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Two days ago I was in London speaking at a conference on resilient water resources. My brief was to speak about how people in the water industry could think differently in order to become, you've guessed it, more resilient. I was given 15-minutes, which rather points towards an answer that says something about giving people more time.
A lack of time for thinking was something that came up again yesterday in Rome where I was attending a workshop on megatrends organised by the House of Ambrosetti, a firm of management consultants. What was rather lovely about this event was the pace. It started at a very reasonable 9.30 and went on to 4.30, but there was ample time for a proper sit down lunch.
This fitted rather well with a presentation given in the afternoon by Tal Ben-Shahar, a psychologist that teaches at the interdisciplinary Center at Herziliya (Israel) and was formerly at Harvard, who delved into the creative process and highlighted the much forgotten fact that the brain needs sufficient time for it to work effectively, especially when it comes to the generation of original thinking. Immersion in a subject is the first phase and this cannot be rushed. Equally, incubation, the second phase needs time too and especially a period of relaxation and there are no short cuts.
I especially liked the research study he quoted saying that if you have your email permanently open (or Facebook up) and are trying to do something else at the same time (like thinking, for instance) this is equivalent to the loss of ten IQ points, which is comparable to being awake for 36-hours straight. Smoking cannabis results in a loss of a mere 4 IQ points (yes, I too thought about the impact of being awake for 36-hours, being on Facebook and smoking cannabis all at the same time).
Takeaways? Find the time to think and make switching off (switching of digital devices but also switching off and slowing down yourself in the sense of rest and relaxation) a daily ritual rather than an annual resolution.


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Is in-floor heat right for you?
Determine whether you'd like to install hydronic radiant in-floor heating in a new home or retrofit your current floors.
What are the main types of hydronic in-floor heating systems?
Embedded systems
The pipes are embedded into the concrete floor of new construction or basement renovations; in retrofit construction, the PEX is laid out over concrete, then a layer of concrete is poured over the system.
Main-floor installations
The PEX is installed over a subfloor, laid out within grooved panels and covered with flooring.
Joist-space heating
Upper floors are heated from beneath the subfloor. PEX runs between the joists, in contact with metal plates designed to transfer heat to the floor above.
What type of flooring works best with hydronic radiant heating?
Robinson cites polished concrete as the most efficient finished-floor option, followed by porcelain or stone tile. Of wood options, he says, engineered wood is recommended over solid hardwood because the former can handle heat better. The least efficient option is flooring with a higher R-value, such as carpet with underlay.
How much does it cost?
Hydronic in-floor heating tends to cost more than other heating methods. The cost to have a system installed by professionals could range from about $9 per sq. ft. to more than $15, depending on a lot of variables: such as whether you'll use an existing boiler or other heating system; how much space you're heating; whether it's new construction or a retrofit; how many zones you require; who's doing the installation labour; and so on.
How else can I heat with hydronic?
As long as your water-heating system, such as a boiler, has the capacity, you can complement your in-floor heating system with radiators. You can actually install stylish designs of yesteryear, perfect for retrofitting a home with traditional decor. Ask your hydronic installer for a local source of refurbished radiators or visit antiqueplumbingandradiators.com. Modern designs that lend industrial chic to your space also are available, including thin-profile rads that run along your baseboards or in vertical stripes up a wall. For bathrooms, towel radiators can do more than dry towels—they pump out heat at more than 2,000 BTU/h, comparable to traditional space-heating rads.
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You may also want to check out Radiant Link by Embodied Energy. It basically uses the heat from a furnace to supply the hydronic system. This has the advantage of not requiring a complex boiler package, it also provides the ventilation for the house with the same unit, it can be easily added to an existing furnace system and if using a high efficiency furnace, it gives the high efficiency of a condensing boiler without the cost.
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By Steve Holland WINDHAM, N.H. (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump on Saturday ended a tough week for his campaign in the state that launched him toward the presidential nomination and he did what Republicans have been urging him to do: Keep the focus on Democrat Hillary Clinton. "Her greatest achievement is getting out of trouble," Trump told supporters. Trump's victory in the Feb. 10 Republican primary in New Hampshire put him in position to win the party's nomination, but he trails Clinton in the state by 15 points in the latest WBUR/MassINC poll, 47 percent to 32 percent.
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For the second year, members of South Bank churches will gather on the concourse of Waterloo Station on Good Friday at 11am to sing Amazing Grace and Lean On Me.
They will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the Waterloo foodbank.
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If you are on Instagram you would of, without a doubt seen the most recent shoe obsession, the lace up flats, or ghillies a lace up dance shoe that is appearing on everyone's feet. They are stylish but also add a quirky twist to the normal pump. What I also love about them is that they are so versatile, you can dress them up for an evening or occasion or wear them as daily shoes as they look incred with skinny jeans, mid length skirts and dresses. FYI – check my instapage and see for yourself as they literally transform the look from casual to something more considered. These gorgeous shoes popped onto my radar in the middle of last week and before I could even justify them with 3-4 outfits, they were winging their way through the parcel network to my door. Despite some of the reviews I found them true to size. Buy mine in Navy here, or in silver (very special too) and orange here. I'm also wearing the trusty Massimo Dutti high neck jumper (price per wear has to be down to pennies!!) which hasn't been seen on the blog before and the Jack Wills skinny jeans, which have also been a wardrobe favourite of late.
Also wearing some old and new favourites;
Old Massimo Dutti tan high neck sweater – similar version here
The comfiest Boden Ghillie flats available here (on sale)
Jack Wills Jeans available here
Trusty camel coat blogged here but loving this longer tailored coat
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February, 2018
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Leading Health Plans and PBMs | Research Released February 2018
Capabilities and Engagement Determine Opportunities with Key Payers
Across payers, level of sophistication and control, expertise in value and quality, and approach to innovation typically correlate with engagement opportunities for biopharmaceutical companies.
Aetna, Humana, and CVS Caremark remain high-opportunity payers for biopharmaceutical companies, given their ability to drive access, interest in value-based initiatives, infrastructure for advanced analytics, and consistent interest in biopharmaceutical company relationships and support.
EnvisionRx and Centene offer limited opportunities as they typically refrain from engaging with biopharmaceutical companies and lack sufficient sophistication and/or control to develop advanced relationships.
Aetna, CVS Caremark, and Humana Lead Payers in Capabilities and Engagement
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This week at One Stitch at a Time the theme is to Use a Digi - any project as long as you use a digi image. Our sponsor this week is our own StitchyBear Digi Outlet with the prize of the complete set of images that the DT used in challenge #188. To win the main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for a person using non store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something.
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I started in the SCA in the spring of 1972 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I never imagined when I began that I would have created so much. Originally we were travelling the 450 miles to the Baronies of Atenveldt, (Phoenix, AZ) or Caerthe (Denver, CO) for an event every weekend.
We would pick up what knowledge we could and take that home to share with our friends who could not travel! We built up several articles for the local newsletter which eventually became our first publication, The Pleasure Book, which was the first book length guide to the SCA. The first books I published were held together with rings, as I could not find someone to bind the books in such small numbers.
After that first success we published several other publications that helped fill a need for information in the SCA including books on costume, games and armor making. These were all well received and eventually I was awarded the Order of the Pelican for my work in the SCA. I was called up and made a member of the Order of the Pelican and given a beautiful medallion. Later I was told I would need to return the medallion, because it was the only one in the then Principality of the Outlands! This would have to change! Another need in the SCA needed to be filled.
Thus began our first forays into the art of making jewelry! The first few pieces were cast in an introductory jewelry class. OK, they were awful, full of pits and voids! But we took them to an event anyway and offered them along with the books I was selling at the time. You know what? People loved them! In the SCA I have also been recognized for my work in fighting and the arts. I was the first person offered to become a Knight of the Society of Creative Anachronism in what eventually would become the Kingdom of the Outlands.
Since the offer was made in the Barony of Atenveldt at a crown tourney, I would be Knighted at our big local event of Grand Oudlandish Tourney the following May. Before that time, in Atenveldt, all Knightings had been done on the field, the moment the offer was made. Since I would have some time, this allowed me to have a Vigil. I believe this was the first vigil held in the SCA before a Knighting, it certainly was the first one in the Kingdom of Atenveldt!
In the morning of my vigil, with the morning star showing in one quarter of the cross of my vigil, 2 birds flew through another quarter and then I had my heraldic arms, Argent, a bend Vert, in chief a compass star Vert, in base, two hawks, volant, afrontee bendwise sable!
I also have received the Order of the Laurel for my work in the arts and became the first triple peer in what would become the Kingdom of the Outlands!


