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LinkedIn co-founder and previous PayPal vice president Reid Hoffman has been brought onto Microsoft's board of directors, becoming the 12th member of the board. Microsoft also announced this quarter's dividend, which will be paying out $0.39 per share on June 8th, with an ex-dividend date of May 16th.
Hoffman, 49, has been with Greylock Partners, where he is currently a partner, for the past seven years. He co-founded LinkedIn in 2002, and before that he served as an executive vice president at PayPal. He currently serves on the boards of Edmodo, Convoy and Blockstream. In addition, he serves on several not-for-profit boards, including Wrapp and Kiva.org, and the chair of the West Coast advisory board for QuestBridge.
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Teemu Pukki added another goal to his tally during Norwich City's 2-3 loss at home to Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime.
The Finnish striker has now scored five goals in his first three Premier League games, having previously scored a consolation goal at Liverpool and a hat-trick versus Newcastle United at Carrow Road.
Pukki is in his debut Premier League season after firing Norwich to a surprise promotion to the Premier League last season. The 29-year-old scored 29 goals in 43 Championship appearances after joining from Danish Superliga side Brondby.
Those who thought the English top flight would be a step too far for the striker are being proven wrong – Teemu Pukki already has more Premier League goals than Alexis Sanchez has scored for Manchester United since his move in January 2018!
In fact, the Finn is only the second player in Premier League history to have scored as many as five goals in his first three appearances in the competition. The other player? Alan Shearer? No. Thierry Henry? No. Ruud van Nistelrooy? No.
It was none other than… Pavel Pogrebnyak. Yes, that's right, the Russian striker netted five goals in his first three Premier League appearances for Fulham back in 2012.
Pogrebnyak scored the winner in his debut against Stoke City in February 2012 and then scored the only goal two weeks later at Queens Park Rangers, before netting a hat-trick in a 5-0 thumping of Wolves at Craven Cottage. However, he only managed one more goal in his nine Premier League games for the rest of the season and only five in 29 Premier League appearances for Reading afterwards.
Will Pukki's goals dry up? With the attacking style that Daniel Farke's side play there's every reason why the hitman can continue to score goals throughout the season and even become the first Scandinavian to win the Golden Boot. Currently, he's on course to score 63 goals this season!

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Project For Empty Space [at] Gateway Project Spaces is pleased to partner with Shared_Studios and Military Park Partnership in Newark to present Portals, a Global Public Art Initiative.
WHEN: April – June, 2016; Inaugural Launch April 18, 2016, 4pm - 6pm
WHERE: Military Park, 51 Park Place, Newark, NJ
Individuals can reserve 20-minute slots of time by visiting www.SharedStudios.com/Newark. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Portals are gold re-purposed shipping containers that are equipped with immersive audio-visual technology. The purpose of the project is to connect people globally to create dialogues and interactions that may not otherwise happen in the course of everyday life. Entering a portal is an experience unlike any other; upon entering the container, a participant is connected by life-size video and audio with another participant in an identical gold shipping container somewhere else on Earth. These individuals, who are more often than not complete strangers, are able to converse and connect in real time despite their geographical distances.
Since its launch in December 2014, Portals has connected more than 12,000 people in conversation between Tehran, Havana, Herat, New York, New Haven, San Francisco, Miami, Washington D.C., a Syrian refugee camp, and Kigali, to name a few. Prior participants include U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power; journalists CNN's Fareed Zakaria and FOX's Chris Wallace; film directors Doug Liman and Morgan Spurlock; artists Mary Ellen Carroll and Titus Kaphar; and many more. Global media has covered Portals including the New York Times, the Washington Post, ABC, FOX,PBS, and NPR.
Part of the the Newark Portal project will address issues within the United States criminal justice system, as part of an ongoing research series. The Portal will connect to a site in Milwaukee, WI, which has the highest incarceration rate in America, and focus its conversations on this topic. In addition to that component, the Newark Portal also will connect to the broader Portals network to allow participants to interact with people internationally. Newark will be connected to sites in areas such as Afghanistan, Cuba, Honduras, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Jordan, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
This project is made possible with support from The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School, the ISPS Center for the Study of Inequality at Yale University, the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
About SHARED_STUDIOS
Shared_Studios is a multidisciplinary arts, design, and technology collective. It grounds the connective potential of technology in physical spaces to create environments in which distant people can naturally converse, collaborate, and play. It envisions wormholes throughout the world, carved by an Internet one can walk through. This collective was created by Amar Bakshi. www.SharedStudios.com
About Military Park
As the most significant historic park in downtown Newark, the six-acre Military Park serves as the primary gathering space for surrounding residents, businesses, and visitors. Military Park was laid out in 1667 as the town commons and training ground, and for many years was used as a military training ground, campsite, and recruiting location in addition to acting as the town commons. Following several years of decline, Military Park was renovated and reopened in 2014. The park now offers free programming and amenities, including movies, yoga, children's activities, and chess and board games. The park is once again a central community location for Newark.
About Project For Empty Space [at] Gateway Project Spaces
Project For Empty Space is a not-for-profit organization that creates socially engaging, multidisciplinary art exhibitions and programming that encourage social dialogue, education, and systemic change for cultural tolerance. This mission is achieved through a permanent project/gallery space, an incubator program for artists addressing social change, and through collaborative and interactive programs in vacant and neglected spaces in cities around the world.The organization's primary space is located within Gateway Project Spaces in 2 Gateway Center in Downtown Newark, New Jersey.
About Gateway Project Spaces
Gateway Project Spaces, recently referred to as The Gateway Project, began in 2012, as a series of pop up art exhibitions that were activated intermittently throughout The Gateway Center. Gateway Project Spaces expanded in 2015 to become a multifaceted arts hub that houses artist studios, workshops, residency program, and gallery space. The facility will also open a store called Project + Supply in April of 2016. The gallery and residency program is operated by the non-profit arm of the arts hub, Project For Empty Space. Gateway Project Spaces' mission is to enliven the community through interactive and stimulating art exhibitions.
The gallery space rotates exhibitions every six weeks, providing participation opportunities to regional, national and international curators and artists.
Gallery exhibitions are open to the public, Monday - Friday from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., for events and by appointment. Gateway Project Spaces is located in downtown Newark, NJ, in 2 Gateway Center, adjacent to Newark Pennsylvania Station. http://gatewayprojectspaces.com/


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Carlos Mallen is Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the Americas and Europe at Exela. Prior to the formation of Exela, he was the SVP, Human Resources for Americas and Europe at SourceHOV. Before joining SourceHOV, Mr. Mallen served as the Head of Human Resources for Mary Kay Latin America, building a skillset that includes HR strategy, organization design, employee relations, recruiting, compensation and benefits, international assignment services, and employee recognition. Mr. Mallen has a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University and holds a General Course Diploma from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Carlos, a lot has been said about diversity and inclusion but there is little to no guidance of building diverse teams post-mergers and acquisitions. Can you share some of Exela's best practices?
Exela is a new brand that exists since 2017. Prior to that, it was a group of smaller companies put together through mergers and acquisitions. We are a very diverse company employing people of different generations and walks of life. Add to that cultural diversity as Exela operates in more than 20 countries and you will see the big picture.
Diversity post-merger has two main aspects:
- Cultural diversity at a national level, and
- Cultural diversity at a company level
It all starts pre-merger with getting to know the entry group of people, their values, ambitions and aspirations. Each organisation has its own way of doing business and standard operating procedures. Communicating early on what Exela's expectations and values are is key to building a strong diverse team post-merger. Setting clear expectations and providing guidance delivers great results and helps to address the insecurity that is often associated with mergers and acquisitions. It is normal for the people to ask themselves what their new roles and responsibilities will be, what are the chances for their jobs being cut once the deal is closed, how their remuneration will be structured going forward and much more. Providing the answers to such critical questions leads to smooth post-merger integration and motivates both teams to work as one. Even more, cultural diversity often results in diversity of thought that challenges the status quo.
Working with the management and the leadership team post-merger to understand what their needs are and how to help them to be successful adds value to the organisation as a whole. At Exela, we have been lucky as mergers and acquisitions added diversity at certain levels where it was much needed. Working with the individuals and helping them to be successful is the best practice that always works for us. This shall happen both ways – top-down and bottom-up.
In addition, Exela has many diversity and inclusion programs we are proud of. Anything from providing jobs to people with disabilities to hiring veterans to participating in various initiatives. We are very proud of supporting veterans and helping them to stay with the job.
Understanding the skills of people with disabilities and what they can do is key to creating jobs that present a good opportunity for them and attract them to these jobs. We also deploy and repeat our successful diversity hiring practices across geographies.
