassist Anthony Stoops today on Contrabass Conversations, which we began on episode 67 of the podcast. Anthony is the Artist/Teacher of Bass and String Area Chair at theUniversity of Oklahoma School of Music. He also won first prize in the International Society of Bassists international solo competition and is the past recipient of a Karr Foundation double bass. Learn more about Anthony by visiting his website atanthonystoops.com.We're also featuring Anthony performing his rock medley with the Bad Boyz of Bass, plus some listener feedback, bass news, and shout-outs to some of our Facebook group members. Enjoy! About Anthony:Anthony Stoops is Artist/Teacher of Bass and String Area Chair at theUniversity of Oklahoma School of Music. Since winning first prize in the International Society of Bassists international solo competition, he has performed throughout the United States and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. Dr. Stoops has presented masterclasses in Poland, Brazil and throughout the U.S. at venues such as the Cleveland Institute of Music, the University of Michigan, the University of Iowa, Interlochen Arts Academy, Penn State University, and many others.The past recipient of a Karr Foundation Doublebass, Stoops is widely regarded as one of the top bass soloists in the world today. As an orchestral musician, Stoops has performed regularly in over a dozen orchestras including the Detroit, Columbus (OH) and Toledo Symphony orchestras, and the Michigan Opera Theater among many others, under many of the world's great conductors such as Sir Georg Solti, Neeme Järvi, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez and Charles Dutoit.He studied with Diana Gannett at Iowa (and later at Michigan), Stuart Sankey at Michigan, Jeff Bradetich at Northwestern, and Eugene Levinson at Aspen. Other influential teachers include Max Dimoff, Principal Bass of the Cleveland Orchestra, Stephen Molina, Assistant Principal Bass of the Detroit Symphony. In high school, he studie with Dr. Mark Morton, Principal Bass of the Columbus Symphony.As a devotee of new music, Stoops' wide-ranging repertoire has included premieres of several works, including his own. Prior to his appointment at OU, he taught at Bowling Green State University, the Ann Arbor School for Performing Arts and the renowned Preucil School of Music.He lives in Norman, OK with his wife, cellist Emily Gosma Stoops and their son, Henry. In his spare time, Anthony enjoys fishing, cooking, swimming and Yoga.Link of the Week:Mittenwald Master ClassFeatured Music:Rock Medley – arranged by Anthony Stoops and performed by the Bad Boyz of BassMusic Provided by:
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i just got my septoplasty and rhinoplasty done about a week ago, and yesterday i accidently hit my nose cast twice with my hand... wasn't too painful but got me worried. I looked inside my nostrils and saw a bump which i dont remember seeing.
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There has been some discussion lately about the legal ethics of using computers in law practice. In particular, there's been discussion of cloud computing and "software as a service." See here and here, for example. Ethics opinions and ethics pundits are discussing exactly how much security these services must have, and how much an attorney has to investigate them before ethically using them.
I confess I don't understand this. The ethics rules already require lawyers to maintain their clients' confidences, and already require lawyers to maintain their clients' property and records. In the pre-computer days, all records were stored on paper. Lawyers typically stored them in their offices, or in separate file rooms. No one, however, ever bothered to ask: "Are deadbolt locks on office doors sufficient? Are they required? If you use a combination lock instead, do you have to call up the lock company and inquire how secure their combinations are? Do you have to interview your janitorial staff and conduct background checks on them on a regular basis to ensure that client files to which they have physical access are safe?"
All of these physical security questions in pre-computer days were left up to a reasonableness standard. If you were exercising reasonable care in preserving client documents and files, then you were complying with the rules.
What's the difference with computers? Why do some people feel that it is necessary to spell out in great detail what is secure, what's not secure, and how much security needs to be investigated? This seems like a waste of time and energy, especially given the rapid pace of technological change. Not to mention the fact that modern, encrypted computer storage is probably much safer than the average physical deadbolt lock, as well as the fact that attorneys are not particularly well-situated to evaluate computer security.


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Once again, our state legislators are stumbling through the jungle, lost in the underbrush, dazed and confused, most of them totally lacking a moral compass to guide them. And to make matters worse, they are either taking directions from community leaders who cannot read a map or legislative leaders who are pointing toward the road that ultimately leads to ruin.
As for community leaders who cannot read a map, we have at least one minister from a largely working-class congregation coming out publicly against tax reform.
No matter that, under the current tax structure, most of the people in this minister's church are paying a much larger percent of their incomes in state taxes than Tennessee's wealthiest citizens or that the Rochelle/Head graduated tax plan would take the sales tax off groceries and give most of his congregants a tax break.
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AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – One of the biggest used book sales in this part of the country is about to open its doors. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) launch their 60th Annual book sale on Wednesday in a new location this year — Burlington Plaza on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst.
