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After my post yesterday, I got into a comic book vibe and spent a number of hours poking at my ever-evolving superhero game, Marvelous Superheroes. I just put up a zip file of the 0.2 version on the "Free Stuff" page, in case you want to take a look at it. I realized that, as more and more people start expressing interest in the game, I should sit down and spell out my design goals. Plus, since not everyone was reading my LiveJournal when I put up the original draft, I thought I should go over some of the game's history. So this is, collectively, a discussion of why this game haunts me.
This is copied and pasted from my current draft on the eventual 0.3 release, thus allowing me to make a blog post without actually spending any time writing it. That's efficiency, that is.
I've been a fan of various superhero game systems for over twenty years, but none of them quite worked the way I wanted them to. I was familiar with Fudge for over a decade and liked the idea of it (especially the open source ethos), but it also had some weirdly complex areas that seemed unnecessary and kept me from really trying out the system. Meanwhile, a public domain game called 4C was released. It was a more streamlined version of my favorite superhero system, but it went in a different direction than I would have gone in.
One day, in thinking over some house rules for a superhero campaign I wanted to run, I considered converting 4C and Fudge into a new game, so I would have more flexibility in terms of rules hacking down the road. I found a great article by Steve Kenson on the "Superlative System," and that started me on the road to what eventually became Marvelous Superheroes.
This document is rewritten from the Fudge and 4C SRD documents for use in my personal games, and released under the OGL (see the Appendix for more information). In the spirit of open source gaming, I've also used examples and characters from various public domain and open source resources. The goal is to keep the focus off of intellectual property snarls and back where it should be – on creating awesome games at the table.
Design Goals
Marvelous Superheroes was originally designed as a "rosetta stone" between my favorite old-school superhero game and Fudge. However, as I've worked on it, it's evolved into something more specific, a collection of ideas and opinions on what I think is cool about superhero games. Since that's not necessarily what other people find cool or fun, I decided to spell it out right here at the start, so you know what you're getting into.
The main design tactic I took was to discard the notion that I could enshrine everything into mechanics. The superhero genre is just so full of ideas, powers, concepts, and aspects of play that it's not possible to cram it all into one product. Further, I think that some elements of so-called "game balance" in superhero games largely depend on the nature of the group playing.
As such, much of Marvelous Superheroes is meant to be a toolbox of systems and ideas, a framework between the players and the Publisher rather than an iron-clad set of rules that must be adhered to. That was part of the reason for writing it using the Fudge engine – there's a lot of material already available that can help you to hack this game into exactly the shape you want, and I didn't want to cram anyone's game ideas (especially my own) into a smaller box than they wanted to be in. This is also why the powers are a weird blend of generic and specific – I wanted to give some flavorful ideas to work from, but they can and should be wildly rewritten to fit concepts, not the other way around.
Further, I hate spending hours making NPCs, so I wanted a system that would make that quick. The idea is that if I have an idea for a villain, I can pick a couple of key powers, assign some trait levels that look good, and throw him into play. NPCs are also easy to make on the fly this way – if the PCs start talking to, say, a cab driver, I can decide that his Coordination is Good and he has a Driving skill that bumps it to Great. I don't need to roll a lot of dice or balance a ton of number to get things back on track. Having everything funnel into one core system also helps – if I haven't written a rule yet or if I just need to resolve something, I can eyeball a difficulty level, let the player come up with an appropriate ability or power to use, and see what happens. No muss, no fuss.
I fully expect that this game isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, and that's cool – that's why I'm keeping it open source. It was never meant to be all things to all people, and I could have just as easily called it "Eddy's Opinions on Superhero Games" and not changed a word. But I think that there might be a few other people out there who have similar notions to gaming that I do, and who might be creative (or crazy) enough to take this framework and make something even more mad and beautiful out of it.
Anyhow, short version: This game is meant to be the start of the conversation, not the end. If the end result is fun, it doesn't matter what shape the game is in to get you there.


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In 2002, New Mexico Water Service (New Mexico Water) was formed with the acquisition of the Rio Grande Utility Corporation by California Water Service Group, which added 2,265 water and 1,600 wastewater customers. The 2004 acquisition of National Utility Company added another 1,600 customers to the New Mexico subsidiary. Since then, New Mexico Water has made two other acquisitions: Cypress Gardens Water Users and Independent Utility Company.
New Mexico Water is headquartered in Rio Communities, New Mexico, south of Albuquerque, and has an additional Customer Center in Elephant Butte.
New Mexico Water Service is a wholly owned subsidiary of California Water Service Group, which also includes California Water Service, Washington Water Service, Hawaii Water Service, and CWS Utility Services. As a whole, the Group provides high-quality regulated and non-regulated utility services to approximately two million people in four western states.
Company-wide, our employees share a commitment to being the leader in providing our customers and communities with traditional and innovative utility services. For us, it's all about customer service. After all, there is a reason we have "service" in our name.

