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The fantastic Amplify festival in Sydney has just come to an end. What a week! The curation for this event by Annalie Killian (@maverickwoman) from AMP was just outstanding. It is very rare to such a rich set of speakers coming together for one week.
This is even more exceptional if you'd know that this is a bi-annual fest exclusively targeted at employees from AMP. What a great innovation effort to bring the outside in, to expose corporate staff to the vibrant world of innovation at the edges of their own ecosystem!
Every company should copy-cat this approach.
As I listened to the different speakers talking about technology breakthroughs, innovation efforts, transformation efforts, and behaviour change programs, i felt a growing discomfort inside myself with the seemingly over-glorification of technology as a cure to solve all world problems, and the un-balance with business humanising insights.
At the same time, I started wondering how much of all this really lead to substantial changes and actual products and services shipped, with real value add reaching the customers on a sustainable basis.
Every time I meet innovators in a corporate environment, I ask the question: "what is your biggest innovation challenge?" Most of the time the initial answer is an embarrassing silence, and at best the answer is foggy and lacking clarity of vision and intention.
It made me think: what is it that makes companies' innovation real? What is it that lets people with the holy fire flourish or die in our organisations? What is the authenticity of all this innovation work?
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With some very rare exceptions, all companies have innovation in their annual reports, part of their corporate branding exercise, even part of their mission. And many companies have actually dedicated central or distributed innovation resources and budgets in place. The happy few have even started or are starting with Corporate Garages (see "The New Corporate Garage" by @scottdanthony).
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However, in many cases this is window dressing and innovation seems to be mere "lipstick on a pig". This creates disappointment, frustration, and a sense of illusion, and leads to disengagement of the staff at large.
In order to help organisations self-assess how real their innovation is, I started pulling together 10 questions. Depending on the number of 1) and 2) answers to the questions below, you will be able to find out for yourself where you stand, and hopefully will allow you to start a "straight talk" conversation within your organisations on the best way forward. The more I think about this, the more i am getting convinced that the key to succes is based on high quality alignement of vision and intention at all levels, and the irradiation of "stories" that seem to perpetuate in corporate environments.
The questions are organised per influence group of your organisation or give some insights in your real appetite for change and experimentation. Just tick 1) or 2) for your answer and add up the numbers at the end of the exercise.
- Board level
- 80%+ of your Board is really – in a pro-active, visible and public way – supporting innovation, or
- 50% of your Board are in essence against innovation and want you to focus on the core and the other 50% just "tolerate it", close their eyes and trust their CEO not to do too disturbing things that can harm the company's reputation.
- Strategy level
- Is innovation a dedicated chapter at the beginning of your strategy documents, or
- Is innovation merely a paragraph at the end?
- CEO level:
- Does your CEO deeply embody the desire to change and disrupt in an integer, consistent and authentic way, or
- Do you notice in the tone during the all-hands sessions almost an embarrassment when she takes the word innovation in her mouth?
- Executive Committee level: Are your executives aligned on innovation or not? Just do this mind-experiment: What do you really think would happen if you pop-in by surprise at the next Exec Meeting and ask each Exec to list the top-3 alignments on innovation:
- Would you hear one strong consistent message of alignment and genuine enthusiasm, or
- Many voices of disagreement and vagueness, and an urge to move on to the business of the day?
- Level-1 / Level-2 (Senior and Middle Management)
- Do they see innovation as the instrument by excellence to make bridges between the edge and the core, to transform your industry, brand, and network with the deep desire to challenge the status quo, or
- Do they look at innovation as the people who burn money, travel a lot, do not innovate in the core, a special bunch that never blends in, and is always "out there"?
- Your colleagues in general:
- Are they looking at the innovation team as a group of people that brings value, creates excitement, infuses new energy, creativity and enthusiasm, or
- Are they complaining about having to stay in their cubicles while the innovators have fun?
- Sandbox projects
- Do you have a process in place to force forward consciously at least 1-2 "big bad ideas" per year into the mainstream business, in other words do you have an innovation portfolio approach, or
- Are more than 99% of sandbox projects killed before ever getting a chance to get materialised in real products and services, because not fitting the strategy or no immediate revenue potential?
- Sandbox or playground
- Is your sandbox considered as a real space for experimentation and organizational learning, or
- Is your sandbox just tolerated as a children's playground as long as it does not disturb the core and does not challenge existing power balances?
- When the going gets tough – in time of cost cutting:
- Do you observe a conscious choice to remain flat or even further invest in innovation for the long term, or
- Do you observe random flat cost cutting across all departments or – even worse – bigger cuts in innovation?