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Dearest Aica,
Happy 26 years of existence!
No words could ever fill these virtual pages of how proud I am of the woman that you have become now, Ike. That's one hell of an achievement. And as I sit back and review the life that you are living, I could not resist reminiscing the fantastic times we had in college. What whirlwind of memories it has been.
We may not be able to see nor speak to each other that often, but always remember that deep down buried in my heart are beautiful smiles and cheerful laughs from you.
I just wanna let you know that I love you so and I miss you so. There's never a day I haven't wished for friends like you to be by my side. But in my heart, I know you all are. See you soon. As always, I pray for your good health, wealth, and more love.
Please continue to be that bright sunshine to everyone, Ike. Continue to bless people with your gift of love because that love of yours will grow exponentially. 🙂 This letter might not be that long (as compared to the years before) but always remember that I am here clapping for you, for your happiness, and for your life's purpose.
May God shower you with more blessings, Ike. Be well always. I love you… Happy Birthday! ❤
Always with love and cheer (like chair bala joke! k. corny),
Your farmer slash painter slash web designer friend,
I can't paint portraits yet because I SUCK at it but here's a portrait of you made entirely of emojis! 🙂
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ATHENS, Greece – Greece's left-led government is pledging to honor a high court rejection of its attempted shakeup of private TV broadcasting, but its strong criticism of the ruling has drawn a sharp rebuke from the judiciary.
Nikos Pappas, a minister of state whose office drafted the law that was struck down as unconstitutional, says he will present new draft legislation Monday on TV licensing rules.
Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili strongly criticized Wednesday night's high court decision, saying it would cost the state millions in licensing fees earmarked for welfare spending. She also took the court to task over past rulings upholding Greece's bailout program.
In a rare public statement Thursday, Greece's association of judges and prosecutors rejected the "gratuitous attacks," and said the government was trying to embroil the judiciary in politics.


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"Dr. Shantinath has offered me clear thinking input which helped me to structure problems ranging from work issues to inter-personal issues. She works with me in such a way that helps me to focus on the crux of the matter and has helped me generate potential solutions by helping me to recognize and apply my own strengths. She encourages me to expand my perspective by exploring my own strengths and from that assists me in developing innovative methods of problem solving. This, in my view, is a special skill".
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Lisbon's flea market is called locally the Feira da Ladra or "Thieve's Market" (in the original Portuguese, it is a woman thief!). A market of this type is thought to have been in place in Lisbon since the 12th Century and the name Feira da Ladra was first mentioned in the 17th Century.
Today, the traders here are perfectly legal, and they show their wares in the Campo de Santa Clara street, in the São Vicente de Fora district of the city, close to Alfama. The market starts at the Arco de São Vicente, an arch near where the famous Tram 28 stops.
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Robinson, Bernice Irene (Coll) of Port Glasgow, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, the 7th of November, 2017 in her home. She was born June 4, 1940 in Highgate Ontario to parents, the late Darrell and Annie (De Hoop) Coll. Bernice was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
She was survived by her brothers and sisters, Mary Robinson, Irma Coll, George Coll, Luella Localle, and Eddie Coll, and predeceased by Joe Beuckelare and Frederick Coll Sr.
Bernice will be dearly missed as Mother of Garnet (Carrie), Mike (Pauline Dussion), and Carman Jr. (Adele Lasson), Grandmother of Kristen, Jennifer, Karl, Tennille, Courtney, Cheyenne, Colton, Christopher, Zack, Paris, Carman (3rd), and Drew, and Great-Grandmother of Madison, Noah, Max, Mathew, Hayden, Harley, Joshua, Tynan, Taylynn and Kinley.
Bernice was a strong, remarkable woman who held her family together with such a loving bond. She was extremely supportive and proud of her children and great/grandchildren. The combination of humour and care which she extended to everyone who entered her home, could not be matched!
Bernice started working for Pioneer Seeds in Ridgetown on the day the plant opened. She continued with them for over 30 years until retirement.
Visitation for Bernice will be held at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main St. East, Ridgetown, on Saturday November 11, 2017 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. Cremation will follow. Donations in memory of Bernice may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.


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Not-Quite-Voluntary Break
You may have noticed that my posts lately have been less about riding and more about indoor things. We're firmly in the not-entirely-voluntary break I was talking about earlier. Between record cold, record early snowfall, the indoor arena being booked for a clinic I'm not riding in all this weekend, and Thanksgiving travel, Connor's only getting a few rides over the next week or two.
|Riding? Please!
I like this time of year for him. He stays in light work, we stay in lessons so we don't forget basic concepts like straightness, but it's still a break. And last year, he came out of his break better than ever, at least where Dressage is concerned.
|Only one person in my house is happy about this weather.
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Hundreds of thousands of Fleet Mortgage Group customers, including about 20,000 in Connecticut, will be due hundreds of dollars in refunds under a settlement reached Monday between the mortgage company and lawyers representing 26 states.
Under the agreement, two subsidiaries of Fleet Mortgage, the nation's second largest residential mortgage lender, agreed to pay refunds to most of its one million customers. Attorneys general from the 26 states estimate customers paid about $150 million more than necessary into mortgage escrow accounts controlled by lenders to guarantee payment for such things as property taxes and insurance.


