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For the first time, Hellen is sharing her tried and tested systems, developed over 30 years of salon management at the highest level. Her easy-to-use forms and spreadsheets can be customised with your salon name and all come with a step by step, how-to guide. Designed to help you effectively manage your salon or spa, the Gold Ultimate Salon Management Package can not only help with you with HR systems, managing your turnover, monitoring your expenditure and tracking team performance, but can also allow you to assess your turnover departmentally, break down your retail sales by brand, itemise and track your invoices, log credit card expenditure. The Gold system also includes Hellen's Profit & Loss spreadsheets to maximise profitability, as well as systems to track VAT and other liabilities to ensure you are financially stable. Not only does the Gold Ultimate Salon Management Package provide you with all the admin support you need for effective recruitment, but it's HR policies and procedures ensure you compliant with employment legislation. The team tracking spreadsheets gives you the tools you need for effectively appraising team performance. The comprehensive Gold Ultimate Salon Management Package really does contain everything you need to really manage your salon or spa business easily and effectively. You can even email Hellen directly with your questions with her Monthly Web Chat for Gold Ultimate Salon Management Package users and get complimentary tickets to her seminars.
Weekly Team Performance League – share with your team the achievement of their KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) in this weekly league for your staff room
Double Entry Cash Book – this simple accounting spreadsheet allows you to enter and categorise your income and expenditure
Daily Takings Breakdown – formulated to analyse your income and break down your daily turnover
Team Targets – to help you set performance benchmarks and KPI's for all team members
Holiday Request Forms – help track and schedule time off and rotas
Attendance Sheets – see your Team's HR records a year at a glance
Staff Database – create a detailed log of your staff data
Monthly Newsletter – keep up to date with Hellen's latest information
Retail Breakdown – track the performance of the brands you stock week by week, year to date and by % of your total retail turnover
Invoice Ledger – log all your bills, itemise your expenditure and monitor your liabilities
Weekly Takings Breakdown – track your week by week turnover against last year and your forecast
Business Credit Card Ledger – itemise and categorise your spending
Fiscal Performance Breakdown – at a glance turnover analysis, department by department, year on year and against your forecast
Appraisal Figures – compile the data you need to review team performance and achievement of KPI's
P& L's – Plan, Actual, LY – easy to use profit and loss spreadsheets to calculate your expenditure and profitability in £'s and %'s against last year and your budget
VAT Reconciliation & calculation – step by step help to work out your VAT liabilities
Payroll Calculation – help compile your team's due salaries and commission owed
Attendance Sheets – see your Team's HR records a year at a glance. Either print and file or complete digitally
Holiday Request Forms – help track and schedule time off and rotas
Staff Database – create a detailed log of your staff data
Appraisal Forms – for all levels of team members
Job Descriptions – for all levels of team members
Wage List Database – monitor your team's salaries at a glance and by department
Terms & Conditions of Employment and HR Policies – including: Disciplinary Policy, Sickness Policy, Harassment Policy, Diversity & Equality Policy, Grievance Policy, Managing Performance Policy, Maternity, Adoption, Paternity Leave & Pay Policy, Shared Parental Leave Policy, Time Off Work & Annual Leave Policy, Conduct Of Openness – Whistle Blowing Policy, Personal Appearance/Uniform Policy
Individual Payroll Performance – track your team's financial performance against their salary cost
Interview Questions – the ultimate checklist for recruitment
Monthly Newsletter – keep up to date with Hellen's lastest information
Webinars – you can access Hellen's exclusive webinars
Monthly Web-Chat – email Hellen your questions and issues directly
Live Seminars – free tickets to see Hellen in action (subject to availability)
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ETIAS visa waiver for Italy will be implemented in 2021. It will become a requirement for citizens (from eligible countries) who wish to travel to Italy or any other country in the Schengen Area.
Travelers will apply for an ETIAS travel authorization by completing an online form. The process will be straightforward and will only take a matter of minutes. Once approved, the visa for Europe will be sent to the applicant electronically.
The ETIAS visa waiver for Europe will make traveling to Italy safer. Applicants will be screened before entering Italy and potential security threats will be identified.
To complete the ETIAS application for Italy, travelers will need to meet the ETIAS requirements and pay a fee using a credit or debit card. ETIAS visas waiver are designed for short-stays. They will be valid for three-years and allow visitors to enter for periods of up to 90 days (in any 180 day period).
Italy, the EU and the Schengen Area
Italy has a population of around 61 million making it the fourth most populated country in the European Union (EU) . It has played a key role in Europe as one of the founding members of the EU.
Situated in the heart of the Mediterranean, it is one of Europe's most popular travel destinations. A fascinating history, an abundance of UNESCO sites, incredible food, and stunning landscapes are just a few reasons why people visit Italy.
Passport requirements for ETIAS Italy
Applicants will need to have a valid passport from one of the ETIAS eligible countries. There will be a section on the application form where travelers will enter their passport details, including the passport number, nationality, and expiry date.
Visitors traveling to Italy with an ETIAS will need to use the same passport to enter the enter that they used for the application. People with more than one passport should keep this in mind.
Applying for ETIAS for Italy
To apply for an ETIAS visa waiver to Italy, travelers will complete the ETIAS online application form. Applicants will enter a range of information including their full name, date of birth, passport details, and travel plans. There will also be some health and security-related questions.
To submit the application, applicants will need to make payment using a credit or debit card. Once approved, applicants will receive the ETIAS visa waiver electronically. Visitors will be able to enter Italy by presenting their Italian ETIAS at the border.
Travel information about Italy
With over 50 million visitors each year, Italy is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It has an astonishing amount to offer visitors who travel to Italy for a range of reasons.
It is both the home of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. It has more UNESCO World heritage Sites than any other country as well as museums which are full of masterpieces created by artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, and da Vinci. Italian food is also a highlight of any trip there.
Many of the most popular sites are in Italy's famous cities such as Rome, Milan, Naples, and Florence. For those wanting a more relaxing holiday, destinations such as Tuscany, Sicily, and Sardinia all have their own unique charm.
ETIAS EU will allow citizens of eligible countries to visit Italy for business purposes too. There will be no need to obtain an Italian business visa . As travelers can travel freely between Schengen countries, there is also no need for an Italian transit visa to pass through.

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Grow Your Own Organic Garden With These Tips
Gardening is not just a popular hobby for those who own property, but a family activity and even a profession for some. As with any endeavor, gardening is a lot easier if you know a few things before you get started. Read on to learn some pieces of advice sure to make your thumb a little greener.
