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This week, Merrill unveils a new web-based discount trading service that is in many respects a response to this show-and-tell. Customers of Merrill Lynch Direct will be able to access all of the firm's closely watched research from their web account and pay just $29.95 for stock trades of up to 1,000 shares.
Though Merrill is wading into a crowded field of online discount brokers, the service will offer customers a wide range of goods--from a Merrill Lynch credit card with bonus points that can be spent in the site's shopping mall to regular video interviews with Merrill Lynch gurus.
Should you sign up for Merrill Lynch Direct? Well, that depends on what kind of investor you are. If you prefer to trade in and out of stocks on a short-term basis--responding to either market news or momentum trends--this probably is not your discount service. For one thing, the price is not that low. Among online discount brokers, only Charles Schwab
But Merrill Lynch Direct may be a good account for you if you want to access a ton of research and planning tools and use these to make longer-term picks of stocks, bonds and funds. As a bonus, you'll gain access to a select number of Merrill Lynch underwritten bonds and initial public stock offerings.
The biggest roadblock for typical discount traders will be the minimum initial balance requirement of $20,000--a far cry from the $1,000 initial deposit required by E*Trade and the $2,000 required by Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Merrill Lynch executives are clearly hanging their hopes on the lure of free access to the firm's research. To be sure, most other online discount brokers have partnered with rival investment banks for research. E*Trade now offers BancBoston Robertson Stephens research, and Schwab's site has research from Hambrecht & Quist
Madeline Weinstein, director of business innovation in Merrill's private client group, says at least one investor has told her that it's worth $20,000 to him just to get the firm's research over the web. "You should not think of Merrill Lynch Direct as a $20,000 account," says Weinstein, adding that she expects clients with sizable assets to use the firm's new discount trading service.
Jim Marks, a financial services analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston, points out that online investors are certainly interested in research--just not enough to pay for it. Though discount commissions starting at $29.95 are not too pricey, he says, the $20,000 initial deposit will put off many investors.
But this figure clearly wasn't chosen at random. Though the firm needs Merrill Lynch Direct to keep pace with the times, executives are particularly targeting upwardly mobile young investors with assets that are in the tens of thousands and heading toward the millions. "We hope that the people in this account will grow to become core clients that will pay for advice," says Weinstein.
The firm's traditional customers, who have an average household account balance with the company of $250,000, are all assigned their own personal brokers, which the firm dubs "financial consultants." All of Merrill's full-service customers have access to online trading now through Merrill Lynch Online, which was launched in 1996. More than 400,000 customers have registered for the service, with more than 100,000 logging on each week.
But Merrill Lynch Online is supplemental to a full-service account, enabling clients to browse research while they talk on the phone with their financial consultant, for instance. The full-service commission schedule is the same whether an order is placed with a broker or on the web site. The typical full-service commission for a 100-share stock trade is about $100.
Though Merrill Lynch Direct customers will not have access to the firm's financial advisors, the two online accounts will offer the same research and planning tools. Merrill may eventually differentiate between the two in terms of additional content, according to Weinstein, but in that case the firm would enrich the content on the site for its full-service customers.
But all of Merrill's online customers, whether full service or discount, will be offered extra goodies now, including the chance to buy a stake in one of the many initial public offerings underwritten by the firm, the third largest underwriter of IPOs so far this year, according to Securities Data.
But there are several caveats if you harbor dreams of IPO riches. Customers won't be able to partake in the IPOs unless they have a minimum account balance of $100,000, and the firm will offer shares to only a limited number of its IPOs. Executives did not respond to questions concerning what criteria will be used to determine which IPOs will be offered online. Now the big catch: Investors will be chosen at random through an online lottery, and the lucky winners will be able get a maximum of only 100 shares.
Merrill's online customers will also have web access to the firm's stockpile of fixed-income products, including Treasurys, municipal bonds, bonds sponsored by U.S. government agencies, certificates of deposit, zero coupon bonds and corporate bonds--though not corporate junk bonds. But Merrill's full-service customers will still have access to a much broader bond selection through their broker.
Although Merrill Lynch Direct customers will be able to pick up the phone and place orders, this will cost them at least $50 per transaction. And the representative on the other end of the line won't be able to give investment advice. But technology does allow Merrill to get some of its investment philosophy across. When you buy a stock through Merrill Direct, a pop-up screen will display research on the company before it allows you to execute the trade.
The firm also plans to send automatic E-mails if you trade so frequently in a Merrill Lynch Direct account that you would be better served in a full-service account. For example, if you maintain the minimum $20,000 balance and make 50 online trades a year, you would have already spent enough on commissions to qualify for the firm's asset-based fee account.
One boon of the new lineup of accounts: You will be able to move some of your money to a fee-based account and establish a relationship with one of Merrill's advisors while you leave the rest in Merrill Lynch Direct. The fee for the full-service account would be based only on the assets in that account, not your discount account.
Jim Marks says that this is just one more example of the line blurring between full-service and discount-service brokers. "Merrill is providing real value in terms of advice," he says. "The trouble is they are being compensated through commissions on transactions."
But the firm's new model--blending both fee-based accounts that offer advice and Merrill Lynch Direct--is a clear response to the growing trend among financial planners to refer customers to online discount brokers, he says. About 30% of Schwab's customer assets are managed by independent financial advisors. "This is the double-headed monster that Merrill is facing," Marks says.