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Consular Court Restoration
Consular Court
Public Notices & Filings of Consular Court
Averment of Jurisdiction and Quo Warranto
Being Ourselves
Name Correction
Judicial Proclamation
National Identification Cards
Allodial Cost Schedule
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Class Schedules
Contact Us Page
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Frequently Asked Questions
"12. What is his Nationality? Moorish American."
"13. What is Your Nationality? Moorish American"
"14. Why are we Moorish Americans? Because we are descendants of Morrocan and born in America."
- see
Koran Questions for Moorish Americans
Noble Drew Ali
Moor Photos
Depiction of Abraham Lincoln as "Abraham Africanus the First" It was common in those days to create political cartoons making fun of the fact that Abraham Lincoln was of Moorish descent.
The Moorish Chief
by Galerie Eduard Charlemont
circa 1878 C.C.Y.
Description: The exotically elusive yet strongly suggestive effect of this picture is
demonstrated by the migration of its title. Shown at the Paris Salon in
1878 as The Guardian of the Seraglio, it was purchased by John G.
Johnson in 1892 as The Alhambra Guard and published by him in 1914 as
The Moorish Chief, the name that has stuck. Thus from its earliest days
something about this image of a commanding black man, sword bared, who
stands before a space modeled on the Alhambra in Spain, impelled both a
clarification of his role and an elevation of his rank. Only part of
Eduard Charlemont's career was given over to the popular genre of
"Orientalist" painting, which represented subjects drawn from North
Africa and the Middle East. Perhaps it was his Austrian background that
spawned a kind of overripe hot-house style in his work that saved him
from falling into the all-too-conventional drawing-room titillation that
plagued Orientalism as a genre. Here his sense of staging is perfect,
and his leading man a star.
"Originally the wing of an altarpiece, this panel represents Maurice, the
Roman legion commander martyred for refusing to slaughter Christians. It was likely commissioned by Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg (1490–1545), the most powerful prelate in the Holy Roman Empire, who
established the collegiate church at Halle as a showplace for his art patronage and his collection of over 8,200 relics. Cranach's painting reproduces one of the church's treasures, a life-size reliquary statue of Saint Maurice in a gold-trimmed suit of silver armor. The collar ofthe Golden Fleece and the imperial eagle on the banner are references to
the reigning emperor, Charles V." See link
Moor / Maure from Senegal
Your Lawful Notice of Name Correction is a Lawful Writ / Affidavit of Fact that, if challenged, must be rebutted point for point in a court of law.
Written By Nun Nagi El May 8th, 2018 C.C.Y., Shaban 22nd, 1439 M.C.Y.
Remember when your mother or father would warn you not to go outside without your raincoat on? Why would she or he do this? 1. Because they love you. 2. To keep your body dry and warm from the negative effects of the weather. 3. You were probably too young or too ready to go outside and play to already have one one. Most unconcious moors and forigeners would have not clue as to why someone would need to have a Lawful Writ signed, witnessed and sealed for the public record to operate or do business on the land but as history has shown us assumptions can be costly. As the Nation's of the Earth have already affirmed at Article 6 of the Declaration of Rights of Indegenious Peoples; "All People have a Right to a Nationality."
Why Name Correction?
"NOMEN. (Latin) In the civil law, a name; the name, style, or designation of a person. Properly, the name showing to what gens or tribe he belonged, as distinguished from his own individual name, (the proænomen,) from his surname or family name, (cognomen,) and from any name added by way of a descriptive title, (agnomen.) the name or style of a class or genus of persons or objects. A debt or debtor. Ainsworth; Calvin."
See Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition page 1198.
Moorish Americans and Scholars should keep in mind that the Name in a Cultural as well as Civil and Political indicator of status on a number of various levels throughout the world. The Moorish Fez and Turban are associated with one of the Worlds largest and most vast empires known to man. The Moroccan Empire now under the heirship and control of the Moorish Empire. The secrets of which are kept in plain sight within Northwest Amexem, and known only to Moorish Science Adepts and those high level Masons and Eastern stars, Shriners, Priesthood, within the churches, mosques, synagogues, temples who in turn control all of the known and unknown, fraternal organizations and cultural clubs who publicly support the Arts and charities that funnel the money back to the churches and other corporations and their foreign owners who without formal rebuttal are able to legally though not Lawfully, occupy the very estate of the 'sleepy headed' moors.
"CORRECTION. Discipline; chastisement administered by a master or other person in authority to one who has committed an offense, for the purpose of curing his faults or bringing him into proper subjection."
See Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition page 413.
As we are all forced to make changes in this Aquarian Age we must take due consideration of the Prophet's instructions that if we did not do anything else that we must proclaim and declare our nationality. He stated this divine prophecy and his spirit lives today in his words and instructions for those moors who would have the Eyes to See and the Ears to hear his message, Then and Now, would be saved 'in a conflict that could not be told in words'. Today those who identify themselves as Negroes, Blacks, Coloreds, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans etc. are surely treated as less then and Not a Part of the Human Family thus far in this grand experiment.
Therefore, it is incumbent upon moors not to continue to ignore their obligations and responsibilities to their Mother and her womb. Moors being forced to make changes at the but of the sword must Proclaim and Declare their Nationality for the Private and Public record. Those whom you know and love make the best witnesses for this endeavor as they can best speak to your knowledge, sincerity and character upon a subpoena or request for more information for the record in a Court of Law. This must be acknowledged in a red wet ink signature to indicate a living flesh and blood person has signed intending to witness a lawful document.
Once someone has obtained such signatures they may submit them for review and sealing via, the site.
Below are templates of the Name Correction to assist you in process.


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Both pro and anti-euro campaigners demanded clarity from the Government today following reports that Tony Blair had agreed Britain would not yet join the single currency.
The Tories urged the Prime Minister to call a referendum to give the public the chance to decide, while ex-Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said business would suffer if ministers continued to delay.
The calls come after the BBC's political editor, Andrew Marr, reported yesterday that the Prime Minister had accepted Chancellor Gordon Brown's "core economic judgment" that the Government's five economic tests had not been met.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "Very few people know what is going on. Andrew Marr is not one of them.
"The Government has nothing to say on this topic until the economic assessment is published."
In his report on the 10 O'Clock News, Marr said the decision had been reached following "intense discussion" between Mr Blair and Mr Brown - who is noticeably cooler on the single currency - in recent days.
However Marr, who gave no source for his story, said no decision had been reached on the crucial issue of whether to rule out membership for the rest of the Parliament.
He said Mr Blair would still like to keep open the possibility that the issue could be put to the country in a referendum before the next general election, but Mr Brown was less keen.
Mr Brown is due to announce the outcome of the Treasury's assessment of the five tests by the end of the first week in June.
Marr said the announcement could come as early as next week, but that Mr Blair and Mr Brown were prepared if necessary to wait until after the Whitsun recess.
Although it has been expected for several weeks that Mr Brown would conclude that the conditions were not yet right for Britain to join, the report that he and the Prime Minister have come to an agreement in principle is likely to infuriate pro-euro ministers.
Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook called on Mr Blair to set a firm date for Britain to join the euro, whether the tests were passed or not.
Mr Cook said he fully expected Mr Brown to judge that some of the tests had not been met.
But he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I would want a very clear commitment to say at the moment we have failed to meet one or one and a half of the tests, but we believe in principle - as is clearly the case - that the British economy will benefit from being inside the eurozone and we are therefore making a commitment to join and we are going to commit ourselves to a specific date."
He added: "We can't continue indefinitely to put off the moment when we should join."
Leader of the Commons John Reid insisted that the Cabinet would have the final say on whether to go to a referendum on the euro.
Reports that a decision had already been made were wrong, and were based on no more than "an informed guess that has a 50pc chance of being right", he said.
Dr Reid said: "I am confident that neither the Prime Minister, nor the Chancellor, nor any of the people authorised to speak on their behalf, have briefed the BBC or Andrew Marr on this subject."
Shadow Home Secretary Oliver Letwin said today the Prime Minister should call a referendum on the euro to give the public the chance to decide.
Mr Letwin told BBC Breakfast that the Government was still divided on the issue and called for "clarity".


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Listed buildings are buildings of special architectural or historic interest and are listed by the Government in consultation with English Heritage.
Wandsworth has around 500 listed buildings which include a wide range of building types and ages that are considered to be of national importance.
Our listed buildings include:
- Bridges across the Thames
- Burial tombs in several cemeteries
- Many houses
- Churches
- Schools and cinemas.
Listed Building Consent is required to carry out works of alteration or demolition to a listed building, both externally and internally. This consent is dealt with by Wandsworth's planning service.