- Daring to be great
- Is their a process to identify your Corporate Catalysts and to plant them into the fabric of the organization to create viral change from within, or
- Have most of those that dared to be great, and had the courage to stick out their necks during the last 2 years been made silent or laid-off as part of cost-cutting, efficiency or other re-organization initiatives?
Let's be conservative or even kind in your self-assessment:
- If you have answered more than half of the questions with 1) there is a chance that your innovation is real. Focus on the execution of your innovations, and the shipping of value adding products and services into the marketplace;
- If you have more 2) answers, you probably live in an innovation illusion and it means you have more work to do in laying a solid foundation of belief across the organisation Avoid throwing the baby out with the bath water. Push for clarity in the vision and intention of your innovation efforts, and focus first on deep bottom-up viral behaviour change activities, as behaviour drives culture and not the other way around. And remember; you will need passion, perseverance, and patience to succeed.
In other words, turn on the B.S. detector and ask yourself the question: is your innovation a real strategic choice or just a tick-box to satisfy your feel-good-moments. And plan your actions accordingly.


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The deep web (also known more sinisterly as the dark web) has a bad reputation—black marketplaces, identities for sale Here's How Much Your Identity Could Be Worth on the Dark Web Here's How Much Your Identity Could Be Worth on the Dark Web It's uncomfortable to think of yourself as a commodity, but all of your personal details, from name and address to bank account details, are worth something to online criminals. How much are you worth? Read More , grisly and horrifying images, illegal pornography, and just about every other bad thing you can think of is available there. But there are also some really great things you might want to check out.
To access these sites, you'll need to use Tor Really Private Browsing: An Unofficial User's Guide to Tor Really Private Browsing: An Unofficial User's Guide to Tor Tor provides truly anonymous and untraceable browsing and messaging, as well as access to the so called "Deep Web". Tor can't plausibly be broken by any organization on the planet. Read More , which allows you to connect to these sites anonymously, and will keep your connection private Avoiding Internet Surveillance: The Complete Guide Avoiding Internet Surveillance: The Complete Guide Internet surveillance continues to be a hot topic so we've produced this comprehensive resource on why it's such a big deal, who's behind it, whether you can completely avoid it, and more. Read More . As long as you're not doing anything too sensitive, you shouldn't need to worry about compromised exit nodes 5 Ways to Stay Safe From Bad Tor Exit Nodes 5 Ways to Stay Safe From Bad Tor Exit Nodes Tor is one of the most powerful tools for protecting online privacy, but a recent experiment proved that this power comes with limitations. How does TOR work, and how can you stay safe using it? Read More , so check out these sites and enjoy!
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I downloaded William Gibson's Neuromancer and gave it a quick look, and it definitely looks better than a lot of e-books that I've read, where words run together, there are inexplicable page breaks, and other weird formatting issues. I can't speak for all of the books on the site, but because that's pretty much the whole point, I'd imagine they're all similarly high-quality. If you don't abuse the system, it seems to be a good way around freedom-stifling DRM practices What Is DRM & Why Does It Exist If It's So Evil? [MakeUseOf Explains] What Is DRM & Why Does It Exist If It's So Evil? [MakeUseOf Explains] Digital Rights Management is the latest evolution of copy protection. It's the biggest cause of user frustration today, but is it justified? Is DRM a necessary evil in this digital age, or is the model... Read More .
If you want dark-web-related news, Flashlight is a great place to get it. There's a lot of information on Bitcoin, Tor-related projects, and Internet privacy in general. A lot of the news can be found elsewhere, but Flashlight has brought it all together under one banner to serve the needs of deep web enthusiasts.
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The site is great if you want to get the answers to specific questions, but it's also a fascinating place to explore: on the deep web, people can ask the questions they want and get honest answers, often on topics that aren't discussed on the clear web. You never know what you'll find when you go browsing around Hidden Answers, but you can be sure that it'll be pretty interesting.
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For a cost of 0.1 bitcoins per year, you get dedicated Tor hidden service servers, firewalled outbound traffic, encrypted disks, daily backups, daily erased logfiles, and a number of other security-focused features. You also get 10GB of storage; IMAP, POP3, and SMTP access; web-based access; and peering with other .onion mailservers. While you can use this account for whatever you want, if they find out that you're using it for anything illegal The Gmail Panopticon: The End of Privacy as We Know It? The Gmail Panopticon: The End of Privacy as We Know It? Your emails are being read. What does this mean for online privacy going forward? Read More , it could be terminated.