As you mentioned, cultural diversity may drive diversity of thought but it may also result in tension and lost productivity. How do you address such cases? For sure, you had cases when post-merger integration wasn't easy.
You hit the nail in the head. Indeed, it is hard as we have revenue goals, EBITDA goals pre-merger and post-merger and other KPIs we need to adhere to. The way we go about achieving these goals is different each time. There is a surviving culture that is driven from the top as the CEO may still be with the company post-merger. It is championing diversity of thought and encouraging leaders to ask themselves '' Hey, at Exela they are doing these things in a different way. Maybe they are right and it is worth the effort to adopt their practices.'' If we do something in a different way, we may achieve a different result and achieve our EBITDA and revenue goals.
The decision-making process is always very critical. Often, we have a CEO who is used to making decisions independently as the company previously was not part of a big group of companies. It takes time to adjust to the new hierarchy and organisational structure. Our job is to help these leaders to continue to be effective and feel empowered in their new roles. Sometimes it is something as little as a title change but people have emotional attachments to it, and it may result in demotivation and loss of productivity. Sometimes it may be the job description and role and responsibilities that have changed. It is very personal, and each case needs to be addressed on an individual basis. Over the years, with all the companies I have been involved with, I realised that if you get the decision-making process right, everything else will flow in the right direction. Those leaders of the acquired organisation will then help their employees to understand that this is the new way of doing things, being it a new system, a new process or new approval chain for example. Getting them acquainted and accustomed to the change prevents frustration and keeps employees motivated and allows them to voice their concerns and experiences and provide recommendations.
On the other hand, if you don't get that right, it leads to tension and frustration and people start looking around for a place where they will feel more valued.
During the years, Exela acquired many companies. Can you provide an example of post-merger integration that went really well and resulted in a strong diverse team?
There was one legacy organisation called BancTec, that was acquired in 2014. This organisation had two revenue streams – services stream and hardware revenue stream. We knew that we needed their know-how around hardware and post-merger both organisations were more profitable and efficient combining the knowledge and expertise on both sides. BancTec also had the engineering talent that was critical for our success. Over time, we engaged with the legacy leaders to understand better what the client needs are, what the marketing opportunities are and how both organisations can exchange knowledge and help each other. On the BancTec side, the leaders were of a different generation, they had a different mindset and would approach the same opportunity from a different angle. The engineering talent was also used to the legacy way of working so we engaged them in discussions around the future of our technology and the strategic direction. Later, we launched a new solution – Exela Smart Office, which is attracting a lot of attention and it is the person who was previously leading BancTec that leads it.
At Exela, we don't make assumptions about people, we provide them with what's needed to be successful, explain our values and then we work with them.
Very impressive! You mentioned supported employment programs. Can you tell us more about them? A lot of people are long -term unemployed due to personal circumstances and find it hard to re-join the workforce.
We identify jobs where there are not many limitations or specific skills that are required. Once we have people on board, we continuously train them so they can acquire new skills on the job and progress their careers.
When creating jobs, we try to be more open and allow people to progress fast as some of them are bright and quick learners. A good example is an employee who stopped working after marriage due to personal circumstances. After 18 years as a stay at home wife, she had to join the workforce again and it was very hard for her to secure a job. However, looking at her achievements, it was clear that she had potential and only needed to be given a chance. Now, she is advancing her career and is very happy with her job.
No talent shall be left behind. Overcoming hardships only make people stronger and more motivated.


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It is your first day in a new apartment and you decide to buy a new desk for your college studies. You drive out to the furniture store and find a decent yet affordable desk to purchase. You and the salesperson strike up a conversation about the rising cost of higher education, and the salesperson offers you a deal on the desk if you agree to buy it unassembled. You figure with the savings you could buy a new pair of those ridiculously expensive (but oh so stylish!) headphones that you MUST have. You agree to buy the desk unassembled, borrow some tools from the handyperson next door, break out a little elbow grease, and haul the desk unassembled and still boxed into your apartment.
So what do you do next?
Do you open the box, find the written assembly instructions, and get to reading?
Do you open the box, find the diagram assembly instructions, and analyze the pictures?
Do you open the box, throw out the instructions, and start putting the desk together?
Do you wait for your roommate to get home and discuss an assembly "plan of attack"?
Do you do a combination of the aforementioned?
Or do you just call someone else to do it for you?
Most of the time we concentrate on what we are learning rather than how we are learning it. Yet, to get the most out of our learning experiences, we need to be aware of and engage in the actual process of how we are learning.
Learning how we learn is important for our success in college and beyond. Unfortunately, no single method of learning guarantees our success—we must find the methods that best suit our learning for ourselves.
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Well, we're into the second week of November, so this week I decided to decorate the Christmas Tree in our family room one day after work. I used the same tips I shared in this Christmas Tree decorating video, including an assortment of Sticky-Outies.
All in all, this took 28 minutes, but here's a 50 second recap.
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Marazul is a complex of two cute twin houses¡ located in the front row, facing the ocean on the beautiful beach of Los Organos, in the 1,150 km of the Panamerican highway and only 10 minutes from Mancora.
The houses are built with excellent finishing, keeping the rustic architecture that characterizes the buildings of the beaches of northern Peru.
Los Organos beach is one of the most beautiful of Peru, ideal for water sports like surfing, kite surfing, diving and fishing in its various forms.
The beach has white sand, free of rocks and a crystalline sea waters can enjoy any time of the day
The houses have private 24 hour security for peace of mind and security of our guests.
If arriving from Piura, at the town of Los Organos without leaving the Panamericana, advanced to the Girfo (Gas Station) of Los Organos and take that entry towards the beach, to end the street, then move over one block to the right and then left 200 meters downhill to the ocean to Marazul.
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Pancake Day and Valentine's Day have come and gone and now many of us are looking ahead in our calenders for more important dates to make a note of.
And there's only a few weeks to go until the next big celebration: Mother's Day.
While some annual festivities like Christmas Day have a set date each year, Mothering Sunday changes and so can be tricky to track.
Mother's Day, which provides us with an opportunity to shower our mothers with gifts, is linked to Easter, which also does not have a fixed date.
This is because it is determined by the lunar calendar and changes annually, reports Kent Live.
Mother's Day always falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent and three weeks before Easter Sunday.
When is Mothering Sunday 2018?
In the UK, Mother's Day 2018 is being celebrated on Sunday, March 11.
Is it a worldwide celebration?
While many countries to observe the tradition of honouring mothers, the UK does not celebrate on the same day as other nations.
For example, both Americans and Australians will celebrate Mother's Day on May 13.
Why do we celebrate Mother's Day?
The origins of Mother's Day date back to the ancient Greek times.
The ancient Greeks dedicated an annual spring festival to maternal goddesses, and ancient Romans also celebrated a spring festival called Hilaria which was for a mother goddess called Cybele.
In the 16th century it was considered highly important to return to the main church in the area, known as the mother church, at least once a year.
Most people would do this in the middle of Lent and use the opportunity to see their families.
It is believed children would pick flowers on the way home from church and give them to their mothers, which is why we give flowers today.


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Dear Trap Man, Received my multi mouse trap within 48 hours of ordering, and within 12 hours had caught 5 mice! They looked very content in the trap - having a malteser party, and were relocated to a more suitable location than my loft. What a brilliant piece of equipment. Have since reset and caught another one, here's hoping its the last. Many thanks, will recommend to anyone Jenny
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We used the trap today for the first time.
We caught 4 squirrels in 2 hours.
As far as we know these were the only 4 using our garden regularly (no doubt we shall be proved mistaken of course),
The results speak for themselves. Absolutely excellent.It was effective and easy to use and painless to the squirrels (whom we have released in woodland a few miles away - I know it is illegal but we will not kill animals - hence the trap).
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Many thanks for your prompt and efficient service.
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I have contacted City Link and collected my package this morning. One of the traps was dinted on the short edge but I have straightened it out and it doesn't seem to adversely affect the operation of the trap.I had waited in yesterday until 1:30pm but the delivery was timed at 3:30pm.... you can probably guess City Link aren't my favourite carriers. :-)
Very happy with your service and product ... can't wait to start evicting my uninvited house guests.
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Thanks for the two traps received within 48 hours of purchase (impressive!).
I've worked out how to cock the mechanisms without catching my fingers (some feat!).
However, would be grateful for any other advice.
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A small improvement would be a small metal pate for the bait to stop them digging under the trap to get the bait and perhaps a plate at the back to stop them getting their paws through te bards and nicking the bait! I have solved these problems with a sheet of plywood and a brick – but just a suggestion.
