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Vintage Harvest Rally
This much loved Wairarapa event on 3 & 4 February 2018 is organised by the Wairarapa Vintage Machinery Club. The rally is only held every four years. Get your tickets at the gate -EFTPOS available ansd cash sales too.
It's going to be at a new venue, Clareville Showgrounds. This is a terrific family event - free entry for kids under 15 and entry for adults just $10. There'll be food and drinks available.
You'll see rare, private collections of machinery in action in farming demonstrations. Get up close to machines restored by hand to original working condition.
Discover how wheat was harvested 100 years ago with man power and horse power! One of the highlights of the rally will be the harvesting of a specially planted wheat field. The harvesting, threshing and milling process will all be done by vintage machinery - a sight well worth seeing. Magnificent draft horses will harvest a wheat crop with a binder and a Clayton Shuttleworth mill will be working.
Also on display will be vintage trucks, tractors, stationary engines and farming memorabilia from private collections. See the rare Foden steam lorry which for almost 30 years was a familair sight inthe Wairarapa.The six ton, C-type wagon was based in Cornwall Street, Masterton between 1925 to 1958 and was often seen carrying metal for roads, firewood for families and wool from farms to awaiting trains at the railway station. The wagon is a rare piece of machinery - in fact it is the only working one of its type in New Zealand - and has been completely restored and painted bright yellow. Now based in the South Island it will be the star attraction at the Wairarapa Vintage Machinery Club's Harvest Rally.
Here is the programme - for both Saturday and Sunday:
9.00am Opening welcome and safety message. On site activity begins
9.20am Stationary engines: mass start up: Gentlemen Start Your Engines
9.40am Unload and un-roll round bales.
10.00am Chaff Cutter demonstration
10.20am Hay raking and hay baling
10.40am Alison Aero engine start up. Sheep shearing. Fleece to garment competition.
11.00am Clydesdales
11.20am Case Parade
11.40am Lanz David Brown AC Fiat Leyland Nuffield Oliver (must be clear of ring by 11.50)
12.00 Mid-day Bale Accumulator Demonstration.
1.00pm Threshing mill and stationary baler.
1.30pm IH Parade Alison Aero Engine start up
2.00pm Ford & Fordson Parade
2.20pm Dozer parades
2.40pm All Trucks Parade
3.00pm Traction Engines and Steam Vehicles
3.30pm Vintage Cars Land Rovers Fire Engines Parade Sponsors : Case: Norwood: TFM:Power Farming
3.40pm Massey Ferguson and Massey Harris Parade
4.00pm Fire engine demonstration
The rally is a fun, family-friendly event. Watch for:
- Barrel Train for Children's entertainment
- Helicopter Rides. Weather conditions may affect times.
- Dynamometer, used for testing Horsepower. Watch tractors get their engines tested
- Trailer Rides
- Stationary engines at work
- Steam Punk: Edwardian colour and glamour
Inside the Sports Stadium see a range of displays: Model engineers,vintage cars, horse drawn carriages, horse drawn farm implements, vintage motor cycles,and model cars.
Please note - no dogs are allowed. Also no smoking.
Like to exhibit at the rally? The deadline has past but applications are still being accepted - you do need to register and here is the form to use.
Come and enjoy Waitangi Weekend in the Wairarapa at the show on:
3rd & 4th February 2018 from 9am – 4pm Clareville Showgrounds Chester Road
Adults $10
Children under 15 free
EFTPOS available at the gate and free parking.


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Beaufort County sees uptick in seasonal irritants: pollen and mosquitoes
The mild winter and unusually warm spring have produced a bounty of two Lowcountry irritants: pollen and mosquitoes.
Experts in combating both scourges on Beaufort County residents are reporting longer and more intense sneezing and itching.
The county's Mosquito Control Department typically starts spraying the insects in mid-April, but it has already detected the pests hatching. The department has sprayed insecticides in various areas five times in the past two weeks and could begin aerial spraying today.
The office has received more than 30 complaints, primarily in Bluffton and on St. Helena Island, department director Gregg Hunt said.
"Our surveillance has showed mosquitoes originating in both fresh and salt water," he said. "It is atypical for mosquito season."
Residents can take some solace from the fact that an earlier mosquito season doesn't necessarily mean a worse one, according to Hunt. A number of factors, such as rainfall and tides, could affect possible breeding grounds and the population.
Removing standing water in pet dishes, bird baths or other outdoor containers is the best way to limit the invasion, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman Adam Myrick said.
Along with more mosquitoes, the warm winter could bring a longer, more intense allergy season, Beaufort allergist Dr. Thomas Beller says.
"This year has certainly been busier than last already," Beller said. "Last winter was longer, so allergy season was shorter."
This year's shorter, warmer winter caused plants to bloom earlier and longer, prolonging the sneezing season.
Tree pollen levels for most of March have been "high" or "very high," according to the Weather Channel's website. Pollen from birch, oak and cedar trees is peaking.
The average high temperature for this winter, 69.3 degrees, was the second warmest in 76 years, Wes Tyler of the S.C. State Climatology Office said.
"Is it unprecedented? No." Tyler said. "But it is unusual."
Related content
- Go to www.pollen.com to find a pollen forecast for the area

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Trainer John O'Shea's promising staying three year olds Unbreakable and Eschiele both need plenty of luck after drawing wide barriers in the Group 3 $150,000 Mullins Lawyers Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) at Doomben on Saturday.
Godolphin's number one rider James McDonald has been given the job of partnering Unbreakable who drew the outside gate in the fourteen horse field while top Brisbane jockey Damian Browne will ride Eschiele who will jump from gate twelve.
O'Shea thinks both three year olds can develop into handy stayers and said both had excuses at their latest outings.
"Unbreakable got to the front a bit soon at Caulfield last start and just got caught and Eschiele got into a lot of trouble at Doomben and lost his chance. They've both drawn wide unfortunately, but they're in form and very fit," O'Shea said.
Unbreakable was able to win an 1800m three year old Handicap at Caulfield on April 30 when setting the pace then ran third against similar class over 2000m at Caulfield on May 14.
And Eschiele was also racing well in weaker company and made it back to back wins in a 1350m Wyong BenchMark 66 Handicap on April 17 and in a 1600m Warwick Farm BenchMark 67 Handicap on May 4 before running seventh to Mackintosh in the Group 3 $125,000 Mitty's Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on May 14.
Eschiele features in the stewards' report following the running of the Rough Habit Plate and it was stated that the Medaglia D'Oro gelding was held up rounding the home turn and in the early part of the straight.
Both geldings are at double figures odds for the Grand Prix Stakes with Ladbrokes.com.au listing Unbreakable as a $17 chance while Eschiele has firmed in from $26 to be currently marked at $21.
The Chris Waller trained Mackintosh heads the market order at $2.45 following his impressive two and three quarter lengths win in the Rough Habit Plate and is a clear favourite ahead of South Australian Derby winner Howard Be Thy Name at $4.60.
The Desleigh Forster trained Cylinder Beach is the best of the local three year olds and is next in the betting at $7.50.
Grand Prix Stakes market order at Ladbrokes.com.au: $2.45 Mackintosh, $4.60 Howard Be Thy Name, $7.50 Cylinder Beach, $10 Encosta Line, $11 Eagle Way, $13 Brazen, $17 Unbreakable, $21 Multifacets, Eschiele, $26 Red Alto, Harvard, $51 I'm Belucci, $61 Last Typhoon, $91 Snapper Rocks.


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A Bomberman vs Zombies Review
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The hero of A Bomberman vs. Zombies isn't the cute, classic gaming mascot of the now defunct publisher Hudson Soft. This guy does lay bombs but he isn't the Bomberman, he's just a bomberman. This mild thievery might have been more excusable if the game did anything new or interesting with its unoriginal design but sadly it does not.
Zombies have descended upon the Earth and of course the logical thing to do is to plant bombs and blow them all up. Each of the 50 levels is a grid filled with undead to incinerate. However, clearing the floor isn't the only way to proceed as each level also has an escape key hidden in one of the plentiful boxes. Blowing up these boxes can also change a zombie's path as well as reveal speed, firepower, and remote control bomb upgrades. Again though, this will all feel incredibly familiar to anyone who has played one of the numerous official Bomberman games. If anything, the accidental self-destructions caused by laggy touch controls make it a decidedly worse experience. Plus, most of the real Bomberman's fun comes from its multiplayer mode which this game lacks.