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What does it mean? Is it a message to mankind? A philosophical treatise? An extended mathematics exercise? Or just a bunch of drawings thrown together as a pratical joke? Only you can decide.
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As you probably know, the deep web is absolutely huge, and there's a seemingly infinite amount of stuff out there. You just have to know where to find it. These six sites will give you a fun introduction to the dark web and using Tor, and might even inspire you to become a dark web spelunker in your spare time.
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Unless I am mistaken 0.1 bitcoin is about 150ish. That's a lot for an email from AnonInbox.
I think it would be a bit more useful if you included the links. And they would be used because i viewing this on tor right now so i could click them.
If you right click the webpage subtitle and 'copy link address' you'll have the link that way...
ok quick question, if the deep web is not searchable via the major web search engines then how does one go about searching the deep web? DuckDuckGo??
You have to download a web browser like Tor that allows you to search the deep web. Just make sure you don't accidentally ruin your life !
you dont use duck duck go, you download and use tor
Terminology is important. These sites are DARK web sites not "deep web". Technically speaking the dark web is a part of the deep web but that wasn't what you were trying to say. A handy guide:
Surface Web – anything a search engine can find
Deep Web – anything that a search engine can't find
Dark Web – a small portion of the Deep Web that has been intentionally hidden and is inaccessible through standard web browsers
I LOVE that yall are writing articles about the deep web cause I feel the more people that know about it the better! Great read!
Publishing the deep websites links does not render the sites less deep?


text: On August 17, the NLRB dismissed the representation petition filed by the College Athletes Players Association, which sought collective bargaining representation for scholarship football players at Northwestern. In March 2014, the Chicago Regional Director had decided that the players were "employees" under the NLRA. The full Board didn't rule either way on this finding but instead unanimously decided that it didn't want to exercise jurisdiction in the case. According to the Board, it would be difficult for the union to bargain about standards set, not by Northwestern, but by athletic conferences and organizations. The Board commented that in other contexts its exercise of jurisdiction helps promote uniformity and stability in labor relations, but not in this case. Is this the "final horn" on student athletes as employees? Probably not: other players have lawsuits pending in which they claim to be "employees."


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Ram continues to expand its range of brawny pickup trucks with more special editions and extra models over in the States.
Next year the popular Power Wagon line will be expanded with the addition of ST and Laramie trim levels. ST guise is a no frills specification designed for companies and government agencies that need a rugged truck without too many luxuries.
The Laramie trim rolls includes leather seats, a premium audio system and plenty of wood-grain in the cabin. The exterior of the truck is treated to body-color fender flairs and chrome mirrors and bumpers.
Ram also plans to roll out a 1500 Mossy Oak Edition (pictured). Those readers into hunting may recognise the Mossy Oak brand name as one of the leading companies in the camouflage industry. This new addition will will boast a tub liner and a tail gate wrapped in the Mossy Oak Breakup Infinity camo pattern. In the cabin the treatment continues with door panels finished in camo, and the Mossy Oak logo embroidered on the seat headrests. With all that camo trim the only risk is that your truck will get shot by accident. The Ram 1500 Mossy Oak Edition will cost USD $39,910 ($49,800 NZ).


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A prepaid credit card requires a cardholder to preload it with money before using the card for purchases and payments, whereas a regular credit card allows a cardholder to buy things through borrowed funds, explains Investopedia. The former is similar to a gift card, while the latter involves interest rates and borrowing limits.
People generally use traditional credit cards to pay for items through credit at point of sale, notes Investopedia. Financial companies set borrowing limits based on a person's credit rating, and they typically charge interest the following month after making a purchase.
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Guess what happened today, Gentle Reader? Well I got up and had tea, and ate a breakfast, and had more tea, and….
Etiquette & Espionage went on sale in paperback!
For all you out there in the US who can't afford or don't like hard copy, now is your chance.
Want to know more about trade and mass market and such? I did a whole blog post on the subject.
This was the advertising campaign from the original launch. Little did I know, as an eager fashion consumer back in the 80s that my book would end up in Seventeen Magazine. Is this where I squee? I believe it is. Entertainment Weekly should be boasting a 1/2 page add for Curtsies & Conspiracies the week of 10/11/13. Avid collectors can go out hunting for it, let me know if you see it in the wild.
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Waistcoats & Weaponry ~ The Finishing School Book the Third: Fifth draft out to Beta number 4. Things are looking up.