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HBO announced that next year it will air a documentary about Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that successfully challenged Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. Arguing against Proposition 8 were co-litigators NYU Law Trustee David Boies (LL.M. '67) and Theodore Olson, a member of the Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration's board of directors. The documentary's directors, Ben Cotner and Ryan White, had exclusive access to Boies and Olson's legal team and the lives of the plaintiffs.
In a statement, Michael Lombardo, president of HBO programming, said that the "story of the battle to overturn Prop 8 is the story of a modern-day American revolution. HBO is proud to present what is intended to be the film of record on this landmark case."
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God was untouchable. Even if you touched the mountain that God was on, you would instantly die (Ex 19:12). God later restrained His glory enough so that people could be in the Temple with Him, although He was still untouchable as He dwelt in a dark cloud (1 Kgs 8:12).
Almost a thousand years after God first became present in the Temple, He did what is still unbelievable for much of the world. The Lord God became a Baby. Now God could be touched, tickled, kissed, caressed, poked, pushed, hit, and crucified. Those who touched God in faith were healed, freed, and transformed (Mk 6:56).
After Jesus ascended into heaven, He remained touchable in His Body, the Church, and especially in the Eucharist. God so emptied Himself that He not only became a human being; He also comes to us under the appearances of bread and wine. Now He is more than touchable; He lives within us. We are now His temple (see 1 Cor 6:19). This is incredible, but true.
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Undaunted by high winds, firefighters nip blazes in tree, chip pile
With winds howling up to 80 mph, two fires of unknown causes erupted but were quickly brought under control by teams of firefighters in the wee hours of Dec. 20.
One was at a landscape-chip storage yard southwest of Arch Street and Busch Avenue in the Midland area, and the other was in an area of Vermijo Park between Fountain Creek and Highway 24 that's known to have transient campers.
"High winds" complicated the fire-suppression effort in both cases, according to Lt. Bill Hull of the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Regarding causes, he said an arson investigation is not typically triggered unless there is structural damage, and neither had any.
Hull said the first fire was at the chip yard at 12:20 a.m., requiring equipment and manpower from Fire Stations 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 16 and 17, pouring 5,000 gallons of water on the blaze.
The second fire was at Vermijo Park, called in at 1:25 a.m.. Stations 1, 2 and 10, responding to the call, found a downed tree on fire. City fire investigator Ray Johnson said crews put out the flames using hand tools and a hose supplied by water carried on the engine.
According to Brett Iverson of City Police's Homeless Outreach Team (HOT), the flat, secluded site between the highway and Fountain Creek has been a popular transient site, and some had camped there recently, but "we got them moved along" before Dec. 21. He added that "a lot of people like to go down and hang out there," though not necessarily to camp.
A visit to the site this week revealed bottles, a fishing pole, clothes, a bucket, a metal container and a black plastic bag filled with unknown items.
Neighbors in the Midland area have complained about potential fire danger at the 15-acre Arch Street chip yard, because of several large piles of chips in an area below a hillside and near other industrial activities along Busch. However, Johnson, visiting the site Dec. 22, said that the piles met all the code requirements, in terms of size, separation from each other and location on the property. Even if a pile self-combusts - not unusual because of the natural heat inside a large chip pile - there is an adequate buffer distance from the properties around it, he said.
Sam Cameron of the Cameron Butcher Company, which manages the site for the property owner, Firm Ground LLC, said that the chip operation is being discontinued at the site - in a decision unrelated to the recent fire - and will become vacant land again. "The lease is coming to an end," he explained. West Range Reclamation, an out-of-state company which has been leasing the 15-acre property to truck the chips in and out, is moving the operation elsewhere because of lack of demand in this area. Because of the amount of chips, the move "will take a few months," Cameron said.
In all, Firm Ground owns about 24 acres in that area, including 9 acres just to the west (south of Busch and the dead end of Race Street), County Assessor's Office records show.
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The Guardian has also reviewed the upcoming Yuki Chan in Brontë Country by Mick Jackson:
Mick Jackson's last novel, The Widow's Tale, was narrated by an unnamed woman propelled by bereavement into self-imposed exile in an unfamiliar corner of England. His new book, Yuki chan in Brontë Country, revisits this theme from a different perspective. Yukiko is a Japanese fashion student recently arrived in London to visit her sister, but behind her tourist disguise she hides a bigger purpose. "This whole trip is, in fact, one super-big investigation." Yuki imagines herself as a psychic detective, and her investigation-cum-pilgrimage is all to try and discover what happened to her mother 10 years earlier in Haworth, home of the Brontës, shortly before she died. (...)Radhika Sanghani explores in The Telegraph the difficulties of non-white people when it comes to finding their peers on mainstream TV:
Though it presents itself as an amateur detective story, the novel is more a series of tangentially related digressions(...) But this episodic structure is ultimately frustrating. It's only in the last quarter of the book, when Yuki finally discovers real clues about her mother's visit to Haworth, that the story gains the momentum it has been lacking, towards its quietly moving revelation. You just can't help wishing that this momentum had been found a little sooner. (Stephanie Merritt)
Non-white people will be familiar with the childhood struggle of searching for relatable role models on TV. Months pass before you find someone with the same skin colour as you and when you eventually hit the jackpot you're struck with a sense of disappointment. They're not the new badass hero - they're the geeky Asian friend, the jokey black kid, the Indian girl with strict parents.(...)The Deccan Herald talks about Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next saga:
But some of us will have done exactly what I did – find role models elsewhere. In the pages of children's novels, where characters were still broadly white. None of my favourite books (Matilda, Famous Five, Sweet Valley Twins) had non-white protagonists, but it didn't matter.
I would become a whole host of characters in a way I couldn't on television. I would fly through Narnia, hide behind a curtain as Jane Eyre, dance my way through balls in Jane Austen's worlds and fight Voldemort with Harry Potter. There were no barriers – gender, age and skin colour were all irrelevant.
For instance, in one of his best-known novels, The Eyre Affair, a villain named Acheron Hades has entered Jane Eyre and kidnapped its protagonist. Using a Prose Portal, our biblio-detective, Thursday Next, jumps into the book, giving chase. Meanwhile, characters from Jane Eyre escape from the book into the real world. (...)Verily Magazine lists several girl-power novels. Including:
In the first book, The Eyre Affair (rejected 76 times before Penguin finally signed him on), Thursday is forced to alter the ending of Jane Eyre! Isn't the idea that a reader can enter a book, interact with characters and even change the ending irresistible to a book lover? (Pradeep Sebastian)
A Heroine Who Relies on Her Inner Strength: Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCittà Nuova (Italy) recommends some new books, including the latest edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë:
The Victorian audience of Charlotte Brontë's day considered Jane Eyre radical. Today, we consider it one of the first feminist novels and a classic coming-of-age story: Jane sets out on a journey and returns a wiser, more mature, and self-assured woman. (...)
She follows her heart and finds fulfillment in the end. Jane reminds even the most independent women that giving and receiving love are entirely worthy purposes. "I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on Earth," she says.
Because Jane Eyre teaches us that growth comes when we learn to be self-sufficient and step outside of ourselves, she definitely makes the cut of strong females from the classics. (...)
A Heroine who fights for the common good and finds power in persevarance: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
Never underestimate a Cinderella story: Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë's debut novel, follows the Cinderella model, but it also addresses nineteenth-century issues of social instruction and oppression—all through the example of a heroine who serves the greater good. (...)
Time and again, Agnes overcomes mistreatment by choosing mercy over resentment—and in the end, she's happier for it. In Agnes Grey, the virtuous life grants happiness and, more importantly, true fulfillment. Put simply, "the best way to enjoy yourself is to do what is right, and hate nobody," Brontë writes. After all, what good can bitterness do?
With every circumstance that could turn Agnes bitter, she still resolves to better her world. Through her steadfast dedication to the greater good, Agnes reminds us to persevere in our own missions, no matter the challenges we face. Keep it up, ladies! (Mary Claire Lagroue)
Biografie – Elizabeth Gaskell, "La vita di Charlotte Brontë", Castelvecchi, euro 22,00 – La Gaskell, amica intima della grande narratrice vittoriana e lei stessa scrittrice, con questo testo del 1857, frutto di accurate ricerche in Inghilterra e in Belgio, rappresentò il personaggio nei momenti salienti della sua storia e nel suo ambiente. Seppure privilegiando, anche rispetto al genio letterario, gli aspetti più intimi e personali, seppe ricreare la vitalità e la profondità dell'autrice di Jane Eyre, svelando al lettore i lati meno conosciuti di un carattere tormentato e introverso. (Gianfranco Restelli) (Translation)Cuarto Poder (Spain) misattributes the well-known Wuthering Heights boutade by Dante Gabriel Rosetti: "A fiend of a book – an incredible monster ... The action is laid in hell, – only it seems places and people have English names there" to T.S. Elliot.
Love Lyricism posts about Jane Eyre. Brian Bracken explores parallels between David Bowie and Charlotte Brontë on the Brussels Brontë Blog .
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Pupils at Scott Lower School in Bedford have been hitting the stage with their own talent show.
During the fun event, the children were treated to an outstanding performance from opera singer Carolyn Sampson, who then went on to judge 'Scott's Got Talent' show.
The annual show sees the children audition their many talents before being whittled down to the finalists who go on to perform in front of the school and the judges.
This year there was an array of talent from singing, dancing, break dancing, hula hooping, gymnastics, juggling, stand up comedy, animal facts and guitarists and all of them were astounding.
The audience and judges had a very tough time picking the winners as they all gave winning performances, but after long deliberation the judge's winner was Lucas who had everyone in stitches with his very funny stand up!
Carolyn has graced many stages around the world and released a number of albums.
Headteacher Anita Barker said: "Every year I am impressed not only by the level of talent, hard work and commitment that our children show but the by the courage it takes to stand up on the stage in front of the whole school.
"This annual tradition really brings a feeling of unity as all the children really embrace the spirit of the show whether they are performers or in the audience giving enthusiastic encouragement.
"This year was extra special with the inspiring performance from Carolyn and quite fitting as it's our last show as Scott Lower School. It will be back next year as with our expansion to a primary school this will mean that 'Scott's Got Talent' will be bigger than ever before."
From September Scott Primary School will substantially increase in size and be able to offer its pupils fantastic facilities including cookery rooms, science labs, music rooms, a large indoor gym, outdoor gym equipment and lots of outside space.