Having used your squirrel trap for a while now I feel that the design can be improved.
When the door is open and the trap is set, the door can jam against the top of the cage with the result that when the trap is triggered the squirrel escapes because the door does not close. A thin smooth rod along the edge of the door would stop it from jamming against the top of the cage.
Three squirrels have been caught so far. It would have been more if it were not for this defect.
We were out today so I left a letter on my front door to Initial City Link to say that they can leave the parcel at our rear porch or with a neighbour but to put a note through my door to let me know where the parcel was left.
I have followed your instructions to the letter – washed it, put in new bait, re-sited it – and done so several times, but I have still not caught any mice. There are definitely mice still around as there are droppings all over the place. I don't know what else to do. I would really like to return them to you and exchange them for a set of 20 self-set traps and see if I have better luck with those.
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In the summer I borrowed a trap of similar design and was catching a magpie most days. Unfortunately, the Game-Keeper wanted it back and I was using a wooden framed trap with side entry. For the last 5 weeks I have not caught anything,hence my order to you. I assembled your trap yesterday and this morning I was greatly pleased to be back on the catch again!
Just goes to show a magpie can't resist a great trap when it sees one!
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I bought two more multi mouse traps from you last week but so far have not managed to catch anything. Can you help?
I already had a couple of the traps in the loft where a few mice were caught towards the end of last year but nothing since. The new traps have been laid since last Tuesday, one behind the sofa where we found lots of droppings and the other on the kitchen worksurface, again with evidence of being on their trail. Both have also been covered on top to make them darker. We tried Snickers bar and peanut butter as bait for the first 5 days and changed it to seeds and dog treats (they seem to like those!) yesterday. We have removed everything from our worksurfaces in the kitchen as they had obviously been running riot everywhere, just leaving the trap and they completely avoid it. We are unable to ascertain where the mice are entering the property and they seem to be getting braver by the day. Do you have any ideas as I really cannot continue to live like this?
We also purchased a plug-in ultra-sonic mouse and insect deterrent (I think from yourselves but really can't recall) (not from The Trap Man) last year and have had this plugged in all of the time but it really does nothing to deter & in fact seems to attract them! Any thoughts on this?
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I am very impressed. I ordered a squirrel trap on Friday and it was delivered at lunchtime today (Tuesday) as promised. I baited it and have trapped my first squirrel after just 2 hours. Great service, great product.
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Thanks for sending the replacement gloves they arrived this time.
Thanks also for supplying the trap. I left it out for a week for weathering purposes and then opened it on Friday night. By Saturday morning I had trapped it's first squirrel. Same again Saturday night Sunday morning.
So far the trap has a 100% success rate, set twice two squirrels.
Got it today. You have made so many people here happy – a squirrel was systematically emptying out pots of bulbs and eating them.
Many thanks foe your excellent service. I received the trap next day and am hoping for results
Score so far with your trap is just one. I am having a problem with birds eating the peanuts. If the door is open Blue tits and Coal tits - which abound round here, just go straight through the door. I tried hanging some mesh inside the door flap, which should in theory allow squirrels of all but the most timid nature to gain access, but ought to deter birds. Unfortunately, the mesh from which the trap is made is sufficiently big to allow small birds to go straight through. Have other people had these problems? If the trap were made of smaller mesh, this would stop birds getting through the side, but that would still let them in through the door. Could you design a flap that deterred birds but allowed squirrels in?
Order arrived today - no phone call needed - most efficient and many thanks for that. I will now see if I am any good at getting rid of squirrels!
have recently bought three different "ultrasonic" devices and although I suspect the creatures are not living in our attic & bird room know we are still having visitors. We are also having visits from a rat in the last few weeks.
Any suggestions please?
PS I once bought a £10 humane trap which was plastic, and they chewed a hole in it!
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Thankyou for your quick response to the E mail I sent you about my broken trap. The transaction reference number was 1######9 but as I pointed out in my previous E mail, I took the trap to work and rewelded the front back into position and filled the gap with a piece of welding wire. So I do not require any further action to be taken as I said it is a very good kit with the gloves and the torch but I was just a little disappointed the front became detached so quickly. I have reset the trap but until now I have not caught another one so hopefully I have solved the problem and it was only the one. Thanks once again for offering to send me another trap, it is nice to see a company take aftersales service seriously.
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We look forward to receiving this trap. Our experiences with the American edition have not been good, the squirrels take the bait but failed to set off the trap, as a consequence we now have some very fat squirrels in Cambridgeshire
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from: D O, Guildford, Surrey (next to NT woodland of some size)
Before Christmas I bought one of your £19.95 humane squirrel traps on-line. It arrived quickly, well-packed, and was easy to set up in our garden following the instructions.
Within 24 hours I had trapped my first squirrel. By 20 January I had successively trapped 17 grey squirrels (they are, or rather were, a pest in our garden and a menace to our RSPB birdfeeders, as we have many rare bird species that feed, such as the Greater Spotted Woodpecker (six of them). We also trapped and killed one magpie (good, as they raid smaller birds' nests !)
We only had one near-miss: an unusually small squirrel was able to eat the bait without tripping the trap, and escaped out of it. However, moving the setting bar slightly so as to ensure a 'hair trigger' release of the door from the treadle (not in the instructions, but if you're a model engineer like I am you can work these things out), ensured success the next time the small squirrel came back to eat more peanut butter.
We now have achieved our objective of a squirrel-free garden, and I shall recommend your squirrel trap to anyone.
Oh, by the way, the thicker and the chunkier the peanut butter, the better. Our squirrels turned up their noses at the Co-Op or Tesco brands, and preferred Waitrose or Sainsburys.
David Orchard
Hello Andrew
Hi there,
If you could give me some advise with the use of the Duffus mole trap I'd really appreciate.
I bought a pack of ten from you a few months ago and on the first use we had success.
Recently, mole activity in the area (like many) has really increased and the lawn has lots of mole hills. I have set around 10-12 traps and each one has been back-filled by the wiley little buggers: I have caught none!
Can you give me some advise as to how I can increase my strike rate and perhaps minimise the amount of traps that are getting filled?
if this does not work, move the trap to another run.
if he still pushes the traps up, cup some soil into an upturned set trap and set it as above. (fill the trap with soil)
Just to let you know the latest tally is 17!
When I got back 2 weeks ago, trap was back out and caught a couple of singles and then best of all a PAIR,one in each trap. The buzz was wonderful
Right, that's about all for now......but will keep you updated
hi there, received the trap yesterday and last night we caught 4 big mice which have now been set free a few miles away. i have tried various forms of humane traps and plug ins with little or no success. we are so pleased with the results so here goes for another batch tonight! we live in the country so its an ongoing problem. thanks once again and i will certainly recommend you. regards
Hi there,
Just thought I would let you know that I have caught all 3 little buggers…..but guess how….did they get caught in the new fandangled hi tech mouse catcher trap? Surprise surprise, NO…
Best regards
Very good of you – thanks very much indeed.
That's kind, thanks. I've yet to start planting out spring brassicas, but the little dears made short work of the winter ones, so thanks again!
This is a brand new folding larsen trap, it has either double side entry or double top entry, Half the trap is used for the call bird and the rest is divided into two catching cages.The trap folds down flat and comes complete with instructions, this is the best larsen trap i have seen and all the previous problems associated with these traps has been addressed in this design.Made from coated weld mesh and will last for many years.
Thank you for your e-mail. I attach a photograph of my Squirrel trap. I have put a blue circle round thepart which has broken off. It should attach to the flap when the Trap is set. The last time the trap was triggered it broke off. I hope this is sufficient help for you. I am afraid that I have mislaid the invoice of the original purchase but it was ordered on the internet at the end of December or beginning of January. Paid by Mastercard
Dear Sirs
In view of the above I would like to ask you to accept the return of my ferret trap and give me credit on a humane multi-mouse trap, which is what I really need at this stage
We are a local rescue group and we recently bought a trap from you. Not only
Hiya, just to let you know the order was delivered today and I am very happy with the goods.
Fox traps are NOT designed to catch badgers.
Thanks very fast delivery owl looks great he should be a hoot
Thanks for the update.
I'll tell the rats to get their bags packed as they are about to go on a long journey
Hello there,
Firstly thank you for the speedy delivery, two days sharp!
I got my humane mouse trap yesterday and placed it beneath the sink as it is where I have seen the mouse droppings, not actually seen the mouse....thanks god! and put some hazelnuts and water but my mouse still in the loose. Could you tell me if it takes a while before the little fellow feels tempted to get in? can I maybe place something more temping in the box? I am guessing this is a very tiny mouse (my cat dragged it in as it's happened before but on the other two occasions I was at home and caught them on the spot) and I am concerned if it is too light to actually move the ramp down and get in, could I please get some advise as it's been almost a week since I got this house guest and it's making me very anxious. I want it out!!
