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Considering selling your home in the winter? During the hustle and bustle of wintertime, it can be especially difficult to list your home on the market. Regrettably, there is an impression among buyers that those selling during the winter are doing so of financial desperation and tend to make lower offers. Especially during the holidays, emotional attachments add a personal value to the property, getting in the way of setting realistic asking prices. In today's fast-paced online real estate market, the wrong price will turn away buyers and leave your home sitting. You can prepare yourself ahead of time by comparing similar properties that are currently for sale and recently sold in your area. Read on to learn more about these 5 hurdles homeowners face when selling a home during the winter in El Paso.
Lower Demand
Buyers' priorities change during this season, as during the winter there is a literal beehive of extra activity including shopping, cooking, and parties for friends and work. There is also the call of outdoor activities during winter, meaning as many weekend getaways as possible. When you add in all of this, along with any traditional gatherings you may celebrate with your family, it is easy to see why buyers are distracted from home shopping at this time of year. The level of demands on everyone's time is a big hurdle homeowners face when selling a home during the winter in El Paso.
Showings and Open Houses
Showings are inevitable when your house is listed. Being able to leave your home at any moment during the winter weekends is difficult at best, add in children and pets and the chaos is doubled. For those in more northern regions, inclement weather during the winter months makes traveling a risk. In icy conditions this risk includes walking safely to the home for your buyers, so you simply cannot forget the outdoors. You will want to be certain to maintain clear walkways at all times. During this time of year, outdoor activities create additional chores when attempting to keep everything spotless. This is another hurdle homeowners face when selling a home during the winter in El Paso. These demands and constant intrusions can strain even the best of relationships, especially at such a stressful time of year.
Repairs During Winter
Bringing your home to the attention of potential buyers means you will be shining a spotlight on the property, regrettably the spotlight often points to issues with the home. Making repairs is expensive, time-consuming, and stressful, to say the least. Repairs are made all the more difficult during this time of year by freezing temperatures, wet or even icy conditions affect travel and even walking. Shortened days also limit the time work can be accomplished, to mention just a few of the issues. Managing the additional requirements of the season to make repairs is another hurdle homeowners face when selling a home during the winter in El Paso.
Dreary Days
The depressing mood of gray winter days is a hurdle homeowners face when selling a home during the winter in El Paso. This can be countered by opening every curtain and allowing all possible natural light to flow in. Additionally, turn on every light for a warmer and more welcoming mood indoors. and make every effort to show off the landscaping, perhaps with outdoor lighting on more dreary days. For those planning their sale far enough in advance, have professional photos taken for your marketing during the time of year your landscaping is at its best.
Financing Delays
Bank holidays are in abundance during this time of year and extended winter vacations cause delays in processing paperwork This is another of the hurdles homeowners face when selling a home during the winter in El Paso. Not only can this be disheartening, but these delays also affect the process down the line, all the way to extending the date of closing. Delays in finalizing your buyer's mortgage due to days the bankers are not available can become quite expensive. Let's face it, being on time is not always easy, especially when you're distracted by the upcoming holidays. When considering selling your own property, deadlines are a big obstacle homeowners face when selling their houses duringOften, buyers fail to qualify for mortgages, causing sellers to lose deals and have to start again.
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Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint at Europe's biggest conference for the finance and insurance industry
Frankfurt, November 6, 2015 – Risk management, regulation and process optimization of new business models in the financial services industry are key elements of the portfolio of management and technology consultancy BearingPoint. Thus, the firm takes again an active part in the Euro Finance Week, the biggest European conference for the finance and insurance industry. The 18th Euro Finance Week takes place from November 16 to 20, 2015, in Frankfurt, Germany. This year the focus will be on the integration and regulation of the European financial and insurance markets. Against this background BearingPoint experts will share their experience and give evaluations of the current challenges in both industries.
Euro Finance Week offers a great opportunity for participants to exchange views and discuss the current state of the financial industry and the effects of regulation. BearingPoint experts will help facilitate discussion on many timely topics and challenges within the financial industry. Digital technologies, innovative processes and flexible structures are bringing fundamental changes to the industry, and financial services as well as insurance companies have to react and must amend their business models in order to remain sustainable and viable for the future.
Robert Wagner, firm-wide leader for Financial Services at BearingPoint
BearingPoint speakers at Euro Finance Week:
Conference Banking, Supervision, Resolution and Risk Management in Europe on November 17:
"The European Reporting Framework"
Speaker: Dr. Maciej Piechocki - Partner Financial Services
Conference Compliance: Non-Financial Risk on November 17:
"Target Image Compliance/Governance 2020 – Where is the journey leading us to?"
Speaker: Oliver Engelbrecht - Partner Financial Services
Payments Conference on November 18:
"Successful business models for banks regarding Instant Payment under the aspect of digitalization" and "paydirekt - Basis of European payment methods"
Speaker: Christian Bruck - Partner Financial Services
Banking in digital transition on November 18:
"Omni channel - Strategy and experience report"
Speaker: Michael Arndt - Partner Financial Services
"Financial architecture "downwards" for transaction, reporting und regulation"
Speaker: Maik Frey - Partner Financial Services
Conference Euro Finance Tech on November 19:
"How Fintech Offers New Ways for Trading & Investing"
Speaker: Dr. Robert Bosch - Partner Financial Services
BearingPoint will have an information booth at the Euro Finance Marketplace and kindly asks visitors to stop by to learn more about our services.