Spend the additional money to fence in your garden. You are about to make real investment in time and money to create a garden of your own, but it can all go to waste through the stomping feet of playful children, pets and other small animals. Protect your investment with a small fence that keeps the kids and critters out.
To save money, consider making your own garden fertilizer. For instance, broken eggshells make a great fertilizer for small gardens, indoor plants and container plants. Mix the eggshells throughout the soil to get the best effect. Eggshells even have the added benefit that they aerate the garden soil as well.
Balance your alkaline soil with the acid found in used coffee grounds. The coffee grounds are a very inexpensive way to add acid back into the dirt. With it, you will find that your greens and vegetables will be more vibrant and tasty!
Clean your garden tools before you put them away. It seems strange to worry about keeping a gardening tool clean, but it's actually very important for the health of your plants. Tools that are put away while coated in dirt can harbor microbes and even insects that can be deadly to your plants.
An excellent way to store the goodies from a homegrown garden is to freeze them in small batches. Using small sealable plastic bags and cutting small amounts of fresh vegetables every few days will help store the extras from the garden. Just bag and toss in the freezer and the packets can be added at any time to soups and pastas year round.
To keep your lawn looking great when there's a water shortage, set the blades of your lawnmower to their highest height. Doing this will allow your grass to go dormant, keeping it looking fresh with minimal water. Be sure to change your blades back to their normal setting when you're able to water your grass normally.
Make sure your plants are always evenly spaced by turning your rake or shovel handle in to a measuring stick. Simply lay a yardstick next to your shovel and copy the markings to the handle with a permanent marker. The next time you're ready to put in new plants all you'll need is your shovel.
As you plan your garden this year, change the layout so that it's different from where the various plants were located last year. For example, place your tomatoes in the part of the garden where the corn grew last season. This rotation of crops will help keep your soil from becoming depleted of the nutrients needed by each type of vegetable.
You were told in the opening of this piece that if you read on, you would learn a few things about planting and growing. Hopefully, that has taken place and you are ready to go out in the yard and plant some seeds. Keep in mind what you have learned, and you'll have fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers in no time.…


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France says Turkish action in Syria risks escalation there
Turkey's military push into northern Syria risks causing an escalation of the conflict, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, calling on all parties to end fighting and a return to peace talks for the country.
Hollande told a gathering of French ambassadors that almost a year after Russia intervened behind the regime of Bashar al-Assad, "today it is Turkey that has made the choice to deploy its army on Syrian territory to defend against Daesh (Islamic State)."
"Those multiple, contradictory interventions carry risks of a general flare-up," Hollande said.
He said that was understandable after attacks the country has suffered, but that Turkey was also taking aim at Kurdish forces who are fighting Islamic State with the support of the anti-Assad coalition of which France forms a part.
Hollande also said Russia must not ignore reports of chemical weapons attacks undertaken by the Syrian government and asked it to support France's call for a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning them.
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ITU Telecom World 2014
Viewpoints from Doha
ITU Telecom World 2014, a platform for high-level debate, knowledge-sharing and networking for the global information and communication technology (ICT) community, took place on 7–10 December 2014 in Doha, Qatar. The event was hosted by the Government of Qatar, with the support of leading international communications company, Ooredoo. It was attended by a range of well-known figures from the ICT world: ministers, consultants, policy shapers, leading industry CEOs, renowned academics, and futurists.
The show floor highlighted technologies and investment opportunities through the presence of national and thematic pavilions and industry showcases. Top global players included Cisco, Huawei, Intel, LS Telcom, Nokia, Ooredoo, Rohde & Schwarz, Vodafone and ZTE, along with countries Argentina, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Chad, China, Hungary, Nigeria, Malaysia, Qatar, Tanzania, Thailand and Zimbabwe, while Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Rwanda came together within the Smart Africa zone. Forum discussions at the event covered the key trends and developments in technology, regulatory and policy issues, business models, services and applications, focusing on three major scenarios: disruption, cross-sector partnerships and the intelligent future. Moderators, speakers and panellists spanned a mix of high-level players from government, as well as all facets of the industry. Sessions took a variety of different formats from top media-moderated Big Conversations to ministerial round tables and panels.
DAY ONE — 7 December 2014
The spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Centre assembled an impressive line-up of high-level participants. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar, stated, "We are extremely proud to host a great number of telco corporations as an important hub". Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ooredoo Group, underlined the need for partnership: "Among us are many of the world's largest technology companies, high-ranking government representatives and policy shapers from across the world, as well as a new generation of entrepreneurs and app-developers. Feel our power, our combined experience and know-how. Together we can make the future happen sooner".
An exclusive one-day Leadership Summit: Future in Focus offered an inspiring journey into the future of the ICT industry, business and society. Renowned futurists and international experts came together with leaders from public and private sectors to explore scenarios to understand how policies, strategies, business models and regulatory approaches might develop.
Panellists agreed that the world is going digital very fast. The convergence of many different strands of technology (such as solar technology, bio-tech, nano-tech, neurotechnology, 3D printing, sensors and artificial intelligence) is pushing down the half-life of an average business competency from 30 years to 5 years. Three billion newly-networked minds coming online are unleashing innovation, creation, and disruption, all influenced by local language, culture and context, taking us in new directions via radically different intermediaries — today, a third of 15–30 year olds get their online news solely from Facebook!
The Summit also saw the demonstration of Roboy, a next-generation robot, which offers new and very different insights into human-robotic interaction and even the functioning of the human skeleton. One panellist stated that robots are neither a tool nor technology, but partners, and may even become competitors. Alarm was expressed that robots might exploit us as humans, forcing us to produce successful models in ever greater numbers, or let less-successful versions die — just like biological evolution. The real question is not whether we wish to continue with robots or not — robots are already here, in large numbers — but whether we can guide their development without being overrun: will robots understand us or scare us?
The Summit agreed that policy-makers need to stay abreast of a huge range of upcoming technological developments in order to respond with adequate strategies. However, panellists expressed concerns over the growing gap between the pace of technological change and that of regulatory evolution. Telcos' core business now goes far beyond simply providing connectivity — competitors now come from a number of other industries (see article on The great telco conundrum). Today, change is the norm, rather than stability. Telcos must manage data and become a trusted custodian of consumers' data, creating a new class of economic asset, while keeping data safe and secure. New issues are arising as to who owns the data, and whether/how to regulate the use of others' data. In the future, according to one keynote speaker, every company may become a software company.
