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Business Catalyst is an all-in-one hosted Content Management Solution. Everything you need to deliver powerful websites and online stores. While Fuel's expert website design and development is crucial, your website's backbone is the Content Management System - this is why Fuel use the best.
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Unlimited pages, with complete control over the look and feel of your site. Intuitive to use, allowing easy changes to website content (text, images, navigation menus, blogs, forums, and many other modules). The CMS also allows you to save drafts, create publish dates, roll back to previous versions, control page styling and manage where pages are found on the site, and a lot more flexibility to help you add and easily style your content.
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View comprehensive Analytics of Website usage, Customers and eCommerce in graphical format; and even export as a PDF or CSV file. Easily create customised Reports on many aspect of your website, including customers and sales.
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Built-in 'custom modules' provide ways to implement advanced functionality and achieve complex business requirements, without the need for plug-ins or server-side coding.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
You probably know the inherent problems behind many Open Source CMSs; vulnerable because essential security patches are often not updated, often not regularly backed up, and a reliance on third party plug-ins which can have their own security and compliance issues.
On the other end of the scale there are Proprietary CMSs: often solely owned and controlled by a small specialist company. Problems occur when software is often sorely outdated because of limited resources, updates and changes are expensive, and you are at the mercy of the CMS developers. If they disappear, so does your websites backbone.
Business Catalyst is owned by Adobe - one of the largest software companies in the world. Your website is centrally hosted on secure Adobe Cloud Based Servers. With your new Fuel website, you own the designs, the templates, the code, the databases and ALL content.
Adobe simply own the back-end functionality which you pay a regular hosting / license fee for, just like any other modern cloud based 'Software as a Service' company (e.g. Xero). Your site is fully transferable to other Adobe Partners, and you never need to worry about hosting.
Extremely Secure
Often with Open Source CMS systems (such as WordPress, Drupal, Magento etc) security updates can be expensive and time consuming and so are often overlooked. Not with Adobe Business Catalyst, as it is hosted on Adobe's extremely fast cloud servers, security updates are added instantly, and most importantly source code is hidden from the hacker community.
The result is a secure and hassle free hosting environment that is completely taken care of for you. This means you never need to worry about hackers and down time on your website (very important for eCommerce and customer information security) - infact Adobe is one of the few server environments that reach 100% uptime!
Another important aspect of SaaS is that it can easily be moved from Fuel if need be - we hope that is never required, but it does give you the flexibility where customised Open Source systems and Proporietry based systems do not.
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Some content management systems can harm your search engine optimisation (SEO), but not with Adobe Business Catalyst. With our expert knowledge of search engines, our hand coded structure, full W3C Web Standards and the most powerful CMS in its market - your search engine criteria are well covered.
The Fuel website is crafted on the Adobe Business Catalyst platform website you are reading - and our search results speak for themselves!
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One of the best things about Adobe Business Catalyst is the ease of use. It is far easier to use than many other CMSs, but still extremely powerful. One of the reasons for this is the customised Web Apps (mentioned above) created specifically for your requirements and no (or little) design input required.
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Arcade Fire's 'Everything Now', the Canadian indie rock band's 5th Album
is the world's second best-selling of the week with 241,000 equivalent
sales (217,000 digital / physical album sales and the rest streaming).
52,000 of these equivalent sales were in Canada according to Nielsen
Soundscan, 100,000 were in the US, and 36,000 were in the UK. The band's
former album, 'Reflektor', was the World's top selling Album week 46,
2013 with 278,000 pure album sales.
EXO's 'The War', last week's best-selling Album, is the 3rd top selling
Album this week with equivalent sales of 223,000!
Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' sells another 109,000 in equivalent sales and a
total of 6.7 Million!
Lana Del Rey's 'Lust for Life' is the 5th top selling Albul of the past
week with equivalent sales of 75,000 and a total of 269,000!
Imagine Dragons 'Evolve' is No. 6 after selling another 74,000 in
equivalent sales, and a total of 660,000 globally since its release.
Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.' is the 7th best-selling Album of the week with
70.000 in equivalent sales this week and a total of 2.622.000. It's the
N1 top selling Album in America of 2017!
Linkin Park's 'One More Light' is the No. 8 best seller, with sales of
67,000 and a total of 652,000 globally in 2017.