About BearingPoint
BearingPoint consultants understand that the world of business changes constantly and that the resulting complexities demand intelligent and adaptive solutions. Our clients, whether in commercial or financial industries or in government, experience real results when they work with us. We combine industry, operational and technology skills with relevant proprietary and other assets in order to tailor solutions for each client's individual challenges. This adaptive approach is at the heart of our culture and has led to long-standing relationships with many of the world's leading companies and organizations. Our global consulting network of 9,700 people serves clients in more than 70 countries and engages with them for measurable results and long-lasting success.
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Lately I feel like I've been wandering aimlessly on my spiritual path. I've ended up discarding virtually all of my practices except for Kemetic stuff related to Bast.
I've also started to branch into other religions again, look around, see what there is. Not necessarily a bad thing. Part of learning when you've only been walking for a couple years, but it worries me. A lot of my spiritual practice involves worshipping deities and I, Miss Wildly Flail Through Everything in Life, worry about stepping on some divine toes. I haven't been hit with an unholy shitstorm yet, but I know it's coming if I keep acting a fool.
So I wonder: At what point can you say you're just fooling around and not evolving? What are some possible warning signs that you're wandering without growing?
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The O'Brien Family Series Book Two
By Cecy Robson
Released April 19th, 2016
A mixed martial arts star on the rise, Finn O'Brien dismantles his opponents with brutal precision. And yet beneath his fierce persona, Finn is raw from a trauma he's buried for years . . . until the day his deep-rooted rage erupts and lands him in court-mandated therapy. Finn's not one to bare his soul, but if talking it out means meeting
beautiful women like Sol Marieles, he'll give it a shot.
beautiful women like Sol Marieles, he'll give it a shot.
Sol is working toward her master's degree in psychology, and already she feels like she's in over her head. With an important internship on the line and a scary family situation demanding her attention, the last thing Sol needs is Finn around to distract her. The man is ripped and seriously sexy yet it's his troubled side that warns her to keep her
distance. But their attraction is intense, and he clearly has the heat to see how far and fast their passion takes them.
distance. But their attraction is intense, and he clearly has the heat to see how far and fast their passion takes them.
Alone, Finn and Sol have been fighting to find happiness in their lives. Together, there's no stopping them as they face their greatest challenges—not in the ring, but in their hearts.
Once he was broken beyond repair. Now this MMA contender is fighting to be a better man—for her. RT Book Reviews proclaims that the O'Brien Family series from award-winning author Cecy Robson "has the hottest brothers ever!" And in Let Me, it is Finn's turn to discover how love can heal the deepest wounds.
Once he was broken beyond repair. Now this MMA contender is fighting to be a better man—for her. RT Book Reviews proclaims that the O'Brien Family series from award-winning author Cecy Robson "has the hottest brothers ever!" And in Let Me, it is Finn's turn to discover how love can heal the deepest wounds.
The heavy door to the lobby opens with a loud smack, drawing attention to those waiting to be seen. The counseling center is private and held in high regard. The majority of our clients come from money, but a few of our therapists work pro bono, counseling those from working class backgrounds similar to mine. Some are like Loretta, suffering from eating disorders and mild anxiety issues. But the majority are severely damaged individuals with suicidal tendencies. I catch sight of one of our more heartbreaking cases sitting in the corner beside his father. Poor kid, he can't be more than fifteen. And there he waits with his wrists bandaged down to his elbows.
I want to walk over and give him and his dad a hug. Both look like they could use one. Those people on the street who offer free hugs to strangers? I'm one of them. I always have been.
Today though, I refrain, staying focused on Loretta. "Good job," I tell her, knowing how hard she's trying. "I'll see you next week."
I turn my head. I know that voice. Loretta doesn't bother with a goodbye, leaving me instead with a "Mm, yummy" when she sees who called to me.
"Yummy". Yes, that about sums up Finn.
Finn O'Brien, damn. You know those cute guys . . . those really hot kind of cute guys? Finn blows them away. I'm not typically attracted to redheads, but I make the exception for Finn. Oh, and Jamie from Outlander.
Finn has the whole bad boy thing going on, tats crawling along his muscular arms, hair buzzed on the sides and short on top. A modern Mohawk, it think that's what it's called. Oh, and don't get me started on that dimple on his right cheek that appears when he grins, just like he's doing now.
"Hi, Finn," I say. His brother is with him, the one that looks the most like him. He's older by a few years, handsome, polished, perfect. Well, if you like that sort of thing. Me? Did I mention how sexy Finn is?
His light blue eyes sparkle as I pass Zorina, the poor girl trapped in her own world following a brutal assault on the train. She pretends to play instruments that aren't there, reality slipping so far from her grasp, it's almost out of her reach.
I tilt my head in the direction of Finn's brother because by now it's obvious I'm gawking at Finn. "You're Seamus, right?" I ask.
"No, I'm Declan," he answers in a deep voice.
Oh, right. The district attorney. "Sorry. I know that Finn has a few brothers," I offer. I should be impressed seeing how Declan has made quite a name for himself in the political arena, and I am. But Finn is who lures my attention and keeps it, despite my best efforts to appear more relaxed. "What are you doing here?" I ask.
He shrugs. "Waiting for you."
Declan sighs, moving away from us and reaching for his phone. I grin even though I'm sure Finn is feeding me a line. The last time I saw him was at my cousin Sofia's wedding. I'd brought my friend Alex as my date and Finn, well, he showed up with some girl with big breasts and very little clothes. And funny enough, I still had a hard time keeping my eyes off him.
"Really?" I ask.
"Yeah. Really," he answers, leaning back on his heels and making a show of checking me out. "Don't forget, you still owe me a kiss."