What this game does have is zombies, and their implementation is actually pretty decent. There are several different types and their movement patterns, while predictable, are erratic enough to keep players on their toes especially once the enemy's routes start expanding. Particularly dangerous foes include the zombies that can dig underneath obstacles and the speedy, hopping skulls. Still, if zombies are the most original thing a game has going for it something is wrong.
The cartoon graphics look cheap and bland but somehow that seems appropriate. Even the game's one piece of music is just a creepier, music box rendition of the main theme from Swan Lake. A Bomberman vs. Zombies doesn't completely ruin the formula it shamelessly apes but it's still a knock-off just the same.
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"Genius and talent are wasted without a focused discipline toward mastery. The choice to work hard without excuse is a decision made by each learner at Acton Academy. Embracing rigor is part of saying,'yes' to a Hero's Journey. The great discovery is that herein lies the joyful sweet spot of deep flow in learning."
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Star Theater, Portland, Oregon
June 6th, 2015
Come join the celebration with us at AGxP 2015! AudioGlobe is celebrating global community art and the people who put it all together: the fans, event planners, artists, musicians and media experts. We will also be announcing our new software platform to capture and live stream events to the global market. When you attend an AudioGlobe event you get all the audio/video content to enjoy over and over!
Ollie Collins is Emceeing the event and a game show with Monkey With a Hat On! Lights Up Loud will be lighting up the stage.
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Let's face it: journalists could do better. The world is bigger than the US, Iraq, The Gaza Strip and North Korean nuclear threats.
People are dying...like now. They're out there trying to have ordinary lives like the rest of us. They live, laugh, love--just like the bracelet. They have bills to pay, mouths to feed, parties to attend and family celebrations to dance badly at. They're not so different from us. They're people with hopes, dreams and hearts.
Life is fragile as an incandescent lightbulb, all it takes is one bump and we go crashing to the floor, broken forever--our light permanently extinguished. As Hilary Duff sings, "in a moment, everything can change" then it's lights out, game over, the end, adios, bye-bye.
I'm not trying to depress you or make you think about all the darkness in this world because life is beautiful. Babies are born, couples fall in love, young adults graduate from college, great music is made and there's chocolate, we've always got that.
But in this journey, let's try t keep as many lamps plugged in as we can, because we need all the light we can get in this fallen world. And that brings me to what's happening over in Burma.
The Telegraph (London) reported on Jan. 21, 2007 that "The military regime in Burma is intent on wiping out Christianity in the country." And by wiping out they don't mean fun and games, they're burning down churches, imprisoning, raping and killing. But this plan is a symptom of a bigger human rights injustice, the Telegraph explained, this regime is targeting ethnic majority tribes like the Chins and the Karens, which are mostly Christian. So it's basically a racist, anti-Christian movement and that's so not cool.
Breakpoint has a substantial response to all this madness:
The first thing we need to do, of course, is to pray. And then we need to educate ourselves about what is going on in Burma and educate other Christians, including our pastors, who should speak out from the pulpit, and, finally, our neighbors. Much of what is done in places like Burma is made possible because the world's attention is diverted. Tyrants count on our being more interested in American Idol than in genocide when they formulate things like the Burmese "Program."They follow up with a how-to information sheet that lists several U.S. Representatives and other government officials that you can write and call to express your concern and protest against these monstrosities. And there's a link to a letter template to make the process easier for you.
If you feel like being a hero today then a couple of letters could be all it takes to change the world somehow.
And for all my NBC's Heroes fans, let me put it this way:
Save the Chins, save the world.For more info visit Christians Concerned for Burma
*Hat tip to Jason at Spoiled for the Ordinary for informing me about this issue.


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The 10 Pieces of Software that I use to run to small businesses PRODUCTIVELY!
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Plus a few others…..I love helping people to be productive, organised, declutter their minds and find a clear and conscious path to follow to the bigger picture of what they want to build in their businesses. In this endeavour, I am often asked to recommend software, so I thought that I would provide a list that people can use for lots of different areas of business. This list is not exhaustive – I am sure that I will finish this, publish it and then do a big "oh, I should have included this… or that!" But, hopefully it is helpful and gives you a few ideas of where to start, what it is for and where to find it! Because of the way that my mind works, I "connect the dots" with software and business building to give you the options and find what is right for you, so….. these are a few of my favourite things….
ACCOUNTING:The first thing that I did when I set up my business, was choose accounting software – so that right from the beginning it was easy to sort out tax, paying suppliers and reconciling payments from clients. When I started I used QuickBooks accounting, because my Bookkeeper used it. 3 years later I changed to Xero, because my Accountant used it – both are amazing pieces of software and help to organise you and help make things easy to manage with your Bookkeeper/Accountant.
EMAILS:The first thing that I wanted to do was build an audience and then be able to communicate with them. So, I set up: Gmail (and then imported my 5 different email addresses to 1 inbox). Mailchimp – to create newsletters and send them out to my list Then I moved to ConvertKit as my list grew and I needed more functionality for tagging and autoresponders being sent out – again, ease of time!
WEBSITEWordpress SquareSpace Weebly Wix
LANDING PAGES:To build pages that have a form and information to entice your audience to sign up to your optin or service…. Try: Instapages Leadpages MailMunch
TIME MANAGEMENT:World Time Buddy – sign in, say the city that you are in and the other 3 cities that you would like to see the time for and sit back… time differences become a BREEZE (ish!). Google Calendar – I resisted setting up an online calendar – WWWHHHHYYYYYY??? Nuts! Once I had this and I had set it up to all be colour coordinated, life was very easy to navigate (at least on paper/screen!!).
CALENDAR BOOKING SYSTEMS:BLAB (Book Like A Boss) Timetrade Calendly Acuity
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:So many pieces of software!!! I use and recommend Basecamp – I have seen all the others and I still come back to this! There is also: Trello Asana
CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS:For small businesses, 2 years ago, these were few and far between (without paying a fortune!)…. But now…. HURRAH! Dubsado 17 Hats Active Campaign Then there are the big guns: Ontraport Infusionsoft SalesForce
COLLABORATIONS AND MIND MAPPINGMindMeister - for getting everything out of your head and seeing it in a colour co-ordinated (swoon!) mind map Slack - if you have a team, even if they are virtual (especially if they are virtual!) - GET SLACK for communicating on different projects or just checking in!
AND THEN THERE IS….. THE ALL ENCOMPASSING!KAJABI!! This piece of software is a dream that has been built straight out of the mind of small business entrepreneurs! It incorporates EVERYTHING that you would need to run a business: Website building (it is your website!) Email management Sales Funnel building Payments / Shop Landing pages Online course building Events management EVERYTHING! I do have this and am not using it to its full potential – but my goodness! What a piece of kit! I would love to hear what you use and how you find it? I might even add it to the list!
Are you feeling more productive already???This list is relevant as at October 2017 – obviously, new and wonderful software comes out all the time, let me know if this is out of date (sooooo 2017!).
BE PRODUCTIVEIf you would like to have a 20 minute "Trudy's Triage" to see if we can work together to get everything out of your head and into actionable steps towards your success, please contact me!
Join The Crazy Daisy Clarity ClubIf you want to be a part of our monthly online workshops, that help you to create consistent and fun business growth, then join The Crazy Daisy Clarity Club - find out more here!
What to do before you start your day
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Each day we get up, and we sit in front of our computer ready to start the day!
There is a waver… as our fingers hover over the keyboard – "hhhhmmmmm what shall I get done today" – then there is the obligatory "wait I'll just check Facebook", then (usually an hour later!! ;) ) we grab a coffee to REALLY start the day and think "hmmmmm I have 2 hours, what needs to get done today", then we make a list, or let it swim around our minds and try to remember everything that needs to be done.
THEN (doesn't this feel like a drag!!), THEN…. We start "something"…. Then we remember that you have to take the washing out of the machine, or call someone that you meant to call back 2 days ago, or you receive a call from someone that just wants you to listen/help with something…. We have all been there.
I have been there!
So, I started to think, wonder and ponder about what I needed to do BEFORE I start my day, so that I DON'T get derailed within the first 5 mins (procrastinating much!!).
And as I sat pondering, I realised that there was a "formula" (I am so mathematical!!) to the success of the day, and that when I ACTUALLY do these things, then the day is so much more productive, successful and purposeful! What more could you ask for from any given day!!
So, I wrote it down FOR ME and then realised that what I had done, was written down FOR YOU too! You need this so that you know you are setting yourself up for a successful day, you need this so that you can pin-point and see where you are stopping yourself from planning for what you WANT to get done for you and for your business.
