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Elle Kennedy is a Jill of all trades when it comes to writing romance.
A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Kennedy has written more than 40 novels in the new adult, erotic contemporary romance, and romantic suspense genres.
With stories full of humor, steaminess and true romance, Kennedy is known for making readers swoon, tear up — and come back for more. And with more than 40 titles across multiple and diverse genres, her catalogue contains something for every reader — and then some.
Her recently-released "The Goal" is the latest, highly anticipated novel in her new adult, college romance "Off Campus" series that has been a fan favorite since the publication of "The Deal" in February 2015.
These smart and funny romances feature bad-boy hockey players and fiery female characters who ultimately steal their hearts.
A hybrid author who is both traditionally published and writes self-published titles, Kennedy is a writing machine. Her three-part new adult series, "The Royals," which she co-authors with Jen Frederick, (under the pen name of Erin Watt,) has hit the No. 1 spot on the New York Times best-seller list.
The third installment in the series, "Twisted Palace," will be released in November.
Kennedy is also a successful author in the M/M (male/male romance) genre with co-writer Sarina Bowen. Their sports romance, "Him," won a RITA award for Best Contemporary Romance as well as being a finalist in the Goodreads Book Awards.
Kennedy's debut novel, "Silent Watch," published by Harlequin, was also a RITA award finalist.
From there, Kennedy — a Toronto native and a graduate of York University — has gone on to pen many romantic suspense titles with Penguin, including the popular "Killer Instincts" and "Outlaws" series that made her an international best-selling author.
MARA WHITE: Where were you and what were you doing when you heard the news that "Paper Princess" ("The Royals" #1) had hit the No. 1 spot on the Times' list? Did you do anything to celebrate?
EK: I was at home working on a very steamy ménage romance ("Ruled") when my agent sent me the list. And I was shocked, because Jen and I didn't expect it at all — especially not number one. Jen was at a conference and had no idea, so I called her up and told her to sit down.
MW: You've co-authored a lot of successful novels, how is it different from writing alone?
EK: I love co-writing! Don't get me wrong, I love writing solo and going at my own pace, but writing with a second person is like having your own personal support group/best friend.
When I get stuck on something, my co-writer is there to bounce ideas off of. If I get distracted from writing, I have someone who's waiting on me and able to give me that gentle (or not-so-gentle) push to get my butt in gear!
When I'm working alone I might have total say over what happens in a book, or who says what, but I don't have another person who's sharing my boat rowing us to the finish line.
MW: Do you approach writing your romantic suspense novels differently than your erotic romance or new adult romance novels?
EK: Each genre requires its own prep, whether it's fact checking weapons and supplies, or keeping up-to-date with the latest trends and fads. It's definitely two different worlds when you're writing about ex-military mercenaries versus over-privileged teenagers.
My romantic suspense titles are much more difficult to write, and I come up with detailed outlines before I even write the first word. My contemporary titles, I sometimes only have a basic premise and just see where it goes.
MW: Is "The Goal" officially the last book in the "Deal" series, or will we see these characters again?
EK: "The Goal" is officially the last book in the "Off-Campus" series. The four roommates have all had their stories, and there's not a lot of room to continue with those particular guys.
However, I'm totally writing a spinoff! I'm not releasing any details about it right now, but I can say that you'll definitely see some of the characters again."
To read more about Elle and her work, check out her website at www.ellekennedy.com or her Amazon page.
Mara White is a contributing writer to the New York Daily News, where she covers hot topics, breaking news and intriguing authors in the romance and erotica genres. She also writes for the Huffington Post where she conducts in-depth interviews with women (and the occasional man) who write in the genre. She is the author of the best-selling Heightsbound Series , a contemporary erotic tale set against the gentrification and culture clash in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood. She also co-authors both romance and erotica novels with author K. Larsen. White is a graduate of Columbia University and holds a BA in Spanish Literature as well as an MFA in Fiction Writing from The New School.
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Nowadays if you do not have an email address you do not exist. Think, you can not even sign up for online services that are now available to everyone, like Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. This means that there are no more excuses: even if you have entered the world of Internet very recently – perhaps today – you must absolutely open one, regardless of your age and the type of activity you do. It is therefore essential to create an email address, this does not make it rainy.
But how long does it take? How much do you pay? Wait. If you follow the simple instructions I am about to give you, you will find that the procedure to create an email address is not only 100% free but it is also very easy to carry out. Yes, even for you who are at the very first arms with the world of Internet, you have my word.
If you are therefore really interested in finding out what you need to do to create an email address, I suggest you take a few minutes of free time, get yourself comfortable and concentrate on reading this simple guide. I am sure that in the end you will be able to tell you more than satisfied and that in case of need you will also be ready and willing to explain to your needy friends to receive a similar tip how to proceed. So, are you ready to get to work?
Let's start by saying that there is no better e-mail service than others in an absolute sense, it is up to you to choose the one that seems best suited to your needs among those I am about to advise you.
Now all work directly from the browser, without requiring complicated configurations, have applications for access from smartphones and tablets and offer several GB of space for storing messages and attachments. All this of course does not exclude the possibility of downloading emails locally through "traditional" programs such as Outlook and Apple Mail, but now let's not go too far into these considerations, let's move on to action.
The first service to create an email address that I want to recommend is Gmail. It is one of the most used email services in the world. It is completely free and offers 15GB of data storage space. Creating an email address with Gmail you get not only the ability to conveniently manage the mail from any platform (Web, desktop, smartphone and tablet), but also access to all Google services: YouTube, Maps, Google Drive and via on.
To create an email address with Gmail, the first thing you need to do is click here so that you can immediately connect to the main web page of the famous e-mail box. Then presses the blue button Create an account that is placed at the top right.
In the new Web page that will open, fill in the form visible on the screen. The information you must provide is the name, surname, user name (
[email protected]) and password to be used to access Gmail, date of birth and gender. I suggest you also fill in the optional fields or those related to the mobile number and the secondary email address to be used to recover the password to access Gmail in case you had to lose and do not remember.
After completing the form, copy the verification code in the field located at the bottom of the page under the text Type the text, indicate your country using the appropriate drop-down menu located under the Country option and then presses the blue button Next step.
Now scroll the new screen overlaying the previous one and then click the blue Accept button to tell Google that you agree and accept the terms of service.
At this point I can not do anything but say: congratulations, you finally managed to complete all the procedure to create email address with Gmail. To immediately access your new mailbox click on the Continue button and go to Gmail that is shown to you on the screen.
In the new Web page that will open you will first be shown a simple guide indicating all the features and basic services offered by Gmail after which you can log in and start using your new mailbox.
Later, to access Gmail from any computer, all you need to do is open your web browser and visit mail.google.com. You will find messages, contacts and attachments perfectly synchronized from any location.
If you want to configure and use Gmail in a traditional mail client, click here and follow the instructions on the web page displayed.
Do you want to use Gmail from your smartphone or tablet? Well, in this case I suggest you download and install the official app. If you have a smartphone or Android tablet, you can download the official application of Gmail by tapping here directly from your device and if you have an iPhone or an iPad you can download the official Gmail app by tap here from the device.
Now let's move on to Outlook.com, the Microsoft home email service that has replaced Hotmail and Live Mail. The e-mail application included in the Office package is completely free and offers 15GB of online storage for messages and attachments. The addresses of Outlook.com can have three different suffixes, chosen by the user, and give access to all the online services of Microsoft home, such as OneDrive and all the Office applications online.