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I've worked with many large companies to incorporate video into their digital marketing, but I am not terribly proficient with a video camera myself. I'm hoping to add more video to my personal Web site over the next few months, but for now have only a handful of clips uploaded. So, while I'm not the most video-savvy person around, I do know one thing. I prefer the relatively unknown video service Vimeo over YouTube.
You've all heard of YouTube--it's the place that everyone uploads their videos. It's easy, it works, and...I don't use it for my Web site.
Yeah, I'm sure that I'll eventually upload all my videos to YouTube. YouTube has a huge following, and it's the biggest video search engine out there. Some reports have YouTube right behind Yahoo! among the largest search engines around. So, I know I have to post my videos there, and I will.
But for now, my videos are on Vimeo. You might not even have heard of Vimeo. People can argue about whether YouTube or Vimeo is easy to use, or provides sufficient quality.
I chose Vimeo for a different reason, however. At the end of every YouTube video viewing, the viewer is prompted to watch other related YouTube videos. And that makes sense when you've come to YouTube's site and watched a video you like. But I have also embedded the videos on my site, and I am not interested in hawking other people's videos on my own Web site (through the embedded YouTube video).
Vimeo doesn't do this. At the end of a Vimeo video, it asks the viewer to view other videos, just like YouTube, but with one huge difference--the other videos are also mine. That way, at least it's still my message being shown rather than someone else.
It might be a small thing to some, but to me it's important.


text: Bridon-Bekaert understands the demanding requirements of the industrial, steel and manufacturing sectors. haveing worked together with the sectors for many years to achieve efficiencies and minimising down time. Working together with crane, hoist and winch manufacturers Bridon-Bekaert have become a trusted and reliable supplier of ropes and solutions to the industry.


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Film and Television Digital Archive Project
Visit our Youtube Channel for a selection of 50 films from the VCA archive.
The Digital Archive will showcase more than 50 years of student filmmaking in a publicly-accessible, ever-growing online collection of Australian film.
What is the archive?
The Film and Television Digital Archive is a living record of films produced by graduating students at the former Swinburne School of Film and Television (1966-1991) and at the Victorian College of the Arts (1992-), Australia's longest continuing film school.
Stay up to date
In 2016 we launch a sneak peak of 50 films from our vault to celebrate 50 years of student filmmaking.
The full public archive will be launched imminently – subscribe to our newsletter for updates and more information about film at the VCA.
50 Films for 50 Years
We've curated 50 films from our archive to celebrate 50 years of student filmmaking. Visit our YouTube channel to see a sneak preview of what's to come.
Film & Television 50th Anniversary Celebration
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Australia's longest continuing film school. Find out more about what we have planned to celebrate 50 years of student filmmaking.
Study Film and Television
Interested in making your mark on the future of Australian film? Learn about study options in film and television at the VCA.
The Victorian College of the Arts Film and Television Archive is a recognised cultural collection at the University of Melbourne.
The Digital Archive project is generously supported by:
We would also like to acknowledge:
- DAMsmart
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- VCA Film and Television staff
- The many volunteers who have been involved in this project from the Cultural Collections Projects Program


text: As much as it pains me to say this, back to school is right around the corner--August 12th for us to be exact which is just plain awful. Only thing that can potentially lesson the blow is a little back to school shopping. While my gals have to sport uniforms, they've both had a maj growth spurt this summer so we are due for some new threads. Think Graphic Tees, Tie Dye Denim, & Booties. Taking full advantage of the Nordstrom Anniversary Early Access Sale and picking up a few pieces for the little ladies--like stocking up on some COLD WEATHER ESSENTIALS . Remember my SALE post on Thursday--chatted up the easiest way to gain early access to this sale so be sure to hop on it before it opens up to the public! Make it a great one gang---I'm in the depths of laundry hell--such a son of a bit*h....hoping to get a little shot of vitamin D at the pool later today! Y'all enjoy your weekend!


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Code4Health Interoperability Community Board are seeking views from the BCS membership community on the following interoperability topic
- Interoperability Measurement
Interoperability between the different computer systems that support health and care is a key requirement in NHS Digital Strategy. In 2015 the Interoperability Handbook was published. This set out the need to integrate services across care settings through technology. This strategic context is set out in the Five Year Forward View and Personalised Health and Care 2020 .
Interoperability is not new; indeed nearly 20 years ago Information for Health published in 1998 gave two of its five commitments as,
• round-the-clock on-line access to patient records and information about best clinical practice, for all NHS clinicians
• genuinely seamless care for patients through GPs, hospitals and community services sharing information across the NHS information highway
There are many examples of inter and intra organisational success in interoperability; order communications and results reporting, use of national DTS/MESH services to support electronic messaging from the secondary sector into primary care systems, local health economy wide shared views of patients, GP to GP records transfer, prescription messaging and indeed access to the SCR widely across the care system. In addition many initiatives are in development for example the pan London document exchange. We should also consider the evolving work emerging from the ability to use such data to compare and improve health for individuals and populations.
Whilst interoperability has in many ways been an add on to existing systems, there is a clear welcome change in tone from NHSE, local health partners and industry alike that shifts the requirement to be a mainstream core requirement for any system. It is increasingly likely therefore that those systems without interoperability and open data will not be procured going forward.
Over recent years there has been a ground swell of local opinion formers and influencers that has sought to take interoperability into the mainstream, such as the
• Newcastle Declaration which arose during the 2015 CCIO Summer School and which set out five general interoperability principles and the
• TechUK Interoperability Charter in 2015 which sets out key principles for the IT industry, NHS and Local Government to commit to, in order to enable the change needed to deliver better integrated health and social care.
In the last year the Code4Health Interoperability Community Board has been established and is bringing suppliers, providers, NHS England, NHS Digital, Social Care and commissioners together in a network of networks to support the development of interoperability using the FHIR standard. A first tranche of FHIR APIs have been set out and have now started the process of validation through the PRSB.
Health and Care suppliers have organised themselves from a broad base in TechUK into a group called INTEROPen with the aim of accelerating the formation and validation of standardised approaches to interoperability. So far about 60 suppliers have joined.
NHSE through the GPSoC Programme is in the process agreeing three standard APIs using the FHIR standard for reciprocal use in primary care and other sectors.
So there is much underway and the expectation is high that we will collectively deliver interoperability as set out in recent policy requirements and perhaps deliver on 1998 commitments set out by Frank Burns.
However we do not deliver interoperability for its own sake, it has to be for the benefit of patients and those delivering care. How then are we going to measure these benefits? The purpose of this discussion document is to lead a conversation on measurement so that the broader community of people and organisations involved in this work can settle on an approach to measurement.
Approaches to measurement
In North America ONC HIT has set out an initial response to consultation on measurement recently. This has suggested four overriding principles and set out two measures,
• Burden: Do not create significant additional reporting burdens for clinicians and other healthcare providers.
• Scope: Broaden the scope of measurement to include individuals and providers that are not eligible for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
• Outcomes: Identify measures that go beyond exchange of health information. Although measuring the flow of information is important, it is also critical to examine the usage and usefulness of the information that is exchanged as well as the impact of exchange on health outcomes.
• Complexity: Recognize the complexity of measuring interoperability. Multiple data sources and more discussions are needed to measure interoperability fully.
• Measure #1: Proportion of health and care providers who are electronically engaging in the following core domains of interoperable exchange of health information: sending; receiving; finding (querying); and integrating information received from outside sources.
• Measure #2: Proportion of health and care providers who report using the information they electronically receive from outside providers and sources for clinical decision-making
In the context of the work in England the Interoperability Handbook cited a number of measurable outcomes which take us beyond these two simple measures Patient/citizen satisfaction (tell story once, increased confidence in level of care being received, personalised care)
• Efficiency (e.g. reduction in letters, phone calls & faxes, carrying out triage and analyses, reduced referrals, reduced assessments, reduced tests and orders)
• Improved efficiency in the care pathway (e.g. admissions and re-admissions, discharge planning and care planning)
• Quality of care (patient wishes including end of life)
• Safety – safe transfers of care, medicines reconciliation
• Cost of legacy infrastructure and systems
• Data quality-One version of truth
• Decision support, ie the ability to make information from one system available to another, or an algorithm
Process efficiencies are fairly straightforward to measure. Patient impacts are another matter. We are not good at applying health economics to health informatics. Given that we spend money that could be used elsewhere in health, perhaps we should take a more rigorous view of the opportunity costs of our investments?
This is potentially a complex area. There clearly is a need to demonstrate the benefit, indeed will be an expected byproduct of any investment. Current schemes tend to only report the number of views and anecdotal stories. However in general we are expecting significant patient, clinical and efficiency gains.
You are invited to have an open discussion to help shape the C4H CIB approach to interoperability measurement.
Interoperability Handbook
Personalised Health and Care 2020
Information for Health
Newcastle Declaration
TechUK Interoperability Charter