Curtsies & Conspiracies ~ The Finishing School Book the Second: Release date Nov. 5, 2013.
Etiquette & Espionage ~ trade paperback will be available in the US October 13, 2013.
Manga ~ Soulless Vol. 3: (AKA Blameless) Available serialized through YenPlus. Print edition Nov. 19 2013.
Prudence ~ The Parasol Protectorate Abroad Book the First: Delayed. Why? Begin rewrite in 2014.
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April 30, 2009 — Santa Monica, CA. Marking 100 days in office, Barack Obama once again interrupted prime time television programming for another live press conference/speech. And while most of the news media is focused on things they call "news," like the economy, swine flu (er H1N1), or the inexcusable Air Force One photo-op that costs taxpayers $330,000, there's a lot of other news that's going unnoticed. Therefore, the reporters here at Thank God For the Internet wanted to bring you up-to-date on some of the things you should know.
- Kim Kardashian did a photo spread for Life & Style and she wouldn't let them airbrush the photos. So, they show her au naturel, with some (sexy) cellulite. AOL felt this was such a BIG news story they posted it on their homepage.
- In Mexico, taco stands have been shut down and 176 soccer games will be without fans, both due to the swine flu. No bueno.
- In Iran, the Jew-hating Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is running for re-election and he's using a campaign slogan familiar to us Americans – "Yes, We Can." The trouble is he means, "Yes, we can wipe Israel off the map, kill anyone who doesn't share our religious beliefs, keep our women locked in the basement, arrest journalists, beat pets, outlaw heavy metal and hot chicks, and torture anyone who doesn't vote for him." Yes, we can see how this is going to turn out.
- Kenyan women have their men by the balls, so to speak. They're threatening a sex strike if the men don't stop fighting with each other. Reminds me of an old girlfriend I once had. Good times.
- Did you know there's actually an Orgasm Curch? There is, in Sweden, and it's officially named The Madonna of Orgasm Church? We've got a long way to go, America. Feel free to insert your best "Oh, God" sex joke here.
- Obviously, the best way to get a raise is to protest wages by cutting off your finger and eating it.
- Clear Channel, the radio giant, has laid off more than 2,500 people this year. If you think radio sucks, you now know why.
- A guy old enough to be your grandpa hopped on one of those electric carts you find at a grocery store. He then cruised around the joint while drinking wine and eating candy (and probably grabbing some ass). He eventually rode out of the store without paying. Sounds fun. Age really is just a state of mind.
- In the is this really what we're dealing with category, North Korea threatened to perform more missile tests if the U.N. doesn't apologize for condemning their first missile tests. Sure, we can negotiate with North Korea. All we have to do is master the phrases, "I know you are, but what am I?" and "I'm rubber, you're glue …"
- For the second time this year, rumors are swirling that things are not good in the Jon & Kate Plus 8 household. Jon was once again seen out with another girl. With my respect and love for Kate and their 8 kids aside, how great and scandalous would it be if Jon hooked-up with the other Octomom?
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I've heard this question time and again. "What's the point of it all?" It's a fair question. What is the point of all the pain and suffering we go through?
I found part of my answer when someone was asking why people get so upset when they read the word "mankind." With the feminist movement, the use of the word man has become an insult if somehow it might refer to a woman instead. My comment?
"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." (Genesis 1:27)
I was reminded of another verse. (My thoughts tend to skip around a lot!)
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. Romans 8:29
The point of it all? To be conformed to His image.
Have you ever stopped to think about the enormity of this? We were created in the image of God. We were created to be conformed to the image of Christ.
Suddenly a lot of other verses make sense.
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. Psalm 66:10
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10
I found myself imaging a sculptor working on a marble statue. Initially he faces a large block of marble. He has the image in his mind as to what his creation will look like, but how does he make that happen?
With a sharp chisel in one hand and a hammer in the other, he places metal to stone and strikes the chisel. A chunk of marble falls away. Piece by piece, shard by shard, the unwanted marble falls away, and slowly the creation begins to emerge.
Once the rough form is in existence, the sculptor changes tools - rasps refine the marble, beginning to smooth the edges. Varying degrees of sandpaper bring out the final smooth shape of the statue as the creator envisioned it.
How like the trials we go through! Who hasn't felt the sharp stab of the chisel, the sting as the hammer chops away the unwanted, unneeded aspects of our being? How the roughness of the rasp that begins to bring out our glory chafes painfully. Don't we each know the day-to-day sandpaper like pain that wears away at us?