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Just a few days ago, Apple announced that it would be launching the iPhone 4S in China and in 22 other new countries on January 13th. This means that the iPhone 4S will be just in time for the Chinese holiday season, with the Chinese New Year falling on January 23rd. Without a doubt, the launch will be a huge hit.
Today, Bloomberg reports that China Unicom, Apple's existing iPhone carrier partner in the country, has announced details on pricing that include a free iPhone 4S for users subscribing to contracts being offered for as little as $45 per month. This promotion will begin on January 13th. China Unicom subscribers can get a free 32-gigabyte iPhone 4S with a three-year service contract. And the 16GB model is available free for those who agree to a two-year contract.
China United Network Communications Group (CHTZ), the nation's second-largest wireless carrier, will give users an Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone 4S if they sign multiyear service contracts costing as little as 286 yuan ($45) a month.
The promotion starting Jan. 13 offers a 32-gigabyte model with a three-year plan, while a commitment to two years for a monthly fee of 386 yuan allows users to get the 16-gigabyte model, the company known as China Unicom said in a statement on its website yesterday.
The subsidies offered by China Unicom seems to be much better than the carriers across the world, but the iPhone has proven to be costly for the carriers. In the U.S., customers on AT&T, Sprint and Verizon can get a 16GB iPhone 4S for $199 with a new two-year contract, while the 32GB model costs $299 and 64GB is $399. The iPhone 3GS, if purchased via AT&T, is offered for $0 with a new two-year contract.


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Good Day 4x4 Adventure Seekers
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Saturday 6th May at Kungwini (Near Bronkhorstspruit)
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Long weekend in Bilene. 26th April to 1st May
House accommodation
Meals per day included
The convoy will depart for the border on a Thursday morning.
Middleburg Shell garage at 07h00
Gauteng to Komatipoort (approximately 450km) refuel.
All border clearing documents and insurance will be taken care of by Dune Devils.
From the border to Bilene is approximately 230 km.(4 hours)
A light meal will be served upon arrival in Bilene.
On Friday morning, after breakfast, we will leave for the dunes.
En route to the dunes we will encounter some obstacles consisting of fresh water crossings and ravines.
You will receive a quick briefing of do's and don'ts of dune driving as well as recovering techniques.
Some dune driving will be done before lunch.
A light lunch will be served in the dunes.
After lunch, more driving before leaving the dunes.
On our way back to the Lodge, a quick stop at one of the local pubs.
Back at the Lodge, supper will be served.
Breakfast will be served on Saturday morning.
Then off to the dunes.
After lunch we'll make our way back to the lodge and go around the lake to the sea for a dip in the ocean and some more dune driving.
Then home for supper.
After breakfast on Sunday morning, Day at Leisure or bring Your fishing rod for some Surf fishing.
Monday after breakfast, we will leave for Johannesburg
(You are welcome to extend your stay and come home Tuesday 2nd)
Training on sand driving as well as recovery will be given.
Breakfast: Bacon, eggs, sausages, pao (local bread), tea, coffee, juice
Lunch: Prego or boerewors rolls
Supper: Prawns and fish (if available) and braai
Price: R8 400.00 for 2 people sharing – all inclusive.
Kids under 16 only R 1 200.00 over 16 yo R4 200.00 (we will add stretchers in each room)
Minimum vehicles per trip: 5
Richtersveld 19 to 24 September
Best time of the Year to see this spectacular Heritage site, and camp at the various Camp sites. It offers some of southern Africa's finest, 4x4 driving, camping and cultural experiences.
Our Guide (a local of the area) is Piet Van Heerde, and He is extremely knowledgeable regarding the area and the plant life, He will keep us informed with tons and tons of information.
• Supper included ( bring Your own Breakfast and lunch time snacks)
• Includes camp, Park fees and Guide fees.
First a Conservancy
While many people already know about the Richtersveld National Park, more and more people are catching on about its equally large southern neighbour, the Richtersveld Community Conservancy
Now a World Heritage site
The Richtersveld Community Conservancy is also the last refuge of Nama people living what is known as the transhumance lifestyle - to migrate seasonally with their livestock from mountains to the river and so make sustainable use of the fragile succulent ecosystem.
In recognition of this vanishing lifestyle, and of the rare botanical diversity it helps protect, the Conservancy has been declared the core of a new World Heritage Site.
Some amazing features of Richtersveld Biodiversity:
- 2,700 species in this area alone & almost 600 exist nowhere else.
- The giant Baster Quiver Tree (Aloe pilansii), of which only a few hundred remain on the remote mountaintops in the Richtersveld.
- The "Halfmens" (Pachypodium namaquanum) - a bizarre plant which from a distance resemble faraway people, hence the name "Half man".
- The most lichen species of any area in the world - 29.
- Numerous species of lithops - tiny succulent plants which resemble
Only R4 500.00 per person (includes Guide Fees, all Camping fees, Two way Radios, 2 fully equipped 4x4 guide vehicles and evening meals for 5 nights
Botswana – Adventure destination – Camping.
9th to 19th August 2017
Day 1 – Kharma Rhino Sanctuary Camp site
Day 2 – Makgadikgadi Pans – Camp site and a visit to Kubu Island for Sunset drinks.
Day 3 – Maun – Okavango River Lodge ( For those who would like a flight over the Delta in a light aircraft)
Day 4 – Duncans Camp
Day 5 – Kwai River Campsite and an early Morning and Afternoon self-Game drive in The Kwai area
Day 6 – Kwai River Camp site
Day 7 – Savuti Camp site in the Chobe National Park
Day 8 – Kasane (Chobe) with a Morning game Drive and a sunset Boat cruise.
Day 9 – Kasane (Chobe)
Day 10 – Nata – Camp site
Round Trip approx. 3000km
Visa and Credit cards may be used for Fuel.
Trailers Welcome.
All makes and models of 4x4 welcome.
R 9 800.00 per person Included are Guide fees, Camping /accommodation, National Park Fees, Breakfast and Dinner, two way Radios and a Boat and Game Drive in the Chobe.
Children under 12 – half price.
Not Included
Drinks and additional Meals
There are chalets and Rooms available at most of our campsites, if you would prefer a room (For Your own cost)
Flight over the Delta is for your own cost.
August Weather
The month of August is characterized by rising daily high temperatures, with daily highs increasing from 27°C to 32°C over the course of the month.
Lesotho- Baboons Pass (again) ---------BUCKET LIST can then be ticked.
Come do the Notorious Baboons pass in Lesotho with us ---------------------PLEASE. --- Not for the faint hearted.
Baboons Pass 6th June to 18th June – COLD
Only R900.00 per person. Includes accommodation Friday Night, Dinner and a breakfast.
Jhb to Maseru -- 4 h 35 min (437,3 km)
Maseru to Ramabanta
1 h 11 min (61,2 km)
Ramabanta/ Roma Trading Post Lodge ---
Depart after Breakfast to negotiate the infamous "Baboons Pass" trail
We will sleep along the route on Saturday night. (This is dependent on conditions and timing) Will never know, until we are there.
Don't forget to bring.
• Camping equipment (it can get chilly at nigh
• Refreshments
• Meat etc for Braai Saturday night ( I will bring braai, grills,charcoal)
• Breakfast goodies for Sunday morning. (I will bring kettle and Coffee )
• Recovery equipment
• Spare Wheel
The Baboons Pass rises from 1,300m altitude to more than 2,850m at the summit and has a length of 26 km (1 Full day and a half driving)
Very rocky terrain with very narrow sections on the edge of mind blowing cliffs. The scenery is spectacular and a must do for any 4x4 enthusiast (this is the Rubicon of South Africa).
HighLiftjacks,tyre repair kits and basic tools is all you need.
Rockrails are recommended
Low towbars a bad idea, so are Side runners.
Sunday – Complete Route by midday – return Home.
2 rivers Camping (Giyani, near Phalaborwa)
2 Rivers Trip
Date :- …29th June to 3rd July 2017 ………………… of ……….20th to 24th July 2017
Only R 1 200.00 per vehicle
All makes and Models of 4x4 welcome
It is nearly time to go on our weekend trip to the dry Letabo River near Phalaborwa.
After this trip, sand will never be Your nemesis again.
Giyani which is roughly a 6 hour drive to our overnight spot, is warm to hot during the day, however it does get chilly at night.
This is a Self Sufficient event, and you need to bring "everything" with.
Depart Jhb the first day, Thursday at meeting point around 10h00 and return the morning of the last day Monday morning – 4 nights of awesome camping, and 3 days of amazing Dry, soft sand river bed driving.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/pg/ERT4x4AndEv ... tab=albums and browse albums for previous trips.
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By: The Cinephiliac (Four Beers) –
The Croods are a prehistoric family of cavemen led by Grug (Nicholas Cage), the massive, strong leader of the pack. The Croods spend their days hunting for food, but at dusk or any sign of threat, Grug leads them back into their cave where they sometimes stay for days at a time. There they sleep and listen to Grug tell stories of why exploration and curiosity will lead to death, much to the dismay of his adventure seeking teenage daughter, Eep (Emma Stone). One night, Eep sneaks out the cave and meets a more advanced wanderer, Guy (Ryan Reynolds). Guy enlightens Eep with his ability to create and maintain fire. Guy also tells Eep that he has witnessed the beginning of the end of the world and is on the way to the top of a mountain to reach high ground and escape through the sun. Soon after, platonic shifting that results in the continent breaking apart leads Eep and the Croods on the same path as Guy despite Grug's reluctance to lose power over his family.
A Toast
The Croods is beautifully imaginative in its direction, which creates an all encompassing world of breathtaking depth. The colors of the plant life and animals are vibrantly eye popping, even without seeing it in 3D. The breadth of The Croods world comes to life in staggering detail based solely on the film's movement and color; such as when dust from rocks swirl toward and away from the viewer, instead of simply falling down in a typical two dimensional practice. The realism in the hair of characters and the billowing clouds of smoke from explosions is stunning. The world that the family explores is so lustrous that at times you don't mind the mediocrity of what's happening to them or just what little sense the story actually makes.
Wait, so you're cavenmen but you have never seen the stars before? Now that's just ignorant.
Beer Two
However, The Croods' failure to make sense with it's overall paper thin screenplay becomes too much to ignore. Most of the film is a disappointment due to the lack of explanation given to make viewers understand this prehistoric world. For instance, a break in the fault line causes a mountain of rocks a few miles up from the Croods' cave to crumble. We are shown that just over that mountain is a land of lush, green forests complete with an array of plant life and strange beings that live within it. This beautiful world could make sense if it weren't just a few miles away from the Croods' barren dry, deserted, rocky area. Furthermore, when rain comes later in the film Grug is threatened and attempts to fight it, an indication that he's never experienced rain before. So, how is this valley of lush vegetation exist in such abundance if no rain has come in the area? Does it just rain at night when the Croods are in their cave? And if they fear rain, how are they so accustomed to and unafraid of water when they reach it? How are they all just able to swim freely if they've been constricted to this barren terrain of rocks and dust?
There are also too many conveniences within the story to buy than The Croods' world can sustain without an author's obvious intervention. They are always able to outrun earthquakes and breaks in fault line. In fact, natural occurrences don't happen spontaneously, instead they are perfectly timed, giving everyone just enough leeway to make it to higher ground before the last rock falls away. Also, I was extremely confused by the nonsensical animals that surround the family as their evolutionary point is never explored. There are whales living on land, half-elephant half-fish beings, tigers that want companionship with their prey… what!?
The inspiration for the animals featured in The Croods was Napoleon Dynamite's Liger.
Beer Three
You know how The Flinstone's was cool because their dishwashers were dinosaurs and their cars ran on momentum so their feet could rest and lamp shades were made of animal skins? The Croods isn't on that level; it's imaginative, but it lacks ingenuity. Guy wears pants and boot-like shoes made of a half dinosaur-half mammoth, how he cut it to make that work is beyond me. Eve's tiger stripped outfit is impractical, barely secure and exposes every curve of her body– which in itself is questionable in a film rated G. Plus the Croods only hunt for non-threatening things like eggs, so when would a tiger come into the picture? Especially since the film establishes that tigers are green and purple with long haired fur.
I'm ready for my close-up, prehistoric Mr. Demille.
Beer Four
Furthermore, the humor of The Croods is weak. It relies heavily on slapstick and outdated motifs like the bait and switch of making puppets in a time of distraction. I laughed a few times, but overall much of the things meant to be funny just weren't. The reoccurring joke of Grug's desire for his mother-in-law to die was one the film's handful of jokes that got big laughs in a theater filled with kids and their parents. Creepy but true.
The Croods had the potential to be a unique comedic romp that teaches children about prehistoric life and the history of the formation of the continents. Instead, it shies away from that responsibility, succeeding at being nothing more than a mediocre film featuring cavemen. Had it been in better hands, like Pixar, I have no doubt if could have been a greater experience. However, considering there are just no films out for children right now, The Croods fills that void by at least being an aesthetically pleasing film that brings a few chuckles.
Drinking Game
Take a Drink: for every "Dun dun duuuun"
Take a Drink: every time Grug goes into a jealous rage over Guy's attention.
Take a Drink: every time Grug tells a story when someone dies
Take a Drink: every time Grug is disappointed that Gran is still alive.


