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Do You Even Need a Website or Blog Anymore? A Simple AssessmentMichele PW
August 2, 2011 — 1,501 views
It's official. Social networking is here to stay.
Forget using it just as a business tool. It's everywhere. You can't get away from it. (And we're not even talking about, ahem, inappropriate uses of it such as sending nasty pictures of yourself over Twitter when you really ought to know better)
Anyway, I digress. The point is social networking is so prolific and so everywhere that websites and blogs are starting to look like something your grandpa used to market himself. After all, now you have gurus proclaiming Facebook fan pages are the absolute MUST HAVE little black dress and you are seriously behind the times without one. (Here's an example of a fan page if you want to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/michelepwkaching -- feel free to "like" it once you're there too. J )
So are websites and blogs even worth it? Should we just throw all our chips in the social networking pile and not spend any more time or money on websites or blogs? And what if you don't have a website yet -- should you even bother?
Okay. Let's all take a deep breath here. Feel better? Good -- now let's look at the facts.
Social networking is still in its infancy. I know, I know. It feels like it's a rebellious teenager. But honestly -- this is still very, very new. It's really only seriously caught on in the past few years. And let's look at what happened during those few years:
* MySpace was THE place to be if you were an entrepreneur (Does anyone else even remember MySpace? Anyone?) Facebook was this weird, red-headed stepchild. In fact, when I first opened an account, when you sent out a friend request, you had to indicate how you knew the person and one of the options was (I kid you not) "hooked up." Yeah. I think there was only one option, something like "know from a group or an association" that was safe for business purposes. Linked In was basically for "corporate only" or if you were looking for an actual job (I had an account and I really had no clue what to do with it.) Twitter was still being programmed in someone's basement.
To put this into perspective -- this was 4 years ago.
* Then came the huge "MySpace migration into Facebook" revolution. Everyone was on Facebook. MySpace was SO last year.
* Then Twitter exploded onto the scene. EVERYONE was on Twitter. And a bunch of other social networking platforms suddenly popped up out of nowhere -- plurek, plaxo, etc. Suddenly there were HUNDREDS. Yee gads.
Fast forward to today. Twitter is declining in popularity as a tool to grow your business. (Although it remains tops on the list as the best tool to embarrass yourself.) Facebook is back on top. Linked In has rediscovered a new surge of popularity -- thanks to never getting away from its roots (keeping it a more formal platform, which serves its core customers) but still adding new bells and whistles (like groups). Many of those other social networking platforms have fallen by the wayside.
And what will the future look like? Who knows? I certainly don't. For all I know, Facebook fan pages could be as popular as yesterday's newspaper -- heck, Facebook could be as popular as yesterday's newspaper. MySpace could be back on top and something called "Yowzer" could be the hottest thing.
Which is why those old-fashioned websites and blogs still have a place in your marketing.
You see, you control your websites and blogs. You're not subject to whims of playing in "someone else's sandbox." You don't have to worry if the rules change, if Twitter decides it doesn't like your picture and shuts your profile down or whatever. You have your own online real estate that you can do what you want to with it.
So the question is -- do you want to have control over your business, your message, your visibility? Do you want to have a hub for your online activities -- your "online home" to invite your ideal clients to if they want to learn more about what you do?
Or not?
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Creative Concepts and Copywriting, LLC
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The Haryana government has recommended a CBI probe into the burning of state Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu's house during the Jat quota protests across the state in February this year.
Twenty-nine people have been arrested so far for setting the minister's house on fire twice during the agitation.
Confirming the development, a state government official said, "A CBI inquiry has been recommended into the burning of Capt Abhimanyu's house. A communication has been sent to the agency."
The protesters first set Abhimanyu's residence on fire on February 19. His family was trapped inside and were rescued by the neighbours. Video clips of the incident showed his wife and son running from the mob.
Abhimanyu's family claimed that they tried calling senior officials and the fire department, but they did not respond. The protesters had also set on fire several luxury cars parked on the premises of the house.
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CASABLANCA - Ministers attending a UN climate change conference in Morocco appealed to US President-elect Donald Trump not to give up the fight against global warming and invited him to see its effects with his own eyes.
It was the first UN climate conference since the 2015 Paris agreement in which more than 190 countries, including the United States, pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for rising temperatures and sea levels, worsening droughts and heat waves.
Trump said during his campaign he would "cancel" the agreement and withdraw US funding from UN climate change programmes.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, the host of the two-week talks in Marrakech, said the conference's "message to the new American president is simply to say, 'We count on your pragmatism and your spirit of commitment'."
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From beloved Newbery Honor winner and three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia comes a powerful and heartfelt novel about loss, family, and love that will appeal to fans of Jason Reynolds and Kwame Alexander.
Clayton feels most alive when he's with his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, and the band of Bluesmen—he can't wait to join them, just as soon as he has a blues song of his own. But then the unthinkable happens. Cool Papa Byrd dies, and Clayton's mother forbids Clayton from playing the blues. And Clayton knows that's no way to live.
Armed with his grandfather's brown porkpie hat and his harmonica, he runs away from home in search of the Bluesmen, hoping he can join them on the road. But on the journey that takes him through the New York City subways and to Washington Square Park, Clayton learns some things that surprise him.