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Q&A: Differences between GCSEs in Wales and England
Thousands of students will be receiving their GCSE results on Thursday, but this could be one of the last times that the exam stays the same for pupils in Wales and England.
In England, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said he wants a return to the old O level style exam.
Meanwhile in Wales, a consultation into the future of its exams is under way.
BBC Wales education correspondent Nicola Smith answers some questions about the current qualification system.
Who takes GCSEs?
The GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) was introduced in 1986. The first exams were taken in 1988.
They are usually taken by 15 and 16-year-olds in Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as by students abroad. Scotland has its own qualifications systems.
What did the system look like before?
Pupils previously sat O levels, or Ordinary levels, and CSEs (Certificates of Secondary Education). O levels were introduced in 1951 and were last taken in the UK in 1987.
They were seen as the more rigorous qualification of the two. CSEs were brought in in 1965 and also came to an end in the mid 1980s.
What is being proposed in England?
Education Secretary Michael Gove is considering plans to overhaul the secondary school exam system for England. He is said to want to replace GCSEs, and return to O level style exams in traditional academic subjects such as English, maths, the humanities and science after two years of study.
Less academic children would take simpler qualifications similar to old-style CSEs. Control of education in the UK is devolved and Mr Gove's plans are for England only.
What is being proposed in Wales?
The Education Minister, Leighton Andrews, has already said that Wales will not return to an O level style system.
But a review commissioned by the Welsh government is asking whether major changes should be made to the qualifications system for 14-19 year olds here.
It is consulting on whether completely new qualifications for 14 to 16-year-olds should replace GCSEs or whether Wales should broadly follow what happens in England.
The review asks to what extent the Welsh qualifications system should diverge from the rest of the UK. Its findings will be published by the end of the year.
Where do England and Wales already differ?
From September, pupils starting GCSEs in England will be examined at the end of the two year course. It's called linear assessment, and replaces modular exams.
But in Wales, schools will be able to choose between the two styles of assessment. Welsh teenagers can also take the Welsh Baccalaureate alongside their GCSEs, A levels, or other vocational qualifications.
They learn key skills through things like community projects and individual investigations.
The idea is that it offers something broader than just an academic qualification. If they pass, it is a qualification in its own right.
GCSE pupils in England can take the English Baccalaureate, although it is not a separate qualification. It is a performance measure which recognises where pupils have secured a C grade or better across a core of academic subjects - English, mathematics, history or geography, the sciences and a language.