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It is barely 20 degrees outside the whorehouse this morning as the sun peeks through the brittle fingers of the trees on the horizon. Winter crept into the neighborhood last night on tip-toes as unwelcome guests often do. The east flank of The Blue Ridge is quiet and cold, but, the whorehouse is hopping and warm. "Mott the Hopple" plays loud on the sound system and more Glam Rock will follow as the day progresses because if there ever was a type music that fit with orchids… Glam Rock is it.
We call the orchid room the whorehouse because, at this time of year, it reeks of sexual exhibitionism and flagrant displays of sexual anatomy. This is Angie. Her real name is Angraecum sesquipedale and she is the most brazen of all the hussies in the place. To satisfy her it takes a customer armed with something at least a foot long… 16 inches would be better. Her kind was discovered in 1796 on the island of Madagascar, hanging around trees in the damp lowlands. Charles Darwin, after being sent several flowers of A. sesquipedale noted the defining characteristic of the species, its extremely long spur. Darwin surmised, in his 1862 publication On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilized by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing, (and what a page turner THAT is), that there must be a pollinator moth with some kind of a "thingy" long enough to reach the nectar at the end of the spur.
Well, as you can imagine, for some time after this prediction the notion of a pollinator with a 35 cm long "thingy" was ridiculed and generally not believed to exist. After Darwin's publication, George Campbell published a book in 1867 titled, The Reign of Law, in which he argued that the complexity of this species implied that it was created by a "supernatural being". (They never give up, do they?) However, in 1903, such a moth was discovered in Madagascar by Lionel Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan. This confirmed Darwin's prediction. The moth, and a randy little bastard it turned out to be, was named Xanthopan morganii praedicta. To this day many moths of this species make a very comfortable living starring in pornographic "Whorticultural Movies" marketed mostly to florists and lonely greenhouse workers.
David Bowie is now singing "Changes" and the lyrics certainly suit what's going on down the other end of the whorehouse. "Time may change me, but I can't change time" blasts from the speakers as the Phalaenopsis Boys proudly show off their erections. No Viagra… No Levitra… Pure Solar Power all the way!
I swear you can almost watch them grow. In another month they will explode into flower and their true colors will be apparent. They are sissy boys, glamor queens, all made up for saturday night and out for a good time.
Ian Hunter is singing now:
"Well billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Speed jive don't want to stay alive
When you're twenty-five
And wendy's stealing clothes from marks and sparks
And freedy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face
Funky little boat race
Television man is crazy saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man I need tv when I got t rex…"
Now T-Rex is singing what I like to think of as "Our Song". For years I have told people, whenever this particular song plays, that this was the song we selected to dance to as a newly married couple at our wedding, 44 years ago. Of course it isn't true, but, it pisses my sweetie-pie off to no end. Then again, so does the smell of all the orchids. I have observed that men seem to like the scent while women find it to be… just too much.
"Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black
Don't look back and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you're slim and you're weak
You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.
Get it on, bang the gong , get it on
Get it on, bang the gong, get it on
You're built like a car, you've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're built like a car, oh yeah
You're an untamed youth that's the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl."…
(So, where's your Shakespeare now?)
Kiss, kiss
Mrs. N.