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"Success is more about your imagination than anything else."
Creative Entrepreneur & Practical Philanthropist
Paul Orfalea struggled through his school years because of conditions we now recognize as Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Paul credits these "differences" as blessings that allow him to see the world differently from his peers.
Paul's unique perspective led to the creation of Kinko's, which began as a single tiny shop in 1970 and ended up with over 1,000 locations worldwide and $2 Billion in annual sales. The lively and fiercely democratic Kinko's culture reflected Paul's own energetic curiosity, candor and creativity, and found its way into hundreds of other business, educational, and philanthropic organizations.
Today Paul shares the benefit of his business and life experience through his writings, speeches, and college courses. Through his philanthropic efforts and public speaking, Paul strives to improve resources for the next generation of leaders and educators by promoting Whole Child Development.


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Trehellas House Hotel and Restaurant is situated equidistant between Bodmin and Wadebridge, is close to the Moor, the neighbouring Pencarrow Estate, the Ruthern Valley and of course the North Cornish coast at Padstow and Rock.
Trehellas is situated in the hamlet of Washaway and was originally known as the Washaway Inn which was built near the junction of 3 ancient tracks, marked by a Celtic Cross, which now stands on the green in front of the house.
It is understood Trehellas House was built as an Inn by the Molesworth family, from the neighbouring estate in the early 18th Century and over its years has been an Inn, a Court of Petty Sessions and after it lost its Liquor Licence in 1890 became a farmhouse. The property as it is known today came into being in the 1970s, has been in our clients tenure since 2006 who are now selling due to semi-retirement plans away from this sector, having enjoyed a long career in hospitality.
For further information please contact Graham Timminson 01872 247019. View Property Details.


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This warm bronzy yellow-green evokes sunlight in a forest clearing. Moss coordinates well with autumnal browns and purples.
Hot Shot
Hot Shot is a fine and durable merino-nylon blend sock yarn. We love it for its slight sheen, smooth feel, and ability to take color brilliantly. The round 3-ply construction makes textured stitches pop.
Size: 400 yd / 4 oz (365m / 115g) skeins
Content: 80% superwash Merino wool, 20% nylon
Gauge: Fingering weight. 7-9 stitches per inch on US 0-2.
Care Instructions: Machine wash gentle. This yarn should be dried flat for best results.


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ARROJO's newest and fiercest product has the glamour and playfulness to synthesize your wet-look texture, tousled curls, and voluptuous volume with contemporary styles.
"Fierce" is a new Firm Hold Hairspray you can apply and reapply. Adding a modern aerosol hairspray to our collection of award-winning products, it is designed to anchor ponytails and chignons, buns and twists with firm hold and glossy shine. It also adds bombshell hold to blow-outs, protects from humidity, strengthens strands, and fixes styles in place with softness, not buildup or stickiness.
Fierce Firm Hold Hairspray Key Ingredients
Panthenol: Moisturizes and conditions the hair.
Copolymers: Provides firm hold.
Trimethicone: Silicone to give softness and shine while eradicating stickiness and flaking.
Scented with Guava & Lily, Fierce is as light and as refreshing as a gentle sea breeze. (The throat-closing odors of the hairsprays of the eighties have been consigned to Room 101.)
To apply, spray into dry, finished styles in short even bursts from about 10 inches away. Reapply as required.
"Fierce is perfectly timed for the surge in eighties inspiration we're seeing in the salon and on the street," says Nick Arrojo, owner and founder of ARROJO. "It's helping us modernize those iconic styles with natural texture and softer, more touchable finishes –– but still with all that glamorous gloss and shine."
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Colt was a pre-War weapons manufacturer in United States.
They are known for the Colt 6520 10mm pistol, Colt 6504 9mm autoloader, Colt 45 pistol and the Colt Rangemaster hunting rifle.
Colt 6520 10mm pistol appears in Fallout and Fallout 2. Another product, the Colt Rangemaster hunting rifle, appears in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. Colt 6504 9mm autoloader was to appear in Van Buren. The Colt 45 appears in Fallout Tactics and was set to appear in the canceled Fallout Extreme.
Real world equivalentEdit
Real-world Colt's Manufacturing Company in Wikipedia.