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a city in ancient Palestine, east of the Jordan River: the home of Elisha. Judges 7:22; I Kings 4:12; 19:16.
meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow, the birth-place and residence of the prophet Elisha, not far from Beth-shean (1 Kings 4:12), in the tribe of Issachar, near where the Wady el-Maleh emerges into the valley of the Jordan, "the rich meadow-land which extends about 4 miles south of Beth-shean; moist and luxuriant." Here Elisha was found at his plough by Elijah on his return up the Jordan valley from Horeb (1 Kings 19:16). It is now called 'Ain Helweh.
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abel-beth-maachah meadow of the house of Maachah, a city in the north of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Dan and Ijon, in the tribe of Naphtali. It was a place of considerable strength and importance. It is called a "mother in Israel", i.e., a metropolis (2 Sam. 20:19). It was besieged by Joab (2 Sam. […]
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abel-shittim meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply "Shittim" (Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1; Micah 6:5), a place on the east of Jordan, in the plain of Moab, nearly opposite Jericho. It was the forty-second encampment of the Israelites, their last resting-place before they crossed the Jordan (Num. 33:49; 22:1; 26:3; 31:12; comp. 25:1; 31:16).
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We purchased a leather couch from Bob's Furniture in Farmingdale long island. Two years later the leather started peeling.
We purchased the Goof Proof protection that we were told would cover everything for 5 years. They are claiming that it does not cover this. If I have a knife fight in my living room and my couch get cut up, that would be covered. Really...
Really. Amazing and pathetic all at the same time. Trying not to lose my temper with them and the most annoying people that answer the phone and read from a script, very poorly I might add.
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I had the same problem with my sofa n love seat.After 2 years it started peeling off so badly that I had to cover it up.Wat a rip off.Was so disappointed as had loved the color n the recliner seats.Wish had read these reviews before buying it.Total waste of money.
what was the name of the leather furniture you bought I was thinking of buying some furniture from them ... please help.
it was a leather couch. but when we had this issue and read the fine print, it says that it is a sprayed leather couch to get that brown color.
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Put on your investigation hat and join in this interactive group case study to uncover how ethical collapse led a highly respected nonprofit down a path of financial wrongdoing. Participants will work as a group to figure out what happened and why the organization's governance and ethics processes failed to prevent it.
You will have the opportunity to ask questions of the facilitator, who will answer in the characters of several key staff at the nonprofit, where a donor has begun to suspect financial shenanigans. Your mission is to discern whether each staff person knew or suspected that what they were doing was, at least, unethical, and why they did it anyway.
If you don't usually work as an investigator this is a great chance to explore that role in a friendly environment. If fraud investigation is your specialty, use your skills to help the team tackle the tougher questions of why this wrongdoing occurred and why the nonprofit's governance and ethics processes failed to work.
This case holds lessons for organizations of all sizes and types, where things may appear to be fine but unethical behavior can hide beneath the surface, corroding the environment until it evolves into a major problem. Learn lessons from this case that can help prevent this happening to your organization.
Recognize that ethical lapses and wrongdoing are all too common, even among organizations apparently committed to good deeds
Identify the key role of the executive director in setting the ethical tone of the organization
- Recognize how individuals within an organization may identify anomalies or discrepancies that could lead to prevention or detection of unethical behavior and yet may rationalize the situation and enable it to continue
- Identify the role of top management's "style" in enabling or quashing communication and questioning that can help to prevent ethical lapses
Recognize that leadership style and behavior may only be partially visible, with a "false front" concealing darker aspects
Toby Bishop
Toby Bishop is a globally-recognized thought leader and consultant on corporate fraud prevention and detection. Named five times to Accounting Today's list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the Accounting Profession, Toby has served as the global president and CEO of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the association of more than 75,000 anti-fraud professionals in 160 countries; as the director of the Deloitte Forensic Center, where he led the development of global thought leadership on fraud and corruption to help clients manage their risks; and as a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co., where he provided forensic accounting services and helped to develop and implement new methods to detect financial statement fraud, including an algorithmic earnings quality model.
Toby co-authored the book Corporate Resiliency: Managing the Growing Risk of Fraud and Corruption and a related article in Harvard Business Review. He has also written or edited over 100 articles on fraud. Toby has been a contributing author for several generations of anti-fraud professional guidance, most recently serving on the task force that developed the COSO/ACFE Fraud Risk Management Guide, published in September 2016.
Toby serves as vice president – training for the ACFE's Los Angeles Chapter, on the editorial review board of the Journal of Forensic Accounting Research, as a contributing author and a member of the Board of Editors of Business Crimes Bulletin and a member of the ACFE's Advisory Council. He has served on the Center for Audit Quality's Anti-fraud Working Group and has presented on the subject of forensic audit techniques to the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's Standing Advisory Group and at the FBI Academy.
Toby is a native of England and a graduate of the University of Oxford. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (FCA), a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
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Long Course Swimming Workouts
Dynoswimmers, please read, there's a nice surprise at the end.
~By Wilhelm Schnotz, Demand Media
Whether you're a swimmer making the jump from a 25-yard pool to train in an Olympic-sized one for the first time, or a seasoned long-course swimmer looking to add a new workout, you can't merely transplant a workout from a conventionally sized pool into a long-course pool. With fewer turns and less of an opportunity to streamline off walls, your stroke and endurance is more emphasized in the 50-meter pool. Here are three mid-level long-course workouts. Their intervals may be tailored to fit your abilities.
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West Side Fly Progression Part 1
~By Nate McBride
Several years ago I was in desperate need of finding a way to teach butterfly to adult swimmers...from scratch. Adult swimmers who, over the years, had lost ankle flexibility, core strength and rhythm. There wasn't much I could do about the first two except for dryland work whenever I could fit it in and ankle flexibility exercises that I was able to recommend to them. And well...rhythm...you either have it or you don't. If you don't, it's a constant struggle to do fly well but you can get there. These swimmers had been hounding me to teach them and I myself was getting more and more frustrated by the fact that I could not give them fly sets in workout. What to do what to do....I kept coming back to the possibility that I could teach them the same way I had taught my age groupers but then always rejected the idea because of the silliness/simplicity of those drills. Eventually though, desperation gave way to having no other choice. The results astounded me.
Swimming and Boxing
~By Nate McBride, West Side Swim Club
Now that our new season has started, many of our new swimmers are being introduced to what I consider one of the best dryland exercises you can do. Boxing.
About three years ago or so, I implemented boxing into my training program with specific swimmers (e.g. swimmers who had developed good upper body strength). I had long been considering the benefits of adding to my dryland program a group of exercises that did not require any weights or mats and only the simplest of equipment and that could be done in a tight space and a short amount of time but would get the swimmer's heart rate through the roof and work both the front and back of their upper body as a whole unit. We had been using plyometric-based routines for sometime to accomplish this but plyometric work does not get the heart rate going at the level I wanted it at. So my goal was to find something that would work given limited time to get the result and limited space.
It had happened that about the same time I had seen a Pacquiao special on HBO as he was preparing for one of his fights. Manny Pacquiao is truly one of those athletes that has it all. Speed undreamed of and agility to go with it. In any event, in this particular HBO special, his trainer Freddie Roach was discussing how important his hip to arm speed and balance was. That got me thinking that one of the things I am always ranting about on deck is the rotation of the hips to shoulders and the balance that has to be maintained. In that same episode, Freddie spoke about how when he watches Manny spar with partners, he is always watching to ensure that balance is maintained between the rotation of the hips, the speed of the punch and the extension. Watching this it occurred to me that he is putting his hip into his shoulder rotation AND that his punching extension was no different than a swimmer's extension with the exception of the final impact. He was almost swimming standing up.
Coaching Multi-sport Athletes
~By Sue Sotir; Minute Man Masters
Triathletes come to your practice and want to focus on freestyle (only), can't understand why one or two practices isn't enough and sometimes even bring along a workout their tri coach has given them. So what's the deal?
Coach Sue provides some key corrections to focus on to keep your triathletes engaged and improving...
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Merry Christmas!
We at Dynoswim wish you a wonderful Christmas holiday spent with friends, family, and loved ones.
In the meantime, if you have a few moments to spare read this article: Working out your Christmas workout from Canada's ABS/CBN news.
Liechtenstein 24H in 4 Days...
Well, we leave tomorrow and get into Zurich on Thursday morning. We've had six months of preparation and tonight is our last practice before the race. We'll get about 4 days of rest, then Sharon, Judi and I will take a week to visit some of my friends and family in Germany. We're really looking forward to the time off. To be honest, a break from the pool might be fitting as well as a break from our professional lives. It's brutal out there in the finance world. So please stay tuned, we'll try to update you with video clips, photos, and news of our adventures. We also have a tentative team dinner scheduled for Friday evening.
In the meantime, please wish us luck and if you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out the last time we did this event:
24 Hour Relay Team Swims to Tell the Tale...
2006 International Dynoswimmers Leave for Liechtenstein...
New England LMSC Newsletter
Nate McBride from the West Side Swim Club says:
"Heya...just wanted to let ya know that Dynoswim made the New England LMSC newsletter...see the last page!"
Thanks Nate!
Weekend Training
We had a great weekend of training beginning on Saturday morning with a practice geared toward our Liechtenstein 24 Hour relay.
Later we all took part in a team-building exercise which lasted most of the day. Then on Sunday, we capped our weekend off with an open-water swim in Southport, Connecticut. I guess you could say it was the perfect weekend.
(I have to say, I really love these photos...)
Photos include Mabel Prada (top only) Laura Burke, Dan Cerasale (top only), Jake Gulick, Sharon Kriz (bottom only), Billy Geoghegan and Dean Osterloh.
Also a special thanks to Suzanne Simmonds for taking some great photos of us in the Long Island Sound and sending them to us, thanks!
Feel the Water...
Sculling's great, especially when you haven't been in the water for a while. It's also good when you're looking for that "fat" water and you're optimizing traction regardless of the particular stroke you're swimming. It's not the motion of the scull that counts as much as it's that feeling you get when the water's heavy and you're practically doing pushups down the lane. Just make sure you're moving those arms side to side while adjusting your palm position for downward pressure to hold your head completely out of the water. Don't replicate breaststroke pull - that ain't sculling!
Later on in this program, fist drill makes you feel inefficient as if you're swimming with stubs, but what better way to look for fat water than using your forearms. Use the whole arm for propulsion, not just your hands. Think below the elbow on your catch, then when you're back to the swim portion of the set, you're cupped palms will make your stroke feel uber long, and hopefully uber long.
Check it out and let me know if you've modified it, loved it, or hated it:
Kicking and Conditioning
Lately, it seems as though it's taking much longer for everyone to get their legs warmed up on kick sets. So for example, despite doing a 500 kick in warm-up, the first rep of a kick set will be more difficult than the last few reps. Usually, the kick set of warm-up overcomes that.
Seems to be taking quite awhile for us - collectively speaking - to get into the zone where one can kick for a long period of time at a strong pace.
Here's a set we did last night, great kick set and great conditioning:
By the way, we limited rest as much as possible between sets, until the end when our muscles were nice and hot.
A Cure for Speed?
~By Nate McBride
While we are on the topic of unpopular things to do, (see my last post on butterfly), I have been doing a lot of thinking about kicking in the last few months. I have always been as much as an avid fan of kicking as my swimmers have been unhappy with doing it. With previous clubs I have worked at, I tried to incorporate it into the program but found that there are two kinds of resistance: those that are not good at it and so refuse to do it and therefore do not get better at it, and those who don't like to do it because it cuts into their yardage total. The ones who did want to do it knowing it would make them better, did not get it enough.
What's Wrong with Butterfly?
Note: Nate McBride had been a competitive swimmer for over 29 years and has been coaching for 16. He is currently the Head Coach of West Side Swim Club in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
~By Nate McBride
Rowdy Gaines put it very well the other night when he was talking about the women's 200 fly being America's weakest event. Not that Elaine Breeden or Kathleen Hersey were slow, on the contrary they had great swims. It's just that when they panned over to Mary Meagher, whose 200 fly record stood for 27 years up until this past April, and whose time was set without the aid of special suits or caps, its a stark contrast to the domination we have in so many other events. Why?
Saturday Morning at MAC : Speakers & Interviews
We love watching other teams train; at all levels there's always something new to pick-up and learn, maybe even apply to your own workouts. Check out David Marsh, now at Mecklenburg (formerly Head Coach at Auburn), among the best coaches of our sport.
June 4, 2008 - After warmup, the MAC Elite group went through a pretty interesting circuit. As David explained it, it simulates a full race.
The Problem with Traveling Coaches
Take a look at the attached picture:
The first person to guess what it's written on (meaning the type of "paper" used) will win their very own Dynoswim swim cap.
(By the way, in case you're wondering, this is a practice we did on June 29, 2007 in Palm Coast in preparation for the 2007 Ed Gaw Amelia Island Open-Water Challenge.)
Keith 'Tree' Kirol's Featured Workout
Take a look at Tree Kirol's December 6, 2006 practice written for the Carrol County YMCA's Masters program located in Westminster, Maryland. Tree's program boasts a dedicated group of 15 or so swimmers and triathletes that show up mornings at 5:30 with two workouts to choose from (4000+ and 2500+ yds).
Tree says, "As far as a training plan goes, I try to cater to both the tri-swimmers and the lap swimmers. We have a handful that compete in the Great Chesapeake Bay Bridge Swim (4.4 miles) each June. Right now our team is in the midst of the 'No Regrets Holiday Workout Challenge'." (Download file)
"The most fun I get out of coaching and swimming with my team is the camaraderie. We all get inspiration from each other. Coupled with a bit of peer pressure and we all have a good time! I'm glad I found Dynoswim. I'd sure like to join you guys for one of your open water workouts."
Thanks Tree, we expect you there just as soon as the water temperature approaches 70 degrees again! Northern Florida does get a little chilly this time of year.
500th Swim Workout Added!
Amy Britton added the 500th swim workout to the Dynoswim workout database!
We'd like to thank all of our contributors for sharing their knowledge and doing their part to help swimmers of all backgrounds, levels, and abilities grow and succeed both in and out of the pool.
As of November 18, 2006 you can find over 500 workouts totalling over 2,215,142 yards or 1,258.6 miles (2,021,824.25 meters or 2,021.82 kilometers)!
A Well-Rounded Workout
Twenty Ingredients for Total Training
by Scott Rabalais
Can you imagine following a nutritional plan of only two or three items, consumed day after day, month after month? Perhaps all you eat each day for a year is chicken, beans and cornbread. Not only would such a diet become monotonous, in the long term you would not meet the basic nutritional requirements for adequate physical development.
Swim training follows the same trend of thought. If you were to head to the pool each day and complete the same basic workout each visit, you may be driven to the brink of boredom – and beyond! While you might receive certain physical benefits from such a plan, the benefits can be greatly enhanced by adding variety to your swimming workout.
While some adult swimmers choose to chart a carefully-constructed plan to peak performance, many swimmers prefer to have a stimulating, entertaining and challenging workout session and are not as concerned about the impact of the workout on future performances. With a wide-open approach for each workout, the sky is the limit in terms of variety. Any coach or swimmer would be wise to include as most, if not all, of the following 20 ingredients in each workout.
Speed Indeed, Article by Wayne Goldsmith
"Speed is the most precious thing in swimming. In the end, it is what we are all about; it is what we are all trying to achieve." ~Gennadi Touretski
Read the following article from the May 2006 edition of Swimming World Magazine. Inside, you'll find the 7 Golden Rules of Speed and sample workouts.
Featured Workout from Germany
Here's a basic endurance workout written by Coach Christian of SG-Frankfurt (submitted by team member Thorsten Kuechler).
Featured Workouts from Our Friends in Montana
Take a look at some more workouts posted by two of our Cyber-Dynoswimmers, Geoff L'Heureux and Ashlynn Gordon!
Hey, did you know that Ashlynn was a top age-group swimmer and is now the Head Masters Coach for the Missoula YMCA. She also coaches the Masters team at the University of Montana. She holds several certifications for coaching and has experience with all levels of swimmers. In fact, Ashlynn's swimmers range from total beginners, to former national swimmers, and even Olympic gold medalist, Dave Berkoff who drops in for a practice or two!
Ashlynn really knows her stuff, so if you want to see what the experts are offering, scroll down to Ashlynn's workout - and don't forget to try Geoff's too! Geoff is a Masters swimmer for Missoula Masters Swimming and is the aquatics coordinator for the Missoula Athletic Club.
Remember to e-mail these workouts to your friends!
Featured Workouts, Montana Swim Community
Please take a look at some exceptional workouts posted by two of our Cyber-Dynoswimmers, Geoff L'Heureux and Ashlynn Gordon. Geoff is a Masters swimmer for Missoula Masters Swimming and is the aquatics coordinator for the Missoula Athletic Club. Ashlynn is the Head Masters Coach for the Missoula YMCA and also coaches the Masters team at the University of Montana.
Take a look at some of Ashlynn and Geoff's workouts:
- Distance Work by Geoff
- Geoff's Pre-Tri Workout
- Ashlynn's Post-Meet Practice
- Ashlynn's Short-course State Training
Let us know how you like them, and don't forget to say "Thanks Ashlynn and Geoff!" The whole Dynoswim community looks forward to trying more of your workouts!
Featured Workout
Take a look at a great, short (only 1450 Yards) workout designed for kicking. One of our Cyber-Dynoswimmers, John Eisenschmidt from Virginia, wrote this one and I suggest you all try it!
Kick Sets by John Eisenschmidt
John hails from Virginia and swims as part of the Fairfax County Parks and Recreation Department. E-mail his workout to all your friends by clicking here.
Swimming History and Wednesday's Practice
There is a little background to tonight's practice. Aside form being a great "long burn" conditioning set, this has been a practice that I've been wanting to do with you since my NY-Florida drive down I-95 on January 3rd. As I was driving, the Interstate was packed with swim vans loaded with college swimmers on their way to Florida for the ye olde "Winter Training Trip". Well, I can spot swimmers from a mile away: speedo flip-flops with socks, nylon sweat pants, green blondes and ashen brunettes. So, feeling a little nostalgic, I harkened back to a reward practice we always did on the last day of training before jumping in the van for a non-stop gaseous trip from Ft. Lauderdale to Rochester.
Here's Wednesday's practice for those of you that will one day look back upon it with a heavy heart and yearning interest (inspired by Nazareth College's January 1989 winter training trip).
Recent Workouts
Last night at our Westport Swim Club practice we swam a 6200 yard workout in 1 hour 45 minutes. It was the most yards I've swam in one workout in quite some time. What kind of swim workouts have our cyber dynoswimmers been doing? Add your workout to the swim workout database today!
Friday's Challenge
December 2nd practice consisted of sprints with very little rest. One Dynoswimmer would have liked it very much, if you can guess which one, then you rule (Hint: D.P.). It was a total of 4,000 meters (Belle Terre is a meter pool) in 1 hour 25 minutes.
Check it out:
Halloween Practice
We had light turnout at practice today, but nevertheless had a great workout. For those of you interested, we worked on some breaststroke.
Long and Strong
Oh distance freestyle. Solid cadence, even pace, consistent repeats, even splits, long, strong, reach, finish, streamline...
Tuesday we had our 1000 Time Trial. Friday we worked on our pace, cadence and repeats. On Saturday, despite the light turnout, we did one of the most difficult practices to date. A distance practice of 4100 yards all in 1 hour 20 minutes. Special accolades to Sheryl, Dave, and Sean who kicked tail and only complained once.
Here's a look at Saturday's program:
Can't wait for Monday...
Don't forget to add your favorite workout to the workouts database!
Set up a dynoswim account, and show the world what *YOU* want to do in the pool. Share the knowledge, the world needs more swim workouts to choose from! Sprinting, open water, breaststroke, come-on: speak to your inner coach...