Many thanks and kind regards,
cheers goods arrived in good health
hi just a very quick thank-yu for the wonderful service which i recieved
The trap arrived this morning. Thank you very much for such a speedy service
For your statistics: it has arrived this morning (wednesday).
Goods received yesterday am thank you for such prompt service
Dear TrapMan
I should like to comment on the advice on your website concerning trapping squirrels & suggest some simple but very effective alternatives for baits & locations.
The baits which you suggest attract other mammals & birds. They also degrade quite rapidly & can be "messy" to use. Ideally a durable "Squirrel-specific" bait is required.
I have found that by far the most effective location for the trap is close to a bird feeder since squirrels are very partial to peanuts. In my garden the trap is below a bird feeder against the house wall & only 2m from the back door.
I was under the impression that there were only 2 or 3 squirrels in the vicinity of my garden. Since April I've trapped 17 of the beggars----5 in the last 7 days, 11 in the past 3 weeks! No other species have been trapped by accident.
Perhaps this info will help others who are determined to reduce the grey squirrel menace.
Sincerely G K
With your advice on setting mole traps, I've got the bugger (at last!). Now his mates moved in so off I go again.
Anyway the point of the email. On the page http://www.trap-man.com/mole-trap-catching-hints.htm you say " I'm not sure about the latest type of electronic mole deterrent devices, but I suspect that you might need a lot of these (and even more batteries) to cover a large area"
I've tried these and they just don't work what so ever. I followed the instructions and had 2 in a 30m x 10m garden for 6 months. The mole even made hills right next to them. They 'may' have worked for a few weeks to begin with, but I'd guess Mr mole gets used to the vibration/noise and carries on regardless.
You might be interested that the licence for Scotland can be found here
bought a squirrel trap in spring and have put it to use over the last 3 weeks and am delighted. 27 in 13 days. Had some dificulties in getting started (now us an neigbours garden) but very effective trap. I use frozen turkey slices as bait but must be fresh for some reasonif if it dries out they dont want to know! The squirrel trap too is brilliant. Loaded with a bird feed fat ball hung inside the trap using a paper clip and they flock to it, 17 in 10 days An advantage is that the complete cage can be picked up, inverted, and is a nice fit into a standard kitchen swing-top bin. All in all great products.
trap delivered Tuesday mole dead Wednesday thanks will recommend your trap Barry
Thank you so much for your reply and your excellent website! I have been at the end of my tether! I have actually just spoken with one of your distributors - shooting shack retail, and they are coming to see me tomorrow evening, and are going to deal with this problem for me! (as much as I hate these magpies, I could not destroy them myself!).
Hi TrapMan!
Just wanted to thank you for your very prompt service in getting two traps to France. I ordered them last Monday and the delivery should have been on Friday (but we were out) so we got them on Saturday. I wish everyone was as efficient!!
Traps look fine and I shall wait and see how well they work!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you ! - the mole trap was a success - now we can restore the lawn !
Kind regards
Order received safely. Very many thanks for the prompt delivery.
Message Received: Sep 20 2006, 09:57 AM
I bought a fox trap from you last week. I know you said it was not for a dog, but that's why I needed it. My dog was too scared to be caught by any other means.
It worked absolutely perfectly! Wonderful - many thanks.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTE DARLINGS. I really do appreciate all the trouble you have gone to, despite the fact that none of it was your fault. SEUR should not be able to constantly get away with their sloppy attitude. £15 can go towards the next trap, should we need another.
We have so far we have caught 3 cats, but last week they managed to eat the food & get out!
Thanks very much for this quality of service. I didnt expect you to send me another one as it was the fault of the courier. With regard to your earlier email, I'm sorry but I put the courier damaged trap in the bin yesterday and it's on its way to a landfill by now.
I will be showing my trap to my neighbor, who has a similar rodent problem to me at this time of year, and will pass him your company details.
Sorry for for any bother this has caused you.
Hya !
Hi there
I received my humane mouse trap today. It was delivered to Tesorillo, Spain post office as we had agreed.
Thank you very much
Hi there,
Success a week ago, though it's a bit difficult knowing where the lil' bustard's head is when one is hitting the jute bag. I used peanut butter as instructions advise, placing it on the treadle. I then watched and seethed while a furry invader checked it out, went inside, and proceeded to lick all of the peanut butter off the treadle, with its tail sticking out the end of the trap. Just as I was about to take video of this I figured out how to really make the trap work: They've got to step on the treadle, so I put a few nuts and suet past the treadle. This tripped the mechanism. I returned home an hour or so after setting this up to find my prisoner awaiting despatch, and took care of him in the following manner:
1. Place jute bag round end of cage where plastic door is;
When I was finished with this awful-but-necessary business I looked down to find that my left forearm had been scratched rather badly by the little $%&, with some blood resulting. Flushed with alcohol then water, repeat. Bandaged up, and a tetanus shot the next day at the clinic, and applied Savlon for the next week or so to help avoid scarring.
1. Place jute bag round end of cage where plastic door is;
Along with the instructions above I would advise a revision to your instructions along these lines, but most of all add the line, "WEAR LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING". I've already got elephant-skin gloves but in my enthusiasm to get it over with had forgotten to put a long-sleeve garment of any kind on. Thoughts about werewolf movies resulted, and a craving for nuts.
The trap was left out in last week's rain, and then hosed off as well when I was going to use it again. While there have been occasionally workmen at the back-of-house - this is a 60ft-deep garden - none of the remaining three squirrels have gone for the bait. Is it possible that in his panic the first squirrel sprayed the trap enough to send a warning to any others in the clan that might approach? They haven't even come close to sniff at it, and I have put it round the garden in various places to no changed effect.
Thanks in the meantime, only three left.
I am very
impressed. I ordered a squirrel trap on Friday and it was delivered
at lunchtime today (Tuesday) as promised. I baited it and trapped my
first squirrel after just 2 hours. Great service, great product.
I had to let you know how pleased I am with the service and the Larsen Trap I have received from you. The confirmation/delivery e-mails were as promised and in 2 days Hey Presto! my trap was here. I particularly like the concept of the trap being able to be flat packed for storage when not in use,as so easy to assemble with the cable-ties. Also the plastic coated floor for easy cleaning.
In the summer I borrowed a trap of similar design and was catching
a magpie most days. Unfortunately, the Game-Keeper wanted it back and
I was using a wooden framed trap with side entry. For the last 5 weeks
I have not caught anything,hence my order to you. I assembled your trap
yesterday and this morning I was greatly pleased to be back on the catch
Dear TrapMan
Dear Sirs
Just received your product this morning Thank you for your prompt service and delivery. Yours K.B
Rat safely trapped, transported and released within 24 hours of receiving your trap. Very many thanks for trap, prompt response to questions and advice given. Liz
dont be so flippant
you a**e hole, i have been an internet user for ten years, I will of
course report your poor service ( i work for B******g & D*********m
environmental control). I do hope your business gets what it deserves,
Hi Andrew, Just wanted to say thanks very much for sending trap. It arrived Friday and is now in use. Thanks again. Regards J (Arch)
I thouht you�d like to know that within a couple of hours of setting
the squirrel trap with a peanut butter covered walnut I caught a female grey.
Hello, just to let you know that I received the traps today & wanted to thank you for a really excellent service. Thanks again P B
Many thanks, Trap has arrived - assembly couldn't be easier - nice product CF
I just wanted to say
thank you for my order which I received today.
Thank you I can report that the mouse in the front room was caught on the second night , also put trap in next room and one in there also. Thank you for making something that worked. Both mice are happy in a small copse on Lincoln common. Thank you Chris
Superb delivery time, many thanks. Squirrel sighted, trap set and first one caught within 20 minutes - brilliant. T H
Dear All
Just a note to say fantastic service - delivered next day after order. Our errant cat has now been recovered from her lair under our shed.
Probably a fox, secure the trap with a stake or tie it to an immovable object
The Trap Man
4/ 5/ Rabbit trap instructions are normally printed on the back of your invoice and sent as an attachment with your confirmation e mail or can be viewed on the relevant web page. The page you looked at was for the built up rabbit trap.....different setting instructions
Rabbit trap setting instruction have now been e mailed and your feedback will be acted upon
I'm only an e mail away firstname.lastname@example.com OR click on the link Help With My Trap
Trap Man
Thank you for your
service i receved the fox trap yesterday 2 June i will let you know
how i get on with getting the little B
Excellent delivery service, amazed that we ordered our trap after 8pm, got a confirmation email within minutes and the trap arrived before noon two days later. Just need the little beggar to oblige and we will be over the moon. Trap is so easy to set aswell not like things I've seen offered by our local council - they were as vicious as Arkwrights till in 'open all hours'. Ian H
you for your exceptionally prompt and eficient service.