Meet the Author:
Cecy Robson is a new adult and contemporary author of the Shattered Past series, the O'Brien Family novels and upcoming Carolina Beach novels, as well as the award-winning author of the Weird Girls urban fantasy romance series. A 2016 double nominated RITA®finalist for Once Pure and Once Kissed, Cecy is a recovering Jersey girl living in the South who enjoys carbs way too much, and exercise way too little. Gifted and cursed with an overactive imagination, you can typically find her on her laptop silencing the yappy characters in her head by telling their stories.


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From the viewer's point of view, what's the first thing we'll notice now that the special is in 4K?
That it actually fits on your widescreen television! The picture is now designed for that screen. All the other presentations are designed for the old 4x3 screens. You'll also notice the soundtrack and music have been upgraded for modern viewing: it's in stereo surround 5.1 We're lucky that the original negative exists for these shows, and all the original soundtracks and magnetic tracks. We were able to go in, separate those tracks, and clean them up, along with the sound effects. You'll get that nice stereo music in your surround speakers. So the special not only looks better, but sounds more current,
Is there any scene in particular where we'll notice the difference?
When I watch one of the shows at home, everything looks kind of small. Particularly any of the group scenes, the skating in the beginning, the rehearsal scenes for the Christmas play, they all look kind of distant. Now you'll be able to see it much more clearly.
Where do you start when you're doing this work?
Like any good project, you have to start with research. There's a lot of information to be had out there. I was amazed to find how many websites there are devoted to the show. I found everything from show listings, descriptions, and some downright fanatical—meaning, created by big fans—analyses of each episode. Some of it was just cataloging all the shows. Of the 80 or 90 shows that have been done, 55 of the titles contain "Charlie Brown," and 14 of them start with the word "It's." When you're working on 10 or 20 at the same time—and when the first two you're working on are Christmas shows—it gets really confusing!
So we knew we were going to have to be really careful with the elements. We have the original film elements on A Charlie Brown Christmas. Since this is priceless and irreplaceable art, we do a film inspection to see if it needs to be repaired. There may be cement splices in it, and when the show is 50 years old, those splices can come loose and appear a little bit jagged. So we make sure the show is completely repaired. We check for any obvious wear and tear, and make sure that the film will hold up going through a scanner. That's how we digitize it. Each frame becomes a digital data file, and each one needs to be cleaned and color-corrected.
We were lucky to have the original artwork, the original cels, so we could see what the original colors were for characters and what they wore. Everyone in Peanuts family has been involved in this in some way, and they've been very helpful.
How important is it for classic animation to be restored?
For every film that gets restored, there are 1,000 that haven't been restored. There's always an underlying race-the-clock mentality that's associated with preservation. So many films have been lost and so many are at risk. Particularly with shows like this, we want our kids and our kids' kids to experience the same things we did. Separate from your professional experience, are you personally a fan of Peanuts and
A Charlie Brown Christmas?
Coincidentally, I am. I know I'm not alone. It's probably my favorite Christmas show, no doubt. If the Linus scene doesn't get you all choked up, then nothing will. My kids like it, and my daughter has a child who just turned 5, and she loves it. I'll take her for a ride in my car and play the soundtrack, and when the picture comes up on the player, she's in heaven. It just makes it that much more special that I can re-experience it through their eyes.
One of the things that really struck me when we started working on it here at Technicolor was that I discovered I wasn't the only one with special relationship to the material. The colorists here, grown men and women, were fighting over the project. That's how fondly it's remembered by so many people.
This was a very cool interview, it was neat to see how this classic is going to be taken care of so it will be crisp and vibrant like it is supposed to be for generations to come.
The generous folks at Peanuts are giving one of Susan's Disney Family readers a chance to win one Peanuts inflatable from Gemmy. These inflatables are an easy and charming way to decorate your home or yard for the holidays. The inflatables feature Snoopy in a variety of fun-filled Christmas poses and settings—all guaranteed to set the mood for your annual festivities! (Styles vary and will be distributed randomly.) An ARV retail value of $60 -$100. To enter please let me know what you love about the A Charlie Brown Christmas special. Do you have a favorite scene, or character?There are also other ways to enter, please enter below.
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'A Christmas Story' Sequel Debuts on Streaming
Over years and decades of holiday airings, A Christmas Story grew from a modest hit into perhaps the most beloved Christmas movie of the last 50 years. It grew so popular that cable channels began airing A Christmas Story around the clock to celebrate the holiday. Well, at some point, someone must have looked at that situation and thought, "Y'know, if we had more of these movies, we wouldn't have to show the one film over and over..."
And here we are, now getting A Christmas Story Christmas, new for the 2022 holiday season. The original film's star, Peter Billingsley, is all grown up and returns as the adult Ralphie, now a dad with kids of his own. Other actors from the original film are back as well, including Scott Schwartz (Flick), RD Robb (Schwartz), Ian Petrella (Randy), and Zack Ward (Scut Farkus).
The film is now streaming on HBO Max; here is its trailer:
Here is the film's official synopsis:
From Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max comes the family comedy "A Christmas Story Christmas," the long-awaited follow-up to annual holiday favorite, "A Christmas Story." This time, Ralphie is all grown up and must deal with Christmas and all that comes with it...as a dad. Peter Billingsley returns to the role that has made kids of all ages anticipate Christmas morning like no other.
Will A Christmas Story Christmas become a cherished favorite like the original movie? It's highly doubtful. (A previous sequel without Billingsley, A Christmas Story 2, didn't make much of an impact.) Then again, if some cable channel somewhere starts airing it around the clock every year, you never know...
You can watch A Christmas Story Christmas right now on HBO Max. (You'll find it here.)