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"This slim novel strikes a strong chord."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This complex tale of family and forgiveness has heart." —School Library Journal (starred review)
"Strong characterizations and vivid musical scenes add layers to this warm family story." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"An appealing, realistic story with frequent elegant turns of phrase." —The Horn Book (starred review)
"Garcia-Williams skillfully finds melody in words." —Booklist (starred review)
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★ "Clayton's love of his grandfather and his music is wonderfully drawn, as is his grief when he loses them.... Strong characterizations and vivid musical scenes add layers to this warm family story." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
★ "With the precision of a surgeon, Williams-Garcia lifts and examines layers of Clayton's hurt and anger: the loss, but also the inability of his dismissive mother to understand... The book's through line, though, is the music, and Garcia-Williams skillfully finds melody in words." - Booklist (starred review)
★ "This slim novel strikes a strong chord... [A] holistic portrait of a family in pain, a realistic portrait of grief and reconciliation, and a reminder that sadness and loss are wrapped up in the blues." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
★ "An appealing, realistic story with frequent elegant turns of phrase. The third-person voice helps to keep Clayton's story from becoming self-absorbed, as he learns to navigate the literal and figurative underworld and then find his way back to the everyday world of family, friends, and school." - Horn Book (starred review)
★ "Williams-Garcia packs a lot of story in this slim book... This complex tale of family and forgiveness has heart." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"Like a classic blues riff, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground is deceptively simple yet profoundly deep. It wails, rattles, and roars in unexpectedly heartfelt and joyous ways." - G. Neri, Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Yummy and Tru & Nelle
"Set to the low-down howl of the blues and cool thump of hip-hop, this story is so full of heart and soul it boogies right off the page. Read it right now!" - Daniel José Older, author of Shapeshifter
"Williams-Garcia writes with keen sympathy about a boy who lost the key adult figure in his life and his rage at his mother's making the loss worse." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"In Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, three-time Coretta Scott King Medal winner Rita Williams-Garcia has crafted an endearing family drama with all the wit, wisdom and resonance of the best blues songs." - BookPage
"Fans of Jason Reynolds and Kwame Alexander will find comfort in the portrayal of Clayton and his struggle to become a young man...Williams-Garcia shows us once again that the only answer is to lean into [our] burdens, name them, and bend them into our own score." - Meg Medina, writing in the New York Times Book Review
"This lovely novel, poignant as a blues song, explores a child's experience of profound grief, and how lonely that can be when adults don't comprehend the enormity of the loss." - Buffalo News


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Improving The Quality Of Life For Struggling Families
July 3, 2018
WE LIVE UNITED by improving the quality of life for families and individuals of our community who are living at or near poverty. Your UWJC support helps to feed thousands of people across Jackson County through the Fresh Food Initiative operated by the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. Throughout the summer months, this program provides quality, fresh produce to those in need. The following is a testimonial of a single mother who received food assistance through this United Way supported program.
I am a Navy veteran. I was honorably discharged after serving my country for four years on several detachments and deployments. I loved my time in the Navy. It was hard work but I got to see the world and I was always taken care of. It wasn't until after I got out that my struggles really began.
I'm a single mom to two beautiful girls ages five and six. My husband and I split up a few years ago and unfortunately I don't receive any support. I want to work hard and earn a living, but right now my daughters' school schedules don't allow it. Daeja is too young to attend school all day, and I can't afford the daycare I'd need to work full time. I do everything I can to make the most of the few hours she is in school – I clean homes, landscape lawns; anything to make a little money to keep the shelves stocked. But as you can imagine, it's not enough. There have been times when I didn't eat so my daughters could. As a veteran, it's really tough to ask for help. The Navy taught me to be independent. I was ashamed to admit that I couldn't make it on my own. My daughters were the only reason I ended up asking for assistance. By giving us food, the pantry restored a sense of normalcy to our lives and gave us the strength and inspiration we needed to keep reaching for a better day.
I now know that a better day will be here soon. In a few months, my daughter will be old enough to attend full-time kindergarten, which will allow me to work enough hours to make ends meet. I'm not sure I'd be as confident about the future without the food pantry's support. To me, the people there are angels, and I can't thank them enough for everything they've done.
Last summer 159,555 pounds of food was distributed to 5,033 Jackson County residents in need. Your support provided meals and made a difference in our community.
Thank you
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Best Overall: Hitachi DS18DSAL 18-Volt Lithium Ion Compact Pro Driver Drill
Experts and owner say the Hitachi DS18DSAL is the cordless drill to beat, praising its range of features, versatility, and power. This 18-volt model is available with either a brushed motor or a slightly pricier, more efficient brushless motor. Maximum speed is 1,500 RPM. It also weighs only 3.3 pounds and is under 8 inches long, making it light and compact enough to easily tote around the house or yard.
This Hitachi wins raves from experts for speed, power, handling and relatively quick charging times. Features are numerous, including a variable-speed trigger, a 22-stage clutch, a metal belt loop, an LED job light, and a ½-inch ratcheting metal chuck. The drill also comes with a hard carrying case, carrying strap, dual-tipped driver bit, two batteries, and a standalone five-position rechargeable LED flashlight that accepts the same battery as the drill. Owners say they love the precision this drill offers, and the power is great – 460 inch-pounds of torque – especially for the price. There are a few reports of battery issues, though. It's backed by an impressive lifetime tool warranty and a two-year battery warranty.
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Runner-Up, Best Overall: Porter-Cable PCC601LB 20V Lithium Ion Drill/Driver
If you need a cordless drill with similar power as the Hitachi but don't want to spend over $100, the Porter-Cable PCC601LB is worth your attention, owners say. It's a 20-volt tool with a top speed that matches the Hitachi's – 1,500 RPM – and is just a hair bigger at about 3.5 pounds and a little over 8 inches long.
The Porter-Cable has a 23-stage clutch, a ½-inch chuck, and an integrated LED job light to light up those hard-to-see screws. It comes with two rechargeable batteries and a soft-sided carrying bag, which might be better than a hard case for users who have limited storage space. Users say this model feels sturdy and well-balanced, with enough torque for most common jobs. A few do complain that the chuck feels wobbly, however, and there are some complaints about dead batteries. It's covered by a three-year warranty.
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Best Budget: Black + Decker GC01200C
Whether you're looking for a starter household drill or just something to cover small projects, this lightweight number can handle those day-to-day DIY tasks. For those new to using a cordless drill, the Black + Decker GC01200C is forgiving and easy to handle. The 24-position clutch keeps you from stripping screws, a common problem for most drills and first-time drill users.
The variable speed reverse is handy if you've gone too far or just need to give yourself a little slack, and the bits are easy to change out. It can get into tight spaces without trouble and the controls are conveniently switched between the drill and reverse settings without having to remove the bit from its place in the project. A slide pack battery lets you pop the power pack out for easy placement in the charger, which also makes it easy to replace if needed.
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Best for Home DIY: Black + Decker LDX120C 20-Volt Max
It's reliable, powerful, and perfect for any size job around the house. LDX120C Cordless Drill/Driver is compact, lightweight and ideal for home DIY projects in tight spaces. An 11-position clutch prevents the stripping of screws and provides precise power where you need it, and integrated LED light at the front of the drill lights the way in dark spaces.