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indesignlive.com spent 5 mins getting to know Queensland based designer, Nicole Voevodin-Cash.
April 17th, 2008
On WORK
What makes you smile about your job?
The freedom to be who I am.
Hardest thing about being a designer?
How your work is received.
On QLD
The Qld design culture is evolving very quickly: Have you noticed a change during your time in the business?
HUGE changes, nearly like an overnight sensation, though I personally know it has taken longer than this. What truly has been outstanding is the acknowledgement and support of Queensland arts and design practitioners on all levels. Meaning we don't just value overseas design and designers but are overtly mentoring and supporting our own talent. For example the growth of Fortitude Valley to physically support and house this industry was clearly the reason for Brisbane's success at Brisbane Indesign 2007, as everything was in a concentrated and easily accessible area and of a very high standard.
On the HORIZON
What's coming up for you in terms of future projects?
Apart from my own practice and investigating how far I can push hand carved foam and flock finishes and inflatable spaces, I am investigating a project for the Brisbane Festival, mid-year that will put a new twist on public spaces in the city. Plus I have just put the finishing touches to an architectural design lighting work on the fence at the Titans Stadium on the Gold Coast titled 'Crowning Glory'.
INDESIGN is on instagram
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You may have read about Facebook's 'Open Graph'. This is Facebook's attempt to takeover the web / make the web more social (delete as appropriate).
Put simply, the Facebook 'Open Graph' gives website owners the opportunity to add a Facebook 'like' button to their website. Here at WebEden.co.uk we added one last week to the bottom of our website builder homepage. It looks like this:
If you click on a the Facebook 'like' button, it automatically adds a status update for you in Facebook which tells your friends that you like WebEden.co.uk. Try clicking it to see what happens (not this one, the one on the homepage).
This is a great way to use Facebook to spread the word about your website, by getting your website visitors to promote your site to their friends and contacts.
You Can Do it Too
And the good thing is, that our HTML Guru Raybo has come up with some code for you to do this too.
If you want to add a 'like' button to your WebEden website, just follow these easy steps:
1. Insert an HTML Snippet
2. Paste in the Facebook Javascript SDK
3. Paste in the code of the 'like' button
The whole bit of code should looke like this:

window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
FB.init({appId: 'your app id', status: true, cookie: true,
xfbml: true});
(function() {
var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true;
e.src = document.location.protocol +
<fb:like href="http://www.webeden.co.uk/" layout="standard" show_faces="true" width="450" action="like" font="verdana" colorscheme="light" />
Where it states http://www.webeden.co.uk you will need to change it to your website address.
Hey Presto. That should work!
Try adding a Facebook 'like' button to your Website, and let us know how you get on.


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Ask the Expert: Mr. Brent Barkin, CEO Shoe Station
The Mitchell College of Business is delighted to showcase Shoe Station, a Mobile-based organization, led by Brent Barkin, CEO. Shoe Station is one of the nation's largest independent shoe retailers with nineteen stores in five states. Currently employing over 500 individuals, Shoe Station was founded by Terry S. Barkin in 1984. The firm has continued to be a value-added leader in the very competitive world of shoes and related apparel.
- Shoe Station has maintained a strong competitive posture in a very crowded marketplace. How has Shoe Station accomplished this goal, and what is needed for this growth trajectory to continue?
It is true the marketplace is very crowded with national chains—many of whom do not put enough thought into the idiosyncrasies of various markets, regional tastes, or even timing of local events such as Mardi Gras or back-to-school. Local merchants in footwear are few and far between. We take advantage of that vacuum in the marketplace to cater to local tastes. Our foil to the new world of the internet/Amazon is to both offer listings on Amazon but work to create in-store experiences that an online operator cannot match. New events such as Senior Day and Vendor Day give Shoe Station that unique event that a web-only business cannot match.
- Share some thoughts on the evolution of Shoe Station and some of the factors that have shaped its success. Correspondingly, what are some of your biggest challenges?
At first our goal was to overwhelm with price and assortment. The open-shelf format was in its infancy in 1984. It is now the rule rather than the exception. We were also print-driven, with advertisements in local papers every week in every market. Today we are in the paper, television, radio, billboards, online, social media, and on and on. While business was never easy it was certainly simpler in many regards. Today the only certainty is constant change—change in product mix, customer mix, how people shop and how they expect to get access to deals.
- Consumer buying behavior has definitely influenced your business. What are the most conspicuous changes observed in consumers with respect to expectations, value assessment, and communication approaches?
For many years retailers—department stores have been the biggest culprits—thought they could hoodwink customers by marking up to mark down. An item that was $49.99 every day was marketed at $80—BUT 40% off—OR $48. For a while it worked, and that $1.99 savings brought customers in the door. The result, however, was a loss of trust. Customers realized those retailers were never truly on sale, and the bloom is off the rose for that tactic (even though retailers still unsuccessfully use it today). The internet allows price comparison and some venomous customer reactions in social media to those retailers trying to game the system. We have learned to offer truly outstanding values in our DOORBUSTERS, which are always better than the customer could get on any other day from us. This also pushes us to demand better deals from our suppliers in order to have such value. The customer has responded well to those deals.
- Amazon has now become a critical element in Shoe Station's long-term strategy. Share some thoughts on what spawned the relationship, how it is managed, and the future of this partnership.
Years ago our Internet Director, Ali Hadi, suggested to me and my father that Amazon was the future, and we had to embrace it. We lost at least two years due to our reluctance to forfeit the commission and control over our customers. Once implemented, however, Amazon has done nothing but prove itself to be an unparalleled marketplace. You can access more customers on Amazon more easily than ever before. However, Amazon's long term goal is not necessarily aligned with those of the retailers that list on their platform. As long as a retailer understands that they may have motives that will put your business at risk in the longer term—and reacts cautiously and proactively with those motives in mind—they are a powerful short term ally in commerce. Five years down the road the landscape will look drastically different.
- If asked to do some 'visioning,' where do you see Shoe Station in 2025?
In some ways we will not be too different from how we are today. We will certainly continue to have assortment greater than what most customers can find anywhere in their local markets. We will still pounce on local trends, whether they be in footwear such as Chaco or Birkenstock, or even in accessories such as fidget spinners. We will work, however, to make the difference between the online experience and the physical one blur as we allow customers online, ordering online and same-day pick up in the store, taking a picture of a shoe on someone's foot and checking to see if their local store has it, and many different options we can only imagine of today. We will have to market and advertise completely differently and push for unique products and experiences that are solely ours to give customers a reason to keep coming back.