The process hurts. It's painful, hard to understand. We can resent that process. But, what is the point? To be conformed to His image. To become what He created us to be. He knows exactly what needs to be done so that in the end we are as beautiful as Michelangelo's statue of David. A one-of-a-kind creation, created and owned and loved by God Himself.
Father God, open our eyes to the true meaning of who we are when we become children of the King. Help us to understand that the pains and trials we go through only help to turn us into the amazing creatures you designed us to be. Amen and amen.
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Any experiences of an induction hob very welcome!(50 Posts)
Hi all,
Any replies will be welcome....
We're thinking about having an induction hob installed...I'm still at the research stage so if anybody has experience of using one (good or bad), then I'd be very interested to read your posts.
Also, what is the difference between halogen and induction? Does a halogen hob require special pans too? Is one more recommendable than the other?
TIA for any insight.
Eh? I thought this was going to be a thread about a new way of inducing babies.
No, induction hobs!
Have had an induction hob for just coming up 2 years now... Fantastic! Instant 'heat' and control very much like gas; beats the socks off every version of electric hob I've ever tried. No experience of halogen tho.
Induction hob is incredibly easy to clean as nothing really gets stuck on. Ours also has intelligent control which means it can detect difference between for example a pan vs a fork - it should shut off if you have anything that doesn't look like a pan on it (and also if a pan boils over). And of course it's impossible to set fire to tea towels etc which get chucked on
We did need new pans as most of our motley collection wouldn't work with induction. But we just used this as an excuse to invest in a nice set of le creuset stainless steel pans; mmmmm
Do it, do it, do it!
Thanks for your reply...are all induction hobs ceramic? I've heard that food can get stuck fast to ceramic or is this a myth?
I am interested in induction...just need to trawl the main shops now to touch and feel!
I have an induction hob too. I've had it for just over a year and it's fab. I also had to buy all new pans (a good excuse. It's just as controllable as my gas hob. My parents have a ceramic hob and it's so slow and uncontrolable.
Mine has a timer so you can, for example, put big pot of veg on to simmer to make soup and set for half an hour. It will then turn itself off. You can go up and have a shower while it's getting on with the cooking. Also, during dinner parties, you can tell to it warm something up and then switch off automatically. It's a great feature. The cleaning is simple. I would NEVER have a different kind of hob now.
wow pip, that's a good endorsement! Thanks for that. I plan to do some hands-on research this week in the shops....
Does it scratch if you shake a pan on it?
Eg. when doing stir fry and you shake the pan to love everything around.
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The top is a single piece of glass, so yes it will scratch; ours has a few very fine scratches but they're not overly noticeable and we're not particularly gentle with it!
And here's a negative review just to balance things out.
99.99% of saucepans etc will not work on an induction hob. If you want instant heat then personally I would stick with gas. I had an induction hob in the house I rented for 6 months and I absolutely hated it. I can't begin to explain how much I hated that hob and the joy I experienced when I moved to my new house with it's lovely gas hob.
I love mine, a spray and a wipe and it's gleaming! It boils water in super fast time, beats gas every time. I love mine and could never go back to gas.
We have had one for about 5 years. It's brilliant. Cleans easily (was always tempted to hoover the old gas one to remove the crumbs). It's completely controllable with instant heat - I'd say it is no different from the old gas one in terms of controllability. Looks much nicer and is also a bit of extra worktop space when I've got three sandwich boxes out in the morning to fill up. We also needed a new set of pans, but that is the biggest drawback.
We have had an induction hob for just over a year and I also adore it.
It is incredibly fast - put a pan of cold water on it and it literally boils before your eyes. So much so that I kept burning things until I got used to it!
It is really easy to clean; because it doesn't actually heat up you don't get any stuck-on burnt food, and there are no knobs/burners to clean around. A quick wipe with a damp cloth and a buff with some kitchen roll and you're good to go.
Yes, I did need new pans (although a couple of them worked OK), but I needed some anyway, so it was a good excuse. Take a magnet shopping with you - if it sticks to a pan base it will work on an induction hob (check the base, not the sides).
Only downside is that when you have all four rings on they seem to "pulse", and you can't have them all on full (which you rarely need anyway). It doesn't really affect the cooking ability and I'm sure it's due to the fact that mine was relatively cheap.
Also, there is not the same "choice" of pans in the shop, so you may end up paying more for the pan you want.
I love mine. Easy to clean, as quick as gas. not too hard to get pans - I got a great Bialetti? frying pan from TKMaxx/Homesense. We got a Siemens one in a lovely silvery gold colour.