The LDX120C gives 115 pounds of torque and 650 rpm for drilling quickly and neatly through drywall, metal, plastic, and wood — this cordless drill may be small, but it has the power of a larger, heavier model. Black + Decker includes an extra 20-volt lithium-ion battery and charger in the package, so it is a perfect match for those who tend to forget to put the drill on the charger after a task is complete. The 10-piece bit set gives you versatility for a wide range of jobs around the house, and reviewers love the ergonomic handle and lightweight design. It's also affordable enough to make a great addition to any DIYers tool kit.Continue to 5 of 7 below.
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Best Compact: Bosch PS31-2A 12-Volt Max Lithium-Ion 2-Speed Drill/Driver Kit
If you want a cordless drill that packs as much power as possible into a small package, check out the Bosch PS31-2A. Like the Black + Decker, this is a 12-volt model, but it's speedier (high speed is 1,300 RPM) and more powerful, with 265 inch-pounds of torque. It also weighs just over 2 pounds and has a 7-inch head, making it super-easy to take anywhere you need it.
There are features galore on this Bosch drill, including a 21-stage clutch, variable speed trigger, 3/8-inch chuck, soft-grip handle, integrated LED work light, and side-mounted battery gauge that helps users figure out how much more work they can get done before a recharge. It comes with two batteries and a soft-sided carrying case. Testers with The Sweethome say battery life is phenomenal, outperforming even much larger 18-volt drills, though they do grouse about the lack of a belt hook and wish the LED were better-placed. Warranty is three years for the drill and two years for the batteries.
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Best Cordless Tool Combo Kit: DeWalt DCK590L2 Five-Tool Combo Kit
If you need a cordless drill with the added convenience of a few extra tools, check out the DeWalt DCK590L2 Five-Tool Combo Kit. It includes a powerful cordless hammer drill, reciprocating saw, impact driver, circular saw, and LED work light. All of the tools are 20-volt models that run on the same rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Two batteries and a carrying case are also included.
The three-speed cordless drill in this set packs a powerful punch, with a top speed of 2,000 RPM. It has a ½-inch chuck and an all-metal transmission. The impact driver with a ¼-inch hex chuck is even faster, at 2,800 RPM, and it doesn't have as much kickback as the drill. The lightweight saws add a ton of versatility to this kit, users say, praising the overall solid build of the tools. They also say all the tools have enough power for practically any home-based task, even though some users were initially skeptical of going battery-operated. The kit's tools are covered by a three-year warranty.
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Best Heavy Duty: DeWalt DCD950KX Drill/Driver/Hammerdrill Kit
If you're willing to pay a little more for a professional-grade cordless drill that can handle heavy-duty demands like drilling thicker wood, steel, brick and even concrete, take a look at the DeWalt DCD950KX cordless drill/driver and hammer drill. This 18-volt drill will go 2,000 RPM on high and has 500 inch-pounds of torque. It is a bit heavier than other drills at more than 6 pounds, but that's to be expected for a drill with this kind of power.
Features on the DeWalt are many and include a 22-stage clutch, all-metal transmission, ½-inch self-tightening chuck, a 360-degree side handle, a hard carrying case and an integrated LED work light. DeWalt's XRP batteries are designed to provide more runtime than normal rechargeables, and two come with the drill. Users say there's little this drill can't handle, though a few do note that it's a little heavy and could be overkill for smaller household tasks. It's backed by a three-year warranty.
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Before appearing at a job interview, it is essential that you be prepared for a variety of questions, some of which may not be very comfortable to answer. Such is the interview question "Why did you leave your last job". Interviewers ask this question in order to find out more about your profile as a worker, as well as a part of your personal characteristics which are relevant to the company you are applying to work with. Your answer to the question "Why did you leave your last job" can set the tone for the rest of the interview.
Of course, there may be various reasons why you left your last job, and not all of them might be pleasant: your job might have been boring, your boss might have been toxic, your coworkers might have been disagreeable, and so on. Therefore, you should have a well prepared answer to this uncomfortable question before showing up for the actual interview.
So if you want to know how to answer "Why did you leave your last job" next time you get face to face with an interviewer who asks you this question, you should bear in mind some things which your answer should contain. The following interview tips regarding the "Why did you leave your last job" best answer can help you prepare for your next interview.
1. Highlight Your Accomplishments
When you are hit with the difficult interview question "Why did you leave your last job", a smart thing to do is focus on the accomplishments and positive results you achieved at your previous workplace. You can make a list of all your accomplishments beforehand, so that you can answer your question clearly and concisely. After having pointed out your past work accomplishments, you can end your answer with the statement that you are ready to take on a new challenge. This will give out the impression that you are a hard-worker, as well as a result achiever.
Make sure to avoid answers such as: "The salary was too low", or "The work became boring". These answers suggest that you might quit your job if everything is not to your liking. All in all, be sure not to talk much about your previous employer, but to emphasize your accomplishments at your previous workplace.
2. Be Polite
When asked to discuss why you left your last job, make sure not to badmouth your previous company, boss, or coworkers. This way you will be giving out a bad impression of yourself as an employee. Such statements can also suggest that you do not handle work-relationships very well, which would be a big red flag for your interviewer.
Instead, keep in mind the importance of every employer and make it clear that you applied to work with another company for the reason that you would be able to perform at a higher level in that particular organization. You can also say that you deem the company you are applying to work with feels a better fit for you than the previous company you worked with.
3. Accentuate Your Strengths
The question "Why did you leave your last job" may feel unpleasant to you as an interviewee, however, bear in mind that the interviewer is looking to hire the best candidate for the position, and he/she has to see whether you are a suitable candidate for the particular job position. Knowing this, you can turn the question to your advantage by accentuating your strengths while answering this question.
If you have a strong resume with plenty of achievements, you can shift the focus to your strengths. That way you will be able to talk about your skills, and you will be able to make a good first impression, as well.
4. Script and Practice
Another thing which you can do in order to prepare for your interview, and, in particular, for the interview question "Why did you leave your last job" is to write a script beforehand. In the script, you can highlight all the significant information about yourself which would be relevant to the position you are interviewing for.