To create an email address with Outlook.com, the first thing you need to do is click here so that you can immediately connect to the appropriate Microsoft Web page through which you can create a new email address. Done this presses on the link Try Outlook.com that is located in the upper right corner.
Once this is done, you will be redirected to the Microsoft services subscription form. Then fill in the fields related to your personal data by typing name, surname, date of birth, etc. then fill in the field below the Username entry indicating the initial part of the Outlook e-mail address you want to create and use. Depending on what are your preferences you can then choose, through the appropriate drop-down menu, an Outlook account such as @ outlook.in, @outlook.com and possibly also @ hotmail.com.
Then enter the rest of the required information (password, phone number, etc.) and check the security code at the bottom of the page. Also, remember to provide an alternative e-mail address to the one you are about to create by filling in the Alternate e-mail address field.
If you're not interested in receiving promotional emails from Microsoft, make sure that the box next to the option I want to receive emails with promotional offers from Microsoft. Registration can be canceled at any time, it's not ticked.
To complete the whole procedure by which to create an email address with Outlook.com, click on the blue Create account button that is located at the bottom of the page.
At this point I can not do anything but compliment you, you finally managed to complete the procedure to create email address with Outlook.com. In confirmation of what you will be shown a control panel of your profile through which to modify and add information related to you. To access the Outlook e-mail mailbox, presses the option Services and subscriptions located at the top and then click on the option Use Outlook.com free of charge under the entry Outlook.com of the new Web page that is shown to you.
You can then access Outlook.com from any computer by simply launching the web browser, by visiting https://outlook.live.com/owa/ and pressing the Login button, take the top right. You will find messages, contacts and attachments perfectly synchronized from any location.
If you want to configure the use of Outlook.com in a traditional mail client, click here and follow the instructions on the web page displayed. Once you view the web page, select the name of the platform you want to configure, the mail client you want to use or the protocol you want to use from the list that appears so you can view detailed instructions for the latter.
If you would like to access your Outlook.com email from smartphones and tablets, I suggest you instead use the official app. If you have an Android smartphone or tablet you can download the official Microsoft Outlook application by tapping here directly from the device while if you have an iPhone or an iPad you can download the official Microsoft Outlook app by tapping here from your iDevice. If instead, you have a Windows Phone device I have good news to give you: you do not have to download anything, the app to take advantage of Outlook.com is already available.
Yahoo! Mail
Another service thanks to which you can create email address that I suggest you take seriously into consideration is Yahoo! Mail, the e-mail service that – as easily understood – is offered by Yahoo !. This service offers 1TB of space for storing messages and attachments and is very simple to use. Registration, which requires confirmation via SMS or phone call on the mobile, also gives access to all the online services of Yahoo !, such as Flickr and Answers.
To create an email address with Yahoo! Mail The first thing you need to do is click here so that you can immediately connect to the main web page of the service. Once you've seen the service home page, type the username you want to use for your new inbox in the Choose the username visible at the center of the screen, and then click the purple Go button next to the side.
In the new Web page that at this point you are shown fill out the form visible on the screen taking care to type your name, your last name, the password to associate with your email address, your date of birth and your gender. If necessary, type again the initial part of the e-mail address you want to create by entering the appropriate field, the suffix will be of the type @ yahoo.com. Also, indicate your mobile number that will be used by Yahoo! to send you the data necessary to access your account again in case you lose or forget your login credentials. Then presses the Continue button.
At this point, click on the button Send a code via SMS and wait for a text message from Yahoo! to the telephone number previously indicated. The SMS sent to you contains a verification code which you will need to insert in the Code box displayed on the screen. As an alternative to the SMS, you can receive a call which will show you the code to be provided to Yahoo! simply by clicking on the Call me with a code option.
After entering the code, you will be redirected to your brand new inbox and you will be able to start using all the features instantly.
Later, to access Yahoo! Mail from any computer just open your favorite web browser and visit https://login.yahoo.com/config/mail. You will find messages, contacts and attachments perfectly synchronized from any location.
If you want to configure the use of Yahoo! Mail in a traditional mail client click here and follow the instructions on the displayed web page.
If you want to use Yahoo! Mail from smartphones and tablets instead I suggest you use the official app. If you have an Android smartphone or tablet you can download the official Yahoo! Mail by tapping here from the device while if you have an iPhone or an iPad you can download the official app of the service by tapping here directly from the device.
If you have an Apple device (iPhone / iPad) or a Mac, you can also create an email address on iCloud, the Apple email service that offers 5GB of online space (via iCloud Drive). The procedure to follow is very simple.
All you have to do is click here to connect to the main page of the iCloud.com portal, click on the entry Do not have an Apple ID? Create your own right away. and fill out the form that appears with all your personal information.
Please note that to complete the procedure to create an email address with iCloud you will need to register with a secondary email address. In order to activate the one with the suffix @icloud.com you will have to go to the iPhone/iPad settings and activate the voice related to Mail from the iCloud menu or you will have to go to System Preferences on Mac and select the Mail entry in the dedicated panel iCloud.
The iCloud account mail can be managed directly from the browser, through the iCloud.com portal, or from traditional mail clients (on computers and portable devices) using the settings indicated on the relevant web page of the Apple website to which you can access by clicking here.
For more details on the procedure to create an iCloud account and, to create email address through the email service offered by Apple you can consult my guide on how to create iCloud accounts.

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Well its been exactly 1 year since the first B4RN meeting for the Mint & Sprint in my kitchen here in Selside and a lot has happened in that time.
I think, we, as a community are doing quite well and its down to the efforts of us all, but more importantly our contractors who have been grafting hard in the fields ploughing through all weather and terrain.
Since the 9th May 2018…
- 4 community start up meetings
- 80% sign up
- over £500,000 raised in shares (either direct with B4RN or in the Holding Pen)
- 1 cabinet (of 2) landed
- Longsleddale – complete and live with 100% of residents connected.
- Selside – 70% complete and live
- 5 out of 15 routes now with live fibre and spliced into the cabinets.
- 1 school about to go live early next week
- 90% of all way leaves gained for the whole network
- Website built ground up for the project with social media links and e-mail campaigns
- GPS navigation soft-wear designed ground up to navigate, photo graph and record our network build and feed back to B4RN.
- over 30 office open evenings for help and advice
- and more…
We have reports of 970mbps up Longsleddale, light years away from the previous unreliable less than 2mbps!
Again, a thanks to all the area champions who have taken the time to learn all about it and helping others practically and verbally, the Landowners for working closely with TS Trenching when they approach their land with the machinery and to all those who have invested in B4RN for our build area.
A common questions is "when is the route my property is on going to be built?" The answer is "when you have worked your bit out, dug, drilled and fitted the property boxes and filled out the GBVS form". Professional help is available for those who are not undertaking things on a DIY basis. All being well the whole network will be complete in May 2020.
Telephoning through B4RN
Say good bye to your BT contract and keep your phone number.
Click here for more information on VoiP calling. Circle Loop is proving to be a popular choice for your new provider. They offer a free trial, are UK based and we can get 20% off for the life of your contract. You can keep your old number too.