Thanks for all your great replies; it seems that the majority like induction very much. It's good to hear that the hobs are so easy to clean and I like the bit about being able to co-opt the hob surface into an additional work-top!
Does anybody have any brand recommendations/avoid advice?
I don't mind buying new pans - our current pans are ancient, chipped, dinted, wonky-handled, etc, so new pans are way, way overdue! I've seen induction-friendly pans online and they look OKish in price....
Another induction fan.Quick, easy to clean, safe
re the pans, I got induction friendly ones very easily. If in doubt test the pan's base with a magnet, if it sticks you can use it on an induction hob.
I have a Neff one and have no complaints, I think it was about £690.
I have a Siemens induction hob (approx £500). Also have AGA. They are the complete opposite. Induction hob is incredibly fast (did really need to get used to it at first as I burned quite a few things as it was so fast). Now love it, you can cook rice, potatoes, meat much quicker than on a normal hob (just cooks quicker, must be simply much more efficient, I don't mean higher temperature). Did need complete set of new pans though. Also, induction hob is more child friendly as the hob itself and the pans are not getting hot (still dangerous because content of pans obviously does get hot). I would definitely recommend it!
We hummed and hawed for 2 years (big fans of gas, LOATHE electric) but finally went for it and it is fantastic.
Boils things quickly
Completely controllable (like gas)
super easy to clean
I can't believe I get so excited by a farking hob but there you go
We have Neff
Unfortunately we don't have gas in our flat or I'd have chosen a gas hob
Last year we changed our crappy old cooker for a spanking new Electrolux induction hob and it's fab! It heats things amazingly quickly, and cools down just as fast so it's really safe for kids. Very easy to control unlike other types of electric hobs. Also very easy to clean as it's smooth glass.
we've managed to get a small crack in the edge of ours but it hasn't affected it in anyway.
It can make me grumpy though as it's a bit moody! If a pan boils over a little the heat turns off. ALso if you put something onto the hob when it's turned off, or onto a ring which isn;t on when you're using another, it gets annoyed and beeps at you. All for safety I'm sure but sometimes you just need the extra surface space a glass hob gives you so you just need it to shut up!
Finding pans can be tricky, but they are around. Quite alot of John Lewis own brand are ok IIRC. We had some Le Crueset already so just got a couple more (outlet stores very good).
Go for it!
Wow, definitely more yays than nays so I am being swayed....just need to get round the shops now
Many thanks again for all replies.
I remember doing lots of research (some on here!) and totally rejecting the idea of an Electrolux because people said it drove them mad.
The Neff one we have, I promise you, isn't annoying. The only thing is that when you wipe a wet cloth over the controls it panics a bit and locks itself. It's easy not to do that.
Interesting about the Electrolux - do you know what it was that drove them mad about this brand??? TIA.
It was what Icoulddoitbetter said - it will switch itself off at the slightest spill, apparently. You can't cook like that!
And beep like a bastard. I can't do with beeping.
yes, of course!
I had a look at some hobs this morning and they all seem fairly similar (apart from the really expensive ones but I'm not looking at those!). I guess choosing one all boils down to features in the end? How many features are available and which are:
1) necessary
2) nice-to-have (e.g. simmer timer)
3) not necessary
Thanks again if you're still reading!
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Returning from a long weekend, domestic markets were engaged in a bloodbath in the morning session, triggering forced liquidation and loss-cutting all around, before institutional buying emerged to put a floor on the downside.
In fact, the buying on dips was so strong that the China A50 and the CSI 300 rebounded more than 3%. However, Chinese equities were still lower by about 10% since last week.
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That said, more monetary easing should not be interpreted as Beijing's intention to cushion A shares. Policy action is still pretty much influenced by the necessity of supporting the economy. Nonetheless, a stock market collapse is not something the Chinese authorities want to see. In my view, they will strive to engineer the stock market to transit into a slow and stable bull market.
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EUR came under fresh pressure, clearing stops below the 1.13 to test below 1.1250, on the so-called ECB trade. Optimism over the Greece debt discussion points to increasing expectations that the market will buy into European shares and sell euros. Greek government said that the tone in the bailout talks have improved, following the emergency meeting, and the two sides are moving towards a deal.
Certainly, this is very positive and corroborates with creditors' commentary. As mentioned in today's morning note, Greek PM Tsipras still needs to get past the Greek parliament to green-light any deal. Meanwhile, the EUR/USD is still trading within a broader range of 1.10-1.15.