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One of my fondest memories growing up is riding my bike to get ice cream with my family on a hot summer day. For me, it's exciting to see the local ice cream industry evolve and grow, without losing its charm. Today, ice cream shop owners from around the country are using technology–like Google Apps for Business–to help them run their businesses and reach their customers. From taking their beloved treats on the road to shipping pints across the country, technology is a sweet source of their success.
In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, let's take a look at how three ice cream shops from around the United States are using technology to scoop up business:
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams began small, but had big dreams. Jeni Britton Bauer opened her first ice cream shop in Grandview Heights, Ohio in 2002, and turned to Google Apps for Business to help her manage everything from ingredients to employee scheduling. Today, Jeni has grown the business to 10 stores throughout Ohio and Tennessee and has a booming online shipping business, and she depends on Google Apps to help her manage it all. Google Docs helps Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams employees share information from the kitchen with the planning teams on the ground at each location. And it gives her access real-time information to ensure they have the ice cream, packaging and manpower to handle spikes in online orders. Stores are also able to give feedback about each home-made batch of ice cream through a Google Docs form. So if there aren't enough pecans in the Whiskey Pecan Ice Cream, Jeni's team can add more in the next batch. Jeni even wrote her best selling cookbook using Google Docs.
Business partners Zach Davis and Kendra Baker knew they wanted to start their exploration in sweet treats with Google Apps. But their journey to get The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, California off the ground includes a video they made about spending money locally and rethinking ice cream manufacturing from the ground-up, and a subsequent invitation to the White House to meet the First Lady and the President.
While it might feel natural to drive or bike to your favorite ice cream shop, Coolhaus does things a bit differently. They bring the ice cream to you.
It's exciting to see how Google Apps has helped these entrepreneurs fulfill their dreams and reach the sweet tooths of so many people. Whether you're a two-scoops, waffle cone or sundae kind of ice cream lover, celebrate National Ice Cream Day with a sweet treat from your favorite local ice creamery.


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Dear Playground Games / Microsoft,
Ever since I first saw Forza Horizon 3, I was looking forward to it. A fun mix of arcade gaming,
along with a beautiful looking set of Aussie areas and cars to play with.
At the time of release I wasn't working, but starting a new job in mid October meant I could finally buy the game on the last day of October.
Here is what has happened since then. It must surely be that (in a first world context at least) there is no one around who has gone through more expense, time and effort to be able to play this game...
- Buy game from Microsoft PC download store
- Two days later the game finishes downloading, finally I can play FH3!
- I update my graphics driver ready to play
- Game doesn't load
- Find out that I need a new CPU as my dual core (despite working on every game I have ever tried) overclocked processor is not supported
- Buy Quad Core i5 and install it
- Hurrah! I can play the game...
- I get through opening race and then the game freezes, crashing my PC
- I reboot and try again
- The game crashes my PC halfway through race
- Try to reboot my PC and it won't start
- Use recovery to get PC working
- Test CPU and RAM to make sure CPU is okay
- Buy backup Hard drive in case of a major hardware failure, and copy all my important files
- Try another game to see if it the graphics card/driver (which had previously had driver issues, but they had seemingly been fixed by reverting to an older driver - and the card was now out of warranty)
- Game crashes PC to black
- PC won't boot
- Recovery doesn't work
- Buy a 32GB memory stick to try a full recovery
- Recovery doesn't work
- Try several options, and only likely issue is a failed hard drive
- Buy replacement internal Hard Drive
- Try to install windows on new hard drive, and it doesn't work
- Swear loudly (this may have occurred more times than stated in this piece)
- Try swapping SATA cables
- Old hard drive immediately boots (seriously, whoever heard of a crash killing a SATA cable!)
- Try old game to see if cable was the main issue - game crashes to black
- Take out graphics card and start seeing if I can get it tested/fixed by manufacturer
- Try onboard graphics card, which works perfectly with no crashes for many many hours
- Decide to borrow a friends old graphics card to test
- Old card works perfectly for many many hours
- Try updating to latest drivers, old card still works
- Graphics card supplier agree to send my card to manufacturer to test if a pre-warranty fault existed
- Graphics card manufacturer says they won't test it as out of warranty
- Numerous emails between myself, supplier and manufacturer
- Manufacturer eventually agrees to test, but not repair graphics card
- Christmas Eve, and I spot a great deal on a new graphics card and decide that this is a better idea than repairing the old one. Buy card online.
- Six days later and not even confirmation of received payment
- Phone up and find online orders not being processed until four days later
- Five days days later and no confirmation of received payment
- Contact supplier and get told payment is there and item will be sent
- Finally get confirmation that item will be delivered on the 9th... which is now so long after ordering that my partner won't be home to collect it
- Arrange redirect to office
- Item now due on the 11th
- 11th.... item not delivered, but get notification that item will be delivered on the 12th
- 12th.... get message that item is delayed and will probably be delivered on the 13th
Two and a half months, $1100 (not including the game), many many many many hours of testing, fault researching, and company chasing after buying Forza Horizon 3... I have STILL not been able to play the game.
Even after that, I am still excited at the prospect that hopefully, HOPEFULLY, tomorrow Australia Post will actually deliver my graphics card, and I will be able to race around Byron Bay in a green Ute.
So Playground games and Microsoft - I just thought you'd like to know the sheer amount of persistence, dedication, time and money that I have spent to play your game... the irony being that I could have bought an Xbox One S with the game right at the start and saved many hundreds of dollars.
As I appreciate your efforts in making a top class game, I hope you appreciate mine in actually attempting to enjoy it.