Finish planning and get digging and drilling. Offices open every Wednesday evening. Link – Directions to Office
The Dug and Live List
SEHE – Selside Head End went live on 7th Dec
SE6 – live to Kiln Croft 7th Dec
SE1 – live to High Above Park 19th Dec
SE2 – Longsleddale West live 14th Jan, East live 28th Feb Route Complete
SE3 – Fibre Splicing and Router fitting 13th May
SE3 to GR2 Link – The Mint is Drilled and fibre is on the way to Grayrigg.
SE1 – to Dry Howe Dug and ready for fibre
Up Next
SE1 – Watchgate to link up and then along to Low Bridge House.
NH4 – Docker are ready for the Contractors.
SE5 – is getting closer and will be the next line to dig on. There is some steep ground we need to dry out to be able to get down to the river. The Meal Bank Industrial estate bridge is now out of action so we can not complete the works in the road until that is fixed.
GRHE – is in the final planning stage. A cabinet will be installed ASAP. It will take 2-3 months to get the electric live upon completion of the cabinet base as this needs to come of the electric pole close by. The build time is only a weeks work upon obtaining final permissions and quotes for the work and plans are complete.
SE6 – have started to dig and drill
You – when you get your property ready. You dig to B4RN.
Connects 8 Ltd
The B4MS project is overseen by a small group of volunteers, who are responsible for delivering the project with the support of B4RN. Activities undertaken by volunteers include: raising awareness of the project by delivering leaflets and arranging meetings; discussing way leaves with landowners; collecting and managing data about households who wish to sign-up to B4RN and arranging local meetings, events and drop-in sessions. Project volunteers are also trained to help local householders physically connect to the network by offering advice or assistance to dig in the ducting and connect the required equipment to the premises. The project team is also responsible for the day-to-day running of the construction phase of the main network.
For those that attended the parish meetings you may remember the need for the Mint & Sprint to have an internal budget for delivering the project. This is completely separate to the investments needed to build the core network and will be used to provide essential equipment such as tools to help householders with their home connections, a computer to keep track of the project, stationery and printing, and resources to enable us to hold drop-in sessions and other project-related events – among other things. The funding for this will be generated through donations from individuals, businesses and Parish Councils. If you can help with a donation, we would be extremely grateful.
We have a formal way of holding these funds.
Limited Company name: Connects 8 Ltd
Sort Code: 16 52 21
Account: 54253162
Address for Cheques: Goodhamscales, Selside, Kendal, LA8 9DS
Tools to lend
With the Connect 8 Ltd funds we have managed to purchase a powerful SDS drill, drill bits and various other useful tools to help you with your own DIY connections. Drop Dan Robinson an e-mail if you would like to use these for a day or two to get yours done DIY style.
Updates via e-mail are only very occasional, Please see the News page of the B4MS website for all updates and news items.
Dan Robinson
Voluntary Project Manager
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Steps to getting B4RN at your property in the Mint and Sprint.
1. learn
2. drill and fit property boxes (or employ a contractor)
3. dig to boundary (or employ a contractor)
4. fill out GBVS form on B4MS website
5. wait for the core
6. allow access for property fibre once you are attached to a chamber with duct
7. fill out B4RN contract
8. allow access for B4RN to splice your FTU (and fit router if your taking service)
9. enjoy the fast and reliable internet
10. change over to VOiP for your phone line and save money – look into circle loop. https://b4mintsprint.wordpress.com/telephone-calling-via-b4rn/
11. Once you move your current phone number to your new service that will cancel your current contract with BT for your phone line, so don't cancel it yourself or you may lose your number. However – check its all wrapped up and your not paying 2 bills once your new system is working.
Help needed?
- Look at the B4MS website in detail
- Come down to the B4MS office on a Wednesday night for help
- If DIY then materials available at the office on Wednesday nights
- If contractors are to complete your work then they will have materials
Below is our network since we began build on the 4th September.
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First Aid at Work: Your Responsibilities
As an employer it is up to you to ensure your employees have access to and get immediate assistance in the event of illness or an accident.
The law states you must have on site(s):
- A fully stocked first aid kit
- An appointed person or persons to oversee first aid
- Readily available information for all your employees about your first aid policies and procedures
"Adequate and appropriate"
That's how the first aid arrangements you are required to provide are described. What that actually means will differ for every business. It is up to you to assess what is required for your business to meet that description.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) says you MUST consider:
- the type of the work you do
- hazards and the likely risk of them causing harm
- the size of your workforce
- work patterns of your staff
- holiday and other absences of those who will be first aiders and appointed persons
- the history of accidents in your business
The HSE also suggests you consider:
- the needs of travelling, remote and lone workers
- how close your sites are to emergency medical services
- whether your employees work on shared or multi-occupancy sites
- first aid for non-employees including members of the public
While you aren't required to keep a record of your assessment, it's a good idea to do so as it shows how you decided on your first aid arrangements and it will help those appointed to take charge of them.
Who's in charge?
There must be at least one person chosen to be in charge of your first aid arrangements, including looking after equipment and contacting emergency services in the event of an accident.
You can choose who that person or persons will be or you can ask for a volunteer or volunteers. However, at least one of the appointed people MUST be available whenever people are at work.
They do NOT require any formal training.
First Aid Kit
The first aid kit(s) you keep on site(s) should be stocked as required by your first aid assessment – in other words "adequately and appropriately".
The HSE give this as an example as a minimum for a low risk (like a desk-based office) environment:
- a leaflet with general guidance on first aid (for example, HSE's leaflet Basic advice on first aid at work)
- individually wrapped sterile plasters of assorted sizes
- sterile eye pads
- individually wrapped triangular bandages, preferably sterile
- safety pins
- large and medium-sized sterile, individually wrapped, unmedicated wound dressings
- disposable gloves
You can buy a n off-the-shelf first aid kit – but make sure it conforms to BS 8599. It's not a legal requirement but if it does, and you've checked it contains everything you need as well, you will be fully covered.
The person you have appointed to oversee your first aid arrangements should check the first aid kit on a regular basis and ensure it remains fully stocked and that any items with expiry dates are in date or replaced and that other equipment is in fully working order.
First Aid Training
For medium to high risk workplaces you may decide you need trained first aiders on site. Your first aid assessment will identify whether or not first aiders are important for your business and employees, what the appropriate level of training should be and how many you need.
Should you decide to appoint a first aider you are responsible for ensuring they get the required training. You can choose form four types of provider, as set out by the HSE:
- regulated qualifications from an awarding organisation (AO) – these are recognised and regulated by Ofqual, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) or the Welsh Government
- voluntary approval schemes, such as a trade body accredited by a third party – the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the national accreditation body recognised by government
- independent training where the provider can prove their competence
- training from one of the three Voluntary Aid Societies recognised by the government:
- St John Ambulance
- British Red Cross
- St Andrew's First Aid
As an employer it is important you take your first aid responsibilities seriously, both for the safety of your employees and to protect your business should illness or accidents happen.


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Mike Daniels Brings A Kamehameha To The NFL
Celebrations are back in the NFL in a big way. For the Green Bay Packers, it means it is time to summon their inner Super Saiyan.
After stuffing a run play behind the line of scrimmage, Packers defensive lineman Mike Daniels popped up for a Dragon Ball Z style celebration. He looked toward his own end zone and delivered a Kamehameha in true Goku fashion.