There were also debates on Natural disasters, the Road to 5G and LTE standardization. The challenge in 5G is to build an effective ecosystem with cells, machines, connected devices and backhaul. In theory, 5G could enable all Seoul's subway passengers to watch HDTV channels simultaneously. However, most future uses of 5G are still unknown, and network management is complex. LTE standardization should include best-practice knowledge from countries already using it — such as Qatar, where LTE was introduced three years ago as a pilot for data and video. The first day also witnessed Vodafone's launch of Qatar's first virtual store, and a record-breaking speed demo of 4.1 Gbps over TDD-FDD LTE by Nokia Networks, Ooredoo Qatar and China Mobile, enabling mobile users to download a full-length 5 GB high-definition movie in 11 seconds, while uploading a 5‑minute 30 MB video clip in under a second.
DAY TWO — 8 December 2014
At the session on Affordable international backhaul, there was broad agreement on policy frameworks to promote ICTs, including support for local IXPs, promotion of demand, and market liberalization. Participants emphasized the importance of getting a balance of technologies, leveraging submarine cable, terrestrial fibre, satellite, and access technologies from Wi-Fi to WiMAX, drones to balloons, in a mix that makes sense in each individual market. Open access is likely to differ in each country, depending on market structure. Open access must extend across broadband value chains to include data centres, servers and transport.
The session on Broadband roll-out in emerging economies saw participants debating universal access and it was underlined how broadband can underpin vibrant local economies and combat rural-urban migration. In Indonesia, a proportion of telco revenue is paid as spectrum fees into a universal service fund; however, the fund's rules are rigorous and few funds have been paid out. Participants emphasized that governments should not see telco revenues as an easy target.
The session, "A regulator's nightmare", emphasized that regulation must strike a balance between rules and flexibility. At the session, "A call to arms for regulators", it was agreed that regulation must be enabling, not controlling, and focused on best practice in a local context. One panellist urged regulators to work differently, considering the public institutions and users of ICT services rather than focusing on operators and suppliers. Regional regulation is complex — for example, there is no single view among 23 European regulatory authorities on how market consolidation should be addressed. As the Internet of Things (IoT) develops, policy-makers must allow the private sector to experiment before establishing any regulatory framework, or risk closing down viable solutions. The panel agreed on the need for "collaboration, balance, and working across the entire ecosystem".
The session on Networks in the cloud emphasized the many different touch points of cloud and telcos, from software defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, cloud platforms for enterprises, software developers and API platforms, with different types of intersection between the network and the cloud. It is vital for operators and regulators to distinguish between the different types and their implications to avoid confusion. The incoming Director of the ITU Standardization Sector (ITU–T), Chaesub Lee, was optimistic that "the market and standards will work out, as they have done for decades — one might be ahead of the other at different points, but players are investing, and the interoperability needed for public networks will follow". Who owns data, and who keeps it secure? Security mechanisms are present in each layer, but panellists expressed concerns that the cloud is not yet secure overall.
At the session on Convergence of broadcasting and broadband, participants debated differences between broadcasting at once to many (for example, for major events where a big peak in traffic is expected at a fixed time) versus broadband for events where fewer people may watch at any given moment. The session on the Digital dividend underlined the role of broadcasting as a uniter of people versus the Internet, and it was suggested that it would be a mistake to predict that broadcasting will eventually be displaced. According to Ericsson, there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2020, of which 15 billion will be connected via video. Content-on-demand will become the norm, changing consumer behaviour. The market for mobile broadband is very competitive, but it is unclear that revenues will increase in line with traffic.
The session on Financing the networks of the future heard how data consumption is exploding, driven by smartphone penetration of over 1500 devices per square kilometre in the world's 400 biggest cities. The IoT could multiply traffic by a factor of thirty by 2017, while cloud could result in a 440% increase over the same period. Massive network investments are needed to cope with demand in wireless, wireline or backhaul networks. However, this need for investment comes at a time of decreasing revenues, bandwidth-hungry Over-The-Top (OTT) players and outdated data connection agreements, leaving the industry reluctant to invest in network upgrades. What can be done? One possible answer is passive infrastructure sharing. The panel agreed that ensuring the sustainability of the whole ICT ecosystem calls for new innovative solutions and new ways of solving the connectivity dilemma in times of disruption. Broadband is the destination, although there are different routes to this same destination.
DAY THREE — 9 December 2014
In a session on Cross-sector partnerships, ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao (Deputy Secretary-General at the time of the Telecom event), reminded participants that "collaboration has always been of great importance to growth in any endeavour or industry — nowhere is that more true than in the ICT sector". He concluded with a clear commitment that "I will do my best to strengthen cooperation between industry and ITU". ITU Telecom World 2014 convenes stakeholders from government, industry, manufacturers, and app developers to explore how parties can work together to satisfy customers and sustain business. Discussions focused on changing roles for telcos in a converged landscape — should telcos compete or cooperate with new players? There is an opportunity for telcos to become trusted custodians of data from multiple silos. The session on Telco innovation opened with a quote from Bill Gates: "Banking is important; banks are not" — can the same be said of telcos? Historically, innovation for telcos has often not come from telcos. Operators often talk about innovation mainly for B2C, when the most dynamic area may in fact be enterprise B2B.
With regard to the IT-ization of telecom networks, panellists described how networks are becoming all-IP, while functions virtualized and network topology become more distributed. Mini-clouds cache content and host key functions. Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are game-changers, although the main players within network virtualization are still tier one United States and European operators. SDN gives customers the opportunity to have their own network worldwide. Operators have a "sense of urgency" in adopting this to respond to competition and network problems — the question is not if, but when.
The session on Big Data for development described how vast amounts of data traffic are generated by consumers each day (the equivalent of 360 000 DVDs every minute), which is often viewed as a liability. Big data analytics can show what has happened in the past — i.e. in monitoring migrations and/or epidemics. Further research may reveal why, or predict what can happen in the future. Large amounts of data are already in the public domain, from government censuses surveying ethnicity and religion to detailed household surveys and rich social media. The session on Community-driven partnerships described how corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects are empowering societies.
The session on "Scarce resource or shared resource?" saw mobile and satellite representatives stake their claims to the hotly-contested C-band, and debate whether sharing is a viable option. The panel concluded that sharing in some format is likely to happen, and it is down to national administrations to decide how, when and which spectrum sharing can take place. Each region or nation has its own very specific context, market and requirements in this regard.