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In the little town of Loving, everyone can find their prince or princess once a year. At least, for a little while. Miriam Eilish is the proprietress of the Eilish House bed and breakfast just inside the town's limits. She's had it with love, locking herself away for this year's magic matchmaking festival with no interest in participating in it ever again.
Enter Kavion Martin at the last possible minute. He's in town on his own mission that has nothing to do with the festival and everything to do with finding his missing brother.
The match has been made, the magic set, plunging Miri and Kavion head over heels in love with each other and into dangers untold and hardships unnumbered.
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2014 Samford Fellow: GM Daniel Naroditsky
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The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP, marking its twenty-eighth annual award, has selected Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky of Foster City, California, as its 2014 Fellow. The Samford is the richest and most important chess fellowship in the United States. It identifies and assists the best young American chess masters by providing top-level coaching, strong competition and access to study materials. The Fellowship also supplies a monthly stipend for living expenses so that the winners may devote themselves to chess without having financial worries. The total value of the Fellowship has been increased several times over the years and is now $42,000 annually. The prize is awarded for one year and can be renewed for a second year. The winners' term begins July 1st, 2014.
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The winners were chosen by the Samford Fellowship Committee, consisting of Frank P. Samford III (son of Samford Fellowship founder Frank P. Samford, Jr.), former U.S. Chess Champion Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier and International Master John Donaldson. The winner's potential was determined based on his chess talent, work ethic, dedication and accomplishments. The Fellowship is administered by the U.S. Chess Trust with particularly valuable services provided by Barbara DeMaro.
The Samford Chess Fellowship was created by the late Frank P. Samford, Jr. of Birmingham Alabama. Mr. Samford was a distinguished attorney and CEO of Liberty National Life Insurance Company (now Torchmark). He was active in civic, business, political, educational and cultural affairs. Mr. Samford was also an enthusiastic competitor in chess tournaments. After providing financial support for several chess projects he decided to do something significant for American chess. The result was the Samford Fellowship.
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1988 Maxim Dlugy
1989 Patrick Wolff
1990 Alex Fishbein
1991 Ilya Gurevich
1992 Alex Sherzer
1993 Ben Finegold
1994 Gata Kamsky
1995 Josh Waitzkin
1996 Tal Shaked
1997 Boris Kreiman
1998 Dean Ippolito
1999 Greg Shahade
2000 Michael Mulyar
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All Residents | 1,785 |
Male | 859 |
Female | 926 |
Households | 660 |
Population Density (people/km2) | 12,623.8 |
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Table Code | ts044 |
Issued | 2023-01-06 |
Unit of Measure | Household |
Number of Response Options | 8 |
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Accommodation type: Total: All households | 660 |
Detached | 44 |
Semi-detached | 77 |
Terraced | 188 |
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement | 246 |
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits | 81 |
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse | 1 |
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop | 23 |
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure | 0 |
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ItemThe preparation and development of middle leaders in Victorian secondary schoolsCooper, Peter Anthony Hope ( 2021)Middle leaders in schools provide a critical link between senior leadership and teaching staff. Employing a multi-perspective case study methodology, this study looked at the common themes facing middle leaders at three Victorian secondary schools, Catholic, government, and independent, with regard to their preparation for leadership, their professional and personal development in the role, how their role is perceived by those to whom they report and those they lead, and how they determine if they have been successful in their role. At each school, the following staff members were invited to participate in the study: senior leaders, middle leaders, and teachers. The middle leaders involved in this research were actively involved in leading pastoral, academic, and/or co-curricular departments within a Catholic, government, or independent school. Semi-structured interviewing was used for the purpose of collecting their responses. The participants' responses were analysed, and emergent themes described. A total of 56 themes with 78 sub-themes emerged from the study, covering the dimensions of preparation, development, perception, and success in leadership. Common themes raised by middle leaders were professional learning, the support provided in their role, career progression, their ability to influence school direction, level of autonomy in the role, departmental management, professional relationships, and their support of students' achievement. The study indicates that middle leaders' measurement of success in the role was primarily linked to student achievement in academic and social domains. A leadership development model is offered to support aspiring and current middle leaders.


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I think it is fair to say that the main reason why I love Christmas so much is because it reminds me of my mom: she loved it and I can't forget all the preparation around the house while the holiday songs were playing on the record player. Because of that, I decided to finish my Christmas series this year with a recipe that I make every time I miss her more than my heart can bear: rice pudding.
Unfortunately this is not her recipe – once my father got married again his wife made sure everything related to my mother got destroyed and tossed away, and the recipe notebooks were then gone forever – but it doesn't matter: it reminds me a lot of rainy afternoons with piping hot rice pudding and cartoons on TV.
This time I served it cold because of the delicious roasted cherries I paired with it, and I added nutmeg and brandy to evoke the flavors of eggnog – it was delicious and it filled my heart with joy.
I wish you all a happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year – thank you for keeping me company all this time! xx
Eggnog rice pudding with roasted cherries
own creation
Roasted cherries:
150g fresh cherries
1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
juice of ½ large orange, freshly squeezed
1 small cinnamon stick
Rice pudding:
½ cup (110g) long grain rice
3 cups (720ml) whole milk
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
pinch of salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon brandy
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Start with the cherries: preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F. Cut cherries in half and remove the pits. Place them in a 4-cup shallow heatproof dish, stir in the sugar, orange juice and cinnamon stick, then roast for 20 minutes or until fruit is bubbly. Let cool completely, then cover and refrigerate.
While the cherries are roasting, make the rice: place the rice in a colander and wash it under the tap with cold water, rubbing the grains with your fingers until water runs clear. Set aside to drain for 10 minutes.