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Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Time for Writing is...?
I focus best early in the morning and, if I can drag my lazy butt out of bed early before others get up, I can usually make progress on a WIP then. I outlined another flash story when I waited for an hour at my son's swimming lesson yesterday morning. The observation area over the pool is fairly busy with waiting parents, so I'm surprised I can be productive there. Perhaps the clear, chlorinated water has a hypnotic, focusing affect on me...
Sunday mornings are good as I can work in my office and listen to the Sunday morning radio show "Homebrew" that focuses on local Celtic/Folk music. It's a mix of traditional Newfoundland songs, many of which show their Irish/Scottish origins. If you are at all interested in listening to this, you can hear the broadcast online on Sundays 9am until 1pm our time. My mental math tells me that is 12:30pm until 4:30pm GMT for the Brits, or 7:30am until 11:30am for the North Americans in the Eastern Time Zone. Sorry, my mental math isn't that good to work out the Australian time. I'm sure that you folks can do the math.
The radio station is normally a "classic rock" station, but converts to tradition music only on Sunday mornings. You can find 97.5 K-Rock here. Once at their web site, click on the "Listen Live" button in the top right corner.
So what works for you? What time of day is good writing time? Music or silence? What sort of music do you work to?...enquiring minds want to know.
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First thing in the morning before I fully wake up and realise that I could be doing something fun.
- February 14, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- Laura Eno said...
Mid morning or late at night are my best times. I can't listen to music at all while I'm writing though. Must have silence. :)
- February 14, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- Aaron Polson said...
My best time? Mid-morning and mid-evening (7:30-9:30 PM), although I like the honesty of Anton's answer.
- February 14, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Natalie L. Sin said...
Late afternoon/early evening. Before that = brain storming. I also require a large iced coffee at three P.M., and no music/TV while writing. I endure the pug noises : P
- February 14, 2010 at 11:54 PM
- Cate Gardner said...
About 3:00-7:30 PM is my time, mainly because that's when writing fits easiest into my life. If I had a choice, I'd probably pick mornings thru to early afternnon.
- February 15, 2010 at 4:16 AM
- Akasha Savage. said...
As I work most days, and as I am most definitly NOT a morning person, I don't have a lot of choice but to write of an evening. I find this works well for me; I can usually be found tapping away on my laptop between the hours of 8pm ~ 10pm. I have rejiggled my hours at work, and now manage to be home and writing each Wednesday afternoon - which is a huge achievement for me. Unless I am editing stuff I have to work in complete silence and solitude. I find noise and people too distracting.
- February 15, 2010 at 6:24 AM
- Laurita said...
Alan, your writing time pretty much resembles mine - Sunday morning listening to 'Homebrew' and at the kids swimming lessons. Otherwise I just have to grab a few minutes here and there.
I like to write in places where there is a lot of activity - coffee shops, the park, etc. Grist for the mill.
- February 15, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- Alan W. Davidson said...
Anton, That's hilarious. I like early morning, too, but must get a cup of coffee into me first.
Laura, I'm sure that you have your husband trained to maintain a priestly silence during your writing sessions.
Aaron, I find that the older I get, the less brain enery I have at that time of the evening.
Nat, I like the large coffee idea, though not iced. I've heard that pugs can be noisy, with a sort of smoker's wheeze. Greyhounds are very quiet, but eat a lot...
Cate, Full-time jobs suck. It sounds like you make the most of the writing time that you have (at least your publication record points to that).
Akasha, It's great when one's employer is cooperative like that.
Laurita, I've spent a lot of hours sitting at the pool in Mt. Pearl the past 3 years, so I've learned to have the background 'white noise' work in my favour. Coffee shop sounds like a great idea. But then you think of Timmies, and then doughnuts...
- February 15, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- Laura Eno said...
Well, I could say that The Flaming Sword of Death and Jezebel keep my husband quiet, but the truth is he just works weird hours. :)
- February 15, 2010 at 11:12 AM
- CJ Hodges MacFarlane said...
I feel less critical of myself before 9am or after 10pm, so I tend to do my writing then. Any other time is fraught with nitpicking words and frustrated vision. I've decided if it doesn't come "spilling" out of my head in one sitting, it probably isn't terribly good.
- February 15, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Cathy Olliffe said...
I can write anytime but because I work full time it's usually in the evening after the supper dishes are done. A couple weeks ago I borrowed my son's laptop and wrote most of a story in a busy chalet snack shack at a tubing place where families, teenager, a classic rock soundtack and an all-round din didn't really bother me. The only thing I find distracting is if someone speaks directly to me, and that pulls me from my happy reverie at the keyboard.
- February 15, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Cathy Olliffe said...
Good question, by the way, Alan. I enjoyed reading other people's answers.
- February 15, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- Danielle Ferries said...
I write in my lunch break, but my favourite time is at night. And I like music playing - I have certain songs for certain stories - as I can't stand silence. I'm incapable of doing anything in the morning other than hauling myself out of bed and psyching myself up to get going for the day :)
- February 15, 2010 at 7:32 PM
- Alan W. Davidson said...
Laura-One peek at the Flaming Sword of Death would be enough to make me keep my mouth shut!
CJ-That's interesting about being more critical about your work at certain times of the day. For a first draft. I like to let it all spill out in one sitting as well. If I'm trying to edit or being picky, it really slows down the process.
Cathy-Yeah, that was quite a range of responses from people. I like the ideal of gathering detailed information out in public as I think that it lends better 'realism' to a story.
Danielle-It's good that you can use your lunch time to get writing done. I can't do that at home as there is lunch prep to take care of (my wife and son come home for lunch). When I worked in an office, there were too many distractions with people trying to talk to you in the lunch room. It was easier to read a book than think...
- February 15, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- K.C. Shaw said...
I've gotten into the bad habit of only writing on weekdays, during breaks at work and during lunch. I don't have a problem tuning out noise while I write, and in fact I tune out background sounds so well that I don't bother to listen to music--I wouldn't be hearing it. I like writing in cafes.
I'm a morning person, so I really ought to rearrange my sleep schedule so I go to bed really early and get up really early so I can write. I've done that in the past and it works well for me, until I stay up too late one night and then the whole scheme is ruined until I catch up on my sleep. :)
- February 15, 2010 at 10:03 PM
This is my struggle. If I were alone and had nobody to worry about, I'd be a late afternoon writer. But I have two small needy kids, and I'm also very active in my church, so there goes that time. I already get up at 5:30, so I can't get up any earlier. If I have a hard deadline (NaNoWriMo, anybody?) then I block off from 9-11 or 10-12 at night, but I'm usually exhausted by then. Also, my husband doesn't get home until 7:00 every night, and I'd like to get to see him once in a while.
At the moment, I leave my computer on and write in barely coherent five to ten minute snatches throughout the day. My output is definitely suffering, but it's the best that I can do right now. I've learned to accept it and try to make it work. That's why I haven't been on the blog circuit as much, lately.
- February 16, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- katey said...
The "Homebrew" thing sounds awesome. I grew up listening to "The Thistle and Shamrock" every Sunday morning on NPR, and it sounds like a similar experience. Except, you know, Newfoundland!
It's funny how we can snatch solitary writing moments in even the busiest of settings sometimes. I prefer to write between the hours of 5pm and 3am, but I tend to start early these days, so I can get some in before "family time" for a few hours in the evening around dinner. Adorable how being married changes things! My own workout doesn't involve leaving the house like yours, but when it's time to hit the stepper, I know it's time to stop writing and pay attention to my husband ;)
- February 17, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- Karen from Mentor said...
Alan, here's a photo of Laura's Flaming Sword of Death. I didn't take it...the guy who sent it to me sadly didn't make it out ....
I write in the morning. Then weather permitting I walk. Weather not permitting I do yoga. Then I edit other people's things til my eyes bleed. :0)
- February 17, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- Laura Eno said...
*snicker* That is my sword...
- February 17, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- Alan W. Davidson said...
KC-I'm finding that the early morning thing is working better for me than the late night thing. I'm less likely to fall asleep and crush the keyboard.
Mercedes-Darn those time demanding hubbies and kids! Well, I suppose they have their good points ;)
Katey-You should get up early one Sunday and tune Homebrew in on your computer. A little Newfoundland culture won't kill ya. You know, we've got a treadmill here and I never use the thing!
Karen-Thanks for the peek at Laura's Flaming Sword of Death...I suppose someone's going to show up at my door tonight and kill me...
I hear that cotton balls work well for absorbing the blood leaking from the eyes of editors.
Laura-I hope that Karen got your permission for allowing me a private viewing of your sword. Very nice! (*spoken like Borat*)
- February 17, 2010 at 8:13 PM