Thanks very much the Traps arrived at 4pm 17-5-05, ruddy marvelous service thanks very much
Hi Mr Trapman,
Fantastic service!!
- Trap arrived very quickly as promised. An excellent quality product.
Im a very happy customer!!
Duly received rabbit trap yesterday � thanks for prompt and efficient service
Absolutely fantastic
Thank you for such
a prompt service .. I received the trap earlier this morning and considering
I didn't order it until Friday afternoon I'm amazed .. next working
day is very impressive.
Trap order was received
today - many thanks for the speedy delivery. Off squirrel hunting now
Many thanks for
the amazingly quick delivery of a Multi-catch trap - 22 hours from filling
in the order form to the postman knocking on the door. Unbeatable service
Hi Trap Man. Thanks for the very quick delivery of my mouse trap. Caught one later that night and it looked like a very healthy specimen and not in the least distressed by the experience. I was really happy and drove out to the countryside to give it a new home. However, when I opened the box, it managed to hide in the wee tunnel areas and totally refused to come out. Had to leave the trap there overnight and go back for it in the morning. Any hints on ways to lure them out as I am worried that I was freaking the poor wee soul out? Many thanks Su
Just thought I would
mail you and let you know my trap was delivered this morning and it
caught my first squirral within 30 minutes. 1 down 2 more to go!
Brilliant. I caught a mouse within three hours of setting down the trap. Since then I've not had much luck. Is is better to keep moving it around or keep it in one place? And should I wash it in case it has picked up my scent? Also, the mice I am after are little dark-brown field (?) mice. Thanks for a great product. cheers jim
Give it a good clean and Move it to another place
thank you for your
excellent service - trap arrived today as promised. Let's just hope
we can now rid ourselves of some of the pesky things!
Hi, I've received
this order in good condition today ( wed 16th Feb) at about 13:30. Thanks
for a prompt, efficient service (obviously including City Link)
Hello there,
Decoy owl. Order
received ,very realistic almost too good to put in a tree ,missus wants
it in the house but I cant stand the birds crapping on my new car !
2 years ago I bought a trap cage from which you sent to France, subsequently it was taken to Malta to assist in the local (feral) cat neutering programe. They now need "cat catchers" (nets), do you sell those ? or do you know where I can purchase them ? or who might be able to help me to find them ? Thank you very much for your help
Sorry we don't sell cat catching nets but fish landing nets work well
or you can purchase bird proofing nets cut to your required length from
fishing supply merchants
Hi Trapman, I have
'something' in the loft, I can rule out bats and birds but not sure
if it is mice or rats. I live on the outskirts of a large city with
the countryside starting at the end of my garden. Last year I caught
6 - 7 Field Mice in my garage and loft area. Since then I have installed
'Pest Away' electronic units with no success it would appear. Whatever
is in the loft wakes us up 3 or 4 times a night and if they are mice
they are wearing clogs!! My question to you is there are shrews and
there are field mice both are quite a difference in size. Do your mouse
traps cater for all mice types and what trap would you recommend. In
addition do the ultrasonic units work ?
Thanks for the feral
cat trap, it came within 48 hours and we managed to catch a mum and
her 5 kittens, all of which have now been successfully rehomed.
An answer in less
than half an hour on a Sunday afternoon !!!!
Hallo Trap man
Mr Forrest, Trap
arrived OK.
Hi there
Hi Andrew
Just to let you know we have had several mice sucessfully caught and released safely now that had been bought in by the cats! thanks D
Dear Andrew, caught one already, even with just one functional hole! This is great, we had other humane traps for weeks and never caught anything, I set your one up at 1am last night, and at 7.30am we already caught the mouse! It is now (the mouse I mean) in a pretty rural location. I will send the unit back when I get the replacment, thanks again! M
Dear Andrew,
Thanks Trap Man,
Fox Trap To Catch
Runaway Springer.
I'd like to apologise
for my scepticism. I really never expected them to work but after only
two days I�ve eradicated my mole problem with scissor traps. They�re
worth their weight in gold!
Many thanks for
your prompt and efficient response to my recent order !
Thanks for the trap.
It arrived yesterday and duly caught the dog that has eluded us for
7 weeks within the hour. Brilliant bit of equipment! Val
DESPITE a fone call YESTERDAY (26th Aug) from the couriers, this trap
I ordered has not yet appeared...despite a promise to deliver today
(no time specified). Quote from your WIBBLY PAGE... Orders are processed
the same day and are usually despatched the following working day Which
means I should have had receipt of this trap LAST TUESDAY..AT THE LATEST!!!!
PERHAPS you can live up to the HYPERBOLE that you advertise.. (PERHAPS
have been onto my Amtrak depot this morning who told me your trap was
on the van for delivery today, they even told me the drivers name- Jake,
but what they couldn't tell me was what the hold up was as I was given
this information when I phoned on Tuesday. As I said on the phone, if
you do not get your trap a full refund will be given. Sorry for any
inconvenience caused.
Wow !!!
Thank you so much
for sending the trap so quickly. It only took about 2 minutes to trap
our lost cat. Thank you very much for all your advise.
My order arrived
this morning.
I have used three
different traps over the years and yours is by far the best both in
terms of how it operates and how it is made. Its a dream to use compared
with the previous difficulties I have had with temperamental setting
devices on other traps. I have now caught 11 squirrels in about 5 days!
The detailed information leaflet you supply with the trap also contains
very useful data which none of the other suppliers have provided.
Wish you were in
the US because the use of decoys as scarers is a perfect solution for
me. Will look for a US site that is your equivalent.
We ship to the US
Thanks Andrew.
Dear Mr Forest
Thank you for the
prompt filling of our order.
Hi Andrew
Many thanks arrived
on Friday just 24 hrs after ordering. very impressed with your service.
Many thanks for the very quick delivery of my order. The large owl has been in position for only a couple of hours and the pigeons are keeping well away. Thank you G K
Thank you Andrew for such excellent service.- trap arrived and working well
Hi Andrew,
Andrew, I ordered
10 trap from you on Jan. 28th and received them when you promised. I
just wanted to let you know that these traps have been VERY effective!
I have trapped 6 moles in 3 weeks! I have not had a new dirt hill appear
in my yard since I started using the traps.
Maybe you can pass
this on to your customers....
Order received today
as promised.
Hi Andrew,
Traps delivered
as promised,
Thank you for the
delivery of the mouse trap, I just thought I would let you know that
since receiving it (on exactly the day you said we would !) we have
caught 8 mice, it is absolutely brilliant !! yesterday we caught 6 mice
(in one day !!) both my husband and I didn't want to kill them and this
devise is the complete answer, even I have taken them to a field and
let them go!.
Hi Andrew,
Trap Man Squirrel
Trap......... .......
Congrats on 2 counts.
It arrived the day after we ordered it and we have now caught 6 of the
Many thanks for
your prompt attention and excellent service. I received my order this
morning this was first class service at its best, you clearly run an
excellent business.
Hi there
I E-mailed you a couple of weeks ago from the county of Herefordshire regarding the mink. The advice you gave me has been a real asset in catching the little buggers so far I have caught 4 (or the same one 3 times) 3 of them escaped and the other didnt. The trap I have was from countrywide and is very flimsy. The mink has forced the trap the door forwards twice and since reinforcing it with wire it has pulled the door inwards once. These little fellas must be like ARNIE. I think next payday i will be ordering a mink trap from you as the one I have is clearly not strong enough to hold the mink overnight. Keep up the good work!! You will receive my order soon
Hi Trap Man
Just dropping you a line to let you know that I got that pesky mole on the first try with your Duffus traps, thank you for producing such a great product. I've noticed that the thumb gets a bit tender after setting a few traps, I have devised a simple tool to aid in setting and unsetting the traps with ease. How easy is the patent law over there? From what I've seen here in the states, it is quite frightening. Maybe we could work something out. Jim
Hi Andrew
The Trap Man
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Hi Andrew,
Hi Andrew,
Dear Andrew Forrest,
I wasn't in when Amtrak delivered, however I went to their depot this
evening (thurs) to pick it up. They eventually found it - thanks for
checking, you are better than Amazon! There weren't any instructions
with the trap - is that normal?
normally e mail over the link to our setting instructions
Hi, Q: When is a
Humane trap not humane?