Place the rice, milk, sweetened condensed milk and salt in a medium saucepan and cook over high heat, stirring, until mixture starts to boil. Turn down the heat, add the nutmeg, brandy and vanilla and cook, stirring so mixture doesn't catch in the bottom of the saucepan, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool, then cover and refrigerate.
Serve the rice pudding with the cherries on the side.
Serves 4
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Eggnog rice pudding with roasted cherries and the reason why I love Christmas so much
Monday, December 19, 2016
Rum nutmeg snowballs and handling cookie dough on a hot day
Weeks ago, while I was putting together the list of recipes I wanted to bake to give as gifts to my friends I saw these cookies on one of Martha's digital magazine issues (the subscription that was a real bargain). So I decided to make that money count and use the recipe – the cookies looked adorable after all, and the flavor combo sounded delicious.
However, I was baking the cookies on a very hot day, so it was a nightmare trying to shape the dough into crescents – by the time I had finished shaping two cookies the whole dough was going soft. So I put it back in the fridge for a while and decided to turn the crescents into balls – snowballs, for that matter. In the end it was a good decision: cookies looked pretty and tasted great. Win/win situation. :)
Rum nutmeg snowballs
slightly adapted from Queen Martha
2 cups (280g) all purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg – do not pack it in the spoon when measuring it
¼ teaspoon table salt
¾ cup (170g/1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup (70g) confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons white rum (Martha uses brandy)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For rolling the cookies:
½ cup (70g) confectioners' sugar, sifted
Whisk together flour, nutmeg, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter with confectioners' sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add rum and vanilla; beat until combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, beating until just combined. Divide dough into 2 disks; wrap each in plastic and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Line two large baking sheets with baking paper.
Working with one disk at a time (keeping the other refrigerated), scoop 1 leveled tablespoon of dough per cookie and roll into a ball. Arrange 2.5cm (1in) apart onto prepared sheets.
Bake until golden on the bottom, 16-18 minutes. Transfer cookies on sheets to wire racks; let cool 5 minutes. Working in batches, carefully toss warm cookies in confectioners' sugar, then transfer to racks and let cool completely.
Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Dust with more confectioners' sugar before serving.
Makes about 42
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Panettone muffins - for the days with no time (or will) to work with yeast
Last weekend my oven worked like crazy: I baked different types of cookies to give as gifts to people I adore (one of them being pfeffernüsse, my favorite Christmas cookies) and I also baked these delicious, perfumed and oh, so tender panettone muffins – they are the perfect solution to those days when I crave panettone but don't have the time (or sometimes the will, let's be honest here) to work with yeast.
I used the same flavorings I had used for the actual panettone – orange and lemon zest, vanilla, Cointreau and Amaretto – and also the same dried fruit combo, with the addition of apricots. While I baked the muffins, my husband came to the kitchen to ask what I was making because of how wonderful it smelled. The muffins turned out insanely tender and really tasty, and two days later they were still great – just make sure you keep them tightly sealed in an airtight container at room temperature. They are also delicious toasted with a little butter on top – yum!
Panettone muffins
slightly adapted from King Arthur's little beauties
1 large orange
1/3 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup dark raisins
1/3 finely diced dried apricots
1/3 cup dried cranberries
¼ cup (60ml) orange juice
2 ¼ cups (315g) all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ cup (56g) unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons canola oil
½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Cointreau
1 teaspoon Amaretto
2/3 cup (160ml) whole milk, room temperature
2 tablesoons finely chopped crystallized orange peel
1 ½ tablespoons demerara sugar, for sprinkling over the muffins
Finely zest the orange and place the zest in a large bowl (you will use an electric mixer to make these muffins). Set aside.
Place the dried fruit and the orange juice in a small saucepan and heat over high heat until the juice starts boiling – remove from the heat and let cool completely.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F. Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper cases.
To the large bowl with the orange zest, add the butter, oil, granulated sugar and lemon zest, then cream until smooth and light. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well to combine. Beat in the vanilla, Cointreau and Amaretto.
With the mixer on low speed, mix in the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk in two additions – start and end with the dry ingredients. Stir in the crystallized orange peel and the dried fruit with any remaining orange juice.
Divide the mixture evenly between the cases and sprinkle with the demerara sugar. Bake for about 20 minutes or until risen and golden and a skewer inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in the pan over a wire rack for 5 minutes, then carefully remove the muffins from the pan and transfer them to the rack. Cool completely.
Makes 12
Monday, December 12, 2016
Even though I have been posting Christmas recipes at this time of the year for a long long time, I have not baked panettone – or chocottone, for that matter – in ages. We sometimes get panettones as gifts, and my husband sometimes buys some at this time of the year.
This year, however, Joao told me he wanted homemade panettone and since I was on a Christmas state of mind I decided to make it. It was a rainy Saturday, I did not want to go anywhere, so I made the panettone and watched Carol in between (by the way, I am still trying to understand all the fuss over the awards season).
This is an adaptation of Paul Hollywood's panettone and it turned out really delicious – the tender brioche dough perfumed with citrus and dotted with chewy and sweet raisins and dried cranberries. But unlike Paul's brioche, that still tastes great a day after it is made, the panettone got a little tough on the following morning – it was still delicious, but texture-wise it was better freshly baked. If your family is big, I am sure the panettone will be gone in no time, but if there are not many of you around to eat it within a day no worries: it makes a killer French toast. ;)
slightly adapted from Paul Hollywood
14g dried yeast
140ml whole milk, lukewarm
75g granulated sugar
500g all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon table salt
5 large eggs, room temperature
finely grated zest of 1 orange
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Cointreau
1 teaspoon Amaretto
200g unsalted butter, softened
120g dried cranberries
120g golden raisins
120g dark raisins
50g crystallized orange peel, finely chopped
Egg wash:
1 egg, lightly beaten with a fork
In the bowl of an eletric mixer, place yeast, milk and a pinch of the sugar and mix with a fork. Set aside for 5 minutes or until foamy. Add the flour, salt, remaining sugar, eggs, orange and lemon zest, vanilla, Cointreau and Amaretto, then mix on slow using the dough hook for two minutes. Increase the speed to medium and mix for a further 6-8 minutes until you have a soft dough.