Your script can contain information about your overall experience, your career success, your most recent experiences and achievements which pertinent to the position you are applying for, as well as some challenges you have overcome successfully. Writing a script is a very useful measure that you can take before your interview, for you will know exactly which strengths and abilities to emphasize at the actual interview.
After writing the script, a smart thing to do would be to practice in front of a mirror. Practicing your script in front of a mirror will help you to gain more self-confidence, as well as to minimize the stage fright when you go to your interview. Bear in mind not to recite from the script while practicing – you need to sound natural in front of your interviewer. Practice makes perfect, so practice and revise your script until you are confident enough that you will nail the question.
5. Why Did You Leave Your Last Job Sample Answer
Finally, we present you a list of excellent Forbes sample answers to the interview question "Why did you leave your last job".
- I learned a tremendous amount at that job but there was no additional learning for me to get there. I was interested in pursuing my love of [whatever you're looking to do in your next job] and that's why I contacted your company.
- I worked way too hard at my job to have time available to job-hunt alongside my work, so when I decided I needed a new challenge I left my job to focus on my job search full-time.
- The direction of my last company shifted away from [the topic I'm most interested in] so it was the perfect time for me to leave.
- I left that job in the reorganization after their acquisition, and since then I've been focusing on learning more about organizations whose missions particularly speak to me, like yours.
- I finished a huge project at my last job and was very proud of our team. I realized it was the perfect stopping point for me in that organization and a great time to try something new. That's when I learned about your firm.
- I was in Inside Sales in that job and I loved it but I was ready to move into Outside Sales and the company didn't have any job openings, so I looked further afield.
- I was one of the first people hired into my last company and I was happy to help them grow. When they switched from a fast-growth mode to maintenance mode that was my cue to move on.
- That was a great job until I realized that I need to get more involved in [dental-floss farming, e.g.], started to look around and found your company.
The interview tips listed above should help you be prepared in case the question "Why did you leave your last job" is asked. Make sure not to wing your answer, for your interview can take a wrong turn, which could result in you not getting the job you applied for. Keep your answer concise and relevant. This way, your chances of getting the job you applied for may increase significantly.


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Business Brief
Cloudflow: Accelerate Your
Real-Time Streaming Journey
Lightbend accelerates your journey to the real-time enterprise by simplifying the development, deployment, and operations of complex, multi-component streaming data pipelines. This brief provides the background for why we created Cloudflow and helps you understand how it works with microservices to complement your cloud-native systems.
Digital transformation is driving business and technology strategy
Digital transformation is having a profound impact on the way we do business as professionals and how we live our lives as consumers. From a technological standpoint, a number of mega-trends are impacting our world, such as:
- Mobile business
- Big data
- The move to the cloud
- The Internet of Things
- The rise of ML (machine learning) and AI (artificial intelligence)
If you want to successfully align your business and technology strategy in today's world, you'll need to keep these trends top-of-mind.
Your business depends on timely extraction of value from data
The above trends share something in common—they all generate, process, or power massive amounts of data. According to Mike Gualtieri, VP at leading analyst firm Forrester Research, "The next frontier of competitive advantage is the speed with which you can extract value from data." With so much data—and so much riding on the ability to take advantage of that data—it is critical to be able to make business decisions in real-time or as close to real-time as possible.
Building the real-time enterprise requires new ways to process and make streams of data actionable
Older popular architectures were not designed around the concepts of cloud native and streaming data. Paradigms designed to support online transaction processing cannot address the demands of these more modern, intelligent applications. As Anne Thomas from Gartner puts it, "Traditional application architectures and platforms are obsolete."
Digital transformation drives new business opportunities
As a key technology provider enabling this architectural change, Lightbend has been at the heart of many transformative business solutions:
- Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) uses Lightbend products to provide smarter data center infrastructure solutions by adding near real-time insights to the InfoSight predictive analytics platform.
- Capital One uses Lightbend products for real-time auto loan decisioning. The new Auto Navigator system reduced response times from 55 hours to under 200 milliseconds.
- Credit Karma uses Lightbend products to provide hyper-personalized data analytics to its users. The Lightbend Platform allowed Credit Karma to scale its ML model processing, enabling the company to give information to users who were looking to improve their credit scores.
Lightbend is also enabling new capabilities and opportunities across many other industries:
- Telecommunications—Processing call-data records, electronic data records, and other data in real-time to enable predictive maintenance and traffic rerouting and provide better customer service and targeted offers
- Banking—Improving fraud detection, risk mitigation, and other regulatory analytics; processing positional, trade, and market data
- Energy—Analyzing sensor data to optimize costs
- eCommerce—Improving customer retention from better recommendation engines and next-nest offers
Digital transformation presents new opportunities for every aspect of your business, enabling possibilities that were, until recently, too expensive to implement.
These new opportunities need new tools
So how can you efficiently and effectively capitalize on the opportunities of digital transformation? Working with many Global 2000 enterprises, we've found that the path to digital transformation requires investments in building modern, data-centric applications that can take advantage of the mega-trends we described earlier. But as with all technical transformations, new tools are required to support development and operations of these new applications.
This new class of applications requires a very different architecture from what businesses have been running on for the last 15 years. Traditional Java EE, .NET, application server-based, monolithic, 3-Tier, and Hadoop / batch-style applications are just not going to cut it. The solution is a true cloud-native architecture. But what exactly does that look like?
Your data strategy must match your cloud strategy
The cloud has enabled many new types of scalable and always-available cloud-native applications. Not only does the cloud provide you with scalable compute, but it also gives your engineers easy access to specialized compute like GPUs for efficient ML model scoring. Emerging de facto standards like Kubernetes allow your data engineers to leverage the cloud in a portable yet optimized manner.
Data engineers face new challenges
Data engineers, in attempting to realize digital transformation, are being asked to perform tasks they previously were not required to do. As data analytics moves closer to the application, the line between data engineers and application developers blurs. Today's data engineers need tools that help them act like application developers—without adding untenable complexities to their jobs.
Batch processing is not suitable for new challenges
First generation big data focused on the problem of bringing data together into a data lake, where it could be analyzed offline—in batch-mode—by data scientists. Batch processing schedulers like YARN to make it easier to run Spark batch jobs and specialized tools like Apache Hive for a batch query. These tools do their jobs well, but are specialized and not suitable for the mix of workloads demanded by digital transformation and today's blend of streaming, batch, and microservice workloads.