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Shelley Smith knows her USC women's soccer team's first-ever NCAA victory Friday night is not the end of a journey.
"We want this season to go as long as possible," Smith said.
The Gamecocks (18-3-2) get another chance to keep playing at 1 p.m. today, when they face Rutgers (14-3-4) in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Stone Stadium. A win and USC will get one more chance to play at home next weekend.
But that's going to be a more difficult task than the 4-0 victory against Davidson proved to be. The Scarlet Knights, an at-large entrant from the Big East, are a tournament-savvy team that spent the entire season in the Top 25.
"You know they've played in a tough conference week-in and week-out like we have," Smith said. "When you have a battle every weekend, you're prepared for NCAA play. This is what the NCAA is all about. You know in a second-round game that you're going to have that much more of a challenge."
Rutgers coach Glenn Crooks, whose team defeated Duke 2-0 Friday, agrees.
"It's a very special time of year," he said. "It's intense because of what's at stake."
But he likes the resilience of his players. Despite losing five players to season-ending injuries during the year, including one that led the team in scoring last season and another that is leading the team in scoring this season, the Scarlet Knights have continued to persevere.
"There's something to be said for this team, that's for sure," Crooks said. "At this point I won't be surprised by anything they do."
Rutgers has kept winning in part to a strong defense that includes All-Big East goalkeeper Erin Guthrie and All-Big East defender Jenifer Anzivino, who have led an effort that has allowed 10 goals all season, including 12 shutouts. The Gamecocks counter with a stellar defense of their own, led by junior goalkeeper Mollie Patton, who has a school-record 14 shutouts, and All-SEC senior defender Blakely Mattern.
"I'm very impressed with South Carolina watching them (Friday) night," Crooks said. "They're extremely organized, and they work very, very hard in transition to get in position defensively. That's what we like to do."
Smith agrees that goals will be at a premium. One could be all it takes. USC is 5-1 in 1-0 games this season, while Rutgers is 5-2.
"You have to finish your early chances in the game," Smith said.
The Gamecocks have displayed a more potent offense over the course of the year - outscoring Rutgers 47-32 - in part due to Rutgers' injuries on the offensive end. Sophomore forward Kayla Grimsley, who has scored 13 goals, sparks the USC on the offensive end.
"They've got a real good attacking presence," Crooks said. "We're looking at this as an absolute major challenge. They're on their home turf. But I expect our team, with the way it has performed this season, to be prepared and come out with great energy."
The Gamecocks hope the home field plays a role. They are 10-0 at Stone Stadium this season, and Friday's crowd of 3,813 was a program record.
"There's no backing down," Smith said.