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Lauren Miller's latest novel, Free To Fall, is a powerful story. The plot takes place fifteen years into the future, a warning of how technology can overtake people's lives. This is a must read for anyone dependent on technology. The storyline is part science fiction, part mystery-thriller.
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Miller commented to blackfive.net, "As a society we are hyper-focused on personal independence and freedom, yet we cede so much of our decision making to these little rectangular devices. Our map app tells us which route to take and we do, even though it could lead us in the wrong direction. We use Google to provide us with the information needed, yet, never go beyond the first page. This is very scary to me. We are not skeptical enough. I wanted to write a story about free will and how dependent we have become on technology. I have Lux, as a Suri on steroids. Gnosis is Google meets Apple. All these companies have a lot of control over our lives. They definitely have more information than they need and having the information is very powerful. I wanted to show what could happen if these devices become more accurate and are integrated into our lives. I am afraid we may let them make our decisions and that is very alarming to me. This is us signing up with our eyes wide open allowing these corporations to see what we are doing and making our choices."
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Miller noted to blackfive.net, "I wanted the characters in this book to mirror those in the story of the Garden of Eden. We need to use our free will to make choices, especially the correct choice. That is why I put in the Hebrew word, "Timshel," because I loved this idea of choosing to make the good choice. We need to exercise our free will with our brain. I think we re-live the Adam and Eve story over and over again. Eve let someone else tell her what to do and in my book I have this app, Lux, doing the same. She let the serpent trick her into giving up her freedom. We are no different. We let ourselves be managed and controlled while pretending we are calling the shots."
Free To Fall is an engaging and thought-provoking novel. The story line has a lot of action, romance, secrecy, and insightful issues. The topics explored are realistic and could easily happen in the not so distant future, which made the drama very intense. It is a must read for anyone living in the techno-world.


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Stefanny, you're more likely to get information if you make your own thread.
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Process Mapping - An Overview
Process Mapping - An Overview
What is it and how can it help me?
A map of a patient journey is a visual representation - a picture or model - of the relevant procedures and administrative processes. The map shows how things are and what happens, rather than what should happen. This helps anyone involved see other people's views and roles. It can also help you to diagnose problems and identify areas for improvement.
There are different approaches to mapping patient journeys, procedures and administrative processes in healthcare services. Which one you select will depend upon:
- What you need to know
- Resources and timescales
- Engagement and interest of staff
Each one gives you a slightly different perspective and there is no definitive right or wrong. The key is to reflect how things are - and not how they should be.
Examples of process mapping techniques:
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Care pathway analysis
When does it work best?
Mapping patient journeys is an essential tool to reduce delays and highlight improvements for patients and staff. Each approach reveals a different perspective.
All approaches will reveal:
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Depending upon which approach you use, you will be able to:
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- Develop a shared understanding of the problem
- Build teams
- Identify issues to do with quality of care
- Gain an in-depth understanding of a patient's perspective
- Identify steps that don't directly contribute to patient care (those that contribute are sometimes called value added steps)
- Carry out capacity and demand analysis from core information
Mapping things out can also produce brilliant ideas; especially from staff who don't normally have the opportunity to contribute to service improvement, but really know how things work.
You don't need to map everything: concentrate on the area where there is a gap in your understanding, or which needs improvement. Ideally, you will know where the bottleneck is before you go into more detailed mapping as the information you need should be slightly different.
The information and level of detail you need depends upon your starting point. Consider the views and perspectives of the people you want to work with to identify the problems and solutions.
Where do I start?
- What do you need to know?
- How simple can you go?
- Are you working at a high level along the whole pathway or focusing in more detail?
- Whose views do you need? What is the best way to engage them?
- Do you need to meet with / engage people in advance?
- How could you capture the patient's view (if the mapping exercise includes part of the service they experience)?
Wherever possible, use photographs and pictures of places, staff and equipment in mapping exercises. This brings your representation of 'how things are' to life.
"We want the simplest possible picture of how the process works, and simplest is the key word here. The aim of process mapping is to make things clear - to provide us with insight, and the best map is the simplest map that provides that insight."
The East Midlands Improvement Network
Originally from Jones & Mitchell, Lean Enterprise Academy © NHS Confederation. A high level value stream shows the time taken by each main party in an elective care pathway. This type of map can give you context for more detailed mapping exercises.
Be clear about your focus. If you are starting out, select an approach that will give you an overview of the whole pathway. Try to get an experienced facilitator on board to help you out. Be clear about your objectives, ie ask what, why, when, where and how?
For example, the scope of your project may be to reduce waiting times for radiology. You know mapping will help you. What do you do?
A couple of high level maps would be a good place to
- Describing the workflow of the department, around diagnostic tests
- Describing the whole pathway for the most common test
These would pick up areas for improvement that are straightforward (for example reducing the number of handovers) and may also pick up problem areas for more detailed mapping exercises. You should make improvements before you get to the next stage.
The specific tools will guide you a bit more, but you may find it helpful to refer to the service improvement project guide as a checklist.
Some tools that may help you
Map of Medicine is linked to Connecting for Health and is currently available to organisations in the english NHS.
NHS Scotland's Centre for Change and Innovation covers measurement, analysis, techniques and solutions for service improvement in health, including .
The techniques described here originate in the main from the manufacturing industry, with a couple from social sciences. For example, the emphasis and term 'value stream mapping' comes from an approach called Lean. Directly translated to health, this separates and maps out procedures and work processes that:
- Directly benefit patients (hands on time, decision making)
- Supports the benefit of patients (eg staff training)
- Does not benefit patients (eg time spent looking for something that isn't in the right place)
Our knowledge about how to apply these approaches to improve health services is developing all the time. The foundation of this guide originates from the NHS Modernisation Agency, the National Clinical Governance Support Team and the learning and experience of work done by NHS organisations. At present, there is a strong influence from Lean and Six Sigma approaches to mapping pathways, procedures and work processes in healthcare.
The other strong influence on health services is the development of evidence based clinical pathways. These are being developed as standardised pathways, using evidence developed by organisations like the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Mapping has been used to illustrate the world and how things work pretty much since the beginning of time. Humans navigate by maps, as well as using them to illustrate and make sense of the world. Different maps have different perspectives and uses - which all combine to give us a more balanced overview of any given situation.
The foundation of this guide originates from the NHS Modernisation Agency, the National Clinical Governance Support Team and the learning and experience of work done by NHS organisations.
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You have been in an accident
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With these things in mind, it's evident that babies and children have much to gain from chiropractic care. Regular spinal exams can provide corrective and preventive care for "little ones," as well as peace of mind for the parent.
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Teenagers' bodies are also growing at a rapid rate. This, combined with the fact that teenagers often think they are invincible, sets them up for a wide range of physical problems.
Imagine your teenager hearing from someone other than you the benefits of proper diet, exercise, posture, and other good lifestyle habits! With regular visits to your doctor of chiropractic, your teen will have a body that is structurally and functionally sound, and a head start on a life of good health.
You are in your "Golden Years"
There are numerous physical problems associated with aging, and drugs and surgery are often prescribed to treat these problems. There is little, if any, attention paid to actually fixing these problems— and little or no emphasis on preventing them.
But you need not succumb. Chiropractors understand the effects of aging and have been helping folks deal with the aches and pains associated with aging for decades. As with other patients, we diagnose the ailment, determine what's causing it, and then choose from a variety of gentle therapeutic techniques to alleviate it.
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You feel fine
Even if you feel as though you're operating at 100% or better, chiropractic can help you maintain your desired level of health and fitness. You may currently have spinal irregularities that exhibit no symptoms whatsoever. However, problems may arise in the future.
Just as regular maintenance visits are recommended for your car, and regular dental cleanings and check-ups are recommended for your teeth, regular chiropractic check-ups can help detect and prevent spinal stress or joint disorders.
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Commodore Rakesh Anand, Chairman & Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, inaugurated the Commencement of Production activity of Y-12707, fourth destroyer of Visakhapatnam Class on July 19, 2018 in the South Yard Production Shop, in the presence of Mr. Sanjiv Sharma, Director (Finance); Cmde T V Thomas, Director (Corporate Planning and Personnel); RAdm A K Saxena, Director (Shipbuilding), Mr. Satish Pendharkar, Chief Vigilance Officer and other senior officials of MDL and Indian Navy.
The Visakhapatnam class destroyers (P15B) are follow-on warships of the Kolkata class. Four destroyers in this class are under construction in MDL. The first of P15B warship 'Visakhapatnam' was launched in April 2015 and the second 'Mormugao' in September 2016. Both are at advanced stages of outfitting.
The P15B class destroyers will have enhanced stealth characteristics. These ships are being built using indigenously developed steel and fitted with state-of-the-art weapon and sensor systems. They will have advanced Integrated Platform Management System.