The five-day sale features more than 150,000 new and used books, DVD's, puzzles and games. Money raised benefits local scholarships and educational programs supported by the Buffalo Branch of the AAUW. In its 60 years, the sale has grown from a modest one-day event into one of the largest sales of its kind in Western New York.
The sale runs May 28 through June 1st. Admission prices on May 28 are $20 from 9 to 11 A.M., $10 from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. and $5 from 1 to 8 p.m. May 29 through May 31, admission is just one dollar. Admission is free on the final day of the sale, June 1, and doors close at 5 p.m.
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CLIFTON PARK — The Olive Garden restaurant at Clifton Park Center will open at 4 p.m. Monday, April 16, the Orlando, Fla.-based restaurant company said Thursday. The 7,441-square-foot restaurant will have room for 246 diners and will employ 155 people.
Managing the restaurant will be Andy McMaster, who has been with Olive Garden for 18 years and most recently managed the Olive Garden at 178 Wolf Road in Colonie.
Olive Garden operates more than 750 restaurants with 88,000 employees and $3 billion in annual sales. It is part of the Darden restaurant company, which also operates Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 and Eddie V's.


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Two arrested after St. Louis-area mall fight
RICHMOND HEIGHTS (AP) - A fight involving several people at the St. Louis Galleria shopping mall has led to two arrests, but police say it is not related to unrest in the city of Ferguson elsewhere in St. Louis County.
Richmond Heights Police Sgt. Gerry Rohr says up to 10 people were involved in the fight that broke out about 6 p.m. Monday. He says the police presence was high because of social media warnings, a day after several stores in Ferguson were looted. The looting followed the fatal shooting of a young black man by a police officer on Saturday.
Rohr says the two female juveniles at the center of the fight have a history of dislike and it was unrelated to Ferguson. Still, nearly all the mall stores closed early.
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CORAL SPRINGS — Moments after casting his ballot Tuesday, a man died at a polling place at 8500 Royal Palm Blvd.
George Stanley, 67, of Coral Springs, was sitting on a chair just before noon, waiting for his wife to finish voting, when he apparently had a heart attack and fell to the floor, Coral Springs police Capt. Jeff Maslan said. Paramedics took Stanley to Coral Springs Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Richard Dix, Stanley's son-in-law who lives in Connecticut, said Stanley graduated from West Point and served as an Army captain in the 1960s.
Records show Stanley was a registered Republican. Still, Dix said his father-in-law was planning to vote for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
"I turned to my kids and told them the last thing he did was his patriotic duty," Dix said. "If Kerry ends up winning by one vote, I hope it's his."
However, Stanley's wife, Judy Stanley, said her husband was still undecided on their way to the polls.
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Fiji Time: 12:38 PM on Thursday 22 February
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
PORTO SEGURO, Brazil - Germany repeated its feat from four years ago by opening the World Cup with a 4-0 victory. Now it's hoping there won't be a repeat of its second game in South Africa when it takes on Ghana tomorrow.
The Germans routed Australia to start its 2010 campaign, but then lost to Serbia 1-0 in the next game. After beating Portugal 4-0 in Brazil on Tuesday, Germany is wary of another letdown in Fortaleza against Ghana.
"The second match from four years ago is a warning," Germany defender Per Mertesacker said. "We opened very well, then lost. We'll have to take it very seriously."
Ghana lost its opening match 2-1 to the United States and can't afford another loss, while Germany would all but clinch a spot in the knockout rounds with another win.
A big downside from the opening win, though, was an injury picked up by central defender Mats Hummels. Hummels did not practice with the team yesterday and a decision on his fitness won't be made until shortly before the match.
"I hope he will be able to play, we've just started getting accustomed to playing alongside each other and to have more confidence," Mertesacker said. "It would be a little question mark if Mats can't play but we all know what we have to do.
"Ghana is a very physical team, they try to outplay you, they want to shine," Mertesacker said.
"They are a dangerous team and we'll have to be very clever, especially in the heat. We'll have to play good defence."
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The Nye Beach Arch over the street leading to the Turnaround.
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Unlike the rest of the town of Newport, there is nothing similar to Nye Beach on the entire Oregon Coast. Cobblestone streets, old-style street lamps made of modern technology and a bevy of quaint architectural styles give this place a charm that is somewhere between 19th century Europe and the future - with a decent helping of Americana.
This historic area used to be called the honeymoon capital of the world back in the 1900s, when Nye Beach was actually a separate town, connected to Newport by only a mud road covered by wooden planks. At that time, Newport was all on the bay front.
These days, it retains its romantic buzz with loads of cute lodgings and cafes dotting its tiny streets. Theres the legendary Sylvia Beach Hotel, with rooms coming in themes based on authors lives, such as the Edgar Allen Poe room that contains a pendulum hanging over the bed.