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Finally, the weather is hot in Houston, as it should be in the springtime. I went on a lunch date with a blogger friend at Jinya Ramen Bar and we ended up taking a stroll around the River Oaks District after. It was sweltering hot, but I still wanted to dress cute for our date, so I've put together a look that's lightweight and super stylish. I'm obsessed with these floral pants from the Rainbow Shop, which has now become my go-to for palazzos.
To all my women traveling in the summer, these light and airy pants are perfect for you! Not to mention, they would look great for a day at the beach.
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An unpatched vulnerability exposes Netgear routers to hacking
Routers have become an attractive target for hackers in recent years as they can be used to spy on user traffic and launch other attacks. Most commonly they are infected with malware and used in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) campaigns.
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A narcotics injection made with a safety pin and an eyedropper (1940s+ Narcotics)
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[pinsk; Russian pyeensk] /pɪnsk; Russian pyinsk/ noun 1. a city in SW Byelorussia (Belarus), E of Brest. /Russian pinsk/ noun 1. a city in SW Belarus: capital of a principality (13th–14th centuries). Pop: 134 000 (2005 est)
- Pin someone down
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- Pin something down
verb phrase To recognize, identify, or single out something definitely; make explicit: I can't quite pin my feeling down (1951+)
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noun An excellent golfer; also, an accurate shot made by such a golfer, to the pin (1926+)


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Never under-estimate the older generation
While most retired people are thinking of taking up a quiet hobby like gardening, one spry octogenarian started her agility career. Having been told by other clubs that she was too old to start agility, Mary Stephen's phone enquiry to Kathrin Tasker was very defensive. 'I would love to do agility, but you are going to tell me, I am too old.' To her surprise, Kathrin replied that she was happy for her to give it a try. It was one of the best decisions either have ever made.


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Belfry defeats Cabell Midland in Wendy's Friday Night Rivals Game of the Week
The Belfry Pirates came across state lines and defeated Cabell Midland 34-14 in our Wendy's Friday Night Rivals Game of the Week presented by the Marshall Sports Medicine Institute.
Cabell Midland (3-3) got the scoring starting midway through the first quarter when Ivan Vaughn took a hand off and got to the edge and raced 44 yards and dived over the pylon for the touchdown to give the Knights a 7-0 lead.
Belfry (6-1) would answer. Early in the second quarter quarterback Avery Browning faked a hand off and found Braxton Miller who made a great grab in the end zone to tie the game. Coming into the game, the Pirates had thrown the ball 16 times all season.
On Cabell Midland's next drive. Isaiah Duncan took an inside hand off, found a hole and broke loose for a long run and was finally brought down inside the Belfry 10-yard line. Just a few plays later, Duncan put the Knights back on top when he took a pitch and found the end zone.
Cabell Midland's lead would not last long. In fact, it would last just a few seconds as Belfry's Devin Varney took a short kickoff and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 14.
In the second half, Belfry's run game took over.
After a long drive to start the half, Belfry's Derek Williams took a handoff at the 2-yard line and dived over the pile to put the Pirates up 21-14.
The Pirates would not look back.
After forcing a Cabell Midland punt, Wellman capped off another long Belfry drive with his second touchdown of the game to put the Pirates up 28-14.
Belfry quarterback Avery Browning would add another score late in the fourth quarter when he ran it in from 9 yards out to give the Pirates a 35-14 lead.
With 138 yards on 30 carries and two touchdowns, Wellman was named the Five Start Chevrolet Player of the Game. He also racked up 12 tackles on the defensive side of the ball.
If you missed any of the action, you can watch the complete game here.


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ROME – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi warned Thursday that bombing the Islamic State group in Syria would not, on its own, eliminate a terror threat with its roots in Europe's own backyard.
Opening a three-day conference on security in the Mediterranean region, Renzi expanded on Italy's decision to stay out of the intensified air strikes on IS targets and instead emphasised the role of culture and education in addressing jihadist radicalisation, particularly amongst Muslim youth in Europe.
"So soon after the shocking attacks on Paris, it is not easy to find the right way to respond," Renzi said, stressing that Rome is fully behind efforts to destroy IS and other radical groups.
"But we can't have gut, instinctive or kneejerk reactions," he said. "It is easy to be ironic and say 'we are facing kamikaze bombers and you say it is a cultural challenge' — but I say that it is.
"To think we can beat our enemy by striking against it far from our homes, is to mask the reality."
Renzi added: "First and foremost, radicalisation is a pathological expression of an identity crisis suffered in European countries."
Renzi said the radical Islamists now threatening European cities were "nearly all raised in our suburbs, educated in our schools. They played football with our kids and walked the same sidewalks on which they carried out these acts of barbarism."
"If young people on our peripheries lose a sense of belonging, we are no longer faced with an urban problem but with a political problem."
Renzi's comments may raise eyebrows in France, where President Francois Hollande's government has responded to last month's Paris attacks by calling on allies to back intensified bombing, an appeal which Britain has heeded by joining the air strikes.
Hollande and his ministers have largely avoided articulating a link between the atrocity and the marginalisation of some of France's third and fourth generation of North African immigrants.
This has been in sharp contrast to the aftermath of January's jihadist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper, during which Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France had to address systemic discrimination against its Muslim community.
The broad sweep of Renzi's comments was endorsed by Gilles Kepel, one of France's leading experts on Islam and the Islamic world, who questioned Hollande's emphasis on the country now being "at war".
"Why continue bombing when that does not serve much purpose?" the academic commented. "It is not by saying 'war, war' that you will solve anything."
France's stance was defended by Elisabeth Guigou, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the country's National Assembly.
"There has to be military action," she said. "If we had not intervened militarily in Mali we would today have a terrorist state in Africa.
"And don't come and tell me that an international coalition cannot beat Daesh with its 30,000-40,000 fighters," she said, using an alternative name for IS.
Guigou said military action was not a panacea and accepted radicalisation had to be combatted in Europe.
"But there is a limited amount governments can do. It is up to civil society, including the Muslim community itself, to construct an alternative discourse."