Makame Mbarawa, Tanzania's Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, related how the National ICT Broadband Backbone has enabled Tanzania to become a regional ICT hub, with 7560 km of fibre optic cable laid to neighbouring countries. Tanzania has nearly completed the digital transition, with only three cities left to migrate, and is poised to become one of Africa's first fully digital countries. President and CEO of Ideas Africa, Lolia Emakpore launched the aSMART Summit, supported by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), the West Africa Telecommunication Regulators Assembly (WATRA) and Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and invited attendees of ITU Telecom World to get involved with aSMART.
The high-profile SMART Africa initiative was represented by four participating countries — Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan. Rwanda's Minister of Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, hopes it will position Africa as a global leader in the ICT space: "Africa missed the economic revolution and the industrial revolution," he said, "but it will not miss the knowledge revolution". Uganda's Minister of Information and Communications Technology, John Nasasira, focused on making Internet access affordable to all African citizens and explained that sacrifices must be made in terms of public sector revenue to achieve affordability.
Day three also saw the launch of the Global Cybersecurity Index 2014, jointly prepared by ITU and the consulting firm ABI Research. The United States took top position, with Canada coming in a close second. Three countries shared third place — Oman, Australia and Malaysia — while New Zealand and Norway ranked fourth. Brazil, Estonia, Germany, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom were joint fifth. Several countries were highlighted for their commitment to cybersecurity, including Turkey and Rwanda.
DAY FOUR — 10 December 2014
The final day saw closing debates on the Internet of Things (IoT). Will IoT prove a nirvana of connectivity, or will the dream be derailed by issues of privacy and security? In the debate on our Intelligent Future, François Rancy, Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau, emphasized that IoT is not new — it is the scale of connectivity that is changing, underpinned by mobile networks and spectrum.
According to some estimates, IoT could be worth USD 19 trillion between 2013 and 2023. Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication devices have overtaken smartphones as the fastest-growing category of network with IP addresses, with 221 billion connected devices projected by 2018. IoT has huge implications for chips, sensors and IT cloud connectivity. However, panellists identified gaps in reality versus expectations, and the pace of industry versus that of regulatory bodies. One panellist suggested we have not yet come very far towards IoT.
The panel debated whether the best approach lies in combining ICT regulators with national and international bodies overseeing other industries, or in appointing a sole data regulator to govern the use and regulation of data. Panellists agreed that there is little danger of companies developing devices within the ecosystem crossing over to become operators: the telecommunication industry is heavily regulated.
The next debate questioned whether IoT will be a panacea or fuel paranoia. Some players are greeting IoT warmly. Others are more cautious, believing that its appeal depends on what is done with that information generated by IoT. The session began with the panel's thoughts on IoT, and naturally, migrated to issues around security and privacy. On the upside, IoT enables energy suppliers to install smart meters on cell sites to monitor consumption and reduce carbon emissions. Indeed, IoT has already been around for a long time, while many people may not even know they have been using it.
However, when many devices communicate, security and privacy issues become a cause for concern. Security is a major issue when all kinds of data can be represented in the cloud. Global regulation on data privacy can prove difficult, as there are so many differences between countries' regulatory frameworks — and telcos have to adhere to local policies. One panellist compared IoT with Pandora's Box — there are frequent catastrophic security breaches, with the industry and technology playing catch up.
People may have a right to privacy; however, privacy is a cultural construct, which is difficult to define for regulatory purposes. Consumers often voluntarily give up privacy to improve their lives (such as the app, Life360) or in exchange for discounts. Regulations often lag behind innovation, which is accelerating. Overall, the session concluded that IoT is likely to prove a "force for good", but we must remain careful as to how it is used, as it could rapidly be used in inappropriate ways. Finally, panellists emphasized that IoT is here to stay, so we had better learn to live with it!
Another session focused on Vanuatu's experience in rolling out ICTs to its population, where Fred Samuel, Chief Information Officer of the Government of Vanuatu, gave an interesting and informative overview. Vanuatu has a population of 255 000 across a number of islands sometimes prone to natural disasters. Challenges include a low literacy rate, multiple languages, and lack of access to electricity. However, its climate, beaches, activities and friendly population present opportunities for tourism. Vanuatu's ICT markets opened up in 2008, helping to increase mobile cellular penetration from 16% in 2008 to 50% in 2013, with over 90% of the population covered by a mobile signal. Mobile broadband penetration is at 9%, but measures are in place to increase this with a submarine cable starting service in 2014 and a national ICT policy focusing on cybersecurity and universal access.
The future of innovation was showcased at the event in the Lab and by winners of the Young Innovators competition. Social entrepreneurs between ages 18–30 from around the world highlighted innovative digital solutions with positive social impact.
In addition to the humanoid robot Roboy, further examples of innovation in action could be seen in the Lab on the show floor, including: MineKafon, a wind-powered mine detector; Perpetual Plastic Project, an interactive recycling installation that transforms plastic into new products through 3D printing; Parametric Hybrid Wall, a responsive surface able to re-model its own shape; and Bhoreal, an open source interface that can be used to control all types of hardware and software.
You can find further insights and perspectives in our Executive Interviews on the ITU Telecom World 2014 YouTube playlist. Our Outcomes report, featuring an in-depth analysis of all the debates at the event will be released in March. For more information, including all the session highlights, visit http://telecomworld.itu.int/.


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The NMSU School of Nursing is offering a Nursing Early Assurance Track for eligible high school seniors interested in earning a Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing (BSN). The Nursing Early Assurance Track is a 'direct entry' program for high school seniors that plan on majoring in nursing at NMSU. Candidates for this program apply to the School of Nursing through a special application process. This track is available to students applying to attend the Las Cruces, Grants and Alamogordo campuses of NMSU. Students graduating from an early college high school are encouraged to apply to the Nursing Early Assurance Track and will be placed in a separate cohort depending on the number of credits and nursing pre-requisites they have completed. Admission to this track is through a competitive application process.
- Application Deadline – March 15, 2020
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As Freshmen, students in the Nursing Early Assurance Track would be given conditional acceptance to the BSN program while they complete their nursing pre-requisite coursework and would begin the nursing curriculum in their Sophomore year.
- Eliminate the uncertainty of having to apply to the nursing program after completing pre-requisite courses
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- Access to School of Nursing advisors, faculty mentors and nursing student peer advisors.