DJ Khaled's 'Grateful' slips 3 spots to No. 9 with equivalent sales of
56,000 and a total of 550,000 so far!
Alice Cooper 's 27th studio LP debuts at No. 10 with 'Paranormal' and
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Category Archives: LANDSLIDES
Landslides in Balochistan
The areas prone to flash floods and dam / dyke failure are also prone to landslides especially during the monsoon season. Southern parts of Balochistan have always been prone to flash floods and landslides. Torrential rains during the monsoon season every year lead to landslides in the districts of Turbat and Gwadar. Shadikor dam near the town of Pasni, usually ov er spills during the monsoon season, causing flash floods and landslides.


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Visiting the islands of the Azores – discover the flora and fauna
The Azores Islands are very rich in unique plants and animals. All nature lovers and enthusiasts will have plenty of exploring and discovering to do when visiting this wonderful set of islands. The Azores are covered in beaut
iful green pastures which are colored by all kinds of flowers. Discover and admire the several endemic plant species which are dotting the landscapes of the Azores. The islands are also a popular stop for migratory birds which is why if you visit in the right season you can go bird watching on the coastlines and lakesides and catch a glimpse of them.
Dominant plant species &co.
Among most common and interesting plant species of the Azores are the cedar, English holly, morello wild cherry, sheepberry, scotch heather, wildberry, piccona azorica or in other name Pau Branco and the spurge-flax daphne. Other species enriching the flora of the region are the macronesia, brazilien mahogany, laurel tree, dogwood and tamujo. In order to make the countryside even more beautiful some species from outside the island were introduces such as the Japanese cryptomeria which was brought to the Azores about a century ago.
The island is also rich in several sub-shrub species and large trees that function as ornaments and shelter from the wind, hence protecting the vineyards, cultivated lands and fruit farms.
Decoration elements
Flowers and other plants are often used as decoration. Such pretty flower is the hydrangea which adds a natural and colorful touch to the garden walls. The azaleas and the camellias also serve similar purposes. Some tree species such as the bead tree, aroids-jarra, belladonna and agapanthus also add to the beauty of the island's landscape.
Cão de fila – watchdogs
In the region of São Miguel you can see the very common animal species, notably watchdog, the cão de fila. The tough and strong cão de fila are unfailing in their duty as watchdogs as they shepherd the sheep or cattle herds. These animals are extremely intelligent and loyal. They grow large at size with short hair, strong jaws and muscular legs.
Bird species
The Azores Islands might just be the paradise of birdwatchers as there are several bird species to be found all over the islands. There are several migratory birds which stop by the islands for a rest between Europe and American continent. Pack your binoculars and camouflage clothes and get ready for some bird watching. Among the most commonly seen birds we can mention the priôlo, the milhafre eagle, canary-like finch, cagarro, picazuro pigeon, cliff pigeon, crow, common tern or the gull.
Fish and other animal species
There are several hedgehogs and ferrets to be found on the island. A very commonly met animal is the wild rabbit which are cultivated mostly for sport hunting. Visit the rivers and lakes and check out the common trout, rainbow trout, old world pike, yellow perch and red gurnard.


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Contemporary Interior Design
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In this new home the client wanted a contemporary look without using hard-edged geometrics. Donna Terry won the Designer Showcase Award for Best Dining Room sponsored by the International Furnishings and Design Association and Design New England Magazine. This award celebrates exceptional interior design by an individual or firm.
Townhouse Makeover
This exquisite three story townhouse is a prime example of a remodel done right. We created a beautiful and comfortable environment to suit not only the homeowner but also the homeowner's three dogs.
What is Contemporary Interior Design?
Contemporary Interior Design is defined by what is current today. At the present time we see a return to mid-century modern where clean, linear form with an emphasis on visual texture is predominant.


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Coaching Your Own Kid:
We just went over what are commonly observed behaviors between dad/coaches and their kids when coaching your own son or daughter in a baseball team format. Coaching your own child can get a little ugly for everyone associated with the team when dad/coach does not know where to draw the line on the boundaries of coaching your own kid in baseball
Many of these same problems and behaviors we discussed as a dad/coaching the team with their own child can also show up for any parent trying to coach their own kid at anytime. If you are spending quality time practicing with your kid, playing catch, doing extra batting practice and just talking about baseball stuff then you should make some clear boundaries before hand.