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In 1881, the town served as the principal Mason Valley supply and distribution center on the newly constructed narrow-gauge Carson and Colorado Railroad. The railroad was purchased and standard- gauged by the Southern Pacific in the period 1900-1905. Tonopah and Goldfield mining booms greatly increased freight and passenger traffic.
When copper was discovered in Mason Valley, the town became the northern terminus of the new Nevada Copper Belt Railroad, built 1909-1911. Wabuska waned with declining mining activity in the 1920's.
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Erected by Nevada State Park System. (Marker Number 113.)
Location. 39° 8.617′ N, 119° 10.907′ W. Marker is in Wabuska, Nevada, in Lyon County. Marker is on Alternate U.S. 95 one mile north of Sierra Way, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yerington NV 89447, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. Miller & Lux Ranch Pizen Switch Holdings (approx. 4.9 miles away); Buckland's Station (approx. 11.1 miles away); Bucklands Station Famous Historical Point (approx. 11.1 miles away).
More about this marker. The marker is located the across the street from Linda's Bar, the only retail establishment in Wabuska.
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1. Wabuska Railroad Station, by the National Park Service. On Wabuska's station: "The Wabuska remained in active service until declining freight and passenger service forced the station to close in 1979. Instead of demolishing the vacant depot, the Southern Pacific donated it to the Nevada State Railroad Museum. In 1983, the depot was moved to the museum complex in Carson City and restored." (Submitted on February 15, 2010.)
2. The Wabuska Station. The railroad statin at Wabuska was moved to the Virginia & Truckee historical railroad facility in Carson City Nevada. This site gives some details as well as a photo of the station building. (Submitted on November 13, 2012, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona.)
3. New Amended Text for Marker. The Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) recently updated the text of the roughly 260 state historical markers in Nevada. The Nevada SHPO (Submitted on November 12, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 15, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,106 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on February 18, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.


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"My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding." -Psalm 49:3
St. Willibrord Press began in Zuni, New Mexico in 1967 and was started by Bishop Karl Pruter, the presiding archbishop of Christ Catholic Church. Seeing a great need, he began to publish material on Old Catholicism through St. Willibrord Press and it was distributed throughout the entire Independent/Old Catholic Movement. Bishop Pruter was a vigorous publisher and distributor of literature in his field of interest. He wrote "The History of the Old Catholic Church," "Are You A Catholic Without Knowing It?" amongst a plethora of books, pamphlets and tracts.
St. Willibrord Press through its publishing activities became one of the best known of the Old Catholic publishers in the USA and a leading distributor of books and pamphlets within the larger Independent/Old Catholic Movement.
Not only did St. Willibrord Press handle the books written by Bishop Pruter but also books by other Old Catholics, and even some by the opponents of the movement such as Peter Anson, C.B. Moss, and Henry Brandreth. If you wanted books about Old Catholicism, the obvious source for scholars, students of the movement, and the curious was St. Willibrord Press. Bishop Pruter continued his work through St. Willibrord Press authoring many books until his death, November 18, 2007.
Prior to his death Bishop Pruter entrusted St. Willibrord Press to Bishop Brian E. Brown, the Abbot General of the Order of the Shepherd's Heart and the Bishop of Christ Catholic Church Diocese of the Prince of Peace whom he had consecrated sub-conditionally September 9 of 2007. Bishop Pruter had served as the chaplain to the Order of the Shepherd's Heart and the two colleagues had been close friends for years, ministerial associates, and they shared a similar vision and call to writing and publishing. They had worked well together on several projects over the years and so Bishop Brown, accepted Bishop Pruter's appointment and vowed to continue his ministry and outreach through St. Willibrord Press.
Today St. Willibrord Press continues on in the tradition of publishing original and or hard to find or out of print Christian works including books on church history, liturgy, mysticism, Old Catholicism, peace, prayer, theology, spirituality, and much more. However, still at the core of St. Willibrord Press is the publication of the many books and pamphlets authored by its founder, Bishop Karl Pruter of blessed memory.


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Lindsay Lohan was reportedly involved in a scuffle with an LA clubgoer on Wednesday night (April 18).
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The Canadian-built Bombardier Challenger CRJ-200 was en route from the city of Kokshetau in northern Kazakhstan to Almaty in the southeast when it crashed near the village of Kyzyl Tu, Deputy Almaty Mayor Maulen Mukashev said.
He told reporters near the scene that the plane belonged to private Kazakh airline SCAT, which operates extensive domestic services and some international flights.