Check it out in the tweet below!
KAMEHAMEHA!!!!! #GoPackGo #NFL #DragonBallSuper #DBZ #Anime pic.twitter.com/29COCxjdYq— Mike Daniels (@Mike_Daniels76) September 11, 2017
Daniels is known to be a massive Anime fanatic. The professional football took to San Diego Comic Con this year in full Naruto cosplay with his brother. The costumes were so impressive, the day of dressing up ended up being featured on ESPN.
Outside of Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin, a mural was created for Daniels and his love of Dragon Ball.
My dude @spencernyoung made me into a Saiyan, right across the street from Lambeau Field !! 🔥👊👊 #GoPackGo #NFL #Anime #DragonBallSuper pic.twitter.com/lTIKU2AldZ— Mike Daniels (@Mike_Daniels76) September 11, 2017
Dragon Ball Super returns for episode 1x07, "Revenge 'R'! A Cunning Trap is Laid?!" this week. Several titles for future episodes have been revealed, packed with potentially major spoilers for upcoming stories!


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Today the BBC reassuringly reports: House prices 'up 1.9% in January'. A misleading headline but one which will be seized on by some, eager for evidence of elusive 'green shoots of recovery'. It's nothing of the sort, just part of the 'feel good factor' spin.
Another day and another fresh house price survey, each often contradicting the last.
According to the Halifax, "The price of UK homes rose by 1.9% in January, ending a run of 11 monthly falls", but closer scrutiny shows house prices falling annually by 17.2%.
The data is a snapshot, based on mortgage approvals and, like the government's own survey and those by the Nationwide, it is based only on property sales financed by mortgage lending, ignoring cash sales.
The survey is just that and only applies to those lucky enough to get a mortgage approved and in times of tight mortgages those are few and far between.
The housing survey also ignores speculators with a huge wad of cash take advantage of auction house repossession at knock-down prices.
The figures are often very similar, as they are based on a price agreed after a survey by mortgage customers. So that "price" is based on both customers and estate agents who have a vested interest to try for the highest price they think the market will take.
They are surveys and not the actual sum paid out when the deal is finally signed, sealed and delivered.
Nevertheless last week, a similar survey by Nationwide suggested prices fell by 1.3% in January.
Brown's false boom years created a lot of false economics and no more so than in the trends in house prices.
For years what you thought your house was worth and how its price would rise, was tied to how house prices compared against earnings but that was abandoned in the bubble of the boom.
That prices to wages ratio was so last year in this new world of cheap borrowing and live now pay for the debt later.
Easy borrowing enticed by low interest rates meant repayments were quite low for the first couple of years and so it seemed house prices would continue to boom or at least hold up on price. Prices would keep on rising forever and the false sense of home security was born.
Now back in fashion, that most basic measure of what will happen to house prices, the house price to earnings ratio, paints a gloomy picture.
Some have suggest prices may fall a total of 50% and prices must fall at least 40% from the peak of October 2007, according to a detailed analysis in thisismoney. And that takes prices back to early 2002.
The housing market cannot and will not improve until credit restrictions are eased so more people take out mortgages and the economy stops shrinking.
With continuing pressures on incomes and rising unemployment that will take a very long time, as the country slips from a downturn to a recession and into Brown's 'depression'.


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|Living close to the River Colne, Castle Ward Councillor Simon Crow (Conservative) has been acutely aware over the past few months of the duckweed and water fern that has formed a dense carpet over the river where it runs through Castle Park. Not only does this look unsightly it can cause dissolved oxygen levels in the water leading to fish dying, and small children thinking it is a solid surface they can walk on.
Councillor Simon Crow said: "Having heard repeated claims from the council that it is the Environment Agency's responsibility to deal with this problem I took matters into my own hands and contacted the Environment Agency myself to get to the bottom of the matter."
Their response was a detailed email outlining their responsibilities and the responsibilities of the landowner whose land the river flows through. They made it quite clear that the removal of floating weed or soft vegetation is the sole responsibility of the riverside landowner, which in this case is Colchester Borough Council, and that the Environment Agency's role is to intervene only when there is a risk to fish or a flood risk. The duckweed and water fern hasn't as yet become a risk to the fish and it is not a flood risk. They also said they have given the Borough Council advice on actions that need to be taken.
Armed with this information, at full council on Wednesday night Councillor Crow raised the matter with Councillor Martin Goss, Portfolio Holder for Waste, Environment and Transportation in the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Independent coalition running Colchester, asking him who he believes is responsible for maintaining the river and dealing with this problem. Once again Councillor Goss talked about the Environment Agency's responsibilities and refused to admit this is a problem that the Council are responsible for tackling.
Councillor Crow added: "The river is in a sorry state with this thick mat of duckweed and water fern that has sat on it throughout the summer and is still there now in mid-October. There are even drinks cans and other rubbish sitting on top of it. It is completely unacceptable for Councillor Goss to have taken no action and to continually point at the Environment Agency for something which he alone is responsible for. Sitting back throughout the summer waiting for the Environment Agency to step in once his inaction has caused a problem is reprehensible.
Conservative believe that it is time to create an action plan for future years should this problem arises again, which it very likely will. That plan needs to be created swiftly and made public so that residents can have faith that there will be no more failures of the Council to manage and care for our river."


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The trend towards digital continues, with the majority of 's top-read newspaper titles offsetting moderate declines in print readership with a surge in online interest.
The most-read newspaper in the country in the 12 months to October 2017 continued to be Fairfax Media's Sydney Morning Herald, the latest Enhanced Media Metrics (EMMA) survey results show.
Over the year, 5.42 million people picked up a copy of the paper or read the title digitally on any device.
While print readership was down by 60,000 year-on-year, the overall audience for the title fell by 15,000 on the EMMA measure.
Much of the print drop was offset by a 150,000 recorded growth in readership on digital platforms.
The second most-read title was News Corp's Daily Telegraph with overall readership of 4,575,000, up from 4,281,000 in 2016.
It experienced a significant increase in its digital readership at 2,567,000, compared to 2.03 million a year prior.
But the title also slumped in its monthly print circulation at 2,667,000 compared to 2,776,000 in 2016.
Rounding out the top five were News Corp's Herald Sun with 4,276,000 and The n, 3,265,000, followed by Fairfax's The Age, with 3,049,000.
While most of the top five titles saw a decline in print readership and an increase in digital, not all aligned with this trend.
The n increased both print and digital readership, while The Age's readership decreased across both measures.
Of the 15 titles that were measured in both October 2016 and 2017, seven recorded overall increases in readership.
Eleven recorded increases in digital readership, while 12 recorded declines in print readership.
NewsMediaWorks chief executive Peter Miller said the solid figures across the group of newspapers, coupled with the strong takeup of digital, was a positive sign for the industry.
"There is an evolution across multiple platforms … newspapers are becoming multi-platform businesses," Mr Miller said.
By 2018 he expects these changes to continue.
"Some publications will moderate their negative growth in print readership and some will drop further," he said.
He expected there would be a continued increase in digital readership leading most newspapers with "commercially viable" audience outcomes.
He said the digital growth was lending itself to an audience that switched between titles, including some who likely read one newspaper in print but opted for another digitally due to better apps or online presentation.