Add the softened butter and mix for another 5-8 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Dough will be very soft. Mix in the dried fruit and crystallized orange peel. Transfer the dough to a large buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight until the dough has firmed up enough for you to able to shape it.
Prepare a 18cm/7in panettone pan by brushing the inside generously with melted butter*.
Remove the panettone dough from the fridge, knock back the dough, shape into a ball and place into the pan. Leave to prove at room temperature for a further 2-3 hours, until the dough just starts to dome over the top of the pan.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
Brush the top of the panettone with egg wash and bake for about 25 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 150°C/300°F and bake for a further 35 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Check the panettone periodically in case of oven hot spots. Bear in mind that the sugar and butter in the dough could brown too much before it is actually fully baked – if panettone starts to brown too quickly, cover it loosely with foil.
Remove the panettone from the pan immediately and allow to cool over a wire rack.
* I used a 20cm (8in) round cake pan to bake my panettone – I made a collar with a double sheet of baking paper folded in half (that way getting 4 layers of paper) and buttered it all with melted butter (there is a photo of the prepared pan on my Instagram).
Serves 8-10
Friday, December 9, 2016
Apple gingerbread crumble and weekends
Today is Friday (thank you, Universe!), or as I call it the Universal day of people asking each other what they will do on the weekend. :D
I am a very talkative person and luckily I have a good relationship with most people at the office. On Fridays some of them usually stop by my desk and ask me what my big plans for the weekend are, and it is funny to watch the look on their faces when I tell them that I intend to bake and watch Netflix. :D
On Saturday and Sunday afternoons one of the things I like doing the most is making a crumble with whatever fruit I have in the fridge/freezer and then seat comfortably on my couch to watch a movie or a TV show – it relaxes me and makes me happy. I did exactly that last weekend with a handful of apples and since I have been on a Christmas vibe lately I added a few spices to the crumble topping – it turned out delicious, therefore I share it with you now.
Apple gingerbread crumble
own creation
5 Granny Smith apples
1 cup (140g) all purpose flour
5 tablespoons demerara sugar
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
70g unsalted butter, cold and diced
6 tablespoons rolled oats
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
Peel, core and dice the apples, then place them into a shallow 4-cup heatproof baking dish (if you prefer, make individual crumbles dividing the apples among four 1-cup heatproof ramekins).
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, spices and salt. Add the butter and rub the ingredients together with your fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Using a fork, stir in the oats. Sprinkle over the apples and bake for about 25 minutes or until topping is golden and crispy.
Serve with heavy cream or vanilla ice cream.
Serves 4
Monday, December 5, 2016
Spiced cake bars (gewürzschnitten) - flavors of my childhood on a recipe I had never seen before
In my searches for Christmas themed recipes every year I have learned about new types of baked goods, have seen beautiful photos and known gorgeous food blogs and websites. Some of the recipes were completely new to me, some were made of flavors I recognize from my childhood, from the sweets my German grandmother used to make.
These delicious bars, super easy to make, were new to as I did not know their name – gewürzschnitten; however, the taste was no stranger to me: as I bit into a square and tasted the mix of spices, chocolate and lemon from the glaze, my taste buds took a trip down memory lane. I don't really remember what I ate as a kid that reminded me so much of these bars, but what started as inspiration found on this beautiful blog ended up as wonderful discovery – grandma Frida is no longer around for me to ask her this, but I can start my own tradition and bake gewürzschnitten every December from now on. <3
Spiced cake bars (gewürzschnitten)
slightly adapted from this beautiful blog
1 ¼ cups (175g) all purpose flour
¾ cup (75g) ground almonds
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa, sifted
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
2 large eggs, yolks and whites separated
pinch of salt
¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar, divided use
1/3 cup (75g) unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Amaretto (optional)
100ml whole milk, room temperature
¾ cup (105g) icing sugar, sifted
2-3 tablespoons lemon juice
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Lightly butter a 20cm (8in) square baking pan, line it with baking paper leaving an overhang on two opposite sides, then butter the paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, almond meal, cocoa, baking powder and spices. Set aside.
In a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add half of the granulated sugar (75g), beating until mixture gets thick, silky and shiny. Set aside.
In another large bowl, using again the electric mixer, beat the yolks, butter and remaining sugar until light and creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Beat in the vanilla and the Amaretto. Add the dry ingredients in three additions alternating with the milk in two additions, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Fold in the egg whites. Spread onto the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for about 20 minutes or until risen and cooked through when tested with a skewer. Cool completely in the pan over a wire rack.
Glaze: mix the icing sugar and lemon juice until you get a thin glaze. Spread over cooked cake, set aside until set and then cut into squares to serve.