"There was no fire, no explosion. The plane just plunged to the earth," Yuri Ilyin, deputy head of the city's emergencies department, said.
Almaty and the surrounding area were veiled in thick fog on Tuesday.
"The preliminary cause of the accident is bad weather," Mr Mukashev said. "Not a single part of the plane was left intact after it came down."
It was the second plane crash in the Central Asian country and former Soviet republic in just a over a month.
On Dec 25, a military transport airplane crashed in bad weather near the southern Kazakh city of Shymkent, killing all 27 people on board.
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Spencer Town Marshal Richard Foutch noted early this week that at least one miracle happened during the annual Spencer Lions Club Apple Butter Festival – a bullet went straight up into the air and not into a large crowd.
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Today's Google logo is celebrating New Year's Eve disco-style.
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Estrada, Brewers blank Reds 3-1
CINCINNATI (AP) — When Marco Estrada's changeup is working, he'll get a lot of out-front swings that result in weak popups. His fastball seems a lot harder to hit, too.
The Cincinnati Reds rarely hit anything hard off Estrada on Sunday, managing only one single in seven shutout innings while the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-1 victory. With the way Estrada was throwing, Caleb Gindl's two-run homer was more than enough.
His best pitch made a big difference.
"The changeup kept working, so I kept throwing it," Estrada said. "I got away with a couple, but I kept it down most of the time."
The Brewers took two of three from the Reds, who remain right behind Pittsburgh and St. Louis in the NL Central race.
Estrada (6-4) gave up Shin-Soo Choo's leadoff single in the first inning, and then left the Reds swinging at nothing. He walked two, fanned a season-high nine and retired 10 batters on popups or fly balls — usually a risky thing in homer-friendly Great American Ball Park.
"He's one of those guys that if he makes his pitches, he'll have success," Reds outfielder Jay Bruce said. "If he doesn't, the ball gets up in the zone. After Choo got that hit, that was generally it. He pitched a really, really good game."
Jim Henderson gave up Joey Votto's 20th homer in the ninth inning while picking up his 21st save in 24 chances.
Right-hander Greg Reynolds (0-2) made his second spot start, this time for injured left-hander Tony Cingrani. Reynolds did far better this time, limiting the Brewers to five hits in six innings, including Gindl's homer.
Jean Segura singled home another run in the seventh.
With the way Estrada was pitching, the Reds were fortunate just to hit the ball hard. Estrada fanned six in a row during one stretch. The Reds hit only one ball out of the infield from the second through the sixth innings, Zack Cozart's routine flyout.
Estrada is on his best surge of the season. He was sidelined for two months with a strained left hamstring, and has dominated since his return on Aug. 6. He's 2-0 in four starts, allowing a total of only five earned runs.
"He had great command of his changeup," manager Ron Roenicke said. "He was throwing his curveball for strikes down in the zone and spotted his fastball well. When he's got his changeup going and his curve going, they have to think about it and he can get his fastball by them."
Gindl has shown a knack for noteworthy homers.
He became the first in Brewers history to have a game-ending homer as his first in the majors, a solo shot in the 13th inning for a 1-0 win over Miami on July 21. On Saturday night, he had the first pinch-hit homer of his career, also a solo shot during a 6-3 loss to the Reds.
He belted the fourth pitch he got from Reynolds over the wall in right for a 2-0 lead.
"It feels great," Gindl said. "It was nice to connect with another one."
It was Reynolds' second start this season for the Reds. Reynolds, who was Colorado's first-round pick in 2006, also was called up from Triple-A Louisville to pitch the second game of a doubleheader on July 23 in San Francisco. Reynolds pitched at Stanford and had a lot of friends and family on hand for the game, which added to his nerves.
The second time around, he was much calmer and a lot better.
NOTES: The Reds put Cingrani on the 15-day disabled list with a strained lower back. They also moved RH reliever Jonathan Broxton to the 60-day DL. Broxton had season-ending surgery Friday to repair a tear in his right forearm. ... Milwaukee's Khris Davis doubled, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. ... Choo stole the 100th base of his career. ... Choo slid hard into 3B Aramis Ramirez's left ankle while stealing another base. Ramirez grabbed his ankle in pain, but stayed in the game. ... Cincinnati Ballet principal dancer Cervilio Amador threw a ceremonial pitch — after a double spin in the air — to fellow Cuban Aroldis Chapman. ... The Brewers are off Monday before opening a series in Pittsburgh. The Reds head to St. Louis, with Mike Leake (11-5) facing Cardinals LHP Tyler Lyons (2-4).
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