I bought a Larsen trap from
you a few months ago and report a recent success. Just to let you know
that in 2 weeks following the introduction of a foreign decoy magpie,
we caught 21. A cheap supply of bacon bits were also used as bait, both
on top of the trap and on the pegs holding open the catching traps.
Thought you might like to know that the trap is working well. A suggestion
for peventing corrosion of the metalwork from droppings. Would a thin
wooden floor, especially in the decoy pen, catch them and make them
more easily disposable?
Hi B H
Traps delivered as promised.
Hi Andrew
Hi Bill
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
up to tricky problem of the grey squirrel invasion
Hi Andrew! Thanks very much for your quick despatch! We did receive
the rat trap in good order. It even said on the envelop 'if not home
deliver to number 6' Amtrak left the parcel at our gate though, bit
scary but it worked anyway! Thought you might want to know though :-)
Hi T
I just thought I would drop you a line to say how efficient my humane
mouse trap is. I have only had it a couple of days and caught 2 mice
from my wife's bathroom (I do miss the shriek and bare bum disappearing
down the corridor!). It works wonderfully well and the mouse is unharmed
and released in pastures new. Just the job!
Hi Andrew,
THanks for your help todate. Traps arrived this AM - thanks for the
very quick response to my order. As you know there is a bit of a technique
involved in arming the traps. Do you have any instructions on best way
to do this?
It's a Result!!!!
Well what can I say. We thought we had a mouse under the kitchen cupboards.
Didn't want to poision it...so looked on the net for a trap. And came
up with you... we ordered on Saturday..the trap was here on Monday..
and within 2 hours it had caught 2 mice !!! And now 5 hours later we
are up to 7 from the garage as well !! I think it is a superb trap...
very humane .. and for bait ? a mars bar worked wonders !!! Would HIGHLY
recomend you .
Hi Andrew
The 5 duffus traps are arrived this morning;
I have caught 12 moles this year with these traps, but they were not
mine, they were to a young english boy who lives near home and who told
me he had bought the traps in England. That is why I have searched on
the net because in France , we don't know this fantastic trap. But i'm
afraid I won't able to use my traps before next spring because I think
there are no more moles in my garden !!!!
They arrived today, great fast service, thanks
Hi, Thanks for the quick delivery of the squirrel trap.
Dear Trap Man
Andrew caught my mouse 20 mins after I put the new windup catcher.
He's a bright mouse. I had both down in the kitech by his hole ... turned
the light out went into the study for 20 mins to do mail and then I
heard bang and he was caught. He is also a brave mouse ... :-)
Thanks for the mole traps which did as you predicted arrive today.
I found your web site first class, and also your service.
Dear Andrew
just to say,
Just to let you know I caught
the little b*gger!
Liked the web site, we are looking to buy a live animal trap to catch
Comments -
Hi Andrew,
this site is amazing keep it up
My squirrel trap
arrived safely and on day 2. I have already caught my first squirrel
and driven him 5 miles down the road to a new location! Not a happy
"bunny" but at least he/she lived. What did surprise me was the amount
of pressure the squirrel had to use to trigger the trap. I watched it
sit on the trigger flap eating peanuts and nothing happened. It went
in and out several times quite happily. 10 minutes later I looked again
and it was trapped - puzzling.
Regarding the treadle
Thanks Andrew
Hi Andrew-
common or garden presents
Success -
Hi Andrew
We had two male pheasants coming into our garden and damaging the plants. I wanted to catch them and transport them a few miles away. I baited the trap with bread and secured the door open with a stick. The pheasants seemed happy to enter the trap, eat the bread and escape. However when I left the door down they seemed reluctant to push it open and eventually gave up. Perhaps I was too impatient and eventually they would have gone inside. What I did however was position the baited trap just outside our back door with the door held open with the stick. When the pheasant entered the cage I quickly opened the door and pulled out the stick, trapping the pheasant in the cage. I have caught and disposed of both pheasants this way. So the trap has done its job, albeit perhaps not quite in the way designed. Regards B
Trap Man
Sirs, This complaint is in reference to invoice no ### P.O. Number = #########.
I have just recieved one of your live catch fox traps today and I have
to say it really does not impress me. The trap has cost �70.00 (�85 with
delivery) and I do not feel that the quality and build of this trap reflects
this price. The only peice of the trap I feel is of the right quality
is the trap door end. The rest of the trap has no reinforcement to the
wire, it is just sheets of weldmesh. These sheets of weldmesh are expected
to be held together with plastic cable ties!! These are wholly inadequate
for this type of trap, I at least expected some bolts to hold it together.
A fox would have no problem in destroying the plastic ties. Additionally
the plastic ties offer very little structural support to! the cage/trap.
Accordingly I would hope that you would be able to offer me a full refund.
Thankyou for your attention with this problem. Yours Truly
you very much for the squirrel trap and gauntlets(!) that arrived yesterday.
Mayhem : Article in The Scotsman Sat 29th June 2002
�What you need," said Carole Bainbridge "is a beer trap." Having fallen victim to more than one beer trap in the past (especially that notorious trap that opens its deadly jaws with the words "Let�s just nip in for one"), this prescription was unusual. However, the general rule around my garden is that whatever Carole Bainbridge suggests or commands is likely to be a good thing. A beer trap, therefore, is what I got. Carole, the designer from Greenscene who has been working with me for more than a year, had been nosing round my gardens checking on their progress. Everything that I have planted in the past year has, amazingly, survived and almost everything has thrived. The wisteria at my back door is looking a little droopy but it is probably fed up with getting drenched with rain. One of the damson trees in my orchard looked as if it was heading for the hospice, but it was probably suffering from having been planted in January when it was still asleep and it has now come to life again. My only losses have been among the lamium maculatum, the White Nancy I planted in my herb garden. Two of them have been nibbled into withered stumps by slugs. Spotting this, Carole made her pronouncement about the beer trap. "Fill a small tin with beer and set it into the soil near the plants," she said. "The slugs crawl in and drown. At least they�ll die happy." Being a devout sucker for gadgets and gizmos of all and any kind, I felt sure that something more polished could be found for the purpose than a rusty tin. So I went trawling on the internet and, sure enough, at www.Trap-Man.com I found a manufacturer of beer traps for slugs and snails. The SlugX gadget - in a fetching dark green - consists of a thick plastic tray of shallow wells and a lid. The instructions tell you to place the contraption on the ground where the slugs have been doing their worst, pour beer in the wells, close the lid and leave for the night. Reading this and the invoice for �14.24, I felt certain that I had been had yet again and cursed myself for not settling for an old tin out of the garage. But I did what the instructions told me to do and left the SlugX for the night beside the one remaining White Nancy. And lo, next morning, when I lifted the lid, the wells were full of fat, curly bodies - a disgusting sight but a moment for jubilant celebration. The contents are going straight into my compost bin. Could anything be more satisfying?
service is excellent and very trusting of your clientele. I have dispatched
a cheque today in return for the trap that was delivered today.
duffus trap was successful on the second attempt.
for the prompt delivery, I have posted your cheque today via first class
mail. I would highly recommend the wind up mouse trap to anyone, as it
caught its first mouse within 45 mins of me unpacking it!
you for prompt delivery of wind up mouse trap.
Catus Portugal
I came up yesterday Wed the 10th to swap a trap you sold me for another
Andrew caught another one last night even bigger same bait bread with
some jam on it ( jam butty ).
Stephanie Bolton
for the trap, 3 down, works fantastically,
Hi Andrew
Thank you very much for your email and agreeing to send me a new release cable for my squirrel trap. It has been extremely successful and so far I have caught six squirrels and the count is rising every day! we are pleased with its operation although we feel in our garden it has to be well camouflaged otherwise they seem to avoid it.The bait that has been most successful is monkeynuts ie the nuts with the white shell rather than the peanuts. A random study of squirrel psychology indicates that they prefer these. I must say that they are most intelligent animals and learn quickly. They have caused havoc in our garden and we are glad to be getting rid of them.
kind regards Ian
Andrew, Thank you very much for sending a new release cable for our squirrel
trap. I will let you know of any unusual developments and when we reach
double figures of squirrels caught. You are welcome to use any information
I have given you in your marketing.
for e-mail.
Received your parcel today. Nothing like walking through the office carrying
a rat trap to start a conversation! I have posted my cheque.
a note to thank again for the two mole traps sent this week. After two
years of frustration and trying every old wives tale under the sun, I
am celebrating my first catch. Duffus 1, Scissors 0. Will spread news
of the effectiveness of the Duffus trap and your contact details to similarly
afflicted friends down here.
am pleased to inform you, the above order has arrived today 11/1/02 many
thanks for your prompt service. I will send a cheque in tomorrows post
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by Heather Morris
Whether you are looking for a ready-made bite to eat or groceries for the week, a fun gift, or just looking to get out of the house, the farmers' markets in Carroll County might have just what you need. Located throughout the county, farmers' markets offer fresh, locally-grown produce, handmade crafts and gifts and entertainment. Below is a quick snapshot of what each market has to offer, and you can also visit their websites and Facebook pages for the latest information on vendors, events and weekly updates.