The benefits that I have found for myself and for my clients are MAGIC. They literally feel like magical days (too much?? ;) ). Where before you may feel like you are fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, NOW you are organised, structured, accomplishing all that you need to and finishing the day feeling like you can say "that was a bloody good day!".
I am not saying that this is the routine that you can follow every day (I am not a priest!!), but if you can, and if you do, see the difference that it makes to your business – it is easily trackable!
You will get the most out of this formula, by doing it FIRST THING in the morning. Take the time (yes, you do have the time, it will come back to you in SPADES (side note: what does that even mean!!) ) and set yourself up to be able to see the day clearly, with clarity AND to finish the day feeling successful and accomplished – BOOM-SHAK-A-LA!!
You will go from feeling like a Hazy-Daisy (with everything flying around your head and in fog) to a Laser-Focused-Daisy with motivation and enthusiasm for everything that you are moving towards!
Want to learn more and get live access to me and ask me all your burning questions ? I am running a webinar tomorrow on how to know EXACTLY what to do next, if you are feeling overwhelmed.Register for the webinar right here. See you there!
The missing element to gaining clarity
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The missing element to gaining clarity - that keeps you stuck.
One of the biggest benefits my clients tell me they gain from working with me is clarity.
They come to me overwhelmed and feeling stuck like they can't move forward but very quickly, a transformation happens - the haze clears, and they gain laser focus.
When you have clarity - you can make good decisions, feel confident that your actions have the right impact and everything just flows. Who wouldn't want that?
There are a few steps to moving to this place of clarity, and you'll see them in the resource I created for you 'The 20 Minute Clarity Formula' ...
but there is something that you'll also need...
QUESTION – does this make you cross? Push your buttons? Make you want to scream at me "NO, that is NOT what I need!".
I totally get it and I am screaming the same thing. My clients all scream – well…. Hopefully not scream, but there is resistance !! – that they don't need permission. But guess what, we are freakin' HUMAN, and we – the women that have taken on the task of working for ourselves – need, want, crave and look for permission to live our lives to the fullest!
In theory gaining clarity is a simple 2 step process.
1. Decide what you want
2. Do the work to get there.
But the reality is always a little different. It goes more like this.
1. Decide what you want to do.
2. But worry about what you 'should be doing' instead.
3. Spend lot's of time thinking about what other people expect from you.
4. Consider all the angles and ways you'll be letting people down
5. Get anxious about doing something that you don't think is 'right'
6. Next few days think about whether you're really 'ready' ... or you're 'qualified'
7. Stay up late wondering ... if people will think you're too big for your boots
8. Time to stress about 'what if it doesn't work?'
9. Wait patiently for someone to tap you on the shoulder and say 'Go get it' - 'Go get what you want'
And somewhere along these steps my clients engage me - and I short circuit the whole process by getting you to give yourself PERMISSION to 'Go do what you want'.
Why the bloody hell am I telling you all this? This doesn't feel positive and upbeat. This doesn't read like you are walking into Disneyland and twirling around in your 1000 petticoats while the band plays – (ah um…. I digress!!) – I am telling you this because I don't believe that it is a bad thing.
When a new client starts with me, we work out in the first session what they REALLY WANT to do, not what they think they have to do, or should do. This is a really hard thing to nail down. It takes trust, time and patience, and my well-honed-voodoo (I have been called worse!!) intuition, to HEAR what you really want below the layers of what you should do, have been told to do, think you have to do….
And in that session, when that light bulb switches on in your mind and the fog clears from your eyes and the smile radiates across your face, that is the moment that you have given yourself permission to do what you WANT to do – do you hear me?? What YOU WANT to do.
This is all that I wish for you.
To have the ability, the knowledge, the clarity and the direction to give YOURSELF permission to be the WHOLE of you, and do whatever it is that floats-ya-boat, tickles-ya-fancy and scratches-ya-itch. Go be all the things that you want to be and then come and tell us (in your community) with certainty, passion and motivation, what you are doing.
We want to hear from you.
You have the permission to be
whatever you want to be!
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Doubt, Lightening Bolt Moments & Crazy Ideas
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Last time we caught up, I was telling you a story about how I moved past, through and OVER doubt, fear and negative self-talk. I was just about to embark on a huge walk. One small step for mankind but ONE HUGE LEAP for lil' ol me! We pick up where we left off (OMG, this is so much fun, I am TOTALLY writing a script!! ;) ) So, I walked and walked and walked…. Yep! I completed 252 km in 15 days. I woke every morning ready to GO. On 5 different days we walked over half a marathon PER DAY. Thats right, 23 km's in ONE DAY x 5! 18 blisters on 1 foot, enough tape, band aids and tea tree oil to start my own pharmacy! But on we went…. And as I walked…. I waited…. I waited patiently (NOT) I walked with intent… waiting for that light-bulb-moment, that crash-of-drums, that flash-of-light, that EUREKA moment that would change everything for me and set me on a path for the next chapter. I mean, I listened to Dr Wayne Dyer, I read a life changing book – COME ON! I am putting-in here!! And I knew that there was a next chapter, I KNEW (call it intuition, gut-feeling) that this was the start of something… a change, it- was - a- comin'. But where the bloody hell was it!!! So, after 15 days, 252 km's, pain, mental determination, physical strength (we were still carrying 9 kg's each on our backs!!), a little bit of grace and a whole - lotta - love, we arrived at Santiago Cathedral, the end of the El Camino. On that day we walked 23 km's – and it was the LONGEST walk (mentally) of the entire trip. The last 3 km's felt like they would never end. We arrived in Santiago and thought that we had made it, those pesky signs didn't say 3 km's to the mo - fo - Cathedral !!(sorry, but that is how it felt at that point!). We arrived, we sat down, we had a celebration beer, we talked and I sat looking at the sky… now thinking that a lightning bolt would LITERALLY be a lightening bolt. SURELY (don't call me Shirley!). We went and spent a few days in a lovely little quiet house with a pool to rest our legs and celebrate our massive achievement (and BTW…. We celebrated – tee hee!). And I was still waiting ... Waiting for the heavens to part and for the answer to be made clear. But it wasn't. I didn't wake up feeling like I knew exactly what to do. And I was feeling a little deflated. All that 'work' and nothing. Then on the 3rd day (wait… did this just get religious??), my lovely friend that I was travelling with said something and it was like that Daisy Chain Wheel in a machine, clicked into place and the cogs started turning! She said, "You are a Crazy Daisy, I bet you have clients that are Lazy Daisies, or Hazy Daisies and I bet that you have a lot of people around you that LIKE to be Crazy Daisies and have fun whilst achieving their dreams and getting their shizzle done!" BOOM-SHAK-A-LA. The fun came back into my business, the silly-cray-cray of my personality was given that little window to shine, and the seed of a new idea was born. Next time…. On the Crazy - Daisy - Life - Altering - Walk - 252 km's - in - my - shoes newsletter..