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Now, it is very good to play catch with your kid. It is also really good to help them by throwing batting practice and soft-toss to them or hitting them groundballs. It is much more likely your child will stay in baseball longer and build their skills better if you spend time practicing outside of the team arena.
Look at how many professional ballplayers have children that in up playing in the major leagues. Why? Because they have some God given genes, but they also are around baseball playing and practicing in their own and with their dads.
With your outside of the team practice, which is very necessary for successful baseball development, it is important to have parameters and boundaries. If you're outside baseball practice is going to be enjoyable and a pleasure for you and your child you need to keep some things in mind.
I was fortunate growing up to be a coach's son. My dad was a football and baseball coach in high school and junior college. He was a real coach. I hung around him everywhere.
I loved going to the school and shooting hoops in the gym and practicing baseball while he was at school. We often would go back to the school on weekends and he would throw my brother and I extra live batting practice on the ballfield. I loved it and couldn't get enough of it. There is nothing I would have rather done than swing the bat having my dad throwing to us.
The point here is this. My dad rarely if ever was guilty of coaching your own kid directly. He always kept a low profile. He just kept throwing BP and kept nice and quiet. He enjoyed the time by seeing us hit the ball well.
If we didn't hit the ball well he left it for us to figure out. He could have got all in our business and critiqued us when ever he wanted. But no, he stayed low key, in the weeds never over-coaching or over analyzing, or guilty of coaching your own kid.
Therefore the relationship never became confrontational, hostile or combative. Bottom line' the batting practice events were enjoyable, pleasurable and without some adult know-it-all nagging at us after every swing.
I provide a service for baseball families giving kids individual and small group lessons.
Almost every time a parent talks to me about me giving their kid personal instruction they will make a comment that sounds something like, "Well you know, my kid don't listen to me and my baseball instruction anymore so I think its time they hear it from someone else."
This tells me that dad/coach could not just play catch with their kid. They had to add their .02 cents and commentary to everything. Dad's really want to help their kids by coaching them--but most of the time it will not be well received by the child.
These dads's could not just throw batting practice to their kid. They couldn't just enjoy watching their kid. No, they had to try coaching your own kid, too. After all, every dad is an expert baseball coach and they are sure going to whip their kid into baseball shape by telling them to this and do that.
This is why I say, "Never coach your own kid." Never coach your own kid when it's just one-on-one and you are practicing on your own. Never coach your own kid when it is a team environment. Never coach your own child.
Enjoy them. Mostly they just want to hang out with their dad anyway. The last thing they want to do is to be corrected and critiqued (nagged at) every time you are together.
Ignore them. If you are a dad/coach with your child on the team then you have to ignore them. You have to minimize the personal contact, conversations or coaching situations with you and your kid.
Basically you have to let the other coaches coach your own kid. Your child is for the most part off-limits to you. When they are batting you have to be doing something else. You cannot be in the vicinity where you can say anything.
Remove yourself from the temptation to coach them. When the action is elevated and things happen in a game or practice you likely will have to really bite your tongue at times. The gag-order is in place. You have to bite down and let one of the other coaches do the dealing.
The same way dealing with umpires, pampering and making excuses. Often there is much you want to say and your natural instinct is to stick up for your kid and coddle them from being emotionally hurt.
But for the health of your family and the team, the youth baseball experience will go much smoother if you can as much as possible ignore your child and let the other coaches interact with them when needed.
I know a high school football coach that had their child on the team. He made a wise decision by having his child play offense while he coached the defense. That way he rarely if ever had any direct interaction with his child at the practice or games. The opportunity for coaching your own kid was minimized and therefore no opportunities for any combative confrontations ever surfaced.
Make sure you get together with all the coaches and discuss ways and strategies to best deal with each of your kids.
Communicate with each of the other coaches so you can eliminate much of the coaching duties that overlap into your own kids business.
Common sense and reason come into play too. Obviously you have to interact with your child at times. For the most part you are better off ignoring them as far as conversation and instruction go.
Challenge: Ignore and Enjoy! I encourage you to try it.
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