News Corp spokeswoman Liz Deegan said the growth in total cross platform audience was evidence of the strong community connection with its brands.
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Splash Wines, Inc. today announced that it has partnered with Seedinvest, one of the foremost equity crowdfunding platforms, to launch a Splash equity offering that allows anyone to invest to become an owner and part of the Splash family.
Splash Wines, the innovative US direct-to-consumer family wine company, is proving the model works. In just over three years, the company has achieved $20M in revenue with calendar 2017 revenues surpassing $8M. Splash has been profitable since October 2015. "We are really just beginning, and the timing of the Seedinvest funding is perfect," says Robert Imeson, Company Founder and CEO. "We felt it was important to first prove the concept and now it is time to access the capital required to take it to the next level-Seedinvest is the ideal vehicle for that purpose."
With over 50,000 customers, Splash is seeking funds to build inventory and ramp up its creative acquisition programs to aggressively continue to grow the base while maximizing the value of current customers and maintaining profitability. "The direct-to-consumer wine business didn't exist a few years ago, but it is an exciting place to be right now," states Imeson. "Last year it accounted for nearly $2.5B in sales, and future projections are strong. At the same time, Splash is showing the capability to cut through the clutter. Our intention is to translate the initial success and become a category leader as the market continues to evolve. Seedinvest is an important partner in the process."
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1. It's good for the Immune System: Possessing many of the good fats, acids, bacterias, and antiviral properties we need, coconut oil strengthens the immune system. There have been studies that have shown coconut oil to help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, the common cold, and even HIV. How about that for buffering the immune system?
2. It's good for Weight Loss: Coconut oil contains both medium and short chain fatty acids that help in taking off excess weight. These acids also break down and are easy to digest and aid the functioning of the thyroid and balance the enzymes in your body. It also boosts your metabolism taking stress off your pancreas so you can burn energy faster and which aids in your losing weight.
3. It's good for Digestion: The primary use for coconut oil is as a cooking oil. The saturated fats in this oil have microbial properties that help deal with various bacteria, fungi, etc that usually cause indigestion and irritable bowel syndromes.
There are so many other great benefits from using coconut oil that I can't possibly list them all. It is great for hair and skin care. It helps the liver and heart. It's been a proven aid to healing cancer patients. It helps the kidney and pancreas. It strengthens your bones. It lessens stress. As you can see the benefits go on and on. Don't believe me, do some research yourself.
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Stop the presses everybody, there's a shocking new development in Ariana Grande's hair. The singer's world-famous long hair, which hangs down her back in an impossibly straight sheet, is now mostly gone. The singer took to Instagram to publicize the mini-makover:
Although not groundbreaking in any sense of the word, there's one thing about it that we can say for sure: it's different than her old hair.
This new cut has got Grande's fans worrying about two things. First, how we she wear her trademark high pony when she's only got a bob? She's so vocal about loving her up-do that it might seem confusing that she'd want to get rid of it:
The second thing is the classic situation that Grande has found herself in. You go through a breakup (that is very public) and you need to show your ex and the world that your moving on. The easiest way to do this (and the classic choice) is to cut your hair. Grande also opted to make a chart-topping single about it.


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Maharashtra farmers strike: A handy tool for Congress and NCP to hide 65 years of self-enrichment
Recent investigations into how funds meant for irrigation had got siphoned away for decades, show how callous former governments have been to the plight of farmers
The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have together supported a strike by agitating farmers demanding complete waiver of all agricultural loans. As of yesterday, it appeared that further escalation of the strike had been averted. But signs of regrouping and reorganisation suggest that the opposition parties want a full and complete waiver of agricultural loans.
Sadly, this has come even when the Fadnavis government has been trying to de-risk the farmers. It comes on the heels of the state starting a model milk cooperative in Nagpur which offers farmers up to Rs 33 per litre of milk compared to just Rs 18 that the NCP and Congress cooperatives offered milk producers till last year. In the past few months, milk collections by the Nagpur cooperative managed by NDDB has seen milk collection rise from 90,000 litres a day to around 11 lakh litres a day.
But then, it would appear that the opposition parties want to use this strike as a way to fortify their depleting reserves (this time even the BJP's political alliance partner, Shiv Sena appears to have joined hands with both the NCP and the Congress). To understand the discomfiture and desperation, one must look at developments over the past 65 years, and then compare them to developments that have taken place during the past five years.
First, there is no doubt that the biggest beneficiary of the agricultural scene in Maharashtra has been the cooperatives (mostly run by the Congress and the NCP). True, BJP also has a few cooperatives in its fold (Nitin Gadkari's cooperative farms near Nagpur are testimony to this fact). But the BJP's share of the cooperative market in this state is meagre, and its role has not been as exploitative as that of the mainstream cooperatives.
Look at the table alongside, which has been extracted from the Economic Survey of Maharashtra for 2016-17. Even a cursory glance will confirm that the biggest beneficiary of the agricultural movement in this state has been sugarcane. The acreage under sugarcane grew 536 percent. Compare this with a reduction in acreage for all crops (-13.5 percent). No other crop has benefitted as much in acreage as has sugarcane. It can be argued, therefore, that the principal culprits behind farmer distress have been those who have promoted sugarcane over all other crops.
Sadly, this political patronage to this crop continued even in the face of depleting water reserves – even during times of drought. When water did not reach the Marathawada region, the suicides of Vidarbha were forgotten. Only farmer suicides in Marathawada region were highlighted.
Tragically, irrigation which could have helped the farmers also got sabotaged. Recent investigations into how funds meant for irrigation had got siphoned away for decades, show how callous former governments have been to the plight of farmers. Instead of helping them earn money, they have been teaching them to demand loan waivers instead.
But this story of exploitation is visible again and again. Look at loan write-offs for instance. Till the time the former chief minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan permitted to supersede the board of directors of Maharashtra Cooperative Bank, losses kept mounting up at this bank. They had to be written off periodically, thus hurting the state which had to bear the loss of write-offs. It was only when losses climbed to Rs 1,500 crore, that under advice from the RBI, the government permitted the central bank to remove all the directors of this cooperative bank. The state appointed three senior bureaucrats to supervise the affairs of this financial entity.
Not surprisingly, it bounced back to health and sported a profit of Rs 650 crore. The former administrators and managers of the bank are yet to be prosecuted. The NCP/Congress cooperatives thus lost another lucrative source of funding. Sadly, the RBI does not come up with annual statements of all cooperative banks in the country. Many of the cooperative banks are run by people very closely connected with powerful politicians. It is not yet clear why Kapol Bank was closed down permanently, when such a treatment was not meted out to Maharashtra Cooperative Bank.
The present government has taken the war on cooperatives further. It first abolished the APMCs (Agricultural Produce Market Committees) which are an association of persons, and thus outside the purview of state audits. They paid a pittance to farmers and controlled the entire marketing chain from farm to fork. The former chief minister tried to abolish the APMCs, but since NCP was an alliance partner, any action against the APMCs could have caused the government to fall. Finally, it was left to the Fadnavis government to deliver the coup de gras. Just last week, the government also moved to appoint administrators for milk cooperatives to prevent them from exploiting farmers.