Emerging From The Darkness Of Doubt
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All fear is borne from the stories that we play in our heads, but with desire, support, determination and the strategies in place – ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. Hi! I'm back! Did you miss me? I want to share a story with you that explains where I've been for the last few months… A story of feeling stuck, full of doubt, fear and negative - self talk and then taking action on what might feel like a massive LEAP !! Feeling stuck? Let me know what your biggest challenge is (plus download a free gift for your feedback) So let me share with you the story shall I In March 2016, I made the decision to go to the top of Spain in September and walk part of the El Camino (The Way), all 150Kms of it! When I heard my friend going, I was like OK I'M IN, THIS IS HAPPENING. In May 2016, I travelled to Europe and worked in Italy having a blast, so I didn't really think too much about the BIG WALK happening in September. In June 2016, I arrived in the UK and my mind went straight to THINKING, thinking about what I needed, what could go wrong, and so I started writing lists for everything, what I needed to buy, medications and a lists about what could go WRONG! There was still MASSIVE EXCITEMENT but negative self talk about what could go wrong kept getting in the way, but still I MARCHED ON, literally. I started to arrange walks, long walks, walks up mountains, walks with friends and walks on my own. And then I realised something I realised that I needed to do part of the El Camino by myself because I was aware of the self doubt and sabotaging negative self talk that kept on creeping up! And I wanted to confront those fears head on so I knew I had to do it, and it FELT RIGHT. So I began to talk about it with others and of course those fears I had, were reflected right back to me. Yeah, I know you know what I mean. It happens. But I didn't let it STOP ME. Feeling stuck too? Share your biggest challenge with me here (bonus: download free gift for your feedback) You can't do that! What if something happens? What if you don't meet other people? What if you get lost (this is a BIG ONE, I have ABSOLUTELY no sense of direction!!)? You can't speak to language! What if you can't communicate with people? You'll be lonely! Rather than listen to what was being said to me, I took it one step at a time, I committed to the ACTION, knew the ones who supported me and just did it, booked the flights, HERE I GO! [ ENTER REALLY ANNOYING HORN SOUND, WAHHHHH] The day came when I arrived in Spain It sounds crazy writing this but I remember sitting there in utter and complete FEAR. I packed and repacked my bags and checked and rechecked my travel arrangements and then booked the coach ticket from Santiago for a 5 hour long journey to start my walk! Once in the hotel room, again I wallowed. All that negative self talk I had just spent all that energy to conquer it, came back. Note to self: ONE STEP, IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.. I had everything in place, I had everything that I needed, I was prepared, I knew what to do and how to do it. And then I remembered how to walk again, bahaha!! The morning soon arrived, and it was PITCH BLACK, literally. I could have let the fear creep in that one last time but nope, I didn't. And just as I figured out how to do it before. I did it again, one foot in front of the other. I took ACTION. So I opened the front door with my backpack (11.5kgs!!) on my back! And after all the PROCRASTINATION, FEAR, DOUBT, AND NEGATIVE SELF TALK, I kept on going. One foot in front of the other. It may have been 1 small step for mankind, but it sure did feel like 1 GIANT LEAP for lil' ol' me! It felt like I had just closed one chapter and started a new one Wait for it … SPOILER ALERT!! I made it. And I am here to tell you, whatever might feel like a giant leap for you, you can DO IT TOO! And I am here to show you how. You've got this! If you're feeling stuck today, I would love to know what your unique flavour of stuck is? Tell me what keeps you stuck and grab your little bonus gift as a thank you from me Trudy
The Travellers Purpose and Productivity Series – Caroline White
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The Travellers Purpose and Productivity Series -
Caroline White
Caroline White (from Caroline White Photography) and I are so lucky (full stop). I wanted to share with you the different ways to stay on purpose and productive whilst you are "doing/trying something different" - for me (and for Caroline), that is travelling and working.
We sat in front of the 16th century walls of Lucca (a beautiful walled city in Italy) and talked all things productivity and living on purpose. Caroline has a very success-full photography business. She has photographed Marie Forleo and Michael Beckworth but is also a wealth of information and has huge business ideas for her future. It was so interesting to spend time with someone that is not limited by what she is doing right now. We ALL have potential and the possibility to live how we want. We just need to be clear and have clarity around what that looks like.
You will hear how:
- The way that we stay productive is different for each individual person - and why this is important for you.
- Living on and with purpose changes - and that that is A GOOD THING!
- Being a creative person has HUGE benefits when you find the right team, OR have the clarity to move forward in your genius zone!
And.... just in case you like to read, rather than watch, click here to download the transcribed chat.
I really hope that you enjoy this interview and feel inspired and motivated to be the WHOLE of you in your life and business.
Do you need help staying productive and on purpose in your business? Would you like more information on the Clarity+Strategy=Success Program that Caroline and I talk about? Brilliant! Click here to read all the information and you can sign up today.
And before you go, let me know in the comments below 1 thing that you have learned from this quick video and how you are going to TAKE ACTION for yourself?
Until next time, where-ever you are..... keep dreaming and taking the action steps towards those dreams!
Trudy x
Do you feel like a rabbit stuck in the headlights?! Get ready to MOVE!
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Wouldn't it be great to find clarity in your business, develop a workable strategy and increase productivity levels?Statistics aren't my bag-baby, but I'd say (with a level of confidence!) that more than half of the female entrepreneurs out there are juggling too much at once and finding it hard to keep on top of everything. We're told we can have it all and do it all if we want to, we just need passion and enthusiasm (…blah blah blah!). Well sorry ladies, I don't think we can have it all (not without going crazy anyway). Something's got to give, and it's usually your health, wellbeing or sanity! If you see a woman working full time in her own business, and she has a family to look after, and she has a spotless house and cooks a proper dinner every night and exercises every day and takes regular "me" time and has clean clothes on and no grey hair – she's a robot. Most women running their own business, who also have a family and other commitments, are struggling. And that's perfectly ok, because we're not robots.
- I see women spending every day working flat out and being busy all the time, but they're not making much money.
- I see women faffing around procrastinating because they're not focused (how can they be when they have so much on their plate?).
- I see women becoming overwhelmed, and like a rabbit in the headlights, they freeze and don't know where to go or what to do next.
- I see women doing the same thing over and over again, thinking if they persist long enough they'll eventually get the result they want.
- Schedule in the "me" time and make it a commitment to yourself.
- Leave social media and emails until the END of the day, then the beginning of your day is WAY more productive!
- Be prepared to ASK and to GET HELP! (see below :) )
How this business owner faced her fears and made a commitment to herself
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What could you achieve in your business if you simply increased your productivity?Once upon a time there was a small business owner called Melissa (not a fake name ;) ). She was a copywriter and loved her job, but her business wasn't thriving as much as she wanted it to. She felt like she was busy all the time but wasn't making much money or progress with her business.
A typical day in the life of Melissa looked something like this (I think you're going to relate to this!!):6am: Kids wake her up, she rolls over and tries to go back to sleep 7am: Hears kids attempting to make their own breakfast, so has to get up to avoid someone being electrocuted or burning the kitchen down. 8.30am: After an hour of yelling at kids to get dressed, brush their teeth, brush their hair, find shoes, pack homework, make sure they actually have undies on today, it's time for the school run. 9am: She's home and it's time for COFFEE!! 9.15am: She checks her emails, responds to a few enquiries about work, replies to some client questions, reads an article that had a great headline but turned out to be crap (how unusual), gets sucked into the article reading time vortex and vows to stop signing up for every bloody opt-in offer that looks even remotely good. 9.50am: She thinks it's time to do some actual paid work. She checks her calendar and to-do list and wonders what to start on first. The first draft for that beachside resort brochure is due tomorrow, better make a start on that. 10am: She Googles "beachside resorts" for research purposes. She reads a blog about the 10 best beachside resorts in Australia. One has 2 free nights when you book 5, valid for a short time only. She thinks she better take a quick look at the deal. It's only valid for a short time, after all. 11.15am: Her "research" has just wasted over an hour. She needs to refocus and get back to work. Time for a cup of tea before she gets stuck in. 11.30am: She starts writing the first draft of the brochure. Things are looking good. 12.30pm: She's hungry! Time for some lunch. She watches Ellen while she shovels in a tuna sandwich. 12.50pm: She does a quick email check in case anything urgent has come in. She wonders if she's received any social media messages or comments. Better have a quick check. Oh look, a funny video of cats on Facebook. 1.30pm: Bollocks! She gets back to the brochure writing. The phone rings. It's a potential client wanting to know all about her SEO website copywriting. How much is it? Can she have a quick look at his website (right now while on the phone) and tell him which pages are ok and which ones need re-writing. Explains she'll need some time to do this. He would like a quote this afternoon if possible please. 1.45pm: She reads though the potential client's website and writes up a proposal. All the pages need re-writing. She sends the proposal to the client. 2.20pm: Right, back to the brochure. Oh no! She has to pick up the kids from school in 10 minutes! 2.30pm: She does the school run. And no, they can't get the bus – one is at preschool. 3.15pm: She's back home, sets the kids up with food and entertainment. Makes another coffee. 3.25pm: Right, back to the brochure. She writes some more. 4.30pm: She can't believe the kids haven't interrupted her yet. They are so quiet. Oh no…. 4.31pm: She won't be getting any more work done today! Total billable working hours for the day – 2. Does this sound like you?? Can you relate to Melissa's day!!?? Melissa wasn't sure about whether to get help from me, because one of the things holding her back was a fear of commitment!! Even a commitment to improving herself! Eventually she realised she needed to take a leap of faith and step outside her comfort zone, because amazing things happen when you take that first step :) Melissa booked in for a session with me and I heard lots of things she was saying, but she wasn't aware of how she was saying them and what she ACTUALLY WANTED! We talked about what she wanted out of her business, cleared some negative beliefs that were holding her back and worked out a plan of attack for the next three months for her. She made some goals and stuck to them, and within just a week her working day looked very different!