Maintaining Eligibility for Admission to the Nursing Program
- Students accepted to and enrolled in the Nursing Early Assurance Track are expected to follow the School of Nursing recommended program of study which includes carrying a full-time course load.
- Students are expected to enter the program within 2 years of first enrolling at NMSU as a freshman. Exceptions are given for military commitments. All other exceptions require a formal petition.
- Students enrolled in the Nursing Early Assurance Track must complete all of their nursing pre-requisite courses at NMSU main campus (or the Alamogordo or Grants campus if that is where the student is enrolled). Any exceptions require permission from a nursing advisor.
- Students enrolled in the Nursing Early Assurance Track must maintain a minimum nursing pre-requisite GPA (see application).
- Students in the Nursing Early Assurance Track must adhere to the School of Nursing's professional standards and academic integrity
Students must take and pass an admission assessment exam (HESI Entrance Exam), scoring a minimum of 75% in all categories, in order to begin the nursing program. This exam is generally taken the semester before entering the nursing program.
For more information please contact the School of Nursing undergraduate advisers at 575-646-7311, or email us at email@example.com. You may also visit us in the Nursing Advising Center in the College of Health and Social Services room 110.
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Skoda Fabia driver Kalle Rovanperä underlined his reputation as a star of the future by taking his second WRC 2 win in as many events at RallyRACC Catalunya - Rally de España on Sunday.
Eighteen-year-old Rovanperä began Sunday's final leg with a lead of 22sec over Skoda team-mate Jan Kopecký, and he adopted a cautious approach through the final four stages, all of which were new to him, to take the win by 8.5sec.
Kopecký, who has already sealed the 2018 title, claimed three stage wins as he attempted to reel in his team-mate. But despite taking an 8.4sec chunk out of the Finn on the final stage, it wasn't enough to continue his 100 per cent winning record this year.
Former world champion Petter Solberg gave Volkswagen Motorsport a successful one-off return to the WRC with a podium finish in the new Polo R5.
His elevation to the top-three was helped by misfortune for Nil Solans, who stopped to change a wheel on his Ford Fiesta in SS15. The Spaniard plunged from third to fifth - slipping behind Solberg and fellow Fiesta driver Kajetan Kajetanowicz.
The elder of the Solberg brothers - Henning - finished sixth in a Fabia and did well to hold off a hard-charging Pierre-Louis Loubet who ended just 6.1sec behind in a Hyundai i20.
Fabio Andolfi was eighth in his Fabia, while Citroën C3 pair Ole Christian Veiby and Simone Tempestini rounded out the top 10.
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Mary Lou McDonald responds to Police Ombudsman's report
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has responded to the publication of the report from the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland in relation to the investigation into complaints of sexual abuse by Mairia Cahill.
Speaking today Teachta McDonald said;
"I welcome the publication of the Ombudsman's report and the fact that the PSNI have accepted and will implement the recommendations of that report.
"Abuse has scarred too many lives across Ireland. We all have a responsibility to keep children safe.
"I have no doubt that the three women at the heart of this report have been through an ordeal.
"I want to commend their bravery, in particular the bravery of Mairia Cahill for waiving her anonymity.
"Sinn Féin has robust procedures in place for mandatory reporting of abuse.
"I deeply regret that these procedures were not in place at the time of Mairia Cahill's disclosure. For this I unreservedly apologise.
"I wish Mairia Cahill every best wish for the future."


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MALDEN, Mass. – Pieter von Steinbergs '21 and P.J. Conlon '20 netted two goals each as a three-goal second period lifted the Amherst College men's ice hockey team to a 5-2 victory over Tufts University Saturday afternoon at the Valley Forum.
With the win, Amherst improves to 4-9-1 on the season and to 3-6-0 in league play, while Tufts falls to 4-10-0 overall (2-6-0 NESCAC). Amherst is back in action next Friday, Jan. 24 when they travel to Hamilton for a 7:00PM matchup.
First on the board, the home team took a 1-0 lead 7:59 into the battle behind a score from Mason Babbidge. Forcing a turnover in the neutral zone to earn the numbers entering the offensive end, Babbidge corralled a dish from Cal LeClair at the top of the right circle before ripping a wrist shot over the blocker of the Mammoths keeper.
Deadlocking the game at one all before the first intermission, Mitchell Shults '22 netted his second goal of the winter at the 14:10 mark as he caught his defender flatfooted while racing down the left side to earn a breakaway. Deking to his backhand, Shults snuck a shot five-hole to break open scoring for the visitors.
Taking control in the second period, the Mammoths potted three unanswered scores to make it 4-1 after 40 minutes.
Getting things rolling 6:36 into the stanza, von Steinbergs corralled a blocked shot at the left dot and sent a laser into the bottom corner, short-side to give Amherst its first lead of the day. Conlon and Nick Bondra '21 were credited with the assists on the play.
Finding the back of the net once again seven minutes later, Conlon tallied what stood as the game-winner to give Amherst a 3-1 cushion. Heading into the offensive zone on a 3-v-2, Bondra's initial shot was met with a kick save, however Conlon was there to clean up the rebound as he sent a low shot from the high slot into the nylon.
Continuing to pile on with just over five minutes remaining before the second intermission, von Steinbergs took advantage of a strong forecheck by the Mammoths to extend the visitors' lead to 4-1. Forcing a turnover in Jumbos' territory, three tic-tac passes gave von Steinbergs a clear look in the slot as the junior drove a wrister past the outstretched netminder.
Looking to claw back into striking distance, Tufts found the back of the net 32 seconds into the third period as Ross Delabruere slid a turnaround shot through traffic over the goal line.
That is as close as the home team got to a late comeback, with the Mammoths holding the Jumbos scoreless in the final 19 minutes and Conlon notching one final dagger to lift Amherst to the 5-2 victory.
In between the pipes, Dan Dachille '23 (3-2-1) registered 29 saves to earn the win for Amherst, while Drew Hotte (1-5-0) made 31 stops for the Jumbos in the losing effort.
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Plastic, as a material, has changed the way of food is sold and stored. It is estimated that packaging holds more than a quarter of plastic across the world. Plastic offers effective food protection and increases the shelf life of a product. However, wanton usage of plastic has created the issue of overflowing landfills, pollution, and a huge amount of non-biodegradable waste. In the light of these concerns, the world is leaning toward initiatives that will resolve the issue of plastic used in packaging that is turning oceans into landfills, choking its natural ecosystems to a fatal end.