Take all the moves together – the tightening of controls over cooperative banks, the offer of higher prices to milk producers which helped weaned farmers away from NCP/Congress cooperatives (which offered significantly lower prices), and the whittling down of powers of APMCs -- and the picture becomes clearer. The Congress and NCP cooperatives which have been used to unfair cashflows are now beginning to feel the pinch. With less money at their disposal, their ability to grease the political machinery becomes that much more difficult. It needs to get its political base vibrant again, hence the clamour for loan write-offs. The present government's unwillingness to write off all loans, and only write off loans of small farmers, will once again hurt big farmers.
The battle for rural loyalties has begun in full earnest. It is quite possible that the next issue which could unite the opposition could be the recent notification from the government banning the sale/purchase of all cattle (including buffaloes) from cattle markets. This move has already brought together farmers, cobblers, leather industry workers and even exporters of beef. This issue could become far more potent than many realise. It affects jobs on a huge scale. But that's another story.
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OIG to review nursing home staffing levels and CMS oversight
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) added a new item to its Work Plan in February, "Nursing Facility Staffing: Reported Levels and CMS Oversight." The OIG will be issuing two reports related to nursing home staffing, the first of which will provide information on nursing staffing levels as reported via Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). After that, the Agency will issue a report that looks at the effort made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that PBJ data is accurate and improve the quality of care being provided in nursing homes. The expected issue date for these reports is FY 2020.
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A Wake County, N.C., grand jury has chosen not to charge a Rolesville (N.C.) High School resource officer who was caught on video brutally slamming a 15-year-old girl to the ground.
The girl was returned to class after the incident, but then later taken to the hospital for treatment of a concussion.
WTVD reported Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said her office sent presentments to the Wake County grand jury for willful failure to discharge duties and assault on a female, but the grand jury dismissed the issue. Freeman said the matter will now be considered closed, with no further action.
"Our law-enforcement officers are engaged daily in difficult interactions where they often are required to intervene. As they strive to maintain the peace and protect our community, it's important that proper and legal boundaries on the use of force are followed," the district attorney said. "I commend Chief of Police Bobby Langston for his willingness to invite an unbiased review of this matter and for his commitment to maintaining the public trust of his community."
The resource officer in question, Ruben De Los Santos, resigned from the Rolesville Police Department earlier this month, according to WTVD, but no details were given regarding why he resigned.
The short video of the incident shows a group of high school students crowded together before the officer picks up the girl and then slams her on the ground as she goes completely limp.
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This is not OK. We cannot allow cops to do this to people, especially to teenage girls.
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Kalakriti was the category that catered to all the engineers masquerading as artists, and their need to produce some aesthetically pleasing artwork. With colourful paint and glittery clay scattered on the corridor of IC and NLH, the competitions rightfully adhered to the saying, "Love of beauty is taste; the creation of beauty is art".
Shweta Gadepalli
Over 20 participants took part in groups of 2-3 to create a collage of the given theme, "art forms in India", making use of old newspapers, scissors, and glue. The collage had to have pop-ups and other manifestations of motion art, depicting action and movement.
"The purpose of this event is to bring out the child in everyone, the creativity and art we've been honing since childhood. The topic was given on the spot as we wanted to see how creative the teams can get," said Asmitha Reddy, Event Head. The teams were judged on how relevant their collages were to the topic and how creatively they depicted motion art.
Although an hour was all they had, the participants put their creative minds to work by carefully dividing the work amongst each other and making the best use of the given resources. With a wide range of art forms being depicted in unique and beautiful ways, Collage demonstrated how beauty can be weaved out of minimal resources.
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An event sure to take anyone down memory lane, 'Playing with Clay' had participants make clay models using play-dough, spray paint, and toothpicks. Keeping with the festivities of celebrating the 'International Women's Day', the organisers had set the theme as 'Women Empowerment'. From models depicting the practice of sati—to a beautiful portrayal of a sentient Mother Earth carrying the entire planet in her arms—marvellous sculptures were seen being made by the participants. However, a few hadn't correctly judged the weight distribution of their model, leading to it refusing to stand upright.
The participants depicted a 3D replica of what they wanted to render using only basic arts and craft skills, which they learnt as toddlers. This, the event head proclaimed, gave the participants a level of creative freedom that is seldom found in college-level art events. While they might have soiled their clothes and dirtied their hands, they didn't get the customary scolding they would have otherwise all those years back as kids.
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Achromae gently set the mood for creativity and imagination in the heart of the campus. With a gracious supply of charcoal sticks, pencils, erasers, and paper, the participants racked their brains to define their purest of emotions in the form of a masterpiece. The young artists nibbled on pencil heads and stared at the ceiling as numerous fragments of ideas whizzed through their minds about the theme, 'Shattered'.
The room gently slipped into action as the once-white sheets acquired delicate strokes of black. In the silent backdrop, the only sounds were of the rustle of charcoal sticks on paper. Shreya Singhee, a contestant, remarked, "It was fun using charcoal for the first time. It requires a lot of patience and care."
The last few minutes were spent carefully detailing the art pieces to make sure they stand out. The rubrics for the judging process included clarity of theme and originality. With thinking caps on and charcoal wands on point, the room brimmed with black magic.
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Faces were turned into canvases at Kalakriti's event, Fantasy Faces. It was a face-painting competition with the theme being 'Tribal'. Students took part in teams of two, where one had to sacrifice his/her face as a canvas for the other to draw on. The event saw a good participation of around fourteen teams.
It was interesting to see the artists at work, as they transformed their friends into otherworldly creatures, straight out of a childhood folktale. While some stuck to basic yet striking patterns and colours, others created intricate designs like peacock feathers and flower vines. They were judged on the relevance of their masks to the theme, as well as their painting skills. The participants seemed to be enjoying themselves, with one of them remarking that the event gave her an opportunity to try out something new and torture her unwilling friend at the same time!
The volunteers were continuously assisting the participants with their requirements for paint and water. It was quite well-managed despite the bustle around NLH. As the event took place on the IC stairs, the spectators were treated to a beautiful show of colours of talent.
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'Relay Art' was all about creating an artwork as a team. A painting of a scenery was depicted on the screen for some time for the participants to look. After a few minutes, the picture was taken down, and a battle of paint strokes began. The participants formed teams of two to compete, and each participant got 15 minutes to work on the painting, after which they had to switch with their team member and wait for them to do their bit. They could only use acrylic paints as the medium to complete their masterpiece.
This event tested a lot of friendship quotients and depended on how well a team works as a unit, as opposed to two individuals. The work had to be coordinated in such a way that no explicit demarcation was visible on the artwork when the switching between team members took place. "Since the outline of the painting shown was fairly easy, the most challenging part is matching the depth of the colours and blending the parts that appear uneven," said Kriti Anandan, the Event Head.
Each team was expected to closely duplicate the artwork shown to them in the beginning, using proper painting techniques. Although the unsolicited advice from a teammate felt similar to the backseat advice a driver hates, the participants found the event to be fairly recreational.
Anisha Das
Rangolis have always marked their significance in Indian traditions with their auspicious value, especially during festivals like Diwali. Satrangi managed to live up to the theme of Revels'18, as participants adorned the otherwise dull floors of the Chemical Engineering Department with colourful rangolis. The contestants were provided with coloured chalks and weren't allowed any other equipment, even as a stencil.