A typical day in the life of Melissa now looks like this:6am: She exercises! Yep! WTF! (Her decision!) 7am: She gets the kids ready for school with much less stress and yelling 9am: She makes a coffee and does not check emails. She starts with whatever is planned for that day, which is going to be billable client work. 12pm: She stops for a break and lunch. 12.30pm: She spends some more, productive time doing billable client work. 2.30pm: She picks up the kids 3.15pm: Now she checks emails from the day, responds to enquiries, returns any phone calls (after having her phone on silent all day). She even has time to network online without any guilt. 4.30pm: She's done all she needed to do that day and can spend quality time with her kids. Total billable working hours for the day – 5. From 10 billable hours a week to 25, suddenly she is able to more than double her income in the same amount of time!! WOOP WOOP! I'm not fibbing….this is not a made up "case study" – this happened! And it happened because she COMMITTED to change and she COMMITTED to being consistent in moving towards a business that worked for her!
- Where do you need to commit?
- Where do you need to be consistent?
- What can you do to be a part of a community of women that support your growth and encourage you to THINK BIGGER?!
Let's Celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Day together!
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As women entrepreneurs, we (such a generalisation!!) find it so hard to celebrate our wins and so very (very!!) easy to remember our failures!
Each year it gets to this time (November-ish) and there is an audible "EEEEEKKKKK, where did the year go?" – and a passing "ARRRRGGGHHHH, why didn't I get `this' done?"
Are you nodding your head and snapping your fingers in agreement?
Being a female entrepreneur in 2015 is SO different to what it might have been a few years ago.
For a start, there are so many options open to us for having and running a business –
- What kind of business?
- Where do we run it from?
- Where do we find clients?
- How do we keep our audience engaged?
- WAIT… do we have an audience?
The list goes on…. and on!
One of the reasons I do what I do (and LOVE what I do) is because I get to speak to female entrepreneurs for most of the day! Either because I am using their services, or they are clients.
There are over-arching issues we all deal with in our businesses.
- There are undervalued problems that hold us back.
- There are over-used words and jargon that overwhelm us.
- And then there is the "competition" we feel – "they are better than me / more successful than me" etc etc…. we all know these feelings!
I'm hosting a BLAB (have you heard of Blab?) on the 19th November at 10am (Sydney time) for each of us to come together LIVE and have a conversation about what it is like to be a woman entrepreneur in 2015.
You can either come in and take up one of four BLAB seats, which will show your pretty face and project your insightful opinions out to the Blabosphere. OR, if you're the shy type, you can watch the four speakers and hang out in the chat area, where you can ask questions, share your own opinion and contribute to this important conversation.
Female entrepreneurs are moving to BLAB because it's fun and interactive, which is exactly why I've chosen this platform. I'd love for you to come join me and the growing bunch of beautiful women already registered. It's FREE!
Join HERE and come along to be a part of the conversation, share your celebrations and struggles, and share what it is like for YOU to be an entrepreneur in 2015!
AND, we can celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Day together!
How do you know when you are successful?
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How do you know when you are successful?
OK… now this question gets bandied around A LOT… and I find it hard to answer and I also want to answer it definitively for myself… but it changes all the time – ARRGGGHH!
Can you relate to that?
My BRAIN says "are you successful yet?" "Have you made it?" "What is the next goal?" "Forget that thing you just achieved – move on!"
My HEART says, you are already successful…. Every time you move through fear to put yourself out there, that's another success. Each task/goal/win/client can be celebrated and gratitude given.
My woo woo says – stay on track… it is all coming…. Don't push, just be – (again) AAAARRRGGGHH!
Honestly, I probably fluctuate between all of these in a week! The hard-arse corporate WIN WIN WIN, the heart-centred intuitive business coach helping others to see their wins and the woo-woo going within and listening with empathy.
What does success look like to you?
And I am genuinely asking so you give yourself an answer. If we don't visualize and vocalize what success looks like, then we can't know when we have reached it.
Is success:
- a 3-day weekend?
- getting your hair done once a month?
- mani-pedi on a Thursday morning?
- covering your child's childcare costs?
- or a Ferrari/Lamborghini/Beetle??
I also think that some of my "successes" have come out of admitting where I may have "failed" or how I have handled situations that used to send me into the fetal position!
Having a BIG HAIRY ARSED (there is a visual for you ;) ) GOAL is good, and even making that goal seem/feel "unrealistic" is fantastic (I think). It gives you something to aim for and something to be honest with yourself about what you want your future to look like. We just have to remember to celebrate EVERY success/step along the path to get to that BHAG.
"Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation"
Zig Ziglar
Try these 3 steps to be more aware of where you are HEADING:
- If you felt SUCCESSFUL today…. What would that look like to you?
- What is the BHAG that you are aiming for?
- Now look at both of those answers and see where you need to align them so the outcome for you is a GIVEN!
If you would like to hear from 10 women entrepreneurs about how they have successful days, CLICK HERE.
Don't always look to the future for your successes… "if I just get/do this, then I will be successful". Celebrate the successes you have already achieved!
I just realized I have written this blog with lots of "we's" – which must mean I need to hear this as much as I need to write about it! I am off to determine what success means to me! Let me know what it looks like to you too!
I just realized that I have written this blog with lots of "we's" – which must mean that I need to hear this as much as write about it! I am off to determine what success means to me!
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And if you are stuck… and need some help with business strategies and motivation, why not BOOK your SUPER EARLY BIRD tickets to The Spectacular – A Business Symposium (use this sneaky discount code for even MORE of a discount AND to come along to a special dinner to be held on the Sunday night – Discount code "imettrudy").
P.S. Don't be the one that leaves it until the last minute! I would much rather you paid less and got more added bonuses (am I nuts!!).
P.P.S. So, I am asking…. when have you felt successful?


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Wren has been LOVING the warm weather that signals the coming Summer. She is at the age where cool sprinkler water is interesting and even enjoyable.
And it sure makes clean up easy for Mom after a mid afternoon hot dog cook out.
But of course, just as soon as we share something exciting and new with her Mother Nature has to throw a wrench in everything and give us days upon days of rain.
I can't be too mad because in the last couple days everything has finally come into bloom and greened up nicely. We have a lot to accomplish in our yard this year, but I am aiming to keep it natural and not overly manicured looking. Two reasons being that I don't have the time or energy needed to maintain that sort of thing, and it just doesn't feel organic to me (doesn't that sound like such a snobby thing to say? Sorry).
I kind of like seeing what Mother Nature has in store for us, maybe just guiding it slightly instead of forcing it all.
But for now she has forced us indoors. Which gives rise to the occasional "WHY is it still raining, Mom?", but for the most part we have taken the opportunity to get cozy, bake some goodies together and spend a good deal of time cuddling up with our favorite books and movies.
There's a definitely a big silver lining to this rain cloud!


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H. Ji (BBSO/NJIT), M. Song (Purple Mountain Observatory, China), H. Wang (BBSO/NJIT)
In this paper, a newly developed method is presented for calculating linear force free coronal magnetic field that is consistent with the observed three components of the magnetic field. In terms of linear equation theory, the solutions are given in an integration form which consists of two parts: source functions and a Green function. Instead of using the observed magnetic field as the source function, we use totally six unknown source functions. By making the force-free field match the three components of the magnetic field of a magnetogram, we get a set of linear algebraic equations from which the source functions are solved out. We use the well-known boundary finite element method to discretize the integration solutions.
Since the computed magnetic fields decrease very rapidly, we use only one thin layer of the computed fields, and then use the fields' values on the top plane of this layer as boundary conditions of next thin layer. This stratification computing method is tested by applications to a known linear force free field with a quadrupolar configuration and an observed magnetogram by BBSO. Also, this method is compared with other methods. The testing and comparing results show that the method is reliable.
This work is supported by NSF under grants ATM-0076602, ATM-9903515 and ATM-0086999, NASA under grants NAG5-9682, NAG5-9738 and NAG5-10910, and ONR under grant N00014-97-1-1037.
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Massachusetts Contract Cases
Franchise Cases, Dockets and Filings
Cases filed
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Venla, LLC v. Mariotti et al
as 1:2016cv12251
Plaintiff: Venla, LLC
Defendant: Victor Mariotti , Kevin Santaite , Emerald Triple B, LLC
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Association of Independent BR Franchise Owners v. Baskin Robbins Franchising, LLC
as 1:2016cv10963
Plaintiff: Association of Independent BR Franchise Owners
Defendant: Baskin Robbins Franchising, LLC
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Contract Dispute
Bill DeLuca Chry-Jeep Dodge, Inc. et al v. FCA US LLC
as 1:2016cv10496
Plaintiff: Bill DeLuca Chry-Jeep Dodge, Inc. , William P DeLuca, III
Defendant: FCA US LLC
Cause Of Action: Petition for Removal- Contract Dispute
New England Bath, Inc. v ReBath, LLC et al
as 1:2015cv14184
Defendant: ReBath, LLC
Plaintiff: New England Bath, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Notice of Removal
Get In Shape Franchise, Inc. v. Caldwell et al
as 1:2015cv13118
Plaintiff: Get In Shape Franchise, Inc.