Makes 16
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Winter snowball cookies to kick off this year's Christmas series
My favorite time of the year has arrived – it is December! \0/
Last week I decorated my Christmas tree and scattered Christmas decorations around the house – that made me feel absolutely happy. I see golden candles and snowmen when I go to the kitchen for a glass of water and the big Santa Claus hanging on my door salutes me every morning before I go to work: it definitely feels like Christmas already. <3
A couple of days ago my husband and I were at the mall and Christmas songs were being played there – it seemed to be the very same songs my mother used to play at this time of the year when I was a little girl. I had tears in my eyes remembering her, but some of those tears were tears of joy because of how much I love the holiday season.
My Christmas series starts today with these delicious and light in texture snowball cookies – they are really easy to make and placed in a plastic bag tied with a beautiful ribbon can become a very nice gift.
Winter snowball cookies
slightly adapted from The Italian Baker
2 cups (280g) all purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa, sifted
¾ cup (75g) almond meal
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
200g unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup (105g) icing sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Amaretto
To dust the cookies:
1 cup (140g) icing sugar, sifted
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two large baking sheets with baking paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, almond meal, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix butter and icing sugar (the 105g) until light and creamy – scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally. Mix in the vanilla and the Amaretto. On low speed, add the flour mixture and mix just until combined.
Roll 1 leveled tablespoon of dough per cookie into a ball and place 2.5cm (1in) apart onto the prepared sheets. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until the bottom edges are golden.
Remove from the oven, cool on the sheets over a wire rack for 5 minutes, then carefully remove the cookies from the paper and roll them into the icing sugar, coating them generously. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes about 48


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Much of the popularity of local search can be correlated to the growth of mobile device ownership and usage. Some 74% of smartphone owners get real-time location-based information through their phone, as of February 2012, up from 55% in May 2011, comScore said.
Local Buzz Means Money for the Biz
For now, it is clear that consumers are online and they are looking for a local business with the help of the Internet. But why should you care? In essence, it's about your bottom line, your sales. It's about your business' future. Local searches are not just aimed at locating a business. They are also geared to make a purchase! As mentioned above, mobile is fuelling local search. So it is no surprise that:
- 78% of mobile phone searches resulted in a purchase
- 77% of tablet searches resulted in a purchase
- 73% of mobile searches trigger other additional action and conversions
Local searchers therefore aren't just typing queries on Google using their mobile devices; they are looking to buy! Now this is what matters: is your local business "buzzing" on local listings and consumer feedback? Or is it invisible when prospects search online?
Local Buzz 101: Beyond Traditional Calgary SEO
Typically, business owners hire a designer to create a website and then employ an agency to optimize that site. There is nothing wrong with this approach. In fact, these two things should be first in your priority. They ensure your business is present online. But your local business needs more than just exposure on general search results. It needs to be visible in various local listings and entice prospects to visit your shop and avail of your products and services. That's where local buzz comes in.
Unlike typical and traditional search optimization, "local buzz" focuses on your business's local online presence. This is done by combining traditional SEO with the optimization of genuine consumer reviews, check-ins, maps, and local listings. This also means that aside from your own web pages, search results from Google maps, Foursquare, independent reviews sites, and local listings will come up when prospects search online. Local buzz aims to make your local business visible and appealing to local searchers.
Dominate Local: Check-ins, Listings, Maps, Reviews
Various studies have shown that local listings, maps, reviews, and check-ins not only dominate local search results, they also influence a user's purchase decision. For example, a BrightLocal study found that the effect of online reviews of consumers is also stronger this year, compared to last year.
- 85% of consumers read online reviews for local businesses (up from 76% in 2012)
- 79% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations (up from 72%)
- 73% of consumers trust a business more because of reviews (up from 58%)
- 65% of consumers are more likely to use a business with positive reviews (up from 52%)
Aside from reviews, geo-social or check-ins websites and apps should be part of the strategy. Foursquare alone has 40 million users and has logged 3.54 billion online check-ins so far. You may use check-in promotions to entice prospects to visit your local store or shop. Rewarding them after a number of check-ins is one type of promotion.
Maps and listings also matter. For instance, 35% of mobile phone users who search for local businesses via apps use Google Maps, according to comScore. Meanwhile, 76% of searches using Internet yellow pages resulted in either a purchase or intent to purchase, says the Local Search Association.
The message these statistics bring is clear: you need to dominate local listings with location-based services to ensure prospects find you, and that they find you worth dealing with. Your local business needs local buzz.
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The Livingstons
By Clare Brandt
Paper, 6″ x 9″, 314 pages, map & family genealogy
A Livingston descendant once called the Hudson Valley, "Livingston Valley," and with good reason. The original 1686 Royal patent of 160,000 acres on the east side of the Hudson River to Scottish merchant Robert Livingston grew within two generations to nearly one million acres and included vast portions of the Catskill Mountains as well. Intermarriages with other wealthy and influential Hudson Valley families—the Roosevelts, Delanos, Van Rensselaers, Schuylers, and Beekmans, to name a few—created a dynasty and a landed aristocracy on the banks of the new republic's most important river—an irony embedded at the core of the "American experiment." At one time forty Livingston mansions lined the east shore, and the family's reach into NYS and American politics and economics was profound and enduring. An American Aristocracy tells the intimate story of this influential New York family from first settlement through the Revolution and the founding of the republic, through the commercial and manufacturing rise of New York State as "the Empire State," to decline in the 20th century and the break-up of the great estates.
A vivid chronicle of a great American family whose members prove to have been every bit as entertaining—and almost as important—as they thought they were. Geoffrey C. Ward, author of Closest Companion and former editor of American Heritage magazine
Beautifully shows that only through irony can one relate to time. … A detached humor and precise detail permit Clare Brandt to present all the sweep and irony of this American comedy. Carlos Fuentes, author of Terra Nostra and The Old Gringo
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 11 November, 2014.