Carroll County Farmers' Market
In its 48th year, the Carroll County Farmers' Market is the second-oldest in the county and offers multiple offerings, including local wines and bourbon, meats, cheeses, handmade baked goods, dips, jams, jellies, candies, farm-fresh eggs, produce and handmade crafts. The market is broken into seasons: The spring season includes the Spring Fling, the Easter Show and the Mother's Day Show and hosts about 75 vendors. The summer season hosts 40-50 vendors and runs from June 15 through Sept. 7. This season holds special events including Opening Day (June 15), Christmas in July, and the Peach Festival (Aug. 10). The Heirloom Tomato Festival (Aug. 17), which is held in conjunction with several master gardeners, will have recipes to share, a variety of tomatoes, seed exchanges and tastings. Several workshops from the gardeners will take place over the summer on topics such as gardening, weeds and bugs. The Fall Show will be on Oct. 7, and the Christmas Market runs from Nov. 2 through Dec. 14 and hosts over 100 vendors.
Carroll County Agriculture Center, Westminster • Open Saturdays Mar. 23 – Dec. 14 (Spring/Winter 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Summer/Fall 8 a.m.-1 p.m.) • www.carrollcountyfarmersmarket.com
Carroll Hospital Center Farmers' Market
The Carroll Hospital Center Farmers' Market features a selection of fresh local produce and baked goods. It offers a unique weekday opportunity to shop for fresh and local foods. Set up right on the hospital's campus, this market is a great way for the hospital to promote health and wellness to its staff, visitors and the community.
Carroll Hospital Center Parking Garage (third level), Westminster • Open Thursdays June 20 – Sept. 19 (11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.) • www.carrollhospitalcenter.org
Downtown Westminster Farmers' Market
The Downtown Westminster Farmers' Market is the county's oldest producer-only and longest continuous market with 27 full weeks of operation. The market carries prepared foods, baked items, cheeses, dog treats, local wine, flowers, produce and meats from about two dozen vendors (including a couple of organic vendors this year). One Saturday per month will feature a Kids' Day with activities, and one Saturday per month will be a Nonprofit Day, allowing a local nonprofit organization to host a table to discuss and provide information about their initiatives. There is also live music and free Wi-Fi.
Railroad Avenue, Westminster • Open Saturdays May 18 – Nov. 23 (8 a.m.-noon) • www.downtownwestminsterfarmersmarket.com
Hampstead Farmers' Market
The Hampstead Farmers' Market celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year with raffles and other fun events throughout summer. The big celebration is scheduled for Aug. 3, which will also kick off National Farmers' Market Week. The market has 30 vendors signed on for 2019, offering local produce, meats, cheeses, breads, fresh-cut flowers, coffee, crab cakes, baked goods and other delights. Craft vendors offer jewelry, soaps, stained glass and crocheted items. Visitors will also enjoy live music and a chef from a local nonprofit will prepare breakfast each week.
Hampstead Fire Department Grounds, 1341 N. Main Street, Hampstead • Open Saturdays June 1 – Sept. 28 (8:30 a.m.-noon) • www.hampsteadfarmersmarket.com
Mount Airy Main Street Farmers' Market
This market's primary focus is to bolster the agricultural community in the area, so the few craft vendors in attendance each have some sort of agricultural component to them. One, for example, may do weaving demonstrations with wool sourced from a local farm. Another may make necklaces or crafts which contain air plants. However, most of the 25-plus vendors sell food, offering items such as fresh produce, meats, cheeses, honey and crab cakes. There is a pizza maker on site who uses fresh ingredients from other vendors to make unique pizzas. Roughly half of the vendors are there weekly, while the other half rotate out on a part-time basis to keep the market offerings fresh and new each week. Food and nutrition demonstrations and live music are also part of the attraction.
3 N. Main St., Mt. Airy (Behind the Historic Mount Airy Train Station) • Open Wednesdays May 15 – Sept. 25 (3 p.m.-7 p.m.; closed July 3) • www.mountairymainstreetfarmersmarket.org
Sykesville Farmers' Market
The Sykesville Farmers' Market is located on Baldwin Drive close to the Main Street shops and attractions, so that the event can become a community gathering which supports all of Sykesville's local merchants. Along with over 40 food and craft vendors offering local produce, herbs, olives, meats, baked goods, and jewelry, the market provides family-friendly entertainment to keep the kids engaged as well. Circus performers, Lego activities, visits from the Science Guys of Baltimore, farm animals, moon bounces, model trains and other children's games and activities are part of the market's offerings. Merritt Athletic Club will also be providing fitness activities this year.
Baldwin Drive, Sykesville • Open Sundays May 19 – Oct. 27 (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) • www.sykesvillemainstreet.com
Taneytown Farmer's Market
The Taneytown Farmers' Market is small but growing, and hoping to become the go-to market for local residents. The market currently has produce, fresh-cut flowers, herbs, potted plants, baked goods, cheese and a few crafts as well. With a consistent location and potential new vendors in the works, the market plans to grow and offer new items throughout the season and in the years to come.
Parking lot of New Beginnings Christian Learning Center, Taneytown • Open Saturdays May 25 – Sept. 28 (8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) • www.taneytown.org


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After the tumultuous few months that The Batman had at the start of the year, everything seems to be settled now on the Caped Crusader's upcoming solo outing. A director's in place, in the form of Matt Reeves, and sources say the script is being re-written. In fact, it's being changed quite heavily, from what we've heard, as Deathstroke won't be the main villain anymore. Reports say that Black Mask is going to take charge now and that the film could feature a whole ensemble of the Dark Knight's most formidable opponents.
While the studio hasn't commented on any of that just yet, it's an intriguing direction for The Batman to head in and could mean we'll be seeing some iconic villains entering the DC Extended Universe quite soon. As of now, all we can do is speculate as to which characters Reeves will be introducing audiences to come 2018 (or perhaps 2019 – the release date hasn't been locked down yet), but the rumor mill has been sent into overdrive today thanks to a cryptic Tweet from Josh Gad.
Perhaps best known for his Disney roles in Frozen and Beauty and the Beast, the actor posted a photo of classic Batman villain the Penguin on Twitter earlier today. No caption accompanied the Tweet, but you can check it out below and see what you make of it.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) May 2, 2017
As is always the case, the Tweet spurred fans into detective mode, and some snooping around has now resulted in something very interesting. Both Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, two head honchos over at DC, have followed Gad on Twitter recently. While this may mean nothing – and most likely does – it's important to note that there's precedence for this type of thing leading to official confirmations. After all, both Joe Manganiello and Rick Famuyiwa were followed by prominent DC figures shortly before they signed on for roles in the company's cinematic universe.
Still, it's best to not get too excited just yet, as if Gad really was playing the Penguin, we doubt he'd be allowed to Tweet about it. Then again, who knows? Perhaps DC wants to generate some excitement and hype before they make things official? Right now, it's impossible to say and as always, we'll leave it up to you to decide if there's anything worth reading into here. That being said, we should mention that recent reports stated The Batman is still a long ways away from the casting process, which does throw all this into question.
Could Gad be suiting up as the Penguin in another film then? Perhaps, and we wouldn't rule something like Gotham City Sirens out of the picture – or even an animated effort. Regardless of where the actor shows up though – granted this all pans out, of course – he'd be an excellent addition to the DC Extended Universe and it'd be great to see him use his talents in something a bit darker and more gritty, as most of his work has been comedic and family oriented.
As always, we'll be sure you bring you more as soon as we have it, but until further updates arise, tell us, would you like to see Josh Gad play the Penguin in The Batman, or another DC film, for that matter? Let us know in the usual place!