Defendant: William Taylor Caldwell, TransformNation I, LLC
Cause Of Action: Diversity-(Citizenship)
Shri Gatri, LLC v. Days Inn Worldwide Inc.
as 4:2015cv40104
Plaintiff: Shri Gatri, LLC
Defendant: Days Inn Worldwide Inc.
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Breach of Contract
7-Eleven, Inc. v. Aslaimi
as 1:2015cv12325
Plaintiff: 7-Eleven, Inc.
Defendant: Hafida S. Aslaimi
Counter_claimant: Hafida S. Aslaimi
Counter_defendant: Hafida S. Aslaimi
Cause Of Action: Trademark Infringement
FAMILY FINANCIAL CENTERS, LLC v. COX et al
as 4:2015cv40051
Plaintiff: FAMILY FINANCIAL CENTERS, LLC
Defendant: JAY COX , Mary Cox
Counter_claimant: Mary Cox , JAY COX
Counter_defendant: FAMILY FINANCIAL CENTERS, LLC
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Breach of Contract
Volkswagen of America, Inc v. U.S. Auto Group of Massachusetts
as 1:2015cv10636
Plaintiff: Volkswagen of America, Inc
Defendant: U.S. Auto Group of Massachusetts
Counter_claimant: U.S. Auto Group of Massachusetts
Counter_defendant: Volkswagen of America, Inc
Cause Of Action: Fed. Question: Breach of Contract
Pizzeria Uno Corporation v. Interfood Corporation et al
as 1:2014cv14085
Defendant: Interfood Corporation, Memorial Capital Corp.
Plaintiff: Pizzeria Uno Corporation
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Contract Default
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My idea is about search results.
You used to have larger icons making it easy and convenient to a) find and b) select a symbol. Now, after redesign a user has to scroll 4 times more. And now icons are smaller which is also not so convenient.
— enable "change view" between column and gallery mode,
— for gallery mode use the old template you had before redesign.
Thank you in advance!


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The idea of repurposing bike parts to store bikes is not new to Bike Hacks. We have featured ways to use pedals, bike frames (for walls and as a floor/street mount), and handlebars to store bikes. A variation on a the handlebar theme was recently posted to makezine.com.
Picture credit to makezine.com and full instructions with picture of hanger in action here. Have you repurposed bike parts for a storage purpose? Let us know.


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ISR G2 and ASR1000 achieve PEPAS Certification!
The Global Certification Team is proud to collaborate with our colleagues across the globe. Today we have a guest post by Mark Jackson <email@example.com>, Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco UK. Mark will be sharing about the recent PEPAS certification of the Cisco ISR G2 and ASR1000.
The Public Services Network (PSN) is at the heart of the UK Government ICT Strategy and aims to deliver significant cost savings against the current £16.5bn annual ICT spend whilst at the same time providing the foundation to enable the government to transform the way in which it delivers services to the citizen. Maintaining security within the PSN is critical to its success and as such, CESG and the Cabinet Office have laid down a range of technical and information assurance standards against which vendors must comply.
In the UK Government, classified information is protectively marked based on the resulting impact to business should the information be compromised. Often shortened to IL (Impact Level), there are seven levels ranging from IL0 to IL6 where IL6 has the highest impact. The discipline of information assurance (IA) is used to provide confidence that systems systems handling protectively marked information do so in a robust fashion. Effective IA is widely seen as providing an important role in reducing the Nation's vulnerabilities to cyber attack (Nation Cyber Security Strategy) and takes on a wide range of forms across the domains of technology, people and process. In the technology domain, the use of assured products is a key element in providing confidence that classified information will remain protected in accordance with its IL marking.
Within the context of the PSN, the baseline infrastructure will be assured to protect IL2 information passing in the clear; IL2 is used by many government departments and local authorities. The PSN will also be used extensively to transport IL3 information, more often seen in central government departments and law enforcement. In the PSN, protecting IL3 information requires the use of CESG assured cryptography and historically this has meant CAPS Baseline assured devices. CAPS devices are often criticised for their high cost and complexity of management, requiring customers to deploy two physical devices per site; a situation that is clearly not ideal when the primary goal of the PSN is to reduce cost. The CESG PEPAS assurance scheme was developed specifically to address the information assurance requirements of for using commercial-grade cryptography to deliver large-scale secure network overlay solutions for IL3 information within the PSN.
Cisco are pleased to announce that their ISR G2 and ASR 1000 Series routers have successfully completed and passed CESG PEPAS evaluation and can be used to support the secure transportation of IL3 information in the PSN. This announcement provides our customers and partners with the confidence to deploy Cisco IPsec VPN technology to protect IL3 information, whilst at the same time taking advantage of the wide range of capabilities offered by the ISR G2 and ASR 1000 series platforms. The Cisco ISR G2 and ASR 1000 series deliver an all-in-one solution combining WAN and IPsec VPN termination, whilst at the same time being able to deliver non-encrypted IL2 transport and additional services such as firewalling, application optimisation and voice.
Achieving PEPAS also means that our customers can take advantage of Cisco's Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) technology which uniquely addresses many of the inherent scaling challenges present in traditional IPsec implementations. Specifically, DMVPN delivers dynamic, on-demand IPsec tunnel creation between branch locations providing efficient protection for IL3 peer-to-peer applications. Customers taking advantage of DMVPN for their PSN IL3 deployments can accelerate their adoption of secure IP voice and video services, keeping complexity to a minimum, and optimising overall network bandwidth. Cisco DMVPN is widely deployed with the largest implementations exceeding 20,000 locations so our customers can be assured that the technology is both well understood and well proven.
Since being engaged with the technical and security workstreams within the PSN program, and from working closely with customers and service provider partners, Cisco has built up a significant body of experience in understanding how to overcome the practical challenges faced when deploying secure network overlays within the PSN. This knowledge and experience will enable our customers to accelerate their adoption of PSN and support the needs of their secure stakeholders with minimal operational risk.
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Output from the program is a CAT-file (hyp.out) and the original HYPOCENTER print file (print.out) with more detailed information. The hyp.out file can be plotted directly using EPIMAP. In addition, there is also the HYPO71 style summary file, hypsum.out. NOTE: In print.out and hypsum.out, year is only given with 2 digits. Magnitude in hypsum.out and print.out are only coda magnitude and will be different from same magnitude in hyp.out if a magnitude correction has been used.
When HYP is executed from EEV, the print.out file has no station listing. In all other cases, there is a station listing.
Some explanation is given below, for details see HYP manual
The output in print.out first shows the content of the TEST parameters in the STATION0.HYP file. After that comes some routine output from the starting location algorithm. Then follows the output from the iterations, which should be self-explanatory. The location is then given on one line containing origin time, latitude longitude (deg min), depth, number of phases, the number of degrees of freedom in the spatial solution (maximum 3), rms damping and errors, error estimates, resolution matrix. Last are the station lines with the following abbreviations:
stn : Station dist : Distance in km azm : Azimuth at the source ain : Angle of incidence at the source phs : Phase specified by user calcphs: Phase used by program w : Input weight hrmn : Hour minute t-sec: Arrival time sec t-obs: Observed travel time t-cal: Calculated travel time res : Residual wt : Weight usedi by program, normalized to 1.0 di : importance of phase in %
A station weight wt=-1 means that the phase travel time could not be calculated. The output phases can be e.g. PN2, where 2 means that the phase calculated has been refracted in layer 2 and PN5 refracted in layer 5. The input phase is then just P and a local model is used.
Any change in the input phase ID is signified by an asterisk (*) before the phase ID.
If amplitudes are available, Ml, Mb. Mw or Ms will be calculated, and all stations calculating Ml, Mb, Mw or MS will additionally be displayed at the end of the interactive printout.
Change of day:
If the origin time of the located event occur on the day before the time in the header line, the time in the header line is changed to the previous day and all phase arrivals are changed accordingly. This means that some hour values will be more than 23 since phase arrival times refer to the main header.