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Brussels, 15 July 2010
EU launches negotiations on Association Agreements with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
The first round of negotiations on an Association Agreement with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia will take place in the capitals of the three South Caucasus countries in the coming week. The Agreements are based on joint commitments to a set of shared values and will cover a wide range of areas, including Political dialogue, Justice, freedom and security, as well as trade and cooperation in sectoral policies.
Attending the event in Batumi and welcoming the launch of negotiations, the EU's High Representative/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton said: "Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia have shown a clear ambition to intensify their relationships with the EU. I am personally convinced that this comprehensive Association Agreement shall impact positively not just on political relations but also on people's lives, in terms of economic opportunities, easier contacts with people from the EU, the environment, just to name a few. This agreement will be a catalyst to the domestic reforms in these countries and can help us to focus resources on the key institutions needed to make further efforts."
"These Association Agreements will lay a new legal foundation for our relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The main objective of the Association Agreements is to achieve closer political association and gradual economic integration between the EU and these countries", stated Commissioner Füle on the occasion.
The EU is launching the negotiations through first Plenary Meetings to be held in Batumi (Georgia), on 15 July, in Baku (Azerbaijan) on 16 July and in Yerevan (Armenia) on 19 July. The negotiating process will be guided by the principles of inclusiveness, differentiation, conditionality and joint ownership, as well as by a strong commitment of the parties to shared values and principles, including democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and good governance.
The EU is currently negotiating similar Association Agreements with Ukraine and Moldova.
The European Neighbourhood Policy governs the relations between the EU and its southern and eastern neighbours. In 2009 the EU launched the Eastern Partnership, the Eastern dimension of the ENP framework, aiming at substantially upgrading engagement with the six Eastern neighbours via:
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Lean Management for Toddlers
October 15th, 2017 · 25 mins 27 secs
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Disney: 60 Years Of Musical MagicReviewing: Disney 5 Cd Box Set | Rating:
I don't know about you, but in my house we can never get enough Disney! It seems like we are always adding Disney movies and music to our collection. So when I came across this 5 CD Box set of Disney music, of course I had to have it!
This is a great way to add a huge number of Disney's original songs (125, to be exact) to your collection in one shot. From Snow White to Toy Story, Song of the South to Pirates of the Caribbean, this collection of songs, by the original artists, would be a welcome addition to the music library of any Disneyphile.
Although I told myself that I was buying this set for my children, I find myself listening to these tracks even when the kids aren't home. It's a great way to get some of Disney's magic into your day!


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Pet Grooming– We love our furry friend to stay fresh and tidy, but that surely is not an easy task for any of the pet parent. Dogs rarely show any excitement to jump into the tub and get ready for a good scrub. But, if you know the right technique, be it a large breed … Continue reading "Pet Grooming: How To Bathe Your Dog"