Or for a mix of the thoroughly modern, romantic and seriously gourmet, theres the Village Market & Deli, with its partial ocean view. This hidden treasure features a small but impressive wine shop, where co-owner J.T. Trusty utilizes his extensive knowledge to bring in interesting new finds.
The menu boasts expertly done and innovative dishes around $10 for lunch. A spinach pasta comes with an especially aromatic wine and tomato sauce that surprises the nostrils as well as the palate. Filet mignon is rubbed with fennel seed and brown sugar, as well as turned into a poor boy sandwich a version containing the extra twist of a wild and wooly chipotle dressing. Those are just two examples: every element of each dish provides a startling yet beautiful experience, containing multiple layers of subtle tastes and nuances.
Within view of Village Market & Deli is a giant arch, the entrance to the stairway heading down to the beautiful Turnaround and the pristine, fun-filled beaches of the area. A second arch rises above the vehicular entrance to the Turnaround where visitors can drive to a parking lot or merely follow the road around to the exit.
Another point of interest is the old Jump-Off Joe rock structure a quarter mile north of the Turnaround. Until about ten years ago, this chunk of sandstone jutting out from the cliff extended much further, and provided a nifty little vantage point from which to view the ocean from above. Directly above the rock structure are the remnants of an old condo that fell apart just weeks from completion back in the 80s, leaving a slightly spooky castle ruins-like vibe atop this bluff.
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Interest in our RowCruiser is quickly growing, and there are now a few dozen currently being built. We also completed our first RowCruiser build class last week, and it was a huge success. Our next RowCruiser build class, scheduled for next September in Port Townsend, is already two thirds full, so if you're interested in attending be sure to sign up soon (www.rowcruiser.com).
There's also been a lot of inquiries into the sailing rig for the RowCruiser, which we are currently developing. Eventually, we will be providing plans and directions for the sailing rig, but I will give a brief overview of what we are developing.
Key attributes we are trying to incorporate are affordability, relative simplicity and performance. We decided that a ketch rig would be most effective for the RowCruiser, but we didn't want the costs to spiral out of control. Two sails, masts, hardware, etc add up quickly in price. Just to give perspective for the uninitiated in purchasing sailing equipment, it typically costs $1000 for a single dinghy sail to be custom made by a sailmaker. Sail, spar, and hardware costs could quickly add up to $5000 for the ketch rig we envisioned if the sails were custom made, and hardware purchased at chandlery-costs.
Fortunately, we've found ideal off-the-shelf sails from Intensity Sails that retail for $179 each. They are perfectly shaped for the rig that we envisioned, and the smaller mizzen sail is created by trimming down one of the two sails. The mainsail will be 48 square feet and, the mizzen will be 29 square feet. The two part carbon/glass main mast retails for $250, and the mizzen is $100. The costs still add up, and even with the bargain prices of hardware at Duckworks, with the addition of blocks (for the downhaul, vang and main sheet), mast supports, sheets, battens, pintle and gugeons for the rudder, boom poles,and an endless list of other small items, the total costs amount to about $1300.
Overall, we feel this is a pretty reasonable cost for a rig that will fit the RowCruiser like a glove and provide solid performance.
Once we have the rig completed and trialed, we will develop a set of instructions, plans and a shopping list (all items for the sail rig can be purchased easily online).
For those who wish to add the sailing rig to their finished RowCruisers, it is not too difficult to install the daggerboard and mast supports to the completed boat. We will provide some pictures in a couple of weeks, for those that wish to proceed with the conversion before plans are available.
Additionally, there have been questions as to whether the amas are necessary for the sailing version. They are not. We'll be able to provide a more detailed response after sea trials, but overall, the boat should sail fairly well without the amas. The size of the sailing rig is not immense, and sailing without amas will be similar to dinghy sailing where body weight needs to be shifted to keep the boat upright. The amas will allow for more relaxed sailing without gymnastics required to keep the boat upright. Additionally, the boat can be pressed much harder without needing to downsize sails.
For a rig of similar size that successfully dealt with the reefing issue, check out Fritz Fenger's book Voyaging Alone in the Caribbeean.
In the last part of the 19th century there was a lot of interest in cruising in sailing canoes, philosophically close to the cruising rowboat. Here's a list
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Mexico: bishop welcomes state medical care for migrants
August 07, 2014
A bishop in southern Mexico has welcomed the decision of the State of Tabasco to grant medical care to migrants from Central America for a three-month period.
"It is necessary to share our resources with them, even if they are foreigners," said Bishop Gerardo de Jesus Rojas López, according to a Fides report. "We have to follow what our Lord teaches: even if they are not from here, we must help everyone and all those in need."
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