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Wednesday, 15 July 2009
There's prints and then there's prints
Here's one over-printed. What do you think? I kinda like it! I know it's sort of cheating, but it's so efficient.... they're still hand printed, just silk screened, and not by me. I'm also thinking of selling just the panels, over-printed and plain. They're A3 size, so that's big enough for a reasonable range of projects.
19 comments:
- lula cat said...
These are fantastic!
It's not cheating at all!
It's knowing how to use your resources, this way you can sell more and more people will be able to buy your product in a colour that suit them!
- 6:45 pm
- painted fish studio said...
i think it's a great idea! the design is still all you, and you are still stamping. it's a good way to produce at a pace that's manageable for you.
- 7:00 pm
- L'Atelier said...
its great! i agree with lula!
love the idea of mixing the two technics. And you also giving someone else work- which is good for the economy :)
- 7:00 pm
- Catherine Jones said...
Very good idea! It might even be interesting (for your more adventurous customers) to overprint fabric in an off-register way, i.e., using the established layout but with your linocut motifs not precisely aligned with it. As always, beautifully crafted work...
- 7:05 pm
- andrea said...
Why not?? I think the fabric looks lovely and the designs are still yours and still hand done. Can't beat it !
- 7:47 pm
- jules said...
I think that's a great compromise. I've been thinking a lot about this lately, and have been really drawn to doing all-over prints, but it's so time consuming. I think you've created a great hybrid, it has wonderful texture and depth! Good work!
- 8:01 pm
- Karen Barbé said...
You smart girl!
I think the mixed techniques retrieve the best of each one and without any compromising of your work. Well done!
- 8:20 pm
- jacci r said...
Good idea, I look at it as being like collage, some of it hand drawn, some of it digitally printed.
No difference really.
Nice colours by the way.
- 9:48 pm
- Yardwork said...
These are gorgeous.
having the placement done is probably 3/4 the work! Very clever!
what does A3 size mean?
- 10:00 pm
- Anabel Fournier said...
They look really nice and as you say you keep the texture with the block printing. Softness is always an issue and if you can keep it with this technique then it is great. Your designs are always great! Cheers!
- 12:53 am
- alex sunday said...
ooh, they look lovely. and getting a handle on production is brilliant, not cheating! well done!
- 2:30 am
- ruby in the dust said...
makes perfect sense! and screenprinting isn't really evil, you know :)
- 2:59 am
- sooziebee said...
they look absolutely fab, you should be really proud of them.
- 9:16 am
- Heids said...
Love, love, love it! Gorgeous. Great idea.
- 11:26 am
- enid said...
What a lovely over print - I think you should make book bags from them
- 12:03 pm
- Pinktulip said...
This is gorgeous! I can see cushions, handbags...
- 10:02 pm
- Cicada Studio said...
Very clever! Makes your job a lot easier I bet. :) Plus, you still have a bit of the personal touch. Nice!
- 10:49 pm
- Novi On The Go said...
The different printing textures creates a lovely handmade look, the result is beautiful!
- 8:53 pm
- kitkabbit said...
I love both! but would be more likely to use the softer monochrome panels!!
- 4:04 pm


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Special Issue "Climate Change and Livestock Management"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2012)
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
By 2050, the global demand for animal protein will double and livestock production will increase its contribution to overall anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, estimates of greenhouse gases from both regional and global livestock production and associated mitigation effectiveness show large uncertainties. This volume will attempt to improve emission predictions through study data from monitoring and modeling of greenhouse gases and elucidate how advanced biotechnologies, improved genetics, animal nutrition, and comprehensive waste management can be used to further reduce the carbon footprint of livestock production.
Manuscripts of original research should advisedly address one of the following cogent and urgent topics: (1) the reduction of uncertainties concerning greenhouse gas emissions by livestock production systems (including both emissions and sequestration), (2) impacts of climate change on livestock systems, (3) development and use of 'breakthrough' techniques and technologies for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production, (4) the adaptation of livestock to climate change, and (5) advanced manure treatment to reduce emissions and generate utilities.
Prof. Dr. Frank Mitloehner
Guest Editor
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- Greenhouse gas
- Adaptation
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As a branding consultant and specialist for over 20-years, I'm having a problem knowing what folks recognize as "Internet branding".
In off-line situations, ad specialty concerns will advise prospects that putting their name and logo on pens or mouse pads will "brand" them. Nonsense – branding is not the same as exposure of your name. I see many now claiming on the Internet that "branding is name exposure". Continue reading Branding is Much More than "Spreading the News"


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Ten years on from
closure of brewery
COUNTY Museum curator Brian Walsh said it was fitting that the long-awaited MacArdle Moore exhibition room should open 10 years on from the closure of the brewery.
In his address to former workers at the Ardee Road brewery on Friday, the Galway native noted that the last group shot of staff was taken on May 22 2001, almost exactly 10 years on.
He thanked everyone for coming to what he described as an "auspicious occasion."
He said that while the museum had focused on other industries in their regular exhibition they were only the "tip of the iceberg" and missed out on the stories and memories that made the MacArdle Moore exhibit unique.
He said that for many people the brewery was "a home away from home" and that he had tried to get that across in the exhibition.
Mr Walsh said he hoped the pictures and artefacts collected would "evoke memories of friends gone and those still here."
The curator also thanked his staff and all who had assisted with the creation of the exhibition.
The MacArdle Moore exhibition is open to the public from today (Tuesday) with admission to the museum now free of charge.


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I've found it difficult to blog since we have not been in a cycle since last September. I have really taken an infertility holiday in the last six months. For those of you who have followed my journey, last year was a bit of a disaster for DH and I with two miscarriages. I am in such a better place now, I am ready for IVF again.
We will be doing long protocol again, so that means a Day 21 start. We are anticipating a start around the second week of June. I am going to email the sister at the clinic shortly to let her know of our plans. We will then do all the prep blood work the month before to make sure we are on track. Hopefully my AMH is still ok -erp! I think it was around 1.3 – 1.6 last time, I will have to go back in my blog and take a look. As long as it is not under 1 then we are good to go.
So once June hits I will have lots more to blog about! We wanted to do a cycle earlier, but we had overseas visitors this month and we have more coming in May. My in-laws also wanted to visit, but we've been able to postpone their trip until August. I have always said that the hardest part of IVF for me has always been the planning. I am hoping this round will be relaxed…or as relaxed as it possibly can be.