Within the one hour provided to the fifteen teams, they managed to transform the corridors into a piece of art. From geometric mandalas to intricately detailed peacocks, the participants laid out their creativity. They were judged based on their innovation, artistic composition, and originality of their designs. Despite the blazing heat of the afternoon sun, the participants were engrossed in their work as they sat crouched on the floors, focused on achieving their desired designs with the limited colours provided. Overall, the event perfectly managed to capture the essence of this year's fest with its traditional touch.
Anisha Das
Kalakriti gave participants a chance to take a trip into the fictional universe, by creating their own comics. While the theme of the event, "If animals had superpowers" might seem a cakewalk at first glance, the artists struggled as they put forth their creativity onto the A-4 sized sheets in just an hour. They also had to throw in humour to make their comics as entertaining as possible.
While the ten participants worked diligently on their masterpieces, the organisers and coordinators admired the artwork as they peered over the participant's shoulders with brimming curiosity. The room held a silent anticipation as the artists concentrated on their work with nothing else on their minds for an hour. From cats with sly superpowers to dogs being heroes in an apocalyptic world, the event saw it all. Comixtrip marked itself as a successful contest, especially with the amusing comics made that sprung a chuckle out of the judges and the organisers alike.


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Don Diablo is performing at Disneyland Paris for Halloween
Don Diablo is taking his relationship with Disney one step further, announcing a special Halloween performance at Disneyland's Paris amusement park. The Dutch producer and DJ will fittingly take over the Star Wars section of the park for his performance, following a clothing collaboration with the franchise earlier in 2018.
Don Diablo has been making it a point to DJ some impressive events this year, most recently live streaming a sunset performance from a yacht in one of Ibiza's most iconic vistas. And Disneyland's European location is bulking up their presence in the dance music hemisphere, boasting this booking that follows a festival that launched in 2017 called Electroland. Here's to hoping the amusement park's Los Angeles and Orlando locations follow suit and jump into the dance event space soon.
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[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast week I applied to be a food writer with Domestic Sluttery and to my complete surprise I made the shortlist! I spent all weekend prepping my entry for the final submission but unfortunately, I didn't get it. Not wanting to let a good recipe go to waste, I'm going to share it here instead!
Who doesn't love a Sunday Roast? What I don't love is prepping all the meat and veg in order to eat delicious said Roast. And sometimes, I don't even want to wait until Sunday to have one. That's where this glorious concoction comes in! All the trimmings of a roast dinner sandwiched between a fluffy wedge of Yorkshire Pudding. Slices of leftover roast beef (you could even use minute steak/sausages/roast chicken as a replacement) and peppery Rocket leaves all smothered in red wine caramelized onions. Let's get snacking!
For the Yorkshire Pud:
- 140g of plain flour
- 4 eggs
- 200ml of milk
- An obscene amount of vegetable/sunflower oil
For the Red Wine Caramelized Onions:
- 1 large red onion
- A glass of red wine
- A tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
- A tablespoon of sugar
- Sprigs of thyme (optional)
To Make the Yorkshire Pudding:
- Preheat the oven to 230C. In a roasting tray, pour the oil to cover the bottom- about 1cm's worth. This Yorkshire pud will be HUGE. Put the tray in the oven to heat up, it's time to mix up the pudding batter!
- In a bowl, mix the flour and 4 eggs together.
- Pour in the milk, bit by bit, and whisk until the batter is as smooth as a Botoxed forehead.
- The next step is the most satisfying- I like my cooking with a bit of danger! Carefully remove the hot oily tray from the oven, pour the batter in and pop back in for 20 minutes.
While that cooks, let's crack on with the caramelized onions!
Making the Red Wine Caramelized Onions:
- Slice up a whole red onion and fry in a pan with a knob of butter.
- As they brown, pour in a glass of red wine and stir.
- Drink some of the red wine.
- Let the onions bubble away for 2 minutes. If you wish to add some thyme, add it to the pan now.
- Add a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and a tablespoon of sugar and let it reduce- about 4 minutes on a high heat.
Remove the tray of giant Yorkshire pudding and cut into quarters. On each 'sheet' of pudding, layer it with the roasted beef, rocket leaves and sticky caramelized onions. Fold it in half, stick a skewer in it to hold together or just get stuck in!


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Four mistakes retailers make in the build up to Christmas
Despite enjoying some glorious sunshine over the past week, it seems another Autumn is on the horizon as we enter October. For retailers, this can only mean one thing – Christmas is well and truly on its way. One Harvester was reported to have put its decorations up as early as July!
You might not want to be purchasing gifts for your dearest work colleagues just yet, but with Christmas being the busiest and most important time of the year for retailers – it's never too early for retailers to start planning for the forthcoming festive season. Being prepared and identifying a strategy for the forthcoming period is critical, and can make or break a successful year for retailers.
Here are some tips to keep you ahead of your competitors:
Not offering the right choice of payment methods
If your business accepts debit and credit cards, you are giving your client base more choice, and by offering an online payment facility, the opportunity to pay by text or via a contactless card terminal this all contributes to providing a better service to your customers. It is imperative you give customers what they want, and a recent report showed 84% now opt to pay by card where possible! With cheques gradually being phased out, customers generally carry less cash than ever before, so accepting card payments is becoming a necessity not a luxury.
Not keeping an eye on competitor's prices
It wouldn't be Christmas without aggressive price battle between companies looking to grab your cutom. Last year it was almost impossible to miss the attention Black Friday drew with customers coming to fisticuffs in an attempt to grab a bargain.
The introduction of Black Friday and Cyber Monday saw huge retailers such as Amazon and Apple offering the best deals to its customers. If you opt to go down a route of price reductions to entice customers in to your store, don't be tempted to go too low as you will be losing unnecessary profit, too high and you will lose customers, it's a fine margin. There are also many price checking apps available, so look at the possibility of registering with them to get your company as much visibility as you can.
Cutting back on publicity during Christmas
Make your presence seen in the run up to Christmas so customers are aware of your business and products. Social media has become an essential part of how consumers choose what products to buy and where. Reviews on social media pages such as twitter and Facebook can influence up to 79% of consumers, so make sure you are there to interact with potential buyers. Twitter can become an invaluable tool for your customer service. Use Facebook as a platform for publicising discounts and offers and sites such as Pinterest for showing off your products and inspiring prospective shoppers.
Keep It Simple
Marketing Christmas can be done tastefully, or it can be done tactlessly. The entire point of "Christmas Marketing" is to broadcast the Christmas Spirit while explaining what your business has to offer. It is also imperative to make sure you Dress Your Shop for the Occasion. The extra labour and cost will be quickly offset by the increased traffic and sales. Keep it classy and professional. Provide customers with a reason to come and "experience" the holidays with your business.
If you need to accept card payments within your business and currently don't, please contact a WTS representative on 0845 459 9984. WTS offer an all in package, and have a solution tailor made for customers looking for a temporary solution for Christmas 2015′
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There are still some spots available in the annual MNP Broncos Alumni Golf Tournament at Elmwood Golf Club this Saturday. You can click here for my article on what is coming up on Saturday.
You can sign up to get one of the remaining spots by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. I talked to Jeremy a few weeks ago to get some information on how the tournament had changed.
Interview with tournament co-chair Jeremy Rondeau:
It's one of the most fun days of the year. There are only a few spots left so check it out.