There are various items that we use in our everyday lives, which find their way to the daily pile of garbage. This results in heaps of garbage that are dangerous to the environment, thus bringing focus on crucial 3Rs of reducing, reuse, and recycle. Landfill waste causes major problems as it impacts both the environment and the economy. The low decomposition rate and the depleting land as a resource is leading to vast acres of infertile land and creating a larger question of disposal. Numerous acres of land have been rendered useless land for agriculture
Packaging is a crucial part of logistics, boxing, and shipping. In every industry, especially, food and beverages, cosmetics, and retail industries manufacturers are passionate about packaging their products in an attractive manner to lure attention. Furthermore, online retailers and supermarkets are also responsible for the excessive use of plastics, of which most are non-recyclable.
It is, thus, very important to devise eco-friendly solutions to reduce the landfills. Companies are planning to invest in recycling infrastructure for designing sustainable packaging materials and promoting recycling culture. In addition, companies are also planning to invest in consumer education about achieving sustainability in the packaging.
In recent years, several brands have taken initiatives to reduce the use of plastics. For instance, one of the top brands such as Nestle has made a commitment that by the end of 2025, the company will be making 100% recyclable or reusable packaging.
Beyond keeping the promise, the company's aim is to stop leaking of plastic into the environment across all operations. Nestle has joined its forces with one of the resource management company, Veolia to work on gathering, sorting, and recycling plastic material. This project will work on across the regions such as Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
The company also announced the creation of the Nestle Institute of Packaging Sciences in December 2018, to develop sustainable packaging materials and work together with the industry partners to start research and innovation activities. From the period 2020-2025, the company will stop using all plastic products that are non-recyclable and rolling out a substitute method for packaging materials.
The company is taking up an immediate action to avoid plastic waste and also makes a sense and explore alternatives ways such as compostable materials, paper-based, and biodegradable materials
The importance of packaging management has become relevant because of new expectations and innovation in packaging materials and methods. The environmental impact of the waste and packaging material has risen due to the quality and the quantity of such discharged materials. The use of 3Rs - reduce, reuse, and recycle - in the supply chain is thus fundamental to making a global change in the near future.


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A group of freelance editors got together last week to discuss the phenomenon of receiving submissions from authors who were sure their manuscripts came directly from God. Some statements made by writers:
God wrote my book.
I want to put God as the author on my front cover.
I'm just letting the Holy Spirit write it all.
I'm not sure how many words it will end up being. God is writing the book, and when he says it's done, then it's done.
God dictated this book to me; it has to be published.
On his title page, "By —–, as revealed by the Holy Spirit."
I'm rewriting the Bible–God has told me that all the other translations are wrong and heresy, so I'm going to do it the right way.
You shouldn't charge me for editing because it will be a service to God.
I know my book is going to be a best seller because the Holy Spirit is writing it.
God gave me this message.
The problem with this?
As with any piece of writing, a first draft will always be a first draft. Even if the words are moonbeamed from heaven, the writer will translate them into his or her own level of understanding, culture, and word choice; in other words, they won't end up sounding exactly like God. Think of it in relation to playing telephone, only with one person in the chain whispering from the other side of a chasm.
Granted, there any many wonderful Christians who can hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and be led by him. Nevertheless, God requires excellence in his temples, and it takes the Ephesians' "brick upon brick" (see Eph. 2:20-22) method to build something beautiful and complete. We are expected to be good stewards of any gift we have, so fair dues should be given to those writers who listened, wrote, and then dared to take the next step and submit their writing to an editor, agent, or publishing house. Being a good steward, though, also includes making the presentation of that gift as outstanding as possible.
Every master craftsman has gone through years of dedicated work to earn that title. In the same way, a writer is not naturally brilliant the moment he/she starts to write. Most established writers have worked with other writers, taken classes, and written a lot before their work was published. They honed the discipline of writing on a regular basis, of learning from critique, and of figuring out how to write clearly and in an orderly way that makes sense to the reader. Successful writers take their emotions out of the editing process and let the editor do his/her job to make the manuscript worthy of publication.
God can certainly guide an author along the way, using his/her talent and his voice to create something unique and beautiful. Nevertheless, when writers use some of the phrases mentioned in the opening of this article, the statements tend to creep out editors so much that they run the other way rather than sign up for the job.
"There's an inside joke among editors that God is the worst literary agent ever."
It happens, quite often, that when writers talk about being instantly successful because God gave them their Magnus Opus, it translates into meaning, "God gave me the words; therefore, I will make millions, and I don't have to do any other work to make it excellent (because it already is)." With this mind-set and lack of effort on the writer's part, an editor usually has to do a line-by-line edit because the quality of writing, grammar and punctuation is so bad.
Any agent would be hard pressed to think of a submission that did not need editing, despite the author's fame to date. There will always be wordiness, misspelled words, and lack of clarity on some pages of a manuscript. Writing has never been a free fall into fame and fortune. Rewrites are the norm.
"If God wrote your book, why didn't he edit it too?"
The cost of editing
A freelance editor owns her time, and she wants to use it well. She works to pay her bills and provide for her family. She cannot give accurate quotes based on unfinished work on the client's behalf, nor can she rely on random word counts pulled out of the air.
Editing is a business.
Editors quote estimated charges based on the market prices and their years of experience, so if an editor has given you a quote, don't ask for a reduced fee.
The Israelites were not a bunch of freeloaders asking for favors based on who they knew (God). They appreciated beauty and experience, and they were willing to pay good money for those things.
Consider this
Yes, God may be closer to you than your cochlea, but don't assume that this means you have talent. Be humble, get input from practiced writers, and never submit anything to the bigwigs that is not 100% professional in appearance and quality. If an editor says your writing needs a lot of polishing, don't take that comment as a criticism of your ability to hear God; just understand that you have not yet reached the level of master craftsman. Consider yourself an apprentice, learn from the best, and listen well. It was this approach that resulted in Joseph, Daniel, and David's promotion in Old Testament times. Perhaps, by imitating the attitude of these tried and true heroes of the faith, your name will become famous, too.
Many thanks to the members of The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network for their input on this topic.


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British brand FoxyEquestrian have made a name for themselves with their bright and brilliant cross-country colours and faux fur pom hat silks. They also design and craft a range of useful tools that make life easier for riders, including their innovative Fleece Stirrup Pockets (£20.00).