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The Wakefield District Retail Awards will recognise the best of what our city has to offer as a fabulous shopping destination.
Nominations are already coming in for the 11 categories, which offer something for everyone, from large, multinational stores to small, independent businesses.
The scheme - which is sponsored by Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield City Centre Partnership and Trinity Walk - will culminate in a three-course meal and awards event at Unity Works on Saturday, May 16.
The ceremony will be hosted by celebrity florist Carl Wilde.
The judges are, Coun Peter Box, leader of Wakefield Council, former apprentice finalist Claire Young and Express editor Hannah Thaxter.
We caught up with Coun Box.
How important are the Wakefield Retail Awards to the district?
The awards are really important because they recognise the wonderful range of shops and services we have available in the city and the wider district.
Why did you agree to be a judge?
The council has developed an excellent relationship with the private sector and I am keen to encourage the growth of small independent retailers as well as attracting inward investment.
How do shops, venues and stores contribute to the district?
The traditional high street is under threat and we need to look carefully at the future of Wakefield and help create a vibrant shopping experience for residents and visitors. We are lucky because we have a variety of different stores and venues - along with our cultural offerings we attract many different types of shoppers and visitors who contribute to the district as a whole helping to improve our economy.
What is it that you personally like about the retail offering across the Wakefield district?
I try and get out into the city every day and at the weekend enjoy visiting my hometown of Castleford and others throughout the district. I believe in retail therapy and I enjoy the variety of shops we have to offer. I can't say too much in case Mrs Box reads this! However, I can always find something "essential" to purchase. I enjoy the variety of markets we have throughout the district and the recent Rhubarb Festival in the city was a huge success.
What makes the city a good place to visit as a shopping destination?
The Trinity walk development provides an excellent mix of both retail and eating venues and this, alongside our market, the Ridings and the other smaller independent retailers throughout the city, gives shoppers a wide variety of places to visit. The close proximity to the Hepworth and Yorkshire Sculpture Park makes Wakefield an excellent day out.
What will the judges be looking for in the entries and candidates?
I will be looking for a commitment to Wakefield.
Why would you encourage people to enter?
This is a prestigious award and a fantastic achievement to share with colleagues and customers. It shows the commitment that we have as a district in providing excellent services to our residents and visitors. Retailers of all sizes can be proud to be part of what we have to offer – plus you get an excellent night out and a 3 course meal!
If you want to join in the celebration of our city's retail offering, all you need to do is put forward your business for as many of the award categories as you think relevant.
You can also nominate someone else's shop or employees. Just fill in the nomination form and return it to Gemma Jimmison, Wakefield Express, First Floor Bullring House, 23 Northgate, Wakefield, WF1 3BJ.
Alternatively, visit www.jpeventsnorth.co.uk/wakefield/events/retail-awards-2015 and download the form.
The closing date for nominations is Friday, March 27.
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PIPERS THUNDER, who won last year's Plate Trial Stakes in only his 3rd career start, finished 6th in the Plate and then a troubled 3rd (placed 2nd) in the Prince of Wales, makes his first start since July in the 8th race at Gulfstream today.
The Chiefswood Farm homebred by Thunder Gulch – Lone Piper, by Dehere will be ridden by Rene Douglas and the colt is 10 to 1 in the morning line odds in the one-mile dirt race.
Trainers can't enter horses and now racehorses have to have clean tests before they are entered. The Ontario Racing Commission furious crackdown on cheating standardbred horsepeople continues:
And WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP issued a statement..
"Woodbine Entertainment Group fully supports the ORC and has taken steps to protect the integrity of our racing product. Trainers Anthony Montini, Jeff Gillis, Anthony Haughan, Kevin O'Reilly and Rick Zeron will not be allowed to participate at WEG until such time as their issues are resolved with the ORC.
"Further, horses that were trained by those individuals will not be allowed to enter to race at Woodbine for a minimum period of 30 days after which a review will be held. This same applies to horses transferred to other trainers. It is Woodbine Entertainment Group's duty to protect the interests of our customers and racing participants."
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Get those horse chores donw and turn on Dubai Racing on HPI TV tomorrow morning!
10:45 The Bahri Al Bastikiya – Darley Stud's Five Star Day colt DAY PASS, who was so impressive winning his maiden and the Nashua Stakes last year, tries for a spot in the UAE Derby in this 'about' 1 1/8 mile event.
11:15 (Race 4) Eclipse Award winning sprinter THOR'S ECHO, winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint, is in the 'Al Simaal' at 'about' 6 furlongs, a straightaway. Interesting entrant in the race is TERRIFIC CHALLENGE, who last start was at Woodbine in the Nearctic Stakes on Canadian International day last October. Terrific Challenge is an American-bred by Royal Academy. He also raced at Woodbine last April when beaten a head by Dave the Knave under the care of Mike Doyle.
12:15 – There is nothing hush-hush about DISCREET CAT (Forestry – Pretty Discreet), who has never been beaten and has looked stunning in his races. He's 6 for 6 and his last 3 Beyer Figures from his North American starts are 116 from the Cigar Mile, 115 from the Jerome 'Cap and 112 from an allowance/optional claiming. This race is the 'about' 1 mile Birj Nahaar, usually a prep for the Goldolphin Mile but the Cat's prep for the Dubai World Cup.
Race 8 is the final event of the evening and the Maktoum Challenge, the local prep for the Mar. 31 Dubai World Cup. Former California handicap horse CHOCTAW NATION is in the field.
All the info on the races is on www.emiratesracing.com (click on Next racecards).
The first reported foal by Canadian Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year WANDO was born last week at Gus Schickedanz's Schonberg Farm in Schomberg. The chestnut filly is out of stakes winner SILENT COURSE.
Gardiner Farms-bred RUNAWAY GROOM, one of Canada's most accomplished thoroughbreds has been retired from stud duty after siring over 1,000 foals of racing age, 674 winners, 70 stakes winners and the earners of over $53 million.
Runaway Groom is best known for his stunning upset in the 1982 Travers Stakes at Saratoga when he charged past Kentucky Derby winner Gate del Sol, Preakness winner Aloma's Rulers and Belmont Stakes winner Conquistador Cielo.
The grey son of Blushing Groom – Yonnie Girl also won two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown – the Prince of Wales and Breeders' Stakes – and probably should have won the whole series. The colt was 2nd in the Queen's Plate behind the lone-speed runner, Son of Briartic.
Runaway Groom is the sire dirt horses and grassers including top class runners Cherokee Run, Najran, Down the Aisle and Wekiva Springs. He stood at Vinery in Lexington since 1991.


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I also made a doll quilt to go with this baby quilt.
I put a small block in this quilt to match the larger quilt. The backing is the pink fabric. You don't see it in the large quilt but I incorporated it into the small one to give it more colour.
I like to make a bag to go with all this and Carole had sent me a second piece of fabric so I used it for the bag with some leftover pink fabric.
A bag to carry all baby's toys in.
I mailed it all of today so she should get it in a week or so. Snail mail is so slow here in our town. She needs it before September 15th so I thought I would get it finished and mail it in lots of time.


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Mining from years on the front lines of prophetic ministry and overseeing the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, bestselling author Kris Vallotton takes you deep into the heart of one of the most crucial, compelling, and controversial gifts: prophecy. In this essential guide, he reveals often-ignored foundational truths and provides critical advanced training, including how to:
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A Way to Think About Modern CRM
When viewed in comparison to the paid media evolution over many generations, from newspaper to radio to TV to the many digital formats of today, customer relationship management (CRM) is considered less than sexy — even antiquated, in some circles. I beg to disagree. Mass media and top-of-the-funnel tactics are critically important to grow a brand and a business. From the agency side, the big dollars associated with them are also attractive. But CRM is exciting, too, for many reasons. Here, I've outlined a few. CRM is multichannel. No longer confined to direct mail and email, CRM encompasses push and in-app messaging, SMS, addressable display and social, as well as messaging apps embedded on your site or in platforms like Facebook Messenger. The channels you use will depend in part on the data you have today, but over time, they will expand. As you move into new channels, think about them as part of your overall customer... Read more
What Do Leaders In Marketing Have In Common? A People-Based Marketing Approach!
As we approached the final day of the Merkle Performance Marketing Executive Summit, I couldn't help but feel the energy from the previous speakers, and I was pumped to hear from Steve Olenski, Director of CMO Content and Strategy, Oracle Marketing Cloud (@steveolenski), because his presentation was titled From Rocky to Downtown Abbey. Life Lessons From the World of Pop. Who wouldn't want to listen to that topic at 7:45am? Steve discussed what pop culture can teach us as marketers. He used quotes from Rocky, Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, and dozens of other movies, songs, poems, and speeches. He then interviewed c-suite individuals to learn about the pop culture quotes that had influenced them in their careers. Steve ended his presentation by getting the audience involved. Do you know which movie, show, or person these quotes are from... Read more
[Webinar] Building Customer-Centric B-to-B Loyalty Programs for Today's Buyers
Business-to-business (B-to-B) loyalty programs must move beyond the traditional appeal of financial incentives and transactional benefits if they are to provide customer-centric value and create lifetime loyalty from the business owners who join them. Merkle conducted a survey of B-to-B sellers and buyers in North America and the UK in April of 2017. The results provided clear direction around the types of features, services, and resources that B-to-B buyers consider. By understanding their customers, B-to-B sellers can design programs that retain high-value members, attract new members, and are profitable to the enterprise... Read more
Most Consumers Focus Loyalty Program Attention on Five Retail Brands
500friends, a Merkle Company recently released a comprehensive report titled, "The Great Loyalty Reset: Defining the Future of Loyalty for Retail and CPG brands," which was based on a global survey of loyalty program managers and consumers. Sara Hogan, Director of Growth Marketing for 500friends, a Merkle Company, talked to Loyalty360 about this eye-opening report. What was the biggest takeaway (s) from "The Great Loyalty Reset" report? Hogan: Most consumers in North America, Europe, U.K., and Asia who belong to retail and CPG loyalty programs concentrate the majority of their attention among just five retail brand programs, a contrary finding to oft-cited Colloquy statistics showing that consumers... Read more
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While addressable advertising and personalized experiences represent point-in-time interactions, CRM and loyalty comprise the overarching customer strategy over time. They hold the inbound and outbound efforts together as one cohesive customer journey, with plans and programs that stimulate ongoing demand within your own customer base. Key Takeaways: 1) Linking inbound and outbound customer experiences over time to optimize relationships and overall business objectives. 2) Benchmark results from Merkle's People-based Marketing assessment... Read more
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The 500friends and Merkle team is proud to sponsor the 2017 CRMC conference taking place June 7-9, 2017 in Chicago, IL. We hope you will join our session while you're there, "UGG: Consumer Driven Business Objectives – Loyalty That Connects", presented by Zach Woith, VP Loyalty Strategy, 500friends and Jim Davis, VP Global Omnichannel Marketing, UGG, on Thursday, June 8 at 10:00am. Keeping up with customers in today's hyper-connected world requires agility and foresight – consumers not only set the bar, they determine the pace. Winning is no longer driven by traditional competition, channel breadth or marketing funnels. Urgency prevails, expectations are high and consumers are savvy. Engaging the consumer now requires speed, personalization, and connected brand experiences. Using the new UGG Rewards program as a means to collect data and drive consumer behavior across channels, join us to hear how the... Read more
Loyalty Has a New Number: How Brands Can Make the Top 5
Managers of retail loyalty programs have a new metric to remember. It's the number five. The 500friends Q1 2017 global survey of loyalty program members and loyalty program managers examined the state of loyalty in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors — revealing a number of surprising findings. Most consumers in North America, Europe, U.K. and Asia who belong to retail and CPG loyalty programs concentrate the majority of their attention among just five retail brand programs — a contrary finding to oft-cited Colloquy statistics showing that consumers join approximately 29 loyalty programs and are active in 12. The global survey also found that consumers are not hesitant to switch to new loyalty programs, especially if their needs, values and preferences are not being met by retailers or CPG brands. Indeed, more than half of the respondents had... Read more
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Imogen Poots Seduces Michael Shannon In Sexy 'Frank & Lola' Trailer
Michael Shannon and Imogen Poots were both very busy at this past Sundance Film Festival, but only one of their films featured the two of them together. That was Frank & Lola, the directorial debut by Matthew Ross, and a film I heard a lot about for the raw chemistry between the two.
But what I'm seeing in this new trailer are the film noir qualities Ross has brought to the table. Shannon had another movie at the festival with similar attributes, the disappointing Complete Unknown, but this looks like a far superior effort. Shannon stars as Frank, an up 'n coming Las Vegas chef who falls hard for Lola (Poots), who aspires to be a fashion designer. The two hit it off and Frank thinks he's found the perfect woman, until a man from her past arrives and forces him to reconsider everything he thinks he knows about her. Michael Nyqvist, Justin Long, Emmanuelle Devos, and Rosanna Arquette co-star.
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One-touch buttons deliver NFC connectivity with the Xperia M, and for those of you who are always hankering about the poor battery life on your smartphone, you will be pleased to hear that there is a new Battery STAMINA Mode on the Xperia M which is touted to deliver outstanding battery life throughout the day, never mind that you are an intensive smartphone user. Other hardware specifications include color-changing illuminations which can be personalized so that you have visual alerts to work with whenever you need to be in a quiet environment, a 4" FWVGA touchscreen display, and the smartphone will arrive in black, white and purple shades. There is no word on pricing, but it ought to hit the markets worldwide in the third quarter of the year.