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(a) If the licensee uses respiratory protection equipment to limit intakes of radioactive material, the licensee shall:
(1) use respiratory protection equipment that is tested and certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH);
(2) if the licensee wishes to use any equipment that has not been tested or certified by NIOSH, or for which there is no schedule for testing or certification, submit an application to the agency for authorized use of that equipment, including a demonstration by testing, or a demonstration on the basis of reliable test information, that the material and performance characteristics of the equipment are capable of providing the proposed degree of protection under anticipated conditions of use;
(3) implement and maintain a respiratory protection program that includes:
(A) air sampling sufficient to identify the potential hazard, permit proper equipment selection, and estimate exposures;
(B) surveys and bioassays, as appropriate, to evaluate actual intakes;
(C) testing of respirators for operability immediately prior to each use;
(D) written procedures regarding: monitoring, including air sampling and bioassays; supervision and training of respirator users; fit testing; respirator selection; breathing air quality; inventory and control; storage, issuance, maintenance, repair, testing, and quality assurance of respiratory protection equipment; recordkeeping; and limitations on periods of respirator use and relief from respirator use;
(E) determination by a physician prior to initial fitting of a face sealing respirator, prior to the first field use of a non-face sealing respirator, and at least every 12 months thereafter or periodically at a frequency determined by a physician, that the individual user is physically able to use the respiratory protection equipment; and
(F) Fit testing, with fit factor ³ 10 times the APF for negative pressure devices, and a fit factor ³ 500 for any positive pressure, continuous flow, and pressure-demand devices, before the first field use of tight fitting, face sealing respirators and annually thereafter. Fit testing must be performed with the facepiece operating in the negative pressure mode.
(4) advise each respirator user that the user may leave the area at any time for relief from respirator use in the event of equipment malfunction, physical or psychological distress, procedural or communication failure, significant deterioration of operating conditions, or any other conditions that might require such relief;
(5) use equipment within limitations for type and mode of use and provide for vision correction, effective communication, low temperature work environments, the concurrent use of other safety or radiological protection equipment, and assurance that other such equipment will be used in such a way as not to interfere with proper operation of the respirator.
(6) provide standby rescue personnel whenever one-piece atmosphere-supplying suits, or any combination of supplied air respiratory protection devices and personnel protective equipment are used from which an unaided individual would have difficulty extricating himself or herself. The standby rescue personnel shall:
(A) be equipped with respiratory protection devices or other apparatus appropriate for the potential hazards identified by the licensee;
(B) observe or otherwise maintain continuous communication with the workers through visual, voice, signal line, telephone, radio, or other means suitable for the environment;
(C) be immediately available to assist workers in the event of a failure of the air supply or for any other reason that requires relief from distress;
(D) be immediately available in sufficient number to assist all users of this type of equipment and to provide effective emergency rescue, if needed.
(7) provide atmosphere-supplying respirators with respirable air of grade D quality or better as defined by the Compressed Gas Association in publication G-7.1, "Commodity Specification for Air," 1997 and included in Title 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii)(A) – (E) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Grade D quality air criteria include:
(A) Oxygen content of 19.5% - 23.5%;
(B) condensed Hydrocarbon content of 5 milligrams per cubic meter of air or less;
(C) Carbon Monoxide (CO) content of 10 ppm or less;
(D) Carbon Dioxide content of 1,000 ppm or less; and
(E) lack of noticeable odor.
(8) ensure that no objects, materials or substances, such as facial hair, or any conditions that interfere with the face-to-facepiece seal or valve function, and that are under the control of the respirator wearer, are present between the skin of the wearer's face and the sealing surface of a tight-fitting respirator facepiece.
(b) In estimating the dose to individuals from intake of airborne radioactive materials, the concentration of radioactive material in the air that is inhaled when respirators are worn is initially assumed to be the ambient concentration in air without respiratory protection, divided by the assigned protection factor. If the dose is later found to be greater than the estimated dose, the corrected value must be used. If the dose is later found to be less than the estimated dose, the corrected value may be used.
(c) The licensee shall obtain authorization, in writing, from the agency before using assigned protection factors in excess of those specified in Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 20. The agency may authorize the use of higher assigned protection factors upon receipt of an application that:
(1) describes the situation for which a need exists for higher protection factors; and
(2) demonstrates that the respiratory equipment provides the higher protection factors under the proposed conditions of use.
History Note: Authority G.S. 104E-7(a)(2); 104E-12(a);
Eff. January 1, 1994;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2005; August 1, 1998;
Transferred and Recodified from 15A NCAC 11 .1620 Eff. February 1, 2015.


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In Part 1 of Making Link Tracking Scale I showed how switching event recording from synchronous to asynchronous processing creates a superior, faster and more consistent user experience. In Part 2, I will discuss how Link Tracking scaling issues are governed by Long Tails, and how to overcome the initial burst using edge caching and tools like Memcache and Redis.
The Long Tails of Link Tracking
When your client sends an email campaign, publishes new content your link tracker will experience a giant burst of activity, which will quickly decay like this:
To illustrate with some numbers, imagine an email blast that results in 100,000 link tracking events. 80% of those will occur in the first hour.
In our original design from Part 1, that would 22 URL lookups, and 22 inserts per second:
For simplicity, pretend that inserts and selects produce similar db load. Your system would need to support 44 events/s to avoid slowdowns and frustrating your clients.
The asynchronous model:
Reduces the load to 22 URL lookups, and a controllable number of inserts. Again for simplicity let's go with 8 inserts/s, for a total of 30 events/s. That's a 1/3 reduction in load!
But, your system is still looking up the Original URL 22 times/s. That's a lot of unnecessary db load.
Edge Caching The Original URL
The Original URL is static data that can be cached on the web server instead of loaded from the database for each event. Instead, each server would retrieve the Original URL from the db once, store it in memory, and reuse it as needed.
This effectively drops the lookup rate from 22 events/s to 0 events/s, reducing the db load to 8 events/s, a 55% drop! Combined with the asynchronous processing improvements from Part 1, that's an 80% reduction in max database load.
Edge Caching on the servers works for a while, but as your clients expand the number of URLs you'll need to keep track of won't fit in server memory. At that point you'll need to add in tools like Memcached or Redis. Like web servers, these tools are a lot cheaper than scaling your database.
Consistent Load on the Database
The great thing about this design is that you can keep the db load consistent, regardless of the incoming traffic. Whether the load is 44 events/s or 100 events/s you control the rate of asynchronous processing. So long as you have room on your servers for an internal queue, or if you use an external queue like RabbitMQ or SQS you can delay processing the events.
Scaling questions become discussions about cost and how quickly your clients need to see results.
Caching static data is a great way to reduce database load. You can use prebuilt libraries like Guava for Java, cacheout for Python, or dozens of others. You can also leverage distributed cache systems like Memcached and Redis. While there's no such thing as a free lunch, web servers and distributed caches are much much cheaper to scale than databases.
You'll save money and deliver a superior experience to your clients and their users!


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Most met him through his many years as a wrestling coach and a Golden Gopher wrestling fan. Some met him as an instructor of golf, tennis, bowling or other physical education class at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Others met him as their landlord or realtor. Regardless of how you met him, once one met him, one did not forget him. He had a presence. He lived life unapologetically with thick skin and a soft heart. His exterior was rough yet his character was fair and caring. He was loyal to his friends and always true blue!
Since his passing, however, his color has become purple–purple represents hope in the hell that is pancreatic cancer.
Gary Wellner was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2009. Initially, he was one of the few lucky ones. Lucky to qualify for surgery. Lucky his pancreatic cancer went into remission. Unfortunately, it came back, and this tough wrestler battled a tougher & deadly opponent in a match for his life.
Even when hope was lost for his life, Gary sacrificed his string of 37 consecutive NCAA Wrestling Tournaments to participate in an experimental pancreatic cancer drug study. He persevered through seven complete 21-day-phases of the study; the next closest nationwide was three phases. Proof that the world lost a true warrior when Gary Wellner died last Christmas Eve.
Pancreatic cancer is the 4th deadliest cancer behind lung, breast, and colon cancers and is soon predicted to jump to the second leading killer. Pancreatic cancer is the ONLY major cancer without a rise in survival rate over the last 40 years.
The hopelessness of pancreatic cancer's incurability was unacceptable to Gary, and, as he often did, he inspired action. 2013 and 2014 marked the beginning years of an annual golf tournament. This year, Gary's non-profit, Gary's Gift to TakeDown Pancreatic Cancer, carries on his passionate vision to raise research funds & end this dreaded disease.
The third annual "Putting for Pancreatic Cancer Research" will be September 18, 2015, 12:30 p.m. at Majestic Oaks with registration and contests starting at 11:00 a.m. The cost per golfer is $125 which includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, fabulous dinner, golfing prizes, silent auction and a raffle. Golfers can take home and win great raffle prizes and items from the silent auction!
After expenses, all of the money raised will be donated to the U of M Foundation for pancreatic cancer research.
Come on out and be a part of curing this dreaded disease. We have lost enough of our loved ones. Let's not lose any more!
Please visit www.GarysGift.net and register online for the golf event now.
Join us. Let's putt our way to a cure!!!