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A cup of coffee may not be as simple as it may appear. A majority of people know that coffee comes from raw coffee beans but are not aware of the processes it goes through. You may not realize this as you drink that cup of coffee, but the coffee beans you ground to come up with that cup have made an incredible journey, just to give you that good feeling. That is unless you happen to live in areas where coffee is grown that is the tropical and sub-tropical latitudes which support the growth of coffee beans. If instead, just like the overwhelming majority of coffee consumers around the globe, you live in the temperate climate, then your coffee had to go through some serious processes to make it to your cup. Today -we are going to discuss how coffee beans are grown, harvested and eventually brought into the market.
Growing Coffee
Coffee grows best in tropical and sub-tropical climates- usually not more than a thousand miles from the equator, altitudes between sea level and 7000 feet. It does well in organic top soil mixed with volcanic debris at an average temperature of 24 degrees Celsius.
Coffee trees start their life in a nursery. They stay there until they are about 20 feet tall, typically this takes a year. They are then transported to the farm for transportation and planted ten to twelve feet apart. The coffee tree has the ability to grow up to 20 feet, but due to difficulties when it comes to harvesting, they are usually pruned so that they can grow to eight to ten feet.
This short plant with smooth oval leaves blossoms with white flowers that eventually becomes a cherry-like fruit. The fruit starts out green then becomes yellow and eventually ripens to become red. A few pieces can over ripen to become black. A coffee tree takes four to five years to grow and produce its first coffee seeds fully. It can continue to bear fruits up to its thirteenth year. The berries produced are referred to coffee cherries due to their close resemblance in shape, size, and color to cherries.
Harvesting the Coffee
Harvesting of coffee cherries can be very labor intensive. There are two methods used to harvest; the first one is just picking the berries from each branch and the second one involves picking all berries from a branch using a commercial machine. Most of the coffee grown in the worlds is grown by small-scale farmers who own five to seven acres of land. These farmers harvest their berries by picking. This method may take more time but it produces a quality harvest. In addition, this method helps leave the unripe cherries on the branch so that they can continue to grow.
On the other hand, farmers with a very large tract of land, employ mechanical harvesters to remove all cherries from the branches. Coffee ripening greatly depends on the altitude. The lower the altitude is, the warmer the climate and the sooner the berries will ripen. What this means is, coffee grown in an area of 1800 feet will ripen faster compared to coffee grown in an area of 3000 feet. Harvesting coffee is often divided into three stages, the beginning, the middle, and the end. The beginning of the harvest yields a small amount of raw coffee and often the flavor is vegetal, astringent and undeveloped. The middle harvest is normally done in bulk. Most of the coffee we buy is at this level. The flavor from middle harvest is more developed and mature. The last one is the end harvest. This is normally considered as the leftovers from that season.
Processing the Coffee Cherries
The next step from harvesting is now processing the coffee cherries. After picking, the beans are extracted by removing the skin of the berries. Removing coffee beans from cherries can be done using two methods:
– Dry process.
– Wet Method.
Dry Method
The dry method works by using the power of the sun upon layers of washed coffee cherries that are laid out on dried coffee tables, plastic sheets or cement slabs. After exposing them on the sun for four weeks, the fruit dehydrates into crystal shell. Some processors use coffee driers to achieve the same result in four days. A hulling machine removes the outer skin of the coffee cherries to expose the green raw coffee bean.
Wet Method
The wet method starts by running the cherries through a pulping machine within the first twenty-four hours after harvesting. The machine helps in removing the skin and the fruit pulp. The kernels are then washed and allow to stay in water and ferment. The pulp will dissolve completely away from the kernel, leaving raw coffee green bean that is parchment covered.
Trading and Shipping
Once the green raw coffee beans have been separated from the cherries, they are now packed in burlap bags and then shipped to all the corners of the globe. Coffee is both traded directly and on the commodity market. However, direct trade coffee is increasingly used recently, with some incentives like fair trade price guarantee for the farmers.
Once the raw coffee beans have been sold to the coffee company, it is further processed. At this stage, coffee can be subjected to further process that includes decaffeinating, ground, roasted, flavored and packaged before it can make its way to the market. Once distributed, coffee is delivered to either a local retailer, café, espresso cart or restaurant where it might go the final stages of grinding and brewing. Or it may have to wait for you to bring it to your kitchen or office to finish its journey.


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If you are excited about the installation of your hardwood floors, you may want to pause before you take a stab at this popular DIY project. Not only do you need to make sure you have the right equipment, but you'll also want to make sure your floors are prepped properly before getting started. Here is a list of the tools you may need to install hardwood flooring on your own:
- Pneumatic flooring nailer
- Drill with drill bits
- Hammer
- Nails
- Circular saw, miter saw or table saw
- Pry bar
- Tape measure
- Utility knife
- Wood glue
- Safety glasses
- Work gloves
- Safety mask
- Knee pads
The cost of purchasing all of these tools, plus your materials cost, can really put a dent in your flooring budget and your patience. Additionally, if you are unsure about how to prepare your sub-floors and your hardwood flooring materials, getting started could be delayed just in the time spent making sure you will get a good start without needing to redo this important step.
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OXFORD United's stand-in northern announcer may no longer be delighting the Kassam Stadium crowds but his dulcet tones will be following the women's team on a permanent basis.
Sunderland season ticket holder Shaun Ritchie volunteered for United's first two home games - when regularly announcer Nathan Cooper was required for radio duty - and caused a stir among fans.
The Oxford Bus Company employee, who moved to the city 18 months ago, has now been revealed as the women's team announcer when the season gets under way later this month.
The 38-year-old, who lives in Didcot, said his two games in the spotlight - against Portsmouth and Shrewsbury - were 'surreal'.
He said: "It was a whirlwind, there was a big crowd for the Portsmouth game and I was a little nervous, but everyone made me so welcome and I loved every minute.
"It was surreal really, after the match my mates in the North East were calling me saying I was all over social media.
"I couldn't believe it, all I did was help out at the football and everyone was talking about it."
He initially got involved with the Oxford United Women when Oxford Bus Company became their sponsor and the team needed help with transport to away games.
Mr Ritchie - who transferred from sister company Go North East, volunteered to drive the coach, which he said led him to becoming part of the club's family.
He said: "It's been brilliant watching the Women's team progress, they have really taken me under my wing and the Oxford Bus Company and Oxford United are one big family really.
"I started doing the PA at the Women's games last season as well because they didn't have anyone and this season I'm going to help more widely at every home game.
"Suddenly I got a call out of the blue from Peter Rhoades-Brown at United, I couldn't believe a club legend was calling me.
"He said he'd heard good reports about me from the Women's team and asked if I could help with the first team on the PA for two games."
His North East accent and boxing ring master style attracted a range of reviews on social media from fans, as well as passengers and colleagues asking him about his new-found fame.
Some speculated whether he was brought in to make new signing Mike Williamson, from Newcastle, feel at home.
But it was his exuberant shouts of Gino - after fellow new signing Gino van Kessel scored in both games - which fans enjoyed the most.
Former united player and the club's business development manager, Peter Rhoades-Brown, said: ""We are lucky to have a brilliant team of volunteers at the club and when we needed a bit of extra help Shaun was delighted to step in.
"The Oxford Bus Company have been so supportive and we can't thank them enough.
He added: "Shaun did a great job - everyone was talking about his big goal announcements as much as Gino's debut goal."
Next weekend Mr Ritchie will return as PA when Oxford United Women take on Sheffield FC Ladies at Oxford City's Marsh Lane stadium.