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Sickle Innovations is a farming solutions company focused on improving conventional farming practices through design intervention. We work closely with farming communities and offer unique solutions based on their requirements.
The seeds for Sickle Innovations were sown at Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science and the company was founded in 2014 with the gracious support of IIM Ahmedabad's business incubator, Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE).
At Sickle Innovations, we strive to become the trusted companion for farmers and labourers across India; doing our bit to help make farming profitable and financially sustainable.
Develop innovative mechanisation solutions to improve conventional farming practices through Design-Thinking.
Designing and developing products that provide economic farming solutions for micro-farms make up our core focus.
Sickle designs and develops smart solutions around problems being faced by horticulture growers from pre-harvest to post-harvest solutions. Sickle own two brands viz Hectare (for hand-held tools) and Marsh Harrier (post harvest solutions)
Everyone at Sickle is passionate to work for the farming community. Get to know more about our team members and advisors.
Nitin is a Product Design graduate from the Indian Institute of Science. Upon graduating in 2013 he founded Sickle Innovations. After completing his Mechanical Engineering in 2008, Nitin was a Scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for three years. His interests span arts, science and sport. He is an active cyclist and biker. He belongs to a town primarily driven by agriculture, and at Sickle, brings his experience to understand users' needs in a better way.
Vinay was born into a farming family. He graduated in Product Design from the Indian Institute of Science in 2012 and holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka. He worked for Ashok Leyland briefly before quitting to pursue his passion for Product Design. His areas of interest include solar energy, agriculture, human factors, concept and mechanism design. He loves photography and Nature.
Born in Rajasthan, Malik has studied Agricultural sciences from University of Agriculture, Raichur. His passion for rural development took him to prestigious IRMA(Institute of Rural Management Anand) for his graduation in Rural management. His deep-rooted interest in farming and social development led him to join Sickle Innovations.
Prior to joining Sickle, Malik was Assistant Manager at NCDEX. Outside the work environment he is a Nature lover and explorer.
Hijaaz belongs to a business family from Kozhikode, Kerala. After having completed his Mechanical Engineering from Cardiff University, UK he worked for Mercedes as a trainee engineer for a year. To follow his interests in finance, he pursued a Master's in Business Administration from SIBM, Pune graduating in 2014. He was a Project Associate at IIM Ahmedabad's business incubator- Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) before joining Sickle Innovations. He is a footballer, enjoys travelling and reading.
Born in Delhi, bugged with computer in 1995, has done his masters in Computer Science from G.G.S.I.P.U. Been a supporter of startup culture, where we are always to bring new ideas to world. Wishes to make a mark by bringing one of his own. Had been working in I.T. Industry for 5 years, as an Mobile App Developer. Loves to play various sports, experimental cooking, watch T.V. series in one go.
Advent into Sickle Innovation, inspired by the problems/opportunities that exists in agri sector, while his trip to Himachal Pradesh, marketing Apple Picker.
Gopal was born and brought up in Vadodara. While pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering from Karnataka University, he realized that his passion lies in mathematics and design. Prior to Sickle, he has worked for the period of six years at Polycab wires where he was responsible for Production planning and inventory control. His zeal to learn new things led him to Sickle Innovations. He is an excellent team player and a good problem solver. He loves trekking and listening to music.
Ishit is a problem solver by passion and an engineer by education. He graduated from LDRP Institute of Technology and Research. He was introduced to the philosophy of design in his final year and was fascinated by the approach of design thinking to tackle challenges. Since then he has educated himself in the field of design through various online and offline courses. He firmly believes that agriculture is the most important and yet untouched field where the application of design thinking can solve grassroot problems. Eventually he wishes to design an alternate lifestyle that encourages coexistence between humans and nature. He loves adventures, challenges and uncertainties. He enjoys hiking in the mountains and exploring virgin forests.
Born in Rajkot, Hem is currently pursuing his masters in CAD/CAM at Nirma University. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering from Marwadi University, where he had the opportunity to get trained at Bosch Rexroth Automation Workshop. He joined Sickle Innovations owing to his desire to contribute in the field of product design. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing and watching cricket.
Tapan's passion in studying physics and mathematics led him to pursue Mechanical Engineering. He started out as a diploma student of Mechanical Engineering at Nirma University where he was awarded with gold medal for his outstanding academic performance. Owing to his interests in the core subjects, he further pursued Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sal College of Engineering which fostered his knowledge and helped build a strong foundation to help the society through his expertise. His aspiration of aiding society led him to Sickle innovations where he is utilizing his skills for the betterment of the society.
Maneka graduated as an Agriculture Engineer from Punjab Agricultural University in 2014 and is now pursuing her M.Tech in Food Technology and Management from the National Institute of Food Technology and Management (NIFTEM). She joined Sickle Innovations in order to understand the problems existing at the grass-root level and reduce the gap between farm mechanisation and farmers. Her areas of interest are farm mechanisation and product development. She loves to dance and play basketball.
Born to an agricultural family, Shanthmurthy has always enjoyed working in the field. He is currently pursuing bachelors in mechanical engineering at R V College of engineering, He firmly believes in the advent of engineering & technology for improvising the farming methods. He worked as the Project Manager and Captain of TEAM CHIMERA – a research club working on hybrid technologies for pollution free environment. He is a tech geek who is equally passionate about thought provoking movies and TV shows. His innate desire to contribute his technical acumen to Agriculture and farming has landed him at the doors of Sickle innovations.
Eshwarmurthy T is a 4th year student of the department of Mechanical engineering at R. V. C. E Bangalore. He is part of a student R&D project called Ashwa Racing, where he strengthened his fundamentals in automotive and mechanical engineering. His primary interests are design and product development. He is currently an intern at sickle innovations. This opportunity is helping him to sharpen his skills with the human centered design approach.
Hemendra Mathur is Managing Director at SEAF India Investment Advisors. He has over 20 years of experience in private equity, management consulting and banking industry in India, South Asia, South East Asia, Europe and USA. He is graduate from IIMA 1996 batch. Mr Hemendra advises Sickle on new business opportunities and new market domains.
Dr. Natraj holds a postdoctorate in the field of Chemistry. He has received his education from the top universities of the world and was Director of Research at Hindustan Lever Limited. Later, he headed Unilever as Senior Vice President for nearly ten years. Dr. Natraj advises Sickle on strategy and business planning. He has been a key driving force in foundation of the company.
Dr. Dibakar Sen is one the most celebrated personalities at the Indian Institute of Science. He is associated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing at IISc and has served at the Indian Space Research Organisation and Steel Authority of India Limited in the past. At Sickle, he monitors and controls all aspects related to product design.
We are expanding our R&D team and are looking for candidates who share our vision and passion for working on ground level problems faced by farming communities. If you share such a vision, we would love to hear from you.
Recent media coverage on Sickle Innovations.
We are also in the midst of starting a blog, so watch this space for more information coming your way soon!
The Indian STEPs (Science and Technology Entrepreneurs' Park) and Business Incubators' Association (ISBA) has awarded Innovative Company of the Year to Sickle Innovations for the year 2016 at XI ISBA Conference 2016, Pune.
ISBA has been in the forefront of creating a climate of innovation and incubation in the country since its formation in 2004. The conference brought together all major stakeholders of startup ecosystem, that includes incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces, innovation clusters, startups, investors, Govt, corporates & international experts.
Have any queries? Or are you intrigued enough to meet us in person?
We won't bite! Do drop us a line and we would be happy to get in touch.


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If you happen to own a restaurant, you would know the amount of thought and effort that goes into making it be in the way that you want it to. Sometimes when a restaurant is successful, there is a chance for it to expand. In expanding, various methodologies are adapted based on the preference of the owner of the restaurant. While some would go ahead with opening a branch of your restaurant in another area, some would stick to modifying and doing the expansions to the restaurant in the same place it is. Both these methods have their chances at success. Therefore it would be up to you as the owner to know which option to go forward with.
In any case, it would be possible to see that a restaurant becomes a point of attraction based on several factors. The priority would obviously be the food that the restaurant has to offer and the quality of it. Another very important factor would be the ambience and his visual quality that the restaurant showcases to its customers. When you are expanding your restaurant, it would be well if it is possible for you to do an expansion in such a way that there would be structural, architectural and design additions that would enhance the experience a customer would have. As an example, going for outdoor alfresco Perth in your restaurant will give it a more homely look and would attract customers more.
One would have to understand that the structural changes that one would do to a restaurant would have to be according to the area that the restaurant is situated in. If your restaurant is situated in an area such as Perth, it would be a very fine addition to go for an outdoor alfresco in Perth. While the look of the whole structure would be ideal, it would also give your restaurant a competitive edge over the other competitors in the area because of the ambience that you are able to create and the unique nature of it. However, one should keep in mind that these changes would have to be practical given the situation of your restaurant.
One would have to take factors such as the customer base, the expected outcome and the changes when one goes for expansions for a restaurant. In consideration of the structural changes, it would be evident that there could be numerous structural change possibilities for any given restaurant. Picking the best option out of that lot and moving forward with it would be a responsibility that would be up to you.


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