With the news that the Broncos will announce their new head coach in the morning it now actually marks the end of the Mark Lamb era in Swift Current. After Lamb accepted his job in Tuscon he has still been helping in the transition and even did an interview with me on their import draft pick. It felt like nothing had really changed yet.
Now it's really time to turn the page.
Obviously there will be a lot of remnants of Lamb's tenure with the Broncos. He has offered repeatedly to help the new management team, there are several years of players here that he helped bring to the Broncos, there are several key staff members that he hired and he was a big part in building the team's strategic plan. However, a new management team is taking over and they will now put their own stamp on the franchise.
At different times I've considered writing a long look back at the Lamb era. I'm not sure that's really necessary. We've been through the state of the organization in our year-end chats pretty extensively. If you care to look at the big picture of what he was able to do in Swift Current you probably already have a pretty good idea. I've probably debated it with some of you at different times. Minds are mostly made up one way or another.
I think the biggest thing that stuck with me in Lamb's departure is how emotional he was at his media conference. What I hope some people took from that was how much he cared and took ownership of this team. I don't think he and his family ever expected to be here seven years… and yet as they committed to the process of building something here they got more and more immersed in it. You can tell that it is incredibly difficult for him to leave and that even when he does leave he will still feel like a part of the Broncos. This wasn't just a job.
Fans don't really see behind the scenes much. They see a coach on the bench or hear him in interviews. That can really lead to some misconceptions. I can tell you whether you were a fan of the on-ice product here over the last seven years or not that the coach behind it gave everything he had to it. I can also tell you that he is someone who cared deeply about the people that worked with him and about his players. I know some of the people that worked for him well and heard many stories about how he would go out of his way even during the busiest times to make sure they were heard. I know some of the players he went to bat for and stayed with during rough times. I know he paid attention and it mattered to him even what my experience was like with the team when I travelled with them. He made the people that worked closest to him see that. I heard that from many staff members and players.
Leaders aren't always loud showmen. They don't have to give rousing speeches and constantly wear their emotions on their face. Leadership is being committed to and delivering for the people you lead. I believe Mark Lamb was a true leader here for seven years. Even if you're a fan who is ready to turn the page you have to respect how much of himself he gave.
I think outside of one big win it's an ideal ending for Coach Lamb in Swift Current. Obviously everyone would have preferred a long playoff run or even a championship. Failing that he gets to leave on very good terms feeling he has the team in the best position it has been in years with the ability to still contribute some assistance to the Broncos here and there. At the same time after seven years some fans were looking for a fresh start. They'll get that, but only after a lot of work building a foundation that should give the next coach a head start.
Now fans can only hope the new boss comes to care as much or more about the team he's taking over. Details of that coming at 9:30 on Thursday morning.


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To investigate continuous manufacturing (CM), and to streamline and accelerate its drug development process, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. partnered with GEA to enhance their existing technology and implement primary and backup CM processes.
Integrated Processing
To investigate continuous manufacturing (CM), and to streamline and accelerate its drug development process, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. partnered with GEA to enhance their existing technology and implement primary and backup CM processes. Initially using individual semi-continuous unit operations (a twin screw wet granulator), formulations were first developed and produced in a "discontinuous" mode. A prototype ConsiGmaTM-25 unit was then purchased to facilitate the production of larger-scale clinical batches. In addition, a multi-product development and launch rig (DLR) was installed to manufacture multiple drug products in a fully continuous mode — starting with the blending of individual excipients, ending with film-coated tablets and incorporating PAT (process analytical technology) to allow real-time release.
Focusing on the integration of separate processing steps into a fully continuous process, as well as ensuring product processing adaptability for multi-product use, the DLR installation had to incorporate continuous wet granulation, fluidized bed drying and tablet compression, as well as initial blending and final film coating of tablets, and include the option of dry granulation and direct compression as an alternative to wet granulation. The rig was also equipped for-real time release, incorporating multiple PAT points to monitor and characterize process intermediates and final product. The scope of the software development alone (to run both the process controls and PAT feedback control loops) was highly complex.
The process starts by blending the API with the excipients, dispensed using loss-in-weight feeders into a continuous in-line blender. After initial blending, the machine can be configured so that the blend flows into a twin-screw wet granulator (wet granulation), a roller compactor (dry granulation) or directly into the second in-line blender (direct compression). For wet granulation, the granules are dried in a segmented fluid bed dryer before being conveyed to the mill. For dry granulation, the milling occurs directly after granulation.
The final blend is then processed in the second in-line blender and compressed with a Courtoy MODULTM P press that is equipped with a punch-face lubrication system. This facilitates the production of high drug load tablets with "sticky" APIs while mitigating problems such as tablet picking and sticking. Tablet cores are coated in one of two semi-batch pan film coaters.
The DLR employs ten PAT systems to monitor each unit operation, utilizing NIR, Raman and light scattering for particle sizing. Quality is assured after each unit operation and, ultimately, the process is enabled for real time release testing (RTRt).
Enhanced Drug Development
CM is ideally suited to the QbD development and manufacture of high quality medicines, with reduced development timelines, which ultimately benefits patients. CM should result in smaller, operationally more efficient and environmentally friendly commercial manufacturing plants, requiring a smaller, highly-skilled labor force. This makes the return of manufacturing to the USA a more attractive and economically viable option. Incorporating extensive PAT to allow for RTR provides enhanced efficiency and significantly reduced cycle times, leading to lower inventories, and more flexibility responding to market demands. In addition, real-time monitoring and control reduces the potential for product failures and waste.
The costs associated with transitioning from traditional batch processes to continuous processes can be offset with API savings during development, particularly for products with high drug load, large commercial volumes, or expensive API. Using CM for products under development may have a perceived higher risk during this transition period where the manufacturing technology is novel and the regulatory framework is being further defined. However, once this transition period has been successfully navigated and the technology has become established, developing continuous processes will be lower-risk, since scale-up risk will be avoided, and significantly greater process understanding can be achieved at an earlier development phase. CM is therefore not only ideally suited to the QbD development and manufacture of high quality products, but also for breakthrough therapies with reduced development timelines, which ultimately means delivering life-saving medicines faster to patients in need.


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Maybe a shotgun engraved with "President Trump" was part of the ceremony. The New York Times reports.
Senator Ted Cruz and Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio have agreed to coordinate in future primary contests in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, with each candidate standing aside in certain states amid growing concerns that Mr. Trump cannot otherwise be stopped.
In a statement late Sunday night, Mr. Cruz's campaign manager, Jeff Roe, said that the campaign would "focus its time and resources in Indiana and in turn clear the path for Governor Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico."
Minutes after Mr. Roe's statement, the Kasich campaign put out a similar message. The Ohio governor's chief strategist, John Weaver, said that his campaign would shift its resources to states in the West and "give the Cruz campaign a clear path in Indiana."
Trump responds.
For Mr. Trump, who has argued repeatedly in recent days that Republican leaders are conspiring to stop him as part of a "rigged" nominating system, the new alliance against him could provide further evidence for his argument to his grass-roots supporters.
"Wow," he wrote on Twitter late Sunday night, "just announced that Lyin' Ted and Kasich are going to collude in order to keep me from getting the Republican nomination. DESPERATION!"
Now there is something on which I can agree with Trump. It is indeed an act of desperation on the part of the dump Trump branch of the Republican establishment. The question is whether it is too little and too late.