New standards are emerging for data engineers and data scientists
Mixed workloads demand new cloud-native tooling to run different parts of your architecture, including:
- Stateless and stateful microservices
- Batch jobs
- Longer-running streaming workloads
In customer-facing applications, this tooling must support everything you would expect from an application. These applications need to be:
- Scalable, so they can handle demand as it grows or spikes—without redesign or deployment to new hardware
- Resilient, so that if some aspect of your solution fails, the application continues to run
- Responsive, so that applications always respond to users, even in the face of component failure or unreachability
We refer to these new requirements on data engineering solutions as convergence—that is, the convergence of data engineer requirements with application developer solutions.
Kubernetes has emerged as the de facto cluster manager on which to build such solutions. Kubernetes provides support for each of the above workload types, as well as:
- Efficient resource scheduling to meet specific requirements of various workload types
- A rich ecosystem dedicated to simplifying digital transformation
- Cloud-vendor-provided hosted Kubernetes services to optimize your experience on all popular cloud environments
Choice is vital for application frameworks
Whereas Kubernetes is emerging as the clear winner for cluster management, there is no such distinct solution for application-level frameworks. To fully achieve the benefits of digital transformation, you need to embrace a multi-solution approach. Among stream-processing engines, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Akka Streams, and Kafka Streams all have their places.
Convergence is about alignment and integration
Convergence is not just about the needs of data engineers aligning with those of application developers. Convergence also means that data pipelines and application microservices now need to be able to integrate. Tools that make this easier, that expose endpoints of streaming data pipelines as scalable services, accelerate the availability of new solutions.
Accelerate your digital transformation with tools that ease the process
Digital transformation is far from simple. Fortunately, tools like Kubernetes have emerged to ease the process, and ecosystem tools like Kubeflow—running atop Kubernetes—simplifies management of ML application lifecycles. But additional tools are needed to help integrate and operate the various application frameworks.
The Integration Headache, or "Wasn't this about business opportunity?"
Let's say you're convinced about Kubernetes, have settled on a cloud strategy, and are ready to begin on the path to transformation. Your next job will be to figure out how to integrate a variety of hosted services, application frameworks, and legacy data sources. You'll soon discover that 90 percent of your team's time is devoted to managing this integration, rather than focusing on the business opportunity promised by digital transformation.
Lightbend powered you through the first wave of cloud-native applications
Lightbend was founded before the first wave of digital transformation had even begun to crest. We were at the forefront of cloud-native applications and powered the big data revolution.
Enterprises have adopted our Reactive principles for cloud-native, microservices-based applications
In 2014, Lightbend co-founder and CTO Jonas Bonér defined and codified Reactive with the Reactive Manifesto, which now has 24,000 signatories from around the world. The manifesto has seen broad industry adoption and effectively lays out the principles of true cloud-native application design.
Reactive systems are:
- Responsive—Super high-performance, providing instant feedback based on user and API interactions in all circumstances
- Resilient—Recovering and repairing themselves automatically for seamless business continuity
- Elastic—Able to predictably and elastically scale up and down on-demand across cores, nodes, clusters, and pods
Responsive, resilient, elastic. Sound familiar? It should, because these are the qualities associated with your cloud-style infrastructure—only now they apply to your applications as well.
And the fundamental, underlying architectural tenet of being able to support elasticity while maintaining high resilience is that the systems should be:
- Message-Driven—Processing messages in parallel, asynchronously, without blocking, to ensure loose coupling, isolation, and location transparency. (In other words, services can run anywhere and can communicate with other services without having to know where they physically live—an essential aspect of cloud-native design.)
Modern infrastructure is built on our Scala technology
Lightbend is also the driving force behind the Scala programming language. Scala is the language on which big data solutions are built. Kafka, Spark, and Akka are all written in Scala.
With our essential solutions for microservices and big data, Lightbend has been leading digital transformation from the beginning.
And now, introducing Cloudflow: groundbreaking technology to accelerate your path to the real-time enterprise
Thus far, this paper has focused on the business and technology landscape, exploring why you need a new set of tools to help you through digital transformation. The end goal of this digital transformation, from a technical standpoint, is to enable the real-time enterprise. That is, to allow your business to improve operations and tap new revenue streams by turning data into actionable intelligence before the data loses its value.
Cloudflow builds on the new set of tools mentioned in this paper—Kubernetes, Kafka, Akka, and Spark—to enable you to quickly act on new business opportunities presented by streams of data.
Cloudflow dramatically simplifies development, deployment, and operations of streaming data pipelines
Streaming data pipelines typically comprise several stages, sometimes written by different teams. For example, one team may be responsible for ETL, another for developing ML models, and another for performing real-time market analysis.
Cloudflow allows each team to choose the right streaming tool for the job. The developer does not have to write any boilerplate code—code that manages messaging between components, serialization, and frameworks. This is all managed for you by Cloudflow.
Cloudflow creates an application blueprint to define how data flows through the system, with Cloudflow guaranteeing data durability and type safety.
A blueprint is deployed via a single command, starting your Spark jobs, your Akka Streams instances, and configuring any Kafka topics.
What used to take weeks to configure and deploy
can now be done in a single day!
Cloudflow allows you to easily integrate your microservices applications with streaming data pipelines
In this new world, data engineers must think about how their data pipelines interact with microservice-based applications built by application developers. Cloudflow allows you to automatically expose http endpoints, making application integration simple.
Cloudflow simplifies integration with backend systems
Cloudflow leverages Akka Alpakka technology to turn your legacy data system into a stream. This not only allows you to integrate with your current data sources, but also provides an easy migration for when legacy systems are modernized. Alpakka makes it easy to ingest data from an old database or other data source and write results back to these same systems.
Cloudflow provides out-of-the-box operational insight
Cloudflow comes with Lightbend Console, which features a Cloudflow-specific UI for visualizing data moving through your data pipelines. Spot performance bottlenecks, lagging processes, and other problems instantaneously. Lightbend Console allows you to set alerts and customize the way you monitor processes to match your unique business needs.