Seismic moments etc: After locating an event, HYP will check if there is spectral information (Moment etc, see MULPLT) available in the S-file and average values will be calculated and written into the output file.


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I always get a wave of energy whenever I come back to Palo Alto, after being away for a while. While this is a short trip, I've already made it to my two favorite restaurants, my favorite boutique, and of course Ranch 99 for some serious Chinese food overload! Another thing I really appreciated that I didn't expect to was the (just barely) cooler weather, because I got to break in my new cashmere coat from Kinross, which, while both super slim and lightweight, might be one of the warmest coats I have!
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Polypro's history can be traced back to 1955 when General Mills entered into a joint venture with the Habib Group in Pakistan to establish a modern guar gum processing facility. The plant was known as Habib General Limited and later changed the name to Habgen Guargums Limited (Habgen). General Mills sold the guar business that eventually became Polypro International, Inc. To this day, Polypro and Habgen continue the long relationship.
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Mike C - I sang this song at the half a couple years ago for Halloween.This is going to be very much my own intrepretation and with help from Chris, I think we have the chords what work well. Our video below is rough, but it gets the point across. There are a lot of chords but they are not too hard to do and it is very repetitive.
Sue R - FOR BUG Jam, we'll do Mike and Chris's adaptation. I've also posted The Pogues' version if you'd like to play along with their recording.
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Mimesis refers to an imitation of nature, or the practice in writing of "showing" through direct representation instead of "telling."
Mimesis is primarily associated with Plato (Ion, The Republic) and Aristotle (Poetics) who contrasted this method of direct representation with its counterpart, diegesis (see definition). Aristotle, in particular, claimed that people are inherently "mimetic" beings, containing within a drive and an impulse to imitate and capture reality through art. Another way to think about mimesis in texts, specifically, is through dialogue. Mimesis is most readily understood when contrasted with its counterpart, diegesis; the Wikipedia "mimesis" entry provides an especially apt claim on the subject: "mimesis represents, diegesis reports; one embodies, the other narrates; one transforms, the other indicates; one knows only a continuous present, the other looks back on a past."
"'Is there a police station near?'
'Up in town. Why, what's wrong?'
'There's a body out on the reef.'
'Right out there--wedged between two rocks. A girl.'
'Say--' said the man. 'You get a bounty for finding a body. I forget how much.'
-John Steinbeck, Cannery Row
Critical Debates
"Showing, enacting (as opposed to telling, recounting)" (Prince 52) -Gerald Prince, Dictionary of Narratology
"Direct presentation of words and actions of characters; often called 'dramatic'" (Martin 124) -Wallace Martin, Recent Theories of Narrative
"The imitation of action by performance" (Abbott 193) -H. Porter Abbott, The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative
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Prince, Gerald. Dictionary of Narratology.
Rimmon-Kennan, Shlomith. Narrative Fiction.
Herman, Luc and Bart Vervaeck. Handbook of Narrative Analysis.


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I had the great pleasure of joining the This Week in Media crew on their excellent podcast today. The episode goes live in the next couple of days.
If you're reading this blog but not listening to TWiM, you are missing out. It's the best conversation going on the radical changes in media that are happening right under our noses. To get a taste, dig back in their archives to TWiM 16, which stands to this day as the best recorded summary of the perenial "film vs. video" question.
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Results in infinite dimensional stochastic analysisSUGITA and TANIGUCHI investigated the oscillatory integrals on an abstract Wiener space and got the following result Let the phase function be a double Wiener integral and let the amplitude function be a multiple Wiener integral. If it is impossible to define properly the value of the amplitude function at the origin, the behavior of the oscillatory integral becomes quite different from finite dimensional cases.SUGITA and TAKANOBU got the following result Let {f^<(m)>}_m be a sequence of symmetric statistics of m variables. Then the sequence of random variables {f^<(m)>(chi+nalpha)}_n on the *-dimensional torus converges as m * * to the i.i.d. of multile Wiener intgerals.Results in stochastic numerical analysisFrom Jan.27 to Jan.30, we held a reseach conference "Probability theorey and computational mathematics" at Kyushu University. SUGITA gave a talk there with title "Pseudorandom number generation by means of irrational rotation-Fourier series approach". From Nov.9 to Nov.11, we held a research conference "The theory and methods of stochastic numerical analysis" at Kanazawa university. SUGITA gave a talk there with title "Robustness of quasi-Monte Carlo methods".
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Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd's pre-tax profit increased by 21 per cent to MYR69m (US$22m) in the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 from MYR57m in the same period last year.
Revenue was higher by ten per cent to MYR602.77m from MYR548.42m previously, it said in a filling to Bursa Malaysia today.
The group said the increase in revenue was mainly attributable to better selling prices coupled with higher domestic sales volume.
Going forward, the group is optimistic of a stronger demand in cement and other building materials in the current financial year with more active construction activities as a result of public and private sector projects and investments.
However, the rising costs of fuel and other raw materials and the weaker US dollar might have a negative impact on export revenues, it added.
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Actress Viola Davis hit the red carpet at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday evening (January 29) in Los Angeles, California.
Viola, 46, chose a strapless custom strapless white Grecian silk chiffon Marchesa gown that featured a sweetheart neckline with an antique gold embroidered detail on the bodice. She finished the look with Jimmy Choo shoes, gold Cathy Waterman jewelry and a Judith Lieber clutch.
Viola David took home the Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role honors while beating out Michelle Williams, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep and Tilda Swinton.
Viola also joined her "The Help" castmates in collecting Best Picture accolades while the night saw Dick Van Dyke present Screen Actors Guild's 48th Life Achievement Award to Mary Tyler Moore.


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It is cute, sorry I am not sure about the id. Great shots!
Not sure, but it looks like a young Brown-headed Cowbird. Nice shots.
Icy I don't know what he is but he is adorable. Great shots
So cute!!
i can't help with the id too, but sure he is adorable.
I have no idea, but it is really cute.
So cute.
But it will not be able to tell you its name if it can talk.
Because this is only how we call it.
Very cute whatever it is!
It's sweet! Pretty sure it's not a juvenile robin, wrong colouration and beak shape. Could be a juvenile american goldfinch or a pine siskin, but I really don't know.
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Slane Castle is a historical castle in Ireland, located in the county of Meath. Situated on 1,500 acres (607 hectares) within the Boyne Valley, its construction is believed to have begun during 1785, by the order of Baron William Burton Conyngham, and was first occupied by his nephew Henry Conyngham, who eventually became the first Marquess of Conyngham. Much of the castle has been reconstructed and restored, and it serves as a popular tourist attraction and event venue, complete with banquet rooms, amphitheater, and overnight accommodations. The castle is also well known for yearly concerts and its own brand of Irish whiskey.
Surrounded by deep forests, the Slane Castle estate features pastoral views of rolling meadows and valleys that reach to the edges of the River Boyne. This idyllic setting is probably the primary reason that the castle attracts thousands of tourists each year. According to some travel and entertainment experts, it is one of the most well-maintained castles of historical significance in all of Europe. Unlike many historical buildings, which are often restored with government funding, Slane Castle was restored primarily with private endowments.
During the 1980s, Slane Castle became renowned as a venue for rock concerts, and over the years it has hosted concerts by famous bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones, and Queen. The open-air concerts are held on estate grounds that surround a natural amphitheater. Attendees typically travel from all over Europe and the US, and as many as 75,000 to 100,000 guests typically show up for these yearly events.
Slane Castle has also become famous for its own brand of Irish whiskey, which is said to be a smooth blend of grain and single malt. The whiskey was chosen by the Conyngham family, who has said that it took them more than three years of sampling before deciding on the blend. Before being bottled, the whiskey is first matured in aged oaks for a minimum of four years. The castle hosts "tasting tours," where guests are invited to tour the castle and sample various flavors of whiskey along the way.
Like many historical castles in Europe, Slane Castle has become a popular venue for weddings and other special events. The typical wedding package involves a one-day exclusive rental of the entire castle and grounds. During this period, guests have access the all castle amenities, including banquet rooms, ballrooms, and private suites for overnight guests. Services such as food catering and cleanup are provided by the castle staff.
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Salon Granados
The hair stylists, Salon Granados, in Motril, which has 35 years' experience in the business, has undergone a generational handover with the retirement of Juan Granados.
The new team is led by his daughter and a team of young hairdressers who between them have 15 years' experience of their own, so there is a lot of know-how washing around in Salon Granados, but at the same time, coupled with the vitality of the younger generation, charged with new ideas.