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Man on a Ledge is a 2012 American action crime thriller movie. It is set in New York City. It is about an escaped convict who threatens to kill himself by jumping from a ledge on the 21st floor of a Manhattan hotel. It stars Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks and Jamie Bell. This movie did not get good reviews. It only barely got back its actual budget. The rating was PG-13.


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By Craig Burgess
AADA is a podcast about mindset, marketing and design
Released daily
This is my old style of podcast before I drastically changed the style of it. This was when I was making educational and information podcasts about design, marketing and business. Feel free to listen to it, but my new style of podcast started from Episode 80.
Today I'm talking about why you should be focusing on increasing your Facebook page likes first before any other kind of Facebook advertising.


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Mace Energy Method Training
Mace Energy Method Training; MEM —Certified MEM Practitioner &—Advanced Procedures for Certified Practitioners.
This course trains students on the principles and theories of Causism, including the chronological development of the Mace Energy Method. It Includes the basic skills needed to dis-create any negative identity and how to locate all negative identities and relationship problems. The graduates who use the method are called Mace Energy Method counsellors, but the method is totally devoid of self-disclosure by the client and advise on the part of the practitioner, even if asked for.
MEM —Certified MEM Practitioner &—Advanced Procedures for Certified Practitioners.
The Certificate course comprises four modules and contains illustrations to graphically interpret the many abstract and intangible ideas involved.
As part of the training fee, all students receive whatever sessions are necessary to handle anything triggered by the material as well as anything that has been triggered by life and living. Once enrolled, the very first action for all students is to eliminate ANY PROBLEM WHATSOEVER ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNING, TRAINING, EDUCATION OR STUDY, so that they are then totally free of any hang–ups that impede their ability to learn effectively. As a matter of record, to date not one trainee has been free of some upset or loss to do with previous learning / study and some have several—WHO HAS NOT BEEN TO SCHOOL?!
In house training is restricted to two students, which maximizes indivual involvement and personalises the training. Also included are DVD lectures by John Mace the Founder on all the key data.
Mace Energy Method Training
The one pre–requisite to training is to have had a full session from a trained practitioner. The reason for this pre–requisite is that the method is so revolutionary there is no other modality with which it can be compared, so a future trainee needs a session to appreciate and understand how it works, in other words to acquire subjective reality. Reading provides objective reality, but no amount of reading will provide the essential subjective reality. From a practical point of view it would be totally unrealistic for someone to help others at a professional level if they themselves lacked personal experience with the material. It would be a case of the blind leading the blind. This aspect is even more important should a practitioner wish to train others—it would then really be a case of the blind leading the blind!
Training scheduleThe Mace Energy Method gets it power from its simplicity and in keeping with that, the training course has been stripped of any superfluous data, which is why it is so comparatively brief, but its apparent brevity in no way detracts from its effectiveness. About 60 hours of student time(plus home reading) for the course is average. Students are scheduled for one day a week only, because they need time to assimilate the new data. Full time study was tried to expedite training, but as another example of the empirical nature of the work, it was abandoned as it did not produce satisfactory results.
The theory training is followed by practice using the unique procedures, then an internship follows , when the student can produce good results they are Certified as a Mace Energy Counsellor IACP.After some experience with clients,the Advance Procedures are studied.
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Still, it's not likely to heed my objections. So it's best to look on the bright side.
Snow is pretty. Snow is fun for children. Snow gets on the walkways and driveway, but now I have a big strong young man in my house who can shovel it (as long as we let him consume half the refrigerator).


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This is the second episode of my new podcast, Music To My Ears. In this episode, I
feature Angela Li. Angela is a Carmel High School freshman, and the concertmaster of the
Philharmonic Orchestra. Throughout this episode, you will get to hear Angela playing a piece
that she has recently been working on. You will also hear Angela talk about how she became
interested in music and how music has impacted her life.
Produced by: Anna Nelsen
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It was really interesting to hear what other students and teachers had to say. There were a lot of comments made about how much she has improved during the year. This episode was very calming to listen to. It sounded smooth and flowed well. I liked how you could hear Angela playing in the background.
I think she tried to create an emotional state to were the listeners would really be interested in the story. I like how she got the teacher to make a comment, which makes the story seem more logical to the listeners. Also that the broadcaster is making the listeners feel as if they were Angela or as if they were to experience what being like Angela would be. Saying how she's in a lot of clubs and orchestras makes the story seem more interesting and emotional.
This story is in all the requirement legally and ethnically. The storytelling process, I thought in the beginning was cool how they had those people say those words that would explain her. The writing style is really good by how they have the teachers comment on how Angela was progressing. I like how they had Angela just talk about music and how much she loved it. The sound design is very nice by having the music in the background that go with the topic because Angela is in orchestra. I do think that it was a little interesting how it kind of just went away and you could hear people in the background when one of the teachers was commenting. I like how they had so many bits of orchestra sound that helped add to the listeners experience when listening. I thought that all the people that were interviewed and the interviewee had good vocal performance. They were all very clear with their voice. Something that i thought was really unique is that all the music played was all done by Angela.
It was really cool to hear what other students and teachers had to say about Angela. Its also really cool to hear about how Angela has improved over the years she has been playing. It was also interesting to hear that she plays guitar as well. I also liked Angela playing in the background.
The decision to use all of the band directors and such was really powerful to drive the point home that she is a good performer. The story was well-organized as it went through Angela's time through learning how to perform in the philharmonic group. The use of quotes about how she good of a player she is while she was playing the instrument in the background was a good choice because it had added effect. When the music faded in from the commentary on some transitions it was really cool and made me think the orchestra was right in front of me. The commentator spoke clearly which made for a clear speaking topic and made me understand the topic more.
It was nice to see what others thought about Angela. It was also cool the background they gave about her. I liked how they had her playing in the background of the podcast. The transitions were good and it flowed really nicely. This podcast was good and it was very clear and easy to listen too.


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