Power your real-time enterprise with Lightbend
Lightbend technologies have been at the forefront of cloud-native applications, ML, and streaming technologies for many years. More recently, an ecosystem has matured supporting easier operation of these systems. Cloudflow builds upon this ecosystem to simplify development and integration of streaming applications, reducing the barrier to embracing event-driven, real-time applications that power your business transformation.
To schedule a Cloudflow demo, go to
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This may come as a shock to you, but your mom was never part of the "in" crowd.
(I'll pause so you can pick up your chair, which you no doubt knocked over in utter shock and disbelief)
It's true, kid, I couldn't be classified as "popular." And while I can't exactly say that as a young girl in junior high and high school the thought didn't cross my mind that being popular had its merits, I never went out of my way to try and be the "it" girl. I gave it a shot, I suppose. I was a cheerleader in junior high and on the pom squad in high school. So I was always somewhat associated with those who ranked higher on the popularity scale. And while I genuinely enjoyed being a cheerleader, I never became real friends with many of my fellow teammates. I was too socially awkward. It felt like a lot of pressure to me. I often found myself trying hard to put on a persona…someone I thought these girls would like or be able to relate to. But, to be perfectly honest, I found that changing myself to try and meld into their world was simply exhausting. And not worth the trouble.
I'll paint you a picture that sums up your adolescent mom:
There I was in eighth grade. Out of the blue, Pam (a member of the elite) called and asked if I want to go shopping with her, Julie and Rachel. WHAT?! Pam wanted ME to go shopping with HER? At first I thought she was playing a prank on me, but then I thought…Hallelujah! What on Earth will I wear? All was going well on the car ride to the mall, until Rachel noticed that she, Pam and Julie were all wearing the same shoes. Some sort of brown, leather, lace-up ankle boots. Everyone in the car then looked at my shoes to see if I was continuing the trend, only to be disappointed to see my white Keds sneakers. They laughed at me. "Keds? Who wears Keds anymore?" they asked incredulously. Pam turned up her nose as if I had tracked dog poop throughout her mom's car.
I didn't quite know what to say…so I said nothing. I was embarrassed. Their scrutiny and judgment made me uncomfortable. I had already failed at fitting in and we hadn't even gotten to the mall yet. But in that moment, instead of thinking I needed to run home and beg my mom to buy me those leather lace-up ankle boots so as to save me from future humiliation, I thought "well this will be the last time I go shopping with these bitches."
Ultimately I found acceptance by the most amazing, intelligent, supportive, funny and loving group of guys and girls. I remember high school fondly because of those friends. And while we may not have been the "it" crowd, I think we had more fun.
So here's what I learned and what I want to pass along to you. Don't try so hard. You will fit in where you are easily accepted and where you can be yourself. You will fit in with people who are like-minded…who find joy in the same things…whose friendship is effortless. You should not have to jump through hoops or do anyone's bidding or try to impress anyone into liking you. You are awesome. Period. And if someone doesn't realize that, then it's 100% their loss.
You are perfect just the way you are. You are worthy just the way you are.
And no matter who your friends are, popular or not, I will take every opportunity to embarrass the hell out of you when you are with them.
Love, Mom


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Now that this gratitude diet has been tested out on yours truly for a couple of weeks, and the results are nothing short of amazing (down 5 lbs, when I had previously been stuck for months, with no other changes in eating or exercise), lets talk about exactly what it looks like, and what it doesn't look like.
(If you haven't read back story on how this whole thing came to be, click here)
The foundation of this thing requires a healthy eating plan. There are a limitless number of options, all of which seem to get results. If you have found one, stick with it. If you haven't found one, find someone who has successfully done what you want to do, and ask them. I highly recommend working with my friend Kristina – she addresses the nutrition as well as specifics of your own emotional hangups with food. She has a phenomenal group dedicated to keeping you on track on a daily basis. I don't know your body like you do, and I don't know your habits, so I won't pretend to have the plan that is custom tailored to your needs, but you MUST have a plan.
This isn't a diet of restricting food. Its a diet that nourishes your mind alongside your body. It's a diet that works for people of any size too, so whether you are overweight, underweight, want to build muscle, tone up, improve your health, or just have more energy, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this will work to help you achieve your goals.
So these are the very basic rules:
Whenever you put food or drink into your mouth, you need to speak gratitude OUT LOUD. Your whole body needs to be engaged, and spoken words are a powerful way of doing this. When you speak gratitude, your mind is engaged, when you hear your words, it affirms the thought. You will be seeing your food, smelling it, and very shortly, tasting it. All of your senses are involved.
Here is the simple statement that I say aloud:
"I'm so grateful for the food (or drink) that is in front of me, and I'm so grateful for this body that can use it to do amazing things!"
As you are saying the first sentence, you want to think about the person or people who prepared the food, the person who earned the money to purchase the food, the farmer who grew or raised the food, the earth and the water that nourished the food, and if you believe in a higher power, their role in making all of those things happen.
As you are saying the second sentence, think about the body you have, and all that works (even if it isn't perfectly, or even optimally – after all you have a body and you are still breathing – that's a lot to be grateful for), and then lastly, think about what it is you want to do – imagine your short term goals, your long term goals, your vision, your relationships, etc. If you haven't set goals, or don't feel like you have a concrete vision for your life, Dani Johnson is the best in the world at pulling vision out of people. You need to find a way to get to First Steps to Success. If you don't believe me, visit her Facebook page or website to hear from countless other people who have had results.
So what exactly does this accomplish?
You are planting seeds into yourself of gratitude, purpose, contentment, and so much more. Your body produces different chemicals and hormones based on your emotional state. By purposing your mind to focus on gratitude, you change your emotional state, and your body starts to produce what it needs to make those thoughts turn into reality.
For me, it gives me peace that what I have is enough, and I don't need to worry about being hungry again in an hour. (Miraculously, I seem to really actually stay satisfied much much longer when I am doing this too). I have more peace during the meal, I slow down, taste it, and enjoy it. Maybe I eat a little less because of it. But more importantly, it has a purpose, and even if that purpose means staying the same size, I'm finally making peace with my body – one bite and one meal at a time.