They are, as the name would suggest, a way to protect your precious saddle from bumps and scratches. Most importantly those from your stirrups and girth when you're not riding. They were first designed for use with Freejump stirrups and leathers (because they don't run up like traditional stirrups). Because founder of FoxyEquestrian, Sophie, wanted something that prevented her stirrups from damaging the immaculate leather of her jumping saddle. However they are suitable for use with any saddle or stirrup types.
You simply place each stirrup in the pocket and lay the girth over the top. To therefore preserve the condition of the seat, panels and cantle of your precious saddle in storage or transit.
They are available in navy or black. Just like the rest of the FoxyEquestrian range, these can be personalised with the addition of bright colours and a name on each one (for an additional £5.00). The name can be in any one of the 26 vinyl colours available from FoxyEquestrian. And a maximum of 9 characters.
The FoxyEquestrian Stirrup Pockets would make the perfect 'good luck' gift for a keen showjumper. As they would be a lovely little reminder every time they get their saddle ready for competition. Or perhaps you've just invested in a beautiful Devoucoux saddle and the Stirrup Pockets sound like just the ticket to keep it as good as new.
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Cat No: 750304
Format: Blu-ray
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 29th April 2016
ArtistsBeatrice Uria-Monzon
Roberto Alagna
Erwin Schrott
Marina Poplavskaya
Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
ConductorMarc Piollet
ArtistsBeatrice Uria-Monzon
Roberto Alagna
Erwin Schrott
Marina Poplavskaya
Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
ConductorMarc Piollet
An outstanding quartet of vocal stars, led by a splendid and sensual (El Periódico) Béatrice Uria-Monzon in the title role, delivers one of the most exciting Carmens in recent years: Roberto Alagna as Don José, Erwin Schrott as Escamillo and Marina Poplavskya as Micaëla.
Bieitos muted Carmen brings a fresh vision. - Wall Street Journal
Roberto Alagna was on top form. - Opera
STAGED BY: Calixto Bieito
RECORDING DATE: Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2011
SUBTITLES: French (original language), English, German, Spanish, Catalan, Chinese, Korean
BOOKLET: English, German, French
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 155 mins
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FARMINGTON – Indian Health Service officials announced $25 million has been proposed to help the agency address hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS in Indian Country.
The funding request is part of President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2020. It is also part of the administration's initiative to end the HIV epidemic within 10 years, an approach the president announced in the State of the Union in January.
Rear Admiral Dr. Michael Toedt, chief medical officer for the IHS, and Rick Haverkate, program coordinator for the agency's National HIV/AIDS Program, made the announcement March 19 in a call with reporters.
The plan and proposed amount would provide treatment and case management services to prevent hepatitis C infection and enhance HIV testing and linkages to care, Haverkate said.
"We are excited about the president's 'Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America' initiative. We are grateful for this opportunity to address HIV in Indian Country," Toedt said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that from 2012 to 2016, HIV diagnoses increased 34 percent among American Indian and Alaska Natives overall and grew 58 percent among American Indian and Alaska Native gay and bisexual men.
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When it comes to mobile banking app security, a lot of security best practices are common sense. They can also be a bit tedious in practice, though. For example, it's tempting to use the same password for multiple applications. After all, it can be hard to remember them all (and challenging to remember where you wrote them down). It's important to resist the temptation and consistently use unique passwords for every app.
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In the past week there has been an ever increasing amount of talk about the possibility of the impeachment of President Barack Obama due to a number of different scandals that are rocking his administration. From Benghazigate to IRSgate 1 & 2 to APgate to Operation Fast and Furious to EPAgate. We can only hope and pray that all of these 'gates' (scandals) end up negating Obama's presidency sooner than he had planned.
But what happens if Obama is impeached and removed from office?
Most educated Americans know that in the event the President is removed from office that the Vice President becomes the next the President. When Richard Nixon resigned, Vice President Gerald Ford became the 38th President. If Obama is removed from office, Joe Biden would become our 45th President.
However, I bet if you went into the inner city areas of many of the larger metropolises you would find a number of people who have no idea who would take over if Obama was impeached. That's because our public school system is turning out a generation of idiots that are uneducated on many important factors including our political system.
The thought of Biden as President is almost as scary as Obama. We would go from a sinister socialist to a laughable lunatic who has no concept of reality. There is absolutely no telling what would happen under Biden except that he would be handing out one executive order after another as he has urged Obama to do on many occasions.
But what happens if Biden is impeached along with Obama?
Attorney and WND columnist Larry Klayman, Founder of Freedom Watch, is representing the families of three members of Navy SEAL Team 6 that were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2011. The families contend that both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are responsible for the deaths of their loved ones because of the publicity they gave the Navy SEAL team after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Three months after the raid into Pakistan that killed bin Laden, members of SEAL Team 6 were among those on board a Chinook helicopter that took off for another mission. Twenty-five special operation forces were among the 38 people that were killed when the chopper went down. Just prior to taking off on the mission, all of the Afghans on board turned out to be last-minute replacements and none of their names had appeared on the flight manifest. It is now believed that some or all of those replacements may have been Taliban who could have sabotaged the helicopter and the mission.
Klayman says that Biden bears special blame for the failure of the mission and the deaths of Americans on board, including the three members of SEAL 6. In a statement, Klayman said:
"Shortly after that successful raid on bin Laden, the president – through the vice president for political purposes – released the name[s] of SEAL Team Six. That's classified information, and even (then) Defense Secretary Robert Gates was critical of that. So that was like putting a target on the backs of the sons of my clients."
"Biden did something, which was more than irresponsible. He served on foreign relations committees, intelligence committees. He knew, or should have known, what he was doing. He should be held accountable. Frankly, he should even be held criminally accountable for doing that."
In addition to the illegal and improper identification of Navy SEAL Team 6, Klayman says Obama is also to blame because of his 'Muslim coddlying' and the restrictions he has placed on US military personnel. According to Klayman:
"This president has set a tone that Muslim outreach … is more important than protecting the lives of our servicemen, and that's crept into the military brass to the point where they can't engage in preemptive fire. They can't engage in return fire until they're fired upon once. They're sent into battle without adequate equipment."
"For some bizarre reason, probably this Muslim outreach again of Barack Obama, they had a Muslim cleric give a prayer. Why the heck you would have a Muslim prayer and the servicemen are Christian is beyond imagination. So it has to come from the top down. And this cleric then proceeded in Arabic. No one understood it at the time, but we have a video of it, and it was translated by certified translators. He proceeded to damn my clients' sons, and others who died, as infidels and that they should go to hell under Allah, the Muslim god."