They recommend that you can get back that shine and springiness that the Mediterranean sun has taken out of your hair. They have just what you need to achieve this: keratin treatment.
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- Style: Ale brewed with Dates
- Bitterness: 52 IBU
- Malts: Pale, Munich, Dark & Light Crystal, Imported Chocolate Malt
- Hops: CTZ, Willamette, East Kent Goldings, Falconer's Flight (dry hopped)
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- Special Ingredient: Fresh California Dates
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Description: "In a surprising turn of events, rival superpowers have joined forces to bring a beer of might to the world. According to top-secret documents, recently unclassified, brewmasters for 21st Amendment in California and Ninkasi in Oregon began their brewing careers together many years ago. The two leaders reunited recently at a secret camp in the Sierras to devise their master plan. 'We are more alike than we are different,' said 21st Amendment's Shaun O'Sullivan. 'We must unite in our common cause,' added Ninkasi's Jamie Floyd. The resulting collaboration, an ale brewed with California dates, an aggressive arsenal of all-Northwest hops and an unmistakable aroma of victory, deals a unified blow to unoriginal beers everywhere." — 21st Amendment Brewery & Ninkasi Brewing
Random thoughts: I've heard nothing but great things about this collaboration beer and have been looking forward to tasting it. I added it to my list of special holiday beer treats. Why did it take me so long to finally drink it? I have no clue...
The tasting: Deep amber in color, clear, with an off white head that dissipates fairly slowly. It looks great. Aroma of grapefruit hops, plum, raisin, brown sugar, and some light earthy hops. Normally, when grapefruit hop aromas are present, they tend to dominate the nose—but not here. Flavor of caramel malt, bready malt, and plum in the front. In the middle, grapefruit and citrus hop bitterness kicks in, along with alcohol. While noticeable, the alcohol is well-masked. Surprisingly, the sweetness from the aroma does not come through in flavor. Allies Win the War is light to medium bodied, moderately carbonated, and finishes with flavors of plum, citrus, and spicy hops.
Rating: 4 star. Really Good! I want this again! There's quite a lot going on in this beer. It reminded me of a Barleywine—minus the heavy body and strong alcohol. Sadly, this beer has been long gone from grocery store shelves. Hopefully, it will make a return next winter. If it does, I'll be sure to stock up...
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A national festival, Songkran used to be Thai New Year when Thai people do merit making. Songkran falls on April 13, 14 and 15 every years. People can take rest on the holidays and enjoy the festival.
Songkran festival of Phrapradaeng on Sunday after songkran custom every year, Phrapradaeng people are cooperated with Phrapradaehg local government, to celebrate songkran custom per Raman people local custom. There are Songkran procession, bird release and fish release.


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She is one of the few fellow bloggers who I really have a crush on and actually get along with : she is funny, intelligent and has an amazing taste. She lives in paris, takes amazing photos and is also an illustrator.
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READ: Jurgen Klopp slams Mesut Ozil critics
Ozil announced his retirement from international football in July, citing reasons of discrimination from the German Football Federation (DFB).
The Gunners midfielder was part of Germany's group-stage exit at the 2018 World Cup, and Low says the player himself closed the door on a return.
"In my view, Mesut Ozil has clearly declared his retirement and closed the door by himself with that, so a comeback is not a topic," Low told Sport Bild.
"Mesut did not call me, not to this very day," he said.
"I tried to reach him several times in the past two weeks, via text message, via phone. Mesut has decided to take this path. I must accept it.
"Ozil has been my player for nine years. We've experienced a lot together. A few lows, but more highs. We've won the World Cup. This will still stay forever.
"I am still of the opinion that he was one of the best players we had in Germany in the last 20, 30 years. One day, we'll have a conversation. I would have wished for him to inform me personally, and I was disappointed at first."


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This home automation company does a very good job communicating with its customers. You can find quite a few customer education resources on the Control4 website. Among these, the most notable are the idea gallery, project planner and videos. The idea gallery showcases a wide variety of customers and how they chose to automate their homes; some examples include small homes, RVs and businesses. The project planner gives you a way to express your goals and what you're looking for so the company can match you with the right local dealer. Control4's videos are similar to the idea gallery but also talk about how the system works, not just what it can do.
Control4 offers better after-purchase support than a majority of home automation system providers. Instead of just having a page listing its email address and phone number, the company has extensive resources online to help you learn how to use your system, including guides, tutorials and videos. There's also a customer portal on the website that lets you control system preferences. Control4 systems have a two-year warranty, which is shorter than those of some other home automation systems but average when compared to the industry as a whole.
Its hundreds of hardware partners make it easy to customize a Control4 home control system to fit your needs, only Crestron is compatible with more products. In addition to general support for hundreds of products, the company also has certified partners whose equipment strongly integrates with the home automation system. Some of Control4's certified partners include Apple, Harman Kardon, Roku and Weather Underground, though the list goes on.
Control4 EA Series controllers are the brains of the system and are also capable home theater controllers by themselves. Every piece of Control4 equipment comes ready to install, so your dealer can add to the system over time without the need to rebuild it from the ground up. This modularity is one of the best things about this home automation system and makes it popular among dealers.
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Using the best home management systems, you can control your smart home with a mobile app and touchscreen controllers. Control4 is one of few smart home systems that has a mobile app with a user interface that is identical to that on its touchscreen controllers. This is particularly helpful because you don't have learn multiple ways to control your system – you might have to learn two or three different control schemes to use other systems properly.
In addition to the touch interfaces, you can use a computer to change settings or the company's Composer Home Edition software to program scenes, control devices, manage your digital entertainment server and more. While the Composer HE software has many useful features, you still need a dealer to add devices to your system, update software and update drivers. Control4 systems are fully capable of controlling equipment for whole-house audio and home theaters.
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Twitter just got a visual makeover. The social media company today announced that photos and Vine videos will begin showing up automatically in users' timelines. It may seem like a small change, but the sprinkling of photos and videos throughout user timelines will significantly alter the look and feel of Twitter, which has been heavily text-focused since it was created in 2006. Previously users had to click an individual tweet to expand it and show multimedia. Buttons for replying, retweeting and favoriting tweets, which used to be hidden until an individual tweet was highlighted, are also now permanently visible for all messages.
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The changes are likely geared at making Twitter a more visual and user-friendly experience. The social network, which has 232 million monthly active users, is preparing for an expected initial public offering next week and will face rising pressure to increase both its user base and the value of its advertising business. More prominent photos could make the site more appealing to marketers, who will now know that the visual component of a promoted tweet will be widely seen by users.
Other recent changes illustrate Twitter's shift away from being a simple, text-based messaging platform. In August Twitter began presenting conversations in chronological order via connecting blue lines, a significant departure from the reverse-chronological stream that helped define the network as a platform for instantaneous information. More and more, Twitter is implementing elements to make it more similar to the largest social network of them all, Facebook.


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There have been a good number of comments on our stories and blogs about the Article 32 evidentiary hearing for Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood.
That's because there is a lot of interest in this case, not just in San Antonio but from around the country. You don't need to see the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times show up at an event to know it. I've been getting an earful all year.
Many of the comments are partisan, anti-Obama screeds. Some are conspiratorial. A few, like this one, are both.
"The Administration refused to acknowledge early on that the guy was an Islamic/Muslim terrorist and fully denied that he had shouted his 'Allahu akbar' message before shooting the GIs," the commenter, "robertr," wrote. "The killer was on a mission from his Islamic/Muslim world."
There's some talk about a soldier who erased a phone video he shot during the massacre. The writer I just cited had a thought about that, as did others.
"I would suspect the order to erase came early on so that the truth could be hidden like
lots of other things that go on in government," robert r said.
"The order to destroy evidence wasn't 'dumb,' it was criminal," wrote Chronicritic2. The position quickly taken after this tragedy was that it was not an act of terrorism. This was an attempt to keep the truth away from Americans."
"Cue the conspiracy theorists!" one man said. "So he deleted a cell phone video, there were dozens of witnesses and lots of physical evidence. The order to delete it was dumb, possibly it was due to thoughts of privacy issues."
"This guy needs a life sentence, no martyrdom here," another opines.
"Easy solution. Take him out back of the base, tell him to take off running and then let the victims families fill him full of lead holes," a guy named Steven writes.
A fellow from Cypress, near Houston, asked a question more than a few reporters covering the Article 32 must have contemplated.
"My question is why do we have to go on a 3 week hearing to indict Hasan? It could be handled in one hour."