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- 4 Acorn Squash
- 1 Box of TJ cornbread stuffing
- 1/2 cup Dried cranberries
- 8 ounces Mushrooms
- 4 cloves Garlic chopped
- 1 cup Chopped onions
- 4 cups Vegetable broth
- 4 tablespoons Butter
- Split squash in half and place cut side down in glass dish and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 14 minutes.
- Scoop seeds out and place on baking sheet and season cavity with salt and pepper and add dab of butter
- While squash is cooking, saute mushrooms, onions and garlic in butter
- Add broth and cranberries and bring to a boil. When broth boils add seasonings and stuffing mixture.
- Spoon stuffing into squash and bake for 30 minutes at 350.


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Mumbai Indians coasted past Kolkata Knight Riders to reach Sunday's Indian Premier League final thanks to a 4 wicket haul from Karn Sharma.
The leg-spinner took 4 for 16 as Kolkata were skittled for 107 runs.
After Kolkata slipped to 31 for 5, Suryakumar Yadav 31 and Ishank Jaggi 28 gave some resistance before Jasprit Bumrah 3 for 7 and Mitchell Johnson 2 for 28 cleaned up the tail.
Krunal Pandya's 45 not out helped to steer Mumbai home in just 14.3 overs.
They face Rising Pune Supergiant in the final in Hyderabad on Sunday.


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A chilly breeze from the fireplace is certainly unexpected, and a drafty fireplace means heat has the chance to escape outside your home, rather than funneling inside as anticipated. Navigating the source of the draft and sealing it up is important to keeping the warmth where you need it, as well as...read more
Can you believe the fall months are just around the corner? Soon it will be time for pumpkin patches, caramel apples and crisp leaves. Fall is also a time when the temperatures begin to drop having many homeowners scrambling to start using their fireplace. Before the cooler days ar...read more
Did you know that home heating is the second leading cause of in-home fires behind cooking? According to an October 2017 report from FEMA, from 2013-2015, an average of 45,900 home heating fires occurred in the United States each of those years. That is a HUGE number! Here are a few other startling ...read more
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Being a homeowner can be a tough job. There is a lot to know and do and learn to keep all the different aspects of your property running efficiently. And your home's chimney is no exception. While you don't need to be an expert chimney sweep to maintain a healthy system, you should educate yours...read more
It seems like the snow keeps falling but soon the rainy spring season will be here! There are many ways rainwater can damage your home from clogged gutters to chimney cracks. And what's worse is that water troubles are hard to detect. They can go unnoticed for months, even years, before you realiz...read more
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In the winter season--and all year long, really-- you want to be keeping a close eye on your chimney because a lot can go wrong, especially when the fireplace is frequently in use. If you ever notice something strange with regards to your chimney, it's always best to put out the fire, stay away fr...read more
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Looking Back on February 10, 2019
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Winter storms arrived late but with a vengence this past week, with snow throughout the region and more forecast.February 8, 2019 1:54 p.m. read more..
Senior News, by Scott McKayFebruary 5, 2019 1:46 p.m. read more..
Entertainment calendar and event listings from February 6February 5, 2019 1:41 p.m. read more..
From the archives of The Dalles ChronicleFebruary 1, 2019 2:20 p.m. read more..
A mature bald eagle spreads its wings while perched in the area of the John Day Dam in this photo captured by the photographic team of Gary Elkinton and Carl Gentry, both of The Dalles.February 1, 2019 1:52 p.m. read more..
Put three accomplished tattoo artists under one roof and watch the friendly competition commence. Between them, Jacob Hanks, Jon Heiser and Denver Monaghan have over 40 competitive awards in their various specialties. They line the walls at their bright and roomy new location, at 1101 W. Sixth St.February 1, 2019 1:44 p.m. read more..
What's In the Sky, by Jim WhiteJanuary 29, 2019 1:53 p.m. read more..
Senior News, by Scott McKayJanuary 29, 2019 1:36 p.m. read more..
Stonehenge and World War I will be the subject of the first 2019 Regional History Forum Saturday, Feb. 2, 1:30 p.m. at the Original Wasco County Courthouse, 410 W. Second Place, The Dalles.January 29, 2019 1:24 p.m. read more..
From the archives of The Dalles ChronicleJanuary 25, 2019 2:16 p.m. read more..
The Dancing with the Gorge Stars Mirror Ball Trophy winner was Gorge Mickens from MCMC, left, performing Ballroom Hip Hop to MC Hammer's "You Can't Touch This." Second place runner-up was Maria Peña of North Central Public Health District, right, performing the salsa to Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie."January 25, 2019 1:55 p.m. read more..
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) has announced programs and events for the new year, January through March.January 22, 2019 2:13 p.m. read more..
Senior News, by Scott McKayJanuary 22, 2019 2:13 p.m. read more..
The Oregon Heritage Commission is offering grants to qualified museums for collections, heritage tourism, and education and interpretation projects. Awards typically range between $2,000 and $10,000.January 22, 2019 2:08 p.m. read more..