"That's unbelievable. We've never even gotten an apology from the military that they did that."
"This is a major scandal. This is as big if not bigger than Benghazi because it concerns all of the military. The mid-level military brass are not serving the interests of the brave fighting men that serve behind them. But the problem is that the tone and substance of these policies come from Barack Obama himself."
So back to my question, what happens if both Barack Obama and Joe Biden are impeached and removed from office?
Next in line for the Oval Office is the Speaker of the House which currently is Rep John Boehner. That would be a huge advantage for the Republican Party, but only if Boehner would actually align himself with the GOP instead of constantly compromising with the Democrats.
It would be a truly historic occasion since it has never happened in nation's history, but then again, there is a lot happening now that has never happened before. The stage is being set for the possibility of this all to happen. I admit the chances are remote at best, but can't help but wonder, what if?
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You are quite right, Susan! By the by, please do read all of the article below....VERY authoritative!
I still don't get why we need to impeach, He's illegally holding the office shouldn't he be arrested,tryed an convicted,And sent to a federal prison that would send a clear message.
The treason route is a lot harder to do than impeachment. Of course he's Kenyan, we all know that, and personally, I'd like to see him tried and proven to be a Kenyan and his punishment should be a public hanging! The caveat to this is, I get to pull the rope. I asked first!


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At the top of my list of reasons to relocate to Colorado from Washington, DC, earlier this year was access to some of our nation's finest ski resorts. I love snow, especially anything involving physical activity therein. So when I got a call from Tricon Films to help shoot and direct a pilot episode of a new HGTV show set in the Vail valley and they asked me if I was interested, my answer was, "Um, let me think about that for exactly one second … yes!"
Vail is perhaps my favorite ski resort in the US. Sure the village is nice (the entire thing is heated from underground) but the real reason you come to Vail above all else are the back bowls. If a ski resort has one back bowl, they are doing well. Vail has six. And oh yea, there's also Blue Sky Basin—an entire mountain of ungroomed glade skiing.
But—ahem—we are here to work. And down to work we got today. The contractors are renovating a rustic cabin-like home near Eagle River in Minturn, a few miles down the road. Today's task: cut out a section of the wall for a new door. It's not often you get to stick a chainsaw through the wall, perfect therapy if you've got a little pent up anger. It hasn't snowed in Vail for a five days, but as you can see these guys found another particulate under which to bury themselves—saw dust!


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This blueberry crumble cake makes a great start to your morning or a perfect afternoon snack. It is bursting with fresh blueberries and is topped with a sweet streusel crumble. If you like blueberries as much as we do, this recipe will have you doing your food happy dance.
Summertime is berry season, all the berries are so sweet and we just cannot get enough of them. Harper just loves blueberries and summertime blueberries are the yummiest! They are full of that natural blueberry flavor and are SO SO GOOD.
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Every summer when the blueberries are finally ripe a farm close to Athens, TX opens for blueberry picking. My parents will set out to stock up on blueberries and they buy them in mass quantities. They buy them by the pounds, yes pounds, and they are some of the best blueberries I have ever had.
Recently my mom and dad loaded us up so the blueberry recipe ideas have started flowing. When I think of blueberry recipes usually it's muffins, smoothies or pancakes that come to mind.
I love eating loaf bread/cakes like banana bread, or lemon bread for breakfast or an afternoon snack so naturally I wanted to try making a blueberry loaf. But I did not want it to be just any blueberry loaf!
Blueberry lemon loaf was out, all the recipes I saw on Pinterest were for blueberry lemon. I wanted the star of the show to be the fresh blueberries so I did not want it to have an overpowered taste like lemon (even though those two go hand in hand).
I also wanted it to be like the blueberry coffee cake at Starbucks and have that yummy streusel crumble topping, so I made it happen. Using the same recipe I use for my Streuseled sweet potatoes just with a tweak. I made the streusel the same way but left out the pecans. It turned out so good and I have already made it twice in one week!
This blueberry crumble cake is pretty simple to make and the crumble topping is easier than you think. I like to make a breakfast loaf like this, on a Sunday or Monday morning so we can have it for breakfast throughout the week.
The Loaf Cake – You can make this recipe with fresh blueberries or frozen, both will work just fine. This is a very thick batter so don't let it fool you, it is supposed to be that thick.
So, because the batter is so thick you will need to fold in the blueberries gently so they do not burst. I use my hands for this part of the recipe to make sure all the blueberries are spread evenly throughout the loaf batter.
Crumble Topping – When making a crumble (or streusel) topping it is important to have chilled butter. This will ensure your topping reaches the "crumble" consistency. When combined with the brown sugar and flour pulse in food processor until reaches a crumbly consistency. When adding the cinnamon you can add to your liking, a dash 1/2 teaspoon whatever your taste is.
This recipe turned out just how I imagined and the crumble topping was even better then I thought it would be! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do and don't forget to use #moerecipes so I can see how yours turned out too. Happy Baking!
Blueberry Crumble Cake
Loaf Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups of blueberries frozen or fresh
Crumble Topping
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cold butter cut into chunky squares
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup of flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
Combine flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl and mix well.
In a separate bowl combine egg, milk, butter, vanilla and orange zest, whisk together until well combined.
Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry mix a little at a time, mixing well after each addition until all wet ingredients have been combined. Batter will be super thick, this is normal.
Fold in blueberries with a spatula or with hands, making sure blueberries are well mixed into batter.
Pour batter into greased loaf pan.
Crumble Topping
In a food processor combine all ingredients for crumble topping and pulse until the mixture crumbles easily in your fingers.
Using hands, crumble topping all over the blueberry loaf.
Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Serve while still warm and topping is crisp.
Recipe Notes
Can keep on counter for 3-4 days. Best served warm, can microwave for a 5-10 seconds 🙂


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The outgoing team of Samina Nayak, Deborah Lobo, Shahab Arabi, Shwetha D'Souza, Lyra Pinto, Flexon Fernandes and Shivani Baliga rendered the invocation and also welcomed the gathering. Outgoing Secretary Shahab Arabi presented the annual report. Maria D'Costa introduced the chief guest. Toastmasters District 92 Division F Director Savitha Salian officiated during the function. Flexon Fernandes introduced the new team of office bearers.
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