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The Marketing Matrix – Your 90 Second Marketing Plan
The Marketing Matrix – Your 90 Second Marketing Plan
By Ralf Skirr.
Did you ever feel it can be hard to stay focused in your daily marketing activities?
Marketing is more fragmented than ever, and often I find myself spending time on things that may not be worth it.
For example, how much time did you spend yesterday on expanding your business web site, compared to time you spent on social media?
For most businesses, expanding their own web site would bring a much better long term ROI (return on investment) than your daily Tweets or Facebook posts. Yet, many small business owners spend time on social media every day, while checking in with their own web site only every few weeks or months.
The Marketing Matrix is a simple system to prioritize your daily marketing activities.
All you need is a piece of paper and a pen.
A napkin works well, too.
I recommend you keep it simple and quick. Don't turn it into something fancy, complicated, or time consuming.
You want to be able to make a new marketing matrix in seconds, as your priorities change every few days or weeks.
1. You start with drawing an empty matrix, like the one you see below.
It's ok to make it hand drawn. No need to get any tools for nicer lines, buying specifically formated paper, or whatever.
2. Then you write your most important marketing channel in the center.
I firmly believe the center should always be your business web site. But feel free to put whatever you want in the center of your marketing matrix.
3. Next you fill in all fields next to the center. These are your second most important marketing activities. I call it 'the inner circle.' [Although geometrically it's not a circle. ]
The graphic is just an example. Again, make your own choices what's important for your business.
4. Finally, fill in the outer fields. Those are the least important from the many activities you could spend time on.
It's not necessary to fill all fields. Use as much as you need to write down all your marketing activities.
You can customize your marketing matrix by adding numbers, short notes, or scribbles.
Your matrix is a visual reminder of your priorities.
Keep it near your work space.
- Each day make sure to work on the center first.
- Then move on to the 'inner circle' activities.
- Only after your content with that, move on to the outer level.
This article was first published at RalfSkirr.com.
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With the lack of funding in most public schools, often times teachers are forced to reach into their own pockets in order to provide supplies for new or additional lessons in their classrooms. All around the country educators are being forced to do more with less. In fact 91% of Public School Teachers spend their own money to provide classroom supplies to ensure that their students have the best classroom experience.
Parents help with some supplies but often that only covers a small percentage of resources. In some instances, at least 25% of the student population will not be able to afford their own supplies. This leaves teachers stretching every dollar from September until June and still having to use their own paychecks to provide pencils, paper and other necessities to help make their teaching the best.
Are you a teacher who every year takes money out of your pocket to provide your students with the tools necessary for a great learning experience? Or do you know a teacher who has dedicated their lives to make sure your child receives the best education?
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Although every wedding may feel like a major production, one couple is creating a performance piece out of their big day—all in the name of marriage equality.
Fleur Pierets and Julian P. Boom, a queer couple who form the artistic duo J.F. Pierets, are planning a wedding in each of the 24 countries where same-sex marriage is legal. Although they are keeping some details a secret until the final work is finished in October 2018, Pierets and Boom are clear on why they're having two dozen weddings: they want to show the world the state of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality.
"Not many people are aware of the fact that there are so few countries where same-sex marriage is legalized," Pierets told HuffPost. "We figured that marriage and love―something that everyone can relate to―is a perfect starting point to raise awareness."
Pierets and Boom married in Belgium in 2012. When they decided to create this project—aptly named "22"—only 22 countries had legalized same-sex marriage. Then, Germany and Malta joined the movement in June and July, respectively. Just last week, Australia announced a mail-in vote on marriage equality that would not change legislation, but will serve as a gauge of public opinion for lawmakers.
Although it seems the list is growing quickly, there are still 170 countries worldwide that do not accept same-sex marriage. According to the project's website, at this rate same-sex marriage wouldn't be accepted in every nation until the year 2142—125 YEARS FROM NOW!
The duo will call the project "22" not just as a reflection of how many countries had legalized same-sex marriage at the time of the project's release, but as a time-capsule: "Our work is trying to capture current times and how the world functions on the level of gay and gender equality―how it is changing and evolving," Boom told HuffPost.
See also: Dispatches From a Feminist Bride: Wedding Traditions Debunked, Part IX
What does it take to get married in 24 countries over the course of a year? The first step for Pierets and Boom was to pack light. The couple has been living in Spain for three years, but have sold nearly all of their possessions. Each of them will live out of a single suitcase starting in September, when they will travel to the United States for their first wedding. After that, they will head to the Netherlands, spending two weeks there and in each other country before wrapping up in New Zealand.
Traveling together for over a year will likely come with challenges, but the duo is "looking very much forward to all the shifts that will―hopefully―happen while on the road."
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Perfect figure is the major concern for every woman by ( Cosmetic Surgery In Delhi or Plastic Surgery In Delhi ) and perfect shaped and sized breasts are essential for the perfect figure of body so is dream of every woman. For making dream of perfect shaped breasts true, women prefer to the breast augmentation as it is emerging as the fast growing genres of cosmetic surgery. This surgical procedure enable to women to rectify the imperfections of the breasts and give perfect shape and size.
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