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Earagail Arts Festival wishes to congratulate Maureen Kennelly on her appointment to role of director of the Arts Council. Originally from Ballylongford in Co. Kerry, Maureen Kennelly is currently Director of Poetry Ireland and will take over from Orlaith… Read more »
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Earagail Arts Festival 2020 – Save The Date
Earagail Arts Festival looks forward to welcoming you in 2020. DONEGAL'S premier summer festival on the Wild Atlantic Way will take place next year from 9 – 26 July. Earagail Arts Festival's 31st year was filled with many highlights from… Read more »
Tell us your thoughts and enter our prize draw
Another year of Earagail Arts Festival festivities has passed and your opinion is hugely important to us! Tell us what you thought of this year's festival to be in with a chance to win one of SEVEN different prizes, including… Read more »
Leas Cathaoirleach launches 2019 festival programme
At the launch of the 2019 Earagail Arts Festival Programme at Rockhill House Estate, Letterkenny (l-r): Cllr Donal Coyle, Cllr Niamh Kennedy (Leas Cathaoirleach), Paul Brown, CEO & Artistic Director, Meabh Uí Chonnachain, Festival Board, and Cllr Gerry McMonagle. Photos:… Read more »
Earagail Arts Festival invites you to become a 'Friend'
Earagail Arts Festival would not be possible without the support of its friends and patrons. Becoming a 'Friend' of the festival is a way for the public or small businesses to avail of the many 'friends' benefits and to be… Read more »
Legendary Celtic rockers of Horslips add second date
Legendary Celtic rockers of Horslips add second date First night for members of Horslips' sells out – Additional night added THE touring members of Horslips have added a second date to this year's Earagail Arts Festival (10th to 28th July)… Read more »
Kinnegar Brewing celebrates Indie Beer Week
Kinnegar Brewing celebrates Indie Beer Week with a series of events. This year's Indie Beer Week runs from 22–26 May and in celebration of local Independent Irish craft beer, our friends at Kinnegar have organised a number of events. Kinnegar… Read more »
Creative development opportunity for emerging artists
LUXE and Earagail Arts Festival are offering a creative development opportunity. Up to three emerging artists will get to work directly with lead artists Mark Hill and Mandy Blinco and others in their workshops in Donegal this summer. Alongside LUXE,… Read more »
Solo Cissokho – A Tribute
Earagail Arts Festival was saddened to hear of the passing of one of West Africa's greatest musicians, Solo Cissokho. A Senegalese kora player and griot from a long line of griots, Solo performed for Earagail Arts Festival on many occasions, endearing young… Read more »
AtticAscent – A chance to work with top producers
Tá Féile Ealaíne an Earagail agus Attica Audio ag tairiscint deis taifeadta agus léirithe ar bhonn cónaitheach do chúigear ealaíontóirí aonair nach bhfuil i bhfad i mbun a gceirde. Beidh deis ag na rannpháirtithe teicnící léirithe agus taifeadta a chruthú,… Read more »
Sheerbuzz + Atticus & Happy Out
Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Friday 26th July, 7pm, €5 BOOK HERE In conjunction with Earagail Arts Festival, why. gigs are proud to present the (post-Leaving Cert) return of young rock band Sheerbuzz for an all ages gig in the RCC. The… Read more »
Earagail Arts Festival Legacy Fund
Some of our treasured friends and supporters have expressed an interest to leave a legacy to the festival. In response we have decided to create a new donation feature solely for the support of future artistic projects which originate in… Read more »
Volunteer with us this summer
Would you like to join Donegal's premier summer event on the Wild Atlantic Way as a volunteer this summer? We are looking for enthusiastic and outgoing people who are passionate about the arts to join this year's Earagail Arts Festival team in… Read more »
Glasgow gets a taste of Kinnegar on St Patrick's Day
Glasgow will get the chance to taste some of Donegal's finest beers on St Patrick's Day. Kinnegar Brewing, a huge supporter of Earagail Arts Festival (and the arts, in general), will be guest of honour at 'WEST on the Green'… Read more »
Jim Gaffigan + Aoife O'Connor
Jim Gaffigan brings his Quality Time tour to An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny as part of Earagail Arts Festival this July. Presented by Donegal's premier summer festival on the most northerly part of the Wild Atlantic Way with Aiken Promotions, the four-time Grammy-nominated… Read more »
Home with The Henry Girls
Would you like to join Donegal's favourite sister trio on the Wild Atlantic Way? THE Henry Girls invite you to join them on the 'Home' residency in their native Malin during next year's Earagail Arts Festival (10 – 28 July, 2019) in County… Read more »
Earagail Arts Festival 2019 – Save The Date
Earagail Arts Festival looks forward to welcoming you in 2019. DONEGAL'S premier summer festival on the Wild Atlantic Way will take place next year from July 10 to 28. Earagail Arts Festival's 30th anniversary was filled with many highlights from… Read more »
Earagail Arts and Stendhal Festivals join forces
We have joined forces with Limavady's Stendhal Festival this summer to help cross promote the arts across the Irish border. Stendhal Festival, now in its eighth year and the Earagail Arts Festival in its 30th, have agreed a programming partnership that… Read more »
Three free exhibitions open on first weekend
Three brand new exhibitions will officially open next weekend as part of this year's Earagail Arts Festival visual arts programming. There are a number of free visual arts exhibitions being hosted in various locations around the county as part of… Read more »
The California Feetwarmers return for extensive tour
The California Feetwarmers make a very welcome return to Earagail Arts Festival and the north-west this summer. Overwhelmed by the Irish reception in 2017, the popular Los Angeles group look forward to returning to the north-west. The band dusts down and… Read more »
Keenan, Gavin and Byrne (KGB) for Letterkenny
Earagail Arts Festival welcomes Irish trad super group KGB this July! Three of Ireland's finest instrumentalists – Paddy Keenan, Frankie Gavin and Dermot Byrne – joined forces in 2017 to form what can only be described as an Irish trad super… Read more »
American guitar licks with Malian groove
Songhoy Blues will be a highlight of this year's Earagail Arts Festival. To give you a flavour of what this fantastic group of musicians from West Africa will bring to An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny next month, check out their performance (below) on one… Read more »
Foyle Punt: A boat, a story, a feed
Foyle Punt is an immersive, site-specific experience with songs, that tells the story of boatbuilder Philip McDonald in his own words. In 1750, the McDonald Clan rowed from their native Scotland to Inishowen in Donegal, fleeing a war in a… Read more »
Would you like to join the team?
Would you like to join Earagail Arts Festival as a volunteer as we celebrate our 30th anniversary this July? We are looking for enthusiastic and outgoing people who are passionate about the arts to join this year's festival team in… Read more »
Altan to be honoured by county council
Altan who are being honoured by Donegal County Council on Monday evening (l-r): Ciarán Curran, Martin Tourish, Dáithí Sproule, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Mark Kelly. Photo Credit: Gearóid Ó Maonaigh Donegal County Council will honour one of the county's greatest… Read more »
30th anniversary line-up is now live and on sale
Earagail Arts Festival is delighted to announce that this year's programme is now live and on sale. This is your first chance to check out the fantastic events we have in-store for our 30th anniversary and even book your tickets early before… Read more »
California Feetwarmers return to north-west
California Feetwarmers return for our 30th anniversary. We are thrilled to announce that following their fantastic shows in 2017, The California Feetwarmers make a very welcome return to Earagail Arts Festival and the north-west this summer. The Los Angeles-based band dusts… Read more »